2025-2026年甘肃临夏州高二下册期末英语试卷(解析版)

1、May 12th,2008______a heavy earthquake,which caused a large number of deaths.

A.noticed B.watched C.saw D.suffered

2、What we learn today in school will ______ whether we can meet our challenges in the future.

A. defend B. consume

C. determine D. consent

3、---Oh, help! The pan is on fire!

---_______. I can handle it.

A．Take it easy

B．Stop shouting

C．Help yourself

D．You bet

4、_____ we shall be able to help you when you’re in trouble. Please trust us.

A.It’s doubtful whether B.We doubt whether

C.It’s no doubt that D.There’s no doubt that

5、The survivors _______ on the beach, exhausted on the shocked.

A.lie B.lay C.lain D.laid

6、— I’d better _____ now. The water is boiling in the kitchen.   — Goodbye.

A.ring off B.ring up C.hold on D.ring back

7、I’ve worked with children before, so I know what ______ in my new job.

A. to expect B. to be expected

C. expected D. expecting

8、__ the original purpose of the World Post Day was to promote the postal service worldwide, now its significance is more about postal culture.

A.Once B.While C.As D.If

9、His success doesn't ____________ his cleverness, and working hard ____________ his progress.

A. result in; leads to B. result from; lies in

C. lead to; lies in D. lie in; leads to

10、You should apologize ____ him _____ your rude words.

A. to, since B. for, to

C. to，for D. towards, in

11、IPhone, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, said that over the first nine months of the year it ________ 23 million handsets in China, an increase of 77 percent ________ the same period a year ago.

A．had sold; compared to

B．has sold; compared to

C．sold; comparing with

D．had sold; comparing with

12、I remember ___ for the job , but I forgot the exact amount .

A.to pay B.paying C.to have paid D.being paid

13、The medical staff of Leishenshan hospital in Wuhan   at the hospital square on April 4, 2020.

A.majored B.mentioned C.motivated D.mourned

14、—Look! It’s snowing!

—Yeah, but I don't think the snow will ______.

A.flee B.inhabit C.settle D.fasten

15、During the novel coronavirus (新型冠状病毒) the distinction (区别) between a mask (口罩) and N95 mask is ________.

A.unnecessary B.worthless C.important D.uninteresting

16、Please read the ______ on the bottle and take the right amount of medicine.

A. explanations B. instructions C. descriptions D. introductions

17、______ surprised me most was ______ such a little boy of seven could play the violin so well.

A．That...what

B．What...that

C．That...which

D．What...which

18、In some parts of London, missing a bus means _______ for another hour.

A. waiting   B. being waited

C. to wait     D. to be waiting

19、The players _____ found the right pace to play so they eventually won the game.

A.gradually B.disgustingly C.disturbingly D.greedily

20、________ good, the food was sold out soon.

A．Tasting

B．Tasted

C．Being tasted

D．Taste

21、Most of them were ___________ my opinion while David was against it.

A.in honor of B.in favor of C.in search of D.in memory of

22、We firmly believe that war never settles anything. It only ______ violence.

A.result from B.begins with C.leads to D.runs into

23、Chances created by the Belt and Road Initiative belong to the world, _______ a promising future shared by mankind.

A．ensured

B．ensuring

C．to ensure

D．having ensured

24、South Korea is bringing in more foreigners to solve its labor problem—a(n)   shortage of blue collar workers.

A.regular B.acute C.flexible D.casual

25、My way of thinking might be different from yours, but it’s equally ________.

A.eventual B.valid C.abundant D.digital

26、   A group of sweaty kids ran around a field last week at Total Soccer Arena in Landover, Maryland. They talked in English,but also in Pashto, Arabic and other languages.

What made them different is that all of the kids are refugees(难民). They were playing as part of a camp that gives them a chance to develop their soccer skills and to meet other kids who had to start their lives over in the United States. The camp is run by an organization called LACES, which stands for Life and Change Experienced through Sports. The group uses soccer to help bring together communities that have experienced hardships.

SerenFryatt, 38, got the idea for LACES while playing on a women's soccer team in Liberia,an African country that had been at war with itself for 14 years. Fryatt, who's from Muncie, Indiana,saw that soccer brought joy to the Liberian women on her team,even though their lives off the field were very difficult. After starting a soccer program for kids in Liberia,she decided to start a similar camp in Maryland,where she moved in 2015. Coaches volunteer their time, and the costs are paid mostly by donations(捐赠). This year, 95 kids signed up.

The camp, for ages 9 to 14, is split(分组) between training that helps kids develop skills, such as passing and ball control, and meeting where they discuss life skills. One of the coaches, Louisa Pitney, said she likes seeing how the kids grow just from being together.

At the end of the camp's last day, all the kids gathered in the middle of the field. Fryatt asked them to raise their hands and say what they had learned that week. Some kids talked about soccer skills-one girl said she'd learned not to use her hands; a boy said he'd learned how to score a goal.

When a coach called on one shy girl, she smiled before answering in a soft voice.

“Celebrate each other, "she said.

【1】What was special about the kids in the field?

A．They couldn't speak English.

B．They had faced hardships.

C．They hadn't been to America before.

D．They were attending an international soccer match.

【2】What do we know about the soccer camp?

A．It gives coaches great pay.

B．It was started for girls only.

C．It was organized in Liberia first.

D．It teaches life lessons as well as soccer skills.

【3】What encouraged SerenFryatt to set up LACES?

A．A soccer program for kids.

B．The long-term war in Liberia.

C．A women's soccer team in Liberia.

D．Coaches’ volunteer work.

【4】What did the shy girl get from the soccer camp?

A．How to work with others.

B．How to speak in public.

C．How to make friends.

D．How to praise others.

27、   We lived in a very quiet neighborhood. One evening I heard a loud crash in the street. Earlier that evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It seemed that this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her driving, so I sent her to the store in my truck. At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my truck. I enjoyed having it, but I said: “Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won’t last forever. Never set your heart on anything that won’t last.” After hearing the loud noise, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted: “Dad! Dad, Holly crashed your truck.”

The accident had occurred in my own driveway. Holly had crashed my truck into our other vehicle, the family van (厢式货车). In her inexperience, she had confused the brakes (刹车) and the gas pedal (油门). Holly was unhurt physically but when we reached her, she was crying and saying: “Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.

Later that week a friend stopped by and asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the whole story. Her eyes moistened and she said: “That happened to me when I was a girl. I borrowed my dad’s car and ran into a tree that had fallen across the road. I ruined the car. When I got home, my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me.”

Over 40 years later, she still felt the pain of the night. I remember how sad Holly was on the night she crashed our truck, and how I comforted her. One day, when Holly thinks back on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of property.

【1】What can we know about the crash?

A.The family van was parked in the way. B.Holly was badly hurt.

C.Holly’s truck ran into a fallen tree on the road. D.Holly mistook the gas pedal for the brakes.

【2】Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “moistened” ?

A.Rolled. B.Became wet. C.Were closed. D.Shined.

【3】What does the author intend to show us in this passage?

A.Everyone will make mistakes. B.Never let young children drive too early.

C.Love is more important than possessions. D.Girls are easily hurt.

【4】Which is the best title of the passage?

A.What Really Matters B.How to Educate Children

C.How to be a father D.A terrible accident

28、   A new exhibition celebrates the life of Florence Nightingale, an English woman whose ideas about cleanliness are vital to this day.

The exhibit can be seen at the Florence Nightingale Museum at St Thomas' Hospital in London. It marks the 200th anniversary（周年纪念） of Nightingale's birth. The exhibit tells the story of how she overcame difficulties to become the world's most famous nurse. The show recreates her bedroom and lets visitors hear a recording of her voice, and even smell the perfume she wore. Fiona Hibberts is a nursing consultant and works for the hospital's Nightingale Academy. She described Nightingale's work as "really, really significant" to future generations. "Obviously, she was a forceful leader," Hibberts said. "And we need clear, visible, strong leadership today and certainly in modern nursing."

The exhibition, called "Nightingale in 200 Objects, People & Places", will continue for a year. St Thomas' is one of a small number of hospitals in Britain with an area for the treatment of coronavirus patients. "The emphasis on good hygiene（卫生）, fresh air, exercise, good food ... no matter how much we advance, those fundamental foundational principles of Florence are still very much the basis of modern nursing," Hibberts noted. She added, "It's the same old message: Wash your hands."

Nightingale became world famous after she and a small team of medical workers travelled to modern-day Istanbul during the Crimean War. It was fought mainly on the Crimean Peninsula in the middle of the 1850s. Nightingale helped treat British soldiers wounded in the fighting. In an unclean hospital, she witnessed thousands of soldiers die from infectious diseases. Their deaths led to her decision to try to improve conditions. The lamp she used when visiting patients at night, as well as the nurses' uniform she created, is on display at the exhibition. Yvonne Moores is Chair of the Florence Nightingale Foundation and Britain's former national Chief Nursing Officer. "If Florence Nightingale herself was here, she would be supporting all that is being said at the moment. She was absolutely into infection control and hand-washing, being very observant."

【1】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Effective measures to fight against the spreading coronavirus.

B．An exhibition celebrating the life of Florence Nightingale.

C．An appeal to the British for frequent visits to the exhibition .

D．The difficulties Florence Nightingale overcame to be a nurse.

【2】What are people most likely to learn about Nightingale from the exhibition?

A．Her argument against the war.

B．Her attitudes to fame and fortune.

C．Her opinions about cleanliness.

D．Her comments on modern nursing.

【3】What is the real purpose of the new exhibition?

A．To reflect on the history of medicine.

B．To inform us of how to stay healthy.

C．To display Nightingale's belongings.

D．To remember Florence Nightingale.

29、   Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.

In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.

The multiplication tables（乘法口诀表）are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.

The law of over learning explains why cramming（突击学习）for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one's future development.

【1】What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

A.People remember well what they learned when they were little.

B.Children have a better memory than grown-ups.

C.Poem reading is a good way to learn words.

D.Stories for children are easy to remember.

【2】The author explains the law of overlearning by_________.

A.presenting research findings B.setting down general rules

C.making a comparison D.using examples

【3】According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is_______.

A.a result of overlearning B.a special case of cramming

C.a skill to deal with math problems D.a basic step towards advanced studies

30、   My brother and I were in Orlando Florida to witness our first Space Shuttle Launch. The Discovery Was Scheduled to soar at 10:14 AM on a blue sky September day I'd seen it  _______so many times on television, _______ now I was only minutes away from seeing it launch. And it's the final demonstration of the nature of success: Success Takes _______ Like a Rocket.

Standing close to the Space Shuttle drives home one _______ point — the Shuttle is the height of a 15-story building — it weighs 4.5 million pounds — and NASA is trying to lift it 200 miles off the ground. On TV the accomplishments look so much _______ , so much easier.

Crowds of people are standing around with you to watch the Shuttle go. The countdown begins through the small _______ of hundreds of portable radios ail tuned to the NASA station. Ifs enough to get your heart _______ out of your chest.

When time is up, the _______ booster rockets are lit up and the eight explosive bolts followed. The first things you see are large white steam clouds exploding away. Through the _______ . you see the fire power. Then the Space Shuttle begins to inch off the pad and climb its way ________ . Thousands upon millions of pounds of push can ________ lift the shuttle at all. But with ever increasing ease, the shuttle ________ up and roars into the sky, headed into space attaining a speed of over 17,000 mph.

It is within the first two minutes to launch the Space Shuttle ________ the great success lesson is ________. Fact: 85% of the shuttle's fuel is consumed ________ the first 2 minutes just to get the 15-story super structure to its orbital altitude.

And that's exactly ________ success takes off: The first steps you take towards launching a successful career are the hardest and will require an enormous ________ of energy—a great big ________. However, If you persist through the ________ period, which can seem almost ________ for quite some time, everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger.

【1】A.lift up B.rise up C.go up D.raise up

【2】A.and B.therefore C.but D.however

【3】A.Up B.Off C.In D.Over

【4】A.unforgettable B.invalid C.unstable D.ineffective

【5】A.greater B.smaller C.bigger D.smoother

【6】A.workers B.actors C.rockets D.speakers

【7】A.striking B.knocking C.beating D.hitting

【8】A.front B.side C.overhead D.bottom

【9】A.mist B.steam C.smoke D.gas

【10】A.downward B.upward C.forward D.outward

【11】A.hardly B.nearly C.mostly D.exactly

【12】A.takes B.makes C.Picks D.warms

【13】A.which B.who C.that D.as

【14】A.present B.apparent C.ordinary D.absolute

【15】A.beyond B.below C.within D.above

【16】A.when B.how C.why D.where

【17】A.enquiry B.qualification C.competence D.consumption

【18】A.pull B.push C.pressure D.principle

【19】A.theory B.launch C.circulation D.orbit

【20】A.useless B.careless C.wireless D.priceless

31、   My first born son had been diagnosed with Autism(自闭症). His speech wasn’t developing_______

He would cry for a long time for no reason….

My daughter who had been born two years after him was developing normally, out-pacing her brother. My wife had  been_______ with  just  the two  of them but I’d  wanted another  son.  I wanted  a(n) ___________ son who  would be just like  me and  _________the  family name. The doctors had assured us that the _______were one in ten thousand that we would  have  another child with Autism. _______, a part of me was afraid. When we discovered my wife was pregnant with a boy again, I remember _______ , over and over and over.

As my third born child _________, however, it soon became  _________that the doctors had been wrong. While his brother had ____________learned to talk, read, and learn, my youngest son could say only a few words. His Autistic behaviors were  much more ____________. Life had said “No” to my prayer.

The journey that __________ has been a long and difficult one for my sons, my daughter, their mother, and me. It still goes on today.  It__________all of us down a path we didn’t want to go, __________ it was a path that led us all to greater love and kindness. In the end, my two boys became my greatest teachers on how to live and how to love. My oldest son now is a  __________ of kindness who gives out hugs happily. His younger brother still doesn’t__________much but has a laughter and innate joy that  __________my soul each and every day of my life.

Sometimes we don’t know why some of our wishes are __________ while others aren’t. All I know is that we are all loved. And we just have to trust ____________ we don’t know the answers. Live your life with love then ! Trust in life to lead you down the path you are__________to go.

【1】A.right B.true C.clever D.wrong

【2】A.strict B.content C.patient D.delighted

【3】A.excellent B.outstanding C.normal D.clever

【4】A.make up B.pick out C.set up D.carry on

【5】A.chances B.numbers C.dangers D.luck

【6】A.However B.Also C.Thus D.Still

【7】A.asking B.discussing C.praying D.consulting

【8】A.came up B.grew up C.turned up D.got up

【9】A.clear B.incredible C.confusing D.possible

【10】A.eventually B.exactly C.accidentally D.actually

【11】A.better B.nervous C.severe D.extreme

【12】A.started B.ended C.followed D.inspired

【13】A.forced B.forbade C.prevented D.encouraged

【14】A.but B.and C.so D.though

【15】A.resource B.fountain C.bit D.flood

【16】A.act B.write C.speak D.read

【17】A.cleans B.influences C.shapes D.brightens

【18】A.solved B.answered C.promised D.considered

【19】A.now that B.in case C.even if D.as if

【20】A.allowed B.requested C.advised D.meant

32、   My brother Gene was four years older than me. By the time I turned four, I was upset that he could read but I couldn’t. I burned with ______ to read a book like my brother. I begged: “Teach me to read, Mom! Please, please?!” Finally, Mom set aside time after lunch ______ reading lessons, and soon after my fifth birthday, I was reading.

I longed for my father, who was a great storyteller, to read me the books that I couldn’t yet read on my own. But my father worked three jobs to feed the family. He didn’t have the time or ______ in the evening to read to me.   ____, every Sunday morning, my brother and I lay next to him in bed, waiting for him to tell stories about his  ____. I can still hear my father’s voice ______ the cold winters on the family farm in Poland. His family didn’t have enough money to burn wood in the fireplace all night. He told us that he always volunteered to help with ______. I can smell the soup made by my grandma and ______ my father cutting onions, carrots and tomatoes for salad, and when no one was looking, putting a piece into his mouth. “I was always ______,” he explained. Hearing my father’s stories  ______ me closer to the books and the stories they held.

One Saturday afternoon when I was seven, we walked two blocks to the small ______ in our neighborhood, and my dad filled out forms for a card. That Saturday ______ my life: I met Mrs. Schwartz, the librarian, and my dad said, “You’re ______ enough to walk to the library yourself.” And so I did—almost every afternoon.

In my mind, Mrs. Schwartz was “the keeper of books and the guardian of stories.” Some days she read aloud to a small group of us ______. Most of time, Mrs. Schwartz let me ______ myself with books I pulled from the shelves and look through them to see which ones I’d ______ out. I remember that sometimes she’d ______ a book and tell me a part of the story. But she always let me choose. Books became my ______ who were my comfort when I felt lonely.

Yes, reading changed me. It gave me the _____ to study hard so I could become a teacher, and share my _____  of reading with my students. And inside my head, I can still hear the voices of my mother, father, and Mrs. Schwartz, which are with me every time I open the first page of a new book.

【1】A. anger B. desire C. worry D. interest

【2】A. until B. before C. in D. for

【3】A. energy B. ambition C. courage D. ability

【4】A. Finally B. Then C. Therefore D. Still

【5】A. workplace B. farmland C. childhood D. neighborhood

【6】A. explaining B. introducing C. describing D. interpreting

【7】A. cooking B. reading C. farming D. living

【8】A. picture B. discover C. notice D. catch

【9】A. busy B. hungry C. poor D. tired

【10】A. laid B. taught C. drew D. left

【11】A. club B. bookstore C. office D. library

【12】A. saved B. tested C. changed D. controlled

【13】A. near B. old C. ready D. free

【14】A. graduates B. candidates C. regulars D. communicators

【15】A. reward B. familiarize C. examine D. surround

【16】A. find B. check C. lend D. sign

【17】A. write B. study C. recommend D. reserve

【18】A. companions B. assistants C. listeners D. teachers

【19】A. chance B. dream C. order D. drive

【20】A. lesson B. love C. time D. plan

33、   Dad had a green comb(梳子). He bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would hand me his_______and say, “Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK?”

I was_______to do it. At age five, this dull task brought me such_______. I would excitedly turn the tap_______and brush the comb carefully. Satisfied that I'd done a good job, I would happily return the comb to Dad. He would_______affectionately(慈祥地) at me and place the comb on his wallet.

Two years later, Dad started his own_______, which wasn't doing so well. That was when things started to_______. Dad didn't come home as early and as much as he used to. Mum and I became_______with him for placing our family in trouble. With_______, an uncomfortable silence grew between us.

After my graduation, Dad's business was getting back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home________. As usual, I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said, “Hey, would you help me________my comb?” I looked at him a while, then ________the comb and headed to the sink.

It hit me then: why, as a child,________Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. That routine(习惯) meant Dad was home early to________the evening with Mum and me. It________a happy and loving family.

I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He smiled at me and________placed his comb on his wallet. But this time, I noticed something________. Dad had aged. He had wrinkles(皱纹) next to his eyes when he smiled,________his smile was still as________as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good________for his family.

【1】A.brush B.bag C.wallet D.comb

【2】A.pleased B.annoyed C.relieved D.ashamed

【3】A.pain B.joy C.sadness D.courage

【4】A.on B.out C.over D.in

【5】A.laugh B.stare C.smile D.shout

【6】A.journey B.family C.business D.task

【7】A.form B.progress C.change D.improve

【8】A.strict B.satisfied C.delighted D.mad

【9】A.ease B.time C.patience D.speed

【10】A.occasionally B.early C.frequently D.rarely

【11】A.keep B.sharpen C.repair D.clean

【12】A.threw B.dropped C.took D.handed

【13】A.hearing B.watching C.letting D.helping

【14】A.spend B.find C.lose D.waste

【15】A.supported B.affected C.broke D.meant

【16】A.carefully B.firmly C.hurriedly D.casually

【17】A.urgent B.different C.exciting D.interesting

【18】A.yet B.for C.or D.so

【19】A.convincing B.cautious C.heartwarming D.innocent

【20】A.education B.origin C.life D.reputation

34、Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.

Why your Password May Not Be As Safe As It Seems?  Does “qaz2ws” strike you as a nice safe password? What about “adgjmptw”? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most 【1】 used, which of course means they are not secure at all.

When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet，they appeared to 【2】that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.

While many of the passwords were still single words, such as “password”，there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to【3】. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way.

“Users are becoming slightly more 【4】what makes a password strong,” explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. “For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right?”

But 【5】no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number “1” at the end.

Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo! is giving users the option to 【6】 their mobile phone with an account, having a single use passwords texted to it each time they want to log on.

Although the serviced is voluntary, Dylan Casey an executive at Yahoo!，said that it was “the first step to【7】passwords”. He said it was a(n)【8】that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. “I don’t think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products,” he said.

It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people’s improving upon “password” by using “password” or，“tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 133tr3r5”.

“We are, for the most part，predictably【9】when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups” said WP Engine. “We love taking a(n) 【10】, and so do password crackers.

35、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Driving an electric car 【1】 to the protection of environment, or so the marketing departments of their makers would have you believe. Yet a report which analyzes car emissions presents a rather different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with 【2】 generated by coal-fired power stations, it found, is likely to be more harmful. It could cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a 【3】 petrol-driven vehicle.

The study was carried out by the University of Minnesota. The researchers estimated how levels of fine particulate matter (细颗粒物) and ground-level ozone — two important 【4】 of air pollution — would change when a car is powered by different ways.

It was no surprise that electric cars whose batteries were recharged with power from wind, solar or hydro-electric sources came out to be virtually free from harmful 【5】. They were estimated to cause 231 deaths over the course of a year, compared with 878 for petrol cars. Electric cars recharged with power from natural gas-fired stations were also a lot less harmful than petrol-driven ones, with 439 deaths. But if those same electric cars were recharged 【6】 by coal, they would be responsible for over 3,000 deaths.

Biofuels also caused more health problems than petrol. But diesel, which often  【7】 concern about pollution, is slightly cleaner than petrol. This is because the study assumes for all cars that emission-control technologies will be more widely used, especially particulate filters which have a remarkable effect on cleaning diesel 【8】. Diesel cars are also more 【9】 of fuel than petrol-driven ones.

Overall, the study shows that electric cars are cleaner than those traditional vehicles only if the power used to charge then is also clean. That is hardly a surprise, but the 【10】 of the difference is. How green electric cars really are, then, will depend mainly on where they are driven. In France, which obtains more than half of its power from nuclear station, electric cars look like a good bet. In China and some other developing countries, where a large amount of electricity is produced from coal, they may not be so environment- friendly as they are marketed.

36、根据句意填空

In the USA, the Amish-a Christian group-are famous because they drive 【1】 instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do not have personal telephones. Many people assume the Amish must have 【2】 reasons for their many rules, but this is not true. In truth, whenever a new technology is introduced, the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote on whether they will accept it. The Amish 【3】 cars because they like having 【4】 communities where everyone lives close together. They have no TVs or refrigerators because their homes do not have electricity-they do not think it is necessary and 【5】 dealing with strangers, such as the people who work at the electric company.

37、Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

The Internet E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic age possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on 【1】 relationships, contractual arrangements and access rights.

Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internet and business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOs and corporate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quiet 【2】.” They say they are working longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friends-not to mention strangers. And what’s more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so 【3】 supporting.

The technological leader promised us that access would make life more convenient. Instead, the very technological wonders that were supposed to 【4】 us have begun to enslave us in a web of connections from which there seems to be no easy 【5】.

If an earlier generation was preoccupied with the quest to enclose a vast 【6】 land, the .com generation, it seems, is more caught up in the colonization of time. Every spare moment of our time is being filled with some form of commercial connection, making time itself the 【7】 of all resources.

And while we have created every kind of labor-and time-saving device to service our needs, we are beginning to feel like we have less time available to us than any other humans in history. Maybe we need to ask what kinds of connections really 【8】 in the e-economy age. If this new technology 【9】 is only about super efficiency, then we risk losing something even precious than time-our sense of what it means to be a(n) 【10】 human being.

38、央视知名记者柴静自费制作的关于环境污染的纪录片《穹顶之下》引起强烈反响。假如你是李华，请用英语给21世纪英文报写一封信，表达你的观点。

内容包括：

1. 阐述柴静所做的事对我们生活的影响；

2. 面临环境污染我们能做些什么。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear editor,

After watching the movie Under the Dome, I was deeply moved by what Chai Jing did. ____________________________________________________________________________________________

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Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

39、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Choosing the right college can be a difficult task. There are thousands of colleges and universities for you to choose from and many are worthy of being considered. For each potential college, find out the success rate of students' getting their jobs, especially those related to your majors. Here are some strategies（策略）for you to make the right choice.

Colleges which offer practice in some of the fields are worthy of your attention. It can provide you with a large amount of information on job hunting. Companies often prefer employees that perform well. Practice gives you the valuable experience and necessary opportunities. Some practical skills that you learn will really prepare yourself for the certain jobs. Besides, choosing a college that has teacher members with good reputations in their fields can also be very useful since these teacher members can provide you with steps into the working world by practice.

School rankings and a national reputation of academic success are often the important factors（因素）for your potential employers. This type of information can be found easily on the Internet and in magazines. To the employers, graduates from high ranking colleges are often considered more reliable. They have a stronger ability to learn and are more likely to create wealth for the company. Sometimes it can even be a more important factor in looking for a job than the actual quality of education the college provides.

After narrowing down your choices to a few colleges, it's time to visit them. Taking a look at the campus（校园）can change your attitude to a particular school. Plan your tour and then do some research on your own. It is also important to talk to as many students as you can and find out if earning a degree from the school is helpful in getting a job. Meanwhile, you can speak to the students in the majors you're considering to know what the courses are like, what you'll learn, and what your expected outcome will be.

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40、请你写一篇短文介绍自己买的机器人，内容要点如下：

1．看起来像真人一样；

2．可以帮助做许多事情：做家务、做饭、帮儿子做作业，陪主人外出购物等；

3．你的担心：出了毛病不听指令，伤害儿子；4．对未来的展望。    ‘

注意：（1）用第一人称。 （2）字数120词左右。

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41、假如你是李华，你的英国好友Tom想要了解你校刚举行的五四晚会情况，请你写一封信告诉他，

内容包括：1.时间地点；2. 晚会情况；3. 你的感受

五四晚会：Youth Day Party

Dear Tom,

How is everything going?

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Yours,

Lihua