江苏常州2025届高三英语下册二月考试题

1、We hope the teammates will catch some fire from Yao Ming, and Rockets will be _______ to succeed this year.

A.praised B.asked C.bound D.blamed

2、Reading materials for children entered schools to help them develop the habit of garbage sorting at a young age.

A.having intended B.having been intended

C.intended D.intending

3、________ out of work for a few months, the couple had to take up the job of peddling.

A．To be

B．Being

C．Having been

D．Having

4、Life is like a long race _______ we compete with each other to go beyond ourselves.

A．where

B．which

C．that

D．what

5、It is _____ he often breaks the schools rules _____ makes his teacher unsatisfied with him.

A. what; that B. that; what

C. that; that D. which; that

6、It was not how much we do but how much love we put into what we do _______benefits our work best.

A.who B.which C.that D.what

7、Ann never dreams of _____ for her to be sent abroad very soon.

A. there being a chance B. there to be a chance

C. there be a chance D. being a chance

8、There was a(n) ____ moment when she didn’t know whether to shake his hand or kiss his cheek.

A. relaxed B. awesome C. awkward D. comfortable

9、A clean environment can help the city bid for Olympics which ____ will promote its economic development.

A. in nature B. in return

C. in turn D. in fact

10、There are many “forced riders”，who are suffering from the climate impacts_____ having scarcely contributed to the problem.

A.when B.though C.despite D.as

11、I told Sally how to get here, but perhaps I ___ for her.

A.had to write it out B.must have written it out

C.should have written it out D.ought to write it out

12、 It has been revealed that some government leaders ________ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.

A．employ

B．take

C．abuse

D．Overlook

13、I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson _____________.

A．cut in

B．cut down

C．cut out

D．cut up

14、 I would appreciate ______, to be frank, if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible.

A.you B.this C.it D.myself

15、They urged the government stick to the planned procedure.

A.would B.should C.could D.might

16、It is ________ practice to bring a present to the hostess when one is invited to dinner.

A.common B.ordinary C.general D.usual

17、I can’t drive today. Can you give me a _______ back to town?

A. sail B. rise

C. ride D. return

18、In that school, German is compulsory for all students, but English and French are ________.

A.special B.regional C.optional D.original

19、Search engines search the Internet based on the key words you type in, and choose such web pages for you ________ contain the words you ask for.

A.where B.who C.which D.as

20、The cloth that she bought looks ______, feels ______ and sells _______.

A.beautiful; soft; well B.beauty; softly; well

C.beautifully; softly; good D.beautiful; soft; good

21、If you____here half an hour ago, you would have known what we were talking about.

A．arrived

B．had arrived

C．should arrive

D．would arrive

22、----Is your father a teacher now?

----No, but he   . He taught English for 10 years.

A. used to be B. used to

C. used to do   D. was used to

23、There was a time _______, if a lady got onto a crowded bus or train, a gentleman would immediately stand up and offer her his seat.

A.while B.as C.when D.unless

24、Helen was kinder to her youngest son, which made the others _______ him.

A.to be envied B.envied C.to envy D.envy

25、--- My little evil totally wears me out?  

--- Well, babies are lovely, but sometimes they ________ be tiresome.

A.should B.will C.can D.shall

26、Researchers from The University of Queensland(UQ) have helped design an app to protect birds at risk of extinction across the world by breaking down language barriers between scientists. The Bird Language Diversity web app will help provide a “birds eye view”, ensuring vital information is shared to improve worldwide conservation.

UQ’s Dr Pablo Negret said the research team analysed more than 10,000 bird species, and found that 1,587 species have 10 languages or more spoken within their distributions. “Scientific information on species can be spread across different languages, but valuable information can go missing or get lost in translation,” Dr Negret said. “Without enough sharing of information, this can affect the effectiveness of conservation measures.”

Take the common bird pochard for example. It is classified as vulnerable species(易危种) and crosses 108 countries in Europe, Asia and north Africa, where a total of 75 official languages are spoken. The survival of the common pochard, and so many other species, depends on effective cooperation and policy agreements among people with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

This app reveals where threatened and migratory birds(候鸟) exist geographically, in relation to the language spoken in those regions. “We hope the app will encourage researchers and conservation organisations to interact with their peers in other regions, especially if they speak different languages, and be a starting point to allow everyone to work together to protect threatened species,” Dr Negret said.

Dr Tatsuya Amano, a researcher and the co-author of the paper, said this work could extend further than bird species. “Any species, whether they're mammals, amphibians(两栖动物), or plants, with a range crossing multiple countries will be impacted by language barriers, as well as species that migrate across different countries, such as marine species and butterflies,” he said. “The significance of the impact of poor communication on such an important issue is evident, and is the reason why we’re working hard to improve science communication across languages.”

【1】How can the app help scientists globally?

A．By creating language barriers.

B．By building language bridges.

C．By sharing learning methods.

D．By breaking down race barriers.

【2】What is the function of adequate sharing of information?

A．Ensuring the effectiveness of protective measures.

B．Helping people know more about scientists' efforts.

C．Spreading knowledge of the diversity of birds worldwide.

D．Compromising the effectiveness of conservation measures.

【3】What is shown on the app?

A．The producer of the app.

B．The organizations involved.

C．The location of endangered birds.

D．The information of new geographers.

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A．Birds Protection Is an Urgency

B．New Bird App Spreads Its Wings

C．New Bird App Helps Learn Languages

D．Poor Communication Impacts Cooperation

27、Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.

One evening, Brownie's family noticed that Brownie hadn't returned home. They went looking for him with no success. Brownie didn't show up the next day, and although they made their efforts to find him, by the next week he was still missing.

Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie's house alone, barking and jumping. Busy with their own lives, they paid no attention to the nervous little neighbor dog.

Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take 'no' for an answer. Ted, Brownie's owner, was continuously disturbed by the angry, determined little dog. Spotty followed Ted about, barking all the time, then darting toward a nearby empty lot (an area of land) and back, as if to say, 'Follow me! It's urgent (紧急的)! '

Eventually, Ted followed Spotty across the empty lot as Spotty stopped to race back and barked encouragingly. The little dog led the man to a deserted spot. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive, one of his legs stuck in a steel trap. Frightened, Ted now wished he had followed Spotty earlier.

Then Ted noticed something. Spotty had done something else besides leading Brownie's human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog, Ted found some food remains of every meal. Brownie had been fed that week! Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in the hope of keeping his friend alive. Spotty had actually stayed with Brownie to protect him from hunger and other dangers, and keep his spirits up.

Brownie's leg was carefully treated and he soon got well again. For many years thereafter the two families watched the faithful friends running after each other down that well-worn path between their houses.

【1】At the very beginning, Ted paid little attention to Spotty because _.

A．he was not free at the moment

B．he was sure Brownie would be OK

C．he didn't like Spotty

D．his missing dog made him sad

【2】The underlined word 'darting' in the third paragraph can be replaced by .

A．walking

B．shouting

C．rushing

D．looking

【3】After Ted was brought where Brownie was trapped, he .

A．managed to free his dog at once

B．was very thankful to Spotty

C．regretted not following Spotty earlier

D．was angry with the trap-maker

【4】We can infer from the passage that .

A．humans and animals depend on each other for comfort

B．it's not right to hunt animals in any neighborhood

C．Ted has to take better care of his beloved dog later on

D．it was Spotty's timely help that saved Brownie

28、   Fred Rogers was a curious man, six feet tall and without pretense (虚伪). He liked to pray, to play the piano, to swim, and to write, and he somehow lived in a different world than I did. We became friends for some 20 years, and I made lifelong friends with his wife, Joanne. I remember thinking that it seemed as if Fred had access to another realm (领域) like the way pigeons have some special magnetic compass that helps them find home.

Fred died in 2003, somewhat quickly, of stomach cancer. He was 74. “Just don′t make Fred into a saint (圣人),” That has become Joanne's refrain (叠句).91 now, still full of energy, she lives alone in the same roomy apartment, in the university section of Pittsburgh, that she and Fred moved into after they raised their two boys. Throughout her 50-year marriage to Fred, she wasn't the type to hang out on the set or attend production meetings. That was Fred′s thing. He had his career, and she had hers as a concert pianist. For decades she toured the country with her college classmate, Jeannine Morrison, as a piano duo; they didn′t retire the performance until 2008.

“If you make him out to be a saint, people might not know how hard he worked,” Joanne said. Disciplined, focused; a perfectionist - an artist. That was the Fred she and the cast and crew knew. “I think people think of Fred as a. child-development expert,” David Newell, the actor who played Mr. “Speedy Delivery” MeFeely, told me recently. “As a moral example maybe. But as an artist? I don't think they think of that.” that was the Fred I came to know. Creating, the creative impulse (冲动),and the creative process were our common interests. He wrote or co-wrote all the scripts for the program - all 33 years of it. He wrote the melodies. He wrote the lyrics. He structured a week of programming around a single theme, many of them difficult topics, like war, divorce, or death.

I don′t know that he cared whether people saw him as an artist. He seemed more intent (急切的) that people not see him at all. The focus was always on you. Or children. Or the tiny things. It was hard to see Fred.

I like you just the way you are. One day he told me where that core message came from. His grandfather, Fred Brooks MeFeely, who like the rest of the Rogers family lived in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, about 40 miles east of Pittsburgh. “He was a character,” he said. “Oh, a lot of me came from him.”

His grandfather represented a life of risk and adventure, the very things Fred's boyhood lacked. He was a lonely kid, an only child until he was 11, when his sister came. He was bullied. Here comes Fat Freddie! He was sickly. He had asthma. He was not allowed to play outside by himself. He spent much of his childhood in his bedroom.

He had music, and he had puppets to keep himself amused. He didn′t need much. He was expected to fill his father′s shoes, become his business partner at the brick company. “My dad was pretty much Mr. Latrobe, he told me.” He worked hard to accomplish all that he did, and I've always felt that that was way beyond me. And yet I'm so grateful that he didn’t push me to do the kinds of things that he did or to become a miniature (缩小的) version of him. It certainly would have been miniature.

Fred wanted to be like his grandfather. “He taught me all kinds of really neat stuff!” he told me. “I remember one day my grandmother and my mother were telling me to get down, or not to climb, and my grandfather said: ‘Let the kid climb on the wall! He’s got to learn to do things for himself!’ I heard that. I will never forget that. What a support that was. He had a lot of stone walls on his place.” I think it was when I was leaving one time to go home after our time together, Fred told me, “that my grandfather said to me: ‘You know, you made this day a really special day. Just by being yourself. There′s only one person in the world like you. And I happen to like you just the way you are.”’

【1】What is the author′s impression of Fred?

A.Fred had many lifelong friends. B.Fred lived in a strange world.

C.Fred could always find way home. D.Fred was an amazing person.

【2】Why does Joanne try to persuade people not to make Fred into a saint?

A.To show the great success the couple achieved.

B.To underline the great pains Fred spared At work.

C.To remind people of the contributions she made.

D.To keep the weaknesses of Fred′s character hidden.

【3】What did Fred prefer to do according to the author?

A.Write scripts and music on his own. B.Act as the man behind the curtain.

C.Focus more on difficult topics. D.Present himself as an artist.

【4】What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A.The making of Fred Rogers. B.The importance of a good wife.

C.The influence of a moral example. D.The achievements of Fred and his wife.

29、   The belief that new technologies are causing the death of work is the idea that never goes away. Despite evidence to the contrary, we still view technological change today as being more rapid and dramatic in its consequences for work than ever before. But this is nothing new. People have always viewed the technological changes that take place during their lives as the most dramatic and dangerous that ever happened in history.

In the 1930s, the British economist(经济学家) John Maynard Keynes predicted the widespread use of electricity would produce a world where people spend most of their time doing nothing. In the United States during the 1960s, the government repeatedly investigates fears that automatic machines would permanently reduce the amount of work available. In 1988, one Australian historian claimed that at least a quarter of the workforce would be without jobs within 10 years because of computers.

Of course, none of these disasters came to pass in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, or anywhere else.

Yet today, we are seeing the return of these predictions, with some experts claiming the world of work is once more undergoing radical（激进的）and unprecedented（前所未有的） change. They argue that robots and other workplace technologies are causing a reduction in the total amount of work available, or are bringing a more rapid pace of substitution of machines for humans than has been seen previously.

But there is a little evidence to support such beliefs. Statistics show that the percentage of people in work, the number of hours they work, and how frequently they change jobs have remained remarkably constant over the past 20 years.

This stability should not come as a surprise. There are good reasons why we should not expect new technologies to cause the death of work. New technologies always cause job losses, but that is only part of the story. What also needs to be understood is how they increase the amount of work available.

One way this happens is through the increases in incomes that accompany the use of new technologies. With the introduction of these technologies, goods and services can be produced faster, which results in higher real incomes for workers. Higher incomes then increase demand for other products and consequently more workers are needed to make them. Additionally, while new technologies are likely to substitute for some types of workers, they will also increase demand for other types of workers, especially those with higher level skills and expertise.

So, the end of work is no closer today than at any time in the past. But there is still a need to keep disproving the prediction, to reduce people’s fears.

【1】What is the function of the second paragraph?

A. To explain the importance of developing new technology.

B. To show how technology affected employment in the past.

C. To argue that technological dangers are becoming more serious.

D. To give historical examples of unnecessary fear about new technology.

【2】How can employment statistics over the past 20 years best be described?

A. Confusing B. Steady

C. Reliable D. Variable

【3】According to paragraph 7, why does demand for products often increase after new technology is introduced?

A. There are more goods for people to choose from.

B. There is more demand for new skills in the economy.

C. Productivity improvements help raise workers’ salaries.

D. Higher quality goods at lower prices encourage consumption.

【4】What is the author’s opinion about the introduction of new technology?

A. It does not have an effect on most people’s jobs.

B. Its benefits are usually not worth the introduction.

C. It usually leads to a significant increase in employment.

D. Its danger to people’s employment possibilities is overstated.

30、Maggie, my granddaughter, was moving into her first apartment. She had come by to _________ Grandma’s contributions to her ________, among which there was a special gift. I was a little ________.about how Maggie would receive it. It was, after all, old and used.

She unwrapped the package and ________ the cup. “Grandma, it’s beautiful.” she said. Seeing the cracks and the handle glued on, she added,” But it’s ________.”

“No, honey, it’s mended,” I said .Then I told her the cup’s ________.

The cup was given to me by my dearest friend, Dianne. ________ when we used to play tea party when you were little? My friend and I would ________ tea times just like that. We’d get together to talk over tea about joys and challenges life had ________ us with. The teacup has ________ many stories and secrets.

Women then went to one another with their ________. There were many mornings when I ran up to her house in my robe and slippers, and we’d sit by the fireside and sip our tea. Dianne would listen and offered me _______when I had a problem. And she would come to me in the ________ way.

Eventually, Dianne moved away, but I kept my teacup and would ________ her whenever I used it .Then I sold my house, and while ________, I dropped my special cup. I did the best to put it together. The cup was no ______the same, but I realized it really didn’t ________.Though it no longer holds liquid, it is filled with sweet_______.

“I’d like you to have it.”

“Thank you, Grandma.”

I knew my special teacup was in good hands--and that it was the _______ gift for a granddaughter ________on her own journey.

【1】

A．require

B．collect

C．organize

D．replace

【2】

A．construction

B．design

C．convenience

D．furniture

【3】

A．confident

B．certain

C．anxious

D．curious

【4】

A．stared at

B．took apart

C．came across

D．dealt with

【5】

A．messy

B．attractive

C．shallow

D．broken

【6】

A．record

B．quality

C．history

D．function

【7】

A．Remember

B．Doubt

C．Wonder

D．Imagine

【8】

A．spare

B．afford

C．suggest

D．share

【9】

A．impressed

B．equipped

C．presented

D．supplied

【10】

A．stolen

B．heard

C．created

D．hidden

【11】

A．problems

B．arguments

C．achievements

D．chances

【12】

A．independence

B．judgment

C．explanation

D．comfort

【13】

A．ordinary

B．same

C．awkward

D．particular

【14】

A．call on

B．depend on

C．think of

D．care for

【15】

A．bargaining

B．packing

C．hesitating

D．decorating

【16】

A．longer

B．more

C．way

D．doubt

【17】

A．matter

B．match

C．work

D．conflict

【18】

A．dreams

B．burdens

C．memories

D．expressions

【19】

A．familiar

B．standard

C．delicate

D．perfect

【20】

A．showing off

B．starting out

C．turning around

D．speeding up

31、   Good health is a precious thing. When we are healthy, we can learn, work and _______ ourselves and our families. _______, when we are sick, we _______, and our families also suffer a lot.

That is why the World Health Organization （WHO） is badly _______. Working with 194 member states, across six regions, and from more than 150 offices, WHO staff are united in a shared _______to achieve better health for everyone, _______.

All people should enjoy the highest standard of health, _______ race, religion, political _______ economic or social condition. The principle has always _______ WHO's work for the past 70 years, since it was first set up as the lead agency for international ________ in the new United Nations system.

In recent decades, the world has seen a rise in ________such as cancer and diabetes （糖尿病）. ________ by forces such as rapid unplanned urbanization, globalization of unhealthy lifestyles and population ageing, these diseases now account for 70% of all deaths. ________, WHO has shifted focus, along with health authorities around the world, to ________healthy eating, physical exercise and regular health checks.

The organization has run global health campaigns on the ________ of diabetes and high blood pressure. It negotiated the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, a（n） ________tool to help reduce diseases and deaths ________ by tobacco. ________ these goals will require unfailing political and financial commitment, from member states and donors, and continued and expanded  ________with colleagues from academia, partners on the ground, and other ________ of the UN family.

【1】A.encourage B.support C.prepare D.raise

【2】A.Therefore B.Moreover C.Otherwise D.However

【3】A.scold B.scream C.struggle D.suspect

【4】A.survived B.praised C.needed D.designed

【5】A.commitment B.affection C.custom D.suggestion

【6】A.everywhere B.everything C.somewhere D.something

【7】A.because of B.regardless of C.in case of D.in view of

【8】A.ability B.rule C.comment D.belief

【9】A.changed B.stated C.guided D.showed

【10】A.fortune B.health C.justice D.exchange

【11】A.feelings B.reactions C.disabilities D.diseases

【12】A.Driven B.Convinced C.Encouraged D.Declared

【13】A.Surprisingly B.Consequently C.Unexpectedly D.Accidentally

【14】A.distinguish B.expect C.explain D.promote

【15】A.protection B.application C.prevention D.appreciation

【16】A.powerful B.inefficient C.confusing D.academic

【17】A.predicted B.replaced C.caused D.created

【18】A.Evaluating B.Achieving C.Possessing D.Analyzing

【19】A.cooperation B.attitude C.intention D.function

【20】A.workers B.friends C.assistants D.members

32、   I come from a broken family that many would consider dysfunctional (失衡) at the very least: marriage, divorces, etc. After we grew up, my three siblings and I could go years _______ speaking. And that is where this story _______.

My sister Jeanne and I were born only 14 months _______, but by the time we were teenagers we had lost _______. By age 19, I had moved away from our home in Wisconsin to live on my father’s horse farm in Virginia. We lived separate lives in separate states and our connection _______ ended.

Fast-forward about five years, I was 24 and on a _______ with my fiancé (未婚夫) to New York City, a place I had never been to.

During a day of sightseeing, we were crossing a very _______street loaded with people. I was on the point of laughing at something my fiancé said _______ I heard my name yelled from somewhere around me: “Cheryl!” I _______in my steps in the middle of the road. Tears __________ in my eyes. I knew without a doubt that it was my sister Jeanne. I yelled __________ before even turning to look. “Jeanne?” It was her.

I later asked how she’d known it was me-she __________ saw me! She said it was my __________. I wouldn’t say my laugh is all that __________, but I guess to a family member it’s infectious. It __________ your heart and resonates (共鸣) in your mind.

Since that time, my sister and I have never been __________. We both moved back to Wisconsin. We __________ daily. Many years have passed, and we are now in our 50s. But our meeting __________ wasn’t just a sign of God’s blessing. I see it as more of a lesson, a __________ not to lose touch with loved ones. It is too easy to remain lost. After our sister-to-sister __________, I don’t plan to let that happen again.

【1】A.by B.after C.without D.beyond

【2】A.ends B.begins C.twists D.spreads

【3】A.ago B.away C.ahead D.apart

【4】A.heart B.home C.touch D.interest

【5】A.somewhat B.anyhow C.anyway D.somehow

【6】A.team B.trip C.date D.picnic

【7】A.busy B.dark C.empty D.quiet

【8】A.while B.before C.when D.until

【9】A.fell B.froze C.struggled D.hesitated

【10】A.came about B.welled up C.ran away D.streamed back

【11】A.again B.to C.at D.back

【12】A.never B.often C.seldom D.already

【13】A.shape B.clothing C.look D.laugh

【14】A.clear B.pleasant C.bright D.unusual

【15】A.hits B.treats C.breaks D.cures

【16】A.separated B.bothered C.suspected D.united

【17】A.work B.travel C.play D.talk

【18】A.by mistake B.by chance C.on schedule D.on purpose

【19】A.change B.result C.reminder D.motivation

【20】A.circle B.theory C.miracle D.move

33、   I was 11 years old standing outside in just my ______while I watched the house that I grew up in rapidly burn to the ground.

A few minutes ______ I had been in bed when a scream woke me up. My grandma’s bedroom was just next to mine and my brother’s. A fire had ______ there and awakened her. Hearing her, my older brother had jumped into ______, running from room to room ______ waking everyone in the house. The house, ______, was over 50 years old and made of wood. ______ we could do anything the fire consumed it. We all ______ made it outside before the flames had taken ______of every room.

I stood there shivering (发抖) while the fire ______ my books, clothes, and toys. I watched ______ while my mom cried and my dad sighed (叹气). I wondered what was going to happen to us now that we had lost all of our things.

As I looked around, though, I ______something for the first time： The things that matter aren’t things. I saw my older brother running ______ the swinging bridge by our house to get help. I saw my oldest brother who was on crutches (拐杖) from an earlier accident standing unsteadily on one leg. I saw my grandma and dad ______ in each other’s arms and my mom holding our little dog. I realized at that moment that we were all alive. Everything that was essential had ______ the fire. Our lives would continue. We would survive without the “stuff” that was burning. We would all be around to love each other for many years to come. And that was all that ______.

I ______ think of that fire in the night. It helped me to become who I am today. It showed me for the very first time what is truly essential in this life. It helped me to learn that the love we ______ is far more important than the things we ______.

Live your life then for the things that matter, not for the things you own. Love others. Let the fire inside of you make this world a warmer place. Let your soul ______ bright.

【1】A.uniform B.hat C.underwear D.overcoat

【2】A.earlier B.later C.sooner D.longer

【3】A.broken up B.broken out C.made up D.given out

【4】A.action B.step C.reality D.trouble

【5】A.slowly B.quickly C.regularly D.angrily

【6】A.otherwise B.therefore C.instead D.however

【7】A.Before B.After C.When D.Since

【8】A.hardly B.truly C.barely D.rarely

【9】A.hold B.advantage C.place D.notice

【10】A.damaged B.injured C.destroyed D.hurt

【11】A.mindlessly B.helplessly C.carelessly D.aimlessly

【12】A.remembered B.reminded C.realized D.recognized

【13】A.across B.through C.on D.over

【14】A.buried B.wrapped C.held D.hidden

【15】A.avoided B.defeated C.survived D.overcame

【16】A.mattered B.left C.affected D.occurred

【17】A.even B.already C.ever D.still

【18】A.raise B.share C.keep D.ignore

【19】A.possess B.receive C.believe D.doubt

【20】A.reflect B.appear C.shine D.light

34、按照课文内容填空

At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were【1】, but today they are accepted as the beginning of【2】we call “modern art’. This is because the Impressionists 【3】artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, but 【4】the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesn’t 【5】to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, 【6】instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, 【7】color, line and shape to represent them. On the【8】hand, some paintings of modern art are so 【9】 that they look photographs. These styles are so different. Who can【10】what painting styles there will be in the future?

35、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.

Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but 【1】 number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the 【2】. Recent additions in the United States 【3】 projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.

Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are 【4】 at the Apple iTunes store.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early 【5】 with its Open Course Ware project, first 【6】 in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These 【7】 from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide 【8】 with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.

Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of 【9】 online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is 【10】 popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.

36、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

My daughter

(A story told by a father, a famous actor)

My wife and I only had the one child. We had Amy.

I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humor, and share interests. 【1】 I don’t mind animals, she’s completely fascinated with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.

We were 【2】 (close) when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenager daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men 【3】 (come) through our house. By the time I learned their names they 【4】 (go) away and I had to start learning a new lot.

I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in 【5】 she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. When she left a good school she decided she wanted to become an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces in films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work 【6】a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him—they’re always together.

We have such similar tastes in books and music 【7】 I used to take her to see an opera, which is my big passion. However, I don’t think she likes it very much. She doesn’t come with me anymore.

I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on the television, and she 【8】 watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.

We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents.

37、Directions: Fill in each blank to make the passage make sense and well connected in writing style. The initial letter of each word has been given. (please write each answer in a COMPLETE word on the answer card.

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

In Congress, July 4, 1776

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s god entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should d【1】 the causes which impel them to the separation.

We h【2】 these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created e【3】, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable R【4】, that among these are life, L【5】, and the pursuit of Happiness.

That to secure these rights, g 【6】 are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the P 【7】 to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, l【8】 its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such f【9】, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience has shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariable the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their d 【10】, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

38、假如你是某国际学校的学生李华，你最近使用了一本XX英英词典，感觉非常实用，请你利用班会时间向同学们推荐它。内容要点如下：

1. 特色（如词汇量、用法、例句等方面）；

2. 使用心得。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Hello, everyone!

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39、你们班同学打算周六去林春岭爬山。请给外教Chris写一封英文信，邀请他参加此次活动。具体内容如下：

1. 时间：8 am—5 pm； 2. 集合地点：校门口；3. 交通工具：公交车；4. 携带物品：雨具，午餐，相机。 　　

注意：1. 词数100字左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Chris,

How is everything going?

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40、假设你是李华, 你的美国笔友Amy来信询问你对网络教育(Online education)的看法, 请你用英文给她写一封回信, 内容包括：

1、网络教育的现状；

2、你的看法。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。

Dear Amy,

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Yours sincerely,

LiHua

41、假定你是李华，两周前你从网上购买的一套书虫系列读物（Bookworm Series），昨天才到货，且包装破损，数量不足。请就此向网店客服人员写一封邮件投诉。要点如下：

1. 介绍购物情况；

2. 反映存在问题；

3. 提出解决方案。

注意：

1. 词数 80 词左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；

3. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词。

To whom it may concern,

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Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua