山西忻州2025届高三英语下册二月考试题

1、 He didn’t make ________ clear when and where the meeting would be held.

A．this

B．that

C．it

D．these

2、There can be no doubt ___ he is fit for the job .

A.whether B.that C.which D.on which

3、With his wise thoughts about ________________ nature and the world, Confucius is a great thinker in ____________ history of China.

A.不填; the B.the; the C.不填; 不填 D.the; 不填

4、The Jiangsu TV station is very popular with many people in China, as it deals with ______ subjects such as music, entertainment and fashion.

A.precise B.diverse C.casual D.efficient

5、Brought up in China, Mary found it quite difficult to______ the life in America.

A.go with B.fit for C.live up to D.fit in with

6、Anyone, whether he is an official or a bus driver, should be _______ respected.

A.especially B.naturally C.normally D.equally

7、One of the characteristics that make me different from many people is my adaptability—I'm________ and comfortable in new or unusual situations.

A. acceptable B. respectable

C. reliable D. Flexible

8、______ in her most beautiful skirt, the girl tried to make herself _____ out at the party.

A.Dressed; stand B.Dressing; stand C.Dressed; stood D.Dressing; being stood

9、—Is your brother going camping?

—He’s signed up but he’s considering________.

A.not to go B.not going C.won’t go D.not go

10、Because of the pandemic（传染病）, days are gone _____ people go wherever they want.

A.if B.when C.which D.since

11、It is exactly ______ we behave ______has changed the world.

A.which; that B.how; that C.how; what D.what; that

12、The flood everything, the victims became homeless and could only live temporarily in shelters.

A.destroyed B.having destroyed C.destroying D.had destroyed

13、The written record of our conversation doesn’t ______ what was actually said. There are a lot of mistakes.

A.correspond with B.relate to C.look into D.compare with

14、—You like the Lenovo Computer. Why not buy one?

—Well. I can’t afford ________ computer.

A.that expensive a B.a that expensive C.that an expensive D.an expensive that

15、The new job is a real challenge for Helen, but difficult the situation she meets, I believe she’ll work it out.

A.however B.whenever C.whichever D.whatever

16、Ronny's steps________, and there was a moment of absolute silence.

A.died down B.died away C.died off D.died out

17、Reading light fiction, going out to see a romantic comedy, or sharing a pleasant time with friends is not ________ my bad feelings now.

A. in tune with B. in touch with C. in honour of D. in defence of

18、He could do nothing but __________ for the bus ___________.

A.to wait; coming B.to wait; to come C.wait; coming D.wait; to come

19、The majority of people in the town strongly ______ the plan to build a playground for children.

A. consider B. support

C. confirm D. continue

20、When I first met her, “I’m Lucy,” she said, _______ her hand.

A.held out B.held back C.holding out D.holding back

21、I feel most angry about the way ______ I’ve been treated.

A. which B. where

C. that D. how

22、Local governments can foster this sustainable activity by giving_____ to responsible operators, and even high-paying consumers.

A.preference B.substitute C.alternative D.selection

23、My brother ________ to college last year, but unfortunately he wasn’t able to take the examination because he was seriously ill.

A. needn’t have gone

B. shouldn’t have gone

C. could have gone

D. must have gone

24、Henry would rather his mother________ in the school where he is studying.

A．not work  B．not worked

C．didn't work    D．not working

25、During the Torch Festival, it is difficult to find a(n) __________ room in the hotels here.

A.empty B.vacant C.free D.deserted

26、   Would a faster reading speed mean that we could learn more? Some people claim that it’s possible. In July last year，the six-time speed reading champion Anne Jones sat down to read Harper Lee’s Go Seta Watchman. Just 25 minutes and 31 seconds later, she finished it--- which equals a reading rate of around 3100 words per minute. Jones runs training courses teaching speed reading, recall and concentration techniques and there are numerous speed reading apps that have appeared on the market over the past few years. But do they actually work?

First, we need to understand how we read. The human eye movement system is central to our reading ability. Read over that sentence again, and think about how your eyes scan across the words. They don't move smoothly over them. Instead, they make a series of short, sharp jumps, skipping over a few characters before briefly landing on a word. The movements are known as saccades(扫视)and the pauses are called fixations.

Reading isn't just about seeing the words---you need to comprehend them to build up a picture about what the text means. People are able to get through a block of text faster, but at the cost of accuracy and understanding. In other words, you use a speed reading app, then you'll probably get the gist(主旨) of a piece of text, but you'll struggle to recall details about what you’ve just read.

So, does speed reading work? Well, yes and no. It really depends on what you’re reading and why you need to read it. As yet, there isn't a trick that enables you to read a piece of text both quickly and accurately-there's always going to be a trade-off.

【1】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.Speed reading is bad at times. B.Speed reading is a waste of time.

C.Speed reading can work sometimes. D.Speed reading is always enjoyable.

【2】What can we know from the passage?

A.Reading apps ensure we read much faster.

B.Fast reading makes us learn more knowledge.

C.Reading ability is not related to the eye movement system.

D.You probably get the main idea of a passage by using a speed reading App.

【3】What do we know about Anne Jones?

A.She runs training courses teaching only speed reading technique.

B.She is a running champion.

C.She can read very fast.

D.She creates some speed reading apps.

【4】What might the writer continue to talk about?

A.The advantages of faster or slower reading.

B.The reasons why to do faster or slower reading.

C.The methods for making use of faster or slower reading.

D.The cases where to do faster and slower reading.

27、When Emanuel received an email from Professor Richard English at Queen’s University, who encouraged him to apply for a PhD in Politics in Belfast, it was a pinch-me moment Emanuel never thought would be possible. After all, just a few short years ago, he was living on the streets, couch-surfing at friends’ houses and weeding gardens to make ends meet. Now, one of the world’s leading political academics was preparing to welcome him to Queen’s University over 4,000 miles away.

Emanuel never knew who his father was and his mom was mentally ill when she gave birth to him, so the hospital took him off her and he was unofficially adopted for the first few years of his life. What followed was a childhood with uncertainty as Emanuel was passed between the adoption system and family members.

Through his high school and community college years, he moved from house to house, living with friends at times and living on the streets at others.

Determined to change all that despite his rocky start in life, Emanuel involved himself in school — doing everything he could to earn extra tuition (学费) money in his spare time. But getting accepted into university was scarcely possible because a person like him couldn’t get a regular student loan.

Fortunately, the government backed him, having created a policy allowing disadvantaged persons to access funding for higher education. He graduated from the University of the West Indies with a 1st Class Honors degree and went on to do his Masters.

Emanuel knows that his story could have been very different.

“I discovered Professor Richard English online and sent him an email honestly, not thinking he would reply and to my surprise, he did. I applied for the highly competitive Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme in order to fund my research at Queen’s. When I was told I was successful, my whole world changed.”

【1】What does the underlined word “pinch-me” in Paragraph I probably mean?

A．Imaginary.

B．Anticipated.

C．Unbelievable.

D．Embarrassing.

【2】What happened to Emanuel in his childhood?

A．His father passed away early.

B．He received great parental care.

C．He was once adopted by his relatives.

D．He lived with his friends now and then.

【3】Which of the following can best describe Emanuel?

A．Tough and strong-willed.

B．Determined and talented.

C．Enthusiastic and generous.

D．Hardworking and attractive.

【4】What is the main idea the author wants to convey to us?

A．Well begun is half done.

B．Never judge by appearances.

C．Many hands make light work.

D．You are the architect of your own life.

28、   Everyone knows they need to save money. 【1】. If you're often falling short with little money to save and want to turn that situation around, here are ways to gets serious about saving. Pick one or more and watch your savings account balance grow.

Set up auto-draft

Keep saving simple by using your bank's auto-draft（自动提款）feature to schedule regular transfers from your checking account to your savings account. 【2】. Before long you'll notice growing numbers in your savings account.

【3】

Saving change is far from a new idea, but it works. Make a habit of emptying all of your change into a jar each night. When the jar is full, put the money into your savings account.

Bank your raise

If you at a much-deserved raise from your boss at work, try your best not to think of it as an opportunity to improve your lifestyle. Instead, think of it as an opportunity to increase your savings. Send that extra amount to your savings account.  【4】.

Hide your money

【5】 Keep your savings out of reach by keeping it at a different bank than your checking account. The extra trouble will make you think twice about spending it.

A. Save your extra checks

B. Hold onto your change

C. Then go on with your present lifestyle

D. Saving money is easy to most people

E. Accessible money is what's likely to get spent

F. Then let the bank handle all of the details for you

G. But saving money can be a real challenge when your budget is tight

29、   Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today's stars, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of the world’s attention. Paparazzi(狗仔队)camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids(小报)publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.

According to psychologist Christina Villarreal, celebrities—famous people—worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. 'Over time,' Villarreal says, 'they feel separated and alone.'

The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.

Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep 'their story' alive forever.

If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.

Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.

【1】It can be learned from the passage that stars today ________.

A.are often misunderstood by the public B.can no longer have their privacy protected

C.spend too much on their public appearance D.care little about how they have come into fame

【2】What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A.Great heroes of the past were generally admired.

B.Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.

C.The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.

D.Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.

【3】What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?

A.Availability of modern media. B.Huge population of fans.

C.Lack of favorable chances. D.Inadequate social recognition

【4】What is the author's attitude toward modern celebrity?

A.Indifferent. B.Respectful.

C.Critical. D.Sympathetic.

30、   The Glover kids in Newburgh, New York, want to make a little extra money themselves before school opens. So, earlier this week, they set up a lemonade stand on the side of the road. _______ was good during the rush hour, at which point some police officers pulled up, and _______, Whitney Glover, mother of the young enterprisers, that some _______ person had called to make complaints about kids’ selling lemonade.

Now, in most stories, that’s when the police _______ the stand, telling kids to take a food handling course, and get a _______ from the related department…Then the children go home completely _______ for their enterprise is broken. But not in this _______. The police officers said the kids weren't doing anything wrong _______ creating a bit of a traffic jam, and their motivation should be _______. The kids also promised to make __________ to their schedule to avoid traffic problems. After __________ for a photo with the kids, they left. Whitney posted the picture on social media with explanatory words. The __________ story has created a great deal of local __________ and the lemonade business is now booming.

Dozens of customers have __________ for lemonade. “Every single time you buy a glass, children look amazed by the __________ of time and efforts to coins in their hands,” Whitney said.

【1】A.Progress B.Business C.Budget D.Purpose

【2】A.demanded B.proposed C.warned D.informed

【3】A.bitter B.generous C.anxious D.responsible

【4】A.take over B.leave out C.shut down D.drive away

【5】A.course B.permit C.fund D.record

【6】A.surprised B.frightened C.depressed D.confused

【7】A.context B.case C.reason D.respect

【8】A.other than B.instead of C.as for D.due to

【9】A.managed B.prevented C.celebrated D.reflected

【10】A.contributions B.differences C.objections D.adjustments

【11】A.posing B.accounting C.preparing D.searching

【12】A.refreshing B.moving C.amusing D.convincing

【13】A.apology B.change C.support D.discussion

【14】A.stood out B.stood by C.stopped out D.stopped by

【15】A.transformation B.devotion C.attachment D.supplement

31、If you ever have a chance to go to Finland, you’ll probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.

________ the taxi drivers for example. You can go anywhere on a journey, and tell the driver to ________ you at any place, saying that you have some business to ________, and that you will pay the taxi driver later. He will agree without any ________ but just accept your words in good ________.

The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their ________, but also provide food for outside ________. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they ________ go to the free dining rooms to have their meals, and the ________ they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such ________ check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to wine and dine free of ________.

Finnish workers are paid by the hour. If you work in Finland and have ________ with the boss on the hourly rate, then you just say how many hours you have worked and you’ll be paid ________.

With so many loop boles in everyday life, surely Finland must be a good country to those who ________ to take “petty advantages”. But the ________ thing is, all the taxi passengers always come back to pay their ________ after they have attended to their business; not a ________ outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms; workers always give the exact hours they have ________, As the Finns always act on good faith and always have a(n) ________ of “right is right” and “wrong is wrong” in everything they do, so to live in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.

What we regarded as “foolish” is ________ the Finnish people’s way of life.

【1】

A．Make

B．Put

C．Take

D．Set

【2】

A．stop

B．pass

C．drop

D．pick

【3】

A．attend to

B．take care

C．take up

D．appeal to

【4】

A．pleasure

B．anxiety

C．passenger

D．money

【5】

A．condition

B．place

C．seal

D．faith

【6】

A．guests

B．visitors

C．meals

D．cards

【7】

A．waiters

B．drivers

C．diners

D．workers

【8】

A．naturally

B．respectively

C．secretly

D．contently

【9】

A．best

B．most

C．worst

D．least

【10】

A．strict

B．complete

C．troublesome

D．loose

【11】

A．registration

B．charge

C．care

D．noise

【12】

A．paid

B．debated

C．talked

D．agreed

【13】

A．accordingly

B．reluctantly

C．separately

D．abruptly

【14】

A．hesitate

B．hate

C．love

D．refuse

【15】

A．strange

B．difficult

C．complex

D．imaginative

【16】

A．business

B．trip

C．fine

D．fare

【17】

A．familiar

B．faithful

C．single

D．usual

【18】

A．worked out

B．put in

C．took in

D．ran out

【19】

A．religion

B．law

C．idiom

D．attitude

【20】

A．eventually

B．accidentally

C．actually

D．temporarily

32、The heaviest snow in a hundred years hit the south of China. It snowed __1___for half a month. Many people were __2___in railway stations, bus stations and airports. People did everything they could to fight the __3___; nobody was killed from cold and _4____. Gradually ,the trapped people all went back home_5___. While fighting the snow, people ___6__their animal friends until a moving story of a swallow couple appeared on the Internet.

The couple hadn’t eaten anything for several days __7___the snow. They tried to fly into people’s home to warm themselves, but every house was ___8___tightly. They got to a side of a balcony ( 阳台 ) where wind couldn’t reach. They jumped and flapped (拍打) their wings to _9___the attention of the people inside the house, who were __10____their own things. The wife’s body was __11___. She couldn’t move any longer. The husband came near and __12__her with his wings. The husband lost his heat soon because of his opened wings.

The next morning, the housemaster went to the balcony to __13__ his flowers and saw a dead swallow outside. __14__ it, he found they were two embracing（拥抱） together. Thinking of the __15___the snow had brought to people, he was moved to tears . He took them in for giving them some _16___they couldn’t feel any longer. He found a small box, __17__it with some hay （干草）and lay the couple in . He _18__them in the garden of the community.

In my hometown in the countryside, a swallow family live in the roof of my house . They __19__every spring to have babies. Then in autumn, when babies have __20___, they fly to the south, I wonder if they will come back this spring as they did.

【1】

A．beautifully

B．directly

C．gently

D．continuously

【2】

A．forbidden

B．rescued

C．trapped

D．covered

【3】

A．disaster

B．war

C．campaign

D．disease

【4】

A．anger

B．heat

C．hunger

D．poverty

【5】

A．sadly

B．safely

C．nervously

D．curiously

【6】

A．treasured

B．invited

C．accepted

D．forgot

【7】

A．because of

B．in case of

C．in spite of

D．instead of

【8】

A．controlled

B．fixed

C．, stretched

D．closed

【9】

A．admit

B．attract

C．turn

D．escape

【10】

A．busy with

B．born with

C．good for

D．famous for

【11】

A．burnt

B．watched

C．frozen

D．found

【12】

A．supplied

B．wrapped

C．folded

D．sorted

【13】

A．buy

B．send

C．sell

D．check

【14】

A．Feeding

B．Leaving

C．Touching

D．Greeting

【15】

A．hardship

B．childhood

C．cooperation

D．lesson

【16】

A．clothes

B．warmness

C．flowers

D．tension

【17】

A．made

B．played

C．associated

D．filled

【18】

A．buried

B．showed

C．fastened

D．enjoyed

【19】

A．put away

B．come back

C．fly away

D．hold back

【20】

A．dropped out

B．died out

C．grown up

D．stood up

33、Kimberly and I had planned a trip to Europe for a long time, but we encountered some curveballs. Getting the departure time wrong, we had to _______ from the original train trip to a ship one.

Boarding the ship, we _______ it was not like a spacious hotel. The room were incredibly tight. The _______ in the small bathroom was a spout (喷头) connected to the sink. You turned it on and sprayed yourself, _______ the rest of the room.

The week-long ship travel was full of _______ . There were people from diverse backgrounds speaking different languages. We had stopovers on _______ of all sizes, where we cycled 30-40 kilometers. Then there were whole gales (狂风)—so fierce that even the buses couldn’t pass for safety _______. So finally we _______ back home.

We still appreciated the experience. Our real passion was about the _______ rather than the destination-the missed rides, the ________ ship, the mixture of cultures, and all the ________.

Sometimes people are so ________ to their comfortable life that it scares them to be off the beaten track. Yet, Once out of their comfort zone, the different experiences are what actually ________. Mixing things up, trying new things, seeing something ________ to adventure—this is how you through another person’s eyes, being create ________.

【1】

A．shift

B．range

C．break

D．deliver

【2】

A．admitted

B．regretted

C．fancied

D．realized

【3】

A．towel

B．shower

C．drier

D．wardrobe

【4】

A．rather than

B．let alone

C．along with

D．in particular

【5】

A．risks

B．barriers

C．conflicts

D．adventures

【6】

A．islands

B．harbors

C．malls

D．decks

【7】

A．measures

B．consequences

C．concerns

D．expectations

【8】

A．emerged

B．jogged

C．returned

D．headed

【9】

A．journey

B．emotion

C．scenery

D．culture

【10】

A．vacant

B．luxurious

C．overcrowded

D．expensive

【11】

A．listed

B．recommended

C．canceled

D．unsettled

【12】

A．close

B．accustomed

C．opposed

D．accessible

【13】

A．fall over

B．stand out

C．set off

D．go by

【14】

A．open

B．alert

C．blind

D．limited

【15】

A．hope

B．opportunities

C．passion

D．changes

34、A: Excuse me, do you know where the chemistry lab is?

B: Yes. It’s just on the fifth floor of this b【1】.

A: How often do you do c【2】experiments there?

B: Twice a week.

A: Can you go there without a t【3】?

B: No. That’s not allowed.

A: What does the teacher often tell you to do when you are doing an e【4】?

B: He often tells us to look c【5】and follow the i【6】.

A: What will you do when you finish the experiment?

B: We must put e【7】back in the cupboards and wash our hands.

A: Right. It is very i【8】to keep the lab clean.

B: Yes, safe as well. We must turn off the e【9】before l【10】the lab.

35、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Smell the flowers before you go to sleep and you may just end up with rosy dreams. Have a whiff of rotten(腐烂的)eggs during the night and your dreams may be【1】(pleasant). So says researcher Dr. Boris Stuck, 【2】invited sleeping volunteers to a rose vs. rotten egg test in the University Hospital Mannheim in Germany. The subjects didn’t dream about roses【3】eggs, but rather he found that what they smelt affected the emotions of【4】(they) dreams.

And if you think【5】(smell) have a say in dreams, wait for what TV tells us. A UK study reveals that people exposed【6】black-and-white film and TV in their youth are to have monochromic(单色的)dreams throughout their life more【7】(probable). Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee tested two age groups— one half 【8】(age) over 55 and【9】other half under 25.

The result? Under 5% of the dreams of the under-25s were in black and white. 【10】(watch)color TV in childhood seems to be the reason why.

36、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.

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.

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.

38、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Tim的生日即将到来，你给他寄了一套关于中国春节的邮票作为生日礼物。请你用英语给他写一封邮件。

要点包括： 1.祝贺生日； 2．介绍邮票内容。

注意：1．词数100左右。

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tim,

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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。

Technology is forever changing the way we get our news. Many people now get a lot of their news on electronic devices, instead of traditional media, such as newspapers, television or radio. An increasing number of people also report turning to social media for information.

Now, there is a new technology that could greatly change the way we get the news: computer-created news readers. Recently, China launched what it called the worlds first artificial intelligence, or AI news presenters.

The news readers, supported by machine learning technology, are based on two real-life Chinese newsmen. One is able to present newscasts in English, the other, in Mandarin Chinese. Report said machine learning was used to examine video images and sounds of the two newsmen. Similar technology has been used to create video products known as “deepfake” videos. A deepfake is a video that looks real, but was electronically changed. Such videos can make people appear to say things they never said.

It's said that the AI presenters will be a great improvement to the news team because they “can work 24 hours a day” on its website and on social media. One of the presenters even promised to “work tirelessly” to keep people informed. Some machine learning experts said the system showed off China’s latest progress in voice recognition, text-to-speech technology and data analysis.

Some companies have experimented with similar technology for possible use in news operations. Britain’s BBC recently released a video that used machine learning to make it look like one of its news readers speaking different languages. The London-based company that developed the system says its goal is to “remove the language barrier” for many different kinds of video across the internet. Also, Amazon is working on Alexa smart speaker system to create a special news reader voice. Amazon is reportedly preparing to launch Alexas news reader voice in the near future.

40、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

A brother and sister made their usual hurried pre-Christmas visit to the little farm, where lived their elderly parents with their small herd(群) of horses.

The young folks had fond memories of their childhood here. Everything was perfect except the aging old horse, ‘The Old One'.

Doubtfully, the young folks asked the old couple, “ Why do you not at least get rid of ‘The Old One’?”

The old man looked down at his worn boots, holes in the toes, and replied softly, “We keep her because of love. Nothing else, just love.”

Worried and confused, the young folks wished the old couple a Merry Christmas and headed back toward the city as darkness stole through the valley.

The old couple shook their heads in sorrow. A tear fell upon their cheeks. How was it that these young folks did not understand the peace of the love that filled their hearts?

Because of the unhappy leave-taking, no one noticed the first spark fall in the bam(马厩). None but the‘ The Old One'.

In a matter of minutes, the bam was full of hungry flames. With a cry of horror and despair, the old couple sank sobbing to the ground, helpless. The bam was in ruins.

The old man turned to his wife, forcing a smile, “We have lost much. Let us gather strength and climb the hill to the old pine where we have sought comfort in times of despair and pray for our beloved ‘The Old One'”.

The journey up the hill was hard for their old bodies in the steep snow. As they got to the peak of the hill, the old man gave a cry of wonder and incredible joy. Amazed and puzzled, he took his wife by the hand and pulled her forward. There, beneath the pine tree was their Christmas gift-The Old One’ lay close to the trunk of the tree, with the entire herd.

Paragraph 1:

   As it turned out, the moment ‘The Old One' saw the smoke, she pushed the door and led the horses through it.

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Paragraph 2:

   Spotting the old couple, ‘The Old One' seemed to be happy.

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41、假定你是李华,你的新西兰朋友Nick想和你在线互助学习,他帮你学英语，你帮他学汉 语。请你给他回复一封电子邮件。内容包括：

1.推荐视频平台；

2.约定互动时间。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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