山西晋中2025届高三英语下册二月考试题

1、There is a new problem____the popularity of private cars that road conditions need ____.

A.involve at; to be improve B.involved in; to be improved

C.involving in; improving D.involving at; improving

2、The committee ______ of fifteen members.

A. consists B. is consisted

C. formed D. make up

3、They told the injured driver to stay _______ until the emergency personnel arrived.

A.strict B.still C.swift D.social

4、I ______ a debt of gratitude to all my family.

A. devote B. contribute

C. owe D. attach

5、_________well-prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.

A.Whatever B.However C.Whenever D.Wherever

6、TV satellite dishes are often seen _______ in the remote areas when you drive along the mountainous highway.

A.to distribute B.distributed C.distributing D.distribute

7、A 13-year-old boy _____Sheng Yibo, was reported _____ toTsinghua Univeristy, ____ many people.

A.named; to have been admitted; which surprised

B.naming; being admitted; surprising

C.named; to be admitted; surprised

D.named; admitted; as surprised

8、Generally, students’ inner motivation with high expectations from others ___________ essential to their development.

A．is

B．are

C．was

D．were

9、--- I hear it may get windy this afternoon.

--- I don’t care ____ it doesn’t rain again.

A. even though B. as far as

C. in case D. so long as

10、To _____________ the world for help, the stars launched a campaign to help the refugees.

A. end up B. appeal to

C. leave behind D. cater for

11、The fog has not gone, and ____ they put off the sports meet.

A.in fact B.at least C.as a result D.in addition

12、Cancer has become the top killer ________ I think threatens the health of millions of people.

A.that B.of which C.不填 D.Both A and C

13、The local shops have been marked in on this map so that people can choose a house in a ______ area.

A.ambitious B.suitable C.beneficial D.absent

14、He bought a CD card _______ a flower in the super market.

A.but B.except C.except for D.as well as

15、Germany ______ war on France on August 3rd, 1914.

A.discussed B.opened C.happened D.declared

16、________ they are most interested in is ________ they can return to the campus life.

A．What； how

B．That； when

C．What； what

D．That； why

17、Anyone who are in ______ of weapons without permission are considered law breaking.

A．command

B．control

C．charge

D．possession

18、The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. I ______ the trouble to carry my umbrella with me.

A. shouldn’t have taken B. couldn’t have taken

C. mustn’t have taken D. needn’t have taken

19、Please tell me how the accident _____. I am still in the dark.

A.came out B.came by C.came across D.came about

20、It was President Xi Jinping ______ visited the navy troops on April 19 and advocated that naval force ______.

A. who; be strengthened B. that; would be strengthened

C. who; to be strengthened D. that; must be strengthened

21、I am very outgoing and have learned to ______ to my disability.

A.adopt B.adapt C.suit D.accustomed

22、Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments _____ over 5,000 years ago.

A. dated back to B. dating back to

C. dates from D. to date back to

23、Today the Red Cross provides a number of services for the public, such as helping people   , teaching first aid and providing blood.

A.in need B.in return C.in preparation D.in anger

24、What caused the accident and who was responsible for it________ a mystery to us.

A.remains B.remain C.is D.look like

25、We found ______ very important to keep the light out of a darkroom.

A.it’s B.that C.it D.不填

26、   Finland is perhaps the most beautiful and mysterious of the countries of northern Europe. Two-thirds of its surface is covered with thick forests. Relative to its size, Finland has more lakes than any other countries. The northern part of this country is inside the Arctic Circle, where almost no trees can grow because of its cold weather and the people use their deer to transport clothing and food.

The Finnish history began in the Middle Ages. In about 1155, Finland was conquered (征服) by its western neighbor Sweden. After a period of rule by Denmark in the 14th century, the Swedes won back independence and power in 1523 under their brave king. During the Napoleonic Wars (1804～1818), Finland was finally passed from Sweden to Russia. The opportunity came in 1917 when the Russian Revolution brought foreign rule of Finland to the end. Shortly after Soviet Russia made peace with Germany, 1919 saw the founding of the Finnish Republic.

The years between the First and Second World Wars were years of progress and growing development. Finland is the fifth largest country in Europe, and despite a relatively small population of 5.2 million, the market potential is much greater. Finland has no coal or oil, and the nation’s wealth lies in the timber (木材) from its forests, which supplies material for paper and furniture making, and in the electric power from its water. Finland is an excellent gateway to trade with Russia and the Baltic States because of a long history of trading with these markets. Finland has also enjoyed a strong and long-standing trading relationship with Britain, a relationship which was further strengthened by Finland’s accession (加入) to the European Union in January 1995.

The following are some of the main commercial centres and towns:

【1】From the text, we learn that Finland ________.

A. lies inside the Arctic Circle

B. is next to the countries of northern Europe

C. lies east of Sweden

D. is entirely covered with forests and lakes

【2】In the history, Finland was sequentially ruled by ________ in order.

A. Sweden, Germany, Denmark and Russia

B. Sweden, Denmark, Sweden and Russia

C. Sweden, Denmark, Russia and Germany

D. Sweden, Russia, Denmark and Russia

【3】Finland had been under the control of ________ for as long as 100 years or so.

A. Russia B. Denmark

C. Sweden D. foreign countries

【4】Which of the following is NOT true about Finland?

A. Finland is one of the most northerly countries in the world.

B. Helsinki, capital of Finland, is the largest city of the country.

C. Finland became one of the members in the European Union in January 1995.

D. Finland has more lakes than any other countries in the world.

27、   You know that thrill you get when listening to your favorite music or that exciting feeling down your spine (脊柱) when you hear your favorite melody or rhythm? According to a recent study, it seems the same thing can happen while you are reading, but not with every kind of text. This opens up fascinating questions around how music, reading and emotions are connected in the brain.

“We decided we would do a comparison between four or five different kinds of texts to see how the brain responded,” explains Professor Adam Zeman, a neurologist. “The participants lay in an MRI scanner reading the texts, and then we compared brain activity for those five texts.” The texts ranged from deadly boring ones to highly exciting ones, including the Highway Code, passages from novels and poems.

As the researchers observed, participants found some texts more emotional than others. When they read these emotional texts, there was higher activity in brain areas associated with pleasure and reward — the same areas related to the thrill we get when we listen to music. As Zeman says, “It was a nice proof that the emotional response to literature and to music has quite a bit in common.”

When the participants were reading poems, the team found there was more activity in a particular group of brain areas called the Default Network. "These areas seem to be associated with things we do with our minds when we are resting, like thinking about what's happened to us recently, thinking about what’s going to happen in the near future, about other people, and that network seems to be more strongly associated with poetry than with prose” explains Zeman. The study shows that the different texts activate different areas of our brains when we read.

【1】What can we know from the study?

A.People may feel excited when reading poems. B.People aren’t thrilled when listening to music.

C.Music gives participants more pleasure than text. D.Deadly boring texts never excite the brain.

【2】What is the purpose of the comparison between different kinds of texts?

A.To thrill the participants. B.To scan the participants’ brain.

C.To check the response of human's brain. D.To teach the participants novels and poems.

【3】What happened in the participants’ brains when they were reading?

A.Their brains preferred music.

B.Brain areas related to pleasure became more active.

C.Their emotional response to literature stopped.

D.Their brains were less emotional when reading the emotional text.

【4】Where is the text probably from?

A.A science magazine. B.A film review.

C.An advertisement. D.A science fiction.

28、   Most of us might only begin to think about dinner in the late afternoon: What should I make today? But Jelena Petrovic begins to think about her big meal early each morning. After morning tea, she and her husband, Milan, begin their plans for a traditional Serbian dish. The cooking method they use probably comes from Jelena’s mother or grandmother. Each recipe uses local foods found in Serbian markets.

Milan goes to the market to get the food they need. And the 69-year-old Jelena makes plans for how she will explain the cooking process to her 150,000 followers on YouTube. Once she is ready, Jelena films her cooking show from a small kitchen table. Milan holds the camera.

Jelena has many years of cooking experience at home. Ten years ago, she started an online program, where she shared recipes and cooking suggestions for meat, soup, bread, sweet treats and more.

Her number of followers grew over time. She decided to start a blog and began also making videos she filmed with her mobile phone. Today, her videos on YouTube have over 50 million views.

Last year, “Granny’s Kitchen” was named one of the Top 50 YouTube channels in Serbia.

Now her YouTube channel takes up much of her day. She works from her small kitchen and home office. Colorful plants and flowers fill the room. A bright cloth covers the table where she works. She says she gets tired from cooking long hours each day. But, she said, “My viewers wait for a new recipe every morning. If I am late, they will ask if I am well or what is happening.”

Often, her viewers write that the recipes bring back happy memories of their childhood. “My recipes are all local, traditional home-food recipes,” Jelena said. “I make things my mother or grandmother used to make.”

【1】What is special about Jelena’s dealing with dinner?

A.She prepares dinner with special foods. B.She considers her dinner plan earlier.

C.She asks her husband to prepare dinner. D.She completes dinner in the late afternoon.

【2】Which of the following can best describe “Granny’s Kitchen”?

A.Boring. B.Simple. C.Little-known. D.Popular.

【3】How does Milan help his wife make the cooking program?

A.By cooking food.

B.By explaining the cooking process.

C.By buying goods and shooting the videos.

D.By analyzing cooking methods for dinner.

【4】What encourages Jelena to continue her cooking program?

A.Her viewers’ care and expectation.

B.Her love for traditional home food.

C.Her happy memories of childhood.

D.Her real interest in cooking food.

29、4 Study and Homework Apps for Android!

Brainly

Price：Free/$15 per 3 months/$24 per year

Brainly is a social network for learners. You sign up, ask questions, and get answers (usually).Additionally, you can browse the site, answer other people's questions, and help them out as well. They charge on a quarter basis ($15)or a yearly basis($24).

Forest

Price: Free/Up to $1.99

Forest is a different type of app. One of the biggest distractions during study is your smartphone.Forest helps put a stop to that. You open the app and a tree grows, The tree dies if you leave the app.Thus, there is a little motivation to leave the thing alone while you study or do homework.

Google Play Books

Price: Free app, book costs vary

Google Play Books is an excellent source of learning material. Sometimes your textbook just isn't enough and apps like this have plenty of additional resources. Books cost money obviously. However, you only pay for them once. Books are available offline on your smartphone or tablet.

Quizlet

Price: Free/$19.99 per year

Quizlet is one of the most popular flashcard apps for language learning. You can create flashcards play memory games, and even share flashcards with classmates. It also supports 18 languages for about any subject or topic. The free version should work just fine for simple uses, though. The premium version costs $19.99 per year, which isn't expensive for a study aid.

【1】What is special about Forest?

A．It helps keep you focused.

B．It answers your questions.

C．It provides textbooks for your study.

D．It motivates you to plant more trees.

【2】Which app can you choose to learn languages?

A．Brainy.

B．Forest.

C．Google Play Book.

D．Quizlet.

【3】What do these apps have in common?

A．They have no advertisements.

B．They charge for some services.

C．They have enough learning resources.

D．They are designed to do homework quickly.

30、   All passengers boarded (登机)，and the fight would be on time. I went up to the gate (登机口)to get the papers from the gate staff and_______an adult passenger sitting there crying, which was very_______，So I asked the gate staff what was up and they told me that the passenger was not_________to board due to a problem of his ticket. His last name in the ticket was_________wrongly by a letter but he had_________it before.

After my asking, the man said that his father was just in the _______and he needed to take this flight to hopefully see him before he___________Unfortunately, there was nothing the gate staff could do about it. They told him to buy a new ticket._________，the fight was to leave ten minutes later and it was_________for him to do so, He told me he would be really__________if he wouldn't be able to say his final goodbye to his dad. Seeing a grown man crying sadly, I was sure that he was telling the ________

I________ for a while and then thought of________I could do to help him. As a member of staff I have a________----- I can issue (发) tickets through an online system to my family or__________Then, I provided a staff ticket for this passenger. I passed the ticket to him__________his kmnowing what I'd done. He was so__________ and it was all that I wanted to see. I just hoped that he wouldn't________any of his father's last words. Later, the gate staff told me they would help me keep the________as we can use the staff tickets only for people we know.

I was so poud that  day ________ I did something meaningful for a person in need.

【1】A.noticed B.greeted C.rescued D.encouraged

【2】A.funny B.common C.unusual D.dangerous

【3】A.forced B.allowed C.advised D.persuaded

【4】A.read B.spelled C.understood D.remmembered

【5】A.found B.recorded C.imagined D.ignored

【6】A.airport B.office C.school D.hospital

【7】A.gave up B.came back C.passed away D.settled down

【8】A.Instead B.However C.Otherwise D.Therefore

【9】A.special B.strange C.impossible D.unbelievable

【10】A.regretful B.confused C.anxious D.hopeless

【11】A.lie B.truth C.joke D.story

【12】A.checked B.guessed C.predicted D.considered

【13】A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything

【14】A.goal B.duty C.task D.right

【15】A.friends B.pets C.customers D.passengers

【16】A.for B.after C.since D.without

【17】A.calm B.brave C.pleased D.curious

【18】A.miss B.repeat C.forget D.mind

【19】A.rule B.secret C.promise D.appointment

【20】A.because B.before C.until D.unless

31、Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my _______ was more manageable, I _______ ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. _______ that was years ago and times have changed. _______ I live with my mother on a country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to _______ my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). _______ I needed to sleep in afternoons, I was limited in my _______. I decided that I would consider _______ to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was _______ when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of ________ to get started. And ________ you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can ________ use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my ________, he gave me a long, thoughtful ________. “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me ________ the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand ________ on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your ________ and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started. ”

I ________. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose ________ that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His ________ still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

【1】

A．loneliness

B．sadness

C．tiredness

D．sickness

【2】

A．set

B．enjoyed

C．kept

D．shared

【3】

A．Gladly

B．Eventually

C．Unfortunately

D．Surprisingly

【4】

A．Now

B．Then

C．Sometime

D．Meanwhile

【5】

A．add up to

B．make up for

C．get rid of

D．take advantage of

【6】

A．If

B．As

C．Though

D．Before

【7】

A．movement

B．condition

C．choices

D．positions

【8】

A．reaching out

B．living up

C．getting on

D．going back

【9】

A．recognized

B．interviewed

C．found

D．invited

【10】

A．money

B．time

C．energy

D．knowledge

【11】

A．thus

B．once

C．seldom

D．often

【12】

A．actually

B．hardly

C．nearly

D．formerly

【13】

A．job

B．family

C．idea

D．offer

【14】

A．face

B．view

C．look

D．sight

【15】

A．over

B．along

C．towards

D．through

【16】

A．unhappily

B．lovingly

C．pitifully

D．gratefully

【17】

A．pick

B．turn

C．role

D．step

【18】

A．had to cry

B．ought to cry

C．should have cried

D．could have cried

【19】

A．more

B．the ones

C．few

D．the rest

【20】

A．courage

B．devotion

C．kindness

D．trust

32、   There was snow last night, followed by a freezing rain. It _________ everything with a thin layer of ice，including the highways，creating a _________ situation.

Going to the store to buy some goods, I had _________ in crossing the highway because of the ice. After I struggled to cross it, a woman came up in her car, _________ across the crosswalk, through the other lane, almost going into the ditch (沟). She was unable to do anything, with her eyes wide open in _________ and brakes locked. After she got control of her car, she slowly _________. So then watching her away, I thought that it was a _________ corner.

I got in touch with the businesses around and asked if I could fill the corner. Finally, I got _________. And then I found a bucket, filled it with sand and put the sand on that corner. This took me eight buckets, and _________ I got this comer sanded. People __________ their horns (喇叭) as they drove by to show honor to me. An officer thanked me and the paving company where I got the sand thanked me, too. A woman driver __________ over to give me a bottle of fruit juice, and another gave me a chocolate bar.

I wasn’t __________ anything, so I appreciated these. As one of the snow angels here in my community, I __________ a chance of cleaning up sidewalks for elders and those in wheelchairs last year because of a __________ shoulder injury. So this time I intended to make up for it, __________ with one good shoulder. It was __________, though. After I finished sanding this busy comer, __________ as it was，the sun came and started to __________. Someone drove by and told me that at the moment the sun was shining only in one __________. Yet this ray of sunlight was only shining where I was, coincidence? And strangely the ice started to __________ quickly.

【1】A.ruined B.covered C.protected D.stopped

【2】A.familiar B.different C.dangerous D.tight

【3】A.luck B.interest C.fun D.difficulty

【4】A.sliding B.walking C.struggling D.flying

【5】A.vain B.alarm C.amazement D.relief

【6】A.got off B.woke up C.drove off D.gave up

【7】A.blind B.threatening C.quiet D.distant

【8】A.permission B.confidence C.praise D.encouragement

【9】A.purposely B.nearly C.eventually D.actually

【10】A.kept B.played C.showed D.sounded

【11】A.stayed B.rushed C.pulled D.turned

【12】A.expecting B.deserving C.changing D.suffering

【13】A.seized B.preferred C.regretted D.missed

【14】A.serious B.slight C.bodily D.personal

【15】A.never B.even C.still D.ever

【16】A.interesting B.promising C.tiring D.worrying

【17】A.sunny B.dark C.cold D.mild

【18】A.hide B.rise C.fade D.shine

【19】A.place B.moment C.way D.city

【20】A.increase B.melt C.move D.block

33、   My friend Annette and I decided to go to Livermore to attend a regional Science Fiction Writer's Conference. We were taking a mini vacation together and couldn't have been more _________ .The weather forecast was _________ high winds and rain, so we arrived early as planned. We even had good _______ to be able to get our room before the standard afternoon check-in.

But the wind and rain made staying in the only _______ after we arrived. As lunchtime approached, we _________ burgers by a phone app. The food-delivery app _________ a forty-five-minute _________ time. Forty-five minutes came and went, then an hour, and then another hour. We had to cancel the _________.

The hotel manager _______ a restaurant that had great hamburgers. However, getting there by taxi, we ____________ it was closed due to the bad weather. And our driver had already left by the time we read the "closed' ____________ We stood outside the building on that miserable day, trying to decide what to do next. Of course, the____________  was easy : Just order another taxi.

I began ____________ in my purse for my phone, but it wasn't there J Soon, I realized I had ____________it in the taxi. The driver was long gone, and so was my ______________, which was only a week old! I don't know ____________ it never occurred to us to call my cell phone to see if the driver had found it!

After eating in another fast-food restaurant quickly, our second driver pulled into the parking lot of the hotel. What I saw next __________ me. Could it be? It was true. The first and the same ____________ By contacting my mother, he found me and my hotel. It was a miracle （奇迹），an absolute miracle.

Finding that phone in an unfamiliar place was ____________ I couldn't believe such __________ existed in Livermore. Now we can't wait to pay it forward!

【1】A.worried B.interested C.excited D.moved

【2】A.guessing B.predicting C.imagining D.intending

【3】A.luck B.welfare C.connection D.support

【4】A.dream B.freedom C.approach D.option

【5】A.gave away B.decided on C.carried on D.put away

【6】A.promised B.determined C.concerned D.devoted

【7】A.transportation B.journey C.wait D.queue

【8】A.bill B.attention C.invitation D.order

【9】A.suggested B.named C.explored D.admitted

【10】A.recognized B.discovered C.observed D.argued

【11】A.permit B.sigh C.sign D.bargain

【12】A.reason B.belief C.question D.solution

【13】A.fixing B.digging C.burying D.thinking

【14】A.left B.forgot C.regretted D.thrown

【15】A.license B.purse C.phone D.ticket

【16】A.how B.where C.when D.why

【17】A.amazed B.spotted C.combined D.beat

【18】A.reminder B.manager C.driver D.receiver

【19】A.strange B.unbelievable C.modern D.artificial

【20】A.admiration B.consideration C.reward D.kindness

34、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.

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

Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?

Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.

In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.

When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.

Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.

Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.

That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.

And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.

But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.

Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.

Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.

In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.

36、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.

37、I have a muscle disease but I don't look any different from other people. Sometimes, I was too weak【1】 go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an【2】(absent), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.

My life is a lot easier at high school because few fellow students make me【3】(annoy). My ambition is to work for a firm【4】develops computer software when I grow up. Last year I invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around【5】(feel) sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends. I spend a lot of time looking after my pets【6】(proper) but I find it worthwhile.

In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more【7】 (independence). I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If【8】(have) a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun【9】them, and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live【10】rich and full a life as you do.

38、假如你是李华，你本来约好和你的朋友 Jack 一起去参观周日的智博会，但你因故不能参加。请给他写一封信，内容如下：

1. 表示歉意并说明原因；

2.表达歉意并说明理由。

3.询问什么时候方便，再另约时间。

注意：

1. 词数 100 左右；

2.参考词汇：智博会 Smart Expo

39、假定你是校学生会主席李华，你校近期要举办“美丽家乡”国画展，你的外教老师Henry曾学习过中国国画，请你发邮件邀请他参加此次画展，内容包括：

1. 开办国画展的目的和意义；

2. 画展开办的时间、地点；

3. 表达期待。

注意： 1. 词数80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 Henry，

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

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。

Henry once worked in a middle school in a remote area. He loved to teach the teenagers. He worked to understand what his students were thinking and feeling in order to meet their needs. When a student was struggling, he would work harder to show the child that he or she was capable and cared for. He would try everything in order to help every student achieve success in and out of the classroom. But he would never discover that the impact his small act of kindness had on one student after he left the profession to join the navy,

Henry was teaching science then, there was one girl who sat at the front of the class and was filled with typical middle school pain and anxiety. Her name was Mary. She was a newcomer then. She wasn't accepted by the classmates that soon. She was quiet and kept to herself and always writing a journal during lessons. Henry was looking for a chance to give her a hand but had realized this task was tough.

That class Henry decided to look over her shoulder and see what she was writing. On a small piece of paper he saw the painful words “I am not good enough. I'm ugly. I’m stupid. No one likes me. I hate myself.” The girl was absorbed in her loneliness and sadness and didn't realize she was overseers.

This task was more challenging because he had never seen a young girl was so disappointed and sad. Great teachers knew that putting extra effort, a kind heart and soul into caring for his students made all the difference. Without thinking, Henry snatched (一把抓起) the notebook from her and started writing in it “You're great, you're beautiful, you're intelligent, you're loved”. The opposite of everything she wrote, then handed it back. He smiled at her with encouragement saying nothing.

Mary was surprised at her teacher's behavior. But when she read the words he wrote, tears welled down her face.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右。

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Several weeks later, Henry had to left the school to join the navy.

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Several years later, when Henry was walking, a woman asked him whether he remembered her.

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41、假定你是李华。近一个世纪以来，中国故宫在今年元宵节首次在夜间对公众开放，六千张免费门票在网上几分钟内抢购一空。你的外国朋友Jessica很好奇，来信想了解相关情况。请给他回信主要介绍以下内容。

(1)故宫是中国著名的景点之一，中国古代皇帝居住在这里长达五个世纪。

(2)对公众的开放时间通常是上午9:00-下午5:00。按传统，在晚间谢绝任何人入内。

(3)为了庆祝元宵节，宫墙上挂满红色的灯笼，还有京剧表演，灯光秀等。

注意事项:

(1) 字数100字左右 (2) 适当增加情节，使行文流畅

(3) 生词:故宫 The Forbidden City 元宵节 The Spring Lantern Festival   抢购 snap up

Dear Jessica,

I am more than thrilled to receiver your letter,

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I am looking forward to your visit.

Yours faithfully,

Li Hua