衡水2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

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

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

2、Only when he told me________what trouble he was in.

A．did I realize B．I realized

C．do I realize   D．I realize

3、To avoid on how to use the word, you’d better refer to a dictionary.

A．to get confused   B． getting confused

C．to get confusing D． getting confusing

4、He told me the news this morning ______ his father had come back.

A.which B.that C.Both A and B D.when

5、Climbing the mountain is a good way to keep fit.____,walking is helpful for your health.

A.Correctly B.Immediately C.Similarly D.Generally

6、It was not until ___ that ____ taking and began to prepare for class.

A. did the teacher turn up; the students stopped

B. the teacher turned up; the students stopped

C. did the teacher turn up; did the students stop

D. the teacher turned up; did the students stop

7、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

8、Nowadays, Chinese acupuncture has become popular round the world, ______ have other traditional Chinese medicines.

A.so B.as C.which D.like

9、The fog was so heavy that I couldn't___________ the words on the board in the distance.

A.pick out B.lay out C.make out D.carry out

10、His election campaigns were infamous for their cruelty — he often made sure that those who did not vote for him would never vote again — but the ________ of his involvement has never been clear.

A．vision

B．vulnerability

C．depth

D．misconception

11、It turned out that she won the first prize in the petition, which was beyond her   .

A. expectations   B. reputations

C. contributions D. celebrations

12、You’ll recognize me when you get out of the station. I______ jeans and a white T-shirt.

A．will be wearing

B．had worn

C．was wearing

D．have worn

13、In the book, the author describes how Iran has long sought an   with America.

A.acceleration B.accomplishment

C.accumulation D.accommodation

14、Some of the material presented may not be ______ to you or your circumstances.

A. parallel B. similar

C. relevant D. optional

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

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

16、1 wish I could do something _______ the kindness I have received from him.

A.in search of B.in preparation for

C.in spite of D.in return for

17、Cassie got himself into an embarrassing situation ______ none of the publishers would touch her and publish her new works.

A. that B. when C. as D. where

18、_________, I’ve never seen anyone who’s as capable as Kate.

A. As long as I have travelled B. Now that I have travelled so much

C. As I have travelled much D. Much as I have travelled

19、Lucy has a great sense of humor and always keeps her colleagues with her stories.

A. amused     B. amusing

C. to amuse D. to be amused

20、He was completely ______ his book and did not hear me call.

A.absorbed in B.attracted to C.committed to D.dealt with

21、There were lots of places of interest _______ in our city.

A．needs repairing

B．needing repaired

C．needed repairing

D．needing to be repaired

22、 to a university in the UK, international students must display a strong ability in spoken and written English.

A．Admitted

B．To be admitted

C．Being admitted

D．Having been admitted

23、I think that Han Meimei in Class 9 ________ her sister in appearance but not in character.

A. looks B. compares

C. resembles D. equals

24、—What about the meeting?

—The two sides were unable to reach an agreement，______，they lost the chance of working together.

A.In all B.In other words C.On the contrary D.After all

25、A series of accidents caused by school buses will ______the pressure on the government.

A. come to B. turn to C. add to D. get to

26、We look ahead to London’s art and exhibition openings and select the must ─ see shows.

Double science

It’s a big month for the Science Museum, with a new gallery and an exhibition opening. The Science City gallery tells the story of London between 1550 and 1800 when major scientific breakthroughs were happening across the city──from Newton’s laws of physics to the birth of microscopes allowing us to see the tiny creatures that live among us. If that isn’t enough, there’s also an exhibition on how art and science have worked closely together over the centuries and continue to do so today.

Science City 1550──1800: The Linbury Gallery at the Science Museum. Opens 12 September──13 October, free.

The Art of Innovation: From Enlightenment to Dark Matter at the Science Museum. 25 September──26 January, free but ticketed.

Are you worried yet?

We all suffer from anxiety. Artists look into this through artworks that bring to light their own anxieties or how people living with anxiety manage. The exhibition also covers what anxiety would look like if it could be visualised in light or sound──something we imagine to be impossible.

On Edge: Living in an Age of Anxiety at Science Gallery. 19 September──19 January, free.

Climbing the walls

No artist has made a bigger career out of placing sculptures of human figures all over the place. Antony Gormley, the artist behind the Angel of the North and sculptures standing all over London, takes over the Royal Academy of Arts with a blockbusting(轰动一时的) exhibition. This is the hot art ticket in town.

Antony Gormley at Royal Academy of Arts. 21 October──3 December, £18──22.

【1】What is on show in the Science City gallery?

A．Some of the greatest physicists.

B．The stories of the London development.

C．The prediction of the future science.

D．Some of the great achievements in history.

【2】Which exhibition allows visitors to know about a negative mood in a new way?

A．The Art of Innovation.

B．On Edge.

C．Royal Academy of Arts.

D．Science City 1550 ─ 1800.

【3】When can visitors see these four exhibitions altogether?

A．In January.

B．In September.

C．In October.

D．In December.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

D.Stories for children are easy to remember.

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

A.presenting research findings B.setting down general rules

C.making a comparison D.using examples

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

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

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

28、Time to load up some popular games: new research indicates pigs possess the mental capability to play video games. The study, published in Frontiers in Psychology, tested the ability of four pigs (Hamlet, Omelette, Ebony and Ivory) to play a simple joystick (操纵杆) game with their noses, moving a cursor (光标) to four targets on the screen. Although the animals didn’t demonstrate the skills to win a round any time, they did show an understanding of some elementary games. Performing well not by chance, the pigs appeared to recognize the movement of the cursor was controlled by the joystick. The fact that they did so well despite a lack of flexible fingers is “extraordinary”, according to the researchers.

“It is no small achievement for an animal to grasp the concept that the behaviour they are performing is having an effect elsewhere. That pigs can do this to any degree should give us pause as to what else they are capable of learning and how such learning may impact them, “said Purdue University’s Dr Candace Croney, the study’s lead author.

Researchers also noted that while the pigs could be taught to play the game using food as positive motivation, they also responded well to social interaction. In fact, when the game was made more challenging and the pigs became unwilling to participate in it, “only oral encouragement by the experimenter” would see training continue.

These findings are the latest to highlight the intelligence of pigs. Not only have they been shown to use mirrors to find hidden food, but studies have also demonstrated how pigs can be taught to “come” and “sit” after oral commands.

As with any sentient (有感觉力的) beings, how we interact with pigs and what we do to them impacts and matters to them. We therefore have a moral duty to understand how pigs acquire information, and what they are capable of learning and remembering, because it ultimately offers the potential for how they understand their interactions with us and their environments.

【1】What can be learned from Paragraph 1?

A．The pigs sometimes won the video games.

B．The pigs operated joysticks with their noses.

C．The pigs competed with each other in the games.

D．The pigs sometimes performed well accidentally.

【2】What does the underlined phrase “give us pause” refer to?

A．Stop us from advancing.

B．Affect us in learning.

C．Make us think seriously.

D．Force us to train pigs better.

【3】What made researchers believe pigs socially interacted well?

A．Their being inspired by human words.

B．Their being driven by food.

C．Their being willing to keep trying.

D．Their being motivated by challenges.

【4】Which of the following could be the best title?

A．Smart Pigs: Best Animal Players

B．Flexible Noses: Fun Games

C．Oral Commands: Pig Learners

D．Pig Players: Learning Potential

29、Tunnels are passageways that are built under the ground. They can also be made under a sea or a river. Some tunnels are dug through high mountains.

For hundreds of years，tunnels have been built all over the world. People use these tunnels to travel from one place to another. Some tunnels are used as waterlanes. Coal and gemstones are also brought from under the ground through long tunnels.

In the past，people dug tunnels using picks and shovels. Rocks and soil were loaded into one-wheel barrows and then onto horses and carts. This work was very tiring.

Today，engineers do a lot of planning before they start to build a tunnel. They use computers to check the level of the water and the types of rock under the ground. When they are sure the area is safe，huge machines are used to dig out the soil.

These machines have an enormous cutting wheel at the front. The wheel slowly grinds（磨碎） through the rock and soil to make the tunnel. Soil that is not needed is carried away in large trucks. As the tunnel becomes longer，it is lined with huge pipes so the walls and roof do not callapse.

Long tunnels have powerful lights to help drivers see the road ahead. Water sprinklers（洒水装置）are fitted to help keep people safe if a fire breaks out in the tunnel.

In large cities，tunnels are built under very busy roads. ，People can drive through these tunnels. This makes it quicker to travel to different parts of the city.

Some trains have to wind slowly and carefully over steep mountain slopes. But，in places where there are tunnels，trains can travel quickly through the mountain to reach the other side.

【1】Why do people build the tunnels in big cities?

A．To explore the underground world.

B．To exhibit engineering skills.

C．To draw water from the underground.

D．To improve the means of transportation.

【2】How are the ways to build tunnels today different from the ancient ones?

A．People dig tunnels with heavy machinery instead of simple tools.

B．People don't need to deal with the soil from digging now.

C．To keep safe, computers will do everything for people.

D．People use huge pipes for all tunnels for safety reasons.

【3】What do the last two paragraphs serve as?

A．An introduction.

B．Supporting details.

C．A comparison.

D．A conclusion.

30、I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a _______ is my mother’s favorite.

I was only two when the _______ occurred. We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and _______ to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief _______ to dash across the lawn(草坪) — and hit a large maple tree! I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and landed on my backside. Mom _______ me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute. Then I _______ myself up and kept right on going.

Mom loves to use this story as an _______. It reminds her that children don’t enter life _______ to take risks or unwilling to _______ again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that toughness as I grew older. When I ________ my major life decisions, I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents’ home to look for a ________. Through years of ________, I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.

We are almost certain to get ________ at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens, don’t sit in the grass and ________. Just get up and keep on going. It will all be worth it ________.

【1】

A．trip

B．race

C．tree

D．driver

【2】

A．incident

B．change

C．illness

D．problem

【3】

A．feared

B．refused

C．forgot

D．turned

【4】

A．delay

B．absence

C．freedom

D．rest

【5】

A．promised.

B．encouraged

C．allowed

D．expected

【6】

A．woke

B．picked

C．warmed

D．gave

【7】

A．answer

B．example

C．excuse

D．order

【8】

A．afraid

B．ashamed

C．able

D．anxious

【9】

A．ask

B．share

C．learn

D．try

【10】

A．regretted

B．reviewed

C．made

D．explained

【11】

A．job

B．friend

C．fortune

D．house

【12】

A．memories

B．efforts

C．research

D．experience

【13】

A．mixed up

B．fed up

C．knocked down

D．settled down

【14】

A．play

B．relax

C．dream

D．cry

【15】

A．all at once

B．in the end

C．in either case

D．as a result

31、   Last summer vacation, I was invited to be an instructor at a high school ____ camp. On the first day, I ____ a boy under the tree. He was small and seemed ____. I walked toward him and said, “Come and join us, Tom?” He quietly replied, “No, that’s really not my ____.”

The next day I found myself leading camp songs. The campers eagerly ____. Again I saw the boy from under the tree, sitting alone. From that day on, I spent time with him ____ I could.

___ I knew it, it was the final night of camp. ____ , I saw him, who was now a shirtless dancing wonder. I watched as he shared meaningful time with people at whom he couldn’t even ____ just days earlier.

Three months passed, I got a late-night phone call. A soft-spoken ____ voice asked politely, “Is Kevin there?”

“You are talking to him. Who’s this?”

“This is Tom’s mother. Do you remember him from leadership camp?” A long pause followed. “My Tommy was walking home from school yesterday when a car hit him.” she continued.

___, I offered my condolences(慰问).

“Tommy ____ you so many times. I wanted you to know that he went back to school this fall with ____. Thank you for making a difference.”

In that instant, I realized how ____ it is to give a bit of yourself every day. You may never know how much each ____ may mean to someone else.

【1】A.singing B.leadership C.drama D.teamwork

【2】A.watched B.recognized C.spotted D.met

【3】A.shy B.excited C.frightened D.sad

【4】A.career B.business C.choice D.thing

【5】A.followed B.participated C.attended D.replied

【6】A.whatever B.however C.wherever D.whenever

【7】A.As B.Before C.Since D.Until

【8】A.Fortunately B.Exactly C.Suddenly D.Absolutely

【9】A.speak B.laugh C.introduce D.look

【10】A.unfamiliar B.weak C.uncertain D.unhappy

【11】A.Shocked B.Depressed C.Confused D.Inspired

【12】A.discussed B.commented C.mentioned D.criticized

【13】A.knowledge B.satisfaction C.confidence D.pride

【14】A.easy B.disappointing C.challenging D.useless

【15】A.camp B.gesture C.word D.instructor

32、Dancing brings me the best of my life.

For several months, I kept learning skills just for a _________. It sounds _________, I know. I had to prepare everything as well as I could in order to get the best result and try to avoid bringing _________ on myself.

I started to learn Latin dance three months ago at my school’s dance sport club. The _________ idea was just to help me to exercise, but the activity gradually became one of my _________.

When I was asked if I would like to compete with dancers from other local schools at the upcoming Orange Blossom Ball (舞会), I _________ immediately. I didn’t believe a (n) _________ could take part in a dancing competition. But then a second thought _________ me. I would not dance to compete, but to _________ what it felt like to dance with people watching me. I also thought it would encourage me to __________ more. __________, I put my name down on the sign-up table for rumba (伦巴).

The competition began on a sunny Saturday morning. After watching several rounds, I finally understood the __________ of the game: since there were many groups of __________ in the competition, the judge randomly (随机) __________ groups to dance. The best would go into the next round.

When we were called, we got on the floor with the other couples and got into __________, ready for our round. When the music __________, I, too nervous, hesitated to start and had to eye my __________ for help. He quickly understood and __________ to help me count the steps. I slowly calmed down and began to focused on dance __________ like the walk, the spin (旋转) and the turn, my brain __________ and I forgot about everything else. Thanks to him, we finished the dance smoothly. We came fourth in the competition.

【1】A. school B. club C. competition D. life

【2】A. reasonable B. crazy C. fantastic D. good

【3】A. shame B. success C. homework D. extra work

【4】A. fixed B. central C. bright D. initial

【5】A. courses B. choices C. hobbies D. faiths

【6】A. hesitated B. refused C. accepted D. quitted

【7】A. amateur B. student C. beginner D. master

【8】A. hit B. considered C. scared D. troubled

【9】A. understand B. experience C. compete D. wonder

【10】A. attract B. win C. concentrate D. practice

【11】A. Eventually B. After all C. However D. Further more

【12】A. interest B. fun C. rules D. law

【13】A. coaches B. audience C. judges D. dancers

【14】A. called on B. put up C. gave out D. passed by

【15】A. touch B. trouble C. dance D. position

【16】A. sounded B. stopped C. lasted D. interrupted

【17】A. teacher B. partner C. classmate D. father

【18】A. sang B. shouted C. laughed D. whispered

【19】A. gestures B. party C. music D. exercise

【20】A. ached B. blanked C. cleared D. screamed

33、   When I was in my twenties, I travelled alone through the UK. In order to_______locations that the public transportation couldn't get to, I bought a(n)_______car, drove it around for three months and sold it before I returned to Australia. The car cost most of my money, so I lived mainly on _______during that trip, it being cheap and filling. In Ireland, my_______was stolen, and it was impossible to get another. So for the rest of the trip I_______out in my car, being too poor to afford bed-and-breakfasts.

One morning, I_______in my old Skoda under a twisted tree on a remote lane in the Irish countryside, with no more than a_______ house in sight. I had a terrible desire for a_______cup of tea and some hot water to make porridge with_______I would not have to eat the cold leftovers from the previous day. My thermos (暖瓶)，had gone cold overnight so I knocked on the door of the house. A woman opened it. Hot water? She________let me get away with just that! I was invited indoors, seated at the breakfast table with the________and given a delicious breakfast, as much as I could eat. I was________to eat something more than porridge! I________being friends with the whole family.

That was only one of many acts of ________ strangers showed me when I was travelling alone in foreign regions. One London businessman rushing to work, seeing me________offered to pull my ridiculously heavy suitcase________several flights of stairs in the underground, After he'd done so, with a smile and a wave, he________into the crowd.

Kindness gets________.The other day, I was able to point out a rare parking spot to a young man who had been driving around the railway car park, looking________desperate. His grateful smile was all the________I needed as I dashed off to catch my train.

【1】A.reach B.search C.arrive D.choose

【2】A.modern B.intelligent C.special D.ancient

【3】A.bread B.rice C.porridge D.vegetable

【4】A.wallet B.backpack C.mobile D.car

【5】A.camped B.worked C.watched D.looked

【6】A.appeared B.awoke C.slept D.explored

【7】A.deserted B.separate C.single D.shabby

【8】A.typical B.measuring C.necessary D.steaming

【9】A.now that B.so that C.even if D.in case

【10】A.wouldn’t B.shouldn’t C.needn’t D.couldn’t

【11】A.couple B.woman C.adult D.family

【12】A.amazed B.ashamed C.delighted D.frustrated

【13】A.gave up B.end up C.kept up D.turn up

【14】A.sadness B.kindness C.happiness D.forgiveness

【15】A.working B.travelling C.crying D.struggling

【16】A.up B.around C.forward D.away

【17】A.fade away B.threw away C.put away D.tore away

【18】A.turn down B.handed out C.passed on D.started with

【19】A.immediately B.constantly C.directly D.increasingly

【20】A.dream B.memory C.reward D.intention

34、课文填空

Yet, some people are【1】 They claim that surfing the Internet is a waste of time. They make the 【2】 that children spend too much time chatting and playing games instead of 【3】 on their school work. However, a recent survey conducted in the USA shows that 80 per cent of Internet users 【4】 it mostly to search for answers to questions. The second most common use of the Internet, for 79 per cent of Internet users, is to find out information about hobbies. These statistics prove that gathering information is the 【5】 use for the Internet.

35、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.

F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.

Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.

It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.

36、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.

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，是学校戏剧社团的负责人，准备组织一场相声汇演。请给你校外教Mr Smith写一封电子邮件，邀请他来观看。内容包括:

1. 相声的简要介绍；

2. 会演的时间和地点；

3. 期待回复。

注意:1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇:相声会演 crosstalk performance

Dear Mr Smith,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

39、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When I walked into the George Washington University Hospital with my therapy dog Willow on a late February evening, I had no idea that we were about to meet a young man, not even 25, fighting for his life in the ICU that night. Sam almost died when he was involved in an accident on his way home from work one day. He got numerous surgeries, among them two below knee amputations (截肢).

The ICU room was dark and cool when we entered. I could see Sam’s father sitting in a chair in a dark corner of the room, gazing down to the busy street below. He nodded hello, but did not speak. Sam’s mother was quickly pacing to and fro, trying to keep Sam comfortable and speaking encouraging words.

Sam was quiet. He was unaware at the time that he had lost his legs. But he just was not responding to the people in his room. Then something amazing happened; he saw Willow. I saw his hand slip from his lap to down below his bed rail and his fingers start to make a scratching motion. Willow ran right up to his bedside, expertly sliding her head right beneath his awaiting fingers.

I walked out of the ICU room completely overwhelmed with grief and a feeling of complete inadequacy in my ability to bring any kind of healing to this family. Just then I felt a strong grip on my forearm. I turned around and saw Sam’s mom.

“Will you come back tomorrow?” she asked.

I wanted to turn and run away, but I looked down at Willow, who had none of those feelings and whose eyes showed nothing but love and compassion, and before I knew it, the words “Yes, we will” had left my lips. I cried my whole drive home that night.

注意：1. 写作词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I did come with Willow the next day, and so did the day after the next.

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The night before Sam left hospital was a happy occasion for all us.

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40、假定你是李华，最近你校将举办以“榜样的力量”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请根据提示写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：

1. 活动的目的；

2. 榜样的故事；

3. 个人看法。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Good morning, everyone!

I’m Li Hua from Class 1, Senior 2. It’s my great honor to stand here to deliver my speech today.

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That’s all. Thanks for your listening.

41、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成篇完整的短文。

Life is a series of choices and we can't always foresee the consequences.

Hary Saleem, an obese man with too much money and power, faced a choice. Outside his office waited his personal doctor, bringing him vital news about the only medicine that could save his life. On the other side of the world, one of his engineers waited for his decision on an important matter of business.

His secretary asked whether she could bring the doctor in. The billionaire businessman made his decision. “No, let the fool wait” shouted Saleem, angrily. “Business comes first.” Despite the health problem caused by his huge weight, he was still obsessed with making money. He raised a fat finger, and one of his staff hurried to switch on a large television set.

The screen flashed to life, and Saleem's engineer appeared. The man talked by satellite directly to his master although they were thousands of miles apart. “I's all ready to blow, Mr. Saleem,” he said. “Just say the word.”

His engineer was standing above Pakan Valley in South America. A few months ago, it had been a rainforest. Then Saleem's men had come, cutting down all the valuable plants and forcing the villagers to move out. Across the bottom of the valley, a dam had been built. This would provide power for the factories that Saleem planned to build in that area. The factories would bring him vast profits.

He saw no reason to delay. He ordered the engineer to press the button. And then a cloud of dust rose up, followed shortly by a dull explosion. A large river changed its course and water flooded into the doomed Pakan Valley.

“Good, that's that. Now, get that doctor in here,” he commanded. The doctor came in with a worried look and started to examine his wealthy patient. “You are doing very well, Mr. Saleem,” he said finally. “The new medicine is saving your life. The only difficulty is getting more of it.”

注意：1.所续写的短文词数应为150左右：

2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为二段，每段的开头语已经为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1

“Can you get more? Money is no problem,” Saleem said.

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Paragraph 2

The doctor smile “Well, luckily for you, sir, this rare plan comes from the rainforest which you own.”

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