白山2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、---Is this the first time you ______Beijing.

---No. But the first time I ______ here, the city wasn’t so beautiful.

A. visited; have come B. visited; came

C. have visited; have come D. have visited; came

2、She was so sad because she failed in the math test. Let’s ______ her _______.

A. leave … behind B. leave … alone

C. leave … aside D. leave … out

3、--- Excuse me, but I do need your advice on my project.

--- Sorry, I have only had time to ____ your report.

A. look around B. go through

C. get over D. dip into

4、（2014﹒北京）Some people believe ___________ has happened before or is happening now will repeat itself in the future.

A．whatever

B．whenever

C．whereever

D．however

5、She ________ to clean out the spare room last week, but it was much too occupied at that time.

A. had intended B. was intended C. intended D. was intending

6、If John goes to the concert, so _____ his wife.

A.does B.did C.would D.will

7、___ regular exercise is very important, it’s never a good idea to exercise too close to bedtime.

A. It   B. As C. Although   D. Unless

8、Rare________it is in men, there are cases of men developing breast cancer.

A.when B.since C.while D.as

9、More subway lines ______ to make travelling easy in Beijing in the coming years.

A. will build   B. will be built

C. build    D. are built

10、His studies on literature are very varied, ________ from Chinese literature to western literature.

A.ranges B.containing C.ranging D.covering

11、A new house ________ at the corner of the road and will be completed next month.

A. is building   B. been built

C. is being built D. be building

12、Every time I look at the old photos, I am ________ back to my early childhood.

A. translated B. transferred

C. transported D. transformed

13、No matter where he is, he makes ________ a rule to go out for a walk before breakfast.

A．him    B．this   C．that    D．it

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

A. expectations   B. reputations

C. contributions D. celebrations

15、To join the club, you have to ________ buy a minimum of six books a year.

A.undertake B.vote C.postpone D.evolve

16、The twins named Tom and Jerry look so much alike that it is difficult to ________.

A．tell Tom and Jerry from

B．tell from Tom and Jerry

C．tell from Tom and Jerry apart

D．tell Tom from Jerry

17、There was a lot of fun at yesterday’s party. You _____ have come, but why didn’t you?

A.must B.shouldn’t C.needn’t D.ought to

18、It is difficult for one to _______ the manners of another world when he doesn’t know what they are.

A. see to B. tend to

C. amount to D. subscribe to

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

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

20、___ theory must be closely connected with practice is a basic rule we should always keep in mind.

A.Why B.What C.That D.How

21、-Who can I tum to for help in face of difficulty，Mom？

--My darling，if not___________，anybody else？

A.me B.I C.mine D.myself

22、We should do what we can ______ people’s hard work pays off.

A. be sure B. being sure

C. making sure     D. to make sure

23、After he retired from office, Rogers painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

A．took up

B．saved up

C．kept up

D．drew up

24、Not until________removed his shoes did he enter one of the low-ceiling rooms of the Japanese house.

A.he B.did he C.he had D.had he

25、_______ with heavy loads of school work ______ he became an easy target of the flu.

A. So tired was the student; that B. So tired the student was; that

C. Tired as the student was; which D. The student was so tired; which

26、   People spend about a third of their life sleeping and cannot survive without it. But while scientists have long understood the importance of getting enough sleep, the key part played by light exposure can sometimes be overlooked (忽视). The reason why light is so important is that it sets our body clock, through specialized light sensors within the eye. Our eye detects the light and dark cycle within our environment and adjusts the body clock so that the inner and outer day coincide (相符). This is so powerful that people who have eye damage can find their body clock is thrown off, leading to sleep problems.

Without any access to light, the human body clock appears to change, adding about half an hour on to its 24-hour cycle for each day of darkness. Jet lag (飞行时差反应) is the most obvious example of the effect light can have. Exposure to light in the new time zone helps reset our body clock to local time, telling us the right time to sleep.

In 1800, most people across the world worked outside and were exposed to the change from day to night. Today, many of us miss out on the natural environment as we mostly work inside. We have become a light-deprived (光照不足的) species, and this has far-reaching consequences for the quality of our sleep, and consequently our well-being. The proper amount varies from person to person, but we do know that our bodies need exposure to very bright light that most indoor lighting does not provide. One notable side effect is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a form of depression thought to affect 2-8% of Europeans, which is linked to lack of sunlight exposure.

Research in this area could help people make informed choices. Simply by reducing light exposure before going to bed, and trying to get as much morning light as possible, they could improve their sleep and well-being.

【1】What does the underlined part “it” in the first paragraph refer to?

A.The sensor. B.Sleep.

C.Light. D.The eye.

【2】Why is jet lag mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A.To show people in different time zones have different sleep patterns.

B.To advise frequent fliers to get plenty of sun to avoid discomfort.

C.To prove irregular light and dark cycles affect our body clock.

D.To explain why our body clock has a 24-hour cycle.

【3】What can we learn about SAD from the text?

A.It comes along with cold temperatures. B.It results from a lack of natural light.

C.It affects people living on islands. D.It happens mainly in summer.

【4】What is the main idea of the text?

A.Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy.

B.Natural light is the key to a good night’s sleep.

C.Our body clock is linked to the mood disorder.

D.Life is really hard for nightbirds.

27、   A few things to consider before booking a flight

With fuel costs rising and airlines finding more fees to impose on travelers every day, airfare isn’t getting any cheaper. Since you can’t drive to all your dream destinations, flying is the only way to go sometimes and, undeniably, the fastest. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to find the most affordable fares and also avoid paying as many extra charges as possible when you plan ahead.

Getting the best fare

Airlines put out their fare sales on Tuesday morning, making this day the best day to book a flight for less.

Fly during the least popular times

Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday are the slowest days to fly, which means cheaper deals than the rest of the week. You can also find reduced rates on early morning flights, since many people don’t like to get up before the sun to get to the airport. Earlier boarding times can also considerably cut down your chances of getting bumped(取消已预定的飞机座位)on an overbooked flight or delayed because of other delayed flights or mechanical issues.

Choose your seat later

Some airlines charge you to pick your seat when you book online, adding even more to the bottom line of your ticket cost. If you show up early on your travel day, you can still get suitable seats. Some of the best seats get held back until flight day, unless others are willing to pay extra for them ahead of time, so you still have the chance at one of those.

Fly on holidays

You already know that summer is the most expensive time to fly, and even though most other times are more affordable, the days surrounding holidays can be crazy. Save big if you’re willing to travel on major holidays, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Don’t wait until the last-minute to book

Many travelers don’t know that there’s a sweet spot for booking and getting the best price on your tickets. Book too early or too late and you could end up paying more than you need to. The best time to book is between three months and six weeks from when you want to travel.

Avoiding extra fees

Airlines will charge for just about anything these days. Some have even toyed around with charging customers for using the restroom. All those extra fees can certainly add up, but there’s no reason to pay them if you don’t have to. Here are some tips to keep money in your wallet once you get to the airport.

Avoid the upgrade it's not necessary

Sometimes upgrades are free, but mostly you will be charged for seeking a last-minute bump to first class, and the cost can be large.

Fly carry-on only

Baggage fees vary wildly, but almost all airlines charge them and charge big. Why pay for your clothes to fly with you? If everyone in your travel party checks a bag, your bill can be astronomical before you ever even get to your destination. It’s easy to reduce the amount of stuff you pack: Make sure all your clothing coordinates, so you can take less and still make more outfit combinations, take only two pair of shoes, plan to do a bit of laundry on your trip and bring only travel-sized toiletries.

Pack your own snacks

Unless you’re flying internationally, it’s rare your flight comes with a free meal. Snacks on the plane are not cheap and almost never healthy. Don’t rely on what’s on the small menu and instead tuck some of your own snacks – granola bars, homemade muffins, fruit and trail mix all make fantastic travel foods – into your bag and eat a lot better, and cheaper, than other passengers.

Do you have a tried and true method of getting the best deal on your flights? Let us know.

【1】To save money, which one should NOT be the choice?

A. Early morning flights

B. Early boarding times

C. The flights on Saturday

D. The flights on Summer holiday

【2】According to the passage, which one is right?

A. If you show up early on your travel day, you can get the best seats.

B. You can save big if you’re willing to travel on Christmas eve.

C. You will be charged for seeking the upgrades, and the cost can be high.

D. If you’re flying internationally, your flight will come with a free meal.

【3】According to the passage, you can do the things except _____ to avoid extra fees.

A. use the restroom

B. eat your own snacks heartily

C. fly with carry-on

D. give up the upgrade

28、Directions：Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

A team of engineers at Harvard University has been inspired by Nature to create the first robotic fly. The mechanical fly has become a platform for a series of new high-tech integrated systems. 【1】 Its mini wings allow it to stay in the air and perform controlled flight tasks.

“It’s extremely important for us to think about this as a whole system and not just the sum of a bunch of individual components,” said Robert Wood, the Harvard engineering professor who has been working on the robotic fly project for over a decade. 【2】 “The added difficulty with a project like this is that actually none of those components are off the shelf and so we have to develop them all on our own,” he said.

They engineered a series of systems to start and drive the robotic fly. “The seemingly simple system which just moves the wings has a number of inter-dependencies on the individual components, each of which individually has to perform well, but then has to be matched well to everything it’s connected to,” said Wood. The flight device was built into a set of power, computation, sensing and control systems.

While this first robotic flyer is linked to a small, off-board power source, the goal is eventually to equip it with a built-in power source, 【3】 “Basically it should be able to take off, land and fly around,” he said.

Wood says the design offers a new way to study flight mechanics and control at insect-scale. 【4】 “You can start thinking about using them to answer open scientific questions, you know, to study biology in ways that would be difficult with the animals, but using these robots instead,”

A. Yet, the power, sensing and computation technologies on board could have much broader applications.

B. A few years ago, his team got the go-ahead to start piecing together the components.

C. There used to be few ways like this to study how insects fly.

D. There are a lot of technologies and open interesting scientific questions that are really what drives humans on a day-to-day basis.

E. Thus, it might some day perform data-gathering work at rescue sites, in farmers’ fields or on the battlefield.

F. Designed to do what a fly does naturally, the tiny machine is the size of a fat housefly.

29、   Some of the best museums across China are putting their exhibitions online in VR format for free. While stuck at home due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, why not take a detailed online tour at museums that you would not otherwise have time for?

The Palace Museum

The Palace Museum is known as the Forbidden City. Although the museum is now closed due to the current epidemic prevention, it's possible for visitors to take a virtual tour of parts of the museum without actually setting foot on the majestic grounds.

Visitors can browse all the buildings of the Palace Museums. More than 400,000 imperial artifacts have been digitized online, which can definitely help you gain knowledge and immerse yourself in a cultural atmosphere.

The websites:  https://pano.dpm.org.cn/gugong_app_pc/index.html

https://www.dpm.org.cn/shuziduobaoge/html

Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Museum is a large and famous museum, which collects over 120,000 precious artistic relics from more than 5,000 years ago to the Qing Dynasty. The marvelous bronze, ceramics, paintings and calligraphies offer a visual feast for the eyes, and also provide a good chance for people to learn the profound Chinese history and culture.

If you are into ancient Chinese arts and crafts, then the online Shanghai Museum is definitely worth your time.

The website: https://www.shanghaimuseum.net/treasure/show/show

Mogao Caves

The Mogao Caves, also known as Thousand Buddha Grottoes, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located near Dunhuang in northwest China's Gansu Province.

Now visitors can directly browse dozens of classic caves and appreciate the murals(壁画) by cave rooms through the “Digital Dunhuang”, the website of the Mogao Caves. The development of “Digital Dunhuang” not only shocks visitors in a visual sense but also “moves” the Mogan Grottoes outside.

The website:  https://www.e-dunhuang.com/index.html

【1】The people interested in ancient Chinese arts and crafts should visit ________.

A.https://www.e-dunhuang.com/index.html

B.https://www.dpm.org.cn/shuziduobaoge/html

C.https://pano.dpm.org.cn/gugong_app_pc/index.html

D.https://www.shanghaimuseum.net/treasure/show/show

【2】What can the visitors see through “Digital Dunhuang”?

A.Precious imperial artifacts.

B.Classic caves and the murals.

C.Ancient people living in the caves.

D.All the artistic relics of Dunhuang.

【3】What is the purpose of writing the passage?

A.To guide what to do at home.

B.To recommend an online tour.

C.To support the sickness prevention.

D.To invite visitors to real scenic spots.

30、Trent Johnson just celebrated his graduation from medical school in Ohio with a ceremony at his parents' home in Florida.

He________a couple weeks before his actual ceremony that the college was canceling it on account of the deadly coronavirus. He was absolutely_________ .

His friends________him to create a website so that all of his family flying into Columbus originally still could celebrate _______. They made the living room look as special as possible given the ________ of the ceremony. There's nothing that could have substituted that special _______ .

His twitter where the video immediately went _______ has almost half a million views. He was on the news and was _______ in the New York Times.

“I remember seeing my face on the newspaper and thinking wow I not only became a doctor, but I motivated people all over the world to _______ their dreams. That was truly a( n) _______ moment”.

Johnson was brought up in an underdeveloped area where people would have _______socioeconomic class and it was the type of the community that he wanted to________ . Now as a ________ at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, he _______ has an opportunity to do that.

As Johnson settles into his new surroundings, he will continue to spread his message of hope and _______ .

【1】

A．recognized

B．learned

C．anticipated

D．recalled

【2】

A．sorrowful

B．pitiful

C．awkward

D．guilty

【3】

A．permitted

B．begged

C．appointed

D．helped

【4】

A．consistently

B．virtually

C．casually

D．formally

【5】

A．standard

B．origin

C．popularity

D．atmosphere

【6】

A．memory

B．option

C．moment

D．design

【7】

A．viral

B．mad

C．wild

D．blank

【8】

A．evaluated

B．featured

C．engaged

D．promoted

【9】

A．change

B．start

C．sacrifice

D．follow

【10】

A．scary

B．awful

C．incredible

D．specific

【11】

A．low

B．powerful

C．rare

D．noble

【12】

A．heal

B．escape

C．reform

D．serve

【13】

A．pioneer

B．chemist

C．physician

D．professor

【14】

A．seldom

B．just

C．still

D．yet

【15】

A．admiration

B．innovation

C．cooperation

D．inspiration

31、   Jerry is the guy you can’t help loving. He was always in a good mood and always had something _________ to say. He was a natural _________. If someone was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling him how to _________ the bright side of the situation.

Seeing that really made me _________, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, “I don’t get it! You _________ be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?”

Jerry replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, ‘Jerry, you have two _________ today. You can choose to be merry or sad. I choose to be merry. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to _________ or to learn from it. I choose to learn from it.’” “Yeah, right, but it’s not that easy,” I _________. “Yes, it is,” Jerry said. “Life is all about choices. The bottom line: It’s your choice _________ you live life.”

Several years later, I heard that Jerry was attacked and shot by two __________ robbers. Luckily, he was found quickly and __________ to the hospital. After timely surgery and intensive care, Jerry recovered. I saw him six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he __________ and showed me the scars.

I wondered what __________ his mind at that time. He replied, “__________ I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or to die. I chose to live.” “Weren’t you scared? Did you lose __________?” I asked.

Jerry continued, “The medical staff __________ me into the emergency room and from the expressions on their faces, I read, ‘He’s a __________ man’. I knew I needed to take action. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘I am choosing to live. __________ me as if I am alive, not dead.’”

Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing __________. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, __________, is everything.

【1】A.funny B.positive C.strange D.interesting

【2】A.motivator B.leader C.lecturer D.teacher

【3】A.listen to B.take up C.stick with D.look on

【4】A.nervous B.curious C.astonished D.upset

【5】A.shouldn’t B.won’t C.can’t D.mustn’t

【6】A.rights B.chances C.moods D.choices

【7】A.complain B.accept C.doubt D.argue

【8】A.agreed B.protested C.emphasized D.joked

【9】A.why B.where C.how D.whether

【10】A.professional B.armed C.rough D.adventurous

【11】A.moved B.rushed C.led D.carried

【12】A.smiled B.sighed C.relaxed D.froze

【13】A.went on B.went away C.went through D.went over

【14】A.Until B.Once C.Since D.As

【15】A.consciousness B.mind C.temper D.face

【16】A.brought B.drove C.allowed D.wheeled

【17】A.brave B.poor C.dead D.strong

【18】A.Talk to B.Operate on C.Remind D.Trust

【19】A.strength B.attitude C.story D.words

【20】A.above all B.at all C.in all D.after all

32、   In 1984, I, a passionate student, was beading for the university with the dream of sitting on a Supreme Count bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a passionate _______ and one with quite a different tale to tell.

My grandma, a(n)_______ woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she_______ cancer. I made the choice to _______ from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to _______.

Then I got married with another _______: building my family with a combination of adopted and _______ children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then _______ son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.

You can imagine how _______ occupied I became, raising four boys on my own. Our home was a complete zoo—joyous zoo. Not surprising. I never did ____________ it back to college full-time. ____________ I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant ____________ as few as one class each semester.

The hardest part was feeling ____________about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There ____________ were times when I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set a(n)____________ for them to follow through the rest of their lives.

In 2006, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my ____________ degree!

I am not special, just singe-minded. It always ____________me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the ____________ it looks huge, but when you're in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in our life on one day. It's a ____________ Remember: little steps ____________big dreams.

【1】A. dreamer B. graduate C. mother D. lawyer

【2】A. humorous B. attractive C. intelligent D. amazing

【3】A. delivered B. possessed C. developed D. produced

【4】A. withdraw B. escape C. drop D. free

【5】A. cancel B. reach C. wait D. start

【6】A. ambition B. deal C. dream D. conclusion

【7】A. ecological B. psychological C. physical D. biological

【8】A. accompanied B. followed C. involved D. engaged

【9】A. fully B. mostly C. hardly D. busily

【10】A. return B. give C. make D. get:

【11】A. Or B. So C. Though D. But

【12】A. changing B. taking C. shifting D. setting

【13】A. concerned B. guilty C. determined D. angry

【14】A. with certainty B. by coincidence C. at random D. in case

【15】A. goal B. motivation C. example D. image

【16】A. graduate B. doctor C. master D. bachelor

【17】A. dawns B. strikes C. occurs D. sticks

【18】A. upside B. middle C. outside D. inside

【19】A. process B. life C. choice D. destiny

【20】A. turn to B. add to C. build up D. add up to

33、Summer is nature’s gift to us. What you do with your summer_______. It’s one of the seasons that offer time for _______and outdoor activities under the sun. When younger and in school, we couldn’t wait for summer to _______. This meant we had the _______ to play, run and laugh outside with friends. But we don’t have to be kids to _______ the summer fun;we must_______ this season and enjoy the pleasure outdoors _______ or in the company of our loved ones and friends.

This summer, my wife and I are _______ to finding ways to make our summer count. We _______ a list of the things we want to do. Some days we________ to do nothing but sit in the park and let the sounds of nature ________ our hearts. While other days, we plan to enjoy the great happiness outdoors with those we love and________being with. As someone once wrote:“The people in your life should be a source of________ stress, not causing it.”

Last weekend we decided to visit our son in Michigan who we missed ________. Chatting with him in person filled our hearts with great ________. Recently, we attended a dance fundraiser（募捐活动）with our daughter and her husband on New York’s Hudson River. We listened to music and danced; we had a________ time together. Our weekends are filled with ________ activities with friends and family, and we couldn’t be happier.

Enjoying summer doesn’t have to be ________ or complicated; it’s about ________ activities, places and people that bring joy to our heart. Summer is nature’s gift to us;let us ________ and enjoy it.

【1】

A．cares

B．matters

C．troubles

D．works

【2】

A．relaxation

B．congratulation

C．reception

D．application

【3】

A．end

B．begin

C．play

D．stop

【4】

A．ability

B．skill

C．freedom

D．independence

【5】

A．take part in

B．take care of

C．give up

D．give away

【6】

A．mind

B．accept

C．employ

D．value

【7】

A．together

B．abroad

C．alone

D．early

【8】

A．addicted

B．admitted

C．used

D．devoted

【9】

A．provide

B．create

C．spoil

D．earn

【10】

A．plan

B．offer

C．agree

D．manage

【11】

A．choose

B．notice

C．comfort

D．search

【12】

A．avoid

B．mind

C．hate

D．enjoy

【13】

A．sharing

B．reducing

C．attracting

D．reminding

【14】

A．regularly

B．routinely

C．vividly

D．dearly

【15】

A．happiness

B．honor

C．wealth

D．success

【16】

A．sensitive

B．generous

C．wonderful

D．powerful

【17】

A．enjoyable

B．accessible

C．favorable

D．possible

【18】

A．competitive

B．expensive

C．tiring

D．rough

【19】

A．organizing

B．controlling

C．finding

D．supporting

【20】

A．break down

B．make up

C．turn up

D．go out

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

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

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

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

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

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

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、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.

Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?

Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.

The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.

The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.

In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.

So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?

According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.

But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.

Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”

37、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Everyone has their own unique fingerprint; 【1】 makes fingerprints an ideal way to unlock smartphones. However, this may be 【2】 (safe) than we think.

Scientists at New York University and Michigan State University in the US have developed a set of fake fingerprints. They say that the prints 【3】 unlock any fingerprint-enabled smartphone up to 65 percent of the time.

The artificial fingerprints 【4】 (create) by using many common features found in human prints. They work 【5】 taking advantage of the way smartphone scanners check a fingerprint.

The fingerprint scanners   【6】 (use) in smartphones are so small that they only read parts of fingerprints. So they have to take many scans of your finger or thumb (拇指) 【7】 they work properly. Smartphones also let users save several finger and thumbprints. Since a print only has to match one of the saved images 【8】 (unlock) the phone, the scanner is more likely to make mistakes.

Although the scientists have only tested their findings in computer simulations (模拟), 【9】 (worry) about the safety of using fingerprints are reasonable .They warn that the technology used to create artificial fingerprints is improving   【10】 (extreme) fast.

38、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文

It was late, about 10:15 p.m., when Janice Esposito arrived at the Bellport, New York, train station, jumped into her minivan and began the 20-minute drive home to her husband and seven-year-old son. She’s just returned from visiting her mother and had traveled the route so many times, she practically drove on autopilot: a left onto Station Road, then a left on Montauk Highway, and then ----wham! Out of nowhere on that awful night of October 10, 2017, a car hit Esposito's minivan, forcing her backward some 100 feet onto the railroad tracks. She sat in the minivan, injured but mostly just stunned(吓晕) by the impact and by the vehicle's airbags.

As it happened, Pete Dipinto was getting for bed. He'd just closed his book and was ready to sleep when he heard the loud noise of metal on metal and broken glass coming from not far outside his bedroom window. A volunteer firefighter and retired teacher, DiPinto, 64, never stopped to think. He grabbed a flashlight and, still in his pajamas(睡衣), ran out of the door. 'Any firefighter would have done what I did,' he said. 'We're always on duty.'

The first car he came upon, 2000 feet from his front yard, was the one that had hit Esposito. Once DiPinto concluded the driver was OK, he looked around and spotted Esposito's minivan straddling(横跨) the railroad tracks. And then he heard a shocking sound: the bells signaling an oncoming train.

'I see the headlight of the train. ' he said. DiPinto ran to Esposito's minivan and banged on the driver's side window. She just looked at him, her eyes unfocused. 'I don't know where I am,' she said. She seemed unhurt.

注意:

1、所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2、 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4、续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

'Honey, you're on the railroad tracks, and we have to get you off right now! ' DiPinto shouted.

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Paragraph 2:

Esposito was rushed to the nearest hospital and DiPinto kept her company until her family came.

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39、假定你是校学生会主席李华。学生会将在下个月学校举办的英语戏剧节上表演根据经典动画电影《大闹天宫》改编的短剧 。给外教 Heidi 写封电子邮件请她给予以下支持：

1. 修改所附英文剧本初稿；

2. 确认见面时间和地点。

注意：词数 100 左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：《大闹天宫》Havoc in Heaven；剧本 script

Dear Heidi,

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Yours,

Li Hua

40、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Picture this: After saving up your money, you finally have enough to buy that toy, game, or piece of clothing you've been dreaming of. You go to the store and find the item. But at the counter, you see a sign: "Hello! We've gone cashless(不用现金)."

Situations like this may become common if more stores and restaurants stop accepting cash as a payment. Instead, customers must pay with a credit card, or by smartphone app. Many business owners believe that getting rid of cash has benefited the way their business run. Staff members don't have to worry about having enough money to make change or about delivering bills and coins to the bank.

But a growing number of people think that cashless stores are unfair. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, more than 8 million households in the US don't have bank accounts. Also, many people, including kids, don't meet the requirements for a credit card. "A cashless economy(经济)is not an inclusive(包容广阔的)economy," Tazra Mitchell told National Public Radio. She's a policy director at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute. In her opinion, cashless stores are "essentially discriminating (歧视)against people". Plus, people who do have credit cards might prefer paying with cash. "Cash is still very popular with consumers," Nick Bourke said. He's a director at the Pew Charitable Trusts' consumer finance project. "It's used by almost eight in ten adults in the US every month. That's more than any other payment type."

Lawmakers in several places have taken steps to ban cashless stores. A handful of major cities including New York City and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have already passed laws to solve the issue. In San Francisco, California, a law banning cashless stores was passed in May. It says most stores in the city must allow customers to pay with cash. Cerek REmski helped write the San Francisco law. He works for the city. "It's really about equity(公平)," Remski said. "It's about understanding that not everyone has equal access to things."

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41、假如你是某国际学校的学生李华，你校学生会准备举行一次“读书月（Reading Month）”活动。请你根据下面的提示，用英语写一则书面通知，并号召大家积极参与。

1.目的：丰富校园生活，开阔视野，提高阅读水平；

2.内容：每人至少读三本书，并写一篇读后感（impressions of after-reading）,于6月30日前交给学生会；

3.时间：6月1日至6月30日

注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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