昌江2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、Not until he came back home ______ his schoolbag had been left on the school bus.

A. did he find B. he did find

C. he found D. found he

2、Rice doesn’t grow well ________ there is not enough water.

A.where B.in which C.on which D.so

3、The accident happened on such an evening with strong winds __________ by heavy rain.

A．appeared

B．happened

C．accompanied

D．mixed

4、That dinner was the most expensive meal we       .

A.would have B.have had C.had never had D.had ever had

5、Mary is always ready to do some ______ work at the local nursing house in her spare time.

A.responsible B.exhausting C.voluntary D.professional

6、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

7、Yesterday, the storm delayed us. ________ the storm we would have been here in time.

A．If it were not for

B．But for

C．Unless

D．But that

8、The music also expressed the rising ____ in the movie as the characters were preparing for battle.

A. setting B. export

C. tension D. staff

9、Next after coffee, Americans are ______ to drink cola drinks, such as Coke or Pepsi, or other soft drinks.

A.possible B.likely C.probable D.truly

10、I recommend ____ an English-Chinese dictionary, which will be of great help to your studies.

A．buying

B．to buy

C．being bought

D．to be bought

11、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

12、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

13、The streets were full of people on May Day _____________ the rainy weather.

A. in case of B. as a consequence of

C. on behalf of D. in spite of

14、James is afraid of ________by sharks.

A.attacking B.being attacked C.having attacked D.having been attacked

15、____ many interruptions, he continued to finish his homework.

A. In case of B. Despite of

C. Regardless of D. On account of

16、She looked in the direction of the window, but there was nothing in front _______ the deep darkness.

A.other than B.rather than C.or rather D.or else

17、________ to make his parents to live a better life, he went abroad, working to make more money.

A．Determined

B．Determining

C．To determine

D．Having determined

18、I can’t see my old grandparents _____alone in the country, so I will have them ______ with me in the city at present.

A.leave; stay B.left; stay C.leaving; to stay D.left; to stay

19、Several villages were________from the outside world,for all roads to those villages were destroyed.

A．cut up

B．cut out

C．cut off

D．cut through

20、Few pleasures can _____ that of a cool drink on a hot day .

A. equip B. elect

C. encounter D. equal

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

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

22、Michael had a serious fall in playing football and his under lip began to ______ up.

A. wind B. split

C. choke D. swell

23、Professor Smith is very kind. You can turn to him for help as long as he is_________.

A.active B.confused C.available D.busy

24、His remarks ________ me in my opinion that he was a very considerate boy.

A.concerned B.contacted

C.confirmed D.considered

25、I’m sorry, but I can’t go with you to the cinema because I have to ______ my sick brother.

A.refer to B.attend to C.lead to D.stick to

26、Educational APP Store

Duolingo

Duolingo is regarded as one of the best English language apps today, which is strongly recommended for English amateurs. The system of the app helps you learn English quickly by spending twenty minutes a day. Duolingo structures your lessons that teach you about seven new words based on a topic and skill points being awarded for completing the lessons.

Busuu

Busuu helps you learn English language on the go and the lesson’s quality is guaranteed as it is based on CEFR language framework. Lessons range from beginners to advanced learners. Busuu is actually a great English app if you want to improve your spoken English by talking with native speakers.

Memrise

Memrise uses some creative and easy ways to memorize English words. The focus of this app is to help the users expand their vocabulary by learning English words in an effective way. Memrise also offers an offline mode to continue learning without Internet connection.

Rosetta Stone

Rosetta Stone is designed differently from average language apps on the marketplace today. It’s trying to teach us English the way we’d learn it, as if we were children starting to learn the language. Furthermore, it has exercises designed to help you learn basic words. A variety of lessons are offered that Rosetta Stone has been using for years.

【1】Which app mentions the time for daily study?

A. Busuu.

B. Duolingo.

C. Memrise.

D. Rosetta Stone.

【2】Why is Memrise distinct from the others?

A. It will give learners quick progress.

B. It has many vocabulary lessons.

C. It is designed for English beginners.

D. It can be applied offline as well.

【3】The passage is written to ________.

A. inform readers of research results

B. encourage English beginners

C. recommend English-learning apps

D. introduce ways of learning

27、   Eating chips, chocolates and cakes may damage a child’s intelligence, according to researchers at Bristol University. Their study suggests a link between diet high in processed(加工的) food and a slightly lower IQ. Writing in the journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, they suggest poor nutrition may affect brain development.

The eating habits of 3,966 children taking part in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children were recorded at the ages of three, four, seven and eight and a half. The researchers said three types of diet appeared: processed diet which was high in fat, sugar and fast food, traditional diet of meat, potatoes and vegetables, and healthy diet of salads, fruit and fish. The children all took IQ tests when they were eight and a half.

The researchers found a link between IQ and diet, even after taking into consideration other factors such as the mother’s level of education and social class. Diet high in processed food at the age of three was linked to a slightly lower IQ at the age of eight and a half, suggesting early eating habits have a long-term influence. Dr Pauline Emmett, who carried out the study at Bristol University, said, “Brain development is much faster in early life, and it’s when it does most of its growing.”

Although the relationship between diet and IQ was very strong, the influence was quite small. Processed food was linked with IQs only a few points lower. Experts in the field said the results had shown common sense was right. Fiona Ford, spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association, said, “It’s well worth looking at the long-term influence of diet, for everyone’s familiar with the short term. The research agrees with the type of advice we already know, but that’s not always enough. Sometimes a society has to help a person change; we need to educate more young parents about healthy eating.”

【1】All the following can lead to a slightly lower IQ except ___________.

A.birthday cakes B.KFC food

C.chocolates D.fruit salad

【2】The longest period of the research on eating habits might reach ____________.

A.five years and a half B.two years and a half

C.four years and a half D.one year and a half

【3】Which of the following agrees with Fiona Ford’s opinion?

A.The British Dietetic Association has a duty to encourage young parents to adopt healthy diet.

B.The research has shown the short-term influence of diet.

C.The British Dietetic Association has predicted the results of the research.

D.Diet affects people’s intelligence greatly.

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Healthy food makes children grow rapidly.

B.Processed food reduces children’s intelligence.

C.Eating habits change children’s intelligence.

D.Proper diet makes children wise and healthy.

28、   Everyone judge the film through a different angle. If you a doctor, you may think:”That character would not have survived that fall.” If you’re a physicist : That’s not how black holes work.” And if you’re me, it’s more like: “What a dumb concept of future personal technology!”

It makes me crazy when sci-fi movie makers dream up stuff with no basis in science.Human teleporters(传送器)? Sorry, Star Trek. A bed that detects and cures cancer in seconds? No, Elysium.

On the other hand, some technologies in some movies are so practical that people invest them in the real world. Star Trek’s self opening doors are now a standard feature of grocery store entrances, and the driver less cars from Total Recall(and many other films )are already on American roads.

Lately it’s clear that Hollywood’s production designers have been putting serious thought into the tech we’ll someday crazy. Her , for example, is about a man who falls in love with his siri-like voice assistant. He talks to her through a single earbud(耳机），through which he gets a surprising amount done: processing e-mail, flipping through news stories, sending messages. When an image is essential to the communication, he flips open his phone, where the pictures appears.

The solution makes a lot of sense-----more than , for example, Google Glass, a now dis continued headband that place a miniature screen above your eyebrow. It’s not the technical ones but the social missteps(失策) that make the Glass’s plan fail. Glass’s camera frightened others and made you look like a monster.

You can see why people went nuts over the concept: imagine having all the power of a smart phone without actually needing a smart phone. We won’t see this in the real world, though. Even a projector, battery and processor could be squeezed into a thin band, there remains a lot of challenges. How would the projector attain sharp focus on an irregular , moving palm? How would it project on sunny day? How would it work on very light or very dark skin?

The robots in HBO’s westwood----so perfectly designed that we can’t tell the robots from humans----might be a little untrue. Yet the personal tech in that series makes a lot of sense: the characters carry cardboard-thin, trifold phones. When you need a quick check, you glance at it’s “cover”; when you need the bigger picture, you unfold it into a tablet.（平板）

Most of these shows, however, continue to get one thing wrong: obviously,in the future, our computers make little sounds as their text and images appear. Why do movie makers think that adding silly sound effects make their machines more realistic? In the real world, a room full of burbling screens makes us crazy.

Well, I suppose I should let that part go. They’re just movies, right? They’re not a description of the future----at least not yet.

【1】Which of the following best describe the technologies in the movies?

A.They are too unrealistic to become true.

B.They are making a lot of sense .

C.They are not favoured by viewers.

D.They are appearing mostly in scientific movies.

【2】What does the underlined word “went nuts over” in paragraph 6 most probably mean？

A.not interested in

B.be crazy about

C.be disappointed about

D.be worried about

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A.We will live in future where the film predict

B.The movies give a right description of our future.

C.The advanced technology contributes to the popularity of the films.

D.Some technology in films might be not welcome in the real world.

【4】What can we infer from paragraph 7?

A.The design of the robots are the same with human.

B.The tech applied in the movie are far from reality.

C.The phones created in the movie can be real in our life one day.

D.The film is well-received for its advanced technology.

【5】What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A.How well do movies predict our future?

B.The future of the science films。

C.The more technology, the better.

D.The imagination of future movies.

29、   Welcome to the Electronic Village to explore new ways of language teaching and learning.

【1】Nearpod can be used to ______.

A. help vocabulary learning B. teach listening on-line

C. offer grammar tests D. gain fluency in speaking

【2】If you want to improve your speaking skills, you can go to____________.

A. Room 501 B. Room 502

C. Room 601 D. Room 602

【3】Which of the following can assess your grammar learning?

A. Nearpod. B. Kahoot

C. TEO. D. Prezi.

【4】A teacher who wants to learn on-line teaching is expected to arrive by ______.

A. 9:00 am B. 10:30 am

C. 2:00 pm D. 3:30 pm

30、   I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough day on the job, a flat tire _______ him lose an hour of work, his electric saw (锯) _______ and now his ancient pickup truck refused to _______. While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. _______arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.

As we walked toward the front door, he paused _______ at a small tree, touching tips of the  _______ with his hands.

When opening the door, he _______ an amusing transformation. His brown face was covered with _______ and hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.

After leaving the _______ family, I passed the tree and my curiosity got the ________of me. I asked him, who ________ me to the car, “Before we went in, ________ did you stop by the tree earlier?”

“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, “I know I can’t help having ________ on the job and in my life, but those troubles don’t ________ in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for ________ . I can hang them up on the tree every night ________ I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I ________ for work.

“ ________ thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as ________ as I remember ________ up the night before.”

【1】A.caused B.forced C.made D.got

【2】A.quit B.deleted C.declined D.reduced

【3】A.ride B.increase C.perform D.start

【4】A.Before B.Upon C.Immediately D.Directly

【5】A.shortly B.briefly C.quietly D.straightly

【6】A.trucks B.leaves C.branches D.shoots

【7】A.went by B.went over C.went off D.went through

【8】A.smiles B.sorrow C.confidence D.doubts

【9】A.happy B.large C.complex D.modern

【10】A.worse B.better C.more D.less

【11】A.drove B.sent C.instructed D.walked

【12】A.how B.who C.why D.where

【13】A.matters B.troubles C.questions D.worries

【14】A.belong B.insert C.include D.provide

【15】A.instance B.ages C.purposes D.sure

【16】A.when B.since C.because D.if

【17】A.ask B.come C.leave D.look

【18】A.Frightful B.Funny C.Strange D.Accessible

【19】A.much B.few C.little D.many

【20】A.picking B.holding C.hanging D.giving

31、   In the past year I have lost two of the people I loved most．One was my little sister, and the other a best friend．I __ them．They are still in my heart, and there they’ll____．

___, when I moved to another city eight years ago, I didn’t get to see them as much as I wanted to．Something always seemed to get in my____—work, my dogs and, yes, the money to fly up for___ visits．

I was too______ to whisper in their ear what they meant to me and to thank them for the_______ they gave me．And this is something I___ ．But instead of beating myself up, I’d rather___ from this hardest of lessons．

I’ve decided to put those I love _______ everything from now on—to make keeping in ________ the very first to do  and to enjoy time with them while they are here．In fact, I have ______ I am going to take something _______ from   their loss and enjoy everything more ． Not to___ doing things I can do straight away ． To enjoy everything I own．Why? It’s as John Lennon said, “life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans”．

After the funerals ( 葬 礼 ) of my darlings, I watched as their_____ dealt with their possessions．It____ me of sorting out my mother’s things following her______, and the sadness that brought me． I’ve given up trying to “get  ahead” in life; now my very___ thing is myself and the people and things that make me happy．And I am going to  remind those I love that this is the case, not just in writing___ face to face and as often as I can．Because leaving  anything for later is taking the risk that later may never____．

【1】A. miss B. help C. visit D. find

【2】A. disappear B. forget C. remain D. die

【3】A. Luckily B. Sadly C. Hopefully D. Surprisingly

【4】A. heart B. face C. life D. way

【5】A. important B. ordinary C. regular D. formal

【6】A. late B. afraid C. brave D. careless

【7】A. money B. life C. joy D. time

【8】A. forgive B. regret C. enjoy D. admire

【9】A. suffer B. differ C. escape D. learn

【10】A. after B. before C. off D. into

【11】A. touch B. mind C. step D. progress

【12】A. agreed B. doubted C. decided D. pretended

【13】A. active B. positive C. new D. interesting

【14】A. put on B. put away C. put out D. put off

【15】A. families B. friends C. fans D. customers

【16】A. warned B. informed C. reminded D. cured

【17】A. birthday B. death C. party D. meeting

【18】A. hard B. poor C. first D. different

【19】A. also B. either C. neither D. but

【20】A. leave B. go C. stay D. arrive

32、    My friend, Audrey, was a wonderful talker. When another person told a story, she would take _______ of the first empty space by saying, “That_______  me of something that happened to me.” Then she would_______ to tell a longer, even more dramatic(戏剧性的) story about her experiences. She was always praised for her gift for _______, which made it hard for her to realize the gift of_______ could be even more important than the ability to speak skillfully.

She carried on with this_______, uncorrected, into adulthood. Then a turning point came during one of her dinner parties. A guest named Stanley was_______about his daughter’s disease._______ Stanley opened his mouth to answer, Audrey said, “I know exactly about it” and turned the_______ to her own experience with a similar health problem.

She had spoken for a minute or two when Stanley suddenly began__________. He offered a simple __________ to his hostess:“I’m sorry, Audrey. I didn’t mean to__________, but I just can’t listen now because I’m too__________ about my daughter.”

Of course, Stanley had no reason to apologize and Audrey __________ that. For the first time, she realized she was too insensitive. This__________ experience led her to do self﹣observation.

Audrey decided to__________ listening. When together with friends, she tried to only listen.When asked about herself, she answered__________, without detailed explanation. When speaking, she said with more__________. It just made her realize she was an ordinary person and that being  ordinary was not a(n) __________ thing. It was just about being herself.

Perhaps our courage to__________ our ordinariness is one of the keys to happiness in our valued relationship.

【1】A.control B.notice C.account D.care

【2】A.warns B.convinces C.reminds D.rids

【3】A.pretend B.continue C.agree D.promise

【4】A.memory B.art C.words D.manners

【5】A.listening B.responding C.arguing D.understanding

【6】A.advantage B.behavior C.misunderstanding D.posture

【7】A.told B.interviewed C.consulted D.asked

【8】A.If B.Because C.Before D.Until

【9】A.story B.conversation C.fact D.statement

【10】A.speaking B.greeting C.laughing D.yawning

【11】A.comment B.summary C.introduction D.apology

【12】A.turn up B.move off C.cut in D.settle down

【13】A.crazy B.concerned C.curious D.happy

【14】A.avoided B.ignored C.forgave D.recognized

【15】A.unpleasant B.boring C.worrying D.frightening

【16】A.admit B.keep C.practice D.risk

【17】A.carefully B.simply C.clearly D.sincerely

【18】A.patience B.confidence C.association D.consideration

【19】A.easy B.unfair C.normal D.terrible

【20】A.accept B.employ C.defend D.overcome

33、I’ve been farming sheep on a hillside for 54 years. I use a small tractor to get about. My dog Don always sits beside me in the passenger seat.

One morning I _______ a lost lamb when I was in the top field，near where a motorway cuts through my land. The lamb had become separated from its _______ , so I jumped out of the tractor to _______ it while Don stayed in his seat.

Lamb and mother _______ , I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me. This was so _______ because I had put the handbrake on when I jumped out. _______ Don had somehow made the _______move.

My heart froze in my chest as I _______ the tractor heading towards the _______ .I ran desperately but failed to __________. It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared. The __________ thing I saw was Don’s face, looking calmly back at me.

Heart in mouth, I __________ the fence and looked over. The tractor was __________against the crash barrier in the central reservation, having miraculously(奇迹般地) crossed the __________ road with fast-flowing traffic. I couldn’t see Don, but as I __________ the tractor he jumped out onto the road, apparently __________ , and dashed back to me.

The police __________ and the motorway ran normally again. I couldn't quite believe my __________ it turned out no one got badly hurt, but the outcome could have been __________ .Don was given a special __________ that night—I didn’t want him thinking I was angry with him.

【1】

A．dropped

B．spotted

C．carried

D．returned

【2】

A．kids

B．friends

C．owner

D．mother

【3】

A．ask about

B．play with

C．tend to

D．run into

【4】

A．freed

B．switched

C．reunited

D．examined

【5】

A．unexpected

B．dangerous

C．embarrassing

D．difficult

【6】

A．Fortunately

B．Generally

C．Immediately

D．Obviously

【7】

A．lamb

B．vehicle

C．seat

D．fence

【8】

A．saw

B．stopped

C．remembered

D．drove

【9】

A．crowd

B．motorway

C．field

D．hill

【10】

A．take off

B．catch up

C．hold back

D．get out

【11】

A．real

B．best

C．basic

D．last

【12】

A．fixed

B．noticed

C．reached

D．closed

【13】

A．resting

B．running

C．parking

D．turning

【14】

A．sleep

B．long

C．rough

D．busy

【15】

A．abandoned

B．approached

C．recognized

D．repaired

【16】

A．unclean

B．uncertain

C．unhurt

D．unhappy

【17】

A．arrived

B．replied

C．survived

D．waited

【18】

A．ability

B．dream

C．luck

D．idea

【19】

A．common

B．confusing

C．desirable

D．awful

【20】

A．meal

B．test

C．job

D．lesson

34、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.

35、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.

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.

Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.

All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.

Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.

While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and  had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.

Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.

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

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

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

B: Twice a week.

A: Can you go there without a t【3】?

B: No. That’s not allowed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

37、

Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?

Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.

This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.

So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?

With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.

Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.

38、假定你是李华，你校为了推广中华经典文学，计划举办一场唐诗英语翻译大赛，请你写信邀请对中国唐诗有一定研究和兴趣的交换生Peter一同参加此次比赛。内容包括：

1. 比赛举办的目的；

2. 比赛的时间和规则；

3. 你邀请的理由。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter,

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Yours

LiHua

39、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Leeches as Medical Treatment

Leeches are small wormlike creatures that live in water and suck the blood of animals and humans. In the past, though, leeches were commonly used in medicine. Then advances in science led to other kinds of treatments, and leeches disappeared from the sick room. Now, however, they are making a comeback.

The use of leeches in medicine goes back at least 2,500 years. Doctors used them to treat the sick in ancient Egypt, India, Persia, and Greece. It was believed in those days that taking blood from patients helped to bring their bodies back into balance. This belief and the practice of draining blood with leeches continued through the ages.

Another use of leeches has been investigated by a team of German doctors who study the ability of leeches to reduce pain. Their patients suffer from arthritis, a painful joint disease that often affects knees, shoulders, or fingers. When the German doctors put leeches on the arthritic knees of their patients, almost all of them felt immediate relief from the pain. Most of the patients continued to be pain-free for over a month and some for as long as six months.

Leeches have also proved indirectly useful in treating patients with heart and blood diseases. Since the 1880s, researchers have understood that certain chemicals in. leeches prevent blood from clotting or becoming hard. Many people with heart or blood problems live with a serious risk of the formation of blood clots, which can travel through the blood to the heart or brain and cause death. In the 1950s, a scientist identified the chemical in a leech that prevents clotting. Later studies led to experiments with the chemical and the development of a drug that thins the blood of patients who are at risk for blood clots.

Though doctors today do not view the use of leeches as the all-purpose treatment it once was, they now see that for certain problems, this ancient remedy may be valid after all.

40、Directions: Read the following passage and fill in the blanks to compete the summary. No more than seven words for each blank.

Sports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should be aware that your sport of choice might have great influence on the environment.

Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also tons of water. Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses in good condition. This causes major environmental effects. For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas.

There are many environment-friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You don’t need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes; and you don’t have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also keep you fit. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart and bones. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and have better weight control.

Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be “green gyms”. They are better replacements for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership. And best of all, it’s free.

The sport you choose may 【1】.Some sports are 【2】, like golf, which not only 【3】, but 【4】 as well, doing damage to environment; while others 【5】, like the power walking, which is 【6】. Thus 【7】 you choose to do, use 【8】.

41、假定你是李华，在伦敦一所学校交换学习。得知你所在学校将举办为期一周的中国文 化周活动，你给该活动负责人Chris写一封电子邮件询问有关事宜。内容包括：

1.活动时间；

2.活动内容；

3.表达参与意愿。

注意：1.词数100字左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Chris,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua