长治2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、If ________ in danger, please calm down and shout for help immediately.

A．trapped

B．trapping

C．having trapped

D．to be trapped

2、-Professor Liu，have you ever been to London？

-Yes. I___________ there for four years.

A.have studied B.studied C.will study D.had studied

3、 I used to drink a lot of tea but these days I________coffee.

A.prefer B.preferred C.have preferred D.am preferring

4、China has got a good_________ for fighting against Covid-19 with its careful and smooth organizaton.

A.reputation B.influence C.impression D.knowledge

5、— Would you like to give me some advice on what I talked about just now?

— Sorry. I _____ of something else.

A.am thinking B.has thought C.was thinking D.had thought

6、—Mary is not equal to the job, and neither is Mike.

— I can’t agree more. You know, Mike is ______ competent than Mary.

A. not more B. no more

C. no less D. not less

7、As there is less and less coal and oil, scientists are exploring new ways of making use of ______ energy, such as sunlight, wind and water for power and fuel.

A．primary

B．alternative

C．instant

D．unique

8、Drivers should be careful near schools in particular, ________ there are likely to be many children.

A.though B.but C.so D.because

9、﹣﹣English is becoming so important．

﹣﹣It's true．Many university classes are taught in English ______ the native language is not English．

A.as if B.what if

C.as long as D.even though

10、They overcame some difficulties and completed the work ahead of time, ________ was something we had not expected.

A.that B.which

C.it D.what

11、It was Tom as well as his friends that ________ for the serious accident.

A．was to be blamed

B．were to blame

C．was blaming

D．was to blame

12、Japanese groups sent assistance supplies to China, _____  with ancient Chinese poetic lines: "Fear not the want of armor, for mine is also yours to wear", _____ a touching message of empathy(共鸣) from a close neighbor.

A.attached; conveying B.being attached; conveying

C.attaching; conveyed D.to attach; conveyed

13、In this article, you need to back up general statements with _______ examples.

A.shabby B.spicy C.specific D.stubborn

14、He accidentally ________ he had quarreled with his wife and he hadn’t returned home for several weeks.

A.put forward B.made out C.came up D.let out

15、All parking signs have now been placed _________.

A. in practice B. in position

C. in danger D. in mind

16、Hardly the papers on the desk when the door burst open.

A.did he collect B.he collected

C.had he collected D.he had collected

17、_______ to smoking, he gradually developed lung cancer and died young.

A.Abandon B.Abandoning C.Abandoned D.To abandon

18、Daxing International Airport, also known as Beijing New Airport, is built close to the Beijing city center, and it is ________ only in 20 minutes.

A.available B.alternative C.acceptable D.accessible

19、Heat exhaustion is generally_____ by sweaty skin, tiredness, sickness, dizziness and sometimes fainting, resulting from an inadequate intake of water and the loss of fluids.

A.featured B.characterized C.distinct D.typical

20、He punished the children ____ their carelessness ____ making them pay for the damage.

A.by; for B.with；by C.for；by D.about；with

21、We must _____ a new teacher at once to the mountain school.

A.appreciate B.appoint C.arrange D.name

22、It seems that houses________ like mushrooms almost in the night during the housing boom. Which of the following is IMPROPER?

A.pop up B.spring up

C.shoot up D.stick up

23、Either side seems to have a(n) _________ position; there are still many uncertainties on this issue.

A．ambiguous

B．delicate

C．explicit

D．confidential

24、__________, your article is of greater value than his.

A.All things considered B.All things considering

C.All things are considered D.All things are considering

25、The young lady rushed into the room _____ she heard the noise.

A．right away

B．at once

C．immediately

D．at the moment

26、It’s the perfect time of year to curl up with a great new book—so be sure to add these climate must-reads to your list.

THE UNINHABITABLE EARTH: LIFE AFTER WARMING

By David Wallace-Wells

The author speaks out on the challenges facing our planet. But he’s also an optimist, one well-aware that the right action today can avoid disaster tomorrow.

AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER

By Al Gore

A lot of people have heard his message about the climate crisis. But just as important is the message that people around the world can do something about it.

The book is a comprehensive how -to guide full of concrete, actionable ways you can join the movement for solutions and help turn the tide.

THE SIXTH EXTINCTION: AN UNNATURAL HISTORY

By Elizabeth Kolbert

Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg called out world leaders for their inaction, saying, “People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of a mass extinction.”

Elizabeth Kolbert might say, “Exactly." As she details, the Earth has seen five landmark events in the distant past that wiped out most plant and animal life. But today, we’re witnessing a new phenomenon known to scientists as the “sixth extinction." Unlike the previous five, this one is not a natural event. It’s human-made. And it' s happening right now.

THE OVERSTORY

By Richard Powers

While the books listed above are all works of nonfiction, climate is showing up more and more as a major theme in contemporary fiction. A work of imagination wandering across centuries and continents, it tells the story of nine main characters, all existing at different periods of time, which are not men or women at all, but trees.

【1】Which author offered measures to deal with climate change?

A．Elizabeth Kolbert.

B．Al Gore.

C．David Wallace-Wells.

D．Richard Powers.

【2】According to Elizabeth Kolbert, why is the sixth extinction different from previous ones?

A．It is largely due to human activities.

B．It wipes out all the plant and animal life.

C．It is mainly caused by the natural factors.

D．It is the result of the world leaders’ inaction.

【3】What is special about The Overstory?

A．It discusses natural history.

B．It centers on climate crisis.

C．It features fictional characters.

D．It is a collection of nonfiction.

27、   As people age, the body changes in all sorts of predictable ways. Brains can slow. Wounds take longer to recover. And sleep patterns (模式) shift, too. This can come as news to many, says Michael V. Vitiello, a psychologist at the University of Washington who is expert in sleep in aging.

The most noticeable—and often most annoying—changes are how sleep and wake-up times change and sleep gets lighter, often beginning in middle age. Gone are weekend sleep to 11 a.m. and the ability to sleep through a noisy garbage truck down the block. Older drivers take longer to fall asleep, and they wake up more often. They tend to stay in the deepest stages of sleep for less time than younger adults.

Studies have found that poor sleep can create a particular threat to older adults—Falls, depression and anxiety, problems with memory, and increased suicide (自杀) risk are among the effects of sleep issues in this population group that researchers have found. But scientists are still unsure why those risk connections exist.

What is clear is the connection between good sleep and psychological well-being in older adults. A 2010 study showed us that connection when it came to sleep quality, but sleep quantity didn't show the same effects.

Experts say this may be the key to understanding sleep as you age. If you're sleeping less, but don't feel negative effects out of bed, the changes you notice may just be normal age-related. If you experience a sudden change in your sleep, or poor sleep is affecting your daily life, changing your personality, or your bedmate says you stop breathing when you snore, that could be a sign of something more serious and it's worth visiting your doctor.

【1】What is one of the changes in sleep patterns with aging?

A.People tend to wake up later. B.People sleep more at weekends.

C.People take longer to fall asleep. D.People stay longer in deep sleep.

【2】What will probably happen if the elderly have poor sleep?

A.They may threaten others. B.They may become anxious.

C.They may have better memory. D.They may be unaware of their risks.

【3】What does the 2010 study imply?

A.Both sleep quality and quantity matter with aging.

B.Sleep quantity is the key to older people's mental health.

C.Sleeping well is good for older people's psychological health.

D.The relationship between quality and quantity is not yet clear.

【4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Bedtime pattern changes as people age.

B.Poor sleep is more dangerous for older adults.

C.Bedtime pattern changes are not a sign of trouble.

D.People's body changes in different ways with aging.

28、WHAT are scientists? They are often described as gray-haired white-coated dull scholars.

But the world has changed. Young scientists are making their voices heard and releasing their powers on the world stage.

This is also true in China. Rising stars include new materials expert Gong Yongji, university professor Liu Mingzhen, and biologist Wang Ruixue. At the age of 28 in 2018, Wan Ruixue received the 2018 Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists. This is a global prize to reward outstanding scientists at an early stage of their careers.

She focuses mainly on biomedicine(生物医学)and artificial intelligence(人工智能). "Both are cutting-edge(前沿)technologies at an early stage of development," she said.

"So, I think they have great potential to be developed. I think in the study of cutting-edge technologies, China and other leading countries in the world are standing on the same starting line. And in the study of structural biology, China is likely to become the leader."

She felt it was her fate to become a biologist. "I grew interested in the natural world, when I was very young," she said. In 2009, she entered Sun Yat-sen University.

In her third year at the university, she realized that she wanted to do something related to biomedicine. So she emailed China's top biologist Shi Yigong, hoping to join his lab at Tsinghua University.

Shi recognized her talent and welcomed her. Years of efforts at the lab have paid off. Her research on the high-definition 3D structure of spliceosome led to a scientific breakthrough.

Unlike-many of other young scientists who choose to pursue further study abroad, Wan currently has no plan to go overseas.

"The whole ecosystem for scientific research is continually improving in China," she said, adding the country has great science facilities.

【1】What does the underlined word "releasing" in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Giving out.

B．Getting over.

C．Finding out.

D．Taking over.

【2】What does Wan Ruixue feel about the study of cutting-edge technologies in China?

A．Anxious.

B．Confident.

C．Disappointed.

D．Satisfied.

【3】What can we learn about Wang Ruixue's journey of becoming a biologist?

A．Her teacher led her into the field.

B．She finds it's easier than she thought.

C．Her contribution has been recognized.

D．She thinks it's boring but worth trying.

【4】Which can be the best title of the text?

A．China's Breakthrough in Science

B．Rising Young Scientists in China

C．Wan Ruixue: A Successful Young Scientist

D．New Image of Chinese Scientists

29、   Vaping can be just as damaging to your health as smoking. But the minute you kick the habit, you’ll feel a difference.

Vaping is the use of electronic cigarettes — e-cigarettes. Vaping became mainstream in the United States in the late 2000s. When e-cigarettes first hit the market, people believed they were a safer choice to tobacco cigarettes. We now know, however, that vaping, like smoking cigarettes can be quite damaging to your health and equally addictive.

Kids and teenagers are especially attracted to vaping, thanks to attractive flavors. Vape use in high school students rose by 900 percent between 2011 and 2015. Quitting vaping can be difficult, just like trying to stop smoking. There are some immediate, though often temporary, negative effects. The positive ones soon outpace the negative, however.

In as little as 20 minutes, your heart rate returns to normal, your blood pressure drops, and your circulation starts to normalize. Your breathing may improve, too. Daily e-cigarette doubles a persons risk for a heart attack. If you quit, however, the risk begins to fall very quickly. Also, vaping, like cigarette smoking, can blunt your senses, reducing your ability to smell and taste. After just 48 hours without vaping, you may begin to notice your ability to taste and smell food has improved. Nicotine affects more than your brain: new research suggests nicotine can raise your blood sugar, too.

Smokers often have a troublesome cough or make a breathless sound when they breathe that many refer to as a smokers cough. Smoking even e-cigarettes can badly harm your lung health and make fighting off infections difficult. Quitting, however, will help your lungs recover. After one month, your lung capacity improves. There will come a day when the bad habit of vaping won’t have any lasting influence on your body and your health.

【1】What did Americans think of e-cigarettes?

A.They were cheaper. B.They were less harmful.

C.They were more fashionable. D.They were environment-friendly.

【2】What makes vaping popular among kids and teenagers?

A.Its colour. B.Its price. C.Its shape. D.Its taste.

【3】What does the underlined word “blunt” in paragraph 4 mean?

A.dull. B.sharp. C.improve. D.benefit.

【4】What does the author intend to do by writing the text?

A.Introduce the wide use of e-cigarettes. B.Point out how e-cigarettes harm the old.

C.Encourage people to refuse e-cigarettes. D.Compare e-cigarettes with traditional ones.

30、Once, a rich man drove his expensive car with full speed. Listening to the music _________, he didn't pay attention to the traffic sign. Suddenly a bad car accident happened to him. He was _________ with blood all over. With the help of passers-by, he was admitted to the best _________ of the town.

When he opened his eyes, he couldn't move his body even an inch. The doctor came to his bed and asked “How are you feeling, sir?” He shook his head with much _________. The doctor softly comforted him that he would certainly _________ but it would take time because of his _________ and several other diseases.

Few days later, he could _________ to speak. When the doctor visited him again, he became too _________ and said, “Doctor, please do something so that I can be _________ the hospital. I would __________ as much money as you want.”

“Sir, I am trying my best but __________ the recovering process is __________,” the doctor continued, “While driving, you are supposed to __________ the traffic regulations. That you are wealthy doesn’t __________ you could spend the money as you pleased. Your unhealthy eating habits have brought you some __________, which put you into trouble.”

When the man __________ his past deeds, he regretted for his own acts. He __________ that money could do nothing but supply some temporary __________. Wealth is nothing before health! He felt ashamed of his __________! “Thank you for your guidance, doctor! Please __________ my ignorance!”

【1】

A．regularly

B．attentively

C．confidently

D．obviously

【2】

A．delighted

B．unconcerned

C．unconscious

D．thrilled

【3】

A．restaurant

B．company

C．organization

D．hospital

【4】

A．difficulty

B．satisfaction

C．courage

D．relief

【5】

A．succeed

B．survive

C．recover

D．harvest

【6】

A．attitudes

B．injuries

C．models

D．disabilities

【7】

A．prepare

B．happen

C．continue

D．manage

【8】

A．powerful

B．discouraged

C．embarrassed

D．impatient

【9】

A．released from

B．accustomed to

C．satisfied with

D．addicted to

【10】

A．borrow

B．collect

C．spend

D．earn

【11】

A．eventually

B．unfortunately

C．undoubtedly

D．unnecessarily

【12】

A．slow

B．practical

C．different

D．normal

【13】

A．explain

B．consider

C．observe

D．repeat

【14】

A．demand

B．mean

C．guarantee

D．prove

【15】

A．diseases

B．surprises

C．disadvantages

D．fears

【16】

A．compared

B．shared

C．discussed

D．recalled

【17】

A．wondered

B．expected

C．realized

D．pretended

【18】

A．curiosity

B．pleasure

C．freedom

D．stress

【19】

A．appearance

B．dishonesty

C．anxiety

D．pride

【20】

A．forgive

B．reconsider

C．criticize

D．punish

31、My parents were so proud of me, especially of something I accomplished. This is one of my happiest memories and, sadly, also the _______ I have of my parents. They _______ in one evening when some drunken men crashed their car into them.

From then on, I was _______. I missed them greatly, but_______surprisingly well on my own. If they were alive, they would be most _______ of the moment I met my best friend, Eliza Jones. I'm also most proud of that _______

It was a June evening. I was seventeen years old and sitting on a tree branch, listening to the music the water created under the bridge. Just then I noticed a(n) _______ appear on the bridge. Suddenly it stopped on the top of the bridge and _______ to the river.

I _______ up and launched myself at the falling figure. I had never swum at this ________. I had to catch it; ________ I would never forgive myself. I swam faster and faster and ________ the figure. I laid the person on the riverbank and found it was a girl, about my age. She asked me why I tried to ________ her. I said I couldn't just watch someone didn't ________ her life. Then we talked and I found we both liked to read about fairies.

She told me she was a writer who wanted to travel around the world and write amazing fantasy novels. I was glad she had a target for the future. I said, 'Tomorrow morning the sun will rise, bringing with it the ________ of another start. ' And she promised she would continue living well. After that I had a fond memory of the bridge.

【1】

A．easiest

B．longest

C．deepest

D．last

【2】

A．died

B．escaped

C．returned

D．married

【3】

A．stubborn

B．nervous

C．unaccompanied

D．impatient

【4】

A．travelled

B．played

C．changed

D．managed

【5】

A．frightened

B．proud

C．aware

D．confident

【6】

A．moment

B．advice

C．achievement

D．dream

【7】

A．accident

B．poster

C．pattern

D．figure

【8】

A．referred

B．jumped

C．turned

D．pointed

【9】

A．turned

B．spoke

C．shot

D．woke

【10】

A．atmosphere

B．speed

C．length

D．chance

【11】

A．otherwise

B．instead

C．however

D．besides

【12】

A．created

B．discovered

C．grasped

D．abandoned

【13】

A．rescue

B．remember

C．support

D．suspect

【14】

A．review

B．treasure

C．check

D．choose

【15】

A．background

B．operation

C．appointment

D．promise

32、   A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s _______, she said she would go. This _______ be the first time that his classmates and teacher _______ his mother and he felt _______ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕) that _______ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to _______ why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were _______ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother _______ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and _______ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ________ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked ________,“How did you get the scar on your face?”The mother replied, “________ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was ________ afraid to go in because the fire was ________, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked ________ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She __________ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be ________, but to this day, I have never ________ what I did.”

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great ________ of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand ________ for the rest of the day.

【1】A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement

【2】A. would B. could C. should D. must

【3】A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met

【4】A. sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired

【5】A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded

【6】A. talk about B. think about C. care about D. hear about

【7】A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted

【8】A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of

【9】A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped

【10】A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning

【11】A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously

【12】A. Because B. When C. Since D. While

【13】A. so B. much C. quite D. too

【14】A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control

【15】A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless

【16】A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched

【17】A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening

【18】A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted

【19】A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride

【20】A. quietly B. slightly C. tightly D. suddenly

33、   The young seal couldn’t have been more than two days old, and yet he was all alone. Sometimes he would swim ____ ,but he always came back. At first we thought it was_____that he kept swimming back to us, until we noticed that he obviously had been _____and had nowhere else to go. We called him “Curious George”.

Without his mother’s milk, George appeared very _____with his eyes closed. I jumped into the water and swam up to him,______we could be close enough. My heart went out to George and I just hoped that he had the ________to interact (互动) with me. Suddenly he _____ his eyes and immediately he jumped up between my arms, putting his head against my chest. It was a(n) _____moment. But I knew that George wouldn’t _____without some help.

We __________the local conservation volunteers. They were _____that in the absence of his mother, he had developed a ______relationship with us. They promised they would bring him to an area with______people living there and keep an eye on him. Even though it hurt to see him  ________,we knew that he was in better hands.

The next day we ______the conservation volunteers and asked how George was doing. ______the volunteers informed us that he was too close to humans, we realized that was probably our _____! They decided to bring him to a small island wildlife reserve with a lot of seals in the area, where they could better _____him.

A week later, we called again, and were informed that George was______in the water swimming with other seals. George was______and back to his world. And he will always swim in my heart.

【1】A.aside B.around C.ahead D.away

【2】A.annoying B.satisfying C.amazing D.embarrassing

【3】A.hurt B.abandoned C.ignored D.avoided

【4】A.nervous B.sad C.slow D.weak

【5】A.so that B.now that C.as if D.even if

【6】A.energy B.ability C.time D.chance

【7】A.turned B.raised C.narrowed D.opened

【8】A.anxious B.magical C.quiet D.important

【9】A.survive B.grow C.go D.swim

【10】A.cared about B.worried about C.got in touch with D.got along well with

【11】A.confused B.terrified C.concerned D.amused

【12】A.healthy B.close C.serious D.lasting

【13】A.fool B.young C.enough D.few

【14】A.fight B.cry C.leave D.suffer

【15】A.visited B.called C.found D.invited

【16】A.When B.Before C.Unless D.Until

【17】A.choice B.duty C.excuse D.fault

【18】A.examine B.instruct C.observe D.control

【19】A.spotted B.treated C.protected D.followed

【20】A.quick B.different C.novel D.alive

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

AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.

From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?

The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.

Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.

Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?

For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.

Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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

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

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

38、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Chris发来邮件问你大学想学习什么专业。请你回复邮件，内容包括：

1.你选择的专业；2.陈述理由。

注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Chris,

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Yours,

Li Hua

39、假如你是李华，你收到英国笔友Max来信，说他对于马上进入高中最后一年感到焦虑和担忧。请你给他写一封回信。内容包括：

1. 表示理解和安慰；

2. 具体建议；

3. 表达期待。

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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40、《英语周报》针对一些学生在学习英语中存在的困难举行征文比赛。请根据所给提示写一篇短文，与大家分享一下你学习英语的方法。可适当发挥，不少于100个字数。

写作提示：

①众所周知，兴趣是最好的老师。因此，培养对英语的兴趣非常重要。

②记住尽可能多的单词和短语也是非常重要的。

③必须养成经常使用英语的好习惯。

④如果可能的话，与讲英语的当地人进行交流是非常好的。

⑤只有坚持以上几种方法，我们才能学习好英语。

My Ways of Learning English

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41、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

There is nothing unusual about a single language dying. Communities have come and gone throughout history, and with them their language. But what is happening today is extraordinary, judged by the early standards. According to the best estimates(估计), about half of the total 6,000 languages are going to die out in the next century. On average, there is a language dying out somewhere in the world every two weeks or so.

It is too late to do anything to help many languages, where the speakers are too few or too old, and where the community is too busy just trying to survive to care about their language. But many languages are not in such a serious position. Often, where languages are seriously endangered, there are things that can be done to give new life to them.

There are some famous cases showing what can be done — Welsh alone among the Celtic languages, is not only stopping its steady decline towards extinction(灭绝) but showing signs of real growth. Two Language Acts protect the status of Welsh, and its presence is increasingly in evidence wherever you travel in Wales. Maori in New Zealand has been maintained by a system of so-called "language nest", which provides children under five with a setting in which they are frequently exposed to the language. The hope is that the children will in turn become role models to a new generation of young children as they grow older. If good descriptions and materials are available, even extinct languages can be saved. Kaurna from South Australia, is an example. This language had been extinct for about a century, but had been quite well documented. So, when a strong movement grew for its revival(复活), it was possible to bring it back from death.

It is too soon to predict the future of these revived languages, but in some parts of the world they are attracting the very range of positive attitudes and grass roots support. In such unexpected but heart-warming ways we might see the grand total of languages slightly increased.

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