双河2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、Encourage your kids to try new things, but try not to _________them too hard.

A. push B. pull

C. pump D. put

2、Each application should be ______ by a stamped addressed envelope.

A.stored B.accompanied C.bought D.kept

3、_____ of the people here are immigrants and not accustomed to using the local _____.

A.Millions; equipments B.Million; equipment C.Millions; equipment D.Million; equipments

4、Here in our supermarket fruit is sold by ____ kilogram, that is, by _____ weight.

A. the; 不填 B. the; the C. 不填 D. 不填; 不填

5、The May Fourth Movement was launched in 1919 and its spirit ______ Chinese youth to make contributions to national rejuvenation ever since.

A. is motivating B. has been motivating

C. motivated D. was motivating

6、—You called me up about 11:00 last night, didn’t you?

—No, I didn’t phone you. It someone else.

A.must be B.must have been C.could be D.could have been

7、Water covers 71% of Earth’s surface yet only 2% of it is_____ as a source of fresh water.

A.invaluable B.accessible C.valuable D.reasonable

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

A.concerned B.contacted

C.confirmed D.considered

9、The young man ____________ be slow, but at least he doesn't make any mistakes.

A.may B.can C.must D.should

10、I'll call the restaurant and make a _______.

A.preservation B.reversion C.reservation D.reversal

11、As we know, _______ of beauty change across time and cultural groups.

A.structures B.status C.statistics D.standards

12、John invited about 40 people to his wedding, most of _______are family members.

A.who B.which C.whom D.what

13、You look so tired tonight. It is time you_______.

A. go to sleep B. went to sleep

C. go to bed D. went to bed

14、There are ten ______ men in wheelchairs listening to the stories.

A.disabled B.disability C.disable D.disabling

15、What really upset him was ____ to his ideal university.

A. his not admitting B. having not admitted

C. his not being admitted D. his being not admitted

16、_______ digital technology is bridging geographic distance, highly skilled workers are increasingly crowding into cities.

A．Where

B．As

C．While

D．When

17、As we all know, it was ______ that resulted in the terrible car accident.

A.because of her carelessness B.her being careless

C.why she was careless D.she was so careless

18、According to the driver’s explanation, it was not his carelessness but the bad road conditions that _________ for the accident.

A. was to blame  B. was to be blamed

C. were to be blamed   D. were to blame

19、All of a sudden, the thief walking behind a young and beautiful woman ______ her handbag, ______ into the crowd.

A. seized; rushed B. seizing; rushed

C. seized; rushing D. seizing; rushing

20、________ you have picked up, you must give it back to ________ it belongs to.

A. Whatever; whoever B. What; whoever

C. No matter what; no matter who D. Whatever; no matter who

21、Though it was midnight, she found her daughter sitting at the dest, completely ________ her homework.

A.absorbing in B.absorbed in C.absorbing into D.absorbed into

22、The thief_____ the papers all over the room while he was searching.

A．abandoned

B．disappeared

C．scattered

D．deserted

23、 —I find it astonishing that your deskmate ________ be so rude to you.

—Not astonishing at all. She is always rude to anyone else.

A．should    B．must  C．might  D．ought to

24、We were all surprised when he made it clear that he ____ office soon.

A. leaves B. would leave C. left D. had left

25、― Mr. Johnson, I’m really sorry _____ you waiting for a long time.

— I know you are very busy at the moment.

A.to have kept B.to be keeping C.to keep D.to have been kept

26、   Scientists can figure out a movie's emotional tone from the gasps(喘气) of its audience. These gases could point the way to a subtle(微妙的，精细的) form of human communication, a new study suggests.

"When you see a movie, you can hear the music and see the pictures. However, you don't realize here are chemical signals in the air. And they, too, could be affecting you, says Williams, who led the study. As an atmospheric chemist, he studies the chemical makeup of the air around us.

Williams started out measuring the air in a soccer stadium. He noticed that levels of carbon dioxide and other gases changed wildly whenever the crowd cheered. That got him wondering -- Could the gases people breathe out be influenced by emotions?

To find out, he went to the movies.

Williams and his coworkers measured air samples collected over six weeks in two movie theaters. Overall, 9,500 movie goers watched 16 films. They included a mix of comedy, romance, action and horror films. Among them were The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Carrie, and Walking with Dinosaurs. The researchers gave scenes from the movies such labels as “suspense(悬疑)”, "laughter" and "crying". Then they looked for hundreds of chemicals in the air that showed up as people were watching particular movie scenes.

And certain scenes had distinct chemical "fingerprints". Scenes that had people laughing or on the edge of their seats were especially distinctive. During screenings of The Hunger Games, levels of carbon dioxide and isoprene got to the highest at two suspenseful moments. Because isoprene is related to muscle movement, the researchers think tense movie moments likely led to its spikes(尖峰). Williams and his colleagues think the increase in carbon dioxide was due to the viewers' increased pulse and breathing rates.

Scientists need more data to make stronger links between human emotions and what's in their breath. But Williams can see potential practical uses. Companies, for instance, could quickly measure the air during tests to see how people feel about new products. He pictures future studies recording other body variables(变数) as well. These might include heart rate and body temperature, for instance. "It's something to find out."

【1】What was Williams's purpose of the research?

A. To know more about the makeup of the air.

B. To find out how the air changes in a crowded stadium.

C. To study how greatly the movies influence people's emotion.

D. To see whether people's emotion affects the air they breathe out.

【2】What do we know about the experiment?

A. Each participant watched about 16 films.

B. The movies were a mixture of comedy and romance.

C. The film scenes were labeled with three main features.

D. The samples were taken in two theaters over six weeks.

【3】In which situation are people most emotional?

A. Romantic moments. B. Exciting situations.

C. Suspenseful situations. D. Horrible moments.

【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Human emotions are strongly related to the chemicals humans breathe out.

B. People's temperature will be measured when they' re watching movies.

C. Williams thinks more measures should be taken for practical uses.

D. Companies will spend much money testing their new product.

27、What is the secret of happiness? A new study finds that happiness comes from exercise. People who exercise actively bring themselves happiness equal to earning an extra $ 25,000 a year.

Instead of recording extra hours at work in hopes of getting a raise, maybe you should hit the gym instead, as it could make you just as happy as that extra money. An interesting new study, published in the Lancet, found that people who are physically active have a greater sense of well—being than those who are inactive-and that active individuals feel as good as inactive people who earn $ 25,000 more per year.

Researchers from Oxford and Yale Universities used data gathered from more than 1.2milion Americans. They were asked, “How many times have you felt mentally unwell in the past30 days. for example, due to stress, depression, or emotional problems?” Participants were also asked about their exercise habits and were able to choose from 75 diverse physical activities, including doing housework and childcare, running, weightlifting, and cycling. The researchers found that people who exercise regularly feel bad for an average of 35 days per year, while inactive people feel bad for an additional 18 days.

All exercise types were associated with a lower mental health burden. Social physical activities （that is to say, team sports such as football, basketball, etc） had an even more positive effect, which can best help people relax mind.

It is possible for some to get too much exercise. From Business Insider's report on the study. “The mental health of those participants who exercised for longer than three hours a day suffered more than that of those who weren't particularly physically active.” The ideal amount seems to be three to five training sessions per week. lasting 30 to 60 minutes each.

But the conclusion should be that any amount helps, so don't stress about hitting that perfect balance: “All exercise types were associated with a lower mental health burden than not exercising.”

【1】The question asked in Paragraph one is meant to ______.

A．introduce the researchers

B．tell the secret

C．draw a conclusion

D．lead to the topic

【2】Which exercise below can help us relax mind most effectively?

A．Running

B．Walking alone.

C．Playing football

D．Keeping fit in the gym.

【3】According to the passage, the following are true EXCEPT that ______.

A．people who exercise actively may feel bad for about 35 days per year.

B．The more exercise you take, the higher mental health burden you will get.

C．overdoing exercising will do harm to people's mental health.

D．doing exercise is better than not doing it.

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

A．Exercise can bring as much pleasure as an income rise.

B．The secret of happiness has nothing to do with wealth.

C．Choosing the right form of exercise is of vital importance.

D．The key to keep young is to exercise regularly.

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

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

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

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

【1】What can we know from the study?

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

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

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

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

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

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

A.Their brains preferred music.

B.Brain areas related to pleasure became more active.

C.Their emotional response to literature stopped.

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

【4】Where is the text probably from?

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

C.An advertisement. D.A science fiction.

29、   We have a tendency to think highly of mankind’s impressive complex inventions. But sometimes, it’s the simple technologies that truly change the world. These little-known inventions maybe don’t appear incredibly complex at first glance, but they improved the lives of countless people.

A smokeless solar cooker for developing countries

The problem: Cooking in the developing world often requires large amounts of costly fuel and creates harmful smoke.

The solution: The Infinity Bakery and other similar solar ovens aim to reduce disease and save energy by offering an affordable, sun-powered cooker to developing communities. The oven, which concentrates the sun’s rays, is made from recycled oil drums, wood, bamboo and clay, so it can be produced locally and quickly.

Water pipes that monitor their own leaks

The problem: We lose between $12.5 million and $92 million worth of clean drinking water every year in the U.S. due to leaking pipes, according to a 2005 study by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

The solution: “Smart Pipe” technology, which is still in development, would use sensors to monitor leaks in public water systems, making our water use more efficient. If brought to scale, this type of innovation could help communities detect leaks when they occur, and fix them early.

A shower that reuses its own water

The problem: Showers waste a tremendous amount of water and require a huge amount of energy. Every year, 1.2 trillion gallons of water are used to shower in the U.S. alone, according to the EPA.

The solution: The OrbSys shower promises to reduce water use by 90 percent and energy use by 80 percent. The OrbSys recycles shower water by pumping it through a filter in a closed-loop system, and the clean water that comes out of the filter only needs to be reheated minimally. The device could result in dramatic water and energy savings if used on a large scale.

【1】Why is the Infinity Bakery fit for developing countries?

A.This kind of oven can be easily made and costs little.

B.There is much more sunlight in developing countries.

C.It can produce more food without giving off smoke.

D.Developing world is rich in the materials to make it.

【2】What can we know about the Smart Pipe?

A.It is used in developing countries. B.It saves water by recycling.

C.It has not been put into practice. D.It can fix the leaks by itself.

【3】What is the similarity of the three inventions in the text?

A.Energy-saving. B.Sun-powered. C.Water-based. D.Environment-friendly.

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A.New Ways Found to Protect Environment

B.Simple Inventions to Change the World

C.Developing World Benefits from New Inventions

D.Modern Technology Improves Living Condition

30、If there was a subject at school that made me anxious, it was science. So, when my husband and I decided to homeschool our daughters, we made a _______: He would teach science while I would handle everything else.

Recently, while out on my morning hike before starting lessons, I _______ that the sky was a beautiful blue, and the air was filled with the _______ smell of flowers. That’s why I decided thatthe day’s lessons would be _______ outside，although my daughters hadn’t had any science classes from my husband _______ since my husband was too busy.

I returned to the house to get the girls _______. We headed up into the forest, _______ ourselves by a pond that rarely had any visitors. My daughter Saoirse began _______ pond weeds and catching frogs, _______ my other daughter Ula looked at me, waiting to be ________. I handed her a drawing board and the colored pencils. “We ________” I told her, “and see if something comes along. Just ________ what’s around you.”

We worked for more than an hour, ________ speaking. A bird flew across the water, and then settled in front of a fallen log (原木). I quickly told Ula, ________ that she’d not seen the creature. But she had. An hour later, she finished her picture, and I ________ down at it. She drew the bird on her paper with ________ accuracy. There was one other interesting ________ about this drawing: She also drew me, sitting beside her.

I then realized the foundation of science is a sense of ________; It isn’t about accurately reciting words from a textbook. It is first and foremost about stepping outside our ________ lives and marveling at the world around us. And from that day, I insisted on ________ my husband’s duty as the science teacher.

【1】

A．change

B．deal

C．mistake

D．scene

【2】

A．recognized

B．observed

C．noticed

D．acquired

【3】

A．horrible

B．strange

C．particular

D．sweet

【4】

A．taught

B．reviewed

C．prepared

D．applied

【5】

A．at one time

B．for a while

C．in the meantime

D．in a moment

【6】

A．focused

B．inspired

C．ready

D．cheerful

【7】

A．refreshing

B．expressing

C．evaluating

D．settling

【8】

A．picking up

B．bringing up

C．giving up

D．setting up

【9】

A．since

B．while

C．although

D．therefore

【10】

A．praised

B．checked

C．instructed

D．followed

【11】

A．rest

B．pause

C．gather

D．wait

【12】

A．draw

B．appreciate

C．write

D．measure

【13】

A．frequently

B．barely

C．loudly

D．calmly

【14】

A．disappointed

B．confused

C．worried

D．shocked

【15】

A．stared

B．glanced

C．glared

D．looked

【16】

A．poor

B．slight

C．absolute

D．amazing

【17】

A．dilemma

B．fact

C．story

D．topic

【18】

A．duty

B．sight

C．wonder

D．art

【19】

A．busy

B．previous

C．empty

D．happy

【20】

A．taking in

B．taking off

C．taking down

D．taking over

31、   A smile is a facial expression showing pleasure, affection and friendliness. And it is the commonest way to show our good will perfectly ______ saying anything. A Chinese saying runs: “Never hit a person who is smiling at you.” It is a time-proven fact that the smile is a language all its own — a ______ language—understood by the people of every nation in the world. We may not ______ the same tongue as our foreign neighbors, but we smile in the same way. We need no ______ for such a way of expressing love, happiness, or good will.

One day while I was _____ in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be ______ by a clerk whose personality conflicted with mine. He seemed most _____ and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. I bought nothing, and _____ angrily out of the store. On the outside stood a young man in his early twenties. His expressive brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, dazzling smile covered his _____. The magnetic power of that smile ______ all bitterness within me, and I found the muscles in my own face happily ______ . “Beautiful day, isn’t it?” I remarked. Then, obeying an impulse(冲动), I turned back. “I really owe you a debt of ____ ,” I said softly. His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to ______ . A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby. The woman stepped forward and eyed me inquiringly. “Sir, Carlos doesn’t speak English.” She ______ , “You want me to tell him something?” At that moment I felt ______ . Carlos’ smile had made a big person of me. My friendliness and good ______ towards all mankind stood ten feet tall.

“Yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and _____ , “Tell him I said, ‘Thank you!’”

“Thank you?” The woman seemed slightly ______ .

I gave her arm a friendly ______ as I turned to leave. “Just tell him that,” I insisted. “He’ll understand, I am sure!”

Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning. From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art ______ , anywhere and everywhere, with everybody.

【1】A. by B. beyond C. on D. without

【2】A. special B. universal C. beautiful D. national

【3】A. speak B. regard C. stick D. hold

【4】A. help B. interpreter C. reason D. concept

【5】A. driving B. travelling C. shopping D. living

【6】A. treated B. attended C. approached D. scolded

【7】A. unlucky B. unfriendly C. uneasy D. unconscious

【8】A. marched B. tracked C. moved D. wandered

【9】A. head B. face C. mind D. shoulder

【10】A. froze B. brought about C. left D. drove away

【11】A. tightening B. loosening C. responding D. moving

【12】A. money B. gratitude C. care D. concern

【13】A. smile B. look C. join D. answer

【14】A. volunteered B. hoped C. inspected D. expressed

【15】A. changed B. hurt C. satisfied D. interested

【16】A. luck B. wish C. will D. plan

【17】A. sincere B. crazy C. excited D. frankly

【18】A. absorbed B. confused C. convinced D. determined

【19】A. hit B. kiss C. hug D. pat

【20】A. quickly B. happily C. diligently D. certainly

32、   Once in a company, a team of 40 employees from different departments were working together on a project. The team consisted of bright and _______ young members but the problems was that they wouldn't _______ information.

So one day the leader of the project _______ them to take part in an event. In this event there were several fun _______. First the leader showed them into a room full of fun decorations and hundreds of colorful _______ on the floor. In the center of the room was a box full of balloons that had not been _______ yet. Seeing this, everyone was _______ and was guessing wildly what kind of activity it could be. The leader said, “Each of you pick up a balloon and blow it up. Then write your _______ on it.”

After everyone did as told, they were asked to _______ their balloons inside the room and ________ quickly. Minutes later, the team were asked to come back into the room and were ________ that they had to find the balloon they ________ with their own name on it among hundreds of balloons scattered there. The leader told them the first three to ________ the balloon with their own name will be the ________. And they were not allowed to pop (弄破) any balloon.

________ everyone tried their best to find their balloon, but ________ after twenty minutes, not a single person ________ to find their balloon. The leader came and told them that this round was ________ and everyone should go for the next round.

For the next round, the leader told them that, if any team member found any balloon with names on it, then ________it to the person whose name was on it. Everyone did so and within a couple of minutes, ________ member of the team had their own balloon with their own name on it.

【1】A.pessimistic B.passive C.selfless D.enthusiastic

【2】A.analyze B.share C.collect D.seek

【3】A.invited B.allowed C.forced D.expected

【4】A.courses B.parties C.activities D.requirements

【5】A.boxes B.balloons C.pens D.toys

【6】A.picked up B.hung up C.hold up D.blown up

【7】A.satisfied B.shocked C.excited D.embarrassed

【8】A.answer B.wish C.prediction D.name

【9】A.leave B.fly C.exchange D.burst

【10】A.enter B.hide C.exit D.escape

【11】A.warned B.told C.convinced D.reminded

【12】A.left behind B.taken away C.picked out D.put away

【13】A.follow B.decorate C.color D.find

【14】A.candidates B.leaders C.winners D.survivors

【15】A.Carefully B.Happily C.Curiously D.Nervously

【16】A.still B.just C.only D.even

【17】A.tried B.managed C.offered D.failed

【18】A.replaced B.held C.finished D.changed

【19】A.sold B.gave C.threw D.lent

【20】A.every B.one C.another D.no

33、   Recently Steve had a car accident. So he put his car in the ______ to carry out the repair work. Since he had to go to the job daily, he ______ that until the car is ready, he would travel by metro train. One day, he noticed a  ______ guy at the train station at night. He felt ______ for him, so he gave him some change from his pocket.

The homeless guy thanked him for it. Next day again, he ______ the homeless guy at the same place. This time Steve thought to ______ him something to eat, so he went outside the ______ and brought him a meal. The homeless guy thanked him for his kindness. But Steve got ______ and asked him, “How did you get to this _____?”

The homeless guy looked up at him and with a smile, he said, “By showing ______.” Steve didn’t understand it, so he asked him, “What do you mean by that?” The homeless guy replied that “Throughout my whole life, I made sure that everyone was happy. No matter what was going right or wrong in my life, I always ______ everyone.”

Steve asked him, “Do you ______ it?” To which the homeless man replied, “No, it just hurts my soul that the very people I gave the ______ off my back to wouldn’t give me a sleeve of that same shirt when I was in need. Son, it is ______ to build your own house and invite someone in for shelter than to hand them your ______ while you are building yours, because one day you will turn around and look at the ______ where you had planned to build your house. It will be an ______ lot. Then you are the one looking for bricks.”

Steve understood what the homeless guy meant and thanked him for the good advice.

Helping others is not a bad thing at all. But sometimes, ______ we are helping others, we forget our own problems and needs. One must remember that sometimes sharing is better than ______ away. You can do a lot more by being in a ______ position instead of bringing yourself into a weaker situation.

【1】A.park B.garage C.company D.factory

【2】A.inferred B.guessed C.expected D.decided

【3】A.homeless B.lazy C.foolish D.familiar

【4】A.pride B.pain C.pity D.scare

【5】A.noticed B.heard C.knew D.greeted

【6】A.send B.make C.get D.put

【7】A.office B.station C.company D.market

【8】A.anxious B.angry C.excited D.curious

【9】A.site B.station C.point D.field

【10】A.love B.talent C.wealth D.identity

【11】A.directed B.helped C.educated D.loved

【12】A.forget B.know C.get D.regret

【13】A.shirt B.vest C.coat D.skirt

【14】A.worse B.better C.easier D.cooler

【15】A.tools B.money C.bricks D.woods

【16】A.land B.floor C.soil D.spot

【17】A.wild B.poor C.empty D.rich

【18】A.after B.while C.before D.until

【19】A.giving B.putting C.looking D.carrying

【20】A.rich B.good C.high D.strong

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The Sundance Film Festival 【1】 boycotts all Hollywood films, and we don’t foresee ever including them. The initial idea for our festival was 【2】 back in l978. when it was known as the Utah/US Film Festival. However, it was not well known until 1981. It was then that Robert Redford became its 【3】 and changed the focus to independent films, often made on very modest 【4】 It was given its new name-the Sundance Film Festival-in 1991. Redford has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, but wanted to 【5】 the public to films made outside of the Hollywood system

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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.

36、Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.

Why your Password May Not Be As Safe As It Seems?  Does “qaz2ws” strike you as a nice safe password? What about “adgjmptw”? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most 【1】 used, which of course means they are not secure at all.

When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet，they appeared to 【2】that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.

While many of the passwords were still single words, such as “password”，there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to【3】. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way.

“Users are becoming slightly more 【4】what makes a password strong,” explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. “For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right?”

But 【5】no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number “1” at the end.

Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo! is giving users the option to 【6】 their mobile phone with an account, having a single use passwords texted to it each time they want to log on.

Although the serviced is voluntary, Dylan Casey an executive at Yahoo!，said that it was “the first step to【7】passwords”. He said it was a(n)【8】that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. “I don’t think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products,” he said.

It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people’s improving upon “password” by using “password” or，“tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 133tr3r5”.

“We are, for the most part，predictably【9】when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups” said WP Engine. “We love taking a(n) 【10】, and so do password crackers.

37、按照课文内容填空

At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were【1】, but today they are accepted as the beginning of【2】we call “modern art’. This is because the Impressionists 【3】artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, but 【4】the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesn’t 【5】to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, 【6】instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, 【7】color, line and shape to represent them. On the【8】hand, some paintings of modern art are so 【9】 that they look photographs. These styles are so different. Who can【10】what painting styles there will be in the future?

38、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Located halfway up the Italy’s Apennine Mountain, about 100 miles northeast of Rome, the Hotel Rigopiano has never been easy to reach.But its isolation(隔绝)only adds to its appeal, attracting a great number of tourists.

Snow began to fall across the Apennines in January and lasted for days.From his home in the Rome suburbs, Matrone watched the weather with concern.He and his wife, Cicioni, had planned an overnight getaway to the hotel. But now he wondered whether they should go. After phoning the hotel, they decided to make the trip. By the time they neared the hotel six hours later, they were battling a snowstorm. When they finally arrived, they were both cold and exhausted. They checked into their room and went to bed early.

As they awoke the next day, they discovered that their difficulty had worsened overnight. The cars in the parking lot were invisible. The phone and power lines were down. They were having breakfast when the hotel began to shake. An earthquake with a magnitude(震级)of 5.7 had struck the mountain. “Get out of here!” Matrone shouted to his wife. They headed quickly to the parking lot, where others were digging their cars.Fifteen minutes after the first earthquake, another quake hit, this one measuring 5.6.

With a dozen vehicles freed by noon, the guests set off down the driveway.But when they reached the main road, the path was blocked by a six-foot-high wall of snow.Matrone climbed out of his car and investigated it. There was no road in sight, “We’re trapped!” he told his wife. So they had no choice but to make their way back to the hotel so as to be saved.

As it was getting dark, they managed to be back. That was when the snow on the mountain began to slide. They heard the avalanche (雪崩) before they saw it. The avalanche gathered speed and size, grabbing rocks and trees and anything else in its way down the mountain, tearing the hotel from its foundation. When the avalanche came to a stop, those caught inside the hotel were left buried in the icy rocks and ruins.

注意：

1、所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2、至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3、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:

When Matrone came to himself, he was stuck in the darkness.

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Paragraph 2:

It was not until the next morning that the rescuers finally arrived.

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39、假如你是李华，将要代表学校参加市里举办的英语演讲比赛，你对此感到有些焦虑。请你用英语给曾在你校工作过的心理学博士Dr. Brandon 写封信，向他寻求一些克服怯场(stage fright)的方法。

注意: 1. 词数 100 左右。

2. 适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。

3. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Dr. Brandon，

How is it going?

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Yours，

Li Hua

40、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友John想要加入他所在学校的中文俱乐部，但是他的中文不好，所以他不知道自己是否应该提出申请。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：

1.建议他申请；

2.给出理由；

3.表达期望。

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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41、阅读下面短文, 根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。

Before a child starts school, his or her main role models are his or her parent or caregiver. Parents or caregivers with high self-esteem( 自尊) typically model this to the children, who will gradually pick up these ideas. Those who are influenced by negativity（否定性，消极态度), even if the negativity is not towards them, will often take the same way of thinking, leading to low self-esteem in childhood.

Continual praise for a child’s achievements plays a large part in a child’s view of himself or herself. Praising a child for acting as expected or something good often encourages him or her to repeat the same action and forms a sense of self-worth. Empty praise, however, can have the opposite（相反的）effect. A child who is praised for anything will stop believing the words, and the empty praise will have little effect on self-esteem in childhood or possibly a negative effect.

Providing a child with responsibilities based on his or her abilities is also important in the development of self-esteem in childhood. Making a child feel like a helpful member of a family or group, whether at home or school, helps to form a higher sense of confidence in his or her abilities. However, giving a child unfit responsibilities or tasks can do no good to the development of high self-esteem in childhood.

Each person has strengths and weaknesses. A child can build up his or her confidence level when he/she is encouraged to take part in activities ,which can provide him or her with chances to work on weaknesses(缺点) in a helpful environment . Children who are given the opportunities to use their unique skills to help others or improve themselves have higher self-esteem than those who are not given the same chances or who are pushed into activities that they do not enjoy or do not have an ability to do.

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