2024-2025年湖南湘西初一下册期末英语试卷

1、I have been convinced that the print media are usually more________ and more reliable than television.

A．accurate

B．ridiculous

C．urgent

D．flexible

2、________ is often the case with children, Tom was better by the time the doctor arrived.

A.It B.That C.What D.As

3、–Is football John’s favourite sport?

--Yes. __________ football, baseball is his greatest love.

A. Near to B. Except

C. Beside D. Next to

4、Let the negative feelings go that we might have to tolerate ______.

A. though B. however

C. otherwise D. regardless

5、He bought a CD card _______ a flower in the super market.

A.but B.except C.except for D.as well as

6、Those who continuously acquire new knowledge that they can ________ their work are more likely to succeed.

A.contribute to B.correspond to C.subscribe to D.apply to

7、The problem ______ now is very important.

A. being discussed B. discussed

C. discussing D. to be discussed

8、Please don't ________ these details to anyone else. Just keep them to yourself.

A.give out B.let out C.point out D.put out

9、Our blood depends on us moving around to be able to _______ properly.

A.bleed B.bond C.crash D.circulate

10、________is often the case, people stare at their phones while sitting on the bus.

A．That

B．It

C．That

D．As

11、The children’s activities out of classroom   from watching TV to playing chess.

A.rate B.range C.involve D.include

12、We could see nothing in the thick fog at a _____ of two meters, so we got lost.

A. distance B. length C. way D. space

13、Nowadays, when people talk about magicians, the first one ________ comes into their mind is Liu Qian.

A.whom B.which C.that D.what

14、The thief broke in, trying to open the safe, but _____.

A. in no way B. in vain

C. without effect D. at a loss

15、His success ________ a craze for choosing economy as the major.

A.set in motion B.put into operation C.set in action D.put in practice

16、—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

17、--- My little evil totally wears me out?  

--- Well, babies are lovely, but sometimes they ________ be tiresome.

A.should B.will C.can D.shall

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

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

19、With these words ________ in their ears, Allied soldiers prepared for ________ would become known as D-Day.

A．ring ,which

B．ring, what

C．ringing, what

D．ringing, which

20、There is a shortage of teachers in Western China, and it will fall on the 80s and 90s generations to this responsibility.

A. take on   B. step up

C. make up       D. apply for

21、Generally speaking, one’s mistakes in front of other people requires great courage.

A.admit B.being admitted C.admitting D.having admitted

22、When the teacher came in, the student ______ that he was reading a book..

A. pretended B. progressed

C. praised D. declined

23、______in her most beautiful skirt, the girl tried to make herself ______ at the party.

A.Dressed; noticed B.Dressing; noticed

C.Dressed; noticing D.Dressing; being noticing

24、___ is known to all, Xiao Ming is good at English.

A.It B.As C.Which D.What

25、I have never been to London, but it is the place ________.

A.where I would like to visit B.I most want to visit

C.in which I want to visit D.that I want to visit it most

26、Compassion（同情）is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into action. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register（收款机）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if fortune had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.

Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable, “Charge it to me,” was all he said.

What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

【1】The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits______.

A．promised to obey the store rules

B．hoped to have the food first and pay later

C．forgot to take his credit card with him

D．could not afford anything more expensive

【2】Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A．Kind and lucky.

B．Friendly and helpful.

C．Poor and lonely.

D．Hurt and disappointed.

【3】Why did the author refuse the old gentle man’s request first?

A．He considered the old man dishonest.

B．He felt no pity for the old gentleman.

C．He wanted to keep his present job.

D．He expected someone else to pay for the old man.

【4】What lesson did the author learn from this experience?

A．Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

B．Wealth is most important in older age.

C．Experience is better gained through practice.

D．Compassion means helping in some way.

27、   It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the driver's seat is another matter.

Road politeness is not only good manners ,but good sense. It takes the most cool－headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and becomes so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough. Many drivers nowadays don't even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.

However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may not be able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to. An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings.

Unfortunately, modern drivers can't even learn to drive, let alone master the road man ship. Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.

【1】The passage mainly talks about   .

A.Road politeness B.Traffic jams C.Good manners D.Modern drivers

【2】Troubles on the road are often caused by   .

A.great speed B.traffic jams C.terrible road conditions D.the behavior of the drivers

【3】According to the writer, a good driver should   .

A.beat back when forced to face rude driving

B.be able to recognize politeness when he sees it

C.join in traffic stream quickly however other people feel

D.encourage old ladies to cross the roads whenever they want to

【4】It is not always right for drivers to   .

A.master roadman ship

B.create atmosphere of good will

C.encourage old ladies to cross the road

D.give a friendly nod to show politeness

28、   In 2013 Tallinn(爱沙尼亚首都塔林) became the world’s first capital city to offer people free public transport. Last year Estonia(爱沙尼亚) set the aim to become the first country with free public transport nationwide. Buses are now free of charge in 11 of its 15 counties.

Tallinn’s city government came up with the idea of free transport in 2008. Even though the city paid more than 70% of public-transport costs, ticket prices were still too high for poorer people. Crowdedness had also become a problem. Since 1991, the number of people owning cars has doubled.

Opponents(反对者) thought the idea unaffordable and critics(批评者) predicted the transport system would become overcrowded and lack money.

Surprisingly, public transport has improved, despite a €12 million hit to the system’s finances from lost ticket sales. Tallinn’s population has grown, leading to an increase in local tax intake. Additional revenu(财政收入) comes from tourists, who still have to buy tickets. The use of public transport in Tallinn has gone up by 10%, while the number of cars in the city has gone down by 10%, meaning less congestion.

Now other countries are looking at Estonia’s experience. Tallinn officials say they have had interest from France, Sweden, Poland, Italy and Germany. Other places have already introduced free public transport for certain groups or at certain times. In England 1/3 of all bus trips are fare-free especially for pensioners(领养老金者); Wales runs free travel at weekends to improve tourism. But so far full fare-free travel is rare. The city of Hasselt in Belgium ran free public transport for 16 years before reintroducing fares because of increasing costs.

【1】Which of the following places offers full fare-free public transport?

A.Hasselt B.Estonia C.Wales D.Tallinn

【2】What idea did the opponents and critics share about Tallinn’s free public transport?

A.The government wouldn’t have enough money to carry it out.

B.It wouldn’t help with the city’s over crowdedness.

C.It would lead to the heavy loss from ticket sales.

D.Years later the city would reintroduce fares from people.

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

A.pollution B.population C.crowdedness D.income

【4】Why do you think so many countries show interest in Estonia’s experience?

A.It offers more job opportunities for people.

B.It helps to solve the traffic problem in cities.

C.It encourages people to stop driving.

D.It attracts more tourists to take buses.

29、   I have been carrying a notebook and pen around with me since I was three. I practiced letters over and over because the act of writing was appealing. Once I could form words, I discovered the beauty of the sentence. The pages transformed into two- or three-line tales about dogs and horses and something else that interested me.

Eventually, I began to understand what it was my heart longed for: to create words and stories. I wrote plays out of the adventures of my American Girl dolls and mimicked(模仿) the mysteries of Harry Potter. I scribbled(涂鸦) across margins in class notes and grabbed any magazine that caught my eye.

I was 11 when I wandered into a Goodwill shop one afternoon with my mother. We searched for treasures and I discovered a row of old typewriters. Most were black, some electric and others manual(手动的), almost all behemoths(庞然大物). Many keys were yellowed with age, but they all shone up at me like magic. I spent long minutes opening cases, tapping keys, shifting rollers to hear that oh-so-delightful ping.At last, I came across a small tan case. Inside was a 1950s baby blue Smith Corona typewriter. I was instantly attracted.

I begged my mom to buy it. Despite my puppy-dog eyes, we left without it. Months passed, and the typewriter left my mind. Christmas arrived with a usual number of presents, until we reached the last one: a tiny box behind the tree. Inside I found a typewriter tape, along with instructions to look under my brother’s bed. With a scream I dashed for his room and found a familiar tan case hidden below.

Within minutes, I had the baby blue beauty set up at our dining table and paper gathered. Growing up, I spent many hours pulling out the typewriter whenever I wanted to copy handwritten stories or needed inspiration.I dragged it with me when I moved from Illinois to Washington.

My typewriter made my childhood dreams of being a writer feel real. Its well-worn keys stoked the creativity in my soul. The words I imagined went from the scribbled pages of notebooks to the print of the typewriter. It was as if I was turning these fantasies into published works all on my own.

【1】What happened after the author was able to write a sentence?

A.She developed an interest in writing. B.She took to practising her handwriting.

C.She showed much affection for pets. D.She became a huge Harry Potter fan.

【2】Why was the author attracted to the 1950s Smith Corona typewriter?

A.It had yellow keys originally.

B.It was in better condition than the others.

C.It was of small size and had a unique color.

D.It made a more delightful sound than the rest.

【3】How did the author finally get the typewriter she had desired?

A.She saved up for the typewriter. B.She received it as a prize.

C.She got it as a Christmas gift. D.She got it from the shop owner.

【4】The underlined word “stoked” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to “ ________”.

A.prevented B.increased C.reflected D.consumed

【5】Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A.Magical Typewriter B.Happy Childhood C.Power of Words D.Typewritten Wonder

30、   Last year I went on holiday to Spain． But _______， after two days in Madrid， I started to get severe ________ pain． I was in such suffering that I went to the local hospital for a(n)_______．

No sooner had I arrived than I was ________to a small room， and I had not been waiting too long________ a surgeon came to examine me． He didn't speak English and I only spoke a few words of Spanish． He ________that I had to remove my clothes and he gave me one of those funny hospital gowns （罩衣） which hardly ________anything．

He then asked me in Spanish if I was embarrassed． "Si， unpoco （Yes， a little）"， I replied with my face turning red． You see， not only did I feel embarrassed at ________ my clothes in front of a stranger but also this _________stranger was an extremely handsome man． He looked at me as though I was out of my________ and then he quickly ________ down the passage．

I was beginning to ________what had happened to him when he suddenly reappeared， this time with a group of ________students， and again asked the same question in Spanish． Now I was feeling ________， and shouted in English， "Yes， I'm extremely embarrassed． I think you would mind too if you had to talk to a crowd of strangers with almost no clothes on．" Then a female doctor in the group ________ my arm gently and ________ in perfect English， "I think I see the problem． My___________ wants to take a photograph of your back﹣an X﹣ray﹣so he wants to know if you are ________a baby． You see， embarazada means pregnant in Spanish．"

No sooner had she told me this than I realized the ________of the misunderstanding． We all had a laugh, ________ I must admit that I felt rather stupid as well．

【1】A. unfortunately B. unwillingly C. unbearably D. unusually

【2】A. arm B. back C. muscle D. stomach

【3】A. appointment B. operation C. visit D. examination

【4】A. invited B. carried C. shown D. welcomed

【5】A. before B. since C. after D. until

【6】A. urged B. said C. inquired D. gestured

【7】A. hide B. cover C. find D. expose

【8】A. putting down B. putting on C. taking off D. taking away

【9】A. unique B. particular C. awkward D. aggressive

【10】A. mind B. idea C. heart D. sight

【11】A. slid B. waved C. screamed D. disappeared

【12】A. find B. know C. wonder D. see

【13】A. medical B. physical C. experienced D. amateur

【14】A. better B. upset C. strange D. dull

【15】A. seized B. removed C. squeezed D. held

【16】A. stated B. shouted C. whispered D. prayed

【17】A. colleague B. staff C. patient D. student

【18】A. delivering B. defending C. wanting D. expecting

【19】A. result B. cause C. problem D. effect

【20】A. as B. when C. although D. since

31、The fourth-graders walk up to a mirror — one after another — at a school in southwest Atlanta.

“I’m a good person!” a boy _______ a face mask adds.

Another boy follows, “I’m strong and _______,” before hurriedly walking away. In the background, their teacher, Acker, holds up the mirror in front of the kids and _______ them on. “Yes! Louder! Love it!” she calls out.

Acker teaches science at Gideons Elementary School, and she’s on a _______ to boost her students’ confidence and _______. The kids returned to school this month after a year of virtual learning, and said their _______ words every morning before class starts.

Acker _______ this with her 5-year-old daughter since she developed verbal language skills, and loved how they both felt _______. “The best part about doing the affirmations is the feeling after I say them,” Acker says. “And the feeling I see my students feel or that they _______ after they do it. Their attitude is better, their self-confidence is ________ and we have a better day.”

Mental health issues are ________ among children nationwide as they struggle with ________, uncertainty and pandemic. Many adults report that the pandemic has been hard on their mental health. For kids, some experts say, it has become a(n) ________.

And more so this year, kids “need all of the kindness and compassion we can ________,” says Dr. Marcuetta, a psychologist.

Children develop their ________ based on how grown-ups speak to them, making teachers a key influence and positive affirmation a crucial first step, she adds.

【1】

A．playing

B．wearing

C．making

D．finding

【2】

A．mean

B．indifferent

C．independent

D．common

【3】

A．keeps

B．fixes

C．calls

D．cheers

【4】

A．promise

B．mission

C．way

D．permission

【5】

A．self-love

B．sympathy

C．self-discipline

D．wisdom

【6】

A．surprising

B．positive

C．unique

D．unreliable

【7】

A．denied

B．shared

C．practiced

D．concluded

【8】

A．afterward

B．forward

C．eventually

D．initially

【9】

A．express

B．reply

C．create

D．question

【10】

A．suspected

B．checked

C．lifted

D．separated

【11】

A．rising

B．improving

C．moving

D．leading

【12】

A．personality

B．imagination

C．curiosity

D．anxiety

【13】

A．opportunity

B．success

C．choice

D．crisis

【14】

A．think

B．offer

C．rid

D．hide

【15】

A．languages

B．arguments

C．doubts

D．beliefs

32、   Lainey finished third grade. She had good grades and could read ______   grade level, but she did not like to read. On a family car trip, her Aunt Dede pulled out a copy of Harry Potter, as a surprise for her ______. But Lainey took one look at it,   ______  her eyes, and said, “Borrrring！”

Aunt Dede, a teacher, had read the book to her students, and they loved it. ______ the youngest children in the class were   ______  by the story. They ______ with great interest, and then ______ joined in grand conversations about Harry's adventures.

“How can you say it's ______？Have you read it？” asked Aunt Dede.

“No, it's too long and it doesn't have any ______，” complained Lainey.

“Oh, that's where you are   ______； there are lots of pictures. Every page is full of pictures; you just have to read the words to   ______ them. It's like magic.”

“Nice try, Aunt Dede，” Lainey replied ______ from the back seat.

Another ______ was in order. “Well, if you don't want to read it, give it ______. Maybe your mum would ______ hearing the story.” The book sailed through the air to Aunt Dede and she began to read it aloud. By the end of the first chapter，______ were coming from the back seat: “Please read a little ______．”

Lainey is an example of an  ______ reader. As shown here, Lainey can become ______ about reading when ______ with literature on topics that interest her, and when the people around her model involvement in the reading process.

【1】A. within B. on C. to D. above

【2】A. daughter B. niece C. student D. friend

【3】A. opened B. dried C. rolled D. shaded

【4】A. Even B. Still C. Just D. Yet

【5】A. surprised B. annoyed C. puzzled D. attracted

【6】A. read B. told C. listened D. wrote

【7】A. suspectedly B. anxiously C. calmly D. enthusiastically

【8】A. amazing B. boring C. ridiculous D. humorous

【9】A. pictures B. stories C. adventures D. conversations

【10】A. crazy B. foolish C. wrong D. different

【11】A. see B. match C. show D. recognize

【12】A. sourly B. patiently C. eagerly D. shyly

【13】A. idea B. try C. belief D. behaviour

【14】A. away B. out C. in D. back

【15】A. enjoy B. admit C. mind D. finish

【16】A. decisions B. requests C. comments D. promises

【17】A. more clearly B. longer C. louder D. more carefully

【18】A. unpleasant B. innocent C. unwilling D. independent

【19】A. astonished B. worried C. confused D. excited

【20】A. presented B. concerned C. disturbed D. replaced

33、   I am a nurse working in a hospital. It was a ___morning when an elderly gentleman____to have his heart condition checked by the doctor. He said he was in a hurry ___he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

I had him take a seat. Since there were a lot of people ___to see the doctor, I knew it would be over an hour ___the doctor would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch ___while waiting. To make him not feel so ___with nothing to do for long hours, I decided to go over and __ with him for a while. The gentleman told me that he ___to go to the nursing home to have breakfast with his mom. His mother had been suffering from a disease and had ___there for several years.

As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit ___. He replied, “She can’t ___me now.” I was ___, and asked him, “And you still go every morning, ___she doesn’t know who you are?” He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I ___make out who she is — the woman who gave me not only ___but a mother’s whole love.” I was moved to tears and felt very ___on such a winter day. The ___between parents and children is everlasting (永恒的).

Just then, a young man came up and said to the man, “Grandpa, now it’s my____to see the doctor. I am not in a hurry, so you can do it first.” The elderly man was very ___and went in the doctor’s to have his heart examined.

【1】A.sad B.late C.busy D.long

【2】A.arrived B.started C.realized D.stopped

【3】A.so B.as C.or D.if

【4】A.changing B.declaring C.calling D.waiting

【5】A.since B.before C.when D.after

【6】A.nearly B.firmly C.hardly D.frequently

【7】A.embarrassed B.bored C.relaxed D.frightened

【8】A.chat B.learn C.read D.walk

【9】A.needed B.forgot C.decided D.failed

【10】A.worked B.dreamed C.stayed D.known

【11】A.weak B.late C.busy D.tired

【12】A.believe B.obey C.recognize D.accept

【13】A.excited B.disappointed C.ashamed D.surprised

【14】A.until B.though C.because D.unless

【15】A.still B.seldom C.even D.also

【16】A.life B.advice C.mind D.knowledge

【17】A.cool B.hot C.cold D.warm

【18】A.content B.desire C.love D.hope

【19】A.step B.duty C.turn D.chance

【20】A.nervous B.grateful C.curious D.serious

34、根据句意填空

In the USA, the Amish-a Christian group-are famous because they drive 【1】 instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do not have personal telephones. Many people assume the Amish must have 【2】 reasons for their many rules, but this is not true. In truth, whenever a new technology is introduced, the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote on whether they will accept it. The Amish 【3】 cars because they like having 【4】 communities where everyone lives close together. They have no TVs or refrigerators because their homes do not have electricity-they do not think it is necessary and 【5】 dealing with strangers, such as the people who work at the electric company.

35、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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.

38、书面表达 (满分25分)

请你根据对右面这幅漫画的理解，以Come Back to Reality为题，用英语写一篇作文。

你的作文应包括以下内容：

1. 简要描述漫画的内容。

2. 概述你对这幅图的理解。

3. 举例说明你会怎样做。

注意：

1. 可参照漫画适当发挥。

2. 作文词数150左右。

3. 作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

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39、假定你是李华，得知现在正在招募亚运会志愿者，你有意应聘。请按下列要点给报社写一封自荐信。内容包括：

1. 表示感兴趣；

2. 说明优势（英语水平、合作精神、相关经历）；

3. 希望得到回复。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

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40、我校将要举办一次主题为“How to Communicate with Our Parents” 的英语演讲比赛，请你用英语写一篇演讲稿。要点如下:

(1)交流的重要性及原因  (2)有关如何交流的想法:

①尊重并信任父母 ②常与父母聊天 ③换位思考问题

注意:(1)字数100左右。 (2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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41、假定你是阳光国际学校的学生李华，你校将迎来20周年校庆。校史馆拟从本校学生中招募若干名英语解说员。请你根据要求用英语写一封信申请该职位,内容主要包括：

1. 写信目的；

2. 申请理由；

3. 期待回复。

注意：1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。

2. 可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir or Madam,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua