琼海2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测六年级英语

1、The size of the generation gap seems to be spreading with ________ rapid changes in technology, in education in transportation and in communication that are taking place all over ________ globe.

A．the; the

B．the; /

C．/; /

D．/; the

2、--What did David demand in the meeting just now?

-- ________ an opportunity to join the Debating Club.

A. Being offerred B. To be offerred

C. Be offerred D. Having been offerred

3、He’s quite reliable. You can depend on ___________you out.

A. that he will help B. it that helps

C. he helping D. him to help

4、With everyone ________ him, he decided to make great contributions to the country.

A．respecting

B．to respect

C．respected

D．to be respected

5、I know nothing about him ___ he is an Englishman .

A.except for B.except C.except that D.besides

6、As a writer of several best-sellers, she has both style and humor _______.

A．at her mercy

B．at her command

C．in her defence

D．on her behalf

7、We ________ be seen by AI as a small inconvenience that is in the way of the solution to a bigger problem.

A．could

B．should

C．need

D．dare

8、Miss Green often said “God helps those who help themselves”, intending to _______ on us the significance of being independent.

A.base B.impress

C.focus D.rely

9、The man could not go to work with his car _____.

A.to steal B.stolen C.stealing D.stole

10、The twin brothers look so alike that it is very difficult to tell one from .

A. other B. another

C. others   D. the other

11、--- This dress looks too old-fashioned.

--- No. It’s ____ old. It suits you well.

A. far from B. free from

C. absent from D. apart from

12、______ is of vital importance that we ______ something to protect our precious cultural heritage.

A.It, do B.What, did C.That, should do D.Whether, will do

13、Writing stories and articles _____what I enjoy most.

A.is B.are C.was D.were

14、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

15、Only when class began ______ that he had left his book at home.

A. will he realize B. he did realize

C. did he realize D. should he realize

16、A graduate from Tsinghua University has chosen to work as an urban management officer, or chengguan, a highly _____ occupation, which make bad impressions on people.

A.ridiculous B.contemporary C.controversial D.conventional

17、At last, the _____ jewelry turned out to be completely _____!

A.priceless, worthless B.worthless, valuable

C.priceless, valuable D.worthless, inexpensive

18、It was in the small mountain village _______ they used to live _______ my parents got married.

A.that; that B.where; where C.where; that D.that; where

19、The level of __________ in the river was falling.

A. population B. prescription

C. presentation D. pollution

20、______our part as a global citizen, we need to know what is happening in the world.

A.To do B.Doing C.Having done D.Done

21、Happy birthday, Alice! So you have ________ twenty-one already.

A. become B. passed

C. grown D. turned

22、People were to find that some species were going extinct, which was a ______ trend.

A．astonishing; disturbing

B．astonished; disturbed

C．astonishing; disturbed

D．astonished; disturbing

23、I’d appreciate ___ if you could come and help me once more and I always appreciate _____ me with my English in the past.

A. this; you to help B. it; your helping

C. it; you to help D. that; you helping

24、Today the Red Cross provides a number of services for the public, such as helping people   , teaching first aid and providing blood.

A.in need B.in return C.in preparation D.in anger

25、I ________ you an apology for what I said this morning. Anyway, I meant no offence.

A.owe B.make C.demand D.accept

26、Activities in Connecticut

Northeast Camping Show

Northeast Camping Show is the ideal place for camping families who are wanting to purchase their first camper, or wanting to update their present camper to explore new camping adventures. Representatives from the Connecticut Campground Owners Association will teach attendees to make their camping trips more enjoyable.

Location: Connecticut Convention Center

Stay with Penguins

Enjoy beautiful underwater views as you visit one of Mystic Aquarium’s most popular animals. Held in the Aquarium’s Main Gallery, the activity will offer you the chance to enjoy the peaceful surroundings. Take a moment to meet an African penguin between 7 pm and 8 pm to learn about this great animal from an aquarium trainer.

Location: Mystic Aquarium

Family Ice Fishing Day

Families are welcome to attend this unique event which is a part of the CARE (Connecticut Aquatic Resources Education) program. The program is taught by certified volunteer instructors and it’s fun. All fishing equipment and course materials are provided for free. Bring a lunch. Program：9:30 am~11:30 am, ice fishing (weather permitting): noon~3 pm. Pre-registration is required.

Location: Memorial Conservation Center

Acorn Adventure: Eagle Eyes

Families are invited to come to The Last Green Valley to experience how big a bald eagle’s wings and eyes are compared to the size of their heads and other fun facts. The group will also search for eagles at this popular spot for these incredible birds of prey. Enthusiasm and a desire to learn about these beautiful birds are essential.

Location: The Last Green Valley

【1】What can you do in Northeast Camping Show?

A．Help design a new camper.

B．Learn some camping knowledge.

C．Explore an outside adventure.

D．Drive a camper with the representatives.

【2】Which activity should be signed up in advance?

A．Northeast Camping Show.

B．Stay with Penguins.

C．Family Ice Fishing Day.

D．Acorn Adventure: Eagle Eyes.

【3】Where can you visit eagles?

A．In Connecticut Convention Center.

B．In Mystic Aquarium.

C．In Memorial Conservation Center.

D．In The Last Green Valley.

27、Free Haircuts on a Red Chair

Last summer, Katie Steller was on her way to work. She stopped at a traffic light, where a man, in his 60s,looking out of luck, was sitting alone. She rolled down her window.

“Hey!” she shouted.“ I’m driving around giving free haircuts. Do you want one right now?”

The man, missing a few teeth, paused and laughed. “Actually,” he said, “I have a funeral(葬礼)to go to this week. I was really hoping to get a haircut.”

Then, Steller unloaded a red chair from the car. The man,named Edward, took a seat.As Steller was cutting his curly graying hair,he told her about growing up in Mississippi,about moving to Minnesota,and how he still talked to his mom over phone every day.

To date,Steller has given 30 or so such haircuts to people around the city.They are all living on the margins,and she is aware of the power of her work.

“It’s more than a haircut,”she says.“I want it to be a gateway,to show value and respect,but also to get to know people.”

Steller knows that a haircut can change a life.One changed hers:As a teen,she suffered from ulcerative colitis(溃疡性结肠炎)that was so serious,her hair thinned severely.Seeing this,her mother arranged for Steller’s first professional haircut.

“To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness,it helped me feel cared about and less alone,”she says.

After that,Steller knew she wanted to have her own hair salon so she could help people feel the way she’d felt that day.Not long after finishing cosmetology school(美容学校)in 2016,she realized her dream.Two years later,she began what she now calls her Red Chair Project,reaching out to people on the streets.

Steller said,“I can’t fix their problems,but maybe I can help them feel less alone for a moment.”Steller listens to people’s stories of loss,addiction,and struggle to get back on their feet.

An offshoot of the Red Chair Project is the Steller Kindness Project,in which people who commit acts of kindness are invited for a free makeover(美容)at Steller’s salon.In exchange,they tell their stories,which Steller shares on her website.Her hope is that by reading about kind acts,others will be inspired to do their own.

So far,it’s working.“You have no idea what people are going to do with the kindness that you give to them,”says Steller.

【1】Edward agreed to have a haircut by Steller because________.

A.he wanted to talk with Steller about his life

B.he wanted to look good for a special occasion

C.he was too old to go to a hair salon by himself

D.he was just waiting for a free haircut on the street

【2】In paragraph 5,the underlined words“living on the margins”can probably be replaced by________.

A.living with little care and attention

B.living far from downtown areas

C.living with serious illnesses

D.living in untidy conditions

【3】What made Steller want to set up her own salon?

A.Her excellent haircut skills.

B.Her mother’s encouragement.

C.Her experience of a formal haircut.

D.Her dream to offer people free haircuts.

【4】What’s the purpose of Steller Kindness Project?

A.To make contributions to charity.

B.To encourage people to spread kindness.

C.To reward kind people with free makeovers.

D.To collect moving stories for Steller’s website.

28、   There are some special traditions（传统）in Hawaii. People are very friendly and always welcome visitors. They give visitors a lei, a long necklace of beautiful fresh flowers. Men wear bright flowered shirts, and women often wear long flowered dresses. There are traditional Chinese, Japanese and Philippines Holidays and all the holidays from the United States. They call Hawaii the Aloha State. Aloha means both hello and goodbye. It also means I love you.

Usually when people from different countries, races and traditions live together, there are serious problems. There are a few problems in Hawaii, but, in general, people have learned to live together in peace.

Hawaiians get most of their money from visitors, and most of the visitors come from the mainland and from Japan. There are so many people living in Hawaii now that there are residential areas（住宅区）where there used to be farms. Some of the big sugar and apple companies have moved to the Philippines, where they do not have to pay workers as much money. The families of the first people who came from the U. S. mainland own the important banks and companies. Japanese are also buying or starting businesses.

【1】The word“Lei”in the first paragraph is a .

A.necklace of flowers B.bright flowered shirt

C.way to say hello and goodbye D.group of flowers

【2】The author wants to show that .

A.we all should go to Hawaii

B.it is impossible to live together in peace

C.Hawaii is the only place where there is peace

D.it is possible for people from different places to learn to live together in peace

【3】 plays an important part in the development of Hawaii.

A.Modern industry B.Agriculture

C.The air line D.Business in travel

【4】A good title for this article might be“ ”.

A.Hawaii, the Aloha State B.Living in Peace Together

C.The Flowers of Hawaii D.The Problems of Hawaii

29、   The U.S. solar industry is growing at a record-breaking pace, while becoming more affordable and accessible than ever before. The industry’s forward progress comes in part thanks to support from the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative(计划).

Set up in 2011 to rebuild U.S. leadership in the solar marketplace, SunShot is to aggressively drive down the cost of solar-powered electricity generation across America.

To achieve this goal, SunShot works to lower the price of solar electricity to $0.06 per kilowatt hour (KWh) — a cost target that will make solar-generated power to be fully cost-competitive with traditional energy sources by the end of the decade.

Just three years into the initiative, SunShot is making significant headway. Today, the Energy Department announced that the U.S. solar industry is more than 60 percent of the way to achieving cost-competitive utility-scale solar photovoltaic or PV (光伏) electricity. In many parts of the country, solar electricity is already cost-competitive with traditional energy sources, including California, Hawaii and Minnesota.

Within the past few years, utility-scale PV has risen from a relative newcomer to the solar market to the fastest growing sector of the industry. These projects feature large, centralized PV systems that feed power directly to the grid (电网). While the operating history of utility-scale PV is brief, it is expected to take up most of the U.S. PV market through 2018, helping create new jobs, support other U.S. industries and improve economic growth as it expands.

One of the biggest benefits of the expanding solar industry is its influence on the U.S. job market. The Solar Foundation’s National Solar Jobs Census 2017 finds solar jobs increased nearly 20 percent since the fall of 2016, 10 times the national average job growth rate. There are more than 140,000 solar workers in the United States, up from about 119,000 in 2016. Not only did the industry go beyond growth expectations, but the pace of hiring has quickened, producing new hires at a rate 50 percent higher than last year.

【1】From the passage we can learn that SunShot was set up to .

A.lower the price of solar electricity

B.rebuild U.S. leadership in the solar marketplace

C.compete with traditional energy sources

D.drive down the cost of solar-powered electricity

【2】What can we learn about U.S. utility-scale PV?

A.It has been developed for a quite long period. B.It has lowered the price 60% than other sources.

C.It has been the leading role of the U.S. PV market. D.It has brought some benefits to the U.S. economy.

【3】How does the author develop the last paragraph?

A.By providing data. B.By giving examples.

C.By reasoning. D.By analyzing causes.

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

A.SunShot Is Promoting U.S. Solar Industry

B.Solar Industry Defeats Traditional Energy Sources

C.U.S. Employment Benefits from Solar Industry

D.Solar Industry’ Growth Determines U.S. Economy

30、   In a couple of hours my son Daniel was flying out to France and to spend at least a year learning French in a different culture. It was a ________ for him.

When we were to say goodbye, I looked ________ at his face, attempting to give him good advice. But no sound came over my ________. I stood motionless and silent.

I knew that this wasn’t the ________ time I had let such an opportunity pass me by. On Daniel’s first day in preschool, I followed him to the bus. I hadn’t said a word before he ________ the bus and disappeared. Some ten ________ later, his mother and I drove Daniel to his university. He was ill in bed ________ I wanted to say goodbye. Again the ________ let me down. I only ________ words like “I hope you’re better. Dan.” Then I ________ and left.

Among all those________ there was one I didn’t miss, however. One day, I ________ Dan that he could have traveled around the ________ because I believed that was the best way to ________ a deeper insight into life. Dan thought about it and chose Paris. The night before his ________ for Paris, I lay twisting and turning in bed, ________ what to tell him. But in vain. Maybe, I thought, it wasn’t really ________ after all.

But when I stood ________ Dan, I knew that it really did mean something. My mouth was dry. “Dan,” finally stammered out (结结巴巴地说), “If I had the ________ myself, would have chosen you.” That was all I could say, ________ and commonplace. It was nothing, and yet it was everything.

【1】A.holiday B.talent C.milestone D.risk

【2】A.closely B.seriously C.elegantly D.dreadfully

【3】A.head B.ears C.lips D.mind

【4】A.last B.first C.right D.precise

【5】A.missed B.braked C.dropped D.boarded

【6】A.decades B.years C.days D.hours

【7】A.when B.while C.because D.and

【8】A.sounds B.words C.comfort D.advice

【9】A.declared B.shouted C.interpreted D.uttered

【10】A.came to B.rang off C.paid off D.turned around

【11】A.opportunities B.assessments C.profits D.outcomes

【12】A.reminded B.contradicted C.told D.informed

【13】A.city B.world C.country D.countryside

【14】A.obtain B.adore C.restore D.resist

【15】A.decision B.application C.arrangement D.departure

【16】A.leaving alone B.objecting to C.puzzling about D.adjusting to

【17】A.practical B.messy C.disgusting D.necessary

【18】A.in favor of B.in terms of C.in front of D.in need of

【19】A.choice B.money C.status D.privilege

【20】A.pure B.clumsy C.fulfilling D.fateful

31、   This is the story of two lovers, who finally got married. Both of them were romantic at first, _________on the walk of life, problems, quarrels, profession came into their life.

One day, she finally decided “I want to break up”. “Why?” he asked.

“I am _________.” she answered.

He kept silent the whole night, seemingly in deep thought. Finally he asked, “What can I do to _________your mind?”

Looking into his eyes she said, “Answer my question. If you can _________ my heart, I will change my mind. Let’s say, I want a flower growing on the face of a mountain cliff, we both are sure that picking the flower will cause your _________, will you do it for me?”

He said, “I will give you my _________tomorrow.”

She woke up the next morning, found him gone, and saw a piece of paper on her bed, which goes “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, the _________are …”

“When you use the computer you always mess up the software, and you cry in front of the screen. I have to save my fingers so that I can help to restore the programs. You always leave the house keys behind, thus I have to save my _________to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a (n) _________ city. I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always __________at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes. I have to save my eyes __________ when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails and help to remove those __________white hairs.”

“Thus, my dear, unless I am sure that there is someone who loves you __________ I do … I could not pick that flower yet, and die …”

That’s life, and __________. Flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the __________of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands.

【1】A.but B.and C.or D.so

【2】A.lonely B.shamed C.tired D.worried

【3】A.speak B.change C.blow D.keep

【4】A.represent B.expand C.admit D.convince

【5】A.attention B.satisfaction C.interest D.death

【6】A.agreement B.answer C.announcement D.judgment

【7】A.meanings B.messages C.reasons D.purposes

【8】A.legs B.patience C.energy D.dollars

【9】A.ancient B.new C.modern D.underground

【10】A.shout B.jump C.knock D.stare

【11】A.as if B.now that C.so that D.in case

【12】A.annoying B.enjoyable C.dusty D.amusing

【13】A.less than B.rather than C.more than D.other than

【14】A.determination B.love C.progress D.power

【15】A.surface B.way C.principle D.nature

32、When the one-year anniversary(周年) of my mother’s passing came around, I found myself in the kitchen preparing some of her favorite dishes. I hadn’t planned this, _______ there I was, making her famous soup from the turkey I had roasted the day before.

As I was cooking, some of the deep sadness I was experiencing at this one-year mark moved through me. I loved working with mom in the kitchen but now thinking about her, I began to feel more _______.

While the _______ boiled in my kitchen, I realized that I was reconnecting with my mother through _______. I laughed a bit at myself when I thought about all the dishes I had cooked that week. _________ knowing it, I had created a beautiful ritual(仪式) to honor my mother and to _________ myself at this time. I suddenly felt my mother at hand and this place was filled with her presence. I was so _________ that I began talking to her, acting _______ she were here with me.

“What else should we make?” I asked us both, wanting to keep the ritual from _______.

“Irish Potato Pancakes” was the reply.

________ I made potato pancakes was two and a half years ago. I had ________ my engagement(订婚) ring to make the dough(面团), and never found it again. Since then, I ________ to use that recipe(菜谱) even though I really liked those pancakes. It’s sort of ________ but I never considered making them again, treating them as if they were to blame for the loss of my ring.

My mom knew how ________ I was about losing my ring. I had always called her whenever I lost something. She had a talent for helping me find my way to lost things, ________ this time.

I reached for the ________ without another thought of the ring. My mom did love Irish things and these were delicious. I opened the large cookbook and ________ the pancake recipe. At once, ________ at the bottom of the page ________. There, pressed into the pages of the cookbook, was my diamond ring! I slipped my ring onto my trembling hand and a smile filled my soul as I whispered, “Thanks, mom.”

That day, I made potato pancakes ________ the shape of hearts.

【1】

A．if

B．so

C．but

D．or

【2】

A．painful

B．cheerful

C．disappointed

D．grateful

【3】

A．coffee

B．soup

C．wine

D．tea

【4】

A．fruit

B．drink

C．vegetables

D．food

【5】

A．Without

B．After

C．By

D．For

【6】

A．serve

B．encourage

C．comfort

D．harm

【7】

A．clever

B．brave

C．lucky

D．excited

【8】

A．though

B．as soon as

C．while

D．as if

【9】

A．ending

B．existing

C．lasting

D．beginning

【10】

A．The first time

B．The last time

C．Every time

D．The moment

【11】

A．searched for

B．taken off

C．sold out

D．forgotten about

【12】

A．liked

B．realized

C．refused

D．remembered

【13】

A．mysterious

B．silly

C．worrying

D．serious

【14】

A．scared

B．curious

C．surprised

D．upset

【15】

A．except

B．including

C．besides

D．concerning

【16】

A．dough

B．pancakes

C．cookbook

D．soup

【17】

A．turned to

B．depended on

C．prepared for

D．talked about

【18】

A．the ring

B．words

C．something

D．everything

【19】

A．paid my attention

B．caught my eye

C．reminded me of

D．won me back

【20】

A．with

B．to

C．for

D．in

33、   At six feet, seven inches tall and weighing 253 pounds, Father was a quiet giant（巨人） who only roared when he was angry. He would work long days, often _________when I was already in bed. My two younger sisters and I both loved and feared him. Hearing the words, “Just wait until your father comes home,” would guarantee the three of us would start _________well immediately. I was seven years old the night the “giant” became a person, and my _________. All it took was the _________of a tiny, dirty kitten.

I _________ to the sounds of my father coming home from work. I slipped out of bed and moved quietly towards the living room in hopes of spending a few precious minutes _________ with my parents without my annoying sisters around.

I heard mum say, “We cannot _________ it.” What was the “it”? The giant saw me and _________ I should sit down near him. I was at a loss, although _________ might be a better word, for I had never seen or heard of a giant crying before. Unshed（满眶） tears __________up in his eyes. His cheeks were __________

The giant reached into a cardboard box and brought out a dirty young cat and __________ it on my lap. I was soon __________, as the giant shared a story with mum. As he spoke, with shaking shoulders caused by __________and at times sorrow, he transformed from a giant to a man who became my hero.

He __________ that he was on his way home when he heard two men laughing and talking. As he rounded the corner, he heard the most terrible scream of pain. He couldn’t __________ what he saw. The men had thrown a kitten into a furnace（火炉）. He yelled and ran up to them but it was too__________. He couldn’t save the kitten. The men had run away and he was about to run after them when he saw another kitten at his feet.

“We have to __________ it; we have to keep it!” said the giant.

“It needs a __________,” said mum.

“I can help, Mommy!”

Reminded of my presence, mum and my hero sent me off to bed. As I fell asleep, I heard mum running some water.

We named the kitten Cinder and it joined our family. I never saw “the giant” again; I only saw my hero and a man whose heart was __________ than he was.

【1】A.greeting B.chatting C.returning D.wandering

【2】A.waiting B.escaping C.preparing D.behaving

【3】A.model B.hero C.tutor D.friend

【4】A.visit B.story C.arrival D.life

【5】A.awoke B.listened C.rushed D.dreamed

【6】A.straight B.alone C.indoors D.gradually

【7】A.keep B.leave C.train D.clean

【8】A.appealed B.urged C.indicated D.forced

【9】A.regretful B.hopeless C.happy D.terrified

【10】A.built B.rolled C.blocked D.welled

【11】A.wet B.red C.bright D.fresh

【12】A.spread B.placed C.led D.dropped

【13】A.discovered B.forgotten C.convinced D.relieved

【14】A.fear B.surprise C.anxiety D.anger

【15】A.argued B.emphasized C.explained D.summarized

【16】A.believe B.prove C.guess D.judge

【17】A.bad B.late C.fast D.far

【18】A.help B.cure C.need D.buy

【19】A.meal B.rest C.bath D.lift

【20】A.lighter B.purer C.warmer D.larger

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.

Driving an electric car 【1】 to the protection of environment, or so the marketing departments of their makers would have you believe. Yet a report which analyzes car emissions presents a rather different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with 【2】 generated by coal-fired power stations, it found, is likely to be more harmful. It could cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a 【3】 petrol-driven vehicle.

The study was carried out by the University of Minnesota. The researchers estimated how levels of fine particulate matter (细颗粒物) and ground-level ozone — two important 【4】 of air pollution — would change when a car is powered by different ways.

It was no surprise that electric cars whose batteries were recharged with power from wind, solar or hydro-electric sources came out to be virtually free from harmful 【5】. They were estimated to cause 231 deaths over the course of a year, compared with 878 for petrol cars. Electric cars recharged with power from natural gas-fired stations were also a lot less harmful than petrol-driven ones, with 439 deaths. But if those same electric cars were recharged 【6】 by coal, they would be responsible for over 3,000 deaths.

Biofuels also caused more health problems than petrol. But diesel, which often  【7】 concern about pollution, is slightly cleaner than petrol. This is because the study assumes for all cars that emission-control technologies will be more widely used, especially particulate filters which have a remarkable effect on cleaning diesel 【8】. Diesel cars are also more 【9】 of fuel than petrol-driven ones.

Overall, the study shows that electric cars are cleaner than those traditional vehicles only if the power used to charge then is also clean. That is hardly a surprise, but the 【10】 of the difference is. How green electric cars really are, then, will depend mainly on where they are driven. In France, which obtains more than half of its power from nuclear station, electric cars look like a good bet. In China and some other developing countries, where a large amount of electricity is produced from coal, they may not be so environment- friendly as they are marketed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, a program developed by Google’s DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea. Lee 【1】 after about three and a half hours, with 28 minutes and 28 seconds remaining on his clock. The series is the first time a professional 9-dan Go player has taken on a computer, and Lee is 【2】 for a $1 million prize.

“I was very surprised,”said Lee after the match.“I didn’t expect to lose. But I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.”DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis expressed“huge 【3】 for Lee Se-dol and his amazing skills.”calling the game“hugely exciting”and“very tense.”Team lead David Silver said it was an“amazing game of Go that really pushed AlphaGo to its 【4】.”

Go is an ancient Chinese board game that has long been considered one of the great 【5】faced by AI. While computer programs ow best the world’s leading human players of games like checkers and chess, the high level of intuition and 【6】required by Go has made it tough for computers to crack. DeepMind’s AlphaGo program is the most 【7】effort yet, using a complex system of deep neural networks and machine learning; it beat European champion Fan Hui last year, but Lee Se-dol is another 【8】 rival entirely.

“I don’t regret accepting this challenge,”said Lee.“I am in shock, I admit that, but what’s done is done. I enjoyed this game and look forward to the next. I think I failed on the opening layout so if I do a better job on the opening aspect I think I will be able to increase my 【9】 of winning.”Lee was surprised both by how strong AlphaGo’s opening was, and by some 【10】moves.

37、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.

38、从二十世纪 90 年代以来，中国私家车产量不断增加，到 2018 年已经达到 3.22 亿辆。汽车带给人们方便的同时，也产生了许多问题。请给“树德之声”写一篇英语短文，希望同学们关注这些问题。要点如下：

1、中国私家车的发展及其好处

2、私家车增长带来的问题（如堵塞、污染、事故等）

3、针对问题，提出改善措施

注意：1.词数 100-120 左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2. 信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear editor，

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Yours,

Li Hua

39、假定你是某中学学生李华，你校安排在开学后第二周举行“职业规划周（Week of Career Planning）活动”。请你代表校学生会写一封倡议信。倡议信还将在校刊杂志英文版发行，其内容包括：

1.倡议同学们踊跃参加“职业规划周活动”；

2.说明活动的目的；

3.列举活动的2〜3项内容。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear students,

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Thank you!

Yours,

Li Hua

40、假定你是李华，最近你校将举办以“榜样的力量”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请根据提示写一篇演讲稿。内容包括：

1. 活动的目的；

2. 榜样的故事；

3. 个人看法。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯：

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。

Good morning. everyone!

I'm Li Hua from Class 1，Senior 3. It's my great honor to stand here to deliver my speech today.

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That's all Thanks for your listening.

41、假定你是李华，你的英国好友Josh想了解你校学生课外活动开展情况。请你给他回信，内容应包括：

1.课外活动的意义； 

2.课外活动的内容；

3.你最喜欢的课外活动及原因。

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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