盘锦2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测六年级英语

1、You can't imagine what difficult we had _______ home in the snowstorm．

A.find B.found C.to find D.finding

2、_____ the deaf children, the young lady has little time to care for her own daughter.

A. Devoted to teach B. Devoted herself to teaching

C. Devoting herself to teaching D. Devoting to teaching

3、Property crimes, such as motor vehicle theft, are the most common crimes _____ in the US.

A. committed B. committing

C. having committed D. to commit

4、_________ we don’t lose heart, we will find a way out.

A.As much as B.As well as C.So long as D.As far as

5、The theory _____ by Einstein was later to prove true, but at that time few people could accept it .

A.put out B.put together C.put aside D.put forward

6、______ he referred to in his article was unknown to the general reader.

A．That

B．What

C．Whether

D．Where

7、In his inspiring book Spontaneous Healing, Andrew Weil recommends: “Make a list of friends and acquaintances ______ company you feel more alive, happier, more optimistic”

A. with whom B. of whom

C. in whose D. under whose

8、The monthly sales of Mo Yan’s works ________ 199 times compared with those before he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

A.accelerated B.stretched C.multiplied D.switched

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

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

10、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

11、In her book Becoming, former US first lady Michelle Obama invites readers to experience — in her own words — _______ has shaped her all these years.

A．where

B．which

C．what

D．that

12、— The room looks bigger!

— We ______ the furniture.

A. have changed     B. had changed

C. changed       D. are changing

13、With our country entering an aging society, ______ the retirement age is probably unavoidable.

A.having delayed B.delaying C.being delayed D.to be delayed

14、_______is no need for you to come if you don’t want to.

A. It B. There

C. That D. This

15、The young couple wrote to Mr Grand to________his warm reception during their visit to his farm.

A.acknowledge B.update C.consult D.acquire

16、All rights ______ , no one is allowed to copy or use this paper for other commercial purposes.

A.preserved B.observed C.deserved D.reserved

17、―Sorry, I can't return your book today because I am only halfway through it.

― ________.I have plenty of other books to read.

A．No wonder

B．Take it seriously

C．Take your time

D．No doubt

18、This is the largest clock in the world, ______ the minute hand is six meters long.

A. of which B. whose C. which D. of that

19、There is now an overwhelming scientific ____ that global warming is indeed happening and that humans are contributing to it.

A. fiction B. purpose

C. consensus D. schedule

20、I don't think he is the suitable person，for he____experience，____is essential for the job.

A.lacks；which B.lacking；as C.lacks of；which D.lacked；that

21、Neither believe nor reject anything because any other person has rejected or believed it. Which of the following differs from the statement in meaning?

A.Do not accept blindly other people’s likes or dislikes without careful independent thought.

B.One must think for oneself rather than simply seek agreement with others.

C.Don’t express your opinion hastily on anything others have commented on carefully.

D.We shouldn’t be influenced by others’ opinions easily while making our own judgement.

22、The person who ________ advantage of the girl ________ a disadvantage didn’t gain an advantage ________ her.

A.made; in ; over B.took; at ; on C.took; at; over D.made; at; over

23、—Has ISIS, the most shameful terrorist group, already been wiped off the earth?

—I guess not, but I think it ought to ______ .

A.be done B.have been C./ D.have

24、Many senior high school students have returned and been plunged into preparations for the national college entrance exam, ________will be postponed by one month.

A.as B.what C.which D.it

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

— Sorry. I _____ of something else.

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

26、   Disease spread in many ways. An infected person can cough or sneeze on someone nearby, or they can spread germs through a handshake. But sometimes we pick up germs indirectly. A sick person might leave behind bacteria or viruses when they touch a door handle, for example. But what if those surfaces could clean themselves?

Two teenagers from Hong Kong asked themselves the same question. Now they’ve developed a door handle that can kill germs on contact.

The idea is simple. Every time the door is opened, the movement creates power that starts a germ-killing reaction on the handle. In lab tests, their system killed about 99.8 percent of the germs that they spread onto lab dishes covered with their material.

Research by others has shown that door handles in public areas are often home to lots of bacteria and viruses, notes 17-year-old Sum Ming(“Simon”）Wong. He and schoolmate Kin Pong ( Michael ) Li, 18, wanted to design a covering for door handles that would kill germs.

After doing some research, they learned that a mineral called titanium dioxide(二氧化钛）is known to kill bacteria. It’s already used in many products, from paints to desserts. To make their covering, the teenagers made the mineral into a very fine powder.

Titanium dioxide kills bacteria best when lit by ultraviolet(紫外线的）light, says Simon. UV light is found in sunlight. But UV light does not naturally shine on indoor handles or any used at night, so the teenagers light their door handle from within.

To make sure the light reaches the coated surface, the teenagers made their door handle out of clear glass, Each end fits into a bracket (托架).Inside one of the brackets is a strong light-emitting diode(LED). From it comes UV light.

And here’s the interesting part: The power that makes the UV light shine comes from opening and closing the door. The power from the door is then carried by wire to the LED inside the door handle.

The door handle system, Michael and Simon say, might cost no more than about $13 (about 81 yuan) to build.

【1】The ways diseases spread are mentioned at the beginning of the text to .

A.demonstrate how most diseases are spread indirectly

B.remind readers of the importance of cleaning their hands

C.explain how to kill bacteria or viruses effectively

D.help to describe a new invention that prevents diseases from spreading

【2】Michael and Simon’s door handle   .

A.is too expensive for ordinary families

B.is powered by the movement of its users

C.works better at night than in the daytime

D.is made of a metal that can take in UV light

【3】The LED is placed inside the brackets to .

A.supply enough power to the handle system

B.produce titanium dioxide to kill bacteria

C.provide UV light to help titanium dioxide work better

D.direct the UV light in sunlight to the coated surface

【4】What is the author's attitude toward Michael and Simon s door handle system?

A.Cautious B.Critical

C.Enthusiastic D.Disappointed

27、“I think therefore I am”— mind over matter. What you expect from yourself and the world makes a big impact on the results of your efforts.

From a neuroscience perspective, the brain will believe anything you tell it, right and wrong. Research has shown that this phenomenon can have huge benefits when we approach a significant or difficult task. “We do know there’s the mind-body connection, which isn’t kind of mysterious or magical, and that this is in itself changing our physiology,” said David Robson, a science writer. “Think that you could catch up in a race or that your public speaking anxiety could help you perform better.”

Expectations, even negative ones, are meant to help our brains navigate (理解) a complicated world by simplifying our predictions of the wide range of outcomes to any situation. Those negative expectations can help us anticipate and avoid danger, but they aren’t always up to date with the context that surrounds us. And when you’re in the face of a challenge, inaccurate information can create obstacles of its own. Pessimistic thoughts really just put you in a position where you’re more vulnerable to actually experiencing that unpleasant or negative outcome.

Setting more positive expectations and hopefully acquiring the rewards starts with how you talk to yourself. When baseball players step up to the plate, they tell themselves they will knock it out of the park. Being aware of your thoughts and how you talk to yourself about a challenge can make a big impact.

We tend to see ourselves and our obstacles in two ways. Either our abilities are fixed or can grow, and our obstacles are a threat or a challenge. Shifting focus to believe that we can see difficulties as a challenge to be met rather than a threat to be avoided has been shown to result in more success. If you interpret that situation as a challenge, your physiological response will empower and equip you to be more creative and effective.

Having realistically optimistic expectations does better equip each of us to take up a challenge with our best resources, experts said.

【1】What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?

A．The outcome of pessimistic thoughts.

B．The connection between the mind and body.

C．The advantages of positive expectations.

D．The pros and cons of negative expectations.

【2】What will make baseball players more positive when games begin?

A．Thinking out loud.

B．Stepping up to the plate.

C．Challenging themselves.

D．Improving their abilities.

【3】According to the text, what can promote greater success?

A．Avoiding threats and troubles.

B．Removing our obstacles in the way.

C．Shifting our focus to something else.

D．Regarding difficulties as challenges.

【4】Where is the text most likely from?

A．A history book.

B．A fantasy novel.

C．A science & wellness paper.

D．A sports & health report.

28、   Everything changed on June 23, 2012 when Kirstie Ennis was in a helicopter crash that finally led to an above-the-knee leg amputation(截肢). Recovering from the crash nearly destroyed her, but she refused to let her injuries hold her back.

To prove to herself just how unlimited her possibilities are, Ennis set a goal: become the first veteran (老兵) amputee to complete the Seven Summits-the highest mountain on each of the seven continents.

But Ennis' climbing journey isn't just about the mountains. On each climb, she raises money in support of a different nonprofit.

'I realized that it was a pretty unique platform…whether it's the younger generation, men, women or wounded veterans, they can look to me in a different way, ' Ennis told Connecting Vets. 'It's just the highlight of everything I always wanted to do. '

Ennis has climbed up five of the seven mountains. She's been on Everest for more than a month, adapting to the altitude and planning routes, and her team plans to summit (登顶) on May 15, 2019. It's a climb she has been preparing for three years, including a trip in 2017.

'Everest is the most important part of everything I have trained for, ' Ennis told Pensacola News Journal. 'Every mountain teaches me something different. Now I have to use all of those skill sets to be able to deal with Everest. Should I summit, history will be made as the first woman above knee amputee to do so. Each individual, especially those with disabilities, should be able to determine what they're able to do. '

Ennis shares detailed updates on her blog, and will post again after the summit attempt.

【1】Why did Ennis decide to conquer the Seven Summits?

A.To inspire others. B.To challenge herself.

C.To show her strong will. D.To make her life colorful.

【2】What does Ennis do on her climb?

A.She recovers from her injury.

B.She communicates with fellows.

C.She collects money for a nonprofit.

D.She promotes environmental protection.

【3】When did Ennis start to prepare for Everest?

A.In 2016. B.In 2017. C.In 2018. D.In 2019.

【4】What can we infer from paragraph 6?

A.Ennis is proud of her upcoming achievement.

B.Ennis is confident that she will summit Everest.

C.Ennis has been well trained due to some experts.

D.Ennis values the experience on every mountain.

29、Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 【1】 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.

You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 【2】 Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective(选择的) process. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.

【3】

●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.

●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.

●Write your notes in your own words.

●【4】

●Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.

As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 【5】

A．Use words, not complete sentences.

B．There are three practical note-taking methods.

C．You must write your notes on separate paper.

D．Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.

E．You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.

F．The following methods may work best for you.

G．First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand.

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

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

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

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

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

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

【1】

A．dropped

B．spotted

C．carried

D．returned

【2】

A．kids

B．friends

C．owner

D．mother

【3】

A．ask about

B．play with

C．tend to

D．run into

【4】

A．freed

B．switched

C．reunited

D．examined

【5】

A．unexpected

B．dangerous

C．embarrassing

D．difficult

【6】

A．Fortunately

B．Generally

C．Immediately

D．Obviously

【7】

A．lamb

B．vehicle

C．seat

D．fence

【8】

A．saw

B．stopped

C．remembered

D．drove

【9】

A．crowd

B．motorway

C．field

D．hill

【10】

A．take off

B．catch up

C．hold back

D．get out

【11】

A．real

B．best

C．basic

D．last

【12】

A．fixed

B．noticed

C．reached

D．closed

【13】

A．resting

B．running

C．parking

D．turning

【14】

A．sleep

B．long

C．rough

D．busy

【15】

A．abandoned

B．approached

C．recognized

D．repaired

【16】

A．unclean

B．uncertain

C．unhurt

D．unhappy

【17】

A．arrived

B．replied

C．survived

D．waited

【18】

A．ability

B．dream

C．luck

D．idea

【19】

A．common

B．confusing

C．desirable

D．awful

【20】

A．meal

B．test

C．job

D．lesson

31、   In 1883, an engineer named John Roebling had the idea of building a bridge connecting New York with Long Island. _______，other bridge builders thought this was impossible, and told Roebling to _______ the idea.

But Roebling thought about it all the time, and knew that it _______ be done. After much discussion and persuasion, he managed to _______ his son Washington that the bridge in fact could be built.

Working together for the first time, the father and son began to plan out how the difficulties could be _______. In great excitement they began to _______ staff and build their dream bridge.

The project started _______ , but a few months later a tragic_______ took the life of John Roebling. Washington was also injured, which _______ him unable to talk or move.

People began to see the project in a ________ light, and started to say that it should be dropped, since only the Roebling knew how the bridge should be built. Washington, though he was never ________ ,  was physically unable to pass on his ________ .

Then one day, he lay in bed in his hospital room with a gentle breeze blowing the white curtains ________, so that he was able to see the sky; it seemed to him that he was being given a(n) ________ not to give up. Suddenly an idea hit him. All he could do was move one finger, and he decided to ________use of it.  He slowly developed a code of________ with his wife, and then used it to tell the engineers what to do.

For 13 years Washington gave________by tapping his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally ________. Today the Brooklyn Bridge stands as a monument to the   ________of one man's spirit, and his determination not to be________ by circumstances.

A．Whether

B．Since

C．However

D．Therefore

A．forget

B．treasure

C．understand

D．adopt

A．had to

B．could

C．should

D．would

A．convince

B．advise

C．arrange

D．promise

A．realized

B．discovered

C．controlled

D．overcome

A．invite

B．interview

C．fire

D．hire

A．carefully

B．frequently

C．smoothly

D．naturally

A．accident

B．situation

C．experience

D．information

A．resulted

B．left

C．protected

D．exposed

A．necessary

B．negative

C．powerful

D．generous

A．satisfied

B．exhausted

C．discouraged

D．determined

A．pressure

B．impression

C．surprise

D．enthusiasm

A．away

B．off

C．out

D．apart

A．notice

B．symbol

C．message

D．image

A．make

B．cover

C．serve

D．point

A．communication

B．conversation

C．intention

D．attention

A．production

B．explanations

C．construction

D．instructions

A．recovered

B．solved

C．completed

D．failed

A．welcome

B．strength

C．reply

D．response

A．knocked

B．defeated

C．improved

D．described

32、I was on my cellphone sharing my excitement about the stories we received for a new book about resolutions (决心). When I _______ my call, my 11-year-old son Bailey asked if he could write a story. I was surprised by his _______ and asked if he had “resolved”to do something _______ in his life. His reply _______ me. He said,“I have resolved to be nicer to younger children.”

Bailey has always been generous with older kids. _______, when it comes to younger kids, he falls _______. He gets angry when they touch his Lego creations or _______ to understand how to play his video games.

My husband and I have many friends with younger children who _______ regularly. Each time before they arrive, we tell Bailey how we would _______ it if he were more patient with the younger kids. He starts out great, but as the night wears on, his patience ________. I found it interesting that he was ________ making a change.

Later, I ________ our conversation and realized that Bailey had actually taken action. The last time our friend’s son, Brayden, ________, Bailey invited him to play with his Legos. Instead of getting angry that Brayden was not ________ correctly, according to Bailey’s ________, he allowed him to create his own version of an airplane. When playing video games, instead of telling Brayden he was too ________ to understand the concept, he gave him an unplugged (没插电的) ________ and let Brayden believe he was fighting alongside Bailey.

As parents, we often feel as if our ________ fall on deaf ears, but now I realize that my son has been listening all along. He is ________ to be a better person and I am ________ of him.

【1】

A．expected

B．ended

C．returned

D．answered

【2】

A．concern

B．talent

C．request

D．belief

【3】

A．different

B．adventurous

C．scientific

D．enjoyable

【4】

A．puzzled

B．embarrassed

C．annoyed

D．surprised

【5】

A．Therefore

B．Instead

C．However

D．Besides

【6】

A．asleep

B．sick

C．impatient

D．silent

【7】

A．agree

B．fail

C．tend

D．manage

【8】

A．visit

B．practice

C．perform

D．debate

【9】

A．handle

B．appreciate

C．recognize

D．replace

【10】

A．pays off

B．takes over

C．reaches out

D．wears out

【11】

A．casually

B．normally

C．innocently

D．voluntarily

【12】

A．concentrated

B．recalled

C．counted

D．commented

【13】

A．came over

B．gave up

C．showed off

D．ran away

【14】

A．writing

B．reading

C．building

D．sitting

【15】

A．standards

B．situations

C．memories

D．experiments

【16】

A．weak

B．nervous

C．busy

D．young

【17】

A．controller

B．freezer

C．computer

D．lamp

【18】

A．assessments

B．achievements

C．instructions

D．imaginations

【19】

A．pretending

B．refusing

C．training

D．attempting

【20】

A．aware

B．proud

C．tired

D．afraid

33、   When it comes to the changes in our life, I always memorize my skating. I______ that no matter how much we enjoy doing something, at some point the one we enjoy comes to a _____ and we move on to our next life phase.

When I was a young boy growing up in New York, I enjoyed____ skating on the local ponds free of charge. Later, I ____ to enter a roller rink(溜冰场). As my years of roller skating began to ____ , I discovered that quite often I would be the oldest skater. That, however, never_____ me because I figured that somebody had to be the youngest and somebody had to be the oldest. I just _____to be the oldest.

About a year ago I was skating with a group of middle school students. But this time it was ____. For the first time I was having trouble keeping my_____ and almost fell several times. My years of skating were_____ over! I felt as if I had just lost my favourite _____. That was when I was aware that there was more to roller skating than just the skating.  I  ____ to hand out skates to the students. If they were having a(n)  _______time trying to skate, I helped them with a smile and words of ________. “The next time we come to skate I ____ that you will do much better because you have already______the poorly part  of  skating.”

Surprisingly, I don’t miss skating. It’s time to move on to another phase of it— the ________phase.  I have_____ those years on skating for joy. I’m smiling and laughing a  lot _____ now. On the faces of others, I now get to see the ______ that I once had for roller skating.

【1】A.complain B.suspect C.realize D.predict

【2】A.failure B.close C.hardship D.barrier

【3】A.roller B.figure C.ski D.ice

【4】A.paid B.regretted C.begged D.agreed

【5】A.reduce B.disappear C.pass D.accumulate

【6】A.bothered B.scared C.thrilled D.satisfied

【7】A.hated B.claimed C.happened D.appeared

【8】A.competitive B.rewarding C.challenging D.different

【9】A.distance B.balance C.promise D.figure

【10】A.gradually B.eventually C.accidentally D.originally

【11】A.audience B.admirer C.companion D.coach

【12】A.deserved B.pretended C.afforded D.volunteered

【13】A.free B.adequate C.tough D.extra

【14】A.encouragement B.expectation C.approval D.attention

【15】A.command B.guarantee C.analyze D.instruct

【16】A.substituted B.avoided C.simplified D.accomplished

【17】A.performing B.watching C.learning D.governing

【18】A.traded B.excused C.compensated D.mistook

【19】A.longer B.fewer C.more D.less

【20】A.joy B.bravery C.ambition D.sympathy

34、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.

35、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.

36、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.

37、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.

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.

The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.

Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.

"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.

Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.

"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much

38、Direction：Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions below in Chinese.

智能手机时代，各种新颖好玩的APP 层出不穷。请在作文中陈述：

1）在你常用的APP中，最想向大家推荐的哪一种APP并说明理由。

2）假如你自己设计开发一款APP， 它会带给人们什么样的全新体验。

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39、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 续写的词数应为 150 左右。

My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would take a guess at what I thought was the correct answer.

When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, 'My ears, Mommy.' She said, 'No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.'

Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first attempt, I had contemplated (考虑)the correct answer. So this time I told her, 'Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and told me, “You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.

Over the years my mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was : 'No, but you are getting smarter every year, my child.'

Then last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. Mom looked at me when it was our turn to say our final goodbye to Grandpa. She asked me,   'Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?' I was shocked when she asked me this on this occasion. I always thought this was a game between her and me.   She saw the confusion on my face and told, 'This question is very important. How you answer it shows whether you have learned about life. 'For every body part you gave me in the past, I have told you were wrong and I have given a reason why. But today is the day you will know the answer.

I looked puzzled.

'All your previous answers -- ears, eyes, hands, heart They are all very importantto yourself. But this time I need you think of something that is important to others.'

Paragraph 1:

'My dear, the most important body part,' she said,

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Paragraph 2:

'Mom, I understand. And you can cry on my shoulder, too.'

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40、假定你是李华,你的英国笔友Mike发来邮件说他对中国的传统节日很感兴趣。请你回一 封邮件，向他介绍你喜欢的中秋节，内容包括：

1.   中国人如何庆祝中秋节；

2.   你喜欢这个节日的原因。

Dear Mike,

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.Yours,

Li Hua

41、假设你是李华, 请根据你对下面一幅图片的观察, 给一家知名报社专栏“Voice Your Opinion”写一封信，谈谈你的观点与看法。

注意:1. 自选角度和内容;

2. 字数100 左右;

3. 信的开头和结尾已写好(不计入总词数)。

Dear editor,

In Chinese tradition, family reunion always plays a very important part in communication.

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Best wishes!

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua