随州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高一英语

1、Each soldier and sailor________ given a rifle when the ship landed.

A.were B.was C.are D.is

2、He _____himself_____ this cause for many years,and achieved what he had expected .

A. cured ... of B. devoted... to .

C. equipped ... with D. entitled ...to

3、My camera can be________to take pictures in cloudy and sunny conditions.

A.adapted B.adjusted C.adopted D.admitted

4、From her knowledge of Douglas's habits，she feels sure that the attacker last night ___________Douglas.

A. mustn't have been B. can't have been

C. shouldn't have been D. wouldn't have been

5、Yangzhou is a small city. Therefore, to ________ the flow of traffic, the government has decided to broaden some main streets.

A. speed up B. build up C. link up D. rise up

6、It is important for children ______ more good books.

A. to expose to B. being exposed to

C. to be exposed to D. exposing to

7、According to a review of 56 studies the more a person is________to classical music as a child,the better he can control his mood as a grown-up.

A.revealed B.exposed C.proposed D.reminded

8、With wonderful views of mountains and beaches,Lovers Point Park is________many people get married.

A.where B.what C.which D.how

9、As is known to all, the Tower of London was as a matter of fact _______used to be a prison _______ some famous victims were held in.

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

10、Because the situation of that country________, all the foreigners are preparing to leave.

A.is getting worse B.got worse

C.was getting worse D.had got worse

11、 I would appreciate ______, to be frank, if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible.

A.you B.this C.it D.myself

12、We may think we’re a culture that gets rid of our worn technology the first sight of something shiny and new, but a new study shows that we keep using our old devices well after they go out of style.

A.with B.of C.in D.at

13、While ______ the National Congress of Communist Party, President Xi instructed the party never to forget ______ we started and then we can  accomplish our mission (使命).

A.addressing；where B.sponsoring；when

C.delivering；when D.dismissing；where

14、The two brothers quarrelled with each other over bicycle last night but they soon _______.

A. turned up B. put up

C. made up D. showed up

15、Loud music can do harm to our ears, so when listening to a player, you shouldn’t ____too high.

A. move it up B. turn it up C. put it up D. make it up

16、Many nations have promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but are falling short of the ________ reduction of 25 to 40 percent of 1990 levels.

A.target B.option C.profit D.refund

17、The farmer said the PLA men came to rescue timely when they _____in the snowstorm.

A．were trapping

B．were being trapped

C．are trapping

D．are being trapped

18、Lewin was interested in taking research beyond books and looking at how it could ______ real social change.

A.bring up B.bring about C.bring in D.bring out

19、Most parents are not _________ the danger of their babies’ eating jelly, which causes most unfortunate incidents to happen.

A．well aware to

B．very aware of

C．aware that

D．well aware of

20、Talk to me about ________ is troubling you.

A.that B.whichever C.whatever D.which

21、Top students are not merely those who sit up late and study. It is efficiency ______ matters.

A.that B.how C.what D.which

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

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

23、—Late again this morning, and everything is in a complete mess!

—Be _______. Even a few minutes will give your day a head start.

A．a cold fish

B．a lucky dog

C．an early bird

D．a dark horse

24、With the availability of modern media, conversation _______ the face-to-face exchange of thoughts exists is disappearing.

A．when

B．which

C．in which

D．from which

25、—I think he is taking an active part in social work.

—I agree with you ______.

A.in a way B.in many ways C.on the way D.in the way

26、A poetry competition has been launched for pupils. It invites young people to reflect on the “many ways we are connected to the universe”. The competition is aimed at pupils aged 4-18.

Winners will receive a range of other prizes, including books and chocolate, plus continued development and coaching opportunities from the Poetry Society. The rules are as follows:

1. The competition is free to enter. Entries will be accepted from anywhere in the UK. Entries from outside the UK are not accepted. If you are aged 4-12, your parents will need to give permission for you to enter.

2. Your entry must be the original work of the creator. Your work is accepted on the basis that this will be its first appearance anywhere in the world.

3. Poems must be written in English or Welsh, but you can include phrases in your mother tongue or another language. Poems must not be longer than 20 lines. You are free to write in any style or form.

4. You may enter either online via website or by post to the Poetry Society, 22 Betterton Street, London. All online entries must be received by 23:59 GMT on 19 December 2022. All poems entered by post must be post-dated on or before 19 December 2022.

If you would like to enter online, please continue through the online system on this website. Email AboutUspoetrysociety.org if you have problems with your submission.

【1】What is the theme of the competition?

A．Reflection on the environment.

B．Connection to the universe.

C．Young people’s passion for poetry.

D．National celebration of creativity.

【2】What is the age range of the participants?

A．4-12.

B．4-18.

C．Over 18.

D．Below 4.

【3】What should participants do, according to the rules?

A．Enter their original works.

B．Pay for their entries.

C．Send their poems by email.

D．Ask their parents for permission.

27、A

I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn’t think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.

I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55,000 words.

It takes confidence to make a new start — there’s a dark period in-between where you’re neither one thing nor the other. You’re out for dinner and people ask what you do, and you’re too ashamed to say, “Well, I’m writing a novel, but I’m not quite sure if I’m going to get there.” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published ,

I put it aside.

Then I met an agent（代理商）who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.

The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal — that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.

It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck — of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, there’s no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract of the publisher — to be a published writer — is unbelievably rewarding.

【1】What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．I was waiting for good fortune.

B．I was trying to find an admirable job.

C．I was being aimless about a suitable job.

D．I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.

【2】The author decided to write a novel ______ .

A．to finish the writing course

B．to realize her own dream

C．to satisfy readers’wish

D．to earn more money

【3】How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?

A．Disturbed.

B．Ashamed.

C．Confident.

D．Uncertain.

【4】What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?

A．It pays to stick to one’s goal.

B．Hard work can lead to success.

C．She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.

D．There is no end in sight when starting to do something.

28、   To me, my parents’ relationship is like a Bollywood movie. Anil, an actor, and Sunita, a former model and fashion designer, met in high school, fell in love, and have been happily married for 35 years. They support one another’s goals and work together to raise their family, regardless of what society demands.

When my dad was struggling at the start of his acting career, my mom supported the two of them financially through modeling work, even though she hated being in front of the camera. And when I was five or six, my dad — who was always identified as a feminist(女权主义者)— would help to take the pressure off my mom, which was unheard of at the time and still uncommon.

With these kinds of actions, my parents taught us their progressive principles. Watching them, I learned the value of hard work, honesty, tolerance and a strong moral compass, and that what I could accomplish didn’ t have to be limited or decided by my sex.

While this may be common knowledge in other parts of the world (in theory if not always in practice), growing up in India, this was revolutionary. Here, many of us worship(敬奉) goddesses and elect women to the most powerful offices, yet women still aren’ t seen as equal to men. ①

But at home, there was no difference between my brother and I, between my mom and my dad. Seeing my parents interact as equals, I knew I too could have a voice someday. I felt powerful enough to stand up for myself.   ②   In the past, this meant walking away from so-called great films where I wasn’t receiving the treatment or pay I felt I deserved, and others that didn’t agree with my worldview. But my upbringing has also led to exciting projects that have the power to spread my values further.

Cinema can be a reflection of what society is going through, but once in a while, you can be part of something that can actually change the way people think.   ③   My dad and I recently worked on our first film together, “This is How I Felt When I Saw That Girl”, in which he plays my father, and I play his secret lesbian(女同性恋) daughter, trying to find a way to come out to him.

As the first Bollywood movie about a lesbian relationship, we knew it wasn’t going to be a commercial hit in conservative India, and since we filmed it before gay(男同性恋) sex was made legal last September, we weren’ t sure whether the film would come out. But my dad said, “We need to change the way people think about these things. You have to be OK with loving whoever you want to love, or being whoever you want to be.” I couldn’t agree more.   ④

Last year, I followed in my parents’ footsteps and married my own best friend, a kind, sensitive man who is comfortable expressing his feelings and cares deeply about the world around him. When I look at him, I see so many of the values that were passed down to me. In fact, I don’t know if I would have chosen him had I not been raised to value those qualities — and I have my parents to thank for that. Inheritance(遗产) is not about money, or property. It’s the values you teach your children. Teach them to do the right thing and to stand up for themselves and others, for the benefit of their future selves and the people around them.

【1】It is safe to assume that the author’s parents ________.

A. are used to living a typical Indian lifestyle

B. fell in love at first sight when starring in a movie

C. struggled to become famous immediately they got married

D. have a deep affection for each other and are committed to family

【2】What does the word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The positive influence that her parents had on her in her youth.

B. The value of hard work, honesty, tolerance and a moral compass.

C. The belief that one’s achievements shouldn’t be decided by sex.

D. Common knowledge that is widely accepted in Indian society.

【3】Where should the sentence “The actions and values I observed at home have guided me throughout my career, and in many ways shaped it.” be put in the article?

A. ① B. ②

C. ③ D. ④

【4】The author mentions the film “This is How I Felt When I Saw That Girl” in Paragraph 6 because ________.

A. it helped to further spread her values

B. it focused on gay sex for the first time

C. it was the first film she and her father worked on

D. it had the potential to become a commercial hit

【5】The author is grateful to her parents for ________.

A. marrying her to a good guy B. helping shape her worldview

C. leaving her a large fortune D. forcing their opinions on her

29、Convincing someone to change their mind is really the process of convincing them to change their tribe (部落). If they abandon their beliefs, they run the risk of losing social ties. You can’t expect someone to change their mind if you take away their community too.

The way to change people’s minds is to become friends with them, to combine them into your tribe, to bring them into your circle. Now, they can change their beliefs without the risk of being abandoned socially.

The British philosopher Alain de Botton suggests that we simply share meals with those who disagree with us: “Sitting down at a table with a group of strangers has the incomparable and odd benefit of making it a little more difficult to hate them without punishment. Prejudice and conflict between groups of people from different nations or races feed off abstraction. However, during a meal, something about handing dishes around, unfolding napkins (餐巾纸) at the same moment, even asking a stranger to pass the salt makes us less likely to hold the belief that the outsiders who wear unusual clothes and speak in distinctive accents deserve to be sent home or attacked. For all the large-scale political solutions which have been proposed to ease racial or cultural conflict, there are few more effective ways to promote tolerance between suspicious neighbours than to force them to eat supper together.”

Perhaps it is not difference, but distance that produces tribalism and unfriendliness. As proximity increases, so does understanding. I am reminded of Abraham Lincoln’s quote, “I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” Facts don’t change our minds. Friendship does.

The Japanese writer Haruki Murakami once wrote, “Always remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality of the person you are arguing against. It is painful to lose your reality, so be kind, even if you are right.”

When we are in the moment, we can easily forget that the goal is to connect with the other side, cooperate with them, befriend them, and integrate them into our tribe. We are so caught up in winning that we forget about connecting. It’s easy to spend your energy labeling people rather than working with them.

The word “kind (family and relatives)” originated from the word “kin (old fashion of family and relatives).” When you are kind to someone, it means you are treating them like family. This, I think, is a good method for actually changing someone’s mind. Develop a friendship. Share a meal. Gift a book. Be kind first, be right later.

【1】People are likely to change their mind when they _____.

A．change their beliefs

B．are made friends with

C．move to a new community

D．are given somewhere to go

【2】What does the underlined word “proximity” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Nearness.

B．Action.

C．Communication.

D．Politeness.

【3】The author quotes from Haruki Murakami to imply that _____.

A．breaking down one’s reality is easy

B．kindness is more important than right

C．arguing and winning are not important

D．losing one’s identity is a painful process

【4】According to the passage, sharing meals is effective in building connections because it ____.

A．pleases people with different beliefs or accents

B．makes people focus on eating rather than conflicts

C．brings benefits to the people having dinner together

D．promotes understanding and tolerance among people

30、   Callie heard a knock and pulled open the door. Her favorite neighbor, Mrs. Baker, stood there. “The city is letting us use the empty lot(空地) for a _________,” she explained. “We need help cleaning up our garden on Sunday.” “Sure!” Callie said cheerfully. “I will be there to help!”

The next morning when Callie _________ school, her friend Tamara was waiting for her, who had a _________ for Callie. “My mom bought tickets for us to go to Fun World this Sunday.” Tamara said. The girls had been waiting for months for the new amusement park to open.

Callie’s heart dropped. “But Mrs. Baker is _________ me to help,” she said. Tamara looked _________. “Can’t someone else do it? I want you to go to Fun World with me! ”

Callie worried about her _________ for the rest of the day. Her mother noticed her mood. “I know you want to go with Tamara and also help Mrs. Baker. Think carefully about your _________. You need to make your own decisions, but I know you will do _________ is the best.” Her mother said.

Callie spent the rest of the evening thinking about her decision.

The next day at school, Callie told Tamara that she was _________ to go to Fun World. Tamara tried to understand, but Callie could __________ Tamara was disappointed. The girls hardly spoke for the rest of the week.

On Sunday, Callie met Mrs. Baker at the garden. “Your mother said you made a(n) __________ choice. Thank you for giving a hand today.” Callie smiled as she cleaned with a large trash bag.

“Do you need any help?” a voice behind her asked. Callie __________, surprised to see Tamara. “I know you made a(n) __________ to clean up the garden, and I wanted to come help you. My mom said she could take us to Fun World next weekend.”

With joint efforts, they finished the cleaning __________. Both Callie and Tamara realized that once a promise is made, it needs to be __________.

【1】A.match B.garden C.class D.party

【2】A.looked for B.graduated from C.arrived at D.joined in

【3】A.surprise B.warning C.decision D.suggestion

【4】A.following B.expecting C.encouraging D.allowing

【5】A.annoyed B.scared C.excited D.disappointed

【6】A.problem B.explanation C.challenge D.dream

【7】A.chances B.relationships C.choices D.interest

【8】A.who B.where C.why D.what

【9】A.unsure B.unprepared C.unable D.unwilling

【10】A.test B.tell C.accept D.agree

【11】A.difficult B.clear C.different D.important

【12】A.answered B.turned C.refused D.greeted

【13】A.attempt B.change C.guess D.promise

【14】A.hurriedly B.slowly C.early D.quietly

【15】A.shared B.broken C.given D.kept

31、   Only some people were at the railway station just after 2 pm. A man_______a pillar( 柱子)，waiting for the train. Then suddenly Tulic _______him falling forward onto the tracks.

“This man,” said Rachelle, a researcher also on the _______ , “ overlooked the edge, then dropped onto the tracks carelessly. ”

“_______gentleman was trying to awake him, _______he just couldn’t,” said another eyewitness, “and two more jumped down.”

“I don’t know where these men got the wit(智力,智慧) and the _______, ” Tulic recalled. “The man who fell was tall, strong and heavy. He was kind of _______in the tracks. It was really _______to know the train was coming, only two stations away.”

On the tracks, the_______ man was sat up by the three, who then ________ him from below to others that raised him from above and ________him onto the platform. Then the three ________were pulled back to safety by helping hands. The train________immediately they were all clear.

He was not ________. Two others attended him, repeating, “Buddy, you’ll be fine.” Then a( an)________arrived, and the man was taken to hospital ________.

David, one of the three, told gothamist.com that he had ________with the injured man, who couldn’t recall what had happened.

“That is the ________thing," Tulic said. “ and seeing people helping others ________was really beautiful, especially without ________the person.

【1】A.put up B.climbed down C.rested against D.painted over

【2】A.set B.found C.kept D.looked for

【3】A.road B.stage C.train D.platform

【4】A.Another B.One C.Every D.Any

【5】A.but B.so C.because D.if

【6】A.politeness B.quickness C.nervousness D.quietness

【7】A.stuck B.interested C.lost D.involved

【8】A.right B.eager C.tense D.important

【9】A.uncertain B.unlucky C.unhappy D.unconscious

【10】A.scratched B.lifted C.hit D.hanged

【11】A.signaled B.pushed C.rolled D.span

【12】A.drivers B.conductors C.passengers D.rescuers

【13】A.pulled in B.pulled out C.pulled over D.pulled down

【14】A.abnormal B.aboard C.alone D.absent

【15】A.lorry B.bus C.train D.ambulance

【16】A.instantly B.carefully C.hopefully D.approximately

【17】A.competed B.chatted C.played D.fought

【18】A.hardest B.cheapest C.greatest D.easiest

【19】A.in need B.in silence C.in surprise D.in comfort

【20】A.inviting B.greeting C.finding D.knowing

32、   My life five years ago is unrecognisable from the one I lead now.

In May 2014, I booked a trip to Sri Lanka for _________. The beaches, sunshine and friendly locals were delightful. However, the only _________ for me was the street dogs. Their soulful eyes _________ me as if asking for help. One dog, I called Tom, _________, appealed to me. He was _________. I asked several local vets (兽医), but despite me offering to _________, none would agree to treat a street dog, because they weren’t viewed as _________, which shocked me and I didn't know what to do.

Back home, I couldn't get poor Tom out of my _________. I was desperate to make a real _________. Why not go to Sri Lanka and start __________ these animals? I had some savings, I thought I could __________ for a year, help some dogs and come home. I sold my car and booked my __________ for October 2014.

Landing in Colombo, I __________ straight for Talalla, where I’d met Tom. My first __________ is Joy, who had been bitten by another dog. I __________ her up, and bandaged her. No one had ever seen a bandaged dog before! But I felt so happy to have __________ something when she went back onto the __________, now wagging her tail.

In the blink of an eye I’d been __________ in the country a year, then two—and now over five years have __________. Sri Lanka is my home. Up to now, I have helped around 12,000 street dogs. People have described me as __________, but I get as much back from these dogs as I give them, and I feel so lucky.

【1】A.information B.business C.details D.relaxation

【2】A.problem B.difficulty C.joy D.attraction

【3】A.held B.begged C.stopped D.followed

【4】A.eventually B.particularly C.constantly D.directly

【5】A.engaged B.abandoned C.injured D.rescued

【6】A.pay B.help C.apologize D.leave

【7】A.competitive B.worthy C.attractive D.equal

【8】A.house B.control C.mind D.sight

【9】A.devotion B.statement C.effort D.difference

【10】A.feeding B.training C.treating D.adopting

【11】A.survive B.donate C.raise D.earn

【12】A.room B.flight C.restaurant D.holiday

【13】A.walked B.ran C.rode D.headed

【14】A.friend B.patient C.customer D.companion

【15】A.lifted B.cheered C.cleaned D.hung

【16】A.achieved B.found C.learned D.missed

【17】A.street B.field C.beach D.floor

【18】A.serving B.touring C.staying D.surviving

【19】A.changed B.passed C.shown D.seen

【20】A.sensitive B.considerate C.mad D.selfless

33、I turned 16. My father gave me his 1969 Chevrolet Malibu car -a gift_______on me at that age. What did I know about classic_______? The important thing was that Hannah and I could_______ Tucson with the roof down.

Hannah was my best friend, a year younger but much_________, almost five foot ten. “Hannah is a _________ ," my mother always said. And sure enough, that summer she signed with a(n) _______agency.

A month after my _________, Hannah and I went to the movies. On the way home, we            _______at the McDonald's drive-through, putting the fries on the seat between us to _______ .

“Let's drive around for a while,” I said. It was a____________ night, full moon hung low. Taking a sudden ______________, I hit a patch of dirt and lost control of the car. I then ploughed through a neighbor’s land scape wall and drove into a full-grown palm tree. The____________came to rest halfway up the tree trunk.

The French fries were everywhere----on the floor, the dashboard (仪表盘), and my lap. There was an impossible amount of____________ on Hannah's face and some pieces of skin were hanging into her eyes. In the ____________, my parents told me quietly the best plastic surgeon(整形手术) in the city had ended her modeling career.

When her mother, Sharon, came into my hospital room, I started to cry, preparing myself for her______________. She sat beside me and took my hand. ” I drove into the back of my best friend's car when I was your ____________ , " she said. "I ruined her car and mine.”

“I’m so sorry,” I said.

“You are both____________ ,” she said. “The rest is not important.” I stared to protest, but Sharon stopped me. “I ____________ you. Hannah will, too.”

Sharon’s forgiveness______________ Hannah and me to get back in the car together that summer, to stay friends throughout high school and college and to watch our children playing together. The scars(疤痕) are so faded that no one else would__________ , but in the sunlight I can still see it just below her hairline----which, for me, is a sign of grace.

【1】

A．spent

B．wasted

C．suffered

D．lost

【2】

A．cars

B．songs

C．roads

D．movies

【3】

A．show off

B．look for

C．play around

D．drive around

【4】

A．easier

B．stronge

C．taller

D．kinder

【5】

A．beauty

B．dresser

C．giant

D．success

【6】

A．advertising

B．cosmetic

C．modeling

D．service

【7】

A．graduation

B．recovery

C．holiday

D．birthday

【8】

A．stopped

B．stayed

C．ended

D．arrived

【9】

A．explain

B．share

C．contribute

D．reserve

【10】

A．clear

B．warm

C．cloudy

D．soft

【11】

A．change

B．lift

C．turn

D．brake

【12】

A．lights

B．wheels

C．instructions

D．airbags

【13】

A．fries

B．tears

C．gasoline

D．blood

【14】

A．car

B．house

C．station

D．hospital

【15】

A．sympathy

B．sadness

C．anger

D．remark

【16】

A．situation

B．period

C．age

D．role

【17】

A．alive

B．convenient

C．cheerful

D．fearful

【18】

A．forgive

B．demand

C．promise

D．respond

【19】

A．inspired

B．allowed

C．explored

D．considered

【20】

A．accept

B．admire

C．recognize

D．notice

34、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Smell the flowers before you go to sleep and you may just end up with rosy dreams. Have a whiff of rotten(腐烂的)eggs during the night and your dreams may be【1】(pleasant). So says researcher Dr. Boris Stuck, 【2】invited sleeping volunteers to a rose vs. rotten egg test in the University Hospital Mannheim in Germany. The subjects didn’t dream about roses【3】eggs, but rather he found that what they smelt affected the emotions of【4】(they) dreams.

And if you think【5】(smell) have a say in dreams, wait for what TV tells us. A UK study reveals that people exposed【6】black-and-white film and TV in their youth are to have monochromic(单色的)dreams throughout their life more【7】(probable). Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee tested two age groups— one half 【8】(age) over 55 and【9】other half under 25.

The result? Under 5% of the dreams of the under-25s were in black and white. 【10】(watch)color TV in childhood seems to be the reason why.

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

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

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

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 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.

On a broiling afternoon when the men were away at work and all the women napped, I moved through majestic depths of silences, silences so immense I could hear the corn 【1】. Under these silences there was a / an orchestra of natural music playing notes no city child would ever hear. A certain cackle from the henhouse meant we had gained an egg. The creak of a porch swing told of a momentary breeze blowing across my grandmother’s yard. As I 【2】 along a mossy bank to surprise a frog, a 【3】splash told me the quarry had spotted me and slipped into the stream. Wandering among the sleeping houses, I learned that tin roofs crackle under the power of the sun, and when I tired and came back to my grandmother’s house, I padded into her dark cool living room, lay 【4】 on the floor, and listened to the hypnotic beat of her pendulum clock on the wall ticking the meaningless hours away.

I was enjoying the luxuries of a rustic nineteenth-century boyhood, but for the women Morrisonville life had few 【5】. Their lives were hard, endless, dirty labor.

For baths, laundry, and dishwashing, they hauled buckets of water from a spring at the foot of a hill. To heat it, they chopped kindling to fire their wood stoves. They boiled laundry in tubs, scrubbed it on washboards until knuckles were 【6】, and wrung it out by hand. Ironing was a business of lifting heavy metal weights heated on the stove top.

They scrubbed floors on hands and knees, thrashed rugs with carpet beaters, killed and plucked their own chickens, baked bread and parties, grew and conned their won vegetables, patched the family’s clothing on treadle-operated sewing machines, 【7】before the men to start the stove for breakfast and pack lunch pails, polished the chimneys of kerosene lamps, and even found time to tend the flowers that grew around every house. By the end of a summer day a Morrisonville woman had toiled like a serf.

At sundown the men drifted back from the fields exhausted and 【8】. They scrubbed themselves in enamel basins and, when supper was eaten, climbed up onto the porch to watch the night arrive. Presently the women 【9】 them, and the twilight music of Morrisonville began.

The swing creaking , rocking chairs 【10】 on the porch planks, voices murmuring approval of the sagacity of Uncle Irvey as he quietly observed for probably the ten-thousandth time in his life, “A man works from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done.”

38、近年微博(micro-blog)在中国越来越流行。假设你是校报记者，请根据下列提示为校报写一篇介绍微博的英语短文，词数 120 左右。

内容要点如下:

1. 方便交流，分享心情，释放压力；

2. 泄漏隐私，浪费时间；

3. 个人观点或建议。

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39、假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Tom来信说他对中医感兴趣，想来中国学习。请你给他回封 邮件，具体内容如下：

1.支持他的决定；

2.简单介绍中医及其优点；

3.学习中医的好处。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,

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Yours,

Li Hua

40、假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。你的英国笔友Jim发邮件询问你这学期居家学习的状况。请给Jim回一封邮件，内容包括：1.你居家期间的主要学习活动；2.你对居家学习的感受。

注意：1.词数不少于50；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：居家期间the quarantine period

Dear Jim,

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Yours,

Li Hua

41、阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。

Robert and Henry were two friends in the same class. They always played together and went home together. One day Robert and Henry were going home from school when Robert cried out, "A fight! Let’s go and see!"

"No," said Henry. "Let us go home quietly and not meddle with(干涉) this quarrel. We have nothing to do with it and may get into trouble. Also my parents are expecting to have dinner with me together at home and I don’t want them to worry about me."

"You are a coward," said Robert, and off he ran. Henry went straight home, and in the afternoon went to school as usual.

But Robert had told all the boys that Henry was a coward, and they laughed at him a great deal. From then on, they looked down upon Henry and didn’t want to play with him together.

Henry was sad but he wasn’t angry with Robert for his rude behavior, because he learned that true courage is shown most in bearing misunderstanding and that he ought to be afraid of nothing but doing wrong. Thus, he just ignored the other boys’ sneer(嘲笑) and continued to go to school and study as usual. However, Robert didn’t invite Henry to go home with him any more. Instead, he enjoyed playing with some other boys who also thought Henry was a coward. Every day after school, they didn’t go home directly but went to a river or somewhere to play games and had a lot of fun.

A few days later, Robert was bathing with his new friends in a river, and got out of his depth. He struggled, and screamed for help, but all in vain. The boys who called Henry a coward got out of the water as fast as they could, and they did not even try to help him.

注意:

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语;

3. 续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;

4. 续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

Robert was fast sinking.

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Paragraph 2:

Thus, Robert’s life was saved.

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