大兴安岭地区2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、Many of his classmates came to his birthday party, and they had a good time; ________ it was a great success to him.

A．in particular

B．all the best

C．all in all

D．in other word

2、—Do you know where Tony is?

—He _________ in the living room. I saw him there just now.

A．shall be

B．should have been

C．might have been

D．must be

3、He added that state and local governments might have to ____ spending as a result of declining tax revenue.

A. cut back B. cut off

C. cut out D. cut in

4、--David didn’t invite us to his wedding party.

-- _________? I don’t care. After all, we don’t get along quite well with him.

A．How come

B．So what

C．What for

D．What if

5、The boy was put into prison for being ________ of stealing a lot of knives.

A. blamed B. accused

C. charged D. suspect

6、Protective clothing must be worn when the machine is in _________.

A. order B. operation

C. line D. public

7、He was late for the meeting _________ the heavy snow.

A．as a result

B．because

C．as a result of

D．in the result

8、__________these messages always seem important at the time, most people can’t really remember them the next day.

A.Because B.Unless C.While D.Since

9、It was ____________ from her face that she was really hopeless and upset.

A. severe B. superb

C. apparent D. significant

10、He wanted to make sure________.

A.how we went there by bus

B.where did we go

C.what did we go there

D.when we went there

11、﹣Hi,Jack. Let's go skating．

﹣Wait a minute, Johnson. I           my homework in ten minutes．

A.finish B.finished

C.have finished D.am finishing

12、-- Do you agree friends you spend time with will change your life in one way or another?

-- Couldn't agree more. Hopefully our students can show great ________ in their choices of friends.

A. accommodation B. discrimination

C. reputation D. distinction

13、Which of the following sentences is WRONG?

A.There was a time when I hated going to school.

B.It is the first time that the girl has seen such an animal.

C.It is high time that we took some measures to deal with it.

D.Every time when we stopped,everybody would stare at us.

14、—Where did you knock into your old friend, LiHua?

—It was in the firm ______ his brother is working.

A. where B. that

C. which D. when

15、— what are you going to do with the flaw in the vase?

— I can either send a new one to you by express mail or ______ compensate you at a proper price.

A.artificially B.abundantly C.alternatively D.aggressively

16、My way of thinking might be different from yours, but it’s equally ________.

A.eventual B.valid C.abundant D.digital

17、   the numbers in employment the hotel industry was the second largest Swiss industry in 1929.

A.Instead of B.In terms of C.In honor of D.In favor of

18、—In the last few months, Kenny _____ more than 1,000 dollars for breaking traffic rules.

—No surprise. He is always being careless.

A. would be fined B. had been fined C. has been fined D. will be fined

19、Honesty is the best policy. If your account doesn’t _________ what the security cameras recorded, you’ll get punished.

A.subscribe to B.attend to C.correspond to D.relate to

20、_____ the yard, I found it _____ with lots of _____ leaves.

A. Entering; covering; fallen 

B. Having entered; covered; falling

C. Entering; covering; falling

D. Entering; covered; fallen

21、For a moment nothing happened, then ______ all shouting together.

A.voices had come B.did voices come

C.voices would come D.came voices

22、Justice has long arms. Whoever _______ breaks the law, or encourages others to do so, must expect to face justice.

A．swiftly

B．deliberately

C．gradually

D．properly

23、Most of them were ___________ my opinion while David was against it.

A.in honor of B.in favor of C.in search of D.in memory of

24、Luckily, the weather ______ sometime after lunch and we headed for the school.

A. turned up B. ended up

C. cleared up D. came up

25、—You like the Lenovo Computer. Why not buy one?

—Well. I can’t afford ________ computer.

A.that expensive a B.a that expensive C.that an expensive D.an expensive that

26、   Spring is finally here, and it’s a great time to get outside and get dirty! 【1】. This outdoor activity gives us beautiful plants, pleasant smelling flowers and fresh fruits and vegetables. And it also gives us many health benefits.

【2】

Gardening connects people. When you are gardening, you are outdoors. So it is a perfect time to socialize with your neighbors. Gardening can greatly strengthen a person’s sense of community and belonging, and thus loneliness is far away from you!

Benefit children

Gardening is a great activity to do with children. It gets families outdoors and off computers, televisions and other electronics.

【3】. Children can learn about nature and wildlife. Gardening can teach a child about where food comes from and healthy eating. It can also help them understand the limits of natural resources and the importance of using them carefully. Relieve stress

【4】. A study by researchers in the Netherlands found that gardening may reduce the stress level in the brain. In the study, the researchers gave 30 gardeners a difficult, stressful task. Then the gardeners were asked to recover by either gardening outdoors or reading indoors for 30 minutes. Both activities led to lower stress levels. 【5】. Also, those who gardened reported that their good moods returned fully. The readers found that their bad moods only got worse.

A.Reduce loneliness

B.Improve family relationships

C.Gardening can be a great teacher

D.Gardening is popular in many parts of the world

E.Gardening may also help you feel calm and happy

F.However, the decreases were stronger in the gardening group

G.Gardening can also give you the feeling that you have done something good

27、   I was driving down the road the other day, listening to sweet music coming out of my car radio. My heart felt peaceful, my mind was clear, and my soul was full of love. Even with all its problems: life seemed good. Then the music stopped and the news came on. There was talk of another famous millionaire in drug rehab (康复) after an incident with the police. There was news on the murder of a poor man whose life was supposed to be changed after winning the lottery. There was even a discussion on how much greed and excess (放肆) had damaged our world.

Every story seemed to point once again to the old saying that money can't buy happiness. Hearing them made me think of a movie I saw many years ago on Mother Teresa's home for the dying in India. What struck me most when I watched it wasn't the unbearable poverty there. It wasn't the sickness and suffering that the people there were going through. It was rather the peaceful smiles of love, kindness, and happiness that they shared with the Sisters and with each other. These people had nothing. Many were struggling at the end of death. Yet, they knew the simple truth that so many of us here are still learning: Joy is Free.

We can have joy and spread joy every day of our life here. Don't love or admire dollar signs and think that money will bring you happiness then. Joy can't be purchased. It can't be owned. It can only be chosen and then given freely to others. In the eyes of eternity (永恒), money is only worthless paper. The only thing that matters is the love within you and the love that you give to the world. Make that your legacy (遗产) and your life will forever be rich in joy.

【1】According to the first paragraph, we can know that______.

A.the author was very lighthearted that day

B.the poor man's life was improved greatly due to the lottery

C.the author has a habit of driving while listening to music

D.the millionaire was put in prison for taking drugs

【2】All the information about the movie mentioned in Paragraph 2 is true EXCEPT______.

A.it was about Mother Teresa's contributions

B.it left the author a deep impression

C.people in it were very kind and happy

D.people in it were extremely poor and suffering

【3】By saying "Make that your legacy", the author means "______".

A.Give your fortune to your coming generations

B.Treat your fortune as very valuable things

C.Pass your joy on to your coming generations

D.Have joy and spread joy to people around you

【4】Which section of a newspaper is this passage most probably taken from?

A.Business. B.Culture.

C.Life. D.Entertainment.

28、   As smog forced students to stay home, the online learning industry saw a sharp increase in consumers.

During the air pollution red alert from Dec. 8 to 10 last winter, the Beijing Commission of Education ordered all kindergartens, primary schools and middle schools to suspend classes (停课). But the commission urged that, "Teachers should guide students to make full use of digital materials and conduct online learning at home".

According to the China Education and Research Network, the number of new users of 17zuoye. com, an online homework platform, tripled (增至三倍) on Dec. 8 compared to the previous day.

Online courses companies also adopted special measures to meet students' demand for Internet learning during the red alert period. For example, New Oriental offered free online English classes for three days for school students as well as online question answering services.

Recent years have seen the popularity of online courses increase sharply in China. Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC), for example, originated in the United States but have become widespread in China since 2013. Some Chinese universities, including Tsinghua University and Peking University, have started their own MOOC platforms. "MOOCs have enlarged the time and space of teaching, fired up learners' interest, helped more people benefit from high quality educational resources and accelerated reform in many aspects of teaching," an official at the Ministry of Education told China Daily.

【1】What were the teachers required to do during the red alert period?

A. Start MOOC platform.

B. Reform their way of teaching.

C. Guide students to learn via the Internet.

D. Work at home answering phones.

【2】Who offered free online courses during the red alert?

A. New Oriental. B. The Ministry of Education.

C. Tsinghua University. D. Peking University.

【3】The underlined words "fired up" in the last paragraph can be replaced by.

A. displayed B. inspired

C. explained D. destroyed

【4】What may be the best title for the text?

A. Teach Online Courses

B. Stay Home, Get Online to Learn

C. Take Measures, Stop Air Pollution

D. Speed up Education Reform

29、Unexpected connection between sleep and academic performance has been recently discovered.

Researchers have found that insufficient sleep and tiredness increase a person's risk of developing severe medical conditions, such as obesity （肥胖症），high blood sugar levels, and heart disease. Now, a new study has found that getting sufficient sleep is also the key to improving academic performance.

Jeffrey Gross, the university science professor who led the research, was not trying to find the relationship between sleep and grades when he handed out smartwatches to the 100 students in his chemistry class. Instead, the professor hoped the wrist-worn devices, which track a personas physical activity, would show a connection between exercise and academic achievements.

While Grosses data showed no relationship between these two factors, the study found something surprising. As the researchers were analyzing their data, they noticed that there was a linear （线性的）relationship between the average amount of sleep the students got and their results in the course's 11 quizzes, three midterm tests, and the final exam.

Even more interesting, it was not sufficient for students to just head to bed early the night before a test Instead, it's the sleep you get during the days when learning is happening that matters most.

When students went to bed each night was similarly important. Those who went to bed in the early hours of the morning performed poorly, even if the total sleep time was the same as a higher-performing student. "When you go to bed matters," Gross says. “If you go to bed at 10, or 12, or 1 at night, and sleep for seven hours, your performance is the same. But if you go to bed after 2, your performance starts to go down even if you get the same seven hours' sleep. So, quantity isn't everything."

Perhaps the most interesting was the huge impact that small differences in sleep patterns had on the students' grades. The overall course grades of students averaging six and a half hours of sleep each night were 25% lower than students who averaged just one hour more sleep. Similarly, students who varied their bedtime by even one hour each night had grades that dropped 45% below those with more regular bedtime.

Who knew getting straight AM just required some extra sleep?

【1】Based on his original objective, which best describes Professor Gross's research findings?

A．Convincing.

B．Complete.

C．Accidental.

D．Doubtful.

【2】Who were the people taking part in the study?

A．Middle school chemistry students.

B．Volunteers from different universities.

C．University student athletes.

D．Professor Gross's own students.

【3】How did Professor Gross's team measure students' academic performance?

A．Making the students wear special watches.

B．Using the students' normal test and quiz grades.

C．Giving the students regular quizzes after class.

D．Using students' university entrance test results.

【4】Based on the study's fin dings, who is likely to perform best academically?

A．A student who has a good night's sleep the night before an important test.

B．A student who sleeps from 11 pm to 6 a.m. each day.

C．A student whose normal bedtime varies between 9 p.m. and 12 p.m.

D．A student who sleeps for a total of 7 hours each night.

30、A heavy snow hit my neighborhood the other day. I had recently agreed to be the house’s groundskeeper, which meant I was_______ with shoveling(铲)the inches of snow that covered the driveway.

I had to stay in the house during the _______,so I was actually pretty happy to head_______After shoveling for about an hour, muscles in my arms and legs which I _______ used due to my busy schedules started to burn. By the time I finished shoveling, I realized that I gained nearly the same amount of _______ that I can get from biking. Shoveling turned out to be pretty good exercise, so I actually felt _______ to finish shoveling.

A few days later, a few friends and I got into a casual _______ about how hard it is to spare time to exercise_______.There are lots of people who dislike gyms. Going to gyms   _______ them a lot. Less than 5%of adults are physically ________for half an hour a day, which is quite a big problem. Not exercising enough can ________diseases like heart disease, bone disease, and depression.

And yet, compared with going to gyms, shoveling snow was quite ________.Besides, it didn’t take too much willpower(意志力)and I just needed to ________ the driveway at my own pace. I can just do some daily tasks like shoveling for exercise in the neighborhood in my spare time   ________ driving to a gym.

People pay much money for gym memberships and classes to ________ extra energy . So why not ________paying the fitness industry to exercise and ________ physical fitness with such kind of daily chores? Surely, they’re better off ________ that money and putting the energy to practical use.

A neighborhood can have a Facebook group where people in need of help can ________ things on it. Then, people who want to exercise can help them out. It’s a win-win situation. In addition to helping people, this can also be shaped as a new________ to keep fit.

【1】

A．bothered

B．impressed

C．tasked

D．crowded

【2】

A．incident

B．disorder

C．rush

D．storm

【3】

A．outside

B．inside

C．forward

D．backward

【4】

A．loosely

B．rarely

C．mainly

D．frequently

【5】

A．feelings

B．workout

C．threat

D．power

【6】

A．pleased

B．eager

C．willing

D．sorry

【7】

A．interview

B．appointment

C．discussion

D．argument

【8】

A．accidentally

B．properly

C．safely

D．regularly

【9】

A．troubles

B．shames

C．comforts

D．delights

【10】

A．strong

B．healthy

C．good

D．active

【11】

A．lead to

B．suffer from

C．bring back

D．wipe out

【12】

A．difficult

B．easy

C．valuable

D．perfect

【13】

A．clear

B．prepare

C．build

D．design

【14】

A．because of

B．instead of

C．in spite of

D．as a result of

【15】

A．put up

B．set up

C．use up

D．build up

【16】

A．continue

B．begin

C．stop

D．consider

【17】

A．compare

B．combine

C．exchange

D．match

【18】

A．saving

B．gathering

C．wasting

D．spending

【19】

A．imagine

B．write

C．post

D．correct

【20】

A．experiment

B．skill

C．standard

D．style

31、   On a cold winter afternoon, I was walking home from a ______. I felt a little tired as I was carrying my shopping bags. They were so heavy that I decided to stop to ______. I noticed an old man ______ poor clothes walking out of a restaurant. He was holding a paper bag. He walked to a nearby dustbin and looked into it.

I suddenly felt ______. I knew the old man would take all that he could get, so I went up to him and ______ him some fruit. The old man, with wrinkles (皱纹) on his face, looked up in surprise and took what I gave him.

A big smile appeared on his face. Then he said, “Wow! Today is my ______ day. First, someone gave me this sandwich and this drink, and now you give me some ______. Thank you, boy.” Then he went away ______.

Just then, I ______ what the saying “Giving is getting” really meant. Everyone in the world needs help and everyone can offer help.

Sometimes giving doesn’t cost much, ______ it means a lot to the people who receive your help. The man’s happiness at that moment comes into my mind every time I have the chance to help others.

【1】A.school B.theatre C.restaurant D.supermarket

【2】A.have a try B.have a speech C.have a rest D.have a look

【3】A.under B.in C.beside D.above

【4】A.sad B.excited C.hopeful D.angry

【5】A.bought B.sold C.showed D.gave

【6】A.hard B.simple C.lucky D.common

【7】A.sandwiches B.fruit C.drink D.money

【8】A.happily B.bravely C.proudly D.secretly

【9】A.guessed B.understood C.doubted D.asked

【10】A.and B.so C.or D.but

32、Dancing brings me the best of my life.

For several months, I kept learning skills just for a _________. It sounds _________, I know. I had to prepare everything as well as I could in order to get the best result and try to avoid bringing _________ on myself.

I started to learn Latin dance three months ago at my school’s dance sport club. The _________ idea was just to help me to exercise, but the activity gradually became one of my _________.

When I was asked if I would like to compete with dancers from other local schools at the upcoming Orange Blossom Ball (舞会), I _________ immediately. I didn’t believe a (n) _________ could take part in a dancing competition. But then a second thought _________ me. I would not dance to compete, but to _________ what it felt like to dance with people watching me. I also thought it would encourage me to __________ more. __________, I put my name down on the sign-up table for rumba (伦巴).

The competition began on a sunny Saturday morning. After watching several rounds, I finally understood the __________ of the game: since there were many groups of __________ in the competition, the judge randomly (随机) __________ groups to dance. The best would go into the next round.

When we were called, we got on the floor with the other couples and got into __________, ready for our round. When the music __________, I, too nervous, hesitated to start and had to eye my __________ for help. He quickly understood and __________ to help me count the steps. I slowly calmed down and began to focused on dance __________ like the walk, the spin (旋转) and the turn, my brain __________ and I forgot about everything else. Thanks to him, we finished the dance smoothly. We came fourth in the competition.

【1】A. school B. club C. competition D. life

【2】A. reasonable B. crazy C. fantastic D. good

【3】A. shame B. success C. homework D. extra work

【4】A. fixed B. central C. bright D. initial

【5】A. courses B. choices C. hobbies D. faiths

【6】A. hesitated B. refused C. accepted D. quitted

【7】A. amateur B. student C. beginner D. master

【8】A. hit B. considered C. scared D. troubled

【9】A. understand B. experience C. compete D. wonder

【10】A. attract B. win C. concentrate D. practice

【11】A. Eventually B. After all C. However D. Further more

【12】A. interest B. fun C. rules D. law

【13】A. coaches B. audience C. judges D. dancers

【14】A. called on B. put up C. gave out D. passed by

【15】A. touch B. trouble C. dance D. position

【16】A. sounded B. stopped C. lasted D. interrupted

【17】A. teacher B. partner C. classmate D. father

【18】A. sang B. shouted C. laughed D. whispered

【19】A. gestures B. party C. music D. exercise

【20】A. ached B. blanked C. cleared D. screamed

33、   The team I work in just had 2 new interns （实习生），and I happen to be their supervisor. After today's lunch break, I saw that one of them was reading things on her smart phone, maybe on some social network, I _______ . I went to her and said, "There's another document here _______ translation. Do you have time to finish it for me?" That document was not in her _______ workloads. But I thought I could let her _______ herself a little bit with it, seeing that she seemed to have_______ . "Yes, I do have time. " She said, "but I'm just an intern. " I didn't quite know_______to say back then. After a while I mumbled, "Right. Yes. " And I turned around and left.

I  _______ the time when I was an intern for the first time. I, too, managed to finish my workload so fast, just like her. So, I asked my supervisor "Is there _______ else that I can help?" And she happened to have a plan to make. But she didn't .have time. So she let me do the research and make a draft for her. I was not very familiar with the job _______still tried to carry it out based on my understanding and make it as ________ as possible. And my supervisor was really satisfied with the ________. Later, she told me "You ________ me a lot of time. I didn't need to create it from scratch. " And she told me ________ how I should have done the plan differently. I learned a lot about the operation in the process. After that, she came to trust me completely. I got my current job all because of her recommendation.

Yes, I was just an intern with a low salary, but I ________a better future with my extra labor. Time passing, I got it that there's a kind of ________called short-sightedness.

【1】A.asked B.acquired C.guessed D.guaranteed

【2】A.asking B.waiting C.providing D.needing

【3】A.allowed B.assigned C.achieved D.accused

【4】A.challenge B.compete C.complain D.contribute

【5】A.idea B.ability C.time D.task

【6】A.what B.that C.which D.where

【7】A.forgot B.foresaw C.reminded D.recalled

【8】A.anything B.nothing C.something D.everything

【9】A.and B.but C.for D.or

【10】A.precious B.consistent C.professional D.complicated

【11】A.report B.show C.lesson D.draft

【12】A.gave B.saved C.lent D.borrowed

【13】A.in detail B.in surprise C.in charge D.in trouble

【14】A.persuaded B.begged C.devoted D.bought

【15】A.power B.pressure C.poverty D.performance

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.

AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.

From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?

The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.

Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.

Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?

For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.

Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

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

36、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.

F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.

Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.

It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.

37、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.

38、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

The day of the balloon festival, I felt as light as a hot-air balloon. This year I wouldn’t just be watching. I’d be riding in Mr. J’s truck, following the flight of the balloon and meeting it when it came down.

It was a perfect day. Dad and I drove down the road, circled along the lake and turned into the field that was being used as a parking area. Dad pointed to the lake. “That’s where the balloon festival will take place.” he said. We came to a stop and I got out of the car. And then I saw it, a white bird with black stripes, brown head, and skinny legs. It screamed and beat its wings in the dirt in front of the cars that were driving downhills. Its wings looked broken. Suddenly it cried bitterly and flew off.

“Dad,” I called, but my father was watching the balloons.

“It’s a killdeer(北美喧鹆).” A silver-haired old woman said to me, adding that there must have been a nest here somewhere. “In the parking area?” I asked. She nodded firmly. “It was a nesting place before it became a parking area. No one told the killdeer about the balloon festival!”

“Jack!” Dad called “Isn’t it time you went down to meet Mr. J?”

“I have got to go.” I said to the woman but she pointed with her walking stick. There, on the ground was a perfect nest of eggs, looking like pebbles(卵石). They were almost in the path of cars, trucks and motorbikes.

Suddenly, the parent bird was back to its nest and its wings both twisted again. “Jack!” Dad called again. “The balloons are ready to fly.”

“Dad! I am…” A truck roared over the hill. Brakes(刹车) screamed and dust flew. “What’s the matter?” asked Dad angrily from the truck.

注意:

1.所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右；

2.至少使用 5 个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

“Dad, I am not going,” I said.

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Paragraph 2:

Soon a number of vehicles surrounded the nest.

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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。

After graduating from college, I worked as a salesman for a piano company. We advertised our pianos in small town newspapers and then, when we had received many replies, we would load our little trucks, and drive into the area and sell the pianos to those who had replied.

Every time we advertised, we would receive a reply on a postcard which said, “Please bring me a new piano for my little granddaughter. It must be red mahogany (红木). I can pay $10 a month with my egg money.” Of course, we could not sell a new piano for $10 a month. No finance company would carry a contract with payments that small, so we ignored her postcards.

One day, however, I happened to be in that area calling on other replies, and out of curiosity I decided to look the old lady up. I found pretty much what I expected: The old lady lived in a one-room cabin in the middle of a cotton field. The cabin had a dirt floor and there were chickens in the house. Obviously, the old lady could not have qualified to purchase anything on credit — no car, no phone, no real job, nothing but a roof over her head and not a very good one at that.

I could see daylight through it in several places. Her little granddaughter was about 10, barefoot and wearing a feed sack (麻布袋) dress. I explained to the old lady that we could not sell a new piano for $10 a month and that she should stop writing to us every time she saw our ad. I drove away heartsick, but my advice had no effect — she still sent us the same post card every six weeks. Always wanting a new piano, red mahogany, please, and swearing she would never miss a $10 payment. It was sad.

Several years later, I owned my own piano company, and when I advertised in that area, the postcards started coming to me. For months, I ignored them — what else could I do?

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

But then, one day when I was in the area, I made a big decision.

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Twenty years later while sitting at a bar, I heard the most beautiful piano music behind me.

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40、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

What Makes an Ideal Friend?

To say what an ideal friend is is not the easiest thing to do. Each person has his or her own opinion of what one would be. However, speaking generally, there are certain features that most people consider characteristic of an ideal friend. Loyal, trustworthy, and open to show weakness are common qualities that the majority of people attach to ideal friends.

Loyalty is a usual quality given to ideal friends. According to Psychology Today, “Loyalty is valued early on in all of our relationships, from the time we make our first friendships. We need friends who won’t spill our secrets to others, gossip about us, or allow others to criticize us”. The worst action between friends is not keeping one’s word.

Ideal friends are also usually referred to as being trustworthy. In a statement by Psychology Today, they say that, “Trustworthiness is often the “make or break” element in any interpersonal relationship. Any unfaithful action, regardless of recognized degree, can destroy a relationship. Trustworthiness consists of several elements, including honesty, dependability, and loyalty, and while each is important to successful relationships, honesty and dependability have been identified as the most vital in the area of friendships”. In light of this, a universal complaint of friends is a lack of honesty, and this is at the heart of being trustworthy.

In line with being honest is also the ability to show one’s weaknesses. According to the Book of Life, “The ideal friend doesn’t try to prove how powerful and successful they are; on the contrary, quite often they let us know awkward and potentially embarrassing things about themselves. They show how much they trust us by confessing failings and sorrows which would open them up to possible disgrace from the world beyond. They offer us the gift of their defenselessness”. That openness is treasured, as to be close to an individual, one must be willing to share his or her true feelings and states.

41、Directions：Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 外国学生来我校访学，要求了解汉语成语典故。请你从“刻舟求剑”和“坐井观天”两个成语典故中选取一个，用英语向他们介绍。

具体要求：

1. 引出你要介绍的成语；

2. 说出它的字面意义和寓意；

3. 用一个具体的实例，对它加以应用。

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