甘南州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、—Why did he suffer failure again?

—It was his carelessness ________  ________it.

A.which, managed by B.that, resulted from

C.that, contributed to D.that, benefited from

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

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

3、Architects preferred _______ buildings with more light, which_______ with the heaviness of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle ages.

A.to design, contrasts B.designing, contrasting

C.to design, to contrast D.designing, contrasted

4、People ________ interest is exploring the relationship between art and science will enjoy Singapore’s ArtScience Museum.

A．Who

B．which

C．whom

D．whose

5、I had to ________ myself to being an architect to my parents’ will.

A．resign

B．withdraw

C．reject

D．evaluate

6、No matter how busy he is, Tom makes ______ a rule to see his grandparents every weekend.

A．this

B．that

C．it

D．him

7、We've got a couple of participants in the team. The problem is     can complete this challenging task.

A．which

B．what

C．who

D．that

8、But for her timely assistance，the prince___________ to death.

A.would be condemned B.will be condemned

C.would have been condemned D.will have been condemned

9、---Let’s go to play basketball this weekend.

---I’d like to, but I ________ as a volunteer in my community then.

A．will work

B．have worked

C．will be working

D．was working

10、His idea of having weekly family meals together，which seemed difficult at first，has ______ many good changes in their lives.

A．got through

B．resulted from

C．turned into

D．brought about

11、The story ________ in New York on a cold night was written by O.Henry， a world-famous American writer．

A.setting B.to set C.set D.was set

12、As he works in a remote (遥远的) area, he visits his mother only ________.

A．anxiously

B．urgently

C．likely

D．occasionally

13、“Never for a second,” the boy said, “ ________ my father would come to my rescue.”

A.I doubted that B.do I doubt whether

C.did I doubted if D.did I doubt that

14、He urged that she ___________ the Great Wall on Monday.

A.would visit B.shall visit C.visit D.visited

15、The architect designed over forty projects home and abroad, twenty were award  winners.

A.where B.of which C.in which D.at which

16、We regret to inform you that there are no tickets ________ for Friday’s performance.

A．available

B．spare

C．convenient

D．affordable

17、More than one person________ involved (参与) in the case.

A.is B.are C.has D.have

18、It's said that our mental abilities begin to _______ from the age 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.

A.differ B.depress C.distribute D.decline

19、The cakes are delicious. He’d like to have ________ third one because ________ second one is rather too small.

A.a; a B.the; the

C.a; the D.the; a

20、It’s high time that we against spreading false information on the Internet.

A.will fight B.fought C.would fight D.fight

21、Where is my pen？I ____it.

A.might lose B.would have lost

C.should have lost D.must have lost

22、Though it was midnight, she found her daughter sitting at the dest, completely ________ her homework.

A.absorbing in B.absorbed in C.absorbing into D.absorbed into

23、The White House took advantage of some strategies, hoping to _______ the media's attention away from foreign policy issues.

A.shrink B.shelter C.shift D.shake

24、It depends on ___ we have enough time .

A.if B.which C.if or not D.whether

25、The online game platform is crowded with teenagers, few of _______ enthusiastic about study.

A.whom B.that C.who D.them

26、   A week ago at Compton Elementary School, Georgia, something wonderful happened. Band students from Hillgrove High School arrived to hang out with and talk to the little guys. They wanted to make sure the school's youngest had food in their homes that week.

The thing that thrilled people was that this generous idea came from 17-year-old Nathan Jones, not an adult. Jones is a good trumpet (小号)player with the Hillgrove Hawks band. The idea, he said, came to him two years ago during a discussion about community service in a freshman leadership class. Serving the community was nothing new to Jones. For years, he and his family, who recently moved from Orlando, Florida, had been active community volunteers.

Last year, Jones thought it was a good idea to get the school band involved in community service, only for the young kids in the schooL Band director Patrick

Erwin agreed but decided they had neither the time nor the resources to do it. "It got put on the back burner," Jones said. “This year, I decided to try again. ” This time, Erwin encouraged Jones to take charge and he did.

Back in August, Jones challenged the band to raise $ 5,000 to help with the cost of packing the meals. Within two weeks, they'd collected $6,000 in donations, enough to provide 2,500 family meals, including bags of rice, soy protein, vitamins and vegetables. By the end of the month, when poor families are struggling, a bag of food can mean the difference between a full stomach and an empty one for many of those students.

But HiHgrove's effort isn't just about feeding the body. It's about feeding souls, too.

Early on, the band's goal was to direct students' focus from getting "likes" on social media to building relationships with the people around them. So the band decided on the message, "What the world needs now is love, not likes” for its half-time show.

That means actually going into the community and actually showing love,” Jones said. “ We're going out and doing what weVe telling people to do. ”

【1】Why did the band students go to Compton Elementary School?

A. To share their music with the kids.

B. To provide food for poor young kids.

C. To give students advice on healthy eating.

D. To help children who had trouble making friends.

【2】Where did Jones get his idea?

A. A news report about Compton.

B. A discussion in a leadership class.

C. His volunteer experience in Orlando.

D. His parents who loved community service.

【3】The underlined part “put on the back burner” in Paragraph 3 probably means

A. put aside B. started C. changed over D. occupied

【4】What can we learn about the Hillgrove band?

A. They couldn’t raise enough money.

B. They were going to help more schools.

C. Their work meant a lot to the young kids.

D. They had been helping Compton for two years.

27、   Originating back in 1869 in Cincinnati, Ohio, baseball has been a game played and loved by millions for nearly 150 years. From its origin to the present day, there have been hundreds of fantastic baseball players who have gone on to inspire new players. Here are our top inspirational baseball stars.

Curtis Pride

Pride served as a strong-armed outfielder between 1993 and 2006, playing on seven different teams throughout his baseball career. What sets Pride apart from his peers is that he has been deaf since birth. When you think of how important verbal communication is in baseball, it is remarkable how Pride was able to manage.

Pete Gray

Gray was one of the players that started his career in wartime, appearing in 77 games as a player of St. Louis Browns. Gray had an accident when he was six years old, resulting in the loss of an arm, but he never let his disability stop him from achieving his dreams.

Jim Morris

Morris attended a Tampa Bay Devil Rays tryout in 1999 and ended up leaving a great impression which saw him sign a contract with the team at 35 years old. The film "The Rookie" is based on Morris's story, letting you learn about the troubles and problems that Morris faced and overcame.

Jimmie Foxx

Born in 1907, Jimmie Foxx was described as a fearsome hitter whose strength earned him the title" The Beast". Foxx was only the second batter in baseball history to top 500 home runs(本垒打). With all his achievements, it is easy to see why Jimmie Foxx was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951.

【1】What made Curtis Pride different from his partners?

A.The top position he had in his team B.The number of teams he had served.

C.His success in overcoming his disability D.His excellent communication skills in baseball.

【2】Whose story has been adapted into a movie?

A.Pete Gray’s B.Jim Morris’s C.Curtis Pride's D.Jimmie Foxx's

【3】Why was Jimmie Foxx called “The Beast”?

A.He was a powerful player. B.He always behaved rudely

C.He made great achievements. D.He was a hitter without fear

28、How to Strengthen Teeth Naturally

【1】You can work on strengthening your teeth by getting the right vitamins and minerals in your diet. You can also protect your teeth through healthy habits. In addition, avoiding certain foods and habits can help strengthen your teeth.

◆Get the right nutrients(营养)

Make sure you’re getting 1,000 to 1,200 mg of calcium(钙) a day. You probably know calcium helps keep your bones strong. 【2】Eating certain amount of calcium in your diet every day will help increase the strength of your teeth.

◆ 【3】

Aim to eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables in your weekly diet. Try selecting a variety of colors when choosing your produce, as that ensures you’ll be getting a wide variety of vitamins. Fill your plate up halfway with fruits and vegetables at every meal, then fill the rest of your plate with some protein and whole grains.

◆Brush your teeth twice a day

To brush well, hold your toothbrush at a 45℃ angle to your teeth. Brush all the surfaces of your teeth gently and try to brush for at least 2 minutes. 【4】

◆Visit your dentist regularly

Visit your dentist at least once a year for x-rays and cleaning. 【5】If you start to get a buildup of plaque(牙菌斑), which can weaken teeth, the dentist can remove it for you in time.

◆Quit smoking

You probably are aware that smoking causes lung cancer and other health problems. In addition, it can also weaken bone tissue, including your teeth. If you’ve been thinking about quitting, now may be the time.

A．These visits help find problems before they begin.

B．These foods naturally clean your teeth, helping to keep them strong.

C．Eat a balanced diet

D．The same is true for your teeth.

E．Set a timer to help you brush longer!

F．Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium properly.

G．Strong teeth are important for a healthy mouth!

29、   The word “proactivity” is fairly common in management literature, but you won't find it in the dictionary. It means that as a human being you take responsibility for your own life.

Look at the word responsibility: ability to choose your response, response-ability. Effective people are proactive because they take responsibility. Their behavior is a product of their own decisions, based on values, rather than being a product of their own conditions, based on feelings.

For instance, you are planning a picnic with your family. You're excited. You have all the preparations. You've decided where to go, and then it becomes stormy, killing your plan. Proactive people carry weather within them. They realize what their purpose really was, and they creatively have a picnic elsewhere even if it's in their own basement with some special games, and make the best of that situation. The opposite of being proactive is to be reactive. Reactive people would say, “What's the use?” “We can't do anything,” “Oh this is so upsetting after all of our preparations and arrangements.” They try to persuade the people around them and usually the picnic will be cancelled.

Being proactive is really just being true to your human nature. Your basic nature is to act, and not to be acted upon. That's true, despite widely accepted theories of determinism used to explain human nature. Determinism says that you don't really choose anything and that what you call choices are nothing more than automatic responses to outside conditions.

The language of reactive people is like: “I can't.” “Don't have time.” “I have to.” “I must.” The whole spirit of that language is the transfer of responsibility. They think things are determined by their environment, or by their conditions, or by their conditioning or their genetic makeup. Psychologically, people who believe they are determined will produce the evidence to support the belief, and they increasingly feel victimized and out of control. They're not in charge of their life at all.

On the contrary, a proactive person exercises free will, the freedom to choose the response that best applies to his values. In that way, he gains control over the circumstances, rather than being controlled by them.

【1】When a picnic plan is threatened by a sudden storm, reactive people will probably .

A.have the picnic as planned B.make the best of the picnic

C.complain and give up the picnic D.find somewhere else for the picnic

【2】According to the passage, a proactive person's behavior can result from   .

A.the environment B.an inner belief C.the genetic makeup D.a temporary feeling

【3】People carrying weather within them usually   .

A.manage to improve the weather B.give in to the weather passively

C.stress the influence of the weather D.find a solution to the weather problems

【4】It can be concluded from the passage that determinists (宿命论者)_______.

A.are in charge of themselves B.accept things passively

C.are similar to proactive people D.respond to outside conditions actively

30、   At two, most children are happy to play with stuffed toys. _______, for Freddie Bawden, life on the farm is not child’s play but a labour of _______.

Feddie likes nothing more than _______ his working suit to join his father James and mother Kayleigh as they _______ their animals. He helps feed the pigs, sheep and other animals._______ his young age, Freddie takes his duties very _______. He also helps make up their feed and gives the animals water before sweeping up and laying down ______ hay.

Freddie even has two battery-powered _______ of his own for carrying hay. Mr Bawden said, “He's really _______ actually. It's good for him to ______ up around animals. It gets him outside a lot and he absolutely loves it really.”

Like most children, of course Freddie goes to _______ one-and-a-half days a week, but he spends the rest of his time helping his parents, who also _______ a dog training centre on the farm. The youngster helps to _______ the dogs, as well as feed them and sweep the kennels (狗舍). He also likes to join in the special training sessions,_______ toys for the dogs to _______ after. Mr Bawden said some even _______ better to Freddie than they did to their adult owners who may “overthink” things.

Mr Bawden ______ most two-year-olds are more likely to be found watching TV or playing with _______. But he said, “If he wants to come with me, he can. If he doesn’t, he doesn’t have to. He’s really healthy, fit and strong. He eats well and ______ well because he’s doing so much. He loves _______ off, and he loves showing other people his pigs and sheep.”

【1】A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Instead

【2】A. love B. work C. adventure D. imagination

【3】A. focusing on B. putting on C. taking on D. holding on

【4】A. look for B. go through C. come across D. care for

【5】A. Owing to B. Instead of C. Despite D. Apart from

【6】A. differently B. jokingly C. similarly D. seriously

【7】A. fresh B. strange C. ordinary D. local

【8】A. bricks B. tractors C. engines D. helicopters

【9】A. stubborn B. grateful C. helpful D. mean

【10】A. grow B. stay C. look D. wind

【11】A. hospital B. woods C. nursery D. parks

【12】A. destroy B. desert C. sell D. run

【13】A. confuse B. terrify C. beat D. walk

【14】A. creating B. throwing C. producing D. finding

【15】A. feed B. chase C. exchange D. swallow

【16】A. responded B. returned C. ignored D. imitated

【17】A. denied B. permitted C. admitted D. promised

【18】A. toys B. animals C. vegetables D. neighbors

【19】A. dresses B. reads C. plays D. sleeps

【20】A. laying B. showing C. paying D. burning

31、I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early _________ of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to _________ my parents.

At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with _________ at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to _________!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.

At that age, I always did something _________ to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found _________, I would plant a garden!

I planted some lily seeds in the yard. But they failed to _________. I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild _________ joy, I found the first rose bloom. One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. _________, I was touched by this land of wonder.

________, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even __________ at me because he found it was __________ to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s __________, I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were merely weeds __________ flowers.

Regardless of their __________, I kept on planting my garden and __________ to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they __________ to care and love.

It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to __________ my parent. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very __________. And now I could say it is my affection for __________ that makes me a real gardener.

【1】

A．memory

B．dream

C．intention

D．design

【2】

A．please

B．change

C．help

D．annoy

【3】

A．doubt

B．appreciation

C．surprise

D．excitement

【4】

A．clean up

B．care about

C．break down

D．come in

【5】

A．equal

B．similar

C．superior

D．opposite

【6】

A．painful

B．valuable

C．upsetting

D．interesting

【7】

A．break out

B．come up

C．reach out

D．get out

【8】

A．with

B．to

C．in

D．by

【9】

A．Luckily

B．Cheerfully

C．Regularly

D．Eventually

【10】

A．Instead

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Besides

【11】

A．glanced

B．laughed

C．shouted

D．jumped

【12】

A．convenient

B．troublesome

C．enjoyable

D．dangerous

【13】

A．sadness

B．delight

C．displeasure

D．relief

【14】

A．other than

B．rather than

C．more than

D．less than

【15】

A．dislike

B．encouragement

C．threat

D．suggestion

【16】

A．decided

B．stopped

C．continued

D．struggled

【17】

A．devote

B．respond

C．turn

D．lead

【18】

A．challenge

B．satisfy

C．respect

D．defeat

【19】

A．comfortable

B．strange

C．disappointed

D．proud

【20】

A．freedom

B．life

C．growth

D．nature

32、After a long time of struggling with lung cancer, my father passed away, due to which, my life ______ a lot after my fathers death. As the eldest son in my family, I took the responsibility of raising the family. In order to ______my sick mother and two younger brothers, I couldn’t help but ______ school and work to support my family. It seemed to me that life was always hard at that time. However, a thread of hope flashed in those ______ days. It was a rainy dusk when I exposed myself to the rain and walked in the street.

Suddenly the rain stopped! ______, I looked up, only to find that "the sky" was in fact a dark blue ______. Then came a deep voice. "Why not run ______an umbrella? "A middle -aged man with one leg on crutch(拐杖) said to me, “ run in the rain, and you will get ______. I shook my head with politeness, but his words shocked me deeply. Without my father's ______, could I only be a slave to the fate(命运)?

While ______ together in the rain, i knew he was a promoter from the city. Having received an order from his company, he had to spend ______ time on it. Looking at this guy. i had no sympathy but ______. I took the umbrella from his hand and walked with him all the way. He told me he once had ______ of being a policeman, but an accident ______his dream. His present work was ______ and was not his cup of tea, however, every travelling was a wonderful start to him. To his happiness, he never ______ heart and still “ran” on the road of life…

____what the man remarked, I headed for a southern city and became an insurance representative. After two years’   running, I got ______ and the life condition in my family ______ better gradually.

Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! Only when you ______ the rainy season of your life will there be bright sky ahead of you. Never give up!

【1】

A．affected

B．suffered

C．damaged

D．managed

【2】

A．take care

B．attend to

C．watch out

D．bring up

【3】

A．desert

B．stop

C．quit

D．dismiss

【4】

A．bright

B．white

C．colorful

D．dark

【5】

A．Interested

B．Confused

C．Excited

D．Disappointed

【6】

A．umbrella

B．raincoat

C．hat

D．jacket

【7】

A．with

B．without

C．for

D．to

【8】

A．drier

B．warmer

C．less wet

D．less cold

【9】

A．praise

B．comfort

C．protection

D．attention

【10】

A．running

B．wandering

C．jogging

D．walking

【11】

A．much

B．no

C．little

D．some

【12】

A．admiration

B．envy

C．appreciation

D．care

【13】

A．approved

B．longed

C．spoken

D．dreamed

【14】

A．defeated

B．damaged

C．ruined

D．wiped

【15】

A．boring

B．demanding

C．rewarding

D．tiring

【16】

A．lost

B．took

C．changed

D．gathered

【17】

A．Amused

B．Terrified

C．Encouraged

D．Shocked

【18】

A．my way

B．my start

C．my end

D．my future

【19】

A．turned out

B．worked out

C．carried out

D．turned into

【20】

A．run into

B．run across

C．run away with

D．run out of

33、   A 99-year-old war veteran (老兵) in the United Kingdom has been considered as a hero for his fundraising efforts during the coronavirus pandemic. Captain Tom Moore has _________ over £12 million for the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) by walking around his garden 100 times with the aid of a walking frame.

Captain Tom Moore, who _________ with his family in Bedfordshire. When he completed the 100th circle, he was _________. Just by then the fundraising _________ for NHS Charities Together had hit£ 12 million. His achievements, which initially started at a _________ target of£1,000 before his 100th birthday, were _________ by the Health Secretary—Matt Hancock during the press conference. In his opening _________, he said: “Captain Tom, you’re a(n) _________ to us all, and we thank you.”

Mr. Moore told reporters: “our _________ nurses and doctors are frontline in this case.” He __________: “In the Second World war we had our soldiers in uniform, __________, but this time our army are in doctors’ and nurses’ uniforms and they’re doing such a __________ job regardless of their own __________.

Earlier, he said: “At no time when we started off with this __________ did we expect we’d get anything near that sort of money. It __________ shows that people have such high regard for matters of our NHS and it’s really __________ that people have paid so much money.”

His daughters, Hannah Ingram-Moore, said that the amount raised was “beyond our wildest __________”.

Actor and singer Michael Ball recorded a congratulations __________ for Mr. Moore. The broadcaster told ITV News that Mr. Moore was __________ “true Great British Spirit” Comedian David Williams wrote online: “No words can express our __________ to the British public for getting behind Tom, for making this into a heartfelt story. Once a hero always a hero.”

【1】A.rose B.raised C.donated D.gave

【2】A.lives B.tours C.meets D.argues

【3】A.fined B.shouted C.tripped D.cheered

【4】A.cost B.concept C.effort D.figure

【5】A.cheap B.high C.modest D.controversial

【6】A.picked out B.acted out C.held out D.found out

【7】A.expression B.address C.saying D.explanation

【8】A.inspiration B.comfort C.guide D.educator

【9】A.careful B.patient C.diligent D.brave

【10】A.debated B.added C.defended D.predicted

【11】A.fearing B.treating C.fighting D.donating

【12】A.worthless B.familiar C.meaningless D.wonderful

【13】A.benefit B.drawback C.duty D.convenience

【14】A.imagination B.custom C.exercise D.hobby

【15】A.generally B.exactly C.nearly D.hardly

【16】A.boring B.interesting C.disappointing D.amazing

【17】A.control B.expectation C.reach D.responsibility

【18】A.message B.notice C.warning D.tip

【19】A.changing B.challenging C.demonstrating D.influencing

【20】A.worry B.concern C.gratitude D.satisfaction

34、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”.

35、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?

Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.

In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.

When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.

Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.

Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.

That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.

And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.

But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.

Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.

Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.

In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.

36、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

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

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

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

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

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

37、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?

Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.

The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.

The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.

In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.

So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?

According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.

But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.

Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”

38、你校上周举办了以“Learn to Be Grateful”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请你为学校英语角写一篇短文介绍该活动，内容包括：

1．活动的时间和地点；

2．活动的过程；

3．个人感受。

注意：

1．写作词数应为80左右；

2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

In order to encourage the students to have a grateful heart,

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39、请阅读下面短文，并按要求用英语写一篇150个词左右的英语短文。

Young Chinese parents embracing e-books for children

Chinese children are spending more time reading digital books as young parents are increasingly open to the idea, research shows.

The amount of time children under 9 spend reading e-books every day increased almost 20 percent to 24. 3 minutes between 2016 and 2017, according to a joint study by e-book company Kada Story and teaching consultancy TAL Education Group.

A three-year study of 6, 030 parents found that almost 70 percent said they are willing to let their children use mobile phones and tablets, while 25 percent of those born in the 1990s or later said they let their children spend more than 40 minutes a day on mobile devices.

Parents in first-tier cities are more likely to let their children use mobile devices, with children in Beijing spending almost 70 minutes a day using the gadgets.

“Digital reading is an important skill for children to master in this age of information explosion, ” said Wang Jing, chief editor of Kada Story.

However, not all parents want their children to read digitally.

“I fear e-books will negatively affect my son’s attention span or expose him to inappropriate content, ” said Xie Wenfeng, mother of a 7-year-old boy in Shanghai.

She said she believed books in print are better for the eyes and do not affect sleep. “I also worry about possible addiction to e-books.” she added.

（写作内容）

1.用约30个单词写出上文概要;

2.用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括:

(1)支持或反对家长让孩子读电子书籍；

(2)并用2-3个理由或论据支撑你的观点。

（写作要求）

1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文中的句子;

2. 文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;

3. 不必写标题。

（评分标准）

内容完整,语言规范,语篇连贯,词数适当。

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40、假定你是李华，疫情得到控制，现在你已经回校上课了。请你给你的外教Mrs. Smith写封感谢信，感谢疫情期间她对你的教导和帮助，内容包括：

1.感谢疫情期间老师对自己英语学习的帮助和信心上的鼓励；

2.表达对老师的想念以及衷心祝愿。

参考词汇：新冠病毒：the novel corona-virus.

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41、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Eric希望参加你校组织的古筝兴趣班。请根据以下要点，用英语给他回一封电子邮件。

1. 古筝兴趣班成立的宗旨；

2. 古筝兴趣班的每周活动安排；

3. 愿意提供帮助。

注意： 1、词数100左右；

2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3、开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：兴趣班 Interest Class

Dear Eric,

How’s everything going?

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Yours,

Li Hua