衡水2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、Wanting the question _____ once more, the little boy went to the teacher’s office after class.

A．explained

B．being explained

C．be explained

D．to explain

2、He has decided to settle ____in France because he is fond of the romantic country.

A. temporary B. temporarily

C. permanent D. permanently

3、I had to ________ my voice to make myself heard over the noise.

A.rise B.raise C.arise D.arouse

4、I’ll give ____ to your suggestion that we ____ a party in honor of the experienced professor.

A. much thought; hold B. many thoughts; should hold

C. much thought; will hold D. some thought; can hold

5、When the student wanted to have a go, the teacher gave him a nod of ________.

A.support B.promise C.approval D.suggestion

6、The box ________ all the books you need, ________ an English-English dictionary.

A.contains; to include B.contains; including

C.includes; contained D.includes; containing

7、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

8、The building was designed to   the elderly and provide them with the best environment.

A.calculate B.accommodate C.expose D.resemble

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

A．resign

B．withdraw

C．reject

D．evaluate

10、China will continue to curb inflation and the economy still has great _______ for rapid growth in the near future.

A.strength B.function C.potential D.burden

11、---Some people showed little interest in the meeting and were absent from it.

---_________.

A. So it was with my friend B. So did my friend

C. So my friend did D. Nor it was with my friend

12、My idea is ______ although physical beauty may impress others, ______ really matters is inner beauty.

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

13、The success of a government should be ________ in terms of the health and happiness of the people as well as the development of economy.

A.observed B.established C.benefited D.measured

14、His suggestion __________to see the art exhibition interested everyone of us.

A.that we go B.which we should go

C.that we would go D.we should go

15、________ to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I ________ not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.

A.If it were left … would B.Should it leave … must

C.Would it be left … should D.Was it left … would

16、Have you bought the same book________ I referred to yesterday?

A.when B.which C.where D.as

17、I’ve come to the point____I can’t stand her arguing any longer.

A．why

B．which

C．that

D．where

18、Anyone who are in ______ of weapons without permission are considered law breaking.

A．command

B．control

C．charge

D．possession

19、Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to ______ a good researcher.

A．make

B．turn

C．get

D．grow

20、The railway station is no place for a child to be _______.

A.run after B.left alone C.set aside D.put back

21、The old couple ________for more man 40 years and never once have they quarreled with each other.

A．married

B．have married

C．have got married

D．have been married

22、My good performance in the job interview left me         about my future and what I can do here.

A．puzzled

B．sensitive

C．optimistic

D．pessimistic

23、The data shows the situations of the world economy,__________careful observation and detailed studies.

A.in the name of B.on the basis of

C.at the cost of D.in charge of

24、Blue _____ you. You should wear it more.

A. fits B. suits

C. matches D. goes with

25、一 When did the computer crash?

一 This morning, while I the reading materials downloaded from some websites.

A.have sorted B.was sorting C.am sorting D.had sorted

26、When you buy fresh-cut flowers, do you think about where they came from？You might think they were grown somewhere nearby. The reality, though, is that the cut flower trade is increasingly International. Today, thanks to airplanes and high-tech cooling systems, even the most delicate flower be exported and sold thousands of kilometers away from where it was grown.

The Netherlands handles about 60 percent of the world’s cut flowers. And its auction houses（拍卖行）are very large---Aalsmeer, near Amsterdam, is auction house in the sense that Tokyo is a city, or Everest a mountain. About 120 soccer fields would fill its main building. Nineteen million flowers are sold here on an average day.

The Netherlands is also a world leader in developing new flower varieties. Dutch companies and the government invest a great amount of money in flower research. Their scientists look for ways to lengthen a flower’s vase life, to strengthen flowers to prevent them from being damaged while traveling, and also to strengthen the natural fragrance of the flowers.

There are also many other places with a better climate for growing flowers, and the climate of Ecuador is almost perfect. With predictable rainy periods and 12 hours of sunlight each day, Ecuador’s roses are famous for their large heads and long, straight stems（茎）. Every year, Ecuador sells about 500 million flowers to the U.S. alone. The industry has brought employment opportunities and a stronger economy to the country. “My family has TV now. There are radios.” says Yolanda Quishpe, 20, who picked roses for four years.

To others, the increasingly international nature of the flower trade is very bad news. In recent years local growers in the U.S. faced huge competition from international flower companies, and many lost their businesses. Lina Hale, an independent rose grower said her father had predicted the situation in the 1980s. “I see a train coming down the track,” he warned her, “and it’s coming straight towards us.”

【1】What do we know about Aalsmeer?

A．It’s very large.

B．It’s as big as Tokyo.

C．19 million flowers are grown there.

D．60% of the Netherland’s flowers are sold there.

【2】What is one aspect of the Netherlands’ flower research?

A．How to increase flower production.

B．How to avoid climate’s effect on flowers.

C．How to speed up the process of flowering.

D．How to keep flowers fresh during transportation.

【3】What does the author want to show through Yolanda Quishpe’s words?

A．Flowers from Ecuador are beautiful.

B．Ecuador could grow even more flowers.

C．The flower trade in Ecuador benefits the local.

D．Rose-picking is a very popular job in Ecuador.

【4】What Lina Hale’s father said suggested that ______.

A．he was excited to see the train

B．he knew his business would be affected

C．he was sure customers wouldn’t want

D．he thought trains were a new way to deliver flowers

27、"You are the same today as you will be in five years except for the books you read. " A love of reading can make your brain more efficient, lower stress levels, and inspire life pursuits （追求）. Here's how your brain and body benefit when you crack open a book.

Reading can improve brainpower.

【1】 Whether you're interested in a book or simply scanning an instruction for your coffee maker, your brain will drive other functions一such as vision, language, and associative （相关的）learning, according to a survey by Ken Pugh, PhD. 【2】 Another recent study found that older adults who regularly read books are two and a half times less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.

Reading can melt away stress.

Being lost in a good book lowers your levels of unhealthy stress hormones. In a British study, participants were involved in an anxiety-provoking （引发焦虑的）activity and then either read for a few minutes, listened to music, or played video games. The stress levels of those who read dropped 67 percent. 【3】

【4】

Reading about someone who overcame hurdles may encourage you to achieve your own dream. If you'd like a raise, following a character into the boss's office may give you the courage to make the same request. The more you identify with a character and experience the events as if they were happening to you, the more likely you'll take action.

【5】Turn off your phone and computer, and set aside one or two hours to read books every day.

A．Reading can encourage life goals.

B．Reading can recall your memory.

C．As a result, stress is associated with reading.

D．That process forces you to think and concentrate.

E．Reading gives your brain a different kind of workout.

F．We cannot think too highly of the benefits of reading.

G．It was a more important drop than that of the other groups.

28、   Professor Ashok Goel of Georgia Tech developed an artificially intelligent teaching assistant to help handle the enormous number of student questions in the online class,Knowledge Based Artificial Intelligence.This online course is a core requirement of Georgia Tech’s online Master of Science in Computer Science program.Professor Goel already had 8 teaching assistants,but that wasn’t enough to deal with the overwhelming number of questions from students.

Many students drop out of online courses because of the lack of teaching support.When students feel isolated or confused and reach out with questions that go unanswered,their motivation to continue begins to fade.Professor Goel decided to do something to remedy this situation and his solution was to create a virtual assistant named Jill Watson,which is based on the IBM Watson platform.

Goel and his team developed several versions of Jill Watson before releasing her to the online forums.At first,the virtual assistant wasn’t too great.But Goel and his team sourced the online discussion forum to find all 40,000 questions that had ever been asked since the class was launched.Then they began to feed Jill the questions and answers.After some adjustment and sufficient time,Jill was able to answer the students’questions correctly 97%of the time.The virtual assistant became so advanced and realistic that the students didn’t know she was a computer.The students,who were studying artificial intelligence,were interacting with artificial intelligence and couldn’t tell it apart from a real human being.Goel didn’t inform them about Jill’s true identity until April 26.The students were actually very positive about the experience.

The goal of Professor Goel’s virtual assistant next year is to take over answering 40%of all questions asked by students on the online forum.The name,Jill Watson,will of course,change to something else next semester.Professor Goel has a much rosier outlook on the future of AI than say,Elon Musk,Stephen Hawking,Bill Gates or Steve Wozniak.

【1】What do we learn about Knowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence?

A.It is a robot that can answer students’questions.

B.It is a course designed for students to learn online.

C.It is a high-tech device that revolutionizes teaching.

D.It is a computer program that aids student learning.

【2】What problem did Professor Goel meet with?

A.His students were unsatisfied with the assistants.

B.His course was too difficult for the students.

C.Students’questions were too many to handle.

D.Too many students dropped out of his course.

【3】What do we learn about Jill Watson?

A.She turned out to be a great success.

B.She got along pretty well with students.

C.She was unwelcome to students at first.

D.She was released online as an experiment.

【4】What does Professor Goel plan to do next with Jill Watson?

A.Launch different versions of her online.

B.Feed her with new questions and answers.

C.Assign her to answer more of students’questions.

D.Encourage students to interact with her more freely.

29、   "What kind of rubbish are you?" This question might normally cause anger, but in Shanghai it has become a special "greeting" among people over the past week. On July 1st, the city introduced strict trash-sorting regulations （条例〉that are required to follow and expected to be used as a model for our country. Residents must divide their waste into four separate categories and toss （投放）it into specific public dustbins. They must do so at specified times, when monitors are present to ensure correct trash-tossing and to ask the nature of one's rubbish. Individuals who fail to follow the regulations face the possibility of fines and worse. They could be punished with fines of up to 200 yuan （ $ 29）. For those who repeat to go against them, the government can add black marks to their credit records, making it harder for them to get bank loans or even buy train tickets.

Shanghai government is responding to an obvious environmental problem. It generates 9 million tons of garbage a year, more than London's annual output, which is rising quickly. But like other cities in China, it lacks a recycling system. Instead, it has relied on trash pickers to sift （筛选）through the waste, picking out whatever can be reused. This has limits. As people get wealthier, fewer of them want to do such dirty work. The waste, meanwhile, just keeps piling up.

Many residents appear to support the idea of recycling in general but are annoyed by the details. Rubbish must be divided according to whether it is food, recyclable, dry or harmful, the distinctions among which can be confusing, though there are apps to help work it out. Some have complained about the rules concerning food waste. They must put it straight in the required public bins, forcing them to tear open plastic bags and toss it by hand. What they complain most is the short periods for dropping trash, typically a couple of hours, morning and evening. Along with the monitors at the bins, this means that people go at around the same time and can keep an eye on what is being thrown out； no one wants to look bad.

【1】What do we know about the trash-sorting regulations in Shanghai?

A.They are the first of their kind. B.They are tied to one's bank account.

C.They have the highest fines. D.They're aided by monitors.

【2】Why has Shanghai introduced the trash-sorting regulations?

A.There are fewer and fewer trash pickers.

B.It aims to build a new recycling system.

C.It faces more and more serious garbage problems.

D.People throw the rubbish here and there.

【3】What makes the residents upset most about the regulations?

A.Limited time for tossing the trash.

B.Confusing distinction among the categories of trash.

C.Being fined due to improper behavior.

D.Being watched by monitors when throwing the garbage.

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

A.A Good Way of Trash-sorting

B.A New Era of Garbage Classification

C.A Great Time in Dealing with Litter

D.An Effective Solution to Rubbish Problem

30、   I ride the bus to and from work as my daily routine. I'm a people-watcher. For many months ,I _______ an elderly man get on at one of the stops, and always head to the back of the bus.

He wore the same clothes every day,and they were _______ but clean. I never spoke with this gentleman, but I could tell he seemed like he led a _______ existence. One day,when I was driving to work, I noticed the gentleman on a street corner, with a _______ "PLEASE HELP” in his hand asking for financial _______

I got home that day, and wrote him a note, saying I was grateful for _______ little I had in my life, and that I wanted to _______ some of it with him. I _______ a small amount of money , and the next day I gave him the note and money in an envelope when he got on the bus. The next day , he _______  me a note on the bus.

The note ____________ : Hi Larissa. Thank you very much for your ________. The money will be used to buy next month's bus pass. Your note certainly provided a very pleasant , ________ start to the week. I hope you continue to __________ a charmed life-- John

A feeling of warmth and trust __________ while I was reading the note.

I will keep his note forever! We now smile and ________ each other on the bus every morning. What a charmed life I have!

【1】A. let B. had C. helped D. noticed

【2】A. well-worn B. well-preserved C. well-dressed D. well-made

【3】A. busy B. meaningful C. happy D. simple

【4】A. note B. sign C. brochure D. poster

【5】A. advice B. plan C. assistance D. investment

【6】A. why B. that C. how D. what

【7】A. share B. save C. divide D. collect

【8】A. raised B. included C. added D. presented

【9】A. returned B. handed C. sent D. awarded

【10】A. announced B. wrote C. read D. replied

【11】A. generosity B. guidance C. affection D. apology

【12】A. quick B. sudden C. effortless D. uplifting

【13】A. seek B. enjoy C. challenge D. expect

【14】A. broke out B. ran off C. crowded in D. cooled down

【15】A. greet B. touch C. contact D. kiss

31、   “Nice to see you again!” “How are you doing today?” “Great to see you, have a nice day!”

I ______ my book and looked around in my seat, watching the driver ______ passengers. I’d never heard a more cheerful bus driver.

At each stop, the bus driver flashed a wide ______ , nodding his head at familiar faces and greeting people onto his lowly bus.

I was just watching the flow of the bus, and the bus driver’s air of pleasant calm, like nothing could go wrong. It ______ me a bit. Most bus drivers I’d met are not so cheery. They’re always swimming up against a long list of complaints, communicating with nameless busy riders, and constantly racing the clock so as not to run late though it’s never so easy to control. This bus driver completely ______ my sense of what it means to drive a bus. It almost brought me back to my pre-school days, when we’d sing, “The wheels on the bus go round and round,” to images of smiling bus drivers greeting their ______ and serving society with each shinning spin of their wheel or honk of their horn.

I completely put my books away, ______ there in awe. A thought ______ my head that I should tell the driver how much I appreciated seeing all the small, bold, courageous moments of his ______ I’d run into in this bus.

____ the bus approached my stop, I walked to the front of the bus.

“Thank you so much for your kindness to passengers. It’s really nice to see you,” I offered.

“Aw, that’s really glad to hear. Thank you so much! It’s nice to know that someone ______.” the bus driver said.

“Well, I really appreciate seeing it. It is ______ and makes my day,” I told him with a smile.

“Thank you!” he ______ with an ever-shining bright smile.

We talked a little more, and any wave of doubt completely ______.

Stepping ______ the bus a little lighter, I remembered a quote: “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”

【1】A. put away B. put down C. put up D. put out

【2】A. assisting B. directing C. serving D. greeting

【3】A. smile B. look C. mouth D. face

【4】A. excited B. attracted C. confused D. cheered

【5】A. changed B. developed C. affected D. deepened

【6】A. conductors B. customers C. colleagues D. passengers

【7】A. running B. sitting C. standing D. waiting

【8】A. occurred B. came C. struck D. appeared

【9】A. kindness B. patience C. generosity D. encouragement

【10】A. Since B. As C. After D. Until

【11】A. noticed B. knew C. understood D. needed

【12】A. boring B. inspiring C. frustrating D. exciting

【13】A. replied B. said C. told D. shouted

【14】A. decreased B. formed C. arose D. faded

【15】A. on B. off C. out D. down

32、   It was an evening class on Wednesdays. Fifteen boys and girls were running and skipping in a circle on brightly colored _________. Music was blaring from a loudspeaker: “Animal action...Move like a lion!” and suddenly everyone was crawling on the ground_________like lions. I was right beside them making the sound too. It’s _________that the kids are so excited!

These kids were not at school or day care center but at a tumbling (翻腾运动）_________in which I had the opportunity to co-teach when I was only twelve years old. I came upon this opportunity when my gymnastics coach started_________tumbling for kids aged from three to seven. My sister _________ immediately. Despite my going with her to her first practice, she was more_________than I had ever seen her, so the coach invited me to join in to make her more_________. The practice needed high energy and non-stop _________, and I spent the practice teaching the kids how to do cartwheels (侧手翻）and playing games like “Animal action”. I began going to all of the practices with my sister and __________ in any way that I could. Afterwards, I __________ looked forward to the weekly classes, where I could improve my ability to __________ other individuals.

One of the __________moments of my time as a coach was when I taught one of my students how to do a walkover (软翻). I had watched her making progress as a __________ for two years. Seeing the pride she took in herself after she__________accomplished a walkover on her own made the __________not only an accomplishment for her, but one for me as well.

For two years I was a(an)__________coach and during those two years I __________as a person in many ways. I learned a lot about what it __________to be a coach and that being a coach didn’t mean giving orders, but giving kids a role __________to admire and learn from.

【1】A.chairs B.beds C.mats D.lands

【2】A.rolling B.practicing C.screaming D.roaring

【3】A.surprising B.wonderful C.terrible D.depressing

【4】A.class B.game C.show D.assignment

【5】A.explaining B.teaching C.conveying D.discovering

【6】A.signed up B.turn off C.gave in D.held on

【7】A.joyful B.disappointed C.nervous D.independent

【8】A.natural B.comfortable C.mature D.skillful

【9】A.improvement B.excitement C.amusement D.movement

【10】A.helped B.learned C.played D.tried

【11】A.merely B.always C.still D.usually

【12】A.impress B.indicate C.guide D.attract

【13】A.toughest B.busiest C.proudest D.luckiest

【14】A.specialist B.gymnast C.runner D.player

【15】A.suddenly B.normally C.particularly D.eventually

【16】A.experience B.process C.reward D.performance

【17】A.partner B.substitute C.assistant D.head

【18】A.struggled B.acted C.remained D.grew

【19】A.took B.brought C.paid D.cost

【20】A.character B.figure C.image D.model

33、   “You are the kind of person who will become a great doctor someday.” My mother whispered these last words of ______ as I approached the front door to go to school. The subject of my future, bound to be in the ______ profession, seemed to always come up whenever I came into contact with her. I ______ the idea of becoming a doctor because of the amount of work, effort and time you had to invest. The idea of ______ in biology and attending graduate school just did not seem to ______ me. Stepping out of the house, I replied perfunctorily (敷衍地), “______.Mother”

The day began like any other school day, ______ students trying to get to their lockers and talking about the exams they would take.______, with all my strength, I was able to squeeze my way through to get to my biology class and take my usual ______.We listened to the teacher’s lecture and ______ all the necessary notes from the whiteboard.

After several minutes, I looked up from my ______. As I gave out my loud, daily ______, my teacher decided to do something different. She ______ us to a middle-aged gentleman, who was a doctor. She told us he was going to lecture on his accomplishments. I felt excited about the opportunity to ______ someone else for a change. I tried my best to ______ what he was saying. “Firstly, I had no idea what I wanted to study in college. I never thought I would choose to become a doctor ______ I met this guy in my senior year. He talked to me...” His ______ began building small blocks of interest within me. I listened ______, gathering every bit of information.

Now here I was, deciding what major I wanted to study. Without any ______, I chose to major in biology. This time, no one was ______ me. This was all voluntary.

【1】A.congratulation B.persuasion C.goodbye D.warning

【2】A.cultural B.historical C.political D.medical

【3】A.hated B.forgot C.supported D.preferred

【4】A.trading B.majoring C.growing D.wandering

【5】A.interest B.protect C.improved D.reward

【6】A.As usual B.Of course C.No way D.Right away

【7】A.tired B.heartbroken C.disappointed D.crowded

【8】A.Similarly B.Obviously C.Finally D.Regularly

【9】A.way B.order C.meal D.seat

【10】A.collected B.borrowed C.copied D.separated

【11】A.notes B.maps C.chair D.dictionary

【12】A.greeting B.sigh C.reply D.demand

【13】A.introduced B.carried C.pulled D.compared

【14】A.talk about B.listen to C.hear from D.care for

【15】A.doubt B.consider C.explain D.follow

【16】A.since B.while C.until D.because

【17】A.plans B.conclusion C.suggestions D.stories

【18】A.gratefully B.firmly C.closely D.politely

【19】A.hesitation B.chance C.mistakes D.problems

【20】A.begging B.forcing C.instructing D.stopping

34、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.

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.

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.”

36、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A

I have the【1】(great)job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. Sometimes using【2】(science)equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never【3】(bore).Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people【4】 one of the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.

B

Water is a precious resource. Every person needs it【5】 (survive),and we use it for cooking, drinking, growing our food and washing. However，it is scarce(缺乏的).Just 1% of water on Earth can【6】 (use)by humans. What’s more，treating water to make it clean and safe and pumping it to our homes uses up lots of energy. So, what can you do to help save water? One easy way is by【7】(turn)off the tap when you brush your teeth.

C

Robbie Phillips has become the first British person to complete one of the toughest challenges in rock climbing. 【8】(know)as the Alpine Trilogy(阿尔卑斯三部曲),the challenge consists of three climbs on mountains in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 【9】Phillips completed in four years. Until now, only four other people【10】(conquer)all three of the extremely difficult climbs.

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.

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.

38、你校开展了“敬重父母”的活动，请你根据以下内容要点为某家学生英文报写一则报道。

宗旨：尊敬父母是中华民族的传统美德（moral value）之一。

现状：大多数同学都是独生子女，只看重自己，不顾及父母。

决定：开展“敬重父母”的活动。

措施：制定了十条规定，提出要求。如：要记住父母的生日；父母进门要和他们打招呼等。

注意：1. 报道应有标题。

2. 报道必须包括所有内容要点，可以适当增加内容使行文连贯。

3. 词数100左右。

39、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

How to Deal with Pressures at School

As a high school student, if you are feeling stressed out or frustrated by teachers, classmates,or schoolwork，it is important to know that you aren't the only one． Believe it or not，everyone has these feelings at some point， and everyone should learn how to deal with them properly．

First of all， you need to keep a positive attitude and not take things to heart． That someone got a better grade than you doesn't mean that they are smarter—perhaps they studied longer or knew the material more． It's easy to become frustrated if you are not doing as well as your friends， but being optimistic will help you deal with future similar situations．

Secondly， if students at school are bullying you， know when to stand up for yourself． Don't let other classmates make you feel that you are not good enough． They are simply insecure and do not know how to deal with the pressures of school． They are just trying to make others feel bad， so they can feel better about themselves．

Lastly， it is necessary to keep things correctly． For any situation that is stressful， take a second look from a different point of view． When I look back to the frustrations of my high school days， I notice that many of them seem very unimportant to me now．

It's not easy to be confident when there are so many students who seem like they "have it all"，but try to realize that you, too, are good enough. It’s not a competition about who is smarter, more beautiful—everyone is different—so believe your individuality.

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40、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Bill在春节期间给你发了一封节日问候邮件，并在信中问及红色在中国春节中的使用，请你给他回封邮件介绍下红色在春节中的使用情况。内容包括以下几点:

1. 红色在中国的象征；

2. 春节期间红色的使用(至少列出两个要点)。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

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41、假如你是南充市某中学高二学生李华，最近你班对“中学生是否应该在网上交友”展开了讨论，同学们持不同意见。请你根据以下要点提示，给中学生英文报“Teens”写一篇短文，讲述讨论情况并发表自己的看法。

1.赞成。理由：表达思想、学习外语。

2.不赞成。理由：浪费时间、上当受骗。

3.你的看法：……

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.短文的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

3.可增加适当细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear editor,

Recently, our class held a heated discussion about whether we middle school students should make friends online. Opinions are divided among the students.

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua