吴忠2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、You just can’t imagine that such a clever, promising student _________ murderer.

A.turned B.changed C.became D.got

2、_____, we should reconsider the plan carefully. Which one is wrong?

A. In my view B. As far as I’m concerned

C. In my opinion D. As long as

3、The architecture as well as all the art works of The Forbidden City is well ____________ by professional staff.

A. accustomed B. erupted

C. assumed D. preserved

4、Nowadays, it’s common for a child to ________some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it.

A. bring up B. pick up

C. look up D. set up

5、Not only _____ effective in reducing fever and helping stop pain. but there are also other things  that aspirin can help with.

A.aspirin has proved B.aspirin proved C.has aspirin proved D.did aspirin prove

6、Cunningham would go out onto the streets of New York each and every day to photograph ordinary people ________ the weather.

A．instead of

B．regardless of

C．owing to

D．thanks to

7、At present, acupuncture has become popular round the world, ________ other traditional Chinese medicines.

A.so are B.as are C.so have D.as have

8、She got so angry that she ran after them.She was soon________，but she continued to run.

A.out of sight B.out of breath C.in sight D.in breath

9、Many people _________ from sickness or even small wounds had penicillin not been available.

A.would die B.would have died C.may die D.may have died

10、I have read the material several times but it doesn’t make any________to me.

A.meaning B.importance C.sense D.significance

11、A travelling mother’s worst nightmare had come true. I ran to the car so fast that the heel of my shoe _______ .

A. broke up B. broke off

C. broke out D. broke away

12、In the developing world, one out of 300 women die __________ breast cancer every year.

A.as usual as B.as a consequence of

C.as for D.as to

13、_________ that Tom got inside the room to see what was going on.

A．So strangely did he feel

B．So strangely he felt

C．So strange did he feel

D．So strange he felt

14、He is wearing a heavy overcoat as a_______against the cold.

A.prevention B.shelter C.protection D.defense

15、Try ________ she might, Sue couldn't get the door open.(2011·全国Ⅰ)

A．if

B．when

C．since

D．as

16、The book is a complete introduction ________ all the best Indian films.

A.in B.on C.to D.about

17、Drivers should be careful near schools in particular, ________ there are likely to be many children.

A.though B.but C.so D.because

18、His remarks ________ me in my opinion that he was a very considerate boy.

A.concerned B.contacted

C.confirmed D.considered

19、——Do you have anything more_______,sir?

——No, you can have a rest or do something else.

A．typing

B．to be typed

C．typed

D．to type

20、--- _______ made her struggle to become an artist so hard?

--- ______ she was a woman.

A. What; What B. That; That

C. What; That D. That; What

21、Some false ads are taking the countryside women as their targets, because they are easy to ________.

A．take on

B．take in

C．take down

D．take over

22、Well, if you insist on eating so much, you will have to suffer the ________.

A．consequences

B．exercises

C．evidence

D．exchanges

23、Experts say ________ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.

A. exposed  B. having exposed

C. being exposed   D. exposing

24、Thinking that you know ________ in fact you don't know is a serious mistake.

A.what B.that C.when D.however

25、Teaching is not just a simple piece of work: it’s an art_________ a science.

A.based against B.based on C.based with D.depended for

26、Almost every second of every day an older adult falls in the United States. That's approximately 29 million falls per year and nearly 27,000 deaths. according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Still in the stating stage, the Active Pelvis Orthosis (APO) system in Switzerland wants to make a lightweight, wearable exoskeleton (外骨骼) that could detect signs of balance loss and assist with balance recovery to keep the elderly wearer from falling, only when needed.

Other exoskeletons, either in development or on the market today, assist with movement and make heavy objects feel lighter. Mobility-impaired people can walk again. But none of these devices predict what the wearer is going to do next and take measures to correct an unsteady move.

The 3 kilogram (6.7 pound) exoskeleton was built entirely from scratch by the research team and is designed to be worn on the lower half of the. body. A waistband connects to two movable carbon fiber braces (支架), each one positioned on the outer side of a leg. Tiny motors and so-called “adaptive oscillators” (适配振荡器) in the computer circuits use a special process to detect the, wearer's unique paces. That part takes just a few minutes.

While wearing the exoskeleton, a person may feel the braces and the motors pushing slightly on their legs. If their paces go against normal, the motors create a force in the braces that cause them to stiffen up and push a little more strongly against the legs, which provides stability.

In the next three years, the APO hopes to develop something that is commercially available.

【1】Why is the new exoskeleton invented?

A．To slower users' walking paces.

B．To improve users’ walking ability

C．To promote users' sense of balance.

D．To prevent users from falling

【2】What’s the feature of the new exoskeleton?

A．It keeps users warm.

B．It is worn on the back.

C．It helps users move around.

D．It corrects an unsteady move.

【3】What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A．How the new exoskeleton works.

B．Where the braces are positioned.

C．How long it takes to detect the user's paces

D．What the new exoskeleton was built from.

【4】What is the purpose of the author in writing this text?

A．To call on care for the elderly.

B．To introduce a new invention.

C．To advertise new device

D．To bring hope for the elderly.

27、   You can relax if remembering everything isn't your strong suit. Recent research makes the case that being forgetful can be a strength—in fact, selective memory can even be a sign of stronger intelligence.

Traditional research on memory has focused on the advantages of remembering everything. But looking through years of recent memory data, researchers found that the neurobiology of forgetting can be just as important to our decision-making as what our minds choose to remember.

Making intelligent decisions doesn't mean you need to have all the information at hand.   It just means  you need to hold onto the most valuable information. And that means clearing up space in your   memory palace for the most up-to-date information on clients and situations. Our brains do this by   creating new neurons(神经元）in our  hippocampus, which have the power to overwrite(重写)existing memories that are influencing our decision-making.

If you want to increase the number of new neurons in our brain ’ s learning region，try exercising. Some aerobic exercise like jogging, power walking and swimming has been found to increase the number of neurons making important connections in our brains.

When we forget the names of certain clients or details about old jobs，the brain is making a choice that these details don't matter. Although too much forgetfulness can be a cause for concern，the occasional lost detail can be a sign of a perfectly healthy memory system. The researchers found that our brains facilitate decision-making by stopping us from focusing too much on unimportant past details. Instead，the brain helps us remember the most important part of a conversation.

We can get blamed for being absent-minded when we forget past events in perfect detail. These findings show us that total recall(记忆）can be overvalued. Our brains are working smarter when they aim to remember the right stories, not every story.

【1】How can we help our brains produce more neurons?   '

A. By having deep sleep frequently.

B. By practicing swimming regularly.

C. By doing mental labor repeatedly.

D. By learning new skills constantly.

【2】Which of the following can best replace “facilitate” underlined in paragraph 5?

A. postpone B. repeat

C. promote D. abuse

【3】What conclusion can be drawn from the text?

A. Memory loss is well worth noticing.

B. Decisions can’t be made without memories.

C. We shouldn't stress total recall too much.

D. Forgetting is even more important than remembering.

【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Caution：do remember to forget

B. Why and how people choose to forget

C. Want to become smarter? Learn to forget

D. Being forgetful might mean you are   smarter

28、   For as long as they can remember, Jynne Martin and April Surgent had both dreamed of going to Antarctica. This winter, they each made it to the icy continent as guests of the National Science Foundation (NSF). But they didn't, as scientists. Martin is a poet and Surgent is an artist. They went to Antarctica as participants in the NSF's Artists and Writers Program, which makes it possible for artists, including filmmakers and musicians, to experience Antarctica and contribute their own points of view to our understanding of the continent.

“It's important for scientists and artists to work together,” says Surgent, who spent six weeks at Palmer Station, the smallest of the U.S. research bases. “You need a lot of different ways and points of view to explain the world.”

Martin followed four scientific teams on the ice and wrote articles and poems inspired by her experience. “Each day was the new ‘best day of my life’.” said Martin, who said she also loved spending time in the library at the McMurdo Station reading the journals of early explorers.

Today's scientists write articles for scientific journals. Unlike the early explorer's journals, scientific papers can now be very difficult for non-scientists to understand. Writers in Antarctica work to explain the research to the public. Peter Rejcek is editor, writer, and photographer for the Antarctic Sun, an online magazine devoted to news about the U.S. Antarctic Program. He goes to the South Pole every year, interviewing the scientists about their research.

Antarctica is full of stories and wonders that are scientific, historical, and personal. People such as Martin, Surgent, and Rejcek are making an effort to bring those stories to as many people as they can.

“Some people are going to be scientists, some people are going to be artists, some people are going to be journalists, but we can all work together,” says Surgent, "to celebrate this extraordinary place.”

【1】What is the main purpose of the NSF's Artists and Writers Program?

A.To increase people's understanding of Antarctica.

B.To develop a relationship between scientists and artists.

C.To encourage artists and writers to learn science.

D.To make the scientists in Antarctica known to the public.

【2】Which of the following best explains why scientists and artists work together?

A.The world is full of different people. B.The world should move in harmony.

C.The world is full of different opinions. D.The world should be seen in different ways.

【3】Where is the library in which Martin spent time reading?

A.At the Antarctic Sun. B.At a research base in the USA.

C.At a research base in Antarctica. D.At the National Science Foundation.

【4】It can be inferred from the text that articles by writers about Antarctica   .

A.are hard for people to understand B.are easy for people to understand

C.have nothing to do with the research D.are mainly about early explorers

29、   Kobe Bryant was one of nine people killed in a helicopter crash on 26, Jan. 2019. He was 41. His 13-year-old daughter Gianna was also killed in the crash. Bryant was one of the greatest NBA players of all-time and an icon in the sports world. In addition to his success on the basketball court, Bryant was known for a ceaseless work ethic and incredible drive.

In honor of Bryant’s legacy, here are some inspiring quotes from Bryant on hard work, success, and life.

On achieving success:

“When you make a choice and say, ‘Come hell or high water, I am going to be this,’ then you should not be surprised when you are that. It should not be something that is intoxicating or out of character because you have seen this moment for so long that ... when that moment comes, of course it is here because it has been here the whole time, because it has been [in your mind] the whole time.”

On failure:

“I don’t mean to sound cavalier when I say that, but never. It’s basketball. I’ve practiced and practiced and played so many times. There’s nothing truly to be afraid of, when you think about it ... Because I’ve failed before, and I woke up the next morning, and I’m OK. People say bad things about you in the paper on Monday, and then on Wednesday, you're the greatest thing since sliced bread. I’ve seen that cycle, so why would I be nervous about it happening?”

On life:

“There’s a choice that we have to make as people, as individuals. If you want to be great at something there is a choice you have to make. We can all be masters at our craft, but you have to make a choice. What I mean by that is, there are inherent sacrifices that come along with that — family time, hanging out with your friends, being a great friend, being a great son, nephew, whatever the case may be. There are sacrifices that come along with that.”

On retiring and facing the end of his basketball career:

“There is beauty in that. I mean, it's going through the cycle. I mean, it's the cycle that is the natural progression of growth, of maturation. I mean, there's no sadness in that ... I see the beauty in not being able to blow past defenders anymore, you know what I mean? I see the beauty in getting up in the morning and being in pain because I know all the hard work that it took to get to this point. So, I’m not, I'm not sad about it. I'm very appreciative of what I've had.”

【1】What is the attitude of Kobe Bryant towards achieving success by saying “Come hell or high water, I am going to be this”?

A.Confident B.Determined

C.Optimistic D.Frightened

【2】The word “cavalier” in the 3rd paragraph probably means __________.

A.not serious or caring B.anxious and eager

C.worried and pessimistic D.not proud or arrogant

【3】When it comes to failure, Kobe Bryant tended to __________.

A.fight against those who said bad things about him.

B.worry about others’ comments on his performance.

C.cheer for himself by regarding himself as the greatest figure.

D.show no fear facing ups and downs.

【4】What can be inferred from the passage?

A.People paid tribute to Kobe Bryant for his success on the basketball court.

B.Kobe Bryant devoted more of his life to basketball instead of accompanying his family.

C.Kobe Bryant regarded his retirement as the beginning of another career.

D.Kobe Bryant felt emotionless when facing the end of his basketball career.

30、We were five minutes into the worse airstream I’d ever experienced when we approached Boston’s Logan International Airport in a severe winter storm. I _________ the woman next to me and said, “Hey, would you mind _________ with me for a few minutes? I’m really_________ . ”

“Sure. My name is Sue, ”the woman replied, _________ warmly. “What bring you to Boston?” I started to explain that I was on a business trip. Then the plane shook _________, and I said quickly, “I might need to _________ your hand. ”

Sue took my hand in both of hers, _________ it, and held on tight. She was so _________ — “Yep, this is a little uneasy, but we’ll be on the _________ safely soon, ”she told me. Then I asked her what’s her __________. “I’m a retired physical education teacher, and I __________ women’s volleyball, ”she said. Immediately, I could see what an __________ coach she must have been.

Sue and I talked — about our families, our vacations, our love of the ocean — until the plane finally __________.

When we said __________, I gave Sue a big hug and my card. A few days later, I received a __________. “I have to admit that I was just as __________ as you were but did not say it, ”Sue wrote. “I just __________ your hand as hard as I could. Thank you for helping me through this very scary __________. ”I told my friends about Sue. I explained how __________ she was to me, and what I learnt. It’s OK to ask for __________ from a stranger if you need it.

【1】

A．apologized to

B．turned to

C．appointed to

D．explained to

【2】

A．chatting

B．sharing

C．sitting

D．playing

【3】

A．tired

B．lonely

C．nervous

D．upset

【4】

A．waving

B．waiting

C．greeting

D．smiling

【5】

A．smoothly

B．violently

C．lightly

D．straightly

【6】

A．warm

B．wipe

C．support

D．hold

【7】

A．patted

B．watched

C．examined

D．felt

【8】

A．calm

B．afraid

C．serious

D．satisfied

【9】

A．earth

B．way

C．floor

D．ground

【10】

A．plan

B．occupation

C．suggestion

D．strength

【11】

A．ranked

B．tested

C．coached

D．joined

【12】

A．honest

B．adaptable

C．awesome

D．cute

【13】

A．landed

B．stopped

C．departed

D．accelerated

【14】

A．cheers

B．goodbye

C．hello

D．thanks

【15】

A．letter

B．telephone

C．souvenir

D．present

【16】

A．happy

B．eager

C．scared

D．excited

【17】

A．hit

B．squeezed

C．touched

D．depended

【18】

A．plane

B．disaster

C．position

D．situation

【19】

A．skeptical

B．disciplined

C．attractive

D．kind

【20】

A．money

B．corporation

C．help

D．contribution

31、   As the train picked up its speed, the passengers slowly settled down on their seats. I _______ the lower berth (卧铺) so that I could enjoy the _______ of outside from the moving train. An elderly lady _______ the front seat of mine. She must be in her eighties, I _______. At one point, we met our eyes. But both of us were _______.

It was 4:50 pm. So, the bed time was still in a long way. I couldn’t _______ myself any longer and asked, “Auntie! Where are you going?”

She looked at me and friendly said, “Army camp, dear.”

Suddenly my _______ doubled. I politely said, “Auntie, are you _______ someone?”

She smiled pleasantly and said, “Yes!”

“Auntie, you must be feeling so _______ to see your child and your grandchildren.” I chatted with her in a very cheerful ________.

Perhaps, this question hurt her a little but ________ she answered, “Oh, dear! You are so ________. Anyways, I had only one son who joined army and was ________ by the terrorist attack just several days ago. I bought so many new clothes for him. So, I thought why not ________ my son’s clothes to some other ________. In case of that I would ________ my sorrow and would be happy ________ that my own son has worn it. He was a ________, so I don’t have any grandchild.”

I was ________ hearing her heartbreaking story! But I respected the old lady from the ________ of my heart. I was thinking of her brave heart!

【1】A.reserved B.won C.designed D.repaired

【2】A.crowd B.beauty C.trip D.comfort

【3】A.replaced B.occupied C.cleaned D.admired

【4】A.wondered B.calculated C.guessed D.replied

【5】A.busy B.proud C.sleepy D.silent

【6】A.doubt B.trust C.resist D.abandon

【7】A.concern B.belief C.curiosity D.patience

【8】A.raising B.impressing C.beating D.visiting

【9】A.upset B.excited C.hurt D.exhausted

【10】A.mood B.aspect C.thought D.attitude

【11】A.eagerly B.angrily C.humorously D.bravely

【12】A.sweet B.sociable C.generous D.funny

【13】A.adopted B.persuaded C.arrested D.killed

【14】A.give off B.give in C.give away D.give up

【15】A.enemies B.soldiers C.friends D.relatives

【16】A.relieve B.express C.forgive D.appreciate

【17】A.announcing B.thinking C.realizing D.apologizing

【18】A.graduate B.doctor C.bachelor D.hero

【19】A.shocked B.confused C.frightened D.annoyed

【20】A.surface B.origin C.inspiration D.bottom

32、Aquaculture—or sea farming, as it is sometimes called—is one of the brightest hopes for finding an answer to the problem of a world food shortage. Although it may be years before sea farming produces large quantities of food, it is already partially successful. One of its successes is the growing of oyster (牡蛎).

Oyster farming is a big new business on Cape Cod, where large crops of oysters have been harvested. The waters there were famous for delicious oysters until the supply gave out about fifteen years ago. “There’s a whole generation of people who have never eaten oysters,” said Karl Touraine, marketing director of Aqua Dynamics Corporation, a company that grows oysters on nylon strings (尼龙绳) hanging from metal frames (金属架). “For about twenty years the oyster has been in short supply, and our aim is to change this by using new, modern growing techniques,” he explained.

“Wareham, on Cape Cod, is the first place in the US where oysters are being grown on frames just off the bottom of the sea,” said Hank McAvoy of the National Marine Fisheries Service in Gloucester. “But there’s nothing new about off-bottom raising,” Mr. McAvoy adds. “It’s been done successfully in Norway and Australia and, in the last few years, in Spain. The Japanese have used this form of sea farming for years, and they’re the most successful, with a yearly crop of more than 46,000 pounds of shelled oysters an acre.”

The Aqua Dynamics group grows oysters on strings, away from the bottom so that the oysters’ natural enemies cannot reach them. “When an oyster avoid enemies and live in unpolluted water with plenty to eat, he’ll grow fast.” Karl Touraine explains. “Oysters will attach themselves to almost anything they can,” he continues. “At Wareham, we use shells which we tie with nylon strings hanging from metal frames. We lower the strings into the water, leaving at least a foot of water between the lowest shell and the bottom.”

“So far the growth has been excellent and the taste is just delightful,” Mr. Touraine notes happily.

【1】What’s the purpose of Paragraph 1?

A．To show the importance of farming.

B．To introduce the topic of oyster farming.

C．To give a brief introduction to aquaculture.

D．To encourage people to save food.

【2】We can learn from the text that off-bottom raising ________.

A．is a brand new way in Norway.

B．has failed to spread in Spain.

C．is popular in many places

D．results in low production in Japan.

【3】What is the advantage of off-bottom oyster farming?

A．It can improve oysters’ taste.

B．It offers oysters an enemy-free environment.

C．It greatly reduces water consumption.

D．It helps control environmental pollution.

【4】What is Karl Touraine’s attitude towards off-bottom raising?

A．Approving.

B．Worried.

C．Unconcerned.

D．Unclear.

33、My twin sister, Dawn, born with cerebral palsy (脑瘫), has to wear braces (吊带) on her legs and walk with the help of a stick, often causing people to _______and point.

As Dawn was the only “different” child in our neighborhood, we were constantly picked on. We never had any friends because of her condition. I began to _______Dawn and was embarrassed to be seen with her. So I did everything to get her into trouble to _______her being born mentally and physically disabled.

When I turned twelve, my mother was so displeased with my behavior. She figured I was _______enough to know better. One day she threw me in my bedroom and gave me a thick yellow book. What I saw in that book _______the way I viewed my disabled sister.

There were many baby _______of Dawn and me dressed alike, the only _______ : I looked small and peaceful while Dawn was hooked up to tubes and needles and machines. If you looked closely, you could see the _______in her eyes though she was always smiling. One picture stood out: we were _______each other. The words below read, “I’m so happy to have a twin sister, Netti. The doctors make me cry. She makes me ________.” Looking back, I realized how ________I had been! I had never put myself in Dawn’s shoes! Feeling ________ , I cried myself to sleep.

Later, Dawn came to wake me up for dinner. I kissed her and hugged her ________ like in the picture.

From then on, I was Dawn’s ________ . No one was going to hurt her for any reason. We were ________ . I am her the other half and she is my world.

【1】

A．complain

B．wander

C．stare

D．envy

【2】

A．hate

B．pity

C．disturb

D．warn

【3】

A．put up with

B．make use of

C．keep track of

D．get back at

【4】

A．patient

B．old

C．clever

D．confident

【5】

A．formed

B．changed

C．explained

D．confirmed

【6】

A．pictures

B．clothes

C．toys

D．stories

【7】

A．problem

B．spotlight

C．similarity

D．difference

【8】

A．courage

B．disappointment

C．pain

D．concern

【9】

A．hugging

B．supporting

C．comforting

D．praising

【10】

A．improve

B．think

C．laugh

D．survive

【11】

A．rude

B．selfish

C．responsible

D．innocent

【12】

A．helpless

B．unhappy

C．desperate

D．ashamed

【13】

A．politely

B．seriously

C．tightly

D．purposely

【14】

A．protector

B．assistant

C．educator

D．consultant

【15】

A．irreplaceable

B．undefeatable

C．unimaginable

D．inseparable

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: 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.

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.

Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.

All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.

Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.

While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and  had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.

Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.

38、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.

Super Size Me

Fast food, otherwise known as junk food, is a huge passion for a large number of people across the Western world. But what would happen if you ate lots of junk food, every day? Would it seriously damage your health? These were the questions which led Morgan Spurlock, an independent film-maker, to do an experiment, which he made into a documentary film entitled Super Size Mc.

The main basis of his experiment was that Spurlock promised to cat three McDonald’s meals a day, every day, for a month. He could only eat food from McDonald’s and every time an employee asked if he would like to “super size” the meal, he had to agree. “Super sizing” refers in to fact that with this type of meal you get a considerable larger portion of everything.

Spurlock knew that by eating three McDonald’s meals a day, he would consume a lot of fat and great deal of salt and sugar in each meal - much more than he needed. Although Spurlock knew he would put on a bit of weight, and that this diet was unhealthy, he wasn’t quite prepared for just how unhealthy it turned out to be. The changes in this body were horrifying in the first week, he put on 4.5 kilos and by the end of the thirty days he had gained nearly 14 kilos, bringing his total weight to a massive 98kg.

Spurlock says “I’d love people to walk out of the movie and say, ‘Next time I’m not going to “super size”. Maybe I’m not going have any junk food at all. I’m going to sit down and eat dinner with my kids, with the TV off, so that we can eat healthy food, talk about what we’re eating and have a relationship with each other.” Food for though indeed.

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39、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友David对中国传统文化很感兴趣，他想让你给他推荐一本关于这方面的书。请 你给他回一封邮件,向他推荐我国的四大名著之---《西游记》。内容包括：

1.《西游记》简介；

2.推荐理由。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：徒弟 disciple,佛经 Buddhist scriptures

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40、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。

A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.

—Tenneva Jordan

I knew I was not supposed to be quite so excited. I was too old for that. At age eleven, the oldest and my mom’s “grown up” girl, I had to keep my cool. I was in middle school after all. But every chance I got, when I was alone, I checked each present under the tree. I read every tag and felt every package, guessing at the contents within. I had examined each gift so often that I could tell which present went to which person without even looking at the tags.

It had been a tough year for my family. Whenever my mom looked over at the tree and scattered(撒) presents, she would sigh and warn us, “There won’t be as much for Christmas this year. Try not to be disappointed.” Christmas had traditionally been a time for my parents to spoil us. In years past, the presents would pile up and spill out from under the tree, taking over the living room. I had heard the phrase “giving is better than receiving,” but thought that whoever had said that must have been out of their mind. Getting presents was the whole point! It was the reason I couldn’t get to sleep on Christmas Eve.

On Christmas morning, we eagerly waited in the hallway until Dad told us everything was ready. We rushed into the living room and let the wrapping paper fly. We made weak attempts to wait and watch while other family members opened their presents, but as the time passed we lost our self-control.

“Here’s another one for you,” said Mom as she handed me a package. I looked at it, confused. Having spent so much time examining the presents before Christmas, I recognized this one. But it had not been mine. It was my mom’s. A new label had been put on it, with my name written in my mother’s handwriting.

“Mom, I can’t…”

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:

I was stopped by my mother’s eager, joyful look.

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Paragraph 2:

I have always remembered that Christmas fondly.

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41、假如你是张文，你的美国笔友Jack—家人要来扬州度暑假，特别来信询问特色旅游的情况。请你给他回复一封电子邮件。内容包括：

1. 推荐地点；

2. 推荐理由。

注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。