镇江2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、The British Prime Minister was forced to make an important decision. ___________many would refuse to accept.

A.that B.the one C.one D.those

2、Sorry, I’m late. I ______ have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again.

A. might B. should

C. can’t D. will

3、Many natural disasters took place across the country, __________severe losses on people's life and property.

A.to have brought B.only bringing

C.only to bring D.having brought

4、—Do you agree to my plan of climbing a mountain this weekend?

—______! It’s one of my favourite sports.

A．Crazy idea

B．Absolutely

C．Goodness

D．No way

5、After the dinner, I looked at the bill and found that it was 200 yuan   , including the wine.

A. after all B. at all C. in all D. above all

6、—Why don’t you do some shopping in the second-hand store？

—Well，the goods there are ________，but ________.

A.more expensive；worse B.more expensive；not as bad

C.cheaper；good enough D.cheaper；not as good

7、As is often the case, a man who can dream will try hard to _________ any difficulties and live his dream.

A. overwork B. outcome

C. overcome D. output

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

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

9、In Beijing Marathon, I experienced what runners call “hitting the wall” at around the 36-kilometer point. A _______pain stabbed(刺) in my hip, my pace slowed down and every brain cell seemed to be screaming “Stop!”

A. aggressive B. specific

C. sharp D. diverse

10、-It's so perfect to perform such an opera in the Forbidden City.

-You can say that again. There could not be a ___________setting.

A.less awesome B.most awesome C.least awesome D.more awesome

11、The library needs _______, but it’ll have to wait until Sunday.

A. cleaning B. be cleaned

C. clean D. being cleaned

12、The players _____ found the right pace to play so they eventually won the game.

A.gradually B.disgustingly C.disturbingly D.greedily

13、________and excited, the doctors from all over the country took part in the battle against novel coronavirus.

A．Being honored

B．Honoring

C．Honored

D．To be honoring

14、He went out of the room with few clothes on, only rather cold.

A．to feel

B．feel

C．feeling

D．felt

15、The writer was so _____ in her work that she didn't notice him enter the room.

A.concentrated B.focused C.absorbed D.centered

16、More and more people go jogging in the morning, _______ benefits for health arise from the air rich in oxygen.

A.which B.that C.whose D.who

17、Everyone in the classroom _________ laughing when they saw the boy-student dress himself like a girl.

A．burst out

B．put into

C．took off

D．got across

18、Festival celebrations provide a(n) ____ to celebrate together, sharing warmth and good times.

A.pipe B.patent C.avenue D.antique

19、His election campaigns were infamous for their cruelty — he often made sure that those who did not vote for him would never vote again — but the ________ of his involvement has never been clear.

A．vision

B．vulnerability

C．depth

D．misconception

20、I hope my suggestions will ______ your approval.

A.come about B.break out C.take place D.meet with

21、Is this university ______you visit last time?

A.that one B.which C.the one D.the one what

22、I can’t say which one is best—— it’s________personal taste.

A.a lack of B.a means of C.a manner of D.a matter of

23、She showed the visitors around the park ________ had been built three years before.

A．who

B．whom

C．whose

D．which

24、Recent years have________the rapid development of the Internet and its influence on society and people.

A.watched B.observed C.witnessed D.realized

25、________about their table manners, the guests decided to do everything that president did.

A．Worried

B．Worrying

C．Be worried

D．To worry

26、How much time do you spend doing research before you make a decision? There are people who go over every detail exhaustively before making a choice. 【1】 Psychologists call this way of thinking a cognitive bias (偏见), a tendency toward a specific mental mistake.

To study “jumping”, we examined decision-making patterns among more than 600 people from the general population. We found that jumpers made more errors than non-jumpers on problems that require thoughtful analysis. 【2】 In a quiz about US civics, they overestimated the chance that their answers were right significantly more than other participants did—even when their answers were wrong.

So what is behind “jumping”?Psychological researchers commonly distinguish between two pathways of thought: automatic system, which reflects ideas that come to the mind easily, spontaneously and without effort, and controlled system including conscious and effortful reasoning. Jumpers and nonjumpers are equally influenced by automatic thoughts. 【3】

It is the controlled system that helps people counter balance mental biases introduced by the automatic system. As a result, jumpers were more likely to accept the conclusions made at first blush without further questioning. A lack of controlled thinking is also more broadly connected to their problematic beliefs and faulty reasoning.

【4】 A method called metacognitive training can be used to target their biases, which can help people think more deliberatively. In this training, participants are confronted with their own biases. They can learn about the missteps and other ways of thinking through the problem at hand. It helps to chip away at participants’ overconfidence.

In everyday life, the question of whether we should think things through or instead go with our gut is a frequent and important one. 【5】 Sometimes the most important decision we make can be to take some more time before making a choice.

A．Happily, there may be some hope for jumpers.

B．Also, jumpers had problems with overconfidence.

C．But a fair number of individuals are quick to jump to conclusions.

D．It is certainly possible for them to overthink things to take a decision.

E．We plan to continue the work to trace other problems introduced by jumping.

F．The jumpers, however, did not engage in controlled reasoning to the same degree as non-jumpers.

G．Recent studies show that even gathering just a little bit more evidence may help us avoid a major mistake.

27、   I once had a student who got his finger stuck inside a test tube in science class. It was really quite stuck. I knew something was up when I saw about 12 different shoulders around the room shaking as they heroically tried to hold back their laughter. This young man’s finger continued to get whiter and whiter right before my eyes.

Remaining calm, I suggested he carefully rotate (旋转) the tube. It wouldn’t move a bit. He tried soap and cold water. Still stuck. Meanwhile chaos was breaking out in my class, as my lesson became completely derailed. Finally, I sent this young man to the secretary, who raised six children of her own. With her in charge, I was completely confident all would be OK.

Forgetting about the lesson of the day, I masterfully got the students back in some degree of order by sharing my own story of getting my knee stuck between the rails of a balcony. Same kind of curiosity, I remembered wondering at the time how far I could thrust (塞) my knee between the rails. Inch by inch, I kept pushing and before I knew it, my knee was stuck swelling right before my eyes and in front of lots of strangers at a popular Las Vegas hotel!

Many of the students listening to my story of humiliation (丢脸) shot up their hands eager to tell their own stories of heads, arms, fingers stuck in places they shouldn’t be. The laughter was refreshing while we waited for the finger tube boy to return. We returned to the science lesson on “total internal reflection” carefully now to use the equipment properly.

A few minutes later, the young man came back with a grin ear to ear, test tube unbroken and finger returning to a lovely shade of pink. I just couldn’t get mad at this kid. He’s only twelve after all. I too got my knee unstuck, but not without a tremendous amount of embarrassment. The excuse for me, however, was not youth but sheer stupidity. I was after all 51 years old when this happened.

【1】What do we know about the other students when they saw the boy getting stuck?

A. They were curious about it. B. They thought it was funny.

C. They pretended to be calm. D. They were frightened.

【2】Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “derailed” in paragraph 2?

A. Out of control. B. In order.

C. Beyond reach. D. In charge.

【3】Why did the author mention her own experience at a hotel?

A. She tried to distract her students from the accident.

B. She hoped to teach her students the lesson of the day.

C. She wanted to inspire her students’ curiosity.

D. She intended to show how she got unstuck from the rails.

【4】What did the author think of the boy?

A. He was to blame for the accident.

B. He was too young to get his finger stuck.

C. He had good reason to make the mistake.

D. He was responsible for his stupid behavior.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A．change their beliefs

B．are made friends with

C．move to a new community

D．are given somewhere to go

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

A．Nearness.

B．Action.

C．Communication.

D．Politeness.

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

A．breaking down one’s reality is easy

B．kindness is more important than right

C．arguing and winning are not important

D．losing one’s identity is a painful process

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

A．pleases people with different beliefs or accents

B．makes people focus on eating rather than conflicts

C．brings benefits to the people having dinner together

D．promotes understanding and tolerance among people

29、Being a teenager is a difficult challenge. You frequently jump up and down between childhood and adulthood, testing parental(父母的) power and then depending on it. Parents often do not know what to expect. Many often find it difficult to understand your growing need for independence.

Some adults and parents view adolescence as a period of friction, change and problems. For you, it’s a time of concern about acne(粉刺), weight problems, late or early development, or school pressures and so on．

It’s easy to understand why many find this a difficult time．But once it’s over, you realize that most of your parents’ “irritating” behavior was caused by feelings of love and concern. Yes, adolescence can be a suffering time. But how to make this period will less suffering and find more fun．Here are a few tips:

◆Be honest with your feelings．Your parents are a great resource of support and knowledge, but they don’t know what’s going on in your life if you don’t tell them．

◆ If your parents upset you by setting a curfew(宵禁)or by grounding you, don’t immediately take the defensive side. If you start yelling or crying, you won’t be able to express your important feelings. Make sure you talk to your parents when you’re not emotionally upset.

◆Calmly tell your parents what’s on your mind. Try not to use “you” statements like, “You don’t give me enough freedom” or “You’re never happy with anything I do.” These types of criticizing statements will only cause more conflict(冲突)．Instead use “I” statements such as “When I go out with my friends, your early curfew makes me feel as if you don’t trust me,” or “Sometimes I feel hurt when you don’t give me credit for being responsible.”

◆Listen to what your parents have to say.If they say something you disagree with ,don’t immediately overreact(反应过度)．Give them a chance to express their feelings and then calmly explain why you may disagree with them．If you’re getting a chance to express yourself, it’s only fair to give the same opportunity to your parents．

【1】From the passage, we can infer that as a teenager, he/she is likely to feel________．

A．confused

B．exhausted

C．frightened

D．wronged

【2】The underlined word “friction” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to________．

A．unawareness

B．uncertainty

C．disagreement

D．discouragement

【3】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．If possible．we should hide our feelings in order not to make our parents worry．

B．Our parents inspire us to get more life experience and learn more knowledge．

C．Whenever we have an argument with our parents,we should react actively．

D．We are likely to come to know why our parents treated us like that before．

【4】When expressing our personal opinions, we are supposed to________．

A．ignore our parents’ demands

B．avoid blaming our parents

C．ask someone else to convey

D．choose proper place and time

【5】The author uses this passage mainly to________．

A．list some difficulties in the growth process of the teenagers

B．make some suggestions on how to communicate with parents

C．show some methods to remove misunderstanding between children and their parents

D．give some explanation of balancing the relationship between children and their parents

30、Failing in something isn’t a really nice feeling. But Scotland’s Fettes College in Edinburgh wants to show its students that ________ is not something to fear and is actually something to ________ !

From this year on, the boarding school has been ________ the “Failure Week” to celebrate taking risks and learning from failure. Whether it is in sports or at school, children often face a lot of ________ to succeed and do well, and the school is becoming ________ about them.

“Young people from all walks of life live in a high-pressure environment where they are ________ efforts to achieve a level of being ________ ,” said Sue Bruce, head of personal and social education at the school. “This week at Fettes we have been focusing on one of the most misunderstood ingredients of ________----failure. While we are often ________of failure, it is important to learn that it is only ________failing, often many times, that we learn how to succeed. Through the week, we have looked at the ________of some of the most successful inventors and artists, who failed hundreds, if not thousands, of times in their ________ to success.”

To ________failure, students were encouraged to try something they had been ________ to do before, like playing an instrument or juggling in front of an audience. A number of students ________ and tried things that they finally failed in, but they had fun and ________ the experience.

Students also ________ about famous people like J. K. Rowling and Richard Branson who failed many times ________ they achieved what they had set out to do. “Don’t let failure stop you. Thomas Edison had failed many times before taking his inventions to the ________ , which people were eager to buy. If you let the fear of failure stop you from doing something, you are ________ stopping yourselves from learning, developing, and potentially succeeding,” said Bruce.

【1】

A．life

B．study

C．failure

D．challenge

【2】

A．welcome

B．observe

C．admit

D．protect

【3】

A．continuing

B．holding

C．keeping

D．founding

【4】

A．trouble

B．exercise

C．freedom

D．pressure

【5】

A．confused

B．concerned

C．curious

D．unsatisfied

【6】

A．collecting

B．offering

C．making

D．requiring

【7】

A．perfect

B．proud

C．correct

D．satisfied

【8】

A．sorrow

B．fame

C．success

D．achievement

【9】

A．sure

B．afraid

C．careful

D．aware

【10】

A．with

B．upon

C．over

D．through

【11】

A．works

B．contributions

C．influences

D．experiences

【12】

A．tendency

B．journey

C．access

D．desire

【13】

A．remember

B．stress

C．celebrate

D．avoid

【14】

A．unfit

B．unable

C．unbearable

D．unclear

【15】

A．stepped up

B．lit up

C．put up

D．cheered up

【16】

A．repeated

B．guaranteed

C．explored

D．enjoyed

【17】

A．taught

B．learned

C．instructed

D．explained

【18】

A．before

B．when

C．until

D．unless

【19】

A．popularity

B．lab

C．reality

D．market

【20】

A．hopefully

B．naturally

C．actually

D．obviously

31、   A month ago, I broke a nail（指甲）. My other nails looked amazing, but now one was a mess. Clearly, there was no point in keeping the others, so I______ to cut them all off.

―What are you doing, Mom?‖ my daughter______, ―Your nails look great! Don’t cut them!‖

―But they’re ______ ,‖I said, waving the broken one in her face.

―They’re not,‖ she said. ―You ______ have nine nails left!‖

I ______. My nails certainly weren’t perfect anymore, and the ______ of ―perfect‖ is ―disaster‖, right? I mean, this is how I think about most things: it’s all or nothing. I seem to go from ―good‖ to ―complete disaster‖ in a matter of moments. I’ve been ______ why I act this way, but I don’t know what causes this ______. My brain only ______ ―perfect‖ or ―disaster‖.

However, we humans are never just good or bad---we are far more ______. We have wins and we have losses and, occasionally, they are hard to ______. Some people understand this by nature，while others don't. For most of us, learning not to do the thing we’re used to ______ effort and might cause discomfort. However, we should ______ ourselves that we sometimes make mistakes, and that this doesn’t mean we are______. We need to accept that things will sometimes go______.

Somehow, failure is part of life. We all fall______, and we normally get straight back up. And so, with my daughter’s words ______ in my ears, I decided to keep my nine nice nails. I feel ______ every time I look at my hands, but I’m determined to ______ my choice. It’s a perfect exercise in ______.

【1】A. expected B. rejected C. decided D. managed

【2】A. complained B. criticized C. commented D. cried

【3】A. ruined B. broken C. disturbed D. weakened

【4】A. even B. still C. just D. ever

【5】A. agreed B. admitted C. refused D. hesitated

【6】A. opposite B. concept C. misunderstanding D. comparison

【7】A. talking about B. worrying about C. thinking about D. setting about

【8】A. mistake B. behavior C. condition D. character

【9】A. rejects B. abandons C. compares D. sees

【10】A. complex B. elegant C. cautious D. aggressive

【11】A. possess B. avoid C. distinguish D. accomplish

【12】A. motivates B. requires C. acknowledges D. recommends

【13】A. remind B. teach C. promise D. inform

【14】A. victims B. failures C. winners D. explorers

【15】A. bad B. wild C. crazy D. wrong

【16】A. helplessly B. casually C. occasionally D. merely

【17】A. sticking B. ringing C. whispering D. beating

【18】A. vacant B. shallow C. upset D. skeptical

【19】A. live on B. live up to C. live through D. live with

【20】A. imperfection B. principle C. assumption D. category

32、   Agung was a flight controller in the city of Palu.On September 28, he was______at the control tower at the Palu-Mutiara airport, when a(n)______hit the island.Walls shook violently and buildings fell apart.

Other airport employees______withdrew from the control tower, but Agung knew that one plane, with 147 passengers, still needed to be______.He waited to make sure the plane successfully______and was safe in the air before trying to save his own life. His last words were"Batik 6321 clear for take-off.”

After that last______, he felt the tower starting to______.A few more seconds,the tower would fall down. Agung took the______of jumping out of the window from the fourth floor.He broke his legs and had______injuries.With the airport largely______, hours passed before a helicopter could arrive.He was______ to a major hospital for further treatment, but it was too______.He died shortly after arrival.

The______of the last plane, Ricosetta Mafella of Batik Airways, had no______what was happening on the island he had just______until his plane was in the air.It was then that the pilot______what the flight controller might face.He became______about the controller's safety.Later, he knew other air traffic controllers had asked Agung to______the tower.But he chose to remain at his post.

Agung showed us all what real______ and love mean for others.He has been highly praised as a hero after ____ his life at the age of 21.

【1】A. wandering B. sleeping C. reading D. working

【2】A. bomb B. earthquake C. storm D. typhoon

【3】A. partly B. hurriedly C. regularly D. hardly

【4】A. canceled B. cared C. guided D. declared

【5】A. take off B. take up C. take over D. take on

【6】A. comment B. explanation C. instruction D. emergency

【7】A. split B. burst C. explode D. shake

【8】A. place B. responsibility C. charge D. risk

【9】A. mental B. serious C. little D. slight

【10】A. controlled B. surrounded C. disabled D. flooded

【11】A. pushed B. driven C. rushed D. loaded

【12】A. late B. painful C. urgent D. terrible

【13】A. controller B. passenger C. steward D. pilot

【14】A. regret B. doubt C. preparation D. idea

【15】A. left B. visited C. approached D. passed

【16】A. remembered B. showed C. appreciated D. realize

【17】A. optimistic B. worried C. indifferent D. doubtful

【18】A. get rid of B. get away from C. get through D. get over

【19】A. bravery B. trust C. determination D. generosity

【20】A. saving B. killing C. sacrificing D. neglecting

33、   I had business in Orlando, Florida, so of course the plane was full of kids.It was very ____, but one baby, in particular, wouldn’t stop crying: loud, non-stop, and sitting in my row. The young mother was trying _______ to comfort the baby and handle her three-year-old daughter at the same time. Passengers could be heard _______ every time the baby let out another cry.

Then a grandmotherly type _______ the woman and said: “You’ve got your hands full! Why don’t you play with your daughter for a bit and I’ll walk the baby up and down the _______? Maybe the movement will calm him enough to fall asleep. And don’t worry; I’ll be within

_____ the whole time.” The mother _______ unsure, but where could the woman go? They were in an airplane together. So she _______ the baby to the woman, who walked him and rocked him for only a few _______ until he fell asleep.

Why I didn’t think of that? I know why. I was thinking about two things: how annoying the _________ was and how grateful I was that he wasn’t mine.

This mini-drama _______ a few days ago. From it I saw how easy it could be to solve people’s problems or make their days a little better. It takes little _______ to smile at strangers passing by, or to hold the elevator for the next person, or to make a phone call or a visit, to give a compliment or say thank you. To _______ something: clothing, food, money, time. To say something nice. To listen. If we all do one random act of ________ daily, we just might set the world in the right ________.

【1】A.cold B.noisy C.scary D.quiet

【2】A.unsuccessfully B.unexpectedly C.bravely D.confidently

【3】A.knocking B.laughing C.complaining D.singing

【4】A.criticized B.reminded C.approached D.recognized

【5】A.stairs B.passage C.hall D.room

【6】A.reach B.space C.distance D.sight

【7】A.looked B.sounded C.remained D.felt

【8】A.patted B.threw C.passed D.sent

【9】A.seconds B.minutes C.hours D.days

【10】A.grandmother B.daughter C.mother D.baby

【11】A.burst B.struck C.occurred D.made

【12】A.money B.effort C.time D.strength

【13】A.donate B.buy C.throw D.exchange

【14】A.mercy B.courage C.bravery D.kindness

【15】A.range B.framework C.direction D.tone

34、根据句意填空

In the USA, the Amish-a Christian group-are famous because they drive 【1】 instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do not have personal telephones. Many people assume the Amish must have 【2】 reasons for their many rules, but this is not true. In truth, whenever a new technology is introduced, the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote on whether they will accept it. The Amish 【3】 cars because they like having 【4】 communities where everyone lives close together. They have no TVs or refrigerators because their homes do not have electricity-they do not think it is necessary and 【5】 dealing with strangers, such as the people who work at the electric company.

35、A: Excuse me, do you know where the chemistry lab is?

B: Yes. It’s just on the fifth floor of this b【1】.

A: How often do you do c【2】experiments there?

B: Twice a week.

A: Can you go there without a t【3】?

B: No. That’s not allowed.

A: What does the teacher often tell you to do when you are doing an e【4】?

B: He often tells us to look c【5】and follow the i【6】.

A: What will you do when you finish the experiment?

B: We must put e【7】back in the cupboards and wash our hands.

A: Right. It is very i【8】to keep the lab clean.

B: Yes, safe as well. We must turn off the e【9】before l【10】the lab.

36、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.”

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.

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.

The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.

Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.

"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.

Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.

"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much

38、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你得知2022年冬奥会和冬残奥会（Olympic and Paralympic WinterGames）赛会志愿者全球招募，请你给相关部门负责人写一封申请信，内容包括：

1. 介绍你的基本信息；2. 说明你的优势；3. 表示你希望被录用。

注意：1. 词数不少于100； 

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir or Madam,

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Sincerely,

Li Hua

39、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Terry在邮件中提到他首次尝试使用筷子，感觉很新奇，希望了解更多筷子知识与文化。请你给他回信。包括以下要点：筷子文化参考：筷子谐音快乐；筷子可传递合作、和谐、平等、和平等内涵 注意：词数：80左右，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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40、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

In July 2019, to celebrate his 45th birthday, Colin Dowler booked off a week from his job as a maintenance manager for the Vancouver Island Health Authority. He planned to spend two days on his own, finding a route he would eventually use to climb Mount Doggie Dowler.

His wife Jenifer didn't like the sound of her husband's latest plan. She was used to Dowler going on adventures by himself, but this time he'd boat to an unknown bay, bike an unpopulated road , hike through grizzly bear country, and camp overnights alone. There was too much room for disaster.

The night before his journey Colin packed the necessities. He filled the remaining pockets of his bag with a handheld GPS, hiking poles, his homemade sausage, and a few other essentials. Instead of his usual Swiss Army knife, he took a three-inch stainless steel pocket knife given to him by his dad.

The weather that Sunday, July 28 was nice. Colin pulled his car into the Campbell River port and quickly launched and set off in his motorboat with a mountain bike on board. About eight o'clock in the morning, he arrived at Ramsay Arm, and found a spot to tie the boat near a logging （伐木）camp where he chatted with some logging workers.

One of the workers , Vito, gave him a ride in his truck until the forest got too thick. Colin took off his bike and backpack from the truck and started his hiking and route searching. In order not to lose the way back, he marked his trail with blue ribbons （布条）.

As he made his seven-kilometer marker, he came around a bend and suddenly put on the brakes—a dirty grizzly bear stood right in the middle of the narrow road, 30 meters away. Colin calculated his chances of turning around for a quick escape, but the bear could easily catch up and stop him before he picked up speed.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The bear suddenly stood up in a threatening way.       

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After what seemed like hours, Colin came to himself.

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41、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

There was a rich couple who was throwing a big New Year party at their house. So they went shopping at the market where everything was of high cost and fixed price. They wanted to maintain their level of standard so they didn’t mind paying for it. After purchasing all they needed, they called a porter to carry everything and drop it at their home. The porter who came was of an old age, and looked very unhealthy, and his clothes were torn, and he looked as if he wasn’t even able to meet his daily needs.

They asked the porter about the charges for delivering their goods to their home. The old porter quoted just $20, well below the market price. Yet, the couple argued and bargained with the porter and finally settled for $15. The porter was struggling to make even one time’s meal so he needed anything he could earn.

The couple was very happy thinking how well they bargained with the poor porter and paid him $15 in advance and left after giving the porter their address for delivery. They reached their home and one hour passed, and two hours passed, but the porter still didn’t deliver their stuff.

The wife started to get angry at her husband, “I always tell you not to trust such person, but you never listen to me. I am sure instead of delivering the goods to our home, he must have disappeared with everything. We must immediately go back to the market to inquire and then to the police station to file the complaint against him.”

They both left towards the market. On their way near the market, they saw another porter. They stopped him to inquire about the old porter and noticed that he was carrying their goods in his cart! The angry wife asked him, “Where is that old thief? This is our goods and he was supposed to deliver them. It seems you poor thieves are stealing our goods and going to sell them.”

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When the porter heard the angry wife asking.

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Upon hearing this, the husband had tears in his eyes,

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