宣城2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测四年级英语

1、Learning English means more than memorizing a lot of words. It ________ a large amount of reading as well.

A.involves B.inspires C.motivates D.associates

2、On her son's arrival, she ______ her son's face as if she hadn't seen him for years.

A.noticed B.looked at C.scanned D.saw

3、Top students are not merely those who sit up late and study. It is efficiency ______ matters.

A.that B.how C.what D.which

4、The singer gave a brilliant concert at the opera house, with two songs ______.

A.in large measure B.for good measure C.beyond measure D.in full measure

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

A.pipe B.patent C.avenue D.antique

6、The badly injured mother _______ to be happy and relaxed when she saw her son was back from work tiredly.

A．moved

B．pretended

C．ignored

D．resembled

7、Experiments of this kind ___in both the U．S and Europe well before the Second World War．

A.had conducted B.have conducted

C.have been conducted D.had been conducted

8、If Mike come this evening, I would ask him to help me deal with the problem.

A.should B.could C.would D.might

9、My telephone is out of order. Can you tell me the ____ news about the COVID-19 pandemic?

A．lately

B．latest

C．later

D．latter

10、The doctor ______ a piece of muscle from my leg and looked at it under a microscope.

A.cut out B.cut across C.cut in D.cut up

11、It is________to come into your leaders’ office without their permission.

A．a good manner

B．a bad manner

C．bad manners

D．good manners

12、Don’t allow the Internet to control your life   it is widely used in many ways.

A.as if B.even if

C.so long as D.in case

13、Mother wanted to be a good provider, a role she ______ since her marriage to Father.

A．shoulders

B．shouldered

C．is shouldering

D．has been shouldering

14、_______ digital technology is bridging geographic distance, highly skilled workers are increasingly crowding into cities.

A．Where

B．As

C．While

D．When

15、Is this chicken farm ____________we visited three years ago?

A. in which B. where

C. the one D. /

16、Finally, my thanks go to my tutor, who has offered a lot of suggestions and comments on my paper and ________ every page of my draft.

A. approved   B. quoted   C. polished   D. folded

17、________ to sunlight for so much time will do harm to your skin.

A．Exposed

B．Being exposed

C．Having exposed

D．Because being exposed

18、________we know, Zhang Wenhong is such a good doctor________ we all like.

A．As long as；whom

B．As long as；who

C．As far as；that

D．As far as；as

19、We got to the top of a mountain _________ we can see the whole city.

A. at where B. from there

C. from where D. there

20、Time should be made good use________our lessons well.

A．of learning

B．to learn

C．to learning

D．of to learn

21、You should apologize ____ him _____ your rude words.

A. to, since B. for, to

C. to，for D. towards, in

22、Last Friday, I helped my father ____ chemicals on apple trees to kill insects.

A. attach B. apply

C. spray D. spread

23、It is exactly ______ we behave ______has changed the world.

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

24、Mrs. Milton says she would like to share everything she has with others ____ are too greedy.

A. except those who B. except for those

C. but for who D. but those that

25、He has set us a good example by serving people heart and soul，________ his personal gain and loss.

A．in terms of

B．regardless of

C．in favor of

D．by means of

26、   It’s shocking that countless species become extinct every year and such extinction means forever. To change the situation, scientists are now on their way to bringing back extinct species.

DNA is the chemical that carries the structure of a living thing, which is needed by researchers to bring back a species. Dinosaurs have been gone too long for any of their DNA to remain in fossils. However it seems possible to bring back more recently extinct species such as Ice Age animal, the woolly mammoth. In 2015, a team of Spanish and French scientists re-created the Pyrenean ibex, which had gone extinct three years earlier. The new animal didn’t survive long, but scientific advances should improve the success rate. In January, Australian scientists announced that they were trying to restore the brooding frog.

That we can bring species back doesn’t mean that we should. There may be benefits to bring back a species. But there’s no way to know how it will turn out. For example, would a passenger pigeon fit into its old habitat? Or might it crowd out existing species?

Environmentalists worry that our ability to bring species back might cut down support for the hard work of traditional conservation. Why bother to preserve a wild life habitat or fight poachers(偷猎者) if we know we can make up for our mistakes?

But those extinctions are our mistakes to correct. As environmentalist Stewart Brand put it, “Humans have the ability to repair some of that damage.”

We would do well to remember the lesson of Jurassic Park: Continue with caution.

【1】What can we know from Para 2?

A. Scientists have successfully brought back some dinosaurs.

B. It’s likely for scientists to bring back recently extinct animals.

C. Scientists have discovered DNA of all Ice Age species in fossils.

D. Ice Age animals live longer than before after being brought back to life

【2】Paragraph 3 mainly shows that bringing back extinct species is ________.

A. harmful B. realistic

C. helpful D. double-edged

【3】What makes environmentalists worried according to the passage?

A. Scientists cannot make up for the mistakes they made in DNA research

B. Scientists still lack technical support to bring back extinct species to life.

C. Traditional conservation seems useless when restoring species is available.

D. Species that will be brought back to life after distinction will not survive long.

【4】What is the probable attitude of Stewart Brand toward bringing extinct species back to life?

A. Critical B. Worried.

C. Disapproving. D. Supportive.

27、   Understand your directional future, and plan ahead, but most of all plan a life which is full of excitement and a life which you'll enjoy living.

As the manager of the World Youth Organization, I must say, “It is not quite easy to get this position.” My parents have always been top supporters for my educational progress rather than my true passion, which of course is the World Youth Organization. There have been many arguments when it comes to the controversial topics. Time after time I have to protect my belief and hope it will come true one day.

Proving one wrong, especially your parents, is a tough ride. But when you love something, you constantly put up a fight. You stand for what you believe in, which is one of the most important aspects of life. Any parent or carer would require too much, "You must go to university", "You will not get anywhere without that degree.” All of those sentences make the perfect sense, when you're dreaming of becoming a nurse, doctor, teacher or scientist, or a career path which requires that important degree. But I believe what many parents see is that when one has the degree, he/she is automatically set on the right path of life.

However, when the truth is bitter, it doesn't always go smoothly. If I am not full of passion, will I lead a happy life? Possibly. Will I be true to myself? No. However, if you are enthusiastic about the subject you study, you are willing to do everything to make it a reality.

A person can take many paths in life, and you just need to find the best one for yourself. I strongly agree with considering something to fall back on just in case plan A doesn't go well. Stick with your passion as plan A, unless staying in college can ensure you are going to be okay in the future.

Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard, be devoted and above all, don 't let anyone limit your dreams.

【1】What attitude do the writer's parents hold towards his choice?

A．Supportive.

B．Negative.

C．Positive.

D．Interested.

【2】Which of the following can cause a fight between you and your parents in the writer's view?

A．You go to university.

B．You listen to your parents.

C．You hold on to your belief.

D．You study hard for the degree.

【3】What is the most important thing in exciting life, according to the last paragraph?

A．Love.

B．Hard work.

C．Devotion.

D．Independence.

【4】What is the best title for the passage?

A．Always Stick with Your Passion as Plan A

B．A Generation Gap Between Children and Parents

C．The Importance of Gaining a Degree

D．Attempt to Make a Dream a Reality

28、Here are three best destinations for you to discover in 2018 if you ho heart-stopping adventure, a close-up look at history or the perfect meal.

Los Cabos, Mexico

Located at the tip of the Baja Peninsula, the two small colonial(殖民地的) towns of Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo have become the hottest vacation destinations in Mexico in recent years. With wide, original beaches, lively nightclubs, natural resorts, and a farm-to-table food scene, the oasis(乐园)of Los Cabos is drawing tourists in record numbers. As a result, the hotel scene is booming, with a lot of new developments and repairs completed this year.

Zambia

Until now, Zambia has had little recognition as one of Africa’s great safari(狩猎远征) destinations. Yet experts know it as the birthplace of the walking safari. In South Luangwa National Park, visitors can expect to see more animals than baobab trees, while Liuwa Plain National Park is the setting for the worlds second-largest wildebeest(角马) migration, when tens of thousands of the creatures head across the plain from neighboring Angola.

Brussels, Belgium

Visitors may want to return to the Belgian capital in 2018 to visit two cutting-edge museums. The Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art opened to show contemporary art from around the world. There’s also the Citroen Cultural Centre, which will launch its first exhibition in May. The JAM Hotel with exposed brickwork and concrete beams housed in a former art school, is the perfect place for culture-lovers to stay. don't leave town without experiencing beer culture at youthful breweries(啤酒厂) like Brasserie de la Senne or Brussels Beer Project.

【1】What do you know about Los Cabos in Mexico?

A. It is very hot there.

B. The hotels develop fast.

C. It is made up of many small towns.

D. Tourists don't like the old nightclubs.

【2】Where can you go if you want to see wildebeest migration?

A. Mexico.

B. Angola.

C. South Luangwa National Park.

D. Liuwa Plain National Park.

【3】Where will you prefer to live in Brussels, Belgium if you love culture very much?

A. Citroen Cultural Centre.

B. A cutting-edge museum.

C. JAM Hotel.

D. Brussels Beer Project.

29、   Find your perfect job today. Start by choosing a sector，location or other options to get the results you want.

Clerk in the West Midlands

The West Midlands Region

$30, 000 per year

Closing date: November 13, 2019

This interesting job is suitable for an individual with high levels of organizational skills, experience of public communications and a keen interest in the West Midlands.

Electricians

Southport, Merseyside

$9, 093 per year

Closing date: October 27, 2019

Primary duties include general repairs, maintenance and store management of electrical workshops. The candidate is required to offer educational certificates and must have good interpersonal skills.

Finance Assistants

The city of Bristol

$ 18.070 to $ 20, 138 per year

Closing date: December 20, 2019

Tasks will involve processing purchase orders. Overall, this post requires a hard-working team player. In return for your hard work, we have a staff benefits package which includes a health cash plan.

Caring and Helpful Workers

Newcastle Emlyn

$5,065 to $ 6,100 per year

Closing date: November 5, 2019

Some jobs don’t require you to have any qualifications or previous experience, but you’ll definitely need a kind, caring nature and a genuine desire to help others.

【1】Which job requires educational certificates?

A.Finance Assistants.

B.Caring and Helpful Workers.

C.Electricians.

D.Clerk in the West Midlands.

【2】Which place may provide you with a job of a higher income?

A.Newcastle Emlyn.

B.The city of Bristol.

C.Southport, Merseyside.

D.The West Midlands Region.

【3】What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A.To introduce how to apply for a job.

B.To explain the importance of a job.

C.To recommend some jobs to people.

D.To persuade people to work in the West.

30、I got aboard and sat down in my seat. It was going to be a long flight.

Around me were some _________. “Where are you headed?” I asked.

“Lakes Air Base. We’ll be there for special training, and then to the front.”

After about an hour, an announcement was made that box lunches were _________ for five dollars. The journey would be several hours, and I decided to buy one.

As I _________ for my wallet, I heard a soldier ask his buddy if he would buy lunch. “No, that seems a lot of money for just a box lunch.” I looked around at the other soldiers. _________ were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and _________ the flight attendant a fifty-dollar bill. “Take a lunch to all those soldiers.” I said. She seized my arms tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she _________ me, “My son is a soldier in the front… it’s almost like you are doing it for him.”

Picking up ten boxes, she headed to the soldiers.

After eating, on my way to the restroom I was _________ by a man. “I saw what you did and I want to be _________ of it.” With this, he handed me twenty-five dollars.

Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming, looking at the seat numbers _________ he walked. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his __________, and said, “I want to __________ your hand.” I stood and took his hand. With a loud voice he said, “I was a soldier. __________, someone bought me a lunch. It was such an act of __________ that I never forgot.” I was __________ when applause rang out form all of the passengers. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals.

Later when I walked to the front of the plane to stretch my legs, a man __________ another twenty-five dollars in my hand.

When we __________, I gathered my belongings and started to leave. A man stopped me, put something in my pocket, and walked away __________ a word. Another twenty-five dollars!

Seeing the soldiers __________ at the terminal, I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars. As I walked __________ to my car, I prayed for their safe __________.

【1】

A．soldiers

B．strangers

C．attendants

D．passengers

【2】

A．reasonable

B．available

C．convenient

D．special

【3】

A．reached

B．sent

C．prepared

D．paid

【4】

A．Many

B．Some

C．None

D．All

【5】

A．lent

B．showed

C．charged

D．handed

【6】

A．advised

B．greeted

C．thanked

D．inspired

【7】

A．praised

B．attracted

C．stopped

D．discovered

【8】

A．one

B．part

C．kind

D．much

【9】

A．unless

B．though

C．till

D．as

【10】

A．hand

B．arm

C．head

D．tongue

【11】

A．shake

B．seize

C．feel

D．check

【12】

A．Recently

B．Later

C．Once

D．Frequently

【13】

A．kindness

B．performance

C．bravery

D．wisdom

【14】

A．relieved

B．embarrassed

C．overjoyed

D．satisfied

【15】

A．gave

B．left

C．took

D．found

【16】

A．separated

B．chatted

C．paused

D．landed

【17】

A．in

B．for

C．without

D．through

【18】

A．training

B．shouting

C．marching

D．gathering

【19】

A．casually

B．lightheartedly

C．disappointedly

D．anxiously

【20】

A．arrival

B．escape

C．flight

D．return

31、   In our societies, we used the word “success” a lot. And we think we know just what it means: money, status, fame, and power. But take a look at the _______, and things start to look, thankfully, a lot more_______, because success is, in truth, rather more neutral and _______ subjective than we tend to assume.

It just means doing anything well, expert at something, and that might include a lot of different _______: running 100 meters, for sure, selling your app for a lot of money, but also strangers, like, listening a lot very_______to a child, or being extremely_______to strangers, or filling your mind with_______ideas and associations, or knowing just when to put an arm_______someone when it’s too much for him. People who triumph here are _______big success stories.

______________, if you want to do great work, it’s going to take a lot of hard work to do it. And you’re going to have to______________out of your comfort zone and take some______________that will scare you so much. But, to some degree, what’s the______________of life if not finding yourself and trying to become the best?

As we know,______________can be successful at everything; whatever they tell us, it’s almost______________to succeed with a career and a family, or with popularity and integrity. There are always______________.Just as a business concept called opportunity cost explains, when you choose one course of action, you______________all the other opportunities you might have chosen to______________,but didn’t.

It’s great to be successful. It’s even better to make sure you followed your own______________and not necessarily always obvious path to the success that can truly______________you.

【1】A.album B.handbook C.directory D.dictionary

【2】A.complicated B.simple C.vague D.evident

【3】A.more B.less C.better D.worse

【4】A.experiences B.styles C.activities D.versions

【5】A.casually B.attentively C.punctually D.desperately

【6】A.rigid B.stubborn C.elegant D.kind

【7】A.interesting B.odd C.merciful D.vain

【8】A.on B.around C.against D.above

【9】A.even B.also C.yet D.still

【10】A.Of course B.In total C.Above all D.In detail

【11】A.put B.take C.break D.abandon

【12】A.rewards B.chances C.advantages D.responsibilities

【13】A.aim B.sense C.effect D.result

【14】A.nobody B.anybody C.somebody D.everybody

【15】A.incorrect B.important C.impossible D.compulsory

【16】A.achievements B.failures C.agreement D.sacrifices

【17】A.cut back on B.miss out on C.take advantage of D.live up to

【18】A.preserve B.create C.pursue D.search

【19】A.characteristic B.simple C.winding D.smooth

【20】A.condemn B.fulfill C.pity D.qualify

32、   Lana sat next to Grandma. She enjoyed looking at the old photo album. "Who is this?" she asked, ______ at a picture. It was of a small girl with a wild ____. She had a big gap (豁口) between her front teeth.

"That is your mother when she was about your _____. We thought her front teeth would never come," said Grandma.

Lana laughed. "She ____ funny with those teeth _____."

"Yes, she did," smiled Grandma.

"Did the tooth fairy take her teeth too?" asked Lana.

"We liked to pretend she did," said Grandma. "She put the _____ under her pillow and went to sleep. The next morning there would be a coin in that place."

"What really ____to the teeth?" asked Lana.

"Well," said Grandma. "Maybe I shouldn't tell you this, but I kept _______."

"You did?" asked Lana. "Why?"

"They helped remind ______of your mother and her sisters____they were growing up," said Grandma.

"Do you_____ have them?" asked Lana.

"I have not _____ of them for a long time," said Grandma. "I would have to _________."

Lana jumped _____from her chair. "Can we look now?"

Grandma _____ and led her to the kitchen. She  ____one of the upper cabinets and began to ________. She pulled out a box of bandages and many bottles of medicine. There was even a jar of seeds.

"I do not think they are here," she began to say. "No, wait. Here they are!" Grandma ___________the bottle in the air and the teeth clinked inside.

They ________ at the kitchen table. Grandma poured out the _______onto a plate.

【1】A.pointing B.throwing C.laughing D.moving

【2】A.sadness B.smile C.cry D.shout

【3】A.weight B.age C.height D.size

【4】A.touches B.feels C.finds D.looks

【5】A.leaving B.losing C.missing D.going

【6】A.hands B.teeth C.hair D.dream

【7】A.wanted B.came C.went D.happened

【8】A.them B.it C.one D.any

【9】A.one B.us C.me D.it

【10】A.as B.so C.however D.for

【11】A.yet B.already C.still D.so

【12】A.seen B.thought C.heard D.spoken

【13】A.listen B.touch C.look D.smell

【14】A.in B.on C.out D.up

【15】A.nodded B.refused C.promised D.shouted

【16】A.broke B.closed C.searched D.opened

【17】A.look B.watch C.search D.observe

【18】A.waved B.moved C.caught D.held

【19】A.stood B.sat C.lay D.ran

【20】A.medicine B.coins C.teeth D.candy

33、   Nancy and her husband were overnight in Atlanta as they waited to connect with a flight to South Africa. They are going there to meet her ________ and have a nice three-week vacation.

Unluckily, their luggage had already been ______. So they were wondering if they should get on that ______to South Africa. But their friends had put on a lot of efforts _______ their trip in South Africa including _______ for trips they would go on. So, Nancy ended up deciding to go without their ________ and hope for the best.

They were about to _______ in the hotel when the telephone rang. But it was not about their luggage. It was Nancy’s son _______ her that her 87-year-old mother was _______. She was in hospital. Her son said she’d better____ immediately. But Nancy was ________. They had been planning this trip for a long time but she wanted to ________ her mother too. Nancy wished she could talk to someone that can give her some ________ advice. When her husband went to sleep, she lay awake wrestling with her ________. Suddenly, she heard her mother’s voice, “Go. ________ your trip!” Nancy wondered if she had ________ it. Nancy felt as if her mother were there with her. The voice and message were so ________ and strong.

The next morning, Nancy’s husband asked what she decided. Before she could ________, there came a telephone ring. It was Nancy’s sister. She told Nancy she would take good care of their mother. Meanwhile, their luggage has been eventually ________.

Deeply touched, Nancy felt extremely fortunate living in such a harmonious family. Nancy and her husband headed for South Africa with ________ in time.

【1】A.mother B.relatives C.son D.friends

【2】A.lost B.checked C.delivered D.weighed

【3】A.ship B.flight C.train D.coach

【4】A.delaying B.changing C.planning D.canceling

【5】A.reservations B.trouble C.regulation D.excitement

【6】A.passports B.wallet C.cellphones D.luggage

【7】A.instruct B.wander C.sleep D.work

【8】A.warning B.informing C.predicting D.declaring

【9】A.nervous B.delighted C.exhausted D.sick

【10】A.escape B.respond C.return D.mourn

【11】A.calm B.encouraged C.relaxed D.torn

【12】A.attend to B.look for C.take in D.leave alone

【13】A.unreasonable B.practical C.dishonest D.selfish

【14】A.disease B.imagination C.decision D.promise

【15】A.Forget B.Enjoy C.Record D.Abandon

【16】A.imagined B.claimed C.rewarded D.expressed

【17】A.illegal B.strange C.clear D.rare

【18】A.repeat B.request C.regret D.reply

【19】A.signed B.found C.opened D.wrapped

【20】A.relief B.embarrassment C.disappointment D.anxiety

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.

Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but 【1】 number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the 【2】. Recent additions in the United States 【3】 projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.

Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are 【4】 at the Apple iTunes store.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early 【5】 with its Open Course Ware project, first 【6】 in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These 【7】 from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide 【8】 with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.

Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of 【9】 online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is 【10】 popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.

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.

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.

36、I have a muscle disease but I don't look any different from other people. Sometimes, I was too weak【1】 go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an【2】(absent), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.

My life is a lot easier at high school because few fellow students make me【3】(annoy). My ambition is to work for a firm【4】develops computer software when I grow up. Last year I invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around【5】(feel) sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends. I spend a lot of time looking after my pets【6】(proper) but I find it worthwhile.

In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more【7】 (independence). I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If【8】(have) a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun【9】them, and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live【10】rich and full a life as you do.

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、假设你是李华，美国网友Peter将到中国旅游，请你帮忙了解你市Camellia Hotel的情况。请根据以下要点给Peter写一封回信：

地理位置与周边环境；服务与设施；价格与付款方式；预定方式（电话8618998710001或网络）。

Dear Peter,

How great it is to hear that you will come to China! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

39、假定你是李华，你从就读于纽约大学的笔友John那里了解到他们学校的网站正在招募网络漫画师（cartoonist）。请你给该网站写封自荐信，内容包括：

1. 自我介绍；

2. 自身优势；

3. 承诺及期望。

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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40、   Everyone in our neighborhood knew who Ugly was. Ugly was a wild cat. Ugly loved three things in this world: fighting, eating garbage, and, shall we say, love. All these things had their effect on Ugly. He had only one eye and where the other should have been was a hole. He was also missing his ear on the same side, his left foot broke at one time, making him look like he was always turning the comer. Every time some one saw Ugly there was the same reaction. “That's one UGLY cat!”

All the children were warned not to touch him, the adults threw rocks at him, shouted at him, watered him when he tried to come in their homes, or shut his paws in the door when he would not leave. Ugly always had the same reaction. If you watered him, he would stand there, getting wet all over until you gave up and quit. If you threw things at him, he would lie down crying for forgive ness. Whenever he saw children, he would come running, meowing, and bump his head against their hands, begging for their love. If you ever picked him up he would immediately suck (吮吸) on your shirt, hat, whatever he could find.

One day Ugly shared his love with the neighbor's dogs. They did not respond kindly, and Ugly was badly injured. From my apartment I could hear his screams, and I tried to rush to his aid. By the time I got to where he was lying, it was obvious Ugly's life was almost at an end. Ugly lay in a wet circle. He was bleeding badly. As I picked him up in my arms and tried to carry him home, I could hear him crying and could feel him struggling. It must be hurting terribly, I thought.

Then I felt a familiar sucking on my ear. Ugly, in so much pain, suffering and obviously dying, was trying to suck my ear. I pulled him closer to me, and he bumped my hand with his head, then he turned his one golden eye towards me. Even in the greatest pain, that ugly cat was asking only for a little love.

注意:

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个以上(含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，请用下划线标岀你所使用的关键词语。

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At that moment I thought Ugly was the most beautiful, loving creature I have ever seen.

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Ugly died in my arms before I could get inside, but I sat and held him for a long time afterwards.

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41、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。

About ten years ago, my wife and I took a trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. I didn't like to carry all my keys in my pocket during a hike, so I took away the key to the car and left the rest in the car. When we came back, I put the key somewhere in the car without reattaching it to the key ring. Then we made a fire, cooked some food, and went to sleep in the back of the SUV.

The next morning, we were cleaning up our campsite when I saw a bird inside my car. I walked over, and it flew away. When we got in the car to go home, I couldn't find the key. We searched and searched even emptying out the car completely, but it was gone.

Then it hit me that the bird must have taken it. After all, those birds are known for stealing shiny things and decorating their nests with them. Keys are shiny. The bird was the thief! It made perfect sense to me. So I decided to find its nest.

But there is a problem: As everyone knows, the Grand Canyon is a little large in area, so I didn't like my chances of actually finding a certain nest belonging to a certain bird in a certain tree in all that space. But what other choice did I have?

My wife was not encouraging me. She said, “Are you crazy? You'll never find it! The Grand Canyon is the biggest hole on Earth!” I didn't answer and walked steadily forward until her laughter died away.

I struggled to keep hope as I searched dozens of trees and tracked every singing bird. It was like searching a needle in the sea. But, oh, how great my victory would be when I held the missing key from the bird's nest.

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。

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After two hours of searching, I finally gave up and returned to the car.

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The next day, we stopped at a service centre for lunch.

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