保定2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、The picture offer the best evidence to date that a planet once _____ dead is actually a lively pot of geological change.

A.assuming B.assumed C.resuming D.resumed

2、The generous donation from China to the sufferers in the killing Indian Ocean Quake—tsunami has ________ the Chinese people's unselfishness and internationalism.

A.let out B.brought out C.given out D.taken out

3、I was being _____ for a driving license for the third time.

A.desired B.tested C.taken D.asked

4、—What about the meeting?

—The two sides were unable to reach an agreement，______，they lost the chance of working together.

A.In all B.In other words C.On the contrary D.After all

5、As we know, _______ of beauty change across time and cultural groups.

A.structures B.status C.statistics D.standards

6、   the numbers in employment the hotel industry was the second largest Swiss industry in 1929.

A.Instead of B.In terms of C.In honor of D.In favor of

7、They demanded that the right to vote ___________ to every adult.

A.was given B.was giving C.be giving D.be given

8、 into English , the sentence was found to have an entirely different word order.

A. Translating B. Translated

C. To translate D. Having translated

9、______ a book in front of your face, you’ll feel the air moving against your face.

A．Waved

B．Wave

C．To wave

D．Waving

10、Running a marathon in Yancheng is a fantastic experience, _______ will be fresh in your memory for ever.

A．one

B．it

C．the one

D．one that

11、The local shops have been marked in on this map so that people can choose a house in a ______ area.

A.ambitious B.suitable C.beneficial D.absent

12、And the Good Morning Britain presenter says she's been able to put a lot of   she's learnt into practice in her own home, preparing meals for sons, Sam, 14, Finn, 13, and Jack, 11.

A.that B.which C.what D.how

13、As we all know, it was ______ that resulted in the terrible car accident.

A.because of her carelessness B.her being careless

C.why she was careless D.she was so careless

14、Nothing matches face-to-face communication in _____thoughts, emotions and information.

A.concluding B.containing C.confusing D.conveying

15、The economist argues that no society can surely be flourishing and happy, ________ of the members are poor and miserable.

A．of which the far greater part

B．of which far greater part

C．of whom the far greater part

D．of whom far greater part

16、—I just love living here in London. I mean, the culture, the parks, the restaurants...

— , it's not the cheapest place to live.

A．To put it another way

B．To be fair

C．To put it simply

D．To make things worse

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

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

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

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

A．anxiously

B．urgently

C．likely

D．occasionally

19、________things had been tough at times when he was in school, he graduated from college with the highest honor.

A．If

B．While

C．Because

D．As

20、Researching findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we ________ during the day.

A．would have done

B．should have done

C．may have done

D．must have done

21、_______the thick clouds, you would find the kite in the sky easily.

A. Had it not been for

B. If it were not

C. If it had not been for

D. Were it not for

22、The survivors _______ on the beach, exhausted on the shocked.

A.lie B.lay C.lain D.laid

23、The number of teenagers who commit crimes _________ 20% over the past years.

A．have been reduced by

B．has been reduced by

C．have been reduced to

D．has been reduced to

24、____________ of 20 countries attended the G20 Conference, which would surely make a positive impact on world’s economic development.

A. Volunteers B. Astronauts

C. Delegates D. Athletes

25、Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments _____ over 5,000 years ago.

A. dated back to B. dating back to

C. dates from D. to date back to

26、   Growing up in England with a British father and a Chinese mother, I’ve enjoyed food from both countries ever since I was able to hold a knife and fork and chopsticks!

Mum has sweet memories of the food from her home town in Sichuan, and often cooks spicy dishes. Thanks to this, Dad has come to love hot pot! But there are still some dishes that Dad dare not try even after many years of marriage to my mother.  Even today he still does not take to eating things like chicken feet.

But I enjoy that sort of food myself. Last week, I went to the butcher’s and asked, “Do you have pigs’ ears?” “No,” the butcher said, pulling at his own ears, “just these ordinary ones.” He must have thought I was joking.

Dad can cook a super “full English breakfast” of bacon, eggs, beans, sausages and toast with butter. Mum and I just have to find a way to get him into the kitchen! He also does a typical Sunday roast. We all love roast beef and vegetables.

I’ll never forget my first visit to China. Mum encouraged me to try different kinds of food. But just when I thought I could deal with all Chinese food, I came across stinky tofu, a horrible grey thing that looked and smelt like a burnt sports shoe. I gathered all my courage to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasn’t so bad. It reminded me of blue cheese, a similarly  strong smelling type of food you either love or hate. Maybe I’ll fall in love with stinky tofu, someday.

People say that one man’s meat is another man’s poison, but I feel at home with food from both my cultures.

【1】What can we learn from this passage?

A.I have enjoyed the food from two cultures since a little child.

B.Because of my Mum, Dad loves all kinds of Chinese food.

C.We all like roast beef and vegetables except Mum.

D.I have fallen in love the stinky tofu now.

【2】What is the character of the butcher?

A.Generous B.Mean C.Humorous D.Serious

【3】What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.refuse B.like C.allow D.mind

【4】What’s the main purpose of this passage?

A.To introduce two different cultures.

B.To advise the readers to try some different food.

C.To show the different eating habits between China and Britain.

D.To tell a story about a child of his eating experience.

27、In May 1987 the Golden Gate Bridge had a 50th birthday party. The bridge was closed to motor traffic so people could enjoy a walk across it. Organizers expected perhaps 50,000 people to show up. Instead, as many as 800, 000 crowded the roads to the bridge. By the time 250,000 were on the bridge, engineers noticed something terrible：the roadway was flattening under what turned out to be the heaviest load it had ever been asked to carry. Worse, it was beginning to sway（晃动）. The authorities closed access to the bridge and tens of thousands of people made their way back to land. A disaster was avoided.

The story is one of scores in To Forgive Design：Understanding Failure, a book that is at once a love letter to engineering and a paean（赞歌）to its breakdowns. Its author, Dr. Henry Petroski, has long been writing about disasters. In this book, he includes the loss of the space shuttles（航天飞机）Challenger and Columbia, and the sinking of the Titanic.

Though he acknowledges that engineering works can fail because the person who thought them up or engineered them simply got things wrong, in this book Dr. Petroski widens his view to consider the larger context in which such failures occur. Sometimes devices fail because a good design is constructed with low quality materials incompetently applied. Or perhaps a design works so well it is adopted elsewhere again and again, with seemingly harmless improvements, until, suddenly, it does not work at all anymore.

Readers will encounter not only stories they have heard before, but some new stories and a moving discussion of the responsibility of the engineer to the public and the ways young engineers can be helped to grasp them.

"Success is success but that is all that it is," Dr. Petroski writes. It is failure that brings improvement.

【1】What happened to the Golden Gate Bridge on its 50th birthday?

A．It carried more weight than it could.

B．It swayed violently in a strong wind

C．Its roadway was damaged by vehicles

D．Its access was blocked by many people.

【2】Which of the following is Dr. Petroski's idea according to paragraph 3?

A．No design is well received everywhere

B．Construction is more important than design.

C．Not all disasters are caused by engineering design

D．Improvements on engineering works are necessary.

【3】What does the last paragraph suggest?

A．Failure can lead to progress.

B．Success results in overconfidence

C．Failure should be avoided.

D．Success comes from joint efforts.

【4】What is the text?

A．A news report

B．A short story.

C．A book review

D．A research article.

28、Best Books for Kids

The Rabbit Listened

Taylor’s amazing wood-block tower has been ruined by birds, and he’s not sure what to do with his feelings about that. The bear thinks he should get angry; the ostrich thinks he should ignore it; and the hyena thinks he should laugh it off. Then the rabbit comes over and listens to what Taylor thinks, and that helps him figure out what he wants to do next. Ages 3-5.

Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings

Coming to Haiti every December from America to spend time with her Aunt Luce, a little girl drinks in the sights and sounds of a town with excitement: “Buses painted with soccer stars.” Aunt Luce is an artist with portraits of Haiti’s heroes lining her studio walls, and every year the little girl asks, “Will you paint me this time, please?” Ages 4-8.

Marwan’s Journey

Marwan crosses the desert, one of thousands fleeing a war-torn country, with only his “mended clothing, a prayer book, a notebook, a pencil and a photograph of his mommy.” He remembers a happy house with a garden, a cat and warm sunlight streaming across his pillow. Those are all gone now and his mother is no longer with him, but Marwan hears her voice telling him to keep walking until he finds a new home. Ages 5-7.

The Old Man

A homeless old man shies away from the rush of the city, searching for a warm and quiet place to rest. He is invisible, noticed only when he’s considered to be in the way, and tiredly, cautiously, shuffles (拖着脚走) through the streets. Until a little girl offers him her sandwich, a smile and a kindness that fill him with hope and courage. Ages 13-15.

【1】What helps Taylor finally?

A.The bear’s anger.

B.The ostrich’s advice.

C.The hyena’s laughter.

D.The rabbit’s listen.

【2】What makes Marwan leave his country?

A.The terrible war.

B.The low wages.

C.The bad weather.

D.The earthquake.

【3】Which of the following is best fit for teenagers?

A.The Rabbit Listened.

B.Marwan’s Journey.

C.The Old Man.

D.Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings.

29、The amount of stuff we own these days is shocking. Reports indicate we consume twice as many material goods today as we did 50 years ago. The number should cause us to start asking some difficult questions of ourselves. For example, why do we buy more stuff than we need? 【1】

We think it will make us happy. 【2】 But in reality, we buy bigger houses, faster cars, cooler technology and fashionable clothes, hoping that we will become happier. Unfortunately, the actual happiness from excessive physical possessions is brief at best.

We are more susceptible to advertising than we believe. 【3】 Every advertisement carries the same message — your life will be better if you buy what we are selling. We begin to hear this message so many times and from so many angles and begin to believe it. This is not a complete condemnation of the marketing industry. This is simply a call to realize their message affects us more than we realize.

【4】 Comparison seems to be a natural state of our humanity. We notice what other people are buying, wearing, and driving. We admire them. And all too often, we buy stuff we don’t need just because people in our friendship circles have done the same. A culture focused on praising excess will always misdefine true success.

Extra material possessions do not enrich our lives. 【5】 We would be wise to realize the cause and overcome it.

A．We are hoping to impress other people.

B．We envy people who own more stuff.

C．On average, we see 5,000 advertisements every day.

D．Here are several reasons why we buy more stuff than we need.

E．Nobody would admit they search for happiness in material possessions.

F．We seek to recover from loss and loneliness by purchasing unnecessary items.

G．Actually, buying unnecessary things keeps us from experiencing something wonderful.

30、   Sitting at a table in my school cafeteria, I looked around,slowly taking in everything. Student after student passed my____carrying that day’s lunch, but if you looked deeper,there was more to___.There was more than just theuniform they were wearing, or the way they had styled theirhair that day. There was a lot more hidden under the_______.

Catching the eye of a girl in my grade sitting at a nearbytable, I waved politely. She smiled___and then continuedto pick at the spaghetti in front of her. If I hadn't___recently that her mother was dying of leukemia, I would havenever___anything was wrong and I may not have been as_____and sympathetic, either. It suddenly____me thatwe judge others too quickly without knowing the whole story.

I have an incurable lung disease. No one at our schoolknows --- I don't show any noticeable____except for a fewcoughs here and there. I go about my day like any other kid,___with the realization that I have a___and terrifyingfuture.

Before that day when I decided to___the world witha new perspective, I__myself almost every day. Ithought only about myself and my heavy__.But I've now realized no one is______---- we just need to accept thewaywe are.

【1】A.order B.room C.table D.cafeteria

【2】A.imagine B.compare C.observe D.exchange

【3】A.uniform B.rules C.circumstances D.surface

【4】A.weakly B.casually C.happily D.impatiently

【5】A.found B.noticed C.heard D.decided

【6】A.remembered B.suspected C.predicted D.regretted

【7】A.willing B.outstanding C.understanding D.demanding

【8】A.escaped B.satisfied C.hit D.attracted

【9】A.diseases B.symptoms C.complaints D.weaknesses

【10】A.but B.and C.or D.so

【11】A.bright B.real C.serious D.dark

【12】A.tolerate B.create C.change D.view

【13】A.forgave B.pitied C.challenged D.encouraged

【14】A.debt B.reward C.burden D.workload

【15】A.changeable B.perfect C.unique D.different

31、   When my best friend, Jane, and I were 16,we were in the same class. About a week before Thanksgiving Day ,we found out our teacher Edward was having some financial (经济的) ______. We wanted to do something to help, so we decided to ______ food, clothing and gifts to ______ his family had a good Thanksgiving Day.

When Jane told her family about our plan, her mother was ______. Together they ______ their house for things they could ______. Her mother went to the kitchen, pulling out a big turkey and saying, “Thanksgiving Day won’t be ______ without a turkey dinner.” To this day, Jane ______ how moved she was by her mother’s generosity (慷慨).

Before ______ gifts, we said some words of appreciation for the wonderful chance to ______ others. I will never forget the ______ look of our teacher and his wife when they ______ the door; their four children stood around them as we handed out the gifts. It was a cold night. ______, we all felt warm inside. Last month ______ I was in a meeting, my secretary informed me, “Your high school teacher Mr. Edward is wondering if you could ______ him a few minutes. He’s sitting in your office right now!”

I left my meeting and went to my office ______. My teacher and I hugged and began to speak of the last 42 years. He told me he ______ remembered that cold winter night when we brought the ______ of Thanksgiving Day to his family. The food and gifts were certainly ______, but what warmed his heart that night was to see a group of teenagers who understood the ______ of Thanksgiving Day.

【1】A.information B.difficulties C.money D.food

【2】A.gather B.produce C.buy D.change

【3】A.find out B.make sure C.make clear D.point out

【4】A.embarrassed B.unhappy C.moved D.scared

【5】A.decorated B.sold C.searched D.cleaned

【6】A.sell out B.use up C.throw away D.give away

【7】A.ordinary B.complete C.usual D.important

【8】A.regretted B.thought C.remembered D.explained

【9】A.sending B.receiving C.opening D.posting

【10】A.challenge B.impress C.fool D.help

【11】A.anxious B.surprised C.charming D.terrified

【12】A.pushed B.knocked C.answered D.closed

【13】A.Besides B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.However

【14】A.while B.after C.before D.since

【15】A.spare B.bring C.save D.award

【16】A.nervously B.hurriedly C.proudly D.worriedly

【17】A.just B.already C.even D.still

【18】A.warmth B.excitement C.pleasure D.experience

【19】A.accepted B.offered C.appreciated D.admitted

【20】A.gifts B.history C.activities D.spirit

32、   Last summer, we went to Hawaii for holiday. During my week-long trip with my husband, we spent most of our time _______during the day in the sea, and then enjoying walks along the beach in the evenings.

We didn’t take any _______because we had enough. We had visited the island many times _______. On our way to the _______we joked that other than our sun-burnt skin, we had no way to show that we had _______there!

As we stood in line at the check-in, we noticed the _______who had been on our plane the week before. _______, they all had tear-filled eyes this day. On the plane, we sat directly behind them: a mother and her four children without Dad’s attendance. We learned that the father had been _______in a jet-skiing accident that week, and his wife and children had to _______make their way home without him.

We watched the children become unworried while they were playing cards. But the mother stared at her knees, ________to believe her husband’s death. We could ________feel her pain as we realized that this could have happened to any of us. While we were laughing and playing in the water, this poor family had been ________the sufferings. The vacation they had dreamed about had ________the terrible dream they would never forget.

I suddenly ________that we had no pictures for this vacation together. I closed my eyes, hoping that my mind had recorded all the wonderful moments that I had ________with my husband that week. What a trip!

【1】A.flying B.travelling C.swimming D.walking

【2】A.action B.children C.photos D.friends

【3】A.before B.ago C.now D.yet

【4】A.sea B.airport C.destination D.station

【5】A.traveled B.left C.missed D.forgotten

【6】A.class B.parent C.passenger D.family

【7】A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.However D.Then

【8】A.hit B.discovered C.forbidden D.killed

【9】A.nervously B.bravely C.confidently D.proudly

【10】A.unable B.likely C.willing D.afraid

【11】A.never B.ever C.almost D.hardly

【12】A.feeling B.experiencing C.fighting D.ignoring

【13】A.wiped out B.eased off C.broken up D.turned into

【14】A.regretted B.decided C.remembered D.discovered

【15】A.created B.valued C.shared D.planned

33、Mott hoped to find a lady on an Iowa community Facebook page，but she didn’t even know her name.All she knew is that the ____ woman looked to be in her 30s，had purple hair and was ____ gentle and compassionate.

At 10:25 am on Black Friday Mott was busy shopping ____ she received a(n) ____ phone call，which came in from the nursing home where her mom lived.The nurse on the phone ____ her that her mom passed away.Mott just kind of ____ ，kneeling down and starting to cry uncontrollably.

The lady came across Mott and，instead of passing by，she ____ and asked what was wrong.Then she kept Mott in a tight ____ until Mott was able to regain enough senses to get back on her feet.She even ____ Mott to the checkout line and asked if any shoppers had enough Christmas spirit to let the sad woman ____ in line.The lines immediately parted to let her ____.Mott，still ____，didn’t think to ask the lady her name after paying her bill.

In recent days，Mott’s ____ to the woman had been a comfort so much that she longed to thank her ____.So she reached out and hoped people would help her find the lady.

Stephanie，42，realized that Mott had been looking for her.The most ____ thing she could think to do was to attend Mott’s mother's ____.Once Mott ____ her，the two strangers-turned-friends wrapped each other in another big hug，tears running down.The family and other mourners ____ ，probably feeling what I felt:It was reassuring to see such a warm，visible sign that the ____ meetings and random acts of kindness we often take for granted sometimes ____ a big difference.

【1】

A．wealthy

B．proud

C．mysterious

D．fortunate

【2】

A．slightly

B．extremely

C．differently

D．hardly

【3】

A．when

B．while

C．where

D．because

【4】

A．exciting

B．encouraging

C．refreshing

D．shocking

【5】

A．informed

B．warned

C．convinced

D．reminded

【6】

A．came out

B．worked out

C．blacked out

D．helped out

【7】

A．glared

B．smiled

C．waved

D．stopped

【8】

A．place

B．hug

C．way

D．coat

【9】

A．1ed

B．called

C．followed

D．pushed

【10】

A．stand

B．walk

C．cut

D．wait

【11】

A．across

B．out

C．through

D．off

【12】

A．numb

B．clumsy

C．unconscious

D．tired

【13】

A．gratitude

B．relief

C．satisfaction

D．regret

【14】

A．in progress

B．in reality

C．in advance

D．in person

【15】

A．painful

B．appropriate

C．troublesome

D．effective

【16】

A．party

B．treatment

C．funeral

D．meeting

【17】

A．recognized

B．met

C．thanked

D．accompanied

【18】

A．slid away

B．calmed down

C．looked on

D．turned up

【19】

A．temporary

B．constructive

C．frequent

D．chance

【20】

A．do

B．make

C．have

D．enjoy

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、课文填空

Yet, some people are【1】 They claim that surfing the Internet is a waste of time. They make the 【2】 that children spend too much time chatting and playing games instead of 【3】 on their school work. However, a recent survey conducted in the USA shows that 80 per cent of Internet users 【4】 it mostly to search for answers to questions. The second most common use of the Internet, for 79 per cent of Internet users, is to find out information about hobbies. These statistics prove that gathering information is the 【5】 use for the Internet.

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

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

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.

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.”

38、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

The World Health Organization, or WHO, estimates that more than 300,000 women die every year during pregnancy or childbirth. Each year, about 2.6 million babies are born dead and another 2.7 million babies die during the first 28 days of life, it said. Most of the deaths are taking place in South Asia and in Africa, south of the Sahara Desert.

Many of the deaths could have been avoided with quality health care, WHO officials said. Some stillbirths (births of dead babies), infant (new-born baby) deaths or deaths of mothers result from complications (并发症) during childbirth. Others may result from health problems with the mother. A poor diet or using drugs may also be to blame, the WHO added.

Another problem is that nearly all babies who are stillborn and half of all newborn deaths are never documented. Those deaths are not reported to or investigated by government health agencies. Traditions and beliefs often affect the collection of important records about infant deaths. In many countries, there is a belief that a stillbirth may not represent a lost life. Officials said this means the actual number of stillborn and newborn deaths is probably even higher than the WHO’s own current estimates. The United Nations agency says the lack of information makes it harder to find solutions. It is important for all births and deaths to be recorded so that health officials can make better decisions on how to prevent future deaths.

The WHO released three reports earlier this month to help health agencies do a better job collecting information.

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39、请阅读下面图文材料，并按要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

【写作内容】

1．用约30个单词概述上面图文的主要内容；

2．简要分析近年来参观博物馆人数越来越多的原因；

3．就博物馆如何更好地发挥其教育功能提出你的建议(不少于两点)。

【写作要求】

1．写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3．不必写标题。

【评分标准】

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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40、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 Chris目前在中国学习汉语。下周五下午他所在的班级将举行一个班会，分享学习汉语的经验。他想邀请你参加并做一个有关汉语学习的报告。由于一些原因，你不能前往。请写一封电子邮件向他说明此事。内容包括：

1. 对他的邀请表示感谢；

2. 不能前往的原因（至少两条）；

3. 希望经常交流学习外语的经验。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Chris,

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Best regards to you.

Yours,

Li Hua

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。

I could smell the turkey cooking, even in the attic where I was hiding out. I heard a laugh, too, and a bang from something being dropped. Our house was noisier since my new stepsister and step-mother moved in — Jen and Mom.

I called her Mom, but the word felt uncomfortable, like a pair of shoes that pinched (夹脚). I didn’t remember my own mother; she had died in an accident when I was a baby. It had always been just Dad and me. We were a team. Now, so much had changed, and sometimes I wished I had the magic to change it back.

I heard Dad’s footsteps upstairs. “Do you want to take Jen skating?” he asked.

“I guess.” I sighed, thinking about how Dad and I usually spent Thanksgiving Day building a big snowman. But this year, Dad was too busy helping Mom cook the turkey.

“Thanks,” Dad said and put his arm around my shoulders. “We’ll make that snowman later,” he promised.

“Yeah,” I agreed, not too sure we’d have time.

Mom handed us some homemade cookies with smiling faces as we grabbed our skates. I had to admit, Mom came up with good ideas sometimes. Even though I liked that, I still couldn’t help but feel as if she were changing everything.

“No, thanks. I’m not hungry,” I said, although I was, a little.

“Ready?” I asked Jen. She nodded, and we headed out the front door.

The snow crunched under our boots as we walked down the street. The silence was awkward. “Did you go skating a lot last year?” I asked, blurting out the first thing that came to my mind.

Jen shook her head and looked at me. Finally she said, “On Thanksgiving, Mom and I always went to visit some friends on a farm. I especially loved seeing their big turkeys.”

Until then, I’d never even thought about how Jen must be feeling. She not only had a new stepfather and stepbrother; she had a new town and home, too. Jen and her mom used to live near a lake, and she’d had to move up north with us. She’d had more changes than me.

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:

Suddenly, I didn’t feel quite so sorry for myself.

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Paragraph 2:

We were so busy making it that we didn’t hear our parents come outside.

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