秦皇岛2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、Tom never works hard at his lessons, so it’s not ______ to see a ______ look on his face after the exam.

A. surprised; disappointing B. surprised; disappointed

C. surprising; disappointed D. surprising; disappointing

2、We should consider students’ suggestion _________ the school library provide more books on popular science.

A．that

B．when

C．whether

D．why

3、Hardly the papers on the desk when the door burst open.

A.did he collect B.he collected

C.had he collected D.he had collected

4、Chinadaily.com.cn is the largest English portal site in China, news, business information and learning materials．

A．to provide

B．provide

C．provided

D．providing

5、It is important that I _____ with Mr. Williams immediately.

A.speak B.spoke C.will speak D.to speak

6、_________is Virginia Woolf’s most autobiographical novel, which develops a series of thoughts rather than a plot, centering on themes like women’s role in society, death and change.

A.The Garden Party B.The Green Room C.To the Lighthouse D.Daisy Miller

7、“How could you treat me like that?” John asked his wife, eyeing her angrily from _______ the kitchen table.

A. at B. across C. through D. on

8、There are many “forced riders”，who are suffering from the climate impacts_____ having scarcely contributed to the problem.

A.when B.though C.despite D.as

9、It doesn’t matter where the students associations get their money from ;what ____ is what they do with it .

A. Corners B. differs

C. directs D. counts

10、If you were to have a few minutes free, I______ the opportunity to ask you one more question.

A．would appreciate

B．would have appreciated

C．were to appreciate

D．had appreciated

11、Some teachers recommended that more books to satisfy the students’ needs.

A.are purchased B.have been purchased

C.were purchased D.be purchased

12、Today acupuncture has become popular around the world, ________ have other traditional Chinese medicines.

A. as B. so

C. while D. like

13、The number of firms selling computers in this region ________ since January 2012.

A．are dropping

B．is dropping

C．have dropped

D．has dropped

14、It is clear that in modern society high ______ and demands are placed on students.

A.motivations B.expectations C.standards D.opportunities

15、If not ________with the respect he wants, the singer gets very ill-tempered and complains all the time.

A.treated B.being treated

C.treating D.having been treated

16、The world’s first_____ egg went on sale in a California Whole Foods Wednesday, marking the potential start of an_____ shift in the reliance on corn and soy.

A.plant-based artificial, industry-wide B.artificial plant-basing, industry-wide

C.artificial plant-based, industry-widely D.plant-basing artificial, industry-widely

17、Tom was told that it would be at least one week __________ he could recover and return to school.

A.when B.since C.before D.that

18、I wasn’t aware that I would be paying-you certainly didn’t make it ________.

A.explicit B.ample C.diverse D.sharp

19、But for her timely assistance，the prince___________ to death.

A.would be condemned B.will be condemned

C.would have been condemned D.will have been condemned

20、Nowadays, when people talk about magicians, the first one ________ comes into their mind is Liu Qian.

A.whom B.which C.that D.what

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

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

C. In my opinion D. As long as

22、Every time I look at the old photos, I am ________ back to my early childhood.

A. translated B. transferred

C. transported D. transformed

23、To our disappointment, we hurried to the museum yesterday morning, only it was closed for construction work.

A.finding B.having found C.to find D.to be found

24、We must _____ a new teacher at once to the mountain school.

A.appreciate B.appoint C.arrange D.name

25、The tallest girl over there is ________ who works very hard in our class .

A.a girl B.the girl C.one D.the one

26、Good health is the most valuable thing a person can have, but one cannot take good health for granted. It is important to remember that the body needs proper care in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay in good shape: eat right food, get enough sleep, and exercise regularly.

Proper nutrition is important for good health. Your body cannot work well unless it receives the proper kind of “fuel”. Don't eat too much food with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein (蛋白质) , like meat, fish, eggs and nuts. Vegetables and fruits are very important because they provide necessary vitamins and minerals. However, don't overeat. It is not helpful to be overweight.

Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important. If you don't get enough sleep, you feel tired and easily get angry. You have no energy. Over a long period of time a little amount of sleep may even result in a change of personality. Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each night. If you do, your body will feel strong and refreshed, and your mind will be sharp.

Finally, get plenty of exercise. Exercise firms the body, strengthens the muscles, and prevents you from gaining weight. It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably increase your life-span (寿命).Any kind of exercise is good. Most sports are excellent for keeping the body in good shapes: basketball, swimming, bicycling, running and so on are good examples. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too.

If everybody were to eat the right foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, the world would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wiser.

【1】According to the passage,_________.

A．if we were healthy, we could spend our days in doing things with less sleep

B．one can eat a lot to stay in good shape

C．one needn't take any exercise if he is healthy

D．we should always keep fit

【2】Eating more and sleeping less________.

A．can keep healthy

B．is no good for you

C．gets you more energy

D．will keep your personality

【3】The writer explains ________in this passage.

A．how to eat

B．the importance of doing exercise

C．how to keep healthy

D．what to eat

【4】The title of the article should be___________ .

A．Eating and Exercising

B．How Vitamins Work in Man's Body

C．Staying Healthy

D．Sleeping Well

27、Many people may know Coachella, which is one of the largest, most famous and most profitable (盈利的)music festivals in the United States and all over the world. However, few people know Just for Laughs (JFL). Founded by Montreal producer Gilbert Rozon in 1983, Just for laughs is the largest international comedy festival in the world. Paul Ronca, the festival’s director, describes Just for Laughs as the Coachella of comedy. “If you’re a fan of comedy or work in it, this festival should be at the very top of your list,” he says.

Just for Laughs was originally a two—day French—only comedy event. In 1985, Andy Nulman joined the festival's staff and introduced English language events as well. Thanks to Andy Nulman, the festival grew from a two—day show to a month—long event drawing international audiences. In 1999, Nulman left the festival’s fall —time employ. However, he directed its major shows at the Saint—Denis Theatre every July, and remained on the board of directors of the festival's parent company. About II years later, Nulman returned to Just for Laughs in July 2010 as president of Festivals and Television.

Now Just for Laughs is coming Io Africa. A joint venture (合资企业) between the great comedy brand and a South Africa's company, Just for Laughs Africa will give the African comedians the opportunity of getting international publicity. The long—term continental partnership was announced during the 35th Montreal Comedy Festival, with the news that the first Just for Laughs Africa will take place in Durban, South Africa.

“We have already set up successful Just for Laughs festivals in many cities beyond Montreal including Toronto, Vancouver and Sydney, and we couldn’t be more excited by this new venture in South Africa ,” says Gilbert Rozon, president and founder of the Just for Laughs Group. “The opportunity to bring the experience of the Just for Laughs team to developing African comedy was one we just couldn’t decline, so we agreed on the partnership,” says Gilbert Rozon.

【1】What can we learn from Paul Ronca’s words?

A．JFL is as popular as Coachella.

B．JFL plays an important role in comedy.

C．JFL has more supporters than Coachella.

D．JFL attracts many people to learning comedies.

【2】What achievements did Andy Nulman make?

A．Promoting JFL successfully.

B．Making JFL more profitable.

C．Introducing JFL to South Africa.

D．Helping JFL get more show invitations.

【3】Through Just for Laughs Africa,the African comedians are likely to ________.

A．develop more skills

B．make Africa widely known

C．become known worldwide

D．improve the development of comedy

【4】What does the underlined word “decline” in the last paragraph most probably mean?

A．Doubt.

B．Explain.

C．Understand.

D．Refuse.

28、   Late blight (晚疫病) is a common disease of plants such as tomatoes and potatoes, capable of wiping out entire crops on commercial-sized fields. If conditions are favorable, it can quickly spread to other plants through wet soil and wind.

In history, late blight caused over 1 million deaths in Ireland. Today it still causes more than 6.7 billion dollars in annual losses worldwide. Small farms and growers are  often  the  hardest  hit, many stating losing almost two-thirds of their yearly production, because usually they don’t have money to identify and treat the disease.

But farmers may  have  a  new  weapon  now.  The technology,  designed  by  researchers  at  North Carolina State University can recognize sick plants early by employing a piece of test paper that plugs into (接入) a reader on a smartphone.

Plants produce signaling chemicals from their leaves. “If a plant is diseased, the type and concentration of these chemicals changes,” said Wei Qingshan, an engineer at North Carolina State University. If the farmer suspects a late blight infection is underway, he can remove a leaf from a living plant and place it in a small, covered glass jar. After the leaf’s volatile (挥发性的) chemicals have accumulated for 15 minutes or so, the cap is removed and the air is pumped from the jar into a reader attached to the back of a smartphone. Inside the smartphone reader is a piece of paper specially treated with dyes ( 染料 )  by  the  researchers.  Upon interacting  with  the  plant’s volatile chemicals, the paper changes color to indicate the presence or absence of the late blight.

The researchers hope to tailor the technology for other crop diseases, which continue to appear   as climate change and global trade increase the stress on agricultural systems. “This is an important step in the improvement of global food security,” Wei Qingshan said.

【1】What are the statistics in Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A.The damage caused by late blight.

B.The money put into late blight treatment.

C.The number of crops in a commercial-sized field.

D.The yearly production of small farms and growers.

【2】According to Wei Qingshan, how would a farmer find out if a plant was infected?

A.By treating the plant with special dyes.

B.By putting volatile chemicals on the plant.

C.By testing the air in the jar with a leaf inside.

D.By examining the land with a smartphone reader.

【3】What do the researchers expect of their new technology?

A.It’ll reach farmers soon.

B.It’ll get rid of late blight.

C.It’ll be beneficial to the climate.

D.It’ll be able to detect more crop diseases.

【4】Where is the text most likely from?

A.A news report. B.A guidebook.

C.A lesson plan. D.An advertisement.

29、   PARIS-A scaffolding(脚手架) firm that has worked on the roof of Notre Dame said some of its workers had smoked on the site, but ruled out that a cigarette butt(烟蒂) might have started the fire that destroyed the cathedral’s oak-framed roof last week.

A spokesman for family-owned Le Bras Freres, confirming a report in French weekly Le Canard Emchaine, told Reuters that some workers of its Europe Echafaudage scaffolding unit had informed police that they had "sometimes “smoked the scaffolding, despite a smoking ban on the site.

“We blame it. But the fire started inside the building... so for company Le Bras Freres this is not a hypothesis(假设 )， it was not a cigarette butt that set Notre Dame de Paris on fire, "Le Bras Freres spokesman Mare Eskenazi said. The Canard Enchaine reported that police had found the remains of seven cigarette butts in the burnt-out cathedral. “This is not wrong, "said a source close to the investigation, who declined all other comment. Eskemazi said it was impossible to set a log on fire with a cigarette butt and questioned how cigarette butts could have been found on the site. " If cigarette butts have survived the fire, I do not know what material they were made of, "he said

Europe Echaffaudage also ruled out the possibility that the fire might have been started by an electricity incident at one of the two lifts on the site. " The lifts' electricity was perfectly within specifications and well maintained. "he said. He added that the two lifts were on the outside of the building, situated at 45 and 65 meters from the base of the spire( 尖顶), where the first smoke and flames had been spotted and that the workers had cut the power to the lifts at 17: 50 when they had left the site for the day.

The Canard Enchaine also reported that electrical wiring ran through the roof of the cathedral, but the church administration denied that safety norms had not been respected.  “Nothing was ever done without the approval of the state.....There were no wires dangling everything was properly installed, "Notre Dame spokesman Andre Finot said. In 2012,electrical engines had been installed to sound the bells in the spire.

【1】Why did Le Bras Errs spokesman Mare Eskenazi disagree that cigarette butts had caused the fire?

A.Because no one had thrown a cigarette butt on a log

B.Because there is a smoking ban on the site of Notre Dame.

C.Because the cigarette butts couldn't have survived the big fire

D.Because no cigarette butts had been found in the burnt-out cathedral

【2】What can we learn from what Eskenazi said in Para 4?

A.The two lifts were on the inside of the building of Notre Dame

B.The two lifts were situated at the same height from the base of the spire.

C.The lifts' electricity was perfectly within specifications and well maintained.

D.The workers forgot to cut the power to the lifts when they left the site for the day

【3】What is the possible meaning of the underlined word "dangle ”in Para. 5?

A.Set or kept apart.

B.Hang or swing loosely

C.Have the parts or elements linked together.

D.Put somewhere so that it is ready to be used

【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the news report?

A.Scaffolding firm says workers smoked at Paris' Notre Dame

B.Scaffolding firm blames workers' smoking at Paris Notre Dame

C.Scaffolding firm is investigating the cause of the fire at Paris' Notre Dame

D.Scaffolding firm says cigarette butts might have started the fire at Paris' Notre Dame

30、At age 5, I always sat with my Dad in his study every night. When he came home from the office, I'd watch as he ________ his personal items:his watch, wallet, and comb. They would always ________ the same spot on the table as if he could see imaginary lines drawn ________ for these things, not a centimeter more or less.

What brought ________ to me then was cleaning the comb for him. I would ________ the tap excitedly and brushed it as hard as I could. ________ I'd done a good job, I would proudly return the comb to Dad, who ________ me with a bright smile.

Two years later, Dad ________ his sales job and started his own business, but it was not doing well and started shaking our ________ life. He always came home very late and ________ the usual evening stay with me. Why didn't he just ________ his old job?Why take the ________ and place the whole family in trouble?Over the years I ________ to wait for him to come home.

Today, everything is better, yet the ________ silence between us remained until two days before. I was about to ________ after carrying his bag into his study when he asked“Hey, would you like to clean my comb?”After a long ________, I said yes. Later, with the comb clean, Dad ________ placed it on top of his wallet and smiled back as usual. I ________ that he has wrinkles as he smiles, yet his smile is still ________, the smile of a father who wants a good ________ for his family.

【1】

A．threw away

B．picked up

C．took in

D．put away

【2】

A．occupy

B．bring

C．make

D．play

【3】

A．suddenly

B．immediately

C．specifically

D．eventually

【4】

A．puzzle

B．trouble

C．success

D．joy

【5】

A．open up

B．drop down

C．turn on

D．lift up

【6】

A．Satisfied

B．Worried

C．Tired

D．Discouraged

【7】

A．provided

B．rewarded

C．comforted

D．admired

【8】

A．quit

B．found

C．did

D．disliked

【9】

A．rich

B．bad

C．busy

D．steady

【10】

A．missed

B．wasted

C．enjoyed

D．kept

【11】

A．give up

B．stick to

C．finish off

D．search for

【12】

A．luck

B．time

C．risk

D．opportunity

【13】

A．continued

B．refused

C．expected

D．chose

【14】

A．unavailable

B．enjoyable

C．responsible

D．awkward

【15】

A．leave

B．stay

C．talk

D．ask

【16】

A．absence

B．walk

C．while

D．discussion

【17】

A．quickly

B．carefully

C．randomly

D．secretly

【18】

A．predicted

B．heard

C．doubted

D．noticed

【19】

A．young

B．ashamed

C．cheerful

D．strange

【20】

A．lesson

B．life

C．right

D．reason

31、   A woman professor walked around in a classroom while she was teaching stress management to her students. ________ she raised a glass of water, ________ expected they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question.

Instead, with a ________ on her face, she asked, “What’s the ________ of this glass of water?” _____ called out ranged from eight to twenty ounces (盎司).

She ________ the students down and then replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter .It all ________ how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have a ________ in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb (麻木) and paralyzed (麻痹). In each ________, the weight of the glass of water doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the ________ it becomes. Do you know why?”

All the students kept silent and listened carefully, lost in thought.

She ________, “Our and ________ in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing ________. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel ________—unable to do anything.”

It’s important to ________ to let go of your stresses. As early in the evening as possible, put all your burdens down. Don’t ________ them through the evening and into the night Remember to put the glass down!

More often than not life gets ________ when we think too much. And the moment you ________ your burden, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.

So ________ wondering around and feeling sorry for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to devote yourself to anything that makes you ________.

【1】A. If B. As C. However D. Though

【2】A. everyone B. nobody C. someone D. anyone

【3】A. look B. puzzlement C. smile D. surprise

【4】A. quality B. weight C. amount D. problem

【5】A. solutions B. numbers C. methods D. answers

【6】A. quieted B. stopped C. signed D. signaled

【7】A. decided on B. depends on C. resulted from D. resulted in

【8】A. cut B. problem C. danger D. pain

【9】A. glass B. way C. case D. manner

【10】A. more serious B. more C. harder D. heavier

【11】A. continued B. explained C. commented D. replied

【12】A. worries B. anger C. discomfort D. problem

【13】A. matters B. helps C. happens D. works

【14】A. shocked B. dissatisfied C. angry D. discouraged

【15】A. come B. remember C. realize D. believe

【16】A. get B. carry C. put D. take

【17】A. exciting B. frightening C. terrible D. colorful

【18】A. undertake B. refuse C. remove D. change

【19】A. rather than B. more than C. besides D. As to

【20】A. relaxed B. unsure C. excited D. unhappy

32、   When I first met my new parrot, Chico, his wings had been cut short and he was stuck on the earth just like us humans. When the weather turned nice, I would take Chico outside. I _______ him on a branch of a tree, hoping to make him happier. At first he seemed confused. He walked back and forth on the branch looking _______. He didn't even flap his wings in a(n) _______ to fly. Somehow he knew he was incapable.

One day Chico got especially excited. He paced back and forth and made a(n)  _______ amount of noise. Then all of a sudden he stopped and let out an even louder scream. He started _______ flapping his wings for the first time ever — then he lifted off the _______ like a space shuttle! I was amazed and _______. Little did I know his feathers had been growing back, and Chico had been waiting until the moment was ripe for _______!

Two days later Chico returned. First I tried to _______ him back with food, but he would not come near me. Then I took his cage and __________ it away — still he would not come. Finally, I made him a firm promise that I would let him out every day if the weather was nice as long as he did come back. __________, he flew onto my shoulder.

From that day on, whenever the weather was good I would let him __________ early and he would fly around and be back before dark. The routine lasted for two months __________ suddenly Chico became __________. The __________ said that he had been infected with a disease from the pigeons in the neighborhood. Within a few days he died.

I was very sad. The __________ crossed my mind that if I had not set him free to fly, he would be still alive. But what __________ is there in being a bird if you can't fly?

Chico made his first __________ for freedom on a late Monday afternoon in April. When will you make yours? You too can take a __________ when the conditions are right, knowing you too, in your own way, were built to fly. If you don't set yourself free, what will be the __________ of your life.

【1】A.brought B.seated C.caught D.chased

【2】A.comfortable B.painful C.patient D.anxious

【3】A.attempt B.stage C.journey D.path

【4】A.serious B.first C.incredible D.accessible

【5】A.slowly B.gently C.madly D.gracefully

【6】A.ground B.branch C.window D.house

【7】A.moved B.shocked C.delighted D.excited

【8】A.patience B.exchange C.rescue D.escape

【9】A.trick B.fasten C.seize D.expect

【10】A.threw B.drove C.gave D.sent

【11】A.At last B.As usual C.Once in a while D.In the meantime

【12】A.out B.off C.away D.alone

【13】A.until B.while C.since D.although

【14】A.active B.weak C.annoying D.miserable

【15】A.teacher B.community C.passer-by D.vet

【16】A.fact B.thought C.concern D.detail

【17】A.problem B.meaning C.interest D.mistake

【18】A.relief B.willingness C.communication D.breakthrough

【19】A.breath B.look C.holiday D.chance

【20】A.success B.purpose C.contribution D.importance

33、In the middle of town lived an old man. One day he __ his watch in his own store. It was __   to him because it was from his wife. After searching __ in the store for a long while, he __ to ask for help from a group of children playing outside the store. He __ them that the person who found it would be rewarded. __ this, the children hurried inside the store, went through and around the whole store, but all failed.

The man felt hopeless. A little boy asked for another __ sincerely. The man agreed and sent him back in the store. After a while the boy __ with the watch in his hand! The man was very __, and he asked the boy how he found it. The boy replied, “I did nothing but sat on the ground and __. Then I heard the ticking (滴答声) of the watch and just looked for it in that __ . ”We usually think about our own needs, which can’t bring peace into our mind. __, we need to think about ourselves and keep peaceful for a while, which can produce a __ result. So allow a few minutes of __ to your mind every day, and see how it helps you deal with your work and make __ as you expect to!

【1】

A．lost

B．broke

C．hid

D．fixed

【2】

A．close

B．strange

C．similar

D．important

【3】

A．young and old

B．heavy and light

C．high and low

D．black and white

【4】

A．forgot

B．decided

C．agreed

D．learned

【5】

A．warned

B．taught

C．worried

D．promised

【6】

A．Hearing

B．Seeing

C．Wearing

D．Feeling

【7】

A．date

B．reason

C．meeting

D．chance

【8】

A．ran away

B．came out

C．fell down

D．went back

【9】

A．angry

B．proud

C．nervous

D．surprised

【10】

A．played

B．waited

C．listened

D．watched

【11】

A．station

B．direction

C．situation

D．darkness

【12】

A．Luckily

B．Possibly

C．Besides

D．Instead

【13】

A．clear

B．good

C．direct

D．natural

【14】

A．silence

B．exercise

C．pleasure

D．conversation

【15】

A．noises

B．sense

C．progress

D．mistakes

34、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.

35、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Smell the flowers before you go to sleep and you may just end up with rosy dreams. Have a whiff of rotten(腐烂的)eggs during the night and your dreams may be【1】(pleasant). So says researcher Dr. Boris Stuck, 【2】invited sleeping volunteers to a rose vs. rotten egg test in the University Hospital Mannheim in Germany. The subjects didn’t dream about roses【3】eggs, but rather he found that what they smelt affected the emotions of【4】(they) dreams.

And if you think【5】(smell) have a say in dreams, wait for what TV tells us. A UK study reveals that people exposed【6】black-and-white film and TV in their youth are to have monochromic(单色的)dreams throughout their life more【7】(probable). Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee tested two age groups— one half 【8】(age) over 55 and【9】other half under 25.

The result? Under 5% of the dreams of the under-25s were in black and white. 【10】(watch)color TV in childhood seems to be the reason why.

36、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

My daughter

(A story told by a father, a famous actor)

My wife and I only had the one child. We had Amy.

I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humor, and share interests. 【1】 I don’t mind animals, she’s completely fascinated with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.

We were 【2】 (close) when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenager daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men 【3】 (come) through our house. By the time I learned their names they 【4】 (go) away and I had to start learning a new lot.

I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in 【5】 she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. When she left a good school she decided she wanted to become an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces in films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work 【6】a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him—they’re always together.

We have such similar tastes in books and music 【7】 I used to take her to see an opera, which is my big passion. However, I don’t think she likes it very much. She doesn’t come with me anymore.

I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on the television, and she 【8】 watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.

We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents.

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、假设你是李华，你班同学打算本周日骑行去游览长城。请你写一封电子邮件邀请你们的外教布鲁斯(Bruce)一同前往。要点包括：

1. 出发时间及地点；

2. 出行方式及需要携带的物品；

3. 希望得到回复。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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39、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。

Last year, I spent my holiday in an unfamiliar neighborhood in Lakewood, New Jersey. We rented a house so that some of our children and grandchildren could join us. Everyone in the area was super friendly, offering to come to introduce themselves to us and to ensure that we would make full use of their hospitality, whether to borrow something or to send the kids to play in their yards. We were excited and impressed and immediately began to see if there were any houses for sale in the neighborhood!

The next door to us was particularly fascinating (to visit not to buy). In the yard, there was a tennis court, a swing set and various toys and games that were particularly popular with young children. The owner was also very friendly and invited the kids to come over and play.

They didn't have to be asked twice. They played for hours on end. While we relaxed in our yard, perhaps a little too comfortable, perhaps enjoying each other's company a little too much, perhaps forgetting that young children can't be left too long without adults looking after them.

Apparently, a small fight broke out between the boy of the next door and one of my five-year-old grandsons. My 10-year-old grandson immediately jumped to his cousin's defense and pushed the other boy. At this point, the mother next door was forced to intervene (调停).

And the neighbor came over to speak to us. Now when I try to imagine myself: in that position, I imagine all sorts of negative and aggressive ways to deal with it --- I would have been very angry and complained about the bad behavior of these visiting children, and definitely sent them home.

Paragraph 1: What she did was quite opposite. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Honestly, I owed my thanks to the neighbor. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

40、假定你是校学生会主席李华，上周你校组织一个文化交流团到英国某高中进行文化交流，现已回国。请你代表你校交流团给英国活动负责人David写一封信，内容包括：

1. 感谢对方的招待；

2. 此行的体验和收获；

3. 邀请对方暑假来中国体验中国文化。

注意：1.字数100左右，开头结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear David,

We have been back home safely from England.

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Yours,

Li Hua

41、假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Derik正在武汉旅游，不料新冠肺炎（COVID-19）来袭，令他非常恐慌。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：

1. 表示安慰；

2. 病毒来源；

3. 预防建议（不少于两点）

4. 你的祝愿。

注意：1. 词数80左右。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Derik,

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Yours,

Li Hua