白银2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、The panels also capture heat from the sun and ________it into energy that powers the building.

A．pose

B．repay

C．polish

D．convert

2、The new couple spent some money for the  ______ of the furniture necessary for their new house.

A.distribution B.manufacture C.donation D.purchase

3、The incident ____ a wave of fear and anger across the country.

A. set out B. set off C. left out D. came off

4、It is not how much you read but ________ you read ________ really counts

A.that… what B.what… that

C.that… that D.what… what

5、—Were you worried about your son last night?

—Yes. It was________that I went to bed.

A.until he returned B.until he did return

C.not until he returned D.not until did he return

6、Jenny said she was _____ by the programme in the TV, so she turned it off.

A.disgusted B.attracted C.disgusting D.attracting

7、The system has been designed to give students quick and easy __________ to the digital resources of the library.

A.approach B.access C.passage D.assistance

8、As she got older, offers of modelling work began to ______.

A. dry up B. dry off

C. dry out D. dry away

9、________, the damage would be incalculable.

A.Should such a disaster occur B.If such a disaster had occurred

C.Had such a disaster occurred D.If such a disaster should be occurred

10、Due to the super typhoon Haiyan, all the flights were delayed or cancelled, so the conference had to be ________.

A. put up B. put through C. put off D. put down

11、—So you gave her your phone?

— . She said she'd return it to me when she could afford her own.

A．My pleasure  B．Not exactly

C．No doubt     D．No wonder

12、Mary is always ready to do some ______ work at the local nursing house in her spare time.

A.responsible B.exhausting C.voluntary D.professional

13、No more than 15 scientists __________ the South Pole till now.

A.visited B.had visited C.have visited D.visit

14、What a woman! I just wonder how she manages to keep smiling after all that she has ______.

A. figured out B. made up

C. taken away D. gone through

15、— What do you think of my composition?

— It_____well______ a few spelling mistakes.

A.reads; except for B.read; besides C.is read; except for D.is read; besides

16、_______ the secret of nature, the young scientist has little time for entertainment.

A. Devoted to bring out     B. Devoted himself to bringing out 

C. Devoted to bringing out     D. Devoting to bring out

17、The whole nation responds to the call _______ everybody shall wear masks wherever they go.

A.which B.that C.when D.because

18、If Helen says she will complete the job on time you can always ________ her to deliver the goods.

A.go on B.rely on C.look on D.put on

19、_______is known to us all is that Johnson broke his promise ______ he would come to help me as soon as possible.

A．It; that

B．What; that

C．As; which

D．What; which

20、_______ is known to us all that the old scientist, for _______ life was hard in the past, still works hard in his eighties.

A. As; whose B. It; who C. As; whom D. It; whom

21、In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack ______ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.

A. less than B. more than

C. other than D. rather than

22、In order to find something to eat and drink, Mr. Smith opened Meituan App and Baidu map, which showed how shops and restaurants were _________ in the city.

A. distributed B. broadcast

C. spread D. contributed

23、We celebrate Mother’s Day________our mothers.

A.in favor of B.in case of C.in honor of D.in spite of

24、Encourage your kids to try new things, but try not to _________them too hard.

A. push B. pull

C. pump D. put

25、The government   the diplomatic note from Japan for its unclear attitude to the trade between two countries.

A.denied B.refused C.rejected D.objected

26、   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.

27、   Adolescent girls seem to use eye rolls as a means of daily communication. Adults on the receiving end often think it a rude manner. Actually, the meanings behind the manner tell us a lot about what it’s like to be a teenager.

Adolescents usually hate being told what to do, and will unconsciously resist even suggestions with which they agree. Imagine a girl who is planning to put on her warmest coat when her well-meaning mother urges her to bundle up. Not a cell in her body is willing to respond with a sincere “Great idea, Mom! I was just thinking the same thing.” But the girl still wants to be warm. With an eye roll the girl advertises her resistance while doing as she intended all along.

Since teenage girls desire independence strongly, taking orders can be especially annoying for them. So how should Mary respond when her parents say she can’t go out until she unloads the dishwasher? She sees no point in fighting back, but still wants to broadcast her objection. Again, by rolling her eyes while putting away the plates, Mary proves that she’s an independent young woman.

Girls also roll their eyes to cover their sorrow. Anna, who is hurting over a fight with a friend, might shoot a skyward look when her dad asks gently, “How’s Julia? She hasn’t come over for a while?” What seems to be a rude behavior might actually be the girl’s brave attempt to hold herself together. Unwilling to rely on her parents for support, Anna turns her dad away with an eye roll to avoid bursting into tears in his presence.

Of course, girls occasionally use eye-rolling as an immature act of aggression. But more often than not, teenage eye-rolling serves as an efficient solution to the typical challenges adolescents face. And it presents adults with a choice: you can take the. behavior personally, or you can try to see things from their perspective.

【1】What does the underlined phrase “bundle up” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.Tie up. B.Hurry up.

C.Put on warm clothes. D.Keep cool.

【2】What is Mary’s reaction to her parents’ demand in Paragraph 3?

A.She doesn’t obey the order.

B.She displays her annoyance anyway.

C.She fights back against her parents strongly.

D.She proves her independence by putting away the dishes.

【3】When Dad inquires about her friend softly, Anna.

A.refuses his kindness. B.bursts into tears

C.relies on him for support D.looks at the sky all the time

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

A.What’s Behind Eye Rolling? B.What Does It Mean to Be a teenager?

C.How to Understand More About Girls? D.Why Do Teenage Girls Roll Their Eyes?

28、   We talk a lot about air pollution. Here in Hong Kong we always complain about light pollution as well. Then, there is noise pollution. It's the same in many cities around the world. In Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, people have been complaining about/the noise made by drivers who continually sound their car horns(喇). That is until recently, when something was finally done about it.

The Chief District Officer of Kathmandu had received many complaints about horn pollution. He said that everyone felt the use of the car horn in recent years had become excessive. Researchers in Kathmandu found that for about 80 percent of the time, it really was not necessary for drivers to use their car horns. Sounding the horn to make a noise had become more of a habit. It was no longer being used as it was supposed to be used: to warn people of danger.

At the beginning of the Nepali New Year in 2017, the local government passed a law to ban the use of car horns unless used correctly.

Within six months, 11,000 fines(罚款) had been collected by the local traffic police. The e fine was about HK S360. A taxi driver in Kathmandu can make about HK S1, 000 per day, so he could lose about one-third of his money if he broke the law.

As usual, there were many complaints from drivers. They said that cows and dogs were free to walk on the roads. They always caused danger. Sounding a car horn was the only way to get them to move out of the way. And although there were quite a few traffic lights in the streets of Kathmandu, very few of them worked. This meant there was often a traffic mess.

The ban on using a car horn went ahead, and within a few weeks the streets of Nepal's capital were quieter-even though they were still just as busy. Because of the ban, drivers are a little more careful when they drive. Fewer accidents have been reported. The local government says the horn ban will now be copied in other areas of Nepal.

【1】What do Hong Kong and Kathmandu have in common?

A.Both have been troubled by factory pollution.

B.Both have succeeded in fighting air pollution.

C.Both have been faced with the problem of noise pollution.

D.Both have received many complaints about horn pollution.

【2】What do the Researchers in Kathmandu found?

A.Car drivers usually use car horns unnecessarily.

B.The cars are becoming more and more.

C.Care drivers use car horns as a warning.

D.Everyone complain about the horn pollution.

【3】When was the law on the use of car horns passed?

A.In 2016. B.In 2017.

C.ln 2018. D.In 2019.

【4】What will you find if you go to Kathmandu?

A.No traffic lights in the streets can work.

B.The traffic on the roads is usually very heavy.

C.Animals are not allowed to walk on the streets.

D.Drivers are required to drive on one-way streets.

【5】What can we guess about Kathmandu's horn ban?

A.It is unfair. B.It is worrying.

C.It is interesting. D.It is successful.

29、   The relationship between exercise and cancer has long both intrigued and puzzled oncologists and exercise physiologists.

Exercise is strongly associated with lowered risks for many types of cancer. At the same time, exercise involves biological stress, which typically leads to a short-term increase in inflammation(发炎)which can contribute to higher risks for many cancers.

Now, a new study in mice may offer some clues into the exercise-cancer paradox. It suggests that exercise may change how the immune system deals with cancer by boosting adrenaline(肾上腺素), certain immune cells and other chemicals that, together, can reduce the severity of cancer or fight it off altogether.

To try to better understand how exercise can both elevate inflammation and simultaneously protect the body against cancer, scientists at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and other institutions decided to closely examine what happens inside mice at high risk for the disease.

So, for the new study, they began by gathering a group of adult lab mice. These animals generally like to run.

The scientists then implanted melanoma (黑素瘤) skin cancer cells into the mice before providing half of them with running wheels in their cages while the other animals remained sedentary. After four weeks, far fewer of the runners had developed full-blown melanoma than the sedentary mice and those that had been diagnosed with the disease showed fewer and smaller lesions.

They drew blood from both the exercising and sedentary animals and cells from any tumors in both groups. As expected, they found much higher levels of the hormone adrenaline in the blood of the exercising animals, especially right after they had been working out on the wheels but also at other times of the day. The body releases adrenaline in response to almost any type of stressful experience, including exercise.

They also found higher levels of interleukin-6 in the blood of the runners. This is a substance that is released by working muscles and is believed to both increase and decrease inflammation in the body, depending on where and how it goes to work.

Perhaps most important, they found much higher numbers in the bloodstreams of runners than in the sedentary mice of a type of immune cell named natural killer cells that are known to be strong cancer fighters.

So the scientists repeated their original experiment multiple times, inducing cancer while allowing some mice to run and others to sit. In some of these follow-up experiments, the scientists injected the runners with a substance that blocked the production of adrenaline and gave sedentary animals large doses of added adrenaline.

What they now found was that when running mice could not produce adrenaline, they developed cancer at the same rate as the sedentary animals, while the sedentary animals that had been injected with extra adrenaline fought off their tumors better than other sitting mice.

More remarkably, the scientists determined that adrenaline seemed to be sending biochemical signals to some of the animals’ IL-6 cells, making them physiologically more alert, so that when a tumor began to develop in the affected animal, those IL-6 cells in turn activated the natural killer cells in the bloodstream and actually directed them to the tumors, like minute guide fish.

With these results, “we show that voluntary wheel running in mice can reduce the growth of tumors, and we have identified an exercise-dependent mobilization of natural killer cells as the underlying cause of this protection,” said Pernille Hojman, a researcher at the University of Copenhagen who oversaw the new study. It perhaps provides one more incentive for us to get up and move.

【1】The relationship between exercise and cancer has long puzzled oncologists and exercise physiologists because ________.

A. exercise is strongly associated with lowered risks for many types of cancer

B. exercise can both elevate inflammation for many cancers and protect the body against cancer

C. exercise may change can reduce the severity of cancer or fight it off altogether

D. exercise can increase in inflammation which can contribute to elevated risks for many cancers

【2】In the first experiment, which one is the most important result the scientists found?

A. Natural killer cells are much more in the bloodstreams of runners than in the sedentary mice.

B. Levels of interleukin-6 are higher in the blood of the runners than in the sedentary mice.

C. Exercise such as running seemed to help the mice fight against the cancer.

D. Adrenaline can reduce the severity of cancer or fight it off.

【3】What does the underlined word “sedentary” mean?

A. run B. move C. sit D. sleep

【4】In the follow-up experiments, the scientists found __________.

A. the hormone adrenaline has much higher levels in the blood of the exercising animals

B. how these elements in the runners — their increased adrenaline, IL-6, and natural killer immune cells — fight against tumor

C. interleukin-6 can both increase and decrease inflammation in the body, depending on where and how it goes to work

D. what happens inside mice at high risk for the disease that kill the immune cells

【5】According to the study, we can infer the fundamental substance to fight the cancer off is ________.

A. adrenaline B. interleukin-6 C. natural killer cells D. genes

30、   Liz Woodward worked as a waitress at the Route 130 diner in Delran, New Jersey. One Thursday morning around 5:30 am, she was serving two firefighters, Young and Hullings. Quite _______ she heard that they had been up all night putting out a _______warehouse fire, which took 12 hours to get under control.

Touched, Liz decided to honor these two heroes by picking up their _______ and writing them a heartfelt message of gratitude. It _______ "Your breakfast is on me today-thank you for all that you do. Fueled by fire and driven by_______, what an example you are! Get some rest. "

This simple act of kindness meant so much to the_______ firefighters. The firefighters _______ and thanked her before leaving the restaurant.

To return the young lady's kindness, upon his arrival home, Hullings posted a Facebook update _______ his friends to go eat at the diner, which was quickly _______ more than 3,000 times.

________, it was not until afterwards that they realized Liz was really the one that could use the help. When they found out that Liz was trying to ________ money for her paralyzed father to get a wheelchair-accessible van, Young posted with a ________ to a Go Fund Me page for Liz's dad, and the support ________.

The total donations reached $60,000 and went beyond Liz's wildest dreams. She had never expected that her small gesture would be paid in such a/an ________ way. "I'm truly blessed that those two walked through the doors today and ________ for the opportunity to be a part of something so positive and inspiring." Liz Woodward said on Facebook.

【1】A.in private B.by accident C.in public D.on purpose

【2】A.potential B.slight C.rare D.fierce

【3】A.money B.uniforms C.check D.breakfast

【4】A.replied B.went C.indicated D.read

【5】A.concern B.courage C.confidence D.curiosity

【6】A.exhausted B.brave C.modest D.anxious

【7】A.ended up B.sat up C.teared up D.showed up

【8】A.helping B.forcing C.reminding D.urging

【9】A.shared B.collected C.examined D.removed

【10】A.Thus B.Instead C.However D.Besides

【11】A.raise B.donate C.change D.count

【12】A.picture B.link C.note D.click

【13】A.doubled B.rolled in C.declined D.spread out

【14】A.generous B.conventional C.extreme D.rapid

【15】A.greedy B.eager C.prepared D.grateful

31、   The coronavirus pandemic and the threat of a national lockdown have caused some people to buy essential supplies _________ until there’s _________ on grocery store shelves for anyone else. Not only is it _________ and inconsiderate, it also affects the age group that is most sensitive to the virus: the elderly. But there are plenty of people who’ve been helping the elderly with their _________, and also by offering them _________.

Helena Ellis _________ a Facebook post, saying that she saw an old man standing with an empty cart staring at empty shelves of bread. _________, she gave him one of the last two _________ that she had taken. She _________ other people to help out the elderly and spare them something that people could do __________. “In a time of madness and __________, please don’t forget those aged people,” Ellis wrote.

Liam Elkind, junior at Yale University enlisted (征募) over 1,300 volunteers to help deliver food and medicine to seniors. __________ themselves Invisible Hands, the group offers the elderly the __________ of filling out a delivery request form and having their shopping done.

Jayde Powell, another college student, __________ started a network of Shopping Angels to deliver groceries to the elderly in her area. “We’re doing this to try and __________ to people who are completely alone in this situation,” Powell told CNN.

Tonka, a __________ dog, is used to visiting his senior friends to give some “feel-good” at the nursing home in Texas. But when the nursing home __________ all visitors in an effort to protect its __________ from the spread of coronavirus, Tonka’s owner, Courtney Leigh, decided to __________ Tonka’s visits, just from outside the nursing home’s windows, holding a sign that __________ “We Miss You.”

【1】A.in vain B.in demand C.in panic D.in surprise

【2】A.a little B.nothing C.something D.a few

【3】A.necessary B.careless C.selfish D.critical

【4】A.family B.company C.shopping D.health

【5】A.respect B.comfort C.mercy D.passion

【6】A.put on B.put up C.put off D.put in

【7】A.Heartbroken B.Undoubted C.Desperate D.Hopeless

【8】A.carts B.hotdog packs C.shelves D.shopping lists

【9】A.inquired B.ordered C.urged D.appealed

【10】A.without B.within C.with D.out

【11】A.wars B.conflicts C.disorder D.ruins

【12】A.Called B.Calling C.To call D.Being called

【13】A.choice B.privilege C.promise D.challenge

【14】A.uniquely B.similarly C.finally D.surprisingly

【15】A.find out B.look out C.call out D.reach out

【16】A.guide B.therapy C.detection D.rescue

【17】A.turned off B.turned out C.turned down D.turned in

【18】A.guests B.residents C.immigrants D.families

【19】A.postpone B.pause C.continue D.deliver

【20】A.writes B.says C.prints D.speaks

32、   A local grocery store is remodeling. And none of the ________ is good for shoppers there. The aisles（走道）have been rearranged and pushed closer, making it ________ to get through. All the items have been moved from their ________ spots. It seems to me that it is intended to ________ the shoppers down so they will make more heady ________ and give the store bigger profits.

However, the most ________ for me was in the check-out aisles. And I felt ________ to see that only a few cashiers（收银员）were left working, with huge sections being ________ into self-scanning check-outs. People were probably going to lose their ________ because of this. I got in a cashier aisle and patiently waited while I saw some other people struggling to ________ how the self-scan machines worked. I ________ at that moment never to use one myself ________ I had to wait longer every time I shopped there.

When I ________ arrived at the front of the aisle, I saw the cashier was an acquaintance. I ________ and asked her how her family was doing. She smiled back with ________ and kindness. We chatted happily while she scanned and bagged up my ________. I felt a friendship and a connection with her that warmed my heart. ________, of course, can do a lot for us, but they can't smile. They can't love. They can't ________ a heart.

Only we can do that. It is time we should realize that profits aren't more ________ than us people, neither machines. It is time we should see that we are here not to ________ the world but to be a part of it

【1】A.products B.changes C.citizens D.employees

【2】A.harder B.easier C.convenient D.available

【3】A.obvious B.fixed C.usual D.unknown

【4】A.calm B.turn C.put D.slow

【5】A.money B.trouble C.buys D.discounts

【6】A.reliable B.reachable C.awesome D.troublesome

【7】A.sad B.honored C.weak D.thrilled

【8】A.talked B.transformed C.interpreted D.conveyed

【9】A.jobs B.faces C.affection D.dignity

【10】A.put off B.figure out C.pull through D.set aside

【11】A.begged B.remembered C.pretended D.swore

【12】A.as though B.now that C.even if D.in that

【13】A.initially B.finally C.hurriedly D.punctually

【14】A.waved B.sighed C.smiled D.jumped

【15】A.warmth B.surprise C.affection D.abandon

【16】A.bills B.papers C.valuables D.groceries

【17】A.Machines B.Companions C.Customers D.Acquaintances

【18】A.steal B.beat C.water D.touch

【19】A.accurate B.important C.useful D.intelligent

【20】A.look down on B.put up with C.take control of D.make fun of

33、Shamarr Allen was sleepy at home one evening last July when he was shocked awake by a TV news item. There had been a _____ among a group of children in the slum of New Orleans.

_____ from the city's slum, Allen is one of the most celebrated jazz trumpeters   in the city. After seeing the________ news that morning, it didn't take long for Allen to_________ a possible approach. He had a few spare _________lying around Maybe he could offer them to kids in exchange for their guns.

Allen named the____My Trumpet Is My Weapon—after all, it was something of a _____ to release personal emotions, that _____me and redirected my path was a trumpet and the music.' Allen says He met with the New Orleans mayor to figure out how to make children feel _____ handing over their guns to the police.

Allen has collected seven guns so far, a small but symbolically important _____. But he doesn't stop with the____of gun tor instrument. After the exchanges, Allen connects the children with local ______who give them tree virtual trumpet lessons.

More importantly, he has brought hope for his city and young people ____ a better life. "I just say, 'Look. I come from where you come from, and I can show you the ____ that got me out,' says Allen. "And ______ may not be the way for you, but it will at least open your mind to see what's out there.”

【1】

A．cheering

B．gathering

C．shooting

D．hunting

【2】

A．Surprisingly

B．Originally

C．Accidentally

D．Unfortunately

【3】

A．humorous

B．imaginary

C．comic

D．sad

【4】

A．hit on

B．insist on

C．count on

D．focus on

【5】

A．coins

B．carpets

C．toys

D．trumpets

【6】

A．experience

B．program

C．news

D．gun

【7】

A．dream

B．stage

C．channel

D．framework

【8】

A．shamed

B．praised

C．saved

D．ruined

【9】

A．safe

B．excited

C．awkward

D．depressed

【10】

A．start

B．conclusion

C．ceremony

D．memorial

【11】

A．sales

B．repairs

C．destructions

D．exchanges

【12】

A．composers

B．musicians

C．officials

D．instructors

【13】

A．scared of

B．confused about

C．looking for

D．bringing out

【14】

A．way

B．advice

C．warning

D．commitment

【15】

A．knowledge

B．music

C．wisdom

D．hope

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

Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?

Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.

The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.

The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.

In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.

So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?

According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.

But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.

Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”

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.

Driving an electric car 【1】 to the protection of environment, or so the marketing departments of their makers would have you believe. Yet a report which analyzes car emissions presents a rather different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with 【2】 generated by coal-fired power stations, it found, is likely to be more harmful. It could cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a 【3】 petrol-driven vehicle.

The study was carried out by the University of Minnesota. The researchers estimated how levels of fine particulate matter (细颗粒物) and ground-level ozone — two important 【4】 of air pollution — would change when a car is powered by different ways.

It was no surprise that electric cars whose batteries were recharged with power from wind, solar or hydro-electric sources came out to be virtually free from harmful 【5】. They were estimated to cause 231 deaths over the course of a year, compared with 878 for petrol cars. Electric cars recharged with power from natural gas-fired stations were also a lot less harmful than petrol-driven ones, with 439 deaths. But if those same electric cars were recharged 【6】 by coal, they would be responsible for over 3,000 deaths.

Biofuels also caused more health problems than petrol. But diesel, which often  【7】 concern about pollution, is slightly cleaner than petrol. This is because the study assumes for all cars that emission-control technologies will be more widely used, especially particulate filters which have a remarkable effect on cleaning diesel 【8】. Diesel cars are also more 【9】 of fuel than petrol-driven ones.

Overall, the study shows that electric cars are cleaner than those traditional vehicles only if the power used to charge then is also clean. That is hardly a surprise, but the 【10】 of the difference is. How green electric cars really are, then, will depend mainly on where they are driven. In France, which obtains more than half of its power from nuclear station, electric cars look like a good bet. In China and some other developing countries, where a large amount of electricity is produced from coal, they may not be so environment- friendly as they are marketed.

36、Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.

Why your Password May Not Be As Safe As It Seems?  Does “qaz2ws” strike you as a nice safe password? What about “adgjmptw”? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most 【1】 used, which of course means they are not secure at all.

When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet，they appeared to 【2】that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.

While many of the passwords were still single words, such as “password”，there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to【3】. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way.

“Users are becoming slightly more 【4】what makes a password strong,” explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. “For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right?”

But 【5】no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number “1” at the end.

Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo! is giving users the option to 【6】 their mobile phone with an account, having a single use passwords texted to it each time they want to log on.

Although the serviced is voluntary, Dylan Casey an executive at Yahoo!，said that it was “the first step to【7】passwords”. He said it was a(n)【8】that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. “I don’t think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products,” he said.

It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people’s improving upon “password” by using “password” or，“tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 133tr3r5”.

“We are, for the most part，predictably【9】when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups” said WP Engine. “We love taking a(n) 【10】, and so do password crackers.

37、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.

38、假定你是李华，你的新西兰笔友Mason最近发邮件询问新冠肺炎爆发期间你在家学习的情况，请根据以下要点用英语给他回复。

1．你是怎么学习的；

2．遇到问题时，你是怎么解决的；

3．你的感受和愿望是什么。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：新冠肺炎 COVID-19；流行病 epidemic

Dear Mason,

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Yours,

Li Hua

39、假定你是李华，你作为交换生在英国 Cambridge学习，在图书馆意外丢失书包，写一份寻物启事，以找回自己的书包。要点如下：

1. 丢失地点与时间；

2. 书包颜色与装的东西。

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、最近国家教育部门就“是否取消中学文理分科”面向全国征求意见。下面是腾讯网就“中学文理是否分科”这一话题进行调查的结果。

请你结合上表，写一篇英语短文，并谈谈自己的看法。

注意：1. 次数 120-150

2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数

3. 参考词汇：全面发展:all-round development

Recently, the Tencent Website launched an online survey on the topic whether science and arts education should be separated.

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41、假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友 Lucas 发邮件向你询问厦门鼓浪屿的有关景点。请你回复邮件，内容包括：

1. 景点介绍：林巧稚纪念馆、马约翰纪念馆、郑成功雕像、钢琴博物馆(任选 2 个)；

2. 表达期待。

注意:1. 词数 80 左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇: 鼓浪屿 Kulangsu;  纪念馆 memorial

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