定安2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高二英语

1、Though it was midnight, she found her daughter sitting at the dest, completely ________ her homework.

A.absorbing in B.absorbed in C.absorbing into D.absorbed into

2、___ regular exercise is very important, it’s never a good idea to exercise too close to bedtime.

A. It   B. As C. Although   D. Unless

3、KFC has accused three Chinese companies of their comments about the origins of the chicken, including the ______ that KFC chicken comes from chickens with eight legs.

A.command B.claim C.commitment D.credit

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

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

5、_______ in my life impressed me so deeply as my first visit to the Palace Museum.

A．Anything

B．Nothing

C．Everything

D．Something

6、Successful people always make _____ preparations for any potential setbacks.

A. final B. urgent

C. abrupt D. adequate

7、The forest fire __________on March 30 in Muli County in Sichuan claimed the lives of 27 Chinese firefighters and four volunteers.

A.was broken B.that was broken out C.broke out D.that broke out

8、The discovery of the new drug is of great _______ for people suffering from heart problems.

A.similarity B.sympathy C.subscribe D.significance

9、Bejing Daxing International Airport completed its first flight of passenger planes ___________four aircrafts landed safely on the runway Monday morning.

A.though B.as C.while D.before

10、Don’t let failure _____ you, for you can never tell how close you may be to victory.

A. display B. dissolve

C. discount D. discourage

11、Some of the material presented may not be ______ to you or your circumstances.

A. parallel B. similar

C. relevant D. optional

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

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

13、The five mascots（吉祥物）, Beibei ,Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini ,meaning in English “Welcome to Beijing”, a message of friendship to people all over the world.

A.communicate B.represent C.leave D.stand

14、______ providing entertainment, the website also turns out to be a helpful learning tool.

A.Far from B.Apart from C.Instead of D.Regardless of

15、________ you begin to do something, you must carry on with it, otherwise you will never achieve anything.

A．Once

B．Unless

C．Before

D．Although

16、Such a film ___________ was shown in the cinema yesterday is not suitable for children.

A.as B.that C.which D./

17、A true gentleman won’t pretend to have those absurd manners which are necessary ______ we call the upper class.

A. who B. in which

C. in what D. which

18、Don’t phone me between 5 and 6. I________dinner then.

A．will be having

B．will have

C．have

D．have had

19、With a lot of difficult problems ________, the manager felt worried all the time.

A.settled B.to be settled

C.settling D.to settle

20、You misunderstood me yesterday, Lucy. I wasn't _______ you when I blamed

someone for the accident.

A.referring to B.reacting to

C.responding to D.relating to

21、It’s not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do______ makes life happy.

A. that B. which

C. what D. who

22、 Luckily, I  ________ before the deal turned bad, which saved me much money.

A．dropped out   B．turned out

C．gave out      D．got out

23、Compared with those brought up in harmonious families, children repeatedly exposed to violence are more likely to be ________ when they grow up.

A. available B. aggressive C. admirable D. attractive

24、The White House took advantage of some strategies, hoping to _______ the media's attention away from foreign policy issues.

A.shrink B.shelter C.shift D.shake

25、The question whether college students should do part-time jobs is still ________ debate.

A.under B.in C.for D.with

26、   With the electronics industry developing, electronic products have become ubiquitous （无处不在的）in today’s life. Meanwhile, there are more and more abandoned electronic products, commonly called e-waste. It’s estimated that the number will grow to more than 60 million tons by 2021.

What contributes to the sharp rise in e-waste? Technology is developing rapidly, covering almost every aspect of our lives. Meanwhile, the lifespan of devices is getting shorter—many products will be thrown away once their batteries die. Companies intentionally plan the obsolescence （淘汰）of their goods by updating the design or software and discontinuing support for older models, so that it is usually cheaper and easier to buy a new product than to repair an old one.

What can we do about the growing e-waste problem? Recycling is very important and essential. As more people buy electronic equipment, producers are facing shortages of the raw materials, needed to make their products, so recycling and reusing e-waste makes economic and environmental sense.

Recycling e-waste is practiced both formally and informally. Formal e-waste recycling usually involves taking apart the electronics, sorting the materials and cleaning them. Companies must obey health and safety rules to reduce the health and environmental harm of handling e-waste by using: pollution-control technologies. All this makes formal recycling expensive. Informal recycling is typically, unlicensed and uncontrolled. At informal recycling workshops, people recover valuable materials burning devices to melt away non-valuable materials. Usually they do not wear protective equipment and lack any awareness that they are handling dangerous materials.

With the flood of e-waste growing around the world, recycling alone will not be enough to solve the problem. In order to reduce e-waste, producers need to design electronics that are safer, and more long-lasting, repairable and recyclable. The best thing we can do is to resist buying a new device until we really need it. Try to get our old product repaired if possible and, if it can't be fixed, resell or recycle it responsibly and correctly.

【1】What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

A.The causes of devices' price dropping.

B.The results of updating devices.

C.The methods of recycling e-waste.

D.The reasons for more and more e-waste.

【2】Why is recycling e-waste necessary according to the text?

A.To improve the poor quality of e-devices.

B.To lower the costs of technology innovation.

C.To relieve producers’ lack of materials.

D.To increase the variety of electronic products.

【3】What can we know about formal recycling workshops?

A.There are many rules and steps to follow.

B.They aim to get valuable materials by burning devices.

C.It is convenient for them to recycle e-waste.

D.They are unaware of the danger while handling e-waste.

【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.E-waste is easy to deal with by ourselves.

B.Producers should be mainly responsible for reducing e-waste.

C.Everyone should shoulder responsibility to help reduce e-waste.

D.Fixing a device could cause more pollution than buying a new one.

27、   A few things to consider before booking a flight

With fuel costs rising and airlines finding more fees to impose on travelers every day, airfare isn’t getting any cheaper. Since you can’t drive to all your dream destinations, flying is the only way to go sometimes and, undeniably, the fastest. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to find the most affordable fares and also avoid paying as many extra charges as possible when you plan ahead.

Getting the best fare

Airlines put out their fare sales on Tuesday morning, making this day the best day to book a flight for less.

Fly during the least popular times

Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday are the slowest days to fly, which means cheaper deals than the rest of the week. You can also find reduced rates on early morning flights, since many people don’t like to get up before the sun to get to the airport. Earlier boarding times can also considerably cut down your chances of getting bumped(取消已预定的飞机座位)on an overbooked flight or delayed because of other delayed flights or mechanical issues.

Choose your seat later

Some airlines charge you to pick your seat when you book online, adding even more to the bottom line of your ticket cost. If you show up early on your travel day, you can still get suitable seats. Some of the best seats get held back until flight day, unless others are willing to pay extra for them ahead of time, so you still have the chance at one of those.

Fly on holidays

You already know that summer is the most expensive time to fly, and even though most other times are more affordable, the days surrounding holidays can be crazy. Save big if you’re willing to travel on major holidays, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Don’t wait until the last-minute to book

Many travelers don’t know that there’s a sweet spot for booking and getting the best price on your tickets. Book too early or too late and you could end up paying more than you need to. The best time to book is between three months and six weeks from when you want to travel.

Avoiding extra fees

Airlines will charge for just about anything these days. Some have even toyed around with charging customers for using the restroom. All those extra fees can certainly add up, but there’s no reason to pay them if you don’t have to. Here are some tips to keep money in your wallet once you get to the airport.

Avoid the upgrade it's not necessary

Sometimes upgrades are free, but mostly you will be charged for seeking a last-minute bump to first class, and the cost can be large.

Fly carry-on only

Baggage fees vary wildly, but almost all airlines charge them and charge big. Why pay for your clothes to fly with you? If everyone in your travel party checks a bag, your bill can be astronomical before you ever even get to your destination. It’s easy to reduce the amount of stuff you pack: Make sure all your clothing coordinates, so you can take less and still make more outfit combinations, take only two pair of shoes, plan to do a bit of laundry on your trip and bring only travel-sized toiletries.

Pack your own snacks

Unless you’re flying internationally, it’s rare your flight comes with a free meal. Snacks on the plane are not cheap and almost never healthy. Don’t rely on what’s on the small menu and instead tuck some of your own snacks – granola bars, homemade muffins, fruit and trail mix all make fantastic travel foods – into your bag and eat a lot better, and cheaper, than other passengers.

Do you have a tried and true method of getting the best deal on your flights? Let us know.

【1】To save money, which one should NOT be the choice?

A. Early morning flights

B. Early boarding times

C. The flights on Saturday

D. The flights on Summer holiday

【2】According to the passage, which one is right?

A. If you show up early on your travel day, you can get the best seats.

B. You can save big if you’re willing to travel on Christmas eve.

C. You will be charged for seeking the upgrades, and the cost can be high.

D. If you’re flying internationally, your flight will come with a free meal.

【3】According to the passage, you can do the things except _____ to avoid extra fees.

A. use the restroom

B. eat your own snacks heartily

C. fly with carry-on

D. give up the upgrade

28、   Despite being labeled a “fool”，Feng Yaning has never stopped taking care of her adopted son.

In the winter of 2003, Feng found a baby boy at a spot near her home in Ancun township in Lantian county, Shaanxi province. She took the abandoned child back home. “The boy looked cute, and I hoped he could become a companion for my daughter,” Feng said. She called the boy Feifei. When Feifei was one year old, however, he was found to “neither be able to turn over nor crawl, and his head would fall back when he cried.” He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy in the hospital. Upon learning the diagnosis, Feng burst into tears.

Despite being called a “fool” by people around her, Feng insisted on raising Feifei. “He has been abandoned once, so how cruel would it be if I abandoned him again?” she said. The woman surmounted many difficulties in taking care of Feifei as the boy could not walk, eat, or relieve himself. At the time, Feng’s husband was working in neighboring Henan province, and she farmed 4 mu (0.26 hectares) of land on her own to make a living. When she went to labor in the field, Feng put the boy on her back while leading her daughter by hand. Whatever their jobs are, the couple never leave Feifei alone at their rented home in suburban Xi’an and they take care of the boy in turns around the clock.

Feifei, now 14, has learned to walk, how to count and can whisper some simple sentences. Feng said she was happy to see her daughter, who is 20 years old, also shows her love to Feifei. Her husband said they would not abandon the boy, no matter what difficulties face them in the future.

【1】What do we know about Feifei?

A.He was abandoned at the age of one.

B.He is an abandoned boy with brain disease.

C.He was taken away by a policeman in 2003.

D.There is something wrong with his leg.

【2】Why did Feng Yaning adopt Feifei at first?

A.Feifei was such a cute disabled baby.

B.Feng wanted to have a boy very much.

C.Feifei could accompany her daughter.

D.Feng hoped to receive people’s praise.

【3】What does the underlined “tsurmounted” in paragraph 3 mean?

A.overcame B.met with C.complained about D.gave up

【4】Which of the following can describe Feng Yaning best?

A.Ambitious and responsible. B.Determined and kind.

C.Patient and dutiful. D.Stubborn arid selfish.

29、   As a child, visiting the zoo was more a punishment than a treat. I didn’t find the chimps’(黑猩猩) tea parties funny, nor the bird shows entertaining. Feeding time for seals was less painful, but their performances still seemed like they belonged more in a circus.

And I hated circuses, especially the animal acts—men teasing lions, girls balancing on elephants and monkeys playing football. I knew that every trick a circus animal did was unnatural, achieved through strict training and quite possibly cruelty.

Happily, during my lifetime public attitudes and the law have changed. Circuses using wild animals are now almost extinct, and zoos have definitely evolved.

When my children were young, I occasionally took them to our local zoo. The elephants were in tiny cages and the gorillas(大猩猩) looked bored as they sat peeling bananas and staring at teasing visitors. Each cage had a sign which listed the animal’s name and where it came from. But, back then, there was little information included about the environmental challenges they faced.

As a result, environmentalists and animal lovers often oppose zoos. “Animals belong in the wild,” is a common and understandable complaint. But what do the animals themselves prefer?

Generally speaking, zoo animals have a longer life. But — you may protest — they are not free. What? Free to be hunted and killed, free to die of hunger or thirst? Maybe sitting in a cage eating bananas isn’t so bad.

Not that such conditions are acceptable in modern zoos, due to the work of BIAZA, the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums(水族馆). These days every zoo requires BIAZA’s approval to operate, and the association sets the standards, observes conditions in zoos and develops animal-research programmes, both in the UK and abroad. BIAZA also organises the animal exchanges between zoos all over the world.

Consequently, today, most zoo animals are born and raised in zoos, live in large, comfortable enclosures(围场) and are cared for by well-trained, knowledgeable and caring zoo employees. Of course it’s no substitute(替代)for living in the wild but unfortunately this isn’t always possible. Meanwhile, why not visit your local zoo and decide for yourself?

【1】The passage is mainly about ______.

A. how zoos have improved

B. whether a zoo should be closed down

C. a new environmental organisation

D. zoos and circuses

【2】From Paragraph 2, we can guess that the writer believes circus animals ______.

A. had much shorter lives than those in the wild

B. were not treated well by their trainers

C. should have been placed in zoos

D. were not as intelligent as those in zoos

【3】Which of the following roles are performed by BIAZA?

A. Organising animal study projects and training zoo workers.

B. Checking zoo conditions and arranging animal exchanges.

C. Designing zoos and approving zoo operations.

D. Caring for ill animals and setting zoo standards.

【4】Which of the following statements about zoos would the writer agree with?

A. All of the zoo animals ought to be freed into the wild.

B. Zoos are much more popular now than those in the past years.

C. Zoo animals are a lot more restricted than in the past.

D. Zoos now provide better caring living conditions for animals.

30、   All through my childhood, I was very good at sports. I had been known as a fast runner when I was young.

When we moved to America, I was excited and ______ that I was able to compete with many tall, long-legged American girls and make the spot.______, because I had piano lessons every Monday and had to ______ practice once a week, I was unable to ______ my spot in the relay and some other girl took it. Track slowly ______ from me as I continued to miss practice to attend my piano lessons.

Gradually, the image of “sportswoman” no longer ______ me. I was that Chinese girl who was smart and sometimes funny, but never ______. I began to fear gym class, even though it had been one of my ______ classes when I was young. I hated team sports.

When I stopped playing sports, I started ______ weight. My body was short and fat and I hated it. Because I was so horrible at sports, I had no real way to keep ______. The summer before my senior year of high school, after a fit of tears and anger, I decided to start ______again. That summer, I lost about twenty pounds and I felt ______.

But this story isn’t about my weight-loss ______. It’s about the importance of playing sports. ______ I don’t play sports any more, I still watch them on television. I love the NBA. I love watching basketball and seeing these men jump to gracefully (优雅地) ______ the ball into the tiny basket.

Sticking with something even if you don’t think you’re very good at it is just a ______of endurance (忍耐力) that comes with learning a sport. I never ______ that endurance. I sometimes look at my classmates ______. Strong, built, and confident. There isn’t anything in the world like being good at a ______.

So whatever it is you’re doing, if it’s ______, stick with it. You won’t regret it.

【1】A.ashamed B.proud C.careless D.cautious

【2】A.Obviously B.Hopefully C.Unfortunately D.Strangely

【3】A.explain B.respect C.miss D.provide

【4】A.question B.appreciate C.examine D.defend

【5】A.floated away B.looked away C.resulted D.died

【6】A.apologized B.resembled C.complained D.protected

【7】A.flexible B.safe C.athletic D.comfortable

【8】A.personal B.favorite C.local D.foreign

【9】A.finding B.exploring C.gaining D.widening

【10】A.calm B.nervous C.young D.fit

【11】A.contributing B.responding C.running D.turning

【12】A.great B.ordinary C.weak D.tired

【13】A.agreement B.change C.outcome D.challenge

【14】A.As long as B.As soon as C.As though D.Even though

【15】A.sink B.turn C.bring D.accept

【16】A.history B.motto C.patterns D.lesson

【17】A.kept up B.met with C.worked out D.thought about

【18】A.enviably B.quickly C.privately D.quietly

【19】A.theory B.business C.routine D.sport

【20】A.considerate B.worthwhile C.urgent D.typical

31、   Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a flight from Omaha to attend his sister's wedding in Las Vegas earlier this month. Upon realizing that his wallet was ___, he contacted the airline to see if anyone had turned it in ——but ___  . Since the wallet contained his ID, a signed paycheck, $ 60 in cash, etc, he___ the worst.

Two days after the flight, however, Hunter was ___to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous (匿名的) __. Inside was his wallet — along with a(n) ___$ 40 in cash. And there was a letter inside saying “I added your cash up to an even $ 100 so you could ___the return of your wallet"..

Hunter's mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the___ to social media in hopes that they would be able to __ the sender signed “T. E". The sender was later ___as Todd Brown, a father — of — five who was___ at the chance to "have a little fun" with helping out a hard-working stranger.

“I saw he was just a kid, 20 years old. He had a paycheck in there, so I ____ , "Well, he's doing his best to make ends meet. ' But I was 20 once, and that's a lot of money for a(n) __，” Brown told Yahoo Lifestyle. “Hunter was very __. He told me he must repay student loans within two days so the __ was right," Brown added, “They____it was gone forever. So when Hunter opened it, he just started ____，“No way! No way!?

Brown says that he often tries to do good things without any ___  ； that's why he didn't sign his full name on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on ___him on social media. Jeannie wrote on Facebook, “This story is more about rebuilding __ in people than anything."

【1】A.stolen B.lost C.exchanged D.hidden

【2】A.effectively B.desperately C.fruitlessly D.aimlessly

【3】A.predicted B.imagined C.doubted D.feared

【4】A.anxious B.amused C.shocked D.frightened

【5】A.sender B.friend C.author D.reader

【6】A.additional B.missing C.remaining D.accurate

【7】A.complain B.undertake C.celebrate D.doubt

【8】A.book B.package C.wallet D.letter

【9】A.take up B.track down C.recognize D.remember

【10】A.known B.considered C.identified D.introduced

【11】A.reluctant B.delighted C.determined D.curious

【12】A.noticed B.replied C.doubted D.figured

【13】A.adult B.parent C.kid D.student

【14】A.stressful B.thankful C.thoughtful D.regretful

【15】A.behavior B.number C.timing D.paycheck

【16】A.remembered B.assumed C.admitted D.imagined

【17】A.whispering B.laughing C.saying D.screaming

【18】A.recognition B.awareness C.consideration D.reward

【19】A.praising B.questioning C.disturbing D.surprising

【20】A.ambition B.faith C.appreciation D.strength

32、   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

33、After typhoon, I went to the disaster-stricken area to look after rescued animals. There I met Lucy, another _________.

Lucy operates an animal _________ center. When I came to her website, I _________ a picture of Victor, a dog. I asked Lucy about Victor. She told me that she rescued Victor from a _________ man who’d thrown him around or put him into a tiny box. Victor had _________ on Lucy’s lap for several hours while she assured him he was safe and _________ to find him a loving home.

I decided to _________ Victor. I renamed him “Chase” for his _________ for chasing everything. Months later, Chase’s love for people and his _________ nature led us to earn a therapy-dog certification and start a __________ program at the local ________.

Kids read out to Chase to __________ their skills. Sometimes, even a kid who is __________ with reading will be comfortable doing so to a dog.

One little girl jumped up and down when she saw Chase entering the library. Her joyful enthusiasm made me __________ . When Chase greeted’ her with a __________ , she clapped and said, “Look, Mommy, he’s bowing!” Chase gave her his undivided __________ while she read him a story. When her time was up, she signed up to read again.

I’m grateful for everything about Chase that made this girl jump so __________. I hadn’t __________ him to bow; he’d bowed naturally. I’d known the library visits would be about helping kids learn to read. But I hadn’t realized what a __________ builder those visits would be for kids who were shy or didn’t fit in. Chase was also a wonderful ambassador (形象大使) for dogs—teaching kids to be loving and __________ to animals.

【1】

A．journalist

B．teacher

C．doctor

D．volunteer

【2】

A．health

B．rescue

C．treatment

D．recovery

【3】

A．studied

B．took

C．viewed

D．commented

【4】

A．noble-minded

B．ill-willed

C．bad-tempered

D．kind-hearted

【5】

A．trembled

B．depended

C．slept

D．barked

【6】

A．promised

B．managed

C．failed

D．pretended

【7】

A．support

B．adopt

C．accompany

D．meet

【8】

A．hope

B．talent

C．desire

D．passion

【9】

A．gentle

B．boring

C．competitive

D．ambitious

【10】

A．writing

B．comforting

C．reading

D．learning

【11】

A．library

B．school

C．hospital

D．nursery

【12】

A．manage

B．examine

C．search

D．practise

【13】

A．arguing

B．dealing

C．struggling

D．working

【14】

A．weep

B．smile

C．think

D．stay

【15】

A．bow

B．gift

C．wave

D．hand

【16】

A．benefit

B．interest

C．affection

D．attention

【17】

A．sadly

B．truly

C．happily

D．properly

【18】

A．asked

B．trained

C．invited

D．chosen

【19】

A．experience

B．confidence

C．appreciation

D．fortune

【20】

A．rude

B．familiar

C．loyal

D．caring

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

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

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

B: Twice a week.

A: Can you go there without a t【3】?

B: No. That’s not allowed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

35、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.

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.

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.

Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.

All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.

Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.

While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and  had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.

Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.

37、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.

Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?

Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.

In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.

When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.

Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.

Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.

That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.

And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.

But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.

Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.

Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.

In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.

38、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim要来北京参加一个汉语夏令营，想给自己起个中文名字，同时也想了解中国人起名字的习惯。请给他写封信，内容包括：

1. 介绍中国人起名字的习惯；

2. 给他起一个中文名字；

3. 说明起此名字的理由。

注意：

1. 开头和结尾已给出。

2. 注意合理分段。

Dear Jim,

It’s great to know that you are coming to Beijing. I’m more than happy to tell you something about our naming practice as well as find a nice Chinese name for you.

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Do feel free to let me know if you don’t like this name. I have loads of other Chinese names for you to choose. Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Yours,

Li Hua

39、假定你是某中学学生李华，你校安排在开学后第二周举行“职业规划周（Week of Career Planning）活动”。请你代表校学生会写一封倡议信。倡议信还将在校刊杂志英文版发行，其内容包括：

1.倡议同学们踊跃参加“职业规划周活动”；

2.说明活动的目的；

3.列举活动的2〜3项内容。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear students,

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Thank you!

Yours,

Li Hua

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

After my son, Scott, graduated from high school he took a job near his father. Two thousand miles suddenly separated me from the person who’d been the focus of my life for 18 years. As the days went by, I missed Scott more and more. I’d always been able to take care of myself, but now I seemed to need Scott’s help constantly, like getting a tool from the top shelf, or moving something heavy, or changing a tire on the car. Most of all, I just missed having him to talk to. I was lonely. I knew this day would come. But why does it have to be so hard?

However, a mother spider taught me a lesson.

On my way out from my storeroom, I noticed a spider building her web across the top corner of the doorway. I reached for a hoe（锄头）m, tore down the web, and watched the giant spider run away in the grass. She was back the very next morning, in the exact same spot, busily rebuilding. I stared for a moment, and then reached for the hoe again. Then I twisted the hoe round and round, catching the spider in her own web. I carried her far into my backyard, shook the hoe and watched her fall to the ground, disappearing in the bush. The third morning, I stopped short as I entered the storeroom. The spider was back in the same corner of the door frame, her web almost completed again. I reached for the hoe, but stopped. She wants her web where she wants it, I thought, and that kind of perseverance（毅力）should pay off. I stepped back and watched her long legs busily knitting the web.

For the next few weeks, the spider and I were close neighbors. One particularly boring day, I was feeling so down that I didn’t even glance up at my spider as I entered. As I stared in wonder, I found a hundred tiny angels on the floor. I realized that these were baby spiders that the eggs had hatched, and already, as the mother watched from the corner of the home that she had built, her young were making their way to the ground.

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41、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

In 1971, China’s first subway line in Beijing was formally put into operation. By December  2017, there were 171 subway lines stretching over 5,083 km in 35 cities on the Chinese mainland. Currently, China has the longest urban railway network in the world, which is predicted to surpass 6000 km by 2020.

The rapid development of China’s urban railway system reflects the country’s growing economic strength. The system has experienced the fastest growth over the past 15 years due to the investment of wealth accumulated from the reform and opening up in urban infrastructure construction. An urban railway system is expensive to build, with one kilometer of subway costing approximately 700 million yuan ($110 million). A city without economic strength cannot develop such an expensive system.

The progress in urban railway construction technologies has also contributed to the fast expansion of the infrastructure. Subway construction involves building underground tunnels, laying rails, manufacturing trains and the operation and management of subways. It is a systematic project which not only covers traditional infrastructure building but also modem electronics and information technology. China s railway construction technologies are the best in the world, with Chinese subway trains now exported to developed countries including the United States.

The expansion of Chinese cities has made it necessary to develop urban railway systems. Since the start of the reform and opening up, a large number of people have migrated to cities and the number of private cars has increased dramatically, resulting in serious traffic congestion. Building subways has become an important way to solve this problem.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of China’s reform and opening up, and the rapid development of China’s urban railway system exemplifies the achievements made by the policy. As China furthers its opening up, it will continue to maintain steady and rapid economic growth and railway systems will be available in more and more cities.

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