武汉2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、A Chinese spokesman said on Wednesday that the support for Taiwan-funded companies to develop on the mainland remains consistent and___________.

A.explicit B.specific C.reserved D.contradictory

2、--- Is it convenient to you if I call you up at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning?

--- I’m afraid not. I ______ a meeting then.

A．will have attended

B．was attending

C．will be attending

D．am attending

3、 －It's getting dark. I must be off now.

－OK, please take care and ________ my best wishes to your family.

A．accomplish B．clarify   C．preserve D．Convey

4、The good thing about children is that they _______ very easily to new environments.

A. adapt   B. appeal   C. attach   D. apply

5、I can’t drive today. Can you give me a _______ back to town?

A. sail B. rise

C. ride D. return

6、In the process of getting rid of racial________,the USA is left far behind.

A.discrimination B.compromise C.substitute D.disadvantage

7、My uncle is a(n) _____ man. If he promises to do something, he is sure to do it.

A. modest B. reliable C. aggressive D. punctual

8、She used to be terribly shy，but a year abroad has completely ________ her.

A．transferred

B．transformed

C．conveyed

D．shifted

9、With wonderful views of mountains and beaches,Lovers Point Park is________many people get married.

A.where B.what C.which D.how

10、Always remember to put such dangerous things as knives out of children’s

A．touch

B．sight

C．reach

D．distance

11、 I want to tell you is the deep love and respect I have for my parents.

A．That

B．Which

C．Whether

D．What

12、If Lincoln had lived, it________ be that his postwar policies would have brought criticism upon him that would________ his reputation.

A.might as well … have tarnished B.might well … have tarnished

C.might as well … tarnish D.might well … tarnish

13、在平面直角坐标系中，点的坐标为，点在轴上，直线经过点，并与轴交于点，直线与相交于点；

（1）求直线的解析式；

（2）点是线段上一点，过点作交于点，若四边形为平行四边形，求点坐标.

14、How many members have __________ registered in the club?

A. officially B. official

C. office D. officer

15、Un-learning is more difficult than learning because we become_____ to thinking or feeling in certain ways over time.

A.mutual B.habituated C.habitual D.verbal

16、Penicillin, _______ chemical in mould that was first discovered in 1928, wasn’t purified to be used as a medicine until _______World WarⅡ.

A. a; the B. /; /

C. the; the D. a; /

17、______ is of vital importance that we ______ something to protect our precious cultural heritage.

A.It, do B.What, did C.That, should do D.Whether, will do

18、________, the sky cleared up and we went to the beach.

A.Eventually B.Exactly C.Extremely D.Similarly

19、Inside the window hangs a _____ carved out of this piece of wood by the artist.

A.decoration B.destination C.departure D.discipline

20、I was _______ with my son about his carelessness, which _______ the main cause of his failure in math.

A.annoyed; were B.amazed; was C.amazing; were D.annoyed; was

21、The police were on the ________ within a few minutes.

A.place B.position C.spot D.location

22、 sweet, the food should be made by adding more sugar.

A.Tasting B.Taste C.Tasted D.To taste

23、When________ why he was sent there, he said he was sent there ________ for a space flight.

A．asking, being trained

B．asked, to be trained

C．to ask, trained

D．asked, training

24、The theory he sticks to _______ to be of no use in his new work ______ he finds it hard to fit in.

A．is proved; where

B．proves; with which

C．proving; to which

D．prove; how

25、Now that she is out of job, Lucy _____ going back to school, but she hasn't decided yet.

A. had considered     B. has been considering

C. considered     D. is going to consider

26、

Elephant seals in funny-looking hats are helping NASA study climate science.

Equipped with specialized sensors that resemble tiny metal hats with antennae(大线），these seals are collecting data that's helping researchers track how heat moves through ocean currents. A team of climate scientists led by Lia Siegelman used this clever technique to track changes in temperature as the seal swam the icy waters of the Antarctic.

With the help of one particularly female seal,the researchers discovered that heat stored at the ocean's depths can sometimes get swirled(打旋）back up to the surface thanks to some deeply penetrating(穿透）currents.While researchers have known that these currents can ferry heat downward into the ocean's interior(内部），the new findings suggest the opposite is true as well-driving a process that can warm the sea's surface as well.

Siegelman thinks it's important to include this new information into existing climate models.Before seals entered the picture,scientists had a pretty limited view of what went on beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean.Here,temperatures can suddenly fall below－1℃,and thick sheets of sea ice block instruments from collecting data.All in all,it's a pretty unappealing area for underwater field work.

But none of that troubles southern elephant seals,which spend nine to ten months of each year at sea,swimming thousands of miles and diving up to half a mile beneath the ocean surface-usually about 80 times a day.

So Siegelman and her colleagues tagged a female elephant seal on the Kerguelen Islands.The researchers followed her 3,000-mile journey,during which she dived 6,333 times."Even when they sleep,they dive,"Siegelman said.“They float down like a leaf."

Combined with satellite images,the wealth of data the seal recovered gave Siegelman and her team a clearer picture than they'd ever been afforded before.It's probably safe to say that the significance of this was lost on the seal.But from the human perspective(观点），it's clear seals are filling in some massive gaps in knowledge.

【1】How did the researchers collect climate data in the Antarctic?

A.By testing a high-tech hat.

B.By studying a seal's behavior.

C.By measuring the water temperature.

D.By attaching a sensor to a seal's head.

【2】The new findings indicate that_

A.ocean currents can drive heat up to the surface

B.heat can be taken down into the ocean's interior

C.the warm temperatures can help seals dive deep

D.the world's waters can balance global warming

【3】The researchers used seals to monitor the Southern Ocean probably because.

A.the scenery is unattractive

B.the sea floor is changeable

C.seals are aggressive hunters

D.seals are extraordinary divers

【4】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A.Seals help us observe the unknown world.

B.Satellites are used to track human activities.

C.The ocean presents a more beautiful picture.

D.Data are analyzed for better survival of seals.

27、When you’re meeting someone for the first time, you’re eager to make a good impression. Your body language can make a great difference.

★ Shake hands firmly

Weak handshakes can make you seem shy and anything but confident. 【1】 You won’t impress anyone by giving them a painful hand.

★ 【2】

Stand up straight, but don’t tighten up, or you may look nervous. Make sure to check your posture and straighten up as needed.

★ Keep a suitable amount of eye contact

【3】. Not only are you paying attention, but you’re interested as well. Whenever there is a natural pause in the conversation, feel free to casually glance at something else. Eye contact is good, but nonstop staring can be a little unsettling!

★ Nod and smile when appropriate

Try nodding three times to show that you’re really absorbing what he is saying. When it comes to smiling, 【4】! If you turn up the corners of your mouth but your eyes remain neutral (无感情的), you could leave a bad impression.

★ Laugh genuinely

Even if you’re in a formal setting, if he has clearly said something that was intended to encourage a laugh, laugh! Show him that you have a sense of humor, and you’re listening to what he is saying. 【5】, laughter is a great way to help you look cheerful.

A．Keep your posture relaxed

B．make sure it reaches your eyes

C．keep your feet close together

D．This applies to both sitting and standing

E．If you’re in a worrying or nervous situation

F．Your handshake should be firm but not too tight

G．It is important to keep eye contact in a conversation

28、History Fair Competition

Understanding history is vital to understanding ourselves as a people and as a nation. History is much more than the study of dusty old objects and events long past. It is an essential part of who we are today and who we will become. Thornton Middle School History Fair Competition makes understanding history exciting, engaging, and fun!

This Year’s Theme

All participants must address how communication or transportation technology has promoted the quality of life for Americans throughout history. To many people, technology means computers, hand—held devices, or vehicles that travel to distant planets. However, technology is also the application of scientific knowledge to solve a problem, touching lives in countless ways.

Individuals or groups may enter one of the following categories:

– Performance

– Documentary

– Essay Writing

Category Requirements

Performance: A dramatic presentation of the topic no more than 10 minutes long. If special clothes are used, they should truly represent a given period.

Documentary: A visual presentation ( such as a video,slide show,or computer project) no more than 10minutes long. A desktop computer,screen,projector,and loudspeakers will be available. Students must provide their presentations on CDs before Friday,March 23.

Essay Writing: An academic paper of 2,000 to 2,500 words. No illustrations(图解) are allowed. Please do not include covers. A list of references must be included.

Important Dates

January 5 Submit a topic proposal to your history teacher. The teacher may require a second proposal if the first is off—topic or unclear.

February 19 A committee of teachers will evaluate materials and give opinions. Students then have an opportunity to improve their products.

March 9   Submit a final draft of your essay.

March 15  Performance and documentary committee preview

March 24  Thornton Middle School History Fair Competition

7:00A.M—9:00 A.M Participants signing in at the gym

10: 00A.M. 6:00PM. Competition and judges' review

7: 00P.M. Awards ceremony and picnic

【1】What's the main purpose of understanding history?

A．To preserve national traditions.

B．To prepare for a history competition.

C．To better know the present and future.

D．To further explore historical mysteries.

【2】What is the theme of this year's competition?

A．Technology advances science.

B．Science interacts with technology.

C．Science has made the study of history easy.

D．Technology has improved the life of Americans.

【3】What will the committee of teachers do on February 19?

A．Make comments on the materials.

B．Improve the participant's second proposal.

C．Preview performances and documentaries.

D．Collect a second proposal from the participant.

29、   It was about five in the morning in Ontario，Canada，when Donna Strickland's phone rang. The Nobel Prize committee was on the line in Stockholm，calling to tell her she had won the prize in physics.

“I wondered if it was a joke，” Strickland said in an interview with a Nobel official after the call. She had been asleep when the call arrived. “Something was wrong because it came so early in the morning. But then I knew it was the right day，and it would have been a cruel joke.”

Strickland，an associate professor at the University of Waterloo，shares the honor with two other scientists for their work in the 1980s in transforming lasers (激光) into tiny tools that today have countless applications. The prize money of $1.4 million will be shared among the three. Half of the prize went to Strickland and her cooperator Gérard Mourou，a professor at the École Poly technique in France. The other half was awarded to Arthur Ashkin，a retired physicist who worked at the famous Bell Labs in the United States.

Strickland's win is historic in more than one way. It's been over 55 years since a woman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics last time. And she is only the third woman to receive the prize in the Nobel's over 117­year existence. In 1903，Marie Curie became the first­ever woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics.For the next 60 years，no women physicists were awarded. Maria Goeppert­Mayer became the second woman physicist to win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963.

Strickland herself was surprised to learn she was the third woman to receive the honor in physics. “Is that all，really？I thought there might have been more，” she said at a press conference Tuesday. “We need to celebrate women physicists，because we're out there. Hopefully，in time，it will start to move forward at a faster rate.”

【1】What was Donna's first reaction when told she won the Nobel Prize?

A.She felt all efforts paid off.

B.She was skeptical of the news.

C.She was too excited to say a word.

D.She was annoyed at being awaken up.

【2】How much was Donna rewarded for winning the Nobel Prize?

A.About $350，000.

B.About $700，000.

C.About $1.4 million.

D.About $2.8 million.

【3】What is the Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A.Strickland's achievements in physics.

B.The history of the Nobel Prize in Physics.

C.The struggle of women physicists to win the Nobel Prize in Physics.

D.Three women scientists who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in history.

【4】What does the underlined “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A.The Nobel Prize in Physics.

B.The achievement of women physicists.

C.The celebration of the Nobel Prize winners.

D.Awarding women physicists the Nobel Prize in Physics.

30、   I was excited to take my dog Georgie to the river the other day, as it’s within walking distance of our new home. Having spent her first six years in a cage, George had never seen a body of _________, and I wanted to get there before sunset to watch her _________ it.

I was growing increasingly _________ about all the stops. She _________ the grass, dirt and trees, and licked whatever was stuck to the road. These were all new _________ for her and she took her time studying them.

When I accepted that it was _________ to hurry her along, I _________ my cell phone and began texting. I thought that I needed something to do while Georgie was _________ us down.

Then, I heard the cicadas (蝉), and I remembered that the sound of cicadas is my favorite sound in the world. That awakened something buried within me that _________ for the simple pleasures that had been ____________ by technology.

I made a __________ decision to be present, and to enjoy the ____________ to the river, just like Georgie. The journey was just as ____________ as the final destination would be, and it took that Georgie to ____________ me.

Now. I ____________ the wonder of the winding plants on our path. I felt the occasional warm raindrop on my skin from a gray sky ____________ to burst at any moment. I smelled the grass, the flowers, the dirt and the air. I treasured each one ____________, as if discovering them for the first time.

As we neared our destination. I realized something even more ____________ It didn’t matter whether we even reached the river. Why must there always be a ____________? Georgie had no idea that we had a destination. She was present for the journey, and she ____________ every bit of that sweet experience.

【1】A.water B.land C.work D.people

【2】A.drink B.experience C.waste D.clean

【3】A.worried B.curious C.upset D.impatient

【4】A.protected B.removed C.inspected D.damaged

【5】A.discoveries B.gifts C.jobs D.problems

【6】A.necessary B.fruitless C.wise D.better

【7】A.picked up B.turned off C.looked for D.took out

【8】A.letting B.turning C.slowing D.breaking

【9】A.paid B.longed C.applied D.planned

【10】A.replaced B.determined C.required D.followed

【11】A.curious B.flexible C.panic D.conscious

【12】A.journey B.freedom C.cycling D.swimming

【13】A.hard B.dangerous C.wonderful D.long

【14】A.give B.leave C.remind D.convince

【15】A.admired B.expressed C.discovered D.worked

【16】A.beginning B.continuing C.threatening D.leading

【17】A.equally B.secretly C.greatly D.absolutely

【18】A.interesting B.serious C.useful D.important

【19】A.difference B.destination C.change D.reason

【20】A.provided B.used C.lacked D.enjoyed

31、   During my junior year of college, I signed up for a volunteer leaching program in Costa Rica. I lived within an inspiringly colorful living quarter which was ______ into a female and male section, along with a kitchen, eating room and conference room. I taught at a school. It was located（位于）within a ______ and every day birds and butterflies flew throughout our school. It was ______ . We were ______ on Costa Rica’s school system, the country, the language and how to ______ a lesson. Additionally, we took part in ______ acclivities lo relax ourselves.

The experience was beneficial to my English writing ______ when I got back to college, I began writing. I wrote so much that a piece of my writing about that experience was ______ in Folio’s Literary Magazine. Because of that, I was more ______ to continue working abroad.

After ______ , I moved to China for a year and worked in schools to teach reading and writing. It was a life-changing ______ of my life. Not only did I ______ my experiences through a weekly blog, but I began a book. Culture differences ______ me and even consumed me in the beginning, but ______ I fell in love with the people, their schools and their history.

Upon ______ to my home, I became a teacher in Trenton, New Jersey. The moment I stepped into the classroom. I could empathize（感同身受）with my ______ . I truly feel volunteering in Costa Rica was where it all ______ and working in China enriched my leaching life. If I could do anything ______ , it might be volunteering or working abroad more before settling down.

The ______ I’ve made through volunteering and working abroad are an English major’s dream and I hope that every English major ______ the chance to study or work abroad.

【1】A.trained B.pulled C.absorbed D.divided

【2】A.desert B.sea C.forest D.river

【3】A.beautiful B.boring C.vivid D.shocking

【4】A.praised B.educated C.interviewed D.commented

【5】A.choose B.learn C.plan D.attend

【6】A.legal B.fun C.brief D.safe

【7】A.because B.unless C.although D.if

【8】A.exchanged B.read C.rejected D.published

【9】A.worried B.determined C.Frightened D.relaxed

【10】A.graduation B.requirement C.operation D.ceremony

【11】A.shelter B.topic C.move D.conflict

【12】A.confirm B.gain C.compare D.share

【13】A.confused B.amuse C.calmer D.excited

【14】A.easily B.gradually C.strangely D.usually

【15】A.belong B.pointing C.returning D.referring

【16】A.volunteers B.classmates C.colleagues D.students

【17】A.replied B.disappeared C.escaped D.started

【18】A.correctly B.deliberately C.differently D.strictly

【19】A.excuses B.discoveries C.preparations D.decisions

【20】A.jumps at B.stands for C.turns down D.speaks our

32、   Mevan Babakar had a difficult start in life. She and her parents _______Iraq during the Gulf War in the 1990s. They travelled _______Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russia and eventually to the Netherlands, where Babakar and her mother lived for a year in a refugee camp (难民营). Child as she was, she used to think it could be the end of the world every day. Life was _______and future to her, was a dream that would never come true.

However, she never forgot the refugee camp worker all those years ago. That day, watching other children playing and running on the ground in the camp, she, _______, stood there in the old coat and woolen cap, her face smudged with dirt. Their laughter and happiness made her find herself _______to go.

He came into _______, pushing a red, shiny bike on the dirt road. Out of _______, he came to her, saying, “It’s for you.” The five-year-old girl _______with joy. Hardly believing her ears, she giggled _______, covering her mouth with her dirty hands.

The ________gift made a lasting impact. “I remember feeling so special —I remember thinking that this is such a big thing to receive, am I even worthy of this big thing?” Babakar said. “This ________became the basis of my self-worth growing up.” From then on, she also believed that there would be hope; there would be chances, maybe very ________, but they would be there.

Mevan Babakar, today aged 29, decided to ________ down the man and posted a faded photo of the two of them in the ________on Twitter, which was among a handful of ________she had from that time. To her surprise, within 36 hours, Egbert, who ________for a nonprofit news site, was located in Germany. When the pair were reunited, they went through the old photos together and ________stories about the refugee camp.

Mevan posted ________photograph: “This is Egbert. He’s been helping refugees since the 90s. The bike was just a small gesture, ________it had brought me back into my life.” Egbert’s kindness continued to ________her. That was the magical thing about kindness: It didn’t cost anything but it changed the world of one person at a time.

【1】A.slid B.slipped C.fled D.moved

【2】A.across B.through C.among D.from

【3】A.complex B.simple C.bright D.tough

【4】A.excited B.annoyed C.alone D.interested

【5】A.nowhere B.anywhere C.everywhere D.somewhere

【6】A.view B.existence C.effect D.contact

【7】A.appreciation B.expectation C.curiosity D.kindness

【8】A.expanded B.explored C.exposed D.exploded

【9】A.clumsily B.shyly C.bitterly D.pitifully

【10】A.costly B.generous C.fragile D.worthless

【11】A.feeling B.impression C.emotion D.affection

【12】A.slim B.equal C.mild D.enormous

【13】A.turn B.set C.track D.calm

【14】A.village B.school C.field D.camp

【15】A.privileges B.belongings C.experiences D.resources

【16】A.desired B.arranged C.volunteered D.provided

【17】A.spread B.learned C.shared D.created

【18】A.other B.another C.others D.the other

【19】A.but B.however C.so D.and

【20】A.instruct B.reward C.judge D.shape

33、   Last evening I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a prize for scientific _________; I forgot what it was. The announcer, whose name was Ralph Story, said something, that caught my _________. “All great discoveries,” he said, “are made by people between the ages of twenty-five and thirty.” _________ a little over thirty myself, I wanted to disagree with him. _________ wants to think that he is past the age of making any discovery. The next day I happened to be in the public library and spent several hours looking up the _________ of famous people and their discoveries, Ralph was right.

First I looked at some of the _________ discoveries. One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different _________ fall at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that _________ to Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he published his world-changing theory of relativity. Well, _________ of that. Yet I __________ if those “best years” were true in other __________.

Then how about the field of __________? Surely it needs the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it __________, but look when these people __________ their career. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln __________ the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six.

But why __________ best years come after thirty? After thirty, I __________, most people do not want to take risks or try __________ ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, while the latter was __________ trying new ways of painting when he was ninety years old!

Perhaps there is still __________ for me.

【1】A.invention B.discovery C.experience D.progress

【2】A.mind B.head C.attention D.name

【3】A.For B.Being C.However D.As

【4】A.Everybody B.Somebody C.Nobody D.Whoever

【5】A.names B.ages C.addresses D.education

【6】A.modern B.scientific C.last D.oldest

【7】A.heights B.sizes C.weights D.things

【8】A.led B.meant C.stuck D.referred

【9】A.plenty B.enough C.much D.none

【10】A.understood B.trusted C.wondered D.knew

【11】A.fields B.countries C.courses D.ages

【12】A.agriculture B.politics C.industry D.society

【13】A.is B.will C.has D.does

【14】A.finished B.went C.started D.failed

【15】A.started B.gave up C.began D.led

【16】A.don’t B.the C.can D.not

【17】A.believe B.know C.guess D.agree

【18】A.other B.new C.best D.their

【19】A.always B.still C.seldom D.enjoying

【20】A.discovery B.problem C.wish D.hope

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

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

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

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.

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.

38、Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

描写一下你的房间。如果有可能的话，你会在哪些方面做一些改变，使其更加温馨、舒适和美丽。

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39、假定你是李华，你校将举办一场英语演讲比赛，与你一起搭档的主持人因病退出，请你写一封电子邮件邀请你校外教John做你的搭档。内容包括：

1.时间：7月10日上午9点；

2.地点：学校会议室；

3.注意事项：提前到场；穿正装。

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、假设你是王林，参加了由Mr. White组织的伦敦游学夏令营，收获很大。请你给Mr. White发送一份电子邮件，内容包括：

1. 平安抵家；

2. 主要收获；

3. 表示感谢。

注意：1. 词数100左右。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 开头结尾已给出。

Dear Mr. White,

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Yours sincerely,

Wang Lin

41、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

What Makes an Ideal Friend?

To say what an ideal friend is is not the easiest thing to do. Each person has his or her own opinion of what one would be. However, speaking generally, there are certain features that most people consider characteristic of an ideal friend. Loyal, trustworthy, and open to show weakness are common qualities that the majority of people attach to ideal friends.

Loyalty is a usual quality given to ideal friends. According to Psychology Today, “Loyalty is valued early on in all of our relationships, from the time we make our first friendships. We need friends who won’t spill our secrets to others, gossip about us, or allow others to criticize us”. The worst action between friends is not keeping one’s word.

Ideal friends are also usually referred to as being trustworthy. In a statement by Psychology Today, they say that, “Trustworthiness is often the “make or break” element in any interpersonal relationship. Any unfaithful action, regardless of recognized degree, can destroy a relationship. Trustworthiness consists of several elements, including honesty, dependability, and loyalty, and while each is important to successful relationships, honesty and dependability have been identified as the most vital in the area of friendships”. In light of this, a universal complaint of friends is a lack of honesty, and this is at the heart of being trustworthy.

In line with being honest is also the ability to show one’s weaknesses. According to the Book of Life, “The ideal friend doesn’t try to prove how powerful and successful they are; on the contrary, quite often they let us know awkward and potentially embarrassing things about themselves. They show how much they trust us by confessing failings and sorrows which would open them up to possible disgrace from the world beyond. They offer us the gift of their defenselessness”. That openness is treasured, as to be close to an individual, one must be willing to share his or her true feelings and states.