宝鸡2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测四年级英语

1、A major fire broke out at Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris, ______ the construction dates back to the year 1163.

A. where B. of which

C. in which D. whose

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

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

3、I have spared no efforts to remember the words, but all my work was______.

A.in response B.in decline C.in return D.in vain

4、Both men were happy to ________ from contemporary life, seeking a harmonious relationship with nature in the quietness of their lives.

A．dispose

B．withdraw

C．tremble

D．acknowledge

5、________ comes first to the class room can get a free ticket for the lecture.

A．Anyone

B．The one

C．Whoever

D．Who

6、______ the heart attack, Monica brought her doctor a bunch of flowers to express her thanks.

A. Surviving     B. To survive

C. Survived  D. Having survived

7、I can't bear ________, so I hope you can come on time.

A. to keep waiting B. to keep to wait

C. being kept waiting D. being kept to wait

8、Only when I left my parents for Italy ________ how comfortable it was to live in our home country.

A.I realized B.I had realized C.did I realize D.had I realized

9、_______with the research,he had no time to play with his son.

A.Occupied B.Occupying C.To occupy D.Having occupied

10、I made a promise to myself ________ this year, my last year in high school, would be different.

A．whether

B．what

C．that

D．how

11、In order to increase their vote, they _________ another candidate a traitor to the country.

A.announced B.declared C.thought D.conquered

12、He told us the news ___ our team had won the match .

A.which B.that C.why D.when

13、It doesn't make ______ difference whether he is in ______ favor of or against the plan．

A.a； a B.a； / C./； a D./； /

14、Poverty alleviation is a high priority of our country and has been put on the top of________at two sessions.

A.agenda B.subject C.directory D.seminar

15、Ann never dreams of _____ for her to be sent abroad very soon.

A. there being a chance B. there to be a chance

C. there be a chance D. being a chance

16、Let the negative feelings go that we might have to tolerate ______.

A. though B. however

C. otherwise D. regardless

17、You can't imagine what difficult we had _______ home in the snowstorm．

A.find B.found C.to find D.finding

18、—— We shall take the condition _____you’ve attached to this project into careful consideration.

—— Thanks a lot.

A. where B. when C. which D. what

19、I recommended ________ an English-Chinese dictionary, ________ I thought would be of great help to his studies.

A．buying; that

B．to buy; that

C．buying; which

D．to buy; which

20、He bought a CD card _______ a flower in the super market.

A.but B.except C.except for D.as well as

21、— Would you like to give me some advice on what I talked about just now?

— Sorry. I _____ of something else.

A.am thinking B.has thought C.was thinking D.had thought

22、The reason ________ he explained was________ he was ill and unable to go to school.

A.which; that B.why; because C.which; because D.why; that

23、I walked slowly ________ the market, where people were selling all kinds of fruits and vegetables.

A.beyond B.across C.over D.through

24、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

25、---Hi, Johnson, any idea where Susan is?

---It is class time, so she __________ in the classroom now.

A. can be B. must have been

C. might have been D. should be

26、   Why can people speaking the same language have such different accents? The short answer： new accents begin to develop when isolated(隔绝的) groups of speakers start making nearly unnoticeable changes to the way they pronounce words.

“Accent development is the first step in language change. Fifteen hundred years ago, languages like English, Dutch and Swedish were actually all dialects of the same language, but of course then they changed overtime.” Jonathan Harrington, a linguist(语言学家) in University of Munich, is interested in how accents first get started. But because of global communication, most communities are no longer linguistically isolated, and recording equipment didn't exist back when more of them were.

So how to capture the early stages of accent formation today? Harrington and his team turned to members of the British Antarctic Survey, who speak with a variety of English accents. “When you are in Antarctica during the winter period, there is no way in and no way out. So they were isolated together and they had to communicate and cooperate with each other.” Harrington's team recorded the winterers reciting a list of words before they left for Antarctica. Then, while there, the winterers recorded themselves saying the same words four more times. The linguists then analyzed the recordings.

Even during their short time in Antarctica, the way the winterers produced certain vowels (元音) began to converge. For example, at the beginning of the study, some people produced the /u/ in “food” at the front of the mouth while others used the back of the mouth. But they began to sound more similar overtime.

Harrington says the research isn't just relevant for understanding Earth's colonial past. He thinks there's every reason to expect long isolation will cause astronauts on Mars missions to end up with an out﹣of﹣this world accent.

【1】What makes it hard to know how accents first started?

A.The lack of recordings in the past.

B.The isolation of most communities.

C.The fast development of new accents.

D.The big number of dialects of the same language.

【2】What does the underlined word “converge” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.Become simpler.

B.Become similar.

C.Get worse.

D.Get improved.

【3】What may happen to astronauts returning from the Mars after a long stay there?

A.They feel much lonelier than ever before.

B.They can't understand their mother tongue.

C.They speak with accents quite different from the locals'.

D.They don't have any difficulty adjusting to the life on Earth.

【4】Where is text probably from?

A.A guide book.

B.A news report.

C.A magazine.

D.A history book.

27、A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night’s sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off—if it is milked from a cow at night.

Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.

The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.

Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.

Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.

While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.

Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.

Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.

【1】According to the text, the mice fed with daytime milk_______.

A．started sleep more easily

B．were more anxious

C．were less active

D．woke up later

【2】Which of the following is true of melatonin according to the text?

A．It’s been tested on mice for ten times.

B．It can make people more energetic.

C．It exists in milk in great amount.

D．It’s used in sleeping drugs.

【3】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Night Milk and Sleep

B．Fat, Sugar and Health

C．An Experiment on Mice

D．Milk Drinking and Health

【4】How does the author support the theme of the text?

A．By giving examples.

B．By stating arguments.

C．By explaining statistical data.

D．By providing research results.

28、Courses & Curriculum of the College of Arts & Sciences in Cornell

The diversity of the courses you can take in the College of Arts & Sciences is extraordinary:

Academic Distribution Requirements

The College’s academic distribution requirements will include: effective writing; foreign language beyond the introductory level; imaginative and critical thinking.

To choose your courses for a semester, use the Class Roster. It shows the schedule of all classes offered in a particular term, along with class enrollment information and course details.

The Class Roster is updated frequently.

To plan your classes over your four years at Cornell, use the Courses of Study. It represents Cornell’s full catalog of courses and is published annually. It provides information on Cornell degree programs, requirements, policies and procedures.

If you need help, call 607-255-5004 for an appointment with an advising dean. Or contact a career counselor in the Arts & Sciences Career Development Center at 607-255-4166 to talk about your interests and how they can translate into a major and a future career.

A New Curriculum

On October 30, 2018, the College of Arts & Sciences faculty（教员）approved a new undergraduate curriculum to be carried out over the next two to three years. The new curriculum focuses on the theme of exploration and reaffirms the college’s commitment to a liberal arts and sciences education. Students who have questions about the new curriculum can view the approved proposal on the Course Designer app of Cornell.

Innovative Learning

If you’re one of the 3,000 students across the university taking biology or physics at the College, you may be part of an innovative（创新的）classroom project that uses active learning, a new model that is proving to be the quickest path to expert-level mastery.

Your education at Cornell will extend far beyond the classroom. You can join a faculty member’s research team on campus, conduct field study research in different states or spend a semester with Cornell in Washington D C. You could study abroad in one of more than 85 countries or develop your own research project through independent study. Give yourself the freedom to explore.

【1】If you want to plan your courses over the long run, you can use the ______.

A．Class Roster

B．Courses of Study

C．Course Designer

D．Career Center

【2】For students involved in an innovative classroom project, they ______.

A．may study a new model

B．are on the quickest way to be experts

C．will get more freedom during research project

D．have advantages of studying outside the classroom

【3】The article is probably taken from ______.

A．a college website

B．a science report

C．a travel magazine

D．an academic journal

29、   Darwin, the world-famous scientist, developed a habit in his later years that seldom changed, even when guests were present. The following shows his daily schedule during that time.

【1】According to Darwin, what was the best time to work?

A.8:00 a.m.—9:30 a.m. B.9:30 a.m.—10:30 a.m.

C.10:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m. D.4:30 p.m.—5:30 p.m.

【2】How long did Darwin work in his study every day?

A.Four and a half hours. B.Three hours.

C.Two and a half hours. D.Two hours.

【3】What can we learn about Darwin from this passage?

A.He was very ill. B.He ate meals a day.

C.He disliked reading. D.He lived regular (有规律的) life.

30、The family had had a cat for years. Then, one day, the children finally ______ to persuade their parents to get them a dog as well. So a little Labrador（拉布拉多犬）________ .

The dog was so ________ that everyone wanted to hold him and he charmed everyone by just loving them. The cat made it very clear she did not welcome another ________ in the house, but the dog just _______ the cat anyway. The little dog ________ her anywhere, and tried to make friends with the angry cat. No amount of ________ behavior from the cat could persuade the dog not to love the cat.

The family thought the cat would ________ like the dog.

Then one day the family heard horrible ________ from their back yard. They ran to the _________ to see what was happening. They lived in the suburbs and so they saw a real lynx（猞猁）was just planning on ________ their cat for lunch. The poor cat had nowhere to run or hide. It would only be a matter of seconds and their cat would be _________.

And then suddenly a black lightning ran to the rescue. The little dog ________ the big lynx with all its strength. It did not ________ or stop to think. It saw its ________ in trouble and did what had to be done. The family opened the window and started yelling and the father ran to the yard. The lynx soon disappeared into the ________.

And ever since that day the cat’s behavior toward the dog ________ totally. Now it was the cat that followed the hero dog everywhere. They ________ in the same basket. The cat even let the dog eat from her bowl.

So if ever anyone is ________ towards you, don’t turn your back on them. They may not rescue your ________ ---but their kindness can certainly rescue your day!

【1】

A．tried

B．managed

C．failed

D．refused

【2】

A．agreed

B．visited

C．survived

D．arrived

【3】

A．brave

B．shy

C．cute

D．proud

【4】

A．pet

B．visitor

C．baby

D．relative

【5】

A．chased

B．amused

C．loved

D．respected

【6】

A．watched

B．followed

C．bit

D．searched

【7】

A．strange

B．violent

C．foolish

D．bad

【8】

A．never

B．still

C．really

D．always

【9】

A．quarrelling

B．fighting

C．laughing

D．screaming

【10】

A．yard

B．road

C．window

D．door

【11】

A．catching

B．inviting

C．attracting

D．pulling

【12】

A．painful

B．dead

C．injured

D．frightened

【13】

A．pushed

B．shook

C．attacked

D．knocked

【14】

A．win

B．hide

C．argue

D．hesitate

【15】

A．owner

B．friend

C．brother

D．competitor

【16】

A．woods

B．houses

C．crowds

D．shops

【17】

A．worsened

B．changed

C．stopped

D．remained

【18】

A．slept

B．ate

C．played

D．washed

【19】

A．polite

B．equal

C．kind

D．grateful

【20】

A．health

B．family

C．career

D．life

31、I spent last summer volunteering at a hospital. It was a gift to _______so many amazing people and I’d like to share one of these moments. One day, I was called to a room where a(n) _______woman was staying. Usually I helped with_______who were ready to leave. Instead, she _______to go to the gift shop. I got a _______, helped her into it, and headed down to the entrance.

When we got there, it wasn’t open yet. After a 30-minute _______, we entered the gift shop. As I pushed her around, I could see the _______ in her face as she looked at everything, happy to be out of her room. She _______some window decorations, and then saw chocolates.

She asked me to push her in that _______, and then I helped her__________all the different chocolate arrangements. __________ she decided on three different boxes.

She told me to write the numbers 1, 2, and 3 on the boxes. She __________that the nurses were taking such good care of her, so she __________chocolates for each of the three shifts of nurses. As we gave the current shift of nurses their box of chocolate, they __________offered some to me before taking some themselves.

There were__________all around. Witnessing the old lady’s__________and getting the opportunity to spend time with someone who got so much joy from life was a __________in itself. I have so many more stories, and each person made an impact on my life. I’ve __________that health has a way of bringing people together. __________is a blessing, and being in a place where health is so __________ and appreciated is unlike anything else.

【1】

A．introduce

B．meet

C．attract

D．describe

【2】

A．elderly

B．strange

C．important

D．famous

【3】

A．nurses

B．kids

C．patients

D．parents

【4】

A．pretended

B．wanted

C．failed

D．promised

【5】

A．car

B．shopping cart

C．wheel chair

D．bike

【6】

A．ride

B．walk

C．drive

D．wait

【7】

A．relief

B．anxiety

C．joy

D．puzzle

【8】

A．chose

B．made

C．used

D．received

【9】

A．manner

B．case

C．direction

D．point

【10】

A．prepare for

B．make up

C．figure out

D．1ook through

【11】

A．Suddenly

B．Eventually

C．Fortunately

D．Actually

【12】

A．explained

B．declared

C．expected

D．imagined

【13】

A．exchanged

B．designed

C．tasted

D．bought

【14】

A．in fact

B．at a loss

C．in turn

D．at ease

【15】

A．whispers

B．smiles

C．shouts

D．cheers

【16】

A．kindness

B．choice

C．decision

D．1oneliness

【17】

A．1esson

B．chance

C．gift

D．fact

【18】

A．concluded

B．imagined

C．predicted

D．1earned

【19】

A．Health

B．Luck

C．Virtue

D．Praise

【20】

A．tested

B．valued

C．maintained

D．promoted

32、   Now at some level, all moms and dads know they shouldn't yell at kids. But if you don't _______or talk angrily, how do you discipline（管教）？

For thousands of years, the Inuit have _______ an ancient tool： storytelling. Designed to improve kids’ behaviors and sometimes _______ save their lives, oral stories are passed down from one _______ to the next. For example, how do you teach kids to _______ the ocean? Instead of _______, “Don't go near the water!” Inuit parents take a unique _______ and tell kids a special story about what's inside the water. _______, those stories seemed to me too scary for little children. And my initial reaction was to _______ them. But my opinion changed after I watched my own daughter's response to ________ tales——and after I learned more about humanity’s complex relationship with storytelling.

Oral storytelling is what's known as a human ________. For tens of thousands of years, it has been a key way that parents teach children about values and how to ________. Modern hunter-gatherer groups use ________ to teach sharing, respect for others and conflict avoidance. With the Agta, a hunter-gatherer population of the Philippines’ good storytelling skills are ________ more than hunting skills or medicinal knowledge.

Today many parents outsource their oral storytelling to screens, which also ________ . We learn best through things that are ________ to us. And stories, by their ________ , can have lots of things in them that are much more interesting in a way that bare ________ don't. Stories with a dash of danger ________ kids like magnets （磁石）. And they turn a tension-ridden activity like disciplining into a ________ interaction. So don't discount the playfulness of storytelling.

【1】A.answer B.defend C.scold D.stare

【2】A.run into B.relied on C.dealt with D.applied for

【3】A.still B.only C.never D.even

【4】A.generation B.season C.destination D.point

【5】A.stay away from B.look forward to C.face up to D.put up with

【6】A.recommending B.begging C.yelling D.questioning

【7】A.contribution B.introduction C.opportunity D.approach

【8】A.At least B.At first C.In addition D.For example

【9】A.dismiss B.subscribe C.remember D.prove

【10】A.familiar B.personal C.similar D.humorous

【11】A.universal B.right C.form D.feeling

【12】A.differ B.calculate C.change D.behave

【13】A.toys B.stories C.videos D.experiments

【14】A.affected B.blamed C.distributed D.prized

【15】A.declines B.works C.exists D.ends

【16】A.important B.available C.interesting D.obvious

【17】A.purpose B.size C.nature D.side

【18】A.prediction B.imagination C.performances D.statements

【19】A.consist of B.pull in C.pay off D.turn down

【20】A.playful B.careful C.doubtful D.painful

33、   I was 18 years old, fit, strong and ambitious. One day, I fell down for no _________reason. I saw many different specialists and was finally diagnosed with limb girdle muscular dystrophy (MD).

It was a very difficult time. I had no idea what life was going to_________at me and I was scared. By my late 30s it was_________and I had transitioned (转变) from a walking stick to a wheelchair. I wanted to be master of my own_________, so I had to recognize my_________and play to my weaknesses. What I wanted to make_________was a trip to the north pole.

People with MD feel the cold. So why did I want to go to one of the most extreme, cold and _________places on Earth? I’d read about Chris Cope, who wanted to go to the north pole to raise money for MD, and it had_________my adventurous spirit: I wanted to raise awareness about the__________, but I also wanted to find out what I was capable of. I’m very_________.

In the two years it had taken to organize the expedition, my muscles had worsened but we _________regardless. The unpleasant life coaching and cold training helped me to_________how my body would behave in extreme cold, which made me aware of what to_________.

I had an amazing team around me, _________ the four different flights we took to get to the inner Arctic ice shelf were nevertheless discouraging. While we were on the ice the runway_________ and we had to wait for it to refreeze. _________we reached the north pole, I was bitterly cold, exhausted and a complete_________. I was on the ice for the best part of three long days, then_________ the final 350m. The expedition raised £50,000 for_________.

MD is slowly destroying my life but I have chosen to fill it with_________and I live life to the full.

【1】A. apparent B. adequate C. sound D. major

【2】A. yell B. throw C. target D. direct

【3】A. modest B. initial C. advanced D. minor

【4】A. disease B. business C. fortune D. fate

【5】A. privileges B. strengths C. achievements D. commitments

【6】A. differ B. work C. happen D. count

【7】A. autonomous B. mysterious C. fantastic D. inaccessible

【8】A. referred to B. belonged to C. applied to D. appealed to

【9】A. significance B. conservation C. condition D. ambition

【10】A. competitive B. delicate C. ridiculous D. trustworthy

【11】A. pulled out B. took off C. pressed on D. hung about

【12】A. clarify B. illustrate C. stress D. assess

【13】A. value B. expect C. require D. forgive

【14】A. though B. but C. so D. as

【15】A. floated B. split C. disappeared D. twisted

【16】A. Because B. Unless C. Once D. Before

【17】A. pride B. failure C. mess D. envy

【18】A. ran B. climbed C. walked D. rolled

【19】A. treatment B. ecology C. charity D. training

【20】A. responsibilities B. imaginations C. recreations D. experiences

34、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.

35、Directions：Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, a program developed by Google’s DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea. Lee 【1】 after about three and a half hours, with 28 minutes and 28 seconds remaining on his clock. The series is the first time a professional 9-dan Go player has taken on a computer, and Lee is 【2】 for a $1 million prize.

“I was very surprised,”said Lee after the match.“I didn’t expect to lose. But I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.”DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis expressed“huge 【3】 for Lee Se-dol and his amazing skills.”calling the game“hugely exciting”and“very tense.”Team lead David Silver said it was an“amazing game of Go that really pushed AlphaGo to its 【4】.”

Go is an ancient Chinese board game that has long been considered one of the great 【5】faced by AI. While computer programs ow best the world’s leading human players of games like checkers and chess, the high level of intuition and 【6】required by Go has made it tough for computers to crack. DeepMind’s AlphaGo program is the most 【7】effort yet, using a complex system of deep neural networks and machine learning; it beat European champion Fan Hui last year, but Lee Se-dol is another 【8】 rival entirely.

“I don’t regret accepting this challenge,”said Lee.“I am in shock, I admit that, but what’s done is done. I enjoyed this game and look forward to the next. I think I failed on the opening layout so if I do a better job on the opening aspect I think I will be able to increase my 【9】 of winning.”Lee was surprised both by how strong AlphaGo’s opening was, and by some 【10】moves.

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.

AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.

From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?

The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.

Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.

Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?

For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.

Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

37、

Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?

Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.

This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.

So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?

With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.

Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.

38、假定你是李华，最近你校组织大家参观了你市举办的文化展览。请你写一篇报道，并分享在校英文网站上，内容包括：

1.展览时间、地点；

2.展览主题：中国书画；

3.你的感悟。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

An exhibition of Chinese paintings and calligraphy

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39、假设你是校排球队队长李华。请写封邮件告知你的队友Chris球队近期将参加比赛，内容包括：1. 比赛信息；2. 赛前准备；3. 表达期待。

注意：1. 词数80词左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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40、假设你是李华，Harry是你的美国笔友。在来信中谈到他学校的图书馆。你常常去你校的图书馆。于是你回信向他介绍这个图书馆。内容包括：

1. 图书馆的建筑简介（如：面积、层高、位置等）

2. 藏书册数及图书种类。

3. 服务项目：图书的借阅；教师及学生阅览室。

注意：

1. 信的开头已为你写好；

2. 词数100左右。

3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Harry,

How are things going with you? Talking about libraries, I would like to introduce to you about our school library. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes,

Yours,

Li Hua

41、请认真阅读下面文字及图表，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

There has been a rise in road traffic accidents from the beginning of this year until Friday, the Traffic Police (TP) said in a statement on Saturday. TP recorded 36 deadly accidents which resulted in 38 deaths, or an increase of three severe accidents and four deaths, respectively, compared with the same period last year. The rise was due mainly to victims who were motorcyclists and vehicle passengers. The top causes of deadly accidents since the beginning of this year were failing to keep a proper lookout, failing to have proper control of the vehicle, and pedestrians crossing roads without paying attention to traffic. ( May 31, 2019)

（写作内容）

1. 用约30个单词概述上述信息的主要内容；

2. 结合上述信息，简要分析导致道路交通事故的主要原因；

3. 根据你的分析，就如何降低道路交通事故的发生率，提出你的建议（不少于两条）。

（写作要求）

1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3. 不必写标题。

（评分标准）

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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