新竹2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高一英语

1、Most parents are not _________ the danger of their babies’ eating jelly, which causes most unfortunate incidents to happen.

A．well aware to

B．very aware of

C．aware that

D．well aware of

2、Roger _______painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

A. took out B. took  in

C. took up D. took off

3、Dismissing small talk as unimportant is easy, but we can't forget that deep  relationships wouldn't even exist   it weren't for casual conversation.

A.although B.when C.if D.unless

4、I’m not sure whether I’ll succeed in persuading her to join us. ______, I’ll try my best to make it.

A. In addition B. Anyhow

C. If so D. Therefore

5、We’re doing our best to keep the virus under control and we will not ________ those people who need us the most at this time.

A.abandon B.applaud C.astonish D.acknowledge

6、________ your phone is a worthy assistant, there’s no substitute for a real camera when it comes to ________ the perfect picture.

A．As; taking

B．Whether; take

C．Though; take

D．While; taking

7、The publishing house ______ his copyright, so he accused it.

A. abandoned B. condemned

C. invaded D. surrendered

8、His story of what happened that night didn’t ________ the witness’s version.

A.try out B.put off C.speed up D.correspond with

9、Henry hasn't missed a chance to _______ his muscles to others since being praised for his strong figure.

A.show off B.show up C.put off D.put up

10、If William had listened to what his teacher said in class, he how to solve the problem now.

A.has known B.would know C.would have known D.knows

11、_____ the yard, I found it _____ with lots of _____ leaves.

A. Entering; covering; fallen 

B. Having entered; covered; falling

C. Entering; covering; falling

D. Entering; covered; fallen

12、The heartbroken mother had no alternative but ____ her guilty son to the police.

A. report B. reporting C. reported D. to report

13、The policeman said it was his careless driving that ________ the accident.

A．looked down upon

B．referred to

C．focused on

D．led to

14、Would you rather I _____ buying a new bike?

A.decided against B.will decide against

C.have decided D.shall decide against

15、There _____________. And here ________________ .

A.goes the phone; she comes. B.is the phone going; is she

C.does the phone go; does she come D.the phone goes; come she

16、________ good, the food was sold out soon.

A．Tasting

B．Tasted

C．Being tasted

D．Taste

17、Many natural disasters took place across the country, __________severe losses on people's life and property.

A.to have brought B.only bringing

C.only to bring D.having brought

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

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

19、________ that the small village ________ him. He knows almost everything about it.

A．There is no doubt; is familiar with

B．There is no doubt; is familiar to

C．It is no doubt; is familiar with

D．It is no doubt; is familiar to

20、There was a lot of fun at yesterday’s party. You _____ have come, but why didn’t you?

A.must B.shouldn’t C.needn’t D.ought to

21、I’m not going to put myself _____ the bank.

A. at the mercy of B. apart from

C. all the time D. in the history of

22、— We ＿＿ that you would fix the TV set this week.

— I’m sorry. I ＿＿ to, but I’ve been too busy.

A. had expected； had intended B. are expecting； had intended

C. expect； intend D. expected； intend

23、________we know, Zhang Wenhong is such a good doctor________ we all like.

A．As long as；whom

B．As long as；who

C．As far as；that

D．As far as；as

24、He is now a regular donor who was inspired as a small child, _____ his mother when she donated blood.

A.accompanying B.accompanied C.to accompany D.to be accompanied

25、When the speaker finished his speech, he was content to see his speech was ________ with cheers and applause from the audience.

A.respected B.commented C.associated D.greeted

26、Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.

One evening, Brownie's family noticed that Brownie hadn't returned home. They went looking for him with no success. Brownie didn't show up the next day, and although they made their efforts to find him, by the next week he was still missing.

Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie's house alone, barking and jumping. Busy with their own lives, they paid no attention to the nervous little neighbor dog.

Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take 'no' for an answer. Ted, Brownie's owner, was continuously disturbed by the angry, determined little dog. Spotty followed Ted about, barking all the time, then darting toward a nearby empty lot (an area of land) and back, as if to say, 'Follow me! It's urgent (紧急的)! '

Eventually, Ted followed Spotty across the empty lot as Spotty stopped to race back and barked encouragingly. The little dog led the man to a deserted spot. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive, one of his legs stuck in a steel trap. Frightened, Ted now wished he had followed Spotty earlier.

Then Ted noticed something. Spotty had done something else besides leading Brownie's human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog, Ted found some food remains of every meal. Brownie had been fed that week! Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in the hope of keeping his friend alive. Spotty had actually stayed with Brownie to protect him from hunger and other dangers, and keep his spirits up.

Brownie's leg was carefully treated and he soon got well again. For many years thereafter the two families watched the faithful friends running after each other down that well-worn path between their houses.

【1】At the very beginning, Ted paid little attention to Spotty because _.

A．he was not free at the moment

B．he was sure Brownie would be OK

C．he didn't like Spotty

D．his missing dog made him sad

【2】The underlined word 'darting' in the third paragraph can be replaced by .

A．walking

B．shouting

C．rushing

D．looking

【3】After Ted was brought where Brownie was trapped, he .

A．managed to free his dog at once

B．was very thankful to Spotty

C．regretted not following Spotty earlier

D．was angry with the trap-maker

【4】We can infer from the passage that .

A．humans and animals depend on each other for comfort

B．it's not right to hunt animals in any neighborhood

C．Ted has to take better care of his beloved dog later on

D．it was Spotty's timely help that saved Brownie

27、Jane Austen was born in the English countryside more than 200 years ago. She lived a simple life. She seldom travelled. She never married and she died from illness when she was only 41.

However, people all over the world remember her. Why? It is because Jane Austen is the author of some of the best-loved novels in the English language. These novels include Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion.

Jane completed her last novel Persuasion in 1816, but it was not published until after her death. Persuasion is partly based on Jane’s naval brother.

Anne, the daughter of Sir Walter Elliot, falls in love with Captain Wentworth, a person of a lower social position. But she breaks off the engagement when persuaded by her friend Lady Russell that such a match is unworthy. The breakup produces in Anne a deep and long-lasting regret. Eight years later, Wentworth returns from sea a rich and successful captain. He finds Anne’s family on the edge of financial ruin. Anne and the captain rediscover their love and get married.

Jane Austen once compared her writing to painting on a little bit of ivory（象牙）, two inches square. Readers of Persuasion will see that neither her skill of delicate, ironic(讽刺的) observations on social custom, love, and marriage nor her ability to apply a sharp focus to English manners and morals has abandoned her in her final finished work.

Persuasion has produced three film adaptations: a 1995 version starring Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds, a 2007 TV miniseries with Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones, and a 1971 miniseries with Ann Firbank and Bryan Marshall.

People who are interested in Jane Austen can still visit many of the places she visited and lived. These places include the village of Steventon, although her family house is now gone. Many of the places Jane visited in Bath are still there. You can visit Jane Austen’s home in Chawton, where she did her best writing, and Winchester, where she died.

【1】What is the theme of Persuasion?

A．Never regret what you’ve chosen.

B．True love lasts forever.

C．Be matched for marriage.

D．Love waits for no man.

【2】Which of the following CANNOT describe Jane’s writing style?

A．Her application of symbolism.

B．Her delicate observations.

C．Her focus on manners and morals.

D．Her use of irony.

【3】Which of the following about Jane Austen is TRUE?

A．Her family house is now in the village of Steventon.

B．Many of the places she visited in Bath are still available.

C．The latest film adaptation of Persuasion was produced in 1995.

D．Her last novel Persuasion is considered her most successful one.

【4】The article mainly talks about _______.

A．Jane Austen’s unique writing style

B．the original residence of Jane Austen

C．Jane Austen’s last novel: Persuasion

D．the popularity of Jane Austen’s novels

28、   First aid means what it says the aid, or help that can be given to an injured person first which is before any other help. Usually the first thing we should do if a serious accident happens is to telephone for an ambulance, but sometimes quick actions by us may save someone's life.

Shock: people often suffer from shock after receiving an injury. The face turns grey and the skin becomes damp and cold. They breathe quickly. They should be kept warm. Cover them with a blanket and give them a warm drink.

Broken Bones: Don't move the person. Send for an ambulance at once.

Poison: A person who has swallowed poison should be taken to hospital at once. With some poisons, sleeping pills, for example, it is a good thing to make the person sick by pushing your fingers down his throat. But if he has swallowed some kind of acid, or anything that burns, it would be a bad thing to make the person sick by pushing your fingers down his throat. The poison would burn his throat as it came up. It is, therefore, best to find out what the person has taken so that you can call to tell the doctor.

Suffocation: This means not being able to breathe. For example, a drowning person will have his lungs full of water. Lay him down with his head lower than the rest of his body so that the water will drain out. If a person has something stuck in his throat, try to remove it with your fingers, or by hitting him on the back. When a person has stopped breathing because of drowning, electric shock, breathing in a poisonous gas etc. you can help him to begin breathing again.

Remember: When an accident happens, send someone to telephone for an ambulance at once. Keep the injured person warm and quiet. Give him plenty of air. Do not let other people crowd around him. If you see an injured person who is being looked after, keep away.

【1】The underlined words "drain out" in Paragraph 5 probably mean __________.

A.leave out B.squeeze out

C.flow away D.let out

【2】When someone is injured, what should we do first?

A.Keep him warm with a blanket.

B.Send for an ambulance at once.

C.Make him sick by pushing your fingers down his throat.

D.Lay him down with his head lower.

【3】The passage is mainly about __________.

A.the importance of first aid B.the symptoms of shocks

C.the types of injuries D.how to offer first aid

【4】Where would this article probably appear?

A.In a safety booklet . B.In an advertisement.

C.In a newspaper. D.In a popular magazine.

29、   It was April 14, 2016. It was the first full day of Kobe Bryant’s new chapter as a retired NBA player. All he had done the night before was score 60 points in his farewell game, not getting out of Staples Center until around midnight.

His staff at Kobe, Inc. were certain they would beat their boss to the office that morning. They were wrong. He beat everyone there by two hours. “We have a lot of work to do,” Bryant told them. Even in retirement, Bryant found no substitute for hard work. Kobe Bean Bryant was many things: one of the greatest players in basketball history, a five-time NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, a fluent speaker of multiple languages, a resident of the world, an Oscar winner, the self-described Black Mamba that started as a nickname and became his brand, someone so good he had two numbers retired by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Tears, as would be expected once the news broke of Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash in Southern California on Sunday, flowed freely in the NBA world. The best ones, the ones like James and Leonard and lonescu and Neymar, were all like Bryant. Driven. Obsessed with their skill. Those are the sort of people Bryant enjoyed most. He didn't have much patience for any thing else.

His toughness was legendary (享有盛名的). Bryant hurt his knees on a play in 2013 but he played through the game because the game was so important in the playoff race. “We were down two. Had to tie the game first.” Bryant said years later, when asked why he stayed in the game.

His commitment (敬业) was legendary. There was a game in 2011 in Miami where the Lakers lost by six, and Bryant was so displeased with his performance that he went back to the court for 90 minutes of uninterrupted shooting that went on until after midnight. His teammates were on Miami Beach for dinner. Bryant was working instead. “It’s my job,” Bryant said.

He was as driven in his storytelling life as he was in his playing days. Kobe, Inc. wasn’t just a cool name. It was his world. He wanted to inspire kids through books that combined the worlds of sports and story. He was considering the idea of taking his stories to Broadway. He won an Oscar for “Dear Basketball,” a short film in 2018 that had been converted from a poem that he penned when he decided it was time to retire from playing the game.

He wasn’t joking when talking to his staff on April 14, 2016. Kobe Bryant still had a lot of work to do. The tribute (悼念) will continue, though at last fade away. The influence will be forever.

【1】The underlined word “converted” in paragraph 6 can be replaced by_____.

A.adapted B.adopted C.accepted D.achieved

【2】Why did Kobe Bryant have two numbers retired by the Los Angeles Lakers?

A.It was the common practice to do so in NBA.

B.It was the reward for his excellent performance.

C.The numbers once used are not accepted by others.

D.The numbers are forever in memory of his death.

【3】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.Kobe’s spirits will be long-lasting after his death.

B.Kobe never goes out dining with his teammates.

C.Kobe got the nickname Black Mamba from his fans.

D.Kobe had a good relax after his farewell game.

【4】Suppose this passage is from a magazine, which column do you think it belongs to?

A.Current Affairs. B.Global Personage. C.Financial window. D.Culture Online.

30、   All passengers boarded (登机)，and the fight would be on time. I went up to the gate (登机口)to get the papers from the gate staff and_______an adult passenger sitting there crying, which was very_______，So I asked the gate staff what was up and they told me that the passenger was not_________to board due to a problem of his ticket. His last name in the ticket was_________wrongly by a letter but he had_________it before.

After my asking, the man said that his father was just in the _______and he needed to take this flight to hopefully see him before he___________Unfortunately, there was nothing the gate staff could do about it. They told him to buy a new ticket._________，the fight was to leave ten minutes later and it was_________for him to do so, He told me he would be really__________if he wouldn't be able to say his final goodbye to his dad. Seeing a grown man crying sadly, I was sure that he was telling the ________

I________ for a while and then thought of________I could do to help him. As a member of staff I have a________----- I can issue (发) tickets through an online system to my family or__________Then, I provided a staff ticket for this passenger. I passed the ticket to him__________his kmnowing what I'd done. He was so__________ and it was all that I wanted to see. I just hoped that he wouldn't________any of his father's last words. Later, the gate staff told me they would help me keep the________as we can use the staff tickets only for people we know.

I was so poud that  day ________ I did something meaningful for a person in need.

【1】A.noticed B.greeted C.rescued D.encouraged

【2】A.funny B.common C.unusual D.dangerous

【3】A.forced B.allowed C.advised D.persuaded

【4】A.read B.spelled C.understood D.remmembered

【5】A.found B.recorded C.imagined D.ignored

【6】A.airport B.office C.school D.hospital

【7】A.gave up B.came back C.passed away D.settled down

【8】A.Instead B.However C.Otherwise D.Therefore

【9】A.special B.strange C.impossible D.unbelievable

【10】A.regretful B.confused C.anxious D.hopeless

【11】A.lie B.truth C.joke D.story

【12】A.checked B.guessed C.predicted D.considered

【13】A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything

【14】A.goal B.duty C.task D.right

【15】A.friends B.pets C.customers D.passengers

【16】A.for B.after C.since D.without

【17】A.calm B.brave C.pleased D.curious

【18】A.miss B.repeat C.forget D.mind

【19】A.rule B.secret C.promise D.appointment

【20】A.because B.before C.until D.unless

31、Though completely blind, Jasen Bracy, a 15-year-old quarterback is unstoppable when he’s on the football field. The young star grew up enjoying the sport every time football season came around and knew that football was his _________.

Jasen has been _________ since he was a young child. All he can tell is when it’s morning or night time. However, Jasen never felt _________ to follow his dream that one day he would be on TV or on the football field himself. When Jasen _________ 13, his parents gave him a phone, which he used to call every football _________ in he area and asked if they would give him a try without his parents _________. “All of a sudden, one day we get a call from coach David Nichols saying, ‘Hey, I got a (an) _________ from your son asking if he can come to play football for us, but did he say he was blind?’” “Jasen’s father said. But _________ the many other teams who rejected Jasen, Nichols was ready to give him a _________.

Jasen shocked Nichols and his team, immediately __________ the uniform and mastering __________ needed to play football without seeing the field, players or ball. In the games, the opposing team doesn’t even __________ Jasen is blind.

Football isn’t the only thing Jasen can do. He is good at __________ sports, including swimming, golf and wresting. His dreams are boundless, and nothing seems out of __________ to him. But his heart __________ in football and his focus is on reaching the National Football League.

【1】

A．passion

B．possession

C．privilege

D．principle

【2】

A．deaf

B．lame

C．blind

D．sick

【3】

A．satisfied

B．thrilled

C．anxious

D．hesitant

【4】

A．turned

B．counted

C．grew

D．remained

【5】

A．class

B．team

C．store

D．brand

【6】

A．knowing

B．understanding

C．supporting

D．believing

【7】

A．e-mail

B．text

C．call

D．letter

【8】

A．as

B．despite

C．except

D．unlike

【9】

A．chance

B．choice

C．reason

D．reply

【10】

A．setting aside

B．putting on

C．taking over

D．sorting out

【11】

A．regulations

B．routines

C．techniques

D．disciplines

【12】

A．demonstrate

B．realize

C．recommend

D．approach

【13】

A．elegant

B．virtual

C．primitive

D．numerous

【14】

A．reach

B．control

C．practice

D．favour

【15】

A．hands

B．gives

C．lies

D．results

32、   We live in a heavily edited world. People in pictures are no longer people-they are perfect human beings whom we can only try, and_______, to live up to. And food in pictures is no longer food. It's_______, something to make you desire a lifestyle while_______you that you're not part of it.

But people are getting _______ and tired of such perfection, leading to something Pamela Grossman, a director at Getty Images, calls “perfection fatigue(疲劳)”. This new attitude is now _______ people to value something different: _______.

The pizza company Domino's, for example, is_______the trend by encouraging its customers to_______ unedited pictures of their pizzas on social media, as part of the nofilter(未过滤的) movement that’s become so popular on Instagram. This may mean oily boxes, _______ cheese and less-than-delicious-looking meat, but these________show what we're actually ________.

"It's________what it looks like when you really get a pizza."Dennis Maloney, chief digital officer of Domino's, told the website Fastcodesign. "It feels much more honest and transparent when the images are imperfect.”

Things are also changing with perfect human images. For example, US clothing company Gap, __________a "Dress Normal" campaign in 2014, ________simple clothes instead of smart suits like those of runway models.

"We spend so much time trying to________our shortcomings owing to the fact that our________has set it up that we have to be________ if we're not perfect," US filmmaker Cynthia Wade told The New York Times. "I think people are tired of it. They're suddenly much more willing to________the ugly or sarcastic."

But while it's probably true that we won't see a(n) ________to "perfect" pictures any time soon, at least some people are starting to see that it can actually be________to be imperfect, or to use the name of one of American singer Grace VanderWaal's albums, Perfectly Imperfect.

【1】A.choose B.aim C.fail D.intend

【2】A.menu B.artwork C.sign D.snack

【3】A.reminding B.instructing C.informing D.warning

【4】A.afraid B.capable C.sick D.sure

【5】A.forcing B.requiring C.expecting D.driving

【6】A.patience B.honesty C.kindness D.generosity

【7】A.focusing on B.putting on C.taking-on D.relying on

【8】A.post B.download C.update D.correct

【9】A.light-colored B.dull-colored C.half-filled D.full-filled

【10】A.dishes B.bills C.boxes D.images

【11】A.calling for B.seeking for C.paying for D.hoping for

【12】A.absolutely B.extremely C.exactly D.definitely

【13】A.launched B.attended C.canceled D.demanded

【14】A.promising B.experiencing C.discussing D.promoting

【15】A.express B.find C.hide D.miss

【16】A.culture B.family C.country D.community

【17】A.tolerant B.satisfied C.confident D.ashamed

【18】A.hug B.accept C.resist D.adopt

【19】A.end B.start C.way D.choice

【20】A.relaxing B.exciting C.annoying D.appealing

33、When I was young, my understanding of life was simple. This made it _______ for me to deal with the world around me. As I grew up, things seemed more _______, which made life more challenging. Now, middle-aged, I find my_______ of the world is returning to the simple.

When I try to teach my daughter important _______ about life, I will break complicated things _______ into small pieces. One of those basics is ______, for yourself, and for others. I teach my daughter to _______. To fail feels bad, _______, but not to have tried feels worse, because you can't respect yourself for it. And as the saying _______, if you don't respect yourself, no one else will.

When I was seven or eight, I played at my cousin's house with his toys. His family was better off than mine, and he had many more toys. There was one ________ that I'd always wanted, and I ________ it into my pocket. But a moment later, I ________, even at that age, that I would never enjoy playing with the toy. I would always know I had ________, and my opinion of myself would ________. When his mother dropped me off later that day, I shamefacedly ________ out the toy and gave it back. She knew, I'm sure, what had happened, ________ she thanked me and never spoke of it again.

I hope to help my daughter avoid similar ________. She first has to gain self-respect ________ she can start respecting others. I believe in respect, because ________ it we're all enemies. I'm not ________ in this regard, far from it. But I try my best, and I respect others for trying their best in this changing world.

【1】

A．funnier

B．easier

C．safer

D．deeper

【2】

A．important

B．awkward

C．fragile

D．complex

【3】

A．view

B．experience

C．aim

D．expectation

【4】

A．basics

B．facts

C．subjects

D．choices

【5】

A．away

B．off

C．down

D．out

【6】

A．passion

B．love

C．respect

D．desire

【7】

A．forgive

B．accept

C．share

D．try

【8】

A．certainly

B．eventually

C．personally

D．willingly

【9】

A．runs

B．goes

C．writes

D．follows

【10】

A．for fun

B．in particular

C．with care

D．at random

【11】

A．fetched

B．arranged

C．slipped

D．fitted

【12】

A．doubted

B．promised

C．questioned

D．sensed

【13】

A．lied

B．stolen

C．changed

D．cheated

【14】

A．suffer

B．improve

C．fade

D．spread

【15】

A．gave

B．left

C．pulled

D．handed

【16】

A．so

B．or

C．for

D．but

【17】

A．accidents

B．mistakes

C．results

D．habits

【18】

A．before

B．until

C．in case

D．now that

【19】

A．upon

B．beyond

C．without

D．despite

【20】

A．honest

B．casual

C．curious

D．perfect

34、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.

35、课文填空

The Sundance Film Festival 【1】 boycotts all Hollywood films, and we don’t foresee ever including them. The initial idea for our festival was 【2】 back in l978. when it was known as the Utah/US Film Festival. However, it was not well known until 1981. It was then that Robert Redford became its 【3】 and changed the focus to independent films, often made on very modest 【4】 It was given its new name-the Sundance Film Festival-in 1991. Redford has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, but wanted to 【5】 the public to films made outside of the Hollywood system

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.

On a broiling afternoon when the men were away at work and all the women napped, I moved through majestic depths of silences, silences so immense I could hear the corn 【1】. Under these silences there was a / an orchestra of natural music playing notes no city child would ever hear. A certain cackle from the henhouse meant we had gained an egg. The creak of a porch swing told of a momentary breeze blowing across my grandmother’s yard. As I 【2】 along a mossy bank to surprise a frog, a 【3】splash told me the quarry had spotted me and slipped into the stream. Wandering among the sleeping houses, I learned that tin roofs crackle under the power of the sun, and when I tired and came back to my grandmother’s house, I padded into her dark cool living room, lay 【4】 on the floor, and listened to the hypnotic beat of her pendulum clock on the wall ticking the meaningless hours away.

I was enjoying the luxuries of a rustic nineteenth-century boyhood, but for the women Morrisonville life had few 【5】. Their lives were hard, endless, dirty labor.

For baths, laundry, and dishwashing, they hauled buckets of water from a spring at the foot of a hill. To heat it, they chopped kindling to fire their wood stoves. They boiled laundry in tubs, scrubbed it on washboards until knuckles were 【6】, and wrung it out by hand. Ironing was a business of lifting heavy metal weights heated on the stove top.

They scrubbed floors on hands and knees, thrashed rugs with carpet beaters, killed and plucked their own chickens, baked bread and parties, grew and conned their won vegetables, patched the family’s clothing on treadle-operated sewing machines, 【7】before the men to start the stove for breakfast and pack lunch pails, polished the chimneys of kerosene lamps, and even found time to tend the flowers that grew around every house. By the end of a summer day a Morrisonville woman had toiled like a serf.

At sundown the men drifted back from the fields exhausted and 【8】. They scrubbed themselves in enamel basins and, when supper was eaten, climbed up onto the porch to watch the night arrive. Presently the women 【9】 them, and the twilight music of Morrisonville began.

The swing creaking , rocking chairs 【10】 on the porch planks, voices murmuring approval of the sagacity of Uncle Irvey as he quietly observed for probably the ten-thousandth time in his life, “A man works from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done.”

37、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.

38、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

（注意）

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

We have a pit bull(比特犬). We found him a few weeks ago, walking along the road in a rural area. He tried jumping on cars, and we thought maybe his family was camping somewhere nearby, so we passed him by. A few hours later, on our return trip, he was still in the same place, again, trying to get folks to stop for him. When he saw us, he lay down in the middle of the road, so we were unable to get around him.

We stopped the car and looked around for a few minutes, trying to figure out if anyone was around from whom he was separated. It didn’t appear so. Then, we took a good look at the dog. He had no collar and he was really thin. We decided he was deserted.

My husband sad, “If he doesn’t bite me when I try to pick him up to put him in the car, then we have a new dog.” The dog happily joined us with no fight at all. The only thing we were in danger of was getting licked to death. He kept sticking his head between the two front seats and thanking us for picking him up.

The dog was clearly on the road for some time, He was extremely under weight. He was covered in scars and new wounds. We have guessed that some of the scars were from when he was on the road. We thought of possible fights with coyotes(土狼), but he also looked as though he was used to fighting other dogs. We figured his incredibly sweet personality was the reason why he was deserted. He can’t have been a good fighting dog.

Therefore, we fed him a lot over the course of the next two weeks and he gained over twenty pounds.

注意：

1.所续写短文（两部分共计）的词数应为150左右；

2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语己为你写好。

Paragraph 1：

We took him to the vet.

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Paragraph 2：

Now we all love the dog very much. He once happened to save me from trouble.

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39、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.

40、假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Jim最近开始学习中文，感觉有些难，来信希望你能给他一些建议。请你给他回信，内容包括：

1.中文难学的原因；

2.你的建议及理由；

3.你的祝愿。

注意：

1.词数不少于50。

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数

Dear Jim,

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Yours,

Li hua

41、假定你是李华，你校计划在下周举办名为“中国文化周”的活动，就此请你用英语写封电子邮件给外教Steven，邀请他参加，内容包括：

1. 活动的时间和地点；

2. 活动的目的；

3. 活动的内容。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Steven,

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Yours,

Li Hua