濮阳2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、—Why do the researchers sometimes have to climb so high?

—As far as I know, _____________on the top of the mountain is a certain wild plant said to have some medical value.

A.grown B.growing C.being grown D.having grown

2、--- Are you satisfied with the result?

--- Not at all. It couldn’t be _____.

A. any worse B. any better

C. good D. bad

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

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

4、Experiments of this kind ___in both the U．S and Europe well before the Second World War．

A.had conducted B.have conducted

C.have been conducted D.had been conducted

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

A. who B. in which

C. in what D. which

6、In China, “mythical creatures” is used to describe troublesome schoolchildren ________ behaviors drive their parents crazy.

A．whose

B．when

C．who

D．of whom

7、Nowadays, when people talk about magicians, the first one ________ comes into their mind is Liu Qian.

A.whom B.which C.that D.what

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

A. parallel B. similar

C. relevant D. optional

9、As he was not allowed to   her to the shops, he wrote out a list of items for her.

A. appointment B. ambulance C. accompany D. adjustment

10、The size of the generation gap seems to be spreading with ________ rapid changes in technology, in education in transportation and in communication that are taking place all over ________ globe.

A．the; the

B．the; /

C．/; /

D．/; the

11、The _____ of the harmful chemicals on the world’s lakes and oceans has raised awareness of the public.

A. effect B. effort

C. donation D. distribution

12、_____ she was sick, I was expected to take his place greatly surprised me, for I didn’t have much work experience.

A.That if B.That C.If that D.If

13、Though ________ natural resources, the area was well developed.

A．lacking for

B．lacking

C．lacked in

D．lacked of

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

A．dropped out   B．turned out

C．gave out      D．got out

15、There are a number of methods to provide relief from your toothache, which can’t cure the problem.

A. permanent B. temporary

C. contemporary   D. consequent

16、—This is the third time he has got the first place in the test !

—In my opinion，he is, ________，one of the best students in the class.

A.out of the question B.out of place

C.out of question D.out of shape

17、Although this ____ sound like a simple task, great care is needed.

A．must

B．may

C．shall

D．should

18、--- Have you finished the book?

--- No, I've read up to _______ the children discover the secret cave.

A．in which

B．what

C．that

D．where

19、After checking the patient, the doctor ran out of the room, ____ a deep sigh.

A. let out B. letting out

C. to let out D. to be let out

20、-Did you meet with your head teacher in the concert last night？

-Yes. It was in the interval___________ we met.

A.what B.that C.where D.when

21、Addicted to shopping, I found that the items I bought lost their appeal right around ________ a new item caught my eye.

A．the second when

B．a second when

C．the second

D．a second

22、The number of teenagers who commit crimes _________ 20% over the past years.

A．have been reduced by

B．has been reduced by

C．have been reduced to

D．has been reduced to

23、Cunningham would go out onto the streets of New York each and every day to photograph ordinary people ________ the weather.

A．instead of

B．regardless of

C．owing to

D．thanks to

24、Drivers should be careful near schools in particular, ________ there are likely to be many children.

A.though B.but C.so D.because

25、Please don't ________ these details to anyone else. Just keep them to yourself.

A.give out B.let out C.point out D.put out

26、It seems we can’t get off the planet fast enough. Two thirds of NASA’s money is spent on manned space exploration, and that number will grow with the USA’s decision to send a man to Mars in 2037. We’ve seen all there is to see on Earth, right? Wrong. The final place is here, under the surface of the sea.

Heading down into the ocean, human limits are quickly reached. At 200 metres, the water is as black as a moonless night. Most nuclear submarines (核潜艇) would implode (内爆) before they reach 1 km down. At 3 km — still less than the average depth of the ocean — there’s a good chance that you’ll discover a new species. The deepest­diving whales go no further. At the very bottom, about 11 km down, lies the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Eighteen humans have walked on the Moon, but only three have seen the Deep with their own eyes.

Yet things live down there. Big things. A very loud sound was once heard and scientists suggested that it was produced by an animal bigger than a blue whale, the largest creature known on the planet.

In the late 1990s, a deep­water submarine was dropped in the Southern Ocean, and passing 4,000 metres, it discovered something huge passing under it. Surprised? Don’t be. The ocean covers 70% of the planet’s surface and we’ve studied less than 5% of it. We know more about the dark side of the Moon than about the bottom of the sea.

One reason that we explore space is to find evidence of other life forms. The search for life outside of Earth is important, but robots can look under the dry rocks of Mars better than humans. They’re absolutely important for doing ocean research too, but they can’t look under the sea. The cost of exploration is rising, but the results would benefit all our lives. Understanding the oceans will help us find new sources of food, drugs and energy.

Perhaps now it's time to begin a new period of sea exploration. Manned exploration of space is science fiction (科幻小说). The adventure of the deep sea is science fact.

【1】What do the examples in Paragraph 2 suggest?

A．Sea exploration is no easy task.

B．Nuclear submarines need to be improved.

C．The ocean is far deeper than people expected.

D．The condition under the sea is similar to that on the Moon.

【2】What do we know about the Challenger Deep?

A．Blue whales live there.

B．No one has ever been there.

C．People are terrified by the sight of it.

D．It is the deepest known location on Earth.

【3】What does the author think of the discovery in the Southern Ocean?

A．It’s surprising.

B．It’s no wonder.

C．It’s worrying.

D．It’s no success.

【4】What does the author want to tell us?

A．Space exploration is of little value.

B．We spend too much money on space travel.

C．Humans’ success lies in how much they explore the sea.

D．The ocean is the place where we should make our efforts.

27、Stress under the novel coronavirus

The first national survey of the psychological impact of the novel coronavirus (新型冠状病毒) collected data between Jan 31 and Feb 10. It found that 35 percent of people suffer psychological stress, and the level of the stress was to do with various factors.

According to the research, the stress level was associated with sex, age and education. Female showed higher psychological stress than male. People aged between 18 and 30 showed the highest level of stress. They can get much information from social media, which can easily cause stress. The elderly have also been psychologically impacted, since this widespread disease is most likely to kill older patients. Furthermore, people with higher education tended to have more stress for their knowledge of health.

Further, people may have higher stress due to their jobs. It is evident that migrant workers (外来务工人员) have the highest level of stress among all workers because they worry about the virus carried in public transports when returning to their jobs, about work delays and loss of income as they stop working, and about job opportunities that may dry up before the cities they work in return to full operations.

In addition, stress levels have something to do with region for its local medical resources, efficiency of public health system, prevention and control measures. For example, Shanghai is at high risk because of the large population of migrant workers, but the stress level is not in the high level. This may be because Shanghai has one of the best public health systems in China, according to the research.

Ultimately, the prevention and control measures taken by the Chinese government have made people’s stress decrease. Still, based on the research, psychologists suggested more attention be paid to young adults and migrant workers who have higher stress.

【1】What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.Stress level was related to sex, age and education.

B.Young adults showed the highest level of stress.

C.Old people showed high level of stress.

D.Educated people tended to have more stress.

【2】According to the survey, which kind of people may suffer higher stress?

A.Well-educated people. B.Migrant workers.

C.The elderly. D.All above.

【3】According to the research, why isn't Shanghai in the high level of stress?

A.Shanghai is a beautiful place with fresh air.

B.Shanghai has large population of migrant workers.

C.Shanghai has much more healthy persons than other cities.

D.Shanghai enjoys one of the best public health systems in China.

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A.A large percentage of people suffered psychological stress.

B.Chinese government's control measures lowered people's stress.

C.Shanghai has the largest population of migrant workers.

D.Male tended to have more stress.

28、Recently, Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta. The company said it would better include what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like virtual reality (VR).The CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the existing brand could not possibly represent everything that they're doing today, let alone in the future. He also showed the company's plans to build a “metaverse (元宇宙)”—an online world where people can game, work and communicate in a virtual environment.

The term "metaverse" was invented by author Neal Stephenson in Snow Crash, a science fiction published in 1992.In the work, the metaverse is a sort of 3D virtual world. It's not simply a virtual reality game but is a persistent and shared virtual world. Or rather，the metaverse is a whole universe of shared virtual space seemingly linked together—you could, essentially, teleport (瞬移) between them.

Metaverse combined at the very least five technologies they are social media, online game, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and cryptocurrency. (加密货币).Those technologies will bring users to an interactive world. AR and VR are vital for Metaverse. VR serves to present the virtual world visually and then AR will provide the audio and sensors for people to be able to interact. With Metaverse, Facebook will offer not only a texting service but also a multi-perspective virtual touch that feels like a real thing.

Facebook said that it plans to create 10,000 jobs in Europe over the next five years to work on metaverse-related fields. The company also has introduced Oculus-branded virtual-reality headsets, and it joined with Ray-Ban to develop smart sunglasses that went on sale for $299. “Over time, I hope that we are seen as a metaverse company,” Mark Zuckerberg said. “I view this work as critical to our mission because delivering a sense of presence—like you’ re right there with another person—that's the highest goal of online social experiences.” he said.

【1】Why has Facebook changed its corporate name?

A．To lead the VR market.

B．To improve public influence.

C．To cover its business range.

D．To change its corporate image.

【2】What is “Metaverse” according to the passage?

A．An advanced VR device.

B．An appealing online game.

C．An influential social media.

D．An interactive virtual world.

【3】What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about about developing Metaverse?

A．The role VR plays.

B．The technologies involved.

C．The function AR performs.

D．The services Facebook offers.

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

A．An Online World-Metaverse

B．A New Work Field-Metaverse

C．Facebook Marches to Metaverse

D．Facebook Focuses on Virtual Devices

29、   I have traveled to many places-the jungles where the water is unsafe； places with the wildest animals. Friends always ask why I,a middle-aged woman with no athletic talent,go to such places. I never know how to answer - Just I want to put my toes in the mud of adventure.

I stopped traveling nine years ago after I suffered a stroke （中风）caused by a disease, APS. To prevent another stroke, my doctors told me that traveling to remote places without medical help would be risky. A slip on a damp temple step,even a slight traffic accident,would no longer be mere annoyances.

My return to travel after my stroke came in baby steps —a feast in Texas； a visit to my mom in Virginia, They all came back,the freedom,the excitement and the fresh air.

The first real test of my travel courage came nine months after my stroke when I joined my husband in visiting China. After we had toured a temple, Jack wanted to ride down on a toboggan （平底雪橇）.Before the stroke it would have seemed like fun for me. But now I stepped back. I feared. My mind screamed warnings of a fall or a crash. Then gathering confidence from nowhere,I lowered myself and took the flying toboggan ride,which marked my adventure travel's coming back. Since then, I’ve dared to take challenges and have challenged many places.

But I watch my medicine like an eagle. I get my blood tested. I weigh the risks. Then, if I decide it’s okay, like that toboggan ride down the mountain, I just jump in, let go and enjoy the ride. I think I travel for hoping to broaden my world and keep me connected with friends and families. Most of all,saying "yes” to travel is related to my APS. If I let myself be afraid to travel,then my APS will win.

【1】How do the author’ friends react to her adventures?

A. They try to stop her. B. They don't understand her.

C. They admire her. D. They are inspired.

【2】What do we know about the author's return to travel?

A. She followed her doctor's advice.

B. She gradually overcame challenges.

C. She was encouraged by her husband.

D. She got more enthusiastic about toboggan.

【3】What does the visit in China mean to the author?

A. A turning point. B. A fun experience.

C. A health alarm. D. A life-and-death test.

【4】What's the main reason for the author to continue her adventures now?

A. To relax herself. B. To broaden her mind.

C. To keep herself connected. D. To fight her disease.

30、Growing up in a military (军人的) family, I moved a lot. I mostly went to ________ with other kids whose parents were also in the military. But when my dad ________ from the army after twenty years of service, I found myself ________ a civilian (平民的)school with twelve-year-olds who shared no similar life experience with me.

I was a stranger in a strange land. Everyone in my class had grown up together, and they had no room to ________ for a newcomer. I wore different clothes, had different thoughts, and spoke with an accent. I ________ for the first few weeks of school. I had no friends, no activities, and no ________ of a bright future. To deal with it all, I began ________ in my diary every day --- stories of adventure, of old friends, of feelings that I could not speak. I wrote as if my life depended on it, as if the very next breath I took could not happen ________ I wrote down words.

One day, my teacher, Mrs. Bush, came to me and asked why I always sat there writing instead of playing with others. I told her I enjoyed writing and ________ writing to playing. She smiled at me and walked away. About three weeks later, Mrs. Bush gave us a writing assignment. I was ________ that I could now participate in something I knew I excelled (擅长) in. That night I worked and worked on the essay. I wrote with great ________ . It was my one chance to feel important and ________ by the class.

A few days after we handed in our assignments, Mrs. Bush called me up to the ________ of the classroom. I stood before thirty pairs of eyes looking at me, and I got ________. Was I in trouble? Did I do something wrong? Then Mrs. Bush told the class how much she ________ all the work that went into the essay and everyone had done a great job. But, she said, one student stood ________ as an excellent writer, one with imagination, creativity, and word mastery. That student was me! The class clapped politely and Mrs. Bush handed me my paper, with the following ________ on it: “Malinda, you are an excellent writer. You fill your paper with the breathing of your heart. Please keep on writing and share your ________ of writing with the world. I am proud of you and glad you are in my class.”

Mrs. Bush helped me feel a sense of ________, a place of purpose, and a way to survive a transition in life. She helped me gain ________ in myself that stayed with me beyond sixth grade.

【1】

A．church

B．work

C．war

D．school

【2】

A．separated

B．retired

C．quit

D．withdrew

【3】

A．visiting

B．leaving

C．running

D．attending

【4】

A．build

B．spare

C．take

D．preserve

【5】

A．fought

B．played

C．struggled

D．exercised

【6】

A．promise

B．control

C．memory

D．need

【7】

A．reading

B．writing

C．drawing

D．copying

【8】

A．while

B．once

C．unless

D．after

【9】

A．compared

B．preferred

C．turned

D．applied

【10】

A．excited

B．satisfied

C．astonished

D．embarrassed

【11】

A．passion

B．curiosity

C．wonder

D．anxiety

【12】

A．impressed

B．challenged

C．accepted

D．envied

【13】

A．outside

B．corner

C．door

D．front

【14】

A．annoyed

B．worried

C．disappointed

D．surprised

【15】

A．recognized

B．expected

C．appreciated

D．enjoyed

【16】

A．up

B．out

C．by

D．off

【17】

A．remarks

B．descriptions

C．suggestions

D．accounts

【18】

A．advantage

B．purpose

C．idea

D．gift

【19】

A．belonging

B．responsibility

C．devotion

D．relief

【20】

A．interest

B．imagination

C．confidence

D．creativity

31、My son Tom taught me a beautiful lesson today. He is three years old and it is amazing hatching him grow up.

He called out to me today saying, “Papa, sit”. That usually means _______ everything and going next to him and sitting down to play with him. I did that, as he can be _______ and will not stop calling out until I _______. He was playing with beads (珠子), pushing a string through them, which is a great exercise to help _______ fine motor skills. Then, after he finished playing with the beads, it was time to put them back in the box that they are stored in. I saw him _______ pick up each bead, look at it _______ it were made of chocolate and then placed it into its box.

With over a hundred beads to go, I was getting _______. “What a long time it will take! Why cannot he _______ ten beads in one go and drop them in?” said my anxious mind. I noticed that he did this with as much_______ as he had while we were playing. I didn’t see any ________ between his play and his putting away the toy. Obviously he enjoyed both.

Then it suddenly ________ me that this boy was enjoying the whole ________. The journey was his goal. For him the ________ was in the game and after the game, not just in the fun part. What a great perspective: to live each moment as it is the ________ moment; to do each task as it is the most awesome task. Nothing else ________.

Looking at how ________ my son was putting beads into the box ________ me that the process was the goal. The joy of pilgrimage (朝圣) is not in getting there but in every ________ of the journey.

This is what living in the NOW is all ________. Tom, my son, was showing me that it was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with ________ love and peace.

【1】

A．wasting

B．leaving

C．taking

D．preparing

【2】

A．stubborn

B．innocent

C．helpful

D．humorous

【3】

A．fell down

B．turned round

C．burst out

D．gave in

【4】

A．highlight

B．develop

C．illustrate

D．identify

【5】

A．gratefully

B．eagerly

C．carefully

D．quickly

【6】

A．as if

B．even though

C．in case

D．in that

【7】

A．fascinated

B．satisfied

C．impatient

D．energetic

【8】

A．package

B．grab

C．deliver

D．replace

【9】

A．confidence

B．strength

C．inspiration

D．involvement

【10】

A．sense

B．difference

C．need

D．value

【11】

A．excited

B．helped

C．struck

D．encouraged

【12】

A．process

B．morning

C．experiment

D．design

【13】

A．victory

B．challenge

C．difficulty

D．pleasure

【14】

A．urgent

B．decisive

C．perfect

D．dangerous

【15】

A．matters

B．happens

C．disappears

D．works

【16】

A．successfully

B．peacefully

C．responsibly

D．systematically

【17】

A．guaranteed

B．warned

C．promised

D．taught

【18】

A．plan

B．destination

C．step

D．detail

【19】

A．for

B．with

C．about

D．from

【20】

A．complete

B．available

C．additional

D．precious

32、   Ice and snow fell heavily down the window of the office where I was working. As the wind _______, I wondered how I would get _______. The 12-mile route took me up and down _______ hills and around dangerous turns. I whispered a prayer for _______.

My old green car was doing well over the icy roadway, _______ the snowdrifts(雪堆). But as I went up one of the steepest and scariest hills, I _______ the tires were slipping, and my car was having difficulty _______ the slope.

I decided it was time to switch to four-wheel drive. I pulled the lever(操纵杆) back, just like my husband had taught me. Slowly the _______ held the road without slipping, and the top of the hill came _________. But on the top, the ________ just stopped. I pushed and pulled the lever — nothing happened. I was ________.

Now what? Even though I had ________ no one on this lonely stretch of road, I ________ expected that someone might come to help. After a few minutes, I ________ an old truck. A smiling young man I’d never seen before ________ his window and asked if I needed ________. I told him that I did. He showed me ________ to control the four-wheel-drive shifting equipment, locking it into place.

In no time, I had my car moving toward home. When I thanked the ________ and asked if he lived around the area, he ________ said, “Oh, over there.” Do I believe in angels? ________.

【1】A.dropped B.howled C.faded D.changed

【2】A.home B.downtown C.abroad D.around

【3】A.rough B.green C.steep D.first

【4】A.forgiveness B.guidance C.happiness D.safety

【5】A.avoiding B.striking C.pushing D.observing

【6】A.suspected B.noticed C.whispered D.replied

【7】A.improving B.obtaining C.climbing D.gaining

【8】A.brakes B.chains C.vehicles D.tires

【9】A.in vain B.within sight C.on trial D.in process

【10】A.car B.wind C.snow D.oil

【11】A.mistaken B.annoyed C.stuck D.relaxed

【12】A.recognized B.injured C.punished D.met

【13】A.proudly B.angrily C.gratefully D.silently

【14】A.spotted B.possessed C.repaired D.drove

【15】A.broke off B.poured in C.rolled down D.knelt by

【16】A.water B.help C.food D.sleep

【17】A.where B.how C.when D.whether

【18】A.cashier B.fireman C.stranger D.steward

【19】A.just B.even C.ever D.yet

【20】A.Never B.Anyway C.Still D.Certainly

33、   Once upon a time, there was a little boy who was raised in an orphanage. The little boy had always wished he could _________ like a bird. And there was another little boy who was _________. He had always wished he could walk and run like other little boys and girls.

One day the little orphan boy _________ from the orphanage. He _________ upon the other boy, who was playing in the sandbox in the park. He ran over, and asked him _________ he had ever wished to fly like a bird. “No,” said the other little boy. “But I have _________ what it would be like to walk and run like others.”

The two little boys played together for hours. Then the disabled boy’s father came with a(n) _________ to pick up his son. The orphan boy went to the boy’s father and _________ something into his ear, and the man nodded. Then he came back to his new friend and said, “You are my only friend! I wish I could help you run, but I can’t. But there is _________ that I can do for you.”

The orphan boy __________ and told his friend to climb up onto his __________. He then began to run across the grass. Faster and faster he ran, __________ the disabled boy on his back. Soon the wind just __________ across the two boy’s faces.

The disabled boy’s father __________ in tears as his son flapped (拍打) his __________ up and down in the wind, shouting, “I’m flying, Daddy. I’m flying!”

【1】A.speak B.sing C.fly D.live

【2】A.rich B.alone C.well - fed D.lame

【3】A.ran away B.broke up C.looked over D.turned out

【4】A.drew B.took C.came D.faced

【5】A.when B.if C.how D.that

【6】A.wondered B.hoped C.realized D.managed

【7】A.ambulance B.stick C.bike D.wheelchair

【8】A.shouted B.suggested C.whispered D.told

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

【10】A.stood up B.bent down C.knelt up D.lay down

【11】A.back B.head C.shoulders D.neck

【12】A.leaving B.seating C.carrying D.balancing

【13】A.knocked B.flew C.warmed D.whistled

【14】A.cried B.watched C.admired D.enjoyed

【15】A.arms B.legs C.friends D.wings

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、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、

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.

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.

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.”

38、假定你是李华，你将参加下个月在上海举办的英语演讲比赛。你在资料搜集，语言运用和吸引观众的注意力等方面遇到了困难。请你根据以下内容给外国网友Jack写一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1. 询问他的学习情况；

2. 描述你的困难；

3. 请求他的帮助

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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39、假定你是李华，最近中国日报（China Daily）专门为外国人举办2020“最美中国”（Amazing China）手机摄影大赛。请你写信建议你校英国留学生Geroge参加。信的内容包括：

1. 作品内容形式；2. 提交的时间和方式；3. 表示愿意提供帮助。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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40、电子游戏是很多中学生喜爱的娱乐活动之一，人们对此看法不一。上周你班就这一问题进行了一场讨论。请你根据以下内容，用英语写一篇短文。

注意：1.开头已写好，不计入总词数2.词数150字左右3.可以适当增加细节，使短文连贯、完整。

侵略行为：aggressive behavior

Our parents and teachers often warn us to stay away from video games, but many of us just find it hard to tear themselves away from them. Last week, our class had a discussion about whether it is beneficial or harmful for high school students to play video games

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41、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。

It was Saturday afternoon. Martin and his sister Pam were looking at the beautiful old buildings of Cambridge for the day. Pam had a camera with her. She likes taking photos.

“Let’s have a last photo of you,” said Pam. “It’s the last one. I want to finish the film in my camera.”

“Oh, all right,” said Martin. He stood in front of the flowers.

“Look at me.” Said Pam and took a photo. A man with a big rucksack(背包) and a tent on his back walked between Pam and Martin.

“Oh no,” said Pam. “Now I’ve got a picture of that man, not of you, Martin.”

The man looked at Pam. He was angry. He went across the road without a word.

“That man isn’t very nice, is he?” said Martin.

“No,” said Pam. The man with the rucksack on his back went into the bus station. He had got sunglasses and a blue hat.

“Come on,” said Martin. “Let’s find our bus.”

They went into the bus station. “Look,” said Martin. “There’s that man again. He’s getting into that bus. He’s going to Aberdeen. That’s in Scotland.”

“Good,” said Pam. “Far from here and far from me!”

Three days later, Pam had got her photos from the shop. “Look at these photos of us in Cambridge,” she said to Martin. “They are all very good but this last one. Look, it’s that man with the rucksack.”

“Wait a minute,” said Martin. “I know that face. It’s in the newspaper. Have you got it?”

“Today’s newspaper?” said Pam. “Yes, it’s here. Why?”

“Yes, here he is. Look at this picture,” said Martin.

Pam looked at the picture in the newspaper. “Who’s that?” she asked.

“It says in the paper that his name is Alan Rook,” said Martin. “And he works in a bank in London. But on Monday morning - no Alan Rook! The people at the bank don’t know where he is. And they say he’s got a hundred thousand pounds with him. The police are looking for him, too.”

“Come on,” said Martin. “Let’s take the photo and the newspaper to the police.”

注意:

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

  At the police station Pam and Martin met a policeman.

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Paragraph 2:

  The next day the police in Aberdeen found Alan Rook in a tent in the mountains near Aberdeen.

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