2025-2026学年辽宁丹东高三(下)期末试卷英语

1、People were to find that some species were going extinct, which was a ______ trend.

A．astonishing; disturbing

B．astonished; disturbed

C．astonishing; disturbed

D．astonished; disturbing

2、A large quantity of water _________ polluted in the past twenty years across China.

A．is

B．are

C．has been

D．have been

3、In Beijing Marathon, I experienced what runners call “hitting the wall” at around the 36-kilometer point. A _______pain stabbed(刺) in my hip, my pace slowed down and every brain cell seemed to be screaming “Stop!”

A. aggressive B. specific

C. sharp D. diverse

4、But for the fact that he ______ the truth, he ______ for a week's imprisonment.

A.didn't know; would be punished B.hadn't known; might have punished

C.didn't know; would have been punished D.hadn't known; could be punished

5、I can’t thank you more, Tony. But for your timely warning, I into great trouble yesterday.

A.had got B.got C.would have got D.would get

6、________ to resemble a lotus flower, it appears ________above the waterfront promenade and the water that surrounds it.

A．To shape, floating

B．Being shaped, to float

C．Shaping, floating

D．Shaped, to float

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

A．whose

B．when

C．who

D．of whom

8、We ’d better discuss everything _____ before we work out the plan.

A. in delight B. in debt

C. in demand D. in detail

9、____ I'm mistaken, I've seen that tall man at a party before.

A． If B． As

C． Unless D． When

10、_________ I understand what you say, I can’t agree with you.

A．What

B．While

C．How

D．Where

11、______ then did they understand that it was their own fault.

A.Till B.By then C.Since D.Only

12、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

13、When we fail to ____ our own expectations, we often feel frustrated.

A. look forward to B. live up to

C. make up for D. set off for

14、Last week we had some great speeches. The headmaster together with some other teachers to attend it, too.

A. were invited B. has invited

C. was invited D. Invited

15、Roses are quite _____ flowers in English gardens.

A．ordinary

B．common

C．usual

D．general

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

A.Tasting B.Taste C.Tasted D.To taste

17、Mrs. Milton says she would like to share everything she has with others ____ are too greedy.

A. except those who B. except for those

C. but for who D. but those that

18、It was not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them _______ the value of life lies.

A.when B.where C.that D.how

19、It’s surprising that your brother ________ Russian so quickly---he hasn’t lived there very long.

A．pick out

B．pick up

C．bring up

D．build up

20、Many college students are willing to work in Western China after graduation ______, poor and backward as it is, more opportunities of employment are available.

A. when B. where C. that D. which

21、Even if he has been a teacher for 20 years, Peter has a good and serious attitude towards his work, for which he gains a lot of ________.

A.competence B.motivation C.expectation D.recognition

22、It was ____________ from her face that she was really hopeless and upset.

A. severe B. superb

C. apparent D. significant

23、My mother looked at me and ________ laughing.

A．made out

B．worked out

C．burst out

D．looked out

24、They don't allow ______ here．That is to say，we are not allowed _____ here．

A.to smoke； to smoke B.smoking； smoking

C.to smoke； smoking D.smoking； to smoke

25、On a ________ morning the little girl was found ________ at the corner of the street.

A.freezing, freezing B.freezing, frozen C.frozen, frozen D.frozen, freezing

26、   Small-Group Tour of Angkor Wat from Siem Reap

Watching the sunrise over Angkor Wat and the amazing temples is a truly unforgettable experience that makes for spectacular photos. It is a must visit when you go to Cambodia. On this tour, arrive early to beat the crowds and midday heat, enjoy a guided tour of the ancient ruins, and visit the temples of Ta Prohm, Angkor Thom, and Bayon Temple.

Tour of Angkor Wat

Start your tour with an early morning pickup from your Siem Reap hotel and travel to the Angkor Archaeological Park to experience Angkor Wat at sunrise.

After watching the grand sunrise, set out to explore Angkor Wat on a guided walking tour and listen as your guide points out attractive architectural features and details the fascinating history of the Khmer Empire.

Angkor Thom and the Bayon Temple

Angkor Thom is a smaller site than Angkor Wat but no less impressive, especially the Bayon Temple, which is famous for all the great stone towers with their mysterious smiling heads. The artistry is quite unique and truly a wonder of the world. The temples are better preserved and more interesting than those at Angkor - picturing details of people’s everyday life, rather than just battle scenes.

Additional Info

Dress Code: Respectful dress which covers your shoulders and knees is required. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.

No wheelchair accessible.

Most travelers can participate. Minimum age is 5 years to participate on this tour (younger than 5 years old are not allowed).

【1】What’s the best time of the day for the tour?

A.Early morning. B.Early afternoon.

C.Late afternoon. D.The evening.

【2】Which of the following is a better place to watch the grand sunrise?

A.Ta Prohm. B.Angkor Thom. C.Bayon Temple. D.Angkor Wat.

【3】What is the Bayon Temple best-known for?

A.The fascinating history.

B.The unique architectural features.

C.The huge stone towers with smiling faces.

D.The ruins of the capital of an ancient kingdom.

【4】What can we learn from the additional information?

A.It’s free for travelers to tour in Cambodia.

B.Angkor Wat is not quite friendly to the disabled.

C.People have to tour Angkor Wat in small groups.

D.Comfortable walking shoes is a must for all travelers.

【5】Where is the passage most likely to be taken from?

A.A lesson plan. B.A news report.

C.A travel guide. D.A book review.

27、   Internet has been a powerful force fueling economic growth across Europe, North America and Asia over the past several decades. Further globalization will bring far more profits in the future. To help those countries in poverty and expand trade worldwide to benefit all the mankind, Africa is the next frontier（地区）for the internet.

Digital reforms have taken off quickly in Africa, partly because the younger generation is more ready for adoption of new technologies. Compared to aging populations in developed countries, the average age in Africa is 19.2 years old. While less than half the population has access to electricity, two-fifths own a mobile phone.

With the growing demand for being connected, a number of mobile carriers are now seeking to expand network coverage in Africa. Governments of African countries are also pushing for the network construction as they recognize that communications and renewable energy play an important role in the development of their countries.

In recent years, the majority of the investment（投资）into Africa has come from China. Direct investment from China has grown 40% annually over the past decade, far more than investment from other economic partners, including the US. Huawei, ZTE and China Telecom have all entered the field. Huawei recently announced that it was launching a 5G transport network in South Africa, the first company to expand 5G network in this area. Meanwhile, Western governments are planning to do more to invest in Africa to maintain their economic relationships with it. That has received support from many tech giants like Facebook, which recently announced plans to lay a 37,000 kilometers of subsea cable network to build a direct high-speed internet connection between 16 countries in Africa with Europe and the Middle East.

Expanding network connectivity across Africa will open up digital services that many of us take for granted, like mobile banking, e-education and online shopping. Because the global economy is so closely linked, the increase in internet access will not only power economic growth and create new markets in Africa, but encourage development in other fields and around the world.

【1】Which factor contributes to the rapid success of technology revolution in Africa?

A.The aging population. B.Coverage of the internet.

C.The easy access to electricity. D.The youth’s willingness to try new technology.

【2】All the efforts to expand network to Africa are mentioned EXCEPT_______ .

A.Support from Western big firms

B.China’s huge investment into Africa

C.Connections between Europe and the Middle East

D.Encouragement of governments in African countries

【3】According to the passage, which saying does the author seem to believe?

A.Efforts will pay off.

B.A friend in need is a friend in deed.

C.Technology is a double-edged sword (双刃剑).

D.Mankind is a community with a shared future.

【4】What will the author probably talk about in the following paragraph?

A.Background information of African digital reform.

B.The worldwide technological support given to Africa.

C.The development of other countries in the past century.

D.Detailed potential benefits of African network expansion.

28、   Mary Wilkins Ellis was a volunteer pilot for Britain's Air Transport Auxiliary( ATA) during World War II.

Mary Wilkins was born on Feb.2, 1917. When she was 8, her father bought her a ride in a plane. From there, she was hooked. As a teenager, she persuaded her father to pay for flying lessons, and she earned her pilot's license at 22 in 1939.

In 1940,she heard an ad for volunteer pilots to help the war effort. She signed up and joined the ATA, whose task was to deliver planes from factory to base or from base to factory for repairs.

At the height of World War II, 26-year-old Mary Wilkins climbed down a ladder from the cockpit (驾驶舱) of a bomber(轰炸机) at a Royal Air Force base in England.

“Where's the pilot?” someone on the ground asked.

“I am the pilot!” she responded. She had delivered the bomber alone-although built for a five-man crew-from its factory. People on the ground looked at her in surprise. One of them even decided to climb up the ladder to check the plane for the “missing” pilot.

She was one of the “Atagirls”, as they were nicknamed, who almost always flew without other crew members, compass or radio assistance. They guided themselves by using maps and following rives or railway lines. While they did not fly in combat(战斗), they faced the daily danger of attack by enemy planes. Mrs. Ellis was once shot at over Bournemouth, in southern England, by “friendly fire” from the ground. Another time, she had a near-miss when landing in thick fog at the same time a combat Spitfire landed on the same runway from the opposite direction. That experience won her the nickname “the fog flyer” .

In all, Mrs. Ellis flew more than 1,000 warplanes of 76 types-including 400 Spitfires-among more than 200 British airfields from 1942 to the end of the war in 1945.

【1】What does the underlined word “hooked” mean in the second paragraph?

A.Touched. B.Addicted. C.Annoyed. D.Confused.

【2】Where did Mary Wilkins probably learn the ad for volunteer pilots?

A.In a newspaper. B.In a magazine. C.On a poster. D.On the radio.

【3】Why did one person on the ground climb up the ladder?

A.He didn't believe women could fly these planes.

B.He was interested in what a bomber looked like.

C.He couldn't wait to experience a ride in a bomber.

D.He wanted to check if the plane was in good condition.

【4】What do we learn about “Atagirls”?

A.They often flew in combat. B.They were often shot at by enemy.

C.They often flew on their own. D.They guided themselves by radio when flying.

29、When is the last time you slept under the stars and cooked dinner over an open fire? You never know — you may just fall back in love with the great outdoors and turn it into an annual vacation!

Escape the busy city life

Why go camping? 【1】 Once your tent and campsite is set-up, you don’t have to worry about cleaning, laundry or any other tasks that seem to consume your everyday life. And it’s a chance for you to turn off the smart phone, computer and other electronics to just sit back and relax.

Gain a newfound appreciation for Mother Nature

【2】 From beautiful mountains to freshwater lakes ideal for swimming, you’ll have your pick of outdoor activities to engage in.

Quality time with friends and family

【3】 This will give your friends and family a chance to have some true quality time together whether it’s playing sports, cooking or simply talking to one another — without the usual distractions.

You can learn new skills

Living outdoors gives you the opportunity to learn some survival skills. 【4】 You may also learn how to protect yourself from mosquitoes and other insects, as well as experience how many material possessions you really can do without.

Camping is affordable

When it comes to budget vacations, a camping trip is one of the most economical choices for a family getaway. Groceries can be bought ahead of time and once you’ve settled into the campsite, there’s no need to worry about purchasing more food or buying souvenirs. 【5】 Happy camping!

A．Decide with whom you are camping.

B．Make it a rule to keep the electronic games at home.

C．You’ll likely manage to build a fire after a camping trip.

D．Planning a camping trip begins with the desire to get outdoors.

E．It gives you the opportunity to do nothing for a weekend or even longer.

F．There’s so much beauty in the outdoors and we rarely get the chance to appreciate it.

G．So if you’re looking for a trip that’s going to save money, get out there and set up that tent.

30、When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Ziegler. I remember sitting in that dark auditorium listening to Mr. Zigler raise everyone’s _______up to die ceiling. I left there saying, “Dad, I want to make people feel like that.” My father asked me what I _______ . “I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Zigler, ” I replied. A _______ was born.

Recently, I began pursuing my dream of _______ others. After a four — year relationship with a major fortune 100 company as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the _______of my career. Many people were shocked that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked why I would _______ everything for a dream.

I made my decision to start my own company and leave my secure _______ after attending a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company _______ a speech that changed my life. I realized that everything I had _______ the graduate degree, the successful sales career, managing for a fortune 100 company had ________ me for this moment. I was ready to become a motivational speaker.

When I tearfully told my boss my ________, this incredible leader whom I respect so much replied, “________ with confidence and you will be successful”.

Having made that decision, I was immediately ________. One week after I gave notice, my husband was ________ from his job. We needed both incomes to ________ the monthly mortgage payment(抵押贷款). It was ________ to go back to my former company, but I didn’t. I decided I still wanted to move forward ________ end up with a mouth full of “if onlys” later on. A motivational speaker was born.

When I held ________ to my dream, even during the tough times, the miracles really began to happen. In a short time period my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several ________ engagements with new clients. I discovered the incredible power of dreams. To celebrate my success I had a local artist paint my new office as a garden. At the top of one wall she painted, “The world always ________the dreamer.”

【1】

A．efforts

B．hopes

C．spirits

D．brains

【2】

A．meant

B．recognized

C．concluded

D．found

【3】

A．curiosity

B．dream

C．purpose

D．challenge

【4】

A．handling

B．caring

C．inspiring

D．promising

【5】

A．point

B．heart

C．end

D．height

【6】

A．risk

B．exchange

C．lose

D．refuse

【7】

A．reputation

B．position

C．spot

D．future

【8】

A．wrote

B．prepared

C．heard

D．delivered

【9】

A．accomplished

B．imagined

C．arranged

D．recommended

【10】

A．trained

B．saved

C．prepared

D．pushed

【11】

A．words

B．plans

C．jobs

D．issues

【12】

A．Turn around

B．Come over

C．Stay up

D．Go ahead

【13】

A．tested

B．warned

C．reminded

D．touched

【14】

A．taken off

B．called off

C．laid off

D．put off

【15】

A．earn

B．make

C．return

D．borrow

【16】

A．causal

B．interesting

C．scaring

D．attractive

【17】

A．rather than

B．or rather

C．as well as

D．or else

【18】

A．deep

B．fast

C．close

D．still

【19】

A．working

B．investing

C．speaking

D．learning

【20】

A．take aim at

B．pay attention to

C．keep contact with

D．make ways for

31、   As a music teacher, I found that children have many levels of musical ability. However, I've also had my_______of what I call"_______challenged pupils”. Robby was 11 years old when his mother_______him off for his first piano lesson.

He told me it had always been his mother’s _______to hear him play the piano. So I_______him as a student From the beginning, I thought he was _______.As much as Robby tried, he lacked the sense of basic rhythm (韵律)_______.Over the months he tried_______.He always said, “My mom's going to hear me play someday." But, it seemed no hope. He Just did not have any inborn _______.

Then one day Robby________coming to our lessons. I thought about calling him, but thought, because of his lack of ability, that he had ________to do something else. Several weeks later I got a call from Robby. To my ________he asked me if he could be in the recital (独奏会).I told him that the recital was for________pupils and because he had dropped out he really couldn't________it. He said that his mom had been very ________and unable to take him to piano lessons,________he was still practicing. I ________agreed.

At the recital Robby________ Mozart’s Concerto #21 in C Major, which made me surprised I was not________ for what I heard next. After six and a half minutes he ended and everyone was on their________in wild applause.

【1】A. idea B. share C. impression D. imagination

【2】A. musically B. spiritually C. personally D. physically

【3】A. sent B. saw C. dropped D. moved

【4】A. reality B. dream C. plan D. suggestion

【5】A. put B. made C. took D. met

【6】A. hopeless B. nervous C. fortunate D. learned

【7】A. showed B. lasted C. spent D. needed

【8】A. more B. again C. hard D. anyhow

【9】A. sense B. ability C. attempt D. effort

【10】A. continued B. considered C. intended D. stopped

【11】A. decided B. meant C. encouraged D. guaranteed

【12】A. delight B. satisfaction C. surprise D. disappointment

【13】A. clever B. present C. potential D. pretty

【14】A. provide B. reach C. demand D. attend

【15】A. abroad B. sick C. curious D. special

【16】A. but B. so C. and D. or

【17】A. partly B. personally C. eventually D. certainly

【18】A. chose B. created C. picked D. formed

【19】A. glad B. painful C. regular D. prepared

【20】A. seat B. base C. stand D. feet

32、   I was at the market at 5 pm, the worst time of day to shop, to pick up a few___________: cream for coffee, eggs for breakfast and Advil for my headache.

I had been___________all day doing jobs for people. I did not want to be shopping, to say the___________. But I told myself it was my last stop before going home to___________my feet. So I___________a parking place, grabbed a bag from the trunk and found a shopping cart.

The market was not as crowded as I had expected. I___________a package of linguini and some pesto. That's when I saw her. She was sitting in a shopping cart. She looked to be maybe 9 months old. Short blond curls, blue eyes. A white lace dress and shiny black shoes. I couldn't take my eyes off her. Then I did what I always do with children: I gave her my best___________. I may have looked a bit ________, but it came from my heart. That is a___________I formed long ago when I became a mother. It started with my first child, in that unforgettable, life-changing moment of her birth.

At times my smile would____________to a look of fear or____________, but it never left my face for long. It always came back, even through____________. I've learned that everyone needs a smile sometimes, young and old, friends and strangers, even strangers at the market in a rush to get home.

She took her____________deciding just what to____________my smile. But finally she____________. I laughed and waved goodbye. And she blew me a kiss. That put a smile on my face that got a smile____________from every shopper I passed. I was still smiling when I got home and realized I had forgotten to get Advil. Luckily, I didn't need it. My____________was gone. ____________in that simple exchange of smiles, this weary old world became a better place.

Want to change the world. Give smiling a____________. Someone will smile back at you. I____________it. If you're lucky, maybe they'll even blow you a kiss and make your headache go away.

【1】A.produces B.essentials C.items D.categories

【2】A.pushing B.rushing C.occupying D.engaging

【3】A.best B.most C.least D.last

【4】A.put down B.put up C.put away D.put forward

【5】A.navigated B.spotted C.rented D.scored

【6】A.grabbed B.seized C.grasped D.bought

【7】A.gesture B.smile C.expression D.gift

【8】A.mad B.scary C.cautious D.casual

【9】A.custom B.behavior C.habit D.practice

【10】A.change B.fade C.transform D.vanish

【11】A.amusement B.embarrassment C.worry D.astonishment

【12】A.tears B.triumphs C.effects D.struggle

【13】A.effort B.time C.trouble D.pain

【14】A.stand for B.account for C.make out D.make of

【15】A.lit up B.looked up C.cleared up D.came up

【16】A.in vain B.in exchange C.in return D.on purpose

【17】A.stress B.anxiety C.headache D.pressure

【18】A.Somehow B.Somewhat C.Anyway D.Anyhow

【19】A.necessity B.kiss C.shot D.permission

【20】A.acknowledge B.confirm C.value D.guarantee

33、   I was going to see my grandma Ruthy.

Approaching her apartment, I was suddenly seized with the _______ that I was going to die one day. I walked in to see my grandmother sitting on the sofa, _______ and pale. Once she would have _______ me in her huge bear hug, but now it seemed like the sofa was going to have her _______ alive.

I knew I was supposed to hug her but I wanted to _______ . I didn't want to even make eye contact with this woman that I had loved so _______ , because if I did, maybe death would _______ from over her shoulder and touch me too.

My grandmother, dying of cancer, _______ pulled herself to the edge of the sofa and _______ herself up and said, "So where are we going for dinner? ' I turned to my mom ________ I didn't know what food went with dying.

The next minute, we ended up ________her off the sofa, down the steps, into the car, and driving to the closest ________. She hadn't managed solid food in weeks, and could ________ do a sip(一小口) of water due to the pain. But she ordered a large cup of beer. We ate and she drank. ________ , there was no death. There was no cancer. There was a moment like that in every ________ .

Then we said ________ . I was waiting for the icy cold hand of ________on my heart.

But I didn't feel it, because she had ________ a shield(防护物)around me ---the meal.

The last ________ my grandma Ruthy taught me is that one day, I'm supposed to look over my shoulder and say, "Hello, Death. Before we go, I'm going to have one more ________.'

【1】A.depression B.terror C.surprise D.anger

【2】A.clumsy B.hungry C.tiring D.weak

【3】A.wrapped B.packed C.contacted D.comforted

【4】A.locked B.split C.swallowed D.bitten

【5】A.check B.scream C.stand D.flee

【6】A.slightly B.deliberately C.dearly D.secretly

【7】A.reach out B.run away C.look away D.set out

【8】A.smoothly B.unwillingly C.casually D.slowly

【9】A.dressed B.straightened C.gave D.fastened

【10】A.when B.although C.because D.unless

【11】A.dragging B.rushing C.carrying D.inviting

【12】A.restaurant B.park C.supermarket D.clinic

【13】A.carefully B.barely C.freely D.easily

【14】A.From time to time B.From then on C.For a long while D.For a moment

【15】A.meal B.conversation C.party D.celebration

【16】A.sorry B.goodbye C.hello D.thanks

【17】A.fate B.God C.death D.life

【18】A.built B.remove C.bought D.refused

【19】A.skill B.concept C.story D.lesson

【20】A.hug B.beer C.talk D.trip

34、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A

I have the【1】(great)job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. Sometimes using【2】(science)equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never【3】(bore).Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people【4】 one of the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.

B

Water is a precious resource. Every person needs it【5】 (survive),and we use it for cooking, drinking, growing our food and washing. However，it is scarce(缺乏的).Just 1% of water on Earth can【6】 (use)by humans. What’s more，treating water to make it clean and safe and pumping it to our homes uses up lots of energy. So, what can you do to help save water? One easy way is by【7】(turn)off the tap when you brush your teeth.

C

Robbie Phillips has become the first British person to complete one of the toughest challenges in rock climbing. 【8】(know)as the Alpine Trilogy(阿尔卑斯三部曲),the challenge consists of three climbs on mountains in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 【9】Phillips completed in four years. Until now, only four other people【10】(conquer)all three of the extremely difficult climbs.

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

Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but 【1】 number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the 【2】. Recent additions in the United States 【3】 projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.

Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are 【4】 at the Apple iTunes store.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early 【5】 with its Open Course Ware project, first 【6】 in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These 【7】 from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide 【8】 with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.

Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of 【9】 online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is 【10】 popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.

36、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

37、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.

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。

About ten years ago, my wife and I took a trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. I didn't like to carry all my keys in my pocket during a hike, so I took away the key to the car and left the rest in the car. When we came back, I put the key somewhere in the car without reattaching it to the key ring. Then we made a fire, cooked some food, and went to sleep in the back of the SUV.

The next morning, we were cleaning up our campsite when I saw a bird inside my car. I walked over, and it flew away. When we got in the car to go home, I couldn't find the key. We searched and searched even emptying out the car completely, but it was gone.

Then it hit me that the bird must have taken it. After all, those birds are known for stealing shiny things and decorating their nests with them. Keys are shiny. The bird was the thief! It made perfect sense to me. So I decided to find its nest.

But there is a problem: As everyone knows, the Grand Canyon is a little large in area, so I didn't like my chances of actually finding a certain nest belonging to a certain bird in a certain tree in all that space. But what other choice did I have?

My wife was not encouraging me. She said, “Are you crazy? You'll never find it! The Grand Canyon is the biggest hole on Earth!” I didn't answer and walked steadily forward until her laughter died away.

I struggled to keep hope as I searched dozens of trees and tracked every singing bird. It was like searching a needle in the sea. But, oh, how great my victory would be when I held the missing key from the bird's nest.

注意:

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.至少使用5个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 l:

After two hours of searching, I finally gave up and returned to the car.

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Paragraph2:

The next day, we stopped at a service centre for lunch.

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39、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

A merchant sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest of men. The young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the wise man that the young man was looking for.

However, instead of finding the holy man, our hero entered a room and saw a great deal of activity: merchants coming and going, people chatting in the corners, a band playing sweet music, and there was a table with different kinds of delicious food on it. The wise man talked to everybody, and the young man had to wait for two hours until it was time for him.

The wise man listened attentively to the reason for the boy’s visit, but told him that at that moment he did not have the time to explain to him the secret of happiness. He offered his suggestion that the young man take a walk around his castle and come hack in two hours' time.

"However, I want to ask you a favor," he added, handing the boy a teaspoon, in which he poured two drops of oil. "While you walk, carry this spoon and don’t let the oil spill(溢出).

The young man began to walk around the castle, always keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At the end of two hours he returned to the presence of the wise man.

"So," asked the wise man, "did you see the beautiful curtains hanging from the windows of my dining room? Did you see the garden that the master of gardeners took ten years to create? Did you notice the beautiful furniture in my library?"

Embarrassed, the young man admitted that he had seen nothing. His only concern was not to spill the drops of oil the wise man had given him.

"So, go hack and see the wonders of my world," said the wise man. "You can’t trust a man if you don't know his house.

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:

Now more at ease, the young man took the spoon and walked around the castle again.

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Paragraph 2:

"But where are the two drops of oil I gave you?" asked the wise man.

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40、假定你是李华，你的美国的笔友Peter来信询问你如何做好新型冠状病毒的自我防护以应对美国爆发的新型冠状病毒。请你给他回封信，内容包括：

1. 写信目的；

2. 提出建议；

3. 表示安慰。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

新型冠状病毒：the novel virus

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41、假如你是李华，你们学校的外教Mrs. Smith想找一个人教她9岁的女儿中文。请你写信推荐你的朋友王林，内容包括:1.写信目的； 2.推荐理由

注意:1.词数 80 左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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