成都2025届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题

1、--- Why do you suggest we buy a new machine?

--- Because the old one has been damaged ___________.

A．beyond reach

B．beyond repair

C．beyond control

D．beyond description

2、He could do nothing but __________ for the bus ___________.

A.to wait; coming B.to wait; to come C.wait; coming D.wait; to come

3、Your time should have been made full use of _______ the final exams, but to my regret, it wasn’t.

A.to pass B.passing C.to have passed D.having passed

4、It is not rare in_____ that people in ______ fifties are going to university for further education.

A.90s ; the B.the 90s; / C.90s; their D.the 90s ; their

5、The old only ________ their children ________ and see them from time to time.

A．suggest; to come

B．hope; to come

C．desire; coming

D．desire; to come

6、At last, I should thank Mr. White for the ________ of speaking here.

A.prejudice B.privilege C.ambition D.favor

7、Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of ______.

A. pain B. shock

C. sorrow D. relief

8、Allowing changes in the way of marriage and family life, in some seniors’ view, is a significant _______ from tradition.

A．departure

B．protection

C．relief

D．adaptation

9、All the children were well brought up and in good ___________ condition.

A. personal B. physical

C. natural D. optional

10、The man could not go to work with his car _____.

A.to steal B.stolen C.stealing D.stole

11、The majority of people in the town strongly ______ the plan to build a playground for children.

A. consider B. support

C. confirm D. continue

12、Can it have been on the playground ________ you lost your watch?

A.that B.on which C.where D.in that

13、That they were wrong in these matters _____ now clear to us all.

A.is B.was C.are D.were

14、—Late again this morning, and everything is in a complete mess!

—Be _______. Even a few minutes will give your day a head start.

A．a cold fish

B．a lucky dog

C．an early bird

D．a dark horse

15、_______is known to us all is that Johnson broke his promise ______ he would come to help me as soon as possible.

A．It; that

B．What; that

C．As; which

D．What; which

16、It doesn’t matter where the students associations get their money from ;what ____ is what they do with it .

A. Corners B. differs

C. directs D. counts

17、Seeing the happy ________ of children playing in the park, I’m overjoyed and sure of the future of our country.

A. sight B. view C. scene D. sign

18、For a moment nothing happened, then ______ all shouting together.

A.voices had come B.did voices come

C.voices would come D.came voices

19、Learning a foreign language is not easy， and           it comes to speaking， it can be more difficult．

A.when B.unless C.once D.while

20、—The light in the office is still on.

— Oh I forgot _______.

A.turning it off B.turn it off C.to turn it off D.having turned it off

21、The result of his experiment led to the conclusion______ ice will decrease when it melts.

A./ B.what C.which D.that

22、With mountains of work to do, we should make a list first and ____________ the urgent ones.

A. burst B. urge

C. prioritize D. defend

23、Due to the super typhoon Haiyan, all the flights were delayed or cancelled, so the conference had to be ________.

A. put up B. put through C. put off D. put down

24、The father as well as his three kids ________ skating on the cold river every Sunday afternoon in winter.

A. goes B. go C. is going D. are going

25、The teacher advised us _____ to bed late in order to get up early to read English.

A.don’t go B.not go C.not going D.not to go

26、   The American travel website company Trip Advisor publishes a list of the world’s best beaches every year. Today, we are going to explore some of this year’s top 10 beaches in the world.

1.Baia do Sancho, Brazil

It is named as this year’s best beach in the world. Its water is calm and clear. Its sand is fine and soft. But getting to Baia do Sancho is not so easy. It is on Fernando de Noronha, a volcanic island more than 300 kilometers off Brazil’s coast. Travelers must take a plane or boat from major cities in northern Brazil to get there. And no more than 420 visitors can be on the island at one time.

2.Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos

While Baia do Sancho is difficult to get to, Trip Advisor’s second-ranked beach could not be much easier for tourists to reach.This beach has impossibly clean and clear waters and pure white sand. Its calm waters make it extremely safe for swimming, snorkeling(潜水), or simply floating. Once on land, many visitors enjoy walking-barefoot-for several kilometers on the soft, warm sand.

3.Eagle Beach, Aruba

To get to the third-best beach, we head south to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba. Like Grace Bay, Eagle Reach has clear, calm waters and soft white sand.It offers visitors a chance to try different water sports, Including tubing and jet skiing. Eagle Beach may be best known, however, for its dramatic sunsets. On clear nights, the sky tums red, orange, and purple.

4.Playa Paraiso, Cuba

The fourth-best beach is Playa Paraiso, an island off of Cuba’s southern coast. It has a fun, laid-back restaurant for those who wish to eat and drink. There is little else on the beach. And that is exactly what visitors like about it. People come here for the sugar-like sand and calm waters filled with colorful wildlife.

【1】Which of the following best describes Baia do Sancho?

A. It receives thousands of visitors each time.

B. It is near the Brazil’s coast.

C. It can only be visited by plane.

D. It is hard to reach.

【2】What may Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos attract tourists?

A. Its clean and safe waters. B. Its quiet bank for hiking.

C. Its dangerous position. D. Its colourful sand.

【3】What can visitors mainly find on Playa Paraiso, Cuba?

A. Colourful waters. B. A fun eating place.

C. Different water sports. D. Nothing on the beach.

27、   At this time of year, with the nights closing in spring can seem very far away. For hill farmers, the call of the Eurasian curlew(白腰杓鹬) will be a reminder that winter is nearly over for another year. However, there are some parts of the UK and Ireland where farmers are no longer hearing their call.

Around early March, the curlew moves inland to breed, remaining obviously faithful to the sites where they have bred before. Their preferred nesting sites are rough grassland and moorland , which provide a mix of both open areas to feed and low bushes in which to hide their nests.

So why should we be concerned? The curlew is in serious trouble. The number of breeding curlews across the UK has dropped by 48% since the mid-90s. There are less than 150 pairs remaining in Ireland, down from 3, 750—4, 000 pairs in the late '80s, which is a disastrous decline of 96%. In southern and eastern England, recent surveys have shown there are fewer than 300 pairs remaining. Consequently, the curlews in Ireland and southern and eastern England are thought to be at the risk of upcoming extinction, while declines in the UK are also of serious concern. This is a potential disaster, not only for the UK and Ireland, but also the world as we are home to up to 27% of the global breeding population。.

What is driving the decline? What seems to be the problem? Firstly, the curlew is long-lived and should be able to keep stable numbers if each pair raises one baby bird every couple of months. Unfortunately, in many areas their breeding success rate is much lower. The main cause of this lack of production is loss of suitable living places due to land use change, such as agricultural practices and forestry. Secondly, their enemies, including foxes and crows, have multiplied rapidly over the last few decades

The challenge of responding to the problem is huge particularly as the curlews widely spread all over the lands. We cannot lose the curlew so how can we make a difference?

【1】What do the underlined words in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A.Spring hasn't come as expected.

B.Spring comes really later than usual.

C.Farmers are looking forward to the coming of spring.

D.Farmers mistake the call of the curlew for the arrival of spring.

【2】How does the author support his idea in paragraph 3?

A.By describing a process. B.By making comparisons.

C.By listing numbers. D.By analyzing causes.

【3】What is mainly talked about in paragraph 4?

A.The curlew is facing threats. B.The curlew can't give birth to baby birds.

C.The number of curlews is dropping quickly. D.The curlew has a low breeding success rate.

【4】What will the author most probably discuss next?

A.done on the curlew.

B.Efforts made to save the curlew.

C.Reasons for the decline of the curlew's population.

D.Concern from people about the future of the curlew.

28、   Plays are an important part of British culture. The West End theatre district in London is the best place to watch a professional play, but acting also takes place in every school and village hall and the country.

There are over 2,500 non-professional drama groups in the UK today and they are an active part of community life. People from all walks of life take on acting roles in addition to their regular jobs. They do it for fun, for the love of acting and as a way to meet new people.

Not everyone in a drama club is a skilled actor, but enthusiasm(热情) is considered to be more important than talent. Friends, family members and neighbors enjoy getting together to watch the final performance and tell the people they know to “break a leg(祝演出成功)”. It’s a great way of bringing people together. Also, in many rural（乡村的） parts of Britain, the non-professional theatre is the only chance that people have to see plays for miles around.

Many people get a taste of acting at school. Every school puts on a play at least once per year, usually at Christmas, and parents love coming to watch their children perform. Ask many British persons and they’re sure to have happy memories of being in their school’s Christmas play, whether they played the role of Mary or Joseph or perhaps even a sheep or a monkey.

Another Christmas theatre tradition is the pantomime（童话剧）. Pantomimes are a type of the musical comedy for families. The audience is encouraged to take part in the performance —singing along with music and shouting at the actors. Pantomimes are really fun to watch, especially for children.

British people love going to the theatre, professional or not, and many of them also enjoy performing. If you have the chance, go and see a play in the UK.

【1】In the writer’s opinion, what is more important for an actor in a drama club?

A. talent. B. support from family.

C. professional training. D. enthusiasm.

【2】According to the article, what is special about pantomimes?

A. All the performers are professional child actors.

B. The audience is allowed to play some small roles in them.

C. The audience is encouraged to take part in the performances.

D. The musical comedy is always about family life.

【3】From the passage, we know that most Britain people ____________.

A. greatly enjoy acting roles in plays.

B. have good memories of their schools.

C. have no interest in plays.

D. watch plays only in the West End theatre district in London.

【4】What can we infer from the passage?

A. Everyone in a drama must be a skilled actor.

B. Plays are very popular among British people.

C. In Britain, acting can only take place in theatres.

D. The writer doesn’t think the pantomime is good for children to watch.

29、

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A.By testing a high-tech hat.

B.By studying a seal's behavior.

C.By measuring the water temperature.

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

【2】The new findings indicate that_

A.ocean currents can drive heat up to the surface

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

C.the warm temperatures can help seals dive deep

D.the world's waters can balance global warming

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

A.the scenery is unattractive

B.the sea floor is changeable

C.seals are aggressive hunters

D.seals are extraordinary divers

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

A.Seals help us observe the unknown world.

B.Satellites are used to track human activities.

C.The ocean presents a more beautiful picture.

D.Data are analyzed for better survival of seals.

30、Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. _______, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was  _________ and ill.

My father was _______ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness _______ all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is  _______. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started _______ about life, and I told them about one of my_______. I said that we must very often give things up _______ we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always _______ that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father ________ up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up ________! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. ________, he answered his own question: “I ________ the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also ________ by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I ________ remember his words and become ________. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be ________ to give up my small irritations. In this ________, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I ________ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one ________

【1】A.Afterwards B.Therefore C.However D.Meanwhile

【2】A.tired B.weak C.poor D.slow

【3】A.already B.still C.only D.once

【4】A.took B.threw C.sent D.put

【5】A.impossible B.difficult C.stressful D.hopeless

【6】A.worrying B.caring C.talking D.asking

【7】A.decisions B.experiences C.ambitions D.beliefs

【8】A.as B.since C.before D.till

【9】A.suggests B.promises C.seems D.requires

【10】A.spoke B.turned C.summed D.opened

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

【12】A.Surprisingly B.Immediately C.Naturally D.Certainly

【13】A.had B.accepted C.gained D.enjoyed

【14】A.touched B.astonished C.attracted D.warned

【15】A.should B.could C.would D.might

【16】A.quiet B.calm C.relaxed D.happy

【17】A.ready B.likely C.free D.able

【18】A.case B.form C.method D.way

【19】A.doubt B.wonder C.know D.guess

【20】A.award B.gift C.lesson D.word

31、My younger son, Kelly, started pre-school when he was four, _________ twice a week for two hours each time. I soon noticed he was always the _________ one to leave the classroom, so I asked the teacher if he was having problems. "No, no," she _________ me. "He is doing fine --- just _________ in a creative project."

Once I asked through the classroom door if he was _________ to leave. He yelled, "Don't come in! It's a surprise." So I waited _________ each day until he finally emerged, smiling and _________.

"What are you doing in there?" I asked.

"Making something," he said.

My _________ was getting the best of me. What held his _________ for such a long period of time? He liked __________ things by stacking alphabet blocks, then attaching Lincoln Logs until he made a structure big enough for parking his Hot Wheel cars.

__________ the day arrived when he led his class out the door carrying his __________, with both hands. His eyes __________ left the tissue-wrapped package as he carefully __________ to the car, instead of running as usual. He handed it to me. "Here, Mom, it's a surprise. I __________it just for you."

Carefully, I __________ the tissue off first one side and then the other. Inside nestled a string of necklace made of hand-colored macaroni pieces （通心粉片） --- red, yellow, green purple and every other __________ in his crayon box.

"It's beautiful," I said, holding it carefully and turning it this way and that so the sun __________ on it through the car window. "It looks like a __________ necklace ."

He leaned on my arm and __________ it with me. "I made it," he said confidently, "Merry Christmas, Mom."

【1】

A．presenting

B．attending

C．existing

D．conducting

【2】

A．eager

B．first

C．particular

D．last

【3】

A．assured

B．congratulated

C．accused

D．blamed

【4】

A．bathed

B．involved

C．trapped

D．drowned

【5】

A．delighted

B．ashamed

C．ready

D．unwilling

【6】

A．desperately

B．uncomfortably

C．patiently

D．anxiously

【7】

A．breathless

B．awkward

C．dreadful

D．mysterious

【8】

A．curiosity

B．guilt

C．dignity

D．panic

【9】

A．attention

B．consciousness

C．power

D．secret

【10】

A．applying

B．tightening

C．building

D．conveying

【11】

A．Accurately

B．Unexpectedly

C．Automatically

D．Eventually

【12】

A．figure

B．project

C．equipment

D．statue

【13】

A．temporarily

B．thoroughly

C．rarely

D．deliberately

【14】

A．walked

B．ran

C．waved

D．turned

【15】

A．acquired

B．polished

C．updated

D．made

【16】

A．put

B．lifted

C．dropped

D．tore

【17】

A．color

B．tissue

C．item

D．section

【18】

A．pressed

B．shone

C．burnt

D．landed

【19】

A．marble

B．diamond

C．pearl

D．rainbow

【20】

A．met with

B．put up with

C．stared at

D．glanced at

32、   Anytime I see banana pudding on a menu, I’m taken back to a special moment in my life when I learned an important lesson about jealousy(嫉妒)and love.

It all began when my stepchildren came for a visit shortly after their father and I were married. Cheryl was 8, and Chuck was 10. I ______ the kids from the start. They ______ to like me well enough, but I wasn’t sure, especially at mealtime. Cheryl enjoyed ______ me prepare the evening meal in the kitchen. She often ______ the bowls and asked, “ What’s that? And that ... and that!”

My answers did not seem to ______ her. “My mama doesn’t make it that way,” she said. “Well, just taste it at dinner.” I said, smiling ______ to mask my embarrassment. “If you don’t like it, you don’t have to eat it.”

Unfortunately, her father believed that children should eat ______ on their plate, including any terrible dish I made in a different way from their mother did. ______ I started to feel like Snow White’s bad stepmother. Chuck began to develop ______ remarks and shouted, “Mama doesn’t make it that way.”

One night Chuck found some popcorn under the cushions. He criticized me, saying that his mama always ______ under their sofa seats every week. By this time, I was developing a serious dislike both for his mother and her ______ of doing things. Then, at last, I found a ______ their mama didn’t make — one both the kids liked — banana pudding. They helped me do it in the kitchen. We all had ______  . It was a time of sharing and laughter.

On the last night before they were to ______ home, my sister-in-law Carol came with a big ______ of home-made banana pudding in her hands. Cheryl took a look at the container, then ______ her head and said, “Karen doesn‘t make it that way.”

______, my anxiety disappeared, and I knew that when those kids got back home, their mother would be ______ a lot about how “Karen doesn’t do it that way.” She had my ______  and respect.

It seemed their mom and I had more in common than I thought, we both used one most important thing in our cooking —______.

【1】A. liked B. disliked C. cared D. welcomed

【2】A. happened B. seemed C. aimed D. continued

【3】A. helping B. having C. watching D. making

【4】A. looked for B. handed in C. picked up D. pointed at

【5】A. please B. annoy C. upset D. surprise

【6】A. happily B. thinly C. eagerly D. shyly

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

【8】A. After all B. In addition C. As a result D. On the contrary

【9】A. great B. violent C. dangerous D. critical

【10】A. checked B. missed C. cleaned D. hid

【11】A. example B. methods C. manners D. explanation

【12】A. secret B. promise C. dish D. toy

【13】A. fun B. luck C. problems D. tricks

【14】A. leave B. find C. come D. return

【15】A. bag B. bottle C. tank D. bowl

【16】A. nodded B. shook C. raised D. dragged

【17】A. Finally B. Suddenly C. Accidentally D. Gradually

【18】A. complaining B. talking C. hearing D. hating

【19】A. sympathy B. satisfaction C. confidence D. politeness

【20】A. patience B. honesty C. kindness D. love

33、The best and most amazing thing about life is that no matter what happens or how hard it may get, or how useless you feel, stay _______.

All you need to _______ is doing good, even if it may be the smallest thing, like greeting someone with a smile. It can _______ someone’s day, and you will have made the smallest _______ biggest difference to their life. It all starts with your small but sincere smile!

I learned patience the hard _______. I have been trying to rush through life rapidly, always   _______ myself to my friends and family and wondering when my life would change. I was too busy trying to speed things up, but things just weren’t _______ , so I finally gave up. However, when I continued to help people and do little things I could every day to make a difference, life _______me back. Therefore, keep your _______ realistic, no matter how unjust people are towards you. I believe you will be successful, ________ everything has its own special time when everything goes well, and yours is definitely coming. You just need to ________ a little longer.

I ________ met someone worth it all, so kind and sweet, always trying to surprise me in the most ________ ways. Now, every day is something bigger and better, and that ________ is amazing, and then you realize it’s because of all the good things you keep doing in your life.

Even if you have been doing bad things up until now, you can change it all and make it all better. Believe me, it always gets better. It’s not easy, but it will. I know, because I have been ________ with it and I finally feel better.

【1】

A．curious

B．patient

C．serious

D．generous

【2】

A．reflect on

B．set about

C．take up

D．focus on

【3】

A．speed up

B．light up

C．brighten up

D．turn up

【4】

A．yet

B．and

C．or

D．so

【5】

A．way

B．time

C．point

D．problem

【6】

A．adapting

B．adjusting

C．comparing

D．applying

【7】

A．speeding

B．changing

C．moving

D．succeeding

【8】

A．gives

B．pays

C．get

D．brings

【9】

A．intentions

B．minds

C．hearts

D．feelings

【10】

A．if

B．when

C．until

D．because

【11】

A．work

B．wait

C．operate

D．stay

【12】

A．eventually

B．occasionally

C．abruptly

D．instantly

【13】

A．normal

B．unusual

C．common

D．unexpected

【14】

A．thought

B．view

C．feeling

D．idea

【15】

A．hunting

B．struggling

C．searching

D．exploring

34、Directions: Fill in each blank to make the passage make sense and well connected in writing style. The initial letter of each word has been given. (please write each answer in a COMPLETE word on the answer card.

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

In Congress, July 4, 1776

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s god entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should d【1】 the causes which impel them to the separation.

We h【2】 these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created e【3】, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable R【4】, that among these are life, L【5】, and the pursuit of Happiness.

That to secure these rights, g 【6】 are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the P 【7】 to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, l【8】 its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such f【9】, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience has shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariable the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their d 【10】, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

35、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.

Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?

Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.

The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.

The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.

In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.

So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?

According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.

But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.

Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”

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、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.

F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.

Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.

It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.

38、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom对你校正在举行的“中华好书分享”活动很感兴趣，希望你介绍此活动，并推荐好书。请你写封信，内容包括：

1.该活动的意义；

2.同学们参与的情况；

3.你推荐的书籍及理由。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

39、假定你是国际班的班长李华，你打算邀请外教Bruce到你们班做一个西方文化知识讲座。现请你给他写一封邀请信。内容包括：

1.同学们对他的课以及西方文化非常感兴趣；

2.大家特别希望了解节日文化；

3.讲座时间：下周三下午4：00到5：00。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Bruce,

I’m Li Hua, monitor of the International Class.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

40、假定你是李华，你市图书馆将举办中国茶文化展览。你校外教Smith先生对此很感兴趣，请用英语给他写一封邮件，邀请他参加该活动。内容包括：

1. 展览时间及地点；

2. 展览内容：中国茶的历史、文化；茶叶、茶具等；

3. 观看茶艺表演、品茶。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：茶具tea set；茶艺the art of tea-making

Dear Mr. Smith,

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

41、假设你是红星中学学生李华，你得知故宫正在招聘暑期义务英文讲解员，请你给相关部分负责人写一封申请信，内容包括：

1. 介绍你的基本信息；

2. 说明你的优势（如学习优秀、英语流利、热爱中国历史、对故宫知识了解等）；

3. 表示你希望被录用。

提示：义务英语讲解员an English volunteer guide，  故宫 the Forbidden City

注意：请根据以上要点写一篇100字左右的文章，可以适当增加细节。