黔西南州2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、----Is your father a teacher now?

----No, but he   . He taught English for 10 years.

A. used to be B. used to

C. used to do   D. was used to

2、It depends on ___ we have enough time .

A.if B.which C.if or not D.whether

3、He is a selfish and dishonest man, and is _____ by others.

A.well thought B.ill thought of C.highly thought D.bad thought of

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

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

5、No matter how busy he is, Tom makes ______a rule to see his parents every week.

A.this B.that C.it D.him

6、The forest fire __________on March 30 in Muli County in Sichuan claimed the lives of 27 Chinese firefighters and four volunteers.

A.was broken B.that was broken out C.broke out D.that broke out

7、It’s not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do______ makes life happy.

A. that B. which

C. what D. who

8、As everyone knows, oral exams _________ to test our communicative ability.

A．are being designed

B．designed

C．are designed

D．to be designed

9、Air travel is much more affordable and _______ to the masses than it was in the 1960 s.

A.portable B.elegant C.accessible D.beneficial

10、In recent centuries, trade, industrialization, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalization and bettercommunications in the past few decades, all many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.

A.cause B.caused C.have caused D.causing

11、He is said to ________ to his country because a new president comes into power.

A. be allowed to return B. allow to return

C. allow returning D. be allowed returning

12、 Neither side is prepared to talk to ________ unless we can smooth things over between them.(2010·全国Ⅱ)

A．others

B．the other

C．another

D．one other

13、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

14、Your parents seem very much opposed ________ abroad. What will you do about it?

A.your going B.you to go C.to your going D.your to go

15、It is said that there are ten foreign students in our school. One is from America, _______ is from Australia and all ______ students are from England.

A. another; the others B. one; another C. another; the other D. one; other’s

16、I have never been to London, but it is the place ________.

A.where I would like to visit B.I most want to visit

C.in which I want to visit D.that I want to visit it most

17、As we all know,_______medical examination will help us find out health problems as early as possible.

A.normal B.general C.common D.regular

18、To keep pace with changes around the world, it is vital that teachers_____ students to use computer technology.

A.should be taught B.must teach C.teach D.are taught

19、After a long discussion, we finally ______ a plan that sounded practical.

A. came across B. came about

C. put up with D. came up with

20、______ in the training, Marbury couldn't play in the basketball season.

A. Injuring B. Injure

C. Injured  D. To injure

21、I think it a great honor _____ to visit your country.

A. to invite B. inviting C. having invited D. to be invited

22、He ________courage to make an apology.

A.is lacking in B.lies in C.loses himself in D.is linked to

23、No child under 12 is allowed to go to the lake alone; any walk close to the lake ________by a parent.

A．must be accompanied

B．must accompany

C．can be accompanied

D．should accompany

24、It is well-known that crack cocaine is a powerfully _____ drug and the users become ____ to it much more easily if they smoke it.

A.addicted; addict B.addictive; addict C.addicted; addictive D.addictive; addicted

25、The panels also capture heat from the sun and ________it into energy that powers the building.

A．pose

B．repay

C．polish

D．convert

26、   Mention the word superhero, and the images that come to mind are of fictional characters like Spiderman, Wonder Woman, or Batman. However, photographer Josh Rossi has used his camera to show the world’s real superheroes — young children who are battling severe diseases and disabilities.

The event leading to the creative project began in 2016, when Rossi fulfilled his then three-year-old daughter’s dream of becoming Wonder Woman. Thanks to the handmade costume and Rossi’s impressive Photoshop skills, the photoshoot instantly became a hit.

Since it was Wonder Woman that brought about the idea, Rossi decided to focus on the superheroes that will appear alongside her in the upcoming movie, Justice League. To make the photoshoot more meaningful to the kids, he matched each child with a superhero with whom they had the most in common.

The first member of the real-life “Justice League” was Kayden Kinckle. The five-year-old uses prosthetics (假肢) to walk because both his legs had to be cut off due to a born disorder. To Rossi, Kayden’s perfect superhero was Cyborg, who was a healthy boy before a terrible accident left him injured, forcing his father to keep him alive with robotic parts.

Teagan Pettit was born with only half a heart and has already gone through three open-heart surgeries. According to Rossi, the nine-year-old fits the bill for Superman because they both have a weak heart. The fictional superhero grows weak when near Kryptonite (氪), while Teagen’s half heart is too weak to control his body temperature. The photographer says, “Superman and Teagan both have hearts of steel!”

【1】What led Rossi to begin his heartwarming project?

A.He was a big fan of superheroes.

B.He photographed his daughter as Wonder Woman.

C.He was asked by many parents to film their children.

D.He wanted to advertise the upcoming movie.

【2】Kayden is similar to ________ according to Rossi.

A.Cyborg. B.Wonder Woman. C.Teagan. D.Batman.

【3】What does the underlined phrase “fits the bill for” in the last paragraph mean?

A.loves. B.matches. C.orders. D.watches.

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

A.A Superhero Photographer B.Fictional Superheroes

C.Fans of Superheroes D.Real-life Superheroes

27、Go Green Without a Green Thumb

If you’re anything like me, you manage to kill absolutely every plant that comes your way. No matter how hard I try, I can’t manage to keep flowers alive for more than a few days. So I’ve made a list of plants that even I couldn’t kill and decided to share it with everyone who also lacks a green thumb.

1.Jade

We commonly think of jade as a beautiful stone, but it also happens to be a plant that requires hardly any care and will give your apartment an air of elegance. There are only two things you need to do to take care of this plant:

Water the plant when the soil becomes moderately dry.

Wipe down the leaves every once in a while to remove dust.

2.African Violet

Want to add a little color to your apartment? That can be challenging if you don’t have a green thumb — most flowering plants require a ton of care. Fortunately, African violets are not one of those plants.

Simply water them once a week and enjoy their beautiful blue, pink and purple hues! Just do your best to avoid getting any water on the plants’ leaves, as this can cause water spots (污渍).

3.Aloe

Aloe is also a plant that even the worst gardener among us can manage to keep alive.

Step one: Acquire plant.

Step two: Water it when the soil is completely dry, about every two to three weeks.

Note: Aloe can be poisonous for your pet. If you have pets, make sure to only plant pet-friendly plants.

4. Lucky Bamboo

To bring some good fortune into your apartment, purchase some lucky bamboo. This houseplant does best in dim lighting, so keep it away from windows. Other than that, all you need to do is make sure the roots are always covered in water (an inch or two should do the trick).

【1】What can we learn from the text?

A．Jade is only a kind of beautiful stone.

B．You should spray (喷洒) water on the leaves of African violet.

C．Aloe is a pet-friendly plant.

D．Lucky bamboo can bring good luck to you.

【2】Which of the following plants needs watering frequently?

A．Jade.

B．African violet.

C．Lucky bamboo.

D．Aloe.

【3】What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To introduce several plants that require little special care.

B．To share with readers the author’s opinion on growing plants.

C．To attract readers to buy some of their products on the list.

D．To call on readers to protect the environment in daily life.

28、It was the 50th anniversary (周年) of the moon landing last year. Astronomy lovers are not the only ones who are excited about it; publishers(出版商) are also offering a number of books to mark the event.

Shoot for the Moon James Donovan

Little, Brown and Co. $30

This retelling of the space race begins with the Soviet Union’s Sputnik satellite in 1957 to the historic Apollo 11 program twelve years later. The book offers details about the characters of the spacemen, engineers and others who made the U. S. space program a success.

One Giant Leap

Charles Fishman

Simon & Schuster, $29.99

Getting to the moon required a million hours of work, this book says. Accordingly, the story centers on the engineers, project managers and others who worked long and hard to get the Apollo program off the ground.

Picturing Apollo 11

J. L. Pickering and John Bisney

Univ of Florida, $45

Packed with hundreds of photos (some are published for the first time), this book reads like a photo book of the Apollo 11 program. The photos are moments from spaceman training, as well as the excitement of liftoff, the historic landing and the return home of the three men.

Apollo’s Legacy Roger D.

Launius Smithsonian Books,

$27.95

A space historian examines the Apollo program in different ways: as a political (政治的) machine in the Cold War and an important cultural moment. The book explores different views on the U. S. moonshot project from scientists, politicians, the media and the public during the space race and beyond.

【1】What is Shoot for the Moon mainly about?

A．History of the space race.

B．The shoot of two satellites.

C．Cooperation of different countries.

D．Humans’ understanding of the moon.

【2】Whose book shows the Apollo 11 program through pictures?

A．James Donovan’s

B．Charles Fishman’s

C．J. L. Pickering and John Bisney’s

D．Roger D. Launius’s

【3】Which book talks about different views on the Apollo program?

A．Shoot for the Moon

B．One Giant Leap

C．Picturing Apollo 11

D．Apollo’s Legacy

29、“This has gone as well as I could have dreamed, and I can fly in the near future!” Yes, Alyssa Carson, a now-18-year-old astronaut from Baton Rouge, Louisiana is capable. For her, riding the most aggressive roller coaster in the park is not a big deal. If all goes according to her plans, NASA will send her to Mars in 2033, making her the first human to step foot on the planet. She will spend two to three years living there, growing food, performing science experiments and searching for signs of life. “The Martian is actually very accurate,” she said. “A lot of things that happened in the movie are similar to what is going to happen.” She has devoted her entire life to preparing for her journey.

Her love for space started when she watched a cartoon called The Backyardigans at the age of 3. Five animal pals on imaginary adventures in their backyard, including one part-a mission to Mars. “I thought ‘This red planet is so cool!’” she said. “I started watching videos of rovers’ landing on Mars. I had a large map of Mars in my room which I would look at every day. I started getting telescopes so I could look at space.

At 7, her father took her to space camp in Huntsville, Alabama. “That was the weekend of my life.” she said. I got to learn everything I had been wanting to know and I got to see a life-size rocket.” She cherished the rocket so much that she returned 18 times. At 12, she became the first person in history to attend all three NASA space camps in Huntsville, Alabama; Quebec, Canada and Izmir, Turkey.

At first she mastered the basics of space and how humans have explored it throughout time. As she got older she simulated (模拟) missions, trying to reach a destination in gravity-free, weightless zones.

When she was 9, she met NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus. The experienced explorer told her she was her age when she decided to go to space. At that moment Alyssa knew her love of space was not a hobby. “I did the same thing as other kids, like switching my mind about careers, wanting to be a teacher or the president one day,” she said. “But the way I always thought about it was I would become an astronaut, go to Mars, come back, and then be a teacher or the president.”

【1】Which of the following about Alyssa Carson is right?

A．She has created model missions to Mars.

B．She is the youngest one who has completed astronaut training.

C．She is likely to be the first human to perform different tasks on Mars.

D．She has visited the space camp in Huntsville,Alabama for nearly 30 times.

【2】What’s supposed to be stressed by referring to NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus?

A．The power of space dreams.

B．The popularity of space travel.

C．The importance of career choices

D．The excitement of her space experiences.

【3】What can’t be inferred from the article?

A．The Backyardigans is a cartoon for kids.

B．Alyssa will have many tasks to complete if she lands on Mars successfully.

C．Alyssa was forced to learn the basics of space science by her father.

D．Alyssa enjoys riding roller coasters like many other young people.

【4】What does the author intend to do in writing the passage?

A．To introduce American space industry.

B．To promote the values of American teens.

C．To encourage tours to Mars.

D．To present a rising American space star.

30、How to Avoid the Coronavirus? Wash Your Hands

As a New York Times journalist in China, I covered the SARS outbreak in 2002 and 2003, during which a novel coronavirus was first detected in Guangdong. My two children _______elementary school in Beijing throughout the outbreak.  

The International School of Beijing, _______ my children were students, was one of the_______in the capital that stayed _______throughout the SARS outbreak.  

The school instituted a bunch of simple precautionary (预防的) policies: a strict note to_______reminding them not to send a child to _______ who was sick and warning them that students would be screened for _______ with ear thermometers (耳温枪) at the school door. There was no _______ of food at lunch. The teacher led the kids in _______ hand washing throughout the day at classroom __________, while singing a prolonged “hand washing song” to __________ that they did more than a cursory (草率的) pass __________ the tap with water only.  

With those precautions __________, I observed something of a public __________ miracle (奇迹): Not only did no child get SARS, but __________ seemed that no student was sick with anything at all for __________on end.

The World Health Organization __________ the SARS outbreak controlled in July 2003. But, oh, those __________ continued. The best first-line defenses __________SARS or the novel coronavirus or most any virus at all are the ones that Grandma and common __________taught us, after all.

【1】A.attended B.left C.explored D.experienced

【2】A.which B.where C.as D.when

【3】A.many B.much C.few D.little

【4】A.closed B.open C.locked D.controlled

【5】A.patients B.students C.teachers D.parents

【6】A.hospital B.work C.school D.clinic

【7】A.colds B.coughs C.fevers D.headaches

【8】A.sharing B.wasting C.eating D.throwing

【9】A.fluent B.frequent C.occasional D.timely

【10】A.desks B.chairs C.pipes D.sinks

【11】A.suggest B.assume C.ensure D.require

【12】A.through B.above C.across D.under

【13】A.in place B.in reality C.in order D.in need

【14】A.behavior B.life C.study D.health

【15】A.it B.there C.they D.this

【16】A.months B.days C.years D.hours

【17】A.claimed B.declared C.reported D.announced

【18】A.hobbies B.interests C.characters D.habits

【19】A.on B.from C.against D.for

【20】A.ground B.sense C.practice D.people

31、   It was March 15, 2012. My two brothers were out in the driveway shooting around when they suddenly screamed,“ The sky! The sky! It's green!” My dad _______ turned on the TV news. There was a tornado heading towards Dexter. I quickly ran up the stairs and seized my most _______ items that I felt I needed. My mom was piling clothing up in the basement to make a fort(堡垒) to _______ us. My dad was still upstairs watching the news. He usually never comes down when there’s a bad _______. As my ears heard a loud “pop”, I looked up to see my dad _______ full speed down into the basement swiftly _______ the door behind him to join us.

I for a brief moment thought that I was going to _______. When the tornado was going by it sounded like a heavy train was tearing through our _______.

Everything started to settle. My dad made his way back up the stairs to see what the damage was. The ceiling(天花板) had fallen down. Everywhere I _______all I could see was pure destruction. In that moment I felt __________, I had no idea what to do, and I didn’ t know what was happening or what the situation was. All I could think about was that my home was __________ going to be the same again.

This was the event that caused my family to have a(n) __________ on how lucky we were to be alive and together. Although the tornado wasn’t one that was that deadly we felt extremely __________ to be alive. This moment was a scary and life-changing situation, something that I never thought I would have to experience. It just made me think how I should be __________ for everything that I am able to have because you never know what __________ can throw at you, especially when you least expect it.

【1】A. immediately B. secretly C. recently D. strangely

【2】A. harmless B. attractive C. precious D. familiar

【3】A. persuade B. protect C. please D. prevent

【4】A. fire B. earthquake C. storm D. drought

【5】A. coming B. driving C. falling D. flying

【6】A. hitting B. closing C. painting D. touching

【7】A. begin B. return C. escape D. die

【8】A. office B. house C. hospital D. library

【9】A. traveled B. remembered C. looked D. hated

【10】A. awkward B. defeated C. interested D. amazed

【11】A. never B. ever C. still D. just

【12】A. realization B. conclusion C. imagination D. suggestion

【13】A. lonely B. calm C. brave D. lucky

【14】A. grateful B. regretful C. curious D. generous

【15】A. dream B. passion C. work D. life

32、Hey, man,

Good to hear from you again. And good timing. Your e-mail came in just as I was chatting with another friend, who’s ________ one of those rough periods at work. I wish I had better advice.

You asked, “How do you define success?” What a ________ question!

In 2005, I made only $22,500 a year in Rocky Mount. Another two sportswriters, Travis and Jeff, in their mid-20s too, had come to Rocky Mount to leave Rocky Mount. We went out to ________ our games, and sent the final pages to the printer by our 1:30 a.m. ________. On the best nights, we’d play Wiffle ball in the ________ until 4 a.m., laughing and joking.

We all left there within a year, as ________. Travis eventually ________ a big-time job covering the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Jeff became one of the most well-known NASCAR writers in the country, with almost 200,00 Twitter ________.

Last time Jeff and I met, he said something about Rocky Mount. “I didn’t ________ it then, but honestly, when I ________, it’s probably the best time I’ve ever had in my career.”

What is success? Buddy, I don’t know. On those late nights, it was making good contact on Travis’s curve ball. Now it’s running a tenth of a mile ________ than I did last week. A year ago, I wrote a story and no readers ________ me about it, which these days is a success. But nobody said anything nice ________, so is it a failure? I don’t know.

College students ask me for ________ every now and then Maybe that’s success. But last night an editor at a publication I’ve been dying to write for ________ with the murderous words “This just isn’t the right ________ for us”.

Maybe it’s beyond work. In June 2018, my dad visited and made it the whole weekend without falling while ________ to his wheelchair. To another person, ________ success might be a night sleeping on a bench without getting wet. You get the ________.

Maybe success isn’t ________ in achievements; maybe success is a smaller calculation, something more like what Jeff hinted at.

Thank you for writing, old friend.

Mike

【1】A.putting through B.going through C.breaking through D.getting through

【2】A.broad B.silly C.fancy D.plain

【3】A.play B.watch C.enjoy D.cover

【4】A.schedule B.deadline C.appointment D.date

【5】A.parking lot B.dining room C.printing house D.lecture hall

【6】A.intended B.predicted C.unexpected D.unaccepted

【7】A.lost B.offered C.landed D.created

【8】A.consultants B.competitors C.followers D.writers

【9】A.advocate B.admit C.approve D.appreciate

【10】A.date back B.choke back C.hold back D.look back

【11】A.longer B.farther C.faster D.sooner

【12】A.thrilled at B.yelled at C.applauded for D.appealed to

【13】A.either B.even C.still D.yet

【14】A.money B.wisdom C.advice D.credit

【15】A.replied B.argued C.expressed D.conveyed

【16】A.bit B.wit C.fit D.hit

【17】A.removing B.attaching C.approaching D.transferring

【18】A.though B.therefore C.regardless D.otherwise

【19】A.point B.report C.case D.data

【20】A.counted B.measured C.confirmed D.located

33、   While volunteering in Tanzania，my wife and I got the idea of what we call a “street library” because children in our neighbourhood were able to read but had no_______ at all.

We had an idea to make books ______ to local children who wanted to read. We ______ a famous international charity for collecting money. We ______ books in three book stores of the capital city. My wife Sue ______ all 180 books with sticky-backed paper to keep them clean. A local man made some _____  to store the books. I made some “library cards" and ______ with a tailor called Saddiqi，who agreed to keep the boxes in his _____ and to run the library. The library was ____ to open！

Anyone could  _____ with their name and their parent's mobile phone number.  Saddiqi gave them a ______ with a number, with which they could read the books only in his shop. I decided it was better to do that than let readers _____  the books.  There is no ______ to join the library.  Within five days we had over 100 ______ and more were joining each day! Even though the books are ______ for children in different grades of difficulty,____  were using the library for free, too.

This side-project was, I think, one of the most _____  things we did in Tanzania. It was in some way a thank-you gift to our ______ for welcoming us so warmly into their lives.  The whole _____  worked together on the street library and that's surely part of the reason it is still  _____ after we left.

【1】A.chance B.interest C.business D.sense

【2】A.precious B.available C.cheap D.useful

【3】A.left B.contacted C.sold D.bough

【4】A.donated B.read C.wrote D.ordered

【5】A.copied B.mended C.printed D.covered

【6】A.cupboards B.counters C.boxes D.drawers

【7】A.quarreled B.debated C.consulted D.fought

【8】A.shop B.house C.garden D.courtyard

【9】A.ready B.unlikely C.illegal D.necessary

【10】A.drop in B.settle down C.see around D.sign up

【11】A.book B.photo C.card D.newspaper

【12】A.wait for B.take away C.learn from D.refer to

【13】A.way B.charge C.data D.need

【14】A.librarians B.workers C.members D.tailors

【15】A.even B.hardly C.never D.mainly

【16】A.adults B.babies C.youths D.foreigners

【17】A.boring B.rewarding C.worrying D.surprising

【18】A.relatives B.patients C.neighbours D.students

【19】A.school B.company C.country D.community

【20】A.open B.clean C.empty D.Modern

34、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”.

35、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.

36、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.

37、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.

The Internet E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic age possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on 【1】 relationships, contractual arrangements and access rights.

Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internet and business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOs and corporate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quiet 【2】.” They say they are working longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friends-not to mention strangers. And what’s more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so 【3】 supporting.

The technological leader promised us that access would make life more convenient. Instead, the very technological wonders that were supposed to 【4】 us have begun to enslave us in a web of connections from which there seems to be no easy 【5】.

If an earlier generation was preoccupied with the quest to enclose a vast 【6】 land, the .com generation, it seems, is more caught up in the colonization of time. Every spare moment of our time is being filled with some form of commercial connection, making time itself the 【7】 of all resources.

And while we have created every kind of labor-and time-saving device to service our needs, we are beginning to feel like we have less time available to us than any other humans in history. Maybe we need to ask what kinds of connections really 【8】 in the e-economy age. If this new technology 【9】 is only about super efficiency, then we risk losing something even precious than time-our sense of what it means to be a(n) 【10】 human being.

38、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

When learning how to train your cat, you'll start with very basic first steps. But can you train a cat the same way you might train a dog? Yes and no. Because they're highly independent animals, cats might appear uninterested in following your commands. That doesn't mean you can't influence their behavior, though. If you're patient, your new cat or old cat can be trained in no time.

First, decide what you want your cat to learn, and then move towards your goals in small steps each day. Before you start training your cat, however, consider what commands you'll use and what types of behavioral actions you want her to learn. Think about what you may have wondered in the past: how to train your cat to use a litter box, bow to keep her calm during trips, and so on. How can you teach her to stop scratching your rugs or furniture?

Having determined which lessons you and your cat will master, it's time to get down to business. If you're excited about training, you may want to jump right in and teach your cat everything at once. However, your cat's attention span is shorter than yours; you can't expect her to stay interested every time you're ready to be the trainer. To be successful, though, it's a good idea to stick to one lesson at a time. Once your cat has mastered whatever you're working on, you can move on to the next training exercise.

When only you and your cat are at home, you don't have to worry too much about involving others in the training. Yet you still want your cat to learn to be social. Shortly after bringing your cat home, invite friends or family members over to socialize with your new pet. Just remind them not to be too forward with their introduction. If you're bringing a car into a larger family, it's even more important to involve everyone in the training. After all, she'll see these familiar faces every day!

39、假定你是李华，是一名高二学生，自从上个月复学后你家长不再允许你使用智能手机以及手机上的应用，他们认为线下学习使用手机对学习没有帮助还浪费时间，但是你不这样认为，为此你感到很苦恼。 请你用英语写一封信向你的美国笔友John求助。

内容应包括:

1. 介绍情况

2. 你的想法

3. 希望得到 John 的帮助并了解美国家长对此事的看法

注意:

1. 可适当增加细节，不少于 100 词

2. 开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数

Dear John,

How are you doing?

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Yours,

Li Hua

40、假定你是某高中学生会主席李华，为增强全校师生的安全意识，你校本周三上午准备进行一次消防演习，请你代表学生会写一份书面通知，要点如下:

1.活动目的；

2.活动时间；

3.活动安排(听到火警铃声有序撤离；听消防员安全讲座)。

4. 注意事项。

参考词汇:消防演习fire drill; 火警铃fire alarm; 消防通道firefighting accesses。

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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41、假定你是李华， 你的美国朋友Tom 想在他的学校以“Chinese poetry”为主题举办一系列活动，他写信向你求助，请给他回信，提供至少两条建议。

1. 你应该介绍中国诗的历史；

2. 你应分享诗的不同形式。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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