潍坊2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测四年级英语

1、It’s your own fault. You ________ take your baby with you.

A.must B.would C.need D.shall

2、We worked for ten years without finding anything but it didn’t cast us down. Now our patience has ________.

A．paid back

B．been paid back

C．paid off

D．been paid off

3、Sorry, I’m late. I ______ have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again.

A. might B. should

C. can’t D. will

4、________ 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

5、We have _______ a campaign for better nursery and the school services.

A.invested B.issued C.launched D.leaked

6、I’ll give ____ to your suggestion that we ____ a party in honor of the experienced professor.

A. much thought; hold B. many thoughts; should hold

C. much thought; will hold D. some thought; can hold

7、Snaking through the deserts, the Nile would flood almost _____ each year in June.

A.normally B.variably C.invariably D.increasingly

8、__________these messages always seem important at the time, most people can’t really remember them the next day.

A.Because B.Unless C.While D.Since

9、The children’s activities out of classroom   from watching TV to playing chess.

A.rate B.range C.involve D.include

10、The boy broke all the glasses on purpose; he certainly deserved________.

A. to punish B. being punished

C. to be punished D. punish

11、The whole nation responds to the call _______ everybody shall wear masks wherever they go.

A.which B.that C.when D.because

12、The professor tried his best to make the students__________what he was saying but he found it hard to make himself ___________.

A. understand; understand

B. understand; understood

C. understood; understood

D. understood; understand

13、We went to Canada to travel and my cousin _______as our guide.

A．played

B．showed

C．acted

D．performed

14、The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 was ____ jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Twakkul Karman.

A. rewarded B. promoted

C. awarded D. praised

15、Honesty is the best policy. If your account doesn’t _________ what the security cameras recorded, you’ll get punished.

A.subscribe to B.attend to C.correspond to D.relate to

16、_________  my heart still beats, I will go on working for the people.

A.As soon as B.As far as C.As long as D.As much as

17、To deliver the Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May had to make some policies ______ the needs of the British people.

A. in company with B. in parallel with

C. in tune with D. in touch with

18、The question whether college students should do part-time jobs is still ________ debate.

A.under B.in C.for D.with

19、Most of them were ___________ my opinion while David was against it.

A.in honor of B.in favor of C.in search of D.in memory of

20、The policemen hurried into the station ______ they heard the gunshot.

A. immediately B. at once C. since D. then

21、Why didn’t you tell me there was no meeting today? I__________all the way here________the heavy snow.

A.needn’t have driven; through B.didn’t need to drive; through

C.mustn’t have driven; through D.couldn’t have driven; through

22、Accustomed to _______ the steep mountains, she had no difficulty reaching top.

A．climbing

B．climb

C．having climbed

D．have climbed

23、It was ____ computer games that cost the boy a lot of time ____ he ought to have spent on his lessons.

A. played; that B. playing; when

C. to have played; which D. playing; /

24、--Can't you stay a little longer?

--It's getting late. I really________ go now. My daughter is home alone.

A．can

B．could

C．might

D．must

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

A．What

B．While

C．How

D．Where

26、   A long time ago, and still in some countries today, the dollar and penny did not even exist. Actually, trading a cow for two pigs is still the norm (常态) for many cultures. So how is it that we get to use paper and coins?

The biggest challenge for ancient cultures was to have a system that would allow people to exchange products with each other. However, the problem came up when one person was in need of something immediately that they didn’t have a product to trade. For example, a farmer that needed wheat only had fruit to exchange but the fruit wasn’t ready to hand over for another two months. This is what started the idea of a “common currency”. The farmer could buy what he needed with “currency” and just as important, the value of the goods he was exchanging was standardized. He did not have to worry about giving anything in return now or later; his deal was complete. Thus “money” was born.

Over time, each country has developed its own currency and something that might cost 1,000,000 lire in one country might be 1 dollar in the US currency. Most countries also frequently use powerful political people as the “face” of their currency. The US currency is the best example of this. Can you name all the presidents that currently appear on not only paper money but also coins?

The real excitement, however, is the future of how we buy things. People have started to use debit cards (借记卡) that allow you to pay using your bank account rather than cash. That has given way to something called Mondex. Mondex allows you to “wave” your card past any special device that can read these cards. You no longer have to insert, swipe (刷) and then punch in numbers, which could cause security problems.

【1】What’s the purpose of Paragraph 1?

A.To introduce the topic of the text.

B.To explain what money was like in history.

C.To tell us that there was no money long ago.

D.To compare the difference between a cow and two pigs.

【2】The farmer had an idea of using currency when ________.

A.he had a product to exchange B.he had made a lot of money

C.he had nothing to trade for what he needed D.he would harvest his fruit

【3】Mondex is a kind of card which can ________.

A.keep you safe if you are in trouble

B.save you a large amount of money

C.help you trade safely and conveniently

D.make you happy whenever you are bored

【4】What does this passage mainly talk about?

A.The evolution of payment. B.The trade in ancient times.

C.The use of money in the world. D.New ways of payment.

27、The Israeli farmers who pioneered the revolutionary technology known as drip irrigation（滴流灌溉） weren’t trying to solve one of the world’s most urgent problems. They were just trying to survive. They lived in the desert, and they didn’t have enough water to grow their crops.

In its simplest form, it was little more than a pipe with holes in it. But behind each hole was a hi-tech dripper that let out just the right amount of water. Snaked along a row of crops so that the holes were positioned directly above the roots, the pipe could direct each precious drop of water directly to the plants, getting a bigger harvest while using a very small amount of water.

Over time, the farmers improved upon the technology, perfecting the drippers that regulated the flow of water, and connecting the pipelines to computers that could determine exactly how much water each plant needed and when.

If the global population kept growing, the rest of the world would increasingly resemble their little community in the desert. So they began selling their irrigation systems in other parts of the world, eventually expanding to more than 110 countries. Netafirm, the company says it’s lifting people out of poverty and conserving water at a time when the importance of doing so has never been clearer.

The mass adoption of drip irrigation won’t save the world by itself. To avoid the coming catastrophe, nearly everybody will, in some way, have to do more with less, perhaps through accepting and using other new technologies. Otherwise, it’s going to get ugly.

【1】Why is drip irrigation called “the revolutionary technology”?

A．It saves the world all by itself.

B．It is controlled by computers.

C．It makes irrigation more effective.

D．It provides deserts with water.

【2】What does “one of the world’s most urgent problems” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Lacking water.

B．Lacking labor.

C．Lacking food.

D．Lacking energy.

【3】How does the drip irrigation help farmers with crops?

A．By drilling holes on the pipes.

B．By regulating water via drippers.

C．By snaking pipes along the crops.

D．By placing pipes just above roots.

【4】Which of the following will be the best slogan for Netafirm to sell the irrigation systems?

A．Less water; More harvest.

B．New technology; New world.

C．More grain; Less starvation.

D．Water saving; World surviving.

28、“The calm before the storm” is a very familiar expression. It is usually used to describe a peaceful period just before a very stressful situation or a tense argument. 【1】 They noted that before certain storms the seas would seem to become calm and the winds would drop.

But why is it often so calm before a storm? 【2】 According to US website HowStuffWorks, a calm period occurs because many storms, tornadoes and hurricanes draw in all the warm and damp air from the surrounding area. As this air rises into the storm clouds, it cools and acts as “ fuel for the storm ,like petrol in a car. “

Once the storm has taken all the energy it can from the air, it is pushed out from the top of the storm clouds and falls back down to ground level. 【3】 So once it covers an area, it causes a calm period before the storm.

【4】 First count how many seconds there are between a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder, roughly three seconds equal one kilometer. A good judgement is that if your count is below 30 seconds, you should seek shelter straight away.

However, due to the complexity of storm system ,calm doesn't always go first. So, your best bet is to keep yourself updated with weather reports for any predictions regarding a coming storm in your area. 【5】

A．Science has given us the answer.

B．There is no definite answer to the question.

C．Weather reports sometimes cannot be trusted.

D．British sailors coined the phrase in the late l600s.

E．As the air declines, it becomes warm and dry, which is stable.

F．The Weather Network has a tip for working out how far away a storm is.

G．That's the most reliable way to predict the next display of nature's temper.

29、Sometimes shipwrecks（沉船）contain sunken treasure, loads of gold or jewelry. Other shipwrecks are themselves the treasure—the stories of their ill-fated voyages creating a legend that makes them sparkle far more than any gold or precious stones.

The wreck of HMS Endurance, which has finally been located deep beneath the icy seas of Antarctica after being lost 107 years ago, was arguably the most valuable shipwreck ever sought. That’s because its discovery adds another thrilling new chapter to an already fascinating tale of perseverance and survival that has echoed down the decades and still inspires today.

Incredibly well preserved at a depth of almost two miles, the ship is little changed from the day in November 1914 when it finally sank beneath the ice. Endurance became embedded in ice while crossing Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. The video shot by underwater search vehicles shows painted timbers, an undamaged guardrail（护栏）and the name “Endurance” written above the five-pointed symbol of a polar star.

“I tell you, you would have to be made of stone not to feel a bit soft at the sight of that star and the name above,” Mensun Bound, the mission’s marine archaeologist, told the BBC. “You can see a porthole（舷窗）that is in Shackleton’s cabin. At that moment, you really do feel the breath of the great man upon the back of your neck.” Shackleton’s leadership was crucial to getting his men out alive. The reason why Shackleton is still applauded as a great man becomes obvious when you consider what he achieved in the face of disasters and hardships during his 1914-16 expedition. The practicality and humanity he showed in the face of severe situations was arguably praised.

【1】What makes Endurance the most valuable shipwreck?

A．The treasure aboard.

B．Its inspiring stories.

C．Its undamaged guardrail.

D．The symbol of a polar star.

【2】What can we infer from Mensun Bound’s words?

A．The floating ice is as hard as stones.

B．The well-preserved shipwreck is amazing.

C．The heroic deeds of Shackleton are touching.

D．The discovery of Endurance is challenging.

【3】What is the text type of the passage?

A．A book review.

B．A news report.

C．A biography.

D．A travel journal.

30、I turned 16. My father gave me his 1969 Chevrolet Malibu car -a gift_______on me at that age. What did I know about classic_______? The important thing was that Hannah and I could_______ Tucson with the roof down.

Hannah was my best friend, a year younger but much_________, almost five foot ten. “Hannah is a _________ ," my mother always said. And sure enough, that summer she signed with a(n) _______agency.

A month after my _________, Hannah and I went to the movies. On the way home, we            _______at the McDonald's drive-through, putting the fries on the seat between us to _______ .

“Let's drive around for a while,” I said. It was a____________ night, full moon hung low. Taking a sudden ______________, I hit a patch of dirt and lost control of the car. I then ploughed through a neighbor’s land scape wall and drove into a full-grown palm tree. The____________came to rest halfway up the tree trunk.

The French fries were everywhere----on the floor, the dashboard (仪表盘), and my lap. There was an impossible amount of____________ on Hannah's face and some pieces of skin were hanging into her eyes. In the ____________, my parents told me quietly the best plastic surgeon(整形手术) in the city had ended her modeling career.

When her mother, Sharon, came into my hospital room, I started to cry, preparing myself for her______________. She sat beside me and took my hand. ” I drove into the back of my best friend's car when I was your ____________ , " she said. "I ruined her car and mine.”

“I’m so sorry,” I said.

“You are both____________ ,” she said. “The rest is not important.” I stared to protest, but Sharon stopped me. “I ____________ you. Hannah will, too.”

Sharon’s forgiveness______________ Hannah and me to get back in the car together that summer, to stay friends throughout high school and college and to watch our children playing together. The scars(疤痕) are so faded that no one else would__________ , but in the sunlight I can still see it just below her hairline----which, for me, is a sign of grace.

【1】

A．spent

B．wasted

C．suffered

D．lost

【2】

A．cars

B．songs

C．roads

D．movies

【3】

A．show off

B．look for

C．play around

D．drive around

【4】

A．easier

B．stronge

C．taller

D．kinder

【5】

A．beauty

B．dresser

C．giant

D．success

【6】

A．advertising

B．cosmetic

C．modeling

D．service

【7】

A．graduation

B．recovery

C．holiday

D．birthday

【8】

A．stopped

B．stayed

C．ended

D．arrived

【9】

A．explain

B．share

C．contribute

D．reserve

【10】

A．clear

B．warm

C．cloudy

D．soft

【11】

A．change

B．lift

C．turn

D．brake

【12】

A．lights

B．wheels

C．instructions

D．airbags

【13】

A．fries

B．tears

C．gasoline

D．blood

【14】

A．car

B．house

C．station

D．hospital

【15】

A．sympathy

B．sadness

C．anger

D．remark

【16】

A．situation

B．period

C．age

D．role

【17】

A．alive

B．convenient

C．cheerful

D．fearful

【18】

A．forgive

B．demand

C．promise

D．respond

【19】

A．inspired

B．allowed

C．explored

D．considered

【20】

A．accept

B．admire

C．recognize

D．notice

31、第二节完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to _______  a different life. It was a transitional（过渡的）time in Daniel's life. I wanted to _______ him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the_______  time I had let such moments pass.

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked _______  the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar _______   played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him _______  and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words _______ me.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those _______ opportunities. How many times have I let such moments _______? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have ________  to me. Or what he might ________  to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?_________ as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always________ never hearing him put his________ into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so ________ to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world________  , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was________ of was the stubble（短须）on his chin as his face pressed ________ mine. What I had said to Daniel was ________  . It was nothing. And yet, it was ________ .

【1】A.experience B.spend C.enjoy D.shape

【2】A.show B.give C.leave D.instruct

【3】A.last B.first C.very D.next

【4】A.upward B.into C.down D.up

【5】A.sign B.scene C.scenery D.sight

【6】A.interest B.instruction C.courage D.direction

【7】A.failed B.discouraged C.struck D.troubled

【8】A.future B.embarrassing C.obvious D.lost

【9】A.last B.pass C.fly D.remain

【10】A.counted B.meant C.valued D.eared

【11】A.think B.want C.expect D.wish

【12】A.But B.And C.Instead D.So

【13】A.wondered B.regretted C.minded D.tried

【14】A.views B.actions C.feelings D.attitudes

【15】A.important B.essential C.hard D.complex

【16】A.disappeared B.changed C.progressed D.advanced

【17】A.sensitive B.convinced C.aware D.tired

【18】A.by B.against C.on D.with

【19】A.clumsy B.gentle C.absurd D.moving

【20】A.none B.all C.anything D.Everything

32、When I was a boy, every holiday I had seemed wonderful. My ______ took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ______.   All day I ______ on the sands(沙滩) with strange ______ children. We made houses and gardens, and ______ the tide (潮汐)destroy them. When the tide went out, we ______ over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

In those days the ______ seemed to shine always brightly ______ the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, ____ ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were ______in one’s pockets or good places where we could ______ ice creams. Each day was very happy.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good ______ is much the same as it was. I ______ like the sun and warm sand and the sound of ______ beating the rocks. I no longer wish to ______ any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. ______, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I ______ what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am ______. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about ______ who make houses and gardens with sands,____ watch the incoming tide.

【1】

A．teacher

B．parents

C．nurse

D．younger sister

【2】

A．sea

B．lake

C．mountain

D．river

【3】

A．played

B．slept

C．sat

D．stood

【4】

A．moving

B．excited

C．angry

D．nervous

【5】

A．made

B．brought

C．watched

D．heard

【6】

A．rolled

B．looked

C．turned

D．climbed

【7】

A．light

B．sun

C．moon

D．lamp

【8】

A．and

B．yet

C．but

D．or

【9】

A．exploring

B．examining

C．repairing

D．measuring

【10】

A．sweets

B．sand

C．ice-creams

D．money

【11】

A．make

B．sell

C．buy

D．offer

【12】

A．house

B．holiday

C．garden

D．tide

【13】

A．hardly

B．almost

C．still

D．perhaps

【14】

A．waves

B．wind

C．hands

D．feet

【15】

A．destroy

B．fix

C．use

D．build

【16】

A．But

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

【17】

A．wonder

B．feel

C．understand

D．believe

【18】

A．strong

B．weak

C．young

D．old

【19】

A．children

B．boys

C．girls

D．grown-ups

【20】

A．that

B．which

C．whom

D．who

33、   Amid all the poverty and desperation in Los Angeles’s Skid Row (贫民区), one couple is determined to use their own experience with loss to foster (培养) a sense of hope.

In 2012, Mary Davis and her husband, Ari Kadin were _______ their first child when Davis miscarried (流产).They were extremely _______. But the couple, who were volunteering with adults in a Skid Row homeless shelter, refused to let their heartbreak _______ them.

“In 2013, our child would have been one year old,” says Davis.” And we kept seeing these kids at the shelter, and I said to my husband, ‘We couldn’t _______ a birthday party for our child, so let’s do it for these kids.’”

Since then, the couple have held a party each and every month. They _______attract 200 kids and their parents. There are small presents for the kids celebrating their birthdays, but Davis makes sure there are more than enough to _______.

“I remember a mom came with her two kids,” Davis says.” she’s crying. ‘You have no idea what we’ve been through for the last 24 hours,’ she told me. ‘Yesterday was her birthday. I had _______ to give her. We _______ so much suffering. I really didn’t expect a birthday party for my child.’ I had to walk away and wipe away some tears.”

Doing her best to _______these kids’ lives is both ________ and bittersweet, Davis says.” We’re on this rooftop. It’s this beautiful ________. The sky is gorgeous. You’re above everything. But if you look down, you see homeless person after homeless person on the street, and it reminds you that these kids can’t________ that area after the party.” It may be why, after throwing 88 parties, she still cries after each one.

Davis________ a second miscarriage before finally having a child-she and Kadin have two now, ages two and four. But she owes helping her ________ hope to the kids in the shelter. “We didn’t realize how much ________ they were going to bring us,” she told CBS News. “And that was so healing for me.”

【1】A.raising B.supporting C.expecting D.adopting

【2】A.upset B.shocked C.awkward D.nervous

【3】A.challenge B.beat C.cover D.betray

【4】A.house B.afford C.throw D.pay

【5】A.usually B.secretly C.briefly D.efficiently

【6】A.try out B.give out C.pick up D.put away

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

【8】A.came across B.rode out C.went through D.built up

【9】A.better B.affect C.balance D.handle

【10】A.heartwarming B.amazing C.exciting D.satisfying

【11】A.landscape B.sight C.view D.scenery

【12】A.rule B.change C.leave D.approach

【13】A.accomplished B.suffered C.solved D.tolerated

【14】A.hold on to B.keep up with C.put up with D.make up for

【15】A.wealth B.experience C.fame D.joy

34、Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.

Why your Password May Not Be As Safe As It Seems?  Does “qaz2ws” strike you as a nice safe password? What about “adgjmptw”? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most 【1】 used, which of course means they are not secure at all.

When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet，they appeared to 【2】that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.

While many of the passwords were still single words, such as “password”，there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to【3】. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way.

“Users are becoming slightly more 【4】what makes a password strong,” explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. “For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right?”

But 【5】no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number “1” at the end.

Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo! is giving users the option to 【6】 their mobile phone with an account, having a single use passwords texted to it each time they want to log on.

Although the serviced is voluntary, Dylan Casey an executive at Yahoo!，said that it was “the first step to【7】passwords”. He said it was a(n)【8】that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. “I don’t think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products,” he said.

It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people’s improving upon “password” by using “password” or，“tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 133tr3r5”.

“We are, for the most part，predictably【9】when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups” said WP Engine. “We love taking a(n) 【10】, and so do password crackers.

35、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”.

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.

AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.

From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?

The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.

Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.

Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?

For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.

Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

37、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.

38、假定你是李华.你所在的黑龙江省实验中学要征集〜封英文感谢信.以致敬奋战在抗击新型冠状病 毒第一线的医护人员。清你写一封感谢信参与投稿.内容包括：

1.表达谢意；

2.个人感受；

3.表达信心。

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：

传染病epidemic

新型冠状病毒novel coronavirus

黑龙江省实验 Heilongjang Provincial Experimental High School

Dear medical workers.

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

39、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

CLEAN UP YOUR BUTTS AND BAGS

All sorts of items become litter, but two of the most common and most dangerous are cigarette butts and plastic bags. Litter is a big problem for our environment, but it is a problem that individuals can easily do something about. Not littering at all or cleaning up litter, such as cigarette butts and plastic bags, greatly improves the quality of our environment.

Although cigarette butts are small, they are bad for the environment. Over 1,600 billion cigarettes are smoked each year in China and large quantities of the butts are thrown away. Worldwide, about 4.5 trillion butts are littered every year. Apart from the fact that butts spoil the beauty of the environment, they contain some very toxic chemicals. These find their way into the water supply where they decrease the quality of the water and endanger plants and animals that live there. Because there are so many butts and because they can take up to 5 years to break down, the toxic chemicals add up to a large amount. So, if people have to smoke, they should not throw away the butts but put them in the rubbish bin instead.

Plastic bags are another common form of litter that is a danger to the environment. There are several reasons for this. They are made from oil and gas, which are non-renewable resources, if they are not recycled, these resources are lost to us. In China, 2 billion plastic bags are used every day. An enormous number of these become litter. This is a huge problem because they last from 20 to 1,000 years in the environment. They float easily in air and water and travel long distances. They find their way to rivers, parks, beaches and oceans. Plastic bags kill up to one million seabirds, 100,000 sea mammals and countless fish each year worldwide. When the animal dies and breaks down, the plastic bag can become free again to kill another animal. It is up to people not to let plastic bags become litter. It would be better if they used fewer and recycled them.

Cleaning up your cigarette butts and plastic bags would improve the environment. The earth would be a better place because it would be less polluted. And we would know that we were doing something to look after our planet. However, I believe the best solution would be not to smoke or use plastic bags at all.

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40、假如你是李华,全球变暖问题越来越引起人们的关注,它所产生的严重后果也逐渐为人所知.为此,你校学生会特意邀请了环保专家来校举办讲座,专门就全球变暖问题产生的原因、后果,以及中学生如何应对全球变暖问题等进行论述,并在演讲结束后回答同学们的提问.请你给外教老师 Mr.Smith 写一封邮件, 邀请他一起参加.

时间：2019 年 7 月 15 日 星期一 3：00 p.m.～5：00 p.m. 地点：礼堂 （auditorium）注意：词数 100 左右

41、假设你是李华，你校外教Mr Brown 对中国文化很感兴趣，请写封邮件邀请他一起参加城市图书馆的传统文化日。内容包括：

1. 时间和地点；

2. 活动介绍：中国餐桌礼仪讲座；使用筷子比赛；粤剧表演等。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 提示词：筷子：chopsticks  粤剧：Cantonese Opera

Dear Mr Brown,

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Yours,

Li Hua