神农架2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测四年级英语

1、My brother ________ to college last year, but unfortunately he wasn’t able to take the examination because he was seriously ill.

A. needn’t have gone

B. shouldn’t have gone

C. could have gone

D. must have gone

2、There was a(n) ____ moment when she didn’t know whether to shake his hand or kiss his cheek.

A. relaxed B. awesome C. awkward D. comfortable

3、The local shops have been marked in on this map so that people can choose a house in a ______ area.

A.ambitious B.suitable C.beneficial D.absent

4、On April 7, Nature published _____ article named Stop the Coronavirus Stigma(污名)  Now and apologized for associating the virus with Wuhan and China.

A.the B.a C.an D./

5、I have no idea____________ the book is __________ to your English study.

A. whether ;  of great value B. if  ; of great value

C. that  ; so value D. how ; very valuable

6、I’m sorry, but I can’t go with you to the cinema because I have to ______ my sick brother.

A.refer to B.attend to C.lead to D.stick to

7、In the book, the author describes how Iran has long sought an   with America.

A.acceleration B.accomplishment

C.accumulation D.accommodation

8、It turned out that she won the first prize in the petition, which was beyond her   .

A. expectations   B. reputations

C. contributions D. celebrations

9、The farmer said the PLA men came to rescue timely when they _____in the snowstorm.

A．were trapping

B．were being trapped

C．are trapping

D．are being trapped

10、Each of these arguments may appear ______ on the surface, but they don’t stand up to the test.

A.stable B.ample C.valid D.creative

11、The red umbrella is among the black ones.

A．distinct

B．delicate

C．diverse

D．desperate

12、We love such beautiful things as flowers, but beauty itself is _____.

A. abstract B. typical

C. generous D. stubborn

13、I'll call the restaurant and make a _______.

A.preservation B.reversion C.reservation D.reversal

14、The library needs _______, but it’ll have to wait until Sunday.

A. cleaning B. be cleaned

C. clean D. being cleaned

15、Robert Redford, a famous actor and director, wanted to expose the public to films made outside of the Hollywood system that ordinary people might have no access to ________.

A. otherwise B. though C. thus D. therefore

16、As we all know, it was ______ that resulted in the terrible car accident.

A.because of her carelessness B.her being careless

C.why she was careless D.she was so careless

17、He was late for the meeting _________ the heavy snow.

A．as a result

B．because

C．as a result of

D．in the result

18、____, Mary couldn’t get the door open.

A.Try as she might B.As she might try C.She might as try D.Might she as try

19、Previous problems or bad experiences with test-taking can be an invitation _____ a worse performance in the next test.

A. with B. in C. beyond D. to

20、He has lived longer than the doctor expected. They didn’t think he would ________ to November.

A．make for

B．make it

C．make out

D．make up

21、Gone are the days of limited channels, with viewers ________ program schedules.

A. at the request of B. at the turn of

C. at the edge of D. at the mercy of

22、Many nations have promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but are falling short of the ________ reduction of 25 to 40 percent of 1990 levels.

A.target B.option C.profit D.refund

23、______himself to alcohol,the man seldom cared about his family.

A.Adjusting B.Approaching C.Abandoning D.Acknowledging

24、He played the computer games till late last night,____ early this morning.

A.more than B.other than C.rather than D.or rather

25、—— How soon will the candidates get their university admissions?

—— It may take three weeks for all the applications to be ________.

A. withdrawn B. processed C. corresponded D. violated

26、You watch a sad film and get caught up in your emotions. You cry your eyes out at the dramatic plot—you feel sad for the characters if they suffer, or happy for them when they are successful. It is only when the movie is over that you realize that what you were watching is not real.

But why couldn’t you accept that when you were so absorbed in the movie? It was reported in Science Daily this week that scientists at Case Western Reserve University, US, discovered that people simply cannot think emotionally and logically at the same time.

It has long been known that something different goes on in our brain when we use logic, rather than responding to something emotionally. Thinking logically is a step-by-step process, in which people make decisions through reasoning and find answers rationally. When we think emotionally or empathize (有同感) we look at things from someone else’s point of view and try to feel their pain.

Now scientists have found that thinking logically and emotionally are like the two ends of a seesaw (跷跷板)—when we’re busy empathizing, the part of the brain used for cold-hard analysis is suppressed (抑制). And it’s also true the other way round.

To come to this conclusion, scientists gathered 45 people—men and women—to take brain scans as they solved different kinds of puzzles. Some of the puzzles were tough and involved math and physics and others were social problems that required participants to put themselves in other people’s shoes.

Scientists found that when participants were doing a math problem, the region in their brain that is associated with logical thinking lit up, and when asked to make emotional decisions, the region for emotional thinking lit up. But the most interesting part is that when asked to solve problems that required both logical and emotional responses, the participants always used one of the regions at a time while the other one went dark.

“Empathetic and analytic thinking are…mutually (相互之间地) exclusive (排斥的) in the brain,” said Anthony Jack, leader of the study. “You don’t have to favor one, but cycle efficiently between them, and employ the right network at the right time.”

However, people sometimes ended up using the wrong one. This explains why some people are good at solving complex math problems but have poor social skills. And why even the smartest people get taken in by fake but touching stories.

【1】Why does the author mention watching movies at the beginning of the article?

A．To show that we are easily moved by things that are not real.

B．To show that sometimes we only use emotional thinking.

C．To prove that emotional thinking is powerful.

D．To introduce the research based on this kind of experiences.

【2】Scientists at Case Western Reserve University proved through their recent tests that ______.

A．logical thinking works differently from emotional thinking

B．logical thinking and emotional thinking take turns to function independently

C．logical thinking is much more efficient than emotional thinking

D．logical thinking and emotional thinking could work together

【3】We can conclude from the last two paragraphs that ______.

A．people have to frequently switch between different types of thinking

B．adopting the wrong thinking mode could have bad results

C．people could only either have excellent logical thinking or emotional thinking

D．people who think logically could easily be manipulated (操纵)

【4】What is probably the best title?

A．Movies and Your Emotions

B．Math and Physics

C．Your Heart vs Your Mind

D．Logical Thinking

27、   Pale Horse, Pale Rider

Katherine Anne Porter was a celebrated American journalist, essayist, short story writer and novelist. Her works deal with dark themes including justice and the unforgiving nature of the human race. Pale Horse, Pale Rider（ 1939）is her short novel set during the influenza pandemic（流感大流行）of 1918, which killed five times as many Americans as did World War I. Its main character, Miranda, is a young reporter who falls in love with a soldier； the book's fever-dream style captures the experience of the disease.

The Andromeda Strain

Michael Crichton was one of the most successful novelists of his generation. The Andromeda Strain（ 1969 ）is his best-selling techno-thriller that begins when a military satellite crashes to the earth and releases an organism that kills almost everyone in a nearby small town. Then things get bad.

Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a major Latin-American author of novels and short stories, a central figure in the so-called magical realism movement in Latin American literature. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1982. Love in the Time of Cholera ( 1985 ) is his great Colombian authors attractive tale of a 50-year courtship, in which lovesickness is as stubborn as disease. u My best, " he said of it. " The novel was written from my soul."

The Road

Cormac McCarthy is an American novelist and playwright. The Road (2006) is his beautifully written, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel set after an unspecified extinction event has wiped out most of humanity. An unnamed man and a boy travel on foot toward a southern sea, having to avoid cannibals(食人者)and despair. The Road is a specially moving story1 of a journey.

【1】What can be inferred from the first two books mentioned in the text?

A.They're the bestsellers. B.They're fairly tales.

C.They're about disasters. D.They're non-fiction.

【2】Which book is written by the author who couldn't think highly of it too much?

A.Pale Horse, Pale Rider B.The Andromeda Strain

C.Love in the Time of Cholera D.The Road

【3】Who wrote the book that described an adventurous journey?

A.Katherine Anne Porter. B.Michael Crichto.

C.Gabriel Garcia Marquez. D.Cormac McCarthy.

28、The Amazing Penguin Rescue

In the summer of 2016, the ship MV Treasure sunk, creating an oil spill. Thirteen hundred tons of fuel oil were flowing right in the middle of the African Penguins’ habitat. Soon the oil covered about 20,000 penguins. Without swift help, the seabirds would have no chance of survival. Volunteers were showing up by the thousands and I also took part in what was the largest animal rescue operation ever.

A warehouse was turned into a rescue center near the habitat and hundreds of pools were built to hold about 100 oiled birds each. When walking into the center, I couldn’t believe my ears. I had expected to walk into a chorus of honking and squawking(尖声叫). Instead, the center sounded like a library. The penguins were dead silent. My heart ached for the painful birds. Cleaning them all seemed like an impossible task. But we had to carry on like doctors in an emergency room. There was no time for doubt. Cleaning oil off a penguin wasn’t easy. Even with more than 12,500 volunteers, it took a month to bathe all 20,000 birds at the center.

While volunteers were busy bathing the oiled penguins, another crisis(危机) was developing. Oil from the spill had started moving north. Tens of thousands of penguins were in the oil’s path. But we already had our hands full with 20,000 recovering birds. If any more birds were oiled, we wouldn’t have enough resources to save them.

One researcher came up with an idea: What if the penguins were temporarily moved out of harm’s way? Experts decided to have a try. Volunteers rounded up the penguins and released them 500 miles away. The hope was that by the time the seabirds swam home, the oil would be gone. The plan worked! Another 20,000 penguins were saved.

The entire penguin rescue took about three months. More than 90% of the oiled penguins were successfully returned to the wild. Looking back on the rescue, I am still amazed by the work of the volunteers. What I could hardly believe was that we accomplished an impossible task.

【1】The African penguins were in danger because of ________.

A．a knock by a ship

B．a change of habitats

C．a spill of oil

D．a lack of help

【2】When walking into the rescue center, the author felt ________.

A．ambitious

B．shocked

C．hopeless

D．inspired

【3】The crisis was ended by ________.

A．moving the penguins from home

B．cleaning the polluted habitat

C．asking more volunteers to help

D．stopping the flow of the oil

【4】The author mainly intends to tell us that ________.

A．we should unite to make the earth pollution-free

B．where there is a will there is a way

C．the future of wildlife is in our hands

D．many hands make great work

29、   Physical fitness is today s hot topic. And wherever you turn, you hear something new. But is it all true?

The more you sweat the more fat you burn

This myth has encouraged people to work out in extreme heat or wear layers of clothes or rubber or plastic weight-loss suits in the hope of sweating fat off. Unfortunately, it’s water that you’re losing, not fat. When you first begin to exercise, you burn carbohydrates or sugars. To burn the fat, plan on working out at least 40 minutes.

No pains, no gains

Many people tend to overdo their exercise programs looking for quick results. Doing so, however, may result in your injury or sore (疼痛的) muscles. Your best bet is to start any exercise program slowly and gradually increase the workout. This gives people a good beginning without the pain or injury.

Exercise increases appetite

This is true for hard or intense (剧烈的) exercise that lasts for 60 minutes or longer. Gentle exercise that is less than 60 minutes, however, will probably reduce your appetite for one to two hours. Exercise always lowers blood sugar.

You can get fit in 10 minutes a week

This and similar claims are common, but untrue. There are no shortcuts to getting fit. Becoming fit takes work and the general rule is 20 minutes of aerobic activity three times a week. Consistency is the key. If you stop working out, your muscles will turn to fat. If you decrease your activity and continue to eat the same or more you may gain back the fat that you worked so hard to lose. It’s not, however because your muscles turned to fat. Muscles may atrophy(萎缩) but they won’t turn to fat. Muscle is muscle and fat is fat.

【1】According to the writer, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Overdoing exercise results in quick effect.

B.The more people exercise, the higher blood sugar will be.

C.Your muscles will turn to fat when you exercise less.

D.Consistency is one of the best policies to get fit.

【2】The writer’s main purpose in writing the passage is to .

A.tell people how to resist the wrong opinions about exercise

B.educate people to exercise correctly

C.encourage people to get into the habit of exercising regularly

D.give people advice on how to lose weight

【3】To keep fit, according to the passage, you should exercise in the right way at least .

A.40 minutes a day B.1 hour a day C.1 hour a week D.10 minutes a week

30、A few years ago when my youngest son Matt was about 8 or 9 years old, we were getting things together to take them to the Salvation Army at Christmas time. The boys would _________their old toys and give away what they didn’t “ _________ ”. I always make cookies and get together blankets and clothes. Matt and l were_________the Christmas “package” to our local Salvation Army. We unloaded everything and _________home.

When we took the corner out of the_________lot, Matt noticed that a baseball glove he had put in the bag had_________. He said, “Morn, we forgot my glove.” Just then he_________a little boy and his Mom sitting on a bench on the side of the _________ where the small playground is. He said, “Mom, can we pull over and I can _________ it to him?” I said “Sure.” and we pulled over and went through the gate．

Matt __________ the boy the glove and said, “Here, Santa__________ me to give this to you.” He was so __________ to get it! His Mom __________and gave Matt a HUGE hug. Her eyes were full of __________. She looked at us and said “This was the best __________he could get, all I could get him this year was a baseball.”

When we __________ into the van, Matt said to me “Mum, God must have __________ me forget the baseball glove inside, so that little boy could have it—it was__________ to be!” That moment made me believe again my __________ in my belief that everything happens for a __________ and I have tried my best to get people to see that ever since !

【1】

A．buy

B．find over

C．go through

D．take over

【2】

A．have

B．use

C．like

D．need

【3】

A．delivering

B．sending

C．giving

D．selling

【4】

A．left

B．headed

C．stayed

D．got

【5】

A．parking

B．staying

C．building

D．meeting

【6】

A．run out

B．given out

C．fallen out

D．fallen over

【7】

A．asked

B．spotted

C．told

D．heard

【8】

A．road

B．park

C．church

D．building

【9】

A．send

B．hand

C．give

D．pass

【10】

A．handed

B．left

C．sold

D．bought

【11】

A．asked

B．wanted

C．told

D．needed

【12】

A．happy

B．doubtful

C．frightened

D．sad

【13】

A．came over

B．sat down

C．stood up

D．went away

【14】

A．happiness

B．tears

C．fears

D．worries

【15】

A．tool

B．toy

C．clothing

D．gift

【16】

A．left off

B．ran away

C．sat down

D．got back

【17】

A．seen

B．made

C．heard

D．watched

【18】

A．tried

B．made

C．meant

D．used

【19】

A．faith

B．thought

C．idea

D．words

【20】

A．moment

B．time

C．purpose

D．reason

31、   Charles Dickerson believes music teaches important life lessons. “Music instills (灌输) within a person _________ of life, self-determination, and the pursuit of excellence to do something _________.” That’s why this conductor has _________ his over four-decade career to making classical _________ more accessible to communities of African American.

Dickerson is the _________ and conductor of both the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) and the South Side of Chicago Youth Orchestra (SSCYO). Both of them are nonprofit groups. Many of his students didn’t _________ an orchestra (管弦乐团) program in their _________ before.

Since starting ICYOLA in 2009, it has _________ to be the largest African American orchestra in the country. In July 2019,Dickerson expanded, launching another orchestra to _________ children in the city of Chicago. The program is __________ and mostly made up of high school students in need, but it is also open to students of all ages __________ on their music level. Many of Dickerson’s students come from Kenwood Academy High School. Nicholas Thomas, 16, has __________ the violin since age 6 and is now one of SSCYO’s original __________. Thomas says that SSCYO has been “more like a family than an orchestra” to him and __________ him to grow as a person.

Dickerson flies to Chicago from L. A. every Friday to be there when the __________ holds its weekly concert. All concerts the orchestra puts on are free to the public. __________, he’s more than just a conductor. He has become like a “father figure” to many of his students over the years. “He’s a good __________. I always turn to him for advice. I think he’s someone that you can __________ with easily,” said Morgan.

Based on the __________ in Los Angeles and so far in Chicago, Dickerson __________ to open more orchestras in other cities across the U.S.

【1】A.pity B.love C.end D.origin

【2】A.risky B.harmless C.meaningful D.difficult

【3】A.devoted B.adapted C.adjusted D.limited

【4】A.architecture B.music C.art D.literature

【5】A.explorer B.inventor C.designer D.founder

【6】A.take care of B.make room for C.have access to D.make fun of

【7】A.communities B.races C.villages D.fields

【8】A.happened B.occurred C.grown D.seemed

【9】A.receive B.survive C.persuade D.serve

【10】A.unique B.free C.fresh D.expensive

【11】A.focusing B.living C.insisting D.depending

【12】A.made B.drawn C.enjoyed D.played

【13】A.members B.teachers C.directors D.instructors

【14】A.permitted B.helped C.advised D.reminded

【15】A.school B.audience C.family D.group

【16】A.Finally B.Anyhow C.However D.Therefore

【17】A.advisor B.coach C.father D.doctor

【18】A.argue B.chat C.agree D.meet

【19】A.experiment B.sample C.failure D.success

【20】A.asks B.hopes C.refuses D.fails

32、   Only some people were at the railway station just after 2 pm. A man_______a pillar( 柱子)，waiting for the train. Then suddenly Tulic _______him falling forward onto the tracks.

“This man,” said Rachelle, a researcher also on the _______ , “ overlooked the edge, then dropped onto the tracks carelessly. ”

“_______gentleman was trying to awake him, _______he just couldn’t,” said another eyewitness, “and two more jumped down.”

“I don’t know where these men got the wit(智力,智慧) and the _______, ” Tulic recalled. “The man who fell was tall, strong and heavy. He was kind of _______in the tracks. It was really _______to know the train was coming, only two stations away.”

On the tracks, the_______ man was sat up by the three, who then ________ him from below to others that raised him from above and ________him onto the platform. Then the three ________were pulled back to safety by helping hands. The train________immediately they were all clear.

He was not ________. Two others attended him, repeating, “Buddy, you’ll be fine.” Then a( an)________arrived, and the man was taken to hospital ________.

David, one of the three, told gothamist.com that he had ________with the injured man, who couldn’t recall what had happened.

“That is the ________thing," Tulic said. “ and seeing people helping others ________was really beautiful, especially without ________the person.

【1】A.put up B.climbed down C.rested against D.painted over

【2】A.set B.found C.kept D.looked for

【3】A.road B.stage C.train D.platform

【4】A.Another B.One C.Every D.Any

【5】A.but B.so C.because D.if

【6】A.politeness B.quickness C.nervousness D.quietness

【7】A.stuck B.interested C.lost D.involved

【8】A.right B.eager C.tense D.important

【9】A.uncertain B.unlucky C.unhappy D.unconscious

【10】A.scratched B.lifted C.hit D.hanged

【11】A.signaled B.pushed C.rolled D.span

【12】A.drivers B.conductors C.passengers D.rescuers

【13】A.pulled in B.pulled out C.pulled over D.pulled down

【14】A.abnormal B.aboard C.alone D.absent

【15】A.lorry B.bus C.train D.ambulance

【16】A.instantly B.carefully C.hopefully D.approximately

【17】A.competed B.chatted C.played D.fought

【18】A.hardest B.cheapest C.greatest D.easiest

【19】A.in need B.in silence C.in surprise D.in comfort

【20】A.inviting B.greeting C.finding D.knowing

33、   I had business in Orlando, Florida, so of course the plane was full of kids.It was very ____, but one baby, in particular, wouldn’t stop crying: loud, non-stop, and sitting in my row. The young mother was trying _______ to comfort the baby and handle her three-year-old daughter at the same time. Passengers could be heard _______ every time the baby let out another cry.

Then a grandmotherly type _______ the woman and said: “You’ve got your hands full! Why don’t you play with your daughter for a bit and I’ll walk the baby up and down the _______? Maybe the movement will calm him enough to fall asleep. And don’t worry; I’ll be within

_____ the whole time.” The mother _______ unsure, but where could the woman go? They were in an airplane together. So she _______ the baby to the woman, who walked him and rocked him for only a few _______ until he fell asleep.

Why I didn’t think of that? I know why. I was thinking about two things: how annoying the _________ was and how grateful I was that he wasn’t mine.

This mini-drama _______ a few days ago. From it I saw how easy it could be to solve people’s problems or make their days a little better. It takes little _______ to smile at strangers passing by, or to hold the elevator for the next person, or to make a phone call or a visit, to give a compliment or say thank you. To _______ something: clothing, food, money, time. To say something nice. To listen. If we all do one random act of ________ daily, we just might set the world in the right ________.

【1】A.cold B.noisy C.scary D.quiet

【2】A.unsuccessfully B.unexpectedly C.bravely D.confidently

【3】A.knocking B.laughing C.complaining D.singing

【4】A.criticized B.reminded C.approached D.recognized

【5】A.stairs B.passage C.hall D.room

【6】A.reach B.space C.distance D.sight

【7】A.looked B.sounded C.remained D.felt

【8】A.patted B.threw C.passed D.sent

【9】A.seconds B.minutes C.hours D.days

【10】A.grandmother B.daughter C.mother D.baby

【11】A.burst B.struck C.occurred D.made

【12】A.money B.effort C.time D.strength

【13】A.donate B.buy C.throw D.exchange

【14】A.mercy B.courage C.bravery D.kindness

【15】A.range B.framework C.direction D.tone

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

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

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

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

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

36、根据句意填空

In the USA, the Amish-a Christian group-are famous because they drive 【1】 instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do not have personal telephones. Many people assume the Amish must have 【2】 reasons for their many rules, but this is not true. In truth, whenever a new technology is introduced, the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote on whether they will accept it. The Amish 【3】 cars because they like having 【4】 communities where everyone lives close together. They have no TVs or refrigerators because their homes do not have electricity-they do not think it is necessary and 【5】 dealing with strangers, such as the people who work at the electric company.

37、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.”

38、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I sat in the breakfast corner with my four-year-old son, Matthew, trying to ignore the ache in my stomach. I was still recovering from a surgery. I hoped for strength and happiness. But the future seemed so hopeless , I’d always wanted five or six kids. Three surgeries later, that dream would never come true.

Matthew jumped up from his spot on the kitchen floor. “Bird!” he shouted, rushing to the sliding door. Sure enough, there was a white dove (鸽子)seated on a rubber tree. It sat there a few moments, and then flew away. I’d never seen one in our neighborhood before.

When I dragged myself to the kitchen the next morning, the dove was back. This time it was with a mate carrying twigs(嫩枝).”Look, Matthew,” I said, pointing to the tree. “They're going to make a nest.” The doves flew in and out of the courtyard all week, building on the top of the rubber tree. Matthew could hardly contain his excitement. Every morning, he'd run into the kitchen and take his spot by the sliding glass door, talking to the birds while they worked. As much as I was grieving(感到悲伤),I couldn't help but look forward to the doves’   visits too. We watched their progress as if it were a real-life soap opera unfolding before us. I’d do the cooking and for a moment, my pain disappeared, replaced by joy.

Then it all went wrong. The courtyard was a safe enough spot for a nest, but the rubber tree's broad, thin leaves were far from stable. One night, a strong wind blew through, throwing the doves' nest to the ground. I heard the twigs break apart. Nothing good ever lasts. I wouldn't blame the doves if they never came back. But they returned. And they paid no attention to the pile of sticks that had once been their nest. They started again from scratch(从头开始), though the wind destroyed all their hard work. The next day, and the next, they renewed their efforts, as if nothing had happened.

注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;

2.续写分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

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I knew I had to do something.

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“The birds were back!”Matthew announced.

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39、假如你是李华,你的好朋友Jane最近发现自己在长胖，很苦恼。她写信请你给她就如何避免这一情况提建议。请你根据下面的内容给Jane写一封信，词数100左右。

想要减肥，应做到以下三点：

1.要保证健康饮食。 2.多锻炼。 3.喝足够的水。

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40、假如你是李华，你本来约好和你的朋友 Jack 一起去参观周日的智博会，但你因故不能参加。请给他写一封信，内容如下：

1. 表示歉意并说明原因；

2.表达歉意并说明理由。

3.询问什么时候方便，再另约时间。

注意：

1. 词数 100 左右；

2.参考词汇：智博会 Smart Expo

41、科技的日新月异让人们对未来的生活更加充满期待。请你以“Life in the Future"为题写一篇英语短文，想象一下未来的生活,可以涉及环境、交通、人的寿命等方面。

注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Life in the Future

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