昌吉州2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、   the numbers in employment the hotel industry was the second largest Swiss industry in 1929.

A.Instead of B.In terms of C.In honor of D.In favor of

2、There is a general _____________ among teachers about the need for greater security in schools.

A.commitment B.composition C.calculation D.consensus

3、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

4、The book is a complete introduction ________ all the best Indian films.

A.in B.on C.to D.about

5、— Is it my age ________the boss minds?

—I’m afraid so. He will consider ________ necessary to have an experienced assistant.

A.which；it B.that；it C.which；that D.that；that

6、Children need many things, but ______they need love.

A. at all B. in all

C. after all D. above all

7、The local government provided ________ for the homeless soon after the flood.

A.possessions B.accommodations C.souvenirs D.groceries

8、I recommended ________ an English-Chinese dictionary, ________ I thought would be of great help to his studies.

A．buying; that

B．to buy; that

C．buying; which

D．to buy; which

9、—So you gave her your phone?

— . She said she'd return it to me when she could afford her own.

A．My pleasure  B．Not exactly

C．No doubt     D．No wonder

10、The British Prime Minister was forced to make an important decision. ___________many would refuse to accept.

A.that B.the one C.one D.those

11、It is reported that the police will soon ________ the case of the two missing children.

A.look into B.long for C.mirror D.leave behind

12、Though it was midnight, she found her daughter sitting at the dest, completely ________ her homework.

A.absorbing in B.absorbed in C.absorbing into D.absorbed into

13、His movies have influenced many people and these classic films _______ his different performing styles at different times.

A.regulate B.represent C.resemble D.recognize

14、They didn't discover until they happened to enter the back room _________ someone had stolen the priceless painting.

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．when

15、In that school, German is compulsory for all students, but English and French are ________.

A.special B.regional C.optional D.original

16、--David didn’t invite us to his wedding party.

-- _________? I don’t care. After all, we don’t get along quite well with him.

A．How come

B．So what

C．What for

D．What if

17、The badly injured mother _______ to be happy and relaxed when she saw her son was back from work tiredly.

A．moved

B．pretended

C．ignored

D．resembled

18、 —Excuse me, but I want to use your computer to type a report.

—You _____ have my computer if you don’t take care of it.

A.shan’t B.might not C.needn’t D.shouldn’t

19、_______ digital technology is bridging geographic distance, highly skilled workers are increasingly crowding into cities.

A．Where

B．As

C．While

D．When

20、   the morning train, he would not have been late for the meeting.

A. Did he catch   B. Should he catch

C. Has he caught   D. Had he caught

21、In G7 Summit held in Canada, divisions between USA and other countries, in some critics’ opinion, were just papered over but by no means ________ .

A. they were fully solved B. they had been fully solved

C. were they fully solved D. had they been fully solved

22、They urged the government stick to the planned procedure.

A.would B.should C.could D.might

23、Starting in January 2019, taxpayers in China could receive tax reductions, after _______ personal information on a specially developed government app.

A．dropping off

B．bringing out

C．filling in

D．putting out

24、Multitasking reduces the quality of our work ______ it makes it hard for us to organize thoughts and remove irrelevant information.

A.though B.as C.while D.if

25、Some people with similar experiences find it easy to to his troubles.

A.refer B.reply C.relate D.resemble

26、Kong Zi, also called Confucius (551-479B.C.), and Socrates (苏格拉底) (469-399 B.C.) lived only a hundred years apart, and during their lifetimes there was no contact between China and Greece, but it is interesting to look at how the world that each of these great philosophers came from shaped their ideas, and how these ideas in turn, shaped their societies.

Neither philosopher lived in times of peace, though there were more wars in Greece than in China. The Chinese states were very large and feudal, while the Greek city-states were small and urban. The urban environment in which Socrates lived allowed him to be more radical (激进的) than Confucius. Unlike Confucius, Socrates was not asked by rulers how to govern effectively. Thus, Socrates was able to be more idealistic, focusing on issues like freedom, and knowledge for its own sake. Confucius, on the other hand, advised those in government service, and many of his students went out to government service.

Confucius suggested the Golden Rule as a principle for the conduct of life: “Do not do to others what you would not want others to do to you.” He assumed that all men were equal at birth, though some had more potential than others, and that it was knowledge that set men apart. Socrates focused on the individual, and thought that the greatest purpose of man was to seek wisdom. But like Confucius, he also believed that the superior class should rule the inferior (下层的) classes.

For Socrates, the family was of no importance, and the community of little concern. For Confucius, however, the family was the centre of the society, with family relations considered much more important than political relations.

Both men are respected much more today than they were in their lifetimes.

【1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?

A．Socrates and Confucius had much in common.

B．Confucius had much influence on Socrates’ ideas.

C．The societies were influenced by the philosophers’ ideas.

D．There were cultural exchanges between China and Greece.

【2】Socrates shared with Confucius the idea that ________.

A．all men were equal when they were born

B．the lower classed should be ruled by the upper class

C．the purpose of man was to seek freedom and wisdom

【3】What made some people different from others according to Confucius?

A．Family.

B．Potential.

C．Knowledge.

D．Community.

【4】This passage is organized in the pattern of ________.

A．time and events

B．comparison and contrast

C．cause and effect

D．definition and classification

27、   Curiosity is what drives us to keep learning, keep trying, keep pushing forward. But how does one generate (产生) curiosity, in oneself or others? George Loewenstein, a professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, offered an answer in the classic1994 paper, “The Psychology of Curiosity.”

Curiosity arises, Loewenstein wrote, “when attention becomes focused on a gap in one's knowledge. Such information gaps produce the feeling of deprivation (匮乏) labeled curiosity. The curious individual is motivated to obtain the missing information to reduce the feeling of deprivation.” Loewenstein's theory helps explain why curiosity is such a force: it's not only a mental state but also an emotion, a powerful feeling that drives us forward.

Scientist Daniel Willingham notes that teachers are often “so eager to get to the answer that we do not devote enough time to developing the question.” Yet it's the question that stimulates (刺激) curiosity; being told an answer stops curiosity before it can even get going.

In his 1994 paper, George Loewenstein noted that curiosity requires some basic knowledge. We're not curious about something we know absolutely nothing about. But as soon as we know even a little bit, our curiosity is aroused and we want to learn more. In fact, research shows that curiosity increases with knowledge: the more we know, the more we want to know. To get this process started, Loewenstein suggests, take steps with some interesting but incomplete information.

Language teachers have long used communication in exercises that open an information gap and then require learners to communicate with each other in order to fill it. For example, one student might be given a series of pictures for the beginning of the story, while the student's partner is given a series of pictures showing how that same story ends. Only by speaking with each other (in the foreign language they are learning, of course) can the students fill in each others' information gaps.

【1】When one notices a gap in his knowledge, he   .

A.desires to fill it

B.tends to be afraid

C.might get tired and sad

D.will become focused on his learning

【2】What does Daniel Willingham imply in the article?

A.Answers are more important than questions.

B.Teachers should be eager to get to the answer.

C.Teachers know how to stimulate students’ curiosity.

D.Teachers are partly to blame for students’ hating school.

【3】According to George Loewenstein’s paper, curiosity about something occurs only when you   .

A.have read a lot of books B.know little about something

C.have some related information D.are given incomplete information

【4】What is the article mainly about?

A.Why students hate school.

B.Why curiosity is important.

C.How to stimulate curiosity.

D.What makes people hungry for knowledge.

28、A year ago, I decided to create a more environmentally friendly kitchen, focusing on reducing the single-use products such as plastic bags and paper towels. I’m not going to sugarcoat my experience. It takes com mitment and a willingness to change long-held habits. In creating my kitchen, I tried a lot of different alternative products and some plain old com mon sense； the result, however, has been worth the effort. I’m recycling more and relying less on single-use products and I’m saving money too.

I’m not kidding when I say that I used to really love plastic storage bags, so this was, perhaps, the biggest challenge for me. Switching to reusable storage bags is a financial investment, but the cos is reasonable considering that I previously spent at least $ 100 annually on single-use plastic bags and wrap. I willcheck online periodically for recycling updates, where a zero-waste box for kitchen items is offered, from party supplies to mixed-materialfood containers.

I’m a clean freak (怪人) and used to go through an amount of paper towels on a daily basis, butit’s easy enough to take old T-shirts ortowels and cutthem up to use to wipe down surfaces. I’m also a fan of bamboo paper towels, which have the look and feel of traditional paper towels, yet are made from a highly renewable source and also break down in just 45 days. Better yet, they can be reused up to 100 times. As for kitchen sponges (海绵擦), I keep an eye out for those made with natural and recyclable materials.

When purchasing household items online from companies like Amazon or Jet, I will ask to have them shipped in as few boxes as possible or as small a box as possible if a single item is to be sent. I’ll let the company know that they should pay more attention to how It is packaging items for delivery.

【1】What is the author’s main purpose of creating her kitchen?

A．To save money.

B．To reduce waste and recycle more.

C．To change her long-held habits.

D．To make it cleaner and more practical.

【2】What does the underlined word “sugarcoat” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．M ake attractive.

B．Getinterested.

C．Show off.

D．Give up.

【3】In creating her kitchen, what does the author do?

A．Begins to recycle more single-use plastic bags.

B．Goes through an amount of paper towels on a daily basis.

C．Checks online periodically to buy zero-waste box.

D．Chooses to use the recyclable or reusable kitchen items.

【4】What can we learn about the author from the text?

A．She has strong environmental awareness.

B．She is used to traditional paper towels.

C．She has a good knowledge of financialinvestment.

D．She prefers to have her purchases packed in small boxes.

29、   From the most talked about politicians to the most popular TV shows, the social media platform—Twitter has unveiled what its users have been most fixated (最关注的) with over the past year.

Most tweeted-about TV shows 2019

HBO’s “Game of Thrones” claimed the title of the most tweeted-about TV show of the year, despite many criticizing the series for an anti-climatic finale.

It was followed by streaming giant Netflix‟s “Stranger Things” and long-standing animated sitcom

“The Simpsons”.

Most tweeted-about films 2019

2019 American superhero film “Avengers: Endgame” became the highest-grossing film of all time when it was released earlier this year, grossing nearly $2.8 billion worldwide and its success was reflected on Twitter, making it the platform‟s most-talked about movie of the year. It was followed by “Toy Story 4” and American psychological thriller “Joker”.

Most tweeted-about hashtags 2019

The top news-related hashtags worldwide included NotreDame after France‟s landmark cathedral caught fire, causing irreversible damage to the building which dates back to 856 and is considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture.

Other popular news hashtags included Brexit, Christ Church and Climate Strike, in line with the biggest stories that have been dominating the global news agenda.

Most tweeted-about politicians 2019

US politicians topped the list for the most tweeted-about politicians worldwide, with President Donald Trump weighing in first. Former US President Obama was next on the list, followed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Also in the top 10 is US Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, popularly known as AOC, who made waves on the US political stage this year and is a strong supporter of the Green New Deal. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and French President Emmanuel Macron were also in the top 10.

Most tweeted-about emoji 2019

The social media platform kept track emoji usage as well, finding that the laughing face with tears of joy was the most used, followed by the crying face and heart eyes emoji.

【1】Which of the following can be WRONG from Most tweeted-about TV shows 2019 and Most tweeted-about films 2019?

A.No film has earned more money than “Avengers: Endgame” so far.

B.When you see “Joker”, there is possibility that you will feel thrilled.

C.“Toy Story 4” is second only to “Avengers: Endgame” in popularity.

D.“Game of Thrones” enjoys a great success without any criticism.

【2】It can be inferred that “hashtags” mainly refers to .

A.topics that people show little interest in

B.particular subjects that arouse people‟s attention worldwide

C.events that have controversial endings

D.subjects that are prohibited from being talked about

【3】According to Twitter, we can know that from the last two parts.

A.there is no Asian politician on the list of Most tweeted-about politicians 2019

B.crying face is used more frequently than the laughing face with tears

C.US politicians are relatively more influential than politicians from other countries in 2019

D.US Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is strongly against the Green New Deal

30、阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

After my speech about how everyone can benefit from football, Michael, a short and thin boy, approached me. Although I told him about our_______ and his weakness, every effort was_________He was_______  joining us. I knew he would probably not_______ it, but by the_______  of my speech, I allowed him to have a go.

On the opening day of practice, we started a one-mile jog around the track. Repeatedly Michael fell, each time _______ himself up. The same thing happened for weeks. Gradually, Michael gained strength both socially and _______. He began to laugh and made friends with most of the teammates. By the last week of practice Michael could run the mile without _______ One day after practice, the team captain, Steve, came up to me. He was _______ but kind of lazy. Steve pointed to the field where Michael was ________ all alone and asked me why he was still out there. I told Steve to ask him. The next day, I was ________ to see Steve exercising right next to Michael.

Our big game came. At first, we were losing ________ twelve points. I could see that some kids had already ________. But Michael was playing as hard as he could ________ the team to keep trying. Finally, we ________ the game in the last ten seconds.

At our celebration dinner, we always gave a big award to the most ________ player. Steve had scored the most points that season, and everyone ________ as he received his award. " There's someone who ________ it more than I do," Steve said," Everything I accomplished, and everything the team accomplished this season, is________ one person. " The entire team cheered once more as Steve turned the ________ over to Michael.

【1】A.strength B.criterion C.evidence D.admission

【2】A.in defense B.in return C.in effect D.in vain

【3】A.bent on B.drunk in C.opposed to D.stuck in

【4】A.get B.make C.seize D.seek

【5】A.topic ; B.idea C.plot D.tune .

【6】A.pulling B.bringing C.picking D.pushing

【7】A.intellectually B.casually C.spiritually D.physically

【8】A.falling B.twisting C.spinning D.resisting

【9】A.proud B.smart C.rigid D.awful

【10】A.standing B.lying C.jogging D.resting

【11】A.disturbed B.willing C.desperate D.astonished

【12】A.by B.via C.with D.off

【13】A.wound up B.dropped out C.given up D.worn out

【14】A.teaching B.claiming C.begging D.following

【15】A.beat B.won C.lost D.hit

【16】A.competitive B.aggressive C.offensive D.reflective

【17】A.cheered B.celebrated C.approved D.applauded

【18】A.acknowledges B.accelerates C.reserves D.deserves

【19】A.upwards of B.next to C.far from D.thanks to

【20】A.reward B.bonus C.prize D.medal

31、   The reusing trend continues to gain steam in countries all over the globe. Now, there is a shopping mall that is full of _______ stores only. ReTuna, a two-story complex in Eskilstuna. Sweden, offers a wide _______ of shops with recycled goods.

ReTuna has been around since 2015, and it was designed to _______ Sweden's problem of rising _______ .This is the first mall in the world to focus on _______ shopping. The company wants to make it  _______  for people to find valuable goods by putting second-hand stores under one roof  _______ consumers having to _______ thrift stores （慈善商店）throughout the city.

"I think it's fun to find something that people have used, and we can use _______ said Cato Limas, a ReTuna customer. "If you look at the things they're selling here, they're almost ______________  . So actually, why ______________ buying new stuff?" During his first ______________ to the mail. Limas ______________ about $7 and came away with a bag full of toys for his newborn baby.

Nearly every item on sale is from public donations, which are______________at the mail's drive-through depot （储藏室）.The mall's 11 stores include a furniture outlet, a bookstore and a bicycle shop. Stores that sign a contract with ReTuna must ______________to zero-waste.

More than 50 people work at the complex, and it has played a role in creating ______________ for immigrants in the area. ReTuna ______________ adult education courses that focus on design-based recycling as well

Sweden has been a longtime ______________ when it comes to sustainability. More than 99 percent of the country's ordinary household ______________ is reused, and separating rubbish for recycling has been a（n） ______________ practice for Swedes since the 1980s.

【1】A.virtual B.electronic C.second-hand D.ever-lasting

【2】A.selection B.description C.analysis D.view

【3】A.operate B.handle C.challenge D.debate

【4】A.energy B.stress C.crime D.consumption

【5】A.annual B.regular C.sustainable D.favorite

【6】A.earlier B.easier C.better D.smaller

【7】A.as to B.regardless of C.thanks to D.instead of

【8】A.look after B.take over C.search for D.put up

【9】A.further B.less C.closer D.higher

【10】A.rare B.new C.clean D.complete

【11】A.mind B.practice C.bother D.finish

【12】A.solution B.donation C.effort D.visit

【13】A.cost B.spent C.rented D.took

【14】A.called for B.paid off C.sent for D.dropped off

【15】A.commit B.refer C.object D.admit

【16】A.demand B.conflicts C.conditions D.employment

【17】A.offers B.evaluates C.records D.changes

【18】A.owner B.trainer C.1eader D.saver

【19】A.plan B.waste C.income D.business

【20】A.ancient B.temporary C.international D.common

32、Biking through my PhD

Overcoming my initial struggles in the Netherlands to start my PhD has been like riding a bike.

I_______ in a hilly, seaside city in China without cycle paths, and biking was_______for me. Now, my Dutch neighbour was telling me I had to_______.

It took me around a month to feel_______cycling. After half a year, I am starting to enjoy it. For me, a helpful_______ for dealing with Dutch traffic was to make a lot of noise as I_______: loud laughs, “look out”, “watch it”, and so on. This_______ other cyclists into keeping away from me, and prevented the_______that had seemed unavoidable when I started.

This pattern, of a time of struggle_______by fun, was repeated with other________ of my life in Utrecht. There were more "bikes" that I________to learn how to ride. One of them was________ management. In Utrecht, I don't see people working________time. As for working at the weekend, ________ it. I initially assumed that nobody was working very hard, because of their shorter________. But after a few months, I________that the other PhD students were all________ focused on their work during that eight﹣hour working________, whereas I was taking endless "breaks" when I could have been focusing on my studies.

Cycling has become a________of my growth, freedom and________adjustment to PhD life in the Netherlands. And I have formed a good habit of working while I work and playing while I play.

【1】A.went through B.grew up C.worked out D.got around

【2】A.necessary B.convenient C.dangerous D.normal

【3】A.learn B.decide C.advance D.travel

【4】A.nervous B.anxious C.sensitive D.comfortable

【5】A.tendency B.plan C.trick D.instruction

【6】A.shouted B.jogged C.rode D.warned

【7】A.cheated B.frightened C.guided D.persuaded

【8】A.crashes B.ruins C.races D.competitions

【9】A.appreciated B.presented C.supported D.followed

【10】A.backgrounds B.occupations C.aspects D.studies

【11】A.hesitated B.failed C.remembered D.needed

【12】A.time B.finance C.business D.personnel

【13】A.special B.extra C.regular D.valid

【14】A.cancel B.select C.forget D.avoid

【15】A.hours B.vacations C.weekdays D.distances

【16】A.regretted B.realized C.argued D.supposed

【17】A.completely B.considerately C.hurriedly D.repeatedly

【18】A.practice B.period C.section D.evaluation

【19】A.weakness B.remark C.symptom D.symbol

【20】A.dynamic B.objective C.successful D.adventurous

33、Our 13-year-old son won a local “Hoop （篮球）Shooting" competition and entered the regional competition. So on Saturday morning we _______ our bags and headed down to Green Bay, Wisconsin to _______ many other basketball shooters for an _______ to move forward to the state championships.

In the competition, my son _______ waited his turn. Nearly an hour later, he went to the hoops. His first basket was a _______ .   We could see the frustration（沮丧）in his eyes. He tried _______ to shoot another hoop. Then another failure -- he shook his head in _______ . But he continued. Finally, he _______ to shoot a few balls and scored 20 points. My son _______ from his hoop, frustrated and disappointed, being ________ that he didn't make it because there were several guys getting over 40 points, already ________ his.

If it had been up to our ________ son to decide, he would have left before watching the game and ________ himself in our hotel. Instead, we took this chance to help him ________ this life disappointment: giving him time for frustration and then sharing our opinion on this ________. We told him: It's because of his earlier ________ that we were able to watch this game; it's ________ to fail. We all fail at some point in our lives. We were proud of him though he didn't ________ the prize.

In the end, we ________, watched the game, and had a great time! When you are ________ by life, don’t let it keep you down. As the old saying goes, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!”

【1】

A．pulled

B．drew

C．tidied

D．packed

【2】

A．contact

B．join

C．gather

D．visit

【3】

A．invitation

B．instruction

C．opportunity

D．announcement

【4】

A．desperately

B．anxiously

C．casually

D．politely

【5】

A．success

B．burden

C．shame

D．miss

【6】

A．in vain

B．on purpose

C．by accident

D．in public

【7】

A．trouble

B．silence

C．disbelief

D．discomfort

【8】

A．expected

B．attempted

C．offered

D．managed

【9】

A．recovered

B．excused

C．withdrew

D．dismissed

【10】

A．relieved

B．astonished

C．aware

D．doubtful

【11】

A．doubling

B．improving

C．guessing

D．ignoring

【12】

A．nervous

B．guilty

C．worried

D．embarrassed

【13】

A．cheered

B．blamed

C．encouraged

D．trained

【14】

A．work through

B．carry out

C．go over

D．reflect on

【15】

A．occasion

B．practice

C．dilemma

D．situation

【16】

A．arrangement

B．accomplishment

C．preparation

D．persuasion

【17】

A．acceptable

B．easy

C．awkward

D．annoying

【18】

A．deserve

B．desire

C．reject

D．receive

【19】

A．left

B．remained

C．agreed

D．arrived

【20】

A．acknowledged

B．welcomed

C．raised

D．beaten

34、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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

37、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.

38、根据写作要求，短文内容，写出一篇连贯完整的短文。词数不少于60。

When the Bayside campus of Shekou International School (SIS) are still kept shut because of the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching activities at the school have been resumed(继续) online since Feb. 3rd, 2020.

The school is using popular apps and software for online learning. Video conferencing(视频会议) and office automation are used to help teachers keep track of students’ conditions and communicate with their workmates across the world. Teaching online also offers a new experience to the teachers to update their teaching methods and to step out of their comfort zones.

Staying in Phuket, Thailand, science teacher Riley Laird records videos on a 10-year-old green sea turtle named Marlin and the local turtle sanctuary(收容所) as part of the online classes on ecosystems for Grade 7 students. “I want to connect our learning with the reality. The sanctuary sends us updates on the turtles’ health and progress. They say that Marlin is likely to be released(放生) into the sea in mid-June,” says Laird.

Rebecca Wallace is a Grade 4 teacher at the school, staying in her mother’s home in New York. From 8 p.m. to midnight every day, she starts teaching mathematics and arts to her students living in different time zones. Though teaching nearly around the clock, Wallace says that she is getting to know the students better in terms of their homes, family and even pets.

Greg Smith, head of SIS, names the online teaching period a “new normal” at the school. “Students are now more skillful at using technology than before. They see that communication is the most powerful part of being an effective learner and can use the tools to shrink(缩短) distance and time. The “new normal” will offer more choices for connection to the world and more focus on creating real solutions,” he says.

According to the school, 68% of its students are staying in Shenzhen while 27% of them are staying abroad for the epidemic.

假如你是建华中学的李华，你的英国好友Jim发来邮件询问你疫情期间在家进行线上学习的情况。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：1. 介绍线上学习的经历；2. 分享你对线上学习的看法并说明理由。

Dear Jim,

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Yours

Li Hua

39、假定你是高中生李华，得知你的美国同龄朋友Kris因接触了新冠病毒感染者被隔离在家。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：

(1)安慰他不要恐慌，新冠病毒对于年轻人危险不大；

(2)隔离期间可以看书学习，锻炼身体；

(3)如果有发热、咳嗽等症状一定要向当地医疗机构求助；

(4)表达祝愿。

注意：

(1)词数 80左右；

(2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

(3)邮件中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

(4)参考词汇：新冠病毒coronavirus;  隔离isolation.

Dear Kris,

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Yours,

Li Hua

40、假如你是李华，上周你在淘宝网上买了一本《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》，请你根据以下内容给该网站负责人写一封投诉信。内容包括：

1.词典缺页，个别字迹不清晰，封面有破损；

2.要求尽快调换或退钱；

3.希望问题得到妥善解决。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary

Dear Sir/Madam,

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Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

41、假定你是李华，你将参加下个月在上海举办的英语演讲比赛。你在资料搜集，语言运用和吸引观众的注意力等方面遇到了困难。请你根据以下内容给外国网友Jack写一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1. 询问他的学习情况；

2. 描述你的困难；

3. 请求他的帮助

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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