永州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、—Why don’t you do some shopping in the second-hand store？

—Well，the goods there are ________，but ________.

A.more expensive；worse B.more expensive；not as bad

C.cheaper；good enough D.cheaper；not as good

2、______ to the gift was a note on which he expressed his appreciation for our reception during his stay here.

A.Being attached B.Attached C.Attaching D.Having attached

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

A. consider B. support

C. confirm D. continue

4、My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was ___________it.

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

5、It is important for children ______ more good books.

A. to expose to B. being exposed to

C. to be exposed to D. exposing to

6、The manager and heads of the sections will spend the morning _______ in the meeting room, ________ the problems they are facing.

A.locking; discussing B.locked; discussed

C.locked; discussing D.locking; discussed

7、A rift valley_____ an area _____ there is increased volcanic activity and thinned planetary crust.

A.is composed of, where B.consists of, which

C.made up of, where D.compose, when

8、The people trapped in the ruins ____________ that rescue teams ____________ here without delay.

A.desire; are sent B.desiring; were sent

C.desire; be sent D.desiring; be sent

9、Not only ______ me improve my Spanish, but Campero introduced me to her culture.

A.she helped B.did she help C.had she helped D.she had helped

10、Tom never works hard at his lessons, so it’s not ______ to see a ______ look on his face after the exam.

A. surprised; disappointing B. surprised; disappointed

C. surprising; disappointed D. surprising; disappointing

11、Please don't ________ these details to anyone else. Just keep them to yourself.

A.give out B.let out C.point out D.put out

12、With the boy______ the way, we had no difficulty ______the village.

A．to lead; to find

B．leading; to find

C．leading; finding

D．to lead; finding

13、It was a significant _______ that a Chinese search vessel, Haixun 01 picked up signals consistent with black box technology _______ the South Indian Ocean for the missing plane.

A.discovery, when sailing B.finding, when shipping

C.outcome, when searching for D.breakthrough, when combing through

14、I walked up to the top of the hill with my feiend, we enjoyed a splendid view of the lake

A．which

B．where

C．who

D．that

15、It ________me  that I had forgotten his birthday.

A. occurred B. beat

C. hit D. knocked

16、______ I saw it, I knew I had seen it before.

A. At the moment B. Immediately

C. For the first time D. The minutes

17、Heat the water. ___________, it will freeze.

A.However B.Otherwise C.Meanwhile D.Therefore

18、We had a long way to go, and the snowstorm ________ our difficulties.

A.referred to B.added to

C.belonged to D.turned to

19、Many Chinese brands, ______ their reputations over centuries, are _______ new challenges from the modern market.

A. having developed, facing B. being developed, faced

C. developed, faced D. developing, facing

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

A. personal B. physical

C. natural D. optional

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

A．departure

B．protection

C．relief

D．adaptation

22、Netflix acquired the rights to the masterpiece “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, which marks the first time that writer’s family _______ the piece to be adapted for the screen.

A．has allowed

B．will have allowed

C．had allowed

D．allowed

23、It is difficult for one to ______ the manners of another world when he doesn’t know what they are.

A.see to B.tend to C.subscribe to D.witness to

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、From her knowledge of Douglas's habits，she feels sure that the attacker last night ___________Douglas.

A. mustn't have been B. can't have been

C. shouldn't have been D. wouldn't have been

26、One spring morning many years ago, I was on southeastern Alaska’s Kupreanof Island when I saw a huge wolf caught in a trap. From her appearance, I realized it was a mother wolf and that somewhere hungry pups (小崽) were waiting for her. I guessed she had been trapped only a few days. So her pups were probably still alive, hungry, surely no more than a few miles away. But I thought if I released the wolf, she would tear me to pieces.

So I decided to search for her pups instead. Following some footprints, I finally found four tiny pups. One by one, I placed them in a bag and headed back. When the mother wolf spotted me, she stood up, possibly picking up the smell of her young. I released the pups, and they raced to her.

What next? I wondered. The mother wolf was clearly suffering. Yet each time I moved in her direction, she let out a threatening sound.

I put up a shelter for myself and was soon asleep nearby. At dawn, I was awakened by the four pups sniffing at my face and hands. I glanced toward the anxious mother wolf. If I could only win her confidence, I thought. It was her only hope. Over the next few days, I fed her, talked gently with her and played with the pups. But the big animal never took her eyes off me. When I was beginning to lose hope, at dusk on the fifth day, I saw a wagging (摇摆) of her tail. I moved within the length of her chain. She remained still. My heart in my mouth, I slowly placed my hand on the wolf’s injured leg. “OK,” I said, “We’ll have you out of there.” I pressed and the trap sprang open, the wolf pulled free.

Slowly, she headed toward me. She smelled my hands and arms and then began licking (添) my fingers. I was astonished. This went against everything I’d ever heard about wolves. Yet, strangely, it all seemed so natural.

【1】What did the writer do after he discovered the mother wolf?

A．He looked for the pups

B．He set up a trap.

C．He put the wolf in a bag

D．He frightened off the wolf.

【2】Why did the writer stay with the wolves for 5 days?

A．To study the habit of the wolves.

B．To gain the trust of the mother wolf.

C．To witness the growth of the pups.

D．To experience the charm of the wild

【3】How did the writer feel when he was trying to remove the trap?

A．Nervous.

B．Proud.

C．Relieved.

D．Hopeless.

【4】The text delivers the message that ______.

A．creatures are born equal

B．having comes before giving

C．wagging wolves seldom bite

D．kindness deserves acceptance

27、   Britain's Haunted(闹鬼的) Castles

Muncaster Castle

Muncaster Castle is haunted by the ghost(鬼) of a mysterious White Lady as well as by Tom who worked in the castle 400 years ago and now likes to play tricks on visitors. Parties of 6-8 people can arrange for an all-night ghost sit in the Tapestry Room. Scientists and researchers also conduct field experiments here and you can participate in one of these yourself with an all- night watch. The castle will be closed from Jan. 1 to Feb.12.

Chillingham Castle

This castle has a wealth of frightening stories to entertain visitors. Ghost tours cost 20 pounds per person and run in the evening all year round. The castle also occasionally has ghost-themed special events such as dinner evenings where a ghost hunter visits and relates some of his experiences in the field.

Tutbury Castle

Tutbury Castle is more of a ruin than a functioning building, having been largely destroyed during the English civil war. Queen Mary of Scots spent much of her imprisonment here and her ghost has been spotted on several occasions. Tutbury is only open to the public from Easter until September but special arrangements can be made for large parties at other times. The castle also runs ghost hunts which can involve overnight stays in the Great Hall or King's bedroom.

Berre Pomeroy Castle

The Castle in Devon is now no more than an attractive ruin but it is said to be one of the most haunted spots in Britain. Both White and Blue Lady ghosts have been seen in the grounds. The first is believed to be starved to death by a cruel sister, the identity of the other is unknown. The castle is open to the public from March until October but only during the day.

【1】Which castles can you visit, if you go to Britain in December?

A.Berre Pomeroy Castle & Tutbury Castle.

B.Muncaster Castle & Berre Pomeroy Castle.

C.Muncaster Castle & Chillingham Castle.

D.Berre Pomeroy Castle & Chillingham Castle.

【2】The white ghost in Berre Pomeroy Castle__________.

A.likes to play tricks on visitors B.once worked in the castle

C.is the ghost of Queen Mary D.is believed to die of starvation

【3】Where does this passage probably come from?

A.A science fiction. B.A student textbook.

C.A travel magazine. D.A business report.

28、   Education officials and industry experts are debating the future of online learning. The discussion is important because hundreds of universities in the United States have recently moved classes online because of the spread of the novel coronavirus（冠状病毒）.

For Asha Choksi, the rise of Internet-based or online study programs has led to major improvements in higher education. “It’s actually given a lot more power to students in terms of how, when and where they learn,” the head of research for Pearson Education said.

Classes meet online through video conferencing. In this way, students are able to communicate with each other and their professors even when they are far away from school. However, recent research suggests the majority of college students and professors prefer in-person instruction, because they are concerned that companies supervising（监管）online learning programs are not clear about the policies the schools have.

“Students see in-class lectures as opportunities to engage with instructors, peers, and content.” the researchers wrote. In-person learning is especially important in fields like healthcare and teaching. Online education can never really take its place, said Stephanie Hall, a fellow with the independent policy research group The Century Foundation. “Students need to experience...what they’re learning about, reading about or hearing about in the classroom. And I don’t know yet the degree to which technology can facilitate that.”

“When schools make agreements with online program managers to run their online programs, they often do not make important information available to students,” Hall said. This includes how much control the company has over the design of the program or whether the teacher leading the classes was involved in their design. In addition, many colleges and universities advertise online programs as a low cost opportunity for students. But in some cases, students attending in-person classes get financial aid and online students do not.

【1】What does Choksi think of the online study programs?

A.They offer students more choices in study.

B.They reform the country’s education system.

C.They provide advanced scientific knowledge.

D.They promote the development of technology.

【2】According to most college students and professors, what’s the advantage of in-person learning?

A.It is convenient.

B.It costs less to study.

C.It can better meet school policies.

D.It can improve students’ communication skills.

【3】What does the underlined word “facilitate” probably mean in paragraph 4?

A.change B.apply

C.achieve D.control

【4】What is Hall’s attitude towards online education?

A.Hopeful. B.Critical.

C.Uncaring. D.Neutral.

29、   In the Amazon rainforest of Venezuela，Yanomami hunter-gatherers exist on cassava, palm hearts and wild banana. They also hunt frogs and monkeys using techniques that would have been familiar to their ancestors 11,000 years ago. The extraordinary continuity of their culture, and the fact that some of the groups have had little contact with outsiders,led biologists to wonder whether the Yanomami might reveal what the human digestive system looked like before industrialization supplied the world with processed foods and antibiotics.

In 2009, researchers had a chance to find out in a previously unknown Yanomami village. Health workers collected fecal (排泄物的) and skin samples from about 30 villagers. When researchers cultured and analyzed microbes in the feces, the scientists discovered whole categories of bacteria that were absent from the guts (肠道) of people from industrialized countries. Even more striking, they found the microbial population in the average Westerner to be about half as diverse as the community inside these hunter-gatherers. The researchers realized that the microbes might have implications beyond basic science. People's microbial communities are believed to play a role in disorders like obesity, diabetes and Alzheimer's, which shorten lives and overburden health care systems. These disorders don't trouble these preindustrial Amerindians, however. So researchers want to learn which microbes protect them and figure out how to reintroduce them in modern societies. It has the potential to affect health more profoundly than the diseevery of the fabled Fountain of Youth.

But the opportunity might be more fleeting than youth itself. “The world is becoming urban so fast.” says microbiologist Maria Gloria, co-author of a 2015 study that reveals the Yanomami microbiome. “Our lifestyles are killing microbial diversity.” And although nobody has yet determined exactly what the Yanomami mystery bugs are doing, and how they improve an individual's health，she believes that scientists need to collect and preserve as many microbes as possible in anticipation of future breakthroughs. “We cannot afford to wait,” she says, “or we'll have lost the high diversity of the human microbiome of traditional peoples before we understand how to use the microbiome to improve health. ”

【1】What did the researchers find out about the villagers in 2009?

A.The hunter-gathers had a different digestive system.

B.Microbial diversity was responsible for many disorders.

C.People from industrialized countries had less diverse microbes.

D.Some categories of bacteria did not exist in those villagers' guts.

【2】What does the author mean by “the opportunity might be more fleeting than youth itself”?

A.The opportunity is even more precious than youth itself.

B.The opportunity is of greater significance to modern science.

C.Compared with youth，such an opportunity seems more appealing.

D.The opportunity disappears so quickly that we can't afford to lose it.

【3】What is Maria Gloria's attitude towards the preservation of many microbes?

A.Concerned. B.Optimistic.

C.Sceptical. D.Critical.

【4】What can we infer from the passage?

A.Processed foods and antibiotics have changed human digestive system.

B.More efforts are needed to solve the mystery of Yanomami microbiome.

C.Treating diseases by introducing beneficial bacteria has been made possible.

D.The discovery of those microbes will help cure many life-threatening diseases.

30、In the middle of town lived an old man. One day he __ his watch in his own store. It was __   to him because it was from his wife. After searching __ in the store for a long while, he __ to ask for help from a group of children playing outside the store. He __ them that the person who found it would be rewarded. __ this, the children hurried inside the store, went through and around the whole store, but all failed.

The man felt hopeless. A little boy asked for another __ sincerely. The man agreed and sent him back in the store. After a while the boy __ with the watch in his hand! The man was very __, and he asked the boy how he found it. The boy replied, “I did nothing but sat on the ground and __. Then I heard the ticking (滴答声) of the watch and just looked for it in that __ . ”We usually think about our own needs, which can’t bring peace into our mind. __, we need to think about ourselves and keep peaceful for a while, which can produce a __ result. So allow a few minutes of __ to your mind every day, and see how it helps you deal with your work and make __ as you expect to!

【1】

A．lost

B．broke

C．hid

D．fixed

【2】

A．close

B．strange

C．similar

D．important

【3】

A．young and old

B．heavy and light

C．high and low

D．black and white

【4】

A．forgot

B．decided

C．agreed

D．learned

【5】

A．warned

B．taught

C．worried

D．promised

【6】

A．Hearing

B．Seeing

C．Wearing

D．Feeling

【7】

A．date

B．reason

C．meeting

D．chance

【8】

A．ran away

B．came out

C．fell down

D．went back

【9】

A．angry

B．proud

C．nervous

D．surprised

【10】

A．played

B．waited

C．listened

D．watched

【11】

A．station

B．direction

C．situation

D．darkness

【12】

A．Luckily

B．Possibly

C．Besides

D．Instead

【13】

A．clear

B．good

C．direct

D．natural

【14】

A．silence

B．exercise

C．pleasure

D．conversation

【15】

A．noises

B．sense

C．progress

D．mistakes

31、   It started when I called 911 after finding my partner unconscious on the floor. Within ________, a police car arrived, followed by a(n) ________ filled with doctors and nurses who ________ my partner to the emergency room, where he received the critical ________ he needed.

A week later, I wrote thank-you notes and ________ them off at the police station and the ________ with packs of still-warm chocolate cakes made by myself. After the firefighters thanked me for ________ the gifts, I drove away feeling both ________ and happy.

Whenever you express gratefulness, you make yourself happier. But when you share it directly with the person you feel grateful to, the benefits ________.

John Kralik of California ________ this firsthand. Divorced twice, he wasn’t as close with his children as he wanted to be, and his law practice wasn’t earning money despite the ________ hours he devoted to working. At a particularly ________ point, he remembered his grandfather telling him decades earlier about the importance of ________. He decided to write 365 thank-you notes over 365 days, hoping for a ________ change.

_____ he noticed that his attitude and his ________ improved. At the end of his thank-you note year, he wrote an autobiography about his experience, A Simple Act of Gratitude: How Learning to Say Thank You ________ My Life. “I don’t need a scientific study to know that if you are grateful to people and if you learn how to accept gratitude well from other people, your life will be ________,” Kralik says. “The first effects are that you realize you have a much better life than you thought.”

That’s the magic of the two simple words, which can ________ blood pressure, improve sleep, and ________ relationships, “Thank you!”

【1】A.years B.days C.hours D.minutes

【2】A.truck B.ambulance C.bus D.motorcycle

【3】A.called B.persuaded C.rushed D.dragged

【4】A.treatment B.money C.advice D.information

【5】A.cut B.tore C.dropped D.saw

【6】A.bank B.school C.library D.firehouse

【7】A.buying B.delivering C.promoting D.selling

【8】A.light B.sad C.nervous D.hopeless

【9】A.decrease B.stop C.disappear D.accumulate

【10】A.offered B.experienced C.denied D.challenged

【11】A.exhausting B.limited C.desirable D.attractive

【12】A.exciting B.discouraging C.perfect D.dangerous

【13】A.education B.economy C.career D.gratitude

【14】A.passive B.frequent C.positive D.negative

【15】A.Immediately B.Temporarily C.Constantly D.Permanently

【16】A.health B.skills C.fortunes D.production

【17】A.Lit Up B.Escaped From C.Walked Out Of D.Broke Into

【18】A.created B.ruined C.described D.enriched

【19】A.monitor B.raise C.lower D.measure

【20】A.destroy B.strengthen C.end D.expose

32、When Leah was 10, she saw a need for change in the world. “People are supposed to show________and sympathy,” she says. “But that wasn't happening.”

Leah decided to________her hand-made bracelets at a local event and asked each person who got one to do a kind deed for someone else. A note________to each bracelet said, “Let's just show other people they are ________.”

As Leah gave out bracelets,________spread. She began to receive bracelet requests worldwide, and to hear from people who'd delivered kind deeds. One person________a tired store clerk with sandwiches. Another paid for a stranger's coffee. “A story that________touched my heart was that someone established a homeless camp!” she says.

When Leah couldn't________requests for the bracelets, she began selling wristbands with "Kindness Travels" on the outside and "kind" on the inside in________languages.

So far, she has sent out 10,000 wristbands. She has________a party for kids at a homeless shelter, paid rent for hurricane________and more, using the money from wristbands________and donations.

Leah hopes to________other kids who want to help others. “Just come up with ideas! Never be________,” she says. “Age is just a________. You always have the power to do something.”

【1】

A．pleasure

B．patience

C．love

D．curiosity

【2】

A．pick up

B．put away

C．show off

D．hand out

【3】

A．compared

B．attached

C．opened

D．connected

【4】

A．ignored

B．infected

C．valued

D．engaged

【5】

A．word

B．passion

C．anxiety

D．happiness

【6】

A．bothered

B．surprised

C．upset

D．embarrassed

【7】

A．genuinely

B．hardly

C．slightly

D．relatively

【8】

A．deny

B．advance

C．meet

D．delay

【9】

A．native

B．complex

C．natural

D．different

【10】

A．attended

B．organized

C．canceled

D．postponed

【11】

A．victims

B．researchers

C．reporters

D．observers

【12】

A．sales

B．funds

C．designs

D．advertisements

【13】

A．respect

B．contact

C．recommend

D．encourage

【14】

A．mean

B．scared

C．content

D．proud

【15】

A．gap

B．problem

C．number

D．barrier

33、   My mom and dad have been married for 50 years. They have managed their marriage quite_________. Yet when I chose to get _________, I didn’t ask them for any tips or _________ on what to expect about married life. This is due to my strong-willed nature and, I was _________ that I had picked a great guy. What could go_________?

Well, something did go wrong. The two of us, my husband and I, got a _________. I thought any advice my father would have to offer me about my future relationships would be _______, until he texted me one day to ask how I was doing. I was feeling _______ that particular day. It’s hard as a headstrong, outgoing, and loud woman to find a man that can _______ my intelligence, strength, humor, and noisiness, obviously. My ex-husband ________ my writing and didn’t like my sense of humor, which was hard to ________ considering I am a writer. He didn’t like that I was __________ in public sometimes, either, even when I didn’t mean to be.

“Dad,” I texted. “I’m feeling down. I just wonder if I will ever meet someone who will ________ me as I am. Maybe there is no one. All men seem to want nice little ________ women.”

“No one is ________. Everyone comes with problems. Marriage is about accepting someone despite the person’s __________ and loving them just as he or she comes.” he responded.

Toward the end of our marriage, I was ________ in “negative thought”. I had always been thinking ________ of him. Maybe, so it was with my ex-husband. I realized what was wrong with our ________ and what I should do in my future ________. A few words from my father changed my life.

【1】A.poorly B.naturally C.wisely D.badly

【2】A.married B.separated C.deserted D.settled

【3】A.questions B.help C.promises D.advice

【4】A.hopeful B.confident C.disappointed D.confused

【5】A.wrong B.wild C.deep D.easy

【6】A.chance B.decision C.reward D.divorce

【7】A.useful B.practical C.useless D.helpful

【8】A.proud B.sad C.afraid D.nervous

【9】A.appreciate B.challenge C.follow D.test

【10】A.praised B.understood C.hated D.influenced

【11】A.refuse B.use C.speak D.swallow

【12】A.drunk B.loud C.friendly D.fashionable

【13】A.accept B.forgive C.hire D.remember

【14】A.young B.rich C.quiet D.pretty

【15】A.responsible B.available C.sure D.perfect

【16】A.efforts B.shortcomings C.differences D.changes

【17】A.stuck B.lacking C.creative D.educated

【18】A.highly B.seriously C.badly D.carefully

【19】A.friendship B.marriage C.cooperation D.career

【20】A.career B.projects C.business D.relationships

34、按照课文内容填空

At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were【1】, but today they are accepted as the beginning of【2】we call “modern art’. This is because the Impressionists 【3】artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, but 【4】the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesn’t 【5】to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, 【6】instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, 【7】color, line and shape to represent them. On the【8】hand, some paintings of modern art are so 【9】 that they look photographs. These styles are so different. Who can【10】what painting styles there will be in the future?

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

On a broiling afternoon when the men were away at work and all the women napped, I moved through majestic depths of silences, silences so immense I could hear the corn 【1】. Under these silences there was a / an orchestra of natural music playing notes no city child would ever hear. A certain cackle from the henhouse meant we had gained an egg. The creak of a porch swing told of a momentary breeze blowing across my grandmother’s yard. As I 【2】 along a mossy bank to surprise a frog, a 【3】splash told me the quarry had spotted me and slipped into the stream. Wandering among the sleeping houses, I learned that tin roofs crackle under the power of the sun, and when I tired and came back to my grandmother’s house, I padded into her dark cool living room, lay 【4】 on the floor, and listened to the hypnotic beat of her pendulum clock on the wall ticking the meaningless hours away.

I was enjoying the luxuries of a rustic nineteenth-century boyhood, but for the women Morrisonville life had few 【5】. Their lives were hard, endless, dirty labor.

For baths, laundry, and dishwashing, they hauled buckets of water from a spring at the foot of a hill. To heat it, they chopped kindling to fire their wood stoves. They boiled laundry in tubs, scrubbed it on washboards until knuckles were 【6】, and wrung it out by hand. Ironing was a business of lifting heavy metal weights heated on the stove top.

They scrubbed floors on hands and knees, thrashed rugs with carpet beaters, killed and plucked their own chickens, baked bread and parties, grew and conned their won vegetables, patched the family’s clothing on treadle-operated sewing machines, 【7】before the men to start the stove for breakfast and pack lunch pails, polished the chimneys of kerosene lamps, and even found time to tend the flowers that grew around every house. By the end of a summer day a Morrisonville woman had toiled like a serf.

At sundown the men drifted back from the fields exhausted and 【8】. They scrubbed themselves in enamel basins and, when supper was eaten, climbed up onto the porch to watch the night arrive. Presently the women 【9】 them, and the twilight music of Morrisonville began.

The swing creaking , rocking chairs 【10】 on the porch planks, voices murmuring approval of the sagacity of Uncle Irvey as he quietly observed for probably the ten-thousandth time in his life, “A man works from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done.”

36、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”.

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、假定你是校学生会主席李华，上周你校组织一个文化交流团到英国某高中进行文化交流，现已回国。请你代表你校交流团给英国活动负责人David写一封信，内容包括：

1. 感谢对方的招待；

2. 此行的体验和收获；

3. 邀请对方暑假来中国体验中国文化。

注意：1.字数100左右，开头结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear David,

We have been back home safely from England.

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Yours,

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。

Nowadays, going to a higher education institution is not the only option one has. The Internet-the place where it is possible to find anything--has become a perfect solution for those who want to learn something new, but have no possibility or desire to go to college. Although online education may not seem to be large enough compared to the traditional one, it possesses a number of solid advantages you should consider.

First of all, online education means comfort. Studying in a college or university often equates to moving to a different city, handing over loads of money, living on campus, and having to go out no matter how horrible the weather outside is Studying online, you get yourself rid of all these disadvantages. Regardless of whether you are at home, on vacation, or having a lunch break in the office, all you need to learn something new is your laptop and an Internet connection.

Secondly, online education is much more affordable than the traditional one. For example, on Udemy, you can find all kinds of educational programs whose prices often stay in the range of $180-200. Coursera, along with regular paid courses, also offers a variety of free educational materials available for everyone. Of course, not all of the online degrees offer cheaper prices, but due to the absence of travelling costs and other factors, studying online proves to be more accessible. Studying materials, as well as other resources, are often included in the price for an online course.

Finally, you can study at your own. Educational institutions have to focus on an average student. The disciplines you will study, the methods of education, teachers, and the academic environment are not yours to choose. At the same time, the Internet gives you the opportunity to study as much as you want, with any teacher or instructor you like. Many courses online have teaching videos. You can watch one per day, or you can finish an entire course in a week-you can do whatever is convenient to you.

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40、假定你是李华，你了解到2020年北京冬奥运会正在全国招募志愿者，你想报名，请用英语写一封邮件申请参加，主要内容包括：

1.表达写信意图及应聘目的

2.自我介绍（能力、性格等）

3.表达期望

注意：

1、词数80左右

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。

Dear Sir / Madam,

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Yours,

Li Hua

41、某英文网站正在举办一个关于“Food & Culure”的征文活动。请根据下表内容提示写一篇短文。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.短文题目和首句已为你写好。

Chinese Dumplings and culture

Chinese dumplings or jiaozi,

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