通化2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

一、单项选择（共25题，共 125分）

1、Now that she is out of job, Lucy _____ going back to school, but she hasn't decided yet.

A. had considered B. has been considering

C. considered D. is going to consider

2、In his inspiring book Spontaneous Healing, Andrew Weil recommends: “Make a list of friends and acquaintances ______ company you feel more alive, happier, more optimistic”

A. with whom B. of whom

C. in whose D. under whose

3、Whitney Houston’s sudden death suggests that drug abuse is such a serious problem ________ we should deal with it appropriately.

A. as B. that C. which D. where

4、Rare________it is in men, there are cases of men developing breast cancer.

A.when B.since C.while D.as

5、— Mr. Priestly has just accepted our offer over the phone．

— Good, but you must ask him to ______ it in writing．

A. consume B. confirm C. consult D. conduct

6、Picasso was famous for his work in Cubism, which often uses acute angles and ________ the world is represented as being constructed of cubes and rectangles.

A. that B. which

C. where D. why

7、_______the thick clouds, you would find the kite in the sky easily.

A. Had it not been for

B. If it were not

C. If it had not been for

D. Were it not for

8、I worked on the program, and surprisingly found they had ________ the most challenging part, which became less of a burden.

A. set out B. laid out

C. put out D. cut out

9、Some good habits at young ages help to_________ our character in later life.

A.pass B.reduce C.revise D.form

10、He accidentally ________ he had quarreled with his wife and he hadn’t returned home for several weeks.

A.put forward B.made out C.came up D.let out

11、His success was a pride to everyone in the family and they presented him with a gift to_______the occasion.

A.mark B.sign C.congratulate D.honor

12、These eighteen-century oil paintings are _______ so well that the visitors are greatly amazed.

A.preserved B.protested C.purchased D.punished

13、My idea is ______ although physical beauty may impress others, ______ really matters is inner beauty.

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

14、—________ makes your son feel depressed recently?

—Being rejected by all the universities he has applied to.

A. What it is that B. How is it that

C. What is it that D. How it is that

15、Many of his classmates came to his birthday party, and they had a good time; ________ it was a great success to him.

A．in particular

B．all the best

C．all in all

D．in other word

16、Though a man may also feel like screaming as a woman________ in a crisis, he has a little bit more self-control than a woman and that makes the difference.

A.having B.has

C.doing D.does

17、It’s no use _________ without thinking.

A.learn B.to learn C.having learned D.learning

18、The old only ________ their children ________ and see them from time to time.

A．suggest; to come

B．hope; to come

C．desire; coming

D．desire; to come

19、The railway station is no place for a child to be _______.

A.run after B.left alone C.set aside D.put back

20、Your time should have been made full use of _______ the final exams, but to my regret, it wasn’t.

A.to pass B.passing C.to have passed D.having passed

21、________of their bad habits, the boys changed from being dependent on their parents to ________for others.

A. Having rid; sacrificing B. To rid; sacrifice

C. Rid; sacrificing D. Having been rid; sacrifice

22、His election campaigns were infamous for their cruelty — he often made sure that those who did not vote for him would never vote again — but the ________ of his involvement has never been clear.

A．vision

B．vulnerability

C．depth

D．misconception

23、A series of accidents caused by school buses will ______the pressure on the government.

A. come to B. turn to C. add to D. get to

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

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

25、Try not to start every sentence with “the”. ______ the beginnings of your sentences.

A.Vary B.Decorate C.Form D.Describe

二、阅读理解（共4题，共 20分）

26、Have you ever wondered what wild animals do when no one is watching? Scientists have been able to record the “private” moments of wildlife with leading-edge technology. Low-cost, dependable and small modern cameras are of big help.

Cameras placed in hard-to-reach places have taken videos of everything from small desert cats to later snow loving felines (猫科) in the northern Rocky Mountains. These cameras are important tools to learn new information on wildlife.

Some videos help scientists see the effects of climate change. For example, the desert animal javelin and the tree-loving coatimundi have been caught on cameras north of their normal home. This could mean global warming is enlarging their living area northward.

Researchers use cameras along with global positioning systems, or GPS. They attach GPS devices (设备) to mule deer and antelope in and around Yellowstone National Park. Then they can record their movements, or migrations (迁移) . These cameras can be left in very rural (荒野的) areas for days, weeks or even month. They can provide information on how many animals are moving over a given period of time.

Rural video can show details about animal behavior, such as the calls made by migrating. Also some cameras record animal life and show everything from bison in Saskatchewan, Canada, to the underwater weed forest off California’s Channel Islands.

However, rural cameras have their problems too. Animals such as wolverines and bears sometimes attack them. Scientists do not know if the attacks are the result of anger or interest. Also, the devices have become popular tools to help hunters look for animals. Some people argue that it is unfair to use the cameras that way. Even with such problems, rural cameras are clearly an important scientific tool in researching wild animals.

【1】Which of the following helps scientists know about climate change?

A．How active animals are.

B．What animals eat.

C．Where animals go.

D．When animals move.

【2】Where are the cameras fixed?

A．Under water

B．In the field

C．On GPS devices.

D．On wild animals.

【3】What may be the disadvantage of the rural cameras?

A．They affect animals' search for good.

B．They make wild animals puzzled.

C．They make animals attack one another frequently.

D．They might bring danger to animals.

【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Cameras Record Animals in the Wild

B．Every Coin Has Two Sides

C．Animals No Longer Have Secrets

D．An Invention Makes Animals Mad

27、David Attenborough's Dynasties takes viewers to Antarctica to follow the emperor penguin. Why are there penguins in Antarctica and not the Arctic? The simple answer is that there are too many predators(食肉动物) in the Arctic. Animals who call the Arctic their home include the polar bear, arctic fox, grey wolf, etc. There are not many animals that could kill penguins in the Antarctic, which has allowed the species to survive there.

Different types of penguins can be found in Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, and South Africa. The only species of penguin that lives north of the equator is the Galapagos Penguin.

Penguins have lived in the South Pole for thousands of years but once actually lived in the Arctic. According to Aurora Expeditions: "During the 19th century, several research groups tried to introduce penguins into the Arctic environment. However, because of the predators, the penguins couldn’t protect the eggs in their nest and the entire population died out after a couple of years.”

A now extinct flightless bird called the great auk was the only modern species in the genus (属) Pinguinus and its natural habitat was the North Pole. Although not closely related to penguins, the great auk shared many similarities such as a physical resemblance and being flightless. The species became extinct in the middle of the 19th century due to predation by polar bears and they were also prized by hunters for their feathers and eggs.

The documentary was filmed at Atka Bay in Antarctica. 11, 000 birds gather on the newly frozen sea ice in Atka Bay every year to face the Antarctic winter. Director Miles Barton said: "I think the film will be a surprise. I don't think anyone has shown just what a huge struggle it is for emperor penguins to bring up their chicks in what must be the worst condition on earth.”

【1】What can we learn about penguins?

A．They are nearly extinct in the Arctic.

B．They have no enemies in the Antarctic.

C．Some of them live in the hottest part of the earth

D．Many of them can easily adapt to climate change.

【2】What's one reason for the extinction of the great auk according to the text?

A．Hunting.

B．Lack of food.

C．Climate change.

D．Losing their natural habitat.

【3】What can be inferred from Miles Barton's words?

A．Atka Bay is the perfect habitat for emperor penguins.

B．Emperor penguins are more aggressive than other penguins.

C．The film focuses on the efforts to protect emperor penguins.

D．It is a challenge for emperor penguins to survive in the Antarctic.

【4】What does the text mainly talk about?

A．The protection of the Antarctic.

B．How a film about penguins is created

C．Why there are no penguins in the Arctic.

D．The introduction of different kinds of penguins.

28、Damage to Ozone layer Gets Worse

In the middle of winter, when snow is falling in many parts of the United States, scientists have sounded a warning to people who plan to spend many hours in the sun this summer. The warning is: The sun’s summertime rays are more dangerous than once thought.

A team of scientists from 80 nations recently reported to the United Nations that a layer of ozone (臭氧层) in the atmosphere, which protects humans from harmful levels of ultraviolet（紫外线） radiation, will be thinner over the United States this summer. The thinner layer allows more ultraviolet rays from the sun to reach Earth. The extra amount of ultraviolet radiation could cause an increase in the number of cases of skin cancer.

Scientists first became concerned about the ozone layer in the mid-1980s when a hole was discovered in the layer above Antarctica during the winter. The hole was caused by chemicals used in refrigerators and air conditioners. When these chemicals are sent out into the atmosphere, they produce gases that destroy the ozone.

Concern about the protective ozone layer rose more recently when data from satellites and ground stations showed that ozone levels were dropping over the United States and other populated areas in the world.

Although many countries have already begun stopping the use of ozone destroying chemicals, the new findings are expected to promote the timetable for a total ban of the chemicals.

【1】The scientists have observed the ozone layer_____.

A.since 1980 B.since last winter

C.for over 30 years D.for about one year

【2】The ozone layer in the atmosphere can _____.

A.do a lot of good to human beings in many ways

B.do a lot of harm to human beings in the summer-time

C.protect humans from diseases caused by bad weather

D.protect humans from harmful levels of ultraviolet radiation

【3】The damage to the ozone layer was caused by_____.

A.the changeable weather B.ozone-destroying chemicals

C.chemicals from refrigerators D.chemicals from air conditioners

29、 In recent decades，countries around the world have made great progress against malaria．However a new report from the World Health Organization（WHO）says that progress is at risk．

This WHO annual report looks at the global fight against the disease．It says that malaria cases are on the rise in several countries．

Many countries are moving toward eliminating malaria，among them Madagascar，Senegal and Zimbabwe．However，the WHO report warns that in others，progress has stalled．

Malaria cases increased by more than 20 percent from 2015 to 2016 in eight African countries﹣including Rwanda，Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo．

At the same time，funding for malaria prevention and treatment has leveled off，reaching﹩2.7 billion in 2016．This amount is less than half of the 2020 target．

Professor David Conway is from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine．He says money for fighting malaria has plateaued，meaning it has not increased in a long time．

Overall，Africa continues to suffer the most from malaria．In 2016，just over 400，000 people died from the disease．This is slightly less than in 2015.However，in Africa the malaria parasite does not yet appear to be developing drug resistance．

The same cannot be said for Southeast Asia．

Conway explains that there are renewed concerns that in Southeast Asia malaria will become drug﹣resistant in the future．

The WHO is calling for improving the coverage of existing methods of malaria prevention as well as an urgent investment in new tools﹣﹣namely a malaria vaccine．

Professor Conway said，"More research is needed to develop an effective malaria vaccine that could cover the populations that at the moment have high malaria rates and that perhaps don't use the available interventions even when they are being funded．"

Several malaria vaccines are under development．Starting in 2018，the WHO is planning a major trial of the RTSS vaccine in Kenya，Ghana and Malawi．

But this latest report from the WHO warns that the world is at a crossroads．Without better funding and more effective tools to fight malaria，the progress made in recent decades could be undone．

【1】Which of the following statements is not true？

A.A bit more than 400，000 people died from malaria in African countries．

B.More and more money has been put in malaria prevention and treatment．

C.Fewer and fewer people are suffering from malaria in the past decade．

D.Malaria cases decreased less than 20 percent in eight African countries in 2016．

【2】What does the word"they"in Paragraph 3 from the bottom mean？

A.malaria

B.the available interventions

C.the populations

D.malaria rates

【3】Why does the WHO show the worry about the battle of anti﹣malaria nowadays？

A.Progress of fighting malaria is greatly short of money and effective tools．

B.More and more people cannot get treatment for malaria in time．

C.No countries are likely to have got funding and effective tools from the WHO．

D.Some malaria sufferers in Africa have refused to get treatments from the WHO．

三、完形填空（共4题，共 20分）

30、 I always come across random acts of kindness in my life. Many years ago, I was _______Costa Rica when I found myself in an _______situation: my credit cards and bank cards went out of _________ abroad, and I only had $5 to my ________.

I had no way to get money. I didn’t know anybody in this country. I only knew basic Spanish, and besides the cash the only ________I had was a return ticket to my country in almost two ________. Back then, there was no such thing as mobile phones, and________email was very limited. To find help, I decided to go to the countryside . With the only coins I had, I _________the bus terminal(终点站）and found a village, which ________almost the exact amount. About 4 hours later, I arrived at Santa Rosa Abajo at midnight.

I knocked door to door,________in my very poor Spanish that I was a foreigner travelling in Costa Rica with no money but I ________to stay here for over ten days. I begged them for a __________－such as cooking , cleaning and looking after their kids, anything like that. Everybody _________, “oh my, but so poor are we that we have no _______ food or space. Maybe you can try the next ________.” And they’d point me to another house.

________, I arrived at a Chinese restaurant. The owner of the restaurant was very _________. She gave me food and called the Red Cross to come to ________me. With the help of the Red Cross , I spent my_________days in Costa Rica.

This is one of the best trips I’ve ever had, because I realized that when you’re in a position to be able to _________, it actually makes you feel happy.

【1】A. circling B. entering C. visiting D. considering

【2】A. absurd B. impossible C. ordinary D. awkward

【3】A. date B. use C. range D. control

【4】A. name B. delight C. wonder D. advantage

【5】A. necessity B. memory C. impression D. possession

【6】A. months B. weeks C. days D. hours

【7】A. again B. thus C. yet D. even

【8】A. looked for B. stayed at C. headed to D. thought of

【9】A. cost B. saved C. earned D. created

【10】A. reminding B. explaining C. apologizing D. informing

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

【12】A. conversation B. meal C. room D. job

【13】A. accepted B. nodded C. replied D. withdrew

【14】A. prepared B. wasted C. extra D. cheap

【15】A. family B. chance C. time D. restaurant

【16】A. Normally B. Naturally C. Finally D. Directly

【17】A. generous B. sensible C. wealthy D. outstanding

【18】A. comfort B. rescue C. interview D. encourage

【19】A. frightening B. training C. exciting D. remaining

【20】A. help B. receive C. succeed D. travel

31、 I experienced great bitterness five years ago. At that time, my father _______ from an accident. As the eldest son, I had no _______ but to drop out of school and work in a factory. I didn’t dare to ask for more, just hoping to _______ my two younger brothers. However, that’s not a(n)_______ thing, for I couldn’t afford to _______ their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to night. Without my father’s protection, I _______ I was only a slave to the life.

Later on, something changed my life. I still remember that it was a _______ day. I walked slowly in the _______. Suddenly the rain stopped. I _______ my head and found that “the sky” was in fact an umbrella. Then I heard a deep ________. “Why not ________ without an umbrella?” a one-leg man with a walking stick said to me. “If you run, you would get less wet.” His words ________ me deeply. He told me he once had dreamed of being a policeman, but an incident ruined his ________. Later he became a promoter (促销). Though his work was demanding and did’t suit for his ________, he still thought every outing was a wonderful start to him. He stated that he felt ________ he didn’t lose his ________ and still “ran” on the road of life.

Inspired by his words, I became an insurance agent. After two years’ ________, I did well and my family turned better ________. I got the time to return to my senior school, and eventually succeeded in my entrance to ________.

Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! When you run out of the rainy season of your life, there will be a ________ sky ahead of you!

【1】A.died B.survived C.suffered D.recovered

【2】A.possibility B.chance C.choice D.success

【3】A.get on with B.give up C.separate from D.bring up

【4】A.difficult B.awful C.easy D.wonderful

【5】A.pay B.avoid C.lend D.calculate

【6】A.imagined B.observed C.explained D.realized

【7】A.sunny B.rainy C.windy D.cold

【8】A.shop B.room C.street D.school

【9】A.nodded B.raised C.shook D.buried

【10】A.sound B.voice C.noise D.song

【11】A.run B.jump C.dance D.dig

【12】A.pleased B.embarrassed C.frightened D.astonished

【13】A.health B.job C.family D.dream

【14】A.eye B.leg C.hand D.ear

【15】A.delighted B.annoyed C.disappointed D.sad

【16】A.achievement B.failure C.money D.courage

【17】A.struggle B.rest C.relaxation D.hesitation

【18】A.completely B.immediately C.gradually D.partly

【19】A.participation B.university C.competition D.society

【20】A.colorful B.strange C.grey D.bright

32、 A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare art works. They had everything in their _________.

When the Vietnam War broke out, the son went to war. He was very _______ and died in battle while rescuing another soldier.

About a month later, there was a _______ at the door. A young man stood there with a large package in his hands. “Sir, I am the soldier for whom your _______ gave his life. He often talked about you. and your love for _______.”

The young man _______ his package and opened it. There was a portrait of his son, _________ by the young man. He stared at the way the soldier had captured the personality of his son in the painting. The father was _______ to the eyes that his own eyes shined with _______.

The father hung the portrait on his wall. __________ visitors came to his home, he took them to __________the portrait before he showed them the other great works he had collected.

A few months later the man __________.There was to be a great auction (拍卖) of his paintings.

“We will ________ the bidding (出价) with this portrait of the son. Who will bid for it?” There was a __________for a long time. Then a voice shouted, “We want to see the famous paintings. Skip this one.” But __________the auctioneer continued, “The son! Who'll take the son?”

Finally, a __________ came from the back of the room. It was a gardener of the wealthy man. “I'll give $10 for the painting.” He being a poor man, it was all he could ____________. The auctioneer pounded the gavel (拍卖槌), “Going once, twice, SOLD for S 10!” The crowd was becoming __________. They wanted the other worthy collections. “Now let's get on with the collection!”

The auctioneer ________ his gavel. “I’m sorry, the auction is over. I was told of a secret paragraph in the will. Only the painting of the son would be auctioned. Whoever __________ that painting would inherit(继承) the entire paintings. The man who took the son gets everything!”

【1】A.package B.library C.hall D.collection

【2】A.brave B.respectful C.sorrowful D.panic

【3】A.notice B.sign C.knock D.hole

【4】A.son B.father C.gardener D.visitor

【5】A.research B.donation C.freedom D.art

【6】A.put up B.put out C.held out D.held back

【7】A.painted B.taken C.caught D.fixed

【8】A.disappointed B.drawn C.amazed D.sent

【9】A.puzzles B.lights C.joys D.tears

【10】A.In the moment B.Every time C.Once in a while D.At one time

【11】A.see B.discuss C.touch D.check

【12】A.passed B.died C.laughed D.left

【13】A.choose B.decide C.start D.produce

【14】A.shock B.silence C.welcome D.sound

【15】A.still B.only C.then D.thus

【16】A.cough B.sigh C.song D.voice

【17】A.share B.afford C.admit D.receive

【18】A.friendly B.lovely C.hungry D.impatient

【19】A.picked up B.threw away C.laid down D.cut up

【20】A.sold B.borrowed C.bought D.showed

33、A Call to Action

We are here today because we want to stop global warming. Like me, you are trying hard to ________ your own personal carbon footprint. And these small, _____ changes do have an impact, do help ________our carbon emissions.

But it is not________ for individuals to change. We need governments to change. We need industry to change. We need big changes if we want to prevent global warming ________ destroying our planet.

One third of our global carbon emissions---35 percent---comes from_____ electricity. As a result, we need government and industry to work together to lower these ________, more importantly, to develop new, cleaner technology to heat our homes,________ our factories, and to keep lights ________.

Another 20 percent, 20 percent of our emissions comes from transportation. _____, We need government and industry to work together to build more energy _______ cars and trucks. Good ________ public transportation will allow us to ________ our cars and the pollution they produce forever.

Another 20 percent of all emissions comes from industry---our factories and businesses. They ________ tons upon tons of carbon into the air every_____minute. It is time to say enough! We need these businesses to lower their own_____ carbon footprints.

So my ________to you today is: keep trying to reduce your personal carbon footprint. But also stand up, stand up and ________ that government and industry do their ________, because that is what will make a _______ .

【1】A. increase B. decrease C. fall D. dominate

【2】A. individual B. public C. collective D. united

【3】A. promote B. undertake C. lower D. assist

【4】A. fair B. tough C. rough D. enough

【5】A. to B. with C. from D. on

【6】A. generating B. creating C. completing D. differentiating

【7】A. admissions B. permissions C. emissions D. transmissions

【8】A. make B. power C. destroy D. maintain

【9】A. out B. within C. beyond D. on

【10】A. Therefore B. However C. Nonetheless D. Besides

【11】A. primitive B. hazardous C. uneven D. efficient

【12】A. commercial B. polluted C. quality D. fragile

【13】A. get rid of B. count on C. do damage to D. get exposed to

【14】A. assault B. release C. diminish D. spray

【15】A. few B. single C. another D. each

【16】A. flammable B. vocational C. personal D. recreational

【17】A. data B. information C. news D. message

【18】A. convert B. demand C. digest D. renew

【19】A. part B. role C. standard D. characteristics

【20】A. living B. point C. deal D. difference

四、短文填空（共4题，共 20分）

34、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Everyone has their own unique fingerprint; 【1】 makes fingerprints an ideal way to unlock smartphones. However, this may be 【2】 (safe) than we think.

Scientists at New York University and Michigan State University in the US have developed a set of fake fingerprints. They say that the prints 【3】 unlock any fingerprint-enabled smartphone up to 65 percent of the time.

The artificial fingerprints 【4】 (create) by using many common features found in human prints. They work 【5】 taking advantage of the way smartphone scanners check a fingerprint.

The fingerprint scanners 【6】 (use) in smartphones are so small that they only read parts of fingerprints. So they have to take many scans of your finger or thumb (拇指) 【7】 they work properly. Smartphones also let users save several finger and thumbprints. Since a print only has to match one of the saved images 【8】 (unlock) the phone, the scanner is more likely to make mistakes.

Although the scientists have only tested their findings in computer simulations (模拟), 【9】 (worry) about the safety of using fingerprints are reasonable .They warn that the technology used to create artificial fingerprints is improving 【10】 (extreme) fast.

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、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

I have the【1】(great)job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. Sometimes using【2】(science)equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never【3】(bore).Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people【4】 one of the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.

Water is a precious resource. Every person needs it【5】 (survive),and we use it for cooking, drinking, growing our food and washing. However，it is scarce(缺乏的).Just 1% of water on Earth can【6】 (use)by humans. What’s more，treating water to make it clean and safe and pumping it to our homes uses up lots of energy. So, what can you do to help save water? One easy way is by【7】(turn)off the tap when you brush your teeth.

Robbie Phillips has become the first British person to complete one of the toughest challenges in rock climbing. 【8】(know)as the Alpine Trilogy(阿尔卑斯三部曲),the challenge consists of three climbs on mountains in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 【9】Phillips completed in four years. Until now, only four other people【10】(conquer)all three of the extremely difficult climbs.

37、I have a muscle disease but I don't look any different from other people. Sometimes, I was too weak【1】 go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an【2】(absent), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.

My life is a lot easier at high school because few fellow students make me【3】(annoy). My ambition is to work for a firm【4】develops computer software when I grow up. Last year I invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around【5】(feel) sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends. I spend a lot of time looking after my pets【6】(proper) but I find it worthwhile.

In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more【7】 (independence). I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If【8】(have) a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun【9】them, and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live【10】rich and full a life as you do.

五、书面表达（共4题，共 20分）

38、假设你是红星中学学生李华。目前，随着全球新型冠状病毒肺炎确诊病例数量不断攀升，你的英国笔友Jim发来邮件向你询问在家抗疫和学习的注意事项，请你给他回信，内容包括：

1. 表达关心；2. 介绍经验；3. 分享感受。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

提示词：新型冠状病毒肺炎 the novel coronavirus pneumonia 或 COVID-19；疾病的大流行 pandemic

Dear Jim,

Yours,

Li Hua

39、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。

It was eight o’clock on a May morning, and Micah, my 17-year-old daughter, was already in our spare room upstairs. It had been her temporary eleventh-grade classroom ever since schools had moved to remote learning due to the pandemic.

From the kitchen, I listened for the sound of her tapping on her laptop or her talking with her classmates in their discussion sessions. We’d barely left the house for 10 weeks straight.

“Mom, everyone is hanging out today!” Micah’s voice echoed from upstairs. “Why can’t I?” I stepped up the stairs. Micah was lying on the floor wearing her pajamas, her laptop, school iPad and cellphone in front of her.

“It’s not fair,” she said.“ I have no one I can be with. I can ‘t wait until I’m 18 and can do what I want.”

We’d had this conversation before. Still, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for her. I was sick of being alone too. Even though Micah and I were home together more than we had been in years, we might as well have been living in separate worlds.

“Wanna watch videos later?” I asked. “Bake some cookies?”

“No, thanks.” Micah shook her head, as if the idea of doing something together was impossible.

I closed the door. I was used to Micah’s rejection, but it still made me upset. Teenage independence is healthy, but I worried if I didn’t find a way to bond with my girl soon, I might never be close to her again. She’d be 18 in the fall and had already convinced herself she didn’t need me anymore. Maybe she was right. No matter what I did, I couldn’t seem to reach her.

That evening, I logged onto a social app and saw a friend’s children playing with their new kitten. My mind went back to when I was in high school and our family moved. It was hard making friends. Mom surprised me with an eight-week-old gray kitten that I named Miss Muffet. Having a kitten to love and train brightened my days and got me through that difficult, lonely time. Maybe Micah would like a kitten.

注意：

1．续写词数应为150左右;

2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I asked if she wanted a kitten.

In the car, Micah put the kitten under her chin.

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

1. 你应该介绍中国诗的历史；

2. 你应分享诗的不同形式。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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41、假如你是校学生会主席李华，学校计划请专家就皮肤烧伤的急救安排一活动，为此请你在校园网上用英语发一则书面通知呼吁同学们参加，内容包括：

1. 时间、地点和目的；

2. 活动的内容；

3. 你的呼吁。

注意：

1、词数80左右；

2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。