石家庄2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语

1、To _____________ the world for help, the stars launched a campaign to help the refugees.

A. end up B. appeal to

C. leave behind D. cater for

2、We should do what we can ______ people’s hard work pays off.

A. be sure B. being sure

C. making sure     D. to make sure

3、Inside the window hangs a _____ carved out of this piece of wood by the artist.

A.decoration B.destination C.departure D.discipline

4、I think you can ______ the first five chapters before the deadline.

A. live through B. put through

C. get through D. see through

5、We have a ____ budget and every penny counts.

A. tight B. loose C. bad D. slight

6、It is acknowledged that he is too busily occupied ________ to the show tomorrow.

A．to go

B．going

C．with going

D．in going

7、In the _______ of proof, the police could not take action against the man.

A．lack

B．shortage

C．absence

D．failure

8、The big fire lasted as long as 24 hours ______________ it was brought under control.

A. after B. before

C. since D. while

9、As you worked late last night, you __________ have come this morning.

A.may not B.can’t C.mustn’t D.needn’t

10、You misunderstood me yesterday, Lucy. I wasn't _______ you when I blamed

someone for the accident.

A.referring to B.reacting to

C.responding to D.relating to

11、Behind the US-China trade war   that China is trying to end the American era.

A.lies a growing fear B.a growing fear is living

C.does a growing fear lie D.is lying a growing fear

12、We were just ______ leave ______ the phone rang.

A. about to, when B. would, while

C. going to, when D. on the point of, as

13、The government_________ air quality in urban areas from levels one to five: excellent, fairly good, slightly polluted, poor and dangerous.

A.classifies B.arranges C.correspond D.divides

14、In 2019, Chinese smartphone maker Huawei launched its product of the year — Mate X, _______ a folding screen and 5G technology.

A．featuring

B．to feature

C．features

D．having featured

15、Teens and younger children are reading a lot less for fun, according to a Common Sense Media report Monday.

A.being published B.to publish C.publishing D.published

16、Finally, my thanks go to my tutor, who has offered a lot of suggestions and comments on my paper and ________ every page of my draft.

A. approved   B. quoted   C. polished   D. folded

17、--What did David demand in the meeting just now?

-- ________ an opportunity to join the Debating Club.

A. Being offerred B. To be offerred

C. Be offerred D. Having been offerred

18、-Did you meet with your head teacher in the concert last night？

-Yes. It was in the interval___________ we met.

A.what B.that C.where D.when

19、Try to discourage him ________ driving too fast, as it’s extremely dangerous.

A.from B.into C.to D.for

20、Many adults agree that teenagers shouldn't live alone   they have their parents’ permission.

A.if B.unless C.in case D.now that

21、— I’d better _____ now. The water is boiling in the kitchen.   — Goodbye.

A.ring off B.ring up C.hold on D.ring back

22、He is said to ________ to his country because a new president comes into power.

A. be allowed to return B. allow to return

C. allow returning D. be allowed returning

23、It is well known _____Confucius was born in the city of Qufu in Shandong province, China.

A．whether

B．where

C．that

D．what

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

A．make for

B．make it

C．make out

D．make up

25、No matter where he is, he makes ________ a rule to go out for a walk before breakfast.

A．him    B．this   C．that    D．it

26、How to Make a Difference to the World

Many people believe that they don’t have what it takes to make a difference to the world. They believe only people like Mother Teresa, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein and Bill Gates are able to do so.【1】The following is a guide as to how small people like us can make a difference to the world.

1．It need not be an enormous task.

【2】In this case, you already have what it takes to make the world a better place.

Making a difference to the world may seem like an enormous task, but it is in fact the collective effort of everyone to make small contributions. The size of the contribution is not what matters most. The key here is to have the heart to do it.

2．Start now.

There is no one best time to start to make a difference to the world. You don’t need to wait till you have the time to share some love; you don’t have to wait till you earn more money to share a piece of bread. Little efforts count. 【3】

3． 【4】

As the saying goes, “Give a man a fish; you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” The good that we seek to do will make more of a difference when there is a long-lasting effect rather than a temporary effect. 【5】 And when more people receive education, they will in turn provide more value to the world.

A．For example, building a school will benefit many people for years to come.

B．Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something.

C．Seek to make a long-lasting effect.

D．You can start making small contributions today.

E．If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

F．The truth is, every one of us can make it in our own unique way.

G．Stop complaining and do something.

27、   Following efforts to limit plastic bags, the push by environmentalists against straws (吸管), has gained attention in recent months, partly because they're seen as unnecessary for most. Companies including Starbucks and Disney are promising to get rid of plastic straws which can be difficult to recycle because of their size and often end up as trash in the ocean. A handful of U.S. cities recently passed or are considering bans. And the push may bring attention to other items people may not have considered — like festive balloons.

“The issue of balloons has really broadened the marine debris (海洋垃圾) issue,” says Emma Tonge of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “People might not realize balloons are a danger”, she says, “because of their ‘light’ image”. Balloons are not among the top 10 kinds of debris found in coastal cleanups, but Tonge says they're common and especially dangerous to marine animals.

Already, a few states restrict balloon releases to some extent, according to the Balloon Council, which represents the industry and advocates for the responsible handling of its products. That means never releasing them into the air, and ensuring the strings have a weight tied to them so the balloons don't accidentally float away. Lorna O'Hara, executive director of the Balloon Council, agrees that marine creatures might mistake balloons for jellyfish and eat them. But she says that doesn't mean balloons are necessarily causing their deaths.

Some states such as California ban balloon releases for other reasons. Pacific Gas & Electric, which serves northern and central California, says metallic balloons often get caught in power lines and have caused 203 power cuts in the first five months of this year, up 22 percent from a year ago.

【1】Why does the author mention plastic bags and straws in Paragraph 1?

A.To investigate the cause of plastic pollution.

B.To bring up the topic of balloon pollution.

C.To call on people to use less plastic products.

D.To make a comparison between balloons and straws.

【2】What does Emma Tonge say about balloons?

A.They are a threat to land animals.

B.They are too light-colored to be noticed.

C.They can be a cause of coastal pollution.

D.They rank among the top 10 kinds of marine debris.

【3】Which of the following might Lorna O'Hara agree with?

A.Balloons do little harm to fishes.

B.Balloons should be made stronger.

C.The sale of balloons should be banned.

D.It is irresponsible to release balloons into the air.

【4】Why does California ban balloon releases?

A.Balloons waste electric power.

B.Balloons contribute to air pollution.

C.Balloons affect people's normal lives.

D.Balloons do more harm than plastic bags.

28、   Do this and you’ll be welcome anywhere.

Why read this book to find out how to win friends? Why not study the technique of the greatest winner of friends the world has ever known? Who is he? You may meet him tomorrow coming down the street. When you get within ten feet of him, he will begin to wag his tail. If you stop and pat him, he will almost jump out of his skin to show you how much he likes you. And you know that behind this show of affection on his part, there are no secret motives (动机): he doesn’t want to sell you any real estate (房地产), and he doesn’t want to marry you.

Did you ever stop to think that a dog is the only animal that doesn’t have to work for a living? A hen has to lay eggs; a cow has to give milk; and a canary has to sing. But a dog makes his living by giving you nothing but love.

When I was five years old, my father bought a little yellow-haired young dog for fifty cents. He was the light and joy of my childhood. Every afternoon about four-thirty, he would sit in the front yard with his beautiful eyes staring at the path, and as soon as he heard my voice or saw me swinging my dinner pail (提桶) through the bush, he was off like a shot, racing breathlessly up the hill to greet me with leaps of joy and barks of cheer.

Puppy was my good companion (陪伴) for five years. Then one night — I shall never forget it — he was killed by lightening. Puppy’s death was the terrible event of my boyhood.

You never read a book on psychology, Puppy. You didn’t need to. You knew that one can make more friends in two months by becoming really interested in other people than one can in two years by trying to get other people interested in him. Let me repeat that. You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

【1】What is the writer talking about when he mentions “the greatest winner of friends the world has ever known”?

A.himself B.Puppy

C.a pet dog D.a psychology book

【2】The writer took Puppy as an example ________.

A.to explain how to win love from other people

B.to show how he liked the companion

C.to tell the readers why they should read this book

D.to show us the difference between hens ,dogs and dogs

【3】According to the writer, to be welcome anywhere, you must ________.

A.show interest and love for others B.do everything without secret motives

C.meet the needs of different people D.know much about other people’s feelings

【4】Generally speaking, the writer was ________ when writing this passage.

A.disappointed B.serious

C.sad D.relaxed

29、The human face is a remarkable piece of work. The astonishing variety of facial features helps people recognize each other and is vital to the formation of complex societies. So is the face’s ability to send emotional signals, whether through an unconscious red face or the artifice of a false smile. People spend much of their waking lives reading faces, for signs of attraction, hatred, trust and fraud. They also spend plenty of time trying to hide true feelings or intentions.

Technology is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces. In America facial recognition is used by churches to track worshippers’ attendance; in Britain, by retailers to spot past shoplifters. In China, it confirms the identities of ride-hailing drivers, permits tourists to enter attractions and lets people pay for things with a smile. Apple’s new iPhone is expected to use it to unlock the home screen.

Set against human skills, such applications might seem incremental(增值的). Some breakthroughs, such as flight or the Internet, obviously transform human abilities; facial recognition seems merely to encode(编码) them. Although faces are unique to individuals, they are also public, so technology does not, at first sight, interfere with something that is private. And yet the ability to record, store and analyze images of faces cheaply, quickly and on a vast scale promises one day to bring about fundamental changes to opinions of privacy, fairness and trust.

Start with privacy. One big difference between faces and other biometric data, such as fingerprints, is that they work at a distance. Anyone with a phone can take a picture for facial-recognition programs to use. Facebook's bank of facial images cannot be used by others, but the Silicon Valley giant could obtain pictures of visitors to a car showroom, say, and later use facial recognition to serve them ads for cars. Law-enforcement agencies now have a powerful weapon in their ability to track criminals, but at enormous potential cost to citizens’ privacy.

The face is not just a name-tag. It displays a lot of other information—and machines can read that, too. Again, that promises benefits. Some firms are analyzing faces to provide automated diagnoses of rare genetic conditions, far earlier than would otherwise be possible. Systems that measure emotion may give autistic(孤独症的) people a grasp of social signals they find difficult.

【1】Which of the following statement about facial recognition is true according to the passage?

A．It is widely applied by Chinese in many fields.

B．It is applied to track worshippers by American churches.

C．It has been applied by Apple to unlock home screen.

D．It is applied to catch thieves by police.

【2】What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?

A．Flight and the Internet surely transform human abilities.

B．Facial recognition will cause fundamental changes to minds.

C．Facial expressions are not only unique but also public.

D．Facial recognition has just the same effects as other breakthroughs.

【3】From the last two paragraphs, we can infer that __________.

A．the face is superior to other biometric data

B．people can keep a balance between face and privacy

C．the face has shown many benefits especially in medicine

D．fingerprints is a powerful weapon in tracking criminals

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A．Human facial expressions

B．Reading faces

C．Scientific breakthroughs

D．Nowhere to hide

30、Howard walked across the vast desert planning to walk through it for one month. Twenty _________ passed, the journey had been so _________ and it seemed that he had enough food and water to finish it.

“I’ll be able to walk out of this _________,” he thought gladly. But the desert _________ cared for travelers._________ this idea could disappear, the sandstorm had arrived suddenly. He hurriedly _________ his head with the clothes, lying on the sand. After about ten minutes, the sandstorm stopped. When he shook the clothes and stood up, he found a horrible thing: the back bag _________ with food and water was swept away by the _________.

Now, he only had a(n) _________ left. He held it in his hands tightly. “Oh, not too bad, __________ I have a pear,” he thought __________ himself, determined to walk out of the desert.

One day and one night passed quickly, but the desert still seemed to have no end. Hunger, thirst and __________ of death followed Howard closely.__________, each time he wanted to __________, he forced himself to stare at the pear that he had been __________: “Not too bad, at least I have a pear.”

A small pear became the __________ for his survival and the source of his courage. Three days later, when he __________ a village not far away, he fell onto the ground. But after all, he walked out of the desert and __________ as well.

To keep hope is one of the best ways to achieve __________, so never tell you “__________ left”. As long as you try to search, you can always find that “pear” to pull you through.

【1】

A．years

B．months

C．weeks

D．days

【2】

A．smooth

B．hopeless

C．impossible

D．terrible

【3】

A．forest

B．desert

C．garden

D．village

【4】

A．once

B．ever

C．never

D．always

【5】

A．Before

B．After

C．When

D．Since

【6】

A．sewed

B．covered

C．matched

D．cleaned

【7】

A．tied

B．put

C．pulled

D．equipped

【8】

A．rain

B．fog

C．sandstorm

D．snowstorm

【9】

A．apple

B．pear

C．orange

D．banana

【10】

A．at most

B．at least

C．on time

D．on purpose

【11】

A．to

B．on

C．of

D．about

【12】

A．shock

B．joy

C．fear

D．excitement

【13】

A．Altogether

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．However

【14】

A．stand up

B．look up

C．give up

D．put up

【15】

A．eating

B．cooking

C．watching

D．keeping

【16】

A．sadness

B．injury

C．hope

D．interest

【17】

A．spotted

B．desired

C．settled

D．occupied

【18】

A．died

B．survived

C．breathed

D．coughed

【19】

A．success

B．failure

C．agreement

D．experience

【20】

A．everything

B．anything

C．something

D．nothing

31、   The first day at school has left a deep_______ on me. I’ll never forget it.

As soon as I rushed into the classroom, the bell _______. A young beautiful woman came in, but she was _______, no smile on her face. “You are not permitted to _______ me in the course of class unless…”She was speaking when I heard a _______ “Lily, Lily” from outside the door. My grandmother was standing there with a pair of socks in her hand. I didn’t realize I was bare feet _______ then. I wanted to _______ them. But I dared not do that. I shook my hand, _______ “Don’t wait here any longer. Leave quickly.” As I did so, I still _______ my eyes on my teacher. I really didn’t want her to take ________ of me, but she did. She went out to get the socks. When she gave them to me, she looked at me for a while. My face suddenly turned ________ and my heart beat faster. I began to put the socks on. Unfortunately I was so nervous that my ________ hands couldn’t get them ________ my feet easily. Just then I heard my name called. I ________ from my seat quickly. “Can you count the numbers from one to one hundred?” the teacher asked. I nodded. ________ her surprise, I did very ________. Finally she said, “Be seated, please. Study hard.” I looked ________ her to find a smile on her face. I felt ________ at last.

The first day at school has stayed in my ________ as something ________ but sweet.

【1】A.memory B.imagination C.impression D.feeling

【2】A.struck B.rang C.beat D.rung

【3】A.serious B.humorous C.gentle D.modern

【4】A.trouble B.question C.interrupt D.excuse

【5】A.sound B.voice C.noise D.word

【6】A.before B.after C.just D.until

【7】A.wear B.throw C.accept D.get

【8】A.saying B.meaning C.crying D.shouting

【9】A.fixed B.laid C.opened D.shut

【10】A.care B.attention C.notice D.interest

【11】A.pale B.white C.black D.red

【12】A.shaking B.dirty C.small D.own

【13】A.into B.onto C.over D.through

【14】A.stood B.raised C.rose D.jumped

【15】A.With B.For C.Great to D.Much to

【16】A.good B.well C.bad D.badly

【17】A.around B.over C.up at D.through

【18】A.relaxed B.surprised C.disappointed D.puzzled

【19】A.body B.classroom C.brain D.memory

【20】A.strange B.amazing C.embarrassing D.forever

32、   A couple in ordinary clothes walked into the Harvard’s outer office. “We want to see the president(校长),” the man said softly. “He will be busy all day,” the secretary spoke_________, concluding that the couple had no _________ with Harvard from what they wore. “We’ll _________,” the lady replied.

Four hours, the secretary _________ them, hoping that the couple would finally become _________ and go away. They didn’t. And the secretary grew_________ and finally decided to disturb the president. Someone of his _________ obviously had no time to spend with nobodies, but he _________ people in such clothes filling in his outer office.

The president, frozen-faced, walked _________ toward the couple. The lady told him, “We had a son that __________ Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard and was very happy here. But he was accidentally__________. And my husband and I would like to ________ a memorial(纪念物) to him somewhere on campus.” The president wasn’t __________; he was shocked, “Madam,” he said __________. “We can’t put up a statue(雕像) for every person who studied in Harvard and died.”

“Oh, no.” the lady__________ quickly, “In fact, we thought we would give a building to Harvard.” The president __________ at the couple and then shouted, “A building! Do you know how much a building costs? The cost of the Harvard’s buildings is over 7.5 million dollars.”

For a moment the lady was __________. The president was pleased. He could __________ them now. The lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to __________ a university?” Her husband nodded. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California, where they established the university __________ after them—a memorial to a son.

【1】A.impatiently B.excitedly C.enthusiastically D.awkwardly

【2】A.concern B.problem C.interest D.business

【3】A.wait B.accuse C.explain D.oppose

【4】A.persuaded B.drove C.ignored D.served

【5】A.satisfied B.shameful C.nervous D.discouraged

【6】A.embarrassed B.grateful C.annoyed D.panic

【7】A.importance B.action C.character D.age

【8】A.invited B.observed C.thanked D.hated

【9】A.cheerfully B.hopefully C.proudly D.eagerly

【10】A.affected B.attended C.applied D.abandoned

【11】A.killed B.dismissed C.disabled D.forgotten

【12】A.keep B.buy C.build D.leave

【13】A.disappointed B.sensitive C.touched D.deserved

【14】A.curiously B.delightedly C.sadly D.coldly

【15】A.explained B.apologized C.changed D.argued

【16】A.smiled B.glanced C.pointed D.laughed

【17】A.desperate B.amazed C.ambitious D.silent

【18】A.help out B.attract to C.get rid of D.put up

【19】A.buy B.start C.access D.develop

【20】A.named B.looking C.followed D.taking

33、   When I was 16 years old, the way I looked mattered most in the world to me. My friends and I wanted nothing but perfection.

In high school, we joined the gymnastics team, and our ________ became even more important to us. We had no fat, only muscle. On the weekends, we would go to the beach, ________ of our flat stomachs.

One summer day, all my friends were at my house ________. At one point, I was running back to the pool. I ________ on a bee, and when it was dying under my foot, it stung (蛰) me. I instantly started to feel ________. That night, I began to run a high fever and my leg and foot were red, hot and swollen. I couldn’t walk. I could hardly ________. When my foot started to go numb (失去知觉), everyone became more ________. My foot was not getting enough blood. I had to go to the ________, and my leg hurt as if it were badly broken. I couldn’t move. All I could do was think about how soft my waist was becoming. That troubled me more than any concern over my ________.

That all ________ when I heard the doctors mention possibly cutting off my foot. It was still not getting the ________ supply it needed. The doctors would have to speed up their ________.

Never before had I had such great appreciation for my foot. And walking seemed like a ________ from the gods. Less and less would I want to hear my friends talk about ________ and who was wearing what. More and more I expected visits from other kids in the hospital, who were quickly becoming my friends.

One girl came to visit me ________. Every time she came, she brought flowers. She was recovering from cancer and felt she should come back and ________ the other patients.

She still had no hair, and she was swollen from medications she had been taking. I would not have given this girl a second ________ before. I now loved every inch of her and looked forward to her ________.

Finally, I was improving and soon I went home. My leg was still swollen,

_____ I was walking, and I had my foot! When I would go back to the hospital, I often saw my friend. She was still visiting people and ________ good cheer. I thought if there was an angel on this earth, it had to be her.

【1】A.brains B.bodies C.grades D.clothes

【2】A.sure B.guilty C.ashamed D.proud

【3】A.swimming B.chatting C.dancing D.jogging

【4】A.focused B.took C.stepped D.held

【5】A.well B.free C.sick D.fearful

【6】A.run B.stand C.jump D.rest

【7】A.concerned B.relieved C.interested D.surprised

【8】A.hospital B.gym C.school D.beach

【9】A.performance B.competition C.study D.leg

【10】A.changed B.happened C.helped D.bothered

【11】A.nutrition B.time C.blood D.air

【12】A.complaint B.treatment C.observation D.experiment

【13】A.rebellion B.necessity C.promise D.gift

【14】A.gymnastics B.homework C.movies D.appointment

【15】A.suddenly B.eventually C.recently D.regularly

【16】A.advise B.serve C.encourage D.instruct

【17】A.thought B.glance C.choice D.chance

【18】A.flowers B.visits C.ideas D.words

【19】A.so B.then C.for D.but

【20】A.enjoying B.gaining C.spreading D.discovering

34、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.

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, becoming the first known case of human-animal 【1】, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.

Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was 【2】 for the COVID-19 disease after 【3】 a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.

All of the cats are expected to recover, it said. But officials believe this is a unique case because Nadia became sick after 【4】 to an asymptomatic zoo employee, Paul Calle, chief veterinarian at the Bronx Zoo, told Reuters.

Calle said they did not know which employee infected the tiger. "This is the first time that we have discovered that a person infects the animal and the animal gets sick," Calle said, adding that they planned to share the findings with other zoos and institutions. " I guess 【5】 we will all have a better understanding as a result.

While the other tigers and lions were also 【6】 symptoms, the zoo decided to test only Nadia because she was the sickest and  had started to lose her appetite already, and they did not want to 【7】 all the cats to anesthesia(麻醉), Calle said.

Nadia 【8】 X-rays, an ultrasound(超声波) and blood tests to try to figure out what was making her sick . They decided to test for COVID-19 【9】 the surge in cases in New York City, the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.The first tiger at the zoo, which has been shut since mid-March, began showing 【10】 of illness on March 27, according to the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

36、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.

37、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.

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.

The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.

Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.

"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.

Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.

"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much

38、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Leslie给你发邮件告知她参加汉语水平考试（HSK）未能通过。请你根据下列要点写一封邮件回复她。内容包括：

1. 对考试失利给予安慰；

2. 对汉语学习提出建议。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Leslie,

I am sorry to hear that you failed to pass the HSK.

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Yours,

Li Hua

39、假定你是李华，上个星期你去一家动物园游玩，发现有些游客偷偷触摸大熊猫甚至有些游客给大熊猫投食。请你就此给该动物园的负责人Mr. Charles写一封邮件，内容包括：

1. 自我介绍；

2. 反映情况；

3. 希望园方加强监管，阻制伤害动物的行为。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：大熊猫giant pandas，细菌bacteria

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40、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 Leslie 来信说因新冠疫情（the COVID-19 pandemic）不得不取消原定近日来中国的旅行，颇感郁闷。请你给她回信，内容包括：

1.表达遗憾和安慰；

2.建议虚拟旅游（virtual tours）：线上游览名胜古迹、参观博物馆和听讲解等。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

41、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Chris发来邮件问你大学想学习什么专业。请你回复邮件，内容包括：

1.你选择的专业；2.陈述理由。

注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Chris,

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Yours,

Li Hua