舟山2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、—Shall I check it now?

—_______. I’ll ask Vicky to check it when she leaves.

A．Don’t bother

B．Hurry up

C．Sounds good

D．It depends

2、The majority of people __________the view that students should develop in an all-round way.

A.subscribe to B.make out C.approve D.set aside

3、As he works in a remote (遥远的) area, he visits his mother only ________.

A．anxiously

B．urgently

C．likely

D．occasionally

4、The young teacher has ________ ambitious.

A. been proved to be B. proved to be

C. been proved D. proved being

5、Helen was kinder to her youngest son, which made the others _______ him.

A.to be envied B.envied C.to envy D.envy

6、The secretary made a note of it _____ she should forget.

A.in order that B.in case

C.so that D.ever when

7、Although there are many _____ programs on TV, I think people should not be spending so much of their time in front of their TV sets.

A. worthwhile B. interesting

C. good D. worth

8、Please tell me how the accident _____. I am still in the dark.

A.came out B.came by C.came across D.came about

9、Mable is very weak, so the doctor advised that not only ______ more flood, but she should also take more exercise.

A.should she have B.she should have C.she has D.has she

10、________ from heart trouble for years, Professor White has to take some medicine with him wherever he goes.

A．Suffered

B．Suffering

C．Having suffered

D．Being suffered

11、After the crisis, the President said it would be essential to ____ the financial system.

A. reform B. inform

C. perform D. conform

12、Some parents might find learning at home to be ________ beyond additional bonding with their children

A.beneficial B.stainless C.relevant D.terminal

13、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

14、The film was so moving that we all burst into tears. Never before   seen a film like that.

A. had I   B. I had C. have I   D. I have

15、The outbreak of the coronavirus globally has led to over   thousands of people_____to hospital for treatment, _____ the world to be in deep sorrow.

A．sending; causing

B．sent； having caused

C．being sent; causing

D．to send; to cause

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

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

17、—Where did you knock into your old friend, LiHua?

—It was in the firm ______ his brother is working.

A. where B. that

C. which D. when

18、He _____himself_____ this cause for many years,and achieved what he had expected .

A. cured ... of B. devoted... to .

C. equipped ... with D. entitled ...to

19、—Is it for two months they have stayed here?

—No, it is only three weeks they arrived here.

A.that; since B.that; when C.when; that D.since; before

20、Not until_________ in the field ________ that he had done something wrong to them.

A. did all the crops die; did he realize B. all the crops died; did he realize

C. all the crops died; he had realized D. did all the crops die ; had he realized

21、For many seniors in some universities, the final year can be an unhappy experience, __________ that ends the campus romance.

A.which B.the one C.what D.one

22、Over the past few years, Clinton has spoken often of her approach ____ foreign policy.

A. of B. for C. about D. to

23、The actress is ________ of applause who has a strong desire for success.

A．precious

B．uncomplicated

C．ambitious

D．timeless

24、Mother was always scolding him for leaving things _____ , but to her satisfaction, he _____them ______today.

A. in order；put；in order B. on order； place； in order

C. out of order；put；in order D. by order；place；in order

25、I’ll never forget the day ___ I spent with them .

A．in which

B．on which

C．when

D．that

26、Five Ways to Go Green and Save Green

Climate change is in the news. It seems like everyone's “going green.” We're glad you want to take action too. Luckily many of the steps we can take to stop climate change can make our lives better. Let's start now.

Save energy to save money.

Set your thermostat（恒温器）degrees lower in the winter and a few degrees higher in the summer to save on heating and cooling costs.

【1】 As much as 85 percent of the energy used to machine-wash clothes goes to heat the water.

Unplug (拔掉……的电源插头) electrical equipment when you're not using it.

Save water to save money.

Take shorter showers to reduce water use. This will lower your water and heating bills too.

Plant drought-tolerant (耐旱的) native plants in your garden. 【2】Find out about these plants in your area.

Fix a low-flow showerhead. They don't cost much and the water and energy savings can quickly pay back your money.

【3】

Walk or bike to work. This saves on gas and parking costs while improving your health and reducing your risk of being fat.

Eat smart.

If you eat meat, add one meatless meal a week. Meat costs a lot at the store and it's even more expensive when you consider the related environmental and health costs.

【4】Purchasing from local farmers keeps money in the local economy.

Avoid bottled water.

【5】

Use a water filter (过滤器) to make drinking water instead of buying bottled water. Not only is bottled water expensive but it causes large amounts of container waste.

A．When speaking of something to eat, try local products whenever you can.

B．Our grandchildren and their children will thank us for living green.

C．Bring a reusable water bottle with you when traveling or at work.

D．Wash clothes in cold water whenever possible.

E．Less gas = more money and better health!

F．Move a little nearer to your work.

G．Many plants need little watering.

27、   With the electronics industry developing, electronic products have become ubiquitous （无处不在的）in today’s life. Meanwhile, there are more and more abandoned electronic products, commonly called e-waste. It’s estimated that the number will grow to more than 60 million tons by 2021.

What contributes to the sharp rise in e-waste? Technology is developing rapidly, covering almost every aspect of our lives. Meanwhile, the lifespan of devices is getting shorter—many products will be thrown away once their batteries die. Companies intentionally plan the obsolescence （淘汰）of their goods by updating the design or software and discontinuing support for older models, so that it is usually cheaper and easier to buy a new product than to repair an old one.

What can we do about the growing e-waste problem? Recycling is very important and essential. As more people buy electronic equipment, producers are facing shortages of the raw materials, needed to make their products, so recycling and reusing e-waste makes economic and environmental sense.

Recycling e-waste is practiced both formally and informally. Formal e-waste recycling usually involves taking apart the electronics, sorting the materials and cleaning them. Companies must obey health and safety rules to reduce the health and environmental harm of handling e-waste by using: pollution-control technologies. All this makes formal recycling expensive. Informal recycling is typically, unlicensed and uncontrolled. At informal recycling workshops, people recover valuable materials burning devices to melt away non-valuable materials. Usually they do not wear protective equipment and lack any awareness that they are handling dangerous materials.

With the flood of e-waste growing around the world, recycling alone will not be enough to solve the problem. In order to reduce e-waste, producers need to design electronics that are safer, and more long-lasting, repairable and recyclable. The best thing we can do is to resist buying a new device until we really need it. Try to get our old product repaired if possible and, if it can't be fixed, resell or recycle it responsibly and correctly.

【1】What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

A.The causes of devices' price dropping.

B.The results of updating devices.

C.The methods of recycling e-waste.

D.The reasons for more and more e-waste.

【2】Why is recycling e-waste necessary according to the text?

A.To improve the poor quality of e-devices.

B.To lower the costs of technology innovation.

C.To relieve producers’ lack of materials.

D.To increase the variety of electronic products.

【3】What can we know about formal recycling workshops?

A.There are many rules and steps to follow.

B.They aim to get valuable materials by burning devices.

C.It is convenient for them to recycle e-waste.

D.They are unaware of the danger while handling e-waste.

【4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.E-waste is easy to deal with by ourselves.

B.Producers should be mainly responsible for reducing e-waste.

C.Everyone should shoulder responsibility to help reduce e-waste.

D.Fixing a device could cause more pollution than buying a new one.

28、Modern medicine is pretty incredible. A team of scientists from the United States and Hong Kong has developed a “bionic eye” that imitates the human eye in shape and function, media BGR reported. The new “bionic eye” could one clay be used to restore the vision of the blind by imitating the “light sensor” in the human eye.

The eye is one of our most complex organs. In real eyes, the retina (视网膜) is the thin layer of tissue that receives light and sends it to our brains so it can be interpreted as an image. The bionic eye is an artificial eye which provides visual sensations to the brain. It consists of electronic systems having microprocessors, receivers, radio transmitters, some electronic chips and a series of image sensors that capture and rebroadcast real-time images. Technology provided by this helps the blind people to get vision again.

Over the years, scientists and doctors have come up with ways to replace some important parts of the body with artificial means that it can improve people’s quality of life and even save a person’s life. However, the eyes are quite special, and the way they communicate with the brain means that designing a bionic eye is not that simple. Connecting devices to the human brain is a huge barrier, but there is no greater challenge for researchers than cramming (塞入) the technology into a ball that could be used as an implant. And yes, the shape of the retina has historically been a major challenge for bionic devices.

Researchers have begun experimenting with animals and humans, the Daily Mail reported. However, much remains to be done. An artificial replacement for a human body is a risky task as it may cause death or some serious situations may occur and scientists were quick to point out that the current equipment is just the beginning that may appear in a few years.

【1】How does bionic eye work?

A．By receiving special signals.

B．By capturing and storing images.

C．By sending visual signals to the brain.

D．By receiving and increasing light intensity.

【2】What is the highest difficulty of making a bionic eye?

A．Its shape.

B．Its size.

C．Its weight.

D．Its sensitivity.

【3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．The research is an easy job.

B．The “bionic eye” is impossible.

C．The current equipment is quite perfect.

D．Testing has begun on live organisms.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A．Modern medicine.

B．New technology.

C．Blind people.

D．Human brain.

29、The famous pilot Jackie Cochran was born in the south as Bessie Lee Pittman. Her family was so poor that Cochran often had to do without basic necessities. In her autobiography, she wrote that she did not own a pair of shoes until she was eight years old and that she wore dresses made of flour sacks. Fortunately, Cochran was taken under the wing of a beauty-shop owner when she was only a child and quickly mastered her craft. By the time she was 13, Cochran was cutting hair full-time.

Cochran was determined to make a better life for herself and to help others who had been forced to live in poverty. Cochran recalled seeing three children living in horrible conditions. “There I was with neither the strength nor the money to do the smallest fraction of what needed to be done to make those lives better,” she said. By giving people new haircuts, she felt that she could at least make people happy for a while but she wanted to do much more.

When she was only 15, Cochran moved to New York City, where there were better-paying jobs. She worked as a hairstylist and her services were soon in demand. At this time, she changed her name to Jackie Cochran, a name she felt better suited her new occupation.

In time, Cochran was hired at a salon in the Saks Fifth Avenue department store. This job paid very well and Cochran became immensely popular among her customers. Some of them even paid her to travel with them! It was during one of these trips that she met Floyd Bostwick Odlum, a man who would later become her husband. Cochran told Odlum that she dreamed of starting her own cosmetics company, and he supported her. While she did not have a formal education, Cochran was a quick learner and had a keen business sense. Her husband encouraged her to learn to fly a plane. He thought that this was the best way for her to travel from coast to coast selling her cosmetics. If she learned to fly a plane, she could travel much more quickly than her competitors.

After only three weeks of instruction, Cochran was granted her pilot’s license, and she was completely attracted! She later said that, after flying for the first time, her career as a beautician officially ended and her career as a pilot began. She had discovered that flying was her true passion. While she continued to run her company, she competed in flying contests. She placed first in the women’s division of the Bendix Race, an important flying contest, and third overall. In time, she set a national airspeed record. She flew from New York to Miami in four hours, 12 minutes, and 27 seconds-over 204 miles an hour!

Cochran sought to help American troops during World War II. She believed that, if more women learned to fly, they could take the places of male pilots who were needed to fight in the war. She presented her idea to the U.S. government, and government officials asked her to lead the Women’s air Force Service Pilots, more commonly called the WASP. Over one thousand WASP flew planes overseas, where these planes could be used in the war. They tested new planes and supported the military by carrying supplies. Cochran became the first woman who had not been enlisted in the service to be awarded the U.S. Distinguished Service Medal.

After this, Cochran continued setting flying records for both speed and height. In 1953, she became the first woman to break the sound barrier, which meant that she had flown faster than the speed of sound. Throughout her life, Cochran received hundreds of awards. She used her wealth and fame to help many people improve their lives and reach their goals. Jackie Cochran wrote that, while she had been born with nothing, she “was determined to travel with the wind and the stars.”

【1】Right after she met her future husband, Jackie Cochran _______

A．started traveling on business trips.

B．opened her own cosmetics business.

C．learned to fly an airplane.

D．started working at a department store salon.

【2】What was the most important event of Jackie Cochran’s life?

A．She got customers to like her.

B．She moved to New York City.

C．She learned to cut people’s hair

D．She learned to fly an airplane.

【3】Which of the following sentences based on the article is an opinion?

A．Jackie Cochran was a famous female pilot from the South.

B．Jackie Cochran was the first woman to break the sound barrier.

C．Jackie Cochran was an interesting and intelligent woman.

D．Jackie Cochran was awarded the US. Distinguished Service Medal.

【4】Why did Jackie Cochran’s husband want her to learn to fly?

A．He thinks it will help her travel with her customers.

B．He thinks that she should serve in the WASP.

C．He believes that it will help her business grow.

D．He believes that she could win flying contests.

【5】Which of these supports the idea that Jackie Cochran was a great pilot?

A．“She later said that, after flying for the first time, her career as a beautician officially ended and her career as a pilot began.”

B．“If she learned to fly a plane, she could travel much more quickly than her competitors.”

C．“After only three weeks of instruction, Cochran was granted her pilot’s license-and she was completely attracted!”

D．“She placed first in the women’s division of the Bendix Race, an important flying contest, and third overall.”

30、   Six years ago, something unforgettable happened. My wife, Liz, and I celebrated our 50th wedding ___ that year. It was a lovely event _________ by our sons for us. Many wonderful friends from the past surprised us with presents and ___.Our gift to each other was a driving trip out west. We drove from Ontario into Alberta, then southward into Glacier National Park in Montana, and ____ to Yellowstone National Park.

It was a __ spring day, and the Beartooth Highway had opened for the season just days before.

_______the road, there was still a great amount of snow __ . The scenery was so impressive that we made numerous stops to record memories with my camera. At __ the highest point of the highway, I stopped at a lookout to catch the ____ views, with my wife in the center of my camera lens.

There were not many vehicles on the road _____ cars with energetic young tourists ________ .And then we heard a motorcycle in the distance. The driver of the motorcycle, in rags, _____ behind our car. As he ____ us, his only words were, "Give me your camera and get over there with your wife. "  I must ___ I felt nervous that we might be robbed where we just created some beautiful memories. __ , he just took a picture of us, _____ my camera and rode off before we could express our _____ .The photo he took is one of the most cherished and prized of our trip.

I learned my lesson somewhere I least expected it. God judges us __ by our heart, so we should never judge a man by his _____. If the motorcycle driver reads this story and _____ the situation, we would like to say "thank you to him."

【1】A.ceremony B.anniversary C.tradition D.get-together

【2】A.discussed B.enjoyed C.hosted D.reported

【3】A.congratulations B.suggestions C.messages D.interests

【4】A.returned B.slid C.withdraw D.continued

【5】A.cold B.warm C.hot D.mild

【6】A.Below B.Alongside C.Beyond D.Above

【7】A.melting B.disappearing C.remaining D.rolling

【8】A.clearly B.certainly C.perfectly D.roughly

【9】A.plain B.amazing C.familiar D.boring

【10】A.Constantly B.Finally C.Occasionally D.Gradually

【11】A.ran away B.set off C.broke down D.passed by

【12】A.rushed B.parked C.circled D.tell

【13】A.approached B.protected C.warned D.welcomed

【14】A.forget B.agree C.admit D.refuse

【15】A.Happily B.Strangely C.Disappointingly D.Surprisingly

【16】A.handed back B.dropped off C.threw away D.picked out

【17】A.kindness B.fear C.gratitude D.regret

【18】A.just B.even C.still D.ever

【19】A.accent B.appearance C.experience D.intelligence

【20】A.imagines B.clarities C.appreciates D.remembers

31、   Not long ago, Linda was sting by a hospital bed in Houston, Beside her _______ her 88-yearold father. His heart was _______ It needed surgery. What _______ her as much as his heath was that all day the two of them bad _______ in nothing but depressing small talks. They had always had good _______. But now he seemed to be _______ with the hospital, talking about the disappointing food, the _______ tests, and the demanding doctors. His once wide-ranging _______ seemed to have been limited to the size of the room. “It is really _______  to sit with a person in a hospital” Linda said. One day, something __________ the eye. It was a book that some friend had __________ as a gift. Her father had always been a __________ but lately he didn't have the energy or focus to read. She __________ the book and started to read it out loud. “ __________ it changed the atmosphere and __________”she said. That afternoon, Linda read to her father for an hour. It was a __________ and a pleasure for both of them. Reading gave the daughter away to __________ with her father and help him in a situation that was otherwise out of her __________. Listening allowed the father to __________ on the sound of her voice out of the hospital and back to the intellectual engagement.

“When I was a kid, he would read to me, it became opportunities to repay a debt of __________ “Linda said.

【1】A.lay B.followed C.stood D.waited

【2】A.breaking B.beating C.weakening D.recovering

【3】A.troubled B.attracted C.astonished D.moved

【4】A.believed B.taken C.joined D.engaged

【5】A.relationship B.conversations C.friends D.manners

【6】A.dissatisfied B.careful C.popular D.generous

【7】A.impressive B.simple C.practical D.endless

【8】A.collections B.interests C.diets D.visitors

【9】A.traditional B.enjoyable C.hard D.worthwhile

【10】A.covered B.met C.blinded D.rolled

【11】A.accepted B.held C.read D.brought

【12】A.patient B.reader C.listener D.doctor

【13】A.picked up B.looked up C.put up D.made up

【14】A.Usually B.Generally C.Immediately D.Occasionally

【15】A.habit B.idea C.surroundings D.mood

【16】A.challenge B.relief C.talent D.pity

【17】A.connect B.agree C.chat D.live

【18】A.mind B.sight C.hands D.heart

【19】A.travel B.reflect C.call D.put

【20】A.honor B.money C.service D.gratitude

32、I walked to Mrs. Windsor’s house and waited outside. She was working with another student, and I was not supposed to_________them by ringing the bell. I stood against the wall and_________what I’d rather be doing. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn’t have a_________for it. Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons_________,so I felt it my duty to try.

The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to_________my sheet music. Today Mrs. Windsor _________ her niece Pasha to teach me.

With a smile, Pasha sat beside me on the piano bench, opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I _________my fingers on the keys. Then I frowned and concentrated to make the notes on the page _________ the finger movements. I had to admit I was a rather _________pianist.

After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to__________my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?” I looked at her rather __________   and admitted I didn’t know what she meant, “Like a __________.Here, let me try and you listen,” Pasha advised.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers __________lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?” Her fingers__________and fell gently on the keys. “Now a princess appears and she’s picking flowers from the water’s__________,”A happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha’s dancing tinges.

【1】

A．scare

B．bother

C．inform

D．remind

【2】

A．daydreamed

B．predicted

C．decided

D．regretted

【3】

A．taste

B．desire

C．gift

D．memory

【4】

A．in advance

B．for free

C．as usual

D．as well

【5】

A．sort through

B．look over

C．go over

D．look through

【6】

A．introduced

B．begged

C．ordered

D．selected

【7】

A．rested

B．opened

C．arrange

D．covered

【8】

A．follow

B．match

C．equal

D．resemble

【9】

A．professional

B．skillful

C．stubborn

D．mechanical

【10】

A．touch

B．press

C．warm

D．calm

【11】

A．anxiously

B．strangely

C．sadly

D．gratefully

【12】

A．river

B．flower

C．story

D．princess

【13】

A．dance

B．flow

C．fly

D．jump

【14】

A．left

B．dropped

C．rose

D．departed

【15】

A．source

B．entrance

C．middle

D．edge

33、Columbia high school girls’ soccer team had lost every game in the season until a new ______stepped in two years ago.

Stuart Henley, a former soccer player and now a truck driver, ______the team and started training hard in February 2020. He ______the progress of the girls to team-building activities to help them bond on and off the field. He focused on the basics of football like passing, ______, and movement to try and bring the girls up to a good standard. His ______: coaches could give them guidelines, but girls ______what they felt they needed to work on.

Obviously, the girls were onto something big in the new season. They ______the skills they had learned and teamwork into their ______, which led them to an ______run of eight games, until they were sadly beaten 3-2 by Wyrley Pumas Team. Although this means they have been _____ the league title, the team have still exceeded (超出) expectation by earning the ______to the county’s top division.

“Whatever brings you down will ______make you stronger, especially for girls.” Captain Chelsea said, “Stuart has really ______our girls the philosophy of playing soccer. We’re going into next season full of confidence and ready to compete against tougher ______, but for now we’re still very much enjoying our ______.”

【1】

A．player

B．driver

C．colleague

D．coach

【2】

A．recognized

B．rewarded

C．reorganized

D．founded

【3】

A．applied

B．preferred

C．credited

D．adjusted

【4】

A．shooting

B．cheering

C．walking

D．observing

【5】

A．principle

B．dream

C．plan

D．virtue

【6】

A．found

B．decided

C．watched

D．liked

【7】

A．turned

B．divided

C．integrated

D．translated

【8】

A．styles

B．training

C．rules

D．game

【9】

A．embarrassing

B．unlucky

C．intense

D．unbeaten

【10】

A．awarded

B．denied

C．saved

D．limited

【11】

A．promotion

B．approach

C．solution

D．contribution

【12】

A．hopefully

B．officially

C．fortunately

D．eventually

【13】

A．brought

B．taught

C．left

D．reserved

【14】

A．participants

B．winners

C．opponents

D．partners

【15】

A．harmony

B．victory

C．company

D．dignity

34、Directions: Fill in each blank to make the passage make sense and well connected in writing style. The initial letter of each word has been given. (please write each answer in a COMPLETE word on the answer card.

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

In Congress, July 4, 1776

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s god entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should d【1】 the causes which impel them to the separation.

We h【2】 these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created e【3】, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable R【4】, that among these are life, L【5】, and the pursuit of Happiness.

That to secure these rights, g 【6】 are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the P 【7】 to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, l【8】 its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such f【9】, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience has shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariable the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their d 【10】, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

35、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.

36、

Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?

Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.

This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.

So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?

With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.

Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.

37、根据句意填空

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

38、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Tim的生日即将到来，你给他寄了一套关于中国春节的邮票作为生日礼物。请你用英语给他写一封邮件。

要点包括： 1.祝贺生日； 2．介绍邮票内容。

注意：1．词数100左右。

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tim,

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Yours ,

Li Hua

39、假定你是李华，你从国外网站购买了一辆健身自行车，后来发现其问题较多。请就此向美国总部写邮件投诉。内容如下：

1.购车情况；

2.存在的问题（车身重；刹车失灵等）

3.解决方案。

注意：

1.词数100词左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：健身自行车an exercise bike 刹车brake

Dear Sir or Madam,

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Yours,

Li Hua

40、假定你是李华，本周末你市体育馆内将举行一场中国国际太极表演赛。你校国际交换生Jack对中国武术很感兴趣，你特发邮件向他介绍相关信息，内容包括：

1.表演的时间和地点；2.表演的内容；3.表达希望。

注意：1.词数80左右：2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：功夫Kung Fu；太极Tai Chi

41、假定你是李华，计划本周末和同学们一起去河边植树。请你给外教Nancy写一封邮件，邀请她一同前往。内容主要包括：

1. 集合时间及地点；  

2. 活动安排；

3.午餐及返程时间。

要求: 1. 100字左右。

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

3. 可适当增加细节使内容连贯。

Dear Nancy,

How are you doing these days?

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Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua