衢州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、Always the _____ , Franklin believed the practice of moving the time could save on the use of candlelight, as candles were expensive at the time.

A.journalist B.physicist C.chemist D.economist

2、When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it _______.

A. breaks B. has broken

C. were broken D. had been broken

3、Jack failed to finish his project on time. If he me about it, I would have given him a hand.

A. tell   B. told

C. had told D. would tell

4、The uncontrolled emotional reaction of the nation to Lincoln’s death was incredible and demonstrated the high esteem________ he was held.

A.whom B.for whom

C.which D.in which

5、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

6、The local shops have been marked in on this map so that people can choose a house in a ______ area.

A.ambitious B.suitable C.beneficial D.absent

7、A true gentleman won’t pretend to have those absurd manners which are necessary ______ we call the upper class.

A. who B. in which

C. in what D. which

8、 When you hear a fire alarm, don't rush________， you should keep calm.

A．in surprise  B．in need

C．in brief    D．in alarm

9、We can’t make out his ______ of the article because there are too many technical terms in it.

A. fiction B. abstract

C. claim D. principle

10、Your promise is nothing unless it is ________.

A.figured out B.carried out C.dropped out D.stood out

11、It won’t be easy to defeat the novel coronavirus (新冠病毒), but if we ______, we will succeed in the end.

A.hang up B.hang about C.hang on D.hang out

12、A Chinese company has created a new facial recognition system that can identify people ______  they are wearing masks.

A.provided that B.in case C.as though D.even if

13、E-commerce companies are helping small businesses in financial trouble obtain loans that they otherwise _______ to raise.

A．must struggle

B．can have struggled

C．could struggle

D．would have struggled

14、A few years ago, it was an endangered species, but now the population is_________.

A.on the increase B.on the decline C.not in the least D.less and less

15、It is time that the government _____ measures to protect the valuable heritage.

A.takes B.to take C.take D.took

16、People used to think that the Chinese were not as healthy and fit

as the people in the west, but facts have proved that that's _________ the case.

A. far away from   B. far from

C. far away     D. by far

17、The train began to move _________ I reached the platform.

A.the immediate B.direct C.the minutes D.instantly

18、As soon as she arrived home,she_____tidying up the room.

A.set about B.set out C.set down D.set off

19、It was 1897 ____a European chemist called Dr. Felix Hoffman produced aspirin from this chemical.

A.that B.how C.when D.which

20、As is often the case, a man who can dream will try hard to _________ any difficulties and live his dream.

A. overwork B. outcome

C. overcome D. output

21、________ to speak, I’ll start making preparations tomorrow.

A．To have been invited

B．To be invited

C．Having been invited

D．Having invited

22、But a change, no matter how ________ it is needed, doesn't just happen.

A. desperately B. frequently

C. universally D. violently

23、 As a film star she was a success, but as a wife she was ________ failure, so their marriage ended in ________ failure.

A．/; /

B．/; a

C．a; a

D．a; /

24、Compared with those brought up in harmonious families, children repeatedly exposed to violence are more likely to be ________ when they grow up.

A. available B. aggressive C. admirable D. attractive

25、Loud music can do harm to our ears, so when listening to a player, you shouldn’t ____too high.

A. move it up B. turn it up C. put it up D. make it up

26、   It's natural to think about what goes into producing the food in your daily lunch bag. But have you ever stopped to consider the production techniques behind the bag itself? At the center of it is a woman named Margaret Knight.

From her earliest years, Knight was a restless creator. In the article titled " The Evolution of the Grocery Bag", its writer mentions a few of her childhood projects. She was “famous for her kites", and "her sleds were the envy of the town’s boys.”

To support her mother, she took a job at a cotton factory when she was 12. That same year she invented a shuttle system which helped to prevent injury. At the time, she had no concept of patenting(得到……的专利权) her idea. What strengthened her place in history was her working experience at the Columbia Paper Bag Company. Here, instead of folding every paper bag by hand, Knight wondered if she might be able to make them cleanly and rapidly via an automated machine. The result was a working model of her elegant paper-folding machine. But this time: she wanted to go to the extra step and secure a patent on her creation, a brave move for a woman in the 19th century, when an extremely small percentage of patents were held by women.

Not only did Knight file for a patent, she bravely defended her owner ship of the bag machine idea. A man named Charles Annan said the creation was his own, arguing no woman could be able to design such a machine. Knight fought a legal battle against him and handed Anna a courtroom(法庭)defeat by presenting her detailed hand-drawn blueprints. Finally，Knight received her rightful patent in 1871.

After making the machine, she continued to invent many other things like a paper feeding machine and a skirt protector. Knight, at the age of seventy, worked twenty hours a day on 89th invention.

【1】Why does the writer mention Knight's childhood projects?

A.To introduce a book to reader

B.To tell us young Knight liked sports.

C.To show Knight was envied by other girls

D.To show Knight was creative as a child

【2】Which words can best describe Knight?

A.Intelligent and generous.

B.Courageous and hardworking

C.Considerate and optimistic

D.Independent and determined.

【3】What do we know about the paper folding machine?

A.It turned to be slower but safer

B.It was co invented by Knight and Annan

C.It proved Knight's position as an inventor.

D.It was the first machine to be patented by a woman

【4】How is the text mainly developed?

A.By following the order of time

B.By making some comments.

C.By making a comparison

D.By listing examples

27、Rosie Dutton, a teacher from Relax Kids in Tamworth, UK, used two apples to show her students the often unseen but harmful effects of school bullying (欺凌).

She posted the lesson on Facebook, where it's been shared more than 160,000 times. Rosie Dutton explained that during one of her classes she presented the children with two red apples. What the kids didn't know was that before the lesson, she had repeatedly dropped one of the apples on the floor. And yet, on the outside at least, both apples looked perfect.

“I picked up the apple I'd dropped on the floor and started to tell the children how I disliked this apple, “ Dutton wrote. “I told them that because I didn't like it, I didn't want them to like it either, so they should call it names too. “ Some of the children looked at her as if she were “crazy” , but the students passed the apple around the circle, calling it names.

Continuing the exercise, the teacher then passed the second apple around the circle. This apple, however, was showered with words like “Your skin is beautiful” and “What a beautiful colour you have” .

Dutton then showed the students both apples once again, stressing that “there was no change, and both apples still looked the same. “

Finally, Dutton cut both apples open. The apple that the class treated kindly looked fresh inside. But the other apple-the one they'd treated poorly-was bruised(碰伤的)beneath its skin.

“I think there was a light bulb moment for the children immediately, “ Dutton said. “When people are bullied, especially children, they feel horrible inside and sometimes don't show or tell others how they are feeling. If we hadn't cut that apple open, we would never have known how much pain we had caused it. “

Dutton explained how important it is to teach children to stand up for one another, and to stop any form of bullying.

“Let's create a generation of kind caring children, “ the teacher wrote. “The tongue has no bones, but is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words. “

【1】What had the teacher done to the first apple before the lesson?

A．She had introduced it to the kids.

B．She had coloured it bright.

C．She had made it look perfect.

D．She had damaged it purposely.

【2】What does the underlined part “call it names” (Para. 3) mean?

A．Shout at it.

B．Make fun of it.

C．Cheer for it.

D．Say rude things.

【3】What did the teacher tell the kids to do with the second apple?

A．Drop it.

B．Praise it.

C．Ignore it.

D．Respect it.

【4】What's the purpose of the teacher's using two apples in class?

A．To draw the kids’ attention.

B．To explain her personal preferences.

C．To help the kids understand the results of bullying.

D．To make a comparison between them.

28、   Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated (躲避) into books. Despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.

In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, however, she felt lonely — a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her “creative voice”.

“It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That’s when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn’t write about.”

Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book talks about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school to graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book and a short-story collection.

【1】What can we know about Cisneros in her childhood?

A．Her brothers disliked her.

B．She felt herself a nobody.

C．She was too shy to go to school.

D．She did not meet any good teachers.

【2】The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to ________.

A．run away from her family

B．develop her writing style

C．make a lot of friends

D．search for a husband

【3】According to Cisneros, what was the key factor in her success?

A．Her childhood experience.

B．Her training in the Workshop.

C．Her feeling of being different.

D．Her early years in college.

【4】What do we learn about The House on Mango Street?

A．It enjoys great popularity among students.

B．It is a book of poetry written by Cisneros.

C．It wasn’t a success as it was written in Spanish.

D．It won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine.

29、The spa town of Cheltenham sits on the edge of the Cotswolds, in the county of Gloucester. Below is a look at four fabulous attractions that make Cheltenham such a terrific place to visit.

Cheltenham Festival

The festival is an annual, four-day feast of racing and, on the last day, features the famous Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeplechase. It's a dramatic race of around 3 miles and 2.5 furlongs. and the horses have to clear 22 fences. Anything can happen. In 2020,this last day of the festival drew in a crowd of 68,859.

Pittville Park

If you visit Pitville Park, you'll find it divided into two main parts by the Evesham Road. The eastern side is home to the children's play area and is where people can view wildlife. Meanwhile, on the western side of the road, you'll find the larger area of the park and small areas of woodland. There's also a lower lake at which you can fish during fishing season. That's not the only activity, however. There's a skate park, tennis courts and a small children's play area.

Holst Birthplace Museum

Cheltenham was the birthplace of the 19"century English composer Gustav Holst, and visitors can visit the home in which he was born. You'll receive a taste of what Victorian life was like, as the home boasts a working Victorian kitchen, scullery, and nursery. The museum also allows you to discover the composer's life and times by allowing you into his music room. Here is where he composed The Planets.

Sudeley Castle

This private castle, which is surrounded by views of the Cotswolds, holds the claim to fame of being the only castle in England to have a queen buried in the grounds. The castle has witnessed all sorts of drama throughout its history and is one of the most interesting Tudor castles you'll ever visit.

If you would like more information on Cheltenham Town, please visit the website: www.ctladiesyouth.co.uk.

【1】Pitville Park is unique in its_______

A．game areas.

B．horse racing.

C．beautiful views.

D．children's performances.

【2】Which of the following will a music fan be interested in?

A．Pitville Park.

B．Sudeley Castle.

C．Cheltenham Festival.

D．Holst Birthplace Museum.

【3】Where is this article probably from?

A．A diary.

B．A novel.

C．A website.

D．A magazine.

30、   One day a factory owner entered a foreign supermarket, when lady gave a warm smile and welcomed him. He was very moved, felt ________, and was not able to forget the warmth in her smile. He was ________ her as he was shopping; she was giving the ________ smile to all the customers who ________ into the supermarket.

The factory owner started ________ if she was ever fed up with (厌倦) doing the same ________ again and again, so he walked up to ________ and asked, “My dear lady, are you ________ of doing this job, and how long have you been doing this?”

The lady ________ and said, “No, sir, have worked here for the last 10 years and I ________ my job. The factory owner was ________ and asked, “Why have you stayed here for ten years, and why do you like your ________?” The lady smiled again and said, “Sir, because I am ________ my country.” The factory owner found this ________ He said, “You are serving your ________ by smiling?”

The lady said, “Yes, sir. As most of our customers are ________, they spend foreign currency (外币) here. So our country has lot of money and becomes ________. People like you who are happy with our services will visit ________ often and spend money in our country.”

Amazed at her attitude, the factory owner ________ her and went back to his own country. He worked hard to show the same attitude ________ his workers, and today his company is one of the best companies in the world.

【1】A.sad B.terrible C.happy D.nervous

【2】A.watching B.missing C.greeting D.looking

【3】A.different B.same C.small D.large

【4】A.ran B.entered C.arrived D.walked

【5】A.wondering B.asking C.guessing D.imagining

【6】A.cooking B.drawing C.thing D.writing

【7】A.her B.it C.me D.him

【8】A.fond B.tired C.proud D.afraid

【9】A.angered B.cried C.smiled D.sighed

【10】A.hate B.find C.lose D.like

【11】A.worried B.surprised C.frightened D.scared

【12】A.job B.career C.position D.role

【13】A.rescuing B.restoring C.serving D.representing

【14】A.interesting B.dull C.humorous D.normal

【15】A.boss B.country C.family D.shop

【16】A.newcomer B.beggars C.strangers D.foreigners

【17】A.richer B.larger C.weaker D.poorer

【18】A.much B.little C.less D.more

【19】A.awarded B.thanked C.paid D.punished

【20】A.with B.about C.towards D.in

31、   Tim Cook is both blind and deaf. And try as they might, staff on the night just couldn’t figure out how to _______ with the man, who was traveling all alone.

But then, a 15-year-old girl used sign language and genuine sympathy to _______ the day.

Teenager Clara Daly was _______ with her mother Jane from Boston to Los Angeles when the flight attendants（空乘人员） made a（n） _______ over the speaker. They were _______ for anyone on board who knew sign language.

Clara _______ the call button, because she’d studied a year of American Sign Language in school. She was the only one on the plane _______ of truly communicating with Tim, and her heart went out to him.

“ _______ six hours of just not being able to talk to anyone,” she recalled sympathetically.

Clara talked to Tim through fingerspelling, which is a system of speaking to deaf people by touching his hand with her fingers and _______ each letter in a word. This way, Tim could ________ Clara’s hands and they could communicate, First. Clara helped the night attendants ________ all of Tim’s needs were met. Then, she spent the rest of the time just ________ with him.

Together, they shared stories about their families and Clara’s future plans, while Clara ________ about Tim’s past as a salesman.

Lynette Scribner, A ________ behind them on the plane, couldn’t help taking a photo and ________ it on social media. She said she was amazed to see such incredible ________ .

After she wrote about Clara’s ________ on social media, Lynette’s post ________ . So far, it has been shared over 730,000 times on US social media platform Facebook.

The ________ girl was quick to point out that she just did what any one of us should do when given the opportunity: help out.

“Everyone should just be ________ each other just because that’s the nature of people,” Clara said.

【1】A.cooperate B.connect C.communicate D.meet

【2】A.save B.enjoy C.spend D.live

【3】A.shopping B.traveling C.working D.staying

【4】A.forecast B.effort C.suggestion D.announcement

【5】A.looking B.waiting C.standing D.sending

【6】A.picked B.fixed C.pressed D.made

【7】A.afraid B.capable C.aware D.fond

【8】A.Notice B.Predict C.Describe D.Imagine

【9】A.drawing B.singing C.signing D.saying

【10】A.feel B.see C.shake D.move

【11】A.prevent B.ensure C.prove D.recognize

【12】A.chatting B.dealing C.quarrelling D.singing

【13】A.cared B.thought C.read D.learned

【14】A.doctor B.play C.passenger D.visitor

【15】A.considering B.sharing C.mailing D.stopping

【16】A.sympathy B.adventure C.courage D.confidence

【17】A.politeness B.bravery C.sadness D.kindness

【18】A.put up B.came up C.set off D.took off

【19】A.proud B.humorous C.humble D.thankful

【20】A.believing B.helping C.accepting D.understanding

32、Pass Your Love On

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind ______ your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only _____ seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带)， a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “______ am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I ______ to move to that seat.

The girl was named Kathy. She ______ in a car accident and now was on her way for ______.

When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to ______ that Kathy would not be able to ______ herself. I considered ______ to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too ______ to offer a service to a ______. But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more ______ than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and ______ she was uncomfortable to accept, she ______ as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart ______, and the ______ was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.

I was very glad I had reached ______ my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love ______ flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us ______. When we ______ to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.

【1】A. losing B. changing C. taking D. giving

【2】A. comfortable B. suitable C. available D. favorable

【3】A. No problem B. No way C. Nowhere D. No doubt

【4】A. decided B. wanted C. regretted D. promised

【5】A. was B. would be C. used to be D. had been

【6】A. treatment B. travel C. pleasure D. business

【7】A. know B. say C. realize D. recognize

【8】A. eat B. feed C. choose D. support

【9】A. offering B. needing C. stopping D. trying

【10】A. impolite B. far C. close D. fast

【11】A. girl B. neighbor C. passenger D. stranger

【12】A. unusual B. direct C. important D. shameful

【13】A. when B. although C. since D. as

【14】A. refused B. wondered C. cried D. did

【15】A. had warmed B. had jumped C. had broken D. had cheered

【16】A. life B. money C. time D. energy

【17】A. below B. through C. across D. beyond

【18】A. seldom B. never C. hardly D. sometimes

【19】A. separate B. independent C. silent D. upset

【20】A. happen B. stretch C. wait D. continue

33、   Scott and his four companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians had________them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After________  the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves _______ they started the 950-mile journey back.

The journey was unexpectedly ________ , and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly _______ . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had ________ to mark their way home. To make things ________ , Evans, whom they had all thought of ________ the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having ________ along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

The four who were ________ pushed on at the best speed they could ________. Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his ________ feet; at night his feet swelled(肿胀) so large that he could ________ put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great _______ . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that ________ could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him ________ a few more miles, until it was time to put up the _______ for another night.

The following morning, ________ the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said, “I am just going outside and may be ________ some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out ________ into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

【1】A. hit B. fought C. won D. beaten

【2】A. growing B. putting C. planting D. laying

【3】A. after B. until C. while D. before

【4】A. safe B. fast C. short D. slow

【5】A. rose B. set C. appeared D. disappeared

【6】A. taken up B. cut up C. set up D. picked up

【7】A. easier B. better C. bitter D. worse

【8】A. to B. upon C. as D. in

【9】A. battled B. struggled C. speeded D. waited

【10】A. left B. lost C. defeated D. saved

【11】A. manage B. try C. employ D. find

【12】A. ached B. frozen C. harden D. harmed

【13】A. hardly B. never C. seldom D. nearly

【14】A. pain B. fear C. trouble D. danger

【15】A. all others B. some others C. others D. the others

【16】A. away B. with C. off D. on

【17】A. bed B. tent C. blanket D. sleeping-bag

【18】A. while B. since C. for D. once

【19】A. missed B. separated C. passed D. gone

【20】A. patiently B. lonely C. alone D. worriedly

34、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。

A

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.

B

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.

C

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.

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.

AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.

From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?

The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.

Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.

Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?

For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.

Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

36、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

37、

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.

38、现在有些学生用父母给的零花钱买名牌。请你根据以下提示信息，用英语写一篇短文，并就零花钱这一主题提出自己的一些看法。

注意：1． 可以适当增添细节，以使行文连贯。

2．词数120左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数

3. 高科技：high-tech ( adj.)

Teenagers are spending too much of their parents’ hard-earned money buying branded products. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

39、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你得知2022年冬奥会和冬残奥会（Olympic and Paralympic WinterGames）赛会志愿者全球招募，请你给相关部门负责人写一封申请信，内容包括：

1. 介绍你的基本信息；2. 说明你的优势；3. 表示你希望被录用。

注意：1. 词数不少于100； 

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir or Madam,

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Sincerely,

Li Hua

40、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter对中国日报举办的“中国文化符号表情包设计大赛”非常感兴趣，特发邮件向你询问相关情况。请你回封邮件。内容包括：

1. 参赛作品要求和对象；

2. 投稿方式及截止日期；

3. 建议他参加比赛。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；

参考词汇：中国文化符号表情包设计大赛Emoji Design Contest of Chinese Cultural Symbols

Dear Peter,

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Yours,

Li Hua

41、假定你是高二学生李华。紧张的高三生活即将来临，你的父母对你最后一年的学习充满着期望。请你给你的父母写一封信。内容包括：

1. 表达你努力学习的决心，对他们的关心表示感谢

2. 向他们提出2-3个建议，以更好地支持你高三拼搏。

注意：1. 词数100左右。

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear mom and dad，

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Best regards,

Your love

Li Hua