温州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、_______with the research,he had no time to play with his son.

A.Occupied B.Occupying C.To occupy D.Having occupied

2、That dinner was the most expensive meal we       .

A.would have B.have had C.had never had D.had ever had

3、In that school, German is compulsory for all students, but English and French are ________.

A.special B.regional C.optional D.original

4、Life is like a long race _______ we compete with each other to go beyond ourselves.

A．where

B．which

C．that

D．what

5、I was being _____ for a driving license for the third time.

A.desired B.tested C.taken D.asked

6、The collectors dreamed of ________ a place to show off the collection in Latin America as a way to spark dialogue among artists across the diverse regions.

A．there to be

B．there being

C．there having

D．there would be

7、We’re doing our best to keep the virus under control and we will not ________ those people who need us the most at this time.

A.abandon B.applaud C.astonish D.acknowledge

8、It was not until ___ that ____ taking and began to prepare for class.

A. did the teacher turn up; the students stopped

B. the teacher turned up; the students stopped

C. did the teacher turn up; did the students stop

D. the teacher turned up; did the students stop

9、Our headmaster spoke at the meeting for nearly an hour without_________her notes.

A. referring to B. looking for C. bringing up D. trying on

10、---Is this the first time you ______Beijing.

---No. But the first time I ______ here, the city wasn’t so beautiful.

A. visited; have come B. visited; came

C. have visited; have come D. have visited; came

11、I found it difficult to ___________ getting up so early before, but I did finally managed.

A. be tired of B. be convinced of

C. be accustomed to D. be obsessed with

12、It remains________whether herd immunity that most of the Europeans countries have taken in response to the epidemic works.

A.to see B.to be seen C.seeing D.being seen

13、We found ______ very important to keep the light out of a darkroom.

A.it’s B.that C.it D.不填

14、IPhone, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, said that over the first nine months of the year it ________ 23 million handsets in China, an increase of 77 percent ________ the same period a year ago.

A．had sold; compared to

B．has sold; compared to

C．sold; comparing with

D．had sold; comparing with

15、Not until he retired from teaching three years ago ________ having a holiday abroad.

A.had he considered B.he had considered

C.he considered D.did he consider

16、Difficulties and hardships have ____ the best character of the young geologist.

A. brought in B. brought out

C. brought up D. brought about

17、When humans develop machines that are smarter than they are and machines begin to improve themselves, they risk ________ the mathematician IJ Good called an “intelligence explosion”.

A．what

B．that what

C．even if

D．whatever

18、If you were to have a few minutes free, I______ the opportunity to ask you one more question.

A．would appreciate

B．would have appreciated

C．were to appreciate

D．had appreciated

19、Whenever or however you take notes, ________ that note-taking is a selective process.

A.keep in mind B.set one’s mind C.make up one’s mind D.come into mind

20、The new job is a real challenge for Helen, but difficult the situation she meets, I believe she’ll work it out.

A.however B.whenever C.whichever D.whatever

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

A. live through B. put through

C. get through D. see through

22、Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to ______ a good researcher.

A．make

B．turn

C．get

D．grow

23、It took us quite a long time to get here. It was ______journey.

A.three-hour B.a three hour C.a three-hour D.three hours

24、Observation, reason and experiment make up ______ we call the scientific method.

A. which B. how

C. that D. what

25、The sculpture, and the person who produced it, ________the young artist has never been able to find out.

A.that B./

C.which D.what

26、Why do so many Americans distrust what they read in their newspapers? The American Society of Newspaper Editors is trying to answer this painful question. The organization is deep into a long self-analysis known as the journalism credibility project.

Sad to say, this project has turned out to be mostly low-level findings about factual errors and spelling and grammar mistakes, combined with lots of head-scratching puzzlement about what in the world those readers really want.

But the sources of distrust go way deeper. Most journalists learn to see the world through a set of standard patterns into which they plug each day’s events. in other words, there is a conventional story line in the newsroom culture that provides a backbone and a ready-made narrative structure for otherwise confusing news.

There exists a social and cultural disconnect between journalists and their readers, which helps explain why the “standard patterns” of the newsroom seem alien to many readers. In a recent survey, questionnaires were sent to reporters in five middle-size cities around the country, plus one large metropolitan area. Then residents in these communities were phoned at random and asked the same questions.

Replies show that compared with other Americans, journalists are more likely to live in upscale neighborhoods, have maids, own Mercedeses, and trade stocks, and they’re less likely to go to church, do volunteer work, or put down roots in a community.

Reporters tend to be part of a broadly defined social and cultural elite (精英) , so their work tends to reflect the conventional values of this elite. The astonishing distrust of the news media isn’t rooted in inaccuracy or poor reportorial skills but in the daily conflict of world views between reporters and their readers.

This is an explosive situation for any industry, particularly a declining one. Here is a troubled business that keeps hiring employees whose attitudes vastly annoy the customers. Then it sponsors lots of conferences and a credibility project dedicated to wondering why customers are annoyed and fleeing in large numbers. But it never seems to get around to noticing the cultural and class biases that so many former buyers are complaining about. If it did, it would open up its diversity program, now focused narrowly on race and gender, and look for reporters who differ broadly by outlook, values, education, and class.

【1】What is the passage mainly about?

A．The objectives and findings of a journalism credibility project.

B．The personnel structure of the declining newspaper industry.

C．The causes of the public disappointment in newspapers.

D．The indefinite needs of newspaper readers in America.

【2】The results of the journalism credibility project turned out to be ________.

A．somewhat conflicting

B．rather trustworthy

C．quite superficial

D．very enlightening

【3】According to the author, the fundamental problem of journalists lies in their ________.

A．conventional lifestyle in upscale communities

B．inflexible approach to handling news stories

C．contradictory ways of making sense of the world

D．shared values disconnected from general readers

【4】Which one of the following statements is TRUE about the newspaper industry?

A．It fails to satisfy its readers due to annoying reporters.

B．It hasn’t realized the real problem despite its efforts.

C．It’s urgent that it focus on accurate and skillful reporting.

D．It should be aware of underlying prejudice in race and gender.

27、The secret of successful response

The novel coronavirus(新冠状病毒)is an uncommon threat. We don't know how bad it will be, nor do we know for how long it will spread. But we do know that it has already infected (感染) more than 18,000 people and killed many around the world. It also caused serious global economic damage. We need to adapt our responses to different countries and different parts of the same country in order to limit damage. Using data well is essential to such a successful response.

Data is key to all successful public health programs. In New York City, we raised tobacco taxes and made all indoor public places smoke free. Smoking rates declined at first but then the decline stopped. Because we had a tracking system in place, we realised that progress had stopped. So, we produced strong and direct no tobacco ads to the public. Our programs quickly reduced adult and teenager smoking, preventing more than 10,0000 deaths.

Every country facing the coronavirus disease needs to strengthen their data systems to track diseases, investigate skillfully and respond fast and successfully. Fast action will save lives and save money. But building the capacity to do this isn't free. It will cost about $1 to $2 per person per year for at least 10 years --- at least 30 billion. That's a lot of money for public health, but it's a tiny part of the amount lost when we don't know what we need to know about health threats.

Getting he data right is hardly quick and never easy, but it is always very important if we want to respond successfully, limit spread, and protect our communities and economy.

【1】Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Novel coronavirus has killed people and damaged economy.

B.New York City succeeded in reducing smoking with data.

C.We need a lot of money to build the capacity of fast action.

D.Using data will cure people infected with novel coronavirus,

【2】Why does the author talk about smoking in paragraph 2?

A.To warn us that smoking is harmful.

B.To suggest us how to reduce smoking.

C.To show the significant role of data.

D.To protect people's physical health.

【3】What is the author's opinion on the building of the capacity of fast response?

A.It is too expensive and many countries cannot afford it.

B.It is worthwhile and necessary to develop such a capacity.

C.It supports communities and saves lives and saves money.

D.It requires a tiny part of the amount lost by heath threats.

【4】What is the main idea of this passage?

A.The widespread of novel coronavirus has killed many people.

B.Using Data well is of vital importance to public health programs.

C.The importance of fighting against novel coronavirus.

D.The importance of raising tobacco taxes.

28、   The first thing you should know about Nightfood, a new “sleep-friendly” ice cream，is that it's a genius idea. There are certainly still some doubts whether it actually works. But many people have trouble sleeping, and many people love eating ice cream，and the possibility of cookies-and-cream-flavored Ambien (一种助眠药), even though that's not exactly how the product functions，is going to be irresistible to people with sleep problems everywhere.

“Part of me is like，I’m jealous I’m not part of this marketing programme,” said Raj Dasgupta，assistant professor of clinical medicine specializing in sleep at Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. “They knew exactly how to appeal to customers.”

You could eat Nightfood any time of day without feeling sleepy，but the product is designed for sleep because surveys have shown one of the most common times people tuck into a pint of ice cream is at night, probably while watching Netflix. But can junk food really solve your sleep problems? Probably not, Dasgupta said.

The best way to improve your sleep is to practice good sleep hygiene: have a set bedtime and wake time every day，avoid caffeine and screens late at night, and, uh, do not eat within two hours of your bedtime. But our willpower fails us in the face of a “Russian Doll” binge with a pint of mint chocolate chip.

“They know no one is going to listen to this advice，so，might as well cater to (迎合) them,” Dasgupta said. Sugary snacks “are the no-no foods you don’t want someone to eat before bed. If they’re going to eat it anyway，I’d rather they grab the nutritious one rather than the Twinkie or the cupcake.”

And here's the thing： It actually tastes really good. Unlike other “functional” ice creams that boast of higher protein and lower sugar and fat, Nightfood uses real sugar — no alternative .sweeteners. There is milk and cream in it. It has fewer calories than your typical pint，but you would hardly know it from the texture or taste.

Nightfood is not the only sleep-friendly product on the market. There are also several carbonated sleep drinks, including Som and Neuro Sleep. They might help a bit, but Dasgupta cautions that sleep-promoting foods are not a cure-all.

“You’re not just going to start eating this food and get great sleep. There's other things that go into it, too,” like your overall health, stress level and the amount of time you spend aimlessly scrolling through Twitter in bed.

【1】What does Raj Dasgupta mean by saying “Part of me is like，I’m jealous I’m not part of this marketing programme”？

A. The idea of the new “sleep-friendly” ice cream is wonderful.

B. He wanted to be part of a marketing programme.

C. He envied the profit that workers in the ice cream marketing made.

D. He wanted to work as an advertiser instead of a doctor.

【2】What can we know from this passage?

A. People often turned to ice cream before bed.

B. Nightfood doesn’t taste as good as other ice creams.

C. Nightfood uses only a little alternative sweeter.

D. Nightfood can keep you awake all the time.

【3】What's NOT a good way to improve people's sleep，according to the passage?

A. To have a set bedtime and wake time every day,

B. To avoid caffeine and screens late at night

C. Not to eat within two hours of bedtime.

D. To eat a NightPood before going to bed. .

【4】What’s the best title of this passage?

A. Nightfood, a delicious ice cream

B. Nightfood, a cure for insomniac

C. Nightfood, a replacement for sugary snacks

D. Nightfood, a healthy likely sleep-helper

29、   Using technology in the classroom can produce unbelievable results. But for note-taking, it may pay to keep it old-school and stick with pen and paper. Students who take notes by hand appear to process information more deeply than those who take notes on a laptop or an iPad and other technological appliances, according to a study published this year.

Using the new fashionable method generally produces more raw notes. But students using laptops tend to do worse than note-takers by hand when answering conceptual questions about the material.

Researchers from Princeton and UCLA conducted several experiments with college students watching some video lectures. In one experiment, note-takers by hand wrote down fewer words than those typing on laptops. But the two groups performed about the same when answering factual questions about the lecture material, and students who wrote longhand did much better than laptop note-takers on conceptual questions .

What gives? Students using laptops tended to write what they heard word by word rather than processing the information; that resulted in a sort of “shallower” learning, the researchers say.

In a second experiment, students taking notes on laptops were told not to write down what they heard word by word. It didn't help in spite of the instructions. They still took notes word by word and they still did worse on conceptual questions than those taking notes by hand.

In a third experiment, students were able to briefly study their notes before answering questions asked a week after the lecture. Those reviewing their longhand notes did far better than students reviewing their typed notes.

A student named Jerry from the experiment said, “The study is right, and we have to think about what was said to take the notes because I could not write down every word. I even developed complex letter symbols to help. To study for tests, I went over and underlined key points to reinforce them. The process helped me understand the lectures better.”

【1】What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 probably mean？___

A.It is necessary to take notes on a laptop or an iPad.

B.It is not worthwhile to take notes with pen and paper.

C.It needs much money to go to schools with a long history.

D.It may bring good results to use the traditional note-taking style.

【2】What do the results have in common in the three experiments?

A.The students using laptops don’t understand the instructions.

B.The students using longhand write down all that they hear.

C.The students using laptops learn worse than those by hand.

D.The students using longhand don't process the information.

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

A.Jerry is good at inventing letter symbols. B.It's very hard for Jerry to write down notes.

C.Notes guarantee good performance in tests. D.Jerry approves of the study and its result.

【4】Where is the text probably taken from?

A.An education column. B.A health magazine.

C.A travel guide. D.A biology textbook.

30、I was catching a flight from Calcutta to Madras and had arrived at the airport rather early. I had always thought of airports as _________ places until I saw a young couple sitting a few seats away from me, and _________ the woman was crying. I realized that though airports were places of delightful _________, they could also be about difficult departure.

The young man who looked obviously connected to the woman didn’t even try to _________ her. After a certain amount of _________, I walked over with a Smile Stone—a small marble with a smile _________ on it—in my hand and said, “Excuse me, can I give this to you?” And I held out one of the sky-blue Smile Stones. Tears filled _________ eyes. “Why?” she wanted to know. “To make you smile.” She took it quickly and _________ a quick, grateful smile.

Later as my bag was going through the security _________, a uniformed, unsmiling young lady pulled my backpack onto aside table and started unceremoniously (毫不客气地) unzipping (拉开拉链) its various sections and ____________ the contents in the mildly aggressive ____________ that airport security staff sometimes have. When she put her ____________ quickly into the front pocket, she came up with a handful of smile stones—they smiled at her ____________ and her face gently broke into a smile. The whole ____________ of her interaction with my backpack and with me shifted in that second. I pulled out one of the smilestones and said, “This is for you, to ____________ you to keep smiling.”

【1】

A．public

B．painful

C．happy

D．social

【2】

A．noticed

B．knew

C．learned

D．imagined

【3】

A．travel

B．arrival

C．work

D．relaxation

【4】

A．accompany

B．consult

C．convince

D．comfort

【5】

A．delay

B．effort

C．caution

D．hesitation

【6】

A．pinned

B．drawn

C．fastened

D．fixed

【7】

A．puzzled

B．excited

C．scared

D．embarrassed

【8】

A．flashed

B．forced

C．hid

D．kept

【9】

A．challenge

B．protection

C．check

D．service

【10】

A．packing up

B．referring to

C．looking through

D．sorting out

【11】

A．form

B．manner

C．spirit

D．voice

【12】

A．uniform

B．hand

C．head

D．wallet

【13】

A．shyly

B．eagerly

C．bravely

D．cheerfully

【14】

A．situation

B．climate

C．environment

D．atmosphere

【15】

A．urge

B．warn

C．remind

D．persuade

31、Making a Difference

One day a man was walking along the seashore. He noticed that during the night many seashells and starfish had_______up on the shore. Thoroughly_______the morning sun and cool sea air, the man walked for miles along the sand.

Far off in the distance, he saw a small_______dancing. The man was_______that someone was celebrating life in such a graceful and free manner. As he_______closer,however, it seemed that the figure was not dancing, but repeatedly performing some act.

Approaching the small figure, the man noticed that it was a_______.The girl was methodically_______up starfish from the shore and throwing them back into the surf. The man paused for a moment,_______ then asked, "Why are you throwing those starfish back into the ocean?”

“If I leave these starfish on the beach,” she replied, “the sun will_______them, and they will die. I am throwing them back into the ocean because I want them to____________.”

The man was thoughtful for a____________impressed with the child's____________Then he motioned up and down the miles and miles of beach and said, “There must be____________of starfish along here! How can you____________expect to make a difference?”

The young girl thought about the man's____________for a moment, then she slowly leaned over, reached down, and carefully picked up____________starfish from the sand. With a____________effort, she threw the____________back out into the surf.

She turned to the man and____________ “You may be right,” she said, “but I made a difference____________ that one!”

【1】

A．climbed

B．jumped

C．washed

D．picked

【2】

A．bathing

B．watching

C．breathing

D．enjoying

【3】

A．starfish

B．figure

C．seashell

D．man

【4】

A．glad

B．worried

C．scared

D．angry

【5】

A．swam

B．drew

C．danced

D．became

【6】

A．starfish

B．fish

C．child

D．fisherman

【7】

A．looking

B．beating

C．following

D．picking

【8】

A．puzzled

B．delighted

C．shocked

D．confirmed

【9】

A．warm

B．dry

C．break

D．light

【10】

A．die

B．drown

C．live

D．swim

【11】

A．moment

B．day

C．mile

D．life

【12】

A．wisdom

B．consideration

C．bravery

D．cleverness

【13】

A．several

B．few

C．none

D．millions

【14】

A．happily

B．surely

C．possibly

D．slightly

【15】

A．words

B．action

C．effort

D．voice

【16】

A．some

B．another

C．many

D．no

【17】

A．terrible

B．huge

C．nice

D．gentle

【18】

A．man

B．words

C．sand

D．starfish

【19】

A．said

B．laughed

C．smiled

D．waved

【20】

A．for

B．about

C．in

D．at

32、   Last week, Nicole Shen received a package from Amazon containing goods she had purchased. She also _________ a set of keys and an ID card that had mistakenly made their way into her ___________. At the sight of them, she knew she needed to get the _________ items back to their rightful owner.

After a little digging on social media, Nicole found out that they _________ one Amazon employee named Kenneth Delerme. Kenneth ___________ placed them in the box of items for Nicole. Without them, Kenneth had his car towed (拖) and was _________ to sleep at a friend’s apartment.

Throughout the course of their ___________ on social media, Kenneth noticed some people ___________that he “swab” as a way to thank Nicole. It was at that time that he found out that Shen’s 3-year-old son Roman suffered from a(n) ___________ disease. And the poor boy was ______________ a bone marrow (骨髓) match.

In Roman’s ______________, it means that he can’t produce white blood cells on his own, which means even a cold could ____________ him. So the Shen family has been ____________ a bone marrow match for Roman so that Roman could ______________ get a transplant.

Eager to ____________, Kenneth agreed to get swabbed and ______________ enlisted (得到…...的帮助) the help of several family members and friends as well. “All my friends and family are ______________ to help Roman or other people that need bone marrow transplants,” he said.

For Shen, this ______________ that despite the serious illness, the community isn’t powerless to help. And despite some pitfalls (陷阱) of social media, this story serves as a(n) ______________ of how it can be used to do good and even save lives; one good turn ______________ another.

【1】A.borrowed B.noticed C.bought D.selected

【2】A.routine B.position C.order D.form

【3】A.missing B.useless C.specific D.valuable

【4】A.related to B.belonged to C.turned to D.adapted to

【5】A.deliberately B.occasionally C.actually D.accidentally

【6】A.invited B.convinced C.refused D.forced

【7】A.discussion B.correspondence C.debate D.comment

【8】A.demanding B.commanding C.suggesting D.insisting

【9】A.rare B.mental C.common D.incurable

【10】A.in need of B.in fear of C.in support of D.in charge of

【11】A.hospital B.case C.life D.treatment

【12】A.injure B.save C.kill D.warn

【13】A.asking for B.calling for C.paying for D.searching for

【14】A.possibly B.gradually C.finally D.cheerfully

【15】A.escape B.help C.function D.recover

【16】A.still B.ever C.even D.yet

【17】A.ready B.curious C.satisfied D.faithful

【18】A.explains B.matters C.declares D.proves

【19】A.experience B.message C.report D.example

【20】A.defeats B.deserves C.appreciates D.describes

33、   Are you fond of laughing and smiling? Do you like laugh and smile? How much do you laugh and smile during the day? Do you take your life and your illness____ injury so seriously that there is no room for joy to fill you? Want a totally free, simple way to lift your ____ and improve your health with no medicine needed? Then laughing and smiling is ____ to you.

So laugh your way to happiness. ____ it takes to put a smile on your face is what you should be doing. Research shows that laughing can increase the immune system, ____ the body to stay disease free and fight colds and the flu.

If you are facing an illness, having a positive life opinion and a ____ of humor will keep your body open to healing. If you are healthy, laughing will help to make sure you stay that way, and can ____ enjoyment to your work and home life and ____ your daily stress.

Certainly, it can be ____ to keep a positive opinion of life all the time. Simply taking the time to ____ on the positive and treat for the good things ____ in your life can help remarkably, but if you are struggling with ____ emotions that you just can' t seem to ____ , there are tools that can help.

There are so many things out there to smile about and ____ you have to do is find ____ . Practice looking for the bright __ of every situation. Avoid the negative: don't ____ yourself with your own problems ——or ____ others for their “shortcomings”. And don't pay no attention to the joy in everyday things. Create your own “Laugh for Health” ____ anything to add to your collection and to give you fresh materials that ____ to you.

【1】A.but B.or C.yet D.still

【2】A.burdens B.spirits C.loads D.values

【3】A.beneficial B.changeable C.suitable D.harmful

【4】A.However B.Whenever C.Whatever D.Whichever

【5】A.helping B.making C.letting D.causing

【6】A.taste B.sense C.knowledge D.joy

【7】A.adjust B.adapt C.apply D.add

【8】A.improve B.arise C.cancel D.reduce

【9】A.hard B.awful C.energetic D.helpful

【10】A.absorb B.put C.focus D.interview

【11】A.carefully B.thankfully C.particularly D.differently

【12】A.negative B.active C.strong D.positive

【13】A.seek B.stress C.accept D.overcome

【14】A.all B.that C.how D.why

【15】A.it B.that C.this D.one

【16】A.side B.plan C.activity D.future

【17】A.depend B.abandon C.load D.ban

【18】A.praise B.miss C.approve D.blame

【19】A.ambition B.summary C.message D.collection

【20】A.appeal B.apply C.center D.assume

34、Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

My daughter

(A story told by a father, a famous actor)

My wife and I only had the one child. We had Amy.

I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humor, and share interests. 【1】 I don’t mind animals, she’s completely fascinated with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.

We were 【2】 (close) when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenager daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men 【3】 (come) through our house. By the time I learned their names they 【4】 (go) away and I had to start learning a new lot.

I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in 【5】 she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. When she left a good school she decided she wanted to become an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces in films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work 【6】a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him—they’re always together.

We have such similar tastes in books and music 【7】 I used to take her to see an opera, which is my big passion. However, I don’t think she likes it very much. She doesn’t come with me anymore.

I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on the television, and she 【8】 watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.

We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents.

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.

Driving an electric car 【1】 to the protection of environment, or so the marketing departments of their makers would have you believe. Yet a report which analyzes car emissions presents a rather different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with 【2】 generated by coal-fired power stations, it found, is likely to be more harmful. It could cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a 【3】 petrol-driven vehicle.

The study was carried out by the University of Minnesota. The researchers estimated how levels of fine particulate matter (细颗粒物) and ground-level ozone — two important 【4】 of air pollution — would change when a car is powered by different ways.

It was no surprise that electric cars whose batteries were recharged with power from wind, solar or hydro-electric sources came out to be virtually free from harmful 【5】. They were estimated to cause 231 deaths over the course of a year, compared with 878 for petrol cars. Electric cars recharged with power from natural gas-fired stations were also a lot less harmful than petrol-driven ones, with 439 deaths. But if those same electric cars were recharged 【6】 by coal, they would be responsible for over 3,000 deaths.

Biofuels also caused more health problems than petrol. But diesel, which often  【7】 concern about pollution, is slightly cleaner than petrol. This is because the study assumes for all cars that emission-control technologies will be more widely used, especially particulate filters which have a remarkable effect on cleaning diesel 【8】. Diesel cars are also more 【9】 of fuel than petrol-driven ones.

Overall, the study shows that electric cars are cleaner than those traditional vehicles only if the power used to charge then is also clean. That is hardly a surprise, but the 【10】 of the difference is. How green electric cars really are, then, will depend mainly on where they are driven. In France, which obtains more than half of its power from nuclear station, electric cars look like a good bet. In China and some other developing countries, where a large amount of electricity is produced from coal, they may not be so environment- friendly as they are marketed.

36、A: Excuse me, do you know where the chemistry lab is?

B: Yes. It’s just on the fifth floor of this b【1】.

A: How often do you do c【2】experiments there?

B: Twice a week.

A: Can you go there without a t【3】?

B: No. That’s not allowed.

A: What does the teacher often tell you to do when you are doing an e【4】?

B: He often tells us to look c【5】and follow the i【6】.

A: What will you do when you finish the experiment?

B: We must put e【7】back in the cupboards and wash our hands.

A: Right. It is very i【8】to keep the lab clean.

B: Yes, safe as well. We must turn off the e【9】before l【10】the lab.

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Tracy下个月将来你所在的城市参加夏令营活动，想要寄宿你家，但你有事无法接待。请你给她写一封邮件，内容包括：

1.表示歉意；

2.解释原因；

3.提供帮助。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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39、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

My Kindergarten Hero

We had just completed a unit on community heroes, and I had given my kindergarten class a task to write or draw about their favorite hero. Each child was busy creating colorful masterpieces such as firefighters, policemen and doctors. Several students had chosen to draw larger-than-life brothers and sisters or moms and dads.

However, one little boy was having difficulty with the assignment. Cameron had touched my heart early in the school year. He had dark brown hair and wore his thick glasses. He looks like a younger version of Harry Potter at best. He often snorted (鼻息声) when he laughed, and the rest of the class would laugh along with him.

Cameron suffered from autism (自闭症), but that didn’t matter to me or his classmates. We all loved him just the way he was. He was full of wonderful stories and brought a special feeling to our classroom. I sat and watched as Austin worked with Cameron. Austin had a wonderful way of interacting with Cameron and he helped him find his hero. Within a few minutes, Cameron quickly began drawing blue lines and curves on his paper—he was particularly fond of the color blue.

Finally, it was time for everybody to share their hero pictures. I listened as each student proudly stood in front of the class, picture held high, and described his or her hero. Several students described their heroes by giving them superhuman strength. It was finally Cameron’s turn to share his hero. Cameron stood up and anxiously placed his large blue stick-figured drawing in front of his face. He then quickly burst out it was a picture of me. He added that I helped him learn things and then quickly sat back down. Tears began to form in the corner of my eyes, but nothing could have prepared me for what happened next.

注意：

1. 续写的词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

When Austin stood up to share his picture, I was certain it would be a policeman.

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Cameron suddenly stood up, and put his arms up in the air as if he were going to take of and fly.

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40、假设你是红星中学高二学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，为校刊“英语角” 投稿，记述上周端午节时，你和父母去看望爷爷奶奶，并学习了包粽子的整个过程。

注意：1.词数不少于 60； 2.开头已给出。

During Dragon Boat Festival holiday, my parents and I went to see my grandparents. We enjoyed our family time together.

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41、孩子在家里是否应该做家务是一个有争议的问题。请以“Should Children Do House-work?”为题写一篇短文投给校英语报，内容包括：

1.表明自己的观点；

2.阐述理由。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Should Children Do Housework?

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