张家口2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、—Will you join us in the discussion?

—Well, I won’t join you unless Wang Lin  ________  too.

A. will be asked  B. is asked

C. asked    D. be asked

2、He made a considerable_______selling waste materials.

A.wealth B.possessions C.property D.fortune

3、Learning English means more than memorizing a lot of words. It ________ a large amount of reading as well.

A.involves B.inspires C.motivates D.associates

4、________ from his parents, and ________ that he has wasted too much time, the boy is determined to stop playing video games.

A．Pressing; realizing

B．Pressed; realized

C．Pressing; realized

D．Pressed; realizing

5、It is said that there are ten foreign students in our school. One is from America, _______ is from Australia and all ______ students are from England.

A. another; the others B. one; another C. another; the other D. one; other’s

6、 I would appreciate ______, to be frank, if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible.

A.you B.this C.it D.myself

7、I ________ you an apology for what I said this morning. Anyway, I meant no offence.

A.owe B.make C.demand D.accept

8、Maybe all Americans realize that _______ will be the next president will face masses of problems.

A．who

B．whoever

C．whomever

D．no matter who

9、There have been several new events _____ to the program.

A.add B.to add C.adding D.added

10、---I didn’t expect that John would be absent from my last Sunday’s birthday party.

--- As far as I know, he ______ to see his parents in the countryside on Sundays.

A. goes B. went

C. has gone D. had gone

11、If parents don’t teach their child how to ________himself，he will do anything at will.

A.behave B.believe C.help D.enjoy

12、_______ is known to us all that the old scientist, for _______ life was hard in the past, still works hard in his eighties.

A．As; whose

B．It; whose

C．As; whom

D．It; whom

13、The old street was so _________ that we had to stop our car and go to his house on foot.

A．attractive

B．ordinary

C．shallow

D．narrow

14、----Are there any English story books for us students in the library?

----There’re only a few, .

A. if some   B. if any

C. if many D. if ever

15、___ the old man's sons wanted to know was ___ the gold had been hidden .

A.That ; what B.What ; where C.What ; that D.Whether ; if

16、Gone are the days of limited channels, with viewers ________ program schedules.

A. at the request of B. at the turn of

C. at the edge of D. at the mercy of

17、The word “ungelivable”, based on Chinese, which has become a big hit online very quickly, _________ a message that Chinese can also serve as an addition to English vocabulary.

A.adapts B.assesses C.declares D.conveys

18、Don’t phone me between 5 and 6. I________dinner then.

A．will be having

B．will have

C．have

D．have had

19、The farmer said the PLA men came to rescue timely when they _____in the snowstorm.

A．were trapping

B．were being trapped

C．are trapping

D．are being trapped

20、Determined to be yourself, move forward, and free of shame, you will surely succeed _______ you once failed.

A．where

B．until

C．unless

D．when

21、We firmly believe that war never settles anything. It only ______ violence.

A.result from B.begins with C.leads to D.runs into

22、In contrast to Barbie’s fantasy figure and fashionable high heels, these dolls are ________ on girls from historical eras and come with storybooks about themselves.

A．modeled

B．synthesized

C．popularized

D．imposed

23、________ that the small village ________ him. He knows almost everything about it.

A．There is no doubt; is familiar with

B．There is no doubt; is familiar to

C．It is no doubt; is familiar with

D．It is no doubt; is familiar to

24、His suggestion __________to see the art exhibition interested everyone of us.

A.that we go B.which we should go

C.that we would go D.we should go

25、_________ students develop these social skills, schools in America offer a large number of after-school activities.

A．Helping

B．Help

C．Helped

D．To help

26、   It is well known to car drivers that red means “stop”, green means “go” and yellow means “hurry up and make that damn light”. Why those colors, though? The answer lies in the fact that the earliest traffic signals were designed for trains, not cars. They were red and green, gas-powered, and more than a little dangerous in the event of a leak.

Red is an inherited (继承的) symbol from railroads, which symbolizes danger in many cultures. As red has a longer wavelength than any other color on the visible spectrum (光谱), it can be seen from a greater distance than other colors. Red has meant “stop” since long before cars existed, with train signals’ use of red dating back to the days when mechanical arms lifted and lowered to indicate whether the rail ahead was clear.

Green’s wavelength is next to (and shorter than) yellow’s on the visible spectrum, meaning it’s still easier to see than any color other than red and yellow. Back in the early days of railway lights, green meant “caution”, while the “all-clear” light was, well, clear or white. It is said that several disastrous collisions happened after an engineer mistook stars in the night for an all-clear. Thus, green became “go”, and for a long time, railways used only green and red to signal trains.

From the earliest days of motoring up until mid-1900s, not all stop signs were red-many were yellow, because at night it was all but impossible to see a red stop sign in a poorly lit area. In 1950 the yellow stop-sign craze began in Detroit, a city that five years later installed its first electric traffic signal, which happened to include the very first yellow traffic light.

But what of those mysterious yellow stop-signs? As materials and technologies evolved, the ability to produce highly reflective signs meant that red could resume its natural spot in the sign hierarchy (层次体系，等级体系), leaving the still-highly-visible yellow to the domain (领域) of “caution”. That’s why school zones and buses, crosswalks, and other important warnings are yellow today.

【1】What’s the main reason for the color red’s long being used to mean “stop”?

A.It has the longest wavelength on the visible spectrum.

B.It represents danger in many cultures.

C.It can be seen even in the dark area.

D.People prefer red to other colors.

【2】Which of the following may the author agree with?

A.The meaning of red is culture–specific.

B.Yellow functioned as stop signs in the 1900s.

C.Green’s wavelength is just second to that of red.

D.Green’s role in traffic lights has changed over time.

【3】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.The significance of road traffic signs.

B.The history of railroad transportation.

C.The symbolic meaning of different colors.

D.The origin and development of traffic lights.

27、   The phone rings. It is either for my wife Susan, who’s the only one receiving calls on the home line, or it’s the latest of 300 attempts to sell me something useless.

“Hello,” I say, an edge in my voice.

“Daddy, it’s me.” It’s Alyce, my 12-year-old daughter. “Mommy was in a car accident.”

My heart stops and then begins pounding.

“Are you all right?”

“Yes.”

“Is Mommy?”

A deep sob.

“I don’t know…I don’t think so. Come quick.”

I rush a few blocks to what looks like a shoot for a disaster movie. Fire engines, police cars, and ambulances are randomly parked in the street. A city bus is on the wrong side of the road. In front of it are the torn remains of Susan’s car.

Alyce is covered in tiny pieces of glass but uninjured. Susan isn’t so lucky. But she is alive. She has broken many bones, and spends three months in hospital.

Two years later, Susan and I were at an event at our synagogue (犹太教堂) celebrating Martin Lather King Jr. Our temple’s musical director rushed to us. “There’s a woman here tonight from one of the church choirs who you have to meet!” He returned with an African American woman. She told us she lived in the apartment building by where the accident had happened. That morning, she rushed to the street, and saw Alyce crying. She approached her, asking, “Is that your mom in there?” Alyce nodded, and the woman said, “Let's pray together.” Innocent Alyce looked at this woman wearing a cross around her neck and said, “OK, but you should know I’m Jewish (犹太人).” The woman took Alyce’s hand, held it to her chest, and said, “In here we’re all the same.”

After the accident, she said, she had continued to pray for our family.

We hugged warmly and had our picture taken together. As we were saying goodbye, realizing we had never been formally introduced, she asked me for my name. I told her it was Douglas, and she paused, and then said, “Wait, your name is Susan? And your name is Douglas?” The woman put her hand over her heart. “Oh my goodness,” she said. “My name is Susan Douglas.”

【1】How did the author feel when he heard the phone ring?

A．Shocked.

B．Curious.

C．Annoyed

D．Frightened

【2】What can we learn about Alyce from the text?

A．She was to blame for the accident.

B．She called her father from the hospital.

C．She didn’t want to pray as she was Jewish.

D．She was scared and worried about her mother.

【3】Why did the African American woman pray for the family?

A．Because they had the same name.

B．Because they shared the same religion

C．Because she knew Alyce before the accident.

D．Because she was kind and cared about them.

28、Team China’s teenage freeski superstar Gu Ailing had halfpipe gold wrapped up by her second run at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou. “I’ve never taken a victory lap before in my entire life, but this time I felt like I finally deserve it,” Gu told reporters after becoming the first athlete to win Olympic medals in all three freeski events. Her big victory at the 2021 X Games in Aspen, Colorado, where she won Big Air, halfpipe and slopestyle golds, increased the expectation level for her Olympic performance in Beijing.

Born in California to a Chinese mother, Gu began competing for China when she was 15 in 2019, stating her aim to inspire millions of young people during the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and promote the sport she loves. Since then, the outstanding part-time model and grade-A student has been busy gaining records, titles and firsts. All the while her superstar status has snowballed, as evidenced by her millions of followers on social media.

The 18-year-old also clearly feels she has achieved much away from the sporting arena at Beijing 2022 and she has become the inspiration for many. “After reading hundreds of messages that I get every day from young girls saying that they go sking because of me and they want to keep going or they, you know, broke their boundaries in some other way and felt inspired by something that I said, I feel all those little things are immensely rewarding.”

When asked about her future plan, she had no idea whether she would continue to compete in freestyle skiing. “I’m going to do whatever feels right, and hopefully I’ll be able to create some kind of positive change out of any position that I'm in,” said Gu.

【1】Gu was the first athlete to________.

A．take a victory lap in the Olympics

B．gain three golds at the 2021 X Games

C．win three golds in the Olympic events

D．get Olympic medals in three freeski events

【2】What do we know about Gu?

A．She was born in China.

B．She did well in different fields.

C．Her superstar status badly affected her life.

D．Her aim was to promote the Winter Olympics.

【3】What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Gu has broken her boundaries.

B．Gu has achieved a lot in sking.

C．Gu has inspired many young girls.

D．Gu has become famous worldwide.

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A．Do Whatever You Feel Right

B．Skiing Changes People’s Lives

C．Gu, an Inspiring Olympic History Maker

D．Skiing, the Highlight of the Winter Olympics

29、   A survey of university students shows that those who place more online orders for food seem more likely to feel depressed. The Panel Study of Chinese University Students released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences surveyed students at 18 universities.

The survey found that time spent online in general had a significant impact on students' mental health. The longer a student spent online each day, the worse was the self-evaluation and the higher the likelihood of depression. For sleep quality, about 45 percent of student respondents gave themselves a score of 6 points out of 10. Data showed that 6.4 percent of university students order takeaway food online almost every day, followed by 16 percent who place orders 3 to 5 times a week and 21 percent who use the services 1 to 2 times weekly. Dr. Zhang Zhenyu, who participated in the research, said students on average had a self-assessment that rated their physical and mental health at 8.45 points. Over 36 percent scored more than 10 points on the CESD-10 depression scale. Zhang also found that 29.9 percent of students thought themselves "fat" or "very fat" and 54.3 percent said their appearance scored 6 out of 10.

According to the survey, 2.5 percent have had facial plastic surgery(整形手术) and 5.8 percent have plans to improve their appearance through surgery in the next three years. Among students who want plastic surgery and those willing to do it, girls take up to 64 percent and 79.8 percent respectively(依次).

The survey also showed that 22.6 percent of students were left-behind children when they were kids, which research defines as children separated from their parents for six months in a row who had to be looked after by others. Zhang said the early experience of separation from parents had a negative impact on students' mental health and self-assessment scores. They also had higher depression scores than those who lived with parents.

The research team also found that students with good family economic conditions scored higher in all dimensions than students from poor families. Students with a good physical and mental status had strong time management and self-management abilities.

【1】According to the surveyed students, how many of them make online orders for daily food?

A. 6.4% . B. 16% . C. 21% . D. 45% .

【2】How is the second paragraph developed?

A. By making comparisons. B. By giving clear explanation.

C. By giving data. D. By following time order.

【3】If a student spent a lot of time online, he (or she) would be ___________.

A. better in the self-evaluation.

B. more likely to feel depressed.

C. in high spirits in daily life.

D. mentally and physically healthy.

【4】What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Nine out of ten students regard themselves as fat or very fat people.

B. Many a girl shows no interest in facial plastic surgery.

C. Students who lived with their parents longer had lower depression scores.

D. A student with a strong body usually comes from a well off family.

30、   One day an informed man went to consult the wise man, “I am knowledgeable. Why can’t I have a(n) _______to succeed?” “You’re smart, but you just tried everything a little,not deep enough,so how can you make it?” the wise man answered _______

Having heard this,the man _______ practicing the piano which he had great interest in. _______, he played the piano very well, and participated in contests, but still didn’t get what he wanted.He went to_______ the wise man, “I have mastered the piano, but failed again. You didn’t tell me the _______ for success!”

The wise man _______ his head and said, “You were really going deep into one thing but you didn’t _______ the chance. Actually, I watched your _______.For the first time, you were not confident; for the second time, you ________ courage. How can you________ me?”

After hearing the wise man’s words,the man trained hard for more years. He ________his self-confidence, took courage and participated in the contest again. He played extremely well, but ________ the referee’s injustice,he missed out on the top spot.

________,the man said to the wise man, “I’ve tried my best this time,but it seems that I was born to be ________.” The wise man told him with a smile,” In fact, you’ve almost succeeded.”

You only need a final leap.” “A final leap?” His eyes opened wide.” “Yes. It is________ you’ve got the ticket for success-frustration. Now that you’ve got it, the success is a________ that setbacks will give you.” This time, that man________  the words in mind. As ________, he succeeded.

Do not, for one failure, give up the purpose that you are ________to achieve.

【1】A.ambition B.ability C.admission D.opportunity

【2】A.formally B.casually C.helplessly D.mercifully

【3】A.started B.stopped C.hated D.enjoyed

【4】A.Sometimes B.Afterwards C.Meanwhile D.Overnight

【5】A.instruct B.threaten C.condemn D.advise

【6】A.recipe B.excuse C.request D.desire

【7】A.nodded B.turned C.shook D.lowered

【8】A.possess B.seize C.lose D.foresee

【9】A.conferences B.examinations C.competitions D.speeches

【10】A.needed B.lacked C.removed D.gathered

【11】A.blame B.abuse C.oppose D.forgive

【12】A.built up B.cut up C.took up D.turned up

【13】A.regardless of B.upwards of C.aside from D.due to

【14】A.Satisfied B.Disappointed C.Frightened D.Astonished

【15】A.unique B.attractive C.unsuccessful D.generous

【16】A.suitable B.evident C.reasonable D.effective

【17】A.target B.lesson C.trick D.gift

【18】A.received B.expressed C.stressed D.bore

【19】A.expected B.arranged C.appointed D.evaluated

【20】A.worried B.thrilled C.forced D.intended

31、Mott hoped to find a lady on an Iowa community Facebook page，but she didn’t even know her name.All she knew is that the ____ woman looked to be in her 30s，had purple hair and was ____ gentle and compassionate.

At 10:25 am on Black Friday Mott was busy shopping ____ she received a(n) ____ phone call，which came in from the nursing home where her mom lived.The nurse on the phone ____ her that her mom passed away.Mott just kind of ____ ，kneeling down and starting to cry uncontrollably.

The lady came across Mott and，instead of passing by，she ____ and asked what was wrong.Then she kept Mott in a tight ____ until Mott was able to regain enough senses to get back on her feet.She even ____ Mott to the checkout line and asked if any shoppers had enough Christmas spirit to let the sad woman ____ in line.The lines immediately parted to let her ____.Mott，still ____，didn’t think to ask the lady her name after paying her bill.

In recent days，Mott’s ____ to the woman had been a comfort so much that she longed to thank her ____.So she reached out and hoped people would help her find the lady.

Stephanie，42，realized that Mott had been looking for her.The most ____ thing she could think to do was to attend Mott’s mother's ____.Once Mott ____ her，the two strangers-turned-friends wrapped each other in another big hug，tears running down.The family and other mourners ____ ，probably feeling what I felt:It was reassuring to see such a warm，visible sign that the ____ meetings and random acts of kindness we often take for granted sometimes ____ a big difference.

【1】

A．wealthy

B．proud

C．mysterious

D．fortunate

【2】

A．slightly

B．extremely

C．differently

D．hardly

【3】

A．when

B．while

C．where

D．because

【4】

A．exciting

B．encouraging

C．refreshing

D．shocking

【5】

A．informed

B．warned

C．convinced

D．reminded

【6】

A．came out

B．worked out

C．blacked out

D．helped out

【7】

A．glared

B．smiled

C．waved

D．stopped

【8】

A．place

B．hug

C．way

D．coat

【9】

A．1ed

B．called

C．followed

D．pushed

【10】

A．stand

B．walk

C．cut

D．wait

【11】

A．across

B．out

C．through

D．off

【12】

A．numb

B．clumsy

C．unconscious

D．tired

【13】

A．gratitude

B．relief

C．satisfaction

D．regret

【14】

A．in progress

B．in reality

C．in advance

D．in person

【15】

A．painful

B．appropriate

C．troublesome

D．effective

【16】

A．party

B．treatment

C．funeral

D．meeting

【17】

A．recognized

B．met

C．thanked

D．accompanied

【18】

A．slid away

B．calmed down

C．looked on

D．turned up

【19】

A．temporary

B．constructive

C．frequent

D．chance

【20】

A．do

B．make

C．have

D．enjoy

32、   Whenever I recall my childhood, there is one thing I remember clearly. My father used his ______ to let my mother_______ her parents who lived far away.There were just my younger brother and myself in the ______. One evening, our father came home and there was no ______, not even a piece of bread. My father had no money and he was as ______ as we were. My brother and I went to bed without having anything. ______ I knew from the expression on my father's face that he could not______ us be hungry for long. He left the house, and about two hours later he______ and woke us up. He had two small potato pies in his hands. I didn’t know where he got the money for the food but somehow he ______ to find a way. It was clear that he wanted to get his children ______.

My father did not eat and had ______ all day but he sat there and felt ______at seeing us eat. This has always stuck in my ______. At that moment, I felt ______ knowing that he tried his best not to let us ______. and he wanted us to know he was always there with us. In______ times. I think, it is important not to ______ weakness but strength. ______ the mother is the cement（黏固剂）that ______ a family together， then the father is the steel that strengthens that cement.

It is his values and ______ that have carried me forward and helped me deal with my own problems in life.

【1】A. car B. ticket C. savings D. right

【2】A. call B. visit C. bring D. invite

【3】A. classroom B. office C. house D. farm

【4】A. food B. drinks C. electricity D. gas

【5】A. poor B. hungry C. angry D. sleepy

【6】A. So B. Till C. But D. Since

【7】A. hear B. let C. remember D. prevent

【8】A. lost B. hid C. found D. returned

【9】A. managed B. forgot C. tried D. refused

【10】A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything

【11】A. bargained B. worked C. searched D. prepared

【12】A. luck B. sorry C. pleased D. regretful

【13】A. mouth B. teeth C. mind D. chest

【14】A. excited B. moved C. surprised D. frightened

【15】A. change B. share C. wait D. suffer

【16】A. difficult B. dangerous C. interesting D. comfortable

【17】A. admit B. show C. discuss D. understand

【18】A. Unless B. If C. Though D. Until

【19】A. design B. places C. takes D. holds

【20】A. permission B. hobbies C. actions D. attitudes

33、   Our families lived more than 450 miles away. So a few weeks before New Year’s Day one year, my husband and I decided to _______someone for the holiday. I called a senior center and they _______Ilse, a 78-year-old lady, a woman I guessed would be _______and soft-spoken.

That day, Ilse came to our house, talkative and loud-spoken. My _______was wrong. By the end of the evening, we felt as if this _______woman were an old friend. We had kept a _______relationship for years since then. One evening, she phoned me and I _______it. The following day, I returned her call but couldn’t _______what she was saying. I drove her to the _______room, where the doctor confirmed a serious stroke (中风) __________her. At the end of the week, I __________an early-morning call from her caregiver, “She’s passed away.”

The morning after Ilse’s __________, I opened my drawer and read through her __________she’d insisted I take a year earlier. I stopped when seeing my name. She left me $50,000! But I couldn’t __________what she had left me on myself. Ilse was a friend I’d helped out of sincerity and __________, not with the expectation of being __________. I opened an investment account in __________of her. Over the next 20 years, Ilse’s gift grew, __________giving me opportunities to donate money in her name to a cause she __________deeply: children. Meeting Ilse made my life __________absolutely.

【1】A.visit B.invite C.sponsor D.tend

【2】A.employed B.recognized C.convinced D.suggested

【3】A.quiet B.brilliant C.lovely D.dynamic

【4】A.intention B.worry C.assumption D.attitude

【5】A.stubborn B.lonely C.strange D.unfortunate

【6】A.temporary B.close C.rare D.loose

【7】A.ignored B.answered C.regretted D.missed

【8】A.remember B.forget C.catch D.repeat

【9】A.emergency B.waiting C.conference D.living

【10】A.hurt B.attacked C.faced D.fought

【11】A.refused B.expected C.postponed D.received

【12】A.death B.call C.recovery D.arrival

【13】A.novel B.article C.will D.newspaper

【14】A.spend B.focus C.impress D.base

【15】A.interest B.hope C.curiosity D.respect

【16】A.recorded B.paid C.admitted D.praised

【17】A.advance B.charge C.honor D.search

【18】A.instantly B.constantly C.occasionally D.obviously

【19】A.took on B.gave up C.set off D.cared about

【20】A.richer B.busier C.safer D.simpler

34、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

36、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.

37、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Why Cold weather Causes So many Flight Cancellation?

Each year, about 60,000 flights get canceled because of bad winter weather, which costs airlines and airports an estimated $3 billion. But it’s not the freezing cold temperatures that cause problems for planes. After all, 【1】 jets fly 10 kilometers up, where temperatures hover around -50 degrees Celsius.

In fact, planes 【2】 in cold weather, since cold air is denser and leads to better thrust. Clearly, the real problem isn’t what’s going on up there. It’s what’s happening on the ground.

When a 【3】 polar vortex (极地涡旋) struck the Midwestern US in January 2019, temperatures dropped to -40 degrees Celsius and airline canceled 3,000 flights nationwide. In these situations, when temperatures start 【4】, everything slows down. Cargo doors can freeze up, along with the nozzles that pump fuel into planes, which delays the 【5】 process.

Even the plane itself can freeze over. Just a quarter-inch - thick layer of ice on a plane can disrupt the way air flows over its wings.

Les Westbrooks: The number one reason, I would say, that the reason flights get delayed in cold weather is going to be because there’s some kind of frozen precipitation, from frost to snow to a sheet of ice, adhering to the aircraft, adhering to the wings of the aircraft 【6】.

That’s Les Westbrooks, a retired airline pilot and an associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He says that 【7】, these planes are “de-iced” - but this also delays takeoff. The crew can spray the plane with a special hot water/ glycol mixture. It can take around 40 minutes to de-ice large passenger airplanes, so planes often have to wait “their turn” for the de-icing station, which, of course, can trigger more delays.

And ice on the runway, of course, creates another set of 【8】. In 2014, a plane at JFK skidded off an icy runway and into a mound of snow, leading to an hours-long shutdown at the airport. And even though crews can remove ice from the runway, scraping it off the pavement can lead to potholes (坑洞) and other 【9】, which makes takeoffs and landings more dangerous. And of course, snow and freezing rain on the ground can affect visibility to the point where officials have to decide it’s not safe to fly at all.

But if ice and snow aren’t the problem in these extremely cold temperatures, it’s usually another factor: people.

Les Westbrooks: The airplane flies at high altitudes, -60 degrees. It’s made to do that. Humans are not made to be outside in -60 degrees weather. And so the human factor becomes a big, big factor, when it becomes extremely cold.

Baggage handlers, aircraft fuelers, and mechanics all have to stay warm. Some airports, like O’Hare in Chicago, set up heated shelters for their employees. Of course, with everyone taking breaks to warm up, not as much gets done, which leads to even more delays and cancellations. Passengers start missing their 【10】 flights, and that, along with passengers who can’t make it to the airport due to bad road conditions, leads to half-empty planes.

In fact, many airlines might preemptively cancel flights before bad weather even hits. So, in the end, you can still blame cold weather for cancelling your flight.

38、假定你是李华，你的伯父退休后想从国外回到中国的老家定居，请你给他写封邮件介绍你的老家近几年的变化。要点如下：

1.环境变化；2.生活变化；3.其他变化。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Uncle,

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Yours,

Li Hua

39、假定你是学生会主席李华，当前新冠状病毒（the COVID-19）肆虐，请你围绕“从小事做起共战疫情”这一主题，给全校学生写一封英文倡议书。

要点如下：

1.倡议的原因和目的。

2.倡议的具体内容。

3.发出倡议。

注意：

1.词数120左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear schoolmates,

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The Students’ Union

July 11th, 2020

40、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 Peter发来邮件，提到他们学校将开展与中国文化有关的兴趣活动，目前有中国国画和中华烹饪两门课程，但是他无法决定学习哪门课程，希望能听听你的建议。请你用英语给他回一封邮件，内容包括:

1.推荐一门课程

2.说明理由。

注意:1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

41、最近你校开展“尊敬父母”活动，请你根据提示写一篇英文报道，向英语校报投稿。要点如下：

1. 孝敬父母是中华民族的传统美德；

2. 独生子女的问题：以自我为中心；

3. 学校制定尊敬父母的“十条规定”；

4. 家长和学生的反应。

注意：

1. 词数100左右，题目和开头已经给出；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：美德 virtue   独生子女  only-child 规定 regulation

Respecting Parents Program

A program called “Respecting Parents” has been started in our school recently,

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