丽水2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、A travelling mother’s worst nightmare had come true. I ran to the car so fast that the heel of my shoe _______ .

A. broke up B. broke off

C. broke out D. broke away

2、They didn't discover until they happened to enter the back room _________ someone had stolen the priceless painting.

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．when

3、What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has been _____？

A．given out

B．put out

C．held up

D．used up

4、These eighteen-century oil paintings are _______ so well that the visitors are greatly amazed.

A.preserved B.protested C.purchased D.punished

5、With mountains of work to do, we should make a list first and ____________ the urgent ones.

A. burst B. urge

C. prioritize D. defend

6、Experiments of this kind ___in both the U．S and Europe well before the Second World War．

A.had conducted B.have conducted

C.have been conducted D.had been conducted

7、 ______ is surprising to us is that Tom, for ______ English was once boring, can speak English fluently as though he were a native speaker.

A．What; whom

B．What; whose

C．It; whose

D．As; whom

8、With wonderful views of mountains and beaches,Lovers Point Park is________many people get married.

A.where B.what C.which D.how

9、Anyone who are in ______ of weapons without permission are considered law breaking.

A．command

B．control

C．charge

D．possession

10、Friendship is like money, easier made than ______.

A. being kept B. to be kept

C. keeping D. kept

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

A. which B. how

C. that D. what

12、A _______ will be paid to anyone who brings back the money Mr. Brown lost,

according to the advertisement.

A.price B.profit C.reward D.salary

13、____ many interruptions, he continued to finish his homework.

A. In case of B. Despite of

C. Regardless of D. On account of

14、The new mayor, who adored ________ to the volleyball match, didn’t approve ________ the new building plans at the meeting.

A. to go; of discussing B. to go; discussing

C. going; of discussing D. going; to discuss

15、Compared with adults, children ________ the new surroundings better.

A．adopt to

B．turn to

C．adapt to

D．contribute to

16、—Is your brother going camping?

—He’s signed up but he’s considering________.

A.not to go B.not going C.won’t go D.not go

17、His remarks ________ me in my opinion that he was a very considerate boy.

A.concerned B.contacted

C.confirmed D.considered

18、Everyone makes mistakes, and ____________, he is only a child.

A.after all B.above all C.at all D.in all

19、I had just got up and was about to cook my breakfast______ the telephone rang loudly.

A. while B. when C. as D. before

20、Joe is a good basketball player ______ being short and stout.

A. due to B. despite

C. considering D. concerning

21、Do you _______ to her pessimistic view of the state of the economy?

A.contribute B.subscribe C.appeal D.subject

22、My uncle got well­prepared for the job interview.He couldn’t risk the good opportunity________．

A.to lose B.losing C.to be lost D.being lost

23、There are some health problems that, if _______ in time, can become bigger ones later on.

A.not treated B.not being treated

C.not to be treated D.not having been treated

24、—How I wish I __________ fly to the moon!

—Really? That would be great.

A.can B.may C.should D.could

25、A driver __________ his car when he makes it go faster or increases its speed.

A.advances B.develops C.accelerates D.stimulates

26、   On the night of August 24, 2001, my last night of freedom before my freshman of high school started, everything changed when my friend's car hit a guardrail(护栏) with me inside.

I lost most of my right leg. At the hospital, I just kept telling myself to hold on. Weeks later I made a deal with the hospital staff that once I could roll onto my side, I could be discharged. I am proud to say that just one short week later, I was going home. The day I left the hospital, I made a promise to myself to never give up and to always live life to the fullest.

In February of 2013, my life was forever changed when I attended the Executive Assistant Organization's Behind Every Leader event. During the conference, a sweet lady by the name of Alisson Frew dared to ask me why I did not wear a prosthesis(假肢). My short and simple answer was, "I don't have sixty thousand dollars." The next morning I was in tears as I learned that Alisson, Jeff Hoffman, founder of Priceline, and a dozen other people, had bought a prosthesis for me. From the first step, it was apparent to me just how much this would mean to me.

For a year I adjusted to the leg and settled into everyday life, until one day I realized I was making a life but not living one. After almost 13 years of thinking that I was confident, I had an unfamiliar feeling sweep over me. For the first time in my life, I was not only confident but I was empowered! I desired to help those around me, to have them experience this unbelievable feeling for themselves.

In April of 2014, I started modeling. My dream is that one day a little girl will see me on a poster at her favourite clothing store and say, "Wow, she is amazing, and she only has one leg. I could do that too someday, even though I have a disability."

【1】What do we know about the author from Paragraph 2?

A.She was humorous and outgoing. B.She was determined and optimistic.

C.She was intelligent and hardworking. D.She was generous and kind-hearted.

【2】Why was the author's life changed forever in 2013?

A.She attended an important conference. B.She met some famous people.

C.She joined an organization. D.She got a precious gift.

【3】How will the author help those around her?

A.By inspiring them. B.By entertaining them.

C.By doing voluntary work. D.By offering financial support.

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

A.An Expensive Gift from Strangers B.How I Survived A Terrible Accident

C.I Lost a Leg but Gained a Purpose D.Stay Strong in the Face of Disability

27、   It’s school holiday time which means great movies on the big screen. Not sure which movie to see? Don’t be worried. Our guide will help you sort out the best films for your age group.

Abominable (88min)

When teenager (Yi) finds a Yeti (野人) on the roof of her building in Shanghai, she and her friends set off to reunite the Yeti with his family at the highest point on Earth. Preschoolers and primary schoolers will fall for the loveable lead character of the Yeti. The pictures are beautiful, and the film is unrushed.

Best suits: Kids aged up to 12.

Toy Story 4 (97min)

When a new toy called Porky joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends shows how big the world can be for a toy. The big screen is the right way to see it, and the storyline makes this film stand up to a second and third look. Another modern classic from Pixar Studios.

Best suits: All ages.

Ride Like a Girl (98min)

The true story of how Australian jockey Michelle Payne overcame injury and difficulty to become the first woman to become the winner of the Melbourne Cup. Younger people will enjoy the first half of the movie, which focuses on Michelle Payne’s early days growing up in racing-mad house with large family. However, the second half is just so-so. Still worth a look.

Best suits: Kids aged 9 through to teenage years.

Ugly Dolls (86min)

The film is about what it means to be different, try to be loved, and end up discovering who you truly are is what matters most. Disappointing film compared to some of the other great cartoon movies going around, but younger kids will still enjoy it.

Best suits: Children aged 8 and under.

【1】Whom does the film Abominable suit best?

A.A 4-year-old kid. B.A 10-year-old pupil.

C.A 14-year-old teenager. D.An 18-year-old adult.

【2】What does the author think of Toy Story 4?

A.It has nothing new. B.It aims at young kids.

C.It deserves seeing more than once. D.It is the best of its series.

【3】What is Ugly Dolls about?

A.How to love people. B.How to make friends.

C.How to become different. D.How to accept oneself.

28、When I was growing up, Oprah was my favorite imaginary auntie. She lived inside the TV and I looked forward to visiting her every day at 4 P.M. For one hour every Monday through Friday, I got to watch a Black woman command the airwaves and have control over the world. As a little black girl in a big White world, that was a powerful thing to witness—especially in a culture where girls like me seldom saw ourselves positively reflected in the media.

The kind of beauty celebrated around us had a way of making little black girls feel as if the bodies we were born into were somehow inferior. Apart from Auntie Oprah, the media’s portrayal of Black women was to a great extent limited in variety. Luckily, I had strong examples of women of color in my real life who watered the seeds that helped me believe I could dream beyond what I saw around me.

Fast-forward to two years ago, when I was appointed by longtime Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour to lead Teen Vogue. I thought I was just a girl getting her dream job. But then the headlines hit. Suddenly, I was a Black woman making history. At 29 I had become only the second Black person and the youngest ever to helm (掌舵) a Condé Nast magazine.

Shonda Rhimes, Hollywood supreme black screenwriter, coined the term “First. Only. Different.” Being an FOD in your filed comes with a responsibility and an opportunity to rewrite the rules, to redefine standards, to represent for your communities. In my new position, I had an opportunity to help ensure that little black girls would never doubt their value. I was able to help undo some of the damaging accounts by changing the pages of the magazine to make them more reflective of my world.

My first book, More Than Enough, is not a career guide, because I believe only you can write your own blueprint for success, but I do share some of the hard-earned lessons that I am still learning to live by. My book is not intended as self-help but a love letter to anyone who has ever felt overlooked, overwhelmed, underestimated and undervalued—and who still chose to overcome.

My story, as it’s played out so far, is for all my fellow people of color out there, standing proudly as First, Only and Different. I am writing with love to all those who know what it is to be the lone Black voice in the room, because my story is your story. Trust that you will find your own rhythm and carve out a space to succeed in your own lane. I am also speaking up for anyone in her dream job, facing the barriers no one talks about. When you exist in spaces that weren’t originally built for you, remember that sometimes, just being you is the revolution. And this is especially for the ones who are Next Up, those of you who are responsible for taking the same systems that my generation is now breaking down and building better ones.

As you continue crafting the life you want, I hope you will always bear in mind that it is the very things you underestimate about yourself that will help you to create your own magic. Find it. Use it. Trust it. We spend too much time telling ourselves that we are not enough. Not smart enough. Not beautiful enough. Not successful enough. Not young enough. Not old enough. I want to be the voice reminding you to say “Enough!” to all that. You are enough. You were born enough.

The world is waiting for you. Let’s go.

【1】The author adored Oprah mainly because of __________.

A．a new culture reflected in the TV

B．her positive image represented in the media

C．her absolute control of the program

D．the resemblance with the author’s favorite auntie

【2】Which of the following can best interpret the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?

A．Black women tended to have rigid image in the media.

B．Little attention was paid to black women except Oprah.

C．There were too few TV hosts like Oprah to fight for equality.

D．Not enough TV programs were produced to display black women.

【3】The underlined word in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “__________”.

A．made up

B．brought up

C．turned up

D．polished up

【4】By helming Teen Vogue, what was the author able to do?

A．Re-arrange all the pages she used to hate a lot.

B．Make herself as influential as Vogue editor-in-chief.

C．Totally remove prejudice against the minority groups.

D．Partly change the conventional impression of black girls.

【5】What is the focus of the author’s first book?

A．Carving out a blueprint for her followers.

B．Sharing hard-earned lessons with editors.

C．Salute to those fighting against discrimination.

D．Instructions on how to achieve career success.

【6】Which type of writing does the article belong to?

A．An address in a fierce debate.

B．Acknowledgements of a book.

C．A biography about a black girl.

D．Scripts of a TV programme.

29、   A study showed that the experiences children have in their first few years are important . These experiences affect the development of the brain. When children receive more attention, they often have higher IQs. Babies receive information when they see, hear and feel things, which makes connections between different parts of the brain. There are a hundred trillion (万亿) connections in the brain of a three-year-old child.

Researcher Judit Gervain tested how good newborns are at distinguishing different sound patterns. Her researchers produced images of the brains of babies as they heard different sound patterns. For example, one order was mu-ba-ba. This is the pattern “A-B-B". Another order was mu-ba-ge. This is the pattern “A-B-C”. The images showed that the part of the brain responsible for speech was more active during the “A-B-B” pattern. This shows that babies can tell the difference between different patterns. They also were sensitive to where it occurred in the order.

Gervain is excited by these findings because the order of sounds is the building block of words and grammar. “Position is key to language," she says. “If something is at the beginning or at the end, it makes a big difference: ‘John caught the bear.’ is very different from ‘The bear caught John.’ ”

Researchers led by scientist Patricia Kuhl have found that language delivered by televisions, audio books,the Internet, or smartphones－no matter how educational－doesn’t appear to be enough for children’s brain development. They carried out a study of nine-month-old American babies. They expected the first group who’d watched videos in Chinese to show the same kind of learning as the second group who were brought face-to-face with the same sounds. Instead they found a huge difference. The babies in the second group were able to distinguish between similar Chinese sounds as well as native listeners. But the other babies －regardless of whether they had watched the video or listened to the audio－learned nothing.

【1】What makes connections in a baby’s brain?

A. Having a higher IQ. B. The connection with other babies.

C. The baby’s early age. D. Experiencing new information.

【2】What did Judit Gervain and her team find in the experiment?

A. Word order is relevant to meaning. B. Babies identify different sound patterns.

C. A certain brain region processes language. D. Babies can well understand different words.

【3】What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 3?

A. Words have different sounds.

B. Grammar is important in learning languages

C. Different orders have different meanings.

D. Different languages have different grammar.

【4】What is the main conclusion from the study led by Patricia Kuhl?

A. Babies shouldn’t watch a lot of television.

B. Social communication improves babies’ brain development.

C. Listening to different languages helps to develop babies’ brain

D. Foreign languages are beneficial to babies’ brain development

30、After a long time of struggling with lung cancer, my father passed away, due to which, my life ______ a lot after my fathers death. As the eldest son in my family, I took the responsibility of raising the family. In order to ______my sick mother and two younger brothers, I couldn’t help but ______ school and work to support my family. It seemed to me that life was always hard at that time. However, a thread of hope flashed in those ______ days. It was a rainy dusk when I exposed myself to the rain and walked in the street.

Suddenly the rain stopped! ______, I looked up, only to find that "the sky" was in fact a dark blue ______. Then came a deep voice. "Why not run ______an umbrella? "A middle -aged man with one leg on crutch(拐杖) said to me, “ run in the rain, and you will get ______. I shook my head with politeness, but his words shocked me deeply. Without my father's ______, could I only be a slave to the fate(命运)?

While ______ together in the rain, i knew he was a promoter from the city. Having received an order from his company, he had to spend ______ time on it. Looking at this guy. i had no sympathy but ______. I took the umbrella from his hand and walked with him all the way. He told me he once had ______ of being a policeman, but an accident ______his dream. His present work was ______ and was not his cup of tea, however, every travelling was a wonderful start to him. To his happiness, he never ______ heart and still “ran” on the road of life…

____what the man remarked, I headed for a southern city and became an insurance representative. After two years’   running, I got ______ and the life condition in my family ______ better gradually.

Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! Only when you ______ the rainy season of your life will there be bright sky ahead of you. Never give up!

【1】

A．affected

B．suffered

C．damaged

D．managed

【2】

A．take care

B．attend to

C．watch out

D．bring up

【3】

A．desert

B．stop

C．quit

D．dismiss

【4】

A．bright

B．white

C．colorful

D．dark

【5】

A．Interested

B．Confused

C．Excited

D．Disappointed

【6】

A．umbrella

B．raincoat

C．hat

D．jacket

【7】

A．with

B．without

C．for

D．to

【8】

A．drier

B．warmer

C．less wet

D．less cold

【9】

A．praise

B．comfort

C．protection

D．attention

【10】

A．running

B．wandering

C．jogging

D．walking

【11】

A．much

B．no

C．little

D．some

【12】

A．admiration

B．envy

C．appreciation

D．care

【13】

A．approved

B．longed

C．spoken

D．dreamed

【14】

A．defeated

B．damaged

C．ruined

D．wiped

【15】

A．boring

B．demanding

C．rewarding

D．tiring

【16】

A．lost

B．took

C．changed

D．gathered

【17】

A．Amused

B．Terrified

C．Encouraged

D．Shocked

【18】

A．my way

B．my start

C．my end

D．my future

【19】

A．turned out

B．worked out

C．carried out

D．turned into

【20】

A．run into

B．run across

C．run away with

D．run out of

31、   My mom and dad have been married for 50 years. They have managed their marriage quite_________. Yet when I chose to get _________, I didn’t ask them for any tips or _________ on what to expect about married life. This is due to my strong-willed nature and, I was _________ that I had picked a great guy. What could go_________?

Well, something did go wrong. The two of us, my husband and I, got a _________. I thought any advice my father would have to offer me about my future relationships would be _______, until he texted me one day to ask how I was doing. I was feeling _______ that particular day. It’s hard as a headstrong, outgoing, and loud woman to find a man that can _______ my intelligence, strength, humor, and noisiness, obviously. My ex-husband ________ my writing and didn’t like my sense of humor, which was hard to ________ considering I am a writer. He didn’t like that I was __________ in public sometimes, either, even when I didn’t mean to be.

“Dad,” I texted. “I’m feeling down. I just wonder if I will ever meet someone who will ________ me as I am. Maybe there is no one. All men seem to want nice little ________ women.”

“No one is ________. Everyone comes with problems. Marriage is about accepting someone despite the person’s __________ and loving them just as he or she comes.” he responded.

Toward the end of our marriage, I was ________ in “negative thought”. I had always been thinking ________ of him. Maybe, so it was with my ex-husband. I realized what was wrong with our ________ and what I should do in my future ________. A few words from my father changed my life.

【1】A.poorly B.naturally C.wisely D.badly

【2】A.married B.separated C.deserted D.settled

【3】A.questions B.help C.promises D.advice

【4】A.hopeful B.confident C.disappointed D.confused

【5】A.wrong B.wild C.deep D.easy

【6】A.chance B.decision C.reward D.divorce

【7】A.useful B.practical C.useless D.helpful

【8】A.proud B.sad C.afraid D.nervous

【9】A.appreciate B.challenge C.follow D.test

【10】A.praised B.understood C.hated D.influenced

【11】A.refuse B.use C.speak D.swallow

【12】A.drunk B.loud C.friendly D.fashionable

【13】A.accept B.forgive C.hire D.remember

【14】A.young B.rich C.quiet D.pretty

【15】A.responsible B.available C.sure D.perfect

【16】A.efforts B.shortcomings C.differences D.changes

【17】A.stuck B.lacking C.creative D.educated

【18】A.highly B.seriously C.badly D.carefully

【19】A.friendship B.marriage C.cooperation D.career

【20】A.career B.projects C.business D.relationships

32、The secret to a successful sequel(续集)—a secret

Keeping the entire cast and crew of a film a secret is hard. But when it’s a massive movie like Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, with some 700 people and 1,000 costumes—including 400 coats alone—it’s next to _________. All precautions are taken: characters are given code names, the smallest details are protected by nondisclosure agreements, and digital scripts are encoded and _________ after a certain amount of time in case of being copied and spread. It’s not quite magic, but it’s close.

The pressure to not reveal anything—even _________—is enough to give Eddie Redmayne a difficult time. “I’ve been sent this funny document which is _________ with double-caps, triple-underlined notes saying, YOU CAN’T TALK ABOUT THIS,” says the Oscar winner, who returns as wizard Newt Scamander in the sequel, which continues the story of the earlier _________. Does he ever tell anyone? He leans in and admits, a little _________, that he does: his wife, Hannah Bagshawe.

How have they successfully kept it a secret? It certainly helps that J. K. Rowling, the writer of the work, is the _________ of keeping secrets. She famously claims to have known crucial plot points from her best-selling book series’ endgame years in advance. Also, Johnny Depp’s _________ appearance in the movie—the actor has been accused of domestic violence by his ex-wife Amber Heard—as the dark wizard Grindelwald was kept under _________ until just two weeks before the first film came out in 2016.

Bearing this commitment to secrecy in mind, it’s no surprise that Rowling has ____________ the details to few people about how the ____________ three movies in the proposed five-part series will playout. Even producer Tim Lewis, who has worked on eight Harry Potter installments, is ____________. “We haven’t seen scripts for the next one,” he says. “I am assuming Rowling knows the whole plan, but I couldn’t say.”

The earnings are high enough: the first Fantastic Beasts movie reached $814 million. That’s a number most studios would ____________, but when it comes to Harry Potter, expectations start sky-high. In a world filled with universes based on existing intellectual property—Star Wars, Marvel—appreciation fatigue is always possible. But for now, the extreme enthusiasm shows no sign of____________: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a play based on an idea by Rowling, is a critical and commercial____________. For the Beasts sequel, analysts are already predicting an opening weekend of $65 million to $75 million.

【1】A.useless B.impossible C.successful D.critical

【2】A.recovered B.released C.deleted D.split

【3】A.in control B.by accident C.for reference D.in case

【4】A.covered B.compared C.armed D.furnished

【5】A.commercial B.adaptation C.imagination D.reputation

【6】A.sadly B.proudly C.angrily D.shyly

【7】A.suspect B.counsellor C.master D.pioneer

【8】A.awful B.debatable C.welcomed D.excellent

【9】A.protection B.wraps C.investigation D.discussion

【10】A.advertised B.justified C.highlighted D.revealed

【11】A.remaining B.enduring C.revealing D.threatening

【12】A.in the dark B.in the clear C.on the air D.on the scene

【13】A.suffer from B.watch for C.dream about D.look into

【14】A.speeding up B.giving off C.turning around D.dying down

【15】A.innovation B.smash C.promotion D.chance

33、   Being brave enough, girls are free to explore in their learning and life. That exploration leads to the________of their talents, passions and drawbacks. On Saturday night we saw one of our students act so bravely that it took my________away.

One of the lead characters of our show, Blue Stockings, was played by a science teacher, Ben Walker._______, Ben broke his nose very badly playing football on Saturday and consequently couldn’t________. Ella Jones, a Year 1 student and part of the cast, who _______to rest on Saturday, was________to play Ben’s role.

Think about that. She had three hours' _____, playing a role of a man she had never played before, in front of a/an _____ audience, and if she couldn’t ______, she would reduce the impact of the whole play. Not the end of the world, but it would be disappointing for all _______

She would have run, but Ella _____to the challenge. She said, "I was astonished;_____, I figured the show must go on and I wanted to_____. I wasn’t scared _____I arrived at the theatre and realized how much there was to ______.It wasn’t just about lines, but it was the stagecraft(舞台表演技巧). I was___about the other actors because I know how _______it is to perform a role with someone who isn’t as invested, especially if it is an emotional scene.”

Asked how the show ___, Ella said, "It was amazing, and the audience seemed to love the male character I played for the first time." She added, "Being scared doesn’t mean you can't be ______. Anyway, I___."

【1】A.growth B.change C.discovery D.control

【2】A.pain B.faith C.breath D.feel

【3】A.Secretly B.Hopefully C.Unsurprisingly D.Unfortunately

【4】A.coach B.perform C.survive D.retire

【5】A.refused. B.decided C.happened D.promised

【6】A.asked B.forced C.trained D.reminded

【7】A.wait B.interval C.training D.judgment

【8】A.paid B.paying C.astonished D.astonishing

【9】A.take it away B.look it up C.make it out D.carry it off

【10】A.concerning B.regarding C.concerned D.referred

【11】A.faced B.encountered C.arose D.rose

【12】A.besides B.therefore C.however D.instead

【13】A.win B.help C.resist D.quit

【14】A.until B.unless C.so that D.the moment

【15】A.put away B.hand in C.work out D.take over

【16】A.doubtful B.confident C.curious D.worried

【17】A.easy B.tough C.embarrassing D.interesting

【18】A.sounded B.improved C.started D.went

【19】A.brave B.proud C.calm D.shy

【20】A.got it B.saw it C.made it D.did it

34、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.

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.

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

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、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Everyone has their own unique fingerprint; 【1】 makes fingerprints an ideal way to unlock smartphones. However, this may be 【2】 (safe) than we think.

Scientists at New York University and Michigan State University in the US have developed a set of fake fingerprints. They say that the prints 【3】 unlock any fingerprint-enabled smartphone up to 65 percent of the time.

The artificial fingerprints 【4】 (create) by using many common features found in human prints. They work 【5】 taking advantage of the way smartphone scanners check a fingerprint.

The fingerprint scanners   【6】 (use) in smartphones are so small that they only read parts of fingerprints. So they have to take many scans of your finger or thumb (拇指) 【7】 they work properly. Smartphones also let users save several finger and thumbprints. Since a print only has to match one of the saved images 【8】 (unlock) the phone, the scanner is more likely to make mistakes.

Although the scientists have only tested their findings in computer simulations (模拟), 【9】 (worry) about the safety of using fingerprints are reasonable .They warn that the technology used to create artificial fingerprints is improving   【10】 (extreme) fast.

38、假设你是李华, 你的美国笔友Amy来信询问你对网络教育(Online education)的看法, 请你用英文给她写一封回信, 内容包括：

1、网络教育的现状；

2、你的看法。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。

Dear Amy,

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

LiHua

39、假定你是李华,你校将举行“朗读者”(Readers)活动,请写封邮件邀请你的英国朋友Alice参加,内容包括:

1.时间、地点;

2.活动内容

3.表达期待。

注意:1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

40、Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Leeches as Medical Treatment

Leeches are small wormlike creatures that live in water and suck the blood of animals and humans. In the past, though, leeches were commonly used in medicine. Then advances in science led to other kinds of treatments, and leeches disappeared from the sick room. Now, however, they are making a comeback.

The use of leeches in medicine goes back at least 2,500 years. Doctors used them to treat the sick in ancient Egypt, India, Persia, and Greece. It was believed in those days that taking blood from patients helped to bring their bodies back into balance. This belief and the practice of draining blood with leeches continued through the ages.

Another use of leeches has been investigated by a team of German doctors who study the ability of leeches to reduce pain. Their patients suffer from arthritis, a painful joint disease that often affects knees, shoulders, or fingers. When the German doctors put leeches on the arthritic knees of their patients, almost all of them felt immediate relief from the pain. Most of the patients continued to be pain-free for over a month and some for as long as six months.

Leeches have also proved indirectly useful in treating patients with heart and blood diseases. Since the 1880s, researchers have understood that certain chemicals in. leeches prevent blood from clotting or becoming hard. Many people with heart or blood problems live with a serious risk of the formation of blood clots, which can travel through the blood to the heart or brain and cause death. In the 1950s, a scientist identified the chemical in a leech that prevents clotting. Later studies led to experiments with the chemical and the development of a drug that thins the blood of patients who are at risk for blood clots.

Though doctors today do not view the use of leeches as the all-purpose treatment it once was, they now see that for certain problems, this ancient remedy may be valid after all.

41、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter 一周前给你发电子邮件，询问你暑假的打算，但是因你准备期末考试，未能及时回复。请根据以下要点用英语给他回复邮件：

1.未能及时回信的原因；

2.你假期的打算（如做兼职、旅行、做志愿者等）。

注意：1. 词数：100词左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 信的开头已给出，不计入词总数

Dear Peter,

I’m sorry for answering your letter so late, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours truly,

Li Hua