唐山2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

1、Not only ,but he himself was badly beaten up.

A.was everything he had robbed of

B.everything he had was robbed of

C.had everything he been robbed of

D.was he robbed of everything he had

2、—The light in the office is still on.

— Oh I forgot _______.

A.turning it off B.turn it off C.to turn it off D.having turned it off

3、— I’d better _____ now. The water is boiling in the kitchen.   — Goodbye.

A.ring off B.ring up C.hold on D.ring back

4、The reason for _____ he had the accident was _____ he was too careless when driving.

A.that; because B.which; because C.which; that D.that; that

5、Rather than ___ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _____ a bicycle.

A．ride; to ride

B．riding; ride

C．ride; ride

D．to ride; riding

6、—So you gave her your phone?

— . She said she'd return it to me when she could afford her own.

A．My pleasure  B．Not exactly

C．No doubt     D．No wonder

7、_______ digital technology is bridging geographic distance, highly skilled workers are increasingly crowding into cities.

A．Where

B．As

C．While

D．When

8、—How do you find ____ park?

—Well, ____ great one. It has left a deep impression on me.

A./; the B./; a C.the; a D.the; the

9、______himself to alcohol,the man seldom cared about his family.

A.Adjusting B.Approaching C.Abandoning D.Acknowledging

10、Before China's Youth Day, Xi,______ secretary general of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made a statement to the young, _____________they find reasonable.

A.the; that B./; in which C.the; which D./; which

11、______ to the gift was a note on which he expressed his appreciation for our reception during his stay here.

A.Being attached B.Attached C.Attaching D.Having attached

12、 Neither side is prepared to talk to ________ unless we can smooth things over between them.(2010·全国Ⅱ)

A．others

B．the other

C．another

D．one other

13、   the occasional visit, what else does Alan do for his kids?

A．Except B．In spite of

C．Apart from D．Beside

14、That dinner was the most expensive meal we       .

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

15、Not only ______ me improve my Spanish, but Campero introduced me to her culture.

A.she helped B.did she help C.had she helped D.she had helped

16、One advantage of playing the guitar is________it can give you much pleasure.

A．how

B．why

C．that

D．when

17、I am very outgoing and have learned to ______ to my disability.

A.adopt B.adapt C.suit D.accustomed

18、The guide told them not to eat the mushroom, ______ that there was a risk of food poisoning.

A. explained B. explaining C. to explain D. having explained

19、You'll have to pay one month's rent in ________，plus a ________ of $500.

A．advance；check

B．reservation；cash

C．advance；deposit

D．check；deposit

20、---Can you see the building clearly in the foggy day?                       

--- It makes no _______to me whether it’s foggy or not, for I’m blind.

A．sense

B．mistake

C．difference

D．meaning

21、The exact date hasn't been decided. We'll have to wait for_________ week.

A.other B.others C.the other D.another

22、The Smiths don’t usually like staying at   hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by ________ sea.

A./; a B.the; the C./; the D.the; a

23、_____got into the room_____ the telephone rang.

A. He hardly; then B. Hardly had he; when

C. He had not; than D. Not had he; when

24、The box ________ all the books you need, ________ an English-English dictionary.

A.contains; to include B.contains; including

C.includes; contained D.includes; containing

25、Can you imagine yourself____on a deserted island?

A．staying

B．to stay

C．have stayed

D．being stayed

26、   Even as Google plans to test its fleet (车队) of self-driving cars on public roads this summer, its business model remains a bit of a mystery. By 2025, as many as 250, 000 self-driving vehicles could be sold each year globally, according to a study by an industry research firm.

“Vehicles that can take anyone from A to B at the push of a button could transform mobility for millions of people, ” said Chris Urmson, director of Google’s self-driving car project. For now, Google has no plans to sell any of its self-driving cars. They are strictly for research. But they will hit public roads this summer near Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. Previous testing has taken place only on closed courses.

The cars are built to operate without a steering wheel, accelerator or brake pedal. “Our software and sensors do all the work, ” Urmson said. “the vehicles will be very basic — we want to learn from them and adapt them as quickly as possible — but they will take you where you want to go at the push of a button. ” The prototype (雏形)  are the first of a 100-car fleet the tech giant is building.

In the long run, Urmson sees a future of safer roads —the majority of auto accidents are caused by human error —and fewer traffic jams. Robotic cars could also shuttle people who can’t drive because of age or illness.

Google has said that self-driving cars could launch new business models in which people buy the use of vehicles they don’t own. The company has already tested other types of self-driving cars on public streets, including modified Lexus sport-utility vehicles, under a special permit program by the California Department of Motor Vehicles that requires a human driver at the controls.

The state has issued six other companies permits to operate such cars, including Delphi, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Tesla, Bosch and Nissan. The vehicles that will be tested on open roads this summer will have removable steering wheels, accelerators and brake pedals to allow “safety drivers” to take control if needed. Google says the cars are safe. The vehicles have sensors that “can detect objects out to a distance of more than two football fields in all directions, which is especially helpful on busy streets with lots of intersections, ” Urmson said. “We’re looking forward to learning how the community understands and interacts with the vehicles, and to uncovering challenges that are unique to a fully self-driving vehicle, ” Urmson said.

【1】The passage informs us that self-driving cars .

A.have already passed necessary tests

B.will probably decrease traffic jams

C.have been purchased by some companies

D.will keep the drivers in good sprits

【2】According to Chris Urmson .

A.software and sensors are vital for self-driving cars

B.self-driving cars can give driving orders to humans

C.self-driving cars are specially designed for the elderly

D.ordinary vehicles will be replaced by self-driving cars

【3】What is the best title for this passage?

A.Self-driving Car Avoids Human Errors

B.Self-driving Car Meets New Challenges

C.Google’s Self-driving Car Graduates to City Streets

D.Google’s Self-driving Car Enjoys Global Popularity

27、Many companies employ some form of ranking systems to assess employees’ performance, and then determine promotion accordingly. Performance rankings don’t necessarily involve competition for physical or financial resources, but they do create competition for another kind of resource: social status.

To better understand how social status ranking affects men and women differently, my colleagues and I conducted a series of lab experiments. The participants were asked to complete simple tasks and they were told that they would receive one Euro for each task they completed. This meant they were all equally rewarded, and were thus not competing for financial resources. Then, we told one group of participants that they would be ranked against each other based on their performance, while participants in the other group weren’t told anything.

We found that just anticipating that they would be ranked significantly impacted participants’ performance, and that the impact was noticeably different for men and for women. When participants weren’t told that they’d be ranked, men and women performed at essentially the same level. But when they were told that they would be ranked, men performed better than those who weren’t told anything, while women performed a lot worse.

It’s also found that the gender difference caused by competitive environments isn’t simply because of the misconception that women are naturally less competitive than men. Rather, these environments trigger the assumption that men are superior and that women should be kind to others. And it in turn leads to gender differences in performance.

In sum, these findings suggest that competitive social ranking systems can have a major effect on performance, and more importantly, they can have very different effects on men and on women. It’s hard to imagine a world in which competition is removed entirely —so how can organizations get the benefits of competitive environments while providing a fairer environment for their female employees?

【1】Performance rankings certainly involve competition for ________.

A．financial reward

B．social status

C．physical resources

D．higher income

【2】What can we learn from the lab experiments?

A．The effect of ranking differed for men and women.

B．Participants would be financially rewarded differently.

C．Both groups of participants knew they would be ranked.

D．Women would perform better if they knew they’d be ranked.

【3】What may cause gender differences in performance?

A．The competitive environments caused by social prejudice.

B．The belief that men are better and that women should be kind.

C．The misconception that women are trained to be less competitive.

D．The fact that the ranking system treats men and women differently.

【4】What may be talked about next?

A．How gender inequality can be removed for good.

B．How organizations get more benefits of gender equality.

C．How to provide a fairer environment for female employees.

D．How to conduct an accurate study about working performance.

28、   Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment.

My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra minute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “extra minute” rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.

I don’t only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety. It’s equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say “I love you” or “I forgive you.” When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldn’t be here. But then I thought about the fact that he’s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn’t give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.

I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only” about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that I’m doing the right thing. I’m buying myself peace of mind and that’s the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being.

【1】Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” rule?

A.Start the car the moment everyone is seated.

B.Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.

C.Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.

D.Move an object out of the way before it trips someone.

【2】The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to ___________.

A.keep her appointment with the eye doctor

B.meet her father who was already an old man

C.join in the holiday celebration of the company

D.finish her work before the deadline approached

【3】The underlined word "foregone" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ___________.

A.avoided B.lacked

C.abandoned D.abused

29、   “A blue whale's heart is as big as a Volkswagen Beetle(大众甲壳虫),” I told a group of wide-eyed, open-mouthed second-graders. “It is so big that you could walk around inside of it.” Then I asked a big question-“Why does a blue whale have such a big heart?”—and let the adventure begin.

I was bringing SOLE to my classroom-the Self-Organized Learning Environment.

My students began their investigations and, after 40 minutes, they shared their discoveries.

“Blue whales can call to each other over almost a thousand miles.” said Heavenly. “They need a big heart to talk to each other.”

“They swim all over the world,” said Ki'ara. “So they need a big heart to be their motor.”

“They swim together in pairs.” said Amare. “So they need huge hearts to care for each other.”

“Yeah,” said Isaac. “That's true. It takes a huge heart to care for somebody.”

“Hmmm,” I said. “How can we have big hearts for each other instead of small hearts?”

Then the students made a list of it.

I was teaching compassion—to model ways we can care for each other and other living things. This SOLE lesson took a beautiful turn when Amaze connected the heart of the blue whale to community and to caring.

Perri Klass, in a brief essay for the New York Times titled “Understanding How Children Develop Compassion”, writes about the importance of modeling compassion to children so those things are part of their experience long before they know the word.

Around my school, however, nine out of 10 families live in a destructive poverty that makes it difficult to model compassion, to nurture community and caring. My students often come to school knowing more about the survival of the fittest than the survival of the kindest. Yet here were my 7 and 8-year-olds working together in a community, talking about caring for each other and exploring ways we can have big hearts instead of small hearts for each other.

On that day, the blue whale and the second-graders modeled compassion for all of us. This SOLE lesson brought heart to my classroom.

【1】How did the students get the answer in the SOLE class?

A.By looking at a blue whale. B.By finding the answer themselves.

C.By questioning each other. D.By taking a dangerous a trip.

【2】What was the list made by the students about?

A.The ways to care for each other. B.The ways to learn from each other.

C.The disadvantages of having small hearts. D.The importance of having big hearts.

【3】What does the underlined part “the survival of the fittest” imply?

A.The students were used to SOLE lessons. B.The students were mostly from poor families.

C.The students had too much to do at school. D.The students were fond of working together.

【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A.SOLE Lessons-a Way to Care for Each Other

B.Discoveries about a Blue Whale's Heart

C.How Blue Whales Taught Children about Compassion

D.How Children Learned Science in SOLE Lessons

30、   A picture with a dog in a hospital room visiting a patient has recently attracted the attention of millions of people.

The patient is a man who is the dog's owner. They are the best friends. The dog, named Rusty, always does what the man wants it to do. They had separated from each other since the man was ill in hospital.

The _________ dog in the picture was saying goodbye to his _________ as he lay in his hospital bed because he was badly ill. It is obvious that he is coming to the end of his life.

Emily, the man's sister, _________ the picture on Reddit — a social networking site. It has been _________ , written about and commented on thousands of times. Thousands upon thousands of _________ have opened their wallets to help the _________ man's family with the increasing bills in the hospital.

The man in the hospital bed is Mike Petrosino, 27 years old. He was 13 when he was first _________ with a rare form of cancer that _________ soft tissue, bones as well as other parts of the human body. "He's in a lot of pain, but he tries to show that he is _________ so that he can make others worry less about him," Emily said. "We are told there is nothing else he can do."

Friends and family have come ____________ to say their goodbyes. And the photo, taken by Mike's brother, John, ____________ one very special goodbye, when the Petrosino's family dog, Rusty, came to Mike's hospital bedside.

Emily said it was “ ____________ “ the way in which the world ____________ to the photo. Many people followed the photo to the family's to Funding page. More than $30,000 has been ____________ so far. "To see these people who don't know whom they are donating money to, it is really ____________ ," Emily said. "We all really ____________ it."

"It's a great photo. You can see there's a lot of ____________ in that photo," said Emily, "People really understand the meaning of it. When you see something that cuts through the emotion, it really ____________ you." Emily posted this update about an hour ago, "An ambulance is coming to ____________ Mike soon to bring him home for Christmas. Again thank you all for your donations and kind words and prayers...There are so many ____________ people in the world."

A．valuable

B．dangerous

C．faithful

D．curious

A．master

B．manager

C．holder

D．boss

A．changed

B．drew

C．posted

D．updated

A．published

B．shared

C．printed

D．described

A．officers

B．strangers

C．visitors

D．doctors

A．dying

B．recovering

C．sleeping

D．crying

A．detected

B．decided

C．operated

D．identified

A．discovers

B．prevents

C．attacks

D．crashes

A．responsible

B．reliable

C．changeable

D．comfortable

A．normally

B．sadly

C．simply

D．secretly

A．showed

B．developed

C．expected

D．explained

A．promising

B．amusing

C．interesting

D．amazing

A．responded

B．applied

C．referred

D．turned

A．earned

B．achieved

C．raised

D．delivered

A．touching

B．embarrassing

C．annoying

D．relaxing

A．practice

B．appreciate

C．imagine

D．experience

A．passion

B．love

C．danger

D．sympathy

A．reminds

B．warns

C．recalls

D．hits

A．bring

B．wake up

C．pick up

D．dress up

A．pitiful

B．thankful

C．useful

D．wonderful

31、   Several years ago, I quit my job to chase my dream of writing a book, but that book was ______ repeatedly. Everybody was asking, “How’s the book coming?” I was so ______.

My friend got together one day and I blurted out(脱口而出), “I don’t know my purpose in life.” The outburst was met with ______ and stares. Finally, Pam said, “I don’t know, either.” She was in a job she ______. Teresa said, “Me either.” I was sure that Bette would have a(n) ______. She was suffering from cancer and, surely she had figured things out since she was facing a likely terminal outcome. ______, she shook her head.

Two years passed and, during that time, I sold my ______, Teresa went back to school, Pam switched ______, and Bette kept on living as best as she could.

Actually, for those two years, Bette lived a ______ life than any of us. She built a butterfly garden in her neighborhood. She spent time with her family, went hiking, ______ and lived.

My book was finally ______and Bette made it to my first big signing. A day or two later, she was back in the ______ as she was seriously ill. I left on tour for several weeks, and when I______, she was close to ______.

The day came when her brother called to let me know Bette had ______. He asked me to write her obituary(讣告). I thought about how she’d filled every moment with as much joy as she could find. That obituary wasn’t a list of ______. It was the story of a woman who lived ______ what life threw at her, she lived.

That was when I ______ what I’d learned through her passing. She defined her purpose in life by simply living her life. That’s all any of us are here to do. In the end, the only thing that ______ is that we breathe in our time here and fill it with ______

【1】A. read B. printed C. rejected D. written

【2】A. excited B. confident C. envious D. embarrassed

【3】A. darkness B. smoke C. danger D. silence

【4】A. hated B. lost C. found D. created

【5】A. present B. answer C. dream D. excuse

【6】A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. otherwise

【7】A. house B. car C. paper D. book

【8】A. jobs B. methods C. topics D. channels.

【9】A. fuller B. poorer C. sadder D. simpler

【10】A. complained B. shouted C. laughed D. learned

【11】A. revised B. published C. reviewed D. translated

【12】A. hospital B. school C. garden D. company

【13】A. hollowed B. returned C. escaped D. recovered

【14】A. success B. death C. trouble D. wealth

【15】A. given up B. shown off C. turned down D. passed away

【16】A. requirements B. suggestions C. achievements D. agreements

【17】A. Other than B. Rather than C. Regardless of D. In case of

【18】A. guessed B. decided C. expected D. realized

【19】A. works B. matters C. exists D. changes

【20】A. life B. trust C. luck D. nature

32、Though completely blind, Jasen Bracy, a 15-year-old quarterback is unstoppable when he’s on the football field. The young star grew up enjoying the sport every time football season came around and knew that football was his _________.

Jasen has been _________ since he was a young child. All he can tell is when it’s morning or night time. However, Jasen never felt _________ to follow his dream that one day he would be on TV or on the football field himself. When Jasen _________ 13, his parents gave him a phone, which he used to call every football _________ in he area and asked if they would give him a try without his parents _________. “All of a sudden, one day we get a call from coach David Nichols saying, ‘Hey, I got a (an) _________ from your son asking if he can come to play football for us, but did he say he was blind?’” “Jasen’s father said. But _________ the many other teams who rejected Jasen, Nichols was ready to give him a _________.

Jasen shocked Nichols and his team, immediately __________ the uniform and mastering __________ needed to play football without seeing the field, players or ball. In the games, the opposing team doesn’t even __________ Jasen is blind.

Football isn’t the only thing Jasen can do. He is good at __________ sports, including swimming, golf and wresting. His dreams are boundless, and nothing seems out of __________ to him. But his heart __________ in football and his focus is on reaching the National Football League.

【1】

A．passion

B．possession

C．privilege

D．principle

【2】

A．deaf

B．lame

C．blind

D．sick

【3】

A．satisfied

B．thrilled

C．anxious

D．hesitant

【4】

A．turned

B．counted

C．grew

D．remained

【5】

A．class

B．team

C．store

D．brand

【6】

A．knowing

B．understanding

C．supporting

D．believing

【7】

A．e-mail

B．text

C．call

D．letter

【8】

A．as

B．despite

C．except

D．unlike

【9】

A．chance

B．choice

C．reason

D．reply

【10】

A．setting aside

B．putting on

C．taking over

D．sorting out

【11】

A．regulations

B．routines

C．techniques

D．disciplines

【12】

A．demonstrate

B．realize

C．recommend

D．approach

【13】

A．elegant

B．virtual

C．primitive

D．numerous

【14】

A．reach

B．control

C．practice

D．favour

【15】

A．hands

B．gives

C．lies

D．results

33、   Not everyone around is easy to get on well with in your life. I've always tried to keep my _______ from people who are rude, aggressive and mean. But sometimes we can't _______ having contact with people who might not have our best interests at heart.

Last summer, I became involved with a(n) _______ co­worker who was at a bad spot in his life. I had a lot of _______ for him and decided to help him _______ this tough time, so I tried my best to tolerate his rudeness when he lost his temper. However, just like a swimmer drowning in a pool, he grabbed on and ended up drowning me when I _______ and tried to rescue him. His rudeness gradually was out of _______. One night, when I got up to get a glass of water, he started yelling at me to get back into my bedroom. I did as I was told but I was not happy about it. He _______ my change in mood and asked what was wrong. But when I told him his behavior toward me was _______ and that I was very hurt by the way he had treated me, he was surprised. He could not understand his actions had a bad ________ on me. He told me he didn't have anything ________ me and that there was no need for me to ________ it. I used examples from his life of things that had hurt him and then tried to make the ________ that the same things also made me unfriendly. I said, “I always treat you with patience, understanding and kindness, but you haven't treated me with ________ respect.” He was silent after listening to my words. What I had said might ________ him.

People only change if they want to change. I didn't know whether he would change his opinion or not in the future.

【1】A.difference B.pressure C.absence D.distance

【2】A.risk B.escape C.avoid D.appreciate

【3】A.bad­tempered B.kind­hearted C.easy­going D.co­operative

【4】A.advice B.sympathy C.permission D.selection

【5】A.get across B.look after C.make out D.pull through

【6】A.reached out B.carried out C.gave out D.turned out

【7】A.practice B.action C.control D.danger

【8】A.forgave B.noticed C.ignored D.understood

【9】A.appropriate B.unnecessary C.unacceptable D.traditional

【10】A.effect B.meaning C.content D.view

【11】A.for B.with C.on D.against

【12】A.mind B.doubt C.refuse D.praise

【13】A.summary B.analysis C.comparison D.expectation

【14】A.deserved B.proven C.promised D.intended

【15】A.annoy B.touch C.inspire D.satisfy

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

36、Directions：Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, a program developed by Google’s DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea. Lee 【1】 after about three and a half hours, with 28 minutes and 28 seconds remaining on his clock. The series is the first time a professional 9-dan Go player has taken on a computer, and Lee is 【2】 for a $1 million prize.

“I was very surprised,”said Lee after the match.“I didn’t expect to lose. But I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.”DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis expressed“huge 【3】 for Lee Se-dol and his amazing skills.”calling the game“hugely exciting”and“very tense.”Team lead David Silver said it was an“amazing game of Go that really pushed AlphaGo to its 【4】.”

Go is an ancient Chinese board game that has long been considered one of the great 【5】faced by AI. While computer programs ow best the world’s leading human players of games like checkers and chess, the high level of intuition and 【6】required by Go has made it tough for computers to crack. DeepMind’s AlphaGo program is the most 【7】effort yet, using a complex system of deep neural networks and machine learning; it beat European champion Fan Hui last year, but Lee Se-dol is another 【8】 rival entirely.

“I don’t regret accepting this challenge,”said Lee.“I am in shock, I admit that, but what’s done is done. I enjoyed this game and look forward to the next. I think I failed on the opening layout so if I do a better job on the opening aspect I think I will be able to increase my 【9】 of winning.”Lee was surprised both by how strong AlphaGo’s opening was, and by some 【10】moves.

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、随着科技的发展和互联网的普及，网络教学得到了越来越多的推广。现请你以“The Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Education”为题，结合以下要点写一篇英语文章。

1. 网络教学的利弊以及你的理由；

2. 你的看法及建议。

注意： 1. 词数100左右；

2. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数；

3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Education

With the popularity of the Internet,

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39、《英语周报》针对一些学生在学习英语中存在的困难举行征文比赛。请根据所给提示写一篇短文，与大家分享一下你学习英语的方法。可适当发挥，不少于100个字数。

写作提示：

①众所周知，兴趣是最好的老师。因此，培养对英语的兴趣非常重要。

②记住尽可能多的单词和短语也是非常重要的。

③必须养成经常使用英语的好习惯。

④如果可能的话，与讲英语的当地人进行交流是非常好的。

⑤只有坚持以上几种方法，我们才能学习好英语。

My Ways of Learning English

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40、假如你是李华，你的留学生朋友Tony对戏剧很感兴趣，请你用电子邮件告知他本周末你们学校戏剧社将举办戏剧Pygmalion的排练活动并邀请他参加，内容包括：

1. 排练地点和时间；

2. 具体的活动内容。

注意：1. 词数100左右；开头已给出，不计入总数。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

可能用到的词汇：戏剧drama 排练rehearsal

Dear Tony,

How’s it going?

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Yours,

Lihua

41、假定你是李华，暑假在伦敦学习，得知当地美术馆在中国新年期间要举办"中国民俗艺术展"。请写一封信申请做志愿者，内容包括：

1.写信目的；

2.个人优势；

3.能做的事情。

注意：1.词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir or Madam,

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Sincerely,

Li Hua