宁波2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高二英语

一、单项选择（共25题，共 125分）

1、His movies have influenced many people and these classic films _______ his different performing styles at different times.

A.regulate B.represent C.resemble D.recognize

2、You look so tired tonight. It is time you_______.

A. go to sleep B. went to sleep

C. go to bed D. went to bed

3、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

4、—Are you familiar with Chengdu?

—No, this is the first time my parents and I ______here.

A．was B．came

C．have been D．are coming

5、I’m sorry to say your performance didn’t get to the requirements, ________ you cannot be accepted by our company.

A．in a word

B．on the other hand

C．in general

D．in other words

6、I don’t want _______as this.

A.as an expensive car B.as a car expensive

C.as expensive a car D.how expensive a car

7、The WHO urged that all the countries ______ measures to prevent COVID-19 spreading.

A.take B.must take C.are to take D.took

8、—Can I help you, sir？

—Yes, I bought this radio here yesterday, but it________.

A.didn’t work B.won’t work

C.can’t work D.doesn’t work

9、He was completely ______ his book and did not hear me call.

A.absorbed in B.attracted to C.committed to D.dealt with

10、The Defence Minister will _________ the journalists this afternoon.

A.address B.arrange C.appoint D.applaud

11、Mable is very weak, so the doctor advised that not only ______ more flood, but she should also take more exercise.

A.should she have B.she should have C.she has D.has she

12、I’m not going to put myself _____ the bank.

A. at the mercy of B. apart from

C. all the time D. in the history of

13、It is well known _____Confucius was born in the city of Qufu in Shandong province, China.

A．whether

B．where

C．that

D．what

14、The new treatment means, if _______ to the NCR will make all the difference for the general public.

A．applying

B．to apply

C．applied

D．having applied

15、It was not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them _______ the value of life lies.

A.when B.where C.that D.how

16、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

17、His account of events does not _____ with hers.

A.correspond B.compare C.circulate D.convey

18、Much to the couple's comfort，their income is now double ________ it was five years ago.

A.that B.if C.which D.what

19、Try to discourage him ________ driving too fast, as it’s extremely dangerous.

A.from B.into C.to D.for

20、His eyes locked with mine,and I guess he the decision right then whether or not to simply tell me the truth.

A.was making B.would make C.made D.had made

21、Hibernating animals have stored ________ fat in their bodies during the summer and autumn.

A．a good many

B．supplies of

C．a large quantity of

D．a few

22、The railway station is no place for a child to be _______.

A.run after B.left alone C.set aside D.put back

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

A. breaks B. has broken

C. were broken D. had been broken

24、Japanese groups sent assistance supplies to China, _____ with ancient Chinese poetic lines: "Fear not the want of armor, for mine is also yours to wear", _____ a touching message of empathy(共鸣) from a close neighbor.

A.attached; conveying B.being attached; conveying

C.attaching; conveyed D.to attach; conveyed

25、We ________ be seen by AI as a small inconvenience that is in the way of the solution to a bigger problem.

A．could

B．should

C．need

D．dare

二、阅读理解（共4题，共 20分）

26、 Four years into my Ph.D. program, my hands started to go numb each night as I slept. I didn't think much of it at the time. Then one night, while sound asleep, I somehow mistook my numb arm for a snake. I threw myself out of bed and woke in a panic. I later discovered that this nighttime event wasn't simply a strange dream.

At that time, I was working toward my Ph.D. and training to be a clinical psychologist. There was never enough time to occupy myself fully in my world. The exams constantly worried and even scared me.

Later that year, while discussing a patient's symptoms with a neurologist(神经学家), I realized that my anxiety could be the direct cause of the numbness in my hands. There was a certain irony(讽刺) in that realization. I'd spent years learning about psychological tools for dealing with stress and anxiety.But until then it never occurred to me that I, too, was experiencing an abnormal level of stress and anxiety.

Now, I specialize in helping take a healthier approach to dealing with the pressures of academics.I've seen firsthand how many of them possess inner voices demanding perfection and telling them that the sacrifices are necessary for success.

My message to those I work with is that being overworked and stressed-out is unhealthy.Achievements and health can be both gained. So, when your inner alarm bells send you a warning signal-or when snakes attack in the night-don't hesitate; take action.

【1】What happened to the author?

A.A snake bit him when he was sleeping.

B.He frequently had strange dreams at night.

C.He could do whatever he wanted in a clinic.

D.Numbness in his arms attacked him due to huge stress.

【2】The author's anxiety comes from

A.his academic work B.his lack of sleep

C.his social relationship D.his demand for perfection

【3】What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A.He now realizes academics is of no benefit.

B.A large number of people arc forced to be perfect.

C.Warning signals mean it's time to stop being over-stressed.

D.Achievements make it impossible for people to keep healthy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A．She had introduced it to the kids.

B．She had coloured it bright.

C．She had made it look perfect.

D．She had damaged it purposely.

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

A．Shout at it.

B．Make fun of it.

C．Cheer for it.

D．Say rude things.

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

A．Drop it.

B．Praise it.

C．Ignore it.

D．Respect it.

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

A．To draw the kids’ attention.

B．To explain her personal preferences.

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

D．To make a comparison between them.

28、 I remember clearly the last time I cried. I was twelve years old, in the seventh grade, and I had tried out for the junior high school basketball team. I walked into the gym. There was a piece of paper on the wall.

It was a cut list. The boys whose names were on the list were welcome to keep on practicing. The boys whose names were not on the list had been cut. Their presence was no longer desired.

I had not known the cut was coming that day. I stood and stared at the list. The list had not been made with a great deal of consideration. The names of the best players were at the top, and the other members of the team were listed in what appeared to be a descending (下降的) order of basketball skills. I kept looking at the bottom of the list, hoping that my name would appear if I looked hard enough.

I held myself together as I walked out, bat when I got home I began to cry. For the first time in my life, I had been told officially that I wasn't good enough. Sports meant everything to boys of that age. If you were on the team, it put you in the desirable group. If you were not, you might as well not be alive.

All these years later, I remember it as if 1 were still standing right there in the gym. I don't know how the mind works in matters like this. I don't know what went on in my head following that day of cut. But I know that my determination has been so strong ever since then. I have known that for all my life since that day. I have done more work than I had to be doing and pat in more hours than I had to be spending, I don't know if all of that came from a determination never to allow myself to be cut again—never to allow someone to tell me that I'm not good enough again—but I know it is there. And clearly it's there in a lot of other successful men too.

【1】From the text we learn that the cut list had names of pupils __________.

A.who were cut out B.who were still on the team

C.who were the old players D.who were not good enough

【2】Why did the author react so strongly to the cut?

A.It hurt his pride deeply. B.It was open to the public.

C.It listed his name at the bottom. D.It forced him to change the team.

【3】We can infer from the text that the author __________.

A.has made friends with many other men

B.has never learned the truth of the cut

C.has become quite successful in life

D.has learned to play basketball very well

29、Earth is far more alive than we previously thought, according to “deep life” studies that reveal a rich ecosystem beneath our feet that is almost twice the size of all the world's oceans. Regardless of extreme heat, no light and intense pressure, scientists estimate if has between 15 billion and 23 billion tonnes of microorganisms. “It's like finding a whole new reservior of life on Earth,” said Karen Lloyd, an associate professor at the University of Tennessee.

Results suggest 70 percent of Earth's bacteria and archaea exist in the subsurface. One organism found 2. 5 kilometers below the surface has been buried for millions of years and may not rely on all energy from the sun. Also, the methanogen (产甲烷菌) has found a way to create methane in this environment, which it may not use to reproduce or divide, but use to replace or repair broken parts. Lengths of their lives were completely different. Some microorganisms have been alive for thousands of years, barely moving except with shifts in earthquakes or eruptions. They're just active inside, with less energy than people thought possible to support life.

The team consists of 1, 200 scientists from 52 countries in disciplines ranging from geology and microbiology to chemistry and physics. The scientists say they will present their findings before the American Geophysical Union’s annual meeting opens this week, which are made possible by technical advances on drills and microscopes.

The scientists have been wondering about the point beyond which life can't exist, but the deeper they dig, the more life they find. There is a temperature maximum - currently 122 ℃ - but they believe this record will be broken if they keep exploring and developing mor advanced instruments.

Questions remain, including how the microbes interact with chemical processes, and what this might reveal about how life and Earth coevolved.

【1】What do the scientists find about the underground microorganisms?

A．They can’t reproduce and divide.

B．They’re the oldest living things.

C．Some of them consume no energy.

D．Some of them almost always keep still.

【2】What can we learn about the reseach from paragraph 3?

A．It lasts for aound one year.

B．It is conducted in 52 countries.

C．It involves efforts from multiple fields.

D．It promotes technical development.

【3】Why do the scientists drill deep?

A．To find the depth limit of life.

B．To break their previous record.

C．To discover more ancient microorganisms.

D．To detect the highest subsurface temperature.

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

A．Earth’s Depths Are Full of Life

B．Organisms Live Better Underground

C．Earth Is Far Beyond Human Exploration

D．Subsurface Life Differs from That on Land

三、完形填空（共4题，共 20分）

30、 I visited my mom in New York City—her job had taken her there for a year. Because of my birthday she had me fly there to spend a long weekend with her. No _________ with my mom would be complete without her _________ me to clothes shops. So it was no great _________ to find myself in a department store outside a _________ room.

At that time, a woman came out with a red sleeveless evening gown. She was a completely _________ woman, neither fat nor thin, who looked slightly _________ at the end of a long day.

As most women _________ to do, despite the fact that we were _________, I gave my opinion on the dress as she asked. The dress fitted her well and _________ her a nice shape, but she was worrying it showed too much of her upper arms. I __________ her that it was a comfortable formal dress __________ she looked wonderful on it. Just then her daughter and husband came. When they saw her, their eyes __________ with joy and her young daughter said she looked like a __________, completely overjoyed by how beautiful her mother was. However, she still wasn’t quite __________ it suited her. I asked her to look at her family __________ and asked if she could see how beautiful they thought she was. When she finally saw her daughter so excited and that her husband was __________ her, tears came to her eyes.

She gave me a __________ hug and whispered “Thank you” a few times before releasing me to go to hug her family and graciously __________ their compliments. She finally paid for the dress and they happily walked __________. I stood there lost in thought — One's genuine and good __________ can really make a difference.

A．party

B．way

C．trip

D．agreement

A．dragging

B．forcing

C．showing

D．taking

A．surprise

B．chance

C．choice

D．concern

A．resting

B．dining

C．dressing

D．working

A．graceful

B．wicked

C．single

D．normal

A．excited

B．tired

C．bored

D．depressed

A．wait

B．manage

C．tend

D．prepare

A．strangers

B．friends

C．partners

D．relatives

A．sent

B．throw

C．cut

D．gave

A．guided

B．warned

C．assured

D．encouraged

A．or

B．and

C．so

D．but

A．lit up

B．shut up

C．reflected on

D．spread on

A．lady

B．master

C．teacher

D．princess

A．asked

B．convinced

C．doubted

D．told

A．closely

B．bitterly

C．quietly

D．generally

A．persuading

B．urging

C．disturbing

D．appreciating

A．slow

B．tight

C．light

D．usual

A．keep

B．return

C．ignore

D．accept

A．up

B．away

C．forward

D．down

A．advice

B．gesture

C．figure

D．manner

31、 “I have recently completed my college degree.” The project we were __ to do in the last class was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and record their __．

Soon, my husband and I went out to a McDonald’s for __. We were standing in line, waiting to be __, when everyone around us began to back away. __ I turned around, I smelled a __ “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two __ homeless men.

As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “smiling”. His blue eyes were __ of expectation as if in search of acceptance. The second man __ awkward. I realized the second man was mentally challenged.

The young lady at the __ asked him what they wanted. He said,“coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could __. If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy __. I realized that he just wanted to be __. It was too cold outside.

Then I really felt it—the compulsion(冲动) was so great that I almost reached out and embraced the short man. I noticed all the customers in the restaurant were __ at me, judging my every action. I smiled and __ two more breakfast meals for the two men. The short man looked up at me in __ with tears in his eyes.

I returned to the __ on the last evening of class with this story. I turned in“my project” and the teacher read it. Then she said,“Can I __ this？”

I nodded. She began to read __ while every student listened attentively.

In my own way I __ the people at McDonald’s, my teacher, and every student in the classroom. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.

【1】A.taught B.learned C.told D.expected

【2】A.reactions B.songs C.opinions D.stories

【3】A.advice B.help C.information D.breakfast

【4】A.checked B.called C.served D.found

【5】A.Because B.If C.As D.Though

【6】A.horrible B.pleasant C.common D.strange

【7】A.handsome B.powerful C.rich D.poor

【8】A.proud B.full C.aware D.afraid

【9】A.looked B.sounded C.smelled D.proved

【10】A.desk B.stage C.counter D.door

【11】A.discover B.save C.afford D.do

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

【13】A.warm B.alone C.clean D.quiet

【14】A.glaring B.staring C.glancing D.shouting

【15】A.sold B.prepared C.ordered D.searched

【16】A.surprise B.relief C.fear D.gratitude

【17】A.college B.home C.restaurant D.hospital

【18】A.keep B.copy C.share D.make

【19】A.silently B.sadly C.fully D.aloud

【20】A.persuaded B.touched C.shocked D.warned

32、As a child, I started learning to play the piano, my favorite musical ________, but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school ________ I could concentrate more on my studies.

It’s one of my biggest ________ to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would ________. However, I didn’t keep my promise because I was ________ with my study. ________ I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been ________ that I never returned. I haven’t taken lessons since then but to be honest, I ________ to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn’t help recalling many ________ — times of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher ________ me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so ________ that I could hardly say anything. But her ________ helped me ease my shame. These memories, ________, good or bad, never caused my ________ for playing the piano again.

This thought then led me to think that ________ is like music, and that we all try to play different ________ in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch(音高) is ________ when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own ________ style of music. No matter what style our music is, it is ________ that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn’t ________ that I’ve stopped making music.

【1】A. instrument B. performance C. room D. stage

【2】A. in that B. so that C. now that D. except that

【3】A. successes B. regrets C. decisions D. hobbies

【4】A. play B. graduate C. leave D. return

【5】A. occupied B. angry C. satisfied D. patient

【6】A. Actually B. Constantly C. Suddenly D. Gradually

【7】A. astonished B. glad C. disappointed D. amazed

【8】A. liked B. needed C. wanted D. decided

【9】A. dreams B. expressions C. words D. memories

【10】A. instructed B. hurt C. punished D. respected

【11】A. frightened B. moved C. embarrassed D. excited

【12】A. happiness B. satisfaction C. comfort D. sigh

【13】A. instead B. meanwhile C. therefore D. however

【14】A. hope B. courage C. feeling D. effect

【15】A. life B. learning C. attitude D. enjoyment

【16】A. cards B. sports C. roles D. games

【17】A. hard B. wonderful C. surprising D. complex

【18】A. unique B. boring C. common D. similar

【19】A. necessary B. strange C. possible D. important

【20】A. matter B. mean C. report D. appear

33、 For more than 25 years, Jan Karon has been delighting millions of readers with her bestselling Mitford series. At age 10 she knew_______she was bound to be a writer. But it wasn’t until her mid-forties that she began following her childhood dream.

“I kept a_______very faithfully for two years,” Karon said. “I_______all my fears, my high expectations, my determination to do things I wanted to do into the journal（日志）.”

It took years, but Karon was determined. She’d never_______a novel before. It took months of_______starts before she found Father Tim, the lead character in her series. She felt unqualified to write the character. So_______did she do it？

It was determination that kept her_______. Karon had her lead character and setting, but the _______was just beginning. She began writing Father Tim’s story in the local paper. At the end of two years, she had a novel. However, it took another two and a half years after that to_______a publisher. Karon’s first book was a surprise________. She went on to write 13 novels__________in the town of Mitford.

As her journey in Mitford__________an end, Karon is__________yet another career（事业）change. She’s not__________ about starting over. Her determination gives her confidence that it’s never too late to follow her dream. Age doesn’t __________.

【1】A.naturally B.certainly C.frequently D.normally

【2】A.diary B.book C.novel D.word

【3】A.turned B.burst C.broke D.put

【4】A.read B.written C.designed D.published

【5】A.harmless B.early C.false D.similar

【6】A.where B.when C.whether D.how

【7】A.walking B.going C.running D.marching

【8】A.journey B.discovery C.period D.program

【9】A.approach B.sponsor C.find D.welcome

【10】A.effect B.hit C.beat D.knock

【11】A.set B.absorbed C.lost D.caught

【12】A.gives off B.brings about C.comes to D.results in

【13】A.covering B.affording C.following D.offering

【14】A.delighted B.disappointed C.interested D.worried

【15】A.challenge B.matter C.exist D.disappear

四、短文填空（共4题，共 20分）

34、课文填空

Yet, some people are【1】 They claim that surfing the Internet is a waste of time. They make the 【2】 that children spend too much time chatting and playing games instead of 【3】 on their school work. However, a recent survey conducted in the USA shows that 80 per cent of Internet users 【4】 it mostly to search for answers to questions. The second most common use of the Internet, for 79 per cent of Internet users, is to find out information about hobbies. These statistics prove that gathering information is the 【5】 use for the Internet.

35、按照课文内容填空

At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were【1】, but today they are accepted as the beginning of【2】we call “modern art’. This is because the Impressionists 【3】artists to look at their environment in new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, but 【4】the Impressionists, many of these painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesn’t 【5】to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, 【6】instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, 【7】color, line and shape to represent them. On the【8】hand, some paintings of modern art are so 【9】 that they look photographs. These styles are so different. Who can【10】what painting styles there will be in the future?

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

The Internet E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic age possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on 【1】 relationships, contractual arrangements and access rights.

Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internet and business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOs and corporate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quiet 【2】.” They say they are working longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friends-not to mention strangers. And what’s more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so 【3】 supporting.

The technological leader promised us that access would make life more convenient. Instead, the very technological wonders that were supposed to 【4】 us have begun to enslave us in a web of connections from which there seems to be no easy 【5】.

If an earlier generation was preoccupied with the quest to enclose a vast 【6】 land, the .com generation, it seems, is more caught up in the colonization of time. Every spare moment of our time is being filled with some form of commercial connection, making time itself the 【7】 of all resources.

And while we have created every kind of labor-and time-saving device to service our needs, we are beginning to feel like we have less time available to us than any other humans in history. Maybe we need to ask what kinds of connections really 【8】 in the e-economy age. If this new technology 【9】 is only about super efficiency, then we risk losing something even precious than time-our sense of what it means to be a(n) 【10】 human being.

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.

Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?

Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.

The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.

The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.

In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.

So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?

According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.

But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.

Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”

五、书面表达（共4题，共 20分）

38、假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom近日发来邮件询问你校上周举行的“环保周”活动情况，请你给他回复邮件。

内容包括：

1.活动内容；

2.活动效果；

注意：

1.字数100字左右；

2.开头结尾已给出，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

环保周Environmental Protection Week

Dear Tom，

_______________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

39、假定你是李华，两周前你从网上购买的一套书虫系列读物（Bookworm Series），昨天才到货，且包装破损，数量不足。请就此向网店客服人员写一封邮件投诉。要点如下：

1. 介绍购物情况；

2. 反映存在问题；

3. 提出解决方案。

注意：

1. 词数 80 词左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；

3. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词。

To whom it may concern,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

40、假如你是李华，刚刚参加完某一英语报社组织的“中学生英语夏令营”活动。请你给该活动的负责人Jane写一封信，要点如下：

1. 你从该活动中学到了什么；

2. 表达你的感激之情；

3. 渴望再次参加。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jane,

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

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

I sat in the breakfast corner with my four-year-old son, Matthew, trying to ignore the ache in my stomach. I was still recovering from a surgery. I hoped for strength and happiness. But the future seemed so hopeless , I’d always wanted five or six kids. Three surgeries later, that dream would never come true.

Matthew jumped up from his spot on the kitchen floor. “Bird!” he shouted, rushing to the sliding door. Sure enough, there was a white dove (鸽子)seated on a rubber tree. It sat there a few moments, and then flew away. I’d never seen one in our neighborhood before.

When I dragged myself to the kitchen the next morning, the dove was back. This time it was with a mate carrying twigs(嫩枝).”Look, Matthew,” I said, pointing to the tree. “They're going to make a nest.” The doves flew in and out of the courtyard all week, building on the top of the rubber tree. Matthew could hardly contain his excitement. Every morning, he'd run into the kitchen and take his spot by the sliding glass door, talking to the birds while they worked. As much as I was grieving(感到悲伤),I couldn't help but look forward to the doves’ visits too. We watched their progress as if it were a real-life soap opera unfolding before us. I’d do the cooking and for a moment, my pain disappeared, replaced by joy.

Then it all went wrong. The courtyard was a safe enough spot for a nest, but the rubber tree's broad, thin leaves were far from stable. One night, a strong wind blew through, throwing the doves' nest to the ground. I heard the twigs break apart. Nothing good ever lasts. I wouldn't blame the doves if they never came back. But they returned. And they paid no attention to the pile of sticks that had once been their nest. They started again from scratch(从头开始), though the wind destroyed all their hard work. The next day, and the next, they renewed their efforts, as if nothing had happened.

注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;

2.续写分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1:

I knew I had to do something.

Paragraph 2:

“The birds were back!”Matthew announced.