湖州2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测四年级英语

1、It was not how much we do but how much love we put into what we do _______benefits our work best.

A.who B.which C.that D.what

2、As for his advantages, he has 20 years’ teaching experience to _______.

A.draw on B.draw back C.draw up D.draw in

3、That is the only place ____ we can visit next month .

A.where B.that C.which D.to which

4、Due to the super typhoon Haiyan, all the flights were delayed or cancelled, so the conference had to be ________.

A. put up B. put through C. put off D. put down

5、She used to be terribly shy，but a year abroad has completely ________ her.

A．transferred

B．transformed

C．conveyed

D．shifted

6、 I want to tell you is the deep love and respect I have for my parents.

A．That

B．Which

C．Whether

D．What

7、The judge reminded the witness that he had to ____ the truth of what he had said.

A.prepare for B.answer for C.search for D.vote for

8、The child was found ______down the streets alone.

A. wandering B. wondering

C. taking D. stepping

9、— Would you like to give me some advice on what I talked about just now?

— Sorry. I _____ of something else.

A.am thinking B.has thought C.was thinking D.had thought

10、   the numbers in employment the hotel industry was the second largest Swiss industry in 1929.

A.Instead of B.In terms of C.In honor of D.In favor of

11、Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments _____ over 5,000 years ago.

A. dated back to B. dating back to

C. dates from D. to date back to

12、Her face _______ with pleasure when she heard the news that her son was admitted to Beijing University.

A.lit up B.let down C.came to life D.lived up to

13、The hot, damp weather didn’t ________ him.

A. be suitable B. fit for

C. agree with D. fit in

14、It was_____ he said______ disappointed me.

A. what; that B. that; that

C. what; what D. that; what

15、He suggested we set off for the station immediately. _________ , we will miss the the train.

A.Therefore B.Meanwhile C.However D.Otherwise

16、The flood everything, the victims became homeless and could only live temporarily in shelters.

A.destroyed B.having destroyed C.destroying D.had destroyed

17、The twin brothers look so alike that it is very difficult to tell one from .

A. other B. another

C. others   D. the other

18、Warm­blooded animals have the ability to ________ body heat exactly to maintain their ideal temperature despite changing weather.

A.respond B.attach C.adjust D.expose

19、The school dining room ______ as a meeting place for teachers and students.

A.treats B.admits C.uses D.functions

20、Our CEO _________ the bright future of our company, for every staff in it is outstanding and united.

A．is confident about

B．makes comments on

C．is concerned about

D．makes an effort to

21、He paid the boy $10 for washing ten windows, most of ___ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.

A.these B.those C.that D.which

22、----Is your father a teacher now?

----No, but he   . He taught English for 10 years.

A. used to be B. used to

C. used to do   D. was used to

23、Today the Red Cross provides a number of services for the public, such as helping people   , teaching first aid and providing blood.

A.in need B.in return C.in preparation D.in anger

24、The city announced severe measures_____ to hold e-bike riders and restaurants that employ the riders responsible.

A.meaning B.to be meant C.meant D.be meant

25、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

26、   Learning a foreign language can be a difficult task for most people. The degree of difficulty, however, differs from one person to another. Like studying any other subject, we have to spend much effort and time. Besides, an individual’s learning ability can be determined by the following factors.

My husband says I am a quick learner, but I easily forget new information, especially dates and figures. But my husband spends more time learning a new subject but seldom forgets what he has learned. Some people can learn new information fast, while others have to work a little bit harder at it. Others retain new knowledge longer, like my husband, while others easily forget what they just learned. How fast and well you learn new things are determined by your genes and your environment. My mother is a fast learner, while my husband has slow learning parents. The way we learn also differs. I like to write down what I’ve just learned. I also find that drawing diagrams and relationships work better for me. Compared with my husband, I hate memorizing data. I remember things better when I can visually picture them in my mind.

Foreign language resources are not so common here in our area. I’ve seen a few dictionaries in some bookstores but haven’t seen any CD or DVD about it. I don’t even think the stores here sell electronic dictionaries! I have to go to a big city just to buy one. However, you may easily get all of these materials. Make a list of all the resources you have access to in your neighborhood. In this way, when you attend a language school, you’ll know just where to find dictionaries to help you in your course.

In my opinion, this is the most important factor in learning a foreign language: your drive to learn. Different people are driven by different motivations. I want to learn a new language because I find it challenging. Others may need to learn it because of having a new job or working in foreign countries. The point is to determine whether you truly need or just want to learn a foreign language.

【1】What does the underlined word “retain” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.Remember B.Acquire C.Spread D.Improve

【2】Compared with the author, her husband ________.

A.likes to draw diagrams B.hates memorizing data

C.learns new things slowly D.easily forgets new information

【3】What does the author think affects learning a foreign language most？

A.The resources one can get in the neighborhood.

B.The determination to overcome difficulties.

C.The motivation to learn a foreign language.

D.The ability to learn a foreign language.

【4】The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ________.

A.share her experience in learning a foreign language

B.analyze why people cannot learn a foreign language well

C.tell us how to find the method of learning a foreign language

D.introduce some factors affecting our language learning ability

27、   Many colleges ask you to choose a majors early as your senior year of high school on your admissions application. Yet there’s a good chance you’ll change your mind. The Education Department says that about 30 percent of students switch majors at least once.

Students get plenty of advice about picking a major. It turns out, though, that most of it is from family and friends, according to a September Gallup survey. Only 11 percent had sought guidance from a high school counselor, and 28 percent from a college adviser. And most didn’t think that the advice was especially helpful. Maybe it’s because much of the conventional thinking about majors is wrong. For example, for the big money, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) always delivers.

It’s true that computer science and engineering top all the pay rankings, but salaries within specific majors vary greatly.

“Students and parents have a pretty good idea of what majors they pay the most, but they have a poor sense of the differences within the major,” said Douglas A. Webber, an associate professor of economics at Temple University who studies earnings by academic field. He points to one example: The top quarter of earners who majored in English make more over their lifetimes than the bottom quarter of chemical engineers.

But what if you never make it to the top of the pay scale? Even English or history graduates who make just above the median (中间的) lifetime earnings for their major do pretty well when compared to typical graduates in business or a STEM field. Take the median lifetime earnings of business majors, the most popular undergraduate degree.

【1】What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Each of the college students has switched the major.

B．“For the big money, STEM always delivers” is an unconventional idea.

C．English graduates maybe earn more than business ones.

D．Advice given by family or friends isn’t helpful at all.

【2】Who do students get most of advice about picking a major from?

A．A college adviser.

B．A high school counselor.

C．Classmates.

D．Family and friends.

【3】How does the author develop his idea in paragraph 4?

A．By giving examples.

B．By providing research results.

C．By stating arguments.

D．By comparing different approaches.

【4】What is the author's attitude toward the conventional major thinking?

A．Subjective.

B．Objective.

C．Pessimistic.

D．Active.

28、   We’ve certainly seen a dog nursing a wound, or a deer calling out in pain. But many animals suffer in silence. The most silent sufferers in the animal world may be fish.

Do fish feel pain? A new study from the University of Liverpool has found that fish feel pain in a way that’s “strikingly similar” to humans. For the study, Lynne Sneddon, from the university’s Institute of Integrative Biology, reviewed the existing body of research-98 studies in all-and concluded that they feel pain just as sharply as we do.

“When subject to a potentially painful event, fish show changes in behavior such as stopping feeding and reduced activity, which are prevented when a pain-relieving drug is provided. In fact, like us, they breathe heavily and stop eating when they’re hurting. They will even rub the part of their body that aches.” Sneddon notes in a university release.

To understand pain in other species, scientists look at nociceptors, which send signals to the brain when the body is being damaged. Humans have them throughout their skin, bones and muscles. Nociceptors have also been found in many other species, including even those tiny fruit flies. Fish have the same means to detect pain signals and the equipment to receive them.

Besides, the fishermen’s opinion that fish feel no pain just doesn’t add up from an evolutionary view. Pain is an efficient messenger that tells us that we’ve got a problem. An animal that can’t feel it won’t get that memo(备忘录), even if it hurts itself.

“If we accept fish experience pain, then this has great significance for how we treat them,” Sneddon says. “Care should be taken when handling fish to avoid damaging their sensitive skin and they should be humanely caught and killed.”

【1】What will a fish do when its lips get hurt?

A.It might rub its lips. B.It will keep its mouth open.

C.It will swim around like crazy. D.It will keep eating to forget pain.

【2】What is the significance of the study according to Sneddon?

A.People will treat fish in a kinder way.

B.People can understand evolution better.

C.People can develop more drugs to save fish.

D.People will think of more ways to catch fish.

【3】What does the underlined part “add up” probably mean?

A.disappear B.put forward C.make sense D.happen

29、Smart cities promise to bring better lives, faster transport, cleaner air and lower crime, all through the intelligent use of connected technology, said experts, and after huge investment in the field, China is leading the way.

“China’s smart cities market increases about 30 percent year-on-year in 2018, and all the provinces have begun development and construction for smart cities, with more to follow,” said an expert.

“Although most cities have started a smart city project, there is no globally unified thinking on the concept and operation of smart cities,” said Franco.

Alibaba is now involved in dozens of pilot projects across China, with its open AI (人工智能) platform Tianqing for the ET City Brain system officially launched in September. Set up by its cloud computing subsidiary (子公司), the Brain looks to make the city “think” through AI and cloud computing technologies, and help make the best of public services in real time.

Since introducing the technology, Hangzhou’s traffic jam has fallen from the fifth-worst in China in 2016, all the way to 57th place this year. “Now our experiments are mostly for government use, but we truly expect our open AI platform to enter more areas and help citizens live, work and entertain better,” said Hua.

In McKinsey Global Institute recent report Smart cities: Digital solutions for a more livable future, they find cities can use smart technologies to improve some key quality life by 10 to 30 percent — numbers that translate into lives saved, fewer crime incidents, a reduced health burden, and carbon emissions.

【1】What can we say about the smart city?

A．Its concept has not been accepted by people.

B．It can be achieved only by lots of investment.

C．The worldwide standard for it has been established.

D．Its progress in China is among the best in the world.

【2】What does the underlined part in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A．Traffic jam.

B．Traffic flow.

C．AI platform.

D．Public services.

【3】Hangzhou is mentioned as an example to show that _______.

A．its traffic problem has been settled

B．the city has become more intelligent

C．its public services have greatly improved

D．it has made achievements in smart city construction

【4】What is the best title for the text?

A．Smart Cities are on the Way

B．Outline of the Future Smart Cities

C．Hangzhou’s Construction of Smart Cities

D．Alibaba Contributes More to Smart Cities

30、   On Christmas morning, Abby, a teenager, went happily downstairs. She didn’t __________ what was under the Christmas tree. Nothing can __________ the gift she has already been given this year--the gift of life.

The teenager has been looking forward to her first __________ Christmas in six years. She was told she wouldn’t __________ 18 without the operation, and now she is enjoying her new life. This year there will be no 12 hours of dialysis (透析)on Christmas Eve and no sitting in her bedroom watching films while __________ to a machine. Additionally, she can go out and __________ with her friends.

But as __________ mounts, Abby realizes her future has come at a price for that of her donor’s(捐献者) family. She said, “I will take some time to silently appreciate the family of my donor, who will be __________ for the person they lost. I know how __________ my kidney (肾脏)is.”

Abby said, “Now I’m well. I’ve discovered there’s lots of kindness and support there. I hope to become a child psychologist to help those in need.” Mum Jo agreed. She said, “We’re astonished by the love we’ve had. Abby’s __________ shows she has reached a new level of humanity.”

【1】A.recognize B.care C.forget D.imagine

【2】A.remove B.value C.equal D.pack

【3】A.modern B.freezing C.innocent D.healthy

【4】A.live through B.stick to C.hold up D.begin with

【5】A.talking B.listening C.attached D.addicted

【6】A.discuss B.socialize C.compete D.quarrel

【7】A.sadness B.surprise C.excitement D.doubt

【8】A.mourning B.arguing C.waiting D.looking

【9】A.weak B.qualified C.dynamic D.precious

【10】A.ambition B.guess C.concern D.success

31、When it came time to vote for the speaker at graduation in the class meeting, Ms. Lenihan asked who would like to be our class speaker. Being a (an) _______ girl, I tried not to make eye contact. Seeing several classmates go up to the front to state why they should be the speakers, I felt a sense of _______. But at last Ms. Lenihan _______ in front of us and said, “We will have another meeting this week, and I expect to see more participation. I am _______ that some of you are just sitting there when you should be up here!” When she said those words, I looked up to see she was glaring right at me. I felt so nervous, but knowing she had so much _______ in me, I should not let her down.

After spending the whole week practicing a speech, I stood up in front of my classmates. There were eight to ten other participants, and I didn’t _______ much for myself. When the votes came in the next day, Ms. Lenihan announced that the class chose me! I would have to stand up in front of our entire school to make a speech. My _______ level went through the roof, but Ms. Lenihan told me she was glad that I had stepped up to the _______.

Over the next month I worked on my graduation speech. When I stood up in front of the whole school, I was still nervous, _______ when I looked at Ms. Lenihan, I remembered the whole reason I was up there was that she had faith in me. I believe I ________ that day, and will always remember the encouragement that Ms. Lenihan gave me.

【1】

A．shy

B．honest

C．outgoing

D．lazy

【2】

A．duty

B．shame

C．loss

D．relief

【3】

A．stayed up

B．climbed up

C．marched up

D．pulled up

【4】

A．disappointed

B．depressed

C．embarrassed

D．frightened

【5】

A．faith

B．interest

C．pride

D．ambition

【6】

A．win

B．expect

C．prove

D．share

【7】

A．threat

B．anxiety

C．excitement

D．tolerance

【8】

A．achievement

B．destination

C．failure

D．challenge

【9】

A．till

B．then

C．but

D．so

【10】

A．proceeded

B．promised

C．innovated

D．transformed

32、   It’s not unusual to be caught in your life. When you get caught in a moment, you should remember that somewhere out there, someone always comes along with a pocket full of ________.

Yesterday I spent all my coins and dollar ________ on little deeds I had ________ breakfast because I got up late. Because of the mad rush, I forgot my ________.When I was on my way to ________ my lunch, a person in need asked me if I could ________ him some cash, so I decided to lend him first.

So, then later in the evening, I was heading home ________ waiting for dinner. However, I got a(n) ________ from my mum saying that she was to work ________ and wouldn't be able to prepare dinner for me. Even though there was no ________ in the house, I told my mum not to worry because I would ________ find myself something to cat.

While I was still ________ this sudden set of changes in my food options for the day, I passed a young man with a broad smile________ samples (样品) of cookies at a supermarket, he gave me a packet and said. “How about you ________ some more for school tomorrow?” ________ that, I returned a warm _______ to him and opened up my bag. He gladly filled it with 20 packets. I was ________ .

Whether you call it luck or fortune, I ________ wanted to say that somewhere out there somebody came along carrying a pocket of hope in his ________ and shared a piece of it with me! Somebody out there will one day do________ for you!

【1】A.hope B.chance C.luck D.food

【2】A.checks B.cash C.change D.bills

【3】A.had B.left C.skipped D.taken

【4】A.lunch B.keys C.purse D.bag

【5】A.serve B.cook C.prepare D.buy

【6】A.give B.pay C.spare D.show

【7】A.disappointedly B.gratefully C.willingly D.anxiously

【8】A.note B.call C.response D.announcement

【9】A.well B.hard C.late D.alone

【10】A.food B.electricity C.cookies D.money

【11】A.quickly B.surely C.hurriedly D.hardly

【12】A.introducing B.processing C.making D.seeking

【13】A.finding out B.putting up C.handing out D.giving off

【14】A.taking B.exchanging C.supplying D.adopting

【15】A.In response to B.Opposed to C.Owing to D.Contrary to

【16】A.welcome B.smile C.laughing D.affection

【17】A.confused B.worried C.puzzled D.excited

【18】A.simply B.nearly C.normally D.seriously

【19】A.coat B.mind C.packet D.heart

【20】A.a lot B.much C.the same D.some

33、   I settled into my seat in the audience at Good Morning America and stared down at the shoes I was wearing, My little sister’s shoes. Emily had died eight months earlier, a slow,____death from cervical cancer. I had inherited her gray, slip-on Converse sneakers with white laces. I loved those shoes. I____them too. Every time I put them on, I was____that I wouldn't see my sister or hold her again for a long，long time.

Emily and I hadn’t been close growing up. We were quite the____. She was the type to jump up in the morning and start her day, with GMA on the TV, while I liked____better than a quiet morning with coffee and Scripture. When she got sick，I flew from New York to her home in Louisiana to____her. As if the Lord and his love were working through me, our____melted away，and all I felt for Emily was love.

That made her passing all the more devastating(令人沮丧的）.I looked at her____and thought about how she’d suffered. I thought about how much I____her, how I just wanted to feel her presence again.

Going to a taping of GMA had ____Emily’s wish list. Emily had drawn hope from the host Robin Roberts，a two-time cancer survivor. She was more than just a star. Emily had felt a spiritual ____to Robin. I'd scored tickets to a show featuring the singer Mandisa,____music video for “Overcomer” had____my sister during her illness.

I just wanted to wear Emily’s shoes to the show and glance at her two heroes, my way of living her____for her. As soon as Robin Roberts stepped on set, I felt Emily's excitement rush____ me，pushing up from her shoes. Oh, sister. This is it! I thought.

At the first commercial break, Robin mingled(与…交谈)with the audience. Maybe I can get a picture with our shoes? I thought. I pushed my way through the crowd until,____，I was standing in front of her. “I’m here in my little sister’s shoes,” I said. “She died of cancer eight months ago. You were her absolute____. Can I take a picture with you?”

Robin’s eyes filled with____“Thank you for sharing that with me,” she said, pulling me to her. “God bless you. Of course, we can take a picture.” I sat down again, my heart____Robin Roberts now knew Emily in some mystical way, two souls connected in the wide world. It was so much_____ I could have hoped for.

【1】A. peaceful B. painful C. meaningful D. powerful

【2】A. enjoyed B. admired C. envied D. hated

【3】A. reminded B. required C. requested D. recalled

【4】A. same B. similar C. opposite D. different

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

【6】A. care about B. care for C. look about D. look for

【7】A. differences B. agreements C. competitions D. influences

【8】A. shoes B. laces C. clothes D. socks

【9】A. wanted B. missed C. pitied D. appreciated

【10】A. stayed B. remained C. topped D. existed

【11】A. relationship B. emotion C. connection D. decision

【12】A. which B. who C. whom D. whose

【13】A. inspired B. attracted C. attacked D. absorbed

【14】A. hope B. expectation C. future D. dream

【15】A. onto B. through C. across D. upon

【16】A. unwillingly B. approximately C. suddenly D. entirely

【17】A. hero B. host C. survivor D. patient

【18】A. laughter B. tears C. shouts D. yells

【19】A. broken B. blank C. full D. lost

【20】A. instead of B. rather than C. other than D. more than

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

My daughter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35、

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: 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.

37、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.

38、假定你是李华，疫情得到控制，现在你已经回校上课了。请你给你的外教Mrs. Smith写封感谢信，感谢疫情期间她对你的教导和帮助，内容包括：

1.感谢疫情期间老师对自己英语学习的帮助和信心上的鼓励；

2.表达对老师的想念以及衷心祝愿。

参考词汇：新冠病毒：the novel corona-virus.

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39、假定你是李华，最近你校将举办以“榜样的力量”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请根据提示写一篇演讲稿。内容包括：

1. 活动的目的；

2. 榜样的故事；

3. 个人看法。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯：

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。

Good morning. everyone!

I'm Li Hua from Class 1，Senior 3. It's my great honor to stand here to deliver my speech today.

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That's all Thanks for your listening.

40、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。

It was the end of the school year. Mum dropped me off at the school gate and I dashed toward my classroom as usual, without being aware my German Shepherd, Baxter also jumped out of the car and followed me into the school. For fear that I might be late for Mrs. White’s class, I just ignored the strange glances and laughter all the way, thinking they had nothing to do with me, until my best friend Roy yelled anxiously, “Melisa... Baxter behind you.”

I turned around. There he was, with his tongue hanging out and tail wagging happily in the wind. I was rooted on the spot. I wasn’t supposed to bring my dog to school, but at that moment, it was just impossible to get Baxter back.

I lowered myself and tried to get Barter to come closer, but he stared at me for a while, and jumped back. He was waiting for me to take him outside for a walk. Praise is always good, even for a dog, so I said, “Baxter, good boy. Come on now.” Luckily, he ran toward me.

But I could never hide such a naughty dog under my desk. I looked at Roy helplessly, whose eyes suddenly lit up, “The closet (储存室)...”

Yes, the closet. A thrill of excitement ran through my body. There, at the end of the hallway of this building, just on this floor, there was a small unlocked closet where we could safely park Baxter. That was really a perfect idea which would free me from my dilemma.

Then, Roy and I ran desperately back into our classroom. Hardly had we settled down into our seats when Mrs. White came in, books and papers in her hand.

The class went on smoothly. Mrs. White explained some rules patiently and reminded us to take notes. I listened attentively. Then something went wrong. When Mrs. White began to write some math problems on the blackboard, quietly, a dog slid in. It was Baxter. Mrs. White turned around, frozen with shock. “Whose dog is it?”

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1:

At this time, Baxter spotted me and ran toward me excitedly.

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Paragraph 2:

I had thought Mrs, White wouldn’t get away with it.

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41、假如你是李华，自新冠肺炎(COVID-19)疫情爆发以来，你的朋友Tom很担心你的安全。请给你的朋友Tom写一封信，告知其目前湖北新冠肺炎的形势, 也提醒他注意防护。

要点如下:1.告知湖北疫情现状;2.告诉他注意防护；3.表达战胜疫情的信心。

注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。