衡水2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、Air travel is much more affordable and _______ to the masses than it was in the 1960 s.

A.portable B.elegant C.accessible D.beneficial

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

A.not treated B.not being treated

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

3、 you succeed!

A.Can B.May C.Must D.Will

4、One night, at about midnight, I ______ the sky for about an hour. The stars were shining like diamonds.

A．have watched

B．had watched

C．watch

D．watched

5、--- Are you satisfied with the result?

--- Not at all. It couldn’t be _____.

A. any worse B. any better

C. good D. bad

6、The generous donation from China to the sufferers in the killing Indian Ocean Quake—tsunami has ________ the Chinese people's unselfishness and internationalism.

A.let out B.brought out C.given out D.taken out

7、—— Hey, if you can’t enjoy that at a sensible volume, please use the earphone. I’m studying.

—— Oh, I’m sorry. I ________ realize it ________ you.

A. don’t; bothers B. didn’t; bothered

C. don’t; was bothering D. didn’t; was bothering

8、Everyone faces challenges in life. It’s a matter of __________ you learn to overcome them and use them to your advantage.

A.that B.what C.which D.how

9、In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack ______ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.

A. less than B. more than

C. other than D. rather than

10、Festival celebrations provide a(n) ____ to celebrate together, sharing warmth and good times.

A.pipe B.patent C.avenue D.antique

11、His story of what happened that night didn’t ________ the witness’s version.

A.try out B.put off C.speed up D.correspond with

12、If  we improve its package, the product will surely ______ when introduced to the market.

A.get off B.come out C.catch on D.break away

13、_________ we don’t lose heart, we will find a way out.

A.As much as B.As well as C.So long as D.As far as

14、My telephone is out of order. Can you tell me the ____ news about the COVID-19 pandemic?

A．lately

B．latest

C．later

D．latter

15、________ to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I ________ not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.

A.If it were left … would B.Should it leave … must

C.Would it be left … should D.Was it left … would

16、Yesterday, the storm delayed us. ________ the storm we would have been here in time.

A．If it were not for

B．But for

C．Unless

D．But that

17、—Is your brother going camping?

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

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

18、Henry would rather his mother________ in the school where he is studying.

A．not work  B．not worked

C．didn't work    D．not working

19、The woman ______ I am sending an email is my business partner.

A．to whom

B．whom

C．who

D．whose

20、I think it is important for children to have brothers and sisters they can ________.

A.relate to B.split up C.drop off D.decide on

21、It is important that I _____ with Mr. Williams immediately.

A.speak B.spoke C.will speak D.to speak

22、The reason ________ he explained was________ he was ill and unable to go to school.

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

23、--Does the young man _____ there have possession of the company?

--No, The company is _____ his father.

A. standing; in the possession of B. stood; in the possession of

C. standing; in possession of D. stand; in possession of

24、________vivid picture describes ________ very common phenomenon in our society.

A．The；/

B．The；a

C．A；the

D．A；/

25、The thief_____ the papers all over the room while he was searching.

A．abandoned

B．disappeared

C．scattered

D．deserted

26、   I am waiting on a wooden bench in the open courtyard of an old house in Kolkata. It’s a summer morning, and seated next to me is a blonde girl in her early 20s. There’s almost total silence around us. “I can’t believe I’m here,” the girl speaks up suddenly. I smile back at her. We are in the house where Mother Teresa lives.

The year is 1989, and I am in my final year of college. A friend needs to pick up some documents from house number 54A on AJC Bose Road, where the famous founder of the Missionaries of Charity lives. Since Mother House is not far from my college, I have offered to help.

I meet a nun at the Missionaries of Charity office. She needs a little time to put the papers together and asks me to wait in the parlor. This is where I meet Sharon, a student from Minneapolis, in the U.S. Sharon grew up reading about Mother Teresa and dreaming of meeting her some day. She had started saving, from her pocket money and earnings from summer jobs, for her trip to India. She would meet Mother Teresa and volunteer at the Missionaries of Charity when she had enough for a return ticket, she had decided.

Today, she had been granted an audience with the woman who had touched her with stories of her kindness. “This has been my dream,” she says, lowering her voice. I could feel her excitement as she spoke.

“Have you met her before?” she asks me, assuming that I am waiting for my turn to meet Mother Teresa too.

“Um, no, I haven’t had the chance.”

She looks surprised!

I have lived in this city all my life, the city that Mother Teresa made her own, where she built an institution that saved millions, giving them a decent life, or dignity as they died. This is the place from where she inspired millions across the globe to come and volunteer and donate for her cause. Here is an American girl who has traveled thousands of miles to see her. And me, I’ve been here all along.

【1】Why is the author waiting in the house where Mother Teresa lives?

A.To talk with the American girl Sharon. B.To make an appointment with a nun.

C.To pick up some documents for a friend. D.To hand in his graduation papers.

【2】How did Sharon manage to get the money for her trip to India?

A.By selling her old clothes. B.By doing part-time jobs.

C.By volunteering in a charity. D.By sharing her dream.

【3】How does Sharon feel while waiting on the bench?

A.Nervous. B.Worried.

C.Annoyed. D.Excited.

【4】Why does Sharon feel surprised when she hears the author’s answer?

A.She can’t believe the author has never met Mother Teresa.

B.She thinks the author has just told her a lie on this topic.

C.She admires the author’s good luck to live in this city all his life.

D.She never sees a man who doesn’t want to meet Mother Teresa.

27、   The Poetry Foundation, recently named American poet Jack Prelutsky as the nation's first children's poet laureate (桂冠诗人). The group created the award as a way to increase children's love of poetry.

As children's poet laureate, Jack Prelutsky will give two public readings in the next two years. He will also advise the Poetry Foundation about children's literature and take part in projects concerning children and poetry.

Jack Prelutsky has been writing poetry for children for almost forty years. He has written more than thirty five books of poems. His first book was called A Gopher in the Garden. It was published in 1967. His latest is called Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems.

Jack Prelutsky is well known for creating new words by combining two words to create a new kind of creature. For example, he combined “radish” with “shark” to get “radishark”. “Lion” and “broccoli” became “broccolion”. He also created “umbrellaphant”, a mixture of the words “umbrella” and “elephant”.

Jack Prelutsky says that children like his poems because he writes about things they care about. Poetry researchers say that Jack Prelutsky's poems recognize children's feelings. An example of this is the poem My Sister Is a Werewolf which is about how it feels to be different.

Jack Prelutsky also writes poems about American holidays. His poem It's Halloween is a very famous one about the holiday celebrated at the end of October.

【1】Which of the following can be the BEST title of the passage?

A.Poems with New Words Grow Popular B.First Children's Poet Laureate Named

C.Children's Love for Poetry Increased D.Jack Prelutsky Awarded Nationwide

【2】What is Jack Prelutsky famous for?

A.Creating new words in his poems. B.His productivity.

C.His long time of writing. D.His poems about American holidays.

【3】What can we infer from the passage?

A.It was A Gopher in the Garden that brought him fame.

B.The poet will be kept busy over a lot of activities.

C.Jack Prelutsky will no longer write about American holidays.

D.The poem It's Halloween must have been written for adults.

【4】Put the following items in RIGHT order according to the passage.

a. two public readings

b. A Gopher in the Garden

c. Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems

d. My Sister Is a Werewolf

A.b—c—d—a B.d—a—c—b

C.b—d—c—a D.a—b—c—d

28、   This year’s United Nations Prize for Research in the Life Sciences（UNPRLS）goes to a Chinese scientist, Tu Youyou, for the discovery of artemisinin（青蒿素）and its use in the treatment of malaria（疟疾）—a medical advance that has saved millions of lives across the globe, especially in the developing world.

Tu’s pioneering work on malaria began on May 23, 1967 when the Chinese government started a program aimed at finding a cure for the deadly disease.

Tu combed the Chinese traditional medicine texts for possible treatments, and by 1972, had made 380 extracts（提取物）from 200 herbs. Her team then tested the extracts one by one on the malaria-infected mice. One of the extracts from Qinghao—or sweet wormwood—sharply reduced malaria growth in the animals.

At a March 1972 meeting of the project’s key participants, Tu reported that the natural plant extract wiped out the malaria in mice and monkeys. Later that year it proved effective in treating human patients.

The first English-language scientific journal（期刊）mentioning successful clinical trials for artemisinin appeared in late 1979 and two years later, Tu presented her discovery at an international meeting at the World Health Organization（WHO）and it was immediately recognized as a breakthrough. In 2015, she was finally awarded the Nobel Prize for her discovery.

Artemisinin is still the most powerful anti-malarial drug presently available, and an artemisinin-based drug combination is now the standard drug for the disease. The WHO lists artemisinin and related drugs in its catalog of “Essential Medicines”

“It is clear that Tu’s work has saved millions of lives, particularly in the developing world, and continues to bring about long-term medical benefits in the ongoing fight against this deadly disease,” the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization（UNESCO）prize committee writes in a statement published today.

【1】What has served as the major inspiration for Tu’s discovery？

A.The English-language scientific journals.

B.Exchanges with scientists at international meetings.

C.Her malaria-fighting experience in the developing countries.

D.Her extensive reading of the Chinese traditional medicine books.

【2】How long has it taken Tu to get her first official international recognition of her achievement?

A.About 6 years. B.About 7 years. C.About 9 years. D.About 43 years.

【3】What can we know about the artemisinin？

A.It has to be taken from the natural plants in China.

B.It is still the most effective drug in curing malaria.

C.It must be combined with other drugs for treatment.

D.It is the only anti-malarial medicine used in the world.

【4】Why was Tu given this year’s UNPRLS according to the UNESCO prize committee？

A.Her pioneering work has rid the world of malaria.

B.Her drug has promoted the use of natural herbs.

C.Her team discovered artemisinin and tested it successfully.

D.Her discovery has helped to save millions of lives in the world.

29、Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is road testing a new way to keep winter roads ice-free – by spreading on them cheese brine, the salty liquid used to make soft cheese, like mozzarella.

Wisconsin, also called "America's Dairyland," is famous for its cheese. The state produced 2.8 billion pounds of cheese last year! a result, there was a lot of leftover cheese brine. Disposing of(处置)the brine can be expensive. So what should cheese makers do with the waste?

Normally, towns use rock salt to de-ice streets. The salt lowers waters' freezing point, causing ice to melt(融化). But using cheese brine could help both cheese producers and cities save money, while keeping roads safe. Cheese brine has salt in it, which, like the rock salt, helps lower water's freezing point.

In addition to saving money, cheese brine could also be a more environment-friendly option. Many people suspect that all the rock salt used every winter is harming the environment.

Rock salt is made of sodium chloride, the sane con-pound (化合物)in ordinary table salt. Sounds harmless, right? But while you probably add only a small amount of salt to your food, road crews spread about 20 million tons of salt on U.S. Roads every year!

The chemical washes off roads and goes into the ground. There it can pollute drinking water, harm plants. and eat away soil. By spreading cheese brine on streets before adding a layer of rock salt, Milwaukee may be able to cut its rock salt use by 30 percent.

Cheese brine has a downside too – a shell similar to that of bad milk. "I don't really mind it," Emil Norby told Modern Farmer magazine. He works for one of Wisconsin's county highway commissions and came up with the idea of using cheese brine. "Our roads smell like Wisconsin!" he said.

【1】Why can cheese brine help keep winter roads ice-free?

A．It is soft.

B．It contains salt.

C．It is warm.

D．It has milk in it.

【2】What is a benefit of using cheese urine on roads?

A．Improving air quality.

B．Increasing sales of rock salt.

C．Reducing water pollution.

D．Saving the cheese industry.

【3】Milwaukee's new way to de-ice streets may be an example of_______________.

A．barking up the wrong tree

B．putting the cart before the horse

C．robbing Peter to pay Paul

D．killing two birds with one stone

30、   A few years ago my wife and I took a trip to Costa Rica. Upon arrival we rented a car and _______ for our first destination a few hours away.  I had a map so I figured I'd be in great _______. About 20 minutes into the drive I found myself _______ in the unmarked streets and dirty roads. Upset, I turned to Siri, a virtual(虚拟的)assistant in my phone, for help.

I typed the _______ to the destination in my phone and instantly Siri had _______ the best route to get there and we were on our way.

The only _______ was that things didn't always go the way I thought they would.  With the streets not being well _______, I would sometimes miss a turn and head in the _______ direction. Luckily, Siri never got _______ with me.  Any time I missed a turn Siri would simply ________ and say, “Rerouting. ________ the route.” And within a few seconds, Siri would have a new route ________ to get us to our destination.

Sometimes the new route meant I had to ________ to the right turn and sometimes Siri found a different route that took my new location into ________. Eventually we made it to our hotel ________ and enjoyed some beautiful scenery along the way.

Most people make the ________ of thinking that success comes from setting a goal and then ________ straight towards it. The ________ is that there is no straight path to success. There isn’t even the ________ path.  There are many paths that can get you to your goals. You just have to be ________ to recalculate your route when you miss a turn or there is something in your way.

A．paid

B．headed

C．applied

D．allowed

A．detail

B．shape

C．condition

D．demand

A．lost

B．absorbed

C．surrounded

D．knocked

A．schedule

B．approach

C．number

D．address

A．polished

B．consulted

C．opened

D．discovered

A．link

B．difference

C．problem

D．answer

A．marked

B．built

C．arranged

D．expanded

A．wrong

B．new

C．clear

D．original

A．generous

B．mad

C．concerned

D．familiar

A．break down

B．turn on

C．cut in

D．go away

A．Changing

B．Cancelling

C．Targeting

D．Giving

A．checked

B．obeyed

C．planned

D．predicted

A．point

B．return

C．lead

D．deliver

A．order

B．effect

C．place

D．account

A．safely

B．frequently

C．steadily

D．gradually

A．excuse

B．accident

C．trouble

D．mistake

A．looking

B．escaping

C．marching

D．turning

A．pattern

B．truth

C．consequence

D．privilege

A．first

B．suitable

C．accurate

D．only

A．proud

B．willing

C．anxious

D．mild

31、It was my first year of work as a doctor. That time was filled with frightening, uncomfortable _______ but the present one was the _______.

A woman in her early twenties had been _______ to theatre (手术室) after a traffic accident. She had suffered _______ injuries and the surgeons had been unable to save her life. After the consultant told her parents the news, I _______ them for some time as they were _______ quietly.

When I came out of the room, the consultant was standing outside. “I think it would be nice if it came from you,” he said. “What?” I asked.

“About organ donation,” he replied. I _______ hard. Surely, it felt extremely awkward and _______ to have this conversation while they were in deep sorrow. But the problem with organ donation is that every minute _______.

I opened the door and sat opposite them, ________ that I was only going to make things worse for them.

“It’s what she’d have wanted,” the mother said before I had even finished. The father ________. Although I had imagined they might ________ for me bringing up such a sensitive ________ in their moment of sadness, in fact they seemed pleased.

“She was always so ________,” her father added.

As the consultant and I left them, it ________ me that I’d been wrong in ________ it would be an awkward conversation. Nothing could take away the ________ of having lost their daughter. Yet this last, final act had ________ them and helped them feel that the ________ of their daughter lived on in this act of generosity.

________, it was one of the most heart-warming conversations I have ever had.

【1】

A．adventures

B．arrangements

C．possibilities

D．experiences

【2】

A．best

B．latest

C．worst

D．saddest

【3】

A．introduced

B．removed

C．rushed

D．forced

【4】

A．slight

B．severe

C．curable

D．common

【5】

A．accompanied

B．watched

C．promised

D．approached

【6】

A．praying

B．whispering

C．sighing

D．sobbing

【7】

A．listened

B．objected

C．ignored

D．swallowed

【8】

A．ill-timed

B．absent-minded

C．black-hearted

D．old-fashioned

【9】

A．connects

B．counts

C．passes

D．struggles

【10】

A．surprised

B．convinced

C．excited

D．confused

【11】

A．recalled

B．nodded

C．denied

D．continued

【12】

A．bite their tongue

B．make the ends meet

C．hit the ceiling

D．rock the boat

【13】

A．subject

B．trade

C．accident

D．trouble

【14】

A．generous

B．pleased

C．optimistic

D．special

【15】

A．went against

B．relied on

C．occurred to

D．responded to

【16】

A．complaining

B．thinking

C．explaining

D．pretending

【17】

A．regret

B．mistake

C．pain

D．concern

【18】

A．failed

B．freed

C．rescued

D．comforted

【19】

A．spirit

B．image

C．smile

D．decision

【20】

A．Finally

B．Importantly

C．Occasionally

D．Unexpectedly

32、   For me, two of the loveliest words in English are “Life persists”.

I ________  them years ago as a college student, sitting in the library, ________, working on a paper. Out of nowhere, those words came ________ off the page in a quote, “In the midst of death life persists, in the midst of ________ truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.”

Suddenly I wasn’t unhappy and impatient any more. Then I ________ my granddad. I loved to talk with him. And I was ________ to hear what he’d think of it. He had poor hearing, so I had to ________ it a few times, but once he ________ it, he laughed. “All I can say to that is totally ________,”he said on the phone. I told him how glad I was, after a long winter, to finally see spring and ________ to find that quote. “Why is that?” he asked. “Well, spring is a sure _________ that life persists. And it just makes me________. ”

He laughed again, and then ______ his lovely voice, he recited for me his________“spring time” words, “The desert shall rejoice(高兴) and blossom(开花) like the rose … even with_________ and singing.”

Many years later, ________ my husband and I drove across a desert with many wildflowers and blooming cactuses (仙人掌), I could _________ hear my granddad laughing, “The desert shall rejoice.”

Life persists, and so do we, in the silence of _________ and the blooming of cactuses; and in the dead of  _________  and the green of spring. Spring _________  us that we’re alive forever.

【1】A.looked for B.picked out C.came across D.made up

【2】A.worried B.bored C.tired D.confused

【3】A.running B.dancing C.rushing D.moving

【4】A.fear B.thrill C.anxiety D.lie

【5】A.called B.visited C.consulted D.informed

【6】A.desperate B.confident C.upset D.patient

【7】A.copy B.print C.repeat D.recite

【8】A.made B.got C.undertook D.managed

【9】A.puzzlement B.doubt C.agreement D.disapproval

【10】A.practically B.naturally C.obviously D.especially

【11】A.way B.sign C.remark D.evidence

【12】A.astonished B.energetic C.merry D.alive

【13】A.in B.with C.of D.beyond

【14】A.impressive B.extraordinary C.classic D.favorite

【15】A.joy B.sorrow C.sympathy D.adaptation

【16】A.after B.although C.until D.when

【17】A.hardly B.always C.mostly D.almost

【18】A.desert B.words C.world D.journeys

【19】A.spring B.winter C.summer D.autumn

【20】A.comforts B.guarantees C.reminds D.strikes

33、   The coronavirus pandemic and the threat of a national lockdown have caused some people to buy essential supplies _________ until there’s _________ on grocery store shelves for anyone else. Not only is it _________ and inconsiderate, it also affects the age group that is most sensitive to the virus: the elderly. But there are plenty of people who’ve been helping the elderly with their _________, and also by offering them _________.

Helena Ellis _________ a Facebook post, saying that she saw an old man standing with an empty cart staring at empty shelves of bread. _________, she gave him one of the last two _________ that she had taken. She _________ other people to help out the elderly and spare them something that people could do __________. “In a time of madness and __________, please don’t forget those aged people,” Ellis wrote.

Liam Elkind, junior at Yale University enlisted (征募) over 1,300 volunteers to help deliver food and medicine to seniors. __________ themselves Invisible Hands, the group offers the elderly the __________ of filling out a delivery request form and having their shopping done.

Jayde Powell, another college student, __________ started a network of Shopping Angels to deliver groceries to the elderly in her area. “We’re doing this to try and __________ to people who are completely alone in this situation,” Powell told CNN.

Tonka, a __________ dog, is used to visiting his senior friends to give some “feel-good” at the nursing home in Texas. But when the nursing home __________ all visitors in an effort to protect its __________ from the spread of coronavirus, Tonka’s owner, Courtney Leigh, decided to __________ Tonka’s visits, just from outside the nursing home’s windows, holding a sign that __________ “We Miss You.”

【1】A.in vain B.in demand C.in panic D.in surprise

【2】A.a little B.nothing C.something D.a few

【3】A.necessary B.careless C.selfish D.critical

【4】A.family B.company C.shopping D.health

【5】A.respect B.comfort C.mercy D.passion

【6】A.put on B.put up C.put off D.put in

【7】A.Heartbroken B.Undoubted C.Desperate D.Hopeless

【8】A.carts B.hotdog packs C.shelves D.shopping lists

【9】A.inquired B.ordered C.urged D.appealed

【10】A.without B.within C.with D.out

【11】A.wars B.conflicts C.disorder D.ruins

【12】A.Called B.Calling C.To call D.Being called

【13】A.choice B.privilege C.promise D.challenge

【14】A.uniquely B.similarly C.finally D.surprisingly

【15】A.find out B.look out C.call out D.reach out

【16】A.guide B.therapy C.detection D.rescue

【17】A.turned off B.turned out C.turned down D.turned in

【18】A.guests B.residents C.immigrants D.families

【19】A.postpone B.pause C.continue D.deliver

【20】A.writes B.says C.prints D.speaks

34、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Smell the flowers before you go to sleep and you may just end up with rosy dreams. Have a whiff of rotten(腐烂的)eggs during the night and your dreams may be【1】(pleasant). So says researcher Dr. Boris Stuck, 【2】invited sleeping volunteers to a rose vs. rotten egg test in the University Hospital Mannheim in Germany. The subjects didn’t dream about roses【3】eggs, but rather he found that what they smelt affected the emotions of【4】(they) dreams.

And if you think【5】(smell) have a say in dreams, wait for what TV tells us. A UK study reveals that people exposed【6】black-and-white film and TV in their youth are to have monochromic(单色的)dreams throughout their life more【7】(probable). Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee tested two age groups— one half 【8】(age) over 55 and【9】other half under 25.

The result? Under 5% of the dreams of the under-25s were in black and white. 【10】(watch)color TV in childhood seems to be the reason why.

35、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

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

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

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

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

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

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、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.

F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.

Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.

It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.

38、假定你是李华，下周你校将举办英语演讲比赛。请你围绕 “taking responsibility” 写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：

1. 承担责任的重要性；

2. 应如何承担责任；

3. 你的呼吁。

注意：1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear classmates,

I’m Li Hua.

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39、假定你是李华，你校英语俱乐部现面向高二学生招收新成员，你打算参加，请你向该俱乐部提交书面申请。要点如下：

1. 个人优势介绍（如性格、特长等）;

2. 参选后的活动设想（规划，组织英语讲座，演讲比赛等）;

3. 表达当选的愿望。

注意：1. 词数不少于100；2. 可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯。

Dear Sir or Madam,

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Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

40、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Once there was a little girl named Emily. Although her singing was very pleasant to hear, lacking of courage, she never dared to sing in front of strangers.

One summer, the neighborhood where she lived would hold a singing competition. Her best friend, Lucy, came to invite her to participate in the competition, but Emily said, “I’m afraid to take part in it.” Her mother said, “it’s okay, just do it bravely.” Emily followed her mama’s advice and decided to give herself a try. The day came. Emily and Lucy went to the competition site. But she was too timid (胆小的) to walked onto the stage. She had been waiting until others finished singing. She shakily (颤抖地) forced herself to stand on the stage. She started to sing, but her voice was so low. What’s worse, she was so nervous that she forget the lyrics (歌词) after singing a few words. Being laughed at by others, embarrassed and shy, she ran away from the stage.

Some naughty boys ran after her and said, “Emily, coward (胆小鬼)! Emily, coward!” Emily didn’t argue with them. What she wanted was to go back home as quickly as she could. Finally, she rushed into the house, hugged her mom and cried sadly.

“Well, my poor girl. Don’t cry. Tell me what happened to you.” asked her mom. Emily looked up her mother and told her what she had experienced.

Listening to her, her mom cupped her face and said, “it doesn’t matter, girl. As long as you practice singing more in front of strangers, you will become braver little by little. So, my girl, don’t be beaten by a failure. You can go out to practice singing every day. No matter who is listening to you, go on singing and never stop. I believe there will be a harvest for you.”

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

Emily listened to her mother carefully and followed her mom’s suggestion. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

Going on singing, she walked into the park, where many people were singing and dancing. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

41、假如你叫李华，一名池州一中的学生，同时也是环境保护的志愿者。请根据以下内容为《池州日报》写一封英文倡议书，倡议池州市区中学生选择共享单车作为交通工具。倡议书内容：

1. 私家车、出租车和公交车的普及使用增加了道路负担，加剧环境污染；

2. 选择共享单车出行的好处；

3. 提出呼吁。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头已给出，但不计入总词数。

注：共享单车 a shared bike

Dear Fellow Students,

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua