丽水2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、________ by the beauty of the piano music, the audience almost forgot to applaud when the pianist finally finished it.

A．Attract

B．To attract

C．Attracting

D．Attracted

2、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

3、Since this accident has nothing to do with him, he seems no way ______.

A. to be blamed B. to blame

C. blamed for D. to blame for

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

--- Not at all. It couldn’t be _____.

A. any worse B. any better

C. good D. bad

5、To keep their innovation _______ the times, Internet-based companies are sparing no efforts in digging into more core technologies.

A．in tune with

B．in touch with

C．in exchange for

D．in reward for

6、His only______was that we should keep it secret.

A.consequence B.occasion C.condition D.state

7、_____ you may meet, you should face the challenge bravely.

A.However a serious problem B.What a serious problem

C.However serious a problem D.What serious a problem

8、Only when you have been familiar with the plan ______.

A.then you’ll be able to carry it out

B.were you able to carry it out

C.and you will be able to carry out it

D.will you be able to carry it out

9、They ____ each other in shape but not in color.

A. like B. look

C. resemble D. represent

10、The greatest discovery of our generation is _____ a human being can change his life by changing his attitudes.

A．that

B．which

C．what

D．how

11、Since living in the country is cheap ________ with that in big cities, my grandpa decided to spend the rest of his life in the country.

A.in combination B.in comparison C.in contact D.in connection

12、Later ________ word came that Dolly ________ sheep had become seriously ill.

A．a; a

B．the; the

C．/; the

D．/; /

13、The newly-elected president officially a plan to break through the trade barrier.

A.laid off B.laid down C.laid out D.laid aside

14、He is said to ________ to his country because a new president comes into power.

A. be allowed to return B. allow to return

C. allow returning D. be allowed returning

15、All the drivers must be ______ before they begin to drive on their own.

A.tested out B.examined C.looked into D.watched

16、The actress is ________ of applause who has a strong desire for success.

A．precious

B．uncomplicated

C．ambitious

D．timeless

17、From her knowledge of Douglas's habits，she feels sure that the attacker last night ___________Douglas.

A. mustn't have been B. can't have been

C. shouldn't have been D. wouldn't have been

18、I found it no use _______ to persuade him to give up smoking.

A．Try

B．to try

C．trying

D．having tried

19、_________ that Tom got inside the room to see what was going on.

A．So strangely did he feel

B．So strangely he felt

C．So strange did he feel

D．So strange he felt

20、Learning English means more than memorizing a lot of words. It ________ a large amount of reading as well.

A.involves B.inspires C.motivates D.associates

21、Many experts hold the view that teachers’ development is _______ the key to better education lies.

A.which B.what C.where D.how

22、Let's get through the work quickly._______seems to be little time left now.

A．It

B．There

C．That

D．Here

23、—What a surprise! I _____________ you still away on holiday.

—But it __________only a fortnight before our new voluntary project begins.

A.think; is B.thought; will be C.had thought; was D.thought; is

24、The question whether college students should do part-time jobs is still ________ debate.

A.under B.in C.for D.with

25、The panels also capture heat from the sun and ________it into energy that powers the building.

A．pose

B．repay

C．polish

D．convert

26、Philadelphia's Magic Gardens makes up a folk art center, gallery space, and a nonprofit organization showcasing the works of mosaicist（镶嵌设计师）Isaiah Zagar.

Zagar devoted himself to beautifying the South Street neighborhood in the late 1960s, when he moved to the area with his wife Julia. The couple helped the area by purchasing and repairing some old buildings, often adding colorful mosaics on both their private and public walls. The first such project was Julia's still-busy folk art store, the Eyes Gallery at 402 South Street.

Zagar started working on the Magic Gardens in 1994 in the deserted parking lot near his studio. He spent the next fourteen years sculpting multi-layered walls and decorating the 3, 000 square foot space. The installation（装置艺术），primarily consisting of found objects and contributions from the community, finally covers half a city block with countless patterns and colors. It shows Zagar's many artistic influences, as well as the events and experiences of his life.

In 2002，the owner of the once-unused parking lot decided to sell the land in response to rising South Street property values. Unwilling to witness the destruction of Zagar's neighborhood art environment, the community rushed to support the artist. His creation, newly titled Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, turned into a nonprofit organization with the intention of preserving and promoting Zagar's works at the site of the Magic Gardens and throughout the South Street region.

The Magic Gardens is now a permanent art institution that is open to visitors throughout the year. Trained guides are available to lead tours of the Magic Gardens and Zagar's surrounding public wall paintings. In addition, it offers monthly mosaic workshops led by Zagar himself, and regularly hosts concerts, dance performances, and other public events.

【1】How did Zagar help the South Street neighborhood?

A．He moved to the area with his family.

B．He worked to improve its surroundings.

C．He opened a folk art store with his wife.

D．He managed to buy all the old buildings.

【2】What does Paragraph 3 intend to tell us?

A．Great achievements of Zagar.

B．Special skills of installing art.

C．Location of the Magic Gardens

D．Early history of the Magic Gardens.

【3】What do the local residents think of Zagar's works?

A．They harm environment.

B．They can bring in profits.

C．They should be removed.

D．They are precious treasures.

【4】What can tourists do in Philadelphia's Magic Gardens?

A．Paint the walls on the spot.

B．Put on music performances.

C．Enjoy some Zagar's works.

D．Attend some dance courses.

27、   Writing an essay can be a difficult task, but it can also be fun. Essay writing provides students with a chance to be creative. When someone chooses to create a persuasive essay, there are quite a few ways to express oneself. 【1】 Or, will I instead choose to use a serious method in my writing?

【2】 When doing research for an essay, the student has the chance to become an expert on his or her topic. By writing a student can now share his or her wealth of knowledge with other students and even the teacher. 【3】

Essay writing, especially persuasive essay writing, provides a chance for healthy debate. Once others read an essay, they may find that they may disagree with certain opinions that are expressed by the author. 【4】 After all, who doesn’t enjoy arguing for what they believe in?

Essay writing is a very enjoyable experience. At the same time, it can be a confidence builder. 【5】 The only difference is a painter uses pigment (颜料) while the writer uses words. Actually, the writer is painting a picture with words.

A. Writing is like painting a picture.

B. Will I use humor to get my point across?

C. Actually, he or she becomes the teacher.

D. Essay writing is like opinion sharing.

E. The author and readers can then both back up their positions.

F. Before writing an essay, students need some research.

G. Essay writing allows one to share his or her ideas with others.

28、Humans’ overconsumption of resources is a leading contributor to global climate change, says University of Arizona researcher Sabrina Helm. Therefore, it’s increasingly important to understand the choices consumers make and how those decisions affect the health of a planet with limited resources. In a new study, published in the journal Young Consumers, Helm and her colleagues explore how materialistic values influence pro-environmental behaviors in millennials, who are now the nation’s most influential group of consumers.

The researchers focused on two main categories of pro-environmental behaviors: reduced consumption, which includes actions like repairing instead of replacing older items; and “green buying,” or purchasing products designed to limit environmental impacts. The researchers also looked at how engaging in pro-environmental behaviors affects consumer well-being.

More materialistic participants, the researchers found, were unlikely to engage in reduced consumption. However, materialism did not seem to have an effect on their likelihood of practicing “green buying.” That’s probably because “green buying,” unlike reduced consumption, still offers a way for materialists to fulfill their desire to get new items, Helm said.

Study participants who reported having fewer materialistic values were much more likely to engage in reduced consumption. Consuming less was, in turn, linked to higher personal well-being and lower psychological suffering. Green buying—which may have some positive environmental effects, although to a smaller degree than reduced consumption—was not found to improve consumer well-being, Helm said.

The take-home message for consumers: “The key is to reduce consumption and not just buy green stuff. Having less and buying less can actually make us more satisfied and happier,” Helm said. “If you have a lot of stuff, you have a lot on your mind,” she said. “For example, it requires maintenance and there’s a lot of burdens of ownership, and if you relieve yourself of that burden of ownership, most people report feeling a lot better and freer.”

Helm and her colleagues additionally looked at how materialism affects millennial consumers’ proactive financial behaviors, such as budgeting and saving. Examining financial behaviors alongside pro-environmental behaviors provides a picture of how young adults proactively deal with resource limitations in two contexts: environmental and financial, Helm said.

As expected, Helm and her colleagues found that those who reported having more materialistic values engaged in fewer proactive financial behaviors than their less materialistic counterparts (对应的人). The researchers also found that, consistent with previous studies, proactive financial behaviors were associated with better personal well-being, life satisfaction and financial satisfaction, as well as lower psychological suffering.

Understanding how materialistic values impact consumer behaviors, and how those behaviors in turn affect personal and environmental well-being, is important, Helm said. However, she acknowledges that for many consumers, shifting behaviors to be more financially proactive and consume less will be challenging.

【1】What do we know about pro-environmental behaviors?

A．They are a cause of climate change.

B．They lead to a more satisfying life.

C．They vary in different age groups.

D．They are affected by materialism.

【2】It can be learned from Helm’s study that ________.

A．ownership of green products brings a sense of happiness

B．materialists prefer practicing green buying to buying less

C．green buying helps control people’s desire to buy new items

D．buying less and green buying have similar effects on people

【3】According to the study, which of the following can improve one’s well-being?

A．Replacing older items.

B．Developing new resources.

C．Buying greener products.

D．Being careful with expenses.

【4】What is Helm probably going to explain in the next paragraph?

A．When people develop proactive financial behaviors.

B．Which financial behaviors lead to mental well-being.

C．Why it is hard to change people’s financial behaviors.

D．How materialistic values influence financial behaviors.

29、   How many things can you see in the night sky? A lot! On a clear night you might see the Moon, some planets, and thousands of sparkling stars.

You can see even more with a telescope. And with bigger and bigger telescopes you can see more and more objects in the sky. And you can see those objects in more and more detail.

But scientists believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see. We won't see them with the biggest telescope in the world, on the clearest night of the year.

That's because they're invisible. They're the mysterious dead stars called black holes.

You might find it hard to imagine that stars die. After all, our Sun is a star. Year after year we see it up in the sky, burning brightly, giving us heat and light. The Sun certainly doesn't seem to be getting old or weak. But stars do burn out and die after billions of years.

As a star's gases burn, they give off light and heat. But when the gas runs out, the star stops burning and begins to die.

As the star cools, the outer layers of the star pull in toward the center. The star squashes into a smaller and smaller ball. If the star was very small, the star ends up as a cold, dark ball called a black dwarf. If the star was very big, it keeps squashing inward until it's packed together tighter than anything in the universe.

Imagine if the Earth were crushed until it was the size of a tiny marble. That's how tightly this dead star, a black hole, is packed. What pulls the star in toward its center with such power? It's the same force that pulls you down when you jump—the force called gravity. A black hole is so tightly packed that its gravity sucks in everything—even light. The light from a black hole can never come back to your eyes. That's why you see nothing but blackness.

So next time you stare up at the night sky, remember: there's more in the Sky than we can see! Scattered in the silent darkness are black holes—the great mystery of space.

【1】According to the article, what causes a star to die?

A.As its gases run out, it cools down. B.It has a collision with other stars.

C.It can only live for about a million years. D.As it gets hotter and hotter, it explodes.

【2】Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.Black holes are dead stars. B.Black holes have gravity.

C.Black holes are invisible. D.There is nothing as mysterious as a black hole.

【3】What happens AFTER a star dies?

A.It becomes invisible. B.It fails to Earth.

C.It burns up all of its gases. D.It becomes brighter and easier to see.

【4】Why can't you see light when you look at a black hole?

A.Because most black holes are so far away.

B.Because the gravity of a black hole is so strong that it sucks the light inward.

C.Because as the star's gases burn, it stops giving off heat and light.

D.Because as a star cools, its outer layers pull in toward its center.

30、Two Candles

Tom was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often _______ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so _______ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _______ up their new home, the light suddenly went out. They had to stop work. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait _______ in a low mood. Just then he heard slight knocks on his door that sounded clear in the _______ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _______ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be disturbed, so he went to the door and opened it _______. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door _______ “What a nuisance (讨厌鬼)!” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _______ things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. ________this time she was ________ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.” Tom was very ________ by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said, “Thank you and your grandmother. God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his ________ in life. It was his ________ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually nobody else but himself, for his life had been darkened by his unsympathetic ________.

【1】

A．hoping

B．telling

C．complaining

D．pretending

【2】

A．inspired

B．disappointed

C．embarrassed

D．impressed

【3】

A．building

B．turning

C．coming

D．tidying

【4】

A．anxiously

B．doubtfully

C．hopefully

D．helplessly

【5】

A．dark

B．quiet

C．cold

D．sleepless

【6】

A．newcomer

B．traveler

C．guest

D．settler

【7】

A．surprisedly

B．delightedly

C．impatiently

D．willingly

【8】

A．gently

B．kindly

C．politely

D．violently

【9】

A．lend

B．sell

C．fetch

D．borrow

【10】

A．And

B．So

C．But

D．For

【11】

A．holding

B．hiding

C．blowing

D．lighting

【12】

A．frightened

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．surprised

【13】

A．failure

B．dissatisfaction

C．complaint

D．determination

【14】

A．responsibility

B．apology

C．coldness

D．concept

【15】

A．mind

B．opinion

C．behavior

D．look

31、   In 1883, an engineer named John Roebling had the idea of building a bridge connecting New York with Long Island. _______，other bridge builders thought this was impossible, and told Roebling to _______ the idea.

But Roebling thought about it all the time, and knew that it _______ be done. After much discussion and persuasion, he managed to _______ his son Washington that the bridge in fact could be built.

Working together for the first time, the father and son began to plan out how the difficulties could be _______. In great excitement they began to _______ staff and build their dream bridge.

The project started _______ , but a few months later a tragic_______ took the life of John Roebling. Washington was also injured, which _______ him unable to talk or move.

People began to see the project in a ________ light, and started to say that it should be dropped, since only the Roebling knew how the bridge should be built. Washington, though he was never ________ ,  was physically unable to pass on his ________ .

Then one day, he lay in bed in his hospital room with a gentle breeze blowing the white curtains ________, so that he was able to see the sky; it seemed to him that he was being given a(n) ________ not to give up. Suddenly an idea hit him. All he could do was move one finger, and he decided to ________use of it.  He slowly developed a code of________ with his wife, and then used it to tell the engineers what to do.

For 13 years Washington gave________by tapping his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally ________. Today the Brooklyn Bridge stands as a monument to the   ________of one man's spirit, and his determination not to be________ by circumstances.

A．Whether

B．Since

C．However

D．Therefore

A．forget

B．treasure

C．understand

D．adopt

A．had to

B．could

C．should

D．would

A．convince

B．advise

C．arrange

D．promise

A．realized

B．discovered

C．controlled

D．overcome

A．invite

B．interview

C．fire

D．hire

A．carefully

B．frequently

C．smoothly

D．naturally

A．accident

B．situation

C．experience

D．information

A．resulted

B．left

C．protected

D．exposed

A．necessary

B．negative

C．powerful

D．generous

A．satisfied

B．exhausted

C．discouraged

D．determined

A．pressure

B．impression

C．surprise

D．enthusiasm

A．away

B．off

C．out

D．apart

A．notice

B．symbol

C．message

D．image

A．make

B．cover

C．serve

D．point

A．communication

B．conversation

C．intention

D．attention

A．production

B．explanations

C．construction

D．instructions

A．recovered

B．solved

C．completed

D．failed

A．welcome

B．strength

C．reply

D．response

A．knocked

B．defeated

C．improved

D．described

32、   A mother was criticizing her daughter after watching the girl was not good enough to compete at a championship level during the daily training in the gymnastics camp.

The scene reminded me of my ________ of the day when one of my own gymnastic performances put me close to tears.

My mother became seriously ill when she was young, and she has ________ a wheelchair ever since. But she never let that ________ her.

She has raised five children and has a career as well.

One day I joined a gymnastics program at a nearby park. Before long, I was totally ________ in it. By 1972, I was on the National Gymnastics Team for the Olympic Games. I couldn’t think of anything else but ________ a gold medal.

Before the competition, all in my mind was ________ not to disgrace(使……丢脸)my country and myself. But, though I tried my best, I didn’t win a gold medal. I was so ________ . When the winners were receiving ________ , I joined my parents in the stands, and we all cried. “I'm sorry. I did my best, ”said me.

She said nothing but ten words I never ________ , “Doing your best is more important than being the best. ” Suddenly I understood my mother ________ than ever before. She had never let her handicap(残疾) ________ her from always doing her best.

Now I approached the crying girl and put a(n) ________ around her. “Honey, ” I said. “I know you have done your best, and doing your best is more important than being the best. I'm ________ you. ”

She ________ at me with tears in her eyes. Maybe somewhere, someday, she’ll ________ those words along.

【1】A.experiences B.success C.regrets D.memories

【2】A.needed B.made C.wanted D.expected

【3】A.control B.challenge C.discourage D.disturb

【4】A.confident B.absorbed C.involved D.trapped

【5】A.finding B.winning C.earning D.making

【6】A.determination B.satisfaction C.encouragement D.effort

【7】A.annoyed B.disappointed C.embarrassed D.worded

【8】A.applauses B.rewards C.gifts D.awards

【9】A.remembered B.ignored C.understood D.forgot

【10】A.faster B.better C.closer D.easier

【11】A.prevent B.save C.protect D.forbid

【12】A.arm B.hand C.ring D.scarf

【13】A.curious about B.concerned about C.proud of D.sure of

【14】A.glanced B.smiled C.laughed D.shouted

【15】A.continue B.treat C.pass D.use

33、Within a minute’s walk of my house there was a wild stretch of unspoiled woodland, where there were blackberry plants, squirrels and their young. I _________ walked in this park with Rex --- a friendly, harmless little dog; and _______ we rarely met anyone in the park, I took Rex along without a leash(狗绳).

One day we met a mounted policeman in the park, a policeman eager to show his _______.

“What do you mean by letting that dog run _______ in the park without a leash and a muzzle(口套)?” he shouted at me angrily. “Don’t you know it’s against the law?”

“Yes, I know it is,” I replied softly, “but I didn’t think he would do any _______ out here.

“You didn’t think! You didn’t think! The law doesn’t know about what you think. That dog _______ kill a squirrel or bite a child. Now, I’m going to _______ this time; but if I catch this dog out here again without a leash, you’ll have to tell it to the _________.”

I humbly _________ to obey.

And I did obey --- for a few times. But Rex didn’t like the muzzle, and neither did I; so we decided to take a __________. Everything was lovely for a while, and then we got into ________. Rex and I raced over the hill one afternoon and there, suddenly --- to my __________ --- I saw the majesty of the law, riding on a horse. Rex was out in a front, heading straight for the officer.

I was in for it. I knew it. So I didn’t ________ until the policeman started talking, I beat him to it. I said: “ Officer, you’ve caught me ________. I’m guilty. I have no alibis, no excuses. You ________ me last week that if I brought the dog out here again without a muzzle you would fine me.”

“Well, now,” the policeman responded in a soft tone, “I know it’s a ________ to let a little dog like that have a run out here when nobody is around.”

“Sure it is,” I replied, “____________ it is against the law.”

“Well, a little dog like that isn’t going to harm anybody,” the policeman protested.

“No, but he may kill __________,” I said.

“Well now, I think you are taking this a bit too seriously,” he told me.

“I’ll tell you what you do. You just let him run over the hill there where I can’t see him --- and we’ll forget all about it.”

That policeman, being human, wanted a feeling of ________; so when I began to condemn myself, the only way he could nourish his self-esteem was to take the kind and generous attitude showing __________.

【1】

A．seldom

B．sometimes

C．frequently

D．never

【2】

A．when

B．since

C．if

D．while

【3】

A．authority

B．force

C．magic

D．dignity

【4】

A．loose

B．freely

C．wildly

D．quickly

【5】

A．wrong

B．damage

C．good

D．harm

【6】

A．can

B．might

C．will

D．must

【7】

A．give you up

B．let you off

C．give in to you

D．put up with you

【8】

A．owner

B．policeman

C．judge

D．children

【9】

A．listened

B．promised

C．agreed

D．kept

【10】

A．change

B．chance

C．charge

D．cheat

【11】

A．trap

B．difficulty

C．trouble

D．shape

【12】

A．disappointment

B．surprise

C．joy

D．regret

【13】

A．wait

B．move

C．say

D．walk

【14】

A．on the scene

B．blue-blooded

C．in spot

D．red-handed

【15】

A．warned

B．told

C．informed

D．taught

【16】

A．appeal

B．temptation

C．urge

D．crime

【17】

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．because

【18】

A．blackberry

B．birds

C．children

D．squirrels

【19】

A．importance

B．achievement

C．happiness

D．respect

【20】

A．sympathy

B．regret

C．mercy

D．optimism

34、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.

35、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.

The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.

Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.

"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.

Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.

"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much

36、Directions: Fill in each blank 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.

Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but 【1】 number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now put free course materials on the web to the 【2】. Recent additions in the United States 【3】 projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley.

Berkeley said it would offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are 【4】 at the Apple iTunes store.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became an early 【5】 with its Open Course Ware project, first 【6】 in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams even include the answers. Today, Open Course Ware offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These 【7】 from Physics to Political Science. Visitors can learn the same things as MIT students learn. But as the site points out, Open Course Ware is not an MIT education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide 【8】 with teachers. Still, MIT says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada. Students and educators use the site, including students at MIT. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners.

Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of 【9】 online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at MIT, is 【10】 popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. MIT Open Course Ware now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering.

37、I have a muscle disease but I don't look any different from other people. Sometimes, I was too weak【1】 go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an【2】(absent), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.

My life is a lot easier at high school because few fellow students make me【3】(annoy). My ambition is to work for a firm【4】develops computer software when I grow up. Last year I invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around【5】(feel) sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends. I spend a lot of time looking after my pets【6】(proper) but I find it worthwhile.

In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more【7】 (independence). I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If【8】(have) a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun【9】them, and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live【10】rich and full a life as you do.

38、假定你是李华，高考因受到疫情影响而推迟，你和美国网友Sam原定从今年6月30日开始的互助语言学习的计划受到影响。请你给他写一封邮件，说明相关情况。内容包括：

1. 表达歉意；

2. 说明原因；

3. 提出调整后的新方案。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：疫情 COVID-19 outbreak

Dear Sam,

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Yours

Li Hua

39、假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter对于中国粉丝给国外明星取昵称的行为非常感兴趣，比如说“卷福”、“霉霉”、“小李子”、“寡姐”等。请你给他写一封邮件，介绍一个你认为最喜欢的中文昵称。内容包括:1. 中文昵称的含义；2. 中英文名字在含义或发音等方面的关联；3. 粉丝起该昵称的原因。

注意:1. 该昵称可用中文或拼音表示；2. 邮件词数在80词左右。

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40、假如你是李华，你校将举行高中生中华古诗词大赛。留学生Alice一直对中国文化和诗歌感兴趣，请你写信告知她这个消息，并邀请她一起参加。内容如下：

1.比赛时间和地点：下周五下午三点，学校学术报告厅。

2.比赛的目的和意义。

3.邀请她参加。

注意：1. 词数100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。

3.中华古诗词大赛Chinese Ancient Poetry Contest 学术报告厅Lecture Hall

Dear Alice,

I’m Lihua.

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Yours，

Lihua

41、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

We live in a technological society where most goods are mass-produced by unskilled labor. Because of this, most people think that craft (手艺) no longer exists. One of the ways these people wrongly support their view is by pointing to 100-year-old homes which are still solid, and arguing that it is the craftsmanship that is responsible for their durability (持久性). “Homes in those days were well-built,” they say. There is no doubt that these homes were well-built, but what these people have done is mix up the quality of material used in the house with the quality of the craftsmanship.

Homes today could be built to last just as long as those old homes if people were willing or able to pay the price. For example, more people can no longer afford solid oak stairways, although they were once fairly common in older homes. Nor can they afford the high labor cost of employing a carpenter to build the stairway. Yet if someone can pay the high cost, there are still plenty of carpenters around able to make those stairways. And not only would these carpenters know how to build them, they would probably do a better job than carpenters of old.

One thing the modern carpenter has which enables him to do a better job is much more advanced tools. Such tools as laser beams and power planes help them lay out a house better and make more precision cuts (精确切割) on the wood. Also, it is not uncommon any more to find carpenters with college degrees and carpenters with a solid knowledge of mathematics, which would enable them to deal with more difficult house designs.

The problem of modern quality, then, really boils down to the problem of material, for the modern carpenter is just as able to produce craftsmanship as the carpenter of fifty years ago, but only if given proper material.

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