金华2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高三英语

1、 —I find it astonishing that your deskmate ________ be so rude to you.

—Not astonishing at all. She is always rude to anyone else.

A．should    B．must  C．might  D．ought to

2、Jack failed to finish his project on time. If he me about it, I would have given him a hand.

A. tell   B. told

C. had told D. would tell

3、The secretary and manager ____very busy now.

A.is B.are C.was D.were

4、Fanny asked ________ made that odd ­looking little cat so popular.

A．what was it that

B．what was that

C．what it was that

D．what that was

5、A large quantity of water _________ polluted in the past twenty years across China.

A．is

B．are

C．has been

D．have been

6、When we are acting as leaders, the act of apology is carried out not only at the level of the individual but also at the level of the institution, a performance ______ every expression matters and every word becomes part of a record.

A.which B.that C.where D.what

7、We have entered an age _________ dreams have the best chance of coming true.

A.which B.that C.when D.how

8、Can you imagine yourself____on a deserted island?

A．staying

B．to stay

C．have stayed

D．being stayed

9、KFC has accused three Chinese companies of their comments about the origins of the chicken, including the ______ that KFC chicken comes from chickens with eight legs.

A.command B.claim C.commitment D.credit

10、On her son's arrival, she ______ her son's face as if she hadn't seen him for years.

A.noticed B.looked at C.scanned D.saw

11、--- Are you finishing your task?

---________. We still need at least two days.

A．Far from it

B．Exactly

C．Not a little

D．No wonder

12、To join the club, you have to ________ buy a minimum of six books a year.

A.undertake B.vote C.postpone D.evolve

13、No matter how busy he is, Tom makes ______ a rule to see his grandparents every weekend.

A．this

B．that

C．it

D．him

14、You have to be accurate in this job, because a small mistake can make a big .

A. difference   B. difficulty C. trouble   D. change

15、At last, the _____ jewelry turned out to be completely _____!

A.priceless, worthless B.worthless, valuable

C.priceless, valuable D.worthless, inexpensive

16、-Did you meet with your head teacher in the concert last night？

-Yes. It was in the interval___________ we met.

A.what B.that C.where D.when

17、The good thing about children is that they _______ very easily to new environments.

A. adapt   B. appeal   C. attach   D. apply

18、________ your phone is a worthy assistant, there’s no substitute for a real camera when it comes to ________ the perfect picture.

A．As; taking

B．Whether; take

C．Though; take

D．While; taking

19、To be honest, she had a great ______ for the small town where she grew up.

A. effect B. effort

C. affection D. patience

20、With the top-down educational reform _______ many challenges in the classroom which deserve some serious thinking.

A．comes

B．is coming

C．are coming

D．come

21、You’ll pay_____ that remark!

A. off B. for

C. back D. out

22、I’m sorry; those jeans are not   in your colour and size.

A. together   B. patient

C. available   D. average

23、In the dark forests __________, some large enough to hold several English towns.

A.are standing many lakes B.lie many lakes

C.many lakes lie D.many lakes stand

24、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

25、The speaker thought it hard to make himself ___ .

A.understand B.understanding C.to understand D.understood

26、   In 1845, a deadly disease struck the farms of Ireland, killing all the Lumper potato plants. In another place or time, the death of a single crop species might not have been so important. But in Ireland, in 1845, people depended almost on the potato for food. The death of one species caused a terrible famine. Now, some scientists are worried that such a famine could happen again.

Over the centuries, farmers have discovered thousands of different species of food crops. Some can be grown in very hot or cold climates. Others are not affected by certain diseases. However, you won’t find many of these species in your local supermarket. To feed the seven billion people on Earth, most farmers today are growing only species of plants that are easy to produce in large numbers. Meanwhile, thousands of other species are becoming extinct.

For example, in the Philippines, there were once thousands of varieties of rice; now fewer than 100 are grown there. Experts believe that over the past century, we have allowed more than half of the world’s food varieties to disappear.

One solution to this problem is to collect and store the seeds (种子) of as many different plant varieties as we can before they disappear. The idea was first suggested by Russian scientist Nikolay Vavilov. In the 1920s and 30s, he collected around 400,000 seeds. More recently, others are continuing the work he began.

In the U.S. state of Iowa, Diane Ott Whealy wanted to protect historic plant varieties. She started a place called Heritage Farm, where people can store and trade seeds.

More importantly, the people at Heritage Farm don’t just store the seeds; they plant them. By doing this, they are reintroducing foods into the marketplace that haven’t been grown for years. These food species are not just special in flavor. They also offer farmers food solutions for the future, from the past.

【1】What caused many people to die in Ireland in 1845?

A.Food pollution.

B.Poisonous potatoes.

C.An incurable disease.

D.Lack of enough food.

【2】What does the underlined word “Others” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.Species of food crops. B.Potato plants. C.Farmers. D.Seeds.

【3】Why does the author mention the Philippines?

A.To show many food species have disappeared.

B.To explain how to increase food production.

C.To stress the importance of food diversity.

D.To prove the necessity of growing rice.

【4】Which statement would Diane Ott Whealy probably agree with?

A.It’s dangerous to grow new food species.

B.The work started by Nikolay Vavilov was useless.

C.Storing seeds and planting them are both important.

D.Foods grown from older seeds are cheaper but taste bad.

27、   A new study suggests that patients with breast cancer who take additional vitamins during chemotherapy(化疗) treatment may face increased risks.

Researchers said the use of dietary supplements（ 补充剂）that increase levels of antioxidants, iron, vitamin B12 and omega-3 fatty acids appeared to lower the effectiveness of chemotherapy. Researchers reported their findings in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Christine Ambrosone is the head of cancer prevention and control at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York. She said, “From this study and others in the literature, it seems that it may not be wise to take supplements during chemotherapy.”

“It’s thought that antioxidants might interfere with the ability of chemotherapy to kill cancer cells,” Ambrosone said.

Some doctors have been advising patients for a number of years not to take antioxidants during chemotherapy. “But there was no strong empirical data for that recommendation,” Ambrosone said.

So, Ambrosone and other researchers decided to study whether supplement use might affect chemotherapy's effectiveness. They looked for evidence in an earlier study on diet, exercise, lifestyle and cancer results.

In the earlier research, people who took part were asked about their use of supplements at the beginning of and during treatment, and about their lifestyle, diet and exercise. The researchers studied 1,134 patients who filled out the surveys and followed them for a median of six years.

The researchers searched for possibilities that might increase the risk of the disease reappearing or of death. They found that patients who took any supplements at the beginning of and during chemotherapy were 41 percent more likely to have their breast cancer return than those who did not. In addition, the supplement takers were 40 percent more likely to die later on compared to patients using no supplements. The supplements included vitamin A, C and E. Those taking vitamin B12 and iron supplements were at greater risk of cancer returning, the researchers said.

【1】Why did Ambrosone and other researchers conduct the study?

A.To know about the patients’ lifestyle.

B.To seek evidence for the recommendation.

C.To see whether patients take supplements.

D.To examine chemotherapy’s effectiveness.

【2】The researchers discovered the risks of taking additional supplements by  .

A.giving examples B.analyzing causes

C.making a comparison D.listing figures

【3】What can we know from this passage?

A.Taking vitamins may increase the risk of breast cancer.

B.Ambrosone is the first one to warn patients off taking antioxidants.

C.Antioxidants may increase the ability of chemotherapy to kill cancer cells.

D.Patients may face more dangers if taking supplements during chemotherapy.

【4】What section of a newspaper is most likely to have this article?

A.Health. B.Entertainment.

C.Education. D.Technology.

28、The Boy Made It!

One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area. Unable to see far, he accidentally turned off the path. Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone! He didn’t have food, water, a phone, or other supplies. He was getting colder by the minute.

Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried not to panic. He thought about all the survival shows he had watched on TV. It was time to put the tips he had learned to use.

He decided to stop skiing. There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed out. The first thing he did was to find shelter from the freezing wind and snow. If he didn’t, his body temperature would get very low, which could quickly kill him.

Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could. By that evening, Nicholas was really hungry. He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldn’t lose too much water. Not knowing how much longer he could last, Nicholas did the only thing he could—he huddled(蜷缩) in his cave and slept.

The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help, but he couldn’t find anyone. He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because without shelter, he could die that night. On Tuesday, Nicholas went out to find help. He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him. After two days stuck in the snow, Nicholas was saved.

Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV. He had often watched Grylls’ survival show. Man vs. Wild. That’s where he learned the tips that saved his life. In each episode(一期节目)of Man vs. Wild, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out.

When Grylls heard about Nicholas’ amazing deeds, he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive.

【1】What happened to Nicholas one Sunday afternoon?

A. He got lost.

B. He broke his skis.

C. He hurt his eyes

D. He caught a cold

【2】How did Nicholas keep himself warm?

A. He found a shelter.

B. He lighted some branches.

C. He kept on skiing.

D. He built a snow cave.

【3】On Tuesday, Nicholas _____.

A. returned to his shelter safely

B. was saved by a searcher

C. got stuck in the snow

D. starved where he was

29、   Snoopy House is a house in Southern California known for its Christmas displays. Jim Jordan created the display of Snoopy and other characters from Charles Schulz's "Peanuts"about forty-five years ago.

Mr. Jordan is sixty now. He started the project as a teenager in the yellow, single-story house in Costa Mesa where he was raised. Litle by little, Jim Jordan expanded the display until it became a holiday tradition. Thousands of people came each year to see the Christmas lights, the artificial snow─even a Santa Claus that flew through the air and down a chimney. Snoopy House became so popular that countless visitors and school groups came each year. Some people who grew up visiting the display were now old enough to take their own children.

But last year Jim Jordan lost the house. It was closed because he stopped paying his loan. Mr. Jordan felt terrible that he couldn't bring that to the community. Several years ago, Mr. Jordan's business fell along with the economy. He asked for changes in the loan terms, but was denied. He followed poor legal advice and stopped paying the loan. As a result, he lost his family's home. It was closed in November last year, Afterwards, Mr. Jordan submitting legal papers to try to get his house back, but in vain. When neighbors learmed the news about Snoopy House. They collected donations and called reporters to try to help Jordan fight to recover the house.

Earlier this month Costa Mesa city officials offered to host the display on the lawn outside City Hall. The lights went on last week in a song-filled ceremony attended by a large crowd, who were very happy that Costa Mesa came forward and the display found a new home at City Hall─temporarily called Snoopy Hall. It’s really a miracle.

【1】According to the passage，Snoopy House is so popular because _______.

A. it presents lots of inspiring stories

B. visitors can see the artificial snow

C. it offers different Christmas displays

D. visitors can recall their childhood experiences

【2】What can we learn about Jordan from the passage？

A. He came across financial problems.

B. He started his project 60 years ago.

C. He was born and raised in Costa Mesa.

D. He closed his house to pay for the loan.

【3】What happened to the house according to Paragraph 3？

A. Jordan attempted to sell his own house to the community.

B. After filing legal papers，Jordan recovered his house quickly.

C. The house was lost because Jordan failed to change loan terms.

D. Jordan's neighbors spared no effort to help get back the house.

【4】What does the last underlined sentence mean？

A. So many visitors attended the ceremony.

B. People can visit the Snoopy House again.

C. The City Hall has become Snoopy Hall forever.

D. Costa Mesa attracts people with a fun ceremony.

30、   I often go to France to visit my grandmother who is very dear to me. She’s now 76 years old, _________every time I go to visit, the two of us are very _________ that it might be the last time we see each other for she has cancer.

Last time I visited her in December of 2012. I did a series of short video interviews about her _________. I asked her about her greatest _________ and life learning so far, her favorite books, food and stories. I learned a large quantity of amazing _______ things about her I never knew before.

This year, I did not really have questions, only a strong _________ for her to know how much she is loved. I cooked for her and _________ her stories.

_________ leaving, I was looking for a way to leave something special behind _________ the memory of our time together. So I wrote her five different love and gratitude __________ to let her know how much she means to me, and hid them in __________ places where I knew she would finally ________ them. One under her pillow. Another one hanging from the lamp cover by which she reads in the evening. Another one by her toothbrush. One in her mailbox which she eagerly ________ every day. And the last one on her car’s steering wheel (方向盘).

I left joyfully __________ that these cards would surely cheer her up after I left.  She __________ me as I was departing for Paris to catch my plane back to the US and said, “I found your three cards! By the time I discovered the third card, I was __________ out loud! Obviously, they did me so much ________. Thank you so much!” I smiled to myself, knowing she still has two more to ________! It was Sunday, so my guess was that she had not checked her __________ and had not yet __________ her car!

【1】A. but B. so C. for D. when

【2】A. aware B. sure C. sad D. disappointed

【3】A. career B. childhood C. family D. life

【4】A. expectations B. achievements C. contributions D. memories

【5】A. sweet B. old C. new D. exciting

【6】A. interest B. desire C. inspiration D. appeal

【7】A. wrote B. told C. read D. loved

【8】A. Before B. After C. On D. Once

【9】A. besides B. without C. rather than D. instead of

【10】A. stories B. books C. letters D. notes

【11】A. secret B. interesting C. mysterious D. different

【12】A. find B. remove C. reach D. like

【13】A. searches B. checks C. uses D. clean

【14】A. realizing B. saying C. knowing D. commenting

【15】A. hugged B. called C. thanked D. concerned

【16】A. laughing B. screaming C. crying D. running

【17】A. surprise B. favor C. good D. relaxation

【18】A. see B. share C. report D. go

【19】A. bedroom B. mailbox C. card D. book

【20】A. entered B. cleaned C. driven D. found

31、   That was a happy evening for the little Down syndrome (唐氏症）girl —a teenager the size of a ten-year-old. She and her family were _______ themselves at McDonald's. She made her way to the restroom. Her younger, but _______, brother sat quietly. He noticed something, which_______, she had not noticed.

Four teenagers had taken an interest in the little girl the moment they_______her. They were openly laughing and pointing,

The brother _______ for his sister. He walked to the guys. They paled slightly and looked alarmed as this total stranger — a year or two their _______ --- placed his hands _______ on their table. They studied each other while he was clearly in their _______, and while they were most definitely out of their comfort zones, The brother_______ with one hand for one of them to move over. He __________to sit right down next to them. Somewhat in__________, and thrown completely off-guard, they made space for him. "I was watching you making fun of my sister, he quietly__________ them. All four stumbled （磕磕绊绊）over their words in their rush. "Who? That was your sister? We weren't making fun of her! We__________ we would never __________ anyone. We just felt sorry for her.", But he told them again, "I watched you." They __________, knowing they had been caught red-handed and maybe even realizing their __________ and cruelness. Maybe they even sense the love this guardian had for his sister. The brother turned to his__________and then he said __________"I feel sorry for people like YOU! ”

Then he walked away. When the sister went back to her seat, the four looked __________, making sure they looked absolutely anywhere __________that little girl.

【1】A.caring B.cooking C.enjoying D.helping

【2】A.elder B.braver C.bigger D.smaller

【3】A.thankfully B.mercifully C.considerately D.unexpectedly

【4】A.robbed B.spotted C.blocked D.caught

【5】A.made up B.put up C.took up D.stood up

【6】A.colleague B.class C.group D.junior

【7】A.cautiously B.casually C.gently D.boldly

【8】A.range B.possession C.space D.shelter

【9】A.remarked B.signed C.drew D.fought

【10】A.intended B.prayed C.compromised D.saluted

【11】A.joy B.surprise C.peace D.prejudice

【12】A.informed B.commanded C.inquired D.contradicted

【13】A.resist B.complain C.swear D.insist

【14】A.look at B.look up at C.look down at D.look down on

【15】A.wound him up B.gave in C.joined up D.called on him

【16】A.curiosity B.violence C.carelessness D.rudeness

【17】A.friends B.relations C.acquaintances D.partners

【18】A.pitifully B.strongly C.calmly D.honestly

【19】A.away B.out C.inside D.beyond

【20】A.other than B.better than C.more than D.less than

32、   History rocks! But your poor history teacher was not able to_________all the fun little bits. Whether these bits were sad, ridiculous, or heartwarming, we think it’s a shame that you_________the bits. And now we help you_________that.

Famous for his beard, Abraham Lincoln was an incredible_________. Though he wasn’t actually born in a very poor family, he did have a relatively_________childhood. Hard labor was part of the daily life in the area where Lincoln grew up, and, at the age of nine, he_________his mother because of disease. As President, he would grow to be history’s_________president of the United States, standing proud at 1.93m. Even after he died, his story didn’t quite_________. In 1876, a group of bad fellows wanted to hold Lincoln’s body for ransom (赎金) at the fee of $ 20000 and the_________of one of their accomplices (同谋犯). They were caught and____________to a year in prison.

Theodore Roosevelt’s story is one of privilege, big personalities, and bigger sticks. Teddy Roosevelt was born to the____________Roosevelt family in New York City, quite different from Lincoln, but he was known to be a very____________child. He even took up boxing at a young age to____________against his weak body. Roosevelt had a(n)____________to the left eye caused by boxing. He took many trips to Africa and South America where he hunted and studied numerous exotic species.

His best story, perhaps, concerns a speech in Milwaukee in 1912. During the speech, a man tried to____________Roosevelt's life with a gun, but the bullet was slowed down by his folded speech craft and eyeglass case. Roosevelt____________told the crowd he hadn't been shot. He____________giving his speech without stopping,____________when it was finished, he headed over as soon as possible for the hospital to get the bullet____________. Mr. Roosevelt, well____________!

【1】A.state B.interpret C.describe D.cover

【2】A.put aside B.missed out C.left out D.cast about

【3】A.make out B.pick up C.draw on D.make up for

【4】A.figure B.character C.creature D.brain

【5】A.intact B.tough C.rich D.light-hearted

【6】A.lost B.sacrificed C.possessed D.rescued

【7】A.wisest B.strongest C.tallest D.heaviest

【8】A.arise B.shrink C.rewind D.end

【9】A.promotion B.fame C.answer D.release

【10】A.sentenced B.surrendered C.regulated D.shrank

【11】A.exceptional B.wealthy C.common D.fundamental

【12】A.aggressive B.active C.unhealthy D.confident

【13】A.battle B.resist C.build D.cure

【14】A.wound B.injury C.operation D.check

【15】A.kill B.murder C.carry off D.knock out

【16】A.patiently B.roughly C.immediately D.bravely

【17】A.continued B.enjoyed C.Finished D.stopped

【18】A.however B.therefore C.but D.otherwise

【19】A.transferred B.removed C.relayed D.transmitted

【20】A.talked B.lied C.shot D.played

33、   Countless people appear in your life—familiar or strange, close or distant. Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there to serve some sort of _______, to teach you a lesson, or to help you _______ who you are or who you want to become. You never think about who these people may be (possibly your roommate, neighbor, co-worker, long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger ), but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will _______ your life in some way.

And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful and unfair at first, but with more _______ you find that without overcoming those difficulties you would have _______ realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart.

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens _______ or by means of good luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and complete stupidity all occur to _______ the limits of your soul. _______ these small tests whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved (铺设), straight, flat road to _______. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and ________. The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become.

Even the ________ experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant (酸楚的) and important ones. If someone hurts you, ________ you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back ________, not only because they love you, but because ________, they are teaching you to love and how to open your ________ and eyes to things.

Make every day count. ________ every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to ________, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free, and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have ________ right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you. You can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no ________.

Most importantly, if you LOVE someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in ________ for you. And learn a lesson in life each day that you live.

That's the story of life.

【1】A.people B.intention C.purpose D.advantage

【2】A.figure out B.let out C.give out D.hold out

【3】A.create B.affect C.challenge D.rescue

【4】A.consideration B.explanation C.expectation D.instruction

【5】A.ever B.never C.already D.almost

【6】A.on purpose B.by itself C.on principle D.by accident

【7】A.set B.reach C.test D.exceed

【8】A.Despite B.Without C.For D.With

【9】A.anywhere B.somewhere C.nowhere D.everywhere

【10】A.pointless B.bored C.undeserved D.meaningful

【11】A.good B.different C.pleasant D.bad

【12】A.watches B.loves C.understands D.betrays

【13】A.temporarily B.eventually C.unconditionally D.cautiously

【14】A.in a way B.on the way C.under way D.by the way

【15】A.mouth B.heart C.mind D.emotion

【16】A.Expand B.Adjust C.Expect D.Appreciate

【17】A.evidently B.entirely C.previously D.casually

【18】A.every B.each C.proper D.exact

【19】A.ambition B.hatred C.beliefs D.regrets

【20】A.future B.store C.existence D.time

34、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A

I have the【1】(great)job in the world. I travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. Sometimes using【2】(science)equipment and sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am never【3】(bore).Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people【4】 one of the most powerful forces on earth—the volcano.

B

Water is a precious resource. Every person needs it【5】 (survive),and we use it for cooking, drinking, growing our food and washing. However，it is scarce(缺乏的).Just 1% of water on Earth can【6】 (use)by humans. What’s more，treating water to make it clean and safe and pumping it to our homes uses up lots of energy. So, what can you do to help save water? One easy way is by【7】(turn)off the tap when you brush your teeth.

C

Robbie Phillips has become the first British person to complete one of the toughest challenges in rock climbing. 【8】(know)as the Alpine Trilogy(阿尔卑斯三部曲),the challenge consists of three climbs on mountains in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 【9】Phillips completed in four years. Until now, only four other people【10】(conquer)all three of the extremely difficult climbs.

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.

Driving an electric car 【1】 to the protection of environment, or so the marketing departments of their makers would have you believe. Yet a report which analyzes car emissions presents a rather different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with 【2】 generated by coal-fired power stations, it found, is likely to be more harmful. It could cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a 【3】 petrol-driven vehicle.

The study was carried out by the University of Minnesota. The researchers estimated how levels of fine particulate matter (细颗粒物) and ground-level ozone — two important 【4】 of air pollution — would change when a car is powered by different ways.

It was no surprise that electric cars whose batteries were recharged with power from wind, solar or hydro-electric sources came out to be virtually free from harmful 【5】. They were estimated to cause 231 deaths over the course of a year, compared with 878 for petrol cars. Electric cars recharged with power from natural gas-fired stations were also a lot less harmful than petrol-driven ones, with 439 deaths. But if those same electric cars were recharged 【6】 by coal, they would be responsible for over 3,000 deaths.

Biofuels also caused more health problems than petrol. But diesel, which often  【7】 concern about pollution, is slightly cleaner than petrol. This is because the study assumes for all cars that emission-control technologies will be more widely used, especially particulate filters which have a remarkable effect on cleaning diesel 【8】. Diesel cars are also more 【9】 of fuel than petrol-driven ones.

Overall, the study shows that electric cars are cleaner than those traditional vehicles only if the power used to charge then is also clean. That is hardly a surprise, but the 【10】 of the difference is. How green electric cars really are, then, will depend mainly on where they are driven. In France, which obtains more than half of its power from nuclear station, electric cars look like a good bet. In China and some other developing countries, where a large amount of electricity is produced from coal, they may not be so environment- friendly as they are marketed.

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.

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.

38、假定你是李华，曾经在你校做交换生的新西兰高中生Peter想了解你们学校近年来的变化，请给他写信。要点如下：

1.校内外环境；

2.教学设施；

3.学习生活。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter

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Yours,

Li Hua

39、假定你是高三学生李华，你的澳大利亚朋友Lucy发邮件问你未来的职业规划。请你回复邮件，内容包括：

1.你的职业规划；

2.选择该规划的理由；

3.询问对方的意见。

注意：1.词数80词左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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40、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

When learning how to train your cat, you'll start with very basic first steps. But can you train a cat the same way you might train a dog? Yes and no. Because they're highly independent animals, cats might appear uninterested in following your commands. That doesn't mean you can't influence their behavior, though. If you're patient, your new cat or old cat can be trained in no time.

First, decide what you want your cat to learn, and then move towards your goals in small steps each day. Before you start training your cat, however, consider what commands you'll use and what types of behavioral actions you want her to learn. Think about what you may have wondered in the past: how to train your cat to use a litter box, bow to keep her calm during trips, and so on. How can you teach her to stop scratching your rugs or furniture?

Having determined which lessons you and your cat will master, it's time to get down to business. If you're excited about training, you may want to jump right in and teach your cat everything at once. However, your cat's attention span is shorter than yours; you can't expect her to stay interested every time you're ready to be the trainer. To be successful, though, it's a good idea to stick to one lesson at a time. Once your cat has mastered whatever you're working on, you can move on to the next training exercise.

When only you and your cat are at home, you don't have to worry too much about involving others in the training. Yet you still want your cat to learn to be social. Shortly after bringing your cat home, invite friends or family members over to socialize with your new pet. Just remind them not to be too forward with their introduction. If you're bringing a car into a larger family, it's even more important to involve everyone in the training. After all, she'll see these familiar faces every day!

41、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为 150 左右。

In 1989, fresh out of high school, I had the difficult task of choosing a career path before college started in three months. In those days in Pakistan, there were limited options: becoming a doctor or an engineer, or entering the financial world after getting a business degree. I wasn’t interested in engineering, so that I was left with medicine or business. I couldn’t decide.

My uncle, an influential person in the family, suggested that I do a work placement to experience it for a month in an international company followed by a month in a hospital. After that, I could make a decision. It seemed like a brilliant idea.

I was accepted for a month’s placement at a foreign bank in Karachi. I got a feel for how the world of finance functioned, made new friends, and generally enjoyed the mostly easy-going work surroundings.

The month passed rapidly, and soon I began working at a leading hospital in Karachi. The experience couldn’t have been more different. The hospital had an intense environment. The days started early (at 7 am, compared to 9 am at the bank), and were filled with endless duties. And the night calls! This was crazy, working all day, through the night, and again the next day.

I began thinking about my two experiences. The bank had offered a more relaxing atmosphere, better working hours and less stress. The hospital was full of excitement and unpredictability, but the studying and training was difficult. It seemed that the business option was going to win out.

Near the end of my month at the hospital, I was driving home after an especially busy night call. In front of me was a public bus, with college students sitting on the top. As the driver weaved through (穿梭) traffic, I could see the boys shaking from side to side.

Paragraph1: Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the bus.

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Paragraph2: The next day, when I went to hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with grateful smiles on their faces.

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