沧州2025-2026学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

一、单项选择（共25题，共 125分）

1、We should consider the students' request _____ the school library provide more books on popular science.

A. that B. when

C. which D. where

2、–Is football John’s favourite sport?

--Yes. __________ football, baseball is his greatest love.

A. Near to B. Except

C. Beside D. Next to

3、Can’t you see the old-fashioned gas lamp ______ from the ceiling?

A. hung B. hangs C. hanging D. hanged

4、This problem may lead to more serious ones if _______ unsolved.

A.making B.remained C.keeping D.left

5、________ on a famous novel, the TV play presents a colorful picture of the 196os’ China to the viewers.

A.Basing B.Based C.To base D.Being based

6、It is a custom _______ hundreds of years.

A.dating back B.dates from C.dated back D.dating from

7、Jenny can’t ______ to buy that mobile phone as it is too expensive.

A.offer B.pay C.afford D.spend

8、—Can you see the sign on the door?

—Yes, it ________ “No Entry”.

A. reads B. writes

C. speaks D. reports

9、It is ____ that the amateur singer beat a large number of professionals in the contest.

A.identical B.intact C.incredible D.inconvenient

10、There _______ be less risk of climbing to the summit since we have made adequate preparations for it.

A.should B.shall C.need D.would

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

A．The；/

B．The；a

C．A；the

D．A；/

12、Well, if you insist on eating so much, you will have to suffer the ________.

A．consequences

B．exercises

C．evidence

D．exchanges

13、What would have happened _________, as far as the river bank?

A.if Bob has walked farther B.had Bob walked farther

C.if Bob should walk farther D.if Bob walked farther

14、I ________ you an apology for what I said this morning. Anyway, I meant no offence.

A.owe B.make C.demand D.accept

15、You can't imagine what difficult we had _______ home in the snowstorm．

A.find B.found C.to find D.finding

16、It was a significant _______ that a Chinese search vessel, Haixun 01 picked up signals consistent with black box technology _______ the South Indian Ocean for the missing plane.

A.discovery, when sailing B.finding, when shipping

C.outcome, when searching for D.breakthrough, when combing through

17、_____ the yard, I found it _____ with lots of _____ leaves.

A. Entering; covering; fallen

B. Having entered; covered; falling

C. Entering; covering; falling

D. Entering; covered; fallen

18、My mom’s ________ determined me to go on with my study.

A.encourages B.encouraged C.encouragement D.encourage

19、I wish to thank, _____________, all the people who have made this exhibition possible.

A. in particular B. in peace

C. in case D. in place

20、I grabbed Norms arm and ________ him around to face me.

A. pinned B. wrapped

C. spun D. sprayed

21、The writer was so _____ in her work that she didn't notice him enter the room.

A.concentrated B.focused C.absorbed D.centered

22、Many experienced teachers believe that when knowledge is ____________, it can be most readily grasped by the learners.

A. constant B. credible

C. mild D. structured

23、He was busy writing a story, only ______ once in a while to smoke a cigarette.

A.to stop B.stopping C.to have stopped D.having stopped

24、After checking the patient, the doctor ran out of the room, ____ a deep sigh.

A. let out B. letting out

C. to let out D. to be let out

25、The outbreak of the coronavirus globally has led to over thousands of people_____to hospital for treatment, _____ the world to be in deep sorrow.

A．sending; causing

B．sent； having caused

C．being sent; causing

D．to send; to cause

二、阅读理解（共4题，共 20分）

26、 ‘Come on slow coach! Hurry up!’ I (Emily) called excitedly. Grace walked over the cart and kneeled down beside me. ‘Are you ready?’ I asked. ‘Yes,’ said Grace.

Carefully I untied the string around the package. Then, together we pulled the sacks (麻布袋) off. There wasn’t a dead body inside There was just a roll of cloth. And we both recognized the cloth. It was from Salts Mill.

‘They’re stealing cloth from the mill,’ I said shocked.

‘We have to tell someone.’ said Grace.

‘Yes,’ I said, ‘but not yet. We’ll come back tonight. We’ll see who they meet.’

‘I don’t want to come back tonight,’ said Grace.

‘Then I’ll come by myself, I said I wasn’t afraid of the dark.

When you worked in a mill, you were afraid of the machines and you were afraid of the overlooker (监工). They were far more terrifying than the darkness. I loved the silence of night-time. And in fact, I loved the darkness because with the darkness came the end of the working day.

So that night, I walked back to the canal alone. It was a clear night and I could see the stars. I hid in some bushes near the cart, and waited. I didn’t have to wait for long. First, the man with red hair came. He stood by the old cart and coughed, a horrible chesty cough that broke the silence of the night. Then along came another man. I recognized him and my heart sank. It was Grace’s father.

‘Poor Grace,’ I thought. ‘I can’t tell anyone about this. Grace’s father will go to prison. The family will lose their house. Grace will lose her job. They’ll have no money and no home. They’ll die.’

I looked into the darkness for an answer. ‘I have to tell someone,’ I thought. And there was only one person I could tell. There was only one person I could trust. That was James, James’ father was an important overlooker. ‘The overlooker won’t believe me. But maybe he’ll believe his son James loves me. He’ll listen to me.’

【1】Why didn’t Grace want to come back that night?

A.Because she was a person who was afraid of darkness.

B.Because her slowness would have an effect on Emily’s plan.

C.Because she hated Emily due to Emily laughing at her slowness.

D.Because she had known her father’s participation in stealing cloth.

【2】Which was not a reason for Emily’s love of darkness?

A.She could enjoy the silence that nights brought.

B.She could prove that she was braver than Grace.

C.She could have free time to relax herself after work.

D.She could break away from the overlooker and machines.

【3】All of the following statements are true except that ________.

A.the red-haired man was not in good health

B.James’ father was the only person that Emily could believe in

C.Emily felt shocked to learn that another man was Graces’ father

D.the comments of the sacks contradicted what Emily and Grace had expected

27、 How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments－mostly for entertainment purposes－is fair and respectful?

Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals. However, most zoos remain “collections” of interesting “things” rather than protective habitats. Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural homes.

Zoos claim to educate people and save endangered species, but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals’ natural behavior, intelligence, or beauty. Zoos keep animals in small spaces or cages, and most signs only mention the species’ name, diet, and natural range(分布区). The animals’ normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos don’t usually take care of the animals’ natural needs.

The animals are kept together in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise. This results in unusually self-destructive behavior called zoochosis. A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common among animals kept in small spaces or cages. Another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars, and bears spend 30 percent of their time walking back and forth, a sign of unhappiness and pain.

Furthermore, most animals in zoos are not endangered. Captive breeding(圈养繁殖) of endangered big cats, Asian elephants, and other species has not resulted in their being sent back to the wild. Zoos talk a lot about their captive breeding programs because they do not want people to worry about a species dying out. In fact, baby animals also attract a lot of paying customers. Haven’t we seen enough competitions to name baby animals?

Actually, we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people kill them. Instead of supporting zoos, we should support groups that work to protect animals’ natural habitats.

【1】In the state of zoochosis, animals _________.

A.remain in cages B.behave strangely

C.attack other animals D.enjoy moving around

【2】What does the author try to argue in the passage?

A.Zoos are not worth the public support.

B.Zoos fail in their attempt to save animals.

C.Zoos should treat animals as human beings.

D.Zoos use animals as a means of entertainment.

【3】The author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by _________.

A.pointing out the faults in what zoos do

B.using evidence he has collected at zoos

C.questioning the way animals are protected

D.discussing the advantages of natural habitats

【4】Although he argues against zoos, the author would still agree that __________.

A.zoos have to keep animals in small cages

B.most animals in zoos are endangered species

C.some endangered animals are reproduced in zoos

D.it’s acceptable to keep animals away from their habitats

28、 Before I turned 10, I lost my parents. I lived alone in a room that a family member allowed me to use rent-free. To support myself, I began to deliver newspapers.

I would be up every morning by 5 am and walk five kilometers to the newspaper office. By 6 am, I would collect 50 copies of Manzil. After distributing (分发) the copies, I would rush home—another 3 kilometers—quickly eat and be off to high school.

One winter morning in 1945, I got home after my deliveries to find a boy of my age at my doorstep. He introduced himself as Afzal and said his father wanted to see me.

I was greeted at the door by Afzal’s mother, Naseem. She served tea and snacks as Afzal’s father, Mr. Kader, joined us. She gently asked me about my daily routine. I told her about my morning job.

Later, as I was about to leave after thanking them, Mr. Kader asked me to wait. Naseem asked me, “How many miles do you walk every day?”

“A little more than six,” I replied.

My reply shocked her. I saw Mr. Kader wheeling a new bicycle.

“This is for you!” he said.

It took a few seconds for the love to sink in. I didn’t realize tears were rolling down my face.

Mr. Kader said, “Your newspaper editor is a friend of mine. He gave me your address, so I knew you lived close by. Then Afzal told us more about you.”

I bowed, gratefully, shook hands with Afzal and left. This time I did not have to walk—I had the bicycle.

The bicycle saved my life for many years thereafter and taught me a lifelong lesson: Help should always be need-based. Never try to feed a person who is dying of thirst.

【1】What difficulty did the author have when he delivered the newspaper?

A.His bike is too broken to use. B.He had no money to rent a room.

C.He did have enough time to school. D.It is a long way to deliver newspapers.

【2】From the underlined sentence we can know the author was _______.

A.Confused B.Uninterested

C.Moved D.Satisfied

【3】How did Mr. Kader get to know about the author?

A.From his friend. B.From newspaper.

C.From his neighbors. D.From the authors teacher.

【4】What lesson did the author get according to the last paragraph?

A.Do whatever you can to help others.

B.Know what others need when giving help.

C.Helping should avoid hurting other’s feelings.

D.You should be grateful for whoever helps you.

29、 From an innocent children’s cartoon character to a top cultural icon, Peppa Pig, a British preschool animated TV series, has undergone an amazing journey in adapting to Chinese culture and China’s market.

2015

In June, the Peppa Pig TV series was introduced to the Chinese market by Entertainment One and first aired on the CCTV Children’s Channel. Shortly after its publication, Peppa Pig attracted billions of views on social media platforms like iQiyi, Youku and Tudou.

2016

The Peppa Pig TV series was broadcast on the CCTV Children’s Channel for a second round. It also gained more viewers on the Golden Eagle Animation Channel, Hunan TV.

2017

The phrase “Peppa Pig Girl” became one of the hottest buzzwords(时髦术语) on China’s Internet. It refers to a girl who holds a positive attitude toward life even though she tends to be lazy in her daily life. She might look a bit silly and often have tasty food as a top priority on her mind.

2018

Rumors claimed that Peppa Pig was banned from Douyin, China’s major video sharing platform, saying it “violates the community regulations and has not passed censorship ”. In May, however, representatives from Douyin said the app was not forbidding Peppa Pig.

2019

According to Entertainment One, more than 40 million Peppa Pig books have been sold since its second round broadcast on CCTV. In the year of the Pig, more companies are adding Peppa-themed elements to their products for promotion.

【1】Since ________, more than 40 million Peppa Pig books have been sold.

A.2015 B.2016

C.2017 D.2018

【2】Which of the following social media platforms first broadcast the Peppa Pig TV series?

A.CCTV Children’s Channel B.iQiyi

C.Youku D.Tudou.

【3】What can we learn about Peppa Pig according to the passage?

A.The TV series was first broadcast on Hunan TV.

B.Food is the favorite of a Peppa Pig Girl, who is silly.

C.Year of the Pig will help promote the sales of the Peppa-themed products.

D.Peppa Pig was banned in Douyin because it broke the law.

三、完形填空（共4题，共 20分）

30、 Inspiration can be a strange thing. You never know when it might _______. And sometimes, it can come from the most _______ places.

I recently read about an author named Nnedi Okorafor When she was in college, she had a serious spine disorder （脊椎病）.Okorafor was told that a simple operation could _______ it. But when she woke up from her _______ . she found that she couldn't move her legs and was in great pain.

Okorafor got _______ later. But before she did. she saw strange things in her hospital room. She imagined her _______ as a beast that hunted her from the shadows. But she also _______ a woman 一 a woman who could fly, in fact. This _______ woman inspired her and helped her _______ her pain. "I felt myself become ________ she wrote in her book Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected.

We ________ know where we might find the inspiration to create. As a ________ most of my inspiration comes from other people's music. But I also find ________ in other places. Books, movies and ________ Just moments in everyday life can lead to new creations.

________ I recently rewatched the film Blade Runner. I've seen it plenty of times before; it’ s one of my favorite movies. But this time, for some reasons, I saw it ________ . I decided to make music that could create the same feeling as the ________ It's not done yet. but the music I'm working on now is heavily ________ by the movie's setting and characters.

Anything can ________ us. You just have to be ________ to catch inspiration when it hits.

【1】A.work B.hit C.exist D.pass

【2】A.interesting B.ordinary C.unexpected D.dangerous

【3】A.fix B.make C.get D.control

【4】A.dream B.shock C.recovery D.operation

【5】A.well B.bad C.worried D.annoyed

【6】A.curiosity B.pain C.anger D.fear

【7】A.asked B.met C.imagined D.visited

【8】A.confident B.smart C.honest D.magical

【9】A.forget B.recognize C.describe D.practice

【10】A.richer B.greater C.busier D.quieter

【11】A.always B.never C.sometimes D.still

【12】A.director B.dancer C.musician D.writer

【13】A.tips B.messages C.examples D.ideas

【14】A.even B.again C.not D.only

【15】A.In short B.In addition C.For example D.After all

【16】A.differently B.perfectly C.vividly D.smoothly

【17】A.story B.song C.play D.film

【18】A.changed B.supported C.disturbed D.influenced

【19】A.impress B.inspire C.amuse D.challenge

【20】A.free B.thankful C.ready D.careful

31、 It was New Year’s Night. An _________ man was standing at a window. He raised his _________ eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were_________ like water lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he _________ them on the earth, where a few more_________ people than himself now moved towards their certain goal—the _________. He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey _________ but errors and regrets. Now his health was poor, his mind vacant and his heart _________.

The days of his _________ appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the ____________ of the two roads—one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, the other leading to a deep, ____________ cave. He looked towards the sky and cried ____________, “Oh youth, return! Oh, my father, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I will choose the ____________ way!” But both his father and the days of his youth had ____________.

The clock in the church tower ____________ and the sound made him remember his parents’ early ____________ for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his ____________. But he chose the ____________ way. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing ____________, he burst out a cry, “Come back ,my early days!”

And his youth did ____________, for all this was only a dream which he had on New Year’s Night.

【1】A.admirable B.honest C.aged D.inspiring

【2】A.sharp B.shining C.charming D.mournful

【3】A.swimming B.sleeping C.floating D.lying

【4】A.cast B.threw C.put D.caught

【5】A.jobless B.hopeless C.homeless D.fearless

【6】A.office B.company C.lounge D.tomb

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

【8】A.sorrowful B.thoughtful C.joyful D.thankful

【9】A.death B.youth C.growth D.birth

【10】A.middle B.entrance C.end D.exit

【11】A.big B.bright C.open D.dark

【12】A.manly B.sympathetically C.painfully D.peacefully

【13】A.shorter B.better C.worse D.harder

【14】A.passed down B.passed by C.passed away D.passed out

【15】A.knocked B.rang C.beat D.struck

【16】A.love B.guidance C.instruction D.support

【17】A.guilt B.health C.wealth D.good

【18】A.right B.wrong C.easy D.difficult

【19】A.effect B.effort C.force D.power

【20】A.return B.leave C.disappear D.fade

32、 During the war, my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California. I went to live there in order to be ____ him. I hated the place. I had never ____ been so unhappy. My husband was ordered out on a long-term duty, and I was left in a tiny shack(棚屋) alone. The heat was ______almost 125 0F even in the shade of a cactus(仙人掌). ____ a soul to talk to. The wind blew non-stop, and all the food I ate, and the very air I breathed, were ____ with sand, sand, sand !

I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents. I told them I was ____ and coming back home. I said I couldn’t stand it one minute longer. I ____ be in prison! My father answered my ______with just two lines — two lines that will always sing in my ____— two lines that completely changed my life:

Two men looked out from prison bars,

One saw the mud, the other saw the stars.

I read those two lines ____. I was ashamed of myself. I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present ____; I would look for the stars.

I made friends with the natives, and their ____ amazed me. They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had ____ to sell to tourists. I studied the delightful forms of the cactus. I watched for the desert sunsets, and ____ for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the desert had been an ocean ____.

What brought about this ____ change in me? The desert hadn’t changed, ____ I had. I had changed my ____. And by doing so, I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing ____ of my life. I was excited by this new world that I had discovered. I had looked out of my self-created prison and ____ the stars.

【1】A. off B. near C. behind D. beyond

【2】A. already B. before C. then D. still

【3】A. inflexible B. incomprehensible C. uncontrollable D. unbearable

【4】A. Only B. Many C. Not D. Such

【5】A. filled B. buried C. covered D. charged

【6】A. catching up B. keeping up C. getting up D. giving up

【7】A. would rather B. might well C. ought to D. had better

【8】A. request B. call C. question D. letter

【9】A. comparison B. imagination C. memory D. consideration

【10】A. up and down B. by and by C. over and over D. now and then

【11】A. company B. situation C. occupation D. relationship

【12】A. reaction B. movement C. guidance D. purpose

【13】A. refused B. failed C. managed D. happened

【14】A. asked B. waited C. hunted D. headed

【15】A. surface B. floor C. rock D. level

【16】A. shocking B. challenging C. puzzling D. astonishing

【17】A. as B. for C. but D. or

【18】A. attitude B. principle C. identity D. standard

【19】A. vacation B. operation C. affair D. adventure

【20】A. sought B. found C. counted D. reached

33、 Haze Mabry has been working as a cleaner at Pike County Elementary School for 13 years. Students and teachers in this school decided to do something extra special last week to _______ Mabry, or “Mr. Haze” as he's known at the school, for his 80th _______.

Reading teacher Lori Gilreath who has worked with Mabry for 10 years said they _______ the celebration for weeks and that keeping the plans _______ was a challenge since Mabry works from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. They _______ a “birthday throne” for him on the school's stage and lined the walls _______ photos of Mabry with the kids and other decorations with the _______ “80 years loved, 80 years blessed”. The students also _______ 80 reasons why they loved Mr. Haze. On the day before the _______ , they turned Gilreath's classroom into a secret art center to finish the ________. Mabry said he ________ her moving some tables around in the lunchroom, but he didn't give it much ________.

Next morning, they led Mabry on a parade through the school and the more than 750 students, ________ and staff members lined the halls, shouting ________ “Mr. Haze! Mr. Haze!”

“It really surprises me and I feel ________. All little kids are giving me cards, ________ and hugging me. It's ________ else, you know,” Mabry said. “It's a/an ________ experience.”

Aged 80, Mabry said he likes to keep a busy ________ and loves the kids. “________ I'm able to work,” he said, “I think I'll work.”

【1】A.excite B.surprise C.frighten D.shock

【2】A.event B.festival C.birthday D.workday

【3】A.worked on B.called on C.reflected on D.came on

【4】A.special B.practical C.secret D.necessary

【5】A.grasped B.indicated C.expected D.made

【6】A.with B.on C.for D.under

【7】A.mark B.content C.concept D.theme

【8】A.answered B.listed C.developed D.confirmed

【9】A.competition B.graduation C.celebration D.tradition

【10】A.agenda B.preparations C.principle D.dream

【11】A.observed B.noticed C.ignored D.admitted

【12】A.option B.idea C.opinion D.thought

【13】A.managers B.visitors C.teachers D.parents

【14】A.amazingly B.positively C.cheerfully D.sadly

【15】A.touched B.interested C.relaxed D.convinced

【16】A.running up B.running into C.running after D.running out

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

【18】A.recognizable B.unforgettable C.respectable D.admirable

【19】A.coincidence B.commitment C.schedule D.recovery

【20】A.As long as B.As for C.As far as D.As to

四、短文填空（共4题，共 20分）

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35、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.

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、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”.

五、书面表达（共4题，共 20分）

38、近日，你校广播站英文栏目面向全校征集稿件，话题为“Have a healthy lifestyle”。请你就青少年沉迷网络这一现象写一篇稿件，内容包括：

（1）这一现象的普遍性；

（2）导致的危害；

（3）你的建议。

注意：（1）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

（2）词数100左右，标题已给出，不计入总词数。

Have a Healthy Lifestyle

39、假定你是李华，你校英语报社就“高中生是否应该去KTV庆祝生日”进行校园调查。请你用英语写封信给该报社编辑，谈谈你自己的想法。内容包括：

1.简述该现象；

2.你的观点和建议。

注意：1.词数100左右；；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear editor,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

40、假设你是李华，你班同学打算本周日骑行去游览长城。请你写一封电子邮件邀请你们的外教布鲁斯(Bruce)一同前往。要点包括：

1. 出发时间及地点；

2. 出行方式及需要携带的物品；

3. 希望得到回复。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

41、假定你是李华，你的美国的笔友Peter来信询问你如何做好新型冠状病毒的自我防护以应对美国爆发的新型冠状病毒。请你给他回封信，内容包括：

1. 写信目的；

2. 提出建议；

3. 表示安慰。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

新型冠状病毒：the novel virus