石家庄2025学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测三年级英语

1、The researchers were confident that their unusual technique could finally provide a （n）_________ to drugs in treating heart conditions.

A.alternative B.access C.witness D.application

2、He's been informed that he wasn't _______ tor the scholarship because of his academic background.

A.occupied B.specialized C.qualified D.restrictive

3、 Kathy told me that all the doors and windows _______ when she arrived this morning.

A.have cleaned B.have been cleaned C.had cleaned D.had been cleaned

4、______ providing entertainment, the website also turns out to be a helpful learning tool.

A.Far from B.Apart from C.Instead of D.Regardless of

5、If you were to have a few minutes free, I______ the opportunity to ask you one more question.

A．would appreciate

B．would have appreciated

C．were to appreciate

D．had appreciated

6、We should consider students’ suggestion _________ the school library provide more books on popular science.

A．that

B．when

C．whether

D．why

7、The five mascots（吉祥物）, Beibei ,Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini ,meaning in English “Welcome to Beijing”, a message of friendship to people all over the world.

A.communicate B.represent C.leave D.stand

8、In a typhoon，winds ________ a speed greater than 120kilometers per hour.

A．assume

B．accomplish

C．attain

D．assemble

9、John fell ill because he was caught in the rain yesterday; it is _____ of him to forget to take an umbrella.

A.physical B.electrical C.typical D.practical

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

A.apply B.adopt C.attach D.adapt

11、Anyone who are in ______ of weapons without permission are considered law breaking.

A．command

B．control

C．charge

D．possession

12、It seems that he has no pen ________.

A.to write B.to write with C.writing D.writing with

13、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

14、The consumption of high street fashion has increased by 62%.   , the rest of the fashion styles only experience a growth of 17%.

A.In contrast B.On average C.By accident D.At length

15、In my opinion, nothing is more _______ to everyone than good health.

A.present B.previous C.precious D.precise

16、Johnson was shocked to find out that his boss him the wrong information.

A.have given B.had given

C.will have given D.have been giving

17、Poverty alleviation is a high priority of our country and has been put on the top of________at two sessions.

A.agenda B.subject C.directory D.seminar

18、Sandra Oh, actress of “Killing Eve”, has the _______ of being the first Asian woman to pocket a Golden Globe Award.

A．distinction

B．discrimination

C．description

D．determination

19、American Indians_______ about 5% of the US population.

A.keep off B.keep up C.make up for D.make up

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

A. effect B. effort

C. affection D. patience

21、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

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

A．is confident about

B．makes comments on

C．is concerned about

D．makes an effort to

23、The old man asked Lucy to move to another chair__________he wanted to sit next to his wife.

A.although B.unless C.because D.if

24、Mum always ______ great ways to celebrate our birthday.

A. puts up with B. comes up with C. keeps up with D. catches up with

25、I have read the material several times but it doesn’t make any________to me.

A.meaning B.importance C.sense D.significance

26、   A woman from America has managed to train her beloved dog Stella how to talk. Sadly, the dog can't speak, but it can communicate basic commands by pressing buttons of a soundboard( 发生板). Stella's owner Christina started using the technology when the dog was just eight weeks old. Now Stella is 18 months old and can say 29 words.

“The way she uses words to communicate and the words she's combining are really similar to a 2-year-old child. Unsurprisingly, the dog's favorite word is"walk' fallowed closely by ‘beach’”, Christina said.

Stella's progress was updated online. “Today when she heard some noises outside and wanted to investigate, I told her we were staying inside,” said Christina. “Stella responded by saying, ‘Look’ 9 times in a row, and then ‘Come outside’. She was clearly in a more frantic （发狂似的）state, and her language use matched that. And I'm impressed that Stella is communicating with language during her more heightened state, not just when she’s calm and in a quiet space. This shows that words are becoming more automatic for her to use.

Stella surprised Christina when Stella was standing by the door and whimpering（呜咽）one day. After a bit of pacing back and forth，the dog went over to the soundboard and said “Want”, “Jake” and “Come”, saying that she wanted Christina’ s husband Jake to come home. In about 15 minutes, Jake walked through the door and Stella said the word “Happy”. Christina hopes to expand Stella’ s vocabulary in the future to see just how many phrases the dog can master.

【1】What do we know about the soundboard?

A.It includes 29 buttons. B.It is Stella’ s favorite toy.

C.It is invented by Christina. D.it is used to help Stella talk.

【2】Which of the following is probably Stella’ s favorite activity?

A.Taking a walk. B.Going to the beach.

C.Talking with kids. D.Looking after babies.

【3】What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A.Stella disliked staying at home.

B.Stella and Christina had a quarrel

C.Stella' s language skills were improved.

D.Stella made noises to draw people’s attention.

【4】Why was Stella in a bad mood according to the last paragraph?

A.Her soundboard was broken. B.She was punished by Christina.

C.Her owner didn’t play with her. D.She failed to see Jake that day.

27、As an adult, I realized that I had no skills. I wanted to develop one, so I went to trade school. I entered a cabinetmaking（家具制造）program. I didn’t think I would be good at building furniture. I’m not handy. Nobody in my family is.

I had great teachers, but making furniture is hard. There are so many steps and something can go wrong at each one. I couldn’t even get organized. My toolbox always looked like a hurricane had gone through it.

I didn’t fully know what I was devoting myself to at the beginning, but I kept going to class. I tried to wrap my brain around the math. The projects forced me to solve new kinds of problems. My brain started to build new connections. Working in this new physical manner and giving it 100 percent of my effort had huge benefits for my mental health. I get over my fear of embarrassment and asked for help at every opportunity.

I spent that year truly learning. True learning is a humbling（令人谦卑的）experience, especially for those of us who are learning a new set of skills. I could understand exactly what was wrong with the furniture I made, but I couldn’t fix my mistakes. And yet, I kept trying. And failing again. Until I learned to fail better.

You’re going to be bad at anything when you start out, but I was pretty bad right to the end. Even so, I finished the program—with honors, no less! My grades were helped by my good written work. Having to constantly push beyond my comfort zone has made me a more well-rounded person. Maybe most importantly, trade school gave me a more realistic idea of my strengths and limitations. I’m stronger than I thought!

【1】Which words can best describe the author during the one-year learning?

A．Hard-working and determined.

B．Intelligent and creative.

C．Single-minded and confident.

D．Modest and flexible.

【2】What can we know about the author?

A．The author once got tired of difficult lessons.

B．The author feared to socialize with strangers.

C．The author was skilled in solving math problems.

D．The author got a poor grade on hand work.

【3】What does the author want to convey?

A．Practice makes perfect.

B．Failure teaches success

C．Learning is more than a skill.

D．Skills will never be a burden.

28、What is Small-sided Soccer?

Small-sided Soccer starts with games of 3-on-3 from the youngest participants and progresses to 4-on-4, 7-on-7, 11-on-11, in a graduated manner for the older groups. Our school’s training course will give kids a better chance to take part in the game and get excited about the game of soccer. The small-sided approach gives each child more individualized attention so they can each improve their skills. And, it’s FUN!

Some general practical information

·Cafeteria is open.

·We supply participants with soccer clothes and football boots.

·Please bring a water bottle for your child.

Soccer season training times

Costs

The cost is $70 per month for Tykes and PeeWees and $115 for all the other teams.

Volunteering

Can I coach?

Of course! Our training course is always looking for volunteer coaches. We will provide coaches with plans for activities and training, and help set up the small-sided fields. It’s a great opportunity to get involved with kids and help develop their love for sports.

How can I volunteer in other ways?

It’s your club and you are welcome to volunteer! There are volunteer opportunities with programs, fields, publicity, facilities, uniforms, website development and the board, to name a few. Let us know how you’d like to help—and we’ll put you to work!

Do parents stay?

Yes. Parents are strongly encouraged to stay and support their children and the club. The club is a volunteer-run organization. Parents and athletes are encouraged to help with clean-up and set-up activities.

If you have any questions about program specifics, please contact recreational soccer coordinator(协调者), Pablo Vercelli, at recreationalsoccer@abfsport.nl. Tel: 043-239-4409.

【1】What do you know about the training course?

A．It is a free training course for children.

B．It offers three meals a day for free.

C．It teaches students according to their interest.

D．It will make children get excited about soccer.

【2】What should participants take to the training course?

A．Soccer.

B．Soccer clothes.

C．A water bottle.

D．Football boots.

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A．Both Tykes and BoysE&F have classes on Sunday.

B．Both Tykes and PeeWees have the same charging standard.

C．Pablo Vercelli was the founder of Small-sided Soccer.

D．Parents who help with clean-up don’t need to pay for the course.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．There are two ways to contact the school.

B．Parents are not allowed to stay with their children.

C．All the coaches in the school are professional.

D．Children who are over 11 are not allowed to attend the course.

【5】Where do you probably read the article?

A．In a science fiction.

B．In a newspaper.

C．In a medical magazine.

D．In a guidebook.

29、Men are spending more and more time in the kitchen encouraged by celebrity (名人) chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, according to a report from Oxford University.

The effect of the celebrity role models，who have given cooking a more manly picture，has combined with a more general drive towards sexual equality and men now spend more than twice the amount of time preparing meals than they did in 1961.

According to the research by Prof. Jonatahn Gershuny，who runs the Centre for Time Research at Oxford, men now spend more than half an hour a day cooking, up from just 12 minutes a day in 1961.

Prof. Gershuny said. “The man in the kitchen is part of a much wider social trend. There has been 40 years of sexual equality, but there is another 40 years probably to come.”

Women, who a generation ago spent nearly two hours a day cooking, now spend just one hour and seven minutes — a great fall, but they still spend far more time in the kitchen than men.

Some experts have named these men in aprons(围裙) as “Gastrosexuals (men using cooking skills to impress friends)”, who have been inspired to pick up a kitchen knife by the success of Ramsay，Oliver as well as other male celebrity chefs such as Hugh Fearnley－Whittingstall, Marco Pierre White and Keith Floyd.

“I was married in 1974. When my father came to visit me a few weeks later, I was wearing an apron when I opened the door. He laughed,” said Prof. Gershuny. “That would never happen now.”

Two－thirds of adults say that they come together to share at least three times a week, even if it is not necessarily around a kitchen or dining room table. Prof. Gershuny pointed out that the family meal was now rarely eaten by all of its members around a table — with many “family meals” in fact taken on the sofa in the sitting room, and shared by family members. “The family meal has changed a lot, and few of us eat — as I did when I was a child — at least two meals a day together as a family. But it has survived in a different format.”

【1】What is one reason behind the trend that men spend more time cooking than before?

A．The improvement of cooks’ status.

B．The influence of popular female chefs.

C．The change of female’ s view on cooking.

D．The development of sexual equality campaign.

【2】What does the author think about the time men and women spend on cooking?

A．Men spend more time cooking than women nowadays.

B．Women spend much less time on cooking than before.

C．It will take 40 years before men spend more time at the stove than women.

D．There is a sharp fall in the time men spend on cooking compared with 1961.

【3】How did Prof. Gershuny see the family meal according to the passage?

A．It has become a thing of the past.

B．It is very different from what it used to be.

C．It shouldn’t be advised in modern times.

D．It is beneficial to the stability(稳定) of the family.

【4】Which is the best title for the passage?

A．The Changes of Family Meals

B．Equality between Men and Women

C．Cooking into a New Trend for Men

D．Cooking — a Thing of the Past for Women

30、When Heather McHugh, a poet, won a $500,000”genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, she didn't buy a luxurious car or fly to Paris. _____, she put the money in the bank and ____ writing poems.

In 2015, she finally ____ what to do with it. That year, Heather's godson and his wife ____ their first child, a beautiful baby girl but severely disabled. “I saw how people's ____   can change overnight. I started thinking about people in a ____   situation,” says Heather.

She ____ there were millions of caregivers taking care of the chronically (慢性地) ill or disabled. So in 2012, Heather ____ a nonprofit organization offering a seven­ day vacation, with all ____ paid, to people who have been caregivers for at least ten years.

Tricia was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation. When Tricia got a call saying she was offered a ____ vacation, she couldn't ____ it; disbelief even ____ her concern about leaving her two kids.

Tricia went, and her favorite parts of the trip were to enjoy the ____ things. “I got to eat hot food hot and cold food cold. I could go to bed when I wanted to and wake up whenever I chose to,” says Tricia. She was afraid the ____would return when the ____ was over, but to her surprise, it hasn't been back since.

Heather says Tricia's ____ resembles those of the other ten caregivers she helps every year. “Before the vacation they are so ____, but the ____ is so amazing. They reflect and relax. It feels ____ like another world and gives them a chance to see their lives from another ____,” she adds.

【1】

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Instead

D．Besides

【2】

A．continued

B．quitted

C．practiced

D．started

【3】

A．thought over

B．wondered

C．talked about

D．decided

【4】

A．held

B．welcomed

C．lost

D．saved

【5】

A．feelings

B．future

C．lives

D．routine

【6】

A．different

B．similar

C．worse

D．better

【7】

A．discovered

B．claimed

C．admitted

D．felt

【8】

A．donated

B．found

C．visited

D．formed

【9】

A．taxes

B．salary

C．expenses

D．rent

【10】

A．free

B．caring

C．short

D．long

【11】

A．believe

B．take

C．refuse

D．enjoy

【12】

A．woke

B．defeated

C．showed

D．moved

【13】

A．wonderful

B．delicious

C．peaceful

D．simple

【14】

A．heaviness

B．pain

C．sadness

D．disbelief

【15】

A．entertainment

B．dream

C．vacation

D．freedom

【16】

A．comment

B．story

C．surprise

D．fortune

【17】

A．worried

B．confused

C．unexpected

D．stressed

【18】

A．award

B．change

C．scenery

D．accommodation

【19】

A．slightly

B．interestingly

C．magically

D．mostly

【20】

A．place

B．situation

C．height

D．angle

31、   Working on holidays has always presented something of a class divide. From the 1870s through the 1920s, middle-and-upper-class Americans often lived with “the help”—mostly women of color whose job was to cook and clean and care for others, day and night. While shows like Dowton Abbey seek to give ________ to servants, they also sanitize (粉饰) what was a cruel, back-breaking existence. It was common for a housemaid’s day to begin well before the family rose and extend until after they ________ for the evening. They did so seven days a week: working more than 80 hours a week - more than the 65 hours most factory workers worked at the time. While we often imagine that these women were young and single, Evelyn Nakano Gleen’s research on such care providers has shown that over 30% of them were married many with children. As they worked very hard for families not ________, they left their children, parents, siblings and husbands behind. Thanksgiving or Christmas was no doubt one of the hardest times of the year, and their own families felt their ________.

The labor movement was ________ to changing this sorry state of affairs. Unions raised wages, lowered hours, instituted worker protections, guaranteed a minimum wage and ________ holidays off for workers. Those who did have to work on national holidays were guaranteed overtime pay. When unions were strong, such benefits even ________ to non-unionized workers.

But as unions have ________, part-time work has increased. And this has meant lower wages and greater ________. Working at $11 an hour for 25 hours a week means making 14,300 a year. For most retail workers, that’s one of the better jobs that are available. And ________, it’s a job without health insurance, or a retirement plan, with constant scheduling changes that make it hard to take additional ________. Most of these workers wish they could work more, but employers would rather hire other part-timers. So when the boss says, “Can you work Thanksgiving?” workers have no real choice but to be ________.

Today, working on holidays carries no guarantee of extra pay, and not working can mean losing one’s job. Some workers are ________; Walmart employees have planned over 1,000 Black Friday strikes because of unchanging wages and health care premiums (保险费) that will soon triple. Americans have a choice of helping these workers regain the ________, or walking past them in order to shop more. And that is the irony to the trend of stores opening on Thanksgiving. On the same day that we give thanks for all we have, why must we also rush out to buy more? Observers might say, “It’s just the logic of the market!” But the logic of the market is not some mystical process. It is the result of the ________ that we make.

【1】A.rise B.power C.life D.pleasure

【2】A.retired B.retreated C.relaxed D.rebelled

【3】A.in their favor B.of their own C.to their pleasure D.at their convenience

【4】A.exhaustion B.disappointment C.reluctance D.absence

【5】A.central B.subject C.sensitive D.beneficial

【6】A.provided B.secured C.organized D.arranged

【7】A.stuck B.occurred C.appealed D.extended

【8】A.rose B.declined C.survived D.defended

【9】A.uncertainty B.devotion C.trouble D.influence

【10】A.therefore B.also C.instead D.still

【11】A.business B.suggestion C.employment D.welfare

【12】A.sincere B.determined C.offensive D.willing

【13】A.taking over B.fighting back C.giving up D.looking forward

【14】A.protection B.identities C.salaries D.promotions

【15】A.efforts B.contributions C.decisions D.achievements

32、   I was on  my cellphone sharing my excitement about the stories we received for  a new book  about resolutions ( 决 心 ). When I_____ my call, my 11-year-old  son Bailey asked if he could write a story. I was surprised by his___ and asked if he had “resolved” to do something __ in his life. His reply surprised me. He said, “I have resolved to be nicer to younger  children.”

Bailey has always been generous with older kids. _______  , when it comes to younger kids, he   falls short. He gets angry when they touch his Lego creations or _______  to understand how to play  his video games.

My husband and I have many friends with younger children who visit regularly. Each time before they arrive, we tell Bailey how we would_______  it if he were more patient with the younger kids.   He starts out great,  but as the night wears on, his patience ______  .  I found  it interesting  that he was___ making a change.

I _______  on our conversation later and realized that Bailey had actually taken action. The last   time our friend’s son, Brayden,_____ ,  Bailey invited  him to  play with  his  Legos.  Instead  of getting angry that Brayden was not ______  correctly,  according to Bailey’s standards, he allowed him to create his own version of an airplane. When playing video games, instead of telling Brayden he was too ________ to understand the concept, he gave him an unplugged (没插电的) _________ and let Brayden believe he was fighting alongside Bailey.

As parents, we often feel as if our ______  fall on deaf ears, but now I realize  that my son has been listening all along. He is attempting to be a better person and I am___ of him.

【1】A.expected B.ended C.returned D.answered

【2】A.concern B.talent C.request D.belief

【3】A.different B.adventurous C.scientific D.enjoyable

【4】A.Therefore B.Instead C.However D.Besides

【5】A.agree B.fail C.tend D.manage

【6】A.handle B.appreciate C.recognize D.replace

【7】A.pays off B.takes over C.reaches out D.wears out

【8】A.casually B.normally C.innocently D.voluntarily

【9】A.concentrated B.reflected C.counted D.commented

【10】A.came over B.gave up C.showed off D.ran away

【11】A.writing B.reading C.building D.sitting

【12】A.weak B.nervous C.busy D.young

【13】A.controller B.freezer C.computer D.lamp

【14】A.assessments B.achievements C.instructions D.imaginations

【15】A.aware B.proud C.tired D.afraid

33、I’ve been farming sheep on a hillside for 54 years. I use a small tractor to get about. My dog Don always sits beside me in the passenger seat.

One morning I _______ a lost lamb when I was in the top field，near where a motorway cuts through my land. The lamb had become separated from its _______ , so I jumped out of the tractor to _______ it while Don stayed in his seat.

Lamb and mother _______ , I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me. This was so _______ because I had put the handbrake on when I jumped out. _______ Don had somehow made the _______move.

My heart froze in my chest as I _______ the tractor heading towards the _______ .I ran desperately but failed to __________. It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared. The __________ thing I saw was Don’s face, looking calmly back at me.

Heart in mouth, I __________ the fence and looked over. The tractor was __________against the crash barrier in the central reservation, having miraculously(奇迹般地) crossed the __________ road with fast-flowing traffic. I couldn’t see Don, but as I __________ the tractor he jumped out onto the road, apparently __________ , and dashed back to me.

The police __________ and the motorway ran normally again. I couldn't quite believe my __________ it turned out no one got badly hurt, but the outcome could have been __________ .Don was given a special __________ that night—I didn’t want him thinking I was angry with him.

【1】

A．dropped

B．spotted

C．carried

D．returned

【2】

A．kids

B．friends

C．owner

D．mother

【3】

A．ask about

B．play with

C．tend to

D．run into

【4】

A．freed

B．switched

C．reunited

D．examined

【5】

A．unexpected

B．dangerous

C．embarrassing

D．difficult

【6】

A．Fortunately

B．Generally

C．Immediately

D．Obviously

【7】

A．lamb

B．vehicle

C．seat

D．fence

【8】

A．saw

B．stopped

C．remembered

D．drove

【9】

A．crowd

B．motorway

C．field

D．hill

【10】

A．take off

B．catch up

C．hold back

D．get out

【11】

A．real

B．best

C．basic

D．last

【12】

A．fixed

B．noticed

C．reached

D．closed

【13】

A．resting

B．running

C．parking

D．turning

【14】

A．sleep

B．long

C．rough

D．busy

【15】

A．abandoned

B．approached

C．recognized

D．repaired

【16】

A．unclean

B．uncertain

C．unhurt

D．unhappy

【17】

A．arrived

B．replied

C．survived

D．waited

【18】

A．ability

B．dream

C．luck

D．idea

【19】

A．common

B．confusing

C．desirable

D．awful

【20】

A．meal

B．test

C．job

D．lesson

34、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.

AI artwork sells for $432,500 — nearly 45 times its high【1】 — as Christie’s becomes the first auction house to offer a work of art created by an algorithm. This portrait, however, is not the product of a human mind. It was created by an【2】 intelligence, an algorithm defined by that algebraic formula with its many parentheses. And when it went under the【3】 in the Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s on 23-25 October, Portrait of Edmond Belamy sold for an【4】 $432,500, signaling the arrival of AI art on the world auction stage.

From a distance, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy looks almost plausible. Up close, however, the paintwork becomes a grid of mechanical-looking dots, the man’s face a golden blur with black holes for eyes. Look into those eyes. They show no sign of feeling or life. Did a computer make this?

The answer is yes. The first artwork【5】 by AI to be sold at Christie’s, its【6】 price would seem to suggest that in future we will get computers to make art for us. Robot van Gogh will harmlessly cut its ear off and robot Picasso will be a genius.

Is this the future AI art visionaries such as the French collective Obvious, which programmed this “painter” by getting it to compare its own work with 15,000 pre-20th century portraits, have in mind? Or are they just, God forbid, making a fast buck from deceivable art collectors? Because believing the algorithm that knocked this up to be in any meaningful way an “artist” is like thinking your voice-interaction programme is out to get you. Dream on. Computers would need to replicate human consciousness before they could replicate the funny thing humans do called “art”.

Art is a way in which human 【7】 expresses itself, and is equally true of the earliest cave art, Rembrandt’s portraits and Duchamp’s urinal. And that is what is missing from Portrait of Edmond Bellamy. Art is a way humans communicate ideas, perceptions and feelings to each other. It has no 【8】 outside the human passion to communicate. So in what meaningful sense can an AI replica of certain【9】 traits of old master paintings be called art?

For a robot to really make art, it would need an autonomous mind that was emotional as well as【10】. No AI developer has yet claimed to be anywhere near achieving that and if they ever do, their creation will probably have better things to do than paint portraits — like destroy humanity.

Maybe afterwards robots will invent their own kind of art, but it won’t be some poor pastiche of human genius.

It will be beyond anything we organics could imagine.

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、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.

37、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.

38、假定你是李华。最近 China Daily 就“如何看待中国传统文化”面向社会征稿。请你用英语给编辑写一封信，谈谈你自己的想法。要点如下:

1) 表明自己的立场(传统文化应该得到保护和传承)；

2) 给出你的理由；

3) 呼吁社会共同参与。 参考词汇:传承 inherit

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39、假定你是李华，你的美国笔友 Jeff 发来邮件，说他想在暑期来中国旅行，体验中国文化和饮食， 请你用英语给他回一封邮件。内容包括：

1. 推荐旅游城市；

2. 推荐原因；

3. 祝他旅途愉快。

注意：1. 词数 80 左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，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。

School uniforms are becoming more and more popular across the U.S.A. That’s no surprise, because they offer many benefits. They immediately end the powerful social sorting and labeling (标记) that come from clothing. If all students are dressed in the same way, they will not pay too much attention to their clothing, and some of them will not be laughed at for wearing the “wrong” clothes.

Some people are against the strict rule of school uniforms, but they do not realize that students already accept a kind of rule - wanting to look just like their friends. The difference is that the clothing students choose for themselves creates social barriers (障碍); school uniforms tear those barriers down.

As in other places, uniforms remind the wearers of their purposes and duties. For example, when a man or woman puts on a police uniform, he or she becomes, for a time, the symbol (象征) of law and order. The uniform means to the wearer his or her special duties and sends the same message to everyone the wearer meets. People with different jobs wear uniforms of one kind or another. For students, the school uniform reminds them that their task for the six or seven hours they are in school is to get an education.

Some parents are unhappy about uniforms, saying that school uniforms will affect their children’s “creativity”. Actually, as noted above, the clothes students choose to wear do not necessarily express their individuality. They just copy their classmates. Students have the rest of the day to be as creative as they like. While they’re in school, their job is to master reading, writing, and mathematics; this should take up all the creativity they have. Mastery of those skills will be good for the students to build up their creativity in every way.

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41、假定你是校学生会主席李华，你校近期要举办“美丽家乡”国画展，你的外教老师Henry曾学习过中国国画，请你发邮件邀请他参加此次画展，内容包括：

1. 开办国画展的目的和意义；

2. 画展开办的时间、地点；

3. 表达期待。

注意： 1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Henry，

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua