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1、Researching findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we ________ during the day.
A．would have done
B．should have done
C．may have done
D．must have done
2、Henry would rather his mother________ in the school where he is studying.
A．not work B．not worked
C．didn't work D．not working
3、As is often the case, a man who can dream will try hard to _________ any difficulties and live his dream.
A. overwork B. outcome
C. overcome D. output
4、—Who is it up to _____ when the ceremony will be started?
—The headmaster, of course.
A. decide on B. deciding on C. to decide on D. to deciding on
5、In the future, care for the environment will become very important as the earth's natural resources are _______.
A.pulling up B.running out
C.using up D.putting out
6、The young man ____________ be slow, but at least he doesn't make any mistakes.
A.may B.can C.must D.should
7、If William had listened to what his teacher said in class, he how to solve the problem now.
A.has known B.would know C.would have known D.knows
8、According to a review of 56 studies the more a person is________to classical music as a child,the better he can control his mood as a grown-up.
A.revealed B.exposed C.proposed D.reminded
9、The monthly sales of Mo Yan’s works ________ 199 times compared with those before he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
A.accelerated B.stretched C.multiplied D.switched
10、--What impresses you most when you visit the Acropolis?
-- ________ it is that has brought the grand palace into today’s terrible scene.
A. Where B. What
C. How D. When
11、It turned out that she won the first prize in the petition, which was beyond her .
A. expectations B. reputations
C. contributions D. celebrations
12、As everyone knows, oral exams _________ to test our communicative ability.
A．are being designed
B．designed
C．are designed
D．to be designed
13、After the earthquake, the first thing the local government did was to provide ______ for the homeless families.
A.furniture B.accommodation C.occupation D.basement
14、 children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.
A．If
B．Though
C．Unless
D．When
15、What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has been _____？
A．given out
B．put out
C．held up
D．used up
16、Don’t look at your smart phone when crossing this busy street. If you do so, you may _____ run over by a car.
A.become B.get C.turn D.remain
17、The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the _______ of the murder committed last month.
A.witnesses B.audiences C.viewers D.observers
18、There is clear evidence ________ the Fishing Islands belong to China.
A．which
B．that
C．where
D．whether
19、All the drivers must be ______ before they begin to drive on their own.
A.tested out B.examined C.looked into D.watched
20、Jane can’t attend the meeting at 3 o’clock this afternoon because she _________ a class at that time.
A．have taught
B．will teach
C．will be teaching
D．is teaching
21、But for the fact that he ______ the truth, he ______ for a week's imprisonment.
A.didn't know; would be punished B.hadn't known; might have punished
C.didn't know; would have been punished D.hadn't known; could be punished
22、We got to the top of a mountain _________ we can see the whole city.
A. at where B. from there
C. from where D. there
23、Some groups still have difficulties ________ access ________ social services.
A.gain; in B.gaining; to C.to gain; to D.gaining; of
24、The White House took advantage of some strategies, hoping to _______ the media's attention away from foreign policy issues.
A.shrink B.shelter C.shift D.shake
25、He could do nothing but __________ for the bus ___________.
A.to wait; coming B.to wait; to come C.wait; coming D.wait; to come
26、How Arts Contribute to Our Economy
When it comes to arts, most people tend to imagine the end product, beautiful paintings, wonderful pieces of music, or award-winning performances in the theater. But arts groups bring broader value to communities. 【1】.
The arts create jobs that help develop the economy. Any given performance takes a tour bus full of artists, technical experts, managers, musicians, or writers to create an appealing piece of art.【2】. Another group of folks is needed to help market the event. Digital media experts, photographers, booking agents and promoters(推广者) are hired to sell tickets and promote the event.
【3】. Here is an example. In 2005, when the Bishop Arts Theatre was donated to a town in Dallas, the location was considered a poor area. After putting more than $1 million in reconstructing the building, they began producing a full season of theater performances, jazz concerts, and year-round arts education programs. Soon, waves of jazz lovers flooded in to enjoy an evening. Then, came a series of work force outside the arts industry, including accountants, marketers, hotel managers, printers, and other kinds of workers. 【4】.
Definitely, arts are efficient economic drivers when supported. It’s wrong to have prejudice against majors in art and assume arts groups cannot make a profit. But to stay in business, arts groups must produce returns. 【5】. But those who truly understand the economic effect and can work to change the patterns can create a wide range of career possibilities.
A.Here are some tips on how to achieve profits in the arts.
B.Here are some ways in which the arts benefit our economy.
C.A successful arts neighborhood creates a chain effect throughout a community.
D.These people earn a living income for their professional knowledge and skills.
E.No doubt the theater has contributed to the area’s development and economic growth.
F.To be major in the arts, you need to have an understanding of the brilliant potential of your choice.
G.If you are a student considering taking up the arts, chances are you have been ill-advised to have a plan B.
27、An advance in electronic publishing could make the e-book you are reading seem as dated as a silent film. Publishers hope to explore the growing success of e-books by releasing versions with added soundtracks（电影配音）and musical accompaniments.
The noises in the first multimedia books — released in Britain on Friday - include rain hitting a window in a Sherlock Holmes tale. When the plot of a book reaches the most exciting part, background scores will create tension.
Supporters argue that sound effects are the next logical development for e-books and will add excitement for younger readers. Critics, however, will argue that the noise will ruin the simple pleasure of having the imagination stimulated by reading.
Caroline Michel, chief executive of the literary agency, said the new generation of computer- literate readers was used to multiple sensory input. She said, “Young people have split computer screens where they may be watching television and replying to an email at the same time. If that's what the market wants then we should respond to the market.”
Book track's sound effects work by estimating the user's reading speed. Each lime you turn a page, the software reassesses where you have reached in the text and times the sounds to switch on accordingly. If the soundtrack becomes out of synch （同步），a click on any word will reset it.
Some authors fear that a soundtrack could destroy the peace and quiet of libraries and ruin the pleasure, of reading. David Nicholls, author of Our Day, the bestseller now released as a film, said, “This sounds like the opposite of reading. I have enough trouble reading an e-book because I'm constantly distracted by emails.
Stuart MacBride, the crime writer whose novel Shatter the Bones was an e-book bestseller, sells 18% of his books as electronic downloads. He said, “If I'm reading, I will do the noise in my head. I don’t need someone to tell me what lea cups clinking sounds like. That would irritate （激怒）me.”
【1】What do publishers expect an e-book soundtrack to do?
A．Help to release an e-book as a film.
B．Help readers improve reading speed.
C．Add tension at a book's exciting point.
D．Get readers familiar with the background.
【2】Who is in favour of added soundtracks for e-books?
A．Mr. Darcy.
B．Caroline Michel.
C．David Nicholls.
D．Stuart MacBride.
【3】What do we know about Stuart MacBride?
A．He was a person who was easy to get angry.
B．He knew a great deal about tea and tea culture.
C．Eighty-two percent of his books described crime.
D．He imagined sounds related to the story when reading.
【4】What's the main idea of the passage?
A．Opinions about e-books with soundtracks.
B．Response to the need of the book market.
C．Reasons for traditional e-books becoming outdated.
D．Suggestions on encouraging readers’ imagination.
28、 Do you know what a castle is? A castle is a building special to Europe. Castles were built in the Middle Ages by king and other powerful people who live in. Castles were used by people to protect themselves from their enemies. They are big buildings made form stone and wood.
Today there are still castles all over Europe. Some are in ruins. But some built later are still in good repair and used even today. One example is Windsor Castle, which is a home to the British queen. It is in the country or Berkshire, not far from London.
Castles have walls around them. In the old days, soldiers would stand on the walls to guard the people in the castle. If enemies came they would shoot arrows and throw stones at them. Castles also had moats. A moat is a river around the wall that makes it difficult for enemies to get in. It could be either dry or filled with water.
Other people from younger countries love European castles. In the US there are rich people who have brought broken parts of castles to their country and rebuilt them. And some people build “replica” castles — modern copies of Castle.
You probably know the Disneyland Castle in California, US. But did you know it is based on a famous castle in Germany built by King Ludwig Ⅱof Bavaria?
【1】Which of the following is TRUE about the castle?
A.It is a special American building.
B.It is made from stone and paper.
C.Only king used to live in it.
D.People used it to protect themselves.
【2】We can tell from the story that a moat is _______.
A.a wall B.a soldier
C.a river D.a stone
【3】According to the passage we can know that_______.
A.there are castles only in some European countries now
B.in the US, there used to be castles in the Middle Ages
C.in the US, the people rebuilt the old castles or build the modern ones
D.the Disneyland castle is built in Germany
【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.The history of Windsor castles. B.Facts about castles.
C.The king and the castles. D.How to build castles.
29、Delivering medical supplies to hard-to-reach places has been an issue for years. Worldwide, more than two billion people lack access to essential life-saving supplies, such as blood and vaccines（疫苗）. In the African nation of Rwanda, for example, several remote health clinics do not have sufficient quantities of blood and other healthcare products. A company called Zipline is trying to address this problem. It uses drones（无人机）to transport medical supplies around Rwanda. A drone can now deliver medicine in 30 minutes.
Drones are also assisting emergency organizations after natural disasters. In 2015, for example, a powerful hurricane destroyed thousands of buildings in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. Around 75,000 people lost their homes, and at least 15 died. After the storm, drones photographed the damage. These surveys helped emergency workers assess the situation quickly and answer important questions: Which areas were hardest hit? Were crops damaged? What roads were affected?
Drones are also helping to protect wildlife populations in parts of Africa and Asia. Every year, poachers（偷猎者） kill thousands of elephants, rhinos, and other endangered animals. To stop them; the environmental organization World Wildlife Fund is using drones to find where poachers are hiding and if they are carrying weapons. Equipped with infrared video cameras, drones can easily identify people and animals at night. These drones are not only helpful, they are affordable.
As well as finding poachers, drones can be used to track animals. Scientists at Liverpool John Moores University （LJMU）plan to employ drones for an ambitious conservation project: documenting the world's wildlife. The long-term project will start with scientific surveys of animal populations. And animal species can then be identified using special software.
Ironically（讽刺地）, a tool originally created for military use is increasingly being used to save lives instead of taking then. Drones have the potential to provide solutions that will benefit both humans and animals.
【1】What does the text focus on?
A．Importance of saving lives.
B．Development of drones.
C．Applications of drones.
D．Ways to protect animals.
【2】What can drones be used for according to Paragraph 2?
A．Helping predict disasters.
B．Providing data for evaluation.
C．Organizing emergency workers.
D．Reporting local weather.
【3】What do the scientists at LJMU intend to do?
A．Track poachers.
B．Design new practical drones.
C．Record wild animals in detail.
D．Develop an assessing software.
【4】What can be inferred about drones?
A．They need to be fitted with video cameras.
B．They are unavailable to ordinary people.
C．They should be limited to military use.
D．They have a promising prospect.
30、 I am a nurse working in a hospital. It was a ___morning when an elderly gentleman____to have his heart condition checked by the doctor. He said he was in a hurry ___he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
I had him take a seat. Since there were a lot of people ___to see the doctor, I knew it would be over an hour ___the doctor would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch ___while waiting. To make him not feel so ___with nothing to do for long hours, I decided to go over and __ with him for a while. The gentleman told me that he ___to go to the nursing home to have breakfast with his mom. His mother had been suffering from a disease and had ___there for several years.
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit ___. He replied, “She can’t ___me now.” I was ___, and asked him, “And you still go every morning, ___she doesn’t know who you are?” He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I ___make out who she is — the woman who gave me not only ___but a mother’s whole love.” I was moved to tears and felt very ___on such a winter day. The ___between parents and children is everlasting (永恒的).
Just then, a young man came up and said to the man, “Grandpa, now it’s my____to see the doctor. I am not in a hurry, so you can do it first.” The elderly man was very ___and went in the doctor’s to have his heart examined.
【1】A.sad B.late C.busy D.long
【2】A.arrived B.started C.realized D.stopped
【3】A.so B.as C.or D.if
【4】A.changing B.declaring C.calling D.waiting
【5】A.since B.before C.when D.after
【6】A.nearly B.firmly C.hardly D.frequently
【7】A.embarrassed B.bored C.relaxed D.frightened
【8】A.chat B.learn C.read D.walk
【9】A.needed B.forgot C.decided D.failed
【10】A.worked B.dreamed C.stayed D.known
【11】A.weak B.late C.busy D.tired
【12】A.believe B.obey C.recognize D.accept
【13】A.excited B.disappointed C.ashamed D.surprised
【14】A.until B.though C.because D.unless
【15】A.still B.seldom C.even D.also
【16】A.life B.advice C.mind D.knowledge
【17】A.cool B.hot C.cold D.warm
【18】A.content B.desire C.love D.hope
【19】A.step B.duty C.turn D.chance
【20】A.nervous B.grateful C.curious D.serious
31、I was diving home after attending my uncle's funeral. I took a canyon（峡谷）drive with beautiful scenery to process my_________.
Suddenly I heard a pop. I knew what had happened—a big flat tire! I_________to the side, but this was a canyon drive with not much shoulder_________, and it happened to be around a turning that people couldn't see. That made it_________.
Cars were passing me fast. I couldn't get out. Within minutes, I saw a van stopped behind me. The gentleman walked out,_________a hand, and I dared to walk out very_________. He moved my car out of the _________way while I was talking to the police. Since they couldn't send_________in 20-30 minutes. The gentleman took out my spare tire and started_________the tire for me.
After the job was____________, I thanked him and he left. As we said goodbye, I____________him to pay it forward. I saw in my mirror that the van just____________me, making sure I was OK. At the light, I got a chance to see the____________family in the van. A beautiful young wife with attractive children in the back. They all gave me a big smile and____________at me!
I thought the gentleman had set a successful example for those young children to learn about service and____________.
【1】
A．anger
B．time
C．feelings
D．work
【2】
A．pulled over
B．pulled out
C．pulled down
D．pulled in
【3】
A．limit
B．space
C．speed
D．height
【4】
A．dangerous
B．inconvenient
C．urgent
D．uncommon
【5】
A．lifting
B．clapping
C．offering
D．hiding
【6】
A．hopefully
B．happily
C．willingly
D．carefully
【7】
A．special
B．detailed
C．accurate
D．rough
【8】
A．assistance
B．search
C．information
D．safety
【9】
A．moving
B．changing
C．fixing
D．setting
【10】
A．delayed
B．continued
C．succeeded
D．accomplished
【11】
A．persuaded
B．inspired
C．promised
D．reminded
【12】
A．followed
B．protected
C．inspected
D．chased
【13】
A．talkative
B．impressive
C．last
D．entire
【14】
A．waved
B．shouted
C．laughed
D．bowed
【15】
A．admiration
B．loyalty
C．passion
D．sympathy
32、When the one-year anniversary(周年) of my mother’s passing came around, I found myself in the kitchen preparing some of her favorite dishes. I hadn’t planned this, _______ there I was, making her famous soup from the turkey I had roasted the day before.
As I was cooking, some of the deep sadness I was experiencing at this one-year mark moved through me. I loved working with mom in the kitchen but now thinking about her, I began to feel more _______.
While the _______ boiled in my kitchen, I realized that I was reconnecting with my mother through _______. I laughed a bit at myself when I thought about all the dishes I had cooked that week. _________ knowing it, I had created a beautiful ritual(仪式) to honor my mother and to _________ myself at this time. I suddenly felt my mother at hand and this place was filled with her presence. I was so _________ that I began talking to her, acting _______ she were here with me.
“What else should we make?” I asked us both, wanting to keep the ritual from _______.
“Irish Potato Pancakes” was the reply.
________ I made potato pancakes was two and a half years ago. I had ________ my engagement(订婚) ring to make the dough(面团), and never found it again. Since then, I ________ to use that recipe(菜谱) even though I really liked those pancakes. It’s sort of ________ but I never considered making them again, treating them as if they were to blame for the loss of my ring.
My mom knew how ________ I was about losing my ring. I had always called her whenever I lost something. She had a talent for helping me find my way to lost things, ________ this time.
I reached for the ________ without another thought of the ring. My mom did love Irish things and these were delicious. I opened the large cookbook and ________ the pancake recipe. At once, ________ at the bottom of the page ________. There, pressed into the pages of the cookbook, was my diamond ring! I slipped my ring onto my trembling hand and a smile filled my soul as I whispered, “Thanks, mom.”
That day, I made potato pancakes ________ the shape of hearts.
【1】
A．if
B．so
C．but
D．or
【2】
A．painful
B．cheerful
C．disappointed
D．grateful
【3】
A．coffee
B．soup
C．wine
D．tea
【4】
A．fruit
B．drink
C．vegetables
D．food
【5】
A．Without
B．After
C．By
D．For
【6】
A．serve
B．encourage
C．comfort
D．harm
【7】
A．clever
B．brave
C．lucky
D．excited
【8】
A．though
B．as soon as
C．while
D．as if
【9】
A．ending
B．existing
C．lasting
D．beginning
【10】
A．The first time
B．The last time
C．Every time
D．The moment
【11】
A．searched for
B．taken off
C．sold out
D．forgotten about
【12】
A．liked
B．realized
C．refused
D．remembered
【13】
A．mysterious
B．silly
C．worrying
D．serious
【14】
A．scared
B．curious
C．surprised
D．upset
【15】
A．except
B．including
C．besides
D．concerning
【16】
A．dough
B．pancakes
C．cookbook
D．soup
【17】
A．turned to
B．depended on
C．prepared for
D．talked about
【18】
A．the ring
B．words
C．something
D．everything
【19】
A．paid my attention
B．caught my eye
C．reminded me of
D．won me back
【20】
A．with
B．to
C．for
D．in
33、 The other day I shared knowledge on several aspects of Hindi (印地) culture with you. Today I’m hoping to paint a better picture of _______ it means to give in Hindi and how their generosity differs from_______of Western culture.
I was_______when we learned the expression “thank you” doesn’t really exist in Hindi. In the mountains, it is _______used, and people often seemed _______when we tried to thank them. They _______ either turn their heads, or shake their hands at us.
When we asked our Indian friends why this is so, they _______ that giving and generosity are vital parts of their culture. Giving is more of a_______of “changing hands” than an act of generosity. In their eyes, the foods they would give us were _______ really “theirs”. They see them as something passed along to them and now they are ________ passing them along to us.
The villagers were eager to ________ their best cucumbers to a passing stranger. ________, people in the U.S. tend to________old, used, or unwanted things ________their treasured ones.
________, during a coffee break, a friend told me about how he donated his ________clothes and shoes — just for the ________of giving up the possessions he likes most. Giving is ________Westerners can certainly do. We can practice ________giving away the things we value most — not only actual physical possessions, but also perhaps even more ________, our time and attention.
【1】A.what B.how C.why D.when
【2】A.one B.that C.it D.both
【3】A.amused B.shocked C.interested D.disappointed
【4】A.often B.occasionally C.sometimes D.seldom
【5】A.bored B.excited C.frightened D.annoyed
【6】A.could B.should C.would D.might
【7】A.explained B.realized C.decided D.learned
【8】A.picture B.change C.matter D.state
【9】A.ever B.never C.yet D.already
【10】A.simply B.equally C.obviously D.partly
【11】A.give back B.give out C.give away D.give in
【12】A.Therefore B.However C.Otherwise D.Meanwhile
【13】A.return B.possess C.share D.donate
【14】A.better than B.rather than C.more than D.less than
【15】A.Interestingly B.Obviously C.Importantly D.Luckily
【16】A.expensive B.beautiful C.favorite D.casual
【17】A.experience B.pain C.target D.reason
【18】A.anything B.nothing C.something D.everything
【19】A.for B.about C.in D.by
【20】A.flexible B.significant C.efficient D.urgent
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.
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.
35、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Smell the flowers before you go to sleep and you may just end up with rosy dreams. Have a whiff of rotten(腐烂的)eggs during the night and your dreams may be【1】(pleasant). So says researcher Dr. Boris Stuck, 【2】invited sleeping volunteers to a rose vs. rotten egg test in the University Hospital Mannheim in Germany. The subjects didn’t dream about roses【3】eggs, but rather he found that what they smelt affected the emotions of【4】(they) dreams.
And if you think【5】(smell) have a say in dreams, wait for what TV tells us. A UK study reveals that people exposed【6】black-and-white film and TV in their youth are to have monochromic(单色的)dreams throughout their life more【7】(probable). Eva Murzyn from the University of Dundee tested two age groups— one half 【8】(age) over 55 and【9】other half under 25.
The result? Under 5% of the dreams of the under-25s were in black and white. 【10】(watch)color TV in childhood seems to be the reason why.
36、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.
The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.
Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.
"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.
Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.
"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much
37、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.
On a broiling afternoon when the men were away at work and all the women napped, I moved through majestic depths of silences, silences so immense I could hear the corn 【1】. Under these silences there was a / an orchestra of natural music playing notes no city child would ever hear. A certain cackle from the henhouse meant we had gained an egg. The creak of a porch swing told of a momentary breeze blowing across my grandmother’s yard. As I 【2】 along a mossy bank to surprise a frog, a 【3】splash told me the quarry had spotted me and slipped into the stream. Wandering among the sleeping houses, I learned that tin roofs crackle under the power of the sun, and when I tired and came back to my grandmother’s house, I padded into her dark cool living room, lay 【4】 on the floor, and listened to the hypnotic beat of her pendulum clock on the wall ticking the meaningless hours away.
I was enjoying the luxuries of a rustic nineteenth-century boyhood, but for the women Morrisonville life had few 【5】. Their lives were hard, endless, dirty labor.
For baths, laundry, and dishwashing, they hauled buckets of water from a spring at the foot of a hill. To heat it, they chopped kindling to fire their wood stoves. They boiled laundry in tubs, scrubbed it on washboards until knuckles were 【6】, and wrung it out by hand. Ironing was a business of lifting heavy metal weights heated on the stove top.
They scrubbed floors on hands and knees, thrashed rugs with carpet beaters, killed and plucked their own chickens, baked bread and parties, grew and conned their won vegetables, patched the family’s clothing on treadle-operated sewing machines, 【7】before the men to start the stove for breakfast and pack lunch pails, polished the chimneys of kerosene lamps, and even found time to tend the flowers that grew around every house. By the end of a summer day a Morrisonville woman had toiled like a serf.
At sundown the men drifted back from the fields exhausted and 【8】. They scrubbed themselves in enamel basins and, when supper was eaten, climbed up onto the porch to watch the night arrive. Presently the women 【9】 them, and the twilight music of Morrisonville began.
The swing creaking , rocking chairs 【10】 on the porch planks, voices murmuring approval of the sagacity of Uncle Irvey as he quietly observed for probably the ten-thousandth time in his life, “A man works from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done.”
38、假定你是李华，你的英国笔友David对中国传统文化很感兴趣，他想让你给他推荐一本关于这方面的书。请 你给他回一封邮件,向他推荐我国的四大名著之---《西游记》。内容包括：
1.《西游记》简介；
2.推荐理由。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：徒弟 disciple,佛经 Buddhist scriptures
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39、假如你是李华，从联合国儿童基金会的网站看到一则志愿者招募信息，为疫情期间无法回国 的外国儿童提供简单个人卫生指导和心理疏导。请你用英文写一封电子邮件申请信，内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.个人优势；
3.希望能够被录用。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.信的开头结尾已经给出， 不计入总词数。提示词：疫情期间during the epidemic/pandemic,联合国儿童基金会United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund （UNICEF）
Dear Sir/Madam,
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Yours,
Li Hua
40、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。
When my daughters reached the third and fourth grades, I occasionally allowed them to walk to and from school alone if the weather permitted. One warm spring day, a little dog followed them home after school. It had short legs and long lovely ears, with a fawn-colored coat. It was the cutest dog I had ever seen and the girls begged me to keep it.
The dog was barely twelve weeks old. It had no collar or identifying marks of any sort. I didn't know what to do. I thought about running an advertisement in the lost-and-found but I really didn’t want to. It would break the kids’ hearts if someone should show up. Besides, its owners should have watched it more closely.
By the end of the week the dog was part of our family. It was very intelligent and good with the girls. The following week something told me to check the lost-and-found section in the local paper. One particular advertisement jumped out at me and my heart pounded with fear at what I read. Someone was begging for the return of a lost dog in the neighborhood of our grade school. They sounded desperate. My hand shook. I couldn’t bring myself to pick up the phone.
Instead, I pretended I hadn’t seen the advertisement. I quickly put paper away in the drawer and continued with my dusting. I never said a word about it to the kids or my husband.
By now we had named the dog. It looked like a Molly, so that was what we called it. It followed the girls everywhere they went. When they went outside, it was one step behind them. When they did housework, it was there to lend a hand.
There was only one problem with this otherwise perfect picture: my conscience (良心) was bothering me. I knew in my heart I had to call that number and see if our Molly was the dog they were desperately seeking. It was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done.
Paragraph 1:
With mixed feelings, I finally picked up the receiver and dialed.
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Paragraph 2:
One look at Molly and the woman’s face lit up like a Christmas tree.
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41、假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你得知2022年冬奥会和冬残奥会（Olympic and Paralympic WinterGames）赛会志愿者全球招募，请你给相关部门负责人写一封申请信，内容包括：
1. 介绍你的基本信息；2. 说明你的优势；3. 表示你希望被录用。
注意：1. 词数不少于100；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir or Madam,
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Sincerely,
Li Hua
邮箱： 