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1、Roger _______painting for a while, but soon lost interest.
A. took out B. took in
C. took up D. took off
2、Each soldier and sailor________ given a rifle when the ship landed.
A.were B.was C.are D.is
3、He always tries to avoid being_______with his headteacher.
A.left out B.left alone C.left behind D.left over
4、The floods, which happened last month, swept the whole village, __________ countless people homeless.
A.to make B.making C.made D.have made
5、When he needs time alone, he ________ to his private space at a nearby art studio to paint.
A.dials B.chokes C.bothers D.withdraws
6、He gets up at six o’clock, runs for half an hour and then has a meal; that is his morning ______.
A．route
B．routine
C．behavior
D．tendency
7、Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, from ________ effects the people are still suffering.
A．that
B．whose
C．those
D．what
8、It seems that houses________ like mushrooms almost in the night during the housing boom. Which of the following is IMPROPER?
A.pop up B.spring up
C.shoot up D.stick up
9、The cakes are delicious. He’d like to have ________ third one because ________ second one is rather too small.
A.a; a B.the; the
C.a; the D.the; a
10、Not until he came back home ______ his schoolbag had been left on the school bus.
A. did he find B. he did find
C. he found D. found he
11、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
12、--- Will you lend me some money?
--- Sorry, mine _______.
A．were used up
B．has run out
C．have run out
D．has run out of
13、The teachers_______ themselves in planning out the work of the coming semester.
A.occupied B.operated C.arranged D.employed
14、I recommended ________ an English-Chinese dictionary, ________ I thought would be of great help to his studies.
A．buying; that
B．to buy; that
C．buying; which
D．to buy; which
15、Only when class began ______ that he had left his book at home.
A. will he realize B. he did realize
C. did he realize D. should he realize
16、As he works in a remote (遥远的) area, he visits his mother only ________.
A．anxiously
B．urgently
C．likely
D．occasionally
17、It is a truth well known to all ______China has become one of the strongest countries in the world.
A.where B.which C.that D.who
18、The new treatment means, if _______ to the NCR will make all the difference for the general public.
A．applying
B．to apply
C．applied
D．having applied
19、Nobody believed the reason ________ he was absent from the class was ________ he had to meet his uncle in the airport.
A．why; why
B．that; that
C．why; that
D．which; that
20、You'll have to pay one month's rent in ________，plus a ________ of $500.
A．advance；check
B．reservation；cash
C．advance；deposit
D．check；deposit
21、Addicted to shopping, I found that the items I bought lost their appeal right around ________ a new item caught my eye.
A．the second when
B．a second when
C．the second
D．a second
22、It was almost five years later _______ he brought back some happy memories.
A.since B.when C.that D.before
23、The result of his experiment led to the conclusion______ ice will decrease when it melts.
A./ B.what C.which D.that
24、I think ___ just now.
A.it was important what he said B.that important what he said
C.that was important what he said D.it important what he said
25、—Are you familiar with Chengdu?
—No, this is the first time my parents and I ______here.
A．was B．came
C．have been D．are coming
26、 Here are the major ways for your teens to gain international experience during a summer abroad:
1. Summer Teen Volunteer Programs
Volunteering abroad offers a unique insight into another culture. Programs can teach much, while strengthening a commitment to a life of volunteering. Amigos International offers immersive programs that include leadership training, along with volunteering. Visions Service International
shows ways for your teens to be a teen without borders through service work and cross-cultural living.
2. Summer Study Abroad Programs
Study abroad is my passion — there’s something unique about studying in another country that makes the subject matter come alive, from archaeology to literature. Studying abroad in high school, whether for a summer or on exchange, can get your teens excited about learning again. For those that can’t afford it, there are many ways of financing study abroad, including government programs to fund language learning overseas.
3. Summer Adventures and Cultural Travel Abroad
Maybe your teen is more drawn to adventure. There are many opportunities for adventures abroad — and the best programs combine adventures with language learning, cultural activities, and community service, so that adventurous teens get the best of all worlds. Broadreach offers 70+ summer adventures in 40+ countries, including marine biology, sailing, language immersion, culture, arts, community service, leadership, and outdoor skills.
4. Summer Language Immersion(沉浸)
Some language learning programs also provide volunteer opportunities. This can be an ideal way to break up study with helping others. Intercultural Costa Rica also includes cultural activities and tours. The Alpine French School provides both language learning and cultural and outdoor activities.
French Summer Classes is a unique opportunity for your teen to have a home-stay and language program in one. Whatever language program your teen chooses, the chance to learn language through immersion is, as research has shown, the best way to not only learn a language, but to gain academic, cultural, and employment benefits.
Start Looking Now and Change Your Teen's Life!
What are you waiting for? Start researching options with your teens and help them have a summer that will change their lives.
For more information, please visit Why Your Teen High School Student Should Go Abroad: The Parents' Guide.
【1】Whom is the passage written for?
A.The teens. B.The volunteer.
C.The language learners. D.The parents.
【2】If a teen want to learn a foreign language by living in a local family, the best choice is .
A.French Summer Classes B.Visions Service International
C.Broadreach D.Intercultural Costa Rica
【3】What is the purpose of the writer in writing the passage?
A.To introduce the ways to experience the foreign culture.
B.To introduce how to spend a summer holiday correctly.
C.To recommend the parents some proper ways to help their teens gain foreign experience.
D.To encourage the teens to learn foreign languages through summer exchange programs.
【4】Where is the passage probably taken from?
A.A newspaper. B.A magazine.
C.A travel guideline. D.A website.
27、Kids spend a lot of time looking at screens. And some parents worry. But a new study argues against the anxiety parents may feel.
“Parents are hearing a message that social media, digital technology use is causing very serious and harmful problems like depression, like suicide-related behaviors,” Candice Odgers, professor of psychological science at the University of California said. “But the idea is that if you shut off social media, you could in fact be making a situation worse. Parents are really being sent a message that is not supported by anything scientifically.”
Odgers and her colleagues looked at the screen-related behavior of 400 public school students in North Carolina aged 10 to 14. The researchers found that the kids spent between almost five hours to seven hours per day on their devices. That’s a lot of hours but the researchers didn't find connection between the amount of time that young people spent online using digital technologies and mental health signs like depression, or anxiety. They found that young people who sent more text messages actually reported better mental health.
This was a small association, but it reflects what other people have found: the people who are very connected offline, who use technology in the positive ways to stay connected, often are more connected online as well and experiencing better mental health.
So why the fears about screen time? Odgers argues that the methods for previous studies may have led to false conclusions. When given a survey, the kids were often asked to recall, over the past six months, “How often are you online?” and “Have you ever felt depressed”. And the relation between those two things has been used to spread a lot of fear around the connection between social media use and things like depression, yet 99.5% of the reasons that kids differ in their depression is due to something other than the time they spend online.
【1】The new study is mainly about the relation between ________.
A．kids, screen time and their eyesight
B．kids’ screen time and their depression
C．social media use and kids’ mental health
D．Internet environment and kids' mental health
【2】What does Odgers think of the message parents received?
A．It misleads people.
B．It makes much sense.
C．It was confirmed by science.
D．It reveals parents, ignorance.
【3】What kind of kids bear better mental health?
A．Kids spending less time online.
B．Kids staying unconnected offline.
C．Kids shutting off social media.
D．Kids positively using digital technology.
【4】What's the main purpose of the text?
A．To present a social phenomenon.
B．To challenge a common belief.
C．To draw attention to kids, health.
D．To encourage more screen time.
28、 The Scandinavian languages consist of Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese. Danish is closely related to other Scandinavian languages such as Swedish and Norwegian. In fact, they are so similar that a Dane, a Swede, and a Norwegian can all have a conversation while each person is speaking his or her own language. You might wonder why, if the three languages are mutually understandable, they aren’t considered a single language.
Well, language isn’t only about communication; it’s an important part of a nation’s cultural and political identity. For centuries, Denmark, Sweden and Norway have worked to maintain separate identities, and having distinct languages helps. Besides, communication between the three languages isn’t easy; speakers have to work hard to understand each other.
In medieval times, Sweden was under Denmark’s control, and Danish was the language of government. When Sweden became independent in 1523, its officials decided to establish its own writing conventions, changing the spelling of words to reflect Swedish pronunciation and changing the alphabet to make it look less Danish. Soon after these changes were complete, the Bible was translated into Swedish. The Bible made the new Swedish more official, and the differences between written Danish and Swedish were solidified.
Spoken Swedish sounds pretty similar to Danish. The problem is that the two languages have rather different vocabularies. For example, pocket is lomme in Danish, but ficka in Swedish. Also, some words that sound similar have different meanings. The word frokost means lunch in Danish, but Swedish frukost, which sounds almost the same, means breakfast. This kind of difference is pretty common and can cause a lot of misunderstandings.
Norway was under Danish control for 400 years, until 1814. During this time, all official documents were written in Danish, and written Norwegian entirely died out. As a result, contemporary Norwegian looks very similar to Danish. The two languages also have similar vocabularies, although Norwegian pronunciation can be very different.
The relationship between the languages can be seen in a vast number of cognates, words that are similar in different languages.
【1】What did Sweden and Norway do to maintain their cultural and political identities?
A.To have their own languages.
B.To keep exchanges with Denmark.
C.To copy the Danish language.
D.To create a lot of new words.
【2】What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A.How Sweden won its independence.
B.Why Sweden created a new language.
C.Why the Bible was important to Swedish.
D.How Sweden established its writing system.
【3】Which of the following words means “breakfast” in Swedish?
A.ficka B.lomme C.frokost D.frukost
【4】Which will a Norwegian find easier to learn according to the text?
A.Danish pronunciation. B.Swedish vocabulary.
C.Danish vocabulary. D.Swedish pronunciation.
29、Four activities to take you out of your comfort zone, and increase your confidence.
Camping
Whether it’s at a professional campsite, or just in your back garden, taking a weekend away from technology and spending time with loved ones - or just you - can bring you a real sense of freedom. You’ll realize how little you really need.
Cooking Class
You could go with a friend to ease you in, or make new ‘foodie’ friends there - search for classes in your local area online. Or, if attending a class might be a few steps too far for you, you can still breathe some life into your tried and tested kitchen favorites by exploring new recipes.
Clubbercise
Group exercise classes can have many benefits, but personally I’ve always found the concept terrifying. But the great thing about Clubbercise classes is that you can enjoy them in the dark! There are no eyes on you if you miss a step, so you can completely let loose and have fun - who doesn’t feel better after dancing?
Rock Climbing
Rock climbing helps to develop your problem-solving skills as you navigate your way up the wall. Plus, rock climbing is quite an accessible activity. As “seeing the route” is less important than “feeling” your way up or keeping balance, it can be great for those with visual problems.
【1】What are you advised to do if you want to go camping?
A．Bring some friends with you.
B．Take some classes in advance.
C．Leave your cellphone at home.
D．Explore new ways of cooking.
【2】Where are you supposed to learn about cooking classes?
A．From friends.
B．On the Internet.
C．In the neighborhood.
D．Through organizations.
【3】What kind of activity does Clubbercise include?
A．Doing morning workouts outside.
B．Taking one-on-one training.
C．Observing others’ performance.
D．Dancing with people in darkness.
【4】Which activity would you suggest to a short-sighted friend?
A．Camping.
B．Cooking Class.
C．Clubbercise
D．Rock Climbing.
【5】What is the purpose of the text?
A．To report.
B．To educate.
C．To discuss.
D．To recommend.
30、 Some ten years ago, I was studying in a middle school in London. One day, Mrs. Clara gave a math _________ to our class. When the papers were _________, she found that twelve boys had made _________ the same mistakes in the test.
There is _________ new about cheating in _________. Perhaps that was why Mrs. Clara didn’t _________ say one word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to _________ after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs. Clara asked no questions, and she didn’t _________ us, either. Instead, she wrote the _________ words on the blackboard: On your way home you find some __________ and you’re completely sure that you will never be found out. Later someone comes to ask you if you have __________ some money he lost. What will you do?
She then ordered us to write down the __________, and asked us to take our whole lives to try to find out our own __________ to it.
I don’t know about the other eleven __________. Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most __________ single thing of my life. __________, I have been asking this question to myself when I have to make a __________.
Because of this, Mrs. Clara has become the most __________ teacher for me in my whole life. I often think of this: if Mrs. Clara had blamed us as many other __________ often did, would I go on __________ every day?
【1】A.test B.code C.motto D.image
【2】A.counted B.cloned C.marked D.gathered
【3】A.correctly B.exactly C.slightly D.frankly
【4】A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
【5】A.sayings B.exams C.situations D.subjects
【6】A.ever B.once C.even D.never
【7】A.punish B.kneel C.stand D.stay
【8】A.suspect B.instruct C.blame D.obey
【9】A.above B.next C.correct D.short
【10】A.wine B.time C.money D.advice
【11】A.armed B.moved C.found D.touched
【12】A.proposal B.question C.experience D.instruction
【13】A.answer B.access C.format D.power
【14】A.boys B.receivers C.strangers D.people
【15】A.qualified B.important C.worthwhile D.outstanding
【16】A.Than ever B.So far C.Till then D.From then on
【17】A.decision B.mistake C.defense D.promise
【18】A.strict B.elegant C.strange D.respectable
【19】A.masters B.chiefs C.students D.teachers
【20】A.selecting B.offering C.punishing D.cheating
31、 Three years ago, a teacher brought lots of large plastic bags for her class. She told them they were going to play a game.
After_______ the bags, she took a basket of potatoes from behind her chair. She asked the children to take one potato from the basket for each person they really _______and to write the_______of that person on the potato. The number of potatoes a child took was_______by the number of people he didn't like. Some children only had a few potatoes while some had many more. After that, the children were _______ to place the potatoes into their bags and _______ them wherever they went for one entire week.
As the days passed, the potatoes went bad and gave off such a(n) _______smell that the children began to complain, _______those with more potatoes in their bags. The week came to a(n)_______ finally. The children couldn't________to throw their smelly bags away and let out a sigh of ________.It was then that the teacher taught the them a________lesson.
She said,"This is________what happens when you carry hatred (憎恨) for somebody inside your heart. The weight and stench(臭味) of your hatred will ________ you wherever you are. If you can't ________ the weight and stench of potatoes in your bag for just one week, can you imagine what it is like to carry a bag like this around for a ________?
What potato burdens are the leaders carrying? Those who are truly servant leaders are ________ to bear rotten potatoes. They are devoted to uniting, not________. They focus on understanding, tolerance and service. They build bridges of strength and trust between people________ones that are easily________
A．handing out
B．taking away
C．handing in
D．putting together
A．liked
B．admired
C．disliked
D．ignored
A．birthday
B．address
C．name
D．number
A．counted
B．added
C．multiplied
D．determined
A．selected
B．inspired
C．forced
D．required
A．see
B．carry
C．touch
D．plant
A．common
B．amazing
C．unpleasant
D．weak
A．specially
B．especially
C．mostly
D．mainly
A．stop
B．decision
C．end
D．point
A．help
B．want
C．wait
D．expect
A．pain
B．relief
C．happiness
D．disappointment
A．universal
B．valuable
C．useless
D．historic
A．exactly
B．rarely
C．partly
D．probably
A．mix with
B．agree with
C．roll with
D．go with
A．bear
B．reduce
C．increase
D．enjoy
A．month
B．year
C．decade
D．lifetime
A．bitter
B．hesitant
C．curious
D．willing
A．dividing
B．gathering
C．competing
D．leaving
A．other than
B．rather than
C．more than
D．less than
A．damaged
B．replaced
C．crossed
D．designed
32、 When I was 16 years old, the way I looked mattered most in the world to me. My friends and I wanted nothing but perfection.
In high school, we joined the gymnastics team, and our ________ became even more important to us. We had no fat, only muscle. On the weekends, we would go to the beach, ________ of our flat stomachs.
One summer day, all my friends were at my house ________. At one point, I was running back to the pool. I ________ on a bee, and when it was dying under my foot, it stung (蛰) me. I instantly started to feel ________. That night, I began to run a high fever and my leg and foot were red, hot and swollen. I couldn’t walk. I could hardly ________. When my foot started to go numb (失去知觉), everyone became more ________. My foot was not getting enough blood. I had to go to the ________, and my leg hurt as if it were badly broken. I couldn’t move. All I could do was think about how soft my waist was becoming. That troubled me more than any concern over my ________.
That all ________ when I heard the doctors mention possibly cutting off my foot. It was still not getting the ________ supply it needed. The doctors would have to speed up their ________.
Never before had I had such great appreciation for my foot. And walking seemed like a ________ from the gods. Less and less would I want to hear my friends talk about ________ and who was wearing what. More and more I expected visits from other kids in the hospital, who were quickly becoming my friends.
One girl came to visit me ________. Every time she came, she brought flowers. She was recovering from cancer and felt she should come back and ________ the other patients.
She still had no hair, and she was swollen from medications she had been taking. I would not have given this girl a second ________ before. I now loved every inch of her and looked forward to her ________.
Finally, I was improving and soon I went home. My leg was still swollen,
_____ I was walking, and I had my foot! When I would go back to the hospital, I often saw my friend. She was still visiting people and ________ good cheer. I thought if there was an angel on this earth, it had to be her.
【1】A.brains B.bodies C.grades D.clothes
【2】A.sure B.guilty C.ashamed D.proud
【3】A.swimming B.chatting C.dancing D.jogging
【4】A.focused B.took C.stepped D.held
【5】A.well B.free C.sick D.fearful
【6】A.run B.stand C.jump D.rest
【7】A.concerned B.relieved C.interested D.surprised
【8】A.hospital B.gym C.school D.beach
【9】A.performance B.competition C.study D.leg
【10】A.changed B.happened C.helped D.bothered
【11】A.nutrition B.time C.blood D.air
【12】A.complaint B.treatment C.observation D.experiment
【13】A.rebellion B.necessity C.promise D.gift
【14】A.gymnastics B.homework C.movies D.appointment
【15】A.suddenly B.eventually C.recently D.regularly
【16】A.advise B.serve C.encourage D.instruct
【17】A.thought B.glance C.choice D.chance
【18】A.flowers B.visits C.ideas D.words
【19】A.so B.then C.for D.but
【20】A.enjoying B.gaining C.spreading D.discovering
33、 Many children dream of becoming managers when they grow up, but very few start as early as Jose Adolfo Quisocala Condori, a Peruvian(秘鲁) boy who started a children’s savings bank when he was only 7 years old. Today, his bank has been _______ to serve over 2,000 clients(客户) .
Six years ago, he_______ that many of his friends were spending their money on sweets and toys, _______ saving it for more meaningful purchases. Despite his young age, he _______ that saving money and accessing the _______ system were two ways that adults solved many of their money problems, so he decided to make them _______ to kids as well. He then started _______ ways that children could make money without the help of their parents, and recycling seemed like the _______ answer. But when he came up with his idea for a children’s bank to his teachers, he was told that a 7-year-old couldn’t deal with such a(n) _______. But, finally, he ________ them all wrong.
“At the beginning, my teachers thought I was crazy ” Jose recalls. “ Luckily, I had the ________ of the school headmaster, with whose help I ________ a bank where children could become clients by turning in at least 5 kilograms of ________ waste and were required to save at least one other kilogram of waste every month. They would then set a savings ________, and could only get money from their ________when they reached it.”
Between 2012 and 2013, his bank ________ one ton of waste and served 200 children at the school. It was a real________, drawing a lot of attention, and he ________co-worked with a large bank to make this kind of ________ accessible to more children.
For his achievements, he has received several honorary awards for helping kids with their ________ of money.
【1】A.expanded B.founded C.predicted D.recommended
【2】A.admitted B.noticed C.doubted D.supposed
【3】A.as for B.due to C.instead of D.in case of
【4】A.suspected B.insisted C.decided D.understood
【5】A.social B.educational C.emotional D.financial
【6】A.available B.attractive C.amazing D.important
【7】A.putting up B.thinking of C.turning down D.calling for
【8】A.practical B.merciful C.fluent D.curious
【9】A.attitude B.honor C.story D.project
【10】A.felt B.demanded C.imagined D.proved
【11】A.attack B.injury C.support D.refusal
【12】A.set up B.called up C.brought up D.took up
【13】A.recyclable B.useless C.precious D.harmful
【14】A.trade B.goal C.course D.limit
【15】A.school B.parents C.accounts D.materials
【16】A.selected B.removed C.explored D.collected
【17】A.matter B.hit C.burst D.campaign
【18】A.again B.just C.even D.still
【19】A.wastes B.plans C.services D.rules
【20】A.appointment B.management C.argument D.judgment
34、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.
35、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
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.
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.
Driving an electric car 【1】 to the protection of environment, or so the marketing departments of their makers would have you believe. Yet a report which analyzes car emissions presents a rather different picture. A battery-powered car recharged with 【2】 generated by coal-fired power stations, it found, is likely to be more harmful. It could cause more than three times as many deaths from pollution as a 【3】 petrol-driven vehicle.
The study was carried out by the University of Minnesota. The researchers estimated how levels of fine particulate matter (细颗粒物) and ground-level ozone — two important 【4】 of air pollution — would change when a car is powered by different ways.
It was no surprise that electric cars whose batteries were recharged with power from wind, solar or hydro-electric sources came out to be virtually free from harmful 【5】. They were estimated to cause 231 deaths over the course of a year, compared with 878 for petrol cars. Electric cars recharged with power from natural gas-fired stations were also a lot less harmful than petrol-driven ones, with 439 deaths. But if those same electric cars were recharged 【6】 by coal, they would be responsible for over 3,000 deaths.
Biofuels also caused more health problems than petrol. But diesel, which often 【7】 concern about pollution, is slightly cleaner than petrol. This is because the study assumes for all cars that emission-control technologies will be more widely used, especially particulate filters which have a remarkable effect on cleaning diesel 【8】. Diesel cars are also more 【9】 of fuel than petrol-driven ones.
Overall, the study shows that electric cars are cleaner than those traditional vehicles only if the power used to charge then is also clean. That is hardly a surprise, but the 【10】 of the difference is. How green electric cars really are, then, will depend mainly on where they are driven. In France, which obtains more than half of its power from nuclear station, electric cars look like a good bet. In China and some other developing countries, where a large amount of electricity is produced from coal, they may not be so environment- friendly as they are marketed.
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、假如你是李华，好朋友Sarah邀请你去参加他的生日聚会，但由于弟弟突然生病，医生说需要住院5天左右，请写信给Sarah表达未能和老朋友一起给他庆祝生日的歉意，并请Sarah帮忙转达对朋友们的问候。
39、假定你是李华。你校交换生John打算暑假外出旅游，发邮件请你推荐一座中国历史文化 名城。请给他回复邮件，要点如下：
1.你推荐的城市以及推荐理由；
2.提醒和建议。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
40、请你根据下面的提示以李华的名义给母校写一封信，介绍你的美国之行。
1.李华是上海某中学高二的学生，对美国中学生的学习生活非常感兴趣，在暑假期间到美国学习了一个月。
2.到餐馆打工，培养动手的能力。
3.访问了在美国的华人，了解他们的生活、工作情况。
4.到美国中学生家里做客，了解他们的生活习俗。
5.到美国中学教室里听课，了解他们上课的情况。
参考词汇:了解风俗习惯：acknowledge one’s customs
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41、阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
How to Deal with Pressures at School
As a high school student, if you are feeling stressed out or frustrated by teachers, classmates,or schoolwork，it is important to know that you aren't the only one． Believe it or not，everyone has these feelings at some point， and everyone should learn how to deal with them properly．
First of all， you need to keep a positive attitude and not take things to heart． That someone got a better grade than you doesn't mean that they are smarter—perhaps they studied longer or knew the material more． It's easy to become frustrated if you are not doing as well as your friends， but being optimistic will help you deal with future similar situations．
Secondly， if students at school are bullying you， know when to stand up for yourself． Don't let other classmates make you feel that you are not good enough． They are simply insecure and do not know how to deal with the pressures of school． They are just trying to make others feel bad， so they can feel better about themselves．
Lastly， it is necessary to keep things correctly． For any situation that is stressful， take a second look from a different point of view． When I look back to the frustrations of my high school days， I notice that many of them seem very unimportant to me now．
It's not easy to be confident when there are so many students who seem like they "have it all"，but try to realize that you, too, are good enough. It’s not a competition about who is smarter, more beautiful—everyone is different—so believe your individuality.
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