双河2025届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题

1、Poor education ________ many young people to low-paid jobs, especially in the countryside.

A．caused

B．condemned

C．contribute

D．conducted

2、It is six months _____ the online class started.

A.that B.until C.before D.since

3、My uncle is a(n) _____ man. If he promises to do something, he is sure to do it.

A. modest B. reliable C. aggressive D. punctual

4、It’s high time that we against spreading false information on the Internet.

A.will fight B.fought C.would fight D.fight

5、Mable is very weak, so the doctor advised that not only ______ more flood, but she should also take more exercise.

A.should she have B.she should have C.she has D.has she

6、When you are in a conversation with a cynic, possibilities seem to have a way of disappearing. A mildly depressing sense of fatalism seems to ________ the conversation.

A. take up B. take over

C. turn up D. turn over

7、Zhang Ze took on a victory in the 2019 French Open, ___________we all regard as the highest-ranked Chinese male player.

A.which B.when C.who D.where

8、Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to ______ a good researcher.

A．make

B．turn

C．get

D．grow

9、The woman ______ I am sending an email is my business partner.

A．to whom

B．whom

C．who

D．whose

10、 Luckily, I  ________ before the deal turned bad, which saved me much money.

A．dropped out   B．turned out

C．gave out      D．got out

11、The publishing house ______ his copyright, so he accused it.

A. abandoned B. condemned

C. invaded D. surrendered

12、I'm sorry to inform you that you can't legally _______ the property until the contract is signed.

A.take possession of B.take the place of

C.take notice of D.take the position of

13、Smoking __________ the risk of heart attacks and other health problems.

A. multiplies B. negotiates

C. opposes D. polishes

14、One of the characteristics that make me different from many people is my adaptability—I'm________ and comfortable in new or unusual situations.

A. acceptable B. respectable

C. reliable D. Flexible

15、______,we know each other well.

A. As time going on B. With time goes on

C. With time to go on D. As time goes on

16、She showed the visitors around the park ________ had been built three years before.

A．who

B．whom

C．whose

D．which

17、The magazine is intended to __________ working women in their 20s and 30s.

A．appeal to

B．admit to

C．get down to

D．object to

18、I would appreciate____________ if you could help me out when I am in trouble.

A．that

B．one

C．it

D．this

19、We could see nothing in the thick fog at a _____ of two meters, so we got lost.

A. distance B. length C. way D. space

20、It’s vital that every piece of equipment ________ be checked before the experiment.

A. would B. could C. should D. might

21、The house rent is high. I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying_______ here.

A.as three times much B.as much three times

C.much as three times D.three times as much

22、I ________ to make my plan for the final exam in advance, but I ________.

A．would decide; did

B．could have decided; can't

C．might decide; didn't

D．should have decided; didn't

23、With the COVID-19 ______ quickly around the globe, the whole world are in a(n) ______ of shock.

A.gathering, condition B.spreading, state

C.to spread, approach D.to gather, style

24、It depends on ___ we have enough time .

A.if B.which C.if or not D.whether

25、_______inflation, the cost of the project over 10 years is $2 million.

A.Allowing B.Allowing into C.Allowing of D.Allowing for

26、Notice of fare increase and bus schedule changes

Due to budget cuts and a review of reduction of routes in thinly populated areas, the Department of Transportation will be making the following changes to the city’s bus services. The effective date of these changes will be April 1, 2020.

Fare increase

Cash fares on all bus routes will increase by $0.25 from $2.25 to $2.50. Student tickets will increase by $0.10 from $1.40 to $1.50. Ticket prices for passengers under 12 and over 65 will remain the same at $0.75. Transit Passes will also be increasing, from $95 to $105 per month.

Bus schedule changes

Service reductions: Service will be reduced on Bus #45 (Airport to Downtown) and Bus #18 (San Peters to Aracade Mall) from noon until 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. The frequency of the service will be changed from every 12 minutes to every 15 minutes.

Service changes: Changes will be made to the routes of Bus #6 (Downtown to Orange Park) and Bus #85 (Downtown to Orchard Church). The new last northbound (向北的) bus will leave downtown at 10:05 p.m., and the new last southbound bus will leave the particular stations at 10:02 p.m.

Schedule change: To help with the traffic flow due to the school dismissal (放学) times of both Renege High and Alltie Elementary, Bus #73 will change its eastbound trip to operate 10 minutes later. The trips will leave Renege High at 2:45, 2:56, 3:05, and 3:16 p.m.

【1】Why is the city cutting back some routes?

A.Most citizens were upset about the buses being too noisy.

B.Some neighborhoods don’t have many people living there.

C.Government officials seldom take public transport.

D.Students don’t need to ride public buses any more.

【2】After April 1, 2020, how much will a 10-year-old child’ s ticket cost?

A.$2.50. B.$2.25.

C.$1.50. D.$0.75.

【3】Which bus will change its schedule to match a school schedule?

A.Bus #85. B.Bus #73.

C.Bus #18. D.Bus #6.

27、   “Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen.”

After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to try for a job as a sports announcer (播音员) on the radio. I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door of every radio station. But I was refused every time. In one studio, a nice lady told me that big radio stations didn’t want to accept inexperienced (没经验的) persons. “Go to the countryside and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said.

I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. My father said Smith Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department. Since I had played high school football in Dixon, I applied. The job sounded just right for me, but I still failed in the interview. As I left his office, I felt sad. I asked aloud, “How can a man become a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard Smith Ward calling, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he made me stand before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary (想象的) game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was told to broadcast Saturday’s game!

On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again: Everything happens for the best if you carry on. One day something good will happen.

【1】When did the writer graduate from college?

A.In 1931. B.In 1932.

C.In 1933. D.In 1934.

【2】The nice lady suggested that the writer should look for a job in ________.

A.a small station B.a big station

C.a small city D.a big city

【3】Who opened a store and wanted a local sportsman?

A.The writer. B.Smith Marx.

C.The writer’s father. D.Smith Ward.

【4】Finally, the writer was asked to broadcast ________.

A.Thursday’s game B.Friday’s game

C.Saturday’s game D.Sunday’s game

【5】According to the text, “Everything happens for the best if you carry on” means that  ________.

A.you will make money if you keep on trying

B.you will lose money if you keep on trying

C.you will succeed if you keep on trying

D.you will fail if you keep on trying

28、   Organizers of Paris 2024 have suggested that breakdancing(霹雳舞) should be included as a new sport in the Olympic sports. The committee is pleased with the suggestion as it is in line with its aim of rejuvenating the Olympics. But, what is breakdancing on earth?

Breakdancing is not simply a style of dance. It’s a unique culture with its own history. Popularized by African Americans and US Latinos, breakdancing is an energetic form of dance including stylized footwork and moves such as spinning on the head, hands or knees. It arose in New York City during the late 1960s and early 1970s from martial arts moves. The moves, originally learned as a form of self-defence eventually developed into the complex and athletic moves of today’s breakdancing.

Breakdancing is largely improvisational(即兴的) without standard moves or steps. The key is on energy, movement, creativity and certain danger. The people who perform this style of dance are known as b-boys or b-girls. They are also called breakers.

From those early roots, breakdancing began to add different moves to their routines, such as “pops” and “locks”, which brought a robotic quality to the dance. That style was popularized in the early 1970s by artists of the time. In the 1980s breakdancing reached a greater audience when it was adopted by mainstream artists like Michael Jackson. Jackson’s moonwalk, a step that involved sliding backward and lifting the soles of the feet so that he appeared to be sliding or floating, caused huge excitement among teens of all races.

With the growing popularity over the years, breakdancing has gone from a street phenomenon to one that is accepted by the wider culture.

Breakdancing is universal and it is popular with more than one million b-boys and b-girls in France. We hope the energetic dance is to be in the Olympic Games.

【1】Which of the following best describes breakdancing?

A.Unique and defensive. B.Standard but dangerous.

C.Energetic and creative. D.Improvisational but simple.

【2】What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us about breakdancing?

A.Its features and history. B.Its birthplace and audience.

C.Its changes and culture. D.Its moves and complexity.

【3】Why did breakdancing attract more people in the 1980s?

A.It took on a robotic look. B.It caused excitement among teens.

C.It involved pops and locks. D.It was adopted by mainstream artists.

【4】What might be the purpose of writing the text?

A.To popularize breakdancing worldwide.

B.To explain what breakdancing is on earth.

C.To promote breakdancing to an Olympic sport.

D.To introduce the development of breakdancing.

29、Edward Wilson is America’s, if not the world’s, leading naturalist. In The Future of Life, he takes us on a tour of the world’s natural resources. How are they used? What has been lost? What remains and is it able to continue with the present speed of use? Wilson also points out the need to understand fully the biodiversity of our earth.

Wilson begins with an open letter to the pioneer in environment protection, Henry David Thoreau. He compares today’s Walden Pond with that of Thoreau’s day. Wilson will use such comparisons for the rest of the book. The problem is clear：man has done great damage to his home over the years. Can the earth, with human help, be made to return to biodiversity levels that will be able to support us in the future?

Biodiversity, Wilson argues, is the key to settling many problems the earth faces today. Even our agricultural crops can gain advantages from it. A mere hundred species are the basis of our food supply, of which but twenty carry the load. Wilson suggests changing this situation by looking into ten thousand species that could be made use of, which will be a way to reduce the clearing of the natural homes of plants and animals to enlarge farming areas.

At the end of the book, Wilson discusses the importance of human values in considering the environment. If you are to continue to live on the earth, you may as well read and act on the ideas in this book.

【1】What does Wilson care most about？

A．The biodiversity of our earth.

B．The environment for plants.

C．The wastes of natural resources.

D．The importance of human values.

【2】How many species are most important to our present food supply?

A．Ten thousand.

B．One hundred.

C．Twenty.

D．Eighty.

【3】What does Wilson suggest to keep biodiversity?

A．Building homes for some dying species.

B．Using more species for food.

C．Learning how to farm scientifically.

D．Making it clear what to eat.

【4】What do you think the text is?

A．An introduction to a scientist.

B．A description of natural resources.

C．A research report.

D．A book review.

30、   I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I______ myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, welcoming customers to carry as many ______ as they could and bring them in when I needed to have my own package ______. The queue moved very slowly. My patience ran out and I got______. The longer it took, the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my______quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.

“Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move ______ to make room for me to get to the ______.

I stepped out, complaining about the ______ conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I headed into the parking lot.

A woman was coming across the lot in my ______. She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very heavy. I ______ that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. I ______ myself and it wasn't pretty. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a ______ day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a hug but I was a______. So I did what I could in a minute______ she hurried past me－I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat ______.Then her face softened and her shoulders______. I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other. I continued to smile all the way to my ______. Wow, it's amazing what a simple smile can do.

From then on, I became aware of people's ______ and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that ______ every day to let it ______ me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.

【1】A. found B. helped C. troubled D. enjoyed

【2】A. possessions B. packages C. chances D. dollars

【3】A. lifted B. cashed C. weighed D. carried

【4】A. pleased B. disappointed C. delighted D. annoyed

【5】A. business B. choice C. situation D. attitude

【6】A. away B. about C. along D. aside

【7】A. counter B. cashier C. exit D. entrance

【8】A. weather B. service C. work D. purchase

【9】A. satisfaction B. decision C. direction D. imagination

【10】A. announced B. discovered C. proved D. noticed

【11】A. trusted B. recognized C. hid D. persuaded

【12】A. rough B. bright C. big D. nice

【13】A. gentleman B. stranger C. customer D. passenger

【14】A. until B. though C. before D. since

【15】A. attracted B. frightened C. excited D. confused

【16】A. trembled B. raised C. relaxed D. tightened

【17】A. car B. office C. home D. doctor

【18】A. appearances B. reactions C. conversations D. expressions

【19】A. treatment B. awareness C. conclusion D. achievement

【20】A. remind B. show C. give D. tell

31、   When I was a young girl，my mother made the same dish for supper five nights a week. She boiled potatoes，carrots, and________small amounts of the roast beef. She called it stew(炖菜).

I would often hear other children at school________about the delicious meals they had for________. Many of them ate in fast food restaurants, which were popular and expensive at the time. They got hamburgers and fries. I________we could eat like that once in a while，but my parents couldn’t________it. We only had takeout(外卖)food once or twice a year.

My mom took the________to cut up and prepare those________every single night. Her recipes were right-focusing on the vegetables but not on the________.

I had________head colds and flus than my classmates. If I did get________, I’d be home for a day or two, not a whole week like many of them.

When I was in my thirties, I became ill and was diagnosed with high blood pressure. I have to________I had been eating a lot of fast food,________not getting it as a child. But when went back to preparing home-made meals, I started to feel________.

Today I often find myself________a bowl of my mother’s stew. That stew was made with love and it has left me with a(n)________that will warm me forever.

【1】A.effectively B.occasionally C.originally D.eventually

【2】A.complain B.argue C.talk D.dream

【3】A.holiday B.breakfast C.lunch D.supper

【4】A.promised B.wished C.cried D.announced

【5】A.afford B.tolerate C.resist D.accept

【6】A.risk B.rice C.turn D.time

【7】A.sandwiches B.stand C.vegetables D.eggs

【8】A.meat B.milk C.hamburgers D.pizzas

【9】A.heavier B.fewer C.worse D.more

【10】A.ready B.sick C.poor D.greedy

【11】A.deny B.hide C.cheat D.admit

【12】A.getting down to B.holding on to C.making up for D.keeping up with

【13】A.hungrier B.busier C.happier D.healthier

【14】A.desiring B.thinking C.preparing D.making

【15】A.experience B.truth C.memory D.manner

32、阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I believe different people have experienced  different adolescence.I must admit I was still an angry __1____ in my first year of college.My ____2__ was that my parents didn't please me at all.

Our finances were __3____， so I chose to go to a (n) ___4___ college and take a bus to classes every day. One day I had a(n) __5____ fight with my father.We both exploded into shouts.I ___6___ out of the house and missed my bus to school.

I rushed all the way to school.As I ___7___ across the campus toward my class, I suddenly realized I didn't have the ___8___ that was due: a thought card.My professor asked us to __9____ an index card with our names and the dates every  Tuesday. ___10___ what was on the rest of the card, we could write a thought, a question or something else.

Now, outside the door, ten minutes later, I took an index card. _11_____ to write something on it, I could only think about the ___12___ I'd just had with my dad.I wrote “I am the son of an idiot！”，then ___13___ into the room, and handed it to our professor.

Next day, our professor __14____ the thought cards and I ___15___ he wrote, “What does the ‘son of an idiot’ do with the rest of his life？” The professor's innocent­seeming question ___16___ me to the issue: whose problem is it? __17____， my thinking began to shift.I realized that I had created a life ___18___ I was not a central figure!

The __19____ of growth wasn't easy or fast. ____20__ later，from a struggling student, I became a successful student and then a successful teacher.

【1】A.child B.adult C.adolescent D.student

【2】A.temper B.anger C.mood D.pain

【3】A.limited B.special C.practical D.fantastic

【4】A.ordinary B.private C.local D.state

【5】A.serious B.controversial C.unfriendly D.anxious

【6】A.stormed B.wandered C.slipped D.stepped

【7】A.leaped B.walked C.ran D.headed

【8】A.duty B.assignment C.commitment D.material

【9】A.take up B.put down C.hand out D.bring along

【10】A.Due to B.Regardless of C.As for D.Thanks to

【11】A.Concerned B.Desperate C.Excited D.Active

【12】A.issue B.conversation C.dispute D.fight

【13】A.poured B.entered C.dashed D.approached

【14】A.gave back B.checked out C.put away D.passed on

【15】A.explored B.recognized C.discovered D.ignored

【16】A.awoke B.forced C.scared D.adjusted

【17】A.Slowly B.Rapidly C.Generally D.Swiftly

【18】A.what B.in which C.which D.that

【19】A.process B.progress C.period D.challenge

【20】A.Weeks B.Terms C.Months D.Years

33、The best and most amazing thing about life is that no matter what happens or how hard it may get, or how useless you feel, stay _______.

All you need to _______ is doing good, even if it may be the smallest thing, like greeting someone with a smile. It can _______ someone’s day, and you will have made the smallest _______ biggest difference to their life. It all starts with your small but sincere smile!

I learned patience the hard _______. I have been trying to rush through life rapidly, always   _______ myself to my friends and family and wondering when my life would change. I was too busy trying to speed things up, but things just weren’t _______ , so I finally gave up. However, when I continued to help people and do little things I could every day to make a difference, life _______me back. Therefore, keep your _______ realistic, no matter how unjust people are towards you. I believe you will be successful, ________ everything has its own special time when everything goes well, and yours is definitely coming. You just need to ________ a little longer.

I ________ met someone worth it all, so kind and sweet, always trying to surprise me in the most ________ ways. Now, every day is something bigger and better, and that ________ is amazing, and then you realize it’s because of all the good things you keep doing in your life.

Even if you have been doing bad things up until now, you can change it all and make it all better. Believe me, it always gets better. It’s not easy, but it will. I know, because I have been ________ with it and I finally feel better.

【1】

A．curious

B．patient

C．serious

D．generous

【2】

A．reflect on

B．set about

C．take up

D．focus on

【3】

A．speed up

B．light up

C．brighten up

D．turn up

【4】

A．yet

B．and

C．or

D．so

【5】

A．way

B．time

C．point

D．problem

【6】

A．adapting

B．adjusting

C．comparing

D．applying

【7】

A．speeding

B．changing

C．moving

D．succeeding

【8】

A．gives

B．pays

C．get

D．brings

【9】

A．intentions

B．minds

C．hearts

D．feelings

【10】

A．if

B．when

C．until

D．because

【11】

A．work

B．wait

C．operate

D．stay

【12】

A．eventually

B．occasionally

C．abruptly

D．instantly

【13】

A．normal

B．unusual

C．common

D．unexpected

【14】

A．thought

B．view

C．feeling

D．idea

【15】

A．hunting

B．struggling

C．searching

D．exploring

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

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

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

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

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

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

36、阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic p【1】 the spread of the deadly virus. But it is also i【2】. For one, we can no longer unlock our phones using facial recognition since a good part of our face is c【3】.

F【4】, tech companies are working to solve the problem. Apple, for example, offered a new way to unlock your iPhone and iPad with its l【5】 software update, iOS13.5, w【6】 was released on May 20.

Even though the update still won’t recognize your masked face, it makes the whole process f【7】. While the old system wouldn’t allow access t【8】 the passcode screen before three failed face scan attempts, iOS13.5 will send you straight to the passcode screen when you swipe up.

It might only s【9】 you a few seconds, but those few seconds “benefit public health by eliminating the temptation for people to r【10】 their masks in order to unlock their device”.

37、根据句意填空

In the USA, the Amish-a Christian group-are famous because they drive 【1】 instead of cars, do not use TVs or refrigerators, and do not have personal telephones. Many people assume the Amish must have 【2】 reasons for their many rules, but this is not true. In truth, whenever a new technology is introduced, the Amish meet and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. They then vote on whether they will accept it. The Amish 【3】 cars because they like having 【4】 communities where everyone lives close together. They have no TVs or refrigerators because their homes do not have electricity-they do not think it is necessary and 【5】 dealing with strangers, such as the people who work at the electric company.

38、根据写作要求，短文内容，写出一篇连贯完整的短文。词数不少于60。

Four teams of mountaineers set out on a race to conquer (征服) an unclimbed mountain peak in the Himalayas. The Canadian team chose a long, but safe route, while the British, Chinese and Russian teams chose a faster but steep and dangerous route up the mountain.

When night fell, the teams made camp on the mountainside. But the next morning, the sun rapidly rose air temperature and the strong wind caused a heavy snowfall, which led to a terrible avalanche. The disaster struck and some members of the British, Chinese and Russian teams were swept away and killed. But the Canadians didn’t know what had happened.

It was an hour after the disaster and there was no hope of finding any survivors. The leaders of the British, Chinese and Russian teams, met to discuss how to successfully keep all the survivors alive.

The table above was a summary of what they could collect. The leaders made a final decision that they had to find a way to conquer the mountain and put their flags on the peak.

假设你是领队之一，请你联系加拿大领队David，告知你们的遭遇和决定，并向对方求助。内容包括：1. 你们的遭遇及目前的困难；2. 你们的决定及理由；3. 向对方求助。

Dear David,

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Yours,

Steve

39、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Last Saturday, when I was checking out at the grocery store, the woman in front of me caught my attention. She was in a red coat and had long hair. She was pushing one shopping cart with a basket in front. The basket held just a few items：corm, a lot of bread, some canned goods and a bunch of gorgeous colored roses. Several times when I was looking at her, I caught her looking at those lovely roses and smiling. I thought she must like roses very much. Therefore, I commented that those roses were, indeed, very lovely and beautiful. She said, “Roses are my favorite flowers, and I really do love them.”

Then, when I was waiting to bill my items, I heard the woman say to the cashier, “Em…, you can put those roses back, because I really can’t afford them now. I don’t have enough money.”

On hearing that, I asked her if she allowed me to buy them for her. She shook her head and said, “Why would you want to do that? You certainly don’t have to.” I replied that I just wanted to give her “a special thing” because she loved them so much. However, she still seemed hesitant. Then I told her that she would be doing me a great kindness if she allowed me to gift them to her. With tears in her eyes, she agreed and said, “I really do love them. Thank you very much.”

The moment I handed the cashier the money for the roses, I noticed he was a little teary too. As I said goodbye to him and began to walk away, I found the woman holding the roses and staring at me at the gate.

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

When I walked out of the store,

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Paragraph 2:

I have given the woman beauty and made her day beautiful.

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40、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友David发来邮件想了解你们学校近期在网上直播的诗词比赛。请给他回复邮件，内容包括：

1. 比赛目的和时间；

2. 参赛人员和比赛规则；

3. 比赛反响。

注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear David,

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Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

41、随着人们环保意识的提高，越来越多的人选择低碳生活（low-carbon lifestyle）。假设你是校英语协会主席李华，请写一篇英语倡议书，从出行、购物、用水、用电四个方面倡议同学们选择低碳生活。 

注意：

1．词数；l20左右；

2．开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数：

3．参考词汇：排放emission

Dear fellow students,

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Dear fellow students, let's take action right now!