苏州2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)高一英语

1、The desks and seats can be ____________ the height of any child.

A.adapted with B.adapted to C.adjusted with D.adjusted to

2、Because the situation of that country________, all the foreigners are preparing to leave.

A.is getting worse B.got worse

C.was getting worse D.had got worse

3、---Can you see the building clearly in the foggy day?                       

--- It makes no _______to me whether it’s foggy or not, for I’m blind.

A．sense

B．mistake

C．difference

D．meaning

4、______,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

5、Brought up in China, Mary found it quite difficult to______ the life in America.

A.go with B.fit for C.live up to D.fit in with

6、—May I speak to your manager at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon？

—I'm sorry. He ________ to Shanghai by then.

A.will have flown B.had flown

C.can have flown D.has flown

7、He was completely ______ his book and did not hear me call.

A.absorbed in B.attracted to C.committed to D.dealt with

8、__________   ，I went out for a walk.

A.There was nothing to do B.There being nothing to do

C.There had nothing to do D.There were nothing to do

9、The boy is _____ to win the match to be held next week.

A. possible B. likely

C. probable D. possibly

10、They ____ each other in shape but not in color.

A. like B. look

C. resemble D. represent

11、 everyone here，I wish you a pleasant journey back to your journey.

A．By means of

B．On behalf of

C．In search of

D．For fear of

12、In order to find something to eat and drink, Mr. Smith opened Meituan App and Baidu map, which showed how shops and restaurants were _________ in the city.

A. distributed B. broadcast

C. spread D. contributed

13、--David didn’t invite us to his wedding party.

-- _________? I don’t care. After all, we don’t get along quite well with him.

A．How come

B．So what

C．What for

D．What if

14、The class________busy working on the exercises in the classroom at the moment.

A．is

B．are

C．was

D．were

15、Not only ______ me improve my Spanish, but Campero introduced me to her culture.

A.she helped B.did she help C.had she helped D.she had helped

16、Professor Smith is very kind. You can turn to him for help as long as he is_________.

A.active B.confused C.available D.busy

17、It’s the test system，________ the teachers，that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students.

A．other than B．or rather

C．rather than D．more than

18、Look at the timetable (时刻表). Hurry up! Flight 4026 _______ off at 18:20.

A．takes

B．took

C．will be taken

D．has taken

19、He insisted that he   homework but he couldn't find his exercise book.

A.finish B.had finished C.be finished D.finishes

20、The building was designed to   the elderly and provide them with the best environment.

A.calculate B.accommodate C.expose D.resemble

21、Compared to English, Spanish is a _______ easy language to learn.

A.rapidly B.relatively C.regularly D.respectively

22、I found it difficult to ___________ getting up so early before, but I did finally managed.

A. be tired of B. be convinced of

C. be accustomed to D. be obsessed with

23、The engine just won’t start. Something seems ______ wrong with it.

A.to go B.to have gone

C.going D.having gone

24、He bought a CD card _______ a flower in the super market.

A.but B.except C.except for D.as well as

25、I can't bear ________, so I hope you can come on time.

A. to keep waiting B. to keep to wait

C. being kept waiting D. being kept to wait

26、Concerned about staying safe in your hotel? This list of Hotel Safety Tips will give you the tools and techniques you need to feel and be safe. From years of staying in hotels (mostly for work) we’ve learned how to minimize the risk of hotel theft or other hotel risks by employing the simple but effective hotel safety strategics listed below.

Always lock the door

All hotels have door latches that add an extra layer of security to the door. It won’t stop the most determined thieves, but it will slow them down and for the less ambitious it might be enough to scare them off. If your door has a manual lock, be sure to flip it locked. You can’t have enough protection.

Avoid leaving valuables in your room

Numerous staff members have master keys that can open every room in the hotel and the cleaning staff enters your room at least once a day. While most are professionals and wouldn’t dream of taking anything, there’s no need to tempt them by leaving your diamond ring on the bed or laptop in plain sight. Always take valuables with you IF you can.

Use the privacy signs whenever possible

If you do have to leave your room make sure you hang the privacy sign. If the guest is in the room, hotel staff may avoid the guest. You can also turn your TV on to further indicate someone’s in the room improving the chances your stuff will be safe. This hotel safety tip obviously doesn’t apply if you desire your room being serviced.

For a bonus hotel safety tip, hang the sign when YOU are in the room to make sure they stay clear.

Learn the hotel exits

If you’ve ever experienced escaping from a hotel at 2 in the morning for a hotel fire it’s not pleasant! Take a quick glance at the exit plan posted in the room and be ready. Don’t forget to leave your luggage when you exit your room in a fire situation.

【1】According to the passage, the door latches may ________.

A．stop the theft

B．scare all thieves off

C．keep your room safer

D．not give you any protection

【2】What does the underlined word “tempt” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Persuade.

B．Attract.

C．Threat.

D．Refuse.

【3】What are you advised to do if you stay in a hotel?

A．Make sure the cleaning staff clean your room every day.

B．Test to make sure the privacy sign works well.

C．Always turn your TV on while you are in the room.

D．Avoid leaving your stuff in the room.

【4】In a fire situation, you should ________.

A．look through the exit plan carefully before leaving

B．post an exit plan in the room in advance

C．escape immediately without taking any luggage

D．stay in the room until 2 in the morning

【5】Which of the following is the passage probably taken from?

A．A technical instruction book.

B．A community survey report.

C．A diary.

D．A guidebook.

27、Like you and your pet dog, plants are living things: they eat, drink, and grow. Unlike you and your dog, they can't run away, use fists or teeth, or hide under the covers when they're threatened. But they can fight back.

Why would a plant need to fight back? To avoid being eaten, of course! Plants have several ways of protecting themselves. A plant can grow in a hidden or hard-to-get-to place. Think of plants you've seen growing on steep, rocky cliff (悬崖). Or, a plant could make only some parts of itself attractive to hungry insects and animals. For instance, if a plant produced really tasty leaves, herbivores (creatures that eat only plants) might eat the leaves instead of the seeds, which the plant needs for making more plants. Some plants have sharp or slippery (滑的) parts that discourage insects and other animals from getting too close, like the thorns(刺) on a rosebush.

But the most interesting way that plants fight back is by using chemicals. Plants take minerals from the soil and combine them into chemicals that do a lot of work. For example, plants produce chlorophyll(叶绿素), which helps convert sunshine and water into the sugars that plants eat.

They also produce chemicals to help protect themselves. One kind of tobacco plant releases a chemical into the air whenever small bugs begin to eat it. The chemical signals large bugs, saying "Dinner's ready!" The big bugs come to eat the little ones and save the plant.

Most plants use chemicals in a more direct way against their enemies. In other words, plants make poison.

【1】What does the underlined word "convert" mean?

A．Change

B．Separate

C．Form

D．Produce

【2】What do we know from the passage?

A．Some plants hide under the covers when faced with threat.

B．A plant grows in a hard-to-get-to place to draw people's attention.

C．Some plants produce tasty leaves to protect their seeds.

D．Plants produce chemicals to meet the needs of big bugs.

【3】What may be talked about following the last paragraph?

A．Different effects that different plant poisons cause on plant eaters.

B．Different kinds of plants in the world.

C．Why plants make poison?

D．How to protect plants?

【4】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Plant information.

B．Plant enemies.

C．Plant poisons.

D．Plant protection.

28、

【1】Tate Modem, London, UK is attractive partly in that.

A．it is a national museum with three branches

B．entry to most of its exhibitions is free of charge

C．its exhibitions range from ancient art to modern art

D．visitors can purchase some wonderful exhibit items

【2】What do we know about The Musee du Louvre?

A．It often serves as a setting for films.

B．It slays the same as it was when first built.

C．It is the most visited art museum in the world.

D．It was designed by a Chinese American architect.

【3】Which museum displays unique items from the Yuanmou Man?

A．Tate Modern. London, UK.

B．The Musee du Louvre, Paris, France.

C．National Museum of China, Beijing. China.

D．State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia.

29、   Youngsters glued to online Rames on their smartphones was also a concern for Ngurang Meena, a school teacher in Nirjuli, a small town in Arunachal Pradesh’s Papum Pare district. The 30-year-old social-science teacher, who runs the Ngurang Learning Institute—an adult literacy centre—says that she feels disheartened every time she reads student papers. “The graph of student performance is falling every year. It breaks my heart whenever I see answer sheets—basic grammar skills are missing and there’s an absence of any cohesive expression. They lack guidance and reading culture is almost zero.” Meena says. When her school and the centre she runs had to close due to the Covid lockdown, the social worker in her Institute wanted to do something to address the problem.

Inspired by a similar initiative in Mizoram, Meena set up a bookshelf with around 80 books as well as some benches on the side of the road in Nirjuli on 30 August 2020, where passers-by could spend time reading. The selections include motivational books, biographies and novels as well as comics for young children. “I have to bribe the younger ones with sweets to sit and read, but that is okay.” she laughs.

Meena’s library became a hit amang youngsters who spend hours in the reading corner. Within two months, her effort became the talk of the town. Generous contributions of books come in from the public and she is even receiving requests to set up such libraries in other parts of the state, including one in the capital, Itanagar. Since the tiny library is far from the main town, she also lends books out to those who want to read at home.

“I never thought that this would become such a big inspiration,” Meena says. “Since childhood, we were told that books are our best friends. The next generation of kids is focused on games and other things. I don’t want them to stray.” she adds.

【1】What makes Ngurang Meena feel heartbroken according to Paragraph 1?

A．Suudents’ poor grades.

B．The spread of Covid.

C．Students’ bad behavior.

D．The lockdown of her school.

【2】What does the underlined word “bribe” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Permit.

B．Encourage.

C．Control.

D．Threat.

【3】What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

A．Meena is satisfied with her success.

B．The public has donated a lot of money.

C．Meena’s library has a positive influence.

D．Meena has set up libraries all over the state.

【4】What can we say about Meena?

A．She is a selfless fighter.

B．She is a talented thinker.

C．She is an ambitious leader.

D．She is a responsible teacher.

30、   A video last week showed a mini house in a high chair eating a bowl of carrots. It might seem ridiculous, but it might also be the logical extension of a growing trend; treating animals as human and treating pet as children, _______ to the toddler （学步的小孩）who eats from the same chair.

_______ of this attitude are everywhere, ranging from the innocent to the near-insane. Some people _______ their pets for Halloween, throw them birthday parties, or create social media accounts for them. Five-star cat resorts offer spa services. Yoga studios now offer “doga” classes. Stores sell pet pans and bikinis, and doctors will perform cosmetic surgery in case your pet needs a facelift.

There seems to be _______ between pets and children. An increasingly large group of people who genuinely believe that having a pet is the same thing as being a parent. They _______ the language of parenthood with their pets, calling themselves “mommy” or “daddy” when talking to their “baby”. Of course, it’s one thing to use such language _______, as an expression of love or a reflection of the great joy that pets, like children, can create. But it’s quite another to use this language literally（照字面意思地）.

Using _______ labels for things not only blurs （使…模糊）the real lines between pets and people but also leads to dangerous misbelief. What if a woman thinks she knows what a mon of two kids if going through because she’s a “mom” to two cats or a man believes having a baby won’t be much different from being a “dad” to a dog?

Every pet has its own parent—another cat or dog that feed and teaches it to survive in the animal kingdom. Our love for pets results from their _______ from us, but once we have them, we treat them as people, taming and teaching them how to pee（撒尿）in the tight place and not drink from the toilet. Sometimes, this goes _______, leading to horrible industries like pet cosmetic surgery. But we can’t call our role with pets “parenting” when we do the _______ of what a pets parent would do.

_______, “pet parents” claim that they do everything real parents do – feed, bathe, cuddle, clean up, care for, and love. Indeed, all these actions constitute part of the routines of true parenthood. But pet parents cannot teach character and morality to cats and dogs, which is the most important job of a parent. Having a child means _______ another mind and soul for adulthood and independence. Having a pet child means keeping an animal obedient and _______ so it never leaves as a child will.

Pet and children serve different roles. Ignoring or denying these differences _______ neither creatures nor people. Calling a pet a child, or yourself its parent, reflects a _______ of what animals are and what parenting is. We can call pets “pets” without loving them any less.

【1】A.attractive B.equivalent C.opposite D.valuable

【2】A.Changes B.Results C.Explanations D.Examples

【3】A.hang up B.take up C.pick up D.dress up

【4】A.conflict B.distinction C.confusion D.balance

【5】A.create B.adopt C.interpret D.enrich

【6】A.lightly B.frequently C.practically D.habitually

【7】A.unfriendly B.abnormal C.inaccurate D.inactive

【8】A.attention B.freedom C.difference D.separation

【9】A.without saying B.out of control C.beyond expectation   D.a long way

【10】A.best B.joy C.trick D.opposite

【11】A.Moreover B.However C.Otherwise D.Therefore

【12】A.Preparing B.Exchanging C.Possessing D.Searching

【13】A.popular B.miserable C.dependent D.demanding

【14】A.shelters B.influences C.upsets D.benefits

【15】A.shift B.attitude C.misunderstanding D.awareness

31、   My mother believed in magic. She believed things happened for a/an _______ . She was vocal about “happy accidents”.

“See this little box? It’s magic: inside _______ a bird that can sing.”

I carefully wound the tiny music box, and my sons were _______ attracted by the beautiful music, coming up and wondering what it was. Besides singing, the bird _______ flapped (拍打) its wings, and opened and closed its small beak (鸟喙).

“Please don’t touch it,” I _______. However, weeks later I noticed the bird no longer moved back fully. I was so angry that I _______ my sons.

“I pushed the lid down,” volunteered the 7-year-old cautiously. Obviously, he realized what a big mistake he had made. I was going to _______ him. However, another voice told me that I might find a skilled person to _______ the bird back to life first.

Unfortunately, I soon discovered that few people could _______ broken music boxes. It took me lots of ________ to find one. After lots of time and cost, I was delighted to witness the fragile bird sing once more. What I did not ________ was that the tiny bird would also spin (旋转).

“It spins!” I said, totally ________.

“It’s supposed to do that,” the man said with a heavy German accent. “I guess it is ________ that your son broke it, because now the bird does what it was ________ to do.”

A happy accident, ________.

【1】A.excuse B.result C.reason D.goal

【2】A.flies B.lives C.lays D.sees

【3】A.instantly B.eventually C.gradually D.accidentally

【4】A.merely B.still C.suddenly D.also

【5】A.requested B.declared C.warned D.repeated

【6】A.gathered B.seized C.dragged D.led

【7】A.comfort B.believe C.ignore D.punish

【8】A.carry B.take C.bring D.get

【9】A.discover B.make C.own D.repair

【10】A.fortune B.efforts C.chances D.risks

【11】A.observe B.expect C.realize D.feel

【12】A.sad B.moved C.satisfied D.amazed

【13】A.wrong B.reasonable C.good D.obvious

【14】A.trained B.asked C.allowed D.designed

【15】A.indeed B.though C.either D.instead

32、   Brandon and Derek's mother, Beth Lash, shared a Facebook video on Dec. 25, 2017. It captured the moment when Brandon_________his card out loud. On Brandon Lash's 24th birthday, his little brother, Derek,_________him with a rather large card filled with an even bigger_______.

“I have always_______ you," Brandon reads from the front of the card, _______ by his brother.

"I love spending time with you... I'm so _______ I have you for my brother. You have always been there for me, even though I get on your nerves sometimes. You will always have a piece of my heart," Brandon continues, opening up the _______ .

"And now you will have my_______, too. We are a _______ match," Brandon reads,__________the card to the floor and breaking down into ________

Brandon has kidney disease and is currently in chronic(慢性的) failure and has extremely low kidney function. He receives__________three times a week, and was told that he had been recommended for the transplant list. Unfortunately, his parents are not a match, but__________his brother is.

“I can’t believe Derek would__________so much all this for me,” Brandon tells the publication. “He's giving me a__________to have a healthy life again. I__________can't believe it's happening.”

“I__________seeing him sick and knew something needed to be done to make him healthy again,” Derek adds. "Not only was it the__________thing to do, but the only thing to do. He's my brother... We didn't know__________he could be on the transplant list, and I knew I just wanted my__________brother back."

【1】A.read B.sang C.called D.shouted

【2】A.provided B.issued C.presented D.supplied

【3】A.claim B.award C.smile D.surprise

【4】A.taken charge of B.looked up to C.got hold of D.lived up to

【5】A.signed B.drawn C.written D.described

【6】A.thankful B.satisfied C.awkward D.confused

【7】A.paper B.card C.book D.cover

【8】A.nerves B.eyes C.kidney D.heart

【9】A.perfect B.possible C.equal D.friendly

【10】A.losing B.dropping C.throwing D.blowing

【11】A.screams B.worries C.laughs D.tears

【12】A.treatments B.experiments C.directions D.observations

【13】A.finally B.possibly C.luckily D.exactly

【14】A.advise B.experience C.allow D.sacrifice

【15】A.chance B.fortune C.accident D.occasion

【16】A.always B.already C.forever D.still

【17】A.regretted B.minded C.hated D.opposed

【18】A.fair B.right C.normal D.real

【19】A.when B.how long C.how much D.while

【20】A.lovely B.brave C.honest D.healthy

33、   A landlord in Maine announced he will not be collecting rent from his tenants(租户) in April due to the COVID-19virus outbreak. Nathan Nichols ,of South Portland,______on Facebook that the tenants liv-ing in the two units he______are service and hourly workers, who may be out of______in the coming months.

“Because I am______enough to afford it and I have the privilege(特权) of being in the owner class, I just let them know I would not be______rent in April,” Nichols wrote. “I ask any other landlords out there to take a______look at the situation and______giving their tenants some______relief as well.” Nichols said.

Nichol's post has more than 22,000 shares and hundreds of______praising his decision. In an up-date______on Facebook, he revealed that it had______at least one other landlord to do the same. He added: “Every so often, however, there is a comment from a landlord who would like to______the tenants ,but simply can't, or from a tenant who______wishes the landlord would help him, but______whether they will. To these people, I say: I don't know your______and I don't want to judge that a landlord who is still collecting rent is somehow a______person.

In these______times of the COVID-19 virus outbreak. It’s great to see individuals who are______the spirit of kindness. Let's hope that Nichols's kind______will inspire more landlords to______help to their tenants!

【1】A.wrote B.sang C.deleted D.abandoned

【2】A.decorates B.owns C.borrows D.chooses

【3】A.shape B.work C.order D.sight

【4】A.happy B.panic C.proud D.fortunate

【5】A.increasing B.changing C.collecting D.returning

【6】A.boring B.rough C.serious D.positive

【7】A.consider B.appreciate C.avoid D.suggest

【8】A.mind B.tax C.disaster D.rent

【9】A.articles B.comments C.likes D.pictures

【10】A.news B.report C.program D.post

【11】A.inspired B.persuaded C.forced D.allowed

【12】A.reflect B.teach C.help D.find

【13】A.generally B.really C.usually D.actively

【14】A.trusts B.shouts C.tells D.doubts

【15】A.situation B.income C.marriage D.trouble

【16】A.rich B.bad C.healthy D.disabled

【17】A.great B.dangerous C.sensitive D.challenging

【18】A.copying B.making C.spreading D.preparing

【19】A.act B.lesson C.lecture D.heart

【20】A.receive B.arrange C.offer D.create

34、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.

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.

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

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Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education has been a subject of debate. How can schools equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a challenging job market?

Since technology is driving these changes, there is a theory that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills,” which are 【1】 in primary school and right through to university level. In the meantime, ‘soft skills’ are being 【2】.

This is a mistake. Much evidence suggests that soft skills are far more 【3】 to graduates in the long term. Research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM- related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed down since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries----the sector probably most 【4】 with the need for soft skills---are growing rapidly. Soft skills are, in fact, increasingly in demand in the workplace: Google cites creativity, leadership 【5】 and communication skills as top requirements for both potential and current employees.

So why are soft skills so highly 【6】 for?

With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves students 【7】 to change, as these often have a short shelf life. According to research by World Economic Forum, more than one in four adults reports a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. If soft skills are taught well, these skills should enable students to adapt to change more easily and progress further in their 【8】 career.

Of course, technical skills are important. But without the curriculum placing equal--- if not greater --- 【9】 on soft skills, our education systems are missing a huge trick. Hard skills may help a student get a job in a particular industry, but soft skills will help them disrupt it, achieving a wider 【10】 in their chosen field.

38、假定你是李华，你所在的班级决定成立Big Fun English Club。请你给你校的外教杰克（Jack）写信，邀请他加入俱乐部，要点如下：

1. 成立俱乐部的目的

2. 活动时间和地点

3. 活动内容；

4. 邀请杰克加入。

注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。

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39、假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Bill在春节期间给你发了一封节日问候邮件，并在信中问及红色在中国春节中的使用，请你给他回封邮件介绍下红色在春节中的使用情况。内容包括以下几点:

1. 红色在中国的象征；

2. 春节期间红色的使用(至少列出两个要点)。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

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40、假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tracy下个月将来你所在的城市参加夏令营活动，想要寄宿你家，但你有事无法接待。请你给她写一封邮件，内容包括：

1.表示歉意；

2.解释原因；

3.提供帮助。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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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。

What is eco-fashion? Eco-fashion is about making clothes that considers the environment, the health of consumers and the working conditions of people in the fashion industry.

A closer look at the fashion industry points out many problems that are common practices in the creation of our fashions from the field to the factory. Firstly, the production of textiles pollutes the environment heavily. Cotton-planting uses pesticides; sheep-farming and wool-cleaning bring about global warming. Secondly, every stage of clothing production consumes a great deal of energy and some also involve chemicals which obviously do harm to the surroundings. In addition, there is a lot of waste produced in the process, especially in the form of polluted water. Thirdly, growing purchasing power and our shopping habits further worsen the bad effects. We are now buying clothes in increasing quantities and we are also quick to throw away clothes that have been worn only a couple of times.

Then, how to solve the problem? To a large degree, it is the fashion producers that really have the power and the responsibility to shape our future. There are a great many ways these producers can reduce their ecological footprint, from switching to green energy and reducing energy use, through selecting sustainable materials and choosing local suppliers, to recycling and minimizing waste. On the other hand, as consumers we can all play our part by selecting environmentally friendly clothing and reducing clothing buying.

There is some concern that eco-friendly fashions are just a trend that we will eventually grow tired of but we can make sure that doesn’t happen. Now many people are beginning to shop for organic food products because the benefits of eating food free of chemicals are immediate. They relate directly to our personal health. In fact, choosing eco-fashion can also do good to our personal health, though it is mostly done by way of keeping the health of the planet.

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