榆林市第二中学2022-2023学年高二上学期10月期中考试英语试卷(含答案)

这是一份榆林市第二中学2022-2023学年高二上学期10月期中考试英语试卷(含答案)，共15页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，七选五，完形填空，短文填空，短文改错，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、阅读理解
Best places t visit in Canada in 2022
Thinking abut explring Canada? Here is the perfect list f the great places that are wrthy f being visited in Canada n yur trip.
Niagara Falls
Have a great time enjying the views and clicking pictures f the cascading(倾泻) falls. Yu’ll have an unparalleled sightseeing experience when yu visit it at night.
Best time t visit: June-August
Hw t reach: The nearest airprt is just 30-40 minutes away. Yu can take a cab and reach the falls easily.
Things t d:
Witness the excellent waterfalls
Whistler
Hme t ne f the largest ski resrts in Nrth America, it's ne f the best places in Canada fr winter hlidays! Skiing and snwsheing are few f the thrilling sprts t indulge(沉迷) in fr enjying in this fascinating snw land.
Best time t visit: June-August, December-March
Hw t reach: The nearest airprt is 2.5 hurs away frm Whistler.Yu can take a cab and reach Whistler precisely.
Things t d:
·Indulge in snwmbiling
·Visit dzens f art museums and cultural centres
Quebec City
Have an amazing time with yur partner in the magical Quebec city. It is ne f the mst charming places t see in Canada because f the art and cultural scenes.
Best time t visit: June, September-December
Hw t reach: Yu can take a cab frm the airprt t reach the city easily.
Things t d:
·Visit the histric attractins
·Walk alng the scenic Terrasse Dufferin
Butchart Gardens
It's the best place t explre with a camera in hand. With a charming display f flwers arund and fun bat turs, there's a lt t see and d!
Best time t visit: July & August
Hw t reach: The best way is by taking bus number 75.
Things t d:
·Capture the excellent flwers arund
·Witness the firewrks shw
1、What d we knw abut Niagara Falls?
A. Yu can nly take phts f it at night.
B. Yu'd better visit it when it gets dark.
C.Yu are frbidden t visit it in July.
D. Yu shuld take a bus t get there.
2、Which is the mst suitable place if yu seek exciting activities?
A. Whistler.B. Niagara Falls.C. Quebec City.D. Butchart Gardens.
3、What d Whistler and Quebec City have in cmmn?
A. They ffer a free ride t yu.B. They are accessible by plane.
C. They appeal t culture lvers.D. They pen in the same mnths.
French artist Henri Matisse(1869-1954) was described as “a man ahead f his time”. In hnr f the artist, an exhibitin titled “Matisse by Matisse” will be held in China this year. It fllws Matisse's wrks acrss sixty years.
Originally, Matisse aimed t becme a lawyer. He attended law schl and wrked as a law wrker until he came dwn with a disease in1889. T help him kill time n the rad t recvery, Matisse's mther bught him painting tls. His feeling fr clr was waken up and he decided t becme an artist.
Matisse wanted t create his wn style. Instead f painting realistic bjects peple saw he preferred t express his emtins and feelings tward these bjects. One way he achieved this was thrugh using bld(大胆的) clrs. In his eyes, clrs had mre meanings than peple wuld usually think f.
Yet his style was s unusual that Matisse was called the “father f Fauvism(野兽派)”. Even s, Matisse never gave up digging ut mre fr art. Matisse nce wrte in the bk Jazz that “an artist shuld never be a prisner f himself”. In the later years f his life when he suffered frm cancer and culdn't paint, he tried a new kind f art: paper cut-uts. He tk brightly painted papers, cut them int shapes,and arranged them in designs. That's what Matisse called “painting with scissrs”.
With great creativity, Matisse's wrks have been welcmed and used in many frms f ppular art. Fr example, Yves Saint Laurent,an influential Eurpean fashin designer, shwed a sectin f his 1981 autumn-winter cllectin in hnr f Matisse's wrks. Nw his cut-ut patterns and stylish clrs are still seen n album cvers, T-shirts and in ads.
4、What inspired Matisse's feeling fr clr?
A. The disease.B. Sme painting tls.
C. His career as a lawyer.D. His mther's encuragement.
5、What des the underlined wrd “this” in paragraph 3 refer t?
A. Drawing bjects in real life.B.Realizing his dream t be an artist.
C. Shwing his feelings tward bjects.D. Lking fr his wn painting style.
6、Why did Matisse turn t paper cut-uts?
A. He was tired f painting.
B. Cut-uts were becming ppular.
C. He was asked t create a new art frm.
D. His pr health stpped him cntinuing painting.
7、Which wrd can be used t describe Matisse's wrks?
A. Ppular.B. Expensive.C. Ordinary.D. Traditinal.
The Australian Kala Fundatin says Australia has lst abut 30 percent f its kalas ver the past three years. The nn-prfit grup says drught(干旱), wildfires and develpment prjects played a part in the drp in the kala ppulatin. They are strngly advising the gvernment t d mre t prtect the animal's envirnment.
The grup guesses the kala ppulatin has drpped t less than 58,000 this year frm mre than 80,000 in 2018. The biggest decrease is in the state f New Suth Wales, where the numbers have drpped by 41 percent. Debrah Tabart leads the Australian Kala Fundatin. She called the drp “quite dramatic”. Only ne area in the study is thught t have mre than 5,000 kalas. Sme areas are believed t have as few as five r ten.
Tabart said the cuntry needs a kala prtectin law. She added, “What we're cncerned abut is places like western New Suth Wales where the drught ver the last ten years has just added t this effect-river systems cmpletely dry fr years, river red gum trees, which are the lifebld f kalas, dead.”
The lss in New Suth Wales likely sped up after large frest areas were destryed by wildfires in late 2019 and early 2020. But sme f thse areas already had n kalas. Land clearing by building develpers and rad builders has als destryed the kala's envirnment.
“I think everyne gets it, and we've gt t change. But if thse building-machines keep wrking, then I really fear fr the kalas,” Tabart said.
8、Hw des the authr intrduce kalas' situatin in paragraph 2?
A. By listing prblems.B. By cmparing facts.
C. By presenting data.D. By analyzing reasns.
9、What des the underlined wrd “dramatic” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Surprising.B. Satisfying. C. Cnfusing.D. Relaxing.
10、Which f the fllwing is Tabart's advice t prtect kalas?
A. Increasing frest areas.B. Making prtectin laws.
C. Imprving river systems.D. Planting river red gum trees.
11、What did Tabart think f peple's actin f prtecting kalas?
A. It was successful.B. It was prmising.
C. It was unchangeable.D. It was far frm enugh.
Lk n the bright side, and yu may live lnger, a new study has fund. Researchers in the US have linked ptimism and lngevity(长寿) after a study f tens f thusands f peple.
Researchers at Bstn University Schl f Medicine analyzed 69,744 wmen and 1,429men, studying them fr 30 years. The participants answered questins in a survey. The questins assessed their levels f ptimism.The surveys matched these levels with the participants' verall level f health. They were als asked abut their levels f exercise, their diets, as well as hw much they smked and drank.
Researchers discvered that peple wh thught psitively were mre likely t live t the age f 85. The peple wh thught negatively were 11 -15 percent less likely t live t that age.
Hwever, researchers are nt clear why mre ptimistic peple are likely t live lnger.
Laura Kubzansky, a prfessr f scial and behaviral sciences, added, “Other research suggests that mre ptimistic peple may be able t regulate (调节) emtins and behavir as well as deal with stress and difficulties mre effectively.” Researchers als said thse wh were mre ptimistic were mre likely t have healthier habits, such as taking part in exercise,and less likely t smke.
Laura Kubzansky thught this study was meaningful because it suggested that ptimism had the ptential t help humans live lnger. Interestingly, ptimism might be imprved using relatively simple techniques r therapies(疗法).
She had sme advice fr pessimists wh might want t live lnger. The advice was t “imagine a future in which everything has turned ut well”. She urged peple t increase levels f ptimism.
12、What can we knw abut the study?
A. Mre men were studied.B. The participants were all healthy.
C. Different factrs were cnsidered.D. Mst participants lived t the age f 85.
13、What are ptimistic peple mre likely t d?
A. Avid difficulties.B. Exercise regularly.
C. Take part in scial activities.D. Deal with stress by smking.
14、What's Kubzansky's suggestin fr pessimists?
A. Develping healthier habits.
B. Learning t regulate emtins.
C. Imprving ptimism by imaginatin.
D. Cmmunicating with ptimistic peple.
15、What is the text mst likely frm?
A. A magazine.B. A diary.C. A nvel.D. A guidebk.
二、七选五
16、Hw t Have a Successful Teenage Life
Everyne dreams f success in their life, dn't they? Even as a teenager, yu can achieve success in yur life; it really isn't that hard. ①_______
·D well in schl.
N matter hw bring it is nw, educatin will help yu be a prductive(高效的) member in sciety. Try yur best fr excellence(优秀) in schl; listen t the teachers, d yur hmewrk, study, and get gd grades. Ding s will help yu get int a better university, which will enable yu t have a bright future. ②_______
·D gd in yur cmmunity.
Vlunteering can nt nly imprve yur cmmunity's status, but it culd make yu happier. Studies shw that peple wh vlunteer are less likely t develp depressin(抑郁症) than peple wh dn’t. ③_______ Fr example, if yu lve animals, vlunteer at an animal shelter. If yu lve helping the envirnment, plant trees r pick up litter. When yu help thers, it will make yu feel better abut yurself.
④_______
Remember, they're there t help yu be the best that yu can be. Respect them and value their pinins, even if they anny yu smetimes. ⑤_______ Yu dn't get t chse yur teachers r yur family, but yu still have t put up with them. Learn hw t deal with peple nw, because when yu're an adult, yu dn't get t chse yur bss r yur c-wrkers, s learn hw t respect them nw.
These pints can help yu enjy success in yur teenage life.
A. Live yur life t the fullest.
B. Schl sets yu up n the right track!
C. Be nice t yur parents and teachers.
D. Find chances t d vlunteer wrk that interests yu.
E. It will help yu pass time and develp yur persnality.
F. Here are sme imprtant pints that yu may find helpful.
G. Keep it in mind that they d the things they d because they care abut yu.
三、完形填空（20空）
I grew up in a military family. When my parents retired frm the army after eighteen years f 1 , I had t study with thse twelve-year-lds wh shared n 2 life experience with me.
Mst f my new classmates had grwn up tgether and they had n rm t 3 fr a newcmer. I wre different clthes and spke with a different accent. I had little 4 f making friends. I 5 fr the first few weeks in my new schl.
T deal with it all, I began 6 in my diary every day. I wrte as if my life had depended n it. I culd nt stand the lneliness 7 I wrte it dwn in my diary.
One day, my teacher, Mrs. Bush, asked why I always sat there writing. I lied that I 8 writing t playing. One week later, Mrs. Bush gave us a writing assignment(任务). I was 9 that I culd nw participate in smething I knew I was gd at.S I wrked n the essay 10 and handed it in. I thught it was the best chance fr me t be 11 by the class.
The next day, Mrs. Bush called me t the 12 f the classrm. I std befre my classmates and I gt 13 . Was I in truble? Did I d smething wrng?
Then Mrs. Bush tld the class hw much she 14 all the wrk that went int the essays and that everyne had dne a great jb. And, she said, ne student 15 as an excellent writer. That student was me!
The class clapped their hands wildly and Mrs. Bush handed me my paper, with the fllwing 16 n it, “Yu are a very excellent writer. Yu 17 yur essay with yur true feeling and creativity. Please keep n writing and share yur 18 f writing with the class.”
Mrs. Bush helped me feel a sense f 19 and gave me a way t g thrugh the hard transitin(过渡) in my life. She helped me gain 20 in myself that stayed with me beynd my schl life.
17、A. peaceB. trainingC. warD. service
18、A. hardB. similarC.healthyD.wnderful
19、A. buildB. preserveC. takeD. spare
20、A. useB. cntrlC. hpeD. need
21、A. struggledB. playedC. survivedD. exercised
22、A. debatingB. drawingC. writingD. swearing
23、A. unlessB. nceC. whileD. after
24、A. cmparedB. appliedC. turnedD. preferred
25、A. astnishedB. satisfiedC. excitedD. embarrassed
26、A. anxiuslyB. curiuslyC. half-heartedlyD. enthusiastically
27、A. impressedB. acceptedC. challengedD. envied
28、A. frntB. crnerC. drD. utside
29、A. annyedB. disappintedC. wrriedD. surprised
30、A. appreciatedB. expectedC. ignredD. enjyed
31、A. std utB.wke upC.passed byD.set ff
32、A. descriptinsB. remarksC. suggestinsD. accunts
33、A. fillB.ccupyC.cnnectD.present
34、A. advantageB. purpseC. giftD. truble
35、A. respnsibilityB. belngingC. devtin D. relief
36、A. interestB. imaginatinC.respect D. cnfidence
四、短文填空
37、A Lifelng Jurney, the latest TV series adapted frm writer Liang Xiasheng's nvel has been ①_______ huge hit n TV and nline. Sme famus actrs, such as Lei Jiayin, Sng Jia, and Yin Ta, jin in the shw, which ②_______ (fcus) n the ups and dwns f Zhu's family ver five decades. It is set in the 1970s s it's nt surprising ③_______ the family has t deal with lts f scial changes. The shw explres themes f family, friendship and rmance. Many viewers describe the shw ④_______ a time machine reflecting hw we get here.
⑤_______ (paint) a picture f rdinary Chinese peple living in the changing times, the nvel wn the writer Liang, the 10th Ma Dun Literary Award, ne f China's tp literary ⑥_______ (award). S far millins f peple have been tuched by the family's stry, which makes readers find ut ⑦_______ lies deep in their hearts.
Translating such a series f stries t the small screen had been a challenge fr scriptwriter Wang Hailing. “⑧_______ (frank) speaking, it is very difficult,” Wang said. “The lives f the three siblings are telling the stry f a small family. But when we cnsider the ⑨_______ (big) picture, the cuntry itself is made up f millins f such small families.” Accrding t Cheng Wu, prducer f A Lifelng Jurney, a deep sense f ⑩_______ (respnsible) inspired him t prduce the best adaptatin f the wrk.
五、短文改错
38、假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改: 在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:
1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2、只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。
Dear Sally,
I am extreme pleased that yu are visiting Xi'an this summer vacatin. I’d like t express yur warm welcme and ffer yu a few suggestin. Xi'an had a lng histry and 13 dynasties, included Western Zhu, Qin, Western Han, Sui and Tang, made Xi'an their capital. There are plenty f places f interest in Xi'an, amng where the Terractta Army is the mst attractive. Besides, visiting the Big Wild Gse Pagda and Shaanxi Histry Museum are the best chice. If yu are hiking lver, yu can climb the Cuihua Muntain, n tp f which yu can get a wnder view f ur city. By the way, yu had better t taste famus Xi'an snacks.
Lking frward t yur cming.
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
六、书面表达
39、你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以你心目中最值得尊敬和爱戴的人为题，写一篇英语短文参赛。
内容包括：
1. 人物简介；
2. 尊敬和爱戴的原因。
词数：100左右。
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1、答案：B
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2、答案：A
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3、答案：C
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4、答案：B
解析：事实细节题。根据第二段“T help him kill time n the rad t recvery, Matisse’s mther bught him painting tls. His feeling fr clr was waken up and he decided t becme an artist.”（为了帮助他在恢复过程中消磨时间，马蒂斯的妈妈给他带来了绘画工具。他对于色彩的情感觉醒了并且他决定成为一名艺术家。）可知，马蒂斯在色彩上受到鼓舞是因为收到了绘画工具。故选B项。
5、答案：C
解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段第二句“Instead f painting realistic bjects peple saw he preferred t express his emtins and feelings tward these bjects.”（而不是绘画人们看到的真实物体，他更愿意通过这些事物表达他的情感。）可知，马蒂斯是通过采用大胆的颜色表达他对于事物的情感，this指代前文提过“express his emtins and feelings tward these bjects”，C项Shwing his feelings tward bjects意为“展示他对事物的情感”，符合句意。故选C项。
6、答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段“In the later years f his life when he suffered frm cancer and culdn’t paint, he tried a new kind f art: paper cut-uts.”（在他的晚年他得了癌症不能绘画，他尝试一种新的艺术：剪纸。）可知，马蒂斯转向剪纸的原因是他身体健康不佳不能继续绘画。故选D项。
7、答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段“With great creativity, Matisse’s wrks have been welcmed and used in many frms f ppular art.”（拥有巨大的创造力，马蒂斯的作品已经受到了欢迎并且被使用在许多流行艺术的形式上。）可知，马蒂斯的作品是受到欢迎的，ppular意为“受到欢迎”，符合题意。故选A项。
8、答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段“The grup guesses the kala ppulatin has drpped t less than 58,000 this year frm mre than 80,000 in 2018. The biggest decrease is in the state f New Suth Wales, where the numbers have drpped by 41 percent. Debrah Tabart leads the Australian Kala Fundatin. She called the drp “quite dramatic”. Only ne area in the study is thught t have mre than 5,000 kalas. Sme areas are believed t have as few as five r ten.(该组织估计，今年考拉的数量已从2018年的逾8万只降至不足5.8万只。下降幅度最大的是新南威尔士州，这一数字已经下降了41% 。黛博拉・塔巴特领衔澳大利亚考拉基金会。她称这次交易“相当戏剧化”。研究中只有一个区域被认为有超过5000只考拉。一些地区被认为只有五到十个。)”可知，作者用80,000，41 percent，5,000 kalas，five r ten等数字来介绍考拉的情况，由此可推知，作者通过提供数据来介绍考拉的情况，故选C。
9、答案：A
解析：词句猜测题。根据划线单词下文“Only ne area in the study is thught t have mre than 5,000 kalas. Sme areas are believed t have as few as five r ten.(研究中只有一个区域被认为有超过5000只考拉。一些地区被认为只有五到十个。)”可推知，考拉的数量大幅下降，这令人很惊讶，由此可知，划线单词意为“令人惊讶的”，故选A。
10、答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中“Tabart said the cuntry needs a kala prtectin law.(国家需要一部保护考拉的法律)”可知，Tabart建议制定保护法来保护考拉。故选B。
11、答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中Tabart所说的话“I think everyne gets it, and we’ve gt t change. But if thse building-machines keep wrking, then I really fear fr the kalas,(我认为每个人都明白这一点，我们必须改变。但是如果那些建筑机器继续工作，那么我真的很担心考拉)”可知，Tabart认为要想保护考拉，我们必须做出改变，停止建筑机器工作等行为，由此可推知，Tabart认为人们保护考拉的行为远远不够。故选D。
12、答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中“The participants answered questins in a survey. The questins assessed their levels f ptimism. The surveys matched these levels with the participants’ verall level f health. They were als asked abut their levels f exercise, their diets, as well as hw much they smked and drank.”（参与者在调查中回答问题。这些问题评估了他们的乐观程度。调查将这些水平与参与者的整体健康水平相匹配。他们还被问及他们的运动水平、饮食，以及吸烟和饮酒的多少。）可知，关于这项研究我们能知道它考虑了不同的因素。故选C项。
13、答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中“Researchers als said thse wh were mre ptimistic were mre likely t have healthier habits, such as taking part in exercise, and less likely t smke.”（研究人员还表示，那些更乐观的人更有可能拥有更健康的习惯，比如参加锻炼，吸烟的可能性也更小。）可知，乐观的人更倾向于定期锻炼。故选B项。
14、答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中“She had sme advice fr pessimists wh might want t live lnger. The advice was t “imagine a future in which everything has turned ut well”.”（她给那些想要长寿的悲观者们提了一些建议。他的建议是“想象一个一切都很顺利的未来”。）可知，Kubzansky对悲观主义者的建议是通过想象提高乐观。故选C项。
15、答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据文章大意以及第一段中“Lk n the bright side, and yu may live lnger, a new study has fund. Researchers in the US have linked ptimism and lngevity after a study f tens f thusands f peple. Researchers at Bstn University Schl f Medicine analyzed 69,744 wmen and 1,429men, studying them fr 30 years.”（项新研究发现，往好的方面看，你可能会更长寿。美国研究人员在对数万人进行研究后发现，乐观和长寿之间存在联系。波士顿大学医学院的研究人员对69744名女性和1429名男性进行了30年的研究。）可知，文章讲的是一项医学研究发现，结合各个选项意思可知，故这篇文章最有可能来自一篇杂志。故选A项。
16、答案：①-⑤FBDCG
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17、答案：D
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18、答案：B
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19、答案：D
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20、答案：C
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21、答案：A
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22、答案：C
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23、答案：A
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24、答案：D
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25、答案：C
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26、答案：D
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27、答案：B
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28、答案：A
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29、答案：C
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30、答案：A
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31、答案：A
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32、答案：B
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33、答案：A
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34、答案：C
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35、答案：B
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36、答案：D
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37、答案：①a②fcuses③that④as⑤Painting⑥awards⑦what⑧frankly⑨bigger⑩respnsibility
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38、答案：
Dear Sally,
I am pleased that yu are visiting Xi'an this summer vacatin. I’d like t express warm welcme and ffer yu a few . Xi'an a lng histry and 13 dynasties, Western Zhu, Qin, Western Han, Sui and Tang, made Xi'an their capital. There are plenty f places f interest in Xi'an, amng the Terractta Army is the mst attractive. Besides, visiting the Big Wild Gse Pagda and Shaanxi Histry Museum the best chice. If yu are hiking lver, yu can climb the Cuihua Muntain, n tp f which yu can get a view f ur city. By the way, yu had better taste famus Xi'an snacks.
Lking frward t yur cming.
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
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39、答案：
There are many respectable peple arund us.And the persn I respect mst is Li Lanjuan, a Chinese wman scientist in the field f medicine.
The first time I heard f her, I was mved by her devtin t serving peple heart and sul.When COVID-19 attacked Wuhan,neither its cause nr cure was understd, s peple in Wuhan were in great truble. Only when Li Lanjuan and many medical rescue teams arrived was the epidemic situatin cntrlled. As a matter f fact, her cntributins t the medicine field have n equal. It's her devtin and sense f respnsibility that make me admire her.Having set a great example t us, she fully deserves ur respect.
In my pinin, nthing culd reward her cntributins t science.
解析：本篇书面表达属于开放性作文。要求考生以心目中最值得尊敬和爱戴的人为题，写一篇英语短文参加学校组织的英语作文比赛，内容包括人物简介和尊敬爱戴的原因。
1. 词汇积累：
尊敬、敬佩：respect→lk up t
袭击、侵害：attack→strike
原因：cause→reasn
事实上：as a matter f fact→actually
2. 句式拓展：
同义句转换：
原句：Having set a great example t us, she fully deserves ur respect.
拓展句：Because she has set a great example t us, she fully deserves ur respect.
【高分句型1】Only when Li Lanjuan and many medical rescue teams arrived was the epidemic situatin cntrlled. （运用了“nly+状语从句”置于句首，主句使用部分倒装结构）
【高分句型2】 It’s her devtin and sense f respnsibility that make me admire her.（运用了强调句句型）