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2024学年第二学期高三年级月考试卷 英语学科 （时间120分钟，满分140分） I. Listening Comprehension (25%) Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. Their daughter. B. Their fitness coach. C. Their teacher. D. Their former colleague. 2. A. He missed the writing contest. B. He was well prepared for the contest. C. He paid enough attention to his spelling. D. He made spelling mistakes in the contest. 3. A. The woman does weight-lifting to stay fit. B. The woman failed to turn in the paper on time. C. The term paper was a big challenge for the woman. D. The term paper was a piece of cake for the woman. 4. A. He feels proud of the woman. B. The IQ survey is poorly designed. C. The woman is smarter than the man. D. He looks down on the woman’s intelligence. 5. A. The man is a professional cameraman. B. The man is recording the interview for a contest. C. The woman cares about how she looks in the recording. D. The woman discovered her study preferences on school picture day. 6. A. Collect the data. B. Chat with her students. C. Have a drink with the man. D. Discuss the test results with the man. 7. A. The woman has sharp eye-sight. B. Being alone makes a person more insightful. C. Seeing things others miss is a much-needed skill. D. The man wonders why the woman is so insightful. 8. A. He was nervous. B. He was proud of her speech. C. He was heartbroken. D. He was frank with the audience. 9. A. Have a yard sale. B. Prepare price tags. C. Pick up some bargains. D. Make customers satisfied. 10. A. Being loyal to a brand makes no sense. B. He will stick to his usual brand of shoes. C. The man finds the shoes very comfortable. D. The man thinks this pair of shoes needs to be tested. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. They cannot sleep well before sports day. B. Only a few school children can win the championship. C. They may fail to live up to the expectations of their parents or coaches. D. They may fall down halfway through the race and feel ashamed of themselves. 12. A. They didn’t deserve to suffer. B. They needed help building their character. C. Participation mattered more than winning for them. D. They were honorable for keeping school traditions alive. 13. A. Parents should take part in it as well. B. It should be replaced with team sports. C. More competitive events should be added. D. More school children should get involved in it. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. By providing the writer with a description of as many details as possible. B. By helping the writer choose the perfect word to go with his/her thought. C. By making the writer pay attention to further enhancing literary complexity. D. By reminding him that every word should help push the plot forward in some way. 15. A. Focusing on keeping the story moving. B. Inspiring an author with ideas for the plot. C. Having an improved sense of expressiveness. D. Being better able to distinguish between imagination and reality. 16. A. Writers should spend more time on wording than on other things. B. Directors and screenwriters are more respected than fiction writers. C. Book writers are the ones promoting the growth of the film industry. D. Film-making techniques can help book writers to improve themselves. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. Cousins. B. Classmates. C. Parent and child. D. Professor and student. 18. A. She can cook her favorite food. B. She can finally have some privacy. C. She can keep her room clean and tidy. D. She doesn’t get along well with her sister. 19. A. He cannot understand recipes. B. He has trouble socializing with others. C. He is not good at doing household chores. D. It is easy for him to get into financial trouble. 20. A. Prepare food on her own. B. Work out a weekly budget. C. Go to parties and clubs less often. D. Have a part-time job to earn more. II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20’) Section A (10’） Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. A Stammerer I was walking to my home in Toronto when a well-dressed man politely stopped me to ask for directions. "Could you tell me which way to Bloor and..." He struggled to get the next word out, a pained look on his face, but I knew better than 21 (finish) his sentence for him. “... Bathurst?" he said after several seconds of straining. When I started to answer, he told me that he didn't actually need to know. He 22 (practice) stammering (口吃) openly, he explained, hoping to become more confident doing so around strangers. I lit up with excitement. "Are you doing that because it's National Stammering Awareness Day?" I asked, always eager to connect with other people who stammer. When the man asked how I knew that, I said that I grew up with a stammer. He nodded, looking a bit wistful: "And I suppose your stammer has magically disappeared since then?" His question gave me pause. While it's true that my stammer was more noticeable when I was a child, this was partially 23 I'd since found workarounds for difficult words and sounds, helping me hide the worst of it. When I answered his question, I opted for 24 (simple) explanation: that I had grown out of my stammer. But was this true? Most people who meet me don't notice my stammer, or, if they do, they chalk it up to shyness or insecurity. While most of the time I don't stammer overtly (明显地), many of my choices are still guided by a deep fear of disfluency. Stammerers like me, those who can pass as reasonably fluent, are called "covert" stammerers, 25 (mean) that the most prominent features of our stammers aren't the overt ones — the syllable repetition, prolonged sounds and vocal blocks usually associated with stammering --- but the things we do to hide them. Vocal disfluency can deeply impact a person's decisions. For example, most stammerers have difficulty saying their names. When asked my name, I always respond with a rushed "My name is Isabel," 26 26 just "Isabel," a trick that usually works, even if it often sounds clunky and awkward. My worst nightmare is a circle of strangers saying their names one at a time. Despite being a social person, I generally avoid situations 27 I have to meet many new people at once. This common experience for stammerers 28 complicate our social and professional lives. "I can only imagine how many people think I'm an aloof (冷漠的) person based on how rarely I introduce myself to someone new," says Sophia Stewart, a Brooklyn-based journalist who has written about her covert stammer. "Mostly I just don't introduce myself 29 it is absolutely necessary. I try not to think about how many 30 (miss) opportunities and bad first impressions this has resulted in." Section B (10’) Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. central B. clarify C. awkwardly D. distress E. consideration F. retirement G. cover H. rigid I. potentially J. beneficiaries K. filling Fillings for ‘the Sandwich Generation’ There's a moment in your late forties or fifties when life seems to become complicated. This should be a time when you enjoy the fruits of your earlier labors: an established career, children largely grown up and the loan mostly paid off. On top of this, as future 31 of baby boomer parents, you stand to benefit from a record wave of inheritance. But it's not so easy, is it? The economic turmoil (混乱) of recent years has hit this age group hard, with many people now in financial 32 , even if others are still doing well. This group belongs to the Sandwich Generation, sitting 33 in the middle of the generational spectrum Clients often come to us to discuss how they can best help at both ends of the spectrum. However, they should not forget that an important 34 is whether they have enough to fund their own retirement? The question is especially important when future investment returns are more uncertain than recent years, and inflation, while declining, is still high. Extending the sandwich analogy(类比), how much 35 can one afford? As regards planning for 36 , there are key factors to think about: the average inflation rate during retirement, the expected future investment returns and our own longevity. All are largely outside our control. Within our control are other critical aspects. First, ensuring we're invested in a diversified portfolio (组合) with sufficient equity (股票) exposure to 37 a long period of income drawdown. Next, making the most of tax-enhancing wrappers such as pensions and Isas（个人投资账户）. Finally, checking we are not overpaying in fees. Knowing how much we need to support our retirement is 38 to understanding whether we can help other family members. No one wants to find they have given away too much and are left struggling. Parents want to be generous to their children in their wills. But we find they are keen to understand what they can provide much sooner. There may also be elderly parents to think of --- most of the help they need may be emotional or practical, such as cooking a meal, or doing basic home repairs, rather than financial. Helping them to invest sensibly and keeping. fees low can make a real difference to how long their retirement savings last, 39 covering additional care costs. And if the savings are not exhausted, there will be additional wealth to pass on. We need to tie down these financial uncertainties and 40 what we can do potentially to help family members earlier in their lives. My advice: face up to being the filling and get on with figuring out just what you can put in your sandwich. III. Reading Comprehension (45’) Section A (15’) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. A Neurologist’s Tips to Protect Your Memory As we age, our memory declines. This is a fixed 41 for many of us; however, according to neuroscientist Dr. Richard Restak, a neurologist and clinical professor, decline is not 42 . Ultimately, “we are what we can remember,” he said. Here are some of Dr. Restak’s tips for developing and 43 a healthy memory. Pay more attention. Some memory lapses are actually attention problems, not memory problems. 44 , if you’ve forgotten the name of someone you met at a cocktail party, it could be because you were talking with several people at the time. One way to pay attention when you learn new information is to 45 the word. Having a picture associated with the word, Restak said, can improve 46 . Find regular everyday memory challenges. There are many memory exercises that you can 47 into everyday life. Dr. Restak suggested composing a grocery list and memorizing it. When you get to the store, don’t 48 pull out your list (or your phone) — instead, pick up everything according to your memory. Once in a while, get in the car without turning on your GPS, and try to 49 through the streets from memory. A small 2020 study suggested that people who used GPS more frequently over time showed a steeper cognitive 50 in spatial memory three years later. Play games. Dr. Restak’s “favorite working memory game” is 20 Questions — in which a group thinks of a person, place or object, and the other person, the questioner, asks 20 questions with a yes-or-no answer. Because to succeed, he said, the questioner must hold all of the 51 answers in memory in order to guess the correct answer. The point is to 52 your working memory, “maintaining information and moving it around in your mind,” Restak wrote. Read more novels. One early indicator of memory issues, according to Dr. Restak, is 53 fiction. “People, when they begin to have memory difficulties, tend to switch to reading nonfiction,” he said. Fiction requires active engagement with the text, starting at the beginning and working through to the end. 54 technology. Storing everything on your phone means that “you don’t know it,” Dr. Restak said, which can 55 our own mental abilities. The second way our relationship with technology is harmful to memory is because it often takes our focus away from the task at hand. 41．A．accomplishment B．assumption C．regulation D．observation 42．A．inevitable B．dispensable C．reverse D．doubtful 43．A．striking B．enduring C．arousing D．maintaining 44．A．Nevertheless B．Moreover C．For instance D．Instead 45．A．demonstrate B．trace C．discover D．visualize 46．A．recall B．sight C．target D．instinct 47．A．enclose B．integrate C．evolve D．impose 48．A．steadily B．actively C．gradually D．automatically 49．A．adjust B．rush C．gesture D．navigate 50．A．performance B．decline C．awareness D．increase 51．A．modest B．original C．previous D．personal 52．A．engage B．drain C．insert D．fulfill 53．A．devoting to B．concentrating on C．giving in to D．giving up on 54．A．Beware of B．Stick to C．Long for D．Differ from 55．A．counter B．stock C．erode D．strengthen Section B (22’) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) Unnecessary Things This Teddy bear once had brown eyes made from special glass—each one had a pupil. The bear itself was gray and stiff, with rough fur. I adored him. Then a lifetime went by. I bought my own apartment in St. Petersburg and was walking around my childhood home collecting my clothes and books while begging my mother for various knickknacks（小摆设） and for old fabrics stored in even older suitcases. No one had any need for this stuff—not my mother and certainly not me—but I like unnecessary things: all the practical, commercial, and persuasive meaning has disappeared from them, any usefulness has disappeared, leaving only their naked souls, their true selves, all that was previously hidden by the hustle and bustle of passing days. While digging in the cupboard under the stairs, surrounded by dirty sacks and old ski poles that none of us could bring ourselves to throw away, searching in the dark in the space between the wall and the storage chest, I found the bear or, to be more precise, his remains: a furry wooden frame with a single front paw, a plastic button for one eye and bits of hanging black thread for the other. I grabbed him, holding him tight, pressing his dusty, worn body to me, and closing my eyes to keep the unexpected stream of tears from raining down on him. I just stood there, in the stuffy semi-darkness, listening to the hammering of my heart. Or perhaps it was the bear’s heart—who’s to know? I took him with me to my new apartment. Everything there was insultingly new—that is, unfamiliar and alien. The place was full of items bought at antique and secondhand shops, items that had previously belonged to other people and had not yet adjusted to their new habitat. I did my best to soften the strangeness of these foreign chests of drawers and sideboards with my mother’s knickknacks and fabrics. I placed the bear on my bed, not knowing what else to do with him. That night, I slept with my arm around him; he weakly returned the hug with his solitary paw. Opening my eyes in the underwater dimness of this pale midnight, I could see the black thread hanging from his miserable little eye socket（眼眶）. I stroked his wooden head; it was covered with scars. I touched his ears. However, something about him, about the way his remaining paw rested against me, unsettled me. The years had hollowed him out, leaving only a fragile shadow of what he once was. I felt the weight of his presence, heavy with memory yet empty of warmth. In the morning, I left for Moscow. And when I came back, a month later, the bear was gone. He wasn’t on the bed, or under it; he wasn’t in any of the closets. He was nowhere to be found. Nowhere. 56. What does the bear’s condition symbolize when the author finds it? A. The passage of time and the fading of the past. B. The author’s childhood neglect. C. How material possessions lose value over time. D. That the bear was never truly important to the author. 57. Why does the author include details about her new apartment in St. Petersburg? A. To show that she has moved on from childhood and embraced a modern lifestyle. B. To explain why she needed to collect old fabrics and knickknacks from her mother’s house. C. To highlight the contrast between the new, unfamiliar space and the familiar objects from her past. D. To emphasize that the apartment feels empty and lifeless without personal belongings. 58. What does the writer mean by saying “The years had hollowed him out, leaving only a fragile shadow of what he once was”? A. The bear has become physically damaged and worn out over time. B. The bear has lost its emotional warmth and now feels empty. C. The narrator has completely forgotten the feelings she once had for the bear. D. The bear is no longer important because the narrator has grown up. 59. What does “unnecessary things”refer to in the passage? A. Objects that have no sentimental value and should be thrown away. B. Items that are still useful but no longer fashionable. C. Old things that take up living spaces and should be replaced. D. Things that have lost their original function but still hold emotional significance. (B) Become a Volunteer Your time and talent can make a real difference in people's lives. Sign Up for Our Most-Needed Positions (Please note, every community's needs are different so availability may vary.) Blood Donor Ambassador As a Blood Donor Ambassador volunteer, you will engage donors by greeting, registering, answering questions, providing information, and supporting them through the recovery process at the refreshments table. 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The first step to becoming a Red Cross volunteer is to create a Red Cross ID using our volunteer management system, Volunteer Connection. If you did not find the answer to your volunteer question, please email VolunteerResources@redcross.org. 60. Each of the following statements correctly describes one of the four volunteer positions EXCEPT: A. A Blood Transportation Specialist handles both the collection and distribution of donated blood. B. A Blood Donor Ambassador plays a key role in maintaining long-term donor engagement by ensuring a positive experience. C. A Disaster Action Team (DAT) member must complete training before being called into service. D. A Shelter Volunteer provides displaced individuals with basic necessities and connects them to additional services. 61. Suppose you see a disaster on the news and feel the urge to help immediately. What should you do? A. Travel to the disaster site and offer assistance B. Call the Red Cross and ask for an emergency assignment C. Apply to be a disaster responder and wait for training D. Donate blood instead, since volunteers are not needed in disaster areas 62. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. If a former Red Cross volunteer decides to contribute again, he/ she should submit a new application through Volunteer Connection as if they were a first-time volunteer. B. If a new Red Cross volunteer is having trouble accessing the Volunteer Connection website due to a login error, he/ she should email VolunteerResources@redcross.org. C. If a large corporate group wants to volunteer for the Red Cross in a structured way, they should call the IT Service Desk for guidance on group sign-ups. D. If an applicant submits their volunteer application but does not receive a response within a reasonable time, he/she should reach out to their local Red Cross chapter for updates. (C) Keytruda, a cancer-immunotherapy medicine, ranks among the most profitable drugs ever sold. Since its launch in 2014 it has generated over $130bn in sales for Merck, its American maker. In September last year an experimental drug did what none had done before. In late-stage trials for non-small-cell lung cancer, it nearly doubled the time patients lived without the disease worsening—to 11.1 months, compared with 5.8 months for Keytruda. The results were stunning. So too was the nationality of the company behind them. Akeso, a biotech firm, is Chinese. In recent months China’s progress in artificial intelligence has stunned the world. A quieter, yet equally significant shift is under way in biotech. China has long been known for mass-producing generic drugs, supplying raw ingredients and running clinical trials for the pharmaceutical（制药的） world. But its drugmakers are now also at the cutting edge, producing innovative medicines that are cheaper than the ones they compete with. As a consequence, Western drugmakers are increasingly looking east for ideas. Because of expiring（将要到期的） drug patents, they stand to lose as much as $140bn a year in sales by the end of the decade. Last year nearly a third of their large licensing deals they struck—those worth $50m or more—were with Chinese firms, triple the share of 2020. In November Merck paid $588m to LaNova Medicines, another Chinese biotech firm, to secure rights to a therapy similar to that produced by Akeso. China’s government identified biotech as a strategic priority nearly two decades ago. But it was not until 2015 that things really took off, after the national drug regulator launched ambitious reforms. It took on more staff and cleared a backlog（积压） of 20,000 drug applications in just two years. Clinical trials were streamlined and brought into step with global standards. A study by Yimin Cui of Peking University and colleagues found that the time taken to approve the first round of human trials fell to 87 days, from 501 days before the reforms. The reforms coincided with a wave of returning “sea turtles”, the term for Chinese scientists who had studied or worked abroad. China’s vast domestic market added momentum, by drawing every major drugmaker to its shores, bringing know-how and talent. Easier listing rules gave biotech investors a clearer path to exit, making the sector more attractive. With more brains and money, Chinese firms moved beyond copying Western drugs. Instead of waiting for patents to expire and making identical non-branded drugs, they adopted a “fast-follower” strategy—taking known drugs and modifying them to improve safety, efficacy or delivery. Drug development typically starts by identifying a target, usually a protein or gene linked to a disease. Scientists then search for molecules that can either block or boost the target’s function. Since fast followers are not starting from scratch, they can run trials at a fraction of the cost and speed. Speed is another advantage, says Michelle Xia, founder of Akeso. “We can do things twice or even three times faster than anywhere else in the world,” she claims. Clinical trials—the longest and most expensive stage of drug development—are faster than in the West. A large patient population makes enrolment easier, and hospitals and doctors are motivated by the government to support research. Faster trials have made Chinese drugs even more attractive to global drugmakers. Though the clinical information is from mostly Chinese patients, rather than a wider sample, it helps investors and pharma firms spot promising treatments. 63. What makes Akeso’s experimental drug particularly noteworthy? A. It proved that Chinese biotech firms could outperform Western pharmaceutical companies in sales. B. It demonstrated significantly improved outcomes compared to Keytruda in treating non-small-cell lung cancer. C. It became the first drug to eliminate cancer in clinical trials. D. It introduced an entirely new class of cancer treatments that had never been explored before. 64. Based on the two charts, what can be inferred about China’s role in drug development and licensing? A. China’s contribution to global drug development has remained stable, but the value of drug licensing deals has grown significantly. B. The United States has maintained its dominance in drug development, while China’s licensed drug deals have declined. C. The global pharmaceutical industry has shifted away from China, as indicated by the declining percentage of active drugs developed there. D. While China’s share of active drug development has increased, the value of drugs licensed from China has also surged in recent years. 65. What is the most significant factor enabling China’s rapid rise in biotech? A. Its ability to completely avoid Western regulations and operate without restrictions B. The global decline in Western pharmaceutical research due to high costs C. The exclusive use of AI-driven drug discovery, eliminating traditional methods D. A combination of government support, returning talent, and a vast domestic market 66. Which of the following is the most appropriate title for this passage? A. The Rise and Fall of Western Pharmaceutical Giants B. Keytruda’s Decline and the Future of Cancer Treatment C. China’s Biotech Revolution: A New Global Leader in Drug Innovation D. The End of Big Pharma: How China is Taking Over Drug Development Section C (8’) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. A. Mixue was founded in 1997 by Zhang Hongchao, who opened a store selling shaved ice in Henan, a Chinese heartland province. B. The song’s gotta go, because it’s got to torture the employees C. Mixue said in its IPO filing that it planned to keep growing—while acknowledging the risk that its existing stores could be consumed by new ones D. It intended to become more global, but didn’t mention plans to enter the U.S. E. Low prices alone don’t explain how Mixue integrated itself in Chinese pop culture F. This recipe helped Mixue Ice Cream and Tea become the world’s biggest food-and-beverage chain by number of locations, topping McDonald’s and Starbucks Its ice cream and drinks are under $1 during China’s economic slump. Its mascot looks like the love child of Frosty the Snowman and the Michelin Man. And its stores relentlessly blare a jingle set to the tune of “Oh! Susanna.”67._________________. Pronounced ME-schway, the Chinese company is found across Asia and Australia. It ended last year with 45,000 stores, according to research firm Techno-mic, after more than doubling its locations in three years.The company raised more than $400 million in an initial public offering of its shares in Hong Kong on Monday. The stock closed at 43% above its IPO price, giving Mixue a valuation of more than $10 billion. It isn’t done expanding. 68.___________________. The menu is short and very sweet. It includes the signature ice-cream cone, variations on bubble tea and a lemonade that made Mixue China’s biggest purchaser of lemons. It helps that Mixue charges below-average franchising (特许经营) fees. 69. _________________. Credit the Snow King—and the jingle. A roly-poly mascot, Snow King has become a national icon on par with Ronald McDonald and Colonel Sanders. Just as ubiquitous is Mixue’s theme song, which plays in stores. The lyrics to the English version: “I love you. You love me. Mixue Ice Cream and Tea.” On a recent afternoon in Singapore, a Mixue store drew in Julian Eymann, an American who visits the country often. He skipped the rival shop across the street. “This ice cream is better than McDonald’s,” Eymann said. But he had one complaint: “70.__________________.” IV. Summary Writing (10’) Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrate. Use your own words as far as possible. Rock Climbing — conservationists’ new concern Now, with its first appearance at this year’s Tokyo Olympics, the once minority sport is set to reach new heights. Yet the popularity of rock climbing and its sister sport, bouldering (where climbers scramble up large rocks without the use of ropes or safety belts), is raising questions about the damaging environmental effects of climbing chalk — a common and essential climbing tool. Made from magnesium carbonate (碳酸镁), climbing chalk is the same substance that gymnasts and weightlifters use to improve their grasp on bars and weights. In fact, it was first introduced to rock climbing in the 1950s by John Gill. Since then, amateur and professional climbers alike have come to depend on the chalk’s properties of removing water and increasing friction (摩擦力) — and have been leaving long stripes of the stuff on rock faces around the world. The resulting “chalk graffiti” has become so bad in the United States that parks are beginning to restrict its use. Utah’s Arches National Park allows only colored chalk that mostly matches rocks, while Colorado’s Garden of the Gods National Natural Landmark banned all chalk and chalk substitutes. Beyond the visual pollution, new research suggests chalk may be harming the plants that grow on rocks. The latest study on the effects of climbing chalk, released October 2020, found that it negatively impacted both the growing and survival of four species of ferns and mosses (蕨类和苔藓) inhabiting rocks in laboratory settings. That matters because some climbing spots, such as erratic boulders (the study’s focus), host unique ecosystems. These unpredictable boulders — rocks scattered across the globe by large masses of slowly flowing ice at the end of the Ice Age — are islands of vegetation, different from the land they sit on. It’s not even clear whether chalk improves climbing performance at all. Some papers found no additional grip benefits, while others found the opposite. Some climbers may find it helpful, says Daniel Hepenstrick, a co-author of the 2020 study and a doctoral candidate at ETH Zürich. V. Translation （15’） 72.他削减成本的决定与公司对质量的承诺背道而驰，使得公司前途未卜。（counter） 73.毫无疑问，这个双人机组在滞留在空间站数月后回到地球的消息十分振奋人心。（there be） 74.鉴于他在预测市场趋势方面的远见卓识，他很可能通过投资新兴产业而大赚一笔，从而东山再起。（given） 75.尽管面临着猛烈的批评，这位刚刚被任命为主席的商界领袖仍然决定针对判决向法庭上诉，坚称自己无罪。（appeal） VI. Guided Writing（25’） Directions: Write an English composition in no less than 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假设你是明启中学的学生李华，你校外教Mr. Collier计划使用AI工具为学生提供全天候的英语口语练习支持。然而，你认为这种做法可能存在问题。请你给外教写一封邮件，内容包括： 1. 说明问题； 2. 提出建议。 ( 第 1 页 共 12 页 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $