Hands can easily get cold in winter. Wearing gloves might be a good choice, but sometimes it is not 61 (convenient). However, this was not a problem for ancient Chinese people, had a more delicate tool to keep their hands warm: hand warmers.
There is no accurate written record about the origin of this tool, but there are some laics about its 63 (invent). One folk story concerns Emperor Yangdi from the Sui Dynasty (581-618) who visited Jiangsu in the winter. Due to the bitter cold, the local official asked the producers to make 64 small warmer for the emperor that could be held in one?s hands. Thus the hand warmer 65 (create).
Techniques for producing the tool were 66 (steady) developed in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Many poems and books from this period recorded people using hand warmers. The Dream of the Red Chamber, the classic novel written 67 Cao Xueqin from the Qing Dynasty, also described a maid who 68 (send) a hand warmer to Lin Daiyu in one chapter.
Ancient hand warmers had various designs. Round and square shapes arc typical. Some of 69 (they) look like pumpkins and flowers. Inside a hand warmer, there were 70 (burn) coals, some mixed with fragrance and giving off a pleasant smell. 第四部分 写作（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分35分） 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 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。
Last term, a newspaper reading course was start by our English teacher. He ask me to explain one article in the newspaper.
The preparation seemed difficult than I had thought. As there were many names of people and place in the article, so I needed to look them up in the dictionary. Understand long sentences was another problem. When I read and found them hardly, I asked my English teacher for help,
and finally understood a whole article.
When my turn came, I confidently stood on the platform and explained it quite good. The course benefited him a lot.
第二节 书面表达（百强校英语解析团队专供）（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你校将举办为期一周的“传统文化节”活动。请你写封邮件告知交换生Tom此次活动，内容包括：
1. 活动目的（了解传统文化，丰富校园生活……)； 2. 活动形式（戏曲表演，经典诵读……)； 3. 邀请其参加。 注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
安徽省马鞍山市2018届高三第二次教学质量监测
英语试题答案
听力
1-5 ACBCB 6-10 ABAAC 11-15 BBCCA 16-20 CCAAB 阅读理解
21-23 ABA 24-27 CCDA 28-31 CAAD 32-35 BDBD 36-40 BFGCE 完形填空
41-45 ACBDA 46-50 DCBAB 51-55 ACDBC 56-60 DABDC 语法填空
61. convenient 62. who 63. invention 64. a 65. was created 66. steadily 67. by 68. sent 69. them 70. burning
短文改错
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书面表达（略）