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2023-2024學年第二學期期末試卷題號一二三四五六總分得分第一部分（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1、May!Howisyourplan?IheardyoustarteditlastSunday.Oh!Iforit,butIhaven’tdecidedwheretostartit.A．haveprepared B．hadprepared C．havebeenpreparing D．waspreparing2、WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated3、You’llrecognizemewhenyougetoutofthestation.I______jeansandawhiteT-shirt.A．willbewearingB．hadwornC．waswearingD．haveworn4、James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．a(chǎn)slongas5、Thecompanyneedsto_____itsoutdatedimagetopromoteitsnewly-releasedproduct.A．layout B．callupC．shakeoff D．giveaway6、Inmanycountriesintheworld,breakfastisasnack______ameal,butthetraditionalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.A．lessthan B．morethanC．otherthan D．ratherthan7、IthinkAna______herpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythismorning.A．finishesB．hasfinishedC．hadfinishedD．wouldfinish8、Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse9、I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Noproblem D．Mypleasure10、Inmyopinion,one’sindividualincomedoesnotwhollyreflecttheextent________one’sself-valueandsocialvaluearerealized.A．ofwhich B．withwhichC．onwhich D．towhich第二部分閱讀理解（滿分20分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AInthefar,farfuture,bicyclesandperhapsskatesmayberunbyjetpower,andanewthingtoridemaybeasmallflyingsaucer（飛碟）.Imaginearacebetweenthem!Theremaybetelepathyhelmets（心靈感應帽）thatsendthoughtwavesfromyourbraintothatofyourfriendmilesaway.Youjustthinkathoughtandyourfriendknowsit!Youcanhavesecretswitheachotherthatnobodyelsecanturninon!Whataboutthefoodofthefuture?Scientiststhink.thatmuchofitwillbeartificial—madeinfactoriesfromsuchsurprisingthingsascoal,limestone,air,andwater.Theartificialfoodwillbehealthfulbecauseallthethingsthatyouneedtolivealongandhealthylifewillbeputintoit.Thefuturehospitalswillprobablyhave"bodybanks"thatcangiveyoualmostanynewpartyouneedtokeeponliving.Peopleofthefuturemaylivetobealotolderthan100years.Whatabouthighwaysofthefuture?Well,averysmallchildprobablywillbeabletodriveacar.Nobodywillneedtosteer（駕駛）.Electricsignalswillholdeachcarontherightroadtogetwhereverthe"driver"wantstogo.Anditprobablywillbeimpossibleforcarstosmashtogether.Controlsthatwon'tevenhavetobetouchedwillmakeallspeedingcarsmisseachotherorwillputonthebrakes.Drivingcarswillbeassafeasbeingathome.Butmaybethemostwonderfulsurpriseinthefuturewillbeweathercontrol.Citiesmayhavegiantplasticdomes（圓頂罩）overthemtokeepoutsnow,rain,orstorms.Whenyouplanapicnicinapark,youwon'thavetoworryaboutrain.Itwillrainonlywhenthe"weatherman"thinksitisnecessarytofreshtheairinsidethecity.Allotherdayswillbefairandwarm.Thefutureshouldbeawonderfultimeinwhichtoliveandthetimewearelivinginnowisalsoawonderfulfuturetothepeoplewholived100yearsago.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Withtelepathyhelmets,wecanshareourthoughtswithoutanyword.B．Theartificialfoodmadefromcoalandlimestonetastesthemostdeliciousinthefuture.C．Therewillbe“bodybanks”insteadofhospitalsinthefuture.D．Plasticdomesthemselvescanautomaticallycontroltheweather.2、Withthefuturehighways,_______.A．smallchildrenhavetolearntodriveB．caraccidentsstillcouldn'tbeavoidedC．wecanbetakentothedestinationwithoutsteeringD．carswillbenolongerequippedwithbrakes3、Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthefuturelifeis_______.A．optimisticB．pessimisticC．satisfiedD．doubtfulBManypeoplehavelongdreamedofbeingabletoflyaroundassimplyasridingabicycle.Yetthesafetyandstrengthofaflyingbikewasalwaysabigproblem.Overthepast10years,developmentsintechnologyhavemovedthedreamofpersonalflyingvehiclesclosertoreality.Now,twogroupsofinventorssaysuchvehiclesmaybeavailablesoon.TheBritishcompanyMalloyAeronauticshasdevelopedaprototype(原型)ofitsflyingbicycle.GrantStapleton,marketingsalesdirectorofMalloyAeronautics,saystheHoverbikeisabletogetinandoutofsmallspacesveryquickly."Itcanbemovedacrosscontinentsveryquicklybecauseitcanbefoldedandpacked,"headds.Mr.Stapletonsayssafetywasthecompany'smainconcern.Hesaysthedesignerssolvedthesafetyissuebyusingoverlappingrotorstopowerthevehicle.Thecompanyistestingafull-sizeprototypeoftheHoverbike,whichwillmostlikelybeusedfirstbythepoliceandemergencyrescueteams.InNewZealand,MartinAircraftCompanyisalsotestingafull-sizeprototypeofitspersonalflyingdevice,calledtheJetpack.Itcanflyformorethan30minutes,upto1,000metershighandreachaspeedof74kilometersperhour.PeterCokeristheCEOofMartinAircraftCompany.HesaidtheJetpack"isbuiltaroundsafetyfromthestart".Inhiswords,“Reliabilityisthemostimportantelementofit.Wehavesafetybuiltintotheactualstructureitself,verysimilartoaFormulaOneracingcar.TheJetpackusesagasoline-poweredenginethatproducestwopowerfuljetstreams.Mr.Cokersaysitalsohasaparachutethatwouldbeused,ifthereshouldbeanemergency."Itstartstoworkatverylowaltitudeandactuallysavesboththeaircraftandthepilot,"headds.Mr.CokersaystheJetpackwillbereadyforsalesoon.1、WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheHoverbikeA．canhardlygetinandoutofsmallspacesquickly.B．canflyforover30minutes,uptol,000metershigh.C．hasbeenusedbythepoliceandemergencyrescueteams.D．canbetransportedquicklyafterbeingfoldedandpacked.2、PeterCokerusestheexampleofFormulaOneracingcartoshowthatA．theJetpackisverysafeandreliable.B．theengineoftheJetpackispowerful.C．theactualstructureoftheJetpackisuniqueD．theJetpackcanreachagreatspeedandheight3、Theunderlinedword"It"inthelastparagraphrefersto.A．thejetstream B．theengineC．theJetpack. D．theparachute4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Todescribetheproblemsofinventingflyingvehicles.B．Tointroducethelatestdevelopmentofflyingvehicles.C．Toshowthedifferencesbetweentwoflyingvehicles.D．Toadvertisethetwopersonalflyingvehicles.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．Iwascleaningoutanoldboxwhenanoldcardcaughtmyeye：QueenCityCasketCompany．“Whatisit?”Iwondered．I36itover．There，infadedink,wasahand-scrawled(手寫的)37.Immediatelymymindtraveled38manyyears．Iwasnineyearsold,walkingdownthecold，wetstreetsofSpringfield，withabagofmagazinesonmyshoulder．Onmy39thatday．IcametothatCompanyfinally,whoseowner,Mr.Rader，hadalwaystakenmetheretoaskhisworkers40theywantedanymagazines．Shakingoffthe41likeawetdog．IenteredMr.Rader’soffice．Afteraquickglance,he42meovertothefire-place．Noticingthe43inthetopofmy44，hesaid，“Comewithme!”，pullingmeintohispickup45．wepulledtoastopbeforeashoestore．Inside，asalesman46mewiththefinestpairofOxfordsIhad47seen．I48about10feettallwhenIgotup49them．“We’dlikeapairofnewsockstoo．”MrRadersaid．Backinhisoffice,MrRadertookouta50，wrotesomethingonit,andhandedittome．With51eyes，Iread，“Dotoothersasyouwouldhavethemdotoyou．”Hesaidaffectionately(深情地)，“Jimmy，Iwantyouto52Iloveyou”．Isaidgood-bye,andforthefirsttimeI53aflickerofhopethatsomehowthingswouldbe54．WithpeoplelikeMrRaderintheworld，therewashope，kindnessandlove，andthatwouldalwaysmakea55．1、A．read B．thought C．turned D．passed2、A．a(chǎn)ddress B．1ist C．message D．information3、A．forward B．so C．a(chǎn)head D．back4、A．return B．rounds C．trip D．a(chǎn)rrival5、A．ifonly B．how C．whether D．why6、A．dust B．sweat C．tail D．rain7、A．led B．followed C．watched D．carried8、A．hole B．mud C．water D．cover9、A．magazine B．shoe C．sock D．bag10、A．truck B．factory C．home D．store11、A．dressed B．fitted C．showed D．comforted12、A．ever B．a(chǎn)lready C．never D．hardly13、A．a(chǎn)ppeared B．seemed C．looked D．felt14、A．for B．with C．on D．in15、A．pen B．paper C．card D．notebook16、A．tearful B．unbelievable C．curious. D．puzzled17、A．a(chǎn)dmit B．know C．consider D．express18、A．sensed B．received C．lost D．gained19、A．mistaken B．fight C．a(chǎn)llright D．possible20、A．deal B．fortune C．choice D．difference第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。HappinessmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeopleForMary,whohas1．severesleepingproblem,happinessisassimpleashavingagoodnight’ssleepBedwasonceaplace2．Marywenttorestafteralonghardday3．,shehasnothadafullnight’ssleepinalmostsixmonthsHerdoctorsaidthat4．(count)sheepmighthelpherfallasleepShetriedthis,butsoongottiredofitafteritfailedtoworkShefindsthenightswithoutsleepalmost5．(bear)SheisalwayssleepyandlacksenergyduringthedayMaryisnotaloneStudiesshowthatmorethanoneinthreepeopleworldwidestrugglewithgettingenoughsleepItoftentakesondifferent6．(form):somepeoplecangettosleep,butwakeupmuchtooearly;somegetafullnight’ssleep,butare7．(disappoint)tofindthattheystillfeeltiredwhentheywakeup;others,likeMary,find8．difficulttofallasleepinthefirstplaceSpecialistssaythatpeopleshouldnotworrytoomuchaboutthisproblemInmostcases,alackofsleep9．(cause)byanxietyandpressureItisimportanttokeepyourself10．goodspiritsandtobepositive第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）注意：1.每句不超過兩個錯誤；2.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；3.只允許修改10處。MynameisAlice,