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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批閱人第一部分（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1、Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity________sightmattersmorethanhearing.A．whenB．whoseC．whichD．where2、Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show3、Fortunatelysomebodywhohappenedtobepassingbycalledtheemergencyaidthetrafficaccidentoccurred.A．hurriedly B．quickly C．immediately D．shortly4、Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup5、OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup6、Thepilotaskedallthepassengersonboardtoremain________astheplanewasmakingalanding.A．seat B．seatingC．seated D．tobeseating7、Myneighbourcametoaskmewhytherewassomuchnoiseinmyhouseyesterdayafternoon.ItoldherthatsomechildrenanEnglishsong.A．praticed B．wouldpractice C．havepracticed D．werepracticing8、Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．asthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase9、Contrarytopopularbelief,takingawalkimmediatelyaftermealsdoesn’t_______dogoodtoourhealth.A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly10、Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood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。AAssistantprofessorinMusicalTheatreDanceWichitaStateUniversityseeksafull-time,9-monthassistantprofessor,beginninginAugust.Applicantsarerequiredtohaveadegreeindancearea,teachingexperienceataprofessionalorcollegelevel,abilitytodirectandteachstagemovement.Thesalarydependsonqualificationsandexperience.Forcompleteinformationvisit.FullProfessorinTheatreandDanceTheDepartmentofTheatreandDanceattheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego(http：∥www.theatre,)isseekinganexperiencedtheatreartistinlightingdesign.Applicantsmustworkforusforatleastoneyear.Significantprofessionalexperienceisrequired.Thispositionisexpectedtoteachatbothgraduateandundergraduatelevels.AreviewofapplicationswillstartonJune1st.Applicationdeadline:September1st.TechnicalDirectorinPerformingandFineArtsDeSalesUniversity’sPerformingandFineArtsDepartmentseeksahighlyskilled,professionaltechnicaldirector.Thepositionisa10-monthstaffpositionwiththepossibilityofsummeremploymentwiththePennsylvaniaShakespeareFestival.Professionalexperienceisrequired;MFAispreferred.Pleaseemailmaterialstojohn.bell.Screeningofapplicationsbeginsimmediatelyandwillcontinueuntilthepositionisfilled.AssistantDirector-MediaResourcesCenterMarylandInstituteCollegeofArtisseekinganassistantdirectorofMediaResourcesCenterintheAcademicAffairsDivision.QualificationsforthepositionincludeadegreeinArtHistoryorrelatedfieldswithknowledgeofartanddesignhistory,libraryexperience,excellentinterpersonalcommunicationskillsandfamiliaritywithphotoshopandscanning.Areviewofapplicationswillbeginimmediately;jobannouncementswillremainopenuntilthepositionisfilled.Applicantsarerequiredtoworkforusatleast11monthsandcansendemailstojobs.Thesalarydiffersdependingonyourexperience.Pleaseincludeyourdesiredsalaryinyourapplicationletter.1、Ifanapplicanthas9.5-monthfreetime,heorshecanpaycloseattentiontotheadof________.A．AssistantProfessorinMusicalTheatreDanceB．FullProfessorinTheatreandDanceC．TechnicalDirectorinPerformingandFineArtsD．AssistantDirectorMediaResourcesCenter2、Ifyouhaveexcellentinterpersonalcommunicationskills,youcanapplyto________.A．WichitaStateUniversity B．theUniversityofCaliforniaC．MarylandInstituteCollegeofArt D．DeSalesUniversity3、Accordingtotheadvertisements,wecanlearnthat________.A．allthejobannouncementswillremainopenuntilthepositionsarefilledB．allthejobsmentionedabovepromiseagoodsalaryC．allthereviewsofapplicationswillbeginimmediatelyD．allthejobsmentionedinthetextrequireexperienceBThousandsoffree,popularchildren'sappsavailableontheGooglePlayStorecouldbeviolatingtheChildren'sOnlinePrivacyProtectionAct(COPPA),accordingtoanew,large-scalestudy,highlightinggrowingcriticismofSiliconValley'sdata-collectionefforts.“Thisisamarketfailure，”saidSergeEgelman,aco-authorofthestudy.“Whatwehaveuncoveredpointsoutbasicenforcement(執行)workthatneedstobedone.”Thepotentialviolationswereabundantandcameinseveralforms,accordingtothestudy.Morethan1，000children'sappscollectedidentifyinginformationfromkidsusingtrackingsoftwarewhosetermsexplicitlyforbidtheiruseforchildren'sapps.TheresearchersalsosaidnearlyhalftheappsfailtoalwaysusestandardsecuritymeasurestotransmitsensitivedataovertheWeb,suggestingaviolationofreasonabledata-securitymeasureslaidoutbyCOPPA．SomeoftheappsinquestionincludedDisney's“Where'sMyWater？”，Gameloft's“MinionRush”andDuolingo,alanguagelearningapp.ThefindingsalsosuggestedthatappcreatorsthathadbeenofficiallyrecognizedasCOPPA-compliant(遵守)werenobetterthananyoftheotherappdevelopersatprotectingchildren'sprivacy.Disneyarguedthatthestudydoesn'tclaimtoidentifyanyactualviolations.“Protectingchildren'sonlineprivacyisveryimportanttousandweareconfidentthatourpracticescomplywiththelaw，”thecompanysaid.“WehaveasoundCOPPAcomplianceprogram,andwemaintainstrictdatacollectionandusepoliciesforDisneyappscreatedforchildrenandfamilies.”Gameloftannouncedthatchildren'sprivacyisof“utmostimportance”andisinvestigatingtheissue.“Wehaveaverystrictdata-collectionpolicyatGameloftandalwaysmakesurethatwearecompliantwithprotectionlaws，”thecompanysaid.Duolingodidnotrespondtorequestsforcomment.AlthoughGooglestatedthat“Wearetakingtheresearcher'sreportveryseriouslyandlookingintotheirfindings”，criticsofGoogle'sappplatformsaythecompanyhasprofitedgreatlyfromadvancesindata-trackingtechnology.“Googlehasbasicallylookedtheotherwaywhileitwasabletogeneraterevenuesoffofchildren'sapps，”saidJeffreyChester,theexecutivedirectoroftheCenterforDigitalDemocracy.“Thenew,alarmingreportisfurtherevidencethatGoogleisthumbing_its_nose_attheonlyfederalonlineprivacylawthatwehave.”1、HowdidcompaniesrespondtotheaccusationofviolatingCOPPA?A．Disneyclaimedtostrictlyobeyprivacylaws.B．Gameloftquestionedthevalidityofthestudy.C．Duolingoplannedtoadoptstrictdata-collectionpolicies.D．Googleadmittedtothechargeandpromisedtodomore.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thumbingitsnoseat”probablymean?A．Observing.B．Disrespecting.C．Prohibiting.D．Introducing.3、Thepurposeofthepassageisto________．A．chargeappcompanieswiththeviolationofCOPPAB．informreadersofdifferentwaystoviolatechildprivacylawsC．illustratethegrowingcriticismofapp'sdata-collectionfunctionD．highlighttheurgencyofstrengtheningenforcementofCOPPA第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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．InfrontofthebigShibuyatrainstationinTokyo,thereisalife-sizebronze(青銅)statueofadog.Eventhoughthestatueisverysmallwhencomparedtothehugeneon(霓虹燈)signsflashing,itisn’t1tofind.Ithasbeenusedas2since1934andtodayyouwillfindhundredsofpeoplewaitingtherefortheirfriendsto3—justlookforthecrowds（人群）.Hachiko,anAkitadog,wasbornin1923andbroughttoTokyoin1924.Hisowner,ProfessorEisaburoUyenoandhewereclosefriendsthatcannotbe4rightfromthestart.EachdayHachikowouldgowithhisowner,aprofessorattheImperialUniversity,toShibuyatrainstationwhenheleftforwork.Whenhecameback,theprofessorwouldalwaysfindthedog5waitingforhim.6,theprofessordiedsuddenlyatworkin1925beforehecouldreturnhome.7Hachikowasstillayoungdog,thebondbetweenhimandhisownerwasverystrongandhe8towaitatthestationeveryday.Sometimes,hewouldstaytherefordaysatatime,thoughsomebelievethathekeptreturningbecauseofthefoodhewasgivenbystreetvendors.Overtimehebecamea9sighttopeoplegoingtoandfromworkeveryday.In1934,astatueofhimwasput10thestation.In1935,Hachikodiedattheplacehelastsawhisfriendalive.1、A．difficult B．important C．pleasant D．polite2、A．aparkingplace B．atrainingcenterC．astartingline D．ameetingpoint3、A．leave B．arrive C．die D．work4、A．touched B．separated C．reached D．moved5、A．nervously B．disappointedly C．patiently D．carefully6、A．Sadly B．Clearly C．Luckily D．Honestly7、A．Because B．Since C．Although D．Unless8、A．decided B．agreed C．offered D．continued9、A．familiar B．strange C．comfortable D．funny10、A．inside B．outside C．behind D．above第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。Teaisoneofthe1．(much)populardrinksintheworldYoumakeitbypouringhotwateroverthedriedleavesofateaplantFor2．(hundred)ofyearspeoplebelievedthatteacouldcureillnesses,andtheyused3．asmedicineTodayscientistsknowthatteacontainschemicalsthatpreventcellsfromdyingMostteashavecaffeineinthem,4．makesyoufeelmoreactiveSomepeoplehaveproblems5．(drink)teabecauseitcancausesleeplessnessTheteaplant6．(grow)bestintropicalandtemperateplaceswhererainfallsthroughouttheyearTeascanbegrownfromsealevel7．about2,000metres,butthebestqualitygrowsinhigherregionsTeacomesfromtheleavesandbudsofteaplantsWildplantscanbeupto9metreshigh,however,onteaplantations,8．(pull)theleaves9．(easy),peoplecutthembacktoabushofaboutametreinheightIttakesaplantthreetofiveyearsbeforeitisreadyforpickingApickercanharvestabout20kgoftea10．dayOnlargeteaplantationstheleavesareharvestedbymachines,butthequalityofteaishigherwhentheleavesarepickedbyhand第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧）并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Alotofyoungpeopletodayfinditdifficulttogetthejob,especiallyin