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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、IkeepthepicturewhereIcanseeiteveryday,remindsmeofthedaysinmyhometown.A．that B．whichC．who D．when2、8studentsand2teachersatSantaFeHighSchoolbya17-year-studentarmedwithashotgunandapistol.Thisisoneofthemanygun-relatedtragediesthathavehappenedinthelast2years.A．killedB．werekilledC．havekilledD．havebeenkilled3、CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion4、--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare5、ItshockedtheworldtheUnitedStateswithdrewfromsomemajoragreementsithadbeencommittedto,includingthe2015ParisAgreementonclimatechangemitigationandthe2015IranNuclearDeal.A．which B．whatC．whether D．that6、—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would7、HasJohneverbrokenhispromise?No.Forexample,hesaidhewouldshowmearoundhisschool,and.A．sowouldheB．sodidheC．sohewouldD．sohedid8、Goodnews!Wedidn’tspendwehadexpected.A．a(chǎn)shalfmuchmoneyas B．muchmoneyashalfasC．a(chǎn)smuchmoneyashalf D．halfasmuchmoneyas9、Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before10、—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.A．maybenot B．won’tbe C．couldn’tbe D．mustn’tbe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。AAlmosteverydaywecomeacrosssituationsinwhichwehavetomakedecisionsonewayoranother.Choice,wearegiventobelieve,isaright.Butforagoodmanypeopleintheworld,inrichandpoorcountries,choiceisaluxury,somethingwonderfulbuthardtoget,notaright.Andforthosewhothinktheyareexercisingtheirrighttomakechoices,thewholesystemismerelyanillusion,afalseideacreatedbycompaniesandadvertisers,hopingtoselltheirproducts.'Theendlesschoicegivesbirthtoanxietyinpeople'slives.Buyingsomethingasbasicasacoffeepotisnotexactlysimple.Easyaccesstoawiderangeofeverydaygoodsleadstoasenseofpowerlessnessinmanypeople,endingintheshoppergivingupandwalkingaway,orjustbuyinganunsuitableitemthatisnotreallywanted.RecentstudiesinEnglandhaveshownthatmanyelectricalgoodsboughtinalmosteveryfamilyarenotreallyneeded.Moredifficultdecision-makingistheneitheravoidedortrustedintothehandsoftheprofessionals,lifestyleinstructors,oradvisors.Itisnotjusttheavailabilityofthegoodsthatistheproblem,butthespeedwithwhichnewtypesofproductscomeonthemarket.Advancesindesignandproductionhelpquickentheprocess.Productsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepubliccanbepersuadedtoreplacethemwithinashorttime.Thetypicalexampleiscomputers,whicharealmostout-of-dateoncetheyarebought.Thisindeedmakesselectionaproblem.Gonearethedayswhenonecouldjustwalkwitheaseintoashopandbuyonething;nochoice,noanxiety.1、WhatdoestheauthortrytoargueinParagraphi?A．ThepracticeofchoiceisdifficultB．Therightofchoiceisgivenbutataprice.C．Choiceandrightexistatthesametime.D．Theexerciseofrightsisaluxury.2、Whydomorechoicesofgoodsgiverisetoanxiety?A．Peoplearelikelytofindthemselvesovercomebybusinesspersuasion.B．Shoppersmayfindthemselveslostinthebroadrangeofitems.C．Companiesandadvertisersareoftenmisleadingabouttherangeofchoice.D．Professionalsfindithardtodecideonasuitableproduct.3、Byusingcomputersasanexample,theauthorwantstoprovethatA．productsofthelatestdesignfloodthemarketB．competitionsarefierceinhigh-techindustryC．everydaygoodsneedtobereplacedoftenD．a(chǎn)dvancedproductsmeettheneedsofpeople4、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Theopinionsonpeople'srightindifferentcountries.B．Theproblemsabouttheavailabilityofeverydaygoods.C．Thehelplessnessinpurchasingdecisions.D．Thevarietyofchoicesinmodemsociety.BCulturecanaffectnotjustlanguageandcustoms,butalsohowpeopleexperiencetheworldonsurprisinglybasiclevels.Researchers,withthehelpofbrainscans,haveuncoveredshockingdifferencesinperception（感知）betweenWesternersandAsians,whattheyseewhentheylookatacitystreet,forexample,orevenhowtheyperceiveasimplelineinasquare,accordingtofindingspublishedinaleadingsciencejournal.Inwesterncountries,culturemakespeoplethinkofthemselvesashighlyindependentindividuals.Whenlookingatscenes,Westernerstendtofocusmoreoncentralobjectsthanontheirsurroundings.EastAsiancultures,however,emphasizeinter-dependence.WhenEasternerslookatascene,theytendtofocusonsurroundingsaswellastheobject.Usinganexperimentinvolvingtwotasks,DrHeddenaskedsubjectstolookatalinesimplytoestimateitslength,ataskthatisplayedtoAmericanstrengths.Inanother,theyestimatedtheline’slengthrelativetothesizeofasquare,aneasiertaskfortheAsians.Thelevelofbrainactivity,bytrackingbloodflow,wasthenmeasuredbyBrainScanners.Theexperimentfoundthatalthoughtherewasnodifferenceinperformance,andthetaskswereveryeasy,thelevelsofactivityinthesubjects’brainsweredifferent.FortheAmericans,areaslinkedtoattentionlitupmore,whentheyworkedonthetasktheytendedtofindmoredifficult—estimatingtheline’ssizerelativetothesquare.FortheAsians,theattentionareaslitupmoreduringthehardertaskalso—estimatingtheline’slengthwithoutcomparingittothesquare.ThefindingsareareflectionofmorethantenyearsofpreviousexperimentalresearchintoEast-Westdifferences.Inonestudy,forinstance,researchersofferedpeopleachoiceamongfivepens;fourredandonegreen.EasternersweremorelikelytochoosearedpenwhileWesternersweremorelikelytochoosethegreenone.Cultureisnotaffectinghowyouseetheworld,buthowyouchoosetounderstandandinternalize(使內(nèi)化)it.Butsuchhabitscanbechanged.SomepsychologicalstudiessuggestthatwhenanEasternergoestotheWestorviceversa,habitsofthoughtandperceptionalsobegintochange.Suchresearchgivesuscluesonhowourbrainworksandishopefulforustodevelopprogramstoimproveourmemory,memorytechniquesandenhanceandaccelerateourlearningskills.1、Accordingtothepassage,Chinesepeoplearemostlikelyto________.A．moreemphasizeindependentthinkingB．a(chǎn)lwaysfocusmoreontheirsurroundingsC．focusonthecontextaswellastheobjectD．thinkofWesternersashighlyindependentunits2、Weknowfromthepassagethatpeople’sbrainswillbemoreactivewhen________.A．thetaskismucheasierB．thebloodflowistrackedC．peoplebegintochoosecolorsD．thetaskismoredifficult3、WhatdoesDrHedden’sexperimentinParagraph4-5indicate?A．Culturehasagreatimpactonthewaypeopletalkandbehave.B．EasternersandWesternersperceivetheworlddifferently.C．People'sperceptionoftheworldcanbechanged.D．AmericansarebetteratcalculatingthantheAsians.4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．EasternersprefercollectivismtoindividualismB．EastAsiancultureslaymoreemphasisonindependenceC．ittookovertenyearstofindouthowtoimproveourbrainpowerD．Americanswillchangetheirhabitsofperceptionwhenthey’reinBritain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．ThereReallyWasaSantaClausAnnworkedforabigcompany.Oneofthedutiesofher1wastogotothepostofficeeverydayand2thecompanymail.OnedayinDecember,she3abeggarmakinghimselfupasaSantaClaus4onthecornerofthestreet.Eachdayshe5hercoinsanddroppedtheminhisbowl.Hewouldsmileand6heraMerryChristmas.Atnightthetemperaturedroppedbelow0°C,buttheSantaClaus7stoodinthecoldwind.8shedroppedhercoinsintohisbowl,shehandedhimapairofgloves.Aweeklater,a(n)9SantaClauswasstandingthere.“WhathappenedtotheotherSantaClaus?”sheasked.Hetoldher,“He’svery10today.”Sheprayedforhishealth.Laterthatday,acolleaguecameintoheroffice11“Idon’tknowwhatI’mgoingtodo.”“What’swrong?”sheasked.“It’smyex-husband,”hercolleague12,’’Idon’thaveanymoneytobuymyboysanythingforChristmas,13myex-husbandrefusestosendmoneytothem.Itbreaksmyheartthattheywon’thaveanythingthisyear.”Thelady14hercolleague,“I’msureeverythingwill15.It’sChristmas.Believeinmiracles(奇跡).”Thatevening,shetoldherhusbandabouthercolleague’s16,“Iknowwedon’thavemuchmoneyto17,butI’dliketogiveherfiftyorahundreddollars.We’lljustgetourselveslessthisyear.Lastyearwecouldn’taffordtobuyanythingfor18butwestillhadawonderfulChristmas.”Herhusbandsmiled,“Giveheronehundreddollars.Sheneedsitmorethanwedo.”Shereachedupandheldhim.Warmthspread19herbody.HeheldherandrealizedthattherereallywasaSantaClausandhehad20her!1、A．family B．job C．life D．religion2、A．receive B．gothrough C．a(chǎn)nswer D．pickup3、A．spotted B．watched C．sensed D．followed4、A．standing B．waiting C．playing D．performing5、A．earned B．counted C．saved D．threw6、A．send B．wish C．offer D．tell7、A．even B．just C．still D．yet8、A．Although B．If C．Since D．After9、A．honest B．new C．considerate D．strong10、A．sad B．poor C．cold D．sick11、A．intears B．inshock C．inhorror D．introuble12、A．concluded B．decided C．continued D．commented13、A．or B．but C．so D．otherwise14、A．reminded B．a(chǎn)mused C．teased D．comforted15、A．workout B．comeback C．runout D．openup16、A．message B．suggestion C．situation D．example17、A．lend B．help C．lose D．pay18、A．ourselves B．themselves C．us D．others19、A．of B．to C．a(chǎn)mong D．through20、A．relaxed B．doubted C．married D．shaped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。ChopsticksplayanimportantroleinChinesefoodcultureThey1．(call)“Zhu”inancienttimesinChinaChinesepeoplehavebeenusingthemformorethan3,000yearsWoodorbamboochopsticksarethemostpopularonesusedinChinesehomes,2．canbedatedtoabout1,000years3．(early)thanivory(象牙)chopsticksThereareafewthings4．(avoid)whenusingchopsticksChinesepeopleusuallyDon’tbeattheirbowlswhile5．(eat),sincethebehaviorusedtobepracticedbybeggarsAlsodon’tputchopsticksinabowluprightbecauseitisacustomonlyusedinsacrifices(祭祀)6．iscommoninChinaforeveryonetousetheirownchopsticksforgettingfoodfromthe7．(dish)onthetableIfyouprefer,servingchopsticks8．(be)providedBesides,don’tbeembarrassedbyusingchopsticks9．(poor)WhatmattersisthatyouenjoythefoodFoodis10．greatimportanceinChineseculture,andtheChineseissuchapracticalpeoplethatallaroundyouwillmostlikelybefinewithwhatevermethodyouusetoeat第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。May1wasabrightlyday、LiYueandZhangHuasetoutatriptotheSunshineNursingHometovolunteering、Theelderlypeopleinthenursinghomewaspleasedtoreceivefreshfruitfromthetwoyoungstudent、Next,theystartedcleaningtheelderlypeople’srooms