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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、We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．are B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe2、Haveyoueverbeeninasituation______youknowtheotherpersonisrightyetyoucannotagreewithhim?A．where B．which C．that D．as3、Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame4、--Wheneveryouwantagoodmeal,cometomyrestaurantandeatforfree.--Believeme.Thatisan________Iwillnotrefuse.A．approach B．offerC．idea D．instruction5、"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened6、Wehadbetterputoffinterviewingtheathlete,forheisbusypreparingforaninternationalcontest__________inShanghainextmonth.A．held B．toholdC．beingheld D．tobeheld7、________onFebruary5,2019,theWanderingEarthsoonbecameagreathit.A．Releasing B．BeingreleasedC．Released D．Torelease8、AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas9、Youcangetoffthebusoneortwostops________andwalktherestofthewaytoworkeverydaysoastotakesomeexercise.A．moreearly B．earliest C．early D．earlier10、HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone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。AThatrobots,automation,andsoftwarecanreplacepeoplemightseemobvioustoanyonewho’sworkedinautomotivemanufacturing.ButMITbusinessscholarsErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfee’sclaimismoretroublingandcontroversial.Theybelievethatrapidtechnologicalchangehasbeendestroyingjobsfasterthanitiscreatingthem.Theybelievethattechnologyincreasesproductivityandmakessocietieswealthier,butitbecamecleartothemthatthesametechnologiesmakingmanyjobssafer,easier,andmoreproductivewerealsoreducingthedemandformanytypesofhumanworkers.TechnologiesliketheWeb,artificialintelligence,andbigdataareautomatingmanyroutinetasks.Countlesstraditionalwhite-collarjobs,suchasmanyinthepostofficeandincustomerservice,havedisappeared.Asevidence,BrynjolfssonandMcAfeepointtoachartonwhichseparatelinesrepresentproductivityandtotalemploymentintheUnitedStates.ForyearsafterWorldWarII,thetwolinescloselytrackedeachother,withincreasesinjobscorrespondingtoincreasesinproductivity.Then,beginningin2000,thelinesdiverge;productivitycontinuestorisesteadily,butemploymentsuddenlyshrinks.By2011,asignificantgapappearsbetweenthetwolines,showingeconomicgrowthwithnoparallelincreaseinjobcreation.UnitedStatesProductivityandEmploymentButarethesenewtechnologiesreallyresponsibleforadecadeoflackluster(無生氣)jobgrowth?DavidAutor,aneconomistatMITwhohasstudiedtheconnectionsbetweenjobsandtechnology,doubtsthattechnologycouldaccountforsuchasuddenchangeintotalemployment.Moreover,healsodoubtsthatproductivityhas,infact,risensteadilyintheUnitedStatesinthepastdecade.Ifhe’sright,itraisesthepossibilitythatpoorjobgrowthcouldbesimplyaresultofadepressedeconomy.Thesuddenslowdowninjobcreation“isabigpuzzle,”hesays,“butthere’snotalotofevidencethatit’slinkedtocomputers.”“Tobesure,computertechnologiesarechangingthetypesofjobsavailable,butthatisverydifferentfromsayingtechnologyisaffectingthetotalnumberofjobs,”headds.“Jobscanchangealotwithouttherebeinghugechangesinemploymentrates.”LawrenceKatz,aHarvardeconomist,saysthatwhiletechnologicalchangescanbepainfulforworkerswhoseskillsnolongermatchtheneedsofemployers,nohistoricalpatternshowstheseshiftsleadingtoanetdecreaseinjobsoveranextendedperiod.Still,Katzdoesn’tdismissthenotionthatthereissomethingdifferentabouttoday’sdigitaltechnologies.Thoughheexpectsthehistoricalpatterntohold,itis“genuinelyaquestion,”hesays.“Iftechnologydisruptsenough,whoknowswhatwillhappen?”1、WhichperiodonthechartstronglysupportsMcAfee’sclaim?A．1947—1967.B．1985—1987.C．1997—2000.D．2011—2013.2、AccordingtoDavidAutor,thechangeinjobgrowth________.A．isnotnecessarilycausedbytechnologyB．resultsfromaweakeningeconomyC．hasnoconnectionwithproductivityD．affectsthecurrenttypesofjobs3、WhatisLawrenceKatz’sattitudetowardsthetopic?A．Optimistic.B．Defensive.C．Objective.D．Disapproving.4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A．showtherelationbetweenproductivityandjobcreationB．discusstheeffectoftechnologicaladvancesonemploymentC．argueagainstthewideuseofartificialintelligenceD．explaintheimpactoftechnologiesonproductivityBTohelpmakeupforsleeplostduringmarathonnightflights,migrating(遷徙)birdstakehundredsofpowernap(小睡)duringtheday,eachlastingafewseconds.Everyautumn,Swainson’sthrushes(畫眉)flyupto3,000milesfromtheirbreedinggroundsinnorthernCanadaandAlaskatowinterinCentralandSouthAmerica.Comespring,thebirdsmakethelongtripback.Thebirdsflymostlyatnightandoftenforlonghoursatatime,leavinglittletimeforsleep.Sotogetthroughthesetiresomeperiods,thrushes,duringautumnandspringwhenthebirdsarenormallymigrating,changetheirsleeppatterns,stayingawakeatnightandrestingduringday.Butinsteadofsleepingforalongperiodatatime,thebirdstookseveralnapsaday,eachonelastingonly9secondsonaverage.Thethrushesalsomixeduptheirshut-eyesessionswithtwootherformsofsleep.Inone,calledunilateraleyeclosure,orUEC,thebirdsrestedoneeyeandonehalfoftheirbrainswhiletheirothereyeandhalfbrainremainedopenandactive,protectingthemfromdanger.Thebirdsalsooccasionallyslippedintoanotherstate,onethatanycollegestudentwhohaseverbeenstuckinaboringlecturecanrelateto.Calleddrownsiness(睡意),thisstateischaracterizedbyapartialshuttingofbotheyesthatstillallowsforsomevisualprocessing.“Intermsofquality,drowsinessmaybelessusefulthannormalsleep,butitmayalsobesafer.”saidFuchs.What’sinterestingisthatevenanimalsshouldmakeupforsleeploss.Thataneedforsleepcannotbelosteveninthesebirdsmeanstheimportanceofsleepformany,ifnotall,animals,nottomentionhuman.1、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．MigratingBirdsTravelforLongHoursB．MigratingNeedHelpC．HowBirdsMigrateduringAutumnD．MigratingBirdsTakeManyDailyPowerNaps2、Accordingtothetext,whenhavingdrowsiness,thethrushes______.A．willrestoneeyeandtheotheractiveB．willoftensleepduringdayC．willstillbecarefulwiththepossibledangersD．willnotseeanythinginfrontofthem3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Sleepisimportantforhumanbeing.B．Animalsneedsleeptorest.C．Migratingbirdsneedsleeponlyduringday.D．Collegestudentsoftenhavedrowsinessinfall.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．Thesedays，upcycling(升級改造)ispopularwithpeople．They1somethinguniquefromexistingmaterialsratherthanbuymore．Mygranny，Bobohasspent92yearsdoingjustthatoutofnecessity．Wastingtimeandresourceswas2anoptionintheworldshegrewupin．Withsevenchildrento3，shelivedahardandeconomicallife．Bobohasbeenupcycling4thedayGreat-GrannyAnnieputaneedleinherhandandtaughtherhowtogivenew5toeveryfabric(織物)intheirfarmhouse．JustlikeBobo，mymother，Cindy，6makingherclothes．She7herhomecomingdressandboughtthefabricwithmoneysheearned8atthecanfactory．Onegenerationpassedontothenextthe9ofcreatingsomethingbeautifulandusefulbyhand．Granny’sandMom’ssewingskillsmeantthatnomatterthebudget，Christmas，birthday，andweddinggiftswere10．Fromababyblankettoabib(圍嘴)，eachtreasure11aspecialqualityofpersonalization．InmyhomeIam12byupcyclingatitsbest．ThankstoBobo’s13ways，theartistryofhandworklivesoninfour14ofcrafters．GrannyBobolivedit．Momcarriediton．Iampickingitupbylisteningand15．Nowmydaughter，Greta，isalsolearningtousethose16．Isitandwatch17asBobo’shandsweaveneedleandthread．In92years，herhandshaveknownand18life，homeandfamily．Agehasbroughtthe19ofsomememories．Butifyoulistentoherstorieswhileshe20，you’lljourneybacktotheoldfarmwithher．1、A．changeB．createC．chooseD．replace2、A．alwaysB．everC．neverD．usually3、A．feedB．teachC．protectD．encourage4、A．afterB．sinceC．beforeD．until5、A．1ifeB．natureC．willD．power6、A．turnedupB．grewupC．settleddownD．calmeddown7、A．borrowedB．spreadC．designedD．exchanged8、A．bargainingB．workingC．inspectingD．wandering9、A．artB．dutyC．typeD．task10、A．impossibleB．preciousC．worthlessD．accessible11、A．carriesB．1osesC．demandsD．extends12、A．filledB．controlledC．disturbedD．surrounded13、A．modernB．strangeC．traditionalD．regular14、A．decadesB．scenesC．occasionsD．generations15、A．arguingB．observingC．complainingD．photographing16、A．detailsB．hintsC．skillsD．outlines17、A．closelyB．randomlyC．carelesslyD．secretly18、A．betrayedB．evaluatedC．wastedD．treasured19、A．1ossB．recoveryC．strengthD．storage20、A．chatsB．cooksC．jogsD．sews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。語法填空TraditionalChinesecultureplacesmuchemphasis(重視)onfoodConsideredtobeanimportantpartofeachday,1．_________(eat)isfarbeyondsimplymeetinganeedHowever,peoplearelivinginfast-pacedsocietynow,sotheyhardlyhavetimetoenjoytheirfoodTheyneedfastfoodThatis2．__________China’sfast-foodmarketexpandsAforeignfast-foodrestaurant3．_______(call)KFCarrivedinChinafirst,quicklyfollowedby4．______（other）suchasPizzaHutandMcDonald’sWith5．______the(develop)ofChina,foreignfast-foodchainsarerealizinghigh-speed6．_____(grow)inChinaHowever,these“junkfoods”havelongbeencriticizedbyhealthexpertsbecause_7．_____(their)can’tprovidebalancednutrition(營養)Theexpertsalsoshowthatsomeforeignfastfoodcontainsafoodcoloring,SudanI,8．_____cancausecancerInfact,Chinahasmanyofitsowntraditionalfast-fooddishesAmongthem,dumplings,soybeanmilkandnoodles9．______(be)themostpopularComparedwithforeignfastfood,thosetraditionalonesarehealthier10．_______manyChinesestillenjoythespecialtasteandthegoodenvironmentintheforeignfast-foodchainseventhoughthereexistsomepotential（潛在的）risks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，請你修改你同學寫的以下作文。文中共10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤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。AlSmith,GovernorofNewYorkState,wasbornverypoorly、Hehadlesseducationinschool,butheworkedveryhardandwongreatsuccesses、Oneday,hepaidavisitforthestateprisonatSingSing、TheheadoftheprisonaskedMr、Smithsaysomethingtotheprisoners