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《英語語義學》2023-2024學年第二學期期末試卷院(系)_______班級_______學號_______姓名_______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、I________________afluwhenIwasonaspringoutingwithmyclassmate.A．caughtup B．pickedupC．tookup D．broughtup2、EgyptianPresidentdecidedto______onFridayafternoonafteran18-daycampaignagainsthim,endinghisthirty-yearrule.A．stepdown B．breakin C．breakdown D．stepin3、Thebusdroppedmeoffandpulledaway_____IrealizedIhadleftmybagonit.A．whileB．beforeC．afterD．since4、Someonewholacksstayingpowerandperseveranceisunlikelyto______agoodresearcher.A．makeB．turnC．getD．grow5、It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that6、_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished7、Itisunwisetodisturbonewhoisdevotedtohiswork.Just_____.A．facethemusicB．flyoffthehandleC．eatyourwordsD．biteyourtongue8、AnewairportmaybeconstructedinNantong,____thepaceofeconomicgrowthwillbeaccelerated.A．inwhichcase B．inthatcase C．inwhatcase D．inwhosecase9、Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone10、Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen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。AScientistshavefoundamountsofwatermoleculesinsiderocksandsoilsamplesfromMarsbefore.Butanancientmeteorite(隕石)foundrecentlycontains10timesmorewaterandmuchmoreoxygenthananyMartianImeteoriteeverbeforediscovered.What’ssowildaboutthiswetdiscovery?ItcouldmeanthattheRedPlanetoncehadenoughwatertohaveliquidflowingontheplanet’ssurface.ItwasoncebelievedthatifMarseverhadwateratall,itswaterwouldhavebeensmallamountsoficebelowthesurfaceorexistinginthesoilonlyashydrogenandoxygentheelementsthatmakeupwater.ButrecentdiscoverieshaveshownthatMarsprobablyhadamuchwetterhistorythanformerlythought.Themeteorite,nicknamedBlackBeauty,wasfoundinAfrica’sSaharaDesertin2011.Onlyabout110meteoritesfromMarshaveeverbeenfound.ScientistsbelievemostMartianmeteoritesarrivedonourplanetduringonelargeasteroidcrash(小行星碰撞)thatsentrocksfallingtowardEarthlongago.BlackBeautyisabout2.1billionyearsold.ItsdiscoveryisthefirsttimescientistshavebeenabletostudysuchanancientMartianrock.It’salsooneofthefirsttimesscientistshavebeenabletostudyapieceofthepanel’sancientsurface.Thesample’swatermoleculesweresentoutwhenscientistsheatedthemeteoritetoanalyzeit.Scientiststhinkthemeteorite’shydrogenandoxygenmoleculesaresoplentifulbecausewaterflowingonMarsatthetimethismeteoritefelltoEarth,orbecausethesemoleculeswereoncesealedinlargequantitiesinMars’scrust.BlackBeautymightdomorethanjustunlocksecretsfromtheRedPlanet’spast.ThesediscoveriescouldalsohelpscientistsunderstandnewdataaboutMarsthat’sbeingsentfromtheroboticroverscurrentlygatheringinformationontheplanet.1、Peopleusedtothinkthat.A．therewaslittlewateronMarsB．MarshadalotofflowingwaterC．alargequantityoficewasMarsD．MarswasmuchwetterthanEarth2、WhatdoweknowaboutBlackBeauty?A．ItwasdiscoveredinSeattleintheUSA．B．Itisthebiggestof110meteoritesfromMars.C．ItlandedonEarthafteranasteroidcrash.D．Ithasahistoryof2.1millionyears.3、HowdidthescientistsresearchBlackBeauty?A．Bycuttingitintopieces.B．Bydippingitintowater.C．Byburningitonafire.D．Byburyingitintoadesert.4、Thepassageismainlyabout.A．arockfromthecenterofMars.B．amajorMartianmeteoritediscoveryC．anewdiscoveryontheRedPlanetD．anumberofmeteoritesfromRedPlaneBManyShoppingmallsnowhavespecialareasthatoffershopperstheirfirstchancetoexperience“VRtechnology”.Youmayhaveenteredoneoutofcuriosity,oryoumaythinkitisjustanotherpieceofuselesstechnology.Whateveryouropinion,VR,orvirtual(虛擬的)reality,isgoingtobecomeabigpartofourlivesverysoon.2016sawtheintroductionofmanyfancyproductsintheworldofVR,includingMicrosoft'sHoloLensandSamsung'sGearVR.Allofthemofferanexcitinglookatthenewrealities”andopportunitiesthatVRbrings.These,however,aretheearlydaysofatechnologythatisexpectedtogofromstrengthtostrength.And2017lookslikeitisgoingtobetheyearinwhichVRtechnologyreallytakesoff.Forastart,usingVRwillbecomemorenormalin2017.MicrosoftandIntelhavealreadydiscussedtheirplansforsimplerandlessexpensiveVRheadsets.TheideaofVRwillstopbeingasci-fi(science-fiction)idea,andinsteaditwillturnintoanindustryofrealproductsusedaswaystoshowoffimagination.”saidAndrew,adesigneratUSVRCompany,Survios.ItisalsoexpectedthatVRproductswillplayapartinmorecommonandreal-lifefieldslikefashionandfilm.Forexample,toenjoytheatmosphereandenergyofthefrontrowexperienceatafashionshow,fanswillnolongerhavetogoalongintheflesh.InsteadpeoplewillbeabletoenjoytheexperiencebyjustwearingaVRheadsetathome.YoucanalsoexpectVRmirrorsandfitting-roomssoonerratherthanlater.''Thisisanespeciallygoodopportunityforbrandslookingtoofferverypersonalizedexperiences.''saidRoyDeYoungfromUS-basedmarketingagency,PMX.Astimegoeson,therewillbelessdiscussionaboutwhetherpeoplewillacceptVRtechnology.Itwillsimplybeadiscussionofwhen.1、WhydomanyshoppingmallshaveareasforVRexperiences?A．Tocollectshoppers'opinions.B．Tomeetthedemandsofshoppers.C．Tointroducethenewtechnologytoshoppers.D．Toentertainshopperswithnewtechnology.2、Theunderlinedphrase“intheflesh”canbereplacedby_____________.A．intimeB．inpersonC．inlineD．inorder3、WhatcanwelearnaboutVRproductsfromthepassage?A．TheyarecheapforthetimebeingB．Theyarebeingusedalmosteverywhere.C．Theywon'tbeacceptedformanyyears.D．Theywillmeetmorepersonaldemands.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．VRTakesoverFashionB．VRMirrorarearoundthecornerC．VRisBecomingRealD．VRMeetsourLifeGoal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．“AndthisismekissingtheBlarneyStone”,saysCarrie,myseventeen-year-olddaughter.Sheturnsthepagesofhernewphotoalbum,recountingherrecentten-day1abroad,andmymindwandersback…waybacktowhenshewasonlyfive.“SomedayI’mgoingtoIreland”,shesaid,holdingherChildcraftbookinherlap.Herblueeyes2asshelookedatthebeautifulpictures.“Well,maybeyoucan!”Isaid.However,itwas3forourfamilytopayfortheluxuryoftraveling.Iwasworkingasasecretary.MyhusbandCharliehadtoclosehis4lastyearduetohispoorhealth…Tenyearslater,Carriecamehomefromschooloneday,hardlyabletocontainher5,“Mama,you’llnever6wheretheclassisgoing.ToIreland!”shesmiled7.“You’rekidding!”Isaid.“Ireland!Whereyou’vealwayswantedtogo!”“Thetripi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