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《中級英語》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、—ThisisthefirsttimeI________mypicturewithmyownhands.—Itistimethatyou________apictureforme.A．havetaken;took B．took;shouldtakeC．took;willtake D．willtake;havetaken2、Thewarmthof____coatwillmostlybedeterminedby____softofclothused.A．the;a B．a;the C．/;the D．a;a3、TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated4、Afterthefire，________________wouldotherwisebeaculturalcenterisnowreducedtoapileofashes.A．that B．itC．what D．which5、Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof6、Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise7、Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto8、________WuhuwithShanghai,tobefrank,andyou'llfindit'smoreconvenienttoliveintheformer.A．Tocompare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared9、Whenwas_____youlastmetJennifer?Ihaven’tseenherforages.A．itthat B．it C．itwhat D．what10、—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave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。ARoadtripMotorhomedeliveryoffersgreatfamilyholidays．Forjust$1aday，youcanhireafully-equippedmotorhome，whichyoudelivertoaspecificdestinationwithinsomedaysandkilometers．Youthenhireanotheronetogethomeortakeabusortrain．Youronlyotherexpensewillbefuelandabout$20adayforparkingfees．Tolearnmore，visitapollocamper．com．PlanaheadForacomfortablebreak，flexibilitywithtimes，datesandplaceshelpslowerthecost．Findafewhotelsyoulike，askabouttheirvacantrooms，thenwaitafewweeksandcallagain．Iftheystillhaverooms，you'reatanadvantagetoaskforabetterprice．Lotsoflast-minutedealsareonline．Watif（watif．com．au）hasdealsonhotelsthathavedroppedtheirpricessoslow．Youdon'tknowwhereyou'restayinguntilit'sbooked，butanywherewithfourorfivestarshastobefairlygood．BacktonatureWildcampingappealstonatureloversandcostsnothing．Thisisforbiddenonbeachesandparksinmosturbanareas，butyoucanturnupinmoredistantareaaslongasnobodyownstheland．You'llneedtotakeeverythingwithyouandmayneedtoshoponeBuy（ebuy．com．au）．Ifyou'reacampingbeginner，beawareofsafetymeasuresandgetyourquestionsansweredontheInternet．SwapmeetHowaboutahomeswap？Fora$250yearlyjoiningcost，youcanstayinsomeone’shomeinaninternationalplaceofyourchoicewhiletheyorsomeoneelsestaysinyours．Findoutmoreatfamilylink．com．au．1、Wherecanyougettheinformationaboutmotorhomes？A．apollocamper．com．B．watif．com．au．C．ebuy．com．au．D．familylink．com．au．2、Whathelpstopaylessforroomsinahotel？A．Choosinghotelswithfourorfivestars．B．BargainingpricesthroughtheInternet．C．Waitingforsometimebeforebooking．D．Decidingonroomsasearlyaspossible．3、What'stheadviceforcampingbeginners？A．KeepintouchwitheBuy．B．Watchoutforpossibledangers．C．Stayawayfromno﹣man'sland．D．Takeonlywhatyouneed．4、What'sthepurposeofthetext？A．Toteachtheimportanceofrunningawayfromwork．B．Tointroducenewdestinationsfornaturelovers．C．Toshowtheadvantagesofonlineservice．D．Tohelppeoplehavefunatlessexpense．BTheUnitedStates’jobmarkethasmillionsofunfilledjobs.Manyofthosejobsrequiretechnicalskills.However,employerssaymanyofthosejobsarevacantbecausetheycannotfindpeoplewiththerightskills.Laborexpertscallthisparadoxtheskillsgap.Anumberofeffortshavebeenlaunchedtobetterunderstandandsolveit.NicholasWymanwroteabookcalled,“JobU:HowtoFindWealthandSuccessbyDevelopingtheSkillsCompaniesActuallyNeed.”Hecallstheskillsgap,“alabormarketmismatch—peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeople.”IntheUnitedStates,thecostofatraditionalfour-yearcollegecanbeveryhigh.U.S.collegesanduniversitiesproducemanygraduateseveryyear.Yetunemploymentratesamongnewgraduatesarehigh.NicholasWymansaysacombinationoftechnicalclassesandon-the-jobtraining—anapprenticeship(學徒)—wouldbeabetterchoiceformanypeople.Henotesthat,“Anapprenticeshipiswhereyoulearnfromaspecialist,youareprovidedguidanceandyoulearninanon-the-jobenvironment.Itisvitaltogettechnicalskillsthatareofimmediatevaluetoanemployer.Anditisimportanttogettransferrableskillsbecausetechnologyandthenatureoftheworkplacearechangingatafasterratethanbefore.”Therearequestionsaboutthedefinition,size,andnatureoftheskillsgapinthelaborforce.IowaStateUniversityresearchersstudiedsomeofthesequestionsrecently.Theyexaminedemployment,educationandpopulationinformation,andfoundtheevidenceofaskillsgapisweak.IowaState’sLieslEathingtonnotedthatmanypolicymakersandemployerssaythereisopportunityin“middleskills”areas,likemachining.Yetshesaidthemostrecentrecession(經濟衰退)hitsomeofthosejobareashard.Shesaidstudentsshouldbeonguardbecause“oureconomyreallyisn’taddingthatmanyjobsthatrequirethemiddleskills.”Shesaidemployerscouldgetmorewell-qualifiedapplicantsiftheyofferedhigherwages.Shenotedthatgraduatesoftwo-yeartrainingprogramsstillgenerallymakelessmoneythangraduatesoffour-yearcolleges.Thequestionoffindingthenightpersonfortherightjobremainsadifficultone.TheDepartmentofLaborsays8.7millionArmeniansareunemployedandanother6.7millioncanfindonlypart-timework.1、Theunderlinedword“paradox”inparagraph1refersto________.A．thelargenumberofunemployednewgraduatesB．thedemandsemployersmakeonemployeesC．peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeopleD．peopledisqualifiedforthevacantpositions2、WhatwillNicholasWymanprobablyadvisenewgraduatestodotogetemployed?A．Toreceivetechnicaltraining. B．Todropthecostlycollegeeducation.C．Tovaluethejobopportunities. D．Toarmthemselveswithvariousskills.3、AccordingtoLieslEathington,whatisthesolutiontotheskillsgap?A．Reformingthedullnessofeconomy. B．Guardingagainstrecessions.C．Updatingworkers’professionalskills. D．Raisingemployees’earnings.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．閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。DoubleAngelsItwasChristmasEve,andthestoresweregoingtobeclosingprettysoon．Iwastryingto12mywaythroughthecrowdswhenaguyinablackcoatcameuptome,toldmethathehadlosthisbrownleather3__andshovedhisgraybusinesscardintomyhand．Pleasecallmeatthenumberonthecardifyouhappentofindit,"hesaid．Ilookedathim,shruggedmyshouldersand4__,"Yeah,noproblem．I'lldothat．"Suddenly,Inoticedaflat,greenbox5__undersomewrappingpaper．Iopenedituptofindanamazing6__platewithaNativitysceneonit．Thereitwas．Ismiled____,gathereditupandheaded__7thecashregister．Asthecashierwasringingupmy8__,Ireachedintomypockettogetmymoney．9__mypocketwasempty!IbegantoscramblearoundsearchingeverypocketwhenI10__Ihadleftmywalletathome．SoIdidtheonlythingIcouldthinkofatthatmoment:Iranoutsidethestoreandstartedtobegpeoplefor___．SomelookedatmelikeIwascrazy;othersjust____me．Finally,givingup,Islumpeddownonacoldbenchfeelingtotally11__．IreacheddowntotiemyshoewhenIspotteda1213walletlyingnexttothefrontlegofthebench．Iwonderedifit1415bethewalletthatthemanintheblackcoathadlost．Iopeneditandreadthenameonthedriver'slicenseinside．Yep．Itwashis．Thenmymouthdroppedinawe1617Idiscoveredthreehundreddollarsinside.IneverevenquestionedwhatIshoulddo．Ifoundanearbypayphoneandmadea/an____calltothenumberonthegraybusinesscard．Themanwassoexcitedthathethankedmeoverandover．Thenheopenedupthewalletand1819mefourtwenty-dollarbills,thankingmeagainandIhurriedtogetmymomapresentbeforethemallclosed．Iboughttheglassplateandstartedskatinghome,20__thateverythinghadworkedout．IrealizedthatIhadbeensortofaChristmasangelforthemanwhohadlosthiswallet,andthathehadbeenthesameformewhenI'd____mine．Doubleangels!Ithought．1、A．takeB．makeC．setD．get2、A．scarfB．purseC．walletD．glove3、A．toldB．saidC．repliedD．answered4、A．lainB．hiddenC．sleepingD．staying5、A．glassB．silverC．woodD．china6、A．proudlyB．heavilyC．widelyD．broadly7、A．backB．intoC．forD．down8、A．cashB．purchaseC．chargeD．cost9、A．ButB．AndC．SoD．For10、A．thoughtB．supposedC．realizedD．confirmed11、A．adviceB．moneyC．coffeeD．bread12、A．ignoredB．refusedC．missedD．hated13、A．attractedB．confusedC．frightenedD．defeated14、A．blackB．blueC．brownD．green15、A．couldB．mustC．mayD．would16、A．afterB．whenC．beforeD．while17、A．urgentB．briefC．collectD．distant18、A．paidB．handedC．sharedD．showed19、A．gratefulB．helpfulC．amazedD．delighted20、A．forgottenB．missedC．foundD．remembered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。LifeisoftenamatterofwaitingfortherightmomenttoactSunYangwasthefirstChineseman1．(win)anOlympicgoldmedalinswimmingThatmoment2．(come)lastmonth,whenhewonthemen’s200-meterfreestyleeventattheAsianGamesSunhasaccomplishedaGoldenGrandSlam,havingwonthe200,400and1,500-meterfreestyleeventsattheAsianGames,WorldChampionshipsandOlympicGamesHis3．(patient)andpersistencehavepaidoffThe26-year-oldswimmertoldXinhuaNewsAgency,“NotmanyswimmerscouldhavewaitedforeightyearsoverthreeAsianGameslikemeMydreamhas4．(final)cometrue”WhileSunstoodonapodium(領獎臺)5．(listen)totheChinesenationalanthem(國歌)alongwiththesilverandbronzemedalwinners,atechnicalproblemcausedthenedalists’flagstodroptothegroundSunjumpedoffthepodium,walkedovertotheofficialsanddemandedthattheflagsagain6．theend,theofficialsheldtheflagsupthemselvesasChina’snationalanthemplayedasecondtimeManyChineseInternetusersthoughtSunsreactiontotheincidenttobeanactofpatriotism(愛國主義)“7．isgreattowinthechampionship,but8．(see)ournationalflaggoupagainisalsoveryimportantWinningthetitleisanachievement9．willberemembered,bu