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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、ItwasJohnwhobrokethewindow.WhyareyoutalkingtomeasifIit?A．haddone B．havedone C．did D．amdoing2、—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when3、Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon4、—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t5、I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting6、Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．an;the B．an;a C．the;a D．the;the7、Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard8、I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read9、Theoldbank,_____appearanceisnotaprettysight,isextremelybeautifulontheinside.A．whose B．whereC．when D．which10、—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May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。AThediscussiononrenewableenergyhasbeengoingonforatleastadecadeandpeoplehavereliedonfossilfuelsalmostentirelyformorethanacentury.However,thesituationwhenfossilfuelswerethemostefficientandthecheapestsourceofenergyhasbeenleftfarinthepast.ManycountriessuchasGermanyandSwedenhavealreadymadesignificanteffortstofixthissituation,employingnumerouspowerplantsworkingontherenewableresourcesofenergy.Themosteffectiveamongtheseresourcesisgeothermal（地熱的）energy.Geothermalenergydoesnotdependontheworld’seconomicandpoliticalsituationasstronglyasfossilfuelsdo.Besides,extracting（提煉）fossilfuelsaddstothepriceofenergyproducedfromthem.Therefore,geothermalenergyismuchcheaperthantraditionalones,savingupto80%ofthecostsoverfossilfuels.Beingarenewableresource,geothermalenergyproduceslesswasteandpollutionthantraditionalenergysources.Ingeothermalsystems,carbondioxidemakesupabout10%ofairproduced.Overall,inordertoproducetheelectricitythatcanbeusedforonehour,thegeothermalsystemsproduce0.1poundofcarbondioxideandotherharmfulgases.Foracomparison,apowerplantproducingfromgasproducesupto2poundsofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,andthosepowerplantsthatworkoncoal（煤）produceanastonishing3.6poundsofgreenhousegases.Lowcostsisanotherreasonwhyusinggeothermalpowerplantsshouldbethefirstchoiceformanycountries.Geothermalheatsystemsrequire25%to50%lessenergyforworkcomparedwiththetraditionalsystemsforheatingorcooling.Besides,geothermalequipmentislessbig:duetotheverynatureofgeothermalenergy,geothermalpowerplantshaveonlyafewmovingparts,allofwhichcanbeeasilyshelteredinsidearelativelysmallbuilding.What’smore,thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentisratherlong.Allthesemakegeothermalpowerstationseasytobuildandkeep.1、Fossilfuelsaremoreexpensivethangeothermalenergypartlybecause_______.A．itisfreetousegeothermalenergyB．theproductionoffossilfuelscostsalotC．fossilfuelsarenearlyusedupD．geothermalenergydoesn’tdependonpoliticalsituation2、AccordingtoParagraph3,whatcanbeconcludedfromthecomparison?A．Geothermalenergyisenvironmentallyfriendly.B．Gasandcoalareoftenusedtoproduceelectricity.C．Coalismuchmoreefficientthangas.D．Thegeothermalsystemsdon’tproduceharmfulgases.3、Geothermalequipmentisusuallynotasbigasthatoftraditionalenergybecauseof______.A．thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentB．geothermalpowerplantsC．thenatureofgeothermalenergyD．thesmallbuildings4、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．Manycountrieshavebenefitedfromgeothermalenergy.B．Geothermalenergyiswellaccepted.C．Fossilfuelsarebeingrunoutof.D．Geothermalenergyhasmanyadvantages.BMostchildrenarefullofthemostimpracticalschemesforbecomingpolicemen,firemenortraindriverswhentheygrowup.WhenIwasachild,however,Ididnothavesuchordinaryambitions.Iwasgoingtohavemyownzoo.Atthetime,thisdidnotseemtome,andstilldoesnotseem,anunreasonableidea.Myfriendsandrelatives,whohadlongfoundmestrangebecauseIshowedlittleinterestinanythingthatdidnothavefurorfeathers,acceptedthisasjustanotherexampleofmystrangeness.Theyfeltthat,iftheyignoredmyoften-repeatedremarksaboutowningmyownzoo,Iwouldeventuallygrowoutifit.Astheyearspassed,however,mydeterminationtohavemyownzoogrewincreasinglystrong,andeventually,aftergoingonanumberoftripstobringbackanimalsforotherzoos,Iwasreadytostartmyown.FrommylatesttriptoWestAfrica,Ihadbroughtbackaconsiderablecollectionandanimalswhichwereliving,temporarilyIassuredher,inmysister’ssuburbangardeninBournemouth.Afteranumberofunsuccessfulattemptstoconvincethelocalcounciltosupportmyplans,IbegantoinvestigatethepossibilityofstartingmyzooontheislandofJerseyintheEnglishCannel.IwasintroducedtoamannamedHughFraserwho,Iwastold,wasabroad-minded,kindlysoul.Hewouldshowmearoundtheislandandpointoutsuitablesites.So,mywifeandIflewtoJerseyandweremetbyHughwhodroveustohisfamilyhome,probablyoneofthemostbeautifuloldhousesontheisland.Therewasahugewalledgardenwithlotsofoutbuildingsallbuiltinthebeautifullocalstone.Turningtomywife,Isaid,“Whatamarvelousplaceforazoo!”Tomyrelief,HughFraserdidnotthinkmyideaabsurd,andaskedwhetherIreallymeantwhatIsaid.Slightlyembarrassed,IrepliedthatIhadmeantit,butaddedhastilythatIrealizeditwasimpossible.Hughsaidhedidnotthinkitwasasimpossibleasallthat.Hewentontoexplainthatthehouseandgroundsweretoobigforhim,andsohewantedtomovetoasmallerplaceinEngland.WouldIcaretoconsiderrentingthepropertyforthepurposeofestablishingmyzoo?Icouldnotimaginemoreattractivesurroundingsformypurposes,andbythetimelunchwasover,thebargainhadbeensealed.Thealarmdisplayedbyallwhoknewmewhenthisnewswasannouncedwasintense.Theonlyexceptiontothegeneralchorusofdisapprovalwasmysister.Althoughshethoughtitamadscheme,atleastitwouldridherbackgardenoftheassortedjunglecreatureswhowerestrainingherrelationshipwithherneighbours.1、Howdidtheauthor’sfriendsandrelativesrespondtohischildhooddream?A．Theyapprovedofhisidea.B．Theypaidnoattentiontohim.C．Theybelievedhe’dgiveituplateron.D．Theythoughthewasoverlyambitious.2、WhatmadetheauthordecidetostarthiszooontheislandofJersey?A．Refusalbythelocalcounciltosupporthisidea.B．InspirationfromhislasttriptoWestAfrica.C．Failuretogetdonationfromotherzoos.D．Theneedforalargersuburbangarden.3、WhydidHugheventuallyagreetorenthispropertytotheauthor?A．Hughalsolovedanimalsverymuch.B．Hughfoundithardtomanagethepropertybyhimself.C．Hughdidn’tliketheplacesodecidedtomovetoEngland.D．Hughwasmovedbytheauthor’seagernesstoestablishazoo.4、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor’ssister?A．Shewasfondofchorus.B．Shewassureofhissuccess.C．Shedidn’tgetonwellwithherparents.D．Shewasbeingtroubledbyhisanimals.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．Practice，practice，andpractice!That’s1TigerWoodsbecameachampiongolfer.TigerWoods2golfwhenhewasveryyoung.3withotherchildrenofhisage，heshowedspecialinterestingolf．Findingthathissonhada4forthisgame，Tiger’sfatherdecidedto5himonhisown．Tohisfather’ssurprise，Tigerwasa(n)6golferevenattheageof6.However，beingachild,Tigercouldn’tfocusallthetime，7henevergaveup.Tigerlistenedtosoftmusictoimprovehis8Hisfatherhelpedhimlearntofocusinspiteofthe9．SometimeshisfatherstoodinfrontofTigerandsaid，“I'matreeinyourway,”Hewouldhavetohittheball10hisfather．SometimeshisfatherwoulddanceandsingwhenitwasTiger’sturntohitandTigerhadtofocusonthe11．Thetraininghelpedhim．Oncea12madealoudnoisewhileTigerwasplaying.HeSaidheneverheardthebroadcastbecausehewasso13onthegame.Tigercannot14losing.Ifheloses，hewillgooutand15evenharderinordernottomakethesamemistake.Intheyear2000，whenhewas24yearsold，he16fourmajorgolfcompetitions—theUSOpen，theUSAmateur，theBritishOpenandtheBritishAmateur.Butduringthe2008seasonitbecameclearthatTigerwas17paininhisknee．InAprilhiskneewasoperatedonandhe18thePGA(美國職業高爾夫球協會)tourseason．Afteraneight-monthperiodof19hereturnedtoplayagaininFebruary2009.Hedidn’tmakehisfans20．Hewonagain.Heissomuchbetterthantheothergolfersthatsomesayheisthegreatestgolfertoeverplaythegame．1、A．how B．when C．where D．because2、A．lookedup B．setup C．tookup D．gaveup3、A．Mixed B．Compared C．Living D．Competing4、A．trick B．plan C．skill D．gift5、A．train B．save C．stop D．raise6、A．lucky B．common C．amazing D．careful7、A．and B．but C．so D．as8、A．confidence B．strength C．patience D．energy9、A．disturbance B．carelessness C．determination D．failure10、A．against B．under C．onto D．over11、A．music B．ball C．coach D．ground12、A．teammate B．teacher C．radio D．fan13、A．curious B．quick C．serious D．focused14、A．stand B．forget C．understand D．recognize15、A．cry B．practice C．think D．argue16、A．judged B．watched C．conducted D．won17、A．examining B．avoiding C．suffering D．reducing18、A．missed B．offered C．escaped D．joined19、A．research B．rest C．learning D．traveling20、A．worried B．troubled C．surprised D．disappointed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。Martyisadisabledbutfairlypositivepersonwhoneverfeelssorryfor1．(he)Helooksthesameasotherpeoplebuthasamusclediseasewhich2．(make)himveryweakThoughsometimesheisclumsyanddropsthingsorbumpsintofurniture,

3．(gradual)hehaslearnedtoadapttohisdisabilityEverytimeafteralongabsence

4．school,hefeelsstupidbecausehelagsfarbehindothersWhensomepeoplecan’tseetherealpersoninsidehisbody,Martydoesn’tget5．(annoy)andjustignoresthemInfact,Marty’sdisabilityhasmadehimamentallystrongandindependentboyHeisabletoliveasrichandfull6．lifeaseveryoneelsedoesHekeepshimselfbusydoingthingslikewriting,keepingpets7．computerprogrammingthatdonotrequirephysical8．(strong)Hehasmanygoodfriendswith9．hecangotomoviesandfootballgamesHesuggeststhatthedisabled10．(accept)forwhotheyareandbegivenencouragementtolivetheirlifetothefull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、刪除和修改。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.每處錯誤及其修改僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。LastSaturday,ourclasspaid