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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、—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup2、______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive3、Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo4、Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency_____moneymorehighlythanqualityoflife.A．regarding B．toregarding C．toregard D．regarded5、HewasadmittedtoHarvardUniversity,________wasjustwhathisparentsexpected.A．who B．whichC．what D．where6、TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one7、—HowmuchdoyouchargefortheiPhone?—Well,itcostme$400,butI’ll________20%asit’snolongernew.A．reducetoB．decreasetoC．knockoffD．cutoff8、Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion9、Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor10、Variousefforts________inthepastdecadestoprotecttheenvironment.A．hadmadeB．havemadeC．weremadeD．havebeenmade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。AThreeFeetFromGoldDarby’sunclewascaughtbythe“goldfever”inthegold-rushdays,andwentwesttodigandgrowrich.Aftermonthsoflabor,hewasrewardedbythediscoveryoftheshiningore(礦石).Heneededmachinerytobringtheoretothesurface.So,withthe“strike”,hereturnedhome.AndwiththehelpofDarby,heborrowedalotofmoney.Afterbuyingthemachineryandhavingitshipped,UncleandDarbywentbacktoworkthemine.Thefirstcaroforewasmined.AndthereturnsprovedtheyhadoneoftherichestminesinColorado!Downwentthedrills!UpwentthehopesofUncleandDarby!Thensomethinghappened!Thevein(礦脈)ofgoldoredisappeared!Theydrilledon,butallinvain.Finally,theydecidedtoquitandsoldthemachinerytoajunkmanforafewhundreddollars.Thejunkmancalledinaminingengineertolookatthemineanddoalittlecalculating.Theengineer’scalculationsshowedthattheveinwouldbefoundjustthreefeetfromwheretheDarbyshadstoppeddrilling!Thejunkmantookmillionsofdollarsinthevein,becauseheknewenoughtoseekexpert’sadvicebeforegivingup.MostofthemoneywhichwentintothemachinerywasborrowedthroughtheeffortsofDarby,whowasthenaveryyoungman.Themoneycamefromhisrelativesbecauseoftheirfaithinhim.Hepaidbackeverydollarofit,althoughhewasyearsindoingso.Longafterward,Mr.Darbymadeanotherdiscoverythatdesirecanbechangedintogold.Thisdiscoverycameafterhewentintothebusinessofsellinglifeinsurance.Rememberingthathelostahugefortune,forhestoppedthreefeetfromgold,Darbyprofitedbytheexperienceinhischosenwork,sayingtohimself,“Istoppedthreefeetfromgold,butIwillneverstopbecausemensay‘no’whenIaskthemtobuyinsurance.”Darbysoldmorethanamilliondollarsinlifeinsuranceannually.Heoweshis“stickability”tothelessonhelearnedfromhis“quitability”inthegoldminingbusiness.1、Darby’sunclewentbackhometo________.A．receivehisrewardB．seekfinancialsupportC．lookformorehelpersD．consultanengineer2、TheDarbysfailedinminingbusinessbecauseof________.A．quittingdrillingonB．thedisappearanceoftheveinC．theshortageofthemachineryD．competingagainstthejunkman3、Fromthepassage,wecanknowDarby________.A．wasunabletopayoffthedebtsB．minedhisgoldfromthefailureC．learnedalessonfromsellinginsuranceD．devotedhimselftomakingnewdiscoveries4、Theauthorintendstotellusthat________.A．hopesanddifficultiesexistsidebysideB．correctdecisionsstemsfromcorrectjudgementC．weshouldcatchitwhenanopportunitycomesD．wewon’treachourgoalunlesswepersistBWhenPaulaGrzelak-Schultzspottedapieceofpapertuckedunderwindshield(擋風玻璃)wipers,shethoughtshewasgettingfinedforleavinghercarinabarparkinglotovernight.Withaheavysigh,Grzelak-Schultzremovedthepaperandunlockedhercar.Hardlyhadsheunfoldedthepaperwhenshegotshocked.ItwasaletterfromthemanagerofOriginalJoe’sRestaurant&BarinSherwoodPark,Canada.“Justwantedtothankyouforleavingyourcarparkedovernight,”JayMcLean,managingpartneratOriginalJoe’s,wrote.“I’mnotsureifyouhadconsumedalcoholatourrestaurantornot,butwewantedtothankyoufornotdrinkinganddriving.”Insideit,,Grzelak-Schultzalsofoundavoucher(代金券)for1poundofchickenwings.“Pleaseacceptthisasathankyouforbeingresponsible,”McLeanwrote.“Lifeisvaluable,haveagreatweekend.”Grzelak-Schultzwastouched.“Iwassureitwasgoingtobeaticketorascoldingfromsomeoneforleavingmyvehiclethereforsolong,”Grzelak-SchultztoldCBSNews.“Iwastrulysurprisedandsopleasedthatthemanagertookthetimetoacknowledgemygoodjudgment.”Shedecidedtosharetheman’sgooddeedonFacebook.“Wow!I’msoimpressed.Definitelygoingback,”Grzelak-SchultzwroteinaFacebookpostonTuesdaythathassincegonewidespreadwithnearly8,500shares.“Notjustbecauseofthevoucher,butalsobecauseofhowwellthisguytreatshisregularcustomers.”Exactlyaweeklater,Grzelak-SchultzreturnedtotherestauranttothankMcLeanforhiskindnessanddiscoveredthatshe’snottheonlycustomertoreceivethisletter.“He’sbeendoingitforoverayear,withnoexpectations.”Sheexplained.“Justbeingagoodguy.”1、98．Atfirstsightofthepaper,Paulthoughtitwas.A．aticketB．avoucherC．aletterD．athank-youcard2、100．WhattrulysurprisedGrzelak-Schultz?A．Shewasnotfinedbythepolice.B．Shewasnotscoldedforparking.C．Shewasconsideredasresponsible.D．Shegotavoucherforchickenwings.3、102．WhatcanwelearnaboutJayMclean?A．Hesimplymeanttobegood.B．Hehopedtoattractmorecustomers.C．HewantedtobepopularontheInternet.D．Heintendedtopleaseregularcustomers.4、104．24.Whichcanbestdescribethechangeoftheauthor’sfeelings?A．sad—excited—surprise—relievedB．sad—surprised—pleased—impressedC．surprised—sad—disappointed—pleasedD．disappointed—surprised—excited—delighted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．Aman,whoisnowsixty-eightyearsold,wentoverseasfortyyearsago.Justbeforethey1,thegirlhelovedgavehimasasouvenir,aheart-shapedknot（結）(symbolizingdevotion)madeofknitting（編織品）2.Andhehungitonhisbelt3.Severalyearslaterhe4andhadchildren.Hissweet-heart’slooks,5timewentby,becamedimmer（更模糊）anddimmerlikealandscap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