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《高級英語1》2023-2024學年第一學期期末試卷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、Iwantedtogiveyousomebread,but________wasleft.A．neither B．nothingC．none D．noone2、—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite3、Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto4、Hopefully，thenewmethodwillbeeffective，helpingstudentstogettheircareerplans________.A．athandB．atwillC．ontrialD．ontrack5、Betweenthetwogenerations,itisoftennottheirage,_________theireducationthatcausesmisunderstanding.A．likeB．asC．orD．but6、Iftheweatherhadbeenbetter,we______apicnicyesterday.A．musthavehad B．wouldhaveC．couldhavehad D．willhave7、Takingdrugshasbecomepartofeverysport_________athletesseektoachievebeyondtheirnaturallimits.A．which B．that C．who D．where8、Reportersaskedhimto______

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positiononwelfarereform.A．clarifyB．divideC．instruct9、—Shallweturntothebossforalongerholiday?—He’llprobablysayno,________it’sworthasking.A．soB．whileC．unlessD．though10、Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．asC．thoughD．before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。AWhatisbigdataexactly?Goodquestion.Afterall,we'vealwayshadlargeamountsofdata.AsLaurieMiles,head,ofanalyticsforbigdataspecialistSAS,says,“Thetermbigdatahasbeenaroundfordecadesandwe'vebeen,doinganalyticsallthetime.It'snotbig;it'sjustbigger."Mosttraditionaldatawasstructured,orneatlyorganizedindatabases.ThentheworldwentdigitalandtheInternetcamealong.Mostofwhatwe1docouldbetranslatedintodatacapableofbeingrecorded,stored,searched,andanalyzed.Therewasalsoso-calledunstructureddatageneratedbyallourdigitalinteractions(互動),fromemailstoonline’shopping,textmessagestotweets,andFacebookupdatestoYouTubevideo's.Somesaythatabout90%ofallthedataintheworldtodayhasbeencreatedinthepastfewyears.“About75%ofdataisunstructured,comingfromsourcessuchastextvoiceandvideo,”saysMrMiles.“Bigdataisnotjusthistoricbusinessintelligence,’'saysMr,Miles.“It'stheadditionofreal-timedataandtheabilitytocombinetogetherseveraldatasetsthatmakesitsovaluable.”Practically,anyonewhomakes,growsandsellsanythingCanusebigdataanalyticstomaketheirmanufacturingandproductionprocessesmoreefficientaridtheirmarketingmoretargetedandcost-effective.Andmanybusinessesareonlyjustbeginningtorealizethatdataissomethingthattheyneedtoprotectanduse.“Banksonlyuseathirdoftheiravailabledatabecauseitoftensitsindatabasesthatarehardtoaccess,”saysMrMiles,“Weneedtofindwaystomakethisdatamoreeasilyaccessible.”Whoownsitall?Socialmediaplatformswilloften,saythattheirusersowntheirowncontent,butthenlayclaimtohowthatcontentisused,reservingtherighttoshareitwiththirdparties!Sowhenyoutweetyoueffectivelygiveupanycontroloverhowthattweetisusedinfuture,eventhoughTwittertermsandconditionssay,“What'syoursisyours.”Privacy(隱私)andintellectualproperty1lawshavenotkeptupwiththepaceoftechnologicalchange.1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,bigdata______.A．isalsocalledmoderndata B．meanswedon'thaveenoughdataC．getsitsnamefromaresearchinstitute D．hasbeenresearchedformanyyears2、Whatcontributesgreatlytothedevelopmentofunstructureddata?A．Theincreasingnumberofdatabases. B．Ourincreasingexposuretodigitalactivities.C．Agreatdecreaseinstructureddata. D．Thelackofpeoplewhocantranslatedata.3、Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thefutureofbigdata. B．Thevalueofbigdata.C．Theprotectionofbigdata. D．Theproblemsofbigdata.4、Whydobanksonlyuseasmallpartoftheirdata?A．Becauseithasdifferentresources. B．Becausethespeedistooslow.C．Becausethecostisveryhigh. D．Becauseitisdifficulttoobtain.BPlayingamusicalinstrumentthroughout:yourlifeprotectsyourhearinginoldage,aCanadianstudysuggests.Thestudy,publishedinPsychologyandAging,carriedouthearingtestson74adultmusiciansand89non-musicians.Itfounda70-year-oldmusician’shearingwasasgoodasthatofa50-year-oldwhodidnotplay.Hearingnormallydeclinesaspeopleage.By60,10-30%ofpeoplehavemoderatehearingloss.By80,thatgoesuptoasmanyas60%.Problemsareparticularlyseeninthecentralauditory(聽覺的)processingsystem,whichisassociatedwithunderstandingspeech,especiallywhenthereisbackgroundnoise.Previousstudieshaveshownmusicianshavebetterhearingthannon-players.Butthisresearch,byateamattheRotmanResearchInstituteinToronto,lookedatadultsofallages-from3to91-toseehowpeoplewereaffectedastheyaged.Theycarriedouthearingtestson74amateurandprofessionalmusicians(whohadplayedsincetheageof1,werestillpractisingandhadbeengivenformalmusiclessons)and89non-musicians(whohadneverplayedaninstrument).Musiciansweresignificantlybetteratpickingoutspeechagainstnoise.Theresearcherssuggestthatlifelongmusicianshipreducesage-relatedchangesinthebrain,probablyduetomusiciansusingtheirauditorysystemsatahighlevelonaregularbasis.TheheadofbiomedicalresearchatActiononHearingLoss,DrRalphHolme,said:“Whilethisstudysuggeststhatmusiciansmightbemoreabletocopewiththeconsequencesofhearingloss,itisfarbettertoreducedamageinthefirstplacebyusingappropriateearprotection.Wehavealwayscampaingnedforeveryonewhoplaysamusicalinstrumentorlistenstoloudmusictowearhearingprotection,likeearplugs,whichreducetheriskofdamagingyourhearingpermanently.”1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Apersonaged80willlose30%hearing.B．Apersonagedabove60musthavebadhearing.C．Peoplehavefewerproblemswithbackgroundnoise.D．People’shearingusuallybecomesworsewhentheygetolder.2、WhatcanwegetfromtheCanadianstudy?A．Ittestedthehearingof12people.B．Thefindingofthestudywasn’tpublishedpublicly.C．Playingamusicalinstrumentmaydogoodtohearing.D．Musicianswereasgoodatpickingoutspeechagainstnoiseasnon-musicians.3、Whydon’tmusicianschangemuchintheirbrainastheyage?A．Theyliketotakemoreexercise.B．Theyusetheirhearingmoreandregularly.C．Theydon’texposethemselvestobackgroundnoise.D．Theypaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheirhearing.4、HowcanwedealwithhearinglossaccordingtoDrRalphHolme?A．Gethelpfrommusicians.B．Listentoloudmusicless.C．Protecthearingproperly.D．Playamusicalinstrumentmore.5、Theauthorwrotethepassageto________.A．entertainthereadersB．advertiseamusicalinstrumentC．complainaboutpeople’shearinglossD．informreadersofaresearchonhearing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．完形填空ThemostimportantlessonIlearnedinhighschoolhadnothingtodowithmathsorAmericanhistory.Itcameatgraduation,severalminutesbeforeIleftMiramonteHighSchool.Iwasrathershybackthen,contentto1aroundwithmyfewfriendsandtoconcentrateonmy2IwasdoingsowellthatbytheendofsenioryearIhadperfectscoresandenough3togotocollege.Butmygoodrecordsoonbecamea4tomywell-being.InearlyJuneofsenioryear,theheadmastercalledmeintohisoffice.Heaskedmetogivealeave-takingspeechatgraduation.Ilookedathim,myheart5fast.Thiswasthe6formyhardwork?Isaidsomething,butnotveryclearly,andhurriedawayfromtheoffice.Iwas7aboutthedecision,finallyagreeingtocompromise.Iwasn’ttheonlyspeaker—Iwould8thehonorwithfiveotherstudents.Still,itwasdoubtfulwhetherthetaskwas9me.HowintheworldwouldIgiveaspeechtohundredsofpeople?Graduationdaysoonarrivedand,as10,Iwasnervous.I’dbeenpracticingmyspeechfordays,andIhadit________.ButIhadneverbeenso11inmylife.Thefirsthalfhouroftheceremonypassed,andthenmy12came.Mynamewasannounced.Imanagedtoreachtheplatformwithoutfallingdown.Butwithinminutes,Ifinishedmyspeech,13backtomyseatandfeelingunsatisfiedwithmyperformance.NowIstillhavethe14ofthatspeech.Myvoicetrembledalittle,but56itwasclearandstrong.I’mproudofthattape.IachievedsomethingI’dnever15—Ispokeinfrontofhundredsofpeople16Ididn’trealizeitatthetime,thesuccessfulcompletionofthatspeechgavemethe17toparticipateinclassatcollege,togiveoralreports,andtoeventuallybreakfreeofmy18Ineverwouldhavechosentogiveaspeechatgraduation.ButIamgladIdid.Iknowitmaywellturnouttobeoneofmyshiningmoments.1、A．hang B．look C．turn D．run2、A．characters B．interests C．games D．subjects3、A．money B．credits C．time D．standards4、A．1uck B．benefit C．fear D．solution5、A．burning B．breaking C．aching D．beating6、A．punishment B．reward C．arrangement D．sympathy7、A．doubtful B．optimistic C．generous D．hesitant8、A．share B．bring C．spare D．give9、A．about B．for C．upon D．beyond10、A．known B．hoped C．expected D．planned11、A．thrown B．printed C．memorized D．completed12、A．interested B．terrified C．excited D．disappointed13、A．moment B．clay C．chance D．decision14、A．passing B．handing C．heading D．returning15、A．picture B．tape C．paper D．word16、A．partially B．immediately C．frankly D．mostly17、A．dreamed B．made C．decided D．requested18、A．Because B．When C．Although D．Unless19、A．respect B．confidence C．freedom D．excuse20、A．shyness B．pride C．stupidity D．courage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。Onceuponatime,twoyoungmenwerespendingsometimeinthecountryOneday,whiletakingawalktogether,theycrossedalargefield1．(sudden)abull(公牛)appearedandbegantochase(追逐)themTheywerevery2．(frighten)andbegantorun,butthebullkept3．(run)afterthemFinally,oneofthemenclimbedupatreeand4．otheronejumpedintoaholeSoon,however,theman5．hadjumpedintotheholecameoutagainImmediatelythebullchasedhimbackintotheholeagainThis6．(go)onforfiveorsixtimesFinally,themaninthetreecameup7．a