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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、Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.A．havebeenB．a(chǎn)reC．beingD．a(chǎn)rebeing2、Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone3、—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．a(chǎn)mexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised4、I’minterestedinabluedress.Doyouhaveany_______?A．convenient B．a(chǎn)vailable C．possible D．personal5、--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？6、Itwasconsiderate_____younottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.A．of B．for C．to D．from7、Theyoungmanhas______experience.Heprobablycan’tdothatjob.A．few B．littleC．some D．a(chǎn)ny8、—Whatdoyoudo,Rita？—I’maclerkinaforeigncompanynow．ButI_____Englishinahighschoolfor10years．A．teach B．havetaughtC．taught D．a(chǎn)mteaching9、--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．a(chǎn)ssoonas10、Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords．A．of B．in C．by D．through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。AThefirstorganizedsystemforsendingmessagesbeganinEgyptaround1500B．C．ThissystemdevelopedbecausethepharaohsfrequentlyneededtosendmessagesupanddowntheNileRiverinordertokeeptheirempirerunningsmoothly.Later,thePersiansdevelopedamoreefficientsystemforsendingmessagesusingmenandhorses.MessagescarriersrodealongtheroadsystemstretchingfromoneendofthePersianEmpiretotheother.Alongtheseroads,freshmenandhorseswaitedatspecialstationstotakeandpassalonganymessagesthatneededtobesent.Thestationswhereriderspassedmessagesbackandforthwerebuilt23kilometersapart,sothemenandhorseswereabletotravelquicklybetweenthem.TheRomanslatertookuphisideaandimproveditbyusingamoreadvancedandextensiveroadsystem.InChina,however,KublaiKhanhadbuiltuphisownsystemfordeliveringmessages.ThissystemworkedinthesamebasicwayastheRomansystem.ThedifferencewasthatKublaiKhankept300,000horsesalongtheroadsofthisdeliverylines.Therewereover10,000stationswhereamessagewouldbepassedfromoneridertoanotherwithafreshhorse.Inthisway,KublaiKhancouldreceivemessagesfromanywhereinthecountryinonlyafewdays.Itwasnotuntilthe1500sthatawell-organizedpostalsystemappearedagaininEurope.Onefamily,thevonTaxisfamily,gainedtherighttodelivermailfortheHolyRomanEmpireandpartsofSpain.Thisfamilycontinuedtocarrymail,bothgovernmentandprivate,throughoutEuropeforalmost300years.In1653,aFrenchman,RenouarddeVelayer,establishedasystemfordeliveringpostinParis.Postalchargesatthattimewerepaidbytherecipient,butdeVelayer'ssystemwasuniquebyallowingthesendertopre-paythecharges,inasimilarwaytothemodernstamp.Unfortunately,deVelayer'ssystemcametoanendwhenjealouscompetitorsputlivemiceinhisletterboxes,ruininghisbusiness.Eventually,government-controlledpostalsystemstookoverfromprivatepostalbusinesses,andbythe1700sgovernmentownershipofmostpostalsystemsinEuropewasanacceptedfactoflife.Thethingthatalltheseearlysystemshadincommonwasthattheywerequiteexpensiveforpublicuse,andwereintendedforusebythegovernmentandthewealthy.However,in1840,aBritishschoolteachernamedRolandHillsuggestedintroducingpostagestamps,andapostalratebasedonweight.Thisresultedinloweringpostalrates,encouragingmorepeopletousethesystemtostayintouchwitheachother,HisideahelpedtheBritishpostalsystembegintoearnprofitsasearlyas1850.SoonafterthatmanyothercountriestookupMr.Hill'sidea.Andletterwritingbecameaccessibletoanyonewhocouldwrite.Today,theRolandHillawardsaregiveneachyearto"encourageandrewardfreshideaswhichhelppromotephilately"(stampcollecting).1、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A．Howinternationalletterstravel. B．Asurprisingmethodfordeliveringmail.C．Thehistoryofpostalsystems. D．Changesinthemethodsofcommunication.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRenouarddeVelayeristrue?A．Hiswasagovernment-controlledsystem.B．Hiscompetitorsdestroyedhisbusiness.C．Hissystemlastedforhundredsofyears.D．Inhissystem,thepersonwhoreceivedtheletterpaidthepostagefees.3、Whichofthesystemsmentionedinthepassagewasmostlikethepostalsystemtoday?A．Egyptian. B．Chinese.C．deVelayer's. D．vonTaxis's.4、WhatwasRolandHill'sgreatestachievement?A．Hemadeletterwritingaccessibletotheaverageperson.B．HemadealotofmoneyfortheBritishpostalsystem.C．Hemadestampcollectingapopularhobby.D．Hewonanawardforletterwriting.BItishardtoimaginethatsuchasmallcountry,thesizeofIndianawiththepopulationofAlaska,tuckedintheHimalayaMountains,accessibleonlybytwoairplanes,isthe“HappiestCountry’’intheworldandhasoneofthefastestgrowingGDP’Sintheworld.ThiscountryisBhutan,“LandoftheThunderDragon”,whichislocatedinSouthAsiaandisencompassedbyIndia,China,andNepal.BhutanisthelaststandingBuddhistKingdomintheWorldand,untilrecently,haspreservedmuchoftheirculturesincethel7thcenturybyavoidingglobalizationandstayingisolatedfromtheworld.Internet,television,andwesterndresswerebannedfromthecountryupuntiltenyearsago.OverthepasttenyearsglobalizationhasbeguntochangeinBhutan,butthingsremainperfectlybalanced.Bhutanistheonlycountryintheworldthathasa‘GNH’,whichrefersto“GrossNationalHappiness.’’TheprocessofmeasuringGNHbeganwhenBhutanopeneduptoglobalization.Itmeasurespeople’squalityoflife,andmakessurethat“materialandspiritualdevelopmenthappentogether.”Bhutanhasdoneanamazingjoboffindingthisbalance.BhutanhascontinuallybeenrankedasthehappiestcountryinallofAsia,andtheeighthHappiestCountryintheworldaccordingtoBusinessWeek.In2007,BhutanhadthesecondfastestgrowingGDPintheworld,atthesametimeasmaintainingtheirenvironmentandculturalidentity.In2008,inBhutan’sfirstdemocraticelection,28-year-oldJigmeKhesarNamgyelWangChuckwaselectedpresidentofBhutan.Hepromisesto“maintainastance(立場)ofprotectionagainsttheworstaspectsofglobalization,maintainingthe‘GrossNationalHappiness’.”ButJigmehimselfisnostrangertoglobalization.HeattendedhighschoolatPhillipsAcademyanduniversityatWheatonCollegeandthengraduatedfromOxford.1、Theunderlinedword“encompassed’’inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans__________.A．covered B．surroundedC．separated D．guarded2、WhyisBhutanregardedas“thehappiestcountry”?A．Becauseitchangesitspolicyandbeginstoopenup.B．Becauseituses“GNH”tomeasureitsachievement.C．Becauseitstressesbothmaterialandspiritualdevelopment.D．BecauseithasthesecondfastestgrowingGDPintheworld.3、WhatCanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．TheelectioninBhutanisfarfromsatisfactory.B．GlobalizationhasinfluencedBhutan’sreligion.C．Jigme’seducationalbackgroundwillcausedistrust.D．PeopleinBhutanwillcontinuelivingahappylife.4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?A． B．C． D．第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（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．Afterthebirthofmysecondchild,Igotajobatarestaurant.Havingworkedwithanexperienced1forafewdays,Iwas2towaittablesonmyown.Allwent3thatfirstweek.WhenSaturdaynightcame,Iwasluckily4thetablesnotfarfromthekitchen.5,Istillfeltalittlehardtocarrytheheavytrays(托盤).BeforeIknewit,the6wasfullofpeople.Imovedslowly,7everystep.Irememberhow8IwaswhenIsawthetraystand(架子)nearthetables.ItlookeddifferentfromtheoneIwas9on.Ithadnicehandles,whichmadeit10tomovearound.Iwaspleasedwitheverythingandbeganto11Iwasanaturalatthisjob.Then,anoldmancametomeandsaid,“Excuseme,dear,mywifeandIloved12youwork.Itseemsyourtraystandhasbeenvery13toyou,butwearegettingreadyto14now,andmywifeneedsher15back.”Atfirsthis16didnotgetacross.“Whatwashetalkingabout?”ThenIgotit.Ihadsetmytraysonhiswife’sorthopedicwalker(助步器).Istoodfrozenasice,butmyfacewas17.Iwantedtogetintoaholeand18.Sincethen,IhavelearnedfrommanymistakessuchastheoneIjust19.Ihavelearnedtobemore20andnottobetoosureofmyself.1、A．waitress B．a(chǎn)ssistant C．cook D．manager2、A．promised B．invited C．a(chǎn)llowed D．a(chǎn)dvised3、A．well B．quickly C．safely D．wrong4、A．left B．shown C．brought D．given5、A．Therefore B．However C．Otherwise D．Finally6、A．kitchen B．street C．restaurant D．table7、A．changing B．minding C．taking D．saving8、A．a(chǎn)ngry B．calm C．sad D．happy9、A．fixed B．trained C．loaded D．waited10、A．slower B．lighter C．quieter D．easier11、A．believe B．a(chǎn)gree C．regret D．pretend12、A．letting B．making C．watching D．having13、A．unusual B．familiar C．useful D．interesting14、A．rest B．order C．eat D．leave15、A．bag B．walker C．tray D．coat16、A．message B．praise C．idea D．need17、A．cold B．fullofjoy C．pale D．onfire18、A．lie B．hide C．defend D．stay19、A．repeated B．discovered C．corrected D．described20、A．careful B．patient C．honest D．practical第二節(jié)（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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。JoannaCole,bornonAugust11,1944inNewark,NewJersey,hasbeencreditedtobeoneofthe1．(popular)children’sauthorsofalltimeShe2．(write)over250bookssofarColehasowedalargepartofherpassiontooneofherelementaryschoolteachersJoannaColecontinuedhereducationand3．(final)earnedabachelor’sdegreeIn1971shedecidedtowriteherfirstbookcockroachesShedidsomeresearchanddiscovered4．hadneverbeenabookwrittenforchildrenaboutcockroaches5．,shethoughtshewouldbethefirstColewrotethefirstMagicSchoolBusin6．Thebookwouldgoontobepublishedthe7．(follow)yearandquicklybecamebookseriesandcartoonseriesduetoits8．(succeed)Colewritesinawaythatwillhopefullyinspirechildren9．(think)likeascientistShedoesthisbywritingideasinsteadofjustfactsShealsotriestoaskquestionsinherbooks10．requirechildrentothinkanddiscovertheanswersastheyreadThiscreates11．engagingexperienceforchildren,soitisnowonderwhyyoungerreadersareinterestedinherbooks第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)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、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在下面寫出該加的詞。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每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Sometimespeoplearemeantootherswhoaresmarterordifferentfro