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《英語公共演講》2023-2024學年第一學期期末試卷院(系)_______班級_______學號_______姓名_______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、—Irisisalwayskindand________tothesufferingofothers.—Nowondershechoosestobeareliefworker.A．allergicB．immuneC．relevantD．sensitive2、－You’vebeencoughingsobadlyrecently.Giveupsmoking,please.－_______.IthinkIamaddictedtoit.A．Itcan’tbehelped B．GoodideaC．Sofar,sogood D．Farfromit3、Whilehisapproachwasacomplete________fromestablishedpractices,theresultwassatisfactory.A．separation B．prohibition C．departure D．judgment4、Iwasillthatday,otherwiseI_______thesportsmeet.A．tookpartin B．wouldhavetakenpartinC．hadtakenpartin D．wouldtakepartin5、BythetimeIsawtheangryexpressiononhisface,I________exactlywhatIwashavingtoface.A．knewB．hadknownC．wouldknowD．haveknown6、ThematchesoftheFIFAWomen’sWorldCupwillbeplayedin2019allaroundFrance,whosemen’steam_____the2018WorldCup.A．wins B．wonC．haswon D．hadwon7、Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.8、Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．arrival9、WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid10、Ifyoueveraren’tsurewhetheryouhaveboughttheverybestsmartphone,just_________“goodenough.”A．makeforB．settleforC．answerforD．accountfor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。ASemi-retiredadvertisingagencyownerStephenThomas,28,hasbeeninvestingonandoffforthepast30years.Hemademoneyinthe.dotcomboombutgothisfingersburnedwhenthebubbleburstinMarch2000.Whenhegotaccesstohispensionhedecidedtostartinvestingagain,thistimewiththehelpofhissonSam.NowthetwomeetupmostafternoonsatStephen’shomeinSandbach,Cheshiretotalkaboutinvestments.Thedaystartsat4amwhenSamlooksatcompanyannouncementsonline.Theseregulatoryannouncementscanincludeafirm’saccounts,generalupdatesornewsofmergers(合并)oracquisitions.Samflagsupcompaniesthathethinkslookinterestingtohisdadwhothendoessomemoreresearch.EachhasanISA(IndividualSavingsAccount)withAJBell,whichtheyusetobuyindividualstocksandshares.ItisariskywaytoinvestbutthetwolikedoingtheirownresearchoncompaniesandStephenmakesanefforttogotoinvestorpresentationsandtrytomeettheCEOanddirectorsofthefirmstheyinvestinandtospeaktootherinvestorsinthecompanies.Theyhaveinvestedinoilcompaniesandpetcarebusinesses,tonamejustafew.Butwhiletheinvestmentsofthetwomenaresimilar,theydohavedifferentapproaches.WhileSamlikestoholdsharesforthelongtermasheissavingmoneyforhisfutureretirement,Stephenlikestobuywithanyprofitshemakes.Samsays,“WedonotarguebecausewehaveseparateISAs.Itmeansfinallywemakeourowndecisionsaboutwhichsharestoinvestin.Theonlytimewemighthaveadisagreementiswhenwebothwanttousetheloginforthenewsserviceatthesametime.”1、WhathappenedtoStephenin2000?A．Hehadtoretirefromtheagency.B．Hegaveawayallhispensions.C．Hegotinjuredinanaccident.D．Hesufferedalossinhisinvestment.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“flagsup”inParagraph2mean?A．Marks.B．Abandons.C．Takesover.D．Setsup.3、HowdidStephenusuallyconducthisownresearch?A．Bymeetingclientsandotherinvestors.B．Bypredictingthetrendofthemarket.C．Byanalyzingsomeresearchdata.D．Bydoingongoinginterviewsonline.4、InwhataspectdoSamandhisfathershareininvestment?A．Thewaytodealwiththereturn.B．Thepercentageofthesharestheyhold.C．Theenthusiasmfortheinvestment.D．Theapproachtostockmarketresearch.BMusichasagreateffectoneveryone.Butdoesmusicaffectplants,too?Peoplehavebeenexperimentingwithmusicforalmostthreedecades.Fromschool-levelprojectstohigher-levelscientificexperiments,theeffectofmusiconplantshasbeenaconfusinganddebatabletopic.Weknowmusicissoundandsoundisnothingmorethanawave.Plantgrowthisaresultofthecelldivisionthattakesplacewithinthecells.Butwhyismusicassociatedwithplantgrowth?Inhumans,musichasastrongeffectonourhealthandmood,andovertheyears,peoplehaveclaimedthatthesameeffecthasbeenobservedonplants,too.Plantsaresensitivebynature,andmanypeopleclaimthattheyhavefeelingsjustashumansdo.Therearestoriesaboutplantssheddingtears.Althoughscientistsdonotsupporttheseasfacts,thesemythshaveledthemtotakeupvariousexperimentsonplants.Variousstudieshaveprovedthatplantsrespondtoacoustic(音響的)energy.Itincreasestheirrateofgrowthandtheirsize,andinfluencestheiroverallhealth.DanCarlson,afterathoroughstudyoveraspanofmanyyears,hasreachedaconclusionthatmusichelpsplantsabsorbnutrients(養(yǎng)分)moreefficiently.IttookDanaboutfifteenyearstodevelopafoliagespray(葉面噴劑)thatisusedbeneficiallywiththesoundfrequencies.Carlsoncallsthisspray“SonicBloom”.Hisfindingshaveprovedtobebeneficialforcountlessfarmersandhaveresultedin－accordingtoGuinnessBookofWorldRecords－thelargestindoorplantonrecord.ThePurplePassionwastreatedwiththeSonicBloomprocess.Itgrewtobe1,300feettallandwasaliveevenafter25years.Itsnormallifespan(壽命),however,is18monthsanditgrowsnotmorethan18feettall.Thebook,SecretoftheSoil,writesaboutSonicBloomanditsresults.SonicBloomisalsosoldinthemarket.1、Whatinspiredscientiststoexperimentwithplants?A．Theeffectsofmusiconhumans.B．Plantsaresensitivebynature.C．Thecelldivisiontakingplacewithinthecells.D．People’sdebatableopinionoftheeffectmusichasonplants.2、WhatisthemainideaofPara.3?A．Nutrientsareimportanttoplants.B．Musiccanhavesomegoodeffectsonplants.C．Howtherateofgrowthofplantscanbeimproved.D．Whatkindsofmusiccancontributetothegrowthofplants.3、WhatdidDanCarlsondevelop?A．Aspraycalled“SonicBloom”.B．Amethodtogrowlargerplants.C．Aspecialplantthatgrowsveryfast.D．Acousticenergythatplantsrespondto4、WhyisthePurplePassionincludedinGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?A．Itistheoldestindoorplant.B．Itisthelargestindoorplant.C．Itgivesoffthemostpleasantsmell.D．Itcangrowinthetoughestconditions.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．ForTheFlyingClassroom’ssecondproject,11ofusfromTehranwenttoTokhme-Baloot,aruralvillageinIlam,oneofthepoorestprovincesinthecountry.1bythegovernment,Ilamhasahighrateofunemployment,2anddruguse.Peoplethereusedtomaketheirlivingbyfarming,butnowthiswayoflifeis3byconstantfamine(饑荒).Thesituationforchildrenthereis4.Boyswhodon’tdowellinschoolmuststartworkaftereighthgradeandgirlswhodon’tdowellinschoolstayathomedoing5orgetmarried.Becauseourresearchbeforethetripmadeusbelievetherewerelarge6aroundthevillage,weplannedourprojectconceptaroundoak(橡樹)treesandsquirrelstomakethechildren7thebeautyoftheenvironment.8,whenwearrivedatthevillage,wesawthattherewereonlyflat,9grassfields.Tokhme-Balootwasfarless10thanwehadexpected.Thevillagehadonlygottengasandelectricityfouryearsearlier,anditwassometimes11inthewinter.Afterwesawthevillageandthesurroundingarea,thebestconceptfortheprojectthatwecouldthinkoffocusedontherespectfor12.Webeganworkingwiththestudents.Childrenstarted13theschoolequipmentinbrightcolors.MycolleagueZoyaandIcutadeadbranchintopiecesandpaintedittorecreateatreeinsidetheschool,asasymbolofnature14bychildren,andonitwehungthesquirrelsandcranes.Welefttheschoolinbrightcolorswithobjectsto15thechildren’simaginations.Projectslikeoursareviewed16byIran’sgovernment,andduringourtripwewere17twice,oncebythearmyandoncebyBasij,aparamilitary(準軍事的)militia(民兵組織).Theycametotheschoolandtalkedtoourgroup’sfounderabouttheproject,questioninghimaboutis18,whosupportedit,whoourmemberswere,etc.Afterthetip,we19thatTheFlyingClassroommightbestopped,but20,itwasn’t.1、A．SupportedB．IgnoredC．CheatedD．Valued2、A．povertyB．influenceC．developmentD．increase3、A．usedB．coveredC．threatenedD．enjoyed4、A．hopefulB．poorC．wonderfulD．strange5、A．homeworkB．cookingC．choresD．washing6、A．companiesB．factoriesC．forestsD．markets7、A．destroyB．appreciateC．forgetD．decide8、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．BesidesD．Instead9、A．falseB．dustyC．poisonousD．rare10、A．developedB．visitedC．knownD．polluted11、A．benefitedB．producedC．burnedD．interrupted12、A．warB．natureC．loveD．god13、A．dreamingB．stealingC．paintingD．borrowing14、A．praisedB．writtenC．createdD．saved15、A．limitB．inspireC．shareD．check16、A．skepticallyB．naturallyC．wonderfullyD．secretly17、A．sentencedB．killedC．interviewedD．rescued18、A．purposeB．resultC．incomeD．success19、A．hopedB．concludedC．pretendedD．feared20、A．secondlyB．fortunatelyC．unluckilyD．gradually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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。ThefirstEnglishversionofthefamousmartialartsnovel,"TheLegendoftheCondorHeroes”（《射雕英雄傳》）1．(schedule)tocomeoutintheUKnextyear2．almosteveryChinesepersonknows,thenovelwaswrittenbyLouisCha,betterknownbyhispenname,JinYongLondon-basedMaclehousePresshasconfirmedthatthenovel3．(come)outin12volumes(冊),withthefirstsettocomeoutonFeb4．Inthepublisher'spromotional5．(introduce)ofthe"TheLegendoftheCondorHeroes",theserieswasreferredtoasaChineseversionof"GameofThrones”（《權利的游戲》）．ThefirstvolumehasbeentranslatedbyAnnaHolmwood,anEnglishpublishingagent6．(work)togetherwithmanyfamousChinesewriters,suchasYuHua,LiuZhenyun,andYanGeHolmwood7．(translate)"TheLegendoftheCondorHeroes"since2012,andfromthesecondvolumeonwardssheinvitedGigiChangtohelpher8．thetranslationLouisChaisChina'smostinfluentialmartialartsauthorwith9．totalof15novelsSincethe1950s,about100million10．(copy)ofhisworkshavebeensoldaroundtheworldButonlythreeofthemhavebeentranslatedfortheEnglish-speakingworldTheyare"FoxVolantoftheSnowyMountain'’，"TheDeerandtheCauldron"and"TheBookandtheSword"LouisChaiswidelyrecognizedasoneofthemost11．(success)authorsinChina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，下文就是你同桌的一篇作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句最多有兩處。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、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。NowI’dliketosharewithyouastrangeexperienceIhadamonthbefore、Itmaysoundfunn