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《綜合英語A》2023-2024學(xué)年第二學(xué)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、—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant2、--Ittookmeeightyearstobuildupmybusiness,anditalmostkilledme.--Well,youknowwhattheysay..A．ThereisnosmokewithoutfireB．Nopains,nogainsC．AllroadsleadtoRomeD．Practicemakesperfect3、—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK4、Heisn’tsuchaman______heusedtobe.A．who B．whomC．that D．a(chǎn)s5、Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．a(chǎn)llowance6、CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit7、Whentension________inarelationshipbetweentwopeople,afrequentwayofdealingwiththisistosendmessagesthroughathirdperson.A．a(chǎn)rouses B．a(chǎn)rises C．rises D．raises8、Touristsarerequiredto_________localcustomsandmindtheirmannerswhentravellingabroad.A．spot B．confirmC．observe 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D．having10、—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．a(chǎn)ctonC．hangonD．centeron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。AVinegarmakessalad，friesanddumplingstastebetter，andyoucanevenuseittocleanyourwindows．Andnow，accordingtoscientists，itmayeventheplanet'spopulationsurviveclimatechange．ResearchersfromtheRIKENCenterforSustainableResourceScience（CSRS）inJapanfoundthatgrowingplantsinvinegarmakesthemmoreresistanttodroughts．Thiscouldmeanthatinthefuture，worriesaboutclimatechangeaffectingtheworld'ssupplyoffoodwillbemuchlower．ThediscoverywasmadeaftertheresearchersstudiedtheArabidopsis，aplantknownforitsabilitytosurviveindryweather．Itwasfoundthatwhentheplantwasplacedindrought﹣likeconditions，itproducedachemicalcalledacetate（醋酸鹽）﹣themaincomponentofvinegar．Afterdiscoveringthis，thescientistsexperimentedfurtherbyaddingacetatetothesoilofotherplants，beforetheystoppedgivingthemwatercompletely．Afterleavingtheplantsfor14days，theyfoundthattheonestreatedwithacetatehadsurvived，whiletheuntreatedplantshaddriedupanddied．It'shopedthatthissimplemethodofsurvivalcouldsoonbeusedtohelpfarmersindrycountrieskeeptheircropsalive．"Intheexperiment，wetargetedthestaplefoodsoftheworld﹣rice，wheatandmaize﹣andthebasicplantofbreedingspecies，rapeseed（油菜籽），"JongMyongKim，co﹣authorofthestudy，toldPopularSciencemagazine．Kimalsotoldthemagazinehe'salreadybeenintouchwithpeopleallovertheworldwhoareinterestedintryingthissimpleandcost﹣effectivemethodoutforthemselvesfromflowergrowingcompaniestoamateurgardeners．Althoughatthispointkeepingthirstyplantsaliveisn'taseasyasjustpouringvinegaroverthem，Kimsaidheandhisteamareworkingonmakingtheprocessassimpleaspossible．"Nowwearetryingtocooperatewithsomefarmers，andalsosomecompanies，tomakeamethodtoapplythissystem，"hesaid．Andforthoseofuswhoalwaysforgettoaskourneighborstowaterourplantswhenwegoaway，hopefullythismeanstheendofreturninghomefromatriptofindourfavoriteflowershavedied．1、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout？A．Theworld'sfoodsupplywillbeincreased．B．Plantsbettersurvivedroughts．C．TheArabidopsisisresistanttodroughts．D．Vinegarcouldbeusedtofightdroughts．2、Itwasdiscoveredthatacetatecan．A．beusedbyfarmerstoreplacesoilB．onlybeproducedbytheArabidopsisC．helpplantssurvivedryconditionsD．beusedtoimprovepoorsoil3、Whatarethetargetplantsoftheexperiment？A．a(chǎn)llbreedingspecies．B．wheatandArabidopisis．C．riceandmaize．D．rapeseedandArabidopisis．4、JongMyongKim'sexperimentoftryingoutthemethod．A．canmakepeople'stripspleasantB．turnedoutaworldwidesuccessC．isassimpleaspouringvinegarovertheplantsD．a(chǎn)ppealstomanyflowergrowingcompaniesBEverhappenedtohaveastrangerlookingatyouwitheyesfullofangeroutoftheblue?Itwaspainfulandconfusing,butsureagreatlesson.Firstthingthatpassedthroughmymindwasthatitmustbeamisunderstanding,suchalookwasnotmeantforme,butlaterIsawtheoldlady’sfacechangingeverytimeshesawme,atleastseventimes,nomoredoubtthatshewasveryangrywithme.Iwasconfused,shocked,andnearanger,mybrainswerespinning,tryingtofigureouthow’sandwhy’sbutsomehowmanagedtonotshowitonmyface.Wenthome,sleptanightoveritanddecidedthatIhavetofindawaytomakepeacewiththislady.TheverynextdayIboughtsomenicechocolateprayingtoseeheragainandwhenIcaughtsightofher,wentstraighttoherandapologizedtellingher“IamsoverysorryifIangeredyou,Ihadnosuchintention,pleaseacceptmyapologizes”,andhandledherthechocolate.Surprised,shetoldmenottomindher,andapologizedtoo.Itwasanawkwardmoment,butwemadepeaceandtheembarrassmentisreplacedbysmilesnow.Iamverygratefulforthisexperience,itshowsmeIstillhaveplentyofworktodowithmymind,Ilearnedhowitisnoteasytotakeknowledgeof,acceptandforgiveactsthatwemayfeelasunfair,andittaughtmeofpossibilitiesaboutfixingaconflict.Bestadvicetokeepformyself?Donotreact,donotbequicktojudge,sleepitover,andthrowinapinchofempathyforselfaswellasothers.1、Theunderlinedphrase“outoftheblue”inparagraph1probablymeans__________.A．unexpectedlyB．curiouslyC．sadlyD．gently2、Theauthorboughtsomechocolatefortheladyinorderto_________.A．seeheragainB．a(chǎn)pologizetoherC．giveherasurpriseD．breaktheicewithher3、Whywastheoldladyangry，accordingtotheauthor?A．Sheprobablymisunderstoodtheauthor.B．Theauthorwasrudetoherbefore.C．Shedidn’twanttoseetheauthor.D．Theyhadaquarrelwitheachotherbefore.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Anunforgettableexperience.B．Fixingaconflict.C．Smilingcanmakeadifference.D．Makingpeace.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．閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Whyshouldyougotocollege?Oneimportantanswertothisquestionismore__16___.Asopposedtogenerationsofthepast,highschoolgraduatestodayare_17___togetthenumberofhigh-paidjobsthatwere__18__available.TheU.S.hasbeenchangedfromamanufacturing-basedeconomyintoaneconomybasedon___19_,andtheimportanceofacollegeeducationtodaycanbe_20___tothatofahighschooleducationfortyyearsago.It__21__asthegatewaytobetterchoicesandmoreopportunity.Thereare__22_reasonsastowhyitisimportanttogotocollege.Whenstudents_23__apos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