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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第一部分（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1、Childrenunderfifteenarenotpermittedtoseesuchkindoffilm_________isbadfortheirmentaldevelopment.A．as B．whatC．which D．that2、—Whyareyousoupset?—Ihadmycomputerrepairedyesterday,butit________workagain.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t3、Kingsman:TheSecretServiceisaspyactioncomedyfilm.Wantstocomewithme?I’dloveto,butmybestfriendisgettingmarried,andIwon’t_______itforanything.A．overlook B．trade C．miss D．forget4、TheMid-AutumnFestivalis________specialholidayformostChinesewhen________wholefamilywillgettogether.A．the;the B．a;the C．a;a D．the;a5、Themanageristryingtofindamantorecommendhowthejob.A．isdone B．bedone C．shoulddone D．todo6、Iusuallydothewashingupandleavethecookingtomywife，______she’sabettercookthanme．A．unless B．as C．eventhough D．incase7、—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．after C．unless D．when8、They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup9、Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith10、—BoB．couldIuseyourcomputerthisevening?—Sorry.Iareportonitthen.A．willbewriting B．havebeenwritingC．havewritten D．willhavewritten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。APeopleoftenfeelanonymous(匿名)ontheInternet.Theybelievetheirbrowsingbehaviorsandwhattheybuyorwritecanbeprivateastheywant.Infact,that’sfarfromtrue,anewstudyfinds.Websitesusuallyofferastatementthatdescribeswhattheymayormaynotdowithdataaboutauser’sactivities.Youmightbeattractedtoreadthroughthatentiredocument.Butbepreparedfordisappointment.Thesedocumentstendtolistonlyasmallpartofthewebsiteswhichareallowedtohaveaccesstoyourdata.Therefore,it’simpossibleforuserstomakeinformedjudgmentsabouthowprivatetheironlineactivitiesare.Thenewresearchexploredthedisclosureondata-sharingby200,000websites.TheseincludedtheArkansasstategovernmenthomepageandtheCountryMusicsite.Thestudyanalyzedhowthesesitesshareddatawiththirdparties.Suchrecipientsofyourdatacouldbeadvertisersorcompaniesthatmakemoneybysellingpersonaldata.Thestudyalsoexaminedhowthosesiteshaddescribedtheirpolicyforprotectingthedataprivacy.TimothyLibert,whoworksatOxfordUniversity,studiesdataprivacy.Forthisanalysis,heusedasoftwaretoolcalledwebXray.Ittracked1.8milliondatasharedbyeachofthosewebsiteswiththird-partydatacollectors.Only14.8%ofthosedatawenttothirdpartiesthatwerenamedinthesitesprivacypolicies.Datathatweretransferredtowidelyfamiliarthirdparties—Google,FacebookandTwitter—weremorelikelytobeleakedthanthoseweretransferredtounknownparties.Libertfoundthat38.3%ofdatasenttoGooglehadbeenleaked.Evenifawebsitelistedallofthethirdpartiesitsharedyourdatawith,usersstillmightneverlearnhowwidelytheirdatahadbeenshared.Why?Thirdpartiesthatreceivedatacanlatersharethosedataagain.Thinkofyourdatanowbeingtransmittedtoanonymousfourthandfifthparties.Gettingonlineis“sortoflikethrowingbeansintheair,”Libertconcludes.“There’snowaytoknowwhereyourdataendup.”1、Whataspectofthewebsitesstatementswilldisappointpeople?A．Thelengthofthedocuments. B．Thereliabilityoftheinformation.C．Thereadabilityofthecontents. D．Theaccuracyofthelanguage.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disclosure”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Reveal. B．Money.C．Disappointment. D．Advertisement.3、WhatdidLibertfindinhisstudy?A．Morethanaquarterofdata-sharingwenttounnamedthirdparties.B．ThedataontheInternetisalwayskeptsecretbythirdparties.C．Widelyfamiliarthirdpartiescouldcollectusers’datamoredifficultly.D．Widelyfamiliarthirdpartiesweremorelikelytoleakoutusers’onlinedata.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．FamouswebsitesarenolongersafeB．PrivatedatacannolongerbeprivateC．Data-sharingisbecomingveryunpopularD．LargecompaniesmakemoneybysellingpersonaldataBHawkingdiedearlyWednesdayathishomeinEnglandattheageof76.Throughouthiscareerasoneoftheworld’smostrecognizablecosmicthinkers,heregularlythrewhimselfintopopculture’scomedicringwithcameos（客串）onprogramssuchasTheSimpsonsandLateNightwithConanO’Brien.TheseappearancesdefinedHawking’spersonallifeasmushashisuniverse-shakingtheoreticalwork.Humor,however,wasnotjustonesideofhispersonality,butakeytoovercomingthediseasehestruggledagainstsince1963.“Keepinganactivemindhasbeenvitaltomysurvival,ashasmaintainingasenseofhumor,”Hawkingsaidina2013documentary.“IamprobablybetterknownformyappearancesonTheSimpsonsandonTheBigBangTheorythanIamformyscientificdiscoveries.”At21,Hawkingwasdiagnosedwithaconditionsimilartoamyotrophiclateralsclerosis（肌萎縮性側索硬化癥）,alsoknownasLouGehrig’sdisease.AccordingtotheALSAssociation,“HalfofallpeopleaffectedwithALSliveatmostthreeormoreyearsafterdiagnosis.Twentypercentlivefiveyearsormore;onlytenpercentwilllivemorethantenyears.”ThediseasewouldeventuallyshutdownHawking’smotorfunctions,makinghimspeechlessandunabletomovewithoutawheelchair.Doctorsinitiallysaidhewouldbedeadintwoyears.Hiscondition,however,provedtobearateslow-actingversion.ButHawkingfoughtthroughhisworsephysicalstate,risingtoapositionasacelebratedprofessorofmathematicalattheUniversityofCambridgeandalteringthepopularconceptionofphysicswithhis1988bestseller,ABriefHistoryofTime.“WhenIturned21,myexpectationswerereducedtozero,”hesaidinaTVshow.Headded,“ItwasimportantthatIcametoappreciatewhatIdidhave.It’salsoimportantnotbecomeangry,nomatterhowdifficultlifeis,becauseyoucanloseallhopeifyoucan’tlaughatyourselfandatlifeingeneral.”1、WhatwasHawkinglikeaccordingtothetext?A．Hewaskindandbrave.B．Hewasfriendlyandadventurous.C．Hewashumorousandstrong-minded.D．Hewasshyanduncommunicative.2、HowdidHawkingdealwithALS?A．Hedidfurtherresearchintothedisease.B．Hekeptapositiveattitudetowardshisdisease.C．Hedidmoreexerciseandspokealotwithothers.D．Hewenttohospitaltohaveahealthcheckregularly.3、WhatcanbelearntfromthestoryofHawking?A．Laughteristhebestmedicine.B．Losttimeisneverfoundagain.C．Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.D．Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.4、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．ALSisacommondiseaseinEngland.B．DoctorsonceabandonedtreatmentforHawking.C．PlayingrolesincomedywasHawking’sfavorite.D．It’salmostawonderthatHawkingcansurvivethedisease.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，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Cherish(珍惜)nownolongermissedJohn,afamousmusician,tookhispricelessantiquezither(齊特琴)andplayeditinthecrowdedsubwaystation.Themusiccomingfromthezitherwasdelicately（優(yōu)美地）streamingthroughoutthewhole1However,duringtheone-hourplay,onlysixorsevenpeopleweretruly2thecharmingmusic.Johnonlygot52dollarsforhisworkthatday.However,innormaldays,whenJohnisabouttoholda3,oneticketcanbesoldatmorethan100dollarsanditisextremely4tobuyaticketevenatsuchahighprice.Therefore,later,manypassers-byinthestationthatdayfeltdeeply5fornotrecognizingthefamousmusicianandmissingsuchvaluablebut6musicfeast.Ihaveavery7friendwhohadtotallychangedafter8thathiswifecamedownwithanacute(嚴重的)illness.Hecookedbyhimselfforthefamilyandtookawalkwithhiswifeeveryday.Nonetheless（但是）,hiswifestilldidnot9toconquertheillnessandpassedawayafterthreemonths.Afterthat,heoftensighed10miserablythatduetohispastbusylife,hehad11alotofbeautifultimewithhiswife.Butnow,itis12tomakeupforit.Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.Wehave13alotofpreciousthingsinourlifewithoutknowinghowto14them.Actually,Ialsomissedsomething15before.Thereasonissimple:wehadthoughtthatwecouldstillownthemtomorrow.Nevertheless,tomorrowisactually16reliable.TherewasafamousBuddhistmonk(修道士)sayingthatinmanypeople’slives,theyhaveonlydonetwothings:waitingand17Theresultisthattheywerealwaystoolatetocherish18theyhadbeforetheylostit.Wewouldoftenclaimtodosomethingwhenwe19,orwhenwehavemoneyorwhenwebecomeold,etc.However,whenwereachthe20,wecouldnolongerrealizeour____,becausewehavelostitbythen.1、A．hallB．stationC．squareD．busstop2、A．appreciatingB．listeningC．creatingD．discussing3、A．meetingB．partyC．debateD．concert4、A．easyB．convenientC．possibleD．difficult5、A．excitedB．disappointedC．regretfulD．worried6、A．specialB．cheapC．deliciousD．wonderful7、A．lazyB．socialC．busyD．optimistic8、A．guessingB．knowingC．expectingD．telling9、A．decideB．promiseC．hopeD．manage10、A．missedB．spentC．wastedD．valued11、A．necessaryB．absoluteC．impossibleD．beneficial12、A．missedB．madeC．inventedD．contributed13、A．cherishB．applyC．protectD．express14、A．importantB．preciousC．positiveD．negative15、A．tosomedegreeB．onthewayC．atalltimesD．bynomeans16、A．regrettingB．rewardingC．demandingD．expecting17、A．whichB．thatC．whatD．when18、A．getupB．setupC．growupD．makeup19、A．stationB．conditionC．agreementD．destination20、A．dangerB．mistakeC．purposeD．wish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。There'snoplaceintheworldlikeVenice,ItalySituatedintheAdraticSea,thecityofWaterismadeupof118tinyislandsHowever,it1．(be)indangerofsinkingnowBecause2．citywasbuiltonsoftsoil,ithasbeensinkingunderthepressureofitsownweightScientistssaythatVenicesinks3．arateofnearlytwoinchesevery100yearsMeanwhile,risingsealevelscouldmakeVenicegounderevenfasterEarth'stemperatureisslowlyincreasing,4．iscausingseaicetomeltandmakestheworld'swatersriseExperts5．(rush)tosaveVenicenowbecauseofitsrichculture“ManyfamousartistsandoperasingershavecomefromVeniceSomeoftheworld'sgreatest6．(paint)canbefoundonthecity'smuseumwalls,"explainsMelissaConn7．(keep)thecityafloat,expertswanttopumpabout40billiongallonsofseawaterbeneathVeniceWhilescientistsworktogettheirplan8．(approve),peopleinVenicelivetheirnormallifeWhenthetiderollsinthelocalshavewaysofkeepingeveryonedryCaféownersmovetablesto9．(high)ground,andhotelspassouthighbootstoguests10．(fortune),dealingwiththerisingwaterdoesnotmakethenativesdiscouraged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。Onastormnight,Iwasaloneathome、Afterfinishingmyhomework,Iwasabouttogotobed、Allofsudden