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《財(cái)稅英語(yǔ)》2023-2024學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期末試卷題號(hào)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、Thenewhotelisreportedtobebuiltitusedtobeawasteland.A．which B．whereC．inwhich D．what2、Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must3、Sometimeswehavetofaceembarrassingmoments________wecanonlykeepsilent.A．who B．whichC．when D．why4、IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill5、Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie6、Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingout_______theycangowithanewteacher.A．howfar B．howsoon C．howoften D．howlong7、-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich8、IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,________I’dliketovoteforhim.A．butB．forC．orD．so9、Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed10、Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AThreeboyswereenjoyingthemselvesintheirhometownofBovina,Mississippi.However,theirliveswereturnedupsidedownwhentheydiscoveredthejawboneofaMastodon(齒乳象).BrothersShawnandCaidSellersandcousinMichaelMahalitcfoundtheprehistoricboneinapieceofearththatwasrecentlyplowed(犁、耕).“Ithoughtitwasalog,”Caidsaid.“ItriedtopickitupanditwasreallyheavyandIsawteethonit.”Theboneweighedabout50pounds.Theyeventuallygotthebonetotheirhomeandfitteditintheirtub(浴盆),butittooktheircollectivestrength,mightandagolfcart,tocarrythelargeMastodonbone.“Theydidn’texpecttofindthat,”Michael’smomsaid.“Nowthattheyhave,Ibelievethattheywillbemoreawareoftheirsurroundingsandwhatthey’rediggingupwhentheyarediggingandplaying.”“We’vegottenalotofpetrified(石化的)woodandCivilWarrelicsfromtheareaandthat’swhatIthoughtitwas,”thebrothers’mothersaid.“Thisisourfirstsetofteethwe’vefound.Sowethoughtitwastheirimagination.Wewerequitesurprisedtoseethatitwasnottheirimagination.”Theywereexploringnearthebrothers’home.Loandbehold(真想不到),theysawwhattheythoughtresembledafossil.Itwasthecuratorofpaleontology(古生物負(fù)責(zé)人)oftheMississippiMuseumofNaturalScience,GeorgePhillips,whofirstidentifiedtheboneasa“verymatureindividual.”TheMastodonwasamammalwholivedduringtheprehistorictimes.Theyhadlongtusksandtrunks,likeelephants.Theywereclearlydifferentfromtheirmodern-daycounterparts,aswellaswoollymammoths(猛犸).1、HowdidtheyfindthejawboneofaMastodon?A．Withgreatefforts. B．Bychance.C．Instructedbyanexpert. D．Throughimagination.2、Atfirstthebrothers’motherthoughtthejawbonewas________.A．frompeoplewhodiedintheCivilWar B．thebonefromaverymatureindividualC．likealogorsomething D．theprehistoricbone3、ThediscoveryofthejawboneofaMastodonisimportantmainlybecauseit________.A．helpspeopletoknowmoreabouttheCivilWarB．teacheskidstobemoreawareoftheirsurroundingsC．promotestheresearchonmoreprehistoriccreaturesD．a(chǎn)ttractstheMississippiMuseumofNaturalScience4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthearticle?A．PrehistoricBonesRecentlyFoundinMississippiB．NotPetrifiedWoodNorCivilWarRelicsC．FirstIdentifyingBoneasa“VeryMatureIndividual”D．UnexpectedlyDiscoveringMastodonJawboneB“Withdepressinglyfewexceptions,performancesaredullandlackvitality…Afteryearsoftryingtoconvincemyselfotherwise,Inowfeelsurethatballetisdying.”JenniferHomans,Apollo’sAngelsIsballetdead?Hastheartformevolvedtodepression?JenniferHomans’sconclusiontoherfascinatinghistoryofballet,Apollo’sAngels,isworrying.Itappearsthatballet’spulsecontinuestobeatstrongly,however,especiallywithaTchaikovskydefibrillatorattached.Sowhyaresomedancecommentatorsarguingthatballetisdying?Anddotheyhaveapoint?“Balletisdead”“Balletisdying”allringtonesofFriedrichNietzsche’sphilosophicalclaim:“Godisdead.”Headlinegrabbling,certainly.Yetcanballetbedefinedinsuchblackandwhiteterms?Surelyitismoreabstract,filledwithshadesofpopulargrey.①Tostartwith,howdoyoudefineballet?Whatisballettoday?ConsiderpopularmodernclassicslikeTwylaTharp’sIntheUpperRoom,wheredancerswearpointyshoesandsneakers,combiningcontemporaryandclassicalvocabularytogether.Orclosertohome,thereisGraemeMurphy’sSwanLake,whichlayerselementsofPetipa’schoreography(編舞)withacontemporarythemeandaesthetic.Manycontemporarychoreographersallembraceclassicalformandprinciples,thenmanipulate(操縱)therules.②.Thelinebetweencontemporarydanceandballetisvague.InaninterviewwithTheTelegraph(2015),BritishchoreographerMattewBourneacknowledgesthatthis“cross-fertilisation”betweencontemporarydanceandballetcontinuestogrow,asevidencedbytheriseinnewcommissionsfromcontemporarychoreographersattheRoyalBalletandEnglishNationalBallet.ReferringtoHomans’sbook,Bournebelieveswhathaschangedisthat“thedanceformsarecomingclosertogether”.Notdying,butmerging.Reinventing.ThishasbeenthecaseamongstAustralasianballetcompaniesformanyyearsnow.③.Homanswritesthatballet’sdeclinebeganafterthepassingofAshtonandBalanchine.Somethingahschanged,certainly.Astylisictransitionfromneo-classicaltocontemporaryballethasoccurred.④Ourartform’sevolutionhasalwaysbeenwithextinction.ProminentdancecriticwithTheNewYorkTimes,AlastairMacaulay,says:“ballethasdiedagainandagainoverthecenturies,”andyet,“phoenix-like,roseagainfromitsashes”.Historyshowstherewereperiodswhereballethibernatedandlackedpopularity.Thiscoincidedwiththeartform’schangingforums.Sohereistheirony:whatsellsbest,still,arereproductionsofPetipa’sclassics.AseasonwithoutaTchaikovskyscoreisafinancialrisk.AndwithoutNutcracker(《胡桃夾子》),halftheballetcompaniesinNorthAmericawouldnotexist.Admittedly,asadancer,myfavouriterolesAlbrecht,PrinceSiegfriedandRomeowerefromtheclassicalcanon;Iamatraditionalistatheart(wholovestobechallengedbygoodcontemporaryballets).Apartofthecharmbehindclassicalrepertoire,forme,wasinreproducingthegloriesofpastgreats.Classicalballet’sframeworksupportsthemodernprocessofbench-marking.PerhapsJenniferHomans’sthoughtsarenotcompletelyunfounded.Perhapsballetisdyingforsome.Ballet’sevolutionhasbeendelayedbyitsaudiences.AndasHomanssuggestsinherepilogue,perhapsalsobyitscreatives.Nowhereisaboldprediction.InlinewiththeRoyalBallet’sprogramminginBrisbanethisyearofChristopherWheeldon’sTheWinter’sTale,andWayneMacGregor’sWoolfWorksoverthenext20years,ballet’srelianceonPetipawilldecrease.Contemporaryballetsandmerge-styledballetswillproducetheirbox-officeinfluenceevermore.Why?Itissimple:ouraudienceswillbereadyforballettochangeagain.1、WhydoesthewriterciteJenniferHomans’swordsatthebeginningofthepassage?A．Tosupportthewriter’sviewpoint. B．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.C．Tohighlightthethemeofthepassage D．Toprovidethebackgroundknowledge.2、Thesentence‘Isthisnotballet?”shouldbeputin______.A．① B．②C．③ D．④3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisafactaboutballet?A．“Surelyitismoreabstract,filledwithshadesofpopulargrey.”(Para.3)B．“Thelinebetweencontemporarydanceandballetisvague.”(Para.5)C．“Ourartform’sevolutionhasalwaysbeenwithextinction.”(Para.7)D．“Whatsellsbest,still,arereproductionsofPetipa’sclassics.”(Para.8).4、AccordingtoMatthewBourne,_____.A．thedanceformsremainunchangedB．contemporarydancehasreinventedclassicballetC．balletisexperiencinggrowthandwillcontinuetodevelopD．a(chǎn)newformofballetiswidelyacceptedamongAustralians5、ThewritertakeshimselfasanexampleinParagraph8inordertoshow_____.A．classicsshouldbepromotedB．classicsarestillofgreatsignificanceC．classicalballet’sframeworkisoutofdateD．contemporaryballetsattractmoreaudiences6、Whatmaybetheaudiences’attitudetothechangeofballet?A．Supportive. B．Arbitrary.C．Critical. D．Concerned第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．WhenIwasaboytherewerenosmartphonesorcomputers．Still，Ineverfeltbored．Thefields，1andwoodlandsaroundmyhomeweretheperfectplayground．Icanrememberoncehikingtonearby2andwalkingslowlyaroundit．AtthebackofitIwasamazedtofindanolddirtroadthatIhadneverseenbefore．Itwasfullofmuddytyretracksanddeepwoodsbordereditonbothsides，but3itstillseemedlikeafineadventure．I4onandonforwhatseemedlikehours．Iwassuremyguardianangel（守護(hù)天使）was5inmyearstoturnaroundand6backhomebutIwas7andevenabitstupid，soIwalkedon．Therewasstillneitheracarnorahouse8．Mylegsweregettingtired．InoticedthatthesunwasstartingtogodownandIgrew9．Ididn'twanttoendup10onthisroadinthedarkofnight，andIwasworriedthatitwouldbedark11Icouldmakemywaybacktothelakeagain．Icontinuedtowalkonwiththefeargrowinginsideofme．Myheartwas12fasterandmylegswereachingmoreseriouslythanbefore．WhenI13onelastcornerandsawahousethatI14，Ijumpedupanddownandlaughedoutloud．Iknewthewayhome!Itwasstilloveramileaway，butmy15feltlikefeathers．I16intothehousewithabigsmilejustintimefordinner．ThenIendedmyadventurewithagoodnight'ssleep．IrememberedthisrecentlywhenIsawa17，saying，"Allroadsleadhome"．Thisistrue．Ialsorememberedasage（圣人）comparedlifetoajourney．Arewegoingtomakethislifeaterrible18orarewegoingtomakethelifeajoyfulone？It19ourownchoice．Allroadsnomatterhowtheytwistandturn，can20ushomeinourhearts．Mayyoualwayswalkyourpathwithlove!Mayyoualwayshelpyourfellowtravelersalongtheway!1、A．towns B．hills C．farms D．villages2、A．farmhouse B．highway C．forest D．lake3、A．exploring B．a(chǎn)ppreciating C．introducing D．refusing4、A．drove B．flew C．walked D．rode5、A．waving B．singing C．whispering D．scolding6、A．head B．land C．pace D．wander7、A．sad B．stubborn C．mature D．a(chǎn)nxious8、A．inorder B．incomfort C．inneed D．insight9、A．pleased B．scared C．a(chǎn)stonished D．disappointed10、A．exposed B．injured C．trapped D．worried11、A．though B．if C．when D．before12、A．blocking B．sinking C．beating D．dancing13、A．turned B．searched C．checked D．examined14、A．owned B．recognized C．overlooked D．defined15、A．a(chǎn)rms B．hands C．head D．legs16、A．stormed B．danced C．dragged D．dived17、A．design B．signature C．sign D．signal18、A．trip B．scene C．event D．sight19、A．refersto B．dealswith C．decideson D．dependson20、A．lead B．urge C．move D．transport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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Traditionally,robotshavebeenhard,madeofmetalandotherrigidmaterialButateamofscientistsatHarvardUniversityintheUShasmanagedtobuildan1．(entire)softrobot—the“Octobot”2．(describe)insciencejournalNature,the“Octobot”couldpavethewayfor3．(effective)autonomousrobotsthatcouldbeusedinsearch,rescueandexplorationthanthetraditionalones“TheOctobotisaminimalsystemwhichmayserve4．a(chǎn)foundationforanewgenerationofcompletelysoft,autonomousrobots,”thestudy’sauthorswroteResearchers5．(work)onbuildingsoftrobotsfordecadesThey’vetaken6．(inspire)fromnature,lookingtoanimalsfromjellyfishtocockroaches,whichareoftenmadeupofmoreflexiblematterHowever,creatingacompletelysoftrobot7．(remain)achallengeEvenifengineersbuildasilicone(硅酮)body,8．isstillagrandchallengetoconstructflexibleversionsofessentialparts,suchasasourceofpower“9．softroboticsisstillinitsearlystage,itholdsagreatpromiseforseveralapplications,suchassearch-rescueoperationsandexplorations,”BarbaraMazzolaiofTechnology’CenterforMicro-BioRobotics,wroteinacomment“Softrobotsmightalsoopenupnewapproachesto10．(improve)wellnessandqualityoflife”第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧）,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(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的