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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、Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion2、ManypeoplefallintopanicduetotheearthquakeandtsunamiinJapanbutexpertsdon’texpectthistobe________aspropermeasureshavebeentaken.A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent3、Hardwork，alongwithdedicatedrevolutionaryspiritisthefundamentalguaranteeofsuccess，whichis________weshouldlearnfromthepioneersparticipatingintheLongMarch.A．that B．whatC．where D．how4、Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof5、—Tony,youseeminhighspirits.—________Wewonthematch4-1.A．Guesswhat? B．Oh,comeon!C．Sowhat? D．Nowonder.6、When____tofeelunworthy,childrenoftenworkextrahardtopleasetheirparents．A．tomake B．making C．made D．havingmade7、—Lindahasn’tshownupyet.—It’sstrange.She____.A．could B．might C．musthave D．shouldhave8、Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That’s_____hesucceededatlast.A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why9、DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto________,andhislazinessisone.A．putasideB．putupwithC．thinkofD．getalongwith10、Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit.A．until B．becauseC．though D．unless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。AAstudy,conductedbyDavidEvansoftheWorldBankandAnnaPopovaofStanfordUniversity,lookedat19programsaroundtheworldinwhichindividualsweregivencashtransfersfromthegovernment,eitherasahandoutorasa“reward”forsomethinglikegettingkidstoschoolontimeortakingthemtothedoctorforcheckups．EvansandPopovalookedattheimpactthosecashtransfershadonthefamilybudgetandwhetherornottheyledtoanincreaseinspendingonalcoholandcigarettes．Whattheyfoundwasthattheyalmostalwaysledtoareductioninafamily’salcoholandtobaccopurchases．Thenewsmaysurprisesomepeople,butit’strue,andtheresearchershaveseveraltheoriesaboutwhy．Onetheoryisthatthecashtransfermadethingspossiblethatonceseemedimpossible．Investingintheirkids’educationorbuyinghealthierandmoreexpensivefoodsmaybewithinreachnow,butwithoutthecashhandout,thesegoalsweren’tevenapossibility．Sofamiliescutbackonotherexpenses(likealcoholandtobacco)tomakethosedreamsareality．Anothertheoryisthatpeoplejustgenerallyseemtodowhatthey’retold．Iftheyaregivenmoneyandtoldtouseitfortheirfamily’swelfare,inmostcases,theywilldojustthat．Andthatleadstothethirdtheory:Thesecashtransfersareusuallygiventowomen,andstudiesshowthatwhenwomencontrolthepursestrings,moremoneyisspentontakingcareoftheirchildren．Whateverthereasonforthetrend,thedataisclear—familiesthatreceivecashhandoutsdon’twastethemoneyonboozeandcigarettesaswaspreviouslythought．Instead,theytypicallyusethatmoneyforthebenefitoftheirfamilies．Andthat’smoneywellspent．1、Thestudyprovesthat．A．cashtransfershelppoorfamiliesgetwhatwouldseemunavailableotherwiseB．cashshouldbegiventopoorpeopleasarewardforsomethinggoodforkidsC．givencashhandouts,poorpeoplewouldspendthemoneyonalcoholandtobaccoD．poorpeoplewouldsavethecashgivenbythegovernmentforemergencyneeds2、Acashtransferledtoareductioninafamily’salcoholandtobaccopurchasesbecause．A．theeducationgainedwiththecashwouldhelpthemdropalcoholandtobaccoB．themoneypreviouslyforalcoholandtobaccowouldhelprealizetheirdreamC．buyinghealthierandmoreexpensivefoodsleftlessmoneyforalcoholandtobaccoD．thatwasthepromisemadebeforethecashtransferwasgiventothepoorfamily3、Inparagraph5,whentheauthorsaid“womencontrolthepursestrings”,hejustmeant“”．A．womenaretoldwhattodoB．womenaregiventhemoneyC．womenknowwhattodowiththemoneyD．womenhavethefinalwordformoney4、Thepassagemainlytellsus．A．howthestudywascarriedoutB．whycashtransferispreferredC．thefindingsofastudyandexplanationstothemD．thetheoriesforastudyaboutcashtransfersBAcoupleofweeksago,afewfriendsandIhadanopportunitytoattendadearfriend’sweddinginNewYork.Aftertheweddingandreception,ratheraccidentallyfourofusgatheredinahotelroomandbegantoexplorethedeepermeaningoflifeanddeath.Whatdoesitmeantolivetruly?Ifweareallgettingclosertodeath,isallthematerialaccumulationworthit?Itisnotexactlythetypeofconversationsonehasatawedding.Whiletheanswersvariedfrompersontoperson,Iwasleftwithmorequestionsthananswersandafeelingofgratefulnesstobesurroundedbyfriendswhowereaskingthe“right”questions.Astheclockkepttickingpast3a.m.,oneoftheroommatessuggestedwewatchashortfilmtitled“LastDaysofZachSobiech”.Thefilmisaboutateenager’sjourneythroughthelastdaysofhisincurableillness.ThefilmbroughtupalotofmixedemotionsbutonequotethatstoodoutformewasZach’ssimpleexplanationofhappiness,“Whatmakesonehappyisseeingsomeoneelsesmilebecauseyouputitthere.”By4a.m.,therewasthisenergyintheroomthathadtobeshared!Withafewpackagesofpost-itnotes,wehitthehallsofthehotel.Wedecidedtoleaveshortinspirationalwordsonguests’doors,sowhentheyopenedtheirdoorsfewhourslaterasmilewouldturnup.Weendedupstickingpost-itnotesonallthedoorsuntilweranoutofthem.Thenoteonthedoorofthenewly-wedsproperlysaid,“Wherethereislove,thereislife.”1、About“explorethedeepermeaningoflifeanddeath”atawedding,theauthorthinks______A．itisrathermeaningful.B．itisinteresting.C．itisnatural.D．itisnotproper.2、Afterwatchingthefilm,whatimpressedtheauthormost?A．Zach’smixedemotions.B．Zach’spoorfate.C．Zach’ssimpleexplanationofhappiness.D．Zach’sstrugglewithillness.3、Whatdidtheauthorandhisfriendsdoaftertheysawthefilm?A．Theyknockeddoortodoortoofferhelpinthehotel.B．Theysharedhappinesswiththeworkersofthehotel.C．Theystucknoteswithencouragingwordsonguests’doors.D．Theythankedtheweddingcouplegratefullyforinvitation.4、Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthorandhisfriends’action?A．Onewhobringshappinesstoothersisalsohappyoneself.B．Helpingothersintroubleisgoodtooneself.C．Friendsareyourvaluabletreasure.D．Goodisrewardedwithgood.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，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 Onemorningalltheemployeesreachedtheofficeasusual．Andonthewalltheysawabigon21onwhichwaswritten：Yesterday,thepersonwhohasbeen22yourgrowthinthiscompanypassed23．Weinviteyoutojointhefuneralpreparedinthe24． Inthebeginning，theyallgot25formedeathofoneoftheircolleagues．26afterawhiletheystartedgetting27toknowwhowasthemanthatlimitedthegrowthofhiscolleaguesandthecompanyitself． The28inthegymwassuchthatsecurityagents(保安)were29tocontrolthecrowdwithintheroom．Themorepeoplereachedthecoffin(棺材)，themoretheexcitement30up．Everyonewhisperedtoeachother：“31onearthisthisguy?” Onebyonetheexcitedemployeesgotlosertothecoffin，andwhenthey32insideit，they33becamespeechless。Theystoodnearbythecoffin，shockedandin34．a(chǎn)sifsomeonehad35thedeepestpartoftheirsoul． Therewasa36insidethecoffin；everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself,Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthat37Thereisonlyonepersonwhois38tosetlimitstoyourgrowth：ITIS39!!!!!!Yourlifedoesn’tchangewheneveryonearoundyouchanges．YourlifechangeswhenYOUchange，whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefsinside．Don’tbeafraidof40；buildyourselfandyourreality．It’sthewayyoufacelifeitselfthatmakesthedifference!1、A．card B．post C．sign D．1etter2、A．encouragingB．helping C．building D．limiting3、A．on B．by C．a(chǎn)way D．down4、A．office B．gym C．way D．meetingroom5、A．sad B．excited C．a(chǎn)fraid D．calm6、A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．or D．so7、A．ready B．pleased C．curious D．serious8、A．surprise B．a(chǎn)nger C．excitement D．sadness9、A．a(chǎn)dmitted B．forced C．forbidden D．ordered10、A．heated B．woke C．turned D．kept11、A．Ⅵmere B．What C．How D．Who12、A．walked B．looked C．got D．turned13、A．suddenly B．gradually C．merely D．extremely14、A．Sorrow B．order C．silence D．person‘15、A．stolen B．touched C．a(chǎn)ttacked D．seen16、A．1etter B．book C．mirror D．a(chǎn)ppeared17、A．wrote B．read C．showed D．a(chǎn)ble18、A．sure B．eager C．a(chǎn)fraid D．a(chǎn)ble19、A．YOU B．ME C．HE D．ITSELF20、A．punishmentB．praises C．changes D．blame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(nèi)單詞的正確形式。MusicisinthecomersofeverydaylifeItissaidtobe1．(benefit)tousbothphysicallyandmentallyTherearemanywaystomakemusicForexample,ifyoublowintobamboosorshells,2．(permit)airtocomein,theycanproducepleasantmusicArecentdiscoverysuggeststhatmusicisplayedmuchearlierthanwethinkIn1995,deepin3．caveinSloveniaoccupied45,000yearsagobyNeanderthals,alegboneofabearwithfourfingerholeswasfound,4．suggestedthatflutes（笛子）hadcomeinto5．(exist)atthattimeLater,manyother6．(tradition)musicalinstrumentslikedrumswereunearthedAncientpeopleeven7．(seek)awaytomakemusicoutofabowthat8．(intend)forhunting,sowehavetoadmitthattheydidhaveagreatgift9．musicButifaccuratelydated,theNeanderthalfluteisbyfarthe10．(early)knownexampleofmusicNowmusiccanbefoundineveryknownculture,andeventhemo