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2023-2024學(xué)年第二學(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、Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised2、________bymanypotentialcustomers,thesalesmanhadtogatherhiscourageandselltheproductindifferentways.A.Havingdenied B．DenyingC．Beingdenied D．Havingbeendenied3、Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,____manyproblemsinourlargeindustrialcitiestoday.A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing4、Contrarytopopularbelief,takingawalkimmediatelyaftermealsdoesn’t_______dogoodtoourhealth.A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly5、Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that6、______abookinfrontofyourface,you’llfeeltheairmovingagainstyourface.A．WavedB．WaveC．TowaveD．Waving7、Thecreationcankeeppeopleawayfromtheirsmartphonesinawaysimilarto________e﹣cigaretteshaveallowedpeopletoquitsmoking．A．that B．howC．which D．what8、Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely9、Ourbedroomsareallonthesixthfloor,withitsownbathroom.A．a(chǎn)ll B．every C．either D．each10、Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeendone,______________________.A．otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnowB．nowthatwetakestepstomakeupC．whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornotD．unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow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)。AAbrandnewscooter（滑板車）wasrecentlyleftoutsideashopinCornwallwithaheartwarmingnotesaying："Freetoalittleboyorgirlwhoisnotluckyenoughtohaveone．"ThescooterbelongedtoMax，ageneroussix﹣year﹣old．Thechildwasgivenanewscooterforhisbirthdaybuthealreadyhadone，sohedecidedthathedidn'tneedit．Hetoldhisparentshewantedafamilywhocouldnotaffordascootertotakehisextraoneandtheyhelpedhimputaplantogether．TheyspokewiththeownerofalocalshopinTrispen，Cornwall，wholetthefamilyleavethescooteroutside．Theyattachedanotetoitsayingitwasfreetotake．Whenthefamilyreturnedtotheshopafterashorttripout，theyfoundathankyounotesittingwherethescooteroncestood，andthefamilythenknewthatahappychildwasracinghomewithanewscooter．Thenoteread："Thankyousomuch!Ilovemynewscooter．LoveAyla．"Max'smum，Deborah，proudlysaidhersix﹣year﹣oldsonhadalwaysbeengenerous．Thefamilywasthrilledthatsomeonecouldappreciateandtreasuretheirsparescooter．ShealsoaddedhowtheywouldlovetohearfromAyla．"Herealizedhecouldn'thavetwoscooterssohesaidhewantedtogiveittoanotherboyorgirlwhodidn'thaveone，"Deborahsaid．Theposthasbeenwidelysharedandappreciated．Max'skindactionhaswarmedtheheartsofmanypeopleonFacebook．"I'mveryproudofhim．He'smylittlesuperstar．Therearekindpeopleoutthere．"WhenMaxwasaskedifhehadamessageforAyla，hejoyfullysaid："Ihopeyouenjoyit．"1、WhatwasthemainreasonforMax'sofferinghisnewscooter？A．HisfriendAylabadlyneededone．B．Healreadyhadoneofhisown．C．Hismotheraskedhimtodoso．D．Hedislikedthescooter'sstyle．2、HowdidMaxgiveawayhisnewscooter？A．ByhavingitsenttoAyla．B．Byofferingitasabirthdaypresent．C．Byaskingashopownertoshowit．D．Byleavingitoutsideashopwithanote．3、WhatwastheonlinereactiontoMax'saction？A．Fewpeopletooknoticeofit．B．Somepeopletreateditlightly．C．Manypeopleexpressedtheirlikes．D．Themajoritythoughtitwasfoolish．4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext？A．Toreportaheartwarmingstory．B．Todescribeabirthdaycelebration．C．Tostresstheimportanceofeducation．D．Tocallonpeopletocontributescooters．BWhenRandyHeisswenthikingbehindhisPatagonia,Ariz.farm,thelastthingheexpectedtofindwasaChristmaslistfromalittlegirlacrosstheUS-Mexicoborder.“IfoundthisballoononmymorningwalknearPatagoniaonSunday.AttachedtoitwasapieceofpaperwiththeChristmaswishesfromalittlegirl,”HeisswroteonhisFacebookpage.Whenhebroughtthelisthometohiswife,whospeaksfluentSpanish,theydeterminedthatthelittlegirlhadaskedforEnchantimalstoys,clothes,artsuppliesandvariousothergifts.That'swhenHeisssetouttomakethelittlegirl'sChristmasdreamscometrue.HeisssaidhehadattemptedtosendChristmasletterstoSantaClausviaballoonwhenhewasakidbutneverreceivedaresponse.HeisssentaFacebookmessageonWednesdaytoXENY,aradiostationinNogales,toseeifitcouldhelphimtrackdownthegirlorherfamily.Helaterreceivedaresponsefromthestation,whichhaddeterminedtheauthoroftheletterwasan4-year-oldgirlnamedDayami,andthestationwantedtosetupameetingbetweenthetwoonThursday.“Itjustchangedmyentireday,”HeisstoldtheWashingtonPost.“InsteadofgoingbacktomyofficeinBisbee,IwentwithmywifetoWalmart.“ThecoupleboughtalmosteverythingonDayami'slist.TheyalsobroughtafewgiftsforDayami'slittlesister,Ximena.Theytoldthechildrentheywere“ayudantesdeSanta,”orSanta'shelpers.Heiss,20,saidtheexperiencewasveryhealingforhimandhiswife.Nineyearsago,thecouple'sonlysondied.“BeingaroundchildrenatChristmastimehasbeenabsentinourlives,”Heisssaid.Wenowhavefriendsforlife.Foraday,thatborderfencewithitsconcertinawiremeltedaway.1、HowdidDayamisendoutherChristmaswishes?A．BycallingHeiss. B．Byattachingthemtoaballoon.C．Bywritingtoaradiostation. D．BysendingaFacebookmessage.2、WhendidHeissknowwhatthegirlexactlywanted?A．Afterthehelpofhiswife.B．Whenhefoundtheballoon.C．AftertheirmeetinginAmerica.D．Whenhegotaresponsefromtheradiostation.3、WhatmightmakeHeissdecidetofulfillthelittlegirl'sChristmaswishes?A．Hisson'swill.B．Thegirlsrequestforhelp.C．Hissimilarunsuccessfulexperience.D．Hisdesiretomakefriendswiththegirl.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Thecouplegotoutofthepaincompletely.B．Theexperiencewasagreatrelieftothecouple.C．ThecouplewouldhelpmorechildrenfromMexico.D．Therewillbenoborderbetweencountriesoneday.第三部分語言知識(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)．Oneday,Iwenttomyfavoritecafeforlunch.I1aburgerandwenttotheoutdoorseats.Whilewaitingformymeal,ahomelessmanonabicyclestoppedtoaskiftherewasagrocerystorenearby.AfterIgavehim2,heaskedifIhad3fromSantaClaraUniversity.(IwaswearingaSCUT-shirt.)Itoldhim,yes.LittledidIknowthatthis4responsewouldleadtoa90-minuteconversation.Theman,Michael,toldmehewasveryintelligent.5,drugusehadruinedbothhisformaleducationandhispursuitof6inhiswork.Hedriftedfromonetopictoanother,7thefactthatIwasreadyformylunch.Heclearlyhadmoreofa8totalkthanIdid.Imadeevery9togivehimmyfullattention,never10ourtalkwouldgoonandon...Eventually,Idideatmymeal,bitebybite11responsesinourconversation.Michaelwasabitstrange.12hisinterestsandviewpoints.Wehadlittlein13,buthewasfascinatedwithtalkingwith,ashe14it,“intelligentpeople.”Ihavetoadmit,Iwishourconversationhadbeen15totenorfifteenminutes,butwhenMichaelfinally16off,hethankedmeforlisteningso17tohimandformy18totalkwithhimforsolong.ItwasthenthatI19that,justmaybe,thatwasmypurposeinlifefortoday…tobethere,inthatplace,atthattime,to20inthatconversation.1、A．booked B．ordered C．made D．selected2、A．commands B．contributions C．introductions D．directions3、A．quitted B．1eft C．graduated D．learned4、A．simple B．careless C．timely D．significant5、A．Unfortunately B．Unnecessarily C．Consequently D．Additionally6、A．power B．success C．luck D．strength7、A．a(chǎn)dmitting B．recognizing C．ignoring D．covering8、A．benefit B．a(chǎn)mbition C．need D．chance9、A．use B．difference C．decision D．effort10、A．wondering B．expecting C．a(chǎn)ttempting D．requesting11、A．between B．in C．beyond D．a(chǎn)mong12、A．intermsof B．infavorof C．incaseof D．inplaceof13、A．public B．vain C．particu1ar D．common14、A．took B．saw C．put D．got15、A．a(chǎn)pplied B．1imited C．compared D．referred16、A．drove B．raced C．rode D．turned17、A．a(chǎn)ttentively B．clearly C．honestly D．casually18、A．weakness B．quietness C．business D．willingness19、A．struck B．occurred C．realized D．complained20、A．result B．engage C．1ead D．compete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。Intherice-growingworld,theChinese1．(science),YuanLongping,isaleadingfigureYuanLongpingwasbornandbrought2．inChina3．(educate)inmanyschoolsasaboy,hewasgiventhenickname,“thestudentwhoasksquestions”From4．earlyage,hewasinterestedinplantsHestudiedagricultureincollegeandasayoungteacherhebeganexperimentsincropbreedingHethoughtthatthekeyto5．(feed)peoplewastohavemorericeandtoproduceitmorequicklyHethoughthecoulddoitbycrossingdifferentspeciesofriceplant,andthenhecouldproduceanewplant6．couldgiveahigheryieldthaneitheroftheoriginalplantsFirstYuanLongpingexperimentedwithdifferenttypesofriceThenhebeganhissearchforaspecialtypeofriceplantIthadtobemaleandsterileFinally,in1970a7．(natural)sterilemalericeplantwasdiscoveredAsaresultofYuanLongping’sdiscoveries,Chinesericeproductionroseby8．5percentinthe1990’sInPakistanriceisthesecond9．(important)cropafterwheatandwillbegrowninmanypartsofthecountryThenewhybridricehasbeen