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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第一部分（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1、—Whyareyouinsuchahurry,Bob?—MothertoldmeI________behomeby9:00pm,orshewillbeworried.A．mustB．mightC．canD．may2、Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem．A．between B．in C．a(chǎn)cross D．over3、－You’vebeencoughingsobadlyrecently.Giveupsmoking,please.－_______.IthinkIamaddictedtoit.A．Itcan’tbehelped B．GoodideaC．Sofar,sogood D．Farfromit4、Morecompetitivehigh-techenterprisesareinvestinginNantongCentralInnovationDistrict,whichwillresultin_____economicgrowth.A．sustainable B．a(chǎn)daptable C．recyclable D．changeable5、Marynearlymissedtheflightdoingtoomuchshopping.A．inneedof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．a(chǎn)saresultof6、Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a(chǎn);the;X B．X;the;a C．a(chǎn);X;the D．the;the;a7、Nicholaswasverykind,mercifulandgenerous.Thisis________FatherChristmasisbasedon.A．where B．how C．what D．why8、—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what9、TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one10、TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．A．oneB．itC．thoseD．that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)。AIfyou’llbetakingvacationtimeinthecomingyearandplanonflying,herearesomeshoppingtipstogiveyourundividedattentionto.WhentobuyIfyou’reshoppingfordomesticflights,checkpricesonTuesdayafternoons.ThisisanoldtipbutstillvalidbecausemostUScarrierscontinuetoreleasesalesonTuesdaymorning,andcompetitorsquicklydroptheirfarestomatchthebetterdeals.WhentoflyWeekdayscontinuetobegenerallycheapertimestoflythanweekendsformostflights.IntheUSspecificallythecheapestdaysaretypicallyTuesday,WednesdayandSaturday.AgooditineraryfortheexpensiveUSspringbreaktravelperiodisTuesdaytoSaturday;itwon’tbecheapexactly,butitwillsaveyoumoney(inmostcases)overweekend-to-weekendtravel.Directvs.connectingflightsComparethepriceofdirectwithconnectingfights.Sometimesaddingastoptoyourroutewillsaveyoumoney,anditmightbeenoughtoenduretheextra-longflyingday.Someexamples;BostontoSeattle:$247direct,$234one-stopSanFranciscotoRaleigh/Durham:$553direct,$362one-stopOkay,thesavingsonBoston-Seattlemightnotbeworthittoyou,butI’llbetyou’llthinktwiceaboutthedirectfightforSanFranciscotoRaleigh.Compare,compare,compareStifletheimpulsetogotoyourfavoriteairlinesitetopurchaseticketswithoutdoinganycomparison;it’sarecipefordisaster.Example:Let’ssayyouwanttoflyfromNewYorktoLondonandfigureyourfavoriteUSlegacycarrierwillgetyouthereforthebestprice.Airlineprice:$554round-tripComparisonprice:$486Obviously,thelegacycarrierdidnothavethecheapestflight,butwait,there’smore:Thecomparisonsitealsoshowedacheaperflightfromthesamelegacycarrier($521).Seewhatyou’remissingwhenyoufailtocompare?1、ThebestpriceforflightswithintheUScouldmostpossiblybefoundon.A．MondaymorningB．TuesdayafternoonC．ThursdaymorningD．Sundaymorning2、Ticketbuyersareadvisedto.A．choosedirectflightsratherthanconnectingonesB．takethecheapestdealfromtheirfavoriteairlineC．lookforflightdealstoEuropethroughoutthesummerD．a(chǎn)voidweekend-to-weekendflightsinholidayseasons3、Theunderlinedphrase“stifletheimpulse”probablymeans“.”A．feelfreetodosomethingB．holdoffondoingsomethingC．getwellpreparedforsomethingD．makequickdecisionsaboutsomethingBWhenIwasaverylittlechild,IrememberwatchingTVandseeingotherchildrensufferinotherpartsoftheworld.Iwouldtalktomyself,“whenIgrowup,whenIcanbecomerich,I’llsavekidsallovertheworld.”Attheageof17,IbeganmycareerhereinAmerica,andby18,Istartedmyfirstcharityorganization.Iwentontoteamupwithotherorganizationsinthefollowingyears,andmet,helped,andevenlostsomeofthemostbeautifulsouls,fromsix-year-oldJasminaAnemawhopassedawayin2010fromleukemia(白血病)—herstoryinspiredthousandstovolunteerasdonors,to2012whenmygrandmotherlostherbattlewithcancer,whichistheveryreasonandthedrivingforcebehindtheClaraLionelFoundation(CLF).We’reallhuman.Andwealljustwantachance:achanceatlife,achanceineducation,achanceatafuture,really.AndatCLF,ourmissionistoimpactasmanylivesaspossible,butitstartswithjustone.Peoplemakeitseemtoohardtodocharitywork.Thetruthis,youdon’thavetoberichtohelpothers.Youdon’tneedtobefamous.Youdon’tevenhavetobecollege-educated.Butitstartswithyourneighbor,thepersonrightnexttoyou,thepersonsittingnexttoyouinclass,thekiddowntheblockinyourneighborhood.Youjustdowhateveryoucantohelpinanywaythatyoucan.Andtoday,Iwanttochallengeeachofyoutomakeacommitmenttohelponeperson,oneorganization,onesituationthattouchesyourheart.Mygrandmotheralwaysusedtosay,“Ifyou’vegotadollar,there’splentytoshare.”1、Whatdidtheauthorwanttodoatayoungage?A．WatchTV. B．Growupquickly.C．Becomewealthy. D．Helpotherchildren.2、WhichofthefollowingdirectlycausedtheauthortocreateanddeveloptheCLF?A．Asix-year-oldkid’srequest.B．Hergrandmother’sdeathofcancer.C．Manyvolunteers’inspirationforit.D．Otherorganizations’encouragement.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”inParagraph2referto?A．Achance. B．Alife.C．Atask. D．Anorganization.4、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledointhelastparagraph?A．Dolittlethingstohelpthosearoundthem.B．Workveryhardtogetacollegeeducation.C．Challengetheirfriendstoofferhelp.D．Docharityworkwhenyouarerich.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)．Thesedays，upcycling(升級(jí)改造)ispopularwithpeople．They1somethinguniquefromexistingmaterialsratherthanbuymore．Mygranny，Bobohasspent92yearsdoingjustthatoutofnecessity．Wastingtimeandresourceswas2anoptionintheworldshegrewupin．Withsevenchildrento3，shelivedahardandeconomicallife．Bobohasbeenupcycling4thedayGreat-GrannyAnnieputaneedleinherhandandtaughtherhowtogivenew5toeveryfabric(織物)intheirfarmhouse．JustlikeBobo，mymother，Cindy，6makingherclothes．She7herhomecomingdressandboughtthefabricwithmoneysheearned8atthecanfactory．Onegenerationpassedontothenextthe9ofcreatingsomethingbeautifulandusefulbyhand．Granny’sandMom’ssewingskillsmeantthatnomatterthebudget，Christmas，birthday，andweddinggiftswere10．Fromababyblankettoabib(圍嘴)，eachtreasure11aspecialqualityofpersonalization．InmyhomeIam12byupcyclingatitsbest．ThankstoBobo’s13ways，theartistryofhandworklivesoninfour14ofcrafters．GrannyBobolivedit．Momcarriediton．Iampickingitupbylisteningand15．Nowmydaughter，Greta，isalsolearningtousethose16．Isitandwatch17asBobo’shandsweaveneedleandthread．In92years，herhandshaveknownand18life，homeandfamily．Agehasbroughtthe19ofsomememories．Butifyoulistentoherstorieswhileshe20，you’lljourneybacktotheoldfarmwithher．1、A．changeB．createC．chooseD．replace2、A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．everC．neverD．usually3、A．feedB．teachC．protectD．encourage4、A．a(chǎn)fterB．sinceC．beforeD．until5、A．1ifeB．natureC．willD．power6、A．turnedupB．grewupC．settleddownD．calmeddown7、A．borrowedB．spreadC．designedD．exchanged8、A．bargainingB．workingC．inspectingD．wandering9、A．a(chǎn)rtB．dutyC．typeD．task10、A．impossibleB．preciousC．worthlessD．a(chǎn)ccessible11、A．carriesB．1osesC．demandsD．extends12、A．filledB．controlledC．disturbedD．surrounded13、A．modernB．strangeC．traditionalD．regular14、A．decadesB．scenesC．occasionsD．generations15、A．a(chǎn)rguingB．observingC．complainingD．photographing16、A．detailsB．hintsC．skillsD．outlines17、A．closelyB．randomlyC．carelesslyD．secretly18、A．betrayedB．evaluatedC．wastedD．treasured19、A．1ossB．recoveryC．strengthD．storage20、A．chatsB．cooksC．jogsD．sews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。RegularexerciseandahealthydietcanbepotentiallybeneficialtoyourlifeButcouldspeakingmorethanonelanguagehavehealthybenefitsforyourbrain?AteamatBaycrest’sRotmanResearchInstituteinCanada1．(seek)theanswertothatquestion2．(get)it,theystudiedthemedicalrecordsof211peopleBasedonmedicalexaminations,allofthesubjectswereapparentlysufferingfromAlzheimer’sdisease(老年前期癡呆)Typically,suchpeopleare3．(confuse)easilyabouttimesanddates,havetrouble4．(remember)recentlyacquiredinformation,andfind5．difficulttosolveproblemsandmakeplansAmongthepeopleparticipatingintheCanadianstudy,abouthalfspoketwolanguagesandtheotherhalfonlyone6．theresearchersfoundwasaclearlinkbetweenthebilingualism(雙語能力)ofthefirstgroupandadelayedonset(開始)ofthesymptomsofAlzheimer’sInthestudy,thegroupthatspoketwolanguagesshowed7．(sign)ofAlzheimer’sfiveyearslaterthanthegroupthatspokeonlyonelanguagedidPeoplewho8．(regular)communicateintwolanguageshavestrongercontroloflanguage9．a(chǎn)reabletokeeptheirspeechabilitylongerTheCanadianstudyfollowed