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《英語綜合技能訓(xùn)練》2023-2024學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期末試卷題號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、Goodnews!Wedidn’tspendwehadexpected.A．a(chǎn)shalfmuchmoneyas B．muchmoneyashalfasC．a(chǎn)smuchmoneyashalf D．halfasmuchmoneyas2、Daviddidn’tattendhisdaughter’sgraduationceremony,buthedoeswishhethere.A．shouldbe B．wouldbeC．hadbeen D．were3、Myteacheroftensaysthatsuccessinmakingmoneyisnotalwaysagood______ofsuccessinlife.A．beliefB．elementC．criterionD．instance4、Thinkcarefullybeforeyouanswerquestionsonline.Youmaybe______intogivingawayveryimportantpersonalinformation.A．caught B．a(chǎn)ddictedC．seized D．trapped5、Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe6、—Iamputtingonweightagain!MaybeIshouldstartdoingyoga.—You_______thatthewholemorning!A．a(chǎn)resayingB．havesaidC．havebeensayingD．weresaying7、Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon8、Thehigh-anxietyfocusonreadingscoremayhavenarrowedstudent________toknowledgeabouttheworldthatcanimprovetheirreading.A．idea B．a(chǎn)id C．belief D．a(chǎn)ccess9、Theargumentremainsextremelyheateditisnecessarytofrequentlyupdateteachingmaterial.A．that B．which C．if D．whether10、-Oh,wehavefinishedourtaskandcanhaveagoodrest．-________．Ourmanagertookanotherorderyesterday．A．Yes,itwill B．Idon'ttakemuchofitC．It'spossible D．It'shardtosay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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AFashionshavealotofrules.Mostofthem,however,arejustwrong.Butthere’sonerulethatgoesbeyondtraditionandintothefieldofscientificstudyofthebrain:Blackgarmentsareslimming.Itallcomesdowntohowyourvisualsystemprocessesthelight.Thebelowholesineachsquarearethesameinsize,yetthewhiteholelooksbiggerthantheblackhole.Inthe1500s,GalileoGalileinoticedthatsomeoftheplanetslookedlargerwhenviewedwiththenakedeye(肉眼)thantheydidwhenviewedthroughatelescope,makingthewhitelightofVenus(金星)appeareighttotentimeslargerthanJupiter(木星)inthenightsky.Heknewsomethingstrangemustbegoingonwithhisvisiontocausethisillusion,buthewasn’tsurewhatitwas.Luckily,scientistsneverstoppedwondering,andin2014,theyfigureditout.Ourvisualsystemoperatesviatwomainchannels:“on”neurons(神經(jīng)元)thataresensitivetolightthingsand“off”neuronsthataresensitivetodarkthings.Whenitcametothedark“off”neurons,theresearchersfoundthattheyrespondedpredictablytodarkshapesonalightbackground—thegreaterthecontrastbetweenthetwo,themoreactivetheseneuronswere.Butthelight“on”neuronsbehavedunpredictably.Evenwiththesameamountofcontrast,lightobjectsonadarkbackgroundcausedagreaterresponseintheseneurons.Thismakessomesense,evolutionarilyspeaking.Inthedarkofnight,you’dwanttobeabletotakeineverybitoflightyoucanget,soavisualsystemthatenlargeslightobjectsonadarkbackgroundcouldbeveryuseful.However,it’snotthathardtoseedarkobjectsinthelightofday.Ithassomeeffectsinthecolorsofyourclothesandintheappearanceoftheplanets—thebrighterappearanceofVenusinthenightskymakesitlookbiggerthanthedarkerJupiter.1、WhatdidGalileoGalileibelieveaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Theneuronsledtothedifference.B．Therewassomethingwrongwithhistelescope.C．Thedifferencewascausedbyhisvisualillusion.D．Thingswerebiggerwhenseenthroughtelescopes.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthe“off”neurons?A．Theyaresensitivetolightobjects.B．Theirbehaviorcan’tbepredicted.C．Theybehavedifferentlyfrompersontoperson.D．Theiractivenessimproveswiththecontrastofcolors.3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthephenomenon?A．Itmakespeoplefeelpuzzled.B．Itbringsgreatharmtopeople.C．Itismorecommonamongyouths.D．Itisbeneficialtopeople’sevolution.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Whywelookthinnerwheninblack.B．Whatvisualillusionsbringtopeople.C．Howweareaffectedbythefashionrules.D．Whetherpeople’svisualsystemisdifferent.BThebeliefthatnewtechnologiesarecausingthedeathofworkistheideathatnevergoesaway.Despiteevidencetothecontrary,westillviewtechnologicalchangetodayasbeingmorerapidanddramaticinitsconsequencesforworkthaneverbefore.Butthisisnothingnew.Peoplehavealwaysviewedthetechnologicalchangesthattakeplaceduringtheirlivesthemostdramaticanddangerousthateverhappenedinhistory.Inthe1930s,theBritisheconomist（經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家）JohnMaynardKeynespredictedthewidespreaduseofelectricitywouldproduceaworldwherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoingnothing.IntheUnitedStatesduringthe1960s,thegovernmentrepeatedlyinvestigatesfearsthatautomaticmachineswouldpermanentlyreducetheamountofworkavailable,In1988,oneAustralianhistorianclaimedthatatleastaquarteroftheworkforcewouldbewithoutjobswithin10yearsbecauseofcomputers.Ofcourse,noneofthesedisasterscametopassintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,oranywhereelse.Yettoday,weareseeingthereturnofthesepredictions,withsomeexpertsclaimingtheworldofworkoncemoreundergoingradicalandunprecedentedchange.Theyarguethatrobotsandotherworkplacetechnologiesarecausingareductioninthetotalamountofworkavailable,orarebringingamorerapidpacesubstitutionofmachinesforhumanshasbeenseenpreviously.Butthereisalittleevidencetosupportsuchbeliefs,Statisticsshowthatthepercentageofpeopleinwork,thenumberofhourstheywork,andhowfrequentlytheychangejobshaveremainedremarkablyconstantoverthepast20years.Thisstabilityshouldnotcomeasasurprise,Therearegoodreasonswhyweshouldnotexpectnewtechnologiestocausethedeathofwork.Newtechnologiesalwayscausejoblosses,butthatisonlypartofthestory.Whatalsoneedstobeunderstoodishowtheyincreasetheamountofworkavailable.Onewaythishappensisthroughtheincreasesinincomesthataccompanytheuseofnewtechnologies.Withtheintroductionofthesetechnologies,goodandservicescanbeproducedfaster,whichresultsinhigherrealincomesforworkers.Higherincomesthenincreasedemandforotherproductsandconsequentlymoreworkersareneededtomakethem.Additionally,whilenewtechnologiesarelikelytosubstituteforsometypesofworkers,theywillalsoincreasedemandforothertypesofworkers,especiallythosewithhigherlevelskillsandexpertise.So,theendofworkisnoclosertodaythanatanytimeinthepast.Butthereisstillaneedtokeepdisprovingtheprediction,toreducepeople’sfears.1、Whatisthefunctionofthesecondparagraph?A．Toexplaintheimportanceofdevelopingnewtechnology.B．Togivehistoricalexamplesofunnecessaryfearaboutnewtechnology.C．Toarguethattechnologicaldangersarebecomingmoreserious.D．Toshowhowtechnologyaffectedemploymentinthepast.2、Howcanemploymentstatisticsoverthepast20yearsbestbedescribed?A．ConfusingB．ReliableC．StableD．Variable3、Accordingtoparagraph7,whydoesdemandforproductsoftenincreaseafternewtechnologyisintroduced?A．Productivityimprovementshelpraiseworkers’salaries.B．Thereismoredemandfornewskillsintheeconomy.C．Therearemoregoodsforpeopletochoosefrom.D．Higherqualitygoodsatlowerpricesencourageconsumption.4、Whatistheauthor'sopinionabouttheintroductionofnewtechnology?A．Itdoesnothaveaneffectonmostpeople’sjobs.B．Itsdangertopeoplesemploymentpossibilitiesisoverstated.C．Itusuallyleadstoasignificantincreaseinemployment.D．Itsbenefitsareusuallynotworththeintroduction.第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．Attheageofnine,Iwastakingswimminglessonsatapool.ThedayhadarrivedwhenIwastobetestedtoseeifIcould1toahigherlevelclass.Fifteenofuswereto2swimmingfromonesideofthepooltotheotherandback.Iwatchedasmy3,onebyone,triedandfailed.Thenitwasmyturnto4,Imean,myturntoattempttopassthetest.IwasabouthalfwaywhenIgot5Iimmediatelystoppedand6thesideofthepool,endingmytest.Ourinstructor,acollegestudent,wasstanding7me.“Whydidyoustop?”heyelled,inaless—than8voice.“Igotwaterinmynose,”I9.That’swhenthiscollegestudent10meoneoflife’sgreatlessons,11heprobablyneverrealizedthat.Bendingdown,heshouted,“So?”“So?”The12shockedme.Ithadjustseemed13tomethattheanswertopainwastoremovethethingcausingthe14.Mynine-year-oldbrainhadnotunderstoodthefactthatavaluable15isworthachieving,howeverdifficulttogetthere.Recognizingthat,Iwas16nothingwouldkeepmefromcompletingthetest.Infact,Ididitrather17onmynextattempt.Seeingme18thetest,almostalltheothersdidsoaswell.Lifeisajourney,andtheroadwon’t19beeasy.Wehavetofocusonthefinaldestination,notthe20alongtheroad.1、A．skipB．referC．a(chǎn)dvanceD．a(chǎn)dd2、A．taketurnsB．insistonC．takerisksD．putoff3、A．competitorsB．classmatesC．studentsD．instructors4、A．showB．leaveC．failD．observe5、A．injuredB．blamedC．trappedD．choked6、A．pushedB．pressedC．grabbedD．controlled7、A．a(chǎn)boveB．belowC．besideD．beyond8、A．surprisedB．sympatheticC．a(chǎn)nnoyedD．cold9、A．explainedB．reactedC．declinedD．urged10、A．deliveredB．owedC．taughtD．promised11、A．sothatB．a(chǎn)sifC．incaseD．evenif12、A．problemB．excuseC．questionD．voice13、A．logicalB．illegalC．ridiculousD．impossible14、A．disasterB．discomfortC．damageD．fear15、A．resultB．a(chǎn)dvantageC．goalD．task16、A．concernedB．sensitiveC．embarrassedD．sure17、A．slowlyB．easilyC．clumsilyD．eagerly18、A．a(chǎn)ttendB．takeC．giveD．pass19、A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．sometimesC．everD．seldom20、A．sightsB．barriersC．surprisesD．harvests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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Alloftheemployeesinmycompanyhelpedraisemoneyforagirlwhoworkedinacompany1．(compete)withusAfewweeksagoshewasdiagnosedwithcancerShelostherfatherwhileshewasstudyinginGrade6;sheis2．motherofa3-year-olddaughterLilyWithnoone3．(look)afterherkid,shelivesonasmallincomeand4．isdifficultforherfamilytohandletheexpensesofhertreatmentWhenwecametoknowofherdiagnosis,wewroteareporttothetopmanagementandtoourHRDepartment,in5．weexpressedourhopetohelpWedecidedtocontributefromalltheemployee’s6．(salary)Theemployeesfromhercompanyhadeachpaid2days’salaryforher7．(medicine)expenses,andmanycharitymembershad8．(generous)donatedforhertreatmentFromourhotel,weraisedabout$1333forherpost-operativecareexpensesNowsheisbackfromthehospitalandherhealthisgettingbetterdaybydayTodaywe9．(go)tomeetherathomeandtohandoverthefundthat10．(raise)forhertreatmentShewasverythankfultoallthepeoplewhohelpedinhertreatment第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）Oneyearago,Iwasingreattrouble、