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2023-2024學年第一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、—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps2、—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow3、Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar4、Ascientist’sattempttoproducetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies_____areimmunetoHIVhassparkedcontroversyinacademiaandthepublic.A．as B．whoC．whom D．whose5、-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．acatch-22B．aHerculeantaskC．asacredcowD．aMickeyMousecourse6、—Hemadeanapologybeblamedwhathehaddone.—It'sreallywiseofhim.A．soastonot;ofB．inordertonot;forC．soasnotto;forD．inordernotto;of7、－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must8、Thewriterwasso________inherworkthatshedidn’tnoticehimentertheroom.A．abandoned B．focused C．absorbed D．centered9、--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．assoonas10、Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．afterC．when D．as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。AAdozeninternationalcoffeeexpertsshuffle（把腳挪來挪去）aroundalongwoodentable,pausingateachsteamingcup,headsdippingandsniffingdeeply.Thenthe

slurping（吃喝或吸吮的聲音）begins.Inthewings,coffeefarmerYangFanwatchesintentlyasthejudgescircle,awaitingaverdict（裁定）onherlatestcropofbeans.Chinamaybethespiritualhomeoftea,butitisfastdevelopingareputationasatopcoffeeproducer.ThistastingwasasideeventtothefirsteverPu'erInternationalSpecialtyCoffeeExpoinChina'ssouthwesternYunnanprovince,whichranthiswinteranddrewmorethanathousandattendees,includingindustryaficionados(酷愛者)fromacrosstheglobe."CoffeehashugepotentialinChina,"saysLiuYing,whoswappedherlifeworkinginprivate-equity（私人股權）investmentinBeijingtogrowcoffeeinPu'erfiveyearsago."Theyoungergenerationpreferstodrinkcoffeeintheirofficesmuchmorethantea."Still,Pu'erremainssynonymouswithtea.Thisbustling（喧鬧的）townneartheLaosborderissurroundedbythegreenhillsscoredwithteaplantations;itproducesavarietyofteawhichisalsocalledPu’er,consideredoneofChina'smostrefined.Buttheregion'smildclimateisalsoperfectforgrowingArabicacoffee.AndasChina'sfast-livingmillennialsmoveawayfromtraditionalteainfavoroftheinvigoratingcoffee,Pu'er'sfarmersarecateringtothedemand.Yunnanaccountsfor98%ofChina'scoffeeharvest,withhalfcomingfromthemistylandscapearoundPu'er.Today,Chinaisthe13thbiggestcoffeeproducerintheworld—risingfromzerooutputthreedecadesagoto136,000tonsannuallytoday.InApril,Seattle'sannualSpecialtyCoffeeExpodecidedtoshowcaseChinaasitsportraitcountryoforigin.ItfollowsontheheelsofStarbucks'launchingitsfirstsingle-originYunnancoffeelastyearaftereightyearsofpartnershipwithYunnanfarmers.Withglobalcoffeepricesatrecordlows,Yunnanfarmersareprocessingbeansinbespokewaystocreatedistinctflavors—allowingthemtoenterthemarketofspecialtycoffee."Atcurrentcoffeeprices,Ican'tevenfeedmyfamily,"saysthefarmerYang."Myonlywayoutistoproducespecialtycoffee,tomakethebestcoffeebeans."Thatmeanslettingbeansdryintheircherries,thusproducingawild,fruityflavorviaenvironmentalfermentation（發酵）,orallowingthemto"honey"intheirsugaryinnerlayer,whichaddsasubtlesweetness.Backinthetastingroom,Yangawaitstheexperts'verdictonwhetherallthatextraeffortwasworthwhile."IfItoldyouthiswasColombianorPanamacoffee,nobodywouldarguewithme,"saysSamuelGurel,CEOofPu'er'sTorchCoffeeRoasters,asYangbreaksintoahugegrin."It'sagreatexampleofhowChinesecoffeeisevolving."1、WhatcausedLiuYingtoquitherformerjobtogrowcoffeeinPu’er?A．Yunnanaccountsfor98%ofChina’scoffeeharvest.B．ThereisahugepotentialofcoffeemarketinChina.C．Shewantstointroducetheyoungergenerationtocoffee.D．Sheistiredofherworkinprivate-equityinvestment.2、Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatArabicacoffee__________.A．ismainlygrowninYunnanB．appealstoChinese,especiallytheyoungC．isamoreinvigoratingdrinkcomparedwithteaD．needsmildclimatetogrow3、The“extraeffort”inthelastparagraphrefersto__________.A．processingcoffeebeansinbespokewaystocreatedistinctflavorsB．formingabusinesspartnershipwithStarbucksC．loweringthepriceofYunnancoffeebeansD．replacingYunnancoffeewithColombianorPanamacoffee4、WhatdoesSamuelGurelthinkofYang’scoffeebeans?A．praiseworthy B．arguableC．inferior D．unsatisfactoryBCrossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon'tevennoticethatthey'redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonforthisisthatthebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheartandthatcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance(阻力),makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon'tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butrepeated,drawn-outincreasesinbloodpressurecancauselong-termhealthproblems.So,planningtositforalongperiodoftime?Don'tkeepyourlegscrossed.Crossingyourlegsatthekneecanalsocausepressureonthemajornerveinyourlegthatpassesjustbelowyourkneeandalongtheoutsideofyourleg,explainsRichardGraves,amedicalexpert.Thispressurecancausenumbnessandtemporaryparalysis(麻痹)ofsomeofthemusclesinyourfootandleg,preventingyoufrombeingabletoraiseyourankle—whatweknowasthat

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sensation.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutcrossingone'slegs?A．Itisaverybadsocialhabit.B．Itisusuallypracticedonpurpose.C．Itcandoharmtopeople'shealth.D．Itcanmakeothersfeeluncomfortable.2、Accordingtothestudy,sittingwithyourlegscrossedcan______.A．affectyourbloodpressureB．resistgravityeffectivelyC．leadtoheartattackseasilyD．improvethefunctionoflegs3、Inthethirdparagraph"pinsandneedles"probablymeans______.A．slightsharppainsB．beingalittlenervousC．seriousmuscleinjuriesD．beinghighlyflexible4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Tocomparecommonhabits.B．Togivereaderssomeadvice.C．Toevaluateeffectsofanexperiment.D．Tointroduceresearchmethods.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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．AgentlewindblewthroughJennifer'shair．Thegoldenredsunwas1．Shewasonthebeach，lookingupattheball．Shewasamazedbyits2，deepredinthemiddle，3fadingintoyellow.Shecouldhearnothingbutthe4andtheseagullsflyingupaboveinthesky．Theatmosphere5her．Afterallshehadbeenthrough，thisiswhatshe6．“It’sgettinglate，”shethought，“Imustgohome，myparentswillbe7whereIam．”Shewonderedhowherparentswouldreact，whenshegothomeafterthethreedaysshewas8Thesunhadsetbynowanditwasgetting9．Shetriedtoimaginehavingherfavorite10onuntilshesawherfrontdoorItseemeddifferent.11hadtakencareoftheoutsidegardenfordays．Shewas12:herfatherwasusuallysostrictaboutkeepingeverythingcleanandtidy,andnow…Itallseemed13．Shecouldn'tunderstandwhatwasgoingon．Sheenteredthe14．First，shewentintothekitchenwhereshesawa(n)15writtenbyherfather．Itsaid：“DearEllen，thereissomecoffeeready,Iwent16．”Ellenwashermotherbut—wherewasshe?Ontherightsideofthehallwaywasher17room．Shewentin．Thenshesawhermother,lyingonthebedsleeping．Her18lookedsotired，asifshehadn’t19fordays．Shewasreallypale．Jennyjustfellasleepbesideher．WhenJenniferwokeupshefoundsomething20．Shewasinhercosybedinhernightclothes．Itfeltsogoodbeingbackhome．Suddenlysheheardavoice．“Areyoufeelingbetternow,dear?Youknowyougotusvery,veryscared．”1、A．rising B．setting C．shining D．smiling2、A．shape B．shadow C．size D．color3、A．quickly B．partly C．softly D．probably4、A．waves B．boats C．trees D．sands5、A．relaxed B．puzzled C．disappointed D．interrupted6、A．understood B．considered C．needed D．regretted7、A．discussing B．finding C．asking D．wondering8、A．alive B．asleep C．missing D．hardworking9、A．sunny B．warm C．cold D．cloudy10、A．glasses B．hat C．skirt D．jacket11、A．Somebody B．Nobody C．Mother D．Father12、A．shocked B．scared C．exhausted D．comforted13、A．beautified B．rearranged C．deserted D．destroyed14、A．garden B．bedroom C．yard D．house15、A．book B．note C．article D．poste16、A．1ooking B．working C．fishing D．sightseeing17、A．own B．parents’ C．sister’s D．brother’s18、A．gesture B．body C．face D．eyes19、A．studied B．slept C．exercised D．moved20、A．different B．new C．precious D．dangerous第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。Directions：Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankCuriosityispartofhumannatureChildrenarefamousforwantinganswers1．tonsofquestionsPeoplekeepreadingorwatching2．theywanttofindoutwhathappensButcuriosityalsoprovidesmanypracticalbenefitsLearningiseasiestifyouhaveagenuinedesireforknowledgeCuriositycancreatethatdesirewhenyouhaveaquestionManyofhistorygreatestdiscoveries3．（make）bycuriouspeoplePeoplewondered4．processesworkedorhowcertaintaskscouldbedonemoreeffectivelyThankstotheircuriosity,peoplenowknowfarmoreabouttheworldandhaveusefultechnology5．（help）themEvenifyoudon’tplantobeaninventorofresearcher,curiositycanstillhelpyouintheclassroomIfyoudevelopthejoyoflearning,classeswillbecomemorefunAndyou’llexcelbecauseyouwillbefullyengagedintheprocessoflearningEvenifyou’renolongerastudent,curiositywillmakeyoubetter6．（inform）andthusamorecapableworkerWhatdoyoudoifyou’renotalreadycurious?Fortunately,curiosityisaskillthatcanbeimprovedIfyouactlikeyou’recurious,you’llquicklystarttoactuallyfeelcuriousOften,themoreyoulearnaboutatopicthe7．（interesting）itbecomesAsyoulearnaboutatopic,gatherinformationfromasmanysourcesaspossibleReadavarietyofbooks,watchorlistentolecturesandaskquestionsDon’talwaysgetyourinformationfromthesamesourceInstead,learntoappreciatefactsthatdifferentpeopleknowandthedifferentopinions8．theyexpressAskalotofquestions,Remember,everyoneknows9．thatyoudon’tFindoutwhatthatis,andaskaboutitThisletsyoulearnsomethingandmakestheotherpersonhappybylettingthemshowofftheirknowledgeIntheclassroomoroutofit,10．（develop）curiosityissuretobeworthwhile第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）短文改錯文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在此處加一個漏字符號（∧），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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從11