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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、Everyonehadaforminhishand,butnooneknewwhichoffice____．A．tosenditto B．tosentit C．tobesentto D．tohaveitsent2、Therewasalsoawalletsittinginsidethecarwithalotofmoney______.A．reachingoutB．stickingoutC．pickingout3、—Shallwegototheseveno’clockperformanceortheeight?—_____suitsyoufine.A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever4、Onthesurfaceofthewater________,whichspoiledthebeautifulsceneryofthepark.A．somedeadleavesdidfloat B．somedeadleavesfloatedC．floatedsomedeadleaves D．didsomedeadleavesfloat5、—Couldyoutellmethe____ofmakingsuchtastycakes?—Well,Ijustfollowthedirectonsinthecookbook.A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick6、Thereisawide________ofreferencebookstobefound,so________youlookforsomematerialneeded,youcanturntome.A．kind;thelasttime B．sort;everytimeC．variety;nexttime D．type;themoment7、—Guesswhat!Icameacrossanoldfriendatthestationlastweekend.—I’msureyoutalkedwithhimhappily.A．Soundsgood! B．Verywell.C．Hownice! D．Allright.8、Don’tworry.Anumberofeffortsarebeingmade______thewholesystemoperatingnormally.A．beingkept B．keptC．keeping D．tokeep9、—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown10、Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend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。ATiredofeatingatthesameboringrestaurants?Lookingforachange?Herearesomerestaurantsthatofferanoriginalrestaurantexperience.Seeforyourselfwhichonesyoufancy.AnExcitingDinnerLookingforsomethingadventurous?TheArchipelagoinLondonisjustthethingforyou.Oneofthemostpopulardishesinthisrestaurantiscrocodile.Yes,youreaditcorrectly,crocodile.Ifthatisnotdaringenoughforyou,thereareplentyofotherdishesonthemenu.ARestaurantwithaViewWanttoenjoythesightswhileyou’reeating?TrytheTopoftheWorldrestaurant.Atabout244metersaboveLasVegas,dinerscanenjoyaspectacularviewofLasVegasinthisrevolvingrestaurant.However,therealadventurestartsattheendofthemeal.That’swhenthecustomersaretakenfromtheirseatsatgroundleveltotheobservationroomsinelevatorsthattravelataremarkablespeed.ATheatricalExperienceLongingfordinnerwithsomedrama?DinewithmimesatMimeinManchester.Theserviceisunique.Yourwaiterwillcommunicateyourorderinmimeandkeepyouentertainedwithperformancesinbetweencourses.AnUnusualSettingDon’tcareaboutpresentation?You’llbefineattheModernToiletrestaurantinTaiwan.Thethemeofthisrestaurantisthetoilet,andyouwouldbesurprisedhowmanypeoplequeueupfortheexperienceofeatingontoiletseats.1、WhatwouldyouexpectattheTopoftheWorldrestaurant?A．Afreeride.B．Aninterestingmenu.C．Ashowduringthemeal.D．Abird’s-eyeviewofLondon.2、Whichrestaurantrequirescustomerstoorderinanunusualway?A．Archipelago.B．TopoftheWord.C．Mime.D．ModemToilet.3、Whereisthepassagelikelytobetakenfrom?A．Aresearchpaper.B．Anentertainmentmagazine.C．Athrillingnovel.D．Afashionmagazine.BComedyandPsychologyEarlierthisyearIdidapart-timecomedycourse.TheclasswastaughtbyRyan,aprofessionalcomedian.Ihadperformedashow,whichwasn’toriginallymeanttobeacomedy.However,theaudiencelaughedatmyfirstjoke,thencontinuedtolaughthroughouttheroutinesthatweremeanttobeserious.SoitwastheaudiencewhotoldmeIwasfunny,butIdidn’tunderstandwhyorhowtocontrolthecomic(滑稽的)moments.So,Ijoinedthecoursetolearn.“Turnoffyoureditorthatmakesyousaytherightthingandrememberhowtobeachild,”explainedRyan.“Don’ttrytobeclever.Don’ttrytoohardtobefunny…andknowingallaboutthetheoryofhumorisunlikelytohelpyoumuch.Justbehaveinasillyway.That’swhatpeoplewanttoseeonstage.”Ryanwouldhelpusloosenupbysayingthingslike,“Wanderaroundtalkingtoothers,butmakesurethatyou’retheloweststatuspersonhere.”I’dsaythatunderstandingthepsychologyofhumorhasactuallyhelped.RecentlyIcameacrossthebookInsideJokes:UsingHumortoReverse-EngineertheMind.Itsmainideaisthatanyself-directedintelligentsystemwillneedtocorrectitsownfault.There’sariskthattheoccasionalerrorwillbemade.Ifthiswasboringorburdensome,we’dbelesswillingtodoit.However,evolutionhasmadetheprocessfun.Here’sajokeinthebook:Twofishareinatank.Onesaystotheother,“Doyouknowhowtodrivethisthing?”Itworksontheprinciplethatwehavestartedtoimagineonething—thatthetankisthetypicalcontainerpeoplekeepfishin—and,justintime,thefollowingwordstellusthatourfirstassumptionwaswrong—it’saheavyvehicle.Forcorrectlyfiguringouttheerror,wearerewardedwithapleasurablefeeling.Thejokeisanefficientwayofencouragingthisnaturalreaction,andcomedianshavebecomeexpertsinslightlytouchingthismentalfunny-boneinordertomakeuslaugh.Ryanwasrightwhenhesaidthatknowingthetheoryofhumorwouldn’thelpusthatmuchasacomedy.Duringoneexerciseinthecourse,fourofusweretoldtoperformanopera.SusanandCarolinesangearnestlyoneithersideofthestage,andIbroughtHenrytothefloor,wherewewrestled(摔跤)eachotherlikeout-of-controlteenagers.Therestofthegroupwasinuncontrollablefitsoflaughter.Asaperformer,I’llneverappreciatejustwhyitseemedsofunny.ButthepointisthatIwouldneverhavewrittenthisonthepaper.Itwasajoyous,foundmoment.1、Whydidtheauthorattendthecomedycourse?A．Hewantedtoseehowthetheoriesworkedinpractice.B．Hediscoveredhehadsomenaturalabilityincomedy.C．Heworriedabouthowotherperformerswouldfindhim.D．Hegotunpleasantexperienceswhenperformingacomedy.2、Ryanrequiredthepeopleonthecomedycourseto______.A．copytheirfavoriteperformanceB．imagineotherpeople’sreactionsC．helpthemselvesfeelcomfortableD．behaveinamoreplayfulmanner3、WhatisthepurposeofthejokementionedinParagraph4?A．Todiscusswhathumorbringsaboutexactly.B．Togiveanexampleofanotherkindofhumor.C．Toprovethepointaboutpsychologyofhumor.D．Toshowwhysomepeoplearefunnierthanothers.4、Whatviewdoestheauthorputforwardintheend?A．Visualhumoriswhatappealstopeoplemost.B．Whatpeoplefindfunnyisoftenunpredictable.C．Theoriesexplaininghumortendtobemistaken.D．Learningcomicskillsprovestobeadifficulttask.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．完形填空閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(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。OnSaturdaymorning，aheavysnowfallcoveredthegroundofthenursinghome．Itwas1withoutalltheotherpatientsandmedicalworkers．Ienjoyedworkingasthechargenurseonthese2men．MyBigBoys，asIcalledthem，weresittingthere3watchingTV．Ilovedthe4theseretiredmenofvariousoccupationstold．Theyalso5thequestionsIaskedthemabouttheir6．Myquestiontodaywas，“Didyouliketoplayinthesnowwhenyouwereyoung?”Theireyeslightedupasthey7theexcitement．“Ihaven’tfeltsnowinmanyyears，”saidStanleyfromhiswheelchair，gazing8thelargepicturewindow．“9won’tlastlong．”saidanother．DaredI…?Butwhynot?Imightget10．butIwouldnotgetfired．Sogatheredupsomehuge11．Iwentoutthebackdoorandfilledthemwithsnow．ItookthefirstcontainerofsnowinsidetoStanley．“Doyouremember12asnowball?”Stanleysmiled，reachingouthis13hands，tookahandfulofthesnowandbeganforminga14．“Whowouldyouliketothrowitat···?”Iasked．“Tom!”Stanleyshouted15ashethrewtheballatthemannearthedoor．Thenallthemengotintotheaction．“Betterduck!”oneshouted．“Catchthisone!”another16．Laughterfilledthewholenursinghome．17alsobecameavictimandsoonfoundmyselffighting，too．The18lasteduntilthesnowbegantomelt．Theirlaughter，smilesandenergy19thewholeday．Isawthe20insidetheseBigBoys．1、A．worseB．quieterC．simplerD．heavier2、A．elderlyB．seriousC．painfulD．poor3、A．peacefullyB．proudlyC．stablyD．eagerly4、A．ideasB．1iesC．storiesD．differences5、A．arguedB．missedC．doubtedD．enjoyed6、A．dreamsB．agesC．friendsD．youths7、A．acceptedB．experiencedC．recalledD．recognized8、A．outsideB．insideC．uponD．over9、A．FrostB．RainC．WindD．Snow10、A．hurtB．scoldedC．trappedD．1ost11、A．stonesB．containersC．courageD．strength12、A．throwingB．takingC．makingD．hitting13、A．flexibleB．tremblingC．gracefulD．free14、A．ballB．habitC．toyD．team15、A．naturallyB．nervouslyC．desperatelyD．excitedly16、A．triedB．suggestedC．challengedD．whispered17、A．HeB．TheyC．ID．We18、A．breakB．fightsC．businessD．exercises19、A．brightenedB．startedC．happenedD．finished20、A．TrueLoveB．DeterminedGentlemenC．HumanCuriosityD．LittleBoys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。WiththedevelopmentoftheInternet,electronicpayment1．(become)morepopulartopaybillssofar2．(actual),theprobabilityofpayingbillselectronicallyisdecreasingwithageandincreasingwitheducation,and3．seemsthatwomentendtouseelectronicpaymentata4．(high)ratethanmenInaddition,someconsumersmayrespondnegativelytofeeswhenthey5．(charge)bybanksforelectronicdeals,6．maykeepsomeconsumersawayfromelectronicpaymentandletthemturntosignaturepaymentMoreover,consumers,useofelectronicpaymentwillvarywithfinancialconditionsandexpectationsofthefutureForexample,iftheyhavenegativeexpectationsoftheirfuturefinancialconditions,consumersaremorelikely7．(pay)electronicallyOn8．whole,businesseswhichofferelectronicpayment9．(serve)cannotonlyimprovecustomerservice,butalsocutcosts,reducelatepaymentsandprovideagreenerbusinesssolution10．consumers,improvingthecompany’scompetitiveadvantage第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標有題號的每一行作出判斷；如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾（√）；如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正；此行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。此行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。Once,latelyatnight,anEnglishmancameoutofhisroomintoapassageofthehotelandasktheservanttobringheraglassofwater、Theservantdidasheasked、TheEnglishmanreturnedtohisroom,