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2023-2024學年第二學期期末試卷院(系)_______班級_______學號_______姓名_______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、Consideredtobealessdangeroustotobacco,"e-cigs"aretakingovertheWestasmoreandmorepeopleswitchoverwhentryingtokickthehabit.A．adjustment B．alternativeC．advertisement D．amusement2、Pelehadbagsofnaturaltalent,buthe______withoutthedeterminationtodealwithalltheproblemslifethrewinhispath.A．wouldneversucceed B．neversucceededC．wouldneverhavesucceeded D．haveneversucceeded3、Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why4、Cambridgegaveapositiveanswerinquiriesonwhetheritrecognizesgaokaoscores.A．infavorof B．inresponsetoC．insaluteto D．inconsequenceof5、—Hi,Mary.I’mcoming,butit’ssnowingandtrafficismovingslowly.—________,Jack.We’llwaitforyou.Thenwecanhavedinnertogether.A．Takeyourtime B．Don’tbeseriousC．Whataday D．Youarekidding6、，dear!Thingswon’tbeasbadasyouthink.Therecertainlywillbechancesforyou.A．Hurryup B．LookupC．Cheerup D．Makeup7、—HowaboutgoingsightseeingthisSaturdayafternoon?Sorry,I_______myresearchreportthewholeweekend.A．willhavewritten B．willbewritingC．havewritten D．havebeenwriting8、Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,IdoubtwhetherwecouldvisitmountaininChina.A．amostbeautiful B．themostbeautifulC．amorebeautiful D．abeautiful9、Peopletendtoloveagriculturalproducts________withouttheuseoffertilizers,pesticidesorchemicaladditives.A．growing B．grownC．beinggrown D．havingbeengrown10、Thearthistorianstriedtofigureouthowthetemple__________whenbuiltaround15B．C．A．mightlook B．mighthavelooked C．mustlook D．musthavelooked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。AAnameismorethanjustaword.Itcarriestheweightofaperson’swholeidentity.Anamecanrepresentaperson’sethnicity(種族身份)andculture,orshowrespectfortheirancestralroots.Aself-givennamemayrepresentaperson’sbeliefsorchosenidentity.Everyonehastherighttohavetheirnamepronouncedcorrectly.Itisasignofrespectforaperson’sindividuality.“Aperson’snameistohimorherthesweetestandmostimportantsoundinanylanguage,”DaleCarnegiewritesinhisbookHowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople.Behindeachnameisastory,andwhenanameisanglicized(英語化),mispronounced,orignored,thatstoryisdismissed.Anamemispronouncedforalongtimecannegativelyimpactaperson’sattitudetowardtheirownidentity.Itcancreatefeelingsofshameorembarrassmentbecausetheyaremadetofeellikeaburden.Inthelongterm,thismightcausesomeonetodistancethemselvesfromtheirroots.Theymaybeginshyingawayfromtheirnativelanguage,culture,andfamilyforthesakeoffittingin.Inordertoavoidthis,manyinternationalstudentslivingintheU.S.chooseEnglishnames.Peopleshouldn’thavetoignoretheiridentitiesforthesakeofsomeoneelse’sconvenience.Everyonemakesmistakes,andnoteveryonecangetanamerightonthefirsttry.Mispronouncinganamerepeatedly,however,showsalackofeffort.Itisnotokaytobecomfortablewithmispronouncingnames,andbeingunfamiliarwithalanguageisnoexcuse.Ifyou’reunsurewhetheryou’repronouncinganamecorrectly,justask.Thinkofitasawaytoexpandandstrengthenunderstanding,bothpersonallyandculturally.Whenmeetingsomeoneforthefirsttime,makesurethatyouheardthenamecorrectly.Itdoesn’ttakealottosimplyrepeatthenameback.Spellitout.Writeitdown.Dowhateveryouhavetodotogetthenameright.Makingtheefforttocorrectlypronouncesomeone’snameisanessentialpartofculturalcompetency(文化素養).Withoutthis,wecannotexpecttoshowrespectandtoleranceforourdiversecommunity.1、Whatmayaperson’snametellus?A．Hisculturalbackground. B．Hisphysicalappearance.C．Hisfavoritesound. D．Hisattitudetolife.2、What’sthelong-terminfluenceofmispronouncingonesname?A．Thefeelingofshamemaybecaused.B．Thepersonmayfeelover-burdened.C．Thecharacterofthepersonmaychange.D．Thepersonmaytrytohidehisroots.3、Whatdoesthewriterthinkofmispronouncinganamerepeatedly?A．Itisunavoidable. B．Itisunacceptable.C．Itstrengthensfriendship. D．Itshowsdiscrimination.4、What’sthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Howtoshowourrespectforothers. B．Howtoavoidmispronouncingnames.C．Howtoimproveourpronunciation. D．Howtoliveharmoniouslyinacommunity.BJustasJohnLubbocksaid,wemaysitinalibraryandyetbeinallquartersoftheearth.Herearesomeofthecoolestlibrariesoftheworld.StuttgartCityLibraryDespiteaclassicwhite-on-whitecolor,StuttgartCityLibraryisoneofthemostvisuallyappealingmodernlibraries.TheamazingmodemandsimplelookistheproductoftheKoreanarchitectYiEun-young.TheGermanlibraryopenedin2011,andcostnearly80millioneurostoconstruct.KanazawaUmimiraiLibraryArchitectsfromtheCoelacanthK&HArchitectsstudiodesignedtheKanazawaUmimiraiLibrarylocreatethebestreadingenvironment.Healedfloors,anoutpouringofnaturallight,andotherfeatureswerespecificallyincludedloachievethisgoal.Thewall,whichconsistsofthousandsoftinyopenings,allowsnaturallightingintothebuilding,improvingtheoverallfeelofthespace.ThisJapaneselibrarywasopenedin2011,andreflectstheappearanceofmanymodemandsimplespaces.LibraryofCongressIn1800,CongresssetuptheLibraryofCongressinWashingtonD．C．.Fifteenyearslater,ThomasJeffersonofferedhispersonallibrarytoreplacebooksthatwerelostwhentheBritishsetthebuildingonfirein1814.Hisbooks,whichtooknearly50yearstocollect,variedfromtextsonscience,literatureandphilosophy,tobooksinavarietyofforeignlanguages.Thesedays,theLibraryofCongressoffersmorethan155millionitemsandthelargestrarebookcollectioninNorthAmerica.StateLibraryofVictoriaTheSlateLibraryofVictoria,locatedinMelbourne,Australia,isoneofthelargestexhibitinglibrariesintheworld.Thoughitopenedin1856,majorrepairstookplacebetween1990and2004.TheLaTrobeReadingRoomisoneofthelibrary’smainattractionsduetoitsvisuallyamazingarchitecture.Thelawnatthelibrary’sfrontattractshundredsofcityfolkeachday,whogatherforlunchortoenjoythestatuesthere.Thelibrarycurrentlycontainsovertwomillionbooks,aswellasarmor(盔甲)ofNedKelly,afolkheroagainsttherulingclass.1、Whichlibraryhasthelongesthistory?A．StuttgartCityLibrary. B．KanazawaUmimiraiLibrary.C．LibraryofCongress. D．StateLibraryofVictoria.2、What’sspecialaboutStaleLibraryofVictoria?A．Ithasgreatarchitecture.B．Ithasafolkhero’sstatueinit.C．Itistheworld’slargestexhibitinglibrary.D．Itservesasameetingplaceforthecitizens.3、Whatdoesthefirsttwolibrarieshaveincommon?A．Theyareconstructedinthemodemstyle.B．Theycostalargeamountofmoney.C．TheyaredesignedbyKoreanarchitects.D．Theyfeatureprovidingreaderswithnaturallight.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．Recently,IquestionedtheworkIwasdoing.Ifoundmyselfwonderingwhetherallmytimeandeffortwas1.WillmynewbusinessprovidetheincomeIneed?Ismyservicegoodenoughforotherstowantto2myproducts?Theseareonlyafewofthe3thatranthroughmymind.Witheveryquestion,myself-confidencewere4!Asmydoubtsswirled（紛亂）inmymind,Icouldfeelmyattitudechanging.Idoubtedwhetheritisreallyworththe5ornot.Realizingthatthese6thoughtswereaffectingmyattitude,Iwenttothewebsitetoreadquoteson7.IfoundIdidnothaveacategoryof“self-confidence”.Ithensearchedthewow4uwebsiteandfound8quotesonself-confidence.SoI9establishingacategoryonself-confidence.AsIworkedonthewebpage,myself-confidencewasbeing10.Icouldfeelmyoutlookchanging,andgavemyselfa(n)11adjustment.ManytimesinmylifeIhavefoundthequoteshave12changedmyoutlook.ThequotesIwasreadingreassured(使消除疑慮)me,andprovidedmewiththe13torealizethatwhatIwasdoinginfactwhatI14todo.Likeeverythingelseinlife,ittakestime;15doesnothappenovernight.Thenmyattitudehasbecome16AsIwasreadingaquotefromRosalynCarter,“Ifyou17whetheryoucanaccomplishsomething,thenyoucan’taccomplishit.Youhavetohaveconfidenceinyour18,andthenbe19enoughtofollowthrough,”IrealizedIdohaveconfidenceinmyability,butwhatIwas20wasthepersistenceanddeterminationtofollowitthrough!1、A．limitedB．endlessC．smallD．worthwhile2、A．doB．purchaseC．refuseD．quit3、A．jobsB．chancesC．suggestionsD．questions4、A．decreasingB．formingC．improvingD．continuing5、A．trustB．effectC．effortD．praise6、A．negativeB．properC．normalD．final7、A．dreamB．careerC．self-controlD．self-confidence8、A．honestB．wonderfulC．strictD．comfortable9、A．endedupB．gaveupC．madeupD．putup10、A．testedB．ignoredC．restoredD．forgotten11、A．lifeB．workC．studyD．attitude12、A．hardlyB．actuallyC．slightlyD．normally13、A．wealthB．promiseC．conditionD．motivation14、A．lovedB．dislikedC．advisedD．remembered15、A．honorB．tragedyC．successD．friendship16、A．angryB．positiveC．patientD．nervous17、A．knowB．wonderC．doubtD．check18、A．abilityB．knowledgeC．experienceD．background19、A．cleverB．skilledC．toughD．curious20、A．consideringB．lackingC．expectingD．gaining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。MrandMrsZuckerbergannouncedtodonatemoneyagain!Thecoupledonatedatotalof3billiondollarstotheirprogram1．(call)CZIoverthenext10yearstohelpcure,preventormanageadiseasesbytheendofthe2lstcenturyInDecember2015,theylaunchedtheprogramjusttohonorthebirthof2．daughter,MaxLastyear,whentheirbabygirlwasborn,theFacebook’sCEO3．(give)awaythemajorityofhiswealthandwrotealettertotheirnewbabygirl,inwhichheannouncedthe4．(create)oftheChanZuckerbergInitiative,5．willfocusonpersonalizedlearning,curingdisease,connectingpeopleand6．(build)strongcommunities“Foryourgenerationtoliveina7．(good)world,thereissomuchmoreourgenerationcando”Zuckerbergwrote“TodaywewillspendourlivesdoingoursmallparttohelpsolvethesechallengesWewillgive99%ofourFacebookshares—8．(current)about$45billion—toadvancethisvaluablemission,”hewrote“Weknowthisisasmallcontributioncompared9．alltheresourcesandtalentsalreadyworkingontheseissues,10．wewanttodowhatwecan,workingalongsidemanyothers”第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。IwatchTVuntil12o’clock,soIcould