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《主要英語國家國情》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、Wecanneverexpect____bluerskyunlesswecreate____lesspollutedworld.A．a;a B．a;theC．the;a D．the;the2、Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellyou.OK,youmakeitshortIwillhavetoworkonthistermpaperduetomorrow.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas3、—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking4、Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof5、Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich6、Personallyspeaking,________thegrandblueprintintorealityisalongprocess.A．turning B．turnC．turned D．havingturned7、Ateacher’sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto________themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.A．urge B．equipC．persuade D．rank8、---____thathemanagetogettheinformation?Oh，afriendofhishelpedhim.A．Wherewasit B．WhatwasitC．Howwasit D．Whywasit9、F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the10、Mr.White,who________inShanghaiforsevenyears,isamanagerofacompanyinBeijing.A．wasworking B．workedC．hadworked D．hasworked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。AThereisa1930s-oldrestaurantinmyhometownthathasdonelittletoupdateitselfoverthepast80years.Thisispartofitscharm,asisthewoodenphonebooththatsitsneglectedintheageofthecellphone.Ah,thephonebooth.Weneeditnowmorethanever.Formeitsymbolizesthatphonecallswereonceprivateaffairs,eveniftheinformationbeingsharedwasnotsensitiveinanyway.Itwassimplyassumedthataphoneconversationwasmeantfortwopeople,andtwopeopleonly.Inpublicplacesthismeantturningtothephonebooth—aprivatechamberwhereonecouldconverseinpeacewithoutbeingoverheard.Evenathome,phonecallsusedtoberegardedasprivate.Growingupinthe1960s,wehadonephoneinthehouse—fixedtothekitchenwall.Asakid,Ididn'tgetormakemanycalls.Ido,however,rememberansweringthephone,askingfortheidentityofthecaller,andthenhandingthephonetomymom.She'dtakeit,say“Hello,Mrs.Flaubert，”andthen,“onemomentplease，”assheplacedherhandoverthereceiver,turnedtome,anddirected,“Thisisforme.Whydon'tyougooutsideandplay？”Flashforwardtowhatcellphoneshavedonetothepast.Withinthespaceofveryfewyears,privateconversationshavebecomepublicdeclaration,andbeingoverheardseemstobethepoint.Alargepartoftheproblem,ofcourse,isthatwenowcarryourphoneswithus,andthereflex(反射)toanswerthedeviceassoonasitringsisaresponsePavlovwouldhaveappreciated.Buttheinformationisrevealed!NotlongagoIwassittinginBoston'sSouthStation,waitingformytrain.Afterpurchasingasandwich,Isatdownatatablenearamanwhowasonhiscellphone.Letmeparaphrasewhatthemanhadtosay：“Yes,that'sright.Theredandyellowroses.ThatwillbeaVisa.”Thenheproceededtorecitehiscardnumberandexpirationdatebeforesigningoff.Istaredunbelievablyatthefellow.Heglancedatmeandasked，“What？”Myresponsewasimmediate:Irecitedhiscardnumberbacktohim,alongwiththeexpirationdate.Thereisnomoreprivacy,nolongerasenseofpersonalbordersorlimitsandthecellphonehasbecomealoudspeaker.Toreturntophonebooths:Whydidtheydisappear?Andshouldyouthinkaphoneboothhasnovaluetoday,IsawoneoneBaygoingfor$4，750.1、Whydoprivateconversationsturnintopublicdeclarationaccordingtothepassage?A．Phoneboothshavediedoutinmodernlife.B．Peoplelackasenseofpersonalbordersorlimits.C．Thecontentofphonecallsisnotthatsensitive.D．Itisconvenientforpeopletoreachforcellphones.2、BydescribingwhathappenedinBoston'sSouthStation,theauthorindicatesthat________．A．it'sridiculoustoanswercellphonesinpublicplacesB．it'simpolitetooverhearothersansweringcellphonesC．it'snecessarytokeepasafedistancefromotherswhenansweringphonesD．it'sinappropriatetotouchonpersonalinformationincellphoneconversations3、Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A．Pavlovisinfavorofansweringcellphonesinstantly.B．Somethingseeminglyold-fashionedholdsitscharmtoday.C．PhoneboothsareverypopularwithconsumersontheInternet.D．Peopleusedtolackasenseoftrustandsecurityinthe1960s.BNotverylongago,thequestionwouldhaveseemedabsurd.Nowitisonthelipsofrespectedscientists;MPs(議員)arebeginningtotalkof“awaronsugar,”andevenEngland’schiefmedicalofficerhassaidsugarmayhavetobe,liketheoldenemytobacco,taxedinordertoprotectthenation’shealth.Therecameatimeintheevolutionofpublicattitudestosmoking,whenthedoctorshadbeenshoutingforlongenoughthatthepublicwasbroadlyawareoftherisksandtheonlyquestionleftforGovernmentwas:whatshouldwedoaboutit?Somebelievewearenowatthesamepointinourattitudestosugar.Others—largelybutnotonlyrepresentativesofthefoodanddrinkindustry—saytheentiredebatehasbeenskewed(歪曲)bythosewhospreadstoriesdeliberatelytomakepeoplenervous.Moreorlesseveryoneagreesthateatingtoomuchsugarisbadforyou.Thereisalsonodoubtobesityisagrowingproblemwhichisputtingasignificant,avoidableburdenontheNHSbyincreasingtheratesofdiabetes,heartdiseaseandotherlong-termconditions.Buttowhatextentissugar—ratherthansaturatedfats,orsalt,carbohydratesorproteins,oranyoftheotherdevilsofmoderndiets—thecauseofobesityandhowmuchshouldweworryaboutit?Yesterday,hopesofachievinganythingresemblingclarity(清楚)fromtheWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)wereconfusedonceagain,which,widelyexpectedtoreducetherecommendedsugarintakebyahalfinnewdraftguidance,insteadsaiditwouldcontinuetorecommendthatsugarmakeupnomorethan10percentoftheenergyweconsume,whileaddingthatcuttingthistofivepercentwouldhave“additionalbenefits”.Thedecisionwillnowgoouttopublicconsultation.SimonCapewell,professoroftheUniversityofLiverpool,saidthathesuspected“dirtywork”onthepartoffoodanddrinkscompaniesmightliebehindtheWHO’slessthanresoundingmessage.“ThefoodindustrysayGovernmenthasnobusinessinterfering(介入)infamilies,wemustprotectpersonalchoice,”ProfessorCapewellsaid.“Wesaythereisnopersonalchoice.Atthemoment,mothercanwalkintoasupermarketwithachoiceoffourtomatosoups—withthree,orfour,orfiveteaspoonsofsugarinthem.Shehasachoiceofthousandsofreadymeals—withfive,orsix,orevennineteaspoonsofsugarin.”1、Byreferringtosmokingtheauthorindicatesthat.A．sugarhasjustturnedouttobeasharmfulassmokingB．itisnoteasyforauthoritiestorestrictorbansomethingC．itiseasyforpeopletoseebadeffectsofsomethingD．peoplemustseethedisadvantagesofsugarimmediately2、WHOhaschangeditsideamainlybecause.A．itthinksthedangerofsugartohealthisoveremphasizedB．itfindsitsafetotakeinasmuchsugaraspeopledonowC．itbelievescertainamountofintakeofsugardoesusgoodD．ithasbeenputunderpressurebyfoodanddrinkscompanies3、Whenreportingtheargumentaboutsugar,theauthorseemsto.A．remainobjectiveB．standbythoseagainstitC．believeitharmlessD．holdtheviewof“wait-and-see”4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethepropertitleforthepassage?A．Issugarthenewevil?B．Howmuchsugardoyoutakedaily?C．Issugartobetaxed?D．Howmuchdoyouknowaboutsugar?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．UnexpectedHelpLastOctobermymotherbecamesick.lwas1thatwewouldlosehersomyhusbandandImadeavery2decisiontoleaveourbusinessandhometomove280mileswheremymotherwas.Welefteveryonewithoutsayinggoodbye,fearingnoonewouldhave3ourreason.Wewere4embarrassedtoo:ourelectricityhadbeenshutoffandrentwas5.Wehavetwoboys.Wegotscaredandjustleft…leftourhome,85%ofourbelongings,andour6thatweloved．Twoofthemwereveryworriedaboutus.calling,leaving7andemailing.Wefeltso8forwhatwehaddone.Ifinally.9whatwehaddoneandweredoingwasveryunacceptable-ourfriends10anexplanationSoIcalled,andwhenasked11thingswereIjustcried.Wehadmadethebiggest12inmigrating!Mymotherisfinenow...butweare13.Ourchildrendonotliketheschools,sayingitislikelivinginadifferentworld.14wecouldturnbacktime.Weliveeverydaynotknowingwherewewill15.Luckily,ourfriendssenta16tousfor$5,000tohelpusout!17inmylifecouldIhaveeverthoughtanyonewoulddosomethinglikethatforus.Itwas18andwehadverylittlemoney.Wecan'timaginewhatwouldhavehappenedhadtheynotsentusthatgiftTheywereour66FatherChristmas".19wemayneverseethemagain,theywillforeverberememberedeverydayforwhattheydidNeverwillthey20mymemory.1、A．scaredB．shockedC．puzzledD．determined2、A．slowB．longC．quickD．correct3、A．heardB．understoodC．mistakenD．forgiven4、A．mentallyB．politicallyC．physicallyD．financially5、A．upB．downC．aheadD．behind6、A．petsB．friendsC．relativesD．colleagues7、A．cardsB．messagesC．reasonsD．gifts8、A．badB．proudC．worthyD．emotional9、A．doubtedB．checkedC．realizedD．interpreted10、A．lackedB．sensedC．deservedD．demanded11、A．howB．whyC．whatD．where12、A．progressB．contributionC．mistakeD．breakthrough13、A．curiousB．doubtfulC．painfulD．ambitious14、A．AsifB．IfonlyC．EvenifD．Whatif15、A．makeupB．openupC．showupD．windup16、A．letterB．bagC．boxD．check17、A．OftenB．StillC．NeverD．Later18、A．EasterB．ChristmasC．HalloweenD．Thanksgiving19、A．IfB．SinceC．WhileD．When20、A．stealB．hurtC．loseD．slip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。There'snoplaceintheworldlikeVenice,ItalySituatedintheAdraticSea,thecityofWaterismadeupof118tinyislandsHowever,it1．(be)indangerofsinkingnowBecause2．citywasbuiltonsoftsoil,ithasbeensinkingunderthepressureofitsownweightScientistssaythatVenicesinks3．arateofnearlytwoinchesevery100yearsMeanwhile,risingsealevelscouldmakeVenicegounderevenfasterEarth'stemperatureisslowlyincreasing,4．iscausingseaicetomeltandmakestheworld'swatersriseExperts5．(rush)tosaveVenicenowbecauseofitsrichculture“ManyfamousartistsandoperasingershavecomefromVeniceSomeoftheworld'sgreatest6．(paint)canbefoundonthecity'smuseumwalls,"explainsMelissaConn7．(keep)thecityafloat,expertswanttopumpabout40billiongallonsofseawaterbeneathVeniceWhilescientistsworktogettheirplan8．(approve),peopleinVenicelivetheirnormallifeWhenthetiderollsinthelocalshavewaysofkeepingeveryonedryCaféownersmovetablesto9．(high)ground,andhotelspassouthighbootstoguests10．(fortune),dealingwiththerisingwaterdoesnotmakethenativesdiscouraged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作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：把缺詞處加個漏字符號（∧），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。Akindoflittlecarsmaysomedaytakeplaceoftoday’sbigones、Ifallthepeoplewhodrivesuchcarsinthefuture,therewillbefewerpollutionintheair、Therewillbemorespaceforparkingcarsincities、Thestreetswillbelesscrowd、Anddrivingwillbesafeastheselittlecarscangoonly65kmp