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2023-2024學年第二學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、Bobwastryingto________thatheknewthefamoussingerwhowouldperforminourcity.A．letout B．layoutC．figureout D．makeout2、—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?—Theytoanothercity.A．hadmoved B．havemoved C．moved D．aremoving3、Thegoal,whichtheyareunlikelytolivetosee,isto“cure,preventormanagealldiseases”inthenext80orsoyears.A．accomplish B．accomplishedC．accomplishing D．beingaccomplished4、Look!Here’saphoto______inmyclassroomatprimaryschool.Canyourecognizemeinit?A．taken B．takingC．totake D．beingtaken5、Creatinganatmosphere______employeesfeelpartofateamisabigchallenge.A．where B．whoseC．that D．which6、DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those7、We______becarefulwiththewordswesaywhenweareangry.A．may B．can C．might D．should8、LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.A．who B．that C．whose D．which9、________someleadersandscientistshavepraisedChina’sachievementinspacetechnology,othersregardChina’sprogressasathreat.A．Unless B．OnceC．Eventhough D．Nowthat10、ItisbroadcastonTVthatthe88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatreseatsanaudienceofapproximately4,000.A．where B．whoseC．which D．when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。AThatcompetitionkeepspricesdowniswellknown.Butitishardtomeasurebyjusthowmuch,becausepricesvaryforallsortsofreasons,fromdifferencesinlabourcostsandrentstotaxes.RisingtothechallengeisanewpaperinTheEconomicJournalbyGiacomoCalzolari,AndreaIchino,FrancescoManaresiandVikiNellas,economistsattheEuropeanUniversityInstitute,BolognaUniversityandtheItaliancentralbank.Theylookedatpharmacies(藥房)andspecificallyatcustomerswhomaybeparticularlyeasytoripoff:newparents.Usingdatafor2007to2010coveringaboutafifthofpharmaciesinItaly,theresearchersmeasuredthewayinwhichpricesofhygieneproductsforbabieschangedasthenumberofbabiesvaried.Theytookadvantageofapeculiarlawfromthe1960s,accordingtowhichregionswithatmost7,500peopleareallowedjustonepharmacy(supposedlytokeepthequalityofserviceshigh).Theycomparedpricesinplaceswithpopulationsjustbelowthisthreshold,andjustabove.Theproductsstudiedincludedsome3,000varietiesofshampoos,bathfoams,babywipes,creamsandsoon.Manyarealsousedbyadultsonthemselves.Somepeople,forexample,prefersun-creamlabeled“forchildren”becauseofitshighlevelofprotection.Whenraisingpricesfortheseproducts,evenapharmacistwithamonopoly(壟斷)mustconsidertheriskthatadultuserswillswitchtoproductsthatarenotaimedatchildren.Butariseinthenumberofbabies,andhencebuyerswhoareparents,couldtipthescalestowardspriceincreases.Bycontrast,thepharmacistshouldalreadybechargingasmuchasparentsarewillingtopayforproductswithoutadultusers,suchasnappies.Thescholarsfoundthatpharmacistsraisedpriceswhenthereweremorenewparentsbutonlyinregionswithasinglepharmacy,andnotfornappies.Inmonopolyareasadoublingofthenumberofbabiesfromonemonthtothenext(notunusualinasmallpopulation)coincidedwitha5%increaseinthepriceofthebasketofbaby-hygieneproducts.Thestudyistimely.Italy’sgovernmenthasstartedtoloosensomeofthemanyrestrictionsthatstopcompetitioninthepharmacysector(thoughnotyettheonethattheresearchersreliedon).Butsuchregulationsareplentifulinmanyotherlinesofbusiness,andnotjustinItaly.Theconsumerswhopaythepriceareoftenthosewhofindithardesttotraveltoshoparoundforexample,peoplewithcryingbabiesontheirhands.1、What’sthepurposeofthestudy?A．Toreviewthefunctionofthespeciallawforpharmacies.B．Tomakecleartherelationbetweencompetitionandprices.C．TocollecttheinformationonpharmacybusinessinItaly.D．TogatherthedataonhygieneproductsforbabiesinItaly.2、“tipthescales”inParagraph3means“_____”.A．Pushthemove B．KeepthelevelC．Controltherise D．Breakthebalance3、Thegovernment’snewmeasureswillgreatlybenefit_____.A．pharmacyowners B．localmerchantsC．newparents D．adultusersBThewonderfulexperimentIamgoingtointroduceprovesthatairisjustallaroundandthatitpressesdownuponus.Airpressureisawonderfulforce.Whenyouswimunderwater,youcanfeelwaterpushdownyourbody.Theairallaroundyoudoesthesame.However,yourbodyissousedtoitthatyoudonotnoticethis.Thepressureiscausedbyalayerofaircalledtheatmosphere.ThislayersurroundstheEarth,extendingtoaboutfivekilometersabovetheEarth’ssurface.Thefollowingexperimentisaneasyonethatyoucandoathome.Butmakesurethatyouaresupervised,becauseyouwillneedtousematches.Nowfortheexperiment！Whatyouneed:·Ahard-boiledeggwithouttheshell·Abottlewithaneckslightlysmallerthantheegg·Apieceofpaper·AmatchMethod:1）Checkthatthepaperwillsitfirmlyontheneckofthebottle.2）Tearthepaperintostripsandputthestripsintothebottle.3）Lightthepaperbydroppingaburningmatchintothebottle.4）Quicklysittheeggontheneckofthebottle.Result:Astonishingly,theeggwillbesuckedintothebottle.Yourfriendswillbeamazedwhenyoushowthemtheexperiment.Butbecarefulwhenyouhandlematches.WhyithappenedAsthepaperburns,itneedsoxygenandusesuptheoxygen（air）inthebottle.Theeggactsasasealintheneckofthebottle,sonomoreaircangetinside.Thisreducestheairpressureinsidethebottle.Theairpressuremustequalize,somoreairfromoutsidemustenterthebottle.Theoutsideairpressureagainsttheeggandthentheeggispushedintothebottle!Thisprovesthatairisallaroundandthatitispressingdownonit.1、Whyistheretheneedtotakecarewhenyouaredoingtheexperiment?A．Thebottlecouldbreak.B．Youneedtolightthepaperwithamatch.C．Theeggneedstobeshelled.D．Theegghastobeperfectlyplacedontheneckofthebottle.2、Intheexperiment,theburninginsidethebottlecan________.A．equalizetheairpressureinsideandoutsideB．makeasealintheneckofthebottleC．finishuptheoxygeninsidethebottleD．producemoreoxygeninsidethebottle3、Howwastheeggputintothebottle?A．Theoxygeninsidethebottlesuckedtheeggin.B．Itbecamesaltwithouttheshell.C．Theneckofthebottlewaswideenough.D．Theoutsideairpressureforceditintothebottle.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，掌握其大意，從各題A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Duringmysecondyearofcollege,Iwasapart-timewaitressinChicago.I1mostofmytimeonworkandaslittleaspossibleonconversation.Iwasn’tusedto2tounknownpeopleexceptwhentakingorders.Onenight,alittleoldmancameinandseatedhimselfinmysection.Itookhis3andwentonmyway.ButlaterInoticedthathe4weekafterweekandalwayssatatoneofmytables.Slowly,Ibeganhavingshortconversations5him.HisnamewasMr.Rodgers,butheinsistedthatI6himDon.I7thatheandhiswifehadgonetodinnerandamovieeverySaturday.Sinceshehaddied,hecarriedonthetradition8.9theweekswenton,IbegantositandactuallytalkwithDon.Wetalkedabouthiswife,hisdaysflyinginthewar,hissonwhohad10andalsoservedasapilotinthearmy.Eventually,webegantotalkaboutmyambition—goingtoschool,mynewboyfriendandthe11ofmyfuture.Aboutfourmonthsaftermeetinghim,I12acallfromanursetellingmethatDonwas13.Hewasexperiencingcomplications(并發癥)fromaheartoperation.Iimmediatelydrovetothehospitaltoseehim.Thefirstthinghedidwasto14meforurginghimtovisitthedoctor.AtfirstIdidn’tknow15hewasreferringto.ThenI16thataboutthreeweeksearlier,Donwascomplaining(抱怨)about17painsandIgavehimthenumberofadoctorIknow.Anurseasked,“Areyouhisdaughter?”andI18,“No,I’mhiswaitress.”Strangerscanbecomegood19.Irecentlyfounditenjoyabletotalkto55attherestaurantandIhavehadalotmorefun.1、A．spentB．tookC．costD．wasted2、A．lookingB．pointingC．comingD．talking3、A．placeB．orderC．worryD．ticket4、A．camebackB．cameoutC．cameawayD．camein5、A．atB．withC．onD．into6、A．argueB．demandC．expectD．call7、A．admittedB．determinedC．learnedD．said8、A．aloneB．onlyC．nearlyD．closely9、A．AsB．BecauseC．AfterD．Before10、A．broughtupB．grownupC．builtupD．wentup11、A．expectationB．civilizationC．combinationD．destination12、A．deservedB．receivedC．reservedD．hoped13、A．athomeB．inthefactoryC．atthemarketD．inhospital14、A．sendB．resistC．thankD．notice15、A．whatB．thatC．whichD．when16、A．showedB．rememberedC．believedD．decided17、A．chestB．legC．headD．arm18、A．reportedB．includedC．agreedD．replied19、A．citizensB．guestsC．classmatesD．friends20、A．colleaguesB．familyC．customersD．patients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。Aheadofthisyear’sLondonBookFairinMarch,mediareportedariseininterestintranslatedworksamongBritishreadersFortranslatorAnnaHolmwood,thissignalsthe1．(arrive)ofanewera“ThisisabigmomentforChinesefictionabroad,”saysHolmwood,2．hastranslatedChineseliteratureforalmostadecadeHertranslationwork,LegendsoftheCondorHeroes,afantasynovelwrittenbyJinYong,andLiuCixin’sscience-fictionbook,TheThreeBodyProblem,areshowninaNielsenreport3．examplesoftwoofthemostpopularChinesefictionworksinBritainin4．“LanguagesingrowingdemandincludeChineseandArabic”accordingtotheNielsenreportItfoundthat,againstthecommonly5．(see)“notmorethan3percentrule”oftranslatedliterature’spresenceintheEnglish-languagebookmarkets,thenumberfor2018was6．63percentinBritain7．thetotalannualsaleswasworth$8．1millionCharlotteCollins,translatorandco-chairoftheBritishTranslatorsAssociation,says:“Aswecansee,thisproportion(比率)9．(double)inrecentyearsThisis10．(real)excitingnews”TheGuardianquotes(引用)FiammettaRocco,administratoroftheManBookerInternationalPrize,“11．(read)fictionisoneofthe12．(good)waysofputtingourselvesinotherpeople’sshoesTheriseinsalesoftranslatedfiction13．(show)howhungryBritishreadersareforterrificwritingfromothercountries”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，每句中最多兩處。每處錯誤僅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：在錯的詞下面畫一橫線，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。HowtokeepmentalhealthAsweknow,mentalhealthlinkstoourhappinessindex.However,it’svitaltokeepourmentalhealth.Herearesomeadviceonhowtodoit.Firstly,acceptyourselftrue.Knowingyourownpotentialsandmakingpracticalgoalinsteadofsetting