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2023-2024學年第一學期期末試卷院(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、It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that2、EgyptianPresidentdecidedto______onFridayafternoonafteran18-daycampaignagainsthim,endinghisthirty-yearrule.A．stepdown B．breakin C．breakdown D．stepin3、Apublichealthcampaign_____thenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades．A．hadreduced B．hadbeenreducedC．hasreduced D．hasbeenreduced4、Youlookbeautifulinthisdressandthereisonlyoneofthiskindlefthere.Iwonderifyouwouldbuy________.A．it B．oneC．some D．a(chǎn)ny5、Aftertalkingwithherteacherforaboutanhour,shefeltrelievedandbegantoknowhowtothiskindofsituation.A．handleB．raiseC．exploreD．strengthen6、Iwritingthepaperasscheduled,butmymother’sillnessinterfered.Ihopeyouwillexcuseme.A．a(chǎn)mtohavefinishedB．wastohavefinishedC．wastofinishD．oughttofinish7、DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those8、___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced9、Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated10、—Daddy,wouldyoupleasebuymeaniPhoneX?—Ifyoucanpassthismidtermexamination,you__________haveoneasareward.A．must B．needC．would D．shall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。AAbrahamLincoln,aself-taughtlawyer,waselected16thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesinNovember1860,shortlybeforetheoutbreakoftheCivilWar.Lincolnprovedtobeasmartmilitarystrategistandacompetentleader:HisEmancipationProclamation(解放宣言)pavedthewayforslavery’sabolition,whilehisGettysburgAddressstandsasoneofthemostfamousspeechesinAmericanhistory.InApril1865,withtheUniononthebrinkofvictory,AbrahamLincolnwaskilled;hisuntimelydeathmadehimaherotothecauseofliberty,andheiswidelyregardedasoneofthegreatestpresidentsinU.S.history.OnJanuary20,1981,Reagantookoffice.Only69dayslaterhewasshotbyawould-bekiller,butquicklyrecoveredandreturnedtoduty.Hisgraceandwitduringthedangerousincidentcausedhispopularitytosoar.Attheendofhistwotermsinoffice,RonaldReaganviewedwithsatisfactiontheachievementsofhisinnovativeprogramknownastheReaganRevolution,whichaimedtomotivatetheAmericanpeopleandreducetheirrelianceuponGovernment.Hefelthehadfulfilledhiscampaignpledgeof1980torestore“thegreat,confidentroarofAmericanprogressandgrowthandoptimism.”WhenGeorgeW.Bush,attheageof54,becamethe43rdpresidentoftheUnitedStates,itwasonlythesecondtimeinAmericanhistorythatapresident’ssonwentontotheWhiteHouse.JohnQuincyAdams,electedthesixthpresidentin1824,wasthesonofJohnAdams,thesecondpresident.WhileJohnAdamshadbroughtuphissontobepresident.GeorgeBush,the41stpresident,insistedhewassurprisedwhentheeldestofhissixchildrenbecameinterestedinpolitics,becamegovernorofTexas,andthenwentontothewhiteHouse.BarackObamaservedasthe44thPresidentoftheUnitedStates.HisstoryistheAmericanstory—valuesfromtheheartland,amiddle-classupbringinginastrongfamily,hardworkandeducationasthemeansofgettingahead,andthebeliefthatalifesoblessedshouldbelivedinservicetoothers.WithafatherfromKenvaandamotherfromKansas,PresidentObamawasborninHawaiionAugust4,1961.Hewasraisedwithhelpfromhisgrandfather,whoservedinPatton’sarmy,andhisgrandmother,whoworkedherwayupfromthesecretarialpooltomiddlemanagementatabank.1、Ofthefourpresidents,whoisregardedasanexcellentpublicspeaker?A．AbrahamLincoln. B．RonaldReagan.C．GeorgeW.Bush. D．BarackObama.2、WhenDonaldReaganlefttheWhiteHouse,hefeltthat________.A．heregrettedhavingbeenelectedPresidentB．hestillhadmuchtodoforthecountryC．hehadkepthispromisetothepeopleD．hewasbecomingmorepopularwiththepeople3、Whichofthefollowingpresidentstookofficefirst?A．GeorgeWBush. B．JohnAdams.C．JohnQuincyAdams. D．GeorgeBush.4、Ofthefourpresidents,whosuccessfullyrealizedhisAmericanDream?A．AbrahamLincoln. B．RonaldReagan.C．GeorgeW.Bush. D．BarackObama.5、Ofthefourpresidents,whowasnotabletofinishhistermofservice?A．AbrahamLincoln. B．RonaldReagan.C．GeorgeW.Bush. D．BarackObama.BAsavolunteer,CharlieStarbuckhashelpedtoplanttressonthestreetsofSanFrancisco.Hehastheminjustabouteverypartofthiscity.Walkablockortwoinvirtuallyanyneighborhood,andyouwillfindMr.Starbuck’sfingerprintsarethere.Whatevertreespeciesyoumightseethere,chancesareexcellentthatStarbuckhelpedplantitwithhisownhands.Starbuckhasvolunteeredwithacitywidetree-plantingprogramsince1981;that’soverthirtyyearsofweeklyplantingswithoutpay.“ForCharlietobethatconsistent,”saysDougWildman,programdirectorofSanFrancisco’sFriendsoftheUrbanForest(FUF).“Well,heisourrock.”Despiteallitscharm,SanFranciscoisnotparticularlygreen.Sandysoil,saltyair,lotsofwindandnarrowstreetsarecommonexplanationsforitslowtreecount.Formorethanthreedecades,Starbuckhasbeenonamissiontochangethat.Heactsasaguideandteachertohome-ownersandvolunteersandteachesthemhowtoplanttrees.Helovestotalkabouttrees.“Mycurrentfavoriteisthestrawberrytree,”hesays.Treeexpertshereareconstantlyonthelookoutforspeciesthatcanhandlethelocalclimate.Thestrawberrytree,withitsmockredfruitthathangsinclusters,isinhighdemand.Careisrelativelysimple.MostofSanFranciscohassandysoil,soitisalmostimpossibletooverwaterthetrees,Starbucksays.Justbeforeayoungtreegoesintheground,Starbuckusesaboxcuttertomakeverticalslicesdowneachsideoftherootballsotherootsdon’tcontinuetogrowinacircularway,astheydointheircontainers.Heisalsoparticularaboutstaking(用柱子支撐)thetree.Threepolesaredrivenin,andthensoftclothstrapsareattachedtoeachpolesothatthetreecanwaveabit.Theabilitytowaveactuallystrengthensthetrunk.Whilethecitymaystillbeshortontrees,nearly1,000newtreestookrootherelastyearthankstoFUF.Itreceivesnearlyhalfofitsfundsfromthefederalgovernmentandmostoftherestfromstateandlocalgovernments,individuals,corporationsandfoundations.Onawalkthroughhisownneighborhood,PacificHeights,Starbuckhasatreestoryforalmosteveryblock.HisdestinationnowisacornerofNobHill.“Allyouusedtoseeherewereconcreteandparkedcars,”Starbuckexplains.“Butnow,”hesayswithpride,“youcanseesomegreen.”Starbuckwaspartofateamthatplantedmagnolias(木蘭)recentlythere.“it’sthebeforeandafter,”Starbucksays.“That’swhatit’saboutforme.”1、WhatdoesDougWildmanthinkofStarbuck?A．HeisthefounderofFUFB．HeisdependablevolunteerofFUFC．HeishardtogetalongwithD．Hehassetanexampletoothers2、WhyisprobablyStarbuckinvolvedinthisvoluntarywork?A．BecausehewantstoplantmoretreesB．BecausehehopestoimpresstheimportanceofplantingtreesonpeopleC．BecausehehopestochangethesituationSanFranciscofacesD．Becausehewantstogetmoresupportfromthegovernment3、WhatdoesthelastparagraphimplyaboutStarbuck?A．HecanpredictwhatthefutureislikeB．HecansumupwhathappenedinthepastC．HeconsidersithisdutytobringchangesD．Heunderstandsthepastandfuture4、Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A．ToexplaintherolesoftreesinbigcitiesB．TocallonpeopletoplantmoretreesincitiesC．TodescribethebadsituationofSanFranciscoD．Tointroduceaman’sefforttoplanttrees第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（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．Dadhadagreencomb.HeboughtitwhenhemarriedMum.Everynight,hewouldhandmehis1andsay,“Goodgirl,helpDaddycleanit,OK?”Iwas2todoit.Atagefive,thisdulltaskbroughtmesuch3.Iwouldexcitedlyturnthetap4andbrushthecombcarefully.SatisfiedthatI’ddoneagoodjob,IwouldhappilyreturnthecombtoDad.Hewould5affectionatelyatmeandplacethecombonhiswallet.Twoyearslater,Dadstartedhisown6,whichwasn’tdoingsowell.Thatwaswhenthingsstartedto7.Daddidn’tcomehomeasearlyandasmuchasheusedto.MumandIbecame8withhimforplacingourfamilyintrouble.With9,anuncomfortablesilencegrewbetweenus.Aftermygraduation,Dad’sbusinesswasgettingbackontrack.Onmy28thbirthday,Dadcamehome10.Asusual,helpedhimcarryhisbagsintohisstudy.WhenIturnedtoleave,hesaid,“Hey,wouldyouhelpme11mycomb?”Ilookedathimawhile,then12thecombandheadedtothesink.Ithitmethen:why,asachild,13Dadcleanhiscombwassuchapleasure.Thatroutine（習慣）meantDadwashomeearlyto14theeveningwithMumandme.It15ahappyandlovingfamily.IpassedthecleancombbacktoDad.Hesmiledatmeand16placedhiscombonhiswallet.Butthistime,Inoticedsomething17.Dadhadaged.Hehadwrinklesnexttohiseyeswhenhesmiled,18hissmilewasstillas19asbefore,thesmileofafatherwhojustwantedagood20forhisfamily.1、A．bag B．wallet C．comb D．brush2、A．a(chǎn)nnoyed B．relieved C．a(chǎn)shamed D．pleased3、A．joy B．sadness C．courage D．pain4、A．out B．over C．in D．on5、A．stare B．smile C．shout D．laugh6、A．family B．business C．task D．journey7、A．progress B．change C．improve D．form8、A．satisfied B．delighted C．mad D．strict9、A．time B．patience C．speed D．ease10、A．occasionally B．early C．frequently D．rarely11、A．sharpen B．repair C．clean D．keep12、A．dropped B．took C．handed D．threw13、A．watching B．letting C．helping D．hearing14、A．find B．lose C．waste D．spend15、A．a(chǎn)ffected B．broke C．meant D．supported16、A．firmly B．hurriedly C．casually D．carefully17、A．different B．exciting C．interesting D．urgent18、A．for B．or C．so D．yet19、A．convincing B．heartwarming C．cautious D．innocent20、A．origin B．life C．reputation D．education第二節(jié)（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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。Irememberreadingastatementbyapsychiatristwhosaidthatifyoueverfeeldepressed,thebestthingtodo1．todosomethingforsomeoneelseWhy?Becauseitgetsyoufocusedoutward,not2．It’shardtobedepressed3．servingsomeoneelseIronically,aby-productofhelpingothersisfeelingwonderfulyourselfIremembersittinginanairportoneday,waitingformy4．(fly)IwasexcitedbecauseIhadbeenupgradedtoa5．ticketAndinfirstclass,theseatsare6．(big),thefoodisedible,andtheflightattendantsareactuallyniceInfact,IhadthebestseatontheentireplaneSeat1A．Beforeboarding,Inoticedayoungladywhohadseveralcarry-onbagsandwasholdingacrying7．Havingjustfinished8．a(chǎn)bookondoingrandomactsof9．(kind),Iheardmyconscience(良心)10．tome,“YouscumbagLetherhaveyourticket”Ifoughtthesepromptingsforawhilebuteventuallycavedin第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)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：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞