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2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______题号一二三四五六总分得分第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、TheearthquakeinJapan,measuring9.0ontheRichterScale,wassoviolent_______causeaseriesofexplosionsofthenuclearreactorsinseveralpowerstations.A．to B．that C．asto D．asthat2、Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this3、OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup4、Internetshoppingisreally________whenpeoplearesureofitssafetyandsecurity.A．takingoff B．takingupC．settingoff D．settingup5、Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．arenotleading6、Someofthem,______inruralvillages,hadneverseenatrain.A．tobebornandbroughtup B．bornandbroughtupC．havingbornandbroughtup D．havingbeenbornandbroughtup7、DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch8、_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased9、—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?—Yes.WhenIarrived,he________forNewYorktoattendapressconference.A．wasjustleaving B．justleftC．justleaves D．hadjustleft10、—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing第二部分阅读理解（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIn2013，areportfromTheNeroEnglandJournalofMedicineshowedthatincreasedbodyweightisrelatedtothedeathrateforallcancers.Thisisbasedonastudyinvolvingabout900,000people,spanningmanyyears.Thestudy,startedin1992bytheAmericanCancerSociety,includedmenandwomenfromall50states.Theyoungestparticipantswere30yearsold,andtheaverageagewas57.ByDecember2008,24%oftheparticipantshaddied,justaquarterofthemfromcancers.Inanalyzingtheresults,researchersattemptedtotakeaccountofsuchpotentialfactorsassmokingdrinkingalcohol,takingaspirinandawidevarietyofotherfactorsthatmightotherwiseaffecttheresults..Theresultsareclear:themoreyouweigh,thegreateryourriskofdyingofcancerwillbe(upto52%higherformenand62%forwomen).Inmenaswellaswomen,theonlycancersthatdidnothaveastrongconnectionwithweightwerelungcancerand-braincancer.Forwomen,thestrongestcorrelationwithweightwasuterinecancer(子宫癌),whichis6.5timeshigherforwomenwithaBMI(BodyMassIndex)of40ormore.Formen,itwaslivercancer,whichis4.5timeshigherinmostobese(肥胖的)men.Smokerstendtobemoresuccessfulinkeepingweightoffthannon-smokers,slightlyreducingtherisk.Butmanyofthemdon’thavegoodlungs.Thus,inanotherway,theyalsofacerisks.Asforwhyextraweightleadstoexcesscancerdeathrate,there’snoclearagreement.ButthedecreaseinvitaminDinobesepeopleseemsalikelyfactor.VitaminDisknowntohavearoleinpreventingcancer.Also,thereisasimplefactthatobesitymakesthemanagementofcancermoredifficult.Althoughfornowthereisnosimpleanswertowhyobesityincreasesaperson’scancerrisk,allweknowforcertainisthattheriskisreal.1、Thepassageismainlyconcernedwiththerelationshipbetween________.A．dietandcancerB．bodyweightandcancerC．sexandcancerD．smokingandcancer2、Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlythrough________.A．timeorderB．spaceorderC．analysisandcomparisonD．figuresandexamples3、Theunderlinedword“spanning”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”.A．lastingB．includingC．happeningD．changing4、Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutthestudy?A．Thereisaclearexplanationconcerningwhyobesityleadstomorecancers.B．Generallyspeaking,womenfacefewerrisksofdyingofcancerthanmenC．WomenwithaBMIof40dyingofuterinecanceraremorethanotherwomen.D．Smokersarestilllikelytofacerisksofdyingofcancerthoughkeepingweightoff.BAbitefromatsetsefly(采采蝇)isanextremelyunpleasantexperience.Itisnotlikeamosquito,whichcanputitsthinmouthpartdirectlyintoyourblood,oftenwithoutyounoticing.Incontrast,thetsetsefly’smouthhastinysawsonitthatsawintoyourskinonitswaytosuckoutyourblood.Tomakemattersworse,severalspeciesoftsetseflycantransmitdiseases.Oneofthemostdangerousisaparasitethatcauses＂sleepingsickness＂,or＂humanAfricantrypanosomiasis＂togiveititsofficialname.Withouttreatment,aninfectionisusuallyfatal.Likesomanytropicaldiseases,sleepingsicknesshasoftenbeenneglectedbymedicalresearchers.However,researchershavelongendeavoredtounderstandhowitavoidsourbodies’defencemechanisms.Someoftheirinsightscouldnowhelpuseliminatesleepingsicknessaltogether.Therearetwoclosely-relatedsingle-celledparasitesthatcausethisdeathlysleep:TrypanosomabruceirhodesienseandT.b.gambiense.Thelatterisfarmorecommon:itisresponsibleforupto95%ofcases,mostlyinwesternAfrica.Ittakesseveralyearstokillaperson,whileT.bruceirhodesiensecancausedeathwithinmonths.Therearestillotherformsthatinfectlivestock.Aftertheinitialbite,sleepingsicknesssymptomsoftenstartwithafever,headachesandachingmuscles.Astheillnessgoeson,thoseinfectedbecomeincreasinglytired,whichiswhereitgetsitsname.Personalitychanges,severeconfusionandpoorcoordinationcanalsohappen.Whilemedicationdoeshelp,sometreatmentsaretoxicandcanthemselvesbedeadly,especiallyiftheyaregivenafterthediseasehasreachedthebrain.Itisworthnotingthatsleepingsicknessisnolongerasdeadlyasitoncewas.Intheearly20thCenturyseveralhundredthousandpeoplewereinfectedeachyear.Bythe1960sthediseasewasconsidered＂undercontrol＂andhadreachedverylownumbers,makingitsspreadmoredifficult.Butinthe1970stherewasanothermajorepidemic,whichtook20yearstocontrol.Sincethen,betterscreeningprogrammesandearlierinterventionshavereducedthenumberofcasesdramatically.In2009therewerefewerthan10,000casesforthefirsttimesincerecordsbegan,andin2015thisfiguredroppedtofewerthan3,000,accordingtothelatestfiguresfromtheWorldHealthOrganisation.TheWHOhopesthediseasewillbecompletelyeliminatedby2020.Whilethisdeclinelookspositive,theremaybemanymorecasesthatgounreportedinruralAfrica.Toeliminatethediseasecompletely,infectionshavetobecloselymonitored.Moreproblematically,aseriesofnewstudieshaveshownthattheparasiteismorecomplicatedthanpreviouslybelieved.Sleepingsicknesshasalwaysbeenconsidered——anddiagnosed——asablooddisease,becauseT.bruceiparasitescanreadilybedetectedinthebloodofitsvictims.1、Atsetseflyisdifferentfromamosquitointhat________.A．itcanputitsthinmouthpartdirectlyintoyourbloodB．allspeciesoftsetseflycantransmitdiseasesC．itcanspreadaparasitethatcauses＂sleepingsickness＂D．itsmouthhaslargersawsthanthoseonamosquito2、Whatcanbelearnedabout＂sleepingsickness＂accordingtothetext?A．Itisformallycalled＂humanAmericantrypanosomiasis＂.B．Ifleftuntreated,itcanpossiblybedeadly.C．Itremainsasdeadlyasitusedtobe.D．Itusuallydrawsattentionfrommedicalresearchers.3、Whatisimpliedinthelastthreeparagraphs?A．＂Sleepingsickness＂willbecompletelyeliminatedby2020.B．Theparasitecausing＂sleepingsickness＂iseasytodetectnow.C．T.bruceiparasitescanonlybedetectedinthebloodofitsvictims.D．Dataabout＂sleepingsickness＂casesmaynotbesoaccurate.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．Amosquitothatcancarrydeadlydiseases.B．Abitefromthisflyputsyouintoadeadlysleep.C．Symptomsthatarecharacteristicof＂sleepingsickness＂.D．Howtocontroldeadly＂sleepingsickness＂fromatsetsefly.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．Thereisanoldproverb“Thewritercreateshalfthetext;thereadercreatestheotherhalf”.Thestatementisquiteaptandverycleartoclarifythefactthat1isveryimportantaspectofeducation.Conversation,experience,readingandobservationarethewaysbywhichanindividual2Andsoitisclearthatprocessoflearningis3withoutreading.Averysuitableexamplefittinginthiscontextisfromourevolution.Wehave4differentages,fromStoneAgetoIronAgeandfromirontospaceage,justbyreadingthehand5articlesofourownancestorsandlearning6theirmistakes.Whenwe7thepagesofdictionaryorsearchforaliteraldefinitionof“Reading”,wewillfindthatitactuallyisawayofwordsattainmentforactivecommunication,andfor8ideasandinformation.Itisalsoa9ofcomplicatedinteractionbetweenthetranscriptandthe10Thereadingprocessobligesconstantpractices,progress,andimprovement.Readingandeducationisnotjustgoingthroughthetext;itisactuallyaskill,talentoranexpertise.Itismeasuredby11parameterslikephonics,vocabulary,fluencyandcomprehension.Althoughthereareanumberof12andtechniquesinreading,therearethreetoolsbywhichonecanimprovereadingand13skills.Let’sfindthethree:Skimming:Itisaskillbywhichreadersgatherthemostpriorinformation.Inthisprocessonehastoonlygothroughthetext,grasping14information.Understandingdoesnotactually15here.Readingmorningnewspaperisthe16ofthisskill.Scanning:Itisusedtolocateormindaparticularpieceofinformation.Thereaderinthisprocessismoreconscious17hereisalsonotsovital.Onecangojustreadingandnotingtheimportantinformationwhichhe/sheare18Goingthroughthetravelticketisthebestexampleofthisprocess.IntensiveReading:Asthenamesuggest,thisskill19thoroughreading.Understandingisalsooneofitsimportantaspects.Itrequiresaconcentrationfromthepartofreaders.Goingthrougheducationalnoteorpropertypapersaretheexampleof20reading.1、A．listening B．respecting C．reading D．speaking2、A．practices B．remembers C．grows D．learns3、A．incomplete B．useless C．incorrect D．inconvenient4、A．passed B．repeated C．moved D．saw5、A．spoken B．written C．bought D．shown6、A．in B．from C．at D．on7、A．goon B．gothrough C．goabout D．goafter8、A．sharing B．arguing C．enjoying D．collecting9、A．thought B．relief C．process D．topic10、A．buyer B．waiter C．writer D．reader11、A．different B．difficult C．reliable D．classic12、A．ideas B．marks C．copies D．tools13、A．occupation B．measure C．comprehension D．education14、A．political B．personal C．important D．interesting15、A．differ B．matter C．work D．occur16、A．explanation B．example C．moment D．idiom17、A．Research B．Understanding C．Information D．Survey18、A．glancingat B．speakingof C．lookingafter D．Searchingfor19、A．requires B．meets C．replaces D．attracts20、A．creative B．active C．native D．Intensive第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。WeallknowthattheFridayafterThanksgivingmeansamaddashtotheshoppingcentreforridiculoussalesButhowdidthisbargainshoppingget1．(it)start?Infact,thefirstBlackFridayhadnothing2．(do)withThanksgivingorshoppingTheoriginofBlackFridayasweknowittodaystartedinPhiladelphiaduringthe1950sand1960sCrowdsofpeoplewouldcometotownthedayafterThanksgivingfortheannualArmy­Navyfootballgametobeheldthe3．(follow)SaturdayStreetsand4．(store)werealwayscrowded,whichwasgreatforbusinessbutmadeeasy­pickingsforshoplifters(行窃者)Localpolicecalledthis“BlackFriday”Notonlydidtheyhavetodealwithextratraffic5．shoplifting,buttheyhadtoworkextrahoursandcouldn’trequestthedayoffThetermdidn’tgonational6．thelate1980s,butthe7．(explain)changedWhileshopkeepers8．(general)sufferedfinanciallossesmostoftheyear,theincreaseofholidayshoppersmarkedthefirstdayofrealprofitIntraditionalaccounting(会计)practicesafewyearsago,losses9．(record)inredink,andprofitsinblackinkSothedayafterThanksgiving,10．companiesgo“intotheblack”andmakeaprofit,becameBlackFriday第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词