高一上學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷

高一第一學(xué)期英語期中考試I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.AtadinnertableB.Inahotel.C.Athome.D.Atarestaurant.2.A.Hewillgettheradiorepaired.B.Hewilldisturbthewoman.C.Hewillstoplisteningtotheradio.D.Hewillturndowntheradio.3.A.At1466LondonStreet.B.At1646LondonStreet.C.At1464LondonStreet.D.At6046LondonStreet.4.A.At7:05.B.At6:15.C.At6:25.D.At6:50.5.A.Bytrain.B.Bybus.C.Bycar.D.Bybike.6.A.About10.B.About20.C.About30.D.About40.7.A.Toseeanexhibition.B.Tohaveameeting.C.Toattendalecture.D.Toprotecttheenvironment.8.A.$300.B.$350.C.$250.D.$150.9.A.Milkonly.B.Milkandtoast.C.Milkandeggs.D.Eggsandtoast.10.A.Themanshouldpurchaseanewviolin.。B.Themanshouldcontinuehisviolinclass.C.Themanshouldconsulthisviolinteacher.D.Themanshouldgiveupplayingtheviolin.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillhearseverallongerconversationsandshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachoftheconversationsandthepassages.Theconversationsandthepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Basedontheirability.B.Basedontheirknowledge.C.BasedontheirEnglishlevel.D.Basedontheirgaokaoscores.12.A.20.B.44.C.74.D.200.13.A.The“gaokao”students.B.TheAmericanstudents.C.Theinternationalstudents.D.Thenon-gaokaointernationalstudents.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Neverfeelfearful.B.Beabletofacethefear.C.Feelimpatientwithyourself.D.Beeagertoachievethegoal.A.Careaboutyourfriends’ability.B.Focusonadvancingyourowngoals.C.Compareyourselftoyourbestfriends.D.Payattentiontoyourrelatives’progress.16.A.Howtobuildself-confidence.B.Howtobepatientwithyourself.C.Howtobecomfortablewithfear.D.Howtostopcomparingyourselftoothers.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.Marketing.B.Humanresources.C.Insurance.D.E-commerceplatform.18.A.Becauseheisaresponsiblecandidate.B.Becausehewillgraduatethissummer.C.Becauseitsgrowthrecordissatisfactory.D.Becausehehasavarietyofexperiences.19.A.Hearrangespressconferences.B.Heorganizescollegevocations.C.Hegoesthroughlotsofresumes.D.Heengagesinmarketingactivities20.A.Everyonegetsunemploymentinsurance.B.Employeesareunlikelytobetrainedabroad.C.Employeesareofferedoneweekpaidholiday.D.Onlysenioremployeesareofferedlifeinsurance.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.(A)CharlotteWhiteheadwasborninEnglandin1843,andmovedtoMontreal,Canadaattheageof5withherfamily.While(21)______(take)careofherilleldersisterthroughouttheyears,Charlottediscoveredshehadaninterestinmedicine.At18shemarriedandstartedafamily.Severalyearslater,Charlottesaidshewantedtobeadoctor.Herhusbandsupportedherdecision.Unfortunately,Canadianmedicalschoolsdidnotacceptwomenstudentsatthetime.Therefore,CharlottewenttotheUnitedStates(22)______(study)medicineattheWomen’sMedicalCollegeinPhiladelphia.(23)______tookherfiveyearstoearnhermedicaldegree.Upongraduation,CharlottereturnedtoMontrealandsetupaprivateclinic.Threeyearslater,shemovedtoWinnipeg,Manitoba,(24)______shewasonceagainabusydoctor.Manyofherpatientswerefromthenearbytimberandrailwaycamps.Charlottefoundherselfoperatingondamagedlimbsandsettingbrokenbones,(25)__________________deliveringallthebabiesinthearea.ButCharlottehadbeenpractisingwithoutalicense.Shehadappliedforadoctor’slicenseinbothMontrealandWinnipeg,(26)______wasrefused.TheManitobaCollegeofMedicines,(27)______all-maleorganization,wantedhertocompleteherstudiesataCanadianmedicalcollege!Charlotterefusedtoleaveherpatientstospendtimestudying(28)______shealreadyknew.Soin1887,sheappealedtotheManitobaLegislaturetoissuealicensetoherbutthey,too,refused.Charlottecontinuedtopractise(29)______alicenseuntil1912.Shediedfouryearslaterattheageof73.In1993,77yearsafterherdeath,amedicallicensewasissuedtoCharlotte.Thisdecision______(make)bytheManitobaLegislaturetohonour“thiscourageousandpioneeringwoman”.(B)MyVolunteerExperienceinGhanaItisnotquitesixinthemorning.IamhalfasleepinavanthatintheUnitedStateswouldseatmaybesixpeople.HereinGhanathough,itsinsideshavebeenreplacedwithwoodenbenchesthatcanaccommodatetwelveofus.Iusetheterm“accommodate”loosely;wearesqueezedsotightintogether(31)______sometimesmyarmgoesnumb(麻木的).Thisgoesonfortwohourseverymorning,fromMondaytoFriday,sothatI(32)______gettotheslumtownschoolwhereIteach.______(arrive)atthedestinationalwaysfillsmewithfear.Theschooloriginallyfunctionedasadaycaretypeservicefreetothechildrenofsinglemothers.(34)______thechildrengotolder,thecoordinatortookituponherselftosetupaspacetoteachthem.Intothistinyspacetheysqueezeanywherebetween80and120childrenundertheageofsix.Itisliterallysofullofchildrenthatyouhavetomovethemoutofthewaybyshoving(推開)themwithyourfeet(35)______(avoid)steppingonthem.Withindays,Ihavealreadylearnedmostoftheirnames.Therearethetroublemakerswhospendtheirtime(36)______(hit)oneanotherandcausingchaosinhopesthattheirnegativebehaviorwillattractattentiontothemselves.Allofmychildpsychologyclassestellmetoignorethebehavior(37)______respondingtoitmayreinforcethebehavior.Thentherearetheonesthatmakeyourheartbleed.Thefive-year-oldgirlwho(38)______(sit)inthefrontrow,isreadytolearnwhateverknowledgewecanthrowherway.Shelearnswhateverweteachher,atapace(39)______takesmybreathaway.ShefaroutpacesanyWesternfive-year-oldI’veeverworkedwith,andshe’slearninginEnglishwhenherfamilyonlyknowsandspeaksTwi,alocallanguage.Ilookatthisdecrepit(破舊的)classroomandthesechildrenintheirraggedclothes,andthinkof(40)______differentthisisfromtheAmericanclassroomsI’veknown.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.(A)A.countingB.createC.lossD.LuckilyE.offerF.preferredG.supportsH.transferI.typeJ.UnfortunatelyK.videoThedigitalrevolutionhashadahugeimpactoneveryaspectofoursociety.Forcontentcreators,lifelooksnothinglikeitdidjustacoupleofdecadesago.Backthen,allyouhadtodoistotakethetapeoffthecameraandputitonyour(41)______player.Atmost,youhadtoreadanarticletounderstandthedifferencebetweenHSandBetamax.Videowasonlyconsumedintwoways:televisionorcinema.Nowadays,you’llprobablyrunoutoffingers(42)______howmanyvideoformats(格式)thereareoutthere,letalonethenumberofplatformsanddevicesonwhichvideoisplayed.Understandingwhateachvideoformatisanddoesisnochild’splay.Infact,itisa“must”ifyouwantyourworktolookthebestregardlessofwhereandhowitisplayed.If,forexample,youwantto(43)______avideowebsite,thetypeoffileyou’llneedtousewillmostlikelytobedifferentfromtheoneyou’llhavetocreateforyoursocialmediaaccounts.Inordertomakethiswholeprocessaloteasier,wehaveputtogetheralistofthemostcommonvideoformatsandwhichonesyoushoulduseforeachpurpose.Sowhat’sthebestvideoformat?______,thereisn’tacure-allwhenitcomestovideosharing.Thegoodthingisthatit’sactuallyreallyeasyto(45)______betweenvideoformats.Ifyoudoso,besuretoalwayssavetheoriginalfileinordertoavoid(46)______ofimagequalityduetofilecompression(壓縮).Herearethreeofthemostcommonvideousesandthe(47)______formatsforeachofthem:Socialmedia:MP4issupportedbyFacebook,Twitter,Instagram,IGTV,andYouTube.Facebookalso(48)______MOV,whileYouTubeacceptsmostvideoformats.TVandcomputers:AVI,MOV,andMKV(49)______thehighestqualityimagewhichmakesthemgreatoptionsforbigscreenstreaming.Website:WEBMandHTML5arethevideoformatsmeantforyouraccount.However,usingtoolssuchasWixVideowillallowyoutoworkwithalmostanyfile(50)______,aswellasofferyoumuchmorecontroloveryourwork.(B)A.civilizationB.dangerousC.dumpD.efficientlyE.endlessF.fallenG.plasticH.profitablyI.sellJ.stylishK.throwawayTheValueofUpcyclingRecyclingisawell-knownideathatreferstoreusingwastematerialsinanywaypossible.Butwhatabout“upcycling”?It’sanewword,eventhoughit’ssomethingthathasbeengoingonsincehuman(51)______began.Itmeansreusingwastematerialssothattheyhavegreatervalue.Throughouthistory,peoplehavealwaysdonecreativethingswith“trash”.Forexample,they’veusedstrawanddeadleavestomakeroofs,skinfromdeadanimalstomakeleathergoods,andwoodfrom(52)______treestomakeboats.Sowhyisthereanewwordforitnow?Oneanswertothisquestionisthatwereusefewerandfewerthings,andsohavebecomea(n)“(53)______”society.Thishasraisedhugequestionsaboutwaste:Wherecanwe(54)______itall?Willitpollutetheenvironment?Coulditbe(55)______toourhealth?Theevidenceiseverywhere—eveninthePacificOcean,wherebillionsofbitsofbroken(56)______floatnearthesurface.Fisheatthem,andthenweeatthefish.Soupcyclershaveadoptedthisnewwordtofocuspeople’sattentiononhowwastecannotsimplybereused,butbereused(57)______.Infact,upcyclersdon’tliketheideaofwasteandprefertocallitan“asset”,somethingofvalue.Nowadays,therearelotsoforganizationsthat(58)______productswithupcycledmaterial.Someartistsanddesignershaveupcycledthingslikedenimfromoldjeanstomakerugs,andwoodfromoldhousestomakefurniture.Othershaveevenusedcandywrapperstomakehandbags!Sometimesthey’lladda(n)(59)______elementtotheirproducts,suchasabeautifulmosaic(馬賽克)madewithbrokendishes.Witha(n)(60)______supplyof“assets”,itseemsthatupcyclinghasagreatfuture.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Deliverance(解救)forDeliveryDrivers?ZOOOOOOOOM!!!Agustofair,thehumofspinningwheels,andaflashofcolorwhizzingpast.I’msurethatwehaveallsteppedintothecrosswalk,atonetimeoranother,andexperiencedthissudden,heart-stopping(61)______.Iam,ofcourse,referringtodeliverydrivers(62)______throughcrossroadstodelivertakeawayfood.Overthepastfewyears,deliverydrivershavebeencriticized,fined,andeven(63)______forbreakingtrafficlawsacrossChina.Deliverydriversoften(64)______redlights,disregardspeedlimits,andpaylittleattentiontopedestriancrossings.Buttheyalsooftenpaythe(65)______price—eachyear,itseemslikefatalinjuriesinvolvingdeliverydriversareincreasing.(66)______,sincedeliverydriversareusuallypoorlypaid,howmuchblamedotheyreallydeserveforrunningagainsttheclock?Well,it(67)______tobeacomplicatedissue.Recentlyanarticletitled“DeliveryDrivers,StuckintheSystem”wassharedwidelyonsocialmedia.Accordingtothearticle,(68)______betweendeliveryservicesEle.meandMeituanhascausedeachapptotakeincreasinglyextrememeasurestoout-do(超過)theother.Thishasincludedtheshorteningofdeliverytimewindows.Ithasbeen(69)______,inpart,throughacombinationofrewardsforearlydeliveryandseverepunishmentsforlatedelivery.Overtime,theplatformshaveonlyincreasedthese(70)______ondrivers.Asaresult,driversfindthemselvesinadilemma(左右兩難的困境)：breaktrafficlawsor,insomecases,losehundredsofyuaninearningsforlatedeliveries.Accordingtosurveysandreactionsonline,(71)______caremuchwhethertheirdeliveriesareafewminuteslate,whilemostbelievethatitisnotworthriskingsomeone’slifefor.Inresponse,Ele.meandMeituanhaveaddedacombinationoffeaturesto(72)______deliverytimesforslowelevatorsorbadweatherconditions.Althoughthesenew(73)______cannotsolvetheunderlyingproblemsofintensecompetitionortheinherentdangersofdriving,theyshould,insomemeasure,startreducingsomeofthepressureondrivers.Inthemeantime,as(74)______,wecanhelptomakelifefordeliveryriderssaferandeasier.(75)______,beaconsideratepersonanddon’tleavethemwaitingfortoolong.Ifyouseeafooddeliveryguyrushingtowardyouonanescalatororintoadoor,considerstandingbackandlettinghimgofirst.Afterall,theyareputtingtheirlivesonthelinejusttodeliverourfood.61.A.frightB.delightC.painD.sorrow62.A.runningB.walkingC.rushingD.wandering63.A.arrestedB.firedC.blamedD.praised64.A.destroyB.ignoreC.observeD.interrupt65.A.everlastingB.dramaticC.slightD.final66.A.HoweverB.NamelyC.IndeedD.Surprising67.A.decidesB.refusesC.turnsoutD.takesturns68.A.comparisonB.contrastC.competitionD.cooperation69.A.adaptedB.achievedC.adoptedD.assumed70.A.motivationsB.advantagesC.pressuresD.skills71.A.someB.fewC.manyD.we72.A.reduceB.expandC.narrowD.extend73.A.actionsB.behaviorsC.featuresD.conditions74.A.humansB.consumersC.friendsD.taxpayers75.A.InonewordB.AsaresultC.ForexampleD.OnthecontrarySectionBDirections:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Whoisagenius?Thisquestionhasgreatlyinterestedhumankindforcenturies.Let’sstateclearly:Einsteinwasagenius.Hisfaceisalmosttheinternationalsymbolforgenius.Butwewanttogobeyondonemanandexplorethenatureofgeniusitself.Whyisitthatsomepeoplearesomuchmoreintelligentorcreativethantherestofus?Andwhoarethey?Inthesciencesandarts,thosepraisedasgeniusesweremostoftenwhitemen,ofEuropeanorigin.Perhapsthisisnotasurprise.It’ssaidthathistoryiswrittenbythevictors,andthosevictorssetthestandardsforadmissiontothegeniusclub.Whencontributionsweremadebygeniusesoutsidetheclub—women,orpeopleofadifferentcolororbelief—theywereunacknowledgedandrejectedbyothers.AstudyrecentlypublishedbySciencefoundthatasyoungasagesix,girlsarelesslikelythanboystosaythatmembersoftheirgenderare“really,reallysmart.”Evenworse,thestudyfoundthatgirlsactonthatbelief:Aroundagesixtheystarttoavoidactivitiessaidtobeforchildrenwhoare“really,reallysmart.”Canourplanetaffordtohaveanygreatthinkersbecomediscouragedandgiveup?Itdoesn’ttakeageniustoknowtheanswer:absolutelynot.Here’sthegoodnews.Inawiredworldwithconstantglobalcommunication,we’reallpositionedtoseeflashesofgeniuswherevertheyappear.Andthemorewelook,themorewewillseethatsocialfactorslikegender,race,andclassdonotdeterminetheappearanceofgenius.Asawritersays,futuregeniusescomefromthosewith“intelligence,creativity,perseverance,andsimplegoodfortune,whoareabletochangetheworld.”76.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofvictors’standardsforjoiningthegeniusclub?A.They’reunfair.B.They’reconservative.C.They’reobjective.D.They’restrict.77.WhatcanweinferaboutgirlsfromthestudyinScience?A.Theythinkthemselvessmart.B.Theylookuptogreatthinkers.C.Theyseegenderdifferencesearlierthanboys.D.Theyarelikelytobeinfluencedbysocialbeliefs78.Whyaremoregeniusesknowntothepublic?A.Improvedglobalcommunication.B.Lessdiscriminationagainstwomen.C.Acceptanceofvictors’concepts.D.Changesinpeople’ssocialpositions.79.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.GeniusesThinkAlikeB.GeniusTakesManyFormsC.GeniusandIntelligenceD.GeniusandLuck(B)Formanytravelersthesedays,findingawaytomaketravelmoremeaningfulhasbecomeatoppriority.Theyareincreasinglypursuingjourneysthatincludetimetovolunteer,workonaconservationproject,protectendangeredanimalsortodootheractivitiesthatallowforgivingbackwhileexploringanewpartoftheworld.Herearesomeopportunitiesthatcombinetravelwithdoinggooddeeds.TheAzoresThetripsoffertheopportunitytoworkoncarefullyselectedprojectswithfamousscientistswhilealsoenjoyingmeetingswithsomeoftheworld’smostattractiveseacreaturesinwater.ItallowsparticipantstojoinaresearchteamintheAzoresthat’sstudyingtheanimalstosupportfutureprotectionofthespecies.Advanceddivingexperienceisrequired.RedSea,EgyptCombininganopportunityforworld-classdivingwithbeingpartofanimportantresearcheffortconductedbyHurghadaEnvironmentalProtectionandConservationAssociation.Theseven-nighttripincludeslearninghowtogatherwaterdatawiththelatestscientificequipmentandconductingonboardandunderwaterexperiments.AustraliaExploreQueensland,Australia,whilealsosupportingaregisteredcharitythatrescuesfarmanimalsfromabuse,neglect,andsituationswherethey’reindanger.Participantshelpwithdailycleaningofbarns(牲口圈)andcages,feeding,healthchecks,lightrepair,monitoringanimals’movements,andintensivecareofill,oldandbabyanimals.TheexperienceincludesfreeaccommodationswithWiFiandaswimmingpool.RomaniaWorkwithbearsatRomania’slargestbearsanctuary(庇護(hù)所),aplacethatwascreatedasaheavenforbearsthathavebeentreatedinacruelway.LocatedintheCarpathianMountains,thesanctuaryneedsvolunteerstohelpwithpreparingfood,monitoringanimalhealthandleadingconservationtours.Thesanctuaryishometo84bears,with20moreduetoberescued.80.Whatdothefirsttwotripshaveincommon?A．Bothinvolveunderwateractivities.B．Bothprovidefreeaccommodations.C．Bothrequireadvanceddivingexperience.D．Bothteachhowtousescientificequipment.81.Whichplacebestsuitsagirlwholikeshorses?A．TheAzores.B．RedSea.C．Australia.D．Romania.82.WhyarethebearsadoptedbythesanctuaryinRomania?A．Theyhavenofood.B．Theyarebadlytreated.C．Theyshouldbemonitored.D．Theyneedtoliveinmountains.83.Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablyappear?A．Inafashionmagazine.B．Inashoppingguide.C．Inatravelbrochure.D．Inabiography.(C)Myson,Toby,17monthsold,hasjusttestedpositive(陽性)forCOVED-19.Heisthefirstinourhouseholdtotestpositive,andalltheinformationprovidedforpeopleinthissituationisdesignedforadultswhoare(orshouldbe)worriedaboutprotectingtheirfamilies.Toby,obviously,cannotcomprehendsuchadvice.Hecannotkeepadistancefromeverybodyelse,oreatandwashinaseparateroom—Wecalled911,andthemedicalworkerwespoketoagreedthattheofficialguidancedidn’treallyapplytooursituation.Indeed.Notmuchwecando.So,hereweare,trappedwithinourfourwallswithalittlebabyinfected(感染)withCOVID-19,whocontinuestoclimbonus,spitinourfaces,loveusandhugus.Itseemsinevitablethatwe,andourelderson,aregoingtogetCOVIDnow.Notmuchwecando.Myfirstreaction,afterknowinghisdiagnosis(確診),wastocooksausages.Ididn’tevenknowthatwasmycomfortfoodofchoice.Perhapsanafternooncrisiswouldhavecausedadifferentcookingdesire?Anyway,afullstomachhelpedmethinkitover.Yes,itmaynowbeunavoidablethatwe’regoingtocontract(感染)theveryviruswe’vespentayearavoiding,butaslongaswedon’tcontractitatthesametime,then,hopefully,oneorotherofuswillbeavailabletolookafterourkids(thusansweringmyfive-year-old’smosturgentconcern:“...butwhowillmakethepudding?”).So,tominimizeasymptomatictransmission,we’veopenedallthewindows.Andwe’vedecidedtowearfacecoveringswheneverwearewithToby.Thisdecisiondoesn’tmattermuchtohim—Iimagineheactuallycannotrememberlifebeforemasks—butforme,it’sdistressing.I’vebecomeaccustomedtowearingmasksinsupermarketsandcoffeeshops,ofcourse,buttoactuallywalkaroundwithhalfmyfacecoveredinmyownhouseisquiteanothermatter—itistellingmethatmyhomehasbeeninfected—thatit’snolongerasafespace.Andsoitwas,whenIsatdowntowritethisarticle,thatIendedupwritingaboutCOVID,whichisprobablythelastthingyouwantedtoread.Sorryaboutthat.COVIDhascolouredmythoughtstoday,eventhoughIknowthatmywifeandchildrenwillbefine,andthatreallyweshouldjustbegratefulwehaven’tpasseditontomygrandmother.Ipredicttherewillbemoresausagesinthemorning.Byrepeatingthesentence“Notmuchwecando”inparagraph2,thewriterimpliesthat________.A.hefeelsangryB.heisreallyhelplessC.hewantsprofessionalsupportD.heneedstokeepadistancefromToby85.Accordingtothewriter,whatdidsausagesbringtohim?A.Sadness.B.Appetite.C.Worry.D.Comfort.86.Whydidwearingmasksathomedistressthewriter?A.ItdiscourageshimfromwritingaboutCOVID.B.ItletshimrememberthedaysbeforeCOVID-19.C.Itisareminderofwhatishappeningtohisfamily.D.Itmakeshimfeelatalossforhowtohelphisson.87.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.Thediagnosisleavesthewriter’sfamilyinatoughspot.B.Thewriterissurethathisotherkidswon’tcontractthevirus.C.BeinginfectedwithCOVID-19makesTobyinabadmood.D.Sausageshavelongbeenconsideredbymanytobecomfortfood.(D)HongKongisn’tthefirstplaceyou’dexpecttofindapeacefulisland.ButinaquietcornerofSaiKungdistrict(西貢區(qū)),atinygreenislandoffersarareglimpseintothepast.Nicknamed“GhostIsland,”YimTinTsai(鹽田仔)wasoncehometoaflourishingHakka(客家)community.Theysettledontheemptyislandandbuiltsaltpans(鹽田)toearnaliving.Whenthesaltpanswereshutdownmorethan100yearsago,mostresidentsturnedtofarmingandfishing.Inthe1960s,moreandmorefamiliesmovedtootherplaces.Thelastofthevillagersontheislandhadmovedabroadbythe1990s,and,inthefollowingyears,YimTinTsailayempty.IftravelershadvisitedYimTinTsaiadecadeago,theywouldhavefoundnothingbutov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