高二年級(jí)英語知識(shí)競(jìng)賽考試

1、高二年級(jí)英語知識(shí)競(jìng)賽考試作者:日期:天臺(tái)中學(xué)高二年級(jí)英語知識(shí)競(jìng)賽試題2011.5（考試時(shí)間：50分鐘 ）說明：請(qǐng)將選擇題的答案用2B鉛筆填涂到答題卡上?？荚嚱Y(jié)束時(shí)，只交答題卡。第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空 （共30小題；每小題1分，滿分30分）從A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào) 涂黑。1. new tax law, to encourage the use of smaller engines in vehicles to reduce pollution and oilC. The/ 不填D. A/ thedependence, is under cons

2、ideration.A. A/ 不填B. The/ the2. China put another high-speed railway into on Tuesday morning, which links Shanghai, the countrys economic center, and Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province.A. operationB. effectC. actionD. practice3. We must develop our economy. , enough attention should be paid

3、to the protection of environment.A. OtherwiseB. ThereforeC. AnywayD. Meanwhile4. Did you see our headmaster?-No. We went to see him, only he had left for a meeting .A . to tellB . to be toldC. tellingD . tell5. It is reported that about 70 percent of Chinas senior citizens live in rural areas, 81 pe

4、rcent of have to take care of themselves.A. whereB. whomC. whichD. them116. -Excuse me, can you tell me where I can find a supermarket?-I happen to know nearby. Come on! I ll show you the way.A. itB. oneC. thatD. this7. Some of the 33 rescued miners in Chile have accused the mine owners of putting p

5、rofit theirsafety and health.A. ahead ofB. regardless of C. instead ofD. because of8. The Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Chong-yang Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival that on the 9th day of the 9th month of the lunar calendar.A. celebratesB. fallsC. observesD. witnesses9. Efforts

6、should be made to find a cure for the superbug NDM-1, but it may be some time thesituation improves.A. sinceB. whenC. unlessD. before10. -Has Mr. King arrived?-Yes, already.he wait outside or just come in?A. CouldB. MayC. ShallD. Must11. Bill Gates said that he planned to almost all of his vast fort

7、une, largely to the cause of globalhealth.A. give inB. give awayC. give offD. give out12. The online game, Happy Farm, which has a function that encourages people to steal virtual vegetables from their friends online gardens, was the of 2009.A. affairB. eventC. hitD. matter13. China launched the cou

8、ntrys second unmanned lunar probe, Change 2 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center,another step for Chinas pursuit of moon exploration.A. markedB. to markC. markingD. having marked14. As far as the present financial situation is concerned, it is high time that the government effective measures to

9、control the house price.A. takeB. would takeC. have takenD. took15. I think you should complain, of course, you are happy with the way things are .A . unlessB . thatC. whichD . where16. We should well balance our work and relaxation, and only by doing that, as everybody would agree, a good state of

10、mind.A. can we haveB. we can haveC. need we haveD. we need have17. -Are you free at four tomorrow afternoon?-1 m afraid not. I at important meeting with foreign visitors.A. will attendB. will have attended C. will be attendingD. has attended18. As we all know, medical examination will help us find o

11、ut health problems as early as possible.A. generalB. commonC. regularD. frequent19. In my view, it is not how much money you spend but you spend money that counts.A. whatB. whoseC. whomD. how20. -Learning a foreign language isn t easy. It takes time.-Rome wasnt built in a day. Theres no short cut.A.

12、 Its up to you. B. I couldnt agree more. C. How are you doing? D. Oh, come on!21. - I failed again. I wish I harder.-But you.A. had worked ; hadnt B. worked ; don tC. had worked ; didn tD. worked; didn t22. Last term our maths teacher set so difficult an examination problem none of us worked out.A.

13、thatB. so thatC. asD. which23. The deadline is coming, but we still haven t how to finish the job.A. turned outB. brought outC. figured outD. put out24. The advantage of communicating with each other is that we can our opinions and feelings onvarious issues to broaden our horizon.A. connectB. exchan

14、geC. conveyD. evaluate25. The professor set up a treatment center to help those who are playing games online.A. accustomed toB. addicted toC. accuse ofD. appealed to26. The candidates whose ages from 16 to 22 can take part in this competition.A. growB. changeC. reachD. range27. It took him a long ti

15、me to the skills he needed to become a professional singer.A. acquireB. requireC. inquireD. request28. At the meeting, the chairman a wonderful speech to us.A. describedB. expressedC. impressedD. presented29. When I arrived at the booking office, I was told that there was no ticket then.A. available

16、B. accessibleC. affordableD. usable30. With so many major economic problems to be addressed, there is no point the growthrate of this year now.A. remaining; predictingB. remaining; to predictC. remained ; predictingD. remained; to predict第二節(jié)：完形填空 （共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從 31-50各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、

17、B、C和D）中，選 出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。Dear son,The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I _31_ teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I _32_ the same thi

18、ngs thousand and one times, do not _33_ me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to _34_to you thousand and one times the same story until you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a_35_, neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I _36_, in order th

19、at you wanted to bathe. When you see my _37_ little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking（ 嘲弄）smile. I taught you how to do so many things: to eat food, to _38_well, to confront life . When at soioment I lose the _39_or the thread of our conversat

20、ion, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become _40_, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you listening to me.If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well _41_ I need to and when not. When my _4

21、2_ legs do not allow me to walk, give me your _43_, the same way I did when you gave your first _44_. And when some day I say to you that I do not want to _45_ any more - that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Some day you will understand.Try to understand that my age is not lived but surviv

22、ed. Some day you will discover that, _46_ my mistakes, I always wanted the _47_ thing for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent（ 無可 奈何）for seeing me _48_ you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you_49_ a living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way

23、 with love and _50_. I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.I love you, Son.Your father31. A. spentB. paidC. costD. took32. A. praiseB. complainC. criticizeD. repeat33. A. botherB. disturbC. interruptD. avoid34. A. tellB. readC. admitD. remind35. A. restB. wordC.

24、 showerD. sleep36. A. discoveredB. noticedC. inventedD. assumed37. A. knowingB. fearingC. enjoyingD. consulting38. A. put onB. dressC. wearD. have on39. A. momentB. memoryC. temperD. attitude40. A. puzzledB. surprisedC. excitedD. nervous41. A. whereB. whenC. thatD. how42. A. longB. shortC. tiredD. s

25、trong43. A. legB. earC. mindD. hand44. A. stepB. paceC. laughD. cry45. A. liveB. talkC. writeD. sleep46. A. despiteB.as thoughC. even thoughD. though47. A. lastB. firstC. mostD. best48. A. againstB. behindC. belowD. near49. A. madeB. earnedC. startedD. found50. A. mercyB. patienceC. forgivenessD. ca

26、re第二部分：閱讀理解（每小題2分，滿分24分）A、B、C 和 D）第一節(jié)：閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ 紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題AFor hours I had been traveling up the Nile Valley, from Luxor to Cairo, on a train jammed with Egypts working poor.At 1 a.m. I reached Cairo and took a taxi to Tahrir Square. I was hungry and, having been to Cairo befo

27、re, knew that while most of the city was closed down at this hour, a couple of fast-food restaurants would be open there.The taxi dropped me off across the street from Hardees. A moment later, just as I was about to open the restaurant door, two street children rushed to me with cries for food.Havin

28、g once lived in Egypt for a year, I was no stranger to children begging or people asking me for help. But seldom had I been so moved by the sincerity of the plea（ 請(qǐng)求）.In my broken Arabic I asked when they had last eaten - about 16 hours ago, they said - and then I turned to look through the window b

29、eside us. For the boys, to 100k through this window was to gazeupon a world inaccessible to them; for me, it was to see familiar ground.I turned back to the boys and asked them to wait while I went inside to buy them food. Since I was traveling on a tight budget and was even skipping meals on occasi

30、on, part of me identified with the childrens hunger. But mostly, the children reminded me how rich I really was.At the counter I ordered two hamburgers for the boys. Then, as the burgers were being cooked, I bought them one of Hardees delicious, big chocolate chip cookies.When their food was ready,

31、I walked back outside and invited them in to eat with me. No! they cried, terror-stricken. We do not belong to such a nice place!Unable to persuade them, I brought the food out, and as they took the burgers, they showered me with 30 seconds of nonstop blessings, praying that Allah would bless me alw

32、ays.After they finished, I reached into the bag and pulled out the cookie, extending it for them to take.Both boys fell silent, and tears welled up in their eyes as they insisted this was too much.They refused the cookie six times.I knelt down beside them, looked into their eyes, and spoke with the

33、same sincerity with which they had refused the cookie. Please, I said, take this cookie. It is yours now, not mine.On this seventh attempt, after a long and silent pause, they held out their hands and took the cookie.I had seen many wonders in Egypt - the Pyramids, the Aswan High Dam, the temples of

34、 Karnak, the treasures of King Tut. But it was this scene outside Hardees that left me truly awestruck(敬畏的),forhere I found extremely poor people who taught me - a rich man from the West - a lesson Ive long remembered, an awareness of my spiritual poverty and a desire for a softer heart.51. Why did

35、the writer take a taxi to Tahrir Square?A. He had been there before and familiar with the place.B. He wanted to eat something.C. He liked the fast-food restaurants there.D. There were some boys there.52. The writer bought hamburgers and chocolate chip cookie because.A. he was surprised and moved by

36、the childrenB. the children were sincere and he had much money with himC. he had experienced hunger himself and was reminded of his not being poorD. the children showered him with 30 seconds of nonstop blessings53. What does the writer mean by to 100k through this window was to gaze upon a world ina

37、ccessible to them” (Paragraph 5)?A. The children had never eaten the food in the fast-food restaurant.B. The children couldn t reach the fast-food restaurant.C. It was impossible for the children to look through the window of the fast-food restaurant.D. The fast-food restaurant was too nice and expe

38、nsive a place for the children.54. By mentioning the wonders of Egypt such as the Pyramids and the Aswan High Dam in the last paragraph, the writer wants to.A. stress the lesson that the children taught himB. tell the readers that the wonders of Egypt are well-knownC. make it clear that Egypt was ac

39、tually a great countryD. compare the children to the wonders of EgyptBA series of fossilized （化石化的） forests the size of small cities have provided prehistoric evidence of how tropical rainforests are destroyed by global warming.The fossil remains represent the first rainforests grown on the planet a

40、nd their end more than 300million years ago “ points to the future-daofAieazood ernSix fossilized forests, dating from 303.9 million to 309 million years ago, have been discovered in coal mines in the United States. Because they spanned a period of intense global warming, researchers have been able

41、to see the effects of climate change on an ancient landscape.Howard Falcon-Lang, professor of the University of Bristol, said that the forests were frozen in time and show changes in the tree cover before and after the global warming began.Fossils reveal that the landscape now deep beneath Illinois

42、and Kentucky was covered in huge club moss（石松類植物）trees, horsetails（木賊類植物）and ferns（蕨類植物）309 million years ago. Once global warming had taken place 306.5 million years ago, the landscape altered greatly and the trees were replaced with “ weedy ferns .“These are the remains of the first rainforests to

43、 evolve（進(jìn)化）on our planet. Dr FalconLang said at the British Association yesterday. Theyhad thick rainforest vegetation, similar to the Amazonian rainforest.”The forests were buried during earthquakes and the vegetation was swiftly preserved as the sea rushed in and buried it under sediment. Proof of

44、 their existence can now be seen in more than 50 mines where the coal seams（H） have been dug out.Walking along the mine tunnels was an extraordinary experience. Dr Falcon- Lang said: The coalrepresents the soil on which this rainforest was growing. The trees are on the roof. You can see roots hangin

45、g down. ”He said it appeared that the huge trees suffered enormous stress and died out when faced by global warming. We are beginning to show there appears to be a threshold） in ancient rainforest systems beyond which the whole system begins to collapse quite quickly, “ he said.55. Why can you see t

46、he trees and the roots in the coal seams?A. Because they suffered stress and died out when faced by global warming.B. Because the coal seams have been dug out.C. Because the earthquake happened and the vegetation was swiftly preserved.D. Because the forest system began to collapse quickly beyond the

47、 threshold.56. What does the underlined word frozen in Paragraph 4 means?A. disappearedB. preservedC. icedD. covered57. It can be inferred from the passage that in the future.A. the modern-day Amazon will become a desertB. the modern-day Amazon will become a coal mineC. the modern-day Amazon will su

48、ffer an earthquakeD. the modern-day Amazon will be covered by weedy ferns 58. What is the best title of the passage?A. Rainforest Fossils Show Climate ChangeB. Evidence of Rainforest Being DestroyedC. The Future of Amazon RainforestD. Globe Warming Destroyed RainforestCTo educate yourself for the fe

49、eling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kindness that stands behind the action.Albert SchweitzerDaily Gratitude （感恩） ExercisesMoments of thankfulness and appreciation open our hearts to happiness, fill us with delight and unite us with each other an

50、d ourselves. Practicing gratitude is a daily exercise that will change your life!Research shows that daily gratitude exercises play a significant role in a persons sense of well-being. When you are thankful for what you have, you become contented, while wanting more leaves us feeling empty. Having m

51、ore doesnt always bring happiness in the long run.The benefits of gratitudeThe Research Project on Gratitude and Thanksgiving, a study involving several hundred people, revealed（顯示）that people who practiced daily gratitude experienced,improved sleepfeeling more connected to others fewer symptoms of

52、illness higher levels of enthusiasm, determination, optimism and energy less depression and stress more likely to help others exercised more regularlymade more progress toward personal goals more likely to feel lovedThere are some simple techniques you can follow to improve an attitude of gratitude.

53、Morning and evening gratitudeStarting your morning with five minutes of appreciation and reflection of the many blessings you have will jump start your day in a positive way! See the gifts in bed on which you sleep, the roof that is above your head and the special people in your life. Spending five

54、minutes reflecting before bed will allow you to focus on the wonderful day you had and on the days blessings, even if you find them inlifes challenges.Keep a gratitude journalYou dont have to wait for presents to be thankful; you can develop gratitude by giving thanks for the gifts you already have. You can purchase a gratitude journal, or use