新安中學(xué)第15周英語競賽高二級試題

1、新安中學(xué)第15周英語競賽高二級試題(共六大題,總分:120分 答題時間:120分鐘)I. 選擇填空(Vocabulary and structure)(共20小題,計20分) A) 從A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案。(答案涂在答題紙上)1. The restaurant near our school, _ last year, is very popular with teachers and students. A. to close B. beginning C. having started D. opened2. Invention, for example,

2、 of a completely new recording medium may grow very fast,because all of us become _ recorded music. A. sure of B. angry about C. addicted to D. far away from3. In this institution a medal, together with a prize of a certain sum of money, _ does best in science and technology every two years. A. is g

3、iven to whoever B. are given to anyone C. are given to who D. is given to whom4. Where did you meet him yesterday?On _ bridge. A. beautiful a little Chinese stone white B. a little white Chinese beautiful stone C. white a little beautiful Chinese stone D. a beautiful little white Chinese stone5. I d

4、idnt tell him _ news at once because I wanted to give him _ surprise. A. a; a B. the; the C. the; a D. 不填; the6. Peter set his new book _ for a year while he wrote some magazine articles to make a bit of money. A. on B. up C. aside D. in7. We think _ college students should master at least one forei

5、gn language. A. which is extra B. it important that C. what necessary D. whether serious8. Hundreds of tickets have already been sold, and organisers _ all 35,000 tickets will be gone by next weekend. A. research B. want C. decide D. predict 9. Do you know Jim quarreled with his brother over the boo

6、k yesterday? I didnt know, _. A. nor do I care B. I dont reform neither C. no dont I know D. I dont want also10. Steven said that if he _ how it worked, he _ me what to do. A. wanted; asked B. had known; would have told C. issued; would have formed D. had armed; cheered11. What shall I do if you are

7、 not here?_ ask my brother to help you. A. In order to that B. So as to that C. In that case D. Except that12. The town _ we visited last month is the one _ the famous artist was born. A. where; which B. where; where C. that; which D. that; where13. Im sorry, sir, were booked for that evening. Oh de

8、ar, _? We have guests and wed like to give them a taste of local food. Ive heard that Flavios is very good. You might try there. A. have you heard if my car is ready B. can you recommend another restaurant C. is there enough in the account to cover these bills D. dont you have an appointment14. Do y

9、ou mind if I keep pets in this building?_ A. Of course not, its not allowed here. B. Id rather you didnt actually. C. Why not ask others? D. Really? Can it be true?15. Excuse me. _ I need to make a call. Sorry, I dont have any change. Do you know where I can get some change around here? A. How many

10、bags will you be checking this evening? B. How long will it take to arrive there? C. Do you have change for a dollar? D. Why did it take so long? B) 下列5題中的句子可以組成一篇小短文,請從所給的四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案。(答案涂在答題紙上)16. Ron Boor _ West Virginia. His hobby is growing pumpkins. This year he grew a 700-pound pumpkin

11、. A. lives in B. gets to C. gives up D. goes on17. It was the _ pumpkin he had ever grown. Boor was proud of his pumpkin. A. most beautiful B. shortest C. biggest D. smallest18. Every year the state of West Virginia has the Pumpkin Festival. There is a _ for the biggest pumpkin. A. cheat B. board C.

12、 cash D. prize19. Boors 700-pound pumpkin should have won first prize. But it spoiled (變壞) a few days before the annual festival. _, Boor had more pumpkins. A. Extraordinarily B. Luckily C. Immediately D. Deadly20. He took _ pumpkin from his garden to the Pumpkin Festival last week. That pumpkin won

13、 first prize $651. A. another B. others C. the other D. allII. 閱讀理解(Reading comprehension)(共20小題,計35分) A)選擇題:閱讀下面短文,從A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳答案。(答案涂在答題紙上)AIn 1996, three men in California were taken to a hospital with strange symptoms (癥狀). They felt dizzy, tired, and weak. They couldnt spea

14、k, and they had trouble breathing. The hospital doctors thought the men had been poisoned, but couldnt work out what was wrong with them. Then they found out the three men were all chefs, and they had just shared a dish of fugu. Fugu, the Japanese name for the puffer fish, is one of the strangest fi

15、sh in the ocean. The puffer fish gets its name from the way the fish protects itself from enemies. Whenever it is attacked, the fish blows up its body to over twice its normal size! The reason the three men were taken to the hospital is because the puffer fish is very poisonous. As a rule, if you ea

16、t a whole puffer fish, you will probably die. The three men had a close call, but they all survived. The reason the three men were taken to the hospital is because the puffer fish is very poisonous. As a rule, if you eat a whole puffer fish, you will probably die. The three men had a close call, but

17、 they all survived. The symptoms of fugu poisoning are a strange feeling around the mouth and throat, and difficulty breathing. You cant breathe and your body cant get any air. Your brain still works perfectly, however, so you know you are dying, but you cant speak or do anything about it. Despite t

18、he danger of fugu poisoning, this strange, ugly, and very poisonous fish is actually a very expensive, and very popular, kind of food in Japan. Customers pay up to $200 per person to eat a fugu meal. Because of the danger, fugu can only be prepared by chefs with a special licence from the government

19、. These chefs are trained to identify and remove the poisonous parts of the fish. Most people who die from eating fugu these days are people who have tried their hand at preparing the fish themselves. Fugu is said to be so delicious that it has even started to be imported(進口) into Hong Kong and the

20、United States. Several tons of fugu are now exported from Japan every year.21. The best title for this passage should be _. A. A Dangerous Dish B. Fishing in Japan C. The History of Fugu D. A Talented Chef22. Why were the three men taken to the hospital? A. Someone poisoned them. B. They ate poisono

21、us fish. C. They poisoned each other. D. A doctor worked out their symptoms.23. When an enemy tries to eat a puffer fish, it _. A. eats the enemy B. makes poison C. looks very ugly D. becomes bigger24. Which is NOT a symptom of fugu poisoning? A. Breathing difficulty. B. Tiredness and weakness. C. Y

22、our brain stops working. D. Trouble speaking.25. Who is allowed to prepare fugu? A. People from California. B. Licensed chefs. C. The government. D. Anyone who wants to try their hand.B B) 非選擇題:閱讀下列短文,然后回答問題或完成句子。(答案寫在答題紙上)26. The audiomagazines from Champs-Elyses are designed for _and _language lea

23、rners.27. The audiomagazines from Champs-Elyses are available in _ , _ , _ ,and _.28. What does an audiomagazine usually consist of?29. How does the audiomagazine help language learners to develop linguistic skills?30. Professional journalists in _, _, and _ write for the audiomagazine in German.CA

24、tsunami(海嘯) is a giant wave that can do huge amounts of damage when it hits land. To see how one starts, throw a stone into a pond or lake, and watch the ripples(漣漪) spread out on the surface of the water. A tsunami starts in a similar way to one of these ripples, except that it is not caused by a s

25、tone, but by something much bigger, such as an earthquake occurring under the sea. Once it has started, a tsunami can move across the ocean for huge distances. An earthquake off the coast of South America generated (引起) a tsunami that travelled west for over 15,000 kilometres and caused enormous dam

26、age when it hit the coast of Japan 22 hours later. Tsunamis can be caused by volcanic eruptions as well as by earthquakes. The most deadly tsunami in recorded history was the one that followed the eruption of Indonesias Krakatoa volcano in 1883. About 36,000 people died, and what actually killed mos

27、t of them was the tsunami rather than the eruption itself. It is not only events on Earth that cause tsunamis. They can also be generated by a comet (彗星) or meteor (流星) hitting the Earth. No one has actually seen this happen, except on screen in Hollywood films such as Deep Impact. But the giant tsu

28、namis produced by special effects in such films, big enough to cover the skyscrapers of New York, are theoretically possible, and computer simulations (模擬研究) show that they have almost certainly happened in the distant past. In the open ocean, a tsunami wave is difficult to see, because most of it i

29、s below the surface. The part of the wave that is actually visible may be just one or two metres high. But the wave has enormous power, and can travel at the speed of a jet plane almost 800 kph. As it eventually approaches land, the wave slows down, and this causes a dramatic increase in its height.

30、 By the time it actually reaches the land, it can be up to 30 metres high. Tsunamis occur in all the major oceans of the world, although they are most common in the Pacific area around Japan. Here, there is a complex and detailed system for moni-toring the waves and providing warning for those who l

31、ive in the area. This is a vital service because anyone who thinks that tsunamis are just big surfing waves should think again they are impressive, dramatic, destructive and deadly!31. The main idea of Paragraph 1 is _.32. Which tsunami was the most deadly one in recorded history according to the pa

32、ssage?33. What three things can cause a tsunami?34. Why is a tsunami difficult to see in the open ocean?35. Tsunamis are most common _. DThere is a saying in France that states: “The government could fall, the Louvre could be broken into, or aliens (外星人) could land on Earth, but if any of these thin

33、gs happened during the Tour de France, no one would notice.” The Tour de France is the most famous cycling race in the world. The race, which is held in July every year, consists of twenty one-day stages, plus several rest days. The course follows a clockwise route around France, and often neighbour

34、ing countries, including Luxembourg, Belgium, and Italy. The winner is the rider who completes all twenty stages of the race in the shortest overall time. The Tour de France first started on July 1, 1903, when sixty cyclists left from in front of The Alarm Clock Caf, just outside of Paris, and rode

35、467 kilometres to Lyon. The first race consisted of six legs, each of which was about 400 kilometres long. At that time there were no rest daysthe winner was the rider who finished the race in the shortest total time. The winner of the first Tour de France, Maurice Garin, the most popular cyclist in

36、 France at that time, received 2,000 francs (about $350). It took him 94 hours and 33 minutes to ride all 2,428 kilometres of the race, three hours faster than the runner-up. Over the weeks during which the race was run, the idea of the Tour de France slowly caught on with the people of France. The

37、race has been held every year since that time, except during the years of World Wars I and II. The Tour de France has developed several special honours for which racers compete. Henri Desgranges, the founder of the race, introduced the yellow jersey(運動衫), the highest honour, in 1919 to show the lead

38、ing racer each day of the Tour de France. Each day, the officials who keep track of all of the riders times compare each riders total time up to that point. The racer with the lowest overall time wears the yellow jersey during the following days race. Other honours include the green jersey, which is

39、 given to the best sprinter, and the polka dot jersey, a white jersey with red dots, for the best rider in the mountains along the route.36. The passage is mainly about _.37. What does the underlined word “l(fā)egs” mean?38. Henri Desgranges was _.39. Today, the Tour de France is different from the orig

40、inal race because cyclists _.40. Who wears the polka dot jersey?III. 完形填空(Cloze)(共15小題,計15分) 閱讀下面短文,在空白處填上適當?shù)膯卧~,使短文語義完整。每空一詞。(答案寫在答題紙上)Will it ever be possible for us to know exactly what our pets are thinking or feeling? Actually, this day may not be so (41)_ away. A Japanese toy-making firm has (4

41、2)_ up with a gadget(小巧的裝置) that (43)_ read a dogs emotions. The company calls their invention the “Bowlingual”. The device is attached (連接) to a special collar (44)_ the dog wears (45)_ its neck, and can send information about the dogs feelings electronically (46)_ a handset kept by the dogs owner.

42、 The company claims that the Bowlingual can recognize six different feelings, (47)_ fear, happiness and sadness, by interpreting the different ways (48)_ which the dog barks. But how does the Bowlingual actually (49)_? Scientists analysed the barks they recorded from a large (50)_ of dogs in various

43、 different situations and identified six general patterns of sound (51)_ to different feelings. The Bowlingual is programmed with these patterns and can (52)_ them to the sound a dog makes and then translate this into a sentence that can be (53)_ understood. Some examples of what dogs apparently say

44、 are “Im lonely.” and “Please play with me a bit more!” The device is (54)_ fitted with a diary that sums up the whole of the dogs day with statements (55)_ as “Weve done so many good things today. What a happy day!”IV. 翻譯(Translation)(共10小題,計20分) A) 閱讀下面短文,然后把劃線處的句子譯成漢語。(答案寫在答題紙上) Television has be

45、en changing the way people live for thirty years. (56) It influences nearly every aspect of modern life: how people use leisure time, how news is reported, how information is learned, and how people think and feel. Children are particularly susceptible (易受影響的) to the effects of television because th

46、eir minds are growing, developing, and learning much faster than those of adults. (57) Whereas television could be used as an educational tool for children, more often simple, entertaining cartoons with little or no educational value are shown. (58) Social scientists, teachers, and parents are troub

47、led by the kinds of television programmes children choose to watch. These groups of people are concerned about the medias impact on young children. They are worried about the effects of televised violence on society as well as commercials for sugar-coated food. (59) Most importantly, however, they f

48、eel television is one factor that causes declining(下降) maths and reading scores among schoolchildren. Because of the excessive (過多的) time spent watching TV, children are spending less time reading and thinking independently. Experts are concerned about the view of the world that youngsters are learn

49、ing from television. Parents, schools, and churches have traditionally been the social models and teachers for children. (60) However, because television influences childrens attitudes and behavior, its role in society is becoming increasingly more powerful it is much more than a simple recreational

50、 activity. B) 根據(jù)提示把下列句子譯成英語。(答案寫在答題紙上)61. 從你所說的情況看,她應(yīng)當能成功。(現(xiàn)在分詞)62. 我們應(yīng)該不遺余力地好好學(xué)習(xí),以便將來為人民服務(wù)。(spare no effort)63. 不要想當然地認為入學(xué)考試分數(shù)高的人都將證明是非常成功的。(賓語從句)64. 我多么希望自己是一只小鳥,能夠在天空中自由飛翔!(虛擬語氣)65. 書的前面有目錄,詳列了書中的內(nèi)容。(content)V. 智力測試(IQ)(共5小題,計5分) 回答下列問題。(答案寫在答題紙上)66. If a car had increased its average speed for a

51、 210-mile journey by 5 mph the journey would have been completed in 1 hour less. What was the original speed of the car for the journey?67. By starting at the Q in the centre and moving from letter to adjacent (鄰近的) letter to an outside Z, how many different ways can the word QUIZ be spelt out? Z Z

52、I Z Z I U I ZZ I U Q U I Z Z I U I Z Z I Z Z68. A well-known phrase has had all its vowels removed and has been split into groups of three letters. What is the phrase? All remaining letters are in the correct order.HRT DYG NTM RRW69. Find the number to replace the question mark.369542 is to 24635917

53、2896 is to 268179417638 is to ?70. VI. 寫作(Writing)(共2小題,計25分) A) You have entered an English competition and have just received this letter from the organiser. Read the letter, on which you have made some notes. Then, using the information in your notes, write a suitable reply. The opening and closi

54、ng parts have been given. Write a letter of around 100 words, not including the words given. （10分）（答案寫在答題紙上）Dear Mr. Spiller,Thank you very much for your letter informing me that I have won first prize in the competition. I am looking forward to going to Australia and attending the course.Yours sinc

55、erely,Francesco Vacca B) Your class has been discussing junk food. Your teacher has asked you to write a composition giving your opinion on the following statement. Young people today are addicted to junk food. Write your composition in about 130 words. （15分）（答案寫在答題紙上）班別：姓名：學(xué)號：新安中學(xué)第15周英語競賽高二級試題答題卡II

56、IIIIIVVVI總分I. 選擇填空(Vocabulary and structure) (共20小題,計20分)123456789101112131415II. 閱讀理解(Reading comprehension) (共20小題,計35分)212223242526._; _27. _; _; _; _28. _29._30. _; _; _31._32. _33. _34. _35._36. _37. _38. _39. _40. _III. 完形填空(Cloze) (共15小題,計15分)414243444546474849505152535455IV. 翻譯(Translation)

57、(共10小題,計20分)A)56. _57. _58. _59. _ 60. _B) 61. _62. _63. _ 64. _ 65. _V. 智力測試(IQ) (共5小題,計5分)6667686970VI. 寫作(Writing) (共2小題,計25分)新安中學(xué)第15周英語競賽高二級試題參考答案I. 選擇填空(Vocabulary and structure)15 DCADC 610 CBDAB 1115 CDBBC 1620 ACDBAII. 閱讀理解(Reading comprehension) 2125 ABDCB 26. intermediate; advanced 27. Fre

58、nch; German; Spanish; Italian 28. It usually consists of a CD or audiocassette, a magazine and an optional study supplement. 29. It helps language learners to build vocabulary, improve language comprehension, and become more culturally literate. 30. Germany; Austria; Switzerland 31. a simple experim

59、ent can show how a tsunami starts 32. The one that followed the eruption of Indonesias Krakatoa volcano in 1883. 33. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, comets or meteors hitting the Earth. 34. Because most of it is below the surface. 35. in the Pacific area around Japan 36. the rules and history of th

60、e Tour de France 37. Parts of a competition. 38. the founder of the Tour de France 39. have rest days during the race 40. The best rider in the mountains along the route.III. 完形填空(Cloze) 41. far 42. come 43. can 44. that / which 45. around 46. to 47. including 48. in 49. work 50. number 51. relating