廣東廉江市安鋪中學(xué)2011年高二競(jìng)賽英語(yǔ)試題

廣東廉江市安鋪中學(xué)2011年高二英語(yǔ)競(jìng)賽試題本試卷共三部分，共11頁(yè)，滿分135分,考試用時(shí)120分鐘。注意事項(xiàng)：1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將自己的班級(jí)、姓名、試室號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫在答題卷上。2.選擇題每小題選出答案后，用鉛筆把答題卷上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案，答案不能答在試卷上。3.非選擇題必須用黑色字跡鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卷各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新的答案，不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案無效。4.考生必須保持答題卷的整潔，考試結(jié)束后，將試卷和答題卷一并交回。I.語(yǔ)言知識(shí)及應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1～15各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Ilearnedhowtoacceptlifeasitisfrommyfather.However,hedidnotteachmeacceptancewhenhewasstrongandhealthy.Butratherwhenhewas1andill.Myfatherwas2astrongmanwholovedbeingactive,butaterribleillness3allthataway.Nowhecannolongerwalkandhemustsitquietlyinachairallday.Eventalkingis4.Onenight,Iwenttovisithimwithmysisters.Westarted5aboutlife,andItoldthemaboutoneofmy6.Isaidthatwemustveryoftengivethingsupaswegrow-ouryouth,ourbeauty,ourfriends-butitalwaysseemsthatafterwegivesomethingup,wegainsomethingnewinitsplace.Thensuddenlymyfather7up.Hesaid,“But,Peter.Igaveup8!WhatdidIgain?”Ithoughtandthought,butIcouldnotthinkofanythingtosay.9,heansweredhisownquestion:“I10theloveofmyfamily.”Ilookedatmysisters,andsawtearsintheireyes,alongwithhopeandthankfulness.Iwasalso11byhiswords.Afterthat,whenIbegantofellirritated(憤怒的)atsomeone.Iwouldrememberhiswordsandbecome12Ifhecouldreplacehisgreatpainwithafeelingofloveforothers.ThenIshouldbe13,togiveupmysmallirritations.Inthis14,Ilearnedthepowerofacceptancefrommyfather.SometimesI15whatotherthingsIcouldlearnedfromhimifIhadlistenedmorecarefullywhenIwasaboy.Fornow,though,Iamgratefulforthisonegift.1.A.tiredB.weakC.poorD.slow2.A.alreadyB.stillC.onlyD.once3.A.tookB.threwC.sentD.put4.A.impossibleB.difficultC.stressfulD.hopeless5.A.worryingB.caringC.talkingD.asking6.A.decisionsB.experienceC.ambitionsD.beliefs7.A.spokeB.turnedC.summedD.opened8.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything9.A.SurprisinglyB.ImmediatelyC.NaturallyD.Certainly10.A.hadB.acceptedC.gainedD.enjoyed11.A.touchedB.astonishedC.attractedD.warned12.A.quietB.calmC.relaxedD.happy13.A.readyB.likelyC.freeD.able14.A.caseB.formC.methodD.way15.A.doubtB.wonderC.knowD.guess第二節(jié)語(yǔ)法填空(共10小題；每小題l5分．滿分l5分) 閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中詞語(yǔ)的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為16—25的相應(yīng)位置上。TheDragonBoatFestivaliscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChinesecalendar.Forthousandsofyears,thefestival__16__________(mark)byeatingzongziandracingdragonboatsinhonourofQuYuan,whoissaidtohavecommittedsuicidebydrowninghimself.QuwasaministeroftheStateofChu____17____(situate)inthepresent-dayHunanandHubeiprovinces,duringtheWarringStatesPeriod.Hewasupright,loyalandhighlyrespected.____18____,hewasdismissedfromoffice.__19____(realize)thatthecountrywasinthehandsofevilofficials,QuleaptintoRiverMiluoonthefifthdayofthefifthmonth.Nearbyfishermenrushedovertosavehimbutwere____20____(able)torecoverhisbody.ThepeopleofChu____21____mournedQu’sdeaththrewriceintotherivertofeedhisghost____22____yearonthedayofhisdeath.Butoneyear,thespiritofQuappearedandtoldthemournersthatahugereptileintheriverhadstolentherice.Thespiritthenadvised__23______towrapthericeandbindit_24_______throwingitintotheriver.DuringtheDuanwuFestival,zongziiseatentosymbolizethericeofferingstoQu.Andthedragon-boatracessymbolize__25______manyattemptstorescueandrecoverQu'sbody.Ⅱ．閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AInEurope,peopleholdtheforkinthelefthandandtheknifeintherightthroughoutthemeal,asystemthatisgenerallyagreedtobemoreefficientthantheAmericanzigzag（曲折的）method.Americansholdboththeforkandtheknifeintheirrighthandsthroughoutthemeal,sotheycontinuallychangetheirforkstothelefthandwhentheyhavetocuttheirmeat.ItseemstobefunnyfortheEuropeanstoseeAmericansbusychangingtheirdinnersets,makingalotofnoises.AfewexplanationsforthisAmericanstyleareasfollows:(1)Americansarepracticalandefficient.Sincemostofusareright-handed,itisreasonabletokeepourworkingtoolsatalltimesintherighthandthatcanusethemmostefficiently.(2)Americans,themasteroftheNewWorldarerebels.TheyusethezigzagmethodtobreaktherulesintheOldWorldandinthiswaytheyarethumbingtheirnoseatMotherEngland.Americansarearestlesskind.Theydonotliketositinonespotforverylongwhendining.(3)Forcedtodoso,theyrespondby“playing”withthesilver.Whateverthereasonforthepractice,itisnowcertainlyasAmericanasapplepie.EuropeansrecognizethisandarequicktoattackitasevidenceofAmericaninnocenceofform.Argumentsagainstthezigzagmethodrestnotonlyongroundsofefficiencybutalsoonthoseoftradition.InOldWorlddining,theknifeisheldintherighthandcontinuallybecauseitcanserveasaninstantdefenseagainsttheuninvitedintruders.However,suchalertnessisoutofplaceintheNewWorld,aseveryAmericanbelievesthatthisisthehomeofthebrave.Americansjuggletheirsilverware,perhaps,toshowthattheyarenotafraidandthatoneofthemholdingaforkisworthanynumberofthemholdingblades（刀）.26Americansuse_______toholdtheirforktopickupthesalad.A.therighthand B.thelefthandC.bothhands D.eitherofthetwohands27.AsthemastersoftheNewWorld,AmericansuseadifferentcuttingmethodfromthatintheOldWorldto_________________.A.showtheirindependenceofMotherEngland B.showtheirdisrespecttoMotherEnglandC.addanewtraditiontothoseinMotherEngland D.showofftheircreativenesstoMotherEngland28.Inthesentence,theword“juggle”probablymeans____________.A.hold B.playwith C.pickup D.laydown29.Alsointhelastsentence,thetwo“them”referto____________.A.Americans B.EuropeansC.AmericansandEuropeansseparatelyD.EuropeansandAmericansseparately30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Europeanpeopleholdtheforkinthelefthandandtheknifeintherighthand.B.ThezigzageatingmethodisrelatedtoAmericancharacteristics.C.ThezigzageatingmethodhasbecomeanAmericanfeature.D.EuropeanpeoplewillusetheAmericanmethodbecauseofitsefficiency.BTherearerobotsallaroundus,Somedoverycomplicatedjobslikeflyingairplanesanddrivingsubwaytrains.Andsomedoasimplejob.Whenanautomaticwashingmachineisswitchedon,waterpoursin.Themachinewaitsuntilthewaterishotbeforewashingtheclothes.Itdoesthisby“feedback”.Informationaboutwhatishappeningis“feedback”intotherobottotellitwhattodonext.Oureyes,earsandothersensesareourfeedback.Theytelluswhatisgoingonaroundus.Sorobotsarelikepeopleintwoways:Theyworkandtheyhavefeedback.Therearerobotsallaround,makingourliveseasier.Someofthem,likethepocketcalculator,canworkmuchmorequicklythanhumanbeingscan.Andtheyrarelymakemistakes.Insomewaysrobotsarebetterthanpeople.Theyworkquickly,butdonotmakemistakes.Theydonotgetboreddoingthesamejoboverandoveragain.Andtheynevergettired.Robotsareveryusefulinfactories.Theycanbetaughttodomanydifferentjobs.Firsttheirelectronicbrainsmustbeshownhowthejobisdone.Apersonmovestherobot's“arm”and“hand”througheachpartofthejob.Therobot'sbrainrememberseachmove.Whentherobotisputtoworkonitsown,itsbraincontrolstherods,wheelsandmotorswhichmoveitsarm.Whentherobotisneededforanewjob,itselectronicmemoryis“wipedclean.”Thenitistaughthowtodoitsnewtask.Iftherobot'shandstopsworking,orifsomethinggetsintheway,itcannotdothenextpartofthejob.Soitstopsandsignalsforhelp,thenahumanengineerrepairsit.Themost“intelligent”robotscanmoveandsee.Theireyesarecameras.Theirmetalfingerscanfeelshapesandevenfindouthowhotandcoldobjectsare.Theserobotshavecomputerbrains,linkedtotheireyesandfingers,whichcontroltheiractions.31.Inthisstorytheauthortellsusthat.A.thereareveryfewrobotsB.weseerobotsonlyatcertaintimesC.robotsaresomethingnewinourlifeD.robotsareallaroundus32.Inthisstorywearetoldthat.A.wecangetfeedbackthroughoureyesandearsB.wegetfeedbackthroughtherobotsC.onlyrobotsgetfeedbackD.robotsarenotintelligentbecauseofthefeedback33.Whatdoestheauthorofthisstorywantyoutofeelaboutrobots?A.Theywillprobablytakeoverinthefuture.B.Theyareveryhelpfulandusefultohumans.C.Theyaremachinesthatareoftenoutoforder.D.Theyarenotfriendsofhumanbeings.34.Sincepeoplelikewhatrobotsdo,whatdoyouthinkthismeansforthefuture?A.Moreandbetterrobotswillbebuilt.B.Peoplewillstopmakingrobots.C.Therewillbelawsagainstusingrobots.D.Robotswillbenefitnobody.35.Whatdoes“brains”inthelastparagraphstandfor?A.headB.intelligenceC.theorganinsidetheheadD.intelligencecontrolCThetraditionaltentcitiesatfestivalssuchasGlastonburymayneverbethesameagain.Inavictoryofgreenbusinessthatiscertaintoappealtoenvironmentally-awaremusic-lovers,adesignstudentistoreceivefinancialsupporttoproduceeco-friendlytentsmadeofcardboardthatcanberecycledafterthebandsandthecrowdshavegonehome.MajorfestivalssuchasGlastonburythrowawaysome10,000abandonedtentsattheendofeventseachyear.ForhisfinalyearprojectattheUniversityoftheWestofEngland,JamesDunlopcameupwithamaterialthatcanberecycled.AndtocopewiththeBritishsummer,thecardboardhasbeenmadewaterproof.TakinginspirationfromaJapanesearchitect,whohasusedcardboardtomakebigbuildingsincludingchurches,Mr.Dunlopusedcardboardmaterialforhistents,whichhecalledMyhabs.ThedesignwonanawardattheannualNewDesignersExhibitionafterMr.Dunlopgraduatedfromhisproductdesigndegreeandhedecidedtotrytoturnitintoabusiness.Toraisemoneyfortheidea,hetouredthecity'sprivatecompanieswhichfundnewbusinessandfoundasupporterinthefinancegroupMint.HeintroducedhisideatofourofMint'sdirectorsandwontheirsupport.Minthascommittedaround￡500,000toMyHabsandtakenashareof30percentinMr.Dunlop'sbusiness.ThefirstMyhabsshouldbetestedatfestivalsthissummer,beforebeingmarketedfullynextyear.Mr.Dunlopsaidthatthedesign,whichaccommodatestwopeople,couldhaveotheruses,suchasfordisasterreliefandhousingfortheLondonOlympics.Formusicevents,thecardboardhouseswillbeorderedonlineandputupatthesitesbytheMyhabsteambeforethefestival-goersarriveandremovedbythecompanyafterwards.Theycanbepersonalizedandthecompanywillofferreductionsontheexpenseifpeopleagreetosellexterior(外部的)advertisingspace.Thebiggestfestivalsattracttensofthousandsofparticipants,withGlastonburyhavingsome150,000eachyear.Altogethertherearearound100annualmusicfestivalswherepeoplecampintheUK.Theeventsarebecomingincreasinglyenvironmentallyconscious.36.“Eco-friendlytents”inparagraph1refertotents.A.economicallydesirableB.favorabletotheenvironmentC.forholdingmusicperformancesD.designedfordisasterrelief37.Mr.Dunlopestablishedhisbusiness.A.independentlywithaninterest-freeloanfromMintB.withtheapprovaloftheCity'sadministrationC.inpartnershipwithafinancegroupD.withthehelpofaJapanesearchitect38.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat.A.theweatherintheUKischangeableinsummerB.mostperformancesatBritishfestivalsaregivenintheopenairC.thecardboardtentsproducedbyMr.Dunlopcanbeuser-tailoredD.cardboardtentscanbeeasilyputupandremovedbyusers.39.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith.A.anattemptatdevelopingrecyclabletentsB.someeffortsatmakingfulluseofcardboardsC.anunusualsuccessofagraduationprojectD.theeffectsofusingcardboardtentsonmusicfestivals40.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Don'tUseTentsAgainB.TheAdvantagesofTentsC.HowtoProduceTentsD.TheDevelopmentofRecyclableTentsDPovertyisnotthefirstthingthatcomestomindwhenyouthinkofJapan.Afterall,therearenochildrenbeggingonthestreetsinmajorcitieshere.YoudonotoftenseeJapanesecitizenspubliclylettingouttheircomplaintsoverthecountry'seconomicdecline.ButseniorgovernmentresearcherAyaAbesaysJapanhasthefourthhighestrateofchildpovertyamongdevelopedcountries.Shesayssheseesthatpovertyinschoolswherestudentsadmittoonlybathingonceaweek.Somecannotaffordtobuypencilsforclass."Theymaynotbeonthestreetsbeggingortheymaynotbeturningintocriminals,butit'sthere.It'sjustthatwehavetoopenoureyesandsee,"Abesaid.Abeowestheincreaseinchildpovertytothecountry'schangingdemographics(人口統(tǒng)計(jì)),strugglingeconomyandhighsocialsecuritypremiums(保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)).Shesaysfewerpeopleliveinthree-generationhouseholds,wheretheparentsandgrandparentswork.Thenumberofsinglemothershasincreased.Thesalaryforyoungfathershasdeclinedwiththeeconomicdownturn.Socialsecuritypremiumshaveincreasedinthelast20years,puttingfamiliesontheedgeofpoverty.AbesaysstudiesconductedbytheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment(OECD)pointtorisingpovertyinJapanbeforetheglobaleconomiccrisesin2008.ButtheJapanesegovernmentandthepublicrefusedtoacknowledgeituntilthenpartlybecauseoftheshameassociatedwithpoverty."ItwasveryunpopularforJapanesemediatosayanythingaboutJapanesepoverty,"saidAbe."EventhoughOECDJapanannounceditinJapanese,Japanesemediadidn'tmakeitintothearticles."AbesaysnewPrimeMinisterYukioHatoyamahastakenoneimportantsteptohelpalleviate（緩解）theproblem.Nextyear,hisDemocraticPartyofJapanplanstodoublemonthlychildcareallowancesgiventofamilies.ButAbewantsthegovernmenttoexpanditsfinancialhelpevenmore.Shewantsittosimplifytheprocesstoapplyforpublicassistanceandprovideeducationalgrantsforstudentsstrugglingtopayfortuitionathighschoolsandcolleges.Thecountrynowonlyoffersloans.Abealsosaysthegovernmentmustactquicklybecauseshesaystheproblemwillonlygetworseinthenextfewyears.41.Thepassageisintendedto_______.A.reporttheresultofthestudiesconductedbyOECDB.tellusabouttheincreaseinJapanesechildpovertyC.provethatJapanisnolongeradevelopedcountryD.introduceAyaAbe,aseniorgovernmentresearcher42.ItseemstobehardtoassociateJapanwithpovertybecause________.A.nochildrenareseenbegginginthestreetsofmaincitiesinJapanB.itscitizensnevercomplainaboutthecountry'seconomicdeclineC.itisoneofthefewwealthiestcountriesintheworldD.itsgovernmentandpublicrefusedtoacknowledgeit43.AccordingtoAbe,severalthingscontributetotherisingchildpovertyexcept_______A.highsocialsecuritypremiumsB.theincreaseofthenumberofsinglemothersC.thedecreaseofthesalaryforyoungfathersD.theexpansionofthree-generationhouseholds44.WhywasitunpopularforJapanesemediatosayanythingaboutJapanesepoverty?A.TheJapanesepublicdidn'tthinkittrue.B.ItwasforbiddenbytheJapanesegovernment.C.TheJapanesepublicregardeditshamefultobepoor.D.OECDJapanhadalreadyannounceditinJapanese.45.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheauthor'ssuggestionforalleviatingthisproblem?A.Doublingmonthlychildcareallowancesgiventofamilies.B.Expandinggovernment'sfinancialhelpevenmore.C.Providingeducationalgrantsforpoorstudents.D.Simplifyingtheprocesstoapplyforpublicassistance.第二節(jié)信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下列應(yīng)用文及相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡上將對(duì)應(yīng)題號(hào)的相應(yīng)選項(xiàng)字母涂黑。以下是有關(guān)汽車的廣告信息：Recognizedasasymbolofhighstandardsandoriginalstyles,Mereedes-Benzisforpeoplewhohavegoodtaste.Withthelatesttechnology,Mercedes-Benzisthebestchoiceforpeoplewhohaveprofessionalknowledgeaboutcars.B.TheBMWFullCircleProgrammeoffersBMWcustomersabsolutesafetyandpeaceofmindwhentheyarebuying,ourvehicle.Customerscanselectthecontracttermsthatbestsuittheirneeds---24,36,or48months.Onemaypayincash,orbuyoncreditorsettherepaymenttermsthatbestsuithisbudget.C.TownCar,theflagshipoftheLincolnfleet,providescontemporarybeautyofanautomobile.Thereisalsoaneasy-entry-and-exitfeature,andaconvenientandadjustabledriver'sseatifmorethanonepersonwillbedriving.D.The2008HondaAccordcomesontothemarketasthemostpowerfulHondamodelever.Ithasalsogrownlargerwithequalfrontandbackseatingcomfortforfouradults;besidesithasimproveditsfueleconomy,andlowereditserrdssions（排放物）.E.TheAudiA6,likeothertopclassvehicles,isanexpensivecar,butwehavemanagedtokeepitsrepaircostsdown.TheenlargementoftheAudiA6hasprovidedmuchmorespaceinthecargoarea.Thisisidealforluggageandotherlargeritems.F.Volvo2009mayhavethemostimpressiveinnerdesign,Itprovidesfairlybasicseatingarrangementsbutverydetailedandwell-choseninstrumentation(全套儀表).It'salargevehiclebutiseasytoparkdespiteitssize.Itsparkingsensorsmaystillbeawiseinvestment.以下是買車人的信息。請(qǐng)匹配買車人和他們擬買的車型。46.Mikehasdrivenhissecond-handcarfor5years,andheisextremelyworriedaboutthehighrepairbillsforit.Heisadrummer,whooftentoursroundthecountry,andheneedstocarryalotofmusicalinstrumentsinhiscar.47.Johnisaretiredmathteacher.Hepaysmuchattentiontothequalityofinstrumentswhenbuyingacar,andpreferstochooseacarthatissimpletooperate,especiallywhenparking.48.Tomandhiswifearelivingwithhisparents.Hisfamilylikestospendweekendsinthecountryside.Hewantshiscartobemoreenvironmentallyfriendly,andhehopesthathisparentscansitcomfortablyatthebackseatsinthecar.49.Mr.BlackistheCEOofaworld-famouscompany.Helikesoriginalthings.Hegothisfirstdegreefromanautomobiledesigninginstitute,andheisespeciallypickyaboutcars.Hewantsacarwhichcanindicatehisspecialtyandtaste.50.Mr.Whitehashisowncompany,thoughheisonly28.Helikestofollowthefashion.Hiswifeisalsohissecretary,sosometimeswhenhehastodrinkwithhiscustomers,hiswifehadtodrivehimhome.Thetroubleisthatheisfatandstrong,whilehiswifeissmallandthin.Ⅲ寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)第一節(jié)基礎(chǔ)寫作（共1題；滿分15分）假設(shè)你是你校學(xué)生會(huì)的一員，為了保護(hù)我們的地球家園，你發(fā)出了低碳生活的倡議，并請(qǐng)根據(jù)海報(bào)內(nèi)容及一下要點(diǎn)，寫一份倡議書。[寫作內(nèi)容]1．低碳生活在節(jié)約資源，保護(hù)環(huán)境中起著越來越重要的作用。2．我們可以養(yǎng)成這些低碳生活習(xí)慣。3．提出呼吁。[寫作要求]只能使用5個(gè)句子表達(dá)全部?jī)?nèi)容。文章的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出。[評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)]句子結(jié)構(gòu)準(zhǔn)確，信息內(nèi)容完整，篇章結(jié)構(gòu)連貫。第二節(jié)：讀寫任務(wù)（共1小題；滿分25分）閱讀下面的短文．然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語(yǔ)短文．Weallknowthestoryof"Thetortoiseandthehare".Theharelostbecausehewasoverconfident.Soslow-and-steadywinstherace,butdidyouknowthetortoiseandhareracedthreemoretimes?Afterhisloss,theharechallengedthetortoisetoasecondraceandthistimeranwithoutstoppingfromstarttofinish.Therewasnodoubtthathewon.Thelessonthistimewasthatfas-tand-consistentbeatsslow-and-steady,andthenthetortoisechallengedtheharetoathirdraceoveraslightlydifferentroute.Thehareranattopspeeduntilhereachedabroad,river.Althoughthefinishinglinewasjustakilometerpasttheriver,theharehadnowayofcrossingandoncemoretheslow-and-steadyswimmingtortoisecameoutontop.Thehareandthetortoise.bythistime,hadbecomegoodfriends.Theyrealizedtheycouldperformbettertogetherthanseparately.Sotheydecidedtohaveonemorerace.Butthistimetheywouldworkasateam.Theystartedoff.andthistimetheharecarriedthetortoisetilltheriverbank.Therethetortoisetookoverandswamacrosstheriverwiththehareonhishack.Ontheoppositebank,thehareagaincarriedthetortoiseandtheyreachedthefinis