2012高二英语竞赛试题

高二英语竞赛试题

(共150分90minutes) Dec 21,2014

第一节词汇（共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分）

1. My father is a(n) _______ motorist; he never drives dangerously.

A. cautious B. anxious C. curious D. modest

2. Although _______ money at that time, my parents managed to send us to university.

A. lacked in B lacking of C. lacked D. lacking

3. At the meeting, they sat very __________ and had a __________talk.

A. close; close B. closely; close C. close; closely D.closely; closely

4. We do not own the building.____, it would be impossible for us to make any major changes to it.

A. Anyhow B. Thus C. Besides D. Instead

5. If John isn’t prepared to accept this money, then that’s his _______.

A. power B. burden C. privilege D. loss

6.---Are you free after school?

---Sorry. I’ve planned to treat a friend of mine to dinner ___ for his help.

A. in need B. in turn. C. in return D. in total

7. To our disappointment, the boss ____ our plan, saying that it was not practical.

A. turned out B. turned off C. turned down D. turned over

8._______ is now a common problem among teenagers due to their lack of exercise and unbalanced diet.

A. Alcohol B. Obesity C. Computer D. Cigarette

9.---The boss seems to have _______ against women employees.

---Definitely. Over 90% of the workers in his company are male.

A. violence B. preference C. sacrifice D. prejudice

10. Since nobody in the world is perfect, why should we feel _____ when we make a mistake?

A. puzzled B. ashamed C. satisfied D. honored

11. The kid’s ______development didn’t keep pace with the growth of his body, which made his parents rather worried.

A. physical B. historical C. mental D. technical

12.You can ______ all difficulties and achieve your goal so long as you work hard with a strong will.

A. get into B. get off C. get away D. get over

13. However had he worked, he couldn’t satisfy his boss. That’s why he was considering ____ his job.

A. offering B. quitting C. protecting D. advertising

14. As I did no want to lose the job in the company , I had to _____ the boss’s rudeness every day.

A. come up with B. keep up with C. put up with D. catch up with

15.The government ________ building a nuclear power plant , to which many local citizens were strongly

opposed, because they thought it was dangerous.

A. doubted B. rejected C. regretted D. advocated.

16,.At the meeting they discussed three different _________ to the study of math.

A. approaches B. means C. methods D. ways

17. You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of _______.

A. date B shape C. order D. balance

18.-----Have you _________ some new ideas?

-----Yeah. I’ll tell you later.

A. come about B. come into C. come up with D. come out

19.----You are always full of _______. Can you tell me the secret?

----Taking plenty of exercise every day.

A. power B. strength C. force D. energy

20.Beth was -______ by a motorcyclist when she was crossing the street.

A. knocked off B. knocked at C. knocked into D. knocked over

21. If it wasn’t an accident, he must have done it on ______.

A. mistake B. purpose C. intention D. fault

22.People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this ___ creates further problems.

A. in short B. in case C. in doubt D. in turn

23.Because she checked her composition carefully, there was not a comma ________.

A. left out B left off C. left alone D. left in

24.They pulled down the old building for the _______ of making room for the newly built motorway.

A. purpose B meaning C. face D. use

25.----Do these paintings _______ you?

----Yes, especially the colours of them.

A. stick to B lead to C. appeal to D. refer to

26.---- Can you help me with my homework, Dad? _________

---- Sure. Let me see.

A. Go on. B.It’s your turn. C. See what I mean? D. I’m stuck.

27.I haven’t learned to operate a computer, _____ playing net games.

A. let alone B. not to mention C. not to say D. not to speak

28.We should not ignore the part everyone ______ in winning the match.

A. acted B made C played D. behaved

29.Having decided to rent a flat, we ____- contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.

A. set about B set down C set out D. set up

30. The old houses of this area had to be ______ immediately so that the government could carry its plan.

A. torn up B torn down C. torn away D. torn apart

第二节语法（共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分）

31. The settlement is home to nearly 1,000people , many of __ left their village homes for a better life in the city .

A. whom B.which C.them D.those

32. The old temple ____ roof was damaged in a storm is now under repair.

A.where B.which C.its D.whose

33. I refused to accept the blame for something ____ was someone else’s fault .

A.who B.that C.as D.what

34.---What do you think of teaching , Bob?

- ---I find it fun and challenging . It is a job ____ you are doing something serious but interesting .

A.where B.which C.when D.that

35. Gun control is a subject___ Americans have argued for a long time .

A.of which B.with which C.about which D.into which

36. Though_________to see us, the professor gave us a warm welcome.

A.surprising B. as surprised C. surprised D being surprised

37.______ in 1955, Disneyland in California is regarded by many as the original fun park.

A. Opened B. Having opened C. Opening D. Being opened

38. ______ the city center, we saw a stone statue of about 10 meters in height.

A. Approaching B. Approached C. To approach D. To be approached

39. This is the only way we can imagine ______ the overuse of water in students' bathrooms.

A. reducing B. to reduce C. reduced D. reduce

40 .Dina,______ for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency.

A. struggling B. struggled C. having struggled D. to struggle

41. _________ at the railway station _______ the train left .

A Hardly did we arrive --- when B No sooner had we arrived ---when

C Hardly had we arrived ---than D No sooner had we arrived ---than

42 .Under the tree in the yard ______, talking with a lot of young people .

A.did an old man sit B.did sit an old man C.an old man sat B.sat an old man

43 .______was in the 1960s _____my father graduated from the university .

A.That ---that B.When ---that C.It ---when D.It ---that

44 ._____ and you will achieve your goal .

A.Not give up B.Not giving up C.Don’t give up D.If you don’t give up

45. There is no doubt ____ our team will win the competition .

A.that B.what C.whether D.if

46.---I left my handbag on the train, but luckily someone gave it to a railway official.

---How unbelievable to get it back! I mean someone _________ it.

A. will have stolen B. might have stolen C. should have stolen D. must have stolen

47. John opened the door. There ________ he had never seen before.

A. a girl did stand B. a girl stood C. did a girl stand D. stood a girl

48. –How about camping this weekend, just for a change.

--OK, _____ you want.

A. whichever B. however C. whatever D. whoever

49.Up to now, the program ____ thousands of children who would otherwise have died.

A. would save B. saves C. hade saved D. has saved

50.By the time you have finished this book, your meal _______ cold.

A. gets B. has got C. will get D. is getting

51.Food supplies in the flood-stricken area _____. We must act immediately before there is none left.

A. have run out B. are running out C. have been run out D. are being running out

52. The president hopes that the people will be better off when he quits than when he _________.

A. has started B. starts C. started D. will started

53. After Jack had sent some e-mails, he _______ working on his project.

A. had started B. has started C. started D. starts

54.It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate what they ____ for me.

A. had done B. did C. would do D. were doing

55.---When did the computer crash?

---This morning, while I ____ the reading materials downloaded from some websites.

A. have sorted B. was sorting C. am sorting D. had sorted

56. After school we went to the reading room to do some reading, only to be told that it _________.

A. was decorated B. had decorated C. had been decorating D. was being decorated

57. _______, he is always ready to help others when they need help .

A A child though he is B As he is a child C Child as he is D A child as he is

58. One’s life has value ______ one brings value to the life of others.

A. so that B. no matter how C. as long as D. except that

59. Tim is in good shape physically ____ he doesn’t get much exercise.

A. if B. even though C. unless D. as long as

60. _________the experiment is very interesting, it may not tell us much.

A. When B. While C. As D.Unless

第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从61—80各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Hope in my arms

Last year, I was invited to participate in a carnival for Tuesday’s Child．An organization that helps children with AIDS．．soon be retiring．．As I ，I saw pink hearts，blue clouds，orange sunrises and red flowers．The pictures were All except one．

One boy was painting a heart．It the bright colors that his fellow artists had used．

I asked why．．He looked straight into my eyes and said．“in my life．” ．I told him that even though we couldn’t make him better，．I told him that if he would like，I would be happy to give him one．He crawled(爬)into my lap．I thought my own heart ．

He sat there for a long time．．，I felt a tug(猛拽)on my jacket．Standing there was the little boy．He said，“My heart is changing It is getting brighter，．”

On my way home I felt my own heart．It too had changed to a brighter color．

61．A．behaved B．gathered C．prayed D．hid

62．A．fold B．dry C．spread D．make

63．A．presented B．sold C．rented D．thrown

64．A．education B．ceremony C．organization D．neighborhood

65．A．expensive B．comfortable C．beautiful D．loose

66．A．squares B．colors C．1ights D．kids

67．A．negative B．puzzling C．abstract D．inspiring

68．A．and B．but C．for D．or

69. A．filled B．contained C．1acked D showed

70．A．business B．sickness C．skill D．knowledge

71 A．effect B．loss C. justice D．hope

72．A．sorry B. crazy C．ashamed D．angry

73．A．hugs B．smiles C．prizes D．1essons

74．A．cool B．sad C．energetic D．proud

75．A．choke B．drown C．burst D．wind

76．A．slowed B．fell C slipped D．jumped

77．A．leave B．stay C．head D．flee

78．A smiling B．trembling C．weeping D glaring

79. A．shape B．color C．weight D．temperature

80．A．fit B．hurt C．fail D．work

第四部分：阅读理解（共25小题，每小题2分，满分50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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The majority of us would be happy if three movies we starred in were coming out at the same time. But Ge You, 53, finds it all a bit of a burden (负担). Ge fears air travel, which means he will have to travel thousands of kilometers by train and car to promote (宣传) the movies.

Chen Kaige’s Sacrifice (《赵氏孤儿》) came out on December 4. Ge plays a doctor who saves an orphan (孤儿) at the cost of his own baby. He also appears as a swindler (骗子) in Jiang Wen’s Let the Bullets Fly, which appears on December 16. Next comes Feng Xiaogang’s romantic comedy, If You Are the One 2 (《非诚勿扰2》), to open six days later. Ge plays a middle-aged cinematographer (电影摄影师) in search of love.

Ge is best known for playing ordinary characters. In Feng’s popular series of ―new year comedies‖ he gives a convincing sense of ―the little man up against it (处境困难)‖.

Feng Xiaogang says the actor exhausts (使……疲惫) himself trying to satisfy friends. He is also very careful not to hurt anyone.

Ge is a thoughtful man who pauses a lot in conversation to think over his answers. He rarely turns down a request for an autograph or picture. There was once a fan who said to him: ―You wait here, I will go get a pen.‖ Ge actually waited for the man to return. ―It was the 20,000th time for me to sign an autograph but it was probably a new experience for him,‖ Ge said. ―The first time means a lot.‖

He says he doesn’t think of himself as a star, just as a working actor. ―An actor is like a worker; you do your job and go home,‖ he said. The old saying is never far from his mind: The higher you climb, the harder you fall.

81. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Ge You was very happy because three films that he played an part in were coming at the same time.

B. Ge You plays a doctor in Chen Kaige’s sacrifice which came out on December 16.

C. Ge You is famous for playing great characters.

D. Ge You is very patient with his fans.

82. Which word can best explain the phrase ―turn down‖ in the fifth paragraph?

A. accept B. refuse C. agree with D. dislike

83. What can we learn from the last sentence ―the higher you climb, the harder you fall‖?

A. Ge You wanted to climb higher, because he hardly fell down.

B. Ge You didn’t want to climb higher, because it’s difficult to climb down.

C. Ge You didn’t want to be a star, because he wanted to live just like an ordinary person.

D. Ge You likes the life of a star, because he likes the feeling of staying higher than others.

84. Which words can best describe Ge You?

A. active and proud B. thoughtful and friendly C. humorous and proud D. active and aggressive (好斗的).

85. What is the best title?

A. The higher you climb, the harder you fall. B. Ge You’s achievements.

C. Ge You —— I’m no star; I’m an actor. D. Ge You —— a film star..

Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get a success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness doesn’t mean money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving（旋转的）door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

86. Happiness is always around you as long as you ______.

A. have enough money B. have a big house with a beautiful garden.

C. feel it heart and soul. D. have expensive cars

87. What will your friends say when you make great progress?

A. Oh, so do I. B. Good luck! C. Congratulations! D. Just so-so!

88. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.

B. You can get help from others when you are in trouble.

C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.

89. The passage mainly tells us_______.

A. parents always care for our life and health B. we’re not happy if we meet with difficulties

C. life is colorful D. happiness is always around us

What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work.. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.

Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job.

Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not be apologetic(认错的) about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.

90．What is the passage mainly about?

A．Choosing a career according to one’s strengths. B．The importance of working hard at school.

C．How to face one’s weakness. D．The value of school work.

91. According to the writer, if you’re good at mathematics, you’d better choose to be a(an)_____ .

A. teacher B. secretary C. interpreter D. engineer

92. The writer thinks that a student to have a part-time job is probably ___.

A. a good way to find out his weak points B. of great use for his work in the future

C. one of the best ways of earning extra money D. a waste of time he could have spent on study

93．From the passage we learn that if a student’s school performance is not good, he ___________.

A．should pay more attention to learning skills and developing abilities

B．will be regretful about his bad results

C．may also do well in his future work

D．should restart his study in school

94．From the last paragraph we know one should _________.

A．make full use of one’s own weak points B．study harder for a new school record

C．apologize for one’s own school record D．face one’s own weak points bravely

95. Who do you think the writer mostly want to read the passage?

A. high school students B. university students C. university graduates D. company clerk

Every day, millions of people around the world drink water from wells that are polluted with high levels of arsenic. Arsenic is an element that can be released into groundwater by soil and rocks. Over a long period of time, water from poisoned wells may lead to deadly cancers.

Chemist Abul Hussam has developed a home treatment system for drinking water in his native Bangladesh. Almost all arsenic is removed as water passes through two containers. They hold river sand, pieces of iron and wood charcoal(木炭) .

Sono filter(过滤He tells us that his first task was to develop instruments to measure the exact amounts of arsenic in the water. Early tests on two wells at the home where he lived as a child found arsenic levels three to four times higher than normal. As a chemist, he felt that if he could not solve what he calls the ―home problem‖, then his education would not be very useful. His ten-year effort to find the right mix of active materials for the Sono filter system has just earned him a one-million dollar prize.

Abul Hussam is a chemistry professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He says he will give five percent of the money to the university. And he plans to use twenty-five percent of the award to develop smaller filters. Currently the system weighs almost sixty kilograms. But Professor Hussam says he will use the remaining money to increase production of the filters in Kushtia. One hundred workers currently produce about two hundred filters a week.

About thirty thousand homes in Bangladesh are using the system. It costs families thirty-five dollars. But Professor Hussam says the filters’ cost is extremely effective compared to the price of bottled water. He says each system is guaranteed to clean about one million liters of drinking water over five years. In history, though, he says they should last around thirty-five years.

He is now seeking international patent rights for the active materials in the system, and he hopes to increase their power. Abul Hussam says he also hopes that someday the Sono arsenic removal system will be available around the world.

96.From the passage we know that _____ causes deadly cancers.

A. drinking water from wells. B. drinking water from polluted areas.

C. drinking water with arsenic. D. drinking sea water.

97. Chemist Abul Hussam______ .

A. invented a system which can gather arsenic. B. performed all his experiments in Kushtia.

C. was determined to develop a system to remove arsenic from young.

D. will give fifty thousand dollars to the George Mason University.

98. The underlined word ―manufactured‖ in the third paragraph probably means_______.

A. produced B. reused C. deserted D. resisted

99. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Gaining the one million dollar prize is Abul Hussam’s final goal.

B. Abul Hussam will use most of his prize to produce more filters in his hometown.

C. The money spent on the filters is not worthwhile for the people in Bangladesh.

D. Now the Sono arsenic removal system is used all over the world.

100. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Filter for Arsenic— Polluted Water in Bangladesh Pays off for Chemist.

B. Arsenic, an Element That Can Be Released Into Groundwater by Soil and Rocks.

C. Abul Hussam, a Great Scientist, Devoted All His Life to the Arsenic Removal System.

D. Abul Hussam, a Great Scientist, Awarded One Million Dollars from His Hometown.

Holidays are really important. Many of us will have childhood memories of summer holidays where we were taken away from home to experience new environments and learn in different ways.

But holidays are expensive and, for those on low wages or living on benefits，Even the cheapest holidays require travel and other additional costs that are difficult for many families to meet.

For working parents，the long summer break can be a very difficult problem for childcare. When an annual leave allowance amounts to only five weeks，there is a need to spread this across the year. Couples can find themselves taking leave in turn in order to care for children who are on holiday. For some，this makes even an affordable family holiday difficult.

The schools that I visit in Nottingham are full of experienced staff committed to giving our children a caring and inspiring learning environment. The number of children receiving free school meals is quite large in

Nottingham and many schools have breakfast clubs to make sure that children get a healthy start to the day. Most schools undertake programs of group or individual educational support. Schools also have an important role in safeguarding children’s welfare through the ongoing touch and support with their pupils. During the long summer holidays，much of this is missed.

While teachers are holidaying in the UK, many of their pupils spend the whole six weeks on the street where they live. The lack of free school meals for six weeks can result in pressure on a family budget and an inability to afford the inspiring experiences that help children to continue their learning.

In setting out its plans for a five-term year, Nottingham City Council (委员会）is seeking to reduce the summer holiday down to four and a half weeks, with a. more balanced five terms of roughly eight weeks, each followed by a two-week break. We believe this will give real ―down time" for school staff and pupils alike but will be short enough not to cause a real break in learning.

We acknowledge that this change may be difficult for some school staff, particularly whose own children are educated in other authorities. However, this must be weighed against the benefits for city children for whom we all have the greatest duty of care.

101. The passage is probably written by _____.

A. an experienced teacher B. a working parent C. an inspired student D. a city council member

102. The underlined word ―

A. environments B. holidays C. wages D. benefits

103. It is suggested in the passage that the summer break be reduced to _____.

A. 2 weeks B. 4.5 weeks C. 5 weeks D. 6 weeks

104. The plans for a shorter summer holiday will help students _____.

A. obtain the cheapest holidays without additional costs

B. get a chance to spend, six weeks a term with teachers in school

C. benefit more from the caring and inspiring learning environment

D. have more school days to receive free school meals

105 It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

A. working parents can enjoy a five-week break to care for their children

B. the suggested plans for a five-term school year can hardly be carried out

C. the long summer holiday gives teachers and students real ― down time"

D. some school staff will say ― No" to the plans for a shorter summer holiday

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语法：31-35 ADBAC 36-40 CAABC 41-45 DBDCA 46-60 BDCDC BCCAB DCCBB

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