高一下学期竞赛英语试题(DOC 8页).doc

1、高一英语竞赛试题第卷（共115分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When did the speaker start? A. At 4:00. B. At 4:15. C. At 4:22.2. What is Jack now?A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A clerk.3. What should Carol

2、 have done according to the man ? A. Met her some friends. B. Made a decision. C. Met the woman.4. Who was the birthday party for? A. Jade. B. Lisa. C. Lily.5. What color of the right bottles top is ?A. Red. B. Brown. C. Blue.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、三个选出最佳选项，并标

3、在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Scenery. B. Basketball game. C. Weather.7. Why have they decided to go inside? A. They feel rather cold outside. B. They try to avoid the sunshine.C. They want to watc

4、h a TV program.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What is the man now? A. A reporter. B. A teacher. C. A singer.9. Why does the man talk to the woman? A. To ask for help . B. To seek comfort. C. To have an interview.听第8段对话，回答第10至12题10. What do we know about Beaufort from the conversation? A. He was a sport player. B

5、. He was a nobleman.C. He was very smart.11. What did Beaufort do ? A. He invented Badminton. B. He traveled the whole Europe.C. He made a kind of sport popular.12. Where did the name “Badminton” come from? A. An estate（庄园）. B. A Duke（公爵）. C. A town.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. When will the performance st

6、art? A. At 1:00 pm. B. At 2:00 pm. C. At 3:00 pm.14. What are they visiting? A. A club. B. A museum. C. An ancient machine.15. What does the woman think about the ancient Chinese women who did needle work? A. Decent. B. Beautiful. C. Surprised.16. What are they going to do finally? A. Look at practi

7、cing singing. B. Look around the theater.C. Leave for home.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the main reason for more people to shop online according to the report? A. To avoid crowded stores. B. To buy gifts at lower prices.C. To push business into the black.18. What day is called Black Friday? A. The

8、 Monday before Thanksgiving. B. The day before Thanksgiving.C. The day after Thanksgiving.19. How much was online spending during the holiday season last year? A. 20%. B.25%. C.30%.20. What is the report mainly about? A. The development of the Internet.B. The spending of the holiday season.C. The ch

9、ange of peoples shopping habit.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.-Thank you for your wonderful meal. - . A.No , it was just so-so B. The same to youC. No ,thats all right D. Its my pleasure22. My friend said that he would pay second visit to

10、 China next month. A. a ; the B. a ;/ C. the ; the D. the ; /23. A man cannot smile like a child , a child smiles with his eyes , while a man smiles with his lips alone. A. so B. but C. and D. for24. -Do you think the weather is good enough for a picnic? -Yes , You cant hope for day at this time of

11、the year. A. a nicer B. a nice C. the nicer D. the nicest25. What time do you think ? A. will Betty come here B. Betty will come hereC. is Betty coming here D. can Betty get here26. Choosing the right dictionary depends on you want to use it for. A. what B. why C. how D. whether27. -Daddy , can you

12、buy me a new MP3 when you go to Beijing? -You get one if you are admitted to a key middle school. A. could B. shall C. may D. can28. -Tom is indeed a wise man. -Oh ,yes. How often I have regretted his advice! A. to take B. taking C. not to take D. not taking29.-Why didnt you call him yesterday? - I

13、him ,but the line was busy. A. do call B. did call C. was calling D. had called30. In order not to , he spent the whole night preparing for the speech of the next day. A. lose heart B. lose voice C. lose face D. lose hope31. When different cultures , we often pay attention only to the differences wi

14、thout noticing the many similarities. A. compared B. being compared C. comparing D. having compared32. Finding the old man in danger , . A. a doctor was sent for without delay.B. an ambulance was called for at once.C. his son sent for a doctor at once.D. The house was crowded with his children.33.-

15、What do you have with the color “green”? -Life. A. association B. organization C. consideration D. examination34. As a rough estimate (估计), this room is that. A. three times the size as B. the size three times of C. three times as the size of D. three times the size of 35. The Chairman asked me to m

16、y speech to 20 minutes. A. make B. give C. limit D. explain第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655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。Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer , my parents 36 my entire world and turned it upside down

17、 37 they told me they were getting a divorce（离婚）. I couldnt believe that our family was going to 38 . Though I always knew my parents werent very happy and they often 39 , I still wanted my family to stay the same.My life changed completely 40 the divorce . My mother and I moved into a small apartme

18、nt across town , 41 my father and brother , Bill , stayed in our house . I now became a 42 whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends . And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather , Dan , whom I showed no 43 in . I was depressed , especially after Dan and my mother married and I reali

19、zed that there was no 44 that things could change back to the way they were.Even though I 45 all Dans attempts to get to know me and wasnt very 46 to him , he never gave up on me. 47 , I began to trust him . I realized that we actually had some things in 48 , especially when it came to movies and TV

20、 shows . We 49 a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and get to know each other.Better still , Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed 50 on school or friends . Once I began to warm up t

21、o Dan , the three of us began spending a lot of time together . We often went out to eat and took short trips . 51 , I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.I now realize my parents were 52 about getting the divorce . Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us

22、 . My father also found happinesshe 53 and had another child , my half-sister , Michelle.At 13, I learned an important 54 change is not always the worst thing that can 55 , Sometimes , it is just what we need the most.36.A.createdB.shookC.entered D.occupied(占据)37.A.unlessB.if C.whenD.until38.A.break

23、 upB.hold upC.keep upD.show up39.A.whisperedB.foughtC.talkedD.competed40.A.throughoutB.beyondC.beforeD.after41.A.whereB.althoughC.while D.that42.A.visitorB.relativeC.neighborD.stranger43.A.confidenceB.interestC.fearD.anger44.A.doubtB.differenceC.pointD.way45.A.forgotB.supportedC.resisted(抵抗)D.valued

24、46.A.seriousB.niceC.badD.generous47.A.GraduallyB.ImmediatelyC.Usually D.Regularly48.A.mindB.trouble C.commonD.order49.A.spentB.wasted C.lostD.saved50.A.experienceB.informationC.impressionD.advice51.A.HoweverB.BesidesC.FinallyD.Occasionally52.A.wrongB.confidentC.guiltyD.right53.A.remarried B.returned

25、C.changedD.left54.A.methodB.truthC.skillD.word55.A.existB.remainC.continueD.happen第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AChinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children . Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the bes

26、t schools or even abroad to England , the United States or Australia . They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will learn a musical instrument or ballet or other classes which will give them a head start in life . The Chinese believe that the more expensive an educat

27、ion is , the better it is . So the parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.Parents can s

28、ee that their childrens skills vary , skilled in some areas while poor in others . What most parents fail to realize though , is that todays children lack self-respect and self-confidence.The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to st

29、udy well , but parents arent teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident , happy and clever.Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking , sewing and doing housework . Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that the will need later in lif

30、e . Cooking demands patience and time . Its an enjoyable but difficult experiment . A good cook always tries to improve his cooking , so he will learn to work hard and gradually to finish his job successfully . His result , a well-cooked dinner , will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self-con

31、fidence.Some old machines , such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your children to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest He will spend hours looking at them , trying to fix them ; your child might become an engineer when he grows up . These activities arent merely teaching

32、 a child to read a book , but rather to think , to use his mind . And that is more important.56. Parents in China , according to this passage , . A. are too strict with their children B. are too rich to educate their childrenC. have some problems in educating their children correctlyD. are too poor

33、to educate their children57. Generally speaking , childrens skills . A. come from their parents B. have nothing to do with their educationC. may be different D. have something to do with their marks in the exams58. The write of this passage doesnt seem to be satisfied with . A. the parents idea of e

34、ducating their children B. the education system C. childrens skills D. childrens hobbies59. Doing some cooking at home helps children . A. learn how to serve their parents B. learn how to become strong and fatC. benefit from it and prepare themselves for the future D. make their parents believe that

35、 they are clever60. According to the last paragraph , we can conclude that . A. broken radios and television sets are usefulB. ones curiosity may be useful for his later lifeC. an engineer must fix many broken radiosD. a good student should spend much time repairing radios BMost people think zoos ar

36、e safe for animals , where struggles such as difficulty in finding food and avoiding natural enemies dont exist . Without such problems , animals in zoos should live to an old age . But that may not be true for the largest land animals on earth . Scientists have known that elephants in zoos often su

37、ffer from poor health . They develop diseases and behaviour changes . Sometimes , they even become infertile , or unable to have babies .To learn more about how elephants are affected , a team of international scientists compared the life spans of elephants born in zoos with those living outdoors in

38、 their native lands . Zoos keep detailed records of all the animals , such as birth dates , illnesses , weight and death . These records made it possible for the researchers to analyse 40 years of data on 800 African and Asian elephants in zoos across Europe . The team found that female African elep

39、hants born in zoos lived an average of 16.9 years while those in the wild lived an average of 56 years . Scientists dont yet know why wild elephants seem to be so much better than their zoo-raised elephants . Georgia Mason , a biologist who led the study , thinks stress and obesity may be to blame .

40、 Zoo elephants dont get the same kind of exercise they would in the wild , and most are fat .Another finding from the study showed that Asian elephants born in zoos were more likely to die early than Asian elephants caught in the wild and brought to zoos . Mason suggests stress in the mothers in zoo

41、s might cause them to have babies that are less likely to survive .61. Most people think that animals in the zoos .A. have difficulty in finding food B. often struggle with each otherC. live longer than those in the wild D. will often fight with their enemies62. What does the underlined word “ infer

42、tile ” mean ?A. Without home to stay at . B. Without ability to give birth .C. Without friends to talk with . D. Without anyone to turn to .63. The scientists carried out a research so that they could know .A. how long the elephants live B. how the elephants are affectedC. how the elephants can be f

43、ed D. how the elephants should be kept64. In order to let the elephants in the zoos live longer , people should .A. give them a good diet B. keep their living place clean and tidyC. get them to exercise as in the wild D. try to keep as quiet as possible65. Why are elephants born in the zoo likely to

44、 die early ?A. Because they eat too much and are overweight .B. Because they feel upset all the time .C. Because of their mothers stress .D. Because their mothers are hungry all the time .COn April 24th , another natural disaster the oil spill（泄露）in the Gulf of Mexico , happened . Millions of dollars have been used to help stop the spill and to clean up the animals , beaches , and land spoiled by the oil . Unfortunately , when many of these chemicals are used , more damage is cause