清水六中2013-2014学年度高二英语第二学期
读写能力竞赛试题
（本试卷共8页，三大题，满分100分。考试用时90分钟。）
注意事项：1. 答卷前，考务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、座位号填写在答题
卡上。
2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点 涂黑，答案不能答在试卷上。
3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指 定区域内相应位置上。
4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。
一、语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
I watched a child screaming in the supermarket yesterday. Her parents were trying their best to 1 her down. Some people passing by shook their 2 and saw the child as a 3 child.
“You’re such a beautiful little girl. Such a beautiful girl shouldn’t 4 .” one lady said. “Don’t be so sad. We all have bad 5 ,” added another. “I think she’s spoiled,” I heard one 6 to a friend. None of them was right. The child was neither spoiled nor having a bad day. She was 7 afraid.
The parents told me afterwards that someone walking a dog had 8 her. She was afraid of dogs. They went on to explain that it was a 9 for them to go to some places. Friends had dogs, and nearby neighbors walked their dogs down the street.
I can remember the feeling of 10 when I was a child. Every time while I was walking up steps at 11 , I would get the feeling that someone or something was going to grab my feet. I ran most of the time.
Fear can 12 at any time in our life, and sometimes we cannot 13 it. And what we fear most can own us, control us and limit us.However, the truth is that fear can be 14 . As we grow up, we can find more 15 and energy to overcome what we fear most in life
1. A. break B. turn C. calm D. pull 2. A. faces B. heads C. shoulders D. stomachs 3. A. separated B. polluted C. deserted D. spoiled4. A. cry B. laugh C. fight D. struggle5. A. times B. days C. mornings D. weeks 6. A. whisper B. whistle C. whirl D. threat 7. A. hardly B. closely C. simply D . loudly 8. A. accepted B. scared C. criticized D. snapped 9. A. joke B. task C. cruelty D. challenge 10. A. fear B. delight C. astonishment D. excitement 11. A. noon B. night C. ease D. hand 12. A. improve B. increase C. happen D. change
13. A. admit 14. A. hidden15. A. belief B. admire C. accuse D. avoid B. overwhelmed C. overthrown D. overcomeB. patience C. courage D. decision
第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。
In my free time,I really like surfing the Internet.When I get home from work,I turn on my computer,wait 16 it boots up completely,and then I go online.I usually check my email first and then write a few messages 17 family and friends.I sometimes scan the local news headlines at 18 favorite news Website and read up on the latest local and international news.This Website often provides video news clips 19 you can view online.I sometimes order products or service online to save money and time instead of going to a store and 20 (buy)what I’m looking for.For example,I 21 (order)a digital camera online the other day and saved about ＄50.Whatever I do,I realize that
there are problems 22 using the Internet including scams,identity theft,and viruses,so I,m very careful not to give out my 23 (person)information.Furthermore,I don,t download or open files I don,t recognize.Using the Internet can be fun and 24 convenient way of shopping and finding out new information, 25 you just need to be careful.
二、阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A recent international survey found that around 75% of the world’s best universities,
such as MIT, Harvard and Princeton are in the US.
But while US universities are very good at producing research and raising money, they aren’t so good at supplying the needs of the US high-skill labour market so America relies on educated talent from elsewhere. Take the example of medical education. The US simply does not train enough doctors to meet its needs. Each year many more doctors retire than graduate from its medical schools and the US robs the world to make up the
difference.
25% of doctors working in the US received their training elsewhere. That is close to 200,000 doctors educated abroad. Around 5,000 were trained in Africa, mainly Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa, but also elsewhere. In 2002, there were 47 Liberian-trained doctors working in the US, and just 72 working in Liberia. The poorest always lose out.
In most countries, especially in the developing world, doctors are trained at public expense. If a doctor from Ghana is taken to the US, not only does that country lose its doctor, it loses the money paid for the training. That means the world’s poorest people are paying for the health care of the world’s richest people.
Why can’t the US supply its own needs? After all, doctors in the US are not exactly badly paid. But training is long, difficult, and, of course, expensive. A newly trained doctor graduates with about $200,000 of debt. Unlike lawyers and bankers, of which there are no American shortages, doctors lack the opportunities to earn huge salaries immediately and pay it all back.
Also, there is no central government planning for university education in America making it more difficult to create new medical colleges.
So while we look with envy at the wealth and achievements of the top American universities, we should bear in mind that not all is as well as it seems. In fact, it may be that the weakness of the US higher education system is contributing to the health and development crisis in some of the world’s poorest regions.26. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The high standards of universities in the United States.B. The quality of doctors produced by American universities.C. Medical training provided at American Universities.
D. The quantity of doctors produced by American universities.27. How many doctors working in America come from Africa?A. 5,000B. 50,000 C. 200, 000D. 75028. Why does the author think getting doctors from Africa is not good?A. Their education level is not as good as American trained doctors.
B. The cost of bringing them to America is more than training local doctors.C. It takes valuable skills away from some of the world’s poorest countries.D. The African doctors are poorly paid compared to the American doctors.
29. Which is NOT a reason given for the lack of locally trained doctors in America?A. Doctors salaries are not very high in America.
B. People can earn big money more quickly in other professions.C. It is difficult to create new medical schools in America.D. Training is long and very expensive.
30. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.A. the developing world B. the US university systemC. the country of Ghana D. the countryside
（B）
Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They sought a university that offered the
teenager’s intended major, one located near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe.
“The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer-“That’s not a problem here,” Mahoney began to feel uneasy.
“No crime whatsoever?” comments Mahoney today. “I just don’t buy it. ” Nor should he: in 1999 the U. S. Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation. ”
But getting accurate information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be obvious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc, the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog group.
To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions. 31. The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August _________. A. to express the opinions of many parents B. to choose a right one for their daughter C. to check the cost of college education D. to find a right one near a large city
32. It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some
colleges ________.
A. receive too many visitors B. mirror the rest of the nation C. hide the truth of campus crime D. have too many watchdog groups
33. The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means __________. A. mind B. admit
C. believe D. expect
34. We learn from the text that “the honest ones” in the fourth paragraph most
probably refers to colleges ___________. A. that are protected by campus security B. that report campus crime by law C. that are free from campus crime D. that enjoy very good publicity 35. What is the text mainly about? A. Exact campus crime statistics. B. Crimes on or around campuses. C. Effective solutions to campus crime.
D. Concerns about kids’ campus safety.
（C）
As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far
more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.
Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children’s IQ scores,” Lewis says. “And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is. ”
The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings. Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are that it’s the middle child. ” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event. ”
36. The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to _________. A. show the relationship between parents and children B. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table C. report on the findings of a study
D. give information about family problems
37. Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because_________. A. they are busy serving food to their children B. they are busy keeping order at the dinner table
C. they have to pay more attention to younger children
D. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family
38. By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3, Lewis means that
middle children__________.
A. have to help their parents to serve dinner B. get the least attention from the family C. are often kept away from the dinner table D. find it hard to keep up with other children
39. Lewis’ research provides an answer to the question_________. A. why TV is important in family life B. why parents should keep good order
C. why children in small families seem to be quieter
D. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life 40. Which of the following statements would the writer agree to? A. It is important to have the right food for children. B. It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner.
C. Parents should talk to each of their children frequently. D. Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner.
第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
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