衡阳县一中2016年下学期高二学科竞赛英语试题
分值: 150分 时量：120分钟 命题人：
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第一部分 听力（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。每段对话后有一个小题，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，你都有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. Why was the man disappointed?
A. The play wasn’t interesting. B. The tickets were unavailable. C. The play was only for daytime. 2. What are the speakers going to do? A. To see an exhibition. lecture.
3. What sport does the man like best?
A. Swimming. B. Tennis. 4. What musical instrument does the man play?
A. The piano. B. The violin. C. None. 5. What is the man’s opinion? A. He thinks highly of Jim. B. He disagrees with the woman. C. He doesn’t care at all.
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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Where is Mary? A. At the airport.
B. On her way to the airport. C. On board the aircraft. 7. What does the man plan to do?
A. To find a taxi for Mary. B. To see Mary off. C. To pick up Mary at the airport.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why is it easier for the woman to learn English? A. She often talks to English people. B. She speaks two languages already.
C. She always does her homework right after class.
9. Which of the following is a good way of learning English suggested by the woman? A. Reading newspapers. B. Keeping diaries. C. Reading aloud in the morning.
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B. To have a meeting. C. To listen to a
C. Golf.
10. What is the reason for the man’s poor English learning? A. Not attending classes regularly. B. His shyness to practice English. C. No native speakers to speak to. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What does Dr. Wilson teacher?
A. History. B. English. C. Chemistry. 12. Which subject will Fred probably get an “A” in? A. History.
B. Maths.
C. Chemistry.
13. What will Dr. Wilson do to help Fred have a good chance to get an “A”? A. She will give her students more homework.. B. She will give her students less tests.
C. She may ask her students to write a composition in English. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What bothers Nancy about her neighbor’s son? A. He drives too fast.
B. His radio wakes her children. C. He plays his guitar loudly. 15. When does the noise stop?
A. When the car is turned off. B. At midnight. C. In the morning. 16. What suggestion does Nancy’s friend make? A. Nancy should call the neighbors to complain.
B. Nancy should introduce her children to the neighbors. C. Nancy should bring the neighbors a gift to start the topic. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What did the man want to do when his car got stuck in a no-parking area? A. Leave the police a note. B. Call the police station. C. Get someone to pull the car away. 18. Why did the man go to the bank?
A. Because he had to pay the fine there. B. Because he wanted to get small change.
C. Because he intended to call the traffic police.
19. How did the man feel about the police officer’s final decision? A. Angry. B. Sad. C. Happy. 20. What was the police officer’s attitude to the letter from the man? A. He felt it foolish that the man made up such a story. B. He believed the man came across many misfortunes. C. He took pity on the unlucky man who had a bad day.
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第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节 （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。
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The Wright Brothers, by David McCullough
Another must-read for history fans, McCullough tells the story of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the brothers who taught the world how to fly. Drawing on all types of historical data — from personal diaries and scrapbooks, to thousands of private letters of family letters — we get a close look at the actual personalities behind one of the most influential moments in history.
The Wonder Garden, by Lauren Acampora
This novel is really a collection of several interwoven（交织）stories of people living in the rich Connecticut suburbs. From tales of an elderly artist to a young mother to a woman whose husband just behaves carelessly, The Wonder Garden gives us an unforgettable reminder that there’s often so much we don’t know about what happens with our neighbors behind closed doors.
Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen, by Mary Norris
Does someone mistaking who for whom make your blood boil? Do you want to throw a dictionary at someone for mistaking sit for cite? Enter Between You & Me. Mary Norris brings her experience working in The New Yorker’s copy department to eager grammar fans in this
laugh-out-loud book that looks at some of the most common spelling, punctuation, and usage problems in the English language.
My Struggle: Book Four, by Karl Ove Knausgaard
My Struggle is a six-volume autobiographical novel that follows the life of Karl Ove
Knausgaard, a Norwegian father of three. In Book Four, he writes of his decision at the age of 18 to move to a fisherman’s village in the far north of the Arctic circle to work as a school teacher. It’s there that he struggles with love, alcoholism, and becoming loved by one of his students.
21．What does the book The Wright brothers focus on?
A．Invention of airplanes. C．History of airplanes. A．David McCullough.
B．Nature of the characters.
D．Ordinary life of the characters.
22．Who describes his or her real life experiences in the novel?
B．Lauren Acampora.
C．Karl Ove Knausgaard. A．My Struggle.
D．Mary Norris. B．The Wonder Garden.
D．Between You & Me.
23．Which of the following books might make you burst into laughter?
C．The Wright brothers.
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Camels are large animals living in dry areas. There are two species of camels; the Arabian camel with a single hump(驼背) from the dry desert areas of West Asia, and the Bactrian camel with two humps from Central and East Asia. Camels are over 7 feet tall and weigh over 1,600 pounds. They will live up to 40 to 50 years. Most camels are domesticated(驯
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化) and fed by people. Camels are plant-eaters．
Camels are very strong animals with wide, padded feet. They have thick leathery pads on their knees and chest. Camels have nostrils(鼻孔)that can open and close, protecting them from the desert environment. Bushy eyebrows and two rows of long eyelashes protect their eyes from sand. Their mouth is extremely tough, allowing camels to eat thorny(带刺的)desert plants. Their widened feet help them move without sinking into the sand. Their thick coats reflect sunlight, and also protect them from the intense heat from desert sand. Their long legs help by keeping them further from the hot ground．
Camels can go without food and water for 3 to 4 days. They do not store water in their humps as is commonly believed. The humps are actually a container of fat. Camels are incredibly well-adapted to their environment. When conditions heat up, camels can increase their own body temperature, which prevents sweating and therefore water loss. They may not sweat at all during the day.
Camels are sometimes called “ships of the desert” because people ride them around the hot, dry deserts of the world．However, the number of camels is becoming smaller for various reasons．
24．According to the passage, camels usually live in ________．
A．Asia
B．Africa
C．America
D．Australia
25．Paragraph 2 is mainly about ________．
A．camels are useful animals
B．camels are clever animals
C．camels’ body structure and function D．camels’ characteristics and habits 26．The reason why camels lose little water in deserts is that they ________．
A．get water from green foods
B．can adjust their temperature D．can manage without water B．Habitats of camels． D．Functions of camels． C
If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.
Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to(料理), and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.
The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card(住宿登记卡) to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.
The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate(价钱). From then on, they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly(相应地).
With so many loopholes(漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers
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C．store enough water in the humps A．Ways to protect camels．
27．What will the author probably talk about following the last paragraph?
C．Reasons for raising camels．
would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.
In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to be on guard against others?
28．While taking a taxi in Finland, _____.
A. a passenger can go anywhere without having to pay the driver B. a passenger pays two US dollars for a taxi ride
C. a passenger can never be refused by the taxi driver wherever he wants to go D. a passenger needs to provide good faith demonstration (证明) before leaving without paying
29．We know from the passage that big hotels in Finland ________.
A. are mostly poorly managed B. provide meals for any diners
C. provide free wine and charge for food
D. provide meal for only those who live in the hotels
30. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The workers in Finland are paid by the hour.
B. The workers are always honest with their working hours.
C. The workers and their bosses will make an agreement in advance about the pay. D. The bosses in Finland are too busy to check the working hours of their employees. 31. The word “those” in the last but one paragraph probably refers to _____.
A. people who are dishonest
B. people who often have meals in big hotels C. people who often take taxis D. people who are worthy of trust
D
Often a nickname is a shortened form of a person's name, and it can also be a descriptive name for a place or a thing. Many American cities have nicknames. These can help build up an identity, spread pride among citizens and build their unity. Nicknames can also be funny.
Los Angeles, California is the second largest city in population, after New York City. Los Angeles has several nicknames. One is simply the city's initials, L.A. It is also called the City of Angels because Los Angeles means \
Los Angeles often has warm, sunny weather. So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine. New York is called The Big Apple. So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that city's warm climate.
The American movie and television industries are based in Los Angeles. So it is not surprising that it is called The Entertainment Capital of the World. Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood. Millions of people visit the area. No trip
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湖南省衡阳县第一中学高二英语12月学科竞赛试题
