高二英语竞赛试题 (共150分90minutes) Dec 21,2012
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．
All the children that had 61 at one particular loom could paint a square on a piece of cloth. Later the squares would be sewn together to62 a quilt．The quilt would be63 to a man who had devoted his life to the 64 and would soon be retiring．
The kids were given paints in bright colors and asked to paint something that would make the quilt 65．As I looked around at all the 66 ，I saw pink hearts，blue clouds，orange sunrises and red flowers．The pictures were all bright and67_．All except one．
One boy was painting a heart，68 it was dark and lifeless．It 69 the bright colors that his fellow artists had used．
I asked why．He told me he was very sick and that his 70 was not ever going to get better．He looked straight into my eyes and said．“There is no 71 in my life．”
I told him 1 was 72 and I could understand why he had made his heart a dark color．I told him that even though we couldn’t make him better，we can give 73 ，which can really help when you are feeling74．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 would 75 for this sweet little boy．
He sat there for a long time．Finally he76 down to finish his coloring． As I was getting ready to 77home，I felt a tug(猛拽)on my jacket．Standing there was the little boy，78 ．He said，“My heart is changing 79 ．It is getting brighter，I think those hugs really do 80．”
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。
A
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..
B
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
2012高二英语竞赛试题
