高二英语学科知识竞赛试卷
全卷满分：100分 考试时间：100分钟
第Ⅰ卷 （四大题，共77分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） 第一节
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 teacher punished?
A. He missed his class. B. He was drunk in his class. C. He broke into the headmaster’s office. 2. What would the man prefer to do? A. Open the window. B. Close the window. C. Turn on the air conditioner. 3. What is troubling the man about history?
A. The exam will take a long time. B. There are too many books to read. C. There are too many papers to write. 4. What does the man think of the price? A. It is too high. B. It is reasonable. C. It is quite low. 5. What does the man imply? A. He never exercises. B. He exercises regularly. C. He enjoys every kind of exercise. 第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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段对话，回答第6、7题。 6. Why did the woman rent a computer?
A. She doesn’t have one. B. She couldn’t afford to buy a new one. C. She wants to try it out first. 7. What is true about Rent-A-Center? A. They only have electronics.
B. Things can be rented cheaply this month. C. Everything is one dollar per day for a week. 听第7段对话，回答第8至10题。
8. When was the deadline for the expense reports? A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Friday. 9. Why hasn’t the woman received the reports yet?
A. The man forgot to send them out. B. It was the woman’s own fault. C. Because of a delay with the delivery.
10. When is the soonest that the man can send out the reports? A. In 15 minutes. B. In 10 minutes. C. In 5 minutes. 听第8段对话，回答第11、12题。
11. How does the woman react to what the man said at first? A. She is amused. B. She is excited. C. She doesn’t believe it.
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12. What’s the good news for the speakers? A. They can enjoy student discounts. B. They have got good seats.
C. They can see the plays without paying anything. 听第9段对话，回答第13至16题。
13. What do we know about the woman’s parents? A. They are trying to save their marriage. B. They decided to have another baby. C. They’ve had a happy marriage.
14. What is one of the decisions the man has made? A. He gave up his job.
B. He will spend less time on his job. C. He got a new job with better pay.
15. How does the woman react to the man’s news?
A. She is happy but unsure. B. She is not interested. C. She is disappointed. 16. Where does the woman probably study? A. At a middle school. B. At a university. C. At a high school. 听第10段对话，回答第17至20题。
17. Why are you required to keep your underground ticket? A. For returning money. B. For future travel. C. For collection at your destination. 18. How large is the area covered by a one-day travel card? A. 560 square miles. B. 630 square miles. C. 650 square miles. 19. When can one buy a one-day travel card? A. At 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday. B. At 6:00 a.m. on Saturday. C. At 9:00 a.m. on Monday. 20. Where are passengers allowed to smoke?
A. On the underground platform. B. On the back of the last train. C. On the back of the upper deck of buses. 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）
第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
21. A number of graduates prefer to work in big cities, where there are a lot of ________ , like convenient transportation, more opportunities and better equipment. A. amusements B. attractions C. challenges D. achievements
22. Jim records his physical training every time so that he can _______ it and think about how he should improve it the next day. A. contribute to B. lead to C. attend to D. refer to 23. Only after Mary read her composition the second time ________ the spelling mistake. A. she has noticed B. did she notice C. does she notice D. she noticed 24. The old man ______________ toothache sighed in great relief. A.ridding of B. rid of C. having rid of D. to rid of 25. It was the boy, rather than his teachers, that _____________ for what the boy had done. A. were to blame B. were to be blamed C. was to blame D. was to be blamed 26. I’ll take seriously ___________ advice you put forward. A. whatever B. however C. whichever D. whenever
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27. It was ________ of our boss to care so much about our feelings, as a result of which many of my co-workers decided to stay when our company was at risk. A. modest B. particular C.strict D. considerate
28. __________ to smart phones just before bed, as a research says recently, can lead to poor night’s sleep.
A. Being exposed B. Exposed C. Having exposed D. To expose 29. The soldiers fought _________ of their country’s safety.
A. in advance B. in need C. in defense D. in support
30. Mary felt ___________ from the outside world, since the Internet connection isn’t available in the island. A. cut off B. put out C. cut out D. put forward 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
It was 4 o'clock in the morning, when I received the phone call．
“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just ___31___ in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a(n) ___32___ and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was ___33___.
The doctor described the ___34___, which caused the burns. At 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they ___35___ the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline. The flames ___36___ my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.
___37___, one of the boys who was quick—minded grasped my son and ___38___ him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in ___39___ to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars.
After he ___40___ from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months ___41___ it takes that long for the skin to stop wrinkling(起皱). So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns． When I was a child, my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch very ___42___ scar on her arm, “Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not ___43___ it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you. ’’
I ___44___ this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to __ 45___ and returned to school with his head held high—glad he was alive.
By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not ___46___. So he made the ___47___ to give up any plastic surgery.
We all have “scars” that we believe ___48___ people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot
of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better. But you see, people will only judge you by your looks or your clothes if you are judging yourself by these same __49____ standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value ___50___ yourself, and your beauty will shine through. 31. A. brought B. given C. turned D. showed 32. A. doctor B. hospital C. aircraft D. ambulance 33. A. serious B. terrible C. dangerous D. important 34. A. event B. process C. reason D. accident
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35. A. got 36. A. took 37. A. Fortunately 38. A. pushed 39. A.shape 40. A. benefited 41. A. if 42. A. normal 43. A. mention 44. A. sent 45. A. heart 46. A. grow 47 . A. mistake 48. A. invite 49 . A. false 50. A. by B. lit C. burned B. held C. caught B. Surprisingly C. Happily B. threw C. dropped B. place C. fact B. recovered C. suffered B. while C. because B. violent C. obvious B. notice C. 1augh B. kept C. handed B. life C. practice B. matter C. exist B. effort C. decision B. cause C. allow B. strict C. moral B. over C. beyond
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D. moved D. attracted D. Slowly D. rolled D. time D. relaxed D. although D. popular D. hide D. passed D. admission D. appear D. request D. remind D. general D. within
第三部分：阅读理解（ 16小题；每小题2分，满分32分）
Although he will always be remembered for starring “Superman,” the greatest role of actor Christopher Reeve’s life was as a champion of sufferers of spinal cord （脊椎） injuries and an supporter of stem cell （干细胞） research.
Unlike the man of steel, he wasn’t faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than an engine and he couldn’t leap tall buildings in a single bound. But the courage and determination Reeve showeed in trying to overcome his paralysis （瘫痪） from a 1995 horse-riding accident went beyond any of the achievements of the comic book hero.
“He became a real-life Superman. His heroism, his courage was extraordinary,” Colin Blakemore, the chief executive of Britain’s Medical Research Council said. “Like many people who suffer some terrible injuries, Christopher Reeve was totally changed by that experience and brought the kind of energy and enthusiasm that made him successful as a film star to an entirely different issue, with huge effect.”
Reeve, 52, died of heart failure on October 10, 2004 after having treatment for an infected pressure wound without realizing his dream of walking again. But in the nine years since his accident, he made personal progress to regain respect and admiration, founded the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, a non-profit research organization, and used his fame to raise millions of dollars for research into spinal cord injuries.
He also provided hope and inspiration to other patients and made speeches to support scientists to be allowed to conduct stem cell research in the hopes of eventually curing paralysis and other illnesses such as diabetes and Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
“He has been our champion. If you think of spinal injuries, you automatically recall a picture of Christopher Reeve,” said Paul Smith, executive director of the Spinal Injuries Association in
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England. It is because of Reeve that spinal cord injuries and stem cell research are so widely discussed, according to Smith. The fact that it happened to Reeve showed it can affect anyone, even Superman.
Reeve did not live long enough to see whether stem cell research could help restore movement to the paralyzed. The research is still in its early days and no one knows what advances it may bring. 51. Which of the following words can best describe the characteristics of Reeve? A. strong-willed and caring B. tough and persuasive C. caring and reliable D. pessimistic and considerate 52. Reeve made the following contributions to the scientific research except______. A. setting up a non-profit research organization
B. winning public respect and admiration by overcoming defeats C. influencing the world by making speeches on stem cell research D. struggling for the permission to conduct stem cell research 53. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. A Fighter of Spinal Cord Injuries B. A Real Hero in Film C. A Forever Superman D. A Struggling Life
B
A recent study, while showing a generally positive attitude toward science, also suggests a widespread worry that it may be \
Science can be a force for evil as well as for good. Its applications can be used either way, depending on our decisions. The decisions we make, personally or collectively, will determine the consequences of science. But here is a real danger. Science is advancing so fast and is so strongly influenced by businesses that we are likely to believe whatever decisions we come to will make little difference. And, rather than fighting for the best possible policies, we may step back and do nothing.
Some people go even further. They say that despite the moral and legal rejection, whatever is scientifically possible will be done—somewhere, sometime. They believe that science will get out of control in the end. This belief is dangerous too, because it fuels a sense of hopelessness and discourages them from making efforts to build a safer world.
In our interconnected world, the lack of agreement in and out of the world of science can lead to the failure to control the use of science. Without a common understanding, the challenges of \science in this century will be really difficult. Take human cloning for example. Despite the general agreement among scientists on its possible huge effects on traditional moral values, some countries still push ahead with the research and development of its related techniques. The consequences are hard to predict.
Therefore, discussions on how science is applied should be extended far beyond scientific societies. Only through the united efforts of people with hope, can we be fully safe against the misuse of science and can science best serve mankind in the future. 54. What can we conclude from the recent study? A. People think highly of science.
B. People hold mixed opinions about science.
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2014学年高二上英语学科知识竞赛
