31. A. spent B. paid C. cost 32. A. praise B. complain C. criticize 33. A. bother B. disturb C. interrupt 34. A. tell B. read C. admit 35. A. rest B. word C. shower 36. A. discovered B. noticed C. invented 37. A. knowing B. fearing C. enjoying 38. A. put on B. dress C. wear 39. A. moment B. memory C. temper 40. A. puzzled B. surprised C. excited 41. A. where B. when C. that 42. A. long B. short C. tired 43. A. leg B. ear C. mind 44. A. step B. pace C. laugh 45. A. live B. talk C. write 46. A. despite B. as though C. even though 47. A. last B. first C. most 48. A. against B. behind C. below 49. A. made B. earned C. started 50. A. mercy B. patience C. forgiveness
第二部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，满分24分）
第一节：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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
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For hours I had been traveling up the Nile Valley, from Luxor to Cairo, on a train jammed with Egypt's working poor.
At 1 a.m. I reached Cairo and took a taxi to Tahrir Square. I was hungry and, having been to Cairo before, knew that while most of the city was closed down at this hour, a couple of fast-food restaurants would be open there.
The taxi dropped me off across the street from Hardee's. A moment later, just as I was about to open the restaurant door, two street children rushed to me with cries for food.
Having once lived in Egypt for a year, I was no stranger to children begging or people asking me for help. But seldom had I been so moved by the sincerity of the plea(请求).
In my broken Arabic I asked when they had last eaten – about 16 hours ago, they said – and then I turned to look through the window beside us. For the boys, to look through this window was to gaze upon a world inaccessible to them; for me, it was to see familiar ground. I turned back to the boys and asked them to wait while I went inside to buy them food. Since I was traveling on a tight budget and was even skipping meals on occasion, part of me identified with the
Your father D. took D. repeat D. avoid D. remind D. sleep D. assumed D. consulting D. have on D. attitude D. nervous D. how D. strong D. hand D. cry D. sleep D. though D. best D. near D. found D. care
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children's hunger. But mostly, the children reminded me how rich I really was.
At the counter I ordered two hamburgers for the boys. Then, as the burgers were being cooked, I bought them one of Hardee's delicious, big chocolate chip cookies.
When their food was ready, I walked back outside and invited them in to eat with me. \cried, terror-stricken. \
Unable to persuade them, I brought the food out, and as they took the burgers, they showered me with 30 seconds of nonstop blessings, praying that Allah would bless me always.
After they finished, I reached into the bag and pulled out the cookie, extending it for them to take. Both boys fell silent, and tears welled up in their eyes as they insisted this was too much. They refused the cookie six times.
I knelt down beside them, looked into their eyes, and spoke with the same sincerity with which they had refused the cookie. \
On this seventh attempt, after a long and silent pause, they held out their hands and took the cookie. I had seen many wonders in Egypt – the Pyramids, the Aswan High Dam, the temples of Karnak, the treasures of King Tut. But it was this scene outside Hardee's that left me truly awestruck(敬畏的), for here I found extremely poor people who taught me – a \– a lesson I've long remembered, an awareness of my spiritual poverty and a desire for a softer heart. 51. Why did the writer take a taxi to Tahrir Square?
A. He had been there before and familiar with the place. B. He wanted to eat something.
C. He liked the fast-food restaurants there. D. There were some boys there.
52. The writer bought hamburgers and chocolate chip cookie because __________. A. he was surprised and moved by the children
B. the children were sincere and he had much money with him
C. he had experienced hunger himself and was reminded of his not being poor D. the children showered him with 30 seconds of nonstop blessings
53. What does the writer mean by “to look through this window was to gaze upon a world inaccessible to them” (Paragraph 5)? A. The children had never eaten the food in the fast-food restaurant. B. The children couldn’t reach the fast-food restaurant.
C. It was impossible for the children to look through the window of the fast-food restaurant. D. The fast-food restaurant was too nice and expensive a place for the children.
54. By mentioning the wonders of Egypt such as the Pyramids and the Aswan High Dam in the last paragraph, the writer wants to ________.
A. stress the lesson that the children taught him
B. tell the readers that the wonders of Egypt are well-known C. make it clear that Egypt was actually a great country D. compare the children to the wonders of Egypt
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B
A series of fossilized (化石化的) forests the size of small cities have provided prehistoric evidence of how tropical rainforests are destroyed by global warming.
The fossil remains represent the first rainforests grown on the planet and their end more than 300million years ago “points to the future” of the modern-day Amazon.
Six fossilized forests, dating from 303.9 million to 309 million years ago, have been discovered in coal mines in the United States. Because they spanned a period of intense global warming, researchers have been able to see the effects of climate change on an ancient landscape.
Howard Falcon-Lang, professor of the University of Bristol, said that the forests were frozen in time and show changes in the tree cover before and after the global warming began.
Fossils reveal that the landscape now deep beneath Illinois and Kentucky was covered in huge club moss(石松类植物) trees, horsetails(木贼类植物) and ferns(蕨类植物) 309 million years ago. Once global warming had taken place 306.5 million years ago, the landscape altered greatly and the trees were replaced with “weedy ferns”.
“These are the remains of the first rainforests to evolve(进化) on our planet.” Dr Falcon-Lang said at the British Association yesterday. “They had thick rainforest vegetation, similar to the Amazonian rainforest.”
The forests were buried during earthquakes and the vegetation was swiftly preserved as the sea rushed in and buried it under sediment. Proof of their existence can now be seen in more than 50 mines where the coal seams(层) have been dug out.
Walking along the mine tunnels was an extraordinary experience. Dr Falcon-Lang said: “The coal represents the soil on which this rainforest was growing. The trees are on the roof. You can see roots hanging down.”
He said it appeared that the huge trees suffered enormous stress and died out when faced by global warming. “We are beginning to show there appears to be a threshold(临界) in ancient rainforest systems beyond which the whole system begins to collapse quite quickly,” he said. 55. Why can you see the trees and the roots in the coal seams?
A. Because they suffered stress and died out when faced by global warming. B. Because the coal seams have been dug out.
C. Because the earthquake happened and the vegetation was swiftly preserved. D. Because the forest system began to collapse quickly beyond the threshold. 56. What does the underlined word “frozen” in Paragraph 4 means?
A. disappeared B. preserved C. iced D. covered 57. It can be inferred from the passage that ________ in the future. A. the modern-day Amazon will become a desert B. the modern-day Amazon will become a coal mine C. the modern-day Amazon will suffer an earthquake
D. the modern-day Amazon will be covered by weedy ferns 58. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Rainforest Fossils Show Climate Change
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B. Evidence of Rainforest Being Destroyed C. The Future of Amazon Rainforest D. Globe Warming Destroyed Rainforest
C
To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kindness that stands behind the action.
----Albert Schweitzer
Daily Gratitude（感恩） Exercises
Moments of thankfulness and appreciation open our hearts to happiness, fill us with delight and unite us with each other and ourselves. Practicing gratitude is a daily exercise that will change your life! Research shows that daily gratitude exercises play a significant role in a person’s sense of well-being. When you are thankful for what you have, you become contented, while wanting more leaves us feeling empty. Having more doesn’t always bring happiness in the long run.
The benefits of gratitude
The Research Project on Gratitude and Thanksgiving, a study involving several hundred people, revealed(显示)that people who practiced daily gratitude experienced,
? improved sleep
? feeling more connected to others ? fewer symptoms of illness
? higher levels of enthusiasm, determination, optimism and energy ? less depression and stress ? more likely to help others ? exercised more regularly
? made more progress toward personal goals ? more likely to feel loved
There are some simple techniques you can follow to improve an attitude of gratitude.
Morning and evening gratitude
Starting your morning with five minutes of appreciation and reflection of the many blessings you have will jump start your day in a positive way! See the gifts in bed on which you sleep, the roof that is above your head and the special people in your life. Spending five minutes reflecting before bed will allow you to focus on the wonderful day you had and on the day’s blessings, even if you find them in life’s challenges.
Keep a gratitude journal
You don’t have to wait for presents to be thankful; you can develop gratitude by giving thanks for the gifts you already have. You can purchase a gratitude journal, or use a piece of paper or your diary to record all of the things and people you are thankful for. Review this list during your five-minute
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morning and evening gratitude sessions or any time during the day.
Don’t forget your magic words---Thank you!
Feeling grateful and not expressing it is like having a present and not giving it! Expressing appreciation and gratitude for people in your life will bring much happiness to you and to them. Make a list of all the people you appreciate and are thankful for; one by one, make your way through the list until you have told them all, through a card, a phone call or a hug. Soon, this expression of gratitude will become a habit.
59. According to the passage, which of the following is not included in the benefits of gratitude? A. Sleeping well and feeling healthier B. Getting on well with others.
C. Feeling more optimistic and energetic. D. Feeling more likely to fall in love with others 60. My neighbor helped me send my sick mother to hospital. According to the passage, I can do all of the following except _____.
A. sending him a card B. writing his name on my gratitude journal C. telling him the benefits of gratitude D. reflecting on what he did before going to bed 61. The purpose of the passage is telling the readers __________. A. being grateful will bring happiness to them B. why and how to be grateful C. the ways to show their gratitude
D. having more doesn’t always bring happiness in the long run.
62. The writer put Albert Schweitzer’s words before the passage______. A. to give a description B. to offer an argument C. to introduce a topic D. to make a summery
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参考答案
一、单项填空（共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分）
1-5 AADBB 6-10 BABDC 11-15 BCCDA 16-20 ACCDB 21-25 CCCBB 26-30 DADAA
二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
31-35 ADCBC 36-40 CABBD 41- 45 BCDAA 三、阅读理解（共12小题，每小题2分，满分24分） 51-54 BCDA 55- 58 CBDA 59- 62 DCBC
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46- 50 ADDCB
高二年级英语知识竞赛考试
