第六届全国中学生英语基础知识竞赛

全国中学生英语基础知识竞赛NATIONAL ENGLISH BASIC KNOWLEDGE COMPETITION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. What’s wrong with the man’s watch?A. It goes slowly.B. It goes too fast.C. It doesn’t work sometimes.2. When will the speakers meet?A. At 2:00.B. At 4:00.C. At 6:00.3. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbors.B. Teacher and student.C. Classmates.4. What will the woman do?A. Give Tom some medicine.B. Take Tom’s temperature.C. Have a look at Tom’s mouth.5. Why did the woman make Mr. Jones angry?A. She asked the answered question again.B. She didn’t finish her work in 20 minutes.C. She asked the same question three times.第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；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段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. How many people are eating out?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.7. Why would the man’s wife prefer a seat by the window?A. She loves the fresh air.B. She likes to enjoy the night view.C. It’s the non-smoking area.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Where is the woman probably speaking?A. In a changing room.B. At a school café.C. At an information center.9. What sport would the man like to play?A. Basketball.B. Tennis.C. Football.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What has the man been doing recently?A.Studying for the MBA.B.Traveling on vacation.C.Trying to open a store in San Diego.11.How is the business in the woman’s company?A.Unsatisfying.B.Worse than before.C.Great.12.What are they going to do first?A.Have dinner.B.Talk about business.C.Have some drinks.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What are the speakers going to do tonight?A. See a movie.B. Have a meeting.C. Attend a party.14. What kind of food does the woman prefer?A. Chinese food.B. Mexican food.C. American food.15. How are the speakers going there?A. By bus.B. By bike.C. By subway.16. What do we know about Tina?A. She lives in the city.B. She is a humorous and nice girl.C. She and the woman went to the same school.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How did the first man feel when he was invited to the party?A. Excited.B. Confident.C. Worried.18. What advice did his friend give him?A. Don’t drink too much.B. Just follow his example.C. Don’t ask silly questions.19. Why did the first man lose control of himself by the end of the party?A. He had drunk too much.B. he was too pleased with himself.C. He couldn’t stand the uncomfortable silence.20. What can be inferred about the second man?A. He knew more about Shakespeare than the first man did.B. he knows nothing about Shakespeare like the first man.C. He was very humorous.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，并将答案写在题后的答题表中。

AMorgan Motor Company Factory Tour and Cream Tea for TwoDescriptionsThe Morgan Motor Company Factory is based in Malvern but is famousall over the world for their cars' character and charisma（魅力）.Not only will you enjoy a guided tour of the only car maker inthe world still being run by the founding family after a century,butalso you can make the day complete with a cream tea for two.ActivitiesAlong this fascinating tour you will see how the cars are madefrom start to finish using a mixture of modern technology and traditional methods, as you visit the workshops. After the tour you willbe able to view the museum at your leisure, take your time to discover the wonderful history of this automobile. You will also enjoy acream tea in the Morgan Caféto make it just a little bit more special for free.Participant guidelinesMinimum age: 5 (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult).AvailabilityAvailable on weekdays only. The factory closes for one week at Easter, during July and at Christmas, please check with the factory fortheir closure dates.We advise booking at least four weeks in advance but during the summer months this increases to six weeks to ensure that dates are available. This is only a guideline and we advise you to book as early as possible to ensure that dates are available before the expirydate（失效日期）listed on your voucher（收据）.All bookings are subject to availability.Additional informationThe Visitor Centre Cafe is open daily and can cater for gluten-free diets.The Morgan gift shop is open daily.The Morgan museum is open daily and free of charge to visit.There is a large visitor car park.All areas are wheelchairs friendly.Packaging and DeliveryFor information on our packaging and delivery please click here.21.A visitor to join in Morgan Motor Company Factory Tour can know____.A.the development of the scienceB.the way to make the cream teaC.the process of producing carsD.the secret to running a car company22.From the text we can know that _____.A.children aged 12 can visit there alone.B.visitors can enjoy the free meals there.C.people can visit the factory any time on weekdays.D.it is convenient for the disabled to use wheelchairs.23. Where can we find this tour information? _____.A.In a newspaper.B.On the web.C.In a geography book.D.In a magazine.BCameroon is a country in the Central Africa region.Cameroon has a population of about 22 million people. But the country only has 40 heart surgeons. Most are in the cities of Douala or Yaounde. Sometimes the heart experts needed can only be found outside the country.But the country is now experimenting with Africa’s first mobile system to send heart signal over a wireless network.The system will give much needed medical assistance to heart patients in rural areas.It was Cameroonian Arthur Zang that invented the device called the Cardiopad.Arthur Zang started the Cardiopad project five years ago. The young computer engineer said he needed more training and $45,000 to develop the device. His family did not have the money. Banks would not give him loans.He also says that because he was basically a computer science engineer,he didn’t have the knowledge when he decided to design the table at the electronic level.So he shared his idea on social media. The president of Cameroon, Paul Biya, answered the appeal with money for the project. Mr. Zang also received free online training from an engineering school in India.The Cardiopad is a touch screen medical tablet that enables heart examinations to be performed. The results of the tests are sent wirelessly to specialists in other parts of Cameroon who can interpret them.Simplice Momo,a 55-year-old heart patient in a rural area of Cameroon says,“It’s about a year since I had cardio-vascular disease.I’ve been traveling to the city to take treatment. Thanks to this machine they just put inside me,I no longer travel to the city,which helps ma save much money.”The Cameroon scientific community has recognized the Cardiopad as extremely effective. The device costs about $4,000. The government of Cameroon has not been able to provide the device to hospitals in need,most of which lack internet and enough electricity. But the Cardiopad testing at the Bafia Hospital is gaining attention and may get the assistance needed.24.For what purpose did Arthur Zang create the Cardiopad? ____.A.To provide medicine help for heart patients in rural areas.B.To prove that he is an extraordinary computer engineer.C.To give heart patients a new way to self-treat their disease.D.To give people in rural area access to the new mobiles.25.When starting to invite the Cardiopad, Arthur Zang ____.A.was misunderstood by his familyB.met lost of unexpected difficultiesC.got no support from the publiccked money to receive further education26.What was Simplice Momo’s attitude to the Cardiopad,Arthur Zang ____.A.DoubtfulB.TolerantC.GratefulD.Indifferent27.What can we infer about the Cardiopad from the last paragraph?A.It’s convenient for common people to buy the CardiopadB.It’s dangerous for heart patients to use the CardiopadC.It’s hard to persuade the hospitals to use the CardiopadD.There may be a long way to go to promote the CardiopadCThe human body is designed to move. But modern lifestyles and office jobs rarely give us the chance to move around.As we know,we sit while we’re eating;we sit in the car and we sit while we watch TV. And many of us sit for many hours at work.New research shows that sitting less than three hours a day might extend your life by two years.Peter Katzmarzyk ,a scientist at the University of Louisiana in the southern United States,says that sitting is ubiquitous in our lives,which means it is something we do all the time, everywhere.However,Mr. Katzmarzyk says even that does not mean you can sit for the rest of your waking hours.He also says we may exercise often.“We can’t throw away physical activity. It’s extremely important. We have 60 years of research showing us that.”Mr. Karzmarzyk and his colleagues are part of a new generation of researchers studying how sitting all day affects length of life.“Studies that have assessed the relationship between sitting and mortality or television viewing and mortality are very rare. There’s only been a few of them, actually five or six now, in the last four or five years.”They found that cutting television time to less than two hours a day could add one point four years to life.Luckily,change is already coming to some offices, especially in the design of desks. A "standing desk" lets people stand while they work. Another new design is called the "treadmill desk." A treadmill is an exercise machine that lets you walk in one place.Even some U.S. schools are beginning to experiment with desks that are part bicycle to keep children moving.That’s one of the strategies that many companies are using now.Mr. Katzmarzyk also says studying this problem has inspired his team to makea few changes in their own life.28.The underline word“ubiquitous”in Para.2 is closed in meaning to ____.A.dangerousB.abnormalfortablemon29.Which of the following will Mr. Katzmarzyk agree with? ____.A.Sitting too long may help increase one’s life length.B.Exercise is important,and we should not sit for a long time.C.Watching TV is bad,but can broaden one’s horizons.D.Stopping watching TV is a necessary but hard task.30.According to Paragraph 4,what does Mr. Kazmarzyk think of his study? ____.A.It’s a relative new area of study.B.It’s a hot subject being studied by experts.C.It’s a study that begins too late.D.It has been ignored by all experts.31.Some new types of desks are being designed to ____.A.make the users more comfortableB.improve the user’s work efficiencyC.offer the users the chance to exerciseD.prevent the users sleeping at workDIs bedtime just a time for dreaming? Do our brains turn off for the night? What if I told you that scientists recently discovered that our brains may be just as busy at night as they are during the day?While we sleep, our brains are doing much more than getting ready for the next day. Researchers at the University of Rochester found that the brain may be busy cleaning house.As with many studies, the researchers turned to mice for help. They studied mice that had colored dye injected into their brains. They observed the mice brains as they slept and when they were awake. They found that the brains of sleeping mice were hard at work.Dr. Maiken Nedergaard, a brain expert, led the study. He says our brains perform two very different jobs. It seems they have daytime jobs. Later they "moonlight" at a nighttime job."Moonlighting" is working a nighttime job in addition to a day job. And this study says that is what our brains seem to be doing-working an extra job at night without additional pay for overtime."When we are awake, the brain cells are working very hard at processing all the information about our surroundings. However ,when we are asleep, they work very, very hard at removing harmful waste materials in the heads that build up when we are awake."Dr. Nedergaard says these toxins end up in the liver. There, they are broken down and then removed from the body."So our study suggests we need to sleep because we have a macroscopic cleaning system that removes many of the toxic waste products from the brain."Dr. Nedergaard says the next step is to look for the process in human brains. She said the results demonstrate just how important sleep is to health and fighting disease. The research may also one day lead to treatments to prevent or help fight neurological disorders.32.What does the underline phrase“cleaning house”in Paragraph 2 refer to ____.A.Trying to make the house clean.B.Removing harmful materials in the brain.C.Keeping the mind neat and tidy.D.Having a sound sleep.33.What is Dr.Nedergaard’s,study based on? ____.A.His personal experience.B.The previous research.C.The discussion with his colleagues.D.An experiment on mice.34.From the research of a Dr.Nedergaard, we can know ____.A.human’s brain cells are still busy during the sleepB.people like to do an extra job even at nightC.a peaceful sleep at night can relieve one’s stressD.people throw all the waste at night35.What is the text mainly about? ____.A.Where can we sleep well?B.When do we need sleep？C.Why do we need sleep？D.How can we sleep well?第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在题后的答题表中。