安徽省安庆市慧德高级中学2012-2013学年高一竞赛英语试题1
慧德高中2012-2013学年度高一年级
英语知识能力竞赛试题
命题：程腊兵
本试卷共10页(其中答题卡1页)，分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分，考试时间90分钟，请掌握好时间。
Dec.12, 2012 I. 选择填空（Multiple-choice）（共20小题；每小题1分，共计20分）
A) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳『答案』。
1. Alice is fond of playing ________ piano while Harry is interested in listening to ________ music.
A. /; the
B. /; a
C. the; /
D. the; a
2. —Look at the black clouds. It ________ soon.
—Sure. If only we ________ out.
A. is raining; didn't come
B. is to rain; won't start
C. will rain; haven't started
D. is going to rain; hadn't come
3. I have been wanting to get a better understanding of your family affairs ________ I left.
A. ever since
B. as usual
C. right away
D. as though
4. The designs of the new tools should be ________ carefully, so that we can pick out the one that suits our work.
A. experimented
B. examined
C. exercised
D. tried
5. —You've won the football game. Congratulations!
—________
A. Thanks. It's nice of you to see us play.
B. We are really lucky.
C. No one else could do it.
D. Oh, really?
6. Somehow the news ________ that Liu Xiang was in the hotel, and a crowd gathered outside in the hope of seeing him.
A. took off
B. went down
C. put on
D. got out
7. No one can be sure ________ in a million years.
A. what man will look like
B. what will man look like
C. man will look like what
D. what look will man like
8. —You've left the light on.
—Oh, ________. I'll go and turn it off.
A. so do I
B. so I have
C. so have I
D. so I do
9. Was ________ Bill, ________ played basketball very well, ________ helped you repair your bike?
A. this; that; who
B. it; that; it
C. it; who; that
D. this; who; who
10. —Shall Tom go and play football?
—Not ________ he has finished his homework.
A. when
B. if
C. unless
D. once
11. —Well, it's getting late. I must be going. Thank you again for inviting me to the party.
—________
A. Oh, it's already so late?
B. Thank you for coming.
C. Oh, sorry you couldn't come.
D. I really had a happy time.
12. Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other forms of ________.
A. energy
B. source
C. force
D. material
13. Learning a foreign language well takes a long time, ________?
A. doesn't this
B. does this
C. doesn't it
D. does it
14. —Look!The boy is doing some washing.
—He is only eight years old, but he is very ________.
A. lonely
B. separate
C. responsible
D. independent
15. —Could I borrow your digital camera, please?
—Yes, of course you ________.
A.might
B. will
C. can
D. Should
B) 下列5题中的句子可以组成一篇小短文,请从所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳『答案』。
16. People in Poland ______ spend Christmas with their families, and the most important part of Christmas is Christmas Eve supper.
A. tire of
B. afraid to
C. tend to
D. hate to
17. The whole family just sits around the table, and there are twelve traditional ______ on the table, and you are supposed to taste them all.
A. dishes
B. books
C. sticks
D. toys
18. Well, before everybody sits down to eat the ______, we break wafers (薄脆饼) with each other, wishing each other good luck.
A. breakfast
B. lunch
C. brunch
D. supper
19. When it is over, the children go to the other room, where the big Christmas tree ______, and they find some Christmas presents under it.
A. grows
B. stands
C. lies
D. dies
20. Then after eating and unwrapping the presents, the whole family just sits around the table singing Christmas songs, and waiting for midnight, when they go to ______.
A. school
B. hospital
C. church
D. Work
Ⅱ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A 25—year—old student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua，China’s most famous university．after an eight—year 21 ．Li Jun comes from a poor family in a small village of H ubei Province．He first 22 going to college in the year 2000 23 he was admitted by a 1ocal school after 24 from a secondary technical school at age 17．A 25 art student，he passed the exam again next year but 26 school due to economic pressures in September 2002．Life seemed 27 but Li didn’t give in．He earned a 28 by working part time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students．But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of 29 the Academy of Arts＆Design of Tsinghua University．Li 30 the college entrance examination for five continuous years starting from 2003．31 ，he missed making the cut one mark last year．
In 2008，his fifth try，Li’s efforts 32 ．He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major into Tsinghua University．Every year．Li took art 33 in Beijing and took exams from December to March．He then took cultural courses in his school till June．The rest of the year he spent on 34 work．Li said he hadn’t 35 any money from his family since he graduated from he technical secondary school．Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted Io change his 36 through knowledge。
37 by his contribution，Li Jun’s university 38 him 9000 yuan out of his tuition fees of 11450 yuan．An eight—year struggle may have come to an end for LiJun，but a new 39 has now begun．Li said he would not worry about repaying loans at present．He wants to study well and 40 more scholarships．21．A．research B．struggle C．service D.expectation 22．A．talked of B．told of C．dreamt of D．knew of 23．A．where B．when C．that D．since 24．A．learning B．separating C．dating D.graduating 25．A．gifted B．surprised C．interested D.easy going 26．A．went on with B．watched out for C．dropped our of D．1ooked forward to 27．A．unfair B．hard C．practical D.busy 28．A．value B．respect C．freedom D.1iving 29．A．entering B．visiting C．supporting D.pursing 30．A．turned to B．applied for C．called for D.adapted to 31．A．Instead B．At times C．However D. Besides 32．A．took off B．paid off C．gave off D．sent off 33．A．ways B．Program mes C．success D.courses 34．A．full—time B．part—time C．out—of—door D．all 35．A．asked for B．looked for C．prayed for D.waited for 36．A．plan B．ideal C．fate D.opinion 37．A．Encouraged B．1nfluenccd C．Accused D.Impressed 38．A．funded B．gave C．paid D.cost 39．A．challenge B．1ife C．case D.relationship 40．A．spend B．win C．care https://www.360docs.net/doc/a79289168.html,e
III. 阅读理解（Reading comprehension）（共20小题；每小题1.5分，计30分）
A
Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny' parents looked at his report card. They were very happy.
"An A in English!" said Johnny's Dad. "You're a very clever boy, Johnny."
Johnny is a hacker. Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in. Using a modem, they join their computers to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer accountant put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.
41. Johnny changed his English grade with the computer in _______.
A. the classroom
B. the school office
C. a bank near his house
D. his own house
42. When Johnny's parents saw the report, they were happy because _______.
A. Johnny was good at math
B. Johnny loved computers
C. Johnny could join one computer to another
D. they thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer
43. Who are worried about hackers in the story?
A. Johnny's parents.
B. School headmasters, teachers and the police.
C. The police.
D. School headmasters and teachers.
44. What should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?
A. Information.
B. Back computer accounts.
C. Computers.
D. Grades.
45. The last paragraph is about _______.
A. Johnny
B. computers
C. hackers
D. modem
B
The best way to improve your reading ability is, of course to read. The student must make a real effort to improve his speed, and if necessary his comprehension, with each exercise. Too many students read passages passively and without judgment; they simply start at the first word and read through to the end. You should read a passage actively, selectively and purposely. You must believe that you indeed have the ability to read faster and understand, and that you will.
Reading, like everything else in life, is best done when you’re relaxed. The key to improve it is concentration(集中). You must be willing to break some old habits and form new ones. Extra body movement, such as turning the head from side to side,
pointing at the line with finger or pencil, or moving the lips, should be stopped immediately. Reading is mostly a mental process(大脑活动过程)and body movement helps neither speed nor comprehension. Then you should see words as part of whole sentence or paragraph, not just in isolation. This is why a slow, word-by-word student often understands far less, or misses much of the joy and excitement of reading.
The student must learn to improve reading skills on their own, and not just when a teacher is looking over this shoulder. Reading improvement takes discipline(训练) and effort. Don’t give up.
46. The best title for this passage is ________.
A. Reading Faster
B. Understanding Better
C. How to Improve Your Reading
D. Don’t give up
47. The phrase “in isolation” in the second paragraph probably means_______.
A. in a word
B. separately
C. one word
D. slowly
48. You may conclude that whether you can improve your reading depends on _______.
A. your attitude
B. your good habits of reading
C. discipline
D. all of above
49. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true？
A. Reading skills must be practiced not only within the classroom but also at home.
B. You should recognize that noticeable improvement in reading will not happen overnight.
C. You can do best work when you’re relaxed.
D. It doesn’t matter moving your lips when you read.
C
There are different ways in which people try to deal with the problem of energy. One way is the greater production of common energy sources(能源), such as coal, oil and gas. The trouble with these sources, however, is that they are not renewable. Another way is energy conservation(节能), which means using energy more efficiently(有效地). In some very cold countries people build special houses to save energy. They place materials between the inside and the outside of the walls of the house to keep the cold out and the warmth in. The house is heated by the lights, the body heat of the people and the other equipment in it.
Finally, renewable energy sources are used even though they are often expensive to develop. One form of these is geothermal energy. In certain parts of the world the temperature of the earth increases thirty degrees centigrade with each kilometre down. At six kilometres, therefore, it rises to nearly two hundred degrees. To get the heat, water is pumped(压;抽)down into the rocks and back up to the surface. Heat from the earth is already used in certain countries.
50. How many ways of dealing with the energy problem are discussed in the text?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
51. From the text we learn that coal ________ .
A. is quite easy to produce
B. is not used most efficiently
C. is the most common source of energy
D. could be renewed only by new technology
52. The writer tells about the “special houses” because they ________ .
A. show the excellent skills of the builders
B. serve as an example of energy conservation
C. are heated by different sources of energy
D. are warmer than other types of houses
53. The underlined wo rds “geothermal energy” in the third paragraph mean ____ .
A. renewable source
B. underground source
C. heat inside the earth
D. temperature of the earth
54. At a place where the surface temperature is 15℃, how deep do you have to dig so as to get a temperature of 75℃?
A. One km.
B. Two km.
C. Three km.
D. Four km.
D
Before the early 1960’s people interested in the differing roles of the left and right hemispheres(半球) of the brain depended almost entirely on facts drawn from animal research, form studies of patients with one-sided brain damage. But it was possible to find out which brain hemisphere was most involved in speech and other functions in normal people by having them listen to two different words coming to the two ears at the same time. This became known as the “dichotic listening” procedure. When several word pairs are given in a row, people are unable to report them all, and most right-handers prefer to report, and report more correctly, words given to their right ears. This seems to be related to the fact that signals from the right ear, although sent to both hemispheres, are better sent to the left hemisphere which controls speech. People who have speech represented(回忆) in the right hemisphere, a very unusual occurrence even in left-handed people, more correctly report what their left ears hear. In contrast to the right-ear advantage for speech, there is generally a left-ear advantage for another type of auditory(听觉的) signal: music. When right-handed people listen to melodic patterns they report them better from the left ear.
55. Which of the following would be the most proper title for the passage?
A. An Introduction to Speech Damage in Patients with Brain Damage.
B. An Investigation into the Role of the Brain’s Hemispheres.
C. An Analysis of Left and Right-handed People.
D. An Examination of “Dichotic Listening”.
56.The “dichotic listening” procedure could best be described as hearing _______.
A. two different words in the same ear twice
B. the same word twice in the same ear
C. two different words in different ears
D. two different words twice in two ears
57 According to the passage, right-handed people normally _______.
A. have better hearing in their both ears
B. have little difficulty in reporting words given to their right ears
C. are unable to report word pairs given to their left ears
D. correctly report word pairs given in a row
58.According to the passage, music is best appreciated when heard by _______.
A. the left ear of right-handers
B. people with a left-ear advantage
C. left-handers in their right ears
D. right-handed people who understand melodic patterns
E
Nearly all the visitors to southeast France pay a visit a Monaco, too. Lying near the French-Italian border, Monaco is not part of France, but a separate principality (大公国)—though it is surrounded by its great neighbour.
Monaco became a principality in the 16th century after being owned by a family member of a certain Italian king. The French and Italian, however, soon came to protect it one after another until 1861, when it became its own master again.
Facing the blue Mediterranean (地中海), Monaco is mainly made up of two cities, Monaco, where the palace for the Prince stands, and Monte Carlo, which is a wonderful place for visitors. Every year, about half a million people come to Monaco, nearly 25 times as much as its population.
Monaco has no soldiers or policemen of its own. Law and order is kept by the French police, and the French stand for it in its foreign affairs, even the money used in Monaco is the franc, too.
59. Which of the following maps shows the right position of Monaco and its neighbouring countries? (Mc=Monaco, Fr==France, I=Italy, Md=Mediterranean)
60. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The national income of Monaco must be very little.
B. Monaco isn’t a completely independent country.
C. A principality is a country ruled by foreigners.
D. Monaco belongs to France since law and order is kept by the French police.
IV.完形填空（Cloze）（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）
阅读下面的短文，结合文意用右边所给单词的适当形式填空。(For questions 61—65, read the passage below. Use the word given in bold at the end of the line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.)
Sharon Sexton
She throws Sean Penn over her shoulder and she asked Andrew Ridgeley to be quiet. She's slim, (61) ________ 『attract』and 1.75 meters tall. Sharon Sexton is not what most of us (62) ________ 『image』a bouncer (保镖) to look like but that's just what she is at the London club, Xenon.
Sharon says: “The aim is not to be noticed. I have to m ove around and mix in with the crowds. I'm here to make sure no trouble starts. If anyone looks (63) ________ 『anger』I just go and ask them to keep calm. Most men are so surprised at being spoken to by a woman bouncer that they don't argue. I only very (64) ________ 『occasion』have to use force.”
Sharon has also worked as a (65) “________”『mind』for Madonna and for Al Pacino. She spends a lot time practicing Wing Chun, a method of self-defense designed for women.
V. 翻译（Translation）（共5小题；每小题4分，计20分）
用括号中所给的提示将下列句子译成英语。(Translate the following sentences into English, using the hints given in the brackets.)
66.我相信将来有一天能实现我的梦想。(come true)
67.如果我们有虚拟假期，我们就可以去国外度假。
68.政府已经承诺立即采取措施来保护环境。(take actions)
69.有志者事竟成。
70..不劳无获。
VI.写作(Writing)(共1小题,计25分)
目前，学校存在少数学生考试作弊现象。某英文杂志社拟对此现象向中学生征文，标题是“My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations”。请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿。
内容要点如下：
主要原因考试偏多、偏难不用功、懒惰取悦父母、老师
个人看法作弊不对，违反校规要诚实，努力学习……（其他看法）
2．短文标题与开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；
3．词数：100左右。
4．参考词汇：作弊cheat（v.）
Ⅶ. 智力测试(IQ)(共5小题,每小题3分，计15分)
71.Spell out a 10-letter word by visiting each circle only once.
72.Four girls have a basket with four apples in it. How can you divide the apples so that each girl gets a whole apple and one still remains in the basket?
73.At 12 noon my watch was correct. However, it then started to lose 18 minutes per hour. Four hours ago it stopped completely and is now showing the time as 15:30.
74. If OCUV stands for(代表) MAST,what does HKNO mean?
75. Spell out a 7-letter word by using each letter only once.
安庆市慧德高级中学高一英语能力竞赛
——★参考答案★——
单选题A)1~5 CDABA 6~10 DABCC 11~15 BACDC
B) 16—20 CADBC
完形填空
21．B 经过八年的努力，来自湖北的学生进入清华大学。struggle相当于effort，由下文可
知。
22．C 他在2000年就梦想着上大学。
23．B when为关系副词，在从句中作状语。
24．D graduate from…，毕业于……。
25．A 他是一名有天赋才能的艺术学生，第二年，又通过了考试。gifted adj．，有天赋才能的。
26．C 他由于经济的压力，于2002年9月份退学了。drop out of，退出……。
27．A 生活似乎不公平，但他没有放弃。
28．D 他通过在武汉的艺术室做兼职及做家教来谋生。earn a 1iving=make a living，谋生。29．A 但是他从来没有失去进入清华大学的梦想。
30．B 他从2003年开始，连续5年申请大学的入学考试。
31．C 然而，他在去年只差了一分又失去了这个机会。
32．B 在2008年，也是第五次的尝试，李的努力成功了。pay off，成功。
33．D 他被录取到雕刻艺术专业，每年他都上学术课，从11月到3月参加考试。
34．B 他把其余的时间用在兼职工作上。part time，兼职的。
35．A 自从毕业以来，从来没有向家里要过钱。
36．C 李说，他坚持8年的原因是，想通过知识来改变命运。
37．D 他的贡献给了他的大学极好的印象，他的大学给予贷款。
38．A fund vf．，贷款。
39．A 八年的努力奋斗结束了，但新挑战已经开始。
40．B 他想努力地学好，赢得更多的奖学金。
阅读理解
A篇DDBCC
B篇CBDD
C篇50.析: 『答案』为B。认真阅读分析原文,可发现本文介绍三种处理能源的方法,分别由“One way”、“Another way”和“Finally”来标识。本题是一道细节判断题,解题关键在于运用直接就题找文法。
51.析:原文第一节原句The trouble with these sources, however, is that they are not renewable.表明『答案』为B。本题是一道细节判断题,解题关键在于运用直接就题找文法。
52.析: 『答案』为B。第二节首句Another way is energy conservation(节能), which means using energy more efficiently(有效地). 是该节主题句,而“special houses”是所举的一个例子,可见“special houses”是一种节约能源的方式。本题是一道细节判断题,解题关键在于运用直接就题找文法。
53.析: 『答案』为C。本文主要讲述人们采取不同方法来处理能源问题,其中之一是再生能源。从第三节第二句话可以看出, geothermal energy是再生能源的一种。选项A是再生能源的总称,不合所需。由第三节第三、四句话可以看出geothermal energy是指地球内部的热量,而非选项B和D所指的“地下的资源”或“地球的温度”, 所以选项C正确。本题是一道科普小品生词词义判断题,解题关键在于分析原文对生词词义的解释和定义。
54.析:『答案』为B。原文第三节原句In certain parts of the world the temperature of the earth increases thirty degrees centigrade with each kilometre down.表明进入地球内部后,地球内部温度上升规律为:每下降一公里温度上升30度。可见温度上升60度时应到达地下2公里的地方。本题是一道数字运算题,解题关键在于认真阅读分析原文找到运算公式或运算规律。
D篇
『『答案』与『解析』』本文主要讲人体的左右半脑对听觉和语言方面的作用和影响。
55. B。推理判断题。阅读全文可知本文主要是一项关于人体左右大脑的作用的调查，故『答
案』选B。
56. C。事实细节题。根据…having them listen to two different words coming to the two ears at the same time. This became known as the “dichotic listening” procedure可知『答案』为C。
57. B。推理判断题。根据and most right-handers prefer to report, and report more correctly, words given to their right ears 可知『答案』为B。
58. A。事实细节题。根据When right-handed people listen to melodic patterns they report them better from the left ear可知『答案』为A。
E篇59.C 60.B
语法填空：
61. attractive 62. imagine 63. angry64. occasionally 65. minder
翻译题：
66. I believe my dream will come true some day.
67. If we had virtual reality,wo could travel abroad .
68. The government has promised to take immediate measures/actions to protect the environment.
69. Where there is a will, there is a way.
70. No pains, no gains./ No sweat, no sweet.
写作
My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations
It is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school.
As students, we often take examinations at school, but sometimes we have too many examinations which are too difficult for us. On the other hand, not only are some of us lazy but they also don’t work hard at their lessons. So when taking examinations, they sometimes cheat in order to get better results to please their parents and teachers.
In my opinion/As far as I am concerned, it is wrong to cheat in examinations because it breaks the rules of schools. What we students should do is to be honest and try to get good results by studying hard instead of cheating in examinations. What’s more/in addition/besides, our study methods should be improved and only when we get well prepared for examinations can we get better results.
智力题
71. DAYDREAMER
72.Give three girls an apple each, and give the fourth girl her apple in the basket.
73.9 pm.
74.FILM
75..example