高二阅读理解竞赛

高二英语阅读竞赛

第一部分 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。

A

The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge

Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!

The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites , even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world.

Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue,

Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in celebration and brunch will be served.

Between March 10th and March 15h, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at :http:// cambridgesciencefestival.org. 1. Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?

A. School students. B. Cambridge locals. C. CSF winners. D. MIT artists. 2. What type of writing is this text? A .An exhibition guide. B. An art show review. C. An announcement. D. An official report.

3. When will the prize-giving ceremony be held? A. On February 8th. B. On March 10th. C. On March 15th D. On April 21st.

B

Almost every machine with moving parts has wheels, yet no one knows exactly when the first wheel was invented or what it was used for. We do know, however, that they existed over 5,500 years ago in ancient Asia.

The oldest known transport wheel was discovered in 2002 in Slovenia. It is over 5,100 years old. Evidence suggests that wheels for transport didn't become popular for a while, though. This could be because animals did a perfectly good job of carrying farming tools and humans around.

But it could also be because of a difficult situation. While wheels need to roll on smooth surfaces, roads with smooth surfaces weren't going to be constructed until there was plenty of demand for them. Eventually, road surfaces did become smoother, but this difficult situation

appeared again a few centuries later. There had been no important changes in wheel and vehicle design before the arrival of modem road design.

In the mid-1700s, a Frenchman came up with a new design of road—a base layer (层) of large stones covered with a thin layer of smaller stones. A Scotsman improved on this design in the 1820s and a strong, lasting road surface became a reality. At around the same lime, metal hubs (the central part of a wheel) came into being, followed by the pneumatic tyre(充气轮胎) in 1846. Alloy wheels were invented in 1967, sixty years after the appearance of tarmacked roads (柏油路). As wheel design took off, vehicles got faster and faster.

4. What might explain why transport wheels didn't become popular for some time? A. Few knew how to use transport wheels. B. Humans carried farming tools just as well. C. Animals were a good means of transport. D. The existence of transport wheels was not known. 5. What do we know about road design from the passage? A. It was easier than wheel design.

B. It improved after big changes in vehicle design. C. It was promoted by fast-moving vehicles. D. It provided conditions for wheel design to develop. 6. How is the last paragraph mainly developed? A. By giving examples. B. By making comparisons. C. By following time order. D. By making classifications. 7. What is the passage mainly about? A. The beginning of road design. B. The development of transport wheels. C. The history of public transport. D. His invention of fast-moving vehicles.

C

Three Central Texas men were honored with the Texas Department of Public Safety's

Director's Award in a Tuesday morning ceremony for their heroism in saving the victims of a serious two-car accident.

The accident occurred on March 25 when a vehicle lost control while traveling on rain-soaked State Highway 6 near Baylor Camp Road. It ran into an oncoming vehicle, leaving the occupants trapped inside as both vehicles burst into flames.

Bonge was the first on the scene and heard children screaming. He broke through a back window and pulled Mallory Smith, 10, and her sister, Megan Smith, 9, from the wreckage.

The girl's mother, Beckie Smith, was not with them at the time of the wreck, as they were traveling with their body sitter, Lisa Bowbin.

Beckie Smith still remembers the sickening feeling she had upon receiving the call informing her of the wreck and the despair as she drove to the scene.

Bozeman and Clemmons arrived shortly after Bonge and helped rescue the other victims and attempted to put out the fires.

―I was nervous，‖Bozeman said. ―I don't feel like I'm a hero. I was just doing what anyone should do in that situation. I hope someone would do the same for me.‖

Everyone at the accident made it out alive, with the victims suffering from nonlife-threatening injuries. Mallory Smith broke both femurs, and Megan had neck and back injuries. Bowbin is still recovering from a broken pelvis, ankle and foot.

The rescuers also were taken to the hospital and treated for cuts and smoke breathing, Bonge said.

In addition, Bozeman got to meet accident victim Anthony Russo in the hospital after the accident, where Russo presented him with a glass frame inscribed with ―Thank you‖， Bozeman said. Those involved in that fateful encounter on Highway 6 credited God blessing for bringing them together.

―Whatever the circumstances, Tuesday's ceremony provided a time to be grateful for those who put their lives on the line for the lives of complete strangers，‖Beckie Smith said，―We're calling it The Miracle on Highway 6.‖

8．What's the main idea of the passage?

A．Three persons were awarded for rescuing victims in a car accident. B．Three ordinary people were regarded as great heroes. C．Several victims were carried to safety from the burning cars. D．A car accident occurred on rain-soaked State Highway 6. 9．Which of the following can be used to describe Bozeman? A．Kind.

B．Modest.

C．Excited.

D．Smart.

10．Who saved Megan Smith from the damaged car? A．Clemmons. B．Anthony Russo.

C．Bozeman.

D．Bonge.

11．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Luckily, no one received too serious injuries in the accident. B．All the victims received slight injuries in the accident. C．The rescuers were taken to the hospital to visit the victims. D．The injured will soon recover from their injuries.

D

In the kitchen of my mother’s houses there has always been a wooden stand（木架）with a small notepad（记事本）and a hole for a pencil.

I’m looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it can’t be the same pencil? The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.

―I’m just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years.‖ I say to her, walking bank into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. ―You still use a pencil. Can’t you afford a pen?‖

My mother replies a little sharply. ―It works perfectly well. I’ve always kept the stand in the kitchen. I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in these days.‖

Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. My mother smiles and says, ―One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on.‖

This story—which happened before I was born—reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is, as a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work. Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards. Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics. Those symbols have traveled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard, invisible（看不到的）exhibits at every meal. 12. What is the author’s original opinion about the wooden stand?

A. It has great value for the family. B. It needs to be replaced by a better one. C. It brings her back to her lonely childhood. D .It should be passed on to the next generation. 13. The author feels embarrassed for _________ A. blaming her mother wrongly. B. giving her mother a lot of trouble.

C. not making good use of time as her mother did. D. not making any breakthrough in her field.

14. Why has the author’s mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen? A. To leave messages. B. To list her everyday tasks.

C. To note down maths problems. D. To write down a flash of inspiration.

15. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A .The mother is successful in her career. B. The family members like traveling.

C. The author had little time to play when young. D. The marks on the breadboard have disappeared. 16. In the author’s mind ,her mother is____ A. strange in behavior. B. keen on her research. C. fond of collecting old things. D. careless about her appearance.

E

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Farecard machine are in every station, Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the station and farecard machine only provide up to $ 5 in change.

Get one of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass. Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations. Use it after 9:30 a.m. until closing on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays.

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Fares for the Senior /disabled customers

Senior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare. On Metrorail and Metrobus, use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTrip card. For more information about buying senior/disabled farecards, or SmarTrip cards and passes, please visit MetroOpenDoors.com or call 202-637-7000 and 202-637-8000.

Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorail services by calling 202-962-1100 Travel tips ·Avoid riding during weekday rush periods –before 9:30 a.m. and between 4 and 6 p.m. ·If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost & Found at 202-962-1195. 17. What is good about a SmarTrip card?

A. It is convenient for old people B. It saves money for its users C. it can be bought at any time D. it is sold on the Internet. 18. At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday?

A. At midnight B. at 3 a.m. C. at 5 a.m. D. at 7 p.m. 19. Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?

A. 202-962-1195 B.202-962-1100 C.202-673-7000 D.202-673-8000 20. What should you know about farecard machines?

A. They start selling tickets at 9:30 a.m. B. They are connected to change machines. C. They offer special service to the elderly. D. They make change for no more than $5. 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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables. 21 Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This will help your kids to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.

Allow them to study in blocks of time, such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle. 22 Ideal （理想的）study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner.

Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive activity. 23 You’ll also need to help your kids find the right place to study. After you’ve set up a good study time for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing.

24 Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair.

25 This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions. The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable.

A. Pick a place where your children can study properly. B. Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves. C. Finally, spend time with your kids when they’re studying.

D. Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too.

E. Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed. F. Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward.

G. One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分） 第一节，完型填空(共20小题，每小题1.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed in to their nightclothes. Mary had ___26___ them a story and finally they were asleep. ―Babysitting（照看）the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely ___27___,‖ she thought.

―Sleep,‖ she considered, ―if only I could!‖ But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she ___28___ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(an) ___29___ way to make money obviously hadn’t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Mary’s ___30___ felt heavier and heavier. I mustn’t sleep, she thought — which was ___31___ what she did, of course. Strangely enough, she soon ___32___ that she was a world-famous chef（主厨）. She made a ___33___ and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or ___34___ — her favorite hobby. She ___35___ took the leading role in her own TV show.

That is, until she became too ___36___. ―I am definitely the best in the world,‖ she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But ___37___ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she ___38___ to get the chicken into the dove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. ___39___ set in, but Mary could not run — she was ___40___ to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, ___41___ a sharp sound awoke her. She got shocked and confused — ___42___ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three ___43___ little faces and some very burnt bread. ―Sorry, we were hungry and you were ___44___, so we tried to make some bread,‖ explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She___45__ them never to fall asleep on the job again!

26. A. given 28. A. shook 30. A. eyes 31. A. nicely

B. written B. helpful B. put B. easy B. mind B. dreamt

C. told C. tiring C. bent C. heart C. learnt

D. taught D. surprising D. kept

27. A. successful 29. A. difficult

C. important D. boring

D. legs

D. carelessly D. reminded D. plan D. babysitting D. only D. sensitive D. something D. prepared D. Stress D. brought D. unless D. fire D. confident D. asleep

C. curiously C. business C. running C. even

C. stubborn C. anything C. managed C. Noise C. as C. water C. guilty

C. pushed

B. exactly B. fortune B. reading B. ever B. proud

32. A. realized 33. A. decision 34. A. cooking 35. A. just 36. A. selfish 37. A 38. A. tried 39. A. Panic 40. A. frozen 41. A. until 42. A. light 44. A. busy

everything B. nothing B. arranged B. Pain

B. dragged

B. because

B. strange B. hungry

B. smoke

43. A. cheerful

C. worried

45. A. promised B. allowed C. expected D. persuaded 第二节 语法填空 （共20小题 ，每小题1分 ，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用口号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号的相应位置上。

A

Mary will ever forget the first time she saw him . He suddenly appeared in class one day, __46_(wear) sun glasses . He walked in as if he __47___(buy) the school ,And the word quickly got around that he was from New York City .

For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt _____48_(please ), because there were many empty seats in the room .But she quickly realized that it wasn’t her ,it was probably the fact that she sat in __49___last row .

_50__ he thought he cloud escape attention by sitting at the back ,he was wrong . It might have made it a little _____51____(hard) for everybody because it meant they had to turn around ,but that didn’t stop the kids in the class . Of course whenever they turned to look at him ,they had to look at Mary ,_52__made her feel like a star .

―Do you need those glasses for medical reasons ?‖ the teacher asked .The new boy shook his head .‖Then I’d appreciate it if you didn’t wear them in class .I like to look at your eyes when I’m speaking to you .‖ The new boy looked at the teacher __53__ a few seconds and all the other students wondered __54__ the boy would do .Then he took __55_ off , gave a big smile and said ―That is cool‖.

B

One Sunday morning in August I went to local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment 56 (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me 57 the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man 58 (sit) at the front. He 59 (pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be 60 (mental) disabled.

Behind him were other people to 61 he was trying to talk, but after some minutes 62 walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed

I didn’t want to be laughed at for talking to him but I didn’t like leaving him 63 his own either.

After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home.

I’m glad I made a choice. It made 65 of us feel good.

高二英语阅读竞赛答题卡

一 阅读理解 1 11 21 2 12 22 3 13 23 4 14 24 5 15 25 6 16 7 17 8 18 9 19 10 20 二 完形填空 26 36 27 37 28 38 29 39 30 40 31 41 32 42 33 43 34 44 35 45

三 语法填空 A

46________________47____________48______________49______________50__________

51_________________52_____________53_____________54______________55____________ B

56________________57_______________58_______________59______________60_________

61_____________62_____________63_______________________________65___________

答案

阅读理解 1-5 ACDCD 6-10 CBABD11-15 ABCDA 16-20 BBBAD 21-25 GBEAC 完形填空

26—45 CCBBA BBBBC BBCAA ABCDA 语法填空 A

46. wearing 47. had bought 48. pleased 49. the 50. If

51. harder 52. which 53. for 54. what 55. them B

56. later, 57. until, 58. sitting, 59. pretended, 60. mentally, 61. whom, 62. he, 63. on, . an, 65. all.