辽宁省瓦房店市高二英语10月基础知识竞赛试题

1、辽宁省瓦房店市2017-2018 学年高二英语10 月基础知识竞赛试题- 3 - / 11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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWe humans are superstitious（ 迷 信 ）, believing that Friday the 13th is bad luck and finding a penny is good luck. Here, then, are three of the most common supe

2、rstitions.CarefulwiththatmirrorAccording to folktales, breaking a mirror is sure to bring yourself seven years of bad luck. The superstition seems to arise from the belief that mirrors don t just reflect your image; they hold bits of your soul. That belief led oldAmerican Southerners to cover mirror

3、s in a house when someone died, for fear thattheirsoulmightbetrappedinside.Like the number three, the number seven is oftenassociated with luck. Sevenyears is a long time to be unlucky, so people have come up with solutions afterbreaking a mirror. These include touching tombstoneorpowderingKnockona

4、piece of the broken mirror to athebrokenmirror.woodThis phrase is designed to break away from bad luck:“ Breaking that mirrordidn t bring me any trouble. Knock on wood.”The phrase may come from oldtales about good spirits in trees or from an association with the Christian cross.NoumbrellasinsideAnd

5、not just because you' ll hurt someone s eyes. Opering an umbrella indoors is supposed to bring bad luck. The origins of this belief vary from a story of an ancient woman who happened to have opened her umbrellamomentsbefore her house fell to the tale of a British prince who accepted two umbrella

6、sfromavisitingkinganddiedwithinmonths.21.Whatmaybringgoodluck?A.Datingon Friday the13th.B.Knockingon woodC.Openingan umbrellainside.D.Breakinga mirror.22.What should you do todrivebad luckaway afterbreakinga mirror?A. Hide the pieces for seven years. B. Put the pieces in a tombstone.C. Cover the oth

7、er mirrors in a house. D. Make the pieces into powder.23. Which phrase may originate（ 起 源 ） from religion?A. Careful with that mirror.B. Knock on wood.C. No umbrellas inside.D. Lucky number seven.I was having a great morning until I sat down in front of my office computer."Your password has run

8、 out," a server message flashed on my screen, with instructions for changing it. Coming up with a new code doesn t seem like a bigdeal unless you work at my company, where we have to change it monthly, using at least one uppercase（ 大写的 ）character, one lowercase character, one symbol, and one nu

9、mber. Oh, and the whole thing can ' t be fewer than eight characters. And I can' t use any of the same passwords I ' ve used in the past three months.Suddenly I was cross . What didn ' t make it any better was that I was deeply depressed after my recent divorce. The flashing cursor（光

10、标）was still waitingfor me to type a password that I ' d have to re -enter many times for the next 30 days. I remembered a tip from my former boss: I ' m going to use a password to change my life.I decided to choose a password, whichwould remind me that I shouldn ' t letmyself be a victim

11、 of my recent breakup and that I was strong enough to do something about it. I made my password Forgiveh3r.I had to type this statement several times a day. Each time my computer would lock. Each time my screen saver with her photo would appear. Each time I would come back from eating lunch alone. I

12、n my mind, I wrote "forgive her" every day.The simple action changed the way I looked at my ex-wife.That constantreminder led me to accept the way things had happened at the end of my marriage and adopt a new way of dealing with my depression. As the month went on, I felt slow healing bega

13、n to take place. By the time my server reminded me to reset my password the following month, I felt free.24. Accordin g to the author ' s company, which code is suitable?A.never2&lateB.1u#LifeC.HEALTHY*keepingerD.persist4Ev25. Which word can replace the underlined word "cross" in P

14、aragraph 2?A. nervous.B. curious.C. anxious.D. angry.26. Why did the author change his password into Forgiveh3r? A.To make it easier for him to remember.B.To protect his computer against hacker attacks.C.To reduce his frustration of the recent divorce.D.To inform people of the importance of forgiven

15、ess.27. What is the best title of the passage?A.How a Password Changed My LifeB.What an Unsuccessful Marriage Taught Me C.Learn the Best Way to Deal with Depression D.Choose a Suitable Password for Your ComputerCMany animals recognize their food because they see it. So do humans. When you see an app

16、le or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other senses when you choose your food.You may like it because it smells good or because it tastes good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice. Different animals us

17、e different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one sense.Although there are many different types of food,some animals spend theirlives eating only one type. The giant panda eats only one particular type of bamboo.

18、Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the choice. A kind of white butterfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other vegetables in the garden. However, most animals have a more varied diet. The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals

19、, birds and fruits. The diet of these animals will be different depending on the season.Humans have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is good for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much sugar. This makes them overweight, w

20、hich is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat （ 羊肉，牛肉 ） and animal products, such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modern life.28. We can infer from the text that humans and animals .A. depend on one sense in choos

21、ing foodB. are notsatisfied with their foodC. choose food in similarwaysD. eat entirely differentfood29. Which of the following eats only one type of food?A. The white butterfly.B. The small bird.C. The bear.D. The fox.30. Certain animals change their choice of food when .A. the season changesB. the

22、 food color changesC. they move to differentplacesD. they are attracted bydifferent smells31. We can learn from the last paragraph that .A. food is chosen for a good reasonB.French and British food is goodC. some people have few choices of foodD.some people care little about healthy dietDShake Shack

23、 is a new kind of restaurant becoming more popular in the U S The restaurants a re not “ fast food ” They are known as “ fast casual ”Observers say Americans want more choices and fresh food when choosing where and what to eat This trend is one reason why the fast food restaurant McDonald s has stru

24、ggled financially In the last quarter of 2014， McDonald snet income dropped by about $300 millionmore bad news. Worldwide sales dropped for more than expected . Whie McDonald s is back, Shake Shack is doing well in making moneyThe Januarythe eighthstrugglingearnings report broughtmonth in a row and

25、evento get their customershad a very successful IPO,or initial public offering.The New York-based burger chain ,of shares at the end ofJanuary . On its first day of trading,Shake Shack went from $21 a share to justunder $46 aShack . Othersharefast.Being part of casual restaurantsthe“fastcasual "

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30、 visitssomething to fastnewcasualand bounds”in Paramean ?B . Rapidly .of thefollowingD. Time-consuming and specialbestFresh-madeHigh-qualityFarm-to-table第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Slowly .describesfastNormally .casual ?andandandtasty expensive traditional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。选项中有两项为多余选项。-7 - / 11P

31、arents are always told to control the amount of time their children spendusing phones. 36 Researchers studied 55 parents, while they were eating ina fast food restaurant with their children. They found that one in three parents used their phones during the meals. Parents, who were busy with their ph

32、ones,seemed to have more negative communication with their children.37 They studied five different acts from parents who didn' t use theirphones at all during the meals, parents who put their phones on the table but didn ' t use them, parents who used their phones now and then, parents who u

33、sedtheir phones at the end of the meals, and those who used their phones during the whole time of the meals. 38 More than 15 percent used their phones towardsthe end of the meals while the children were still eating,and continued using them until they left the restaurant.It ' s reported that you

34、ng childrenuse eye contact with their parents toform a good relationship and learn about the world. 39 When parents spenta long time looking at their phones, theirchildren would be upset. Reducingthis face-to-face contact could cause problems with further development and reduce the level of relation

35、ship between a parent and a child.This is the first study to examine how children behave when their parents are using their phones. 40 More work needs to be done to find out how to improve the relationship between parents and children.A. The researchers think it is just the beginning.B. But their ow

36、n habit of using phones could be bad, too.C. It is necessary for parents to spend time accompanying them.D. Almost 73 percent of the adults used their phones at least once during the meals.E. Dr. Radesky and her team observed parents ' behavior to see them in a “real - life setting ".F. Lit

37、tle eye contact and communication can reduce the close relationship with the children.G. So the more eye contact their parents use,the more chances the children have to succeed.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，茜分30分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ 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 is inte

38、lligence（ 智 力） anyway? When I was in the army I _41 anintelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against_42of 100, scored 160.I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not_43_ have scored more than 80.44, when anything went wrong with my car Ihurried to him and he al

39、ways_45_it.Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man_46_questionsfor someintelligence tests. Byevery one of them I'd prove myself a _47. In a worldwhere I have to work with my_48, I'd do poorly.Consider my auto-repair man _49 . He had a habit of telling_50_ .Onetime he said, “Doc, a deaf -and-d

40、umb（聋哑）man 51 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made_52_movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He _53_his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk_54_ him some nails. Hepicked out the right size and left.

41、 Well, Doc, the _55 man who came in wasblind. He wanted scissors（ 剪刀）.56_do yousuppose he asked for them? ” Ilifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing andsaid, “Why,youfool,he used his_5 7_andaskedforthem. I've been_58 that on all my cust

42、omers today, but I knew _59_ I'd catch you.” "Why is that? ” I asked. aBecause you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn't be very _60_ .”And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.41. A. failedBwroteC.receivedD. chose42.A. an averageB. atotalC. anexamD. a number43.

43、A. alwaysB. possiblyC.certainlyD. frequently44. A. ThenB.ThusC.ThereforeD. Yet45.A. fixedB. checkedC.droveD. changed46.A. answeredB. practisedC.designedD. tried47. A. teacherB. doctorC.winnerD. fool48. A. brainsB. effortC.handsD. attention49.A. againB. as usualC.tooD. as well50. A. liesB. jokesC.new

44、sD. tales51.A.boughtB. testedCfoundD. needed52.A.cuttingB. hammeringCwavingD. circling53.A.noddedB. raisedCshookD. turned54.A.broughtB. packedCsentD. sold55.A.cleverB. otherCrightD. next56.A.WhatB. HowCWhoD. Which57.A.imaginationB. handCvoiceD. information58.A.tryingB. provingCpractisingD. examining

45、59.Aat onceB. for sureC. infactD. right now60.A.clearB. sillyCslowD. smart第二节（共（共10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Nothing is worse than lying awake hour after hour, night after night, whenyou really want to do is sleep.“ Insomnia ” is the word_61_ (use) to describethe habit of

46、 sleeplessness. For some unlucky people, sleeping difficulties may continue not just for days, _62_for weeks, or even years.Being overtired can have a very bad effect _63every part of our lives.We may get angry easily. We may catch colds easily or suffer more serious _64_(sick). Our work or study ge

47、ts affected. Our judgement_65_ (suffer) -many fatal accidents are caused by drivers _66(fall) asleep at the wheelof a car.Most of us need about eight hours sleep a night. If you have a few nightsin a row of sleeping less than eight hours, you should try to make up for this by sleeping_67_ (much) whe

48、n you get the chance. A 1959 American Cancer study of one million Americans showed that people _68sleep about eight hours anight are likely_69 (live) longer than those who sleep less than sevenhours. _70studies agree with these findings.第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35 分)第一节 短文改错(共10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)With Teacher

49、s Day draw near, I would like to express my thanks to Ms. Li,who taught us English last year.At that time, I was having a trouble studying English and my scores fell. Ms.Li encouraged me and tell me her story that she never gave up before her studiesdidn t go well. She also said that it was necessar

50、y to make efforts so that Iwould not regret waste time. Her words were the best medicine because she stoodin her shoes to deal with problems and gave me sincere advices. She did n tsimple comfort me. Her teaching methods also counted. It had never occurred methat studying could be so interested until I met Ms. Li.第二节 书面表达（满分25 分）假定你是李华，请给正在你校学习的英语交换生Bob 写封邮件，通知他周末有义工活动，询问他是否参加。主要内容包括1. 主题：捡垃