2017南充高中中学英语能力竞赛试题

南充高中“英语知识能力竞赛”试题EnglishProficiencyCompetitionforMiddleSchoolStudents（考试时间：150分钟 总分：150分）一、听力测试（1—15题，每小题1分，共15分）（一）听下面一段独白，回答以下五个问题，独白读两遍。WhydoesHeQiang’sparentsgotobigcities?HowmanyyearshaveHeQiang’sparentsbeenawayfromhome?HowoftendoHeQiang’sparentscomehome?Whendotheyusuallygotobed?WhatdoyouthinkofHeQiang?（二）听下面一段独白，并填空，每空一词。独白读两遍。Dear everyone, I’m glad to tell you something about your 6. here. During 7. sevendays,youwillenjoyfourconcertsat8. schools.ThefirstonewillbeatSunshineHighSchoolontheeveningofMonday,SeptemberThesecondonewillbeatNorthHighSchoolontheeveningofTuesday.Wearealso9. youtoattendourschool’sconcertsonWednesdayandThursday.Thentherewillbeapartyon Fridayatourschool.Allof10. willbeat6:30intheevening,soyouwilljusthavetwofreeevenings.Andwehaveorganizedsomegrouptourstoshowyou11. ourcity.OnSaturdaymorning,wewilltakeyouonaboattouronthebiggestlakeinthecity.12. on,youcangoandvisitsomeoftheplacesof13. here.Wewillgiveeachofyoua14. soon.Myphonenumber,ifanyone15. ,is89099880.That’sall.Thankyou.二、音标测试(16—35题，每小题0.5分，共10分)

请将下列单词中划线部分对应音标的序号填进其后的括号内(可以重复选择)。16.rain ( ) 17.ring( ) 18.we ( ) 19.sit ( ) 20.hear ( )21.delete( ) 22.heart( ) 23.pour( ) 24.feel( ) 25.ready( )26.common( ) 27.bear ( ) 28.sauce( ) 29.pilot( ) 30.blouse( )31.through() 32.receive() 33.success() 34.square( ) 35.fragile( )1.[ɜ]2.[eə]3.[i:]4.[ɪə]5.[ɪ]6.[aɪ]7.[e]8.[ɔ:]9.[eɪ]10.[ə]11.[æ]12.[ɑ:]13.[ʊə]14.[aʊə]15.[ʊ]16.[]17.[əʊə]18.[ɔɪ]19.[ɑ]20.[aʊ]21.[u:]三、词汇测试(36—55120根据句意，选择恰当的单词。Alwaysremember:“Theearlybirdcatchesthe .”Studyharderandyou’llcatchupwithyourclassmates.worm B.mosquito C.corn D.grainIt’sthefirsttimeforhimtogotothefarm,andhecan’tevendistinguishricefrom .plants B.weeds C.flowers D.vegetablesYoungpeopleshouldbe againstusingDiskmanwhilewalkinginthestreets.forbidden B.discouraged C.prevented D.warnedHedecidedto offhalfthehousetomaketwoapartments.separate B.divide C.cut D.wallIcaughthiminthe ofreadingmyprivateletters,whichmademeextremelyangry.action B.conduct C.act D.behavior Wemayget informationaboutthemilitarydevelopmentsinthatcountryfromintelligencedepartment.up-to-date B.fashionable C.actual D.modernLastweekweheldaconcertin ofthechurchrepairsfund.assistance B.aid C.help D.favorWecangotoPudongthroughthenewly-built undertheHuangpuRiver.canal B.channel C.street D.tunnelHewas ofhavingaskedsuchasillyquestion.sorry B.guilty C.ashamed D.miserableSomepeoplewouldliketodoshoppingonSundayssincetheyexpecttopickupwonderful inthemarket.batteries B.bargains C.baskets D.barrelsHe’sgonetohospitalinforspecial ,andtheretheyhavegoodmedicalcare.training Bcure C.disease D.treatmentInthe oftheprojectnotbeingasuccess,theinvestorsstoodtoloseupto$30million.event B.face C.time D.courseHedidn’tknowmuchEnglish,sohehadtoreadShakespeare’sin .translation B.original C.earnest D.nameYourschoolreportisimportant,butfinallytheuniversityexaminerwilldecideyour .fate B.fortune C.luck D.chanceManystudentsseemtohavedifficultyunderstandingthegrammatical Dr.Smithusedhislecture.vocabulary B.terms C.idioms D.expressionsThepeoplepresentofferedtheir forthepoorchildrenbydonatingmoneyorbooksofvariouskinds.relief B.emotion C.disappointment D.sympathyI tocontrolmytemperanddidn’tburstoutinfrontofmanypeople.struck B.struggled C.stuck D.insistedTheyare traineddogsforguidingtheblindtowalkinthestreets.uniquely B.particularly C.peculiarly D.speciallyThenewtoughlawsarebeinginterpretedasa _ofthegovernment’sdeterminationtoworkouttheproblem.symbol B.signal C.sign D.signatureEveryoneinthefactoryisaskedtokeeptothesafety .manufactures B.differences C.regulations D.implications四、阅读理解（56—70题，共15题，每题2分，共计30分）

ATheUShasthebaldeagle.Ukraineisrepresentedbytheswan.AndFrancehasitsGallicrooster.ButCanadadoesn’thaveanationalbirdofitsownyet.Soonthecountry’s150thbirthday,itthoughtitwouldbeagoodideatosolvethisproblem.CanadianGeographicmagazinestartedavoteonlinein2015foritsNationalBirdProject.Ayearlater,thegrayjaystoodoutinagroupof40candidates,beatingmorewell-knownCanadianbirdssuchasthesnowyowlandCanadagoose.Withabodyofabout30cmlongandaweightofonly70g,thegrayjaymaynotbeascoolastheUS’baldeagle,butit’salreadyconsideredbymanyCanadianstobestrepresentthecountrythananyotherofitsbirds,eventhoughitstillhasalongwaytogotobeofficiallyrecognizedasthenationalbirdbythegovernment.AccordingtoDanStrickland,agrayjayexpert,thebirdisveryhardy–beingabletoliveintemperaturesascoldas-30C–justliketheCanadianpeople.It’salsosmartandfriendly–it’lllandonpeople’sfingersandeatfromtheirhands.“I’dliketothinkthatthischaracterizesatypicalCanadian,”toldPopularScience.ThisadmirationofmodestyandkindnesscanbeseeninotherCanadiannationalanimalsymbols–thebeaver,tonameone.BeaversbecameimportantinCanadianhistorybecauseofthefurtrade,whichhelpedbuildthecountryinthefirstplace.Theimageofbeaversthenstartedtoappearonstamps,coinsanddifferentcoatsofarms(),andtheyweremadeanofficialsymbolofCanadain1975–evenearlierthanwhenthemapletreewasofficiallyrecognizedasaCanadiansymbolin1996.“Englandhasthelion,Russiahasthebear…whereasourhumblebeaverismuchmore[modest]–theybuildrealhouses,theystoreupfoodforthewinter,”DavidMorrison,directorattheMuseedeCivilisationCanadiensinQuebec,toldTheHuffingtonPost.“We’renotgrand(雄伟的).We’rethehard-working,goodguys.”WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthegrayjayaccordingtothearticle?ItistheofficialCanadiannationalbird.Itdoesnotliketostayclosetopeople.Itisthemostwell-knownCanadianbird.ItsharessomeofthegoodqualitiesofCanadians.Accordingtothearticle, .themapletreeisthefirstofficiallyrecognizedCanadiannationalsymbolbeaversareadmiredmainlybecausetheycansurvivecoldweather.Canadiansthinkhighlyofpeoplewhoarehumbleandhard-workingCanadahasmorenationalsymbolsthananyothercountryintheworldWhatisthearticlemainlyabout?Differentnationalbirdsaroundtheworld. B.AnimalsthatrepresentCanada.C.WhythegrayjayisappreciatedinCanada. D.Featuresanationalanimalshouldhave.BThere’samorningeachspringwhenpeopleinNorthAmericaandEuropegetoutofbedandwonder,“Howcanitbethislatealready?”That’sthemagicofdaylightsavingtime.It’skindofa“society-imposed(强加的)jetlag(时差),”IleneRosen,amemberoftheAmericanAcademyofSleepMedicine,toldCNN.Underthissystem,timeskipsforward(快进)anhoureachMarchattheexpenseofeveryone’ssleep.Andinfall,clocksareturnedbackanhour.Asonemightimagine,allthischangingofclocksleavessomepeopleprettyangry.Eveninthemedia,daylightsavingtimehasbeencalled“useless”and“hotgarbage”.Sohowdidthismuch-hatedtraditiongetstarted?Schoolchildrenareoftentaughtthatdaylightsavingtimewascreatedtobenefitfarmers.This,however,isnotquitecorrect.Atthebeginning,daylightsavingtimewasstartedtosaveenergy.DuringhistimeasaUSambassadorinthelate18thcentury,BenjaminFranklinsuggestedchangingthehourssotherewouldbemoresunlightintheevening.Withmorelightatnight,morecandlescouldbesavedandlessmoneyspent.Daylightsavingtimewouldfinallyhappen,butcenturieslater.InWorldWarI,governmentswereconcernedaboutsavingfuel,sotheychangedtheclockstomakegreateruseofnaturallightduring

workhours.IntheUS,daylightsavingtimewouldthenbecanceledandreintroducedseveraltimesoverthenextcentury.Today,twostatesrefusetousedaylightsavingtime:HawaiiandArizona.Peoplestillhotlydebatewhetherdaylightsavingtimeactuallysavesanyenergyatall.UniversityeconomicsprofessorMatthewKotchenisoneofthemanywhoarguethattheenergysavedonlightingisactuallysmallerthantheamountspentonairconditioningduringthoselonger,sunnydays.Butitlookslike,forthenearfutureatleast,daylightsavingtimeisheretostay.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutdaylightsavingtimeaccordingtothearticle?ItisusedeverywhereinNorthAmericaandEurope.Peoplechangeclocksinsummerandwinter.Peoplesleeponehourlesswhenclocksarechangedinspring.TheAmericanAcademyofSleepMedicinedecideshowitworks.Wecanconcludefromthearticlethat .noteveryoneagreesthatdaylightsavingtimeisagoodthingpeoplewillnotusedaylightsavingtimeinthenearfuturedaylightsavingtimehasbeenusedintheUSsincethe19thcenturydaylightsavingtimebringsnobenefitstoanyoneDaylightsavingtimewascreatedto .helpfarmerstoincreasecropyieldsmakebetteruseofsunlightandsaveenergymisleadenemiesduringWorldWarIsuitpeople’ssleepinghabitsduringdifferentseasonsAccordingtoMatthewKotchen, .daylightsavingtimecouldsavealotoffuelpeopleshouldtrytouselessairconditioningdaylightsavingtimeincreasesenergyusetheeffectsofdaylightsavingtimeshouldbestudiedCHowdoyougetyourinformationwhenyougoonline?Areyoueverworriedthatyoumightonlybeseeingalimitedview?PartofthereasonforthisistheincreaseduseofArtificialIntelligence(人工智能,AI)andalgorithms算法)thatmakesureweonlyseethingsthatinterestus.Thephrase“echochamber”hasbecomewidelyusedsinceeventsliketheelectionofDonaldTrumpastheUSpresident.ItmeansthatusersofsocialmediawebsitessuchasFacebookonlyreadtheirownopinionsoronestheyagreewith.Algorithms,likethekindusedbyFacebook,oftenpointustowardarticlesthatshowourownideas,andsearchresultsusuallygiveuswhatwealreadyknowandlike.Asaresult,socialnetworkusersarelikelytofallintothe“RelevanceParadox()”,whichhappenswhenpeopleonlyreadinformationthatisrelevanttothem,accordingtoTheHuffingtonPost.Andinmanycases,peopledon’tevenrealizethisishappening.Theystoplookingforfresh,newinformationfromdifferentpointsofviewbecauseofalackofexperienceandknowledgeofotheropinions.Thismeanssomeofusunknowinglyliveinanechochamber.Thisthencontinuesbecausepeopleinthesamesocialgroupagreewithustoo.Inotherwords,theechochambersstaybecausetheytellusthatweareright,evenifwearenot.Aswebsitesgettoknowusbetter,theygetbetteratshowingusthingsthatinterestus,whilealsoremovingthingswedon’treally like,EliPariser,CEOofnewswebsiteUpworthy toldtheUSstationNPR.“Whatmostalgorithmsaretryingtodoistoincreasetheamountofattentionyou’respending,”hesaid.Andwhileithelpsusdealwiththelargeamountofinformationontheinternet,thatalgorithmalsohassomedownsides.“Thedangeristhatyouendupnotseeingwhatpeoplewhothinkdifferentlyseeand,infact,notevenknowingthatitexists.”Soherecomestheburningquestion–isthereawayout?“Thewaytobreakfreefromthisistostartunderstandinghowalgorithmswork, andtomanually(人工地)seekout()otherswithdifferentviewpoints,”TheoPriestley,CEOofCronycle,awebplatform平台)toldTheHuffingtonPost.Accordingtothearticle,peopleinanechochamber .aremorewillingtoacceptdifferentideas

prefertolookforfresh,newinformationonlyrecognizeinformationtheyarewillingtoacceptonlytrustinformationfromwell-knownsourcesAccordingtothearticle,algorithmsusedbymostsocialmedia .failtodrawmostattentionareslowindealingwithinformationaregoodatshowingpeopleavarietyofviewpointsmaymakepeoplenarrow-mindedwithoutthemnoticingWhichofthefollowingstatementswouldTheoPriestleyprobablyagreewith?SocialmediashoulduselessAIandalgorithms.Peopleshouldactivelylookfordifferentideasthemselves.Itisimpossibleforpeopletoescapefromechochambers.Algorithmsthatattractreaders’attentionshouldnotbeused.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?Theideaofechochamberandhowtoavoidit.Howalgorithmsdealwithinformation.Thelatestdevelopmentinartificialintelligence.Thebestwaytosearchinformationonline.DFamilyfightsareneverpleasant.Whetheryouaredealingwithaloudsisterorastubbornmomordad,thesituationcanbebad.Atleastthat’swhatwehavelearnedtoexpect.Whatifitcouldbedifferent?Whatiffamilyfightsandconflicts(冲突)couldbeturnedintoopportunitiestobecomecloser?Whatifproblemscouldbesolvedwitheveryonewalkingawayfeelingmoredeeplycaredforandloved?Familyfightingis,ononelevel,aboutpower.Someoneistellingsomeoneelsewhattodo.Inashortmoment,emotionscanbebroughtoutandthefightison.Youcangodownthatoldroadoryoucantrysomethingdifferent.Inanyfight,youhaveaneedtobelistenedtoandunderstood.Peopleraisetheirvoicesandshoutateachotherbecausethey’renotbeinglistenedto.It’stotallyunconscious(无意识的).Youwantyourmomordadtolistenandunderstand.Youwantyourbrotherorsistertolistenandcare.Butyoualwaysseemtoforgetthatthepersonyou’refightingwithhasthesameneedtobelistenedto.Soifyoucanputasideyourneedforafewminutes,thesituationwillchangequickly.Givetheotherpersonsometimetoexpresshisorherfeelings,andyouwillearnyourturntobelistenedto.Andwhileyouarelistening,youhavetolistenfortherightinformation.Thebestwaytodothisinemotionalsituationsistoignoremostofthewordsbecausemanypeoplecan’texpresswhattheyarefeelingwithwordsalone,especiallywhentheyareupset.Butifthesituationstartstogetoutofhand,itwouldbewisetojustcalmdownandleavetheproblemuntillaterbecausemanyfightshappenatthewrongtime.Thesituationwilldiedownquickly,usuallyinlessthan30seconds.Youcaneithermoveontoproblemsolvingorreachanagreementtoworkonitatabettertime.Thisway,everyonewillfeelrespectedandlistenedto,evenwhenthereisconflict.Emotionswillbeunderstoodandrespected,anditwillbringyourfamilyclosertogether.Fromthefirst3paragraphs,wecanconcludethat .peoplehadbetteravoidfamilyfightsfamilymembersfighttocontroleachotherfamilyfightscanbeturnedintosomethingpositivewhenrelativesfight,it’sworseastheyknoweachother’sweaknessesIntheauthor’sopinion,thekeytohandlingfamilyfightsisto .satisfytheneedtobelistenedtofirstmakesurethatyou’rethefirsttobelistenedtoignorewhatotherssayintheseemotionalsituationsstopquarrellingwhenyoufeelyouaregivingordersWhenthesituationgetsoutofcontrol,it’sbestto .waitforasuitablemomenttospeak B.lettheotherpersonexpresstheirfeelingsC.workonawrittenagreementfirst D.moveontoproblemsolvingThemainpurposeofthisarticleisto .tellreadersthatfamilyfightsarenotthatbad B.teachreadershowtolisteninfamilyfightsC.remindreaderstoshowrespectinfamilyfights D.giveadviceondealingwithfamilyconflicts五、阅读表达（71—75题，每小题2分，共计10分）阅读下面短文并按照题目要求用英语回答问题(请注意问题后的词数要求)。Agoodgraduationspeechshouldberemembered,butonlyfortherightreasons.Itshouldtargetedatalltheaudienceandunderstandableforallofthem —notjustotherstudents,butalsoyour

familymembers,friendsandthefaculty(全体教师).speechshouldappeartohavebeenwrittenspeciallyfortheoccasion.Itshouldn’tbetoogeneral.Don’ttalkonlyaboutyourself.Tryandincludeyourclasswithinyourspeech.Atthesametime,avoidusingexpressionsthatonlyyourclasswouldunderstand.Storiesareagoodwayofholdingtheattentionofyouraudience.Putafunny,emotionalorjustdescriptivestorysomewherein yourspeech.Makeyourgraduatingclasscomealiveforthoseintheaudienceswhowerenotpartofyourclass.Includesomemajoreventsthatoccurredinthepastfouryearsthatwererelatedtoyourclass.Makeitapointtokeepthetoneofthespeechpositiveandavoidpullingdownanyone.Becarefulthatyoudon’thurtanyone’sfeelingsthroughyourspeech.Donotgivetoomuchadviceinyourspeech.Ifyouareaguestspeaker,youmayprovideafewpearlsofwisdom.Ifyouarepartofthegraduatingclass,itisbetterforyoutokeepyourspeechadvice-free.Checkthatyouarepronouncingallnamescorrectly.Agraduationspeechshouldlastfornolongerthantwentyminutes.Taketheweatherconsideration.Ifitisareallyhotorareallycoldday,noonewillappreciateevenawell-writtenspeechattheriskofputtingupwiththeheatorthecold.Sokeepyourspeechshort.Finishthespeechbythankingparentsandthefaculty.Alsoshowyourappreciationfortheheadteacher.Whatexpressionsshouldyouchooseforyourgraduationspeech?(within7words)Whyareyouadvisedtotellastorysomewhereinyourspeech?(within6words)Howlongshouldyourgraduationspeechlast?(within4words)Whatareyousupposedtodoingivingadviceifyouarenotaguestspeaker?(within4words)Howdoyouendyourspeech?(within8words)六、语法填空（76—85110）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ThefamouspaintingdonebyLeonar