2023年英语竞赛试题

2023-2023学年度高二年级英语竞赛试题试卷共两部分，满分100分Ⅰ阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给旳A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卷上。AMuchmeaningcanbeconveyed,clearly,withoureyes,soitisoftensaidthateyescanspeak.Doyouhavesuchkindofexperience?Inabusyoumaylookatastranger,butnottoolong.Andifheissensingthatheisbeingstaredat,hemayfeeluncomfortable.Thesameisindailylife.Ifyouarelookedatformorethannecessary,youwilllookatyourselfupanddowntoseeifthereisanythingwrongwithyou.Ifnothinggoeswrong,youwillfeelangrytowardother’sstareatyouthatway.Eyesdospeak,right?Lookingtoolongatsomeonemayseemtoberudeandaggressive.Butthingsaredifferentwhenitcomestostareattheoppositesex.Ifamanglancesatawomanformorethan10secondsandrefusestoaverthisgaze,hisintentionsareobvious.Thatis,hewishestoattractherattention,tomakeherunderstandthatheisadmiringher.However,thenormaleyecontactfortwopeopleengagedinconversationisthatthespeakerwillonlylookatthelistenerfromtimetotime;inordertomakesurethatthelistenerdoespayattentiontowhattheformerisspeaking,totellhimthatheisattentive.Ifaspeakerlooksatyoucontinuouslywhenspeaking,asifhetriestodominate（镇住，控制）you,youwillfeeldisconcerted.Apoorliarusuallyexposeshimselfbylookingtoolongatthevictim,sincehebelievesthefalseideasthattolookstraightintheeyeisasignofhonestcommunication.Infact,continuouseyecontactisconfinedtoloversonly,whowillenjoylookingateachothertenderlyforalongtime,toshowaffectionthatwordscannotexpress.Evidently,eyecontactshouldbedoneaccordingtotherelationshipbetweentwopeopleandspecificsituation.1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Itisalwaysveryrudeandaggressivetolookatothersforalongtime.B.One’sfeelingscanbeshownthroughtheireyes.C.Ifastrangerlooksatyouforsometime,hemustbeattractedatyou..D.Ifyouarestaredatbyastranger,youmustlookveryawkward.2.Howcanwetellifsomeonepossiblylying?A.Ifhelooksatyoudirectlyintheeyefortoolong.B.Ifhelooksatyouoccasionally.C.Ifhelookshonest.D.Ifhelooksattentive.3.Whatissuggestedifyouaretalkingtoothers?A.You’dbetterlookatthelistenerallthetime.B.Youareadvisedtotrytodominatethelisteners.C.Youaresupposedtolookatthelistenersfromtimetotime.D.Youshouldnotmakeeyecontactwithlisteners.4.Iftwopersonsexchangeeyecontactgentlyforlong,whatisprobablytheirrelationship?A.Fatherandson.B.Strangers.C.Lovers.D.Teacherandstudent.5.Wherecanwereadthispassage?A.Inatextbook..B.Inasciencejournal.C.Inamagazine.D.Inapsychologyreport.BRachaellivesinWisconsinandhaslivedthereallherlife.Sheisjustanaveragegirl;atfirstwhenyouarearoundher,sheseemstobeveryshy.Ifyougettoknowher,she’llstarttoopenupbutalwayskeepthingstoherself.Sportsaresomethingthatkeepshergoing,awaytoreleasestress.Usually,youwillseeRachaeloutwithfriendsorjustsittingdownreadingagoodbook.Shetakesprideinthefactthatshecanreadawholebookinoneday,andthatshestilldoesn’tconsiderherselfabookworm.SomepeoplecallRachaelstrangebecauseofthingsshedoes.She’slearnedtodisregardwhatotherpeoplethinkbecauseshejustdoesn’tcareanymore.Shelikestosurroundherselfwithpeoplelikehersoitmakesherfeellikesheisthelessstrangeoneinmostsituations.Rachaelwantstobetwocompletelydifferentpeopleinherlife.Acommunicationjournalistforone,shehasalwayswantedtobethatperson.Thesecondpossiblecareerwouldbelawyer.It’sahugegoal,andonedayyou’llseeherdoingsomethingsheloves.Influencedbyherparents,Rachaelenjoyslisteningtoallkindsofmusic.Rarely,ifever,doyouseeherwithoutsomesortofmusic.EverymorningyoucanseeRachaelinherbathroomgettingreadyforschoolwithherplayeratmaximumvolume(音量).Herparentsalwaysgetmadatheraboutthat,butshecan’thearthemanywayoverthemusic.Theydon’tknowthatsheusestheirsurroundsoundstereowhentheyaren’tathome!6.Rachaellikestobewithpeoplelikeherbecause_______.A.sheonlywantstomakefriendswiththepeoplelikeherB.manypeoplethinksheisstrangeanddon’tliketobewithherC.sheknowstherearemanyotherpeoplewhoarealsostrangeD.itmakesherfeellikesheisnotsostrangeaspeoplethink7.Theunderlinedword“disregard”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“_______”.A.ignoreB.realizeC.acceptD.mind8.Rachael’sparentsdon’tliketheirchildrento_______.A.belateforschoolB.usetheirsurroundsoundstereoC.listentothemusicinthebathroomD.playmusictoloudly9.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.RachaellikestobedifferentfromothersB.RachaelneverreadsbookscarefullyC.RachaelwillbealawyerinthefutureD.Rachael’sparentsalsolikemusic10.ThepassagementionsthefollowingaboutRachaelEXCEPTher_______.A.hobbyB.personalityC.idealjobsD.appearanceCAsksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywillalmostcertainlymentionrecycling.Recyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcourse.However,beingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanweneed.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthatover-consumptioninthegreenestwaypossible,butitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplace.Thetotalamountofpackagingincreasedby12%between1999and2023.Itnowmakesupathirdofatypicalhousehold’swasteintheUK.Inmanysupermarketsnowadaysfooditemsarepackagedtwicewithplasticandcardboard.Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUK,forexample,isrunningoutofitforcarryingthisunnecessarywaste.Ifsuchpackagingisburnt,itgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Recyclinghelps,buttheprocessitselfusesenergy.Thesolutionisnottoproducesuchitemsinthefirstplace.Foodwasteisaseriousproblem,too.Toomanysupermarketsencouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneed.However,afewofthemarecomingroundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinue,encouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplasticbags,forexample.Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedtoassociatepackagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomethingunpackagedisofpoorquality.Thisisespeciallytrueoffood.Butisalsoappliestoawiderangeofconsumerproducts,whichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthannecessary.Therearesignsofhope.Asmoreofusrecycle,wearebeginningtorealizejusthowmuchunnecessarymaterialiscollecting.Weneedtofacethewastefulnessofourconsumerculture,butwehaveamountaintoclimb.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“over-consumption”referto?A.Usingtoomuchpackaging.B.Recyclingtoomanywastes.C.Makingmoreproductsthannecessary.D.Havingmorematerialthanisneeded.12.TheauthorusesfiguresinParagraph2toshow_______.A.thetendencyofcuttinghouseholdwasteB.theincreaseofpackagingrecyclingC.therapidgrowthofsupermarketsD.thefactofpackagingoveruse13.Accordingtothetext,recycling______.A.helpscontrolthegreenhouseeffectB.meansburningpackagingforenergyC.isthesolutiontogasshortageD.leadstoawasteofland14.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Unpackagedproductsareofbadquality.B.Supermarketscaremoreaboutpackaging.C.Itisimpropertojudgequalitybypackaging.D.Otherproductsarebetterpackagedthanfood.15.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Fightingwastefulnessisdifficult.B.Needlessmaterialismostlyrecycled.C.Peoplelikecollectingrecyclablewaste.D.Theauthorisproudoftheirconsumerculture.DHavingreturnedfromherroundtrip(来回旅程),theangrywomanstoodoutsidetheticketofficeofthestation."Therailwayowesme￡12,"shesaidtoHarryJenks,theyoungmanworkingattheoffice."YousoldmeaticketforMay22nd,buttherewasnoshipfromJerseythatnight.SomydaughterandIhadtostayinahotel.Itcostme￡12."Harrywasworried.Herememberedsellingthewomanareturnticket."Comeintotheoffice,Madam,"hesaidpolitely."I'lljustchecktheJerseytimetableforMay22nd."

Thewomanandherlittlegirlfollowedhiminside.Shewasquiteright,asHarrysoondiscovered.TherewasnosailingonMay22nd.Howcouldhehavemadesuchacarelessmistake?Heshouldn'thavesoldheraticketforthatday.Wonderingwhattodo,hesmiledatthechild."Youlooksunburnt,"hesaidtoher."DidyouhaveaniceholidayinJersey?"

"Yes,"sheanswered,shyly."Thebeachwaslovely.AndIcanswimtoo!"

"That'sfine,"saidHarry."Mylittlegirlcan'tswimabityet.Ofcourse,she'sonlythree…"

"I'mfour,"thechildsaidproudly."I'llbefourandahalf."Harryturnedtothemother."Irememberyourticket,Madam,"hesaid."Butyoudidn'tgetoneforyourdaughter,didyou?"

"Er,well……"thewomanlookedatthechild."Imean......shehasn'tstartedschoolyet.She'sonlyfour."

"Afour-year-oldchildmusthaveaticket,Madam.Achild'sreturntickettoJerseycosts……letmesee……￡13.50.Soiftherailwaypaysyourhotel,youwillowe￡1.50.Thelawisthelaw,butsincethefaultwasmine……"

Thewomanstoodup,tookthechild'shandandlefttheoffice.16.Harrywasworriedbecause______.A.thewomanwasangrywithhimB.hehadnotdonehisworkproperlyC.theJerseytimetablewaswrongD.thelittlegirldidn'thaveareturnticket17.Harrystartedtalkingtothelittlegirl

______.A.becausehewasindifficultyanddidnotknowwhattodoB.becausehehadalittlegirlaboutthesameageasthisgirlC.becausehewantedtobefriendlytothelittlegirlwholookedsoniceD.whenhesuddenlyrealizedthathecouldfindawayoutfromthelittlegirl18.WhenHarrysaid,"Thelawisthelaw,butsincethefaultwasmine…,"hemeantthat_____.A.theymustfollowitwithoutotherchoice,eventhoughthefaultwashisB.hehadtobestrictwiththewomanbecauseofthelaw,althoughhedidn'twanttoC.thewomanhadtopayhim￡1.50andtherailwaywouldpayforthehotelD.sheshouldpay￡1.50,butashehadmadeamistake,shecouldgowithoutpaying19.Thewomanlefttheofficewithoutsayinganythingbecause

______.A.shewantedtogohomeandgetmoneyforthechild'sticketB.shewassoangrythatshedidn'twanttohaveanythingmoretodowiththeyoungmanC.shewasmovedbyHarry'skindnessD.sheknewshewouldhavetopaytherailwayifsheinsistedEPeoplesayteenagersarenogood.Theymaketoomuchnoiseinshoppingmalls;theydrivecarelesslyupanddownAmerica’smainstreets.Andatleastsomeofthetimethosethingsaretrue.Butweshouldn’tforgetthattherearehardmomentsinthelifeofateenagertoo.Iwatchedsuchamomentnotlongagoatawoman’sfuneralwhichhappenedinachurch.Ateenagegrandsonsteppedforward.Softlyhebegan:“IwanttoshareafewvaluesthatNanataughtme.Sheneverfailedtoseelightinanysituation.Whenourfamilydogwouldattackher,whatwouldNanasay?‘Oh,whatbeautifulmarkingsthatdoghas.’ThatwasNana.“Shewasastrongwomanwhooftenlivedintheshadowofmygrandpa,whowasasuccessfulbusinessmaninthiscity.ButshewastheonebehindthesceneswhoprovidedthestrengthandsupportforGrandpa’scareer,”hesaid,withavoicenowtrembling.“ThatwasNana’sway.”Finally,inavoicebreakingfreeofsorrow,helookedupandsaid,“Nanataughtmecourage.Sheputupafighttotheend,whenshediedpeacefully,whichishowshelivedherlife.ThatwasNana’sway,andIhopeIcancarryoninthesamemanner.”Therearenoheartsassensitiveasthoseofteenagers,becauseeverythingishappeningtothemforthefirsttime.Thetroublewithteenagersisthattheyhaven’tlearnedtobecontrolled.Whenthatboyrosetospeakaboutthewomanwhohadbeenhisdearestfriend,hishonestvoicedraggedeachofusoutintotheopenwherewecouldnolongerhide.Iwasmovedandlearnedalot.20.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,______.A.youngpeoplearelivingahardlifeB.peopledon’tthinkhighlyoftheteenagersC.peopleshouldn’tforgettheyoungpeopleD.youngpeopleshouldkeepquietbeforethepublic21.Fromtheboy’sspeech,weknowhisgrandmother______.A.wasaweakwomanlivingintheshadowofhisgrandpaB.likeddogsverymucheveniftheyoftenattackedherC.couldseeeverythingaroundherthoughshewasoldD.hadgreatinfluenceovertheboywhenshewasalive22.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheboy______.A.wasfilledwithsadnessandgaveupfinishinghistalkB.wasalwaysverygoodatexpressinghimselfC.practicedalotinordertogiveamovingspeechD.hadgreatdifficultyinacceptingthelossofNana23.Thewriterwantedtotellthereaders______.A.theyoungpeopleweretooweaktofacecertainfactsB.theyoungpeoplehavelearnedtocontrolthemselvesC.theadultscouldlearnsomethingvaluablefromtheyoungD.theadultsshouldteachtheyounghowtodealwiththedeathFItisexcitingtoapplyforajobthatreallyinterestsyou.Inmakingyourapplication,thereareanumberofpointsforyoutoobserve.Inyourletterofapplication,aimtosayjustenoughtointroduceyourself.Ifyouareansweringanadvertisement,anyinformationforwhichitasksmust,ofcourse,begiven.Thiswillusuallycoveryourschoolrecordandanyfurthereducationandtraining.Youmayalsobeaskedtogivethenamesofoneortwopersonstosupplyreference.Forthispurposeyoushouldchoosepeoplewhoknowyouwellenoughaboutyourcharacterandability;andyoushouldalsoaskfortheirpermissiontobenamedasreferees.Itwilldependoncircumstanceshowmuchyoucanusefullyaddaboutyourself.Yourpurposeistobringtothenoticeofthebossanygoodreasonwhyyouratherthananyoftheotherapplicantsshouldbechosenforthejob.Ifthereforeyoufeelyouhaveanyspecialskillfortheworkor,forexample,anyparticularinterestinthelineofbusiness,letthisbeknown.Finallythereisyouruseoflanguage.Youcannotgowrongifyoukeepyoursentencesandparagraphsshort,makingsurethesenseisclearandwellexpressed.Chooseplainwordssolongastheycanexpressyourmeaning.24.Theaimofwritingaletterofapplicationisto___________A.tellthebossyourschoolrecordB.expresswhyyouaremostsuitableforthejobC.showyourcharacterandabilityD.giveenoughinformationaboutyourself25.Inyourletterofapplication,tryto________________. A.keepitasshortaspossibleB.givemoreinformationaboutyoureducationandtrainingC.sayinafewwordswithmaininformationD.coveryourschoolrecordfully26.Theauthorsuggestsyouchoosewordseasyto______solongastheycanexpressyourthoughtwell.A.toseeB.tohearC.tounderstandD.towrite27.Thebesttitleforthispassagecouldbe________.A.HowtoFindaJobB.TheBestWaytoWriteaLetterC.WritingLetterstoOne'sBossD.HowtoWriteaLetterofApplicationGSavingmoneygivesyoufreedom.Ifyouhaveenoughsavingsyoumaybeabletogiveupyourjob.Iknowacouplewhosavedupenoughmoneythattheywereabletoleavetheirjobsforayear,andtravelacrossthecountry.Youcouldseethewonderfulexperiencestheyhadbecausetheywereabletoenjoythattimetogether.Savingmoneyisimprovingyourfuturelife.Itisimportanttorealizethatbysavingmoneynowyouwillbeabletodosomanymorethingsinyourlateryears.Youcanretireearlyandspendtimetravelingaroundtheworld.Bysavingmoneynow,youwillbeabletodoasmanythingsasyoulikeandenjoyagoodlife.Savingmoneywillbringyoupeaceofmind.Everydollarthatyouhaveinthebankisadollar,whichstandsbetweenyouanddisaster(劫难).Peoplewhohavesavingsarenotworriedwhenacarbreaksdown,orsomeonebecomessick.Theyknowthattheywillbeokayiftheyloseajob,andittakestimetofindanewone.Savingmoneysetsanexampleforyourchildren.Byteachingyourchildrentosavemoneyandplanforthefuture,youareincontrolof（掌控）whereyouspendyourmoney,andwhatyoudowithit.Itmaybeoneofthemostimportantideasthatyouteachyourchildren.28.Accordingtoparagraph1，ifyouwanttogiveupyourjob,__________.A.youcantravelacrossthecountryB.youmusthaveenoughsavingsC.youcanstaywithyourfamilyD.youwillhavewonderfulexperiences29.Paragraph3mainlytellsus___________.A.nottoloseajobifyoudon’thavesavingsB.toputthemoneyinthebankwhenyouhavesavingsC.nottoworryifacarbreaksdownorsomeoneisillD.tosavemoneyifyouwanttohaveapeacefulmind30.Paragraph4mainlytalksabout___________.A.theplanforfuturelifeB.theimportanceofchildren’seducationC.theinfluenceofsavingmoneyonchildrenD.theskillsofsavingmoneyforchildren31.Thebesttitle（标题）forthispassagemaybe___________.A.MoneysavingimportanceB.MoneysavingpurposeC.MoneysavingskillsD.MoneysavingexperienceHPeopleusuallyhatemice,butonemousehaswontheheartsofthepeopleallovertheworld—thefamousMickeyMouse.DoyouknowhowMickeycameintobeing?Verylateonenight,WaltDisneywasstillworkinghardasusual.Hewasdrawingcartoons.Suddenlyheheardastrangesound—crunch,crunch.Waltlookedinsidethewastebasket.TherewasafamilyofmiceeatingpiecesofbreadthatwereleftoverfromWalt’slunchFormanynights,theyplayedthere.Waltbegantolikehavingthemicearound.Helikedonelittlemousebetterthananyoftheothers.Henamedthismouse“Mortimer”.Theybecamegoodfriends.SometimeswhenWaltwasworkinglateintothenight,Mortimerwouldjumpontohisshoulderandtouchhisearwithhiscoldlittlenose.ThenWaltbeganhavingtroubleinsellinghiscartoons,sohedecidedtomovetoabiggercity.Buteveninthenewcity,hecouldn’tsellhiscartoons.“Ineedsomenewideas,”Waltsaidtohimself.Hebegandrawinglittleanimals,butnothingpleasedhim.SuddenlyherememberedMortimer.WaltbegantodrawMortimer.Onthepictureitdidn’tlooklikearealmouse,butmorelikeafunnygentleman.ButhiswifethoughtMortimerwasnotagoodname.SoWaltgavethelittlemouseanewnameMickeyMouse.AmovietheatreboughtWalt’scartoon.Whentheshowstarted,MickeyMousesanganddancedanddidfunnythingsonthemoviescreen.Peopleroaredwithlaughter.FromthenonMickeyMousehasbecomeoneofthemostpopularmoviestarsintheworld.32.Formthispassageweknow.A.WaltDisneywasahard-workingman B.WaltDisneywasanabsent-mindedmanC.WaltDisneywasafunnymanlikehisMickeyMouse D.WaltDisneywasamanwhoalwayshadnomoney33.AtthebeginningWaltDisney.A.livedanactivelife B.livedaveryhardlifeC.livedinahousewheretherewerenocats D.wasoftenaskedtomove34.BeforeWaltDisneydrewMortimer,.A.hehadworkedasawriterforthreeyears B.hehadwrittenmanystoriesaboutMortimerinthenewspaperC.hehaddrawnmanyotherlittleanimals D.hehadbeenafilmstarforalongtime35.WaltDisneybegantogetsuccessin.A.makingcartoonsaboutMickeyMouse B.gettinghiswife’shelpC.makingfilms D.startinghiscompanyⅡ完型填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给旳A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卷上。Itwasasunnyday.Alittleboy’sfatherwassittingonthecouch,drinkingabeer,whilewatchinga1match.Seeingthis,theboyrushedtohisfatherandshouted,“Daddy,Daddy,2mehowtoplaycatch!”Thefather,3atthetelevisionscreen,replied,“Letmefinishwatchingthematch.Playoutsideandcomebackinfiveminutes.”“Okay,Daddy!”saidtheboy,runningoutof