2019年英语竞赛试题目

2011-2012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，从每题所给的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.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?Itisalwaysveryrudeandaggressivetolookatothersforalongtime.One,sfeelingscanbeshownthroughtheireyes.Ifastrangerlooksatyouforsometime,hemustbeattractedatyou..Ifyouarestaredatbyastranger,youmustlookveryawkward.Howcanwetellifsomeonepossiblylying?B.Ifhelooksatyouoccasionally.A.Ifhelooksatyoudirectlyintheeyefortoolong.B.Ifhelooksatyouoccasionally.C.Ifhelookshonest.D.Ifhelooksattentive.C.Ifhelookshonest.Whatissuggestedifyouaretalkingtoothers?You,dbetterlookatthelistenerallthetime.Youareadvisedtotrytodominatethelisteners.Youaresupposedtolookatthelistenersfromtimetotime.Youshouldnotmakeeyecontactwithlisteners.Iftwopersonsexchangeeyecontactgentlyforlong,whatisprobablytheirrelationship?A.Fatherandson.B.Strangers.C.Lovers.D.Teacherandstudent.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,slearnedtodisregarcwhatotherpeoplethinkbecauseshejustdoesn,tcareanymore.Shelikestosurroundherselfwithpeoplelikehersoitmakesherfeellikesheisthelessstrangeoneinmostsituations.Rachaelwantstobetwocompletelydifferentpeopleinherlife.Acommunicationjournalistforone,shehasalwayswantedtobethatperson.Thesecondpossiblecareerwouldbelawyer.Ifsahugegoal,andonedayyou'llseeherdoingsomethingsheloves.Influencedbyherparents,Rachaelenjoyslisteningtoallkindsofmusic.Rarely,ifever,doyouseeherwithoutsomesortofmusic.EverymorningyoucanseeRachaelinherbathroomgettingreadyforschoolwithherplayeratmaximumvolume（音量）.Herparentsalwaysgetmadatheraboutthat,butshecan,thearthemanywayoverthemusic.Theydon,tknowthatsheusestheirsurroundsoundstereowhentheyaren,tathome!Rachaellikestobewithpeoplelikeherbecause.sheonlywantstomakefriendswiththepeoplelikehermanypeoplethinksheisstrangeanddon,tliketobewithhersheknowstherearemanyotherpeoplewhoarealsostrangeitmakesherfeellikesheisnotsostrangeaspeoplethink2Theunderlinedword“disregard”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“”.A.ignore B.realize C.accept D.mindRachael,sparentsdon,tliketheirchildrento.A.belateforschool B.usetheirsurroundsoundstereoC.listentothemusicinthebathroom D.playmusictoloudlyItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.Rachaellikestobedifferentfromothers B.RachaelneverreadsbookscarefullyC.Rachaelwillbealawyerinthefuture D.Rachael,sparentsalsolikemusicThepassagementionsthefollowingaboutRachaelEXCEPTher.A.hobby B.personalityC.idealjobsD.appearanceCAsksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywillalmostcertainlymentionrecycling.Recyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcourse.However,beingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanweneed.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthatover-consumptioninthegreenestwaypossible,butitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplace.Thetotalamountofpackagingincreasedby12%between1999and2005.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.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“over-consumption”referto?A.Usingtoomuchpackaging. B.Recyclingtoomanywastes.C.Makingmoreproductsthannecessary.D.Havingmorematerialthanisneeded.TheauthorusesfiguresinParagraph2toshow.A.thetendencyofcuttinghouseholdwasteB.theincreaseofpackagingrecyclingC.therapidgrowthofsupermarkets D.thefactofpackagingoveruseAccordingtothetext,recycling.A.helpscontrolthegreenhouseeffect B.meansburningpackagingforenergyC.isthesolutiontogasshortage D.leadstoawasteoflandWhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?Unpackagedproductsareofbadquality.Supermarketscaremoreaboutpackaging.Itisimpropertojudgequalitybypackaging.Otherproductsarebetterpackagedthanfood.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Fightingwastefulnessisdifficult. B.Needlessmaterialismostlyrecycled.C.Peoplelikecollectingrecyclablewaste. D.Theauthorisproudoftheirconsumerculture.DHavingreturnedfromherroundtrip（往返旅程）,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.Harrywasworriedbecause.A.thewomanwasangrywithhim B. hehadnotdonehisworkproperlyC.theJerseytimetablewaswrong D. thelittlegirldidn'thaveareturnticketHarrystartedtalkingtothelittlegirl.becausehewasindifficultyanddidnotknowwhattodobecausehehadalittlegirlaboutthesameageasthisgirlbecausehewantedtobefriendlytothelittlegirlwholookedsonicewhenhesuddenlyrealizedthathecouldfindawayoutfromthelittlegirlWhenHarrysaid,"Thelawisthelaw,butsincethefaultwasmine…,"hemeantthat.theymustfollowitwithoutotherchoice,eventhoughthefaultwashishehadtobestrictwiththewomanbecauseofthelaw,althoughhedidn'twanttothewomanhadtopayhim£1.50andtherailwaywouldpayforthehotelsheshouldpay£1.50,butashehadmadeamistake,shecouldgowithoutpayingThewomanlefttheofficewithoutsayinganythingbecause.shewantedtogohomeandgetmoneyforthechild'sticketshewassoangrythatshedidn'twanttohaveanythingmoretodowiththeyoungmanshewasmovedbyHarry'skindnesssheknewshewouldhavetopaytherailwayifsheinsistedEPeoplesayteenagersarenogood.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.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,.youngpeoplearelivingahardlifepeopledon,tthinkhighlyoftheteenagerspeopleshouldn,tforgettheyoungpeopleyoungpeopleshouldkeepquietbeforethepublicFromtheboy,sspeech,weknowhisgrandmother.wasaweakwomanlivingintheshadowofhisgrandpalikeddogsverymucheveniftheyoftenattackedhercouldseeeverythingaroundherthoughshewasoldhadgreatinfluenceovertheboywhenshewasaliveWecaninferfromthepassagethattheboy.wasfilledwithsadnessandgaveupfinishinghistalkwasalwaysverygoodatexpressinghimselfpracticedalotinordertogiveamovingspeechhadgreatdifficultyinacceptingthelossofNanaThewriterwantedtotellthereaders.theyoungpeopleweretooweaktofacecertainfactstheyoungpeoplehavelearnedtocontrolthemselvestheadultscouldlearnsomethingvaluablefromtheyoungtheadultsshouldteachtheyounghowtodealwiththedeathFItisexcitingtoapplyforajobthatreallyinterestsyou.Inmakingyourapplication,thereareanumberofpointsforyoutoobserve.Inyourletterofapplication,aimtosayjustenoughtointroduceyourself.Ifyouareansweringanadvertisement,anyinformationforwhichitasksmust,ofcourse,begiven.Thiswillusuallycoveryourschoolrecordandanyfurthereducationandtraining.Youmayalsobeaskedtogivethenamesofoneortwopersonstosupplyreference.Forthispurposeyoushouldchoosepeoplewhoknowyouwellenoughaboutyourcharacterandability;andyoushouldalsoaskfortheirpermissiontobenamedasreferees.Itwilldependoncircumstanceshowmuchyoucanusefullyaddaboutyourself.Yourpurposeistobringtothenoticeofthebossanygoodreasonwhyyouratherthananyoftheotherapplicantsshouldbechosenforthejob.Ifthereforeyoufeelyouhaveanyspecialskillfortheworkor,forexample,anyparticularinterestinthelineofbusiness,letthisbeknown.Finallythereisyouruseoflanguage.Youcannotgowrongifyoukeepyoursentencesandparagraphsshort,makingsurethesenseisclearandwellexpressed.Chooseplainwordssolongastheycanexpressyourmeaning.TheaimofwritingaletterofapplicationistoA.tellthebossyourschoolrecord B.expresswhyyouaremostsuitableforthejobC.showyourcharacterandability D.giveenoughinformationaboutyourselfInyourletterofapplication,tryto.keepitasshortaspossiblegivemoreinformationaboutyoureducationandtrainingsayinafewwordswithmaininformationcoveryourschoolrecordfully.Theauthorsuggestsyouchoosewordseasytosolongastheycanexpressyourthoughtwell.A.tosee B.tohearC.tounderstand D.towrite.Thebesttitleforthispassagecouldbe.A.HowtoFindaJob B.TheBestWaytoWriteaLetterC.WritingLetterstoOne'sBoss D.HowtoWriteaLetterofApplicationGSavingmoneygivesyoufreedom.Ifyouhaveenoughsavingsyoumaybeabletogiveupyourjob.Iknowacouplewhosavedupenoughmoneythattheywereabletoleavetheirjobsforayear,andtravelacrossthecountry.Youcouldseethewonderfulexperiencestheyhadbecausetheywereabletoenjoythattimetogether.Savingmoneyisimprovingyourfuturelife.Itisimportanttorealizethatbysavingmoneynowyouwillbeabletodosomanymorethingsinyourlateryears.Youcanretireearlyandspendtimetravelingaroundtheworld.Bysavingmoneynow,youwillbeabletodoasmanythingsasyoulikeandenjoyagoodlife.Savingmoneywillbringyoupeaceofmind.Everydollarthatyouhaveinthebankisadollar,whichstandsbetweenyouanddisaster（灾难）.Peoplewhohavesavingsarenotworriedwhenacarbreaksdown,orsomeonebecomessick.Theyknowthattheywillbeokayiftheyloseajob,andittakestimetofindanewone.Savingmoneysetsanexampleforyourchildren.Byteachingyourchildrentosavemoneyandplanforthefuture,youareincontrolof（掌控）whereyouspendyourmoney,andwhatyoudowithit.Itmaybeoneofthemostimportantideasthatyouteachyourchildren..Accordingtoparagraph1,ifyouwanttogiveupyourjob,.A.youcantravelacrossthecountry B.youmusthaveenoughsavingsC.youcanstaywithyourfamily D.youwillhavewonderfulexperiences.Paragraph3mainlytellsus.nottoloseajobifyoudon,thavesavingstoputthemoneyinthebankwhenyouhavesavingsnottoworryifacarbreaksdownorsomeoneisilltosavemoneyifyouwanttohaveapeacefulmind30.Paragraph4mainlytalksabout.A.theplanforfuturelife B.theimportanceofchildren,seducationtheinfluenceofsavingmoneyonchildren D.theskillsofsavingmoneyforchildrenThebesttitle（标题）forthispassagemaybe.A.Moneysavingimportance B.MoneysavingpurposeC.Moneysavingskills D.MoneysavingexperienceHPeopleusuallyhatemice,butonemousehaswontheheartsofthepeopleallovertheworld一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.AmovietheatreboughtWalfscartoon.Whentheshowstarted,MickeyMousesanganddancedanddidfunnythingsonthemoviescreen.Peopleroaredwithlaughter.FromthenonMickeyMousehas8becomeoneofthemostpopularmoviestarsintheworld.Formthispassageweknow.WaltDisneywasahard-workingmanWaltDisneywasanabsent-mindedmanWaltDisneywasafunnymanlikehisMickeyMouseWaltDisneywasamanwhoalwayshadnomoneyAtthebeginningWaltDisney.A.livedanactivelife B.livedaveryhardlifeC.livedinahousewheretherewerenocats D.wasoftenaskedtomoveBeforeWaltDisneydrewMortimer,.hehadworkedasawriterforthreeyearshehadwrittenmanystoriesaboutMortimerinthenewspaperhehaddrawnmanyotherlittleanimalshehadbeenafilmstarforalongtimeWaltDisneybegantogetsuccessin.A.makingcartoonsaboutMickeyMouse B.gettinghiswife,shelpC.makingfilms D.startinghiscompany11完型填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1〜15各题所给的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,