高一英语词汇竞赛试题

2013年广州市高一英语词汇竞赛May,24th2013一．选择填空（20%）1.Whenthegovernment_____toofferhelp,Jackdecidedtosavehisfamilyallbyhimself.A.managed B.failed C.determined D.expectedTheSouthChinatigerslivedinsoutheastChinamanyyearsagobut_____inthe1970s.Manyexpertsthinktheyhavecompletelydiedout.A.starved B.disappeared C.gathered D.wandered3.It’sinspiringthatthenewtechnologybrings_____topeople’sdailylife.A.benefits B.concerns C.details D.advantages4.Itisreportedthat6,990,000freshcollege_____arefacingadifficultyearofjobhunting.A.partners B.volunteers C.graduates D.teenagersHehasalwaysbeena_____manbecauseheneverfailstohelpthoseinneed.A.grateful B.generous C.reliable D.energeticSupportfromparentsplaysa(n)_____roleinbuildingupkids’confidence.A.universal B.valuable C.harmless D.abstractThejourneytoChinawasofcoursequite_____,anditmadehimmoreawareofChina’suniqueculture.A.obvious B.protective C.impressive D.fundamentalDavidwroteonapieceofpaper:“Help!I’mTRAPPEDinside!”andstuckittotheglassdoor.________,someonepassingbywouldseeit.A.Surely B.ThankfullyC.Truly D.GraduallyTheywanttosharetheirhappinessoftheharvestwithalltheirfriendsinabig_____.A.application B.attention C.style D.celebrationHealwaysfocusesontheminordetailsbut_____themostimportantpoint.A.settles B.ignores C.explores D.admitsWhatadisappointment!Itwasenoughtomakeone_____,buttheystillcarriedonlookingforthelostman.A.cheerup B.loseheart C.goahead D.takeachanceTherainwasnotroubleatall._____,itaddedtothepleasureofsummerevening.A.Asaresult B.Aboveall C.Onthecontrary D.InadditionThecomputersystem_____suddenlywhilehewassearchingforinformationontheInternet.A.brokedown B.brokeout C.brokeup D.brokeinThegovernmentshould_____theunemploymentproblembeforethepeoplebecometoodissatisfied.A.sortout B.careabout C.turnto D.getalongwithUNESCO_____theUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization.A.belongsto B.relieson C.dealswith D.standsforItwashisjobto_____thejewelrystoreandguarditfromthievesandburglars.A.blockout B.catchsightof C.watchover D.watchoutforTheyholdthebeliefthattheChinesemedicinecan_____people_____thediseasespreadinginthecountry.A.prevent…from B.protect…from C.attach…to D.remind…ofMadameCuriewasawardedasecondNobelPrize_____hergreatcontributionsinchemistry.A.becauseof B.suchas C.accordingto D.ratherthanThebandgotpublicrecognitionin2011andhavebeenkeentoplaymusictogether_____.A.rightaway B.eversince C.atpresent D.beforelongOncehe_____thesurroundings,hebegantowanderaroundbyhimself.A.wasfondof B.gottiredof C.wasdevotedto D.gotfamiliarwith二．完形填空。(30%)(A)Astudentwasonedaytakingawalkwithaprofessor.Astheywentalong,theysawlyinginthepathapairofoldshoes,whichtheysupposedbelongedtoa(an)21manworkinginafieldnearby.Thestudentturnedtotheprofessor,saying,“Let’shidehisshoes,andthenwe’ll22ourselvesbehindthosebushes,andwaittoseehis23whenhecannotfindthem.”“Myyoungfriend,”answeredtheprofessor,“weshouldnever24ourselvesattheexpenseofthepoor.You’rerich.Whynotusealittleofyourwealthtohelpthepoormanandgetpleasurethisway.Putacoinintoeachshoe,andthenwe’llgobehindthebushesandwatchhowthe25affectshim.”Thestudentdidastheprofessorinstructed.Thepoormansoonfinishedhiswork,andcameacrossthe26tothepathwherehe’dlefthiscoatandshoes.Whileputtingonhiscoat,heputhisfootintooneofhisshoes;but27somethinghard,hebentdowntoseewhatitwas,andfoundthecoin.28andwonderwereseenuponhisface.He29thecoin,turneditround,andlookedatitagainandagain.Hethenlookedaroundbutsawnobody.Henowputthemoneyintohispocket,andwentonto30ontheothershoe;buthissurprisewas31onfindingtheothercoin.Hewasso32thathefelluponhisknees,andletoutaloudcryof33,inwhichhespokeofhissickwifeandhis34childrenandtheimportanceofthemoneytothem.Thestudentstoodthere,35affected,andsaidtotheprofessor,“You’vetaughtmealessonI’llneverforget.I’llalwaystrymybesttohelpthoseinneed.”21.A.honest B.young C.poor D.old22.A.find B.enjoy C.hide D.please23.A.fear B.confusion C.gratitude D.attitude24.A.amuse B.make C.help D.treat25.A.pleasure B.discovery C.poverty D.trouble26.A.field B.bush C.way D.farm27.A.hearing B.seeing C.finding D.feeling28.A.Pain B.Suspicion C.Astonishment D.Impatience29.A.pulledup B.pickedup C.gaveup D.tookup30.A.take B.hold C.carry D.put31.A.reduced B.replaced C.lost D.doubled32.A.touched B.frightened C.surprised D.disappointed33.A.anger B.thanks C.confusion D.satisfaction34.A.hungry B.lovely C.clever D.naughty35.A.hopefully B.easily C.finally D.deeply(B)Thelightsgoout---anotherpowerfailure.“Getthecandles,”Momsays,andIdo.MyyoungerbrotherandIruntoeveryroomtocollectthetall36andplacetheminthelivingroom,afewcandlesineachcorner.Itakeonetothecoffeetabletouseto37.Iputmybookbesidethecandleholder,planningtofinishthelastthreechapters,butlackingstrongbeliefanddetermination.Sothebookremains38.Asighescapesmybrother’slips.“Thisisboring,”hesays.Adropofwaxfallsonmy39.“Iknow,”Isay,butreally,Iam40thequietness.Iliketowatchthecandleburnandfeelthatlifeissimple.Iliketolookoutthewindowintoanimmediate41unspoiledbylight.Icherishthese42momentswhenthequietnessmakesmefeelasifIcanlivethewaythepeopleofthepastlived---theEgyptians,thePilgrims,theGreeks---anyonewhoeverlivedtoseethe43colorI’mseeing.Ifeelatonewithasecret,primeval(原始的)age.AndIcannothelpthinkingwhatnightwasreallylikeforthem:Whatdidafarmer’sfamilydoatnight?Ofcourse,thedarknessmusthavebroughtthemtogether,forcedthemintoeachother’s44asithasdonetoustonight---developedloveandfriendshipinatimeof45anduncertainty.Afireprobablyburnedinaroomwherethefamily46totalkandrelax.Nightwasatimewhenmenandwomenwerefreedfrom47.TheyhadnocomputersorTVs,andhadtomakedowithbooks,religion,and48.Bzzz!Thelights49.Everyonecheersforthelightexceptme.IstillstareintothenightandI’mconvincedthatnightistheclosestapersoncangettoexperiencethe50.36.A.candles B.light C.repair D.book 37.A..lighten B.play C.read D.talk 38.A.undone B.finished C.closed D.uncolored 39.A.foot B.hand C.table D.book 40.A.hating B.enjoying C.eating D.understanding 41.A.darkness B.night C.quietness D.silence 42.A.wonderful B.unusual C.silent D.colorful 43.A.white B.yellow C.red D.black44.A.company B.group C.class D.family 45.A.happiness B.fear C.confidence D.excitement 46.A.gathered B.divided C.remained D.opened 47.A.difficulty B.trouble C.enemy D.work 48.A.games B.dancing C.conversation D.singing 49.A.fail B.return C.come D.switch 50.A.dark B.present C.future D.past三．阅读理解。(30%)（A）TheDate’sOff Thankstomyshelteredupbringing,Ioncethoughttheworldconsistedonlyofpeoplewho,likeme,respecteduse-bydates.Thatis,untilImetmyhusband. HethinksthatIam“fussy”and“overcautious”whenitcomestomyfoodrules.I,ontheotherhand,believethatI’mjustdoingwhatfoodproducersadvise.AndthefoodthatIamstrictestaboutismilk. Ibelievethatmilkshouldspenditsentireexistencegoingfromfridgetofridge.Ifigurethateachbottleofmilkhasatotalofaboutfiveminutesthatitcansafelyspendunrefrigerated.Ithinkthosefiveminutesarealltakenupbythetimeittakestoremoveacartonofmilkfromthesupermarketanddriveittoitsnewhome. Myhusbandbegstodiffer.Whilehealsobelievesthatmilkhasalimitedtimeitcanspendoutsideofafridge,thatperiodis,oh,aroundhalfaday.So,wheneverwegoshoppinghegetsupsetwhenImakehimwaitinlinewitheverythingbarthemilk.OnlywhenthecashierisbeginningtocheckthroughouritemsdoIdashbacktothesupermarketrefrigeratorandgrabourdairyitems.Iwishtherewasanexpresscounterthatpeoplecouldquicklypassthroughtominimisethemilk’sout-of-fridgeexposuretime. WhenmyhusbandandIfirstmovedintogether,Iwaslikethefoodpolice,doingdailyfridgechecksandthrowingoutallolditems.ButsoonIgotsickofconstantlyhearing,“Whathappenedtothatstewthing?Icouldhavesworntherewasstillsomeleft.”SoIloosenedupalittle;Idecidedtoliveonthewildside. AndIwasdoingOK.Thatis,untilInoticedtherewasgreen,mouldy(发霉的)stuffgrowinginourfridge.Yousee,myhusbandalsobelievesthatanyfoodissavable.Thecheeseisgettingmouldy?Ah,easy,justcutthegreenbitsoffandtherestisgoodasgold.Thepastasauceissproutingfungusasbigasaheadofbroccoli?Scoopoffthetoplayerandtherestisfine.Afterleavinghimonfridge-cleanoutdutyforawhile,Iimaginedthatwehadbecomethetopicofaterrifyingnewsreport“Theymayseemlikeaneverydaycouple,butwhatlivesintheirfridgewouldsickenanyone.JoinmetonightasIentertheDeadlyZone…”thenewsreporterwouldsay. AndsoIhaveregainedmyfood-policingrole–andmyhusbanddoesadmitthat,eventhoughfoodgetsthrownoutalittleearlierthanhewouldlike,he’sfeelingalotlesssicklately.AndhenolongerargueswithmeatthesupermarketcheckoutasIracebacktogetthemilk.51.Thewriterwasbroughtuptobelieve_______.A.thereexistedpeoplewhorespecteduse-bydatesjustlikeherB.allthepeopleintheworldtookuse-bydatesveryseriouslyC.fewpeoplesheknewfellsickfromfoodpoisoningD.herfuturehusbandwouldrespectherlivingstyle52.Thepurposeofsharingtheexperienceofthecouplebuyingmilkinthesupermarketis_______. A.todemonstratehowcautioussheisaboutfoodsafety B.toshowhowfoolishherhusbandthinkssheis C.toarguethatthereshouldbeaspecialexpresscheckoutcounter D.toadvisepeopleshouldnottakethemilkbeforetheyarereadytopay53.Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“bar”inPara.4? A.including B.like C.before D.except54.Whydidthewriterdecideto“liveonthewildside”likeherhusband? A.Becauseshewastiredofherhusband’scomplaints. B.Becauseshedidn’twanttobelikethefoodpolice. C.Becauseitturnedoutthatthefoodinthefridgedidn’tgobadeasily. D.Becauseherhusbandcouldalwayssavemouldyfood.55.Whatisthewriter’stoneinthearticle? A.Ironic. B.Formal. C.Humorous. D.Serious.(B)Itiscommonsensethatchildrenwhowalkorcycletoschoolhavealowerriskofobesitythanthosebycar.Butdrivingyouryoungsterstothegatescouldalsocausetheiracademicworktosuffer.Researchersfoundchildrenwhoweredriventoschool,orwhotookpublictransport,hadpoorerconcentrationlevelsthanthosewhotookamoreactiveroutesuchaswalkingorcycling.ThejointstudybyresearchersattwoDanishuniversitiesfoundthatregularexercisecouldadvanceastudentuptohalfayearintheirstudies.Childrenwhoweredriventoschool,orwhotookpublictransport,performedlesswellinatestmeasuringconcentrationlevels,thanthosewhohadwalkedorcycled.Theresultssurprisedtheresearchers,astheirhypothesisoriginallyfocusedontheeffectsofeatingbreakfastandlunchonpupils’abilitytoconcentrate.“Theexerciseastudentusestotransporthimorherselftoschoolisreflectedinthelevelofconcentrationhe/shehasaboutfourhourslater,”NielsEgelund,aco-authorofthereportsaid.“Theresultsshowedthathavingbreakfastandlunchhasanimpact,butnotverymuchcomparedtohavingexercise.”“Asathird-gradepupil,ifyouexerciseandbiketoschool,yourabilitytoconcentrateincreasestotheequivalentofsomeonehalfayearfurtherintheirstudies,”headded.Inthesurvey,takenby19,527pupilsagedfiveto19yearsold,participantswereaskedabouttheirexercisehabitsandwerethengivenabasictestmeasuringtheirconcentration.“Mostpeopleknowthefeelingofbeingrefreshedafterhavingexercised,butitissurprisingthattheeffectlastsforsolong,”Egelundsaid.PreviousresearchfromtheUniversityofAndeveniftheyareoverweightbythetimetheygettoadulthood,thosewithstrongermusclestendtolivelonger.56.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___________________.concentrationisveryimportantindecidingstudents’academicworkthosecycletoschooldoworsethanthosewhogotoschoolonfootstudentswhoarestrongercandobetterintheiracademicworkpeoplewhoareoverweighttendtoliveshorterthanthosethinnerpeople57.Originally,researcherswereattemptingtoprovethat_________________.A.havingexercisehelpedtoimprovestudents’concentrationB.eatingbreakfastandlunchcouldimprovestudents’concentrationC.takingpublictransportationhelpedtoimprovestudents’concentrationD.havingstrongermusclescontributedtostudents’concentrationonstudy58.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“equivalent”inParagraph6probablymean?A.higherlevelB.similartalentC.lessconcentratedD.samelevel59.AccordingtoNielsEgelund,whatissurprising?A.Exercisehelpsustomakebetteruseofoxygen.B.Muscularboyslivelongerthantheweakerones.C.Theeffectofexercisecanlastforsuchalongtime.D.Bikingorwalkingcansharpenpeople’sthinking.60.Withthispassage,theauthoristryingtoconvincestudentsof____________.theimportanceofpublictransportationthebenefitoftakingexercisethesignificanceofconcentrationtheeffectofhavingbreakfast(C)ALow-CarbonEconomy(LCE)orLow-Fossil-FuelEconomy(LFFE)isaconceptthatreferstoaneconomywhichreleasestheminimalamountofgreenhousegases(GHGs)intotheatmosphere,especiallythemostdangerousgreenhouse,carbondioxide.Acarbonfootprintis"thetotalamountofgreenhousegas(GHG)producedbyanorganization,eventorproduct".Forsimplicityofreporting,itisoftenexpressedintermsoftheamountofcarbondioxide,oritsequivalentofotherGHGs,releasedindoingtheactivityormakingtheproduct.Anewpurpose-builtofficecomplexthatwillofferenvironmentallyfriendlyaccommodationacross66,250squarefeetisunderconstructioninWales.ItisreportedthattheCardiffWatersideProjectisa£140millionconstructionprojectandwillaimtoofferbusinessintheareaanenvironmentthathasalowercarbonfootprintthantraditionalofficespace.Aone-yearcarbongasreductionprogramproposedbyChina'sMinistryofEnvironmentalProtection(MEP)wasstartedhereWednesday,onWorldEarthDay,toencouragecitizensnationwidetoadjusttheirlifestyleandlivea"low-carbon"lifestyle.Alow-carbonlifestylecoversmanyaspectsofmodernlife,suchastransportation,homeheating,andholidaytravel.Thegoalistodotheseactivitiesinawaythatproducestheminimumamountofcarbondioxidepossible.61.Whatdoesthetextintendtodo?A.Todefinethegreenhouseeffect.B.Toteachhumansalesson.C.ToappealtoustofocusonenvironmentD.Toexplainsomedefinitionsrelatedtolowcarbon.62.Whenwasthe”carbongasreductionprogram”releasedmostprobably?A.In2009. B.InlateMarch. C.Adecadeago. D.Unknown.63.A“LowCarbonEconomy”includesthefollowingexcept_______.A.Eco-travel.B.TotakethepublicmeansoftransportC.Car-pooling.D.Tobecomeacouchpotato.64.Asusedinthelastparagraph,whatdoestheunderlinedword‘