迎新年九姑中学高三英语阅读竞赛试题.docx

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迎新年九姑中学高三英语阅读竞赛试题

迎新年九姑中学高三英语阅读竞赛试题

命题人：

石恒明审题人：

邓胜荣

一、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

HistorianstendtotellthesamejokewhentheyaredescribinghistoryeducationinAmerica.It’stheone---1---theteacherstandingintheschoolroomdoor----2----goodbyetostudentsforthesummerandcalling----3---them,"Bytheway,wewonWorldWarII."

　　Theproblemwiththejoke,ofcourse,isthatit’s---4---funny.Therecentsurveyson---5---illiteracy（无知）arebeginningtonumb（令人震惊）:

nearlyonethirdofAmerican17-year-oldscannoteven----6---whichcountriestheUnitedStates---7----againstinthatwar.Onethirdhaveno---8----whentheDeclarationofIndependencewas----9--.OnethirdthoughtColumbusreachedtheNewWorldafter1750.Twothirdscannotcorrectly---10---theCivilWarbetween1850and1900.-----11-----whentheygettheanswersright,someare-----12----guessing.

　　Unlikemathorscience,ignoranceofhistorycannotbe--13-----connectedtolossofinternational---14---.Butitdoesaffectourfuture-----15----ademocraticnationandasindividuals.The------16------newsisthatthereisgrowingagreement----17-----whatiswrongwiththe----18----ofhistoryandwhatneedstobe----19----tofixit.Thestepsaretentative（尝试性的）---20----yettobefeltinmostclassrooms.

1.A.aboutB.inC.forD.by

2.A.shakingB.wavingC.noddingD.speaking

3.A.inB.afterC.forD.up

4.A.rarelyB.soC.tooD.not

5.A.historicalB.educationalC.culturalD.political

6.A.distinguishB.acknowledgeC.identifyD.convey

7.A.defeatedB.attackedC.foughtD.struck

8.A.senseB.doubtC.reasonD.idea

9.A.printedB.signedC.markedD.edited

10.A.placeB.judgeC.getD.lock

11.A.EvenB.ThoughC.ThusD.So

12.A.hardlyB.justC.stillD.ever

13.A.exclusivelyB.practicallyC.shortlyD.directly

14.A.competitivenessB.comprehensionC.communityD.commitment

15.A.ofB.forC.withD.as

16.A.fineB.niceC.surprisingD.good

17.A.toB.withC.onD.of

18.A.consultingB.coachingC.teachingD.instructing

19.A.done　B.dealtC.metD.reached

20.A.thereforeB.orC.andD.as

二、阅读理解（共35小题；每小题2分，满分70分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

1

WhenfamiliesgatherforChristmasdinner,somewillsticktoformaltraditionsdatingbackto

grandma'sgeneration.Theirtableswillbesetwiththegooddishesandsilver,andthedresscode

willbeSundaybest.

Butinmanyotherhomes,thischina-and-silverelegancehasgivenwaytoastoneware（粗

陶）andstainlessinformality,withdressesassuminganequallycasual-Fridaylook.Forhostsandguests,thechangemeansgreatersimplicityandcomfort.FormakersoffinechinainBritain,itspellseconomichardtimes.

LastweekRoyalDoulton,thelargestemployerinStoke-on-Trent,announcedthatitiseliminating1,000jobs--one-fifthofitstotalworkforce.Thatbringstomorethan4,000thenumber

ofpositionslostin18monthsinthepottery（陶瓷）region.Wedgwoodandotherpotteryfactoriesmadecutsearlier.

AlthoughastrongpoundandweakmarketsinAsiaplayaroleinthedownsizing,thelayoffsin

Stokehavetheirrootsinearthshakingsocialshifts.AspokesmanforRoyalDoultonadmittedthatthecompany"hasbeensomewhatslowincatchingupwiththetrend"towardcasualdining.Familieseattogetherlessoften,heexplained,andmorepeopleeatalone,eitherbecausetheyaresingleortheyeatinfrontoftelevision.

Evendinnerparties,iftheyhappenatall,havegonecasual.Inatimeoflongworkhoursanddemandingfamilyschedules,busyhostsinsist,rightly,thatit'sbettertoshareatakeoutpizzaonpaperplatesinthefamilyroomthantowaitfortheperfectmomentora"real"dinnerparty.

Toooften,theperfectmomentnevercomes.Ironafine-patternedtablecloth?

Forgetit.Polishthesilver?

Whohastime?

Yetthelossofformalityhasitsdownside.Thefinepointsofetiquette（礼节）thatchildrenmightoncehavelearnedatthetablebyobservationorinstructionfromparentsandgrandparents

（"Chewwithyourmouthclosed.""Keepyourelbowsoffthetable."）mustbepickedupelse-where.Somecompaniesnowofferetiquetteseminarsforemployeeswhomaybeableprofessionallybutinexperiencedsocially.

21.Whydopeopletendtofollowthetrendtocasualdining?

A.Familymembersneedmoretimetorelax.

B.Busyschedulesleavepeoplenotimeforformality.

C.Peopleprefertoliveacomfortablelife.

D.Youngpeoplewon'tfollowtheetiquetteoftheoldergeneration.

22.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat'RoyalDoultonis.

A.asellerofstainlesssteeltablewareB.adealerinstoneware

C.apotterychainstoreD.aproduceroffineChina

23.Themaincauseofthelayoffsinthepotteryindustryis.

A.theincreasedvalueofthepoundB.theworseningeconomyinAsia

C.thechangeinpeople'swayoflifeD.thefiercecompetitionathomeandabroad

24.Formaltablemanners,thoughlesspopularthanbeforeincurrentSociallife,.

A.arestillamustoncertainoccasions

B.arecertaintoreturnsoonerorlater

C.arestillbeingtaughtbyparentsathome

D.canhelpimprovepersonalrelationships

2

WhenJohnnyCashsings,peoplelisten.Hisbig,deepvoicerumblesoutofradiosandjuke-boxesacrossNorthAmerica.Hisrecordssellbythemillion.Country-musicfanseverywhere,knowhisbighits.Theylovesongslike"HeyPorter","RingofFire",and"FolsomPrisonBlue".

JohnnyCashsingsaboutahundredconcertsayear.Peoplelikewhattheyhear--andwhattheysee,too.Ruggedandbig-shouldered,thesingerstandssix-twowithouthisblackbootson.

He'satwo-hundred-poundpackageofmuscleandtalent.Andthatscar（疤痕）onhischeek?

It'sabullet（子弹）hole,ofcourse!

Inthemindsofmostpeople,JohnnyCashis"Mr.Tough（violent）Guy".He'sanex-drugaddict（上瘾者）whowasonceputinprison.HisgrandmotherwasanIndian.Tokeepfromstarving，heoncehadtoliveonwildrabbitskilledfromfortyfeetawaywithaknife.Somepeoplesayheevenkilledaman.

Infact,mostoftheJohnnyCashstoryisjustthat--astory.True,yearsagohehada"drughabit"forashorttime.He"popped"pills.Butheneverusedheroinorother"hard"drugs.Some-timeshe'dgowildandgetlockedupforafewhours.Butheneverservedaprisonsentence.

There'snoIndianbloodinhisveins.He'sbeenakilleronlyinsong.Asforthe"bullethole",it'sanoldscarleftbyadoctorwhoopenedacyst（囊肿）.

PeoplewhoknowJohnnyCashwellsayhe'sa"gentleguy",a"generousguy'--anythingbuta"toughguy".Howdidthestoriesgetstarted?

Someofthem,likethestoryaboutthe"Indiangrandmother",hemadeuplongagotoaddexcitementtohiscareer.Otherslikethe"bullethole”,simplygotstarted.Nowthere'slittlethesingercandotochangepeople'sminds."Theyjustwanttobelieveit,"hesays.

25.JohnnyCashisafavoriteofmany.

A.operaloversB.countrymusicfans

C.hard-rockfansD.jazzmusiclovers

26.Intruth,JohnnyCash.

A.inventedthe"Indiangrandmother"

B.usedtokillrabbitsforaliving

C.hadabulletholeonhischeek

D.servedalongprisonsentence

27.Inhisprivatelife,JohnnyCashis,.

A.muchwilderthanhelooksB.muchsmallerthanheisonstage

C.muchtougherthanheisinpublicD.muchmoregentlethanmostpeoplesuppose

28.Thepassageshowsusthatmanypeoplebelieve.

A.onlywhattheyseeB.whattheyaresureistrue

C.onlywhattheyhearD.whattheyfindinteresting

3

Dodogsunderstandus?

Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.

AbordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objects,sayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchild.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee（黑猩猩）.

Inoneexperiment,theresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.Infourtests,Ricogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn'tseeanyonetogetclues,thescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.

Inanotherexperiment,thescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobject,usingawordthedoghadneverheardbefore.

Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutofl0tests,suggestingthatthedoghadworked

outtheanswerbyprocessofelimination（排除法）.Amonthlater,Ricorememberedhalfofthenewnames,whichisevenmoreimpressive.

Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.Foronething,Ricoisabordercollie,abreed（品种）knownforitsmentalabilities.Inaddition,the9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.

It'shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydo,theycan'ttalkback.Still,itwouldn'thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabig,wetkissinreturn!

29.Fromparagraph2weknowthat__.

A.animalsareascleverashumanbeings

B.dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzees

C.chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskills

D.dogshavesimilar'learningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren

30.Bothexperimentsshowthat.

A.Ricoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsright

B.Ricocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoys

C.Ricohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematics

D.Ricowon'tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingth