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高二读写竞赛试题

Englishcompetitionforsenior2

（May17,2015）

Section1Useoflanguage（2×15=30points）

Readthetextbelowandforblanks1-15andchoosethemostsuitablewords.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Reggiecouldn'thearathing.Hewasanormalboy,buthadbeenborn1. Althoughhewaswellknowntoandlikedbyeveryoneintown,hewasalwaystreated2fromothers.Childrenrarelyinvitedhimtoplaysports,fearingtheywould3him.Adultsactedlikehewas4ofunderstandingthem,asthoughhewasababy.

Reggiedidn'tlikethis,nordidhisfriendMichael,whoonedaydecidedthatthingshadto5.Michaelorganizedaspecialfestivalforthedeaf,inReggie’s6.Duringthatdayeveryonewouldhavetowearearplugs.

Peoplelikedthe7,becauseeveryonelovedReggie.Sowhenthedayarrivedeveryonestuckplugsintheirears.Themorningwasfilledwithpracticaljokesand8.But,asthehourspassed, peoplebecamemoreawareofhow9lifewaswhenyoucouldn'thear.Thebiggestdiscovery,however,wasjusthow10Reggiewas!

OnthatdaypeoplesawanewsideofReggie.Usinghisusualgestures,itwasthedeafboywhocould11bestwitheveryone.ThismeantthatpeoplepaidmoreattentiontowhatReggiewassaying.Theywere12byhisintelligenceandcreativity.Theyrealizedthathehadalwaysbeenlikethat, andthatin13life,allReggieneededwasalittlemoretimetocommunicate.

ItwasonthatdaythatReggie´strue14becameknown.Anditwasonthatdaythateveryonerealizedyoushouldgivepeoplea/an15toshowtheirtruevalue.

1.A.blindB.deafC.cleverD.slow

2.A.separatelyB.hopelesslyC.differentlyD.repeatedly

3.A.hurtB.disappointC.restrictD.bother

4.A.sureB.tiredC.unawareD.incapable

5.A.changeB.returnC.recoverD.develop

6.A.memoryB.praiseC.honourD.pursuit

7.A.discoveryB.ideaC.day　D.town

8.A.tearsB.fortuneC.laughterD.anger

9.A.practicalB.interestingC.stupidD.difficult

10.A.trustingB.amazingC.encouragingD.unwilling

11.A.communicateB.uniteC.relaxD.play

12.A.matchedB.greetedC.surprisedD.frightened

13.A.usualB.personalC.lonelyD.normal

14.A.kindnessB.usefulnessC.natureD.friendship

15.A.excuseB.chanceC.dayD.place

Section2Reading（80points）

Part1Fastreading.（40points）

A.Readthefollowingsigns.Whatdotheysay?

Forquestions16-20,markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.（10points）

16.

A.Thenecessarysafetyequipmentisavailableatthissite.

B.Childrenmaynotenterthissiteunlessaccompaniedbyaparent.

C.Allvisitorsmustgetofficialapprovalbeforeenteringthissite.

D.Leathersafetyjacketsmustbewornatalltimes.

17.

A.Thisspecialofferisonlyavailablebefore7pmonweekdays.

B.Theoffermaybesharedwithotherpeople.

C.YoumusttextbackSTOPtocancelyourbooking.

D.Therestaurantisoffering50%offallmealsbefore7pm.

18.Whywasthemanproud?

A.Heprovedhewassmarterthanachild.

B.Hethoughthehadcompletedthepuzzlequickly.

C.Hewasabletosolveachallengingpuzzle.

D.Hehadcreatedanewpuzzleforchildren.

19.

A.Thepatientmustonlytakeonetabletaday.

B.Themedicinecanonlybeusedforoneyear.

C.Thepatient’snameisDrJohnJohns.

D.Thepatientmayincreaseherdoseifshefeelsworse.

20.Thecompetitionwinnerwillbethepersonwho_______.

A.makesthemostdeliciouscake

B.finishesdecoratingtheircakefirst

C.getsthemostvotesfortheircake

D.raisesthemostmoneywiththeircake

B.Readthefollowingnewspaperarticle.Forquestions21-25,markyouranswersontheanswersheet.（10points）

Petsandowners“becomemorealikeovertime”

Petsandtheirownersarejustlikemarriedcouplesandtheygetmorealikeovertime,accordingtorecentresearch.Arecentuniversitystudyof2,500ownersfoundtheysharemanyofthesamecharacteristics,suchashappiness,intelligenceandsenseofhumour,astheiranimals.

Thedogowner:

PaulKeevil,aphotographerandartist,believesheandhispetEnglishterrierCrosbyaregrowinggrumpiertogetherastheygetolder.Notonlydoeshethinktheylookalike,hesaystheyhaveincreasinglydevelopedthesamepersonalityovertheir8yearstogether.“I’vebecomeabitmorebad-temperedasIgetolder,”MrKeevilsaid,“andsohashe.Welikeourownspaceandwearenotastolerantasweusedtobe.Icertainlyenjoymyfoodasmuchashedoes,althoughI’mabitfussier.OtherthanthatIthinkIamalittlemoreintelligent.

Thefishowner:

SarahJonesbelievessheisfarmoreserenesinceacquiringasimilarlyrelaxedgoldfishcalledGarfield.Amarketingmanagerwhoworksinastressfulenvironment,MsJonessaysshelooksforwardtocominghomefromworktoseehimswimminglazilyinhistank.“It’sbetterthanwatchingTV,”shesaid,“andI’msureherecognizesme–healwayscomesuptotheglasswhenIwalktowardshim,butmaybethat’sbecauseIfeedhim.AmIhappierbecauseofGarfield?

IthinkprobablyIam.Theysaythatbeingnearwateriscalminginitselfsomaybethathassomethingtodowithit.”

Thecatowner:

LisaBrandsaidthatsheandhercatshareonebehaviourcharacteristic:

theybothenjoyharassingherhusband.The30-year-oldlawyerhasownedFifi,aSiamesecatforfouryears.“Shebitesmyhusband’stoesandattackshimonmybehalf,constantlybotheringhimwhenheistryingtodosomething,”MrsBrandsaid.“Inthatsensesheislikemeandsharesmysenseofpersonality.Wealsoenjoysnugglingtogetheratnight”.WhileMrsJonesadmitstomanysimilarities,shehopesthereweredifferences.“Whilesheissmart,I’dliketothinkI’msmarterthanmycat.”

Thereptileowner:

GrahamMartin,whokeepsbeardeddragons-atypeoflizard-saidtheirmoodsoftenchangetobecomemorelikehis.“I’vehadlizardscalmlysittingandwatchingTVwhenIdo.Ifyou’velotsofenergytheypickuponthatandifyou’reafraid,theyaretoo.Theytendtoreflectwhoeverhasbroughtthemup.Ifthey’veastressedowner,theycanbeverystressed,theycanbehavelikecrazypeople.Butgenerally,becauseI’mcalm,theytendtocalmdownthemselves.”

Thebirdowner:

FriendstellJulieAlbertthatsheisunusual,justlikeherbirds.“MyfriendsthinkthatIhavepickedupsomeofmybirds’habits,andIthinktheymightberight,”MsAlbertsaid.“ThewayItalksometimesandmovemyheadhasbecomemoreparrot-like,”sheadmitted.HerparrotsincludeapairofcolourfullovebirdsfromAustraliaandthreeAfricangreyparrots.Theyallhavecharacteristicssheseesinherself.“Thelovebirdsliketoshowoffsometimes,justlikeme.AndtheAfricangreyshaveagreatsenseofhumour.

21.Whichtwopeoplerefertotheintelligenceoftheirpets?

A.LisaBrantandPaulKeevil.

B.GrahamMartinandJulieAlbert.

C.SarahJonesandLisaBrand.

D.PaulKeevilandGrahamMartin.

22.Whichpetisthemostviolent,accordingtoitsowner?

A.Thedog.B.Thecat.C.Thereptile.D.Thebird.

23.Apersonwhowantsapetwithagoodsenseofhumourshouldgeta/an________.

A.lovebirdB.AfricangreyparrotC.BeareddragonD.Englishterrier

24.WhatdoesSarahlikemostaboutherfish?

A.Ithelpsherrelievestress.

B.Itismoreentertainingthantelevision.

C.Itisabletorecogniseherimmediately.

D.Itiscalmandrelaxedjustlikesheis.

25.WhichstatementwouldJulieAlbertagreewith?

A.Herbirdshavestartedtobehavemorelikeher.

B.Shelikestostandoutfromothers.

C.Shetaughtherbirdstospeaklikeher.

D.Herbirdsareherclosestcompanions.

C.ReadthefollowingmagazineinterviewwithinventorBrePettisandchoosethequestion（fromAtoAD）whichheisansweringforeachparagraph.Forquestions26-30,markyouranswersontheanswersheet.（10points）

Astheco-founderofMakerBotIndustries,BrePettislaunchedthefirstaffordable3-Dprinter–theMakerBot100–bringingthepowertocreatealmostanythingintohomesandsmallworkshopsaroundtheworld.Whiletherestofthecomputingindustrytriestocatchup,Pettishasalreadymovedon.Heisnowhelpingnewinventorsbringtheirideastolife,throughhisnewprojectBoldMachines.Pettisexplainswhyinventionhasneverbeeneasier.

26.__________________________

Wewanteda3-Dprinterbutwecouldn’tgetourhandsonone.Sowehadnochoicebuttobuildoneourselves.Wehadtotryandtryagainuntilwemadeonethatworked.Thecoreoftheinnovationistrialanderror.Failasmanytimesasittakes,andbestrategicaboutwhatyoulearn.

27.__________________________

Somanyinventionsaresolutionstoproblemsthatdon’texist.Actualinnovationisreallyhard,becauseyouhavetoprojectyourselfintoafuturethathasn’tbeeninventedyet.Andoften,whenyouthinkofsomethingthatchangesthestandardorisdisruptive,thereareallsortsofreasonsyoushouldn’tdoit.Youhavetostickyourfingersinyourearsandpretendthosereasonsdon’texist.That’stheonlyway,Ithinktomake.

28.__________________________

That’salmostimpossibletoanswer.Inmostsituationsyoucanneverbecertain.That’swhyitis,ingeneral,ahorribleideatobeaninventor.Youhavetobewillingtoriskyearsofyourlifeworkingonaproject,andintheenditmayallcometonothing.Therearenoguarantees,evenwiththemostrevolutionaryofinventions.

29.__________________________

Thereareafewdifferentvariationsofinventor.Someareentrepreneurs.Theyarebusiness-mindedandcanseethecommercialpossibilities.Othersareengineersandenjoythechallengeofbuildingsomethingthatwillsolveaproblem.Somearevisionaries–theycanseefuturepossib