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英语竞赛

宁远一中2014届高三英语知识竞赛

时量：

90分钟分值：

95分

.Languageknowledge

SectionA（15points）

21.Mr.White_______hisracingbicyclebyhimselfyesterday,butI’mnotsurewhetheritisready.

A.repairedB.hadrepairedC.wasrepairingD.wouldrepair

22.Afantasticideaoccurredtohimthathecoulduseaplasticbottle,_______cutoff,asacontainertogrowyoungplantsin.

A.ofwhichthetopB.whosetopC.thetopofwhichD.withitstop

23.---OurcompanywillorganizeatriptoHongKongnextmonth.I________mymotherthere.

---I’ratheryou________.Afterallshehasjustrecoveredfromherillnessandshestillfeelsweak..

A.willtake;won’tB.amtaking;don’t

C.willtake;didn’tD.amtaking;didn’t

24.AtlastwereachedXing’an,acountyin_______isnowtheGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.

A.whichB.whatC.whereD.that

25.---Canyouintroducemeahighqualitymachine?

---Mypleasure._______wellevenonwetroads,thiskindofcarisverypopular.

A.HandledB.TohandleC.HandlingD.Beinghandled

26.“Chinesehousewives”spent100billionyuanoverthepasttwoweeks_______300tonsofgold,_______tosustaingoldpricesatUs＄1,468anaunce.

A．purchasing,helpingB．topurchase,tohelp

C．topurchase,helpingD．purchasing,tohelp

27.Aloneinadesertedhome,hewassobusywithhisresearchthathefelt_______lonely.

A.nothingbutB.anythingbutC.allbutD.everythingbut

28.---Sincewhen_______somanyantiques?

---It________tenyearssinceIhadthishabit.

A．doyoucollected;willbeB．didyoucollected;hasbeen

C．haveyoucollected;willbeD．haveyoucollected;is

29.Therewasnotasoultobefoundinthehouse,_______.

A.astheywouldsearchB.searchwhiletheywould

C.searchastheywouldD.searchaswouldthey

30.Myfather_______abustohisofficeuntiltheworkershavehadhiscarfixednextweek.

AhastakenBistakingChadtakenDtook

31.Helikestogotothetallesttowerofthecity,_______hecanseethewholecity.

A.whereB.whichC.fromwhereD.fromwhich

32.Itisone’sbadhabits,　ratherthanacertainnaturaldisaster,_______one’slongevityformostofthetime.

A.thataffect

s　　B.whichaffect　　C.whichaffects　　D.that

affect

33.It’sunimaginablethatsuchatopstudentasJane_______cheatintheexam．

A．mightB．canC．mayD．should

34.They________twofreeticketstoCanada,otherwisethey’dneverhavebeenabletoaffordtogo.

A.havegotB.hadgotC.aregettingD.got

35.Thereisonlyonedifferencebetweenanoldmanandayoungone:

_______theyoungmanhasabeautifulfuturebeforehimandtheoldonehasasplendidfuturebehindhim.

A.whichB.thatC./D.who

SectionB（18points）

WhenIwasinthefinalyearofmygraduationstudies,Ivisitedafriend’shomeforlunch.ThemomentIreachedhishouse,Ifoundthestaircasesofhisbuildingwerenotsogoodandhishomewasnotpaintedverywell.Icouldn’t36inwordsbutitwasnoteventhetypeofhouseinwhichatypicalmiddle-classIndianfamilylives.

ThegreatestthingsIdidfindtherewerehisparents.Wesatonthegroundforlunchbecausetheydidn’thaveadining37.Hismotherservedusverydeliciousfood,smiledthroughoutandshowedcareforthe38lunchsession.Icanneverforgetthat.

Hisfatherworkedasanormal39andIwonderedifheearnedenoughmoneytosupporttheirtwosons.Whileweweretakinglunch,hisfatherreturnedhometomeetus.Whenheenteredtheirhome,hishandsweredarkblackandhisclotheswereverydirty.Myfriendhadno40abouthisfatherandmadetheintroductions.

Assoonashisfathercamein,myfriendaskedmeifIwanted“Papad”（atypicalIndianfood）toeat.BeforeIcouldsayanything,thefatherverygentlyandkindly41itforme,aftergoingthroughmanystaircaseseventhoughhewaslooking42.

Today,myfriendisaleaderinabigcompany.Heisableto43highrentinHyderabadandhaveanewbeautifulhome.Notonlythat,hehelpedhisbrother44inhisstudiesandisstillhelping.

WhatIwanttosayisthatIconsider45asrichnessinapoorfamily.Theamountofmoneyyoumakewon’t46other’shearts;theonlywayiswithloveandkindness.Struggleandbadperiodsareneededforeveryone’slife,astheymakeusstrong.Ifyouhavestrongwillpower,goalsandalsotheattitudeofhardandsmartwork,youcan47beasuccessfulpersoninsomeareasoflife.

36.A.describeB.takeC.talkD.speak

37.A.roomB.carC.tableD.hall

38.A.desirableB.healthyC.temporaryD.entire

39.A.doctorB.mechanicC.lawyerD.teacher

40.A.commentB.hesitationC.worryD.expectation

41.A.borrowedB.boughtC.broughtD.took

42.A.tiredB.happyC.sadD.excited

43.A.costB.spendC.tookD.pay

44.A.dearlyB.financiallyC.highlyD.costly

45.A.familiarityB.relationshipC.loveD.friendship

46.A.winB.getC.gainD.defeat

47.A.possiblyB.hardlyC.suddenlyD.definitely

SectionC（12points）

Humansneedplants.Allanimalsdo.Man’srelationshipwithplantshasactuallymade48possibleforustohaveacivilization.49wehadcities,humanswentaroundinlittlepacksandwerehunter-gatherers.Weaterats,birds,berries,and50foodwecouldfind.Itwasn’tveryefficient.Onedaysomeonehadabrightideatogrow51plantsweliked.Whenpeopledidthat,52wereabletostayinoneplacelong.Thencamecitiesandahugesystemofagriculturetosupportmillionsofpeople.

Astimehaspassed,wehavetakenfarming53newlevels.Wehavecontrolledspeciestocreatebigapples.Weare54movingtowardsthegeneticchangeofplants.Wearetryingtomakespecialplantsthatcanprotectthemselvesfromdiseaseandinsects.Thesestrongerplantswillallowourcropstogiveus55foodfromthesameamountofspace.

.ReadingComprehension（30points）

A

（原创）Incities,theeverpresentdullbackgroundroar（轰鸣）ofplanes,cars,machineryandvoicesisafactoflife.ThereisnoescapefromitandIwasbeginningtobedrivenmadbyit.Inanattempttorecapturesomepeace,Itravelledtoatemple,asmallpoorhouseandamine2kmunderground—allveryquietbutnottheholyplaceofsilence.TheoneplaceIwasmostexcitedaboutvisitingwastheanechoic（无回声的）hall.

Ironically,farfrombeingpeaceful,mostpeoplefinditsperfectquietupsetting.Beingdeprivedoftheusualsoundscanresultinfear.Thepresenceofsoundmeansthingsareworking;it'sbusinessasusual—whensoundisabsent,thatsignalsdangers.Aviolinisttrieditandknockedonthedoorafterafewseconds,demandingtobeletoutbecausehewassodisturbedbythesilence.

Ibookeda45minuteperiod—noonehadmanagedtostayinforthatlongbefore.Ifeltanxiousfortworeasons:

wouldIgomadandtearoffmyclothes?

OrwouldIsimplybedisappointedbecauseitwasn'tasenjoyableasI'dhoped?

Whentheheavydoorshutbehindme,Iwasthrownintodarkness.Forthefirstfewseconds,beinginsuchaquietplacemademefeelnervous.Itriedtohearsomethingandheard…nothing.Then,afteraminuteortwo,Ibecameawareofthesoundofmybreathing,soIheldmybreath.Thesoundofmyheartbeatbecameapparent—nothingIcoulddoaboutthat.Astheminuteswentby,Istartedtohearthebloodrushinginmybody.Yourearsbecomemoresensitiveasaplacegetsquieter,andmineweregoingovertime.Iheardmyskinmovingovermyhead,whichwasastrangenoiseIcouldn'texplain.Thefeelingofpeacewasspoiledbyalittledisappointment—thisplacewasn'tquietatall.

Ididn'tfeelafraidandcameoutonlybecausemytimewasup;Iwouldhappilyhavespentlongerinthere.EveryonewasimpressedthatI'dbeatentherecord,buthavingspentsolongsearchingforquiet,Iwascomfortablewiththefeelingofabsolutestillness.AfterwardsIfeltwonderfullyrestedandcalm.

Ifoundthatmakingspaceformomentsofquietinmydayisthekeytohappiness—theygiveyouachancetothinkaboutwhatyouwantinlife.Howcanyoureallyfocusonwhat'simportantifyou'redistractedbyconstantbackgroundnoise?

Ifyoucanoccasionallybecomemasterofyourownsoundenvironment—fromturningofftheTVtomovingtothecountry,asIdid—youbecomealotmoreacceptingofthenoisesofeverydaylife.

56.Whydidthewriterlovetotraveleverywhere?

A.Tofindaplacetoenjoyhimself.

B.Tostudythecustomsofothercountries.

C.Todiscoverwhetherabsolutesilenceexists.

D.Toescapefromthebackgroundroarofvehicles.

57.ItisimpliedinParagraph2thatastronauts______.

A.shouldbetrainedintheanechoichall

B.shouldlearntocopewiththesilenceofspace

C.shouldknockonthedoortomakenoises

D.shouldsensesomethingwaswrongbynoises

58.Thewritercouldhearthefollowingintheanechoichallexcept______.

A.breathingB.heartbeat

C.bloodrushingD.light

59.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.

A.you'dgetmoresensitiveinaquietplace

B.you'dhavetobedeadforabsolutesilence

C.thewriterfelttiredandcalmwhenhecameout

D.thewriterwentoutofthehallduetoextremefear

60.Whichofthefollowingwillthewriteragreewith?

A.Hisdesireforsilencechangedhislife.

B.Hisexperiencenarrowlydrovehimmad.

C.Weshouldtryourbesttolivewithoutnoises.

D.Oursufferingsareboundtobelinkedtonoises.

B

EarlyonecoolSeptembermorningwhenIwassixteenyearsold,Ijumpedoutofmybed,headedforthebathroom.Asplitsecondaftermyfeethitthefloor,mybottomfollowed.IknewIhadn'ttrippedorfallenoveranything.WhenItriedtostand,Ifoundthatmylegswouldnotholdmeup.Irememberfeelingt