高二英语第二学期读写能力竞赛试题.docx

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高二英语第二学期读写能力竞赛试题

高二英语第二学期读写能力竞赛试题

本试卷共8页，三大题，满分100分。

考试用时90分钟。

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并用2B铅笔在答题卡上的相应位置填涂考生号。

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涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

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定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；

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考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

I语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Iwatchedachildscreaminginthesupermarketyesterday.Herparentsweretryingtheirbestto1herdown.Somepeoplepassingbyshooktheir2andsawthechildasa3child.

“You’resuchabeautifullittlegirl.Suchabeautifulgirlshouldn’t4.”oneladysaid.“Don’tbesosad.Weallhavebad5,”addedanother.“Ithinkshe’sspoiled,”Iheardone6toafriend.Noneofthemwasright.Thechildwasneitherspoilednorhavingabadday.Shewas7afraid.

Theparentstoldmeafterwardsthatsomeonewalkingadoghad8her.Shewasafraidofdogs.Theywentontoexplainthatitwasa9forthemtogotosomeplaces.Friendshaddogs,andnearbyneighborswalkedtheirdogsdownthestreet.

Icanrememberthefeelingof10whenIwasachild.EverytimewhileIwaswalkingupstepsat11,Iwouldgetthefeelingthatsomeoneorsomethingwasgoingtograbmyfeet.Iranmostofthetime.

Fearcan12atanytimeinourlife,andsometimeswecannot13it.Andwhatwefearmostcanownus,controlusandlimitus.However,thetruthisthatfearcanbe14.Aswegrowup,wecanfindmore15andenergytoovercomewhatwefearmostinlife

1.A.breakB.turnC.calmD.pull

2.A.facesB.headsC.shouldersD.stomachs

3.A.separatedB.pollutedC.desertedD.spoiled

4.A.cryB.laughC.fightD.struggle

5.A.timesB.daysC.morningsD.weeks

6.A.whisperB.whistleC.whirlD.threat

7.A.hardlyB.closelyC.simplyD.loudly

8.A.acceptedB.scaredC.criticizedD.snapped

9.A.jokeB.taskC.crueltyD.challenge

10.A.fearB.delightC.astonishmentD.excitement

11.A.noonB.nightC.easeD.hand

12.A.improveB.increaseC.happenD.change

13.A.admitB.admireC.accuseD.avoid

14.A.hiddenB.overwhelmedC.overthrownD.overcome

15.A.beliefB.patienceC.courageD.decision

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。

Inmyfreetime,IreallylikesurfingtheInternet.WhenIgethomefromwork,Iturnonmycomputer,wait16itbootsupcompletely,andthenIgoonline.Iusuallycheckmyemailfirstandthenwriteafewmessages17familyandfriends.Isometimesscanthelocalnewsheadlinesat18favoritenewsWebsiteandreaduponthelatestlocalandinternationalnews.ThisWebsiteoftenprovidesvideonewsclips19youcanviewonline.Isometimesorderproductsorserviceonlinetosavemoneyandtimeinsteadofgoingtoastoreand20（buy）whatI’mlookingfor.Forexample,I21（order）adigitalcameraonlinetheotherdayandsavedabout＄50.WhateverIdo,Irealizethatthereareproblems22usingtheInternetincludingscams,identitytheft,andviruses,soI,mverycarefulnottogiveoutmy23（person）information.Furthermore,Idon,tdownloadoropenfilesIdon,trecognize.UsingtheInternetcanbefunand24convenientwayofshoppingandfindingoutnewinformation,25youjustneedtobecareful.

II阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Arecentinternationalsurveyfoundthataround75%oftheworld’sbestuniversities,suchasMIT,HarvardandPrincetonareintheUS.

ButwhileUSuniversitiesareverygoodatproducingresearchandraisingmoney,theyaren’tsogoodatsupplyingtheneedsoftheUShigh-skilllabourmarketsoAmericareliesoneducatedtalentfromelsewhere.Taketheexampleofmedicaleducation.TheUSsimplydoesnottrainenoughdoctorstomeetitsneeds.EachyearmanymoredoctorsretirethangraduatefromitsmedicalschoolsandtheUSrobstheworldtomakeupthedifference.

25%ofdoctorsworkingintheUSreceivedtheirtrainingelsewhere.Thatiscloseto200,000doctorseducatedabroad.Around5,000weretrainedinAfrica,mainlyGhana,NigeriaandSouthAfrica,butalsoelsewhere.In2002,therewere47Liberian-traineddoctorsworkingintheUS,andjust72workinginLiberia.Thepoorestalwaysloseout.

Inmostcountries,especiallyinthedevelopingworld,doctorsaretrainedatpublicexpense.IfadoctorfromGhanaistakentotheUS,notonlydoesthatcountryloseitsdoctor,itlosesthemoneypaidforthetraining.Thatmeanstheworld’spoorestpeoplearepayingforthehealthcareoftheworld’srichestpeople.

Whycan’ttheUSsupplyitsownneeds?

Afterall,doctorsintheUSarenotexactlybadlypaid.Buttrainingislong,difficult,and,ofcourse,expensive.Anewlytraineddoctorgraduateswithabout$200,000ofdebt.Unlikelawyersandbankers,ofwhichtherearenoAmericanshortages,doctorslacktheopportunitiestoearnhugesalariesimmediatelyandpayitallback.

Also,thereisnocentralgovernmentplanningforuniversityeducationinAmericamakingitmoredifficulttocreatenewmedicalcolleges.

SowhilewelookwithenvyatthewealthandachievementsofthetopAmericanuniversities,weshouldbearinmindthatnotallisaswellasitseems.Infact,itmaybethattheweaknessoftheUShighereducationsystemiscontributingtothehealthanddevelopmentcrisisinsomeoftheworld’spoorestregions.

26.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThehighstandardsofuniversitiesintheUnitedStates.

B.ThequalityofdoctorsproducedbyAmericanuniversities.

C.MedicaltrainingprovidedatAmericanUniversities.

D.ThequantityofdoctorsproducedbyAmericanuniversities.

27.HowmanydoctorsworkinginAmericacomefromAfrica?

A.5,000B.50,000C.200,000D.750

28.WhydoestheauthorthinkgettingdoctorsfromAfricaisnotgood?

A.TheireducationlevelisnotasgoodasAmericantraineddoctors.

B.ThecostofbringingthemtoAmericaismorethantraininglocaldoctors.

C.Ittakesvaluableskillsawayfromsomeoftheworld’spoorestcountries.

D.TheAfricandoctorsarepoorlypaidcomparedtotheAmericandoctors.

29.WhichisNOTareasongivenforthelackoflocallytraineddoctorsinAmerica?

A.DoctorssalariesarenotveryhighinAmerica.

B.Peoplecanearnbigmoneymorequicklyinotherprofessions.

C.ItisdifficulttocreatenewmedicalschoolsinAmerica.

D.Trainingislongandveryexpensive.

30.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4refersto________.

A.thedevelopingworldB.theUSuniversitysystem

C.thecountryofGhanaD.thecountryside

B

LastAugust,JoeandMaryMahoneybeganlookingatcollegesfortheir17-year-olddaughter,Maureen.Withachecklistofcriteriainhand,theDallasfamilylookedaroundthecountryvisitinghalfadozenschools.Theysoughtauniversitythatofferedtheteenager’sintendedmajor,onelocatednearalargecity,andacampuswheretheirdaughterwouldbesafe.

　“Thesafetyissueisabigone,”saysJoeMahoney,whoquicklydiscoveredhewasn’taloneinhisworries.Oncampustoursotherparentsvoicedsimilarconcerns,andthesamequestionwasalwaysasked:

whataboutcrime?

Butwhencollegeofficialsalwaysgavethesameanswer-“That’snotaproblemhere,”Mahoneybegantofeeluneasy.

　“Nocrimewhatsoever?

”commentsMahoneytoday.“Ijustdon’tbuyit.”Norshouldhe:

in1999theU.S.DepartmentofEducationhadreportsofnearly400,000seriouscrimesonoraroundourcampuses.“Parentsneedtounderstandthattimeshavechangedsincetheywenttocollege,”saysDavidNichols,authorofCreatingaSafeCampus.“Campuscrimemirrorstherestofthenation.”

　Butgettingaccurateinformationisn’teasy.Collegesmustreportcrimestatisticsbylaw,butsomeholdbackforfearofbadpublicity,leavingthehonestoneslookingdangerous.“Thetruthmaynotalwaysbeobvious,”warnsS.DanielCarterofSecurityonCampus,Inc,thenation’sleadingcampussafetywatchdoggroup.

　Tohelpconcernedparents,Carterpromisedtovisitcampusesandtalktoexpertsaroundthecountrytofindoutmajorcrimeissuesandeffectivesolutions.

　　31.TheMahoneysvisitedquiteafewcollegeslastAugust_________.

　　A.toexpresstheopinionsofmanyparents

　　B.tochoosearightonefortheirdaughter

　　C.tocheckthecostofcollegeeducation

　　D.tofindarightonenearalargecity

　　32.Itisoftendifficulttogetcorrectinformationoncampuscrimebecausesomecolleges________.

　　A.receivetoomanyvisitors

　　B.mirrortherestofthenation

　　C.hidethetruthofcampuscrime

　　D.havetoomanywatchdoggroups

　　33.Theunderlinedword“buy”inthethirdparagraphmeans__________.

　　A.mind        B.admit　　

C.believe     D.expect

　　34.Welearnfromthetextthat“thehonestones”inthefourthparagraphmostprobablyreferstocolleges___________.

　　A.thatareprotectedbycampussecurity

　　B.thatreportcampuscrimebylaw

　　C.thatarefreefromcampuscrime

　　D.thatenjoyverygoodpublicity

　　35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

　　A.Exactcampuscrimestatistics.

　　B.Crimesonoraroundcampuses.

　　C.Effectivesolutionstocampuscrime.

D.Concernsaboutkids’campussafety.

C

Asanyhomemakerwhohastriedtokeeporderatthedinnertableknows,thereisfarmoretoafamilymealthanfood.SociologistMichaelLewishasbeenstudying50familiestofindoutjusthowmuchmore.

　　Lewisandhisco-workerscarriedouttheirstudybyvideotapingthefamilieswhiletheyateordinarymealsintheirownhomes.Theyfound