高二英语阅读竞赛试题.docx

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高二英语阅读竞赛试题

2012－2013学年度高二英语阅读竞赛试题

时间：

100分钟分值：

150分

第一节阅读理解（共55小题，每小题2分，满分110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

Worldtop-rankedbadmintonplayerLinDansaidlastFridaythathewasabetterplayerthanTaufikHidayatintheyearof2006despitelosingtheAsianGamessingletitletotheIndonesianOlympicchampion.

　　“IhaverankedNo.1intheworldfortwostraightyearsandIthinkpeoplecaneasilycometoaconclusiononwhoisabetterplayerforthewholeyear,”saidLinDan,alsoknownasSuperDaninthebadmintonworldbecauseofhismarvelousperformanceinthesport.

　　HidayatbeatLin21-15,22-20togiveIndonesiaitssecondgoldmedalinDohaonDecember9,retaininghisAsianGamessinglestitleandavenging（报仇）twolossestothebadmintonworldchampion.

　　Lin,23,ledChinatothemen’steamtitleafterdefeatingHidayattwiceinthreedays,inthepreliminaryroundandinthesemifinalsoftheAsianGames.

　　Intheirthirdmeeting,Lincameupagainstabetter-preparedHidayatthanhehadencounteredpreviously.

　　Hidayatwascheeredonbythenoisysupportfromdancingandflag-wavingIndonesianfans,whohadconvertedthebadmintonarenaintoanationalcelebrationevenbeforethetwoplayerssteppedontothecourt.

　　There’sbeenalotofacrimony（言语的刻毒）betweenHidayatandLin,whothisyearwonthesingletitleintheworldchampionshipsafterformerchampionHidayatcrashedoutinthequarterfinals.

　　InDoha,HidayatwasquotedascallingLin“arrogant”beforetheeventbegan,butthetwostarsplayeddowntherift.

　　“It’snoproblem,we’reclosefriends,”saidHidayat.“Themediafabricatedit.”

　　LinsaidlastFridayinBeijingthatheandHidayatremainfriendsdespitealltherumors.

　　“ThereisnoproblembetweenTaufikandmealthoughwedon’ttalktoeachotherverymuch,”saidLin.“Mediatendstomakeupthingsinordertomaketheirstoriesjuicy.”

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fabricated”mean?

A.madeupB.reportedC.discoveredD.foundout

2.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwoplayerslike?

A.Theyareonlyopponents.

B.LinlooksdownuponHidayat.

C.Theyboththinktheyarefriends.

D.Themediahasworsenedtherelationshipbetweenthem.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.LinbeatHidayatinallthegamesof2006.

B.Linwonthesingletitleintheworldchampionshipsin2006.

C.Indonesianfansheldanationalcelebrationafterthetwoplayerssteppedontothecourt.

D.HidayatbeatLin21-15,22-20togiveIndonesiaitsfirstgoldmedalinDohaontheninthofDecember.

4.Thispassageimpliesthat___________.

A.HidayatwasinabetterpreparedconditionthanLinintheAsianGames

B.Linhelpedtowinthemen’steamtitleintheAsianGamesof2006

C.bothofthemarethebestbadmintonplayersintheworld

D.mediatendstomakeuprumors

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.OpponentsBecomeGoodFriendsB.TrueFriendship

C.WorldTop-rankedBadmintonPlayersD.WhoIsaBetterPlayer?

B

Agoodmodernnewspaperisanextraordinarypieceofreading.Itisremarkablefirstforwhatitcontains;therangeofnewsfromlocalcrimetointernationalpolitics,fromsporttobusinesstofashiontoscience,andtherangeofcommentsandspecialfeatures（特写）aswell,fromeditorialpagetofeaturearticlesandinterviewstocriticismofbooks,art,theatreandmusic.Anewspaperisevenmoreremarkableforthewayonereadsit:

nevercompletely,neverstraightthrough,butalwaysbyjumpingfromheretothere,inandoutglancingatonepiece,readinganotherarticleallthewaythrough,readingjustafewparagraphsofthenext.Agoodmodernnewspaperoffersavarietytoattractmanydifferentreaders,butfarmorethananyreaderisinterestedin.Whatbringsthisvarietytogetherinoneplaceisitstopicality（时事性）,itsimmediaterelationtowhatishappeninginyourworldandyourlocalitynow.Butimmediacyandthespeedofproductionthatgoeswithitmeanalsothatmuchofwhatappearsinnewspaperhasnomorethantransient（短暂的）value.Forallthesereasons,notwopeoplereallyreadthesamepaper;whateachpersondoesistoputtogetheroutofthepagesofthatday’spaper,hisownselectionandsequence（连续）,hisownnewspaper.Forallthesereasons,readingnewspapersefficiently,whichmeansgettingwhatyouwantfromthemwithoutmissingthingsyouneedbutwithoutwastingtime,demandsskillandself-awarenessasyoumodifyandapplythetechniquesofreading.

6.Amodernnewspaperisremarkableforallthefollowingexceptits.

A.widecoverageB.uniformstyle

C.speedinreportingnewsD.popularity

7.Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhynotwopeoplereallyreadthe“same”newspaperisthat.

A.peoplescanforthenewstheyareinterestedin

B.differentpeoplepreferdifferentnewspapers

C.peoplearerarelyinterestedinthesamekindofnews

D.peoplehavedifferentviewsaboutwhatagoodnewspaperis

8.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatnewspaperreaders.

A.applyreadingtechniquesskillfullyB.jumpfromonenewspapertoanother

C.appreciatethevarietyofanewspaperD.usuallyreadanewspaperselectively

9.Agoodnewspaperoffers“avariety”toreadersbecause.

A.ittriestoservedifferentreaders

B.ithastocoverthingsthathappeninacertainlocality

C.readersaredifficulttoplease

D.readersliketoreaddifferentnewspapers

10.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A.TheImportanceofNewspaperTopicality

B.TheCharacteristicsofaGoodNewspaper

C.TheVarietyofaGoodNewspaper

D.SomeSuggestionsonHowtoReadaNewspaper

C

Therearerobotsallaroundus.Somedoverycomplicatedjobslikeflyingairplanesanddrivingsubwaytrains.Andsomedoasimplejob.Whenanautomaticwashingmachineisswitchedon,waterpoursin.Themachinewaitsuntilthewaterishotbeforewashingtheclothes.Itdoesthisby“feedback”.Informationaboutwhatishappeningis“feedback”intotherobottotellitwhattodonext.Oureyes,earsandothersensesareourfeedback.Theytelluswhatisgoingonaroundus.Sorobotsarelikepeopleintwoways:

Theyworkandtheyhavefeedback.

Therearerobotsallaround,makingourliveseasier.Someofthem,likethepocketcalculator,canworkmuchmorequicklythanhumanbeingscan.Andtheyrarelymakemistakes.Insomewaysrobotsarebetterthanpeople.Theyworkquickly,butdonotmakemistakes.Theydonotgetboreddoingthesamejoboverandoveragain.Andtheynevergettired.

Robotsareveryusefulinfactories.Theycanbetaughttodomanydifferentjobs.Firsttheirelectronicbrainsmustbeshownhowthejobisdone.Apersonmovestherobot’s“arm”and“hand”througheachpartofthejob.Therobot’sbrainrememberseachmove.Whentherobotisputtoworkonitsown,itsbraincontrolstherods,wheelsandmotorswhichmoveitsarm.

Whentherobotisneededforanewjob,itselectronicmemoryis“wipedclean.”Thenitistaughthowtodoitsnewtask.Iftherobot’shandstopsworking,orifsomethinggetsintheway,itcannotdothenextpartofthejob.Soitstopsandsignalsforhelp,thenahumanengineerrepairsit.

Themost“intelligent”robotscanmoveandsee.Theireyesarecameras.Theirmetalfingerscanfeelshapesandevenfindouthowhotandcoldobjectsare.Theserobotshavecomputerbrains,linkedtotheireyesandfingers,whichcontroltheiractions.

11.Inthisstorytheauthortellsusthat.

A.thereareveryfewrobotsB.weseerobotsonlyatcertaintimes

C.robotsaresomethingnewinourlifeD.robotsareallaroundus

12.Inthisstorywearetoldthat.

A.wecangetfeedbackthroughoureyesandears

B.wegetfeedbackthroughtherobots

C.onlyrobotsgetfeedback

D.robotsarenotintelligentbecauseofthefeedback

13.Whatdoestheauthorofthisstorywantyoutofeelaboutrobots?

A.Theywillprobablytakeoverinthefuture.

B.Theyareveryhelpfulandusefultohumans.

C.Theyaremachinesthatareoftenoutoforder.

D.Theyarenotfriendsofhumanbeings.

14.Sincepeoplelikewhatrobotsdo,whatdoyouthinkthismeansforthefuture?

A.Moreandbetterrobotswillbebuilt.B.Peoplewillstopmakingrobots.

C.Therewillbelawsagainstusingrobots.D.Robotswillbenefitnobody.

15.Whatdoes“brains”inthelastparagraphstandfor?

A.headB.intelligence

C.theorganinsidetheheadD.intelligencecontrol

D

Solongasteachersfailtodistinguishbetweenteachingandlearning,theywillcontinuetoundertaketodoforchildrenthatwhichonlychildrencandoforthemselves.Teachingchildrentoreadisnotpassingreadingontothem.Itiscertainlynotendlesshoursspentinactivitiesaboutreading.Douglasinsiststhat“readingcannotbetaughtdirectlyandschoolsshouldstoptryingtodotheimpossible”.

　　Teachingandlearningaretwoentirelydifferentprocesses.Theydifferinkindandfunction.Thefunctionofteachingistocreatetheconditionsandtheclimatethatwillmakeitpossibleforchildrentodevisethemostefficientsystemforteachingthemselvestoread.Teachingisalsopublicactivity.Itcanbeseenandobserved.

　　Learningtoreadinvolvesallthateachindividualdoestomakesenseoftheworldofprintedlanguage.Almostallofitisprivate,forlearningisanoccupationofthemind,andthatprocessisnotopentopublicscrutiny.

　　Ifteacherandlearnerrolesarenotinterchangeable,whatthencanbedonethroughteachingthatwillaidthechildinthequest（探索）forknowledge?

Smithhasoneprincipalruleforallteachinginstructions.“Makelearningtoreadeasy,whichmeansmakingreadingameaningful,enjoyableandfrequentex