辽宁省瓦房店市学年高一英语基础知识竞赛试题.docx

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辽宁省瓦房店市学年高一英语基础知识竞赛试题

高一六月份基础知识竞赛

英语试题

第二部分　阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

ItwasoneofmyfirstlessonsasaninternationalstudentinNewYorkCity.MyUShistoryteacherhadjustfinishedhislesson.Hesatbackinhisarmchaircomfortably,andasked:

“Wasthereanybodydoinganythinginterestingyesterday?

”

“Idrewapanda,whichwaslovely!

”agirlbesidemeshouted.Then,thetalkdevelopedrapidly.Someonesaidhehadreceivedhislearner’sdrivingpermit,whileanothermentionedthatshehadspentthefirstsalaryfromherpart-timejob.Everybodyseemedtohavesomethingtosay.Althoughtherewasarangeofpeople,fromdifferentbackgrounds,peopleseemedtofeelathomewitheachother.

Notme.Istayedalooffromthediscussion.IlookedthroughmynotesuntilIlookeduptoseeanotherteachercomeinandsharesomecookieshehadmadeyesterday.Thebeautifullybakedcookiessentoutagoodsmell,whichmadeitimpossibletoconcentrateonmyworkanylonger.However,myseatwasinthebackrow,andIwastooshytostandupandtakeacookieformyself.

“Goaheadandhaveone!

”Itwasthehistoryteacher:

“Ifyoudon’tstandup,nobodyisgoingtofeedyou!

”

Iwasstillhesitant,butIgotupandtookacookiewithsomeotherclassmates.NowIfeltmoreatease.Welaughedabouthow“greedy”wewere.

The“cookiecrisis”hadtaughtmealesson.IwouldhavetobelessshyintheUnitedStates.Herewasamixedandvariousculture,andifIwantedtogetanywhereIwouldhavetobraveitsnewnessanddifferenceandmakemyselfheard,justastheteacherhadsaid.Otherwise,“Nobodyisgoingtofeedyou.”ItwassomethingapersonnewtotheUS,suchasmyself,neededtolearn.

21.TheatmosphereinaUSclassroomisquite__________.

A.livelyB.lonelyC.badD.quiet

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“alooffrom”mean?

A.inspiteofB.insteadofC.apartfromD.awayfrom

23.Whatpreventedthewriterfromgettingacookieforhimselfatfirst?

A.Hisbravery.B.Hisshyness.C.Hisstrangeness.D.Hisweakness.

24.The“cookiecrisis”inthelastparagraphwas__________tothewriter.

A.animportantproblemB.akindofvaluablefood

C.aturningpointinhislifeattitudeD.adreaminhisschoollife

B

Monday2ndJanuary

IaminasmallvillageintheCarpathianMountains,northofBucharest,thecapitalofRomania.I’vecometoseethebrownbears,whichcometothevillagesatnighttolookforfood.Theywalk20kilometresanighttogethere.Afarmertoldmethatsomeofhissheephavebeenkilledbybears.Butthisisunusual.Usually,thebearsjusttakebitsoffoodwhichpeoplehavethrownaway.TonightIhopeI’llseethem.

Tuesday3rdJanuary

LastnightIwaitedwithagroupoftouristsandasitgrewdark,wesawthehugeblackshapesofbears.Itseemsthebearsdon’tgoforpeople,unlesstheyareattackedfirst.Theywerenotafraidofthetourists,whotookphotosofthem.Thosecleverbearsknewwheretogofortheirdinner.Theyjumpedstraightintotherubbish,wheretherewaslotsoffoodwhichpeoplehadthrownaway.

Wednesday4thJanuary

Althoughit’swonderfultoseethebearsinthevillage,itcanonlymeanonething:

theirhabitatisdisappearing.Theywouldprefertostayhiddeninthemountainforests,butthetreeshavebeencutdownforfirewood.Sotheycannotfindenoughfoodanymore.

Thursday5thJanuary

TodayImettheheadoftheCarpathianAnimalProtectionGroup.Hesaysthatthereareonlyabout2,500bearsleft,andisworriedthattheywillsoonbecomeextinct.Richpeoplefromothercountriespayalotofmoneytocomeandshootthebearsforsport.Thepoorpeoplefromthesevillagesneedthemoney.Butperhapstheycouldmakemoremoneyfromthetouristswhowanttocomejustwatchthebears;andthiswouldcontinueinthefuture.Oncethebearsarealldead,thetouristswillstopvisitingthevillage.Butifthebearskeepvisitingthevillages,then,perhaps,sowillthetourists.

25.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_____________.

A.HungryBrownBearsB.BrownBearsintheForest

C.WanderingBrownBearsD.BrownBears—AWonder

26.Itisunusualtothewriterthat________________.

A.thebrownbearsliketobetakenphotosof.

B.thebearscomeoutatnighttolookforfood

C.thebearsjusttakebitsoffoodthrownaway

D.thebearshaveattackedafarmer’ssheep

27.Thevillagerscouldcontinuetoearnmoneyfromthebearsif_________.

A.theyshotthebearsforsportB.peoplepaidmoremoneytokillthem

C.moretouristscametoseethebearsD.thevillagerssoldthebears’skinstotourists

28.Whatwillhappentothebearsinthefuture?

A.Theymaybekeptinzoos.B.Theymaybecomeextinct.

C.Theymaykeepeatingrubbish.D.Theymaybewatchedbyvisitors.

C

SunTours:

ShortbreaksinNewYork

DAY1:

TIMESSQUAREANDTHELINCOLNCENTER

WelcometoNewYork—theBigApple!

HereinNewYorkthewondersoftheBigAppleexceed（超出）allexpectations—thefantasticskyline,wonderfulrestaurants,theaters,museums,shopsandattractions.OnyourfirstdayyouwillvisitthefamousLincolnandRockefellerCenters,anddrivedownFifthAvenue.YouwilldrivethroughTimesSquare,the“CrossroadsoftheWorld”.YouwillthentraveltoCentralPark,amiracleinthecenterofManhattan.Lunchisonyourown,butthiseveningyouwillhavedinneratthefamousJekyllandHydeclub,wherethewaitersarealldressedasvampires（吸血鬼）,andatsomepointintheeveningFrankenstein（科学怪人）comestolife.

DAY2:

EXPLORINGTHECITY

Theentiredayisyoursforsightseeingandshopping.ExploretheattractivecityofNewYorkwithitsskyscrapers,bridges,historiclandmarksandBroadwaytheaters.

DAY3:

DOWNTOWNANDSOUTHSTREETSEAPORT

TodayyouwillvisitGreenwichVillage,WallStreetandtheWorldTradeCenter.YouwillvisitSouthStreetSeaport,a19th-centuryseaportwithnarrowstreets,hundredsofshops,aninternationalfoodstandandstreetentertainment.ThisafternoonyouwillvisitChinatown,andfinallytheEmpireStateBuildingObservatory,whichtowers1,250feetaboveNewYorkCity.Youwillusethehigh-speedelevatorstogotothetop,unlikeKingKongwhoclimbeduptheoutsideofthebuilding.Thisevening,youwillhavedinneratthewell-knownTavern-on-the-GreenrestaurantoverlookingCentralPark.

ARRIVINGINNEWYORK

ASunToursrepresentativewillmeetyouatJFKairportandtakeyoutoyourhotel,whichisinthecenterofthecity.Whenyoucheckin,youwillreceivefurtherinformationaboutthisevening’s“Getting-toknow-each-other”partyattheManhattanRestaurant.

29.Ifyouwanttojoininthistour,whichofthefollowingwillyoucontact?

A.SunToursB.HydeClubC.GreenwichVillageD.JFKAirport

30.Howmanyplaceswillyouvisitonthethirdday?

A.FiveB.SixC.SevenD.Eight

31.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.Youwillgotothehotelinthecenterofthecitybyyourself.

B.Whenyouarriveattheairport,youwillbetoldaboutthetourplan.

C.YouhaveknownallabouttheManhattanRestaurantbeforeyourarrival.

D.Whenyoucheckin,youwillknowmoreabouttheeveningparty.

D

Ifyousay,“Thecat’soutofthebag”insteadof“Thesecretisgivenaway,”you’reusinganidiom.Themeaningofanidiomisdifferentfromtheactualmeaningofthewordsused.“Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway”isaproverb.Proverbsareoldbutfamiliarsayingsthatusuallygiveadvice.Bothidiomsandproverbsarepartofourdailyexpressions.Manyareveryoldandhaveinterestinghistories.Seehowmanyoftheseexpressionsyouknow.

“Burythehatchet.”

NativeAmericansusedtoburyweaponstoshowthatfightinghadendedandenemieswerenowatpeace.Today,theidiommeanstomakeupwithafriendafteranargumentoffight.

“Acloseshave.”

Inthepast,studentbarberslearnedtoshaveoncustomers.Iftheyshavedtooclose,theircustomersmightbecutorevenhardlyescapeseriousinjury.Today,weusetheidiomifapersonnarrowlyescapesdisaster.

“Rainingcatsanddogs.”

InNorsemythologythedogisassociatedwithwindandthecatwithstorms.Thisexpressionmeansit’srainingveryheavily.

To“shedcrocodiletears.”

Crocodileshaveareflexthatcausestheireyestotearwhentheyopentheirmouths.Thatmakesitlookasthoughtheyarecryingwhileswallowingtheirfood.Infact,neithercrocodilesnorpeoplewhoshed“crocodile”tearsfeelsorryfortheiractions.

“Savedbythebell.”

In17th-centuryEngland,aguardatWindsorCastlewasaccusedoffallingasleepathispost.Heclaimedhewaswronglyaccusedandcouldproveit;hehadheardthechurchbellchime（鸣响）thirteentimesatmidnight.Townspeoplesupportedhisclaimandhewassaved.Todaywethinkofthebellthatendsaroundinboxing,oftensavingtheboxerfrominjury,orthebellattheendofaclassperiod,savingyoufrommorework.Nowthisidiommeansrescuefromasituationatthelastpossiblemoment.

32.Thebesttitleofthispassagewillprobablybe___________.

A.EverydayExpressionsB.NotIdiomsButProverbs

C.IdiomsandproverbsareoldD.Idiomsorproverbs

33.Thepurposeofthisarticleisto________.

A.comparesomeusefulandinterestingidiomsandproverbs

B.tellussomeidiomsandproverbswhichcanbeusedtoday

C.explainthemeaningofsomeinterestingeverydayexpressions

D.showtheimportanceofusingproverbsandidiomsinyourwriting

34.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat_________.

A.idiomsandproverbsareamustinourlife

B.proverbsaremorecommonthanidioms

C.idiomsaremoreinterestingthanproverbs

D.itisdifficulttoguessthemeaningofidioms

35.Whichofthesestatementsi