高中英語(yǔ)競(jìng)賽試題

第二部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)

　　第一節(jié) 單項(xiàng)填空(共15小題;每小題一分，滿分15分)

　　從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

　　21. Mention ____ word recycling and ____ few of us think of cars. But in ____ world of limited space and resources, recycling is very important.

　　A. a; a; the B. a; 不填; a C. the; 不填; a D. the; 不填; the

　　22. — Isn’t it just five hundred? Let’s get it, darling.

　　— ____, no idea of saving money.

　　A. It’s just like you B. It’s not like you C. I agree with you D. That’s all right

　　23. It was nearly an hour ____ the sleeping pill ____ effect.

　　A. when; took B. before; took C. since; took D. before; would take

　　24. The woman claimed ____ at the supermarket when she was doing shopping yesterday.

　　A. being badly treated B. having badly treated

　　C. to be badly treated D. to have been badly treated

　　25. As far as I know, the writer enjoys at least as much singing Beijing Opera as he ____.

　　A. does writing B. writes C. writing D. does to write

　　26. So ____ that even the UN troops couldn’t control it.

　　A. the situation of Iraq was complicated B. complicated was the situation of Iraq

　　C. was the situation of Iraq complicated D. complicated the situation of Iraq was

　　27. — I saw Bob carrying baggage for a stranger yesterday.

　　— What a good fellow! He ____ others, especially those in trouble.

　　A. is always helping B. always helped

　　C. has always helped D. had always helped

　　28. — The singer looks very beautiful.

　　— But she was very ugly before she tidied up her appearance(整容). You ____ believe it!

　　A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. wouldn’t D. might not

　　29. When we hurried to the airport, the foreign friends ____ to get off the plane.

　　A. had arrived waiting B. arrived waiting C. were arriving to wait D. had arrived to wait

　　30. — The mobile phone looks nice. Please show ____ to me.

　　— Here you are, Madame.

　　— Oh, wonderful! I’ll get it. My daughter just needs ____.

　　A. that; it B. one; it C. it; one D. it; it

　　31. The negotiation had ____ without any result. And then came the war instead.

　　A. been broken up B. to be broken off C. break up D. to break off

　　32. On the contrary, I think it is Truman, ____ you, ____ to blame.

　　A. more than; are B. less than; who are C. rather than; that is D. rather than; is

　　33. — Are you going to travel this summer vacation?

　　— No, I’ll have to do some part-time job for my next team study. ____, there’s SARS spreading.

　　A. Also B. Therefore C. However D. Unluckily

　　34. As a Chinese, we should often think ____ we can do more for our country.

　　A. how B. what C. of what D. of how

　　35. ____ you from taking a hand in that affair, you ____ in prison.

　　A. If I didn’t stop; would have stayed B. Had I stopped; would be staying

　　C. Shouldn’t I have stopped; would stay D. If I hadn’t stopped; would have stayed

　　第二節(jié) 完型填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

　　閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36— 55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)

　　Bodybuilding is a world away from high school physical education class, but now teenage boys

　　36 having muscular bodies just like their 37 .

　　Andy Lau played a 38 monk who helps catch criminals(罪犯)in the film “Running on Karma”. Then 39 bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger 40 the spotlight when he became governor of California, US, 41 that muscle-men have 42 too. People have tried to develop muscular bodies for centuries. But as a sport or form of exercise, bodybuilding is still quite 43 .

　　Briton Eugen Sandow’s 44 at the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in Chicago is widely seen as the world’s 45 bodybuilding show. Many of his poses(姿勢(shì))are 46 used in competitions today. In 1940, the Mr. America contest became the first world bodybuilding competition, and it was 47 by the Mr. Universe contest in 1950 and the Mr. 48 competition 15 years after that.

　　Some ask whether bodybuilding is really a sport, since the competitions only 49 posing, not any real athletic 50 . Diet, on the other hand, plays a much more important role in bodybuilding than in any other sport.

　　“It’s 51 to believe that all the athletes are close to 52 when they show off their 53 on stage,” said Cao Xinli. She won the women’s championship at the National Bodybuilding Competition last week in Baotou.

　　A coach explained: “The strict controls on diet and the hard training often 54 that bodybuilders are much 55 than they look.” But despite the dangers, young boys will still go to the gym in the hope of developing a better body.

　　36. A. think of B. dream of C. know of D. are aware of

　　37. A. heroes B. parents C. partners D. coaches

　　38. A. physical B. spiritual C. bare-head D. muscular

　　39. A. former B. latter C. earlier D. later

　　40. A. made B. entered C. escaped D. controlled

　　41. A. seeing B. finding C. proving D. explaining

　　42. A. perseverance B. achievements C. feelings D. brains

　　43. A. old B. young C. popular D. difficult

　　44. A. appearance B. creation C. performance D. success

　　45. A. first B. latest C. valuable D. unforgettable

　　46. A. widely B. usually C. even D. still

　　47. A. established B. judged C. joined D. stopped

　　48. A. Olympia B. Alps C. Himalayas D. Pacific

　　49. A. arrange B. require C. admit D. cause

　　50. A. performance B. technique C. courage D. effort

　　51. A. necessary B. unnecessary C. hard D. easy

　　52. A. starvation B. victory C. fullness D. failure

　　53. A. talents B. strengths C. muscles D. looks

　　54. A. suggest B. mean C. cause D. indicate

　　55. A. weaker B. stronger C. easier D. harder

　　第四部分：閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分，滿分40分)

　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(ABC和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

　　A

　　There are stock markets in large cities in many countries. Stock markets in Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock market, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell shares of a factory or a company. And each share means certain ownership of a factory or a company.

　　Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks and try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money.

　　Of course, investing money in the stock markets is not the safest way to make money. No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may do badly. Then the stocks will go down and investors will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down.

　　No wonder going to the stock market is often compared to gambling. All are eager to make money by “gambling” in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to gamble”. Indeed, the stock market is an attractive part of the business world.

　　56. If you are an investor, ____ in the stock market.

　　A. you can always make money B. you can tell exactly when the stock goes up or down

　　C. you might always lose money in a period D. your gambling is always safe

　　57. When a factory or company does a good job, ____.

　　A. investors are sure to get money B. the stock will sometimes go down

　　C. going to the market is the safest way D. you should never put your money in it

　　58. Factories and companies are pleased that so many people “gamble” because ____.

　　A. they can make more money B. they need more people to work for them

　　C. the need their money to do business D. some people win and some lose

　　59. The article mainly wants to tell us ____.

　　A. how to buy or sell shares B. the stock market is like a gambling house

　　C. the ABC of stock market D. investing money in the stock market is not the safest way

　　B

　　After nearly a decade of planning, the Egyptian Government has announced an ambitious plan to build the world’s biggest museum devoted entirely to exhibiting the ancient relics(文物).

　　Called the New Egyptian Museum, it will eventually house the largest collection of Pharaonic(法老的)monuments, including the solid gold death mask of Tutankhamun.

　　King Nebkheperura Tutankhamun remains the most famous of all the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. He lived over 3,300 years ago during the period known as the New Kingdom.

　　The museum also will house more than120,000 antiquities(ancient arts)from the 4th millennium(1,000 years)BC to the fall of the Roman Empire.

　　For the first time, the entire 3,500 items from Tutankhamun’s tomb will be displayed. Permanent exhibitions will include the royal mummies of Ramses II and III and other pharaohs and a large quantity of collection of Pharaonic jewellery.

　　Antiquities will be organized by theme rather than chronologically(編年地). The four main themes will be: the land of Egypt; royalty and the state; arts of life and death; and scribes(文牘)and wisdom.

　　With building costs estimated near US1 million, funding for the new museum will come from corporate sponsorship and charitable(慈善的)donations. The Egyptian Government is expected to pay one third of the final bill.

　　60. ____ will build the world’s biggest museum devoted entirely to exhibiting the ancient relics.

　　A. The Egypt government B. A corporate body

　　C. The charitable body D. The Egypt government and a corporate body

　　61. When you go into one exhibiting hall of the would-be museum, you’ll see ____.

　　A. all the exhibits are arranged by the year

　　B. all the exhibits are arranged by theme

　　C. more than 120,000 Egyptian antiquities are on show

　　D. Pharaonic monuments of Tutankhamun and the royal relics

　　62. According to the passage, ____.

　　A. the most valuable relics that are to be displayed are 120,000 antiquities from the 4th millennium

　　B. 3,500 items of relics have been discovered from Tutankhamun’s tomb

　　C. the Pharaonic monuments of Tutankhamun are the oldest relics

　　D. the royal mummies of Ramses II and III and other pharaohs will be displayed for the second time

　　63. The best title of the passage should be ____.

　　A. Egypt’s Ambitious Plan B. The World’s Biggest Museum for the Ancient relics

　　C. Egypt to Construct New Museum D. Ancient Egyptian relics are to be Displayed