高二英语阅读竞赛试题及答案.docx

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高二英语阅读竞赛试题及答案

高二英语阅读竞赛试题

试卷说明：

本试卷共分为第I卷和第II卷，满分100，考试时间共100分钟。

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第I卷（选择题共70分）

单项选择（共35小题；每小题2分，满分70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。

1

IwaswatchingSportscenterlastnightwhenoneofthose"humaninterest"storiescameonandreallycaughtmyattention.

Thestorywasabouta27-year-oldprofessionalBassFishermannamedClayDyer.Atfirst,theyplayeditoffasanotherguytryingtomakethecutontheBassmastertouruntiltheyshowedapictureofhim.Nolegs,noarm,orrather,hehasonly1/3ofhisrightarm.That'sallthathehas.

ItwassuchanamazingstorythatIwaswonderingwhatthisguycoulddo.Growingup,helearnedtoplaybaseballandbasketball,butfoundthatfishingwashistruecalling.Andhedoesitallonhisown.Heholdsthefishingpoleunderhischinandusesthatandhisstub（残端）armtocastandreelin（收进）thefish.Heuseshisteethtohelphimunhookfish.Hetieshisownhooksorluresonwithhismouth,neverreallyaskinganyoneelsetohelp.ClayDyerevenknowshowtoswim.Sincehisbodycan'tproduceenoughsweatonitsown,hehastotakeadipinthelakeeveryfewhourstokeepcool.Hedivesinjustlikeanyoneelse,thensomehowtreadswater（踩水）withhisstubarm,then,withalittlehelp,pullshimselfbackupintotheboatandgoesonfishing.

ClayDyerhasneverlookedforothers'pity,norhasheallowedhisphysicaldisabilitiestopreventhimfrombecomingaprofessionalfisherman.Hismottoforlifeis"IfIcan,youcan."Herefusestousespecialequipment,saying,"Iwanttodoitwithonehandthewaytheydoitwithtwo."

1.WhydidtheauthorbecomeinterestedinClayDyer?

A.HeassumedDyerwaslivinghappily.B.HewantedtoknowwhatDyercoulddo.

C.Hetookgreatpityonthisdisabledman.D.HethoughtthatDyercoulddonothing.

2.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthat_________.

A.physicaldisabilitiesfailtodestroyhisfaithB.Dyeraimstobehavelikeanormalperson

C.specialequipmentisallowedwhenfishingD.itseemseasyforClayDyertogofishing

3.WhichwordbestdescribesClayDyer'spersonality?

A.Diligent.B.Faithful.C.Inspiring.D.Stubborn.

2

Lisawasrunninglate.Lisa，25，hadalottodoatwork，plusvisitorsontheway:

herparentswerecominginforThanksgivingfromherhometown.Butasshehurrieddownthesubwaystairs，shestartedtofeeluncomfortablywarn.Bythetimeshegottotheplatform，Lisafeltweakandtired--maybeithadn’tbeenagoodideatogivebloodthenightbefore，shethought.Sherestedherselfagainstapostclosetothetracks.

Severalyardsaway，Frank，43，andhisgirlfriend，Jennifer，foundaspotclosetowherethefrontofthetrainwouldstop.Theyweredeepindiscussionaboutahousetheywerethinkingofbuying.

Butwhenheheardthescream，followedbysomeoneyelling，“Oh，myGod，shefellin!

”Frankdidn’thesitate.Hejumpeddowntothetracksandransome40feettowardthebodylyingontherails.“No!

Notyou!

”hisgirlfriendscreamedafterhim.

Shewasrighttobealarmed.BythetimeFrankreachedLisa，hecouldfeelthetracksshakingandseethelightcoming.Thetrainwasabout20secondsfromthestation.

Itwashardtolifther.Shewasjustout.Buthemanagedtoraiseherthefourfeettotheplatformsothatbystanderscouldholdherbythegrinsanddragherawayfromtheedge.ThatwaswhereLisabrieflyregainedconsciousness，feltherselfbeingpulledalongtheground，andsawsomeoneelseholdingherpurse.

Lisathoughtshe’dbeenrobbed.Awomanheldherhandandamangavehisshirttohelpstopthebloodpouringfromherhead.Andshetriedtotalkbutshecouldn’t，andthatwaswhensherealizedhowmuchpainshewasin.

Policeandfireofficialssoonarrived，andFranktoldthestorytoanofficer.Jennifersaidherboyfriendwascalmontheir40-minutetrainridedowntown—justashehadbeensecondsaftertherescue，whichmadeherthinkaboutherreactionatthetime.“Isawthetraincomingand1wasthinkinghewasgoingtodie,”sheexplained.

4.WhatwasthemostprobablecauseforLisa’sweakness?

A.Shehadrunalongway.B.Shehaddonatedbloodthenightbefore.

C.Shehaddonea1otofwork.D.Shefelthotinthesubway.

5.WhydidJennifertrytostopherboyfriend?

A.Becausetheywouldmisstheirtrain.

B.Becausehedidn’tseethetraincoming.

C.Becauseshewasafraidthetrainwouldkillhim.

D.BecauseshewassureLisawashardtolift.

6.WhendidLisabecomeconsciousagain?

A.Whenthetrainwasleaving.B.Afterthepoliceandfireofficialscame.

C.Aftershewasbackontheplatform.D.Whenamanwascleaningthebloodfromherhead.

7.Thepassageisintendedto_____________

A.warnusofthedangerinthesubwayB.showushowtosavepeopleinthesubway

C.reportatrafficaccidentD.tellusaboutasubwayrescue

3

WELCOME

WelcometoWindsorCastle,theoldestandlargestoccupiedcastleintheworld.Windsorisonetheofficialresidences（住所）oftheQueen,whosometimesstayshere.

Audiotours

FreeaudiotoursareavailableonleavingtheAdmissionCentreatthestartofyourvisit.Thereisadescriptiveaudiotourforblindandpoor-sightedvisitors.

Guidedtours

VisitorscanexplorethehistoryoftheCastlethroughatourofthePrecinctswithanexpertguide.ToursdepartatregularintervalsthroughoutthedayfromtheCourtyardandfinishattheentrancetotheStateApartments.

Visitorswithchildren

Forthosevisitingwithchildren,aspecialfamilytourandvariousactivitiesareofferedduringschoolholidaysandatweekends.PleasenotepermittedintheStateApartments.However,babycarriersareavailabletoborrow.

StGeorge’sChapel

VisitorsarrivingattheCastleafter15:

00frommarchtoOctoberareadvisedtovisitStGeorge’sChapelfirstbeforeitcloses.

Shopping

ShopsofferawiderangeofsouvenirsdesignedfortheRoyalCollection,includingbooks,postcards,china,jewellery,andchildren’stoys.PleaseaskattheMiddleWardshopaboutourhomedeliveryservice.

Refreshments

BottledwatercanbepurchasedfromtheCourtyardandMiddleWardshops.FromApriltoSeptembericecreamisalsoavailable,VisitorswishingtoleavetheCastleforrefreshmentsinthetownmayobtainre-entrypermitsfromthecastleshops.EatinganddrinkingarenotpermitsintheStateApartmentsorStGeorge’sChapel.

Photographyandmobilephones

Non-commercialphotographyandfilmingarewelcomedintheCastle.Photography,videorecordingandfilmingarenotpermittedinsidetheStateApartmentsorStGeorge’sChapel.MobilephonemustbeswitchedoffinsidetheStateApartmentsandStGeorge’sChapelinconsiderationofothervisitors.

Security

AsWinterCastleisaworkingroyalpalace,visitorsandtheirbelongingsshouldgetthroughairport-stylesecuritychecks.Forsafetyandsecurityreasonsaone-waysystemoperatesalonethevisitorroute.

8.Avisitorcanapplyforafreeaudiotour________.

A.intheCourtyardB.attheAdmissionCenter

C.intheStateApartmentsD.atStGeorge’sChapel

9.Whatisspeciallyofferedtovisitorswithkids?

A.Asecurityguard.B.Apushchair.C.Ababycarrier.D.Afreetoy.

10.Whocangetre-entrypermits?

A.Visitorsbuyinggiftsinthecastleshops.

B.VisitorswishingtoeatoutsidetheCastle.

C.VisitorsbuyingwaterfromtheCourtyard.

D.VisitorseatingoutsideStGeorge’sChapel.

11.Inthelastpart,a“workingroyalpalace”referstoone.    

A.stillbeingconstructedB.stillusedbytheroyalfamily

C.wheretheQueenusuallyworksD.whereworksofartareonshow

4

“InonlysixdaysIlostsevenpoundsofweight.”

“Twofullinchesinthefirstthreedays!

”

Thesearethekindsofstatementsusedinmagazine,newspaper,radioandtelevisionads,promisingnewshapesandnewlookstothosewhobuythemedicineorthedeviceofsuchproductssaytheycanshapethelegs,slimtheface,smoothwrinkles,orinsomeotherwaytobeautyordesirability.

Oftensuchproductsarenothingmorethanmoney-makingthingsfortheirpromoter.Theresultstheyproducearequestionable,andsomearedangeroustohealth.

Tounderstandhowtheseproductscanbelegallypromotedtothepublic,itisnecessarytounderstandsomethingofthelawscoveringtheirregulation.Iftheproductisadrug,FDA（FoodDrugAdministration）canrequireproof（证明）undertheFood,Drug,andCosmeticActthatitissafeandeffectivebeforeitisputonthemarket.Butiftheproductisadevice,FDAhasnoauthoritytorequirepremarketingproofofsafetyoreffectiveness.Ifaproductalreadyonthemarketisadangertohealth,FDAcanrequesttheproducerordistributortoremoveitfromthemarketvoluntarily,oritcantakelegalaction,includingseizure（查封）oftheproduct.

OnenotablecaseafewyearsagoinvolvedanelectricaldevicecalledtheRelaxacisor,hadbeensoldforreducingthewaistline.TheRelaxacisorproducedelectricalshockstothebodythroughcontactpads.FDAtooklegalactionagainstthedistributortostopthesaleofthedeviceonthegroundsthatitwasdangeroustohealthandlife.

Obviously,mostofthedevicesonthemarkethaveneverbeenthesubjectofcourtproceedings（法律诉讼）,andnewdevicesappearcontinually,Beforebuying,itisuptotheconsumertojudgethesafetyoreffectivenessofsuchitems.

12．Itcanbeinferredthatadsmentionedinthetextare______.

A.unreliableB.objectiveC.costlyD.illegal

13．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Thecourtisinchargeofremovingdangerousproduct.

B.Newproductsaremorelikelytobequestionable.

C.Thepromotersusuallyjustcareaboutprofits.

D.Theproductionofad