英语竞赛训练.docx

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英语竞赛训练

英语竞赛训练I

A

Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?

Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?

Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?

Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.

Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mental（donewiththemind）exerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists（心理学家）thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.

Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositive（helpful）thingstotheirchildren,suchas“Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid.”or“Youaresuchasmartchild.”

1.Thewords“intelligent”and“brilliant”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean_______while“dull”inthesecondparagraphmeans________.

A.brightandsplendid;slowinthinkingandunderstanding

B.prettyandhandsome;ordinary-looking

C.greatandimportant;common

D.hopefulandhelpful;careless　

2.Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusis________whileanidiotis________.

A.anormalperson;afunnyperson

B.astrongperson;aweakperson

C.ahighlyintelligentperson;afoolishorweak-mindedperson

D.afamousperson;anordinaryperson　

3.Aperson________ismorelikelytobecomeagenius.

A.whoseparentsareclever

B.oftenthinkingaboutdifficultproblems

C.oftenhelpedbyhisparentsandteachers

D.bornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuse　

4.Itisbetterforparents________.

A.topraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoften

B.tobehardontheirchildren

C.toleavetheirchildrenalonewithnothingtodo

D.togivetheirchildrenasmuchhelpaspossible　

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?

A.Parentsplayanimportantpartintheirchildren’sgrowth.

B.Thelessyouuseyourmindthedulleryoumaybecome.

C.Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.

D.Whatmakesapersonbrightorstupidisstillunderdiscussion.

B

ThereweremanybeautifulbuildingsinancientRome,butthelivingconditionsforordinarypeoplewerebad.Mostoftheirhomesweresopoorlymadethattheyfelldownorwerefirehazards（=danger）withtheirsteep,narrowwoodenstairways.Mostpeoplewerepackedintoapartmentbuildingsthatroseshakily（=unsafely）sixtotwelvefloorsabovetheground.Theapartmentswereroomsaboutthreemetressquare,andeachbuildinghousedaboutfivehundredpeople.

Thesetallbuildingsfacedeachotheracrossstreetsonlythreemetreswide,sonosunlightreachedtheground.Evenso,apartmentswerecostly,thoughcheaperplacescouldbehadoutsideRome.Butpeoplewantedtobeneartheirworkandentertainment.Sothestreetsbecamecrowdedanditwashardtomovequickly.Atnight,thestreetswerefilledwithnoiseasfoodandsupplieswerebroughtintothecityonwagonsandcarts.

1.InancientRome,mostpeoplelivedin________apartments.

A.smallandcrowdedB.cleanandtidy

C.spaciousandsunnyD.tallandbig　

2.ThestreetsinancientRomewere________.

A.crowdedandnoisyB.wideandbright

C.narrowanddarkD.bothAandC　

3.PeoplelikedtoliveinRomeBecause________.

A.theapartmentswerecomfortable

B.thelivingexpenseswerelow

C.theyhavenomoneytobuildhousesoutsidethecity

D.theywantedtoenjoytheconveniencesofthecity　

3.Thispassageismainlyabout________inancientRome.

A.thebeautifulbuildings

B.thelivingconditionsofordinarypeople

C.thestreetsandtransportation

D.thefoodanddailysupplies

C

NoonecouldhavefailedtobemovedhadhewatchedthelivetelevisedvolleyballgamebetweentheChineseandCubanwomen’steams.Aswesatbeforethetelevisionset,withoureyesfixedonthescreen,weexperiencedeverykindoffeeling.Whenthetwoteamsplayedneckandneck,wewereonpinsandneedles,anxiousastowhatwouldcomenext,andwhenourteamfellbehindourheartswereinourmouths.Watchingthegamebetweenthosetwoteamsisnotonlyamatterofgreatjoy.Formorethanthatitprovidesfoodforthought.JustseehowtheChinesewomenwonthegame──bytheirco──operation（合作）,bytheirexcellentskill,theireffortandstrongwill.AChinesesayinggoes,“Whentwocompetentopponents（比赛的双方）meet,thestrong──mindedonewillwin.“ThisisthespiritoftheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeam.IfeveryChineseshowedsomeofthespirit,neverlosingheartintimesofdifficultyandremainingclear──mindedintimesofadvantage（优势）,thenournationwouldstandinthevanguard（前列）oftheworldfamilyofnations,justastheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeamhasdone,isdoingandwilldo.

1.Whilewatchingthegame,we_____.

A.hadfeelingsofdifferentkind

B.enjoyedafriendlyandwonderfulgame

C.clappedandcheeredonlyfortheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeam

D.wereeagertoknowwhatwouldhappenlateron

2.Thewonderfulgame_____.

A.broughtusgreatjoy

B.provideduswithfoodforourthoughts

C.gaveusnotonlygreatjoybutalsofoodforthoughts

D.giveusavaluableamusement

3.Theauthorbelievedthat_____.

A.theChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeamwasthestrongest

B.ChinawassuretobecomestrongerandstrongerifonlywehavethatspiritoftheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeam

C.TheChinesemustremainclear-mindedintimeofadvantage

D.TheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeamneverlostheartintimesofdifficulty

4.Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe_____.

A.WatchingaCloseVolleyballGame

B.TheSpiritoftheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeam

C.LearnfromtheMembersoftheVolleyballTeam

D.TheStrong──MindedAretheWinnersB）

D

Shopping──bagladiesdon’tbegpublicly,buttheydonotrefusewhatisoffered.Onceashopping──bagladyappearswhereyoulive,itisashardtopassherbywithoutgivinghersomemoneyasitistopaynoattentiontothecollectionbox（功德箱）inchurch.Andalthoughyoumaynotlikeit,ifshechoosesyourdoorwayasherplacetosleepinthenight,itisasmorallyhardtoturnherawayasitistodowithalostdog.Mostshopping──bagladiesseemtobebetweentheagesof40and65.Theywearlayers（层）ofclotheseveninsummertime,withnewspapersfilledbetweenthelayersassomethingagainstbadweather.Nooneknowshowmanyshopping──bagladiesthereareinNewYork..Thenumberisgoingup.Somepersonsandresearchersspendagreatdealoftimetakingcareoforobservingshopping──baglagladiesanddoingwhattheycantobetterthelifeladyhermits（隐士）who’redown.

1.Shopping-bagladiesare_____.

A.ladybeggarsB.ladieswhosellshopping-bags

C.ladieswhomakeshopping-bagsD.thosewhogohungry

2.Theyfillnewspapersbetweenthelayersoftheirclothedbecause_____.

A.theyaresopoorB.theyhavenoplacetoputthem

C.theywanttohidethemD.theyhavetousethemtokeepthecoldout

3.Theyfillnewspapersbetweenthelayersoftheirclothesbecause_____.

A.theyaresopoorB.theyhavenoplacetoputthem

C.theywanttohidethemD.theyhavetousethemtokeepthecoldout

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.Therearemoreandmoreshopping-bagladiesintheUnitedStates.

B.Shopping-bagladiesappearsonlyinNewYork.

C.Somepeoplearehelpingshopping-bagladies.

D.Somepeopleareengagedintheirresearchontheseshopping-bagladies.

E

AFather’sdayisadaysetasideforhonouringfathersinchurchservicesandinthehome.It’scelebratedintheU.S.inthethirdSundayofJune.ThisideawasbegunbyMrsJohnBrucesDodd,whoin1909persuadedanorganizationinWashingtontosalutefatherswithspecialchurchservices.TheideawasofficiallyagreedtobyPresidentWoodrowWilsonin1916.In1924,PresidentCalvinCoolidgesuggestednationalcelebrationofthedaytoformcloserrelationsbetweenfathersandtheirchildren,andtoimpressuponfathersthefullmeasureoftheirduties.TheredorwhiteroseisrecognizedastheofficialFather’sDayflower.

1.Father’sDay,atfirst,meant______.

A.torespectallthefathers

B.towinhonourforfathersinchurchservices

C.todohonourtofathersathome

D.towarnthefathersoftheirduties

2.Father’sDaywasfirstcelebratedby_____.

A.theFrenchB.theBritish

C.theGermanD.theAmerican

3.ThefirstpresidentwhoagreedtoFather’sDaywas_____.

A.WoodrowWilsonB.CalvinCoolidge

C.GeorgeWashingtonD.AbrahamLincoln

4.ThepresidentwantedFather’sDaytobeadayonwhich_____.

A.peoplerememberedtheirfathers

B.therelationsbetweenfathersandtheirchildrenbecamecloser

C.fathersmustrememberthattheyshouldbegoodfathers

D.bothBandC

一．根据下面的提示写一篇短文，简要说明电视在日常生活中的作用。

1．许多家庭都有电视，几乎人人都喜欢看电视。

2．电视的作用：

它使人知道许多地方的事情，能帮助人开阔眼界和思维，扩大人们的知识面等等。

3．电视的坏处：

长时间看电视会伤害人的身体，尤其是青少年的眼睛，影响人们的正常工作和学习。

4．人们要有节制地看电视。

英语完形填空训练

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IntheUnitedStatesauniversityprofessorisgranted（获准）afewmonthsoffreedomfromhis1abouteveryseventhyearfortraveloradvancedstudy.This2offreedomfromteachingiscalledasabbatical （轮流） 3.Itsaim