河南林州高一竞赛英语试题.docx

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河南林州高一竞赛英语试题

林州市实验中学高一英语竞赛考试试题

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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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Foundedin1764byFrenchtraders,St.LouistodayisthefifteenthlargesturbanareaintheUSA.Therearemanyattractivedestinationsfortourists.

AmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDog

DogloverswhovisitSt.Louiswon'twanttomissthis14,000squarefootmuseum.Insideareover500paintings,watercolors,andavarietyofotherdogartobjects.

Themuseumisopenalltheyearround，TuesdaythroughSaturday10a．m.to4p．m.,andSunday1p．m.to4p．m..Admissionis$5foradults,$2.50forstudents,and$1forchildrenupto（一直到）10.

AnheuserBuschBrewery

TheAnheuserBuschBrewerytourisnotjustforbeerlovers.ThetourincludesthehistoricBrewHouse,wherevisitorscanenjoyhowbeerismade.ThenthetourcontinuestothemodernBevoPackagingPlant.ThebestwillbetheBudweiserClydesdaleStables.

Thetoursarealwaysfree.

GatewayArch

DesignedbyEeroSaarinenandHannskarlBandel,ittookovertwoyearsand900tonsofstainlesssteeltobuild.Itisthetallestofthecountry'snationalmonuments.ThearchispartoftheJeffersonNationalExpansionMemorial.Aboutonemillionpeopleperyearcometothetopofthearch,wherethereisanobservationplatformprovidingagreatviewofthecity.

St.LouisZoo

FirstversionoftheSt.LouisZooopenedin1904attheSt.LouisWorld'sFair,butinthecenturyithasgrownintooneoftheforemostzoosintheworld.TheZoolineRailroad,apassengertraintakesvisitorsaroundthezoo,whichcontainsover9,000animalsofover800species.

ThezooisopeneverydaybutChristmasandNewYear'sDay,withsummerhoursof8a．m.to7p．m.,andtherestoftheyearof9a．m.to5p．m..Admissiontothezooisfree.

1．Ifyou（astudent）plantovisittheAmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDogwithyourparentsandyourfiveyearoldbrother,howmuchwillyoupay?

A．$8.5.　　　　　　　　　B．$12.

C．$13.5.D．$16.

2．Whichofthefollowingcanyouvisitifyouareinterestedinhowtomakebeer?

A．AmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDog.

B．AnheuserBuschBrewery.

C．St.LouisZoo.

D．GatewayArch.

3．WhatcanweknowabouttheGatewayArchfromthepassage?

A．Itwasmadeofstones.

B．PresidentJeffersonwasburiedthere.

C．Youcanseethecityclearlyonthetopofthearch.

D．Itwasbuiltintwoyears.

4．AttheSt.LouisZoo,youcanvisitallanimalsthere________.

A．bytrainB．bybicycle

C．bybusD．onfoot

B

Welcometoyourfuturelife!

Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung-looking.In2035,medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleyouragecouldlivetobe150,soat40,you’renotoldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadananti-aging（抗衰老的）treatment.Now,allthreeofyoulookthesameage!

Yousaytoyourshirt,“Turnred.”Itchangesfrombluetored.In2035,“smartclothes”containparticles（粒子）muchsmallerthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeclothes’colororpattern.

Youwalkintothekitchen.Youpickupthemilk,butavoicesays,”Youshouldn’tdrinkthat!

”Yourfridgehasreadthechip（芯片）thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilk,anditknowsthemilkisold.In2035,everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystore（杂货店）hassuchachip.

It’stimetogotowork.In2035,carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyour“smartcar”wheretogo.Ontheway,youcancallafriendusingyourjacketsleeve（袖子）.Such“smarttechnology”isallaroundyou.

Sowillallthesethingscometrue?

“Fornewtechnologytosucceed,”saysscientistAndrewZolli,“ithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.”TheInternetisoneexample.whatwillbethenext?

5.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture__________.

A.peoplewillnevergetold

B.everyonewilllookthesame

C.redwillbethemostpopularcolor

D.clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpattern

6.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.Milkwillbeharmfultohealth.

B.Moredrinkswillbeavailableforsale.

C.Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation.

D.Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger.

7.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?

A.NothingcanreplacetheInternet.

B.Fridgeswillknowwhatpeopleneed.

C.Jacketsleevescanbeusedasaguide.

D.Carswillbeabletodriveautomatically.

8.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Futuretechnologyineverydaylife.

B.Foodandclothingin2035.

C.Medicaltreatmentsofthefuture.

D.Thereasonforthesuccessofnewtechnology.

C

ThespreadofWesterneatinghabitsaroundtheworldisbadforhumanhealthandtheenvironment.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportinthejournalNature.

DavidTilman,aprofessorofecologyattheUniversityofMinnesota,America,examinedinformationfrom100countriestoidentifywhatpeopleateandhowadietaffectedhealth.Henotedamovementbeginninginthe1960s.Hefoundthatasnationsindustrialized（工业化）,populationincreasedandearningsrose,morepeoplebegantoadoptwhathasbeencalledtheWesterndiet.

TheWesterndietishighinsugar,fat,oilandmeat.Byeatingthesefoods,peoplebegantogetfatterandsicker.DavidTilmansaysoverweightpeopleareatgreaterriskfornoninfectiousdiseaseslikediabetes（糖尿病）andheartdisease.

Unfortunatelywhenpeoplebecomeindustrialized,iftheyadoptthisWesterndiet,theyaregoingtohavethesehealthproblems,especiallyindevelopingcountriesinAsia.Chinaisanexamplewherethenumberofdiabetescaseshasbeenjumpingfromlessthanonepercentto10percentofthepopulationastheybegantoindustrializeovera20yearperiod.Andthatishappeningallacrosstheworld,inMexico,inNigeriaandsoon.

And,adietbadforhumanbeings,isalsobadfortheenvironment.Astheworld'spopulationgrows,moreforestsandtropical（热带的）areaswillbecomefarmlandsforcropsorgrasslandsforcattle.Wearelikelytohavemoregreenhousegasinthefuturefromagriculturethanthatcomingoutofallformsoftransportationrightnow.

Mr.Tilmancallsthelinkbetweenthediet,theenvironmentandhumanhealth,“atrilemma”－aproblemofferingadifficultchoice.HesaysonepossiblesolutionisleavingtheWesterndietbehind.

9．Accordingtothepassage,moregreenhousegasmightbegivenoffinthefuturefrom________.

A．transportation　　　　　　B．developingcountries

C．agricultureD．developedcountries

10．DavidTilmanbelievesthat________.

A．thediet,theenvironmentandhumanhealtharecloselyconnected

B．theWesterndietistheonlychoiceasthenationindustrializes

C．peopleintropicalareasaremorelikelytohaveheartdisease

D．traditionaldietsaremorebalancedthantheWesterndiet

11．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A．Nigeriahasthelargestnumberofdiabetescases

B．overweightpeopleareathigherriskofinfectiousdiseases

C．theexaminedinformationcomesfromdevelopingcountries

D．industrializationcontributestothespreadoftheWesterndiet

12．Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.

A．callonustoprotecttheenvironment

B．warnusofthedangeroftheWesterndiet

C．remindusoftheimportanceofhealth

D．adviseustohaveabalanceddiet

D

Theelephantwaslyingheavilyonitsside,fastasleep.Afewdogsstartedbarkingatit.Theelephantwokeupinterribleanger:

itchasedthedogsintothevillagewheretheyranforsafety.

Thatdidn'tstoptheelephant.Itdestroyedadozenhousesandinjuredseveralpeople.Thevillagerswerescaredandangry.ThensomeonesuggestedcallingParbati,theelephantprincess.

ParbatiBarua'sfatherwasahunteroftigersandanelephanttamer.HetaughtParbatitorideanelephantbeforeshecouldevenwalk.Healsotaughtherthedangerousartoftheelephantroundup－howtocatchwildelephants.

Parbatihasn'talwayslivedinthejungle.Afterahappychildhoodhuntingwithherfather,shewassenttoaboardingschoolinthecity.ButParbatinevergotusedtobeingthereandmanyyearslatershewentbacktoheroldlife.“Lifeinthecityistoodull.Catchingelephantsisanadventureandtheexcitementlastsfordaysafterthechase，”shesays.

ButParbatidoesn'tcatchelephantsjustforfun.“Mywork，”shesays,“istorescuemenfromtheelephants,andtokeeptheelephantssafefrommen.”AndthisisexactlywhatParbatihasbeendoingformanyyears.Increasingly，theIndianelephantisangry:

formanyyears,illegalhuntershaveattackeditanditshomeinthejunglehasbeenreducedtosmallpiecesofland.Itisnowfightingback.Wheneverwildelephantsenterateagardenoravillage,Parbatiiscalledtoguidetheanimalsbacktothejunglebeforetheycankill.

Theworkofanelephanttameralsoinvolvesloveanddevotion.Agoodelephanttamerwillspendhoursadaysinginglovesongstoanewlycapturedelephant.“Eventuallytheygrowtolovetheirtamersandneverforgetthem.Theyarealsomoreloyalthanhumans，”shesaid,assheclimbeduponeofherelephantsandsatonthegiant，happyanimal.Anelephantprincessindeed!

13．ForParbati,catchingelephantsismainlyto________.

A．getlonglastingexcitement

B．keepbothmenandelephantssafe

C．sendthembacktothejungle

D．maketheangryelephantstame

14．BeforeParbatistudiedinaboardingschool，________.

A．shespenthertimehuntingwithherfather

B．shelearnedhowtosinglovesongs

C．shehadalreadybeencalledanelephantprincess

D．shewastaughthowtohunttigers

15．Indianelephantsaregettingincreasinglyangryandtheyrevengebecause________.

A．theyarecaughtandsentforheavywork

B．illegalhunterscapturethemandkillthem

C．theyareattackedandtheirlandgets