新高一英语下学期竞赛试题.docx

1、新高一英语下学期竞赛试题新高一英语下学期竞赛试题高一学年英语试题（时间：100分钟 满分120分）英语阅读理解（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。ALIFE IN THE FUTUREWhat life will be like in the future is difficult to predict. It is, however, possible to use models to make forecasts about future developments. One way

2、to catch a glimpse of the future is to examine some of the major trends in contemporary society. TRANSPORTATION Public transportation is already well developed in most urban areas of China. New technology is being used to make sure that the cars, taxis, buses and trains we use do not pollute the air

3、. A good example of how transportation is changing is the new maglev train, which is environmentally friendly, energy-saving and travels at an amazing 430 km/hBUSINESS1. Which of the following is not the feature of future transportation? A. It will be greener. B. It will be safer. C. It will be fast

4、er. D. It will be cheaper. A. It is business done on the Internet. B. It is business related to electricity. C. It is business related to electronics. D. It is business done by electricians. 3. What will the future mall be like? A. In the mall people can not only shop but also have fun. B. The futur

5、e mall will be as large as a small city. C. People can do anything in the future mall. D. The future mall will offer everything people need. Be rubbish. In some countries, per to repair and upgrade(升级). A. They repair them. B. They sell them. C. They stop using them. D. They still use them. A. To th

6、row them out. C. To give them away to some charities. D. To study them again. A. Expensive. B. Useful. C. Out of date. D. Useless. 7. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Cutting down on waste. CSatellites are an important part of our ordinary lives. For example, the information for weather for

7、ecasts is sent by satellite. Some satellites have cameras which take photographs of the Earth to show how clouds are moving. Satellites are also used to connect our international phone calls. US through satellites. Airplane pilots also sometimes use a satellite to help them find their exact location

8、. We use satellites to send television pictures from one part of the world to another. They are usually 35, 880 kilometers above the equator. Sometimes we can see a satellite in the sky and it seems to stay in the same place. This is because it is moving around the world at 11, 000 kilometers an hou

9、rexactly the same speed that the Earth rotates. A satellite must orbit the Earth with its antennae(天线)facing the Earth. Sometimes, it moves away from its orbit, so there are little rockets on it which are used to put the satellite back in the right position. This usually happens about every five or

10、six days. Space is not empty! Every week, more and more satellites are sent into space to orbit the Earth. A satellite usually works for about 1012 years. Satellites which are broken are sometimes repaired by astronauts or sometimes brought back to the Earth to be repaired. Often, very old or broken

11、 satellites are left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long time. This is very serious because some satellites use nuclear power and they can crash into each other. 8. Which of the following is NOT done by satellite according to the passage? A. Sending information for weather forecasts. B. Taki

12、ng photographs of the Earth. C. Sending TV pictures. D. Providing food for airplane pilots. 9. Why does the satellite move around the world at the same speed as the Earth rotates? A. In order to take photographs. B. In order to stay in a certain position in the orbit. C. In order to move away from i

13、ts orbit. D. In order to send television pictures. 10. What does the underlined word“This”in the 3rd paragraph refer to? A. A satellite. B. A little rocket. C. A satellite seems to stay in the same place in the sky. D. The satellite puts the rockets in the right position. 11. Which is true of satell

14、ites? A. A satellite usually works for about 1012 years. B. Every time a satellite gets broken, it is brought back to the Earth to be repaired. C. A broken satellite is never left in space. D. They often crash into each other. DEvery day when I enter the classroom, I will take a look at the wall bes

15、ide my seat. You will find nothing special about this old wall if you just look at it. But for the students in my class, it is a special wall. Take a good look at it, and you will get to know the real feelings and thoughts of us, the 10th graders. In the middle of the wall, there is a big “VICTORY”.

16、 It was written in pencil. I guess it must have been written by someone who got a good mark in an exam. A little higher above the formulas, there is a poem. It only has two sentences. It reads: All those sweet memories have disappeared. Like tears dropping in the heavy rain. Oh! It must have been wr

17、itten at the end of the last semester in middle school. Classmates had to leave school and good friends had to part. What a sad poem! If you “explore” the wall more carefully, you will find many other interesting things, like a crying face, or a happy face, and other patterns(图案). There are still so

18、me patterns and letters that I cant understand, but they all show the feelings of the students who drew them. For years, the wall has witnessed all the things that have happened in the classroom. I dont know how it will be next year, two years from now, or even ten years from now. But I hope more sm

19、iling faces will be drawn on it. 12. There is somethingon the wall of the classroom. A. unusual B. ordinary13. Who was the word “VICTORY” written by? A. A teacher. B. A headmaster. C. A pupil. D. An artist. 14. The poem shows the writer wasat that time. A. happy B. excitedC. frightened D. sad15. The

20、 underlined word “witnessed” in the last paragraph means. A. wiped B. madeC. collected D. seen第二节(共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分)根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。16It makes people suffer a lot from it. Why cant they find a cure17When a virus attacks your body, your body works hard to get rid of it. 18Y

21、ou feel terrible because you cant breathe well, 19In China and some other countries, for example, some people might drink chicken soup to make themselves feel better. Some people take hot baths and drink warm liquids. Other people take medicine to stop various symptoms(症状)of colds. There is one inte

22、resting thing to notesome scientists say taking medicines when you have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in your body longer because your body doesnt have a way to fight it and kill it. 20There is a joke, however, on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this: It takes ab

23、out one week to get over a cold if you dont take medicine, but it takes only seven days to get over a cold if you take medicine. So you should trust the function of your body. A. Therefore, there isnt a cure for each one. B. Bodies can indeed do an amazing job on their own. C. How much do you know a

24、bout the various viruses in the world? D. Blood rushes to your nose and causes a block in it. E. Different people do different things to deal with colds. F. G. It is easy for many people to catch a cold in spring or fall. 第三部分: 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分45分)第一节: 完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1. 5分, 满分30分)My life suffered a lo

25、t five years ago when my father died of an accident, leaving my mother and two younger brothers alone. At that time, I was in a senior high school. As the21son, I had no choice but to22of school and work in a factory. Life went on without any23. I didnt dare to ask for more, just hoping to24two youn

26、ger brothers. However, thats not an easy thing, for I couldnt25their tuition even if I worked from day to night. The present26made me want to have another try, but it seemed27, for I couldnt lose this job. A thread of hope sparkled(闪耀)in those28days suddenly. It was a rainy dusk when I walked in the

27、 rain. Suddenly the rain stopped29. I raised my head and found that “the sky” was in fact a dark blue30. Then I heard a deep voice. “Why not run without an umbrella? ” a one-leg man with a walking stick said to me. “If you run, you would get31wet. ”His words32me deeply. He told me he once had dreame

28、d of being a policeman, but an accident ruined his33. Later he became a promoter(促销员). Though his present work was34and didnt suit for his35, every outing was a wonderful start to him. He was glad that he didnt 36 and still “ran” on the road of life. Inspired by his37, I became an assurance represen

29、tative. After two yearsstruggle, I made it and my family turned38gradually. I returned to my senior school, and eventually succeeded in my39to university. Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! When you run out of the40season of your life, there will be bright sky ahead of you! 21. A.

30、strongest B. youngest C. tallest D. eldest22. A. drop out B. leave out C. carry out D. turn out23. A. delay B. doubt C. wonder D. hesitation24. A. bring in B. bring out C. bring up D. bring down25. A. afford B. manage C. transport D. receive26. A. gift B. cycle C. incident D. situation27. A. illegal

31、 B. impractical C. indifferent D. inevitable28. A. bright B. gloomy C. sunny D. happy29. A. surprisingly B. luckily C. smoothly D. excitingly30. A. umbrella B. raincoat C. shelter D. curtain31. A. more B. less C. much D. little32. A. hurt B. discouraged C. puzzled D. shocked33. A. future B. health C. dream D. house34. A. thrilling B. delighting C. exciting D. demanding35. A. eye B. leg C. hand D. ear36. A. make progress B. follow suit C. lose face D. lose heart37. A. remarks B. images C. insults D. signs38. A. fresher B. worse C. better D.