英语山东省烟台市第二中学学年高二上学期冬学竞赛试题.docx

1、英语山东省烟台市第二中学学年高二上学期冬学竞赛试题高二英语冬学竞赛第I卷第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分 30 分 ）该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上，听力部 分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上第一节 （共 5 小题，每小题 1.5分，满分 7.5 分）听下而 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、 B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后你部有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。1 Where does the conversation probably take

2、 place?A. At an airport B. In a shop C. In a bank2 What does the man buy in the end?A. A round tube B. A square box. C. A large envelope.3. What do the man and Sarah have in common?A. They are both chemistsB. Thy work in the same hospitalC. They are in the same department4. Where does the woman prob

3、ably work?A. In a restaurant B. In a hospital C. In a school5. What does the man mean?A. He advises the woman to travel by train.B. Hes interested in high-speed travel.C. He doesn t like h-isgpheed travel.第二节 （共 15小题，每小题 1.5 分满分 22.5分）听下面 5 段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项， 并标在试卷的相应位置。

4、听完每段对话或独白前， 你将有时间阅读各 个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间， 每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、 7 题。6. What did the speakers plan to do at first?A. See a movieB. Go to a concertC. Watch a play7. Why is the man unwilling to go to the pop concert?A. He reads a bad review.B. He may not like the musicC. He finds it

5、 hard to get the tickets听第 7 段村料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Where will Marta go to work?A. In Chicago B. In California C. In Atlanta9. What does the woman expect?A. A rise in position B. A new working place C. A pay rise听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What are the speakers mainly discussing?A. How to use credit cardsB

6、. How to earn more moneyC. How to solve financial problems11. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Spend less money day by dayB. Save the change every dayC. Pay off debt by borrowing money12. How many credit cards does the woman ask the man to get rid of?A. Two B. Ten C. Twelve听第 9 段材料回答第 13 至

7、16 题。13. What does the woman think of poems?A. Boring B. Interesting C. Inspiring14. What do we know about the man?A. He has a 1ot of free timeB. He is interested in actingC. He is looking for an acting job15. What worries the man most to join the theatre group?A. His school work takes much of his t

8、imeB. He has not bee n in a play for a long timeC. He might not like the way the group work16. What does the man agree to do in the end?A. Join the theatre groupB. Help the woma n with acti ngC. Come to watch the woman practice he s free听第10段材料，回答第17至20题.17. Where is the speaker now?A. At a stadium

9、B. I n a radio studio C. I n a televisi on studio18. What did the team members do before the match?A. They received in terviews B. They took photos C. They passed balls19. Why are the fans of the goal keeper disappo in ted?A. He has got hurt B. He has missed the ball C. He has bee n aga inst rules20

10、. What is the final score betwee n the Sharks Un ited and the Spicy Chicke ns?A. 4:4 B. 5:4 C. 4:5第二部分 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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.AChina is a land of bicycles. At least it was back in 1992 whe n I traveled the coun try. Backthe n every one

11、 seemed to be ridi ng a bicycle. Millio ns of them, all black . Cars were rare. Yet sincemy arrival in Beijing last year, I ve found the opposite is true. There are millions of cars. However,people still use their bicycles to get around . For many, its the easiest and cheapest way to travel today. B

12、icycles also come in different colors silver, green, red, blue, yellow, whatever you want.It s fun people biking. They rush quickly through crossroads, move skillfully through traffic,and ride even on sidewalks. Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just can provide.Eager to be p

13、art of this aspect of Chin ese culture, I decided to buy a bicycle. Great weatheraccompa nied my great buy. I immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home.My first ride home was orderly. To be safe, I stayed with a “ pack ” of bikers while cars on tstreets came running swiftly out of no

14、 where at times. I did nt want t o get hit. So I took the ridecarefully.Cross ing the streets was the biggest problem. It was a lot like cross ing a major highway backin the United States. The streets here were wide, so crossing took time, skill and a little bit of luck.I fin ally made it home. The

15、feeli ng on the bicycle was amaz ing. The air hitti ng my face andgoing through my hair was wonderful. I was sitting on top of the world as I passed by places andpeople. Biki ng made me feel alive.21. According to the author, why are bicycles still popular in China today?A. Because they are traditi

16、onal and safe.B. Because they are convenient and inexpensive.来源：学.科.网 乙X.X.KC. Because they are colorful and available.D. Because they are fast and environment frie ndly.22. How did the author feel about his street cross ing?A. It was bori ng. B. It was difficult.C. It was lively. D. It was won derf

17、ul.23. Which of the following best describes the author s biking experienee?A. The author enjoyed show ing off his bik ing skills.B. The author was annoyed by the air while riding.来源:C. The author was praised by the other bikers.D. The author took great pleasure in bik ing.BBritons may like to compl

18、ain a lot, but they rarely do so right now, explains BBC writer RuthMargolis. They would rather grumble （发牢骚）afterward. This is because Britons hate to put some one out and cause any embarrassme nt. Margolis writes, “ Fori nsta nee, I rmuch more comfortable just leavi ng that piece of raw chicke n o

19、n my plate in stead of complai ning to restaura nt staff. But beware: if this kind of thing happe ns whe n you re dining with an America n,they will most likely speak up on your behalf and not un dersta nd why you find this ashamed.In a BBC blog post comparing cultural differences between the UK and

20、 the US, Margolismen ti ons a few other thi ngs that America ns like to do that are offen sive to Brit ons. Not making in troduct ionsMargolis says most Brit ons dislike this approach because “ talk ing to stra ngers without beingintroduced gives them a stomachache ” . AaneiydfflinsDduce a new frien

21、d to their friends atparties. Stran gers are supposed to in troduce themselves. “ Quite ” goodUsing “ quite ” to mean “ very ” happens a lot in the US. But if you are invited to a dinner partyin Brita in, dont describe the meal as “ quite good ” if you want to express high praise. To Brit ons ears,

22、“ quitetracts from the “ good ” ： the meal was OK but could have been better. Money TalkAmerica ns can talk about money subjects for hours without feeli ng un comfortable. ForBrit ons, says Margolis, “ Talk ing about how much we make is unthin kabeve n less so thadiscuss ing our feeli ngs. ” Ove-pol

23、ite nessIt nots that I want shop assistants to be actively rude. But neither do I want to expenden ergy resp onding to some one whos bee n paid to ask: How are you today? ” says Margolis. I nthe US, it is not unusual to be greeted by a perfect stranger as “ honey ” or “ sweetiesays Britons find put-

24、on friendliness, especially in stores, deeply irritating.24. Margolis dining experie nee in Paragraph 1 shows that .A. Brit ons are particular about foodsB. Brit ons are not good at compla iningC. America ns usually complai n directlyD. America ns complai n more tha n Brit ons25. Which of the follow

25、i ng might Margolis agree with?A. Brit ons enjoy talk ing about their feeli ngs.B. America ns in troduce themselves at parties.C. America ns dislike talki ng to stra ngers at parties.D. Brit ons feel happy if treated like close frien ds.26. The un derli ned phrase “ detracts from ” in the text proba

26、bly means .B. A. differs greatly fromin creases the quality ofC. reduces the stre ngth of D. draws atte nti on away from27. What does the text mai nly talk about?A. How to get on well with westerners.B. How to start con versati ons with Brit ons.C. Ruth Margolis tips on public behavior.D. Some Ameri

27、ca n habits that annoy Brit ons.CIf you had a stra nge sound in your ear, what would you do? One man in Wales who thoughthe had a fly in his ear called 999, the emergency services number in Britain. And so did a womanwho was worried about her green potatoes. Could she make chips with them? Were they

28、poisonous? She didn t hesitate about calling thcalcambulanee service to ask. According to arecent report, more tha n 31,000 non-urgent calls were made to the Welsh Ambula nee Service in the last year.In appropriate calls are a headache for health professi on als everywhere .In the US, prank callsto

29、911 happe n on a daily basis. Many callers use apps which hide their ide ntity. But those who tryto be funny shouldn t be surprised if the dotive the last laugh. One man from Colorado was arrested for making more tha n 1,200 prank calls, accord ing to a report on the US televisi on stati on KOAA TV.

30、People who take these calls are trained to stay calm and keep a straight face, no matter howstrange the call sounds. “ There s no way for us to know whether the call is real, accidental or aprank call, idasaublic safety worker in terviewed by the America n TV cha nn el.The Head of Clinical Services

31、at the Welsh Ambulance Service, Richard Lee, has a warningfor prank callers. He says: “ When people misuse the service it means our precious time is beingtake n away from some one who really does n eed our help. ” In deed, these hotl ines are supposed tohelp the seriously ill or those with a life-th

32、reate ning injury. You n ever know, one day, the pers on who n eeds assista nce could be you or some one in your family.28. How does the author introduce the topic of the text?来源:A. By givi ng examples. B. By telli ng a story.C. By list ing figures. D. By making a comparis on.29. Accord ing to the text, pr