高二年級英語知識競賽試題

天臺中學高二年級英語知識競賽試題2011.5（考試時間：50分鐘）說明：請將選擇題的答案用2B鉛筆填涂到答題卡上。考試結束時，只交答題卡。第一節(jié)：單項填空（共30小題；每小題1分，滿分30分）從A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項標號涂黑。1._____newtaxlaw,toencouragetheuseofsmallerenginesinvehiclestoreducepollutionandoildependence,isunder_____consideration.A.A/不填 B.The/theC.The/不填 D.A/the2.Chinaputanotherhigh-speedrailwayinto_____onTuesdaymorning,whichlinksShanghai,thecountry'seconomiccenter,andHangzhou,thecapitalofZhejiangA.operation B.effect C.action D.practice3.Wemustdevelopoureconomy._____,enoughattentionshouldbepaidtotheprotectionofenvironment.A.Otherwise B.Therefore C.Anyway D.Meanwhile4.—Didyouseeourheadmaster? —No．Wewenttoseehim,only______hehadleftforameeting． A．totell B．tobetold C．telling D．tell5.Itisreportedthatabout70percentofChina'sseniorcitizensliveinruralareas,81percentof_____havetotakecareofthemselves.A.where B.whom C.which D.them6.---Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanfindasupermarket?---Ihappentoknow_____nearby.Comeon!I’llshowyoutheway.A.it B.one C.that D.this7.Someofthe33rescuedminersinChilehaveaccusedthemineownersofputtingprofit_____theirsafetyandhealth.A.aheadof B.regardlessof C.insteadof D.becauseof8.The"DoubleNinthFestival",alsoknownasthe"Chong-yangFestival",isatraditionalChinesefestivalthat_____onthe9thdayofthe9thmonthofthelunarcalendar.A.celebrates B.falls C.observes D.witnesses9.EffortsshouldbemadetofindacureforthesuperbugNDM-1,butitmaybesometime_____thesituationimproves.A.since B.when C.unless D.before10.---HasMr.Kingarrived?---Yes,already._____hewaitoutsideorjustcomein?A.Could B.May C.Shall D.Must11.BillGatessaidthatheplannedto_____almostallofhisvastfortune,largelytothecauseofglobalhealth.A.givein B.giveaway C.giveoff D.giveout12.Theonlinegame,HappyFarm,whichhasafunctionthatencouragespeopletostealvirtualvegetablesfromtheirfriends'onlinegardens,wasthe_____of2009.A.affair B.event C.hit D.matter13.Chinalaunchedthecountry'ssecondunmannedlunarprobe,Chang'e2fromtheXichangSatelliteLaunchCenter,_____anotherstepforChinaA.marked B.tomark C.marking D.havingmarked14.Asfarasthepresentfinancialsituationisconcerned,itishightimethatthegovernment_____effectivemeasurestocontrolthehouseprice.A.take B.wouldtake C.havetaken D.took15.Ithinkyoushouldcomplain______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare． A．unless B．that C．which D．where16.Weshouldwellbalanceourworkandrelaxation,andonlybydoingthat,aseverybodywouldagree,_____agoodstateofmind.A.canwehave B.wecanhave C.needwehave D.weneedhave17.---Areyoufreeatfourtomorrowafternoon?---I’mafraidnot.I_____atimportantmeetingwithforeignvisitors.A.willattend B.willhaveattended C.willbeattending D.hasattended18.Asweallknow,______medicalexaminationwillhelpusfindouthealthproblemsasearlyaspossible.A.general B.common C.regular D.frequent19.Inmyview,itisnothowmuchmoneyyouspendbut______youspendmoneythatcounts.A.what B.whose C.whom D.how20.---Learningaforeignlanguageisn’teasy.Ittakestime.---_____Romewasn’tbuiltinaday.There’snoshortcut.A.It’suptoyou.B.Icouldn’tagreemore. C.Howareyoudoing? D.Oh,comeon!21.---Ifailedagain.IwishI_____harder.---Butyou______.A.hadworked;hadn’tB.worked;don’t C.hadworked;didn’t D.worked;didn’t22.Lasttermourmathsteachersetsodifficultanexaminationproblem_____noneofusworkedout. A.that B.sothat C.as D.which23.Thedeadlineiscoming,butwestillhaven’t______howtofinishthejob. A.turnedout B.broughtout C.figuredout D.putout24.Theadvantageofcommunicatingwitheachotheristhatwecan_____ouropinionsandfeelingsonvariousissuestobroadenourhorizon. A.connect B.exchange C.convey D.evaluate25.Theprofessorsetupatreatmentcentertohelpthosewhoare_____playinggamesonline. A.accustomedto B.addictedto C.accuseof D.appealedtochildren'shunger.Butmostly,thechildrenremindedmehowrichIreallywas.AtthecounterIorderedtwohamburgersfortheboys.Then,astheburgerswerebeingcooked,IboughtthemoneofHardee'sdelicious,bigchocolatechipcookies.Whentheirfoodwasready,Iwalkedbackoutsideandinvitedthemintoeatwithme."No!"theycried,terror-stricken."Wedonotbelongtosuchaniceplace!"Unabletopersuadethem,Ibroughtthefoodout,andastheytooktheburgers,theyshoweredmewith30secondsofnonstopblessings,prayingthatAllahwouldblessmealways.Aftertheyfinished,Ireachedintothebagandpulledoutthecookie,extendingitforthemtotake.Bothboysfellsilent,andtearswelledupintheireyesastheyinsistedthiswastoomuch.Theyrefusedthecookiesixtimes.Ikneltdownbesidethem,lookedintotheireyes,andspokewiththesamesinceritywithwhichtheyhadrefusedthecookie."Please,"Isaid,"takethiscookie.Itisyoursnow,notmine."Onthisseventhattempt,afteralongandsilentpause,theyheldouttheirhandsandtookthecookie.IhadseenmanywondersinEgypt–thePyramids,theAswanHighDam,thetemplesofKarnak,thetreasuresofKingTut.ButitwasthissceneoutsideHardee'sthatleftmetrulyawestruck(敬畏的),forhereIfoundextremelypoorpeoplewhotaughtme–a"richman"fromtheWest–alessonI'velongremembered,anawarenessofmyspiritualpovertyandadesireforasofterheart.51.WhydidthewritertakeataxitoTahrirSquare?A.Hehadbeentherebeforeandfamiliarwiththeplace.B.Hewantedtoeatsomething.C.Helikedthefast-foodrestaurantsthere.D.Thereweresomeboysthere.52.Thewriterboughthamburgersandchocolatechipcookiebecause__________.A.hewassurprisedandmovedbythechildrenB.thechildrenweresincereandhehadmuchmoneywithhimC.hehadexperiencedhungerhimselfandwasremindedofhisnotbeingpoorD.thechildrenshoweredhimwith30secondsofnonstopblessings53.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“tolookthroughthiswindowwastogazeuponaworldinaccessibletothem”(Paragraph5)?A.Thechildrenhadnevereatenthefoodinthefast-foodrestaurant.B.Thechildrencouldn’treachthefast-foodrestaurant.C.Itwasimpossibleforthechildrentolookthroughthewindowofthefast-foodrestaurant.D.Thefast-foodrestaurantwastooniceandexpensiveaplaceforthechildren.54.BymentioningthewondersofEgyptsuchasthePyramidsandtheAswanHighDaminthelastparagraph,thewriterwantsto________.A.stressthelessonthatthechildrentaughthimB.tellthereadersthatthewondersofEgyptarewell-knownC.makeitclearthatEgyptwasactuallyagreatcountryD.comparethechildrentothewondersofEgyptBAseriesoffossilized(化石化的)foreststhesizeofsmallcitieshaveprovidedprehistoricevidenceofhowtropicalrainforestsaredestroyedbyglobalwarming.Thefossilremainsrepresentthefirstrainforestsgrownontheplanetandtheirendmorethan300millionyearsago“pointstothefuture”ofthemodern-dayAmazon.Sixfossilizedforests,datingfrom303.9millionto309millionyearsago,havebeendiscoveredincoalminesintheUnitedStates.Becausetheyspannedaperiodofintenseglobalwarming,researchershavebeenabletoseetheeffectsofclimatechangeonanancientlandscape.HowardFalcon-Lang,professoroftheUniversityofBristol,saidthattheforestswereFossilsrevealthatthelandscapenowdeepbeneathIllinoisandKentuckywascoveredinhugeclubmoss(石松類植物)trees,horsetails(木賊類植物)andferns(蕨類植物)309millionyearsago.Onceglobalwarminghadtakenplace306.5millionyearsago,thelandscapealteredgreatlyandthetreeswerereplacedwith“weedyferns”.“Thesearetheremainsofthefirstrainforeststoevolve(進化)onourplanet.”DrFalcon-LangsaidattheBritishAssociationyesterday.“Theyhadthickrainforestvegetation,similartotheAmazonianrainforest.”Theforestswereburiedduringearthquakesandthevegetationwasswiftlypreservedasthesearushedinandburieditundersediment.Proofoftheirexistencecannowbeseeninmorethan50mineswherethecoalseams(層)havebeendugout.Walkingalongtheminetunnelswasanextraordinaryexperience.DrFalcon-Langsaid:“Thecoalrepresentsthesoilonwhichthisrainforestwasgrowing.Thetreesareontheroof.Youcanseerootshangingdown.”Hesaiditappearedthatthehugetreessufferedenormousstressanddiedoutwhenfacedbyglobalwarming.“Wearebeginningtoshowthereappearstobeathreshold(臨界)inancientrainforestsystemsbeyondwhichthewholesystembeginstocollapsequitequickly,”hesaid.55.Whycanyouseethetreesandtherootsinthecoalseams?A.Becausetheysufferedstressanddiedoutwhenfacedbyglobalwarming.B.Becausethecoalseamshavebeendugout.C.Becausetheearthquakehappenedandthevegetationwasswiftlypreserved.D.Becausetheforestsystembegantocollapsequicklybeyondthethreshold.56.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“frozen”inParagraph4means?A.disappearedB.preservedC.icedD.covered57.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________inthefuture.A.themodern-dayAmazonwillbecomeadesertB.themodern-dayAmazonwillbecomeacoalmineC.themodern-dayAmazonwillsufferanearthquakeD.themodern-dayAmazonwillbecoveredbyweedyferns58.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.RainforestFossilsShowClimateChangeB.EvidenceofRainforestBeingDestroyedC.TheFutureofAmazonRainforestD.GlobeWarmingDestroyedRainforestCToeducateyourselfforthefeelingofgratitudemeanstotakenothingforgranted,buttoalwaysseekoutandvaluethekindnessthatstandsbehindtheaction.----AlbertSchweitzerDailyGratitude（感恩）ExercisesMomentsofthankfulnessandappreciationopenourheartstohappiness,filluswithdelightanduniteuswitheachotherandourselves.Pr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