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2015年高二英语竞赛试题阅读理解 （共20小题。第一节每小题2分，）第一节 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，A I know what youre thinking : pizza （比萨饼）? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last nights leftovers in the a. m. if you want to I know lots of women who skip breakfast （不吃早餐） , and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it . Some say they dont have time. others think theyre “saving” calories , still others just dont like breakfast food .But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when youre trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking , R , D , who developed the super-easy eating plan for this years “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if its loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece. Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southem California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last nights leftovers-it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow,” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try ityou may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.1. The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means_.A. food remaining after a meal B. things left undone C. meals made of vegetables D. pizza topped with fruit 2. What can we infer from the text? A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry. B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast. C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal. D. Eating vegetables helps save energy. 3. According to the last paragraph, it is important to_. A. eat something for breakfast B. be careful about what you eat C. heat up food before eating it D. eat calorie-controlled food 4. The text is written mainly for those_. A. who go to work early B. who want to lose weight C. who stay up late D. who eat before sleep B Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “Its a well-known pattern,” said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigans Institute for Social Research. “Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework.” He points out that differences among households（家庭）exist. But in general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. “And the situation gets worse for women when they have children,” Stafford said. Overall, times are changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005. Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most-about 21 hours a week. Men showed a somewhat different pattern, with older men picking up the broom more often than younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men. Having children increases housework even further. With more than three children, for example, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands10 hours. 5. According to the “well-known pattern” in Paragraph 1, a married man_. A. takes on heavier work B. does more housework C. is the main breadwinner D. is the master of the house 6. How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s? A. About 23. B. About 26. C. About 13. D. About 6. 7. What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text? A. An unmarried man. B. An older married man. C. A younger married man. D. A married man with children. 8. What can we conclude from Staffords research? A. Marriage gives men more freedom. B. Marriage has effects on job choices. C. Housework sharing changes over time. D. Having children means doubled housework. C GUATEMALA CITY （Reuters） A fish that lives in mangrove swamps（红树沼泽）across the Americas can live out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals adapted（适应）to land millions of years ago, a new study shows. The Magrove Rivulus, a type of small killifish, lives in small pools of water in a certain type of empty nut or even old beer cans in the mangrove swamps of Belize, the United States and Brazil. When their living place dries up, they live on the land in logs（圆木），said Scott Taylor, a researcher at the Brevard Endangered Lands Program in Florida. The fish, whose scientific name is Rivulus marmoratus, can grow as large as three inches. They group together in logs and breathe air through their skin until they can find water again. The new scientific discovery came after a trip to Belize. “We kicked over a log and the fish just came crowding out,” Taylor told Reuters in neighboring Guatgemala by telephone. He said he will make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year. In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating. Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at time, while lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in an inactive state. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulus and remain active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at Canadas University of Guelph. Further studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time. “These animals live in conditions similar to those that existed millions of years ago, when animals began making the transition（过渡）from water onto land,” Wright said.9. The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that _. A. likes eating nuts B. prefers living in dry places C. is the longest living fish on earth D. can stay alive for two months out of water 10. Who will write up a report on Mangrove Rivulus? A. Patricia Wright B. Researchers in Guatemala C. Scientists from Belize D. Scott Taylor 11. According to the text, lungfish can_ A. breathe through its skin B. move freely on dry land C. remain alive out of water D. be as active on land as in water 12. What can we say about the discovery of Mangrove Rivulus? A. It was made quite by accident B. It was based on a lab test of sea life C. It was supported by an American magazine D. It was helped by Patricia Wright D The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin. Benjamins older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects. Three centuries after the appearance of Franklins Courant. few believe that newspapers in their present printed form will remain alive for long Newspaper complies are losing advertisers （广告商）, readers, market value. and. in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago The chief editor （主编） of the times said recently, At places where they gather, editors ask one another, How are you?, as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law came. “An article about the newspaper appeared on the website of the Guardian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET.” perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death. Some American newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past thee years The New York Times Company has seen its stock （股票） drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in the past year A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock-holders sell off their Times stock The Washington Post Comply has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the companys income.13. What can we learn about the New England Curran? A. It is mainly about the stock market. B. It marks the beginning of the American newspaper. C. It remains a successful newspaper in America. D. It comes articles by political leaders. 14. What can we infer about the newspaper editors? A. They often accept readers suggestions B. They care a lot about each others health. C. They stop doing business with advertisers. D. They face great difficulties in their business. 15. Which of the following found a new way for its development? A. The Washington Post B. The Guardian C. The New York Times. D. New England Courant 第二节 根据文章内容，从文章后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character?16At least one group of peoplearecertain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs(企业家)in the UK found that 70% felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public. Britain is hostile(敌意的)to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy(嫉妒).17Jealousy is sometimes known as the “green eyed monster” and the UK is its home.Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money.18Those given a little were given the chance to destroy the large amount of money given to others but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.19. But there is also opposite evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently reported that the UK is now the worlds fourth largest economy. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either.Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem.They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become millionaires.20.It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were more friendly, people would like them more. And more people want to be like them.A. Thistestseems to prove that the entrepreneurs were right to complain.B.The one who ownsthemost money in the end is the winner.C.As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood.”D.And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?E. Some were given a little, others a great deal.F. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them.G.It is not true that British people are born jealous of otherssuccess.第三节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 One of my fathers favorite sayings as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldnt say I didnt like 21 , whatever it might be, 22 I tried it. Over the years Ive come to 23 how much of my success I owe to my 24 of those words as one of my values. My 25 job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I 26 what I want to do as a career（职业）. 27 I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didnt think the job I took 28 that much. I couldnt have been more 29 . I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity（机会）to 30 through the company into different 31 . I accepted each new opportunity with the 32 ,”Well, Ill try it; if I dont like it I can always go back to my 33 position. ” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and Ive 34 every career change Ive made. Ive discovered I 35 a large number of different talents（才能）and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being 36 trying new opportunities. Ive also discovered that if I 37 what Im doing and work hard at achieving my 38 . I will succeed. Thats why Im so 39 to be a part of CareerFables. com. I think 40 has come and I am determined to make it a success.21. A. everythingB. somethingC. everybodyD. somebody 22. A. until after B. ever sinceC. so that D. long before 23. A. considerB. argueC. includeD. realize 24. A. suggestionB. explanationC. acceptanceD. discussion 25. A. hardB. bestC. extraD. first 26. A. determinedB. examinedC. experiencedD. introduced 27. A. ActuallyB. GraduallyC. FinallyD. Usually 28. A. helpedB. requiredC. expressedD. mattered 29. A. carefulB. mistakenC. interestedD. prepared 30. A. look upB. take upC. move upD. put up 31. A. situationsB. choicesC. directionsD. positions 32. A. thoughtB. replyC. actionD. advice 33. A. easierB. newerC. earlierD. higher 34. A. permittedB. countedC. organizedD. enjoyed 35. A. showB. possessC. needD. gather 36. A. lucky forB. slow atC. open toD. afraid of 37. A. think ofB. give awayC. believe inD. turn into 38. A. businessB. goalC. fortuneD. growth 39. A. excitedB. curiousC. surprisedD. helpful 40. A. dreamB. timeC. powerD. honor 第二卷（非选择题）英语知识运用 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）The music industry is never short of teen pop stars with wonderful looks,41_it doesnt often find one like US singer Taylor Swift. “Beneath Taylor Swifts not-a-girl, not-yet-a-woman sweetness hides a very42_(skill)songwriting technique (技巧),” writes Leah Greenblatt with Entertainment Weekly.Songwriting, the country singer explains, is “how I deal with problems. I am used to43_(write)about things that really influences me most.” So in her songs, there is always44_true and honest. They seemlikestories from45_diaryandthat certainly helps Swift attract her audience.She46_(sell)more than 13 million copies worldwide of her first two albums, 2006s self-titled debut (首张专辑) and 2008s Fearless. Shes the youngest artist ever to47_(name)Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards. Not surprisingly, there were great expectationsforher third album, Speak Now,48_came out late last month, where she again returned49_herownlife for material. “The 14 songs are all about the last two years. when life was a little bit bigger and50_(crazy),” says Swift. “So Ive written about the lessons and confusion and heartbreak and all the different things that go along with being 18, 19 and 20.” 高二英语试题答题纸 班级- 考号- 姓名-密-线-填空题：41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） It is three years now since I graduate fromJixingHigh School. Last Sunday, the class that I was on held a get-together, which took us a long time prepare. It was indeed not easy to get in touch with everybody and set aproperlytime for all of us. We all enjoyedaprecious day greatly, remember the time we spent together. It reminded us of the interesting storiesand the people they were familiar with. It was a pity which some of us were not present as they had gone to abroad for further studies, butthey called back or sent greeting card from different places.书面表达（满分25分） 假定你是李华，正在英国接受英语培训，住在一户英国人家里。今天你的房东Mrs Wilson 不在家，你准备外出，请给Mrs Wilson 写一留言条，内容包括：1 外出购物2替房东还书3Tracy 来电话留言：1）咖啡屋（Bolton Coffee）见面取消2）此事已告知Susan 3) 尽快回电 词数100左右；Mrs. Wilson, Li Hua第一部分 1-5 A B A B C 6-10 D A C D D 11-15 C A B D A 16 20 DCEAF完形填空21 -25B A D C D 26 -30A A D B C 31-35 D A C D B 36 -40 C C B A B 第三部分41. but42. skillful43. writing44. something45. a / her46. has sold47. be named48. which49. to50. crazierIt is three years now since IgraduatefromJixingHigh School. Last Sunday, the class graduatedthat I wasonheld a get-together, which took us a long timeprepare. It was indeed not in toeasy to get in touch with everybody and set aproperlytime for all of us. We all enjoyeda proper theprecious day greatly,rememberthe time we spent together. It reminded us of the rememberinginteresting storiesand the peopletheywere familiar with. It was a pitywhichsome of us we thatwere not present as they had gone to abroad for further studies, but they called back orsent greetingcardfrom different places. cardsMrs. Wilson, Im going out shopping, and wont be back until about 5:00 pm. I have taken with me the two books you asked me to return to the City Library. At about I oclock this afternoon, Tracy called, saying that she couldnt meet you at Bolton Coffee tomorrow morning as she has something important to attend to. She felt very sorry about that, but said that you could set some other time for the meeting. She wanted you to call her back as soon as you are home. She has already told Susan about this change.Li Hua
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