2018届高三英语上学期竞赛试题.doc

2018届高三英语上学期竞赛试题注意事项：1. 答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2. 答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3. 答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4. 所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。第一部分 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Orlando, the“Theme Park Capital of the world,”has enough to keep your family entertained for weeks. Four Best gives you a description of what each of these parks has to offer.Aquatica OrlandoAquatica Orlando brings the best of an aquarium(水族馆), zoo, water park and amusement park together into one experience. With 38 slides, 84, 000 acres of white sand beach, you can easily spend the entire day enjoying the Florida sun with your family. Dont miss the Dolphin Plunge, a clear tube water slide that takes you through the dolphin habitat.LEGOLAND FloridaLEGOLAND Florida, the largest LEGOLAND park in the world, features 50 rides, shows and attractions spread out over the Lego-strewn 150-acres. If youre traveling with younger kids, LEGOLAND makes a great choice since its designed for kids between the ages of 3 and 12. Besides, Buddy is our walk-around character mascot (吉祥物) of the park. Hes tall, yellow, friendly, and loves taking pictures with LEGOLAND Florida guests.Discovery CoveWith guest access restricted to 1,300 per day, Discovery Cove feels more like a resort than a theme park. Without crowds to worry about, youll get to enjoy up-close animal meetings with dolphins, sting rays, tropical fish and exotic birds. Its all-inclusive too, so you wont have to worry about food, towels or equipment.Disneys Animal KingdomAt the Animal Kingdom, Disney changes the concept of a zoological park to something pletely new. Here you can take a ride through the wilds of Africa, plete with real animals, raft down the Amazon or ride a runaway train through Mount Everest. The park is home to about 1,500 animals representing 250 species.21.Which theme park will parents probably choose for their five-year-old child?A. Aquatica Orlando. B. LEGOLAND Florida.C. Discovery Cove.D. Disneys Animal Kingdom.22.What can people do in Disneys Animal Kingdom?A. Enjoy the Florida sun with their family.B. Take pictures with Buddy.C. Watch tropical fish face to face.D. Watch real animals.23.What can we know about the four theme parks? A. Aquatica Orlando has various entertainment facilities. B. You must take towels of your own at Discovery Cove. C. LEGOLAND Florida covers an area of 84,000 acres. D. Disneys Animal Kingdom is based on traditional concept of zoo.Bpassion (同情) is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate passion into actionAn experience last weekend showed me this is trueI work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and its not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register (收款机) with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day I couldnt help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if fortune had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didnt allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable“Charge it to me,” was all he said What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easypassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myselfI reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me passion.24. The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits .A. promised to obey the store rules.B. forgot to take his credit card with him.C. hoped to have the food first and pay later. D. could not afford anything more expensive.25. Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?A. Kind and luckyB. Poor and lonelyC. Friendly and helpfulD. Hurt and disappointed26. Why did the author refuse the old gentle mans request first?A. He wanted to keep his present job. B. He felt no pity for the old gentleman.C. He considered the old man dishonest. D. He expected someone else to pay for the old man.27. What lesson did the author learn from this experience?A. Wealth is most important in older age.B. Helping others is easier said than done. C. Pity is better gained through practice. D. Obeying the rules means more than passion.CWalk through the Amazon rainforest today and you will find it is steamy, warm, damp and thick. But if you had been around 15, 000 years ago, during the last ice age, would it have been the same? For more than 30 years, scientists have been arguing about how rainforests like the Amazon might have reacted to the cold, dry climates of the ice ages, but until now, no one has reached a satisfying answer. Rainforests like the Amazon are important for mopping up CO2 from the atmosphere and helping to slow global warming. Currently the trees in the Amazon take in around 500 million tons of CO2 each year: equal to the total amount of CO2 giving off in the UK each year. But how will the Amazon react to future climate change? If it gets drier, will it still survive and continue to draw down CO2? Scientists hope that they will be able to learn in advance how the rainforest will manage in the future by understanding how rainforests reacted to climate change in the past. Unfortunately, getting into the Amazon rainforest and collecting information are very difficult. To study past climate, scientists need to look at fossilized pollen, kept in lake mud. Going back to the last ice age means drilling deep down into lake sediments (沉淀物) which requires specialized equipment and heavy machinery. There are very few roads and paths, or places to land helicopters and aeroplanes. Rivers tend to be the easiest way to enter the forest, but this still leaves vast areas between the rivers pletely unsampled (未取样). So far, only a handful of cores have been drilled that go back to the last ice age and none of them provide enough information to prove how the Amazon rainforest reacts to climate change.28. What does the underlined phrase “mopping up” in the second paragraph mean? A. Giving up B. Taking in C. Wiping out D. Giving out29. How will the Amazon rainforest react to future climate change? A. Itll get drier and continue to remove CO2.B. Itll remain steamy, warm, damp and thick. C. Itll get warmer and then colder and drier. D. There is no exact answer up to present.30. Whats the main idea of the last paragraph?A. Its hard to collect information for studies of the past climate in the Amazon rainforest. B. Its impossible to prove how climate changes in the Amazon rainforest. C. Its important to drill deep down into lake sediments to collect information. D. Its necessary to have specialized equipment and machinery to study the past climate.31. What is the best title for this passage?A. Studies of the Rainforests B. Climates of the Amazon C. Secrets of the Ice Age D. Changes of the Rainforests DFood picked up just a few seconds after being dropped is less likely to contain bacteria than if it is left for longer periods of time, according to the findings of research carried out at Aston Universitys School of Life and Health Sciences. The findings suggest there may be some scientific basis of the 5-second rule- the belief about it being fine to eat food that has only had contact with the floor for five seconds or less. Although people have long followed the “5-second rule”, until now it was unclear whether it actually helped. The study, undertaken by final year Biology students and led by Anthony Hilton, Professor of Microbiology at Aston University, monitored the transfer of the mon bacteria from a variety of indoor floor types as carpet, cement floor to toast, pasta, biscuit and a sticky sweet when contact was made from 3 to 30 seconds. The results showed that: time is a significant factor in the transfer of bacteria from a floor surface to a piece of food, and the type of flooring the food has been dropped on has an effect, with bacteria least likely to transfer from carpeted surfaces and most likely to transfer from cement flooring surfaces to moist foods making contact for more than 5 seconds. Professor Hilton said, Consuming food dropped on the floor still carries an infection risk as it very much depends on which bacteria are present on the floor at the time.The Aston team also carried out a survey of the number of people who employ the “five-second rule”. The survey showed that: 87% of the people surveyed said they would eat food dropped on the floor, or already have done so. 55% of those that would, or have eaten food dropped on the floor are women. 81% of the women who would eat food from the floor would follow the “5-second rule”. Professor Hilton added, “Our study showed that a surprisingly large majority of people are happy to consume dropped food, with women the most likely to do so. But they are also more likely to follow the “5-second rule”, which our research has shown to be more than an old wives tale.” 32. Which kind of food is not used in the study?A. Toast breadB. Italian noodlesC. ChipsD. Sticky candy33. How did Professor Hilton feel after analyzing how many people chose to eat dropped food?A. PuzzledB. UpsetC. SatisfiedD. Astonished34. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. Most men would follow the “5-second” rule.B. People who would eat food dropped on the floor are in the minority. C. Bacteria are easier to transfer from cement floors than carpeted surfaces. D. Food dropped on the cement floor is less likely to be polluted than that on the carpet.35. What can be learned from the passage?A. The food which is dropped on the floor can be eaten safely. B. The research may provide some scientific evidence to the “5-second rule”. C. The bacteria have no negative effect on the safety of food. D. People surveyed in the research are willing to accept the idea. 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。When living out our daily lives, were often filled with too many choices from different things around us, telling us how we can improve ourselves. 36 Too much choice is never idealWere often told that having more would lead to happiness when in actual face, the opposite occurs. The key to avoiding this would be to remove everything thats currently distracting you.Get rid of distractionsLooking back, the time in which I was the most confused and frustrated was when I had an abundance of choices. 37 Rather than stopping and reviewing my current circumstances, I knew that I had to remove these distractions. 38 After you gain clarity about your current issues, it is now necessary to write milestones for yourself. Having a higher purpose will drive us to improve ourselves better. Look to create larger goals for yourself firmly as it will help guide you in the direction youve always wanted.Appreciate what you currently have 39 Its human nature to overlook the things we currently have and to feel dissatisfied with them due to having obtained them. Find appreciation in the things you have and in the life you currently lead.Be willing to failIt is often said that if youve never failed, youve never lived. And this is something I definitely agree with. Dont let fear stop you and learn to challenge yourself. 40 A. Achieve your aim and goalsB. Create goals and milestonesC. People are often faced with too many choices.D. It is an opportunity to grow and to bee the person youve always wanted to be.E. The key to growing and being a better person is to know what you want clearly.F. People often lose sight of the things around them, causing them to be worried from time to time.G. Life and routine suddenly became distractions and I found myself coping carelessly every day.第二部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。It was my first day to Miss Hargroves seventh grade. Past “newer” experiences had been difficult, so I was very 41 to fit in. After being introduced to the class, I bravely put on a smile and 42 my seat.Lunchtime was a(n) 43 surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. They were friendly, so I began to 44 . My new classmates told me about the school, the teachers and the other kids. They 45 out the class nerd (书呆子) to me: Mary Lou. She was a pretty girl with dark eyes and olive-skin, 46 she wore a long woolen skirt and an old-fashioned blouse. She looked stupid. The girls whispered and laughed 47 Mary Lou walked by. She ate alone.After school, the girls invited me to 48 them in front of the school. I was 49 to be a member of the club. We waited. For what, I didnt know. Then Mary Lou came down the school steps. The girls started 50 her, shouting rudely, biting ments. I 51 , and then joined right in. Mean remarks 52 from my lips. No one could tell Id never done this before. The other girls stepped back and started cheering for me. Feeling 53 , I pulled on her backpack and then pushed her. Her backpack broke, Mary Lou fell and I backed off. Everyone was laughing. I 54 in. I was a leader.I was not proud. Something inside me hurt. If youve ever picked a wing off a butterfly, you know how I felt. Mary Lou got up, gathered her books and left without a tear or saying anything. She held her head 55 as blood ran down from her knee. I 56 her struggle away down the street.I turned to leave with my 57 friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. He must have been Mary Lous father - he had the same olive skin, dark hair and handsome look. He remained still and watched the 58 girl walk toward him. Only his eyes - shining with both sadness and pride - followed. As I passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that reminded me of my 59 .Mary Lous fathers eyes taught me a good lesson that day. I never again hurt someone for my own 60 .41. A. anxiousB. excitedC. frightenedD. curious42. A. reservedB. hadC. putD. took 43. A. terribleB. pleasantC. disappointingD. expected44. A. readB. hesitateC. relaxD. suspect45. A. pickedB. pointedC. workedD. found46. A. becauseB. soC. andD. but47. A. asB. beforeC. untilD. since48. A. playB. joinC. askD. study49. A. scaredB. carefulC. thrilledD. afraid50. A. speaking well ofB. making fun ofC. looking up toD. going back to51. A. pausedB. refusedC. hurriedD. escaped52. A. saidB. received C. spokeD. fell53. A. ashamedB. guiltyC. encouragedD. enthusiastic54. A. turnedB. wentC. tookD. fitted55. A. cautiouslyB. casuallyC. lowlyD. high56. A. watchedB. heardC. glaredD. sensed57. A. caringB. laughingC. puzzlingD. satisfying58. A. sillyB. onlyC. lonelyD. friendly59. A. painB. pityC. weaknessD. shame60. A. lossB. gainC. effortD. duty第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Beijings Forbidden City is a place full 61 wonder. From its thousands of rooms to its many beautiful artifacts (工艺品), its one of Chinas most popular tourist 62 (destination). But even more than 600 years after it was built, its still managing to serve up surprises. Since 63 Ming Dynasty, its estimated that the Forbidden City 64 (survive) more than 200 earthquakes. And while most structures arent made 65 (resist) natural disasters, it seems that the Forbidden City was built to stand up to anything. According to experts, the answer to the Forbidden Citys strength 66 (lie) in Dougong - a centuries-old building method 67 (invent) in China. This is the name for special structures on buildings that are perfect at 68 (keep) structures together 69 the weather gets rough. The Forbidden City draws visitors because of its rich history and 70 (culture) significance, but perhaps it should add one more thing to its list of attractions: earthquake shelter.第三部分 写作(共两节，满分35分) 第一节(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( )，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Im gladly to receive your novel. Thank you for such lovely a gift, for I had been expecting it for a long time. This novel offers to me more understanding of American society and daily life. I know youre interesting in Chinese festivals, and therefore I have chosen an album of paper cutting for you. Paper cutting is unique form of Chinese cultural relics, that is often used as a decoration for a joyful atmosphere. I hope it will bring happiness and lucks to your family as it always did in China. Im expecting you to e to China and experience the rich culture on person. 第二节 书面表达(满分25分) 假设你是新光国际高中的学生李华，学校环保社(Friends of the Earth)正在招募新一届社团活动志愿者，你欲参加，请按以下提示，写信给社团负责人Peter申请加入。 提示：1.写信目的及个人优势。 2.关于社团活动的设想。注意：开头已给出，不计入字数；词数100左右。 xx榆树一中高三竞赛 英语参考答案 阅读：21-23 BDA24-27 CBAB28-31 BDAA 32-35 CDCB七选五 36-40. EGBFD完形填空41-45 ADBCB46-50 DABCB 51-55 ADCDD56-60 ABCDB语法填空 61. of62. destinations63. the64. has survived65. to resist66. lies 67. invented68. keeping69. when70. cultural短文改错Im gladly to receive your novel. Thank you for such lovely a gift, for I had been expecting glad so haveit for a long time. This novel offers to me more understanding of American society and daily life. I know youre interesting in Chinese festivals, and therefore I have chosen an album of paper interestedcutting for you. Paper cutting is/ unique form of Chinese cultural relics, that is often used as a whicha decoration for a joyful atmosphere. 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