08学年高一英语科技文阅读竞赛试题

2008年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高一年级组试题(总分:150分答题时间:120分钟)听力部分(共三大题,计30分)（略）笔试部分(共七大题,计120分)I. 选择填空(Vocabulary and structure)(共20小题,计20分)A) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

(答案涂在答题纸上)31. He was made ______ the woman ______ breaking the window.A. to apologize to; forB. to be apologizing to; forC. apologizing for; toD. apologize for; for32. There was plenty of time. He ______.A. mustn’t have hurriedB. couldn’t have hurriedC. must not hurryD. needn’t have hurried33. She was knocked down by a car and her shouts ______ the attention of the police.A. pulledB. drewC. draggedD. seized34. ______ athletes from all over the world take part in the Olympic Games.A. Each four yearsB. Each four yearC. Every four yearsD. Every fourth years35. She began to ______ something but stopped when she heard the teacher ______.A. say; speakingB. tell; sayingC. talk; tellingD. speak; talking36. ______ his age, he did it very well.A. Being regardedB. ConsideringC. StudiedD. To think of37. I shall never forget those years ______ I lived in town with my family, ______ had a great effect on my life.A. that; thatB. when; whatC. when; whichD. which; that38. — Your new bike is very fashionable. — ______A. Much better than yours.B. Yes, of course it’s very good.C. It’s v ery kind of you to say so.D. No, you are totally wrong.39. — Do you think the bad weather will ______? — I ______.A. go on; don’t hope soB. keep up; hope notC. take up; don’t think soD. keep on; think not40. — ______ — Drop in if you have time. — Sure. Bye!A. I wonder if you could let me go now.B. Do you mind if I leave now?C. What a shame that I want to go now!D. Well, I really must be going now.41. — What would you like to have, coffee or milk?— I w ouldn’t like ______. ______ fo r me.A. either; NeitherB. both; NeitherC. either; BothD. neither; Either42. Now the population in developing countries is being ______.A. stoppedB. preventedC. limitedD. raised43. Helen ______ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband ______ home.A. leaves; comesB. had left; cameC. left; had comeD. has left; would come44. Not only ______ this machine but ______ it.A. he can run; can he repairB. can he run; can he repairC. he can run; he can repairD. can he run; he can repair45. It’s a fine day. Let’s go fishing, ______?A. won’t weB. don’t weC. shall weD. will weB) 下列5题中的句子可以组成一篇小短文,请从所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

高一英语阅读理解试题（科技类）(1)The computer is a useful machine. It is the most important invention in many years. The oldest kind of computer is the abacus(算盘), used in China centuries ago, but the first large, modern computer was built in 1946. A computer then could do maths problems quite fast.Today computers are used in many ways and can do many kinds of work. In a few years the computer may touch the life of everyone, even people in faraway villages.In the last few years, there have been great changes in computers. They are getting smaller and smaller, and computing faster and faster, Many scientists agree that computers can now do many things, but they cannot do everything. Who knows what the computers of tomorrow will be like? Will computers bring good things or bad things to people? The scientists of today will have to decide how to use the computers of tomorrow.1. The computer is a _______ machine.A. helpfulB. strangeC. largeD. dangerous2. The first large, modern computer was built about _______ years ago.A. a fewB. fortyC. sixtyD. eighty3. The computers of today are _______ than before.A. biggerB. fewerC. smallerD. taller4. Computers can do _______.A. everythingB. anythingC. nothingD. lots of things5. The scientists of today _______ how to use the computers of tomorrow.A. may decideB. must decideC. can makeD. needn’t make【答案与解析】本文讲计算机的发展历史。

2008年全国各地高考英语试卷阅读理解题汇总（安徽卷）第三部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AWhen I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm, in the winter especially, we wear quite out off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that my life has its too.One big disadvantage is money. It costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and the air is so that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of traveling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it became of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever you tastes in culture or entertainment(娱乐活动). Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising --- and , what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is , when you are in your teens(十几岁)or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon.56. What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?A. Staying on the farm.B. Moving to the countryside.C. Leaving home for the city.D. Running away from the school.57. Which of the following is true about the writer?A. He is very old now.B. He is in good health.C. He prefers driving a car.D. He lives in the city now.58. In the passage, the writer tries to __________.A. express his opinions about way of lifeB. describe his life in the countrysideC. an interest in the outside worldD. persuade the reader to live in the city59. How is the passage mainly developed?A. By inferring.B. By comparing.C. By listing examples.D. By giving explanations.BPart-time Front Desk Position, a book development company, is looking for a part-time front desk office worker. This position is perfect for a person who is cheerful, dependable, and pleasant to work with. Also, you should be able to welcome guests, redirect phone call, and take messages. More importantly, you can stay cool under pressure. You are expected to work 5:00--6:00 pm weekdays. You need to fill in some forms if you are interested.Forms can be collected at866 United Nations Plaza, #525New York, NY 10037Important Points to Remember When Swimming·Wait at least an hour after meals.·Follow the advice of lifeguards.·Don't dive into unknown waters. Always swim in line with the·Find out at the seaside when and where it is safe to swim.·Don't use floating toys on the water. Wind can easily sweep them out to sea.·Get out of the water if you feel tired or cold. Cold can kill even strong swimmers.Help Telephone:212-543-5902Atlantic City Beach OfficeArrive on time.Introduce yourself in a polite manner.Read company materials while you wait.Have a firm handshake.Listen.Use body language to show interest.Smile and nod to the interviewers.Ask about the next thing you should do.Thank the interviewer.Write a thank-you letter to anyone you have spoken to.For more information, please visit 368 Cooper Square, New York.60. If you want to work in an office, where can you get the forms to fill in?A. B. Atlantic City Beach Office.C. 368 Cooper Square, New York, NYD. 866 United, New York, NY 10017.61. What does a person need most to be the one-hour weekday job?A. He should he cheerful, dependable, and easy-going.B. He has to work from Monday to Friday.C. He can remain calm in a difficult situation.D. He can welcome guests and deal with phone calls.62. According to the above information, what is the right thing to do when you?A. To keep close to the beach.B. To dive into unknown waters.C. To use floating toys on the water.D. To swim soon after lunch.63. The best title for the last piece of information would be_________.A. Tips on Showing Interest in a JobB. Stops to a Successful InterviewC. Advice on Introducing Yourself PolitelyD. of Body Language in an InterviewCPeople believes that climbing can do good to health. Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you'rewrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms(体育馆). Here, people are learning on climbing. The climbing wall goes straight up and small holding places for hands and feet.How do people climb the wall? To climb, you need special shoes and (保护带) around your chest to hold you. There are ropes(绳索)tied to your. The ropes hold you in place so that you don't fall. A beginner's wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes it's easy to see the new piece of metal. Sometimes, it's not. The most difficult is an your fear. It's normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it's difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall, the and the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top.Climbing attracts people because it's good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb, both your mind and your body can become stronger.64. What can we infer from the passage?A. People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.B. It is impossible to build up one's body by climbing.C. People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors.D. It is always easy to see holding places in climbing.65. The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is _______.A. to tie ropes to yourB. to control your fearC. to move away from the wallD. to climb straight up66. The word "workout" underlined in the last paragraph most probably means _________.A. settlementB. exerciseC. excitementD. tiredness67. Why does the author write this passage?A. To tell people where to find gyms.B. To prove the basic need for climbingC. To encourage people to climb mountains.D. introduce the sport of wall climbingDSome people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know?Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as paperbooks (平装本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times.Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia (百科全书), though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books., science textbook, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.68. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.A. TV programs are a chief provider of knowledgeB. cinemas are the best choice in getting informationC. reading is a cheap way of learning and having funD. newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself69. What does the sentences "Television has not killed reading, however " underlined in the second paragraph suggest?A. People only need reading, though.B. Reading is still necessary today.C. Reading is more fun than television.D. Watching television doesn't help reading.70. What can we learn from the passage?A. Fewer and fewer people will buy books.B. A good dictionary should be kept in every home.C. Books with hard covers sell better than paperbooks.D. More people like TV programs about famous men.EThe small number of newborn babies, which has been caused by high prices and the changing social situation of women, is one of the most serious problems in Asia. When people talk about it, you can hear a word invented in Japan. which means Double Income Kids(小孩).In many major Asian cities like Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo, the cost of a ****** is extremely high. A young couple who want to buy their own house may have to pay about $3000,000 (though prices have fallen). For a flat with one bedrooms, one dining-room, a kitchen, and a bathroom, the couple will pay about $900 a month. What's more, if they want to have a child, the child's education is very expensive. For example, most kindergarten charges are at least $5.000 a year. In such a situation, it's difficult to afford children.The number of married women who want to continue working because they enjoy their jobs. However, if they want to have children, they immediately have serious problems. Though most companies allow women to leave their jobs for a short time to have a baby, they expect women with babies to give up their jobs. In short, if they want to bring up children properly, both parents have to work, but it is hard for mothers to work. Indeed, women who want to contimue working have to choose between having children or keeping their jobs.In a word, Asian governments must take steps to improve the present situation as soon as possible.72. What is the main problem being discussed in the passage?A. The small number of newborn babies.B. The changing social situation of women.C. The high prices of houses and education.D. The necessary steps of Asian government.73. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. It is easy for a couple to afford a child in Asia.B. The prices of in Asia are quite low now.C. Fewer and fewer married women wan to have a job.D. The word "DINKS" appeared in an Asian country.74. To buy a flat and send a child to kindergarten, how much will a couple pay each year?A. 85,000B. 85,900C. $10.800D. $15.80075. The seems to believe that Asian governments should ________.A. let women stay at home and have a babyB. allow one of the parents to go out to workC. care for the growing needs of women for job.D. the companies that permit women to leave.答案：第三部分：56.C 57.D 58.A 59.B 60.D 61.C 62.A 63.B 64.A 65.B 66.B 67.D68.C 69.B 70.A 71.B 72.A 73.D 74.D 75C（北京卷）第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2008年全国大学生英语竞赛样题及答案（C级）Part II V ocabulary and Structure (10 minutes, 15 marks)Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.31. So nervous ________ that she didn't know how to start her speech.A. since she becameB. would she becomeC. that she becameD. did she become32. He ________ another career but, at the time, he just wanted to earn money to study abroad.A. might have chosenB. might chooseC. had to chooseD. must have chosen33. The second report was ________ by August 2005, but one year later it was still nowhere in sight.A. submittedB. to have submittedC. to submitD. to have been submitted34. In this experiment, the students studied are stopped several times during the listening test and asked to report what they ________ during the pause before answering the questions.A. had just been thinking aboutB. have just been thinking aboutC. are just thinking aboutD. had just thought about35. I was always taught that it was ________ to interrupt.A. rudeB. coarseC. roughD. crude36. Small boys are ________ questioners. They ask questions all the time.A. originalB. peculiarC. imaginativeD. persistent37. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are ________.A. out of workB. out of reachC. out of stockD. out of practice38. The bomb will ________ the moment it is touched.A. go onB. go offC. go outD. go over39. The car won't ________; I've tried it several times, but it won't work.A. beginB. launchC. startD. drive40. Children and old people do not like having their daily ________ upset.A. habitB. routineC. practiceD. custom41. In your first few days at school you'll be given a test to help the teachers to ________ you to a class at your level.A. locateB. assignC. deliverD. place42. China only started its nuclear power industry in recent years, and should ________ no time in catching up.A.loseB.delayC. spareD. relieve43. — You did an excellent job yesterday, Jim! I really enjoyed your presentation.— ________— Oh yeah, it was fabulous. It seems the English program is a great way to practice English.— Yeah. It is fun and motivating.A. Did you really?B. Oh, thank you. You are so kind.C. Really? What about yours?D. Not at all. My pleasure.44. — What kind of music do you like?— Well, I like different kinds.— ________— Er, I especially like punk rock.A. I beg your pardon?B. Are you serious?C. Any in particular?D. Why do you think so?45. — How did you like the fashion show last night?— ________— I didn't see anything wrong with the clothes; they looked pretty nice to me.— Do you really think people can wear that stuff and walk around in streets?A. Impressive. It's a good way to show off women's sense of style and wealth.B. It was cool. The clothes are more beautiful than the people wearing them.C. Nothing serious. It's only a show to attract the eyes of fashion fans.D. It was dumb. I think it's stupid for women to wear clothes like that.Part III Reading Comprehension (20 minutes, 40 marks)Section A (4 marks)Directions: There is one passage in this section with 4 questions. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Questions 46-49 are based on the following passage.The ability to “see” oneself in the future is a remarkable human trait - some would say unique - that is not well understood. That's despite the fact that we probably spend as much time thinking about the future as we do thinking about the present.Now new research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that it's precisely because we can remember the past that we can visualize the future. “Our findings provide convincing support for t he idea that memory and future thought are highly interrelated and help explain why future thought may be impossible without memories,” says doctoral candidate Karl Szpunar. The findings are consistent with other research showing that persons with little memory of the past, such as young children or individuals suffering from loss of memory, are less able to see themselves in the future.The researchers base their conclusions on brain scans of 21 college students who were cued to think about something in their past, and anticipate the same event in the future, like a birthday or getting lost. The experiment was carried out as each student lay on their stomach in a magnetic resonance imaging machine, a dreadful but very useful piece of equipment that can show which areas of the brain are stimulated during specific thought processes. The students were also asked to picture former President Bill Clinton in a past and future setting. Clinton was chosen because he was easily recognized and familiar to all the students.The researchers found a “surprisingly complete overlap” among regions of the brain used for remembering the student's past and those used for picturing the future. And every region involved in remembering was also used in anticipating the future.In short, the researchers isolated the area of the brain that “lit up” when the students thought about an event in their own past. And more importantly, that same area lit up again when they thought about a similar event in their future. In fact, the rese archers report that the brain activity was so similar in both cases that it was “indistinguishable.” The findings were reinforced when students imagined Bill Clinton. Since none of them knew him personally, their memories were not autobiographical. And th e brain scans showed “significantly less” correlation between memories of having seen pictures of Clinton in the White House and projecting him into the future.So this “time machine,” as the researchers describe it, allows us to use the past to see ourse lves in the future, and both our memories and our anticipation are interdependent.46. A remarkable human trait that is not well understood is the ability ________.A. to think about the pastB. to see the futureC. to remember the pastD. to control the present47. The findings support that ________.A. future goals will greatly influence a person's present performanceB. a person's present performance is determined by his / her past knowledgeC. future thought depends to a great degree on the memory of the pastD. present thought is impossible without the ability to imagine the future48. The conclusion of the experiment on students was that ________.A. the students could picture themselves better than Bill Clinton in a past and future settingB. the students could imagine themselves as well as Bill Clinton in a past and future settingC. the students could anticipate Bill Clinton better than themselves in a past and future settingD. the students could only picture themselves in a past and future setting but not Bill Clinton49. This “time machine” in the last paragraph most probably refers to ________.A. clockB. brain scanningC. magnetic resonance imagingD. memorySection B (14 marks)Directions: There is one passage in this section with 10 questions. Go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet. For questions 50-55, mark Y (for YES)if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO)if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN)if the information is not given in the passage. For questions 56-59, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Visiting the White HouseWhite House Tours Public tours of the White House are available for groups of 10 or more people. Requests must be submitted through one's Member of Congress and are accepted up to six months in advance. These self-guided tours are available from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and are scheduled on a first come, first served basis approximately one month in advance of the requested date. We encourage you to submit your request as early as possible since a limited number of tours are available. All White House tours are free of charge. For the most current tour information, please call the 24-hour line at 202-456-7041. Please note that White House tours may be subject to last minute cancellation.White House Visitor CenterAll tours are significantly enhanced if visitors stop by the White House Visitor Center located at the southeast corner of 15th and E Streets, before or after their tour. The Center is open seven days a week from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and features many aspects of the White House, including its architecture, furnishings, first families, social events, and relations with the press and world leaders, as well as a thirty-minute video. Allow between 20 minutes to one hour to explore the exhibits. The White House Historical Association also sponsors a sales area. Please note that restrooms are available, but food service is not.Mobility-Impaired / Using a WheelchairGuests requiring the loan of a wheelchair should notify the officer at the Visitors Entrance Building upon arrival. Wheelchairs loans are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations are not possible.Visitors in wheelchairs, or with other mobility disabilities, on the Congressional guided or self-guided tours, between 8:00 a.m. and 12 noon, use the same Visitor entrance and, with up to four members of their party, are admitted without waiting in line and without tickets.Visitors in wheelchairs are escorted by ramp from the entrance level to the ground floor, and by elevator from the ground to the state floor. Guests generally wait in line with their family or group.Hearing-ImpairedTours for hearing-impaired groups may be arranged in advance by writing to the Visitors Office, White House, Washington, DC 20502. Tours are usually scheduled at 9:30 a.m., between the Congressional and public tour times. Participants enter at the East Appointment gate. A U.S. Secret Service / Uniformed Division Tour Officer conducts the tour in sign language. Signed tours are available to groups of 8 to 20. Groups are also encouraged to bring their own interpreters.Signing interpretation is also available for individual visitors with advance notice. A Congressional office first issues guided tour tickets to a guest who is hearing-impaired and then contacts the Visitors Office at least 2 weeks in advance to request interpreter service.The Visitors Office TDD (telephone device for the deaf) is 202-456-2121. Messages may be left outside normal business hours.Visually-ImpairedTours for visually-impaired groups may be arranged in advance by writing to the Visitors Office, White House, Washington, DC 20502. The tours are usually scheduled at 9:30 a.m., between the Congressional and public tour times. Participants enter at the East Appointment gate. A U.S. Secret Service / Uniformed Division Tour Officer permits visitors to touch specific objects in the House. Touch tours are currently available only to groups of 8 to 20, not to individual visitors. Guide animals are permitted in the White House.General Tour InformationAll White House tours are free. Changes in tour schedules are occasionally made because of official events. Notice may not be given until that morning. The Visitors Office 24-hour Information Line recording at 202-456-7041 provides the most up-to-date information. The TDD is 202-456-2121. Visitors should confirm tour schedules by calling the information line the night before and the morning that they plan to visit. It is occasionally necessary to close individual rooms on the tour; however, notice about closed rooms is not possible.Prohibited ItemsProhibited items include, but are not limited to, the following: handbags, book bags, backpacks, purses, food and beverages of any kind, strollers, cameras, video recorders or any type of recording device, tobacco products, personal grooming items (make-up, hair brush or comb, lip or hand lotions, etc.), any pointed objects (pens, knitting needles, etc.), aerosol containers, guns, ammunition, fireworks, electric stun guns, mace, martial arts weapons / devices, or knives of any size. The U.S. Secret Service reserves the right to prohibit any other personal items. Umbrellas, wallets, cell phones and car keys are permitted.Please note that no storage facilities are available on or around the complex. Individuals who arrive with prohibited items will not be permitted to enter the White House.ParkingThe closest Metrorail stations to the White House are Federal Triangle (blue and orange lines), Metro Center (blue, orange, and red lines) and McPherson Square (blue and orange lines). On-street parking is not available near the White House, and use of public transportation is strongly encouraged.Restrooms / Public TelephonesThe nearest restrooms and public telephones to the White House are in the Ellipse Visitor Pavilion (the park area south of the White House) and in the White House Visitor Center. Restrooms or public telephones are not available at the White House.50. Both Congressional guided and self-guided tours need to be scheduled in advance.51. All White House tours are free of charge except on federal holidays.52. The White House Visitor Center provides free drinks but not food service.53. Wheelchair reservation service is provided by the officer at the Visitors Entrance Building.54. Hearing-impaired visitors can request signing interpretation service from the Visitors Office.55. Touch tours are currently only offered to visually-impaired groups of 8 to 20.56. Sometimes official events make it necessary to close ________________ without notice.57. The personal items permitted to be carried into the White House are ________________.58. The transportation visitors are encouraged to use is ________________.59. Inside the White House, visitors cannot find or use restrooms or ________________.Section C (10 marks)Directions: In this section, there is one passage followed by 5 questions. Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions in as few words as possible (not more than 10 words). Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.Questions 60-64 are based on the following passage.If you were on a distant planet, and if you had instruments that could tell you the composition of Earth's atmosphere, how would you know there was life on this planet?Water in the atmosphere would suggest there could be water on the surface, and as we all know water is considered crucial to life. But water would only suggest that life is possible. It wouldn't prove it's there.Carbon? That basic component of “life as we know it?” Not necessarily. A diamond is pure carbon, and it may be pretty, but it isn't alive.What really sets Earth apart is nitrogen, which makes up 80 percent of the planet's atmosphere. And it's there only because there is abundant life on Earth, say scientists at the University of Southern California.The report grew out of a class discussion two years ago in a course taught by Capone and Kenneth Nealson, professor of earth sciences. Students were asked to come up with different ideas about searching for life on other planets. What is a distinct “signature,” as Capone puts it, that would show there is life on another planet?That's a question that has been kicked around in many quarters in recent decades, especially since all efforts to find some form of life, no matter whether on Mars or in the distant reaches of space, have failed. At least so far.The current effort to search for some evidence of life on Mars focuses primarily on the search for water, because it has long been believed that water, or at least some fluid, is necessary for the chemical processes that lead life to take place. But that's probably the wrong approach, the USC group argues.“It's hard to imagine life without water, but it's easy to imagine water without life,” sa ys Nealson, who was on the Mars team before moving to USC.But nitrogen would be a much clearer signature of life. Only about 2 percent to 3 percent of the Martian atmosphere is nitrogen. That's just a trace, and it probably means there is no life on Mars today, and if there was in the past, it probably ended many, many years ago.But, the USC team adds quickly, that doesn't mean there's no life anywhere else in the universe. They don't know where, of course, but they may have found a way to narrow down the search. Look first for nitrogen, then look for biological activity that should be there.So if life exists elsewhere, and is similar to life as we know it, there should be nitrogen, and that's what we shouldbe looking for first, the researchers say.If they don't find nitrogen on Mars, Capone says, “that will probably bring us to the conclusion that there likely never was life on Mars.”But how about elsewhere? Could this technique be used to search for life in other solar systems?Maybe. It might be possible to detect a nitrogen-rich atmosphere around a planet orbiting another star, but not yet. Current instruments aren't that sensitive.If they ever are, the search for life might be narrowed down to the most promising prospects, chiefly because of the presence of nitrogen. And won't that be fun!Questions:Section D (12 marks)Directions: In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary below by choosing a maximum of three words from the passage to fill in the spaces 65-70. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.Questions 65-70 are based on the following passage.In August 2008, athletes from the United States and around the world will compete in the Beijing Olympics. But did you know that in September of next year, disabled athletes will compete in the Paralympic Games in Beijing? The Olympics and the Paralympics are separate movements. But they have always been held in the same year, and since 1988, they have also been held in the same city. The International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee signed an agreement in 2001 to secure this connection. The next winter games will take place in Vancouver, Canada, in 2010.The Paralympic Games grew out of a sports competition held in 1948 in England and a doctor named Ludwig Guttmann organized it for men who suffered spinal cord injuries in World War II. Four years later, it became an international event as competitors from the Netherlands took part. Then, in 1960, the first Paralympics were held in Rome. 400 athletes from 23 countries competed. By 2004, the Paralympic Games in Athens had almost 4000 athletes from 136 countries, who may have physical or mental limitations and may be blind or in wheelchairs. Yet sometimes they perform better than athletes without disabilities.In 1968, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of former President John F. Kennedy, started the Special Olympics, which are just for children and adults with mental limitations and whose programs currently serve more than two million people in 160 countries. In November 2006, in Mumbai, India, teams competed in the First Special Olympics International Cricket Cup. In addition to India, there were men's teams from Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. There were also women's cricket teams from India and Pakistan.There are many organizations in the United States that help people with disabilities play sports. Wheelchair tennis is a popular sport. So is basketball. In fact, there are more than one hundred professional teams playing wheelchair basketball thanks to the special wheelchairs for athletes that are lightweight and designed for quick moves. For people who want to go really fast in their chairs, there is a Power Wheelchair Racing Association.In the state of Utah there is a place called the National Ability Center, which teaches all kinds of sports to people with all kinds of physical and mental disabilities and even gives friends and family members a chance to try a sport as if they were disabled.A reporter from the Washington Post wanted to know what it would be like for a blind person to use a climbing wall. So, protected by a safety line, the newspaper reporter closed his eyes and started to feel for places to put his hands and feet. Trainers on the ground urged him on: “Take your time. You can do it.” Finally he reached the top. At the National Ability Center people can learn to ride horses and mountain bikes. They can try winter mountain sports, and learn scuba diving and other water activities. The center also prepares athletes for the Paralympics. These days, the first place many people go when they want to travel is the Internet, where they can get information about hotels, transportation and services like tour companies. The Internet can also help travelers find special services for the disabled. For example, there are groups that help young people with disabilities travel to different countries.Susan Sygall, who uses a wheelchair herself, leads an organization called Mobility International USA, and has traveled to more than twenty-five countries to talk about the rights of people with disabilities. She says people with disabilities are all members of a global family and working together across borders is the most powerful way of making changes.Summary:Part IV Cloze (15 minutes, 15 marks)Section A: There are 5 blanks in the passage. Use the word given on the right side to form a word that fits in each blank. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.Maria Callas was one of the best-known opera singers in the world, who became famous internationally for her beautiful voice and intense (71)________ during the 1950s, and the recordings of her singing the well-known operas remain very popular today.Maria Callas was born in New York City in 1923 and her real name was Maria Kalogeropoulous. Her parents were Greek and when she was fourteen, she and her mother returned to Greece, where Maria studied singing at the national conservatory in Athens and the well-known opera (72)________ Elvira de Hidalgo chose Maria as her student.In 1941, when she was 17, Maria Callas was paid to sing in a major opera for the first time. She sang the (73)________ role in several operas in Athens during the next three years. In 1943, Callas was invited to perform in Italy, which was the real beginning of her profession as an opera singer. She performed major parts in several of the most (74)________ operas. In 1949, she married an Italian (75)________, Giovanni Battista Meneghini, who was twenty years older and became her adviser and manager. person singlead fame industrySection B: There are 10 blanks in the passage. For each blank, some letters of the word has been given (not exceeding 3 letters). Read the passage below and think of the word which best fits each blank. Use only one word in each blank. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.Part V Translation (15 minutes, 15 marks)Section A (8 marks)Directions: Translate the underlined sentences of the following passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.When you talk about China and India's seemingly unstoppable growth, nobody's surprised. After all, the increasing economic strength of the two countries has dominated the news for the past few years. But both China and India face some substantial demographic hurdles to continued expansion. Despite the billion-plus citizens of each country, both may simply lack sufficient qualified workers.(86) China is a rapidly aging society whose current challenges of unemployment and overpopulation will, within a decade, shift to different problems: labor shortages and an elderly population with too few children. In fact, China may be the first country to go gray before it reaches developed status. The World Bank estimates that by 2020 the mainland will face a lack of even unskilled labor due to aging.China is already facing a shortage of skilled labor. Construction sites lack welders, skilled machine operators, and plumbers. And a recent report said the country is short some 750,000 managers. Despite a 95% literacy rate among all but the oldest citizens, there are not enough well-educated Chinese. (87) This is in part due to a lack of schools that combine basic theory with practical skills and a focus on passing the elite university exams. So despite rising salaries, many of those entering China's workforce cannot learn the skills they need.India seems to have an age advantage, with half its population under 25. In the long run, this gives them the upper hand. But at present, India shares China's problem of an insufficiently educated workforce. Citigroup reports that India's talent pool isn't deep enough to meet demand in industries including textiles, aviation, telecom, retail, and engineering.By some other measures, both countries look pretty good. China graduates about 1.7 million students from 1,500 colleges and universities annually, of whom 350,000 are engineers. India produces about 3 million college and university graduates, including 440,000 engineers. Those numbers, though, don't tell the whole story.(88) Only 10% to 25% of these graduates are employable by multinationals, and this is only partially because of language challenges, which every human resources executive I've met who works in China or India agrees with.The source of the problem is cultural. Young people in these countries are highly motivated to study and learn, but only in theory. There is no tradition of practical application. So engineers don't go into operations, factories, or mines, and don't really know the machines and conditions for which they are designing processes. (89) Chinese and Indian students who have just earned BAs want to pursue MBAs right away, and neither they nor their parents understand the value of practical experience. The degree is seen as a trophy, a traditional ticket to higher status. Section B (7 marks)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. Remember to write your answers on the Answer Sheet.90. 如果你告诉他们真相，你就可以获得这次机会而不被他们误解。

珠海市2007～2008学年度第二学期期末质量监测高一英语本试卷分为第I卷（第1-11页）和第II卷（第11-12页）两部分。

全卷共12页。

满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

考生注意：1．答第I卷前，考生务必在答题卡和答题卷上用黑色钢笔或水笔清楚填写姓名、准考证号，并用2B铅笔在答题卡上正确涂写准考证号。

2．第I卷（1-15小题，21-40小题，51-70小题）由机器阅卷；答案必须全部涂写在答题卡上。

考生应将正确答案用2B铅笔涂黑。

注意试题号和答题卡编号——对应，不能错位。

答案需要更改时，必须将原选项用橡皮擦去，重新选择。

答案不能涂写在试卷上，涂写在试卷上一律不给分。

第I卷中的第16-20小题，41-50小题和第II卷的试题，其答案用黑色钢笔或水笔写在答题卷上，如用铅笔答题，或写在试卷上也一律不给分。

第Ⅰ卷（分三部分，共115分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分35分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节：听对话或独白（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，并标在答题卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，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。

请听第1段对话，回答第1~3题。

1. Where are the two speakers?A.B.C.2. What can we know about the two speakers?A. The woman is a nurse.B. The man has caught a cold.C. The man doesn’t have a cold at all.3. What did the woman do with the man’s trouble?A. She told him to go to bed.B. She brought some hot water for him.C. She telephoned the doctor at last.请听第2段对话，回答第4~6题。

2008-2009学年高一英语科技文阅读竞赛试题姓名_________ 学号_____ 班级_________AA proud U.S father named his son after a computer software term(术语).John Blake Cusack, from Mocjogam, told the local newspaper the U.S. traditional way of adding “Junior” or “II’’ after a boy’s name was too common.So, when his son was born last week, he decided on the name John Blake Cusack 2.0, as if he were a software upgrade（升级版）。

Mr. Cusack admitted that it took months to persuade his wife, Jamie, to accept the idea.All the men, she said, felt the name was “cool” However, her women friends did not think so. “I think the women will end up liking it.” She said.Mr. Cusack told the local newspaper he got the idea from a film called The legend of 1900, in which an abandoned baby is given the name 1900 to remember the year of its birth.“I thought that if they can do it, why can’t we?”After little John Version 2.0 was born, Mr. Cusack even sent a celebration e-mail to the family and friends designed to look as though he and his wife had created new software.“I wrote things like ‘there a lot of new features(特点)from Version 1.0 with additional features from Jemie.’”he said. And he is already planning for his son’s future. “If he has a child, he could name it 3.0” he said.1. From the passage we know that “John Blake Cusack2.0” _________.A.shows the traditional way of American baby namingB.is also the name of a computer software.C.has the same meaning as “John Bake Cusack Junior”D.tells something about the hope the father places on his baby.2. According to Jamie, who disliked the name?A. All her friendsB. Her women friends.C. Her men friendsD. Nobody3.What do the names of “1900” and “John Version 2.0” have in common?A. They’re both uncommonB. They’re both connected with computer.C. They both tell about the birthsD. They’re to be equally popular.4. What does “Version 1.0” refer to in the last paragraph?A. A computer softwareB. Mr. CusackC. Mr. Cusack and his wifeD. Mr. Cusack’s grandsonBToday almost everyone knows computers and Internet. If I ask you “what is the most important in your life?” Maybe you will say “Computers and Internet.”The first computer was made in 1946. it was very big but it worked slowly. Todaycomputers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends.Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make fiends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends”that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. but at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.5. The Internet can not be used for _________.A. studyingB. shoppingC. thinkingD. playing6. When the computer was invented, it was _______.A. large and worked slowlyB. small and worked slowlyC. large but worked slowlyC. small but worked quickly7. The Internet was born in about _________.A. 1960B. 1970C. 1980D. 19858. Which of the following is true?A. Few students like going into the Internet.B. Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends”C. These “unreal friends” often meet each other.D. Students know the friends on the Internet very well.9. What does the writer think of the Internet?A. It is wonderfulB. It can make students study harderC. It is not good for studentsD. It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it.CThe earth is made up of several layers（地层）．The top layer of the earth is called the earth’s crust．The crust is divided into sections which are called plates．When two plates push against each other，or when two plates rub against each other，an earthquake happens．An earthquake causes the ground above the plate to shake．The shaking is caused by the movement of the plates．Earthquakes are likely to happen at the boundaries（边界）of the earth’s plates．Each of these plates is about 70 kilometres thick．10．The underlined word “crust” means “＿＿＿＿＿＿” ．A．地面B．地皮C．地质D．地壳11．The underlined word “sections” is closest in meaning to “＿＿＿” ．A．parts B．lines C．groups D．teams12．What are plates？A. The top layer of the earth．B．Places that cause the ground to shake.C．The sections of the crust．D．Places where earthquakes happen．13．What theory is this passage based on？A．The theory of players．B．The theory of plates．C．The theory of crust．D．The theory of boundaries．14．Most earthquakes happen ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．under the crust B．on the largest plateC．at the places where the plates are about 70 kilometres thickD．at places where plates meetDScientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts，so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．Why is more and more land becoming desert？Scientists think that people make deserts．People are doing bad things to the earth．Some places on the earth don’t get much rain．But they still don’t become deserts．This is because some green plants are growing there．Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places．Plants don’t let t he sun make the earth even drier．Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away．When a bit of rain falls，the plants hold the water．Without plants，the land can become desert more easily．15．Deserts ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．never have any plants or animals in themB．can all be turned into good land before longC．are becoming smaller and smallerD．get very little rain16．Small green plants are very important to dry places because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．they don’t let the sun make the earth eve n drierB．they don’t let the wind blow the soil awayC．they hold waterD．All of the above．17．Land is becoming desert little by little because ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．plants can’t grow thereB．there is not enough rainC．people have n’t done what scientists wish them to doD．scientists know little about the deserts18．After reading this passage，we learn that ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．plants can keep dry land from becoming desertB．it is good to get rid of the grass in the desertsC．all places without much rain will become desertsD．it is better to grow crops on dry land than to cut themECan feeling of nostalgia (怀旧) be good for you? Or is it unhealthy to have a strong love for the past?For years, medical experts have studied nostalgia and the reason for it. Many experts warn that too much nostalgia is harmful. They say linger(徘徊) in the past shows that a person is unhappy with his present life. These feelings keep the person from living his life to its fullest.Dr. Louie Kaplan has written several books about nostalgia. She says these feelings often begin when a young person is between 13 and 19 years old.“This is the time when you must face the loss of your childhood,” Kaplan says. “You see your new life is easily destroyed. But you think romantically about a golden past. You remember your childhood as a time when life was perfect.”These feelings continue as a person gets older, Kaplan adds. She says many grown persons have a hard time keeping up with changes in the modern world, so they think back to their younger years. At that time the world seemed simple and more harmless.Kaplan says these feelings are not always actually existing. The good old days weren’t always good. However, she says nostalgia can be helpful, if used properly “Feelings of nostalgia can cause you to remember a time when you had high hopes and dreams,”Kaplan says. “It might give you the strong wish to catch those dreams today, in your present life.”She adds that nostalgia can prevent you from “cutting yourself off your aim.”“At its best,” Kaplan says, “nostalgia has the idea for the future.”19. According to the passage, feelings of nostalgia ________.A.can cause you to think of your past which was full of hopes and dreams.B.Can make you succeed in lifeC.Fill one with hopes for the futureD.Bring about a love for the past and a hope for the future20. The reason for grown persons to think back to their past is that _________.A.they can hardly keep up with changes in today’s worldB.times are hard, so they can not keep up with changesC.many grown persons have little time keeping up with changes in the modernworldD.they lived in the past, of which they are always proud.21. Which of the following is not talked about in the passage?A.Too much nostalgia is harmfulB.Nostalgia shows that a person is not satisfied with his present lifeC.Only women have feelings of nostalgiaD.A little nostalgia can make a person’s life more colorful22.. We may also use _______ as the topic of the article.A.Thoughts on NostalgiaB.The reasons for NostalgiaC.Why Do They Think Back to the PastD.Nostalgia, Good or Bad1-4 CBAB 5—9 CCBBD 10-14 DACBD 15—18 DDCA 19-22 AACD。

2008年全国大学生英语竞赛C类初赛赛卷及答案重点【2008年全国大学生英语竞赛C类初赛赛卷及答案重点】一、听力部分本部分共有15道小题，每小题仅读一遍。

1. C2. C3. A4. B5. B6. A7. B8. C9. A 10. C11. A 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. B二、阅读理解本部分共有20道小题，每小题2分，共40分。

第一篇：16. A 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. D第二篇：21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. C第三篇：27. A 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. A 32. D第四篇：33. A 34. D 35. B 36. C 37. D三、完形填空本部分共有20道小题，每小题1.5分，共30分。

38. A 39. D 40. B 41. C 42. B43. D 44. A 45. C 46. D 47. B48. A 49. C 50. B 51. A 52. D53. C 54. A 55. B 56. C 57. D四、语法和词汇本部分共有15道小题，每小题1分，共15分。

58. D 59. B 60. A 61. C 62. D63. A 64. B 65. C 66. A 67. B68. D 69. C 70. A 71. B 72. C五、任务型阅读本部分共有10个小题，每小题1分，共10分。

73. possible 74. suitable 75. academic 76. contrast 77. connection78. distinguish 79. determined 80. minimize 81. adjust 82. potential六、作文部分请参照下面格式完成作文：作文标题：保护环境，共同责任开头：首先，我要强调保护环境是我们每个人的共同责任。

随着工业化的发展和人类活动的增加，环境问题日益严重，已经成为全球关注的焦点。

【英语】高一英语阅读理解(科普环保)真题汇编(含答案)一、高中英语阅读理解科普环保类1．犇犇阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

After a morning hike in the Saneum HealingForest, 46-year-old firefighter Kang Byoung-wook has tea made from the bark of an elm tree, practices yoga (瑜伽), and makes a picture with dried flowers. He is one of 40 firefighters taking part in a three-day program, the aim of which is to offer "forest healing" (森林治愈); the firefighters all have posttraumatic stress disorder (创伤后应激障碍).Saneum is one of three official healing forests in South Korea. Soon there will be 34 more. South Koreans-many of whom suffer from work stress, digital addiction, and great academic pressure have accepted the medicalization of nature with great enthusiasm.There is increasing evidence that being outside in a pleasant natural environment is good for us. But how many of us get to enjoy nature regularly? Fewer and fewer, it seems. According to Lisa Nisbet, a psychology professor at Canada s Trent University, evidence for the benefits of nature is pouring in at a time when we are most disconnected from it."We don't think of being outdoors as a way to increase happiness," says Nisbet. "We think other things will, like shopping or TV." But South Korea is starting to challenge this opinion.So what are some of the benefits of nature that Nisbet refers to? Being surrounded by nature has one obvious effect: It calms us and reduces our stress levels. This has been shown to lower blood pressure and heart rates.Another experiment conducted by psychologist Stephen Kaplan found that people who took a 50-minute walk in a park had better attention and short-term memory than those who took a walk along a city street.Perhaps what's more surprising is that nature may also make us more creative. David Strayer, a psychologist at the University of Utah, showed as much with a group of participants, who performed 50 percent better on creative problem-solving tasks after three days of wilderness backpacking.In fact, we may never know exactly what nature does to the brain. Something mysterious will always remain, and maybe that's as it should be.（1）What is Kang Byoung-wook doing?A.Getting lost in nature.B.Building up his strength.C.Trying to control a forest fire.D.Helping firefighters under stress.（2）What does Lisa Nisbet think of being outdoors?A.It is overlooked by people.B.It has nothing to do with happiness.C.South Koreans show great interest in it.D.We need more evidence for its benefits.（3）What benefit of nature did Stephen Kaplan find?A.It affects people's feelings.B.It lowers the risks of diseases.C.It helps improve mental performance.D.It does more good than physical exercise.（4）What would be the best title for the text?A.Your life in forestsB.Your brain on natureC.The future of forest healingD.The benefits of a stress-free life【答案】（1）A（2）A（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，由韩国患创伤后应激障碍的消防员接受森林治愈谈起，介绍了大自然对我们身心健康的益处。

【英语竞赛】2008年度元旦竞赛高一英语试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第IІ卷（非选择题）。

第I卷1至8页，第IІ卷9至10页。

满分为150分。

考试时间为120分钟。

第I卷（选择题共105分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话有一个小题，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 take place?A. At a shop.B. At a fast food restaurant.C. At a hotel.2. What is the woman's trouble?A. Her car has been stolen.B. Her handbag has been stolen.C. She is lost.3. Why do they want to have a tour of central London?A. Because it is Sunday.B. Because it is weekdays.C. Because there is little traffic.4. What is the relationship between the man and the woman?A. Classmates.B. A teacher and a student.C. Friends.5. Why does the man work so hard?A. Because he wants to earn money to go to school again.B. Because he has to help his family.C. Because he wants to be a good waiter.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。

2008年普通高等学校招生统一考试（江西卷）英语第一卷（选择题满分115分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三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，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下个小题，每段对话仅读一遍。

例： How much is the shirt?A. ￡19.15B. ￡9.15C. ￡9.18答案是B1.What is the weather like?A. It’s raining.B. It’s cloudy.C. It’s sunny.2. Who will go to China next month?A. LucyB. AliceC. Richard3. What are the speakers talking about?A. The man’s sisterB. A filmC. An actor4. Where will the speakers meet?A. In Room 340B. In Room 314C. In Room 2235. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a restaurantB. In an officeC. At home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1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。

听每段对话或独白钱，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至８题。