高二英语竞赛题

高二英语竞赛题姓名：班级：【Reading comprehension】(A) Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg，distance of about eighty miles. Itwas late. Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving tuck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my left, and I became increasingly impatient.At one point along an open road, I came to a crossing with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I drove near the light, it turned red and I made a stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of car lamps, but there I sat, waiting for the light to change, the only human being for at least a mile in any direction.I started wondering why 1 refused to run the light I was not afraid of being caught, because there was clearly no policeman wound. and there certainly would have been no danger in going through it..Much later that night, the question of why I'd stopped for that light came back to me. I think I stopped because it's part of a contract(契约)we all have with each other. It's not only the law, but it is an agreement we have, and we taut each other to honor it: we don't go through red lights.Trust is our first inclination(倾向).Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us. The whole construction of our society depends on mutual(相互)trust, not distrust We do what we say we'll do; we show up when we say we'll show up; and we pay when we say we'll pay. We trust each other in these matters, and we're angry or disappointed with the person or organization that breaks the trust we have in them.I was so proud of myself for stopping for the red light that night.1. Why did the author get impatient while driving?A. He was lonely on the road.B. He was slowed down by a truck.C. He got tired of driving too long.D. He came across too many traffic lights.2. What was the author's immediate action when the traffic light turned red?A. Stopping still.B. Driving through让C. Looking around for other cars.D. Checking out for traffic police.3. The event made the author strongly believe thatA. traffic rules may be unnecessaryB. doubting others is human natureC. patience is important to driversD. a society needs mutual trust4. Why was the author proud of himself?A .He kept his promise. B. He held back his anger.C. He followed his inclinationD. He made a right decision.(B) Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture (文化) the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A woman‟s smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures. For example, many people in Russiasmiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don‟t smile enough. In Southeast Asian culture, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.Our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressions permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.5. What does the smile usually mean in the U.S.?A. Love.B. Politeness.C. Joy.D. Thankfulness.6. The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can ___ .A. show friendliness to strangersB. be used to hide true feelingsC. be used in the wrong placesD. show personal habits7. What should we do before attempting to “read” people?A. Learn about their relations with others.B. Understand their cultural backgrounds.C. Find out about their past experience.D. Figure out what they will do next.8. What would be the best title for the test?A. Cultural DifferencesB. Smiles and RelationshipC.Facial ExpressivenessD. Habits and Emotions(C) Cold weather can hard on pets, just like it can be hard on people. Sometimes ownersforget that their cats are just as used to the warm shelter (住所) as they are. Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time, thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors. This can put their pets in danger of serious illness. There are things you can do to keep your animal warm and safe.Keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad. If you have to take them out, stay outside with them. When you‟re cold enough to go inside, they probably are too. I you must leave them outside for a long time, make sure they have a warm, solid shelter against the wind, thick bedding, and plenty of non-frozen water.If left alone outside, dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelter. They can dig into snow banks or hide somewhere. Watch them closely when they are left outdoors, and provide them with shelter of good quality. Keep an eye on your pet‟s water. Sometimes owners don‟t realize that a water bowl has frozen and their pet can‟t get anything to drink. Animals that don‟t have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside, which may contain something unhealthy for them.9. What do we learn about pets from Paragraph 1?A. They are often forgotten by their owners.B. They are used to living outdoors.C. They build their won shelter.D. They like to stay in warm places.10. Why are pet owners asked to stay with their pets when they are out in cold weather?A. To know when to bring them inside.B. To keep them from eating bad food.C. To help them find shelters.D. To keep them company.12. If pets are left on their own outdoors in cold weather, they may ___.A. run short of clean waterB. dig deep holes for funC. dirty the snow nearbyD. get lost in the wild13.What is the purpose of this text?A. To solve a problem.B. To give practical advice.C. To tell an interesting story.D. To present a research result.(D) Still seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which areprobably a mere walk away from your college.King’s Art CentreA day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere. This weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists.You could attend a class teaching you how to …learn from the masters‟ or get more creative with paint — free of charge.The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.The Botanic GardenThe Garden has over 8,000 plant species; it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University.The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant produces red flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss.Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feed on insects and other small animals.The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts. Look for grass snakes in the lake. A snake called …Hissing Sid‟ is regularly seen lying in the heat of th e warm sun.Byron’s PoolMany stories surround Lord Byron‟s time as a student of Cambridge University. Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of “mess and drunkenness”. However, it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough. I‟m not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his rooms. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as Byron‟s Pool. A c ouple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields. The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea. If you don‟t trust me, then perhaps you‟ll take it from Virginia Woolf — over a century after Byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.14. As mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for _________.A. atte nding the masters‟ classB. working with local artistsC. learning life drawingD. seeing an exhibition15. “Torch Aloe” and “Venus Flytrap” are _________.A. common insectsB. impressive plantsC. rarely-seen snakesD. wildlife-enthusiasts16. We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed _________.A. to fear pet bearsB. to like walkingC. to be a heavy drinkerD. to finish university in 180517.In the passage Byron‟s Pool is described as a lake _________.A. surrounded by fieldsB. owned by Lord ByronC. located in GrantchesterD. discovered by Virginia Woolf18. What is the passage mainly about?A. Some places for weekend break.B. A way to become creative in art.C. The colourful life in the countryside.D. Unknown stories of CambridgeUniversity.【Translation】1.那本书花费了大量金钱2.她显然是高兴的，因为她在微笑3.一方面有些现代艺术是抽象的，而另一方面，有些现代派的艺术作品却是那么真实，看上去就像是照片。