e 12 If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others. Then I should be 13 , to give up my small irritations. In this 14 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I 15 what other things I could learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one gift.
1. A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow
2. A. already B. still C. only D. once
3. A. took B. threw C. sent D. put
4. A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. hopeless
5. A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking
6. A. decisions B. experience C. ambitions D. beliefs
7. A. spoke B. turned C. summed D. opened
8. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
9. A. Surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly
10.A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed
11.A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned
12.A. quiet B. calm C. relaxed D. happy
13.A. ready B. likely C. free D. able
14.A. case B. form C. method D. way
15.A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess
第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题l 5分．满分l5分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16―25的相应位置上。
The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival __16__________ (mark) by eating zong zi and racing dragon boats in honour of Qu Yuan, who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself.
Qu was a minister of the State of Chu ____17____ (situate) in the present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces, during the Warring States Period. He was upright, loyal and highly respected. ____18____, he was dismissed from office. __19____ (realize) that the country was in the hands of evil officials, Qu leapt into River Miluo on the fifth day of the fifth month. Nearby fishermen rushed over to save him but were ____20____ (able) to recover his body.
The people of Chu ____21____ mourned Qu’s death threw rice into the river to feed his ghost ____22____ year on the day of his death. But one year, the spirit of Qu appeared and told the mourners that a huge reptile in the river had stolen the rice. The spirit then advised __23______ to wrap the rice and bind it _24_______ throwing it into the river.
During the Duanwu Festival, zong zi is eaten to symbolize the rice offerings to Qu. And the dragon-boat races symbolize __25______ many attempts to rescue and recover Qu's body.
Ⅱ．阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
In Europe, people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right throughout the meal, a system that is generally agreed to be more efficient than the American zigzag（曲折的）method. Americans hold both the fork and the knife in their right hands throughout the meal, so they continually change their forks to the left hand when they have to cut their meat. It seems to be funny for the Europeans to see Americans busy changing their dinner sets, making a lot of noises.
A few explanations for this American style are as follows:?
(1) Americans are practical and efficient. Since most of us are right-handed, it is reasonable to keep our working tools at all times in the right hand that can use them most efficiently.?
(2) Americans, the master of the New World are rebels. They use the zigzag method to break the rules in the Old World and in this way they are thumbing their nose at Mother England. Americans are a restless kind. They do not like to sit in one spot for very long when dining.
(3) Forced to do so, they respond by “playing” with the silver.?
Whatever the reason for the practice, it is now certainly as American as apple pie. Europeans recognize this and are quick to attack it as evidence of American innocence of form. Arguments against the zigzag method rest not only on grounds of efficiency but also on those of tradition. In Old World dining, the knife is held in the right hand continually because it can serve as an instant defense against the uninvited intruders.However, such alertness is out of place in the New World, as every American believes that this is the home of the brave. Americans juggle their silverware, perhaps, to show that they are not afraid and that one of them holding a fork is worth any number of them holding blades（刀）.?
26 Americans use _______ to hold their fork to pick up the salad.?
A. the right hand B. the left hand?
C. both hands D. either of the two hands?
27. As the masters of the New World, Americans use a different cutting method from that in the Old World to _________________.?
A. show their independence of Mother England?
B. show their disrespect to Mother England
C. add a new tradition to those in Mother England?
D. show off their creativeness to Mother England?
28. In the sentence, the word “juggle” probably means ____________.?
A. holdB. play with C. pick up D. lay down?
29. Also in the last sentence, the two “them” refer to ____________.?
A. Americans B. Europeans?
C. Americans and Europeans separately
D. Europeans and Americans separately?
30. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. European people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand.
B. The zigzag eating method is related to American characteristics.?
C. The zigzag eating method has become an American feature.?
D. European people will use the American method because of its efficiency.
B
There are robots all around us,Some do very complicated jobs like flying airplanes and driving subway trains. And some do a simple job. When an automatic washing machine is switched on, water pours in. The machine waits until the water is hot before washing the clothes. It does this by “feedback”. Information about what is happening is “feedback”into the robot to tell it what to do next. Our eyes,ears and other senses are our feedback. They tell us what is going on around us. So robots are like people in two ways:They work and they have feedback.
There are robots all around, making our lives easier. Some of them, like the pocket calculator, can work much more quickly than human beings can. And they rarely make mistakes. In some ways robots are better than people. They work quickly, but do not make mistakes. They do not get bored doing the same job over andover again. And they never get tired.
Robots are very useful in factories. They can be taught to do many different jobs. First their electronic brains must be shown how the job is done. A person moves the robot's“arm”and“hand”through each part of the job. The robot's brain remembers each move. When the robot is put to work on its own, its brain controls the rods, wheels and motors which move its arm.
When the robot is needed for a new job, its electronic memory is“wiped clean.”Then it is taught how to do its new task. If the robot's hand stops working, or if something gets in the way, it cannot do the next part of the job. So it stops and signals for help, then a human engineer repairs it.
The most“intelligent”robots can move and see. Their eyes are cameras. Their metal fingers can feel shapes and even find out how hot and cold objects are. These robots have computer brains, linked to their eyes and fingers, which control their actions.
31.In this story the author tells us that .
A. there are very few robots
B. we see robots only at certain times
C. robots are something new in our life
D. robots are all around us
32.In this story we are told that .
A. we can get feedback through our eyes and ears
B. we get feedback through the robots
C. only robots get feedback
D. robots are not intelligent because of the feedback
33.What does the author of this story want you to feel about robots?
A. They will probably take over in the future.
B. They are very helpful and useful to humans.
C. They are machines that are often out of order.
D. They are not friends of human beings.
34.Since people like what robots do, what do you think this means for the future?
A. More and better robots will be built. B. People will stop making robots.
C. There will be laws against using robots.D. Robots will benefit nobody.
35.What does“brains”in the last paragraph stand for?
A. head B. intelligence
C. the organ inside the head D. intelligence control
C
The traditional tent cities at festivals such as Glastonbury may never be the same again. In a victory of green business that is certain to appeal to environmentally-aware music-lovers, a design student is to receive financial support to produce eco-friendly tents made of cardboard that can be recycled after the bands and the crowds have gone home.
Major festivals such as Glastonbury throw away some 10,000 abandoned tents at the end of events each year. For his final year project at the University of the West of England, James Dunlop came up with a material that can be recycled. And to cope with the British summer, the cardboard has been made waterproof.
Taking inspiration from a Japanese architect, who has used cardboard to make big buildings including churches, Mr. Dunlop used cardboard material for his tents, which he called Myhabs.
The design won an award at the annual New Designers Exhibition after Mr. Dunlop graduated from his product design degree and he decided to try to turn it into a business.
To raise money for the idea, he toured the city's private companies which fund new business and found a supporter in the finance group Mint. He introduced his idea to four of Mint's directors and won their support. Mint has committed around ￡ 500,000 to MyHabs and taken a share of 30 per cent in Mr. Dunlop's business. The first Myhabs should be tested at festivals this summer, before being marketed fully next year.
Mr. Dunlop said that the design, which accommodates two people, could have other uses, such as for disaster relief and housing for the London Olympics.
For music events, the cardboard houses will be ordered online and put up at the sites by the Myhabs team before the festival-goers arrive and removed by the company afterwards. They can be personalized and the company will offer reductions on the expense if people agree to sell exterior (外部的) advertising space.
The biggest festivals attract tens of thousands of participants, with Glastonbury having some 150,000 each year. Altogether there are around 100 annual music festivals where people camp in the UK. The events are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious.
36.“Eco-friendly tents” in paragraph 1 refer to tents .
A. economically desirable B. favorable to the environment
C. for holding music performances D. designed for disaster relief
37.Mr. Dunlop established his business .
A. independently with an interest-free loan from Mint
B. with the approval of the City's administration
C. in partnership with a finance group
D. with the help of a Japanese architect
38.It is implied in the passage that .
A. the weather in the UK is changeable in summer
B. most performances at British festivals are given in the open air
C. the cardboard tents produced by Mr. Dunlop can be user-tailored
D. cardboard tents can be easily put up and removed by users.
39.The passage is mainly concerned with .
A. an attempt at developing recyclable tents
B. some efforts at making full use of cardboards
C. an unusual success of a graduation project
D. the effects of using cardboard tents on music festivals
40.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. Don't Use Tents Again
B. The Advantages of Tents
C. How to Produce Tents
D. The Development of Recyclable Tents
D
Poverty is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Japan. After all, there are no children begging on the streets in major cities here. You do not often see Japanese citizens publicly letting out their complaints over the country's economic decline. But senior government researcher Aya Abe says Japan has the fourth highest rate of child poverty among developed countries.
She says she sees that poverty in schools where students admit to only bathing once a week.Some cannot afford to buy pencils for class.
"They may not be on the streets begging or they may not be turning into criminals, but it's there. It's just that we have to open our eyes and see," Abe said.
Abe owes the increase in child poverty to the country's changing demographics(人口统计),struggling economy and high social security premiums(保险费). She says fewer people live in three-generation households, where the parents and grandparents work. The number of single mothers has increased. The salary for young fathers has declined with the economic downturn.Social security premiums have increased in the last 20 years, putting families on the edge of poverty.
Abe says studies conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD) point to rising poverty in Japan before the global economic crises in 2008. But the Japanese government and the public refused to acknowledge it until then partly because of the shame associated with poverty.
"It was very unpopular for Japanese media to say anything about Japanese poverty," said Abe."Even though OECD Japan announced it in Japanese, Japanese media didn't make it into the articles."
Abe says new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has taken one important step to help alleviate（缓解）the problem. Next year, his Democratic Party of Japan plans to double monthly child care allowances given to families.
But Abe wants the government to expand its financial help even more. She wants it to simplify the process to apply for public assistance and provide educational grants for students struggling to pay for tuition at high schools and colleges. The country now only offers loans.
Abe also says the government must act quickly because she says the problem will only get worse in the next few years.
41. The passage is intended to_______.
A. report the result of the studies conducted by OECD
B. tell us about the increase in Japanese child poverty
C. prove that Japan is no longer a developed country
D. introduce Aya Abe, a senior government researcher
42. It seems to be hard to associate Japan with poverty because________.
A. no children are seen begging in the streets of main cities in Japan
B. its citizens never complain about the country's economic decline
C. it is one of the few wealthiest countries in the world
D. its government and public refused to acknowledge it
43. According to Abe, several things contribute to the rising child poverty except_______
A. high social security premiums
B. the increase of the number of single mothers
C. the decrease of the salary for young fathers
D. the expansion of three-generation households
44. Why was it unpopular for Japanese media to say anything about Japanese poverty?
A. The Japanese public didn't think it true.
B. It was forbidden by the Japanese government.
C. The Japanese public regarded it shameful to be poor.
D. OECD Japan had already announced it in Japanese.
45. Which of the following is NOT the author's suggestion for alleviating this problem?
A. Doubling monthly child care allowances given to families.
B. Expanding government's financial help even more.
C. Providing educational grants for poor students.
D.Simplifying the process to apply for public assistance.
第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
以下是有关汽车的广告信息：
A.Recognized as a symbol of high standards and original styles, Mereedes-Benz is
for people who have good taste. With the latest technology, Mercedes-Benz is the
best choice for people who have professional knowledge about cars.
B. The BMW Full Circle Programme offers BMW customers absolute safety and peace of
mind when they are buying, our vehicle. Customers can select the contract terms
that best suit their needs--- 24, 36, or 48 months. One may pay in cash, or buy
on credit or set the repayment terms that best suit his budget.
C. Town Car, the flagship of the Lincoln fleet, provides contemporary beauty of an
automobile. There is also an easy-entry-and-exit feature, and a convenient and
adjustable driver's seat if more than one person will be driving.
D. The 2008 Honda Accord comes onto the market as the most powerful Honda model ever.
It has also grown larger with equal front and back seating comfort for four adults;
besides it has improved its fuel economy, and lowered its errdssions （排放物）.
E. The Audi A6, like other top class vehicles, is an expensive car, but we have managed
to keep its repair costs down. The enlargement of the Audi A6 has provided much
more space in the cargo area. This is ideal for luggage and other larger items.
F. Volvo 2009 may have the most impressive inner design, It provides fairly basic
seating arrangements but very detailed and well-chosen instrumentation
(全套仪表). It's a large vehicle but is easy to park despite its size. Its parking
sensors may still be a wise investment.
以下是买车人的信息。请匹配买车人和他们拟买的车型。
46. Mike has driven his second-hand car for 5 years, and he is extremely worried
about the high repair bills for it. He is a drummer, who often tours round the
country, and he needs to carry a lot of musical instruments in his car.
47. John is a retired math teacher. He pays much attention to the quality of
instruments when buying a car, and prefers to choose a car that is simple to
operate, especially when parking.
48. Tom and his wife are living with his parents. His family likes to spend weekends
in the countryside. He wants his car to be more environmentally friendly, and
he hopes that his parents can sit comfortably at the back seats in the car.
49. Mr. Black is the CEO of a world-famous company. He likes original things. He
got his first degree from an automobile designing institute, and he is
especially picky about cars. He wants a car which can indicate his specialty
and taste.
50. Mr. White has his own company, though he is only 28. He likes to follow the
fashion. His wife is also his secretary, so sometimes when he has to drink with
his customers, his wife had to drive him home. The trouble is that he is fat
and strong, while his wife is small and thin.
Ⅲ 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 基础写作（共1题；满分15分）
假设你是你校学生会的一员，为了保护我们的地球家园，你发出了低碳生活的倡议，并
请根据海报内容及一下要点，写一份倡议书。
[写作内容]
1．低碳生活在节约资源，保护环境中起着越来越重要的作用。
2．我们可以养成这些低碳生活习惯。
3．提出呼吁。
[写作要求]
只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。文章的开头和结尾已经给出。
[评分标准]
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
第二节：读写任务（共1小题；满分25分）
阅读下面的短文．然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文．
We all know the story of "The tortoise and the hare". The hare lost because he was overconfident. So slow-and-steady wins the race, but did you know the tortoise and hare raced three more times? After his loss, the hare challenged the tortoise to a second race and this time ran without stopping from start to finish. There was no doubt that he won. The lesson this time was that fas-tand-consistent beats slow-and-steady, and then the tortoise challenged the hare to a third race over a slightly different route. The hare ran at top speed until he reached a broad, river.
Although the finishing line was just a kilometer past the river, the hare had no way of crossing and once more the slow-and-steady swimming tortoise came out on top.
The hare and the tortoise. by this time, had become good friends. They realized they could perform better together than separately. So they decided to have one more race. But this time they would work as a team. They started off. and this time the hare carried the tortoise till the riverbank.There the tortoise took over and swam across the river with the hare on his hack. On the opposite bank, the hare again carried the tortoise and they reached the finishing line together, much more quickly than they had been able to alone. They both felt a greater sense of satisfaction than they'd felt earlier.
【写作内容】
1．以约30个词概括这段短文的内容；
2．然后以约120个词就第四次龟兔赛跑的寓意发表个人观点。内容包括：
(1)利用自身优势，互相合作的重要性；
(2)举一个实例支持你的观点，可以是你自己的亲身经历也可以是他人的例子。
【写作要求】
1．在作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
安铺中学 2010-2011学年度第二学期
高二英语竞赛试题参考答案
2011-5
完形填空：1～5 BDABC 6～10 DADAC 11～15 ABDDB
语法填空
16. has been marked 17. situated 18. However 19. Realizing。
20. unable 21. who 22. every 23. them 24. before 25. the
阅读
26―30 A B B C D 31-35 D A B A D
36～40 BCCAD 41-45 B A D C A
46-50 EFDAC
基础写作
friends:
Do you want to live in a beautiful world? So it is our obligation to have low carbon life style,which matters more and more in energy saving and environmental protection. To fulfill it, we should bear the following habits in mind. First, it's important to turn off taps and lights and recycle everything recyclable in our daily life.What's more, while sticking to the habit of setting the temperature of your air conditioner at above 26℃ in summer and eating fruits and vegetables on seasons, we should also climb stairs under the fifth floor instead of taking lifts. Let's all take action now and contribute to the prosperity of our mother--the earth.
Thank you!
读写任务
The passage describes four races between the hare and the tortoise and analyses the moral learned from each race. In the last race, they learned that they could achieve greater success and satisfaction through co-operation.
I think the story can teach us that when we work together we can achieve more than when we compete. It is a win-win effect. The story reminds me of my experience when I first came to this school. My classmate, Li Hua, showed great talent in science studies while I was pretty good at history and economics. I feared that Li Hua would outperform me in the exams, so I avoided helping him with his history and economics and regarded him as my competitor. It was not until Li Hua suggested that we should work together that I understood the importance and benefit of co-operation. We shared learning methods and experience and helped each other. As a result, we both made progress in our studies and became top-ten students.
As far as I'm concerned, it's good to be individually brilliant, but working as a team will always beat individual performance.