英语竞赛

英语知识能力竞赛试题

I. 选择填空（Multiple-choice）（共20小题；每小题1分，共计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。

1. Alice is fond of playing ________ piano while Harry is interested in listening to ________ music.

A. /; the B. /; a C. the; / D. the; a

2. —Look at the black clouds. It ________ soon.

—Sure. If only we ________ out.

A. is raining; didn't come B. is to rain; won't start

C. will rain; haven't started D. is going to rain; hadn't come

3. I have been wanting to get a better understanding of your family affairs ________ I left.

A. ever since B. as usual

C. right away D. as though

4. The designs of the new tools should be ________ carefully, so that we can pick out the one that suits our work.

A. experimented B. examined

C. exercised D. tried

5. —You've won the football game. Congratulations!

—________

A. Thanks. It's nice of you to see us play.

B. We are really lucky.

C. No one else could do it.

D. Oh, really?

6. Somehow the news ________ that Liu Xiang was in the hotel, and a crowd gathered outside in the hope of seeing him.

A. took off B. went down

C. put on D. got out

7. No one can be sure ________ in a million years.

A. what man will look like

B. what will man look like

C. man will look like what

D. what look will man like

8. —You've left the light on.

—Oh, ________. I'll go and turn it off.

A. so do I B. so I have C. so have I D. so I do

9. Was ________ Bill, ________ played basketball very well, ________ helped you repair your bike?

A. this; that; who B. it; that; it

C. it; who; that D. this; who; who

10. —Shall Tom go and play football?

—Not ________ he has finished his homework.

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A. when B. if C. unless D. once

11. —Well, it's getting late. I must be going. Thank you again for inviting me to the party.

—________

A. Oh, it's already so late? B. Thank you for coming.

C. Oh, sorry you couldn't come. D. I really had a happy time.

12. Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other forms of ________.

A. energy B. source C. force D. material

13. Learning a foreign language well takes a long time, ________?

A. doesn't this B. does this C. doesn't it D. does it

14. —Look!The boy is doing some washing.

—He is only eight years old, but he is very ________.

A. lonely B. separate C. responsible D. independent

15. —Could I borrow your digital camera, please?

—Yes, of course you ________.

A. might B. will C. can D. Should

B) 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。

16. People in Poland ______ spend Christmas with their families, and the most important part of Christmas is Christmas Eve supper.

A. tire of B. afraid to C. tend to D. hate to

17. The whole family just sits around the table, and there are twelve traditional ______ on the table, and you are supposed to taste them all.

A. dishes B. books C. sticks D. toys

18. Well, before everybody sits down to eat the ______, we break wafers (薄脆饼) with each other, wishing each other good luck.

A. breakfast B. lunch C. brunch D. supper

19. When it is over, the children go to the other room, where the big Christmas tree ______, and they find some Christmas presents under it.

A. grows B. stands C. lies D. dies

20. Then after eating and unwrapping the presents, the whole family just sits around the table singing Christmas songs, and waiting for midnight, when they go to ______.

A. school B. hospital C. church D. Work

Ⅱ.完形填空 （共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A 25—year—old student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua，China’s most famous university．after an eight—year 21 ．Li Jun comes from a poor family in a small village of H ubei Province．He first 22 going to college in the year 2000 23 he was admitted by a 1ocal school after 24 from a secondary technical school at age 17．A 25 art student，he passed the exam again next year but 26 school due to economic pressures in September 2002．Life seemed 27 but Li didn’t give in．He earned a 28 by working part time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring 第 2 页 共 2 页

students．But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of 29 the Academy of Arts＆Design of Tsinghua University．Li 30 the college entrance examination for five continuous years starting from 2003． 31 ，he missed making the cut one mark last year．

In 2008，his fifth try，Li’s efforts 32 ．He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major into Tsinghua University．Every year．Li took art 33 in Beijing and took exams from December to March．He then took cultural courses in his school till June．The rest of the year he spent on 34 work．Li said he hadn’t 35 any money from his family since he graduated from he technical secondary school．Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted Io change his 36 through knowledge。 37 by his contribution，Li Jun’s university 38 him 9000 yuan out of his tuition fees of 11450 yuan．An eight—year struggle may have come to an end for LiJun，but a new 39 has now begun．Li said he would not worry about repaying loans at present．He wants to study well and 40 more scholarships．

21．A．research B．struggle C．service D.expectation

22．A．talked of B．told of C．dreamt of D．knew of

23．A．where B．when C．that D．since

24．A．learning B．separating C．dating D.graduating

25．A．gifted B．surprised C．interested D.easy going

26．A．went on with B．watched out for

C．dropped our of D．1ooked forward to

27．A．unfair B．hard C．practical D.busy

28．A．value B．respect C．freedom D.1iving

29．A．entering B．visiting C．supporting D.pursing

30．A．turned to B．applied for C．called for D.adapted to

31．A．Instead B．At times C．However D. Besides

32．A．took off B．paid off C．gave off D．sent off

33．A．ways B．Program mes C．success D.courses

34．A．full—time B．part—time C．out—of—door D．all

35．A．asked for B．looked for C．prayed for D.waited for

36．A．plan B．ideal C．fate D.opinion

37．A．Encouraged B．1nfluenccd C．Accused D.Impressed

38．A．funded B．gave C．paid D.cost

39．A．challenge B．1ife C．case D.relationship

40．A．spend B．win C．care D.use

III. 阅读理解（Reading comprehension）（共20小题；每小题1.5分，计30分）

A

Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One

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day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny' parents looked at his report card. They were very happy.

"An A in English!" said Johnny's Dad. "You're a very clever boy, Johnny." Johnny is a hacker. Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in. Using a modem, they join their computers to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer accountant put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.

41. Johnny changed his English grade with the computer in _______.

A. the classroom B. the school office

C. a bank near his house D. his own house

42. When Johnny's parents saw the report, they were happy because _______.

A. Johnny was good at math

B. Johnny loved computers

C. Johnny could join one computer to another

D. they thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer

43. Who are worried about hackers in the story?

A. Johnny's parents. B. School headmasters, teachers and the police.

C. The police. D. School headmasters and teachers.

44. What should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?

A. Information. B. Back computer accounts. C. Computers. D. Grades.

45. The last paragraph is about _______.

A. Johnny B. computers C. hackers D. modem

B

The best way to improve your reading ability is, of course to read. The student must make a real effort to improve his speed, and if necessary his comprehension, with each exercise. Too many students read passages passively and without judgment; they simply start at the first word and read through to the end. You should read a passage actively, selectively and purposely. You must believe that you indeed have the ability to read faster and understand, and that you will.

Reading, like everything else in life, is best done when you’re relaxed. The key to improve it is concentration(集中). You must be willing to break some old habits and form new ones. Extra body movement, such as turning the head from side to side, pointing at the line with finger or pencil, or moving the lips, should be stopped immediately. Reading is mostly a mental process(大脑活动过程)and body movement helps neither speed nor comprehension. Then you should see words as part of whole sentence or paragraph, not just in isolation. This is why a slow, word-by-word student often understands far less, or misses much of the joy and excitement of reading.

The student must learn to improve reading skills on their own, and not just when

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a teacher is looking over this shoulder. Reading improvement takes discipline(训练) and effort. Don’t give up.

46. The best title for this passage is ________.

A. Reading Faster B. Understanding Better

C. How to Improve Your Reading D. Don’t give up

47. The phrase “in isolation” in the second paragraph probably means_______.

A. in a word B. separately C. one word D. slowly

48. You may conclude that whether you can improve your reading depends on _______.

A. your attitude B. your good habits of reading

C. discipline D. all of above

49. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true？

A. Reading skills must be practiced not only within the classroom but also at home.

B. You should recognize that noticeable improvement in reading will not happen overnight.

C. You can do best work when you’re relaxed.

D. It doesn’t matter moving your lips when you read.

C

There are different ways in which people try to deal with the problem of energy. One way is the greater production of common energy sources(能源), such as coal, oil and gas. The trouble with these sources, however, is that they are not renewable. Another way is energy conservation(节能), which means using energy more efficiently(有效地). In some very cold countries people build special houses to save energy. They place materials between the inside and the outside of the walls of the house to keep the cold out and the warmth in. The house is heated by the lights, the body heat of the people and the other equipment in it.

Finally, renewable energy sources are used even though they are often expensive to develop. One form of these is geothermal energy. In certain parts of the world the temperature of the earth increases thirty degrees centigrade with each kilometre down. At six kilometres, therefore, it rises to nearly two hundred degrees. To get the heat, water is pumped(压;抽)down into the rocks and back up to the surface. Heat from the earth is already used in certain countries.

50. How many ways of dealing with the energy problem are discussed in the text?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

51. From the text we learn that coal ________ .

A. is quite easy to produce

B. is not used most efficiently

C. is the most common source of energy

D. could be renewed only by new technology

52. The writer tells about the “special houses” because they ________ .

A. show the excellent skills of the builders

B. serve as an example of energy conservation

C. are heated by different sources of energy

D. are warmer than other types of houses

53. The underlined words “geothermal energy” in the third paragraph mean

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