新高中阅读竞赛试题高一组 8页

“21stCenturyCup”SeniorHighSchoolNewspaperReadingCompetition(TestingPaper)(TotalScore:100Time:40minutes)PartI:MultipleChoice(1′×10,10points)Directions:Thisparthas20sentences.Followingeachsentence,thereare4choicesmarkedA、B、CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandwriteitdownontheanswersheet.1.The2010ShanghaiExpo______.A.dealswithissueslikehowtoliveabettercitylifeB.isthe15thWorldExpoandthefirstonehostedbyChinaC.isthefirstinternationalfairtobeheldinanAsiancountryD.lastsfor7months,fromMay1,2010toDecember1,20102.With12irregulartowersinwhite,redandgold,______hasbeendesignedlikecitiesinafairyland.A.theUAEPavilionB.theUKPavilionC.TheUSPavilionD.RussiaPavilion3.The2010WorldCupwillkickoffin______onJune11.A.NorthAmericaB.SouthAfricaC.NorthAfricaD.SouthAmerica4.TheWorldCupFootballMatchstartedin______.A.1910B.1920C.1930D.19405.Themascotofthe2010WorldCupis______.A.WenlockB.MandevilleC.PhevosD.Zakumi6.______,thenewBritishprimeminister,istheyoungestUKprimeministerinnearly200years.A.GordonBrownB.TonyBlairC.DavidCameronD.JohnMajor7.Spain’sSamaranch,oneofthelongest-servingpresidentonInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC),headedtheIOCfrom_____.A.1981-2008B.1984-2005C.1980-2001D.1978-20088.JordonRomeo,a13-year-oldboyfrom_____,isnowtheworld’syoungesttoconquertheworld’shighestmountainQomolangma.A.theUKB.CanadaC.NewZealandD.theUS9.OnApril12,______,RussianastronautYuriGagarinbecamethefirsthumantoenterspaceandorbittheEarth.\nA.1954B.1961C.1969D.195710.Inwinningthewomen’s500m,1000mand3000mrelayattheWinterGamesinVancouver,Canada,_______becameChina’sfirstathletetowinthreegoldmedalsatasingleOlympics.A.ShenXueB.ZhaoHongboC.WangMengD.ZhouYangPartII:Cloze(1.5′×20，30points)Directions:Thissectioncontainsapassagewith20blanks.EachblankhasfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Filltheblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontextandwritethecorrespondingletterontheanswersheet.IwasworkingonmyusualSundayafternoonshift(班)atthebakery.Theflowof11rushedtofinishweekendshoppinginordertoreturnhome12topreparesupperorwatchthefootballgame.Iwas13onmyjobofstampinghundredsofbagsforthecomingholidayweekend14Iheardaweakvoice,“Excuseme,miss.”I15uptoseeanelderlymanstandingbeforeme.He16askedifhecouldhaveatart(果馅饼).Iwenttofetchthetartandplaceditinabox.“Threedollars,please.”Itoldhim.Themanlooked17andbeganshakinghishead.Thisisoneofthemostawkward18,becauseyouwanttogivethedessertaway,butcannot.Heapologized,sayinghewouldnot19morethanhehadexpectedtohavetoonatart.20Ifeltupset,Iwaitedonthecustomerbehindhim,awomanwhoaskedforvariousbreadsanddesserts21adinnerpartyshewashosting.Afterfinishingher22,sheaskedifIwould23addingatarttoherbillandplacingitina24box.MycuriositygrewasIhandedittoher.Shepaid,25meandwalkedaway.I26tostampingbags,butIcouldn’tconcentrate.Icouldnotstopthinkingaboutthelittleoldmanwhocouldnot,or27not,spendthreedollarsonadessert.Justthen,Isawthewomangivingtheman28much-desiredtart.Hisface29,brilliantandappreciative.30herkindness,hereachedintohispocketandgavehertheonlythinghehad:apieceofcandy.11.A.workersB.womenC.housewivesD.customers12.A.whetherB.eitherC.asD.while13.A.insistedB.dependedC.focusedD.put14.A.thenB.thatC.whichD.when15.A.cameB.gotC.lookedD.covered16.A.politelyB.loudlyC.proudlyD.rudely17.A.angryB.disappointedC.happyD.poor\n18.A.momentsB.personsC.mannersD.ways19.A.payB.useC.spendD.waste20.A.BecauseB.SinceC.BeforeD.Although21.A.forB.inC.fromD.to22.A.questionB.orderC.shoppingD.need23.A.mindB.likeC.tryD.consider24.A.similarB.usualC.dividedD.separate25.A.greetedB.excusedC.thankedD.left26.A.ranB.turnedC.returnedD.walked27.A.daredB.wouldC.shouldD.must28.A.herB.hisC.myD.their29.A.showedupB.turnedupC.litupD.liftedup30.A.InhonorofB.InadditiontoC.InplaceofD.InreturnforPartIII:ReadingComprehension(40points)SectionA(2′×10,20points)Directions:Inthissection,readthefollowingpassagethroughcarefullyfirst,thenfillinthe10blankstocompletethesentencesinthetable.Foreachblank,writenomorethan3wordsontheanswersheet.TheCove(《海豚湾》),afilmshowingdolphinhuntinginTaiji,JapanwonanAcademyAwardforBestDocumentaryFeatureearlythismonth.Whilethefilmteamwascheeringitsvictory,halfaworldaway,residentsofthesmallJapanesevillageshowninthefilmsaiditwouldn’tendtheircenturies-oldtradition.ThedocumentaryfollowsRicO’Barry,aformerdolphintrainerinTaiji.Thefilmteambrokeintoarestricted(限制进入的)areaandsetupcamerasandrecordedtheslaughter(屠杀)ofdolphins.Thefilmalsoexposedhowdolphinmeat,containingtoxic(有毒的)levelsofmercury(水银),isbeingsoldasfoodinJapanandotherpartsofAsia.“OurhopeistheJapanesepeoplewillseethisfilmanddecidethemselveswhetheranimalsshouldbeusedformeatandforentertainment,”TheCove’sdirectorLouiePsihoyostoldreportersattheOscars.TheCovereferstoTaijianditsdolphinfishingas“alittletownwithareallybigsecret”,butlocalcouncilman(议员)HisatoRyonosaidthereisnothingtohide.“Everyonearoundhereknowsaboutit.Thewaternearbyturnsredduringthehunt.Theactualkillingisdoneinarestrictedareabecauseitisunpleasanttolook\nat…,”saidRyono.Taiji,thevillageof3,500peoplehasbeenhuntingdolphinsandwhalessincetheearly1600s.TheJapanesegovernmentallowsabout19,000dolphinstobekilledeachyear,ofwhichabout2,000arehuntedbyTaiji.Afterthemoviewon,thetowngovernmentgaveashortnewsrelease(新闻公告).“TherearedifferentfoodtraditionswithinJapanandaroundtheworld,”thestatementread.“Itisimportanttorespectandunderstandregional(区域的)foodcultures,whicharebasedontraditionswithlonghistories.”Japanesegovernmentofficialsdefendedthefishermen’srighttohuntdolphinsandcalledthefilmunbalanced.“Therearesomecountriesthateatcows,andthereareothercountriesthateatwhalesordolphins,”saidYutakaAoki,fisheriesdivisiondirectorattheForeignMinistryinJapan.“Afilmaboutslaughteringcowsorpigsmightalsobeunwelcometoworkersinthatindustry.”TheMovie–TheCoveContentsofthefilmAfilmshowing31.inTaji,Japan.Thefilmteam32.arestrictedareaand33.camerasHowthefilmisshotandrecordedtheslaughterofdolphins.OurhopeistheJapanesepeoplewillseethisfilmanddecideDirector’sthemselveswhetheranimalsshouldbeusedformeatandforcommentsonthefilm34..“Therearedifferent36.traditionswithin,JapanandReactionfrom35.aroundtheworld,”thestatementread.“itisimportantto37.governmentandunderstandregionalfoodcultures,whichare38.traditionswithlonghistories.”ReactionfromtheJapanesegovernmentofficials39.thefishermen’srighttogovernmenthuntdolphinsandcalledthefilm40..SectionB(2.5′×4,10points)Directions:Thissectionhas1passagefollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Eachofthemhas4possiblechoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestandwritedownthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheet.Brutish(粗野的)fellowslikeClevelandteammatesLeBronJamesandShaquilleO’Nealoffernoapologieswhentheyrunoveropponents(对手)ontheirwaytothehoop(篮筐).Theirskilled,physicalplayhashelpedtoelevatetheirteamtothetopof\ntheNBA.ButfindingsfromanewstudysuggestthatCleveland’ssuccesscouldalsobepartlyduetosomethingelse–hugs,high-fives(击掌庆祝)andbutt-slaps(拍臀部).Researchrevealsthattouchingisacomplex,powerfullanguage.Forexample,studentsaremorelikelytoparticipateinclassiftheirprofessorencouragesthemwithafriendlytouch.Asoneofthe“touchiest”ofallteamsports,basketballallowsforbreaksduringwhichplayerscancatchtheirbreathandencourageteammates.Forexample,afteranexcitingdunk(灌篮),teammateswillseekoutthescoreronthecourtandgivehimahigh-five.Or,whenaplayermissesashot,acaptainmayslaphimonthebottom.Thenewstudy,byateamattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley,foundthattheNBA’sbestteamstendtobethosewhotoucheachothermore.HenryAbbott,alongtimeNBAobserverandESPNTrueHoopblogger,isn’tsurprisedwiththefindings.Inablogpost,AbbotttoldthestoryofTimDuncan,whoonceliftedthechinofadiscouragedteammateanddirectedhimtolookatthecoach.“Notjustanyonecandothat.It’srude.ButDuncanisexplodingwithloveandsupportforhisteammates.Itwasintended,Duncaninsistedtomelater,…touplifthim.Toincreasehisself-confidence.”Hegoeson:“It’snothardformetobelieve[thatsuchbehavior]couldmakeateamperformbetter,overtime,bykeepingeveryoneasmotivated(有动力的)andconnectedascouldbe.”Whatdothesetouchessay?Whenteammatestouch,theyaresendingsignalstoeachother.Herearethetranslations:Butt-slapSlappingateammate’sbuttsignalstoughloveandsupport.Forexample,aplayermightpatthebehindofateammatewhohasjustmissedafreethrow.Thetouchdoesnotdemandaresponse.It’ssimplymeanttosteadythereceiver’sfocus.“Don’tmissthenextone,”itsays.High-five/hand-slapGivingateammateahigh-fiveorahand-slapacknowledges(确认)asuccessfulplayorevent.Thetouchcanalsoserveasastress-reliever.Itrequiresactionfromboththesenderandthereceiver.“Goodwork,”itsays.HugHuggingmostoftenoccursattheendofcompetition,whenateamhasachievedvictoryorisaboutto.“Wedidit,”itsays.41.Whatisthemainpointofthearticle?A.ReasonsforCleveland’ssuccess.B.HowJamesandO’NealhavehelpedClevelandmakeittothetopoftheNBA.\nC.Thepointoftouchinginourdailylives.D.Whytouchesareimportantinabasketballgame.42.WiththeexampleofTimDuncan,HenryAbbottintendsto______.A.praiseTimDuncanforhiscareforhisteammateB.informushowtostaymotivatedandconnectedC.showhowtoucheshavepositiveeffectsonthebasketballcourtD.showhowacoachcanimproveplayers’confidenceinabasketballmatch43.Whichofthefollowingtouchesisusedtoencourageaplayertomakethenextshotwhenhehasmissedashot?A.Abutt-slap.B.Ahigh-five.C.Ahand-slap.D.Ahug.44.Aplayertendstogivehisteammateahigh-five______.A.whentheiropponentshavemissedashotB.whenhisteammatehasmissedafreethrowC.whenhisteammatehasmadeanexcitingdunkD.whenhisteamisabouttoachievevictorySectionC(2′×5,10points)Directions:Thissectionhasapassagewith5blanks.Selectonesentenceforeachblankfromthelistofchoicesintheboxattheendofthepassage.Twoofthechoicesareredundant(多余的).Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingthechoice.Eachchoiceisidentifiedbyaletter.Writethecorrespondingletterontheanswersheet.45.Mostprobablyit’syourmom,sinceasthesayinginChinagoes:mengoouttoworktosupportfamilywhilewomenlookafterthehouse.46.ButintheUK,menarespendingmoreandmoretimeinthekitchen,accordingtoareportfromOxfordUniversity.Thetrendisencouragedbycookingprogramsthathavegainedincreasinglypopularityacrossthecountry.MalecelebritychefslikeGordonRamsayandJamieOliverhasgivencookeryamoremachoimage.Combinedwithamoregeneraldrivetowardssexualequality,thismeansthatmennowspendmorethantwicetheamountoftimepreparingmealsthantheydidin1961.Somepeoplehavecalledthesemeninapronsas“Gastrosexuals”.ThestudywascarriedoutbyprofessorJonatahnGershuny,whorunstheCentreforTimeResearchatOxford.47.“Themaninthekitchenispartofamuchwidersocialtrend.Therehasbeen40yearsofgender(性别)equality,butthereisanother40yearsprobablytocome.”saidGershuny.48.Itisadramatic(巨大的)fall,buttheystillspendfarmoretimeinthekitchenthanmen.\n“Iwasmarriedin1974.WhenmyfathercametovisitmeafewweekslaterIwaswearinganapronwhenIopenedthedoor.Helaughed,”saidGershuny.“49.”A.Hefoundthatmennowspendmorethanhalfanhouradaycooking,upfromjust12minutesadayin1961.B.Women,whoagenerationagospentalmosttwohoursadaycooking,nowspendjustonehourandsevenminutes.C.Whocooksinyourhome?D.Cooking,isitascienceoranart?E.ItisoftenthesameintheWesterncountries.F.Ihavenevercookedsincethen.G.Thatwouldneverhappennow.PartIV:ErrorCorrection(1’×10,10points)Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether10mistakes.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthecorrectionsintheblanksprovidedontheanswersheet.Ifyouchangeaword,underlineitandwritethecorrectwordintheblank.lfyouaddaword,putaninsertionmark(∧)intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordintheblank.Ifyoudeleteaword，underlineitandputaslash(/)intheblank.E.g.:WhenIwasinhighschool,mostofmyfriendhadbicycles.1.friendsIlookedforward∧havingmyownbicycle.OnedayIsawa2.tosecond-handbicycle,whichwastheonlyonehundredyuan.3./Note:Theshortpassageisontheanswersheet.Readitandcorrectallthe10mistakesontheanswersheet.\n“21stCenturyCup”SeniorHighSchoolNewspaperReadingCompetition(AnswerSheet)＿＿FullMark:100Time:40minutesTotalScore___________＿＿12345678910＿＿线＿―11121314151617181920＿――＿―21222324252627282930名―姓――＿―3132333435＿―封＿―＿――3637383940号―座―＿――414243444546474849＿―＿―密＿―＿―Getmoresleepandyou’lldie.That’sthemessagefromnew50.________―级―scienceoutoftheUKandItaly,accordingtheGuardian.51.________班――Areportpublishedinascientificjournal,Sleep,looked52.________――at16separatestudywhichcovered25yearsand1.3million53.________――people.Examiningthe100,000participantsdiedduring54.________线――thestudy,theyfoundthepeoplewere12percentmorelikelyto55.________――deathearlyiftheygotlessthan6hoursofsleepanight.56.________――However,thereportalsowarnagainstoversleeping.It’sbad57.________――inthelongrununlessyousleepmorethan9hoursanight.58.________――Hence,peopleadvisedtoget7-8hoursofsleepanight59.________封―tokeephealthyinthereport.――――校―学――――密