2017南充高中中学英语能力竞赛试题 6页

南充高中“英语知识能力竞赛”试题EnglishProficiencyCompetitionforMiddleSchoolStudents（考试时间：150分钟总分：150分）一、听力测试（1—15题，每小题1分，共15分）（一）听下面一段独白，回答以下五个问题，独白读两遍。1.WhydoesHeQiang’sparentsgotobigcities?2.HowmanyyearshaveHeQiang’sparentsbeenawayfromhome?3.HowoftendoHeQiang’sparentscomehome?4.Whendotheyusuallygotobed?5.WhatdoyouthinkofHeQiang?（二）听下面一段独白，并填空，每空一词。独白读两遍。Deareveryone,I’mgladtotellyousomethingaboutyour6.________here.Duringthe7._________sevendays,youwillenjoyfourconcertsat8._________schools.ThefirstonewillbeatSunshineHighSchoolontheeveningofMonday,September17th.ThesecondonewillbeatNorthHighSchoolontheeveningofTuesday.Wearealso9.________youtoattendourschool’sconcertsonWednesdayandThursday.ThentherewillbeapartyonFridayatourschool.Allofthese10._________willbeat6:30intheevening,soyouwilljusthavetwofreeevenings.Andwehaveorganizedsomegrouptourstoshowyou11._________ourcity.OnSaturdaymorning,wewilltakeyouonaboattouronthebiggestlakeinthecity.12.__________on,youcangoandvisitsomeoftheplacesof13._________here.Wewillgiveeachofyoua14.__________soon.Myphonenumber,ifanyone15.__________,is.That’sall.Thankyou.二、音标测试(16—35题，每小题0.5分，共10分)请将下列单词中划线部分对应音标的序号填进其后的括号内(可以重复选择)。16.rain()17.ring()18.we()19.sit()20.hear()21.delete()22.heart()23.pour()24.feel()25.ready()26.common()27.bear()28.sauce()29.pilot()30.blouse()31.through()32.receive()33.success()34.square()35.fragile()1.[ɜː]2.[eə]3.[i:]4.[ɪə]5.[ɪ]6.[aɪ]7.[e]8.[ɔ:]9.[eɪ]10.[ə]11.[æ]12.[ɑ:]13.[ʊə]14.[aʊə]15.[ʊ]16.[ɒ]17.[əʊə]18.[ɔɪ]19.[ɑ]20.[aʊ]21.[u:]三、词汇测试(36—55题，每小题1分，共计20分)根据句意，选择恰当的单词。36.Alwaysremember:“Theearlybirdcatchesthe__________.”Studyharderandyou’llcatchupwithyourclassmates.A.wormB.mosquitoC.cornD.grain37.It’sthefirsttimeforhimtogotothefarm,andhecan’tevendistinguishricefrom_________.A.plantsB.weedsC.flowersD.vegetables38.Youngpeopleshouldbe________againstusingDiskmanwhilewalkinginthestreets.A.forbiddenB.discouragedC.preventedD.warned39.Hedecidedto_________offhalfthehousetomaketwoapartments.A.separateB.divideC.cutD.wall40.Icaughthiminthe________ofreadingmyprivateletters,whichmademeextremelyangry.A.actionB.conductC.actD.behavior41.Wemayget________informationaboutthemilitarydevelopmentsinthatcountryfromtheintelligencedepartment.A.up-to-dateB.fashionableC.actualD.modern42.Lastweekweheldaconcertin________ofthechurchrepairsfund.A.assistanceB.aidC.helpD.favor43.WecangotoPudongthroughthenewly-built________undertheHuangpuRiver.A.canalB.channelC.streetD.tunnel“英语知识能力竞赛”试题第11页（共12页）“英语知识能力竞赛”试题第12页（共12页）\n44.Hewas_________ofhavingaskedsuchasillyquestion.A.sorryB.guiltyC.ashamedD.miserable45.SomepeoplewouldliketodoshoppingonSundayssincetheyexpecttopickupwonderful________inthemarket.A.batteriesB.bargainsC.basketsD.barrels46.He’sgonetohospitalinBeijingforspecial________,andtheretheyhavegoodmedicalcare.A.trainingBcureC.diseaseD.treatment47.Inthe________oftheprojectnotbeingasuccess,theinvestorsstoodtoloseupto$30million.A.eventB.faceC.timeD.course48.Hedidn’tknowmuchEnglish,sohehadtoreadShakespeare’sin________.A.translationB.originalC.earnestD.name49.Yourschoolreportisimportant,butfinallytheuniversityexaminerwilldecideyour________.A.fateB.fortuneC.luckD.chance50.Manystudentsseemtohavedifficultyunderstandingthegrammatical________Dr.Smithusedinhislecture.A.vocabularyB.termsC.idiomsD.expressions51.Thepeoplepresentofferedtheir________forthepoorchildrenbydonatingmoneyorbooksofvariouskinds.A.reliefB.emotionC.disappointmentD.sympathy52.I________tocontrolmytemperanddidn’tburstoutinfrontofmanypeople.A.struckB.struggledC.stuckD.insisted53.Theyare________traineddogsforguidingtheblindtowalkinthestreets.A.uniquelyB.particularlyC.peculiarlyD.specially54.Thenewtoughlawsarebeinginterpretedasa________ofthegovernment’sdeterminationtoworkouttheproblem.A.symbolB.signalC.signD.signature55.Everyoneinthefactoryisaskedtokeeptothesafety________.A.manufacturesB.differencesC.regulationsD.implications四、阅读理解（56—70题，共15题，每题2分，共计30分）ATheUShasthebaldeagle.Ukraineisrepresentedbytheswan.AndFrancehasitsGallicrooster.ButCanadadoesn’thaveanationalbirdofitsownyet.Soonthecountry’s150thbirthday,itthoughtitwouldbeagoodideatosolvethisproblem.CanadianGeographicmagazinestartedavoteonlinein2015foritsNationalBirdProject.Ayearlater,thegrayjaystoodoutinagroupof40candidates,beatingmorewell-knownCanadianbirdssuchasthesnowyowlandCanadagoose.Withabodyofabout30cmlongandaweightofonly70g,thegrayjaymaynotbeascoolastheUS’baldeagle,butit’salreadyconsideredbymanyCanadianstobestrepresentthecountrythananyotherofitsbirds,eventhoughitstillhasalongwaytogotobeofficiallyrecognizedasthenationalbirdbythegovernment.AccordingtoDanStrickland,agrayjayexpert,thebirdisveryhardy–beingabletoliveintemperaturesascoldas-30C–justliketheCanadianpeople.It’salsosmartandfriendly–it’lllandonpeople’sfingersandeatfromtheirhands.“I’dliketothinkthatthischaracterizesatypicalCanadian,”StricklandtoldPopularScience.ThisadmirationofmodestyandkindnesscanbeseeninotherCanadiannationalanimalsymbols–thebeaver,tonameone.BeaversbecameimportantinCanadianhistorybecauseofthefurtrade,whichhelpedbuildthecountryinthefirstplace.Theimageofbeaversthenstartedtoappearonstamps,coinsanddifferentcoatsofarms(盾徽),andtheyweremadeanofficialsymbolofCanadain1975–evenearlierthanwhenthemapletreewasofficiallyrecognizedasaCanadiansymbolin1996.“Englandhasthelion,Russiahasthebear…whereasourhumblebeaverismuchmore[modest]–theybuildrealhouses,theystoreupfoodforthewinter,”DavidMorrison,directorattheMuseedeCivilisationCanadiensinQuebec,toldTheHuffingtonPost.“We’renotgrand(雄伟的).We’rethehard-working,goodguys.”56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthegrayjayaccordingtothearticle?A.ItistheofficialCanadiannationalbird.“英语知识能力竞赛”试题第11页（共12页）“英语知识能力竞赛”试题第12页（共12页）\nB.Itdoesnotliketostayclosetopeople.C.Itisthemostwell-knownCanadianbird.D.ItsharessomeofthegoodqualitiesofCanadians.57.Accordingtothearticle,______.A.themapletreeisthefirstofficiallyrecognizedCanadiannationalsymbolB.beaversareadmiredmainlybecausetheycansurvivecoldweather.C.Canadiansthinkhighlyofpeoplewhoarehumbleandhard-workingD.Canadahasmorenationalsymbolsthananyothercountryintheworld58.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Differentnationalbirdsaroundtheworld.B.AnimalsthatrepresentCanada.C.WhythegrayjayisappreciatedinCanada.D.Featuresanationalanimalshouldhave.BThere’samorningeachspringwhenpeopleinNorthAmericaandEuropegetoutofbedandwonder,“Howcanitbethislatealready?”That’sthemagicofdaylightsavingtime.It’skindofa“society-imposed(强加的)jetlag(时差),”IleneRosen,amemberoftheAmericanAcademyofSleepMedicine,toldCNN.Underthissystem,timeskipsforward(快进)anhoureachMarchattheexpenseofeveryone’ssleep.Andinfall,clocksareturnedbackanhour.Asonemightimagine,allthischangingofclocksleavessomepeopleprettyangry.Eveninthemedia,daylightsavingtimehasbeencalled“useless”and“hotgarbage”.Sohowdidthismuch-hatedtraditiongetstarted?Schoolchildrenareoftentaughtthatdaylightsavingtimewascreatedtobenefitfarmers.This,however,isnotquitecorrect.Atthebeginning,daylightsavingtimewasstartedtosaveenergy.DuringhistimeasaUSambassadorinthelate18thcentury,BenjaminFranklinsuggestedchangingthehourssotherewouldbemoresunlightintheevening.Withmorelightatnight,morecandlescouldbesavedandlessmoneyspent.Daylightsavingtimewouldfinallyhappen,butcenturieslater.InWorldWarI,governmentswereconcernedaboutsavingfuel,sotheychangedtheclockstomakegreateruseofnaturallightduringworkhours.IntheUS,daylightsavingtimewouldthenbecanceledandreintroducedseveraltimesoverthenextcentury.Today,twostatesrefusetousedaylightsavingtime:HawaiiandArizona.Peoplestillhotlydebatewhetherdaylightsavingtimeactuallysavesanyenergyatall.YaleUniversityeconomicsprofessorMatthewKotchenisoneofthemanywhoarguethattheenergysavedonlightingisactuallysmallerthantheamountspentonairconditioningduringthoselonger,sunnydays.Butitlookslike,forthenearfutureatleast,daylightsavingtimeisheretostay.59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutdaylightsavingtimeaccordingtothearticle?A.ItisusedeverywhereinNorthAmericaandEurope.B.Peoplechangeclocksinsummerandwinter.C.Peoplesleeponehourlesswhenclocksarechangedinspring.D.TheAmericanAcademyofSleepMedicinedecideshowitworks.60.Wecanconcludefromthearticlethat______.A.noteveryoneagreesthatdaylightsavingtimeisagoodthingB.peoplewillnotusedaylightsavingtimeinthenearfutureC.daylightsavingtimehasbeenusedintheUSsincethe19thcenturyD.daylightsavingtimebringsnobenefitstoanyone61.Daylightsavingtimewascreatedto______.A.helpfarmerstoincreasecropyieldsB.makebetteruseofsunlightandsaveenergyC.misleadenemiesduringWorldWarID.suitpeople’ssleepinghabitsduringdifferentseasons62.AccordingtoMatthewKotchen,______.A.daylightsavingtimecouldsavealotoffuelB.peopleshouldtrytouselessairconditioningC.daylightsavingtimeincreasesenergyuseD.theeffectsofdaylightsavingtimeshouldbestudied“英语知识能力竞赛”试题第11页（共12页）“英语知识能力竞赛”试题第12页（共12页）\nCHowdoyougetyourinformationwhenyougoonline?Areyoueverworriedthatyoumightonlybeseeingalimitedview?PartofthereasonforthisistheincreaseduseofArtificialIntelligence(人工智能,AI)andalgorithms(算法)thatmakesureweonlyseethingsthatinterestus.Thephrase“echochamber”hasbecomewidelyusedsinceeventsliketheelectionofDonaldTrumpastheUSpresident.ItmeansthatusersofsocialmediawebsitessuchasFacebookonlyreadtheirownopinionsoronestheyagreewith.Algorithms,likethekindusedbyFacebook,oftenpointustowardarticlesthatshowourownideas,andsearchresultsusuallygiveuswhatwealreadyknowandlike.Asaresult,socialnetworkusersarelikelytofallintothe“RelevanceParadox(相关性悖论)”,whichhappenswhenpeopleonlyreadinformationthatisrelevanttothem,accordingtoTheHuffingtonPost.Andinmanycases,peopledon’tevenrealizethisishappening.Theystoplookingforfresh,newinformationfromdifferentpointsofviewbecauseofalackofexperienceandknowledgeofotheropinions.Thismeanssomeofusunknowinglyliveinanechochamber.Thisthencontinuesbecausepeopleinthesamesocialgroupagreewithustoo.Inotherwords,theechochambersstaybecausetheytellusthatweareright,evenifwearenot.Aswebsitesgettoknowusbetter,theygetbetteratshowingusthingsthatinterestus,whilealsoremovingthingswedon’treallylike,EliPariser,CEOofnewswebsiteUpworthytoldtheUSradiostationNPR.“Whatmostalgorithmsaretryingtodoistoincreasetheamountofattentionyou’respending,”hesaid.Andwhileithelpsusdealwiththelargeamountofinformationontheinternet,thatalgorithmalsohassomedownsides.“Thedangeristhatyouendupnotseeingwhatpeoplewhothinkdifferentlyseeand,infact,notevenknowingthatitexists.”Soherecomestheburningquestion–isthereawayout?“Thewaytobreakfreefromthisistostartunderstandinghowalgorithmswork,andtomanually(人工地)seekout(寻找)otherswithdifferentviewpoints,”TheoPriestley,CEOofCronycle,awebplatform(平台)toldTheHuffingtonPost.63.Accordingtothearticle,peopleinanechochamber______.A.aremorewillingtoacceptdifferentideasB.prefertolookforfresh,newinformationC.onlyrecognizeinformationtheyarewillingtoacceptD.onlytrustinformationfromwell-knownsources64.Accordingtothearticle,algorithmsusedbymostsocialmedia______.A.failtodrawmostpeople’sattentionB.areslowindealingwithinformationC.aregoodatshowingpeopleavarietyofviewpointsD.maymakepeoplenarrow-mindedwithoutthemnoticing65.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldTheoPriestleyprobablyagreewith?A.SocialmediashoulduselessAIandalgorithms.B.Peopleshouldactivelylookfordifferentideasthemselves.C.Itisimpossibleforpeopletoescapefromechochambers.D.Algorithmsthatattractreaders’attentionshouldnotbeused.66.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Theideaofechochamberandhowtoavoidit.B.Howalgorithmsdealwithinformation.C.Thelatestdevelopmentinartificialintelligence.D.Thebestwaytosearchinformationonline.DFamilyfightsareneverpleasant.Whetheryouaredealingwithaloudsisterorastubbornmomordad,thesituationcanbebad.Atleastthat’swhatwehavelearnedtoexpect.Whatifitcouldbedifferent?Whatiffamilyfightsandconflicts(冲突)couldbeturnedintoopportunitiestobecomecloser?Whatifproblemscouldbesolvedwitheveryonewalkingawayfeelingmoredeeplycaredforandloved?Familyfightingis,ononelevel,aboutpower.Someoneistellingsomeoneelsewhattodo.Inashortmoment,emotionscanbebroughtoutandthefightison.Youcangodownthatoldroadoryoucantrysomethingdifferent.“英语知识能力竞赛”试题第11页（共12页）“英语知识能力竞赛”试题第12页（共12页）\nInanyfight,youhaveaneedtobelistenedtoandunderstood.Peopleraisetheirvoicesandshoutateachotherbecausethey’renotbeinglistenedto.It’stotallyunconscious(无意识的).Youwantyourmomordadtolistenandunderstand.Youwantyourbrotherorsistertolistenandcare.Butyoualwaysseemtoforgetthatthepersonyou’refightingwithhasthesameneedtobelistenedto.Soifyoucanputasideyourneedforafewminutes,thesituationwillchangequickly.Givetheotherpersonsometimetoexpresshisorherfeelings,andyouwillearnyourturntobelistenedto.Andwhileyouarelistening,youhavetolistenfortherightinformation.Thebestwaytodothisinemotionalsituationsistoignoremostofthewordsbecausemanypeoplecan’texpresswhattheyarefeelingwithwordsalone,especiallywhentheyareupset.Butifthesituationstartstogetoutofhand,itwouldbewisetojustcalmdownandleavetheproblemuntillaterbecausemanyfightshappenatthewrongtime.Thesituationwilldiedownquickly,usuallyinlessthan30seconds.Youcaneithermoveontoproblemsolvingorreachanagreementtoworkonitatabettertime.Thisway,everyonewillfeelrespectedandlistenedto,evenwhenthereisconflict.Emotionswillbeunderstoodandrespected,anditwillbringyourfamilyclosertogether.67.Fromthefirst3paragraphs,wecanconcludethat______.A.peoplehadbetteravoidfamilyfightsB.familymembersfighttocontroleachotherC.familyfightscanbeturnedintosomethingpositiveD.whenrelativesfight,it’sworseastheyknoweachother’sweaknesses68.Intheauthor’sopinion,thekeytohandlingfamilyfightsisto__________.A.satisfytheneedtobelistenedtofirstB.makesurethatyou’rethefirsttobelistenedtoC.ignorewhatotherssayintheseemotionalsituationsD.stopquarrellingwhenyoufeelyouaregivingorders69.Whenthesituationgetsoutofcontrol,it’sbestto______.A.waitforasuitablemomenttospeakB.lettheotherpersonexpresstheirfeelingsC.workonawrittenagreementfirstD.moveontoproblemsolving70.Themainpurposeofthisarticleisto______.A.tellreadersthatfamilyfightsarenotthatbadB.teachreadershowtolisteninfamilyfightsC.remindreaderstoshowrespectinfamilyfightsD.giveadviceondealingwithfamilyconflicts五、阅读表达（71—75题，每小题2分，共计10分）阅读下面短文并按照题目要求用英语回答问题(请注意问题后的词数要求)。Agoodgraduationspeechshouldberemembered,butonlyfortherightreasons.Itshouldbetargetedatalltheaudienceandunderstandableforallofthem—notjustotherstudents,butalsoyourfamilymembers,friendsandthefaculty(全体教师).Yourspeechshouldappeartohavebeenwrittenspeciallyfortheoccasion.Itshouldn’tbetoogeneral.Don’ttalkonlyaboutyourself.Tryandincludeyourclasswithinyourspeech.Atthesametime,avoidusingexpressionsthatonlyyourclasswouldunderstand.Storiesareagoodwayofholdingtheattentionofyouraudience.Putafunny,emotionalorjustdescriptivestorysomewhereinyourspeech.Makeyourgraduatingclasscomealiveforthoseintheaudienceswhowerenotpartofyourclass.Includesomemajoreventsthatoccurredinthepastfouryearsthatwererelatedtoyourclass.Makeitapointtokeepthetoneofthespeechpositiveandavoidpullingdownanyone.Becarefulthatyoudon’thurtanyone’sfeelingsthroughyourspeech.Donotgivetoomuchadviceinyourspeech.Ifyouareaguestspeaker,youmayprovideafewpearlsofwisdom.Ifyouarepartofthegraduatingclass,itisbetterforyoutokeepyourspeechadvice-free.Checkthatyouarepronouncingallnamescorrectly.Agraduationspeechshouldlastfornolongerthantwentyminutes.Taketheweatherintoconsideration.Ifitisareallyhotorareallycoldday,noonewillappreciateevenawell-writtenspeechattheriskofputtingupwiththeheatorthecold.Sokeepyourspeechshort.Finishthespeechbythankingparentsandthefaculty.Alsoshowyourappreciationfortheheadteacher.71.Whatexpressionsshouldyouchooseforyourgraduationspeech?(within7words)_______________________________________________________________________________72.Whyareyouadvisedtotellastorysomewhereinyourspeech?(within6words)_______________________________________________________________________________73.Howlongshouldyourgraduationspeechlast?(within4words)_______________________________________________________________________________74.Whatareyousupposedtodoingivingadviceifyouarenotaguestspeaker?(within4words)_______________________________________________________________________________75.Howdoyouendyourspeech?(within8words)_______________________________________________________________________________“英语知识能力竞赛”试题第11页（共12页）“英语知识能力竞赛”试题第12页（共12页）\n六、语法填空（76—85，每小题1分，共计10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ThefamouspaintingdonebyLeonardoDaVincithateveryonecallstheMonaLisaisnotreallycalledthat.76________(it)realtitleisLaGioconda. Thewomanin77________ paintingwasthewifeofamannamedFrancescodelGioconda,sothepaintingwastitled78_________itscreatorLaGioconda.ItwasknownforatimeastheMadonnaLisa,79________mayexplainwhyithasitspresentname. Leonardocreatedthispaintingovermanyyears,80_________(begin)in1503.Whenhefinished,itisdebated（辩论）byhistorians.Duringthistime,healsowaspaintingmanyotherthings,buildingsculptures(雕塑),andmakingnew81_________(invention). Asforherfamoussmile,arthistoriansstilldebatewhysheissmilingand82_________ thatsmileshows.Everyonewhoseesthepainting83_________ (probable)hashisorherownideas. Onelastthing:Haveyouevernoticedthatthewomaninthisfamouspainting84_________(have)noeyebrows?It'strue.Lookclosely.Womenatthattimewereconsideredmorebeautifuliftheyhadtheireyebrows85_________ (shave). 七、翻译测试(三篇文章，第一篇英译汉15分，第二篇汉译英10分，第三篇汉译英15分，共40分）（1）请将下面短文翻译成汉语：Companionship of BooksA good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today that it always was, and it will never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress. It always receives us with the same kindness; amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting and consoling us in age.Books introduce us into the best society; they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we see them as if they were really alive; we sympathizewith them, enjoy with them, grieve with them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we werein a measure actors with them in the scenes which they describe.（2）请将下面短文翻译成英文老虎来了两个男人正在穿过丛林，突然，一只老虎出现在远处，向他们冲来。其中的一个人从包里拿出一双“耐克”鞋，开始穿上。另一个人惊奇地看着他说，“你以为穿上这个就可以跑得过老虎吗？”他的朋友回答道：“我不用跑得过它，我只要跑得比你快就行了。”（3）请翻译下面短文：时间即生命 梁实秋最令人触目惊心的一件事，是看着钟表上的秒针一下一下的移动，每移动一下就是表示我们的寿命己经缩短了一部分。再看看墙上挂着的可以一张张撕下的日历，每天撕下一张就是表示我们寿命又缩短了一天，因为时间即生命，没有人不爱惜他的生命，但很少人珍视他时间。如果想在有生之年做一点什么事，学一点什么学问，充实自己，帮助别人，使生命成为有意义，不虚此生，那么就不可浪费光阴。这道理人人都懂，可是很少人真能积极不懈的善于利用他的时间。 八、书面表达（15分）忽如一夜春风来，满城尽是共享车。从三月下旬开始，果城的街头就开始出现永安行的小单车。对此，你有什么所见所思所闻所感？要求选好角度，确定立意，明确文体，自立标题，写一篇150字左右的文章。“英语知识能力竞赛”试题第11页（共12页）“英语知识能力竞赛”试题第12页（共12页）