高中英语能力竞赛竞赛试题(2)
第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题一分,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. Mention ____ word recycling and ____ few of us think of cars. But in ____ world of limited space and resources, recycling is very important.
A. a; a; the B. a; 不填; a C. the; 不填; a D. the; 不填; the
22. — Isn’t it just five hundred? Let’s get it, darling.
— ____, no idea of saving money.
A. It’s just like you B. It’s not like you C. I agree with you D. That’s all right
23. It was nearly an hour ____ the sleeping pill ____ effect.
A. when; took B. before; took C. since; took D. before; would take
24. The woman claimed ____ at the supermarket when she was doing shopping yesterday.
A. being badly treated B. having badly treated
C. to be badly treated D. to have been badly treated
25. As far as I know, the writer enjoys at least as much singing Beijing Opera as he ____.
A. does writing B. writes C. writing D. does to write
26. So ____ that even the UN troops couldn’t control it.
A. the situation of Iraq was complicated B. complicated was the situation of Iraq
C. was the situation of Iraq complicated D. complicated the situation of Iraq was
27. — I saw Bob carrying baggage for a stranger yesterday.
— What a good fellow! He ____ others, especially those in trouble.
A. is always helping B. always helped
C. has always helped D. had always helped
28. — The singer looks very beautiful.
— But she was very ugly before she tidied up her appearance(整容). You ____ believe it!
A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. wouldn’t D. might not
29. When we hurried to the airport, the foreign friends ____ to get off the plane.
A. had arrived waiting B. arrived waiting C. were arriving to wait D. had arrived to wait
30. — The mobile phone looks nice. Please show ____ to me.
— Here you are, Madame.
— Oh, wonderful! I’ll get it. My daughter just needs ____.
A. that; it B. one; it C. it; one D. it; it
31. The negotiation had ____ without any result. And then came the war instead.
A. been broken up B. to be broken off C. break up D. to break off
32. On the contrary, I think it is Truman, ____ you, ____ to blame.
A. more than; are B. less than; who are C. rather than; that is D. rather than; is
33. — Are you going to travel this summer vacation?
— No, I’ll have to do some part-time job for my next team study. ____, there’s SARS spreading.
A. Also B. Therefore C. However D. Unluckily
34. As a Chinese, we should often think ____ we can do more for our country.
A. how B. what C. of what D. of how
35. ____ you from taking a hand in that affair, you ____ in prison.
A. If I didn’t stop; would have stayed B. Had I stopped; would be staying
C. Shouldn’t I have stopped; would stay D. If I hadn’t stopped; would have stayed
第二节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36— 55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项
Bodybuilding is a world away from high school physical education class, but now teenage boys
36 having muscular bodies just like their 37 .
Andy Lau played a 38 monk who helps catch criminals(罪犯)in the film “Running on Karma”. Then 39 bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger 40 the spotlight when he became governor of California, US, 41 that muscle-men have 42 too. People have tried to develop muscular bodies for centuries. But as a sport or form of exercise, bodybuilding is still quite 43 .
Briton Eugen Sandow’s 44 at the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in Chicago is widely seen as the world’s 45 bodybuilding show. Many of his poses(姿势)are 46 used in competitions today. In 1940, the Mr. America contest became the first world bodybuilding competition, and it was 47 by the Mr. Universe contest in 1950 and the Mr. 48 competition 15 years after that.
Some ask whether bodybuilding is really a sport, since the competitions only 49 posing, not any real athletic 50 . Diet, on the other hand, plays a much more important role in bodybuilding than in any other sport.
“It’s 51 to believe that all the athletes are close to 52 when they show off their 53 on stage,” said Cao Xinli. She won the women’s championship at the National Bodybuilding Competition last week in Baotou.
A coach explained: “The strict controls on diet and the hard training often 54 that bodybuilders are much 55 than they look.” But despite the dangers, young boys will still go to the gym in the hope of developing a better body.
36. A. think of B. dream of C. know of D. are aware of
37. A. heroes B. parents C. partners D. coaches
38. A. physical B. spiritual C. bare-head D. muscular
39. A. former B. latter C. earlier D. later
40. A. made B. entered C. escaped D. controlled
41. A. seeing B. finding C. proving D. explaining
42. A. perseverance B. achievements C. feelings D. brains
43. A. old B. young C. popular D. difficult