2023年高二英语竞赛.doc

高二英语竞赛
一， 单词拼写
1. As he was fluent in both languages, he had no problems s_________ from Chinese to English.
2. Usually a child’s behaviour is a r_________ of his family environment.
3. He u___________ a revolutionary task ten years ago.
4. He is a __________(有前途旳) graduate student.
5. Babies are c________ about everything around them.
6. The speech made a strong i____________ on the listeners.
7. This is a f_______ plan, I think.
8. Wine or beer, which is your p_________?
9. She asked a famous a__________ to make plans for her cottage.
10. Let me r____________ you a new kind of soap. It’s better used for cotton clothes.
11. Whoever makes great c___________ to the company will get higher income.
12. Because the Christmas Day is a____________, my mother is busy preparing for the food.
13. According to the weather f________, it’s going to snow tomorrow.
14. He put his heart into studying _________ (现代旳) literature.
15. They have just p_________ a new house in the country.
16. He sets us a good example for __________(模仿).
17. The boy had to e_______ himself in the evening school.
18. Don’t be d___________. Go on trying and you will succeed in time.
19. P_______ is better than cure. Take care of yourself in daily life.
20. We found a d________ man in the river, and managed to save his life.
21. Soon an a___________ came and took her to the hospital as quickly as possible.
22. The driver was still c___________ when the doctor reached the scene of the accident.
23. He had a strong sense of r_____________.
24. There is no a______ to the street through the door.
25. Could you i_________ your umbrella among a hundred ones.
26. I can’t p________ him to give up smoking just with simple words.
27. Why do you think we can’t change your note On the c________, we can.
28. I sounds quite ________ (荒唐旳) to expect someone to drive for 3 hours just for a 20 minutes meeting.
29. She had a gold watch on her w_______ when she returned from abroad.
30. Air pollution is a serious problem in very large cities, e________ in developing countries.
31. We can tip the person’s head back s_________ to make sure that his airway is open.
32. Seconds count in an e__________, and knowing what to do means the difference between life and death.
33. You can come when it is c________ for you.
二． 语法和词汇知识
1．The chairman thought _______ necessary to invite professor Smith to speak at the meeting.
A. that B. it C. this D. him
2. ________ is reported in the newspaper, talks between the two countries are making progress.
A. It B. As C. That D. What
3. Elephants have their own way to tell the shape of an object and _______ it is rough or smooth.
A. whether B. / C. how D. what
4. Rather than ____ a crowded bus, he prefers ____ a bicycle to go to work everyday.
A. ride; to ride B. ride on; ride C. ride on; to ride D. ride; ride on

5. I prefer a flat Inverness to ____ in Perth, because I want to live near my Mom’s.
A. one B. that C. it D. this
6. The movie was so ___ that all of us were ___ to tears.
A. moved; moving B. moving; moved C. moving; moving D. moved; moved 7. He was made to leave his homeland ____ France ____.
A. to; for a certain reason B. for; for some reason
C. for; for a some reason D. to; for certain reason
8. When you are ill, you can’t taste ___. Even the food you like best taste _____.
A. proper; bad B. properly; bad C. proper; badly D. properly; badly
9. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it ____.
A. breaks B. has broken C. were broken D. had been broken
10. When he got home, he found his pocket ____ open and his wallet ____.
A. cut; stealing B. cut; stolen C. cutting; stealing D. cutting; stolen
11. He was educated at a local grammar school, ____ he went on to Cambridge.
A. from which B. after that C. after which D. from this
12. _____ is known to all, knowledge _____ practice.
A. which; start with B. As; starts with C. As; begin D. which; begins
13. After Ynag Li Wei succeeded in circling the earth, _____ our astronauts desire to do is walk in space.
A. where B. what C. that D. how
14. You will find the map of great _____.
A. price B. cost C. value D. usefulness
15.. ____ has helped save the drowning girl is worth praising.
A. Who B. The one C. Anyone D. Whoever
16. There is a new problem, involved in the popularity of private cars ___ road conditions need ____.
A. what; to be improved B. which; to be improved
C. where; improving D. when; improving
17. No medicine can ___ him ___ his cancer.
A. treat; of B. cure; of C. cure; about D. treat; for
18. She treated me ____ a child and treated me ___ a movie.
A. for; for B. to; to C. as; for D. as; to
19. I Wish I _____busy yesterday and ____ with the recorder.
A. wasn’t; couldn’t finish B. hadn’t been; could finished
C. hadn’t been; could have finished D. wasn’t; could have finished
20 The customs officer ____ my bags _____ drugs.
A. looked; for B. looked for; for C. searched; for D. searched for; for
21. ___ from heart attack for many years, she has to take some medicine with him wherever he goes.
A. Suffered B. Suffering C. having suffered D. Being suffered
22. I wish I ___ as tall as Yao Ming so that I could play in NBA in the future.
A. is B. am C. was D. were
23. ___________ be sent to work there?
A. Who do you suggest B. Who do you suggest that should
C. Do do you suggest who should D. Do you suggest whom should
24 ________ to the class yesterday, ______ what we are going to do now.
A. Had you come; you would know B. Did you go; you know
C. Had you came; you must know D. Would you go; you should know
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[A]
School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my _1__ to get home. Sitting at the front makes you _2__ out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the _3__ atmosphere by striking the match of _4__ , I try to mind my manners and __5_ listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, __6_, her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in _7__ . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from _8__ the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble,” Her eyes lowered as she _9__. “I have already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”
I couldn’t respond. I was _10__. My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of great _11__ my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, _12__ still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go _13__ that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver, that was _14__ her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as _15__ but a driver.
I suddenly felt very _16__ I realized I had only thought of people as _17__ as what their purposes in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as _18_ .
For all I know, I am just another person in _19__ else’s world, and may not even be important. I _20__ not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments to keep. Understanding people is an art.
1. A. anxiety B. determination C. decision D. attempt
2. A. find B. make C. think D. stand
3. A. unpopular B. uncomfortable C. unusual D. unforgettable
4. A. fire B. topic C. conversation D. discussion
5. A. politely B. devotedly C. carelessly D. sincerely
6. A. however B. therefore C. thus D. otherwise
7. A. surprise B. common C. silence D. particular
8. A. fighting B. avoiding C. clearing D. keeping
9. A. told B. lasted C. repeated D. continued
10. A. for sure B. at ease C. in shock D. in despair
11. A. mercy B. pain C. pity D. disappointment
12. A. but B. yet C. and D. or
13. A. ever B. round C. through D. without
14. A. almost B. nearly C. ever D. just
15. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
16. A. sad B. embarrassed C. selfish D. worried
17. A. far B. long C. much D. well
18. A. unfit B. unselfish C. unnecessary D. unimportant
19. A. everyone B. someone C. anyone D. no one
20. A. must B. may C. can D. should
[B]
There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very _1__ . English is one of these. Many, many people __2_ it, not only in England and the U. S. A, but in other parts of the world. About 20 million speak it _3__ their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a _4__ language. Many millions are _5__ to do so.
It is easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different __6__ . Have you ever __7__ such advertisement in the newspapers or magazines? Learn English in six weeks, or your _8__ back …” Of course, it never __9__ quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should __10__ that we all learned our own language well when we were _11__. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. __12__ what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He _13__ to imitate what he hears. When he using the language, talking in it, and _14__ in it all the time, just imagine how much _15__ that gets!
So it is _16__ to say that Learning English is easy _17__ a good command of English depends on a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and _18__ much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will _19__. But they can’t do the students’ _20__ for him.
1. A. difficult B. important C. interesting D. easy
2. A. learn B. try C. understand D. use
3. A. as B. for C. with D. like
4. A. good B. foreign C. useful D. own
5. A. learning B. enjoying C. trying D. liking
6. A. questions B. problems C. ideas D. answers
7. A. found B. watched C. noticed D. know
8. A. knowledge B. time C. money D. English
9. A. happened B. looked C. seemed D. felt
10. A. know B. remember C. understand D. think
11. A. students B. children C. babies D. parents
12. A. Believe B. Mind C. Do D. Think
13. A. uses B. enjoys C. tries D. does
14. A. using B. thinking C. trying D. practicing
15. A. time B. money C. language D. practice
16. A. wrong B. easy C. nice D. clever
17. A. because B. for C. when D. before
18. A. uses B. takes C. costs D. spends
19. A. do B. work C. help D. learn
20. A. work B. study C. homework D. listening
[C]
It was autumn. A thin white moon rose over the valley. Peter, 11 years old, did not see it. He did not feel the cool wind __1__ his face, for his thoughts _2___ on a red and black blanket on the table, which was a _3___ from his father to his grandfather. They said that Grandpa was going away.
Peter had _4__ believed Father would send Grandpa away. But now, there was the thing Father bought _5__ every morning. And this was the last _6__ he and Grandpa would have with each other. After washing the __7_ dishes, the old man took up the blanket. “What a _8_ double blanket! And I will not feel cold with it.” Said the man, smoothing it _9__ his knees.
“Oh, yes!” Peter said and tried to _10__ back the tears in his eyes.
Just then __11_ came two people. Father and the girl he was to __12_ . The girl went up to Grandpa and said patiently. “I will not be _13 __ you in the morning, so I came over to see goodbye.”
“It’s nice of you.” Said Grandpa. “Will you look at this? Isn’t it a fine blanket my _14__ has given me to go away with?”
“Yes, really,” she said. She felt it and said _15__ . “ A double one! It must have _16_ much. He doesn’t need a double one.”
“She is _17__. Father,” the boy said. Here! Father.” He held out a pair of scissors. “ Cut the blanket into _18__ . A single one is enough for an old man. We’ll _19__ the other half.”
“ What do you mean by that?” asked Father.
“ I Will give it to _20__ when you are old and I’m sending you away.” Said the boy slowly.
1. A. beating B. blowing C. brushing D. hitting
2. A. came B. went C. were fixed D. were taken
3. A. debt B. gift C. letter D. will
4. A. in fact B. not really C. not simple D. obviously
5. A. in B. it C. on D. that
6. A. afternoon B. evening C. morning D. noon
7. A. breakfast B. clean C. lunch D. supper
8. A. bed B. dirty C. fine D. old
9. A. in B. of C. over D. with
10. A. come B. get C. keep D. take
11. A. in B. out C. out of D. outside
12. A. buy B. help C. know D. marry
13. A forgetting B. missing C. seeing D. thinking
14. A. daughter B. grandson C. son D. wife
15. A. anxiously B. coldly C. quietly D. warmly
16. A. cost B. pay C. spend D. worth
17. A. clever B. lying C. right D. wrong
18. A. one B. pieces C. three D. two
19. A. buy B. keep C. sell D. use
20. A. grandpa B. her C. myself D. you
[D]
During Christmas break from colleg