全国中学生英语能力竞赛试题(高二)1、I.选择填空(Vocabularyandstructure)(共20小题,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。(答案涂在答题纸上)—DoyouknowMr.Smith?—Yes.He'sastrangeman.Wefound________difficulttoworkwithhim.A.usB.itC.himD.you2、They________thedistanceandthecommunicationproblemforpeoplevisitingtheircity.A.drewattentiontoB.usedupC.washedawayD.dreamedof3、—Youweredrivingat100kmanhour,sir.—Butofficer,I________.Mycarcan'tgomorethan80.A.maynothavetoB.couldn'thavebeenC.wouldn'tliketoD.needn'ttobe4、Hismoneyhadnotbroughthappinessandperhapsithadcontributed________hisstrangesenseofvalues.A.upB.forC.asD.to5、________theirservice,theworkersofthehotelareactiveinlearningEnglish.A.SearchingB.InformedC.ToimproveD.Havingcaused6、Everymorningata________timeafterbreakfastshegavehimanhour'slesson.A.busyB.patientC.convenientD.present7、Itwasnotuntillastyear________hegotintouchwithhisfatherinCanada.A.whereB.whatC.howD.that8、Ikeptlookingatthemanwearingapairofglasses,wondering________.A.whetherdidIborrowhisbookB.whereIhadseenhimbeforeC.whatIknewhiswifeD.whenhadIhelpedhim9、Theitemyourequestedyesterdayisnolongeravailableand________wearereturningyourcheque.A.thereforeB.altogetherC.otherwiseD.moreover10、—Whendidthestoryhappen?—Ithappenedin________springof________1937.A.the;theB.a;theC.the;不填D.不填;不填11、—MayIspeaktoyourmanagerMr.Williamsatfiveo'clocktonight?—I'msorry.He________gonetoapartylongbeforethen.A.hadB.isC.willhaveD.has12、I'vegotalotofbooks,________arewritteninforeignlanguages.A.andmostofwhichB.someofwhichC.someofthemD.mostofthese13、—Howareyougettingonwithyourbook?—Ihavefinishedalargepartofit;therestofit________moredifficult.A.isB.areC.wasD.were14、—Ihavetobeattheofficebynoontomorrow.Myco-workersaretakingmeoutforafinalgood-byelunch.—________Whereareyougoingtoeat?—Idon'tknow.TheywanttotreatmeA.Idon'tknow.B.Hownice!C.It'smypleasure.D.It'snoneofmybusiness.15、—Whenyoufinishthatreport,hereareallthefilesforthenextoneweneedtocomplete,bytomorrowevening.—________Can'tyouextendthedeadline?I'vegotaheadacheandI'vehardlysleptallweek.—I'llseewhatIcando,buttakesomeaspirinandkeepworking.A.I'mnotevenhalfwaythroughthisfirstone!B.Itlookslikeitwentthroughjustfine.C.Oh,I'msureIcanhelpyoudothat.D.Whatdoyouwanttodiscuss?16、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。(答案涂在答题纸上)Faradaymadethe________electricmotorin1821.Itwasaninventionthatusedelectricitytoproducemovement.A.obviousB.socialC.madD.first17、In1831,Faradaydiscoveredthatelectricitymovesthroughawire________amagnet(磁铁)ismovednearthewire.A.whereB.soC.whenD.but18、Heusedthisdiscoveryto________amachineformakingelectricity.Faradayalsoshowedhowelectricityaffectschemicalubstances.A.debateB.reflectC.matchD.produce19、Faradaygave________mostofhismoneytothepoor.Whenhegrewold,hedidnothaveenoughmoneylefttoliveon.A.onB.awayC.byD.of20、QueenVictoriarewardedhimforhis________bygivinghimmoneyandahouse.Hediedin1867.A.discoveriesB.introductionsC.booksD.definitions21、II.阅读理解(Readingcomprehension)(共20小题,计35分)A)选择题:阅读下面短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。(答案涂在答题纸上)AMostpeoplethinkthatthecapitalofthemovieworldisHollywood,intheUnitedStates.However,therealmoviecapitalisMumbai,inIndia.MumbaiusedtobeknownasBombay,andsothefilmindustrythereiscalled“Bollywood”.BollywoodmakestwiceasmanymovieseachyearasHollywood—morethan800filmsayear.ThemoviesfromBollywoodareverydifferentfromHollywoodmovies.Foronething,BollywoodmoviesaremuchlongerthanmostHollywoodmovies.MostBollywoodmoviesaremorethanthreehourslong,andcontainsinging,dancing,action,adventure,mystery,andromance.BecauseBollywoodfilmscontainsomanydifferentfeatures,thisstyleoffilmissometimescalleda“masala”film.(“Masala”isanIndianwordforamixtureofspices.)AnotherbigdifferencebetweenBollywoodandHollywoodmoviesisthewaythemoviesaremade.IttakesmuchlongertomakeamovieinHollywoodthaninBollywood.Infact,filmingmaybeginonaBollywoodmoviebeforethescriptisevenfinished.Thedirectorandwriterscanmakeupthestorywhilethefilmisbeingmade.Sometimestheywillevenwritethescriptbyhandinsteadoftakingtimetotypeit.Bollywoodactorsareverypopularandsomeareinsuchhighdemandthattheymayworkonseveralmoviesatthesametime.Theymayevenshootscenesforseveralfilmsonthesamedayusingthesameclothesandscenery(舞台布景).SincemostBollywoodmoviesfollowthesamekindofstory,shootingscenesforseveralfilmsatthesametimeisnotabigproblemforactorsordirectors.ThisalsohelpskeepthecostofBollywoodmovieslowerthanthecostofHollywoodmovies.TheaverageBollywoodfilm,withabudget(预算)ofonlytwomillionU.S.dollars,seemsverycheapcomparedtotheaveragebudgetofsixtymillionU.S.dollarsforaHollywoodfilm—thirtytimesasmuch!51.Themaintopicofthepassageis________.A.famousstarsinBollywoodB.howHollywoodmoviesaremadeC.thedifferencesbetweentwomovieindustriesD.thehistoryofmovie-makinginIndia52.WhatisNOTtrueaboutMumbai?A.ItisthemoviecapitalofIndia.B.ItsnewnameisBombay.C.MoremoviesaremadetherethaninHollywood.D.Thefilmindustrythereiscalled“Bollywood”.53.WhyareBollywoodfilmsoftencalled“masala”films?A.Theyhaveinterestingstories.B.TheyaremuchlongerthanHollywoodfilms.C.TheyshowIndianculture.D.Theymixdifferentstylesofmovies.54.