2006学年第二学期高一六、八、九三校竞赛试卷英语试题卷说明:1考试时间为90分钟,卷面满分为100分2请将答案写在答题卷上,写在试卷上无效第一节:单项填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20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,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。1Knowingtheresultoftheexam,hewenthomeandlayinbed,______.AupsetBwasupsetCfeltupsetDandupset2Iwonderhowhe_______thattotheteacher.AdaretosayBdaresayingCnotdaresayDdaredsay3Thegovernmentofficials’visitonhis80thbirthday______thefamousscientistgreatly.ArespectedBhonouredCcaredforDadmired4IthoughtNelsonMandelamustbeakindandhonestman_______Isawhispicture.AwhereBwhetherCthefirsttimeDforthefirsttime5.Itworriedherabit__________herhairwasturninggrey.A.whileB.thatC.ifD.for6.Withallhismoneyandfriends,hewasnowingreatdespair(绝望).A.goingB.goneC.begoneD.hadgone7Hecan’t_________breakingthewindow.AgetridofBgetawayfromCgetawaywithDgetaway8Althoughamberfeelsashardasstone,iteasilymeltswhen________.AheatingBheatedCitheatsDbeingheated9Bothofthemshoweda________tofinishthefighting,sotheproblemswillprobablybe______.Awillingness;solvedBwilling;solvingCwill;solvedDwillingness,solving10Iwas________tofindthatIwonthecompetitiontodesignanewcomputer.Thenewswasreally_______.Aamazing;excitingBamazed;excitedCamazed;excitingDamazing;excited11MarkTwainleft_____schoolat_____oftwelvetolookforwork.Athe;theB/;theC/;/Dthe;/12“Iwon’thaveyou________toyourfatherlikethat.”saidthemother.AspeakBspokenCspeakingDtospeak13---Lucydoesn’tmindlendingyouherdictionary.---She_____.I’vealreadyborrowedone.Acan’tBmustn’tCneedn’tDshouldn’t14---ShallIgiveyouarideasyoulivesofaraway?---Thankyou.______.AItcouldn’tbebetterBOfcourseyoucanCIfyoulikeDIt’suptoyou15Thiscakeisverysweet.You______alotofsugarinit.AshouldputBcouldhaveputCmightputDmusthaveput16Ourcountryisnowshortofnaturalgasoilandotherformsof_______.AenergyBstrengthCpowerDmaterial17Isthisthedepartment______?AwhereheworksinBinwhichheworksCwhichheworksDforwhichheworks18Selectingaproperpersonalcomputerisnoeasytaskbecausetechnology_____sorapidly.AwillchangeBwillhavechangedCischangingDhaschanged19Thetrainhewaslookingforwardto______onlyafewminutesago.AarrivesBarrivedCarrivingDhadarrived20.Idoubtverymuch_____theticketsfortomorrowhave_____.Athat;beensoldawayBthat;beensoldoutCif;soldoutDwhether;beensoldout.第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。Inabout250BC,theGreekscientistArchimedeswasaskedbyKingHierontofindoutifhiscrownwas__21__gold.ArchimedesthoughtandthoughtabouttheproblemSuddenlytheanswer__22__tohimwhenhewashavingabath.Ashegotintothebath.Archimedes__23__thatifheimmersed(浸入)theking’scrowninavessel__24__tothebrim(边缘)withwater,itwouldcausesomewaterto__25__.Ifhethenimmersedapieceofpuregoldofthesame__26__asthiscrown,thesameamountofwaterwouldoverflowifthecrownwaspuregold.__27__thisway,Archimedesfoundthatthecrown__28__puregold.Heisbelievedtohaverushednaked(赤裸)fromhisbathintothe__29__shouting,“Eureka!”,__30__means,“I’vefoundit!”Archimedesmademanyimportantscientificdiscoveries,__31__pulleys(滑轮),andhefirstexplained__32__thingsfloat.A__33__-wordcodewassentfromKissinger(基辛格)toNixon(尼克松),“Eureka”,meaningthatthetriphadbeen__34__.AfterreturningfromBeijing,Kissingerandhisassistantwrotea__35__toNixon,“Wehavethe__36__workforyouandMaototurnapagein__37__.”OnJuly15Nixoninformedstunned(震惊的)televisionviewersofKissinger’s__38__tripandhisownplantovisitChinasometimebeforeMay1972.InOctober1971,Kissingerreturnedto__39__,withateamof“advancemen”,to__40__forNixon’sownvisit.21AspecialBtrueCsimpleDpure22AhitBcameCpassedDbelonged23ArealizedBsaidCremarkedDknew24AfilledBfullCexactDperfect25AfreezeBoverflowCfallDlose26AweightBsizeClengthDshape27AOnBInCByDAt28AwasnotBwashardlyCwasnearlyDwasalmost29AbathroomBwaiting-roomCbedroomDstreet30AwhenBwhatCthatDwhich31AregardingBsupposingCincludingDconsidering32AhowBwhereCwhyDwhen第1页共6页33AoneBdoubleCthreeDfour34AsuccessfulBnecessaryCsecretDpublic35AletterBreportCnoteDnotice36AresultBgroundCfullDterrible37AworldBcountryChistoryDcentury38AsecretBtiringChelpfulDdangerous39AChinaBU.SChishometownDGreece40AprepareBwaitCsendDlook第三部分:阅读理解(10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)第一节:阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AMallsarepopularplacesforAmericanstogo.Somepeoplespendsomuchtimeatmallsthattheyarecalledmallrats.Mallratsshopuntiltheydropinthehundredsofstoresunderoneroof.Peoplelikemallsformanyreasons.Theyfeelsafebecausemallshavepolicestationsorprivatesecurity(安全)guards.Parkingisusuallyfree,andtheweatherinsideisalwaysfine.Thenewestmallshavebeautifulrestareawithwaterfallsandlargegreentrees.ThelargestmallintheUnitedStatesistheMallofAmericainMinnesota.Itcovers4.2millionsquarefeet.Ithas350stores,eightnightclubs,andaseven-acre(公顷)park!Thereareparkingspacesfor12,750cars.About750,000peopleshopeveryweek.ThefirstindoormallintheUnitedStateswasbuiltin1965inEdina,Minnesota.Peopleloveddoingalltheirshoppinginoneplace.Moremallswerebuiltalloverthecountry.Now,mallsareliketowncenterswherepeoplecometodomanythings.Theyshop,ofcourse.Theyalsoeatinfoodhousesthathavefoodfromallovertheworld.Theyseemoviesattheatres.Somepeopleevengettheirdailyexercisebydoingthenewsportofmallwalking.Othersgotomalls