1、版权所有 :中国好课堂 瓦房店市高级中学十月份高二基础知识竞赛 英语 命题人：吴连付 校对人：傅翔 第二 部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节（共 15 小题 ； 每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A We humans are superstitious(迷信 ), believing that Friday the 13th is bad luck and finding a penny is good luck. Here, then, are three of th
2、e most common superstitions. Careful with that mirror According to folktales, breaking a mirror is sure to bring yourself seven years of bad luck. The superstition seems to arise from the belief that mirrors dont just reflect your image; they hold bits of your soul. That belief led old American Sout
3、herners to cover mirrors in a house when someone died, for fear that their soul might be trapped inside. Like the number three, the number seven is often associated with luck. Seven years is a long time to be unlucky, so people have come up with solutions after breaking a mirror. These include touch
4、ing a piece of the broken mirror to a tombstone or powdering the broken mirror. Knock on wood This phrase is designed to break away from bad luck: “Breaking that mirror didnt bring me any trouble. Knock on wood.” The phrase may come from old tales about good spirits in trees or from an association w
5、ith the Christian cross. No umbrellas inside And not just because youll hurt someones eyes. Opening an umbrella indoors is supposed to bring bad luck. The origins of this belief vary from a story of an ancient woman who happened to have opened her umbrella moments before her house fell to the tale o
6、f a British prince who accepted two umbrellas from a visiting king and died within months. 21. What may bring good luck? A. Dating on Friday the 13th. B. Knocking on wood. C. Opening an umbrella inside. D. Breaking a mirror. 22. What should you do to drive bad luck away after breaking a mirror? A. H
7、ide the pieces for seven years. B. Put the pieces in a tombstone. C. Cover the other mirrors in a house. D. Make the pieces into powder. 23. Which phrase may originate(起源 ) from religion? A. Careful with that mirror. B. Knock on wood. C. No umbrellas inside. D. Lucky number seven. B I was having a g
8、reat morning until I sat down in front of my office computer. “Your password has run out,“ a server message flashed on my screen, with instructions for changing it. Coming up with a new code doesnt seem like a big deal unless you work at my 版权所有 :中国好课堂 company, where we have to change it monthly, u
9、sing at least one uppercase(大写的 ) character, one lowercase character, one symbol, and one number. Oh, and the whole thing cant be fewer than eight characters. And I cant use any of the same passwords Ive used in the past three months. Suddenly I was cross. What didnt make it any better was that I wa
10、s deepl y depressed after my recent divorce. The flashing cursor(光标 ) was still waiting for me to type a password that Id have to re-enter many times for the next 30 days. I remembered a tip from my former boss: Im going to use a password to change my life. I decided to choose a password, which woul
11、d remind me that I shouldnt let myself be a victim of my recent breakup and that I was strong enough to do something about it. I made my password Forgiveh3r. I had to type this statement several times a day. Each time my computer would lock. Each time my screen saver with her photo would appear. Eac
12、h time I would come back from eating lunch alone. In my mind, I wrote “forgive her“ every day. The simple action changed the way I looked at my ex-wife. That constant reminder led me to accept the way things had happened at the end of my marriage and adopt a new way of dealing with my depression. As
13、 the month went on, I felt slow healing began to take place. By the time my server reminded me to reset my password the following month, I felt free. 24 According to the authors company, which code is suitable? A.never2&late B.1u#Life C.HEALTHY*keeping D.persist4Ever 25 Which word can replace the un
14、derlined word “cross“ in Paragraph 2? A. nervous. B. curious. C. anxious. D. angry. 26 Why did the author change his password into Forgiveh3r? A.To make it easier for him to remember. B.To protect his computer against hacker attacks. C.To reduce his frustration of the recent divorce. D.To inform peo
15、ple of the importance of forgiveness. 27 What is the best title of the passage? A.How a Password Changed My Life B.What an Unsuccessful Marriage Taught Me C.Learn the Best Way to Deal with Depression D.Choose a Suitable Password for Your Computer C Many animals recognize their food because they see
16、it. So do humans. When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other senses when you choose your food.You may like it because it smells good or because it tastes good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or
17、taste very nice. Different animals use different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one sense. Although there are many different types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The giant panda e
18、ats only one particular type of bamboo. Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the choice. A kind of white butterfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other vegetables in the garden. However, 版权所有 :中国好课堂 most animals have a more varied diet. The
19、bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits. The diet of these animals will be different depending on the season. Humans have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is good for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat fo
20、ods with too much sugar. This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat (羊肉，牛肉 ) and animal products, such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modern life. 28. We can infer from the text th
21、at humans and animals _. A. depend on one sense in choosing food B. are not satisfied with their food C. choose food in similar ways D. eat entirely different food 29. Which of the following eats only one type of food? A. The white butterfly. B. The small bird. C. The bear. D. The fox. 30. Certain a
22、nimals change their choice of food when _. A. the season changes B. the food color changes C. they move to different places D. they are attracted by different smells 31. We can learn from the last paragraph that _. A. food is chosen for a good reason B. French and British food is good C. some people
23、 have few choices of food D. some people care little about healthy diet D Shake Shack is a new kind of restaurant becoming more popular in the U S The restaurants are not“fast food” They are known as“fast casual” Observers say Americans want more choices and fresh food when choosing where and what t
24、o eat This trend is one reason why the fast food restaurant McDonalds has struggled financially In the last quarter of 2014， McDonalds net income dropped by about $300 million The January earnings report brought more bad news Worldwide sales dropped for the eighth month in a row and even more than e
25、xpected While McDonalds is struggling to get their customers back， Shake Shack is doing well in making money The New York-based burger chain had a very successful IPO， or initial public offering， of shares at the end of January On its first day of trading， Shake Shack went from $21 a share to just u
26、nder $46 a share Being part of the “fast casual ”trend has helped Shake Shack Other fast casual restaurants in the U S include Chipotle and Panera Bread Bonnie Riggs， a restaurant expert with NPD has studied Americans restaurant habits for almost 30 years She says one reason why Americans like fast
27、casual food is that its new Its creative， its something different and people like to try new things Her study shows Americans made 61 billion visits to restaurants last year Three out of four visits were to fast food restaurants， like McDonalds Fast casual is still a small percentage of restaurant v
28、isits，but it has developed fast Just as Ms. Riggs says， “Its growing by leaps and bounds， because they meet consumers needs They know its being prepared while they wait， its fresh，quality food， good tasting food at what they say are reasonable and affordable prices ” Many Americans still like their
29、fast food They just are not going as often They are finding other ways to have a meal 32 Whats the trouble with Mc Donalds？ 版权所有 :中国好课堂 A Its share goes down to $21 B Shake Shack has taken its place C Its not popular with Americans D Its sales and income have dropped 33 We can learn from Bonnie Rig
30、gs that Americans _ A dont like fast food any more B care only about the quality C like to try something new D pay more restaurant visits to fast casual 34 What does the underlined phrase “by leaps and bounds” in Para 3 mean？ A Steadily B Rapidly C Slowly D Normally 35 Which of the following best de
31、scribes fast casual？ A Fresh-made and tasty B High-quality and expensive C Farm-to-table and traditional D Time-consuming and special 第二节 (共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分 ) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Parents are always told to control the amount of time their children spend using phones. 36_ R
32、esearchers studied 55 parents， while they were eating in a fast food restaurant with their children. They found that one in three parents used their phones during the meals. Parents, who were busy with their phones， seemed to have more negative communication with their children. 37_ They studied fiv
33、e different acts from parents who didnt use their phones at all during the meals, parents who put their phones on the table but didnt use them, parents who used their phones now and then, parents who used their phones at the end of the meals, and those who used their phones during the whole time of
34、the meals. 38_ More than 15 percent used their phones towards the end of the meals while the children were still eating,and continued using them until they left the restaurant. Its reported that young children use eye contact with their parents to form a good relationship and learn about the world.
35、39_ When parents spent a long time looking at their phones, their children would be upset. Reducing this face -to-face contact could cause problems with further development and reduce the level of relationship between a parent and a child. This is the first study to examine how children behave when
36、their parents are using their phones. 40_ More work needs to be done to find out how to improve the relationship between parents and children. 版权所有 :中国好课堂 A. The researchers think it is just the beginning. B. But their own habit of using phones could be bad, too. C. It is necessary for parents to s
37、pend time accompanying them. D. Almost 73 percent of the adults used their phones at least once during the meals. E. Dr. Radesky and her team observed parents behavior to see them in a“real-life setting”. F. Little eye contact and communication can reduce the close relationship with the children. G.
38、 So the more eye contact their parents use,the more chances the children have to succeed. 第三部分 语言 知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 What is intelligence(智力 ) anyway? When I was in the army I _41 an intelligence tes
39、t that all soldiers took, and, against_42 of 100, scored 160. I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not_43_ have scored more than 80. _44_ , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to himand he always_45_it. Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man _46 questions
40、 for some intelligence tests. By every one of them Id prove myself a _47 . In a world where I have to work with my_48 , Id do poorly. Consider my auto-repair man _49 . He had a habit of telling _50_ . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb(聋哑 ) man_51_ some nails. Having entered a store, he put two
41、 fingers together on the counter and made_52_ movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He _53 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk_54 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the _55 man who came in was blind. He wanted sc
42、issors(剪刀 ). _56 do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his_5 7 and asked for them. Ive been_58 that on all my customers today, but I knew _59_ Id catch you.”“Why is th
43、at?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldnt be very _60_ .” And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there. 41. A. failed B. wrote C. received D. chose 42. A. an average B. a total C. an exam D. a number 43. A. always B. possibly C. certainly D. frequently 44.
44、A. Then B. Thus C. Therefore D. Yet 45. A. fixed B. checked C. drove D. changed 46. A. answered B. practised C. designed D. tried 版权所有 :中国好课堂 47. A. teacher B. doctor C. winner D. fool 48. A. brains B. effort C. hands D. attention 49. A. again B. as usual C. too D. as well 50. A. lies B. jokes C. n
45、ews D. tales 51. A. bought B. tested C. found D. needed 52. A. cutting B. hammering C. waving D. circling 53. A. nodded B. raised C. shook D. turned 54. A. brought B. packed C. sent D. sold 55. A. clever B. other C. right D. next 56. A. What B. How C. Who D. Which 57. A. imagination B. hand C. voice D. information 58. A. trying B. proving C. practising D. examining 59. A at once B. for sure C. in fact D. righ
