1、2013-2014 学年度第二学期高二年级英语知识竞赛试题卷出题：龙通敏总分：100 分 答题时间 40 分钟一、完形填空（共 30 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 60 分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后个体所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1Radio, telephone and television are widely used in the world. When you 1 the radio, you can listen. But when you use telephone, not only can you listen to others
2、2 you can chat with them, however, you cant see the other one at all. Television is 3 than both of them. People can watch TV and listen to it, 4 you cant take part in what you see.Today, some people are using a type of telephone 5 vision-phone(可视电话). Two persons who are talking can see each other 6
3、it.Vision-phones can be of great use when you have something 7 the person whom you are calling. It may also have other uses in the future. Some day you may be able to call up a 8 and ask to read a book right over your vision-phone. You may be able to do the shopping through it, too. Perhaps 9 the ne
4、ar future, vision-phone will come into wider uses in our 10_ life.( )1.Aturn on Bturn off C. turn down Dturn up( )2.A. and B. but too C. but also Dso( )3.Amore better Bmuch worse C. very good Dmuch better( )4.Aor Bbut C. while D. and( )5.Acalling Bcalls C. called Dare called( )6.A. without Bwith C.
5、for Dinto( )7.Ato show Bshowing C. to be shown Dshown( )8.Abank Bhospital C. park Dlibrary( )9.A. in B. on C. by D. without( )10.Asomeday Bevery day C. one day Deveryday2Every year, almost 2 million Americans are injured while theyre 11 work. Every day, 240 are killed on the job. The 12 job is cutti
6、ng down trees. Being a policeman is safer than many jobs, including driving a truck, collecting garbage and 13 airplanes. One of the safest jobs is being a librarian.The government inspects(检查) most factories and offices. 14 have to 15 fines if their factories or offices are unsafe. In California, e
7、mployers often go to prison if one of their workers is 16 because a factory didnt 17 safety measures. But President Bush cut down the number of government inspectors 18 15 percent. Many people say working is less safe 1 9 .For women workers, the greatest danger so far is murder. Forty-two percent of
8、 all 20 who die at work were killed. Many of them work 21 clerks in stores 22 they are by themselves at night. Experts say they can protect themselves by putting the cash desk in full 23 of the street.The numbers of deaths and accidents at work dont take into 24 people who become sick from 25 that t
9、hey are exposed to at work. Doctors dont know 26 some chemicals cause illness.There are no government rules for many new chemicals.Inspectors say employers 27 their backs on safety problems because they dont want to pay the bill for fixing them. They also say some workers dont want to complain about
10、 dangers because they may 28 their jobs.The government should force business to improve safety. Theres no 29 for workers dying or 30 in an accident that could have been prevented.11. A. in B. at C. on D. during12. A. safest B. most dangerous C. easiest D. most tiring13. A. flying B. making C. drivin
11、g D. riding14. A. Officers B. Workers C. Employers D. Employees15. A. give B. offer C. pay D. buy16. A. saved B. hit C. shot D. killed17. A. use B. make C. obey D. take18. A. to B. by C. from D. at19. A. as a result B. though C. at last D. therefore20. A. adults B. youths C. men D. women21. A. for B
12、. as C. like D. to22. A. which B. that C. where D. why23. A. view B. look C. scene D. scenery24. A. thought B. mind C. thinking D. consideration25. A. machines B. chemicals C. air D. work26. A. because B. when C. if D. even if27. A. give B. turn C. show D. refuse28. A. lose B. miss C. give up D. sav
13、e29. A. need B. reason C. time D. excuse30. A. injuring B. being injured C. be injuring D. be injured二. 阅读理解（共 10 小题；每小题 4 分，满分 40 分）（A） Can Animal be Made to Work for UsCan animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs. They s
14、ay that in a film or on TV we may see elephants, or monkeys, dogs, bear, or other animals doing a lot of things. If you watch carefully, you may find that those animals are always given something to eat in return for doing them. The scientists say that many different animals may be taught to do a nu
15、mber of simple jobs if they know they will get something to eat in return. Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and elephant can be used to do some heavy jobs. And we can also teach animal to work in factories. Apes(猿猴), for example, have been used in America to help make cars a
16、nd scientists believe that these large monkeys may one day get in crops and even drive trains. 31. Dogs can be used to guard a house for his host because _. A. they are good at running B. they are very kind and friendly to people C. they are brave enough to get the stranger(陌生人)and thieves away from
17、 the house 32. Many different animals may be taught to do some simple jobs if _. A. they have enough food to eat B. they learn they will get something to eat in return after doing them C. if they are sent to school 33. _ can be train to work for us. A. Only a few animals B. Quite a few animals C. Fe
18、w animal 34. Many scientists are working hard to _. A. make monkeys get in crops and drive trains B. make monkeys guard house like dogs C. make bears get in crops （B）When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about
19、how to find accommodation (住所). I suggested that they should stay at bed and breakfast houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.“We didnt stay at bed
20、 and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought VACANCIES meant holidays, because the Spanish word for holidays” is vacaciones. So they
21、did not go to house where the sign outside said VACANCLES, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said NO VACANCLES, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all f
22、ull. As a result, they stayed at hotels!We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word DIVERSION means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word DIVERSION
23、 on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hold.English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris. when someone offered me some more. coffee, I said Thank you in French. I meant that I would like some more, However ,
24、to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that Thank you in French means Mo, thank you.35. My Spanish friends wanted advice about _.A. learning English B. finding places to stay in EnglandC. driving their car on English roads D. going to England by car36. I suggested that they
25、stay at bed and breakfast houses because _.A. they would be able to practise their EnglishB. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotelsC. it would be convenient for them to have dinnerD. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there37. “NO VACANCIES” in English means _.A. no free
26、rooms B. free rooms C. not away on holiday D. holidays38. If you see a road sign that says Diversion, you will _.A. fall into a hole B. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourselfC. find that the road is blocked by crowds of peopleD. have to take a different road39. When someone offered me more coffee and
27、I said Thank you in French, I _.A didnt really want any more coffee B. wanted them to take the coffee pot awayC. really wanted some more coffee D. wanted to express my politeness40. I was surprised when the coffee pot was taken away because I _.A. hadnt finished drinking my coffee B. was expecting another cup of coffeeC. meant that I didnt want any more D. was never misunderstood
