广东省实验中学附属天河学校第二届英语技能大赛
姓名 ________________ 学科 ____________ 成绩 _____________
注意：1. 第(1)～(25)题和第(35)～(65)题为客观题, 用铅笔作答,涂在答题卡上。
2 第(26)～(35)题、第(66)～(70)题和写作题请用钢笔或圆珠笔作答,写在答题卷后面。
一．语言知识运用（每小题1分，共15分） 第一节. 单项填空 (共15小题，15分)
1. There are so many patients in the hospital waiting room. It seems they will be waiting a long
time _______ more doctors start working in the afternoon.
A. though B. as soon as C. unless D. by the time 2. A new cinema _______ where there used to be a temple. A. has built B. has been put up C. has set up D. has been stood
3. My father refused to buy me a new computer. He said, _______ , I already had a perfectly good computer, ________, it was too expensive.
A. for one thing; for another B. for one thing ; but also
C. on the one hand; for another hand D. for the one hand; on the other hand 4. --- Have a good journey home, Susan! ---_______, Jason.
A. I think so B. Thank you C. Of course D. I?ll go right away 5. --- I?m going to England.
--- How long _______ you _______ there ?
A. are; stayed B. are; staying C. have; stayed D. did; stayed
6. To improve our English the teacher suggested it would be useful to watch TV programs
___________English on Sunday and Follow Me.
A. for example B. according to C. such as D. because of 7. --- Please pay attention to _________. --- OK, I?d like to ________ it better. A. read and write; do B. reading and writing ; do C. reading and writing; doing D. read and write; doing
8. The problem is ________ for so little a child. How can he work it out? A. easy enough B. too much hard C. much too hard D. enough easy
9. ______ of work has been finished and the test will be done soon.
A. A large number B. A large amount C. The number D. The amount
10. Peter?s face was so seriously hurt in the accident that no one can be sure ___________ after
the operation.
A. what Peter will look like B. what will Peter look like C. Peter will look like what D. what look will Peter like 11. ________is mostly an English-speaking country. A. Iran B. Kuwait C. Thailand D. New Zealand
12. The United States, or the United States of America, is the ______ in the world in both area and
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population. A. 2nd largest nation B. 3rd largest nation
C. 4th largest nation D. 5th largest nation 13. Which of the following food is a traditional English meal? A. Hotdog. B. Pizza. C. Roast Duck. D. Fish & Chips. 14. Which were the last Olympic Games that Deng Yaping took part in ? A. 1992-Barcelona. B. 1996-Atlanta. C. 2000-Sydney. D. 2004-Athens. 15. Is washing TV _______ good or bad for your health? A. too many B. too much C. much too D. so many
第二节: 语法选择（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，然后从1～10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Rojana Bamroone is only thirteen years old, __16__ she is this year?s winner of the Hong Kong Musicians Award. Yesterday I interviewed her in her home. First of all I asked her how she __17__ about performing in front of so many people last week. “I am used __18__ in front of an audience. I have already been doing this for nearly nine years.”
Although she is only 13, Rojana __19__ the guitar since she was 8 years old. How did she start? “I was born in Thailand,” she explained, “but my family came to Hong Kong when I was four. I am __20__ only child so I didn?t have anyone to play __21__. At first I couldn?t speak Cantonese at all and that meant __22_ was hard to make friends. I was lonely so I would just sit at home __23__ my father?s old guitar.” 24 did she choose the guitar instead of the violin or piano? “Well, my father loves the guitar.” When I asked her how she was going to spend her prize money, she replied, “I might buy __25__ a new guitar.” 16. A. if B. that C. but D. so 17. A. felt B. would feel C. feels D. was felt 18. A. to playing B. playing C. to play D. play 19. A. was practised B. had practised C. is practising D. has been practising 20. A. an B. one C. a D. 不填 21. A. for B. with C. by D. 不填 22. A. everything B. that C. she D. it 23. A. plays B. was playing C. play D. playing 24. A. When B. Why C. Where D. Which 25. A. her B. he C. myself D. she
第三节： 语法填空 （共10小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当 的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为11～20的相应位置上。
Many young people use the Internet for fun, “___26___(surf) the Net”，and just follow any path they like. ____27___, it is useful to learn how to search more effectively for special information in order to save time and money. Form Six student Gloria Ma feels ___28____(luck) because her sister is studying Computer Science and she lets Gloria ___29____(use) her computer.
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Gloria?s sister has shown her ____30____ to search the system properly and pick out the information she needs.
“I?m not really ___31____ computer fan,” said Gloria, “though I know it?s important to be able to use them. My sister has shown me ways to find information I need ___32___ homework and school projects . For the moment, __ 33___ is enough for me.” Gloria knows that some of her classmates are envious (嫉妒的) that she can use the Web and access a lot of very up-to-date information. “____34____ would be great to have computers like this at school, but unless students ____35____(train) to use them properly, they would waste a lot of time and not learn very much.”
二．完形填空 （共15个空格，15分，每个空格1分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Today many people in the U.S.A. don't have the main meals of breakfast and lunch during weekdays. They __36__ to have snacks rather than large meals. Most people don't have a
traditional breakfast before they leave for work. Very __37__ American people still eat bacon and eggs and toast and jam in the morning. Cereal and fruit and a cup of coffee is more common today. Many __38__ people don't have time for a big lunch because they only have a short break at
lunchtime. They take a sandwich to work or have __39___ snack in a sandwich bar or a cafeteria. In the evening, fewer and fewer people sit down to eat __40__. Instead they eat snacks in front of the television. Many people have something to eat quite late, just __41__ they go to bed. Eating is now an activity that a lot of people do __42__. It is not the social occasion of the past.
However, traditional meals are still ____43___on the weekend when people have time to cook and sit down and eat. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, many people prepare __44___ breakfasts with bacon and eggs. A big Sunday lunch with the __45__ is also still very common.
There are signs that things may change again. Some people are __46__ that eating alone is no __47__. They miss the social meal with friends or family. So __48__ ， people will rediscover the __49__ of traditional meals, and snacks will go out of __50__. 36. A. mention 37. A. important 38. A. unlucky 39. A. an expensive 40. A. a meal 41. A. till 42. A. together 43. A. popular 44. A. extra 45. A. classmates 46. A. choosing 47. A. trouble 48. A. carefully 49. A. pleasure 50. A. action
B. prefer C. doubt D. refuse B. more C. unusual D. few B. working C. old D. tired B. the best C. a quick D. a cold B. a desert C. a lunch D. an apple B. before C. if D. after B. easily C. alone D. usually B. useful C. similar D. different B. simple C. quick D. cooked B. neighbours C. guests D. family B. realizing C. wondering D. understanding B. surprise C. way D. fun B. specially C. hopefully D. foolishly B. place C. time D. chance B. dishes C. fashion D. kitchens
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三、阅读 （共两节，满分40分）
第一节：阅读理解 （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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
（A）
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer about his plans to leave the
house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by.
The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one
more house as a personal favour. The carpenter said yes, but over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to poor workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career.
When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he
handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, \
The carpenter was shocked!
What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done
it all so differently.
So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into
the building. Then, with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.
But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone once said, \and the choices you make today, help build the \build wisely!
51.Why did the man in the story want to retire?
A. He did not enjoy building houses any longer. B. He no longer needed his salary to live.
C. He wanted to enjoy his final years with his family. D. He was sick of working for his boss.
52. Which of the following statements about the carpenter is true?
A. He was very poor at his job. B. He was disliked by his boss. C. His family was very poor. D. He was usually a hard worker. 53. Why was the carpenter upset at the end of the story?
A. His boss forced him to continue working. B. He didn?t want to retired from his job.
C. The house he built was of very poor quality. D. He felt his boss had tricked him.
54. What is the writer?s purpose in writing this story?
A. To show that the carpenter was a lazy man. B. To encourage readers to always try their best. C. To teach people the best way to retire. D. To urge people not to be selfish.
(B)
When I was a child, I thought ?work? was somewhere adults went, similar to what
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?school? was for children. That meant, it was a place you went for a certain amount of time each day, until you were allowed to leave. A ?boss? was analogous to a ?teacher?, in that you had to listen to them and complete the tasks they gave you. Basically, work was something you had to wait out until you were allowed to go home and have a snack.
The concepts of independent work, deadlines, goals, projects and finished products were
unknown to my young mind. ?Work? was a place you went because you had to, not because you wanted to. There were more fun things to do than going to ?work.?
As I grew up I learned that this is not what ?work? is like. Work can be different things to
different people and it is different depending on what your job actually is. I?ve had various jobs in my life, ranging in levels of responsibility, stress, pay and emotional satisfaction.
My current full time job, I can sadly say, is mostly like what I had imagined ?work? to be
as a child. I sit in a room, at a desk. I wait for my boss to have something for me to do, which he rarely does. But from time to time he comes in with some documents he wants me to type or some letters that need to be sent out and then I spring into action. But, for the most part, I sit and I wait until I can go home.
55. How would the writer describe the job he currently has?
A. Stressful. B. Normal. C. Interesting. D. Boring. 56. Where does the writer most probably work now?
A. In an office. B. In a library. C. In a school. D. In a park. 57. The underlined word ?analogous? in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ?___________?.
A. more important than B. similar to C. better than D. as good as
(C)
Mainland China?s trade surplus - or the difference between the total value of goods exported from China and goods imported into China - increased for the second straight month. This suggests the recent recall of Chinese toys from the United States for safety reasons has not affected the long term demand for Chinese products.
Exports last month climbed to US$114.48 billion, an increase that was larger than 16.1 percent rise in imports, which climbed to US$88.56 billion, the custom bureau said yesterday. That brought the total trade surplus for the first nine months of this year to US$185.65, surpassing the US$177.5 billion for all of last year.
The recovery in China?s trading performance over the past three months has surprised some economists. “Earlier this year the picture didn?t look so good”, said Bank of China official Li Hua. “The return of many Chinese products from America due to safety issues had a negative impact on export levels. At the same time orders for new aeroplanes by Chinese airline companies boosted the import causing the lowest level of surplus in more than 3 years.”
But the decrease in exports to the USA that followed the return of Chinese products was less than the increase in the demand for Chinese products from the European Union. European countries have bought 33.5% more Chinese goods in each of the past three months. Exports to Asia and Africa also increased, although by lesser amounts, over that same period. Chinese exports to the USA have also started to recover.
“The American toy company involved, Mattel, has admitted that most of the goods that they returned were due to design problem by the company, not because of poor manufacturing
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