2006学年第二学期高一六、八、九三校竞赛试卷

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。

1 Knowing the result of the exam, he went home and lay in bed, ______.A upsetB was upsetC felt upsetD and upset2 I wonder how he_______ that to the teacher.A dare to sayB dare sayingC not dare sayD dared say3 The government officials’ visit on his 80th birthday______ the famous scientist greatly.A respectedB honouredC cared forD admired4 I thought Nelson Mandela must be a kind and honest man_______ I saw his picture.A whereB whetherC the first timeD for the first time5. I t worried her a bit __________ her hair was turning grey.A. whileB. thatC. ifD. for6. With all his money and friends , he was now in great despair (绝望).A. goingB. goneC. be goneD. had gone7 He can’t _________ breaking the window.A get rid ofB get away fromC get away withD get away8 Although amber feels as hard as stone, it easily melts when________.A heatingB heatedC it heatsD being heated9 Both of them showed a ________ to finish the fighting, so the problems will probably be ______.A willingness; solvedB willing; solvingC will; solvedD willingness, solving10 I was ________ to find that I won the competition to design a new computer. The news was really _______.A amazing ; excitingB amazed ; excitedC amazed ; excitingD amazing ; excited11 Mark Twain left_____ school at _____ of twelve to look for work.A the ; theB / ; theC / ; /D the ; /12 “I won’t have you ________ to your father like that.” said the mother.A speakB spokenC speakingD to speak13---Lucy doesn’t mind lending y ou her dictionary.---She_____. I’ve already borrowed one.A can’tB mustn’tC needn’tD shouldn’t14---Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away ?---Thank you.______.A It couldn’t be betterB Of course you canC If you likeD It’s up to you15 This cake is very sweet. You______ a lot of sugar in it.A should putB could have putC might putD must have put16 Our country is now short of natural gas oil and other forms of_______.A energyB strengthC powerD materialA where he works inA will changeB will have changedC is changingD has changed19 The train he was looking forward to ______ only a few minutes ago.A arrivesB arrivedC arrivingD had arrived20.I doubt very much _____ the tickets for tomorrow have _____.A that ; been sold awayB that ; been sold outC if ; sold outD whether ; been sold out.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。

In about 250 BC, the Greek scientist Archimedes was asked by King Hieron to find out if his crown was__21__ gold . Archimedes thought and thought about the problem Suddenly the answer__22__ to him when he was having a bath .As he got into the bath .Archimedes __23__ that if he immersed (浸入)the king’s crown in a vessel __24__ to the brim (边缘) with water, it would cause some water to __25__ .If he then immersed a piece of pure gold of the same __26__ as this crown, the same amount of water would overflow if the crown was pure gold . __27__ this way , Archimedes found that the crown __28__ pure gold.He is believed to have rushed naked (赤裸) from his bath into the __29__shouting , “ Eureka ! ” , __30__means, “ I’ve found it !” Archimedes made many important scientific discoveries, __31__pulleys (滑轮) ,and he first explained__32__things float.A __33__-word code was sent from Kissinger (基辛格) to Nixon（尼克松）,“ Eureka” , meaning that the trip had been __34__.After returning from Beijing ,Kissinger and his assistant wrote a __35__ to Nixon, “We have the __36__work for you and Mao to turn a page in __37__.” On July 15 Nixon informed stunned (震惊的) television viewers of Kiss inger’s __38__ trip and his own plan to visit China some time before May 1972. In October 1971, Kissinger returned to __39__, with a team of “ advance men”, to __40__ for Nixon’s own visit.21 A special B true C simple D pure22 A hit B came C passed D belonged23 A realized B said C remarked D knew24 A filled B full C exact D perfect25 A freeze B overflow C fall D lose26 A weight B size C length D shape27 A On B In C By D At28 A was not B was hardly C was nearly D was almost29 A bathroom B waiting-room C bedroom D street30 A when B what C that D which31 A regarding B supposing C including D considering32 A how B where C why D when33 A one B double C three D four34 A successful B necessary C secret D public35 A letterD notice36 A result D terrible 37 A world D century38 A secret B tiring C helpful D dangerous39 A China B U.S C his hometown D Greece40 A prepare B wait C send D look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。