英语阅读竞赛试卷

2014年东阳市高二年级英语阅读能力竞赛模拟卷（二）

一．把下列英语句子翻译成汉语（共20分）

1. No one was ever bored watching him—his subtle acting made everything entertaining.

2. Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm with nothing to eat.

3. This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to

overcome all difficulties.

4. He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspire people wit great confidence.

5. You should be thinking that someone has stolen our tent.

6. Not all cultures greet each other the same way, Nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people.

7. The acting is so convincing that it make you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.

8.He tries cutting and chewing the bottom of the shoe as if it were the finest steak.

9. Being respectful to people is subjective, based on each culture, but in general it is probably not a good idea to give a hug to a boss or a teacher.

10. There are many ways around the world to show agreement, but nodding the head up and down is used for agreement almost worldwide.

二．把下列汉语句子翻译成英语（共20分）

11.在人们感到沮丧的时候，查理使人们开怀大笑，于是他们对自己的生活感到更加满足.

12.不幸的是他的父亲去世了,使得他的家庭更加艰难，所以查理在童年时期就要照顾生病的母亲和弟弟

13 .这个穷苦的无家可归的小流浪汉，留着小胡子，穿着大裤子、破鞋子，头顶着黑色的小圆帽。

14.查理卓别林自编、自导、自制他主演的电影。

15.我想到生命是多么短暂，而宇宙是多么漫长！

16.她后退了几步，看上去有些吃惊，并举起了手，好像是在自卫。

17.我看见几个年轻人走进了等候区，好奇地向四周张望。

18.用口头语言交流的同时，人们还使用不出声的语言——身体间的距离、动作或姿态等，来表达情感。

19.最普遍通用的面部表情当然是微笑——其作用是表示快乐和安人心境。

20.尽管我们常常会彼此误解，但我们仍能做到彼此理解，这真是件令人惊奇的事！

三：阅读理解（共60分）

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Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.

A VOID BIG EVENTS Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost £169.15 at . A week later, the same room cost £118.15.

If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid—or you‟re looking for a big event to pass your time—check out sites such as , which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.

STAYAW AY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want

to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.

Don‟t be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge‟s Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was £95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was £75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just £62.95.

LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Really central hotels in cities such as London, Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. A great example is the historic O‟Neill Flat on Edinburgh‟s Royal Mile, available for £420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.

GET ON A BIKE London‟s …Boris bikes‟ have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs.

Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around £1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or £5 per day). (358 words)

1. The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may __________.

A. help travelers pass time

B. attract lots of travelers to the UK

C. allow travelers to make flexible plans

D. cause travelers to pay more for accommodation

2. “Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 is most probably __________.

A. a hotel away from the train station

B. the tube line to Covent Garden

C. an ideal holiday destination

D. the name of a travel agency

3. The passage shows that the O‟Neill Flat __________.

A. lies on the ground floor

B. is located in central London

C. provides cooking facilities for tourists

D. costs over £100 on average per day in late September

4. Cardiff‟s program allows a free bike for a maximum period of __________.

A. half an hour

B. one hour

C. one hour and a half

D. two hours

5. The main purpose of the passage is __________.

A. to tell visitors how to book in advance

B. to supply visitors with hotel information

C. to show visitors the importance of self-help

D. to offer visitors some money-saving tips

B

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