元旦高二英语竞赛试题

2015年元旦高二英语竞赛试题

Section 1(10 marks)

Choose the best meaning for each fictional word in the following sentences. (词义推测｡)

1. Bill worked in a big office in the city, and he used to go to have his hair cut hugtholy, although this was against the rule.

A. 在上班时间

B. 在休息时间

C. 按规定时间

D. 不遵守时间

2. In America, most of the letters do not travel by train any more, moleyth trains are slower than planes, and people like to send letters by air.

A. 虽然

B. 如果

C. 因为

D. 而且

3.Duasy the other West Indians Rick Ferreira is White, so he is not looked down upon as a second-class citizen.

A. 作为

B. 犹如

C. 由于

D. 不像

4. When they got to Manchester, they discovered that they were going to travel on a rather cloky boat which took only about 12 of the booked passengers, leaving the others waiting for another boat.

A.小的

B. 大的

C. 旧的

D. 新的

5. More and more people have duokomied stage players, and that’s why in many parts of the world, the number of theater-goers has become much smaller than it was in the 1950s and earlier. A. 对……无吸引力 B. 对……感兴趣 C. 对……失去兴趣 D. 对……很留恋

Section 2(10 marks)

Choose the one choice that best answers the question.(选择正确答案｡)

6. Which of the following is the writer of Journey to the West?

A. Cao Xueqin.

B. Shi Nai’an.

C. Luo Guanzhong.

D. Wu Cheng’en.

7. Which of the following rivers is the longest river in the world?

A. Nile.

B. Amazon River.

C. Yangtze River.

D. Rhein.

8. How many basketball players can be on the court, according to the basketball rules?

A. 5.

B. 10.

C. 15.

D. 20.

9. If you want to reset your computer, what keys should you press?

A. Shift, Ctrl, Alt.

B. F1, F3, F6.

C. Home, Del, Pgup.

D. Ctrl, Alt, Del.

10. Look at the number series: 2,9,16,23,30,…What is the next number?

A. 35

B. 37

C. 39

D. 41

Section 3(10 marks)

Read the following information carefully and fill in the chart below. One blank has been filled in.(阅读并填写图表｡)

A. In the wild, pandas can be found in only three provinces in south-west China, where they are in the mountainous bamboo forests looking for food.

B. One job of the researchers at the panda reserves is to try to help pandas have more healthy cubs (幼兽).

C. Although the panda’s round, furry body and back and white markings make it look cute and friendly, its sharp claws and teeth remind us that it is a wild animal.

D. When a panda is born, it is tiny and pink. It looks nothing like its parents at all. Weighing only 100 grams, it looks more like a mouse than a baby panda.

E. Pandas sometimes eat small forest animals like mice, but their main food is bamboo. They use their sharp teeth to eat 12~14 kilograms of bamboo a day.