2011年全国中学生英语能力竞赛山东赛区决赛高中组试题及答案.doc

2011年全国中学生英语能力竞赛山东赛区决赛高中组试题注意事项：1.本题共 11页，计150分。答题时间为120分钟。2.答题前将答题纸密封线以上的项目填写清楚。3.答题时可先用钢笔或圆珠笔在试题上作答，然后将答案抄到答题纸上。4.考试结束后将试题和答题纸一并交上。 Section 1 Listening Comprehension Test (50 points) Part 1 In this part you will hear ten short dialogues. After you hear a dialogue, read the question and four choices, and then choose the best answer to the question. The dialogue will be read only once. After each dialogue, you have ten seconds to choose the answer and read the next item. (10 points)1. What happened to Nancy ?A. She couldnt find the way back to her hotel. B. She has forgot her room number. C. She didnt bring her camera with her. D. She wanted to borrow a camera from her friend.2. Why did the man say that he traveled all around the world?A. He visited several foreign countries. B. He left China during his holiday.C. He had a nice holiday by traveling. D. He went to the Windows of the World.3. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man bought two new books. B. The woman bought the books at a low price. C. A membership card must be needed to buy the books.D. The woman was given an invoice with the name of the company.4. What did the man want to do?A. He wanted to live in the new house.B. He tried to make the woman believe the new house was big enough.C. He wanted to sell the house to the woman.D. He wanted to show the woman his new house.5. What happened to Cousin Kitty?A. She fell off her bike. B. She put away her bike. C. She wanted to ride a bike. D. She got hurt.6. Why does the woman sound a little worried?A. Her daughter was waiting for her at home.B. She has been out of the shop for nearly an hour.C. Dave failed to meet her at the right time.D. She is waiting for Dave to help her to close the shop.7. What are the man and woman talking about in the dialogue?A. They are making a family planning. B. They are talking about how to be a president.C. They are making a plan for their own company.D. They are talking about their plans for the future.8. What is the mans change if he pays 50 yuan for his order? A. 18.50 yuan. B. 16.50 yuan.C. 7.50 yuan. D. 27.50 yuan.9. What did the man do in the shop? A. He looked at the store window and came in. B. He took out his camera and began taking pictures. C. He bought a pencil and a notebook. D. He borrowed a pencil and wrote something in his notebook.10. What is the teacher asking her students to do in the class?A. To tell their own stories one by one.B. To listen to her carefully about the English study methods.C. To say something about the methods to improve the listening skills.D. To listen to English songs and watch English movies.Part Two In this part you are going to hear three conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. Listen to the conversation carefully and then choose the best answers to the questions that follow. You will have 10 seconds to look through the question and mark the answer. (15 points) Conversation one11. What are the man and woman mainly talking about in the conversation? A. Peoples future resources in the world. B. Earthquakes that happened in the world.C. The safety of the nuclear energy. D. The resource crisis of the earth in future.12. Why does the man think the nuclear energy is our best hope for the future? A. The nuclear reactors are clean and safe.B. The oil and gas resources in the world are running out.C. The nuclear power plants can produce more electricity than oil and gas.D. Strong earthquakes do not often happen, so the nuclear power plants are safe.13. What does the “eye to eye” mean in the sentence “I guess we just dont see eye to eye when it comes to nuclear energy.”?A. It means “keep an eye on the same problem”.B. It means “have the same opinion about something”.C. It means “discuss a problem face to face”.D. It means “hold different opinions on something”.Conversation Two 14. What are the man and woman looking for in the newspaper?A. The best prices for ads. B. The best prices for plane tickets.C. The timetable for the flights. D. The ads for traveling.15. Why are they going to buy the Airquick Airlines tickets? A. The tickets for first class are cheap. B. The service on the Airlines is good.C. They can buy two with one free. D. They dont have to pay soon.16. Why does the man say “Dont worry ” to the woman?A. Because he is sure to tell the truth to the public.B. Because he believes what the ads say is true.C. Because he is sure they will have the right tickets.D. Because she is never told a lie before.Conversation Three17.How long is the woman going to leave before she comes back to her office? A. Five weeks. B. About two months.C. Four months. D. About five months.18.What are the man and woman going to do during their trip? A. They are going to travel around the world. B. They are going to offer help in different countries. C. They are going to spend their holidays in Asia first. D. They are going to do some sight-seeing in Africa.19.Why does the man want to go to Africa? A. There are many beautiful countries in Africa. B. The climate there is very pleasant. C. People in some Africa countries have no enough food or water. D. He wants to visit a lot of old towns there.20. Which of the following is the right order that the man and the woman have planned to do in America?To got the areas affected by the forest fires.To go to the towns hit by the wind and rain.To replant some new trees.To help the children who lost their families. To help the people to rebuild their home. A. B. C. D. Part Three In this part youll hear three short passages. After each passage you will be asked a few questions. Choose the best answers. The passages will be read only once. You will have ten seconds for looking through each question and marking the answer. (15 points)Passage One 21. Why is it not an easy job to be a London taxi driver? A. He must be very skillful at driving a car on a loneliest street. B. He has to follow the traffic lights when driving along a highway. C. He should know all the signs for hotels and restaurants in the city. D. He needs to have a good knowledge of the city of London.22. Why do London taxi drivers sometimes try to make more runs? A. They want to make more money. B. They prefer to work for themselves.C. They want to help more passengers. D. They are used to working deep into the night.23. How do London taxi drivers “give”? A. They give the poor children a lunch party at the sea each summer.B. They give poor children the chance to meet the mayor.C. They pay for some poor childrens rides for a days tour each summer.D. They play with some poor children at the sea for a day each summer.Passage Two 24. When did Gloria get her first job? AA few years before college BSeveral years after college CWhen she was studying at college DWhen she was working in the TV station25. In which part-time job did Gloria feel the happiest? ACleaning in the hotel BSelling books in the bookstore CServing coffee in the student union DMaking maps for the Forest Service26. How did Gloria help the child get the operation he needed? AHer boss agreed to raise money BShe paid for the operation herself CShe allowed the boy to show on TV DHer news report affected some doctors27. What particularly gives Gloria the feeling of pride? AHelping people through her work BReporting interesting stories CBeing able to do different jobs well DPaying for her college education herselfPassage Three28. Why did Mr Johnson say that he would have a long night?A. Because he didnt know the routes.B. Because no driver would give him a ride.C. Because he perhaps would have to take a taxi.D. Because he wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.29. Why did Mr Johnson change his mind after waiting 30 minutes?A. He got tired and worried. B. No bus would come at the time.C. A taxi ride would be more comfortable. D. He knew the driver would never return.30. What can we learn from the story?A. The bus driver drove Mr Johnson home in the bus.B. The bus driver helped people who once helped her.C. The bus driver told Mr Johnson to help other people as she did.D. Mr Johnson gave the bus driver some money for her help in the end.Part Four In this part youll have a spot dictation. Listen to the passage twice, then fill in the blanks with what you have heard. (10 points) I think one of the most important factors in 31_ whether or not Ill like a subject is the teacher. The right teacher can make you look 32 _ to a class, just as a bad teacher can make you dread coming to school. 33 _, at my school, the bad ones far outnumber the 34_ teachers, but every so often you come across a gem. Really good teachers are usually popular with most of the kids, and everyone is always trying to get into their classes. To me, a good teacher is someone who likes the subject hes teaching, as well as enjoys working with his students. That type of teacher keeps up with all the 35_ in his field, and makes learning interesting and fun. The teacher I had for music last year was really terrific. He got 36_ to take our class on a trip to an actual recording 37_ . We made a record, and although it was never sold to a 38 _ label, it was played at two school 39 _ as well as a local dance. It may even take off yet- who knows? I learned a lot about music in that class and really had a good time. Most kids think that its important for a teacher to be fair. You can look up to a teacher whos fair, even if you dont get a top grade in the class. At least you know that youve 40 _ whatever grade you 41 _. But a lot of teachers arent fair, and thats true even for some of the ones who think that they are. Several of the teachers dont seem at ease with 42 _ group kids. They try too hard. A few of the white teachers 43 _ Black History Month more rigorously than our black faculty members. They 44 _ stress black pride and so openly gush over their black students that its obvious that theyre 45 _ some of the black kids. Sonia, one of my black friends, says that she hates coming to school in February (Black History Month) because she doesnt enjoy being made the center of 46 _. Other teachers are even worse. These are the ones who seem to be totally 47 _ of how they come across. They have their obvious favorites in class who receive special 48 _. Usually they tend to like the better looking, well-dressed kids, but sometimes they may react to a student personally-like when a teacher is partial to a particular girl because that student 49 _ her daughter. Once a teacher stops seeing his students 50 _, it becomes nearly impossible for him to remain fair and impartial in class. A teacher is supposed to use his skills to help a student learn, instead of using a young person to build up his ego. It is hard for me to respect a teacher, or anyone for that matter, who is unfair. And its equally difficult to learn anything from a person whom you dont respect. Section II Reading Comprehension Test (50 points)Read the following passages and choose the best answers.AA new type of Internet and e-mail fraud is posing major problems for people who rely on the Internet for business and banking transactions. The troublemakers are known as phishers- pronounced fishers. Phishers steal information from innocent people by pretending to be Internet Service Providers or ISPs. These are the people who legally connect you to the Internet and have a right to know your passwords, credit card numbers, and other secret information. Phishers dont have a right to this information, but when unsuspecting Internet users get a message from a phisher, they often give them their secret codes and numbers. The phisher can then create chaos by emptying the victims bank accounts and charging up massive debts on their credit cards. Sometimes phishers go to great lengths to get information, using computer worms to infect many e-mail addresses. In their e-mails, phishers falsely pose as online businesses. Phishers have only turned up in the last two years, but now they have unleashed their criminal activity in North America, Europe, Russia, and parts of Asia. A few of the culprits are malicious students or individuals trying to get rich at the expense of others. However, the FBI and other law enforcement organizations perceive that most phishers are actually part of criminal groups. They worry because bank fraud and e-mail fraud are increasing at a rapid rate. They urge everyone to be alert for illegal phishers who try to pass themselves off as Internet Service Providers. Being phished is one experience you wont mind missing out on. 51. How do phishers get secret information? A. Credit card companies hire them. B. Online businesses use them.C. They are employed by banks. D. They pass themselves off as ISPs.52. How would a victim of a phisher feel? A. Aghast. B. Devastated. C. Magnificent. D. Malicious.53. Where have phishers emerged?A. Only in the Internet Service Providers. B. In the bank accouts.C. In some business and information centers. D. In several parts of the world.54. What does the FBI believe?A. Some ill students cause most of the problems.B. A few phishers and victims are not innocent businesspeople.C. Most phishers are organized criminals.D. This type of fraud will vanish into thin air.55. What was the purpose of this passage?A. To give a warning to the innocents.B. To tell how the police could detect the fraud.C. To describe some criminal and isolated behavior.D. To stop spreading malicious gossip. BThe idea that someone or something can be cursed is as old as culture itself. In fairy tales a curse was called a magic spell and was usually cast by a wicked old witch. Some people believe that curses can be placed on others by casting spells, or by chanting certain words. A curse is said to bring bad luck or even death to the person it has been put on. In real life a person may accidentally have had a series of misfortunes, and he will be said to have been cursed. The saying that luck, good or bad, comes in threes is still believed by Western-educated people. There is, however, no scientific evidence that curses have been the cause of any harm.Ancient peoples were afraid to walk under ladders because they thought that gods lived in the triangle-shaped space underneath. For someone to walk through a sacred place like this was very disrespectful to the gods. This is because early Christians considered the ladder a symbol of wickedness. Remember that a ladder had led Christ to his death. Today some superstitious people avoid walking under ladders for fear of bad luck. The thought that walking under ladders brings about bad luck also exists among those who are not superstitious because some clumsy person at the top might drop something on them!One more superstition is about a horseshoe. Have you ever been told that its lucky to find a horseshoes? This belief comes from 4th-century Greece. A horseshoe is crescent-shaped like the new moon, which was a symbol of good luck. Also horseshoes are made of iron, which was thought to be able to keep evil spirits away. A horseshoe nailed over a doorway supposedly kept evil spirits from entering the house. For extra protection, it was said the horseshoe must be fixed with the ends pointing up, or all the good luck would drain out of it. Horseshoes are hard to find today, but good luck still keeps coming into ordinary families. The question why some people are still superstitious could be explained by the fact that modern science and technology is not so advanced as to be able to account for everything in the boundless universe.56. A curse is _.A. an old culture B. a word, a phrase or a sentenceC. a bad witch D. a magic technology57. A curse is believed to _.A. bring good luck and make a lot of money B. make people keep away from harmC. bring sickness or misfortune D. be first used by the Egyptians58. Walking under ladders means _ to ancient people.A. you might be injured by something falling down B. you walk through gods bedroomC. you dont show respect to gods D. you make gods ill and unhealthy59. All the stories about the horseshoe are _.A. true but unbelievable B. strange but believableC. a result of superstition D. for those who ride horses60. From the passage we know _.A. people dont know the universe well enoughB. cursing is as old as the earth itselfC. good luck doesnt exist any longer because horseshoes are hard to find nowadaysD. modern science and technology is so advanced today that nothing is unknown to humans C Thinking about going to a casino to play roulette and win a lot of money? Theres something you should know before you bet. Its much more likely that the casino will win than you will. The roulette wheel is divided into 38 numbered slots. Two of these slots are green, 18 are red, and