2018年秋季高一英语竞赛试题1

1、2018年秋季英语竞赛试题高一Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you! Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m., And end at about 11. Ask your hosts wh

2、at time you should arrive. It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as gift. Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks. Do you want to be extra polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But rememberit's not polite to ask howmuch things c

3、ost. In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests.You'll probably start meal with soup or something small, and then you have meat of fish with vegetables, and then dessert, followed by coffee. It's polite to finish

4、everything on your plate and have more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening? Call your host and hostess the next day, or write them a short "thank you" letter. British and American people like to say "thank you, thank you, thank you" all the time!21.You're not invited to

5、 the evening by a friend, which .A. means you are not welcome for some bad manners.B. means he or she doesn't like you for some unknown reasons.C. means you should pay more visits to them and bring more gifts.D. doesn't mean he or she doesn't like you.22. You should never .A. say you lik

6、e the host's house very muchB. ask the host the price of the things in the houseC. have drinks and some snacks before the eveningD. sit beside the host or hostess when having dinner23. As a guest, you should finish everything to show .A. you are healthyB. you really like the foodC. you like cook

7、ingD. you have a good appetite.（ 胃口）BIn most languages, a greeting is usually followed by“ small talk ” . Small talk means the little thingsabout at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather.“ Nice day, isn t it? ” “ Terrible weather, i

8、sn t it? ” But there is something special about small talk. It m something which both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe

9、 topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion（ 宗教 ） or politics（ 政治 ） so these are not suitable topics for small talk. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. Atfootball matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching.“ Grea

10、-ts gtoapms,e , isn t ipeople may comment on the transport system.“ The bus service is terrible, isn t it? ”24. Small talk is .A. a kind of conversation with short wordsB. a greeting used when people meet each otherC. to let people disagree about somethingD. something we talk about to start a conver

11、sation25. The favorite topic of small talk for English people is .A. the weather B. politicsC. gamesD. languages26. The passage suggests that when we learn a language .A. we should learn about the transport system of the countryB. we should only master the grammar and the vocabularyC. we should lear

12、n the culture of the countryD. we should understand the importance of the language27. When we say “ Great game, isn t it? ” , we are in fact .A. asking a questionB. having a conversationC. greeting each otherD. making small talk28. What we learn from the passage is that .A. different languages have

13、different grammarB. small talk is an important part of a languageC. small talk depends on the purpose of the conversationD. in English-speaking countries we should talk about the weatherCQiao is a sixth-grader at Yuhui Primary School. He is only 12 years old but has been smoking for three years. Liu

14、, 15, is a Junior 2 student at Chicheng No 2 Middle School. He began smoking four years ago. "Smoking is part of my life," Liu said. Qiao and Liu are not those boys ' real names. But their problem, smoking, is a very real problem. In many countries, smoking is becoming a bigger problem

15、 for young people. Most smokers start in their teens (years of a person's age from 13 to 19) or earlier 。A study of 8,000 Beijing students last May told us that smoking is a problem for many Chinese kids. More than 21% of middle school students and 6 % of primary school pupils said they smoked.&

16、quot;If young people start smoking early, they will probably get addicted to nicotine .And it will be very hard to give up later on," said a professor.Every year, about four million people die because of smoking. And if people keep smoking, that number will go up to about 10 million a year by 2

17、030, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. So we have to learn and tell others about the dangers of smoking.29. The sentence "Smoking is part of my life. " probably means ""A. I don't smoke very often.B. Smoking is very important to me.C. I don't smoke at all. D. I

18、9;m going to give up smoking.30. What will probably happen if a person starts smoking early?A. He will surely die early.B. He cannot stop smoking.C. It will be difficult for him to give up smoking.D. He will become lazy soon.31. The study in the passage shows that .A. smoking is a serious problem am

19、ong Chinese studentsB. there are more and more smokers in ChinaC. some student smokers have already been seriously addictedD. most of smokers are young students32. As middle school students, what should we do from now on?A. We should start smoking after middle school. B. We should ask others to smok

20、e outside.C. We should laugh at smokers.D. We should say no to smoking.DToo many people want others to be their friends, but they don t give friendship back. That is why somfriendships don t last very long. To have a friend, you must learn to treat your friend the way you wyaonut r friend to treat y

21、ou. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous （ 宽宏大量的）； beunderstanding.Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you donpeople usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven t been honest, you may lose your

22、 friendfriends always count on one another to speak and act honestly.Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You donyour lunt chha vmeotnoegyi voeryour clothes, or enjoy, like our hobbies and your interests. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be

23、 very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them you help your friend know you better.Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school.Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve . Turning to a

24、 friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to b e a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend you can understand the problem better.No two friendships are ever exactly alike （ 相同 ）. But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan

25、 to keep your friendships, you must practice honesty. Generosity and understanding.33. Some friendships don t last very long because .A. there are too many people who want to make friends.B. they don t know friendship is something seriousC. those who give others friendships receive friendships from

26、othersD. those who never give others friendships receive no friendship from others 34. Which of the following is NOT true in the passage?A. A friend who gives you his lunch money is a true friend.B. Always tell your friend the truth.C. Discussing your problems with your friend often helps to solve t

27、he problem.D. Sharing your mind with your friend is of great value.35. The best title of this passage is.A. A Friend in Need Is a Friend IndeedB. Honesty Is the Best HabitC. How to Be a FriendD. Three Important Points in Life七选五Dear Sir,I have to travel every day from So UK Road to the airport. Two

28、buses travel along this route: No.49 andNo.16. However, by the time No.16 reaches So UK Road, it is always full. 36The timetable states that there are buses from So UK Road to the airport every ten minutes. 37 The instructions state that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every

29、stop where people are waiting. 38The instructions state that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers and 20 standing passengers. Yesterday, I was the first to get off the bus when it reached the airport. 39 There were 129 of them.Clearly printed on the back of every bus is a sign that says “

30、 Maximum speed: 50mph. ” 40 Saturday morning a No. 49 bus traveled the distance in ten minutes, at an average speed of 60 mph. At times it must have done at least 80 or even 90 mph.It is obvious that our bus companies have neither respect for the instructions nor consideration for their passengers.

31、Can nothing be done about this?A. I counted the other passengers as they got off.B. Is there anything we can do to change this?C. The problem is that we have to pay more for our trip.D. The distance from So UK Road to the airport is 10 miles.E. This leaves No.49 which sometimes has empty seats on it

32、.F. If this is so, why do I have to wait half an hour for a bus nearly every day?G. Why is it that half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop?完形填空My father often works very hard. And he 41 goes to the movies. Here I will tell you a 42 story about him.One afternoon, when

33、he finished his work, and 43 go home, he found a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he 44 to have not much work to do that day and 45 was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.So he came back home and 46 finished his supper. Then he said good-bye to us and left.But to ou

34、r 47, he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the 48 . He smiledand told us about the funny thing that had happened at the 49.When my father was sitting in his seat, a 50 came to father s seat and said that the seat was hers. My father was 51. he took out the ticket 52 looked at

35、it carefully. It was Row 17,53.And then he looked at the seat. It was 54. So he asked her to 55 her ticket. She took out the ticketat once and the seat 56 in it was Row 17, Seat 3.Why? Wha t s the matter with all this? While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said,57of the tickets are different

36、. 58 ” they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while, my father said, “ Oh, I am 59, I made a mistake. My ticket is for the60 a month ago. Take this seat, please.With these words, he left.41. A. alwaysB. seldomC. oftenD. sometimes.42. A. funnyB. sadC. badD. strange43. A. was toB. was abou

37、t toC. had toD. ought to44. A. happenedB. likedC. pretendedD. wanted45. A. itB. thisC. thatD. which46. A. earlyB. quietlyC. quicklyD. suddenly47. A. surpriseB. joyC. sorrowD. delight48. A. matterB. dateC. timeD. price49. A. hallB. theatreC. officeD. cinema50. A. manB. womanC. boyD. stranger51. A. in

38、terestedB. surprisedC. frightenedD. disappointed52. A. andB. butC. orD. so53. A. Seat 1B. Seat 2C. Seat 3D. Seat 454. A. differentB. unusualC. the sameD. strange55. A. bringB. getC. seeD. show56. A. saidB. namedC. toldD. shown57. A. designsB. colorsC. pricesD. owners58. A. .ButB. HoweverC. SoD. Yet5

39、9. A. sadB. sorryC. wrongD. worried60. A. exhibitionB. playC. concertD. film语法填空With the 61（ develop） of industry, air pollution is getting more and more serious. In Beijing,many people suffer different kinds of illnesses because 62air pollution. Air pollution is caused bythe following 63: about half of the problem is caused by vehicles. There are mo