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迎新年九姑中学高二英语阅读竞赛试题 命题人： 石玉荣 审题人：邓胜荣 一、完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 School was over and I was both mentally and英才苑physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my 1 to get home. Sitting at the front made me 2 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies. Jane, the driver, tried to break the 3 atmosphere by striking the match of 4 . I tried to mind manners and 5 listened, but usually I was too busy thinking of my day. On this day, 6 , her conversation was worth listening to. “My father’s sick,” she said to no one in 7 . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes.. with a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “what’s wrong with him?” With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 8 the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowed as she 9 , “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.” I couldn’t respond. I was 10 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 11 my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, 12 still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go 13 that. Suddenly I realized Jane wasn’t only a bus driver. That was 14 her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns, too. I has never thought of her as 15 but a bus driver.
I suddenly felt very 16 . I realized I had only thought of her as 17 as what her purpose was in my life. I paid no attention to Jane because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as 18 . For all I know, I’m just another person in 19 else’s world, and may not even be important. I 20 not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments to keep. Understanding people is an art. 1．A．anxiety B．determination C．decision D．attempt 2．A．find B．make C．think D．stand 3．A．unpopular B．uncomfortable C．unusual D．unforgettable 4．A．fire B．topic C．conversation D．discussion 5．A．politely B．devotedly C．carelessly D．sincerely 6．A．however B．therefore C．thus D．otherwise 7．A．surprise B．common C．silence D．particular 8．A．fighting B．avoiding C．clearing D．keeping 9．A．told B．lasted C．repeated D．continued 10．A．for sure B．at ease C．in shock D．in despair 11．A．mercy B．pain C．pity D．disappointment 12．A．so B．yet C．and D．or 13．A．over B．round C．through D．without 14．A．almost B．nearly C．ever D．just 15．A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything 16．A．sad B．depressed C．selfish D．worried 17．A．far B．long C．much D．well 18．A．unfit B．unselfish C．unnecessary D．unimportant 19．A．everyone B．someone C．anyone D．no one 20．A．must B．may C．can D．should
二、阅读理解（共35小题；每小题2分，满分70分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end-with commercials(商业广告) thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. “Buy super Clean Toothpaste.” “Drink Good Wet Root Beer.” “Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It Now!” The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed－new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops. The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rests－even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit. 21．According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip? A．Buses on the road. B．Films on television. C．Advertisements on billboards D．Gas stations. 22．What is the purpose of this passage? A．To show the similarities between long bus trips and TV shows. B．To persuade you to take a long bus trip. C．To display the differences between long bus trips and TV shows. D．To describe the billboards along the road. 23．The writer of this passage would probably favor _____________. A．bus drivers who weren’t reckless B．driving alone C．a television set on the bus D．no billboards along the road 24．The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because ______________. A．the commercials both on TV shows and on the billboards alone the road are fun B．they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between C．the derivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses D．both traveling and watching TV are not exciting 25．The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are _____________. A．exciting B．comfortable C．tiring D．boring
B Florence Sephton is 77 and lives in Deganwy, North Wales. She is reading for an arts degree. “I’m more of a creature to polish my mind than polish my furniture. The house takes second place while I put the studying first.” “I was very happy at school and had wonderful teaching. I pas
