高2012级高一英语阅读竞赛试题
时间：40分钟 总分：100分
一．根据上下文猜测划线词汇的意思，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四
个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)
1.It will be very hard but also very brittle－that is, it will break easily. A.easily broken B.soft inside C.very hard D.expensive 2.The herdsman , who looks after sheep, earns about 650 yuan a year. A. keeper of a group of animals, esp. cattles
B. a butcher C. a man who sell sheep D. a person who looks after and kill animals
3. The word “adolescence” means the period between children and adulthood. A.少儿期 B.幼儿期 C.青春期 D.成人期
4. Twelve-year-old Sally was an active girl，but her sister was quite sedate． A. pretty B. calm C. protective D. energetic 5. Most of us agreed, however, Bill dissented. A .have a different opinion B.support C.like it very much D.doesn’t show his ideas
6.The lack of movement caused the muscles to weaken. Sometimes the weakness was permanent. So the player could never play the sport again. A .going on for a long time B. that may be permitted C. not very strong D. in a bad condition
7.That museum is so immense that it will be impossible to see all the exhibits in one day.
A. very large B. crowed C.noisy D.good 8. William Shakespeare said. “The web of our life is of a mingled yarn（纱线），good and ill together.”
A.simple B.mixed C.sad D.happy 9.We must safeguard the world peace. A. protect B. care or custody C. prevent D. to keep safe with a burglar-alarm 10.Don’t listen to his nonsense. A. havig no meaning B. meaningless words C. humorous speech D. not making sense
11.He felt very alone; he had lived in Baltimore City for a month and had met no
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one in the inhospitable city. A. unfriendly B. uncomfortable C. unhealthy D. enormous 12.The official asked the man what his occupation was. The man told him that he worked as an engineer.
A.work B. study C. name D. interest
13.The lady asked the waitress to get her a clean saucer to put her coffee cup on． A.a glass B.a cake C.a small plate D. a table 14.A child’s birthday party doesn’t have to be a hassle; it can be a bask-et of fun.
A.a party designed by specialists B.a plan requiring careful thought C.a situation causing difficulty or trouble
D.a demand made by guests
15.The family’s old farm house has become a chicken house, its residents arriving next month.
A. chickens B. tomatoes C. garden D. people 二. 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题3分，共60分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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I needed to get some money so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department at Graham’s for the first fortnight of the January sale. I can’t say that I enjoyed it, but it was an experience I’ll never forget.
I could never understand why there were so many things in the sales; where did they all come from? Now I know the secret! Firstly, there is the special winter stock (货物) and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced. Secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldn’t sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them. Thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put out at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale. Clever! Lastly, they buy in “seconds? (clothes not in perfect condition) for the sale and they are sold very cheaply.
When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already a queue around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous.
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When the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards, looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand. The moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd charged in. I couldn’t believe my eyes; this wasn’t shopping, it was a battlefield! One poor lady couldn’t keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind.
Clothes were flying in all directions as people searched for the sizes, colours and styles they wanted. Quarrels broke out. Mothers were using their small children to crawl(爬行) through people’s legs and get hold of things they couldn’t get near themselves.
Within minutes I had half a dozen people pushing clothes under my nose, each wanting to be the first served. Where had the famous English Queue gone? The whole day continued like that, but I kept my temper(脾气)! I was taking money hand over fist and began to realize why, twice a year, Graham’s were happy to turn their expensive store into a battlefield like this.
In the sale fever, people were spending money like water without thinking whether they needed what they were buying. As long as it was a bargain it was OK.
You won’t believe this but as soon as I got home I crashed out for four hours. Then I had dinner and went back to bed, fearing the sound of the alarm which would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale.
1. What kind of clothes is likely to be sold 5% cheaper? A. Last summer’s clothes. condition.
C. Clothes bought in specially for the sales. D. Clothes for winter. 2. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The customers gave up the queuing, for which the English are famous. B. The customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted.
C. Small children enjoyed crawling through people’s legs. D. The security guards were fearless of the crowd.
3. In the author’s opinion, why were Graham’s happy to make their expensive store into “Battlefield?
A. There were too many clothes and they wanted to clear them in the sales.
B. They were eager to show that they were clever at doing business. C. They could take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes.
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B. Clothes not in perfect
D. They wanted to make more money by having sales. 4. The expression “crashed out” means ________. A. chatted with her friends C. broke down A. The Best Bargain. C. Sale Fever.
B. slept soundly D. dined out B. Hunting for a job. D. A Pleasant Fortnight.
5. What would be the best title for the passage?
【答案与解析】这是一篇介绍人们疯狂购买打折商品的文章。 1. D。由第二段... some of these things are slightly reduced. 可知，lightly 意为“轻微的，一点的”，与题中所说便宜5%相吻合，因此可知为冬天的衣服。
2. A。考查对与 Where had the famous English Queue gone? 的理解。 3. D。由文中可知，Graham’s 希望看到人们像在战场上一样地疯狂购买他们的东西，因为这样可以赚很多钱。
4. B。根据文中 Then I had dinner and went back to bed... 中的 back 可以印证她又返回睡觉去了，说明刚才在睡觉。
5. C。纵观全文可知。这是一个人们狂购打折商品的故事。所以选 C。
B
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高一英语阅读竞赛试题
