20122013學年度高二英語閱讀競賽試題時間：100分鐘 分值：150分第一節(jié) 閱讀理解（共 55小題，每小題 2分，滿分110分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的 A、B、C 和 D 項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AWorld top-ranked badminton player Lin Dan said last Friday that he was a better player than Taufik Hidayat in the year of 2006 despite losing the Asian Games single title to the Indonesian Olympic champion.“I have ranked No.1 in the world for two straight years and I think people can easily come to a conclusion on who is a better player for the whole year,” said Lin Dan, also known as Super Dan in the badminton world because of his marvelous performance in the sport.Hidayat beat Lin 21-15, 22-20 to give Indonesia its second gold medal in Doha on December 9, retaining his Asian Games singles title and avenging(報仇) two losses to the badminton world champion.Lin, 23, led China to the mens team title after defeating Hidayat twice in three days, in the preliminary round and in the semifinals of the Asian Games.In their third meeting, Lin came up against a better-prepared Hidayat than he had encountered previously.Hidayat was cheered on by the noisy support from dancing and flag-waving Indonesian fans, who had converted the badminton arena into a national celebration even before the two players stepped on to the court.Theres been a lot of acrimony(言語的刻毒) between Hidayat and Lin, who this year won the single title in the world championships after former champion Hidayat crashed out in the quarterfinals.In Doha, Hidayat was quoted as calling Lin “arrogant” before the event began, but the two stars played down the rift.“Its no problem, were close friends,” said Hidayat. “The media fabricated it.”Lin said last Friday in Beijing that he and Hidayat remain friends despite all the rumors.“There is no problem between Taufik and me although we dont talk to each other very much,” said Lin. “Media tends to make up things in order to make their stories juicy.” 1. What does the underlined word “fabricated” mean?A. made up B. reported C. discovered D. found out2. What is the relationship between the two players like?A. They are only opponents. B. Lin looks down upon Hidayat.C. They both think they are friends.D. The media has worsened the relationship between them.3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Lin beat Hidayat in all the games of 2006.B. Lin won the single title in the world championships in 2006.C. Indonesian fans held a national celebration after the two players stepped onto the court.D. Hidayat beat Lin 21-15, 22-20 to give Indonesia its first gold medal in Doha on the ninth of December. 4. This passage implies that _.A. Hidayat was in a better prepared condition than Lin in the Asian GamesB. Lin helped to win the mens team title in the Asian Games of 2006C. both of them are the best badminton players in the worldD. media tends to make up rumors5. What is the best title for this passage?A. Opponents Become Good FriendsB. True FriendshipC. World Top-ranked Badminton PlayersD. Who Is a Better Player?BA good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first for what it contains; the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sport to business to fashion to science, and the range of comments and special features(特寫) as well, from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books, art, theatre and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there, in and out glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next. A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far more than any reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality(時事性), its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. But immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in newspaper has no more than transient(短暫的) value. For all these reasons, no two people really read the same paper; what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that days paper, his own selection and sequence(連續(xù)), his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading.6. A modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following except its .A. wide coverage B. uniform styleC. speed in reporting newsD. popularity7. According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the “same” newspaper is that .A. people scan for the news they are interested in B. different people prefer different newspapersC. people are rarely interested in the same kind of news D. people have different views about what a good newspaper is 8. It can be concluded from the passage that newspaper readers .A. apply reading techniques skillfully B. jump from one newspaper to anotherC. appreciate the variety of a newspaperD. usually read a newspaper selectively9. A good newspaper offers “a variety” to readers because .A. it tries to serve different readersB. it has to cover things that happen in a certain localityC. readers are difficult to pleaseD. readers like to read different newspapers10. The best title for this passage would be .A. The Importance of Newspaper Topicality B. The Characteristics of a Good NewspaperC. The Variety of a Good Newspaper D. Some Suggestions on How to Read a NewspaperC There are robots all around us. Some do very complicated jobs like flying airplanes and driving subway trains. And some do a simple job. When an automatic washing machine is switched on, water pours in. The machine waits until the water is hot before washing the clothes. It does this by “feedback”. Information about what is happening is “feedback” into the robot to tell it what to do next. Our eyes, ears and other senses are our feedback. They tell us what is going on around us. So robots are like people in two ways: They work and they have feedback. There are robots all around, making our lives easier. Some of them, like the pocket calculator, can work much more quickly than human beings can. And they rarely make mistakes. In some ways robots are better than people. They work quickly, but do not make mistakes. They do not get bored doing the same job over and over again. And they never get tired. Robots are very useful in factories. They can be taught to do many different jobs. First their electronic brains must be shown how the job is done. A person moves the robots “arm” and “hand” through each part of the job. The robots brain remembers each move. When the robot is put to work on its own, its brain controls the rods, wheels and motors which move its arm. When the robot is needed for a new job, its electronic memory is “wiped clean.” Then it is taught how to do its new task. If the robots hand stops working, or if something gets in the way, it cannot do the next part of the job. So it stops and signals for help, then a human engineer repairs it. The most “intelligent” robots can move and see. Their eyes are cameras. Their metal fingers can feel shapes and even find out how hot and cold objects are. These robots have computer brains, linked to their eyes and fingers, which control their actions.11. In this story the author tells us that . A. there are very few robotsB. we see robots only at certain times C. robots are something new in our lifeD. robots are all around us12. In this story we are told that . A. we can get feedback through our eyes and ears B. we get feedback through the robots C. only robots get feedback D. robots are not intelligent because of the feedback13. What does the author of this story want you to feel about robots? A. They will probably take over in the future. B. They are very helpful and useful to humans. C. They are machines that are often out of order. D. They are not friends of human beings.14. Since people like what robots do, what do you think this means for the future? A. More and better robots will be built. B. People will stop making robots. C. There will be laws against using robots.D. Robots will benefit nobody.15. What does “brains” in the last paragraph stand for? A. head B. intelligence C. the organ inside the head D. intelligence controlDSo long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that “reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible”.Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also public activity. It can be seen and observed.Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny.If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable, what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest(探索) for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children.”When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher fulfil them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of leaning to read by reading.16. The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that _.A. it is one of the most difficult school coursesB. students spend endless hours in readingC. reading tasks are assigned with little guidanceD. too much time is spent in teaching about reading17. The teaching of reading will be successful if _.A. teachers can improve conditions at school for the studentsB. teachers can enable students to develop their own way of readingC. teachers can devise the most efficient system for readingD. teachers can make their teaching activities observable18. The underlined word “scrutiny” most probably means “_”.A. inquiry B. observation C. controlD. suspicion19. According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when _.A. children become highly motivatedB. teacher and learner roles are interchangeableC. teaching helps children in the search for knowledgeD. reading enriches childrens experience20. The main idea of the passage is that _.A. teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to readB. teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possibleC. reading ability is something acquired rather than taughtD. reading is more complicated that generally believedELaptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a 10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees anywhere at all!Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and were giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”21. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _.A. use for their schoolwork B. access the InternetC. work at home D. connect them to libraries22.Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks(引號)?A. They dont really talk.B. They use the computer language.C. Laptops have speakers.D. None of the above reasons is correct.23. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?A. All teachers use computers.B. 1500 students have laptops.C. It is an old college in America.D. Students there can do everything.24. A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can _.A. attend lectures on information technologyB. travel around the worldC. get information from around the worldD. have free laptops25. What can we infer from the passage?A. The program is successful.B. The program is not workable.C. The program is too expensive.D. We dont know the result yet.FBig Ben is the nick name for the great bell of the clock in London. The name was given in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall, who was in charge of the work when the bell was built in 1856. The clock has become a landmark of the United Kingdom and London, particularly in the visual media(可視媒體). When a television or film-maker wishes to quickly show a non-UK audience a certain location in Britain, a popular way to do so is to show an image of the Clock Tower. The Clock Tower is a focus of New Year celebrations in the United Kingdom, with radio and TV stations turning to its chimes(報時鐘聲) to welcome the start of the year.Londoners who live a proper distance from the Clock Tower and Big Ben can, by means of listening to the chimes both live and on the radio or television, hear the bell strike thirteen times on New Years Eve. This is possible because the speed of sound is a lot slower than the speed of radio waves.Big Ben has appeared in many films. In the 1978 version of The Thirty-Nine Steps, the hero attempted to halt the clocks progress to prevent a linked bomb blowing up by hanging from the minute hand of its western face. It was also used in the filming of Shanghai Knights starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, and was described as being partially destroyed in the film Doctor Who. An animated version(卡通版) of the clock was also used as the setting in the Walt Disney film The Great Mouse Detective, and was shown being destroyed by a UFO in the film Mars Attacks! 26. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The nickname of the clock was given by Benjamin.B. The clock strikes thirteen times to welcome the New Year.C. The radio and TV make a mistake about the clocks chimes.D. Benjamin was responsible for the work when the bell was built. 27. The second paragraph mainly wants to show us that Big Ben is _.A. a symbol of UK and LondonB. a most popular scene for film-makersC. a must-see sight for tourists to LondonD. a popular place to have pictures taken28. The underlined word “halt” in Paragraph 5 probably means “_”.A. look into something B. get something to stopC. make something work again D. draw peoples attention to something29. In which of the following movies was the cock destroyed?A. The Thirty-Nine Steps and Shanghai KnightsB. Shanghai Knights and Doctor WhoC. The Great Mouse Detective and Doctor WhoD. Mars Attacks and Doctor Who30. In which section of a newspaper would the passage be found?A. Entertainment & Sports B. Business & EconomyC. Sightseeing & Tourism D. Culture & ArtsGScience Daily (Apr. 27, 2008)Dutch ecologist Roxina Soler and her colleagues have discovered that subterranean (地下的) and aboveground herbivorous(食草的) insects can communicate with each other by using plants as telephones. Subterranean insects issue chemical warning signals through the leaves of the plant. This way, aboveground insects are warned that the plant is already “occupied”. Aboveground, leaf-eating insects prefer plants that have not yet been occupied by subterranean root-eating insects. Subterranean insects send out chemical signals through the leaves of t