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1、高中英语阅读与写作竞赛试题学校: 姓名: 班级: 考生注意:1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟。2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效,在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。(A)Rome
2、 can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel . The hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around $ 25 a night, and for that, youll often get to stay in a central location with security and comfort.Yellow HostelIf I had to make just one recommendation for where t
3、o stay in Rome, it would be Yellow Hostel. Its one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and for good reason. Its affordable, and its got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy. As an added bonus, its close to the main train station,Hostel Alessandro PalaceIf you love social hostels, this is the
4、best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests, like free shots, bar crawls, and karaoke. Theres also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer.Youth Station HostelIf youre looking for cleanliness a
5、nd a modern hostel, look no further than Youth Station. It offers beautiful furnishings and beds. There are plenty of other benefits, too: it doesnt charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.Hotel and Hostel Des ArtistesHotel and H
6、ostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and its close to all of the citys main attractions. The staff is friendly and helpful, providing you with a map of the city1.What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel?A.Comfort. B.S
7、ecurity. C.Price. D.Location,2.Which hostel best suits people who enjoy an active social life?A.Yellow Hostel. B.Hostel Alessandro Palace,C.Youth Station Hostel. D.Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes.3.What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes?A.It gets noisy at night. B.Its staff is too t
8、alkative.C.It charges for Wi-Fi. D.Its inconveniently located,(B)By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare time though he goes on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova- -not as a musician but as her page turner. Im not a trained musician, but Ive learnt to read music so I can help Maria in h
9、er performance.Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the groups official page turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesnt have to break the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became ju
10、st as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you dont turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot. Mr Titterton explained.Being a page turner requires plenty of
11、practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of nodding to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.But like all
12、 performances, there are moments when things go wrong. I was turning the page to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand, Mr Titterton said, Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.Most page turners are piano students or u
13、p-and-coming concerts pianists, although Ms Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.My husband is the worst page turner, she laughed. Hes interested in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: Turn, turn! Robert is the best page turner Ive had in my entire life.4.What
14、should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner?A.Read music. B.Play the piano. C.Sing songs. D.Fix the instruments.5.Which of the following best describes Tittertons job on stage?A.Boring. B.Well-paid. C.Demanding. D.Dangerous.6.What does Titterton need to practise?A.Counting the pages. B.Recogn
15、izing the nodding.C.Catching following objects. D.Performing in his own style.7.Why is Ms Raspopovas husband the worse page turner?A.He has very poor eyesight. B.He ignores the audience.C.He has no interest in music. D.He forgets to do his job.(C)When the explorers first set force upon the continent of North America, the sky and lands were alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife. Native Americans had taken care of these precious natural resources wisely. Unfortunately, it too the explorers and the
