英语是世界上最被广泛使用的第二语言，精品小编准备了高一英语能力竞赛试卷，具体请看以下内容。

一. 单项选择(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

1. You stepped into the lab with your shoes on? You're _______ to take them off before you enter it.

A. invited B. supposed C. forbidden D. permitted

2. The doctor insisted that the patient _______ in great danger and _______ operated on immediately.

A. was, be B. be, be C. was, was D. be, was

3. _______ all the lights _______ on the man, he felt very nervous and couldn't say a word.

A. As; fixing B. Because; fixed C. Since; fixed D. With; fixed

4. -Could you tell me where Mr. Smith lives?

-He lives in a house _____ the window opens to the south.

A. whose B. which C. of which D. where

5. -My hair requires cutting short.

-____.

A. So is mine. B. So mine is. C. So mine does. D. So does mine.

6. -Excuse me. Can you spare me a few minutes?

-_______.

A. What's on? B. What's more? C. What's up? D. What is it?

7.It shows that a knowledge of first aid can ______ a real difference.

A. get B. tell C. make D. point

8.I suggested that he should ______ himself ______ his new conditions.

A. adapt; to B. be used; to C. adapt; for D. be used; for

9.-I hear Jack's ______ of losing his life.

-Yes. At the moment the doctors are doing their best to help him ______.

A. in danger; out of danger

B. in the danger; out of the danger

C. in the danger; out of danger

D. in danger; out of the danger

10.______ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

A. In spite of B. Because of

C. But for D. As for

11.______ it rain tomorrow, we would put off the sports meeting till next Friday.

A. Would B. Should

C. Could D. Might

12.Although he was disabled, he tried to lead ______ as possible.

A. as normal a life B. so normal a life

C. as a normal life D. so a normal life

13.Whoever has ______ sense knows that smoking is harmful to people's health.

A. normal B. general

C. ordinary D. common

14. _______overweight ________ the risk of heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, arthritis and other conditions.

A.To be , raise B. Being, raise C.Be, raising D.Being ,raises

15.I shall never forget the day __________ I visited the Expo Park , _________has a great effect on my life.

A. when, which B. that , which C. which , that D. when , that

16.The way ______ was thought of by him ______ the experiment was similar to the way _____ you carried it out.

A. that, doing, which B. which, of doing, in which

C. what, to do, D. it, of doing, that

17. ---- What ________ great fun it would be if we could light candles to celebrate his birthday!

---- Forget it! The teacher in ________ charge of our dorm won't be happy to see that.

A. /; / B. /; the C. a; the D. a; /

18. I didn't feel like ________, so he suggested ________ an English song right away.

A. reading; practising singing B. reading; practising to sing

C. to read; practicing singing D. to read; practicing to sing

19.This kind of fruit ___________ large amounts of vitamin, vitamin C.

A. includes; including B. takes; containing

C. holds; included D. contains; including

20.He is said ___________ the work yesterday.

A. finishing B. to finish C. having finished D. to have finished

二. 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上相应位置进行填涂。

During his college years, Rogers spent a summer in an Idaho logging(砍伐原木) camp. When the boss had to __21___ for a few days, he put Rogers in charge.

"What if the men __22__ to follow my orders?" Rogers asked. He __23___ Tony, a worker who was always giving the other men a(n) __24__ time. "Fire them," the boss said. Then, as if __25__ Rogers' mind, he added, "I think you want to send Tony away if you __26__ the chance. I'd feel __27__ about that. I know he __28__ everybody and everything. But he is a good worker. He comes __29__ and leaves last. There has not been a(n) __30__ for eight years on the hill where he works.

The next day Rogers went to Tony and __31__ to him. " Tony, I was going to ask you to leave if you argued with me, __32__ I want you to know now I'm not," he told Tony, adding what the boss had said.

When he finished, Tony cried. "Why didn't __33__ tell me those words eight years ago?" That day Tony worked __34__ than ever before- and he smiled!

Rogers went back to __35__ after that summer. Twelve years later, he __36__ Tony again. He was the boss of one of the __37__ logging companies in the West. Rogers asked him how he had achieved such great __38__.

Tony replied, "Do you still remember what you told me twelve years ago? That one minute __39__ my whole life."

Have you got one minute to thank someone? One minute. It can make a __40__ for a lifetime.

21. A. determine B. leave C. compare D. think

22. A. like B. pretend C. refuse D. hope

23. A. care about B. thought of C. took care of D. looked for

24. A. difficult B. happy C. quiet D. exciting

25. A. repeating B. watching C. writing D. reading

26. A. steal B. get C. share D. try

27. A. nervous B. pleasant C. sorry D. right

28. A. hates B. surprises C. beats D. fears

29. A. already B. soon C. late D. first

30. A. accident B. worker C. task D. award

31. A. listened B. sang C. spoke D. shouted

32. A. because B. but C. since D. so

33. A. they B. you C. she D. he

34. A. harder B. faster C. worse D. less

35. A. factory B. school C. work D. office

36. A. rescued B. chose C. met D. accepted

37. A. nearest B. worst C. strangest D. largest

38. A. success B. luck C. fun D. trouble

39. A. replaced B. seized C. changed D. destroyed

40. A. decision B. comment C. mistake D. difference

三.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

A

Throughout each year, many special events are held at St. Croix Lutheran High School. Here is some information on four events.

Starlight Dinner Concert

It begins at 5:00 pm on October 8, 2009 with a meal served by student volunteers and beautiful dinner music performed by students.

Tickets are $20 each, advance sales only. Tables may be reserved for 6 to 16 people per table. To buy tickets, complete the reservation form and return it to the school office, e-mail us at Starlight reservations, or call 651-455-1521, ext. 351.

Grandparents Day

Grandparents are very special people at St. Croix Lutheran, and we will celebrate them with activities on campus (校园) on Thursday, September 24, and Friday, September 25, 2009.

Our students invite their grandparents to join them either of these days to share with them in their classes, take a tour around the school, meet with the president, and enjoy lunch as our guests.

Auction

St. Croix's 17th annual auction is scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2009, with the theme "Spring Fever".

Please contact (联系) the Mission Advancement Office at 651-455-1521, ext. 106, if you would like to volunteer your time for this event.

Chapel

Chapel is a special event that takes place every school day at St. Croix Lutheran High School. We come together as a family to worship the Lord. We come with open hearts and open ears to hear the word of God and leave refreshed and renewed in our faith.

41. We learn that on Grandparents Day, __________.

A. no meals will be served at school

B. grandparents can have a tour around the school

C. students won't have to attend classes

D. the president of the school will not be at school

42. If you are interested in St. Croix's 17th annual auction, what should you do?

A. Complete a reservation form.

B. Call 651-455-1521, ext. 351.

C. Call 651-455-1521, ext. 106.

D. Send an e-mail to Starlight reservation.

43. Which of the following events takes place every school day?

A. Starlight dinner concert. B. Grandparents Day.

C. Chapel. D. Auction.

B

Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.

"I would never have said to my mom, 'Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How you like it?" says Ballmer. "There was just a complete gap in taste."

Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.

Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent-child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.

No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, "To my mother, my best friend."

But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents.

"There's still a lot strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening," says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College, "In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents."

Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.

"My parents were on the 'before' side of that change, but today's parents, the 40-year-old, were on the 'after' side," explains Mr. Ballmer. "It's not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now."

44. The underlined word gulf in Para. 3 most probably means _______.

A. interest B. distance C. difference D. separation

45. Which of the following show that the generation gap is disappearing?

A. Parents help their children develop interests in more activities.

B. Parents put more trust in their children's abilities.

C. Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.

D. Parents share more interests with their children.

46. The change in today's parent-child relationship is _____.

A. more confusion among parents

B. new equality between parents and children

C. less respect for parents from children

D. more strictness and authority on the part of parents

47. The purpose of the passage is to _____.

A. describe the difficulties today's parents have met with

B. discuss the development of the parent-child relationship

C. suggest the ways to handle the parent-child relationship

D. compare today's parent-child relationship with that in the past

C

In Britain and other countries, young people sometimes take a "gap year"， a year off between high school and college. This idea never gained a big following in America. Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing, though there are no official numbers.

Charles Deacon, dean of Admissions at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., estimates that in the current first-year class of 1,600 students, only about 25 decided to take a year off. He says this number hasn't changed much over the years.

Mr. Deacon says the most common reason for taking a "gap year" is to have a chance to travel, but he says international students may take a "gap year" to meet requirements at home for military duty.

Some high school graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required education, but it can also give students a chance to explore their interests. Students hoping to be doctors, for example, could learn about the profession by volunteering in a hospital.

Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission. Experts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work at something they enjoy.

The Harvard admissions office has an essay on its Web site called "Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation". It praises the idea of taking time off to step back, think and enjoy gaining life experiences outside the pressure of studies. It also notes that students are sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges partly because they did something unusual with that time.