高考资源网（ks5u.com） 您身边的高考专家www.ks5u.com 版权所有高考资源网- 1 -郴州市 2016 年高中英语风采大赛样卷注意事项：1答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号写在答题卡和试题卷的封面上，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号和科目。2考生作答时，选择题和非选择题均须作在答题卡上，在试题卷上作答无效。考生在答题卡上按答题卡中注意事项的要求答题。3考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。4本试题卷分阅读理解、知识运用、短文改错三个部分，共 8 页。时量 60 分钟，满分100 分。如缺页，考生须声明，否则后果自负。第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMonthly Talks at London Canal Museum Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you dont need to book. They end around 21:00.November 7thThe Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.December 5thIce for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering. Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how Londons ice trade grew.February 6thAn Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.March 6thEyots and Aits Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames has many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.Online bookings: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book高考资源网（ks5u.com） 您身边的高考专家www.ks5u.com 版权所有高考资源网- 2 -More info: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatsonLondon Canal Museum12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RTwww.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobiTel: 020 7713 08361. When is the talk on James Brindley?A. February 6th. B. March 6th. C. November 7th. D. December 5th.2. What is the topic of the talk in February?A. The Canal Pioneers. B. Ice for the Metropolis.C. Eyots and Aits Thames Islands. D. An Update on the Cotswold Canals.3. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?A. Miranda Vickers. B. Malcolm Tucker. C. Chris Lewis. D. Liz Payne.BThe freezing Northeast hasnt been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine.” I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素 C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets (at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best partparticularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold-weather root vegetableswas a 7 a.m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call. The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries; the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes. Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的) promise, Ive refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home theyre unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Browns Grove Farms stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real dealand at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldnt be experiencing again for months.Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Browns Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, whereluckily for meI was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew Id be ordering every tomato on it. 4. What did the author think of her winter life in New York?A. Exciting. B. Boring. C. Relaxing. D. Annoying.5. What made the authors getting up early worthwhile?高考资源网（ks5u.com） 您身边的高考专家www.ks5u.com 版权所有高考资源网- 3 -A. Having a swim. B. Breathing in fresh air.C. Walking in the morning sun. D. Visiting a local farmers market.6. What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?A. They are soft. B. They look nice. C. They taste great. D. They are ju