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全国中学生英语能力竞赛高三年级组样题及参考答案
2007年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)高三年级组样题
I.选择填空(Multiple-choice)(共15小题;每小题1分,计15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
(BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.)
31.Manynew________willbeopenedupinthefutureforthosewithauniversitydegree.
A.realitiesB.necessities
C.probabilitiesD.opportunities
32.Allthesechangeswillleadto________strongandpowerfulChina,________countrythatcansurpriseandenrichourplanet.
A.a;aB.the;theC.a;theD.the;a
33.Whenstillyoung,hesometimespreferred________somethingnewratherthan________thesameroutine.
A.tried;followB.totry;followed
C.trying;tofollowingD.totry;follow
34.Musicisauniversallanguage,whichmakes________possibleforJayChoutobepopularinAmerica________hedoesn'tspeakEnglish.
A.that;asifB.it;eventhough
C.which;becauseD.it;if
35.Itwas________wewerehavingdinneratthetable________therewasaknockatthedoor.
A.where;whileB.which;as
C.when;thatD.when;after
36.Dowhatyoushould,givewhatyoucan,andthen________.
A.youcanstayonyourownbusiness
B.pleasemindyou'reownbusiness
C.youwillmindyourownbusiness
D.goonwithyourownbusiness
37.—Why!
Where'smypassport?
MaybeIleftitontheplane.
—Mygoodness!
You________thingsbehind.
A.haven'tleftB.didn'tleave
C.hadneverleftD.neverleave
38.________muchIdisliketheideaofbegginginthestreet,weshouldstillshowconsiderationforthosewhoareindifficultsituations.
A.HoweverB.How
C.WhateverD.Nomatter
39.Therunnersare________theirpositionsonthestartingline.LiuXianginTrack4!
A.takingB.picking
C.turningonD.gettingdown
40.—Whichofthefashionabledressesdoyoulikebest?
—________.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.
A.NooneB.NothingC.NoneD.Either
41.InareaitisapproximatelythesamesizeastheUSA(withoutAlaska),________,however,has________.
A.which;morethanfourteentimesasmanypeople
B.which;fourteentimesmorethanmanypeople
C.what;asfourteentimesasmanypeople
D.where;morethanfourteentimesasmanypeople
42.Thebooksstill________whereI________themaweekbefore.
A.lay;hadliedB.lay;hadlaid
C.lied;hadlaidD.laid;lay
43.IfI________longenoughtohaveajob,Iwouldchoosetobeadoctor,________thoseAIDSpatients.
A.hadlived;helpingB.shouldlive;help
C.weretolive;helpingD.shouldhavelived;help
44.—Learningalanguageisn'teasy.Ittakestime.
—Iagree.________.There'snoshortcut.
A.AllroadsleadtoRome
B.Romewasn'tbuiltinaday
C.Practicemakesperfect
D.Slowbutsurewinstherace
45.—Howoftendoyoueatout?
—________,butusuallyonceaweek.
A.HavenoideaB.Asusual
C.ItdependsD.Generallyspeaking
II.阅读理解(Readingcomprehension)(共20小题;选择题5小题,每小题1分;非选择题15小题,每小题2分,计35分)
A)选择题:
阅读下面的短文,根据文意从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。
(Readthefollowingpassagewhichisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothepassage.)
Imaginethis:
You'resittinginaLondoncaféwithanEnglishfriend.Heturnstoyouandasksifyouthinkthat“birdoverthereisabunnyboiler”.Wouldyou:
A)lookblankandtellhimrabbitscan'tfly;B)cursethedayyoueverstartedstudyingtheterribleEnglishlanguage;orC)giveyouropinionofwhetherthatgirloverthereiscrazyornot?
Teachersandstudentsoftentalkaboutthe“plateau”oflanguagelearning.Themetaphorseeseverywordlearnedasasteponthejourneytowardsfluency.Whenyou'vereachedacertainhighlevel,youstopimprovingandhitthe“plateau”.ThousandsofEnglishlanguagelearnershavewanderedaroundforyearsonthisflat,boringplateau.However,fewhavecomeupwithideasabouthowtogetoffit.IfyouansweredAorBtotheabovescenario(情景)thenmysolutionmaycomeasasurprise:
Youneedslangtoliftyouupandaway.
Ofcoursetextbookswon'trecommendthisroute.Slangistoofast-changingtoberecordedinthem.Andslang'salsoadirtywordtosometeachers,whoonlylikepoliteEnglish.ButEnglishisnotonlyanold-fashioned,politelanguage,itisalsochangingquickly.Attheendof2005,twofatnewdictionaries—“TheNewPartridgeDictionaryofSlangandUnconventionalEnglish”and“Cassell'sDictionaryofSlang”—hitthebookshops.IgnoringEnglish'sslangisliketravellingtoanewcountryandonlyvisitingplacesrecommendedina10-year-oldguidebook.Boring.Sowherecanyougetafix?
Newbooksaregoodslanguage(slang-language)sources.Ifyou'retiredofreading,buyaCD.MusiciansandrappersliketheUK'sArticMonkeyandTheStreetsandtheUS'KelisandEminemareslangsensations(引起轰动的人),constantlyplayingtrickswiththeQueen'sEnglish.
AstheAustrian-BritishphilosopherLudwigWittgensteinsaid,thelimitsofyourlanguagearethelimitsofyourworld.Sowhynotwidenyourhorizonswithalittleproperlyusedslanguage?
Fromthereit'sjustashortsteptopushingyourselfandyourfriendsofftheplateauonall-newadventures.
46.Thefirstparagraphismainlywrittento________.
A.showBritishpeopleenjoychattingwithfriendsinacafé
B.provethatslanguageisdifficulttostudy
C.presentthetopictobediscussedinthepassage
D.letthereaderchooseacorrectanswer
47.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlined“bird”inParagraph1probablyrefersto________.
A.EnglishlanguageB.ayoungwoman
C.slanguageD.arabbit
48.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofpeopleonthe“plateau”oflanguagelearning?
A.Theynevermakeanyimprovementinlanguagelearning.
B.Theyusuallyloseheartinlanguagelearning.
C.Theyknownothingaboutslang.
D.Theyarepuzzledbyhowtolearnalanguagebetter.
49.Inthepassage,slanguageisbestseenas________.
A.akeytothe“plateau”problem
B.adirtywordtosometeachers
C.a10-year-oldguidebook
D.aforeignlanguage
50.What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardsslanguagelearning?
A.Learnershadbetterusethetwofatnewdictionariesmentioned.
B.Learnersbenefitfrommusiciansandrappersmost.
C.Slanguagedecideswhetherlearnerscanlearnalanguagewell.
D.Slanguagehelpslearnerseasilyconquerthelanguageplateau.
B)非选择题:
阅读下列短文,然后按短文后的要求完成所给出的题目。
(Readthe
followingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsaccordingtothepassage.)
A
InasocietysuchastheUnitedStatesorCanada,whichhasmanynational,religious,andculturaldifferences,peoplehighlyvalueindividualism—thedifferencesamongpeople.Teachersplacealotofimportanceontheequalitiesthatmakeeachstudentspecial.Theeducationalsystemsinthesecountriesshowthesevalues.Studentsdonotmemorizeinformation.Instead,theyworkindividuallyandfindanswersthemselves.Thereisoftendiscussionintheclassroom.Atanearlyage,studentslearntoformtheirownideasandopinions.
InmostAsiansocieties,bycontrast,thepeoplehavethesamelanguage,history,andculture.Perhapsforthisreason,theeducationalsysteminmuchoftheOrientreflectssociety'sbeliefingroupgoalsandpurposesratherthanindividualism.ChildreninChina,JapanandKoreaoftenworktogetherandhelponeanotheronassignments.Intheclassroom,theteachingmethodsareoftenveryformal.Theteacherlectures,andthestudentslisten.Thereisnotmuchdiscussion.Instead,thestudentsreciterulesandinformationthattheyhavememorized.
Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagestobothofthesesystemsofeducation.Forexample,oneadvantagetothesysteminJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoremathandsciencethanAmericanstudentslearnbytheendofhighschool.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdayandmoredayseachyearthanNorthAmericansdo.Thesystemisstrict,butitpreparesstudentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.Memorizationisan
importantlearningmethodinJapaneseschools,yetmanystudentssaythatafteranexam,theyforgetmuchoftheinformationthattheyhavememorized.
TheadvantageoftheeducationalsysteminNorthAmerica,ontheotherhand,isthatstudentslearntothinkforthemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvaluescreativeideas.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.Whenstudentsgraduatefromhighschool,theyhaven'tmemorizedasmanybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountrieshave.
Questions51—56:
Completethefollowingtablewithnomorethanthreewordsineachblankaccordingtothepassageabove.
EducationaldifferencesbetweenEastandWest
B
BookReviews
Questions57—60:
Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothebookreviewsabove.
57.Whichbookmakesreadersquestiontheirwayoflife?
58.Whichbookdestroysapopularbelief?
59.Whichauthorwentwheremanypeoplehadbeenbefore?
60.Whichauthorseemstobeaverypatientperson?
C
Thehigh-performingschoolsaretypicallycharacterizedascommunitiesoflearnerswherestudentscomefirst,teacherssethighexpectationsforstudents,andinstructionisinteractive(互动式的)andstudent-centeredratherthanteacher-centered.Teachersempowerstudentstobecomeexcitedaboutandresponsiblefortheirlearning.Effectiveschoolsforstudentsshareavisionforallstudents.Schoolsaren'tonlytruecommunitiesoflearners,buttheydifferfromothersuccessfulschoolsinfourareas:
thewaytheyaddresscommunity;howtheybuildacooperativeschoolcontrolsystem;theirpromi