全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS高三组样题及参考答案.docx

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全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS高三组样题及参考答案

2003年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）高三组样题及参考答案

听力部分（共四大题，计30分）（略）

笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）

I．选择填空（Multiple-choice）（共20小题，计20分）

A）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

（答案涂在答题纸上）

1．Didn'tyoufinishyourhomework？

Youityesterday．

A．shouldfinish B．couldfinish

C．shouldhavefinished

D．needhavefinished

2．Mostof________housesinthesmalltownweredestroyedby________extraordinarybigfloodinJuly．

A．不填；不填    B．the；an

C．不填；the     D．the；a

3．Myfatherwenttobedverylatelastnight，______，earlythismorning．

A．orrather     B．ratherthan

C．thatis          D．orelse

4．Nosooner ______reachedthedoorthanhiswife________．

A．hadhe；hadcomeback

B．hehad；cameback

C．hadhe；cameback

D．didhe；hadcomeback

5．Theyoungboylaythere，______．

A．withstomachonthefloor

B．withstomachonfloor

C．hisstomachonfloor

D．withhisstomachonthefloor

6．Theheadmasterinsistedtheboy________itbymistakeratherthanonpurpose．

A．hasdone     B．does

C．shoulddo     D．did

7．________isknowntousallisthatthePyramidisoneofthefamouswondersoftheworld．

A．AsB．It     C．WhatD．Which

8．Doyouintendtotake________hisofferofajob？

A．in     B．up     C．overD．away

9．Thedirectoraswellastheothermanagerstodriveacar．

A．havelearnedB．haslearned

C．hadlearned     D．arelearning

10．Joanmadeupforthetimeshemissedinschoolwhenshewassick，bystudyingveryhard．Inthiscase，wecansaythatitispossibleforthelosttime________up．

A．tobemade     B．tomake

C．making     D．beingmade

11．Jim：

Couldyoupleasetellmewhetherthediningcarisstillopen？

   Helen：

______．

   Jim：

Thankyou．

A．Nevermind，itisstillopen

B．Mypleasure，itisclosedfiveminutesago

C．I'mafraiditclosedfiveminutesago

D．I'msorry，Idon'tknow

12．—Excuseme，doyouhavethetime？

   —______，itisonesixteen．

A．Noproblem          B．Withpleasure

C．Yes               D．Notatall

13．Sam：

Hello，I'dliketomakeareservationforJuly30．

   Lucia：

______？

   Sam：

I'dlikeasuitewithaking-sizebed．

   Lucia：

Asuitewithaking-sizebed．Letmesee．Yes，we____．It's146anight．

   Sam：

Allright．Thatsoundsgood．

A．Whattypeofroom；havenoroomavailable

B．Whattypeofroom；havearoomavailable

C．Whichroomdoyoulike；haveoneavailableroom

D．Yourname，please；haveoneroomavailable

14．WorkersintheUnitedStatesmustdoagoodjob，producewellandgetalongwiththeircolleagues—ortheycanbe“letgo”asitiscalled．Theunderlinedphrasecanbereplacedby

“______”．

A．leftB．firedC．gaveupD．hired

15．—Hey，what'sup？

Youdon'tlookwell．

   —Nevermind．Ijustletmyselfgetintoastatebeforetheexambegins．Theunderlinedphrasemeans“______”．

A．feelwell     B．becomenervous

C．turnintogoodstateforexam

D．becomeabadcondition

B）下列五题中的句子可以组成一篇小短文，请从所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

（答案涂在答题纸上）

16．AirportstaffrefusedtoletSophiatravelhomeCyprusbecausetheyfearedshe

hadchicken-pox．

A．to     B．awayC．fromD．of

17．Herdad，Bill，said，“Iknewitwasjustabadreactiontomosquito（蚊子）bitesthedoctorattheairportdisagreedandwewerethrownofftheflight．”

A．so     B．andC．butD．unless

18．Billexplained，“Ourluggagewastakenofftheplaneandweweretoldwe________flyuntilwehadadoctor'scertificate．

A．can't          B．wouldn't

C．shouldn't     D．couldn't

19．“Wetalkedtoourtravelrepwho____ustoseeapaediatrician（儿科医生）atthehospital．

A．let          B．arrangedfor

C．phoned     D．discussedwith

20．“agreeditwasmosquitobitesandgaveusacertificatetofly．”

A．Thedoctorattheairport

B．Theairportstaff

C．He          D．They

II．阅读理解（Readingcomprehension）（共30小题，计30分）

A）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。

（答案涂在答题纸上）

                                                （A）

Rushhourtrafficisaprobleminmanybigcitiesaroundtheworld．Commuters（通勤者）rushtoandfromtheirjobsincars，buses，sub-ways，trains，andevenonbicycles．LargecitiesintheUnitedStateshavetworushhours—oneinthemorningandoneintheevening．Butincitiesinotherpartsoftheworld，therearefourrushhours．InAthensandRome，forexample，manyworkersgohomeforlunchandanap．Afterthismiddaybreak，theyrushbacktotheirjobsandworkforafewmorehours．

InTokyo，there'sabigrushhourunderground．MostofthepeopleinTokyotakethesubways．Thetrainsareverycrowded．Subwayemployeescalledpackerswearwhiteglovesandhelppackthecommutersintothetrainswhenthedoorsclose．Theymakesurethatallpurses，briefcases，clothes，andhandsareinsidethetrains．

InSeoul，manycommutersprefertotaketaxistogettowork．Tohailacab，manypeoplestandatcrossroadsandraisetwofingers．Thismeansthey'llpaythecabdriverdoubletheusualfare．Somepeopleevenraisethreefingers！

They'llpayTHREEtimesthenormalrate．

StreetsinRomeareverycrowdedwithautomobilesandmopeds（摩托自行车）duringrushhours．Thecitycan'tmakeitsstreetswider，anditcan'tbuildnewhighways，becauseitdoesn'twanttodisturbthemanyhistoricsitesinthecity，suchastheForumandtheColosseum．Ittookthecityfifteenyearstoconstructanewsubwaysystem．Constructionhadtostopeverytimeworkersfoundoldartifactsanddiscoveredplacesofinteresttoarchaeologists（考古学家）．

Inmanybigcities，therearespeciallanesonhighwaysforcarpools．Thesearegroupsofthreeormorepeoplewhodrivetoandfromworktogether．Theysharethecostsofgasandparkingandtaketurnsdrivingintothecity．

Gettingtoworkandgettinghomecanbedifficultinmanyplacesaroundtheworld．Rushhourtrafficseemstobeauniversalproblem．

21．Bigcitieshavetrafficproblemsduringrushhoursbecausethereare________．

A．speciallanesonhighways

B．manycommuters

C．fourrushhours

D．manycarsonthestreet

22．MostofthecommutersinTokyo________．

A．takesubwaytrainstowork

B．arepackers

C．taketaxistowork

D．carrybriefcasestowork

23．To“hailacab”meansto________．

A．paydoublethenormalrate

B．trytogetacab

C．prefertotaketaxis

D．tostandatcrossroads

24．WhydidittakealongtimetobuildasubwaysysteminRome？

A．Becausethestreetswereverycrowded．

B．Becausetherearemanyhistoricsites．

C．Becausetheworkersdiscoveredmanyartifactsandplacesofinterest．

D．Becausethetrafficalwaysstoppedtheconstruction．

25．Commutersincarpoolsprobably________．

A．liveinthecity

B．takethesubwaytowork

C．savemoneyongasandparkingfees

D．havespeciallicenseplates（牌照）

                                               （B）

Asshecrouchedatthestartingline，FlorenceGriffithJoynermeantbusiness．Itwasthe1988U．S．OlympicTrackandFieldTrials，andfromnecktoankles，herbodywascoveredinanelectricpurplebodysuit．Onlyherleftlegwasentirelybare，andoverthebodysuitsheworeaturquoise（青绿色）bikinibrief．Ifyoulookedcloser，yousawthesix-inchfingernailsshewasfamousfor，paintedwithaswirloforange，black，andwhite．ToFlorence，lookingstylishmeantfeelingfast．Andthatday，Florencefeltextremelyfast．Thegunwentoff，andFlorencewasastreakofpurplelightningthunderingdownthetrack．Thecrowdwentwildasshecrossedthefinishlineinashort10．49seconds．Shesucceededinbreakingtheworldrecordforthe100-metersprintandwascrownedWorld'sFastestWoman．

Florence____GriffithJoyner（laternicknamedFloJo）alwayshadapas-sionforspeed．Whenshewas5yearsold，shewasdeterminedtocatchajackrabbit（长耳大野兔）whilevisitingherfatherintheMojaveDesert．Undiscouragedbytheirreputa-tionasthefastestcreaturesonthesand，shekepttryinguntilshecaughtone．

BackhomeintheprojectsofSouthCentralLosAngeles，Florencewastheseventhof11kids．Amidstallofherbrothersandsisters，Florencestrove（努力）tobeunique．Inkinder-garten，shebraided（编成辫子）herhairwithonebraidstickingstraightup．Kidsinherclassalwaysmadefunofher，butshejustlaughedatthem．Soonshewasdoinghairfortheneigh-borhoodkids．

Allherlife，Florenceran．Inhighschool，sheregularlydefeatedboysofherageandsetrecordsinbothsprintsandlongjump．Asstraight-Astudent，sheearnedascholarshiptoUCLA，andhercareertookoff．ShequalifiedfortheOlympictrialsin1980andwentontocom-peteinthe1984LosAngelesSummerOlympics，winningasilverinthe200-metersprint．ItwasherfirstOlympicmedal，butitwasn'tenough．Shewasintentonwinninggold．

Shetrainedharderthaneverandcamebackforthe1988Seoul，Korea，Olympics．Sheac-complishedmorethananyotherAmericanwomaninOlympichistory．Florencewongoldmedalsinboththe100-meterand200-metersprints．Shealsowonagoldinthe400-meterrelayandasilverinthe1600-meterrelay．Thefourmedalsearnedherthename“QueenofSeoul”．

Shortlyfollowingthe1988Olympics，Florenceannouncedherretirement．Sheturnedhereffortsfrombreakingworldrecordstohelpingthoseinneed．ShebecamespokeswomanforTheAmericanCancerSociety，TheMultipleSclerosisFoundation，andacenterforenvironmentaledu-cation．In1993，PresidentClintonchosehertobethefirstwomanonthePresident'sCouncilonPhysicalFitnessandSports．FloJoalsodreamedofopeningherownhairstylingspaandrunningamarathon．

InSeptember1998，Florenceunexpectedlydiedinhersleep．Shewas38atthetimeandhadbeenmarriedtoAlJoynerfor11years．PresidentClintoncommentedthatthenationwas“dazzledbyherspeed，humbledbyhertalent，andcaptivatedbyherstyle．”Fromthelittlegirlwhocaughtjackrabbits，wewillalwaysrememberFloJoasawomanwhonevergaveuponherdreams．

26．Florencehad