全国中学生英语能力竞赛高三年级组样题及参考答案.docx

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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