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05英语能力竞赛NEPCS高一年级组样题
2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)高一年级组样题
全国中学生英语能力竞赛组委会办公室提供
(时间:
120分钟总分:
150分)
听力部分(共三大题,计30分)(略)
笔试部分(共七大题,计120分)
I.选择填空(Vocabularyandstructure)(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。
(每题1分)
31.I'mthinkingofhiringateacherformyson.Yousee,heisn'tableto_________therestofhisclass.
A.geton B.keepupwith
C.keepintouchwith D.goon
32.—MustIcometoyourofficetogetmypapertopic?
—No,you_________.Icantelephoneyou.
A.mustn't B.couldn't
C.shouldn't D.don'thaveto
33._________theywillsendusinvitationisnotyetknown,butwehopetheywill.
A.If B.That C.Whether D.When
34.Iagreewithmostofwhatyousaid,butIdon'tagreewith_________.
A.everything B.anything
C.something D.nothing
35.PeteraskedTomwhethertheteacher_________fiveminutes_________.
A.washere;ago B.hasbeenthere;before
C.hadbeenthere;ago D.hadbeenthere;before
36.Itis_________funtogoto_________cinema.
A.a;the B.a;不填
C.不填;不填 D.不填;the
37.Mr.Brownreturnedtohisofficeafteraholiday,only_________brokeninto.
A.tofindithadbeen B.tofindithad
C.findingithadbeen D.findingitwas
38.Anyway,thatevening,_________I'lltellyoumoreaboutlater,IendedupstayingatRachel'splace.
A.when B.where C.which D.what
39.—Excuseme_________forsolong.
—Itdoesn'tmatter.
A.tokeepyouwaiting B.forhavingkeptyouwaiting
C.forkeepingyoutowait D.ofkeepingyoutowait
40.—Bill,youdon'tlookwell.What'sthematter?
—Oh._________.I'mjusttired.I'vebeenworkinguntilaroundteneverynightthisweek.
A.There'snothingserious B.Somethingiswrongwithme
C.It'snoneofyourbusiness D.Thatsoundsgreat
41.—Mr.Liu'swifewashurtinthetrafficaccidentyesterdayafternoon.
—_________
A.Idon'tthinkso. B.I'minterestedinsuchnews.
C.Shemustbemorecareful. D.Whatapity!
IssheOKnow?
42._________ofthelandinthatdistrict_________coveredwithtreesandgrass.
A.Twofifth;is B.Twofifth;are
C.Twofifths;is D.Twofifths;are
43.Was_________Bill,_________playedbasketballverywell,_________helpedyourepairyourbike?
A.that;that;who B.it;that;that
C.this;who;who D.it;who;that
44.WhenIreturnedtomychildhoodhome,Iwasdistressedtofindalltheappletrees_________.
A.werecutdown B.hadbeencutdown
C.tocutdown D.beingcutdown
45.IfIhad_________,I'dvisitEurope,stoppingatallthesmallinterestingplaces.
A.alongenoughholiday B.anenoughlongholiday
C.aholidayenoughlong D.alongholidayenough
B)下列5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。
(每题1分)
46.Mostpeoplehavethirty-two_________bythetimetheyaretwenty-fiveyearsold.
A.neighbours B.pets C.teeth D.friends
47.It'seasyenoughtokeepthatmanyteethclean,becausepeopleusually_________timetobrushthem,mostoftentwoorthreetimesaday.
A.setaside B.setat C.setabout D.setin
48.Canyouimagine,though,whatitwouldbeliketo_________abouteighthundredtimesthatmanyteeth?
A.watch B.smell C.touch D.brush
49.Somesnailsactuallyhaveasmanyas_________thousandteeth!
A.thirty-two B.eighteen C.twenty-five D.forty
50.It'sjust_________thatsnailsdon'thavetobotheraboutbrushingthem.
A.unfortunate B.lucky C.disappointing D.helpless
II.阅读理解(Readingcomprehension)(共20小题,计35分)
A)阅读下列短文,从A、B、C、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答案。
(每题1分)
A
ThefirstorganizedsystemthatwasusedtosendmessagesbeganinEgyptaround1500B.C.Thissystemdevelopedbecausethepharaohs(法老王)frequentlyneededtosendmessagesupanddowntheNileRiverinordertokeeptheirempirerunningsmoothly.Later,thePersians(波斯人)developedamoreefficientsystemforsendingmessagesusingmenandhorses.MessagecarriersrodealongtheroadsystemstretchingfromoneendofthePersianEmpiretotheother.
Theproblemwithearlysystemsforsendingmessageswasthatonlythegovernmentwasallowedtosendmessages.Businessesandotherpeoplehadtofindtheirownwaysfordeliveringmessagestodistantplaces.Later,withthefalloftheRomanEmpire,organizedpostalsystemsalmostcompletelydisappearedinEuropefor600years.InChina,however,KublaiKhanhadbuiltuphisownsystemfordeliveringmessages.ThissystemworkedinthesamebasicwayastheRomansystem.ThedifferencewasthatKublaiKhankept300,000horsesalongtheroadsofhisdeliverylines.
Itwasn'tuntilthe1500sthatawell-organizedpostalsystemappearedagaininEurope.OnefamilygainedtherighttodelivermailfortheHolyRomanEmpireandpartsofSpain.Thisfamilycontinuedtocarrymail,bothgovernmentandprivate,throughoutEuropeforalmost300years.However,government-controlledpostalsystemsfinallytookoverprivatepostalbusinesses,andbythe1700sgovernmentownershipofmostpostalsystemsinEuropewasanacceptedfactoflife.Theseearlygovernmentsystemsremainedquiteexpensiveforpublicuseuntil1840whenRolandHillsuggestedloweringpostalratesinordertoencouragemorepeopletousethesystem.Soonafterthatmanyothercountriestookuphisidea.
51.TheEgyptianpharaohssentmanyoftheirmessagesby_________.
A.boat B.fire
C.horses D.runners
52._________was(were)allowedtousetheearlyRomanpostalsystem.
A.Everyone B.Richbusinessowners
C.Noone D.Thegovernment
53.WhatwasdifferentaboutthepostalsystemusedbyKublaiKhan?
A.Ithadmorehorses.
B.Theroadsweresmaller.
C.Thestationswerefurtherapart.
D.ItdeliveredmailtoallofAsia.
54.Inthe_________,governmentmonopolyofpostalsystemsbecamecommon.
A.1500s B.1700s C.1800s D.1900s
55.WhatdidRolandHillsuggestwhichchangedpostalpracticesaroundtheworld?
A.Makethepostfaster.
B.Makethepostbigger.
C.Makethepostcheaper.
D.Maketheposteasier.
B)阅读下列短文,然后回答问题或完成句子。
(每题2分)
B
Janewastheseventhchildofacountryclergyman.Heandhiswifealwaysencouragedtheirchildrentodowhattheylike,convertingtherectorybarn(谷仓)intoalittletheatreforplaysputonbythefamilyduringthesummerholidays.Bytheageof12,Janewaswritingherownstories,readingthemouttotherestofherhousehold.
Lateronasayoungwomanshehadseveralromancesbutnevermarried,althoughshecameclosetoitonce.Sheacceptedayoungmanoneevening,butthenturnedhimdownthenextmorning.Shedevotedherlifetohernumerousniecesandnephews,andtothewritingofsixoutstandinglywittynovels.Inherstoriesattractiveheroinesalwaysfindahusbandintheendeventhoughthisoftenseemsunlikelybecauseofvariousmisunderstandingsandobstacles(障碍)standingintheirway.
ShewrotePrideandPrejudicewhenshewas21.Emmawasoneofherlastbooks,andtheotherfournovelswrittenbyJaneAustenareentitled:
NorthangerAbbey,SenseandSensibility,MansfieldParkandPersuasion.
JaneAustendidnotsimplywritelovestories,though.Shewasalsoveryamusingattheexpenseofcertainpompous,shallowcharacterswhoalwayscomeoffverybadlyinhernovels.Andshedescribesthelifeledbypeoplelikeheratthetimesomemorablythatreadersafterwardsoftenfeeltheyhavebeentherethemselves.
56.Janehasatleast_____________siblings.
57.ThewordinParagraph2thatmeans“verycleverandhumorous”is“_________”.
58.Janegotmarriedonce,didn'tshe?
59.AfterPrideandPrejudice,JanewroteEmma,SenseandSensibility,_____________,NorthangerAbbeyandMansfieldPark.
60.Theunderlinedword“there”inthelastparagraphrefersto“_____________”.
C
61.Howmanytinyweek-oldcalvesareexportedtovealcratefarmsinHollandandFranceonaveragehalfayear?
62.Whycannotthecalvesturnroundinvealcrates?
63.What'sthefullnameofCIWF?
64.ThetelephonenumberofCIWFis______________________.
65.Ifyouwanttohelpthecampaignagainstliveexports,butyouhavenojobnow,howmuchshouldyoupayforthemembershipofthisorganization?
D
Newspaperskeepusinformedaboutwhatisgoingonintheworld.Theyentertain,educate,andexaminetheeventsoftheday.Forhundredsofmillionsofpeopleworldwide,newspapersarepartoftheirdailylives.
Newspapersarepublishedatvariousintervals,buttheyusuallycomeoutdailyorweekly.Ofthenearly60,000newspapersbeingpublishedaroundtheworld,about2,600arepublishedintheUnitedStates.Morethanhalf—about1,800—ofthemaredailies.
Somenewspapershavealotofsubscribers—peoplewhopaytohaveeacheditiondeliveredtothem.Forexample,TheWallStreetJournalandUSATodayeachhaveabouttwomillionsubscribers.Buttherearemany,manymorenewspaperswithonlyafewthousandsubscribers.Theseincludesmall-townweekliesandspecial-interestpapers,suchasthosewrittenforpeoplewhoenjoythesamehobby.
Newspapersprovideaservicetothecommunitybyprovidinginformationatlittlecost.Buttheyarebusinesses,sotheyneedtomakemoney.Theycankeepthecosttothereaderslowandstillstayinbusinessbysellingspacetobusinessesandindividualswhowanttoadvertiseproductsorservices.Inmostnewspapers,betweenone-thirdandtwo-thirdsofthepaperistakenupbyadvertising.
66.Howmanynewspapersarethoughttobepublishedworldwide?
67.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“subscribers”mean?
68.Atwhatintervalsaremostnewspaperspublished?
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