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全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS初赛
2015年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛
高三年级组试题
(总分:
150分答题时间:
120分钟)
听力部分(共三大题,计30分)
ⅠResponses(句子应答)(共5小题;每小题1分,计5分)
Pleaselistentothefollowingfivesentencesandchoosethebestresponsetoeachoneyouhear.Eachsentencewillbereadonce.(请听下面5个句子,选出能应答所听句子的最佳选项。
每个句子读一遍。
)(答案涂在答题纸上)
1
A.Iwillfetchsomefreshfruitforyou.
B.CoffeeispopularwithBritishpeople.
C.Noproblem.I’llgoandputthekettleon.
D.TheirideaisexportedtoBritaineveryyear.
2
A.HerecognizedherItalianaccent.
B.Onthefirstdayofnextmonth.
C.Shehasmovedseveraltimes.
D.Italianfoodcanbefoundhere.
3
A.Myparentslikeclassicalmusicverymuch.
B.Playingmusicinclassisnotallowed.
C.TherearemanymusicprogramsonTV.
D.Sorry,Ididn’tthinkitwasveryloud.
4
A.It’saboutanhour’sdrivetothemuseum.
B.Oh,Idon’tknow.MaybeI’llgoshopping.
C.Myfriendpreferswalkingtotakingabus.
D.Mymotherhatesgoingshoppingalone.
5
A.There’soneaboutfiveminutes’walkaway.
B.MyEnglishteacherismygoodfriend.
C.ThecollegeprovidesthebestEnglishcourse.
D.IlikereadingnovelsinEnglish.
ⅡDialogues(对话理解)(共10小题;每小题1分,计10分)
(A)Pleaselistentothefollowingfivemini-dialogues.Eachdialogueisfollowedbyaquestion.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothedialogueyouhear.Eachdialogueandquestionwillbereadtwice.(请听下面五组对话,每组对话后有一个问题,根据你所听到的对话内容,选择能回答所提问的最佳选项。
每组对话和问题均读两遍。
)(答案涂在答题纸上)
6
A.Holdapartyathome.
B.BuyaChristmaspresent.
C.Takethewomantotheparty.
D.Repairthewoman’scar.
7
A.Hedialedawrongnumber.
B.Thephonelineisbusy.
C.Mr.Hewittisnotintheoffice.
D.Mr.Hewittisbusynow.
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(B)Listentothefollowingdialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Thedialoguewillbereadtwice.(请听下面一段对话,选择能回答下列问题的最佳选项。
对话读两遍。
)(答案涂在答题纸上)
11
A.Fatheranddaughter.
B.Twostrangers.
C.Customerandlawyer.
D.Studentlandlandlord.
12
A.Becauseit’stheendoftheschoolterm.
B.Becausethehotelsareexpensive.
C.Becausetheareahasmanytechnologycompanies.
D.Becausethetownistoosmall.
13
A.£4anhour.
B.£14aday.
C.£40aweek.
D.£400amonth.
14
A.Athome.
B.Inadormitory.
C.Atafriend’s.
D.Inahotel.
15
A.It’sabitnoisyatnight.
B.It’sasecondfloorapartment.
C.Ithastwobathrooms.
D.Ithastwolargelivingrooms.
ⅢPassages(短文理解)(共10小题;16-20每小题1分,21-25每小题2分计15分)
A)Listentothefollowingmaterialandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothematerialyouhear.Thematerialwillbereadtwice.(请听下面一段材料,根据你所听到的内容,选择能回答所提问的最佳选项。
材料读两遍。
)(答案涂在答题纸上)
16
A.Abusinessman.
B.Auniversityteacher.
C.Acompanyowner.
D.Aschoolprincipal.
17
A.Attheageofseventeen.
B.Afterhewonaprize.
C.Assoonashehadenoughfriends.
D.AfterworkingforanItaliancompany.
18
A.Threemonth.
B.Ninemonth.
C.Twoyears.
D.Threeyears.
19
A.Interestingbutpaidless.
B.Dullanddangerous.
C.Excitingbutstressful.
D.Easyandenjoyable.
20
A.InLondon.
B.InMilan.
C.InNewYork.
D.InParis.
B)Pleaselistentothefollowingmaterial,andfillintheblanksaccordingtothematerialyouhearwithoneortwowords.Thematerialwillbereadtwice.(请听下面一段材料,根据你所听到的材料内容填空,没空填一到两个单词。
材料读两遍。
)(答案涂在答题纸上)
A10-year-oldgirl,AnnWaxman,savedherelderbrother’slifelastnightwhenafire(21)intheirhouseinManchester.
Ann’sparentswereoutoftownfortheweekendwhenfaultyelectricalwiringcausedthefiretostart(22)thenight.Theyounggirlwasawakenedbythefamily’sdog,Danny,whowas(23)excitedlyinthebackgarden.Annsmelledsomethingburningand(24)ranthroughthesmoke-filledhousetosaveherolderbrother,Frank.
WhenFrankwouldnot(25),Anngotsomehelpfromthefamilydog.Frank’sbodywastoofartoo(26)forthelittlegirltomovealone,buttheclevergirlbroughtthedog(27)andtiedthedog’sleadtoFrank’sleftankle.Shethengrabbedherbrother’srightankle,andtogether,thegirlandthedog(28)Franktosafety.
Thelittleheroineisquitemodesaboutthewholething.“Icouldn’thavedoneit(29)Danny,ourdog,”shesaidafterwards.“I’mjustgladwe’reallalright.”Annistoreceiveamedalforher(30)fromMayorWitticombenextweek.
笔试部分(共七答题,计120分)
1.KnowledgeandUsage(知识和用法)(共15小题,每小题1分,计15分)
(A)PleasecompletethefollowingsentencesbyusingtheChinesehintsgiveninthebrackets.(请根据括弧中所给的汉语提示完成下列句子。
)(答案写在答题纸上)
31.(传统的)methodsaretheonesthathaveexistedforalongtimewithoutchanging.
32.It’safactthatIwasterribleatschoolandleftwithfew(学术的)qualifications.
33.Areportsaysthatwomenwho(推迟)havingababyoftenmakethebestmothers.
34.Aquestionnaireisa(书面的)listofquestionswhichareansweredbyalotofpeopletoprovideinformationforareport.
35.Youshould(集中注意力)theroadespeciallywhenyou’redrivingintherain.
(B)PleasecompletethefollowingpassagebychoosingthebestofthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDintheboxes(请从方框中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项完成下面的短文。
)(答案涂在答题纸上)
RogerPress,40,haschangedhiscareer.Afterspendingfiveyearsasaconcertpianisthe’sgoneinbusiness,recently(36)uphisowncompany.Heexplained:
“AfterleavinguniversityIdecidedto(37)myselftoacareerinmusic.Ilovedperformingbutitwasveryhard.IplayedatconcertsinEuropeand(38)inAmerica,maderecordingsandgotgoodreviews.ButafterawhileIfeltI’dgoneas(39)asIcould.Unlessyou’reoneoftheworld’stoppianists,it’sdifficulttoearnagoodlivingandIwasn’toneofthegreatest.I’vealwaysthoughtthatit’simportanttobecommercial,toparticipateandcompleteinthemodernworld.WhenI(40)upmyperformingcareer,peoplearoundmeweremoresadanddisappointedthanIwas.ButIfeltfreeand(41)IknewIwasgettingseriousaboutlife.Aftergettingaqualificationinbusinessadministration,Ijoinedarecordingcompanyandstartedtheirclassicalvideodivision,(42)programsaboutfamousartists.Ayearago,Ileftthiscompanyandformedanewone(43)specializedinmultimediaprograms.NowthatIrunmyownbusiness,I’mincontrol(44)mylifeandIcanfeelproudofmyachievements.AlthoughthestressishighandIworklonghours,thestressinvolvedinpianoplaywasmuch(45).Ittookphysical,emotionalandmentalskills.IpreferthepressuresIlivewithnow.
36
A.giving
B.setting
C.forming
D.bringing
37
A.devote
B.take
C.assign
D.employ
38
A.job
B.effort
C.work
D.career
39
A.soon
B.often
C.far
D.much
40
A.took
B.brought
C.gave
D.put
41
A.late
B.atlast
C.attheend
D.lately
42
A.produced
B.producing
C.beingproduced
D.havingproduced
43
A.who
B.what
C.whose
D.which
44
A.on
B.in
C.at
D.of
45
A.worse
B.less
C.better
D.fewer
2.Cloze(完形填空)(共15小题;每小题1分,计15分)
(A)Pleasereadthefollowingpassageandfillintheblankswiththeproperformsofthe5wordsorphrasesoutofthe7givenintheboxaccordingtothecontext.(请阅读下面的短文,并根据其内容提示,从方框中所给的7个词语中选出5个,并用其适当形式填空。
)
pickup,spend,magazine,stayout,
riseandfall,changes,continue
ClaudiaSchifferisverysuccessfulGermansupermodel.She’sappearedonthecoversandfashionpagesofallthemajorfashion(46)andisoneofthefacesofChanel.
Claudiaisaverybeautifulwoman.Shehasaslimfigureandistallwithverylonglegs.Hermoststunning(有魅力的)feature,though,isherattractiveheart-shapedfacewithhersparkingeyesandstraightnose.Shehasshoulder-lengthblondehairbutitsstyleandcolorareoften(47)tosuiteachmodelingassignment.
NotonlyisClaudiaaprofessionalmodel,butshe’salsoaverysuccessfulbusinesswoman.Shehasherownfitnessvideoandisapartnerinthenewchainof“FashionCafes”.She’salsoverygenerous,and(48)alotofhertimeworkingwithvariouscharity(慈善)organizationshelpingchildreninneed.Claudiaissociable,too,andlikesbeingwithfamouspeople.
WhenClaudiaisnotmodelingordoingcharitywork,shelikesreadingandwatchingoldfilms.Shealsoenjoysgoingtoparties,butsherarely(49)late.
Inrecentyearspeoplecanoftenseeheragainafterherdisappearancefromthepublic’seyes.AlthoughClaudia’spopularityasamodel(50)withtheseason(asitdoesforallsupermodel),Claudiaissobeautiful,talentedandintelligentthatshe’llbefamousforalongtimetocome.
(B)Pleasereadthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithonewordononeofthefollowingthreeways:
basedonthecontext;
usingtheproperformofthegivenwords;
basedonthegivenlettersofthewords.(请阅读下面的短文,用以下三种形式中的一种填空:
根据上下文填空;
用所给单词的适当形式填空;
根据单词所给的字母填空。
没空一词。
)
ThomasEdison,theinventorofthelightbulb,thoughtthatsleepwasunnecessaryandthatasocietythatoperatedwithoutsleepwouldbeanideal(51)o.However,hewaswrong.Nowadays,wearelivinginasocietyin(52)whpeoplearesleepinglessthaneverandthishasresultedinmanynegativeeffects.
According(53)policereports,morethantwenty-fivepercentofaccidentsaredirectlyorindirectlyattributedtolackofsleep.Itistruethatpeople(54)utosleepninehoursanight,whereastodaytheysleepsevenorevenless.Thisisbecauseourwayoflifehasvariedandwearetryingtosqueezeactivities,like(55)(watch)television,shoppingorgoingtothegym,inour24-hourday.
Lackof(56)alsohasanegativeeffectonourhealth.Researchthathasbeencarriedoutonanimalscontinuouslydeprived(剥离)ofsleephasshownthattheyare(57)