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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.
8
9
10
（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）
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