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全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS高一年级试题
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2010年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)高一年级试题
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第I卷(选择题)
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一、阅读理解(题型注释)
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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.)
MexicPastandPresent
Hundredsofyearsago, Native-AmericantribeslivedinMexico.TheAztecsbuiltbeautifulcities.Theyhadacalendar(历法)andawritten language.However,theSpanishdestroyedtheAztecsin1521.Forthenext300years,SpainruledoverMexico.That'swhyMexicansspeakSpanish.
EverySeptember16theMexicanpeopleholdacelebrationinMexicoCity,theircountry'scapital.ItistheirIndependenceDay.Onthatdatein1821theytoldSpaintheywouldnolongerberuled.
BreakingfreefromSpaincausedawar.Whenitwasover,theMexicanshadtheirowngovernment.Theymadetheirownlaws.
TodayAmericaandMexicoarefriends,butitwasn'talwaysthatway.PresidentJamesPolkwantedAmericatoreachfromtheAtlanticOceantothePacificOcean.HetriedtobuywhatisnowtheAmericansouthwestfromMexico.Mexicowouldnotsell.Sofrom1846to1848MexicoandAmericafoughtawartoascertainwheretheirborderswouldbe.Whenthewarended,Mexicohadlostalotofland.NowtheRioGrandeRiverformstheborderbetweenthetwonations.Americaisonthenorthsideoftheriver.Mexicoisonthesouthside.
Mexicohasmountainsandahot,dryclimate.Cropscangrowononlyasmallpartoftheland.Still,Mexicansgrowmuchofthecoffee,oranges,andsugarusedintheUS.MexicanshaveinfluencedbuildingstylesinsouthwesternUSandaddedwordssuchaspatioandcantontoAmericanEnglish.AmericansalsoenjoyeatingmanyMexicanfoodslikeburritos,tacos,tortillas,andtamales.
46.Accordingtothepassage,whathappenedsecondonahistoricaltimeline?
A.MexicansdeclaredtheirindependencefromSpain.
B.TheSpanishruledMexico.
C.TheAztecslivedinMexico.
D.AmericansfoughtawarwithMexico.
47.ThepassagesaysthatPresidentPolkwanted________.
A.theUStoexpanditsborderstothePacificOcean
B.MexicotochangeitsIndependenceDaytoJuly4th
C.MexicotobecomeoneofthestatesoftheUnion
D.AmericanstoadopttheMexicanlanguage
48.Anotherwordfortheunderlinedword“ascertain”is________.
A.inspect B.discover C.change D.determine
49.MexicanshavethefollowinginfluencesonAmericaEXCEPT________.
A.buildingstyles B.vocabulary
C.clothes D.food
50.BeforetheAztecswereconquered,theseNativeAmericansprobably________.
A.didn'tspeakSpanish
B.couldn'treadorwriteanylanguage
C.didn'thavetools
D.didn'tunderstandtheconceptoftime
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二、完形填空(题型注释)
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III.完形填空(Cloze)(共15小题;每小题1分,计15分)
A)阅读下面的短文,结合文意用右边所给单词的适当形式填空。
(Forquestions66—70,readthepassagebelow.Usethewordgiveninboldattheendofthelinetoformawordthatfitsinthespaceinthesameline.)
SharonSexton
ShethrowsSeanPennoverhershoulderandsheaskedAndrewRidgeleytobequiet.She'sslim,(66)________【attract】and1.75meterstall.SharonSextonisnotwhatmostofus(67)________【image】abouncer(保镖)tolooklikebutthat'sjustwhatsheisattheLondonclub,Xenon.
Sharonsays:
“Theaimisnottobenoticed.Ihavetomovearoundandmixinwiththecrowds.I'mheretomakesurenotroublestarts.Ifanyonelooks(68)________【anger】Ijustgoandaskthemtokeepcalm.Mostmenaresosurprisedatbeingspokentobyawomanbouncerthattheydon'targue.Ionlyvery(69)________【occasion】havetouseforce.”
Sharonhasalsoworkedasa(70)“________”【mind】for MadonnaandforAlPacino.ShespendsalottimepracticingWingChun,amethodofself-defensedesignedforwomen.
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B)阅读下面的短文,根据首字母的提示在空白处填上适当的单词,使短文意义完整。
(Forquestions71—80,readthepassagebelow.Completeitbyfillingineachblankoneword.Thefirstletterofeachwordisprovided.)
TheHomeoftheFuture
WhenDanGreencomeshomefromwork,hedoesn'tneedakeytoopenhisfrontdoor.Ashewalksuptothefrontofhishouse,the(71)d________opens.Thelightsturnoninside.Hisfavoritemusicstartstoplay.Hisdinneris(72)r________intheoven.(73)B________no one is home. What'shappening?
Thisisthehomeofthefuture!
Rightnow,DanGreenisthe only person(74)w________hasahomelikethis.Heisascientist.But in about 25years,many people(75)w