NEPCS高一英语能力竞赛决赛.docx

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NEPCS高一英语能力竞赛决赛

2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛高一年级组试题

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。

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31.Hewasmade______thewoman______breakingthewindow.

  A.toapologizeto;for            B.tobeapologizingto;for

  C.apologizingfor;to             D.apologizefor;for

32.Therewasplentyoftime.He______.

  A.mustn’thavehurried           B.couldn’thavehurried

  C.mustnothurry                  D.needn’thavehurried

33.Shewasknockeddownbyacarandhershouts______theattentionofthepolice.

  A.pulled        B.drew         C.dragged          D.seized

34.______athletesfromallovertheworldtakepartintheOlympicGames.

  A.Eachfouryears                 B.Eachfouryear

  C.Everyfouryears                D.Everyfourthyears

35.Shebeganto______somethingbutstoppedwhensheheardtheteacher______.

  A.say;speaking B.tell;saying C.talk;telling    D.speak;talking

36.______hisage,hediditverywell.

  A.Beingregarded                  B.Considering

  C.Studied                         D.Tothinkof

37.Ishallneverforgetthoseyears______Ilivedintownwithmyfamily,______hadagreateffectonmylife.

  A.that;that    B.when;what   C.when;which      D.which;that

38.—Yournewbikeisveryfashionable.

   —______

  A.Muchbetterthanyours.         B.Yes,ofcourseit’sverygood.

  C.It’sverykindofyoutosayso.D.No,youaretotallywrong.

39.—Doyouthinkthebadweatherwill______?

   —I______.

  A.goon;don’thopeso           B.keepup;hopenot

  C.takeup;don’tthinkso        D.keepon;thinknot

40.—______

   —Dropinifyouhavetime.

   —Sure.Bye!

  A.Iwonderifyoucouldletmegonow.B.DoyoumindifIleavenow?

  C.WhatashamethatIwanttogonow!

 D.Well,Ireallymustbegoingnow.

41.—Whatwouldyouliketohave,coffeeormilk?

   —Iwouldn’tlike______.______forme.

  A.either;NeitherB.both;Neither C.either;Both     D.neither;Either

42.Nowthepopulationindevelopingcountriesisbeing______.

  A.stopped       B.prevented    C.limited          D.raised

43.Helen______herkeysintheofficesoshehadtowaituntilherhusband______home.

  A.leaves;comes                  B.hadleft;came

  C.left;hadcome                 D.hasleft;wouldcome

44.Notonly______thismachinebut______it.

  A.hecanrun;canherepair       B.canherun;canherepair

  C.hecanrun;hecanrepair       D.canherun;hecanrepair

45.It’safineday.Let’sgofishing,______?

  A.won’twe     B.don’twe    C.shallwe         D.willwe

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。

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46.PeopleinPoland______spendChristmaswiththeirfamilies,andthemostimportantpartofChristmasisChristmasEvesupper.

  A.tireof       B.afraidto    C.tendto          D.hateto

47.Thewholefamilyjustsitsaroundthetable,andtherearetwelvetraditional______onthetable,andyouaresupposedtotastethemall.

  A.dishes        B.books        C.sticks           D.toys

48.Well,beforeeverybodysitsdowntoeatthe______,webreakwafers（薄脆饼）witheachother,wishingeachothergoodluck.

  A.breakfast     B.lunch        C.brunch           D.supper

49.Whenitisover,thechildrengototheotherroom,wherethebigChristmastree______,andtheyfindsomeChristmaspresentsunderit.

  A.grows         B.stands       C.lies             D.dies

50.Thenaftereatingandunwrappingthepresents,thewholefamilyjustsitsaroundthetablesingingChristmassongs,andwaitingformidnight,whentheygoto______.

  A.school        B.hospital     C.church           D.work

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。

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A

  Whatdoestheword“home”meantoyou?

HowdoyousaythewordinFrench?

InSpanish?

Inyourlanguage?

Althoughpeopleusuallyknowwhatthewordmeansitoftenhasnoexacttranslation.It’snotsurprisingreally,becausetheideaofhomevariesfromcountrytocountry,andfrompersontoperson.Ahomeismorethanaroofandfourwalls.It’sthecooking,eating,talking,playingandfamilylivingthatgooninside,whichareimportantaswell.Andathomeyouusuallyfeelsafeandrelaxed.

  Butit’snotjustthathomeslookdifferentindifferentcountries,theyalsocontaindifferentthingsandrevealdifferentattitudesandneeds.Forexample,incoldnorthernEurope,there’safireinthelivingroomorkitchenandallthechairsfaceit.Inthesouth,wherethesunshinesalotandit’smoreimportanttokeeptheheatout,therearesmallwindows,coolstonefloorsandoftennocarpets.Weaskedsomepeopleabouttheirhomes.

  Howoftendopeoplemovehouseinyourcountry?

  “Inmycountrymanypeopledon’tstayinoneplaceforaverylongtime.Theyoftenmoveeverytenyearsorso.”

—Cheryl,Boston,USA

  Whataretypicalfeaturesofhomesinyourcountry?

  “InBritain,evenintownthere’salwaysagardenandsometimesacellar.Wehaveseparatebedroomsandlivingrooms.Butwedon’toftenhavebalconies（阳台）.

  Theweatherisn’twarmenough!

”

—Pat,Exeter,England

51.Theword“home”hasnoexacttranslationbecause______.

  A.peoplecan’tfindthiswordinthedictionary

  B.nooneknowswhatitis

  C.ithasdifferentmeaningsindifferentcountries

  D.peoplecan’tunderstandeachotherverywell

52.Youcan______athomeaccordingtothepassage.

  A.cook,talk,andplaygames      B.eat,play,andteachstudents

  C.swim,eat,andmakefriends     D.donothing

53.WhyisitimportanttokeeptheheatoutofthehousesinsouthernEurope?

  A.Becausetheywanttobreathefreshairoutside.B.Becausethere’safireinthelivingroom.

  C.Becausetheywearheavyclothingalldaylong.D.Becausethesunthereshinesalot.

54.HowoftendopeoplemovehomeintheUnitedStates?

  A.Everyyear.                     B.Everyfiveyearsorless.

  C.Everytenyearsorso.          D.Theydon’tmoveuntiltheydie.

55.Whichoneistrueaccordingtothepassage?

  A.PeopleinBritainseldomhavebalconiesbecauseit’ssohotoutside.

  B.“Home”isaplacewhereyoufeelsafeandrelaxed.

  C.Althoughhomeslookdifferentindifferentcountries,theyhavethesameneeds.

  D.HousesinnorthernEuropealwayshavebigwindowsandcoolstonefloors.

  B）阅读下列短文,然后回答问题、完成句子或表格。

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B

  IsawmyfirsttigerinanationalparkinIndia.Itwasayoungmaleandhewasdrinkingatawaterhole.Heraisedhisheadslowlyandstaredatusforafullminute.Thenheturnedhisbackonusanddisappearedquicklyintothejungle.

  Twentyyearsago,thetigerwasintrouble.InIndiaitsnumberswerearound1,800.ThentheIndiangovernmentlaunchedProjectTiger,whichsetupmanynationalparksalloverthecountry.

   InAfrica,themostimportantspeciesindangeristheelephant,theworld’slargestlivinglandmammal.In1979therewere1.3millionelephantsthere.Tenyearslater,numbersweredownto600,000.Conservationistswarnedthatthespeciescouldbeextinctbytheendofthecentury.Butslowlythesituationhaschanged:

thedemandforivoryhasfallensharply,andnowthenumberofelephantsisincreasingrapidly;therearemanymorethanthereweresixteenyearsago.

   Ontheothersideoftheworld,thegreywhalesofBajaCalifornianearlydisappearedduringthelastcentury.Fortunately,theUSMarineMammalsProtectionActof1972savedthem.Thegreywhalesrecoveredquickly.Todaythereareperhaps20,000andthesegentlegiantsarenowworthfarmorealivethandead.

   Today,wildlifeisgoodforthetouristtrade.Andtourism—providedittakesonlypicturesandleavesonlyfootprints—isgoodforthenationalparks.Ifwildlifecanalwaysbetreatedinthisway,animalscanliveandthriveintheworld.

C

61.What’stheeffectiveTVcommercialthewritertoldaboutinthepassage?

62.Thewordinthepassagewhichmeans“somethinggivenawayatnocharge”is______.

63.WhatisMobotron?

64.WherecanMobotronbestationed?

Givethreeexamples.

65.Thepassageismainlyabout______.

D

   Canapersonmakeitrain?

ManypeoplebelievedthatCharlesHatfieldcould.Intheearly1910s,MrHatfieldtraveledtomanyplacesbringingraintofarmsandcitiesthatsufferedfromdrought.For30years,peopleconsideredhimthegreatestrainmakerinNorthAmerica.

   OneofMrHatfield’smostamazingrainmakingaccomplishmentshappenedinsouthernCaliforniain1916.MrHatfieldofferedtogivethecityofSanDiegoahandwithitswaterproblem.HeplannedtocreateenoughraintofillthelakebehindMorenaDamnearthecity.Sincethetimethedamwasbuilt,thelakehadneverbeenmorethanhalffull,butthelakecouldhold15billiongallonsofwaterifitwerefull.FillingthelakewouldhelpthecityofSanDiegowithitsconstantwaterproblems.MrHatfieldsuggestedthatifhesucceededinfillingthelakewithrainwater,thecitywouldpayhim$10,000.Ifnorainfell,thecitywouldpaynothing.Thecityagreed.

OnJanuary1,1916,MrHatfieldbeganhisrainmakingprocedure.Itbegantorainfourdayslater.Theraincontinuedforthenextfivedays.OnJanuary10,itbegantorainmoreheavily,andtheraincontinuedforthenext10days!

ThecityofSanDiegowasflooded.Fiftypeopledied.Morethan200bridgeswerewashedaway,andmanymilesoftraintracksweredestroyed.However,MrHatfielddidsucceedinfill