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全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS初赛高二年级组试题
2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二年级组试题
(总分:
150分 答题时间:
120分钟)
听力部分(共三大题,计30分)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。
(答案涂在答题纸上)
31.—DoyouknowMr.Smith?
—Yes.He'sastrangeman.Wefound________difficulttoworkwithhim.
A.us B.it C.him D.you
32.They________thedistanceandthecommunicationproblemforpeoplevisitingtheircity.
A.drewattentiontoB.usedup C.washedaway D.dreamedof
33.—Youweredrivingat100kmanhour,sir.
—Butofficer,I________.Mycarcan'tgomorethan80.
A.maynothaveto B.couldn'thavebeen
C.wouldn'tliketo D.needn'ttobe
34.Hismoneyhadnotbroughthappinessandperhapsithadcontributed________hisstrangesenseofvalues.
A.up B.for C.as D.to
35.________theirservice,theworkersofthehotelareactiveinlearningEnglish.
A.Searching B.Informed C.Toimprove D.Havingcaused
36.Everymorningata________timeafterbreakfastshegavehimanhour'slesson.
A.busy B.patient C.convenient D.present
37.Itwasnotuntillastyear________hegotintouchwithhisfatherinCanada. A.where B.what C.how D.that
38.Ikeptlookingatthemanwearingapairofglasses,wondering________.
A.whetherdidIborrowhisbook B.whereIhadseenhimbefore
C.whatIknewhiswife D.whenhadIhelpedhim
39.Theitemyourequestedyesterdayisnolongeravailableand________wearereturningyourcheque.
A.therefore B.altogether C.otherwise D.moreover
40.—Whendidthestoryhappen?
—Ithappenedin________springof________1937.
A.the;the B.a;the C.the;不填 D.不填;不填
41.—MayIspeaktoyourmanagerMr.Williamsatfiveo'clocktonight?
—I'msorry.He________gonetoapartylongbeforethen.
A.had B.is C.willhave D.has
42.I'vegotalotofbooks,________arewritteninforeignlanguages.
A.andmostofwhich B.someofwhich
C.someofthem D.mostofthese
43.—Howareyougettingonwithyourbook?
—Ihavefinishedalargepartofit;therestofit________moredifficult.
A.is B.are C.was D.were
44.—Ihavetobeattheofficebynoontomorrow.Myco-workersaretakingmeoutforafinalgood-byelunch.
—________Whereareyougoingtoeat?
—Idon'tknow.Theywanttotreatme.
A.Idon'tknow. B.Hownice!
C.It'smypleasure. D.It'snoneofmybusiness.
45.—Whenyoufinishthatreport,hereareallthefilesforthenextoneweneedtocomplete,bytomorrowevening.
—________Can'tyouextendthedeadline?
I'vegotaheadacheandI'vehardlysleptallweek.
—I'llseewhatIcando,buttakesomeaspirinandkeepworking.
A.I'mnotevenhalfwaythroughthisfirstone!
B.Itlookslikeitwentthroughjustfine.
C.Oh,I'msureIcanhelpyoudothat.
D.Whatdoyouwanttodiscuss?
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。
(答案涂在答题纸上)
46.Faradaymadethe________electricmotorin1821.Itwasaninventionthatusedelectricitytoproducemovement.
A.obvious B.social C.mad D.first
47.In1831,Faradaydiscoveredthatelectricitymovesthroughawire________amagnet(磁铁)ismovednearthewire.
A.where B.so C.when D.but
48.Heusedthisdiscoveryto________amachineformakingelectricity.Faradayalsoshowedhowelectricityaffectschemicalubstances.
A.debate B.reflect C.match D.produce
49.Faradaygave________mostofhismoneytothepoor.Whenhegrewold,hedidnothaveenoughmoneylefttoliveon.
A.on B.away C.by D.of
50.QueenVictoriarewardedhimforhis________bygivinghimmoneyandahouse.Hediedin1867.
A.discoveries B.introductions C.books D.definitions
II.阅读理解(Readingcomprehension)(共20小题,计35分)
A)选择题:
阅读下面短文,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。
(答案涂在答题纸上) A
MostpeoplethinkthatthecapitalofthemovieworldisHollywood,intheUnitedStates.However,therealmoviecapitalisMumbai,inIndia.MumbaiusedtobeknownasBombay,andsothefilmindustrythereiscalled“Bollywood”.BollywoodmakestwiceasmanymovieseachyearasHollywood—morethan800filmsayear.
ThemoviesfromBollywoodareverydifferentfromHollywoodmovies.Foronething,BollywoodmoviesaremuchlongerthanmostHollywoodmovies.MostBollywoodmoviesaremorethanthreehourslong,andcontainsinging,dancing,action,adventure,mystery,andromance.BecauseBollywoodfilmscontainsomanydifferentfeatures,thisstyleoffilmissometimescalleda“masala”film.(“Masala”isanIndianwordforamixtureofspices.)
AnotherbigdifferencebetweenBollywoodandHollywoodmoviesisthewaythemoviesaremade.IttakesmuchlongertomakeamovieinHollywoodthaninBollywood.Infact,filmingmaybeginonaBollywoodmoviebeforethescriptisevenfinished.Thedirectorandwriterscanmakeupthestorywhilethefilmisbeingmade.Sometimestheywillevenwritethescriptbyhandinsteadoftakingtimetotypeit.
Bollywoodactorsareverypopularandsomeareinsuchhighdemandthattheymayworkonseveralmoviesatthesametime.Theymayevenshootscenesforseveralfilmsonthesamedayusingthesameclothesandscenery(舞台布景).SincemostBollywoodmoviesfollowthesamekindofstory,shootingscenesforseveralfilmsatthesametimeisnotabigproblemforactorsordirectors.ThisalsohelpskeepthecostofBollywoodmovieslowerthanthecostofHollywoodmovies.TheaverageBollywoodfilm,withabudget(预算)ofonlytwomillionU.S.dollars,seemsverycheapcomparedtotheaveragebudgetofsixtymillionU.S.dollarsforaHollywoodfilm—thirtytimesasmuch!
51.Themaintopicofthepassageis________.
A.famousstarsinBollywood
B.howHollywoodmoviesaremade
C.thedifferencesbetweentwomovieindustries
D.thehistoryofmovie-makinginIndia
52.WhatisNOTtrueaboutMumbai?
A.ItisthemoviecapitalofIndia.
B.ItsnewnameisBombay.
C.MoremoviesaremadetherethaninHollywood.
D.Thefilmindustrythereiscalled“Bollywood”.
53.WhyareBollywoodfilmsoftencalled“masala”films?
A.Theyhaveinterestingstories.
B.TheyaremuchlongerthanHollywoodfilms.
C.TheyshowIndianculture.
D.Theymixdifferentstylesofmovies.
54.Bollywoodmoviesarecheaptomakebecause________.
A.theyareshorterthanHollywoodfilms
B.thescriptsarewrittenbyhand
C.themoviesdonotuseanyspecialeffects
D.mostmoviesreusethingsfromothermovies
55.Whichofthesestatementswouldthewriterprobablyagreewith?
A.MostBollywoodmoviesareverysimilar.
B.Ittakesalotofmoneytomakeagoodmovie.
C.OnlyIndianpeoplecanunderstandBollywoodmovies.
D.Hollywoodmoviesaretooviolent.
B)非选择题:
阅读下列短文,然后回答问题或完成句子。
(答案写在答题纸上)
B
EveryafternooninSouthKorea,whenschoolandworkfinish,over100,000peoplemeetontheInternettoplayagamecalledLineage.Theymeetinavirtual(虚拟的)world500yearsinthepast.Theyformteamsandfightforjusticeandmoney.TheyarepartofoneoftheInternet'smanyonlinegamingcommunities.Thepeoplewhoplaythesegamesarecalledgamers.Oftentheymeetin24-hourcaféstoplayLineage,aswellasothergamessuchasDiablo,StarCraftandCounterStrike.Mostgamersjustplayforfun,butforsomepeople,itcanbecomeanobsession(着迷).
Whengamingbecomesanobsessionitcanbecomedangerous.InHongKong,aseventeen-year-oldboydiedasaresultofplayinghisfavouritegameinthecaféwhereheworked.Afterworkingforeighthours,heoftenstayedatthecaféandplayedDiabloII.Onsomenightshesleptforonlytwohours.InMay2002,hewasfoundunconsciousatacomputerafterplayingallnight.Whenhediedlaterinhospital,doctorssaiditwasbecausehewasexhausted.
InKorea,thedangerscancomefromothergamers.InthevirtualworldofLineage,gamerscancreatenewcharactersforthemselves.Highschoolstudentscanbecomeverypowerfulfightersandleaders.Theyplayagainstdoctors,businessmenandevenmembersofdangerousgangs.Butsometimesthingsthathappeninthegameaffectreallife.Gamershavebeenbeatenupinreallifebypeopletheyhavekilledonline!
56.HowmanypeopleplayLineagewhenschoolandworkareovereverydayinSouthKorea?
57.WhatdopeopledointhevirtualworldofLineage?
58.Theonlinegamesmentionedinthepassageare________.
59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exhausted”mean?
60.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
C
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61.WhatistheaddressofSwansonElectric?
62.HowmuchcanyousaveifyoubuytwoprintersonFebruary5?
63.Therefrigeratorwhosepriceis$400willbesoldfor________onFebruary6.
64.Ifyouwanttobuysomeofthethingsinthisadvertisementandwanttosavemoneyyoumustgothereduring________.
65.Whatnumbershouldyoucallifyouneeddirectionstothestore?
D
OnMay7,2001,RonnieBiggsarrived