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全国中学生英语能力竞赛
《2010年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)高一年级试题》
I.选择填空(Multiple-choice)(共15小题;每小题1分,计15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
(BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.)
31.Aliceisfondofplaying________pianowhileHarryisinterestedinlisteningto________music.
A./;the B./;a C.the;/ D.the;a
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32.—Lookattheblackclouds.It________soon.
—Sure.Ifonlywe________out.
A.israining;didn'tcome
B.istorain;won'tstart
C.willrain;haven'tstarted
D.isgoingtorain;hadn'tcome
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33.Ihavebeenwantingtogetabetterunderstandingofyourfamilyaffairs________Ileft.
A.eversince B.asusual
C.rightaway D.asthough
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34.Thedesignsofthenewtoolsshouldbe________carefully,sothatwecanpickouttheonethatsuitsourwork.
A.experimented B.examined
C.exercised D.tried
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35.—You'vewonthefootballgame.Congratulations!
—________
A.Thanks.It'sniceofyoutoseeusplay.
B.Wearereallylucky.
C.Nooneelsecoulddoit.
D.Oh,really?
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36.Somehowthenews________thatLiuXiangwasinthehotel,andacrowdgatheredoutsideinthehopeofseeinghim.
A.tookoff B.wentdown
C.puton D.gotout
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37.Noonecanbesure________inamillionyears.
A.whatmanwilllooklike
B.whatwillmanlooklike
C.manwilllooklikewhat
D.whatlookwillmanlike
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38.—You'veleftthelighton.
—Oh,________.I'llgoandturnitoff.
A.sodoI B.soIhave
C.sohaveI D.soIdo
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39.Was________Bill,________playedbasketballverywell,________helpedyourepairyourbike?
A.this;that;who B.it;that;it
C.it;who;that D.this;who;who
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40.—ShallTomgoandplayfootball?
—Not________hehasfinishedhishomework.
A.when B.if C.unless D.once
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41.—Well,it'sgettinglate.Imustbegoing.Thankyouagainforinvitingmetotheparty.
—________
A.Oh,it'salreadysolate?
B.Thankyouforcoming.
C.Oh,sorryyoucould'tcome.
D.Ireallyhadahappytime.
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42.Manycountriesareincreasingtheiruseofnaturalgas,windandotherformsof________.
A.energy B.source C.force D.material
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43.Learningaforeignlanguagewelltakesalongtime,________?
A.doesn'tthis B.doesthis
C.doesn'tit D.doesit
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44.—Look!
Theboyisdoingsomewashing.
—Heisonlyeightyearsold,butheisvery________.
A.lonely B.separate
C.responsible D.independent
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45.—CouldIborrowyourdigitalcamera,please?
—Yes,ofcourseyou________.
A.might B.will C.can D.should
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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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B)非选择题:
阅读下列材料,然后按要求完成所给出的题目。
(Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsaccordingtothepassage.)
A
Billy:
Iamusuallyveryhungryby5:
30whenschoolisover,soIgotothenearestfoodshoptobuysomesnacks.ThenIgohomeanddomyhomework.Becausetheworkloadisveryheavy,Ineedfourorevenfivehourstofinishit.Onweekends,Iusuallygowalkinginthepark.ThereisasmallmountainintheparkandIoftendosomeclimbingthere.That'sonSunday,butonSaturdayIhavetospendthedayatschool.
Grace:
Ilikewalking,too.Iprefergoingtooneoftheislandsonweekends.Duringtheweek,likeBilly,Ineedtodealwithmylessons.ButonTuesdaysIalwaysgoswimmingatthelocalindoorpoolafterschool.Afterthat,ImeetsomefriendsinTVgamescenterinStarClub.Wegirlslikeplayinggamesasmuchastheboys.IgototheInternetbartochatwithsomenetfriendsonSundayevening.Ifinditfantastic.
Jenny:
Inevergotothesecentersorclubs.NearlyeverydayIgohomeontime.IneverchatwithstrangersontheInternet.Ineverhavetimeforsports.IseldomwatchTVathome.TheonlytwothingsIdoathomearestudyingandsleeping.Afteraday'swork,Ialwaysfeeltired.OnethingIalmostforgetisthatonSundayeveningIgotoarestaurantwithmyparents.Inaword,mylifeisdullanduninteresting.
Questions51—55:
Pleasefillintheblankswithnomorethanfivewordsineachblank.
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B
London-Police are monitoring social networking sitespopularwithteenagerssuchasBebo,FacebookandMySpaceafterclaimsthattheyarebeingusedtoorganizemassbrawls(对骂).
KentPolicebelievethatteenagershavebeenusingtheInternettoarrange“fightclub”contestswatchedbyupto100spectatorsinapublicpark.
AtleastsixorganizedfightshavetakenplaceinBrenchleyGardensinMaidstone,Kent,accordingtooneteenageblogger.(59)Duringoneofthefightsa14-year-oldboywasarrestedforcarryingahuntingknife.KentPolicehavenoworderedspecialistofficerstomonitorsitessuchasBebo.
ChiefInspectorIanHallsaid:
“(60)Weareawareofattemptstoorganizefightsusingtechnologysuchaswebsitesandmobilephones.Pupilsfromsomeschoolsinthe area may be involved in this typeofanti-socialbehaviorandweareworkingwithschoolstoeradicate(根除)theproblem.”
AccordingtoonebloggerthefightsusuallytakeplaceonSaturdaynights.ThecontestsarenamedaftertheHollywoodfilmFightClubstarringEdwardNortonandBradPitt.Thecentralcharactersfightfortheadrenalinerushbutthefilmhasanironictwist(歪曲)apparentlylostonsomeofitsaudience.
ThisweekpoliceinMacclesfield,Cheshire,arrestedsixteenagersonsuspicionofpublicorderoffencesa