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全国中学生英语能力竞赛

2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛高二年级组试题

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。

（答案涂在答题纸上）

31.Therestaurantnearourschool,________lastyear,isverypopularwithteachersandstudents.

 A.toclose      B.beginning     C.havingstarted   D.opened

32.Invention,forexample,ofacompletelynewrecordingmediummaygrowveryfast,becauseallofusbecome________recordedmusic.

 A.sureof       B.angryabout   C.addictedto      D.farawayfrom

33.Inthisinstitutionamedal,togetherwithaprizeofacertainsumofmoney,________doesbestinscienceandtechnologyeverytwoyears.

 A.isgiventowhoever              B.aregiventoanyone

 C.aregiventowho                 D.isgiventowhom

34.—Wheredidyoumeethimyesterday?

   —On________bridge.

 A.beautifulalittleChinesestonewhiteB.alittlewhiteChinesebeautifulstone

 C.whitealittlebeautifulChinesestoneD.abeautifullittlewhiteChinesestone

35.Ididn’ttellhim________newsatoncebecauseIwantedtogivehim________surprise.

 A.a;a          B.the;the      C.the;a           D.不填;the

36.Petersethisnewbook________forayearwhilehewrotesomemagazinearticlestomakeabitofmoney.

 A.on            B.up            C.aside            D.in

37.Wethink________collegestudentsshouldmasteratleastoneforeignlanguage.

 A.whichisextra B.itimportantthatC.whatnecessary D.whetherserious

38.Hundredsofticketshavealreadybeensold,andorganisers________all35,000ticketswillbegonebynextweekend.

 A.research      B.want          C.decide           D.predict

39.—DoyouknowJimquarreledwithhisbrotheroverthebookyesterday?

   —Ididn’tknow,________.

 A.nordoIcare                    B.Idon’treformneither

 C.nodon’tIknow                 D.Idon’twantalso

40.Stevensaidthatifhe________howitworked,he________mewhattodo.

 A.wanted;asked                    B.hadknown;wouldhavetold

 C.issued;wouldhaveformed        D.hadarmed;cheered

41.—WhatshallIdoifyouarenothere?

   —________askmybrothertohelpyou.

 A.InordertothatB.Soastothat C.Inthatcase    D.Exceptthat

42.Thetown________wevisitedlastmonthistheone________thefamousartistwasborn.

 A.where;which  B.where;where  C.that;which      D.that;where

43.—I’msorry,sir,we’rebookedforthatevening.

   —Ohdear,________?

Wehaveguestsandwe’dliketogivethematasteoflocalfood.

   —I’veheardthatFlavio’sisverygood.Youmighttrythere.

 A.haveyouheardifmycarisready B.canyourecommendanotherrestaurant

 C.isthereenoughintheaccounttocoverthesebills

 D.don’tyouhaveanappointment

44.—DoyoumindifIkeeppetsinthisbuilding?

   —________

 A.Ofcoursenot,it’snotallowedhere.B.I’dratheryoudidn’tactually.

 C.Whynotaskothers?

                  D.Really?

Canitbetrue?

45.—Excuseme.________Ineedtomakeacall.

   —Sorry,Idon’thaveanychange.

   —DoyouknowwhereIcangetsomechangearoundhere?

 A.Howmanybagswillyoubecheckingthisevening?

 B.Howlongwillittaketoarrivethere?

 C.Doyouhavechangeforadollar?

 D.Whydidittakesolong?

 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.RonBoor________WestVirginia.Hishobbyisgrowingpumpkins.Thisyearhegrewa700-poundpumpkin.

 A.livesin      B.getsto       C.givesup         D.goeson

47.Itwasthe________pumpkinhehadevergrown.Boorwasproudofhispumpkin.

 A.mostbeautiful B.shortest      C.biggest          D.smallest

48.EveryyearthestateofWestVirginiahasthePumpkinFestival.Thereisa________forthebiggestpumpkin.

 A.cheat         B.board         C.cash             D.prize

49.Boor’s700-poundpumpkinshouldhavewonfirstprize.Butitspoiled（变坏）afewdaysbeforetheannualfestival.________,Boorhadmorepumpkins.

 A.ExtraordinarilyB.Luckily       C.Immediately      D.Deadly

50.Hetook________pumpkinfromhisgardentothePumpkinFestivallastweek.Thatpumpkinwonfirstprize—$651.

 A.another       B.others        C.theother        D.all

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

In1996,threemeninCaliforniaweretakentoahospitalwithstrangesymptoms（症状）.Theyfeltdizzy,tired,andweak.Theycouldn’tspeak,andtheyhadtroublebreathing.Thehospitaldoctorsthoughtthemenhadbeenpoisoned,butcouldn’tworkoutwhatwaswrongwiththem.Thentheyfoundoutthethreemenwereallchefs,andtheyhadjustsharedadishoffugu.

  Fugu,theJapanesenameforthepufferfish,isoneofthestrangestfishintheocean.Thepufferfishgetsitsnamefromthewaythefishprotectsitselffromenemies.Wheneveritisattacked,thefishblowsupitsbodytoovertwiceitsnormalsize!

  Thereasonthethreemenweretakentothehospitalisbecausethepufferfishisverypoisonous.Asarule,ifyoueatawholepufferfish,youwillprobablydie.Thethreemenhadaclosecall,buttheyallsurvived.

  Thereasonthethreemenweretakentothehospitalisbecausethepufferfishisverypoisonous.Asarule,ifyoueatawholepufferfish,youwillprobablydie.Thethreemenhadaclosecall,buttheyallsurvived.

  Thesymptomsoffugupoisoningareastrangefeelingaroundthemouthandthroat,anddifficultybreathing.Youcan’tbreatheandyourbodycan’tgetanyair.Yourbrainstillworksperfectly,however,soyouknowyouaredying,butyoucan’tspeakordoanythingaboutit.

  Despitethedangeroffugupoisoning,thisstrange,ugly,andverypoisonousfishisactuallyaveryexpensive,andverypopular,kindoffoodinJapan.Customerspayupto$200perpersontoeatafugumeal.Becauseofthedanger,fugucanonlybepreparedbychefswithaspeciallicencefromthegovernment.Thesechefsaretrainedtoidentifyandremovethepoisonouspartsofthefish.Mostpeoplewhodiefromeatingfuguthesedaysarepeoplewhohavetriedtheirhandatpreparingthefishthemselves.

  Fuguissaidtobesodeliciousthatithasevenstartedtobeimported（进口）intoHongKongandtheUnitedStates.SeveraltonsoffuguarenowexportedfromJapaneveryyear.

51.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe________.

 A.ADangerousDish                 B.FishinginJapan

 C.TheHistoryofFugu              D.ATalentedChef

52.Whywerethethreementakentothehospital?

 A.Someonepoisonedthem.           B.Theyatepoisonousfish.

 C.Theypoisonedeachother.        D.Adoctorworkedouttheirsymptoms.

53.Whenanenemytriestoeatapufferfish,it________.

 A.eatstheenemy B.makespoison  C.looksveryugly  D.becomesbigger

54.WhichisNOTasymptomoffugupoisoning?

 A.Breathingdifficulty.            B.Tirednessandweakness.

 C.Yourbrainstopsworking.        D.Troublespeaking.

55.Whoisallowedtopreparefugu?

 A.PeoplefromCalifornia.          B.Licensedchefs.

 C.Thegovernment.                  D.Anyonewhowantstotrytheirhand.

B

 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）

56.TheaudiomagazinesfromChamps-Elyséesaredesignedfor______andlanguagelearners.

57.TheaudiomagazinesfromChamps-Elyséesareavailablein______,______,______,and________.

58.Whatdoesanaudiomagazineusuallyconsistof?

59.Howdoestheaudiomagazinehelplanguagelearnerstodeveloplinguisticskills?

60.Professionaljournalistsin________,________,and________writefortheaudiomagazineinGerman.

C

Atsunami（海啸）isagiantwavethatcandohugeamountsofdamagewhenithitsland.Toseehowonestarts,throwastoneintoapondorlake,andwatchtheripples（涟漪）spreadoutonthesurfaceofthewater.Atsunamistartsinasimilarwaytooneoftheseripples,exceptthatitisnotcausedbyastone,butbysomethingmuchbigger,suchasanearthquakeoccurringunderthesea.

  Onceithasstarted,atsunamicanmoveacrosstheoceanforhugedistances.AnearthquakeoffthecoastofSouthAmericagenerated（引起）atsunamithattravelledwestforover15,000kilometresandcausedenormousdamagewhenithitthecoastofJapan22hourslater.

  Tsunamiscanbecausedbyvolcaniceruptionsaswellasbyearthquakes.ThemostdeadlytsunamiinrecordedhistorywastheonethatfollowedtheeruptionofIndonesia’sKrakatoavolcanoin1883.About36,000peopledied,andwhatactuallykilledmostofthemwasthetsunamiratherthantheeruptionitself.

  ItisnotonlyeventsonEarththatcausetsunamis.Theycanalsobegeneratedbyacomet（彗星）ormeteor（流星）hittingtheEarth.Noonehasactuallyseenthishappen,exceptonscreeninHollywoodfilmssuchasDeepImpact.Butthegianttsunamisproducedbyspecialeffectsinsuchfilms,bigenoughtocovertheskyscrapersofNewYork,aretheoreticallypossible,andcomputersimulations（模拟研究）showthattheyhavealmostcertainlyhappenedinthedistantpast.

  Intheopenocean,atsunamiwaveisdifficulttosee,becausemostofitisbelowthesurface.Thepartofthewavethatisactuallyvisiblemaybejustoneortwometreshigh.Butthewavehasenormouspower,andcantravelatthespeedofajetplane—almost800kph.Asiteventuallyapproachesland,thewaveslowsdown,andthiscausesadramaticincreaseinitsheight.Bythetimeitactuallyreachestheland,itcanbeupto30metreshigh.

  Tsunamisoccurinallthemajoroceansoftheworld,althoughtheyaremostcommoninthePacificareaaroundJapan.