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英语能力竞赛nepcs高一年级组样题

2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）高一年级组样题

全国中学生英语能力竞赛组委会办公室提供

（时间：

120分钟总分：

150分）

听力部分（共三大题，计30分）（略）

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。

（每题1分）

31.I'mthinkingofhiringateacherformyson.Yousee,heisn'tableto_________therestofhisclass.

　　A.geton　　　　　　　　B.keepupwith

　　C.keepintouchwith　　D.goon

32.—MustIcometoyourofficetogetmypapertopic?

　　—No,you_________.Icantelephoneyou.

　　A.mustn't　　　B.couldn't

　　C.shouldn't　　D.don'thaveto

33._________theywillsendusinvitationisnotyetknown,butwehopetheywill.

　　A.If　B.That　C.Whether　D.When

34.Iagreewithmostofwhatyousaid,butIdon'tagreewith_________.

　　A.everything　　B.anything

　　C.something　　　D.nothing

35.PeteraskedTomwhethertheteacher_________fiveminutes_________.

　　A.washere;ago　　　　　B.hasbeenthere;before

　　C.hadbeenthere;ago　　D.hadbeenthere;before

36.Itis_________funtogoto_________cinema.

　　A.a;the　　　　B.a;不填

　　C.不填;不填　　D.不填;the

37.Mr.Brownreturnedtohisofficeafteraholiday,only_________brokeninto.

　　A.tofindithadbeen　　B.tofindithad

　　C.findingithadbeen　　D.findingitwas

38.Anyway,thatevening,_________I'lltellyoumoreaboutlater,IendedupstayingatRachel'splace.

　　A.when　B.where　C.which　D.what

39.—Excuseme_________forsolong.

　　—Itdoesn'tmatter.

　　A.tokeepyouwaiting　　　　B.forhavingkeptyouwaiting

　　C.forkeepingyoutowait　　D.ofkeepingyoutowait

40.—Bill,youdon'tlookwell.What'sthematter?

　　—Oh._________.I'mjusttired.I'vebeenworkinguntilaroundteneverynightthisweek.

　　A.There'snothingserious　　　　B.Somethingiswrongwithme

　　C.It'snoneofyourbusiness　　D.Thatsoundsgreat

41.—Mr.Liu'swifewashurtinthetrafficaccidentyesterdayafternoon.

　　—_________

　　A.Idon'tthinkso.　　　　　　B.I'minterestedinsuchnews.

　　C.Shemustbemorecareful.　　D.Whatapity!

IssheOKnow?

42._________ofthelandinthatdistrict_________coveredwithtreesandgrass.

　　A.Twofifth;is　　B.Twofifth;are

　　C.Twofifths;is　　D.Twofifths;are

43.Was_________Bill,_________playedbasketballverywell,_________helpedyourepairyourbike?

　　A.that;that;who　　B.it;that;that

　　C.this;who;who　　　D.it;who;that

44.WhenIreturnedtomychildhoodhome,Iwasdistressedtofindalltheappletrees_________.

　　A.werecutdown　　B.hadbeencutdown

　　C.tocutdown　　　D.beingcutdown

45.IfIhad_________,I'dvisitEurope,stoppingatallthesmallinterestingplaces.

　　A.alongenoughholiday　　B.anenoughlongholiday

　　C.aholidayenoughlong　　D.alongholidayenough

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。

（每题1分）

46.Mostpeoplehavethirty-two_________bythetimetheyaretwenty-fiveyearsold.

　　A.neighbours　B.pets　C.teeth　D.friends

47.It'seasyenoughtokeepthatmanyteethclean,becausepeopleusually_________timetobrushthem,mostoftentwoorthreetimesaday.

　　A.setaside　B.setat　C.setabout　D.setin

48.Canyouimagine,though,whatitwouldbeliketo_________abouteighthundredtimesthatmanyteeth?

　　A.watch　B.smell　C.touch　D.brush

49.Somesnailsactuallyhaveasmanyas_________thousandteeth!

　　A.thirty-two　B.eighteen　C.twenty-five　D.forty

50.It'sjust_________thatsnailsdon'thavetobotheraboutbrushingthem.

　　A.unfortunate　B.lucky　C.disappointing　D.helpless

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。

（每题1分）

A

ThefirstorganizedsystemthatwasusedtosendmessagesbeganinEgyptaround1500B.C.Thissystemdevelopedbecausethepharaohs（法老王）frequentlyneededtosendmessagesupanddowntheNileRiverinordertokeeptheirempirerunningsmoothly.Later,thePersians（波斯人）developedamoreefficientsystemforsendingmessagesusingmenandhorses.MessagecarriersrodealongtheroadsystemstretchingfromoneendofthePersianEmpiretotheother.

Theproblemwithearlysystemsforsendingmessageswasthatonlythegovernmentwasallowedtosendmessages.Businessesandotherpeoplehadtofindtheirownwaysfordeliveringmessagestodistantplaces.Later,withthefalloftheRomanEmpire,organizedpostalsystemsalmostcompletelydisappearedinEuropefor600years.InChina,however,KublaiKhanhadbuiltuphisownsystemfordeliveringmessages.ThissystemworkedinthesamebasicwayastheRomansystem.ThedifferencewasthatKublaiKhankept300,000horsesalongtheroadsofhisdeliverylines.

Itwasn'tuntilthe1500sthatawell-organizedpostalsystemappearedagaininEurope.OnefamilygainedtherighttodelivermailfortheHolyRomanEmpireandpartsofSpain.Thisfamilycontinuedtocarrymail,bothgovernmentandprivate,throughoutEuropeforalmost300years.However,government-controlledpostalsystemsfinallytookoverprivatepostalbusinesses,andbythe1700sgovernmentownershipofmostpostalsystemsinEuropewasanacceptedfactoflife.Theseearlygovernmentsystemsremainedquiteexpensiveforpublicuseuntil1840whenRolandHillsuggestedloweringpostalratesinordertoencouragemorepeopletousethesystem.Soonafterthatmanyothercountriestookuphisidea.

51.TheEgyptianpharaohssentmanyoftheirmessagesby_________.

　　A.boat　　　B.fire

　　C.horses　　D.runners

52._________was（were）allowedtousetheearlyRomanpostalsystem.

　　A.Everyone　　B.Richbusinessowners　

　　C.Noone　　　D.Thegovernment

53.WhatwasdifferentaboutthepostalsystemusedbyKublaiKhan?

　　A.Ithadmorehorses.

　　B.Theroadsweresmaller.

　　C.Thestationswerefurtherapart.

　　D.ItdeliveredmailtoallofAsia.

54.Inthe_________,governmentmonopolyofpostalsystemsbecamecommon.

　　A.1500s　　B.1700s　　C.1800s　　D.1900s

55.WhatdidRolandHillsuggestwhichchangedpostalpracticesaroundtheworld?

　　A.Makethepostfaster.

　　B.Makethepostbigger.

　　C.Makethepostcheaper.

　　D.Maketheposteasier.

　　B）阅读下列短文，然后回答问题或完成句子。

（每题2分）

B

Janewastheseventhchildofacountryclergyman.Heandhiswifealwaysencouragedtheirchildrentodowhattheylike,convertingtherectorybarn（谷仓）intoalittletheatreforplaysputonbythefamilyduringthesummerholidays.Bytheageof12,Janewaswritingherownstories,readingthemouttotherestofherhousehold.

Lateronasayoungwomanshehadseveralromancesbutnevermarried,althoughshecameclosetoitonce.Sheacceptedayoungmanoneevening,butthenturnedhimdownthenextmorning.Shedevotedherlifetohernumerousniecesandnephews,andtothewritingofsixoutstandinglywittynovels.Inherstoriesattractiveheroinesalwaysfindahusbandintheendeventhoughthisoftenseemsunlikelybecauseofvariousmisunderstandingsandobstacles（障碍）standingintheirway.

ShewrotePrideandPrejudicewhenshewas21.Emmawasoneofherlastbooks,andtheotherfournovelswrittenbyJaneAustenareentitled:

NorthangerAbbey,SenseandSensibility,MansfieldParkandPersuasion.

JaneAustendidnotsimplywritelovestories,though.Shewasalsoveryamusingattheexpenseofcertainpompous,shallowcharacterswhoalwayscomeoffverybadlyinhernovels.Andshedescribesthelifeledbypeoplelikeheratthetimesomemorablythatreadersafterwardsoftenfeeltheyhavebeentherethemselves.

56.Janehasatleast_____________siblings.

57.ThewordinParagraph2thatmeans“verycleverandhumorous”is“_________”.

58.Janegotmarriedonce,didn'tshe?

59.AfterPrideandPrejudice,JanewroteEmma,SenseandSensibility,_____________,NorthangerAbbeyandMansfieldPark.

60.Theunderlinedword“there”inthelastparagraphrefersto“_____________”.

C

61.Howmanytinyweek-oldcalvesareexportedtovealcratefarmsinHollandandFranceonaveragehalfayear?

62.Whycannotthecalvesturnroundinvealcrates?

63.What'sthefullnameofCIWF?

64.ThetelephonenumberofCIWFis______________________.

65.Ifyouwanttohelpthecampaignagainstliveexports,butyouhavenojobnow,howmuchshouldyoupayforthemembershipofthisorganization?

D

Newspaperskeepusinformedaboutwhatisgoingonintheworld.Theyentertain,educate,andexaminetheeventsoftheday.Forhundredsofmillionsofpeopleworldwide,newspapersarepartoftheirdailylives.

Newspapersarepublishedatvariousintervals,buttheyusuallycomeoutdailyorweekly.Ofthenearly60,000newspapersbeingpublishedaroundtheworld,about2,600arepublishedintheUnitedStates.Morethanhalf—about1,800—ofthemaredailies.

Somenewspapershavealotofsubscribers—peoplewhopaytohaveeacheditiondeliveredtothem.Forexample,TheWallStreetJournalandUSATodayeachhaveabouttwomillionsubscribers.Buttherearemany,manymorenewspaperswithonlyafewthousandsubscribers.Theseincludesmall-townweekliesandspecial-interestpapers,suchasthosewrittenforpeoplewhoenjoythesamehobby.

Newspapersprovideaservicetothecommunitybyprovidinginformationatlittlecost.Buttheyarebusinesses,sotheyneedtomakemoney.Theycankeepthecosttothereaderslowandstillstayinbusinessbysellingspacetobusinessesandindividualswhowanttoadvertiseproductsorservices.Inmostnewspapers,betweenone-thirdandtwo-thirdsofthepaperistakenupbyadvertising.

66.Howmanynewspapersarethoughttobepublishedworldwide?

67.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“subscribers”mean?

68.Atwhatintervalsaremostnewspaperspublished?

69.