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竞赛英语

2014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）

I．Responses（句子应答）（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）

Herelistentothefollowingfivesentencesandchoosethebestresponsetoeachoneyouhear．

Eachsentencewillbereadonlyonce．（请听下面五个句子，选出能应答所听句子的最佳选

项。

每个句子只读一遍。

）（答案涂在答题纸上）

1.A.No,I'dbeentheretwicebefore.B.No,itwasmyfirstvisittotheUSA.

C.Yes,I'llgotherethisMay.-D.Yes,I'dliketovisittheUSA.

2.A.I'llgorightnow.B.Sorrytohearthat.

C.That'sagoodidea.D.You'rewelcome.

3.A.Don'tputuptheposter.B.Youprobablyleftheralone.

C~They'reonyoursister'sdesk.D.It'lltakeyouhalfanhourtowrite.

4.A.Thanks.Mybrotherisateacher.BYes.I'mveryhappytogowithyou.

C.Sure?

I'msorrytohearhisillness.D.No.Classicalmusicismyfavorite.

5.A.IhadbeentoBeijingthreetimes.B.ItwashardworkandIfelttired.

C~Itookcareofmyfriend'sdaughter.D.I'llworkasavolunteeratthelibrary.

II．Dialogues（对话理解）（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）

（A）Pleaselistentothefollowingfivemini—dialogues．Eachdialogueisfollowedbyaquestion．

Choosethebestanswel"toeachquestionaccordingtothedialogueyouhear．Eachdialogueand

questionwillbereadtwice．（请听下面五组小对话，每组对话后有一个问题，根据你所听到的对话内容，选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。

每组对话和问题读两遍。

）（答案涂在答题纸上）

7.A.One.B.Two.CThree.D.Four.

8.A,Theman.B.Theman'swife.C.Thewoman.D.Thewoman'smother.

9.A.Becauseheneedsanelectricianimmediately.

B.Becausehecan'tturnoffthehotwater.

C.Becausethere'snohotwaterinhisapartment.

D.Becausethere'snoheatinhisapartment.

（B）Pleaselistentothefollowingdialogue.Thedialogueisfollowedbyfivequestions.Choose

thebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothedialogueyouhear.Thedialogueandquestions

willbereadtwice.（请听下面的对话及对话后的五个问题，根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳选项。

对话和问题读两遍。

）（答案涂在答题纸上）

12.A.Bylunchtime.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.D.Atnight.

13.A.Becausehedidn'tlikethebreakfastfood.

B.Becausehedidn'tgetupearlyenough.

C.Becausehedidn'tgetonwellwiththemanager.

D.Becausehedidn'tfindtherestaurantheliked.

14.A.Atnightclubs.B.Atrestaurants.

C.Onthe.beach.D.Inthehotel.

15.A.Hisnewcar.B.Theholidaynextyear.:

C.Hisnewhouse.D.Thecomingnewyear.

III．Passages（短文理解）（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）

（A）Herelistentothefollowingpassage．Thepassageisfollowedbyfivequestions．Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassageyouhear．Thepassageandquestionswillbereadtwice．（请听下面的短文及短文后的五个问题，根据你所听到的短文内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳选项。

短文和问题读两遍。

）（答案涂在答题纸上）

16.A.Atourguide.B.Aschooldirector.

C.Ajournalist.D.Afamouslecturer.

17.~A.Forfivedays.B.Foraweek.C.Fortendays.D.Foramonth.

18.A.Tomorrowmorning.B.Tomorrowafternoon.

~C.Tomorrownight.D.Thedayaftertomorrow.

19.A.Attheschool.B.Inthehostfamilies.

C.Attherestaurant.D.Inthehotel.

20.A.They'llmeettheirteachers.B.They'llhaveatourofthetown.

C.They'llgototheirhostfamilies.D.They'lltakepartinaparty.

（B）Pleaselistentothefollowingpassage．Therearetenmissingwordsorphrases．Fillin,theblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear．ThepcLsagewillbereadtwice．（请听下面的短文，短文中有十个缺失的单词或短语，请根据你所听到的单词或短语填空。

短文读两遍。

）（答案写在答题纸上）

AlayneandStevebothloved21.andanimals,buttheyworkedhmghoursinanoffice.TheylivedinSeattle,Washington,andworkedforalargecompany.TheirjobswereOKandtheyearned22.money,huttheydidn'tfeelsatisfied.Theyneededtoworkwithanimals.

OnesummerAlayneandStevewentona23.vacationinMontana.Therewasanadthere:

LandFor24.Theydecidedtobuythelandandliveonitwhenthey25..Theyplannedtostartahomeforanimals.BackinSeattle,AlayneandStevethought26.theirlandandtheirplan.Theyask27.,

"Whywait?

"TheydecidedtogotoMontanathatsameyear.

SoonAlayneandStevewereinMontana--withdogs,cats,chickens,sheep,cows,donkeys,horses,andpigs.They28.theirhomeTheRollingDogAnimalHome.Theanimalsatthehomewereoldandsick.Someofthemweredisahledinsomeway--29,theyweren'tabletosee,hear,orwalk.AlayneandSteve30.theanimals,andmadethemsafeandhappy.

笔试部分（共八大题，计120分）

I．Vocabulary（词汇）（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）

HeasecompletethefollowingsentencesbyusingtheChinesehintsgiveninthebr~kets．（请根

据括号巾所给的汉语提示完成下列句子。

）（答案写在答题纸上）

31．Theequatorisan（想象中的）linearoundthemiddleoftheearth

32．Thereportsaysthepeace（协定）cameafterWeeksofdiscussion．

33．Theschoolhas（建立）aSuccessfulrelationshipwiththelocalcommunfty．

34．Itwasadifficuhtime．（除……之外）everythingelse，wehadfinancialproblems．

35．Theelevatorinourbuilding（出毛病；坏了）thismorning，SOwehadtowalkupthe

stairs

II．Grammar（语法）（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）

PleasecompletethefollowingpassagebychoosingthebestonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA，

B，CandDgivenintheboxes．（请从方框中所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中选出最佳选项完

成下面的短文。

）（答案涂在答题纸上）

Theelephanthassomedistantrelativescalledmammoths（猛犸），whichlivedintheStoneAge．

Morethan15，000yearsagopeoplepaintedpicturesofthemoncavewalls．

Thenastonishingly，in1799，amanwalkingalongthebanksoftheRiverLenainSiberia

36．

asurprisingdiscovery.

37.Peeringintoawallofice,hecould

seetheshapeofamassive（巨大的）,hairymammoth,lookingoutathim.

38.Heimmediatelyranaway

terror,butseveraldayslaterhefoundthecouragetoreturnandcutthemammoth'stusks--itstwoenormousteeth--outoftheicetosellthem.

39.Mammothtusksarethebiggestteethofanyknowncreature,some

inlength.

40.Thesetuskswere

togooduse,protectingthemammoths'youngfromotheranimals,andbrushingawaysnow.

meters

41.Tomostofus,mammothsareprobablythemost

oftheelephant'sextinctrelatives,butthousandsofyearsearlier,inthewoodlandsofeasternNorthAmerica,livedanotheroftheelephantsrelanvescalledmastodons（乳齿象）.A.when

42.Likemammoths,mastodonsmayalsohavehadahairycoat,but

mammothsmainlyategrassontheplains,mastodonspreferredtoeattwigs（嫩枝）andleaves.

43.Wedonotknow

mastodonsbecameextinct.

44.However,computerstudiesofthedecreaseinmammoth

particularcombinationofover-huntingbyhumans,andchangesintheclimateatthattime,

45.

ledtotheirdisappearance.

III．Cloze（完形填空）（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）

（A）Pleasereadthefollowingpassageandfillintheblankswiththeproperformsof5wordsorphrasesoutofthe7givenintheboxaccordingtothecontext.（请阅读下面的短文，并根据其内容提示，从方框中所给的7个词语中选出5个，并用其适当形式填空。

）（答案写在答题纸上）

take,arrangement,besupposedto,much,allinall,include,lookforwardto

DearMorn,

Today'sthebigday.We'releavingontheteno'clockflightfromHeathrowandarrivinginMadridattwelve.Whenwearrivewe'lltakeataxitothehotel.Thenwe'llgooutforawalktogetthefeelofthecity.Wehaven'tmadeanydefinite46.___becausewewanttofeelfree.PeterisgoingtoafootballmatchonSaturdaywhichhehasbookedinadvance.AndrmgoingtotheoperaonFridaytoseeCarmen,andIhavetobookthatearlytoo.There47.__beareallygoodfleamarketonSundaymornings.Thereyoucanfindbargains（便宜货）ofallsorts.IthoughtmaybeIcouldfindsomeunusualsouvenirsthere.We'reespecially48,.__tastingsomeofthelocalspecialitiesintherestaurants.

OneplaceIreallywanttovisitisthePradoArtGallery.Therearealotofverywell-knownpaintingsthere,49.__worksbyVelazquezandGoya.Peterisn'tsokeen.He's50.__interestedincontemporary（现代的）artandwantstogototheCentrodeArteReinaSofiatoseePicasso'sGuernica.We'llprobablyvisitthegalleriesonMondaymorningandthengoforasightseeingtriproundthecityintheafternoon.

I’llphoneyouassoonasIgetbackhome.

Lovefrom

Mary

（B）Pleasereadthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithonewordinoneofthe

followingthreeways:

1based,onthecontext;2usingtheproperformofthegivenword;.3

basedonthegivenlettersofthewords.（请阅读下面的短文，用以下三种形式中的一种填空：

①根据上下文填空；②用所给单词的适当形式填空；③根据单词所给的字母填空。

每空一词。

）（答案写在答题纸上）

ManypeopleseestrangethingsintheskyandthinktheycouldbeUFOs（UnidentifiedFlyingObjects）.It'scertainlydifficultto51.exwhathappenedtotheyoungAustralianpilotFrederickValentichin1978.

At6:

19p.m.onOctober21,20-year-oldEredericktook52.m"aCessna182fromMelbourne.HehadtoflyovertheseatoKingIsland,betweenmainlandAustraliaandtheislandofTasmania.

At7:

06p.m.,ValentichcontactedSteveRobeyatAirTrafficControliniMelbouvne,53.behesawalargeaircraftflyingoverhim.Robeywasvery54.（surpriseY—heknewthereshouldn'tbeanyotheraircraftinthearea.ButthesmallCessnawasn'talone.ValentichwatchedtheUFOflyingabovehimself.Theobjectwaslongandveryfast,55.wagreenlight.Itlookedlikemetal,56.bitwasn'taplane.Thenitdisappearedfromthesky.

At7:

11p.m.,whenValentichwasstill30minutesfromland,hereportedengine

57.pro.I’mgoingtotrytoreachKingIsland,"hetoldRobey.Suddenlyhe58.sh,"Icanseethatstrangethingabovemeagain,andit'snotanaircraft!

Robeyhearda59.strnoiseovertheradio,andthentherewassilence.

TheCessna18260.nreachedKingIsland;theplaneandpilotcompletelydisappeared.Wedon'tknowwhathappenedtoFrederickValentich.

IV.ReadingComprehension（共20小题；6l一65小题每小题1分，66—80小题每小题2分，计35分）

Readthefollowingpassoges.Eachpassagetsfollowedbyseveralquestions.Pleaserespondto

thequestionsaccordingtotherequirementsgivenattheendofeachpassage.（阅读下面的短文，每篇短文后设有若十问题，请根据短文后的要求回答问题。

）（61—63小题答案涂在答题纸上，64—80小题答案写在答题纸上）

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