全国英语能力竞赛试题高三组.docx

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全国英语能力竞赛试题高三组

2010年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）初赛高三年级组试题

笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）

I.Multiple-choice（选择填空）（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）

Beloweachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoices,markedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.（从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出可以填入句中空白处的最佳选项。

）

31．Look!

Thisbirdisreallylovely.I’veneverseen____one.

A.finerB.afinerC.thefinerD.thefinest

32.–Whatdoyouthinkofthem?

-Idon’tknow___isbetter,soI’vetaken___ofthem.

A.what;bothB.what;noneC.which;bothD.which;none

33.Nextmonthwe’llmovetoanewbuilding,nextto____anicerestaurantwherewecanhave

Koreanfood.

A.whichareB.thisisC.whichisD.themare

34.Whileshopping,peoplesometimescan’thelp____intobuyingsomethingtheydon’treallyneed.

A.topersuadeB.persuadingC.bepersuadedD.beingpersuaded

35.–I____histelephonenumber.

-Ihavehisnumber,butI____tobringmyphonebook.

A.forget;forgetB.forgotten;forgotC.forgot;forgotD.forgot;forget

36.Mystudyofbiologyhastaken_____muchofmysparetime,butithasgivenmeagreatdealofenjoyment.

A.offB.downC.upD.back

37.You____paytoomuchattentiontoyourreadingskills,astheyaresoimportant.

A.can’tB.shouldn’tC.mustn’tD.needn’t

38.–Hewillcometomorrow.

-ButI’dratherhe___thedayaftertomorrow.

A.willcomeB.iscomingC.hadcomeD.came

39.______Icansee,thereisonlyonepossiblewaytoavoidtheproblem.

A.AslongasB.AsfarasC.JustasD.Evenif

40.Thenumberofthepeoplewho___cars____increasing.

A.owns;areB.own;isC.owns;isD.own;are

41.-______,sir?

-No.Goahead.

A.DoyoumindifIuseyourbikeB.MayIuseyourdictionary

C.WouldyoumindopeningthewindowD.MayIhavealookatyournewbook

42.-Hi,Jack.How’syournewjobgoing?

-Prettygood.Howareyoudoing?

-Justso-so.______.

-Oh,yeah?

Thencomeandjoinme.

A.I’mthinkingaboutchangingtoanotherjobB.ButIlikeitverymuch

C.ButI’llbegettingalongwellwithitD.I’vefoundanewjob

B）Readthefollowingshortpassageandchoosetheanswerthatbestcompleteseachsentence.（以下3道小题可以组成一篇小短文，请根据上下文选出各句的最佳选项。

）

43.WhenJuliewas17,herfatherlenthersomemoneyandallowedhertogoon___withtwofriendstotheCaribbean.

A.processB.systemC.holidayD.interest

44.Juliewasdelightedandsaidshewouldbringhimbackawonderfulpresentand___himbackinsixmonths.

A.payB.bringC.sendD.leave

45.Theyhadagreattime,but___Juliespentallhermoneyandcouldn’tbuyapresentforherfather.

A.easilyB.excitedlyC.completelyD.unfortunately

II.Cloze（完形填空）（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）

Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithonewordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:

①accordingtothecontext,②usingthecorrectformofthegivenwords,or③accordingtothefirstlettersofthewords.（阅读下面的短文，用以下三种形式之一完成短文填空：

①根据上下文填空；②用所给单词的正确形式填空；③根据单词随给首字母填空。

每空一词。

）

Eachhumanbeingisbornassomethingnew,somethingthatneverexistedbefore.Heisbornwithwhatheneedsto（46）w_____inlife.Eachpersoninhiswonwaycansee,hear,touch,taste,andthinkfor（47）_____（he）.Eachhashisuniquepotentials.Eachcanbeasignificant,thinking,aware,andcreativeperson—awinner.

Winnershavedifferentpotentials.Achievementisnotthemost（48）i______thing.Theauthenticpersonexperiencestherealityofhimselfbyknowinghimself,beinghimself,andbecominga（49）_____（believe）person.Hetriestorealizehisownunprecedenteduniqueness.

Awinnerisnotafraidtodohiswonthinkingandtousehisown（50）_____（know）.Hecanseparatefacts（51）_______opinionsanddoesn’tpretendtohavealltheanswers.Helistensto（52）______,evaluateswhattheysay,butcomestohisownconclusions.Whilehecanadmireandrespectotherpeople,heisnottotallylimitedbythem.Awinnerisfree,andhedoesn’thavetorespondinexpectedways.Hecanchangehisplanswhenthesituationcallsforit.Awinnerhas（53）______（warm）forlife.Heenjoyswork,playfood,otherpeople,andtheworldofnature.

（54）______awinnercanfreelyenjoyhimself,hecanalsopostponeenjoyment.Hecandisciplinehimselfinthepresenttoimprovehisenjoymentinthefuture.Heisnotafraidtogo55a_______whathewantsbutdoessoinproperways.Hedoesnotgethissecuritybycontrollingothers.

III.ReadingComprehension（阅读理解）（共20小题，每小题2分，计40分）

Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsaccordingtothepassage.（阅读下列短文，然后根据短文后的要求答题。

）

A

Brighton：

ItisaseasideresortontheEnglishChannel.Only50milesfromLondon,itoffersagoodvarietyoflivelyentertainment.Itisacheerfulplace,bustlingandcrowedinthesummer,butaliveineveryseasonoftheyear.ItsroyalpavilionisamasterpieceofEnglisharchitecture.

Durham:

whatevertravelersseeordonotseeinEngland,theymustseethiscity,inthenortheast,justsouthofNewcastle-upon-Tyne.NoonewillforgetthesightofitscathedralandcastlerisingtogetheronasteephilloverlookingaloopintheRiverWear,whichalmostsurroundsthem.ThecathedralitselfisoneofthegreatmedievalbuildingsinEurope.

Liverpool:

AportinthenorthwestofEnglandwhichpossessesaqualitythatisnotfoundinquitethesamewayanywhereelseinEngland:

thequalityofgrandeur.LiverpoolhasthisgrandeurinitssiteonthebroadRiverMersey（morethanhalfamilewide）withthehousesrisingnearit;initsgreatdockbuildings,itsbroadstreets,anditstwoenormouscathedrals.

Edinburgh:

IthaslongbeenthecapitalofScotland.EdinburghCastleisEdinburgh’sprincipalbuilding,dominatingthecityfromitsperchonarockoverahundredmetersabovesealevel.AnotherimportantbuildingisthePlaceofHolyroodHouse,begunbyJamesIIIaround1500.BetweenthecastleandthepalaceistheRoyalMile,whichwasthecenterofEdinburghlifebeforethe17thcenturyandiffascinatingtovisitnow.

Questions56-57:

Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtothepassage.

56.WhichisthebestseasontovisitBrighton?

57.Howmanyoftheplacesmentionbothacastleandacathedral?

Questions58-60:

Fillintheblankswithoneortwowordsaccordingtothepassage.

58.ThesightofDurham’scathedralandcastleisprobablybestseenfromthebanksofthe____.

59.Itcanbeassumedthatthe____inDurhamisolderthanthePalaceofHolyroodHouse.

60.Itcanbeinferredthatthe_______becamethecentreofEdinburghsocietyafterHolyroodHousewasbuilt.

B

Asayoungman,Alwasaskilledartist:

apotter.Hehadawifeandtwofinesons.Onenight,hisoldestsondevelopedaseverestomachache.Thinkingitwasnothingdangerous,neitherAlnorhiswifetooktheconditionveryseriously.Buttheillnesswasactuallysevereappendicitis,andtheboydiedsuddenlythatnight.

Alknewthedeathcouldhavebeenpreventedifhehadonlyrealizedtheseriousnessofthesituation,thushisemotionalhealthdeclinedundertheenormousburdenofhisguilt.Tomakemattersworsehiswifelefthiashouttimelater,leavinghimalonewithhissix-year-oldson.ThehurtandpainofthetwosituationsweremorethanAlcouldhandle,andheturnedtoalcoholtohelphimdealwiththem.IntimeAlbecameanalcoholic.

Asthealcoholismprogressed,Albegantoloseeverythinghepossessed-hishome,hisland,hisartobjects,everything.EventuallyAldiedaloneinaSanFranciscohotelroom.

WhenIheardofAl’sdeath,Ireactedwiththesamedisliketheworldshowsforonewhoendshislifewithnothingmaterialtoshowforit.“Whatacompletefailure!

”Ithought,“Whatatotallywastedlife！

”

Astimewentby,Ibegantore-evaluatemyearlierharshjudgement.Yousee,IknewAl’snowadultson,Ernie.Heisoneofthekindest,mostcaring,mostlovingmenIhaveeverknown.IwatchedErniewithhischildrenandsawthefreeflowoflovebetweenthem.Iknewthatkindnessandcaringhadtocomefromsomewhere.

Ihadn’theardErnietalkmuchabouthisfather.Itissohardtodefendanalcoholic.OnedayIworkedupmycouragetoaskhim.“I’mreallypuzzledbysomething.”Isaid,“Iknewyourfatherwasbasicallytheonlyonetoraiseyou.Whatonearthdidhedothatmadeyoubecomesuchaspecialperson?

”

Erniesatquietlyandreflectedforafewmoments.Thenhesaid,“FrommyearliestmemoriesasachilduntilIlefthomeat18,Alcameintomyroomeverynight,gavemeakissandsaid,‘Iloveyou,son.’”

TearscametomyeyesasIrealizedwhatafoolIhadbeentojudgeAlasafailure.Hehadnotleftanymaterialpossessionsbehind.Buthehadbeenakindlovingfather,andheleftbehindoneofthefinest,mostgivingmenIhaveeverknown.

Questions61-65:

Completethesummaryofthepassagewithonewordonlyforeachblankaccordingtothepassage.

Al,askilledpotter,wasshockedbythe61_____ofhisoldestsonfromappendicitis.Hiswife,unabletobearhergrief,62______Alandheryoungestson,Ernie.AlslippedintodepressionandAlcoholism.AlandErnielivedtogetheruntilErniewas63_______yearsold.EverynightAlwouldkissErniegoodnightandtellhimhe64______him.EventuallyAldiedaloneinSanFrancisco.Thewriter,likemanyofus,jumpedtotheconclusionthat,justbecauseAldiedwithout65_______andalone,hewasafailure.LaterthewriterhadtoreconsiderasErniehadturnedouttobesuchagoodman.

C

WhenFrancisSeriaustartedgivingdrumlessonsinhislivingroomin1983,peoplelaughedattheideaofqualificationsinpopmusic.ButnowheisheadofamusicschoolthathasbecomearespectedpartoftheBritishscene.

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