全国中学生英语能力竞赛样题及答案.docx

1、全国中学生英语能力竞赛样题及答案2009年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初三年级组样题及答案听力部分(共四大题，计30分)(略)笔试部分(共九大题，计120分)I.Multiple-choice(选择填空)(共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.(从A，B，C，D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。)31.These

2、cakes _ delicious! Can I have _ one?A.tastes; anotherB.taste; anotherC.tasting; other D.taste; others32.That boy, _ father is a footballer, is very good at sports.A.thatB.whosC.whoseD.which33.There are many foreign students in this university, _ 24 Japanese ones.A.including B.included C.includes D.i

3、nclude34.He found _ very difficult _ learn math well.A.it; for B./; goC.that;for D.it; to35.The doctor told my uncle to _ drinking so much wine if he wanted to be healthier.A.open up B.put up C.give upD.make up36.Do you know _ this time yesterday?A.what she is cookingB.what is she cookingC.what she

4、was cooking D.what was she cooking37.I dont think teenagers should get their ears pierced, _?A.do IB.dont IC.should they D.shouldnt they38.We were late for school last Wednesday _ the heavy rain.A.because ofB.as C.because D.since39.-Dont worry. Your brother is coming to help you. -_ he doesnt come a

5、nd I am here alone?A.What aboutB.What ifC.Why not D.How about40.Jim went swimming with his parents yesterday afternoon. _.A.So di MaryB.So Mary does C.So Mary was D.So Mary did41.-Which do you prefer, English _ French?-I prefer English _ French.A.or; toB.and; toC.and; than D.or; than42.-Look at the

6、old lady in red. Is that Mrs Lee?-No, it _ be her. She has gone to Canada.A.willB.mustntC.cant D.may43.-What did your friend say to you the day before yesterday?-She asked me _ anyone her secret.A.to tell notB.not to tellC.dont tell D.not tell44.-How was your holiday, Ann?-_ It rained all the time a

7、nd I had to stay inside.A.Great!B.Wonderful! C.Exciting! D.Boring!45.-Do you mind my smoking here?-_ Cant you see the “No Smoking”sign?A.Im afraid you cant.B.Of course not.C.Not at all.D.It doesnt matter.II.Reading comprehension(阅读理解)(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)Read the following passa

8、ge which is followed by five questions. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that first best according to the passage.(阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。)Mike Bing and his wife Lynn were very hungry. A waitress with short, curly hair came to their ta

9、ble. Mike asked her for a cup of tea. A few minutes later, the waitress with short, curly hair came back, but she did not have Mikes tea. She said to Mike and Lynn,“Do you want something to drink?”Again, Mike asked for a cup of tea. Suddenly, two waitresses came back to the table. They both had a cu

10、p of tea for Mike. And they both had short, curly hair. In fact, they looked exactly the same. Mike was confused. What happened? Mike and Lynn were at Twins Restaurant in New York City.Lisa and Debbie Ganz are the owners of Twins Restaurant. The two women are identical twins. In fact, all the people

11、 who work at Twins Restaurant are twins. Thirty-seven sets of twins work there, and each set wears the same clothes. Sometimes customers like Mike and Lynn Bing get confused, but the restaurant is a lot of fun. Everything at Twins Restaurant is double. For example, there are two doorknobs on each do

12、or.The Ganz sisters are always happy when twins come into the restaurant to eat. The twin guests sign their names in a special book. Then the twins can have a photo taken with the Ganz sisters. Usually the Ganz sisters put these pictures on the walls, so there are a lot of pictures of twins on the w

13、alls of the restaurant. There are pictures on the walls of famous twins, too. However Twins Restaurant is not only for twins, but also for people like Mike and Lynn Bing. But its double the fun for twins!46.Where were Mr and Mr Bing?A.In a special club in Paris.B.In a special cafe in London.C.In a s

14、pecial restaurant in New York.D.In a special supermarket in Sydney.47.Why was Mike confused?A.Because the first girl was impolite and not helpful.B.Because the two girls looked exactly the same.C.Because the two girls both had long, curly hair.D.Because the second girl brought him a cup of coffee.48

15、.What is the meaning in Chinese of the underlined word“identical”?A.富有的B.完全不同的C.友好的D.完全相同的49.Who are the Ganz sisters?A.They are the owners of a restaurant.B.They are the visitors to New York City.C.They are local newspaper reporters.D.They are both famous photographers.50.Twin guests can have a cha

16、nce to sign their names and _.A.have a cup of tea for freeB.get pictures of famous twinsC.have a photo taken with the Ganz sistersD.win a prize of 1,000 dollarsB)Read the following three passages and follow the instructions for each section.(阅读下面的三篇短文，然后按短文后的要求完成所给的题目。)ADo you send messages on your

17、cellphone? Do you email your friends? Do you chat on the Internet? Then you are part of the language revolution. Computers and technology are changing the language. When people type on the computer or send cellphone messages, they usually want to do it quickly.An email is electronic mail. You send i

18、t to people from a computer. Emails dont have a long history. The world lived without emails for a very long time. People used faxes or the post office to send letters. Now, we can send emails, and things are much faster. We all need emails because they are easy, and almost everyone has access to th

19、e Internet.Since people send emails, they dont write any more. Regular mail is slower than email, and people call it“snail mail”. A snail is a very slow creature, and regular mail is slow, too. People dont write letters any more, and it is sad. People like to receive letters because it shows the tim

20、e and care of the letter writer. It is nice to receive a kind letter from a friend. You can keep letters in a pretty box and read them again later. You can also keep emails, but most people just erase them. Also, people dont try to write well in emails. They just write short messages. Emails are hel

21、pful, but we miss old-fashioned letters too.Questions 51-55: Fill in the blanks using suitable words according to the passage above. Use only one word for each blank.Emails are a kind of computer mails. which dont have a long (51)_. Emails are (52)_ and. (53)_ than regular mails, which are called“sn

22、ail mails”. But emails are not as nice to receive as regular mails. People dont write them (54)_, and they usually dont (55)_ their emails. Emails are not as special as old-fashioned letters.BDo your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow wants child

23、ren to join in these activities at the City Theater on Saturday morning, free.Questions 56-60: Complete the statements or answer the following questions according to the information above.56.On Saturday morning, children can enjoy interesting stories, funny games and exciting dances at _ without pay

24、ing any money.57.At the Museum Theater, children can watch _.58.What will the food at International Picnic be like?59.When can you see The Red Birds for the last time? 60.What is “The Zoo”?CReading is a very important skill. Reading is also an excellent way to improve your English. However, to make

25、sure what you read isnt too difficult, its important to know what makes texts difficult and how you can improve your understanding of them. Here are some suggestions:1.Understand the purpose of your reading. The way you read something depends very much on your reasons for reading it. The kind of rea

26、ding you do in class or for your homework is different from how you read a novel for pleasure in the summer holidays.2.Find background information. Find something out about the topic you are going to read. (61)The more background information you have, the easier itll be to understand the text. You c

27、an get this background information in your own language.3.Increase your vocabulary. Of course, reading itself is an excellent way to improve your vocabulary, but there are many other things you can do. The more vocabulary you have, the easier your reading will be.4.Use your dictionary correctly. (62

28、)A common mistake is to read everything very slowly and carefully, looking up each unknown word. Sometimes this is necessary, for example, when reading exam questions. However, it takes a long time and can be very borning; it can even make understanding more difficult!If youve followed the above adv

29、ice and still cant understand a text, then its simply too hard for you. Stop reading and ask someone to help you. Nobody likes to give up, but youll just be wasting your time if you continue to work at a text thats beyond you.Questions 61-62: Translate the underlined sentences into Chinese.Questions

30、 63-65: Answer the following questons.63.What are the above four suggestions about?64.How can you get background information according to the passage?65.What is an excellent way to improve your vocabulary?III.Cloze(完形填空)(共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)A)Read the passage below, and fill in the blanks with suitable

31、 forms of 10 words or phrases out of the 12 given according to the context. (阅读下面的短文，根据其内容从所给的12个单词或短语中选择10个，并用其适当的形式填空。)say, do, interest, good, lend, science, angrily, talk, be, play, borrow, happyMr Black lived in a village before he became a famous lawyer. He remembers how hard his life was when he studied in college and his paren