全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS初赛.docx

1、全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS初赛2015年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）初赛高三年级组试题（总分：150分 答题时间：120分钟）听力部分（共三大题，计30分） Responses (句子应答) （共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）Please listen to the following five sentences and choose the best response to each one you hear. Each sentence will be read once. (请听下面5个句子，选出能应答所听句子的最佳选项。每个句子读一遍。)（答案涂在答题纸上）1A. I w

2、ill fetch some fresh fruit for you.B. Coffee is popular with British people.C. No problem. Ill go and put the kettle on.D. Their idea is exported to Britain every year.2A. He recognized her Italian accent.B. On the first day of next month.C. She has moved several times.D. Italian food can be found h

3、ere.3A. My parents like classical music very much.B. Playing music in class is not allowed.C. There are many music programs on TV.D. Sorry, I didnt think it was very loud.4A. Its about an hours drive to the museum.B. Oh, I dont know. Maybe Ill go shopping.C. My friend prefers walking to taking a bus

4、.D. My mother hates going shopping alone.5A. Theres one about five minutes walk away.B. My English teacher is my good friend.C. The college provides the best English course.D. I like reading novels in English. Dialogues (对话理解) （共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）(A) Please listen to the following five mini-dialogues.

5、 Each dialogue is followed by a question. Choose the best answer to each question according to the dialogue you hear. Each dialogue and question will be read twice. （请听下面五组对话，每组对话后有一个问题，根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答所提问的最佳选项。每组对话和问题均读两遍。）（答案涂在答题纸上）6A. Hold a party at home.B. Buy a Christmas present.C. Take the w

6、oman to the party.D. Repair the womans car. 7A. He dialed a wrong number.B. The phone line is busy.C. Mr. Hewitt is not in the office.D. Mr. Hewitt is busy now. 8910(B) Listen to the following dialogue and choose the best answer to each question. The dialogue will be read twice. (请听下面一段对话，选择能回答下列问题的

7、最佳选项。对话读两遍。) （答案涂在答题纸上）11A. Father and daughter.B. Two strangers. C. Customer and lawyer. D. Student land landlord.12A. Because its the end of the school term. B. Because the hotels are expensive. C. Because the area has many technology companies. D. Because the town is too small. 13A. 4 an hour. B.

8、 14 a day.C. 40 a week. D. 400 a month. 14A. At home. B. In a dormitory. C. At a friends. D. In a hotel. 15A. Its a bit noisy at night. B. Its a second floor apartment. C. It has two bathrooms. D. It has two large living rooms. Passages (短文理解) (共10小题；16-20每小题1分， 21-25每小题2分 计15分)A） Listen to the foll

9、owing material and choose the best answer to each question according to the material you hear. The material will be read twice. (请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的内容，选择能回答所提问的最佳选项。材料读两遍。) （答案涂在答题纸上）16A. A businessman. B. A university teacher. C. A company owner. D. A school principal.17A. At the age of seventeen. B.

10、After he won a prize. C. As soon as he had enough friends. D. After working for an Italian company. 18A. Three month. B. Nine month. C. Two years. D. Three years. 19A. Interesting but paid less. B. Dull and dangerous. C. Exciting but stressful. D. Easy and enjoyable. 20A. In London.B. In Milan. C. I

11、n New York. D. In Paris. B） Please listen to the following material, and fill in the blanks according to the material you hear with one or two words. The material will be read twice. (请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的材料内容填空，没空填一到两个单词。材料读两遍。) （答案涂在答题纸上）A 10-year-old girl, Ann Waxman, saved her elder brothers life las

12、t night when a fire (21) in their house in Manchester. Anns parents were out of town for the weekend when faulty electrical wiring caused the fire to start (22) the night. The young girl was awakened by the familys dog, Danny, who was (23) excitedly in the back garden. Ann smelled something burning

13、and (24) ran through the smoke-filled house to save her older brother, Frank.When Frank would not (25) , Ann got some help from the family dog. Franks body was too far too (26) for the little girl to move alone, but the clever girl brought the dog (27) and tied the dogs lead to Franks left ankle. Sh

14、e then grabbed her brothers right ankle, and together, the girl and the dog (28) Frank to safety.The little heroine is quite modes about the whole thing. “I couldnt have done it (29) Danny, our dog,” she said afterwards. “Im just glad were all alright.” Ann is to receive a medal for her (30) from Ma

15、yor Witticombe next week. 笔试部分 （共七答题，计120分）1. Knowledge and Usage (知识和用法) (共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)(A) Please complete the following sentences by using the Chinese hints given in the brackets. (请根据括弧中所给的汉语提示完成下列句子。) （答案写在答题纸上）31. (传统的) methods are the ones that have existed for a long time without changing

16、.32. Its a fact that I was terrible at school and left with few (学术的)qualifications.33. A report says that women who (推迟) having a baby often make the best mothers.34. A questionnaire is a (书面的) list of questions which are answered by a lot of people to provide information for a report. 35. You shou

17、ld (集中注意力) the road especially when youre driving in the rain. (B) Please complete the following passage by choosing the best of the four choices marked A,B,C and D in the boxes(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）Roger Press, 40, has changed his career. After spending five years as a conc

18、ert pianist hes gone in business, recently (36) up his own company. He explained: “After leaving university I decided to (37) myself to a career in music. I loved performing but it was very hard. I played at concerts in Europe and (38) in America, made recordings and got good reviews. But after a wh

19、ile I felt Id gone as (39) as I could. Unless youre one of the worlds top pianists, its difficult to earn a good living and I wasnt one of the greatest. Ive always thought that its important to be commercial, to participate and complete in the modern world. When I (40) up my performing career, peopl

20、e around me were more sad and disappointed than I was. But I felt free and (41) I knew I was getting serious about life. After getting a qualification in business administration, I joined a recording company and started their classical video division, (42) programs about famous artists. A year ago,

21、I left this company and formed a new one (43) specialized in multimedia programs. Now that I run my own business, Im in control (44) my life and I can feel proud of my achievements. Although the stress is high and I work long hours, the stress involved in piano play was much (45) . It took physical,

22、 emotional and mental skills. I prefer the pressures I live with now. 36A. givingB. settingC. formingD. bringing37A. devoteB. takeC. assignD. employ38A. jobB. effortC. workD. career39A. soonB. oftenC. farD. much 40A. tookB. broughtC. gaveD. put41A. lateB. at last C. at the endD. lately42A. produced

23、B. producing C. being produced D. having produced 43A. whoB. what C. whoseD. which44A. on B. in C. at D. of 45A. worseB. less C. betterD. fewer 2. Cloze (完形填空) （共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）(A) Please read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the 5 words or phrases out of the 7

24、given in the box according to the context. (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。)pick up, spend, magazine, stay out,rise and fall, changes, continue Claudia Schiffer is very successful German supermodel. Shes appeared on the covers and fashion pages of all the major fashion (46) and is one

25、of the faces of Chanel.Claudia is a very beautiful woman. She has a slim figure and is tall with very long legs. Her most stunning(有魅力的) feature, though, is her attractive heart-shaped face with her sparking eyes and straight nose. She has shoulder-length blonde hair but its style and color are ofte

26、n (47) to suit each modeling assignment.Not only is Claudia a professional model, but shes also a very successful businesswoman. She has her own fitness video and is a partner in the new chain of “Fashion Cafes”. Shes also very generous, and (48) a lot of her time working with various charity (慈善) o

27、rganizations helping children in need. Claudia is sociable, too, and likes being with famous people.When Claudia is not modeling or doing charity work, she likes reading and watching old films. She also enjoys going to parties, but she rarely (49) late.In recent years people can often see her again

28、after her disappearance from the publics eyes. Although Claudias popularity as a model (50) with the season (as it does for all supermodel), Claudia is so beautiful, talented and intelligent that shell be famous for a long time to come. (B) Please read the following passage and fill in each blank wi

29、th one word on one of the following three ways: based on the context; using the proper form of the given words; based on the given letters of the words. (请阅读下面的短文，用以下三种形式中的一种填空：根据上下文填空；用所给单词的适当形式填空；根据单词所给的字母填空。没空一词。)Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, thought that sleep was unnecessary an

30、d that a society that operated without sleep would be an ideal (51)o . However, he was wrong. Nowadays, we are living in a society in (52)wh people are sleeping less than ever and this has resulted in many negative effects.According (53) police reports, more than twenty-five percent of accidents are

31、 directly or indirectly attributed to lack of sleep. It is true that people (54)u to sleep nine hours a night, whereas today they sleep seven or even less. This is because our way of life has varied and we are trying to squeeze activities, like (55) (watch) television, shopping or going to the gym, in our 24-hour day.Lack of (56) also has a negative effect on our health. Research that has been carried out on animals continuously deprived (剥离) of sleep has shown that they are (57)