全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS决赛 高二组试题及答案.docx

1、全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS决赛 高二组试题及答案2004年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛高二组试题（时间：120分钟总分：150分）听力部分（共四大题，计30分）I听辨单词（Words）（共5小题，计5分）根据你所听到的句子，选出你所听到的单词。每个句子只读一遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）1Areason Braising Cseeds Dseason2Aworth Bwords Cworthy Dworld3Apublic Bpub Cpublish Dpolitics4Aclearly Bknew Cnewly Dnearly5Ainvented Bsigned Cunkind

2、DdesignedII句子理解（Sentences）（共5小题，计5分）请听句子，然后从A、B、C、D中选出一个与你所听到的句子意思一致的句子。每个句子只读一遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）6AJane doesnt like cookingBJane doesnt have time to do much cookingCJane spends lots of time cookingDJane is tired of cooking7AThey didnt want to go sailingBIt was too windyCThey didnt think the weather was ri

3、ghtDThey planned another activity8AHe is usually too tired to play tennisBHe plays golf most of the timeCHe plays golf more often than he plays tennisDHe usually prefers tennis to golf9APeter didnt want to be a doctorBPeter couldnt make up his mindCPeter wasnt interested in studying medicineDPeter w

4、as advised that a law course would be best for him10AEric would have one roommateBEric wanted to have two roommatesCEric wanted a room aloneDEric would have two roommatesIII对话理解（Dialogues）（共10小题，计10分）A）请听下面六组小对话，每段对话后有一个小题，然后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。每组对话和问题均读两遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）11ABy carBStanding upCBy b

5、usDNo，hedoesnt12AJapaneseBChineseCAmericanDEnglish13AThat she will correct the examsBThat her teaching assistant will correct the examsCThat she will collect the examsDThat she will not give her students the final exams14AGo to a danceBGo to a lectureCGo to the Student CenterDStay at home15AFive yea

6、rs oldBSix years oldCFour years oldDIt is new16B）请听下面一段对话，然后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。对话读两遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）17AAn exhibition of paintingsBA Broadway playCAn operaDA modern dance production18ATour guidesBMusiciansCArtistsDTravellers19AIn the early 18th centuryBIn the early 20th centuryCIn the late 17th ce

7、nturyDIn the late 19th century20AFascinatingBHugeCColdDPopularIV短文理解（Passage）（共10小题，计10分）请听下面短文，然后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。短文读两遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）21What is the passage mainly about？AHow to greet people wherever you goBDifferent greetings in Asian countriesCDifferent greetings in European countriesDGreeti

8、ngs and introductions22According to the passage，what do people in most Asian countries do when they meet each other？AGreet with a kiss on the cheekBShake handsCBowDKiss and shake hands23If you are introduced to someone in the United States，often you will be given _ Athe name the person wishes to be

9、called Ba name cardCthe address of the person you want to meetDa book about communications24A person will appreciate it if you use a title when you address him or her if_ Athe person has no titleBthe person has a title such as doctor or professorCyou are uncertainDnobody tells you what he or she is2

10、5Its all right to address a person with only his or her first name _ Awhoever he or she is Bno matter how old he or she isCif the person is the same age as you or youngerDif the person is older26Its always best to be polite and use a title with a business associate，but for the most part，_ with greet

11、ingsAthe average American is very informalBthe average American is very formalCa few Americans are informal Dall Americans are formal27A hug and a kiss are used with people_ Awho are in love Bwho are womenCwho are introduced to each other for the first timeDwho know one another well28He or she might

12、 think that you are _ if you look away while he or she is speaking to youAdeaf Buninterested Cafraid Dblind29If you stand in the personal space of an American，he or she might _ Awelcome you with open arms Bshout at you angrilyCstand still Dmove to avoid contact30According to the passage，where are yo

13、u likely to meet people who may not seem very friendly？AIn small townsBIn big citiesCIn restaurantsDIn supermarkets笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）I选择填空（Multiple-choice）（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选项。（答案涂在答题纸上）1Did the medicine make you feel better？No_ ，the worse I feelATaking more medicine BMore medici

14、ne takenCWhen I take more DThe more medicine I take2The Rolls Royce，_ in almost every country，is one of the most expensive carsAbuy and sell Bhaving bought and soldCbuying and selling Dbought and sold3Alice looks sadDid you tell her about the accident？Yes，but I _ her just before as her final examina

15、tionsAshouldnt have told Bshould have toldCought to have told Dmust have told4To carry out this plan will cost you _ moneyAa large number of Ba large sum ofCa good many Dlarge quantity5_ ，so the sports meet has to be put offABecause of the bad weather BAs it has been raining for daysCAs the bad weat

16、her DIt has been raining for days6Computers that once took up entire rooms are now _ to be put on desktops and into watchesAas small as Bsmall enoughCsmaller than Dso small7_ must be no more time wastedAIt BThat CThere DThey8If too many of these rare animals are killed，they will _ Ashorten Bdisappea

17、r Close Dincrease9MrCox lost his job；_ ，he was unable to support his familyAwhats more Bas a result Cby this means Dby the way10How beautiful your garden looks in this dry weather！Well，weve just had the flowers a short time agoAof being watered BwateringCwatered Dto be watered11_ temperature at whic

18、h air holds as much water vapor as it can is called the dew pointAAs the BThe CIt is the DIt is12After the teacher gave an explanation，Jim，_ his mistake，corrected his answerArealizing Brealized Chaving been realized Dhe realized13How many times have you seen the actor？Oh，_ ，I thinkAhundreds of times

19、 Ba hundred of timesChundred times Dhundreds times14There will be plenty of activities here tonight because the French delegates have just hit townThe underlined phrase means _ Aarrived in town Bmade speeches in townCgone on strike Dgiven performances15He has worked hard all year，and should be able

20、to make light work of passing the examThe underlined phrase means _ Ato burn the midnight oil Bto make all lights brightCto do something easily and without much effortDto know the answers beforehandB）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选项。（答案涂在答题纸上）16I then took the train to St PetersburgNo one

21、was _ at the station to meet me，although the theatre I was visiting was going to send someoneAjust Bliking Chowever Dwaiting17I later learnt that the director didnt recognise me because I was wearing a fur hat and looked _ a RussianAabout Blike Cfor Dat18So I took a taxi to the theatreBefore I could

22、 find a hotel one of the actresses，Natasha， invited me to stay with herShe lived in a flat which she was sharing with six other peopleNatasha couldnt _ me on her salary because she was only earning about 300 a month，so I tried to find food during the dayAfeed Badvise Cgive Ddepend19Old women stood i

23、n the bitter cold and sold pastries which they kept warm in large pots with steaming cloths sealing them from the falling snowI never knew what was going to be inside them and ate cabbage pastries for breakfast _ I discovered a woman in front of the Winter Palace selling apple piesAdid Bthen Cuntil

24、Dafter20They were the best I had ever tasted，and by the end of the week she had two apple pies ready when she saw me approaching I had a very real _ of what life is really like in RussiaAidea Bknowledge Cexercise DinformationII阅读理解（Reading comprehension）（共30小题，计30分）A）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳

25、选项。（答案涂在答题纸上）（A） Do you want something different for dinner？Try some space foodScientists are experimenting with ways to grow food in spaceScientists think that in 20or 30years，astronauts will be able to live in space colonies（聚居地）off the planetIts too expensive to carry food to feed people living i

26、n space coloniesPeople in space colonies will need to grow food for them selvesBut how can they grow food without soil and sunlight？ Today，we already have hydroponic（无土栽培）vegetablesThese are vegetables you can grow without soilThis kind of food can grow in an artificial（人工的）environmentIn addition to

27、 sunlight，hydroponic farms can use artificial lightingInstead of soil，hydroponic farms can use special material，such as mixtures of chemicals，to feed the plants，and in addition to a natural climate，most hydroponic farms often use greenhousesFarmers know how to grow a few kinds of hydroponic vegetabl

28、esIn winter，when it is too cold to grow vegetables outdoors，hydroponic farmers can grow such vegetables as lettuce，tomatoes，and cucumbers and many different herbs and spicesThese products are in many superm arkets However，in space，people will need to eat more than salad and spicesSo scientists are l

29、earning how to grow hydroponic rice，beans，potatoes，and wheatScientists can even grow hydroponic melons and strawberries Nutrition（营养）scientists at Cornell University in New York State are experimenting with recipes（食谱）that use these hydroponic vegetablesThe National Aeronautics and Space Agency（NASA

30、）is paying for this nutrition researchSome of the Cornell experiments are unusualThey make imitation meat dishes，such as carrot drum sticks made from carrots， peppers，onions，garlic，herbs，and breadcrum bs instead of chickenThey make dishes made from tofu and seitan（a wheat protein（蛋白质）instead of meatHow do these unusual foods taste？The scientists invite a group of taste testers into their laboratoriesEvery week，twenty-five people come to taste five different dishes