全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS决赛高二组试题.docx

1、全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS决赛高二组试题2003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） 请听句子，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出在你所听到的句子中所含的单词。每个句子只读一遍。（答案涂在答题纸上） 1Aedition Bradiation Ctradition Dsection 2Aproperly Bappropriately Cprosperously Dprobably 3Akindness Bendless Ccareless Dunless 4Apo

2、liticalBplastic Cproblem Dpleasure 5Aexchange Bexperiment Cexperience Dappearance II句子理解（Sentences）（共5小题，计5分） 请听句子，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个与你所听到的句子意思一致或相近的选项。每个句子只读一遍。（答案涂在答题纸上） 6AAnn seldom rides to the office with Elizabeth BAnn is out of town CElizabeths business makes it possible for her to give Ann

3、a ride to the office today DElizabeth most often gives Ann a ride to the office 7ALouise is a very good tennis player BI like to play tennis with Louise very often CI enjoy playing tennis regularly with Louise DI hope not to play tennis with Louise 8AMrSmiths train left at ten thirty BMrSmiths train

4、 left at eleven thirty CMrSmiths train left at twelve oclock DMrSmiths train left at twelve thirty 9ANine oranges were good BTwelve oranges were good CThree oranges were good DAll the oranges were bad 10AOttawa is Lisas hometown BLisa will go to Ottawa after her exams are over CLisa will leave Ottaw

5、a in order to take her exams DOttawa is the best city for Lisa to live in III对话理解（Dialog ues）（共10小题，计10分） A）请听下面五组小对话，每段对话后有一个问题，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） 11AArguing about a letter BDiscussing writing style CLearning to typeDEating 12AGo to the beach for a weekend BListen t

6、o the weather report CHave lunch DPrepare for a ski trip 13AA new job BTo learn how to use a com puter CTo learn how to use a com puter program DAdvice about his job 14 ABCD15ATo an airport BTo a hotel CTo a different city DTo a good restaurant B）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

7、） 16How long has the woman been waiting？ AAbout ten minutes BAbout five minutes CAbout half an hour DAbout an hour 17What is the woman waiting for？ AThe man BHer mother CA bus DThe rain 18According to the conversation，what kind of weather is usual for March？ AVery cold BVery hot CDrier than the weat

8、her on the day of this conversation DCooler than the weather on the day of this conversation 19Where does this conversation take place？ AFlorida BNew York CCalifornia DIndiana 20How often is the bus scheduled（安排）to pass their stop？ AEvery ten minutes BAt twenty to one CEvery half hour DOnce a day IV

9、短文理解（Passages）（共10小题，计10分） 请听下面两篇短文，然后根据你所听到的短文内容，选择能回答所提问题或完成句子的最佳选项。每篇短文读两遍。（答案涂在答题纸上） Passage A 21Someone could find out from this passage _ Ahow Jack Parrish helped his parents Bwhat Jack Parrish said in an interview Chow to get a job in Jack Parrishs com pany Dwhat the writer thinks Jack Parris

10、h will do next 22What is the writer trying to do in the passage？ ASay how to make a lot of money BGive some information about a businessman CGive some information about a journalist DExplain how to interview successful people 23The waiter thought the young m an at the door of the restaurant Awas a j

11、ournalist Bwas behaving rudely Cwas not as young as he looked Dwas pretending to be som eone else 24What is the writers opinion of Jack Parrish？ AHe is more important than he appears BHe is a good example for young people to love their parents CHe should be more careful when he runs his business DHe

12、 would be an interesting person to work for 25Which of these headlines does the writer expect to see soon？ AB CD Passage B 26Early hum ans made holes in animal skins with _ Atheir fingers Btheir teeth Ca piece of wood Dan awl 27During the Ice Age，early humans needed to protect themselves _ Afrom fir

13、es caused by lightning Bagainst freezing weather Cfrom all the animals Dfrom large birds 28On the whole，this story is about _ Apeoples need to wear clothes Bthe art of sewing Cthe tough outer covering of oak and willow trees Dhow brave early humans were 29Why did early humans put animal skins in wat

14、er that had first been put in the outer covering of an oak or willow tree？ AThey were getting ready to eat the animal skins BThat was the only way for them to wash their clothes CThey wanted to make the animal skins soft DOnly by this means could they sell the animal skins 30Which statement does the

15、 story lead you to believe？ AEarly humans had many ways of killing animals BPeople still use an awl to make clothes CSewing is a very old art DPeople today still make leather in the same way as early humans 笔试部分（共七大题，计120分） I选择填空（Vocabulary and structure）（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。（

16、答案涂在答题纸上） 1I have failedI really dont know why I did so badly _Just try to do it better next time ADont lose heart！ BLook out！ CYoure hopeless DCant you be more careful？ 2The boy hasnt come to schoolHe _ missed the bus Ahas Bhad Cshould have Dmust have 3Would you like some wine？ I dont drink as a ru

17、le，but I dont mind a glass or more _ Aall the time Bmore or less Cat any time Donce in a while 4Which of these electronic dictionaries do you like most？ _of themThey are expensive and of little use ANone BBoth CAll DEither 5What made him unhappy？ _ ALost the ticket to a football match BLosing his wa

18、llet CTo lose a beautiful notebook DLose his new pen 6MrCox suggested a good way _ prices from _ Ato stop；rising Bof stopping；raise Cto stop；raising Dstopping；rising 7Its said there is so much land in Australia that the government doesnt know _ Awhat to do it Bto do what with it Cit what to do with

19、Dwhat to do with it 8Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to _ Agive in Bgo out Cbe burnt on Dbe put up 9Did you notice John was not at home today？ NoIf _working，I would have noticed it AId not been BI wasnt CId be DI werent 10You might wonder how the hibernating（

20、冬眠）animal _to live without eating for so many months Asucceeds Bremains Cmanages Dtries 11The pianos in the shop are _ but _ Amore expensive；not as better Bmuch more expensive；as better Ccheaper；not as good Dm uch cheaper；as good 12 _box can not be lifted by a boy of five ASo heavy a BSo a heavy CA

21、such heavy DSuch heavy 13The teacher thought his students _ everything _ Ahad had；well prepared Bhave；well prepared Chad got；good prepared Dhad；prepared well 14Reporters keep an ear to the ground so as to know as soon as possible what will happenThe underlined phrase means“ _” Alie down and listen t

22、o the sound from the ground Bwant to know where the news is Cask the way to the place where the accident happened Dpay attention to the way things are going，or seem likely to go 15For my money，wed better start off earlier so that we can arrive there on timeThe underlined phrase means“ _” ABy this me

23、ans BIn my opinion CBy the way DBy and by B）下列五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） 16Insects are an _ part of life on Earth Ahonorable Bunnecessary Cimportant Dimpossible 17There are m ore than one m illion kinds of insects in the _more than all other kinds of animals put together Awo

24、rld Bsight Cbeginning Duniverse 18Insects have many different living and eating habitsSome live in hot climates；others _ cool temperaturesSome eat plants；others eat other insects or dead animals Afix Bintend Clive Dprefer 19Many insects are useful to humansFor example，some farmers put ladybugs on th

25、eir plants _ these insects eat insects that destroy crops Athough Bbecause Cbut Dwhile 20However，insects inside a house are usually not usefulTermites（白蚁），for instance，eat the wood in our houses，and ants get into our foodMost people want to _，or kill，insects in their homes Aget out of Bget along wit

26、h Cget rid of Dget away from II阅读理解（Reading comprehension）（共30小题，计30分） A）阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。（答案涂在答题纸上） （A） East Point Road，Fannie Bay Near Darwin，Australia 25 October Dear Emily， How are you？Things are not too bad for me at the momentI still have that cough that Dr Maclaren i

27、snt interested in and my back hurts when I sit too longThe leg problem is much better， though Our big excitement here recently was visitors from EnglandA rather pretty young girl came to the home，with no warning，and said she was my great nieceAll the nurses made a big fuss of her and all the other people in the home wanted to know who she wasUnfortunately，I couldnt tell themAnyway， she is a charming girl called Carol who is backpacking around the Northern Territory with a friend（also a girl，thank heavens）This friend was a bit miserableThe two of them had come in