2010年全国中学生英语能力竞赛.doc

2010年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）初赛高三年级组试题听力部分（共三大题，记30分）I. Responses (句子应答)（共5小题；每小题1分，记5分）Listen to the following sentences and choose the best response to each one. Each sentence will be read only once.(请听句子，然后选出一个能够恰当应答你所听到的句子的最佳选项。每个句子只读一遍。)（答案涂在答题纸上）1. A. Just this one bag.B. Heres your key.C. Its a fine day.D. Ill pay by credit card.2. A. She laughed to cover her nervousness.B. Im afraid Ive been worried sick. C. Let me explain it to youD. Come and join the club3. A. It doesnt matter.B. Skill comes with practice. C. Take her by the handD. Have a nice trip4. A. Thank you for coming.B. Im sorry to hear that. C. You overwork your staffD. Seven from ten leaves three.5. A. Please wait here to be interviewedB. Actually, I think Ill just have a drink. C. Oh, Im tired of sitting in this traffic jam. D. You know the cinema we usually go to.II. Dialogues(对话理解)（共15小题；每小题1分，记15分）A）Listen to the following five mini-dialogues. Each dialogue is followed by a question. Choose the best answer or picture for each question. 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)6. 7. 8. A. At 6:30.B. At 8:00 C. At 6:00 D. At 6:15.9. A. Twenty dollars.B. Forty dollarsC. Twenty-five dollars D. Fifty dollars10. A. He is a troublemaker.B. He is a helpful person. C. He is a selfish guy.D. He is a careful man.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最佳选项。对话读两遍。) (答案涂在答题纸上)11. What is Chris eating？ A. Noodles.B. Salad.C. Pizza.D. Cakes. 12. Who can play tennis? A. Chris.B. Susan C. Both Susan and Chris D. Everybody13. What will they do next weekend? A. Play golf.B. Play both tennis and golf. C. Teach other a new sport. D. Meet for tennis.14. When will Chriss new job start? A. It started already.B. Next Monday. C. The following weekendD. Next Wednesday.15. What does Susan do? A. She works in a bank. B. She is in the accounting department. C. She works on a computer all day.D. She is a waitress in the restaurant.C) Listen to the following dialogue and match the information in the two columns. The dialogue will be read twice.(请听下面一段对话，将两栏的信息进行匹配。对话读两遍。) (答案涂在答题纸上)16. the history teacherA. lovely, beautiful, patient17. the P.E. teacherB. open-minded, knowledgeable18. the music teacherC. with terrible glasses, boring19. the French teacherD. punished us, frightening20. the Religious Studies teacher E. bad-tempered, went red in the face.III. Passages(短文理解)（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）A) Listen to the following material and choose the best answer to each question. 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)21. What has blackened parts of Russia? A. Wheat.B. The lack of electricity. C. WildfiresD. The lack of cool temperatures.22. What did the USA send to Russia? A. More wheat.B. Progress against fires. C. Heavy air pollution.D. Firefighting equipment.23. How much of its wheat crop has been lost? A. Twenty percent.B. One fourth. C. Thirty percentD. One third.24. What did Prime Minister Putin do? A. Banned grain exports. B. Cleaned the skies over Moscow. C. Talked to the USA. D. Set a new record.25. How much have bread prices gone up? A. Fifteen percent.B. Twenty percent. C. Double.D. Half of all.B) listen to the following material and fill in each blank with one or two words or numbers. The material will be read twice.(请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的内容填空，每空一至二词或一组数字。材料读两遍。) Golden Court Shopping CentreLeaving time: 4 p.m.Money: change foreign money on the 26_ floor.Cinema: check film ends before 27_ p.m.Painting: where: near the main entrancecost: around 28$_time: one and a half hoursPhones: use the special service in the 29_Problems: go to the 30_ 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)Below 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，选出可以填入句中空白处的最佳选项。) 31Look! This bird is really lovely. Ive never seen _ one. A. finerB. a finer C. the finer D. the finest 32. What do you think of them?- I dont know _ is better, so Ive taken _ of them.A. what; bothB. what; noneC. which; bothD. which; none 33. Next month well move to a new building, next to _a nice restaurant where we can haveKorean food.A. which areB. this is C. which is D. them are 34. While shopping, people sometimes cant help_ into buying something they dont really need. A. to persuadeB. persuadingC. be persuadedD. being persuaded 35. I _ his telephone number. -I have his number, but I _ to bring my phone book. A. forget; forgetB. forgotten; forgotC. forgot; forgotD. forgot; forget 36. My study of biology has taken_much of my spare time, but it has given me a great deal of enjoyment. A. offB. downC. up D. back 37. You _ pay too much attention to your reading skills, as they are so important. A. cant B. shouldntC. mustntD. neednt 38. He will come tomorrow. -But Id rather he _ the day after tomorrow. A. will comeB. is coming C. had comeD. came 39._ I can see, there is only one possible way to avoid the problem. A. As long asB. As far asC. Just asD. Even if 40. The number of the people who_ cars _ increasing. A. owns; areB. own; isC. owns; is D. own; are 41. -_ , sir?- No. Go ahead. A. Do you mind if I use your bikeB. May I use your dictionary C. Would you mind opening the windowD. May I have a look at your new book42.-Hi, Jack. Hows your new job going? -Pretty good. How are you doing? -Just so-so._. -Oh, yeah? Then come and join me. A. Im thinking about changing to another job B. But I like it very much C. But Ill be getting along well with it D. Ive found a new jobB）Read the following short passage and choose the answer that best completes each sentence.(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. When Julie was 17, her father lent her some money and allowed her to go on _ with two friends to the Caribbean. A. processB. systemC. holiday D. interest44. Julie was delighted and said she would bring him back a wonderful present and _ him back in six months. A. payB. bringC. sendD. leave 45. They had a great time, but _ Julie spent all her money and couldnt buy a present for her father. A. easilyB. excitedlyC. completelyD. unfortunately II. Cloze(完形填空)（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分） Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, using the correct form of the given words, or according to the first letters of the words.(阅读下面的短文，用以下三种形式之一完成短文填空：根据上下文填空；用所给单词的正确形式填空；根据单词随给首字母填空。每空一词。) Each human being is born as something new, something that never existed before. He is born with what he needs to (46) w_ in life. Each person in his won way can see, hear, touch, taste, and think for (47)_ (he). Each has his unique potentials. Each can be a significant, thinking, aware, and creative persona winner. Winners have different potentials. Achievement is not the most (48) i_ thing. The authentic person experiences the reality of himself by knowing himself, being himself, and becoming a (49) _(believe)person. He tries to realize his own unprecedented uniqueness. A winner is not afraid to do his won thinking and to use his own (50) _ (know). He can separate facts (51)_ opinions and doesnt pretend to have all the answers. He listens to (52)_ , evaluates what they say, but comes to his own conclusions. While he can admire and respect other people, he is not totally limited by them. A winner is free, and he doesnt have to respond in expected ways. He can change his plans when the situation calls for it. A winner has (53)_(warm) for life. He enjoys work, play food, other people, and the world of nature.(54)_ a winner can freely enjoy himself, he can also postpone enjoyment. He can discipline himself in the present to improve his enjoyment in the future. He is not afraid to go 55 a_ what he wants but does so in proper ways. He does not get his security by controlling others.III. Reading Comprehension(阅读理解)（共20小题，每小题2分，计40分）Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. Respond to the questions according to the passage.(阅读下列短文，然后根据短文后的要求答题。)ABrighton：It is a seaside resort on the English Channel. Only 50 miles from London, it offers a good variety of lively entertainment. It is a cheerful place, bustling and crowed in the summer, but alive in every season of the year. Its royal pavilion is a masterpiece of English architecture.Durham: whatever travelers see or do not see in England, they must see this city , in the northeast, just south of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. No one will forget the sight of its cathedral and castle rising together on a steep hill overlooking a loop in the River Wear, which almost surrounds them. The cathedral itself is one of the great medieval buildings in Europe.Liverpool: A port in the northwest of England which possesses a quality that is not found in quite the same way anywhere else in England: the quality of grandeur. Liverpool has this grandeur in its site on the broad River Mersey (more than half a mile wide)with the houses rising near it; in its great dock buildings, its broad streets, and its two enormous cathedrals.Edinburgh: It has long been the capital of Scotland. Edinburgh Castle is Edinburghs principal building , dominating the city from its perch on a rock over a hundred meters above sea level. Another important building is the Place of Holyrood House, begun by James III around 1500. Between the castle and the palace is the Royal Mile, which was the center of Edinburgh life before the 17th century and if fascinating to visit now.Questions56-57: Answer the following questions briefly according to the passage.56. Which is the best season to visit Brighton?57. How many of the places mention both a castle and a cathedral?Questions58-60: Fill in the blanks with one or two words according to the passage.58. The sight of Durhams cathedral and castle is probably best seen from the banks of the _.59.It can be assumed that the _ in Durham is older than the Palace of Holyrood House.60. It can be inferred that the_ became the centre of Edinburgh society after Holyrood House was built.BAs a young man, Al was a skilled artist: a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his oldest son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was nothing dangerous, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But the illness was actually severe appendicitis, and the boy died suddenly that night. Al knew the death could have been prevented if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, thus his emotional health declined under the enormous burden of his guilt. To make matters worse his wife left hi a shout time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could handle, and he turned to alcohol to help him deal with them. In time Al became an alcoholic. As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he possessed-his home, his land, his art objects, everything. Eventually Al died alone in a San Francisco hotel room. When I heard of Als death, I reacted with the same dislike the world shows for one who ends his life with nothing material to show for it . “What a complete failure!” I thought, “What a totally wasted life！” As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier harsh judgement. You see, I knew Als now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free flow of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere. I hadnt heard Ernie talk much about his father. It is so hard to defend an alcoholic. One day I worked up my courage to ask him. “Im really puzzled by something.” I said, “I knew your father was basically the only one to raise you. What on earth did he do that made you become such a special person?” Ernie sat quietly and reflected for a few moments. Then he said, “From my earliest memories as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, I love you, son.” Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.Questions 61-65: Complete the summary of the passage with one word only for each blank according to the passage.Al, a skilled potter, was shocked by the 61_ of his oldest son from appendicitis. His wife , unable to bear her grief, 62_Al and her youngest son, Ernie. Al slipped into depression and Alcoholism. Al and Ernie lived together until Ernie was 63_ years old. Every night Al would kiss Ernie good night and tell him he 64_ him. Eventually Al died alone in San Francisco. The writer, like many of us, jumped to the conclusion that, just because Al died without 65_ and alone, he was a failure. Later the writer had to reconsider as Ernie had turned out to be such a good man.CWhen Francis Seriau started giving drum lessons in his living room in 1983, people laughed at the idea of qualifications in pop music. But now he is head of a music school that has become a respected part of the British scene. Seriaus Tech Music Schools in west London run a range of degree and diploma courses, including drums, guitar, keyboard and voice. More than 800 students are enrolled, some of them from as far away as Japan, Australia and Latin America. 69 The classrooms are in a collection of old buildings and have the atmosphere of a university. Every available room is in use, with classes ranging from guitar technique through rock studies to business skills. Seriau says, “We try to prepare musicians for the real world by teaching practical things.” Students learn how to read music and how to manage their finances. Seriau explains that skilled musicians can earn far more than many people in supposedly “safer” professions. The music world is changing all the time, however, and to make a career in it, students have to be ready to change too. Seriau aims to turn out musicians with the skills to succeed in this fast-moving industry. Tech Music has not yet produced a major solo star, but a number of former pupils are members of top-level bands, for example Radiohead, Basement Jaxx and Massive Attack. 70Although not all students will become rich and famous, they graduate with a good musical training and realistic plans for the future. “I had to sell my house to pay for the course, ” says one student, who has just completed a one-year drum diploma, “but its been worth it. Ive learned proper professional music skills and have just got my dream job, playing in a London musical.”Questions 66-67: Tell whether the following statements are true or false according to the passage.66. Francis Seriau believes his students will learn large amounts of money.67. What the former drum student means is that he regrets having sold his house.Questions 68: Choose the answer that fits the question best according to the passage.68. What would an advertisement for Tech Music Schools include?A. We teach a range of music and business courses and have schools on five continents.B. Enjoy learning , using the latest facilities in this newly-built music school.C. Well teach you all you need to know to get a good job in the music industry.D. Many of our former students are now major international solo stars. Study at Tech Music School and you can be one too!Questions 69-70: Translate the underlined sentences in the passage into Chinese.69._70._DThe truth about lying71._Can you imagine a whole day without telling lies? “Yes, of course,” most people would answer, but then theyve probably forgotten all those little lies that are said so easily-“This is delicious.” “You look lovely in that shirt.” “ Id love to come with you.” etc. Lying is a way of making life run more smoothly.72._We are told not to lie from the moment we learn how to do it. According to psychologist Richard Wiseman, this is at the age of about four when children realize they can deceive people . We are not born liars.73._In childhood, the line between imagination and lying is often not clear. Children are praised for creative imagination but generally criticized for hiding the truth.74._As adults we have definite ideas about which kind of lies are OK and which are not. Very often the reason for the lie is the important thing in accepting for rejecting the lie.75._Generally speaking , there are three types of lies, and liars. The first sort of liar wants to please people, the second wants to protect him or herself, the third sort doesnt care about other peole and lies to get what he or she wants.Questions71-75: Choose from th