2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛.doc

2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高二年级组试题笔试部分(共七大题，计120分)I. 选择填空(Vocabulary and structure) (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(答案涂在答题纸上)31. On _ typical summer day, the temperature can rise from 3 before _ sunrise to 27 by midday. A. the; the B. the; / C. a; / D. a; the32. She learnt both business and history, but she knows _ of them well, though she can speak on _ subjects in general. A. none; any B. nothing; anything C. neither; both D. either; neither33. I _ the work so carelessly. Shall I do it again? OK, but it _ by noon.A. cant complete; must be finishing B. shouldnt have done; must be doneC. must not have completed; may have doneD. must not do; must have been finished34. She kept _ they must be economical, _ they were not rich.A. on saying; though B. speak; tillC. saying; since D. to speak; as35. Since the beginning of agriculture, the human population _ more than two thousand times.A. had enlarged on B. has been broadened byC. went up for D. has increased by36. I told them not everybody could do it, _? I was right about everything.A. didnt I B. couldnt they C. could they D. did I37. Do you remember _ Celia came? Sure. On foot, not by car, I think. A. when it was that B. how it was thatC. how was it that D. when was it that38. Nick suggested _ there for two weeks. It was a brilliant idea. I wished I _ of it myself.A. to go; thought B. to live; exchangedC. going; had thought D. living; would have exchanged39. He is a difficult person. He has never got _ well with his _ relatives.A. on; daughter-in-laws B. along; daughters-in-lawC. /; daughter-in-laws D. up; daughters-in-law40. She looked at him _ and her words sounded _. A. warm; tireless B. cold; sharply C. warmly; tirelessly D. coldly; sharp41. _ his movie work, Redford is known as a famous sociologist.A. In addition to B. In a word C. In trouble D. In case of42. _ the table, she pretended not to notice their talking about Judy.A. Having set B. Be laying C. Setting D. Laid43. I spent the summer in France, _ I climbed the Alps.A. in where B. during which C. there D. that44. You have lots of bags. Let me help you. Thanks a lot. _ A. Really? I didnt know that. B. Sounds good!Im very interested in classic music.C. Come this way. My cars in the parking lot.D. Yes, Id like to have a bag. 45. I saw a good tennis racket last week. It was 60, but they are having a sale. Yes, 20% off!_ Hurry up, or itll be gone!A. Are you trying to make a fool of me? B. I dont think I can. Its really painful.C. Hot dogs are fine. Lets go there. D. Thats really a good buy.II. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension) (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) 选择题：阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。(答案涂在答题纸上)Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. It is also one of the most interesting. It was named after Jupiter, the most important of the Roman gods, and nicknamed the “King of Planets.” It is the fifth planet from the sun and the fourth brightest object in the sky. Before the invention of the telescope, Jupiter was thought to be a bright star.In 1610, the famous astronomer Galileo realised that Jupiter was actually a planet. He also noticed that it had four large moons. These are known as the Galilean moons. The biggest is Ganymede, and it is larger than the planets Pluto and Mercury. Next in size is Callisto, which is the farthest away from Jupiter. Io is the closest to the planet, and has a lot of active volcanoes. The smallest of the Galilean moons is Europa. Europa is covered in ice, and scientists believe there may be an ocean underneath.Galileos discovery that Jupiter was not a star but a planet was very important. Before this time, people believed the Earth to be the centre of the universe. They thought that the sun, stars, and other planets all revolved around the Earth. However, Galileo proved that the sun was at the centre of the universe!(A) Jupiter is farther out in the solar system than Earth, so it takes longer to revolve around the sun. (B) However, a day on Jupiter is much shorter, only 9.8 Earth hours. (C) This is because it spins a lot faster than the Earth does. (D)Another of Jupiters interesting features is its “Great Red Spot.” On the surface of the planet is a large red spot. The spot is actually a huge storm like a hurricane, but bigger. It covers an area twice as big as the Earth and has been going on for at least 400 years!46. What is the passage mainly about?A. Features of the planet Jupiter. B. Differences between Jupiter and other planets.C. Galileos accomplishments in astronomy.D. How Jupiter moves in the solar system.47. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about Jupiter?A. It is the brightest object in the sky.B. One of its four moons might have an ocean.C. It is the fourth planet from the sun.D. Either Pluto or Mercury is bigger than it.48. According to Paragraph 3, why is Galileos discovery important?A. Because Jupiter was thought to be smaller than Earth.B. Because people knew that Earth is not the only planet.C. Because it meant that the planet goes around the Earth.D. Because it proved that Earth is not the centre of the universe.49. The underlined word “revolved” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to .A. approached B. stopped C. sped up D. circled50. Where would the following sentence best fit into Paragraph 4, (A), (B), (C) or (D)? This means that one year on Jupiter is as long as 11.6 Earth years.B) 非选择题：阅读下列材料，然后按要求完成所给出的题目。(答案写在答题纸上)AQuestions 5154: Complete the table according to the passages with no more than three words in each blank.Questions 5556: Answer the following questions briefly.55. What is the main purpose of “Open Evenings” at the University of Westminster?56. How many words does the thesis of an EdD programme have to contain?BQuestions 5760: Read the extract from the Radio Times carefully. Answer the questions or complete the sentence.57. What does “News on the hour” mean?58. What time is the first weather forecast?59. The last news summary on Radio 3 is at _.60. Who produces the programme on Radio 2 at 8.30 pm?CWhat would your teacher think if you walked into class and said,“Hey buddy, whats up?” He would probably think you were impolite for speaking too casually. A better greeting might be, “Good morning, sir.” This is one example showing how English usage depends on a particular relationship. As you can see, English has no honorifics (敬语) in the language itself, unlike Korean and Japanese. Instead, English speakers show respect by speaking politely and formally.This is particularly true when you are making requests. Imagine you are at dinner with an American host family. A basic rule to keep in mind is always to use “please” and “thank you” when you ask for something. “Pass me the salt” is considered a rude command!“Pass me the salt, please” is fairly polite. To ask even more politely, English speakers use “would you” or “could you” at the beginning of requests: “Would you please pass me the salt?”Another way to show respect in English is through the use of titles. In formal situations you should call a person Mr., Mrs., or Ms. Certain professions have titles as well. For example, doctors are called Dr. instead of Mr., Mrs., or Ms. A person who holds a PhD is also called “doctor”. Judges also have a special title, “Your Honour”, in the courtroom. Finally, a police officer should be addressed as “Officer”.(64) Even though the English language does not have honorifics in the language form, it is important to show respect in certain situations. With close friends you can use slang and casual language. However, you should take care to speak differently to older people, or those who you dont know very well. (65) Also when youre not sure which level of formality to use, you should be more formal than not formal enough, just as you would in Korean or Japanese.Questions 6163: Answer the questions or complete the sentence.61. What is the passage mainly talking about?62. There are two ways for English speakers to show respect in oral communication. What are they?63. When you talk to a police officer who is going to give you a ticket for speeding, you should call him or her “_”. Questions 6465: Translate the underlined sentences into Chinese.III. 完形填空(Cloze) (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填上适当的单词，使短文语义完整。每空一词。(答案写在答题纸上)It is probable that until two hundred years ago, (66)_ had never been seen by any human eyes. The (67)_ people who are known to have seen it were hunters on ships in 1819. Two years (68)_, one of them managed to land there even (69)_ conditions prevented him from exploring very far. Larger scientific expeditions (考察) later came to the Antarctic to find out more. By the end of the nineteenth century they had (70)_ in mapping the coast of the continent, in spite of the fact (71)_ Antarctica is almost entirely covered by a thick sheet of (72)_ which in places stretches (延伸) far beyond the edge of the land onto the (73)_.There was something (74)_ which attracted people to Antarctica besides scientific (75)_. This was the South (76)_. A number of attempts to reach it were made in the early years of the twentieth (77)_, but the first person to get there was the Norwegian, Roald Amundsen, in 1911. Travelling with dogs (78) _ pull the sledges (雪橇) which carried his partys supplies, he arrived at the pole five weeks (79)_ his rivals (对手), a British group led by Robert Scott.Despite the terrible weather, many nations now have scientific bases on Antarctica,(80)_ out research on a great range of subjects.IV. 翻译(Translation) (共5小题；每小题2分，计10分)用括号中所给的词语将下列句子译成英语。(答案写在答题纸上)81. 新教学楼以纪念本校的第一位校长而命名。(in honour of)82. 她要我注意报告中的一处错误。(draw ones attention)83. 当看到那个男孩溺水时，他毫不犹豫地跳入河中。(without hesitation)84. 这个案件中的原因与结果很难联系在一起。(relate to)85. 由于生病，杰克已经四天没上班了。(absent)V. 短文改错(Error correction) (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾()；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线()划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。(答案写在答题纸上)I am writing this leaflet because I want everyone know what a wonderful town I live in.86. _Not many people live here, so it is a quiet and peace place. Many visitors come here87. _to relax and recovered after an illness. Many famous people have visited this town. For example, 88. _Julia Roberts, David Copperfield and Elizabeth Taylor all came here in last year.89. _They were feeling badly when they arrived but they soon stopped feeling ill here.90. _The town is surrounded by high mountain and has wonderful fresh air. 91. _If you feel fit enough, you can rent a bicycle and go for a ride into the mountains. If you92. _come in winter, you will be able to go skiing. Some people may wonder that what93. _there is to do in the evenings in such a small town. There are several fine restaurants and94. _clubs and the nightlife is really unexpectedly good. We look forward to see you. 95. _VI. 智力测试(IQ) (共5小题；每小题1分，计5分)回答下列问题。(答案写在答题纸上)96. Add a letter somewhere in each of words on the left so that they match the clue (线索). The first one has been done as an example. The letters in the boxes spell out a word. 97. I met four of my old school friends today. In the morning I first saw Patricia and later Richie. Then in the afternoon I saw Christabel. Whom did I encounter in the evening? Was it Thora,Stella, Thelma or Sally?98.99. 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16, ? What number should replace the question mark?100. The cost of an identical (完全相同的) three-course lunch for four people was 56.00. Themain course cost twice as much as the sweet and the sweet cost twice as much as the starter. How much did the main course cost per person?VII. 写作 (Writing) (共2题；A题满分10分，B题满分20分，计30分)A) You are going to England for a few months with a friend. You need to find somewhere to stay. You have found some information and have written some notes. Write to your friend giving your opinion of the different places. Say what you can do if you stay in each place. Write a letter in about 80 words in an appropriate style. Do not write any addresses. (10分)(答案写在答题纸上)注：住宿accommodationB) Your classmates have recently had a discussion about how much freedom parents should allow young people to have nowadays. Your teacher has asked you to write a composition giving your own views on the following statement:Young people are given too much freedom nowadays by their parents.Write your composition in 120150 words. （20分）（答案写在答题纸上）2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高二年级组试题参考答案笔试部分(共七大题，计120分)I. 选择填空(Vocabulary and structure)3135 CCBCD 3640 ABCAD 4145 ACBCDII 阅读理解(Reading comprehension)4650 ABDDB51. Public Services Management52. Education53. Master54. three years55. Interested people can get more information and meet the staff.56. 55,000.57. News at exactly 1 oclock, 2 oclock, etc. / News exactly at the beginning of an hour.58. 6:55 am.59. 7:00 pm.60. Robin Sedgley.61. Different English formalities in different situations.62. By speaking politely and formally and through the use of titles.63. Officer.64. 尽管在英语的语言形式中没有敬语，但在某些场合表示敬意是很重要的。65. 同样，当你不确定用什么等级的礼节时，你最好像使用朝语和日语那样做到多礼而非欠礼。III. 完形填空(Cloze)66. Antarctica67. first68. later69. though70. succeeded71. that72. ice73. sea / ocean74. else 75. research76. Pole77. century78. to79. before80. carryingIV. 翻译(Translation)81. The new school building was named in honour of the first headmaster. 82. She drew my attention to an error in the report. 83. When he saw the little boy drowning in the river, he jumped into the water without hesitation.84. Its difficult to relate cause to effect in this case. 85. Due to the illness Jack has been absent from work for four days.V. 短文改错(Error correction)I am writing this leaflet because I want everyone know what a wonderful town I live in.86. to Not many people live here, so it is a quiet and peace place. Many visitors come here87.peaceful to relax and recovered after an illness. Many famous people have visited this town. For example,88.recover Julia Roberts, David Copperfield and Elizabeth Taylor all came here in last year.89. in They were feeling badly when they arrived but they soon stopped feeling ill here.90. bad The town is surrounded by high mountain and has wonderful fresh air. 91. mountains If you feel fit enough, you can rent a bicycle and go for a ride into the mountains. If you92. come in winter, you will be able to go skiing. Some people may wonder that what 93.that there is to do in the evenings in such a small town. There are several fine restaurants and94. clubs and the nightlife is really unexpectedly good. We look forward to see you.95. seeing VI. 智力测试(IQ)96. cheat, band, noise, chilly, ideal, snail, beard The word in the box is MEDICINE.97. Stella: each name begins with the middle two letters of the previous name98. Tile 6 is incorrect and should be replaced by tile E. 99. 20: add 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4100. 8.00 per person: starter = 1 unit sweet = 2 units main course = 4 units = 7 units in totalVII.