2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二年级组试题.doc

2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）初赛高一年级组试题（总分：150分 答题时间：120分钟）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. I think we should organise _ little dinner to celebrate _ event.A. /; anB. the; theC. a; /D. a; the32. I phoned her _ day, but she refused to tell me _ .A. another; nothingB. another; everythingC. other; somethingD. the other; anything33. Whats the matter? _ ?Yes, my mother _ seriously ill since yesterday.A. Have you wept; getB. Youve been crying, havent you; has beenC. Did you weep; gotD. Are you crying; had been34. An American Indian legend says that trees hold up the sky, and if they_ ,_ will be a disaster.A. are cut off; itB. will be cut down; itC. are cut down; thereD. will cut off; there35. I cant help _ at his meanness. He again decided against _ his old aunt.A. surprising; to saveB. being surprised; helpingC. to be surprised; savingD. to surprise; to help36. How _ he have got into an accident? He is such a careful driver.But other drivers are not. Somebody _ into his car.A. can; may have runB. may; should have crashedC. must; must have crashedD. might; can have run37. Between 1950 and 1990, the world population doubled to 5.3 _ . Nearly eighty_ of these people live in developing, or poorer nations.A. billion; percentB. billion; percentageC. billions; percentsD. billions; percent38. If Janet _ half an hour earlier, she _ to see Kevin before he left. He was eagerto say good-bye to her.A. has arrived; would be ableB. would leave; was ableC. have started; would have been ableD. had come; would have been able39. Good morning. May I help you?No, thank you. Im just looking around. _A. Thanks for coming to see me.B. How are you feeling today?C. Ill write you a cheque right now.D. Take your time then.40. _ that her fifteen-year-old son disappeared while walking home from school, shesuddenly burst _ tears.A. Being heard; outB. Having been told; intoC. To tell; awayD. Seen; out41. He was a _ person in the neighbourhood. The people thought there was not a manalive who could do everything half as _ as he did.A. highly respecting; moreB. high respected; fastC. highly respected; wellD. highest respected; better42. Gary was extremely busy with his work last week. Not until _ very dark _ his work and go home.A. was it; he startedB. it was; did he stopC. was it; did he startD. it was; he stopped43. Its a family of three children, _ are _ the Internet.A. all of them; fond ofB. both who; made up ofC. all of whom; addicted toD. all which; satisfied with44. Are you ready to order?Im kind of in a hurry. _A. What can you serve quickly?B. What had happened?C. I hope youre not displeased with her.D. There will be a lot of food.45. I did not accept the job. _ Im unwilling to do the job, _ Im unequal to it.A. However; as B. Not that; butC. Although; soD. Not for; thoughII. 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）Can you understand the beginning of this essay?“My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & 3 kds FTF.”The Scottish teacher who received it in class had no idea what the girl who wrote it meant. The essay was written in a form of English used in cell phone text messages. Text messages（also called SMS）through cell phones became very popular in the late 1990s. At first, mobile phone companies thought that text messaging would be a good way to send messages to customers, but customers quickly began to use the text messaging service to send messages to each other. Teenagers in particular enjoyed using text messaging, and they began to create a new language for messages called “texting.”A text message is limited to 160 characters, including letters, spaces, and numbers, so mess- ages must be kept short. In addition, typing on the small keypad of a cell phone is difficult, so its common to make words shorter. In texting, a single letter or number can represent a word, like “r” for “are,” “u” for “you,” and “2” for “to.” Several letters can also represent a phrase, like “lol” for “laughing out loud.” Another characteristic of texting is the leaving out of letters in a word, like spelling “please” as “pls.”Some parents and teachers worry that texting will make children bad spellers and bad writers. The student who wrote the essay at the top of this page said writing that way was more comfortable for her.（The essay said, “My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three kids face to face.”）Not everyone agrees that texting is a bad thing. Some experts say languages always develop, and this is just another way in which English is changing. Other people believe texting will disappear soon. New technology for voice messages may soon make text messages a thing of the past.46. What is the writers opinion of text messaging?A. The writer does not give his opinions.B. It is not bad for children.C. It will make children bad writers.D. It is fun and easy to do.47. Which characteristic of texting is NOT described in the passage?A. Using letters to represent words.B. Using phrases to represent essays.C. Using letters to represent phrases.D. Using numbers to represent words.48. Which of the following was most probably the title of the students essay?A. My Smmr Hols B. CU in LAC. My GFD. My Gr8 Tchr49. Why do some people think that texting is bad?A. It costs too much.B. Its too difficult to type.C. Teenagers wont learn to write correctly.D. Its not comfortable.50. Why arent some people worried about the effect of texting?A. Not many people use texting.B. Spelling in English is too difficult.C. Teenagers quickly become bored with texting.D. Texting will disappear because of new technology.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 5155: Answer each of the following questions in no more than 3 words.51. Which is the best channel for news?52. Who has returned to playing tennis?53. What time does the romantic film start?54. How much money is the game show prize?55. What does “on the air” mean?BThe man looks uncomfortable. He is not speaking. His girlfriend keeps asking him whats wrong. “Nothing,” he replies each time. You must be familiar with this kind of scene. Romantic comedies and TV dramas often show this kind of relationship problem.（59）Such problems among couples often result from not understanding their partners communication style.（60）Psychologists（心理学家）have found some basic differences between the sexes in the ways they communicate. Firstly, women typically prefer to talk about their feelings, while men tend to withdraw. For example, when a couple has a problem, a woman will typically try to solve the problem by talking about it with her partner. A man, on the other hand, is usually more likely to solve the problem on his own. He, therefore, removes himself from the situation, or tries to get away from the woman to be by himself.Secondly, men and women respond to each other differently. Both men and women are very good at reading their partners feelings. The difference is in their reactions. Women, psychologists say, are receptive and responsive. This means that they actually feel what their partner is feeling. In contrast, men understand their partners feelings, but dont actually feel them themselves. For example, if a man is stressed, his partner will see this and become stressed. However, if a woman is stressed, her partner will recognise it but wont become stressed.In the book Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray, men and women are described as originally being from different planets. As a result, they naturally have different styles of thinking, behaving, and communicating. These fundamental differences can cause misunderstandings between them. The most important thing for a healthy relationship is to realise and understand these differences.Questions 5658: Answer the following questions briefly.56. Whats the passage mainly about?57. Which word in the second paragraph means “distance oneself”?58. How will a man respond when he notices his partner becoming stressed?Questions 5960: 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，从方框中选出恰当的词或短语并用其适当形式填空，使短文语义完整。（每词或短语限用一次，有多余选项）（答案写在答题纸上）large, protect, devote to, original, murder, however, best-selling, history, why, unlike, paint, build, tour, lead to, when, include, with, whereIts true that everyone loves a mystery, especially when it mixes（66）_ with fiction. That is（67）_ American author Dan Browns The Da Vinci Code has become one of the（68）_ books in history.In his novel, Brown builds on one of Western cultures most important books: The Bible.However,（69）_ The Bible, Brown writes that Jesus was married and had a child. A small group of people know the secret and have to（70）_ it. The Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci was one of them. He（71）_ the secret into some of his masterpieces, including The Last Supper.The movie version of The Da Vinci Code starring Tom Hanks will hit the big screen next week. Weaving historical fact（72）_ fiction, the story will take you on a（73）_ through art, history, and religion. Now lets take a brief tour with Teens of（74）_ the story begins: Paris.At the beginning of the tale, the curator（馆长）of the Louvre（卢浮宫）art museum is（75）_ . His death（76）_ a search for the so-called “Da Vinci code.”（77）_ in 1200 near the Seine River, the Louvre was（78）_ a royal palace. Its doors were opened to the public as a royal museum in 1793. It is said to be the worlds（79）_ museum, home to 35,000 works of art,（80）_ the mysterious Mona Lisa.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. 依靠自己的努力，我们克服了所有困难。（rely on）82. 玛丽亚总是穿着新衣服，试图给人留下深刻的印象。（impress）83. 他不知道如何处理他父亲留下的财产。（do with）84. 我对音乐的品味与我爸爸的相同。（in harmony with）85. 因为有了因特网，你在家就能进行所有的圣诞大采购。（thanks to）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）Dear Mr Trotter,I have a number of complaint about the work your company 86. _did in my house last week. You promised that your men will arrive 87. _by 8:00. As you know, I have to catch bus at 8:15. On three 88. _days the men arrived before eight, so I missed my bus and my boss was 89. _extremely annoying. The foreman lost the written instructions I gave 90. _him. The paint he used for the hall should have used in the kitchen. 91. _The sitting-room wallpaper, which I had chosen it with great care, 92. _was the wrong way up. My bathroom, which did not need painted, has93. _been painted. When you do not promise to put right the mistakes 94. _your men have made within two weeks, I will go to my lawyer. 95. _Yours sincerely, Cecil J. TrubshawVI. 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. Odd one out: Circle the noun in the group. Then cross out the adjective which cant be usedwith the noun.97. How many minutes is it before 12 noon, if 48 minutes ago it was twice as many minutes past9 a.m.?98. Find two words, both reading clockwise round each circle. You must find the starting point ofeach word and provide the missing letters. The two words form a phrase.99. Find the ages of Mary, George, Alice, Claire and Stephen if the sum of the ages of two of themall as follows:Mary + George = 33 yearsAlice + Claire = 95 yearsStephen + Mary = 72 yearsMary + Claire = 87 yearsStephen + George = 73 years100. Place a word in the bracket that forms a new word or phrase when tacked onto（添加）theword on the left, and another word or phrase when placed in front of the word on the right.e.g. first（class）matesecond（ ）some参考答案笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）I. 选择填空（Vocabulary and structure）3135 DDBCB 3640 AADDB 4145 CBCABII 阅读理解（Reading comprehension）4650 ABACD51. Channel 21.52. Don Rodgers.53. At 9 p.m.54. Five million pounds.55. Broadcast.56. Men and women express their emotions in different ways.57. Withdraw.58. He will recognise it but wont become stressed himself.59. 情侣们之间出现的这类问题常常是由他们不理解对方的沟通方式所导致的。60. 心理学家们已经发现了一些两性之间在沟通方式上的基本区别。61. 4.62. 95.63. The synthetic cycle.64. Wool and silk.65. unfading colour / unchanging colourIII. 完形填空（Cloze）66. history 67. why 68. best-selling 69. unlike 70. protect 71. painted 72. with 73. tour 74. where 75. murdered 76. leads to 77. Built 78. originally 79. largest 80. includingIV. 翻译（Translation）81