2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛初三年级组试题（附答案）.doc

2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛初三年级组试题(总分:150分 答题时间:120分钟)听力部分(共四大题,计30分)I. 听辨单词(Words) (共5小题,计5分)从下列各组单词中选出所听句子里含有的那个选项。每句只读一遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)1. A. allow B. aloud C. adult D. afford2. A. tired B. quiet C. dare D. stared3. A. studying B. singing C. saying D. staying4. A. thief B. received C. relative D. realized5. A. fight B. bite C. guide D. gradeII. 句子理解(Sentences)(共5小题,计5分)从下列各组句子中选出与你所听到的句子所表达的意思相同或相近的选项。每句将只读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)6. A. The club nights are held every Thursday and Friday. B. You can go to club nights twice a week. C. The club nights start at 7 pm every day. D. The club nights are held only twice every year.7. A. The band was great to watch and they played wonderful music. B. The band was no good and the music they played was terrible. C. The band was nice to watch but their music was bad. D. The band used to be a good one but it isnt now.8. A. I couldnt buy that car because theres no place to park it. B. I could afford the car but I couldnt find a place to park it. C. I couldnt afford the car. Besides, theres nowhere to park it. D. That car is so cheap that I decide to buy it.9. A. Computers are bad for our health so we should never use them. B. Computer users should exercise by going for a walk every day. C. It is helpful for unhealthy people to use computers. D. Its healthy for us to work on computers for long hours.10. A. I learned a lot before my dancing lessons. B. Ive started changing my way of dancing. C. Dancing makes me feel confident. D. Ive changed a lot since I started dancing.III. 对话理解(Dialogues)(共10小题,计10分)A) 你将分别听到五段小对话,针对每段对话将提出一个问题,从下面各组图片中选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。对话及问题只读一遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)11. 12. 13. 14. 15. B) 你将听到一段对话,请根据对话选择下面各题的最佳答案。对话将读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)16. Why does Harry look terrible? A. Because he goes out so late. B. Because he hasnt seen a doctor. C. Because he is ill. D. Because he works so hard on his exam.17. Why is Harry busy preparing for the exams? A. He didnt do much last term. B. Hes got lots of homework to do. C. Hell have his exam in two weeks time. D. He wants to get better grades than Jodie.18. How does Jodie feel about the exams? A. She hates them. B. She likes them. C. She is confident about them. D. She is nervous about them.19. Whats Jodies idea of preparing for exams? A. Studying all night does help. B. Having enough sleep is helpful. C. Getting nervous can help. D. Going to a party every weekend is good.20. What does Harry agree with Jodie about? A. He should go to the cinema. B. He should stay up all night. C. He does need some exercise. D. He used to go out very often.IV. 短文理解(Passages)(共10小题,计10分) A) 根据所听短文的内容,选出下列各题的最佳答案。短文将读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)21. What is the womans main aim in telling her experience? A. To explain how the brain works. B. To talk about problems with the brain. C. To describe how clever she has become. D. To tell ways to make the memory better.22. What can we learn about the woman from the passage? A. She has a camera. B. She is learning another language. C. She likes shopping. D. She enjoys travelling.23. How does the woman improve her memory? A. By doing some medical research. B. By looking after her body. C. By picturing what she needs to remember. D. By doing a lot of shopping.24. What does the woman say about her own memory? A. It has been possible to make her memory better. B. She finds dates more difficult to remember than numbers. C. It has got worse over the years. D. She often forgets birthdays.25. Which would be the best title for the passage? B) 你将听到一篇短文,请根据短文内容选择下面各题的最佳答案。短文将读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)26. Why is a fashion show being held at Iffley College? A. To sell more clothes. B. To attract more students. C. To learn more about clothes. D. To collect money for children.27. When will the fashion show take place? A. Sunday, 25th July. B. Saturday, 25th June. C. Sunday, 15th July. D. Saturday, 5th June.28. Where will the show be held? A. High Street store. B. Third floor of the college. C. New drama studio. D. Fashion department.29. What will the show begin with? A. Mens fashion. B. Womens fashion. C. Winter and summer wear. D. The students own designs.30. How can you buy tickets for the show? A. Go to the ticket office. B. Go to the college website. C. Over the phone. D. Both B and C. 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) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。(答案涂在答题纸上)31. Orange juice? Sorry, no, we havent got _. A. some B. any C. many D. none32. There _ so much work that I have _ now! A. is; to do B. am; do C. are; done D. have; been done33. Wow, this soup you _ is great. Thanks. Katrina really likes the soup, and _. A. cook; so Jack does B. are making; Jack does it C. cooked; too Jack does D. made; Jack does too34. _ the singer left the stage after singing another beautiful song, no one wanted to leave the hall. A. When B.In order that C. Although D. However35. Wed better _ here _ the rain stops. A. wait; until B. to stay; after C. left; when D. to come; before36. Im sorry I couldnt go to your party. I _ work late. Dont apologize. It was just a weekend party. You _ come. A. may; shouldnt B. must; dont need to C. had to; didnt have to D. cant; musnt37. Barry asked _ first discovered America. A. who do you think B. who thought I had C. who I thought D. do I think had38. Youre driving so fast. Youd better _. A. speed on B. get off C. turn down D. slow down39. _ you _ the news? What news? Someone _ the bank at the end of the road. A. Have; heard; has robbed B. Did; know; run C. Do; hear; has stolen D. Have; liked; broke40. Do you know _ we are going to Disney World tomorrow? I _. A. why; think that B. that; guess so C. if; realise that D. when; so know41. We couldnt _ our minds where to go for our holiday, so we stayed at home! A. make sure B. make up C. think of D. think about42. That bicycle _ belong to Judy its much too big for her. A. wont B. shant C. cant D. neednt43. The only one of the actors who _ his lines well _ not here today. A. remember; is B. forgot; are C. learnt; are D. knows; is44. _ how hard it is, well keep trying until we _ it. A. No wonder; succeed B. No matter; make C. Whatever; win D. Although; have45. Before we _ the tour, you have to _ these special clothes and safety shoes. Yes, its better to be safe than sorry. Thats true! A. have come to; wear B. go on; put on C. leave; put up D. began; put away46. Would you like an ice-cream? Or some bread perhaps? _, please. Just a minute. A. I choose neither B. Icecream C. Thanks D. Bring me bread47. This suitcase is really heavy, and my back is giving me a lot of trouble! _ Thats very kind of you. A. Youre welcome.B. Never mind. C. Certainly. D. Shall I carry it?48. Im not sure what to do this evening. Any ideas? _ Good idea. A. How about going to the cinema? B. I agree. C. You never go shopping. D. You mustnt go to the park.49. Good morning. How can I help you? Hello. I want a bus ticket from here to London. _ Single or return? A. Tell me where you live. B. Show me your ticket. C. Can you please tell me how much it is? D. Can I help you?50. Were going on a holiday to Hong Kong. Great!_ Thank you. A. Nice talking to you. B. Dont swim in the sea. C. Sorry to hear that. D. Have a good holiday.II. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension)(共20小题,计30分) 阅读下列短文或图表,然后完成文后各题。(5160小题为选择题,每题1分且只有一个最佳答案;6170小题为非选择题,请回答问题或完成句子,每空词数不限,每题2分)(答案涂写在答题纸上)A Cell phones are all around us. We use cell phones to call our friends, send text messages, play games, and even take photographs. Now imagine using your cell phone to call your air conditioner (空调器). If this were possible you could tell your air conditioner to turn on before you got home. Does this sound impossible to you? Well, it could become possible sooner than you think. In the near future, we might use cell phones as remote controls (遥控器) for the electrical devices (器具) in our homes. People are already working to develop different ways to communicate wirelessly with devices we use every day. For example, it is already possible for cell phones to communicate with laptop computers. Business people using laptops during meetings can use their cell phones as remote controls. They can use their cell phones to send instructions to computers to turn on, change pictures, and turn off. With the same technology, people can use their cell phones to control other devices. You can call your stereo (立体声音响设备) to play music automatically (自动地). You can call your lights to turn on when you enter a room. Maybe even by next summer you will be able to call your air conditioner!51. What is the main idea of this passage? A. In the future we will all need air conditioners. B. Business people need to use computers. C. Some people like to make phone calls to machines. D. We will use cell phones as remote controls in the future.52. Cell phones can be used to turn on and off _ in the future. A. a special computer B. different kinds of devices C. cell phone companies D. remote controls53. Which probably could NOT be controlled by a cell phone? A. An air conditioner or heater. B. A computer or printer. C. A table or a basket. D. A CD player or MP3 player.54. When will people be able to use their cell phones as remote controls for their homes? A. Now. B. Soon. C. In ten or fifteen years. D. Never.55. Which instructions can be sent to a laptop according to the passage? A. Play sound and music. B. Start and shut down. C. Call again and hang up. D. Go faster and go slower.B Peter Owen has been making wigs (假发) since the 1980s. He has made wigs for the stars of more than seventy movies, including Tom Hanks in Philadelphia, Johnny Depp in Sleepy Hollow, and Nicole Kidman in The Others. One of his biggest jobs so far has been designing the hair and make-up for the three Lord of the Rings movies. He had just six weeks to design and make more than a hundred wigs, each one a different style, colour, shape and length. The hair and make-up in a movie are just as important as the costumes(戏装) or the sets. Over the years, Peter has made actors look older, younger, healthy and sick. For one movie he even made a female actor look like a man!“What people dont realize about wigs is that we are not always making people more beautiful,” he says. “Often we are covering up beauty and making them look ordinary.” All Peters wigs are hand-made using human hair, so they look as real as possible. This also makes them very expensivebetween US$4,500 and US$12,500 each! He knows hes done a good job when people dont realize the star of the movie is wearing a wig. So he was pleased when one newspaper said that Nicole Kidman had dyed her hair dark brown for a movie. “It was a wig and no one knew that,” he says.56. How many wigs did Peter make for the three Lord of the Rings movies? A. More than one hundred. B. Seventy. C. Sixty. D. Three hundred.57. Whats the best heading for Paragraph 2? A. How wigs can change peoples height. B. Peter Owen: Wigmaker to the stars. C. Peters wigs look very real. D. Peters wigs are very expensive.58. What special feature about wigs does Peter mention? A. They can make people more beautiful. B. They can change peoples hair styles. C. They can cover up beauty and make people look ordinary. D. They can make people look younger. 59. Why are Peters wigs so expensive? A. They are made in foreign countries. B. Peter makes the best wigs. C. They are only made for rich film makers. D. They are handmade using human hair.60. Which statement is NOT TRUE about Peter? A. Peter Owen has made wigs for lots of movies. B. Designing and making the wigs for The Lord of the Rings was a huge job. C. In a movie, the costumes are more important than the hair and make-up. D. If people think that a wig is real hair, Peter is happy.C Val Plumwood was exploring a river in Kakadu National Park in northern Australia. As her canoe went round a bend, she saw a stick in the water. When she got closer she saw that the stick had eyesgolden eyes. It was a crocodile! Val tried to turn the canoe away but the crocodile hit it hard. Over and over again it hit the canoe. The bank of the river was very steep, so Val tried to jump into a tree. When she jumped, the crocodile grabbed her with its jaws and pulled her under the water. Crocodiles kill an animal by rolling it around under the water until it becomes weak. This is called the“death roll”. They then hold the animal under the water until it drowns (淹死). The crocodile rolled Val around and around. Her head came out of the water and she took a deep breath, but the crocodile pulled her under again. After a second death roll, Val felt the crocodiles jaws pull her under again. After the third death roll, Val pulled herself free and threw herself up the steep bank. At first she kept falling back toward the crocodile, but finally she was able to pull herself to the top of the bank. Four hours later she was found and taken to hospital. She was badly hurt, but alive!61. When Val first saw the crocodile, what did she think it was?62. What happens to an animal when a crocodile holds it under the water?63. How many times did the crocodile roll Val around in a “death roll”?64. How did Val escape from the crocodile?D Read the dialogue and complete blank a, b, c and d.A Can we watch this video cassette on the camera?B Yes, of course. First, you have to put the cassette into the camera.A Right, thats easy.B Now, open the LCD screen on the other side of the camera.A OK. Now what?B Turn the power switch (开关) from OFF to VCR. Its at the back, on the right.A Where? Is it this switch?B Yes, thats it.A OK. The LCD screens on. Now what?B Press the rewind button.A Is it this button at the top here?B Yes, thats it. Wait until it rewinds to the beginning of the tape.A . OK! What do I do now?B Press the PLAY button. Its next to the rewind button.A Hey! Great! I can see the picture, but theres no sound.B Turn up the volume (音量) then. The knob (旋钮) is on the side of the LCD screen. 65. a _ b _ 66. c _ d _ E In the summer of 1917, two English schoolgirls, sixteen-year-old Elsie Wright and her cousin Frances Griffiths, spent many hours playing near a stream (溪流) in a place called Cottingley Glen. Frances, who was only nine, would often come home with her shoes and clothes wet. This annoyed her mother and her aunt, Elsies mother. They asked Frances why she kept going into the stream. Frances was silent for a moment, and then replied that she went to see the fairies (仙女). The two women didnt believe her. Then Elsie said that she had seen the fairies too and that they would take photographs to prove it. So they borrowed Elsies fathers camera and went back to Cottingley Glen. The girls produced a number of photographs of themselves with fairies. Mr Wright did not believe the fairies were real, but the girls mothers were not so sure. They didnt think their daughters would trick them and, like many people at that time, they wanted to believe that fairies existed. They showed the photographs to other people, who studied them and argued about them. Many believed that the Cottingley Glen fairies were real, even the famous author Arthur Conan Doyle. It wasnt until 1983 that Elsie admitted to a journalist that the photographs were fakes (伪造品). The girls had drawn the fairies, cut them out and used pins to stand them up. Elsie said she couldnt believe that their “little joke” had tricked so many people for so many years. 67. Where was the stream where Elsie and Frances used to play?68. Why did Francess mother get annoyed?69. Who was Arthur Conan Doyle?70. How did the girls make the fakes?III. 完形填空(Cloze)(共20小题,计20分) A) 根据文章内容及首字母提示用最恰当的词完成下文。(答案写在答题纸上) More an