[中考英语]2002年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）初赛初三组试题及答案[整理].doc

2002年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）初赛 初三组试题 （时间：120分钟总分：150分） 听力部分（共四大题，计30分） 笔试部分（共八大题，计120分） I单项选择（Multiple-choice test）（共20小题，计20分） A）选择可以替代下列划线部分的最佳选项或句中划线部分的最佳解释。（答案涂在答题纸上） 1Would you like me to help you choose a new dress for the dance？ Atry on Bpick out Cput away Dput up 2The following evening they met at the end of the bridge Afirst Bsecond Clast Dnext 3Mother has been to the farm She has not a few apples in her basket Aa few Bsome Cmany Dseveral 4Have you seen the film ？ Yes，I haveI can catch the whole of the film Aget all the idea ofBtake all of Clook at whole of Dknow som ething about 5Wait and see，he will turn the table some day A变换桌子B发脾气C踢翻桌子D扭转形势 B）选择最佳选项填空。（答案涂在答题纸上） 6The two new doctors in that hospital have already read _ newspaper Atoday BtodaysCtodays Dtodays 7Neither Joseph nor his cousin _ to Canada，but they know the country very well Ahave visited Bis gone Chas been Dhas gone 8Will you please _ us a story，Mr Smith？ OKShall I _ it in English or in Chinese？ Asay；speak Btalk；speak Ctell；tell Dtalk；say 9My wife often forgets _ the door，but she remembered _ it when she left yesterday Aclosing；close Bto close；close Cclosing；to close Dto close；closing 10He seems terribly illIs there anything serious？ No，hell be all right soon _ AIll have a look at it BIm sure of that CIve done that DI have no idea 11Father doesnt tell me when he _ Ill telephone you as soon as he _ Awill come；comes Bwill come；will come Ccomes；will come Dcomes；comes 12English _ in many countries，but the Chinese _ their own language Aspeaks；spoken Bis speaking；are spoken Cis spoken；speak Dis spoken；speaks 13Waikiki is one of the best beaches surfing in Honolulu Awith Bon Cto Dfor 14In the exam _ ，the _ you are，mistakes youll make Acareful；little Bmore careful；less Ccareful；fewDmore careful；the fewer 15Oh，theres someone knocking at the door _ must be your neighbour AThere BShe CHe DIt 16Hes given an important talk on the differences between the second language and the foreign language， _ ？ Ahasnt he Bdoesnt he Cisnt he Dwasnt he 17The headmaster asked Ted _ he was going to take Mr Browns lessons instead and he said“No” Awhy Bhow Cwhether Dwhen 18You work in a storeWhen someone gets into the store，you say“_ ” AHow are you？BWhat can I do for you？ CWhat do you do？DYoure welcome 19Have you received an e-mail message fromHelen？ _ Really？No news is good news AYes，I have BI dont mind CNo，I havent DNo problem 20Happy TeachersDay，Miss Zhang！Here are some cards for you _ ！Thank you ABest wishesBWhat beautiful cards CHoW happy am I DYou are so welcome II阅读理解（Reading comprehension）（共30小题，计30分） 阅读下列短文或图表，然后完成文后各题。（2130小题为选择题，每题只有一个最佳答案，答案涂在答题纸上；3150小题为非选择题，请回答问题或完成填空题，答案写在答题纸上。） （A） The long hiccup For many people the subject of hiccups（嗝）is a joke，but for Harry Mendis，a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham，it was something quite different His hiccups began one Sunday lunchtime and continued day and night for two weeks After the first week， Harrys parents took him to hospital，but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack Harry，who is now back at school， described what happened to him “When I began to hiccup，I drank a glass of water but that didnt do any goodThat evening I had hiccups every four seconds We tried everything to stop themI held my breath and drank cold drinksMy father even tried to give me a shock but that didnt work either” After a week of sleepless nights，he went to hospitalThe doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldnt find anything wrong “They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down， but it was another week before the medicine worked completely andmy hiccups stopped” Harry was very luckyThe world record holder is the American _ farmer Charles Osborne，who hiccuped for sixty-eight yearsHe stopped in 1990at last，but nobody knows why 21Harrys hiccups lasted _ Aa week Bfourteen days Ctwenty-eight days Done month 22His hiccups started after he _ Adrank a glass of water Bwent to hospital Cate an Indian meal Dfinished his homework 23His parents decided to take him to hospital when he _ Ahiccuped for four seconds Bheld his breath Chiccuped at night Dcouldnt stop hiccuping 24His hiccups completely stopped one week after the doctor _ Agave him some medicine Btook an X-ray of his chest Cgave him a shock Dlet him drink cold drinks 25What does“shock”in this passage mean？ A震惊B休克C喷嚏D哈欠 （B） A chicken lays an eggYou feel sleepyAnd a tree loses its leavesAll of these things，and many more，happen in a certain way，at a certain time each day or each yearThey take place beacuse of something called an internal clockThe word internal means“inside of”，and the internal clock is inside a certain part of every plant and animalFor example，there is an internal clock in the head of a chicken The internal clock receives a sig nal，or message，from the world around itSome of these signals include light，heat， darkness and coldWhen the internal clock gets the signal，the body of the plant or animal produces a chemical that causes the living thing to do different actionsFor example，daylight signals the chickens internal clock to make a chemicalThen this chemical causes the chicken to lay eggs People are learning a lot about internal clocksFarmers have even learned how to fool a chickens internal clock so that the chicken lays more eggs！ 26A signal is_ Aa chemical Ba message Cinternal Dinside 27The clock described in the story is called internal because it _ Ameans“inside of”Bis inside every plant or animal Cnever stops running Dproduces a signal 28In this story，one signal would be_ Acold weather Ba chemical Cfalling leaves Da sleepy dog 29In thechain of events below，what is missing？ Daylight acts as a signalA chickens internal clock receives the signal？The chicken lays an eggAThe chicken moves its body BThe chicken is fooled by the farmerCThe chicken makes a chemical DThe chicken sees the daylight 30What do you think farmers do to make chickens lay more eggs？They _ Amake the chickens do different actions Bkeep the chickens in a cooler place Cfeed the chickens a special chemical Dturn on lights in the chicken house at night （C） Read the three postcards and an- swer the following questions 31Only one writer really is having a great time which one？Write 1，2 or 3_ 32Whom did Psend the postcard to？_ 33Where does Sam come from？_ 34What does Sam do every morning？_ 35Of the three who needed money most？_（D） St Pauls Cathedral St Pauls Cathedral was built between 1675 and 1710For one of the best views of London you must climb 650 steps up to the Golden Gallery at the very top，where youre 111 metres above the ground Cristina Garcia from Valenica has stopped after only 259 steps，at the Whispering Gallery “Ive just sent my sister round to the other side of the dome（穹顶），30metres awayWhen she whispers（低语）something to me，Ill be able to hear it if I put my ear close to the wall” “Have you been up to the top yet？” “No，Ive already climbed enough steps for one day！”Fill in the blanks with one or two words according to the passag e above Tower Bridge Tower Bridge was opened in 1894It is 244 metres long and 100metres highA lot of bricks（砖）were used in its construction（施工）enough to build 350 houses “Before I came here，I thought Tower Bridge was the same as London Bridge，”said Pascal Bouchet from Toulouse“But now Ive seen London Bridge from the top of Tower Bridge，so I know theyre differentBut Im a bit disappointed Ive been waiting here since eleven oclock this morning，and the bridge hasnt opened yetIm freezing！” The Monument The Monument is a tall，hollow column with a golden ball at the topIt is 70 metres highIt was designed in 167 1and completed in 1677It commenmorates（纪念）the Great Fire of London in 1666，in which most of the city was burnt downThe fire started in a shop nearbyMaki Onuma has just climbed the 311 steps to the top Ive been standing here for ten minutes now，just looking at the viewFrom here you can see the Tower of London，Big Ben and The Post Office Tow- erIts amazing！Ive brought my video camera with me to make a film of it all！ 36St Pauls Cathedral was completed in the _ century 37You can whisper to somebody _ away inside the dome of St Pauls 38The bricks of Tower Bridge can be used to build _ 39The bridge didnt open at _ that morning 40The Monum ent has _ steps than St Pauls 41The Great Fire of London started in _ in 1666 （E） Look at the grid（网格）mapNotice the number 17down the left sideNotice the letters A G across the topThe numbers，the letters and the lines on the map help you find places Find these places on the mapWrite down the grid reference（letter and number）for each place 42Car Park _ 43Eme rald Railway Station _ 44John _ Write down one thing about each grid reference 45B4 _ D3 _ 46B7 _ F3 _ （F） FROM:Herry Wilson Date:October 11,2002 To:Jeff Manning Subject:A Book! October 11,2002 I just read a book and I think youd like itIts called Cold Mountain and its by Charles FrazierIts a story about the 1860s，at the time of the American Civil WarI know youre interested in the Civil War，so I think you would like this book The story is about a young guy and his girlfriendHe goes to fight in the war，but after he almost dies，he just leaves and starts walking home His girlfriend is rich at first，but then her father dies and shes alone and has no money She has a farm but she doesnt know how to be a farme rThe story is about the man s trip home（it takes him several months）an d the womans experiences on the farm If you read it，let me know how you like it Give a short answer to each question 47Who wrote the e-mail letter？ 48When did the story happen？ 49How many people were mentioned in the story？ 50How long did it take the man in the story to walk home？ III完形填空（Cloze test）（共15小题，计15分） A）阅读下面对话，根据上下文从所给的9个词语中选择6个并用其适当形式填入空中。（答案写在答题纸上） before，come，go out，feel like，for，hear of，large，look forw ard to，thank Jan：What are you going to do after you graduate？ Mary：Im going to work in New York Jan：Really？Mary：As a matter of fact，Ill be working for a company named Anderson ArthurHave you （51） _ it？ Jan：Of course I have！Theyre one of（52）_ accounting companies in this countryCongratulations！ Mary：（53）_ To go to New York is my dream that（54）_ true alreadyIm really （55）_ living there Jan：We have to eat out somewhere special（56）_ you leave Mary：Do you want to go out tonight？Im not busy Jan：Sure！Lets go B）在下面短文空白处填入一个适当的词，形式不正确不得分。（答案写在答题纸上） Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess（公主）who had a golden ballShe lived in a palace with her father，the King，and her seven sistersEvery day she played with her（57）_ in the garden of the palace At the end of the garden there was a deep，dark（58）_ When the weather was hot，the princess liked playing near the lake Unluckily，one day she dropped her golden ball into the waterShe was very（59）_ and she sat on the grass and started to cry Suddenly she heard a voice：“Dont（60）_ ，princess” She opened her eyes and saw a large green frog“Oh，please help me！”she said，“I cant get my ball” “Ill help you，”said the frog，“（61）_ I can come and live with you in the palace！” “Yes，yes，of courseI promise（许诺），”said the princess So the frog jumped into the water and came back（62）_ the ballThe princess laughed and took the ballShe ran quickly（63）_ to the palace and forgot all about the frog The frog was very angryHe followed the princess into the palace and told his story to the King Then the King said to his daughter，“A promise is a promise，my daughter（64）_ this frog to your roomand look after him carefully” She took the frog and put him on her bedThe frog looked at her and said quietly，“Please kiss me，princess”She closed her eyes and kissed him The frog turned into a handsome prince（王子）quicklyOf course，he and the princess fell in loveOne week（65）_ they married and they lived happily ever after IV句型转换（Sentence pattern transformation）（共10小题，计10分） A）按要求转换下列句型，每空限填一词。（答案写在答题纸上） 66In 1949，Chinas population was about 475 million（改为特殊疑问句） _ was the population of _ in 1949？ 67There are young sheep eating grass on the hill（改为反意疑问句） There are young sheep eating grass on the hill，_ _ ？ 68Im glad to see you（改为感叹句） _ _ I am to see you！ 69You cant be late for class any more（改为祈使句） _ _ late for class any more 70The students in Class One have already finished their compositions（改为否定句） The students in Class One _ finished their compositions _ _ B）根据上句完成下句，使两句表达的意思基本相同，每空一词。（答案写在答题纸上） 71Many people know Changchun and Shiyan because a lot of trucks are made there Changchun and Shiyan are _ _ their trucks 72Most of these questions had nothing to do with the boys lessons Most of these questions were _ _ the boys lessons 73Do you know how you can get the kite down from the tree？ Do you know _ _ get the kite down from the tree？ 74My mother often tells me to get everything ready before I go to school I am often told to get everything ready _ _ to school by my mother 75Youd better water these trees as often as you can Its _ to water these trees as often as _ V动词填空（Fill in the blanks with verbs in their proper forms）（共10小题，计10分） A）用所给动词的正确形式填空。（答案写在答题纸上） 76Chinas entry into WTO_ （encourage）lots of people to learn English in my hometown last year 77Joanna Trollope_ （live）in Oxford for two years，and then in 2000 she moved to Paris 78The scientist（find）_ the word written wrong if he turns to the page 79Grandfather was made （work）_ over ten hours a day before the PRC was founded 80I want to borrow a video tape，but its not on that shelf I guess somebody else_ （borrow）it B）从下列方框中选用动词并用其适当形式填入文中空白处。（答案写在答题纸上） discover，find，get，lose，offer，post，ring14 years ago Spanish tourist Gaspar Sanchez dropped his wallet into the waters of Loch Ness in ScotlandHis passport，his car keys，his business card and his money（81）_ in 150m of waterThis week the phone（82）_ in his house and a Scottish policeman told him ，“Sir，your wallet（83）_ ！It（84）_ last Sunday on the bed of the lake by some explorers diving to look for the monster（怪物）in the lake！” Gaspar Sanchez said，“The whole thing is quite amazingThey（85）_ all the things to me alreadyI will get them tomorrowI cant believe it！” VI翻译（Translation）（共5小题，计10分） 把短文中的划线部分译成汉语。（答案写在答题纸上） We cant really say that one language is easier or more difficult than another language In some ways，English is an easy language to learntake the verbs for example（86) but in some language，you have to make many，many changes to the verb in Latin，for example，there are more than 120different forms of one verb！In English，there are only fivewith verb“go”for example，theres“go”，“goes”，“went”，“going”and“gone”but we use these forms in a lot of different ways！（87) And the spelling and pronunciation of English are more difficult than in many languageswe have a lot of sounds in Englishand the spelling isnt very regular Nobody knows exactly how many people are learning English in the world todaybut its certainly more than it was 50 years ago（88) For example ，fifty years ago very few people in China learned English，but now the number of people learning English in China is bigger than the population of the United States！（89) So there are probably about 300million people learning English at the moment，which is more