2003年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高二组试题

1 2003 年全国中学生英语能力竞赛年全国中学生英语能力竞赛 NEPCS 决赛高二组试题决赛高二组试题 I 选择填空 选择填空 Vocabulary and structure 共 共 20 小题 计小题 计 20 分 分 A 从 A B C D 四个选项中 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 答案涂在答题纸 上 1 I have failed I really don t know why I did so badly Just try to do it better next time A Don t lose heart B Look out C You re hopeless D Can t you be more careful 2 The boy hasn t come to school He missed the bus A has B had C should have D must have 3 Would you like some wine I don t drink as a rule but I don t mind a glass or more A all the time B more or less C at any time D once in a while 4 Which of these electronic dictionaries do you like most of them They are expensive and of little use A None B Both C All D Either 5 What made him unhappy A Lost the ticket to a football match B Losing his wallet C To lose a beautiful notebook D Lose his new pen 6 Mr Cox suggested a good way prices from A to stop rising B of stopping raise C to stop raising D stopping rising 7 It s said there is so much land in Australia that the government doesn t know A what to do it B to do what with it C it what to do with D what to do with it 8 Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to A give in B go out C be burnt on D be put up 9 Did you notice John was not at home today No If working I would have noticed it A I d not been B I wasn t C I d be D I weren t 10 You might wonder how the hibernating 冬眠 animal to live without eating for so many months A succeeds B remains C manages D tries 11 The pianos in the shop are but A more expensive not as better B much more expensive as better C cheaper not as good D much cheaper as good 12 box can not be lifted by a boy of five A So heavy a B So a heavy C A such heavy D Such heavy 13 The teacher thought his students everything 2 A had had well prepared B have well prepared C had got good prepared D had prepared well 14 Reporters keep an ear to the ground so as to know as soon as possible what will happen The underlined phrase means A lie down and listen to the sound from the ground B want to know where the news is C ask the way to the place where the accident happened D pay attention to the way things are going or seem likely to go 15 For my money we d better start off earlier so that we can arrive there on time The underlined phrase means A By this means B In my opinion C By the way D By and by B 下列五题中的句子可以组成一篇小短文 请从所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项 答案涂在答题纸上 16 Insects are an part of life on Earth A honorable B unnecessary C important D impossible 17 There are m ore than one million kinds of insects in the more than all other kinds of animals put together A world B sight C beginning D universe 18 Insects have many different living and eating habits Some live in hot climates others cool temperatures Some eat plants others eat other insects or dead animals A fix B intend C live D prefer 19 Many insects are useful to humans For example some farmers put ladybugs on their plants these insects eat insects that destroy crops A though B because C but D while 20 However insects inside a house are usually not useful Termites 白蚁 for instance eat the wood in our houses and ants get into our food Most people want to or kill insects in their homes A get out of B get along with C get rid of D get away from II 阅读理解 阅读理解 Reading comprehension 共 共 30 小题 计小题 计 30 分 分 A 阅读下列短文 从 A B C D 四个选项中 选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子 的最佳选项 答案涂在答题纸上 A East Point Road Fannie Bay Near Darwin Australia 25 October Dear Emily How are you Things are not too bad for me at the moment I still have that cough that Dr Maclaren isn t interested in and my back hurts when I sit too long The leg problem is much better though 3 Our big excitement here recently was visitors from England A rather pretty young girl came to the home with no warning and said she was my great niece All the nurses made a big fuss of her and all the other people in the home wanted to know who she was Unfortunately I couldn t tell them Anyway she is a charming girl called Carol who is backpacking around the Northern Territory with a friend also a girl thank heavens This friend was a bit miserable The two of them had come in the rainy season and she kept complaining that it was raining Silly girl Her name is Selina which is a silly name too Carol and Selina did all the things that tourists do here They went to Kukudu National Park and Jim Jim Falls They took the most wonderful photographs which they were kind enough to come back and show me Carol caught a barramundi a local fish and as she gave me two copies of the photograph I m sending one to you Apparently they had an Aborigine guide That other girl Selina kept asking me about Aborigines as if everything that has happened to them was my fault But Carol was quite interested in my stories about Darwin in the old days I lived through the bombing in World War II you know I know you Londoners think London was the only place that was bombed but it wasn t And I nearly died when the wind storm hit us at Christmas in the 1970s I told Carol all about that One of the ladies who live here had some photographs of that too That was nice but one woman Mrs Apthorpe wouldn t leave us alone when Carol was here We don t get many young people here I know but Carol had come to see me not Mrs Apthorpe Well I must stop now It s time for my afternoon medicine and then I must have a nap I hope you are keeping well Love Mabel Green 21 How old do you think Mabel Green is A Between twenty and thirty B Between thirty and forty C Older than sixty D Just fifty 22 What do you think Mabel Green s main interests are A Her health how she is feeling and her memories B Tourism in the Northern Territory C The Aborigines D The two young girls 23 Where do you think Mabel Green lives A In her own home B In a kindergarten C In a house with Mrs Apthorpe D In a nursing home for old people 24 Whom does Mabel Green dislike A Only Dr Maclaren and Mrs Apthorpe B Dr Maclaren Mrs Apthorpe and Selina C Dr Maclaren Mrs Apthorpe Emily and Selina D Only Selina 25 Has Mabel Green lived in Darwin since she was a young woman A No She moved here about twenty years ago B We don t know but probably yes C No She moved here only six years ago D No She has lived here since World War II 26 What does Mabel Green think has happened to the Aborigines A Bad things B Good things C Some good and some bad things D Nothing happened B 4 A resum is a tool that can be used to obtain a job interview Along with a cover letter it is the first impression a prospective employee makes on a potential employer Therefore it is important that a resum should provide as much relevant information as possible while remaining brief A resum should be no more than 1 full side of a sheet of paper A resum must be neatly typed with at least 3 4inch margins on all 4 sides Use underlining capital letters and asterisks to high light important information A resum should be single spaced with an extra line of space between blocks of information Beg in a resum with your name address and home and business telephone numbers Do not include age marital status or other personal facts Next many resum s list a career goal followed by a chronological outline of work experience starting with the most recent job and working backwards with a brief description of relevant duties and skills Finally include an outline of your educational background from the most recent backward Include dates schools and diplomas awarded 注 1 relevant adj 相关的 2 margin n 页边的空白 3 asterisk n 星号 4 marital adj 婚姻的 5 chronological adj 按时间顺序的 27 What is the best title for this piece A How To Get A Job B How To Prepare A Resum C How A Resum Will Get You A Job D How To Make A Brief Outline Of Your Life 28 What is the function of a resum A A resum should describe your entire work and educational background in extensive detail to a prospective employer B A resum should provide an impressive example of your writing and typing skills C A resum is the only tool for getting you a job D A resum should give an employer a good first impression of you 29 Which job should be listed first on a resum A Your most recent job B The job that is most similar to the one you are applying for C Your first job D Your most important job 30 Which of the following should not be on your resum A Your name and telephone number B The year you received your bachelor s degree C Your nationality and the fact that you are single D A description of the tasks you did in your last job B 阅读下列短文 然后回答问题或完成句子 答案写在答题纸上 C The planet Earth was probably born about 4 500 million years ago but for hundreds of millions of years after that there was no life here There were strong winds and rain fell very heavily There were no plants to stop the sun s rays hitting the planet with their full force 5 Rocks from about 2 700 million years ago show some signs of the existence of life but at that time no organisms 生物 existed When a chemical compound 化合物 of a certain size and complexity was formed life was part of it The first of these living chemicals were probably like the viruses 病毒 we know today From this virus stage the next development was to an organism a number of viruses together Today we call this type of organism bacteria 细菌 There are clear indications that bacteria lived on Earth long before there were other higher types of life Flagellates 鞭毛虫 were the next stage in the evolution 进化 of life Some could make their own food like plants Others could break down organic matter and others could swallow their food whole like animals They formed a stage of life before plants and animals were clearly separated from each other About 1 500 million years ago various seaweeds creatures like jellyfish and worms appeared Soon most of the main groups of animals without backbones were in existence It was as recently as 350 million years ago that the first life appeared on land However it was only in the last million years that primitive 原始的 man appeared From the Stone Age to the age of the Atom human evolution has been rapid 31 Life on Earth began 32 The first life was a living chemical something like a 33 Bacteria are a type of organism that 34 Flagellates resembled 类似 both and 35 The first animals were 36 Until 350 million years ago D One doctor who has studied the problem of absenteeism from school and work says that the people who stay at home are not necessarily sicker than those who go to school or work He says that people s perceptions of illness differ greatly Two people may suffer from the same degree of sickness but one may decide to go to work and the other to stay at home Of course certain people will stay at home at the slightest excuse Once an employee apologized for not coming to work because he had sprained 扭伤 his finger when he put a disk into his computer Another had been attacked by a shark in a lake Some people even stay away because they are feeling mentally unwell Many reasons for absences are so vague 模糊的 as to be m meaningless When a woman employee stays off work because of female problems for example no male boss dares ask what those problems are The flu influenza is probably the most common cause of absenteeism according to surveys conducted in the past few years The common cold however does not account for as many absences as its name would suggest Broken arms and legs sprains and strains 劳损 caused by sports and physical exercise are also the cause of many absences And poor people tend to be absent more often than rich people This is probably explained by the fact that poor people have low paying jobs and feel less responsible to their employer Men who are approaching 接 近 retirement age or who are about to change jobs stay at home more days than most other people Absences because of sickness are usually m ore enjoyable than a vacation which has been planned There is no list of things for you to do Because you feel too ill to eat a normal meal who can blame you for relaxing and watching television all day You can stay at home and 6 be free from life s cares and worries for at least a day Moreover at the same time there is often someone who will attend to everything you may need and express constant concern about your health What could be better 37 In what way can two people s reaction to the same illness differ 38 Can you give two examples of ridiculous 可笑的 reasons for being absent from work 39 What would no man dare ask a woman who is absent because of female problems 40 What illness results in the most absences 41 Does the common cold result in a large number of absences 42 Should an employer be careful about encouraging their workers to take part in lots of sports and exercise Why not 43 Which three groups of people tend to be absent more than others 44 Why can it be more enjoyable to be absent because you are sick than to be on vacation E You wake up one morning and there are clouds on your breakfast plate You look out of the window and see stars littering the streets Write a story called The Very Unusual Day about what happens You have 25 minutes Faced with that task fewer than one in five fourth graders could write a respectable story says a study released Thursday by the federal government Though U S students writing has improved modestly in the past four years few write well Only one in four 12th graders and fewer than one in three fourth and eighth graders can write stories or essays proficiently says the National Assessment of Educational Progress known as the nation s report card The trend mirrors the scores of NAEP math reading and history tests in the past several years in which students posted modest gains but demonstrated fairly low skills overall The test is usually administered every four years in a variety of subjects The last time students took the writing test slightly fewer rated proficient or showing solid academic 学 术的 performance The 2002 test also shows that a few more students scored basic or better at least able to make a point in writing Education Secretary Rod Paige welcomed the results with guarded optimism and said scores show that many of our youngsters are doing better than they did in 1998 But he noted that schools still have to find creative ways to encourage our high school seniors whose results haven t changed since 1998 There were a few bright spots In both the fourth and eighth grade low income students scored higher on average than in 1998 12th graders scored about the same At all three grades however the gaps in performance between low income students and others remained substantial 相当大的 7 Also younger black and Hispanic 讲西班牙和葡萄牙语的 students average scores rose in 2002 those of minority 12th graders either dropped or remained unchanged But education expert Gerald Bracey of George Mason University in Fairfax Va says the test organization s proficiency levels have been rejected 拒绝 by researchers State writing assessments are scored by 7 an hour temps 临时雇员 who spend at most 30 seconds on an essay Teachers hate teaching like this but an environment that emphasizes test results forces them to teach kids to pass the tests not to write well 45 How many fourth graders could write a respectable story in 25 minutes 46 According to what NAEP says fourth and eighth graders can write well 47 Usually the National Assessment of Educational Progress is regarded as 48 Comparatively speaking students of have made more progress in the past four years than the other graders according to the graph 49 Why did Education Secretary Rod Paige say high schools have to find creative ways to encourage high school seniors 50 Who scores state writing assessments III 完形填空 完形填空 Cloze 共 共 20 小题 计小题 计 20 分 分 A 阅读下面短文 掌握其大意 然后选择方框内所给单词的适当形式填空 每个词限 用一次 方框内有多余的词 答案写在答题纸上 achieve physical equip respect imagine suit health strong enjoy know safe fight instruct explain compare Judo is a sport that has 51 great popularity in many parts of the world It was originally developed in Japan in the late 19th century based on ancient methods of self defense There are two 52 in the sport Although they use physical violence against each other they are 53 to their opponent 对手 and bow to each other before and after each contest Judo is not an expensive sport to take up because the only 54 you need is the special loose fitting suit It is very 55 for youngsters if they join a club where the 56 are properly qualified and pay enough attention to 57 Although Judo is a 58 demanding sport which requires a lot of 59 practice and skill there are many people who find it an 60 means of relaxation in their spare time B 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 Imagine the scene You have been sitting indoors for weeks revising for exams while everyone 61 has been having a great time At this moment you are dreaming of a different life You imagine yourself on a beach in some remote part of the world 62 all this seem like a dream Well that dream could come 63 Remember that travel can be educational You learn a 64 about life and yourself when you spend time abroad Nowadays many young people have a year off before they start university During this year they learn new skills and explore their interests But it is important to spend the time wisely Remember that you will have 65 come back and start studying again when the year has 66 Nobody will be impressed if you have 67 your time lying in bed listening to hip hop music and 68 TV 8 You could go to Nepal and teach English Some people have even 69 employed as farmers in the Andes This may sound romantic but you 70 to think about money too In the end you may have to take any job you can or maybe even two IV 翻译 翻译 Translation 共 共 10 小题 计小题 计 10 分 分 A 阅读下面短文 然后把划线处的句子译成汉语 答案写在答题纸上 71 Creativity is not something one is just born with nor is it a characteristic of high intelligence The fact that a person is highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it creatively Creativity is the matter of using the resource 资源 one has to produce new ideas that are good for something Unfortunately schools have not tried to encourage creativity 72 With strong attentio