2020年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高二英语试卷(2)

2020年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高二英语试卷(总分:150分 答题时间:120分钟)听力部分(共三大题,计30分)I. 句子理解(Sentences) (共10小题,计10分)请听句子,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个与你所听到的句子意思一致或相近的答案。每个句子只读一遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)1. A. Not only we but also they went to see the film last Sunday.B. I didnt go to see the film yesterday because I had a lot of work to do.C. They went to the cinema last Sunday but we didnt.D. We are too busy to play football.2. A. They have no time to visit their parents.B. Parents should be strict with their children.C. Though they should visit their parents often, they dont.D. During the summer holidays, they visited many places of interest.3. A. You should do the work when he is not in China.B. When he was not in China, his co-workers did much work.C. Whoever is absent from school today will be punished.D. He was playing cards when his co-workers were working hard.4. A. Though her father is strict with her, she loves him very much.B. Her father wants her to be a teacher, but she doesnt want to follow his wish.C. She wants to do whatever her teacher doesnt want her to do.D. She is afraid to do whatever her father doesnt want her to do, for he is very strict.5. A. He called his friends to have a party when he came back.B. He bought a lot of invitation cards yesterday for he will have a big party this Sunday.C. Few friends were invited to go to his home to have a party.D. After listing the names of those people he would invite, he wrote the invitations.6. A. Though the weatherman said it was going to rain this afternoon, it was fine.B. Its going to rain, so dont go out to play basketball.C. The weatherman who said it was going to rain was very handsome.D. It rained as the weatherman said yesterday.7. A. You can touch anything in this room that you like.B. Call me if you have anything that you cant deal with.C. Make sure you can finish your homework before your teacher checks it.D. You cant touch anything unless your teacher allows you to.8.9. A. Even though he helped me, I still didnt win the game.B. I passed the exam because I worked hard.C. Because of his timely help, I passed the exam.D. Nobody passed the exam because it was too difficult.10. A. The man would like to work there no matter how hard the living conditions are.B. The people there are living a better life than people here.C. Nobody would like to work in a place which is too far from his home.D. The peoples living standard has been much improved.II. 对话理解(Dialogues)(共10小题,计10分)A)请听下列五组小对话,每段对话后有一个问题,然后根据你所听到的对话内容,选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。每段对话和问题均读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)11. A. She cant find the way home. B. She lost her wallet.C. She lost her keys. D. She has lost her memory.12. A. At a bookshop. B. At a ticket counter.C. At a post office. D. At a library.13.14. A. It was too low.B. It wasnt according to the market standards.C. It wasnt interesting.D. The director thought it wasnt low enough.15. A. Eating. B. The eating habits of wild animals.C. Being hungry. D. Their pets.B)请听下面一段对话,然后根据你所听到的对话内容,选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。对话读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)16. What problem does Jim have?A. His old bike needs to be repaired again.B. He cant finish his homework.C. He has a toothache.D. He is lost.17. What does Jim want to buy?A. A car. B. A computer. C. A mountain bike. D. A pair of shoes.18. How much does a mountain bike cost?A. At least 300. B. More than 500.C. No more than 300. D. About 100.19. If Jim saved money as his mother told him to, how long would it take him to save enough money to buy the bike he likes?A. About a week. B. Just over a year.C. More than two years. D. No more than a year.20. What will happen after this conversation?A. Jim will buy the new bike he likes. B. Jim will save as much money as he can.C. Jims father will buy him a car. D. Jim will continue to use his old bike.III. 短文理解(Passages)(共10小题,计10分)请听下列两篇短文,然后根据你所听到的短文内容,选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。每篇短文读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)A21. How many movies are talked about in this passage?A. Four. B. Only one. C. Two. D. Three.22. How does the author feel about Scream Dream?A. Its very interesting. B. It really makes your blood run cold.C. The acting is good. D. Its a waste of money to see it.23. What is the main problem with the movie Jack and the Beanstalk?A. It has too much music. B. Its cartoons are not drawn well.C. It is too long for young children. D. It is a fairy tale.24. Which of the four movies is the most confusing?A. Scream Dream. B. Over the Edge.C. Jack and the Beanstalk. D. On the Road.25. Whats the writers main purpose in writing this passage?A. To compare different movie actors. B. To give opinions on four movies.C. To explain how movies are made. D. To describe the local movie theatre.B26. How many rules for driving on icy roads does the writer give in this passage?A. Two. B. Only one. C. Three. D. Four.27. Why does the writer talk about a cup of coffee?A. Because he thinks drinks are important for drivers.B. To explain the importance of smooth movements.C. Because he wants drivers to be more relaxed.D. To show how it can be spilled.28. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. People should avoid driving in the snow.B. People drive too slow in winter.C. Drivers should expect problems in winter.D. Drivers should use their brakes less in winter.29. What is the writers main purpose for writing this passage?A. To complain about bad winter driving.B. To give information about winter weather.C. To warn people against driving in winter.D. To advise people about safe driving in winter.30. Which traffic sign shows the main idea of the text?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)A) 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. The restaurant near our school, _ last year, is very popular with teachers and students.A. to close B. beginning C. having started D. opened32. Invention, for example, of a completely new recording medium may grow very fast,because all of us become _ recorded music.A. sure of B. angry about C. addicted to D. far away from33. In this institution a medal, together with a prize of a certain sum of money, _ does best in science and technology every two years.A. is given to whoever B. are given to anyoneC. are given to who D. is given to whom34. Where did you meet him yesterday?On _ bridge.A. beautiful a little Chinese stone white B. a little white Chinese beautiful stoneC. white a little beautiful Chinese stone D. a beautiful little white Chinese stone35. I didnt tell him _ news at once because I wanted to give him _ surprise.A. a; a B. the; the C. the; a D. 不填; the36. Peter set his new book _ for a year while he wrote some magazine articles to make a bit of money.A. on B. up C. aside D. in37. We think _ college students should master at least one foreign language.A. which is extra B. it important that C. what necessary D. whether serious38. Hundreds of tickets have already been sold, and organisers _ all 35,000 tickets will be gone by next weekend.A. research B. want C. decide D. predict39. Do you know Jim quarreled with his brother over the book yesterday?I didnt know, _.A. nor do I care B. I dont reform neitherC. no dont I know D. I dont want also40. Steven said that if he _ how it worked, he _ me what to do.A. wanted; asked B. had known; would have toldC. issued; would have formed D. had armed; cheered41. What shall I do if you are not here?_ ask my brother to help you.A. In order to that B. So as to that C. In that case D. Except that42. The town _ we visited last month is the one _ the famous artist was born.A. where; which B. where; where C. that; which D. that; where43. Im sorry, sir, were booked for that evening.Oh dear, _? We have guests and wed like to give them a taste of local food.Ive heard that Flavios is very good. You might try there.A. have you heard if my car is ready B. can you recommend another restaurantC. is there enough in the account to cover these billsD. dont you have an appointment44. Do you mind if I keep pets in this building?_A. Of course not, its not allowed here. B. Id rather you didnt actually.C. Why not ask others? D. Really? Can it be true?45. Excuse me. _ I need to make a call.Sorry, I dont have any change.Do you know where I can get some change around here?A. How many bags will you be checking this evening?B. How long will it take to arrive there?C. Do you have change for a dollar?D. Why did it take so long?B) 下列5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答案。(答案涂在答题纸上)46. Ron Boor _ West Virginia. His hobby is growing pumpkins. This year he grew a 700-pound pumpkin.A. lives in B. gets to C. gives up D. goes on47. It was the _ pumpkin he had ever grown. Boor was proud of his pumpkin.A. most beautiful B. shortest C. biggest D. smallest48. Every year the state of West Virginia has the Pumpkin Festival. There is a _ for the biggest pumpkin.A. cheat B. board C. cash D. prize49. Boors 700-pound pumpkin should have won first prize. But it spoiled (变坏) a few days before the annual festival. _, Boor had more pumpkins.A. Extraordinarily B. Luckily C. Immediately D. Deadly50. He took _ pumpkin from his garden to the Pumpkin Festival last week. That pumpkin won first prize $651.A. another B. others C. the other D. allII. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension)(共20小题,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或完成所给句子的最佳答案。(答案涂在答题纸上)AIn 1996, three men in California were taken to a hospital with strange symptoms (症状). They felt dizzy, tired, and weak. They couldnt speak, and they had trouble breathing. The hospital doctors thought the men had been poisoned, but couldnt work out what was wrong with them. Then they found out the three men were all chefs, and they had just shared a dish of fugu.Fugu, the Japanese name for the puffer fish, is one of the strangest fish in the ocean. The puffer fish gets its name from the way the fish protects itself from enemies. Whenever it is attacked, the fish blows up its body to over twice its normal size!The reason the three men were taken to the hospital is because the puffer fish is very poisonous. As a rule, if you eat a whole puffer fish, you will probably die. The three men had a close call, but they all survived. The reason the three men were taken to the hospital is because the puffer fish is very poisonous. As a rule, if you eat a whole puffer fish, you will probably die. The three men had a close call, but they all survived.The symptoms of fugu poisoning are a strange feeling around the mouth and throat, and difficulty breathing. You cant breathe and your body cant get any air. Your brain still works perfectly, however, so you know you are dying, but you cant speak or do anything about it.Despite the danger of fugu poisoning, this strange, ugly, and very poisonous fish is actually a very expensive, and very popular, kind of food in Japan. Customers pay up to $200 per person to eat a fugu meal. Because of the danger, fugu can only be prepared by chefs with a special licence from the government. These chefs are trained to identify and remove the poisonous parts of the fish. Most people who die from eating fugu these days are people who have tried their hand at preparing the fish themselves.Fugu is said to be so delicious that it has even started to be imported(进口) into Hong Kong and the United States. Several tons of fugu are now exported from Japan every year.51. The best title for this passage should be _.A. A Dangerous Dish B. Fishing in JapanC. The History of Fugu D. A Talented Chef52. Why were the three men taken to the hospital?A. Someone poisoned them. B. They ate poisonous fish.C. They poisoned each other. D. A doctor worked out their symptoms.53. When an enemy tries to eat a puffer fish, it _.A. eats the enemy B. makes poison C. looks very ugly D. becomes bigger54. Which is NOT a symptom of fugu poisoning?A. Breathing difficulty. B. Tiredness and weakness.C. Your brain stops working. D. Trouble speaking.55. Who is allowed to prepare fugu?A. People from California. B. Licensed chefs.C. The government. D. Anyone who wants to try their hand.BB) 非选择题: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)56. The audiomagazines from Champs-Elyses are designed for _ and language learners.57. The audiomagazines from Champs-Elyses are available in _ , _ , _ ,and _.58. What does an audiomagazine usually consist of?59. How does the audiomagazine help language learners to develop linguistic skills?60. Professional journalists in _, _, and _ write for the audiomagazine in German.CA tsunami(海啸) is a giant wave that can do huge amounts of damage when it hits land. To see how one starts, throw a stone into a pond or lake, and watch the ripples(涟漪) spread out on the surface of the water. A tsunami starts in a similar way to one of these ripples, except that it is not caused by a stone, but by something much bigger, such as an earthquake occurring under the sea.Once it has started, a tsunami can move across the ocean for huge distances. An earthquake off the coast of South America generated (引起) a tsunami that travelled west for over 15,000 kilometres and caused enormous damage when it hit the coast of Japan 22 hours later.Tsunamis can be caused by volcanic eruptions as well as by earthquakes. The most deadly tsunami in recorded history was the one that followed the eruption of Indonesias Krakatoa volcano in 1883. About 36,000 people died, and what actually killed most of them was the tsunami rather than the eruption itself.It is not only events on Earth that cause tsunamis. They can also be generated by a comet (彗星) or meteor (流星) hitting the Earth. No one has actually seen this happen, except on screen in Hollywood films such as Deep Impact. But the giant tsunamis produced by special effects in such films, big enough to cover the skyscrapers of New York, are theoretically possible, and computer simulations (模拟研究) show that they have almost certainly happened in the distant past.In the open ocean, a tsunami wave is difficult to see, because most of it is below the surface. The part of the wave that is actually visible may be just one or two metres high. But the wave has enormous power, and can travel at the speed of a jet plane almost 800 kph. As it eventually approaches land, the wave slows down, and this causes a dramatic increase in its height. By the time it actually reaches the land, it can be up to 30 metres high.Tsunamis occur in all the major oceans of the world, although they are most common in the Pacific area around Japan. Here, there is a complex and detailed system for moni-toring the waves and providing warning for those who live in the area. This is a vital service because anyone who thinks that tsunamis are just big surfing waves should think again they are impressive, dramatic, destructive and deadly!61. The main idea of Paragraph 1 is _.62. Which tsunami was the most deadly one in recorded history according to the passage?63. What three things can cause a tsunami?64. Why is a tsunami difficult to see in the open ocean?65. Tsunamis are most common _.DThere is a saying in France that states: “The government could fall, the Louvre could be broken into, or aliens (外星人) could land on Earth, but if any of these things happened during the Tour de France, no one would notice.” The Tour de France is the most famous cycling race in the world. The race, which is held in July every year, consists of twenty one-day stages, plus several rest days. The course follows a clockwise route around France, and often neighbouring countries, including Luxembourg, Belgium, and Italy. The winner is the rider who completes all twenty stages of the race in the shortest overall time. The Tour de France first started on July 1, 1903, when sixty cyclists left from in front of The Alarm Clock Caf, just outside of Paris, and rode 467 kilometres to Lyon. The first race consisted of six legs, each of which was about 400 kilometres long. At that time there were no rest daysthe winner was the rider who finished the race in the shortest total time. The winner of the first Tour de France, Maurice Garin, the most popular cyclist in France at that time, received 2,000 francs (about $350). It took him 94 hours and 33 minutes to ride all 2,428 kilometres of the race, three hours faster than the runner-up. Over the weeks during which the race was run, the idea of the Tour de France slowly caught on with the people of France. The race has been held every year since that time, except during the years of World Wars I and II.The Tour de France has developed several special honours for which racers compete. Henri Desgranges, the founder of the race, introduced the yellow jersey(运动