全国中学生高二英语能力竞赛决赛试题

1、全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛高二组试题（总分：150分答题时间：120分钟）听力部分（共三大题，计30分）1 .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.NotonlywebutalsotheywenttoseethefilmlastSunday.B. IdidntgotoseethefilmyesterdaybecauseIhadalotofworktodo.C. TheywenttothecinemalastSundaybutwedi

2、dnt.D. Wearetoobusytoplayfootball.2. A.Theyhavenotimetovisittheirparents.B. Parentsshouldbestrictwiththeirchildren.C. Thoughtheyshouldvisittheirparentsoften,theydont.D. Duringthesummerholidays,theyvisitedmanyplacesofinterest.3. A.YoushoulddotheworkwhenheisnotinChina.B. WhenhewasnotinChina,hisco-work

3、ersdidmuchwork.C. Whoeverisabsentfromschooltodaywillbepunished.D. Hewasplayingcardswhenhisco-workerswereworkinghard.4. A.Thoughherfatherisstrictwithher,sheloveshimverymuch.B. Herfatherwantshertobeateacher,butshedoesntwanttofollowhiswish.C. Shewantstodowhateverherteacherdoesntwanthertodo.D. Sheisafra

4、idtodowhateverherfatherdoesntwanthertodo,forheisverystrict.5. A.Hecalledhisfriendstohaveapartywhenhecameback.B. HeboughtalotofinvitationcardsyesterdayforhewillhaveabigpartythisSunday.C. Fewfriendswereinvitedtogotohishometohaveaparty.D. Afterlistingthenamesofthosepeoplehewouldinvite,hewrotetheinvitat

5、ions.6. A.Thoughtheweathermansaiditwasgoingtorainthisafternoon,itwasfine.B. Itsgoingtorain,sodontgoouttoplaybasketball.C. Theweathermanwhosaiditwasgoingtorainwasveryhandsome.D. Itrainedastheweathermansaidyesterday.7. A.Youcantouchanythinginthisroomthatyoulike.8. Callmeifyouhaveanythingthatyoucantdea

6、lwith.9. Makesureyoucanfinishyourhomeworkbeforeyourteacherchecksit.10. Youcanttouchanythingunlessyourteacherallowsyouto.8.9. A.Eventhoughhehelpedme,Istilldidntwinthegame.B. IpassedtheexambecauseIworkedhard.C. Becauseofhistimelyhelp,Ipassedtheexam.D. Nobodypassedtheexambecauseitwastoodifficult.10. A.

7、Themanwouldliketoworktherenomatterhowhardthelivingconditionsare.B. Thepeopletherearelivingabetterlifethanpeoplehere.C. Nobodywouldliketoworkinaplacewhichistoofarfromhishome.D. Thepeopleslivingstandardhasbeenmuchimproved.11. 对话理解（Dialogues）（共10小题，计10分）,选择能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回答所提问题的最佳

8、答案。每段对话和问题均读两遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）11. A.Shecantfindthewayhome.B.Shelostherwallet.B.Ataticketcounter.C.Shelostherkeys.D.Shehaslosthermemory.12. A.Atabookshop.13.C.Atapostoffice.D.Atalibrary.B. Itwasntaccordingtothemarketstandards.C. Itwasntinteresting.D. Thedirectorthoughtitwasntlowenough.15.A.Eating.B.Theeat

9、inghabitsofwildanimals.C.Beinghungry.D.Theirpets.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. WhatproblemdoesJimhave?A. Hisoldbikeneedstoberepairedagain.B. Hecantfinishhishomework.C. Hehasatoothache.D. Heislost.17. WhatdoesJimwanttobuy?A.Acar.B.Acomputer.18. Howmuchdoesamountainbikeco

10、st?A.Atleast300.C.Nomorethan300.19. IfJimsavedmoneyashismothertoldenoughmoneytobuythebikehelikes?A. Aboutaweek.C.Morethantwoyears.C.Amountainbike.D.Apairofshoes.B. Morethan5500.D.About100.himto,howlongwouldittakehimtosaveB.Justoverayear.D.Nomorethanayear.20. Whatwillhappenafterthisconversation?A.Jim

11、willbuythenewbikehelikes.B.Jimwillsaveasmuchmoneyashecan.C.Jimsfatherwillbuyhimacar.D.Jimwillcontinuetousehisoldbike.111. 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. Howmanymoviesaretalkedaboutinthispassage?A.Four.B.Onlyone.C.Two.D.Three.22. Howdoestheautho

12、rfeelaboutScreamDream?A.Itsveryinteresting.B.Itreallymakesyourbloodruncold.C.Theactingisgood.D.Itsawasteofmoneytoseeit.23. WhatisthemainproblemwiththemovieJackandtheBeanstalk?A.Ithastoomuchmusic.B.Itscartoonsarenotdrawnwell.C.Itistoolongforyoungchildren.D.Itisafairytale.24. Whichofthefourmoviesisthe

13、mostconfusing?A.ScreamDream.B.OvertheEdge.C.JackandtheBeanstalk.D.OntheRoad.25. Whatsthewritersmainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Tocomparedifferentmovieactors.B.Togiveopinionsonfourmovies.C.Toexplainhowmoviesaremade.D.Todescribethelocalmovietheatre.B26. Howmanyrulesfordrivingonicyroadsdoesthewriterg

14、iveinthispassage?A.Two.B.Onlyone.C.Three.D.Four.27. Whydoesthewritertalkaboutacupofcoffee?A. Becausehethinksdrinksareimportantfordrivers.B. Toexplaintheimportanceofsmoothmovements.C. Becausehewantsdriverstobemorerelaxed.D. Toshowhowitcanbespilled.28. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A

15、. Peopleshouldavoiddrivinginthesnow.B. Peopledrivetooslowinwinter.C. Driversshouldexpectproblemsinwinter.D. Driversshouldusetheirbrakeslessinwinter.29. Whatisthewritersmainpurposeforwritingthispassage?A. Tocomplainaboutbadwinterdriving.B. Togiveinformationaboutwinterweather.C. Towarnpeopleagainstdri

16、vinginwinter.D. Toadvisepeopleaboutsafedrivinginwinter.30. Whichtrafficsignshowsthemainideaofthetext?B.C.D.笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）1. 选择填空（Vocabularyandstructure）（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. Therestaurantnearourschool,lastyear,isverypopularwithteachersandstudents.A.tocloseB.begin

17、ningC.havingstartedD.opened32. Invention,forexample,ofacompletelynewrecordingmediummaygrowveryfast,becauseallofusbecomerecordedmusic.A.sureofB.angryaboutC.addictedtoD.farawayfrom33. Inthisinstitutionamedal,togetherwithaprizeofacertainsumofmoney,doesbestinscienceandtechnologyeverytwoyears.A.isgivento

18、whoeverB.aregiventoanyoneC.aregiventowhoD.isgiventowhom34. -Wheredidyoumeethimyesterday?-Onbridge.A.beautifulalittleChinesestonewhiteB.alittlewhiteChinesebeautifulstoneC.whitealittlebeautifulChinesestoneD.abeautifullittlewhiteChinesestone35. IdidnttellhimnewsatoncebecauseIwantedtogivehimsurprise.A.a

19、;aB.the;theC.the;aD.不填；the36. Petersethisnewbookforayearwhilehewrotesomemagazinearticlestomakeabitofmoney.A.onB.upC.asideD.in37. Wethinkcollegestudentsshouldmasteratleastoneforeignlanguage.A.whichisextraB.itimportantthatC.whatnecessaryD.whetherserious38. Hundredsofticketshavealreadybeensold,andorgan

20、isersall35,000ticketswillbegonebynextweekend.A.researchB.wantC.decideD.predict39. -DoyouknowJimquarreledwithhisbrotheroverthebookyesterday?Tdidntknow,.A.nordoIcareB.IdontreformneitherC.nodontIknowD.Idontwantalso40. Stevensaidthatifhehowitworked,hemewhattodo.A.wanted;askedB.hadknown;wouldhavetoldC.is

21、sued;wouldhaveformedD.hadarmed;cheered41. -WhatshallIdoifyouarenothere?askmybrothertohelpyou.A.InordertothatB.SoastothatC.InthatcaseD.Exceptthat42. Thetownwevisitedlastmonthistheonethefamousartistwasborn.A.where;whichB.where;whereC.that;whichD.that;where43. -Imsorry,sir,werebookedforthatevening.-Ohd

22、ear,?Wehaveguestsandwedliketogivethematasteoflocalfood.TveheardthatFlaviosisverygood.Youmighttrythere.A.haveyouheardifmycarisreadyB.canyourecommendanotherrestaurantC.isthereenoughintheaccounttocoverthesebillsD.dontyouhaveanappointment44. -DoyoumindifIkeeppetsinthisbuilding?A.Ofcoursenot,itsnotallowe

23、dhere.B.Idratheryoudidntactually.C.Whynotaskothers?D.Really?Canitbetrue?45. -Excuseme.Ineedtomakeacall.Sorry,Idonthaveanychange.DoyouknowwhereIcangetsomechangearoundhere?A. Howmanybagswillyoubecheckingthisevening?B. Howlongwillittaketoarrivethere?C. Doyouhavechangeforadollar?D. Whydidittakesolong?B）

24、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. RonBoorWestVirginia.Hishobbyisgrowingpumpkins.Thisyearhegrewa700-poundpumpkin.A.livesinB.getstoC.givesupD.goeson47. Itwasthepumpkinhehadevergrown.Boorwasproudofhispumpkin.A.mostbeautifulB.shortestC.biggestD.smallest48. EveryyearthestateofWestV

25、irginiahasthePumpkinFestival.Thereisaforthebiggestpumpkin.A.cheatB.boardC.cashD.prize49. Boors700-poundpumpkinshouldhavewonfirstprize.Butitspoiled（变坏）afewdaysbeforetheannualfestival.,Boorhadmorepumpkins.50.HetookpumpkinfromhisgardentothePumpkinFestivallastweek.ThatA.ExtraordinarilyB.LuckilyC.Immedia

26、telyD.Deadlypumpkinwonfirstprize$651.A.anotherB.othersC.theotherD.allII.阅读理解（Readingcomprehension）（共20小题，计35分）A）选择题：阅读下面短文，从AB、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）AIn1996,threemeninCaliforniaweretakentoahospitalwithstrangesymptoms（症状）.Theyfeltdizzy,tired,andweak.Theycouldntspeak,andtheyhadtroub

27、lebreathing.Thehospitaldoctorsthoughtthemenhadbeenpoisoned,butcouldntworkoutwhatwaswrongwiththem.Thentheyfoundoutthethreemenwereallchefs,andtheyhadjustsharedadishoffugu.Fugu,theJapanesenameforthepufferfish,isoneofthestrangestfishintheocean.Thepufferfishgetsitsnamefromthewaythefishprotectsitselffrome

28、nemies.Wheneveritisattacked,thefishblowsupitsbodytoovertwiceitsnormalsize!Thereasonthethreemenweretakentothehospitalisbecausethepufferfishisverypoisonous.Asarule,ifyoueatawholepufferfish,youwillprobablydie.Thethreemenhadaclosecall,buttheyallsurvived.Thereasonthethreemenweretakentothehospitalisbecaus

29、ethepufferfishisverypoisonous.Asarule,ifyoueatawholepufferfish,youwillprobablydie.Thethreemenhadaclosecall,buttheyallsurvived.Thesymptomsoffugupoisoningareastrangefeelingaroundthemouthandthroat,anddifficultybreathing.Youcantbreatheandyourbodycantgetanyair.Yourbrainstillworksperfectly,however,soyoukn

30、owyouaredying,butyoucantspeakordoanythingaboutit.Despitethedangeroffugupoisoning,thisstrange,ugly,andverypoisonousfishisactuallyaveryexpensive,andverypopular,kindoffoodinJapan.Customerspayupto$200perpersontoeatafugumeal.Becauseofthedanger,fugucanonlybepreparedbychefswithaspeciallicencefromthegovernm

31、ent.Thesechefsaretrainedtoidentifyandremovethepoisonouspartsofthefish.Mostpeoplewhodiefromeatingfuguthesedaysarepeoplewhohavetriedtheirhandatpreparingthefishthemselves.Fuguissaidtobesodeliciousthatithasevenstartedtobeimported（进口）intoHongKongandtheUnitedStates.SeveraltonsoffuguarenowexportedfromJapan

32、everyyear.B.FishinginJapanD.ATalentedChefB.Theyatepoisonousfish.D.Adoctorworkedouttheirsymptoms.51. Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe.A.ADangerousDishC.TheHistoryofFugu52. Whywerethethreementakentothehospital?A.Someonepoisonedthem.C.Theypoisonedeachother.C.looksveryuglyD.becomesbiggerB.Tirednessand

33、weakness.D.Troublespeaking.B.Licensedchefs.D.Anyonewhowantstotrytheirhand.B53. Whenanenemytriestoeatapufferfish,itA.eatstheenemyB.makespoison54. WhichisNOTasymptomoffugupoisoning?A.Breathingdifficulty.C.Yourbrainstopsworking.55. Whoisallowedtopreparefugu?A.PeoplefromCalifornia.C.Thegovernment.B）非选择题

34、：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）WanttoConquertheWorld?Fluencyinaforeignlanguagecouldhelp*For15years,thousandsofintermediate（中级的）andadvancedlanguagelearner?worldwidehavereliedonaudiomagazinesfromChan）ps-Elysestohelpthemdevelopthelinguisticskillstheyneedtosucceedinternationally.AvailableinFrench,German,

35、Spanish,andItalian,eacheditionoftheeuniqueperiodicakfeatures3CDoraudiocassenepackedwithanhoursworthofnews,interslews,andconversationaboutcurrentevents,politics,travel,thearts,andothertopics.Alongwiththeaudio,subscribersalsoreceiveamagazinecontainingawoid-for-wordtranscript抄本）.anextensiveglossary（i司1

36、匚表kanditifbrniaiivebackgroundnotesthatprovideacontextforlistening.Anoptionalstudysupplementuithlisteningexercisesandgrajtimardrillsisavailableforeven-ksuetEachoftheaudiomagazinesisproducedinEuropebyateamofprofessionalbroadcasLeis.joumalktantieducalais.Afewhouireachmonthialliltakestobuildvocabulary,i

37、mprovelanguagecomprehension,andbecomemoreculturallyliterate（通Thefollosingisoneoftheaudioinagazines.SchauinsLandinGentian:ProfessionaljournalisticinGenuany.Austria,andSwitzerlandprovideafascinatingovenieivof56.TheaudiomagazinesfromChamps-ElyseesaredesignedforandlanguageCennan-&peakingEuropeeverymonth

38、inSchauinsLand.RecentissueshavefeaturedinteniewswithNobellaureateG（interGrassandfl典reskaterKatarinaWitLavisittoGoslarintheHar?Mountainsandalookatthenedyrenovated（修夏）ReichstaginBerlin.learners.57. TheaudiomagazinesfromChamps-Elyseesareavailablein,and.58. Whatdoesanaudiomagazineusuallyconsistof?59. Ho

39、wdoestheaudiomagazinehelplanguagelearnerstodeveloplinguisticskills?60. Professionaljournalistsin,andwritefortheaudiomagazineinGerman.Atsunami（海啸）isagiantwavethatcandohugeamountsofdamagewhenithitsland.Toseehowonestarts,throwastoneintoapondorlake,andwatchtheripples（涟漪）spreadoutonthesurfaceofthewater.A

40、tsunamistartsinasimilarwaytooneoftheseripples,exceptthatitisnotcausedbyastone,butbysomethingmuchbigger,suchasanearthquakeoccurringunderthesea.Onceithasstarted,atsunamicanmoveacrosstheoceanforhugedistances.AnearthquakeoffthecoastofSouthAmericagenerated（弓I起）atsunamithattravelledwestforover15,000kilome

41、tresandcausedenormousdamagewhenithitthecoastofJapan22hourslater.Tsunamiscanbecausedbyvolcaniceruptionsaswellasbyearthquakes.ThemostdeadlytsunamiinrecordedhistorywastheonethatfollowedtheeruptionofIndonesiasKrakatoavolcanoin1883.About36,000peopledied,andwhatactuallykilledmostofthemwasthetsunamirathert

42、hantheeruptionitself.ItisnotonlyeventsonEarththatcausetsunamis.Theycanalsobegeneratedbyacomet（彗星）ormeteor（流星）hittingtheEarth.Noonehasactuallyseenthishappen,exceptonscreeninHollywoodfilmssuchasDeepImpact.Butthegianttsunamisproducedbyspecialeffectsinsuchfilms,bigenoughtocovertheskyscrapersofNewYork,ar

43、etheoreticallypossible,andcomputersimulations（模拟研究）showthattheyhavealmostcertainlyhappenedinthedistantpast.Intheopenocean,atsunamiwaveisdifficulttosee,becausemostofitisbelowthesurface.Thepartofthewavethatisactuallyvisiblemaybejustoneortwometreshigh.Butthewavehasenormouspower,andcantravelatthespeedof

44、ajetplanealmost800kph.Asiteventuallyapproachesland,thewaveslowsdown,andthiscausesadramaticincreaseinitsheight.Bythetimeitactuallyreachestheland,itcanbeupto30metreshigh.Tsunamisoccurinallthemajoroceansoftheworld,althoughtheyaremostcommoninthePacificareaaroundJapan.Here,thereisacomplexanddetailedsyste

45、mformoni-toringthewavesandprovidingwarningforthosewholiveinthearea.Thisisavitalservicebecauseanyonewhothinksthattsunamisarejustbigsurfingwavesshouldthinkagaintheyareimpressive,dramatic,destructiveanddeadly!61. ThemainideaofParagraph1is.62. Whichtsunamiwasthemostdeadlyoneinrecordedhistoryaccordingtot

46、hepassage?63. Whatthreethingscancauseatsunami?64. Whyisatsunamidifficulttoseeintheopenocean?65. Tsunamisaremostcommon.ThereisasayinginFrancethatstates:Thegovernmentcouldfall,theLouvrecouldbebrokeninto,oraliens(夕卜星人)couldlandonEarth,butifanyofthesethingshappenedduringtheTourdeFrance,noonewouldnotice.

47、TheTourdeFranceisthemostfamouscyclingraceintheworld.race,whichisheldinJulyeveryyear,consistsoftwentyone-daystages,plusseveralrestdays.ThecoursefollowsaclockwiseroutearoundFrance,andoftenneighbouringcountries,includingLuxembourg,Belgium,andItaly.Thewinneristheriderwhocompletesalltwentystagesoftherace

48、intheshortestoveralltime.TheTourdeFrancefirststartedonJuly1,1903,whensixtycyclistsleftfrominfrontofTheAlarmClockCafe,justoutsideofParis,androde467kilometrestoLyon.Thefirstraceconsistedofsixlegs,eachofwhichwasabout400kilometreslong.Atthattimetherewerenorestdays-thewinnerwastheriderwhofinishedtheracei

49、ntheshortesttotaltime.ThewinnerofthefirstTourdeFrance,MauriceGarin,themostpopularcyclistinFranceatthattime,received2,000francs(about$350).Ittookhim94hoursand33minutestorideall2,428kilometresoftherace,threehoursfasterthantherunner-up.Overtheweeksduringwhichtheracewasrun,theideaoftheTourdeFranceslowly

50、caughtonwiththepeopleofFrance.Theracehasbeenheldeveryyearsincethattime,exceptduringtheyearsofWorldWarsIandII.TheTourdeFrancehasdevelopedseveralspecialhonoursforwhichracerscompete.HenriDesgranges,thefounderoftherace,introducedtheyellowjersey(运动衫),thehighesthonour,in1919toshowtheleadingracereachdayoft

51、heTourdeFrance.Eachday,theofficialswhokeeptrackofalloftheriderstimescompareeachriderstotaltimeuptothatpoint.Theracerwiththelowestoveralltimewearstheyellowjerseyduringthefollowingdaysrace.Otherhonoursincludethegreenjersey,whichisgiventothebestsprinter,andthepolkadotjersey,awhitejerseywithreddots,fort

52、hebestriderinthemountainsalongtheroute.66. Thepassageismainlyabout.67. Whatdoestheunderlinedwordlegsmean?68. HenriDesgrangeswas.69. Today,theTourdeFranceisdifferentfromtheoriginalracebecausecyclists70. Whowearsthepolkadotjersey?III .完形填空(Cloze)(共15小题，计15分)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)Wi

53、lliteverbepossibleforustoknowexactlywhatourpetsarethinkingorfeeling?Actually,thisdaymaynotbeso(71)away.AJapanesetoy-makingfirmhas(72)upwithagadget(小巧的装置)that(73)readadogsemotions.ThecompanycallstheirinventiontheBowlingual”.Thedeviceisattached(连接)toaspecialcollar(74)thedogwears(75)itsneck,andcansendi

54、nformationaboutthedogsfeelingselectronically(76)ahandsetkeptbythedogsowner.differentThecompanyclaimsthattheBowlingualcanrecognizesixdifferentfeelings,(77)fear,happinessandsadness,byinterpretingtheways(78)whichthedogbarks.ButhowdoestheBowlingualactually(79)?Scientistsanalysedthebarkstheyrecordedfroma

55、large(80)ofdogsinvariousdifferentsituationsandidentifiedsixgeneralpatternsofsound(81)todifferentfeelings.TheBowlingualisprogrammedwiththesepatternsandcan(82)themtothesoundadogmakesandthentranslatethisintoasentencethatcanbe(83)understood.SomeexamplesofwhatdogsapparentlysayareImlonely.andPleaseplaywit

56、hmeabitmore!”Thedeviceis(84)fittedwithadiarythatsumsupthewholeofthedogsdaywithstatements(85)asWevedonesomanygoodthingstoday.Whatahappyday!”IV .翻译(Translation)(共10小题，计10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)Televisionhasbeenchangingthewaypeopleliveforthirtyyears.(86)It_influencesnearlyeveryaspectofmoder

57、nlife:howpeopleuseleisuretime,hownewsisreported,howinformationislearned,andhowpeoplethinkandfeel.Childrenareparticularlysusceptible(易受影响的)totheeffectsoftelevisionbecausetheirmindsaregrowing,developing,andlearningmuchfasterthanthoseofadults.(87)Whereastelevisioncouldbeusedasaneducationaltoolforchildren,moreoftensimple,entertainingcartoonswithlittleornoeducationalvalueareshown.(88) Socialscientists,teachers,andparentsaretroubledbythekindsoftelevisionprogrammeschildrenchoosetowatch.Thesegroupsofpeopl