2013年全国中学生英语能力竞赛高二决赛试题及答案

PAGEPAGE62013年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛高二年级组试题（总分：150分答题时间：120分钟）听力部分（共三大题，记30分）I.Responses(句子应答)（共5小题；每小题1分，记5分）Pleaselistentothefollowingfivesentencesandchoosethebestresponsetoeachoneyouhear.Eachsentencewillbereadonlyonce.(请听下面句子，然后选出一个能够恰当应答你所听到的句子的最佳选项。每个句子只读一遍。)（答案涂在答题纸上）1.A.Ithinkit'sOKforyou.B.Wehavenofriendsworkinginstores.C.Ihavethesamebagasyou.D.Weoftengoshoppingafterwork.2.A.Iwishyouwouldn't.B.MaryandIdon'tlikethewindow.C.Ithinktheywillgoout.D.Themachineneedstobecleaned.3.A.Wecantakeatrainthere.B.OK.Let'sgotothepark.C.Thecoffeehereisnice.D.Yes.There'sagoodfilmonTV.4.A.Myparentslikerunninginthemorning.B.Theyprefertalkingwiththeirteachersonline.C.I'mgoingbacktomyhometown.D.MyexperienceinLondonwaswonderful.5.A.No,Idon'thavetimetohelpyou.B.Ihadagoodtimeinthefactory.C.IusuallyvisitmyfriendsonSaturdays.D.Yes,Iwentwithmywifelastweekend.II.Dialogues(对话理解)（共10小题；每小题1分，记10分）Pleaselistentothefollowingfivemini-dialogues.Eachdialogueisfollowedbyaquestion.Choosethebestanswerorpictureforeachquestion.Eachdialogueandquestionwillbereadtwice.(请听下面五组小对话，每组对话后有一个问题，根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答所提问的最佳选项。每组对话和问题均读两遍。)(答案涂在答题纸上)6．7.8.A.Sunshineandshowers.B.Astrongwind.C.Sunshineandsnow.D.Aheavyrain.9.A.Becausehehastofixhiscarathome.B.Becausehisbikewasstolen.C.Becausesomethingiswrongwithhisfeet.D.Becausehisbrokenbikehasn'tbeenrepaired.10.A.Behindthedoor.B.Betweenthebeds.C.Underthelittlewindow.D.Inthebigkitchen.B)Listentothefollowingdialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Thedialoguewillbereadtwice.(请听下面一段对话，选择能回答下列问题的最佳选项。对话读两遍。)(答案涂在答题纸上)11.Whyisthemannothappywithhisnewcar?A.Becauseitisn'tthelatestmodel.B.Becausehecan'tstartiteverymorning.C.Becauseitwasdamagedinarecentaccident.D.Becausehedidn'tknowwheretoparkit.12.Whendidthemanbuyhisnewcar?A.Lastyear.B.Lastmonth.C.Lastweek.D.Lastnight.13.Wheredoesthemankeephiscaratnight?A.Infrontofthegate.B.Intheparkinglot.C.Inthecompany.D.Inthegarage.14.Whatdoesthemaninsistoninthedialogue?A.Themodelofthecarshouldbechanged.B.Thewomanshouldlendacartohim.C.Hiscarshouldbecheckedassoonaspossible.D.Thewomanshouldreturnthemoneytohim.15.Howlongdoesthewomanwanttokeepthecar?A.Anhour.B.Awholeday.C.Aweek.D.Amonth.III.Passages(短文理解)（共10小题；16-20每小题1分，21-25每小题2分计15分）A)Listentothefollowingmaterialandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothematerialyouhear.Thematerialwillbereadtwice.(请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的内容，选择能回答所提问的最佳选项。材料读两遍。)(答案涂在答题纸上)16.WhathappenedtoRebecca?A.Shediedinaseriouscaraccident.B.Shedrownedinaboatingaccident.C.Shehurtherleginaboatingaccident.D.ShewenttoItalyonholiday.17.Wheredidtheyounggirlspendherhoneymoon?A.InEngland.B.InAmerica,C.InItaly.D.InEgypt.18.WhatwasMrs.Danvers"attitudetowardsthegirl?A.Kindly.B.Careful.C.Helpful.D.Unfriendly.19.Whydidn'tMaximwanthiswifetogotothecottage?A.Becausehehadbadmemoriesofit.B.Becausehewantedtosellthecottage.C.Becausehewouldpulldownthecottage.D.Becauseheplacedsomethinginit.20.Whooftenstayedinthecottage?A.Maxim.B.Mrs.Danvers.C.Rebecca.D.Theyounggirl.B)Pleaselistentothefollowingmaterial,andfillintheblanksaccordingtothematerialyouhearwithoneortwowords.Thematerialwillbereadtwice.(请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的材料内容填空，每空填一到两个单词。材料读两遍。)I.笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）I.Multiple-choice(选择填空)(共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)Foreachofthefollowingsentencesordialogues,therearefourchoices,markedA,B,C,andD.Pleasechoosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.(下列各句或对话均含有A,B,C,D四个选项中，请从四个Thereisadifference(50)bcountingTVprogamsandthoserecordedonvideo.Tocountthelatter,theday,timeandchannelareimprinted（压印）bytheelectronicmeter.(51)Ho,onlywhenthevideoiswatcheddoestheprogramrecorderonthemeterbecomeactivated(激活).ItsoundscomplicatedbuttheARBneedsto(52)sep______liverecordingsfromtapedones.(53)A_______problemisthenumberofviewersinonehousehold.Ifthereismorethanoneviewer,thenthehouseholdisgivenaspecialremotecontrol.Every(54)someonemakesuseofit,theyhavetopresstheirgivennumbersothatthemeterreeogniseswhoiswatching.Finally,(55)w_______allthefiguresarecollected,theyarecomparedtotheTVguidesandintheendthenationalviewingfiguresarecalculated.III.ReadingComprehension(阅读理解)（共20小题，56-60每小题1分，61-75每小题2分计35分）Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Pleaserespondtothequestionsaccordingtotherequirementsgivenattheendofeachquestion.(阅读下列短文，每篇短文后设有若干问题，请根据短文后的要求回答问题)（56-58小题大案涂在答题纸上，59-75小题答案写在答题纸上)AGlobalwarmingisnolongerjustathreat--itisareality.Mostglobalwarminghasbeencausedbytheproductionofgreenhousegases,inparticular,carbondioxide(CO2).WheneverweturnontheTV,driveaearortakeaflight,weaddmoreCO2totheatmosphere.TodaywetalktoenvironmentalcampaignerGinaFreemanaboutcarbonemissions(排放物)Reporter:Isittoolatetodosomethingaboutcarbonemissions？Gina:No,itisn't.Andassoonascarbonemissionsdecrease,airpollutionwilldecrease.Butunlesswetakeactionnow,wewon'treducetheeffectofglobalwarming.Reporter:You'reparticularlyconcernedabouttheincreaseinairtravel.Why?Gina:Airtravelisamajorsourceofcarbonemissions.It'sestimatedthatby2020itwillbethesinglebiggestcauseofglobalwarming.Ibelievethatwewon'tpreventglobalwarminguntilwestopflying.Reporter:Sowhatcanwedo?Gina:Takeholidaysclosertohome.Ifwedon'ttravelsofar,we'llreducecarbonemissions.Andifwetravelbytrain,we'llonlyproduce12.5%oftheemissionsofaflight.Reporter:ButhowdoIvisitmygrandparentsinCanada?Ican'tgettherebytrain!Gina:Onesolutionisto"offset"(抵消),orbalance,carbonemissions.Forexample,ifyoutakeareturnLondon-Montrealflight,youwillproduce1.46tonnesofCO2.IfyoupayanorganisationtoreduceCO2intheatmospherebythesameamount,youwilloffsetyourcarbonemissions.Thereareseveralorganisationswhichfundcarbonoffsetprojects.Reporter:Whatkindofprojects?Gina:Forexample,plantingtrees,whichabsorbCO~fromtheatmosphere.Reporter:SoitwillbeOKformetoflyifIplantenoughtrees.Gina:It'sbetternottoflyatall.Butifyoucan'tavoidproducingcarbon,thenextbestthingistooffsetit.Reporter:Willcarbonoffsetprojectssolvetheproblemofglobalwarming?Gina:No,theywon't.Butthesituationwon'timproveunlessweallworktogether.Andthefuturewilllookbrighterwhenallgovernmentsagreetoreducecarbonemissions.Questions56-58:ChoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandDaccordingtothepassage.56.Ifwetravelbytrain,we'llonlyproduceofthecarbonemissionsofaflight.A.oneeighthB.onequarterC.twofifthsD.threefourths57.Freemanthinksthatwillbethebiggestcauseofglobalwarmingby2020.A.traintravelB.bustravelC.cartravelD.airtravel58.Themainideaofthispassageisabout___________.A.theadvantagesoftraintravelingB.airpollutionandcarbonoffsetprojectsC.carbonemissionsbytrainsandplanesD.globalwarmingandgovernmenteffortsQuestions59-60:Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.59.GinaFreemanthinksthatplantingtreescan'tabsorbCO2fromtheatmosphere.60.Onesolutiontosolvetheproblemofglobalwarmingistobalancecarbonemissions.BFrancisCrickandJamesWatsonsolvedthemysteryofhumanDNAin1953andsharedtheNobelPrizeforMedicinein1962.(61)_______.ManybelievethatCrickandWatson'sdiscoverywaslargelybasedonX-raypicturesofatomstakenbyawomanscientist,RosalindFranklin.(62)_______ShebelievedthatthestructureofDNAcouldbediscoveredfromthem.IntheracetodescribeDNA,eitherFranklinorCrickandWatsoncouldhavebeenthefirsttopublishtheirresults.Butdidthemenwinbycheating?(63)HerfatherhadrefusedtopayforhertostudyatCambridgeuntilhewaspersuadedtochangehismind.Andwhenshepassedherexams,theuniversitydidnotgiveherafulldegree--onlymencouldbegivenfulldegrees.AtKing'sCollegewomencouldn’tbeservedinthesamediningroomasmalescientists.What'smore,hermalecolleague,MauriceWilkins,treatedherlikeanassistant;accordingtoWatson,hebelievedthatFranklin"hadtogoorbeputinherplace".YetitwasFranklin'spicturesdescribedas"themostbeautifulX-rayphotographsofanysubstance(物质)evertaken"thatprovidedtheclue(线索)tothemysteryofDNA.(64)_______WilkinsexplainedtoWatsonhowthepicturecouldbeusedtoworkoutthestructureofDNA.BothCrickandWatsonclearlybenefitedfromFranklin'swork,buttheydidn'tacknowledge(承认)itatthetime.ButthecancerfromwhichFranklindiedfiveyearslater,attheageof37,wasprobablycausedbyX-rays.(65)_________However,Nobelprizesmayonlybegiventotheliving,soFranklincan'tbehonoredinthisway.Butherlifeshouldn'tbeseenasafailure.Sheisbeginningtoberecognisedasabrilliantscientist.Questions61-65:ChoosefromthesentencesA-Gtocompletethepassage.Therearetwoextrasentenceswhichyoudonotneedtouse.A.Franklinwasaccustomed(习惯的)tomaleprejudice(偏见)againstfemalescientists.B.In1953MauriceWilkinsshowedoneofFranklin'sX-rays(Photo51)toWatsonwithouttellingher.C.FrancisCrickandJamesWatsonhadhelpedinthefindingofDNAandtheirworkwaspracticedinmedicine.D.Franklinpreferredtakingphotostoplayinggameswhenshewasachild.E.In1950FranklinstartedtakingphotosofatomsatKing'sCollegeLondon.F.Butwasitalltheirownwork,ordidtheystealsomeoneelse's?G.NowmanypeoplethinkthatFranklindeservestobeawardedaNobelPrize.CPeoplehavebeentalkingaboutspacetourismeversinceastronautsfirstlandedonthemoon.Willthedreameverbecomereality?Believeitornot,we'recountingdowntothefirstspacetouristflight.TheVirginGalacticSpaceshipisdueforlift-off(升空)soon,andwe'llenjoyagreatjourney!Howexciting!I'mgoingtobookaticket！Hangon,itwon'tbecheap--eachpassengerwillpayUS$200,000forthethree-hourflight.Overathousanddollarsaminute--that'sextremelyexpensive!Yes,butthespacetouristswillflyatthreetimesthespeedofsound,they'llexperiencefourtofiveminutesofweightlessnessandthey'llbeabletolookdownonEarth."Everypassengerwillhaveaspectacular(壮观的)view;theywillhavelargewindowsandluxurious(豪华的)seats,"saysVirginbossSirRichardBranson,who'sgoingtotravelonthefirstflightwithmembersofhisfamily.Andtheholidaywillincludepre-flighttrainingandthreedays'luxuryaccommodationattheVirginGalacticspacecamp.Initially（起初）thespaceshipswilltakeofffromtheMojaveDesertnearLosAngeles,butlaterthere'llbeaspaceportinNewMexico.Andwhataboutpeoplewhodon'thavethousandsofdollars?I'msurethecostofspaceflightswillcomedown,andonedayordinarytravelerswillbeabletogoontripsintospace.Soperhapsourgrandchildrenwillspendtheirholidaysonthemoon.Butmeanwhile,youcanbookaspaceshipflightonlineat.Forgetit!I'vegottogo--I'mflyingtoFloridatodayandI'mvisitingtheKennedySpaceQuestions66-70:Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage.66.HowmuchwillyoupayifyoutaketheVirginGalacticSpaceship?67.Howlongwillyouexperienceweightlessnessduringtheflight?68.Whoarementionedinthepassagethatwillbeamongthefirstpassengers?69.Whichplacewillthespaceshiptakeofffrominitially?70.Atwhatwebsitecanyoubookaspaceshipflightonline?DThemobilephoneexplosionischangingAfrica.Ithasalreadybecomethefirstcontinenttohavemoremobilephoneusersthanlandlinesubscribers(座机用户).TheInternationalTelecommunicationUnion(ITU)saysAfricaistheworld'sfastest--growingmobilephonemarket.In2001.onlythreepercentofAfricanshadtelephonesofanykind.Countlessthousandsofpeoplediedbecausetheycouldn'tringupadoctor."'Noweverybusconductorandstreetvendor(/小贩)hasamobilephone,"saidAnthonyZwane,asociologist(社会学家)attheUniversityofSwaziland."They'vebecomepeople'swayofcommunicating."In1995therewereonlyfourmillionlandlinetelephonesinSouthAfrica.By2005,10yearsafterthecountry'sfirsttwomobilenetworkswereswitchedon.therewere20millionmobilephonesubscribersinaTraditionalAfricanculture,withitsemphasisonoralstorytelling,encouragesphoneuseasameansofsocialandfamilycontact.TheaverageNigerianuseshisorhermobilefor200minutesaweek，comparedto154minutesperweekinFrance.149minutesinJapan,120inBritain.and88inGermany.Mobiletransmission(传送)signalscanbecutoffbyhills.butclevercompaniesinGhanahavefoundouthowtosolvethisproblem.Theyhaveputuptalltowerswithaplatformontopwhereyoucanpickupamobilephonesignal.Peoplepayafewpence,climbupaladderandmakeacall.It'smucheasierthantakingabustoaplacewherethere'sasignal.Questions71-75:Pleasecompletethesummaryofthepassageabovewithnomorethantwowordsforeachblank.Africahasbecomethefirstcontinenttohavemoremobilephoneusersthanlandlinesubscribers.VeryfewAfricanshadphonesatthebeginningofthe(71]centuryandthousandsofpeoplediedbecauseoflackofphonestocalladoctor.In1995therewereonly4millionlandlinetelephonesin(72).By2005thereweretwentymillionmobilephoneusersamongforty-twomillionpeople.Nowmanypeoplehavemobilephonesandthey'vebecometheirwayof(73)witheachother,becausetraditionalAfricanculture,emphasizingoralstorytelling,encouragespeopletousephones.Forexample.(74)othercountries,suchasFrance.Nigeriansspendmoretimeonmobilephonesaweek.Tosolvetheproblemthatmobiletransmissionsignalsarecutoffbyhills,clevercompaniesinGhanahavesetuptalltowersandchargepeopleformaking(75)fromthere.IV.Translation（翻译）（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChineseorEnglish,usingthehintsgiveninthebrackets.（用括号中给出的提示将下列句子译成英语或汉语。）76.Steelcansarepopularbecausetheyareconvenient,easytostoreandunbreakable.77.ThismeansthatAmericanslovetheirpetsverymuch,andtheyprovidethemwithahome,food,exerciseandmedicalcare.78.我真不想买那辆车，因为我负担不起。(afford)79.我后悔没有与我的亲戚和老朋友们保持联系。(keepintouch)80.有人建议这本小说至少得读三遍。(Itissuggested...)V.Errorcorrection(短文改错）（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）Correcttheerrorsinthepassageaccordingtothefollowingrequirements.First,youhavetodecidewhetherthereisanerrorornotinthelinewhichisnumbered.Ifthereisnoerror,putthesign"N/''inthecorrespondinglineontheright;Ifthereisanerror,correctitinthefollowingway:foranunnecessaryword,crossouttheunnecessarywordwiththesign"\"andputthewordwiththesign"\"inthelineontheright;foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwiththesign"/~"andwritethewordyoubelievetobemissinginthelineontheright;forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneinthelineontheright.Notes:Donotmakeanycorrectionifthereisnoerrorintheline.ExampleOneofmyfavoritewritersareCharlotteBronte.Shewasbornintheearlynineteenthiscenturywhenwomenhadfarfeweropportunities∧theyhavenow.ShelivedinathansmallvillageinYorkshireandshetookgreatpleasureinwalkingonthemoorswherewherenearherhome.Beforeyoudee\detokeepadogyoushouldlearnallyoucanaboutthemfirst.Youcouldperhapsaskafriendownsone,orelse81.________gotoyourlocallibrary,whichprobablyhavebooksaboutdogcare.82.________Ifyougetadog,it'sunfairtoleaveitathomeinitsownallday,asthey83.________getaloneinthesamewaythatpeopledo.Trytomakesurethatsomebody84.________iswithitforattheleastsomeofthetime.Alldogsneedexercise,85.________asifyouaren'tluckyenoughtohaveagarden,it'sbetteryoulive86.________nearaparkorsomeothertypeofopenspacewhereyourdogcanrun87.________aroundfreely.Keepitonaleadatothertime,though,especiallyinareas88.________withplentyoftrafficoronfarmland.Athomeyoushouldteachyourdogwhat89.________youwantittobehave.Ifyoufindthisdifficult,takeittoatrainedcenter,90.________whereitwillalsolearntobehavelikeotherdogs.VI.IQTest(智力测试）（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）Answerthefollowingquestions.（回答下列问题。）91.Whatnumbershouldreplacethequestionmark?92.Changeoneletteronlyineachwordbelowtofindawell-knownphrase.ONTIEWINK93.Whatlettershouldreplacethequestionmark?94.Ifagroupof6peoplehaveanaverageageof21,andeachpersonishalftheageofthenextperson,whataretheagesofthe6people?95.WhichdayistwodaysbeforethedayafterthedaythreedaysafterthedaybeforeTuesday?VII.Writing（写作）（共2题；A）题满分10分，B)题满分20分，计30分）Supposeyou'reJohnandwouldliketojoinahealthandfitnessclub.Pleasewriteanapplicationletterin80-120wordstotheclubaccordingtothefollowingadvertisement.Thegivenpartsarenotincludedinthecomposition.DearMr.Brown,Iwouldliketojoinyourclub,andbelowaremyanswerstothequestionsinyouradvertisementtobecomeoneofyourmembers.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I'mlookingforwardtoyourreply.Bestwishes!Yourssincerely,JohnB)NowadaysmanyfamousbookssuchastheHarryPotterseriesareadapted(改编)intofilms.Somepeoplethinkthatitisbettertoreadabookthanseeafilmversionofthebook,whileothersdisagree.Pleasewriteacompositionin120-150wordstostateyouropiniononit.2013全国中学生英语能力竞赛高二决赛试题答案听力部分（共三大题，计30分）Ⅰ.Responses(句子应答)（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）1—5AABCDⅡ.Dialogues(对话理解)(共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)A）6—10BCADCB）11—15BBDCBⅢ.Passages(短文理解)（共10小题;16—20题每小题1分,21—25小题每小题2分,计15分）A）16—20BCDACB）21.neighbor(u)r22.morning23.bath24.Turnon25.stand笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）Ⅰ.Multiple—choice(选择填空)（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）26—30BBCCA31—35CCBAA36—40DABDDⅡ.Cloze(完形填空)（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）A）41.expanding42.predicts43.done44.third45.newspapersB)46.watched47.out/on48.who49.turned50.between51.However52.separate53.Another54.time55.whenⅢ.ReadingComprehension(阅读理解)（共20小题；56—60小题每小题1分，61—75小题每小题2分，计35分）A）56—58ADB59—60FTB)61—65FEABGC)66.US$200,00067.Forfourtofive/4—5minutes.68.SirRichardBransonandmembersofhisfamily.69.TheMojaveDesert(nearLosAngelesD)71.twenty-first/21st72.SouthAmunicating/contacting/paredto75.(phone)callsⅣ.Translation(翻译)（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）76.钢罐很流行，因为它们（用起来）方便，易存储，不可打碎。77.这就是说，美国人非常喜欢他们的宠物，他们给宠物提供家、食物、锻炼及医疗护理。78.Ireallydon’twanttobuythatcarbecauseIcan’taffordit.79.Iregretnotkeepingintouchwithmyrelativesandoldfriends.80.Itissuggestedthatthenovel(should)bereadatleastthreetimes.Ⅴ.ErrorCorrection(短文改错)（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）Beforeyoudecidetokeepadog,youshouldlearnyoucanaboutthemfirst.Youcouldperhapsaskafriend(加词)ownsone,orelse81.who/thatgotoyourlocallibrary,whichprobablyhavebooksaboutdogcare.82.hasIfyougetadog,it’sunfairtoleaveitathomeinitsownalldayasthey83.ongetaloneinthesamewaythatpeopledo.Trytomakesurethatsomebody84.lonelyiswithitforatthe(去掉)leastsomeoftime.Alldogsneedexercise,85.去掉theasifyouaren’tluckyenoughtohaveagarden,(加词)it’sbetterlive86.so/butnearaparkorsomeothertypeofopen