2008年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高一年级组试题附答案

1、2008年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高一年级组试题(总分:150分 答题时间:120分钟)听力部分(共三大题,计30分)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. Flora is the oldest of the three. B. Kate is younger than Flora. C. Dave is the youngest of the three. D. Kate is younger than Flora

2、but older than Dave.2. A. Dont climb these rocks without a guide. B. Be careful of these sharp rocks. C. Mind you dont fall off these rocks. D. Stay away because the rocks are unsafe.3. A. I am pleased to receive any advice. B. You should ask if you want me to help you. C. You are advised to wait he

3、re for me. D. Please help yourself if I am busy.4. 5. A. I cant run as fast as my classmates because I have been sick for two weeks. B. I have been on holiday for two weeks and I made a lot of new friends. C. I cant get along well with my classmates because I havent seen them for two weeks. D. I hav

4、e been sick for two weeks, and I missed some lessons.6. A. Ida gave Tom her apple, while Tom give her his cake. B. Tom had a piece of cake of his own and then got an apple from Ida. C. Ida gave Tom an apple instead of a piece of cake. D. Ida liked apples rather than cakes.7. A. He always makes a lon

5、g speech. B. He seldom makes a speech. C. He always sits down to make a speech. D. He asks others to stand up when he makes a speech.8. A. There are more women than men in our factory. B. About seventy percent of the workers in our factory are men. C. Less than sixty percent of workers in our factor

6、y are men. D. About thirteen percent of the workers in our factory are women.9. 10. A. Lisa is welcomed by others because shes a fashionable girl. B. People dont like Lisa because she is selfish. C. People like Lisa because of her friendliness and understanding. D. Lisa is good at painting and danci

7、ng. II. 对话理解(Dialogues)(共10小题,计10分) A) 请听下面五组小对话,每组对话后有一个问题,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。每组对话和问题均读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)11. A. David. B. Jane. C. Alice. D. Mary.12. A. $120. B. $100. C. $90. D. $30.13. A. In the office. B. At home. C. At his friends. D. In class.14. A. He might be a singer. B. He might be a

8、teacher. C. He might be a writer. D. He might be a doctor.15. A. At 7:30. B. At 8:20. C. At 8:30. D. At 7:20. 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. Why does the woman want to go to Southeast Asia? A. To find a new job there. B. To move her family there. C. To take some beautif

9、ul photos there. D. To spend her vacation there.17. What kind of place interests the woman? A. Somewhere with lots of people around. B. Nowhere but at home. C. Somewhere far from the sea. D. Somewhere quiet and with good weather.18. Where is Phuket? A. Next to Thailand. B. On an island near Thailand

10、. C. In Thailand. D. Far from Thailand.19. Which one is NOT true according to the conversation? A. The man has been to Phuket before. B. The woman is not interested in the mans suggestion at all. C. Phuket is a place with great weather. D. The woman will go to Phuket for her holiday.20. Whats the pr

11、obable relationship between the two speakers? A. Good friends. B. Doctor and patient. C. Two strangers. D. Father and daughter.III. 短文理解(Passages)(共10小题,计10分) 请听下面两篇短文,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. Why did the woman go to the Lake District? A. She went there to visit her friend

12、s. B. She went there on holiday. C. She went there on business. D. She lived there.22. What happened to her when she visited a church in Kendal? A. She couldnt find her way to the hotel. B. She ran into an old friend in the churchyard. C. A policeman arrested her. D. A man robbed her.23. How many th

13、ings in her bag did she lose according to the passage? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.24. When did the police call the woman? A. Four days later. B. When she was at the railway station to leave. C. They didnt call the woman at all. D. After she angrily called the police station.25. Which of the

14、following is probably true according to the passage? A. The police there were so lazy that they didnt want to help the woman. B. The man always robbed people on the street. C. The woman thought the man who robbed her was miserable. D. The police found the man for the woman, but all her things were m

15、issing.B26. When and where was the competition held? A. Last Friday afternoon not far from Cincinnati. B. Last Friday afternoon in Cincinnati. C. Last Friday afternoon in a small village of Cincinnati. D. Last Friday afternoon not far from a small town.27. Who won the competition? A. Allan Kninte. B

16、. James Clarke. C. Alex Baker. D. Bel.28. How many geese did the winner eat? A. A half. B. One. C. Five. D. Ten.29. Which one is NOT mentioned as being eaten or drunk by the winner? A. Chicken. B. Beer. C. Fish soup. D. Milk.30. Why did the winner ask his friend not to tell his wife about the compet

17、ition? A. She didnt like him to go to the competition. B. He wanted to have something more to eat. C. She would scold him if she knew about it. D. He wanted to give her a surprise.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. He was made _

18、 the woman _ breaking the window. A. to apologize to; for B. to be apologizing to; for C. apologizing for; to D. apologize for; for32. There was plenty of time. He _. A. mustnt have hurried B. couldnt have hurried C. must not hurry D. neednt have hurried33. She was knocked down by a car and her shou

19、ts _ the attention of the police. A. pulled B. drew C. dragged D. seized34. _ athletes from all over the world take part in the Olympic Games. A. Each four years B. Each four year C. Every four years D. Every fourth years35. She began to _ something but stopped when she heard the teacher _. A. say;

20、speaking B. tell; saying C. talk; telling D. speak; talking36. _ his age, he did it very well. A. Being regarded B. Considering C. Studied D. To think of37. I shall never forget those years _ I lived in town with my family, _ had a great effect on my life. A. that; that B. when; what C. when; which

21、D. which; that38. Your new bike is very fashionable. _ A. Much better than yours. B. Yes, of course its very good. C. Its very kind of you to say so. D. No, you are totally wrong.39. Do you think the bad weather will _? I _. A. go on; dont hope so B. keep up; hope not C. take up; dont think so D. ke

22、ep on; think not40. _ Drop in if you have time. Sure. Bye! A. I wonder if you could let me go now. B. Do you mind if I leave now? C. What a shame that I want to go now! D. Well, I really must be going now.41. What would you like to have, coffee or milk? I wouldnt like _. _ for me. A. either; Neither

23、 B. both; Neither C. either; Both D. neither; Either42. Now the population in developing countries is being _. A. stopped B. prevented C. limited D. raised43. Helen _ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband _ home. A. leaves; comes B. had left; came C. left; had come D. has left;

24、 would come44. Not only _ this machine but _ it. A. he can run; can he repair B. can he run; can he repair C. he can run; he can repair D. can he run; he can repair45. Its a fine day. Lets go fishing, _? A. wont we B. dont we C. shall we D. will we 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

25、答题纸上)46. People in Poland _ spend Christmas with their families, and the most important part of Christmas is Christmas Eve supper. A. tire of B. afraid to C. tend to D. hate to47. The whole family just sits around the table, and there are twelve traditional _ on the table, and you are supposed to ta

26、ste them all. A. dishes B. books C. sticks D. toys48. Well, before everybody sits down to eat the _, we break wafers (薄脆饼) with each other, wishing each other good luck. A. breakfast B. lunch C. brunch D. supper49. When it is over, the children go to the other room, where the big Christmas tree _, a

27、nd they find some Christmas presents under it. A. grows B. stands C. lies D. dies50. Then after eating and unwrapping the presents, the whole family just sits around the table singing Christmas songs, and waiting for midnight, when they go to _. A. school B. hospital C. church D. workII. 阅读理解(Readin

28、g comprehension)(共20小题,计35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答案。(答案涂在答题纸上)A What does the word “home” mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Spanish? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means it often has no exact translation. Its not surprising really

29、, because the idea of home varies from country to country, and from person to person. A home is more than a roof and four walls. Its the cooking, eating, talking, playing and family living that go on inside, which are important as well. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed. But its not just

30、 that homes look different in different countries, they also contain different things and reveal different attitudes and needs. For example, in cold northern Europe, theres a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and its more importan

31、t to keep the heat out, there are small windows, cool stone floors and often no carpets. We asked some people about their homes. How often do people move house in your country? “In my country many people dont stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so.” Cheryl, Bos

32、ton, USA What are typical features of homes in your country? “In Britain, even in town theres always a garden and sometimes a cellar. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we dont often have balconies (阳台). The weather isnt warm enough!” Pat, Exeter, England51. The word “home” has no exact

33、 translation because _. A. people cant find this word in the dictionary B. no one knows what it is C. it has different meanings in different countries D. people cant understand each other very well52. You can _ at home according to the passage. A. cook, talk, and play games B. eat, play, and teach s

34、tudents C. swim, eat, and make friends D. do nothing53. Why is it important to keep the heat out of the houses in southern Europe? A. Because they want to breathe fresh air outside. B. Because theres a fire in the living room. C. Because they wear heavy clothing all day long. D. Because the sun ther

35、e shines a lot.54. How often do people move home in the United States? A. Every year. B. Every five years or less. C. Every ten years or so. D. They dont move until they die.55. Which one is true according to the passage? A. People in Britain seldom have balconies because its so hot outside. B. “Hom

36、e” is a place where you feel safe and relaxed. C. Although homes look different in different countries, they have the same needs. D. Houses in northern Europe always have big windows and cool stone floors. B) 阅读下列短文,然后回答问题、完成句子或表格。(答案写在答题纸上)B I saw my first tiger in a national park in India. It was

37、a young male and he was drinking at a waterhole. He raised his head slowly and stared at us for a full minute. Then he turned his back on us and disappeared quickly into the jungle. Twenty years ago, the tiger was in trouble. In India its numbers were around 1,800. Then the Indian government launche

38、d Project Tiger, which set up many national parks all over the country. In Africa, the most important species in danger is the elephant, the worlds largest living land mammal. In 1979 there were 1.3 million elephants there. Ten years later, numbers were down to 600,000. Conservationists warned that

39、the species could be extinct by the end of the century. But slowly the situation has changed: the demand for ivory has fallen sharply, and now the number of elephants is increasing rapidly; there are many more than there were sixteen years ago. On the other side of the world, the grey whales of Baja

40、 California nearly disappeared during the last century. Fortunately, the US Marine Mammals Protection Act of 1972 saved them. The grey whales recovered quickly. Today there are perhaps 20,000 and these gentle giants are now worth far more alive than dead. Today, wildlife is good for the tourist trad

41、e. And tourism provided it takes only pictures and leaves only footprints is good for the national parks. If wildlife can always be treated in this way, animals can live and thrive in the world.C61. Whats the effective TV commercial the writer told about in the passage?62. The word in the passage wh

42、ich means “something given away at no charge” is_.63. What is Mobotron?64. Where can Mobotron be stationed? Give three examples.65. The passage is mainly about _.D Can a person make it rain? Many people believed that Charles Hatfield could. In the early 1910s, Mr Hatfield traveled to many places bri

43、nging rain to farms and cities that suffered from drought. For 30 years, people considered him the greatest rainmaker in North America. One of Mr Hatfields most amazing rainmaking accomplishments happened in southern California in 1916. Mr Hatfield offered to give the city of San Diego a hand with i

44、ts water problem. He planned to create enough rain to fill the lake behind Morena Dam near the city. Since the time the dam was built, the lake had never been more than half full, but the lake could hold 15 billion gallons of water if it were full. Filling the lake would help the city of San Diego w

45、ith its constant water problems. Mr Hatfield suggested that if he succeeded in filling the lake with rainwater, the city would pay him $10,000. If no rain fell, the city would pay nothing. The city agreed.On January 1, 1916, Mr Hatfield began his rainmaking procedure. It began to rain four days late

46、r. The rain continued for the next five days. On January 10, it began to rain more heavily, and the rain continued for the next 10 days!The city of San Diego was flooded. Fifty people died. More than 200 bridges were washed away, and many miles of train tracks were destroyed. However, Mr Hatfield di

47、d succeed in filling the lake. He thought that he had completed his job, so he went to collect his money from the city. However, the city of San Diego backed out of the deal. They said that the rain was an “act of God” and not the work of the rainmaker.66. Who was Charles Hatfield?67. How much water

48、 did the lake have before Mr Hatfield made rain?68. What happened when it rained in San Diego in 1916?69. How long did it rain in San Diego?70. Did the city pay Mr Hatfield in the end? Why or why not?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) It appears that 90% of the w

49、orlds languages are likely to disappear in the next half century, according to a research conducted recently. 71 such language is Tofa, which is spoken by only about 60 people who herd reindeer on empty lands in central Siberia. The language 72 also spoken by Manchester Universitys Gregory Anderson,

50、 who is fluent enough to be 73 to express what he wants to say. Academics from the university linguistics department are holding an endangered languages day tomorrow. 74 will play tapes and videos of native speakers and talk about 75 own research and field trips all round the globe to investigate la

51、nguages ranging 76 Faroese (50,000 speakers) to Banawa, one of 300 languages spoken in the Amazon basin. There is no shortage 77 languages in the world: at the last count, 78 were about 6,000 in total but 4% of them are spoken by 96% of the worlds population. Ten 79 , like English, Arabic and Hindi,

52、 are 80 by more than 100 million people each, so there is little need to worry 81 their future. On the other 82 , the minority languages with a slim chance of survival need help. A language only survives if 83 can be transmitted from parents to children. Every language is the storehouse of the cultu

53、re of the people 84 speak it. As 85 as the last speaker is lost, the peoples cultural memory is gone forever.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) From a very early age, perhaps the age of five or six, I knew that when I grew up I would be a writer. (86) Between the ages of about seventeen and twenty-four I tried to give up this idea, but I did so with the idea that I was disobeying my true nature. I thought sooner or later I should have to settle down and write books.