全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS决赛初三年级组试...

1、2008年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（nepcs）决赛初三组试题听力部分（共四大题，计30分）.sentences(句子理解)（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）listen to the following sentences. choose the best picture for each sentence. each sentence will be read only once.(请听下列句子，选择与所听句子内容最相符合的图片。每个句子只读一遍。)1. ( )2. ( )3. ( )4. ( )5. ( ).responses(句子应答)（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）listen to t

2、he following sentences. choose the best response to each sentence. each sentence will be read only once.(请听下列句子，选出最能恰当应答所听句子的选项。每个句子只读一遍。)( )6.a.that would be fine. b.yes, it is.c. you never know. d. between four and five.( )7. a.yes, i have one. b. im afraid so.c. yes, lets move on. d. take it easy

3、.( )8. a. can you take a photo for me? b. lets split it.c. is that your best price? d. please take it.( )9. a. this is the report. b. not at all.c. i definitely agree. d. yes, thats right.( )10. a. i saw you in the meeting. b. you name it. c. i have no problem with that. d. no, thats fine.dialogues(

4、对话理解)（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）a) listen to five mini-dialogues. choose the best anwer to each question according to the dialogue. each dialogue will be read twice.(请听五段小对话，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。每段对话读两遍。)( )11. where did sam meet lucy? a. at the swimming pool. b. at the cafe. c. in the cinema. d. outsi

5、de the cafe.( )12. when did julie start her band practice?a. at 3:20 b. at 2:40 c. at 4:30 d. at 5:50( )13. what dose the man like about the bowl? a. the colour. b. the size. c. the price. d. the place where it was made.( )14. how many times did the man ring sophie last night? a. once. b. twice. c.

6、three times. d. five times.( )15. how did the woman hear from james? a. by email. b. by postcard. c. by telephone. d. by post.b) listen to the longer dialogue. match the people on the left with te descriptions on the right. the dialougue will be read twice.(请听一段长对话，根据你所听到的对话内容，将左栏的人物与右栏的描述进行匹配。对话读两遍

7、。)16. rose_ a. has bought a swimming suit.17. mark_ b. has done a hungee-jump18. mary_ c. has been cycling19. tom_ d. loves painting20. gary_ e. has played bastetball. passages(短文理解)（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）a) listen to the passage. choose the best anwer to each question. the passage will be read twice.(请听

8、短文，根据你所听到的短文内容，选择能回答下列问题的最佳答案。短文读两遍。)( )21. what time was it when the fire was started?a. about five oclock this evening. b. about five oclock this morning.c. about three oclock this afternoon. d. about six oclock this afternoon.( )22. what happened to karen jones?a. she saved her brother. b. she ha

9、d a dangerous accident.c. she was sent to hospital. d. she was seen on the evening news.( )23. who is mr spencer?a. a teacher who bought some painting. b. a businessman who lost a lot of money.c. an artist who has painted a lot of pictures. d. a man who lived in london all his life.b) listen to the

10、passage. complete the table with the information from the passage. fill in each blank with no more than two words. the passage will be read twice.(请听短文，根据你所听到的短文内容完成下面的表格。每空不超过两个词。短文读两遍。)namemeganage14height(26)_metresproblems of being so talllook like an(27)_has to buy special clothes and shoesadva

11、ntages of bing so tallbeing the best(28)_in her schooloften get better(29)_her wishto be (30)_as everyone else笔试部分（共八大题，计120分）. multiple-choice(选择填空)（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked a. b. c and d. chosse the answer that best completes the senten

12、ces.(从a.b.c.d四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。)( )31. we arrived at beijing airport and got_ taxi which took us to_ changs an street.a. the; the b. a;(不填) c. (不填); the d. a; the( )32. -we havent had_ sun this summer, have we? -no, there havent been_ warm days at all.a. many; any b. much; many c. many; lots of d.

13、 a little; a lot of( )33. guess what! joy turned up for the dinner party_an old pair of jeans and t-shirt. a. with b. for c. on d. in( )34. -did you like the film frankenstein? -oh, i liked it, but it was_ and my little sister cried a lot. a. quite terrified b. much afraid c. very frightening d. qui

14、te scared( )35. thank you! thats_ gift ive ever received.a. the better b. coolest c. a wonderful d. the nicest( )36. -i hate cabbage. -me_. i cant even look at it. a. too. b. neither c. either d. also( )37.-mum, when you were young, were you allowed to go out on your own? -i_ go out with friends, bu

15、t not with a young man alone.a. am supposed to b. must c. used to d. am able to( )38.-we are going to brighton by bus this weekend.-wonderful. but_ take the train instead of bus? its faster.a. how about b. why dont c. lets d. why not( )39. -have you got any plans for the easter holidays?-well, i pre

16、fer_ on the beach to_ museums.a. to lie; visiting b. lying; visit c. lying; visiting d. lie; visit( )40. -i dont know_.-have you read the instrucions?a. how dose it make b. how it works c. it how follows d. it how goes( )41.your mother called just now. she wants you to_ her_ tonight.a. give; up b. c

17、all; back c. look; up d. take; after( )42.-has your car_ yet?-yes, thank goodness, it_a. broken down; is b. been lost; wasnt c. been found; has d. fixed; has( )43. by the time the teacher_, the classroom was empty; the students_a. left; were gone b. has arrived; were away c. arrived; had left d. cam

18、e; were leaving( )44.-pardon？what did you say?-i said whether i_ swimming or not_ on the weather.a. would go; dependedb. went; passedc. am going; carries d. liked; put( )45.-do you know the woman over there?-oh, shes the woman_ sister babysits for me.a. who b. whose c. that d. which( )46.-tony!_-no,

19、 im not. i cant move my leg. i think its broken.-broken! we must get some help.a. are you all right? b. dose it really hurt?c. is there a problem? d. dont worry.( )47.-hi, clare! its jim. is peter there? -no, he isnt. hes at work._-yes, there was no answer, but i left a massage.a. he can call me at

20、home. b. shall i tell him you called?c. have you tried his mobile phone? d. i need to talk to him.( )48.-_ -i am. i want this map, plase.-sure. thats 5.20.a. whos next, please? b. whats your name, please?c. is that a shop near here? d. do you sell batteries?( )49.-hi, philip. how nice to see you!-hi

21、, anut mary.-ive heard the great news! first place in the piano competition! congratulations!-_a. of course ive heard. b. ah, youve heard.c. youre welcome. d. please dont mention it.( )50.-you know max dosent want to sell his beautiful house.-_-well, hes been living there for 30 years.a. what dose h

22、e want? b. where will he live?c. what shall we do? d. why is that?.reading comprehension(阅读理解)（共20小题；选择题每小题1分；非选择题每小题2分，计35分）a） read the folloing passage which is followed by five questions. for each question, there are four choices marked a,b,c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the

23、passage.(阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的a，b，c，d四个选项中，选出最佳答案。)when he was a teenager, hunter adams was very unhappy, and he spent many years in the 1960s and 1970s in a special hospital for people with mental(精神的)health problems.when he left hospital, adams decided to become a doctor, so he went to a medical s

24、chool in virginia. in america. but when he was there, he did things in different ways. for example, he didnt like the doctors white coats, so he wore shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients, and he tried to make them laugh. the doctors at the medical school didnt like adams very muc

25、h because he was too different.adams believed that people in hospital need more than just medicine. he saw unhappy and lonely people, and he tried to help them, not just as patients, but as people too. he spent a lot of time with children in hospital, and often put a special red nose on his face so

26、he looked like a clown and made the children laugh. when he finished medical school and became a doctor, adams opened his own hospital, called the gesundheit institute, with some other doctors. they wanted it to be a place with a different way of working with sick people.hunter adams became famous d

27、uring the 1980s, and in 1998, universal pictures made a film about his life. it was very successful. in the film, robin williams played adams. williams said, “hunter is a really warm person, who believes that patients need a doctor whos a friend. i enjoyed playing him.”( )51. why did hunter adams go

28、 to virginia?a. he had mental health problems. b. he wanted to be a doctor.c. he did things differently. d. he wanted to work there.( )52. adams wore shirts with flowers on them because_a. he didnt want to wear a white coat. b. all doctors liked that kind of shirtc. the doctors didnt like them. d. h

29、e was told to do so by the hospital.( )53.adams thought that many people in hospital_a. didnt need medicine. b. wanted to make friends with doctors.c. werent nice people d. were unhappy and lonely( )54.adams started the gesundheit institute_a. with some other doctors. b. on his ownc. with different

30、sick people d. to make more money( )55. why did universal pictures make a film about hunter adams?a. because he was very rich. b. because robin williams was his friend.c. because he was a famous person. d. because children wanted to see him in the film.b)read the following three passages and follow

31、the instructions for each section.(阅读下列三篇短文，然后按短文后的要求完成所给出的题目。)asteve came out of the building and stopped. what was this awful place? the street was black. strange boxes, made of metal and glass, moved quickly past him on wheels, making a terrible noise. there were bigger boxes too, big red ones, w

32、ith ten or twenty people inside. sometimes the boxes stopped. there were tall posts(柱)with three lights, read, yellow and green. the lights turned on and off, and the boxes stopped and started again.all around him, there were very tall buildings. and the people! people everywhere. many of them stopp

33、ed and looked at him, then they turned and walked away quickly. someone shouted to him, “hey, you! are you lost? the theatres over there!” and then laughted. steve walked past windows, big glass windows with women inside, but the women didnt move.at the next window, he heard loud noises coming throu

34、gh an open door, and inside there were people looking at little square boxes, all with different pictures.then, at another window, he saw larger boxes, this time with small people and houses inside them! steve stpped again and looked around. one of the metal boxes in the street was near him-a black

35、and with box with a blue light on top. a man in blue clothes and a strange hat got out and walked towards him. “excuse me, sir,” said the man. steve didnt like him. he turned and ran.qustions5660:fill in the blanks using suitable words according to the passage above. use only one word for each blank

36、.steve woke up from the dream only to find himself walking along a street in london. he saw strange boxes, which known to us today as(56)_, move quickly past him. tall posts with red, yellow and green(57)_turned on and off, then the boxes stopped and started again. steve looked around him at the bui

37、ldings which were very(58)_ and people in the street thought he was(59)_. then a man, who was a (60)_came up to him but steve ran away.bteenager brian robeson was travelling from the usa to canada to see his father. he was the only passenger in small plane, when suddenly the pilot had a heart attack

38、 and died!(61)brian was terrified. he was shaking, but he tried not to panic. below him, he could see a lake. he turned the place towards the lake and, incredibly, he landed on the water. brian got out of the plane just before it sank. he swam to the beach and then he fell asleep, exhausted.when bri

39、an woke up the next morning, he was cold and hungry. the quiet boy form new york and only the clothes he was wearing and a small hatchet(短柄斧). then he remembered a tv programme about how to survive in the wild. he used his hatchet to cut wood and start a fire. he ate fruit from the forest. he made a

40、 spear to catch fish in the lake, and he made a bow and arrow to kill rabbits and birds.one day, a few weeks later, brian was fishing by the lake when he heard a noise. he could see a plane about the trees. it was looking for him! quickly, he made a fire, and the pilot saw the somke. (62)after fifty

41、-four days in the canadian woods, brians amazing adventure was finally over.qustions 6162: translate the underlined sentences into chinese.qustion :63-65: answer the following questions.63.how did brian(幸存) when the piolot died? _64. what kind of tools did brian make to survive in the woods? _65. wh

42、at two adjectives would you use to describe brian? _cdavids grandma and grandpa live in ocean city. they would like to buy him a new bike for christmas. they got a catalogue(目录)from ocean city cycles and chose the bike they thought david would like best. here is a page from the catalogue.zoom bicycl

43、eszoom 40024 speedlarge frame size onlyfront and rear shockscolours: orange, black, blue/silverprice: 450,000zoom 30021 speedlarge and medium frame sizesfrount shockclolours: red, white, silver price: 300,000zoom 20016 speedsmall frame size onlycolours: orange, purple, blueprice: 150dyno cycle compa

44、nydyno raptor24 speedlarge and medium frame sizesfront sizescolours: blue, red, yellowprice: 325,000dyno spider21 speedmedium and small frame sizeslarge seatcolours: red, green, blackprice: 200,000qustions 6670: answer the following questions or complete the statements accordidng to the information

45、above.66. which bicycle is the most expensive? _67. if daveid wants a yellow bike, they will have to choose_.68. which bicycle is two-tone(两颜色的)？ _69.the zoom bicycles are more_ than the dyno bicycles that have the same number of speeds.70.which two bikes are the most alike? _. close(完形填空)（共15小题；每小题

46、1分，计15分）a) read the passage below, and fill in the blanks with suitable forms of 10 of the 12 words given according to the context.(阅读下面的短文，根据其内容从所给的12个单词或短语中选择10个，并用其适当形式填空)stay, cover, marriage, example, follow, happy, live, good, around, in, difficult, shoot.a lot of people think its great to be

47、a film star. film stars can wear expensive clothes and travel to wonderful places. they drive the(71)_cars in the world or sail around the world(72)_their private yachts(游艇). their photographs are often on the(73)_of magazines, too, but they arent always(74)_.they are always(75)_by the photographers

48、 so a lot of time their lives are like(76)_in a goldfish bowl, and everyone can see everything they do. all this means that many film stars have found it too(77)_to lead a normal life. many female film stars spend a lot of money on cosmetic surgery(整形手术)to(78)_ young and beautiful. a lot of hollywoo

49、d (79) _ dont last very longfor (80)_, tom cruise and nicole kidman.b)read the dialogue below, and fill in blanks with the correct form of the werbs given in the brackets.(阅读下面的对话，根据其内容用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。)martin：hi, im martin. are you new here? i havent(81)_(see) you around.sue: yes. i only(82)_(start)

50、 on monday.martin: great. so, what class are you in?sue: class 3.martin: oh, really? im in class 2. so, how are you (83)_(enjoy) it so far?sue: its great. everyone(84)_(be)really friendly.martin: where were you before you moved here?sue: in london.martin: thats a big city, isnt it?sue: yes. londons

51、too big for me. i dont like big cities.martin: me neither. sorry, ive got a class to go now. it was nice (85)_(talk) to you. see you around.sue: ok, see you.sentence pattern tranformation(句式转换)（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）read the passage below. transform the underlined parts as required.(阅读短文，将划线部分按短文后的要求进行转换。)dear vic,hi! how are you? what are you doing this new years eve?(86)were planning a small party with our old school friends, so youll know all of the guests.(87)youll probably be coming by train. jus