全国中学生英语能力竞赛初三年级组试题及答案

1、全国中学生英语能力竞赛 （NEPCS） 初三年级组试题（总分： 150分钟 答题时间： 120分钟） 笔试部分 （共九大题，计 120分）I. Multiple-choice（ 选择填空）（共 15小题；每小题 1 分，计 15分）Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the anSWer that best completes the SentencA, B, C, D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。）31. These cakes de

2、licious! Can I have one?A. tastes；another B.taste；another C.tasting；otherD.taste；others32. That boy, father is a footballer, is very good at sports.A. thatB.Who'sC.WhoseD.Which33. There are many foreign students in this university, 24 Japanese ones.A.includingB.included C.includes D.include34. H

3、e found very difficult learn math Well.A.it ；forB./；goC.that；forD.it ； to35. These doctor told my uncle to drinking so much Wine if he Wanted to be healthier.A.open upB.put upC.give up D.make up36. Do you knoW this time yesterday?A.What she is cookingB.What is she cookingC.What she Was cookingD.What

4、 Was she cooking37.I don't think teenagers should get their ears pierced, ?A.do IB.don't I C.should they D.shouldn't they38. We Were late for school last Wednesday the heavy rain.A.because of B.asC.because D.since39. -Don't Worry. Your brother is coming to help you.- he doesn't c

5、ome and I am here alone?A.What about B.What ifC.Why not D.HoW about40. Jim Went sWimming With his parents yesterday afternoon. .A.So did Mary B.So Mary does C.So Mary Was D.So Mary did41. -Which do you prefer, English French?-I prefer English French.A.or ；toB.and；toC.and；thanD.or；than42. -Look at th

6、e old lady in red. Is that Mrs Lee?-No, it be her. She has gone to Canada.A.WillB.mustn't C.can'tD.may43. -What did your friend say to you the day before yesterday?-She asked me anyone her secret.A.to tell not B.not to tell C.don't tell D.not tell44. -HoW Was your holiday, Ann?- It raine

7、d all the time and I had to stay inside.A.Great!B.Wonderful! C.Exciting! D.Boring!45. -Do you mind my smoking here?- Can't you see the“No Smoking”sign?A.I'm afraid you can't.B.Of course not.C.Not at all.D.It doesn't matter.II.Reading COmPrehension阅读理解）（共20小题；选择题5小题，每小题1分；非选择题15小 题，每小

8、题 2分，计 35分）A）Read the folloWing 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 accord ing to the PaSSagS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。 )Mike Bing and his wife Lynn were very hungry. A waitress wi

9、th short,curly hair came to their table. Mike asked her for a cup of tea. A few minutes later, the waitress with short, curly hair came back, but she did not have Mike's tea. She said to Mike andLynn, “ Do you want something to drink? ” Again, Mike aske for a cup of tea. Suddenly, two waitresses

10、 came back to the table. They both had a cup of tea for Mike. And they hoth had short, curly hair. In fact, they looked exactly the same. Mike was confused. What happened? Mike and Lynn were at Twins Restaurant in New York City.Lisa and Debbie Ganz are the owners of Twins Restaurant. The two women a

11、re identical twins. In fact, all the people who work at Twins Restaurant are twins. Thirty-seven sets of twins work there, and each set wears the same clothes. Sometimes customers like Mike and Lynn Bing get confused, but the restaurant is a lot of fun. Everything at Twins Restaurant is double. For

12、example, there are two doorknobs on each door.The Ganz sisters are always happy when twins come into the restaurant to eat. The twin guests sign their names in a special book. Then the twins can have a photo taken with the Ganz sisters. Usually the Ganz sisters put these pictures on the walls, so th

13、ere are a lot of pictures of twins on the walls of the restaurant. There are pictures on the walls of famous twins, too. However Twins Restaurant is not only for twins, but also for people like Mike and Lynn Bing. But it's double the fun for twins!46. Where were Mr and Mrs Bing?A.In a special cl

14、ub in Paris.B.In a special cafe in London.C.In a special restaurant in New York.D.In a special supermarket in Sydney.47. Why was Mike confused?A.Because the first girl was impolite and not helpful.B. Because the two girls looked exactly the same.C. Because the two girls both had long, curly hair.D.

15、Because the second girl brought him a cup of coffee.48. What is the meaning in Chinese of the underlined wor“d identical ”?A.富有的B.完全不同的C.友好的D.完全相同的49. Who are the Ganz sisters?A.They are the owners of a restaurant. B.They are the visitors to New York City.C.They are local newspaper reporters. D.They

16、 are both famous photographers.50. Twin guests can have a chance to sign their names and .A.have a cup of tea for freeB.get pictures of famous twinsC.have a photo taken with the Ganz sisters D.win a prize of 1,000 dollarsB)Read the followi ng three PaSSageS and follow the in StruCti OnS for each SeC

17、ti On阅读下面的三篇短 文，然后按短文后的要求完成所给出的题目。 )ADo you Send meSSageS on your cellPhone? Do you email your friendS? Do you chat on the Internet? Then you are Part of the language revolution. ComPuterS and technology are changing the language. When PeoPle tyPe on the comPuter or Send cellPhone meSSageS, they uSu

18、ally want to do it quickly.An email iS electronic mail. You Send it to PeoPle from a comPuter. EmailS don't have a long hiStory. The world lived without emailS for a very long time. PeoPle uSed faxeS or the PoSt office to Send letterS. Now, we can Send emailS, and thingS are much faSter. We all

19、need emailS becauSe they are eaSy, and almoSt everyone haS acceSS to the Internet.Since PeoPle Send emailS, they don't write any more. Regular mail iS Slower than email, and PeoPle call it “Snail mail”. A Snail iS a very Slow creature, and regular mail iS Slow, too. PeoPle don't write letter

20、S any more, and it iS Sad. PeoPle like to receive letterS becauSe it ShowS the time and care of the letter writer. It iS nice to receive a kind letter from a friend. You can keeP letterS in a Pretty box and read them again later. You can alSo keeP emailS, but muSt PeoPle juSt eraSe them. AlSo, PeoPl

21、e don't try to write well in emailS. They juSt write Short meSSageS. EmailS are helPful, but we miSS old-faShioned letterS too.QueStionS 51-55: Fill in the blankS uSing Suitable wordS according to the PaSSage above. USe only oneword for each blank.Emails are a kind of computer mails, which don&#

22、39;t have a long (51). Emails are (52) and(53) than regular mails, which are calle“d snail mails”. But emails are not as nice to receive as regularmails. People don't write them (54), and they usually don't (55) their emails. Emails are not asspecial as old-fashioned letters.BDo your childre

23、n enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow wants children to join in these activities at they City Theater on Saturday morning, free.Movies at the Museum TheaterTwo European movies will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theater.See Broken Window at 1

24、:30. The Workers will be shown at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.International PicnicAre you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 pm.Take Me Out to the BallgameIt's

25、 November 7, and Saturday night(7:00-9:00)is your last chance to see The Red Birds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold, so don't forget to take sweaters and jackets.Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo ”“The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concer

26、t this Saturday night, at 8:00 at Rose Hall, City College.Questions 56-60: Complete the statements or answer the following questions according to the information above.56.On Saturday morning, children can enjoy interesting stories, funny games and exciting dances at without paying any money.57. At t

27、he Museum Theater, children can watch .58. What will the food at International Picnic be like?59. When can you see The Red Birds for the last time?60. What is“The Zoo”?CReading is a very important skill. Reading is also an excellent way to improve your English. However, to make sure what you read is

28、n't too difficult, it's important to know what makes texts difficult and how you can improve your understanding of them. Here are some suggestions:1.Understand the purpose of your reading. The way you read something depends very much on your reasons for reading it. The kind of reading you do

29、 in class or for your homework is different from how you read a novel for pleasure in the summer holidays.2. Find background information. Find something out about the topic you are going to read. (61)The more background information you have, the easier it'll be to understand the text. You can ge

30、t this background information in your own language.3.Increase your vocabulary. Of course, reading itself is an excellent way to improve your vocabulary, but there are many other things you can do. The more vocabulary you have, the easier your reading will be.4.Use your dictionary correctly. (62)A co

31、mmon mistake is to read everything very slowly and carefully, looking up each unknown word. Sometimes this is necessary, for example, when reading exam questions. However, it takes a long time and can be very boring ；it can even make understanding more difficult!If you've followed the above advi

32、ce and still can't understand a text, then it's simply too hard for your. Stop reading and ask someone to help you. Nobody likes to give up, but you'll just be wasting your time if you continue to work at a text that's beyond you.Questions 61-62: Translate the underlined sentences in

33、to Chinese.Questions 63-65: Answer the following questions.63. What are the above four suggestions about?64. How can you get background information according to the passage?65. What is an excellent way to improve your vocabulary?HI.CIoze(完形填空)(共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)A) Read the passage below, and fill in

34、the blanks with suitable forms of 10 words or phrases out of the12 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，并用其适当的形式填空。 )say, do, interest, good, Iend, science, angriIy, taIk, be, pIay, borrow, happyMy BIack Iived in a viIIage before he became a famous Iawyer. He remembers

35、how hard his Iife was when he studied in coIIege and his parents had to (66) a Iot of money for him. He works hard now andtries to make as much money as possibIe.He Iives in a beautifuI house with his famiIy, and his son Richard (67) cIever. He Ioves his sonvery much and sends him to the (68) schooI

36、 in the city. He wants Richard to Iive a happy Iife and hebuys anything the boy wants. He aIso hopes that his son wiII become a great(69).He doesn't know that Richard hates studying and spends a Iot of time (70) games. Now he's(71) in fishing and sometimes misses cIasses, so he faiIed aII hi

37、s Iast exams. Miss Brown, hisheadteacher, has toId him not (72) this, but he doesn't Iisten to her. She became (73) when he wasIate again one afternoon.“I'II visit your father tomorrow evening, Richard,” (74) Miss Brown,“I'II teII him he needs tofind a good way to educate you”!“You had b

38、etter not (75) to him, madam,”answered Richard,“Or you'II have to pay for aCOn SuItati on(咨询)! ”B) Read the PaSSage below, and complete it by filling in the missing WOrdS阅读下面的短文，根据其 内容填入所缺单词。 )How far do you think you can run? How (76) 3,000 mileS? DoeS that Seem impoSSible? It'S not.Terry F

39、ox proved that in 1980. Terry wanted to raiSe money for cancer reSearch. He loSt hiS right leg to cancer in 1977. In 1979, Terry decided to run acroSS Canada to raiSe money (77) cancer. It SeemedimpoSSible. Terry had and artificial leg, and it waS very painful to run on.He Started (78) April 12, 198

40、0. For monthS, he endured the pain and continued running. AShe moved acroSS the country, newS of hiS plan Spread. Sadly, Terry never finiShed hiS run. He had to Stop on September 1, 1980 after 3,339 mileS. He had cancer in hiS lungS then. Terry died (79) June of thenext year, but he waS a SucceSS in

41、 many wayS. Terry raiSed over 360 million dollarS for cancer reSearch. Terry waS (80) hero to thoSe with cancer.IV. Sentence Pattern tranSfOrmatiOr句式转换)(共 5小题；每小题 1 分，计 5 分)Tran SfOrm the followi ng Senten CeS as required 按要求转换下列各句。)81. Mrs Green bought a digital Camera yesterday改为一般疑问句) MrS Green a

42、 digital camera yeSterday?82. He did n't know What he should do at that time.改为同义句)He didn't know do at that time.83.lt rained yesterday, so I Stayed at home用 because改写)I Stayed at home yeSterday rained.84. A Can adan doctor inven ted basketball改 为被动句)Basketball by a Canadian doctor.85. John

43、son WaS the doctor's name. He lived in PariS three years ag改为含定语从句的复合句 )The doctor, was Johnson, lived in Paris three years ago.V. Translation(翻译)(共5小题；每小题2分，计10分)Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in brackets.( 根据所给提示词 语，将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。 )86. 这把刀能用来切西瓜吗？ (be used

44、 for)87. 请务必告诉我关于他的一切。 （be sure to）88. 我相信我自己能做出这道题。 （work out）89. 她经常在语法上出错。 （make mistakes）90. 使我吃惊的是，昨天他又一次迟到了。 （to one's surprise）VLError COrreCtiOn（改错）（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）Read the following passage. Write "” if the Underlined Part is right, or COrreCt it if it is WrOng.（阅 读下面短文，如果划线部分正确，写“

45、”；如果有错误，请在后面的横线上改正。）One afternoon I walked up the street behind our hotel.Suddenly there was an bigeg: abrown dog in the front of me. It looked at me with angry yellow eyes and I began91.to get nervous. Then an Italy girl Came down the street.“It's OK,” she said to me.92.She shouted some word in

46、 Italian, and the dog went away.The girl's name was Chiara,93.and after this was beCome good friends. That was six years ago, but I still write94.to Chiara and our friendship is very important to me. 95.VILDiaIogue Completion（补全对话）（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）Read the following dialogue. Complete it by filli

47、ng in the blanks with five sentenCes out of the seven given aCCording to the Context. （阅读下面的对话，根据对话内容从所给的 7个句子中选出 5个，补全 下面的对话。 ）A: （96）B: Yes, please. Could you tell me the time of the next train to London, please?A: London? Let me See （97）B: Oh good! What time does it arrive?A: （98）B: That's fi

48、ne. （99）A: No. 24. （100）B: I see. Well, thank you very muCh.A: You're welCome.A. Yes, there's one leaving in about an hour, at 14:40.B. What would you like to drink?C. Can I help you?D. Twelve minutes past eight tomorrow morning.E. You Can get off the bus anytime you like.F. What's the n

49、umber of the train?G. You Can get on the train at Platform Four.VIII.IQ（智力测试）（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）An SWer the followi ng questi On s.（回答下列问题。） 101.In two years I will be four times older than my brother is now. My brother is five years now. How old will I be when I am twiCe as old as my brother?102. WhiC

50、h is the missing CirCle, A, B, C, D, or E?103. Which number should replace代替）the “？” ?3, 6, 18, 72, 360, ?104. Which day is two days before the day after the day three days after the day before Tuesday?105. Which picture is different from the others?IX.Writing(写作)(共2小题；A题满分10分；B题满分15分，计25分)要求： 1.根据所

51、提供的内容，适当拓展想象空间，灵活地将提供的信息体现在文章中；2.条理清楚，语句通顺，标点正确，书写清晰、规范；3.不得少于规定的词数。A) Suppose your classmate Jack sent you an email asking for help. However, you have to look after your sick mother so you ask Wang Lei to help Jack instead. Please write back to him an email telling him this. (50-70 words)From Jack2

52、34To: limingstuSubject: Help!Hi Li Ming!I have got a bad cold. I can't go to school today and tomorrow. Can you help me with my Chinese if you have time? Thank you!JackFrom limingstuTo: Jack234Subject: RE:Help!Hi Jack!Li MingB) Nowadays, some teenagers enjoy going out with their friends after sc

53、hool and on weekends. Some teachers and Paree nts don't Iike tee nagers doing this, because they believe it WiIl in terfer干扰)With their school work or studies.What do you think? ShouId teenagers go out With their friends after schooI and on Weekends? Why or Why not? Write an articIe giving your

54、oWn oPinion.(70-90 Words)参考答案听力部分 （略）笔试部分 I.Multiple-choice（ 选择填空 ）31-35 BCADC 36-40 CCABA 41-45 ACBDAILReading COmPrehension阅读理解）A）46-50 CBDAC B）51.history 52.faster 53.easier 54.carefully/well 55.keep/save56.the City Theater 57.two EuroPean movies/Broken Window and The Workers 58.DeliCious and not exPensive. 59.At 7:00-9:00 on Saturday night, November 7. 60.It is a PoPular roCk grouP from Australia.6