2013全国中学生英语能力竞赛高一组决赛试题含答案

1、2013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，记 30分）I. Responses句子应答）（共5小题；每小题1分，记5分）Please listen to the following five sentences and choose the best response to each one you hear. Each sentence will be read onlonce.（请听何子，然后选出个能够恰当应答 你所听到的句子的最佳选项。每个句子只读一遍。）1. A. It S sunny. B. What a

2、 pity. C. I think so. D. You d better not.2. A. I think it s a western B. I don t want to watch that.C. The news is at six fifteen.D. Ill meet you at the school gate3. A. I 11 have dinner with you. B. Give me a call at any time.C. It depends on how busy we are D. Let S go to see a film.4. A. Never m

3、ind. B. Youre welcome. C. Ive no idea D.That S wonderful.5. A. W川 2 oclock this afternoon be OK? B. That S really amazing.C. Ill try my best. D. I like Chinese food bestII. Dialogues（对话理解）（共15小题；每小题1分，记15分）A） Please listen to the following five mini-dialogues. Each dialogue is followed by a question

4、. Choose the best answer or picture for each question. Each dialogue and question will be read twice.（请听下面五组对话，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。）6. A .He went mountain climbing last year. B. He doesHt want to climb the mountain.C. He hasnt traveled around the world yetD. He likes mo

5、untain climbing very much.8. A. Italian paintings. B. Modern paintings. C. Traditional paintings. D. Any painting.9. A. Their neighbour. B. Their daughter. C. Their student. D. Their friend.10.B） Listen to the following dialogue and choose the best answer to each question. The dialogue will be read

6、twice.（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。)11. What is the man famous for?A. Doing business. B. Collecting coins. C. Teaching maths. D. Reporting news.12. When did the man start collecting coins?A. After he had 12 coins.B. When he was 12 years old.C. 12 years before he went to college. D. After he became

7、 a professor.13. How does the man get the coins for his collection?A. lie trades for rare and old ones. B. His uncle often gives him some.C. He asks for some from his friends. D. His students give him some regularly.14. What is the woman?A, A nurse. B. A teacher. C. A reporter. D. A businesswoman.15

8、. How many coins does the man have now?A. 1,200. B. 2,500.C. Over 5,000. D. Over 6,000.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) Listen to the following material and choose the best answer to each question according to the material you hear. The material will be read twice.(请听下面段材料，根据你所

9、 听到的内容，选择能回答所提问的最佳选项。材料读 两遍。)16. What does the old song hold?A. A piece of good advice for adults.B. A piece of valuable information for businessmen.C. An important message for the Whole world.D. An important rule for the whole world.17. When was the song played by 8,000 radio stations at the same t

10、ime?A. In April, 1890. B. In April, 1895. C. In April, 1980. D. In April, 1985.18. Where did the song become the number one song?A. In the US. B. In the UK.C. In the US and in the UK.D. Outside the US and the UK.19. How many copies did it sell in just three days?A. About 18,000. B. Over 800,000. C.

11、Over 1,800,000.D. About 8,000,000.20. Whats the name of the song?A. Without the World. B. Without a Word.C. We Are on the World.D. We Are the World.B)Please listen to the following material, and fill in the blanks according to the material youhear with one or two words. The material will be read twi

12、ce.(请听下面段材料，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。)UseCultural relics are (21) that remind people of the past. By(22) cultural relics, we can learn what ourancestors did and how they lived.FactMany people steal these ancient things (23).What to doTo (24)our valuable cultural relics, it is necessary to (25

13、) tostop people from destroying them.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. I like listening to music; but music in this film is boring.A./; theB./; /C. the: the D. the; /27. He divided the sweets the children who were divided three groups.A. in; inB. into; into C. be

14、tween; in D. among; into28. It is such a good book is worthagain!A. that; reading B. as; to be read C. that it: reading D. which; beingread29. Soon after the accident, police were sent to the place to keep order.A. scores B. score of C. scores of D. two scores of30. When down the hill, his car upsid

15、e down.A. came; turned B. coming; turned C. came; turning D. coming; turning31. Susan has been fortunate to find a good job she loves in this city, andshe gets well paid for it.A. whats more B. sooner or later C. as ifD. more or less32. The teachers are busy the exam papers while the students are bu

16、sy theexams.A. prepare; prepare forB. preparing; preparing forC. prepare for; prepareD. preparing for; preparing33. At present, more and more people from the countryside are going into the cities inof better jobs.A. favourB. honour C. memoryD. search34. The news that the woman was still five days af

17、ter the tsunami was broadcastonTV worldwide.A. alive; alive B. living; alive C. alive; live D. lively; live35. has been introduced to the students to help them make progress.A. Many books as well as some advice B. Not only some advice but also many booksC. Some advice as well as many books D. Some a

18、dvice and many books36. Maria and I friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at awedding party. But we each other several times before that.A. had been; have seenB. have been; have seenC. had been; had seenD. have been; had seen37. I suggested that heto hospital at once, but he insis

19、ted that he quite well then.A. was sent; felt B. should be sent; was feelingC. be sent; feel D. should be sent; should feel38. -Did you have a good day at school?-Yeah, I had a great day. I got the part of Juliet in the school play! Can you believe it?-Ill cook your favourite for dinner.A. Thats exc

20、ellent news! B. Thats all right.C. Dont be ridiculous! D. Take it easy.39. -Is that really what youre wearing to meet your new boss?- Whats wrong with what Im wearing?-Well. its just. Why dont you put on something smarter? You look a bit of a mess.A. What did you say?B. What do you mean?C. You must

21、be kidding.D. Never mind.40. -Ive been thinking about quitting this course. It seems it doesnt suit me.-You cant stop trying now. Think of all the time youve invested.-I know, Ive thought of that but I dont think I have much choice,A. Ill see you there. B. Thats a good idea.C. You cant be serious. D

22、. Ill give it a go.II Cloze (完形填空)(共15小题：每题1分，计15分)A) Please read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the proper forms of 5 words outof the 7 given ones in the box according to the contex，请阅读下面的短文， 并 根据其内容提示，从方框中所给的7个单词中选出5个，并用其适当的形式填空。)do mistake explain honest us refuseMost people ha

23、ve trouble admitting theirown faults,though theyre more thanhappy to point out everyoneelses.This can be (41). After all, its usually when someone else tells us that we have done something wrong that welearn something about ourselves. What wehave to do is take a deep breath, and face up to what we h

24、ave done. Remember, whenit comesto understanding (42), were not on our own. Everyone we know lends a helping hand!Of course, doing the wrong thing is easy, but its what we do about our mistakes that counts.Naturally we are all good at (43) to believe that we have done anything wrong at all.As we try

25、 to justify our actions, our (44) get more and more Complicated. We try toconvince the listener that we are telling the truth, but its of no use. Theres no chance at allthat they will believe us. And the truth is that it is ourselves we have deceived (蒙骗 ),not them.Thats the very point Im trying to

26、make. Whatever you do, dont get into the habit of deceivingyourself. What is difficult is (45) admitting that we are wrong-especially toourselves.B)Please read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word in one of the following three ways: based on the context; using the proper form o

27、f the given words;based on the given letters of the words.阅读下面的短文，用以下三种形式之 一完成短文填空：根据上下文填空；用所给单词的正确形式填空；根据单词 随给首字母填空。每空一词。)(答案写在答题纸上)A diary is an individuals personal account of his / her daily experiences. Very often, diaries(46) con not just details of what happened on particular days, but alsoin

28、clude(47)(observe) and thoughts inspired by the events recorded.It is very likely that many of you have tried to keep a diary at some time or other andequally likely that many of you (48) up. either becausekeeping it going becametoo much of a chore or because you felt that what you were recording wa

29、s of little interest.(49) H , others among you may still be keeping a regular account of youractivities in a diary form and discovering the value of being able to (50) ex yourprivate thoughts and feelings, knowing that they are not intended to be shared with anyone else.Although some people, such as

30、 politicians, keep diaries in order to explain and justify their (51)(contribute) to important events and with the intention that their diarieswill one day be published, not all diaries are (52)(write) for thispurpose. Most people keep diaries forprecisely （恰恰 ）the （53） op reasonthey wantwhat they w

31、rite to be kept （54）and to be seen bytheir eyes only becausethey use their diaries as an opportunity to express their most intimate（秘密的）thoughts and feelings about their （55） expand the people they meet.III. Reading Comprehension（ 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）AIf you ask someone

32、why he or she wears clothes, the answer will probably be To keep warm and to cover my body. These are the basic reasons clothes are worn, but people also want to lookattractive and appear successful to others!If people only wore clothes for warmth and to cover their bodies, most clothing would be si

33、mple and cheap. In most Western countries, however, clothing is sometimes very expensive. The main reason for this is not the cost of the fabric （布料 ） or the cost of making the clothes. The clothes are expensive because of fashion.Successful businessmen, for example, often wear very expensive suits,

34、 shirts and ties. Sometimes they pay thousands of dollars for a suit and hundreds of dollars for a tie. Its still just a suit and tie but they pay these prices because of the famous name of the designer. A suit costing much less would be just as warm and would cover the wearers body justFashion is c

35、onstantly （不断地 ） changing, which means that people who want to be fashionable have to buy new clothes every few months, even if last months clothes have only been worn once or twice. Some people have wardrobes （衣柜 ） full of clothes that have hardly been worn but are no longer in fashion. Being fashi

36、onable, therefore, can be a very expensive pastime!Questions 56-58: Choose the best answer from A, B, C and D according to the passage.56. Why do people wear clothes?A. Only to cover themselves.B. Just to make themselves attractive.C. Just because of fashion.D. For a variety of reasons.57. Successfu

37、l businessmen buy very expensive suits because of the.A. cost of the fabricB. famous name of the designerC. cost of making themD. good packages58. According to the passage, fashionable people have to.A. wear their clothes only once B. buy new clothes regularlyC. wear last months clothes D. buy new C

38、lothes once or twiceQuestions 59-60: Decide whether the following statements are true （T） or false （F） according to the passage.59. Successful businessmen pay thousands of dollars for a tie.60. Some clothes are no longer in fashion though they have hardly been worn.BTherere two main things that make

39、 aircraft engineering difficult: the need to make every part as reliable （可靠的） as possible and the need to build everything as light aspossible.61. ） Given a certain power of engine and a certain fuel consumption （ 7肖耗 ），there is a practical limit to the total weight of the aircraftthat can be made

40、to fly. （62） So the structure of the aircraft has to be assmall and light as safety and efficiency （效能）will allow. The designer must calculate 计算）the normal load （负荷 that each part will bear. This specialist is called the stress man. Hetakes account of any unusual stress that may be put on the part.

41、The stress mans calculations go to the designer of the part, and he must make it as strongas the stress man says is necessary. （63）Each separate part is tested, thena whole assembly（装酉己）-for example, a complete wing, and finally the whole aeroplane.When a new type of aeroplane is being made. normall

42、y only one of the first three made will beflown. Two will be destroyed on the ground in structural tests. （64）65. ） The first is to find the resistance（阻力）to loading of thewings, tail, etc. until they reach their largest amount of load andcollapse （崩溃）.The other testis forfatigue （ 疲乏 ） strength. Wh

43、en a plane has passed all the tests it can get a governmeerttificate （证书）of airworthiness, without which it is 川egal to fly, except for test flying.Questions 61-65: Choose from the sentences A-G to complete the passage. There are two extrasentences which you do not need to use.A. Two kinds of ground

44、 strength tests are carried out.B. One or two samples are always tested to prove that they are as strong as thedesigner intended.C. Each may be well under what the structure could stand as a single load, but many repetitions can result in collapse.D. The third one will be tested in the air.E. Making

45、 the working parts reliable is as difficult as making the structure strong enough:F. The fact that an aeroplane is up in the air and cannot stop if anything goes wrong, makes itperhaps a matter of life or death that its performance is completely dependable.G. Out of that weight as much as possible i

46、s wanted for fuel, radio navigational instruments （导航设备），passenger seats, or freight （货物）room, and, of course, the passengers or freight themselves.CAuctions（拍卖）are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers,

47、or bids, for the various itemson sale. He encourages buyers to bidhigher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called knocking down the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer bangs a small hammeron a table at which he stands.The ancient Romans prob

48、ably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes fromthe Latin auctio, meaning increase. The Romans usually sold in this way the spoils （战利J品）taken in war; these sales were called sub hasta, meaning under the spear, a spear beingstuck in the ground as a signal for a crowd to gather. In Eng

49、land in the 18th and 19th centuriesgoods were often sold by the candle: a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and bids couldbe made while it stayed alight.The auctioneers services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goodsare sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct i

50、nterest in pushing up the bidding as high aspossible. The auctioneer must know fairly accurately the current market values of the goods heis selling, and he shouldbe acquainted with （了 解）regular buyers of such goods. He will alsoplay on the rivalries （竞争） among his buyers and succeed in getting a hi

51、gh price byencouraging two business competitors to bid against each other.Questions 66-70: Answer the following questions according to the passage.66. Whom are auctions conducted by?67. Why is the end of the bidding called knocking down?68. Where did items the Romans used to sell by auction come fro

52、m?69. What is the use of a candle burned at auction sales?70. How are the auctioneers services paid for?DAmericans smoke six thousand million cigarettes every- year （1970 figures）. This is roughly the equivalent（相当于）of 4,195 cigarettes a year for every person in the country of 18 years of age or mor

53、e. It is estimated （估计）that 51% of American men smoke compared with 34% of American women.Cigarette smoking is believed by most research workers in this field to bean important factor in the development of cancer of the lungs and cancer of the throat. Somecompetent physicians and research workers-th

54、ough their small number iswindling （减少）even further-are less sure of the effect of cigarette smoking on health. They consider theincrease in respiratory （呼吸道）diseasesand various forms of cancer may possibly be explainedby other factors in the complex human environment. Gradually, however, research i

55、s isolating（使隔离）all other possible factors and proving them to be statistically irrelevant.While all tobacco smoking affects life expectancy and health, cigarette smoking appears tohave a much greater effect than cigar or pipe smoking. Filters and lowar （焦油） tobacco areclaimed to make smoking to som

56、e extent safer, but they can only marginally （略微）reduce, noeliminate （消除），the hazards （危险）.Questions 71-75: Please complete the summary of the passage above with only one word foreach blank.Nearly half the adult population of the U.S.A. are smokers, in （71）of the fact that medical research has shown

57、 beyond reasonable doubt that smoking is associated with poor ：health. One very （72） disease with which smoking is thought to be （73）, is jc cancer. However, a few doctors think such things as bronchitis （支气管炎）and cancer | have other （74）, but their view is not well-supported statistically. Although

58、 all：forms of smoking are almost certainly （75）, cigarettes appear to be the mostharmful.IV. Translation （翻译）（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）Please translate the following sentences into Chinese or English, using the hints given in the brackets.（用括号中给出的提示将下列句子译成英语或汉语。）76 . An informal letter usually begins with a casual and friendly greeting.77 . When I held fast to my dreams, eve