全国英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛初二试题新人教

1、2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛 （NEPCS） 初赛初二年级组试题（总分： 150 分 答题时间： 120 分钟） 听力部分 （共四大题，计 30 分）I. 听辨单词 （Words） （共 5小题，计 5 分）听句子，选出句子中出现的单词。每个句子只读一遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）1. A. health2. A. climbing3. A. grass4. A. mouthB. hungry C. helpful D. happyB. cooking C. camping D. cleaningB. glassC. classD. plusB. month C. maths D. matchA

2、. programme B. problem C. passenger D. policemanII. 问句应答 （Responses） （共 5 小题，计 5 分） 听问句，选出其最佳的应答句。每个句子只读一遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）A. I always go to the zoo on foot on Sunday morning.Its about three miles from the hospital to the zoo.It takes me 20 minutes to find the monkeys at the zoo.I think it is a great idea

3、 to go to the zoo together.A. Were going to play football.B. It was very sunny yesterday.C. My sister is very funny sometimes.D. I like wearing T-shirts in summer.A. I dont feel well. I have to go to the doctor.Certainly. You can keep them for three weeks.Im afraid I cant go with you. Im really busy

4、.D. I can understand most films in French now.A. Two teaspoons of sugar.B. About 39 metres.C. For two weeks.D. Two kilos, please.A. You can take a No. 6 bus. B. Its 020 7303 7019.C. I cant find my phone. D. My room number is 1362.III. 对话理解 （Dialogues） （共 10 小题，计 10 分）A）听五组小对话，选择描述正确的图片回答问题。每组对话读两遍。（

5、答案涂在答题纸上）Where is the cinema?What will David buy for Lisas birthday?In which country did Emma enjoy her holiday?How much did the ticket cost?How does the man go to work every day?B）听一组长对话，根据其内容选择最佳选项回答下列各题。对话读两遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）Why will Mrs Lee leave on Saturday?She likes to travel on Saturday.B. She does

6、nt want to leave late.C. She is busy on Sunday.D. Her ticket is for Saturday.When will Mrs Lee arrive in London?At 8:00. B. At 10:00.C. At 11:50.D. At 11:15.Where will Mrs Lee have a meeting after she arrives in London?At a factory. B. At the airport. C. At a hotel.D. At an office.What will Mrs Lee

7、do that evening in London?Meet people in a restaurant.B. Go to visit the British Museum.C. Have dinner at a French hotel.D. Play golf with her friends.How will Mrs Lee go to Paris the next morning?A. By air. B. By train.C. By sea.D. By bus.IV. 短文理解 （Passages） （共 10 小题，计 10 分）A）听短文，根据其内容选择最佳选项回答问题。短文

8、读两遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）How many hours does Don work a day?A. Eight. B. Seven.C. Eight and a half. D. Seven and a half.Don and his workmates get about letters every day.A. 6,000 B. 60,000C. 600D. 60Don feels happy when .A. he watches football matches on TVhe helps his wife with the houseworkhe goes out to hav

9、e dinner with his friendshe gives someone a letter from their countryWhat does Don think of his job? He thinks its .A. boring B. important C. easyD. terribleWhat doesnt Don like about his job?A. Getting up too early.B. Too many letters.C. Winter days and dogs.D. Going home late.B）非选择题：听短文，根据其内容完成下面的

10、表格。短文读两遍。（答案写在答题纸上）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）选择能够替换划线部分的最佳选项。（答案涂在答题纸上）Finally, he thanked them and went back to his village in the evening. A. At lastB. ThenC. NextD. At leastLily is very happy because she is off today.A. really busy B. working hardC.

11、not at workD. on businessThis basket is too heavy for me to carry. Could you please give me a hand?A. look at me B. help meC. lend me your basketD. have a restDid they have a great time at Anns birthday party last night?A. enjoy themselves B. go on a picnicC. help themselvesD. have no troubleI have

12、lots of honey but few apples, so give me some apples, please.A. many B. muchC. a littleD. a lotB）选出下列各题的最佳选项。（答案涂在答题纸上）She began to study English the age of ten and now she can write a letter English.A. on; atB. in; onC. at; forD. at; in Did you do well in your history exam? Not too bad. I got “ B”.

13、A. / ; anB. the; aC. / ; a D. a; theI like fruit salad very much. Can you tell me how it?A. boughtB. eating What was the date yesterday? It was .A. WednesdayB. a fine dayThe famous writer would like to _C. will I have D. to makeC. 4th AprilD. a cloudy daytime in the beautiful countryside.A. spendB.

14、cost C. take D. pay Did she play basketball yesterday afternoon? No, she A. goes shoppingB. visited her auntC. will stay at home D. is doing some cleaning people walking along the beach.A. A small number of; isB. The number of; areC. A number of; areD. The number of; istake a taxi? Its very late. Go

15、od idea.A. Would you like B. How about C. What about D. Why notMy Japanese is not very good, so I can understand a Japanese when he speaks too fast.A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. ever When you finish your novel, remember me a call, OK?All right.A. to write; gaveB. writing; to give C. read; to send

16、 D. reading; givingC）情景会话。（答案涂在答题纸上） What does your cousin look like? Can he play volleyball? Of course.A. He is a studentB. He likes bananas very muchC. He is tall and thinD. He went fishing this morning Dad, Im not sleeping well these days.OK, Ill do that.A. That sounds like a good ideaB. Really?

17、Youd better go to the doctorC. I really want to win the prizeD. I am glad to hear that Lets go skating this afternoon. Thats too bad. Maybe another time.A. Id like to, but I have a lot of things to doB. You just need this footballC. The sports car is very expensiveD. Great, skating is my favourite s

18、port Its chips for lunch. ? Not fish again, please, and we had chicken last night. Well, lets have beef and vegetables.A. How is the weatherB. What would you like with themC. What time is itD. How was your holiday Are you taking the train to Scotland, Wendy? No, Im driving there. Its cheaper. ? It t

19、akes nine hours to get there on a bus.A. Why dont you go there by busB. Would you please show me your carC. How long does it take to walk thereD. Would you like to take the trainII. 阅读理解 (Reading comprehension)(共 20 小题，计 30分； 5160小题每题 1分， 6170 小题每 题 2 分)阅读上面的卡片，根据其内容选择最佳答案完成下列各题。（答案涂在答题纸上） licence n

20、umber is B395961136.A. MichaelsB. MarysMary H. Strenton .A. is a student in AmericaC. was born in 1975C. PhyllisD. Bobsis from the UKD. lives in CanadaWhich card shows the cards date of issue? A. The California Drivers Licence.The European Identification Card.What do the four cards have in common? A

21、. They each show the persons height.The Student Card of University of Texas.The Health Insurance Card.Each card has its own number.All of the cards show the persons date of birth.D. None of the cards show the persons place of birth.Which of the following is TRUE?A. Phyllis Roth is studying medicine.

22、B. Michael T. Wright was born in September.Bob Harris was born in Canada.Mary H. Strenton is younger than Michael T. Wright. BLast year, I had a great trip to Hearst Castle at San Simeon in California. Hearst Castle was built by William Randolph Hearst between 1922 and 1939, at a cost of more than $

23、30 million about $277 milliontoday.I spent all day looking around, but a day wasnt enough time to see everything. There was so much to see. Hearst Castle has four houses. The main house,“ Casa Grande ” , is much bigger than the other three, whichwere used for guests. Many of these guests were Hollyw

24、ood film stars, and they often came to Hearsts parties.At Hearst Castle, there are 56 bedrooms, 61 bathrooms and 19 sitting rooms. There are also beautiful gardens, a garage for 25 large cars and two swimming pools, one inside and a larger one outside. I loved the one outside, the“ Neptuneit Powas a

25、 pity we couldnt go swimming!I found the tour very helpful. The guide told me that Hearst, at the age of ten, toured Europe with his mother, looking at paintings and castles. He never forgot this tour and decided that he wanted his house to look like a castle.Hearst died in 1951, and his family gave

26、 Hearst Castle to the people of California. It is now a museum. 阅读短文，根据其内容对下列句子进行判断。正确的，请选择A；错误的，请选择 B ；文中没有提及的，请选择 C。（答案涂在答题纸上）Hearst Castle at San Simeon in California was cheap to build.Hearst Castle is on a mountain near the sea.Many Hollywood film stars came to Hearsts parties and used the hous

27、es there.The swimming pools at Hearst Castle are the same size.After Hearst died in 1951, the Hearst family still lived at Hearst Castle.CThe polar bears name in Latin is Ursus maritimus, meaning “ sebae ar ”I.t got this name because it spends most of its time in the Arctic seas. It is also called b

28、y other names, for example, the white bear or the ice bear. When a polar bear gets out of the sea, it shakes water from its fur like a dog or it removes the water by rolling on the ice. （61） It is very cold where polar bears live. The temperature is very often as low as -55 .The polar bear is the la

29、rgest meat-eating animal on land. The male weighs from 350 to 650 kg and he is two and a half to three metres long almost as long as a car. A polar bears skin is black but its fur has no colour it looks white when the sun shines on the ice. It has big feet so it can stand easily on the ice.The polar

30、 bear likes to live alone. It walks long distances, sometimes 30 km a day, because it needs to find food. The bear eats fish and it also enjoys seal meat. It goes swimming or lies in the sun when it isnt looking for food!It is a very good swimmer.The female bear usually has two babies once every thr

31、ee years. The babies, or cubs, are born in November. Sometimes the cubs die in their first year because they have an accident or they dont get enough food to eat. （62） If they live, they stay with their mother for nearly two years but then they must leave her to go and live alone on the ice.There ar

32、e only about 25,000 polar bears alive today. The areas where they live have many problems with pollution, and there are also problems with thin ice. Polar bears need your help!A ）将文中划线的 61、62 小题的两处句子分别翻译成汉语。（答案写在答题纸上）B ）根据短文内容回答下列各题。（答案写在答题纸上）Why does the polar bear sometimes walk 30 km a day?What p

33、roblems do the polar bears living places have?DThe Eurovision Song Contest takes place in May every year. Before the final competition, people in eachcountry choose the song they want to represent （代表） their country.The idea of the contest is to promote （促进） pop music from all of the different count

34、ries and to give an opportunity to new singers and composers.Only members of the European Broadcasting Union can take part in the competition. Singers do not have to have the nationality of the countries they represent. For example, in 1963 the singer Nana Mouskouri represented Luxembourg, although

35、she isGreek. Since 1986, singers must be over 16, after a 13-year-old from Belgium won the competition in 1985.In the first years of Eurovision only the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Malta could sing in English. Now there are no rules about languages, so groups can sing in their own languages, or in

36、English if they want to. Today almost all countries sing in English.The competition is always in the country where the last years winner came from. The country with the most winners is Ireland, and many Eurovision singers have become very famous, for example Abba and Julio Iglesias.阅读短文，根据其内容回答下列各题。

37、(答案写在答题纸上)How old should the Eurovision singers be in 1991?In what language can the Eurovision singers sing now?Which country has the most Eurovision winners?E阅读上面的目录，根据其内容完成下列各句，每空一词。(答案写在答题纸上)This book gives readers information about travelling in and it has four and morethan 233 pages.If you want

38、 to know the , you can turn to Page 184.You can find something about in Chapter 7 and if youare interested in shopping, you can read Chapter .III. 完形填空 (Cloze)(共 20 小题，计 20 分)A) 阅读短文，根据其内容用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。 (答案写在答题纸上) Mr Anderson works as a headmaster in a middle school. His father (71) (have) a facto

39、ry in a town and makes a lot of money. MrAndersons father loves his son very much and gives his son everything he wants. However, Mr Anderson keeps (72) (try) to saveeverything he can.One summer it was raining hard for a long time and many people(73) (lose) their houses and farms during a flood. The

40、 government asked people to help those who(74) (be) in trouble. As a headmaster, Mr Anderson told the whole school (75)(collect)money for the people who had lost their homes.“ Eacho f us should (76) (help) the farmers who are in trouble after the flood, ”he said at aschool meeting.Mr Andersons speec

41、h moved all the teachers and the students. They (77) (do) their best tohelp the hungry people with money and goods. Mr Anderson was very pleased with the result.As soon as he (78) (get) home that afternoon, his little son asked Mr Anderson to buy him anew motorbike. The little boy had given his old

42、one to the people in need.“How dare you do that?” Mr Anderds oan gsrailiy.“You told us to collect money this morning, (79) (not, do) you?”“Yes, I did,” (80) (say) the father.“But I was asking for other children, not for you!B) 阅读短文，根据其上下文语境提示，用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空，每个只可用一 次。其中有 5 个多余。(答案写在答题纸上)sell, fro

43、m, watermelon, yes, shout, sorry, wonderfully, out, by oneself, piece, knife, the, buy, any, canI roll my giant, juicy, (81) watermelonout the back door to our picnic table. Mum brings a (82) and some paper plates. My sister, ”she says. ” I tell her.I want some. “Im going tofollows her.“ Oh, (83)_“

44、(84)by myself. ”“ Mum!” she complains.“Your sister saved her money and (85)_it herself. She decides what to do wi th it. ”My brother comes out next.Oh, watermelon, ” he says, “Can I have some? ”No way, ”I tell him.“Im going to eat it all by myself.Mum!” my brother (86).Its your sisters watermelon. S

45、he decides.”You cant eat that all (87), ” he says.Yes, I (88)Mum cuts the watermelon into four (89), and then cuts each of those in half. Eight pieces total.I reach for my first piece and take a bite. Red juice runs down my chin ( 下巴 ).My father comes (90). “Oh, watermelon! ” he says, seeing it.“ Do

46、nt even ask,” says my brother.“She wont share,” my sister adds.IV. 句式转换 (Sentence pattern transformation) (共 10 小题，计 10 分) A) 按要求转换下列各句。每空一词。(答案写在答题纸上)Tina goes to the swimming club twice a week. (对划线部分提问) does Tina go to the swimming club?There were some sharks in the aquarium. (改为否定句)There sharks

47、in the aquarium.Jack cant go shopping because he has to help his mother with the housework. (对划线部分提问) Jack go shopping?What time does Maria read English books after supper every day? （用 the day before yesterday 改写句 子）What time Maria English books after supper the day before yesterday?Those children

48、need the mans advice and help. （改为一般疑问句） those children the mans advice and help?B） 根据上句改写下句，使两句意思相同或相近。每空一词。（答案写在答题纸上）Which city do you like best?What is your ?To get from this village to that one usually takes 30 minutes. usually 30 minutes to get from this village to that one.Bruce has breakfast

49、quickly every day.Bruce has a every day.Bob is fifteen years old, and Paul is fifteen years old, too.Bob is old Paul.The boy didnt go to the zoo last weekend because he had a sore back.The boy didnt go to the zoo last weekend his sore back.V. 翻译 (Translation) (共 5 小题，计 10 分) 根据提示，将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。(答案写在答

50、题纸上)请往牛奶里加些糖。( add.to)我将一直在这儿等到下午两点钟。( until )我认为一个好朋友能让我开心。( make sb happy)如果你头痛得厉害，就应该早点上床睡觉。(have a bad headache)明天别忘了把我的那本书带回来。( forget )VI. 智力测试 （IQ） （共 5 小题，计 5分） 回答下列问题。（答案写在答题纸上）Which number should replace （替代） the “ ?”? 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, ?Rearrange （重新排列） the letters on each page of t

51、his diary to find six days of the week. Which day is missing?Can you complete （ 完 成 ） the answerphone message?The 9:50 a.m. train is 15 minutes late. My watch is 10 minutes fast. What time does my watch say when it arrives?We can do nothing but stay at home, because it is raining cats and dogs outsi

52、de. What does “ it is raining cats and dogs ” mean here? You may answer it in Chinese or in English.VII. 写作（Writing） （共 2篇，计 25分。A 篇为 10分， B篇为 15分）A） 根据下面表格中的内容编写一段 Kate 邀请 Jeremy 参加生日聚会的对话。（对话写在答题纸上）要求： 1. 将表格中的信息体现在对话中；用语符合对话情境，语句通顺，语法正确，书写规范；词数在 60 左右。B） 阅读下面的信件， 以 Miss Advice 的名义给 Poor in Pennsy

53、lvania 写封回信， 提供解决问题的方法。 （作文写在答题纸上）Dear Miss Advice,I have a problem. I lent a friend some money three months ago, but he hasnt given the money back to me. Now I need the money for computer repairs. What should I do?Poor in Pennsylvania要求： 1. 叙述清楚，有条理性；2. 语句通顺、自然，语法正确，运用多种句式，书写规范；3. 词数在 80 左右。2006 年全

54、国中学生英语能力竞赛 (NEPCS)初赛初二试题参考答案听力部分 (共四大题，计 30 分)I 听辨单词 (Words)1 5 DCACBII 问句应答 (Responses)6 10 BABCB对话理解 (Dialogues)A) 11 15 BADCB B) 16 20 DCAABIV 短文理解 (Passages)A) 21 25 CBDBCB) 26. 7:30 / half past seven / seven thirty 27. by bus 28. red 29. the office 30. (a) jacket 笔试部分 (共七大题，计 120 分)选择填空 (Vocabu

55、lary and structure)A) 31 35 ACBABB) 3640 DCDCA 41 45 BCDCB4650 CBABAII 阅读理解 (Reading comprehension)A) 51 55 ABDBC B) 56 60 BCABB61. 北极熊居住的地方很冷。(那里的)温度经常低达-55(零下 55 摄氏度)。如果它们活下来的话，它们和熊妈妈一起生活近两年，但是随后它们必须离开熊妈妈到冰上独 自生活。Because it needs to find food.Pollution and thin ice.Over 16 / sixteen.In their own l

56、anguages or in English if they want to.Ireland.Europe; partsimportant holidayshotels; 18 / eighteen III. 完形填空 (Cloze)A) 71. has 72. trying 73. lost 74. were 75. to collect 76. help 77. did 78. got 79. didnt 80. saidB) 81. wonderful 82. knife 83. watermelon 84. Sorry 85. bought 86. shouts 87. by your

57、self 88. can 89. pieces 90. out句式转换 (Sentence pattern transformation)A) 91. How often 92. werent any 93. Why cant 94. did; read 95. Do; needB) 96. favourite city 97. It; takes 98. quick breakfast 99. as; as 100. because of翻译 (Translation)Please add some sugar to the milk. / Add some sugar to the mil

58、k, please.I will wait here until 2 p.m. / I wont leave here until 2 p.m.I think a good friend can make me happy.If you have a bad headache, you should go to bed early.Dont forget to bring my book back tomorrow.智力测试 (IQ)47. (Each number is the sum of the previous two numbers, e.g. 18+29=47)Tuesday.So

59、rry, I cant take your call right now. If you leave your name and number, Ill get back to you.10:15 a.m.It means it is raining very heavily. / 下着倾盆大雨写作 (Writing)A) One possible version:Kate: Im going to have a party next Friday Im going to be seventeen. Would you like to come to my birthday party?Jer

60、emy: Thats great. What time will it begin?Kate: At 8:30 p.m.Jeremy: Where will it be?Kate: Its going to be at the London Hotel, near the town centre on Shindy Street.Jeremy: OK. I can find that. See you there.Kate: See you.B) One possible version:Dear Poor in Pennsylvania,Why not give your friend a