全国中学生英语能力竞赛高二初赛试卷和答案

2009年全国中学生英语能力竞赛初赛NationalEnglishProficiencyCompetitionforSecondarySchoolStudents（NEPCS）（高二试题）Seniortwohighschools（总分：150分答题时间：120分钟）听力部分（共三大题，计 30分）（略）笔试部分（共七大题，计 120分）Multiple-choice（选择填空）（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）Beloweachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoices,markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.（ 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。）（答案涂在答题纸上 ）WespentaweekinParisandhadagreattimegoingup EiffelTower,andtaking boattripalongtheSeine.A.a;aB.the;a C.the;the D.（不填）；（不填）The shoeswerecoveredinmud,soIaskedthemtotakethemoffbeforetheygotinto car.A.girl's;Tom's B.girls';Toms' C.girls';Tom's D.girl's;Toms'OnSaturdaymorningweworkedfor twohoursandthenstoppedtohavesomethingtoeat.A.other B.another C.more D.eachBecauseofasteadyeconomicgrowthrate,thepresidentcanprobablylook toanotherterm.A.up B.above C.over D.forwardAsthesurveysuggestsfreshair,enoughexerciseandnutritiousfood togoodhealth.A.contribute B.add C.attribute D.encourageWhenIwatchedthefilm,Iwas toseethatitwasquite .A.surprised;boringB.surprised;boredC.surprising;boringD.surprising;boredThisisnotthesamepainting youofferedtosellusthelasttimewewerehere.A.hatB.towhichC.forwhich D.that--AreyoustillgoingtothepartyonFriday?--Yes, somethingelsecomesup.A.unlessB.incaseof C.aslongasD.supposing--I'mseeingDrEvansnextweek.--That beright.Hewillbeonholidaythen.A.mustn'tB.needn't C.can't D.hasn'tgottoReadingisanexperiencequitedifferentfromwatchingTV;therearepictures inyourmindinsteadofbeforeyoureyes.A.toformB.formingC.tohaveformed D.havingformedWhenherealizedI athim,he awayandwalkedoutoftheclassroom.A.looked;wasturning B.waslooking;turnedC.waslooking;wasturning D.looked;turnedDon'tforgettowalkthedogwhileIamaway, you?A.willB.shall C.doD.canNothingshouldgowrong,butif ,givemearingatthisnumber.A.ithadB.thatisC.itdoesD.theyshouldtoB.Itwilltakeseveraldays--Whencanweexpecttoseeanimprovement?B.ItwilltakeseveraldaysA.We'remakinghomeimprovements

C.Youcanseeherofftonight D.I'llpickitupwhenIcometoday45.--Doyouhaveanearlierflight?I'mtryingtogettoManilabeforenoon.--Thereisan8:30flightthatwillgetyouthereby11:00.---thenIcaneasilymakethe12:30meeting.A.That'llbeperfect B.Thanks,IwillcheckitlaterC.Ithinkit'sabitlate D.Ifso,Icanchangetheflight.Cloze(完形填空)(共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithonewordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:CDaccordingtothecontext,②usingthecorrectformofthewords, (Daccordingtothefirstlettersofthewords.( 阅读下面的短文，用以下三种形式之一完成短文填空：①根据上下）（答案写在答题纸上）文填空；②用所给单词的正确形式填空；③根据单词所给首字母填空。每空一词。Choleraisadiseasespreadbydirtywater,eitherwhenpeopledrinkthewater,(46)eatfoodwhichhasbeenwashedinthewater,andnot(47)(proper)cooked.Unfortunately,untilthemid-19thcentury,peoplebelievedthatthedisease(48)tthroughtheair.Inthecrowdedcitiesof19th-centuryBritain,choleraspreadeasily.Mostdoctorswronglybelievedthatfreshairandabetterdietwould(49)pthedisease.Hugefireswereusuallylitinthe）（答案写在答题纸上）streetstodrive(50)theinfection,andtheclothesofvictimswerealsoburned.Thestreetswerealsocleanedthoroughly(51)wpowerfulchemicals.However,peoplecontinuedtosufferdreadfully.In1854,adoctorinLondon,JohnSnow,announcedwithcertaintythatcholeraspreadthrough(52)idrinkingwater.Hedidthisbycarefully(53)(collect)statisticsabouttheinfectioninonepartofLondon.Hemanagedtoprovethatinanarea(54)deathsfromcholerawerehighest,thewaterwasentirelyresponsibleforcholerainfection.(55)(Improve)madetosewers( 下水道)andsuppliesofdrinkingwaterlaterledtoadecreaseindeathsfromcholera..Readingcomprehension( 阅读理解)(共20小题；每小题2分，计40分)Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsaccordingtothepassage.( 阅读下列短文，然后根据短文后的要求答题。 )(答案与在答题纸上)AThecamellibraryislikenootherlibrary.ItisuniquetoKenya.Liketraditionallibraries,bookscanbe borrowedandreturned.Unliketraditionallibraries,booksarecarriedtopeoplebycamels.ThecamellibrarywasstartedinNorthernKenya,wheremanypeopleliveinremotevillages.Thenearesttown,calledGarissa,ishundredsofkilometersawayfromthesevillages.Manyofthevillagers haveneverlearnedtoread.Theycannotaffordtobuybooks,letalonehaveaccesstotheInternet.Until1996,theonlylibraryintheareawasinGarissa.Thedistancemeantvillagerscouldnotgettoit.Theproblemwassolvedwiththecreationofamobilelibrary.However,oneusescamelswhilemobilelibrariesinotherplacesusetrucks,thisoneusescamelstotakethebookstothevillages.Camelsareoftenthemostefficientformoftransportationdown.Camelscancarryheavythingsandtravellongdistanceswithoutwater.And,unliketrucks,theydon'tneedgoodroads.inNorthernKenya,asthepoorroadsmakedrivingdifficult.Trucks,buses,andcarsoftenbreakinNorthernKenya,asthepoorroadsmakedrivingdifficult.Trucks,buses,andcarsoftenbreakThecamellibraryusesthreecamels.Theycarrymorethan200bookstotenvillagesinNorthernKenya.Fourpeopletravelwiththecamels.Oneofthemactsasaguardtomakesure

noonetriestostealthebooksalongtheway.Thecamelswalkfromonevillagetoanother,fivedaysaweek.Thecamellibraryspendsonedayineachvillage,andthengoestothenextsmalltown.Itvisitseachvillageonceeverytwoweeks.ThebooksinthecamellibraryareinEnglish,whichthechildreninthevillagesarelearningasaforeignlanguageinschool.SwahiliisthenationallanguageofKenya,buttherearenotmanybookswritteninSwahili.Bookscanbeborrowedforonlytwoweeksatatime.Ifsomeonefinishesabookquickly,heorshewillhavetowaituntilthecamellibrarycomesbackbeforegettinganotherone.Questions56--57:Tellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.Camelsareusedbecausetherearen'tmanytrucksinNorthernKenya.ThebooksinthecamellibraryareinEnglish,thenationallanguageofKenya.Questions58--60:CompletethefollowingtablewithNOMORETHANFIVEWORDSromthepassageforeachblank.OhikvjndskiinNpuinDwtf Ihnhi5777IMi*।同，ringjmi-dd)kirHitliLy门巾山OhikvjndskiinNpuinDwtf Ihnhi5777IMi*।同，ringjmi-dd)kirHitliLy门巾山hhhu 比intlw\dikimuIfJ-cianciiiftinE>ran*da,Thepritr.电iiipIihIr--扑NHBardinfliji代饰HmuKung1r.iilLtt*L-f-in1max{“mm 尸门.八Iirkr'l*hiHollf!Kuftgfiif 151041(1kIAlIhjmrtijm--Jin- \irimt|HHiil1口Theniiiiiiniiinig廿hi也dirIourofSyriaIlie卜糖"1月内Him! rllrr(02087428612) aniiir-iki>ImurnfSvrijB|1町ln|i.hliirlijfii'LiflrMPjilinynijihIIErruiwk.OEnroMartoLilkTimrCiT(%70IlJLM.|h(1口轴.illGraiifl J|iH油"inUthj£179.TliisprirfinxdimIp*nbliiniEnnkIsirhi'krN.andRa「甲lininBiketinVifinH<晶Li”(012934567IW}Ilil*也mv,iiiMit.：ullhMuJiitunin Voi£29yimtil28kHiphlsdepanfmtn心出wickanddiildrrauM+r11patlulfWeekinSorrentoCiktlia(020担舟65533}ha7aH41mmSnTi*ri.1iiiior£394KThgiih4im5L,aivi¥Mifin hii”Ii”工1% 5P11,Ikihgh®liolrdhxiiidgu.lf：h口l「lniuinIJinB<mirrvMiniip)fainIhrII"中』IlnAtolumlfhidiMTheoflir呻疝小i”drfkijlufV-*i*ii31h.ProblemsSolutionsCostofbooksVillagerscannot(58) .Villagerscanborrowbooksfromalibraryinsteadofbuyingthem.DistanceManykilometersbetweenvillages.(59) werecreated.RisksPeoplemightstealthebooksalongtheway.Oneofthefourpeople(60) .BQuestions61--65:Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtotheads.Whichisthecheapestplacetogoforaholiday?HowlongistheholidayinSorrento?WhichhotelwouldyoustayatinBoston?HowmuchconstheholidayinSpaincost?

OnwhatdatedoestheholidayinSyriabegin?CanadianCleanAirDayison6June.ItisachanceforCanadianseverywheretofocusontheproblemsofairpollutionandtoactuallytrytodosomethingtohelpreducetheproblems.beprettyWhatcanwedotofightairpollution?Well,itshouldobviousbynowthatthewaywegettoandfromeverydaycanhaveabigeffectontheairwebreathe.SotheeasiestactionyoucantakeonCleanAirDayistoacceptwhatwecallthe"CommuterChallengeandgettoworkonfootorbycyclingforachange.Ifyouhavetouseyourcar,try"car-poolingandsharethedrive,orbetterstill,usepublictransit.(66)Ifeveryonetriesthisforoneday,you'llbeamazedbythedifferenceitcanmaketotheairintownsandcities.beprettyThere'salsoalotmoreyoucandotoimproveairquality.Forexample,youcanplanttrees.Andifyoudon'thaveagarden,thenyoucandoyourbitinotherways.(67)Forinstance,didyouknowthatmodern,improvedstovescanreducesmokebyasmuchas80--90percent?Soyoucanmakeabigdifferenceifyouupgradetheappliancesinyourhome.Thegovernmentisalsoworkinghardonyourbehalftocleanupourair.Thefirstthingistoreducetheemissionshatcausesmog-andtheyhaveclearplanstogetthere.CanadaandtheUnitedStatesagreedtoreduceemissionsonbothsidesoftheborderbetweenthetwocountriesandtheyplantoreachtheirtargetsinthenextfewyears.Thegovernment'salsotakingactiontogetcleanerfuels.It'salreadyreducedthesculpturecontainedingasoline,andithopestoreachthereductiontargetforsculptureindiesel( 柴油)bynextyear.Thesemeasuresdon'tjustfocusonthemotorist-thefederalgovernment'salsoworkingtoreduceemissionsfrompowerplantsandfactoriesrightacrossthecountry.Questions66--67:TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesinthepassageintoChinese.Questions68--70:CompletethenotesbelowwithNOMORETHANTWCWORDBomthepassageforeachblank.ReducingAirPollutionIndividualaction♦respondtothe"CommuterChallenge"♦walk,cycleorcar-pooltowork♦usepublictransit.(68) ♦upgradeyourdomesticequipmentGovernmentaction♦emissionreductiononbothsidesoftheborderbetweentheUSandCanada♦movetowards(69)(e.g.lesssulphuringasolineanddieselfuel)♦reductionofpollutantsfrom(70)andpowerplantsCoralreefsarefoundintropicalseasthroughouttheworldandprovideshelter forhundredsofdifferent plantsandanimals.Theylooklikeflatbedsofrock,butinfacttheyareformedfromthebonesoftinyseacreatures.Almostonehalfoftheworld'scoralreefsoccurinshallowseas,neartothecoastlineofoveronehundredcountries.Millionsofpeopledependonthesecoralreefsfortheirlivelihoods.Themajorityofnaturalproductswhichcomefromcoralreefs,suchasfish,shells

andseaweed,canbesold,eitherlocallyorinexportmarkets.Notonlydoesthepersonwhocollectstheproductsearnmoney,butalsothosepeoplewhoprepare,marketorsellthem.Insomecountries,coralreefsarethemainnaturalresource.IntheMaldives,forexample,25%oftheworkforceisemployedinfishing.Inaddition,56%ofthenationaleconomycomesfromreef-basedtourism.Thismeansthatalargenumberofpeopleareemployedintourism-relatedjobs.hand,Fishingisnormallyanoccupationforadultmales,particularlywhereitinvolvestheuseofboats,andotherpeopleareoftenexcludedfromit.Coralreeffisheries,ontheotherareusuallyaccessibleonfoot,soworkisnotrestrictedtomen.Infact,collectingfishandotherproductsfromthereefsisgenerallythejobofwomen,childrenandeventheelderly.hand,Women'soccupationsarenotlimitedtoreeffishing.InIndiaandtheSouthPacific,forexample,womenhelptomakeandmendthefishingequipment.Fishprocessingisoftendonebywomentoo.Suchemploymentbringsbothdirectandindirectadvantages.Forexample,onUlithiAtollinPapuaNewGuinea,womencanobtainmahoganywoodforfishingboatsinexchangeforcloththeymakeandsogainmorecontroloverthehouseholdincome.Theycanalsoapplyforloansorcredit.Thisgivesthemmoreindependenceandstatus,bothinthefamilyandinthecommunity.Question71:Choosetheanswerthatfitsthequestionbestaccordingtothepassage..Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Thestructureandlocationofcoralreefs.FishexportsfromPapuaNewGuinea.Theeconomicimportanceofcoralreefs.Femaleunemploymentincoastalvillages.Questions72--75:Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtothepassage..Howmanycountrieshaveacoralreefclosetotheircoastline?.WhichactivityismorethanhalfoftheMaldives'nationaleconomybasedon?.Howdopeopleusuallygettoreeffisheries?.WhatdoIndianwomenoftenhelptomake?IV.Translation（翻译）（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthehintsgiveninthebrackets.（括号中所给的提示将下列句子译成英语。 ）（答案写在答题纸上）.我们让那盏灯亮着，因为孩子们怕黑。（frightened）.对于小学生来说，起得那么早没有任何意义。 （makeanysense）.完工后，新的铁路线将有 250英里长。（省略句，complete）.只有用这种方法，救援人员才能救出地震中的幸存者。 （倒装语序，survivor）.那些问题都是关于艺术的，而我对艺术一无所知。 （非限制性定语从句）V.IQ（智力测试）（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）Answerthefollowingquestions.（ 回答下列问题。）（答案写在答题纸上）81.Whichofthefourfunnyfalsenoseswillhelpstoptheclownfromcrying?82.If473982isto1419and329684isto1418,whatis751694to?.Whatnine-letterwordcanyoufindbymovingfromlettertoletterinanydirection?Eachlettermaybeusedonlyonce;notalltheletterswillbeused..Acartravelsataspeedof40mphoveracertaindistanceandthenreturnsoverthesamedistanceataspeedof60mph.Whatistheaveragespeedforthetotaljourney?.Canyoudrawthemissingfigureinthefollowingsequence（ 序歹U）?VI.Errorcorrection（ 短文改错）（共10处错误；每处错误1分，计10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A）,并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11个起）不计分。（答案写在答题写上）例如：HansChristianAndersonwasoneoftheworld'sgreateststorytellers.HewasbornonApril2storytellers1805,inDenmark.Anderson'sfatherwas Apoorshoemaker.Sifterhisfatherpassedaway,aAndersontravelledtoCopenhagentotryouthimforthe-theatre.WhenIwasaseniorinhighschoolIhadateachernamedMrs.Smith.ShetaughtEnglishandshetrulyhasanimportanteffectonme.Shewasfullofloveforus.Shehadourclasstomakepostersandhangitaroundtheschool.Shetaughtusthatoneactofkindnesscangolongway.Well,Mrs.Smithpastawayjustacoupleofyearagoafteralongbattlewithbreastcancer.I'llneverforgethowawonderfulandsweetladysheis.Iamtrulyblessedtohavebeenknownher.IamgoingtobeateacherlikeherandI'llalwaysrememberherkind.VII.Writing（写作）（共2题；A题满分10分，B题满分20分，计30分）（答案写在答题纸上）A）SupposeyouareLiHuaandyoureceivedaletterfromyourfriendJackrecently.Jackcomplainedaboutthepressuresofhighschoollifeandaskedforyoursuggestions.Usingtheoutline,replytohisletterinabout80words,notincludingthegivenbeginningandending.PressuresHowtodealwithfromstudiesdrawupascientificstudyplanaboutlifeliveindependently,thinkmorepracticallyatschoolhelpyourclassmates,getalongwiththemDearJack,Iamsorrytohearaboutthetroubleyouarehaving.

Bestwishestoyou.Bestwishestoyou.Yourssincerely,LiHuaB)Yourclasshasbeendiscussingtheroleoftechnologyintoday'ssociety. Forhomeworkyourteacherhastoldyoutowriteacompositioninabout150words,givingyouropinionsonthefollowingstatement.Themobilephoneismakingapositivecontributiontoourlivestoday.2009年全国中学生英语能力竞赛初赛NationalEnglishProficiencyCompetitionforSecondarySchoolStudents(NEPCS)(高二试题)Seniortwohighschools参考答案听力部分（ 30分）（略）笔试部分（ 120分）31--35BCBDAII.Cloze31--35BCBDAII.Cloze46.or49.prevent52.infected36--40ADACB47.properly50.away/off53.collecting41--45BACBA48.travelled/traveled51.with54.where 55.ImprovementsIII.ReadingcomprehensionA)56.FA)56.FFaffordtobuybooksMobilelibraries/CamellibrariesactsasaguardB)61.Lille 62.Sevendays/Oneweek.63.TheMidtownHotel 64. £395 65.24MarchC）66.要是每个人都试着这样做一天，城镇空气质量的变化会让你惊叹不已。70.factories75.thefishingequipment70.factories75.thefishingequipmentplanttrees 69.cleanerfuelsD)71.C 72.Overonehundredcountries.73.Reef-basedtourism 74.Onfoot.IV.TranslationWeleavethatlightonbecausethechildrenarefrightenedofthedark.Itdoesn'tmakeanysenseforprimaryschoolchildrentogetupsoearly.Whencompleted,thenewrailwaywillrunfor250miles.Onlyinthiswaycanrescueworkerssavesurvivorsoftheearthquake.The/Thosequestionsareallonart,aboutwhichIknownothing.V.IQC82.1319 83.DRINKABLE84.48mph 85.说明：82.1319.7+5+1=13，6+9+4=19.84.48mph设距离为60英里，去时所用的时间为： 60、40=1.5(小时)，返回用的时间为： 60、60=1(小时)，来回距离是 120英里，平均速度是：120、2.5=48英里/小时。85.长方形水平、垂直交替排列，其内部为4个不同图形的排列，此排列在第二次出现时外部图形不变，内部图形倒置。依次推理，最后一个图片长方形为水平，内部三角形倒置；所缺的图长方形为垂直，内部图形是前面第二幅长方形内图的倒置。VI.ErrorcorrectionS2.has--hadS4.tomake---make,it--themS5.alongwayS6.past--passed,year--yearsS7.how--what,is--wasS8.havebeen---haveS9.kind---kindnessVII.WritingOnepossibleversionDearJack,Iamsorrytohearaboutthetroubleyouarehaving.As