全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二年级组试题

PAGEPAGE42005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二年级组试题（总分：150分

答题时间：120分钟）听力部分（共三大题，计30分）笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）I.选择填空（Vocabularyandstructure）(共20小题，计20分)

A）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（答案涂在答题纸上）

31.—DoyouknowMr.Smith?

—Yes.He'sastrangeman.Wefound________difficulttoworkwithhim.

A.us

B.it

C.him

D.you

32.They________thedistanceandthecommunicationproblemforpeoplevisitingtheircity.

A.drewattentiontoB.usedup

C.washedaway

D.dreamedof

33.—Youweredrivingat100kmanhour,sir.

—Butofficer,I________.Mycarcan'tgomorethan80.

A.maynothaveto

B.couldn'thavebeen

C.wouldn'tliketo

D.needn'ttobe

34.Hismoneyhadnotbroughthappinessandperhapsithadcontributed________hisstrangesenseofvalues.

A.up

B.for

C.as

D.to

35.________theirservice,theworkersofthehotelareactiveinlearningEnglish.

A.Searching

B.Informed

C.Toimprove

D.Havingcaused

36.Everymorningata________timeafterbreakfastshegavehimanhour'slesson.

A.busy

B.patient

C.convenient

D.present

37.Itwasnotuntillastyear________hegotintouchwithhisfatherinCanada.

A.where

B.what

C.how

D.that

38.Ikeptlookingatthemanwearingapairofglasses,wondering________.

A.whetherdidIborrowhisbook

B.whereIhadseenhimbefore

C.whatIknewhiswife

D.whenhadIhelpedhim

39.Theitemyourequestedyesterdayisnolongeravailableand________wearereturningyourcheque.

A.therefore

B.altogether

C.otherwise

D.moreover

40.—Whendidthestoryhappen?

—Ithappenedin________springof________1937.

A.the;the

B.a;the

C.the;不填

D.不填；不填

41.—MayIspeaktoyourmanagerMr.Williamsatfiveo'clocktonight?

—I'msorry.He________gonetoapartylongbeforethen.

A.had

B.is

C.willhave

D.has

42.I'vegotalotofbooks,________arewritteninforeignlanguages.

A.andmostofwhich

B.someofwhich

C.someofthem

D.mostofthese

43.—Howareyougettingonwithyourbook?

—Ihavefinishedalargepartofit;therestofit________moredifficult.

A.is

B.are

C.was

D.were

44.—Ihavetobeattheofficebynoontomorrow.Myco-workersaretakingmeoutforafinalgood-byelunch.

—________Whereareyougoingtoeat?

—Idon'tknow.Theywanttotreatme.

A.Idon'tknow.

B.Hownice!

C.It'smypleasure.

D.It'snoneofmybusiness.

45.—Whenyoufinishthatreport,hereareallthefilesforthenextoneweneedtocomplete,bytomorrowevening.

—________Can'tyouextendthedeadline?I'vegotaheadacheandI'vehardlysleptallweek.

—I'llseewhatIcando,buttakesomeaspirinandkeepworking.

A.I'mnotevenhalfwaythroughthisfirstone!

B.Itlookslikeitwentthroughjustfine.

C.Oh,I'msureIcanhelpyoudothat.

D.Whatdoyouwanttodiscuss?

B）下列5题中的句子可以组成一篇小短文，请从所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（答案涂在答题纸上）

46.Faradaymadethe________electricmotorin1821.Itwasaninventionthatusedelectricitytoproducemovement.

A.obvious

B.social

C.mad

D.first

47.In1831,Faradaydiscoveredthatelectricitymovesthroughawire________amagnet（磁铁）ismovednearthewire.

A.where

B.so

C.when

D.but

48.Heusedthisdiscoveryto________amachineformakingelectricity.Faradayalsoshowedhowelectricityaffectschemicalubstances.

A.debate

B.reflect

C.match

D.produce

49.Faradaygave________mostofhismoneytothepoor.Whenhegrewold,hedidnothaveenoughmoneylefttoliveon.

A.on

B.away

C.by

D.of

50.QueenVictoriarewardedhimforhis________bygivinghimmoneyandahouse.Hediedin1867.

A.discoveries

B.introductions

C.books

D.definitionsII.阅读理解（Readingcomprehension）（共20小题，计35分）

A）选择题：阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。（答案涂在答题纸上）

A注：appliancen.器具；rebaten.折扣

61.WhatistheaddressofSwansonElectric?

62.HowmuchcanyousaveifyoubuytwoprintersonFebruary5?

63.Therefrigeratorwhosepriceis$400willbesoldfor________onFebruary6.

64.Ifyouwanttobuysomeofthethingsinthisadvertisementandwanttosavemoneyyoumustgothereduring________.

65.Whatnumbershouldyoucallifyouneeddirectionstothestore?

D

OnMay7,2001,RonnieBiggsarrivedinBritainforthefirsttimeinaboutthirty-fiveyears.HisreturnwastheendofoneofBritain'smostfamouscrimestories,TheGreatTrainRobbery.In1963Biggswasinagangthatstole￡2.6millionfromatraintravelingbetweenLondonandGlasgow.Thegangwascaughtquickly,andBiggswassentencedtothirtyyearsinjail.Manypeoplethoughtthatthesentencewastooharsh（严厉的）.Biggsalsothoughtitwastooharsh,sohedecidedtoescape.

BiggswassenttoWandsworthPrison,amaximumsecurityjail.Ithadoneveryhighwalltokeeptheprisonersin,andsomeguardstowatchthem.OneafternooninJuly1965,Biggswasintheprisonyard.Hehadbeeninjailforjustfifteenmonths.Atallvan（货车）stoppedoutsidethejail,andaladderwasplacedagainstthewall.Thenaropeladderwasthrownoverthewallintotheprisonyard.Biggsclimbeduptheropeladder,jumpeddownintothevanandescaped!

Fromthattimeon,Biggslivedontherun.AfterhidinginFrance,SpainandAustralia,hefinallysettledinBrazilin1970.Hewasacelebrity（名人）criminal.Heappearedinrockvideosandmovies,andhesoldsouvenirstotouristswhocametoseehim.ButhemissedhishomeinBritainand,attheageofseventy-one,decidedtogohome.Hewasmetattheairportbyfamily,friends—andpolice.

66.RonnieBiggswassentencedtothirtyyearsinjailbecause________.

67.WhatkindofprisonwasRonnieBiggsin?

68.ThemainideaofParagraph2is________.

69.HowmanycountrieshadRonnieBiggsbeentoafterheescapedfromBritain?

70.WhenwasRonnieBiggsborn?III.完形填空（Cloze）(共15小题，计15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框内选择适当的单词或短语填空。方框内有多余的词或短语，每个词或短语限用一次。（答案写在答题纸上）found,may,of,ledto,sometimes,ratherthan,mad,infact,evenif,different,

water,part,drink,aswellas,natural,include,important,wherever

Manytouristsnowadayswalkaroundcarryingplasticbottlesofwater,evenincities.Thebottlesseemtohavebecomean(71)________fashionaccessory（配件）,andnotonlyfortourists.(72)________,nowadayseveryoneseemstocarryabottleofwaterwiththem(73)________theygo.Thisfashionforbeingseenwithbottledwater,(74)________called“designerwater”,has(75)________amassive（大量的）increaseinsalesoverthepastfewyears.Therearenowsomany(76)________brandnamesavailableintheshopsthatitishardtochoose.

Butwhydosomepeopleprefertheirwaterfromabottle(77)________atap?Tostartwith,waterformsaveryimportant(78)________ofahealthylifestyle.Wearenowadvisedto(79)________twolitresofwaterdaily,(80)________eatinglargequantitiesoffruitandvegetables.Besidesthis,designerwateroffersthepromise(81)________purity.

Itisadvertisedascleanand(82)________,whiletapwater(83)________beviewedwithsuspicion（怀疑）.

Butistherereallyanydifferencebetweenbottledandtap(84)________?Surprisingly,intheUSAitwas(85)________thatbottledwaterwasnotalwaysaspureasmostordinarytapwater.IV.翻译（Translation）（共10小题，计10分）

A)阅读下面短文，然后把划线处的句子译成汉语。（答案写在答题纸上）

Inordertomakeagoodimpressionduringajobinterview,youneedtoprepareyourselfforit.(86)Youshouldarriveinadvancefortheinterview,sothatyoucangiveyourselfalittletimetorelaxbeforetheinterviewbegins.

Theimpressionyoumakeasyouwalkintotheroomisveryimportant.(87)Trytofindoutifthecompanyororganizationhasrulesaboutdress.Thentrytodressaccordingtotheirregulations.

Youalsoneedtoplanwhatyouaregoingtosay.Insomeinterviewsyouwillhavetodoalotoftalking,andinothersyouwillonlyhavetoanswerafewquestionsaboutyoureducationandexperience.(88)Youneedtohaveanswersreadyaboutyourself,yourschoolwork,yourstrongpoints,yourreasonsforapplyingforthejob,andthesalaryyouexpect.

Youwillalsobeallowedtoasksomequestionsofyourown.(89)Thequestionsyouaskwillshowtheinterviewerthatyouhavegivencarefulthoughttotheposition.Youcanaskquestionslikethese:(90)WhatdutieswillIhavetoperforminthisposition?Doesthecompanyprovidehealthinsurance?Doesthecompanyprovideopportunitiesforfurthereducation?

B)根据提示把下列句子译成英语。（答案写在答题纸上）

91.现代科学不仅仅是大量的信息。（morethan）

92.事实是地球围绕太阳转，而不是太阳围绕地球转。（theotherwayaround）

93.她建议我按时归还学校图书馆的图书。（虚拟语气）

94.我会遵守诺言，一到北京就给你写信。（同位语从句）

95.他发现很难集中注意一件事在五分钟以上。（focuson）V.短文改错（Errorcorrection）（共10小题，计10分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。（答案写在答题纸上）

IamwatchingtelevisonafewnightsagowhenIsawsomethingthat

96.________

itmademefeelveryupset.YouseeIrecognizedsomeonefrommypast.I

97.________

nceworkedinarestaurantwhothebosstreatedhisworkersverybadly.

98.________

Forexample,whencustomersleftusatipheusedkeepitforhimself.

99.________

Irealizethatitisquitenormalforbossestogetangryfromtimeto

100.________

time,butheusedtogetveryangrysowedidthesmallestthingwrong.

101.________

Almostwaitersthereonlystayedaboutamonthandseveralwaitressesleft

102.________

afteronlyonenight.Ihatedattitude.Idecidedtoleaveafteraweek.

103.________

SoIwasverysurprisedwhenIturnedoffmytelevisionlastSaturday

104.________

andsawhimstarringinacookeryprogramme.Icouldn'tseemyeyes!

105.________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）

106.Whatnumbershouldreplacethequestionmark?

107.Oneletterineachwordofawell-knownsayinghasbeenchanged.Whatisthesaying?

TAPETIEPULLMYTOECORNS108.Whatlettershouldreplacethequestionmark?

109.TombeatsJoeatpool（落袋台球戏）butlosestoSue.HilaryusuallywinsagainstJoe,sometimesagainstTom,butneveragainstSue.Whoistheweakestplayer?

110.

istoasisto:________.

VII.写作（Writing）（共2小题，计２5分）

A)Readthefollowingpassage,andthenuseyourownwordstogiveabriefsummaryofitinabout90words.（10分）（答案写在答题纸上）

Allthankstothemobilephone

DaveMilloweshislifetohismobilephone.HewastryingtomakehistorybywalkingtotheNorthPolealone,withoutanyhelporsupport.Butafter50daysofextremelybadweather,duringwhichthetemperaturedroppedaslowasminus30°C,Davewasforcedto

abandonhisattempt.

Hehadcompleted185milesofthe375-milejourneyandhadsufferedseveralmishaps（不幸事故）.Hehadbrokenhissunglasses,beenfollowedbypolarbearsandfallenintofreezingwatertwice.Then,aftermakingthedecisiontogiveup,hehadsomemorebadluckandfoundhimselfstranded（处于困境的）onafloatingpieceoficethatwasslowlymelting.

Theweatherwastoobadforanyrescueattempttobemade.Davewaitedforthreedays,hopingthatconditionswouldimprove.Buttherescueplanescouldnotlandbecausedensefogpreventedthemfromseeingthesurfaceoftheice.Itwasaraceagainsttime.

Thenherememberedhismobilephone.Hemarkedoutarunwayontheiceandtookaphotographwithhisdigitalcamera.Thenheusedhisphonetoe-mailittothewaitingairrescueteam.Usingthephotographtoguidehim,thepilotwasabletolandinspiteoftheweather,andDavewasliftedofftheicetosafety.

B)Youhaveseenthefollowingadvertisementinayoungpeople'smagazine.

Writeyourcompositioninabout120words.（15分）（答案写在答题纸上）2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二年级组试题参考答案听力部分(共三大题，计3０分)I．句子理解（Sentences）

1—5ACBCD6—10BDCBA

II．对话理解（Dialogues）

11—15BCCCA16—20ADDAB

III．短文理解（Passages）

21—25ACADB26—30BCDDA笔试部分(共七大题，计120分)I.选择填空（Vocabularyandstructure）

31—35BABDC36—40CDBAC41—45CBABA46—50DCDBA

II．阅读理解（Readingcomprehension）

51—55CBDDA

56.Over100,000.

57.Theyformteamsandfightforjusticeandmoney.

58.Lineage,Diablo,StarCraftandCounterStrike

59.Tiredout/Verytired.

60.Computergames.

61.1123GardenStreet.

62.$40.

63.$340

64.February3—10

65.301-721-2121.

66.heandhisgangstole￡2.6millionfromatraintravelingbetweenLondonandGlasgow

67.Itwasamaximumsecurityjailwhichhadoneveryhighwalltokeeptheprisonersinandsomeguardstowatchthem.

68.RonnieBiggs'sescapefromjail

69.Four.

70.In1930.

III.完形填空（Cloze）

71.important72.Infact73.wherever74.sometimes75.ledto76.different77.ratherthan78.part79.drink80.aswellas81.of82.natural83.may84.water85.found

IV.翻译（Translation）

A)86.你应该提前到达面试地点，以便在面试开始前有点儿时间来放松一下自己。

87.设法弄清楚这家公司或机构在服饰方面是否有什么规定。

88.对于你自己、你的学业、你的长处、你申请这项工作的理由以及你期望的薪水，你都需要准备好现成的答案。

89.你所提出的问题会向主持面试者表明，你对那个职位已经经过深思熟虑。

90.我在这个职位上得承担什么职责？公司是否提供健康保险？公司是否提供进一步深造的机会？

B)91.Modernscienceismorethanalargeamountofinformation.

92.It'safactthattheearthmovesaroundthesun,nottheotherwayaround.

93.SheadvisedthatI(should)returnthebookstotheschoollibraryontime.

94.IwillkeepmypromisethatIwillwritetoyouassoonasIgettoBeijing.

95.Hefoundithardtofocusononethingforlongerthanfiveminutes.

V.短文改错（Errorcorrection）

IamwatchingtelevisonafewnightsagowhenIsawsomethingthat

96.was

itmademefeelveryupset.YouseeIrecognizedsomeonefrommypast.I

97.it

onceworkedinarestaurantwhothebosstreatedhisworkersverybadly.

98.where

Forexample,whencustomersleftusatipheused∧keepitforhimself.

99.to

Irealizethatitisquitenormalforbossestogetangryfromtimeto

100.√

time,butheusedtogetveryangrysowedidthesmallestthingwrong.

101.if

Almostwaitersthereonlystayedaboutamonthandseveralwaitressesleft

102.Most

afteronlyonenight.Ihated∧attitude.Idecidedtoleaveafteraweek.

103.his

SoIwasverysurprisedwhenIturnedoffmytelevisionlastSaturday

104.on

andsawhimstarringinacookeryprogramme.Icouldn'tseemyeyes!

105.believe

VI.智力测试（IQ）

106.30.(7×4+2=30)

107.Takethebullbythehorns.

108.O.(Oppositelettersarethesamenumberoflettersfromthebeginningandendofthealphabetrespectively.)

109.Joe.110.

VII.写作（Writing）

A)Onepossibleversion:Allthankstothemobilephone

DaveMillwassavedbyhismobilephone.HewasattemptingtowalktotheNorthPolealone.Butafter50daysofverybadweather,hehadtogiveuphisattempt.

Hehadcompletedabouthalfofhisjourneyandhadseveralaccidentsbeforehefoundhimselfstrandedonafloatingpieceofice.

Theweatherwastoobadfortherescueplanestoland.Hetookaphotographwithhisdigitalcamera,thene-maileditwithhismobilephonetothewaitingairrescueteam.ThepilotwasabletolandusingthephotographandDavewassaved.

B)Onepossibleversion:Healthierthaneverbefore!

Themostimportantdifferencebetweenusandtheoldergenerationiseducation.Thereissomuchinformationaboutwhatishealthyandwhatisnotthatit'seasytoknowwhatyoushouldandshouldn'teat.Myparentscertainlydidn'tlearnaboutthisatschoolasmygenerationallhave.

Aswellasthat,foodnowisproducedtoamuchhigherstandardthanitusedtobe.Farmingismoreefficientandrestaurantsarecleaner.Mosttownsalsohaveagymwhereitispossibletoexerciseinmanydifferentways.Finally,therehavebeenmoreadvancesinmedicaltechnologyinourlifetimethanatanytimeinhistory,whichmeansthatwewilllivelongerthananygenerationbeforeus.

一、评分原则：

1．本题总分为:A）10分；B）15分。按四个档次给分。

2．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整本档次，最后给分。

3．作文词数少于或多于规定词数20词的，从总分中减去2分。

4．如书写较差，以至影响交流，将分数降低一个档次。

二、各档次的给分范围和要求：

第四档（很好）：A）9—10分；B）12—15分

完全完成了试题规定的要求，覆盖所有内容要点，符合英语表达习惯,应用了较多的语法结构和词汇，没有语法和词汇错误，具备较强的语言运用能力，完全达到了预期的写作目的。

第三档（好）：A）6—8分；B）9—11分

完成了试题规定的要求，应用的语法结构和词汇能满足题目的要求，符合英语表达习惯,基本没有语法和词汇错误，达到了预期的写作目的。

第二档（一般）：A）3—5分；B）5—8分

未恰当完成试题规定的要求，漏掉内容要点，未描述清楚主要内容，写了一些无关内容，有语法和词汇错误，影响了对写作内容的理解，信息未能清楚地传达给读者。

第一档（差）：A）1—2分；B）1—4分

未完成试题规定的要求，明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，语法结构单调，词汇项目有限，有较多语法和词汇错误，影响对写作内容的理解，信息未能传达给读者。

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未能传达给读者任何信息：没有内容或内容太少，无法评判，写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。

三、说明：

1．内容可用不同方式表达。

2．对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二年级组试题听力部分录音原文PartI.Sentences

Listentothefollowingsentencesandchoosethestatementorthepicturewhichhasthesameoralmostthesamemeaningasthesentenceyouhear.Eachsentencewillbereadonce.1.Herheartstoppedthreetimes,buttheybroughtherbacktolife.2.Icanrememberandusethenewwordsandexpressionsinnewsituations.3.JustasIwasleaving,thephonerangagain.4.Hehadsomuchhomeworktodothathedecidednottoseethefilmthatnight.5.Themanisknownbythepeoplehehasmadefriendswith.6.Stevenbrokethemirrorwhenhewasplayingballinthehouse.7.I'llwritedownhistelephonenumbersoasnottoforgetit.8.Givenmoreattention,thetreescouldhavegrownbetter.9.AsIseeit,meetingpeopleisveryimportantinourmodernlife.10.Whetherwecancontrolthefloodisstilluncertain.PartII.DialoguesA)Listentothefollowingmini-dialoguesandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Eachdialogueandquestionwillbereadtwice.11.M:DoesthenumberonetrainstopatWallStreet?W:No.YouhavetotakethenumbertwoandchangeatParkPlace.M:Thankyou.Question:Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?12.M:I'dliketomakeabookingfor7:30tomorrownightplease.W:Forhowmanypeople,sir?M:Two,andI'dlikeatablenearawindow,ifpossible.Mywifelovestheview.Question:Whatisthemandoing?13.W:Weneedanewcomputersystem.M:Don'tbuyfromDawsonagain.SelectSystemsisverygood,butI'dgowithPhillipsComputers.I'veheardgoodthingsaboutthem.W:Fine.Getmetheirnumber.Question:Whichcompanydoesthemanrecommend?14.W:It'sChris'sbirthdayonFriday.Whatshallwegethim?M:Mmm,it'sdifficult.Tapes?CDs?Buthe'salreadygotalotofthose.W:Wecouldgethimsomethingtowear.No,let'sgethimabookonsport—he'sreallykeenonthat.M:Whynot?Question:WhatwillthemanandthewomanbuyforChrisforhisbirthday?15.M:Idon'tthinkyoushouldrunafterworknowthatit'sgettingdarkearlier.W:Butit'stheonlytimeIhavetoexercise.M:It'snotsafeandIworryaboutyou.Question:Whyisthemanworried?B)Listentothefollowingdialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Thedialoguewillbereadtwice.M:Whatshallwedotonight?Shallwegooutsomewhere?W:No,I'mtired.I'vehadareallyhardday.M:That'sabitboring!Comeon,let'sgotoacinemaorseethatnewplayatthetheatre.W:Nottonight.Whydon'twerentavideoandstayin?M:Well,I'drathergoout...butifyou'retired...OK.Sowhatshallweget?HowaboutthatnewItalianfilm?W:No,it'sfartooseriousforme.I'dfallasleep!Whycan'twegetsomethingfunny—afilmwithRikMoranisorsomeonelikethat?M:Acomedy?Nothanks.They'reboring.I'mnotwastingmymoneyononeofthose.W:Well,I'llpay,ifyou'regoingtobedifficultaboutit.M:I'mnotbeingdifficult—Ijustdon'twanttoseeacomedy.W:Fine.Whatelsedoyousuggestthen?M:HowaboutaRobertdeNiro?W:We'veseenthemall.M:Maybe,butthey'regreatfilms.Let'swatchoneagain.W:OK.PartIII.PassagesListentothefollowingtwopassagesandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Eachpassagewillbereadtwice.PassageAW:AmonthagoIhadnoideathatonaSaturdayafternooninNovemberI'dbehanging30metresabovethegroundandenjoyingit.AsIlookeddownattheriverfarbelowme,Irealisedwhypeopleloverock-climbing.MyfriendMattandIhadarrivedattheActivityCentreonFridayevening.The

accommodationwasn'twonderful,butwehadeverythingweneeded(beds,blankets,food),andwewerepleasedtobeoutofthecityandinthefreshair.OnSaturdaymorningwemettheothertenmembersofourgroup.Cameronhadcomealongwithtwofriends,KevinandSimon,whilesistersCaroleandLynnhadcomewithAmanda.Wehadcomefromvariousplacesandnoneofusknewthearea.Weknewweweregoingtospendtheweekendoutdoors,butnoneofuswassureexactlyhow.Halfofusspentthemorningcavingwhiletheotherswentrock-climbingandthenwechangedatlunchtime.MattandIwenttothecavesfirst.Climbingoutwasharderthangoingin,butafteragooddealofpushing,wewereoutatlast—coveredinmudbutpleasedandexcitedbywhatwe'ddone.PassageBM:Sunflowerdesignsseemtobeeverywhere:onhatsandclothing,onposters,onplatesandcoffeemugs.Althoughthedesignsusuallyshowlarge,brightflowerswithblackcentersandcheerfulyellowpetals,Natureismorecreative.Real-lifesunflowerscomenotonlyinyellowbutalsoinshadesofwhite,red,brown,andorange.Sunflowerblossomsmayrangeinsizefromonlyaninchwidetomorethanafootacross.Sunflowersareeasytoplant.Justpressseedsacoupleofinchesintogardensoil.Withplentyofsunandsomewater,theyarealmostguaranteedtobloom.Whentheydo,youcanpicktheflowersorleavetheminplace.Aftertheflowersfade,youcaneveneatthedriedseeds—ifyoucollectthembeforethebirdsdo.Birdslovesunflowerseeds,andtheycancertainlytellthedifferencebetweenasunflowerdesignandtherealthing!2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高三年级组试题参考答案听力部分（共三大题，计30分）I．句子理解（Sentences）1—5DBACB6—10CADBBII．对话理解（Dialogues）11—15CBDDD16—20BADCDIII．短文理解（Passages）21—25BDBDC26—30BCBDC笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）I.选择填空（Vocabularyandstructure）31—35CCAAD36—40CABAC41—45BBDDD46—50DCABDII．阅读理解（Readingcomprehension）51—55CDBBA56.learnnewmaterial57.(having)breakfast58.Checkeverything/whatyouneed59.Planyourtime60.analysethe(test)paper61.residentialcolleges62.rent,gasandelectricity63.size,conditionandlocation64.aresidentialcollege65.fullyunderstandit66.Becausetheprogrammesmayhavedifferentorconflictingvaluesfromthefamily's.67.Clearguidelines/reasonabletimelimits.68.Watchingwithadults.69.Televisioncanbeeducationalforchildren./Childrencanbenefitgreatlyfromtelevision.70.TotellparentshowtomakeTVhelptheirchildren.III.完形填空（Cloze）71.wild72.groups73.suchas74.ofcourse75.dangerous76.afraidof77.someone's78.happy79.problem80.gardens81.athome82.favorites83.pullsleds84.asasport85.strongestIV.翻译（Translation）A)86．我们开车走了五个小时才到新家，一路上我内心十分痛苦，又思念老家。87．我从来没有收到回信。当第三封邮件发出后仍没有回音时，我的信也就越写越短了。88．这件事如此出乎意料，我忘记了以前所发生的一切，也忘记了当初我是多么地生她的气。89．我想，这就是她的特点，尽管不常与朋友联系，但这并不意味着她不在乎我。90．我终于认识到，挚友之间的那种特殊情感是永远也不会真正消失的。B)91.ThefiveringsontheOlympicflagrepresentAfrica,Asia,Oceania,Europe,andNorthandSouthAmerica.92.WuPingsaidhewasnotworthyofthehonourtheschoolhadofferedhim.93.IadjustedveryquicklytotheheatofthesouthafterIstartedworkinginGuangzhou.94.It'sbeenfouryearssincemybrotherwentoverseas,andI'mlookingforwardtoseeinghimagain.95.MrWangtookpityonthechildrenwhohadtogiveupschoolanddecidedtobuildaHopeSchoolforthem.V.短文改错（Errorcorrection）Weshouldtakesomemeasuretoimprovethetrafficinbigcities.96.

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VI.智力测试（IQ）106.107.SUN108.8(Ineachtriangle,multiplythetopandcentrenumbers,togivea2digitresult,andwritethisresultonthelower2pointsofeachtriangle.)109.Theletter“n”.110.25%VII.写作（Writing）A)Onepossibleversion:Airpollutionisoneofthemostseriousenvironmentalproblems.Thereareatleasttwokindsofairpollution:carbonmonoxideandcarbondioxide.Carbonmonoxide,whichiscausedbygasolineburnedincarengines,makestheairgrayanddirty.Scientistsandcarmakersaremakingchangestoensurelesscarbonmonoxidegoesintotheair.Carbondioxidebringsthe“greenhouseeffect”.Asaresult,theearthhasbecomewarmer,andmanyproblemshaveoccurred,suchasweatherchanges,driersummers,andlessfood.Scientistssaytherealproblemistheincreasingpopulationintheworld,whichresultsinlargeramountsoffuelbeingused.B)Onepossibleversion:Nowadays,teachersandparentsarecomplainingthatsomestudentsarespendingtoomuchtimechattingandplayinggamesoncomputers.Inmyopinion,studentsshouldusecomputerswiththeguidanceofteachersandparents.Withthedevelopmentofcomputertechno