2023年全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS初赛

2023年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）预赛高三年级组试题（总分：150分答题时间：120分钟）听力部分（共三大题，计30分）ⅠResponses(句子应答)（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）Pleaselistentothefollowingfivesentencesandchoosethebestresponsetoeachoneyouhear.Eachsentencewillbereadonce.(请听下面5个句子，选出能应答所听句子的最佳选项。每个句子读一遍。)（答案涂在答题纸上）1A.Iwillfetchsomefreshfruitforyou.B.CoffeeispopularwithBritishpeople.C.Noproblem.I’llgoandputthekettleon.D.TheirideaisexportedtoBritaineveryyear.2A.HerecognizedherItalianaccent.B.Onthefirstdayofnextmonth.C.Shehasmovedseveraltimes.D.Italianfoodcanbefoundhere.3A.Myparentslikeclassicalmusicverymuch.B.Playingmusicinclassisnotallowed.C.TherearemanymusicprogramsonTV.D.Sorry,Ididn’tthinkitwasveryloud.4It’saboutanhour’sdrivetothemuseum.Oh,Idon’tknow.MaybeI’llgoshopping.Myfriendpreferswalkingtotakingabus.Mymotherhatesgoingshoppingalone.5There’soneaboutfiveminutes’walkaway.MyEnglishteacherismygoodfriend.ThecollegeprovidesthebestEnglishcourse.IlikereadingnovelsinEnglish.ⅡDialogues(对话理解)（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）Pleaselistentothefollowingfivemini-dialogues.Eachdialogueisfollowedbyaquestion.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothedialogueyouhear.Eachdialogueandquestionwillbereadtwice.（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。）（答案涂在答题纸上）6Holdapartyathome.BuyaChristmaspresent.Takethewomantotheparty.Repairthewoman’scar.7Hedialedawrongnumber.Thephonelineisbusy.Mr.Hewittisnotintheoffice.Mr.Hewittisbusynow.8910Listentothefollowingdialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Thedialoguewillbereadtwice.(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。)（答案涂在答题纸上）11A.Fatheranddaughter.B.Twostrangers.C.Customerandlawyer.D.Studentlandlandlord.12A.Becauseit’stheendoftheschoolterm.B.Becausethehotelsareexpensive.C.Becausetheareahasmanytechnologycompanies.D.Becausethetownistoosmall.13A.￡4anhour.B.￡14aday.C.￡40aweek.D.￡400amonth.14Athome.Inadormitory.Atafriend’s.Inahotel.15It’sabitnoisyatnight.It’sasecondfloorapartment.Ithastwobathrooms.Ithastwolargelivingrooms.ⅢPassages(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)Listentothefollowingmaterialandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothematerialyouhear.Thematerialwillbereadtwice.(请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的内容，选择能回答所提问的最佳选项。材料读两遍。)（答案涂在答题纸上）16A.Abusinessman.B.Auniversityteacher.C.Acompanyowner.D.Aschoolprincipal.17A.Attheageofseventeen.B.Afterhewonaprize.C.Assoonashehadenoughfriends.D.AfterworkingforanItaliancompany.18A.Threemonth.B.Ninemonth.C.Twoyears.D.Threeyears.19Interestingbutpaidless.Dullanddangerous.Excitingbutstressful.Easyandenjoyable.20InLondon.InMilan.InNewYork.InParis.Pleaselistentothefollowingmaterial,andfillintheblanksaccordingtothematerialyouhearwithoneortwowords.Thematerialwillbereadtwice.(请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的材料内容填空，没空填一到两个单词。材料读两遍。)（答案涂在答题纸上）A10-year-oldgirl,AnnWaxman,savedherelderbrother’slifelastnightwhenafire(21)intheirhouseinManchester.Ann’sparentswereoutoftownfortheweekendwhenfaultyelectricalwiringcausedthefiretostart(22)thenight.Theyounggirlwasawakenedbythefamily’sdog,Danny,whowas(23)excitedlyinthebackgarden.Annsmelledsomethingburningand(24)ranthroughthesmoke-filledhousetosaveherolderbrother,Frank.WhenFrankwouldnot(25),Anngotsomehelpfromthefamilydog.Frank’sbodywastoofartoo(26)forthelittlegirltomovealone,buttheclevergirlbroughtthedog(27)andtiedthedog’sleadtoFrank’sleftankle.Shethengrabbedherbrother’srightankle,andtogether,thegirlandthedog(28)Franktosafety.Thelittleheroineisquitemodesaboutthewholething.“Icouldn’thavedoneit(29)Danny,ourdog,”shesaidafterwards.“I’mjustgladwe’reallalright.”Annistoreceiveamedalforher(30)fromMayorWitticombenextweek.笔试部分（共七答题，计120分）KnowledgeandUsage(知识与用法)(共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)PleasecompletethefollowingsentencesbyusingtheChinesehintsgiveninthebrackets.(请根据括弧中所给的汉语提醒完毕下列句子。)（答案写在答题纸上）31.(传统的)methodsaretheonesthathaveexistedforalongtimewithoutchanging.32.It’safactthatIwasterribleatschoolandleftwithfew(学术的)qualifications.33.Areportsaysthatwomenwho(推迟)havingababyoftenmakethebestmothers.34.Aquestionnaireisa(书面的)listofquestionswhichareansweredbyalotofpeopletoprovideinformationforareport.35.Youshould(集中注意力)theroadespeciallywhenyou’redrivingintherain.PleasecompletethefollowingpassagebychoosingthebestofthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDintheboxes(请从方框中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项完毕下面的短文。)（答案涂在答题纸上）RogerPress,40,haschangedhiscareer.Afterspendingfiveyearsasaconcertpianisthe’sgoneinbusiness,recently(36)uphisowncompany.Heexplained:“AfterleavinguniversityIdecidedto(37)myselftoacareerinmusic.Ilovedperformingbutitwasveryhard.IplayedatconcertsinEuropeand(38)inAmerica,maderecordingsandgotgoodreviews.ButafterawhileIfeltI’dgoneas(39)asIcould.Unlessyou’reoneoftheworld’stoppianists,it’sdifficulttoearnagoodlivingandIwasn’toneofthegreatest.I’vealwaysthoughtthatit’simportanttobecommercial,toparticipateandcompleteinthemodernworld.WhenI(40)upmyperformingcareer,peoplearoundmeweremoresadanddisappointedthanIwas.ButIfeltfreeand(41)IknewIwasgettingseriousaboutlife.Aftergettingaqualificationinbusinessadministration,Ijoinedarecordingcompanyandstartedtheirclassicalvideodivision,(42)programsaboutfamousartists.Ayearago,Ileftthiscompanyandformedanewone(43)specializedinmultimediaprograms.NowthatIrunmyownbusiness,I’mincontrol(44)mylifeandIcanfeelproudofmyachievements.AlthoughthestressishighandIworklonghours,thestressinvolvedinpianoplaywasmuch(45).Ittookphysical,emotionalandmentalskills.IpreferthepressuresIlivewithnow.36givingsettingformingbringing37devotetakeassignemploy38jobeffortworkcareer39soonoftenfarmuch40tookbroughtgaveput41lateatlastattheendlately42producedproducingbeingproducedhavingproduced43whowhatwhosewhich44oninatof45worselessbetterfewerCloze(完形填空)（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）Pleasereadthefollowingpassageandfillintheblankswiththeproperformsofthe5wordsorphrasesoutofthe7givenintheboxaccordingtothecontext.(请阅读下面的短文，并根据其内容提醒，从方框中所给的7个词语中选出5个，并用其适当形式填空。)pickup,spend,magazine,stayout,riseandfall,changes,continueClaudiaSchifferisverysuccessfulGermansupermodel.She’sappearedonthecoversandfashionpagesofallthemajorfashion(46)andisoneofthefacesofChanel.Claudiaisaverybeautifulwoman.Shehasaslimfigureandistallwithverylonglegs.Hermoststunning(有魅力的)feature,though,isherattractiveheart-shapedfacewithhersparkingeyesandstraightnose.Shehasshoulder-lengthblondehairbutitsstyleandcolorareoften(47)tosuiteachmodelingassignment.NotonlyisClaudiaaprofessionalmodel,butshe’salsoaverysuccessfulbusinesswoman.Shehasherownfitnessvideoandisapartnerinthenewchainof“FashionCafes”.She’salsoverygenerous,and(48)alotofhertimeworkingwithvariouscharity(慈善)organizationshelpingchildreninneed.Claudiaissociable,too,andlikesbeingwithfamouspeople.WhenClaudiaisnotmodelingordoingcharitywork,shelikesreadingandwatchingoldfilms.Shealsoenjoysgoingtoparties,butsherarely(49)late.Inrecentyearspeoplecanoftenseeheragainafterherdisappearancefromthepublic’seyes.AlthoughClaudia’spopularityasamodel(50)withtheseason(asitdoesforallsupermodel),Claudiaissobeautiful,talentedandintelligentthatshe’llbefamousforalongtimetocome.Pleasereadthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithonewordononeofthefollowingthreeways:eq\o\ac(○,1)basedonthecontext;eq\o\ac(○,2)usingtheproperformofthegivenwords;eq\o\ac(○,3)basedonthegivenlettersofthewords.(请阅读下面的短文，用以下三种形式中的一种填空：eq\o\ac(○,1)根据上下文填空；eq\o\ac(○,2)用所给单词的适当形式填空；eq\o\ac(○,3)根据单词所给的字母填空。没空一词。)ThomasEdison,theinventorofthelightbulb,thoughtthatsleepwasunnecessaryandthatasocietythatoperatedwithoutsleepwouldbeanideal(51)o.However,hewaswrong.Nowadays,wearelivinginasocietyin(52)whpeoplearesleepinglessthaneverandthishasresultedinmanynegativeeffects.According(53)policereports,morethantwenty-fivepercentofaccidentsaredirectlyorindirectlyattributedtolackofsleep.Itistruethatpeople(54)utosleepninehoursanight,whereastodaytheysleepsevenorevenless.Thisisbecauseourwayoflifehasvariedandwearetryingtosqueezeactivities,like(55)(watch)television,shoppingorgoingtothegym,inour24-hourday.Lackof(56)alsohasanegativeeffectonourhealth.Researchthathasbeencarriedoutonanimalscontinuouslydeprived(剥离)ofsleephasshownthattheyare(57)litodie.Ofcourse,experimentsofthiskindarehighlyunlikelytobecarriedoutonhumans.Thelongestperiodofwakefulnesswhich(58)(break)therecordwaselevendays.Thisexperimentshowedthatafterafewdayswithoutsleep,themindandbodywere(59)unatofunctionnormally.Insummary,thevastmajorityofus(60)nadequatesleepineverytwenty-four-hourperiod.Readingcomprehension(阅读理解)(共20小题：61-65小题每小题1分；66-80小题每小题2分，计35分)Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Pleaserespondtothequestionsaccordingtotherequirementsgivenattheendofeachpassage.(阅读下面的短文，每篇短文后设有若干问题，请根据短文后的规定回答问题。)（61-63小题涂在答题纸上；64-80小题答案写在答题纸上。）AWhenChristopherColumbusarrivedinAmerica500yearsago,hefoundpeoplewho’dbeenlivingthereforcenturies.AmongtheNativeAmericanseventuallyaffectedbyhis“discovery”werethePuebloIndiansofNewMexico.Recently,wespokewithfivePuebloteen.Here’swhattheyhadtosayabouttheirlivestoday.WhatqualitiesdoyouthinkarespecialNativeAmericans?RabinAtencio,15:Ourpeopleareproudandhaveastrongsenseofcommunity.Welookoutforoneanother.Nooneishomeless.KatrinaHumetewa,16:Wehavemanystrongoldbeliefsandtraditions.Oneisthatnatureisscared(神圣的).Theearthgivesusfoodandlife.Wedon’tthrowawayalotpoisonsintothegroundandrivers.Howdoyoulearnaboutyourhistoryandculture?FabiolaLovato,17:Welearnfromourelders.Theytellusaboutthenaturalworld,medicines,andotherthings.Ourtraditionsarepasseddownfromgenerationtogenerationbywordofmouth.Isyourdailylifelikethatofotherteens?JustinMchorse,17:Inmanyways,yes.Ilistentorapandrock’n’roll.Idressinjeans,T-shirtsandsneakers.Igotoapublicschool.Inmyvillage,Iliveinanadobe(housemadeofmudandplaster).Wehaveelectricityandplumbing.JonathanTeba,15:Igotomovieswithmyfriendsandjusthangoutandtalk.Ialsolovesports.IwatchtheLakersandtheBullsonTV.HowisyourlifedifferentfromotherAmericanteens?Justin:IlistentotraditionalNativeAmericanmusic.Atpowwows(帕瓦典礼),differenttribesgettogethertoperformtheirdances.I’llhearround-dancesongs,war-partysongsandstufflikethat.Jonathan:Mostlyit’samatterofreligion.Wehavemanytraditionalbeliefsandceremonies.Butwecan’ttalkaboutthem.They’reprivate.Whatotherconcernsdoyouhave?Rabin:Forme,seeingColumbusbeingcelebratedfordiscoveringAmericaisdifficult.Ourpeoplelosttheirlives,theircultureandtheirland.We’rewandering,“Whataboutus?”Jonathan:Iworryaboutlosingourtraditions.I’mtryingtolearnmylanguage—Tewa.Butitseemsmanyeldershaveforgottenalot.Eldersstayedathomeandtaughtthechildren.Today,manyhavetowork.There’slesstimefortheoldwaysnowadays.Questions61-63:ChoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandDaccordingtothepassage.61.ThefivePuebloteenslivenin.A.NewYorkB.NewMexicoC.CaliforniaD.SanFrancisco62.MostPuebloteenslearntheirtribe’sNativeAmericanhistoryfrom.A.readingbooksB.watchingTVC.theireldersD.thestateschools63.Thepurposeofthisarticleisto.A.helppeoplelearnmoreaboutNativeAmericansB.introducethehistoryoftheUnitedStatesC.showtheimportanceofrespectingnatureD.describethelivesoftheeldersintheUSAQuestion64-65:Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.64.Nowadays,Puebloteens’livesarecompletelydifferentfromtheothersintheUnitedStates.65.Jonathanworriesaboutthelossoftheirtraditionsbecauseofthechangeintheirlifestyle.B(66)“Yes,ofcourse,”mostpeoplewouldanswer,butthenthey’veprobablyforgottenallthoselittleliesthataretoldsoeasily—forexample,“Thisisdelicious.”“Youlooklovelyinthatdress.”“I’dlovetocomewithyou.”Liesareusedalotineverydaylife.Generallyspeaking,therearethreetypesofliesandliars.Thefirsttypeofliarwanttopleasepeople,thesecondtypewantstoprotecthimselforherself,andthethirdtypeliestogetwhatheorshewants.Lyingcanalsobeseparatedintodifferenttypes.(67)Ifsomeoneisfishingforcomplimentsandyoutellthemwhattheywanttohear,youprobablythingthisa“kind”lie.However,yougetsomethingasaresultofthislie,too—affection,friendship,orpeaceandquiet.Thesecondtypeisrefusingtoacceptresponsibility.Whenyoulieforself-protection,thereasonisverycleartoexplainyourlateness,youtellyourbossthetrainwaslate,notthatyouoverslept.Youcannotbeblamedforbeinglatebecauseyou’renotresponsibleforanyproblemsthetrainhasandtheconsequencesofthoseproblem.(68)Itis,forexample,thekindofliethatpeopletellinordertoclimbuptheladderatwork,withoutcaringaboutthepeoplewhoaretreatedbadlyandunfairly.Whataboutbeingliedto?(69)Obviously,therearesomeverbalclues-lotsofumsandahs—andliarsareoftentakelongertoanswerquestions.Theyalsospeakfasterbutaresometimesveryunclearaboutdetails.(70)Expertssaythatspeakingthroughone’sfingersorputtingone’shandsoverhisfacemayindicatethatapersonislying.Playingwithone’shairorclothesandbeingunabletosaystillforanylengthoftimeareotherclues.However,thetruthofthematteristhatwealllieatsometime,andifanyonetellsyoutheyneverlie,theyarelying.Questions66-70:ChoosefromthesentencesA-Gtocompletethepassage.Therearetwosentenceswhichyoudonotneedtouse.Thethirdsortoflieismoreharmfulthantheothertwo.Canyoutellwhensomeoneistellingyoualie?Canyouimaginegoingthroughawholedaywithouttellingalie?Thiskindofliecanmakebothsidesbenefit.It’simpossibletofindpeoplewhonevertelllies.Liesarenotrecognizedinthefirstplace.Certaintypesofbodylanguagecanalsoindicatethatsomeoneislying.CGeographyLessonBrianPattenOurteachertoldusonedayhewouldleaveAndsailacrossawarmblueseaToplaceshe’donlyknownfrommaps,Andallhislifehadlongedtobe.ThehousehelivedinwasnarrowandgrayButinthismind’seyehiscouldseeSweet-scentedjasmineclambering(茉莉攀爬)upthewalls,Andgreenleavesburningonanorangetree.Hespokeofthelandshelongedtovisit,Whereitwasneverdrab(单调)orcold.AndIcouldn’tunderstandwhyheneverleft,Andshookoffourschool’sstranglehold(束缚).Thenhalfwaythroughhisfinalterm,Hetookillandheneverreturned,AndhenevergottothatplaceonthemapWherethegreenleavesoftheorangetreesburned.Themapswerepulleddownfromtheclassroomwall;Hisnamewasforgotten,itfadedaway.ButalessonheneverknewhetaughtIswithmetothistoday.Itraveltowherethegreenleavesburn,Towheretheocean’sglass-clearandblue,Toallthoseplacesmyteachertaughtmetolove—Butwhichheneverknew.Questions71-75:Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage.71.Whatisthegeographyteacher’sdream?72.Howistheteacher’shousedescribed?73.Whendidtheteachertakeill?74.Whofinallyreachedtheplacestheteacherdreamedof?75.What’sthepoet’spurposeofwritingthepoem?DAlternativemedicineIsitallinthemind?OneinfivepeopleintheUKchoosetousealternativemedicine.Alternativemedicinemaybenews,butit’snotnew.It’smodernmedicinethatisnew—forexample,thefirstsynthetic(人造的)drug,aspirin,onlydatefrom1899.Butalternativemedicinegoesbackthousandsofyears.Acupuncture(针灸),insertingfineneedlesatselectedpointsinthebody,wasusedinChinaover2,000yearsagoandkeepsmovinginpopularity.Herbal(草药的)medicine,treatingillnessandpainwithnaturalremedies(治疗),istheoldestsystemofmedicineintheworld.Herbalistsarepreparedtospendmoretimethanmoderndoctorswithpatientssotheycantreatthemasindividuals.Andwhat’snext?“Aacupuncture-in-a-pill!”AcompanyinSingaporeexpectstoidentifythegeneresponsibilityforacupuncturehealingsoon.Itplanstomakespillforpeoplewhowanttoavoidhavingacupuncturebecausetheycan’tstandthethoughtofallthoseneedles.ArecentTVprogramonalternativemedicineshowedayoungChinesewomanhavingopen-heartsurgerywithoutageneralanesthetic(麻药)—butwithacupuncture.Thereseemedtobenodoubtthatacupuncturestoppedthewomanfromfeelingpain.Latertheprogramshowedhowtheneedlesappearedtochangethebrain’sreactiontopain.Thenthere’sthe“placebo”(安慰剂)effect.InamajortrailintheUSAagroupofpatientshadanormaloperationforbadkneepain.Anothergroupofpatientswithkneepainalsobelievedtheyhadoperations.Butinfactallthesurgeondidwascutthekneeopenandcloseitagain.Bothgroupshadthesamepositiveresultsfromtheir“operation”.Inotherwords,theeffectofrealandfakeoperationswasthesame.Sowhatdoesthisexperimenttellusaboutmedicine?Simplythis:whenpeopleexpecttogetbettertheyoftendo.Questions76-80:Completethesummaryofthepassagewithnomorethanthreewordsforeachblankaccordingtothepassage.Inthispassage,thewriteristryingtoexplainalternativemedicinetothereaders.Alternativemedicinecandateform(76)ago.Forexample,acupuncture,usedin(77)foralongtime,isgettingmoreandmorepopularintheUK.ATVprogramaboutanopen-heartsurgerywithacupunctureshowsthatacupuncturecanreducepeople’s(78).AcompanyinSingaporeexpectstomake“acupuncture-in-a-pill”forpatientsinthefuture.Herbalmedicinereferstotreatingillnesswithnaturalremedies,whichis(79)systemofmedicine.AttheendofthepassagethewritertakestheexperimentintheUSAasanexampletoconcludethatmedicinecanhaveaplacebo(80).ⅣTranslation(翻译)(共5小题；每小题2分，计10分)PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentencesinthefollowingpassageintoChinese.(请将短文中的划线句子翻译成汉语。)（答案写在答题纸上）Youngpeopleandolderpeopledon’talwaysagree.Theysometimeshavedifferentideasaboutlife,workandplay.ButinonespecialprograminNewYorkstate,adultsandteenagerslivetogetherinpeace.(81)Eachsummer200teenagersand50adultslivetogetherforeightweeksasmembersofspecialworkgroup.Everyoneworksseveralhourseachday.Theaimisnotjusttokeepbusybutrathertofindmeaningandenjoymentinwork.Someteenagersworkinthewoodsoronthefarmsnearthevillage.Somelearntomakefurnitureandtobuildhouses.Theadultsteachthemtheseskills.Thereareseveralfreehourseachday.Weekendsarefree,too.Duringthefreehourssomeoftheteenagerslearnphotographyorpainting.Otherssitaroundtalkingorsinging.Eachteenagerchooseshisorherwaytospendfreetime.Whenpeoplelivetogether,rulesarenecessary.(82)Inthisprogramtheteenagersandadultsmakerulestogether.Ifsomeonebreaksarule,theproblemgoesbeforethewholegroup.Thegroupmembersdiscusstheproblem.Theyask.“Whydidithappen?”and“Whatshouldwedoaboutit?”(83)Oneoftheteenagershasthistosayabouttheexperience:“Youstopthinkingonlyaboutyourself.Youknowhowtothinkaboutthegroup.”PleasetranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishbyusingthehintsgiveninthebrackets.(请根据提醒，将下列句子译成英语。)（答案写在答题纸上）84.他们这次中国之旅大大加深了他们对这个伟大国家的了解。85.他们想知道的是世界上有没有足够的自然资源。（主语从句）ⅤErrorCorrection(短文改错)(共10处错误；每处错误1分，计10分)Therearealtogether10errorsinthefollowingpassage.Theerrorsareaboutmissingwords,unnecessarywordsandwrongwords.Pleasecorrectthemaccordingtothefollowingrequirements:foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwiththesign“∧”andwritethewordyoubelievetobemissinginthelineontheanswersheet;foranunnecessaryword,crossouttheunnecessarywordwiththesign“﹨”andputthewordwiththesign“﹨”inthelineontheanswersheet;forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneinthelineontheanswersheet.Notes:1.Thereisonlyonewordforeacherror;2.Youonlyneedtocorrect10errorsandtherewillbenopointsfortheeleventhyoumake.下文中共有10处错误，错误涉及缺词、多词与错词三个方面。请根据以下规定修改文中出现的错误：缺词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在答题线上写出该词；多词：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉，在答题线上写出该词，并也用斜线（﹨）划掉；错词：在错词下划一横线，并在答题线上写出改正后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只需要修改10处，