全国中学生高二英语能力竞赛初赛试题

1、全国中学生英语能力竞赛(nepcs)初赛高二组试题(总分：150分 答题时间：120分钟)听力部分(共四大题，计30分)i. 句子理解(statements) (共5小题；每小题1分，计5分) 请听句子，然后从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出一个与你所听到的句子意思一致或相近的答案。每个句子只读一遍。(答案涂在答题纸上) 1. a. mr johnson often offers his help to others in the company. b. we will be disappointed if the weather isnt fine tomorrow. c. he had sai

2、d hed help us, so we were disappointed when he didnt come. d. he made a promise to send us free newspapers once a month. 2. a. a stage show called tango argentina toured the world before the war. b. the tango became very fashionable in argentina after world war i. c. argentinians like to express the

3、ir feelings through music. d. the tango became less popular in the early 1950s. 3. a. the manager warned me that if i didnt work hard i would lose my job. b. i was going to apply for a better job to feed my family. c. maggie and i graduated from the same college seven years ago. d. i was tired of do

4、ing my job, since i had been doing it for years. 4. 5. a. youd better book in advance if you want to get a room. b. youll have to book by tomorrow if you want the lower price. c. its not easy to find room to park my car during this busy hour. d. you have no idea how hard we are doing this task. ii.

5、问句应答(responses) (共5小题；每小题1分，计5分) 请听问句，然后从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出一个能够恰当回答你所听到的句子的最佳答案。每个问句只读一遍。(答案涂在答题纸上) 6. a. never mind. ive got enough cash. b. nice price!well buy some fruit. c. give me a moment please. i am waiting for a friend. d. i cant believe it. im very disappointed in you. 7. a. we have to hand in

6、 this homework by tomorrow. b. as you know, practice makes perfect. c. im just looking around. thank you. d. thank you, but i think i can finally handle it myself. 8. a. here you are. but can i ask why? b. yes. i want to buy a shirt. c. sorry. but these are all we have. d. yes. but can i do it mysel

7、f? 9. a. oh, thats very nice of you to say so. b. three to one. germany is leading the game. c. dont worry about that. i can wait. d. no. you have to take a train on the other side. 10. a. im sorry. im also a stranger here. b. lets meet at the italian caf around five oclock. c. no problem. ive just

8、arrived here. d. right. lets go say hello. hes my friend. iii. 对话理解(dialogues) (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分) a)请听下面五组小对话，每组对话后有一个问题，根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。每组对话和问题均读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上) 11. a. to watch a movie.b. to play a ball game.c. to see a friend in hospital.d. to tell stories to their daughter. 12. a. the pa

9、rents are not satisfied with the girls behaviour at school. b. the parents dont agree with the way the girl thinks and dresses. c. the parents often discuss with the girl about how to make friends. d. the parents often quarrel with the girl about the girls future. 13. a. a piece of cake and a cup of

10、 coffee. b. a glass of milk and some sugar. c. a piece of bread and a glass of water. d. a cup of tea and a sandwich. 14. a. she lost her patience to look after the baby. b. she could not afford to buy a new book. c. she missed one of her old classmates. d. she lost the book which the man lent to he

11、r. 15. a. 280.b. 300. c. 315.d. 350. b) 请听下面一段长对话，然后根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。对话读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上) 16. where is danny at the moment? 17. who is sitting together with danny most probably? a. his new girlfriend.b. his classmate. c. his aunt.d. his college teacher. 18. when is dannys mother coming to visi

12、t him? a. next month.b. this weekend.c. tomorrow afternoon.d. next week. 19. what are fiona and rex going to do? a. they are going back to the college for a rest. b. they are going to try on some new clothes. c. they are going on shopping in a superstore. d. they are going to attend a lecture in the

13、 college. 20. whats the relationship between danny and fiona? a. they are boyfriend and girlfriend.b. they were boyfriend and girlfriend. c. they are brother and sister.d. they were neighbours. iv. 短文理解 (passages) (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分) a) 请听下面一段材料，然后根据你所听到的内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。材料读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上) 21. whats t

14、he date today? a. september 5, 2006.b. september 15, 2006. c. october 5, 2006.d. october 25, 2006. 22. why has the prime minister gone to washington? a. to celebrate the presidents birthday. b. to spend a one-week holiday. c. to attend an international trade conference. d. to attend the opening cere

15、mony of an international company. 23. where will the prime minister go at the weekend? a. scotland. b. ireland.c. egypt.d. mexico. 24. why did the traffic jam happen? a. because the motorway was completely destroyed by floods. b. because a footbridge over the road between london and oxford fell onto

16、 the road. c. because a big tree near cambridge fell across the road and blocked it. d. because of a car accident which happened between nottingham and sheffield. 25. whats the weather like today? a. hot and cloudy. b. fair and dry.c. cold and fine.d. snowy and windy. b) 非选择题：请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的内容，补全空白

17、处所缺的信息，每空不超过两个词。材料读两遍。(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15小题；每小题1分，计15分) 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. i think we should organise _ little dinner to celebrate _ event.a. /; anb. the; thec. a; /d. a; the 32. i phoned her _ day, but she refused to tell me _ .

18、 a. another; nothingb. another; everything c. other; somethingd. the other; anything 33. whats the matter? _ ? yes, my mother _ seriously ill since yesterday. a. have you wept; getb. youve been crying, havent you; has been c. did you weep; gotd. are you crying; had been 34. an american indian legend

19、 says that trees hold up the sky, and if they_ ,_ will be a disaster. a. are cut off; itb. will be cut down; it c. are cut down; thered. will cut off; there 35. i cant help _ at his meanness. he again decided against _ his old aunt. a. surprising; to saveb. being surprised; helping c. to be surprise

20、d; savingd. to surprise; to help 36. how _ he have got into an accident? he is such a careful driver. but other drivers are not. somebody _ into his car. a. can; may have runb. may; should have crashed c. must; must have crashedd. might; can have run 37. between 1950 and 1990, the world population d

21、oubled to 5.3 _ . nearly eighty_ of these people live in developing, or poorer nations. a. billion; percentb. billion; percentage c. billions; percentsd. billions; percent 38. if janet _ half an hour earlier, she _ to see kevin before he left. he was eagerto say good-bye to her. a. has arrived; woul

22、d be ableb. would leave; was able c. have started; would have been able d. had come; would have been able 39. good morning. may i help you? no, thank you. im just looking around. _ a. thanks for coming to see me.b. how are you feeling today? c. ill write you a cheque right now. d. take your time the

23、n. 40. _ that her fifteen-year-old son disappeared while walking home from school, shesuddenly burst _ tears. a. being heard; outb. having been told; intoc. to tell; awayd. seen; out 41. he was a _ person in the neighbourhood. the people thought there was not a manalive who could do everything half

24、as _ as he did. a. highly respecting; moreb. high respected; fast c. highly respected; welld. highest respected; better 42. gary was extremely busy with his work last week. not until _ very dark _ his work and go home. a. was it; he startedb. it was; did he stop c. was it; did he startd. it was; he

25、stopped 43. its a family of three children, _ are _ the internet. a. all of them; fond ofb. both who; made up of c. all of whom; addicted tod. all which; satisfied with 44. are you ready to order? im kind of in a hurry. _ a. what can you serve quickly?b. what had happened? c. i hope youre not disple

26、ased with her. d. there will be a lot of food. 45. i did not accept the job. _ im unwilling to do the job, _ im unequal to it. a. however; as b. not that; butc. although; sod. not for; though ii. 阅读理解(reading comprehension) (共20小题；选择题5小题，每小题1分，非选择题15小题，每小题2分，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

27、题的最佳答案。(答案涂在答题纸上) can you understand the beginning of this essay? “my smmr hols wr cwot. b4, we usd 2go2 ny 2c my bro, his gf & 3 kds ftf.” the scottish teacher who received it in class had no idea what the girl who wrote it meant. the essay was written in a form of english used in cell phone text m

28、essages. text messages (also called sms) through cell phones became very popular in the late 1990s. at first, mobile phone companies thought that text messaging would be a good way to send messages to customers, but customers quickly began to use the text messaging service to send messages to each o

29、ther. teenagers in particular enjoyed using text messaging, and they began to create a new language for messages called “texting.” a text message is limited to 160 characters, including letters, spaces, and numbers, so mess- ages must be kept short. in addition, typing on the small keypad of a cell

30、phone is difficult, so its common to make words shorter. in texting, a single letter or number can represent a word, like “r” for “are,” “u” for “you,” and “2” for “to.” several letters can also represent a phrase, like “lol” for “laughing out loud.” another characteristic of texting is the leaving

31、out of letters in a word, like spelling “please” as “pls.” some parents and teachers worry that texting will make children bad spellers and bad writers. the student who wrote the essay at the top of this page said writing that way was more comfortable for her. (the essay said, “my summer holidays we

32、re a complete waste of time. before, we used to go to new york to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three kids face to face.”) not everyone agrees that texting is a bad thing. some experts say languages always develop, and this is just another way in which english is changing. other people b

33、elieve texting will disappear soon. new technology for voice messages may soon make text messages a thing of the past. 46. what is the writers opinion of text messaging? a. the writer does not give his opinions. b. it is not bad for children. c. it will make children bad writers.d. it is fun and eas

34、y to do. 47. which characteristic of texting is not described in the passage? a. using letters to represent words.b. using phrases to represent essays. c. using letters to represent phrases.d. using numbers to represent words. 48. which of the following was most probably the title of the students es

35、say? a. my smmr hols b. cu in lac. my gfd. my gr8 tchr 49. why do some people think that texting is bad? a. it costs too much.b. its too difficult to type. c. teenagers wont learn to write correctly. d. its not comfortable. 50. why arent some people worried about the effect of texting? a. not many p

36、eople use texting. b. spelling in english is too difficult. c. teenagers quickly become bored with texting. d. texting will disappear because of new technology. b) 非选择题：阅读下列材料，然后按要求完成所给出的题目。(答案写在答题纸上) aquestions 5155: answer each of the following questions in no more than 3 words. 51. which is the b

37、est channel for news? 52. who has returned to playing tennis? 53. what time does the romantic film start? 54. how much money is the game show prize? 55. what does “on the air” mean? bthe man looks uncomfortable. he is not speaking. his girlfriend keeps asking him whats wrong. “nothing,” he replies e

38、ach time. you must be familiar with this kind of scene. romantic comedies and tv dramas often show this kind of relationship problem. (59) such problems among couples often result from not understanding their partners communication style.(60) psychologists(心理学家) have found some basic differences bet

39、ween the sexes in the ways they communicate. firstly, women typically prefer to talk about their feelings, while men tend to withdraw. for example, when a couple has a problem, a woman will typically try to solve the problem by talking about it with her partner. a man, on the other hand, is usually

40、more likely to solve the problem on his own. he, therefore, removes himself from the situation, or tries to get away from the woman to be by himself. secondly, men and women respond to each other differently. both men and women are very good at reading their partners feelings. the difference is in t

41、heir reactions. women, psychologists say, are receptive and responsive. this means that they actually feel what their partner is feeling. in contrast, men understand their partners feelings, but dont actually feel them themselves. for example, if a man is stressed, his partner will see this and beco

42、me stressed. however, if a woman is stressed, her partner will recognise it but wont become stressed. in the book men are from mars, women are from venus by john gray, men and women are described as originally being from different planets. as a result, they naturally have different styles of thinkin

43、g, behaving, and communicating. these fundamental differences can cause misunderstandings between them. the most important thing for a healthy relationship is to realise and understand these differences. questions 5658: answer the following questions briefly. 56. whats the passage mainly about? 57.

44、which word in the second paragraph means “distance oneself”? 58. how will a man respond when he notices his partner becoming stressed? questions 5960: translate the underlined sentences into chinese. cquestions 6165: answer the questions or complete the sentence. 61. how many different water tempera

45、tures are suggested for machine washes? 62. what is the maximum water temperature suggested for machine-washing a white cotton sheet? 63. when washed in a machine, which cycle should be used for cotton mixture clothes? 64. which two natural fibres should you not wring by hand? 65. when describing ma

46、terials, the term “colour-fast” means _ . iii. 完形填空(cloze) (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分) 阅读下面短文，从方框中选出恰当的词或短语并用其适当形式填空，使短文语义完整。(每词或短语限用一次，有多余选项)(答案写在答题纸上) large, protect, devote to, original, murder, however, best-selling, history,why,unlike, paint, build, tour, lead to, when, include, with, where its true tha

47、t everyone loves a mystery, especially when it mixes (66) _ with fiction. that is (67) _ american author dan browns the da vinci code has become one of the (68) _ books in history. in his novel, brown builds on one of western cultures most important books: the bible. however, (69) _ the bible, brown

48、 writes that jesus was married and had a child. a small group of people know the secret and have to (70) _ it. the italian artist leonardo da vinci was one of them. he (71) _ the secret into some of his masterpieces, including the last supper. the movie version of the da vinci code starring tom hank

49、s will hit the big screen next week. weaving historical fact (72) _ fiction, the story will take you on a (73) _ through art, history, and religion. now lets take a brief tour with teens of (74) _ the story begins: paris. at the beginning of the tale, the curator (馆长) of the louvre (卢浮宫) art museum

50、is (75) _ . his death (76) _ a search for the so-called “da vinci code.” (77) _ in 1200 near the seine river, the louvre was (78) _ a royal palace. its doors were opened to the public as a royal museum in 1793. it is said to be the worlds (79) _ museum, home to 35,000 works of art, (80) _ the myster

51、ious mona lisa. iv. 翻译(translation) (共5小题；每小题2分，计10分) 用括号中所给的词语将下列句子译成英语。(答案写在答题纸上) 81. 依靠自己的努力，我们克服了所有困难。(rely on) 82. 玛丽亚总是穿着新衣服，试图给人留下深刻的印象。(impress) 83. 他不知道如何处理他父亲留下的财产。(do with) 84. 我对音乐的品味与我爸爸的相同。(in harmony with) 85. 因为有了因特网，你在家就能进行所有的圣诞大采购。(thanks to) v. 短文改错(error correction) (共10小题；每小题1分，

52、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作出判断：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) dear mr trotter, i have a number of complaint about the work your company 86. _ did

53、 in my house last week. you promised that your men will arrive 87. _ by 8:00. as you know, i have to catch bus at 8:15. on three 88. _ days the men arrived before eight, so i missed my bus and my boss was 89. _extremely annoying. the foreman lost the written instructions i gave 90. _ him. the paint

54、he used for the hall should have used in the kitchen. 91. _ the sitting-room wallpaper, which i had chosen it with great care, 92. _ was the wrong way up. my bathroom, which did not need painted, has 93. _ been painted. when you do not promise to put right the mistakes 94. _ your men have made within two weeks, i will go to my