2010年全国中学生英语能力竞赛初二年级组初赛试题(附答案)-全Word版[1].doc

2010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，共30分）
Ⅰ. Sentences（句子理解）（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
Listen to the following five sentences, and choose the best picture for each sentence. Each sentence will be rend only once.（听五个句子，选择与所听句子内容最相符的图片。每个句子只读一遍）（答案涂在答题纸上）。

Ⅱ.Responses（句子应答）（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
Listen to following sentences, and choose the best response to each sentence. Each sentence will be read only once. (听五个句子，选出最佳的应答句，每个句子只读一遍)。
6、A. No, not at all B. Why not? It’s open C. Me, too D. Yes, do please
7、A. Yes, I do B. Yes, it is C. Is it delicious D. Any one is OK?
8、A．How do you know? B. You’re welcome.
C. What do you do ? D. Thank you very much
9、A. Twice a week B. Ten minutes C. Go swimming D. It’s very healthy
10、A. That’s good idea. B. Hold on, please. C. Remember it D. Nothing else.
Ⅲ.Dialogues（对话理解）（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
A) Listen to the following five mini-dialogues, and choose the best answer to each question. Each dialogue will be read twice.（听五组小对话，选择能回答所提问题的最佳选项。每组对话读两遍）。（答案涂在答题纸上）
11. How will the boy go to the cinema?
A. By bus B. On foot C. By taxi D. By bike
12. Where is the man going?
A. To Yunnan B. To Shanghai C. To Guangdong D. To Hainan
13. What did the man do on the weekend?
A. Went to a movie B. Watched TV C. Bought a watch D. Read a book
14. Where are the speakers?
A. In a library B. At a bookshop C. In a clothes shop D. At the airport
15. How long will it take for the mail to get to Chicago?
A. A month B. One week C. Three days D. Twenty hours
B) Listen to a long dialogue, and choose the best answer to each question. The dialogue will be read twice.（听一段长对话，选择能回答所提问题的最佳选项。对话读两遍）（答案涂在答题纸上）
16. Who felt something had been left behind?
A. The man B. The woman C. Sarah D. Nobody
17. What did they forget?
A. The passports B. The suitcases C. The gifts D. The dog
18. When did Sarah see the dog looking for food?
A. Yesterday evening B. Yesterday morning C. This afternoon D. This morning
19、Where are they talking?
A. In the ear B. On the bus C. On the road D. At the party
20. What are they going to do next?
A. Go on walking B. Look for the dog C. Buy some food D. Repair the ear
Ⅳ.Passages（短文理解）（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
A）Listen to the following passage, and choose the best answer to each question according to the passage. The passage will be read twice.(听一篇短文，根据其内容选择最佳选项回答下列问题，短文读两遍)（答案涂在答题纸上）
 21. What was Sally’s problem?
A. She wake too early every morning B. She loved to sleep late
C. She never listened to her mother D. She was nearly late for school every day
22. Who was Suzie?
A. Sally’s sister B. Sally’s friend C. Sally’s cousin D. Sally’s mother
23. Where did Sally nearly fall asleep?
A. At the table B. In her bedroom C. In the classroom D. On the bus
24. What was Mums suggestion to Sally?
A. To remember her words B. To plan her time in the morning better
C. To go to bed earlier D. To write down everything
25. Why did Sally hare rush in the end?
A. She woke up late again B. She was talking her mother
C. It was her duty that day D. It took her much time to write
B）Listen to the passage, and complete the farm according to the passage. Use no more than two words for each blank. The passage will be read twice.（听一篇短文，根据其内容完成下面的表格，每空不超过两个单词。短文读两遍）（答案写在答题纸上）
Should schools have rules about teenagers’ hair?

For:

Against:

Their daughter spents (26)
Combing her hair, and (27)
Too much time on it.
(28) about hair make us all look (29) (30) also takes lost of time.

笔试部分（共九大题，共120分）
Ⅰ.Multiple-choice(选择填空)（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. (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）
31. After school we usually play basketball for half an hour on playground
A. the, a B. /; the C. /; an D. the; /
32. Here are some flowers you our best wishes.
A. to; for B. for; with C. of; to D. form; to
33. ——Who taught Japanese?
——Nobody, I just learned it by
A. your; myself B. you ; I C. yours ; me D. you; myself
34. I stopped and on the bed to have a rest.
A. to work; to lie B. to work; lied C. working; lay D. working ; lying
35. Cherry, Lily’s sister, at the aquarium yesterday and she also watched a movie dolphins.
A. were; on B. are; from C. was; about D. is; of
36. Jane is very happy because she is off today. The underlined（划线的）word can be replaced（被代替）by “ “
A. at that time B. at once C. now D. for a second
37. Our Chinese teacher is in the office at the moment. The underlined wants can be replaced by“ ”.
A. at that time B. at once C. now D. for a second
38.  ——Can you speak English?
——Yes, but only . I know I should try harder.
A. a little B. a few C. little D. few
39.——Tony, is your brother as active as you?
——No, he’s a quiet boy. He is than me.
A. outgoing B. more active C. less outgoing D. much active
40. She began to play the violin she was six years old.
A. when B. because C. but D. as
41. About of the workers in our company were born in the .
A. two – thirds; 1980 B. two-thirds; 1980 C. two-third; 1980 D. two third; 1980
42. ——Hello, what did you do last Sunday?
—— .
——That sounds great.
A. I went to the Expo B. I will go shopping
C. I am making my report D. I visit my grandparents
43. ——Where’re Barry and Harry?
—— I’m not sure. They in the library .
A. will be B. maybe C. may be D. must be
44. ——What’s the matter with you ?
——
—— Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.
A. I have a headache B. I had a good time C. It fits me well D. Don’t worry
45. ——Could you send me an e-mail about the meeting next week?
——Of curse,
——It’s dora@ hotmail.corn..
A. What’s your mobile phone number? B. Which city do you live in ?
C. How is the meeting going ? D. Can I have your e-mail address?
Ⅱ.Reading comprehension（阅读理解）（共15小题；选择题5小题，每小题1分；非选择题10小题，每小题2分，共25分）
It can be dangerous to travel on the ocean. Ships sometimes sink a ling way from land, When this happens, the people have to get into small lifeboats. If another ship does not come to help them quickly enough. or they do not have any food or water. they may die.
Most people believe that we must not drink sea water. They believe that if we do. we will be very ill because of the salt in the water. But a doctor named Alain Bombard did not believe this. He thought that people could stay alive at sea by dinking sea water and eating small fish, animals and plants from the ocean, On October 19, 1953. he set out to prove he was right by crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a small boat. He did not take any food or water with him.
Every day, Dr Bombard drank just a little sea water. He also caught fish . He took small plants from the ocean, which gave him more food.
Dr Bombard became hot. and quite ill, but after sixty-five days at sea, he was still alive, He traveled 1,700 kilometers from one side of the Atlantic Ocean to the other.
He had lost 20 kilograms in weight, but he proved that people can survive on sea water and the animals and plants in the ocean.
A)Read the following passage which is followed by five questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the passage. （阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容从每题所给的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选项）（答案涂在答题纸上）
46. Alain Bombard was .
A. an old sailor B. a doctor C. a fisherman D. a cook
47. He wanted to prove .
A. sea water was dangerous B. fish were good for people
C. sailors often died D. people could drink sea water and not die
48. During his journey. Alain Bombard lived on .
A. sea water B. food that he cooked C. sea water, fish and small plants D. bread and rice
49. When did he land on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean?
A. In October, 1954 B. In January. 1954 C. In December. 1953 D. In October. 1953
50. Which picture show Alain Bombard’s life on the sea?

B)The fallowing two passages are followed by several questions. Respond to the questions according to the passage.(阅读下列两篇短文，然后按短文后的要求完成所给出的题目。)（答案写在答题纸上）
A
On my class trip to a museum, something happened. I was late leaving the bus. Then, I dropped my glasses while running to catch up with the class. Most of the class got in the first elevator. When I raised my head. I saw Fredrick all alone in the other elevator. (55) He was holding the door open for me, but I did not expect him to do that. I didn’t want to stand next to him. but I had to catch up with the class. So I jumped into the elevator.
Suddenly, the elevator stopped between two floors! I couldn’t believe it! The elevator trapped us together for about one hour. After a while. we started talking. I learned that Fredrick’s father was very strict. He punished Fredrick for any mark less than perfect.
I felt different about Fredrick after being stuck in the elevator with him, We had lunch together that day, and we now spend more time together at school. He is my new friend.
阅读短文，根据其内容补全句子，每题不超过三个词。
51. The boy lost while running to catch his classmates.
52. They were trapped together for
53. The boy learned that Fredrick had a father.
54. Because of in the elevator, the two became friends.
55.将划线句子翻译成汉语。

The Big Apple
A lot of cities throughout the world have been given nicknames, for example, Paris is called “the City of Light.” One question that both New Yorkers and tourists often ask is, “Why is New York City called ‘The Big Apple’?”
Over the years there have been several stories. The most popular is that in the early 1920s. a reporter for the Morning Telegraph newspaper heard some people use the term “big apple” while talking about the racetracks (赛马场) of New York. But the people
who really who really made the phrase “big apple”, the town where
everyone wanted to perform. (60) If you could pick any apple off a
tree , why not pick a big apple? Then in the 1970s. the visitors’ bureau
of New York City used a “the big apple” as the centre of a campaign
(运动), giving the apple the meaning of New York and inviting visitors
to “take a bite out of the apple”. Now stores, maps, tour books, and web
sites use the big apple as the symbol for New York City.
B
56. What’s the passage mainly about?
57. What did “The Big Apple” refer to in the 1920s?
58. Who really made the phrase “big apple” popular?
59. When did the visitors’ bureau use the big apple to mean New York?
60. 将划线句子翻译成汉语。
Ⅲ. Cloze (完形填空) (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)
What, more, worry, water, at first, two ,run into, hurry up, jump, outside, lucky, hot
A) Read the passage below, and fill in the blanks with suitable forms of 10 words or phrases of the 12 given according to the context. (阅读下面的短文，根据其内容提示，从所给的12个单词或短语中选择10个，并用其适当形式填空。每个单词或短语只适用一次。)(答案写在答题纸上)
Dear Jan
You won’t believe what has happened on my holiday, I’m Ok, so don’t 61, but there was a fire in our holiday apartment last night! We heard the fire alarm at apartment last night! We heard the fire alarm at 62 o’clock in the morning. I thought it was a bad dream 63 . but then my father told us to get up . He knew just 64 to do !I was going to 65 the hallway. but Dad told us to wait. He put his hands on the door to feel if it was 66 . It was! That meant that the fire was right 67 our door! Dad told us to go to the balcony(阳台). We were only on the first floor, and there was a sandy beach below, so we 68 . The fire department soon came and put the fire out. 69 , everyone in the apartment building was Ok. I’ll tell you 70 when I get home.
Love
Sarah
B)Read the passage below, and fill in the blanks with suitable words, using one word for eac blank.(阅读下面的短文，根据其内容在空格处填入适当的单词补全短文。每空一词。)（答案写在答题纸上）
Venus and Serena Williams are two very special sisters. They are two of the best women tennis players 71 the world, and they win many tournaments every year. From time to time, in the final match of a tournament. Venus and Serena play 72 each other, They are sisters and best friends, 73 they still try very hard to win.
Venus is older and taller 74 Serena, but Serena is extremely strong and fast. The sisters leave different playing styles, but they both hit the ball very hard. With their speed 75 power. they are helping change the way women’s tennis is played.
Ⅳ、Sentence pattern transformation（句型转换）（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
Transform the sentences as required.(按要求转换下列各句。)（答案写在答题纸上）
76. The man under the tree is his new Maths teacher.( 对划线部分提问)

77. My mother makes a nice milk shake.(改写为感叹句)

78. We can’t pick those apples. They’re too high.(将两句合并为一个简单句)

79. I don’t think she is a good teacher .(改写为反意疑问句)

80. What other things do you want to buy?(改写为同义句)

V. Translation (翻译)（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）
Translate the following sentences into English using she words given in the brockets.(根据括号内的提示同语，将下列句子翻译成英语。)（答案写在答题纸上）
81、我父亲对我很生气。（angry with）

82、她让我们等了好长时间。（keep）

83、请往茶里加点糖，好吗？（add….to）

84、我们每天练习英语很重要。（it）

85、凯特不得不在家照顾她生病的爸爸。（have to）

VI. Making sentences (造句)（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）
Write five sentences from the table below .(根据下面表格所给信息，写出五个意义合理，语法正确的句子。)（答案写在答题纸上）
Movie stars
Eating breakfast
In our family
In the past
outside