全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS初赛高二年级组试题.doc

2005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〕
听力局部〔共三大题，计30分〕
Ｉ. 句子理解〔Sentences〕 (共10小题，计10分)
     请听句子，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个及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. Though her heart stopped three times, they finally saved her.
   B. Nobody could save her because her heart stopped
   C. Her heart stopped three times, then she died.
   D. They brought her back home, then she died.
2. A. These words and expressions are too difficult for me to remember.
   B. If one wants to learn English well, he or she has to read a lot.
   C. Not only can I remember these new words and expressions but also I can use them in new situations.
   D. When you meet new words and expressions in a text, you should look them up in a dictionary.
3. A. The phone rang again after he left.
   B. I was going to leave when the phone rang again.
   C. If someone calls me, tell him or her I went to the cinema.
   D. I like that kind of phone and I will buy one sooner or later.
4. A. He was too busy to see his parents that night.
   B. He didn't want to help his sister do her homework.
   C. Having too much homework, he couldn't go to see the film that night.
   D. He didn't do his homework because he went to see the film that night.
5. A. It is difficult to know how many friends the man has.
   B. The man hardly has any friends, so nobody knows him.
   C. Everyone would like to be the man's friend.
   D. Judging from the friends the man makes, we can know what kind of person he is.
6.

7. A. I will never call him, so it is unnecessary for me to know his telephone number.
   B. I forgot his telephone number, so please tell me what it is.
   C. Even though I had written down his telephone number, I forgot it.
   D. In order not to forget his telephone number, I'll write it down.
8. A. The trees died because you watered them too often.
   B. More attention should be paid to these flowers.
   C. If you had given more attention to the trees, they would have grown better.
   D. We should plant more trees to make our city more beautiful.
9. A. As far as I can see, it's important to work hard.
   B. In my opinion, it is very important to meet people in our modern life.
   C. When we meet people we should say hello to them.
   D. Try to chat with people on the Internet.
10. A. We still don't know whether we can control the flood.
    B. We will try our best to control the flood.
    C. What caused the flood is still unknown.
    D. We will have many floods in the coming years.
II. 对话理解〔Dialogues〕〔共10小题，计10分〕
    A〕 请听以下五组小对话，每段对话后有一个问题，然后根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能答复所提问题的最正确答案。每组对话与问题均读两遍。〔答案涂在答题纸上〕
11. A. The number one train.          B. Wall Street.
    C. Park Place.                    D. The number two train.
12. A. Making a hotel booking.        B. Making an airline flight booking.
    C. Making a dinner booking.       D. Arranging a meeting.
13. A. Dawson.                        B. Select Systems.
    C. Phillips Computers.            D. Computer system.
14.

15. A. Running at night is dangerous.
    B. The woman doesn't have time to exercise.
    C. Monday is the only time for the woman to exercise.
    D. The woman works too hard.
    B〕请听下面一段对话，然后根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能答复所提问题的最正确答案。对话读两遍。〔答案涂在答题纸上〕
16. Where are the man and the woman?
    A. At home.      B. In a hospital.     C. In a taxi.       D. In a shop.
17. Why doesn't the woman want to go out?
    A. She has a lot of housework to do.
    B. She will have a party at home with her friends.
    C. Her mother will visit her.          D. She is too tired.
18. What does the woman like to watch?
    A. Italian films.                      B. Cartoons.
    C. Thrillers〔恐惧电影〕.              D. Comedies.
19. Why doesn't the man want a comedy?
    A. He thinks it's boring.             B. It's too expensive to rent one.
    C. It's difficult to rent one.        D. He has watched too many comedies.
20. What do they finally decide to do?
    A. To stay at home and read books.     B. To rent a Robert de Niro.
    C. To eat out together.
    D. To call their friends to go to the cinema together.
III. 短文理解〔Passages〕〔共10小题，计10分〕
    请听以下两篇短文，然后根据你所听到的短文内容，选择能答复所提问题的最正确答案。每篇短文读两遍。〔答案涂在答题纸上〕
                                        A
21. When did the writer and Matt arrive at the Activity Centre?
    A. On Friday evening.            B. On Saturday morning.
    C. On Saturday afternoon.        D. On Friday morning.
22. How many people were there in the writer's group?
    A. Three.   B. Ten.   C. Twelve. D. Eleven.
23. What did the writer and Matt do on Saturday afternoon?
    A. Went rock-climbing.    B. Caved.
    C. Went fishing.          D. Played football.
24. What does the writer try to do in this passage?
    A. Advertise a bookshop.                    B. Describe some people she met.
    C. Explain how to do certain indoor sports. D. Say how she spent some free time.
25. Which of the following advertisements describes the Activity Centre?
26. How do real sunflowers differ from sunflower designs?
    A. They are yellow.                  B. They are more varied.
    C. They are less colourful.          D. They are smaller.
27. How wide is a sunflower blossom (花〕?
    A. More than two feet.               B. Only an inch.
    C. From an inch to more than a foot. D. No more than an inch.
28. What do sunflowers need to grow?
    A. Some clothing.                    B. Birds that love them.
    C. A lot of oil.                     D. Plenty of sun and some water.
29. Why do you have to collect the seeds as soon as they are ready?
    A. Otherwise they will rot.          B. Otherwise they will change colours.
    C. Otherwise they will be blown away.D. Otherwise birds will eat them.
30. What does this passage mainly talk about?
    A. Sunflowers.                       B. Why birds love flowers.
    C. Nature is more creative.          D. How to design hats and clothing.
笔试局部〔共七大题，计120分〕
I. 选择填空〔Vocabulary and structure〕(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正确答案。〔答案涂在答题纸上〕
31. —Do you know Mr. Smith?
    —Yes. He's a strange man. We found ________ difficult to work with him.
    A. us                B. it             C. him            D. you
32. They ______ the distance and the communication problem for people visiting their city.
    A. drew attention to B. used up        C. washed away    D. dreamed of
33. —You were driving at 100 km an hour, sir.
    —But officer, I ________. My car can't go more than 80.
    A. may not have to                     B. couldn't have been
    C. wouldn't like to                   D. needn't to be
34. His money had not brought happiness and perhaps it had contributed________ his strange sense of values.
    A. up                B. for            C. as             D. to
35. ________ their service, the workers of the hotel are active in learning English.
    A. Searching         B. Informed       C. To improve     D. Having caused
36. Every morning at a ________ time after breakfast she gave him an hour's lesson.
    A. busy              B. patient        C. convenient     D. present
37. It was not until last year ________ he got in touch with his father in Canada.
    A. where             B. what           C. how            D. that
38. I kept looking at the man wearing a pair of glasses, wondering ________.
    A. whether did I borrow his book       B. where I had seen him before
    C. what I knew his wife                D. when had I helped him
39. The item you requested yesterday is no longer available and ________ we are returning your cheque.
    A. therefore         B. altogether     C. otherwise       D. moreover
40. —When did the story happen?
    —It happened in __ spring of ________ 1937.
    A. the; the          B. a; the         C. the; 不填       D. 不填；不填
41. —May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at five o'clock tonight?
    —I'm sorry. He ________ gone to a party long before then.
    A. had               B. is             C. will have       D. has
42. I've got a lot of books, ________ are written in foreign languages.
    A. and most of which                   B. some of which
    C. some of them                        D. most of these
43. —How are you getting on with your book?
    —I have finished a large part of it; the rest of it ________ more difficult.
    A. is                B. are            C. was             D. were
44. —I have to be at the office by noon tomorrow. My co-workers are taking me out for a final good-bye lunch.
    — ________ Where are you going to eat?
    —I don't know. They want to treat me.
    A. I don't know.                       B. How nice!
    C. It's my pleasure.                   D. It's none of my business.
45. —When you finish that report, here are all the files for the next one we need to complete, by tomorrow evening.
    — ________ Can't you extend the deadline? I've got a headache and I've hardly slept all week.
    —I'll see what I can do, but take some aspirin and keep working.
    A. I'm not even halfway through this first one!
    B. It looks like it went through just fine.
    C. Oh, I'm sure I can help you do that.
    D. What do you want to discuss
    B〕 以下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正确答案。〔答案涂在答题纸上〕
46. Faraday made the ________ electric motor in 1821. It was an invention that used electricity to produce movement.
    A. obvious          B. social         C. mad            D. first
47. In 1831, Faraday discovered that electricity moves through a wire ________ a magnet〔磁铁〕 is moved near the wire.
    A. where            B. so             C. when           D. but
48. He used this discovery to ________ a machine for making electricity. Faraday also showed how electricity affects chemical ubstances.
    A. debate           B. reflect        C. match          D. produce
49. Faraday gave ________ most of his money to the poor. When he grew old, he did not have enough money left to live on.
    A. on               B. away           C. by             D. of
50. Queen Victoria rewarded him for his ________ by giving him money and a house. He died in 1867.
    A. discoveries      B. introductions   C. books         D. definitions
II. 阅读理解〔Reading comprehension〕〔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，选出能答复所提问题或完成所给句子的最正确答案。〔答案涂在答题纸上〕
                                             A
    Most people think that the capital of the movie world is Hollywood, in the United States. However, the real movie capital is Mumbai, in India. Mumbai used to be known as Bombay, and so the film industry there is called “Bollywood〞. Bollywood makes twice as many movies each year as Hollywood—more than 800 films a year.
    The movies from Bollywood are very different from Hollywood movies. For one thing, Bollywood movies are much longer than most Hollywood movies. Most Bollywood movies are more than three hours long, and contain singing, dancing, action, adventure, mystery, and romance. Because Bollywood films contain so many different features, this style of film is sometimes called a “masala〞 film. (“Masala〞 is an Indian word for a mixture of spices. )

   Another big difference between Bollywood and Hollywood movies is the way the movies are made. It takes much longer to make a movie in Hollywood than in Bollywood. In fact, filming may begin on a Bollywood movie before the script is even finished. The director and writers can make up the story while the film is being made. Sometimes they will even write the script by hand instead of taking time to type it.

    Bollywood actors are very popular and some are in such high demand that they may work on several movies at the same time. They may even shoot scenes for several films on the same day using the same clothes and scenery (舞台布景〕. Since most Bollywood movies follow the same kind of story, shooting scenes for several films at the same time is not a big problem for actors or directors. This also helps keep the cost of Bollywood movies lower than the cost of Hollywood movies. The average Bollywood film, with a budget 〔预算〕 of only two million U.S. dollars, seems very cheap compared to the average budget of sixty million U.S. dollars for a Hollywood film—thirty times as much!
51. The main topic of the passage is ________.
    A. famous stars in Bollywood
    B. how Hollywood movies are made
    C. the differences between two movie industries
    D. the history of movie-making in India
52. What is NOT true about Mumbai?
    A It is the movie capital of India.
    B. Its new name is Bombay.
    C. More movies are made there than in Hollywood.
    D. The film industry there is called “Bollywood〞.
53. Why are Bollywood films often called “masala〞 films?
    A. They have interesting stories.
    B. They are much longer than Hollywood films.
    C. They show Indian culture.
    D. They mix different styles of movies.
54. Bollywood movies are cheap to make because ________.
    A. they are shorter than Hollywood films
    B. the scripts are written by hand
    C. the movies do not use any special effects
    D. most movies reuse things from other movies
55. Which of these statements would the writer probably agree with?
    A. Most Bollywood movies are very similar.
    B. It takes a lot of money to make a good movie.
    C. Only Indian people can understand Bollywood movies.
    D. Hollywood movies are too violent.
    B〕非选择题：阅读以下短文，然后答复以下问题或完成句子。〔答案写在答题纸上〕
                                       B

    Every afternoon in South Korea, when school and work finish, over 100,000 people meet on the Internet to play a game called Lineage. They meet in a virtual〔虚拟的〕 world 500 years in the past. They form teams and fight for justice and money. They are part of one of the Internet's many online gaming communities. The people who play these games are called gamers. Often they meet in 24-hour cafés to play Lineage, as well as other games such as Diablo, StarCraft and Counter Strike. Most gamers just play for fun, but for some people, it can become an obsession 〔着迷〕.
    When gaming becomes an obsession it can become dangerous. In Hong Kong, a seventeen-year-old boy died as a result of playing his favourite game in the café where he worked. After working for eight hours, he often stayed at the café and played Diablo II. On some nights he slept for only two hours. In May 2002, he was found unconscious at a computer after playing all night. When he died later in hospital, doctors said it was because he was exhausted.
    In Korea, the dangers can come from other gamers. In the virtual world of Lineage, gamers can create new characters for themselves. High school students can become very powerful fighters and leaders. They play against doctors, businessmen and even members of dangerous gangs. But sometimes things that happen in the game affect real life. Gamers have be