全國中學生英語能力競賽NEPCS高一組決賽

1、2013年全國中學生英語能力競賽（nepcs）決賽高一年級組試題（總分：150分 答題時間：120分鐘）聽力部分（共三大題，記30分）i. responses (句子應答)（共5小題；每小題1分，記5分）please listen to the following five sentences and choose the best response to each one you hear. each sentence will be read only once.(請聽句子，然后選出一個能夠恰當應答你所聽到的句子的最佳選項。每個句子只讀一遍。)（答案涂在答題紙上） 1a. its sunn

2、y bwhat a pity ci think sodyoud better not 2ai think its a western bi dont want to watch that cthe news is at six fifteen di'll meet you at the school gate 3ai11 have dinner with you bgive me a call at any time cit depends on how busy we are dlets go to see a film 4anever mind byoure welcome ci&

3、#39;ve no ideadthats wonderful 5awill 2 o'clock this afternoon be ok? bthats really amazing cill try my best di like chinese food best ii. dialogues(對話理解)（共15小題；每小題1分，記15分）a) please listen to the following five mini-dialogues. each dialogue is followed by a question. choose the best answer or pi

4、cture for each question. each dialogue and question will be read twice.(請聽下面五組對話，每組對話后有一個問題，根據(jù)你所聽到的對話內(nèi)容，選擇能回答所提問的最佳選項。每組對話和問題均讀兩遍。) (答案涂在答題紙上) 6ahe went mountain climbing last year bhe doesnt want to climb the mountain che hasn't traveled around the world yet dhe likes mountain climbing very muc

5、h 8. a. italian paintings. b. modern paintings. c. traditional paintings. d. any painting. 9. a. their neighbour. b. their daughter. c. their student. d. their friend. 10. b) listen to the following dialogue and choose the best answer to each question. the dialogue will be read twice.(請聽下面一段對話，選擇能回答

6、下列問題的最佳選項。對話讀兩遍。) (答案涂在答題紙上) 11. what is the man famous for? a. doing business. b. collecting coins. c. teaching maths. d. reporting news. 12. when did the man start collecting coins? a. after he had 12 coins. b. when he was 12 years old. c. 12 years before he went to college. d. after he became a p

7、rofessor. 13. how does the man get the coins for his collection? a. lie trades for rare and old ones. b. his uncle often gives him some. c. he asks for some from his friends. d. his students give him some regularly. 14. what is the woman? a, a nurse. b. a teacher. c. a reporter. d. a businesswoman.

8、15. how many coins does the man have now? a. 1,200. b. 2,500. c. over 5,000. d. over 6,000.iii. passages(短文理解)（共10小題；16-20每小題1分，21-25每小題2分計15分）a) listen to the following material and choose the best answer to each question according to the material you hear. the material will be read twice. (請聽下面一段材

9、料，根據(jù)你所聽到的內(nèi)容，選擇能回答所提問的最佳選項。材料讀兩遍。) (答案涂在答題紙上)16. what does the old song hold? a. a piece of good advice for adults. b. a piece of valuable information for businessmen. c. an important message for the whole world. d. an important rule for the whole world. 17. when was the song played by 8,000 radio st

10、ations at the same time? a. in april, 1890. b. in april, 1895. c. in april, 1980. d. in april, 1985. 18. where did the song become the number one song? a. in the us. b. in the uk. c. in the us and in the uk. d. outside the us and the uk. 19. how many copies did it sell in just three days? a. about 1

11、8,000. b. over 800,000. c. over 1,800,000. d. about 8,000,000. 20. what's the name of the song? a. without the world. b. without a word. c. we are on the world. d. we are the world.b) please listen to the following material, and fill in the blanks according to the material you hear with one or t

12、wo words. the material will be read twice. (請聽下面一段材料，根據(jù)你所聽到的材料內(nèi)容填空，每空填一到兩個單詞。材料讀兩遍。) (答案涂在答題紙上) usecultural relics are (21)_ that remind people of the past. by (22)_ cultural relics, we can learn what our ancestors did and how they lived.factmany people steal these ancient things (23)_.what to doto

13、(24)_our valuable cultural relics, it is necessary to (25) to stop people from destroying them.筆試部分（共七大題，計120分）i. multiple-choice(選擇填空)(共15小題，每小題1分，計15分)for each of the following sentences or dialogues, there are four choices, marked a, b, c, and d. please choose the answer that best completes the s

14、entence.(下列各句或?qū)υ捑衋,b, c,d 四個選項中，請從四個選項中選出可以完成該句或?qū)υ挼淖罴堰x項。) (答案涂在答題紙上)26. i like listening to music; but music in this film is boring. a./; the b./; / c. the: the d. the; /27. he divided the sweets the children who were divided three groups. a. in; in b. into; into c. between; in d. among; into28. i

15、t is such a good book is worth again! a. that; reading b. as; to be read c. that it: reading d. which; being read29. soon after the accident, police were sent to the place to keep order. a. scores b. score of c. scores of d. two scores of30. when _down the hill, his car _upside down. a. came; turned

16、 b. coming; turned c. came; turning d. coming; turning31. susan has been fortunate to find a good job she loves in this city, and she gets well paid for it. a. what's more b. sooner or later c. as if d. more or less32. the teachers are busy_ the exam papers while the students are busy the exams.

17、 a. prepare; prepare for b. preparing; preparing for c. prepare for; prepare d. preparing for; preparing33. at present, more and more people from the countryside are going into the cities in_ of better jobs. a. favour b. honour c. memory d. search34. the news that the woman was still _ five days aft

18、er the tsunami was broadcast on_tv worldwide. a. alive; alive b. living; alive c. alive; live d. lively; live35._has been introduced to the students to help them make progress. a. many books as well as some advice b. not only some advice but also many books c. some advice as well as many books d. so

19、me advice and many books 36. maria and i _ friends for eight years. we first got to know each other at a wedding party. but we _ each other several times before that. a. had been; have seen b. have been; have seen c. had been; had seen d. have been; had seen 37. i suggested that he to hospital at on

20、ce, but he insisted that he quite well then. a. was sent; felt b. should be sent; was feeling c. be sent; feel d. should be sent; should feel 38. -did you have a good day at school? -yeah, i had a great day. i got the part of juliet in the school play! can you believe it? -_ i'll cook your favou

21、rite for dinner. a. that's excellent news! b. that's all right. c. don't be ridiculous! d. take it easy.39. -is that really what you're wearing to meet your new boss? - _ what's wrong with what i'm wearing? -well. it's just. why don't you put on something smarter? you

22、 look a bit of a mess. a. what did you say? b. what do you mean? c. you must be kidding. d. never mind.40. -i've been thinking about quitting this course. it seems it doesn't suit me. - you can't stop trying now. think of all the time you've invested. -i know, i've thought of tha

23、t but i don't think i have much choice, a. i'll see you there. b. that's a good idea, c. you can't be serious. d. i'll give it a go. cloze (完形填空) (共15小題：每題1分，計15分)a) please read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the proper forms of 5 words out of the 7 given ones

24、in the box according to the context. (請閱讀下面的短文，并根據(jù)其內(nèi)容提示，從方框中所給的7個單詞中選出5個，并用其適當?shù)男问教羁铡? (答案寫在答題紙上)do mistake explain honest us refuse most people have trouble admitting their own faults, though they're more than happy to point out everyone else's. this can be (41)_. after all, it's usually

25、 when someone else tells us that we have done something wrong that we learn something about ourselves. what we have to do is take a deep breath, and face up to what we have done. remember, when it comes to understanding (42) , we're not on our own. everyone we know lends a helping hand! of cours

26、e, doing the wrong thing is easy, but it's what we do about our mistakes that counts. naturally we are all good at (43) to believe that we have done anything wrong at all. as we try to justify our actions, our (44) get more and more complicated. we try to convince the listener that we are tellin

27、g the truth, but it's of no use. there's no chance at all that they will believe us. and the truth is that it is ourselves we have deceived ( 蒙騙 ), not them. that's the very point i'm trying to make. whatever you do, don't get into the habit of deceiving yourself. what is difficu

28、lt is (45)_ admitting that we are wrong-especially to ourselves.b) please read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word in one of the following three ways: based on the context; using the proper form of the given words; based on the given letters of the words. (閱讀下面的短文，用以下三種形式之一完成短

29、文填空：根據(jù)上下文填空；用所給單詞的正確形式填空；根據(jù)單詞隨給首字母填空。每空一詞。) (答案寫在答題紙上)a diary is an individual's personal account of his / her daily experiences. very often, diaries (46) con_ not just details of what happened on particular days, but also include(47) (observe) and thoughts inspired by the events recorded. it is

30、 very likely that many of you have tried to keep a diary at some time or other and equally likely that many of you (48) up. either because keeping it going became too much of a chore or because you felt that what you were recording was of little interest. (49) h , others among you may still be keepi

31、ng a regular account of your activities in a diary form and discovering the value of being able to (50) ex your private thoughts and feelings, knowing that they are not intended to be shared with anyone else. although some people, such as politicians, keep diaries in order to explain and justify the

32、ir (51)_(contribute) to important events and with the intention that their diaries will one day be published, not all diaries are (52)_(write) for this purpose. most people keep diaries for precisely (恰恰)the (53) op_ reason they want what they write to be kept (54)_ and to be seen by their eyes only

33、 because they use their diaries as an opportunity to express their most intimate (秘密的) thoughts and feelings about their (55) exp and the people they meet. iii. reading comprehension(閱讀理解)（共20小題，56-60每小題1分，61-75每小題2分計35分）read the following passages. each passage is followed by several questions. ple

34、ase respond to the questions according to the requirements given at the end of each question.(閱讀下列短文，每篇短文后設有若干問題，請根據(jù)短文后的要求回答問題) （56-58小題大案涂在答題紙上，59-75小題答案寫在答題紙上) a if you ask someone why he or she wears clothes, the answer will probably be "to keep warm and to cover my body." these are the

35、 basic reasons clothes are worn, but people also want to look attractive and appear successful to others! if people only wore clothes for warmth and to cover their bodies, most clothing would be simple and cheap. in most western countries, however, clothing is sometimes very expensive. the main reas

36、on for this is not the cost of the fabric (布料) or the cost of making the clothes. the clothes are expensive because of fashion. successful businessmen, for example, often wear very expensive suits, shirts and ties. sometimes they pay thousands of dollars for a suit and hundreds of dollars for a tie.

37、 it's still just a suit and tie but they pay these prices because of the famous name of the designer. a suit costing much less would be just as warm and would cover the wearer's body just as well. fashion is constantly (不斷地) changing, which means that people who want to be fashionable have t

38、o buy new clothes every few months, even if last month's clothes have only been worn once or twice. some people have wardrobes (衣柜) full of clothes that have hardly been worn but are no longer in fashion. being fashionable, therefore, can be a very expensive pastime! questions 56-58: choose the

39、best answer from a, b, c and d according to the passage. 56. why do people wear clothes? a. only to cover themselves. b. just to make themselves attractive. c. just because of fashion. d. for a variety of reasons. 57. successful businessmen buy very expensive suits because of the_. a. cost of the fa

40、bric b. famous name of the designer c. cost of making them d. good packages 58. according to the passage, fashionable people have to_. a. wear their clothes only once b. buy new clothes regularly c. wear last month's clothes d. buy new clothes once or twice questions 59-60: decide whether the fo

41、llowing statements are true (t) or false (f) according to the passage. 59. successful businessmen pay thousands of dollars for a tie.60. some clothes are no longer in fashion though they have hardly been worn. bthere're two main things that make aircraft engineering difficult: the need to make e

42、very part as reliable (可靠的) as possible and the need to build everything as light as possible. （61）_given a certain power of engine and a certain fuel consumption ( 消耗 ), there is a practical limit to the total weight of the aircraft that can be made to fly. (62) so the structure of the aircraft has

43、 to be as small and light as safety and efficiency (效能) will allow. the designer must calculate (計算) the normal load (負荷 that each part will bear. this specialist is called the "stress man". he takes account of any unusual stress that may be put on the part. the stress man's calculatio

44、ns go to the designer of the part, and he must make it as strong as the stress man says is necessary. (63) each separate part is tested, then a whole assembly (裝配) -for example, a complete wing, and finally the whole aeroplane. when a new type of aeroplane is being made. normally only one of the fir

45、st three made will be flown. two will be destroyed on the ground in structural tests. (64)_ (65) the first is to find the resistance (阻力) to loading of the wings, tail, etc. until they reach their largest amount of load and collapse (崩潰). the other test is for fatigue ( 疲乏 ) strength. when a plane h

46、as passed all the tests it can get a government certificate (證書) of airworthiness, without which it is illegal to fly, except for test flying.questions 61-65: choose from the sentences a-g to complete the passage. there are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.a, two kinds of ground stre

47、ngth tests are carried out.b. one or two samples are always tested to prove that they are as strong as the designer intended.c. each may be well under what the structure could stand as a single load, but many repetitions can result in collapse.d. the third one will be tested in the air.e. making the

48、 working parts reliable is as difficult as making the structure strong enough:f. the fact that an aeroplane is up in the air and cannot stop if anything goes wrong, makes it perhaps a matter of life or death that its performance is completely dependable.g. out of that weight as much as possible is w

49、anted for fuel, radio navigational instruments (導航設備), passenger seats, or freight (貨物) room, and, of course, the passengers or freight themselves.cauctions (拍賣) are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. he asks the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers,

50、 or "bids", for the various items on sale. he encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. this is called "knocking down" the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer bangs a small hammer on a table at which he st

51、ands. the ancient romans probably invented sales by auction, and the english word comes from the latin "auctio", meaning "increase". the romans usually sold in this way the spoils (戰(zhàn)利品) taken in war; these sales were called "sub hasta", meaning "under the spear&quo

52、t;, a spear being stuck in the ground as a signal for a crowd to gather. in england in the 18th and 19th centuries goods were often sold "by the candle": a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight. the auctioneer's services are paid for in t

53、he form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. the auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible. the auctioneer must know fairly accurately the current market values of the goods he is selling, and he should be acquainted with (了解) regular bu

54、yers of such goods. he will also play on the rivalries （競爭） among his buyers and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other.questions 66-70: answer the following questions according to the passage.66. whom are auctions conducted by?67. why is the end of the bidding called "knocking down"?68. where did items the romans used to sell by auction come from?69. what is the use of a candle burned at auction sales?