2005年全國中學生英語能力競賽(NEPCS)初賽

1、2005 年全國中學生英語能力競賽(nepcs)初賽初二年級組試題筆試部分 （共七大題，計120 分）i. 單項選擇(vocabulary and structure) (共 20 小題，計 20 分) a) 選擇能夠替換劃線部分的最佳選項。（答案涂在答題紙上）31. she married at a very young age. a. is married b. is marrying c. got married d. married to 32. he handed the coat to his wife. a. dressed b. passed c. found d. threw

2、 33. as the eldest child in the family, tom has to help look after his little sisters. a. look at b. look for c. teachd. take care of 34. why not have a rest and enjoy every minute of it? a. how to b. why dont we c. hope to d. can we 35. theyre talking about the movie star now. a. at the momentb. al

3、l the samec. now and then d. just a moment b) 選出下列各題的最佳選項。（答案涂在答題紙上）36. the pie was too small, so she decided to look for _ to eat. a. large anything b. something else c. nothing big d. other something 37. if she felt he was right, she would agree _ him. a. about b. onc. to d. with 38. youd better _

4、 silent about this. a. not keep b. not to keepc. to not keepd. not kept 39. _ the street, there is a bus stop. a. on the end of b. at the end ofc. in the end of d. by the end of 40. john _ a few minutes later. stay and wait, please. a. came b. leavingc. is going to call back d. finishes 41. she has

5、a great _ in reading _ stories. a. interest; interestedb. interested; interested c. interest; interesting d. interesting; interested 42. we are too tired and hungry. so our steps (腳步 ) are getting _. a. slow and slow b. slower and slowest c. slower and slower d. much and more slow 43. we are going t

6、o have fun _ on the lake this afternoon. a. to skateb. swamc. go fishing d. boating 44. mr jackson has only _ money in his pocket. a. moreb. a littlec. a fewd. few 45. _ i tell him to close the window every day, _ he always forgets to do so. a. as; but b. till; / c. though; /d. even; and c) 情景會話。（答案

7、涂在答題紙上）46. do you think hell come back home this evening? _ dont you miss him? a. maybe. b. so.c. where? d. when? 47. _ nothing but a little sick. take care of yourself, dear. a. whats that? b. whats your name? c. is it wrong? d. whats the matter? 48. miss lin, tim broke his leg. so he cant come to

8、school today. _ a. you are too careless. b. im sorry to hear that. c. help yourself to some fish. d. you should go to school. 49. a pair of glasses would be a good present for dad. _ then lets go and buy a pair for him. a. me, either. b. i like your idea. c. happy birthday, father. d. your glasses a

9、re so modern. 50. can you go to the concert with me? id love to. _ a. but im too busy to go. sorry. b. im afraid not. c. sorry about it. d. you can go alone. ii. 閱讀理解 (reading comprehension) （共 20 小題，計 30 分； 5160 小題每題 1 分， 6170 小題每題 2 分 a i am doing shopping with my mother. i usually go shopping wit

10、h my friends or classmates, but it is my birthday and my mother wants to buy me some new clothes as presents. so we go to a shop called stradivarius. i really like that shop. my mother starts to laugh as soon as we get there. she says, “almost all the clothes in the window are just like the things i

11、 wore when i was young. those flared trousers （喇叭褲）and very short skirts.” back in the 1970s every saturday morning my mother and her friends looked around the shops. of course they did not always have money to buy the things they wanted. but they could decorate （裝飾）their old jeans to make them look

12、 new. my grandmother was very good at sewing （縫補）and she helped my mother sew coloured patches （小塊的布）onto her old jeans. my mother says she really likes these styles and so do i. 閱讀短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容選擇最佳選項完成下列各題。（答案涂在答題紙上）51. _, so i go shopping with her. a. i want to buy myself some new clothes b. i want to

13、buy my mother some presents c. my mother wants to buy some new clothes d. my mother wants to buy me some new clothes for my birthday 52. why does my mother laugh as soon as she sees the clothes in the window? a. she thinks the clothes in the window are all strange and old. b. the clothes look quite

14、different from those she wore when she was young. c. she is very happy to see that there are so many kinds of clothes. d. they are nearly the same as the clothes she wore when she was young. 53. could my mother always buy the clothes she wanted when she was young? a. yes, she could.b. no, she couldn

15、t. c. maybe. d. we dont know. 54. my grandmother helped my mother decorate her clothes by _. a. cutting them into pieces b. cutting them short c. painting them colourful d. sewing some patches onto them 55. in a word, both my mother and i _. a. decorate our clothes by ourselvesb. like those styles c

16、. never wear flared trousers d. want to change the style b visit the edinburgh festival every year, thousands of people come to edinburgh（愛丁堡） , the capital city of scotland, to be part of the edinburgh festival. for three weeks every august and september the city is filled with actors and artists f

17、rom all over the world. they come to edinburgh for the biggest arts festival in britain. during this time the streets of the city are alive （具有活力的）with music and dance from early morning until late at night. you can even see artists painting pictures on the streets. one of the best parts of the fest

18、ival is the “fringe ”, where students do comedy shows in small halls and cafs. tens of thousands of tourists come to the festival to see new films and plays and hear music played by famous musicians. this year, you can see over five hundred performances with actors from more than forty countries. th

19、e tickets for these performances are quite cheap and it is usually easier to see your favourite star in edinburgh than it is in london. so come to edinburgh next summer, but remember it can be difficult to find a room, so why not book your hotel now? 閱讀上文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容對下列句子進行判斷。正確的，請選擇a；錯誤的，請選擇b；文中沒有提及的，請選擇

20、c。（答案涂在答題紙上）56. the edinburgh festival is a month long. 57. you can hear music all day during the festival. 58. more than ten thousand students come to the edinburgh festival every year. 59. it is expensive to see a play in edinburgh. 60. it is usually more difficult to see famous actors in london t

21、han in edinburgh. the kinds of foods you eat and how much of those you eat are important to your health. scientists arrange （分配）foods in groups to help you choose a healthy diet. each group has a different kind of food. foods from all the groups together give you energy (能量 ), help you grow, help ke

22、ep you from getting sick, and help make you strong. the diagram （圖表） shows six food groups and how much food from each group you should eat each day. it is a good idea to think about the food groups when you plan your meals at home and when you eat out. planning with the food groups will help you ea

23、t a well-balanced （搭配均衡的）diet that will help you stay healthy. 認真閱讀圖表和文章，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容完成下列各題。（答案寫在答題紙上）61. how many groups of food are shown in the diagram? 62. which group of food should people eat most? 63. how can we get enough energy and keep healthy according to the passage? d outside it was snowing he

24、avily and the house was cold. i was alone and had been watching tv all evening when the doorbell rang. feeling a little frightened, i went to the front door and called out, “who is it?” there was no reply. i opened the door slowly. through the thick snow, i saw the figure （輪廓） of a man standing in t

25、he doorway. the stranger was wearing a long, black coat and i could just make out his face. “i never saw this man in my life,” i thought. “can i come in? i will only stay for a short while.” he said. after i had thought about itfor a moment, i let him in. “thank you, ” he said in a low voice. “i hav

26、e been looking for you for years.” i showed him into the living-room. in the bright light i suddenly recognized（認出）billy, an old school friend i hadnt seen for thirty years. 閱讀短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容用文章中出現(xiàn)的單詞的適當形式完成下列各句，每空一詞。（答案寫在答題紙上）64. i was staying by myself in a _ house on a dark and snowy evening. 65. i coul

27、d only see the figure of the man because of the _ _. 66. i thought billy was a _ at first. 67. thirty years ago, billy and i were _ _. e do you ever have trouble remembering peoples names? if you do, here are some ideas you can try to help remember the names of people you meet. the best way to remem

28、ber someones name is to repeat the name over and over. you can repeat the persons name while you talk to them. or, if you have a moment or two while they are not talking to you, you can repeat their names in your mind. repeating names in your mind is a good way to remember several names if you meet

29、lots of new people at the same time. another way you can use to remember names is to connect the persons name to someone else. if your friend tom introduces you to mike, you can remember them together as “tom and mike ”. or you can connect the persons name to something about the person. if sarah was

30、 wearing a red sweater when you met her, it might help remember her name as “red sarah ”. in case you forget someones name, dont feel bad about asking him / her to tell it to you again. everyone forgets names now and then. and after hearing it again, youll probably remember it more easily. 閱讀上面的短文，根

31、據(jù)其內(nèi)容回答下列各題，每題答案不得超過五個單詞。（答案寫在答題紙上）68. what is the best way to remember someones name according to the passage? 69. we can connect names with many things. the writer gave us two examples in this passage. what are the two things the writer used in the examples? 70. what does the passage suggest ( 建議 )

32、 if you forget someones name? iii. 完形填空 (cloze)(共 20 小題，計 20 分) a) 閱讀對話，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容用所給動詞的適當形式填空。（答案寫在答題紙上）“tell us a story, mouse!” said hare. “and be quick about it,” said hatter, “or you (71)_ (fall) asleep again.” “once upon a time, there (72)_ (be) three little sisters,” mouse(73)_ (begin) in a hurry,

33、 “and their names were elsie, lacie, and tillie; and they.” “what (74)_ they _ （eat）?” asked alice. “treacle （糖漿） , ” answered mouse, after (75)_ (think) a minute or two. “why not (76)_ (eat) cakes? i like cakes,” said alice again. “oh, please, alice. (77)_ (not stop) me from (78)_ (tell) the story!

34、” said mouse. “ok, ok. you may (79)_ (go) on,” said alice. “no, i wont. look, hatter (80)_ (not like) my story and he is sleeping,” said mouse. b) 閱讀短文， 根據(jù)其上下文語境提示，用方框中所給單詞的適當形式填空，每詞只可用一次。 其中有 5 詞多余。（答案寫在答題紙上）but, into, money, break, it, to, carefully, and, as, start, all, very, seem, time, you iv.

35、句式轉(zhuǎn)換(pattern transformation)（共 10 小題，計 10 分）a) 按要求轉(zhuǎn)換下列各句。每空一詞。（答案寫在答題紙上）91. we must report the accident to the safety officer. （改為一般疑問句）_ we _ the accident to the safety officer? 92. those students are going to do some exercise. （改為否定句）those students _ going to do _ exercise. 93. the little girl goe

36、s to see her grandmother once a month. （對劃線部分提問）_ _ does the little girl go to see her grandmother? 94. i first met my husband in 1960. （對劃線部分提問）_ _ you first meet your husband? 95. our school is one kilometre away from my house. （對劃線部分提問）_ _ is your school from your house? b) 根據(jù)上句改寫下句，使兩句意思相同或相近。每空

37、一詞。（答案寫在答題紙上）96. mr wilson went to his office in his car. mr wilson _ _ his office. 97. take the second turning on the left. _ left _ the second turning. 98. lily needs that money more than lucy does. lucy needs that money _ _ lily does. 99. eating too much isnt good for your health. _ is _ for your

38、 health to eat too much. 100. its not easy for them to work that problem out. they _ it _ to work that problem out. v. 翻譯 (translation)（共 10 小題，計10 分）a) 閱讀短文，根據(jù)其上下文內(nèi)容，將劃線部分的句子翻譯成漢語。（答案寫在答題紙上）the history of the london police (101) today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700 london had no police

39、men at all. only a few old men protected （保護）the city streets at night. (102) about 300 years ago, london started to get bigger. the city was very dirty and many people were poor. there were many thieves in the streets. (103) people had to stay in their homes as much as possible. in 1750, henry fiel

40、ding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. they were like policemen. fifty years later there was a police force with 3,000 officers in london. (104) most of them worked on foot, but a few rode horses. today, some policemen still ride horses. (105) and the pay for them is even better than

41、 it is for other policemen. b) 根據(jù)提示，將下列漢語句子翻譯成英語。（答案寫在答題紙上）106. 他們要去一個叫maryland 的地方。 (call) _ 107. 首先你要削掉馬鈴薯的皮，然后將它們切碎。(cut up) _ 108. 我擔心其他孩子會嘲笑我，因為我不懂。(laugh at) _ 109. 這個工廠不再需要這么多工人。(not.any more) _ 110. 一直到 1972 年戰(zhàn)爭才結(jié)束。(not.until) _ vi. 智力測試 (iq) （共 5 小題，計 5 分）回答下列問題。（答案寫在答題紙上）111. are you having a snowy winter? even if youre not, here are eight words to have fun with in the snow. the word in the puzzle should be _. skates （冰刀）， winter ，sled ，sleigh （雪橇）， snowball ，boot，snowman ，ski 112. each word hides （隱藏） the name of a number written either forward （向