全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）样题
笔试部分
I．单项选择（Multiple-choice）：（共20小题，计20分）
1．The news _________ for my brother．
A．are B．is C．were D．be
2．“Handed”in“He handed the coat to his wife．”means _________ ．
A．dressed B．found C．passed D．threw
3．—Would you like some more coffee？
—I'm full．_________
A．You，please．B．Yes，please．
C．Thanks all the same．
D．Don't trouble me．
4．We can't see _________ moon in _________ daytime．
A．the；a B．the；the
C．the；／ D．a；the
5．Most English people's family name comes_________ ．
A．first B．middle
C．together D．last
6．It will be bad for your health to eat _________ food and take _________ exercise．
A．fewer；more B．more；less
C．little；much D．less；more
7．—Who's the woman in the blue car？
—She is _________ mother．
A．Tom's and Lily's B．Tom and Lily's
C．Tom and Lily D．of Tom and Lily
8．—_________ I go out to play now，Mum？
—No，you _________ finish your homework first．
A．Must；needn't B．Can；may
C．May；must D．May；mustn't
9．There are shops on _________ sides of the street．_________ of them do not close until 1 o'clock at night．
A．both；All B．every；None
C．each；Some D．other；Many
10．Look！Here are your shoes．You must _________ ．
A．put it away B．put them away
C．put away them D．put away it
11．—What's this in English？
—Sorry．I don't know how to _________ it．
A．say B．tell C．talk D．speak
12．Here is a letter _________ Linda _________ her friend in America．
A．to；to B．on；for
C．to；from D．for；at
13．Did the teacher say _________ in the last lesson？
A．something interesting
B．anything interesting
C．interesting something
D．interesting anything
14．—Your watch is very nice．
—_________ ．
A．Thanks B．Don't say so
C．That's good D．No，it's not nice
15．Jo often goes bananas．Don't stay with her．Here“go bananas”means _________ ．
A．发疯 B．去摘香蕉
C．碰钉子 D．品头论足
16．We'd better _________ so early．
A．not to go out B．to go out
C．not go out D．go out not
17．It is _________ useful book．
A．quite B．a quite
C．quite an D．an quite
18．—I'll be away on a business trip．Do you mind（介意）looking after my cat？
—Not at all．_________
A．I've no time．B．I'd rather not．
C．I'd like it．D．I'd be happy to．
19．—_________ does your brother go back home？
—Four times a month．
A．How long B．How much
C．How soon D．How often
20．—I don't like chicken _________ fish．I like beef．
—I don't like chicken，_________ I like fish very much．
A．and；and B．and；but
C．or；and D．or；but
II．阅读理解（Reading comprehension）：（共30小题，计30分）
阅读下列短文或图表等，按要求完成文后各题。
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九年级--全国中学生英语能力竞赛
