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2015年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛
高三年级组试题
(总分:150分 答题时间:120分钟) 听力部分(共三大题,计30分)略 笔试部分 (共七答题,计120分)
1. Knowledge and Usage (知识与用法) (共15小题,每小题1分,计15分)
(A) Please complete the following sentences by using the Chinese hints given in the brackets. (请根据括弧中所给
的汉语提示完成下列句子。) (答案写在答题纸上) 31. We were taught at school that all living things (依赖) the sun for their growth.
32. The premier wants to see more (机会) for young people to find good jobs in the near future. 33. Anne emphasizes that she has (编造、虚构) the names and characters that exist in real life for her novel.
34. The boy looked at his father (充满希望地) because he thought his father had brought him a present.
35. The number of visitors per day is strictly (限制) to avoid damage being done to the garden. (B) Please complete the following passage by choosing the best of the four choices marked A,B,C and D in the
boxes(请从方框中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项完成下面的短文。) (答案涂在答题纸上) The world’s biggest and oldest rock stars are still in love with performing in front of audiences. This irresistible urge to give concerts means they are constantly (36) their retirement until a later date. (37) , the question remains: Is rock music an art form that can really be performed by middle-aged people? Most of these rockers do have to keep fit. Mick Jagger, (38) remains astonishingly athletic in live performances; take a personal trainer on tour. And with an act that (39) enough dancing to stage to tire out a 20-year-old, Tina Turner proves that age has had (40) effect on her ability to put on a good show. Yet she’s never seen the inside of a gym. She seems to have a kind of natural energy, which means she doesn’t worry about dieting or exercising. Paul McCartney (41) his vegetarianism for enabling him to keep fit enough to play rock’n’roll. McCartney also believes that he and famous rock bands (42) the Stones and the Who still perform because they can. What these bands have (43) is that they perfected the craft of performing in clubs before they became famous, something only a tiny minority of bands do now. For the Rolling Stones it’s also a matter of pride, a way of answering (44) who say they’re too old. Nothing gives them pleasure than the knowledge that theirs have been the highest money-earning tours of all time. 36 A. giving up B. putting off C. keeping on D. cutting down 37 A. Despite B. In spite of C. However D. Instead of 38 A. which B. who C. when D. where 39 A. consists B. composes C. implies D. involves 40 A. slight B. few C. small D. little 41 A. admits B. permits C. thanks D. reasons 42 A. like B. as C. how D. such 43 A. in that B. in all C. in common D. on the whole 44 A. those B. anyone C. one D. they 45 A. further B. smaller C. better D. greater
2. Cloze (完形填空) (共15小题;每小题1分,计15分)
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(A) Please read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the 5 words or phrases out of
the 7 given in the box according to the context. (请阅读下面的短文,并根据其内容提示,从方框中所给的7个词语中选出5个,并用其适当形式填空。) carry on, encourage, deal with, difficult, leave, look around, finish Can you remember your first day at school? It was probably rather confusing. The (46) is that a lot of people give their children the wrong idea about going to school. If children are threatened with the idea of school, they can’t understand why they have to go to school.
On his first day of school, a child has to watch his mother (47) . Often he thinks that she is deserting him. The teacher must convince him that at the end of the day his mother and his home will still be there.
The children are not the only people who are disturbed by going to school. The teacher sometimes has just as much trouble in (48) the mothers. They’re as upset as their children. They hang around, wondering how their children are managing.
The best way to improve the situation is to get the child used to the idea of school. Before school starts the mother should take her child to meet the teacher and to (49) the school. The first day should be something to look forward to and not to fear. It’s also important to emphasize the regularity of school, and although the first day is difficult, the mother must remember that her child must be (50) for several weeks at least.
1(B) Please read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word on one of the following three ways: ○
2using the proper form of the given words; ○3based on the given letters of the words. (请based on the context; ○
1根据上下文填空;○2用所给单词的适当形式填空;○3阅读下面的短文,用以下三种形式中的一种填空:○
根据单词所给的字母填空。没空一词。)
There’s no doubt that money, in the form that we know it today, is what keeps modern economic life (51) (work). Yet, throughout history, money, in whatever form, has provided people with the ability to buy and sell goods.
Thousands of (52) y aog, people made use of the barter(物物交换) system as a way of exchanging goods. Within this system a person had to exchange one thing for another. This meant that the two parties involved had to (53) re an agreement as to what they thought their products were worth. Items such (54) wheat, tobacco, and livestock (牲畜) have all been used as money at one time or another. It was not until much later that human came up (55)w the idea of money in the form of metal coins. So why did the barter system (56) to a stop? The answer is simple. Coins were (57) m easier to handle and carry around. Since then, the use of coins has become (58) pop . It has made commerce (贸易) simpler and has given countries an opportunity for (59) (develop) by doing business with other countries far away.
Right now, paper money has become more common all over the world, as it’s easier to use. However, it won’t be long before plastic cards take over, (60) (complete) replacing coins and paper money.
3. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共20小题:61-65小题每小题1分;66-80小题每小题
2分,计35分)
Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. Please respond to the questions according to the requirements given at the end of each passage. (阅读下面的短文,每篇短文后设有若干问题,请根据短文后的要求回答问题。) (61-63小题涂在答题纸上;64-80小题答案写在答题纸上。)
A
Here’s some exciting news. The Daily Times, together with the Further Education Organization (FEO) and the Photographers’ Circle, announces a competition for young photographers.
The subject of the competition is “Modern Students”. We want your pictures to tell us what it’s like to be a student today. Perhaps you think students have a very comfortable life. Or you may believe they have a much
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harder time at college than at high school. Whatever your feelings are, the judges are looking for interesting and original photographs.
The first prize winner will get three days of work experience with The Daily Times in London, a book worth up to 50 from the Photograph’s Circle, and 200 to spend in photographic equipment. The Daily Times will print the winning photographs in the newspaper and the Photographer’s Circle will include them in an exhibition at their London gallery. The next 12 best winners will be awarded 100 each to spend on photographic equipment. The winning pictures will be included in the FEO calendar.
Here are the rules:
? The competition is open to students at secondary schools, and at further education, art and technical
colleges in England and Wales. ? Students must be 14 or over.
? Three copies of each photograph should be submitted and it’s no bigger than 25*20 cm. ? Up to five photographs may be sent in by one person.
? The final date for entries is October 1 this year. Winners will be announced in The Daily Times on
October 17.
? A parent or guardian must stay with any winner who is under age 18 while in London. All tickets and
accommodation costs will be paid by FEO.
? Photographers must agree to have their pictures in FEO publications and in The Daily Times without
payment. The photographer’s name will be printed with any picture used in this way. Send your photographs to:
Photography competition, PO Box 314, London E17 6LJ.
Questions 61-63: Choose the best answer from A,B, C and D according to the passage. 61. winners will be produced in the competition.
A. 10 B.12. C. 13. D. 14. 62. The contestants can get the result of competition from .
A. the Further Education Organization B. The Daily Times C. Modern Students
D. the Photographers’ Circle
63. The purpose of this announcement is to .
A. make more and more people interested in photography B. show famous pictures to secondary school students C. help poor students who want to learn photography D. attract more students to participate in the competition
Question 64-65: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage. 64. The FEO will pay for a parent to accompany winners who are too young to travel alone. 65. The first prize doesn’t include an opportunity to work in The Daily Times.
B
The Dragon Boat Festival
(66) The festival is held to honor Qu Yuan, a politician and poet who, in the year 278 B.C., is said to have committed suicide (自杀) by jumping into a river. It’s said that the local people threw Zongzi into the water to save Qu Yuan’s soul from the evil spirits in the river (67) . Spectators eat Zongzi and crews row large dragon-shaped boats.
The Rio Carnival (狂欢节) in Brazil
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