全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)高二年级组样题及答案.

40.Reading is an experience quite different from watching TV;there are pictures ______ in your mind instead of before your eyes.

A.to form B.forming C.to have formed D.having formed

41.When he realised I ______ at him, he ______ away and walked out of the classroom. A.looked;was turning B.was looking;turned C.was looking;was turning D.looked;turned

42.Don't forget to walk the dog while I am away,_________ you? A.will B.shall C.do D.can

43.Nothing should go wrong,but if ________,give me a ring at this number. a.it had B.that is C.it does D.they should to 44.--When can we expect to see an improvement? --_________.

A.We're making home improvements B.It will take several days C.You can see her off tonight D.I'll pick it up when I come today 45.--Do you have an earlier flight?I'm trying to get to Manila before noon. --There is an 8:30 flight that will get you there by 11:00. --__________ -then I can easily make the 12:30 meeting. A.That'll be perfect B.Thanks,I will check it later C.I think it's a bit late D.If so,I can change the flight II.Cloze(完形填空)(共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word in one of the following three ways:①according to the context,②using the correct form of the words,③according to the first letters of the words.(阅读下面的短文，用以下三种形式之一完成短文填空：①根据上下文填空；②用所给单词的正确形式填空；③根据单词所给首字母填空。每空一词。)(答案写在答题纸上)

Cholera is a disease spread by dirty water,either when people drink the water,(46)_______ eat food which has been washed in the water,and not

(47)______(proper)cooked.Unfortunately,until the mid 19th century,people believed that the disease (48) t_________ through the air.In the crowded cities of 19th-century Britain,cholera spread easily.Most doctors wrongly believed that fresh air and a better diet would (49)p_____ the disease.Huge fires were usually lit in the streets to drive (50)_______ the infection,and the clothes of victims were also burned. The streets were also cleaned thoroughly (51) w______ powerful chemicals.However,people continued to suffer dreadfully.In 1854, a doctor in London,John Snow,announed with certainty that cholera spread through (52) i________ drinking water.He did this by carefully (53)_______(collect)statistics about the infection in one part of London.He managed to prove that in an area (54)_______ deaths from cholera were highest,the water was entirely responsible for cholera infection.(55)________(Improve)made to sewers(下水道)and supplies of drinking water later led to a decrease in deaths from cholera.

III.Reading comprehension(阅读理解)(共20小题；每小题2分，计40分)

Read the following passages.Each passage is followed by several questions.Respond to the questions according to the passage.(阅读下列短文，然后根据短文后的要求答题。)(答案与在答题纸上)

A

The camel library is like no other library.It is unique to Kenya.Like traditional libraries,books can be boorowed and returned.Unlike traditional libraries,books are carried to people by camels. The camel library was started in Northern Kenya,where many people live in remote villages. The nearest town,called Garissa,is hundreds of kilometres away from these villages. Many of the villagers have never learned to read.They cannot afford to buy books,let alone have access to the Internet.Until 1996,the only library in the area was in Garissa.The distance meant villagers could not get to it.

The problem was solved with the creation of a mobile library.However,while mobile libraries in other places use trucks,this one uses camels to take the books to the villages. Camels are often the most efficient form of transportation in Northern Kenya,as the poor roads make driving difficult. Trucks,buses,and cars often break down. Camels can carry heavy things and travel long distances without water. And, unlike trucks,they don't need good roads.

The camel library uses three camels.They carry more than 200 books to ten villages in Northern Kenya. Four people travel with the camels.One of them acts as a guard to make sure no one tries to steal the books along the way.The camels walk from one village to another,five days a week.The camel library spends one day in each village,and then goes to the next small town.It visits each village once every two weeks.

The books in the camel library are in English, which the children in the villages are learning as a foreign language in school.Swahili is the national language of Kenya,but there are not many books written in Swahili.

Books can be borrowed for only two weeks at a time.If someone finishes a book quickly,he or she will have to wait until the camel library comes back before getting another one.

Questions 56--57:Tell whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F)according to the passage.

56.Camels are used because there aren't many trucks in Northern Kenya. 57.The books in the camel library are in English, the national language of Kenya.

Questions 58--60:Complete the following table with NO MORE THAN FIVE WORDS from the passage for each blank.

Problems Solutions Villagers can borrow books from a library instead of buying them. (59)________ were created. One of the four people (60)_______. Cost of books Villagers cannot (58)___________. Distance Risks Many kilometres between villages. People might steal the books along the way. B

Questions 61--65: Answer the following questions briefly according to the ads. 61.Which is the cheapest place to go for a holiday? 62.How long is the holiday in Sorrento? 63.Which hotel would you stay at in Boston?

64.How much coes the holiday in Spain cost? 65.On what date does the holiday in Syria begin?

C

Canadian Clean Air Day is on 6 June.It is a chance for Canadians everywhere to focus on the problems of air pollution and to actually try to do something to help reduce the problems. What can we do to fight air pollution? Well, it should be pretty obvious by now that the way we get to and from work every day can have a big effect on the air we breathe.So the easiest action you can take on Clean Air Day is to accept what we call the \to work on foot or by cycling for a change.If you have to use your car,try\the drive,or better still,use public transit.(66)If everyone tries this for one day,you'll be amazed by the difference it can make to the air in towns and cities.

There's also a lot more you can do to improve air quality.For example,you can plant trees.And if you don't have a garden,then you can do your bit in other ways.(67)For instance,did you know that modern,improved stoves can reduce smoke by as much as 80--90percent?So you can make a big difference if you upgrade the appliances in your home.

The government is also working hard on your behalf to clean up our air. The first thing is to reduce the emissions hat cause smog-and they have clear plans to get there.Cananda and the United States agreed to reduce emissions on both sides of the border between the two countries and they plan to reach their targets in the next few years.

The government's also taking action to get cleaner fuels.It's already reduced the sulphur contained in gasoline,and it hopes to reach the reduction target for sulphur in diesel(柴油)by next year.These measures don't just focus on the motorist-the federal government's also working to reduce emissions from power plants and factories right across the country.

Questions 66--67:Translate the underlined sentences in the passage into Chinese.

Questions 68--70:Complete the notes below with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each blank.