全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二年级组试题
2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二
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） 笔试部分（共七大题，计120分） I. 选择填空（Vocabulary and structure）(共20小题，计20分)
A） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（答案涂在答题纸上） 31. —Do you know Mr. Smith?
—Yes. He's a strange man. We found ________ difficult to work with him.
A. us B. it C. him D. you
32. They ________ the distance and the communication problem for people visiting their city. A. drew attention to B. used up C. washed away D. dreamed of 33. —You were driving at 100 km an hour, sir.
—But officer, I ________. My car can't go more than 80.
A. may not have to B. couldn't have been C. wouldn't like to D. needn't to be
34. His money had not brought happiness and perhaps it had contributed________ his strange sense of values. A. up B. for C. as D. to
35. ________ their service, the workers of the hotel are active in learning English.
A. Searching B. Informed C. To improve D. Having caused 36. Every morning at a ________ time after breakfast she gave him an hour's lesson.
A. busy B. patient C. convenient D. present 37. It was not until last year ________ he got in touch with his father in Canada. A. where B. what C. how D. that 38. I kept looking at the man wearing a pair of glasses, wondering ________. A. whether did I borrow his book B. where I had seen him before C. what I knew his wife D. when had I helped him
39. The item you requested yesterday is no longer available and ________ we are returning your cheque. A. therefore B. altogether C. otherwise D. moreover 40. —When did the story happen?
—It happened in ________ spring of ________ 1937.
A. the; the B. a; the C. the; 不填 D. 不填；不填 41. —May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at five o'clock tonight? —I'm sorry. He ________ gone to a party long before then.
A. had B. is C. will have D. has 42. I've got a lot of books, ________ are written in foreign languages.
A. and most of which B. some of which C. some of them D. most of these 43. —How are you getting on with your book?
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—I have finished a large part of it; the rest of it ________ more difficult.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
44. —I have to be at the office by noon tomorrow. My co-workers are taking me out for a final good-bye lunch.
— ________ Where are you going to eat? —I don't know. They want to treat me.
A. I don't know. B. How nice!
C. It's my pleasure. D. It's none of my business.
45. —When you finish that report, here are all the files for the next one we need to complete, by tomorrow evening.
— ________ Can't you extend the deadline? I've got a headache and I've hardly slept all week. —I'll see what I can do, but take some aspirin and keep working. A. I'm not even halfway through this first one! B. It looks like it went through just fine. C. Oh, I'm sure I can help you do that. D. What do you want to discuss?
B） 下列5题中的句子可以组成一篇小短文，请从所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（答案涂在答题纸上）
46. Faraday made the ________ electric motor in 1821. It was an invention that used electricity to produce movement.
A. obvious B. social C. mad D. first 47. In 1831, Faraday discovered that electricity moves through a wire ________ a magnet（磁铁） is moved near the wire.
A. where B. so C. when D. but 48. He used this discovery to ________ a machine for making electricity. Faraday also showed how electricity affects chemical ubstances.
A. debate B. reflect C. match D. produce 49. Faraday gave ________ most of his money to the poor. When he grew old, he did not have enough money left to live on.
A. on B. away C. by D. of 50. Queen Victoria rewarded him for his ________ by giving him money and a house. He died in 1867. A. discoveries B. introductions C. books D. definitions II. 阅读理解（Reading comprehension）（共20小题，计35分）
A）选择题：阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。（答案涂在答题纸上） A
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Most people think that the capital of the movie world is Hollywood, in the United States. However, the real movie capital is Mumbai, in India. Mumbai used to be known as Bombay, and so the film industry there is called “Bollywood”. Bollywood makes twice as many movies each year as Hollywood—more than 800 films a year.
The movies from Bollywood are very different from Hollywood movies. For one thing, Bollywood movies are much longer than most Hollywood movies. Most Bollywood movies are more than three hours long, and contain singing, dancing, action, adventure, mystery, and romance. Because Bollywood films contain so many different features, this style of film is sometimes called a “masala” film. (“Masala” is an Indian word for a mixture of spices. )
Another big difference between Bollywood and Hollywood movies is the way the movies are made. It takes much longer to make a movie in Hollywood than in Bollywood. In fact, filming may begin on a Bollywood movie before the script is even finished. The director and writers can make up the story while the film is being made. Sometimes they will even write the script by hand instead of taking time to type it.
Bollywood actors are very popular and some are in such high demand that they may work on several movies at the same time. They may even shoot scenes for several films on the same day using the same clothes and scenery (舞台布景）. Since most Bollywood movies follow the same kind of story, shooting scenes for several films at the same time is not a big problem for actors or directors. This also helps keep the cost of Bollywood movies lower than the cost of Hollywood movies. The average Bollywood film, with a budget （预算） of only two million U.S. dollars, seems very cheap compared to the average budget of sixty million U.S. dollars for a Hollywood film—thirty times as much! 51. The main topic of the passage is ________. A. famous stars in Bollywood B. how Hollywood movies are made
C. the differences between two movie industries D. the history of movie-making in India 52. What is NOT true about Mumbai?
A. It is the movie capital of India. B. Its new name is Bombay.
C. More movies are made there than in Hollywood. D. The film industry there is called “Bollywood”.
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53. Why are Bollywood films often called “masala” films? A. They have interesting stories.
B. They are much longer than Hollywood films. C. They show Indian culture.
D. They mix different styles of movies.
54. Bollywood movies are cheap to make because ________. A. they are shorter than Hollywood films B. the scripts are written by hand
C. the movies do not use any special effects D. most movies reuse things from other movies
55. Which of these statements would the writer probably agree with? A. Most Bollywood movies are very similar. B. It takes a lot of money to make a good movie. C. Only Indian people can understand Bollywood movies. D. Hollywood movies are too violent.
B）非选择题：阅读下列短文，然后回答问题或完成句子。（答案写在答题纸上） B
Every afternoon in South Korea, when school and work finish, over 100,000 people meet on the Internet to play a game called Lineage. They meet in a virtual（虚拟的） world 500 years in the past. They form teams and fight for justice and money. They are part of one of the Internet's many online gaming communities. The people who play these games are called gamers. Often they meet in 24-hour cafés to play Lineage, as well as other games such as Diablo, StarCraft and Counter Strike. Most gamers just play for fun, but for some people, it can become an obsession （着迷）.
When gaming becomes an obsession it can become dangerous. In Hong Kong, a seventeen-year-old boy died as a result of playing his favourite game in the café where he worked. After working for eight hours, he often stayed at the café and played Diablo II. On some nights he slept for only two hours. In May 2002, he was found unconscious at a computer after playing all night. When he died later in hospital, doctors said it was because he was exhausted.
In Korea, the dangers can come from other gamers. In the virtual world of Lineage, gamers can create new characters for themselves. High school students can become very powerful fighters and leaders. They play against doctors, businessmen and even members of dangerous gangs. But sometimes things that happen in the game affect real life. Gamers have been beaten up in real life by people they have killed online!
56. How many people play Lineage when school and work are over every day in South Korea? 57. What do people do in the virtual world of Lineage? 58. The online games mentioned in the passage are ________. 59. What does the underlined word “exhausted” mean?
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全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二年级组试题
