60. What does the passage mainly talk about?
C 注：appliance n. 器具； rebate n. 折扣
61. What is the address of Swanson Electric?
62. How much can you save if you buy two printers on February 5?
63. The refrigerator whose price is $400 will be sold for ________ on February 6.
64. If you want to buy some of the things in this advertisement and want to save money you must go there during ________.
65. What number should you call if you need directions to the store? D
On May 7, 2001, Ronnie Biggs arrived in Britain for the first time in about thirty-five years. His return was the end of one of Britain's most famous crime stories, The Great Train Robbery. In 1963 Biggs was in a gang that stole ￡2.6 million from a train traveling between London and Glasgow. The gang was caught quickly, and Biggs was sentenced to thirty years in jail. Many people thought that the sentence was too harsh（严厉的）. Biggs also thought it was too harsh, so he decided to escape.
Biggs was sent to Wandsworth Prison, a maximum security jail. It had one very high wall to keep the prisoners in, and some guards to watch them. One afternoon in July 1965, Biggs was in the prison yard. He had been in jail for just fifteen months. A tall van（货车） stopped outside the jail, and a ladder was placed against the wall. Then a rope ladder was thrown over the wall into the prison yard. Biggs climbed up the rope ladder, jumped down into the van and escaped!
From that time on, Biggs lived on the run. After hiding in France, Spain and Australia, he finally settled in Brazil in 1970. He was a celebrity（名人） criminal. He appeared in rock videos and movies, and he sold souvenirs to tourists who came to see him. But he missed his home in Britain and, at the age of seventy-one, decided to go home. He was met at the airport by family, friends—and police.
66. Ronnie Biggs was sentenced to thirty years in jail because ________. 67. What kind of prison was Ronnie Biggs in? 68. The main idea of Paragraph 2 is ________.
69. How many countries had Ronnie Biggs been to after he escaped from Britain? 70. When was Ronnie Biggs born?
III. 完形填空（Cloze）(共15小题，计15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框内选择适当的单词或短语填空。方框内有多余的词或短语，每个词或短语限用一次。（答案写在答题纸上）
found, may, of, led to, sometimes, rather than, mad, in fact, even if, different, water, part, drink, as well as, natural, include, important, wherever
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Many tourists nowadays walk around carrying plastic bottles of water, even in cities. The bottles seem to have become an (71)________ fashion accessory（配件）, and not only for tourists. (72)________, nowadays everyone seems to carry a bottle of water with them (73)________ they go. This fashion for being seen with bottled water, (74)________ called “designer water”, has (75)________ a massive（大量的） increase in sales over the past few years. There are now so many (76)________ brand names available in the shops that it is hard to choose.
But why do some people prefer their water from a bottle (77)________ a tap? To start with, water forms a very important (78)________ of a healthy lifestyle. We are now advised to (79)________ two litres of water daily, (80)________ eating large quantities of fruit and vegetables. Besides this, designer water offers the promise (81)________ purity.
It is advertised as clean and (82)________, while tap water (83)________ be viewed with suspicion （怀疑）.
But is there really any difference between bottled and tap (84)________? Surprisingly, in the USA it was (85)________ that bottled water was not always as pure as most ordinary tap water. IV. 翻译（Translation）（共10小题，计10分）
A) 阅读下面短文，然后把划线处的句子译成汉语。（答案写在答题纸上）
In order to make a good impression during a job interview, you need to prepare yourself for it. (86) You should arrive in advance for the interview, so that you can give yourself a little time to relax before the interview begins.
The impression you make as you walk into the room is very important. (87) Try to find out if the company or organization has rules about dress. Then try to dress according to their regulations. You also need to plan what you are going to say. In some interviews you will have to do a lot of talking, and in others you will only have to answer a few questions about your education and experience. (88) You need to have answers ready about yourself, your schoolwork, your strong points, your reasons for applying for the job, and the salary you expect.
You will also be allowed to ask some questions of your own. (89) The questions you ask will show the interviewer that you have given careful thought to the position. You can ask questions like these: (90) What duties will I have to perform in this position? Does the company provide health insurance? Does the company provide opportunities for further education? B) 根据提示把下列句子译成英语。（答案写在答题纸上） 91. 现代科学不仅仅是大量的信息。（more than）
92. 事实是地球围绕太阳转，而不是太阳围绕地球转。（the other way around） 93. 她建议我按时归还学校图书馆的图书。（虚拟语气） 94. 我会遵守诺言，一到北京就给你写信。（同位语从句） 95. 他发现很难集中注意一件事在五分钟以上。（focus on） V. 短文改错（Error correction）（共10小题，计10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。 此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
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此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原行没有错的不要改。（答案写在答题纸上）
I am watching televison a few nights ago when I saw something that 96. ________ it made me feel very upset. You see I recognized someone from my past. I 97. ________ nce worked in a restaurant who the boss treated his workers very badly. 98. ________ For example, when customers left us a tip he used keep it for himself. 99. ________ I realize that it is quite normal for bosses to get angry from time to 100. ________ time, but he used to get very angry so we did the smallest thing wrong. 101. ________ Almost waiters there only stayed about a month and several waitresses left 102. ________ after only one night. I hated attitude. I decided to leave after a week. 103. ________ So I was very surprised when I turned off my television last Saturday 104. ________ and saw him starring in a cookery programme. I couldn't see my eyes! 105. ________ VI. 智力测试（IQ）（共5小题，计5分） 回答下列问题。（答案写在答题纸上）
106. What number should replace the question mark?
107. One letter in each word of a well-known saying has been changed. What is the saying? TAPE TIE PULL MY TOE CORNS 108. What letter should replace the question mark?
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109. Tom beats Joe at pool （落袋台球戏） but loses to Sue. Hilary usually wins against Joe, sometimes against Tom, but never against Sue. Who is the weakest player? 110.
is to as is to: ________ .
VII. 写作（Writing）（共2小题，计２5分）
A) Read the following passage, and then use your own words to give a brief summary of it in about 90 words.（10分）（答案写在答题纸上）
All thanks to the mobile phone
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Dave Mill owes his life to his mobile phone. He was trying to make history by walking to the North Pole alone, without any help or support. But after 50 days of extremely bad weather, during which the temperature dropped as low as minus 30°C, Dave was forced to abandon his attempt.
He had completed 185 miles of the 375-mile journey and had suffered several mishaps（不幸事故）. He had broken his sunglasses, been followed by polar bears and fallen into freezing water twice. Then, after making the decision to give up, he had some more bad luck and found himself stranded （处于困境的） on a floating
piece of ice that was slowly melting.
The weather was too bad for any rescue attempt to be made. Dave waited for three days, hoping that conditions would improve. But the rescue planes could not land because dense fog prevented them from seeing the surface of the ice. It was a race against time.
Then he remembered his mobile phone. He marked out a runway on the ice and took a photograph with his digital camera. Then he used his phone to e-mail it to the waiting air rescue team. Using the photograph to guide him, the pilot was able to land in spite of the weather, and Dave was lifted off the ice to safety. B) You have seen the following advertisement in a young people's magazine.
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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
