2008年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛初三年级组试题
(总分：150 分 答题时间：120分钟)
听力部分( 共四大题，计30分)
I. Sentences (句子理解) (共5小题；每小题1分，计5分)
Listen to the following sentences. Choose the best picture for each sentence. Each sentence will be read only once. (请听下列句子，选择与所听句子内容最相符的图片。每个句子只读一遍) （图片略）
II. Responses (句子应答) (共5小题；每小题1分计5分)
Listen to the following sentences. Choose the best responses to each sentence. Each sentence will be read only once. (请听下列句子，选出最能恰当应答所听句子的选项。每个句子只读一遍。 6. A. Not really.
B. Me neither.
C. So do I.
D. Nothing much. D. You'll be OK.
7. A. I have a headache. 8. A. What's your opinion? C. Yes, that would be fine.
B. Yes, it is.
C. No, that's fine.
B. Is that your best offer? D. Are you OK with that? B. OK. See you later. D. You are welcome. B. Yes, I'll talk about it. D. I received it yesterday.
9. A. Everything is going well. C. Make yourself at home. 10. A. Yes, I got it all. C. I can do it myself.
III. Dialogues (对话理解) (共10小题每小题1分，计10分)
A) Listen to five mini-dialogues. Choose the best answer to each question according to the dialogue. Each dialogue will be read twice. (请听五段小对话，根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。) 11. What will the woman do? A. Swim in the river.
B. Run along the river. D. Have a picnic near the river.
C. Go cycling along the river.
12. Why won't the woman play card? A. She likes to play table tennis.
B. The man always wins at cards. D. The sports centre is closed.
C. She waits to beat the man al swimming. 13. What kind of village did grandpa live in?
A. A nice village with a bank.
B. An old village without a church. D. A big village without a shop.
C. A small village with some houses. 14. What will the boy wear for his run? A. His red sports shorts. C. The red sports shoes.
B. A pair of dirty shoes. D. His yellow sports shoes.
15. Where does this conversation probably take place? A. In a hospital.
B. In a bookshop. D. In a hotel room.
C. In a department store.
B) Listen to the longer dialogue. Match the people on the left with the descriptions on the right. The dialogue will be read twice. (请听一段长对话，根据你所听到的对话内容，将左栏的人物与右栏的描述进行匹配。对话读两遍. ) 16. Alice 17. Jay 18. Emily 19. Tim 20. Kurt
A. nearly 18 years old B. shy but clever C. easy-going but lazy D. Mary’s best friend E. older than Mary
IV. Passages (短文理解) (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)
A) Listen to the passage. Choose the best answer to each question. The passage will be read twice.( 请听短文，根据你所听到的短文内容，选择能回答没个问题的最佳答案。短文读两遍。)
21. Where was Jane Goodall born? A. In Africa.
B. In London.
C. In the forest.
D. In a hotel.
22. What as Jane interested in when she was young? A.Studying wild animals. in a bank.
B. Making film.
C. Running a hotel.
D. Working
23. How did Jane do her research in Africa? A. She played with the animals.
B. She stayed away from the forest. D. She watched the animals every day.
C. She read books about the animals.
24. How long did it take the animals to accept Jane? A. Only a few days.
B. Five or six weeks. D. More than a Year.
C. Three or four months. 25. What does Jane do now?
A. She travels around the world with her animals B. She helps a zoo keeper with her skills. C. She teaches and writes books.
D. She writes about her work on the Internet.
B) Listen to the passage. Complete the table with the information from the passage. Fill in each blank with one word. The passage will be read twice. ( 请听短文，根据你所听到的短文内容完成下面的表格。每空只限一词。短文读两遍。) Differences between Joe and Clair Joe
good at (26) _______ and maths plays football and basketball likes riding his bike doesn't like (30) _______ Chair
prefers French and (27) _______ doesn't watch (28) _______ on TV uses the(29) _______ a lot doesn't eat meat
笔试部分(共八大题，计120分)
I. Multiple-choice (选择填空) (共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，计 20 分)
Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. (从A，B，C，D选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选
项。)
31. I pick up kids from school and take them home when Mary is at work. A. the; the
B. the；不填
C. 不填；不填
D. 不填； the
32. The students exchange cards with during the holidays. A. both
B. each other's
C. ourselves
D. one another
33. -Could you please be quiet for a bit? I'm the phone. -Sorry. A. to
B. with
C. on
D. at
34. -How can I help you? -I'd like some about to Paris, please. A. news; times
B. thing; trains
C. information; flights D. advices; buses
35. -That isn't Sam, is it? -No, Sam's taller. A. it is
B. it wasn't
C. it doesn't
D. it isn't
36. She was person at the party and I sat next to her all evening. It was awful! A. the most boring
B. least interesting
C. as a pretty
D. so a terrible
37. -Hello, Lisa. That's the matter? -I find my mobile phone. ______ you seen it? -No, I haven't. A. couldn't; Did
B. can't; Have
C. need; Had
D. must; Ai-e
38. Do you think the Jacksons will help? We've known them since ______. A. a long time
B. last Christmas
C. a few weeks
D. two months
39. -Can I help you to ______the washing up? -Sit down. You don't ______ help. A. make; use to
B. run; need
C. do; have
D. tidy; must
40. That's all for today. Oh, one more thing, please ______ your lab coats before you leave the lab. A. look up
B. give away
C. put away
D. put out
41. I am really ______ going camping again this summer in Donghua Park. A. waiting
B. wishing
C. hoping
D. looking forward to
42. -John, did you ask your mum about the weekend trip? --Yes, but she'd rather ______ me decide for myself. A. let
B. allowing
C. to ask
D. want
43. If this TV doesn't work, bring it back ______ we'll give you your money back. A. but
B. and
C. however
D. though
44 -Where's Anne?
-At the toy shop. She's found the teddy bear______ she wants there. A. what
B. whose
C. that
D. whom
45. -Please don't leave your boots in the hall.
-Sorry. My mother's always telling me ______ boots in the hall. A. I don't leave my C. not leave any
B. not to leave my D. you don't leave any
46. -You've worked very hard today. Thank you. -______ I've enjoyed it. A. Give me a break.
B. You're kidding. D. That's OK.
C. That won't be a problem.
47. -I'm going to Rome next month. -Are you? Who with? -______.
A. Some friends from my Italian class. C. We're going to study over there.
B. I hope everything will be OK. D. We'll stay there for a few weeks.
48 -Hello, you're a student at the English centre. -Yes, I am. Sorry, ______. -Well, I see you in the library a lot. A. did I say something wrong? C. are you OK?
B. have you seen me? D. have we met before?
49. -Hi, Joan. It's Rita. -Oh, hi. How are things?
-Oh, fine, thanks. Look, I'm really sorry, but I can't go to the cinema. -______.
A. Oh, I'm sorry to trouble you.
B. OK, I'll see you at the cinema. D. All right! Enjoy dinner.
C. Don't worry. Another time, maybe.
50. -So, Anne, how are you? -______ I didn't go to work today.
-Didn't you? -Well, an old friend came to visit and we stayed up all night talking. A. I'm so nervous.
B. I'm really tired.
C. I'm not sure.
D. I can't tell.
II. Reading comprehension(阅读理解) (共20小题；选择题5小题，每小题1分；非选择题15小题，每小题2分，计35分)
A) Read the following passage which is followed by five questions. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the passage. (阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的 A，B，C，D 四个选项中，选出最佳答案。)
2008年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛初三组试题.doc
