全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二组试题
笔试部分(共七大题，计120分)
I. 选择填空(Vocabulary and structure) (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分) 31. I think we should organise ________ little dinner to celebrate ________ event. A. /; an B. the; the C. a; / D. a; the
32. I phoned her ________ day, but she refused to tell me ________ . A. another; nothing B. another; everything C. other; something D. the other; anything 33. —What's the matter? ________ ?
—Yes, my mother ________ seriously ill since yesterday.
A. Have you wept; get B. You've been crying, haven't you; has been C. Did you weep; got D. Are you crying; had been
34. An American Indian legend says that trees hold up the sky, and if they ________ , ________ will be a disaster. A. are cut off; it B. will be cut down; it C. are cut down; there D. will cut off; there
35. I can't help ________ at his meanness. He again decided against ________ his old aunt. A. surprising; to save B. being surprised; helping C. to be surprised; saving D. to surprise; to help
36. —How ________ he have got into an accident? He is such a careful driver. —But other drivers are not. Somebody ________ into his car. A. can; may have run B. may; should have crashed C. must; must have crashed D. might; can have run
37. Between 1950 and 1990, the world population doubled to 5.3 ________ . Nearly eighty ________ of these people live in developing, or poorer nations. A. billion; percent B. billion; percentage C. billions; percents D. billions; percent
38. If Janet ________ half an hour earlier, she ________ to see Kevin before he left. He was eager to say good-bye to her.
A. has arrived; would be able B. would leave; was able C. have started; would have been able D. had come; would have been able
39. —Good morning. May I help you?
—No, thank you. I'm just looking around. — ________
A. Thanks for coming to see me. B. How are you feeling today?
C. I'll write you a cheque right now. D. Take your time then.
40. ________ that her fifteen-year-old son disappeared while walking home from school, she suddenly burst ________ tears.
A. Being heard; out B. Having been told; into C. To tell; away D. Seen; out
41. He was a ________ person in the neighbourhood. The people thought there was not a man alive who could do everything half as ________ as he did. A. highly respecting; more B. high respected; fast C. highly respected; well D. highest respected; better
42. Gary was extremely busy with his work last week. Not until ________ very dark ________ his work and go home.
A. was it; he started B. it was; did he stop C. was it; did he start D. it was; he stopped
43. It's a family of three children, ________ are ________ the Internet. A. all of them; fond of B. both who; made up of C. all of whom; addicted to D. all which; satisfied with 44. —Are you ready to order?
—I'm kind of in a hurry. ________
A. What can you serve quickly? B. What had happened? C. I hope you're not displeased with her. D. There will be a lot of food.
45. I did not accept the job. ________ I'm unwilling to do the job, ________ I'm unequal to it.
A. However; as B. Not that; but C. Although; so D. Not for; though
II. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension) (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)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的最佳答案。(答案涂在答题纸上)
Can you understand the beginning of this essay?
My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & 3 kds FTF.”
The Scottish teacher who received it in class had no idea what the girl who wrote it meant. The essay was written in a form of English used in cell phone text messages. Text messages (also called SMS) through cell phones became very popular in the late 1990s. At first, mobile phone companies thought that text messaging would be a good way to send messages to customers, but customers quickly began to use the text messaging service to send messages to each other. Teenagers in particular enjoyed using text messaging, and they began to create a new language for messages called “texting.”
A text message is limited to 160 characters, including letters, spaces, and numbers, so mess- ages must be kept short. In addition, typing on the small keypad of a cell phone is difficult, so it's common to make words shorter. In texting, a single letter or number can represent a word, like “r” for “are,” “u” for “you,” and “2” for “to.” Several letters can also represent a phrase, like “lol” for “laughing out loud.” Another characteristic of texting is the leaving out of letters in a word, like spelling “please” as “pls.”
Some parents and teachers worry that texting will make children bad spellers and bad writers. The student who wrote the essay at the top of this page said writing that way was more comfortable for her. (The essay said, “My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three kids face to face.”) Not everyone agrees that texting is a bad thing. Some experts say languages always develop, and
this is just another way in which English is changing. Other people believe texting will disappear soon. New technology for voice messages may soon make text messages a thing of the past. 46. What is the writer's opinion of text messaging? A. The writer does not give his opinions. B. It is not bad for children.
C. It will make children bad writers. D. It is fun and easy to do.
47. Which characteristic of texting is NOT described in the passage? A. Using letters to represent words. B. Using phrases to represent essays. C. Using letters to represent phrases. D. Using numbers to represent words.
48. Which of the following was most probably the title of the student's essay? A. My Smmr Hols B. CU in LA C. My GF D. My Gr8 Tchr
49. Why do some people think that texting is bad? A. It costs too much. B. It's too difficult to type. C. Teenagers won't learn to write correctly. D. It's not comfortable.
50. Why aren't some people worried about the effect of texting? A. Not many people use texting. B. Spelling in English is too difficult.
C. Teenagers quickly become bored with texting. D. Texting will disappear because of new technology.
B) 非选择题：阅读下列材料，然后按要求完成所给出的题目。(答案写在答题纸上)
A
Questions 51—55: Answer each of the following questions in no more than 3 words. 51. Which is the best channel for news? 52. Who has returned to playing tennis? 53. What time does the romantic film start? 54. How much money is the game show prize? 55. What does “on the air” mean?
B
The man looks uncomfortable. He is not speaking. His girlfriend keeps asking him what's wrong. “Nothing,” he replies each time. You must be familiar with this kind of scene. Romantic comedies and TV dramas often show this kind of relationship problem. (59) Such problems among couples often result from not understanding their partner's communication style. (60) Psychologists(心理学家) have found some basic differences between the sexes in the ways they communicate. Firstly, women typically prefer to talk about their feelings, while men tend to withdraw. For example, when a couple has a problem, a woman will typically try to solve the problem by talking about it with her partner. A man, on the other hand, is usually more likely to solve the problem on his own. He, therefore, removes himself from the situation, or tries to get away from the woman to be by himself.
Secondly, men and women respond to each other differently. Both men and women are very good at reading their partners' feelings. The difference is in their reactions. Women, psychologists say, are receptive and responsive. This means that they actually feel what their partner is feeling. In contrast, men understand their partners' feelings, but don't actually feel them themselves. For example, if a man is stressed, his partner will see this and become stressed. However, if a woman is stressed, her partner will recognise it but won't become stressed.
In the book Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray, men and women are described as originally being from different planets. As a result, they naturally have different styles of thinking, behaving, and communicating. These fundamental differences can cause misunderstandings between them. The most important thing for a healthy relationship is to realise and understand these differences.
Questions 56—58: Answer the following questions briefly. 56. What's the passage mainly about?
57. Which word in the second paragraph means “distance oneself”?
58. How will a man respond when he notices his partner becoming stressed? Questions 59—60: Translate the underlined sentences into Chinese.
C
Questions 61—65: Answer the questions or complete the sentence.
61. How many different water temperatures are suggested for machine washes?
62. What is the maximum water temperature suggested for machine-washing a white cotton sheet? 63. When washed in a machine, which cycle should be used for cotton mixture clothes? 64. Which two natural fibres should you not wring by hand?
65. When describing materials, the term “colour-fast” means ________ . III. 完形填空(Cloze) (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)
large, protect, devote to, original, murder, however, best-selling, history,why, unlike, paint, build, tour, lead to, when, include, with, where
It's true that everyone loves a mystery, especially when it mixes (66) ________ with fiction. That is (67) ________ American author Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code has become one of the (68) ________ books in history.
In his novel, Brown builds on one of Western culture's most important books: The Bible. However, (69) ________ The Bible, Brown writes that Jesus was married and had a child. A small group of people know the secret and have to (70) ________ it. The Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci was one of them. He (71) ________ the secret into some of his masterpieces, including The Last Supper.
The movie version of The Da Vinci Code starring Tom Hanks will hit the big screen next week. Weaving historical fact (72) ________ fiction, the story will take you on a (73) ________ through art, history, and religion. Now let's take a brief tour with Teens of (74) ________ the story begins: Paris.
At the beginning of the tale, the curator (馆长) of the Louvre (卢浮宫) art museum is (75)
全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二组试题及答案
