2017年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）初赛高三年级组试题（总分:150分答题时间:120分钟）
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Ⅰ.KnowledgeandUsage（知识与用法）（共20小题；26-35小题每小题0.5分，36-45小题每小题1分，计15分）(A)PleasecompletethefollowingsentenceswithonewordforeachblankbyusingtheChineseorEnglishhintsgiveninthebrackets.（请根据括号中所给的汉语或英语提示完成下列句子，每空一词。）（答案写在答题纸上）26.AtlastlittleTomSawyer__________（反抗，反叛）againsthisstrictupbringing.27.Uptotwomillionpeopleinthatpoorareaare__________（依靠的，依赖的）onfoodaid.28.HetoldapressconferencethatSpainwassufferingoneoftheworst__________（干旱）ofthecentury.29.Whenhewasachild,hewas____________________（养育，抚养）byhisuncleinNorthYorkshire.30.Wethankedhimfortheofferbut__________it__________（拒绝）becausewefinallyfoundasolution.31.Hewasthenarrestedandchargedwith__________(toown;tohavesth.belongingtoone)anoffensiveweapon.32.She'dplacedagreatdealof__________(strongbelief;trust;unquestioningconfidence)inherson,buthedidpoorlyinthelastexam.33.Sheworked__________(workingverywellandwithoutwaste)andwasabletocompleteallthetaskssuccessfullyinashorttime.34.It'sbeenreportedthatthismaterial____________________(tosendoutagasorlight)aterriblesmellwhenit'sheated.35.I'msupposedto____________________(togivesth.toateacher)afirstdraftofmyessaytoday.(B)PleasecompletethefollowingpassagebychoosingthebestofthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDinthebox.（请从方框中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项完成下面的短文。）（答案涂在答题纸上）At19,BenWaywasalreadyamillionaire,andoneofanumberofteenagers36._____madetheirfortunethroughtheInternet.37._____makesBen’sstoryallthemoreremarkableisthathe’sdyslexic（阅读困难的）,histeachers38._____thathewouldneverbeabletoreadorwriteproperly.“Iwanttoprovethem39._____,”saidBen,creatoranddirectorofanetsearchenginehiscustomerscanusetofindgoodsinonlineshoppingmalls.Whenhewaseight,hislocalauthoritiesprovidedhimwithaPCtohelpwithschoolwork.40._____hewasunabletoreadthemanuals,hehadanaturalabilitywiththecomputer,and41._____byhisfather,hebegantochargepeople￡10anhourforhisknowledgeandskills.Attheageof15,heset42._____hisowncomputerconsultancy（咨询公司）,whichheranfromhisbedroom,andtwoyearslaterheleftschooltodevoteallhistimetothebusiness.“Bythetimethecompanyhadgrown,Ineededtotakeona43._____ofemployeestohelpme,”saidBen.高三年级组初赛试题第1页（共8页）“Thatenabledmetostart44._____businesswithbiggercompanies.”45._____washisabilitytoconsistentlyovercomedifficultchallengesthatledhimtowinthe“YoungEntrepreneur（企业家）oftheYear”awardinthesameyearthatheformedhisowncompany.36.A.whenB.whoC.whoseD.where37.A.ThisB.ThoseC.SomeD.What38.A.spokeB.saidC.toldD.talked39.A.wrongB.falseC.untrueD.unfair40.A.AndB.ButC.HoweverD.Although41.A.lentB.owedC.encouragedD.borrowed42.A.offB.inC.forD.up43.A.coupleB.fewC.littleD.deal44.A.gettingB.makingC.doingD.bringing45.A.ItB.OneC.NoneD.EachⅡ.Cloze（完形填空）（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）(A)Pleasereadthefollowingpassageandfillintheblankswiththecorrectformsof5wordsorphrasesoutofthe7givenintheboxaccordingtothecontext.（请阅读下面的短文，并根据其内容提示，从方框中所给的7个词语中选出5个，并用其适当形式填空。）（答案写在答题纸上）depressing,join,giveup,hour,thinkabout,break,engageToddwasmyhighschoolboyfriend.Ithadbeenloveatfirstsightandwewerereallyclose.Butthenhe46._____thearmyin2000andwenttoserveoverseas.WewrotetoeachothereverydayatfirstbutsomehowarumorgotaroundthatIwasdatingotherpeople—therewasnotruthinthis—buthegottohearaboutitanddecidedtobreakitoff.Iwasdepressed,buteventuallyIrealizedIhadtomoveon.Igot47._____tosomeoneelse,eventhoughdeepdownIwasstillmissingTodd.TenyearslatermymarriagewasinamesssoIdecidedtogohomeandstaywithmyparentstotrytogetawayfromitall.Ikept48._____ToddandIhadthefeelingthatsomethingbadhadhappenedtohim.IsearchedforhimontheInternetandfoundhisphonenumber,andIphonedandleftamessage.Twodayslaterhecalledback.Itturnedoutthathe'dbeenlookingformetooontheInternet,buthehadn'tmanagedtofindanything,sohe'd49._____.Anywaywetalkedonthephonefor50._____and,tocutalongstoryshort,thenextmorninghegotonaplane.Ipickedhimupattheairport,thesameoneI'dtakenhimtowhenhewentintothearmyyearsago.We'vebeentogethereversince.NowweliveinSeattle,andwe'vegottwogreatkids.(B)Pleasereadthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithonewordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:①basedonthecontext;②usingtheproperformofthegivenwords;③basedonthegivenlettersofthewords.（请阅读下面的短文，用以下三种形式中的一种填空：①根据上下文填空；②用所给单词的适当形式填空；③根据单词所给的字母填空，每空一词。）（答案写在答题纸上）Ifyou’rethinkingoflivingabroad,you’llfaceanumberofchallengesincludingcommunication51._____(difficulty)andsettlingintoanewcommunity.Butperhapsthebiggestchallengeiscultureshock.Youmayfindyourselfobjecting52._____everythingaboutthehostculture:thewaythepeopledrive,lineup,sayhello—eventheirhabitssuchaslitteringandpersonalspace.Thisiscommon.Peoplecannotavoidthinkingthattheirownculture53._____(do)things“therightway”,andeverything54.e_____isthereforewrong.Weurgeyoutochangeyourmindset.There’renoculturalrightsorwrongs,onlydifferences.What’smore,ifyou’re55._____(determine)tostayinaforeigncountryformorethanafewdays,youcan’taffordtobecriticalofeverythingaroundyou.It’llmakeyourlifemiserable.高三年级组初赛试题第2页（共8页）Thegreatestdivider56._____nationsisignorance,andthefirstsolutionisknowledge.Werecommendthatyoufindoutasmuchasyoucanaboutthehostculture57.be_____youarrive—itscustoms,people,prioritiesandmanners.Whenyou’vedoneyourhomework,ifyoureallycan’timagine58._____(make)anewlifethere,youcangosomewhereelse.Wealsoencourageyoutotaketheattitudethatdiversityisinteresting.Noonewouldreallywanttoliveinaworldin59._____everycultureisthesame,sowe’dadviseyoutoobserveandenjoythevariety.60.Fin_____perhaps,you’llcometoacceptthem.Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension（阅读理解）（共20小题；61-65小题每小题1分，66-80小题每小题2分，计35分）Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Pleaserespondtothequestionsaccordingtotherequirementsgivenattheendofeachpassage.（阅读下面的短文，每篇短文后设有若干问题，请根据短文后的要求回答问题。）（61-65小题答案涂在答题纸上，66-80小题答案写在答题纸上）(A)TheBalticisafascinatingarea,andthecitiesonitsshoresareamongthemostbeautifulandhistoric.SinceourBalticcruises（航海）areincreasinglypopular,thisyearweoffermorecruisesthaneverbefore,soyou’resuretofindastartingdatethatsuitsyou.Yourholidaystartsatyourlocalrailwaystation,asourpricesincludetravelbytrainfromanystationintheUKtoSouthampton,whereyou’lljoinyourship.Onceyou’reatseayourcruiseliner（豪华游船）willcallatanumberofexcitingdestinations,dependingontheparticularcruise.Forexample,youmightvisitKiristiansandintheextremesouthofNorway,atownwithbeaches,beautifulsceneryandtheSetesdalVintageRailway.[A.]AnotherportwhereyoumaycallisGothenburg,inthesouthofSweden.[B.]Itsmodernoperahouseintheharborwasdesignedtolooklikeaship,anditisaverypopularvenue.[C.]MuchofStockholmisonislands,andathirdofthecityconsistsofwater.[D.]Althoughourvisitwillbetoobrieftoattendaperformance,you’llhavetimetoseethebuildingandthecity.Copenhagen,thecapitalofDenmark,isfamousforitsstatuesoftheLittleMermaid,acharacterinachildren'sstorybytheDanishwriterHansChristianAndersen.Thisisonlyashortdistancefromwhereyouleavetheship.Butthere’splentymoretoseeinthecity.LikeCopenhagen,Helsinki,theFinnishcapital,issmallenoughtoexplorethehistoricalcenteronfoot,andthey’rebothidealcitiesforshopping.Formanyofourpassengers,thebestpartofacruiseisavisittoStPetersburg.Thecity,whichdatesfrom1703,wasthecapitalofRussiafortwohundredyears.AllourBalticcruisesincludethecity,andyou’llhavetwofulldayshere,givingyouplentyoftimetoadmirethebeautifulpalaces,churchesandotherbuildings.Ifyou’dlikeaguidedtour,there’replentyavailable—onfoot,bycarorbyboatalongthecity'sriversandcanals—althoughunfortunatelywenolongerorganizetoursourselves.AmongthemanyothercitiesthatyoucanvisitonourBalticcruisesareTallinn,RigaandOslo.Questions61-65:ChoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandDaccordingtothepassage.61.Allthecruiseshipsleavefrom_____.A.KiristiansandB.SouthamptonC.GothenburgD.Helsinki62.It’ssuggestedthatHelsinkishouldbeexplored_____.A.bycarB.bybusC.bytrainD.onfoot63.Theshipstaysfor_____daysinStPetersburg.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five64.Youmayprobablyfindthisadvertisementina_____.A.sciencemagazineB.medicalnewsletter高三年级组初赛试题第3页（共8页）C.novelchecklistD.travelguide65.Inthethirdparagraph,there’refoursentencesmarkedA,B,CandD.Pleasechoosetheonewhichisnotrelatedtothemainideaofthisparagraph.(B)Foodexpertsarealwaystellinguswhatweshouldandshouldn'teat,buttheyoftengiveconflictingadvice.Ourfoodwriter,TeresaGold,hashadalookatalltheinformationandworkedoutwhat’sfactandwhat’sfiction.HowshouldIstarttheday?Afull-Englishbreakfastwillcertainlystopyoufromfeelinghungry,butit’shighincalorieswhichmeansthatyou'llputonweightifyouhaveitregularly.Ahealthieroptionistohavejustanegg.66.__________Breakfastcerealsareveryhighinsugar,soifyoufeellikehavingcereal,havemuesli—withnoaddedsugar.Youcanalsogetyourfirstvitaminsofthedaybydrinkingaglassoffreshly—squeezedorangejuice.67.___________Fruitandvegetablescontainthevitaminsandmineralsweneedtostayhealthy.ButfiveisactuallyafictionalnumberthoughtupbyanAmericannutritionist.Shelookedatwhattheaveragepersonateanddoubledit.Accordingtomorerecentresearch,therightnumberisactuallyeight.Theresearchshowsthatpeoplewhohaveeightpiecesoffruitandvegetablesadayaremuchlesslikelytosufferfromheartdiseasethanthosewhoeatthree.CanIeatapples?68.__________Whileit'struethatapplesdocontainalittlesugar,they'realsoasourceoffiber.Nutritionistssaythatweneedabout18goffiberaday,andamediumapple—peelincluded—containsabout3g.Somevarietiescontainmorefiberthanothers,sochoosecarefully.69.__________Thekeytogoodhealthisabalanceddietwhichcontainsfatsandcarbohydratesaswellasproteins,vitaminsandminerals.Fatsmaybehighincalories,buttheyalsocontainvitamins.AccordingtotheWorldCancerResearchFund,youshouldonlyhaveabout500gofredmeatperweek—asteakisabout100g.70.__________Questions66-70:ChoosefromthesentencesA-Gtocompletethepassage.Therearetwosentenceswhichyoudonotneedtouse.A.Fatscan'tbegoodforourhealth.B.DoIreallyneedtoeatfiveaday?C.Boilitinsteadoffryingit,andeatitwithapieceoftoastmadewithbrownbread.D.HowcanIpreventseriousillnesses?E.Onetypeoffoodonitsownwon'tkillorcureyou,buteatingtherightamountoftherightfoodwillstopyoufrombecomingill.F.AnAmericannutritionistcarefullycalculatedtheamountoffruitandvegetablesweshouldeateverymorning.G.Thisparticularfruithashadsomebadpublicitybecausedentistssayitcanharmourteeth.(C)Mommy,OhMommyAnon“Mommy,OhMommy,what’sthispollutionThateveryone’stalkingabout?”“Pollutionisthemessthatthecountryisin,高三年级组初赛试题第4页（共8页）Thatwe’dallbefarbetterwithout.It'sfactoriesbelching（冒出）theirfumesintheair,Andthebeachesallcoveredwithtar,NowthrowallthosesweetpapersintothebushesBeforewegetbackinthecar.\“Mommy,OhMommy,whomakespollution,Andwhydon’ttheystopifit’sbad?”“‘Cospeoplelikethatjustdon’tthinkaboutothers,Theydon’tthinkatall,Imightadd.Theysprayallthecropsandtheypoisontheflowers,Andwipeoutthebirdsandthebees,Nowthere'sagoodplacewecoulddumpthatoldmattressRightoutofsightinthetrees.”“Mommy,OhMommy,what’sgoingtohappenIfallthepollutiongoeson?”“Welltheworldwillenduplikeasecond-handjunk-yard,Withallofitstreasuresquitegone.Thefieldswillbelitteredwithplasticsandtins,Thestreamswillbecoveredwithfoam,Nowthrowthosetwopopbottlesoverthehedge,Saveusfromcartingthemhome.”“ButMommy,OhMommy,ifIthrowthebottles,Won’tthatbepollutingtheworld?”“Nonsense!Thatisn’tthesamethingatall,Youjustshutupandbegood.Ifyou’regoingtostartgettingsillyideasI’mtakingyouhomerightaway,“‘Cospollutionissomethingthatotherfolkdo,Werejustenjoyingourday.”Questions7I-75:Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage.71.Howmanyquestionsaboutpollutionareasked?72.Howdofactoriescausepollution?73.Whydon’tpeoplestoppollutionaccordingtothemother?74.Wheredoesthemotheraskthechildtothrowthepopbottles?75.Aretheauthorandthemothermostprobablyhavingaholiday?(D)Whatdoyoudointhehourbeforeyourbedtime?Howmanyhours’sleepdoyougetatnight?Doyouwakeupinthemorningfeelingrefreshed?Thesearesomeofthequestionsresearchershavebeenaskingteensallroundtheworldinordertobetterunderstandtheirsleeppatterns,andhowthosepatternsaffectlearningatschool.Sleeppatternschangedependingonyourage.Mostyoungerchildrengeta高三年级组初赛试题第5页（共8页）goodnight’ssleepandwakeupfreshandenergeticthenextday.Incontrast,teens’bodyclockschange,creatinga“forbiddenzone”forsleepataround9or10pm.It'spropping（支撑）themupjustastheyshouldbefeelingsleepy.Lateron,inmiddleage,theclockchangesagain,makingithardforparentstostayawakewhentheirteenkidsareattheirmostalert.Tomakemattersworse,recentresearchhasshownthatusinganelectricdeviceinthehourbeforegoingtobedgreatlyaffectssleeppatterns.Accordingtostudies,teenswhousedacomputerormobilephonebeforebedtimeweremuchmorelikelytoneedmorethananhourtofallasleep,andwerealsomorelikelytosleepseveralhourslesseachnight.TeenswhousedotherelectricdevicessuchasanMP3player,atabletorTValsoexperiencedsomesleepdeprivation（缺乏）.GregDickson,16,isaprimeexample.“Iusuallychatwithafewmatesbeforebedtime,andmaybewatchacoupleofvideos,\hesaid.“Idon’tfeellikegoingtosleepafterthat.AndIreallydon’tfeellikegettingupthenextmorningandspendingthedayintheclassroomeither!”Howdoesthislackofsleepaffectlearning?InexperimentscarriedoutinNorthAmerica,studentsweretaughtaseriesofskillsandthensleptforvariouslengthsoftime.Forexample,somestudentsweretrainedtocatchaballattachedbyastringtoacone-likecup.Themoretheypracticed,thefasterandmoreaccuratetheybecame.Thestudentswhothenhadagoodsleepimprovedfurther.Theotherstudentswhogotlessthansixhours’sleepeitherdidn'timproveoractuallyfellbehind.Whatthisshowsisthatthebrainconsolidates（加强）andpracticeswhathasbeenlearntwhileyou'reasleep.Thismeanssleepafterlearningisasimportantasgettingagoodnight’srestbeforeatestoranexam.Questions76-80:Completethesummaryofthepoemwithnomorethanthreewordsforeachblankaccordingtothepassage.Thispassagefocusesonhowteens’sleeppatternscanaffecttheirlearningatschool.Sleeppatternschangeaccordingtobodyclocks,which76._____onyourage.Forexample,whilemostteensareattheirmostalert,theirparentsfindithardto77._____.Besides,asisshowninrecentstudies,sleeppatternsaregreatlyaffectedby78._____,suchasacomputeroramobilephone.GregDicksonisgivenasanexampletoprovethatlackofsleepaffectslearning.Toshowhowthathappens,anexperimentwithstudentsis79._____inNorthAmerica.Intheexperimentsomestudentswhohadagoodsleepimprovedtheirskillsfurther.Theotherstudentswhogotlessthan80._____didn’timproveorfellbehind.Itmeansthatit’simportantforastudenttogetagoodsleepafterlearning.IV.Translation（翻译）（共6小题；81-82小题每小题1分，83-86小题每小题2分，计10分）(A)PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentencesinthefollowingpassageintoChinese.（请将短文中的划线句子译成汉语。）（答案写在答题纸上）ArrivinginShanghaiFlyinglowoverShanghaigivessomeideaoftheenormoussizeofChina'scommercialcapital,whichnowhaswellover20millioninhabitantsandisstillgrowingfast.Asyouwalkintothemagnificentnewterminalforinternationalflights,yousoonbecomeconsciousofthefactthatyou'rearrivinginoneoftheworld'sgreatcities.81.InthedistanceyoucanseeshipsofallshapesandsizesapproachingShanghaifromtheEastChinaSea,asthey'vedoneforcenturies.Nexttotheairport,incomparison,istheamazingMaglevtrain,whichtravelsabovethetrackandiscapableofreachingthespeedofover430kilometersperhour.OwingtothelinestopsinPudong,theMaglevisdefinitelythemostexcitingwaytoreachthecity.82.FromPudong,takingtheferryacrosstheriveroffersthebestviewsofdowntownShanghai,especiallyatnightwhenthebuildingsarebeautifullylitup.高三年级组初赛试题第6页（共8页）(B)PleasetranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishbyusingthehintsgiveninbrackets.（请根据括号内所给的提示，将下列句子译成英语。）（答案写在答题纸上）83.这位善良的姑娘给这位老妇人留下了很好的印象。(makea/an...impression)84.我想起来了，他也许会对我们研究过的那个问题感兴趣。(occurto;同位语从句)85.我宁愿现在就把真相告诉他，而不愿永远保守这个秘密。(wouldrather...than)86.请复习课堂上讨论过的要点，以及你感到混淆不清的任何地方。(aswellas;定语从句)V.ErrorCorrection（短文改错）（共10处错误；每处错误1分，计10分）Therearealtogether10errorsinthefollowingpassage.Theerrorsareaboutmissingwords,unnecessarywordsandwrongwords.Pleasecorrectthemaccordingtothefollowingrequirements:foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwiththesign“∧”andwritethewordyoubelievetobemissinginthelineontheanswersheet;foranunnecessaryword,crossouttheunnecessarywordwiththesign“\\”andputthewordwiththesign“\\”inthelineontheanswersheet;forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneinthelineontheanswersheet.下文中共有10处错误，错误涉及缺词、多词与错词三种。请根据以下要求修改文中出现的错误:缺词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在答题线上写出该词；多词：把多余的词用斜线(\\)划掉，在答题线上写出该词，并也用斜线(\\)划掉；错词：在错词下划一横线，并在答题线上写出改正后的词。例如：OneofmyfavoritewritersareCharlotteBronte.Shewasbornintheearlynineteenthcenturywhenwomenhadfarfeweropportunities∧theyhavenow.ShelivedinasmallvillageinYorkshireandshetookgreatpleasureinwalkingonthemoorswherenearherhome.1.is2.than3.whereDearMrBrown,IamwritingfortheSchoolAssociationwhichmeetsineveryotherweekforamealatyourrestaurant.Wewereverydisappointingwiththelastmealwehad.Thefoodwascoldandwasnotwhichwehadordered.Imadethebookingmyself,andIaskedforhotpumpkinsoupfollowedbyachoiceofmeatorfishorvegetable.Thepersontakemybookingsaidthatmenuwasavailable.Whenwearrived,weofferedsaladanddessert.WhenIaskedtoseethemanager,thewaitersaidthattherewasnobodyforhelpme.HewasquiterudewhenIinsist,andrefusedtotellmehisname.Latewefoundthename“Mike”onthebill.Wedonotwishtoreturntoyourrestaurantsincechangesaremade.Pleaseletmeknowifyouwillbeabletoreturntoyourpreviousgoodmenus,providefoodasordering,andteachyourstaffcourtesy.Ilookforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,TonyLincolnPresident,SchoolAssociation87-96：_________________________________________________________VI.IQTest（智力测试）（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）Answerthefollowingquestions.（回答下列问题。）（答案写在答题纸上）97.Usingthenumbers1to16onceeach(withfournumbersalreadyplaced),fillintheemptysquaressothehorizontal（水平的），vertical（垂直的）andtwomaindiagonallines（对角线）alladduptothesametotalof34.高三年级组初赛试题第7页（共8页）98.Pleasedecipher（破译）thecodeandreadthisoldIrishtoast.INMLHAKOYNUYOROWBUSEBYFEOOIURNAEHRTEEHADEVEDEAENDVA.99.Foursuspects—JackVicious,SidShifty,AlfMugginsandJimPouncer—arebeinginterviewedatthesceneofamurder.Eachofthesuspectsisaskedaquestion.Theiranswersareasfollows:JackVicious:“SidShiftycommittedthemurder.”SidShfity:“JimPouncercommittedthemurder.”AlfMuggins:“Ididn’tcommitthemurder.”JimPouncer:“SidShiftyislying.”Onlyoneofthefouranswersisthetruth.Whocommittedthemurder?100.WhatdoesthefollowingproverbmeaninChinese?Thehighertheyare,thehardertheyfall.101.Whichsymbolsshouldreplacethequestionmarks?Ⅶ.Writing（写作）（共2小题；A题满分10分，B题满分20分，计30分）（答案写在答题纸上）(A)Nowlookatthechartaboutwheretouristsstayataholidaydestination.Usetheinformationshowninthecharttowriteanessayinnolessthan100words.WheretouristsstayatCasuarinaBeach(B)Nowadays,somescientistsclaimthatin50years’time,computersarelikelytobeevenmoreintelligentthanhumans.Yourteacherhasaskedyoutowriteanessay.Pleasewritetheessayandgivereasonsforyourpointofview.Willcomputerseverbemoreintelligentthanpeople?Doyouagree?Youshouldwritenolessthan120words.高三年级组初赛试题第8页（共8页）
2017年全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS初赛高三年级
