2013年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛高三年级组试题
（总分：150分
答题时间：120分钟）
30分）
听力部分（共三大题，记
I. Responses (句子应答)（共5小题；每小题
1分，记5分）
Please listen to the following five sentences and choose the best response to each one you hear. Each sentence will be read only once.(请听句子，然后选出一个能够恰当应答你所听到的句子的最佳选项。（答案涂在答题纸上）
1. A. I'd rather walk. I need some exercise. 2. A. He doesn't have time to meet you. C. The sports meet is at two o'clock. 3. A. You may ask Mother about them.
C. I borrowed them from the library.
4. A. My pleasure. I will go with you to the concert.
C. Forget it. I won't go with you to the supermarket. 5. A. There is too much delicious food for me to eat.
B. Who knows? I'm always asked to do something at the last minute. C. My father has no time to talk with you this morning.
D. I like my new job very much because my office isn't far from my house. II. Dialogues(对话理解)（共10小题；每小题
1分，记10分）
twice . (请听下面五组对话，每组
每组对话和问题均读两遍。
)
A) Please listen to the following five mini-dialogues. Each dialogue is followed by a question. Choose the best answer or picture for each question. Each dialogue and question will be read 对话后有一个问题，根据你所听到的对话内容，(答案涂在答题纸上6．
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选择能回答所提问的最佳选项。B. Go ahead. That's all right with me.
D. I'm afraid I'm not going that way.
B. Let's say two afternoons a week. D. She'll see you on Monday. B. I bought them yesterday. D. They're about good health.
B. Take it easy. It's very kind of you to do so. D. Thanks, but I promised Mary I'd go with her.
C. Sure. Go straight for two blocks. Then turn left.
每个句子只读一遍。)
7. A. Visit China. 8. A. Upstairs.
B. Find her luggage. C. Book an international flight.
D. On the third floor.
D. Buy some newspapers.
B. Down the corridor on the man's left.
C. Next to a reading room.
C. Because the man asked too many questions. 10. A. The postman.
B. Mr. Brown.
9. A. Because the tickets were all sold out.B. Because there were no people working there.
D. Because there was something wrong with the-line. C. Mrs. Brown.
D. Mr. Brown's son. 两遍。) (答案涂在答题纸上
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B) Listen to the following dialogue and choose the best answer to each question. The dialogue will be read twice.(请听下面一段对话，选择能回答下列问题的最佳选项。对话读11. Where does the man work?
A. At a public school. A. Teacher and student. C. Manager and ex-employee. 13. Why can Lisa not answer the phone now?
A. Because she is attending a meeting.
B. Because it's her assistant's job to answer the phone.
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B. At a supermarket. C. At a job agency. D. At a post office.
12. What's the relationship between Lisa and Lauren?
B. Doctor and patient. D. Waitress and customer.
C. Because something is wrong with her phone. 14. Which of the following is the man's mobile number?
A. 0124 576 277.
D. Because she is watching a movie.
B. 0412 556 207. C. 0412 567 702. D. 0421 566 270.
B. Phone him and give him some information.
D. Give him lots of information on getting a good job.
15. What-does the man expect Lisa todo?
A. Email him and write a reference. C. Attend a party that he is going to hold.
III. Passages(短文理解)（共10小题；16-20每小题1分，21-25每小题2分计15分）
A) Listen to the following material and choose the best answer to each question according to the material you hear. The material will be read twice.(请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的内容，项。材料读两遍。) (答案涂在答题纸上) 16. When did Marie move to Paris with her mother? A. In 1761.
B. In1767.
B. Her mother. B. For 30 years B. In London.
C. In 1770.
D. In 1794.
D. Mr Tussaud.
D. For 74 years.
17. From whom did Marie learn how to make wax models?
A. Dr Curtius. A. For 12 years. A. InParis.
C. Her assistant.
18. How long did Marie travel around Great Britainwith her collection?
C. For 33 years.
CIn Hong Kong.
19. Where did Marie build a permanent wax museum?
D. In New York.
20. What happened to Tussaud's waxmuseum in 19257?
A. Some thieves stole the waxworks.
C. It was pulled down and rebuilt.
Bitwas sold to the government. D. A fire destroyed almost all of its works.
选择能回答所提问的最佳选
B) Please listen to the following material, and fill in the blanks according to the material youhear with one or two words. The material will be read twice.(请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的材料内容填空，每空填一到两个单词。材料读两遍。) (答案涂在答题纸上
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Plymouth Sea life Center
COST
Adults: ￡3.70 Children: ￡2.00
Special prices for over (21) _________ and School groups
OPENING TIMES
Every day except the 25th and 26th of (22)____________
FOR CHILDREN
☆A special quiz ☆(23)_____
time (every hour from 9:30 am)
☆Slide and video shows (from 10:00 am)
GROUPS
Guided tours are available--ask at the (24) _____________.
NEW ATTRACTION
Walk through the big tunnel made of (25)
with enormous fish swimming around you.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, TELEPHONE 01743 578912.
I. 笔试部分（共七大题，计
I. Multiple-choice(选择填空)
(共15小题，每小题
120分）
1分，计15分)
A,B, C,D 四个选项中，请从四个
For each of the following sentences or dialogues, there are four choices, marked A, B, C, and D. Please choose the answer that best completes the sentence.(下列各句或对话均含有选项中选出可以完成该句或对话的最佳选项。
) (答案涂在答题纸上
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26. our records, the books you have borrowed should now be returned to the library.
A. According to A. expose; improve A. as three times much C. much as three times ______whole.
A. the; a
30. It's always A. easy; naturally A. more; least
B. a; /
being in a foreign country,
B. free;basically B. fewer; most
C. a; the
D. the; the
if you don't speak the language of that country. C. glad; unluckily D. difficult; especially
D. most; less
B. Didn’t; are practicing
D. needn't; had practiced
matters is not the speed, but the quality of the product.
C. what if C. which; that
D. what that
D.. when; whom
D. To have; seen D. how; grew up
B. On account of
C. In addition to
D. Thanks to
D. devote; to improving
27. Mr. Wang made up his mind to all he could
his oral English beforegoing abroad.
C. draw; improving B. three times as much D. as much three times
B. donate; to improve
28. The house rent is high here. I've got about haft the space I had at home and I'm paying here.
29. The preceding discussion has been based on consideration of the performance of the group of learners as
31. lf we had followed his plan, we could have done the job better with money andpeople.
C. less; fewer
32. You have any difficulty in passing the road test since you a lot in the driving school.
A. mustn't; practiced C. shouldn't; have practiced
33. There is no doubt, in my opinion,
A. that what A. that: which A. To have seen
B. that that B. when: which
34. I shall never forget those years I lived in the countryside with the farmers, have had a great effect on my life. 35. a trip abroad is certainly good/for the old couple, but it remainswhether they will enjoy it.
B. Having; to be seen
B. why; set up B. he is; he is C.
C. Having ;seeing C. that; settled down he is; is he
36. It was for this reason________ her uncle moved out of New York andin the small village.
A. which: put down
37. Notonly
A. is he: he is
--- Oh. are you new here? ----Yes. I just got here last night.
---Well, you can walk straight down this street until you pass a supermarket, and then turnleft. The Shanghai
Music Hall will be straight ahead.
A. The bus only takes about five minutes to get there. C. I have a lecture to attend there.
——The Big Apple?_____________
——The Big Apple is the nickname for New York. You're going to New York with us, aren't you? ——Yes, I'm going.
I'm especially looking forward to seeing the Museum of Modern Art.
B. What are you talking about? D. Where is the new museum?
——There's a special show of 20th century American painters there.
A. What if I want to go to a pub? C. How can I get to New York?
B. How long will it take me to get home?
.D. Well, I guess I might as well walk.
ill-mannered, but also the laziest and the most irresponsible person you could never hope to meet.
D. is he; is he
38. --Can y~ tell me how to get to the Shanghai Music Hall from here? ________________
39. ——Are you ready for the trip to the Big Apple? I can hardly wait.
40. ——Hello. front desk? This is Mitaly Tridow in Room 504. ——Well. yes. ___
——I want to take a shower, but there is no hot water.
——Well, a lot of people take showers before breakfast. Maybe if you wait a while, it'll heat up again.
A. Are you sure there is absolutely no hot water?
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B. May I know your name, sir?
C. Don'twe have enough water now? D. How can I help you, Miss Tridow?
Ⅱ. Cloze (完形填空) (共15小题：每题1分，计15分)
A) Please read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the proper forms of 5 words outof the 7 given ones in the box according to the context. (请阅读下面的短文，并根据其内容提示，从方框中所给的中选出5个，并用其适当的形式填空。
)(答案写在答题纸上
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7个单词
Found , cheap , building , electricity , receive , office , energy
The smallest independent country in the Vatican City, coversan areathe size of a golf coursein Rome, the capital of Italy. It was (41)________ in 1929 and is ruled by just oneman, the Pope, who is also the head of theCatholic Church. Its (42)______are home to some of the world s most famous art, includingworks Botticelli, Raphael and Michelangelo. channel, etc.
Millions of people visit the Vatican everyyear, but the, Vatican has a population of only about 800 people. The Vatican has no(43)_______language. The Swiss
Guard use German, but mostpeopleuse Italian andLatin.
The country’seconomy is unique. It (44)______ most of its money from Catholicsaround the world and
from tourism. It also makes money from a petrol station where Italianscan buy fuel that is 30 percent (45)____than in Italy--because the Vatican has no taxes!
by
It has its own
bank, army, police force, post office, satellite TV
B) Please read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word in one of the following three ways: ①based on the context; ②using the proper form of the given words; ③based on the given letters of the words.(阅读下
面的短文，用以下三种形式之一完成短文填空：据单词随给首字母填空。每空一词。
①根据上下文填空；
)
②用所给单词的正确形式填空；
③根
) (答案写在答题纸上
If you need another reason to motivate you to send your grandma a piece of snail mail, maybesome Belgian chocolate-flavored stamps will do the trick. It almost sounds too good to be true.These stamps smell and taste (46) ____chocolate.
On March 25, the Belgian Post Office put 538,000 chocolate-flavored stamps up for sale.The stamps are made on a cocoa-scented paper with cocoa in the ink for smell and cocoa oil essence (可可油精华液) in the glue so when (47) con stamps they'll get ataste of chocolate. Collectors
are buying
them up, although some are (48)(seem) finding
the taste not up to usual standardsfor chocolate made in Belgium. Stamp collector Marie-Claire Verstichel, of Belgium, said she was (49) (disappoint) in the taste, but \
The stamps come in five (51) di chocolate-themed designs. It is not an easy job. They were created by experts fromGermany, Switzerland and the Netherlands. A set of five stamps is selling for 6.2 Euros.
\had (52) atried many fragrant (芳香) stamps and this year we wanted to promote chocolate. Instead ofhaving
(53) the flavor, we also have the taste,\
With (54) (tradition) mail becoming an ever less important part of our lives, andwith some countries even
(55) ann that they will stop delivering mail, it's refreshing tosee something positive happening in the world of snail mail.
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III. Reading Comprehension(阅读理解)（共20小题，56-60每小题1分，61-75每小题2分计35分）
Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. 根据短文后的要求回答问题
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Today people often look forward to their middle age as a time when they will be able to take thingseasier. After their children are grown, they expect to enjoy the life they have worked hard to create. However, the reality is often very different. In middle age, many people discover that they have two ongoing responsibilities: one is look after their aging parents, and the other is help their young adult children deal with the pressure of life. Around the world, there are millions of people wholder and the younger generations.
There are two important reasons for the rise of the sandwich generation.
First, people are living longer than they used to. In the early nineteenth century, the average life expectancy for adults in the United States, for example, was about 40, whereas today people live to an average age of~75. Therefore, children are taking care of their parents over a longer period of time. The second reason is that these days, young adults often live with their parents for a longer time than they did in the past. It's more common for today's young adults to return home during or after college if they need financial or emotional support.
People who take care of elderly parents often face difficult issues. Caring for adult children presents
challenges as well, and caregivers have to resolve many important questions.
The financial and emotional pressures on the sandwich generation can be overwhelming. However,
time in life also has its rewards. It can provide a valuable opportunity to spend moretime with one's parents or children. However, in order to survive this difficult period in their lives, members of the sandwich generation must remember that they also need to payattention to their own needs and look after the quality of their own lives. They can't be totally selfless.
Questions 56-58: Choose the best answer from A, B, C and D according to the passage. 56. What does \
A. Today's generation of young adults who don't cook and mainly eat sandwiches. B. Elderly people who are living longer nowadays and prefer sandwiches .
C. Middle-aged people who have responsibilities for both their aging parents and their children.
D. Young adults who feel sandwiched between their-financial--responsibilities and their desire to enjoy life. 57. Which of the following is one reason for the rise of the sandwich generation? A. People are living longer than they used to.
B. Children often live with their parents for a shorter time than in the past. C. Elderly parents usually need financial help nowadays. D. Today's young adults seldom go home after college. 58. The underlined word \
A. very great or very strong.
C. excellent or wonderfulD. clear and definite
Questions 59-60: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage. 59. People in the sandwich generation have a great opportunity to spend more time with their\parents and
children.
60. People in the sandwich generation should remember to take care of their own needs to avoid stress.
B
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Please respond to the questions
)
according to the requirements given at the end of each question.(阅读下列短文，每篇短文后设有若干问题，请
59-75小题答案写在答题纸上
o are “sandwiched” in between the
this
B. very silly or unreasonable
最新2013年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高三年级组试题及答案
