2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高一年级组试题
笔试部分(共七大题，计120分)
I. 选择填空(Vocabulary and structure)(共20小题，计20分)
A) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
31. He was made ______ the woman ______ breaking the window. A. to apologize to; for B. to be apologizing to; for C. apologizing for; to D. apologize for; for 32. There was plenty of time. He ______.
A. mustn't have hurried B. couldn't have hurried C. must not hurry D. needn't have hurried
33. She was knocked down by a car and her shouts ______ the attention of the police. A. pulled B. drew C. dragged D. seized
34. ______ athletes from all over the world take part in the Olympic Games. A. Each four years B. Each four year C. Every four years D. Every fourth years
35. She began to ______ something but stopped when she heard the teacher ______. A. say; speaking B. tell; saying C. talk; telling D. speak; talking 36. ______ his age, he did it very well.
A. Being regarded B. Considering C. Studied D. To think of
37. I shall never forget those years ______ I lived in town with my family, ______ had a great effect on my life.
A. that; that B. when; what C. when; which D. which; that 38. — Your new bike is very fashionable. — ______ A. Much better than yours. B. Yes, of course it's very good. C. It's very kind of you to say so. D. No, you are totally wrong. 39. — Do you think the bad weather will ______? — I ______. A. go on; don't hope so B. keep up; hope not C. take up; don't think so D. keep on; think not 40. — ______ — Drop in if you have time. — Sure. Bye! A. I wonder if you could let me go now. B. Do you mind if I leave now?
C. What a shame that I want to go now! D. Well, I really must be going now. 41. — What would you like to have, coffee or milk? — I wouldn't like ______. ______ for me.
A. either; Neither B. both; Neither C. either; Both D. neither; Either 42. Now the population in developing countries is being ______. A. stopped B. prevented C. limited D. raised
43. Helen ______ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband ______ home. A. leaves; comes B. had left; came C. left; had come D. has left; would come
44. Not only ______ this machine but ______ it.
A. he can run; can he repair B. can he run; can he repair C. he can run; he can repair D. can he run; he can repair 45. It's a fine day. Let's go fishing, ______?
A. won't we B. don't we C. shall we D. will we
B) 下列5题中的句子可以组成一篇小短文，请从所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
46. People in Poland ______ spend Christmas with their families, and the most important part of Christmas is Christmas Eve supper.
A. tire of B. afraid to C. tend to D. hate to
47. The whole family just sits around the table, and there are twelve traditional ______ on the table, and you are supposed to taste them all.
A. dishes B. books C. sticks D. toys
48. Well, before everybody sits down to eat the ______, we break wafers (薄脆饼) with each other, wishing each other good luck.
A. breakfast B. lunch C. brunch D. supper
49. When it is over, the children go to the other room, where the big Christmas tree ______, and they find some Christmas presents under it.
A. grows B. stands C. lies D. dies
50. Then after eating and unwrapping the presents, the whole family just sits around the table singing Christmas songs, and waiting for midnight, when they go to ______. A. school B. hospital C. church D. work
II. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension)(共20小题，计35分)
A) 阅读下列短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
A
What does the word \your language? Although people usually know what the word means it often has no exact
translation. It's not surprising really, because the idea of home varies from country to country, and from person to person. A home is more than a roof and four walls. It's the cooking, eating, talking, playing and family living that go on inside, which are important as well. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.
But it's not just that homes look different in different countries, they also contain different things and reveal different attitudes and needs. For example, in cold northern Europe, there's a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it's
more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows, cool stone floors and often no carpets. We asked some people about their homes. How often do people move house in your country?
\ten years or so.\
— Cheryl, Boston, USA
What are typical features of homes in your country?
\bedrooms and living rooms. But we don't often have balconies (阳台). The weather isn't warm enough!\ — Pat, Exeter, England
51. The word \A. people can't find this word in the dictionary B. no one knows what it is
C. it has different meanings in different countries D. people can't understand each other very well
52. You can ______ at home according to the passage.
A. cook, talk, and play games B. eat, play, and teach students C. swim, eat, and make friends D. do nothing
53. Why is it important to keep the heat out of the houses in southern Europe? A. Because they want to breathe fresh air outside. B. Because there's a fire in the living room.
C. Because they wear heavy clothing all day long. D. Because the sun there shines a lot.
54. How often do people move home in the United States? A. Every year. B. Every five years or less.
C. Every ten years or so. D. They don't move until they die. 55. Which one is true according to the passage?
A. People in Britain seldom have balconies because it's so hot outside. B. \
C. Although homes look different in different countries, they have the same needs. D. Houses in northern Europe always have big windows and cool stone floors.
B) 阅读下列短文，然后回答问题、完成句子或表格。
B
I saw my first tiger in a national park in India. It was a young male and he was drinking at a
waterhole. He raised his head slowly and stared at us for a full minute. Then he turned his back on us and disappeared quickly into the jungle.
Twenty years ago, the tiger was in trouble. In India its numbers were around 1,800. Then the
Indian government launched Project Tiger, which set up many national parks all over the country. In Africa, the most important species in danger is the elephant, the world's largest living land mammal. In 1979 there were 1.3 million elephants there. Ten years later, numbers were down to 600,000. Conservationists warned that the species could be extinct by the end of the century. But slowly the situation has changed: the demand for ivory has fallen sharply, and now the number of elephants is increasing rapidly; there are many more than there were sixteen years ago. On the other side of the world, the grey whales of Baja California nearly disappeared during the last century. Fortunately, the US Marine Mammals Protection Act of 1972 saved them. The grey whales recovered quickly. Today there are perhaps 20,000 and these gentle giants are now worth far more alive than dead.
Today, wildlife is good for the tourist trade. And tourism — provided it takes only pictures and leaves only footprints — is good for the national parks. If wildlife can always be treated in this way, animals can live and thrive in the world.
C
61. What's the effective TV commercial the writer told about in the passage?
62. The word in the passage which means \63. What is Mobotron?
64. Where can Mobotron be stationed? Give three examples. 65. The passage is mainly about ______.
D
Can a person make it rain? Many people believed that Charles Hatfield could. In the early 1910s, Mr Hatfield traveled to many places bringing rain to farms and cities that suffered from drought. For 30 years, people considered him the greatest rainmaker in North America.
One of Mr Hatfield's most amazing rainmaking accomplishments happened in southern California in 1916. Mr Hatfield offered to give the city of San Diego a hand with its water problem. He
planned to create enough rain to fill the lake behind Morena Dam near the city. Since the time the dam was built, the lake had never been more than half full, but the lake could hold 15 billion gallons of water if it were full. Filling the lake would help the city of San Diego with its constant
全国中学生英语能力竞赛高一组决赛试题及答案
