全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高一英语组试题

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 \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?

\years or so.\

— Cheryl, Boston, USA

What are typical features of homes in your country?

\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 water problems. Mr Hatfield suggested that if he succeeded in filling the lake with rainwater, the city would pay him $10,000. If no rain fell, the city would pay nothing. The city agreed.

On January 1, 1916, Mr Hatfield began his rainmaking procedure. It began to rain four days later. The rain continued for the next five days. On January 10, it began to rain more heavily, and the rain

continued for the next 10 days!The city of San Diego was flooded. Fifty people died. More than 200 bridges were washed away, and many miles of train tracks were destroyed. However, Mr Hatfield did succeed in filling the lake. He thought that he had completed his job, so he went to collect his money from the city. However, the city of San Diego backed out of the deal. They said that the rain was an \66. Who was Charles Hatfield?

67. How much water did the lake have before Mr Hatfield made rain? 68. What happened when it rained in San Diego in 1916? 69. How long did it rain in San Diego?

70. Did the city pay Mr Hatfield in the end? Why or why not? III. 完形填空(Cloze)(共15小题，计15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填上适当的单词，使短文语义完整。每空一词。

It appears that 90% of the world's languages are likely to disappear in the next half century, according to a research conducted recently. 71 such language is Tofa, which is spoken by only about 60 people who herd reindeer on empty lands in central Siberia. The language 72 also spoken by Manchester University's Gregory Anderson, who is fluent enough to be 73 to express what he wants to say. Academics from the university linguistics department are holding an endangered languages day tomorrow. 74 will play tapes and videos of native speakers and talk about 75 own research and field trips all round the globe to investigate languages ranging 76 Faroese (50,000 speakers) to Banawa, one of 300 languages spoken in the Amazon basin.

There is no shortage 77 languages in the world: at the last count, 78 were about 6,000 in total —but 4% of them are spoken by 96% of the world's population. Ten 79 , like English, Arabic and Hindi, are 80 by more than 100 million people each, so there is little need to worry 81 their future. On the other 82 , the minority languages with a slim chance of survival need help. A language only survives if 83 can be transmitted from parents to children. Every language is the storehouse of the culture of the people 84 speak it. As 85 as the last speaker is lost, the people's cultural memory is gone forever. IV. 翻译(Translation)(共10小题，计10分)

A)阅读下面短文，然后把划线处的句子译成汉语。

From a very early age, perhaps the age of five or six, I knew that when I grew up I would be a writer. (86) Between the ages of about seventeen and twenty-four I tried to give up this idea, but I did so with the idea that I was disobeying my true nature. I thought sooner or later I should have to settle down and write books.

(87) I was the middle child of three, but there was a gap of five years on either side, and I seldom saw my father before I was eight. For this and other reasons I was somewhat lonely, and I soon developed disagreeable mannerisms which made me unpopular throughout my schooldays. (88) I had the lonely child's habit of making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons.

As a very small child I used to imagine that I was Robin Hood, and picture myself as the hero of thrilling adventures. (89) But quite soon my \was doing and the things I saw. For example, \With his right hand in his pocket he moved to the window. Down in the street a lovely cat was chasing a dead leaf.\

B) 根据提示把下列句子译成英语。

91. 你的文章很不错，只是有几处拼写错误。(except for)

92. 他们家搬到法国去后，孩子们很快便适应了这个变化。(adapt to) 93. 万一我不在那儿，就叫我哥哥帮助你。(in case of) 94. 仍在等待的乘客和行李只得改乘另一架飞机。(定语从句) 95. 杰克说他3年前在这个工厂上班。(间接引语)

V. 短文改错(Error correction)(共10小题，计10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Keeping fit is of importance in our day life. 96. ________ A healthy person has good health is definitely 97. ________ more active in carry out his task either as a 98. ________ student in a school, a worker in an office and 99. ________ even a housewife at home. There are different 100. ________ ways to keep health. First, it is necessary for 101. ________

you to have a well-balanced diet, from which can help 102. ________ build up one's body. Another way to keep fit 103. ________ is take exercise regularly. Learning how to enjoy 104. ________ life is also a effective way to keep fit. 105. ________ VI. 智力测试(IQ)(共5小题，计5分)

106. What number should replace the question mark?

107. Spell out a 10-letter word by visiting each circle only once.