2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高一年级组试题和参考答案 - 图文

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56. How many game shows are there on Saturday night TV? What are the programme names?

57. What does “tuxedo” refer to in the film “The Tuxedo”?

58. On which channel can people enjoy a tennis match? At what time?

59. At what time and on which channel can people watch a cartoon programme?

60. Can you watch a soap opera on Saturday night? If so, on which channel and at what time?

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In the United States, it is important to be on time, for a date, a class, a meeting, etc. However, this is not true in all countries. An American professor discovered this difference while teaching a class from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at a Brazilian university. On the first day, when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Many students came after 10 a.m. Several arrived after 10:30 a.m. Two students came after 11 a.m. Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived, few apologised for their lateness. Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students' behaviour.

The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation such as lunch with a friend and in a university class. He gave them an example and asked them how they would react. If they had a lunch date with a friend, the average American student set lateness as 20 minutes after the agreed time. On the other hand, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.

In an American university, classes not only begin on time, but also end on time. In contrast, in Brazil, neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the stated time. And only a few students left the class at noon; many remained past 12:30 to discuss the class and ask questions. While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, neither is staying late. The explanation for these differences is complex. People from Brazilian and North American cultures have different feelings about lateness. (64) In Brazil, the students believe that a person who usually arrives late is probably more successful than a person who is always on time. (65) In fact, Brazilians expect a person with a high social position to arrive late, while 以上资料由网络上收集整理而来

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in the United States lateness is usually considered to be disrespectful and unacceptable. As a result, if a Brazilian is late for an appointment with a North American, the American may misunderstand and become angry.

As a result of his study, the professor learned that the Brazilian students were not being disrespectful to him. They were simply behaving in the normal way for a Brazilian student in Brazil. So, he was able to adapt and felt comfortable in the new culture. Questions 61—63: Answer the following questions.

61. What is the main idea of the passage? (Please answer within 12 words.) 62. How did the professor conduct his study? (Please answer within 10 words.)

63. Why did the professor study the Brazilian students' behaviour? (Please answer within 10 words.)

Questions 64—65: Translate the underlined sentences in the passage into Chinese.

III. 完形填空(Cloze) (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后选择方框内所给的单词或短语，并用其适当的形式填空。方框内有多余的词或短语，每个词或短语限用一次。(答案写在答题纸上)

differ from, affect, something, instead of, time, use, spend, why, deal with, normal, if, discuss, go wrong, serious, obvious, homework, too much, exchange, no wonder, even if There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are worried that children spend (66) ________ time playing on the Internet, and hardly ever do anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are curious to find out (67) ________ the Internet is so attractive, and they want to know (68) ________ it can be harmful to their children. Should parents worry if their children are (69) ________ that much time staring at their computers?

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(70) ________, if children are bent over their computers for hours, absorbed in some game, (71) ________ doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much (72) ________ the child should make of the Internet, and the child should give his or her word that it won't interfere (干扰) with their (73) ________. If the child does not keep to this arrangement, the parent can take more steps. (74) ________ a child's use of the Internet is not much (75) ________ negotiating (交涉) any other sort of bargain about behaviour.

Any parent who is (76) ________ alarmed about a child's behaviour should make an appointment to (77) ________ the matter with a teacher. A child who is spending a lot of time in front of the screen will not necessarily (78) ________ his or her performance at school. (79) ________ a child is completely crazy about using the Internet, he or she is probably just going through a phase (阶段), and in a few months there will be (80) ________ else to worry about!

IV. 翻译 (Translation) (共5小题；每小题2分，计10分) 用括号中所给的提示将下列句子译成英语。(答案写在答题纸上) 81. 不但他的太太，连他的孩子们都被邀请参加了那次聚会。(as well as)

82. 的确，一件东西只有在失去时，我们才会懂得它的珍贵。(truely; not... until...) 83. 她遇到了很大的麻烦，所以需要你的忠告。(in trouble)

84. 你不觉得他的演讲除了几处发音错误之外很精彩吗？(except for) 85. 这家工厂每年生产50万辆汽车，其中80%销往国外。(定语从句)

V. 短文改错(Error correction) (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个(√)；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。

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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。(答案写在答题纸上) Dear Pete,

Thank for your last letter. It was good to hear all your news. The big news 86. ________ from me is what Rebecca and I have decided to get married. We've 87. ________ only known each for six months, but we've thought about it carefully and 88. ________ talk it through, so we're going into it with our eyes wide open. We're both 89. ________ thirty-five, so at the least nobody can tell us we're being young and silly, 90. ________ although, I must admit, I still stop several times a day and ask ourselves 91. ________ if we really are doing the right thing—but that's only natural, isn't that? 92. ________ Both her and my parents are very exciting. We're planning to get married 93. ________ in the summer—probably sometimes in July. I hope you'll be free 94. ________ to come. We're hoping to sell both our flats and buy a bigger apartment 95. ________ somewhere outside town. I'll ring you when we've fixed the date. All the best, Roger

VI. 智力测试 (IQ) (共5小题；每小题1分，计5分) 回答下列问题。(答案写在答题纸上)

96. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Which day comes three days before the day that comes two days after the day that comes two days after the day that comes three days before Wednesday?

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