2013年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）初赛

高二年级组试题

（总分：150分    答题时间：120分钟）

听力部分（共三大题，记30分）

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。每个句子只读一遍。)（答案涂在答题纸上）

  1．A．Thank you very much．    B．She’s so  lucky．

    C．You’re a wise man．        D．I’m not sO good．

  2．A．It’s a pleasure．  B．It’s kind of you．    C．It’s up to you． D．That，s a11 right．

  3．A．It’S not exciting．                    B．It’S not serious．    ．

    C．I hope you’I’e feeling better now．       D．I can do anything for you tomorrow．

  4．A．Just a little，please．          B．No．I'm hungl7 and can eat more．

    C．Yes．I can’t bear the food．      D．I miss it very much．

    5．A．Yes，I'll be busy doing housework．    B．I'm afraid not．I  have to prepare for my exam．

    C．No，I have no1hing important to do．      D．I'm sorry to hear that．I'll see her at 0nce．

  II. Dialogues(对话理解)（共15小题；每小题1分，记15分）

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 twice.(请听下面五组对话，每组对话后有一个问题，根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答所提问的最佳选项。每组对话和问题均读两遍。) (答案涂在答题纸上)

  6．A．Today．    B．This Thursday．    C．This Friday．D．Next Wednesday．

  7．A．Kids’homework．    B．Children，s school life． C．Kids’kindergarten   D．Children’s teachers．

  8．A．It was boring．    B．She was working．  C．It was excellent．  D．She played tennis．

10.  A. Because he took part in an important party.     B. Because he didn't like to go home early.

     C. Because he started his work too late.        D. Because he had to work late in the office.

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。对话读两遍。) (答案涂在答题纸上)

11. Why does the woman want to go to Southeast Asia?

      A. To find a new job there.                 B. To move her family there.

      C. To take some beautiful photos there.       D. To spend her vacation there.

12. What kind of place interests the woman?

      A. Somewhere with lots of people around.     B. Nowhere but at home.

      C. Somewhere far from the sea.             D. Somewhere quiet and with good weatt~er.

13. Where is Phuket?

      A. In Singapore.     B. In Korea.      C. In Thailand.        D. In Japan.

14. How does the man feel about the hotels along the beach in Phuket?

      A. Large.      B. Cheap.       C. Expensive.      D. Comfortable.

15. What's the possible relationship between the two speakers?

     A. Good friends.      B. Doctor and patient.     C. Two strangers.      D. Father and daughter.

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，选择能回答所提问的最佳选项。材料读两遍。) (答案涂在答题纸上)

16. Why is it very pleasant to walk around in Shipton?

     A. Because there's a new library that you can visit.

     B. Because there're few visitors walking in the street.

     C. Because there's a horse and cart that you can ride on.

     D. Because cars aren't allowed into the town center.

17. How long does the speaker advise you to visit the museum?

     A. At least three hours.    B. At least half a day.   C. At least one day.    D. At least one day and a half.

18. Where is the museum mentioned in the passage?

     A. In the center of the town.                B. Outside the town.

     C. At the foot of a hill.                    D. Far from the prison.

19. Which century does the museum's exhibition reflect?

     A. 9th century.     B. 14th century.         C. 15th century.    D. 19th century.

20. How do we get to the museum from the main square?

     A. By driving a ear.                 B. By riding on a horse and cart.

     C. By following the green signs.　　　 D. By walking along the street and then turning left.

B) Please listen to the following material, and fill in the blanks according to the material you

hear 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。)

 

 

I. 笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）

I. Multiple-choice(选择填空)　　(共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)

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A,B, C,D 四个选项中，请从四个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)

26. If　you want to know more about ＿＿　factory, you can go and ask＿＿　man wearing a beard.

 A./; the          B. the; a              C./; a            D. the; the

   27. I'd rather have a house that was＿＿＿＿attractive to look at, but ＿＿＿＿comfortable to live in.

     A. less; more      B. no; most             C. little; most      D. no; much

   28. We couldn't eat in a restaurant because ＿＿＿＿of us had ＿＿＿＿money.

     A. all; some       B. any; no              C. none; any       D. no one; some

   29. The project＿＿＿＿by the end of 2020 will greatly expand the city's telephone network.

      A. to be completed B. being completed     C. completed 　 D. having been completed

   30. Every object ＿＿＿＿　a story. Even the most ordinary object can present powerful images　US.

A. was telling; from   B. tells; from       C. tells; to   　   D. told; to

31. Every possible means＿＿＿＿　to prevent air pollution, but the sky is still not very clear.

 A. were using      B. have used  　　C. has been used  　　D. was used

   32. The 911 rescue team found the＿＿＿＿ boy extremely＿＿＿＿, the wolves howling in the woods.

     A. missing; scaring 　　B. missed; scared       C. missed; scaring 　　　D. missing; scared

   33 Since they pay for only the materials and not for the labor, do-it-yourself homeowners are happy to see how much money they＿＿＿＿ save!

     A. must      B. can      C. used to     D. shall

  34. An agreement＿＿＿＿ after a long discussion, _______ made everybody shout "hurrah! "

       A. put forward: that    B. was appeared; it       C. reached: one       D. was arrived at; which

  35. She hurt her leg climbing the mountain; otherwise, she＿＿＿＿  the meeting yesterday.

       A. will attend   B. had attended       C. would have attended   D. would attend

 36. Only when＿＿＿＿ to move＿＿＿＿ that lie had left his briefcase at his office.

       A. the train began: did he realise            B. did the train begin; he realised

       C. the train began: he realised              D. did the train begin; did he realised

 37.   How did you lose all those files?

      --The electricity went off ＿＿＿＿ I was working on my computer.

       A. as though       B. since    C. while      D. in case

 38.  ----My car's broken down again.

      -----______________________

     --Yeah. it's driving me crazy.

       A. What's the problem?      B. That's terrific.      C. What's wrong with it?    D. That's too bad.

 39.   -----May I speak to Mr. Black?

      -----I'm sorry. He isn't here right now. ＿＿＿＿

     --This is Bob Smith.

      A. All right. I'll give him the message.      B. May I ask who's calling, please::

      C. Do you want to leave a message?        D. He won't be back until three.

40.   ------Excuse me. please fasten your seat belt!

     -----________________________

     -----1 said. "Please fasten your seat belt! "

      A. Yes. That's right. Thanks!            B. Oh. Sure, thank you for telling me.

      C. I'm sorry. I beg your pardon?         D. Yes.  please.  I really appreciate your help.

H. 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 out of 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7个单词中选出5个，并用其适当的形式填空。) (答案写在答题纸上)

                                                                                                                          

  A teenager sleepwalker was rescued after she was found asleep on the arm of a 40-meter-high crane (起重机)）， police have just reported.

     Police and fire-fighters were called to a building site in southeast London after a passer-by had  (41)______the girl on the crane. A fire-fighter climbed up  and  discovered  the 15-year-old girl was fast  (42)_______. He didn't want to wake her in case she panicked and fell off the crane. Luckily he found the girl's mobile phone and called her parents. They then phoned their daughter to wake her up, and she was brought (43)_____down to the ground. The rescue operation lasted for two hours.

      Apparently the unnamed girl had left home in the middle of the night and climbed the crane while she was asleep. An expert at the London Sleep Center said, "I've treated people(44)______have driven cars and ridden horses while asleep. One patient has even tried to fly a helicopter. But I've never heard of a (45)______ unusual case than this."

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：①根据上下文填空；②用所给单词的正确形式填空；③根据单词随给首字母填空。每空一词。) (答案写在答题纸上)

Two-thirds of British teenagers know exactly how much a laptop  (笔记本电脑) costs. But when they are (46)       (ask) about the price of good a bottle of milk, three-quarters have no idea.  So teenagers  are good （47）knowing the price of things they want to buy, but they are (48)______ (hope) at knowing the price of everyday things. The survey was of over 300 British teenagers and you can't  (49)_______ laughing at some of the results:

    *77% of teens do not know the price of a bottle of milk and 34% seem to (50) th_____ that it costs over ￡1

    *However, 66% know  (51)_____(clear) how much a laptop costs.

    *And how much does it cost to bring up a child  (52) u______ they're 21?  Just under two-thirds suppose the cost was ￡50,000 or less. In fact, the true cost is a painful ￡140,000 and only one in five teenagers knows that.

    *Over half of teens are more worried about looking good (53) ____ having money

    * Some think that the British Prime Minister is a very rich man. A third of teenagers believe that he gets over ￡1 million a year (he actually gets ￡178,000, (54)______ is not bad! )

*And what about having no money? 12% of teenagers think the (55) exp ______"being in the red" (It means you've borrowed money or spent money you don't have) means being embarrassed. How embarrassing for a few red-faced teenagers!

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.  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，请根据短文后的要求回答问题)  （56-58小题大案涂在答题纸上，59-75小题答案写在答题纸上)

A

Philip Pullman is the author of the award-winning and best selling books named His Dark Materials. The three books follow the progress of a young girl called Lyra and her friend Will on their journey into unknown worlds.  His  Dark Materials is much more than an adventure story —it's about growing up, or innocence  (天真) and experience, and it explores the major themes of truth, love and death.

       Pullman himself spent a great deal of his childhood traveling abroad because both his father and stepfather were pilots in the Royal Air Force. As a child he went on .several long sea voyages and he lived in Africa and it: Australia. "'Before I was 11 I had been to eight different schools."

       "'In Australia I made a great discovery. TV hadn't reached Australia yet, but everyone listened to the radio. I remember listening to gangster serials, and cowboy serials, and best of all  Superman!  When I first saw a Superman comic, it changed my life. I'd been reading books for a long time. but I'd never known comics before. Soon afterwards I discovered Batman too, whom I loved even more."

        Pullman started writing his first novel the day after he had finished his final  exams  at  Oxford  University.  "I discovered after about an hour that it was much harder than I'd expected. It still is[  I found that the amount I could write comfortably every day was about three pages, so that's what I've done ever since."

     

   Before he became a full-time writer, Pullman had been teaching for many years.  "What I enjoyed most in that difficult and valuable profession was telling stories, telling folk tales and ghost stories and Greek myths, over and over, until I knew them as well as I knew my own life." He had always  loved  telling  stories  as  a  schoolboy  he  had entertained his friends by reading ghost stories to them, or by making up his own.

Questions 56-58: Choose the best answer from A, B, C and D according to the passage.

56. Philip usually writes about ______pages every day.

     A. three         B. four           C. five        D. six

57. From the passage we learn that_______________.

    A. Pullman's stepfather didn't like him while he was young

    B. TV sets were popular with the Australians when Philip lived in Australia

    C. Pullman began his writing after he finished his exams at Oxford University

    D. Philip's stories weren't well received by his students

58. The best title for this passage is___________________.

   A.  Philip Pullman, a storyteller    B. His Dark Materials, an adventure story

   C. Superman, a great comic      D. Lyra, a visitor to unknown world

 

Questions 59-60: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.

 59. Philip liked Batman more than Superman according to the passage.

 60. Philip had been teaching in school before he became a full-time writer.

                                                        B

Do not underestimate  (低估) the power of revision in the days and hours before an examination. The closer you are to the exam, the more chance you have of storing and keeping important information. But do not overdo it.  (61) ________ An effective daily routine can help you to go through an exam period, so in the days leading up to your first exam, get into the habit of being up and ready to work by 9 a.m. It can be a shock to the system after months of working to your own timetable to be mentally alert  (警觉的 ) at that time if you have not prepared for it.

 On the day of the exam, have a good breakfast, pack everything you need. (pens, pencils, erasers, etc.), then make your way to the examination hall in good time. Do not arrive too early, though, as other people's anxiety can be passed on to you, and you may suffer from panic.

 Once in your seat, simply stop for a few seconds and collect your thoughts.  (62)______When you first look at the test paper, spend a short period reading through all the instructions and questions, paying attention to key verbs such as "discuss", "compare" and "evaluate". (63)______ It is wise always to allow for 10 minutes at the end of the exam to give yourself time to go back over your answers. Once you have selected the questions you wish to deal with, begin by attempting the one you think is your strongest. It will give you more confidence when you see a well-answered question down on paper.

        (64)_____If you do need something else to focus on to help collect your thoughts, choose a fixture in the room, such as the ceiling--or anything else--that will not allow you to be distracted.

       Finally, once you have finished, never hang around outside afterwards to discuss the exams you've taken with other students. (65)________

Questions 61-65: Choose from the sentences A-G to complete the passage. There are two extra

sentences which you do not need to use.

 

                                                         C

       Chichester sails alone round the world ,1967

  Francis Chichester was 65 years old when he set off to sail around the world from Plymouth, England on 27 August, 1966 in his 80-meter boat Gipsy Moth IV. He stopped only once, for a few days in Sydney. He sailed 47,000 kilometers alone, returning to Plymouth 226 days later to a hero's welcome.

        It was not his first solo achievement. In 1929, Chichester made the second solo flight from Britain to Australia, and in 1960 he won the first solo transatlantic race in Gipsy Moth III, by sailing from Plymouth to New York City in 40 days.

 Riddles crosses Alaska, 1985

On Wednesday 20 March, 1985, the American woman Libby Riddles made history, by becoming the first woman to win the 1,700-kilometer Iditarod Sled Dog Race in Alaska. The race goes from Anchorage to the Bering Sea. Her feat captured the attention of the nation; she was named the 1985 Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation and was given an award for her humane treatment of her dogs. Also, her dogs Dugan and Sister, won the 1985 Golden Harness award, which was given to the best dogs during the Iditarod race.

Hem leman-Adams walks to the North Pole, 2003                                                

In April 2003, David Hempleman-Adams became the first person to walk solo to the geomagnetic North Pole. The 500-kilometer journey took just under three weeks, and it involved pulling more than 45 kilos of equipment and supplies. It was his second attempt to walk to the North Pole. He said that at times the expedition had got extremely difficult and he had thought about giving up.

   When he left home, he told his wife that he was going on a skiing holiday. She only learned the truth when he called her the day after finishing the journey.

    Questions 66-70: Answer the following questions according to the passage.

    66. Where did Francis Chiehester stop on his voyage?

    67. Who won awards in the Iditarod race in Alaska, apart from Libby Riddles?

    68. What did David Hempleman-Adams tell his wife before he started the journey?

    69. What's the distance from Anchorage to the Bering Sea?

    70. Which journey was the longest in time according to the passage?

                                                            D

     Reality TV began in the early 1980s, when a Japanese television company made a series of programs called Endurance. Starting with thousands of contestants  (竞争者) in the first show, the program presenters made them really difficult and / or unpleasant things every episode. The presenters made fun of the contestants, too. Viewing figures in Japan were enormous.

    In Survivor, sixteen people are taken to a remote island and made to stay there for more than a month. They have to find their own food or go hungry. The producers let the contestants take one luxury item each. Every three days, one contestant must leave the island and the last person wins ￡1 million.

    It's not just adults who take part in these shows. A television series in Britain in 2003, called That'll teach 'em, took 30 teenagers and put them in a fictional King's school, where they lived for one month and received 1950s-style tuition. The pupils were made to wear thick 1950s school uniforms  (including school hat) during the hot summer and they had to do a long run every day. "They made us take cold showers and we had to have our hands checked every day to see if they were clean," says one pupil. "We weren’t allowed to take anything from our modern lives into the school.  Although there was no prize money in the program, the teenagers learned a lot from the experience.

       In 2004, there was a program in Britain where contestants were not allowed to sleep for seven days to try to win￡97,000 prize money. The winner was 19-year-old Clare Southern. Shattered had many complaints from viewers.

     But where will it stop? Programs like this are broadcast all over the world. But there are people who think that these programs degrade both the contestants and the viewers, and feel that contestants are often made to do dangerous things to make good television.

Questions 71-75: Please complete the summary of the passage above with no more than two words for each blank.

Reality TV began in  (71)______in the early 1980s when a company made a program called Endurance. In Endurance, contestants were required to do difficult things and of by the presenters. After that, many such programs sprang up around the (72)_____world. For example, in Survivor, producers asked 16 people to live on an island for over a month and the last person leaving the island won ~1 million. That’ll teach 'em took thirty teenagers to a fictional King's school (73)______ the contestants had to wear 1950s      school uniforms, run a long way and have a cold shower every day. No modern things were (74)_______                        to be taken into the school. Shattered received many  (75) _______ from viewers in 2004 because contestants were kept awake for 7 days. Although they were popular, some people were worried about their negative effects on contestants and viewers.

IV. Translation（翻译）（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）

Translate the following sentences into Chinese or English, using the hints given in the brackets.（用括号中给出的提示将下列句子译成英语或汉语。）

     76. I came to realise that true friends never really lose their special feelings.

     77. "Culture shock" is the term experts use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment.

78.张薇说她有愧于学校给予的荣誉。 (worthy)

     79. 不管我说什么，他都不相信。(no matter)

     80.我妈妈出国已经四年了，我盼望着再见到她。 (look forward to)

      V. Error correction(短文改错）（共10处错误；每处错误1分，计10分）

There are altogether 10 errors in the following passage. The errors are about missing words, unnecessary words and wrong words. Please correct them according to the following requirements: for a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with the sign  " A " and write the word you believe to be missing in the line on the answer sheet; for an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with the sign "\" and put the word with the sign "\" in the line on the answer sheet; for a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the line on the answer sheet.

Notes: 1. There is only one word for each error;

 2. You need to correct only 10 errors and there will be no marks for the eleventh error you correct.

按要求修改下面的英语作文，文中共有10处语言错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。请按下列情 况在文中改正：一、增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词·二、删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）画掉。三、修改：在错的词下画舟横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

 

Dear Roberto, Thank for your letter. Good luck in your exams. When you pass them, you’ll be able to stay England. Just remember that! 81._______ I've just had my car repair by a mechanic. It was very expensive!  82._______ ￡ 800! I really wish I have enough money to buy a new one.  83_______ I think I'll buy a sports car next time! Other thing I'd really like to do is to travel more. My friend is    84. _______ planning to go on a holiday soon. He wanted to cycle over the Pyrenees 85. _______ through the Spain and then go across the Mediterranean by boat. He  86_______ expects to arrive in the Middle East in two month's time. I only wish  87. _______ I could go with him. I hope to come to London for a weekend in June. Maybe you can   88. _______ get tickets for a musical so as Les Miserables? One of my friends told me 89_______ that it's very good, and I haven't seen it still.                     90. _______ Best wishes, Marina

VI. IQ(智力测试）（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）

Answer the following questions.（回答下列问题。）

91. What letter is missing from the wall?

                     

                              H       N        E         E

                              R           T        E      O

                            T       M            O         O

                                  D       R      A     R    Y

                                   O      G         W         ?

 

92. What word can be prefixed to these words to make new words?

     DAY  SHINE  BEAM  RISE

 93. What number should replace the question mark in this series?

              9                   15                  21                  27

     5          7      11           13      9          19    23          25

94. Which letter is opposite letter "b"?

   

 

 95. A car travels at a speed of 40 mph over a certain distance and then returns over the same

      distance at a speed of 60 mph. What is the average speed for the total journey?

 VII. Writing（写作）（共2题；A题满分10分，B题满分20分，计30分）

  A) Suppose you're a college student, Wendy Parez, and you have held your Thames College Party at Star Hotel. However, you have some complaints about the organiser after dinner. Please write a letter in about 120 words to Mrs. Grundy. The given parts are not included in the composition.

               

Dear Mrs. Grundy,

I am writing to you about the party we held at your hotel on Friday 10th November. I have anumber of complaints.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

      I look forward to hearing from you.

                                                                    Yours sincerely,

                                                                      Wendy Parez

B) Nowadays some senior high school students pay little attention to their health because of their lessons. However, health is essential for them to continue their studies. Please write an article in 100-140 words, and give some advice on ways to keep healthy.

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