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全国中学生英语能力竞赛
2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛高二年级组试题
笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）
I.选择填空（Vocabularyandstructure）（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
（答案涂在答题纸上）
31.On________typicalsummerday,thetemperaturecanrisefrom3℃before________sunriseto27℃bymidday.
A.the;the B.the;/ C.a;/ D.a;the
32.Shelearntbothbusinessandhistory,butsheknows________ofthemwell,thoughshecanspeakon________subjectsingeneral.
A.none;any B.nothing;anything C.neither;both D.either;neither
33.—I________theworksocarelessly.ShallIdoitagain?
—OK,butit________bynoon.
A.can'tcomplete;mustbefinishing
B.shouldn'thavedone;mustbedone
C.mustnothavecompleted;mayhavedone
D.mustnotdo;musthavebeenfinished
34.Shekept________theymustbeeconomical,________theywerenotrich.
A.onsaying;though B.speak;till
C.saying;since D.tospeak;as
35.Sincethebeginningofagriculture,thehumanpopulation________morethantwothousandtimes.
A.hadenlargedon B.hasbeenbroadenedby
C.wentupfor D.hasincreasedby
36.Itoldthemnoteverybodycoulddoit,________?
Iwasrightabouteverything.
A.didn'tI B.couldn'tthey C.couldthey D.didI
37.—Doyouremember________Celiacame?
—Sure.Onfoot,notbycar,Ithink.
A.whenitwasthat B.howitwasthat
C.howwasitthat D.whenwasitthat
38.Nicksuggested________therefortwoweeks.Itwasabrilliantidea.IwishedI________ofitmyself.
A.togo;thought B.tolive;exchanged
C.going;hadthought D.living;wouldhaveexchanged
39.Heisadifficultperson.Hehasnevergot________wellwithhis________relatives.
A.on;daughter-in-law's B.along;daughter's-in-law
C./;daughter-in-law's D.up;daughter's-in-law
40.Shelookedathim________andherwordssounded________.
A.warm;tireless B.cold;sharply C.warmly;tirelessly D.coldly;sharp
41.________hismoviework,Redfordisknownasafamoussociologist.
A.Inadditionto B.Inaword C.Introuble D.Incaseof
42.________thetable,shepretendednottonoticetheirtalkingaboutJudy.
A.Havingset B.Belaying C.Setting D.Laid
43.IspentthesummerinFrance,________IclimbedtheAlps.
A.inwhere B.duringwhich C.there D.that
44.—Youhavelotsofbags.Letmehelpyou.
—Thanksalot.
—________
A.Really?
Ididn'tknowthat.
B.Soundsgood!
I'mveryinterestedinclassicmusic.
C.Comethisway.Mycar'sintheparkinglot.
D.Yes,I'dliketohaveabag.
45.—Isawagoodtennisracketlastweek.Itwas￡60,buttheyarehavingasale.
—Yes,20%off!
________
—Hurryup,orit'llbegone!
A.Areyoutryingtomakeafoolofme?
B.Idon'tthinkIcan.It'sreallypainful.
C.Hotdogsarefine.Let'sgothere. D.That'sreallyagoodbuy.
II.阅读理解（Readingcomprehension）（共20小题；选择题5小题，每小题1分，非选择题15小题，每小题2分，计35分）
A）选择题：
阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。
（答案涂在答题纸上）
Jupiteristhelargestplanetinoursolarsystem.Itisalsooneofthemostinteresting.ItwasnamedafterJupiter,themostimportantoftheRomangods,andnicknamedthe“KingofPlanets.”Itisthefifthplanetfromthesunandthefourthbrightestobjectinthesky.Beforetheinventionofthetelescope,Jupiterwasthoughttobeabrightstar.
In1610,thefamousastronomerGalileorealisedthatJupiterwasactuallyaplanet.Healsonoticedthatithadfourlargemoons.TheseareknownastheGalileanmoons.ThebiggestisGanymede,anditislargerthantheplanetsPlutoandMercury.NextinsizeisCallisto,whichisthefarthestawayfromJupiter.Ioistheclosesttotheplanet,andhasalotofactivevolcanoes.ThesmallestoftheGalileanmoonsisEuropa.Europaiscoveredinice,andscientistsbelievetheremaybeanoceanunderneath.
Galileo'sdiscoverythatJupiterwasnotastarbutaplanetwasveryimportant.Beforethistime,peoplebelievedtheEarthtobethecentreoftheuniverse.Theythoughtthatthesun,stars,andotherplanetsallrevolvedaroundtheEarth.However,Galileoprovedthatthesunwasatthecentreoftheuniverse!
（A）JupiterisfartheroutinthesolarsystemthanEarth,soittakeslongertorevolvearoundthesun.（B）However,adayonJupiterismuchshorter,only9.8Earthhours.（C）ThisisbecauseitspinsalotfasterthantheEarthdoes.（D）
AnotherofJupiter'sinterestingfeaturesisits“GreatRedSpot.”Onthesurfaceoftheplanetisalargeredspot.Thespotisactuallyahugestormlikeahurricane,butbigger.ItcoversanareatwiceasbigastheEarthandhasbeengoingonforatleast400years!
46.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.FeaturesoftheplanetJupiter.
B.DifferencesbetweenJupiterandotherplanets.
C.Galileo'saccomplishmentsinastronomy.
D.HowJupitermovesinthesolarsystem.
47.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutJupiter?
A.Itisthebrightestobjectinthesky.
B.Oneofitsfourmoonsmighthaveanocean.
C.Itisthefourthplanetfromthesun.
D.EitherPlutoorMercuryisbiggerthanit.
48.AccordingtoParagraph3,whyisGalileo'sdiscoveryimportant?
A.BecauseJupiterwasthoughttobesmallerthanEarth.
B.BecausepeopleknewthatEarthisnottheonlyplanet.
C.BecauseitmeantthattheplanetgoesaroundtheEarth.
D.BecauseitprovedthatEarthisnotthecentreoftheuniverse.
49.Theunderlinedword“revolved”inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto .
A.approached B.stopped C.spedup D.circled
50.WherewouldthefollowingsentencebestfitintoParagraph4,（A）,（B）,（C）or（D）?
ThismeansthatoneyearonJupiterisaslongas11.6Earthyears.
B）非选择题：
阅读下列材料，然后按要求完成所给出的题目。
（答案写在答题纸上）
A
Questions51—54:
Completethetableaccordingtothepassageswithnomorethanthreewordsineachblank.
Questions55—56:
Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.
55.Whatisthemainpurposeof“OpenEvenings”attheUniversityofWestminster?
56.HowmanywordsdoesthethesisofanEdDprogrammehavetocontain?
B
Questions57—60:
ReadtheextractfromtheRadioTimescarefully.Answerthequestionsorcompletethesentence.
57.Whatdoes“Newsonthehour”mean?
58.Whattimeisthefirstweatherforecast?
59.ThelastnewssummaryonRadio3isat________.
60.WhoproducestheprogrammeonRadio2at8.30pm?
C
Whatwouldyourteacherthinkifyouwalkedintoclassandsaid,“Heybuddy,what'sup?
”Hewouldprobablythinkyouwereimpoliteforspeakingtoocasually.Abettergreetingmightbe,“Goodmorning,sir.”ThisisoneexampleshowinghowEnglishusagedependsonaparticularrelationship.Asyoucansee,Englishhasnohonorifics（敬语）inthelanguageitself,unlikeKoreanandJapanese.Instead,Englishspeakersshowrespectbyspeakingpolitelyandformally.
Thisisparticularlytruewhenyouaremakingrequests.ImagineyouareatdinnerwithanAmericanhostfamily.Abasicruletokeepinmindisalwaystouse“please”and“thankyou”whenyouaskforsomething.“Passmethesalt”isconsideredarudecommand!
“Passmethesalt,please”isfairlypolite.Toaskevenmorepolitely,Englishspeakersuse“wouldyou”or“couldyou”atthebeginningofrequests:
“Wouldyoupleasepassmethesalt?
”
AnotherwaytoshowrespectinEnglishisthroughtheuseoftitles.InformalsituationsyoushouldcallapersonMr.,Mrs.,orMs.Certainprofessionshavetitlesaswell.Forexample,doctorsarecalledDr.insteadofMr.,Mrs.,orMs.ApersonwhoholdsaPhDisalsocalled“doctor”.Judgesalsohaveaspecialtitle,“YourHonour”,inthecourtroom.Finally,apoliceofficershouldbeaddressedas“Officer”.
（64）EventhoughtheEnglishlanguagedoesnothavehonorificsinthelanguageform,itisimportanttoshowrespectincertainsituations.Withclosefriendsyoucanuseslangandcasuallanguage.However,youshouldtakecaretospeakdifferentlytoolderpeople,orthosewhoyoudon'tknowverywell.（65）Alsowhenyou'renotsurewhichlevelofformalitytouse,youshouldbemoreformalthannotformalenough,justasyouwouldinKoreanorJapanese.
Questions61—63:
Answerthequestionsorcompletethesentence.
61.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?
62.TherearetwowaysforEnglishspeakerstoshowrespectinoralcommunication.Whatarethey?
63.Whenyoutalktoapoliceofficerwhoisgoingtogiveyouaticketforspeeding,youshouldcallhimorher“________”.
Questions64—65:
TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesintoChinese.
III.完形填空（Cloze）（共15小题；每小题1分，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。
（答案写在答题纸上）
Itisprobablethatuntiltwohundredyearsago,（66）________hadneverbeenseenbyanyhumaneyes.The（67）________peoplewhoareknowntohaveseenitwerehuntersonshipsin1819.Twoyears（68）________,oneofthemmanagedtolandthereeven（69）________conditions prevented him from exploring veryfar.Largerscientificexpeditions（考察）latercametotheAntarctictofindoutmore.Bytheendofthenineteenthcenturytheyhad（70）________inmappingthecoastofthecontinent,inspiteofthefact（71）________Antarcticaisalmostentirelycoveredbyathicksheetof（72）________whichinplacesstretches（延伸）farbeyondtheedgeofthelandontothe（73）________.
Therewassomething（74）________whichattractedpeopletoAntarcticabesidesscientific（75）________.ThiswastheSouth（76）_____
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