全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS高三决赛试题及答案.docx

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全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS高三决赛试题及答案

2015年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛

高三年级组试题

（总分：

150分答题时间：

120分钟）

听力部分（共三大题，计30分）略

笔试部分（共七答题，计120分）

1.KnowledgeandUsage（知识与用法）（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）

（A）PleasecompletethefollowingsentencesbyusingtheChinesehintsgiveninthebrackets.（请根据括弧中所给的汉语提示完成下列句子。

）（答案写在答题纸上）

31.Weweretaughtatschoolthatalllivingthings（依赖）thesunfortheirgrowth.

32.Thepremierwantstoseemore（机会）foryoungpeopletofindgoodjobsinthenearfuture.

33.Anneemphasizesthatshehas（编造、虚构）thenamesandcharactersthatexistinreallifeforhernovel.

34.Theboylookedathisfather（充满希望地）becausehethoughthisfatherhadbroughthimapresent.

35.Thenumberofvisitorsperdayisstrictly（限制）toavoiddamagebeingdonetothegarden.

（B）PleasecompletethefollowingpassagebychoosingthebestofthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDintheboxes（请从方框中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项完成下面的短文。

）（答案涂在答题纸上）

Theworld’sbiggestandoldestrockstarsarestillinlovewithperforminginfrontofaudiences.Thisirresistibleurgetogiveconcertsmeanstheyareconstantly（36）theirretirementuntilalaterdate.（37）,thequestionremains:

Isrockmusicanartformthatcanreallybeperformedbymiddle-agedpeople?

Mostoftheserockersdohavetokeepfit.MickJagger,（38）remainsastonishinglyathleticinliveperformances;takeapersonaltrainerontour.Andwithanactthat（39）enoughdancingtostagetotireouta20-year-old,TinaTurnerprovesthatagehashad（40）effectonherabilitytoputonagoodshow.Yetshe’sneverseentheinsideofagym.Sheseemstohaveakindofnaturalenergy,whichmeansshedoesn’tworryaboutdietingorexercising.PaulMcCartney（41）hisvegetarianismforenablinghimtokeepfitenoughtoplayrock’n’roll.McCartneyalsobelievesthatheandfamousrockbands（42）theStonesandtheWhostillperformbecausetheycan.Whatthesebandshave（43）isthattheyperfectedthecraftofperforminginclubsbeforetheybecamefamous,somethingonlyatinyminorityofbandsdonow.FortheRollingStonesit’salsoamatterofpride,awayofanswering（44）whosaythey’retooold.Nothinggivesthempleasurethantheknowledgethattheirshavebeenthehighestmoney-earningtoursofalltime.

36

A.givingup

B.puttingoff

C.keepingon

D.cuttingdown

37

A.Despite

B.Inspiteof

C.However

D.Insteadof

38

A.which

B.who

C.when

D.where

39

A.consists

B.composes

C.implies

D.involves

40

A.slight

B.few

C.small

D.little

41

A.admits

B.permits

C.thanks

D.reasons

42

A.like

B.as

C.how

D.such

43

A.inthat

B.inall

C.incommon

D.onthewhole

44

A.those

B.anyone

C.one

D.they

45

A.further

B.smaller

C.better

D.greater

2.Cloze（完形填空）（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）

（A）Pleasereadthefollowingpassageandfillintheblankswiththeproperformsofthe5wordsorphrasesoutofthe7givenintheboxaccordingtothecontext.（请阅读下面的短文，并根据其内容提示，从方框中所给的7个词语中选出5个，并用其适当形式填空。

）

carryon,encourage,dealwith,difficult,leave,lookaround,finish

Canyourememberyourfirstdayatschool?

Itwasprobablyratherconfusing.The（46）isthatalotofpeoplegivetheirchildrenthewrongideaaboutgoingtoschool.Ifchildrenarethreatenedwiththeideaofschool,theycan’tunderstandwhytheyhavetogotoschool.

Onhisfirstdayofschool,achildhastowatchhismother（47）.Oftenhethinksthatsheisdesertinghim.Theteachermustconvincehimthatattheendofthedayhismotherandhishomewillstillbethere.

Thechildrenarenottheonlypeoplewhoaredisturbedbygoingtoschool.Theteachersometimeshasjustasmuchtroublein（48）themothers.They’reasupsetastheirchildren.Theyhangaround,wonderinghowtheirchildrenaremanaging.

Thebestwaytoimprovethesituationistogetthechildusedtotheideaofschool.Beforeschoolstartsthemothershouldtakeherchildtomeettheteacherandto（49）theschool.Thefirstdayshouldbesomethingtolookforwardtoandnottofear.It’salsoimportanttoemphasizetheregularityofschool,andalthoughthefirstdayisdifficult,themothermustrememberthatherchildmustbe（50）forseveralweeksatleast.

（B）Pleasereadthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithonewordononeofthefollowingthreeways:

basedonthecontext;usingtheproperformofthegivenwords;basedonthegivenlettersofthewords.（请阅读下面的短文，用以下三种形式中的一种填空：

根据上下文填空；用所给单词的适当形式填空；根据单词所给的字母填空。

没空一词。

）

There’snodoubtthatmoney,intheformthatweknowittoday,iswhatkeepsmoderneconomiclife（51）（work）.Yet,throughouthistory,money,inwhateverform,hasprovidedpeoplewiththeabilitytobuyandsellgoods.

Thousandsof（52）yaog,peoplemadeuseofthebarter（物物交换）systemasawayofexchanginggoods.Withinthissystemapersonhadtoexchangeonethingforanother.Thismeantthatthetwopartiesinvolvedhadto（53）reanagreementastowhattheythoughttheirproductswereworth.Itemssuch（54）wheat,tobacco,andlivestock（牲畜）haveallbeenusedasmoneyatonetimeoranother.Itwasnotuntilmuchlaterthathumancameup（55）wtheideaofmoneyintheformofmetalcoins.Sowhydidthebartersystem（56）toastop?

Theanswerissimple.Coinswere（57）measiertohandleandcarryaround.Sincethen,theuseofcoinshasbecome（58）pop.Ithasmadecommerce（贸易）simplerandhasgivencountriesanopportunityfor（59）（develop）bydoingbusinesswithothercountriesfaraway.

Rightnow,papermoneyhasbecomemorecommonallovertheworld,asit’seasiertouse.However,itwon’tbelongbeforeplasticcardstakeover,（60）（complete）replacingcoinsandpapermoney.

3.Readingcomprehension（阅读理解）（共20小题：

61-65小题每小题1分；66-80小题每小题2分，计35分）

Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Pleaserespondtothequestionsaccordingtotherequirementsgivenattheendofeachpassage.（阅读下面的短文，每篇短文后设有若干问题，请根据短文后的要求回答问题。

）（61-63小题涂在答题纸上；64-80小题答案写在答题纸上。

）

A

Here’ssomeexcitingnews.TheDailyTimes,togetherwiththeFurtherEducationOrganization（FEO）andthePhotographers’Circle,announcesacompetitionforyoungphotographers.

Thesubjectofthecompetitionis“ModernStudents”.Wewantyourpicturestotelluswhatit’sliketobeastudenttoday.Perhapsyouthinkstudentshaveaverycomfortablelife.Oryoumaybelievetheyhaveamuchhardertimeatcollegethanathighschool.Whateveryourfeelingsare,thejudgesarelookingforinterestingandoriginalphotographs.

ThefirstprizewinnerwillgetthreedaysofworkexperiencewithTheDailyTimesinLondon,abookworthupto50fromthePhotograph’sCircle,and200tospendinphotographicequipment.TheDailyTimeswillprintthewinningphotographsinthenewspaperandthePhotographer’sCirclewillincludetheminanexhibitionattheirLondongallery.Thenext12bestwinnerswillbeawarded100eachtospendonphotographicequipment.ThewinningpictureswillbeincludedintheFEOcalendar.

Herearetherules:

❆Thecompetitionisopentostudentsatsecondaryschools,andatfurthereducation,artandtechnicalcollegesinEnglandandWales.

❆Studentsmustbe14orover.

❆Threecopiesofeachphotographshouldbesubmittedandit’snobiggerthan25*20cm.

❆Uptofivephotographsmaybesentinbyoneperson.

❆ThefinaldateforentriesisOctober1thisyear.WinnerswillbeannouncedinTheDailyTimesonOctober17.

❆Aparentorguardianmuststaywithanywinnerwhoisunderage18whileinLondon.AllticketsandaccommodationcostswillbepaidbyFEO.

❆PhotographersmustagreetohavetheirpicturesinFEOpublicationsandinTheDailyTimeswithoutpayment.Thephotographer’snamewillbeprintedwithanypictureusedinthisway.

Sendyourphotographsto:

Photographycompetition,POBox314,LondonE176LJ.

Questions61-63:

ChoosethebestanswerfromA,B,CandDaccordingtothepassage.

61.winnerswillbeproducedinthecompetition.

A.10

B.12.

C.13.

D.14.

62.Thecontestantscangettheresultofcompetitionfrom.

A.theFurtherEducationOrganization

B.TheDailyTimes

C.ModernStudents

D.thePhotographers’Circle

63.Thepurposeofthisannouncementisto.

A.makemoreandmorepeopleinterestedinphotography

B.showfamouspicturestosecondaryschoolstudents

C.helppoorstudentswhowanttolearnphotography

D.attractmorestudentstoparticipateinthecompetition

Question64-65:

Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue（T）orfalse（F）accordingtothepassage.

64.TheFEOwillpayforaparenttoaccompanywinnerswhoaretooyoungtotravelalone.

65.Thefirstprizedoesn’tincludeanopportunitytoworkinTheDailyTimes.

B

TheDragonBoatFestival

（66）ThefestivalisheldtohonorQuYuan,apoliticianandpoetwho,intheyear278B.C.,issaidtohavecommittedsuicide（自杀）byjumpingintoariver.It’ssaidthatthelocalpeoplethrewZongziintothewatertosaveQuYuan’ssoulfromtheevilspiritsintheriver（67）.SpectatorseatZongziandcrewsrowlargedragon-shapedboats.

TheRioCarnival（狂欢节）inBrazil

HundredsofthousandsofvisitorscomeeveryyearforthecelebrationsbeforethestartofLent（大斋期）.ThecarnivaltakesplaceintheSambadrome,ahugenewstadium.There,sambaschoolscompetewitheachotherforthebestcostumesanddancing.（68）Inthepast,thecarnivalprocessionwasheldinthestreetsofRio,wherebeautifullyclothedpeoplethrewstreamers（彩带）andconfetti（五彩纸屑）anddancedforfourdays.Nowadays,theworld’sbiggeststreetpartyhasbecomeapleasureonlyforthosewhocanaffordtheentrancefee.

Oktoberfest

Foreignbeer-loversmightthinkthattheGermansareunimagin