全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS初赛高二年级组试题及参考答案.docx
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全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPCS初赛高二年级组试题及参考答案
2009年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）初赛高二年级组试题
及参考答案
（总分：
150分答题时间：
120分钟）
听力部分（共三大题，计30分）
I.Responses（问句应答）（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）
Listentothefollowingquestionsandchoosethebestresponsetoeachone.Eachquestionwillbereadonlyonce.（请听问句，然后选出一个能够恰当回答你所听到的问句的最佳选项。
每个问句只读一遍。
）（答案涂在答题纸上）
1.A.IbelievethereisoneHiltonStreet.
C.You’llfindtheyhaveanexcellentservice.
2.A.Iwould,butonlyonthereturntrip.
C.Theyreferredmetothisagency.
3.A.They’reexpectingittosnow.
C.There’snowaytogetthere.
4.A.Shewenttotheclassroomtooearly.
C.There’sanaccidentonthebridge.
5.A.Idon’tuseapencilveryoften.
C.Ican’tdecidewhichpentobuy.B.Ifoundsomethingnicetotranslate.D.Sorry,wesoldallthepaintings.B.Theclasswashardforme.D.Myfirstlessonisgeography.B.Theweatherreportsaidseveralfeet.D.Fine,we’vegotalotoftime.B.IleftbecauseIwascurious.D.Allright,I’lljustwaithere.B.Ithinkit’saruler.D.Itusuallylastsaweek.
II.Dialogues（对话理解）（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
A）Listentothefollowingmini-dialogues.Eachdialogueisfollowedbyaquestion.Choosethebestanswerorpictureforeachquestion.Eachdialogueandquestionwillbereadtwice.（请听下面五组小对话，每组对话后有一个问题，根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳选项。
每组对话和问题读两遍。
）（答案涂在答题纸上）
6.A.Theheatwave.B.Eileen’shomework.
C.Dania’shealth.D.Theirworkingconditions.7.
8.A.Inakeystore.B.Inahotelrestaurant.
C.Inafriend’sdiningroom.D.Atadrinksparty.
9.A.Atravelagent.B.Acollegeprofessor.
C.Acarretalagency.D.Adepartmentstoresalesperson.
10.A.Onbusiness.B.Forsightseeing.
C.Tointerviewthelocalpeople.D.Tophotographthecity.
B）Listentothefollowingdialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeach
question.Thedialoguewillbereadtwice.（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.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
A.Findapart-timejob.B.Askthewomansomequestions.
C.Helpstudentsfindwork.D.Workintheemploymentoffice.
12.Wheredoesthedialogueprobablytakeplace?
A.Inalibrary.B.Inaclassroom.
C.Inacampusoffice.D.Inanapartment.
13.Howmanyhoursofworkdoesthemanwantperweek?
A.Notmorethanten.B.Atleasttwenty.
C.Notmorethantwenty.D.Uptoten.
14.Whencanthemanwork?
A.Everymorning.B.Afternoonsandweekends.
C.Intheevening.D.Everyweekdayafternoon.
15.Whatdoesthewomantellthemantodotomorrow?
A.Fillouttheform.B.Cometowork.
C.Tellhersomenews.D.Phoneher.
C）Listentothefollowingdialogueandmatchthepeoplewiththeinformationintheright-handcolumn.Thedialoguewillbereadtwice.（请听下面一段对话，将第16--20题中的人物与右栏的信息进行匹配。
对话读两遍。
）（答案涂在答题纸上）
III.Passages（短文理解）（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
A）Listentothefollowingmaterialandchoosethebestanswertoeach
question.Thematerialwillbereadtwice.（请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的B.UnitedStatesHistory.
C.AmericanPresidents.D.Nineteenth-centuryAmericanLiterature.
22.WhatisthemostcommonthemeinLeavesofGrass?
A.ThedeathofAbrahamLincoln.B.AcelebrationofAmerica.
C.Theraisingofplants.D.Spring,thebesttimeinlife.
23.HowmanypoemsdidthefirsteditionofLeavesofGrassinclude?
A.12B.15C.55D.65
24.WhatbestdescribesLeavesofGrass?
A.It’sapoemabouttheauthor.
B.It’sapoemaboutAbrahamLincoln.
C.It’sacollectionofpoemsthatgrewwithitsauthor.
D.It’sacollectionoftwelvepoemsthatremainedunchanged.
25.Whichisthelongestandbest-knownpoeminLeavesofGrass?
A.AbrahamLincoln.
B.SongofMyself.
C.WhenLilacsLastintheDooryardBroomed.
D.ASeasonofNewLife.
B）Listentothefollowingmaterialandfillinthemissinginformationineachnumberedspace,usingnomorethanthreewords.Thematerialwillbereadtwice.（请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的·Itisopensevendaysaweekfrom7amto8:
30pm.
·Youcangetthereonfootbutittakesabout（27）___________.
·Thereareregularbusesfromthe（28）________andthemostdirectisthenumber
（29）_______bus.
·Ifyouareinagrouporfamily（30）________isthebestchoice.
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）
Beloweachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoices,markedA,B,Cand
D.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.（从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
）（答案涂在答题纸上）
31.WespentaweekinParisandhadagreattimegoingup________EiffelTower,andtaking_________boattripalongtheSeine.
A.a;aB.the;aC.the;theD.（不填）；（不填）
32.The_________shoeswerecoveredinmud,soIaskedthemtotakethemoffbeforetheygotinto_________car.
A.girl’s;Tom’sB.girls’;Toms’C.girls’;Tom’s
D.girl’s;Toms’
33.OnSaturdaymorningweworkedfor_______twohoursandthenstoppedtohavesomethingtoeat.
A.otherB.anotherC.moreD.each
34.Becauseofasteadyeconomicgrowthrate,thepresidentcanprobablylook_____toanotherterm.
A.upB.aboveC.overD.forward
35.Asthesurveysuggests,freshair,enoughexerciseandnutritiousfood______togoodhealth.
A.contributeB.addC.attributeD.encourage
36.WhenIwathedthefilm,Iwas____toseethatitwasquite________.
A.surprised;boringB.surprised;boredC.surprising;boring
D.surprising;bored
37.Thisisnotthesamepainting_______youofferedtosellusthelasttimewewerehere.
A.whatB.towhichC.forwhichD.that
38.--AreyoustillgoingtothepartyonFriday?
--Yes,_________somethingelsecomesup.
A.unlessB.incaseofC.aslongasD.supposing
39.--I’mseeingDrEvansnextweek.
--That________beright.Hewillbeonholidaythen.
A.mustn’tB.needn’tC.can’tD.hasn’tgotto
40.ReadingisanexperiencequitedifferentfromwatchingTV;therearepictures______inyourmindinsteadofbeforeyoureyes.
A.toformB.formingC.tohaveformedD.havingformed
41.WhenherealisedI______athim,he______awayandwalkedoutoftheclassroom.
A.looked;wasturningB.waslooking;turned
C.waslooking;wasturningD.looked;turned
42.Don’tforgettowalkthedogwhileIamaway,_________you?
A.willB.shallC.doD.can
43.Nothingshouldgowrong,butif________,givemearingatthisnumber.a.ithadB.thatisC.itdoesD.theyshouldto
44.--Whencanweexpecttoseeanimprovement?
--_________.
A.We’remakinghomeimprovementsB.Itwilltakeseveraldays
C.YoucanseeherofftonightD.I’llpickitupwhenIcometoday
45.--Doyouhaveanearlierflight?
I’mtryingtogettoManilabeforenoon.--Thereisan8:
30flightthatwillgetyouthereby11:
00.
--__________-thenIcaneasilymakethe12:
30meeting.
A.That’llbeperfectB.Thanks,Iwillcheckitlater
C.Ithinkit’sabitlateD.Ifso,Icanchangetheflight
II.Cloze（完形填空）（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithonewordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:
①accordingtothecontext,②usingthecorrectformofthewords,③accordingtothefirstlettersofthewords.（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根据单词所给首字母填空。
每空一词。
）（答案写在答题纸上）
Choleraisadiseasespreadbydirtywater,eitherwhenpeopledrinkthewater,（46）_______eatfoodwhichhasbeenwashedinthewater,andnot
（47）______（proper）cooked.Unfortunately,untilthemid19thcentury,peoplebelievedthatthedisease（48）t_________throughtheair.Inthecrowdedcitiesof
19th-centuryBritain,choleraspreadeasily.Mostdoctorswronglybelievedthatfreshairandabetterdietwould（49）p_____thedisease.Hugefireswereusuallylitinthestreetstodrive（50）_______theinfection,andtheclothesofvictimswerealsoburned.Thestreetswerealsocleanedthoroughly（51）w______powerful
chemicals.However,peoplecontinuedtosufferdreadfully.In1854,adoctorinLondon,JohnSnow,announedwithcertaintythatcholeraspreadthrough（52）i________drinkingwater.Hedidthisbycarefully（53）_______（collect）statisticsabouttheinfectioninonepartofLondon.Hemanagedtoprovethatinanarea（54）_______deathsfromcholerawerehighest,thewaterwasentirelyresponsibleforcholera
infection.（55）________（Improve）madetosewers（下水道）andsuppliesofdrinkingwaterlaterledtoadecreaseindeathsfromcholera.
III.Readingcomprehension（阅读理解）（共20小题；每小题2分，计40分）Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral
questions.Respondtothequestionsaccordingtothepassage.（阅读下列短文，然后根据短文后的要求答题。
）（答案与在答题纸上）
A
Thecamellibraryislikenootherlibrary.ItisuniquetoKenya.Liketraditionallibraries,bookscanbeboorowedandreturned.Unliketraditionallibraries,booksarecarriedtopeoplebycamels.
ThecamellibrarywasstartedinNorthernKenya,wheremanypeopleliveinremotevillages.Thenearesttown,calledGarissa,ishundredsofkilometresawayfromthesevillages.Manyofthevillagershaveneverlearnedtoread.Theycannotaffordtobuybooks,letalonehaveaccesstotheInternet.Until1996,theonlylibraryintheareawasinGarissa.Thedistancemeantvillagerscouldnotgettoit.
Theproblemwassolvedwiththecreationofamobilelibrary.However,whilemobilelibrariesinotherplacesusetrucks,thisoneusescamelstotakethebookstothevillages.CamelsareoftenthemostefficientformoftransportationinNorthernKenya,asthepoorroadsmakedrivingdifficult.Trucks,buses,andcarsoftenbreakdown.Camelscancarryheavythingsandtravellongdistanceswithoutwater.And,unliketrucks,theydon’tneedgoodroads.
Thecamellibraryusesthreecamels.Theycarrymorethan200bookstotenvillagesinNorthernKenya.Fourpeopletravelwiththecamels.Oneofthemactsasaguardtomakesurenoonetriestostealthebooksalongtheway.Thecamelswalkfromonevillagetoanother,fivedaysaweek.Thecamellibraryspendsonedayineachvillage,andthengoestothenextsmalltown.Itvisitseachvillageonceeverytwoweeks.
ThebooksinthecamellibraryareinEnglish,whichthechildreninthevillagesarelearningasaforeignlanguageinschool.Swahiliisthenation
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