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全国中学生英语能力竞赛nepcs高二年级组样题
2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)高二年级组样题
全国中学生英语能力竞赛组委会办公室提供
(时间:
120分钟总分:
150分)
听力部分(共三大题,计30分)(略)
笔试部分(共七大题,计120分)
I.选择填空(Vocabularyandstructure)(共20小题,计20分)
A)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
1.It's_________badmannerstoblowyournoseat_________table.
A.a;the B.the;a
C.不填;不填 D.the;不填
2.Ifyoudrivefromtheairport,goonthemotorwayandfollowthe_________tothecity.
A.points B.signs C.plans D.board
3.—Doyoubelievethecompanyis_________byMarkWhite?
—No,Ihardlybelieveso.
A.operating B.operated
C.done D.manage
4.Themeeting_________yesterdayisof_________.
A.held;veryimportant B.tohold;greatimportance
C.held;greatimportance D.tohold;veryimportant
5.Mr.Cox,aswellashiswifeandchildren,_________arrivedforashortvisit.
A.have B.has C.hadbeen D.hasbeen
6.Thecollegestudentisonhiswayto_________adoctor
A.turning B.become C.turn D.becoming
7.—Look!
Here_________!
—Yes,here_________!
A.comesthebus;itcomes B.comesthebus;comesit
C.thebuscomes;itcomes D.isthebus;isit
8._________youworkwithher,_________youwillunderstandher.
A.Long;better B.Thelong;thewell
C.Thelongest;thebest D.Thelonger;thebetter
9.Youcan'tlethimdoit.Itis_________forachildtodo_________hardwork.
A.toomuch;such B.somuch;so
C.toomany;so D.verymuch;such
10.Theforeignfriendsyoureferredto_________lookingforwardto_________aroundouruniversity.
A.are;beingshown B.being;beingshown
C.being;showing D.are;beshown
11.Afterfivehours'drive,theyreached_________theythoughtwastheplacethey'dbeendreamingof.
A.that B.where C.which D.what
12._________Ihadexpected,thenumberoftheaudiencewaswelloverthousand.
A.As B.Which C.Whom D.That
13.Thewindow,_________thethiefclimbedin,isverywide.
A.throughwhich B.throughwhat
C.acrosswhich D.acrosswhere
14.Weusuallywalks_________theriverbankoverthere,buttodayIfeeltiredandwon'twalk_________far.
A.aslongas;so B.asfaras;that
C.asoftenas;such D.assoonas;very
15.—Everyonesaysyouareagoodstudent.Youareneverlateforschool,areyou?
—_________.
A.No,sometimes B.Yes,sometimes
C.Yes,Ido D.No,Idon't
B)下列5题中的句子可以组成一篇小短文,请从所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
16.Americaisahugecountry,_________travelingisveryquickandveryeasy.
A.and B.so C.when D.but
17.Thevisitorwhowantstoseeasmuchofthecountryas_________shouldtravelbybus.
A.important B.necessary
C.true D.possible
18.Therearefastbusservicesbetweencities,forexample,theGreyhoundBusService,_________hasapictureofadogonthesideofthebus.
A.as B.that C.which D.what
19.Theseatsaresoftwithareadinglampovereachoneandtheyleanbackforsleepingat_________.
A.morning B.afternoon
C.evening D.night
20.Ontheselong-distancebusesthereisatoiletandothercomforts.Stopsaremadeformealsatroadsiderestaurants.Ittakesaboutthreeandahalfdaystocrossthecountry_________bus.
A.in B.by C.at D.on
II.阅读理解(Readingcomprehension)(共20小题,计35分)
A)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或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
(5分,每小题1分)
A
Onedayamanwaswalkinginthestreetwhenhemetapenguin(企鹅).Itwasahandsomebird,andnottimidatall.
Itseemedtotakeanimmediatelikingtotheman,becauseitwaddled(摇摇摆摆地走)uptohimandthenfollowedhimwhereverhewent.
Thiswasamusingforawhilebuteventuallybecameratherembarrassing.
“Goaway,yousillybird,”themansaidtothepenguin,butthebirdignored(不理)him.Itsimplywouldnotleavehimalone.Whereverhewent,thebirdwent,too.
Atlast,indesperation,themanwalkedintoapolicestation.
“Excuseme,officer,”hesaid,“butIneedsomeadvice.Imetthispenguininthestreet,andIdon'tknowwhattodowithit.”
Aboredpolicemanlookedupfromwhathewaswritingandsaid,“Justtakeittothezoo,sir.”“Oh,allright,”themansaid.
Thenextdaythemanwaswalkingalongthestreet,stillaccompaniedbythepenguin,whenhemetthepolicemanhe'dspokentothedaybefore.
Thepolicemanwasnotpleasedtoseethem.
“IthoughtIadvisedyoutotakethatanimaltothezoo,”hesaid.
“Well,yes,officer,youdid.AndIdidtakehimtothezoo,”themanexplained.“Andwehadagreattime.Butwecan'tgotothezooeveryday.IthoughttodayI'dtakehimtothemovies.”
21.Whatdidthepenguindototheman?
A.Itfollowedhim. B.Ittookhimtothezoo.
C.Itwalkedlikehim. D.Itdidwhathesaid.
22.Howdidthemanfeelatfirst?
Hefelt_________.
A.bored B.embarrassed
C.desperate D.amused
23.Themanwentintothepolicestationto_________.
A.sellthebird B.annoythebird
C.getridofthebird D.askforadvice
24.Whatwasthepolicemandoingwhenthemancamein?
Hewas_________.
A.goingtothezoo B.writing
C.buyinghisownbird D.visitingthepolicestation
25.Thenextdaythepolicemanwas_________.
A.annoyedtoseethem B.delightedtoseethem
C.embarrassedtoseethem
D.pleasedtoseethem
B)阅读下列短文,然后回答问题或完成句子。
(30分,每小题2分)
B
June26,2000—theHumanGenome(基因组)Project,agreat$3billion,15-yeartaskaimedatdrawingthegenetic(遗传的)mapofhumans,isnowmorethan90percentcompleted.Thescientificandmedicalcommunities(团体)areveryexcitedaboutthechancesgeneticresearchprovidesforgettingridofdiseasesandprolonging(延长)humanlife.Butthosecommunitiesandpolicymakersarealsocarefulaboutthescientificdoortheyareopeningastheprojectuncoversthemysteriesoflife.
Forthelastfewyears,thegeneticadvancesinthefastdevelopingfieldofbiotechnology(生物技术)haveprovidedmaterialforallkindsofwork,butthedevelopmentsofmodernscienceinunlockingthesecretsofthehumangeneticcode(密码)haveopenedaworldofpossibilitiesforhumanhealth,aswellasforthepopularimagination.
WhileEuropeanandJapaneseresearchersaremakingrapidprogressindecoding(解码)humanDNA,theleadingorganizationforgeneticresearchisintheUnitedStates,whichbeganin1990,is“unlockingthecode”ofthehumanbodytolearnhowtodefeatfataldiseases.AlreadytheHumanGenomeProjecthasbecomewidelyknownandpraisedforfindingthegenesconnectedwithasyetterriblediseases,andmakingprogresstowardseparatingthegenesthatshowasignofbreastcancerorAIDS.
Oncethesegenesarefoundandstudied,researcherscandevelopnewwaystoattackinfections(传染)andgeneticdiseases.Medicalcompaniesareveryinterestedinmappingthehumangenome,astheyexpecttodevelopalotofnewdrugsfortheseillnesses.
26.Whydidthescientistsworkhardatmappingthehumangenome?
27.Inwhichcountryistheleadingorganization?
28.Ifthegenescanbefound,scientistscanstudymanynewwaysto_________
29.TheauthorsuggeststhattheHumanGenomeProjectcancause_________.
30.Themainideaofthisarticleisabout_________.
C
Somanyelementsofwinterageyoujustassurelyasextrabirthdays.Coldwinds.Clearwintersunlight.Indoorheat.Suddenchangeoftemperature.Allofthiscanbreakyourskin'sbalance,makinglittlelinesfartoonoticeable.Nowonderyoulookolderthanyoushould.
Beforeanothercoldwinterdaycomes,discoverthesecretsharedbymillionsofyounger-lookingwomenincountriesaroundtheworld,thesecretofwonderfulbeautyfluid(液)whichcanhelpyoulookyounger,too.ThisbeautyfluidisknownasSnowBeautyintheUS.
You'llrecognizethatSnowBeautyisextraordinarytheveryfirsttimeyouexperienceit.Themixtureislikethenaturalfluidsplentifulinyoungerskin—fluidsthatshouldbeinproperbalanceifyouaretolookasyoungaspossible.
Smooththebeautyfluidoveryourfaceandthroat.Watchyourskindrinkit.Feelthesilkensoftness,thesmoothnessasdrynessgoesaway.You'llactuallyseeafreshhealthy-lookingface.Thechangeyounoticeinyourmirrorwillbenoticedbyotherpeople,too.Don'tbesurprisedifsomeonesays,“Youlookwonderful...beenonaholiday?
”orifyourhusbandgivesyouanextra-warmhug(拥抱)whenheleavesforwork.
Millionsofyounger-lookingwomenaroundtheworldwouldn'tletasingledaygobywithoutSnowBeauty.Jointhem.Gentleonthebeautyfluideachmorning.Againeveryeveningatbedtime,toletyourskinsleepforhourscomfortably.
Whyletwintermakeyoulookolderthisyear?
DiscoverthesecretofSnowBeautyanddiscoverforyourselfthepleasureoflookingyoungerinthefaceofwinter...thisyearandallthewinterstocome.
31._________causeyoutolookolderthanyoushould.
32.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthebeautyfluidcalled?
33.SnowBeautyismainlytokeepthebalanceof_________.
34.SnowBeautyshouldbeused_________everyday.
35.Ifweputatitletothispassage,whattitlewillitbe?
D
LEEDS,England—ALeedsUniversitypsychologyprofessoristeachingacoursetohelpdozensofBritonsforgivetheirenemies.
“Thehatred(strongdislike)weholdwithinusisacancer,”ProfessorKenHartsaid,addingthatholdinginangercanleadtoproblemssuchashighbloodpressureandheartdisease.
Morethan70peoplehavebecomemembersinHart'sfirst20-weekworkshopinLondon—acoursehesaysisthefirstofitskindintheworld.
“Thesearepeoplewhoaresickandtiredoflivingwiththememory.Theyrealizetheirbitternessisapoisonthey