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全国中学生英语能力竞赛

2005全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）高二年级组样题（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.Theyrealizetheirbitternessisapoisontheythinktheycanpourout,buttheyend