全國中學(xué)生英語能力競賽(nepcs)高三組樣題

1、全國中學(xué)生英語能力競賽（NEPCS高三組樣題聽力部分（共四大題，計(jì)30 分）（略）筆試部分（共七大題，計(jì)1I 選擇填空（Multiple-choice ）（共，計(jì)A）從A、B、G D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案。（答案涂在答題紙上）1 Didn'tyou finish your homework ？ You it yesterday A should finish B could finishC should have finishedD need have finished2 Most of houses in the small town were destroyed

2、by extraordinary bigfloodin July A.不填；不填B . the ; anC.不填；theD . the ； a3 My father went to bed very late last night， ， early this morning A or ratherB rather thanC that isD or else4 No sooner reached the door than his wife A had he ； had come backB he had ； came backC had he ； came backD did he ； ha

3、d come back5 The young boy lay there ， A with stomach on the floorB with stomach on floorC his stomach on floorD with his stomach on the floor6 The headmaster insisted the boy it by mistake rather than on purposeA has doneB doesC should doD did7 is known to us all is that the Pyramid is one of the f

4、amous wonders of the worldA As B ItC What D Which8 Do you intend to take his offer of a job？A inB upC over D away9 The director as well as the other managers to drive a carA have learned B has learnedC had learnedD are learning10 Joan made up for the time she missed in school when she was sick， by s

5、tudying very hard Inthis case ， we can say that it is possible for the lost time upA to be madeB to makeC makingD being made11 Jim ： Could you please tell me whether the dining car is still open？Helen ： Jim : Thank you .A. Never mind , it is still openB. My pleasure , it is closed five minutes agoC.

6、 I'm afraid it closed five minutes agoD. I'm sorry , I don't know12. Excuse me , do you have the time ?, it is one sixteen .A. No problemB . With pleasureC. YesD. Not at all13. Sam : Hello , I'd like to make a reservation for July 30Lucia : ?Sam : I'd like a suite with a king-siz

7、e bedLucia : A suite with a king-size bed . Let me see . Yes, we . It's 146anight .Sam : All right . That sounds good .A. What type of room； have no room availableB. What type of room； have a room availableC. Which room do you like ； have one available roomD. Your name , please ； have one room a

8、vailable14. Workers in the United States must do a good job, produce well and get along with theircolleagues or they can be“l(fā)et go " as it is called . The underlined phrase can be replaced byA. left B . fired C . gave up D . hired15. Hey, what's up ? You don't look well .Never mind . I

9、just let myself get intoa state before the exam begins. The underlinedphrase means " .A. feel wellB . become nervousC. turn into good state for examD. become a bad conditionB）下列五題中的句子可以組成一篇小短文，請從所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案。（答案涂在答題紙上）16. Airport staff refused to let Sophia travel home Cyprus because

10、they feared she had chicken-pox .A. toB . away C. from D . of17. Her dad, Bill , said , “I knew it was just a bad reaction to mosquito （蚊子）bites the doctor at the airport disagreed and we were thrown off the flight.”A. soB . and C . but D . unless18. Bill explained , “Our luggage was taken off the p

11、lane and we were told we fly untilwe had a doctor's certificate .A. can'tB . wouldn'tC. shouldn'tD . couldn't19. “We talked toourtravelrep who us to see a paediatricianOL 科醫(yī)生）atthe hospital .A. letB . arranged forC. phonedD . discussed withagreed it was mosquito bites and gave us

12、 a certificate to fly.”A The doctor at the airport8 The airport staffC HeD TheyII 閱讀理解（Reading com prehension ）（共30 小題，計(jì)30 分）A）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的（A、B、C和D）四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳選項(xiàng)。（答案涂在答題紙上）（ A）Rush hour traffic is a problem in many big cities around the world. Commuters;（通勤者）rush toand from their jobs

13、 in cars ， buses， sub- ways， trains ， and even on bicycles Large cities in the United States have two rush hours one in the morning and one in the evening But in cities in other parts of the world ， there are four rush hours In Athens and Rome， for example， manyworkers go home for lunch and a nap Af

14、ter this midday break ， they rush back to their jobs and work for a few more hours In Tokyo， there's a big rush hour underground Most of the people in Tokyo take the subways The trains are very crowded Subway employees called packers wear white gloves and help pack the commuters into the trains

15、when the doors close They make sure that all purses ， briefcases ，clothes ， and hands are inside the trains In Seoul ， many commuters prefer to take taxis to get to work To hail a cab ， many people standat crossroads and raise two fingers This means they'll pay the cab driver double the usualfar

16、e Some people even raise three fingers ！ They'll pay THREE times the normal rate Streets in Romeare very crowded with automobiles and mopeds （摩托自行車）during rush hours . Thecity can't make its streets wider ， and it can't build new highways ， because it doesn't want to disturb the many

17、 historic sites in the city， such as the Forum and the Colosseum It took thecity fifteen years to construct a new subway system Construction had to stop every time workers found old artifacts and discovered places of interest to archaeologists（考古學(xué)家）In many big cities ， there are special lanes on hig

18、hways for carpools These are groups of threeor more people who drive to and from work together They share the costs of gas and parking and take turns driving into the cityGetting to work and getting homecan be difficult in manyplaces around the world Rush hour traffic seems to be a universal problem

19、 21 Big citieshave trafficproblemsduring rushhours because there are A special lanes on highwaysB many commutersC four rush hoursD many cars on the street22 Most of the commuters in Tokyo A take subway trains to workB are packersC take taxis to workD carry briefcases to work23 To“ hail a cab ” means

20、 to A pay double the normal rateB try to get a cabC prefer to take taxisD to stand at crossroads24 Why did it take a long time to build a subway system in Rome？A Because the streets were very crowded8 Because there are many historic sitesC Because the workers discovered many artifacts and places of

21、interestD Because the traffic always stopped the construction25 Commuters in carpools probably A live in the city8 take the subway to workC save money on gas and parking feesD have special license plates （牌照）（ 8）As she crouched at the starting line， Florence Griffith Joyner meant business It was the

22、1988U S Olympic Track and Field Trials ， and from neck to ankles ， her body was covered in an electric purple bodysuit Only her left leg was entirely bare， and over the bodysuit she worea turquoise （青綠色）bikini brief If you looked closer ， you saw the six-inch fingernails shewas famous for ， painted

23、with a swirl of orange， black ， and white To Florence ， looking stylish meant feeling fast And that day ， Florence felt extremely fast The gun went off ， and Florence was a streak of purple lightning thundering down the track The crowd went wild as she crossedthe finish line in a short 10 49seconds

24、She succeeded in breaking the world record for the100-meter sprint and was crowned World's Fastest Woman Florence Griffith Joyner （ later nicknamed FloJo ） always had a pas- sion for speed Whenshewas 5years old ， she was determined to catch a jackrabbit （長耳大野兔）while visiting her fatherin the Moj

25、ave Desert Undiscouraged by their reputa- tion as the fastest creatures on the sand，she kept tryinguntil she caught one Back homein the projects of South Central Los Angeles ， Florence was the seventh of 11 kids Amidst all of her brothers and sisters， Florence strove （努力）to be unique In kinder- gart

26、en ， shebraided （編成辮子）her hair with one braid sticking straight up Kids in her class always madefun of her ， but she just laughed at them Soon she was doing hair for the neigh- borhood kidsAll her life ， Florence ran In high school ， she regularly defeated boys of her age and set records in both spr

27、ints and long jump As straight-A student ， she earned a scholarship to UCLA ， and hercareer took off She qualified for the Olympic trials in 1980and went on to com- pete in the 1984Los Angeles Summer Olympics ， winning a silver in the meter sprint It was her first Olympic medal ，but it wasn't en

28、ough She was intent on winning gold She trained harder than ever and came back for the 1988Seoul ， Korea， Olympics She ac- complished more than any other American woman in Olympic history Florence won gold medals in both the100-meter and meter sprints She also won a gold in the 400-meter relay and a

29、 silver in the 1600-meter relay The four medals earned her the name “ Queen of Seoul ”Shortly following the 1988 Olympics ， Florence announced her retirement She turned her efforts from breaking world records to helping those in need She became spokeswoman for The AmericanCancer Society ， The Multip

30、le Sclerosis Foundation ， and a center for environmental edu- cation In 1993， President Clinton chose her to be the first woman on the President's Council on PhysicalFitness and Sports FloJo also dreamed of opening her own hairstyling spa and running a marathon In September 1998 ， Florence unexp

31、ectedly died in her sleep She was 38at the time and had been married to Al Joyner for 11years President Clinton commented that the nation was “ dazzled by her speed， humbled by her talent ， and captivated by her style ” From the little girl who caught jackrabbits ， we will always remember FloJo as a

32、 woman who never gave up on her dreams26 Florence had brothers and sisters A11B 10C5D 727 When did Florence get her first Olympic medal？AIn 1988BIn 1980CIn 1984DIn 198228 Which of the following statements is True？A In 1988 ， Seoul Olympics ， Florence broke the world record for the 100-meter sprint8

33、Florence usually defeated the boys of her age and setrecordsin sprintsand long jump in high school C Florence was the youngest among her brothers and sistersD Florence ran so fast that she could catch a jackrabbit easily29 Why did Florence earn the name “ Queen of Seoul ”？A Because she broke the wor

34、ld record for the 100-meter sprintB Because she accomplished more than any other woman in Olympic historyC Because she won three golds and one silver in the Seoul Olympics in 1988D Because she was the spokeswoman for The American Cancer Society 30 When the kids in her class made fun of her， what did

35、 Florence do ？A She did hair for the neighbourhood kidsB She hit them C She just laughed at them D She asked her brothers for help B）閱讀下列短文，并按要求做每篇后面的題目。（答案寫在答題紙上）（ C）Many people believe that Leonardo da Vinci ， an Italian artist and inventor who lived from 1452to 1519， was the most brilliant person

36、 ever born He was certainly a man ahead of his time ！ Records show that da Vinci loved the earth and was curious about everything on itTo learn about the human body ， he dis- sected （解剖）corpses to find out what was in- side Inthe 15th and 16th centuries ， dissectingthe dead was against the laws of t

37、he Catholicchurch Leonardo was a brave man！He was also an inventor Leonardo invented a parachute （ 降 落 傘 ） and designed a type of helicopter 5centuries before airplanes were invented ！ Another of da Vinci's major talents was painting You have probably seen a print ， or copy ， of one of his most

38、famous paintings It is called The Last Supper， and shows Jesus eating his final meal with his disciples It took da Vinci 3years to paint The Last Supper The man who hired da Vinci to dothe painting was upset Hewentto da Vinci to ask why it was taking so long The problem ， said da Vinci ， was that in

39、 the painting ， Jesus has just told the disciples that one of them would betray him He wanted to get theirexpressions exactly right as each cried out，“ Lord， am I the one ？”Another famous painting by da Vinci is called the MonaLisa Have you seen a print of this painting ？ Maybe you have been lucky e

40、nough to see the original hanging in a Paris art museum called theLouvre （ Loov） If so， you know that MonaLisa has a wistful expression on her face The painting is a real woman， the wife of an Italianmerchant Art historians believe she looks wistful becauseone of her children had recently diedDirect

41、ions A ）： Answer the following questions according to the above article31. How old was da Vinci when he died ？32. Name two of da Vinci's inventions33. Why did the painting “ The Last Supper ” take da Vinci 3years to complete ？34. Why does Mona Lisa has a wistful expression on her face？Directions

42、B） ： Readthe sentences be- low Use context clues to guess the meaning of the underlinedwords .35. Some people are perplexed when they look at“The Last Supper ” , but others understand it immediately,da Vinci had music played36. Because his model felt melancholy about the death of her childto lift he

43、r spirits as he painted his“Mona Lisa(D)Officer Ellis Sinclair has 33kids . As part of a crime-prevention program, he keeps a close watch on 33kids , ages 10to 14 . How close ? He's moved right into their tough neighborhood!The police in Macon , Georgia , decided that a group of kids with a hist

44、ory of problems needed their own fulltime cop. So the department bought a yellow brick house in East Macon where Sinclair could live and work . He packed everything , even his prized collection of model police cars,and moved in . "The people were glad to seeme , “ he says .Each week, Officer Si

45、nclair talks to principal of Appling Middle School to check the students'grades and behavior . He meets with the kids twice a week and listens to them anytime they want to talk . In the summer, the group will go camping , tour a dairy farm , and perform service projects .The best news： Project Y

46、. E. S. (for Youth Enrichment Services ) really seems to work. Last year, 88% of the kids in the project had been in trouble with the law. Just 8 % have been in troublesince the beginning of the project, and the overall crime rate in East Macon has been lower,too .A group of neighbors , including Si

47、nclair's own grandmother , helps run Project Y. E. S. They say they feel safer having Sinclair nearby, so they want to help him do his job well. But Sinclairsays his work is more than a job . He feels responsible for helping those 33have a better life . Says the officer , who has no kids of his

48、own: "They're my family .”Directions A ) : According to the story above , answer the following questions37. Where did Officer Sinclair move into38. What program does Y . E. S. refer to ?39. Who helps run project Y . E. S. ?40. How Does Officer Sinclair feel about the 33kids?DirectionsB) : J

49、udge the following statements true (T) or false (F) according to the story above.41. The overall crime rate in East Macon , Georgia is decreasing . 42. Last year , 88% of the kids in Macon , Georgia were in trouble with the law ； now only 8 % of the kids are in trouble with the law.43. The age range

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