全國中學(xué)生英語能力競賽(NEPCS)初三年級組試題

全國中學(xué)生英語能力競賽(NEPCS)初三年級組試題(總分：150分鐘答題時間：120分鐘)聽力部分(共四大題，計30分)(略)筆試部分(共九大題，計120分)I.Multiple-choice(選擇填空)(共15小題；每小題1分，計15分)BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.(從A，B，C，D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。)31.Thesecakes____delicious!CanIhave____one?A.tastes；anotherB.taste；anotherC.tasting；otherD.taste；others32.Thatboy,____fatherisafootballer,isverygoodatsports.A.thatB.who'sC.whoseD.which33.Therearemanyforeignstudentsinthisuniversity,____24Japaneseones.A.includingB.includedC.includesD.include34.Hefound____verydifficult____learnmathwell.A.it；forB./；goC.that；forD.it；to35.Thesedoctortoldmyuncleto____drinkingsomuchwineifhewantedtobehealthier.A.openupB.putupC.giveupD.makeup36.Doyouknow____thistimeyesterday?A.whatsheiscookingB.whatisshecookingC.whatshewascookingD.whatwasshecooking37.Idon'tthinkteenagersshouldgettheirearspierced,____?A.doIB.don'tIC.shouldtheyD.shouldn'tthey38.WewerelateforschoollastWednesday____theheavyrain.A.becauseofB.asC.becauseD.since39.--Don'tworry.Yourbrotheriscomingtohelpyou.--____hedoesn'tcomeandIamherealone?A.WhataboutB.WhatifC.WhynotD.Howabout40.Jimwentswimmingwithhisparentsyesterdayafternoon.____.A.SodidMaryB.SoMarydoesC.SoMarywasD.SoMarydid41.--Whichdoyouprefer,English____French?--IpreferEnglish____French.A.or；toB.and；toC.and；thanD.or；than42.--Lookattheoldladyinred.IsthatMrsLee?--No,it____beher.ShehasgonetoCanada.A.willB.mustn'tC.can'tD.may43.--Whatdidyourfriendsaytoyouthedaybeforeyesterday?--Sheaskedme____anyonehersecret.A.totellnotB.nottotellC.don'ttellD.nottell44.--Howwasyourholiday,Ann?--____ItrainedallthetimeandIhadtostayinside.A.Great!B.Wonderful!C.Exciting!D.Boring!45.--Doyoumindmysmokinghere?--____Can'tyouseethe“NoSmoking”sign?A.I'mafraidyoucan't.B.Ofcoursenot.C.Notatall.D.Itdoesn'tmatter.II.Readingcomprehension(閱讀理解)(共20小題；選擇題5小題，每小題1分；非選擇題15小題，每小題2分，計35分)A)Readthefollowingpassagewhichisfollowedbyfivequestions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothepassage.(閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容從每小題所給的A，B，C，D四個選項中，選出最佳答案。)MikeBingandhiswifeLynnwereveryhungry.Awaitresswithshort,curlyhaircametotheirtable.Mikeaskedherforacupoftea.Afewminuteslater,thewaitresswithshort,curlyhaircameback,butshedidnothaveMike'stea.ShesaidtoMikeandLynn,“Doyouwantsomethingtodrink?”Again,Mikeaskedforacupoftea.Suddenly,twowaitressescamebacktothetable.TheybothhadacupofteaforMike.Andtheyhothhadshort,curlyhair.Infact,theylookedexactlythesame.Mikewasconfused.Whathappened?MikeandLynnwereatTwinsRestaurantinNewYorkCity.LisaandDebbieGanzaretheownersofTwinsRestaurant.Thetwowomenareidenticaltwins.Infact,allthepeoplewhoworkatTwinsRestaurantaretwins.Thirty-sevensetsoftwinsworkthere,andeachsetwearsthesameclothes.SometimescustomerslikeMikeandLynnBinggetconfused,buttherestaurantisalotoffun.EverythingatTwinsRestaurantisdouble.Forexample,therearetwodoorknobsoneachdoor.TheGanzsistersarealwayshappywhentwinscomeintotherestauranttoeat.Thetwinguestssigntheirnamesinaspecialbook.ThenthetwinscanhaveaphototakenwiththeGanzsisters.UsuallytheGanzsistersputthesepicturesonthewalls,sotherearealotofpicturesoftwinsonthewallsoftherestaurant.Therearepicturesonthewallsoffamoustwins,too.HoweverTwinsRestaurantisnotonlyfortwins,butalsoforpeoplelikeMikeandLynnBing.Butit'sdoublethefunfortwins!46.WherewereMrandMrsBing?A.InaspecialclubinParis.B.InaspecialcafeinLondon.C.InaspecialrestaurantinNewYork.D.InaspecialsupermarketinSydney.47.WhywasMikeconfused?A.Becausethefirstgirlwasimpoliteandnothelpful.B.Becausethetwogirlslookedexactlythesame.C.Becausethetwogirlsbothhadlong,curlyhair.D.Becausethesecondgirlbroughthimacupofcoffee.48.WhatisthemeaninginChineseoftheunderlinedword“identical”?A.富有的B.完全不同的C.友好的D.完全相同的49.WhoaretheGanzsisters?A.Theyaretheownersofarestaurant.B.TheyarethevisitorstoNewYorkCity.C.Theyarelocalnewspaperreporters.D.Theyarebothfamousphotographers.50.Twinguestscanhaveachancetosigntheirnamesand____.A.haveacupofteaforfreeB.getpicturesoffamoustwinsC.haveaphototakenwiththeGanzsistersD.winaprizeof1,000dollarsB)Readthefollowingthreepassagesandfollowtheinstructionsforeachsection.(閱讀下面的三篇短文，然后按短文后的要求完成所給出的題目。)ADoyousendmessagesonyourcellphone?Doyouemailyourfriends?DoyouchatontheInternet?Thenyouarepartofthelanguagerevolution.Computersandtechnologyarechangingthelanguage.Whenpeopletypeonthecomputerorsendcellphonemessages,theyusuallywanttodoitquickly.Anemailiselectronicmail.Yousendittopeoplefromacomputer.Emailsdon'thavealonghistory.Theworldlivedwithoutemailsforaverylongtime.Peopleusedfaxesorthepostofficetosendletters.Now,wecansendemails,andthingsaremuchfaster.Weallneedemailsbecausetheyareeasy,andalmosteveryonehasaccesstotheInternet.Sincepeoplesendemails,theydon'twriteanymore.Regularmailisslowerthanemail,andpeoplecallit“snailmail”.Asnailisaveryslowcreature,andregularmailisslow,too.Peopledon'twritelettersanymore,anditissad.Peopleliketoreceivelettersbecauseitshowsthetimeandcareoftheletterwriter.Itisnicetoreceiveakindletterfromafriend.Youcankeeplettersinaprettyboxandreadthemagainlater.Youcanalsokeepemails,butmustpeoplejusterasethem.Also,peopledon'ttrytowritewellinemails.Theyjustwriteshortmessages.Emailsarehelpful,butwemissold-fashionedletterstoo.Questions51-55:Fillintheblanksusingsuitablewordsaccordingtothepassageabove.Useonlyonewordforeachblank.Emailsareakindofcomputermails,whichdon'thavealong(51)____.Emailsare(52)____and(53)____thanregularmails,whicharecalled“snailmails”.Butemailsarenotasnicetoreceiveasregularmails.Peopledon'twritethem(54)____,andtheyusuallydon't(55)____theiremails.Emailsarenotasspecialasold-fashionedletters.BDoyourchildrenenjoyinterestingstories,funnygames,andexcitingdances?CaptainGoodfellowwantschildrentojoinintheseactivitiesattheyCityTheateronSaturdaymorning,free.MoviesattheMuseumTheaterTwoEuropeanmovieswillbeshownonSaturdayafternoonattheMuseumTheater.SeeBrokenWindowat1:30.TheWorkerswillbeshownat3:45.Forfurtherinformation,call4987898.InternationalPicnicAreyoutiredofeatingthesamefoodeveryday?CometoCentralParkonSaturdayandenjoyfoodfromallovertheworld.Deliciousandnotexpensive.Noonto5:00pm.TakeMeOuttotheBallgameIt'sNovember7,andSaturdaynight(7:00-9:00)isyourlastchancetoseeTheRedBirdsthisyear.Getyourticketsatthegate.Itmightbecold,sodon'tforgettotakesweatersandjackets.DoYouWanttoHear“TheZoo”“TheZoo”,apopularrockgroupfromAustralia,willgivetheirfirstUSconcertthisSaturdaynight,at8:00atRoseHall,CityCollege.Questions56-60:Completethestatementsoranswerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtotheinformationabove.56.OnSaturdaymorning,childrencanenjoyinterestingstories,funnygamesandexcitingdancesat____withoutpayinganymoney.57.AttheMuseumTheater,childrencanwatch____.58.WhatwillthefoodatInternationalPicnicbelike?59.WhencanyouseeTheRedBirdsforthelasttime?60.Whatis“TheZoo”?CReadingisaveryimportantskill.ReadingisalsoanexcellentwaytoimproveyourEnglish.However,tomakesurewhatyoureadisn'ttoodifficult,it'simportanttoknowwhatmakestextsdifficultandhowyoucanimproveyourunderstandingofthem.Herearesomesuggestions:1.Understandthepurposeofyourreading.Thewayyoureadsomethingdependsverymuchonyourreasonsforreadingit.Thekindofreadingyoudoinclassorforyourhomeworkisdifferentfromhowyoureadanovelforpleasureinthesummerholidays.2.Findbackgroundinformation.Findsomethingoutaboutthetopicyouaregoingtoread.(61)Themorebackgroundinformationyouhave,theeasierit'llbetounderstandthetext.Youcangetthisbackgroundinformationinyourownlanguage.3.Increaseyourvocabulary.Ofcourse,readingitselfisanexcellentwaytoimproveyourvocabulary,buttherearemanyotherthingsyoucando.Themorevocabularyyouhave,theeasieryourreadingwillbe.4.Useyourdictionarycorrectly.(62)Acommonmistakeistoreadeverythingveryslowlyandcarefully,lookingupeachunknownword.Sometimesthisisnecessary,forexample,whenreadingexamquestions.However,ittakesalongtimeandcanbeveryboring；itcanevenmakeunderstandingmoredifficult!Ifyou'vefollowedtheaboveadviceandstillcan'tunderstandatext,thenit'ssimplytoohardforyour.Stopreadingandasksomeonetohelpyou.Nobodylikestogiveup,butyou'lljustbewastingyourtimeifyoucontinuetoworkatatextthat'sbeyondyou.Questions61-62:TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesintoChinese.Questions63-65:Answerthefollowingquestions.63.Whataretheabovefoursuggestionsabout?64.Howcanyougetbackgroundinformationaccordingtothepassage?65.Whatisanexcellentwaytoimproveyourvocabulary?III.Cloze(完形填空)(共15小題；每小題1分，計15分)A)Readthepassagebelow,andfillintheblankswithsuitableformsof10wordsorphrasesoutofthe12givenaccordingtothecontext.(閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容從所給的12個單詞或短語中選擇10個，并用其適當(dāng)?shù)男问教羁铡?say,do,interest,good,lend,science,angrily,talk,be,play,borrow,happyMyBlacklivedinavillagebeforehebecameafamouslawyer.Heremembershowhardhislifewaswhenhestudiedincollegeandhisparentshadto(66)____alotofmoneyforhim.Heworkshardnowandtriestomakeasmuchmoneyaspossible.Helivesinabeautifulhousewithhisfamily,andhissonRichard(67)____clever.Heloveshissonverymuchandsendshimtothe(68)____schoolinthecity.HewantsRichardtoliveahappylifeandhebuysanythingtheboywants.Healsohopesthathissonwillbecomeagreat(69)____.Hedoesn'tknowthatRichardhatesstudyingandspendsalotoftime(70)____games.Nowhe's(71)____infishingandsometimesmissesclasses,sohefailedallhislastexams.MissBrown,hisheadteacher,hastoldhimnot(72)____this,buthedoesn'tlistentoher.Shebecame(73)____whenhewaslateagainoneafternoon.“I'llvisityourfathertomorrowevening,Richard,”(74)_____MissBrown,“I'lltellhimheneedstofindagoodwaytoeducateyou!”“Youhadbetternot(75)____tohim,madam,”answeredRichard,“Oryou'llhavetopayforaconsultation(咨詢)!”B)Readthepassagebelow,andcompleteitbyfillinginthemissingwords.(閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容填入所缺單詞。)Howfardoyouthinkyoucanrun?How(76)____3,000miles?Doesthatseemimpossible?It'snot.TerryFoxprovedthatin1980.Terrywantedtoraisemoneyforcancerresearch.Helosthisrightlegtocancerin1977.In1979,TerrydecidedtorunacrossCanadatoraisemoney(77)____cancer.Itseemedimpossible.Terryhadandartificialleg,anditwasverypainfultorunon.Hestarted(78)____April12,1980.Formonths,heenduredthepainandcontinuedrunning.Ashemovedacrossthecountry,newsofhisplanspread.Sadly,Terryneverfinishedhisrun.HehadtostoponSeptember1,1980after3,339miles.Hehadcancerinhislungsthen.Terrydied(79)____Juneofthenextyear,buthewasasuccessinmanyways.Terryraisedover360milliondollarsforcancerresearch.Terrywas(80)____herotothosewithcancer.IV.Sentencepatterntransformation(句式轉(zhuǎn)換)(共5小題；每小題1分，計5分)Transformthefollowingsentencesasrequired.(按要求轉(zhuǎn)換下列各句。)81.MrsGreenboughtadigitalcamerayesterday.(改為一般疑問句)____MrsGreen____adigitalcamerayesterday?82.Hedidn'tknowwhatheshoulddoatthattime.(改為同義句)Hedidn'tknow________doatthattime.83.Itrainedyesterday,soIstayedathome.(用because改寫)Istayedathomeyesterday________rained.84.ACanadandoctorinventedbasketball.(改為被動句)Basketball________byaCanadiandoctor.85.Johnsonwasthedoctor'sname.HelivedinParisthreeyearsago.(改為含定語從句的復(fù)合句)Thedoctor,________wasJohnson,livedinParisthreeyearsago.V.Translation(翻譯)(共5小題；每小題2分，計10分)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninbrackets.(根據(jù)所給提示詞語，將下列漢語句子翻譯成英語。)86.這把刀能用來切西瓜嗎？(beusedfor)__________________________________87.請務(wù)必告訴我關(guān)于他的一切。(besureto)__________________________________88.我相信我自己能做出這道題。(workout)__________________________________89.她經(jīng)常在語法上出錯。(makemistakes)__________________________________90.使我吃驚的是，昨天他又一次遲到了。(toone'ssurprise)__________________________________VI.Errorcorrection(改錯)(共5小題；每小題1分，計5分)Readthefollowingpassage.Write“√”iftheunderlinedpartisright,orcorrectitifitiswrong.(閱讀下面短文，如果劃線部分正確，寫“√”；如果有錯誤，請在后面的橫線上改正。)OneafternoonIwalkedupthestreetbehindourhotel.Suddenlytherewasanbigeg:abrowndoginthefrontofme.ItlookedatmewithangryyelloweyesandIbegan91._____togetnervous.ThenanItalygirlcamedownthestreet.“It'sOK,”shesaidtome.92._____SheshoutedsomewordinItalian,andthedogwentaway.Thegirl'snamewasChiara,93._____andafterthiswasbecomegoodfriends.Thatwassixyearsago,butIstillwrite94._____toChiaraandourfriendshipisveryimportanttome.95._____VII.Dialoguecompletion(補(bǔ)全對話)(共5小題；每小題1分，計5分)Readthefollowingdialogue.Completeitbyfillingintheblankswithfivesentencesoutofthesevengivenaccordingtothecontext.(閱讀下面的對話，根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容從所給的7個句子中選出5個，補(bǔ)全下面的對話。)A:(96)____B:Yes,please.CouldyoutellmethetimeofthenexttraintoLondon,please?A:London?Letmesee?(97)____B:Ohgood!Whattimedoesitarrive?A:(98)____B:That'sfine.(99)____A:No.24.(100)____B:Isee.Well,thankyouverymuch.A:You'rewelcome.A.Yes,there'soneleavinginaboutanhour,at14:40.B.Whatwouldyouliketodrink?C.CanIhelpyou?D.Twelveminutespasteighttomorrowmorning.E.Youcangetoffthebusanytimeyoulike.F.What'sthenumberofthetrain?G.YoucangetonthetrainatPlatformFour.VIII.IQ(智力測試)(共5小題；每小題1分，計5分)Answerthefollowingquestions.(回答下列問題。)101.IntwoyearsIwillbefourtimesolderthanmybrotherisnow.Mybrotherisfiveyearsnow.HowoldwillIbewhenIamtwiceasoldasmybrother?102.Whichisthemissingcircle,A,B,C,D,orE?103.Whichnumbershouldreplace(代替)the“?”?3,6,18,72,360,?104.WhichdayistwodaysbeforethedayafterthedaythreedaysafterthedaybeforeTuesday?105.Whichpictureisdifferentfromtheothers?IX.Writing(寫作)(共2小題；A題滿分10分；B題滿分15分，計25分)要求：1.根據(jù)所提供的內(nèi)容，適當(dāng)拓展想象空間，靈活地將提供的信息體現(xiàn)在文章中；2.條理清楚，語句通順，標(biāo)點正確，書寫清晰、規(guī)范；3.不得少于規(guī)定的詞數(shù)。A)SupposeyourclassmateJacksentyouanemailaskingforhelp.However,youhavetolookafteryoursickmothersoyouaskWangLeitohelpJackinstead.Pleasewritebacktohimanemailtellinghimthis.(50-70words)FromJack234@To:limingstu@Subject:Help!HiLiMing!Ihavegotabadcold.Ican'tgotoschooltodayandtomorrow.CanyouhelpmewithmyChineseifyouhavetime?Thankyou!JackFromlimingstu@To:Jack234@Subject:RE:Help!HiJack!_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________LiMingB)Nowadays,someteenagersenjoygoingoutwiththeirfriendsafterschoolandonweekends.Someteachersandparentsdon'tliketeenagersdoingthis,becausetheybelieveitwillinterfere(干擾)withtheirschoolworkorstudies.Whatdoyouthink?Shouldteenagersgooutwiththeirfriendsafterschoolandonweekends?Whyorwhynot?Writeanarticlegivingyourownopinion.(70-90words)_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________參考答案聽力部分(略)筆試部分I.Multiple-choice(選擇填空)31-35BCADC36-40CCABA41-45ACBDAII.Readingcomprehension(閱讀理解)A)46-50CBDACB)51.history52.faster53.easier54.carefully/well55.keep/save56.theCityTheater57.twoEuropeanmovies/BrokenWindowandTheWorkers58.Deliciousandnotexpensive.