2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二年级组试题

(总分：150分  答题时间：120分钟)

听力部分(共四大题，计30分)

I. 句子理解(Statements) (共5小题；每小题1分，计5分)

请听句子，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个与你所听到的句子意思一致或相近的答案。每个句子只读一遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)

1. A. Mr Johnson often offers his help to others in the company.   

   B. We will be disappointed if the weather isn't fine tomorrow. 

   C. He had said he'd help us, so we were disappointed when he didn't come.   

   D. He made a promise to send us free newspapers once a month.

2. A. A stage show called Tango Argentina toured the world before the war.   

   B. The tango became very fashionable in Argentina after World War I. 

   C. Argentinians like to express their feelings through music.

   D. The tango became less popular in the early 1950s.

3. A. The manager warned me that if I didn't work hard I would lose my job.

   B. I was going to apply for a better job to feed my family. 

   C. Maggie and I graduated from the same college seven years ago.

   D. I was tired of doing my job, since I had been doing it for years.

4.

5. A. You'd better book in advance if you want to get a room.   

   B. You'll have to book by tomorrow if you want the lower price. 

   C. It's not easy to find room to park my car during this busy hour.

   D. You have no idea how hard we are doing this task.

II. 问句应答(Responses) (共5小题；每小题1分，计5分)

请听问句，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能够恰当回答你所听到的句子的最佳答案。每个问句只读一遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)

6. A. Never mind. I've got enough cash.   

   B. Nice price!We'll buy some fruit. 

   C. Give me a moment please. I am waiting for a friend. 

   D. I can't believe it. I'm very disappointed in you.

7. A. We have to hand in this homework by tomorrow.

   B. As you know, practice makes perfect.

   C. I'm just looking around. Thank you. 

   D. Thank you, but I think I can finally handle it myself.

8. A. Here you are. But can I ask why? 

   B. Yes. I want to buy a shirt.

   C. Sorry. But these are all we have. 

   D. Yes. But can I do it myself?

9. A. Oh, that's very nice of you to say so.

   B. Three to one. Germany is leading the game.

   C. Don't worry about that. I can wait.

   D. No. You have to take a train on the other side.

10. A. I'm sorry. I'm also a stranger here.

   B. Let's meet at the Italian café around five o'clock.

   C. No problem. I've just arrived here.

   D. Right. Let's go say hello. He's my friend.

III. 对话理解(Dialogues) (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)

A) 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答案。每组对话和问题均读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)

11. A. To watch a movie.                B. To play a ball game.

C. To see a friend in hospital.         D. To tell stories to their daughter.

12. A. The parents are not satisfied with the girl's behaviour at school. 

    B. The parents don't agree with the way the girl thinks and dresses.

    C. The parents often discuss with the girl about how to make friends. 

    D. The parents often quarrel with the girl about the girl's future.

13. A. A piece of cake and a cup of coffee.  

    B. A glass of milk and some sugar.

    C. A piece of bread and a glass of water.

    D. A cup of tea and a sandwich.

14. A. She lost her patience to look after the baby.

    B. She could not afford to buy a new book.

    C. She missed one of her old classmates.

    D. She lost the book which the man lent to her.

15. A. ￡280.                      B. ￡300.

    C. ￡315.                      D. ￡350.

B) 请听下面一段长对话，然后根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。对话读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)

16. Where is Danny at the moment?

17. Who is sitting together with Danny most probably?

A. His new girlfriend.             B. His classmate.

C. His aunt.                       D. His college teacher.

18. When is Danny's mother coming to visit him?

A. Next month.                    B. This weekend. 

C. Tomorrow afternoon.            D. Next week.

19. What are Fiona and Rex going to do?

A. They are going back to the college for a rest.

B. They are going to try on some new clothes.

C. They are going on shopping in a superstore.

D. They are going to attend a lecture in the college.

20. What's the relationship between Danny and Fiona?

A. They are boyfriend and girlfriend.  

B. They were boyfriend and girlfriend.

C. They are brother and sister. 

D. They were neighbours.

IV. 短文理解 (Passages) (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)

A) 请听下面一段材料，然后根据你所听到的内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。材料读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)

21. What's the date today?

A. September 5, 2006.                    B. September 15, 2006.

C. October 5, 2006.                      D. October 25, 2006.

22. Why has the prime minister gone to Washington?

A. To celebrate the president's birthday.

B. To spend a one-week holiday.

C. To attend an international trade conference. 

D. To attend the opening ceremony of an international company.

23. Where will the prime minister go at the weekend?

A. Scotland.               B. Ireland.  

C. Egypt.                  D. Mexico.

24. Why did the traffic jam happen?

A. Because the motorway was completely destroyed by floods.

B. Because a footbridge over the road between London and Oxford fell onto the road.

C. Because a big tree near Cambridge fell across the road and blocked it.

D. Because of a car accident which happened between Nottingham and Sheffield.

25. What's the weather like today?

A. Hot and cloudy.       B. Fair and dry. 

C. Cold and fine.        D. Snowy and windy.

B) 非选择题：请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的内容，补全空白处所缺的信息，每空不超过两个词。材料读两遍。(答案写在答题纸上)

笔试部分(共七大题，计120分)

I. 选择填空(Vocabulary and structure) (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(答案涂在答题纸上)

31. I think we should organise  ________  little dinner to celebrate  ________  event.

A. /; an                        B. the; the  

C. a; /                         D. a; the

32. I phoned her  ________  day, but she refused to tell me  ________ .

A. another; nothing             B. another; everything

C. other; something             D. the other; anything

33. —What's the matter?  ________ ?    

    —Yes, my mother  ________  seriously ill since yesterday.

A. Have you wept; get           B. You've been crying, haven't you; has been

C. Did you weep; got            D. Are you crying; had been

34. An American Indian legend says that trees hold up the sky, and if they ________ , ________  will be a disaster.

A. are cut off; it              B. will be cut down; it

C. are cut down; there          D. will cut off; there

35. I can't help  ________  at his meanness. He again decided against  ________  his old aunt.

A. surprising; to save          B. being surprised; helping

C. to be surprised; saving      D. to surprise; to help

36. —How  ________  he have got into an accident? He is such a careful driver.    

    —But other drivers are not. Somebody  ________  into his car.

A. can; may have run            B. may; should have crashed

C. must; must have crashed      D. might; can have run

37. Between 1950 and 1990, the world population doubled to 5.3  ________ . Nearly eighty  ________  of these people live in developing, or poorer nations.

A. billion; percent             B. billion; percentage

C. billions; percents           D. billions; percent

38. If Janet  ________  half an hour earlier, she  ________  to see Kevin before he left. He was eager to say good-bye to her.

A. has arrived; would be able   B. would leave; was able

C. have started; would have been able           

D. had come; would have been able

39. —Good morning. May I help you?    

    —No, thank you. I'm just looking around.    

    — ________        

A. Thanks for coming to see me. 

B. How are you feeling today?

C. I'll write you a cheque right now.               

D. Take your time then.

40.  ________  that her fifteen-year-old son disappeared while walking home from school, she suddenly burst  ________  tears.

A. Being heard; out              B. Having been told; into  

C. To tell; away                 D. Seen; out

41. He was a  ________  person in the neighbourhood. The people thought there was not a man  alive who could do everything half as  ________  as he did.

A. highly respecting; more       B. high respected; fast

C. highly respected; well        D. highest respected; better

42. Gary was extremely busy with his work last week. Not until  ________  very dark  ________  his work and go home.

A. was it; he started           B. it was; did he stop

C. was it; did he start         D. it was; he stopped

43. It's a family of three children,  ________  are  ________  the Internet.

A. all of them; fond of         B. both who; made up of

C. all of whom; addicted to     D. all which; satisfied with

44. —Are you ready to order?    

    —I'm kind of in a hurry.  ________

A. What can you serve quickly?  B. What had happened?

C. I hope you're not displeased with her.       

D. There will be a lot of food.

45. I did not accept the job.  ________  I'm unwilling to do the job,  ________  I'm unequal to it.

A. However; as                  B. Not that; but 

C. Although; so                 D. Not for; though

II. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension) (共20小题；选择题5小题，每小题1分，非选择题15小题，每小题2分，计35分) 

A)选择题：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的最佳答案。(答案涂在答题纸上)

Can you understand the beginning of this essay?

“My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & 3 kds FTF.”

The Scottish teacher who received it in class had no idea what the girl who wrote it meant. The essay was written in a form of English used in cell phone text messages. Text messages (also called SMS) through cell phones became very popular in the late 1990s. At first, mobile phone companies thought that text messaging would be a good way to send messages to customers, but customers quickly began to use the text messaging service to send messages to each other. Teenagers in particular enjoyed using text messaging, and they began to create a new language for messages called “texting.”

A text message is limited to 160 characters, including letters, spaces, and numbers, so mess- ages must be kept short. In addition, typing on the small keypad of a cell phone is difficult, so it's common to make words shorter. In texting, a single letter or number can represent a word, like “r” for “are,” “u” for “you,” and “2” for “to.” Several letters can also represent a phrase, like “lol” for “laughing out loud.” Another characteristic of texting is the leaving out of letters in a word, like spelling “please” as “pls.”

Some parents and teachers worry that texting will make children bad spellers and bad writers. The student who wrote the essay at the top of this page said writing that way was more comfortable for her. (The essay said, “My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three kids face to face.”)

Not everyone agrees that texting is a bad thing. Some experts say languages always develop, and this is just another way in which English is changing. Other people believe texting will disappear soon. New technology for voice messages may soon make text messages a thing of the past.

46. What is the writer's opinion of text messaging?

A. The writer does not give his opinions.     

B. It is not bad for children.

C. It will make children bad writers. 

D. It is fun and easy to do.

47. Which characteristic of texting is NOT described in the passage?

A. Using letters to represent words. 

B. Using phrases to represent essays.

C. Using letters to represent phrases. 

D. Using numbers to represent words.

48. Which of the following was most probably the title of the student's essay?

A. My Smmr Hols           B. CU in LA  

C. My GF                  D. My Gr8 Tchr

49. Why do some people think that texting is bad?

A. It costs too much.     B. It's too difficult to type.

C. Teenagers won't learn to write correctly. 

D. It's not comfortable.

50. Why aren't some people worried about the effect of texting?

A. Not many people use texting.        

B. Spelling in English is too difficult.

C. Teenagers quickly become bored with texting.      

D. Texting will disappear because of new technology.

B) 非选择题：阅读下列材料，然后按要求完成所给出的题目。(答案写在答题纸上)

A

Questions 51—55: Answer each of the following questions in no more than 3 words.

51. Which is the best channel for news?

52. Who has returned to playing tennis?

53. What time does the romantic film start?

54. How much money is the game show prize?

55. What does “on the air” mean?

B

The man looks uncomfortable. He is not speaking. His girlfriend keeps asking him what's wrong. “Nothing,” he replies each time. You must be familiar with this kind of scene. Romantic comedies and TV dramas often show this kind of relationship problem. (59) Such problems among couples often result from not understanding their partner's communication style.

(60) Psychologists(心理学家) have found some basic differences between the sexes in the ways they communicate. Firstly, women typically prefer to talk about their feelings, while men tend to withdraw. For example, when a couple has a problem, a woman will typically try to solve the problem by talking about it with her partner. A man, on the other hand, is usually more likely to solve the problem on his own. He, therefore, removes himself from the situation, or tries to get away from the woman to be by himself.

Secondly, men and women respond to each other differently. Both men and women are very good at reading their partners' feelings. The difference is in their reactions. Women, psychologists say, are receptive and responsive. This means that they actually feel what their partner is feeling. In contrast, men understand their partners' feelings, but don't actually feel them themselves. For example, if a man is stressed, his partner will see this and become stressed. However, if a woman is stressed, her partner will recognise it but won't become stressed.

In the book Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray, men and women are described as originally being from different planets. As a result, they naturally have different styles of thinking, behaving, and communicating. These fundamental differences can cause misunderstandings between them. The most important thing for a healthy relationship is to realise and understand these differences.

Questions 56—58: Answer the following questions briefly.

56. What's the passage mainly about?

57. Which word in the second paragraph means “distance oneself”?

58. How will a man respond when he notices his partner becoming stressed?

Questions 59—60: Translate the underlined sentences into Chinese.

C

Questions 61—65: Answer the questions or complete the sentence.

61. How many different water temperatures are suggested for machine washes?

62. What is the maximum water temperature suggested for machine-washing a white cotton sheet?

63. When washed in a machine, which cycle should be used for cotton mixture clothes?

64. Which two natural fibres should you not wring by hand?

65. When describing materials, the term “colour-fast” means  ________ .

III. 完形填空(Cloze) (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)

阅读下面短文，从方框中选出恰当的词或短语并用其适当形式填空，使短文语义完整。(每词或短语限用一次，有多余选项)(答案写在答题纸上)

large, protect, devote to, original, murder, however, best-selling, history,why,

unlike, paint, build, tour, lead to, when, include, with, where

It's true that everyone loves a mystery, especially when it mixes (66) ________  with fiction. That is (67) ________  American author Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code has become one of the (68) ________  books in history.

In his novel, Brown builds on one of Western culture's most important books: The Bible.

However, (69) ________  The Bible, Brown writes that Jesus was married and had a child. A small group of people know the secret and have to (70) ________  it. The Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci was one of them. He (71) ________  the secret into some of his masterpieces, including The Last Supper.

The movie version of The Da Vinci Code starring Tom Hanks will hit the big screen next week. Weaving historical fact (72) ________  fiction, the story will take you on a (73) ________  through art, history, and religion. Now let's take a brief tour with Teens of (74) ________  the story begins: Paris.

At the beginning of the tale, the curator (馆长) of the Louvre (卢浮宫) art museum is (75) ________ . His death (76) ________  a search for the so-called “Da Vinci code.”

(77) ________  in 1200 near the Seine River, the Louvre was (78) ________  a royal palace. Its doors were opened to the public as a royal museum in 1793. It is said to be the world's (79) ________  museum, home to 35,000 works of art, (80) ________  the mysterious Mona Lisa.

IV. 翻译(Translation) (共5小题；每小题2分，计10分)

用括号中所给的词语将下列句子译成英语。(答案写在答题纸上)

81. 依靠自己的努力，我们克服了所有困难。(rely on)

82. 玛丽亚总是穿着新衣服，试图给人留下深刻的印象。(impress)

83. 他不知道如何处理他父亲留下的财产。(do with)

84. 我对音乐的品味与我爸爸的相同。(in harmony with)

85. 因为有了因特网，你在家就能进行所有的圣诞大采购。(thanks to)

V. 短文改错(Error correction) (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。(答案写在答题纸上)

Dear Mr Trotter,

I have a number of complaint about the work your company              86.  ________

did in my house last week. You promised that your men will arrive     87.  ________

by 8:00. As you know, I have to catch bus at 8:15. On three           88.  ________

days the men arrived before eight, so I missed my bus and my boss was 89.  ________

extremely annoying. The foreman lost the written instructions I gave  90.  ________

him. The paint he used for the hall should have used in the kitchen.  91.  ________

The sitting-room wallpaper, which I had chosen it with great care,    92.  ________

was the wrong way up. My bathroom, which did not need painted, has    93.  ________

been painted. When you do not promise to put right the mistakes       94.  ________

your men have made within two weeks, I will go to my lawyer.          95.  ________

Yours sincerely, Cecil J. Trubshaw

VI. 智力测试(IQ) (共5小题；每小题1分，计5分) 回答下列问题。(答案写在答题纸上)

96. Odd one out: Circle the noun in the group. Then cross out the adjective which can't be used with the noun.

97. How many minutes is it before 12 noon, if 48 minutes ago it was twice as many minutes past 9 a.m.?

98. Find two words, both reading clockwise round each circle. You must find the starting point of each word and provide the missing letters. The two words form a phrase.

99. Find the ages of Mary, George, Alice, Claire and Stephen if the sum of the ages of two of them all as follows: 

  Mary + George = 33 years  

  Alice + Claire = 95 years   

  Stephen + Mary = 72 years 

  Mary + Claire = 87 years

  Stephen + George = 73 years

100. Place a word in the bracket that forms a new word or phrase when tacked onto(添加) the  word on the left, and another word or phrase when placed in front of the word on the right.  

e.g. first (class) mate 

second (     ) some

VII. 写作 (Writing) (共2题；A题满分10分，B题满分20分，计30分)

A) Read the following passage, and then use your own words to give a brief summary of it in about 80 words. (10分)(答案写在答题纸上)

When promoting a product around the world, it benefits companies to understand local customs in detail. Knowing what appeals to (吸引) potential customers can help a product to be successful.

When it comes to the name of the product, the most important thing to consider is the local language. For example, Coca Cola tried to write their name in Chinese as Ke-dou-ken-la(蝌蚪啃蜡). Of course, this sounded so silly that the company had to take down all the posters! The name was later changed into more appropriate Chinese characters (可口可乐) meaning, “The more you drink, the more fun you'll have.”

There are other things to think about, too. Different traditions mean that even simple things like colours or numbers can affect the success of a product. For example, in some cultures there are unlucky colours, such as black in Japan or white in China. Some cultures think that certain numbers are unlucky. It would be very unwise to use these unlucky colours or numbers in your product or advertising.

Finally, different cultures have different concepts of relationships between men and women. It may make certain pictures unsuitable for some cultures. For example, pictures of couples kissing each other on posters would make Muslims in the Middle East very embarrassed.

Despite a product being the same, the success of its business depends on how appropriately and effectively it appeals to people in different countries. Knowing such things is the golden rule of doing global business.

B) You see this competition in a student magazine:

Write your article for the magazine in 120—150 words in an appropriate style. （20分）（答案写在答题纸上）

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