2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高一年级组试题参考答案

听力部分(共四大题，计30分)

I． 句子理解(Statements)

1—5 BCCDB

II. 问句应答(Responses)

6—10 BCDBA

III. 对话理解(Dialogues)

11—15 BDACC 16—20 BDBCA

IV. 短文理解(Passages)

     21—25 CACDC

     26. 210 kilometres / kms

     27. luggage transportation / the transportation of the luggage

     28. bicycle / bike

     29. On Friday evening

     30. website

笔试部分(共七大题，计120分)

I. 选择填空(Vocabulary and structure)

31—35 BCCDB 36—40 CBCCA 41—45 DDACB

II． 阅读理解(Reading comprehension)

    46—50 DABDD

    51. skydiver

    52. He was feeling unhappy because he thought he couldn't live without skydiving.

    53. In the afternoon. Sunny.

    54. I was addicted to skydiving.

    55. 1039.

    56. Two. They are “Whatever you want” and “Love at First Sight”.

    57. It's a special computerised dinner jacket.

    58. On BBC2. (At) 6:00 (p.m.).

    59. At 8:20 (p.m.). On BBC2.

    60. Yes. On ITV1 at 6:55 (p.m.).

    61. Different cultures have different understandings / opinions about lateness. / The importance of being on time is different in different cultures.

    62. In both an informal and a formal situation.

    63. To learn if the students were being rude to him.

    64. 在巴西，学生们认为经常迟到的人较经常准时的人可能更成功。

    65. 事实上，巴西人(更)期望地位高的人晚到；而在美国迟到时常被认为是失礼和不可接受的行为。

III. 完形填空(Cloze)

66. too much   67. why   68. if   69. spending  70. Obviously   71. instead of   72. use 73. homework

74. Dealing with  75. different from  76. seriously  77. discuss  78. affect  79. Even if  80. something

IV. 翻译(Translation)

     81. His children as well as his wife were invited to the party.

     82. Truely it is not until something is lost that we realise how precious it is. / Truely not until something is lost do we realise its value / how precious it is.

     83. She is in great trouble, so she needs your advice.

     84. Don't you think his speech was wonderful except for a few pronunciation mistakes?

     85. The factory produces half a million cars every year, 80% of which are sold abroad.

V. 短文改错(Error correction)

Dear Pete,

Thank for your last letter. It was good to hear all your news. The big news  

86.  Thanks  

from me is what Rebecca and I have decided to get married. We've             

87.   that___

only known each ∧ for six months, but we've thought about it carefully and

88.  other   

talk it through, so we're going into it with our eyes wide open. We're both

89.  talked  

thirty-five, so at the least nobody can tell us we're being young and silly,

90. __the    

although, I must admit, I still stop several times a day and ask ourselves

91.  myself         

if we really are doing the right thing—but that's only natural, isn't that?

92. _ it____

Both her and my parents are very exciting. We're planning to get married

93. excited  

in the summer—probably sometimes in July. I hope you'll be free

94. sometime  

to come. We're hoping to sell both our flats and buy a bigger apartment

95.    √_____

somewhere outside town. I'll ring you when we've fixed the date.

All the best,

Roger

VI. 智力测试(IQ)

96. MONDAY / Monday 97. PAST FUTURE / past future 98. Sail boat C is losing. 99. 29 (52+64=116. 116÷4=29. Similarly 93+95=188. 188÷4=47)  100.

VII. 写作(Writing)

  A) One possible version:

Dear Sir / Madam,

In response to your request for information about Weightaway tablets, I am writing to tell you about my experience.

I am always looking for ways to lose weight and the advertisement for Weightaway made it sound ideal for me. So I tried the tablets.

So far, however, I seem to have lost no weight at all. After I take the tablet with my breakfast I feel sick for the rest of the morning. This certainly reduces my appetite, but I consider it a very unpleasant effect. Besides, in the evening I am very hungry and sometimes eat even more than usual. As for exercise, the tablets make me too tired to move at all.

I have nearly finished the tablets I bought and I think I am even more overweight than before. I strongly advise your readers not to waste their money on this product.

                                                                Yours faithfully,

                                                                Zhang

B) One possible version:

This report is about the living conditions of elderly people in my town.

Many elderly people live alone or in special retirement homes because they prefer to be independent and do not want to cause problems to their families. This may also be because their children have small houses and don't have enough room for them.

Although many elderly people prefer to live alone, this is often inconvenient. For example, it may be difficult for them to go upstairs. They may also be lonely. On the other hand, if they live in a retirement home, they may not be free to do the things they want to.

I have three suggestions as follows:

1. The living conditions should be suitable for elderly people.

2. There should be regular visits to those living alone.

3. Those living with others need to have some privacy.

一、 评分原则：

1． 本题总分为30分: A) 10分； B)20分。按四个档次给分。

2． 评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整本档次，最后给分。

3． 作文词数少于或多于规定词数20词的， 从总分中减去2分。

4． 如书写较差，以至影响交流，将分数降低一个档次。

二、 各档次的给分范围和要求：

第四档(很好)：A) 9—10分； B) 16—20分

完全完成了试题规定的要求，覆盖所有内容要点，符合英语表达习惯，应用了较多的语法结构和词汇，没有语法和词汇错误，具备较强的语言运用能力，完全达到了预期的写作目的。

第三档(好)：A) 6—8分； B) 11—15分

完成了试题规定的要求，应用的语法结构和词汇能满足题目的要求，符合英语表达习惯，基本没有语法和词汇错误，达到了预期的写作目的。

第二档(一般)：A) 3—5分； B) 6—10分

未恰当完成试题规定的要求，漏掉内容要点，未描述清楚主要内容，写了一些无关内容，有语法和词汇错误，影响了对写作内容的理解，信息未能清楚地传达给读者。

第一档(差)：A) 1—2分； B) 1—5分

未完成试题规定的要求，明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，语法结构单调，词汇项目有限，有较多语法和词汇错误，影响对写作内容的理解，信息未能传达给读者。

0分

未能传达给读者任何信息，没有内容或内容太少，无法评判，写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。

2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高一年级组试题听力部分录音原文

Part I. Statements

Listen to the following sentences and choose the statement or the picture which has the same or almost the same meaning as the sentence you hear. Each sentence will be read only once.

1. Some mornings I don't have school and I go swimming instead.

2. She is looking for a coat with a wide belt, large collar and two big pockets on the sides.

3. My father doesn't ski now, but he did when he was young.

4. It isn't necessary to share a room in this house.

5. Students who are late must sign this attendance book before going to their classes.

Part II. Responses

Listen to the following questions and choose the best response to each question you hear. Each question will be read only once.

6. I'm going to walk round the town and see what there is. What about you?

7. I need to buy a book for my English course. Is there a bookshop near here?

8. I'd prefer something hot, if that's OK. Could I have some tea?

9. If I decide to take this apartment, when can I move in?

10. I'm trying to study. Could you turn the music down, please?

Part III. Dialogues

A) Listen to the following mini-dialogues and choose the best answer or picture to each question. Each dialogue and question will be read twice.

11. W: Good afternoon. Palm Beach Hotel. Can I help you?

    M: Hello. I'd like to book a room with a beautiful view.

    W: All our rooms have beautiful views, sir. The hotel is on the beach. There are palm trees, sandy beaches and little fishing boats.

    Q: Which is NOT mentioned in this dialogue?

12. W: Today is Tom's last day at work. He doesn't want to stop working but he's sixty-five next month.

    M: How long has he been with the company?

    W: All his working life. I really admire him.

    Q: What will take place next month?

13. W: You couldn't help me carry these things to my car, could you?

    M: Listen, I would, but I've got a backache. I'm not allowed to lift anything.

    W: Oh, I see. I'll ask my brother Jim.

    Q: What does the man mean?

14. W: The 16:45 service to Oxford will be delayed for up to half an hour.

    M: Oh, that's really typical! We're so lucky, uh?

    W: Yeah, but anyway, we have time to eat before we leave.

    Q: When will the train for Oxford start?

15. W: Jerry, go and talk to Annie. She's in the kitchen.

    M: I haven't got anything to say to her.

    W: Of course you have!You always have lots to say. Go and talk about food or sports.

    Q: What does the woman suggest the man talk about?

B) Listen to the following dialogue. According to the dialogue choose the best answer to each given question. The dialogue will be read twice.

W: Welcome Matthew. Let's start. I've learnt you invented a game, didn't you?

M: I invented a mini-baseball game a few years ago, and it's become very popular. I'm fourteen now, but I had the idea when I was ten.

W: It's made and sold by a small American company, isn't it?

M: That's right, but when I first tried to find a company to make the game, I failed. Some companies didn't reply and the ones who did reply just thought it was a joke because I was a child.

W: What did you do then?

M: When I couldn't get a company to help, my dad went to the bank, but they wouldn't lend us the money. My parents have a friend who's a really good businessman, and he helped us to make a business plan. Because my grandmother and my great aunt are quite rich, they were happy to lend us enough money to make the first thousand games. After that, we persuaded a company to make the game for us.

W: So have you got any more ideas?

M: Yes, I've got an idea for a game for younger children. I was watching my sisters playing one day and I got the idea from them. I visited different schools and asked the children what they enjoyed and tried out my ideas on them.

W: So it's for younger children?

M: Yes. The toy company did some research, and found out that between the ages of five and six, children are interested in animals, colour, and food—things to do with their own lives. By the time they're eight, they like the opposite—they prefer games where they can invent things and are more imaginative. Then, between ten and twelve, they enjoy games based on knowledge—quizzes and things like that.

Part IV. Passages

Passage A

Listen to the following material and choose the best answer to each question. The material will be read twice.

W: Good morning everyone. I'm your tour guide for today. We've made a change to the trip we usually make on Thursdays. We're still going to visit the beautiful town of Brampton with its old university. But today, because we have a lot of children here this week, we're also going to a wildlife park.

On the way to Brampton, we'll drive through some beautiful countryside. We'll go over the mountain and we'll have a lovely view of the lake from the top. We'll stop there for a few minutes so you can take some photos. In the next valley, we'll have a break for coffee. There's a cafe near a beautiful waterfall.

We'll get to Brampton at about eleven thirty. It's a lovely town. We'll start by taking a guided tour of the university, which was built in the seventeenth century. Then you can have a look at the shops. Most people come to Brampton nowadays for the shops, but it's the university that made the town famous. If you don't want to look at the shops, I suggest you visit the museum. After lunch, we'll get back on the coach and go to the wildlife park. We need to stay in the coach while we drive round because we'll see some lions in the park. Keep an eye on your children—the animals sometimes hide in the trees. Some friends of mine have seen some tigers, but I've never seen any. I'm afraid they no longer have monkeys, but you may see some giraffes.

We'll leave the wildlife park at half past five. The journey back takes about an hour and a quarter, so we'll return to the hotel at a quarter to seven. There'll just be time for you to change before dinner at a quarter past seven...

Passage B

Listen to the following material and fill in the missing information in the numbered spaces. The material will be read twice.

M: The last thing today on our holiday programme is some information about cycling holidays. They're run by Pathway Holidays, and the next one is from Monday 12th of June until Saturday 17th of June. On this trip, you cycle from Whitehaven in the northwest of England to Sunderland in the northeast. On most days, you cycle around 40 kms, the maximum on any day being 50 kms, so over the whole trip you'll cycle about 210 kms.

The trip is through beautiful countryside. The routes are planned so that you don't have to ride up too many hills. The steepest part is near the end when you get to the highest point of the ride. This is known as Black Hill because of the colour of the rock. After that, it's downhill to the North Sea.

The total cost of the tour is ￡652 and that includes your hotel, all meals, the transportation of your luggage and a guide. This is someone who knows the area and can tell you about it on the route. In fact, the price

includes everything except hiring a bicycle. It's possible to hire a bicycle and you should book one in advance if you want to do that, but they recommend bringing your own bicycle. It's often more comfortable to ride one that you are used to.

Entertainment is provided in the first hotel in Whitehaven—there'll be a musical evening. On Wednesday evening, the hotel you're staying in will organise a quiz, and on Friday evening there'll be a party.

If you'd like more information about the trip, the company advises you to look at their website, and I'll tell you what that is in a minute.