1、全国中学生英语能力竞赛高二决赛试题2013年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛高二年级组试题（总分：150分 答题时间：120分钟）听力部分（共三大题，记30分）I. Responses (句子应答)（共5小题；每小题1分，记5分）Please listen to the following five sentences and choose the best response to each one you hear. Each sentence will be read only once.(请听下面句子，然后选出一个能够恰当应答你所听到的句子的最佳选项。每个句子只读一遍。)（答案涂
2、在答题纸上）1. A. I think its OK for you. B. We have no friends working in stores. C. I have the same bag as you. D. We often go shopping after work.2. A. I wish you wouldnt. B. Mary and I dont like the window. C. I think they will go out. D. The machine needs to be cleaned.3. A. We can take a train there
3、. B. OK. Lets go to the park. C. The coffee here is nice. D. Yes. Theres a good film on TV.4. A. My parents like running in the morning. B. They prefer talking with their teachers online. C. Im going back to my hometown. D. My experience in London was wonderful. 5. A. No, I dont have time to help yo
4、u. B. I had a good time in the factory. C. I usually visit my friends on Saturdays. D. Yes, I went with my wife last weekend. II. Dialogues(对话理解)（共10小题；每小题1分，记10分）Please listen to the following five mini-dialogues. Each dialogue is followed by a question. Choose the best answer or picture for each q
5、uestion. Each dialogue and question will be read twice.(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，选择能回答所提问的最佳选项。每组对话和问题均读两遍。) (答案涂在答题纸上) 6 7. 8. A. Sunshine and showers. B. A strong wind. C. Sunshine and snow. D. A heavy rain.9. A. Because he has to fix his car at home. B. Because his bike was stolen. C. Bec
6、ause something is wrong with his feet. D. Because his broken bike hasnt been repaired.10. A. Behind the door. B. Between the beds. C. Under the little window. D. In the big kitchen.B) Listen to the following dialogue and choose the best answer to each question. The dialogue will be read twice.(请听下面一
7、段对话，选择能回答下列问题的最佳选项。对话读两遍。) (答案涂在答题纸上)11. Why is the man not happy with his new car? A. Because it isnt the latest model. B. Because he cant start it every morning. C. Because it was damaged in a recent accident. D. Because he didnt know where to park it.12. When did the man buy his new car? A. Last
8、year. B. Last month. C. Last week. D. Last night.13. Where does the man keep his car at night? A. In front of the gate. B. In the parking lot. C. In the company. D. In the garage.14. What does the man insist on in the dialogue? A. The model of the car should be changed. B. The woman should lend a ca
9、r to him. C. His car should be checked as soon as possible. D. The woman should return the money to him.15. How long does the woman want to keep the car? A. An hour. B. A whole day. C. A week. D. A month.III. Passages(短文理解)（共10小题；16-20每小题1分，21-25每小题2分计15分）A) Listen to the following material and choo
10、se the best answer to each question according to the material you hear. The material will be read twice. (请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的内容，选择能回答所提问的最佳选项。材料读两遍。) (答案涂在答题纸上)16. What happened to Rebecca? A. She died in a serious car accident. B. She drowned in a boating accident. C. She hurt her leg in a boating acc
11、ident. D. She went to Italy on holiday. 17. Where did the young girl spend her honeymoon? A. In England. B. In America, C. In Italy. D. In Egypt. 18. What was Mrs. Danvers attitude towards the girl? A. Kindly. B. Careful. C. Helpful. D. Unfriendly. 19. Why didnt Maxim want his wife to go to the cott
12、age? A. Because he had bad memories of it. B. Because he wanted to sell the cottage. C. Because he would pull down the cottage. D. Because he placed something in it.20. Who often stayed in the cottage? A. Maxim. B. Mrs. Danvers. C. Rebecca. D. The young girl.B) Please listen to the following materia
13、l, and fill in the blanks according to the material youhear with one or two words. The material will be read twice. (请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的材料内容填空，每空填一到两个单词。材料读两遍。) I. 笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）I. Multiple-choice(选择填空)(共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)For each of the following sentences or dialogues, there are four choices, marked
14、A, B, C, and D. Please choose the answer that best completes the sentence.(下列各句或对话均含有A,B, C,D 四个选项中，请从四个选项中选出可以完成该句或对话的最佳选项。) (答案涂在答题纸上) 26. Since your brother is an excellent student, I dont think will be difficult for him to work out this math problem. A. that B. it C. this D. one 27. -What do you
15、 think of the washing machines here? -The price of the washing machines in your shop is than that in other shops, but the quality is not as_. A. higher; dearer B. lower; good C. more expensive; brighter D. cheaper; kind 28. Its quite obvious that the aging population in China will be heavy burden on
16、 whole society in the future. A. a; / B. the; the C. a; the D. the; / 29. By 6 p.m. they had covered of the whole trip. After another drive, they would get to their holiday camp. A. thirds-four; two hours B. three-fourth; two hours C. By following the green signs. D. By walking along the street and
17、then turning left. C. three-fourths; two-hour D. third-fours; two-hours 30. There is very little the company can do about this it is not their responsibility. A. that; because B. for which; though C. which; as if D. what; unless 31. Lucy, as well as her parents, a great job in the fight against the
18、flood in her hometown. A. were doing B. are doing C. has done D. was done 32. Catherine felt uncomfortable a speech before the public and she thought shed ask the others for help. A. make B. made C. making D. having made 33. Tina _like dogs very much, but one attacked her two years ago so she doesnt
19、 like them anymore. A. ought to B. used to C. must D. would 34. It _at yesterdays meeting to raise salaries _ 10% in the next two years. A. was decided; by B. has decided; with C. announced; until D. has announced; at 35. Computers keep us about the news, and also provide entertainment for US. A. in
20、formed; latest B. to know; later C. learning; latter D. to think; late36. -I dont feel like going to the party this evening. - . What about watching the tennis game on the computer? A. Sb do I B. Nor I do C. And I do D. Neither do I37. Tommy the watch from the office. He didnt come into the room on
21、the day it was stolen. A. cant have stolen B. might have taken C. must have taken D. neednt have stolen38. -Is that the time? I didnt realise it was so late. I really must be going. -_ -Im afraid so, Ive got to start work early tomorrow. A. Didnt you have a wonderful time? B. Do you have to leave so
22、 early? C. Can we see each other again soon? D. Will you please stay longer?39. -Could you tell me the times of trains to Cambridge? -Yes, they leave on the hour._ -Oh, I have to wait for half an hour! A. If you hurry you might just get it on time. B. The next train will arrive in two minutes. C. Yo
23、u have no time to catch the next train. D. And the next one goes at 5 oclock.40. -Oh, excuse me, I cant get it to accept my card. -I dont think so. Would you like me to help you? -Thanks, thats really kind of you. A. can you give me your phone number? B. do you mind posting the letter for me? C. can
24、 you tell me the way to the nearest bank? D. is this machine out of order?. Cloze (完形填空) (共15小题：每题1分，计15分)A) Please read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the proper forms of 5 words out of the 7 given ones in the box according to the context. (请阅读下面的短文，并根据其内容提示，从方框中所给的7个单词中选出5个，并用其适
25、当的形式填空。) (答案写在答题纸上) carry, expand, do, three, newspaper, predict, time This boy lives in Mumbai, India, where an estimated ( 估计的 ) 300 people arrive every day from the countryside. They also come to look for work. But they also need somewhere to live. While Mumbai is (41)_really quickly, other citie
26、s are growing even more rapidly. Where are all these new arrivals going to live? Until we take this question seriously, the problem will get wore Every day almost 180,000 people around the world move into cities from the countryside- thats about 70 million people a year. A recent report (42) that tw
27、o billion more people will have moved to cities by 2030. Unless something is (43)_, up to half of these will live in the worst kind of housing: slums (贫民窟). In 2005 one billion people were living in slums worldwide-about a (44) of the people who live in cities. By 2030 it is estimated that a further
28、 billion will be living in slums. If people were more aware of the situation, they would get their governments to act. But poor housing receives little media attention. If only TVs and (45) gave as much attention to world poverty as they give to sport. Only when people work together, can the situati
29、on be improved.B) Please read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word in one of the following three ways: based on the context; using the proper form of the given words; based on the given letters of the words. (阅读下面的短文，用以下三种形式之一完成短文填空：根据上下文填空；用所给单词的正确形式填空；根据单词随给首字母填空。每空一词。) (答案写在
30、答题纸上) As you settle down in front of your television, have you ever wondered how TV ratings are calculated? Dont worry, were not being (46) (watch) while were in front of the TV. Its the Audience Research Board (ARB) that works (47) the ratings for each program. To do this, the board appoints resear
31、chers whose task is to choose a sample group of viewers, (48) receive a small payment for their cooperation. To gather the required information the researchers connect the viewers TV set and video recorder to electronic meters which record when these appliances (装置) are (49) (turn) on and off and wh
32、at is being viewed.There is a difference (50) b counting TV progams and those recorded on video. To count the latter, the day, time and channel are imprinted （压印） by the electronic meter. (51) Ho , only when the video is watched does the program recorder on the meter become activated (激活). It sounds complicated but the ARB needs
