1、12013 年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛高一年级组试题（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。)1A. It S s
2、unny BWhat a pity CI think so DYou d better not2AI think its a western BI dont want to watch thatCThe news is at six fifteen DIll meet you at the school gate3AI11 have dinner with you BGive me a call at any timeCIt depends on how busy we are DLet S go to see a film4ANever mind BYoure welcome CIve no
3、 ideaD ThatS wonderful5AWill 2 oclock this afternoon be OK? BThat S really amazingCIll try my best DI like Chinese food bestII. Dialogues(对话理解)（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，记 15 分）A) Please listen to the following five mini-dialogues. Each dialogue is followed by a question. Choose the best answer or picture for
4、 each question. Each dialogue and question will be read twice.(请听下面五组对话，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。)6AHe went mountain climbing last year BHe doesnt want to climb the mountainC He hasnt traveled around the world yetDHe likes mountain climbing very much8. A. Italian paintings. B
5、. Modern paintings. C. Traditional paintings. D. Any painting.9. A. Their neighbour. B. Their daughter. C. Their student. D. Their friend.10.2B) Listen to the following dialogue and choose the best answer to each question. The dialogue will be read twice.(请听下面一段对话，选择能回答下列问题的最佳选项。对话读两遍。) 11. What is
6、the man famous for?A. Doing business. B. Collecting coins. C. Teaching maths. D. Reporting news.12. When did the man start collecting coins?A. After he had 12 coins. B. When he was 12 years old.C. 12 years before he went to college. D. After he became a professor.13. How does the man get the coins f
7、or his collection?A. lie trades for rare and old ones. B. His uncle often gives him some.C. He asks for some from his friends. D. His students give him some regularly.14. What is the woman?A, A nurse. B. A teacher. C. A reporter. D. A businesswoman.15. How many coins does the man have now?A. 1,200.
8、B. 2,500. C. Over 5,000. D. Over 6,000.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 choose 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。) 16. What
9、 does the old song hold?A. A piece of good advice for adults. B. A piece of valuable information for businessmen.C. An important message for the Whole world. D. An important rule for the whole world.17. When was the song played by 8,000 radio stations at the same time?A. In April, 1890. B. In April,
10、 1895. C. In April, 1980. D. In April, 1985.18. Where did the song become the number one song?A. In the US. B. In the UK. C. In the US and in the UK. D. Outside the US and the UK.19. How many copies did it sell in just three days?A. About 18,000. B. Over 800,000. C. Over 1,800,000. D. About 8,000,00
11、0.20. Whats the name of the song?A. Without the World. B. Without a Word. C. We Are on the World. D. We Are the World.B) Please listen to the following material, and fill in the blanks according to the material you hear 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，
12、每空填一到两个单词。材料读两遍。) Use Cultural relics are (21)_ that remind people of the past. By (22)_ cultural relics, we can learn what our 3ancestors did and how they lived.Fact Many people steal these ancient things (23)_.What to do To (24)_our valuable cultural relics, it is necessary to (25) to stop people
13、from destroying them.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)26. I like listening to music; but music in this film is boring.A./; the B./; / C. the: the D. the; /27. He divided the sweets the children who were divided three groups.A. in; in B. into; into C. between; in D.
14、among; into28. It is such a good book is worth again!A. that; reading B. as; to be read C. that it: reading D. which; being read29. Soon after the accident, police were sent to the place to keep order.A. scores B. score of C. scores of D. two scores of30. When _down the hill, his car _upside down.A.
15、 came; turned B. coming; turned C. came; turning D. coming; turning31. Susan has been fortunate to find a good job she loves in this city, and she gets well paid for it.A. whats more B. sooner or later C. as if D. more or less32. The teachers are busy_ the exam papers while the students are busy the
16、 exams.A. prepare; prepare for B. preparing; preparing forC. prepare for; prepare D. preparing for; preparing33. At present, more and more people from the countryside are going into the cities in_ of better jobs.A. favour B. honour C. memory D. search34. The news that the woman was still _ five days
17、 after the tsunami was broadcast on_TV worldwide.A. alive; alive B. living; alive C. alive; live D. lively; live35._has been introduced to the students to help them make progress.A. Many books as well as some advice B. Not only some advice but also many booksC. Some advice as well as many books D. S
18、ome advice and many books36. Maria and I _ friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a wedding party. But we _ each other several times before that.A. had been; have seen B. have been; have seenC. had been; had seen D. have been; had seen37. I suggested that he to hospital at once,
19、 but he insisted that he quite well then.A. was sent; felt B. should be sent; was feeling C. be sent; feel D. should be sent; should feel38. -Did you have a good day at school?-Yeah, I had a great day. I got the part of Juliet in the school play! Can you believe it?4-_ Ill cook your favourite for di
20、nner.A. Thats excellent news! B. Thats all right. C. Dont be ridiculous! D. Take it easy.39. -Is that really what youre wearing to meet your new boss?- _ Whats wrong with what Im wearing?-Well. its just. Why dont you put on something smarter? You look a bit of a mess.A. What did you say? B. What do
21、you mean?C. You must be kidding. D. Never mind.40. -Ive been thinking about quitting this course. It seems it doesnt suit me.- You cant stop trying now. Think of all the time youve invested.-I know, Ive thought of that but I dont think I have much choice,A. Ill see you there. B. Thats a good idea. C
22、. You cant be serious. D. Ill give it a go. 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，并用其适当的形式填空。)do mistake ex
23、plain honest us refuseMost people have trouble admitting their own faults, though theyre more than happy to point out everyone elses. This can be (41)_. After all, its usually when someone else tells us that we have done something wrong that we learn something about ourselves. What we have to do is
24、take a deep breath, and face up to what we have done. Remember, when it comes to understanding (42) , were not on our own. Everyone we know lends a helping hand! Of course, doing the wrong thing is easy, but its what we do about our mistakes that counts. Naturally we are all good at (43) to believe
25、that we have done anything wrong at all. As we try to justify our actions, our (44) get more and more Complicated. We try to convince the listener that we are telling the truth, but its of no use. Theres no chance at all that they will believe us. And the truth is that it is ourselves we have deceiv
26、ed ( 蒙骗 ), not them. Thats the very point Im trying to make. Whatever you do, dont get into the habit of deceiving yourself. What is difficult is (45)_ admitting that we are wrong-especially to ourselves.B) Please read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word in one of the followin
27、g 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。) (答案写在答题纸上)A diary is an individuals personal account of his / her daily experiences. Very often, diaries (46) con_ n
28、ot just details of what happened on particular days, but also 5include(47) (observe) and thoughts inspired by the events recorded.It is very likely that many of you have tried to keep a diary at some time or other and equally likely that many of you (48) up. either because keeping it going became to
29、o much of a chore or because you felt that what you were recording was of little interest.(49) H , others among you may still be keeping a regular account of your activities in a diary form and discovering the value of being able to (50) ex your private thoughts and feelings, knowing that they are n
30、ot intended to be shared with anyone else.Although some people, such as politicians, keep diaries in order to explain and justify their (51)_(contribute) to important events and with the intention that their diaries will one day be published, not all diaries are (52)_(write) for this purpose. Most p
31、eople keep diaries for precisely (恰恰 )the (53) op_ reason they want what they write to be kept (54)_ and to be seen by their eyes only because they use their diaries as an opportunity to express their most intimate (秘密的) thoughts and feelings about their (55) exp and the people they meet.III. Readin
32、g Comprehension(阅读理解)（共 20 小题，56-60 每小题 1 分，61-75 每小题 2 分计 35 分）AIf you ask someone why he or she wears clothes, the answer will probably be “To keep warm and to cover my body.“ These are the basic reasons clothes are worn, but people also want to look attractive and appear successful to others!If p
33、eople only wore clothes for warmth and to cover their bodies, most clothing would be simple and cheap. In most Western countries, however, clothing is sometimes very expensive. The main reason for this is not the cost of the fabric (布料) or the cost of making the clothes. The clothes are expensive be
34、cause of fashion. Successful businessmen, for example, often wear very expensive suits, shirts and ties. Sometimes they pay thousands of dollars for a suit and hundreds of dollars for a tie. Its still just a suit and tie but they pay these prices because of the famous name of the designer. A suit co
35、sting much less would be just as warm and would cover the wearers body justFashion is constantly (不断地) changing, which means that people who want to be fashionable have to buy new clothes every few months, even if last months clothes have only been worn once or twice. Some people have wardrobes (衣柜)
36、 full of clothes that have hardly been worn but are no longer in fashion. Being fashionable, therefore, can be a very expensive pastime! Questions 56-58: Choose the best answer from A, B, C and D according to the passage.56. Why do people wear clothes?A. Only to cover themselves. B. Just to make the
37、mselves attractive.C. Just because of fashion. D. For a variety of reasons.57. Successful businessmen buy very expensive suits because of the_.A. cost of the fabric B. famous name of the designerC. cost of making them D. good packages658. According to the passage, fashionable people have to_.A. wear
38、 their clothes only once B. buy new clothes regularlyC. wear last months clothes D. buy new Clothes once or twiceQuestions 59-60: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.59. Successful businessmen pay thousands of dollars for a tie.60. Some clothes
39、are no longer in fashion though they have hardly been worn.BTherere two main things that make aircraft engineering difficult: the need to make every part as reliable (可靠的 ) as possible and the need to build everything as light as possible. （61）_Given a certain power of engine and a certain fuel cons
40、umption ( 消耗 ), there is a practical limit to the total weight of the aircraft that can be made to fly. (62) So the structure of the aircraft has to be as small and light as safety and efficiency (效能) will allow. The designer must calculate (计算) the normal load (负荷 that each part will bear. This spe
41、cialist is called the “stress man“. He takes account of any unusual stress that may be put on the part.The stress mans calculations go to the designer of the part, and he must make it as strong as the stress man says is necessary. (63) Each separate part is tested, then a whole assembly (装配) -for ex
42、ample, a complete wing, and finally the whole aeroplane. When a new type of aeroplane is being made. normally only one of the first three made will be flown. Two will be destroyed on the ground in structural tests. (64)_(65) The first is to find the resistance (阻力) to loading of the wings, tail, etc
43、. until they reach their largest amount of load and collapse (崩溃). The other test is for fatigue ( 疲乏 ) strength. When a plane has passed all the tests it can get a government certificate (证书 ) of airworthiness, without which it is illegal to fly, except for test flying.Questions 61-65: Choose from
44、the sentences A-G to complete the passage. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.A, Two kinds of ground strength tests are carried out.B. One or two samples are always tested to prove that they are as strong as the designer intended.C. Each may be well under what the structure c
45、ould stand as a single load, but many repetitions can result in collapse.D. The third one will be tested in the air.E. Making the working parts reliable is as difficult as making the structure strong enough:F. The fact that an aeroplane is up in the air and cannot stop if anything goes wrong, makes
46、itperhaps a matter of life or death that its performance is completely dependable.G. Out of that weight as much as possible is wanted for fuel, radio navigational 7instruments (导航设备), passenger seats, or freight (货物) room, and, of course, the passengers or freight themselves.CAuctions (拍卖) are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or “bids“, for the vario
