2023年高二英语能力竞赛nepcs组样题.doc

高二英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)组样题
听力部分（共四大题，计30分）（略）
笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）
I．选择填空（Multiple-choice）（共20小题，计20分）
A）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处旳最佳答案。
1．—I wonder if I could use your telephone．
   — _______ ．
   A．I wonder how    
   B．I don't wonder
   C．Sorry，it's out of order
   D．No wonder，here it is
2．Tom was playing _______  basketball while his sister was playing _______  piano．
   A．／；／    B．the；the    C．the；／    D．／；the
3．—Is Mrs．Johnson very weak？
   —I'm afraid _______ ．
   A．so       B．this         C．of it      D．to
4．Perhaps it will be a long time _______ from abroad．
   A．when Tom comes back
   B．when Tom will come back
   C．before Tom comes back
   D．that Tom comes back
5．Wilma became the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals in track， _______ made her mother very proud．
   A．it     B．that    C．which     D．this
6．Jack seldom has lunch at school with his classmates， _______ ？
   A．hasn't he    B．has he  C．doesn't he    D．does he
7．—Could you smoke somewhere else？I've a cold．
   — _______ ．I didn't realize it bothered you．
   A．Don't worry about it
   B．Excuse me．I did wrong
   C．It doesn't really matter
   D．I'm sorry
8． _______ cave that George has discovered in his lifetime is near the Alps．
   A．The hundredth
   B．The hundred
   C．Hundredth
   D．A hundredth
9．Don't _______ your time in doing nothing．
   A．spend     B．take     C．waste     D．spare
10．The town has grown into a big city，which is _______  what it used to be．
   A．twice the size of
   B．twice the size bigger than
   C．two times the size than
   D．two times the size as
11．That young man has made so much noise that he _______  not have been allowed to attend the concert．
   A．could    B．must   C．would     D．should
12．—I didn't pass the English exam．
    — _______ next time，and you'll succeed．
   A．Working hard
   B．To work hard
   C．Work hard
   D．With hard work
13．— _______ ？
    —It's something for the children's party．
   A．What do you mean
   B．How are you feeling
   C．What are you doing
   D．What are you making
14．It seemed like a terrible thing for him to do，but I tried to put myself in his place．The underlined phrase means _______ ．
   A．take another person's place
   B．come into power
   C．do the job instead of the other
   D．understand another person's feeling
15．I know him when we were at school together，but that's many years ago．If I were to meet him today I shouldn't know him from Adam ．The underlined sentence means．
   A．I can't recognize him without Adam's help
   B．I should recognize him at first sightC．I should be unable to recognize him
   D．I should have recognized him
B）下列5题中旳句子可以构成一篇小短文，请从所给旳四个选项中选出可以填入空白处旳最佳选项。
16．The mole（鼹鼠），the owl（猫头鹰），the swallow（燕子），the frog and the moth（蛾） once lived together in a _______  in the desert．One evening as darkness fell，a camel rider appeared．
   A．room     B．space     C．tent     D．house
17．The animals invited him to be their guest，bringing him food，entertaining him with talk，and offering him a place in their tent to _______ ．
   A．sit      B．sleep     C．talk     D．lecture
18．The night was dark and all the animals were asleep．A robber approached the tent， _______ the guest's camel，and led it away．Next morning，when the camel rider discovered his loss，his cries and shouts were so loud that he woke up his hosts．
   A．untied   B．tied    C．helped     D．touched
19．The animals went north，south，east and west in search of the stolen camel．The mole searched underground，the owl hunted in the ruins．The swallow flew far and high，the frog dived into the water holes，and the moth went through the carpets ．But _______ could they find the missing camel．
   A．nobody  B．how      C．nowhere    D．only
20． _______ great was their feeling of unhappiness because a guest was robbed in their tent，that to this day the moth throws herself at every fire，saying：Better to die by the flame Than live with such shame！
   A．In      B．Such     C．As         D．So
II．阅读理解（Reading comprehension）（共 30小题，计30分）
A）阅读下列短文，从每题所给旳四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能回答所提问题或完毕所给句子旳最佳选项。
（A）
In 1608an Englishman whose name was Thomas Coryate visited Italy．He liked the country and noted down every interesting thing he found．But there was one thing which he found more interesting than the others．In his diary Thomas wrote，“When the Italians eat meat，they use small forks．They do not eat with hands because，as they say，people do not always have clean hands．”
Before leaving for England，Thomas Coryate bought a few forks．
At home Thomas gave a dinner party to show the invention to his friends．When the servants brought the steak，he took out a fork and began to eat like they did in Italy．
Everybody looked at him in surprise．When he told his friends what it was，they all wanted to take a good look at the strange thing．All his friends said that the Italians were very strange people because the fork was very inconvenient．
Thomas Coryate tried to prove the opposite．He said it was not nice to eat meat with one's fingers because they were not always clean．
Everybody got angry at that．Did Mr Coryate think that people in England always had dirty hands？And weren't the ten fingers we had enough for us？
Thomas Coryate wanted to show that it was very easy to use the fork．But the first piece of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor．His friends began to laugh and he had to take the fork away．
Only fifty years later did people in England begin to use forks．
21．Why did Thomas Coryate bring forks to England？
    A．He wanted to make his friends surprised．
    B．He believed it was not nice to eat meat with fingers．
    C．Forks were beautiful．
    D．He wanted to make business selling forks．
22．Why did everybody look at Thomas when he began to eat like the Italians？
    A．They believed that was bad manners．
    B．Nobody ate meat with hands in England．
    C．Everybody thought it was an amazing invention．
    D．Nobody had seen a fork before．
23．Why did the first piece of meat fall to the floor when Thomas took it with the fork？A．The fork was very inconvenient to use．
    B．The fork was bad．
    C．Thomas was not used to eating with a fork．
    D．The steak was too tough．
（B）
Every year more and more plants and animals disappear never to be seen again．Strangely，it is the most intelligent but most thoughtless animal that is causing most of the problems— man．Nature is very carefully balanced and if this balance is disturbed，animals can disappear alarmingly（令人担忧地）fast．Every day，thousands of species of animals draw closer to extinction．There are countless numbers of species which may become extinct before they are even discovered．
In many lakes the fish are dying．Fishermen are worried because every year there are fewer fish and some lakes have no fish at all．Scientists are beginning to get worried too．What is killing the fish？
The problem is acid rain．Acid rain isa kind of air pollution．It is caused by factories that burn coal or oil or gas．These factories send smoke high into the air．The wind often carries the smoke far from the factories．Some of the harmful substances in the smoke may come down with the rain hundreds of miles away．
The rain in many places isn't natural and clean any more．It's full of acid chemicals．When it falls in lakes，it changes them too．The lakes become more acidic．Acid water is like vinegar or lemon juice．It hurts when it gets in your eyes．It also kills the plants and animals that usually live in lake water．That is why the fish are dying in lakes．
But dead fish may be just the beginning of the problem．Scientists are finding other effects of acid rain．In some large areas trees are dying．Not just one tree here and there，but whole forests．At first scientists couldn't understand why．There were no bugs or diseases in thesetrees．The weather was not dry．But now they think that the rain was the cause．Acid rain is making the earth more acidic in these areas．Some kinds of trees cannot live in the soil that is very acidic．
Now scientists are also beginning to study the effects of acid rain on larger animals．For example，they believe that some deer in Poland are less healthy because of acid rain．If deer are hurt by the rain，what about people？This is the question many people are beginning to ask．No one knows the answer yet．But it is an important question for us all．
24．Every year thousands of species of animals _______ ．A．are hunted for their meat and skins
    B．migrate to other places
    C．starve to death
    D．die out
25．Acid rain is caused by _______ ．
   A．natural gas
   B．the ozone（臭氧）layer depletion（损耗）
   C．acidic lake water
   D．emissions of industrial enterprises
26．Which of the following is true？
   A．Dead fish in lakes is the only problem caused by acid rain．
   B．Scientists are sure that acid rain is not harmful for mankind．
   C．If we don't make an attempt to stop acid rain we may never see some animals again．
   D．There's no reason to worry about several trees that died of some unknown disease．
27．What is not mentioned in the text？
   A．Acid rain is capable of dissolving（分解）some rocks and stones．
   B．Fish are unable to live in the water containing acidic chemicals．
   C．Coal，oil or gas form dangerous combinations after being burnt．
   D．Scientists think that if some larger animals can be affected by acid rain，people may be in great danger．
28．Factory smoke _______ ．
   A．stays over the factories
   B．is usually clean now C．turns into air
   D．can travel hundreds of miles
29．Scientists think acid rain _______ ．
   A．is killing people
   B．helps kill bugs
   C．fertilizes the soil
   D．is killing trees
30．The word bug in this context means _______ ．
   A．an infectuous disease
   B．a small insect
   C．a dangerous bird
   D．a small plant
(C)

B)阅读下列短文，然后回答问题或完毕句子。31．What is the purpose of this letter？
32．How many people are expected for lunch on the 17th？
33．When must Ms．Adler pay some money？
34．Who will also receive this letter？
（D）
Everyone worries about their health．For some it's about losing a bit of weight，others that they'll inherit（遗传得到）diseases which afflicted（使……苦恼）their parents．But what if someone told you in just two short months you could be feeling on top of the world？That's exactly what Andrew Weil has to say in his latest book，8Weeks to Optimum Health．Weil—a doctor and bestselling author of Spontaneous Healing—believes we can all be optimistic（乐观）about the functioning of the body's natural healing system，not just on a day-to-day basis but also in responding to everyday illnesses and more serious medical conditions．He has drawn up a programme which makes simple changes to our lifestyle in terms of diet，exercise，supplements and mental and spiritual development，inturn prompting“long-lasting and dramatically beneficial effects for our health”．Of course，everyone is different so Weil also provides specific guidance for men and women，pregnant women， people under 20，over 50and over 70，those who are overweight，people at risk from cardiovascular（心脏血管旳）disease and cancer and those who have young children．There are even sections devoted to the health of those who live in big cities and who travel frequently．
So how does it work？Weil says it has much to do with the body's own healing system．“Health is wholeness and balance，an inner resilience（恢复力）that allows you to meet the demands of living without being overwhelmed．If you have that kind of resilience，you can experience the inevitable interactions with germs and not get infections，you can be in contact with allergens（过敏原）and not suffer allergies and you can sustain exposure to carcinogens（致癌物质）and not get cancer．”
Week one begins with a general cupboard clearance—out must go all unhealthy foods like oils and artificial sweeteners—and an introduction to vitamin C，walking and eating more broccoli（椰菜）—a nutrient and fibre-rich vegetable．Breath observation—pay attention to your breathing patterns—also starts now．
As the weeks progress，so Weil steps up the demands．Week two calls for an increase in your consumption of whole grains and an end to drinking chlorinated（通过氯处理旳）water．He also suggests attempting a one-day“news-fast”． With each week comes the adoption of new supplements and fresh dietary habits．Exercise is increased and more mental and spiritual tasks are set．Alongside each chapter he includes true stories of those“healed”by the plan，plus various healthy recipes．But he warns：“Perfect health is not possible—beware of persons and products that promise it．Health is not static（静态旳）：it is normal to lose it periodically in order to come back to it in a better way．”
Weil says the eight-week programme gives users the information needed to keep their healing system in working order．“It shows you how to build a lifestyle that will protect you from premature（过早旳）disability and death and it teaches practices and skills that will enable you to prepare body，mind and spirit for any eventual health crisis you may face．Start it now and reap the benefits for the rest of your life．”
35．People are concerned about _______  ．
36．Dr Weil believes that everyone should _______ ．
37．Dr Weil believes that everyone can _______ ．
38．Following Dr Weil's methods over the weeks _______ ．
39．Dr Weil's programme will be effective if you _______ ．
40．What have we learned from the passage？
（E）
On a cold winter night，I know that there are lots of reasons to stay home and watch videos，but I love to go out to the movies．The films look better in the theater．The screen is so wide that it seems to surround you．You really get the feeling that you are closer to the action．The costumes and the settings look so much more beautiful on the big screen．And，of course，because of the equipment and the acoustics（音响效果）in the theater，the sound is so much better，too．The special effects don't look or sound as good at home．Plus，I like seeing amovie with other people in the theater．The reaction of the crowd can intensify（增强）my feelings．I like noticing the parts of the movie people laugh at or cry over．I like listening to the reaction of people after the movie is over．I even like watching the previews and the special messages before the movie starts．The previews can be really funny，and they help me to decide whether I want to see the film when it comes out．Last，I love the popcorn．
Seeing a movie is a social event．I enjoy going out and making an evening out of it．If I'm with a friend，we'll go and have coffee either before or after the film．It's really my idea of a good date．If there's a film I especially like，I'll invite someone out and see it again．If the film is very moving or extremely well done，I might go back two or three times．If I'm alone，I usually go during the week when the ticket price is lower．On the weekend，the tickets are more expensive and the line