2003年全国中学生英语能力竞赛高三决赛试题.doc

2003年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）
决赛高三组试题
（时间：120分钟总分：150分）

听力部分（共四大题，计30分）

I．听辨单词（Words）（共5小题，计5分）

请听句子，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出在你所听到的句子中所含的单词。每个句子只读一遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）

1．A．pointed B．described C．disappointed D．disagreed

2．A．extreme B．expensive C．excellent D．especial

3．A．programB．progress C．problemD．promise

4．A．enjoyable B．powerful C．comfortable D．removable

5．A．successfully B．suddenly C．simply D．strongly

II．句子理解（Sentences）（共5小题，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选项。每个句子只读一遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）

6．A．Let's go to a concert this weekend．

B．You are interested in music．

C．I have no chance to attend any concert．

D．He is going to take part in a concert．

7．A．I don't have to care for the children in the kindergarten．

B．I think it is impossible to stay with those boys and girls now．

C．I'mafraid I won't be able to take care of the children．

D．I can't go because I've got to look after my friend's children．

8．A．Don't go out for meal now，it sounds too funny．

B．I'd rather go out for dinner than attend a business meeting．

C．He prefers having a dinner to having a business lunch．

D．It was unbelievable that he had no right to order．

9．

A．                                     B．   

 C．                                  D．

10．A．I'd like you to help those people to formgood habits．

B．You ought to join an organization that can help you to get rid of your bad habit．

C．You should go to the club daily to practice playing football．

D．Do not kick a man when he is down．That's a shame to do that．

III．对话理解（Dialog ues）（共10小题，计10分）

A）请听下面五组小对话，每段对话后有一个小题，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选项。每组对话和问题均读两遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）

11．A．Because he had to work late at the office．

B．Because he didn't like to go home early．

C．Because he started his work too late．

D．Because he did not knowwhat time togo back home．

12．A．She wants to hire the man．B．Sheis asking the man to followher．

C．She is going to fire the man．

D．She needs a bigger budget for the man's salary．

13．A．It's pretty but too dear．B．It looks ugly but very neat．

C．It looks a little showy．D．The man is the right person to wear it．

14．A．Shipping Department．B．SalesDepartment．

C．Safety Department．D．Business Department．

15．
           A．                                       B．

  C．                           D．

B）请听下面一段对话，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选项。对话读两遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）

16．What is Vinnie Jones？

A．He is a soccer player．B．He is an actor．

C．He is a referee．D．He is a soccer coach．

17．In what country did Vinnie Jones play professional soccer？

A．In the United States．B．In Italy．

C．In the UK．D．In France．

18．Which teamdid Vinnie Jones play for when he won the Cup？

A．Wimbledon．B．Manchester United．

C．Liverpool．D．Newcastle．

19．Why was Vinnie Jones well known inBritain？

A．Because he acted many important roles in many movies．

B．Because he was not only an actor，but a referee．

C．Because he was a strong and funny football player on the field．

D．Because he was the toughest soccerplayer on the field．

20．Which of the following statements is FALSE？

A．Vinnie Jones was always in troublewith the referee．

B．Vinnie Jones was still famous for his soccer skills．

C．Vinnie Jones was much better knownin Britain than in America．

D．Vinnie Jones always fought against the players of the other side．

IV．短文理解（Passag es）（共10小题，计10分）

请听下面两篇短文，然后根据你所听到的短文内容，选择能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。每篇短文读两遍。（答案涂在答题纸上）

（A）

21．If it is about five a．m．in NewYork，what time is it in San Franciso？

A．Around eleven p．m．B．About one a．m．

C．Around noon time．D．About nine a．m．

22．The United States has a total of ____ different time zones．

A．4B．5C．6D．7

23．What is jet lag？

A．The time that the plane is delayed．B．Different time zones．

C．Great distances．D．A period of extreme tiredness．

24．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage？

A．Nobody can get used to the different time zones．

B．Some people will experience jet lag，but some not．

C．While the sun is rising in Japan，itis setting in America．

D．When a person has jet lag，it might take a fewdays for the person to adjustto the newtime zone．

（B）

25．According to recent medical research，sleeping between ____ hours a nightis good for one's health．

A．seven and nine B．six and nine C．eight and nine D．seven and eight

26．Fromthe newstudy conducted by the Better Sleep Committee，we learn that ____  understand the importance of sleep for their brain functions．

A．many people B．fewpeople C．1，000adults D．all the people

27．Howmany hours do many of the people interviewed sleep during the weeknights？

A．Less than seven hours．B．Eight hours．

C．More than seven hours．D．Nine hours．

28．What is your brain doing when you are sleeping，according to the study？

A．Resting．B．Working．C．Recovering．D．We don't knowyet．

29．When can our brain arrange the day's information in order？

A．When we are working．B．When we are asleep．

C．When we are studying．D．When we areawake．

30．Howdo people strengthen their brain power？

A．By getting little sleep．B．By getting as much sleep as possible．

C．By getting much work．D．By gettingenough sleep．

笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）

I．选择填空（Vocabulary and structure）（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的最佳选项。（答案涂在答题纸上）

1．Is this company  ____ you once worked for？

A．that B．the one C．in which D．where

2．—Do you smoke？

      —No，I don't．And it's been a couple of years since I  ____ ．

A．smoked B．were smoked C．was smokedD．smokes

3． ____ is well known to us all is thatChina Dailyis one of the English newspapers in China．

A．As B．It C．Which D．What

4．—I'mgoing to go back to your hometown．Do you have anything  ____  to your parents？

   —No，thanks．I just came back fromthere two days ago．

A．to take B．taken C．to be taken D．being taken

5．Lucia，as well as her parents， ____ a great job in the fight against SARS．

A．were doing B．has done C．are doing D．is used to do

6．Why didn't you tell me the meeting had been cancelled？I  ____ have got up earlyin the morning．

A．mayn't B．mustn't C．can't D．needn't

7．The teacher insisted that the boy  ____ nothing wrong and  ____ blamed．

A．has done；hadn't been B．should do；shouldn't be

C．had done；should not be D．does；be

8．Amelia saw ____ airplane for  ____ first time at ____  fair when she was 8 years old．She was disappointed by experience．

A．an；／；the；／B．／；the；a；anC．an；the；a；theD．the；the；／；／

9．The projects have been ____  discussion ____ a month now，but the decision has not yet been made．

A．in；over B．at；in C．on；fromD．under；for

10．Only when ____  to take off  ____ that she had left her handbag at her office．

A．the airbus began；did she realize B．did the airbus begin；she realized

C．the airbus began；she realized D．did the airbus begin ；did she realize

11．Hilary ：Howabout going to the town pool now，Joan？Or we could always swim at the lake．

    Joan ： ____ ．What would you prefer to do？

    Hilary ：I think I'd prefer to go to the town pool．

A．It doesn't make any difference to me

B．I'mafraid I have to do my homework

C．Okay．That's fine with me D．Good idea．I'll call you in the morning

12．Joseph：You are looking so happy． ____

    Robert：Well，actually，I have some good news．

    Joseph：Really？What？

    Robert：I just got a big pay raise．

    Joseph：You did？ ____

A．That's wonderful！；That's great！

B．Something wrong with you？；It's extremely good！

C．What's new？；Congratulations！D．Howis it going？；That's nothing．

13．—The sale ends on Sunday．
    —Excuse me，Mr．Craig，but  ____

    —Oh？

    —No，sir．Actually，the sale ends on Saturday．

    —Oh． ____

A．it's on Tuesday．；Thank you very much．

B．I hope not．；Great job．You are the man．

C．that isn't right．；Thanks for calling that to my attention．

D．howabout Monday？；You are correct！

14．Through the good offices of a friend，I was able to get a ticket．

    The underlined phrase means“ ____ ”．

A．asking office boys B．with kind help from

C．requesting people with good position D．entering the offices with

15．Recent research has thrown lighton the causes of the disease，which made them more confident．The underlined phrase means“ ____ ”．

A．is in the light of B．had．．．hopeless

C．has puzzled．．．out D．has made．．．clear

B）下列五题中的句子可以组成一篇小短文，请从所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（答案涂在答题纸上）

16．The first time I experienced a problem with  ____ was on my fortieth birthday．

A．life B．age C．work D．sleep

17．Much  ____ ，it was a deeply unpleasant event．

A．the same B．for long C．to my surprise D．with pleasure

18．Forty seemed to be so much older than 39．I  ____ like it when people told me I looked young for my age．

A．got used to B．was used to C．was getting used to D．used to

19． ____ then I realized that they were just telling me howold I was．

A．So B．But C．As D．Otherwise

20．Anyway，I slowly the shock and tried to persuade myself that life begins at 40．．．

A．got over B．put up C．came over D．dealt with

II．阅读理解（Reading comprehension）（共30小题，计30分）

A）阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。（答案涂在答题纸上）

（A）

When a job opening is advertised，there are often a lot of people interested in applying．Many job hunters send in their resumes（简历）and apply for the same position．Sometimes a company will receive hundreds of resumes for a single job opening．The job interview，therefore，is very important．In theinterview，an applicant must demonstrate（证明）that heor she is the best person for the job．

Because job interviews are so critical，some job hunters read books or take courses tohelp themmake a good first impression．These books and courses are full ofadvice andsuggestions to help job applicants prepare for their interviews．For example，successfulapplicants dress appropriately andhave a clean and neat appearance．They take their re-sume，a list of their education and work experience，with themto the interview．They alsoprepare a list of questions about thejob or the company．They go to the interviewalone andare always on time．

At the beginning of the interview，the applicant shakes hands firmly withthe employer．The employer usually invites the applicant to sit down．During the interview，it is appro-priate to smile often and to look directly into the eyes of the interviewer．The applicantshouldn't chewgumor smoke during the interview．The applicant is prepared to answerquestions about education and previous jobs．More difficult questions are possible，such as“Why did you leave your last position？”Sometimes interviewers also try to get to knowtheapplicant better．They ask questions about the applicant's personal background，family，andhobbies．Interviewers expect applicants to talk proudly，confidently，and truthfully abouttheir work experience，skills，goals，and abilities．When the interviewis over，the appli-cant stands up，shakes hands with theinterviewer，and says thank you for the time theperson has spent．

Job applicants who can showthey are capable（有能力的），well-prepared，punctual，polite，and honest have a better chance of getting the job they're lookingfor．

21．The job interviewis important because  ____ ．

A．all the interviewers for a single position have to have interviews

B．the applicant must showthat he or she has the ability to do the job

C．the applicant must be on time to showyour punctuality

D．a lot of people are interested in the job advertisement

22．When an applicant smiles during an interview，it is considered ____  ．

A．funny and interesting B．he has made a mistake

C．polite and friendly D．not appropriate

23．Job hunters read books or take courses  ____ ．

A．after they have successful job interviews

B．to knowhowto work for a company

C．to prepare themselves for their job interviews

D．to write good resumes

24．It is a good idea to talk about yourskills and abilities during the interview，but it isn't a good idea to ____  ．

A．chewgumor have some cookies

B．look directly into the eyes of the interviewer

C．talk proudly and showself-respect D．talk about personal background

25．What would be the best title for this passage？

A．Job Hunters B．Job Interviewers

C．Howto Get a Good Job D．The Job Interview

（B）

Unlike the other senses，which are located only in your head，your sense oftouch is all overyour body．Throughout your life，youreceive an endless flowof information about the worldand yourself fromyour sense of touch．It tells you if something is hot or cold，hard or soft．It sends messages of pain，such as a headache or sore throat，if there is a problem．

There are thousands of tiny sensors all over your body．They are all linkedtogether．These sensors are also linked to yourspinal cord（脊髓）and your brain to make up yourcentral nervous system．Through this system，the various parts of your body can sendmessages to your brain．It is then thebrain's job to decide what it is you are actually feel-ing．All this happens in just a split second．

Not all parts of your body have the same amount of feeling．Areas that have the mostnerves，or sensors，have the greatest amount of feeling．For instance，the tips of your fin-gers have more feeling than parts of your arm．

Some sensors get used to the feeling of an object after a period of time．When you firstput your shirt on in the morning，you can feel its pressure on your skin．However，some ofthe sensors stop responding during the day．

One feeling you cannot get used to is the feeling of pain．Pain is an important message，because it tells your brain that something harmful is happening to you．Your brain reacts bydoing something right away to protect you．

26．What are linked together to make up the central nervous system of our body？

A．Head，muscles and bones．B．The nerves，spinal cord and brain．

C．Sense of touch，sense of smell and sense of taste．

D．Heart，blood-vessels and brain．

27．One feeling a person can never getused to is  ____ ．

A．softness B．pressure C．pain D．cold

28．Through the central nervous system，howfast can the various parts of our body send messages to our brain？

A．In two seconds．B．In one minute．

C．In less than one second．D．In two minutes．

29．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE？

A．It is the brain's job to receive messages fromthe sensors on our body．

B．Some sensors get used to the feeling of an object after a period of time．

C．Our sense of touch is located all over our body，but the other senses are only in our head．

D．All parts of our body have the same amount of feeling．

30．What's the main idea of this passage？

A．The sense of touch is all over our body．

B．One cannot get used to the sense of pain．

C．Each sense is very important in ourdaily life．

D．Our body has the same amount of feeling．

B）阅读下列短文，并按要求做每篇后面的题目。（答案写在答题纸上）

（C）

Years ago，children in the countryside attended one-roomschoolhouses，where one teachertaught children of all ages and gradelevels in one small class