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）1Apointed Bdescribed Cdisappointed Ddisagreed2Aextreme Bexpensive Cexcellent Despecial3AprogramBprogress CproblemDpromise4Aenjoyable Bpowerful Ccomfortable Dremovable5Asuccessfully Bsuddenly Csimply DstronglyII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）6ALets go to a concert this weekendBYou are interested in musicCI have no chance to attend any concertDHe is going to take part in a concert7AI dont have to care for the children in the kindergartenBI think it is impossible to stay with those boys and girls nowCImafraid I wont be able to take care of the childrenDI cant go because Ive got to look after my friends children8ADont go out for meal now，it sounds too funnyBId rather go out for dinner than attend a business meetingCHe prefers having a dinner to having a business lunchDIt was unbelievable that he had no right to order9A B C D10AId like you to help those people to formgood habitsBYou ought to join an organization that can help you to get rid of your bad habitCYou should go to the club daily to practice playing footballDDo not kick a man when he is downThats a shame to do thatIII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）11ABecause he had to work late at the officeBBecause he didnt like to go home earlyCBecause he started his work too lateDBecause he did not knowwhat time togo back home12AShe wants to hire the manBSheis asking the man to followherCShe is going to fire the manDShe needs a bigger budget for the mans salary13AIts pretty but too dearBIt looks ugly but very neatCIt looks a little showyDThe man is the right person to wear it14AShipping DepartmentBSalesDepartmentCSafety DepartmentDBusiness Department15 A B CDB）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）16What is Vinnie Jones？AHe is a soccer playerBHe is an actorCHe is a refereeDHe is a soccer coach17In what country did Vinnie Jones play professional soccer？AIn the United StatesBIn ItalyCIn the UKDIn France18Which teamdid Vinnie Jones play for when he won the Cup？AWimbledonBManchester UnitedCLiverpoolDNewcastle19Why was Vinnie Jones well known inBritain？ABecause he acted many important roles in many moviesBBecause he was not only an actor，but a refereeCBecause he was a strong and funny football player on the fieldDBecause he was the toughest soccerplayer on the field20Which of the following statements is FALSE？AVinnie Jones was always in troublewith the refereeBVinnie Jones was still famous for his soccer skillsCVinnie Jones was much better knownin Britain than in AmericaDVinnie Jones always fought against the players of the other sideIV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）21If it is about five amin NewYork，what time is it in San Franciso？AAround eleven pmBAbout one amCAround noon timeDAbout nine am22The United States has a total of _different time zonesA4B5C6D723What is jet lag？AThe time that the plane is delayedBDifferent time zonesCGreat distancesDA period of extreme tiredness24Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage？ANobody can get used to the different time zonesBSome people will experience jet lag，but some notCWhile the sun is rising in Japan，itis setting in AmericaDWhen a person has jet lag，it might take a fewdays for the person to adjustto the newtime zone（B）25According to recent medical research，sleeping between _ hours a nightis good for ones healthAseven and nine Bsix and nine Ceight and nine Dseven and eight26Fromthe newstudy conducted by the Better Sleep Committee，we learn that _ understand the importance of sleep for their brain functionsAmany people Bfewpeople C1，000adults Dall the people27Howmany hours do many of the people interviewed sleep during the weeknights？ALess than seven hoursBEight hoursCMore than seven hoursDNine hours28What is your brain doing when you are sleeping，according to the study？ARestingBWorkingCRecoveringDWe dont knowyet29When can our brain arrange the days information in order？AWhen we are workingBWhen we are asleepCWhen we are studyingDWhen we areawake30Howdo people strengthen their brain power？ABy getting little sleepBBy getting as much sleep as possibleCBy getting much workDBy 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）1Is this company _ you once worked for？Athat Bthe one Cin which Dwhere2Do you smoke？ No，I dontAnd its been a couple of years since I _ Asmoked Bwere smoked Cwas smokedDsmokes3 _ is well known to us all is thatChina Dailyis one of the English newspapers in ChinaAAs BIt CWhich DWhat4Imgoing to go back to your hometownDo you have anything _ to your parents？ No，thanksI just came back fromthere two days agoAto take Btaken Cto be taken Dbeing taken5Lucia，as well as her parents， _ a great job in the fight against SARSAwere doing Bhas done Care doing Dis used to do6Why didnt you tell me the meeting had been cancelled？I _ have got up earlyin the morningAmaynt Bmustnt Ccant Dneednt7The teacher insisted that the boy _ nothing wrong and _ blamedAhas done；hadnt been Bshould do；shouldnt beChad done；should not be Ddoes；be8Amelia saw _ airplane for _ first time at _ fair when she was 8 years oldShe was disappointed by experienceAan；the；B；the；a；anCan；the；a；theDthe；the；9The projects have been _ discussion _ a month now，but the decision has not yet been madeAin；over Bat；in Con；fromDunder；for10Only when _ to take off _ that she had left her handbag at her officeAthe airbus began；did she realize Bdid the airbus begin；she realizedCthe airbus began；she realized Ddid the airbus begin ；did she realize11Hilary ：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 Id prefer to go to the town poolAIt doesnt make any difference to meBImafraid I have to do my homeworkCOkayThats fine with me DGood ideaIll call you in the morning12Joseph：You are looking so happy _ Robert：Well，actually，I have some good newsJoseph：Really？What？ Robert：I just got a big pay raise Joseph：You did？ _ AThats wonderful！；Thats great！BSomething wrong with you？；Its extremely good！CWhats new？；Congratulations！DHowis it going？；Thats nothing13The sale ends on Sunday Excuse me，MrCraig，but _ Oh？No，sirActually，the sale ends on SaturdayOh _ Aits on Tuesday；Thank you very muchBI hope not；Great jobYou are the manCthat isnt right；Thanks for calling that to my attentionDhowabout Monday？；You are correct！14Through the good offices of a friend，I was able to get a ticketThe underlined phrase means“ _ ”Aasking office boys Bwith kind help fromCrequesting people with good position Dentering the offices with15Recent research has thrown lighton the causes of the disease，which made them more confidentThe underlined phrase means“ _ ”Ais in the light of BhadhopelessChas puzzledout Dhas madeclearB）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）16The first time I experienced a problem with _ was on my fortieth birthdayAlife Bage Cwork Dsleep17Much _ ，it was a deeply unpleasant eventAthe same Bfor long Cto my surprise Dwith pleasure18Forty seemed to be so much older than 39I _ like it when people told me I looked young for my ageAgot used to Bwas used to Cwas getting used to Dused to19 _ then I realized that they were just telling me howold I wasASo BBut CAs DOtherwise20Anyway，I slowly the shock and tried to persuade myself that life begins at 40Agot over Bput up Ccame over Ddealt withII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 applyingMany job hunters send in their resumes（简历）and apply for the same positionSometimes a company will receive hundreds of resumes for a single job openingThe job interview，therefore，is very importantIn theinterview，an applicant must demonstrate（证明）that heor she is the best person for the jobBecause job interviews are so critical，some job hunters read books or take courses tohelp themmake a good first impressionThese books and courses are full ofadvice andsuggestions to help job applicants prepare for their interviewsFor example，successfulapplicants dress appropriately andhave a clean and neat appearanceThey take their re-sume，a list of their education and work experience，with themto the interviewThey alsoprepare a list of questions about thejob or the companyThey go to the interviewalone andare always on timeAt the beginning of the interview，the applicant shakes hands firmly withthe employerThe employer usually invites the applicant to sit downDuring the interview，it is appro-priate to smile often and to look directly into the eyes of the interviewerThe applicantshouldnt chewgumor smoke during the interviewThe applicant is prepared to answerquestions about education and previous jobsMore difficult questions are possible，such as“Why did you leave your last position？”Sometimes interviewers also try to get to knowtheapplicant betterThey ask questions about the applicants personal background，family，andhobbiesInterviewers expect applicants to talk proudly，confidently，and truthfully abouttheir work experience，skills，goals，and abilitiesWhen the interviewis over，the appli-cant stands up，shakes hands with theinterviewer，and says thank you for the time theperson has spentJob applicants who can showthey are capable（有能力的），well-prepared，punctual，polite，and honest have a better chance of getting the job theyre lookingfor21The job interviewis important because _ Aall the interviewers for a single position have to have interviewsBthe applicant must showthat he or she has the ability to do the jobCthe applicant must be on time to showyour punctualityDa lot of people are interested in the job advertisement22When an applicant smiles during an interview，it is considered _ Afunny and interesting Bhe has made a mistakeCpolite and friendly Dnot appropriate23Job hunters read books or take courses _ Aafter they have successful job interviewsBto knowhowto work for a companyCto prepare themselves for their job interviewsDto write good resumes24It is a good idea to talk about yourskills and abilities during the interview，but it isnt a good idea to _ Achewgumor have some cookiesBlook directly into the eyes of the interviewerCtalk proudly and showself-respect Dtalk about personal background25What would be the best title for this passage？AJob Hunters BJob InterviewersCHowto Get a Good Job DThe Job Interview（B）Unlike the other senses，which are located only in your head，your sense oftouch is all overyour bodyThroughout your life，youreceive an endless flowof information about the worldand yourself fromyour sense of touchIt tells you if something is hot or cold，hard or softIt sends messages of pain，such as a headache or sore throat，if there is a problemThere are thousands of tiny sensors all over your bodyThey are all linkedtogetherThese sensors are also linked to yourspinal cord（脊髓）and your brain to make up yourcentral nervous systemThrough this system，the various parts of your body can sendmessages to your brainIt is then thebrains job to decide what it is you are actually feel-ingAll this happens in just a split secondNot all parts of your body have the same amount of feelingAreas that have the mostnerves，or sensors，have the greatest amount of feelingFor instance，the tips of your fin-gers have more feeling than parts of your armSome sensors get used to the feeling of an object after a period of timeWhen you firstput your shirt on in the morning，you can feel its pressure on your skinHowever，some ofthe sensors stop responding during the dayOne feeling you cannot get used to is the feeling of painPain is an important message，because it tells your brain that something harmful is happening to youYour brain reacts bydoing something right away to protect you26What are linked together to make up the central nervous system of our body？AHead，muscles and bonesBThe nerves，spinal cord and brainCSense of touch，sense of smell and sense of tasteDHeart，blood-vessels and brain27One feeling a person can never getused to is _ Asoftness Bpressure Cpain Dcold28Through the central nervous system，howfast can the various parts of our body send messages to our brain？AIn two secondsBIn one minuteCIn less than one secondDIn two minutes29Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE？AIt is the brains job to receive messages fromthe sensors on our bodyBSome sensors get used to the feeling of an object after a period of timeCOur sense of touch is located all over our body，but the other senses are only in our headDAll parts of our body have the same amount of feeling30Whats the main idea of this passage？AThe sense of touch is all over our bodyBOne cannot get used to the sense of painCEach sense is very important in ourdaily lifeDOur body has the same amount of feelingB）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