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2013年全國(guó)中學(xué)生英語(yǔ)能力競(jìng)賽（NEPCS）決賽 高三年級(jí)組試題 （總分：150分 答題時(shí)間：120分鐘） 聽(tīng)力部分（共三大題，記30分） I. Responses (句子應(yīng)答)（共5小題；每小題1分，記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.(請(qǐng)聽(tīng)句子，然后選出一個(gè)能夠恰當(dāng)應(yīng)答你所聽(tīng)到的句子的最佳選項(xiàng)。每個(gè)句子只讀一遍。)（答案涂在答題紙上） 1. A. I’d rather walk. I need some exercise. B. Go ahead. That’s all right with me. C. Sure. Go straight for two blocks. Then turn left. D. I’m afraid I’m not going that way. 2. A. He doesn’t have time to meet you. B. Let’s say two afternoons a week. C. The sports meet is at two o’clock. D. She’ll see you on Monday. 3. A. You may ask Mother about them. B. I bought them yesterday. C. I borrowed them from the library. D. They’re about good health. 4. A. My pleasure. I will go with you to the concert. B. Take it easy. It’s very kind of you to do so. C. Forget it. I won’t go with you to the supermarket. D. Thanks, but I promised Mary I’d go with her. 5. A. There is too much delicious food for me to eat. B. Who knows? I’m always asked to do something at the last minute. C. My father has no time to talk with you this morning. D. I like my new job very much because my office isn’t far from my house. II. Dialogues(對(duì)話理解)（共10小題；每小題1分，記10分） A) Please listen to the following five mini-dialogues. Each dialogue is followed by a question. Choose the best answer or picture for each question. Each dialogue and question will be read twice . (請(qǐng)聽(tīng)下面五組對(duì)話，每組對(duì)話后有一個(gè)問(wèn)題，根據(jù)你所聽(tīng)到的對(duì)話A. Visit China. B. Find her luggage. C. Book an international flight. D. Buy some newspapers. 8. A. Upstairs. B. Down the corridor on the man’s left. C. Next to a reading room. D. On the third floor. 9. A. Because the tickets were all sold out. B. Because there were no people working there. C. Because the man asked too many questions. D. Because there was something wrong with the-line. 10. A. The postman. B. Mr. Brown. C. Mrs. Brown. D. Mr. Brown’s son. B) Listen to the following dialogue and choose the best answer to each question. The dialogue will be read twice.(請(qǐng)聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話，選擇能回答下列問(wèn)題的最佳選項(xiàng)。對(duì)話讀兩遍。) (答案涂在答題紙上) 11. Where does the man work? A. At a public school. B. At a supermarket. C. At a job agency. D. At a post office. 12. What’s the relationship between Lisa and Lauren? A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient. C. Manager and ex-employee. D. Waitress and customer. 1 13. Why can Lisa not answer the phone now? A. Because she is attending a meeting. B. Because it’s her assistant’s job to answer the phone. C. Because something is wrong with her phone. D. Because she is watching a movie. 14. Which of the following is the man’s mobile number? A. 0124 576 277. B. 0412 556 207. C. 0412 567 702. D. 0421 566 270. 15. What-does the man expect Lisa to do ? A. Email him and write a reference. B. Phone him and give him some information. C. Attend a party that he is going to hold. D. Give him lots of information on getting a good job. III. Passages(短文理解)（共10小題；16-20每小題1分，21-25每小題2分計(jì)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. (請(qǐng)聽(tīng)下面一段材料，根據(jù)你所聽(tīng)到的 B. In1767. C. In 1770. D. In 1794. 17. From whom did Marie learn how to make wax models? A. Dr Curtius. B. Her mother. C. Her assistant. D. Mr Tussaud. 18. How long did Marie travel around Great Britain with her collection? A. For 12 years. B. For 30 years C. For 33 years. D. For 74 years. 19. Where did Marie build a permanent wax museum? A. In Paris. B. In London. C In Hong Kong. D. In New York. 20. What happened to Tussaud’s wax museum in 19257? A. Some thieves stole the waxworks. B it was sold to the government. C. It was pulled down and rebuilt. D. A fire destroyed almost all of its works. 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. (請(qǐng)聽(tīng)下面一段材料，根據(jù)你所聽(tīng)到的材料(共15小題，每小題1分，計(jì)15分) For each of the following sentences or dialogues, there are four choices, marked A, B, C, and D. Please 2 choose the answer that best completes the sentence.(下列各句或?qū)υ捑蠥,B, C,D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，請(qǐng)從四個(gè) 選項(xiàng)中選出可以完成該句或?qū)υ挼淖罴堰x項(xiàng)。) (答案涂在答題紙上) 26. our records, the books you have borrowed should now be returned to the library. A. According to B. On account of C. In addition to D. Thanks to all he could his oral English before going abroad. A. expose; improve B. donate; to improve C. draw; improving D. devote; to improving 28. The house rent is high here. I’ve got about haft the space I had at home and I’m paying here. A. as three times much B. three times as much C. much as three times D. as much three times 29. The preceding discussion has been based on consideration of the performance of the group of learners as ______whole. A. the; a B. a; / C. a; the D. the; the 30. It’s always being in a foreign country, if you don’t speak the language of that country. A. easy; naturally B. free; basically C. glad; unluckily D. difficult; especially A. more; least B. fewer; most C. less; fewer D. most; less 32. You a lot in the driving school. A. mustn’t; practiced B. Didn’t; are practicing C. shouldn’t; have practiced D. needn’t; had practiced 33. There is no doubt, in my opinion, matters is not the speed, but the quality of the product. A. that what B. that that C. what if D. what that I lived in the countryside with the farmers, have had a great effect on my life. A. that: which B. when: which C. which; that D.. when; whom 35. a trip abroad is certainly good/for the old couple , but it remains whether they will enjoy it. A. To have seen B. Having; to be seen C. Having ; seeing D. To have; seen A. which: put down B. why; set up C. that; settled down D. how; grew up 37. Not only the laziest and the most irresponsible person you could never hope to meet. A . is he: he is B. he is; he is C. he is; is he D. is he; is he 38. --Can y~ tell me how to get to the Shanghai Music Hall from here? ________________ --- Oh. are you new here? ----Yes. I just got here last night. ---Well, you can walk straight down this street until you pass a supermarket, and then turn left. The Shanghai Music Hall will be straight ahead. A. The bus only takes about five minutes to get there. B. How long will it take me to get home? C. I have a lecture to attend there. . D. Well, I guess I might as well walk. 39. ——Are you ready for the trip to the Big Apple? I can hardly wait. —— The Big Apple?_____________ —— The Big Apple is the nickname for New York. You’re going to New York with us, aren’t you? —— Yes, I’m going. I’m especially looking forward to seeing the Museum of Modern Art. ——There’s a special show of 20th century American painters there. A. What if I want to go to a pub? B. What are you talking about? C. How can I get to New York? D. Where is the new museum? 40. ——Hello. front desk? This is Mitaly Tridow in Room 504. 3 —— Well. yes. ___ ——I want to take a shower, but there is no hot water. ——Well, a lot of people take showers before breakfast. Maybe if you wait a while, it’ll heat up again. A. Are you sure there is absolutely no hot water? B. May I know your name, sir? C. Don’t we have enough water now? D. How can I help you, Miss Tridow? Ⅱ. Cloze (完形填空) (共15小題：每題1分，計(jì)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. (請(qǐng)閱讀下面的短文，并根據(jù)其It has its own bank, army, police force, post office, satellite TV channel, etc. Millions of people visit the Vatican every year, but the, Vatican has a population of only about 800 people. The Vatican has no(43)_______language. The Swiss Guard use German, but most people use Italian and Latin. The country’s economy is unique. It (44)______ most of its money from Catholics around the world and from tourism. It also makes money from a petrol station where Italians can buy fuel that is 30 percent (45)____than in Italy--because the Vatican has no taxes! B) Please read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word in one of the following three ways: ① based on the context; ②using the proper form of the given words; ③based on the given letters of the words. (閱讀下 面的短文，用以下三種形式之一完成短文填空：①根據(jù)上下文填空；②用所給單詞的正確形式填空；③根 據(jù)單詞隨給首字母填空。每空一詞。) (答案寫在答題紙上) If you need another reason to motivate you to send your grandma a piece of snail mail, maybe some Belgian chocolate-flavored stamps will do the trick. It almost sounds too good to be true. These stamps smell and taste (46) ____chocolate. On March 25, the Belgian Post Office put 538,000 chocolate-flavored stamps up for sale. The stamps are made on a cocoa-scented paper with cocoa in the ink for smell and cocoa oil essence (可可油精華液) in the glue so when (47) con lick the stamps they’ll get a taste of chocolate. Collectors are buying them up, although some are (seem) finding the taste not up to usual standards for chocolate made in Belgium. Stamp collector Marie-Claire Verstichel, of Belgium, said she was (49) (disappoint) in the taste, but "they smell good". The stamps are also popular (50) some tourists. The stamps come in five (51) chocolate-themed designs. It is not an easy job. They were created by experts from Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands. A set of five stamps is selling for 6.2 Euros. 4 "We had (52) many fragrant (芳香) stamps and this year we wanted to promote chocolate. Instead of having the flavor, we also have the taste," Belgium Stamp Producer, Pierre Leempoel, said. With (54) (tradition) mail becoming an ever less important part of our lives, and with some that they will stop delivering mail, it’s refreshing to see something positive happening in the world of snail mail. III. Reading Comprehension(閱讀理解)（共20小題，56-60每小題1分，61-75每小題2分計(jì)35分） Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. Please respond to the questions according to the requirements given at the end of each question.(閱讀下列短文，每篇短文后設(shè)有若干問(wèn)題，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文后的要求回答問(wèn)題) （56-58小題大案涂在答題紙上，59-75小題答案寫在答題紙上) A Today people often look forward to their middle age as a time when they will be able to take things easier. After their children are grown, they expect to enjoy the life they have worked hard to create. However, the reality is often very different. In middle age, many people discover that they have two ongoing responsibilities: one is look after their aging parents, and the other is help their young adult children deal with the pressure of life. Around the world, there are millions of people who are “sandwiched” in between the older and the younger generations. There are two important reasons for the rise of the sandwich generation. First, people are living longer than they used to. In the early nineteenth century, the average life expectancy for adults in the United States, for example, was about 40, whereas today people live to an average age of~75. Therefore, children are taking care of their parents over a longer period of time. The second reason is that these days, young adults often live with their parents for a longer time than they did in the past. It’s more common for today’s young adults to return home during or after college if they need financial or emotional support. People who take care of elderly parents often face difficult issues. Caring for adult children presents challenges as well, and caregivers have to resolve many important questions. The financial and emotional pressures on the sandwich generation can be overwhelming. However, this time in life also has its rewards. It can provide a valuable opportunity to spend more time with one’s parents or children. However, in order to survive this difficult period in their lives, members of the sandwich generation must remember that they also need to pay attention to their own needs and look after the quality of their own lives. They can’t be totally selfless. Questions 56-58: Choose the best answer from A, B, C and D according to the passage. 56. What does "the sandwich generation" refer to? A. Today’