2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛 高一年级组试题
(总分：150分 答题时间：120分钟)
听力部分(共四大题，计30分)
I. 句子理解 (Statements) (共5小题；每小题1分，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答案。每个句子只读一遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)
1. A. Don't bring your mobile into the theatre. B. My mobile was lost before I got to the theatre. C. Your mobile cannot be used inside the theatre. D. After entering the theatre, you can open your mobile. 2. A. In the past I often went to nightclubs. B. I've never been to a nightclub before. C. The nightclub has been closed down. D. I hate the people in this nightclub.
3. A. There is one good clothing shop in this town. B. All clothing shops in this town are good.
C. This is a good town which has many clothing shops. D. This town doesn't have any good clothing shops.
4. A. That's the house where a famous rock star used to live. B. A famous rock star visited that house last week. C. That house was sold to a famous rock star yesterday. D. There is a famous house in which a rock star is living.
5. A. We give lost things away if they are not collected after two weeks.
B. We will look after your luggage for two weeks if you pay a fee. C. We keep things people have lost for two weeks, and then sell them. D. We will sell your things in two weeks unless you pay for them.
II. 问句应答(Responses) (共5小题；每小题1分，计5分) 请听问句，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能够恰当回答你所听到的句子的最佳答案。每个句子只读一遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)
6. A. I'm not feeling very well. B. Why don't you try Dr Anderson? C. Yes, please. I'd love a sandwich.
D. I don't know. Let's do something together. 7. A. Oh, sorry. No problem. B. Quite often—twice a week. C. Really? Congratulations! D. Yes, it's nice, isn't it?
8. A. I'm sorry to hear about your problems. B. Well, I'm fine. Thanks.
C. Oh no, I really can't believe it. D. Sure, here you are.
9. A. I do it right all the time. B. Over there, across the bridge. C. Every Sunday. It's fun. D. Yes, in the park.
10. A. Never mind. I'll lend you the money. B. The one under the tree. C. That one is bent.
D. No, not that one.
III. 对话理解(Dialogues) (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)
A) 请听下面五组小对话，每组对话后有一个问题，根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。每组对话和问题均读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)
11.
12. A. Writing a letter. B. Talking to his parents. C. Listening to a radio. D. Reading a letter.
13. A. The traffic was terrible. B. Her car was out of order. C. The man was late for their date. D. The man didn't understand her. 14. A. He doesn't have enough money.
B. He's doing something else on Saturday. C. He is not interested in the concert.
D. He doesn't want to go with the woman. 15. A. Popular music. B. A weather report. C. Sports news. D. A talk on health.
B) 请听下面一段长对话，然后根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答下列问题的最佳答案。对话读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)
16. Why does the man have only a few minutes to talk? A. Because he will have a test.
B. Because he is waiting for a phone call. C. Because he will attend an important meeting. D. Because he has a training course.
17. What does a student usually have to do before taking Anderson's course? A. To attend an interview. B. To pass a test.
C. To meet the headmaster. D. To take a medical check.
18. Who told the woman to see the man? A. The manager.
B. Her parents. C. Her friend, Tony. D. One of her colleagues.
19. Where is the woman working now? A. In the man's company.
B. In a university. C. In her friend's company. D. In a foreign company.
20. When will the man give the woman a reply? A. Tomorrow. B. This evening.
C. The day after tomorrow. D. Next week.
IV. 短文理解(Passages) (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)
A) 请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的内容，选择能回答下列问题的最佳答案。材料读两遍。(答案涂在答题纸上)
21. How long are they going to stay in the shopping centre? A. Half an B. One hour.
C. One hour and a half. D. Two or three hours.
22. Where is the cookie shop? A. Next to the bank.
B. On the second floor of the shopping centre. C. In front of the principal church. D. On the opposite side of the fountain.
23. What can they get free of charge from the newsagent? A. Some newspapers or magazines. B. Maps.
C. Something delicious to eat. D. Credit cards.
24. What can they eat if they want to have a quick snack? A. Salads and potato chips. B. Cakes and coffee. C. Hamburgers and chickens. D. A sandwich and a drink.
25. What time will they get together? A. At a quarter past two. B. In one hour. C. At two forty-five. D. Around three fifteen.
B) 非选择题：请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的内容，补全空白处所缺的信息。材料读两遍。(答案写在答题纸上)
This month's competition
Prize: a computer + a (26) ________________ . Write a story
● length: fewer than (27) ________________ words; ● subject: a short (28) ________________ which takes place (29) ________________ .
Write your name, address, telephone number and age at the end. Story must arrive on or before (30) ________________ .
笔试部分(共七大题，计120分)
I. 选择填空 (Vocabulary and structure) (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(答案涂在答题纸上) 31. Offering your seat to ________ elderly is ________ kindness, indeed. A. one; / B. /； some C. the; a D. an; /
32. Mrs Thompson looks quite healthy ________ she is ________ sixty years old.
A. because; for B. when; on C. if; at D. though; / 33. —Have you decided to buy that MP4?
— ________ more money I ________ be able to buy it. A. There being; must B. With; would C. Without; will D. Not having; shall
34. There were two cigarette ends left behind, ________ was stained with lipstick. A. one of which B. which one C. one that D. one of that
35. Britain has recently had a high level of unemployment but the same is true ________ many other countries.
A. at B. of C. from D. to
36. —Oh, what a memory I have!I forgot your umbrella. — ________ , it is sunny. I don't need it today. A. You're welcome B. Never mind C. In total D. Above all
37. You can borrow my car ________ you promise to drive carefully. A. even though B. as if
C. no longer D. as long as
38. You'll have to attend the ceremony ________ you are free ________ not. A. whether; or B. both; and
C. neither; nor D. not only; but also
39. —Why was Ms Dean so angry with our class this morning? — ________
A. No wonder. B. Just so so. C. Who knows? D. No way!
40. It ________ yesterday after it ________ cloudy and rainy for three days. A. had cleared up; was B. cleared up; had been C. was cleared up; had been D. has cleared up; was
41. ________ , the ant is as much a creature as all the other animals on the earth. A. It is as small B. Small as it is C. As it is small D. As small it is
42. —How ________ will the concert begin? I'd like to get something to drink. —Well, if my watch is right, it should start in less than ten minutes. A. fast B. long C. rapidly D. soon
43. They were all very tired, but ________ of them would stop for a rest. A. none B. no one C. someone D. neither 44. —Mum, I'm very hungry.
—OK. It's time ________ somewhere to eat. A. for us to search into B. we will find
C. we found D. for our searching
45. Lisa's parents died when she was only a small child, so she was ________ by her grandparents.
A. picked up B. taken up C. brought up D. grown up
II. 阅读理解 (Reading comprehension) (共20小题；选择题5小题，每小题1分；非选择题15小题，每小题2分，计35分)
A) 选择题：阅读下面短文，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答案。(答案涂在答题纸上)
The sun is our greatest source of energy. We have started to use this energy only recently, though.
The sun can heat houses. Solar heat can keep a house warm even when it is cold outside. Large windows, sun-rooms, and solar greenhouses all collect the sun's heat. Solar collectors can be placed on a roof, a wall, or anywhere the sun shines. Collectors can be made to store extra heat for times when there is no sun.
The sun heats water, too. Pipe systems are put on roofs and the sun heats the water pipes. House roofs should slant (倾斜) towards the south.
In a house that is built especially for solar heat, most of the rooms face south. The southern wall has double sheets of glass. The sheets are divided by a half-inch of space. This space reduces the amount of heat that escapes. The sun can still enter, though.
Solar energy can be used for cooking, too. Dr Maria Telkes invented a simple stove that looks like a tightly insulated (绝缘的) box. The stove slants towards the sun. Four flat mirrors fan out from it. These mirrors reflectsunlight into the inside of the stove, which is filled with a heat-absorbent salt. Its temperature can be regulated by moving the mirrors. Because it stores up heat, the stove can be used after sunset.
Solar energy is expected to become cheaper and more common in the future. Then it will be able to compete with oil and gas as a major source of energy.
46. The best title of this passage would be “ ________ ”. A. Cooking with Solar Energy
B. Comparing Different Types of Energy
C. Several Major Sources of Energy D. Solar Energy, Today and Tomorrow
47. Solar houses can be identified by their ________ . A. cost B. construction C. size D. simple stove
48. The underlined word “reflect” in Paragraph 5 means “ ________ ”. A. throw back B. come about C. grow up D. make out
49. How does Dr Telkes' stove store the heat of the sunlight? A. By using a heat-absorbent salt. B. With the mirrors above the stove. C. By the insulated box. D. Through a pipe system.
50. Who would NOT welcome the growth of solar energy? A. Farmers. B. Houseowners.
C. Oil companies. D. Construction companies.
B) 非选择题：阅读下列材料，然后按要求完成所给出的题目。(答案写在答题纸上)
A
Questions 51—55: Answer the following questions or complete the sentence. 51. What is this passage mainly about?
52. Compared with meeting new people in person, what advantages does making friends on-line have?
53. One phrase in Paragraph 3 which means “(agree to) buy (a newspaper etc.) regularly over a period of time” is “ ________ ”.
54. What emotional needs does chatting satisfy? 55. What actions should Internet chatters take to stay safe? (Please answer within 15 words.)
B
Questions 64—65: Translate the underlined sentences in the passage into Chinese. 56. What film is on at 2:15 a.m. on Sky Movies 3?
57. Which film is the best recommended one on Sky Movies 5?
58. We can watch “________”, a romantic comedy which starts at ________ on Sky Movies 7.
59. On which channel can you watch the same movie twice?
C
No one really knows why we sleep. There are two theories, but a theory is only an idea or a guess. Even scientists don't know if these theories are correct or not.
One theory of sleep is called the “Repair Theory.” This theory says that during the day we use many important chemicals in our bodies and brains. We need sleep to make new chemicals which we will use the following day. (64) One piece of evidence for this theory is that our bodies produce more of a growth hormone (a chemical that helps us grow) while we sleep.
Another theory is called the “Adaptive Theory.” This theory says that sleep developed gradually and naturally because it stopped early humans and animals from wasting energy and putting themselves in danger from the other animals that killed and ate them; in other words, sleep kept them safe and out of trouble. It was necessary for their survival.
Whatever the reason for sleep, everyone sleeps and everyone dreams every night. Many times we don't remember our dreams, but we still dream. Like sleep, no one knows exactly why we dream or what dreams mean. There have been many theories about dreams throughout history. Many cultures believe that dreams can foretell the future that they can tell us what is going to happen to us. Sigmund Freud and other psychologists and psychiatrists (精神病学家) believe that dreams tell us about our feelings and desires.
(65) However, some scientists now believe that dreams mean nothing at all—dreams are caused by the electrical activity in our brains while we sleep. These scientists believe that nerve cells fire aimlessly and our brains try to make a story out of these meaningless patterns. These scientists say that dreams seem crazy and without meaning sometimes because they are crazy and without any meaning at all.
Questions 60—63: The table below shows different theories of sleep and dreams. Fill in the blanks to complete the table.
III. 完形填空(Cloze) (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)
阅读下面短文，根据首字母提示，在空白处填上适当的单词，使短文语义完整。 (答案写在答题纸上)
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is in the Himalayan Mountains (喜马拉雅山脉) b ________ (66) Nepal and China, and it is 8,848 metres high. Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal were the first people ever to climb Mount Everest. They climbed it in 1953. Men from several d ________ (67) countries have climbed it since then.
Junko Tabei, a Japanese from Hokkaido, was the f ________ (68) woman to make this difficult climb. A Tokyo newspaper-television company o ________ (69) the Mount Everest climb in 1975. They chose f ________ (70) women from mountaineering clubs to go to Nepal. The g ________ (71) climbed for several days. Then there was an avalanche (雪崩). The heavy ice and snow i ________ (72) ten of the women. They had to s ________ (73) climbing. The other five c ________ (74).
Only Ms Tabei was able to climb the l ________ (75) 70 metres.She stood on t ________ (76) of the world. She was the first woman there.
Ms Tabei was 35 years old at the time. She s ________ (77) climbing mountains in 1960 and still climbs mountains. She is not an ordinary h ________ (78). Her husband works for Honda Motor Company. He likes to climb mountains, too, but he doesn't have e ________ (79) vacation time from his work to go with his wife all the time. So after work he stays home to take c ________ (80) of the house and children.
IV. 翻译 (Translation) (共5小题；每小题2分，计10分) 用括号中所给的提示将下列句子译成英语。(答案写在答题纸上) 81. 他为了卖自己的一幅画特地进城去了。(on purpose)
82. 那个可怜的女孩自从父母过世后经历了许多苦难。(go through)
83. 他是一个能干的人，但是另一方面，他对别人要求太多了。(on the other hand) 84. 我们在推荐他担任该职之前，得考虑他的健康状况。(think of) 85. 到了车站我才发现我的钱包不见了。(not until倒装句)
V. 短文改错(Error correction) (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线( \\ )划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。 此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原行没有错的不要改。(答案写在答题纸上) Day 73, 18 June
We arrived in Quito last night after a ten-hours bus journey—what a 86. ________ nightmare! The bus was noisy and crowd, so the journey was pretty 87. ________ uncomfortable, and Carrie felt sick most the way. It must have been the 88. ________ chicken she eat for lunch. I told her not to eat it!It wasn't cooked properly.89. ________
Anyway, she listened to her Walkman for the entire journey—even when 90. ________ we stopped for dinner. All my battery were dead so I had nothing to 91. ________ do. She didn't talk to me at all!I was so boring. We're at a hotel 92. ________ now. It's being clean and the food seems OK. I'm on the balcony 93. ________ listening to Radiohead on his minidisc player as I write this. 94. ________ Carrie is sitting on her bed listen to her Walkman and writing 95. ________ her diary. I wonder if she's writing about me. VI. 智力测试 (IQ) (共5小题；每小题1分，计5分) 回答下列问题。(答案写在答题纸上)
96. Kate has a quarter more books than Peter and Peter has a third more books than Jill. Altogether they have 120. How many books does each person have?
97. What weight must be placed at “?” to balance the scale?
98. Can you name five days of the week without saying: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday? (You could have them in a different order.)
99. Only one of the sets of five letters below can be put into a different order which spells a five-letter English word. Find the word.
JUCBI NEACH METAP TPHED MUDOP ABUMG ERVIC
100. Visit each circle only once to spell out a ten-letter word.
VII. 写作(Writing) (共2题；A题满分10分，B题满分20分，计30分)
A) Read the following passage, and then use your own words to give a brief summary of it in about 70 words. (10分) (答案写在答题纸上)
Sandra and Lucy worked together. They were friends although they were very different from each other. Sandra was not afraid to speak her mind. When her manager gave her something to do, she always wanted to know why it had to be done. Often she got other people to do the work for her.
Sometimes she got angry and raised her voice. She told people what they were doing wrong, and then told them to do it the way she wanted it done. Most of her co-workers thought she was aggressive (放肆的；霸道的), and they were a little afraid of her.
Lucy, on the other hand, was much more timid (胆小的). She didn't like arguments and tried to avoid them. She was happiest when the manager gave her something to do and told her exactly how to do it. She rarely got upset and was always calm. She never complained.
She enjoyed working in the office, and her co-workers all said she did her job very well. Sandra liked her because she never argued with her.
The manager reviewed how well the workers did their jobs. The manager gave them a written report on their work, and then interviewed them about the report. The office workers were nervous when it was time to go in for their interviews.
Lucy went in to the interview room first. The manager was happy with her work. He was impressed because she always completed her work in time. Lucy was very pleased with her report.
Then it was Sandra's turn. Lucy waited for her outside the interview room. She could hear that Sandra was getting upset and raising her voice. After a while it was quiet again.
When Sandra came out, Lucy asked her how it went.
“Well,” said Sandra, “the report said I was aggressive but I made him take that part out!”
B) Your teacher has asked you to write a composition on the following question: In the future, people would probably be living on the moon. Will it be the ideal place to live on?
Write your composition in about 120 words giving points for or against. (20分) (答案写在答题纸上)
2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高一年级组试题参考答案
听力部分(共四大题，计30分)
I． 句子理解(Statements) 1—5 CBDAC
II. 问句应答(Responses) 6—10 BADCB
III. 对话理解(Dialogues) 11—15 BDCAB 16—20 CBCDA IV. 短文理解 (Passages)
21—25 DABDC 26. colour printer 27. 1,500 28. funny story 29. in the future 30. (the) 8(th) (of) March / March 8(th)
笔试部分(共七大题，计120分)
I. 选择填空(Vocabulary and structure) 31—35 CDBAB 36—40 BDACB 41—45 BDACC II． 阅读理解(Reading comprehension) 46—50 DBAAC
51. Internet chatting.
52. People feel freer and making friends becomes much easier. / People are more comfortable and not so shy.
53. subscribe to
54. The needs to connect with others and to make friends.
55. Stay anonymous, meet in a public place, and bring friends along. 56. Jersey Girl.
57. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. 58. Garden State; 9:00 (p.m.) 59. On Sky Movies 9.
60. Sleep makes new chemicals which will be used the following day. 61. Sleep keeps people safe and out of trouble. 62. Dreams can foretell the future. 63. Dreams mean nothing at all.
64. 这种理论的一条依据是我们睡觉的同时身体产生更多的生长激素 / 荷尔蒙(一种助长的化学物质)。
65. 然而，有些科学家如今认为梦毫无意义——梦是由我们睡觉时大脑中的电磁活动所致。 III. 完形填空(Cloze)
66. between 67. different 68. first 69. organised 70. fifteen 71. group 72. injured 73. stop 74. continued 75. last 76. top 77. started 78. housewife 79. enough 80. care
IV. 翻译(Translation)
81. He went to town on purpose to sell one of his paintings.
82. The poor girl has gone through such a lot since her parents died.
83. He is an able man, but on the other hand he demands too much of other people. 84. We have to think of his health before we recommend him for the job. 85. Not until I got to the station did I find that my wallet was missing / lost.
V. 短文改错(Error correction)
We arrived in Quito last night after a ten-hours bus journey—what a 86. ten-hours
nightmare! The bus was noisy and crowd, so the journey was pretty 87. crowd
uncomfortable, and Carrie felt sick most ∧ the way. It must have been the 88. of
chicken she eat for lunch. I told her not to eat it!It wasn't cooked properly.89. ate
Anyway, she listened to her Walkman for the entire journey—even when 90. √
we stopped for dinner. All my battery were dead so I had nothing to 91. batteries
do. She didn't talk to me at all!I was so boring. We're at a hotel 92. bored
now. It's being clean and the food seems OK. I'm on the balcony 93. being listening to Radiohead on his minidisc player as I write this. 94. my
Carrie is sitting on her bed listen to her Walkman and writing 95. listening
her diary. I wonder if she's writing about me. VI. 智力测试(IQ)
96. Jill 30, Peter 40, Kate 50 97. 4.75 (20 × 2 + 5 × 3 = 55 55 - 18 × 2 = 19 19 ÷ 4 = 4.75) 98. The day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow. 99. TPHED (=DEPTH) 100. HEADMASTER / headmaster
VII. 写作(Writing) A) One possible version:
Sandra and Lucy worked together. Sandra was quite aggressive while Lucy was timid and shy. Sandra often argued with her co-workers and manager, while Lucy quietly did her own work very
well. Lucy was well liked by everyone, even Sandra, but Sandra's co-workers were afraid of her. When the manager reviewed the workers he told Lucy he was impressed with her work. The manager told Sandra she was aggressive but she made him take this out of his review of her.
B) One possible version:
The idea of living on the moon is no longer science fiction. However, there will be drawbacks to living there as well as advantages.
On the positive side, people will be able to escape from the earth's overcrowded cities, and will have wonderful clear views of the earth and stars.
On the other hand, the moon is an unfriendly place for humans. First of all, people will have to wear special suits and if their equipment fails, they will probably die. Secondly, they will have to get used to being weightless. Finally, they will probably miss the plants and wildlife that exist on the earth.
In all, the moon might be the ideal place for a holiday or for scientists to carry out research, but not for ordinary people to live on all the time.