2008 年全国中学生英语能力竞赛试题ji daan

2008 年全国中学生英语能力竞赛试题ji daan

2008 年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛

初三年级组试题

(总分：150 分 答题时间：120分钟)

听力部分( 共四大题，计30分)

I. Sentences (句子理解) (共5小题；每小题1分，计5分)

Listen to the following sentences. Choose the best picture for each sentence. Each sentence will be read only once. (请听下列句子，选择与所听句子内容最相符的图片。每个句子只读一遍)

II. Responses (句子应答) (共5小题；每小题1分计5分)

Listen to the following sentences. Choose the best responses to each sentence. Each sentence will be read only once. (请听下列句子，选出最能恰当应答所听句子的选项。每个句子只读一遍。

6. A. Not really. B. Me neither. C. So do I. D. Nothing much.

7. A. I have a headache. B. Yes, it is. C. No, that's fine. D. You'll be OK.

8. A. What's your opinion? B. Is that your best offer?

C. Yes, that would be fine. D. Are you OK with that?

9. A. Everything is going well. B. OK. See you later.

C. Make yourself at home. D. You are welcome.

10. A. Yes, I got it all. B. Yes, I'll talk about it.

C. I can do it myself. D. I received it yesterday.

III. Dialogues (对话理解) (共10小题每小题1分，计10分)

A) Listen to five mini-dialogues. Choose the best answer to each question according to the dialogue. Each dialogue will be read twice. (请听五段小对话，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。每段对话读两遍。)

11. What will the woman do?

A. Swim in the river. B. Run along the river.

C. Go cycling along the river. D. Have a picnic near the river.

12. Why won't the woman play card?

A. She likes to play table tennis. B. The man always wins at cards.

C. She waits to beat the man al swimming. D. The sports centre is closed.

13. What kind of village did grandpa live in?

A. A nice village with a bank. B. An old village without a church.

C. A small village with some houses. D. A big village without a shop.

14. What will the boy wear for his run?

A. His red sports shorts. B. A pair of dirty shoes.

C. The red sports shoes. D. His yellow sports shoes.

15. Where does this conversation probably take place?

A. In a hospital. B. In a bookshop. C. In a department store. D. In a hotel room.

B) Listen to the longer dialogue. Match the people on the left with the descriptions on the right. The dialogue will be read twice. (请听一段长对话，根据你所听到的对话内容，将左栏的人物与右栏的描述进行匹配。对话读两遍. )

16. Alice

17. Jay

18. Emily

19. Tim

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20. Kurt

A. nearly 18 years old

B. shy but clever

C. easy-going but lazy

D. Mary’s best friend

E. older than Mary

IV. Passages (短文理解) (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)

A) Listen to the passage. Choose the best answer to each question. The passage will be read twice.( 请听短文，根据你所听到的短文内容，选择能回答没个问题的最佳答案。短文读两遍。)

21. Where was Jane Goodall born?

A. In Africa. B. In London. C. In the forest. D. In a hotel.

22. What as Jane interested in when she was young?

A.Studying wild animals. B. Making film. C. Running a hotel. D. Working in a bank.

23. How did Jane do her research in Africa?

A. She played with the animals. B. She stayed away from the forest.

C. She read books about the animals. D. She watched the animals every day.

24. How long did it take the animals to accept Jane?

A. Only a few days. B. Five or six weeks. C. Three or four months. D. More than a Year.

25. What does Jane do now?

A. She travels around the world with her animals B. She helps a zoo keeper with her skills.

C. She teaches and writes books. D. She writes about her work on the Internet.

B) Listen to the passage. Complete the table with the information from the passage. Fill in each blank with one word. The passage will be read twice. ( 请听短文，根据你所听到的短文内容完成下面的表格。每空只限一词。短文读两遍。)

Differences between Joe and Clair

Joe

good at (26) _______ and maths

plays football and basketball

likes riding his bike

doesn't like (30) _______

Chair

prefers French and (27) _______

doesn't watch (28) _______ on TV

uses the(29) _______ a lot

doesn't eat meat

笔试部分(共八大题，计120分)

I. Multiple-choice (选择填空) (共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，计 20 分)

Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. (从A，B，C，D选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。)

31. I pick up kids from school and take them home when Mary is at work.

A. the; the B. the；不填 C. 不填；不填 D. 不填； the

32. The students exchange cards with during the holidays.

A. both B. each other's C. ourselves D. one another

33. -Could you please be quiet for a bit? I'm the phone. -Sorry.

A. to B. with C. on D. at

34. -How can I help you? -I'd like some about to Paris, please.

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A. news; times B. thing; trains C. information; flights D. advices; buses

35. -That isn't Sam, is it? -No, Sam's taller.

A. it is B. it wasn't C. it doesn't D. it isn't

36. She was person at the party and I sat next to her all evening. It was awful!

A. the most boring B. least interesting C. as a pretty D. so a terrible

37. -Hello, Lisa. That's the matter? -I find my mobile phone. ______ you seen it?

-No, I haven't.

A. couldn't; Did B. can't; Have C. need; Had D. must; Ai-e

38. Do you think the Jacksons will help? We've known them since ______.

A. a long time B. last Christmas C. a few weeks D. two months

39. -Can I help you to ______the washing up? -Sit down. You don't ______ help.

A. make; use to B. run; need C. do; have D. tidy; must

40. That's all for today. Oh, one more thing, please ______ your lab coats before you leave the lab.

A. look up B. give away C. put away D. put out

41. I am really ______ going camping again this summer in Donghua Park.

A. waiting B. wishing C. hoping D. looking forward to

42. -John, did you ask your mum about the weekend trip?

--Yes, but she'd rather ______ me decide for myself.

A. let B. allowing C. to ask D. want

43. If this TV doesn't work, bring it back ______ we'll give you your money back.

A. but B. and C. however D. though

44 -Where's Anne?

-At the toy shop. She's found the teddy bear______ she wants there.

A. what B. whose C. that D. whom

45. -Please don't leave your boots in the hall.

-Sorry. My mother's always telling me ______ boots in the hall.

A. I don't leave my B. not to leave my C. not leave any D. you don't leave any

46. -You've worked very hard today. Thank you. -______ I've enjoyed it.

A. Give me a break. B. You're kidding.

C. That won't be a problem. D. That's OK.

47. -I'm going to Rome next month. -Are you? Who with?

-______.

A. Some friends from my Italian class. B. I hope everything will be OK.

C. We're going to study over there. D. We'll stay there for a few weeks. 48 -Hello, you're a student at the English centre. -Yes, I am. Sorry, ______.

-Well, I see you in the library a lot.

A. did I say something wrong? B. have you seen me?

C. are you OK? D. have we met before?

49. -Hi, Joan. It's Rita. -Oh, hi. How are things?

-Oh, fine, thanks. Look, I'm really sorry, but I can't go to the cinema.

-______.

A. Oh, I'm sorry to trouble you. B. OK, I'll see you at the cinema.

C. Don't worry. Another time, maybe. D. All right! Enjoy dinner.

50. -So, Anne, how are you? -______ I didn't go to work today.

-Didn't you? -Well, an old friend came to visit and we stayed up all night talking.

A. I'm so nervous. B. I'm really tired. C. I'm not sure. D. I can't tell.

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II. Reading comprehension(阅读理解) (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) Read the following passage which is followed by five questions. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the passage. (阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的 A，B，C，D 四个选项中，选出最佳答案。)

When you get up in the morning, do you find it hard to choose what clothes to wear?

If so, you probably need help making the bigger choices in your life, like what to do when you're older.

Brave New Girls, written by an American author Jeannette Gadeberg, will help you make such choices. To make them, it says, you must be a "brave new girl". A brave new girl is one who’s confident, healthy and happy. A brave new girl can realize her dreams.

To be brave, you need to make decisions by yourself. Other people may tell you what to do, but you should not listen to them. You should only do what you want.

If you always wear clothes like those of your favourite TV stars, for example, you should stop doing this. Instead, you should become your own star and wear the clothes you like.

The book also say that girls must start becoming more confident. If you are confident, you’ll succeed in life. A good way to become confident is to realize that you are as clever as boys. Just look at their grades!

Today’s brave new girls will become tomorrow’s brave new women. Only in this way can you achieve your dreams and become who you want to be.

51. What kind of girls may need help making decisions?

A. Girls who are afraid of the dark. B. Girls who don’t know what to wear.

C. Girls who are overweight. D. Girls who need homework help.

52. According to Brave New Girls, what does “brave” actually mean?

A. Strong. B. Confident. C. Pretty. D. Clever.

53. If girls want to become “brave”, they _____.

A. should look pretty and healthy B. should have as poor grades as boys

C. should dress like their favourite stars. D. should become their own stars.

54. Which of the following is NOT true about Brave New Girls?

A. It mainly tells girls how to make fashion choices.

B. It was written by an American author.

C. It mainly teaches girls how to be themselves.

D. It helps girls who need advice on how to make big choices.

55. Why is it important for girls to be “brave”?

A. They want to be pop stars. B. They need to work hard to catch up with boys.

C. They need to realize their dream. D. Today’s girls will rule the world in the future.

B) Read the following three passages and follow the instructions for each section. (阅读下面的三篇短文，然后按短文后的要求完成所给出的题目。)

A

The poachers(偷猎者) had finally found a buyer for their stolen goods. When the buyer asked to see the goods, they brought out a small bag and opened it.

Inside was a terrified one year -old gorilla, Dunia. The poachers had probably killed the little gorilla's parents and caught her in the forests of the Congo, in Africa.

But the buyer didn't bring money; he brought the police. The poachers were caught by the police and the little gorilla was rushed to the nearby headquarters of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project.

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“Baby gorillas simply don't live long without their mothers' regular body contact (接触)，” say veterinarian Chris Whittier. "They give up the will to live. Dunia surely would have died within a week if the poachers hadn't been caught. " Surprisingly, gorillas are well known for their great size and strength, but the young ones can die very easily.

Dunia, the baby gorilla, didn't like the human attention at first. Dunia needed contact, but there was no reason why she should trust people after what she'd been through. Humans had killed her family. Hunters kill almost any animal they find.

"Dunia didn't trust humans right away, "says Whittier, "but she would rather be with somebody than be alone”

After six months of loving care that included around -the –clock attention and a good diet, Dunia was looking and acting like a healthy, happy young gorilla should.

Questions 55-60: Fill in the blanks using suitable words according to the passage above. Use no more than two words for each blank.

One-year-old Dunia was caught by poachers in an African forest. Her (56)_______ had been killed by hunters. Luckily, she was rescued and (57) _______ to the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. Baby gorillas will (58) _______ without their mothers' body contact. Although Dunia didn't (59) _______ humans at first, she soon got used to being cared for by humans. Doctors took shifts (轮班) looking after Dunia. After (60) _______ her keepers were happy to see her grow into a strong gorilla.

B

It's ids' Week at Big Mountain Ski Resort!

From December 27 to January 2

Children can ski for half price!

Kids will also receive:

-Free hat!

-Coupon (礼券) for one free hot chocolate at the Pine Lodge Cafe!

-Free 1-hour ski or snowboard lesson!

Must be 14 or younger.

Don't forget to join the snowboard contest. Just put your name and address on a piece of paper and put it in the game box in the Pine Lodge Cafe. If we pick your name, you will win a new Ice Shark snowboard!

Come to Big Mountain for lots of find and great prizes!

Questions 61-65: Complete the statements or answer the following questions according to the information above. Use no more than two words for each blank.

61. This is an advertisement for

62. Children who want to have a free lesson must be or under.

63. Children will get a free and drink with the skiing lessons.

64. If children usually pay 60 to ski, how much will they pay on December 28th?

65. Why are children asked to put their names and addresses on a piece of paper?

C

"No, Jack!" said Emily. "I want to swim against Tina Dawson. I want to beat her!"

"Well, OK," said Jack. "We must go, anyway. Come on. The race is starting in a minute. "Emily looked at the crowd, but she couldn't see her dad.

The race started. Emily felt the cold water on her body. "Swim! "She said to herself, again and again. "Swim!"

After three hundred metres she was in front. The crowd cheered loudly. But then Dawson went

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past her. A minute passed, then Emily was the leader, but then it was Dawson again. The other side of Picton Lake wasn't far away now.

(66) Ten metres from the finish Dawson and Emily were neck and neck. Emily thought about her dad and her mum. Suddenly Emily was behind her. The crowd cheered. Emily was the winner!

(67)Emily walked up the beach, exhausted but happy. Someone was running towards her. It was her -dad, and he was smiling!

"Emily! "he shouted. "That was fantastic! "He kissed his daughter.

"But how …? "

"Jack asked me to come, " said her dad. "I saw everything. I'm so proud of you and I know that your mother would be proud too. "

Then George Fieldman, the businessman， turned to Emily's dad. “I would like to sponsor (赞助) your daughter for the next two years，”he said. “There'll be money, of course, for training. And you can choose the trainer, "he said to Emily. "I'll be happy to pay for the best!

Emily smiled a big smile and looked at Jack.

"I've already got the best, " she said.

Questions 65-67: Translate the underlined sentences into Chinese.

Questions 68-70: Answer the following questions.

68. What do you think helped Emily to win the race?

69. How did Emily's father know about the race?

70. Who will be Emily's trainer?

III. Cloze (完形填空)(共15小题；每小题1分，计 15分)

A) Read the passage below, and fill in the blanks with suitable suitable forms of 10 of the 12 words given according to the context. (阅读下面的短文，根据其内容从所给的 12 个单词中选择 10 个并用其适当形式填空。)

message, which, send, CD, of, list, ring, expensive, to, or, also, special

Lots of people have mobiles, and you can have a new ring tone so your phone is _________. You can download a new song by The White Stripes _________ The Black Eyed Peas. Then the phone plays the song when someone _________ you. There are _________ of songs in magazines and each song has a code(代码) number in the magazine. You can _________ download pictures. Phone calls from a mobile can be _________, so people send text _________. Students can’t have mobiles in UK school classrooms-they text each other with the answers _________ the teacher’s questions! You can also _________ e-mails on a mobile or use the Web. What will happen in the future? Perhaps there will be mobiles _________ will be able to check how you are and call a doctor if necessary.

B) Read the dialogue below, and fill in blanks with the proper forms of the verbs given in the brackets. (阅读下面的对话，根据其内容用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。)

Operator1: Emergency. Which service do you (81)__________(require)?

Hassan: Oh, er, ambulance (救护车)， I think. There's been an accident.

Operator2: Go ahead, caller. You're through to the ambulance service.

Where do you need the ambulance to come to?

Hassan: Er, I'm not sure, There's a park. Hang on. There' s a sign near the gate . "I'm at Green Park.

Operator2: What's (82) __________ (happen)?

Hassan: A car has hit a cyclist, and he's on the ground.

Operator 2: How many people are (83) __________.

Hassan: Well, the car driver's (84) __________ (stand) beside the car. He's holding his head. I

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can see some blood, and the cyclist is on the ground next to me. There's no blood, but he isn't moving- There's nobody else here…, I didn't know what to do.

Operator2: OK! Stay on the line. An ambulance (85) __________ (be) already on its way. Now, I want you to ...

IV. Sentence pattern transformation (句式转换)(共5小题；每小题 1分，计 5 分)

Read the passed below. Transform the underlined sentences as required. (阅读短文，将划线句子按短文后的要求 1进行转换。)

People everywhere love p1aying football-also called soccer and it's the most popular sport in the world. But who is the best footballer of all time? (86) Many people agree that the greatest football player in the world is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better know as Pele.

Born in 1940, Pele is from the southeast of Brail. (87) Life was difficult when he was a child because his family didn’t have much money. (88) Like lots of other Brazilian boys, he started playing football in the street, often with a ball made of lots of old socks. But at the age of 16 he started playing for Brazil and he soon became the most famous man in the country.(89) He helped Brazil to win the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970.

Pele played his last game with the New York Cosmos. (90)He made soccer a popular sport in the USA.

86. 根据句子(86)完成下面的一般疑问句。

_________________ Pele is the greatest football players in the world?

87. 根据句子(87)补全下面的句子(每空一词)。

Life was not easy when he was young because his family __________ __________.

88 根据句子(88)补全下面的句子(每空一词)。

Like many Brazilian boys, Pele often played with a ball __________ __________ of old socks.

89. 对句子(89)划线部分进行提问。

90. 将句子(90)改为被动语态。

V. Translation(翻译)(共5小题：；每小题 2分，计 10 分)

Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. (根据括号内所给提示词语，将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。)(答案写在答题纸上)

91. 我不想做出一个错误的决定。 (make a decision)

92. 她尽力去认真听他在说些什么。 (pay attention to)

93. 你宁可走着去也不愿意坐公共汽车去吗？ (would rather than)

94. 这就是你能想出的最好的借口吗？ (come up with)

95. 妈妈在做饭时用光了所有的牛奶。 (use up)

VI. IQ(智力测试)(共5小题；每小题 1 分，计5 分)

Answer the following questions. (回答下列问题。)

96. A Frisbee and a softball cost a total of $6.20.

The Frisbee costs $1.20 more than the softball.

How much does the Frisbee cost?

97. In the question below underline two words, one from each group，that make a new word when combined. The word from the group on the left must come first.

Example: quiz, hold, cycle,, know farewell

time, port, beg sold, down, in

_________

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98. If all the days of the week were arranged (排列) in alphabetical order, which day would be the third?

99 Fill in the crossword so that all the missing words are included. You have been given one letter from word as a clue in the crossword.

hits, need, time, used

100. John, Heather, and Barbara are waiting at the train station. Each of the three is waiting for a different train. When they check the station clock, they realize that Heather is going to have to wait twice as long for her train as John, while Barbara will have to wait truce as long as Heather.

Read the following passage. Write "√" if the underlined part is right, or correct it if it is wrong.(阅读下面的短文，如果划线部分正确，写“√”；如果有错误，请在右侧的横线上改正。)

Mr Bean is one of my favourite characters. He is ordinary-looking e.g: an

man in his early forties, of medium high and quite slim. He has brown 101.

eyes and short brown hair, and he usually wears a brown suit. He 102.

hasn't got much friends, but he doesn't seem to mind. He likes to 103.

drove his small car around and he loves his teddy bear, Most people 104.

who meet him thinks he's strange, but I believe he's just shy. 105.

VIII. Writing { 写作) (共2小题；A 题满分10分；B题满分15分，计25分)

要求：1. 根据所提供的内容，适当拓展想象空间，灵活地将所提供的信息体现在文章中；

2. 条理清楚，语句通顺，标点正确，书写清晰、规范；

3. 不得少于规定的词数，所给出的文字部分不计人总词数。

(作文写在答题纸上 )

A) Suppose you are David, complete the following article according to the list of good/bad habits. (50-70 words)

Hi! I’m David and I’m a Junior 3 student. I usually _________________________________. I also have some bad habits. ______________________________________________ In the future I will try to give up my bad habits and live a healthy, happy life.

B) Imagine there’s a shop at your school. You’re the manager. What have you got in your shop? Give the reasons why and why not. (70-90 words)

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2008年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）（初三）初赛 参考答案

听力部分（共四大题，计30分）

I. Sentences （句子理解）

1-5 BBCDC

II. Responses （句子应答）

6-10 BACBA

III. Dialogues （对话理解）

A） 11-15 CBCDC

B） 16-20 EADBC

IV. Passages （短文理解）

A） 21-25 BADCC

B） 26. history 27. art 28. sport 29. computer / Internet 30. vegetables

笔试部分（共八大题，计120分）

I. Multiple-choice （选择填空）

31-35 BDCCD 36-40 ABBCC 41-45 DABCB 46-50 DADCB

II. Reading comprehension （阅读理解）

A） 51-55 BBDAC

B） 56. parents / family 57. taken / sent / rushed 58. die 59. trust / like 60. six months 61. Kids' Week 62. 14 63. hat 64. ￡30. 65. So they will get a chance to win a （new Ice Shark） snowboard.

66. 距离终点还有十米的时候，Dawson和Emily齐头并进。

67. Emily走上了沙滩，筋疲力尽，但是却很开心。

68. The strength that her family gave her.

69. Jack told him （about the race）.

70. Jack.

III. Cloze （完形填空）

A） 71. special 72. or 73. rings 74. lists 75. also 76. expensive 77. messages 78. to 79. send 80. which

B） 81. require 82. happened 83. hurt 84. standing 85. is

IV. Sentence pattern transformation （句式转换）

86. Do many people agree that

87. was poor / wasn't rich

88. which / that was

89. In what years / When did he help Brazil to win the World Cup?

90. Soccer was made a popular sport （by him） in the USA.

V. Translation （翻译）

91. I don't want to make a wrong decision.

92. She tried to pay attention to what he was saying.

93. Would you rather walk than take the / a bus?

94. Is that / this the best excuse you can come up with?

95. Mum used up all the milk when she was cooking.

VI. IQ （智力测试）

96. $3.70. （The Frisbee costs $3.70 and the softball costs $2.50. As you can see, the Frisbee costs $1.20 more than the softball, and together they cost $6.20.）

97. begin

98. Saturday.

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99.

99. H NTIME TEUSED

100. It's now 4:39. [John has to wait 9 minutes for his train （to Newburgh）. Heather has to wait 18 minutes for her train （to Springfield）, while Barbara has to wait 36 minutes for her train （to Clarksville）.]

VII. Error correction （短文改错）

101. height 102. √ 103. many 104. drive 105. think

VIII. Writing （写作）

A） One possible version:

Hi! I'm David and I'm a Junior 3 student. I usually do all my homework. I eat a lot of healthy foods because they are good for me and my studying. And I'm never late for school.

I also have some bad habits. I don't tidy my room and I seldom help with the housework because my mother won't let me. She does all the work. I never play any sport. I spend my spare time watching TV.

In the future I will try to give up my bad habits and live a healthy, happy life.

B） One possible version:

If I were the manager of the shop, I would have batteries. Kids love listening to their Walkmans, and they are not happy if their batteries run down.

Today's children have different tastes in music.

I would have a great collection of CDs for them to choose from. Teenagers like to look different. I would also have cool T-shirts and bags.

Lots of school shops sell junk food and fizzy drinks. They're unhealthy, so I would not sell these things in my shop.

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