1、2010年全国中学生英语能力竞赛 NEPCS初赛高二年级组试题 其他 VI. 智力测试（ IQ）（共 5小题，计 5分） 回答下列问题。（答案：写在答题纸上） 106. What number should replace the question mark 107. One letter in each word of a well-known saying has been changed. What is the saying TAPE TIE PULL MY TOE CORNS 108. What letter should replace the question mark 109.
2、 Tom beats Joe at pool （落袋台球戏） but loses to Sue. Hilary usually wins against Joe, sometimes against Tom, but never against Sue. Who is the weakest player 110. is to as is to: _ . 答案： 106. 30. (74+2=30) 107. Take the bull by the horns. 108. O. (Opposite letters are the same number of letters from the
3、 beginning and end of the alphabet respectively.) 109. Joe. 110. B) 根据提示把下列句子译成英语。（答案：写在答题纸上） 91. 现代科学不仅仅是大量的信息。（ more than） 92. 事实是地球围绕太阳转，而不是太阳围绕地球转。（ the other way around） 93. 她建议我按时归还学校图书馆的图书。（虚拟语气） 94. 我会遵守诺言，一到北京就给你写信。（同位语从句） 95. 他发现很难集中注意一件事在五分钟以上。（ focus on） 答案： 91. Modern science is more th
4、an a large amount of information. 92. Its a fact that the earth moves around the sun, not the other way around. 93. She advised that I (should) return the books to the school library on time. 94. I will keep my promise that I will write to you as soon as I get to Beijing. 95. He found it hard to foc
5、us on one thing for longer than five minutes. IV. 翻译（ Translation）（ 共 10小题，计 10分） A) 阅读下面短文，然后把划线处的句子译成汉语。（答案：写在答题纸上） In order to make a good impression during a job interview, you need to prepare yourself for it. (86) You should arrive in advance for the interview, so that you can give yourself a l
6、ittle time to relax before the interview begins. The impression you make as you walk into the room is very important. (87) Try to find out if the company or organization has rules about dress. Then try to dress according to their regulations. You also need to plan what you are going to say. In some
7、interviews you will have to do a lot of talking, and in others you will only have to answer a few questions about your education and experience. (88) You need to have answers ready about yourself, your schoolwork, your strong points, your reasons for applying for the job, and the salary you expect.
8、You will also be allowed to ask some questions of your own. (89) The questions you ask will show the interviewer that you have given careful thought to the position. You can ask questions like these: (90) What duties will I have to perform in this position Does the company provide health insurance D
9、oes the company provide opportunities for further education 答案： 单项选择 * 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答案：。（答案：涂在答题纸上） Do you know Mr. Smith Yes. Hes a strange man. We found _ difficult to work with him. A. us B. it C. him D. you 答案： B I have to be
10、at the office by noon tomorrow. My co -workers are taking me out for a final good-bye lunch. _ Where are you going to eat I dont know. They want to treat me. A I dont know. B How nice! C Its my pleasure. D Its none of my business. 答案： B When you finish that report, here are all the files for the nex
11、t one we need to complete, by tomorrow evening. _ Cant you extend the deadline Ive got a headache and Ive hardly slept all week. Ill see what I can do, but take some aspirin and keep working. A Im not even halfway through this first one! B It looks like it went through just fine. C Oh, Im sure I can
12、 help you do that. DWhat doyouwanttodiscuss 答案： B）下列 5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答案：。（答案：涂在答题纸上） Faraday made the _ electric motor in 1821. It was an invention that used electricity to produce movement. A. obvious B. social C. mad D. first 答案： D In 1831, Faraday discovered that electricity
13、 moves through a wire _ a magnet（磁铁） is moved near the wire. A where B so C when D but 答案： C He used this discovery to _ a machine for making electricity. Faraday also showed how electricity affects chemical ubstances. A debate B reflect C match D produce 答案： D Faraday gave _ most of his money to th
14、e poor. When he grew old, he did not have enough money left to live on. A on B away C by D of 答案： B Queen Victoria rewarded him for his _ by giving him money and a house. He died in 1867. A discoveries B introductions C books D definitions 答案： A How are you getting on with your book I have finished
15、a large part of it; the rest of it _ more difficult. A is B are C was D were 答案： A Ive got a lot of books, _ are written in foreign languages. A and most of which B some of which C some of them D most of these 答案： B His money had not brought happiness and perhaps it had contributed_ his strange sens
16、e of values. A up B for C as D to 答案： D You were driving at 100 km an hour, sir. But officer, I _. My car cant go more than 80. A may not have to B couldnt have been C wouldnt like to D neednt to be 答案： B They _ the distance and the communication problem for people visiting their city. A drew attent
17、ion to B used up C washed away D dreamed of 答案： A _ their service, the workers of the hotel are active in learning English. A Searching B Informed C To improve D Having caused 答案： C Every morning at a _ time after breakfast she gave him an hours lesson. A busy B patient C convenient D present 答案： C
18、It was not until last year _ he got in touch with his father in Canada. A where B what C how D that 答案： D I kept looking at the man wearing a pair of glasses, wondering _. A whether did I borrow his book B where I had seen him before C what I knew his wife D when had I helped him 答案： B The item you
19、requested yesterday is no longer available and _ we are returning your cheque. A therefore B altogether C otherwise D moreover 答案： A When did the story happen It happened in _ spring of _ 1937. A the; the B a; the C the; 不填 D不填；不填 答案： C May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at five oclock tonight
20、 Im sorry. He _ gone to a party long before then. A had B is C will have D has 答案： C 完型填空 III. 完形填空（ Cloze） (共 15小题，计 15分 ) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框内选择适当的单词或短语填空。方框内有多余的词或短语，每个词或短语限用一次。（答案：写在答题纸上） found, may, of, led to, sometimes, rather than, mad, in fact, even if, different, water, part, drink, as well
21、 as, natural, include, important, wherever Many tourists nowadays walk around carrying plastic bottles of water, even in cities. The bottles seem to have become an (71)_ fashion accessory（配件） , and not only for tourists. (72)_, nowadays everyone seems to carry a bottle of water with them (73)_ they
22、go. This fashion for being seen with bottled water, (74)_ called “designer water”, has (75)_ a massive（大量的） increase in sales over the past few years. There are now so many (76)_ brand names available in the shops that it is hard to choose. But why do some people prefer their water from a bottle (77
23、)_ a tap To start with, water forms a very important (78)_ of a healthy lifestyle. We are now advised to (79)_ two litres of water daily, (80)_ eating large quantities of fruit and vegetables. Besides this, designer water offers the promise (81)_ purity. It is advertised as clean and (82)_, while ta
24、p water (83)_ be viewed with suspicion （怀疑） . But is there really any difference between bottled and tap (84)_ Surprisingly, in the USA it was (85)_ that bottled water was not always as pure as most ordinary tap water. 答案： 71. important 72. In fact 73. wherever 74. sometimes 75. led to 76. different
25、 77. rather than 78. part 79. drink 80. as well as 81. of 82. natural 83. may 84. water 85. found 阅读理解 C On May 7, 2001, Ronnie Biggs arrived in Britain for the first time in about thirty-five years. His return was the end of one of Britains most famous crime stories, The Great Train Robbery. In 196
26、3 Biggs was in a gang that stole 2.6 million from a train traveling between London and Glasgow. The gang was caught quickly, and Biggs was sentenced to thirty years in jail. Many people thought that the sentence was too harsh（严厉的） . Biggs also thought it was too harsh, so he decided to escape. Biggs
27、 was sent to Wandsworth Prison, a maximum security jail. It had one very high wall to keep the prisoners in, and some guards to watch them. One afternoon in July 1965, Biggs was in the prison yard. He had been in jail for just fifteen months. A tall van（货车） stopped outside the jail, and a ladder was
28、 placed against the wall. Then a rope ladder was thrown over the wall into the prison yard. Biggs climbed up the rope ladder, jumped down into the van and escaped! From that time on, Biggs lived on the run. After hiding in France, Spain and Australia, he finally settled in Brazil in 1970. He was a c
29、elebrity（名人） criminal. He appeared in rock videos and movies, and he sold souvenirs to tourists who came to see him. But he missed his home in Britain and, at the age of seventy-one, decided to go home. He was met at the airport by family, friendsand police. 61. Ronnie Biggs was sentenced to thirty
30、years in jail because _. 62. What kind of prison was Ronnie Biggs in 63. The main idea of Paragraph 2 is _. 64. How many countries had Ronnie Biggs been to after he escaped from Britain 65. When was Ronnie Biggs born 答案： 61. he and his gang stole 2.6 million from a train traveling between London and
31、 Glasgow 62. It was a maximum security jail which had one very high wall to keep the prisoners in and some guards to watch them. 63. Ronnie Biggss escape from jail 64. Four. 65. In 1930. B Every afternoon in South Korea, when school and work finish, over 100,000 people meet on the Internet to play a
32、 game called Lineage. They meet in a virtual（虚拟的） world 500 years in the past. They form teams and fight for justice and money. They are part of one of the Internets many online gaming communities. The people who play these games are called gamers. Often they meet in 24-hour cafs to play Lineage, as
33、 well as other games such as Diablo, StarCraft and Counter Strike. Most gamers just play for fun, but for some people, it can become an obsession （着迷） . When gaming becomes an obsession it can become dangerous. In Hong Kong, a seventeen-year-old boy died as a result of playing his favourite game in
34、the caf where he worked. After working for eight hours, he often stayed at the caf and played Diablo II. On some nights he slept for only two hours. In May 2002, he was found unconscious at a computer after playing all night. When he died later in hospital, doctors said it was because he was exhaust
35、ed. In Korea, the dangers can come from other gamers. In the virtual world of Lineage, gamers can create new characters for themselves. High school students can become very powerful fighters and leaders. They play against doctors, businessmen and even members of dangerous gangs. But sometimes things
36、 that happen in the game affect real life. Gamers have been beaten up in real life by people they have killed online! 56. How many people play Lineage when school and work are over every day in South Korea 57. What do people do in the virtual world of Lineage 58. The online games mentioned in the pa
37、ssage are _. 59. What does the underlined word “exhausted” mean 60. What does the passage mainly talk about 答案： 56. Over 100,000. 57. They form teams and fight for justice and money. 58. Lineage, Diablo, StarCraft and Counter Strike 59. Tired out / Very tired. 60. Computer games. II. 阅读理解（ Reading c
38、omprehension）（共 20小题，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） A Most people think that the capital of the movie world is Hollywood, in the United States. However, the real movie capital is Mumbai, in India. Mumbai used to be known as Bombay, and so the film industry t
39、here is called “Bollywood”. Bollywood makes twice as many movies each year as Hollywoodmore than 800 films a year. The movies from Bollywood are very different from Hollywood movies. For one thing, Bollywood movies are much longer than most Hollywood movies. Most Bollywood movies are more than three
40、 hours long, and contain singing, dancing, action, adventure, mystery, and romance. Because Bollywood films contain so many different features, this style of film is sometimes called a “masala” film. (“Masala” is an Indian word for a mixture of spices. ) Another big difference between Bollywood and
41、Hollywood movies is the way the movies are made. It takes much longer to make a movie in Hollywood than in Bollywood. In fact, filming may begin on a Bollywood movie before the script is even finished. The director and writers can make up the story while the film is being made. Sometimes they will e
42、ven write the script by hand instead of taking time to type it. Bollywood actors are very popular and some are in such high demand that they may work on several movies at the same time. They may even shoot scenes for several films on the same day using the same clothes and scenery (舞台布景） . Since mos
43、t Bollywood movies follow the same kind of story, shooting scenes for several films at the same time is not a big problem for actors or directors. This also helps keep the cost of Bollywood movies lower than the cost of Hollywood movies. The average Bollywood film, with a budget （预算） of only two mil
44、lion U.S. dollars, seems very cheap compared to the average budget of sixty million U.S. dollars for a Hollywood filmthirty times as much! 51. The main topic of the passage is _. A. famous stars in Bollywood B. how Hollywood movies are made C. the differences between two movie industries D. the hist
45、ory of movie-making in India 52. What is NOT true about Mumbai A. It is the movie capital of India. B. Its new name is Bombay. C. More movies are made there than in Hollywood. D. The film industry there is called “Bollywood”. 53. Why are Bollywood films often called “masala” films A. They have inter
46、esting stories. B. They are much longer than Hollywood films. C. They show Indian culture. D. They mix different styles of movies. 54. Bollywood movies are cheap to make because _. A. they are shorter than Hollywood films B. the scripts are written by hand C. the movies do not use any special effect
47、s D. most movies reuse things from other movies 55. Which of these statements would the writer probably agree with A. Most Bollywood movies are very similar. B. It takes a lot of money to make a good movie. C. Only Indian people can understand Bollywood movies. D. Hollywood movies are too violent. B
48、）非选择题：阅读 下列短文，然后回答问题或完成句子。（答案：写在答题纸上） 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 A 短文改错 V. 短文改错（ Error correction）（共 10小题，计 10分） 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（ ）；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。 I am watching televison
