2016年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛

2016年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛

高三年级组试题

（总分：150分答题时间：120分钟）

听力部分（共三大题，计30分）

ⅠSentences （句子听写）（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）

Please listen to the following five sentences. There are several missing words in each sentence. Fill in the blanks with the exact words you hear. Each sentence will be read twice.（请听下面五个句子，每个句子中均有几个缺失的单词，请根据你所听到的单词填空。每个句子读两遍。）（答案写在答题纸上）

1. Is there else you can do to your plan?

2. I’ll go to the camera shop after I’ve the car.

3. She her job and chose to live in France.

4. What are the causes to the death of many wild ?

5. I don’t know how she looking after her family in such a difficult situation.

ⅡDialogues （对话理解）（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）

(A) Please listen to the following five mini-dialogues. Each dialogue is followed by a question. Choose the best answer to each question according to the dialogue you hear. Each dialogue and question will be read twice.（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，选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。每组对话和问题读两遍。）（答案涂在答题纸上）

6.

7.

8.

A. In her room.

B. In her bag.

C. In the kitchen.

D. In her jacket.

9.

A. Do the homework in his room.

B. Watch his favorite TV program.

C. Help the woman get the dinner ready.

D. Record the film which he likes best.

10.

A. ￡25.00.

B.￡27.50.

C. ￡35.00.

D. ￡45.75.

(B) Please listen to the following dialogue. The dialogue is followed by five questions. Choose the best answer to each question according to the dialogue you hear. The dialogue and questions will be read twice. （请听下面的对话以及对话后的五个问题，根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳选项。对话和问题读两遍）（答案涂在答题纸上）

11.

A. Next year.

B. After the exams.

C. During his holiday.

D. Before the end of this term.

12.

A. Delicious all the time.

B. Not always very good.

C. Quite cheap.

D. Really expensive.

13.

A. Because it’s so small.

B. Because it’s too noisy.

C. Because he can’t afford it.

D. Because his mother dislikes it.

14.

A. Apply for a scholarship.

B. Ask his parents to pay it.

C. Work longer in summer.

D. Borrow money from a bank.

15.

A. His friend.

B. His teacher.

C. His brother.

D. His classmates.

ⅢPassages （短文理解）（共10小题；16-20 小题每小题1分，21-25小题每小题2分，计15分）

(A) Please listen to the following passage. The passage is followed by five questions. Choose the best answer to each question according to the passage you hear. The passage and questions will be read twice.（请听下面的短文以及短文后的五个问题，根据你所听到的短文内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳选项。短文和问题读两遍。）（答案涂在答题纸上）

16.

A. Seven.

B. Eight.

C. Nine.

D. Ten.

17.

A. Africa.

B. Asia.

C. America.

D. Europe.

18.

19.

A. Because there was heavy snow.

B. Because there was an accident.

C. Because there were too many people travelling.

D. Because there were storms on the journey.

20.

A. Bored.

B. Pleased.

C. Terrified.

D. Disappointed.

(B) Please listen to the following passage and fill in the blanks according to the passage you hear with one word for each blank. The passage will be read twice.（请听下面的短文，根据你所听到的内容填空，没空一词。短文读两遍。）（答案写在答题纸上）

BRANDON FOREST PARK

●Forest shop and cafe

The shop sells 21. , gifts and .

Snacks and drinks are available in the cafe.

The cafe is closed all day 22. .

●Picnic areas

23. are next to the park entrance.

●Bicycle hire

Cost of half-day hire is 24. .

●Summer events

This year’s event include 25. .

笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）

Ⅰ. Knowledge and Usage (知识与用法) （共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）

(A) Please complete the following sentences by using the Chinese hints given in the brackets.（请根据括号中所给的汉语提示完成下列句子。）（答案写在答题纸上）

26. It is said that Mr. Smith was endlessly kind and （耐心的）with children when he was young.

27. All of our classmates had （交上）their English homework before the class started.

28. Everyone started （恭喜；祝贺）me after they learned that I’d passed the entrance examination.

29. （事实上），it isn’t a good idea for parents to send their children to study abroad at an early age.

30. After seven years of （友谊），I still couldn’t tell when May was playing a joke on me.

(B) Please complete the following passage by choosing the best of the four choices marked A,B,C and D in the boxes. （请从方框中给所的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项完成下面的短文。）（答案涂在答题纸上）Although the plane is the fastest means of transport, the idea of traveling by plane doesn’t appeal to everyone because of the frequent delays. It’s extremely disappointing when you 31 yourself plenty of time to get to the airport and –once there—it’s brought to your 32 that there’s a problem with your flight. The staff at the check-in are trying to convince you that it won’t be long before the problem is 33 . Yet, hours later you feel let 34 as you continue to wait patiently for your boarding call. Of course, you won’t gain 35 by complaining. By this stage you realize you’re going to miss your connecting flight and now you must change your booking. You feel 36 you’re never going to get your destination. However, there’s the 37 chance that you could be one of the lucky ones spending the night at a top class hotel at the expense of the airline that caused your problem in the first place. Admittedly, you would rather be 38 for your original destination. Regular customers advise us just to accept the fact 39 no matter how frustrating this situation might be, it’s unavoidable and shouldn’t affect us so much. Nevertheless, it’ll always be a common sight to see people eagerly waiting 40 the hope of hearing their flight announced.

1 A. let B. allow C. make D. keep

2 A. care B. benefit C. attention D. interest

3 A. fetched B. defeated C. solved D. restored

4 A. off B. away C. out D. down

5 A. nothing B. anything C. anyone D. someone

6 A. as if B. even if C. in case D. if only

7 A. does B. weak C. light D. slight

8 A. taking B. heading C. doing D. bringing

9 A. what B. who C. that D. which

10 A. in B. with C. at D. on

ⅡCloze （完形填空）（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）

A) Please read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the proper forms of 5 words or phrases out of the 7 given ones in the box according to the context.（请阅读下面的短文，并根据其内容提示，从方框中所给的7个词语中选出5

It’

41 of things that happened to me from eight onwards, but only very few before that. I studied for a whole year at Elmtree House but I cannot even remember what my classroom 42 . I do remember sitting on the stairs and trying over and over again to tie one of my shoelaces, but that’s all that comes back to me.

On the other hand, I can remember very 43 the journeys I made to and from the school because they were so extremely exciting. Great excitement is probably the only thing that really interests a six-year-old boy and it sticks in his mind. In my case, the excitement centered around my new tricycle. I rode to school on it every day with my eldest sister riding on hers. No grown-up came with us, and I can remember so vividly how we 44 to go racing at enormous tricycle speeds down the middle of the road and then when we came to a corner, we would lean to one side and take it on two wheels.

So much, then, for my memories of kindergarten sixty-two years ago. It’s not much, but it’s all that’s 45 .

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. （请阅读下面的短文，用以下三种形式中的一种填空：1 根据上下文填空；2 用所给单词的适当形式填空；3 根据单词所给的字母填空，每空一词。）（答案写在答题纸上）

Chatting to babies is a particular way improves their intelligence and gives them a head start in life, a new study has found. Speech and language therapist Dr. Sally Ward 46 (select) 140 nine-month-old children. She then gave 70 of the parents detailed advice on the best way to communicate 47 their children and left the others without guidance. The ―communicating‖ parents were told to spend at least 30 minutes every day talking to their children, without any background noise, about subjects t 48 their infants might take an interest in. more than six year later, and after 49 (regularly) checks had been kept of their progress, the children had IQ tests. Those in the talking group were, on average, a year and three months ahead of the other group. Nine children had IQs in the gifted category, wh 50 none in the non-talking group was as bright.

In a separate study experts have warned of the dangers of children under the age of two 51 (watch) television. The research has shown that exposure to television is res 52 for anything from delayed speech to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (注意缺陷障碍). The problem with television is that it confuses infants, who’ll block out the background noise coming from it. As 53 result, they learn to ignore all noise and this includes speech. Pediatric and language specialists also disapprove of radio that has much the same ef 54 on a child’s language development.

The main finding of the report is that at very early ages children shouldn’t 55 allowed to watch any television at all. Parents have good reasons for ignoring their youngsters’ protests and simply switching off.

ⅢReading comprehension （阅读理解）（共20小题；56-60小题每小题1分，61-75小题每小题2分，计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 passage. （阅读下面短文，每篇短文后设有若干问题，请根据短文后的要求回答问题。）（56-58小题答案涂在答题纸上，59-75小题答案写在答题纸上）

(A)

Wondering where to go for your holiday this year? Tired of beach holidays? Do you feel that just lying on some sand isn’t the most interesting way to spend your precious holiday time? If your answer is ―yes‖to these questions, then the solution is obvious: join us on a Blue Sky Cycling Holiday!

Get fit while you relax on holiday. Every cycling group is joined by two of our expert guides and tour leaders. As well as being knowledgeable about the route, they’re qualified fitness trainers and can make sure your cycle in the right way. We’ll passing through villages with very special local foods for your lunch, so you can buy what you prefer. What you eat is, of course, up to you!

Don’t worry about trying to carry all your luggage on your bike. Luggage will be taken from hotel to hotel in our cars, to be ready for you every night. The distance we cover each day will depend on the kind of countryside we’re traveling through, already planned so you’ll never get too tired.

Accommodation is arranged for you in good-quality 3-star hotels. Experience has taught us that this is the standard most people prefer on these holidays. Our prices are $50 per person, based on sharing a twin room. Single accommodation is available for a small extra payment at the time of booking. There’s a choice of breakfast, from tea and fruit to completely cooked breakfasts, and, similarly, in the evening, you can help yourself from a buffet or go for the set menu.

In order to keep the groups friendly and also safe along the roads, we set limit on the number of people n a holiday. This varies to some extent depending on the landscape and road types being used on any particular holiday, but we don’t run holidays with fewer than six guests or more than fifteen.

Call or email for more information or to make a booking today!

Questions 56-58: choose the best answer from A,B,C and D according to the passage.

56. The advertisement is to attract people to during the holidays.

A. swim in the sea

B. climb the mountain

C. cycle in the countryside

D. dive in the ocean

57. There are usually tour leaders in each cycling group.

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

58. The accommodation cost is usually per person.

A. $20.

B. $30.

C. $40.

D. $50.

Questions 59-60: Decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false (F) according to the passage.

59. The limit on the number for every group is usually between six and fifteen people according to the advertisement.

60. People can get more information about the Blue Sky Cycling Holiday by making a phone call.

(B)

Currently, nine out of ten people in the U.K. shop online at least once a month. Experts predict that our spending on the Internet over the next five years will grow by 129%. Read on to find out how you can protect yourself when you’re shopping online.

61 It should be protected by up-to-date anti-virus software, and you should also install a personal firewall, which will stop hackers attacking your system. Check that your firewall is turned on before you start shopping, and when you finish, be sure to log out of the system, especially if you share your computer with other people.

Take a minute to look at the website before you buy anything. Check that the company has a geographical address as well as a landline telephone number, and write down these details. 62

Sellers should have a list of all your rights (for example, what to do if you have a problem with the item you bought, or if it hasn’t arrived) somewhere on their websites, and you need to read this before you decide to shop there. 63 As a general rule, online companies usually give their customers seven days to cancel their order if

they change their minds about their purchase. This week is called a ―cooling-off‖ period.

64 The icon is in the shape of a padlock, and you can find it on the browser bar at the bottom of the screen. Another indication of a safe website is its address. The address should begin with ―https‖and not ―http‖—the letter ―s‖ stands for secure.

The final stage of online shopping is the order confirmation. This is proof that you’ve bought a product from this company, and it contains the special reference number for your order. 65 You might need it if there’s a problem.

Question 61-65: choose from the sentences A-G to complete the passage. There are two sentences which you don’t need to use.

A. If this happens, your credit card will offer you the best protection.

B. A special icon on your screen will tell you if the website you’re using is safe.

C. Make sure that your advice, for example, your laptop or tablet, is safe to use at all times.

D. If you can’t find the list, you should probably choose a different websites.

E. When you buy things on the Internet, there’s no chance that something may go wrong.

F. It’s generally better to use sellers that you know about or ones that have been recommended to you.

G. You should always print this information and keep it safe somewhere.

(C)

Montana Born

Leonard Clark

I saw her first through wavering candlelight.

My sister in her cradle one hour old:

Outside, the snow was drifting through the night.

But she lay warm, obvious to the cold.

Her eyes were closed, the half-moist wisps of hair,

A honey harvest on her wrinkled head,

The smile upon her face as if she was elsewhere,

But knew the land she had inherited.

My mother there at peace, her labor done,

Their greyness gone, her cheeks were coralline,

She welcomed me, her wondering first-born son

And placed my sister’s new-nailed hand in mine.

I looked through the freezing window pane,

The whitening acre bare and stretching far

That nine months hence would heave with welling grain,

And over every distant peak a star.

And she, my winter sister, does she know,

That all this homely countryside is hers.

Where once were warring Sioux and buffalo,

And covered wagons full of travelers?

But I will tell her the Indian tales,

And show her grass-high fields, and sugar beet.

We’ll ride all day along the western trails,

Missouri River glinting at our feet.

Montana born. she’ll sleep beneath these beams,

And learn the simple ways, and say her prayers,

And even now she may see in her dreams

Another boy come climbing up the stairs.

Questions 66-70: Answer the questions according to the passage.

66. How old was Clark’s sister?

67. When was the born?

68. In which paragraph was the baby’s appearance described?

69. What did Leonard’s mother put in Clark’s hand?

70. Was the baby born in the countryside?

(D)

What will a day in your life be like in 2025? Luis Villazon lets you peer into the future..

6:45

The alarm clock goes off. It’s set for 7:00, but the clock’s connected to the internet and has woken you fifteen minutes earlier than usual because the traffic reports from the internet are predicting longer delays today due to a Tube strike. The internet radio station streams music from a standardized station playlist. But there’s also a special internet service which means that the news, traffic and weather are local, and are customized for you using the preferences that you set before.

7:50

Your journey to work is still by car—the public transport hasn’t improved much. It’s now almost impossible to buy a new car that isn’t at least a hybrid, uses regenerative braking (which charges a battery as you brake) and smart idling (which cuts the engine if you stop for more than a few seconds). Service stations now have fast-charge points at some locations where you can leave your car recharging while you have a coffee.

18:30

All the checkouts at your local supermarkets are self-service. This is apart from a single ―assisted checkout‖, intended for customers with disabilities and staffed on demand. Most food manufacturers now label their products with food miles and some have gone a step further with a ―carbon foodprint‖—the total carbon emitted during the production process, not just transportation.

22:30

Through the night, while you’re asleep and electricity demand is low, wind and wave power continue to supply electricity to the national grid. Combined with the photovoltaic cells you put on the roof, more than fifteen percent of your total electricity now comes from green sources. Long showers and keeping the TV on standby are things of the past. The smart meter allows you to keep track of your electricity consumption.

Questions 71-75: Complete the summary of the passage above with no more than three words for each blank according to the passage.

This passage allows us to peer at something that will probably happen in the year of 71 . In the morning, the 72 will wake us in time according to the traffic report from the internet. Then we will still drive to work, but the car is a hybrid, using regenerative braking; and smart idling. We can recharge our cars while we have a coffee in a service ourselves 73 . In the afternoon when we go shopping in a supermarket, we will all self serve ourselves and some food will even be 74 with a ―carbon foodprint‖. During the night, 75 power will continue to supply us electricity and over fifteen percent of our total electricity will come from green

sources.

Ⅳ. Translation （翻译）（共6小题；76-77小题每小题1分，78-81小题每小题2分，计10分）

(A) Please translate the underlined sentences in the following passage into Chinese.（请将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。）（答案写在答题纸上）

Each year the International Federation of Film Producers Association (FLAPF) gives accreditation to more than 50 film festivals worldwide. Below are two of the most important events.

Berlin Film Festival

Film producers have been competing for the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival since 1951. About 350 films are shown at the fortnight-long festival held in February every year. 76. One of the world’s most famous film festivals, with 150,000 tickets sold, the Berlin Film Festival is also one of the biggest. More than 16,000 film professionals, including 3,600 journalists from about 80 countries, are accredited for the festival every year.

London Film festival

The London Film Festival started in 1956 when a group of film critics decided over dinner that London needed a film festival. 77. The first festival featured 20 films and its aim was to give the public the opportunity to see films from around the world that weren’t being shown in the cinema. It’s now one of Europe’s largest public film events, screening about 280 films from 60 countries. The London Film Festival is held in October and November and is non-competitive.

(B) Please translate the following sentences into English by using the hints given in brackets.

78. 这个电站一旦建成，将向附近的城乡供电。（supply）

79. 这位法国学生正在教玛丽法语以换取玛丽教他英语。（in exchange for）

80. 正是张梦雪为中国赢得了2016年奥运会的第一枚金牌。（It was…that/who）

81. 直到她毕业参加工作，她才意识到自己曾经浪费了多少时间。（Not until 倒装句）

ⅤError Correction (短文改错) (共10处错误；每处错误1分，计10分)

There are altogether 10 errors in the following passage. The errors are about missing words, unnecessary words and wrong words. Please correct them according to the following requirements: for a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with the sign “∧” and write the word you believe to be missing in the line on the answer sheet; for an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with the sign “﹨” and put the word with the sign “﹨”in the line on the answer sheet; for a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the line on the answer sheet.

Notes: 1. There is only one word for each error;

2. You only need to correct 10 errors and there will be no points for the eleventh you make.

下文中共有10处错误，错误涉及缺词、多词与错词三个方面。请根据以下要求修改文中出现的错误：缺词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在答题线上写出该词；

多词：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉，在答题线上写出该词，并也用斜线（﹨）划掉；

错词：在错词下划一横线，并在答题线上写出改正后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

Of the great poets of the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai is probable the one most familiar to Western readers. He is born in 701 and when he was five years old, he started travelling with his merchant father.

Throughout his life Li Bai produced a number of poem on many different subjects—at particularly nature, wine, friendship and time. He has become recognizing by many as the greatest of the Tang poets. He stayed for a few years in various places, but travelled all over the country.

Li Bai is well known as his imagination in his poetry as well as his love for liquor. Like Du Fu, he spent much of his life visit different places. He’s said to have drowned in Yangtze River, having fallen from him boat while drunkenly trying to embrace the reflection of the moon.

82-91:

82. 83. 84. 85. 86.

87. 88. 89. 90. 91.

ⅥIQ Test （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。）（答案写在答题纸上）

92. Which of the words in this series doesn’t fit?

SAME, MEA T, ATTACH, CHARGE, GENTLE, LEA VE, VERBAL, LATEST

93. What number should replace the question mark?

94. What does the underlined part mean in Chinese?

Chuck felt bad about not going with his friends for pizza after the school dance, but with a final exam coming up in a couple of days, he knew that you reap what you sow. As it turned out, his decision to go home and study for the exam was good one. His efforts at studying paid off with a high grade. Unfortunately, his friends didn’t score half as well.

95. What’s light as a feather, but the strongest person in the world can’t hold it for more than a few minutes?

96. The black dot moves two corners counter-clockwise(逆时针) at each stage and the white dot moves three corners clockwise (顺时针) at each stage. In how many stages will they be together in the same corner?

Ⅶ. Writing （写作）（共2题；A题满分10分，B 题满分20分，计30分）（答案写在答题纸上）

(A) Suppose you are Li Hua. You’ve read an advertisement for a summer language course in “Language Today”and have several questions you want to ask. Please write a letter to the school in no less than 100 words.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I’m writing with regard to your advertisement published in the magazine ―Language Today‖.

…

I would be grateful if you would reply as soon as possible.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Li Hua (B) During the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, some people went to Rio to watch live sports events, while most people watched them on TV at home. What are the advantages and disadvantages of going to see a live sports event compared to watching it at home on TV? Please write your composition in no less than 120 words.