2004年 NEPCS高三组样题及参考答案
笔试部分(共七大题,计120分)
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选项。
1. You can have _______ second try if you fail _______ first time.
A. the; 不填
B. 不填; a
C. the; a
D. a; the
2. She told you that she had finished the task, _______ ?
A. didn't she
B. hasn't she
C. did she
D. had she
3. _______ motorbike you are riding! Where did you buy it?
A. What a beautiful
B. What beautiful a
C. How a beautiful
D. How beautiful
4. —Is John going away?
—I think so. He _______ for a better job, but he didn't get it.
A. hopes
B. had hoped
C. was hoped
D. has hoped
5. Let's _______ the tools before we leave the workshop.
A. put up
B. put off
C. put in
D. put away
6. Is this museum _______ you visited?
A. the place where
B. which
C. where
D. the one
7. Jenny's birthday is _______ . Let's get something nice ready for it.
A. in two weeks'
B. two-weeks time
C. two weeks away
D. after two weeks' time
8. There is a new problem _______ in the popularity of private cars, so road condition s need _______ .
A. involved; to be improved
B. involving; to be improved
C. to involve; improving
D. having involved; improving
9. _______ was not until the day before yesterday that I received a parcel from him.
A. That
B. I
C. It
D. There
10. _______ comes to work late will be scolded by the director.
A. Anyone
B. The person
C. Who
D. Whoever
11. Tough as the task was, we _______ finish it ahead of time and therefore we were hi ghly praised for it.
A. would
B. had to
C. were able to
D. must
12. My sister, as well as her classmates who _______ late for class, _______ criticize
d by Mr Hunt.
A. were; was
B. was; were
C. was; was
D. were; were
13. Harry: Why not have a new machine designed?
Sandy: _______ . I'll have someone do it soon.
A. I don't think so
B. I'm not sure
C. I don't agree
D. Sounds like a good idea
14. Mr Hood: I'd like to invite you to dinner this Saturday, Mr Smith.
Mr Smith: _______
A. Oh, no. It's up to you.
B. Wait until we get a satisfactory reply, will you?
C. I'm very sorry, but I have other plans.
D. Thanks, but I couldn't agree with you more.
15. Susan: Do you mind if I keep pets in this building?
David: _______
A. I'd rather you didn't, actually.
B. Of course not, it's not allowed here.
C. Great! I dislike pets.
D. No, you can't.
B)下面五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选项.
16. One in six drivers in Britain is aged between 17 and 25. More drivers in this age group, however, are responsible for a _______ number of accidents than older drivers.
A. less
B. smaller
C. most
D. greater
17. A team of research has spent two years _______ the driving performance, attitude a nd behaviour of young people.
A. studying
B. teaching
C. seeing
D. preparing
18. The report says that some young drivers are dangerous, _______ a large number of m ales particularly those aged from 17 to 20, do not drive as carefully as other age groups.
A. therefore
B. but
C. and
D. so
19. These young drivers are more likely to have an accident in their first year of dri ving than when their _______ increases.
A. amount
B. interest
C. experience
D. time
20. The report also notes that men are more likely to break driving rules than women, and that a girlfriend or wife in the car has a calming influence _______ the driving pattern of young men.
A. at
B. above
C. for
D. on
II. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension) (共30小题,计30分)
A)阅读下列短文,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选项。
(A)
Gestures are the silent language of every culture. We point a finger or move another p art of the body to show what we want to say. It is important to know the body language of ev ery country or we may be misunderstood.
In the US, people greet each other with a handshake in a formal discussion. The handsh ake must be firm. If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness. Frie nds may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder. Some people, usually women, greet each other with a hug (拥抱).
Space is important to Americans. When two people talk to each other, they usually stan d about 2.5 feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other directly. Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close. They will move back to have their space. If Americans touch another person by accident, they say, "Pardon me." or "Excuse me."
Americans like to look at the other in the eyes when they are talking. If you don't do so, it means you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested. When you stare at some one, however, it is not polite.
For Americans, thumbs-up means "yes", "very good" or "well done". Thumbs-down means th e opposite. To call a waiter, one might put up one hand to head level or above. To show you want the check, make a movement with your hands as you are signing a piece of paper. It is a ll right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index finger(食指). American s shake their index fingers at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when t hey admire them.
Learning a culture's body language is sometimes confusing(困惑的). If you don't know w hat to do, the safest thing to do is to smile.
21. When you shake hands with an American, you should _______ .
A. shake his / her hand firmly
B. put your hands on his / her shoulder
C. shake his / her hand gently
D. give him / her a hug afterward
22. In the US, people usually _______ if you stand too close to them.
A. feel friendly
B. get uncomfortable
C. keep still
D. hit you angrily
23. If you talk with an American friend, it's polite to _______ .
A. stare at him / her
B. look at the ground
C. look at him / her in the eyes
D. look here and there
24. When an American gives you the thumbs-up, he, in fact _______ .
A. means that you are number one
B. wants to please you
C. needs to call a waiter
D. expresses his satisfaction to you
25. What's the main idea of this passage?
A. People greet each other by shaking hands in America.
B. Every country has their own gestures.
C. Learning a culture's body language is very important and necessary.
D. It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index fi nger.
(B)
Australia, with the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Indian Ocean to the west, is a v ery large country, while its population is very small. Another interesting fact is that one out of five Australians was not born in Australia. Most of the population is in the southeas t part. Three out of every five people live in one of the five big cities. Sydney is the big gest city with a population of 3.1 million. Melbourne in Victoria has a population of about 3 million. Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth each has about one million. All of these cities, exc ept Perth, which faces the Indian Ocean, are in the east and southeast of the country.
The capital city of Australia, Canberra, is not very big. Only about a quarter of a mi llion live there. Hobart in Tasmania, which is to the south of the mainland of Australia, is even smaller and Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, is a very small city. It ha s a population of under 40,000.
26. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Australia is a country whose area is very large, but whose population is very s mall.
B. Australia is a very small country both in area and in population.
C. Most Australians were not born in Australia.
D. Most of the population of Australia is in the southeast and the north part.
27. _______ has the second largest population.
A. Canberra
B. Sydney
C. Melbourne
D. Brisbane
28. Which of the following maps shows the right positions of Brisbane, Hobart,Perth an
d Darwin?
(B=Brisbane; H=Hobart; P=Perth;D=Darwin)
29. The following five cities, Canberra,Darwin, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth,have a po pulation of about _______ million.
A. 1.65
B. 4.40
C. 3.65
D. 3.29
30. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The cities' development of Australia in population.
B. The history of the cities in Australia.
C. The distribution (分布) of Australia's population.
D. The importance of the cities in Australia.
B)阅读下列短文,并按要求做每篇后面的题目。
(C)
GENEVA— The use of stimulants(兴奋剂) or drugs is increasing and something must be do ne about it, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
"In the 1970s the international focus(焦点) was on heroin. In the 1980s and the 1990s the focus was on cocaine. Now in the 21st century we are becoming frightened by the rapid in crease in amphetamine-type stimulants, not only in the rich countries of the world but the w hole world," said the official of the WHO.
Amphetamines are often used by the workers, such as long-distance truck drivers, to in crease endurance (耐久力) or delay sleep, the official said.
About 3 per cent of the population of the world use amphetamine, experts said. In Brit ain, among young people between the ages of 16 and 19, fourteen percent of them have used am phetamines.
In Korea, Japan, Denmark, the Philippines and Australia, amphetamines are more widely used than heroin or cocaine, a reporter said. The problem is also widespread in the United S tates, Western and Eastern Europe.
Directions (a):Answer the following questions.
31. This passage appeared in a newspaper,in which type of column (栏目) might it be?
32. How many kinds of drugs are mentioned in this passage? What are they?
33. Why does the use of amphetamine-type stimulants frighten us?
34. According to the passage, how many people in the world have used amphetamines?
35. What's the purpose of writing this article?
Directions (b):Judge whether the following statements are true (T) or fa lse(F) .
36. The problem of using amphetamines is widespread in America and Europe.
37. Amphetamines are made of cocaine.
38. People in Britain never use heroin.
(D)
Microwaves that transmit television signals always travel in a straight line. As the E arth is round, it is impossible to send television signals over a long distance. For example, if we tried to send television signals directly from Europe to America, the microwaves carr ying the signals would shoot into space over the Atlantic and wouldn't reach America.
If we want to send television signals around the surface of the Earth, we must send th em from point to point by a relay system. On land we can set up relay stations for this purp ose, and we can pass signals from station to station in a series of straight lines. However, we can not do this so easily over water. In order to send pictures directly across the Atla ntic, for example, we would need to build a chain of relay stations across the ocean, which is about 3,000 miles wide. One choice would be to build one great tower in the middle of the ocean. But the tower would have to be 500 miles high!
Both of these ideas are impossible. So we use a communication satellite thousands of m iles in outer space to relay the television signals across the Atlantic. A satellite receive s the picture signals in a straight line from the ground station on one side of the Atlantic, from England, for example. Then it sends signals down again, also in a straight line, to th e ground station on the other side of the Atlantic in the United States. The communication s atellite must be within view of both ground stations at the same time.
Directions(a):Find out the words or phrases in the passage which have the following m eanings.
39. They are very short waves used in TV and radar: _______
40. A place that receives and rebroadcasts radio programmes: _______
41. To send out: _______
Directions (b):Answer the following questions.
42. Why would people build relay stations?
43. If we need to build one relay station in the middle of the ocean, what should the height of the relay station be?
44. How should the television signals be sent around the surface of the Earth?
45. What do we use to send television signals across the ocean?
(E)
Each year large numbers of alumni (校友) return to Lancaster University to study at po stgraduate level, full-time and part-time. Postgraduate study can enhance(提升)your career o pportunities or perhaps give an opportunity to change career direction.
Lancaster University is ranked among the top ten universities in Britain for the excel lence of our research; many of our departments have also been rated as"excellent" in recent teaching quality assessments(评估). The university offers a choice of taught Masters and Dip loma courses and research degrees in all four faculties:
※ Applied Sciences and Engineering
※ Arts and Humanities
※ Environmental and Natural Sciences
※ Business and Management
To find out more, please contact:
Heather Willis
Postgraduate Admissions officer
University House,Lancaster University
Lancaster LA14YW
Tel: (44)(0) 1524592033
Fax: (44)(9) 1524592065
E-mail: pgadmissions@https://www.doczj.com/doc/669542355.html,
The postgraduate prospectus(简介), plus further information on all our departments, ca n be found on the University's Website, at https://www.doczj.com/doc/669542355.html,.
Directions (a):Below is a summary of the above advertisement. Fill in the spaces 46-4 8 with no more than five words in each blank.
The above is an advertisement for Lancaster University to attract students to 46 , both full-time and part-time courses are available. This university is ranked among 47 in Britain for their research. Lots of their departments have been rated as "excellent" i
n 48 . Both the way to contact the university and the way to get more information about the departments are enclosed in the advertisement.
Directions (b):Judge whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
49. People can find further information about the courses and programmes in the newsle tter.
50. That the writer gives the above message is to discourage alumni to return to the u niversity for further study.
III. 完形填空(Cloze) (共20小题,计20分)
A) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后选择方框内所给单词或短语的适当形式填空。方框内有多余的词或短语.每个词或短语限用一次。
So far, about 27 countries have visited Antarctica for scientific research. 51 the living conditions are very hard, many scientists have to stay there for long periods of time.
So, how do they manage their lives on the ice?
Well, during the summer, the temperature in Antarctica reaches about -20℃. It falls t o about -60℃ in winter. So, even if there are 24 hours of sunshine, scientists 52 keep wearing all the correct clothes to protect them 53 the cold. These clothes include jea ns, running shoes, jackets, long underwear, boots and woolen socks. Although highly technica l clothing 54 much protection against the extreme cold, scientists often need to go out side when there is an icy wind blowing and the temperature is -30℃. Natural 55 such as facial hair can also help.
"That's 56 many researchers wear a beard. It really does keep you warm," says Ger man explorer Arved Fuchs.
Life on the ice means living with other researchers in tight living spaces. Most peopl e sleep in dorm style rooms. More remote field camps use separate tents. So, at least some r esearchers don't have to 57 annoying snorers (讨厌的打鼾者).
It is 58 for a polar researcher to be in good physical condition. They can be 5
9 to climb to heights of more than 3,000 meters and the Antarctic atmosphere has less oxy gen than 60 of any other continent.
B)阅读下面的短文,在空白处填上适当的单词,使短文语义完整.每空一词.
I promised Michael I wouldn't mention this until the season was over. Now I think it' s 61 .
Early last season, I wrote a column(专栏) about an act of kindness I had seen Jorda
n 62 for a disabled child outside the stadium. After 63 was printed, I got a call from a man in the western suburbs. He said, "I read 64 you wrote about Jordan, but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw."
Here it comes, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and peo ple 65 you up to say that the person is not so 66 .
A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game, and I brought 67 what the man had said. Was the man right? Had Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty neighborhood?
"Not two boys," Jordan said." 68 four."
And he named them. He said four names. And what did they talk about?
"Everything," Jordan said. "Anything. I've asked to see their grades so that I can che ck to see they're paying 69 to their schoolwork. If it turns out that one or two of th em may 70 teaching, I make sure they get it."
It's just one more part of Michael Jordan's life. The NBA season is over now, and thos e boys have their memories. So do I!
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。
(71) As we know, it is very important that a firm should pay attention to the training of its staff(全体职员) as there exist many weak parts in its various departments. Staff tra
ining must have a purpose, which is defined when a firm considers its training
needs, which are in turn based on job descriptions and job specifications (规范).
(72) A job description should give details of the performance that is required for a p articular job, and a job specification should give information about the behaviour,knowledge and skills that are expected of an employee who works in the position. When all of this has been collected, it is possible to make a training specification. (73)This specifies(详细说明) what the Training Department must teach for the successful performance of the job, and a lso the best method to use in the training period.
There are many different training methods, and there are advantages and disadvantages in all of them. (74) Successful training programmes depend on an understanding of the differ ence between learning about skills and the training in using them. It is frequently said tha t learning about skills takes place "off the job" in the classroom, but training in using th ese skills takes place "on the job", by means of such activities as practice in the workshop.
It is always difficult to evaluate the costs and savings of a training programme. The success of a programme depends not only on the methods used but also on the quality of the s taff who do the training. (75) A company can often check savings in time and cost by examini ng the work performed by the workers and technicians who have completed a training programme. The evaluation of management training is much more complex (复杂) than that.
B)根据提示,把下列句子译成英语。
76. 我仍然能够记得咱们曾经一起手拉手地走着,穿过那条街。(动词的 -ing形式)
77. 我们浪费了太多的时间,我们早就应该开始训练了。(It's time + that + 从句)
78. 做事不先考虑总会导致失败。(result in)
79. 他们谈论了他们熟悉的老师和学校。(定语从句)
80. 正是中国将在北京举办2008年奥运会。(强调句)
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作出判断:
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。
Mary was a university student. She didn't have very much 81.______
money and her parents were not rich, and she had an uncle 82.______
who had been fortunate enough to collect great wealthy. 83.______
He always gave her valuable Christmas and birthday present. 84.______
When her uncle's birthday came round, Mary want to buy him 85.______ something real special, but because he was so rich, she did not 86.______
know how to get him. She went into the best shop in her 87.______
town and explained what her problem was to one of helpful 88.______
shop assistants. Finally she asked, "What do you have to 89.______
someone who has already got everything he wants or needs to?" 90.______
The girl sighed deeply and answered, "Envy, only envy."
VI. 智力测试(IQ) (共5小题,计5分)
91. Richard, Ray, Jerry and Larry together bought 114 pounds of watermelons. Richard r eceived 12 pounds more than Ray, 26 more than Jerry, and 32 more than Larry. How many pounds of watermelons did Richard receive?
92. Frank studied till three o'clock this morning. That's why he's dead to the world n ow. What does the underlined words mean?
93. Only one set of letters below can be arranged into a five-letter English word. Can you find the word?
BYRDI TONET NRCOL PUITN HUTME LEBIT TINOL RUGNE BEHAD
94. Here are four pencils, each one of which is two inches long. By moving just one pe ncil, can you form a square a little bigger than three?
95. What number should replace the question mark?
VII. 写作(Writing) (共2小题,计25分)
A)情景作文(15分)
假定你是高峰,有一位美国朋友Steve托你在北京找工作。当你看到《中国日报》(China Daily)上刊登了一则招聘启事的时候,你认为很合适。请你用英文写一封短信(词数90左右),用 E-mail发给Steve,告知此事。广告原文如下:
B)开放作文(10分)
根据所给文章的开头,续写一篇60词左右的短文。
It's very important for us to keep healthy
in our daily life. But how? Here are some
pieces of advice for you to follow.
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
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2004年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)高三组样题参考答案
I. 1—5 DAABD 6—10 DCACD 11—15 CADCA 16—20 DACCD
II. 21—25 ABCDC 26—30 ACCDC
31. Science Report. 32. Three. They are heroin, cocaine, amphetamine. 33. Because the use of it was rapidly increased in the whole world. 34. About 3% of the population of the wo rld. 35. We need to pay much attention to the increasing problem of using drugs. 36. T 37. F 38. F 39. microwaves 40. relay station 41. transmit 42. Because the microwaves travel in a straight line and the Earth is round. 43. 500 miles high. 44. It should be sent from point t o point by a relay system. 45. The communication satellites. 46. study at postgraduate level 47. the top ten universities 48. recent teaching quality assessments 49. F 50. F
III. A) 51. Although 52. must 53. from 54. provides 55. protection 56. why 57. put up with 58. important 59. required 60. that
B) 61. time 62. do 63. it 64. what 65. call 66. nice 67. up / forward 68. But 69. attention 70. need
IV. A)71. 众所周知,一个公司重视对员工的培训是非常重要的,因为它的各个部门都存在着很多弱点。
72. 工作说明应当对某一特定工作所要求的表现给出详细的描述,而工作规范应当对某一职位的雇员所应具备的举止、学问和技能给出详细信息。
73. 这个说明详细讲解了培训部对工作成功表现所必须进行的培训内容以及在培训期间所应使用的最佳方法。
74. 培训项目的成功依赖于这样一个理解,就是对于技能的学习和使用技能的培训之间所存在的差别的理解。
75. 公司要经常通过检验由那些已完成一个培训项目的工人们和技师们所做的工作来检查在时间和成本上的节约。
B) 76. I can still remember us walking hand in hand through the street together.
77. We have wasted too much time and it's time that we began to start training.
78. Acting before thinking always results in failure.
79. They talked about the teachers and the schools that they knew.
80. It is China that will host the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
V. Mary was a university student. She didn't have very much 81. √
money and her parents were not rich, and she had an uncle 82. but
who had been fortunate enough to collect great wealthy. 83. wealth
He always gave her valuable Christmas and birthday present. 84. presents
When her uncle's birthday came round, Mary want to buy him 85. wanted
something real special, but because he was so rich, she did not86. really
know how to get him. She went into the best shop in her 87. what
town and explained what her problem was to one of ∧ helpful88. the
shop assistants. Finally she asked, "What do you have to 89. for
someone who has already got everything he wants or needs to ?" 90. to
The girl sighed deeply and answered, "Envy, only envy."
VI. 91. 46 92. Very deeply asleep. 93. PUITN =>INPUT 94. Move the right-hand pencil ov er to the left to make a number"4". Note that 4 is the square of 2. 95. 8(提示:4+7+9=20;7+5+ 8=20)
VII. A)One possible version:
Hi, Steve,