2007高二年级全国英语能力竞赛结果揭晓_3

2007 National English Contestfor College Students(Level C - Preliminary)Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 points)Section A (6 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear 6 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. A. He hasn’t found a suitable one. B. He hasn’t enough money.C. He prefers his old one.2. A. In ten minutes. B. In fifteen minutes. C. In twenty minutes.3. A. Have dinner with Mary. B. See a film with Mary.C. Do his homework.4. A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.5. A. He has to go to the bank. B. He has missed the train.C. His train has been delayed.6. A. £315. B. £350. C. £375.Section B (4 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear one long conversation. The conversation will be read only once. At the end of the conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, you must read the four questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.7. What office is the student looking for?A. Accounting.B. Economic History.C. Economics.8. When was the orientation meeting held?A. Yesterday.B. Last Friday.C. A week ago.9. What is the rule about attendance at lectures?A. It is optional.B. It is necessary.C. It is difficult to enforce.10. How often does the student have to attend tutorials?A. Once every other week.B. Three times a week.C. Once a week.Section C (10 points)Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short news items. After each item, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the question and then the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.11. When did the bomb go off in a popular market in central Baghdad?A. Late in the evening.B. At mid-morning.C. Late in the afternoon.12. What’s the purpose of the Amber Alert program?A. To report the number of children missing in the U.S. every year.B. To help find the children who are believed to have been abducted.C. To find out the reasons why children are kidnapped in the U.S.13. How many villages have been involved in the inter-communal fighting in Chad?A. Fewer than 8.B. About 10.C. Over 20.14. What is the best tactic when you’re caught up by a rolling wave of snow?A. To create space around you.B. To outrun the avalanche.C. To leave the ski resort instantly.15. What’s the news item mainly talking about?A. Development of medical technology.B. Health care in California.C. Health insurance in the U.S.16. How many people did bird flu kill in Indonesia in two weeks?A. 5.B. 2.C. 35.17. What’s the function of the new drug produced by Pfizer?A. Reducing dogs’ weight.B. Increasing dogs’ appetite.C. Controlling dogs’ population.18. What will soon begin in the southern Senegalese towns?A. Planting new agricultural crops.B. Biofuel production.C. Fuel recycling.19. When did Ponti begin making films?A. In 1913.B. In 1931.C. In 1938.20. What’s the main reason Democrats could regain control of Congress after 12 years?A. Nancy Pelosi has become their leader.B. Americans are dissatisfied with the Iraq war.C. They support sending more troops to Iraq.Section D (10 points)Directions:In this section, you will hear a short passage. There are ten missing words or phrases in it. Fill in the blanks with the exact words you hear on the tape. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.Every traveller has a tale to tell about bad driving. These are usually exaggerated (21) __________ of life on the main streets of cities where the motorists are crazy and traffic lights are treated as colourful (22) __________.It all happened on a Sunday April morning. I (23) __________ my intention to turn left into a side road and paused as the oncoming traffic cleared. But as I drove across the road, an elderly man driving a battered Renault 12 chose to overtake me (24) __________ pass on the inside. There was a fearful bang and my car was pushed sideways. I felt groggy and bruised and was taken to hospital in the back seat of a police car. There my spleen was removed. Fortunately, though, my recovery was steady and (25) __________.But that’s not the end of the tale. Yes, I had taken out insurance and it covered my medical expenses, (26) __________ while I recovered and my flights home. However, as always, there was a catch to it. I had (27) __________ hired my car from a backstreet firm called Kavis that had been recommended by the hotel front desk. I was assured that I had full insurance cover, but Kavis (28) __________ my credit card £800 on the day of the accident. My solicitor took advice on the form I had signed. Being in a hurry at the time, I hadn’t (29) __________ to get it translated. “Mr. Balmerwas stupid to sign this document,” it read. I (30) __________ with a smile. After all, I am still alive! Part II Vocabulary and Structure (10 minutes, 15 points)Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.31. If I lose my new watch my parents will be very annoyed ______ me.A. againstB. withC. forD. about32. I don’t think ______ possible to master a foreign language without much memory work.A. thisB. thatC. itsD. it33. Does brain power ______ as we get older? Scientists now have some surprising answers.A. descendB. declineC. reduceD. collapse34. I don’t believe in Brown’s adventure at all. It sounds so ______.A. incredibleB. credibleC. incredulousD. credulous35. We’ll never get to the station on time ______ we run as fast as we can.A. in caseB. even ifC. provided thatD. if only36. Oil sales volume in local urban and rural areas rose by 24% and 50% ______, over July 2006.A. separatelyB. individuallyC. independentlyD. respectively37. The shipping authorities followed the ______ of the unidentified submarine on their radar screens.A. channelB. wayC. courseD. direction38. I set off as soon as I got the news about my grandpa’s illness. Unfortunately, he ______ at the hospital before I ______.A. has died; went thereB. had died; arrivedC. died; had been thereD. was dying; had gone39. The committee has made rules ______ all its members are supposed to work.A. by whichB. so thatC. now thatD. for which40. They were married for fifteen years but have now ______ up and live apart.A. splitB. dividedC. divorcedD. separated41. We wouldn’t have missed the train if we ______ to the station.A. didn’t walkB. wouldn’t runC. hadn’t walkedD. weren’t running42. No matter what measure they took, in no way ______.A. could the outflowing tide be controlledB. the outflowing tide could be controlledC. could the outflowing tide controlD. the outflowing tide could control43. —Did you get any information from Peter?—He ______ an expert, but he doesn’t seem to know much.A. believes to beB. is supposed to beC. thought to beD. is claimed being44. —The radio’s terribly loud. Could you turn it down a little?—Sorry! ______—Yes, and something else - wouldn’t it be an idea to buy your own soap?A. Is it disturbing you?B. I forgot where I put my soap this morning.C. A football match was broadcast live on it.D. Could you repeat what you said?45. —Can I book a room from now until Friday?—_________________—What’s the price?—$128.75 not counting the service.A. Definitely. Go see it yourself.B. Yes, our hotel is quite near to the station.C. Of course. Would you like to follow me?D. You can have Room 33, overlooking the sea.Part III IQ Test (5 minutes, 5 points)Directions:There are 5 IQ Test questions in this part. For each question there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.46. Which figure completes the sequence?47. A man has 29 socks in his drawer, 9 identical blue, 8 identical grey and 12 identical black. The lights have fused and he is completely in the dark. How many socks must he take out to make certain that he has a pair of each colour?A. 21B. 14C. 23D. 2448. Which comes next?A, 1A, 111A, 311A,?A. 1312AB. 13211AC. 1231AD. 11231A49. Find the weight to balance the scales.A. 2kgB. 4kgC. 3kgD. 5kg50. What is the missing number?A. 748B. 754C. 745D. 784Part IV Reading Comprehension (25 minutes, 40 points)Section A (6 points)Directions: There is one passage in this section with 6 questions. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Questions 51-56 are based on the following passage.“A Unique Experience in Indian Cuisine ”Opening night at the Gandhi Restaurantbrought cries of praise and delight fromcustomers when they sampled the uniquecuisine on Monday night.Opened by County Councillor, Mr. TonyPeaston, the Gandhi offers the discerning dinerauthentic Indian dishes, many available for thefirst time in Hampshire.The secret lies in the preparation - onlyauthentic Indian herbs and spices are used toindividually prepare each special dish, followingancient recipes, many handed down throughgenerations of Indian chefs.High Standard“I’ve travelled extensively and dined atmany Indian restaurants throughout the country,but rarely have I tasted Indian food of such ahigh stan dard,” extolled Councillor Peaston.“Whilst Gandhi himself was a leader ofmen, the Gandhi Restaurant could be considered the leader of a new breed of Indian cuisine in Hampshire,” he added. “By far the best curry we have had in the Portsmouth area,” was t he comment of Havant diners, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cairns of Denvilles. “We enjoyed the different menu and found the advice of the staff, explaining how each dish was prepared, very helpful for deciding our choice of menu,” they said. Such glowing comments reflect the exclusive nature of the dishes available at the Gandhi Restaurant. Original Recipes You can choose from a menu which offers curries and tandoories, knowing each one is specially cooked for you, with individual care and attention, according to strict original recipes, by a top London chef, formerly of Covent Garden. And after you have sampled the spicy delights of your main course, you can selectfrom a choice of original Indian sweets to temper your palate.Relaxing in the comfortable surroundings of the restaurant, you can have a hot towel to freshen yourself or clean your fingers between courses - another touch of Indian living.The Gandhi Restaurant, situated at 139 Kingston Road, Portsmouth, is fully licensed and open seven days a week.You can pop in for a traditional Indian lunch between 12 and 2:30 pm or enjoy a languid evening meal, when the restaurant is open from 6 pm to midnight.But take care to book in advance, as demand for this cuisine is expected to be high, so avoid disappointment by telephoning Portsmouth 811966.As proof of confidence in your enjoyment, the Gandhi is offering a 10 per cent discount on the cost of your meal, when you produce this advertisement within three months of the opening.The staff at the Gandhi look forward to serving you with your first taste of truly authentic Indian cuisine in this area- and they know you will come back again and again.51. “A Unique Experience in Indian Cuisine” here means that the Gandhi restaurant __________.A. is the only genuine Indian restaurant in HampshireB. offers customers its own special style of cookingC. makes special food for native Indian customersD. is trying out Indian recipes for the first time52. How does the food preparation contribute to the unique, experience?A. It varies from customer to customer, depending on the price.B. The methods used are secret and known only to the chef.C. It uses genuine Indian ingredients and follows ancient recipes.D. It follows methods described by traditional Indian authors.53. According to the article, in what way does the restaurant live up to its name?A. It will soon be as famous throughout the world as Gandhi himself.B. The owner considers himself to be a leader of the local Indian community.C. It has had a considerable influence on other Hampshire restaurants.D. It sets new standards of excellence for other Indian restaurants to follow.54. Where did the top chef of the Gandhi Restaurant use to work?A. In London.B. In Hampshire.C. In Denvilles.D. In Portsmouth.55. Hot towels are provided __________.A. because customers feel coldB. to make customers feel more relaxedC. mainly for hygienic reasonsD. to give customers the true feel of Indian life56. Customers can obtain a cheaper meal by __________.A. bringing the advertisement with themB. making a phone call to the restaurantC. providing proof of their enjoymentD. contributing to the cost of advertisingSection B (7 points)Directions:In this section, there is one passage followed by 7 statements. Go over the passage quickly and mark the answers on the Answer Sheet. For questions 57- 63, markY (for Yes) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for No) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for Not Given) if the information is not given in the passage.Questions 57-63 are based on the following passage.Eleven days ago, as he felt himself being crushed from head to toe, Andrew Jepson was certain he was about to die.Yesterday the 26-year-old construction worker was able to stroll around his parents’ home and tell for the first time howhe survived being run over bya four-ton road roller.The accident happenedas Mr. Jepson worked at abuilding site at Heathrow andthe roller was reversing at 4mph.“I was looking away and then I just felt it go over my leg”, he said. “I fell to the floor and felt this amazing pain in my leg as it was being crushed.”“When I felt it running over me I thought this is it, I’m dead. Nobody can survive this.”“There was absolutely nothing I could do. The pain was horrendous and all the air was being crushed out of my lungs.”“I couldn’t breathe. I thought every breath would be my last.”The machine took more than a second to roll over Mr. Jep son’s body.“It came over my head but I had my hard hat on which must have blocked most of the pressure,” he said.Workmates believed he would be dead but the uneven surface, foundation for a road, cushioned much of the weight of the roller and saved him.“Afterwards I tried to get straight up,”he said. “I was fully conscious. I was in shock but for some reason I thought, ‘If I stay down, I will die.’”“Luckily a labourer ran over and kept me down so that I would not do any more injury to myself.”“The driver rushed over. He was really upset. I said, ‘You are not to blame, it was just an accident.’”Mr. Jepson, a site engineer, suffered crushed ribs, bruising, cuts and a collapsed left lung but escaped permanent injury. An air ambulance arrived and doctors operated at the scene.He spent two days in intensive care but six days later was back at his parents’ home near Spalding, Lincolnshire.“It is like being born again,” said Mr. Jepson, who has amazed doctors with his recovery.“When I came around from the anaesthetic I just cried with joy. Being able to walk and breathe again is the most wonderful thing in the world.”Mr. Jepson’s 62-year-old father, John, said, “When we heard he had been under a roller I feared the worst. We prayed all the way to the hospi tal. To see him now is just wonderful.”Mr. Jepson’s employer, construction firm Laing, said the accident was still being investigated.Statements:Directions: You are going to read a magazine article about sand. Seven sentences have beenremoved from the article. Choose from the sentences (A-H) the one which fits each gap (64-70). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the Answer Sheet .Sand: as children we play on it and as adults we relax on it. It is something we complain about when it gets in our eyes on a windy beach, and praise when it is made into sand castles.But we don’t often look at it. If we did, we would discover an account of a geological past and a history of sea life that goes back thousands and, in some cases, mil- lions of years.Sand covers not just seashores, but also ocean beds, desertsand mountains. And it is a major element in manufactured products too - concrete is largely sand, while glass is made of little else.Well, it is larger than fine dust and smaller than shingle. In fact, according to themost generally accepted scheme of measurement, grains can be called sand if their diameter is greater than 0.06 of a millimetre and less than 0.6 of a millimetre. Depending on its age and origin, a particular sand can consist of tiny stones or porou s grains through which water can pass. They have come from the breaking down of rocks, or from the dead bodies of sea creatures, which collect on the bottom of the oceans, or even from volcanic eruptions.If it is a dazzling white, its grains may come from nearby coral, from crystalline quartz rocks or from gypsum, like the white sand of New Mexico. On Pacific Islands, jet black sands form from volcanic minerals. Other black beaches are magnetic and are mined for iron ore.It washes rock into streams and rivers and down to the sea, leaving be- hindsofter materials. By the time it reaches the sea, the hardest rocks remain but every- thing else has been broken into tiny particles of 0.02 millimetre diameter or less. The largest pieces fall to the bottom quickly, while smaller particles float and settle only slowly in deeper water, which is why the sandy beach on the shoreline so often turns to mud further out.If the individual fragments still have sharp edges, you can be sure they wereformed fairly recently. This is the case on the island of Kamoama in Hawaii, where a beach was created after a volcanic eruption in 1990. Molten lava spilled into the sea and exploded into glassy droplets.It seems that when the poet William Blake saw infinity in a grain of sand he was not far wrong. Sand is an irreplaceable industrial ingredient which has many uses. Sand cushions our land from the force of the sea, and geologists say it often does a better job protecting our shores than the most advanced coastal technology.64656667686970Section D (10 points)Directions:In this section, there is one passage followed by 5 questions. Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions in as few words as possible (not more than 10 words). Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.Questions 71-75 are based on the following passage.Rare among American actors, Depp has made a name for himself effortlessly switching between mainst ream Hollywood movies and more “out of the ordinary” projects. Talking about his choice of roles, he once said, “With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it’s not acting. It’s lying.” Highlights of a r ichly diverse career include Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow and Pirates of the Caribbean.Depp dropped out of school at sixteen to concentrate on a career in music, playing the guitar (he played with more than twenty bands). However, his musical career rifled to take off, and he found himself selling pens over the phone to pay the bills. His lucky break came when makeup artist Loft Allison, to whom he was briefly married, introduced him to Nicolas Cage. Although at first they did not like each other, they later became good friends and Cage persuaded him to try acting. Depp signed on with Cage’s agent, and made his feature film debut in Wes Craven’s horror film Nightmare on Elm Street, in which the character he played was eaten by his bed. After that he had his first screen leading role in Private Resort.Depp went on to achieve teen idol status in the TV series 21 Jump Street, but after four seasons, he wanted out, with the hope of making the transition to the big screen. He starred in Cry-Baby, followed by Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands, after which he went on to win considerable critical acclaim in Ed Wood, a reunion with Burton. Depp made his feature directorial debut with The Brave in 1997, a film he also co-wrote and starred in. Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival, the film also featured Marlon Brando, but earned mostly negative reviews, with most critics blaming its weak script. Sleepy Hollow teamed him with director Burton yet again, before he starred in Ted Demme’s Blow, and a ppeared in the thriller From Hell, about Jack the Ripper.OFF screen, his good looks and “bad boy” image (he was once arrested for attacking intrusive paparazzi with a wooden plank) have earned him a lot of media attention. He was voted one of the fifty most beautiful people in the world by People magazine in 1996. He has also had his fair share of celebrity romances; when his engagement to Edward Scissorhands co-star Winona Ryder ended, he had a tattoo (one of at least eight), which said “Winona Forever”, altered by laser to get rid of the last two letters of her name. His relationship with model Kate Moss also ended abruptly in 1998, when he started dating French singer-actress Vanessa Paradis. They are now married and have two children, Lily-Rose Melody and Jack. More recent work has included Pirates of the Caribbean with Geoffrey Rush and Once Upon a Time in Mexico.Questions:Section E (10 points)Directions:In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the pas- sage carefully and complete the summary below by choosing a maximum of three words from the passage to fill in the spaces 76-80. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet. Questions 76-80 are based on the following passage.Lack of culture, or rather an excess of the wrong sort of culture, is often considered to be synonymous with disadvantage. Most commonly associated with low cultural standards are low levels of reading, and some thirteen per cent of all twenty-three-year-olds feel they have trouble with reading and writing. One way of compensating such disadvantaged young people is thought to be to provide them with the culture they lack: in particular, high quality reading material.Whereas forty to fifty per cent of young people aged sixteen to twenty rarely read a book, the majority appear to read comics. In 1991 sales of Viz, a UK comic, exceeded one million copies per issue, making it the fourth best-selling periodical in Britain. The reading of comics, however, is not restricted to young people: by 1992 it was estimated that two out of three men aged eighteen to fifty-three read Viz. The number of imitators this comic has spawned, including Zit, Gas, Brain Damage and Swiz, indicates the extent of the influence it wields.The reading of comics was traditionally regarded by the educational establishment with considerable suspicion. Whereas the received arts were always assumed to exert an improving or civilizing influence, comics were thought to “rot children’s brains”, to lower educational standards and to threaten morality. They were, and are, assumed to be an inferior cultural form, their readers assumed to come from the lower social classes, to be low educational attainers and to be easily led astray.Over the past decade, perceptions of comics have shifted. Since the 1970s, the comic formathas been commonly used to represent the interests of various disenfranchised groups —community groups, the unemployed, welfare recipients —who became more conscious of a climate conditioned by other contemporary movements such as civil fights, consumerism, self-help and de-institutionalization. As cultural signifiers, comics have become the subject matter of academic courses in cultural and media studies. In deed, young people’s cultural activities, grounded in the commercial rather than the subsidized sector, are beginning to merit the attention of the arts establishment.Summary:Part V Cloze (10 minutes, 10 points)Directions:There are 10 blanks in the passage. Use the words (phrases) given in the box to fill in the blanks, changing the form where necessary. Use only one word (phrase) in each blank. There are two extra words (phrases) which you do not need to use. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.Working out to music can improve the coordination of your mind and body, (81) __________ you are football crazy or keen on tennis. The (82) __________ that rock or pop music might ever play a part in sports training would have been regarded as a joke not so long ago. But today modem music is increasingly filling the gym as well as the front room.The idea of exercise to music is not new. For years, (83) __________ in eastern Europe, the benefits of sportsmen and sportswomen having (84) __________in ballet and classical dance, with their stress on total body control and balance, have long been recognised.Figure-skating and ice-dance are usually performed to music and can be said to be specialised (85) __________ of this type of exercise. But ballet and classical dance can be (86) __________ other sports that are also pleasing to the eye, such as gymnastics and skiing, (87) __________ of which demand high standards of balance, coordination and suppleness.In western Europe and North America, a far (88) __________ interest has been shown in working out to classical music. Even sports which seem to demand muscular (89) __________ more than any other physical requirement have taken up exercise to music as a valuable addition to their own specialised training schemes.Devotees of soccer, rugby, and rowing now regularly train to music; even those who take part in weightlifting, (90) __________ demands enormous physical strength, and participants inathletics field events, find that exercise to music is beneficial and makes their movements more fluid.Part VI Translation (15 minutes, 20 points)Section A (10 points)Directions:Translate the underlined sentences in the following passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.(91) An active lifestyle and a healthy, fish-rich diet are not only good for your heart, they may also help tackle the memory loss associated with old age, two leading neuroscientists said.As people live longer, finding ways of halting the decline in mental agility is becoming increasingly important, said Professor Ian Robertson, director of the Institute of Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin.(92) “The biggest threat to being able to function well and properly is our brains,” he told journalists.“There is very strong evidence, particularly in the over-50s, that the degree to which you maintain your mental faculties depends on a handful of quite simple environmental factors,” he said.(93) Those who remained physically fit, avoided high stress levels and enjoyed a rich and varied social life are better equipped to stay alert as they age. Mental stimulation, learning new things and simply thinking young also help.A new survey compiled for the University of Kent and the charity Age Concern showed ageism was rife in Britain where people, on average, see youth as ending at 49 and old age beginning at 65.But Robertson said such attitudes were not helpful given the number of 80-year- olds who remain “sharp as pins”.(94) “If you start to think of yourself as old when you are 60, which is no longer justified, you will behave old,” he said.Research conducted by his Trinity College colleague, Professor Marina Lynch, showed healthy eating was another key requirement for staying on the ball.(95) Lynch said new research showed fish oils may reduce the cell inflammation that triggersa decline in memory.Section B (10 points)Directions:T ranslate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. Remember to write your answers on the Answer Sheet.96．这决不是解决人口问题的最好办法。

2007年全国中学生英语能力竞赛2007 National English Proficiency Contest forSecondary Students初二年级组决赛试题笔试部分Ⅰ选择填空（Multiple-choice）A)从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出能替换划线部分的最佳选项。

31.-May I use your new bicycle?-No problem, but please return it to me as soon as possible.A. borrowB. lendC. makeD. mend32. Tim called you up yesterday, but there was no reply.A. gotB. rangC. askedD. invited33. –What about listening to music now?-All right.A. How aboutB. Why notC. Why don’tD. Shall we34. Nancy didn’t hear from her best friend Lucy last year, and she didn’t write t Lucy, either.A. hear aboutB. leave forC. get a letter fromD. come from35. –Do you know who will speak at the meeting?-I’m afraid I have no idea.A. just know a littleB. don’t knowC. will see you thereD. have to go outB). 36. -_______ milk and ______ bananas do we need to make a banana milk shake?A. How much; how fewB. How little; how manyC. How much; how manyD. How many; how much37.-Did you have fun ______ on your day off?-Yes, Nick was very_____. He made us laugh a lot.A. skate; funB. camping; funnyC. to fish; funnyD. swam; fun38. If it _______again tomorrow, we _______ at home and watch DVDs or play computer games all day.A. snows; stayingB. rains; will stayC. is fine ; stayedD. raining; will stay39. Cherry, Lily’s sister, ______ at the aquarium yesterday and she also watched a movie _______ dolphins.A. were; onB. are; fromC. was; aboutD. is; ofA. B. C. D.40. Could you please tell me ______?A. how far is it from here to the cinemaB. how long it takes from here to the hospitalC. how often does your brother write to his friendD. when can I find the bookshop41. Juliet doesn’t like to do the same things _____her classmates. She just wants to be different _______them.A. as; asB. from; ofC. as; withD. as; from42．Mary is _______than Rose, but Rose is ______at table tennis than Mary.A. funnier; betterB. quieter; wellC. smarter; goodD. popular; best43. –What did Mr. Liu say just now?-He told us to turn to page ________and look at the ______picture on that page.A. first; thirdB. ten; twoC. fourth; oneD. eight; second44. –How did she go to work yesterday, by bus or on foot?-Neither. She ______ the train.A. takesB. will takeC. tookD. is taking45. –I can’t find my mobile phone anywhere. Where is it?-I do n’t know. Maybe you’ll have to buy a new _______.A. thatB. itC. oneD. ones46. –What do you think of your new neighbours?-________, because they never say hello and they are always playing loud music.A. I don’t like them at allB. I get on well with themC. We are good friendsD. They often help me47. –When did you first start singing?-At the age of 12.-_______?- In 1998 in Paris.A. How long did your first concert lastB. When did you give your first concertC. Which is your favourite cityD. How often do you go to the concerts48. –Waiter! Could you bring me a hamburger?- Yes, Sir.______?- Just a cup of coffee without sugar.A. Are you very hungryB. Can you eat itC. Anything to drinkD. How much should I pay49. – John, I didn’t see Michael at the party. _______?- Michael fell off his chair and into the swimming pool. He got all wet, so he left the party.- Poor Michael!A. What happened to himB. Was his girlfriend thereC. Did his sisterD. Were you there50. – Mr. Jones, please help me. ________.- Why? Where is your door key?- I can’t find it.A. I lost my dogB. I have a pain in my legC. I caught a bad coldD. I can’t get into my house。

2007年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二年级组试题参考答案听力部分（共三大题，计30分）I.问句应答（Responses）1—5ADDCCII.对话理解（Dialogues）A)6—10BDABC B)11—15BBCDA16—20DBCADIII.短文理解（Passages）A)21—25CABDAB)26.in a hurry27.the gym28.think29.half an hour30.slow you down笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）I.选择填空（Multiple-choice）31—35BDCDA36—40CDACB41—45DCAABII.阅读理解（Reading comprehension）46—50DABCA51.you love/like52.Ingredients.53.Because a gold spoon doesn’t affect the taste of ice cream./Because other kinds of spoons affect the ice cream’s taste.54.To protect his special tasting skills.55.5.56.Ecuador,Colombia,Brazil.57.Rio de Janeiro.58.About35°south latitude,58°west longitude.59.East.60.听上去很熟悉吧？大部分修过任何一种数学课程的人都曾有过这种经历。

61.多年以前，如果你被一道数学题难住，你很难寻求到帮助。

数学不同于其他学科，你常常很难从书上找到答案。

62.ways of getting help with maths homework/problems63.imagine yourself/imagine you are64.learning to play a musical instrument65.Call homework telephone lines.Try homework help programmes or Web pages on the Internet.Ask a live volunteer teacher.III.完形填空（Cloze）A)66.attractions67.height68.exciting69.designers70.surprisinglyB)71.consist72.changes73.result(s)74.increased75.longer76.different77.freedomIV.翻译（Translation）81.What I appreciate is her optimistic view of events.82.Obviously,he meant that the conference should come to an end.83.I don’t feel like going to the cinema.I heard that the movie is a little boring.84.As more and more countries open up to tourism,more travel agents will be needed.85.Absorbed in computer games,he forgot to translate the report for his boss.V.短文改错（Error correction）Dear Li Fei,Well,here I am in the UK.Everything’s OK,but you won’t believe this!I gotrobbed on my first day here!I was walking back to my hotel then two young86.whenguys stopped me.I tried to run away,but they threatened me with a knife.I87.√thought they are going to hurt me,so I handed over all my money,my watch,88.were everything.Then they ran off.I was so shock that I couldn’t really speak89.shockedfor five minutes.Then I realised that there were several of other people in90.ofthe street and nobody had tried to do something about it.got really angry and91.anything started shouting at everyone!I could have∧killed and they were all just92.been standing around,watching.I reported∧to the police.My dad sent me93.itsome money,it was a big help,and now I’m just trying to make the most94.which或it前加and of∧rest of my time here.95.the Anyway,I hope you’re well.All the best,Zhang LuVI.智力测试（IQ）96.The Nile.97.×+-98.99.132ft100.PAINFULVII.写作（Writing）A)One possible version:...I’d start in Oxford.It’s a beautiful city,and it’s near the airport.You could visit several famous universities there.The next day,you could go to Stratford and visit Shakespeare’s birthplace and,if you have time afterwards,you could also visit Warwick Castle.I know you like the countryside,so why don’t you go to the Peak District after that?It’s wonderful forB)One possible version:My cousin Tom is one of my heroes.I admire him because about six years ago he made a difficult decision and carried on without complaining.Unfortunately,Tom’s parents divorced when he was ten.He has a younger sister, Lily,who was six then.Tom and Lily lived with their mother.Then their mother became very ill.Advised that he and Lily should go to live with their father,Tom refused.From the age of12,he took charge of his home. Helping his mother and looking after Lily,he had little time for himself.However,he always seemed cheerful and made us all laugh at family parties,even though he was missing so much of the fun that most teenagers have. Last year,a new treatment meant that his mother’s health began to improve.Now,Tom’s life is easier,but he will always be a person I admire.一、评分原则：1.本题总分为：30分。

2007年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS ）决赛初一年级组试题（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（Sentences ）（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）请听句子，从A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出与你所听到的句子意思相同或相近的选项。

每个句子只读一遍。

(Listen to the sentences.Then choose the sentence which has the same or a similarmeaning to the sentence you hear.Each sentence will be read only once.)（答案涂在答题纸上）1.A.The colour of this dress isn ’t my favo u rite . B.I want to buy this dress.C.The dress looks nice,but it ’s too big. D.I often go shopping.2.A.Gina and Kate are good friends. B.Gina is Kate ’s little sister.C.Gina doesn ’t like Kate at all. D.Gina and Kate are classmates.3.A.Let ’s do our homework together. B.We have to go to school now.C.School begins at 8o ’clock today. D.We usually go to school by bus.4.A.Colin has seven cats. B.Colin is in Row 7.C.Colin is seven years old. D.Colin is in Grade Seven.5.A.Alice helps me do my homework.B.I help Alice with her English.C.Alice helps me study English.D.I like to study English with Alex.II.问句应答（Responses ）（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）请听句子，从A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出能最恰当回答所听句子的选项。

2007年普通高等学校招生统一考试（全国卷II）英语第1卷第一部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：haveA. gaveB. saveC. hatD. made答案是C.1. stop A. lose B. woman C. shock D. rose2. breathe A. thick B. southern C. mathematics D. method3. ground A. house B. country C. group D. cough4. center A. ocean B. decide C. cause D. socialist5. animal A. ache B. anything C. advance D. anxious 第二节语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

6. — We have booked a room for today and tomorrow. _______, sir.A. I'm sureB. My pleasureC.It's all rightD. I'll check7. _______ felt funny watching myself on TV.A. OneB. ThisC.ItD. That8. _______ he had not hurt his leg, John would have won the race.A. IfB. SinceC.ThoughD. When9. After two years' research, we now have a _______ better understanding of the disease.A. veryB. farC.fairlyD. quite10. Speaking of all the songs he has written, I think this is probably his _______ one.A. better-knownB. well-knownC.best-knownD. most-known11. If Joe' s wife won' t go to the party, _______.A. he will eitherB. neither will heC.he neither willD. either he will12. At the beginning of class, the noise of desks _______could be heard outside the classroom.A. opened and closedB. to be opened and closedC.being opened andclosed D. to open and close13.1 have _______ all my papers but I still can't find my notes.A. looked throughB. looked forC.looked afterD. looked out14. -I'm sony to have kept you waiting.- _______, Bill.A. You' re welcomeB. Go aheadC.Don't mention itD. No problem15. — Is there anything wrong. Bob? You look sad.---Oh, nothing much. In fact, I ______ of my friends back home.A. have just thoughtB. was just thinkingC.would just thinkD. will just be thinking16. Some people choose jobs for other reasons _______ money these days.A. forB. exceptC.besidesD. with17. _______ matters most in learning English is enough practice.A. WhatB. WhyC.WhereD. Which18. Why don't you just _______ your own business and leave me alone?A. makeB. openC.considerD. mind19. - Could you tell me the way to _______ Johnsons, please?- Sorry, we don' t have _______ Johnson here in the village.A. the; theB. the; a C不填; theD. the; 不填20. - Tom, you didn't come to the party last night?- I _______, but I suddenly remembered I had homework to do.A. had toB. didn'tC.was going -toD. wouldn' t第三节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后个体所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听力部分（共四大题，计30分）I.句子理解（Sentences ）1—5CADBC II.问句应答（Responses ）6—10CBAAD III.对话理解（Dialogues ）A)11—15DBDCA B)16—20BADDC IV.短文理解（Passages ）A)21—25CBDBA B)26.7:30pm 27.$1.4028.mothers 29.babies 30.June 22nd 笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）I.选择填空（Multiple-choice ）31—35ADCCB 36—40DBCDA 41—45BDCAA 46—50CDCBA II.阅读理解（Reading comprehension ）A)51—55DCBBA B)56.easy 57.collar 58.bite 59.without 60.dry 61.因此，很多学生都尽自己最大努力在考试中取得好成绩。

62.因此，在新加坡，虽然中学生的学习生活看来不易，但却丰富多彩。

63.Because a good education is regarded as a ticket to success in the future.64.Outside school hours.65.Hollywood blockbusters,Hong Kong and Singapore movies.66.AF117.67.At 9:10.68.A2369.the heavy rain /the bad weather 70.Because he wanted to get to the airport early.III.完形填空（Cloze ）A)71.distance 72.spaceships 73.photos 74.so far 75.of 76.which eful 78.exploration 79.a waste of money 80.others B)81.has visited 82.started 83.were 84.to travel 85.caught 86.carries 87.flying ing 89.want 90.finding /to find IV.句式转换（Sentence pattern transformation ）91.five days 92.spent,cleaning 93.Both,and 94.too,to 95.borrowed,from V.翻译（Translation ）96.So far,Li Ming hasn 蒺t travelled farther than Beijing.97.I agree with you,but I have a better idea./I have a better idea,although /though I agree with you.98.Daniel either goes fishing or goes boating in his spare /free time.99.We should not laugh at others when they are in trouble.2007年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS ）初赛初三年级组试题参考答案VI.智力测试（IQ）101.Two.Just Mr Green and his dog.102.199。

2007年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高二年级组试题参考答案听力部分穴共三大题，计30分雪I .问句应答（Responses ）1—5CABBA II .对话理解（Dialogues ）A)6—10CBDAC B)11—15BBCCD 16—20ABBBC III.短文理解（Passages ）A)21—25BCDACB)26.Japan 27.joining/having a picnic 28.swimming 29.Winter Olympics 30.forty-seven笔试部分穴共七大题，计120分雪I.选择填空（Multiple-choice ）31—35CBCDA 36—40ACBAB 41—45DCBDB II .阅读理解（Reading comprehension ）A)46—50CCCADB)51.Being a stay-at-home dad 52.higher paying job53.were jealous of/admired 54.made decisions together 55.want to switch roles56.Going hiking./Learning about nature.57.Senior Fitness.58.They help with the class./They go to the class with their child.59.Advanced Ceramics.60.Slim Swim.61.Because they often end up lonely and isolated.62.They know too little and don ’t find his knowledge interesting.63.Intellectually he is an adult,but emotionally he is still a child.64.有关儿童友谊发展的研究表明，朋友们认为他们之间是有相似之处的。

2007年全国大学生英语竞赛（B 类初赛）参考答案及作文评分标准Part I Listening Comprehension (25minutes,30points)Section A (10points)1.B2.A3.C4.B5.A6.C7.A8.B9.A10.C Section B (10points)11.C 12.B 13.B14.C15.B16.B17.B18.B19.C20.BSection C (10points)21.Thursday(s)22.the Gallery23.Photography 24.Print Technology 25.Model-making 26.academic secretary 27.third-year28.stationery /notebooks 29.the administration assistant 30.the Department HeadPart II Multiple Choice （10minutes,15points ）Section A (10points)31.A 32.B 33.C 34.B 35.D36.D37.C 38.B39.A 40.A Section B (5points)41.C42.B43.A44.D45.CPart III IQ Test （5minutes,5points ）46.D47.A48.B49.B50.CPart IV Reading Comprehension （25minutes,40points ）1--赛才英语竞赛论坛h t tp ://e n .s ai c a i .c o mSection A （6points ）51.B52.C53.D 54.A 55.A 56.C Section B （7points ）57.Y 58.Y59.N 60.N 61.NG 62.Y63.YSection C （7points ）64.F 65.D66.E67.B68.G69.C70.ASection D （10points ）71.Almost fifty percent.cation reforms and dropout prevention programmes.73.Providing free transportation and childcare.74.The Educational Testing Service.75.Early warning system.Section E （10points ）76.need (for changes)77.legislation78.resources79.policy statement80.environmental auditPart V Cloze （10minutes,10points ）81.disposable 82.indifferent 83.attachment 84.universal 85.intensity 86.basically 87.assertion 88.attraction 89.exceptional90.distinctivePart VI Translation （15minutes,20points ）Section A （10points ）91.虽然当前许多好莱坞电影对婚姻的描述也许过于悲观了，但美国的统计数字也确实令人震惊：每年美国的离婚人数就占结婚人数的一半。

2007年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）高二年级组样题（总分：150分答题时间：120分钟）听力部分（共三大题，计30分）（略）笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）I. 选择填空（Multiple-choice）（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选项。

(Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.)31. A meeting has been held to discuss the effects of tourism ________ the wildlife in that area.A. inB. onC. atD. with32. —Does Jane look like her mother or her sisters?—No, she looks like ________ in her family.A. somebody elseB. nobody elseC. everybodyD. anybody else33. ________ greatly, the players tried their best to win the game.A. Having been encouragedB. Being encouragedC. To encourageD. Encouraging34. Tony is ________ the guidebook, looking for information about Paris, where he is going soon.A. tracingB. skippingC. inspectingD. scanning35. —Did Mark come?—I don't know. He ________ have come while I was out.A. mightB. wouldC. mustD. should36. Please tell me ________ you want your coffee, black or white?A. whenB. whatC. howD. which37. Does it make ________ whether the conference will be held this week or next week?A. a changeB. a wayC. senseD. a difference38. In ________ film Transformers,Shia LaBeouf plays ________ man named Sam Witwicky.A. a; theB. the; aC. the; theD. a; a39. We all know that, ________, the situation will get worse.A. if not carefully dealt withB. if dealt not carefully withC. not if carefully dealt withD. not if dealt carefully with40. I know a little bit about Spain as my parents and I ________ there several years ago.A. are goingB. have beenC. wentD. had been41. With her attention ________ on the book she was reading, she didn't notice that the teacher was standing near her desk.A. paidB. catchingC. focusedD. fixing42. —What did you say? I didn't catch that.—Sorry, ________A. and what do you mean?B. let me repeat it.C. there's something wrong.D. pardon, please.43. We'll have to finish the job, ________.A. however long it takesB. long however it takesC. it takes however longD. long it takes however44. —David, it's Frank. Do you have a few minutes? I need to see you.—________. But I hope “a few minutes” doesn't turn into an hour.A. I'm afraid notB. It doesn't matterC. I don't think soD. I guess so45. —Did you remember to give Renee the book you borrowed from her?—Yes, I gave it to her ________ I saw her.A. suddenlyB. immediatelyC. reallyD. possiblyII. 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：阅读下面的短文，根据文意从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。

Part I Listening Comprehension （25minutes,30points ）Section A （10points ）Directions:In this section,you will hear 10short recordings.At the beginning of each recording,a question will be asked about what was said.Both the question and the recording will be read only once.After each recording,there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the three choices marked A,B and C,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1.A.The cost. B.The opinions. C.The quality of the writing.2.A.Too crowded. B.Noisy. C.Boring.3.A.Her employer. B.A guest.C.A friend.4.A.People who have plenty of money.B.People who might want to borrow money.C.People who need to save money.5.A.In a library. B.In an office.C.In a shop.6.A.To the gym. B.To the dentist.C.To the barber.7.A.Music. B.A picture.C.Architecture.8.A.His pen has leaked in his pocket.B.His pen has not been properly repaired.C.His pen was very expensive.9.A.The weather was bad.B.There was a traffic jam.C.She crashed her car.10.A.To help you lose weight.B.To make you relax.C.To strengthen the stomach muscles.2007National English Contest for College Students（Level B -Final ）1--Section B(10points)Directions:In this section,you will hear10short news items.After each item,there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the question and thethree choices marked A,B and C,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a singleline through the centre.11.When will NATO have further expansion,according to George Bush?A.In2009.B.In2008.C.In2007.12.How long will Mr.Chung be in prison?A.Three years.B.Five years.C.Six years.13.What does this news item mainly talk about? and Russian media.B.Microsoft’s Windows Operating System.puter software piracy.14.Who regrets voting for the Iraq war?A.Kucinich.B.Vilsack.C.Edwards.15.When did the Christmas tradition of decorative wreaths start?A.The7th centuryB.C. B.The7th century A.D.C.The17th century B.C.16.Which language is Jacques Miyar protesting against?A.French.B.English.C.German.17.What do chimps use to hunt,according to the new finding?A.Spears.B.Stones.C.Fire.18.What’s this news item mainly about?A.The world’s youngest parent.B.The world’s oldest doctor.C.The world’s most premature baby.19.Why are more troops and police being deployed in Mexico?A.To fight a flood.B.To fight drug gangs.C.To take part in a military exercise.20.How many cattle were killed in the1997storm?A.Fewer than30,000.B.Around30,000.C.More than30,000.2--Section C(10points)Directions：You will hear an interview about sports facilities.For questions21to30 answer the following questions.Remember to write your answers on theAnswer Sheet.21.Where does the interviewee live?22.What is the interviewee蒺s occupation?23.How often does he use the public swimming pool?24.What does he feel about the opening times?25.What about entry charges?26.What does he feel about the facilities?27.What would he most like to see added?28.What other sports should be catered for locally?29.Where should the money for improvements come from?30.Who should be able to use the pool free?Part II Multiple Choice(10minutes,15points)Section A（10points)Directions:There are10incomplete sentences in this section.For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that best3--completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet with a single line through the centre.31.Half of the medical supplies have already been to the victims of theearthquake.A.allocatedB.referredC.impartedD.injected32.If you buy a camera in Singapore and take it back to England,you have to payon it.A.cashB.dutyC.fundD.fines33.When writing a biography of Napoleon she some unknown facts.A.stumbled acrossB.stumbled throughC.stumbled atD.stumbled over34.My answer to the quiz question“Who composed the Midnight Sonata?”was just ashot in the.I didn’t really know it was Beethoven.A.nightB.airC.darkD.distance35.I’m whether or not to go to Greece for the summer.A.on second thoughtsB.on the spotC.in the processD.in two minds36.I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave,something occurredwhich attracted my attention.A.unlessB.whenC.untilD.while37.Einstein was a man of uncommonly intelligence.He discovered what fewpeople could do.A.abnormalB.abruptC.accurateD.acute38.These proposals sought to place greater restrictions on the use and copying of digitalinformation than in traditional media.A.existB.existsC.existingD.to exist39.Countless divorced politicians would have been elected out of office years ago hadthey even thought of a divorce,let alone one.A.gettingB.to getC.gottenD.get40.-,if I may.-I’d rather you didn’t,because there is too much work for you to do in the office.A.I’d like to have a cup of teaB.I’d like to have a day offC.I want to stay in my office for the nightD.I want to have all my work done in my office4--Section B（5points)Directions:There are5incomplete statements or questions about some English speaking countries in this section.For each blank there are four choicesmarked A,B,C and D.Choose the most suitable answer from the givenchoices.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with asingle line through the centre.41.The“Backbone of England”refers to.A.The Grampian MountainsB.The PenninesC.The Mountain of MourneD.The Cheviot Hills42.Stratford-upon-Avon is a famous place where was born.A.John MiltonB.Ben JohnsonC.William ShakespeareD.Thomas Gray43.The British Parliament has all powers except the right to.A.control taxationB.select judgesC.control the government蒺s budgetD.make laws44.The U.S.A.is known as a“Melting Pot”for its mixture of.A.religionsB.nationalitiesC.climatesD.habits45.Westminster Palace is the.A.residence of the Prime MinisterB.seat of the Church of EnglandC.residence of the QueenD.seat of the British Houses of Parliament Part III IQ Test(5minutes,5points)Directions:There are5IQ Test questions in this part.For each question there are4 choices marked A,B,C and D.Mark your answer on the Answer Sheetwith a single line through the centre.46.Jenny and Jessica have short hair.Nicky and Jade have long hair.Jade,Jenny and Nickyare tall.Jessica is not.Jade does not wear spectacles,the others do.Which of the following statements must be true?A.Jade and Jenny are tall and have long hair.5--B.Jenny and Jessica have short hair and are tall.C.Jessica and Nicky wear spectacles and have short hair.D.Jessica and Jenny have short hair and wear spectacles.47.Planet “Y ”orbits the Sun in six months.AB is four times the distance of CD.How long does Planet “X ”take to orbit the Sun?A.8years.B.6years.C.4years.D.2years.48.What is the missing number from the centre of the third target?A.33.34.35.49.John can mow a field in 6hours.Bill can mow a field in 5hours.Henry can mow a field in 4hours.Joe can mow a field in 3hours.Tomcan mow a field in 2hours.If they all work together at their respective rates,how long will it take to mow the field?A.41.4minutes.B.39.4minutes.C.40.4minutes.D.38.4minutes.50.Which pattern on the right belongs in the group on the left?AB A. B.C.D.6--Part IV Reading Comprehension(25minutes,40points)Section A(6points)Directions:There is one passage in this section with6questions.For each question, there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.You should decide on thebest choice.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheetwith a single line through the centre.Questions51-56are based on the following passage.What Is Good Writing for Children?The children蒺s publishers will tell you they look for“good writing”.What exactly do they mean?Before you send a story you have writtento any publisher at all,your severest criticought to be you yourself.To have a chance ofsucceeding in the competitive market ofchildren’s fiction,you should constantly beaware,every single time you sit down at yourword-processor,of the need to produce“good,original writing”.A difficult task,maybe,butone which hopefully we will help you toachieve.To begin with,let us try to pin downexactly what publishers mean when they talkabout“good writing”for children.A usefulstarting point would be to take a look at someof the children’s books which won literaryprizes last year.Reading these books is one of7--the easiest and most enjoyable ways of:(a)finding out what individual publishers are publishing at the moment,and(b)learning a few tricks of the trade from well-established professionals.It goes without saying,of course,that slavishly copying the style and subject matter of a successful author is usually a recipe for disaster.Nor should you become downhearted after reading a particularly brilliant piece of work,and miserably think you will never be able to match up to those standards.Remember,overnight success is rare-most successful children’s authors will have struggled long and hard to learn their trade. Read these books as a critic;note down the things you enjoyed or admired,as well as areas where you feel there was possibly room for improvement.After all,nobody is perfect,not even a successful,prize-winning author.Possibly the toughest challenge is right at the youngest end of the age range-the picture book.The would-be author/illustrator is attempting to create an exciting story out of the narrow,limited,everyday world of a young child’s experience-not easy at all. The whole storyline has to be strong enough to keep the reader turning the pages,yet simple enough to fit into a few pages.Another problem for the new picture-book author is that it can seem that every subject and every approach has been done to death,with nothing new left to say.Add to this the fact that printing costs are high because of full colour illustrations,which means that the publisher will probably want a text that suits the international market to increase sales,and a novel for ten-year olds,with hardly any pictures at all,starts to look much more inviting.You would be forgiven for wondering if there are any truly original plots left to impress publishers with.But remember that,in many ways,it is the writer’s own personal style,and intelligent handling of a subject that can change a familiar,overworked plot into something original and fresh.To illustrate this,read The Enchanted Horse by Magdalen Nabb.A young girl called Irina finds an old wooden horse in a junk shop,takes it home and treats it as if it was real.Soon it magically starts to come to life...Sounds familiar?The magic object that comes alive is a storyline that has been used in hundreds of other children’s stories.So why does it succeed here?The answer is that Magdalen Nabb has created a strong,believable character in the lonely,unhappy heroine Irina,and the descriptions of her relationship with the wooden horse are poetic and touching.So,to return to the question asked at the beginning:What exactly is“good writing”for children?The answer is that it is writing which is fresh,exciting and unpredictable,and which gives a new and original angle on what might be a wellworn subject.But do not be put off if you feel that you simply cannot match up to all these requirements.While there8--is obviously no substitute for talent,and the ability to come up with suitable ideas,many of the techniques for improving and polishing your manuscript can be learned. Questions:51.Why does the article advise people to look at prize-winning books?A.To copy the author’s style.B.To realise what a high standard needs to be reached.C.To get an idea of what might be successful.D.To find out how to trick publishers.52.What do most successful children’s authors have in common?A.They did not get depressed by early failures.B.They have learned how to be critical of other authors’work.C.They find it easy to think of storylines that will sell.D.They have worked hard to become well-known.53.Why is the picture book the most difficult to write?A.Young children have experience of a small number of subjects.B.Young children cannot follow storylines easily.C.The pictures need to be exciting.D.Children want to be able to read it quickly.54.The book about Irina is successful.A.because of the unusual way magic is usedB.because of the way the character is describedC.because the story has not been told beforeD.because the pictures bring the story to life55.What does‘it’in Paragraph4refer to?A.The storyline.B.The magic object.C.The horse.D.The children’s story.56.What conclusion does the writer of the text come to?A.Anyone can learn to write a good story.B.The subject matter is the most important consideration.C.If you have the ability to think of good ideas,you can learn the rest.D.Some published fiction is badly written.9--Section B(7points)Directions:In this section,you are required to go over the passage quickly and mark the answers on the Answer Sheet.For questions57-63,mark Y(for Yes)if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N(for No)if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG(for Not Given)if the information is not given in the passage. Questions57-63are based on the following passage.Six Thousand Women Missing fromBoardrooms,Politics and CourtsThe glass ceiling is still holding back6,000women from the top33,000jobs in Britain,according to new research from the Equal Opportunities Commission.Thirty years after the introduction of the Sex Discrimination Act,women are“woefully under-represented”in the country’s boardrooms,politics and courts.Help from nannies has not enabled successful women to maintain their careers after having children,the research suggests.The EOC blames a male-dominated culture in the professions for resistance to flexible working.The upward trend in the proportion of women in top jobs is“painfully slow”,the report says,and in some sectors there is even a decline.The proportion of women in parliament has slipped in the12months since the EOC’s last Sex and Power survey and is now at19.5%-lower than in Iraq,Afghanistan and Rwanda.Although a woman is chief executive of the London Stock Exchange,and four senior judges are women,the proportion of women directors of top100FTSE companies has dipped to10.4%,and of female judges to9.8%.Jenny Watson,chair of the EOC,said:“Today’s troubling findings show just how slow the pace of change has been in powerful British institutions.They suggest it’s time not just to send out the headhunters to find some of those‘missing women’,but to address the barriers that stand in their way.Thirty years on from the Sex Discrimination Act,women rightly expect to share power.But as our survey shows,that’s not the reality.”“We all pay the price when Britain’s boardrooms and elected chambers are10--unrepresentative.Our democracy and local communities will be stronger if women from different backgrounds are able to enjoy an equal voice.In business,no one can afford to fish in half the talent pool in today’s intensely competitive world.”The commission identified the33,000most influential jobs in the private sector, politics,the legal system and the public sector in Britain.To achieve a representative proportion,women,it said,should fill another6,000.At the current rate of improvement,it would take20years to achieve equality in the civil service,40years in the judiciary and60years among FTSE100companies.But it would take200years-at least another40elections-to achieve an equal number of MPs in parliament.By contrast,in the Scottish assembly,nearly40%are women and51.7%in Wales.The EOC said there was an argument for parties to use all-women shortlists,as in Wales.But figures for women from ethnic minorities are worse.There are only two black women MPs,four non-white top100FTSE directors and nine top civil servants from ethnic minority backgrounds.“If we want our communities to thrive,this has to change,”concludes the report.It suggests that more successful women are experiencing the same barriers to getting the jobs they want as women in lower paid jobs.As for age,the pay gap between men and women in their20s is3.7%,rising to10.7%for thirty somethings-from the impact of childbirth on women’s earnings.The same is not true for men who become fathers.Female workers in the UK suffer one of the biggest pay gaps in Europe-17%for full-time staff and38%for part-time-because they are more likely to be in low-paid jobs and then slip further down the career ladder after having children,the Women and Work Commission found last year.“Asking for flexible working still spells career death for too many women in today’s workplace,”said Ms Watson.“As a consequence,women with caring responsibilities all too often have to‘trade down’to keep working.Extending the right to ask for flexible working to everyone in the workplace would change that culture and enable more women to reach the top.”Statements:57.Nannies are not good enough to help women get work.11--58.The position of women has got worse in all areas since the last survey.59.Trying to recruit more women is not enough.60.Parliamentary elections happen more or less every5years in Britain.61.The EOC thinks all members of parliament should be women.62.More and more women in Britain have a chance to pursue postgraduate studies.63.Giving men the right to request flexible working would actually help women. Section C(7points)Directions:You are going to read an article.Seven sentences have been removed from it.Choose from the sentences A-H the one which best fits each gap.There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.Remember tomark the answers on the Answer Sheet.I have called this book The Insomniac’s Dictionary partly because it was born in the dark hours of night during my own periods of sleeplessness.(64)For one thing,it doesn’t require much in the way of mental or emotional commitment. And secondly,it’s not meant to be read through at once.I encourage everyone to skim and skip around a bit.The Insomniac’s Dictionary presents nearly3,000strange and intriguing words,all of which are grouped together by categories.(65)It’s been more than a dozen years since I first discovered the joys of dictionary reading.From the very beginning,I was amazed by the richness of our language.I quickly became enchanted with words like kakistocracy(government by the worst citizens),and I wanted more.(66)It didn’t take long to realize I was stymied-there were books that included these delightful words but none that grouped them together to be enjoyed as a whole.(67)The results are here for you to enjoy.Some of the thematic lists are as all-inclusive as I could make them.Every chapter has been thoroughly and painstakingly researched.I cannot claim that the resulting lists are absolutely complete but can state that they are more complete than any lists that can be found in any other reference books.(68)Such chapters are intended merely as introductions to their respective subjects.By way of example,our language contains over20,00012--eponyms(words which are based on a person’s name).Most of these are obscure scientific terms or measurements and it’s obviously beyond the scope of this book to list them all.(69)Most of the word lists are pretty long,and I’ve therefore chosen to divide them into smaller groups.I admit these sub-categories are totally arbitrary-they are a means of presenting the words in easier-to-digest servings and should not be construed as definitive classification.(70)Remember,this book is best enjoyed by browsing,not straightforward reading.Sentences:Section阅(10points)Directions:In this section,there is one passage followed by5questions.Read the passage carefully,then answer the questions in a maximum of10words.Remember to write your answers on the Answer Sheet. Questions71-75are based on the following passage.13--Bush Concerned about Rising Gas PricesPresident Bush says a variety of global forces are to blame for crude-oil prices topping $70a barrel.“There is a tight supply worldwide,and we have got an increasing demand from countries like India and China,which means that,any disruption in supply,or perceived disruption of supply,is going to cause the price of crude to go up,and that affects the price of gasoline,”he said.The president says prices are also up due to increasing domestic demand,as Americans are driving more,now that the cold winter weather is ending,and because states are switching their fuel-mix to a warmer-weather blend.“The combination of these changes creates higher gasoline prices,and I am concerned about higher gasoline prices.I am concerned about what it means for working families and small businesses,and I am also mindful that the government has the responsibility to make sure that we watch very carefully,and investigate possible price-gouging,and we will do just that,”added President Bush.The price of crude hit a new record,eclipsing the previous mark set last August, when Hurricane Katrina disrupted production in the Gulf of Mexico.Analysts blame some of the current price hikes on worries about global instability in oil-producing regions,including ethnic violence in Nigeria and the dispute over Iran enriching uranium.Tehran says its nuclear program is meant to produce electricity.President Bush says the world’s fourth-largest oil producer is secretly developing a nuclear weapons program.Taking questions from reporters in the White House Rose Garden,Mr.Bush said he will discuss the issue in talks Thursday at the White House with Chinese President Hu Jintao.“We want to solve this issue diplomatically,and we are working hard to do so,”he said.“The best way to do so is,therefore,to make a united effort with countries who recognize the danger of Iran having a nuclear weapon.”The International Atomic Energy Agency reports back to the U.N.Security Council about Iran next week.If the country does not stop enriching uranium,the Bush administration is expected to call for economic sanctions.Iran says no amount of pressure will force it to abandon its nuclear program. Tehran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed talks among the United States,Britain,France,Russia,14--China and Germany,saying their Moscow meeting is more important to the participants than it is to Iran.White House officials say President Bush is skeptical about being able to resolve the dispute peacefully.Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says any aggressor would regret attacking his country,because he says Iran has a powerful army.Questions:71.What is the current price of crude-oil as mentioned in the passage?72.What caused the current oil price hikes according to some analysts?73.What issue will President Bush discuss in talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao?74.What will the Bush administration do if Iran refuses to stop enriching uranium?75.Why is the Iranian President fearless regarding any military aggression againt Iran?Section耘(10points)Directions:In this section,there is one passage followed by a summary.Read the passage carefully and complete the summary with the appropriate wordsfrom the passage.Remember to write your answers on the Answer Sheet. Questions76-80are based on the following passage.The most crucial way,however,of improving the labour cost structure at SAH (Sydney Airport Hotel)was to find better,more productive ways of providing customer service.SAH management concluded this would first require a process of“benchmarking”. The prime objective of the benchmarking process was to compare a range of service delivery processes across a range of criteria using teams made up of employees from different departments within the hotel which interacted with each other.This process resulted in performance measures that greatly enhanced SAH蒺s ability to improve productivity and quality.The front office team discovered through this project that a high proportion of AHI15--(Australian Hotels Inc)Club member reservations were incomplete.As a result,the service provided to these guests was below the standard promised to them as part of their membership agreement.Reducing the number of incomplete reservations greatly improved guest perceptions of service.In addition,a program modelled on an earlier project called“Take Charge”was im-plemented.Essentially,Take Charge provides an effective feedback loop from both cus-tomers and employees.Customer comments,both positive and negative,are recorded by staff.These are collated regularly to identify opportunities for improvement.Just as impor-tantly,employees are requested to note down their own suggestions for improvement. (AHI has set an expectation that employees will submit at least three suggestions for every one they receive from a customer.)Employee feedback is reviewed daily and suggestions are implemented within48hours,if possible,or a valid reason is given for non-implemen-tation.If suggestions require analysis or data collection,the Take Charge team has30days in which to address the issue and come up with recommendations.Although quantitative evidence of AHI’s initiatives at SAH are limited at present, anecdotal evidence clearly suggests that these practices are working.Indeed AHI is progressively rolling out these initiatives in other hotels in Australia,whilst numerous overseas visitors have come to see how the program works.Summary:Part V Cloze(10minutes,10points)Directions:There are10blanks in the e the word given in each bracket to16--form a word that fits in each blank.Remember to write the answers on theAnswer Sheet.Language ChangeThe phenomenon of language change probably attracts more public notice and more (81)(disapprove)than any other linguistic issue.There is a widely held belief that change must mean(82)(deteriorate)and decay.Older people observe the casual speech of the young and conclude that standards have fallen appreciably.It is understandable that many people dislike change,but it is(83)(wise)to condemn all linguistic(84)(modify).It is often felt that contemporary language illustrates the problem at its worst,but this belief is shared by every generation.There are indeed cases where linguistic change can lead to problems of unintelligibility and(85)(ambiguous),and if change is too rapid there can be major communication problems.But as a rule,the parts of language which are undergoing change at any given time are(86)(relative)small in comparison to the vast,unchanging areas of language.It is because change is so(87)(frequent)that it is so distinctive and(88)(notice).Some degree of caution and concern is therefore always desirable for the(89)(maintain)of precision and(90)(effect) communication,but there are no grounds for the extremely pessimistic attitudes so often encountered.Part VI Translation(15minutes,20points)Section A(10points)Directions:Translate the underlined sentences of the following passage into Chinese.Remember to write your answers on the Answer Sheet.(91)In the last few years the conventional wisdom has been that the advent of the new media will hasten the demise of print,and that the culture of print will soon be a thing of the past.But I wonder whether this confuses the content with the attachment we have to a17--。

2007年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高三年级组试题参考答案听力部分穴共三大题，计30分雪I.问句应答（Responses ）1—5CAABDII.对话理解（Dialogues ）A)6—10ACDACB)11—15DBCCA 16—20BCDAC III.短文理解（Passages ）A)21—25ABDCAB)26.(an)open-top bus(es)27.the (Central)Library /library 28.the (City)Museum /museum 29.8:00/eight (am /o ’clock)30.10/ten pounds /￡10笔试部分穴共七大题，计120分雪I.选择填空（Multiple-choice ）31—35BADCD 36—40DCBAB 41—45ACDBCII 援阅读理解（Reading comprehension ）A)46—50ACBABB)51.Wood.52.For her brother (Malcolm).53.At a toy fair in London.54.3/Three.55.32/Thirty-two.56.Your /The feet.57.near the swing 58.The lane and the greenhouse.59.he /she cannot be found /they can ’tfind him /her 60.Dusk /Late in the afternoon.61.Radial (movement)62.Horizontal (movement)63.Vertical(movement)64.不但人可以在不同时期提升，机构也可以有各种不同机会提升。

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III.完形填空（Cloze ）A)66.found 67.reliable 68.unpleasant 69.warning(s)70.religiousB)71.both 72.interviewing /investigating 73.examples 74.homework /help 75.continue rmation 77.free eful pared 80.purpose /point IV.翻译（Translation ）81.Weak as she looks /seems,she ’s burdened with the responsibility of supporting a family of five.82.I want to discover /uncover the secrets of nature and apply them for the benefit of people /mankind /humankind.83.Going to study in another country requires a major adjustment and it takes some time /a while to adapt.-1-w ww .e cp .c om .c n84.The real object of education is to teach a person continually to ask questions.85.Only those who have the patience to do simple things (tasks /work)well can acquire the ability to dodifficult things easily.V.短文改错（Error correction ）VI.智力测试（IQ ）96.Nothing.97.Four /4minutes.98.Because they have just had a long March.99.48.(The number in each tin is the total of the two numbers below it.)100.sickVII.写作（Writing ）A)One possible version:MatterThe world is made up of matter.Air,water and everything on the earth are different kinds of matter.Matter exists in one of three states:solid,liquid or gas.Coal is in the solid state.Water is in the liquid state.Air is in the gaseous state.Matter is inconstant motion or in constant change.Matter changes from one state to another under different conditions.When water boils,it changes into the gaseous state.If water changes into ice,we say that it has changed to a solid state.The changing material world has so much for us to learn.We must constantly study this world so that we understand it better.B)One possible version:Since China practises strict birth control with its one child policy,the elderly population constantly increases compared to the number of young people.When all these elderly people retire they need to be taken care of by their families.This puts a heavy economic burden on a smaller population.It is time that the government and so -ciety started to do something to provide for the elderly.Society should begin building homes and centres to care for them while their children and grandchildren are working.More social workers,doctors and nurses must be trained to deal with the health problems and psychological needs of the elderly.Recreational centres should be opened to give elderly people some meaningful activities to do each day.The elderly have built our country,so it is our responsibility to provide a safe and happy retirement for them.一、评分原则：1.本题总分为:30分。