2011年全国中学生英语能力竞赛初赛高一年级组试题

一组样题听力部分（共四大题，计30分）（略）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. We've worked out the plan, and now we must put it into _______.A. factB. practiceC. realityD. deed2. There was _______ European student at the table reading _______ English story-book.A. a; anB. a; aC. an; theD. the; an3. _______ runners won medals, while John was the fourth and won no prize.A. Three firstB. Three the firstC. The three firstD. The first three4. Jimmy is the oldest boy and is taller than _______ boy in his class.A. otherB. anotherC. any otherD. all5. We can see many flowers in the garden, which smell _______.A. wonderfullyB. beautifullyC. wellD. nice6. Go straight ahead, then turn _______ the left and you'll find the post office _______ the right.A. to; onB. at; byC. from; inD. beside; through7. Helen _______ her keys in her office so she had to wait until her husband _______ home.A. has forgotten; gotB. had left; cameC. has put; goesD. placed; reaches8. —Need I do the repairs now?—Yes, you _______, but you _______ ask someone to help you.A. dare; shouldB. may; had toC. had better; ought toD. must; can9. When you finish _______ the first paragraph, you can go on with the second one.A. to writeB. recitedC. readingD. hear10. She has taken care of your children _______ you were away.A. sinceB. whenC. whileD. as11. All _______ should be done has been done smoothly.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. who12. —Give the book to him as soon as you see him, _______ ?— OK. I will.A. shall weB. didn't youC. will youD. doesn't it13. —Sorry, I forgot to post the letter for you.— _______ , I'll post it myself this afternoon.A. Never mindB. You're welcomeC. With pleasureD. That's right14. — How do you like your English teacher?— _______ .A. Very muchB. She's kindC. Never mindD. I think so15. — Would you like to join us in the party?— _______ , but I'll be busy preparing for tomorrow's exam.A. Me, tooB. As you pleaseC. Don't mention itD. I'd love toB) 下列5题中的句子可以组成一篇小短文，请从所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2014年全国中学生英语能力竞赛高一年级组初赛试题册（节选）听力部分(共三大题，计30分)I．Responses (句子应答) (共5小题；每小题1分，计5分)Please listen to the following five sentences and choose the best response to each one you hear. Each sentence will be read only once. (请听下面五个句子，选出能应答所听句子的最佳选项。

每个句子只读一遍。

)1．A. Oh. I’m sorry to hear that. B. Of course not. Go ahead.C. Sure. Here you are.D. Sorry. I won’t do that again. 2．A. I’d like a kilo of tomatoes, please. B. My name’s Tony King.C. I have to answer my cellphone.D. It’s been raining all day.3．A. Thank you very much. B. The same to you.C. You’re welcome.D. Congratulations4．A. You can make it. B. Take it easy. C. It’s over there. D. Hold on, please.5. A. Take the medicine, and you’ll feel better in a little while.B. I really had a good time in Beijing last summer vacation.C. I’ll pick you up at the school gate tomorrow evening.D. I’d love to, but I have to meet my professor.II. Dialogues (对话理解) (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)(A) Please listen to the following five mini-dialogues. Each dialogue is followed by a question. Choose the best answer to each question according to the dialogue you hear. Each dialogue and question will be read twice. (请听下面五组小对话，每组对话后有一个问题，根据你听到的对话内容，选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。

全国中学生英语能力竞赛（高一组）模拟试题及详解（一）听力部分(共三大题, 计30分)（略）笔试部分(共七大题，计120分)I. Knowledge and Usage (知识与用法) (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)A) Please complete the following sentences by using the Chinese hints given in the brackets. (请根据括号中所给的汉语提示完成下列句子。

)31. The classroom is big enough ____ _____ _____（目前，暂时）, but we’ll have to move if we have more students.【答案】for the moment【解析】句意：目前来说这间教室足够大了，但如果我们有更多的学生的话，就不得不搬迁。

for the moment“目前，暂时”。

32. Exercise classes are a good way to keep fit and improve your _____（社会的）life. 【答案】social【解析】句意：上健身课是保持身体健康和增进社交生活的好方法。

social“社交的，社会的”。

33. Martins now faces the biggest _____（挑战）of his career.【答案】challenge【解析】句意：马丁斯现在面临他事业上最大的挑战。

challenge“挑战”。

34. Are the carrots cooked _____（足够地，充分地）?【答案】enough【解析】句意：胡萝卜煮熟了吗？enough“足够地，充分地”。

35. Today’s weather is an _____（改善，改进）on yesterday’s.【答案】improvement【解析】句意：今天的天气比昨天的好。

2011 年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛高一组试题听力录音原文高一年级组试题听力部分录音原文I. ResponsesListen to the following five sentences and choose the best response to each one. Each sentence will be read only once.1. I’d like to start a class magazine.2. What time do you usually finish your dinner?3. I’ve bought the ticket, will you go with me?4. How is the weather going to be tomorrow?5. I wish I could get along with Julia.II. DialoguesA) Listen to the following five mini-dialogues. Each dialogue is followed by a question. Choose the best answer or picture for each question. Each dialogue and question will be read twice.6. W: Excuse me. Is the Miners Hospital far from here? M: Not really. Go along this road for 2 blocks and turn left onto Sixth Street. The hospital will be on your right.Q: Which of the following pictures suits the man’s situation?7. M: How can you work and study at the same time?W: Once a week, I come to my father’s shop and help out a bit. I clean floors and the windows-that sort of things. And my father pays me for each hour I work.Q: What does the girl do in her father’s shop?8. W: I thought you were pleased about the new job and going to London. M: I am. It’s just that I’ve been here for so long in this town and it’s hard to think of anywhere else as home.Q: What’s the man’s feeling towards his new job in London?9. M: What do you usually do in your spare time？W: I go to a lake and enjoy boating whenever I have time. It’s so relaxing.Q: What does the woman do in her free time?10. W: You look tired and sleepy. Do you have trouble falling asleep?M: No, I had to finish the paper for history class from 9:00 last night to 2:00 in the morning. Because I didn’t remember it until I finished watching TV.Q: Why does the man look tired and sleepy?B) Listen to the following two dialogues and choose the best answer to each question. Each dialogue will be read twice.Questions 11—15 are based on the following dialogue.W: Tell me about your education experience.M: I went to Peking University. I studied business there.W: Have you taken any other courses besides business at the university?M: Well, I have taken a few computer courses and English courses.W: How is your English speaking and writing abilities?M: I think they’re pretty good. I have a lot of English-speaking friends to talk to and I write many emails in English every day. I can also speak and write some Japanese.W: And you’re good with computers?M: Yes, I think so. I’m pretty good with Word and Excel.W: What kind of work experience do you have?M: I worked at a company for two years. We had a lot of customers in Europe and North America. I also spent three years working at a local computer company.W: OK, we’ll consider your application and call you soon. Thanks for coming.M: Thank you for your time.Questions 16—20 are based on the following dialogue.W: We’ve got to organize the end-of-year party. Could you organize the music, please?M: Sure, I’ve already thought about it. I have got James to be my partner. I am trying to call Mary to work with me too, but so far ...W: Why didn’t you tell me? She is a good friend of mine. Actually, we had lunch together last Sunday. I’ll ask her to give you a call. M: That’ll be great! Thanks.W: What about live music? M: Well, I am going to meet a singer and his band this weekend.W: What do you know about them?M: I’d rather not say, but I will tell you as soon as I have more news.W: Come on. Tell me something about them. I promise I will keep it a secret.M: OK. They are local and I’m sure they will become really famous one day.W: Well done. I am leaving to discuss the tickets with the printers. Let’s meet next Friday, same time, same place. M: Fine. Bye. W: Bye.III. PassagesA) Listen to five people complaining about their hotels during holidays and match the information in the two columns. The material will be read twice. M: Mr. Silk said the hotel he lived in was horrible. His room was dirty and the toilet was blocked. When he tried to call the hotel manager, nobody answered the phone and the problem had not been solved when he left the hotel last June. W: The hotel which Miss Rudd stayed in was not dirty. But she was not happy because it was too far away from her favorite beach. She could not enjoy much time there. Therefore, she moved to another hotel after two days. M: Mr. Norrish complained that a group of young men in the room next door made his holiday a misery with their noisy parties. Many customers suffered a lot as Mr. Norrish did. At last the hotel manger came and stopped the young men.W: Mrs. Barnes came down with serious stomachache after a meal in the hotel restaurant. She had to go to hospital for a couple of days. And the hotel definitely paid all the money. But her holiday was ruined by this. M: Building work outside the hotel drove Mr. Cook crazy. The building work started at 6:00 in the morning and stopped at midnight. Sometimes it kept going day and night. Mr. Cook had to end his holiday ahead of time. B) Listen to the following material and fill in each blank with only one word. The material will be read twice. Nobody really knows when the first T-shirt appeared. What is known, however, is that T-shirts have become part of almost everyone’s life since James Dean and Marlon Brando wore them in their movies in the 1950s. They have remained popular for two main reasons. First, they can be used to create an image and, second, they look good on everyone and can be worn on different occasions. In short, they are extremely useful items of clothing.A picture or message printed on a T-shirt can tell a great deal about the person wearing it. For example, if there is a message about saving the planet, it means that the wearer is concerned about the environment. In this way it is very easy to tell whether you have something in common with somebody else, or whether your opinions are worlds apart. Some new T-shirts are often printed with small flowers, or small stones. T-shirts with impressive paintings have also become popular and can be bought on the Internet.This is the end of the listening section.。

2012 年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）初赛高一年级组试题参考答案听力部分（共三大题，计30 分）I. Responses（问句应答）（共5小题；每小题1分，计5 分）1—5 DCABBII. Dialogues（对话理解）（共15小题；每小题1 分，计15 分）A)6—10 BCDCA B)11—15 BABCA C) 16—20 DEBACIII. Passages（短文理解）（共10 小题；每小题1分，计10 分）A) 21—25 BCCAC B) 26. Calm27. survive 28. gaps 29. immediate 30. break笔试部分（共七大题，计120 分）I. Multiple-choice（选择填空）（共15 小题；每小题1分，计15 分）31—35 DACAB 36—40 CCCBA 41—45 DBABCII. Cloze（完形填空）（共14 小题；每小题1分，计14 分）A) 46—51 CDCACC52. fifth 53. which 54. called 55. government56. underneath /under57. were 58. Britain 59. throughIII. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）（共18 小题；每小题2分，计36 分）A) 60. D 61. C 62. F 63. F64. She has studied there for 5 years.65. She doesn't have to live at the school. /She can share a flat with her friends.B) 66. considered 67. moved 68. reasons 69. escape 70. influenced 71. interestingC) 72—77 EGAFBCIV. Translation（翻译）（共5 小题；每小题2 分，计10 分）A) 78. 只有摆事实，讲道理才能使人信服。

全国中学生英语能力竞赛（初三组）2011年初赛试题及详解听力部分(共三大题，计30分)I. Responses (句子应答) (共5小题每小题1分，计5分)Listen to the following sentences and choose the best response to each one. Each sentence will be read only once. (请听下列句子，选出最能恰当应答所听句子的选项。

每个句子只读一遍。

)1. A. The T-shirt is blue.B. It costs 60 yuan.C. I like the T-shirt very much.D. It’s Tom’s.【答案】D【解析】本题问的是“Whose T-shirt is it”(这件T恤是谁的)，选项D “是Tom的”符合题意，故选项D正确。

【录音原文】Whose T-shirt is it?2. A. Sorry, I can’t.B. No, it isn’t.C. Sorry, I don’t know.D. Yes, it is.【答案】C【解析】本题问的是“Do you know the answer to the question?”(你知道这个问题的答案吗)，回答应是“知道”或“不知道”，故选项C正确。

【录音原文】Do you know the answer to the question?3. A. The bookstore is over there.B. He’s going to the bookstore.C. His father buys a computer.D. He’s 14 years old.【答案】B【解析】本题问的是“Where is Tony going”，选项B “他要去书店”符合题意，故选项B正确。

【录音原文】Where is Tony going?4. A. Yes, I have.B. Yes, it is.C. No, I don’t.D. No, it isn’t.【答案】A【解析】本题问的是“Have you finished your homework”，由问句中的现在完成时态可知，选项A正确。

2011年全国中学生英语能力竞赛山东赛区决赛高中组试题注意事项：1.本题共 11页，计150分。

答题时间为120分钟。

2.答题前将答题纸密封线以上的项目填写清楚。

3.答题时可先用钢笔或圆珠笔在试题上作答，然后将答案抄到答题纸上。

4.考试结束后将试题和答题纸一并交上。

Section 1 Listening Comprehension Test (50 points)Part 1 In this part you will hear ten short dialogues. After you hear a dialogue, read the question and four choices, and then choose the best answer to the question. The dialogue will be read only once. After each dialogue, you have ten seconds to choose the answer and read the next item. (10 points)1. What happened to Nancy ?A. She couldn’t find the way back to her hotel.B. She has forgot her room number.C. She didn’t bring her camera with her.D. She wanted to borrow a camera from her friend.2. Why did the man say that he traveled all around the world?A. He visited several foreign countries.B. He left China during his holiday.C. He had a nice holiday by traveling.D. He went to the Windows of the World.3. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man bought two new books.B. The woman bought the books at a low price.C. A membership card must be needed to buy the books.D. The woman was given an invoice with the name of the company.4. What did the man want to do?A. He wanted to live in the new house.B. He tried to make the woman believe the new house was big enough.C. He wanted to sell the house to the woman.D. He wanted to show the woman his new house.5. What happened to Cousin Kitty?A. She fell off her bike.B. She put away her bike.C. She wanted to ride a bike.D. She got hurt.6. Why does the woman sound a little worried?A. Her daughter was waiting for her at home.B. She has been out of the shop for nearly an hour.C. Dave failed to meet her at the right time.D. She is waiting for Dave to help her to close the shop.7.What are the man and woman talking about in the dialogue?A.They are making a family planning.B.They are talking about how to be a president.C. They are making a plan for their own company.D. They are talking about their plans for the future.8. What is the man’s change if he pays 50 yuan for his order?A. 18.50 yuan.B. 16.50 yuan.C. 7.50 yuan.D. 27.50 yuan.9. What did the man do in the shop?A. He looked at the store window and came in.B. He took out his camera and began taking pictures.C. He bought a pencil and a notebook.D. He borrowed a pencil and wrote something in his notebook.10. What is the teacher asking her students to do in the class?A. To tell their own stories one by one.B. To listen to her carefully about the English study methods.C. To say something about the methods to improve the listening skills.D. To listen to English songs and watch English movies.Part Two In this part you are going to hear three conversations. Each conversationwill be readonly once. Listen to the conversation carefully and then choose the best answers to the questions thatfollow. You will have 10 seconds t o look through the question and mark the answer. (15 points)Conversation one11. What are the man and woman mainly talking about in the conversation?A. Peoples’future resources in the world. B. Earthquakes that happened in the world.C. The safety of the nuclear energy.D. The resource crisis of the earth in future.12. Why does the man think the nuclear energy is our best hope for the future?A. The nuclear reactors are clean and safe.B. The oil and gas resources in the world are running out.C. The nuclear power plants can produce more electricity than oil and gas.D. Strong earthquakes do not often happen, so the nuclear power plants are safe.13. What does the “eye to eye” mean in the sentence “I guess we just don’t see eye to eye when itcomes to nuclear energy.”?A. It means “keep an eye on the same problem”.B. It means “have the same opinion about something”.C. It means “discuss a problem face to face”.D. It means “hold different opinions on something”.Conversation Two14. What are the man and woman looking for in the newspaper?A. The best prices for ads.B. The best prices for plane tickets.C. The timetable for the flights.D. The ads for traveling.15. Why are they going to buy the Airquick Airlines tickets?A. The tickets for first class are cheap.B. The service on the Airlines is good.C. They can buy two with one free.D. They don’t have to pay soon.16. Why does the man say “Don’t worry ” to the woman?A.Because he is sure to tell the truth to the public.B.Because he believes what the ads say is true.C.Because he is sure they will have the right tickets.D.Because she is never told a lie before.Conversation Three17.How long is the woman going to leave before she comes back to her office?A. Five weeks.B. About two months.C. Four months.D. About five months.18.What are the man and woman going to do during their trip?A. They are going to travel around the world.B. They are going to offer help in different countries.C. They are going to spend their holidays in Asia first.D. They are going to do some sight-seeing in Africa.19.Why does the man want to go to Africa?A. There are many beautiful countries in Africa.B. The climate there is very pleasant.C. People in some Africa countries have no enough food or water.D. He wants to visit a lot of old towns there.20. Which of the following is the right order that the man and the woman haveplanned to do in America?①To got the areas affected by the forest fires.②To go to the towns hit by the wind and rain.③To replant some new trees.④To help the children who lost their families.⑤To help the people to rebuild their home.A. ①→③→②→④→⑤B. ②→③→①→⑤→④C. ②→⑤→④→①→③D. ③→②→①→④→⑤Part Three In this part you’ll hear three short passages. A fter each passage y ou will be asked a few questions. Choose the best answers. The passages will be read only once. Y ou will have ten seconds for looking through each question and marking the answer. (15 points) Passage One21. Why is it not an easy job to be a London taxi driver?A. He must be very skillful at driving a car on a loneliest street.B. He has to follow the traffic lights when driving along a highway.C. He should know all the signs for hotels and restaurants in the city.D. He needs to have a good knowledge of the city of London.22. Why do London taxi drivers sometimes try to make more runs?A. They want to make more money.B. T hey prefer to work for themselves.C. T hey want to help more passengers.D. T hey are used to working deep into the night.23. How do London taxi drivers “give”？A. They give the poor children a lunch party at the sea each summer.B. They give poor children the chance to meet the mayor.C. They pay for some poor children’s rides for a day’s tour each summer.D. They play with some poor children at the sea for a day each summer.Passage Two24. When did Gloria get her first job?A．A few years before college．B．Several years after college．C．When she was studying at college．D．When she was working in the TV station．25. In which part-time job did Gloria feel the happiest?A．Cleaning in the hotel．B．Selling books in the bookstore．C．Serving coffee in the student union．D．Making maps for the Forest Service．26. How did Gloria help the child get the operation he needed?A．Her boss agreed to raise money．B．She paid for the operation herself．C．She allowed the boy to show on TV．D．Her news report affected some doctors．27. What particularly gives Gloria the feeling of pride?A．Helping people through her work．B．Reporting interesting stories．C．Being able to do different jobs well．D．Paying for her college education herself．Passage Three28. Why did Mr Johnson say that he would have a long night?A. Because he didn't know the routes.B. Because no driver would give him a ride.C. Because he perhaps would have to take a taxi.D. Because he wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.29. Why did Mr Johnson change his mind after waiting 30 minutes?A. He got tired and worried.B. No bus would come at the time.C. A taxi ride would be more comfortable.D. He knew the driver would never return.30. What can we learn from the story?A. The bus driver drove Mr Johnson home in the bus.B. The bus driver helped people who once helped her.C. The bus driver told Mr Johnson to help other people as she did.D. Mr Johnson gave the bus driver some money for her help in the end.Part Four In this part you’ll have a spot dictation. Listen tothe passage twice, then fill in the blanks with what you have heard. (10 points)I think one of the most importantfactorsin 31__________ whether or not I'll like a subject is theteacher. The right teacher can makeyou look 32 ____________ to a class, just as abad teacher can make you dreadcoming to school. 33 ____________, at myschool, the bad ones far outnumberthe 34________ teachers, butevery so often you come across a gem. Really good teachers are usually popular with most ofthe kids, and everyone is always tryingto get into their classes.To me, a good teacher is someonewho likes the subject he's teaching, aswell as enjoys working with his students. That type of teacher keeps upwith all the 35____________ in his field,and makes learning interesting andfun. The teacher I had for music lastyear was really terrific. Hegot36____________ to take our class on atrip to an actual recording37____________ . We made a record, and although itwas never sold to a 38 ____________label,it was played at two school 39 ____________as well as a localdance. It mayeven take off yet-------- who knows? Ilearned a lot about music in that classand really had a good time.Most kids think that it's importantfor a teacher to be fair. You can lookup to a teacher who'sfair, even if youdon't get a top grade in the class. Atleast you know that you've 40 ____________whatever grade you 41 ____________. But a lotof teachers aren't fair, and that's trueeven for some of the ones who thinkthat they are.Several of the teachers don't seemat ease with 42 ____________ groupkids. They try too hard.A few of thewhite teachers 43 ____________ Black HistoryMonth more rigorouslythan our black faculty members. They44 ____________ stressblackpride and so openly gush over their black students that it's obvious that they're 45 ____________ someof the black kids. Sonia, one of myblack friends, says that she hatescoming to school in February (BlackHistory Month) because she doesn'tenjoy being made the center of 46 ____________.Other teachers are even worse.These are the ones who seem to betotally 47 ____________ of how theycome across. They have their obviousfavorites in class whoreceive special 48 ____________. Usually theytend to like the better looking,well-dressed kids, but sometimes theymay react to a student personally-------like when a teacher is partial toa particular girl because that student49 ____________ her daughter.Once a teacher stops seeing hisstudents 50 ____________, it becomes nearly impossible for him toremain fair and impartialinclass. A teacher is supposed to use hisskills to help a student learn, insteadof using a young person to build uphis ego. It is hard for me to respect a teacher, or anyone for thatmatter, who is unfair. And it's equallydifficult to learn anything from a person whom you don't respect.Section II Reading Comprehension Test (50 points)Read the following passages and choose the best answers.AA new type of Internet and e-mail fraud is posing major problems for people who rely on the Internet for business and banking transactions. The troublemakers are known as "phishers"----- pronounced "fishers." Phishers steal information from innocent people by pretending to beInternet Service Providers or ISPs. These are the people who legally connect you to the Internet and have a right to know your passwords, credit card numbers, and other secret information. Phishers don't have a right to this information, but when unsuspecting Internet users get a message from a phisher, they often give them their secret codes and numbers. The phisher can then create chaos by emptying the victim's bank accounts and charging up massive debts on their credit cards. Sometimes phishers go to great lengths to get information, using computer worms to infect manye-mail addresses. In their e-mails, phishers falsely pose as online businesses.Phishers have only turned up in the last two years, but now they have unleashed their criminal activity in North America, Europe, Russia, and parts of Asia. A few of the culprits are malicious students or individuals trying to get rich at the expense of others. However, the FBI and other law enforcement organizations perceive that most phishers are actually part of criminal groups. They worry because bank fraud and e-mail fraud are increasing at a rapid rate. They urge everyone to be alert for illegal phishers who try to pass themselves off as Internet Service Providers. Being phished is one experience you won't mind missing out on.51. How do phishers get secret information?A. Credit card companies hire them.B. Online businesses use them.C. They are employed by banks.D. They pass themselves off as ISPs.52. How would a victim of a phisher feel?A. Aghast.B. Devastated.C. Magnificent.D. Malicious.53. Where have phishers emerged?A. Only in the Internet Service Providers.B. In the bank accouts.C. In some business and information centers.D. In several parts of the world.54. What does the FBI believe?A. Some ill students cause most of the problems.B. A few phishers and victims are not innocent businesspeople.C. Most phishers are organized criminals.D. This type of fraud will vanish into thin air.55. What was the purpose of this passage?A. To give a warning to the innocents.B. To tell how the police could detect the fraud.C. To describe some criminal and isolated behavior.D. To stop spreading malicious gossip.BThe idea that someone or something can be cursed is as old as cultureitself. In fairy tales a curse was called a magic spell and was usually castby a wicked old witch. Some people believe that curses can be placed onothers by casting spells, or by chanting certain words. A curse is saidtobring bad luck or even death tothe person it has been put on. In real life aperson mayaccidentally have had a series of misfortunes, and he will besaid to have been cursed. The saying that luck, good or bad, comes inthrees is still believed by Western-educated people. There is, however, noscientific evidence that curses have been the cause of any harm.Ancient peoples were afraid to walk under ladders because theythought that gods lived in the triangle-shaped space underneath. Forsomeone to walk through a sacred place like this was very disrespectful tothe gods. This is because early Christians considered the ladder a symbolof wickedness. Rememberthata ladder had led Christ to his death. Todaysome superstitious people avoid walking under ladders for fear of badluck. The thought that walking under ladders brings about bad luck alsoexists among those who are not superstitious because some clumsy personat the top might drop something on them!Onemore superstition is about a horseshoe. Have you ever been toldthat it's lucky to find a horseshoes? This belief comes from 4th-centuryGreece. Ahorseshoe is crescent-shaped like the new moon, which was asymbol of good luck. Also horseshoesare made of iron, which was thoughtto be able to keep evil spirits away.A horseshoe nailed over a doorwaysupposedly kept evil spiritsfrom entering the house. For extra protection,it was said the horseshoe must be fixed with the ends pointing up, or allthe good luck would drain out of it.Horseshoes are hard to find today, but good luck still keeps cominginto ordinary families. The question why some people are still superstitious could be explainedby the fact that modern science and technology is not so advanced as to beable to account for everything in the boundless universe.56. A curse is ________.A. an old cultureB. a word, a phrase or a sentenceC. a bad witchD. a magic technology57. A curse is believed to ________.A. bring good luck and make a lot of moneyB. make people keep away from harmC. bring sickness or misfortuneD. be first used by the Egyptians58. Walking under ladders means ________ to ancient people.A. you might be injured by something falling downB. you walk through gods' bedroomC. you don't show respect to godsD. you make gods ill and unhealthy59. All the stories about the horseshoe are ________.A. true but unbelievableB. strange but believableC. a result of superstitionD. for those who ride horses60. From the passage we know ________.A. people don't know the universe well enoughB. cursing is as old as the earth itselfC. good luck doesn't exist any longer because horseshoes are hard to findnowadaysD. modern science and technology is so advanced today that nothing isunknown to humansCThinking about going to a casino to play roulette and win a lot ofmoney? There's something you should know before you bet. It's muchmore likely that the casino will win than you will.The roulette wheel is divided into 38 numbered slots. Two ofthese slots are green, 18 are red, and 18 are black. To begin theround, the wheel is spun and a ball is dropped onto its outside edge.When the wheel stops, the ball drops into 1 of the 38 slots.Players bet on which slot they believe the ball will land in. If youbet your money that the ball will land in any of the 18 red slots, yourchances of winning are 18 out of 38. If you bet yourmoney on acertain number, such as the red slot numbered with a 10, yourchances of winning drop to 1 in 38.Both you and the people who own the casino are gambling -----playing the odds ----- but the odds that the casino owner will win aremuch greater than the odds that you will win. In fact, themathematics of probability guarantee that the owners of the roulettewheel will make money with that wheel, even if they don't win everytime. This is no accident of fate. It's the way the game is constructed.Remember those colored slots? There are 18 each of the red andblack slots. There are also 2 green slots. Whenever the ball lands in 1of those green slots, the house wins everything that was bet on thatround. So again, let's say you bet that the ball will land in a red slot(or, for that matter, a black slot). This is the safest possible bet inroulette, since the odds are 18 out of 38 that you'll win.If you spend day after day at the roulette table, you willconsistently lose over time. But forany given night, the outcome ofyour bets is much less predictable. You might beat the odds and takehome a pocketful of cash, or you might lose fistfuls of money. Thecasino is not taking any chances, though. The odds make it certainthat, over time, the casino will consistently turn a profit.61. You can bet on all of the following EXCEPT ________.A. a green slotB. the red slot numbered a 5C. any of the black slotsD. any of the red slots62. The odds that the owner of a casino will win are greater thanyours because ________.A. the owner has much more gambling experienceB. the owner knows the mathematics of probabilityC. the way the roulette wheel is constructed favors the ownerD. you tend to bet the least safe bet63. It can be inferred that a casino owner's least chances ofwinning are ________.A. 1 out of 38B. 2 out of 38C. 18 out of 38D. 20 out of 3864. The underlined phrase "beat the odds" (paragraph 6) means ________.A. bet on small chancesB. bet a safe betC. lose because of bad luckD. be lucky65. The message contained in the passage would be most valuableto which of the followingpersons?A. A casino owner who run several big casinos.B. A person who has a strongbelief in casino laws.C. A college student majoringin mathematical probability.D. A gambler who tries to make a living by frequenting a casino.DWhen did you last visit a shopping mall? In many places, the answer would be "last weekend." Some people goeven more often. Why? For one thing, malls offer goods and services that people need all in one place: food,clothing, things for their houses, entertainment, even medical services.People also go to socialize and be with theirfriends. So, are malls one of the highlights of modem civilization? Environmental activists would say NO! Theywould go even further and say that consumer behavior is causing a huge environmental disaster. They accuseconsumers ofignorance of the side effect of their shopping----- urban sprawl.Social scientists agree that patterns of development have changed the landscape a great deal in the last halfcentury. Prior to 1950, most people lived in towns or cities and either walked to workor took publictransportation. Only very wealthy people had automobiles. Farmers lived in rural areas or isolated villages andcame into town only when they needed things they couldn't produce themselves. If you gazed at the landscapeyou would see towns surrounded by countryside. Then a massive change occurred.Automobiles became affordable and people were quick to adopt them. Now ambitious workers could liveoutside the urban areas and commute whether they worked in a factory or in business. Whole families moved tothe suburbs, the areas just outside cities, which started to grow rapidly.As long as there was lots of cheap land inthe suburbs, no one paid much attention to the usage of that land. Malls, fast food restaurants, cinemas, and cardealerships spread out in large, flat buildings. These one-story buildings and their parking lots took up a greatdealofspace.Well-meaning farmers thought they were better off selling their land than growing crops. In ignorance,no one realized that once the land was built up in urban sprawl, the good farming land would be ruined forever. There was no way to preserve it.Only in recent years have people come to mourn the old way of life as they have developed insight into theproblems of unconditional growth. Now people realize that urban sprawl has come with serious environmentalproblems. The negative aspects of sprawl include air and water pollution, loss of agricultural land, traffic jams,and the death of businesses in the old town centers. Many scholars think the time has come to analyze theproblems better so we can developappropriate policies to control further sprawl. Some think the best way to doit is to educatecitizens about their priceless environment.66. What is the best title for the whole passage?A. Urban SprawlB. Weekend FunC. New AutomobilesD. Isolated Villages67. Who do activists blame for environmental problems?A. The endangered animals.B. The shopping mall owners.C. The unthinking shoppers.D. The ambitious farmers.68. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?A. Farmers were well-meaning.B. Massive buildings are ugly.C. Cars brought about changes.D. Fast food is not healthy.69. What do scholars think should be done about urban sprawl?A. Understand the situation better.B. Follow customary policies.C. Start schools in shopping malls.D. Charge polluters a lot of money.70. Which of the following is true?A. One hundred years ago, most workers commuted to work from rural areas.B. Buildings took up a lot of space because land was cheap.C. Farmers sold their land because they wanted to retire in the city.D. According to this reading, businesses in cities have continued to grow.EConsciously or unconsciously, we all haveprivate pictures of the people who answer tocertain names. Jackie could be sophisticatedand beautiful, like Jackie Kennedy, or fat and funny, likeJackie Gleason. These pictures come from personalexperience as well as from the images we absorb fromthe mass media and thus may conflict in interestingways. Marilyn may be thepersonification ofvoluptuous femininity until you think of yourneighbor who fetches the mailin a ratty bathrobe, withcurlers in her hair and a cigarette dangling out of hermouth.Over the years researchers have been fascinated bythe "real" meanings of names and their effects on theirbearers. Studies indicate that people actually tend toagree on each name's characteristics.If people think of Mallory as cute and likable, doesthat influence a girl named Mallory to become cuteand likable? Experts agree that names don't guaranteeinstant success or condemn people to certain failure,but they do affect self-images,influence relationshipswith others, and help (or hinder) success in work and school.Researcher S. Gray Garwood conducted a study of sixth graders in New Orleans. He found that students given names that were popular with teachers scored higher in skills tests, were better adjusted and more consistent in their self-perceptions, were more realistic in their evaluations of themselves, and more frequently expected to attain their goals---- even though their goals were more ambitious than ones set by their peers.In San Diego, research suggested that average essays by Davids, Michaels, Karens, and Lisas got better grades than average essays written by Elmers, Huberts, Adelles, and Berthas. The reason? Teachers expected kids with popular names to do better, and thus they assigned higher grades to those kids in a self-fulfilling prophecy.The name you select for your baby is likely to be that child's "label" for a lifetime. It is important to consider how that name will be perceived by others before making your final choice.71. When we hear a person's name before we meet the person,_________.A. we rarely imagine what that person will look likeB. we often imagine the person will be much better looking than the person isC. we often have a pictureof what that person willlook likeD. we sometime have a feeling that we know the person well72. From passage we know ________.A. the pictures about Jackie Kennedy and Jackie Gleason come from the radio or TV stationsB. Marilyn is one of the writer’s the neighbors who looks fat with curly hairC. The image about certain person has close relations with the experience you get from lifeD．Marilyn wears a bathrobe to fetch her mails herself every morning73. According to passage, studies on the meanings of names has showed that _______.A. Each name has its own special meaningB. names influence the name bearers in several waysC. a good name is surely to bring success to the personD. Mallory becomes a cute and likeable girl because of her name74. The writer of this passage thinks ________.A.you should give your child a short name that is easy to memorizeB. you should carefully consider the consequences of any name you give your childC. you should give your child an unusual name which will impress others deeplyD. you should give good names to your children if you want them to succeed。

2014年全国中学生英语能力竞赛高一年级组初赛试题册（节选）听力部分(共三大题，计30分)I．Responses (句子应答) (共5小题；每小题1分，计5分)Please listen to the following five sentences and choose the best response to each one you hear. Each sentence will be read only once. (请听下面五个句子，选出能应答所听句子的最佳选项。

每个句子只读一遍。

)1．A. Oh. I’m sorry to hear that. B. Of course not. Go ahead.C. Sure. Here you are.D. Sorry. I won’t do that again. 2．A. I’d like a kilo of tomatoes, please. B. My name’s Tony King.C. I have to answer my cellphone.D. It’s been raining all day.3．A. Thank you very much. B. The same to you.C. You’re welcome.D. Congratulations4．A. You can make it. B. Take it easy. C. It’s over there. D. Hold on, please.5. A. Take the medicine, and you’ll feel better in a little while.B. I really had a good time in Beijing last summer vacation.C. I’ll pick you up at the school gate tomorrow evening.D. I’d love to, but I have to meet my professor.II. Dialogues (对话理解) (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)(A) Please listen to the following five mini-dialogues. Each dialogue is followed by a question. Choose the best answer to each question according to the dialogue you hear. Each dialogue and question will be read twice. (请听下面五组小对话，每组对话后有一个问题，根据你听到的对话内容，选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。

2011 National English Contest for College students(Level D-Preliminary)Part 1 Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Part 5 V ocabulary and Structure (15)There are 15 incomplete sentences. 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. It goes without ____that you‟ll be paid for all this extra time you‟re spending on the project.A. sayingB. tellingC. talkingD. speaking32. We ____the money to your money market account within three working days.A. have been transferredB. will transferC. transferringD. will be transferred33. The colorful illustrations included in the new edition if the book make it ____attractive.A. much moreB. most of allC. the moreD. that most34. The crew worked so hard that they finished eh entire project three days ____ of schedule.A. forwardB. aheadC. soonD. advanced35. Her Olympic experience gave her a bid ____ over the other contestants.A. with whichB. to thatC. withD. to which36. It is useful to be able to predict the extent ____ a price change will affect supply and demands.A. learn aboutB. worthwhileC. valuableD. valuing37. The old lady became worried when she didn‟t ____- her son for a whole month.A. learn aboutB. hear ofC. hear fromD. learn from38. He decided it wasn‟t _____ reading the report as he‟d been informed of all the changes already.A. worthyB. worthwhileC. valuableD. valuing39. They have taken measures to solve the city‟s pollution problem, but it may be some time___ the situation improves.A. give inB. bloomingC. bloomD. bloomed40. Large companies sometimes try to ____smaller companies by buying a majority of the shares.A. give inB. suggestedC. persuadedD. implied41. Using recent developments in science and technology, man can make various flowers ____before their time.A. give inB. get upC. look afterD. take over41. Using recent developments in science and technology, man can make various flowers _____before their time.A. insistedB. suggestedC. persuadedD. implied42. Our neighbours have ______us to buy the same kind of carpeting that they have.A. insistedB. suggestedC. persuadedD. implied43. –excuse me,______?Yes. That‟s one glass of white wine, one mineral water and one sandwich. Ten pounds, please.Thanks, is service includes?No.Ok , here you are.A. can we have the bill, pleaseB. what would you like to have.C. do you have any hamburgersD. could you please get me some water44. Reception , how may I help you?There isn‟t soap in the bathroom!______, sir.Thanks you. Can I have some shower gel, and some shaving cream, too, please?Sorry. We don‟t provide shaving cream, but there‟s some shower gel in the bathroom cabinet.A. You can buy some in the shop.B. I‟ll send some to your room right awayC. I‟m really sorry to hear thatD. That‟s impossible. There must be some.45. Hello. I‟d like to speak to Julie, please.I‟m afraid she isn‟t here right now. _____?Yes. This is her friend M ark. I‟m calling to ask her if she‟d like to see a movie tomorrow night.Okay. I‟ll give her the message.Thanks.A.would you like to hold on?B.Do you know when she will be backC.Would you like to see a movie tonightD.Can I take a message.Part 3 close(15 marks)Read the passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose he word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form if the given word, or by using the given letter of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.This is Matt Drudge, millionaire founder and owner of the Drudge Report, the first and most successful online …newspaper‟. People have called Drudge the ultimate blogger but he doesn‟t accept this (46)______(describe). He considers the Drudge Report to be a proper newspaper, very different (47 _______the thousands of weblogs which have sprung up on the internet.Drudge‟s fascination for news and gossip stems form a childhood job (48) d_____ papers for The Washington Star, which gave him plenty of time and o_____ to catch up with the latest news.Drudge was (50)______(interest) in school work or sport. However, he developed an obsession (51) ____ rumors and political gossip. At school his only good marks for (52) c____ affairs. Following a series of dead-end jobs Drudge ended up in los angels in the 1990s, just in (53) ____ for the beginning of what was to become the internet.The World Wide Web was a fertile hunting (54) g_____ for Drudge. He spend hours sifting through the newsgroups and websites that then existed, searching (55) _____ rumors and inside stories from the political and entertainment worlds. He launched the Drudge Report website in 1995, (56) ______ has become a daily …rumor bulletin‟ expressing his version of the latest and juiciest gossip from Hollywood and Washington. Always managing to be the first with (57) ____ (break) news, Drudge‟s success was assured when he became the first person to publicise the Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1998.Now with an income of over a million dollars a year and many thousands of (58) _____ (subscribe), the Drudge Report has become a …must see‟resource for those hungry for the latest news and gossip. Will the ever-increasing availability of news on the internet mean the (59) e____ for its older rival, the conventional newspaper? Drudge doesn‟t think so. He thinks the two working (60) t______.Part 5 reading comprehension (40 marks)Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. Respond to the questions according to the passage. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Section A (10 marks)On the evening of his 18th birthday, a teenager from a tiny village in northern Germany clicked …send‟on his computers in hospitals and blanks in Hong Kong, china had crashed, and trains in Australia and the USA and stopped.In court a few months later, the teenager, Sven Jaschan, was charged with criminal damage. He was found guilty of putting the terrible …Sasser‟ computer virus on the internet and received a 21-month suspended sentence. He avoided prison because he was only eighteen when he committed the crime. The virus infected millions of computer systems across the world, and caused millions of dollars damage.Sven admitted his guilt to the detectives who came to his home. He had spent an enormous amount of time creating the Sasser virus on the computer in his bedroom. He often spent ten hours a day in front of his computer but his parents hadn‟t known what he was doing at the time.When he released the virus on the internet, he didn‟t realize it would cause so much damage.He was just delighted that in had worked. …I felt as if I had written a first-class essay‟, said Sven. …I told my classmates- they thought it was terrific.‟But his feelings changed very quickly. He was terrified when se saw a TV news report about the virus and damage it had caused.Detectives arrested Sven after one of his classmates contacted Microsoft and told them about him. Microsoft had offered a $250,000 reward for information about the virus. However, Sven‟s teachers at school were astonished that Sven had created the virus. They said that he wasn‟t a brilliant computer student. …there are others in the class who are better than him,‟ one teacher said!While he was waiting for his waiting for his trial to start, Sven left school and started work. He now works for a computer company, making …firewalls‟–vitalpieces of software that protect computers from viruses!Questions 61-62: read the questions and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best choice according to the passage.61. What was Sven Jaschan‟s crime?A. He stole a lot of computers.B. He created a computer virus.C. He created a computer virus.D. He robbed a big bank.62. Why wasn‟t Sven sent to prison?A. Because he was too young.B. Because he wasn‟t found guilty.C. Because he admitted his guilty to detectives.D. Because he worked for a big company.Question 63-65: read the passage, and then complete the following statements in no more than four words for each blanks.63. When Sven released the virus on the internet, he was at first _____, then frightened.64. The police caught Sven using information given to Microsoft by____.65. In the last paragraph, the word meaning …very important‟ is ____.Section B (10 MARKS)Esquire1 year, 12 issuesPrice: $ 7.97Esquire is lifestyle magazine aimed at professional men. The goal of the editors is to provide a broad scope of information of interest to this magazine, including business, health, fitness, fashion, sports, entertainment, family life and arts.Boy‟s life1 years, 10 issuesPrice: $ 23.00Boy‟s life is to entertain and educate all boys and to open their eyes to joyous world of reading. It includes a mix of new, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, entertainment, and comics. For boys aged 7 to 14.Nick1 year, 12 issuesPrice: $ 24.00Nick is filled with wonderful entertainment for children, aged 6 to 14. it is wholesome, imaginative and truly from a child‟s point of view. Nick sees the world from your child‟s perspective. Share the award-winning entertainment and humor magazine from NIck with your kids.Seventeen1 year, 12 issuesPrice: $ 12.00Seventeen is the world‟s most popular magazine for today‟s teenage girls! In every issue you‟ll get the latest scoop on style, friends, guys, college, careers, the stars andlove, as well as hot tips on beauty, fashion, fitness, entertainments and relationships. Each issue of seventeen has exciting features, including fiction, quizzes, music, videos, trends and so much more. And don‟t forget the really cool articles, such as the ever-favorite Trauma-Rama. If it‟s important to today‟s young women, it‟s in Seventeen.Questions 66-69: Answer the following questions according to the passage.66. Which magazine is the cheapest according to the advertisements?67. How old are the boys that Boys‟ Life aims at?68. If you need to choose a magazine from the above listed for a 7-year-old girl, how much do youNeed to pay a year?69. Who may be the most interested in Seventeen?Questions70:Read the question and the four choices marked A, B, C, and D, and decide which is the best choice according to the passage.70. What information is contained in all the four magazines?A. Career.B. Entertainment.C. College.D. Business. Section C(10 marks)Many doctors know the story of …Mr Wright‟. In 1957 he was diagnosed with cancer, and given only days to live. He heard tumors the size of oranges. He heard that scientists had discovered a new medication, Kerbionzen, which was effective against cancer, and he begged his doctor to give him the drug. His physician, Dr Philip West, finally agreed. Mr Wright was given an injection on a Friday afternoon, the astonished doctor found his pat ients out of his …death bed‟, joking with the nurses the following Monday. …The tumurs,‟ the doctor wrote later, …had melted like snow balls on a hot stove.‟ Actually, Mr Wright had not been given a drug, just a mix of salt and water.This story has been ignored by doctors for a long time, dismissed as one of those strange tales that medicine cannot explain. The idea that what a patient believes can make a fatal disease go away is regarded as just too strange However, no scientists are discovering that placebo effect is more powerful than anyone had ever thought. They are also beginning to discover how such miraculous results are achieved. (74) Through new techniques in brain imagery, it has been shown that a thought, a belief or a desire can cause chemical processes in the brain which can have powerful effects on the body.Placebos are …lies that heal‟, said Dr Anne Harrington, a science historian at Havard Univ ersity. …The word placebo is Laitin for “I shall please” or “I shall make you happy” and it is typically a treatment that a doctor gives to anxious patients to please them,‟ she said. …It looks like medication,but has no healing ingredients whatever.‟ Now adays, doctors have much more deffective medicines to fight disease, but these treatments have not diminished the power of the placebo – quite the opposite.(75)Maybe when scientists fully understand how they work, the powerful healing effects of the human maind will be used more systematically.Questions 71-73:Read the passage, and then say whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).71.Wr Wright was given a new cancer medication which contained healingingredienes.72.After Dr Philip West gave Mr Wright the injection, Mr Wright got better.73.Scientists are discovering that placebos don‟t have any effect at all.Questions 74-75: Translate the underlined sentences 74 and 75.Section D (10 marks)Robots are useful inexploring space because they can work in the conditions which exist in space. Such robots usually look like boxes with wheels. Though these robots are useful, however, they are extremely expensive-they break easily and they are cannot do very many tasks. Because of these problems, scientists have been working on a new and unusual kind of robot. These new robots will look and move like snakes, so they have been given the name …snakebots‟.The way a snake is shaped allows it to do special things, such as getting into very small spaces, like cracks in rocks. Snakes can also push themselves underground, and climb up different kinds of objects, like rocks and trees. Such abilities account for the usefulness of robots designed like snakes, because they will be able to do these things, too. Such robots would be much more effective than regular robots with wheels. Wheeled robots easily get stuck and fall over, but snakebots would not have these problems. They could go almost anywhere and so would be useful for exploringth different environments of other planets. Since they can carry tools, snakebots would be able to work in space, as well. They could, for example, help repair the Internetion Space Station.How do you make a robot shaped like a snake? A snakebot is put together like a chain, made of about thirty parts, or modules. Each module is basically the same-they all containa computer and a wheel to aid movement. The computer in the …head‟ of the snake makes the modules work together. If one module fails, another can easily take its place. Snakebot modules can also carry different kinds of tools, as well as cameras. Since each module is actually a robot in itself, each module can work apart from the restif necessary.The snakebot design is much simpler than of most common robots. Thus, snakebots will be much less expensive to build. One of the robots sent to Mars cost a hundred million dollars to build. However, snakebots cost as little as a few dollars to make and could therefore save . enormous amounts of money on future space missions ,With their versatility and affordability , snakebots will be the way of the future; at least as far as space robots are concerned.Questions 76~80: read the passage carefully and then complete each space in the summary, using a maximum of three words from the passage.Summary:It is much easier to send robots, rather than people, into space, but scientists have found that robots with wheels are not the most (76)_____ ones. This is because there are many problems associated with today‟s robots: they are very expensive, they (77)___ and cannot do many tasks. In fact, for exploring places with lots of obstacles to go over or under, (78)_____ word better than wheeled robots. They are made of separate parts, or (79)_______, each of which is actually a robot in itself. Snakebots can go almost anywhere and do many different kinds of tasks. It books as thoughrobots shaped like snakes will be the way of the future owing to their (80) _____.Part 5 translation (10 marks)Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. Remember to write answer on the answer sheet.81. 请复习课堂上讨论过的要点，还有你自己感到混淆不清的地方。

全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高一年级组试题(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(Statements) (共5小题；每小题1分，计5分)请听句子，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个与你所听到的句子意思一致或相近的答案。

每个句子只读一遍。

(答案涂在答题纸上)1. A. Whenever I'm free after school in the afternoon, I go swimming.B. I go swimming on mornings when I don't have school.C. I'd rather go swimming every morning than go to school.D. There is a swimming pool in our school, where I often swim.2.A. B. C. D.3. A. Although my father is old, he has never given up skiing.B. When I was young, my father taught me how to ski.C. My father used to ski when he was young.D. Skiing is my father's favourite sport now.4. A. I ordered a room with two beds in this hotel.B. There is a large garden behind the house.C. This house hasn't any room for me.D. I don't have to share a room in this house.5. A. All of us can join this class which mainly teaches this book.B. Students who arrive late should not go to classes before signing this attendance book.C. This book is a best-seller for the students in this class.D. Students will be allowed to enter their classrooms even if they are late.II. 问句应答(Responses) (共5小题；每小题1分，计5分)请听问句，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能够恰当回答你所听到的句子的最佳答案。