2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛高一组决赛试题

2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高一年级组试题

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答案。

31. He was made ______ the woman ______ breaking the window.

A. to apologize to; for B. to be apologizing to; for

C. apologizing for; to D. apologize for; for

32. There was plenty of time. He ______.

A. mustn't have hurried B. couldn't have hurried

C. must not hurry D. needn't have hurried

33. She was knocked down by a car and her shouts ______ the attention of the police.

A. pulled B. drew C. dragged D. seized

34. ______ athletes from all over the world take part in the Olympic Games.

A. Each four years B. Each four year

C. Every four years D. Every fourth years

35. She began to ______ something but stopped when she heard the teacher ______.

A. say; speaking B. tell; saying C. talk; telling D. speak; talking

36. ______ his age, he did it very well.

A. Being regarded B. Considering C. Studied D. To think of

37. I shall never forget those years ______ I lived in town with my family, ______ had a great effect

on my life.

A. that; that B. when; what C. when; which D. which; that

38. — Your new bike is very fashionable. — ______

A. Much better than yours. B. Yes, of course it's very good.

C. It's very kind of you to say so. D. No, you are totally wrong.

39. — Do you think the bad weather will ______? — I ______.

A. go on; don't hope so B. keep up; hope not

C. take up; don't think so D. keep on; think not

40. — ______ — Drop in if you have time. — Sure. Bye!

A. I wonder if you could let me go now. B. Do you mind if I leave now?

C. What a shame that I want to go now! D. Well, I really must be going now.

41. — What would you like to have, coffee or milk?

— I wouldn't like ______. ______ for me.

A. either; Neither B. both; Neither C. either; Both D. neither; Either

42. Now the population in developing countries is being ______. A. stopped B. prevented C. limited D. raised

43. Helen ______ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband ______ home.

A. leaves; comes B. had left; came C. left; had come D. has left; would come

44. Not only ______ this machine but ______ it.

A. he can run; can he repair B. can he run; can he repair

C. he can run; he can repair D. can he run; he can repair

45. It's a fine day. Let's go fishing, ______?

A. won't we B. don't we C. shall we D. will we

B) 下列5题中的句子可以组成一篇小短文，请从所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

46. People in Poland ______ spend Christmas with their families, and the most important part of

Christmas is Christmas Eve supper.

A. tire of B. afraid to C. tend to D. hate to

47. The whole family just sits around the table, and there are twelve traditional ______ on the table,

and you are supposed to taste them all.

A. dishes B. books C. sticks D. toys

48. Well, before everybody sits down to eat the ______, we break wafers (薄脆饼) with each other,

wishing each other good luck.

A. breakfast B. lunch C. brunch D. supper

49. When it is over, the children go to the other room, where the big Christmas tree ______, and they

find some Christmas presents under it.

A. grows B. stands C. lies D. dies

50. Then after eating and unwrapping the presents, the whole family just sits around the table singing

Christmas songs, and waiting for midnight, when they go to ______.

A. school B. hospital C. church D. work

II. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension)(共20小题，计35分)

A) 阅读下列短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。 A

What does the word "home" mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Spanish? In your

language? Although people usually know what the word means it often has no exact translation. It's

not surprising really, because the idea of home varies from country to country, and from person to

person. A home is more than a roof and four walls. It's the cooking, eating, talking, playing and family

living that go on inside, which are important as well. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.

But it's not just that homes look different in different countries, they also contain different things and

reveal different attitudes and needs. For example, in cold northern Europe, there's a fire in the living

room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it's more