2015年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)高三决赛试题及答案

2015年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛高三年级组试题（总分：150分答题时间：120分钟）听力部分（共三大题，计30分）略笔试部分（共七答题，计120分）1.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. (请根据括弧中所给的汉语提示完成下列句子。

) （答案写在答题纸上）31. We were taught at school that all living things (依赖) the sun for their growth.32. The premier wants to see more (机会) for young people to find good jobs in the near future.33. Anne emphasizes that she has (编造、虚构) the names and characters that exist in real lifefor her novel.34. The boy looked at his father (充满希望地) because he thought his father had brought him a present.35. The number of visitors per day is strictly (限制) to avoid damage being done to the garden.(B)Please complete the following passage by choosing the best of the four choices marked A,B,C and D in theboxes(请从方框中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项完成下面的短文。

) （答案涂在答题纸上）The world’s biggest and oldest rock stars are still in love with performing in front of audiences. This irresistible urge to give concerts means they are constantly (36) their retirement until a later date. (37) , the question remains: Is rock music an art form that can really be performed by middle-aged people?Most of these rockers do have to keep fit. Mick Jagger, (38) remains astonishingly athletic in live performances; take a personal trainer on tour. And with an act that (39) enough dancing to stage to tireout a 20-year-old, Tina Turner proves that age has had (40) effect on her ability to put on a good show.Yet she’s never seen the inside of a gym. She seems to have a kind of natural energy, which means she doesn’ｔworry about dieting or exercising. Paul McCartney (41) his vegetarianism for enabling him to keep fit enough to play rock’n’roll. McCartney also believes that he and famous rock bands (42) the Stones and the Who still perform because they can. What these bands have (43) is that they perfected the craft of performing in clubs before they became famous, something only a tiny minority of bands do now. For the RollingStones it’s also a matter of pride, a way of answering (44) who say they’re too old. Nothing gives them pleasure than the knowledge that theirs have been the highest money-earning tours of all time.36 A.giving up B.putting off C.keeping on D.cutting down37 A.Despite B.In spite of C.However D.Instead of38 A.which B.who C.when D.where39 A.consists poses C.implies D.involves40 A.slight B.few C.small D.little41 A.admits B.permits C.thanks D.reasons42 A.like B.as C.how D.such43 A.in that B.in all C.in common D.on the whole44 A.those B.anyone C.one D.they45 A.further B.smaller C.better D.greater2.Cloze (完形填空) （共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）(A)Please read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the 5 words or phrases out ofthe 7 given in the box according to the context. (请阅读下面的短文，并根据其内容提示，从方框中所给的7个词语中选出5个，并用其适当形式填空。

)carry on, encourage, deal with, difficult, leave, look around, finishCan you remember your first day at school? It was probably rather confusing. The (46) is that a lot of people give their children the wrong idea about going to school. If children are threatened with the idea of school, they can’t understand why they have to go to school.On his first day of school, a child has to watch his mother (47) . Often he thinks that she is deserting him. The teacher must convince him that at the end of the day his mother and his home will still be there.The children are not the only people who are disturbed by going to school. The teacher sometimes has just as much trouble in (48) the mothers. They’re as upset as their children. They hang around, wondering how their children are managing.The best way to improve the situation is to get the child used to the idea of school. Before school starts the mother should take her child to meet the teacher and to (49) the school. The first day should be something to look forward to and not to fear. It’s also important to emphasize the regularity of school, and although the first day is difficult, the mother must remember that her child must be (50) for several weeks at least.(B)Please read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word on one of the following three ways: ○1based on the context; ○2using the proper form of the given words; ○3based on the given letters of the words. (请阅读下面的短文，用以下三种形式中的一种填空：○1根据上下文填空；○2用所给单词的适当形式填空；○3根据单词所给的字母填空。

没空一词。

)There’s no doubt that money, in the form that we know it today, is what keeps modern economic life (51) (work). Yet, throughout history, money, in whatever form, has provided people with the ability to buy and sell goods.Thousands of (52) y aog, people made use of the barter(物物交换) system as a way of exchanging goods. Within this system a person had to exchange one thing for another. This meant that the two parties involved had to (53) re an agreement as to what they thought their products were worth. Items such (54) wheat, tobacco, and livestock (牲畜) have all been used as money at one time or another. It was not until much later that human came up (55)w the idea of money in the form of metal coins. So why did the barter system (56)to a stop? The answer is simple. Coins were (57) m easier to handle and carry around. Since then, the use of coins has become (58) pop . It has made commerce (贸易) simpler and has given countries an opportunity for (59) (develop) by doing business with other countries far away.Right now, paper money has become more common all over the world, as it’s easier to use. However, it won’t be long before plastic cards take over, (60) (complete) replacing coins and paper money.3.Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共20小题：61-65小题每小题1分；66-80小题每小题2分，计35分)Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. Please respond to the questions according to the requirements given at the end of each passage. (阅读下面的短文，每篇短文后设有若干问题，请根据短文后的要求回答问题。