全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)高三组样题

全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）高三组样题听力部分（共四大题，计30分）（略）笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）I．选择填空（Multiple-choice）（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。

（答案涂在答题纸上）1．Didn'tyou finish your homework？You it yesterday．A．should finish B．could finishC．should have finishedD．need have finished2．Most of ____ ____ houses in the small town were destroyed by ____ ____ extraordinary bigflood in July．A．不填；不填 B．the；anC．不填；the D．the；a3．My father went to bed very late last night，______，early this morning．A．or rather B．rather thanC．that is D．or else4．No sooner ______ reached the door than his wife ____ ____ ．A．had he；had come backB．he had；came backC．had he；came backD．did he；had come back5．The young boy lay there，______．A．with stomach on the floorB．with stomach on floorC．his stomach on floorD．with his stomach on the floor6．The headmaster insisted the boy ____ ____ it by mistake rather than on purpose．A．has done B．doesC．should do D．did7．____ ____is known to us all is that the Pyramid is one of the famous wonders of the world．A．As B．It C．What D．Which8．Do you intend to take ____ ____ his offer of a job？A．in B．up C．over D．away9．The director as well as the other managers to drive a car．A．have learned B．has learnedC．had learned D．are learning10．Joan made up for the time she missed in school when she was sick，by studying very hard．In this case，we can say that it is possible for the lost time ____ ____ up．A．to be made B．to makeC．making D．being made11．Jim ：Could you please tell me whether the dining car is still open？Helen：______．Jim ：Thank you．A．Never mind，it is still openB．My pleasure，it is closed five minutes agoC．I'm afraid it closed five minutes agoD．I'm sorry，I don't know12．—Excuse me，do you have the time？—______，it is one sixteen．A．No problem B．With pleasureC．Yes D．Not at all13．Sam ：Hello，I'd like to make a reservation for July 30．Lucia：______？Sam ：I'd like a suite with a king-size bed．Lucia：A suite with a king-size bed．Let me see．Yes，we ____ ．It's146anight．Sam ：All right．That sounds good．A．What type of room；have no room availableB．What type of room；have a room availableC．Which room do you like ；have one available roomD．Your name ，please ；have one room available14．Workers in the United States must do a good job，produce well and get along with their colleagues—or they can be“let go”as it is called． The underlined phrase can be replaced by “______”．A．left B．fired C．gave up D．hired15．—Hey，what's up？You don't look well．—Never mind．I just let myself get intoa state before the exam begins． The underlined phrase means“______”．A．feel well B．become nervousC．turn into good state for examD．become a bad conditionB）下列五题中的句子可以组成一篇小短文，请从所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

（答案涂在答题纸上）16．Airport staff refused to let Sophia travel home Cyprus because they feared shehad chicken-pox．A．to B．away C．from D．of17．Her dad，Bill，said，“I knew i t was just a bad reaction to mosquito（蚊子）bites the doctor at the airport disagreed and we were thrown off the flight．”A．so B．and C．but D．unless18．Bill explained，“Our luggage was taken off the plane and we were told we ____ ____ fly until we had a doctor's certificate．A．can't B．wouldn'tC．shouldn't D．couldn't19．“We talked toourtravelrep who ____ us to see a paediatrician（儿科医生）atthe hospital．A．let B．arranged forC．phoned D．discussed with20．“agreed it was mosqui to bites and gave us a certificate to fly．”A．The doctor at the airportB．The airport staffC．He D．TheyII．阅读理解（Reading com prehension）（共30小题，计30分）A）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。

（答案涂在答题纸上）（A）Rush hour traffic is a problem in many big cities around the world．Commuters（通勤者） rush to and from their jobs in cars，buses，sub- ways，trains，and even on bicycles．Large cities in the United States have two rush hours—one in the morning and one in the evening．But in cities in other parts of the world，there are four rush hours．In Athens and Rome，for example，manyworkers go home for lunch and a nap．After this midday break，they rush back to their jobs and work for a few more hours．In Tokyo，there's a big rush hour underground．Most of the people in Tokyo take the subways．The trains are very crowded．Subway employees called packers wear white gloves and help pack the commuters into the trains when the doors close．They make sure that all purses，briefcases，clothes，and hands are inside the trains．In Seoul，many commuters prefer to take taxis to get to work．To hail a cab，many people stand at crossroads and raise two fingers．This means they'll pay the cab driver double the usual fare．Some people even raise three fingers！ They'll pay THREE times the normal rate．Streets in Rome are very crowded with automobiles and mopeds（摩托自行车）during rush hours．The city can't make its streets wider，and it can't build new highways，because it doesn't want to disturb the many historic sites in the city，such as the Forum and the Colosseum．It took the city fifteen years to construct a new subway system．Construction had to stop every time workers found old artifacts and discovered places of interest to archaeologists（考古学家）．In many big cities，there are special lanes on highways for carpools．These are groups of three or more people who drive to and from work together．They share the costs of gas and parking and take turns driving into the city．Getting to work and getting home can be difficult in many places around the world．Rush hour traffic seems to be a universal problem．21．Big citieshave trafficproblemsduring rushhours because there are ____ ____ ．A．special lanes on highwaysB．many commutersC．four rush hoursD．many cars on the street22．Most of the commuters in Tokyo ____ ____ ．A．take subway trains to workB．are packersC．take taxis to workD．carry briefcases to work23．To“hail a cab”means to ____ ____ ．A．pay double the normal rateB．try to get a cabC．prefer to take taxisD．to stand at crossroads24．Why did it take a long time to build a subway system in Rome？A．Because the streets were very crowded．B．Because there are many historic sites．C．Because the workers discovered many artifacts and places of interest．D．Because the traffic always stopped the construction．25．Commuters in carpools probably ____ ____ ．A．live in the cityB．take the subway to workC．save money on gas and parking feesD．have special license plates（牌照）（B）As she crouched at the starting line，Florence Griffith Joyner meant business．It was the 1988U．S．Olympic Track and Field Trials，and from neck to ankles，her body was covered in an electric purple bodysuit．Only her left leg was entirely bare，and over the bodysuit she wore a turquoise（青绿色）bikini brief．If you looked closer，you saw the six-inch fingernails she was famous for，painted with a swirl of orange，black， and white．To Florence，looking stylish meant feeling fast．And that day，Florence felt extremely fast．The gun went off，and Florence was a streak of purple lightning thundering down the track．The crowd went wild as she crossed the finish line in a short 10．49seconds．She succeeded in breaking the world record for the 100-meter sprint and was crowned World's Fastest Woman．Florence ____ Griffith Joyner（later nicknamed FloJo）always had a pas- sion for speed．When she was 5years old，she was determined to catch a jackrabbit（长耳大野兔） while visiting her father in the Mojave Desert．Undiscouraged by their reputa- tion as the fastest creatures on the sand，she kept tryinguntil she caught one．Back home in the projects of South Central Los Angeles，Florence was the seventh of 11 kids．Amidst all of her brothers and sisters， Florence strove（努力）to be unique．In kinder- garten，she braided（编成辫子）her hair with one braid sticking straight up．Kids in her class always made fun of her，but she just laughed at them．Soon she was doing hair for the neigh- borhood kids．All her life，Florence ran．In high school， she regularly defeated boys of her age and set records in both sprints and long jump．As straight-A student，she earned a scholarship to UCLA，and hercareer took off．She qualified for the Olympic trials in 1980and went on to com- pete in the 1984Los Angeles Summer Olympics，winning a silver in the 200-meter sprint．It was her first Olympic medal，but it wasn't enough．She was intent on winning gold．She trained harder than ever and came back for the 1988Seoul，Korea，Olympics．She ac- complished more than any other American woman in Olympic history．Florence won gold medals in both the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints．She also won a gold in the 400-meter relay and a silver in the 1600-meter relay．The four medals earned her the name“Queen of Seoul”．Shortly following the 1988 Olympics，Florence announced her retirement．She turned her efforts from breaking world records to helping those in need．She became spokeswoman for The American Cancer Society，The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation，and a center for environmental edu- cation．In 1993，President Clinton chose her to be the first woman on the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports．FloJo also dreamed of opening her own hairstyling spa and running a marathon．In September 1998，Florence unexpectedly died in her sleep．She was 38at the time and had been married to Al Joyner for 11years．President Clinton commented that the nation was“dazzled by her speed，humbled by her talent， and captivated by her style．”From the little girl who caught jackrabbits，we will always remember FloJo as a woman who never gave up on her dreams．26．Florence had ____brothers and sisters．A．11B．10 C．5 D．727．When did Florence get her first Olympic medal？A．In 1988 B．In 1980C．In 1984 D．In 198228．Which of the following statements is True？A．In 1988，Seoul Olympics，Florence broke the world record for the 100-meter sprint．B．Florence usually defeated the boys of her age and setrecordsin sprintsand long jump in high school．C．Florence was the youngest among her brothers and sisters．D．Florence ran so fast that she could catch a jackrabbit easily．29．Why did Florence earn the name“Queen of Seoul”？A．Because she broke the world record for the 100-meter sprint．B．Because she accomplished more than any other woman in Olympic history．C．Because she won three golds and one silver in the Seoul Olympics in 1988．D．Because she was the spokeswoman for The American Cancer Society．30．When the kids in her class made fun of her， what did Florence do？A．She did hair for the neighbourhood kids．B．She hit them．C．She just laughed at them．D．She asked her brothers for help．B）阅读下列短文，并按要求做每篇后面的题目。