2006年全国中学生英语能力竞2

2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛初二年级组试题36.Whodrives________,yoursisteroryourbrother?A.themostcarefullyB.morecarefullyC.themostcarefulD.morecareful37.—Howareyougoingtotherailwaystationtomeetyourfather________Sundaymorning?—I'mgoingthere________mycar.A.on;inB.in;byC.in;inD.on;by38.Sandydidn'thave______moneyforabusticket,_______shehadtowalkhomeintherain.A.many;andB.much;becauseC.any;soD.some;but39.—What________canyouseeinthepicture?—Someflowersandtrees.A.somethingB.otherC.theotherD.else40.Theynevertoldusanythingabouttheirplan,sowedidn'tknowwhy________.A.theygothereB.dotheyhelpyouC.theyboughtthebikeD.didtheylivethere41.—What________sunnydayitis!Let'sgoandvisit________Browns,shallwe?—OK.A.a;/B./;theC.a;theD.the;a42.Ifshe________NewYorkthisafternoon,I________NewYork,too.A.goesto;gotoB.leavesfor;willleaveforC.willvisit;visitD.willcometo;willcometo43.—________doesHector'sunclegotoMoscowonbusiness?—Never.A.HowoftenB.HowlongC.HowfarD.Howsoon44.—WhichofthetwoMP4playersareyougoingtobuy?—I'llbuy________ofthem,soIcangiveonetomyfriend.A.allB.bothC.noneD.everyone45.It'stoohot.Wouldyoumind________thewindow?A.tocloseB.closedC.openingD.openII.阅读理解(Readingcomprehension)Canada4:00a.m.to8:00a.m.Canadaisabigcountrywithsixtimezones.Inthewest,itisfoura.m.,andeveryoneisasleep,butinHalifaxontheeastcoastitiseighto'clockandpeoplearehavingbreakfast.ItisacoldFridaymorninginNovember,andthetemperatureistendegreesbelowzeroCentigrade.Argentina9:00a.m.InBuenosAires,thecapitalofArgentina,itisninea.m.onawarmsummermorning,andpeoplearestartingworkorschool.NovemberisasummermonthinArgentinabecauseitisinthesouthernhemisphere（南半球）.Scotland12:00noonScotlandispartoftheUnitedKingdom.ThecapitalofScotlandisEdinburgh,andthecapitaloftheUKisLondon.Itistwelvenoon,ormidday,inEdinburgh.Childrenarehavinglessons,buttheyarelookingforwardtotheweekendbecausethereisnoschoolonSaturdayandSunday.Egypt2:00p.m.FridayisalreadytheweekendinEgypt.FridayisaspecialdayforMuslims,soschools,officesandshopsareclosedinallArabcountries.Sonow,attwop.m.,mostpeopleinEgyptarehavinglunchwiththeirfamilies.Japan9:00p.m.JapanissevenhoursaheadofEgypt,soitisalreadyFridayeveningthere.Theweekendisbeginning.Mostpeopleareoutwithfriendsorwatchingtelevisionorplayingcomputergames.NewZealand12:00midnightItislateonFridaynight,somostpeopleareasleep.NowSaturdaymorningisarriving.ItismorninginCanadatoo,butthatisFridaymorning!阅读短文，根据其内容选择最佳答案完成下列各题。（答案涂在答题纸上）51.IneasternCanada,thetimeis________thatinwesternCanada.A.fourandahalfhoursbehindB.fourhoursaheadofC.threehoursaheadofD.thesameas52.WhileCanadianchildreninHalifaxarehavingbreakfast,Argentineanchildrenare________.A.sleepingB.goinghomeC.atschoolD.havingsupper53It'smiddayinthecapitalof________whenit's9:00a.m.inthecapitalofArgentina.A.JapanB.CanadaC.NewZealandD.Scotland54.Twop.m.inEgyptisnotagoodtimetotelephonepeopleinNewZealand,becauseinNewZealand________.A.it'smidnightandmostpeopleareasleepB.it'snoonandmanypeoplearehavinglunchC.it'sthemorningandmanypeopleareworkingD.it'stheafternoonandmostpeopleareplayingcomputergames55.WhattimeisitinNewZealandifit's11:15p.m.inJapan?A.1:15p.m.B.2:15p.m.C.1:15a.m.D.2:15a.m.BThefirstpersontoskatesoloaroundtheworld,FabriceGropaizofFrance,beganhisjourneyinSanFranciscothreeyearsago.Sincethen,hehasskatedmorethan30,000kilometresthroughthirty-threecountries.HeskatedacrosstheUSAandnorthernMexicofromwesttoeast,thenacrossEurope,Russia,Mongolia,ChinaandAustraliabeforeflyingacrossthePacificOceantoSanFranciscoagain.Inallthebigcities,televisionandnewspaperreportersinterviewedhim.Hetravelledwithfifteenkilogrammesofequipment,whichhepulledbehindhimonahomemadetrailer.Hisequipmentincludedatent,achangeofclothesandavideocamera.Afriend,DavidLai,madeawebsite(),andFabricesentregularnewstothesite.HewroteinEnglishsothatpeopleallovertheworldcouldunderstand.ThousandsofpeoplesentemailstoFabriceduringhisjourney.Peoplesawhimontelevisionandreadabouthim,andmanyreadersandlistenersofferedtohelphim.Fabriceaskedthemtosendmoneytoamedicalresearchorganisation.Inthisway,heraisedalotofmoneyforimportantmedicalresearch.Betweenstops,hetravelled100kilometresongooddays.Buttherewerealsobaddaysandproblems:badweather,brokenskates,dangerousdrivers,snakesontheroadsinMexico,andawolfattackinMongolia.However,noneoftheseproblemsstoppedhim,andhewantstodoanothertrip.阅读短文，根据其内容选择最佳答案完成下列各题。（答案涂在答题纸上）56.Whatdoestheword“solo”inthefirstsentence,paragraphonemean?A.认真地B.独自地C.高兴地D.紧张地57.WheredidFabricebeginhisskatingaroundtheworld?A.InMexico.B.InMongolia.C.InSanFrancisco.D.InRussia.58.Whatdidn'tFabricebringonhistrailer?A.Atent.B.Clothes.C.Avideocamera.D.Amobilephone.59.InwhatlanguagedidFabricegiveinformationtothewebsite?A.French.B.Spanish.C.Russian.D.English.60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Fabriceskatedacrossfourcontinents（大陆）duringhisjourney.B.IttookFabricefouryearstoskatethroughthirty-threecountries.C.Fabricetravelled100kilometresinbadweather.D.Fabricegotnomoneyfromhisreadersandlistenersformedicalresearch.E“I'llhavecucumbersandwiches,crumpets,sconeswithj