2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛初二年级组试题

ETmeet.com网聚众人智慧成就梦想高度年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛初二年级组试题I.选择填空(Vocabularyandstructure)(共20小题，计20分)31.Finally,hethankedthemandwentbacktohisvillageintheevening.A.AtlastB.ThenC.NextD.Atleast32.Lilyisveryhappybecausesheisofftoday.A.reallybusyB.workinghardC.notatworkD.onbusiness33.Thisbasketistooheavyformetocarry.Couldyoupleasegivemeahand?A.lookatmeB.helpmeC.lendmeyourbasketD.havearest34.DidtheyhaveagreattimeatAnn'sbirthdaypartylastnight?A.enjoythemselvesB.goonapicnicC.helpthemselvesD.havenotrouble35.Ihavelotsofhoneybutfewapples,sogivemesomeapples,please.A.manyB.muchC.alittleD.alotB)选出下列各题的最佳选项。36.ShebegantostudyEnglish_____theageoftenandnowshecanwritealetter______English.A.on;atB.in;onC.at;forD.at;in37.—Didyoudowellinyour_________historyexam?—Nottoobad.Igot_________“B”.A./;anB.the;aC./;aD.a;the38.Ilikefruitsaladverymuch.Canyoutellmehow_________it?A.boughtB.eatingC.willIhaveD.tomake39.—Whatwasthedateyesterday?—Itwas_________.A.WednesdayB.afinedayC.4thAprilD.acloudydayETmeet.com网聚众人智慧成就梦想高度—Didsheplaybasketballyesterdayafternoon?—No,she_________.A.goesshoppingB.visitedherauntC.willstayathomeD.isdoingsomecleaning42._________people_________walkingalongthebeach.A.Asmallnumberof;isB.Thenumberof;areC.Anumberof;areD.Thenumberof;is43.—It'sverylate._________takeataxi?—Goodidea.A.WouldyoulikeB.HowaboutC.WhataboutD.Whynot44.MyJapaneseisnotverygood,soIcan_________understandaJapanesewhenhespeakstoofast.A.nearlyB.almostC.hardlyD.ever45.—Whenyoufinish_________yournovel,remember_________meacall,OK?—Allright.A.towrite;gaveB.writing;togiveC.read;tosendD.reading;givingII.阅读理解(Readingcomprehension)（共20小题，计30分；51—60小题每题1分，61—70小题每题2分）Lastyear,IhadagreattriptoHearstCastleatSanSimeoninCalifornia.HearstCastlewasbuiltbyWilliamRandolphHearstbetween1922and1939,atacostofmorethan$30million—about$277milliontoday.Ispentalldaylookingaround,butadaywasn'tenoughtimetoseeeverything.Therewassomuchtosee.HearstCastlehasfourhouses.Themainhouse,“CasaGrande”,ismuchbiggerthantheotherthree,whichwereusedforguests.ManyoftheseguestswereHollywoodfilmstars,andtheyoftencametoHearst'sparties.AtHearstCastle,thereare56bedrooms,61bathroomsand19sittingrooms.Therearealsobeautifulgardens,agaragefor25largecarsandtwoswimmingpools,oneinsideandalargeroneoutside.Ilovedtheoneoutside,the“NeptunePool”—itwasapitywecouldn'tgoswimming!Ifoundthetourveryhelpful.TheguidetoldmethatHearst,attheageoften,touredEuropewithhismother,lookingatpaintingsandcastles.Heneverforgotthistouranddecidedthathewantedhishousetolooklikeacastle.ETmeet.com网聚众人智慧成就梦想高度阅读短文，根据其内容对下列句子进行判断。正确的，请选择A；错误的，请选择B；文中没有提及的，请选择C。（答案涂在答题纸上）56.HearstCastleatSanSimeoninCaliforniawascheaptobuild.57.HearstCastleisonamountainnearthesea.58.ManyHollywoodfilmstarscametoHearst'spartiesandusedthehousesthere.59.TheswimmingpoolsatHearstCastlearethesamesize.60.AfterHearstdiedin1951,theHearstfamilystilllivedatHearstCastle.CThepolarbear'snameinLatinisUrsusmaritimus,meaning“seabear”.ItgotthisnamebecauseitspendsmostofitstimeintheArcticseas.Itisalsocalledbyothernames,forexample,thewhitebearortheicebear.Whenapolarbeargetsoutofthesea,itshakeswaterfromitsfurlikeadogoritremovesthewaterbyrollingontheice.(61)Itisverycoldwherepolarbearslive.Thetemperatureisveryoftenaslowas-55℃.Thepolarbearisthelargestmeat-eatinganimalonland.Themaleweighsfrom350to650kgandheistwoandahalftothreemetreslong—almostaslongasacar.Apolarbear'sskinisblackbutitsfurhasnocolour—itlookswhitewhenthesunshinesontheice.Ithasbigfeetsoitcanstandeasilyontheice.Thepolarbearlikestolivealone.Itwalkslongdistances,sometimes30kmaday,becauseitneedstofindfood.Thebeareatsfishanditalsoenjoyssealmeat.Itgoesswimmingorliesinthesunwhenitisn'tlookingforfood!Itisaverygoodswimmer.Thefemalebearusuallyhastwobabiesonceeverythreeyears.Thebabies,orcubs,areborninNovember.Sometimesthecubsdieintheirfirstyearbecausetheyhaveanaccidentortheydon'tgetenoughfoodtoeat.(62)Iftheylive,theystaywiththeirmotherfornearlytwoyearsbutthentheymustleavehertogoandlivealoneontheice.Thereareonlyabout25,000polarbearsalivetoday.Theareaswheretheylivehavemanyproblemswithpollution,andtherearealsoproblemswiththinice.Polarbearsneedyourhelp!A）将文中划线的61、62小题的两处句子分别翻译成汉语。（答案写在答题纸上）B）根据短文内容回答下列各题。（答案写在答题纸上）63.Whydoesthepolarbearsometimeswalk30kmaday?64.Whatproblemsdothepolarbears'livingplaceshave?ETmeet.com网聚众人智慧成就梦想高度（代表）theircountry.Theideaofthecontestistopromote（促进）popmusicfromallofthedifferentcountriesandtogiveanopportunitytonewsingersandcomposers.OnlymembersoftheEuropeanBroadcastingUnioncantakepartinthecompetition.Singersdonothavetohavethenationalityofthecountriestheyrepresent.Forexample,in1963thesingerNanaMouskourirepresentedLuxembourg,althoughsheisGr