2009年全国中学生英语能力竞赛高二初赛试卷和答案

2009年全国中学生英语能力竞赛初赛NationalEnglishProficiencyCompetitionforSecondarySchoolStudents(NEPCS)（高二试题）Seniortwohighschools(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(共七大题，计120分)Multiple-choice(选择填空)(共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)Beloweachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoices,markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.(从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。)(答案涂在答题纸上)31.WespentaweekinParisandhadagreattimegoingup________EiffelTower,andtaking_________boattripalongtheSeine.A.a;aB.the;aC.the;theD.(不填)；(不填)32.The_________shoeswerecoveredinmud,soIaskedthemtotakethemoffbeforetheygotinto_________car.A.girl's;Tom'sB.girls';Toms'C.girls';Tom'sD.girl's;Toms'33.OnSaturdaymorningweworkedfor_______twohoursandthenstoppedtohavesomethingtoeat.A.otherB.anotherC.moreD.each34.Becauseofasteadyeconomicgrowthrate,thepresidentcanprobablylook_____toanotherterm.A.upB.aboveC.overD.forward35.Asthesurveysuggestsfreshair,enoughexerciseandnutritiousfood______togoodhealth.A.contributeB.addC.attributeD.encourage36.WhenIwatchedthefilm,Iwas____toseethatitwasquite________.A.surprised;boringB.surprised;boredC.surprising;boringD.surprising;bored37.Thisisnotthesamepainting_______youofferedtosellusthelasttimewewerehere.A.hatB.towhichC.forwhichD.that38.--AreyoustillgoingtothepartyonFriday?--Yes,_________somethingelsecomesup.A.unlessB.incaseofC.aslongasD.supposing39.--I'mseeingDrEvansnextweek.--That________beright.Hewillbeonholidaythen.A.mustn'tB.needn'tC.can'tD.hasn'tgotto40.ReadingisanexperiencequitedifferentfromwatchingTV;therearepictures______inyourmindinsteadofbeforeyoureyes.A.toformB.formingC.tohaveformedD.havingformed41.WhenherealizedI______athim,he______awayandwalkedoutoftheclassroom.A.looked;wasturningB.waslooking;turnedC.waslooking;wasturningD.looked;turned42.Don'tforgettowalkthedogwhileIamaway,_________you?A.willB.shallC.doD.can43.Nothingshouldgowrong,butif________,givemearingatthisnumber.A.ithadB.thatisC.itdoesD.theyshouldto44.--Whencanweexpecttoseeanimprovement?--_________.A.We'remakinghomeimprovementsB.ItwilltakeseveraldaysC.YoucanseeherofftonightD.I'llpickitupwhenIcometoday45.--Doyouhaveanearlierflight?I'mtryingtogettoManilabeforenoon.--Thereisan8:30flightthatwillgetyouthereby11:00.--__________-thenIcaneasilymakethe12:30meeting.A.That'llbeperfectB.Thanks,IwillcheckitlaterC.Ithinkit'sabitlateD.Ifso,IcanchangetheflightII.Cloze(完形填空)(共10小题；每小题1分，计10分)Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithonewordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:①accordingtothecontext,②usingthecorrectformofthewords,③accordingtothefirstlettersofthewords.(阅读下面的短文，用以下三种形式之一完成短文填空：①根据上下文填空；②用所给单词的正确形式填空；③根据单词所给首字母填空。每空一词。)(答案写在答题纸上)Choleraisadiseasespreadbydirtywater,eitherwhenpeopledrinkthewater,(46)_______eatfoodwhichhasbeenwashedinthewater,andnot(47)______(proper)cooked.Unfortunately,untilthemid-19thcentury,peoplebelievedthatthedisease(48)t_________throughtheair.Inthecrowdedcitiesof19th-centuryBritain,choleraspreadeasily.Mostdoctorswronglybelievedthatfreshairandabetterdietwould(49)p_____thedisease.Hugefireswereusuallylitinthestreetstodrive(50)_______theinfection,andtheclothesofvictimswerealsoburned.Thestreetswerealsocleanedthoroughly(51)w______powerfulchemicals.However,peoplecontinuedtosufferdreadfully.In1854,adoctorinLondon,JohnSnow,announcedwithcertaintythatcholeraspreadthrough(52)i________drinkingwater.Hedidthisbycarefully(53)_______(collect)statisticsabouttheinfectioninonepartofLondon.Hemanagedtoprovethatinanarea(54)_______deathsfromcholerawerehighest,thewaterwasentirelyresponsibleforcholerainfection.(55)________(Improve)madetosewers(下水道)andsuppliesofdrinkingwaterlaterledtoadecreaseindeathsfromcholera.III.Readingcomprehension(阅读理解)(共20小题；每小题2分，计40分)Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsaccordingtothepassage.(阅读下列短文，然后根据短文后的要求答题。)(答案与在答题纸上)AThecamellibraryislikenootherlibrary.ItisuniquetoKenya.Liketraditionallibraries,bookscanbeborrowedandreturned.Unliketraditionallibraries,booksarecarriedtopeoplebycamels.ThecamellibrarywasstartedinNorthernKenya,wheremanypeopleliveinremotevillages.Thenearesttown,calledGarissa,ishundredsofkilometersawayfromthesevillages.Manyofthevillagershaveneverlearnedtoread.Theycannotaffordtobuybooks,letalonehaveaccesstotheInternet.Until1996,theonlylibraryintheareawasinGarissa.Thedistancemeantvillagerscouldnotgettoit.Theproblemwassolvedwiththecreationofamobilelibrary.However,whilemobilelibrariesinotherplacesusetrucks,thisoneusescamelstotakethebookstothevillages.CamelsareoftenthemostefficientformoftransportationinNorthernKenya,asthepoorroadsmakedrivingdifficult.Trucks,buses,andcarsoftenbreakdown.Camelscancarryheavythingsandtravellongdistanceswithoutwater.And,unliketrucks,theydon'tneedgoodroads.Thecamellibraryusesthreecamels.Theycarrymorethan200bookstotenvillagesinNorthernKenya.Fourpeopletravelwiththecamels.Oneofthemactsasaguardtomakesurenoonetriestostealthebooksalongtheway.Thecamelswalkfromonevillagetoanother,fivedaysaweek.Thecamellibraryspendsonedayineachvillage,andthengoestothenextsmalltown.Itvisitseachvillage