2003年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)高三组样题及参考答案

2003年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)高三组样题及参考答案听力部分（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'tyoufinishyourhomework？Youityesterday．A．shouldfinishB．couldfinishC．shouldhavefinishedD．needhavefinished2．Mostof________housesinthesmalltownweredestroyedby________extraordinarybigfloodinJuly．A．不填；不填B．the；anC．不填；theD．the；a3．Myfatherwenttobedverylatelastnight，______，earlythismorning．A．orratherB．ratherthanC．thatisD．orelse4．Nosooner______reachedthedoorthanhiswife________．A．hadhe；hadcomebackB．hehad；camebackC．hadhe；camebackD．didhe；hadcomeback5．Theyoungboylaythere，______．A．withstomachonthefloorB．withstomachonfloorC．hisstomachonfloorD．withhisstomachonthefloor6．Theheadmasterinsistedtheboy________itbymistakeratherthanonpurpose．A．hasdoneB．doesC．shoulddoD．did7．________isknowntousallisthatthePyramidisoneofthefamouswondersoftheworld．A．AsB．ItC．WhatD．Which8．Doyouintendtotake________hisofferofajob？A．inB．upC．overD．away9．Thedirectoraswellastheothermanagerstodriveacar．A．havelearnedB．haslearnedC．hadlearnedD．arelearning10．Joanmadeupforthetimeshemissedinschoolwhenshewassick，bystudyingveryhard．Inthiscase，wecansaythatitispossibleforthelosttime________up．A．tobemadeB．tomakeC．makingD．beingmade11．Jim：Couldyoupleasetellmewhetherthediningcarisstillopen？Helen：______．Jim：Thankyou．A．Nevermind，itisstillopenB．Mypleasure，itisclosedfiveminutesagoC．I'mafraiditclosedfiveminutesagoD．I'msorry，Idon'tknow12．—Excuseme，doyouhavethetime？—______，itisonesixteen．A．NoproblemB．WithpleasureC．YesD．Notatall13．Sam：Hello，I'dliketomakeareservationforJuly30．Lucia：______？Sam：I'dlikeasuitewithaking-sizebed．Lucia：Asuitewithaking-sizebed．Letmesee．Yes，we____．It's146anight．Sam：Allright．Thatsoundsgood．A．Whattypeofroom；havenoroomavailableB．Whattypeofroom；havearoomavailableC．Whichroomdoyoulike；haveoneavailableroomD．Yourname，please；haveoneroomavailable14．WorkersintheUnitedStatesmustdoagoodjob，producewellandgetalongwiththeircolleagues—ortheycanbe“letgo”asitiscalled．Theunderlinedphrasecanbereplacedby“______”．A．leftB．firedC．gaveupD．hired15．—Hey，what'sup？Youdon'tlookwell．—Nevermind．Ijustletmyselfgetintoastatebeforetheexambegins．Theunderlinedphrasemeans“______”．A．feelwellB．becomenervousC．turnintogoodstateforexamD．becomeabadconditionB）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．AirportstaffrefusedtoletSophiatravelhomeCyprusbecausetheyfearedshehadchicken-pox．A．toB．awayC．fromD．of17．Herdad，Bill，said，“Iknewitwasjustabadreactiontomosquito（蚊子）bitesthedoctorattheairportdisagreedandwewerethrownofftheflight．”A．soB．andC．butD．unless18．Billexplained，“Ourluggagewastakenofftheplaneandweweretoldwe________flyuntilwehadadoctor'scertificate．A．can'tB．wouldn'tC．shouldn'tD．couldn't19．“Wetalkedtoourtravelrepwho____ustoseeapaediatrician（儿科医生）atthehospital．A．letB．arrangedforC．phonedD．discussedwith20．“agreeditwasmosquitobitesandgaveusacertificatetofly．”A．ThedoctorattheairportB．TheairportstaffC．HeD．TheyII．阅读理解（Readingcomprehension）（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）Rushhourtrafficisaprobleminmanybigcitiesaroundtheworld．Commuters（通勤者）rushtoandfromtheirjobsincars，buses，sub-ways，trains，andevenonbicycles．LargecitiesintheUnitedStateshavetworushhours—oneinthemorningandoneintheevening．Butincitiesinotherpartsoftheworld，therearefourrushhours．InAthensandRome，forexample，manyworkersgohomeforlunchandanap．Afterthismiddaybreak，theyrushbacktotheirjobsandworkforafewmorehours．InTokyo，there'sabigrushhourunderground．MostofthepeopleinTokyotakethesubways．Thetrainsareverycrowded．Subwayemployeescalledpackerswearwhiteglovesandhelppackthecommutersintothetrainswhenthedoorsclose．Theymakesurethatallpurses，briefcases，clothes，andhandsareinsidethetrains．InSeoul，manycommutersprefertotaketaxistogettowork．Tohailacab，manypeoplestandatcrossroadsandraisetwofingers．Thismeansthey'llpaythecabdriverdoubletheusualfare．Somepeopleevenraisethreefingers！They'llpayTHREEtimesthenormalrate．StreetsinRomeareverycrowdedwithautomobilesandmopeds（摩托自行车）duringrushhours．Thecitycan'tmakeitsstreetswider，anditcan'tbuildnewhighways，becauseitdoesn'twanttodisturbthemanyhistoricsitesinthecity，suchastheForumandtheColosseum．Ittookthecityfifteenyearstoconstructanewsubwaysystem．Constructionhadtostopeverytimeworkersfoundoldartifactsanddiscoveredplacesofinteresttoarchaeologists（考古学家）．Inmanybigcities，therearespeciallanesonhighwaysforcarpools．Thesearegroupsofthreeormorepeoplewhodrivetoandfromworktogether．Theysharethecostsofgasandparkingandtaketurnsdrivingintothecity．Gettingtoworkandgettinghomecanbedifficultinmanyplacesaroundtheworld．Rushhourtrafficseemstobeauniversalproblem．21．Bigcitieshavetrafficproblemsduringrushhoursbecausethereare________．A．speciallanesonhighwaysB．manycommutersC．fourrushhoursD．manycarsonthestreet22．MostofthecommutersinTokyo________．A．takesubwaytrainstoworkB．arepackersC．taketaxistoworkD．carrybriefcasestowork23．To“hailacab”meansto________．A．paydoublethenormalrateB．trytogetacabC．prefertotaketaxisD．tostandatcrossroads24．Whydidittakealongtimetobuildasubwaysystemi