高二英语能力竞赛组样题

高二英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)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。1．—IwonderifIcoulduseyourtelephone．—_______．A．IwonderhowB．Idon'twonderC．Sorry，it'soutoforderD．Nowonder，hereitis2．Tomwasplaying_______basketballwhilehissisterwasplaying_______piano．A．／；／B．the；theC．the；／D．／；the3．—IsMrs．Johnsonveryweak？—I'mafraid_______．A．soB．thisC．ofitD．to4．Perhapsitwillbealongtime_______fromabroad．A．whenTomcomesbackB．whenTomwillcomebackC．beforeTomcomesbackD．thatTomcomesback5．WilmabecamethefirstAmericanwomantowinthreeOlympicgoldmedalsintrack，_______madehermotherveryproud．A．itB．thatC．whichD．this6．Jackseldomhaslunchatschoolwithhisclassmates，_______？A．hasn'theB．hasheC．doesn'theD．doeshe7．—Couldyousmokesomewhereelse？I'veacold．—_______．Ididn'trealizeitbotheredyou．A．Don'tworryaboutitB．Excuseme．IdidwrongC．Itdoesn'treallymatterD．I'msorry8．_______cavethatGeorgehasdiscoveredinhislifetimeisneartheAlps．A．ThehundredthB．ThehundredC．HundredthD．Ahundredth9．Don't_______yourtimeindoingnothing．A．spendB．takeC．wasteD．spare10．Thetownhasgrownintoabigcity，whichis_______whatitusedtobe．A．twicethesizeofB．twicethesizebiggerthanC．twotimesthesizethanD．twotimesthesizeas11．Thatyoungmanhasmadesomuchnoisethathe_______nothavebeenallowedtoattendtheconcert．A．couldB．mustC．wouldD．should12．—Ididn'tpasstheEnglishexam．—_______nexttime，andyou'llsucceed．A．WorkinghardB．ToworkhardC．WorkhardD．Withhardwork13．—_______？—It'ssomethingforthechildren'sparty．A．WhatdoyoumeanB．HowareyoufeelingC．WhatareyoudoingD．Whatareyoumaking14．Itseemedlikeaterriblethingforhimtodo，butItriedtoputmyselfinhisplace．Theunderlinedphrasemeans_______．A．takeanotherperson'splaceB．comeintopowerC．dothejobinsteadoftheotherD．understandanotherperson'sfeeling15．Iknowhimwhenwewereatschooltogether，butthat'smanyyearsago．IfIweretomeethimtodayIshouldn'tknowhimfromAdam．Theunderlinedsentencemeans．A．Ican'trecognizehimwithoutAdam'shelpB．IshouldrecognizehimatfirstsightC．IshouldbeunabletorecognizehimD．IshouldhaverecognizedhimB）下列5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选项。16．Themole（鼹鼠），theowl（猫头鹰），theswallow（燕子），thefrogandthemoth（蛾）oncelivedtogetherina_______inthedesert．Oneeveningasdarknessfell，acamelriderappeared．A．roomB．spaceC．tentD．house17．Theanimalsinvitedhimtobetheirguest，bringinghimfood，entertaininghimwithtalk，andofferinghimaplaceintheirtentto_______．A．sitB．sleepC．talkD．lecture18．Thenightwasdarkandalltheanimalswereasleep．Arobberapproachedthetent，_______theguest'scamel，andleditaway．Nextmorning，whenthecamelriderdiscoveredhisloss，hiscriesandshoutsweresoloudthathewokeuphishosts．A．untiedB．tiedC．helpedD．touched19．Theanimalswentnorth，south，eastandwestinsearchofthestolencamel．Themolesearchedunderground，theowlhuntedintheruins．Theswallowflewfarandhigh，thefrogdivedintothewaterholes，andthemothwentthroughthecarpets．But_______couldtheyfindthemissingcamel．A．nobodyB．howC．nowhereD．only20．_______greatwastheirfeelingofunhappinessbecauseaguestwasrobbedintheirtent，thattothisdaythemoththrowsherselfateveryfire，saying：BettertodiebytheflameThanlivewithsuchshame！A．InB．SuchC．AsD．SoII．阅读理解（Readingcomprehension）（共30小题，计30分）A）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。（A）In1608anEnglishmanwhosenamewasThomasCoryatevisitedItaly．Helikedthecountryandnoteddowneveryinterestingthinghefound．Buttherewasonethingwhichhefoundmoreinterestingthantheothers．InhisdiaryThomaswrote，“WhentheItalianseatmeat，theyusesmallforks．Theydonoteatwithhandsbecause，astheysay，peopledonotalwayshavecleanhands．”BeforeleavingforEngland，ThomasCoryateboughtafewforks．AthomeThomasgaveadinnerpartytoshowtheinventiontohisfriends．Whentheservantsbroughtthesteak，hetookoutaforkandbegantoeatliketheydidinItaly．Everybodylookedathiminsurprise．Whenhetoldhisfriendswhatitwas，theyallwantedtotakeagoodlookatthestrangething．AllhisfriendssaidthattheItalianswereverystrangepeoplebecausetheforkwasveryinconvenient．ThomasCoryatetriedtoprovetheopposite．Hesaiditwasnotnicetoeatmeatwithone'sfingersbecausetheywerenotalwaysclean．Everybodygotangryatthat．DidMrCoryatethinkthatpeopleinEnglandalwayshaddirtyhands？Andweren'tthetenfingerswehadenoughforus？ThomasCoryatewantedtoshowthatitwasveryeasytousethefork．Butthefirstpieceofmeathetookwiththeforkfelltothefloor．Hisfriendsbegantolaughandhehadtotaketheforkaway．OnlyfiftyyearslaterdidpeopleinEnglandbegintouseforks．21．WhydidThomasCoryatebringforkstoEngland？A．Hewantedtomakehisfriendssurprised．B．Hebelieveditwasnotnicetoeatmeatwithfingers．C．Forkswerebeautiful．D．Hewantedtomakebusinesssellingforks．22．WhydideverybodylookatThomaswhenhebegantoeatliketheItalians？A．Theybelievedthatwasbadmanners．B．NobodyatemeatwithhandsinEngland．C．Everybodythoughtitwasanamazinginvention．D．Nobodyhadseenaforkbefore．23．WhydidthefirstpieceofmeatfalltothefloorwhenThomastookitwiththefork？A．Theforkwasveryinconvenienttouse．B．Theforkwasbad．C．Thomaswasnotusedtoeatingwithafork．D．Thesteakwastootough．（B）Everyyearmoreandmoreplantsandanimalsdisappearnevertobeseenagain．Strangely，itisthemostintelligentbutmostthoughtlessanimalthatiscausingmostoftheproblems—man．Natureisve