全国中学生英语能力竞赛高二年级组样题

2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)高二年级组样题全国中学生英语能力竞赛组委会办公室提供（时间：120分钟总分：150分）听力部分（共三大题，计30分）（略）笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）I.选择填空(Vocabularyandstructure)(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.It's_________badmannerstoblowyournoseat_________table.A.a;theB.the;aC.不填;不填D.the;不填2.Ifyoudrivefromtheairport,goonthemotorwayandfollowthe_________tothecity.A.pointsB.signsC.plansD.board3.—Doyoubelievethecompanyis_________byMarkWhite?—No,Ihardlybelieveso.A.operatingB.operatedC.doneD.manage4.Themeeting_________yesterdayisof_________.A.held;veryimportantB.tohold;greatimportanceC.held;greatimportanceD.tohold;veryimportant5.Mr.Cox,aswellashiswifeandchildren,_________arrivedforashortvisit.A.haveB.hasC.hadbeenD.hasbeen6.Thecollegestudentisonhiswayto_________adoctorA.turningB.becomeC.turnD.becoming7.—Look!Here_________!—Yes,here_________!A.comesthebus;itcomesB.comesthebus;comesitC.thebuscomes;itcomesD.isthebus;isit8._________youworkwithher,_________youwillunderstandher.A.Long;betterB.Thelong;thewellC.Thelongest;thebestD.Thelonger;thebetter9.Youcan'tlethimdoit.Itis_________forachildtodo_________hardwork.A.toomuch;suchB.somuch;soC.toomany;soD.verymuch;such10.Theforeignfriendsyoureferredto_________lookingforwardto_________aroundouruniversity.A.are;beingshownB.being;beingshownC.being;showingD.are;beshown11.Afterfivehours'drive,theyreached_________theythoughtwastheplacethey'dbeendreamingof.A.thatB.whereC.whichD.what12._________Ihadexpected,thenumberoftheaudiencewaswelloverthousand.A.AsB.WhichC.WhomD.That13.Thewindow,_________thethiefclimbedin,isverywide.A.throughwhichB.throughwhatC.acrosswhichD.acrosswhere14.Weusuallywalks_________theriverbankoverthere,buttodayIfeeltiredandwon'twalk_________far.A.aslongas;soB.asfaras;thatC.asoftenas;suchD.assoonas;very15.—Everyonesaysyouareagoodstudent.Youareneverlateforschool,areyou?—_________.A.No,sometimesB.Yes,sometimesC.Yes,IdoD.No,Idon'tB)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.Americaisahugecountry,_________travelingisveryquickandveryeasy.A.andB.soC.whenD.but17.Thevisitorwhowantstoseeasmuchofthecountryas_________shouldtravelbybus.A.importantB.necessaryC.trueD.possible18.Therearefastbusservicesbetweencities,forexample,theGreyhoundBusService,_________hasapictureofadogonthesideofthebus.A.asB.thatC.whichD.what19.Theseatsaresoftwithareadinglampovereachoneandtheyleanbackforsleepingat_________.A.morningB.afternoonC.eveningD.night20.Ontheselong-distancebusesthereisatoiletandothercomforts.Stopsaremadeformealsatroadsiderestaurants.Ittakesaboutthreeandahalfdaystocrossthecountry_________bus.A.inB.byC.atD.onII.阅读理解(Readingcomprehension)(共20小题,计35分)A)阅读下面短文,从A、B、C、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答案。(5分,每小题1分)AOnedayamanwaswalkinginthestreetwhenhemetapenguin(企鹅).Itwasahandsomebird,andnottimidatall.Itseemedtotakeanimmediatelikingtotheman,becauseitwaddled(摇摇摆摆地走)uptohimandthenfollowedhimwhereverhewent.Thiswasamusingforawhilebuteventuallybecameratherembarrassing.“Goaway,yousillybird,”themansaidtothepenguin,butthebirdignored(不理)him.Itsimplywouldnotleavehimalone.Whereverhewent,thebirdwent,too.Atlast,indesperation,themanwalkedintoapolicestation.“Excuseme,officer,”hesaid,“butIneedsomeadvice.Imetthispenguininthestreet,andIdon'tknowwhattodowithit.”Aboredpolicemanlookedupfromwhathewaswritingandsaid,“Justtakeittothezoo,sir.”“Oh,allright,”themansaid.Thenextdaythemanwaswalkingalongthestreet,stillaccompaniedbythepenguin,whenhemetthepolicemanhe'dspokentothedaybefore.Thepolicemanwasnotpleasedtoseethem.“IthoughtIadvisedyoutotakethatanimaltothezoo,”hesaid.“Well,yes,officer,youdid.AndIdidtakehimtothezoo,”themanexplained.“Andwehadagreattime.Butwecan'tgotothezooeveryday.IthoughttodayI'dtakehimtothemovies.”21.Whatdidthepenguindototheman?A.Itfollowedhim.B.Ittookhimtothezoo.C.Itwalkedlikehim.D.Itdidwhathesaid.22.Howdidthemanfeelatfirst?Hefelt_________.A.boredB.embarrassedC.desperateD.amused23.Themanwentintothepolicestationto_________.A.sellthebirdB.annoythebirdC.getridofthebirdD.askforadvice24.Whatwasthepolicemandoingwhenthemancamein?Hewas_________.A.goingtothezooB.writingC.buyinghisownbirdD.visitingthepolicestation25.Thenextdaythepolicemanwas_________.A.annoyedtoseethemB.delightedtoseethemC.embarrassedtoseethemD.pleasedtoseethemB)阅读下列短文,然后回答问题或完成句子。(30分,每小题2分)BJune26,2000—theHumanGenome(基因组)Project,agreat$3billion,15-yeartaskaimedatdrawingthegenetic(遗传的)mapofhumans,isnowmorethan90percentcompleted.Thescientificandmedicalcommunities(团体)areveryexcitedaboutthechancesgeneticresearchprovidesforgettingridofdiseasesandprolonging(延长)humanlife.Butthosecommunitiesandpolicymakersarealsocarefulaboutthescientificdoortheyareopeningastheprojectuncoversthemysteriesoflife.Forthelastfewyears,thegeneticadvancesinthefastdevelopingfieldofbiotechnology(生物技术)haveprovidedmaterialforallkindsofwork,butthedevelopmentsofmodernscienceinunlockingthesecretsofthehumangeneticcode(密码)haveopenedaworldofpossibilitiesforhumanhealth,aswellasforthepopularimagination.WhileEuropeanandJapaneseresearchersaremakingrapidprogressindecoding(解码)humanDNA,theleadingorganizationforgeneticresearch