2011年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初三年级组试题

(总分：150分钟 答题时间：120分钟)

听力部分(共四大题，计30分)(略)

笔试部分(共九大题，计120分)

I.Multiple-choice(选择填空)(共15小题；每小题1分，计15分)

Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.(从A，B，C，D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。)

31.These cakes ____ delicious! Can I have ____ one? A.tastes；another B.taste；another C.tasting；other D.taste；others

32.That boy, ____ father is a footballer, is very good at sports. A.that B.who's C.whose D.which

33.There are many foreign students in this university, ____ 24 Japanese ones. A.including B.included C.includes D.include 34.He found ____ very difficult ____ learn math well.

A.it；for B./；go C.that；for D.it；to

35.These doctor told my uncle to ____ drinking so much wine if he wanted to be healthier. A.open up B.put up C.give up D.make up 36.Do you know ____ this time yesterday?

A.what she is cooking B.what is she cooking C.what she was cooking D.what was she cooking 37.I don't think teenagers should get their ears pierced, ____?

A.do I B.don't I C.should they D.shouldn't they 38.We were late for school last Wednesday ____ the heavy rain. A.because of B.as C.because D.since 39.--Don't worry. Your brother is coming to help you. --____ he doesn't come and I am here alone?

A.What about B.What if C.Why not D.How about 40.Jim went swimming with his parents yesterday afternoon. ____. A.So did Mary B.So Mary does C.So Mary was D.So Mary did 41.--Which do you prefer, English ____ French? --I prefer English ____ French.

A.or；to B.and；to C.and；than D.or；than 42.--Look at the old lady in red. Is that Mrs Lee? --No, it ____ be her. She has gone to Canada.

A.will B.mustn't C.can't D.may 43.--What did your friend say to you the day before yesterday? --She asked me ____ anyone her secret.

A.to tell not B.not to tell C.don't tell D.not tell 44.--How was your holiday, Ann?

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--____ It rained all the time and I had to stay inside.

A.Great! B.Wonderful! C.Exciting! D.Boring! 45.--Do you mind my smoking here?

--____ Can't you see the “No Smoking”sign? A.I'm afraid you can't. B.Of course not. C.Not at all. D.It doesn't matter.

II.Reading comprehension(阅读理解)(共20小题；选择题5小题，每小题1分；非选择题15小题，每小题2分，计35分)

A)Read the following passage which is followed by five questions. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the passage.(阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。)

Mike Bing and his wife Lynn were very hungry. A waitress with short,curly hair came to their table. Mike asked her for a cup of tea. A few minutes later, the waitress with short, curly hair came back, but she did not have Mike's tea. She said to Mike and Lynn,“Do you want something to drink?”Again, Mike asked for a cup of tea. Suddenly, two waitresses came back to the table. They both had a cup of tea for Mike. And they hoth had short, curly hair. In fact, they looked exactly the same. Mike was confused. What happened? Mike and Lynn were at Twins Restaurant in New York City.

Lisa and Debbie Ganz are the owners of Twins Restaurant. The two women are identical twins. In fact, all the people who work at Twins Restaurant are twins. Thirty-seven sets of twins work there, and each set wears the same clothes. Sometimes customers like Mike and Lynn Bing get confused, but the restaurant is a lot of fun. Everything at Twins Restaurant is double. For example, there are two doorknobs on each door.

The Ganz sisters are always happy when twins come into the restaurant to eat. The twin guests sign their names in a special book. Then the twins can have a photo taken with the Ganz sisters. Usually the Ganz sisters put these pictures on the walls, so there are a lot of pictures of twins on the walls of the restaurant. There are pictures on the walls of famous twins, too. However Twins Restaurant is not only for twins, but also for people like Mike and Lynn Bing. But it's double the fun for twins!

46.Where were Mr and Mrs Bing? A.In a special club in Paris. B.In a special cafe in London.

C.In a special restaurant in New York. D.In a special supermarket in Sydney. 47.Why was Mike confused?

A.Because the first girl was impolite and not helpful. B.Because the two girls looked exactly the same. C.Because the two girls both had long, curly hair.

D.Because the second girl brought him a cup of coffee.

48.What is the meaning in Chinese of the underlined word“identical”?

A.富有的 B.完全不同的 C.友好的 D.完全相同的 49.Who are the Ganz sisters?

A.They are the owners of a restaurant.

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B.They are the visitors to New York City. C.They are local newspaper reporters. D.They are both famous photographers.

50.Twin guests can have a chance to sign their names and ____. A.have a cup of tea for free B.get pictures of famous twins

C.have a photo taken with the Ganz sisters D.win a prize of 1,000 dollars

B)Read the following three passages and follow the instructions for each section.(阅读下面的三篇短文，然后按短文后的要求完成所给出的题目。) A

Do you send messages on your cellphone? Do you email your friends? Do you chat on the Internet? Then you are part of the language revolution. Computers and technology are changing the language. When people type on the computer or send cellphone messages, they usually want to do it quickly.

An email is electronic mail. You send it to people from a computer. Emails don't have a long history. The world lived without emails for a very long time. People used faxes or the post office to send letters. Now, we can send emails, and things are much faster. We all need emails because they are easy, and almost everyone has access to the Internet.

Since people send emails, they don't write any more. Regular mail is slower than email, and people call it “snail mail”. A snail is a very slow creature, and regular mail is slow, too. People don't write letters any more, and it is sad. People like to receive letters because it shows the time and care of the letter writer. It is nice to receive a kind letter from a friend. You can keep letters in a pretty box and read them again later. You can also keep emails, but must people just erase them. Also, people don't try to write well in emails. They just write short messages. Emails are helpful, but we miss old-fashioned letters too.

Questions 51-55: Fill in the blanks using suitable words according to the passage above. Use only one word for each blank.

Emails are a kind of computer mails, which don't have a long (51)____. Emails are (52)____ and (53)____ than regular mails, which are called“snail mails”. But emails are not as nice to receive as regular mails. People don't write them (54)____, and they usually don't (55)____ their emails. Emails are not as special as old-fashioned letters. B

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