英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）初三组试题
笔试部分（共八大题，计150分）
I．选择填空（Multiple－choice）：（共20小题，计20分）从A、B、C、D四项中选A．of；help B．for；help C．of；to help D．for；to help
17．Please take away the big stone on the road， there may be an accident． A．and B．then C．so D．or ：名姓 题 答 要 ： 级 班不 内 线 ： 号 考 封 密 ：号学 ：校学出各题的最佳答案。
1．Lucy told me that she could remember what I said． “Remember” in this sentence means ．
A．think about B．take back C．keep in mind D．write down
2．It is said that Mr Brown takes the chair at every meeting．The Chinese for“takes the chair”in the sentence is ．
A．带椅子B．主持会议 C．让座位D．就座 3．The news good．Where did you hear ？
A．is；it B．are；them C．is；them D．are；it
4．We have to stop books from the library because the time is going to be up． A．to borrow B．borrowing C．to lend D．lending 5．The cars are made Changchun． A．by B．of C．from D．in
6．There's nothing in the dining-room， ？ A．is there B．isn't there C．is anything D．isn't anybody
7．In the exam，the you are， mistakes you'll make． A．careful；little B．more careful；less
C．careful；few D．more careful；the fewer 8．He doesn't know when he to Australia next year．
A．goes B．will go C．has gone D．had gone 9．Chinese by the largest number of people in the world． A．speak B．is speaking C．is spoken D．speaks
10．Everyone in the village could make shoes ，but didn't wear their own shoes．A．himself；none B．oneself；one C．themselves；they D．themselves；none 11．—Must we bring all the food with us？
—No，you ．You bring some of it． A．may not；will B．mustn't；can C．won't；need D．needn't；may
12．There's “h”in word“hour”and hour has sixty minutes． A．the；the；an B．a；an；an C．an；the；an D．an；an；a
13．Jenny got to the park gate when the bell rang that day．But she was late． A．often B．almost C．always D．never 14． either you or I afraid of dogs？
A．Are B．Is C．Do D．Have 15．Zhao Wei is one of film stars in China． A．much popular B．more popular C．most popular D．the most popular
16．It's really nice you me to work it out．
18．—Well， ？
—I have a headache，Doctor． A．how do you do
B．what's the matter with you C．how are you feeling like
D．what kind of illness do you have
19．In the classroom，someone asks you“Do you mind my smoking here？”If you don't mind，you should say“ ”to him．
A．No，of course not． B．Yes，sit down please． C．No，you can't take it． D．Yes，smoke please． 20．— ？ —It's cloudy．
—Do you like this kind of weather？ —No，I don't．
A．What's the weather like today B．Do you think it might rain today C．Do you like rainy days D．What's the temperature
II．阅读理解（Reading comprehension）：（共30小题，计50分）
阅读下列短文或图表，然后完成文后各题。（21— 30小题为选择题，每题1分，每题只有一个最佳答案；31—50小题为非选择题，每题2分，请回答问题或完成填空题。）
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下列方框中的图表是一本书的目录，请根据其内容选出各题的最佳答案。
Choose the best answers．
21．What is the author's purpose of this writing？
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A．Tell somebody something． B．Wait for somebody．
C．Receive somebody as a guest． D．None of these．
22．What information can you find on pages 27－39？ A．Teams in Europe． B．Teams in the US． C．Rules of the Game． D．Equipment．
23．The History of Basketball can be found on pages ． A．224－266B．98－112 C．172－182D．1－26
24．What pages will give you information about basketball teams in Europe？ A．211－223．B．114－171． C．184－208．D．None of these．
25．What information can be found on pages 184－208？ A．Teams in Europe．B．Rules of the Game． C．Teams in the US．D．None of these．
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There are many kinds of animals that live in the forest，such as mice，rabbits，squirrels，owls（猫头鹰）and hawks．Animals in the forest depend on one another for food．
Many small forest animals，such as mice，eat green plants for food，and then they，themselves，are eaten by larger animals．This is called a food chain．
A food chain begins with the sun．The green plants in the forest use the sun's energy（能源）to make food for themselves．This process，or action，is called photosynthesis（光合作用）．
Forest plants produce flowers and seeds that are eaten by mice and other animals．The mice get their energy from the plants，and the mice become food for a larger animal，such as the hunting hawk．So，the energy from the sun passes from the plants to the mice to the hawk．A break in any link of this food chain means that some animals may not have enough food to live．
Choose the best answers．
26．Photosynthesis takes place when ． A．larger animals eat small animals
B．green plants use the sun's energy to make food C．forest animals eat the food made by green plants D．the food chain is broken
27．What is the first link in a food chain？ A．The sun．B．The earth．
C．Green plants．D．Forest animals．
28．Animals sometimes cannot find enough food because ． A．it's cloudy
B．there is very little food in a forest C．photosynthesis stops
D．there is a break in the food chain
29．What does the food chain show about living things？ A．They depend upon each other．
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B．Small animals eat as much as large animals． C．Plants with flowers are the most important． D．Plants are more than animals．
30．Which of the living things below fills the missing link in this food chain？ A．rabbits B．mice
C．green plants D．owls
（C） 305: SYDENHAM to RALLWAY SQUARE am am am am am am am am am SYDENHAM STATON 6.05 6.35 7.05 7.35 8.35 -- -- -- INTERNATONAL TERMINAL 6.14 6.44 7.14 7.44 8.14 8.44 9.15 9.45 10.15 ANSETT DOMESTIC TERMINAL 6.23 6.53 7.23 7.53 8.23 8.53 9.24 9.54 10.24 QANTAS DOMESTIC TERMINAL 6.24 6.54 7.24 7.54 8.24 8.54 9.25 9.55 10.25 REDFERN RALLWAY SQUARE 6.39 7.09 7.39 8.09 8.39 9.09 9.45 10.15 10.45 6.49 7.19 7.49 8.19 8.49 9.19. 9.55 10.25 10.55 Look at the bus timetable and complete the sentences．
31．The timetable is for bus number ． 32．The bus goes from to Railway Square．
33．The first bus leaves Sydenham at 6．05am．It gets to Redfern at ． 34．I want to go from Redfern to Railway Square．I want to arrive at Railway Square by 9o'clock．When does the bus leave？ ．
35．How long does the bus take to get from Sydenham Station to Redfern in the morning？ ．
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George Washington was born on February 22，1732 in Virginia．His parents were Augustine and Mary Washington．George grewup on a farm in Virginia．George did notgo to school．His father taught him at home．George's favorite subject was maths．George learned to be a surveyor（测量员）of land when he grew up．He joined the army and was a leader during the American Revolution． He later became the first President of the United States． George Washington is called the“Father of the USA． Americans celebrate his birthday on Prsident's Day in February．His picture is on the one dollar bill．
Answer the questions．
36．Why is George Washington called the“Father of the USA”？
37．What subject did George like to study best？
38．Where was George Washington born？
39．When is Washington's birthday celebrated？
40．What did George learn to be？
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CHICAGO STAR TASTEOFCHICAGO
The Windy City's Food Festival
Every year the city of Chicago has an outdoor food festival．It's called Taste of Chicago．For eight days you can't drive a car on Columbus Drive or Congress Drive． These two big streets in downtown Chicago are closed for the festival．But you can walk，eat，and listen to music．The festival is open in the morning，afternoon，and evening．About 375，000 people go there every day．
There is food from over eighty different Chicago restaurants at the festival．For example，you can eat quesadillas—a kind of round，flat bread
（or tortilla）filled with meat or vegetables and cheese—in a Mexican restaurant．Then you can have tempura—shrimp and vegetables in flour and fried in oil—in a Japanese restaurant．You can also have shish kebabs—pieces of meat and vegetables cooked over a fire on skewers（long， thin pieces ofwood or metal）—in a Turkish restaurant．Of course，there is a lot of American food，too—hamburgers， hot dogs，and fried chicken．
How much do people usually eat？Here are some interesting numbers：55，000hot dogs，460，000 slices of pizza，50，000 slices of cake，102，000 Chinese egg rolls， and 27，000kilos of French fries．
Answer the questions．
41．Where are Columbus Drive and Congress Drive？
42．How many people go to the festival every day？
43．In which restaurant can we eat quesadillas？
44．What are skewers？
45．How many Chinese egg rolls do the people usually eat？
（F）
People like to think about whatthe future is going to be．But did you know that some people predict the future as a job？
Futurists are scientists who study and predictthe future．They can guess what is going to happen in the future from the information they know now．In this way， futurists can help people and businesses get ready for the future．
What do futurists say about the future？They think there are going to be big changes in people's everyday lives—and soon！For
example，cars are going to drive us to places without a driver．We're going to tell the car where we want to go，and the car is going to get us there！ Some futurists think we're going to talk to people on small video telephones that we can wear like a watch．They say we're not going to use as much paper as we do today，and we're not going to need money at all—we're going to use special cards for everything we buy！
Some futurists predict that scientists are going to be able to make changes to the weather，that botanists are going to make new kinds of plants so there is more food for more people，and that there are going to be new ways to cook food quickly．
Of course，even scientists don't really know what the future is going to be．They can only guess．But we can be sure of one thing：the future is going to be very different， and futurists can
help us get ready．
Complete the sentences．
46．Futurists are ．They try to guess what will happen in the future．
47．Futurists say we'll go to places in cars without a ． 48．People can wear video telephones like a ． 49．If you're going to buy something，you'll use cards instead of ． 50．Scientists will be able to the weather in the future．
III．完形填空（Cloze）：（共15小题，计15分）
A）从下面10个词语中选出7个，并用其适当形式填入文章空白处。 key，headmaster，again，manager，post office， say，safe，speak，come，money
When you have a post office box，the postman does notbring letters toyou，you have togo tothe 51 and getyour letters and parcels（包裹）from your box．The box is locked，and you have the key，so the letters are quite 52 ．
One day Mr Black，the 53 ofaschool，wrote to the post office for his school．He soon got an answer．It 54 ，“We will give you a post box in one month．”
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