2007年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）初赛

初三年级组试题

听力部分（共四大题，计30分）

I．句子理解（Sentences）（共5小题，计5分）

从下列各组句子中选水与你所听到的句子所表达的意思相同或相近的选项。。每个句子只读一遍。（Choose the sentence which has the same or a similar meaning to the sentence you hear on the tape．Each sentence will be read only once．）（答案涂在答题纸上）

1．A．Lots of people these days eat less junk food．

B．Hamburgers are not junk food．

C．Nowadays many people like eating junk food．

D．Most people eat healthy food．

2．A．Tom didn't do his homework yesterday evening．

B．Tom mended his bike yesterday evening．

C．Tom did the housework yesterday evening．

D．Tom didn't listen to music yesterday evening．

3．A．Mary has never been to New York．

B．Mary doesn't live in New York at the moment．

C．Mary came here from New York five years ago．

D．Mary has lived in New York for five years．

4．A．This raincoat is so cheap that I'll buy it．

B．This raincoat is too expensive for me to buy．

C．I want to buy this raincoat because it's cheap．

D．I will buy this raincoat though it's expensive．

5．A．It took him three hours to write e-mails last night．

B．He spent two hours on his new book yesterday．

C．It took him two hours to read his e-mails yesterday．

D．He got two e-mails from his friends last night．

II．问句应答（Responses）（共5小题，计5分）

请听句子，选出最能恰当回答所听句子的选项。每个句子只读一遍。（Listen to the questions．Choose the best response to each question．Each question will be read only once．）（答案涂在答题纸上）

6．A．She likes red．                                            B．She doesn't feel well．

C．She's beautiful．                           D．She's happy．

7．A．No, I didn't go there．                                  B．Good idea!

C．I'm fine．                                                 D．Not very often．

8．A．Quite well．                                                B．I'd love to．

C．They're busy．                                             D．That's great．

9．A．Once a week．                              B．Next week．

   C．For two weeks．                               D．In two weeks．

10．A．Yes, I should go there．                  B．Yes, they are too old．

C．No, I won't do that again．              D．No, they are too young．

III．对话理解（Dialogues）（共10小题，计10分）

A）请听五组小对话，根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答所提问题的最佳答案。每组对话读两遍。（You will hear five mini-dialogues．Choose the best answer to each question according to the dialogue．Each dialogue will be read twice．）（答案涂在答题纸上）

B）请听一段对话，根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答下列问题的最佳答案。对话读两遍。（Listen to the dialogue．Choose the best answer to each question according to the dialogue．The dialogue will be read twice．）（答案涂在答题纸上）

16．Who held the party for Peter?

A．Peter's father．                                        B．Peter's mother．

C．Peter's friends．                                         D．Peter's cousins．

17．What present did Jim give Peter?

A．An MP4 player．                                      B．A toy bear．

C．A nice picture．                                         D．A beautiful sweater．

18．What colour is the sweater from Susan?

A．White．         B．Black．             C．Yellow．           D．Blue．

19．Where is the toy bear?

A．On the table．      B．On the trousers．    C．In a bag．              D．In the big box．

20．Who gave Peter the nice picture?

A．Susan．            B．Wang Gang．         C．Han Mei．             D．His mother．

Ⅳ．短文理解（Passages）（共10小题，计10分）

A）请听短文，根据你所听到的短文内容，选择能回答下列问题的最佳答案。短文读两遍。（Listen to the passage．Choose the best answer to each question．The passage will be read twice．）（答案涂在答题纸上）

21．What programme will follow this radio talk?

A．Hospital rules．                             B．A weather report．

C．A music programme．                   D．A good story．

22．How many wards (病房) are there in the hospital?

A．100．           B．125．               C．200．               D．1,000．

23．When can people come to visit patients?

A．At 7:30 am．       B．At 9:30 am．         C．At 1:00 pm．         D．At 2:00 pm．

24．How many visitors can a patient have at the same time?

A．One．           B．Two．              C．Three．             D．Four．

25．What is the passage mainly about?

A．Hospital rules．                        B．Hospital news．

C．A car accident．                       D．The hospital car park．

B）非选择题：根据你所听到的短文内容填写下面表格。每空不超过三个词。短文读两遍。（Listen to the passage．Complete the table with information from the passage．Fill in each blank with no more than three words．The passage will be read twice．）（答案写在答题纸上）

笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）

I．选择填空（Multiple―choice）（共20小题；每小题l分，计20分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D．Choose the one that best completes the sentence．）（答案涂在答题纸上）

31．Some foreign teachers will visit our school           a           time．

A．in; week's        B．after; week's      C．in; weeks'          D．after; weeks'

32．The 29th Olympic Games          in Beijing next year．

A．was held            B．will hold         C．has held                 D．will be held

33．Tomorrow is          Mother's Day and I'll make          beautiful card for my mother．

A．a; the               B．/; the              C．/; a               D．a; a

34．--We need           three people if we must finish the work the day after tomorrow．

    --I can give you two           people, but I can't give you three．

A．another; another                                     B．more; more

C．another; more                                         D．more; another

35．Tom is only          ．I don't think a           boy should be allowed to drive．

A．fourteen-year-old; fourteen-year-old        B．fourteen years old; fourteen-year-old

C．fourteen years old; fourteen-years-old             D．fourteen-year-old; fourteen years old

36．--I can't stop playing computer games, Dad．

    --For your health, my dear．I think you          ．

A．would             B．won't              C．may                D．have to

37．--Shall we go to Mount Tai next Sunday?

    --I'd prefer           at home rather than          ．

A．staying; go out                                      B．to stay; go out

C．stay; to go out                                         D．stays; going out

38．--Jenny wants to know if           a hiking trip tomorrow．

--Of course, we will．But if it          , we'll visit the History Museum instead．

A．will you have; rains                      B．you will have; will rain

C．you will have; rains                       D．will you have; will rain

39．Linda was unhappy when you went to see her,            ?

A．did she              B．didn't she        C．was she          D．wasn't she

40．Susan doesn't speak English         Anna, but her handwriting is excellent．

A．as well as                                                B．so good as

C．as better as                                            D．so best as

41．We're supposed to           a way to solve the problem of air pollution．

A．get on with                                         B．come up with

C．catch up with                                          D．keep up with

42．After           the Great Wall, the visitors from Britain went to the Summer Palace．

A．visit                B．visits              C．to visit             D．visiting

43．Maria fell asleep           she was listening to music．

A．after                B．before              C．while             D．that

44．      and you'll pass the English exam easily．

A．Study hard         B．Studying hard      C．To study hard       D．Studied hard

45．--Where is your brother? I haven't seen him for two weeks．

--                   

A．He has gone to America．                 B．She has been to England．

C．He is going to Australia．                  D．She visited her grandparents．

46．--Are you free next Thursday evening?

    --         ．Why?

A．So do I             B．Good idea          C．I think so          D．It's noisy

47．--My photos have just been developed．I'd like to show them to you．

--Great! Could you bring them to school tomorrow?

--Sure．                  

A．Good luck．                                                B．Thank you．

C．The same to you．                                      D．See you tomorrow．

48．--I lost my new watch on the bus yesterday morning．

--              

A．Well done!                                            B．My pleasure．

C．Oh dear!                                             D．Congratulations!

49．--Would you like to play table tennis with me this afternoon?

--              

A．Let's hurry up．                                        B．Yes, I'd like to．

C．Take it easy．                                         D．Just a minute．

50．--Is this your first visit to Shanghai, Dr Brown?

    --No, it isn't．             

    --Oh, really? How did you like it?

    --I enjoyed it very much．It's a really beautiful city．

A．I've been here twice before．              B．I've never been here before．

C．I can't stand it any longer．                D．I'll come back very soon．

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

A）选择题：阅读下面短文，根据文意从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。（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．）（答案涂在答题纸上）

Cara Lang is 13．She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, in the US．Last Thursday, she didn't go to school．She went to work with her father instead．Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go to work．This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day．The girls are between the ages of 9 and 15．They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother or father．They go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work．

The Ms Foundation, an organization for women, started the programme about ten years ago．In the US, many women work outside the home．The Ms Foundation wanted girls to find out what many different kinds of jobs were．Then, when the girls grow up, they can choose a job they like．

Cara's father is a police officer．Cara says,  "It was very exciting for me to go to the police station with my dad．I saw a lot of people doing different jobs．" Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day．Last year, Cara went to work with her mother at the University of Massachusetts．In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks (牙签) and sweets．In the chemistry department, they learned to use a microscope．They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too．

51．Why didn't Cara go to school last Thursday?

A．Because she didn't feel well．

B．Because she wanted to find a job．

C．Because her father needed help．

D．Because she went to work with her father．

52．When is Take Our Daughters to Work Day?

A．On the fourth Tuesday in April．                 B．On the first Thursday in May．

C．On the fourth Thursday in April．                D．On the fourth Sunday in May．

53．Why did Ms Foundation start this day?

A．To make more people start work earlier．

B．To help girls learn about different jobs．

C．Because many women work outside the home．

D．Because girls wanted to work earlier．

54．Where does Cara's father work?

A．In Boston University．                 B．In the police station．

C．In Massachusetts University．              D．In the Ms Foundation．

55．In which department did the girls learn to use toothpicks and sweets to build a bridge?

A．Engineering．    B．Chemistry．         C．Physics．            D．Computer．

B）非选择题：阅读下面三篇短文，然后按短文后的要求完成所给出的题目。（Read the following three passages and follow the instructions for each section．）（答案写在答题纸上）

A

Lions have been called the kings of the animal world．These animals can be found wild in Africa and India．Lions in Africa can go without water for up to one month, so they have no trouble during dry times．

Without question, lions are also one of the most popular animals to see in zoos．Almost every zoo around the world has a few lions．

It is very easy for people to tell male and female lions apart．Lions are the only kind of cat that shows this strong difference between males and females．A male lion has a mane, a large collar of hair around the face．Females do not have manes．Male lions are also larger than females．A male lion usually weighs about 200 kilograms．Both male and female lions have very strong mouths．They can break the backs of other animals with one bite．One lion will usually kill between ten and twenty large animals each year for food．

It is unusual for lions to kill people．However, in1898 two lions killed and ate over one hundred people in Kenya before they were shot by a British colonel named P．J．Patterson．This story became the subject of a 1996 Hollywood movie called The Ghost and the Darkness．

Questions 56-60: Fill in the blanks using suitable words from the passage above．Use only one word for each blank．

Lions are different from other cats because it is (56)             to tell if a lion is male or female．The male lion has a large (57)           of hair around its face．Lions have strong mouths．They can break an animal's back with one (58)      ．Lions can also live (59)       water for a long time, so they can survive for several weeks when the weather is (60)        ．

B

In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of time on their studies．A good education is regarded as a ticket to success in the future．(61) So, many of the students try their best to get good marks in their examinations．They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache．Sometimes, some of them are even made to go to remedial (补习的) classes after school．Schools run programmes outside school hours．The students can take part in sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing．They are also very active in community service (社区服务)．

In their spare time, most students like to listen to pop music．Hollywood blockbusters (耗费巨资的大片) and Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular with them．They understand them very well．Some students also spend their free time surfing the Internet, e-mailing their friends, and playing computer and video games．They sometimes go to cafes, fast-food restaurants, shopping centres and big bookstores．(62) So, it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colourful．

Questions 61-62: Translate the underlined sentences into Chinese．

Questions 63-65: Answer the following questions．

63．Why do middle school students in Singapore spend a lot of time on their studies?

64．When do the schools in Singapore run programmes?

65．What kind of movies do most students like to watch?

C

Fred is at the airport, on his way to France．It's raining heavily, and some flights have been delayed．Fred is worried his flight may also be delayed．He got up early this morning to be at the airport two hours before his flight．So, he's very tired．He wants to get on the plane as soon as possible and sleep．Of course, if the plane has to fly in bad weather, that might not be easy．

Questions 66-70: Answer the following questions or complete the statements according to the information above．

66．Which flight leaves earlier, AF117 or AZ733?

67．When did Fred get to the airport?

68．The flight to New York is leaving from Gate          ．

69．Several flights have been delayed, because of           ．

70．Why did Fred get up so early today?

III．完形填空（Cloze）（共20小题；每小题l分，计20分）

A）阅读下面短文，根据其内容从所给的12个单词或词组中选出10个，并以其适当形式填空。（Read the passage below, and fill in the blanks according to the context with the correct forms of 10 words or phrases out of the 12 given．）（答案写在答题纸上）

use，want，distant，spaceship，of，explore，photo，other，so far，a waste of money，which，or

People have been interested in the planet Mars since ancient times．Because of the (71)     of Mars from Earth, sending a manned rocket to the planet isn't possible today．For the time being, exploration of Mars is limited to unmanned (72)       ．

There have been several spaceships which have flown past Mars and sent (73)      back to Earth, but (74)      only a few have actually landed on the surface．The most famous(75)      these missions was the Mars Pathfinder, (76)       was launched in 1969 and landed on Mars in 1997．Pathfinder, which was like a robot car, was able to conduct a lot of (77)         research before it stopped working．

Some people think that space (78)          and, in particular, sending spaceships to other planets, is (79)        ．However,  (80)        think that the technology that is created, and the information that is learned, is necessary for man's future．

B）阅读下面短文，根据其内容用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（Read the passage below, and fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets．）（答案写在答题纸上）

Laura has been travelling through Asia for the last six months．She (81)         (visit) many of the places her mother, Wendy, travelled to nearly thirty years ago．

Young people (82)              (start) travelling overland from Europe to Asia in the 1960s．Airfares (83)          (be) much too expensive then for many travellers．Some bought second-hand cars or vans (84)             (travel) in．Others (85)          (catch) buses, and stayed in cheap hotels or with local people．

Like her mother, Laura (86)           (carry) all her belongings in a backpack and travels as cheaply as possible．However, her trip has been different in many ways．Laura flies to many of her destinations, including (87)             (fly) directly from London to India．She keeps in contact(88)         (use) e-mails and phones．

Laura has also discovered that many local businesses know what backpackers (89)         (want)．In Wendy's day, (90)       (find) a cafe selling chocolate cake was exciting news for homesick travellers．These days, there aren't many places on Laura's travels where she can't find pizza, pancakes or other tastes of home．

Ⅳ．句式转换（Sentence pattern transformation）（共5小题；每小题l分，计5分）

根据上句完成下句，使两句表达的意思基本相同，每空一词。（Complete the following sentences so that each pair of sentences has the same or a similar meaning．Use only one word for each blank．）（答案写在答题纸上）

91．We go to school every day except Saturday and Sunday．

We go to school                     a week．

92．It took my brother two hours to clean the house last Sunday．

My brother           two hours           the house last Sunday．

93．My sister will help my mother do some washing tomorrow．So will I．

           my sister           I will help my mother do some washing tomorrow．

94．Many stars cannot be seen because they're too far away from us．

Many stars are           far away for us           see．

95．One of my friends lent me an English-Chinese dictionary three days ago．

    I           an English-Chinese dictionary           one of my friends three days ago．

V．翻译（Translation）（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）

根据所给提示词语将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。（Translate the following Chinese sentences into English, using the phrases given in brackets．）（答案写在答题纸上）

96．到目前为止，李明还没去过比北京更远的地方。（so far）

97．虽然我同意你的意见，但是我有更好的想法。（agree with）

98．丹尼尔在空闲时间不是去钓鱼就是去划船。（either…or）

99．当别人处于困境时，我们不应该嘲笑他们。（in trouble）

100．王先生以前生活在城里，但现在已习惯于住在乡下了。（used to；be used to）

VI．智力测试（IQ）（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）

回答下列问题。（Answer the following questions．）（答案写在答题纸上）

101．As Mr. Green was walking his dog to the market, he met an elderly couple going in the opposite direction with their 2 sons and 4 daughters．Each son had 3 dogs of his own and each of their dogs had 4 fleas (跳蚤)．Each daughter had 3 cats and each cat had 5 fleas．In total, how many people, animals and insects (昆虫) were going to the market?

102．If 5 percent of (m + n) is 10 and "m" is a positive integer (正整数), what is the greatest possible value (值) of "n"?

103．Only one set of five letters below can be arranged into a five-letter English word．Find the word．

AMDRO   LOHRA      PLUNT         RECVO       LARDO   PITOM

104．What number should replace the question mark in the third picture?

105．Which letter is opposite to letter "d"?

VII．写作（Writing）（共2小题；A题满分10分，8题满分15分，计25分)

要求：1．根据所提供的内容，适当拓展想象空间，灵活地将所提供的信息体现在文章中；

2．条理清楚，语句通顺，标点正确，书写清晰、规范；

3．不得少于规定的词数，所给出的文字部分不计入总词数。（答案写在答题纸上）

A）Write a short passage about what happened to the seal pup in the following four pictures．（50-70 words）

Help: seal 海豹, pup 幼兽, van 厢式货车

One day, Bob and Betty were walking ……

……

The seal pup swam away, free and happy．

B）It is sometimes difficult to get on well with everyone at school, in your community and at home．Write a composition saying what you will do to try to get on well with everyone．（80-100 words）