2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛高二年级组试题(总分:150分答题时间:120分钟)听力部分(共三大题,计30分)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。(答案涂在答题纸上)31.—DoyouknowMr.Smith?—Yes.He'sastrangeman.Wefound________difficulttoworkwithhim.A.usB.itC.himD.you32.They________thedistanceandthecommunicationproblemforpeoplevisitingtheircity.A.drewattentiontoB.usedupC.washedawayD.dreamedof33.—Youweredrivingat100kmanhour,sir.—Butofficer,I________.Mycarcan'tgomorethan80.A.maynothavetoB.couldn'thavebeenC.wouldn'tliketoD.needn'ttobe34.Hismoneyhadnotbroughthappinessandperhapsithadcontributed________hisstrangesenseofvalues.A.upB.forC.asD.to35.________theirservice,theworkersofthehotelareactiveinlearningEnglish.A.SearchingB.InformedC.ToimproveD.Havingcaused36.Everymorningata________timeafterbreakfastshegavehimanhour'slesson.A.busyB.patientC.convenientD.present37.Itwasnotuntillastyear________hegotintouchwithhisfatherinCanada.A.whereB.whatC.howD.that38.Ikeptlookingatthemanwearingapairofglasses,wondering________.A.whetherdidIborrowhisbookB.whereIhadseenhimbeforeC.whatIknewhiswifeD.whenhadIhelpedhim39.Theitemyourequestedyesterdayisnolongeravailableand________wearereturningyourcheque.A.thereforeB.altogetherC.otherwiseD.moreover40.—Whendidthestoryhappen?—Ithappenedin________springof________1937.A.the;theB.a;theC.the;不填D.不填;不填41.—MayIspeaktoyourmanagerMr.Williamsatfiveo'clocktonight?—I'msorry.He________gonetoapartylongbeforethen.A.hadB.isC.willhaveD.has42.I'vegotalotofbooks,________arewritteninforeignlanguages.A.andmostofwhichB.someofwhichC.someofthemD.mostofthese43.—Howareyougettingonwithyourbook?1—Ihavefinishedalargepartofit;therestofit________moredifficult.A.isB.areC.wasD.were44.—Ihavetobeattheofficebynoontomorrow.Myco-workersaretakingmeoutforafinalgood-byelunch.—________Whereareyougoingtoeat?—Idon'tknow.Theywanttotreatme.A.Idon'tknow.B.Hownice!C.It'smypleasure.D.It'snoneofmybusiness.45.—Whenyoufinishthatreport,hereareallthefilesforthenextoneweneedtocomplete,bytomorrowevening.—________Can'tyouextendthedeadline?I'vegotaheadacheandI'vehardlysleptallweek.—I'llseewhatIcando,buttakesomeaspirinandkeepworking.A.I'mnotevenhalfwaythroughthisfirstone!B.Itlookslikeitwentthroughjustfine.C.Oh,I'msureIcanhelpyoudothat.D.Whatdoyouwanttodiscuss?B)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答案。(答案涂在答题纸上)46.Faradaymadethe________electricmotorin1821.Itwasaninventionthatusedelectricitytoproducemovement.A.obviousB.socialC.madD.first47.In1831,Faradaydiscoveredthatelectricitymovesthroughawire________amagnet(磁铁)ismovednearthewire.A.whereB.soC.whenD.but48.Heusedthisdiscoveryto________amachineformakingelectricity.Faradayalsoshowedhowelectricityaffectschemicalubstances.A.debateB.reflectC.matchD.produce49.Faradaygave________mostofhismoneytothepoor.Whenhegrewold,hedidnothaveenoughmoneylefttoliveon.A.onB.awayC.byD.of50.QueenVictoriarewardedhimforhis________bygivinghimmoneyandahouse.Hediedin1867.A.discoveriesB.introductionsC.booksD.definitionsII.阅读理解(Readingcomprehension)(共20小题,计35分)A)选择题: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。(答案涂在答题纸上)AMostpeoplethinkthattheca...