高二英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)组样题
听力部分（共四大题，计30分）（略）
笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）
I．选择填空（Multiple-choice）（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．—I wonder if I could use your telephone．
   — _______ ．
   A．I wonder how    
   B．I don't wonder
   C．Sorry，it's out of order
   D．No wonder，here it is
2．Tom was playing _______  basketball while his sister was playing _______  piano．
   A．／；／    B．the；the    C．the；／    D．／；the
3．—Is Mrs．Johnson very weak？
   —I'm afraid _______ ．
   A．so       B．this         C．of it      D．to
4．Perhaps it will be a long time _______ from abroad．
   A．when Tom comes back
   B．when Tom will come back
   C．before Tom comes back
   D．that Tom comes back
5．Wilma became the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals in track， _______ made her mother very proud．
   A．it     B．that    C．which     D．this
6．Jack seldom has lunch at school with his classmates， _______ ？
   A．hasn't he    B．has he  C．doesn't he    D．does he
7．—Could you smoke somewhere else？I've a cold．
   — _______ ．I didn't realize it bothered you．
   A．Don't worry about it
   B．Excuse me．I did wrong
   C．It doesn't really matter
   D．I'm sorry
8． _______ cave that George has discovered in his lifetime is near the Alps．
   A．The hundredth
   B．The hundred
   C．Hundredth
   D．A hundredth
9．Don't _______ your time in doing nothing．
   A．spend     B．take     C．waste     D．spare
10．The town has grown into a big city，which is _______  what it used to be．
   A．twice the size of
   B．twice the size bigger than
   C．two times the size than
   D．two times the size as
11．That young man has made so much noise that he _______  not have been allowed to attend the concert．
   A．could    B．must   C．would     D．should
12．—I didn't pass the English exam．
    — _______ next time，and you'll succeed．
   A．Working hard
   B．To work hard
   C．Work hard
   D．With hard work
13．— _______ ？
    —It's something for the children's party．
   A．What do you mean
   B．How are you feeling
   C．What are you doing
   D．What are you making
14．It seemed like a terrible thing for him to do，but I tried to put myself in his place．The underlined phrase means _______ ．
   A．take another person's place
   B．come into power
   C．do the job instead of the other
   D．understand another person's feeling
15．I know him when we were at school together，but that's many years ago．If I were to meet him today I shouldn't know him from Adam ．The underlined sentence means．
   A．I can't recognize him without Adam's help
   B．I should recognize him at first sightC．I should be unable to recognize him
   D．I should have recognized him
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选项。
16．The mole（鼹鼠），the owl（猫头鹰），the swallow（燕子），the frog and the moth（蛾） once lived together in a _______  in the desert．One evening as darkness fell，a camel rider appeared．
   A．room     B．space     C．tent     D．house
17．The animals invited him to be their guest，bringing him food，entertaining him with talk，and offering him a place in their tent to _______ ．
   A．sit      B．sleep     C．talk     D．lecture
18．The night was dark and all the animals were asleep．A robber approached the tent， _______ the guest's camel，and led it away．Next morning，when the camel rider discovered his loss，his cries and shouts were so loud that he woke up his hosts．
   A．untied   B．tied    C．helped     D．touched
19．The animals went north，south，east and west in search of the stolen camel．The mole searched underground，the owl hunted in the ruins．The swallow flew far and high，the frog div
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