36. Who drives ________, your sister or your brother? A. the most carefully B. more carefully C. the most careful D. more careful
37. —How are you going to the railway station to meet your father ________ Sunday morning? —I'm going there ________ my car.
A. on; in B. in; by C. in; in D. on; by
38. Sandy didn't have ______ money for a bus ticket, _______ she had to walk home in the rain. A. many; and B. much; because C. any; so D. some; but 39. —What ________ can you see in the picture? —Some flowers and trees. A. something B. other C. the other D. else
40. They never told us anything about their plan, so we didn't know why ________. A. they go there B. do they help you C. they bought the bike D. did they live there
41. —What ________ sunny day it is!Let's go and visit ________ Browns, shall we? —OK. A. a; / B. / ; the C. a; the D. the; a
42. If she ________ New York this afternoon, I ________ New York, too. A. goes to; go to B. leaves for; will leave for C. will visit; visit D. will come to; will come to
43. —________ does Hector's uncle go to Moscow on business? —Never. A. How often B. How long C. How far D. How soon 44. —Which of the two MP4 players are you going to buy? —I'll buy ________ of them, so I can give one to my friend. A. all B. both C. none D. everyone
45. It's too hot. Would you mind ________ the window? A. to close B. closed C. opening D. open II. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension)
Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Canada is a big country with six time zones. In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in Halifax on the east coast it is eight o'clock and people are having breakfast. It is a cold Friday morning in November, and the temperature is ten degrees below zero Centigrade.
Argentina 9:00 a.m.
In Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, it is nine a.m. on a warm summer morning, and people are starting work or school. November is a summer month in Argentina because it is in the southern hemisphere（南半球）.
Scotland 12:00 noon
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and Sunday.
Egypt 2:00 p.m.
Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries. So now, at two p.m., most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families.
Japan 9:00 p.m.
Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games.
New Zealand 12:00 midnight
It is late on Friday night, so most people are asleep. Now Saturday morning is arriving. It is morning in Canada too, but that is Friday morning!
阅读短文，根据其内容选择最佳答案完成下列各题。（答案涂在答题纸上） 51. In eastern Canada, the time is ________ that in western Canada. A. four and a half hours behind B. four hours ahead of C. three hours ahead of D. the same as
52. While Canadian children in Halifax are having breakfast, Argentinean children are ________. A. sleeping B. going home C. at school D. having supper
53 It's midday in the capital of ________ when it's 9:00 a.m. in the capital of Argentina. A. Japan B. Canada C. New Zealand D. Scotland
54. Two p.m. in Egypt is not a good time to telephone people in New Zealand, because in New Zealand ________.
A. it's midnight and most people are asleep B. it's noon and many people are having lunch C. it's the morning and many people are working
D. it's the afternoon and most people are playing computer games 55. What time is it in New Zealand if it's 11:15 p.m. in Japan?
A. 1:15 p.m. B. 2:15 p.m. C. 1:15 a.m. D. 2:15 a.m.
B
The first person to skate solo around the world, Fabrice Gropaiz of France, began his journey in San Francisco three years ago. Since then, he has skated more than 30,000 kilometres through thirty-three countries.
He skated across the USA and northern Mexico from west to east, then across Europe, Russia, Mongolia, China and Australia before flying across the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco again. In all the big cities, television and newspaper reporters interviewed him.
He travelled with fifteen kilogrammes of equipment, which he pulled behind him on a homemade trailer. His equipment included a tent, a change of clothes and a video camera.
A friend, David Lai, made a web site (www.worldskate.com), and Fabrice sent regular news to the site. He wrote in English so that people all over the world could understand. Thousands of people sent emails to Fabrice during his journey. People saw him on television and read about him, and many readers and listeners offered to help him. Fabrice asked them to send money to a medical research organisation. In this way, he raised a lot of money for important medical research.
Between stops, he travelled 100 kilometres on good days. But there were also bad days and
problems: bad weather, broken skates, dangerous drivers, snakes on the roads in Mexico, and a wolf attack in Mongolia. However, none of these problems stopped him, and he wants to do another trip. 阅读短文，根据其内容选择最佳答案完成下列各题。 （答案涂在答题纸上） 56. What does the word “solo” in the first sentence, paragraph one mean? A. 认真地 B. 独自地 C. 高兴地 D. 紧张地
57. Where did Fabrice begin his skating around the world?
A. In Mexico. B. In Mongolia. C. In San Francisco. D. In Russia. 58. What didn't Fabrice bring on his trailer?
A. A tent. B. Clothes. C. A video camera. D. A mobile phone. 59. In what language did Fabrice give information to the web site? A. French. B. Spanish. C. Russian. D. English. 60. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Fabrice skated across four continents （大陆） during his journey. B. It took Fabrice four years to skate through thirty-three countries. C. Fabrice travelled 100 kilometres in bad weather.
D. Fabrice got no money from his readers and listeners for medical research.
E
“I'll have cucumber sandwiches, crumpets, scones with jam and cream, a slice of Dundee cake and a pot of Earl Grey tea, please. But no sugar—I'm on a diet.” Many people say such things in English tea shops.
In England, tea is not just a drink, it's a meal as well. In some homes it's the last meal of the day, although for many people it's a light meal between lunch and dinner. But most working people don't have time for a proper tea.
Most tea shops serve tea between three and five in the afternoon, although the most popular time is around four o'clock. So an English tea is great for people on holiday who have the time to enjoy it. Why not try a typical English tea in Oxford? After a long day visiting the romantic city, here are some tea shops to visit.
The Randolph Hotel in Beaumont Street is in the very centre of the city. It's a fine Victorian building and offers the best traditions of English teatime, with piano music in the background. The Nosebag in St Michael's Street is popular with university students. Excellent homemade cakes and a good choice of teas are available （可得到的） but go early as there are always long queues.
The Wykeham Coffee Shop in Holywell Street is a small tea shop opposite New College, and is popular with tourists and students.
George's Café in the Covered Market is popular with market workers and shoppers.
Queen's Lane Coffee House on the High Street is one of the oldest restaurants in Oxford, and despite its name, serves excellent teas, and also has a choice of newspapers.
阅读短文，根据其内容完成下列各句，每空不得超过5个词。（答案写在答题纸上） 68. This passage is about teatime and ________ in Oxford, England.
69. In addition to （除了） drinking tea, people can listen to ________ in the Randolph Hotel and eat ________ in the Nosebag.
70. Two tea shops are very popular with students. One is the Nosebag, and the other is ________. III. 完形填空(Cloze)(共20小题，计20分)
A) 阅读短文，根据其内容从方框中挑选合适的动词，并用其适当形式填空完成短文。每个词只能使用一次。（答案写在答题纸上）
know, act, write, have, be, live, finish, work, do, marry He was born in 1564 in Stratfordon-Avon. He was the son of a Stratford businessman. He went to the local grammar school. In 1582 he (71)________ Anne Hathaway. They (72)________ three children. We (73)________ that he left Stratford in about 1585, but no one knows where he went or what he (74)________ for the next five years. In September 1592 we know that he lived and (75)________ in London as a playwright （剧作家） and as an actor at the Globe Theatre. He was not on the actor-list
after 1603 so he probably stopped (76)________ at this time because he was already famous for his (77)________.
He wrote his first play, Henry VI, in 1590-1591. He also wrote a large number of poems. He (78)________ his last play, The Tempest, in 1612. After that, he left London and went back (79)________ in Stratford. He died in 1616. His plays (80)________ very successful today. Many people think he was the greatest English writer of all time. His name was William Shakespeare.
B) 阅读下面的电子邮件，根据其上下文和首字母提示，在文中空白处填入适当的单词
IV. 句式转换 (Sentence pattern transformation)（共10小题，计10分） A) 按要求转换下列各句。每空一词。（答案写在答题纸上） 91. They would like to drink three glasses of milk. （对划线部分提问） ________ ________ milk would they like to drink?
92. The little girl saw something to eat on the table. （改为否定句） The little girl ________ ________ to eat on the table.
93. Mr Green likes Chinese food very much. （对划线部分提问） ________ ________ Mr Green like Chinese food?
94. His sister was a worker last year. （用a businesswoman改为选择疑问句） ________ his sister a worker ________ a businesswoman last year? 95. There isn't much food in the fridge. （改为反意疑问句） There isn't much food in the fridge, ________ ________? B) 根据上句改写下句，使两句意思相同或相近。每空一词。 96. What a nice girl she is!________ ________ the girl is!
97. There are no differences between the two DVDs.This DVD is ________ ________ as that one. 98. Why don't you ask your brother for help?________ ________ asking your brother for help? 99. She doesn't know how she can get to the shopping centre. She doesn't know ________ ________ get to the shopping centre.
100. My aunt takes the bus to work every day. My aunt goes to work ________ ________ every day. VI. 智力测试(IQ)（共5小题，计5分）
106. Jack is twice as old as Jill, but in five years time he will only be one and a half times as old as Jill. How old are Jack and Jill now?
107.
If there are three numbers hidden （隐藏的） in this picture, what letters should replace （代替） the question marks（问号）?
108.Can you pick up the pins（大头针） one by one without disturbing （弄乱） the others?
________→________→________→________→________
→________→________→________→________→ ________→________ 109. Find the job hidden in each sentence.
e.g. You have to correct errors carefully. teacher 1. You hit my car!The dent is there for all to see! __________ 2. The area is full of beautiful lakes and rivers. __________
110. Jack plays computer games every day and he never works hard at his lessons, so it is out of the question for him to pass the end-of-term examination. What does “out of the question” mean here? You may answer it in Chinese or in English.
2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛初二年级组试题参考答案
36—40 BACDC 41—45 CBABC 46—50 CCABB 51—55 BCDAD 56—60 BCDDA 61. 爸爸同意来西班牙，但是哥哥决定留在英格兰。他现在仍然住在我们在那儿的房子里。 62. 生活在另一个国家和学习一种新的语言都是很棒的事，但我现在发现西班牙语很难学。 63. Jenna. 64. Because they didn't know if Becks would play for Barcelona or Madrid (and it's not far away from Barcelona or Madrid). 65. A guide horse. / Cuddles. 66. A strong body and a good memory. 67. Because they eat a lot of grass. 68. tea shops 69. piano music; homemade cakes 70. the Wykeham Coffee Shop
71. married 72. had 73. know 74. did 75. worked 76. acting 77. writing 78. finished 79. to live 80. are
81. magazines 82. one 83. ago 84. lots 85. next 86. pay 87. win 88. journey 89. fell 90. about 91. How much 92. saw nothing 93. How does 94. Was; or 95. is there 96. How nice 97. the same 98. What / How about 99. how to 100. by bus
106. Jack is ten and Jill is five. 107. V, H and U. (The three numbers are three, four and five.) 108. 8, 11, 9, 7, 6, 5, 2, 4, 3, 1, 10 109. dentist, driver 110. impossible / 不可能的
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