2015年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）初赛高三年级组试题（总分：150分答题时间：120分钟）听力部分（共三大题，计30分）ⅠResponses (句子应答) （共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）Please listen to the following five sentences and choose the best response to each one you hear. Each sentence will be read once. (请听下面5个句子，选出能应答所听句子的最佳选项。
每个句子读一遍。
)（答案涂在答题纸上）ⅠDialogues (对话理解) （共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）(A)Please listen to the following five mini-dialogues. Each dialogue is followed by a question. Choose the bestanswer to each question according to the dialogue you hear. Each dialogue and question will be read twice.（请听下面五组对话，每组对话后有一个问题，根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答所提问的最佳选项。
每组对话和问题均读两遍。
）（答案涂在答题纸上）6 A.Hold a party at home. B.Buy a Christmas present.C.Take the woman to the party.D.Repair the woman’s car.7 A.He dialed a wrong number. B.The phone line is busy.C.Mr. Hewitt is not in the office.D.Mr. Hewitt is busy now.81 A. I will fetch some fresh fruit for you. B. Coffee is popular with British people.C. No problem. I’ll go and put the kettle on.D. Their idea is exported to Britain every year.2 A. He recognized her Italian accent. B. On the first day of next month.C. She has moved several times.D. Italian food can be found here.3 A. My parents like classical music very much. B. Playing music in class is not allowed.C. There are many music programs on TV.D. Sorry, I didn’t think it was very loud.4 A.It’s about an hour’s drive to the museum. B.Oh, I don’t know. Maybe I’ll go shopping.C.My friend prefers walking to taking a bus.D.My mother hates going shopping alone.5 A.There’s one about five minutes’ walk away. B.My English teacher is my good friend.C.The college provides the best English course.D.I like reading novels in English.910(B) Listen to the following dialogue and choose the best answer to each question. The dialogue will be read twice.(请听下面一段对话，选择能回答下列问题的最佳选项。
对话读两遍。
) （答案涂在答题纸上）Ⅲ Passages (短文理解) (共10小题；16-20每小题1分， 21-25每小题2分计15分)A ） Listen to the following material and choose the best answer to each question according to the material youhear. The material will be read twice. (请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的内容，选择能回答所提问的最佳选项。
材料读两遍。
) （答案涂在答题纸上）11A. Father and daughter.B. Two strangers.C. Customer and lawyer.D. Student land landlord. 12A. Because it’s the end of the school term.B. Because the hotels are expensive.C. Because the area has many technology companies.D. Because the town is too small. 13A. ￡4 an hour.B. ￡14 a day.C. ￡40 a week.D. ￡400 a month. 14A. At home.B. In a dormitory.C. At a friend’s.D. In a hotel. 15 A. It’s a bit noisy at night.B. It’s a second floor apartment.C. It has two bathrooms.D. It has two large living rooms.16 A. A businessman. B. A university teacher.C. A company owner.D. A school principal.17 A. At the age of seventeen. B. After he won a prize.C. As soon as he had enough friends.D. After working for an Italian company.18 A. Three month. B. Nine month.C. Two years.D. Three years.19 A.Interesting but paid less. B.Dull and dangerous.C.Exciting but stressful.D.Easy and enjoyable.20 A.In London. B.In Milan.C.In New York.D.In Paris.B）P lease listen to the following material, and fill in the blanks according to the material you hear with one or two words. The material will be read twice. (请听下面一段材料，根据你所听到的材料内容填空，没空填一到两个单词。
材料读两遍。
) （答案涂在答题纸上）A 10-year-old girl, Ann Waxman, saved her elder brother’s life last night when a fire (21) in their house in Manchester.Ann’s parents were out of town for the weekend when faulty electrical wiring caused the fire to start (22) the night. The young girl was awakened by the family’s dog, Danny, who was (23) excitedly in the back garden. Ann smelled something burning and (24) ran through the smoke-filled house to save her older brother, Frank.When Frank would not (25) , Ann got some help from the family dog. Frank’s body was too far too (26) for the little girl to move alone, but the clever girl brought the dog (27) and tied the dog’s lead to Frank’s left ankle. She then grabbed her brother’s right ankle, and together, the girl and the dog (28)Frank to safety.The little heroine is quite modes about the whole thing. “I couldn’t have done it (29) Danny, our dog,” she said afterwards. “I’m just glad we’re all alright.”Ann is to receive a medal for her (30) from Mayor Witticombe next week.笔试部分（共七答题，计120分）1.Knowledge and Usage (知识与用法) (共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)(A)Please complete the following sentences by using the Chinese hints given in the brackets. (请根据括弧中所给的汉语提示完成下列句子。
) （答案写在答题纸上）31. (传统的) methods are the ones that have existed for a long time without changing.32. It’s a fact that I was terrible at school and left with few (学术的)qualifications.33. A report says that women who (推迟) having a baby often make the best mothers.34. A questionnaire is a (书面的) list of questions which are answered by a lot of people to provide information for a report.35. You should (集中注意力) the road especially when you’re driving in the rain.(B)Please complete the following passage by choosing the best of the four choices marked A,B,C and D in theboxes(请从方框中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项完成下面的短文。