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 howB．I don't wonderC．Sorry，it's out of orderD．No wonder，here it is2．Tom was playing _______ basketball while his sister was playing _______ piano．A．／；／ B．the；the C．the；／ D．／；the3．—Is Mrs．Johnson very weak？—I'm afraid _______ ．A．so B．this C．of it D．to4．Perhaps it will be a long time _______ from abroad．A．when Tom comes backB．when Tom will come backC．before Tom comes backD．that Tom comes back5．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．this6．Jack seldom has lunch at school with his classmates， _______ ？A．hasn't he B．has he C．doesn't he D．does he7．—Could you smoke somewhere else？I've a cold．— _______ ．I didn't realize it bothered you．A．Don't worry about itB．Excuse me．I did wrongC．It doesn't really matterD．I'm sorry8． _______ cave that George has discovered in his lifetime is near the Alps．A．The hundredthB．The hundredC．HundredthD．A hundredth9．Don't _______ your time in doing nothing．A．spend B．take C．waste D．spare10．The town has grown into a big city，which is _______ what it used to be．A．twice the size ofB．twice the size bigger thanC．two times the size thanD．two times the size as11．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．should12．—I didn't pass the English exam．— _______ next time，and you'll succeed．A．Working hardB．To work hardC．Work hardD．With hard work13．— _______ ？—It's something for the children's party．A．What do you meanB．How are you feelingC．What are you doingD．What are you making14．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 placeB．come into powerC．do the job instead of the otherD．understand another person's feeling15．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 helpB．I should recognize him at first sightC．I should be unable to recognize himD．I should have recognized himB）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．house17．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．lecture18．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 discoveredhis loss，his cries and shouts were so loud that he woke up his hosts．A．untied B．tied C．helped D．touched19．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 dived into the water holes，and the moth went through the carpets ．But _______ could they find the missing camel．A．nobody B．how C．nowhere D．only20． _______ great was their feeling of unhappiness because a guest was robbed in their tent，that to this day the moth throws herself at every fire，saying：Better to die by the flame Than live with such shame！A．In B．Such C．As D．SoII．阅读理解（Reading comprehension）（共 30小题，计30分）A）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。

（A）In 1608an Englishman whose name was Thomas Coryate visited Italy．He liked the country and noted down every interesting thing he found．But there was one thing which he found more interesting than the others．In his diary Thomas wrote，“When the Italians eat meat，they use small forks．They do not eat with hands because，as they say，people do not always have clean hands．”Before leaving for England，Thomas Coryate bought a few forks．At home Thomas gave a dinner party to show the invention to his friends．When the servants brought the steak，he took out a fork and began to eat like they did in Italy．Everybody looked at him in surprise．When he told his friends what it was，they all wanted to take a good look at the strange thing．All his friends said that the Italians were very strange people because the fork was very inconvenient．Thomas Coryate tried to prove the opposite．He said it was not nice to eat meat with one's fingers because they were not always clean．Everybody got angry at that．Did Mr Coryate think that people in England always had dirty hands？And weren't the ten fingers we had enough for us？Thomas Coryate wanted to show that it was very easy to use the fork．But the first piece of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor．His friends began to laugh and he had to take the fork away．Only fifty years later did people in England begin to use forks．21．Why did Thomas Coryate bring forks to England？A．He wanted to make his friends surprised．B．He believed it was not nice to eat meat with fingers．C．Forks were beautiful．D．He wanted to make business selling forks．22．Why did everybody look at Thomas when he began to eat like the Italians？A．They believed that was bad manners．B．Nobody ate meat with hands in England．C．Everybody thought it was an amazing invention．D．Nobody had seen a fork before．23．Why did the first piece of meat fall to the floor when Thomas took it with the fork？A．The fork was very inconvenient to use．B．The fork was bad．C．Thomas was not used to eating with a fork．D．The steak was too tough．（B）Every year more and more plants and animals disappear never to be seen again．Strangely，it is the most intelligent but most thoughtless animal that is causing most of the problems— man．Nature is very carefully balanced and if this balance is disturbed，animals can disappear alarmingly（令人担忧地）fast．Every day，thousands of species of animals draw closer to extinction．There are countless numbers of species which may become extinct before they are even discovered．In many lakes the fish are dying．Fishermen are worried because every year there are fewer fish and some lakes have no fish at all．Scientists are beginning to get worried too．What is killing the fish？The problem is acid rain．Acid rain isa kind of air pollution．It is caused byfactories that burn coal or oil or gas．These factories send smoke high into the air．The wind often carries the smoke far from the factories．Some of the harmful substances in the smoke may come down with the rain hundreds of miles away．The rain in many places isn't natural and clean any more．It's full of acid chemicals．When it falls in lakes，it changes them too．The lakes become more acidic．Acid water is like vinegar or lemon juice．It hurts when it gets in your eyes．It also kills the plants and animals that usually live in lake water．That is why the fish are dying in lakes．But dead fish may be just the beginning of the problem．Scientists are finding other effects of acid rain．In some large areas trees are dying．Not just one tree here and there，but whole forests．At first scientists couldn't understand why．There were no bugs or diseases in thesetrees．The weather was not dry．But now they think that the rain was the cause．Acid rain is making the earth more acidic in these areas．Some kinds of trees cannot live in the soil that is very acidic．Now scientists are also beginning to study the effects of acid rain on larger animals．For example，they believe that some deer in Poland are less healthy because of acid rain．If deer are hurt by the rain，what about people？This is the question many people are beginning to ask．No one knows the answer yet．But it is an important question for us all．24．Every year thousands of species of animals _______ ．A．are hunted for their meat and skinsB．migrate to other placesC．starve to deathD．die out25．Acid rain is caused by _______ ．A．natural gasB．the ozone（臭氧）layer depletion（损耗）C．acidic lake waterD．emissions of industrial enterprises26．Which of the following is true？A．Dead fish in lakes is the only problem caused by acid rain．B．Scientists are sure that acid rain is not harmful for mankind．C．If we don't make an attempt to stop acid rain we may never see some animals again．D．There's no reason to worry about several trees that died of some unknown disease．27．What is not mentioned in the text？A．Acid rain is capable of dissolving（分解）some rocks and stones．B．Fish are unable to live in the water containing acidic chemicals．C．Coal，oil or gas form dangerous combinations after being burnt．D．Scientists think that if some larger animals can be affected by acid rain，people may be in great danger．28．Factory smoke _______ ．A．stays over the factoriesB．is usually clean now C．turns into airD．can travel hundreds of miles29．Scientists think acid rain _______ ．A．is killing peopleB．helps kill bugsC．fertilizes the soilD．is killing trees30．The word bug in this context means _______ ．A．an infectuous diseaseB．a small insectC．a dangerous birdD．a small plant(C)B)阅读下列短文，然后回答问题或完成句子。