全国中学生高二英语能力竞赛初赛试题答案

听力部分录音原文

Part I. Statements

Listen to the following sentences and decide which statement or picture is true for each sentence. Each sentence will be read only once.

1. Having been promised his help, we were disappointed when he didn't come.

2. After World War I, the tango became the main music style in Argentina.

3. I had been doing the same job for years and I don't really care for it any more.

4. The college only allows smoking in the common room.

5. It's a good idea to book ahead to be sure of getting a room.

Part II. Responses

Listen to the following questions and choose the best response to each question. Each question will be read only once.

6. Sir, may I have your order now, please?

7. That's too bad. Is there anything I can do for you?

8. Stop!Stop!May I see your driver's licence, please?

9. The game is still on. What's the score now?

10. Uhm... What time do you want to meet?

Part III. Dialogues

A) Listen to the following mini-dialogues and choose the best answer to each question. Each dialogue and question will be read twice.

11. W: What do you want to do today?

M: Well, how about seeing a movie?

W: Good idea!We haven't seen a movie for a long time.

Question: What are they going to do today?

12. M: Are you friends with your parents?

W: No, I'm not.

M: Why?

W: They make me think the way they do. We often have arguments about my clothes.

Question: How does the girl get on with her parents?

13. M: How about a cup of tea, Susan?

W: Yes, please. I'm quite thirsty. I'd like a nice cup of tea.

M: Would you like some sugar?

W: No, thank you. But I'd like a sandwich.

Question: What would Susan like to have?

14. W: I don't know how to tell you this. I'm really sorry I lost the book you lent me. Let me buy you another one.

M: No, that's all right.

W: No, really. It would make me feel a lot better.

M: Well, OK. If you insist.

Question: Why does the woman feel sorry?

15. W: I'd like to rent a car for the weekend. What's your price range?

M: From ￡40 to ￡50 a day.

W: How much is a Ford Escort?

M: It's ￡45 for a day.

Question: How much will it cost the woman to rent a Ford Escort for a week?

B) Listen to the following dialogue. According to the dialogue choose the best answer to each given question. The dialogue will be read twice.

W: Hey look, Rex. Isn't that Danny over there?

M: I can't see him, Fiona. Where?

W: Sitting at a table in that café over there.

M: It might be Danny.

W: But who's that he's with?

M: Oh, she must be his mother. He said she was coming to visit him for a few days but not till next week. They must have changed their plans.

W: Look Rex, she can't be his mother. She's much too young. Could you get a bit closer and see who he's with?

M: Why don't you?

W: He might see me... OK. We'll walk across together. We'll pretend we're looking in that shop window over there.

M: OK... No, you're right, Fiona. She's much too young. Hey, we ought to get back to college now—our lecture starts in ten minutes. Shall we just go and say hi as we go past?

W: I don't think so. She could be his new girlfriend and I'd be embarrassed. Anyway, Rex, I'm not interested.

M: Oh no? You must forget about him, Fiona, you know. You two broke up ages ago. He's really boring anyway. Come on. We need to get back...

Part IV. Passages

Passage A

Listen to the following material and choose the best answer to each given question. The material will be read twice.

M: Good morning. Here is the news for Wednesday the fifth of September, 2006.

The prime minister is in Washington to attend an international trade conference. He'll spend two days at the conference and after that he'll have talks at the White House with the president. At the weekend he'll fly to Mexico.

A footbridge over the motorway between London and Oxford has been demaged and fell onto the road, causing serious delays, with traffic jams extending beyond the entrance of the motorway. Emergency services are at the scene but part of the motorway will remain closed until this afternoon. Now here is the weather forecast for today.

There's quite a lot of fog about this morning but it should clear to give a fine day with some clouds. It'll be cold though. There will be a change as we move into the weekend. On Saturday and Sunday we can expect heavy rain as the clouds move in. Next week there should be more sunshine—that is if the early morning fog clears.

That's all from me. I'll be back at midday.

Passage B

Listen to the following material and fill in the missing information in the numbered spaces. The material will be read twice.

W: Good morning. I hope you slept well and are ready to start exploring South Wales on the first day of our holiday here. Before I tell you what we are doing today, the hotel has asked me to mention a few things. Meals are served in the dining room, except breakfast which is served in the coffee bar—any time between 6:45 and 9:15. We won't actually be here to have lunch because we are going out on trips every day, so you need to order sandwiches for the next day's lunch before seven each evening from reception. Collect your lunch from the dining room in the morning. In the evening the dining room is open from 7:00 p.m. until 9:30. I shall see you all in the dining room at a quarter past seven each evening.

I'm your tour guide in charge of all the trips and I look after you when we're out. While you're in the hotel, however, if you have any problems you should talk to the deputy manager.

In about ten minutes the coach is picking us up to take us on a tour of the valleys of South Wales. We are going to visit a wonderful waterfall first. Because it rains a lot here, it's quite a sight. Then we're travelling a bit farther up the valley to visit a museum which has been built where there used to be a huge coal mine.

We'll probably eat our lunch up there near the museum, in the coach if the weather's bad.

Then we're making our way back south to the coast to admire some more beautiful scenery. There'll be time for a walk along the cliffs or if any of you are feeling energetic you can try a bit of windsurfing.

We will be back at the hotel by five o'clock. You'll need a coat or something to keep you dry, some strong boots because our walk might be muddy and don't forget your cameras. Now if anyone has any questions...

参考答案及评分标准

听力部分(共四大题，计30分)

I．句子理解(Statements)

1—5 CBDDA

II. 问句应答(Responses)

6—10 CDABB

III. 对话理解(Dialogues)

A) 11—15 ABDDC

B) 16—20 CADDB

IV. 短文理解 (Passages)

A) 21—25 ACDBC B) 26. coffee bar 27. 7:15 28. waterfall 29. coal mine 30. strong boots

笔试部分(共七大题，计120分)

I. 选择填空(Vocabulary and structure)

31—35 DDBCB 36—40 AADDB

41—45 CBCAB

II．阅读理解(Reading comprehension)

46—50 ABACD

51. Channel 21.

52. Don Rodgers.

53. At 9 p.m.

54. Five million pounds.

55. Broadcast.

56. Men and women express their emotions in different ways.

57. Withdraw.

58. He will recognise it but won't become stressed himself.

59. 情侣们之间出现的这类问题常常是由他们不理解对方的沟通方式所导致的。

60. 心理学家们已经发现了一些两性之间在沟通方式上的基本区别。

61. 4. 62. 95℃.

63. The synthetic cycle.

64. Wool and silk.

65. unfading colour / unchanging colour

III. 完形填空(Cloze)

66. history

67. why

68. best-selling

69. unlike

70. protect

71. painted

72. with

73. tour

74. where

75. murdered

76. leads to

77. Built

78. originally

79. largest

80. including

IV. 翻译(Translation)

81. Relying on our own efforts, we overcame all the difficulties.

82. Maria is always trying to impress people with her new clothes.

83. He didn't know what to do with the property his father had left.

84. My taste in music is in harmony with my father's.

85. Thanks to the Internet, you can do all your Christmas shopping from home.

V. 短文改错(Error correction)

Dear Mr Trotter, I have a number of complaint about the work your

company 86. complaints

did in my house last week. You promised that your men will arrive 87. would

by 8:00. As you know, I have to catch ∧ bus at 8:15. On three 88. the/a

days the men arrived before eight, so I missed my bus and my boss was 89. after

extremely annoying. The foreman lost the written instructions I gave 90. annoyed

him. The paint he used for the hall should have∧used in the kitchen. 91. been

The sitting-room wallpaper, which I had chosen it with great care, 92. it

was the wrong way up. My bathroom, which did not need painted, has 93. painting

been painted. When you do not promise to put right the mistakes 94. If

your men have made within two weeks, I will go to my lawyer. 95. √

Yours sincerely, Cecil J. Trubshaw

VI. 智力测试(IQ)

96. eggs revolved

97. 44 minutes

(12 noon less 44 minutes = 11:16

11:16 less 48 minutes = 10:28

9 a.m. plus 88 minutes (44×2) = 10:28)

98. ABSOLUTE MAJORITY

99. Mary 16, George 17, Alice 24, Stephen 56, Claire 71

100. hand: second hand, handsome

VII. 写作(Writing)

A) One possible version:

Companies doing business around the world need to understand local cultures to be successful. When a company is trying to sell its product in a foreign country, it must make sure that the product's name appeals to local customers. It's also important to consider each culture's beliefs as to what is and is not lucky. In addition, when advertising, a company should be careful to show men and women in a respectful way. With knowledge of these subjects, success is possible.

B) One possible version:

Many people nowadays are worried about their figures, so lots of us want to lose weight. Unfortunately, this is not always easy because so much of our food is not really good for us. For example, fast food, such as burgers and crisps, contains lots of fat.

Some people think that the best way to control your weight is to eat only lettuce and be miserable!In fact this is not at all good for you. It's much better to eat a diet which consists of lots of different sorts of food.

Choose good quality bread, rice, pasta and potatoes for energy. Make sure you eat lots of fruit and vegetables. Meat, fish, cheese and eggs are also good but you don't need so much of these. It's most important to eat a balanced diet. If you do this and take regular exercise, you'll find it's easy to eat well and stay healthy.

一、评分原则：

1．本题总分为：30分。A) 10分； B) 20分。按四个档次给分。

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3．作文词数少于或多于规定词数20词的，从总分中减去2分。