2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛

2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛初二年级组试题笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）I. 单项选择(Vocabulary and structure) (共20小题，计20分)A) 选择能够替换划线部分的最佳选项。

（答案涂在答题纸上）31. She married at a very young age. A. is married B. is marrying C. got married D. married to32. He handed the coat to his wife. A. dressed B. passed C. found D. threw33. As the eldest child in the family, Tom has to help look after his little sisters.A. look atB. look forC. teachD. take care of34. Why not have a rest and enjoy every minute of it? A. How to B. Why don't we C. Hope to D. Can we35. They're talking about the movie star now.A. at the momentB. all the sameC. now and thenD. just a momentB) 选出下列各题的最佳选项。

（答案涂在答题纸上）36. The pie was too small, so she decided to look for _________ to eat.A. large anythingB. something elseC. nothing bigD. other something37. If she felt he was right, she would agree _________ him. A. about B. on C. to D. with38. You'd better _________ silent about this. A. not keep B. not to keep C. to not keep D. not kept39. _________ the street, there is a bus stop. A. On the end of B. At the end of C. In the end of D. By the end of40. John _________ a few minutes later. Stay and wait, please.A. cameB. leavingC. is going to call backD. finishes41. She has a great _________ in reading _________ stories.A. interest; interestedB. interested; interestedC. interest; interestingD. interesting; interested42. We are too tired and hungry. So our steps (脚步) are getting _________.A. slow and slowB. slower and slowestC. slower and slowerD. much and more slow43. We are going to have fun _________ on the lake this afternoon. A. to skate B. swam C. go fishing D. boating44. Mr Jackson has only _________ money in his pocket. A. more B. a little C. a few D. few45. _________ I tell him to close the window every day, _________ he always forgets to do so.A. As; butB. Till; /C. Though; /D. Even; andC) 情景会话。

（答案涂在答题纸上）46. —Do you think he'll come back home this evening? —_________ —Don't you miss him?A. Maybe.B. So.C. Where?D. When?47. —_________ —Nothing but a little sick. —Take care of yourself, dear.A. What's that?B. What's your name?C. Is it wrong?D. What's the matter?48. —Miss Lin, Tim broke his leg. So he can't come to school today. —_________A. You are too careless.B. I'm sorry to hear that.C. Help yourself to some fish.D. You should go to school.49. —A pair of glasses would be a good present for Dad. —_________ —Then let's go and buy a pair for him.A. Me, either.B. I like your idea.C. Happy birthday, Father.D. Your glasses are so modern.50. —Can you go to the concert with me? —I'd love to. _________A. But I'm too busy to go. Sorry.B. I'm afraid not.C. Sorry about it.D. You can go alone.II. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension)（共20小题，计30分；51—60小题每题1分，61—70小题每题2分AI am doing shopping with my mother. I usually go shopping with my friends or classmates, but it is my birthday and my mother wants to buy me some new clothes as presents. So we go to a shop called Stradivarius. I really like that shop. Mymother starts to laugh as soon as we get there. She says, “Almost all the clothes in the window are just like the things I wo rewhen I was young. Those flared trousers （喇叭裤）and very short skirts.”Back in the 1970s every Saturday morning my mother and her friends looked around the shops. Of course they did not always have money to buy the things they wanted. But they could decorate （装饰）their old jeans to make them look new. My grandmother was very good at sewing （缝补）and she helped my mother sew coloured patches （小块的布）onto her old jeans.My mother says she really likes these styles and so do I.阅读短文，根据其内容选择最佳选项完成下列各题。

（答案涂在答题纸上）51. _________, so I go shopping with her.A. I want to buy myself some new clothesB. I want to buy my mother some presentsC. My mother wants to buy some new clothesD. My mother wants to buy me some new clothes for my birthday52. Why does my mother laugh as soon as she sees the clothes in the window?A. She thinks the clothes in the window are all strange and old.B. The clothes look quite different from those she wore when she was young.C. She is very happy to see that there are so many kinds of clothes.D. They are nearly the same as the clothes she wore when she was young.53. Could my mother always buy the clothes she wanted when she was young?A. Yes, she could.B. No, she couldn't.C. Maybe.D. We don't know.54. My grandmother helped my mother decorate her clothes by _________.A. cutting them into piecesB. cutting them shortC. painting them colourfulD. sewing some patches onto them55. In a word, both my mother and I _________.A. decorate our clothes by ourselvesB. like those stylesC. never wear flared trousersD. want to change the styleBVisit the Edinburgh FestivalEvery year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh（爱丁堡）, the capital city of Scotland, to be partof the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors andartists from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the biggest arts festival in Britain. During thistime the streets of the city are alive（具有活力的）with music and dance from early morning until late atnight. You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets. One of the best parts of the Festival is the“Fringe”, where students do comedy shows in small halls and cafés.Tens of thousands of tourists come to the Festival to see new films and plays and hear music playedby famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances with actors from more thanforty countries.The tickets for these performances are quite cheap and it is usually easier to see your favourite star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer, but remember it can be difficult to find a room, so why not book your hotel now?阅读上文，根据其内容对下列句子进行判断。