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1、2010 年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）高一年级试题I. 选择填空（Multiple-choice）（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，计 15 分）从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.)31. Alice is fond of playing _ piano while Harry is i
2、nterested in listening to _ music.A. /; the B. /; a C. the; / D. the; a本题答案或解析地址：http:/ didnt come B. is to rain; wont startC. will rain; havent started D. is going to rain; hadnt come本题答案或解析地址：http:/ that; who B. it; that; it C. it; who; that D. this; who; who本题答案或解析地址：http:/ Shall Tom go and play
3、football?Not _ he has finished his homework.A. when B. if C. unless D. once 本题答案或解析地址：http:/ Well, its getting late. I must be going. Thank you again for inviting me to the party._A. Oh, its already so late? B. Thank you for coming.C. Oh, sorry you couldt come. D. I really had a happy time. 本题答案或解析地
4、址：http:/ Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other forms of _. A. energy B. source C. force D. material 本题答案或解析地址：http:/ Learning a foreign language well takes a long time, _?A. doesnt this B. does thisC. doesnt it D. does it本题答案或解析地址：http:/ Look!The boy is doing some wa
5、shing.He is only eight years old, but he is very _.A. lonely B. separateC. responsible D. independent 本题答案或解析地址：http:/ Could I borrow your digital camera, please?Yes, of course you _.A. might B. will C. can D. should本题答案或解析地址：http:/ 阅读理解（阅读理解（Reading comprehension）（共 20 小题；选择题 5 小题，每小题 1 分；非选择题 15 小
6、题，每小题 2 分，计 35 分）A) 选择题：阅读下面的短文，根据文意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。(Read the following passage which is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the passage.)Mexic Past
7、and PresentHundreds of years ago, Native-American tribes lived in Mexico. The Aztecs built beautiful cities. They had a calendar (历法) and a written language. However, the Spanish destroyed the Aztecs in 1521. For the next 300 years, Spain ruled over Mexico. Thats why Mexicans speak Spanish.Every Sep
8、tember 16 the Mexican people hold a celebration in Mexico City, their countrys capital. It is their Independence Day. On that date in 1821 they told Spain they would no longer be ruled. Breaking free from Spain caused a war. When it was over, the Mexicans had their own government. They made their ow
9、n laws.Today America and Mexico are friends, but it wasnt always that way. President James Polk wanted America to reach from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. He tried to buy what is now the American southwest from Mexico. Mexico would not sell. So from 1846 to 1848 Mexico and America fought
10、a war to ascertain where their borders would be. When the war ended, Mexico had lost a lot of land. Now the Rio Grande River forms the border between the two nations. America is on the north side of the river. Mexico is on the south side.Mexico has mountains and a hot, dry climate. Crops can grow on
11、 only a small part of the land. Still, Mexicans grow much of the coffee, oranges, and sugar used in the US. Mexicans have influenced building styles in southwestern US and added words such as patio and canton to American English. Americans also enjoy eating many Mexican foods like burritos, tacos, t
12、ortillas, and tamales.46. According to the passage, what happened second on a historical timeline?A. Mexicans declared their independence from Spain.B. The Spanish ruled Mexico.C. The Aztecs lived in Mexico.D. Americans fought a war with Mexico.47. The passage says that President Polk wanted _.A. th
13、e US to expand its borders to the Pacific OceanB. Mexico to change its Independence Day to July 4thC. Mexico to become one of the states of the UnionD. Americans to adopt the Mexican language48. Another word for the underlined word “ascertain” is _.A. inspect B. discover C. change D. determine49. Mexicans have the following influences on America EXCEPT _.A. building styles B. vocabularyC. clothes D. food50. Before the Aztecs were conquered, these Native Americans probably _.A. didnt speak Spanish B. couldnt read or write any languageC. didnt have tools D. didnt understand
