[组图][初二] 2001年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛初二组试题解析（4）

II．阅读理解（Reading comprehension）（共29小题，计30分）

阅读下列短文或图表等，按要求完成文后各题。

（A）

Read what people say about housework and then answer the questions below．

●How much housework do you and your partner(配偶) do ?

Margaret North, 33, of Caulfield. “He does 45%. He does all the easy jobs, like vacuuming(吸尘) and dishes. He does look after the baby most of the time and cooks dinner when we have visitors.”	Janette Criffiths, 28,of Mt Waverley. “We do about 12 hours a week each, He needs to learn how to do the housework.He does the vacuuming, washing and puts out the rubbish(垃圾).”	Carol Olsen, 40, of Frankston. "We do 50% each, I do the washing and clean the bathroom. He makes the beds and vaccuums."
●How much housework do you do?

Bruce Graham, 56, of South Yarra, "I don't do a lot but I try to help. I do the vacuuming, beds, but I'm not very good at ironing(熨衣服)."	John Taylor, 30, of Nunawading. "I put the washing on the line and help put the rioning away. I think I do enough."	Phillip James, 52, of Melton. "My wife does the cooking and washing. I look after the garden and wash the cars."

21．Which man is the youngest of all？

A．Janette Criffiths．B．Bruce Graham．

C．John Taylor．D．Phillip James．

22．How much do Carol Olsen and her partner do each？

A．She does 55％ and he does 45％．

B．They do 50％ each．

C．They do 12 hours a week each．

D．She does 45％and he does 55％．

23．What housework does Margaret's partner do？

A．Vacuuming and dishes．

B．Washing and putting out the rubbish．

C．The beds and vacuuming．D．Cooking and washing．

24．Who's not good at ironing？

A．Carol Olsen．B．Janette Criffiths．

C．Margaret North．D．Bruce Graham．

25．What does Phillip James look after？

A．His baby．B．The garden．C．Their beds．D．The cars．

这篇材料选自于某媒体对几对夫妻的调查采访报告。围绕的主题是“夫妻双方做多少家务？”本照片下标有姓名、年龄和籍贯。

21C。在照片下找the youngest man's name，即John Taylor。

22B。根据Carol Olsen照片下“We do 50％ each．”一句可得知此选项为正确答案。

23C。Margaret's partener即Bruce Graham，I do the vacuuming， bed．一句可知。

24D。Bruce Graham的最后一句是：but I'm not very good at ironing由此可选择此答案。

25B。Phillip James最后说：I look after the garden and wash the cars．由此可知答案。

（B）

Read the life histories for Harry and Sally and then fill in the blanks below．

Harry Sally
　

age
0   Born 1970
11 Went to Loughborough
    Grammar School for 6
    years
18 Went to London
    University
    for 3 years
19 Started going out with
    Suzie Ended Christmas 1993
22 Went to live in Paris
    Feb-July 1992
23 Met Sally at a party
24 Got a job in a record shop
25 Married Sally 23 March
    1995 Promoted to store
    manager of the record
   shop Autumn 1995
26 Bought a house in Wimbledon
now

age
0   Born 1967 in Ontario,Canada
11 Joined a drama group
    Start of a lifelong passion
15 Came to live in England
    summer 1982
19 Went to Teacher Training
    College for 3 years
23 Taught in Poland for two years
24 Met and married Paul August
    1991 Had a daughter,Polly,
    born 13 May 1992
25 Came back to England with
    Polly but without Paul 1992
26 Divorced(离婚) Paul
    Started teaching in a school
    in London Sept 1993
    Met Harry Christmas 1993

now

26．Harry went to Loughborough Grammar School __________．

A．six years ago B．when he was eighteen

C．for three years D．in 1981

27．Harry __________ in Paris in 1992．

A．met Suzie B．lived

C．married Sally D．bought a house

28．Sally taught in __________ for two years．

A．Wimbledon B．Teacher Training College

C．Poland D．a record shop

29．Polly's birthday is __________．

A．on 23 March，1995 B．in September，1993

C．On 13 May，1992 D．in August，1991

30．Sally __________ when she was twenty-six years old．

A．was a teacher in London B．divorced Harry

C．met Paul D．came back to England

这篇材料是Harry和Sally两人的生活简历表。表中有些内容你可能看不懂或不完全懂，但不会影响答题。请看答案简析：

26．D。从Harry的简历看，他生于1970年，11岁（即1981年）进入Loughborough Grammar School。

27B。1992年Harry去巴黎生活，当时他22岁。

28C。本题要看Sally的简历表。她23岁时去Poland教了两年书。

29．C。从表中可知，Sally的女儿生于1992年5月13日。

30．A。Sally 26岁时与Paul离婚，开始在伦敦一所学校任教。

（C）

If you want to take a nice photo of yourself，you should comb your hair in front of the mirror first．Next walk in and sit straight on the chair．Press the yellow button under the chair to move the chair up and down．Your eyes should be at the same height as the camera．

After that put ten dollars into the slot．Press the red button．A red light will come on．If it is not on，try again．Then look at the camera and smile．

After you have taken four photos，you may wait outside the booth．A set of four photos will come out in about five minutes．Cut the photos with the scissors．

31．Put the pictures above in order（顺序）from A to H according to（根据）the passage above．

______ → ______ → ______ → ______ → ______
→ ______ → ______ → ______

这篇材料生词较多，阅读起来有点难度，但根据图画及照相经验读懂短文大意并不是很困难。大意是：如果你想给自己拍一张好看的照片，你应该先站在镜子前梳理一下头发（C）。接着进去端正地坐在椅子上，按动椅子下面的横色按钮使椅子能上下移动，眼睛应与照相机高度一样（F）。此后往狭槽中塞上10美元（D），按动红色按纽，红灯会亮（A）。如果红灯不亮，再按一次，然后看着相机微笑（E）。你拍完四张照片后，可以在小隔间外面等候（G）。一套4张照片在大约5分钟后会冲洗出来（H）。用剪刀把照片剪下来即可（B）。

（D）


	Enjoy your wonderful dinner on the ferry(渡船) and see the fantastic(奇异的) city lights TIME:7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.daily PRICE: With dinner Without dinner Adult: HK＄300 HK＄120 Child under 12: HK＄210 HK＄84 START/STOP: Kowloon Public Pier(Near Star Ferry Pier) TICKET OFFICE: Star Company(123 Canton Road)

32．When will the cruise（海上航游）start？

_________________________________________

33．How long will the cruise take？

_________________________________________

34．Where does the cruise end？

_________________________________________

35．If Mr and Mrs Brown want to have dinner on the ferry，how much will they pay（付款）？

_________________________________________

36．Where can they buy the tickets？

_________________________________________

37．What can they see on the ferry？

_________________________________________

38．If you are eleven years old and you don't have dinner during（在……期间）the cruise，how much will you pay？

_________________________________________

这篇材料是一张“夜游香港”的广告，词数不多，信息却很丰富。从上至下项目有：①夜游活动内容：在游船上可享用精美的晚宴，欣赏到奇异的城市灯光。②时间。③票价：成年人（adult）—若吃晚餐每人需300元港币，不吃晚餐每个只需120元港币；12岁以下的儿童———若吃晚餐每人需210元港币，不吃晚餐只需84元港币。④起始地点。⑤售票处。弄清广告内容之后，回答有关问题就很容易了。但要注意：①有些问题要作简单计算。②可以简略作答，也可用完整的句子作答。

32It will start at 7 p．m．／At 7 p．m．

33．It will take three hours．／Three hours．

34．At Kowloon Public Pier．本题问的是航游的终点。从广告看，游船从同一码头出发，然后再返回原码头。Star Ferry Pier是说明 Kowloon Public Pier（科隆公共码头）方位的，并不是游船返回停靠的码头。

35．HK＄600．Mr and Mrs Brown都是成年人，两人同游且用餐，共需600港币。

36At Star Company．

37．The fantastic city lights．

38．HK＄ 84．

（E）

Torr Cottage,South Devon
This beautiful cottage is 500 years old.It is in the countryside near the village of Ringmore,where there is a post office and a small shop.The cottage has two double bedrooms,a big bathroom,and a toilet.The living room has lovely antique furniture and an open fire.There is a big garden with flowers and trees.There are some very good pubs and restaurants nearby. Phone 01548 810765
●COLOUR TV ●GARAGE ●ELECTRIC COOKER ●SEA THREE MILES AWAY●

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate（合适的）words from the passage above．

Jenny：Paul，look at this cottage！

Paul：That's nice．Where is it？

Jenny：It's in（39）_________．Isn't it beautiful？

Paul：Yes，it is．But is it big enough？How many（40）_________ are there？

Jenny：There are（41）_________ ．That's just right for the four of us．

Paul：The（42）_________ is nice，with antique furniture（家具）in it．But where do we eat？Is there a dining room（餐厅）？

Jenny：I don't think so．But there is an electric（43）_________ and also there are some good（44）_________ nearby．And there is a big（45）_________ for the children．

Paul：Mm．Is it in a（46）_________ ？

Jenny：Not exactly，but it's near a village．The village of（47）_________ ．

Paul：What about shops？Are there any shops in the village？

Jenny：Yes，there is a small one and a（48）_________ ．

Paul：OK．Why don't we buy it？

Jenny：Good idea！

Paul：Is there a phone（49）_________ in the advertisement（广告）？

Jenny：Yes．It's 01548 810765．

Paul：Right！

这篇短文是一则房屋出售广告，介绍了图片中那座小屋（cottage）的历史、位置、房屋内部结构、外部环境以及相关的生活配套设施等。对话是根据短文内容改写的，但对话内容并不是完全按短文内容依次展开的，这一点要注意。

39．the countryside ／（South）Devon。上句问小屋在什么地方，原文说它在Ringmore村附近的乡村（countryside）。另外，标题中的South Devon（德文郡———英国郡名）也说明了小屋所在地。

40．bedrooms

41．two。原文说这座房子有两间双人卧室。

42．living room。从后文的“with antique furniture in it”（里面有古色古香的家具）看，这是说起居室的。

43．cooker。图片左下角有ELECTRIC COOKER（电炊具）字样。

44．restaurants ／pubs。小房子里没有餐厅，要吃饭可以使用电炊具，也可到附近的饭馆吃。pub指“小酒店”或“小旅馆”。

45．garden。从原文“There is a big garden．．．”判断。

46．village。从下句“Not exactly（不确切），but it's near a village．”看，Paul的问题应与village相关。

47．Ringmore。Ringmore是个村子的名称。

48．post office。原文讲到Ringmore这个村子里有一家小商店和一个邮局。

49．number。广告中的01548 810765就是电话号码。