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2004年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛 高二组试题
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选项。（答案涂在答题纸上） 1．—Did the medicine make you feel better？ —No．_____ ，the worse I feel．
A．Taking more medicine B．More medicine taken C．When I take more D．The more medicine I take
2．The Rolls Royce，_____ in almost every country，is one of the most expensive cars． A．buy and sell B．having bought and sold C．buying and selling D．bought and sold
3．—Alice looks sad．Did you tell her about the accident？ —Yes，but I _____ her just before as her final examinations． A．shouldn't have told B．should have told C．ought to have told D．must have told
4．To carry out this plan will cost you _____ money． A．a large number of B．a large sum of C．a good many D．large quantity
5．_____ ，so the sports meet has to be put off．
A．Because of the bad weather B．As it has been raining for days C．As the bad weather D．It has been raining for days
6．Computers that once took up entire rooms are now _____ to be put on desktops and into watches．
A．as small as B．small enough C．smaller than D．so small
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7．_____ must be no more time wasted． A．It B．That C．There D．They
8．If too many of these rare animals are killed，they will _____ ． A．shorten B．disappear C．lose D．increase
9．Mr．Cox lost his job；_____ ，he was unable to support his family． A．what's more B．as a result C．by this means D．by the way 10．—How beautiful your garden looks in this dry weather！ —Well，we've just had the flowers a short time ago． A．of being watered B．watering C．watered D．to be watered
11．_____ temperature at which air holds as much water vapor as it can is called the dew point．
A．As the B．The C．It is the D．It is
12．After the teacher gave an explanation，Jim，_____ his mistake，corrected his answer．
A．realizing B．realized C．having been realized D．he realized 13．—How many times have you seen the actor？ —Oh，_____ ，I think．
A．hundreds of times B．a hundred of times C．hundred times D．hundreds times
14．There will be plenty of activities here tonight because the French delegates have just hit town．
The underlined phrase means _____ ． A．arrived in town B．made speeches in town C．gone on strike D．given performances
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15．He has worked hard all year，and should be able to make light work of passing the exam．
The underlined phrase means _____ ．
A．to burn the midnight oil B．to make all lights bright C．to do something easily and without much effort D．to know the answers beforehand
B）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。（答案涂在答题纸上）
16．I then took the train to St Petersburg．No one was _____ at the station to meet me，although the theatre I was visiting was going to send someone． A．just B．liking C．however D．waiting
17．I later learnt that the director didn't recognise me because I was wearing a fur hat and looked _____ a Russian． A．about B．like C．for D．at
18．So I took a taxi to the theatre．Before I could find a hotel one of the actresses，Natasha， invited me to stay with her．She lived in a flat which she was sharing with six other people．Natasha couldn't _____ me on her salary because she was only earning about ￡3．00 a month，so I tried to find food during the day． A．feed B．advise C．give D．depend
19．Old women stood in the bitter cold and sold pastries which they kept warm in large pots with steaming cloths sealing them from the falling snow．I never knew what was going to be inside them and ate cabbage pastries for breakfast _____ I discovered a woman in front of the Winter Palace selling apple pies． A．did B．then C．until D．after
20．They were the best I had ever tasted，and by the end of the week she had two apple pies ready when she saw me approaching ．I had a very real _____ of what life is really like in Russia．
A．idea B．knowledge C．exercise D．information
II．阅读理解（Reading comprehension）（共30小题，计30分）
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A）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。（答案涂在答题纸上）
（A）
Do you want something different for dinner？Try some space food．Scientists are experimenting with ways to grow food in space．Scientists think that in 20or 30years，astronauts will be able to live in space colonies（聚居地）off the planet．It's too expensive to carry food to feed people living in space colonies．People in space colonies will need to grow food for them selves．But how can they grow food without soil and sunlight？
Today，we already have hydroponic（无土栽培）vegetables．These are vegetables you can grow without soil．This kind of food can grow in an artificial（人工的）environment．In addition to sunlight，hydroponic farms can use artificial lighting．Instead of soil，hydroponic farms can use special material，such as mixtures of chemicals，to feed the plants，and in addition to a natural climate，most hydroponic farms often use greenhouses．Farmers know how to grow a few kinds of hydroponic vegetables．In winter，when it is too cold to grow vegetables outdoors，hydroponic farmers can grow such vegetables as lettuce，tomatoes，and cucumbers and many different herbs and spices．These products are in many superm arkets． However，in space，people will need to eat more than salad and spices．So scientists are learning how to grow hydroponic rice，beans，potatoes，and wheat．Scientists can even grow hydroponic melons and strawberries．
Nutrition（营养）scientists at Cornell University in New York State are experimenting with recipes（食谱）that use these hydroponic vegetables．The National Aeronautics and Space Agency（NASA）is paying for this nutrition research．Some of the Cornell experiments are unusual．They make imitation meat dishes，such as carrot drum sticks made from carrots， peppers，onions，garlic，herbs，and breadcrum bs instead of chicken．They make dishes made from tofu and seitan（a wheat protein（蛋白质））instead of meat．How do these unusual foods taste？The scientists invite a group of taste testers into their laboratories．Every week，twenty-five people come to taste five different dishes．So far，they have tested 200 different
recipes．The carrot drum stick dish was a hit．It rated an 8out of 9．Perhaps soon，people will eat meals m ade from hydroponic vegetables that are truly out of this world．
21．Scientists are experimenting with ways to grow food _____ ． A．in space colonies B．in cold weather C．in expensive restaurants D．in the sunshine
22．It takes too much _____ to bring food to space colonies．
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