【编者按】2003年全国中学生英语能力竞赛的初赛、决赛已经全部结束。大赛试题是紧紧围绕英语教学大纲和高考考试说明，从高考学生实际出发而设计命题的。应广大读者的要求，本刊从本期开始，陆续对2003年全国中学生英语能力竞赛高三组初赛和决赛的部分典型试题进行解析，以期对广大读者的英语学习有所帮助。

　　I.选择填空(Vocabulary and structure)(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。

　　1. He's____more complete player now and people must understand that he works hard for____team and that a lot of his work goes unnoticed.

　　A./;a B.a;/ C.a;the D.the;a

　　2. Abraham, who is the director of this company, is an old friend of____.

　　A.brothers of Edward's

　　B.Edward's brother's

　　C.Edward brother's

　　D.brother's of Edward

　　3. But for SARS, we____to Beijing for our vacation, but we had to stay home.

　　A.would have gone B.go

　　C.are going D.went

　　4. With the magazine "An Express Way to English"____us, we will make great progress in English.

　　A.help B.helped

　　C.have helped D.to help

　　5. I sent an e-mail to____Susan and Raymond, but____have replied; actually, I doubt if____have received____.

　　A.both; either; neither; that

　　B./; neither; either; it

　　C.either; both; they; one

　　D.neither; either; they; that

　　6. Since they pay for only the materials and not for the labour, do-it-yourself homeowners are happy to see how much money they____save?选

　　A.must B.can C.used to D.shall

　　7. Nowadays, most telephones have push- buttons,____the user presses____making a telephone call.

　　A.that;while B.which;who

　　C.when;while D.which;when

　　8. Every possible means____to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not very clear.

　　A.were using B.have used

　　C.has been used D.was used

　　9. -David, why____go and fetch my hand-held camera, please?

　　-No way. I'm extremely busy now.

　　A.didn't you B.you didn't

　　C.not D.you don't

　　10. Only one of these pairs of trousers is worth____.

　　A.to be bought B.being bought

　　C.bought D.buying

　　11. Tasha: You know...I wish we lived in a warm climate.

　　Linda:I agree. If we lived in a warm climate, we wouldn't freeze all winter.

　　Tasha:____

　　A.I couldn't agree with you more.

　　B.You can't say that again.

　　C.To be honest, I don't think so.

　　D.Thanks for saying that.

　　12. Harry: Do you want my help carrying that luggage upstairs?

　　Amanda:Sure. If you don't mind.

　　Harry:____

　　Amanda:Thanks. I appreciate it.

　　A.It's none of your business. I can do that.

　　B.Yes, I do. I would be pleased to carry it for you.

　　C.No, not at all. I'd be glad to give you a hand.

　　D.I believe so. Take it easy.

　　13.-Hello. ____Mr. Williams?

　　-I'm afraid he isn't here right now.____

　　A.May I please speak to;Can I take a message?

　　B.Do you know;I can introduce him to you.

　　C.Are you;Can I leave a request?

　　D.How can I reach;Please remember him to you.

　　14. Being out of work and having two young children, they found it impossible to make ends meet. The underlined phrase means "____".

　　A.earn enough money to live without getting into debt

　　B.bring up and educate the pupils

　　C.take care of both work and meeting

　　D.meet the two young children

　　15. When the men caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged him from a tree. The underlined phrase means "____".

　　A.treated the rules of a company as their own rules

　　B.disregarded the law and took independent action to correct something they believed to be wrong

　　C.took anything for granted and did not trust anybody else

　　D.used their own hands to carry out the regulations

　　B)下列五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。

　　16. Mary: Deidre, my neighbours are so noisy____I would move if I had somewhere else to go.

　　A.as B.that C.and D.immediately

　　17. I'm a bag of nerves. I was very lucky to get my house but my neighbours____it hell.

　　A.have made B.recovered

　　C.remove D.were defending

　　18. They are always fighting or singing____loud music and their dogs bark all day.

　　A.with B.for C.to D.in

　　19. I am too scared to approach them because they have been extremely____to people.

　　A.peaceful B.theoretical

　　C.conservative D.unpleasant

　　20. Deidre：You need to handle this very skillfully. Keep a diary of all the noise and____ and arrange to see your council housing officer.

　　A.whispers B.houses

　　C.neighbours D.arguments

　　答案与解析:

　　1. C。本题考查冠词的用法。根据语境可知,第一个空不是特指,不用the;另外,player是单数可数名词,故用a。第二个空应填the,表示谈话双方心目中都明白的特定的人或物。

　　2. B。本题考查名词双重所有格的用法。双重所有格所修饰的名词(即of之前的名词)通常表示"若干中之一",故an old friend of Edward's brother's意为"爱德华哥哥的一位老朋友"。

　　3. A。本题考查虚拟语气。but for意为"若不是……",表示一个含蓄虚拟条件句,根据but分句后面的had to可知,此处表示与过去事实相反的假设,故答案为A。

　　4. D。本题考查非谓语动词。在with复合结构中,宾语the magazine与宾语补足语to help us存在主谓关系,故D为最佳答案。

　　5. B。本题考查代词的用法。根据语境可知,第一个空可以填both,也可以不填,由此排除C、D;第二个空应填neither,表示"两者都不",又可排除A,故答案为B;再看第三个空,either表示"两者中任何一个",第四个空填it,指代前面的e-mail,都符合句意。

　　6. B。can用于疑问句或否定句中,表示惊异、不相信等情绪,意为"会,可能"。

　　7. D。which引导非限制性定语从句,替代上文中的push-buttons,由此可排除A、C;根据句意可知,第二个空填when,我们可将其还原为when he or she makes a telephone call,很明显从句主语与主句主语(the user)相同,故可以用省略形式,所以D为最佳答案。

　　8. C。means作主语,被every修饰时,谓语动词用单数,由此排除A、B;but后面的分句用了一般现在时,所以此处应用现在完成时的被动语态,可见答案为C。

　　9. C。why not +动词原形,表示建议某人干某事。

　　10. D。be worth doing是固定搭配,意为"值得做……",主动形式表示被动含义。

　　11. A。根据语境可知,Tasha和Linda意见一致,都希望能住在暖和的天气里,所以答案为A,意为"我完全同意你的话"。

　　12. C。根据上文中的If you don't mind.和下文中的Thanks. I appreciate.可知C为最佳答案,意为"我一点也不介意,我很乐意为你帮忙。"

　　13. A。本题考查最基本的电话用语。May I speak to...意为"我能和……通话吗?"当你找的人不在时,接电话的人便会问Can I take a message?意为"让我给他/她捎信吗?"

　　14. A。根据语境可知,make ends meet意为"使收支平衡",故A为最佳答案。

　　15. B。take the law into one's own hands意为"擅自处理",故答案为B。

　　16. B。so...that...为固定结构,意为"如此……以至于……"。

　　17. A。make sth. hell意为"把……弄得一团糟",根据对话语境可知,应用现在完成时,表示对现在造成的影响。

　　18. C。do sth. to music意为"和着/伴着音乐做……"。

　　19. D。peaceful和平的;theoretical理论上的;conservative保守的;unpleasant使人不愉快的,讨厌的。根据上下文可知答案为D,be extremely unpleasant to sb.意为"让人极度不高兴的"。

　　20. D。此处arguments意为"理由,论据",keep a diary of all the noise and arguments表示"把邻居所制造的噪音连同论据作好记录"。

　　(文/古智清；英语通高三版2004年第1期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)