2011NECCS初赛 参考答案及听力录音原文
2011年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛初一年级组试题参考答案
2011年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛初一年级组试题参考答案听力部分I援Sentences（句子理解）（共5小题；每小题1 分，计5 分）1—5 BBDCCII援Responses（问句应答）（共5小题；每小题1 分，计5 分）6—10 BACABIII援Dialogues（对话理解）（共10小题；每个小题1分，计10 分）11—15 AABAC 16—20 BCADEIV援Passages（短文理解）（共10小题；每小题1 分，共计10 分）A）21—25 ABBACB）26. really 27. every 28. is 29. give 30. eat笔试部分I援Multiple-choice（选择填空）（共15小题；每小题1 分，计15 分）31—35 CDBBC 36—40 BAACA 41—45 ADBCBII援Reading comprehension（阅读理解）（共15小题；选择题5 小题，每小题1 分；非选择题10 小题，每小题2分；共计25 分）46-50 CADBB51. their school trip52. at the zoo53. 954. at school55. 5, the zoo ticket56. It’s a kind of noodle made from wheat.57.BritainandAmerica58.ThailandandIndia59. TheUSA60. Chinese food.III援Cloze（完形填空）（共15小题；每小题1分，计15 分）A. 61. a lot 62. are 63. for 64. to 65. computers- - 1 -- 2 -66. look 67. in this way 68. song 69. how to 70. aboutB. 71. can 72. help 73. doing 74. with 75. atIV援Sentence pastern transformation（句式转换）（共5 小题；每小题2分，计10 分）76. He doesn’t have 6 volleyballs./He hasn’t 6 volleyballs77. Where are his keys?78. Do you have a baseball bat?79. How much are these books?80. Jack can play the drum but he can’t play the guitar.V. Translation（翻译）（共5小题；每小题2 分，计10 分）81. How much is this book?82. She often listens to music at school.83. He is a new friend of mine.84. This coat is the same as that one.85. There is a desk and two chairs in the room.VI援Sentences formation（连词成句）（共5小题；每小题1分，计5 分）86. The dictionary is under the table.87. Can you tell me where my watch 蚤泽?88. I think I need a math book.89. Is it on the floor over there?90. His family photo is in the book.VII援Dialogue completion（补全对话）（共5小题；每小题2 分，计10 分）91—95 DFAGCVIII援IQ（智力测试）（共计5 小题；每小题1分，计5 分）96. play 97. 25 98. Can you turn volume the down? 99. *-:&100.IX. Writing（写作）（共2 小题；A题满分10分，B 题满分15 分，计25 分）（作文写在答题纸上）A) One Possible Version:Jim：Hello, Jo, this picture is my room. Jo: There’re so many things.Jim: Look, there’s an apple and an orange on the table. Jo: There’s only one shoe on the floor. Where is the other one? Jim: Sorry, I don’t know. I think I must tidy my room. Jo: You are right.B) One Possible Version:Mike’s school has many activities in December. The English evening is on December 6th. Mary’s birthday is onDecember 8th. There is a football game on December 10th. The English speech contest is on December 11th.The Art Festival is on December 13th. Mike wants to take part in the English speech contest. He must practicenow. Best wishes for him.一、评分原则：员援本题总分为: A）10 分；B）15分。
大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)C类非英语专业初赛真题2011年
大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)C类非英语专业初赛真题2011年Part Ⅰ Listening C o m p r e h e n s i o nSection AIn this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a twenty-second pause. During the pause, read the question and the t h r ee choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the ce n t r e.1. What does the man want to do?A.Get something to eat now.B.Find a quiet place that shows games.C.Watch the next game with the woman.C [解析]M: Did you see last night's game? It was so exciting!W: I know! Some friends and I watched it at a restaurant. It stayed open late to show the game. Everybody clapped and shouted when Manchester United won.M: That sounds like fun. I should watch the next game there with you.在女士讲述完自己在饭店和其他人一起看比赛的热闹场景后，男士说：“I should watch the next game there with you．”可知男士想和女士一起看下一场比赛。
2011年英语竞赛试题答案
2011 National English Contest for College Student( Level C —Preliminary)Suggested AnswersPart I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A1. C2. A3. C4. B5. ASection B (5 marks)6. A7. B8. C9. B 10. A 11. C 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. BSection C (5 marks)16. A 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. CSection D (10 marks)21. dilemma 22. candidates 23. institution of first choice 24. weak economy 25. undergraduate 26. degree course 27. studying abroad 28. apprenticeships29. practical work experience 30. job prospects II VocabularyPartⅡ Vocabulary and Structure (15 marks)31. A 32. B 33. C 34. B 35. C 36. D 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. B 41. C 42. A 43. C 44. D 45. BPart III Cloze (15 marks)46. complaints 47. remain 48. where 49. resemble 50. wretched 51. difference52. assumption 53. created 54. out 55. finally 56. lending 57. borrowing58. collaborative59. shared 60. publishersPart IV Reading Comprehension (40 marks)Section A (10 marks)61. False 62. False 63. True 64. False 65. FalseSection B (10 marks)66. Standing up on a surfboard requires good balance.67. In the Pacific Islands.68. In the 1950s and 60s.69. To help their feet stick to the board.70. In the southwest of England.Section C (10 marks)71. average income; life expectancy; level of education72. better health and education systems than others73. The financial crisis74. climate change75. economic growth; greenhouse gas emissionsSection D (10 marks)76. A77. B78. D79. 我认为，父亲常常低估了他们十几岁的孩子，而且还忘记了他们自己小时候博得感受。
2011年全国大学生英语竞赛C类初赛听力原文
M: I just went to say hello to our new neighbors. They’re from Tokyo, they don’t speak much English, but I invited them over for a barbecue tomorrow night .
W: Oh, that will be interesting . I’ll have to look on the internet to see what kind of food they like.
Section B(10 marks)
Conversation one
W: Hi, Jack. How was your vacation?
M: that sounds like fun. I should watch the next game there with you.
2. W: Have you got MySpace account yet? It’s really cool. You can deep a blog. Send messages, and do lots of other things.
John: Yes. Please. That would be great.
Barbara: Right, then. Let me get a pen. So, what’s your name again, please?
John: John Griffin. That’s J-O-H-N G-R-I-F-F-I-N.
Barbara: Well, we should have your details already. Let’s look at the cards. Here we are. So, john griffin…from Sydney, right?
2011年全竞赛初赛试卷 参考答案
2011 National English Contest for College students(Level D-Preliminary)Part 1 Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Part 5 V ocabulary and Structure (15)There are 15 incomplete sentences. For each blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.31. It goes without ____that you‟ll be paid for all this extra time you‟re spending on the project.A. sayingB. tellingC. talkingD. speaking32. We ____the money to your money market account within three working days.A. have been transferredB. will transferC. transferringD. will be transferred33. The colorful illustrations included in the new edition if the book make it ____attractive.A. much moreB. most of allC. the moreD. that most34. The crew worked so hard that they finished eh entire project three days ____ of schedule.A. forwardB. aheadC. soonD. advanced35. Her Olympic experience gave her a bid ____ over the other contestants.A. with whichB. to thatC. withD. to which36. It is useful to be able to predict the extent ____ a price change will affect supply and demands.A. learn aboutB. worthwhileC. valuableD. valuing37. The old lady became worried when she didn‟t ____- her son for a whole month.A. learn aboutB. hear ofC. hear fromD. learn from38. He decided it wasn‟t _____ reading the report as he‟d been informed of all the changes already.A. worthyB. worthwhileC. valuableD. valuing39. They have taken measures to solve the city‟s pollution problem, but it may be some time___ the situation improves.A. give inB. bloomingC. bloomD. bloomed40. Large companies sometimes try to ____smaller companies by buying a majority of the shares.A. give inB. suggestedC. persuadedD. implied41. Using recent developments in science and technology, man can make various flowers ____before their time.A. give inB. get upC. look afterD. take over41. Using recent developments in science and technology, man can make various flowers _____before their time.A. insistedB. suggestedC. persuadedD. implied42. Our neighbours have ______us to buy the same kind of carpeting that they have.A. insistedB. suggestedC. persuadedD. implied43. –excuse me,______?Yes. That‟s one glass of white wine, one mineral water and one sandwich. Ten pounds, please.Thanks, is service includes?No.Ok , here you are.A. can we have the bill, pleaseB. what would you like to have.C. do you have any hamburgersD. could you please get me some water44. Reception , how may I help you?There isn‟t soap in the bathroom!______, sir.Thanks you. Can I have some shower gel, and some shaving cream, too, please?Sorry. We don‟t provide shaving cream, but there‟s some shower gel in the bathroom cabinet.A. You can buy some in the shop.B. I‟ll send some to your room right awayC. I‟m really sorry to hear thatD. That‟s impossible. There must be some.45. Hello. I‟d like to speak to Julie, please.I‟m afraid she isn‟t here right now. _____?Yes. This is her friend M ark. I‟m calling to ask her if she‟d like to see a movie tomorrow night.Okay. I‟ll give her the message.Thanks.A.would you like to hold on?B.Do you know when she will be backC.Would you like to see a movie tonightD.Can I take a message.Part 3 close(15 marks)Read the passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose he word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form if the given word, or by using the given letter of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.This is Matt Drudge, millionaire founder and owner of the Drudge Report, the first and most successful online …newspaper‟. People have called Drudge the ultimate blogger but he doesn‟t accept this (46)______(describe). He considers the Drudge Report to be a proper newspaper, very different (47 _______the thousands of weblogs which have sprung up on the internet.Drudge‟s fascination for news and gossip stems form a childhood job (48) d_____ papers for The Washington Star, which gave him plenty of time and o_____ to catch up with the latest news.Drudge was (50)______(interest) in school work or sport. However, he developed an obsession (51) ____ rumors and political gossip. At school his only good marks for (52) c____ affairs. Following a series of dead-end jobs Drudge ended up in los angels in the 1990s, just in (53) ____ for the beginning of what was to become the internet.The World Wide Web was a fertile hunting (54) g_____ for Drudge. He spend hours sifting through the newsgroups and websites that then existed, searching (55) _____ rumors and inside stories from the political and entertainment worlds. He launched the Drudge Report website in 1995, (56) ______ has become a daily …rumor bulletin‟ expressing his version of the latest and juiciest gossip from Hollywood and Washington. Always managing to be the first with (57) ____ (break) news, Drudge‟s success was assured when he became the first person to publicise the Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1998.Now with an income of over a million dollars a year and many thousands of (58) _____ (subscribe), the Drudge Report has become a …must see‟resource for those hungry for the latest news and gossip. Will the ever-increasing availability of news on the internet mean the (59) e____ for its older rival, the conventional newspaper? Drudge doesn‟t think so. He thinks the two working (60) t______.Part 5 reading comprehension (40 marks)Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. Respond to the questions according to the passage. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Section A (10 marks)On the evening of his 18th birthday, a teenager from a tiny village in northern Germany clicked …send‟on his computers in hospitals and blanks in Hong Kong, china had crashed, and trains in Australia and the USA and stopped.In court a few months later, the teenager, Sven Jaschan, was charged with criminal damage. He was found guilty of putting the terrible …Sasser‟ computer virus on the internet and received a 21-month suspended sentence. He avoided prison because he was only eighteen when he committed the crime. The virus infected millions of computer systems across the world, and caused millions of dollars damage.Sven admitted his guilt to the detectives who came to his home. He had spent an enormous amount of time creating the Sasser virus on the computer in his bedroom. He often spent ten hours a day in front of his computer but his parents hadn‟t known what he was doing at the time.When he released the virus on the internet, he didn‟t realize it would cause so much damage.He was just delighted that in had worked. …I felt as if I had written a first-class essay‟, said Sven. …I told my classmates- they thought it was terrific.‟But his feelings changed very quickly. He was terrified when se saw a TV news report about the virus and damage it had caused.Detectives arrested Sven after one of his classmates contacted Microsoft and told them about him. Microsoft had offered a $250,000 reward for information about the virus. However, Sven‟s teachers at school were astonished that Sven had created the virus. They said that he wasn‟t a brilliant computer student. …there are others in the class who are better than him,‟ one teacher said!While he was waiting for his waiting for his trial to start, Sven left school and started work. He now works for a computer company, making …firewalls‟–vitalpieces of software that protect computers from viruses!Questions 61-62: read the questions and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best choice according to the passage.61. What was Sven Jaschan‟s crime?A. He stole a lot of computers.B. He created a computer virus.C. He created a computer virus.D. He robbed a big bank.62. Why wasn‟t Sven sent to prison?A. Because he was too young.B. Because he wasn‟t found guilty.C. Because he admitted his guilty to detectives.D. Because he worked for a big company.Question 63-65: read the passage, and then complete the following statements in no more than four words for each blanks.63. When Sven released the virus on the internet, he was at first _____, then frightened.64. The police caught Sven using information given to Microsoft by____.65. In the last paragraph, the word meaning …very important‟ is ____.Section B (10 MARKS)Esquire1 year, 12 issuesPrice: $ 7.97Esquire is lifestyle magazine aimed at professional men. The goal of the editors is to provide a broad scope of information of interest to this magazine, including business, health, fitness, fashion, sports, entertainment, family life and arts.Boy‟s life1 years, 10 issuesPrice: $ 23.00Boy‟s life is to entertain and educate all boys and to open their eyes to joyous world of reading. It includes a mix of new, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, entertainment, and comics. For boys aged 7 to 14.Nick1 year, 12 issuesPrice: $ 24.00Nick is filled with wonderful entertainment for children, aged 6 to 14. it is wholesome, imaginative and truly from a child‟s point of view. Nick sees the world from your child‟s perspective. Share the award-winning entertainment and humor magazine from NIck with your kids.Seventeen1 year, 12 issuesPrice: $ 12.00Seventeen is the world‟s most popular magazine for today‟s teenage girls! In every issue you‟ll get the latest scoop on style, friends, guys, college, careers, the stars andlove, as well as hot tips on beauty, fashion, fitness, entertainments and relationships. Each issue of seventeen has exciting features, including fiction, quizzes, music, videos, trends and so much more. And don‟t forget the really cool articles, such as the ever-favorite Trauma-Rama. If it‟s important to today‟s young women, it‟s in Seventeen.Questions 66-69: Answer the following questions according to the passage.66. Which magazine is the cheapest according to the advertisements?67. How old are the boys that Boys‟ Life aims at?68. If you need to choose a magazine from the above listed for a 7-year-old girl, how much do youNeed to pay a year?69. Who may be the most interested in Seventeen?Questions70:Read the question and the four choices marked A, B, C, and D, and decide which is the best choice according to the passage.70. What information is contained in all the four magazines?A. Career.B. Entertainment.C. College.D. Business. Section C(10 marks)Many doctors know the story of …Mr Wright‟. In 1957 he was diagnosed with cancer, and given only days to live. He heard tumors the size of oranges. He heard that scientists had discovered a new medication, Kerbionzen, which was effective against cancer, and he begged his doctor to give him the drug. His physician, Dr Philip West, finally agreed. Mr Wright was given an injection on a Friday afternoon, the astonished doctor found his pat ients out of his …death bed‟, joking with the nurses the following Monday. …The tumurs,‟ the doctor wrote later, …had melted like snow balls on a hot stove.‟ Actually, Mr Wright had not been given a drug, just a mix of salt and water.This story has been ignored by doctors for a long time, dismissed as one of those strange tales that medicine cannot explain. The idea that what a patient believes can make a fatal disease go away is regarded as just too strange However, no scientists are discovering that placebo effect is more powerful than anyone had ever thought. They are also beginning to discover how such miraculous results are achieved. (74) Through new techniques in brain imagery, it has been shown that a thought, a belief or a desire can cause chemical processes in the brain which can have powerful effects on the body.Placebos are …lies that heal‟, said Dr Anne Harrington, a science historian at Havard Univ ersity. …The word placebo is Laitin for “I shall please” or “I shall make you happy” and it is typically a treatment that a doctor gives to anxious patients to please them,‟ she said. …It looks like medication,but has no healing ingredients whatever.‟ Now adays, doctors have much more deffective medicines to fight disease, but these treatments have not diminished the power of the placebo – quite the opposite.(75)Maybe when scientists fully understand how they work, the powerful healing effects of the human maind will be used more systematically.Questions 71-73:Read the passage, and then say whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).71.Wr Wright was given a new cancer medication which contained healingingredienes.72.After Dr Philip West gave Mr Wright the injection, Mr Wright got better.73.Scientists are discovering that placebos don‟t have any effect at all.Questions 74-75: Translate the underlined sentences 74 and 75.Section D (10 marks)Robots are useful inexploring space because they can work in the conditions which exist in space. Such robots usually look like boxes with wheels. Though these robots are useful, however, they are extremely expensive-they break easily and they are cannot do very many tasks. Because of these problems, scientists have been working on a new and unusual kind of robot. These new robots will look and move like snakes, so they have been given the name …snakebots‟.The way a snake is shaped allows it to do special things, such as getting into very small spaces, like cracks in rocks. Snakes can also push themselves underground, and climb up different kinds of objects, like rocks and trees. Such abilities account for the usefulness of robots designed like snakes, because they will be able to do these things, too. Such robots would be much more effective than regular robots with wheels. Wheeled robots easily get stuck and fall over, but snakebots would not have these problems. They could go almost anywhere and so would be useful for exploringth different environments of other planets. Since they can carry tools, snakebots would be able to work in space, as well. They could, for example, help repair the Internetion Space Station.How do you make a robot shaped like a snake? A snakebot is put together like a chain, made of about thirty parts, or modules. Each module is basically the same-they all containa computer and a wheel to aid movement. The computer in the …head‟ of the snake makes the modules work together. If one module fails, another can easily take its place. Snakebot modules can also carry different kinds of tools, as well as cameras. Since each module is actually a robot in itself, each module can work apart from the restif necessary.The snakebot design is much simpler than of most common robots. Thus, snakebots will be much less expensive to build. One of the robots sent to Mars cost a hundred million dollars to build. However, snakebots cost as little as a few dollars to make and could therefore save . enormous amounts of money on future space missions ,With their versatility and affordability , snakebots will be the way of the future; at least as far as space robots are concerned.Questions 76~80: read the passage carefully and then complete each space in the summary, using a maximum of three words from the passage.Summary:It is much easier to send robots, rather than people, into space, but scientists have found that robots with wheels are not the most (76)_____ ones. This is because there are many problems associated with today‟s robots: they are very expensive, they (77)___ and cannot do many tasks. In fact, for exploring places with lots of obstacles to go over or under, (78)_____ word better than wheeled robots. They are made of separate parts, or (79)_______, each of which is actually a robot in itself. Snakebots can go almost anywhere and do many different kinds of tasks. It books as thoughrobots shaped like snakes will be the way of the future owing to their (80) _____.Part 5 translation (10 marks)Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. Remember to write answer on the answer sheet.81. 请复习课堂上讨论过的要点，还有你自己感到混淆不清的地方。
2011年全国大学生英语竞赛B类初赛赛卷听力材料与答案
2011 National English Contest forCollege Students(Level B – Preliminary)(总分:150分时间:120分钟)Part I: Listening Comprehension (30 points)Section A (5 points)In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.1. The man thinks the movie was very _____.A. excitingB. funnyC. romantic2. How much does it cost for a couple with two children to get into the castle?A. £15.B. £10.50.C. £12.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a railway station.B. At a travel agency.C. At an airport.4. Why did the woman come to Finland?A. She wanted to study literature there.B. She wanted to take a summer course there.C. She was offered a job in Finland.5. What was the story in the newspaper about?A. A car which had an accident getting onto a ferry.B. A driver who fell asleep at the wheel.C. A man who lost his way driving to a ferry.Section B (10 points)In this section, you will hear two interviews. Each interview will be read only once. At the end of each interview, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the five questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.Interview One6. What first inspired Martin Middleton’s interest in travelling?A. Living abroad in the 1960s.B. Something he read as a child.C. A television film about Africa.7. Wildlife filming is _____ than it was in the early 1960s.A. more relaxedB. more creativeC. more organised8. What does Martin do when he takes a holiday?A. He relaxes by the sea.B. He stays in comfortable surroundings.C. He travels for a particular reason.9. What did Martin think of the holiday-makers he saw in the Dominican Republic?A. They were risking their health by exposing themselves to too much sunshine.B. They were not taking advantage of the opportunity they had.C. They were a very interesting bunch of people.10. What is Martin’s opinion of tourism?A. It is not good for the environment.B. It should be well managed.C. It should be further promoted.Interview Two11. Why did Sean Fitzpatrick go to America?A. It was his childhood dream.B. He got a job as a bartender there.C. There were troubles in Ireland.12. What does he miss most about Northern Ireland?A. The social life.B. His family and friends.C. The sport.13. Why is life in New York more exciting?A. There are parties every night.B. There are more things to do in New York.C. The lifestyle is much faster.14. What does Fitzpatrick dislike about New York?A. There are no real pubs.B. People are not very friendly.C. It’s a dangerous place to live.15. How has living in New York changed Fitzpatrick?A. He has calmed down a lot since he went to New York.B. He is better able to defend himself.C. He has got used to listening to people talking nonsense.Section C (5 points)In this section, you will hear five short news items. Each item will be read only once. After eachitem, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding answer letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.16. Will Russia change the clock to winter time this autumn?A. Yes, clocks will go back one hour.B. Yes, clocks will go forward one hour.C. No, clocks will remain unchanged.17. Who first introduced the concept of practical wisdom?A. Aristotle.B. Barry Schwartz.C. Kenneth Sharpe.18. What makes the chickens created by British scientists immune from bird flu?A. Genetic modification.B. Vaccinations.C. Special protection.19. What is the news mainly about?A. The economics in developing countries.B. Life in poor countries.C. Energy consumption.20. Why will the Spanish state broadcaster stop showing bullfighting?A. The broadcaster RTVE thinks bullfighting is cruel.B. Some animal protection organisations are now against bullfighting.C. Bullfighting could cause anxiety in children.Section D (10 points)In this section, you will hear a professional footballer, Guy Moreno, talking about his life and work. This passage will be read twice. For questions 21–30, complete the notes in three words or fewer for each blank. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Guy Moreno — Professional FootballerFavourite interest at school: ________ (21)Date of birth: ________ (22)Winning a prize: after taking part in a ________ (23) one summer First football club: English club called ________ (24)Most difficult time: when he had to do ________ (25) four hours a dayCritics of his performance as a footballer:often his ________ (26)How he hopes people see him: as someone who always ________ (27)Preferred way to relax:by playing ________ (28)His career in football: makes him feel ________ (29)Future plans: would like to ________ (30)Part II: Multiple Choice (15 points)Section A (10 points)In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.31. While skyscraper offices and elegant apartment blocks remain the public face of most majorcities, these cities also have a mass of secret tunnels and hidden pipes below _____ which keep everything working.A. landB. groundC. soilD. earth32. During the winter time, we sometimes get _____ six or seven tourist groups a week.A. as little asB. a great deal ofC. as few asD. a number of33. Since 2000, Hispanics have _____ more than half (50.5%) of the overall population growthin the United States —a significant new demographic milestone for the nation’s largest minority group.A. consisted ofB. composed ofC. amounted toD. accounted for34. Homer Simpson _____ the greatest character created for television and films in the past 20years.A. had been namedB. would have namedC. has been namedD. had named35. It wasn’t until recently, when we celebrated a family birthday with my parents at a fancyrestaurant, _____ I found out that in some cultures it’s considered rude to lick your plate.A. thatB. whenC. sinceD. because36. A solution to this problem won’t be easy, but we’ll see what we manage to _____.A. come roundB. come in forC. come up withD. come through37. — Tom and Tina don’t seem very happy recently.— Haven’t you heard? She’s _____ their engagement.A. broken downB. broken offC. broken outD. broken away38. I was doing a crossword puzzle, _____ my morning cup of jasmine tea, and _____ my day ina lazy, peaceful sort of way when I heard the first knock on the door.A. enjoyed; plannedB. enjoying; planningC. enjoyed; planningD. enjoying; planned39. — How long do you think the meeting will last?— _____— Shall we get started early?— OK. Shall we say eight?A. From time to time.B. At about nine.C. In the middle of the day.D. Probably all day.40. — How do you feel about soaps?— Soap operas! _____ I watch them all. I’ve just finished watching Desperate Housewives.— Oh really? So what happened this week then?A. Brilliant! It’s one of my favourites.B. I think they’re rubbish.C. They’re really not my taste.D. I love them.Section B (5 points)In this section, there are five incomplete statements or questions about English speaking countries. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the most suitable answer from the given choices. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.41. Romanticism reached full bloom in the year 1789 when William Wordsworth and SamuelColeridge jointly published _____.A. The PreludeB. The Lyrical BalladsC. Descriptive SketchesD. Lines Composed a Few Miles42. In which city would you find the Golden Gate Bridge?A. San Francisco.B. Dallas.C. Houston.D. Los Angeles.43. The Pulitzer Prizes for American writing are awarded each year by the trustees of _____.A. Columbia UniversityB. Yale UniversityC. California UniversityD. Harvard University44. There is a _____ in the upper left corner of the Australian national flag.A. kangarooB. koalaC. tiny British flagD. star45. Dairy farms and _____ farming for meat and wool are the most important industries in NewZealand.A. cowB. horseC. pigD. sheepPart III: Cloze (15 points)Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word using one of the following three methods: according to the context, using the correct form of the word given, or using the first letter(s) of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.When I was a child, my family used to go onholiday every year to visit our relatives in thenorth-east of England. One of the most excitingthings you can do in that part of the world (46)_____ to visit the Farne Islands, where you can see many different kinds of birds and other sea creatures, ranging (47) _____ puffins to seals.One summer, we booked a trip to an island (48) _____ there was a lighthouse. Before the boat was (49) d_____ to leave, we wandered (50) al_____ the quayside watching some children (51) _____ (dive) into the water at the end of the pier. Soon it was time to (52) b_____ the small boat which would take us to our (53) _____ (destine). As we headed toward the island, the sky began to cloud over and a strong wind (54) _____ (spring) up. We soon found ourselves in an (55) _____ (extreme) rough sea. ‘If this is what happens in summer, what’s the weather like in winter?’asked one of the other (56) p_____.A member of crew, who was standing next to the woman passenger, told her not to worry. He(57) _____ (sure) her that the storm would pass as quickly as (58) _____ had come. And he was right! Within half an hour, the sky was bright and the wind had dropped. When we landed on the island, the sea was calm. The wildlife we saw was so amazing (59) _____ we decided to make the trip a regular feature of future holidays — (60) wha_____ the weather!Part IV: Reading Comprehension (40 points)Section A (10 points)In this section, there is one passage followed by five questions. For two questions, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. For the other three questions, you should complete each sentence in a maximum of 10 words using information from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Questions 61–65 are based on the following passage.The decision about where to live while studying at the tertiary level can have a major influence on a student’s chances of success. It is important that particular needs, such as security, a quiet place to study, and a convenient location, are taken into consideration before a choice is made. Various options available to students are discussed below:1. Private Rental Accommodation.A single student can either move into an existing household or establish one with friends or acquaintances. Rent and expenses such as bonds, electricity, gas, and the telephone are shared equally among the people living in the household. Buying food and cooking is done either individually or on a group basis. Each person is expected to help clean and tidy the shared living space, that is, the kitchen, bathroom, and living room. Each is responsible for cleaning his or her own room and doing the washing.The best place to start looking is onnoticeboards around universities and colleges, orin the windows of nearby coffee shops. Studentsoften advertise for housemates, and those seekingaccommodation should advertise their situationtoo. Local real estate agents often provide a shareservice, although there is usually a significant feefor this. A last resort would be the ‘To Let’or‘Share Accommodation” sections of the weekendnewspaper.A small number of flats and houses are available through the university or college housing offices, but most are found through local real estate agents. Unfortunately, there is no cheap way to move into a house or flat. When renting, a person is usually required to sign a six-month lease, and pay rent in advance plus a refundable bond. Remember to make allowances for these establishment costs, and include the purchase price of furniture and equipment. Starting from scratch means a rental bond, rent in advance, a telephone bond and connection fee, electricity or gas connection fees, furniture, utensils, appliances, and so on. Even moving into an established house can cost more money than most students expect. You should find out about all the extra costs before signing a lease and committing yourself. Moving our before the end of the lease period requires the rent to be paid until a suitable new tenant is found.2. Lodgings.Lodgings refers to a furnished room in a private home (of a family or elderly person) with use of facilities such as kitchen, bathroom, and laundry. Sometimes cooking facilities and bathroom are separate, but are usually shared. No meals are provided. Students buy their own food, do their own cooking, clean their rooms, and do their own washing. Use of the telephone in the home is an extra cost, but electricity is usually included in the rent. Rooms for lodgers are always available in suburbs around universities and colleges, but there is an increased demand as institutions begin their first intake of new students.3. Homestays.Homestays are a furnished room and use of facilities in a private home (of a family or elderly person), with dinner and breakfast provided. Some, but not all, provide lunches, bed linen, laundry service, and weekly room cleaning. It is difficult to find full board accommodation because the number of places listed is limited. A room with use of facilities (own cooking) is easier to find in suburbs close to university and college campuses. The cost for full board is about a third as much again as for property rental arrangements.In summary, finding accommodation while you study is a difficult business, and it is recommended that service be sought wherever possible. Do not underestimate the costs involved; students invariably complain that they overspend. Nonetheless, in the long run, it is probably wise to pay a little extra in order to ensure comfort and ease while engaged in an all-important study programme.61. The main difference between homestay accommodation and lodgings is that _____.A. homestays cost moreB. food is not provided in lodgingsC. students usually have to share their food in lodgingsD. students can do their own cooking in homestays62. Full board in homestays costs _____.A. about 30% less than rentalB. about one third as much as rentalC. less than lodgingsD. about 30% more than rental63. Rent and expenses in private accommodation arrangements are __________ with friends andacquaintances.64. If you rent accommodation using a real estate agent, you are expected to live in the house orflat for a minimum period of __________.65. Before making a commitment to a real estate agent, it is sensible to find out about ________.Section B (10 points)In this section, there is one passage followed by five questions. You should answer each question in a maximum of 10words. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Questions 66–70 are based on the following passage.™Wok cleaningIt is most important that you read this instruction booklet carefully before first using the Quik–Fry™ wok. Until you become familiar with the product, we advise that you can keep the booklet handy and refer to it when required.IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDSIn order to prevent the risk of electric shock, DO NOT IMMERSE the cord or the probe in water or any other liquid.Whenever the wok is used near children, it is essential that close supervision takes place. Never leave the appliance unattended while in use.Before disassembling the wok for cleaning, SWITCH OFF AND REMOVE THE PLUG from the power source.DO NOT USE THE Quik–Fry™ WOK OUTDOORS.Avoid touching hot surfaces; instead use the heat-resistant handles on the wok or the heat-resistant plastic knob on top of the glass lid.DO NOT COVER the Quik–Fry™ wok with the lid while using it to deep fry foods. Failure to comply will cause condensation to drip onto the oil and cause splattering.DO NOT OPERATE NEAR HOT SURFACES such as electric hotplates, gas burners or in a heated oven.DO NOT ATTEMPT REPAIR of the Quik–Fry™ wok. If the cord becomes damaged, or if the appliance is malfunctioning, do not operate. Return the appliance to the nearest authorised service centre for repair. DO NOT OPEN THE BASE OR TOUCH THE ELECTRICALCOMPONENTS INSIDE. Tampering with the base will void the warranty.Manufactured for operation only from a standard domestic power source.How to Use the Quik–Fry™ Electronic Wok:Be sure to season the wok before using it for the first time. Assemble the wok and heat to the highest setting. Rub the non-stick inner surface of the wok with 1 tablespoon of oil. Use thick paper toweling, and be very careful to avoid touching the hot surface.Cooking Methods:Questions:66. When do you need to take the Quik–Fry™ wok apart?67. What will happen if you open the base?68. Which cooking methods require pieces of food ready for cooking to be of similar size?69. Why shouldn’t the lid cover the food when you do deep frying in the wok?70. What makes the Quik–Fry™ wok ideal for deep frying?Section C (10 points)In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. You should complete the summary below using no more than three words for each blank from the passage. Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet.Questions 71–75 are based on the following passage.One student skipped a class and then sent the professor an email message asking for copies of the teaching notes. Another didn’t like her grade and sent a petulant message to the professor. Another explained that she was late for a Monday class because she was recovering from a party. One professor received a message from a student, saying, ‘I’m not sure how to shop for school supplies. Should I buy a binder or a subject notebook? Please tell me what you recommend.’At colleges and universities, email has made professors more approachable, but many say it has made them too accessible. They say that students seem to view them as available round theclock, and send a steady stream of email messages — from ten a week to ten after every class —that are too informal or simply inappropriate. Michael J. Kessler, a lecturer at Georgetown University, says, ‘The tone that some of them take in an email is pretty astounding. “I need to know this and you need to tell me right now.” It’s a fine balance to accommodate what they need and at the same time maintain a level of legitimacy as an instructor. We are authorised to make demands on them, and not the other way round.’Professor Patricia Ewick of Clark University, Massachusetts, said ten students emailed her drafts of their papers days before they were due, seeking comments. Ewick says, ‘It’s all different levels of presumption. One is that I’ll be able to drop everything and read 250 pages two days before I’m going to get fifty of these.’ Robert B. Ahdieh, an associate professor of law, said he had received emails with messages such as, ‘You’re covering the material too fast,’ or, ‘I don’t think we’re using what we read as much as we could in class,’ or, ‘I think it would be helpful if you would summarise what we’ve covered at the end of a class in case we missed anything.’While once professors expected deference, their expertise seems to have become just another service that students, as consumers, are buying. So students may have no fear of giving offence or imposing on the professor’s time. Many professors say they are uncertain how to react to these emails. For example, the professor who was asked about buying the notebook said she debated whether to tell the student that this was not a query that should be directed to her, but worried that, ‘Such a message could be pretty scary,’ and decided not to respond at all.Most professors, however, emphasised that instant feedback is sometimes invaluable. One professor said that questions about a lecture or discussion could indicate ‘a blind spot’—something that a students obviously didn’t understand. Others have probably hit on the best solution by making rules for email: telling students how quickly the professor will respond, how messages should be drafted and what type of messages they will answer. Meg Worley, an assistant professor of English, tells students that they must say thank you after receiving a professor’s response to an email. ‘The less powerful person always has to write back,’she said.SummaryIn higher education, professors are now more (71) _____ than they used to be because of email. The problem is that some students either write too many emails or write emails that are (72) _____ (too informal or stupid). Kessler says he doesn’t like the (73) _____ of the emails he receives. Ewick thinks that students these days expect too much, and seem to think their teachers have lots of free time. Ahdieh received criticisms of his classes by email. A lot of professors are (74) _____ about how to respond to these emails. Some professors have solved the problem bymaking (75) _____ about the email students send them.Section D (10 points)In this section, there is one passage followed by five questions. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Questions 76–80 are based on the following passage.Pierre Omidyar, the son of French-Iranian immigrants, was already a millionaire before he launched eBay. Omidyar’s electronics site, e-shop, was bought out by Microsoft in 1996, making him a millionaire before he’d turned thirty. With this money, he set up an online auction company which allowed people to show items they wished to sell; other users then made bids. Omidyar wanted to name the site Echo Bay Technology Group, but this name was already owned by a Canadian mining company, so he shortened the name to eBay, and a legend was born. Almost immediately eBay made a profit. The site sold goods ranging from computers to posters to underwear. The growth of eBay was phenomenal. (79) It is now the world’s most successful online business and its users consider themselves part of a distinct community. One hundred and fifty million registered users buy and sell goods worth $1,050 every second. The website is used by big companies such as Vodaphone and IBM to sell off excess stock, but the majority of goods still sell for less than $50.In the early 90s, the Internet boom was just beginning, and Jeff Bezos wanted to be a part of this brave,new,forward-thinking community.After leaving his job on Wall Street,Bezos decided to set up an online book selling business. Using his garage in Seattle as an office, Bezos created . The idea was to make the buying of books cheap and easy, and give customers more choice than traditional bookshops could provide. (80) The site had a number of features which made it attractive to potential users: fast service, search capabilities, low costs for users, tools for comparing prices of books, and personalisation in the form of customer-written book reviews. As a twenty-four hour virtual bookshop, Amazon was convenient, cheap and reliable. Gradually,through word-of-mouth,the company grew in popularity.Bezos had originally handled customer orders himself, but soon he realised that the company was growing too fast for one man. By 1998 the net sales were $540 million and a whole generation of book buyers was hooked.Ernst Malmsten, an events organiser, and Kajsa Leander, a supermodel, grew up in Lund, Sweden. In the late 90s, they decided to launch , a website that would create a global fashion community by selling designer clothes all over the world.From the beginning there were difficulties. Clothing companies didn’t trust the Internet and were reluctant to sell online. Also, no one was sure that people would buy clothes without trying them on first. On 3rd November 1999, the day was launched, the website had 25,000 hits, but these resulted in only eight actual orders for clothes. Worse, a well-known journalist wrote a negative article about , explaining how it had taken him eight-one minutes toorder a product. Other problems included viruses and a fraud detection system that rejected customers’ orders. By March 2000, half of ’s workforce had lost their jobs. While most Internet start-ups are run from garages or bedrooms, had luxurious offices in six of the world’s most glamorous and expensive cities. Fresh fruit and flowers were delivered daily. Malmsten and Leander, who always travelled first-class, claimed that companies in the fashion industry needed this image, but was spending faster than it was earning, and the company was doomed.For questions 76–78, markY(for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.76. The founder of eBay was very poor before launching the website.77. Users of Amazon can post their opinions of the things being sold.78. The type of goods for sale on was ideal for online shopping.Translate the underlined sentences of the passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.79.___________________________________________________________________________80.___________________________________________________________________________Part V: Translation (10 points)Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. Remember to write your answers on the answer sheet.81. 根据一项新的研究，常常跟自己父母聊天的孩子要比那些不常聊天的更幸福。
2011年大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)C类决赛真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)
2011年大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）C类决赛真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Listening Comperhension 2. V ocabulary and Structure 3. Cloze 4. Reading Comperhension 6. Translation 7. IQ Test 8. WritingPart I Listening ComperhensionSection A听力原文：M: Guess what! I won a contest on the radio. In two years, I’ll be going into space! I can’t wait! W: Wow! Aren’t those tickets really expensive? M: Yes, normally they’re 5 200,000, but I only have to pay about $ 10,000 tax on the prize.1．How did the man get the ticket to travel into space?A．He went onto a TV game show.B．He won an Internet contest.C．He received it as a prize.正确答案：C解析：对话中男士首先提到“我通过电台赢得了比赛，两年后我将去太空”，由此可知去太空旅行的票是作为比赛奖品而获得的，故选C。
听力原文：W: I’m so glad it is Friday. Are, you going to help us at the Pet Day event tomorrow? M: I’d love to, but I’m not sure how I could help. I don’t know much about animals.W: You don’t need to. We’re just trying to find good homes for the animals. After all, I’m just walking the dogs so they don’t get bored.2．Why is the man not keen to attend the event?A．He doesn’t like volunteering.B．He is not sure how he can help.C．He thinks he will be busy.正确答案：B解析：对话中女士问男士“Are you going to help us at the Pet Day event tomorrow”，男士回答说他很愿意去，但他不知道该如何帮忙，这就是男士不热衷于参加活动的原因，故选B。
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2011年全国大学生英语竞赛 C 类试题及参考答案2011National English Contest Collegestudents (Level C-Preliminary) Part ListeningComprehension (30 marks) Section section,you hearfive short conversations. Each conversations readonly once. eachconversation, twenty-secondpause, read choicesmarked decidewhich bestanswer.Then mark correspondingletter answersheet singleline through Whatdoes manwant Getsomething eatnow. quietplace showsgames. nextgame Whydoes manhave MySpaceaccount? usingcomputer. womanwon teachhim. Howlong does womanplan tryteleworking fewdays. fewweeks. fewmonths. Whatdoes manhope cellphone novels godown. novel’sauthor writerlonger stories. tellhim ho storyends. womangoing donext? hercomputer. Visither new neighbors. Section (10marks) section,you heartwo long conversations. Each conversation readonly once. 2011 年全国大学生英语竞赛 C 类试题及参考答案endeach conversation, oneminute pause. 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Where technologyexperts from? NewYork. Tokyo18. howlong does President Obama agree taxcuts? fouryears threeyears twoyears. 19. How many people worlddon’t have enough morethan one billion. 2011 年全国大学生英语竞赛C 类试题及参考答案somesix hundred million. nearlynine hundred million 20. What have astronomers recently discovered? unknownplants oldergalaxies. manygalaxies lotmore red dwarf oldergalaxies Section (10marks) section,you shortpassage. 10missing words phrases. Fill exactwords phrasesyou hear. Remember answersheet What do you do youdon’t get your first choice university? facesthousands Britishevery year. Many helpsfind university places lastmoment. don’thave Clearingtells them about places available otheruniversity, though mighthave difficultsubject. yearhas seen recordnumber peopleapplying uncertainjob market, budgetcuts university,product even more placesthan usual. Some sources say six students have applied eachremaining___________________________ place BritishUniversity Admissions Service, UCAS, says up year’suniversity applicants-almost 190000 people-have beenadmitted over46000 students from last year. Faced figure,some British students might consider interestingalternative:_____________________________. offeringplace itscampuses Ningbo,near Shanghai, KualaLumpur, Malaysia. Students institutionscan earn University Nottinghamdegrees, according, engineering English.Similarly, Boltonsays hasunlimited places itscampus UnitedArab Emirates. UK’sHigher Education Minister, David Willet’s, encouragingstudents who have consideralternatives home.2011 年全国大学生英语竞赛C 类试题及参考答案optionsavailable, ―he says. ―people can reapply next year, so shouldconsider spending addpositively CVs.Getting otherskills chancesnext year.‖Some commentators say, though risinguniversity costs, poor long-term_______________________,graduaterecruitment mean worsttime universitystudent UK.Part Two Vocabulary Structure(15 marks 15incomplete sentences eachblank fourchoices marked bestcompletes correspondingletter answersheet singleline through centre.31. After four days talks,we managementhave reached benefitsboth sides. undertaking32. clerk______preparedmy milk shake, wonderedhow long she had been working ,mindlesslymaking ice cream treats setorder synthetically33. boyhe wanted highschool student, he thought he'd like teacher.Now he______to nothingmore than Presumes34. 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Barnes Noblehas released allowsshort---term (57) _____(borrow) somebooks. entireidea behind Amazon's Kindle Apple'siBooks assumes youcannot read bookunless you own onlyyou can read unlessyou want giveyour reading device someoneelse. goesagainst socialvalue collectiveknowledge (58)_____(collaborate)discourse comesfrom access (59)_____orour culture general.Part Four Reading Comprehension (40 marks). 2011 年全国大学生英语竞赛C 类试题及参考答案(10marks Questions61 followingpassage. reading?Do you have trouble finding arousesyour interest? Why followAmmon Shea's example startreading dictionary?Mr Shea owns over 1,000 dictionaries hereads them fun.He recently spent yearreading all 20 volumesOxfordEnglish Dictionary. dictionarycontains more than 20,000 pages over59 million words. heread from henoted down interesting words includeswords "happify,"meaning makesomeone happy "tripudiate",which means dance,skip joy.Mr Shea also kept diaryabout experience,which has since become best---sellingbook. Why did he do Heclaims fun."I've always enjoyed reading dictionaries farmore interesting than people give hesaid. hisgoal soundmore intelligent usinglonger morecomplex words. againstlong, fancy obscurewords, ownsake," he said. readingso many new words MrShea often forgot everyday vocabulary. He wrote, "My head sofull oftenhad trouble forming simple sentences." Mr Shea hislove readingdictionaries.Elaine Higgleton, CollinsCbuild dictionaries, explained crosswordpuzzle Srabblefans read dictionaries games.Ms Higgleton did however note bestway learnEnglish you'dlearn more than you need." knownhow many 59million words Ms Shea remembers, hehas certainly made history hiseccentric hobby. Questions 61 65.Decide whether followingstatements False.61. Mr Shea has read 1.000 dictionaries. 2011 年全国大学生英语竞赛C 类试题及参考答案62.Mr Shea spent one month reading OxfordEnglish Dictionary. 63. MrShea's opinion,people don't give dictionaries enough credit beinginteresting. 64. Mr Shea thinks uselong complicatedwords everydayconversation. 65. Elaine Higgleton thinks bestway learnEnglish. Section (10marks) Questions 66 70arebased followingpassage. Surfing somethingpeople often get hooked aftertrying fewtimes. manysurfers muchmore than hobby---theywould probably agree Americanprofessional surfer Kelly Slater when he said,"Once you're gettingout.""Surfing", course,refers oceanwaves using surfboard.Many surfers stand up boards,which requires god balance thereforedifficult mostbeginners somelie down surfingprobably began Polynesianpeople PacificIslands. One firstwhite people seeanyone surfing Britishexplorer Captain Gook, when his ship arrived 1779.He watched many Hawaiians riding waves largepieces "Surfingseems givethem greatpleasure. Whensurfing started becomevery popular UnitedStates 60s,surfers used large wooden boards (often more than three metres long) werequite heavy. Boards today。
2011 年全国中学生英语能力竞赛
2011 年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）初赛高二年级组试题参考答案上传: 杨惠娟更新时间：2011-11-21 15:58:35听力部分（共三大题，计30 分）iresponses（句子应答）（共5 小题；每小题1分，计5 分）1—5 cbacaiidialogues（对话理解）（共15 小题；每小题1分，计15 分）a) 6—10 bdbca b) 11—15 badca c) 16—20 dbecaiii. passages（短文理解）（共10 小题；每小题1分，计10 分）a) 21—25 bcaddb) 26. attraction 27. no.2 28. other day 29. chinatown 30. happier笔试部分（共七大题，计120 分）imultiple-choice（选择填空）（共15 小题；每小题1 分，计15 分）31—35 ccada 36—40 bbaca 41—45 cbabciicloze（完形填空）（共10 小题；每小题1 分，计10 分）46. laughing 47. funny 48. public 49. expressions 50. important 51. start 52. relaxed 53. together 54. health 55. betteriii. reading comprehension（阅读理解）（共20小题；每小题2 分，计40 分）56. d 57. c 58. a 59. t 60. f61. 2000.62. mice.63. the calorie restriction society.64嗯，一些新的研究将预示着以上的做法是错误的。
65. 但一项新的理论看似揭示了一种可能，即卡路里的缺失将促使身体进行自我保护。
66. conveniently 67. grow/become 68. added 69. indicate/show 70. colours71—75 dafceiv. translation（翻译）（共5小题；每小题2 分，计10 分）76. bbc reports that british businesses should employ more young british workers.77. as winter approaches, billions of birds are flying south from their northern homes.78. i know she’ll want to carry on playing in this important match, even if she gets injured.79. doctors say that any type of walking will improve you health.80. for many young people, their flame for learning is lighted when they’re provided with the opportunity toexpress themselves.v. error correction（短文改错）（共10小题；每小题1 分，计10 分）during rush hour, a canadian man and his teenage son got on the caband asked me to take them to la guardia airport. they were goingback to canada. we had a nice conversation altogether and when theygot out, they gave me a good tip.when my next passenger got in, he handed me a wallet and sayshe found it on the back seat. i immediately knew it belonged tocanadian man. it contained a driving license and a credit card,nothing much else.now, i liked the canadian guy, so i found the 800 number onthe back of the credit card and phoned the company. i explained allwhat happened and gave them his number. after about half an hour,the canadian guy called and asked me to go back to the airport andreturn the wallet. so i started for the airport. five or six people triedto stop me as i was driving through the city, then i didn’t stop. i wasdoing a good thing!forty minutes later, i arrived at la guardia. the guy wasstanding outside the terminal building and looked pretty stressed. igave back the wallet and told him that i only did a little shoppingwith his credit card! it was just a joke. he was so unhappy and justlaughed.“you’re my favourite new yorker,”he said. then he handedme fifty dollars and ran back into the airport. the whole thing- plusthe fifty dollars - really made my night.81. in82. together83. said84. the85. all86. my87. 姨88. but89. looking90. happyviiq（智力测试）（共5 小题；每小题1分，计5 分）91. c 92. n 93. e 94. d 95. teamvii. writing（写作）（共2小题；a 题满分10 分，b 题满分20 分，计30 分）a)dear carl,congratulations! i just read the news in the newspaper about your winning the maths marathon. what a wonderful achievement and you’ve worked so hard for it, too. i am particularly pleased that you’veproved yet again that there are brains in your family!obviously i would like to know your plans for your holiday. welcome to china if you have long enoughholiday. make sure you write and visit me if you can.once again, my wholehearted congratulations.yours,li huab)if the system of grading of teachers by the school students is introduced, it will benefit both teachers and theadministration of the school for a number of reasons.the system will give teachers and the administration of the school an insight into the minds of the students and show whether the teachers are successful in getting their lessons understood by the students. it will also encourage the good teachers to continue their efforts and motivate themselves. it will also expose those who are not doing enough and will lead them to correct their teaching methods as well as their attitude towards students. thus the quality of teaching will certainly improve. in a word, it is a promising concept and will bring surprisingly good results if applied with the rightconditions.2011 年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）初赛高二年级组试题听力部分录音原文上传: 杨惠娟更新时间：2011-11-21 16:00:51iresponseslisten to the following sentences and choose the best response to each one. each sentence will be read onlyonce.1. i can’t believe it! i failed my driving test again!2. we are going to give rachel a surprise party on saturday.3. how did bob get such good marks in that test?4. we are thinking of going to the classical music festival. would you like to come along？5. i have to pay attention to lots of things: the computer screen, my boss asking me to do things and the phone ringing.iidialoguesa) listen to the following five mini-dialogues. each dialogue is followed by a question. choose the best answer orpicture for each question. each dialogue and question will be read twice.6. w: good evening. may i have your order, sir? m: yes, i would like to have a shrimp cocktail for starter and then a lemon chicken, followed by a spanishcoffee, please. question: who is the man probably talking to?7. m: what’s carrie’s boyfriend like? w: well, he’s tall, dark and handsome, but he’s not very polite. in fact, he’s even ruder than carrie! question: what does the woman i mply?8. w: excuse me, i think those seats facing the front are ours. m: oh, sorry. i didn’t know they were taken. question: where does the dialogue probably take place?9. m: i’ve heard that the new chemistry class is really difficult. w: oh, i wouldn’t s ay that. i took chemistry last term, and i think the course went very smoothly. question: what does the woman mean?10. w: the bus isn’t supposed to arrive at this stop for another 30 minutes. i guess we’ll just have to wait until itcomes. m: normally i’d agree with you, but i’m only going to the next stop, and i feel like having a walk. question: what is the man going to do?b) listen to the following dialogue and choose the best answer to each question. the dialogue will be read twice.w: well, i was bor n in 1985 in a small town near rome. m: what’s the name?w: the name is alatri. m: alatri?w: alatri, yes, and i spent my childhood there. i went to school in alatri, primary and secondary school. m: what was your first job? w: my first job was in 2003. i worked for a radio station and i was an announcer on the radio for about a year. m: but you live in rome now? w: yes, i moved to rome in 2005, that’s when i started university. i was twenty years old.m: what do you study? w: medicine. i’d like to be a doctor. the course is six years. i haven’t finished yet. i’m still studying. m: and how long have you been learning english? w: i started learning english in 2004, i think. before that i studied french. m: what else? w: i’ve got a boyfriend.i met him when i was at school. i was seventeen at that time. in 2007, i bought my firstcar. it’s a nissan. i’ve still got it now! it’s quite old, but it’s ok. 2009, yes, that’s the year i bought my first house in rome. my parents helped me, of course! i’m very happy. it’s a little house, but ilike it very much. and i live there with my cats.c) listen to the following dialogue and match the information in the two columns. the dialogue will be read twice.w: hello, michael, i haven’t seen you for ages. m: no, joan, it mus t be about two years since we last met. what have you been doing with yourself? w: i have been doing all sorts of things. life has been very busy lately. i have started a new job at the sailing centre. m: really! doing what? w: well, i have been teaching b eginners’courses to school groups this term but when those have finished, i will be teaching more advanced groups on holiday courses. m: that sounds great. what about your old job at the tourist office then? w: well, i worked there for ten years and i quite enjoyed the job but i wanted to do something different. i havealways enjoyed sailing in my spare time so i thought it would be nice to do it for a job. m: so how long at the sailing centre? w: for about two months now. i’m sure i have done the right thing. it’s a really enjoyable job. and what aboutyou? m: well, i’m still at the rembrandt hotel. i have been working there for fifteen years now. but i have had a promotion so that’s good. they gave me the job of head receptionist. w: oh, that’s good news. m: yes，it has made me feel much better about work. i mean, i have done a lot of different jobs at the hotel but i have never had a job with this much responsibility before. i worked on the reception desk for four years when i started at the hotel- that was before they moved me into office- but i was only a junior receptionist then soi just did what i was told to do. w: so when did you get the new job? m: a month ago, after i passed my exams in spanish and german at the college. did you know i have been doing language evening classes at college for a while now? w: no, i didn’t realize. m: yes, i decided that i couldn’t get any further at work without learning some languages. w: and so you did! what a good idea!iii. passagesa) listen to the following material and choose the best answer to each question. the material will be read twice.new zealand is in the south pacific ocean. the nearest country is australia but we are not really close neighbours, i think we’re more than 2000 km apart. we have two islands, which are called north island and south island. it’s really not a very big country. it’s about the same size as great britain, just a little bit bigger in area.however, we have a much smaller population, only about three and a half million. we have two official languages, english and maori, which is the language of the original people here.i suppose now for a lot of people, when they think of new zealand, they think of the lord of the ringswhich, of course, they filmed here. and people think of the fantastic scenery in the film. some people say it’s themost fantastic scenery in the world. i don’t know about that, but it’s certainly an amazing place to visit. there areso many different types of scenery and climate. in the north, you’ve got fantastic bea ches, mountains, volcanoesand even a small area of desert. the climate is very pleasant, mostly very warm. the average is around twentyfive degrees in the summer, while in the south it’s a bit colder, especially in the winter, and the scenery is like norway or canada, lots of icecaps and bays and snow-covered mountains where you can go skiing. there are so many things to see and do ...b) listen to the following material and fill in the missing information in each numbered space, using one word only or numbers. the material will be read twice.you should start at the tower of london as soon as it opens to avoid the huge queues. this historic castle, founded by william the conqueror, 1000 years ago, is britain’s most popular tourist attraction. there you can see the crown jewels, visit the white tower with its impressive exhibition, and see great views of tower bridge, which is close by.after crossing tower bridge, walk along the south bank to westminster bridge, and see westminster abbey.on the way you’ll see the london eye and the houses of parliament. from westminster, take the jubilee line on the tube to baker street for madame tussaud’s, london’s famous waxwork museum. once you’re finished at madame tussaud’s, take the number 2 bus to the royal mews. th is is at the back of buckingham palace and it’s a quick walk round to the front. the changing of the guard at buckingham palace takes place at 11:30 am every other day from august to april, and daily in all other months. close to buckingham palace is chinatown. chinatown is full of wonderful restaurants where you can get delicious, great value chinese food.after dinner, take the number 11 or 15 bus from trafalgar square to see a floodlit st. paul’s cathedral,which has been the setting for many famous funerals and also for many happier royal celebrations. it’s a full day, but you will see the best of london!。
2011 年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高三年级组试题听力部分(录音原文)
2011 年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛高三年级组试题听力部分（录音原文）I ResponsesListen to the following sentences and choose the best response to each one. Each sentence will be read only once.1. I was sorry to hear about your illness.2. A good education benefits a person in the future.3. Florida is popular with tourists.4. Does the leaflet make people want to go on the trip?5. You could have all your money stolen while travelling.II DialoguesA) Listen to the following five mini-dialogues. Each dialogue is followed by a question. Choose the best answer or picture for each question. Each dialogue and question will be read twice.6. M: The buildings are so tall in Beijing. You can barely see the sky!W: Yes. Beijing is famous for its skyscrapers now.Q: What place did they talk about?7. W: What do some of the students do after school?M: There are also club activities, such as Debate Club.Q: What activity did they talk about?8. W: This is the National Air and Space Museum. Here you can see thehistory of flight.M: Yes, visitors can see from the first plane flown by the Wright Brothers to the Apollo space ship.Q: Where can visitors find the first plane?9. M: Studying at this international school is really interesting because I have the opportunity to meet people from all over the world.W: I also enjoy meeting people from other cultures.Q: What might be the man’s occupation?10. W: The climate in Cuba is varied. Do you remember the violent storm that whipped through the city last year?M: Yes, it left four people dead and several dozen injured.Q: Why did the four people die?B) Listen to the following dialogue and choose the best answer to each question. The dialogue will be read twice.M: Do you mind if I sit here?W: No, not at all. Go ahead.M: I’m James. Nice to meet you.W: Hi, I’m Lucy.M: Er ... What class are you doing? W: Advanced woodwork. M: Oh, that sounds good. Do you like it? W: It’s OK, I guess. M: Only OK?W: It’s a bit too hard for me, actually. I can’t really understand what to do half the time!M: Oh dear! Why don’t you change to an easier class? I think there’s a beginners’woodwork class, isn’t there?W: Yes, but I like the teacher ... Mr. Benson. He says I just have to be more patient, so I’ll try. How about you?M: I’m doing Yoga. W: Nice. I bet that’s fun. M: I love it. It’s really relaxing. The teacher’s from India. Mrs. Nara, maybe you’ve seen her? She wears Indian clothes. W: Hm. I think I remember reading something about a Mrs. Nara ...in ...M: Oh, look at the time. I’d better go. My class starts at seven.W: Quick! You don’t want to be late.M: Isn’t yours starting too? W: No. Mine’s at seven thirty. M: Lucky you!W: OK James, see you later maybe? M: Yeah, see you later ... Lucy.C) Listen to the following dialogue and match the information in the two columns. The dialogue will be read twice.W: Could you tell me something about yourself?M: Er, well, you ve got my application form andIt’s all there. What sort of thing do you want to know?W: Well, for example, how do you get on with people? M: Fine.W: I see. Well, perhaps you could tell me why you want this job.M: Er, I’m out of work at the moment and this is really near my house. I could walk to work. Oh, and the pay is good.W: I see. What do you know about the company and the job itself? M: We ll,I’ve eaten in the café a couple of times and I’ve seen your delivery vans around. So I suppose the job involves making sandwiches and things, delivering them—things like that.W: OK. Why do you think you can do the job? M: Well, it’s not hard, is it? I don’t see why I can’t!W: What qualities would you bring to the job?M: Er, what do you mean? W: You’ve applied for the job of Catering Assistant. As you probably realize, this means working as a member of our catering team, taking orders, delivering on time and to customer satisfaction. Why should we employ you? What qualities would you bring to the job? M: Oh, I see what you mean now. Well, I’d be OK. I mean, I’m not stupid. I’d be fine.W: Well, thank you for coming today. We have several other candidates to interview, and we’ll contact you when we’ve decided.III. PassagesA) Listen to the following material and choose the best answer to each question. The material will be read twice.George Hill was thirteen when his father brought home eight locks he had found. He didn’t have a key for any of them. As a joke, he told George that he would give him twenty-five cents for each lock he could open. In only one hour, George had opened them all!That’s when George first became interested in locks. He read every book he could find about locks, and bought locks of all kinds. Today, George has a vastcollection of locks. It is the largest collection in the world.B) Listen to the following material and fill in the missing information in each numbered space, using one word only or numbers. The material will be read twice.I’m tired and covered in dust. I’ve been digging all day and I’ll be doing the same tomorrow-and the next day and the next. Sounds awful, doesn’t it? But I’ve never had so much fun in my life. Why? Because I’m an archaeology student from London, England, and here I am in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, 36 kilometres east of Xi’an. I’m working on one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. Recognise the location?Yes, it’s where the Emperor Qin Shihuang, more than 2,000 years ago, built an enormous tomb, and where 7,400 terracotta warriors made of clay were discovered in 1974. What am I doing here? I was chosen from about 600 students to come and work here during the summer holiday. Now you understand why I describe myself as lucky!This is the end of the listening section.。
2011 年全国中学生初二英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛答案
2011 年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）初赛初二年级组试题参考答案听力部分Sentences（句子理解）（共5小题；每小题1 分，计5 分）1—5 DABBCResponses（问句应答）（共5小题；每小题1 分，计5 分）6—10 ACBBDDialogues（对话理解）（共10 小题；每小题1 分，计10 分）11—15 DCACB 16—20 CBBADPassages（短文理解）（共10小题；每小题1 分，计10 分）A) 21—25 BCADDB) 26. 8:15 27. Art Garden 28. ten / 10 dollars 29. an umbrella 30. student card笔试部分I援Multiple-choice（选择填空）（共15小题；每小题1 分，计15 分）31—35 CBBDC 36—40 BCADB 41—45 ABBCD陨陨. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）(共20 小题；46—55 题每小题1 分；56—65题每小题2分，计30分)A) 46—50 BDCBAB) 51—55 FTFFT56. Monica57. head; hairstyle58. a little kiss59. wins the contest60. Sparky 和Monica 都想赢得比赛。
但这场比赛不是选美比赛，而是选丑比赛。
Sparky 希望赢得的正是“最丑陋犬比赛”。
61. Chocolate comes from the seeds of cacao trees.62. People inMexicoloved chocolate very much and, at times, they used it as money or for trade and they evenhad a god of chocolate.63. After Joseph Fry made the first chocolate bar in 1847, people began to eat chocolate.64. Factories in Holland and the US cook and package most of the world蒺s chocolate.65. 巧克力是世界上最流行的食品之一。
2011年大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)A类(研究生)初赛真题试卷(题后含答
2011年大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）A类（研究生）初赛真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Listening Comperhension 2. V ocabulary and Structure 4. Reading Comperhension 5. Cloze 6. Translation 7. IQ Test 8. WritingPart I Listening ComperhensionSection A听力原文：M: I saw an interesting program last night about the XO computer. Did you see it?W: You mean that inexpensive laptop? No, I didn’t. But I read about it in the paper. It’s a great idea, isn’t it? M: Actually, I’m kind of afraid that it won’t be used for education. I think a lot of kids will just use it to surf the Internet.1．What did the man do last night?A．He bought a computer.B．He watched a TV show.C．He surfed the Internet.正确答案：B解析：男士说I saw an interesting program，可知他看的是电视节目，故选B。
听力原文：W: I read that Union Tinworks has made changes to its main factory. They say they’ve lowered pollution levels by twenty-five percent. M: Wait, weren’t they the ones pouring waste into the river a few years ago? W: That’s right. The article also said something about that. The company was fined $50, 000. I guess they’re trying to change their image.2．How did the company get into trouble in the past?A．By polluting a river.B．By lying to the government.C．By changing their image.正确答案：A解析：男士反问weren’t they the ones pouring waste into the river，可知这家公司过去曾向河里排放污染物，故选A。
2011年全国大学生英语竞赛B类初赛赛卷 听力材料与答案
2011 National English Contest forCollege Students(Level B – Preliminary)(总分:150分时间:120分钟)Part I: Listening Comprehension (30 points)Section A (5 points)In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.1. The man thinks the movie was very _____.A. excitingB. funnyC. romantic2. How much does it cost for a couple with two children to get into the castle?A. £15.B. £10.50.C. £12.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a railway station.B. At a travel agency.C. At an airport.4. Why did the woman come to Finland?A. She wanted to study literature there.B. She wanted to take a summer course there.C. She was offered a job in Finland.5. What was the story in the newspaper about?A. A car which had an accident getting onto a ferry.B. A driver who fell asleep at the wheel.C. A man who lost his way driving to a ferry.Section B (10 points)In this section, you will hear two interviews. Each interview will be read only once. At the end of each interview, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the five questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.Interview One6. What first inspired Martin Middleton‘s interest in travelling?A. Living abroad in the 1960s.B. Something he read as a child.C. A television film about Africa.7. Wildlife filming is _____ than it was in the early 1960s.A. more relaxedB. more creativeC. more organised8. What does Martin do when he takes a holiday?A. He relaxes by the sea.B. He stays in comfortable surroundings.C. He travels for a particular reason.9. What did Martin think of the holiday-makers he saw in the Dominican Republic?A. They were risking their health by exposing themselves to too much sunshine.B. They were not taking advantage of the opportunity they had.C. They were a very interesting bunch of people.10. What is Martin‘s opinion of tourism?A. It is not good for the environment.B. It should be well managed.C. It should be further promoted.Interview Two11. Why did Sean Fitzpatrick go to America?A. It was his childhood dream.B. He got a job as a bartender there.C. There were troubles in Ireland.12. What does he miss most about Northern Ireland?A. The social life.B. His family and friends.C. The sport.13. Why is life in New York more exciting?A. There are parties every night.B. There are more things to do in New York.C. The lifestyle is much faster.14. What does Fitzpatrick dislike about New York?A. There are no real pubs.B. People are not very friendly.C. It‘s a dangerous place to live.15. How has living in New York changed Fitzpatrick?A. He has calmed down a lot since he went to New York.B. He is better able to defend himself.C. He has got used to listening to people talking nonsense.Section C (5 points)In this section, you will hear five short news items. Each item will be read only once. After each item, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding answer letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.16. Will Russia change the clock to winter time this autumn?A. Yes, clocks will go back one hour.B. Yes, clocks will go forward one hour.C. No, clocks will remain unchanged.17. Who first introduced the concept of practical wisdom?A. Aristotle.B. Barry Schwartz.C. Kenneth Sharpe.18. What makes the chickens created by British scientists immune from bird flu?A. Genetic modification.B. Vaccinations.C. Special protection.19. What is the news mainly about?A. The economics in developing countries.B. Life in poor countries.C. Energy consumption.20. Why will the Spanish state broadcaster stop showing bullfighting?A. The broadcaster RTVE thinks bullfighting is cruel.B. Some animal protection organisations are now against bullfighting.C. Bullfighting could cause anxiety in children.Section D (10 points)In this section, you will hear a professional footballer, Guy Moreno, talking about his life and work. This passage will be read twice. For questions 21–30, complete the notes in three words or fewer for each blank. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Guy Moreno — Professional FootballerFavourite interest at school: ________ (21)Date of birth: ________ (22)Winning a prize: after taking part in a ________ (23) one summer First football club: English club called ________ (24)Most difficult time: when he had to do ________ (25) four hours a day Critics of his performance as a footballer:often his ________ (26)How he hopes people see him: as someone who always ________ (27) Preferred way to relax:by playing ________ (28)His career in football: makes him feel ________ (29)Future plans: would like to ________ (30)Part II: Multiple Choice (15 points)Section A (10 points)In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.31. While skyscraper offices and elegant apartment blocks remain the public face of most majorcities, these cities also have a mass of secret tunnels and hidden pipes below _____ which keep everything working.A. landB. groundC. soilD. earth32. During the winter time, we sometimes get _____ six or seven tourist groups a week.A. as little asB. a great deal ofC. as few asD. a number of33. Since 2000, Hispanics have _____ more than half (50.5%) of the overall population growthin the United States —a significant new demographic milestone for the nation‘s largest minority group.A. consisted ofB. composed ofC. amounted toD. accounted for34. Homer Simpson _____ the greatest character created for television and films in the past 20years.A. had been namedB. would have namedC. has been namedD. had named35. It wasn‘t until recently, when we celebrated a family birthday with my parents at a fancyrestaurant, _____ I found out that in some cultures it‘s considered rude to lick your plate.A. thatB. whenC. sinceD. because36. A solution to this problem won‘t be easy, but we‘ll see what we manage to _____.A. come roundB. come in forC. come up withD. come through37. — Tom and Tina don‘t seem very happy recently.— Haven‘t you heard? She‘s _____ their engagement.A. broken downB. broken offC. broken outD. broken away38. I was doing a crossword puzzle, _____ my morning cup of jasmine tea, and _____ my day ina lazy, peaceful sort of way when I heard the first knock on the door.A. enjoyed; plannedB. enjoying; planningC. enjoyed; planningD. enjoying; planned39. — How long do you think the meeting will last?— _____— Shall we get started early?— OK. Shall we say eight?A. From time to time.B. At about nine.C. In the middle of the day.D. Probably all day.40. — How do you feel about soaps?— Soap operas! _____ I watch them all. I‘ve just finished watching Desperate Housewives.— Oh really? So what happened this week then?A. Brilliant! It‘s one of my favourites.B. I think they‘re rubbish.C. They‘re really not my taste.D. I love them.Section B (5 points)In this section, there are five incomplete statements or questions about English speaking countries. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the most suitable answer from the given choices. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single linethrough the centre .41. Romanticism reached full bloom in the year 1789 when William Wordsworth and SamuelColeridge jointly published _____.A. The PreludeB. The Lyrical BalladsC. Descriptive SketchesD. Lines Composed a Few Miles42. In which city would you find the Golden Gate Bridge?A. San Francisco.B. Dallas.C. Houston.D. Los Angeles.43. The Pulitzer Prizes for American writing are awarded each year by the trustees of _____.A. Columbia UniversityB. Yale UniversityC. California UniversityD. Harvard University44. There is a _____ in the upper left corner of the Australian national flag.A. kangarooB. koalaC. tiny British flagD. star45. Dairy farms and _____ farming for meat and wool are the most important industries in NewZealand.A. cowB. horseC. pigD. sheepPart III: Cloze (15 points) Read the following passage and fill in each blank withone word using one of the following three methods : according to the context , using the correct form of the word given , or using the first letter (s ) of the word . Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet .When I was a child, my family used to go onholiday every year to visit our relatives in thenorth-east of England. One of the most excitingthings you can do in that part of the world (46)_____ to visit the Farne Islands, where you can seemany different kinds of birds and other seacreatures, ranging (47) _____ puffins to seals. One summer, we booked a trip to an island(48) _____ there was a lighthouse. Before the boat was (49) d_____ to leave, we wandered (50) al_____ the quayside watching some children (51) _____ (dive) into the water at the end of the pier. Soon it was time to (52) b_____ the small boat which would take us to our (53) _____ (destine). As we headed toward the island, the sky began to cloud over and a strong wind (54) _____ (spring) up. We soon found ourselves in an (55) _____ (extreme) rough sea. ‗If this is what happens in summer, what ‘s the weather like in winter?‘ asked one of the other (56) p_____.A member of crew, who was standing next to the woman passenger, told her not to worry. He(57) _____ (sure) her that the storm would pass as quickly as (58) _____ had come. And he was right! Within half an hour, the sky was bright and the wind had dropped. When we landed on the island, the sea was calm. The wildlife we saw was so amazing (59) _____ we decided to make the trip a regular feature of future holidays — (60) wha_____ the weather!Part IV: Reading Comprehension (40 points)Section A (10 points)In this section , there is one passage followed by five questions . For two questions , there are four choices marked A , B , C and D . You should decide on the best choice . Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre . For the other three questions , you should complete each sentence in a maximum of 10 words using information from the passage . Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet .Questions 61–65 are based on the following passage .The decision about where to live while studying at the tertiary level can have a major influence on a student ‘s chances of success. It is important that particular needs, such as security, a quiet place to study, and a convenient location, are taken into consideration before a choice is made. Various options available to students are discussed below:1. Private Rental Accommodation.A single student can either move into an existing household or establish one with friends or acquaintances. Rent and expenses such as bonds, electricity, gas, and the telephone are shared equallyamong the people living in the household. Buying food and cooking is done either individually or on a group basis. Each person is expected to help clean and tidy the shared living space, that is, the kitchen, bathroom, and living room. Each is responsible for cleaning his or her own room and doing the washing.The best place to start looking is onnoticeboards around universities and colleges, orin the windows of nearby coffee shops. Studentsoften advertise for housemates, and those seekingaccommodation should advertise their situationtoo. Local real estate agents often provide a shareservice, although there is usually a significant feefor this. A last resort would be the ‗To Let ‘ or‗Share Accommodation ‖ sections of the weekend newspaper.A small number of flats and houses are available through the university or college housing offices, but most are found through local real estate agents. Unfortunately, there is no cheap way to move into a house or flat. When renting, a person is usually required to sign a six-month lease, and pay rent in advance plus a refundable bond. Remember to make allowances for these establishment costs, and include the purchase price of furniture and equipment. Starting from scratch means a rental bond, rent in advance, a telephone bond and connection fee, electricity or gas connection fees, furniture, utensils, appliances, and so on. Even moving into an established house can cost more money than most students expect. You should find out about all the extra costs before signing a lease and committing yourself. Moving our before the end of the lease period requires the rent to be paid until a suitable new tenant is found.2. Lodgings.Lodgings refers to a furnished room in a private home (of a family or elderly person) with use of facilities such as kitchen, bathroom, and laundry. Sometimes cooking facilities and bathroom are separate, but are usually shared. No meals are provided. Students buy their own food, do their own cooking, clean their rooms, and do their own washing. Use of the telephone in the home is an extra cost, but electricity is usually included in the rent. Rooms for lodgers are always available in suburbs around universities and colleges, but there is an increased demand asinstitutions begin their first intake of new students.3. Homestays.Homestays are a furnished room and use of facilities in a private home (of a family or elderly person), with dinner and breakfast provided. Some, but not all, provide lunches, bed linen, laundry service, and weekly room cleaning. It is difficult to find full board accommodation because the number of places listed is limited. A room with use of facilities (own cooking) is easier to find in suburbs close to university and college campuses. The cost for full board is about a third as much again as for property rental arrangements.In summary, finding accommodation while you study is a difficult business, and it is recommended that service be sought wherever possible. Do not underestimate the costs involved; students invariably complain that they overspend. Nonetheless, in the long run, it is probably wise to pay a little extra in order to ensure comfort and ease while engaged in an all-important study programme.61. The main difference between homestay accommodation and lodgings is that _____.A. homestays cost moreB. food is not provided in lodgingsC. students usually have to share their food in lodgingsD. students can do their own cooking in homestays62. Full board in homestays costs _____.A. about 30% less than rentalB. about one third as much as rentalC. less than lodgingsD. about 30% more than rental63. Rent and expenses in private accommodation arrangements are __________ with friends andacquaintances.64. If you rent accommodation using a real estate agent, you are expected to live in the house orflat for a minimum period of __________.65. Before making a commitment to a real estate agent, it is sensible to find out about ________.Section B (10 points)In this section, there is one passage followed by five questions. You should answer each question in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Questions 66–70 are based on the following passage.cleaningInstructions for Use:It is most important that you read this instruction booklet carefully before first using the Quik–Fry™ wok. Until you become familiar with the product, we advise that you can keep the booklet handy and refer to it when required.IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDSIn order to prevent the risk of electric shock, DO NOT IMMERSE the cord or the probe in water or any other liquid.Whenever the wok is used near children, it is essential that close supervision takes place. Never leave the appliance unattended while in use.Before disassembling the wok for cleaning, SWITCH OFF AND REMOVE THE PLUG from the power source.DO NOT USE THE Quik–Fry™ WOK OUTDOORS.Avoid touching hot surfaces; instead use the heat-resistant handles on the wok or the heat-resistant plastic knob on top of the glass lid.DO NOT COVER the Quik–Fry™ wok with the lid while using it to deep fry foods. Failure to comply will cause condensation to drip onto the oil and cause splattering.DO NOT OPERATE NEAR HOT SURFACES such as electric hotplates, gas burners or in a heated oven.DO NOT ATTEMPT REPAIR of the Quik–Fry™ wok. If the cord becomes damaged, or if the appliance is malfunctioning, do not operate. Return the appliance to the nearest authorised service centre for repair. DO NOT OPEN THE BASE OR TOUCH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INSIDE. Tampering with the base will void the warranty.Manufactured for operation only from a standard domestic power source.How to Use the Quik–Fry™ Electronic Wok:Be sure to season the wok before using it for the first time. Assemble the wok and heat to the highest setting. Rub the non-stick inner surface of the wok with 1 tablespoon of oil. Use thick paper toweling, and be very careful to avoid touching the hot surface.Cooking Methods:Questions:66. When do you need to take the Quik–Fry™ wok apart?67. What will happen if you open the base?68. Which cooking methods require pieces of food ready for cooking to be of similar size?69. Why shouldn‘t the lid cover the food when you do deep frying in the wok?70. What makes the Quik–Fry™ wok ideal for deep frying?Section C (10 points)In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. You should complete the summary below using no more than three words for each blank from the passage. Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet.Questions 71–75 are based on the following passage.One student skipped a class and then sent the professor an email message asking for copies of the teaching notes. Another didn‘t like her grade and sent a petulant message to the professor. Another explained that she was late for a Monday class because she was recovering from a party. One professor received a message from a student, saying, ‗I‘m not sure how to shop for school supplies. Should I buy a binder or a subject notebook? Please tell me what you recommend.‘At colleges and universities, email has made professors more approachable, but many say it has made them too accessible. They say that students seem to view them as available round the clock, and send a steady stream of email messages — from ten a week to ten after every class —that are too informal or simply inappropriate. Michael J. Kessler, a lecturer at Georgetown University, says, ‗The tone that some of them take in an email is pretty astounding. ―I need to know this and you need to tell me right now.‖ It‘s a fine balance to accommodate what they need and at the same time maintain a level of legitimacy as an instructor. We are authorised to make demands on them, and not the other way round.‘Professor Patricia Ewick of Clark University, Massachusetts, said ten students emailed her drafts of their papers days before they were due, seeking comments. Ewick says, ‗It‘s all different levels of presumption. One is that I‘ll be able to drop everything and read 250 pages two days before I‘m going to get fifty of these.‘ Robert B. Ahdieh, an associate professor of law, said he had received emails with messages such as, ‗You‘re covering the material too fast,‘ or, ‗I don‘t think we‘re using what we read as much as we could in class,‘ or, ‗I think it would be helpful if you would summarise what we‘ve covered at the end of a class in case we missed anything.‘While once professors expected deference, their expertise seems to have become just another service that students, as consumers, are buying. So students may have no fear of giving offence or imposing on the professor‘s time. Many professors say they are uncertain how to react to these emails. For example, the professor who was asked about buying the notebook said she debated whether to tell the student that this was not a query that should be directed to her, but worried that, ‗Such a message could be pretty scary,‘ and decided not to respond at all.Most professors, however, emphasised that instant feedback is sometimes invaluable. Oneprofessor said that questions about a lecture or discussion could indicate ‗a blind spot‘—something that a students obviously didn‘t understand. Others have probably hit on the best solution by making rules for email: telling students how quickly the professor will respond, how messages should be drafted and what type of messages they will answer. Meg Worley, an assistant professor of English, tells students that they must say thank you after receiving a professor‘s response to an email. ‗The less powerful person always has to write back,‘ she said.SummaryIn higher education, professors are now more (71) _____ than they used to be because of email. The problem is that some students either write too many emails or write emails that are (72) _____ (too informal or stupid). Kessler says he doesn‘t like the (73) _____ of the emails he receives. Ewick thinks that students these days expect too much, and seem to think their teachers have lots of free time. Ahdieh received criticisms of his classes by email. A lot of professors are (74) _____ about how to respond to these emails. Some professors have solved the problem by making (75) _____ about the email students send them.Section D (10 points)In this section, there is one passage followed by five questions. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Questions 76–80 are based on the following passage.Pierre Omidyar, the son of French-Iranian immigrants, was already a millionaire before he launched eBay. Omidyar‘s electronics site, e-shop, was bought out by Microsoft in 1996, making him a millionaire before he‘d turned thirty. With this money, he set up an online auction company which allowed people to show items they wished to sell; other users then made bids. Omidyar wanted to name the site Echo Bay Technology Group, but this name was already owned by a Canadian mining company, so he shortened the name to eBay, and a legend was born. Almost immediately eBay made a profit. The site sold goods ranging from computers to posters to underwear. The growth of eBay was phenomenal. (79) It is now the world‘s most successful online business and its users consider themselves part of a distinct community. One hundred and fifty million registered users buy and sell goods worth $1,050 every second. The website is used by big companies such as Vodaphone and IBM to sell off excess stock, but the majority of goods still sell for less than $50.In the early 90s, the Internet boom was just beginning, and Jeff Bezos wanted to be a part of this brave,new,forward-thinking community.After leaving his job on Wall Street,Bezos decided to set up an online book selling business. Using his garage in Seattle as an office, Bezos created . The idea was to make the buying of books cheap and easy, and give customers more choice than traditional bookshops could provide. (80) The site had a number of features which made it attractive to potential users: fast service, search capabilities, low costs for users, tools for comparing prices of books, and personalisation in the form of customer-written book reviews. As a twenty-four hour virtual bookshop, Amazon was convenient, cheap and reliable. Gradually,through word-of-mouth,the company grew in popularity.Bezos had originally handled customer orders himself, but soon he realised that the company was growing too fast for one man.By 1998 the net sales were $540 million and a whole generation of book buyers was hooked.Ernst Malmsten, an events organiser, and Kajsa Leander, a supermodel, grew up in Lund, Sweden. In the late 90s, they decided to launch , a website that would create a global fashion community by selling designer clothes all over the world.From the beginning there were difficulties. Clothing companies didn‘t trust the Internet and were reluctant to sell online. Also, no one was sure that people would buy clothes without trying them on first. On 3rd November 1999, the day was launched, the website had 25,000 hits, but these resulted in only eight actual orders for clothes. Worse, a well-known journalist wrote a negative article about , explaining how it had taken him eight-one minutes to order a product. Other problems included viruses and a fraud detection system that rejected customers‘ orders. By March 2000, half of ‘s workforce had lost their jobs. While most Internet start-ups are run from garages or bedrooms, had luxurious offices in six of the world‘s most glamorous and expensive cities. Fresh fruit and flowers were delivered daily. Malmsten and Leander, who always travelled first-class, claimed that companies in the fashion industry needed this image, but was spending faster than it was earning, and the company was doomed.For questions 76–78, markY(for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.76. The founder of eBay was very poor before launching the website.77. Users of Amazon can post their opinions of the things being sold.78. The type of goods for sale on was ideal for online shopping.Translate the underlined sentences of the passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.79. ___________________________________________________________________________80. ___________________________________________________________________________Part V: Translation (10 points)Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. Remember to write your answers on the answer sheet.81. 根据一项新的研究，常常跟自己父母聊天的孩子要比那些不常聊天的更幸福。
大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)C类非英语专业初赛英语真题2011年
大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)C类非英语专业初赛英语真题2011年(总分：145.00，做题时间：120分钟)一、Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks) (总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).What does the man want to do? （分数：1.00）A.Get something to eat now.B.Find a quiet place that shows games.C.Watch the next game with the woman. √解析：[解析] M: Did you see last night's game? It was so exciting! W: I know! Some friends and I watched it at a restaurant. It stayed open late to show the game. Everybody clapped and shouted when Manchester United won. M: That sounds like fun. I should watch the next game there with you. 在女士讲述完自己在饭店和其他人一起看比赛的热闹场景后，男士说：“I should watch the next game there with you．”可知男士想和女士一起看下一场比赛。
(2).Why doesn't the man have a MySpace account? （分数：1.00）A.He is not skilled at using computers. √B.All of the instructions are in English.C.The woman won't teach him.解析：[解析] W: Have you got a My-Space account yet? It's really cool. You can keep a blog, send messages, and do lots of other things. M: I would like to, so I could upload photos, but I'm no good with ,computers. W: Trust me, it's easy. They tell you how to do everything in simple English. 男士说：“but I'm no good with computers”(我不擅长使用电脑)，故选A项。
2011年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷(D类真题) 和答案
2011 National English Contest for College students(Level D-Preliminary)Part 1 Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once.After each conversation, there will be a pause. During the pause, reading the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the sheet with a single line through the centre.1. How will the price be determined?A. By calling the company.B. By asking the salesman.C. By lookingat the price list.2. Where most probably are the two speakers?A. A t a bus stop.B. On a train.C. In a car.3. What are the two speakers talking about?A. What to have for lunch.B. Whether or not to eat out.C. How to get to the conference.4. Who is the man talking to?A. A bAker’s deliver service. b. An office supply store sAlespers on.C. A book designer.5. What is Bart concerned about?A. Finishing the report on time.B. Meeting the chairman of the boardC. Convincing Judith to help himSection B (10 marks)In this section, you will hear two conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. After each conversation, there will be a once-minute pause. During the pause, read the five questions, each with the there choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best choice. Then mark the cirr1esponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.Conversation 16. Why dose Ruth call Jackie.A. To invite him to a party.B. To ask him to buy some food.C. To ask him to send some invitations.7. WhAt do you knoW About ben’s neW job?A. It is in London.B. His is going to work for a magazineC. His is going to become a teacher8. Where are they going to have the party?A. In a flatB. In a restaurantC. In a public hall9. What is being prepared for the party?A. A danceB. A film showC. Some French food10. When will Jackie meet Ruth?A. At nine o’clockB. At a quarter to ninec. At ten o’clockConversation 211. What are they talking about?A. tony’s dAily scheduleB. Tony;s school lifeC. tony;s job.12. Where dose the man work now?A. At a bank.B. In a hospital.C. At a school.13. When did the man get up when he is a student?A. At 5:30.B. At8:30.C. At lunchtime.14. What dose the man have to wear to work?A. JeansB. A suitC. A T-Shirt.15. WhAt is one AdvAntAges of the mAn’s job?A. He can use the internet.B. He has long holidays.C. He is paid a good salary.Section C (5 Marks)In this section you will hear a monologue. The monologue will be read twice.After the monologue, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the five questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.16. Where did the thief steal the cars from?A. GardensB. Showrooms.C. Garages17. WhAt WAs the thief’s job?A. A salesman.B. A doctor.C. A cleaner18. What did the thief do with the cars that he stole?A. He cleaned them, and then left them at the side of the road.B. He painted them and then kept them.C. He sold them to other people.19. WhAt’s the punishment for the thief’s behAvior?A. A long jail sentence.B. Cleaning all the cars that he stole.C. A fine of f4000.20. hoW long WAs the thief’s mArriAge to mAry?A. 36 years.B. 13 years.C. 48 years.Section D (10 marks)In this section, there is a short passage which will be read twice. Listen to the passage carefully, and then fill in the blanks with the words or phrases you hear on the tape. Remember to write down the answers on the answer sheet.InBritain, there are two occasions each year when people usually receive presents: on Christmas day and on their birthdays. In the past, the 21st birthday was (21) _____because it symbolized becoming an adult. People (22) ______received a silver key on that day to symbolize opening the door to the adult world. Today,people inBritainlegally become adults at the age of (23) _____so they often have the biggest celebration on that birthday.The customer of giving gifts on 25 December only (24) _____ Victorian times. Before that it was more common for people inBritainto (25)_____presents on neW yeAr’s eve or tWelfth night. these d ays ,on Christmas Eve parents put presents for young children in ‘stocking’ And hAng them on the end of their presents. Gifts for older children believe that Santa Claus came during the night and (26) _____ them their presents. Gifts for older children and grown-up are (27) _____the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. Then, on Christmas morning, everyone sits around the tree and opens their presents.eAster And mother’s dAy Are Also importAnt dAys. young children usually receive (28) _____at Easter and most people often give presents to their mothers on mother’s dAy. people Also receive gifts on importAnt occAsions in their lives. For example, all the guests (29) _____usually bring a gift for the bride and groom. And these days, students sometimes get presents from their parents if they (30) _____their exams!Part 5 Vocabulary and Structure (15)There are 15 incomplete sentences. For each blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.31. it goes Without ____thAt you’ll be pAid for All this extrA time you’re spending on the project.A. sayingB. tellingC. talkingD. speaking32. We ____the money to your money market account within three working days.A. have been transferredB. will transferC. transferringD. will be transferred33. The colorful illustrations included in the new edition if the book make it ____attractive.A. much moreB. most of allC. the moreD. that most34. The crew worked so hard that they finished eh entire project three days ____ of schedule.A. forwardB. aheadC. soonD. advanced35. Her Olympic experience gave her a bid ____ over the other contestants.A. with whichB. to thatC. withD. to which36. It is useful to be able to predict the extent ____ a price change will affect supply and demands.A. learn aboutB. worthwhileC. valuableD. valuing37. the old lAdy becAme Worried When she didn’t ____- her son for a whole month.A. learn aboutB. hear ofC. hear fromD. learn from38. he decided it WAsn’t _____ reAding the report As he’d been informed of All the changes already.A. worthyB. worthwhileC. valuableD. valuing39. they hAve tAken meAsures to solve the city’s pollution problem, but it may be some time___ the situation improves.A. give inB. bloomingC. bloomD. bloomed40. Large companies sometimes try to ____smaller companies by buying a majority of the shares.A. give inB. suggestedC. persuadedD. implied41. Using recent developments in science and technology, man can make various flowers ____before their time.A. give inB. get upC. look afterD. take over41. Using recent developments in science and technology, man can make various flowers _____before their time.A. insistedB. suggestedC. persuadedD. implied42. Our neighbours have ______us to buy the same kind of carpeting that they have.A. insistedB. suggestedC. persuadedD. implied43. –excuse me,______?yes. thAt’s one glAss of White Wine, one minerAl WAter And one sandwich. Ten pounds, please.Thanks, is service includes?No.Ok , here you are.A. can we have the bill, pleaseB. what would you like to have.C. do you have any hamburgersD. could you please get me some water44. Reception , how may I help you?there isn’t soAp in the bA throom!______, sir.Thanks you. Can I have some shower gel, and some shaving cream, too, please?sorry. We don’t provide shAving creAm, but there’s some shoWer gel in the bathroom cabinet.A. You can buy some in the shop. b. i’ll send some to your room right awayc. i’m reAlly sorry to heAr thAtd. thAt’s impossible. There must be some.45. hello. i’d like to speAk to julie, pleAse.i’m AfrAid she isn’t here right noW. _____?Yes. This is h er friend m Ark. i’m cAlling to Ask her if she’d like to see a movie tomorrow night.okAy. i’ll give her the messAge.Thanks.A. would you like to hold on?B. Do you know when she will be backC. Would you like to see a movie tonightD. Can I take a message.Part 3 close(15 marks)Read the passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose he word in oneof the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form if the given word, or by using the given letter of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.This is Matt Drudge, millionaire founder and owner of the Drudge report, the first And most successful online ‘neWspAper’. people hAve cAlled Drudge the ultimate blogger b ut he doesn’t Accept this (46)______(describe). he considers the Drudge Report to be a proper newspaper, very different (47 _______the thousands of weblogs which have sprung up on the internet.drudge’s fAscinAtion for neWs And gossip stems form A c hildhood job (48) d_____ papers for The Washington Star, which gave him plenty of time and o_____ to catch up with the latest news.Drudge was (50)______(interest) in school work or sport. However, he developed an obsession (51) ____ rumors and political gossip. At school his only good marks for (52) c____ affairs. Following a series of dead-end jobs Drudge ended up in los angels in the 1990s, just in (53) ____ for the beginning of what was to become the internet.The World Wide Web was a fertile hunting (54) g_____ for Drudge. He spend hours sifting through the newsgroups and websites that then existed, searching (55) _____ rumors and inside stories from the political and entertainment worlds. He launched the Drudge Report website in 1995, (56) ______ hAs become A dAily ‘rumor bulletin’ expressing his version of the lAtest And juiciest gossip fromHollywoodandWashington. Always managing to be the first With (57) ____ (breAk) neWs, drudge’s success WAs Assured When he becAme the first person to publicise the Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1998.Now with an income of over a million dollars a year and many thousAnds of (58) _____ (subscribe), the drudge report hAs become A ‘must see’resource for those hungry for the latest news and gossip. Will the ever-increasing availability of news on the internet mean the (59) e____ for its older rivAl, the conventionAl neWspAper? drudge doesn’t think so. he thinks the two working (60) t______.Part 5 reading comprehension (40 marks)Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. Respond to the questions according to the passage. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Section A (10 marks)On the evening of his 18th birthday, a teenager from a tiny village in northernGer mAnyclicked ‘send’ on his computers in hospitAls And blAnks in Hong Kong, china had crashed, and trains inAustraliaand theUSAand stopped.In court a few months later, the teenager, Sven Jaschan, was charged with criminal damage. He was found guilty of putting the terrible ‘sAsser’ computer virus on the internet and received a 21-month suspended sentence. He avoided prison because he was only eighteen when he committed the crime. The virus infected millions of computer systems across the world, and caused millions of dollars damage.Sven admitted his guilt to the detectives who came to his home. He had spent an enormous amount of time creating the Sasser virus on the computer in his bedroom. He often spent ten hours a day in front of his compute r but his pArents hAdn’t knoWn WhAt he WAs doing At the time.When he releAsed the virus on the internet, he didn’t reAlize it would cause so much damage.he WAs just delighted thAt in hAd Worked. ‘i felt As if i hAd Written A first-clAss essAy’, sAid sven. ‘i told my clAssmAtes- they thought it WAs terrific.’But his feelings changed very quickly. He was terrified when se saw a TV news report about the virus and damage it had caused.Detectives arrested Sven after one of his classmates contacted Microsoft and told them about him. Microsoft had offered a $250,000 reward for informAtion About the virus. hoWever, sven’s teAchers At school Were Astonished thAt sven hAd creAted the virus. they sAid thAt he WAsn’t A brilliAnt computer student. ‘there Are others in the clAss Who Are better thAn him,’ one teacher said!While he was waiting for his waiting for his trial to start, Sven left school and started work. He now works for a computer company, making ‘fireWAlls’ – vital pieces of software that protect computers from viruses!Questions 61-62: read the questions and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best choice according to the passage.61. WhAt WAs sven jAschAn’s crime?A. He stole a lot of computers.B. He created a computer virus.C. He created a computer virus.D. He robbed a big bank.62. Why WAsn’t sven sent to prison?A. Because he was too young.b. becAuse he WAsn’t found guilty.C. Because he admitted his guilty to detectives.D. Because he worked for a big company.Question 63-65: read the passage, and then complete the following statements in no more than four words for each blanks.63. When Sven released the virus on the internet, he was at first _____, then frightened.64. The police caught Sven using information given to Microsoft by____.65. in the lAst pArAgrAph, the Word meAning ‘very importAnt’ is ____.Section B (10 MARKS)Esquire1 year, 12 issuesPrice: $ 7.97Esquire is lifestyle magazine aimed at professional men. The goal of the editors is to provide a broad scope of information of interest to this magazine, including business, health, fitness, fashion, sports, entertainment, family life and arts.boy’s life1 years, 10 issuesPrice: $ 23.00boy’s life is to entertAin And educAte All boys And to open their eyes to joyous world of reading. It includes a mix of new, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, entertainment, and comics. For boys aged 7 to 14.Nick1 year, 12 issuesPrice: $ 24.00Nick is filled with wonderful entertainment for children, aged 6 to 14. it is Wholesome, imAginAtive And truly from A child’s point of vieW. nick sees the World from your child’s perspective. shAre the AWArd-winning entertainment and humor magazine from NIck with your kids.Seventeen1 year, 12 issuesPrice: $ 12.00seventeen is the World’s most populAr mAgAzine for todAy’s teenAge girls! in every issue you’ll get the lAtest scoop on style, friends, guys, college, cAreers, the stars and love, as well as hot tips on beauty, fashion, fitness, entertainments and relationships. Each issue of seventeen has exciting features, including fiction, quizzes, music, videos, trends and so much more. And don’t forget the reAlly cool Articles, such As the ever-favorite Trauma-Rama. If it’s importAnt to todAy’s young Women, it’s in seventeen.Questions 66-69: Answer the following questions according to the passage.66. Which magazine is the cheapest according to the advertisements?67. hoW old Are the boys thAt boys’ l ife aims at?68. If you need to choose a magazine from the above listed for a 7-year-old girl, how much do youNeed to pay a year?69. Who may be the most interested in Seventeen?Questions70:Read the question and the four choices marked A, B, C, and D, and decide which is the best choice according to the passage.70. What information is contained in all the four magazines?A. Career.B. Entertainment.C. College.D. Business.Section C(10 marks)mAny doctors knoW the story of ‘mr Wright’. in 1957 he WAs diAgnosed With cancer, and given only days to live. He heard tumors the size of oranges. He heard that scientists had discovered a new medication, Kerbionzen, which waseffective against cancer, and he begged his doctor to give him the drug. His physician, Dr Philip West, finally agreed. Mr Wright was given an injection on a fridAy Afternoon, the Astonished doctor found his pAtients out of his ‘deAth bed’, joking With the nurses the folloWing mondAy. ‘the tumurs,’ the doctor wrote l Ater, ‘hAd melted like snoW bAlls on A hot stove.’ ActuAlly, mr Wright had not been given a drug, just a mix of salt and water.This story has been ignored by doctors for a long time, dismissed as one of those strange tales that medicine cannot explain. The idea that what a patient believes can make a fatal disease go away is regarded as just too strange However, no scientists are discovering that placebo effect is more powerful than anyone had ever thought. They are also beginning to discover how such miraculous results are achieved. (74) Through new techniques in brain imagery, it has been shown that a thought, a belief or a desire can cause chemical processes in the brain which can have powerful effects on the body.plAcebos Are ‘lies thAt heAl’,said Dr Anne Harrington, a science historiAn AthAvArduniversity. ‘the Word plAcebo is lAitin for “i shAll pleAse” or “i shAll mAke you hAppy” And it is typicAlly A treAtment thAt A doctor gives to Anxious pAtients to pleAse them,’ she sAid. ‘it looks like medication, but has no heAling ingredients WhAtever.’ noWAdAys, doctors hAve much more deffective medicines to fight disease, but these treatments have not diminished the power of the placebo – quite the opposite. (75)Maybe when scientists fully understand how they work, the powerful healing effects of the human maind will be used more systematically.Questions 71-73:Read the passage, and then say whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).71.Wr Wright was given a new cancer medication which contained healing ingredienes.72.After Dr Philip West gave Mr Wright the injection, Mr Wright got better.73.scientists Are discovering thAt plAcebos don’t hAve Any effect At All.Questions 74-75: Translate the underlined sentences 74 and 75.Section D (10 marks)Robots are useful inexploring space because they can work in the conditions which exist in space. Such robots usually look like boxes with wheels. Though these robots are useful, however, they are extremely expensive-they break easily and they are cannot do very many tasks. Because of these problems, scientists have been working on a new and unusual kind of robot. These new robots will look and move like snakes, so they have been given the name ‘snAkebots’.The way a snake is shaped allows it to do special things, such as getting into very small spaces, like cracks in rocks. Snakes can also push themselves underground, and climb up different kinds of objects, like rocks and trees. Such abilities account for the usefulness of robots designed like snakes, because they will be able to do these things, too. Such robots would be much more effective than regular robots with wheels. Wheeled robots easily get stuck and fall over, but snakebots would not have these problems. They could go almost anywhere and so would be useful for exploringth different environments of other planets. Since they can carry tools, snakebots would be able to work in space, as well. They could, for example, help repair the Internetion Space Station.How do you make a robot shaped like a snake? A snakebot is put together like a chain, made of about thirty parts, or modules. Each module is basically the same-they all containa computer and a wheel to aid movement. The computer in the ‘heAd’ of the snAke mAkes the modules Work togeth er. If one module fails,another can easily take its place. Snakebot modules can also carry different kinds of tools, as well as cameras. Since each module is actually a robot in itself, each module can work apart from the restif necessary.The snakebot design is much simpler than of most common robots. Thus, snakebots will be much less expensive to build. One of the robots sent to Mars cost a hundred million dollars to build. However, snakebots cost as little as a few dollars to make and could therefore save . enormous amounts of money on future space missions ,With their versatility and affordability , snakebots will be the way of the future; at least as far as space robots are concerned.Questions 76~80: read the passage carefully and then complete each space in the summary, using a maximum of three words from the passage.Summary:It is much easier to send robots, rather than people, into space, but scientists have found that robots with wheels are not the most (76)_____ ones. This is because there are m Any problems AssociAted With todAy’s robots: they are very expensive, they (77)___ and cannot do many tasks. In fact, for exploring places with lots of obstacles to go over or under, (78)_____ word better than wheeled robots. They are made of separate parts, or (79)_______, each of which is actually a robot in itself. Snakebots can go almost anywhere and do many different kinds of tasks. It books as though robots shaped like snakes will be the way of the future owing to their (80) _____.Part 5 translation (10 marks)Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. Remember to write answer on the answer sheet.81. 请复习课堂上讨论过的要点，还有你自己感到混淆不清的地方。