全国大学生英语竞赛试题及答案

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全国大学生英语竞赛b类试题及答案

全国大学生英语竞赛b类试题及答案全国大学生英语竞赛B类试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. 听下面一段对话，回答以下问题。

（每题2分，共4分）(1) What is the man going to do?A. Go to the cinemaB. Go to the libraryC. Go to the supermarketAnswer: B(2) Why does the woman suggest going to the library?A. It's closerB. It's quieterC. It's cheaperAnswer: B2. 听下面一段短文，回答以下问题。

（每题2分，共4分）(1) What is the main topic of the passage?A. Environmental protectionB. EducationC. TechnologyAnswer: A(2) What does the speaker suggest we should do?A. Reduce wasteB. Use public transportationC. Plant more treesAnswer: A二、阅读理解（共30分）1. 阅读下面短文，回答以下问题。

（每题2分，共10分）(1) What is the author's opinion about the new policy?A. PositiveB. NegativeC. NeutralAnswer: A(2) What is the main purpose of the new policy?A. To increase revenueB. To reduce pollutionC. To improve public healthAnswer: B2. 阅读下面短文，回答以下问题。

全国大学生英语竞赛c级试题及答案

全国大学生英语竞赛c级试题及答案全国大学生英语竞赛（National English Contest for College Students，简称NECCS）是中国大学生英语综合能力的一项重要竞赛。

C级试题主要面向非英语专业的本科生。

以下是一份模拟的C级试题及答案，仅供参考。

全国大学生英语竞赛C级模拟试题Part I Listening Comprehension (30 points)Section A (Short Conversations)1. A) The man will go to the library.B) The woman will go to the library.C) Neither of them will go to the library.D) Both of them will go to the library.[Answer: B]Section B (Long Conversations)2. What does the woman suggest doing?A) Going to the beach.B) Staying at home.C) Going to the movies.D) Visiting a museum.[Answer: C]Section C (Passages)3. What is the main idea of the passage?A) The importance of education.B) The benefits of traveling.C) The advantages of technology.D) The impact of globalization.[Answer: A]Section D (Compound Dictation)4. Fill in the blanks according to the dictation.[Answer:- Blank 1: opportunities- Blank 2: challenges- Blank 3: essential- Blank 4: communicate- Blank 5: effectively]Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)Section A (Reading Passages)5. According to the passage, what is the author's opinion on the role of technology in education?A) It is indispensable.B) It is overrated.C) It is a distraction.D) It is unnecessary.[Answer: A]Section B (Reading Passages)6. What can be inferred from the second passage about the future of work?A) It will be dominated by artificial intelligence.B) It will require less human interaction.C) It will be more flexible and remote.D) It will be limited to traditional office settings. [Answer: C]Part III Cloze Test (15 points)7. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words.[Answer:- Blank 1: however- Blank 2: Despite- Blank 3: potential- Blank 4: benefits- Blank 5: therefore]Part IV Translation (15 points)Section A (English to Chinese)8. Translate the following sentence into Chinese."The rapid development of technology has brought about significant changes in our daily lives."[Answer: 技术快速发展给我们的日常生活带来了重大变化。

全国大学生英语竞赛真题和答案

全国大学生英语竞赛真题和答案for College Students(Preliminary)Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 points)Section A Short Conversations (6 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear 6 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a questi on will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only once. Aft er each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. A. Keys and a purse. B. Glasses and keys.C. Glasses and a bag.D. Glasses, keys and a purse.2. A. A plate. B. A table. C. A lamp. D. A phone.3. A. They are under the chair by the television.B. They are under the chair with the rubbish.C. They are beside the television.D. They are by the door with the rubbish.4. A. Grapes and oranges. B. Grapes and apples.C. Bananas and grapes.D. Bananas and oranges.5. A. Five to three. B. Five past three.C. Twenty five to three.D. Twenty five past three.6. A. The restaurant. B. The market. C. The cinema. D. The sports center.Section B Long Conversation (4 points )Directions: In this section, you will hear one long conversation. At the end of the conversation, 4 questio ns will be asked about what was said. You will hear both the conversation and the questions only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sh eet with a single line through the centre.7. A.￡6. B.￡16. C.￡60. D.￡66.8. A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.9. A. In a photographer’s studio. B. In the library.C. In the post office.D. In the shopping center.10. A. A letter from her college. B. Her passport.C. Her student card.D. Her driving license.Section C News Items (10 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short pieces of news from BBC or VOA. After each news item and question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mar k the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.11. A. 6. B. 16. C. 60.12. A. To bring more foreign language speakers into government service.B. To promote trade with foreign countries.C. To make people learn foreign languages at an early age.13. A. An hour. B. More than an hour. C. Less than an hour.14. A. To get publicity for their cause.B. To get some money for their group.C. To get more rights for their group.15. A. Ticket prices have been falling and their incomes rising.B. Aviation fuel is becoming less expensive.C. British people prefer to travel by plane.16. A. More than eighty thousand.B. More than sixty-two thousand.C. More than fifty-three thousand.17. A. 30. B. 27. C. 57.18. A. Baton Rouge. B. Louisiana. C. Atlanta.19. A. Reduce violations of intellectual property rights.B. Control the growing population.C. Working together to fight terrorism.20. A. Workers and policemen.B. Farmers and the unemployed.C. Workers and farmers.Section D Passages (10 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear 4 or 6 qu estions. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 24 are based on the passage you have just heard.21. A. He is very thin. B. He is very tall.C. He is very short.D. He is very fat.22. A. He met a cook from a restaurant. B. He met a man who had a farm.C. He met two fat farmers.D. He met a farmer and his wife.23. A. He wanted to have something to eat for lunch.B. He wanted to go to a restaurant for dinner.C. He wanted to make a cup of coffee.D. He wanted to do some farm work.24. A. He wanted some green beans. B. He wanted a big steak.C. He wanted some cake and coffee.D. He wanted lots of potatoes.Passage TwoQuestions 25 to 30 are based on the passage you have just heard.25. A. Last week. B. Three weeks ago.C. Two months ago.D. Three years ago.26. A. By coach. B. By bus.C. By car.D. By train.27. A. 9 am to 9 pm. B. 10 am to 8 pm.C. 10 am to 9 pm.D. 10 am to 10 pm.28. A. Get information. B. Watch a film.C. Find a bank.D. Buy some shoes.29. A. Feed the ducks. B. Take a bus ride round the lake.C. Go swimming.D. Go sailing.30. A. There was nowhere to put the rubbish.B. There were not enough cleaners.C. The food in the café was disappointing.D. The service in the shops was slow.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (5 minutes, l0 points)Directions: There are I0 incomplete sentences in this part. 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 o n the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.31. I can't agree with my Mum. I think that such an old-fashioned dress can't cost a ________. She says 100 pounds is a real ________.A. lot of money; luckB. bargain; luckC. fortune; bargainD. big sum; fortune32. ________ is on the rise, with over 20% of serious crimes being committed by children under the age of seventeen.A. Junior crimeB. Juvenile delinquencyC. Minor crimeD. Senior delinquency33. The Smiths were leaving that ________ town. Everybody wanted to escape its noise and pollution a nd was looking forward to a ________ country life.A. crowded; peacefulB. deserted; peacefulC. desert; thrillingD. empty; sour34. When I first began writing poetry, I think the poets that I had studied at school ________ my approach and the things I wrote about.A. communicatedB. impressedC. influencedD. discussed35. She is an excellent teacher who has taught in four schools. ________she taught, her principals hada high opinion of her.A. WhereverB. EverywhereC. Inasmuch asD. In such schools that36. My friend Tanya ________ Japanese for six years before she ________ Japan. I've just received a l etter from her. It says she has been studying Chinese for three months and ________ for China in a mo nth.A. had been studying; visited; is leavingB. studied; had visited; will live inC. has studied; visited; would leaveD. was studying; has visited; leaves37. At the last place Gary worked, they ________ an annual company picnic. All the employees ______ __ bring their families along and spend the day at a nearby park. It was great.A. had to have; had toB. used to have; couldn'tC. would have; didn't have toD. used to have; would38. They ________ such a big van ________ the price of gas would skyrocket.A. would have bought; if they knewB. wouldn't have bought; had they knownC. wouldn't have bought; if had they knownD. wouldn't have bought; did they know39. We’re going to paint the town ________ to celebrate our win.A. blueB. purpleC. goldD. red40. Written in central Canada in the early part of the twentieth century, ________ depicts life in Manitoda.A. The Midnight Sun was Victor Frank's last novel,B. Victor Frank's last novel was The Midnight Sun,C. The Midnight Sun, which was Victor Frank's last novel,D. Which was Victor Frank's last novel, The Midnight Sun,Part III Situational Dialogues (5 minutes, 5 points)Directions: There are 5 incomplete dialogues in this part. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41. Dan: Have you ever participated in a risky sport?Kay: Yes, I like hang gliding. It's fantastic to be able to fly like a bird. Though landing is sometimes diffic ult, I've always felt hang gliding is quite safe.Dan: __________________________________________________Kay: I've never been seriously injured. Maybe I've just been lucky. Once, my glider turned upside down, and I lost control. I almost crashed, but I parachuted away just in time.A. What sports are risky?B. Do you ever get into some difficult situations?C. Have you ever hurt yourself in an accident?D. Have you ever been to a sports centre?42. Lucy: What made you leave such a large company?Ken: My work there was so boring. I couldn't do anything myself. I always had to have my boss’ approva l. So I decided to get a new job at Coricom, a small venture company.Lucy: __________________________________________________Ken: The work here is very challenging, which suits me. We always have to cope with dynamic working conditions. And, since there are not many people in this company, we understand each other very well a nd feel like we are all in the same family.A. What's the hardest part of your new job?B. How do you like your new job?C. Tell me about what you liked at the large company.D. Tell me about what you liked in your university.43. Julio: __________________________________________________Officer: Well, first, you write and get an application form. Then, you send it in with a copy of your school records. And after that, you ask your teachers for some letters of recommendation.Julio: Are foreign students allowed to work in the States?Officer: They'll only let you work in the summer. And you'll need to get permission from the U.S. Officer of Immigration to do that. During the school year you're not allowed to work unless the work experience i s part of your school program.A. Is it all right to apply to several universities at the same time?B. I'd like to get some information on how to get into an American university.C. When can I apply for that?D. I'd like to get some information on how to get a travel card.44. Bob: __________________________________________________Jane: My first book was Trapped in a Cave, a true story about two boys who got trapped in an undergro und cave for five days without food, water or light.Next I wrote the current twelve volumes of Real Kids, Real Adventures. Right now I'm working on the ne xt two Real Kids, Real Adventures books.Bob: __________________________________________________Jane: If I'm looking for a specific kind of story—for instance a child who survived being struck by lightnin g—I'll go to the library and use Newsbank, keying in on words like "lightning" and "child". Mostly, though, I get tips from kids who read the Real Kids, Real Adventures books and send notes or newspaper clippi ngs.A. Can you tell me about the books you've written so far? ; Where do you get your stories?B. What are your favorite books that you've read? ; Where do you get your stories?C. Can you tell me about the books you've written so far? ; What's the hardest part about being a writer?D. Where do you get your stories? ; What's the hardest part about being a writer?45. Lisa: __________________________________________________Andy: I think people love to laugh. They want to laugh even in serious business presentations, in the cla ssroom, seminar, and so on. When people laugh, they relax. And they can remember you and your mes sage better.Lisa: __________________________________________________Andy: Most people give a summary at the end of their speech. But, in my opinion, a summary at the end only distracts from a good presentation. I want to give people a chance to think about the topic, so I finis h my speech with some questions.A. Could you tell me how to introduce speakers? ; How do you end your speech?B. Could you tell me how to introduce speakers? ; Do you think the title of a speech is important?C. How do you end your speech? ; Do you think the title of a speech is importa nt?D. Why do you use so many jokes in your speech? ; How do you end your speech?Part IV IQ Test (5 minutes, 5 points) 省略Directions: There are 5 IQ Test questions in this part. For each question there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Part V Reading Comprehension (25 minutes, 40 points)Section A Multiple Choice (5 points)Directions: There is one passage in this section with 5 questions. For each question, there are four choic es 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.Questions 51-55 are based on the following passage.I was dirty, smelly, hungry and somewhere beneath all that, suntanned. It was the end of an Inter-Rail h oliday. My body couldn't take any more punishment. My mind couldn't deal with any more foreign timeta bles, currencies or languages.“Never again,” I said, as I stepped onto home ground. I said exactly the same thing the following year. And the next. All I had to do was buy one train ticket and, because I was under twenty-five years old, I co uld spend a whole month going anywhere I wanted in Europe. Ordinary beds are never the same once y ou’ve learnt to sleep in the corridor of a train, the rhythm rocking you into a deep sleep.Carrying all your possessions on your back in a rucksack makes you have a very basic approach to trav el, and encourages incredible wastefulness that can lead to burning socks that have become too anti-so cial, and getting rid of books when finished. On the other hand, this way of looking at life is entirely in the spirit of Inter-Rail, for common sense and reasoning can be thrown out of the window along with the pa perback book and the socks. All it takes to achieve this carefree attitude is one of those tickets in your h and.Any system that enables young people to travel through countries at a rate of more than one a day must be pretty special. On that first trip, my friends and I were at first unaware of the possibilities of this type of train ticket, thinking it was just an inexpensive way of getting to and from our chosen camp-site in sout hern France. But the idea of non-stop travel proved too tempting, for there was always just one more co untry over the border, always that little bit further to go. And what did the extra miles cost us? Nothing. We were not completely uninterested in culture. But this was a first holiday without parents, as it was for most other Inter-Railers, and in organizing our own timetable we left out everything except the most imm ediately available sights. This was the chance to escape the guided tour, an opportunity to do something different. I took great pride in the fact that, in many places, all I could be bothered to see was the view fr om the station. We were just there to get by, and to have a good time doing so. In this we were no differ ent from most of the other Inter-Railers with whom we shared corridor floors, food and water, money and music.The excitement of travel comes from the sudden reality of somewhere that was previously just a name. I t is as if the city in which you arrive never actually existed until the train pulls in at the station and you ar e able to see it with your own tired eyes for the first time.Questions:51. At the end of his first trip, the writer said “Never again” because ________.A. he felt illB. he disliked trainsC. he was tired from the journeyD. he had lost money52. What does the writer mean by “this way of looking at life” in Paragraph 3?A. Worrying about your clothes.B. Throwing unwanted things away.C. Behaving in an anti-social way.D. Looking after your possessions.53. Why did the writer originally buy an Inter-Rail ticket?A. To get to one place cheaply.B. To meet other young people.C. To see a lot of famous places.D. To go on a tour of Europe.54. What the writer liked about traveling without his parents was that ________.A. he could see more interesting placesB. he could spend more time sightseeingC. he could stay away from home longerD. he could make his own decisions55. What does "it" in Line 3, Paragraph 6, refer to?A. A name.B. The city.C. The train.D. The station.Section B Yes / No / Not given (5 points)Directions: In this part, you will have 5 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet. For questions 56 - 60, mark Y (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; NG (for Not Given) if the information is not given in the passage. Questions 56-60 are based on the followin g passage.The Outdoor CentreOpening timesWater sports: 10 am - 6 pmPlay Park: 10 am - 5.30 pmEntrance / Car park feesLow season: Weekdays ￡2.00 per car Weekends ￡3.00 per carHigh season: 23 July - 11 September Weekdays and weekends ￡3.00 per carFees are for cars with four people. Each extra person is 50p. Fees to be paid at the main office.The center is not a private club; it is an organization whose aim is to provide outdoor sports and recreati on facilities for the public.Group visitors are requested to inform the center in advance of their intended visit.Windsurfing - One-day courseBeginner windsurfing course is offered on Saturdays and Sundays when the weather is good enough. L earning to windsurf is a lot of fun. The excitement when you sail across the water for the first time is not easily forgotten. Boards with small sails are available for beginners.Course fee: ￡32.50 (this includes all equipment)One-day adventure courseThis is an opportunity you have been waiting for. Come and try sailing, climbing, surfing and archery. Thi s course is intended to introduce outdoor activities to adults in a fun, leisurely manner. You do not need t o be extremely fit or to have had previous experience of the activities. All you need is to be interested. Course fee: ￡22.50Play ParkThe Play Park is suitable for children from two to ten years of age. It is one of the best of its type in the c ountry. It has sand and water play, slides, large ball pool, play castle and much, much more. Next year the center will open a new Play Palace and Play Ship.Summer adventure holidays (for 14 - 18 years of age)Sailing Climbing Windsurfing Fun GamesStatement:Safety is of primary importance at the Outdoor Center. All staff members are fully trained in First Aid, an d qualified to teach the activities on offer. We also make certain that all children only take part in activitie s that are suitable for their age and physical abilities. For this programme children must be able to swim 25 metres and be in good physical health.It is very difficult to catch most cockroaches. They “see” with the hairs on their bodies. These hairs can f eel the smallest movement in the air, so the cockroaches know immediately something moves, and run t o safety.Of all the species of cockroach, fortunately only three live among humans and are a serious problem. Th ey are the German, the Oriental, and the American. One egg case of the German cockroach can produc e as many as seven million cockroaches in 12 months!Our main problem with cockroaches is that not only do they look ugly to us, but they also carry diseases. They are particularly dangerous in hospitals as they eat all kinds of hospital waste or get it on their bodies. They can then carry this waste, which may contain dangerous bacteria, on to food which is then eate n by people in the hospital.Most of the bacteria that cause food poisoning have been found in the stomachs of cockroaches, so it is important that cockroaches should be kept out of restaurants and other places where food is prepared. Many people work and try to destroy cockroaches, but as soon as they find one way of doing it, the cock roaches “learn” how to deal with it. Electricity does not always kill them and they can avoid most poisons or “learn” how to deal with others. At one time, scientists thought that radiation would kill them, but they have been on Earth for about 300 million years, and it does not harm them as much as it does us.It seems probable that when there are no longer human beings living on the Earth, cockroaches will still be here.Questions:66. Cockroaches do not live in places where it is ________.67. Cockroaches know that someone or something is near because ________.68. Cockroaches can ________ because they carry bacteria.69. Paragraph 6 says that it is very difficult to ________.70. The passage is mainly about ________.Section D Summary (10 points)Directions: In this part, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and co mplete the summary with the appropriate words from the passage. Remember to write the answers on t he Answer Sheet.Questions 71-75 are based on the following passage.Cosmetics have been used throughout history. The ancient Greeks, the Egyptians, and the Romans all used various kinds of makeup. Some of these cosmetics were used to improve their appearance. Others were used to protect their skin. But in some cases, things used for makeup were dangerous, or even de adly!Some of the first skin care treatments started in Egypt. In fact, Cleopatra was known to use them. She th ought a bath in milk and honey left her skin silky smooth. Egyptians also developed some of the earliest sunscreens. They used oils and creams for protection against the sun and dry winds. Egyptian and othe r ancient cultures also used various powders on their skin for beauty. Egyptians used black kohl around their eyes. Romans put white chalk on their faces. And Indians painted red henna on their bodies.Most of the ancient cosmetic powders, oils, and creams were harmless. But in the name of beauty, som e people applied dangerous chemicals and poisons to their skin. During the Italian Renaissance, women wore white powder made of lead on their faces. Of course, doctors now know lead is like a poison for o ur bodies.Also around the time of the Renaissance, women in Italy put drops of belladonna in their eyes. Belladon na is a very poisonous plant. The poison in the plant affects the nerves in the body. By putting belladonn a drops in her eyes, a woman’s pupils would become very large. People thought this made her more beautiful. Actually, this is wh y the plant is called belladonna. In Italian, belladonna means “beautiful woman.”When Elizabeth I was queen of England in the late 1500s, some rather dangerous cosmetics were also used by women there. Women were using rouge made with mercury. They were also using special hair dye made with lead and sulphur. The dye was designed to give people red hair, the same color as the q ueen’s hair. Over time, the dye made people’s hair fall out. Finally, women using this dye ended up bald,like the queen, and had to wear wigs.Summary:Although people have used cosmetics throughout history, not all of them have been safe. In fact, some of them have been quite (71) ________ to people. For example, long ago in Italian (72) ________, peop le thought women with big pupils were beautiful. Therefore, in the (73) ________ of beauty, women beg an to put (74) ________ of belladonna in their eyes to make their pupils larger. Today we know belladon na is poisonous, and it can affect the (75) ________ in the body.Part VI Cloze (10 minutes, 15 points)Directions: There are 15 blanks in the passage. For each blank, some letters of the word have been give n (not exceeding 3 letters). Read the passage below and think of the word which best fits each blank, Us e only one word in each blank. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.I'm really in two minds about what to do when I leave school. Should I go straight to university or should I spend a year traveling (76) a the world?First of all, there are so many (77) ben of going straight to university.The most important point is that the (78) s I get my qualifications, the quicker I'll get a job and start e arning.In my opinion, starting work and making (79)m one of the most important things in life.And I'm not (80) al in this opinion. Many consider a sound (81)ca and a good salary to be an im portant goal.Secondly, if I go straight to university, I'll learn so many things that will help me in my future life. It is ofte n said that knowledge is the key to power, and I cannot (82) dis with this.(83)M , I'll be able to take part in the social activities that the university offers, and meet lots of new f riends who share the same interests.However, it could also be (84)ar that I would meet lots of interesting people while I was traveling. (85) Fur , if I spent a year traveling, I would learn more about the world.On the one hand, I would experience lots of different (86) c .On the other hand, I could end up suffering from culture shock, homesickness and some (87) str t ropical diseases.Nevertheless, these inconveniences would be an inevitable part of traveling and would be greatly (88) o ut by the advantages.(89) Unf , another point is that if I spent a year traveling I would need a lot of money.But I (90)b it would be easy to make a bit while I was traveling, giving English lessons or working in hotels and shops.Part VII Translation (15 minutes, 15 points)Section A English-Chinese Translation (10 points)Directions: Translate the underlined sentences of the following passage into Chinese. Remember to writ e the answers on the Answer Sheet.In such a changing, complex society, formerly simple solutions to informational needs become complicat ed. (91) Many of life’s problems which were solved by asking family members, friends or colleagues are beyond the capability of the extended family to resolve. Where to turn for expert information and how to determine which expert advice to accept are questions facing many people today.In addition to this, there is the growing mobility of people since World War II. (92) As families move awayfrom their stable community, their friends of many years, and their extended family relationships, the inf ormal flow of information is cut off, and with it the confidence that information will be available when nee ded and will be trustworthy and reliable. The almost unconscious flow of information about the simplest aspects of living can be cut off. Thus, things once learned subconsciously through the casual communic ations of the extended family must be consciously learned.Adding to social changes today is an enormous stockpile of information. (93) The individual now has mo re information available than any generation, and the task of finding that one piece of information releva nt to his or her specific problem is complicated, time-consuming and sometimes even overwhelming. Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the st orage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possibl e before. Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine readable file s, and to program computers to locate specific information. (94) Telecommunications developments ena ble the sending of messages via television, radio, and, very shortly, electronic mail, to bombard people with multitudes of messages. Satellites have extended the power of communications to report events at the instant of occurrence. Expertise can be shared worldwide through teleconferencing, and problems in dispute can be settled without the participants leaving their homes and / or jobs to travel to a distant con ference site. Technology has facilitated the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of inform ation, thus making more information available to more people.In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance. (95) Those pe ople who have accurate, reliable up-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems, the critical pro blems of their business, social and family life, will survive and succeed. “Knowledge is power” may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people. Section B Chinese-English Translation (5 points)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English. Remember to write your answers on the Ans wer Sheet.96．毫无疑问，有了计算机的帮助，人们能生活得更容易。

全国大学生英语竞赛题及答案

全国大学生英语竞赛初选试题Part I Vocabulary and Structure ( 10 points)Directions:There are I0 incomplete sentences in this part. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.Then mark the correspo nding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre1. I can't agree with my Mum. I think that such an oldfashioned dress can't cost a ________.She says 100 pounds is a real________.A. lot of money; luckB. bargain; luckC. fortune;bargainD. big sum; fortune2. ________ is on the rise, with over 20% of serious crimes being committed by children under the age of seventeen.A. Junior crimeB. Juvenile delinquencyC. Minor crimeD. Senior delinquency3.The Smiths were leaving that ________ town. Everybody wanted to escape its noise and pollution a nd was looking forward to a ________ country life.A. crowded;peacefulB. deserted;peacefulC. desert;thrillingD. empty;sour4.When I first began writing poetry, I think the poets that I had studied at school________ my approa ch and the things I wrote about.A. communicatedB. impressedC. influencedD. discussed5. She is an excellent teacher who has taught in four schools. ________she taught, her principals had a high opinion of her.A. WhereverB. EverywhereC. Inasmuch asD. In such schools that6. My friend Tanya ________ Japanese for six years before she ________ Japan. I've just received a le tter from her. It says she has been studying Chinese for three months and ________ for China in a mo nth.A. had been studying; visited; is leavingB. studied; had visited;will live inC. has studied; visited;would leaveD. was studying; has visited; leaves7.At the last place Gary worked,they________ an annual company picnic.All the employees ______ __ bring their families along and spend the day at a nearby park. It was great.A. had to have; had toB. used to have;couldn'tC. would have;didn't have toD. used to have;would8.They________ such a big van________ the price of gas would skyrocket.A. would have bought; if they knewB. wouldn't have bought; had they knownC. wouldn't have bought; if had they knownD. wouldn't have bought;did they know9.We’re going to paint the town________ to celebrate our win.A. blueB. purpleC. goldD. red10.Written in central Canada in the early part of the twentieth century, ________ depicts life in Manit oda.A.The Midnight Sun was Victor Frank's last novel,B.Victor Frank's last novel was The Midnight Sun,C.The Midnight Sun, which was Victor Frank's last novel,D.Which was Victor Frank's last novel,The Midnight Sun,Part II Situational Dialogues (10 points)Directions:There are 5 incomplete dialogues in this part. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the dialogue.Then mark the correspo nding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.11. Dan: Have you ever participated in a risky sport?Kay:Yes, I like hang gliding. It's fantastic to be able to fly like a bird.Though landing is sometimes di fficult, I've always felt hang gliding is quite safe.Dan: __________________________________________________Kay: I've never been seriously injured. Maybe I've just been lucky. Once, my glider turned upside dow n, and I lost control. I almost crashed, but I parachuted away just in time.A. What sports are risky?B. Do you ever get into some difficult situations?C. Have you ever hurt yourself in an accident?D. Have you ever been to a sports centre?12. Lucy: What made you leave such a large company?Ken: My work there was so boring. I couldn't do anything myself. I always had to have my boss’appr oval. So I decided to get a new job at Coricom, a small venture company.Lucy: __________________________________________________Ken:The work here is very challenging, which suits me. We always have to cope with dynamic worki ng conditions.And, since there are not many people in this company, we understand each other very w ell and feel like we are all in the same family.A. What's the hardest part of your new job?B. How do you like your new job?C.Tell me about what you liked at the large company.D.Tell me about what you liked in your university.13. Julio: __________________________________________________Officer: Well, first, you write and get an application form.Then, you send it in with a copy of your sch ool records.And after that, you ask your teachers for some letters of recommendation.Julio:Are foreign students allowed to work in the States?Officer:They'll only let you work in the summer.And you'll need to get permission from the U.S. Offi cer of Immigration to do that.During the school year you're not allowed to work unless the work expe rience is part of your school program.A. Is it all right to apply to several universities at the same time?B. I'd like to get some information on how to get into an American university.C.When can I apply for that?D. I'd like to get some information on how to get a travel card.14. Bob: __________________________________________________Jane: My first book was Trapped in a Cave, a true story about two boys who got trapped in an undergr ound cave for five days without food, water or light.Next I wrote the current twelve volumes of Real Kids, Real Adventures. Right now I'm working on th e next two Real Kids, Real Adventures books.Bob: __________________________________________________Jane: If I'm looking for a specific kind of story—for instance a child who survived being struck by lig htning—I'll go to the library and use Newsbank, keying in on words like "lightning" and "child". Most ly, though, I get tips from kids who read the Real Kids, Real Adventures books and send notes or news paper clippings.A. Can you tell me about the books you've written so far? ;Where do you get your stories?B.What are your favorite books that you've read? ;Where do you get your stories?C. Can you tell me about the books you've written so far? ;What's the hardest part about being a write r?D.Where do you get your stories? ;What's the hardest part about being a writer?15. Lisa: __________________________________________________Andy: I think people love to laugh.They want to laugh even in serious business presentations, in the c lassroom, seminar, and so on.When people laugh, they relax.And they can remember you and your m essage better.Lisa: __________________________________________________Andy: Most people give a summary at the end of their speech. But, in my opinion, a summary at the e nd only distracts from a good presentation. I want to give people a chance to think about the topic, so I finish my speech with some questions.A. Could you tell me how to introduce speakers? ; How do you end your speech?B. Could you tell me how to introduce speakers? ;Do you think the title of a speech is important?C. How do you end your speech? ;Do you think the title of a speech is important?D.Why do you use so many jokes in your speech? ;How do you end your speech?Part III Reading Comprehension ( 30 points)Section A Multiple Choice (10 points)Directions:There is one passage in this section with 5 questions. For each question, there are f our choices marked A, B, C and D.Y ou should decide on the best choice.Then mark the corresp onding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Questions 1620are based on the following passage.I was dirty, smelly, hungry and somewhere beneath all that, suntanned. It was the end of an Inter Rail holiday. My body couldn't take any more punishment. My mind couldn't deal with any more forei gn timetables, currencies or languages.“Never again,” I said, as I stepped onto home ground. I said exactly the same thing the following year.And the next.All I had to do was buy one train ticket and, because I was under twentyfive years old, I could spend a whole month going anywhere I wanted in Europe. Ordinary beds are never the sa me once you’ve learnt to sleep in the corridor of a train, the rhythm rocking you into a deep sleep.Carrying all your possessions on your back in a rucksack makes you have a very basic approach to travel, and encourages incredible wastefulness that can lead to burning socks that have become too a ntisocial, and getting rid of books when finished. On the other hand, this way of looking at life is enti rely in the spirit of InterRail, for common sense and reasoning can be thrown out of the window alon g with the paperback book and the socks.All it takes to achieve this carefree attitude is one of those ti ckets in your hand.Any system that enables young people to travel through countries at a rate of more than one a day must be pretty special. On that first trip, my friends and I were at first unaware of the possibilities of t his type of train ticket,thinking it was just an inexpensive way of getting to and from our chosen camp site in southern France. But the idea of nonstop travel proved too tempting, for there was always just one more country over the border, always that little bit further to go.And what did the extra miles cos t us?Nothing.We were not completely uninterested in culture. But this was a first holiday without parents, as it was for most other InterRailers, and in organizing our own timetable we left out everything except th e most immediately available sights.This was the chance to escape the guided tour, an opportunity to do something different. I took great pride in the fact that,in many places, all I could be bothered to see was the view from the station.We were just there to get by, and to have a good time doing so. In this we were no different from most of the other InterRailers with whom we shared corridor floors, food a nd water, money and music.The excitement of travel comes from the sudden reality of somewhere that was previously just a n ame. It is as if the city in which you arrive never actually existed until the train pulls in at the station a nd you are able to see it with your own tired eyes for the first time.Questions:16.At the end of his first trip, the writer said “Never again” because ________.A. he felt illB. he disliked trainsC. he was tired from the journeyD. he had lost money17.What does the writer mean by “this way of looking at life” in Paragraph3?A. Worrying about your clothes.B.Throwing unwanted things away.C. Behaving in an antisocial way.D. Looking after your possessions.18.Why did the writer originally buy an InterRail ticket?A.To get to one place cheaply.B.To meet other young people.C.To see a lot of famous places.D.To go on a tour of Europe.19.What the writer liked about traveling without his parents was that ________.A. he could see more interesting placesB. he could spend more time sightseeingC. he could stay away from home longerD. he could make his own decisions20What does "it" in Line 3, Paragraph6, refer to?A.A name.B.The city.C.The train.D.The station.Section B Y es / No / Not given(10 points)Directions: In this part, you will have 5 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the q uestions on the Answer Sheet. For questions 21 25, mark Y(for Y es) if the statement agrees wit h the information given in the passage; N (for No) if the statement contradicts the information gi ven in the passage; NG(for Not Given) if the information is not given in the passage. Questions 2125 are based on the following passage.The Outdoor CentreOpening timesWater sports: 10 am 6 pmPlay Park: 10 am 5.30 pmEntrance / Car park feesLow season: Weekdays ￡2.00 per car Weekends ￡3.00 per carHigh season: 23 July 11 September Weekdays and weekends ￡3.00 per carFees are for cars with four people. Each extra person is 50p. Fees to be paid at the main office.The center is not a private club; it is an organization whose aim is to provide outdoor sports and recrea tion facilities for the public.Group visitors are requested to inform the center in advance of their intended visit.Windsurfing Oneday courseBeginner windsurfing course is offered on Saturdays and Sundays when the weather is good enough. Learning to windsurf is a lot of fun.The excitement when you sail across the water for the first time is not easily forgotten. Boards with small sails are available for beginners.Course fee: ￡32.50 (this includes all equipment)Oneday adventure courseThis is an opportunity you have been waiting for. Come and try sailing, climbing, surfing and archery. This course is intended to introduce outdoor activities to adults in a fun, leisurely manner.You do not need to be extremely fit or to have had previous experience of the activities.All you need is to be inter ested.Course fee: ￡22.50Play ParkThe Play Park is suitable for children from two to ten years of age. It is one of the best of its type in th e country. It has sand and water play, slides, large ball pool, play castle and much, much more. Next y ear the center will open a new Play Palace and Play Ship.Summer adventure holidays (for 14 18 years of age)Sailing Climbing Windsurfing Fun GamesStatement:Safety is of primary importance at the Outdoor Center.All staff members are fully trained in First Aid, and qualified to teach the activities on offer. We also make certain that all children only take part in ac tivities that are suitable for their age and physical abilities. For this programme children must be able t o swim25 metres and be in good physical health.It is very difficult to catch most cockroaches.They “see” with the hairs on their bodies.These hairs ca n feel the smallest movement in the air, so the cockroaches know immediately something moves, and r un to safety.Of all the species of cockroach, fortunately only three live among humans and are a serious problem. They are the German, the Oriental, and the American. One egg case of the German cockroach can pro duce as many as seven million cockroaches in 12 months!Our main problem with cockroaches is that not only do they look ugly to us, but they also carry diseas es.They are particularly dangerous in hospitals as they eat all kinds of hospital waste or get it on their bodies.They can then carry this waste, which may contain dangerous bacteria, on to food which is the n eaten by people in the hospital.Most of the bacteria that cause food poisoning have been found in the stomachs of cockroaches, so it i s important that cockroaches should be kept out of restaurants and other places where food is prepared. Many people work and try to destroy cockroaches, but as soon as they find one way of doing it,the cockroaches “learn” how to deal with it. Electricity does not always kill them and they can avoid most p oisons or “learn” how to deal with others.At one time, scientists thought that radiation would kill the m, but they have been on Earth for about 300 million years, and it does not harm them as much as it d oes us.It seems probable that when there are no longer human beings living on the Earth, cockroaches will sti ll be here.Questions:21. Cockroaches do not live in places where it is ________.22. Cockroaches know that someone or something is near because ________.23. Cockroaches can________ because they carry bacteria.24 Paragraph6 says that it is very difficult to ________.25.The passage is mainly about ________.Section C Summary (10 points)Directions: In this part, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary with the appropriate words from the passage. Remember to write th e answers on the Answer Sheet.Questions 2630 are based on the following passage.Cosmetics have been used throughout history.The ancient Greeks, the Egyptians, and the Romans all used various kinds of makeup. Some of these cosmetics were used to improve their appearance. Other s were used to protect their skin. But in some cases, things used for makeup were dangerous,or even d eadly!Some of the first skin care treatments started in Egypt. In fact, Cleopatra was known to use them. She thought a bath in milk and honey left her skin silky smooth. Egyptians also developed some of the earl iest sunscreens.They used oils and creams for protection against the sun and dry winds. Egyptian and other ancient cultures also used various powders on their skin for beauty. Egyptians used black kohl ar ound their eyes. Romans put white chalk on their faces.And Indians painted red henna on their bodies. Most of the ancient cosmetic powders, oils, and creams were harmless. But in the name of beauty, so me people applied dangerous chemicals and poisons to their skin. During the Italian Renaissance, wo men wore white powder made of lead on their faces. Of course, doctors now know lead is like a poiso n for our bodies.Also around the time of the Renaissance, women in Italy put drops of belladonna in their eyes. Bellad onna is a very poisonous plant.The poison in the plant affects the nerves in the body. By putting bella donna drops in her eyes, a woman’s pupils would become very large. People thought this made her mo re beautiful.Actually, this is why the plant is called belladonna. In Italian, belladonna means “beautifu l woman.”When Elizabeth I was queen of England in the late 1500s, some rather dangerous cosmetics were also used by women there. Women were using rouge made with mercury.They were also using special hair dye made with lead and sulphur.The dye was designed to give people red hair, the same color as the queen’s hair. Over time, the dye made people’s hair fall out.Finally, women using this dye ended up b ald, like the queen, and had to wear wigs.Summary:Although people have used cosmetics throughout history, not all of them have been safe. In fact, some of them have been quite (26) ________ to people. For example, long ago in Italian(27) ________, pe ople thought women with big pupils were beautiful.Therefore, in the (28) ________ of beauty, wome n began to put (29) ________of belladonna in their eyes to make their pupils larger.Today we know b elladonna is poisonous, and it can affect the (30) ________ in the body.Part VI Cloze ( 15 points)Directions:There are 15 blanks in the passage. For each blank, some letters of the word have be en given (not exceeding 3 letters). Read the passage below and think of the word which best fits e ach blank, Use only one word in each blank. Remember to write the answers on the Answer She et.I'm really in two minds about what to do when I leave school. Should I go straight to university or should I spend a year traveling (31) a the world?First of all, there are so many(32) ben of going straight to university.The most important point is t hat the (33) s I get my qualifications, the quicker I'll get a job and start earning.In my opinion, star ting work and making (34)m one of the most important things in life.And I'm not (35)al in th is opinion. Many consider a sound (36)ca and a good salary to be an important goal.Secondly, if I go straight to university, I'll learn so many things that will help me in my future life. It is often said tha t knowledge is the key to power, and I cannot (37)dis with this.(38)M , I'll be able to take par t in the social activities that the university offers, and meet lots of new friends who share the same interests.However, it could also be (39)ar that I would meet lots of interesting people while I was tra veling. (40) Fur , if I spent a year traveling, I would learn more about the world. On the one hand, I would experience lots of different (41) c .On the other hand, I could end up suf fering from culture shock, homesickness and some (42) str tropical diseases.Nevertheless, these inconveniences would be an inevitable part of traveling and would be greatly(43) out by the adv antages.(44) Unf , another point is that if I spent a year traveling I would need a lot of money.But I(45)b it would be easy to make a bit while I was traveling, giving English lessons or workin g in hotels and shops.Part V Translation (20 points)Section A EnglishChinese Translation (10 points)Directions: Translate the underlined sentences of the following passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.In such a changing, complex society, formerly simple solutions to informational needs become c omplicated. (46) Many of life’s problems which were solved by asking family members, friends or col leagues are beyond the capability of the extended family to resolve.Where to turn for expert informati on and how to determine which expert advice to accept are questions facing many people today.In addition to this, there is the growing mobility of people since World War II.(47) As families move away from their stable community, their friends of many years, and their extended family relatio nships, the informal flow of information is cut off, and with it the confidence that information will be available when needed and will be trustworthy and reliable.The almost unconscious flow of informati on about the simplest aspects of living can be cut off.Thus, things once learned subconsciously throug h the casual communications of the extended family must be consciously learned.Adding to social changes today is an enormous stockpile of information. (48) The individual no w has more information available than any generation, and the task of finding that one piece of inform ation relevant to his or her specific problem is complicated,timeconsuming and sometimes even over whelming.Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which ena ble the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever be en possible before. Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine readable files, and to program computers to locate specific information. (49)Telecommunications devel opments enable the sending of messages via television, radio, and, very shortly, electronic mail, to bo mbard people with multitudes of messages. Satellites have extended the power of communications to r eport events at the instant of occurrence. Expertise can be shared worldwide through teleconferencing, and problems in dispute can be settled without the participants leaving their homes and / or jobs to tra vel to a distant conference site.Technology has facilitated the sharing of information and the storage a nd delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people.In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance. (50) Those people who have accurate, reliable uptodate information to solve the daytoday problems, the critical problems of their business, social and family life, will survive and succeed. “Knowledge is po wer” may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of a ll people.Section B ChineseEnglish Translation (10 points)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English. Remember to write your answers on t he Answer Sheet.51．毫无疑问，有了计算机的帮助，人们能生活得更容易。

2023年大学生英语竞赛样题级及答案

全国大学生英语竞赛样题（B 级）Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 points)Section A Short Conversations (6 points)Directions.I.thi.section.yo.wil.hea..shor.conversations.A.th.en.o.eac.conver sation..questio.wil.b.aske.abou.wha.wa.said.Bot.th.conversatio.an.th.questi o.wil.b.rea.onl.once.Afte.eac.question.ther.wil.b..pause.Durin.th.pause.yo. mus.rea.th.fou.choice.marke.A.B..an.D.an.decid.whic.i.th.bes.answer.The. mar.th.correspondin.lette.o.th.Answe.Shee.wit..singl.lin.throug.th.centre.1.A.Docto.an.patient.B.Manage.an.clerk.C.Fathe.an.daughter.D.Teache.an.student.2.A.Yesterda.morning.B.Durin.th.weekend.C.Tomorro.afternoon.D.O.Frida.afternoon.3.A.H.visite.Ne.York.B.H.wen.t..hospital.C.H.attende..meeting.D.H.staye.a.home.4.A.Th.woma.enjoye.it.bu.he.husban.didn’t.B.Bot.th.ma.an.th.woma.enjoye.it.C.Neithe.th.ma.no.th.woma.enjoye.it.D.Th.woma.didn’.enjo.it.bu.he.husban.did.5.A.Becaus.sh.ha.t.atten.anothe.party.B.Becaus.sh.ha.t.typ.he.paper.C.Becaus.sh.ha.t.g.ove.he.lessons.D.Becaus.sh.ha.t.correc.he.essay.6.A.Th.man.B.Th.woman.C.Both.D.Neither.Section B Long Conversation (4 points)Directions.I.thi.section.yo.wil.hea..conversation.A.th.en.o.th.conversation.. question.wil.b.aske.abou.wha.wa.said.Bot.th.conversatio.an.th.question.wil .b.spoke.onl.once.Afte.eac.questio.ther.wil.b..pause.Durin.th.pause.yo.mus .rea.th.fou.choice.marke.A.B..an.D.an.decid.whic.i.th.bes.answer.The.mar.th.correspondin.lette.o.th.Answe.Shee.wit..singl.lin.throug.th.centre.7.A.Eggs.B.Diets.C.Protein.D.Exercises.8.A.One.Two.One.B.Two.One.One.C.One.One.Two.D.Two.One.Two.9.A.Becaus.sh.believe.egg.wer.no.ver.expensiv.an.als.containe..lo.o.protein.B.Becaus.sh.though.he.hear.wa.stron.an.eatin.to.muc.protei.coul.no.hur.he .heart.C.Becaus.sh.ha.bee.tol.tha.eatin.egg.coul.hel.he.t.hav..fin.figure.D.Becaus.sh.like.egg.s.muc.tha.sh.coul.no.stan.i.sh.didn’.ea.egg.ever.day.10.A.On.week.B.On.month.C.Tw.days.D.Thre.days.Section C News Items (10 points)Directions.I.thi.section.yo.wil.hea.1.shor.piece.o.new.fro.BB.o.VOA.Afte.eac .new.ite.an.question.ther.wil.b..pause.Durin.th.pause.yo.mus.rea.th.thre.ch oice.marke.A..an.C.an.decid.whic.i.th.bes.answer.The.mar.th.correspondin. lette.o.th.Answe.Shee.wit..singl.lin.throug.th.centre.cation.C.Industry.12.A.B.observin.th.oldes.star.i.th.universe.B.B.studyin.th.neares.star.tha.ca.b.seen.C.B.fixin.th.ag.o.th.oldes.star.i.th.Galaxy.13.A.The.wer.askin.fo.th.righ.t.sta.i.Paris.B.The.wer.no.allowe.t.ente.i.legally.C.The.wer.afrai.o.bein.take.t..hospital.14.A.On.hundred. .B.Onl.one. .C.Fou.hundred.lio.dollars. lio.dollars.16.A.I.February.B.I.March..C.I.April.17.A.Unde.th.ag.o.four.B.Unde.th.ag.o.five.C.Unde.th.ag.o.six.18.A.No.B.Yes.C.No.mentioned.19.A.I.oute.space.B.I.th.Amazo.basin.C.I.th.vehicl.factory.20.A.Norway.B.Saud.Arabia.C.Russia.Section D Passages (10 points)Directions.I.thi.section.yo.wil.hea..shor.passages.A.th.en.o.eac.passage.yo. wil.hea.som.questions.Afte.yo.hea..question.yo.mus.choos.th.bes.answe.fro.th.fou.choice.marke.A.B..an.D.The.mar.th.correspondin.lette.o.th.Answe. Shee.wit..singl.lin.throug.th.centre.Passage OneQuestion.2.t.2.ar.base.o.th.passag.yo.hav.jus.heard.21.A..schoo.teacher.B..bu.driver.C..kin.presenter.D..touris.guide.22.A..hous.visiting.B.Som.picture.taken.C.Visitin.th.sights.D..bir.watching.23.A.O..bus.B.O..plane.C.O..ship.D.O..train.24.A.I.thre.minutes.B.I.twent.minutes.C.I.thirtee.minutes.D.I.thirt.minutes.Passage TwoQuestion.2.t.2.ar.base.o.th.passag.yo.hav.jus.heard.25.A..medica.conference.B..jo.interview.C..busines.negotiation.D..celebration.26.A.No.h.didn’t.B.No.mentioned.C.No.sur.yet.D.Yes.h.did.27.A.Becaus.h.wa..whit.man.B.Becaus.h.wa.inexperienced.zy.D.Becaus.h.wa..blac.man.Question.2.t.3.ar.base.o.th.passag.yo.hav.jus.heard.28.A.Thre.particula.group.o.learners.B.Th.importanc.o.busines.English.C.Englis.fo.specifi.purposes.D.Feature.o.Englis.fo.varie.purposes.29.A.Englis.learnin.Beginners.B.Intermediat.Englis.learners.C.Learner.o.specia.English.D.Englis.major.i.colleges.30.A.Professionals.B.Colleg.students.C.Beginners.D.Intermediat.learners.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (5 minutes, 10 points)Directions:Ther.ar.1.incomplet.sentence.i.thi.part.Fo.eac.blan.ther.ar.fou.ch plete.th.sentence.The.mar.t h.correspondin.lette.o.th.Answe.Shee.wit..singl.lin.throug.th.centre.31.I.take.._______.tim.fo.m.t.prepar.fo.th.dinner,bu.th.result.ar.s.goo.tha. it’.wort.the________.A.short.forc.B.long.effor.bo.D.much.pain.32.Rage.shame.an.grie._______.i.he.breast.Unde.thi.circumstance.sh.need .t.sta.i.contro.o.he.emotions.A.diffe.B.diver.C.alternat.D.alte.s.scen.wa._______..A.fairl.describabl.B.quit.remarkabl.C.rathe.notabl.D.ver.noticeabl.34..promise.t._______.he.daughte.nex.wee.whe.she’.o.business.A.tak.of.B.loo.fo.C.loo.afte.D.tak.afte.35.H.wouldn’.wan._______.o.hi.parent.t.kno.tha.h.ha..girlfriend.A.eithe.B.an.C.neithe.D.non.36.Ou.bos.enjoy.swimming.bu._______.h.avoid..crowde.pool.A.o.th.contrar.B.o.th.fac.o.i.C.a..rul.D.a..resul.37._______.yo.tol.m.earlier.._______.somethin.abou.it.A.Had.coul.hav.don.B.Have.ca.hav.don.C.Had.shoul.hav.don.D.Have.mus.hav.don.38.Onl.afte._______.fiv.times._______.answe.me.A.tellin.me.sh.di.B.b.spoken.di.sh.C.bein.asked.di.sh.D.saying.di.sh.39.H.ha.ha._______.man.fall._______.he’.blac.an.blu.al.over.A.too.t.B.so.tha.C.quite.tha.D.as.a.40.Wha.th.teache.sai.wa.s._______.tha.he.student.wer.al.________.A.interesting.movin.B.inspiring.encourage.C.excited.enjoye.D.bored.aspirin.Part III Situational Dialogues (5 minutes, 5 points)Directions.Ther.ar..incomplet.dialogue.i.thi.part.Fo.eac.blan.ther.ar.fou.choi plete.th.dialogue.The.mar.th.c orrespondin.lette.o.th.Answe.Shee.wit..singl.lin.throug.th.centre.41.Bob.Wow.look.al.th.thing.ar.o.sale.Jane.Yes.loo.here.thi.shir.i.50.off.____________.Bob.An.loo.a.thes.shoes.The.ar.30.of.th.norma.price.A.I’.lik.t.bu..skirt.B.Ther.ar.som.rea.bargains.C.Ar.th.price.reasonable.D.Thes.shoe.ar.th.sam.a.mine.42.James.Ca..pa.b.credi.car.o.euro-cheque.Receptionist:__________________.James.I’l.pa.b.credi.card.then.Receptionist.That’.fine..hop.yo.enjoye.you.sta.here.A.Here’.you.bill.pleas.tak.it.B.Sorry.w.don’.tak.euro-cheque.C.Yo.ca.pa.b.euro-cheque.D.Yes.w.tak.bot.o.them.43.Merv.Ar.thes.you.sons.Jean..haven’.see.the.fo.ages.Jean.Yes.tha.phot.wa.take..fe.month.ago.Merv.Joh.hasn’.change..bit.He’.th.ver.imag.o.hi.father.isn’.he.Jean.Yes.h.is._______.That’.fo.sure.A.H.take.u.wit.hi.father.B.H.reall.like.hi.father.C.H.look.afte.hi.father.D.H.take.afte.hi.father.44.Tom.Whic.ti.shal..wea.fo.th.interview.D.yo.thin.m.blu.sil.on.woul.loo.al.r ight.Jane._______.I’.wea.somethin.wit..smal.patter.—square.o.spots.somethin.lik.that.Tom._______..thin.I’l.wea.th.plai.one.A.Yes.that’.al.right...agre.wit.you.B.No..don’.thin.so..That’..goo.idea.C..bi.boring!.Oh.sorry..don’.know.D.Goo.choice!.Than.yo.fo.you.advice..in.please.Jack._______.An.here’..smal.gift.Le.m.wis.yo.happ.ever.day.Helena.Than.you.Oh.wha..beautifu.birthda.card.A.Man.happ.returns.B.Enjo.yourself.C.Hopin.you’l.b.wel.soon.D..wis.yo.th.bes.o.luck.Part IV IQ Test (5 minutes, 5 points)Directions.Ther.ar..I.Tes.question.i.thi.part.Fo.eac.questio.ther.ar..choice.m arke.A.B..an.D.Mar.you.answe.o.th.Answe.Shee.wit..singl.lin.throug.th.cent re.46.Whic.numbe.shoul.replac.th.questio.mark?47.Th.monke.an.th.weigh.eac.weig.th.sam.amount.Th.monke.begin.t.clim.th.rope.Whic.o.th.followin.wil.happen.A.Th.monke.an.th.weigh.wil.reac.th.pulle.whee.a.th.sam.time.B.Th.weigh.wil.ge.th.pulle.whee.first.C.Th.monke.wil.ge.th.pulle.whee.first.D.Th.monke.an.th.weigh.wil.reac.th.pulle.whee.a.differen.times.48..wen.int..furnitur.sho.i.orde.t.bu..picture.Th.salesma.tol.me.“Th.pictur.i.fiv.time.th.cos.o.tha.ashtray.th.chai.i.3.time.th.cos.o.th.ashtra y.th.tabl.i..time.th.cos.o.th.chair.yo.ca.bu.th.lo.fo.￡312..Wha.wa.th.pric.o.th.picture.A.￡5.B.￡10.C.￡15.D.￡20.49.Ca.yo.wor.ou.thi.riddle?A..scarf.B..glove.C..bag.D..needle.50.Sharo.ha.receive..telegra.fro.th.Quee.t.congratulat.he.o.reachin.he.100t.bi rthday.Sharon’.sisters,Marjori.an.Norah.ar.see.i.th.front-pag.phot.o.th.loca. newspape.lookin.a.th.telegram.Th.nex.day,Sharo.notice.somethin.unusua.abo u.th.headline.Ca.yo.spo.i.out.A.Th.loca.newspape.headlin.wa.writte.b.th.autho.incorrectly.B.Th.headlin.ca.b.rea.backward.an.forward.a.th.sam.thing.C.Th.headlin.didn’.sa.i.wa.th.Quee.wh.sen..telegra.t.Sharon.D.Th.edito.didn’.pu.Sharon’.sisters.Marjori.an.Nora.int.th.headline.Part V Reading Comprehension (25 minutes, 40 points)Section A Multiple Choice (5 points)Directions.Ther.i..passag.i.thi.par.wit..question.o.unfinishe.statements.Fo.e ac.o.them.ther.ar..choice.marke.A.B..an.D.Yo.shoul.decid.o.th.bes.choice.T he.mar.th.correspondin.lette.o.th.Answe.Shee.wit..singl.lin.throug.th.centre .Question.5.t.5.ar.base.o.th.followin.passage.Th.imag.mos.peopl.hav.o.Presiden.Abraha.Lincol.i.o..tall.thin.bearde.man.B efor.h.wa.electe.President.however.Lincol.di.no.wea..beard.H.gre.hi.bear.a.th.resul.o..lette.h.receive.fro.a.eleven-year-ol.girl!I.1860..clean-shave.Lincol.wa.runnin.fo.th.presidency.Grac.Bedel.o.Westfiel d.Ne.York.admire.Lincol.ver.much.bu.sh.didn’.lik.th.wa.h.looked.Afrai.tha.h.migh.no.wi.th.election.Grac.wrot.hi..lette.statin.tha.i.Lincol.gre..beard.“Yo.woul.loo..grea.dea.bette.fo.you.fac.i.s.thin..Lincol.wrot.bac.t.Grace.sayin.tha.i.h.starte.growin.whisker.now.peopl.migh. thin.i.wa..sill.affectatio.don.o.purpose.Th.beardles.Lincol.wo.th.election—an.h.bega.t.gro..bear.shortl.afterward.Th.nex.year.Lincol.visite.Grac.Bedell ’.hometow.an.tol.th.citizen.tha.h.ha.grow..bear.becaus.o..gir.fro.th.town.H.aske.t.se.Grace.and.t.everyone’.delight.h.gav.th.surprise.gir..kiss.Questions:51.Th.wor.“s.paragrap.means_____..A.grea.likin.fo.someon.B..ma.o..woman’.haird.C.thin.don.fo.effec.D.enjoymen.fo.onesel.52.Whic.o.th.followin.i.TRU.accordin.t.th.passage.A.Befor.Abraha.Lincol.wa.electe.President.h.di.no.hav..smile.B.Befor.Abraha.Lincol.wa.electe.President.h.di.no.loo.well.C.Befor.Abraha.Lincol.wa.electe.President.h.di.no.hav..beard.D.Befor.Abraha.Lincol.wa.electe.President.h.di.no.loo.thin.53.Grac.Bedel.suggeste.tha.Lincol.gro..bear.becaus.sh.though.i.woul.mak.hi.look________.A.muc.bette.B.mor.matur.C.muc.wise.D.mor.seriou.54.Fro.th.story.w.ca.lear.that________.A.wit.regar.t.th.election.Lincoln’.appearanc.wa.importan.B.wit.regar.t.th.election.Lincoln’.appearanc.improve.hi.chance.C.wit.regar.t.th.election.Lincoln’.appearanc.mad.hi.wi.D.wit.regar.t.th.election.Lincoln’.appearanc.didn’.matte.55.Th.bes.titl.fo.th.passag.i.________.A..Successfu.Presidentia.Electio.B..Girl’.Lette.t.th.Presiden.C..Stor.abou.Abraha.Lincol.D.Wh.Abraha.Lincol.Gre..Bear.Section B Yes/No/Not Given (5 points)Directions.I.thi.part.yo.wil.hav..minute.t.g.ove.th.followin.passag.quickl.an. answe.th.question.o.th.Answe.Sheet.Fo.question.56—60.mark .(rmatio.give.i.th.passage..(rmatio.give.i.th.passage.N.(rmatio.i.no.give.i.th.passage.Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.“Cama.i.Lul.Skidmore’.nam.fo.th.ne.animal.Dr.Lul.Skidmor.i.technica.direct o.o.th.Came.Reproductio.Centr.i.Duba.wher.Rama.th.firs.cam.i.th.world.wa.b orn.Cama’.mothe.i..llam.fro..Duba.zoo.he.fathe.i..came.fro.th.Centre.Llamas.one-hum.dromedarie.o.Arabia.camels.an.two-hum.Bactria.camel.belo mo.ancesto.bu.no.liv.i.totall.differen.plac es.camel.liv.i.dr.ho.place.i.th.deser.region.o.Asi.an.Norther.Afric.an.ca.liv.wit hou.wate.fo.severa.days.The.hav.shor.ear.an..shor.tail.Llama.liv.i.th.Ande.i.Sout.Americ.wher.temperature.ca.b.-20.Celsius.The.hav.l on.ears..lon.tai.an.woo.whic.protect.the.fro.th.cold.The.ca.wal.i.th.mountain.a n.carr.heav.load.fo.1.hours.Youn.Ram.ha.physica.characteristic.fro.bot.parents.th.lon.ears.lon.tai.an.prize .woo.o..llama.an.th.siz.o..camel.Thi.i.goo.news.i.ca.giv.mor.wool.I.i.earl.day.an.ther.ar.man.unanswere.questions.ca.i.liv.i.mountain.o.onl.i.des erts.Ca.i.carr.heav.load.an.liv.withou.wate.fo.severa.days.Th.scientist.ar.opti mistic.The.hop.tha.i.i.fertile.tha.i.ca.reproduce.I.i.can.th.worl.ha..ne.man-ma de.o.rathe.woman-made.species.th.cama.pletel.differen.regions.57.Cama’.mothe.i..came.fro..Duba.zoo.he.fathe.i..llam.fro.th.Centre.58.Camel.hav.shor.ear.an..shor.tail.llama.hav.lon.ears..lon.tai.an.wool.59.Th.cam.ca.carr.heav.load.an.liv.withou.wate.fo.severa.days.60.Unfortunately.th.cam.canno.produc.mor.wool.Section C Short Answer Questions (20 points)Directions.I.thi.part.ther.ar..passage.followe.b.1.question.o.unfinishe.state ments.Rea.th.passage.carefully.the.answe.th.question.i.th.fewes.possibl.wo rds(no.exceedin.1.words).Remembe.t.writ.th.answer.o.th.Answe.Sheet.Question.6.t.6.ar.base.o.th.followin.chart.Stud.th.grap.showin.ticke.sale.o.tw.low-cos.airlines.Quickje.an.Fl.Now.The.an swe.th.question.below.Questions:61.Wha.wa.th.valu.o.Quickje.sale.fo.th.yea.1996?62.I.whic.yea.di.Quickje.sale.dro.sharply.63.Whic.wa.th.bes.yea.fo.Fl.No.sales.64.Ho.muc.wa.earne.fro.Fl.No.sale.i.1999.65.I.whic.yea.di.Quickje.sale.excee.thos.o.Fl.Now.Question.6.t.7.ar.base.o.th.followin.letters.Ther.ar.tw.busines.letter.here.Afte.readin.th.letter.yo.shoul.giv.brie.answer .t.th..question.followin.them.Questions:66.Wha.product.ar.th.tw.letter.talkin.about?67.Wha.doe.Mar.Smit.as.fo.i.he.letter.68.Fro.th.firs.lette.w.kno.regula.order.ca.b.place.i.th.qualit.o.th.bicycle.ar._____.an.________.69.Ho.ca.Mar.Smit.ge..specia.discount.70.Wha.ar.als.include.i.Mar.Steven’.lette.apar.fro.th.catalogu.an.pric.list. Section D Summary (10 points)Directions.I.thi.part.ther.i..passag.followe.wit..summary.Rea.th.passag.carefu plet.th.summ-ar.wit.th.appropriat.word.o.th.passage.Remembe.t.wri t.th.answer.o.th.Answe.Sheet.ti.Americ. a.well.Th.Unite.State.ha.desert.i.th.southwes.par.o.th.country.I.som.places.desert.ar.growing.Th n.wher.animal.live.Whe.peopl.canno.gr o.foo.o.fin.animal.t.eat.the.hav.t.leav.thei.homes.Desert.sprea.fo.differen.reasons.Sometime.natur.cause.thi.problem.Win.ca.mov.san.awa.fro.des nd.Whe.ther.i.n.rai.fo..lon.tim.man.plant.ca.die.However.human.ca.als.caus.d esert.t.grow.Thi.i.calle.desertification.Thi.happen.i.man.ways.On.wa.i.whe.peopl.caus.to.muc.ai .pollution.whic.ca.mak.a.are.hotter.Hotte.weathe.ca.reduc.th.amoun.o.rain.Also.to.man.peopl.i. rg. animal.lik.cow.wal.o.soi.to.much.the.tur.i.int.dust.Th.win.easil.blow.thi.dus.away.Tree.hel.hol. wate.i.th.ground.Whe.peopl.cu.dow.to.man.trees.th.wate.goe.awa.an.th.soi.i.ruined.Plant.ma.sto .growin.i.thes.places.Al.o.thes.thing.ca.spee.u.desertification.T.sto.desert.fro.growing.peopl.mus.thin.o.way.t.trea.th.l an.better.Ther.ar.desert.al.aroun.th.world.Desert.ar.gettin.bigge.i.som.places.Thi.i..( 71)_______.problem.sinc.desert.ca.(72)_______.farmland.No.onl.nature.bu.als.peopl.ca.caus.desert.t.(73)________.Peopl.ca.caus.to.muc.ai.pollutio n.whic.make.weathe.(74)________nd.Als o.cuttin.dow.to.man.tree.ca.mak.th.soi.los.water.Peopl.mus.(75)_______.t n.bette.i.the.wan.t.sto.deser.growth.Part VI Cloze (10 minutes, 15 points)Directions.Ther.ar.1.blank.i.th.passage.Fo.eac.blank.th.firs.lette.o.th.wor.h .o nl.on.wor.i.eac.blank.Remembe.t.writ.th.answer.o.th.Answe.Sheet.Wha.constitute..fai.wage.Th.(76.a_______.o.mone.tha.peopl.ear.i.(77)i___ ____.realit.determine.no.b.fairnes.(78.b_______.b.marke.forces.Thi.fact.(7 9.h________.shoul.no.preven.u.tryin.t.devis..mechanis.fo.decidin.wha.i.th. righ.pa.fo.th.job..(80.s_______.poin.fo.suc.a.investigatio.(81.w_______.b.t.tr.t.decid.th .rati.whic.ough.t.(82.e_______.betwee.th.highes.an.th.lowes.paid.Th.pictur plicate.b.tw.factors.Th.firs.i.th.‘socia.wage’.tha.is.th.benefits—(83.s_______.a.holidays.sic.pa.an.maternit.leave—whic.ever.citize.i.(84.e_______.to.e.a.a.(85.i_______.o.socia.justic.b.taxin. th.ric.a..ver.(86.h_______.rat.indeed.Allowin.fo.thes.tw.things.mos.countri e.no.regar.a.sociall.acceptabl..rati.o.7:.betwee.th.bes.an.th.(87.l_______.p aid.I.th.rati.i.narrower.th.highly-qualifie.peopl.(88.w_______.usuall.carr.heav.r esponsibilitie.ma.becom.s.dissatisfie.tha.the.en.u.emigratin.(th.so-calle.‘brai.drain’).But.i.i.i.wider.th.(89.g_______.betwee.ric.an.poo.wil.b.s.grea.tha.i.wil.(90.l _______.t.socia.tensio.and.i.extrem.cases.t.violenc.an.revolution.Part VII Translation (15 minutes, 15 points)Section A English-Chinese Translation (10 points)Directions:Translat.th.underline.sentence.o.th.followin.passag.int.Chinese.Remembe.t.wr it.th.answer.o.th.Answe.Sheet.Fre.t.soar(91)in.th.win.t.fl.thei.kites. 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以下是一份模拟的全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题及答案。

全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题一、听力理解（共20分）1. 根据所听内容，选择正确的答案。

- 例题：What is the man's major?A. Computer ScienceB. EconomicsC. LiteratureD. Engineering- 答案：A2. 根据对话内容，回答问题。

- 例题：What does the woman suggest the man do next?A. Go to the libraryB. Take a breakC. Continue studyingD. Ask for help- 答案：D...二、阅读理解（共30分）1. 阅读以下短文，然后回答问题。

- 例题：What is the main idea of the passage?A. The importance of taking a breakB. The benefits of teamworkC. The role of technology in educationD. The challenges of online learning- 答案：C2. 阅读短文，选择最佳标题。

- 例题：What would be the best title for the passage?A. The Impact of TechnologyB. The Future of EducationC. The Advantages of Online LearningD. The Role of Technology in Learning- 答案：D...三、完形填空（共20分）阅读下面的短文，从所给的选项中选出最佳选项填入空白处。

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英语竞赛全国试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. Which of the following is not a verb?A. RunB. JumpC. FastD. Walk答案：C2. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.She is _______ the library.A. inB. onC. atD. to答案：A3. Choose the correct sentence to complete the dialogue. A: I'm going to the park this afternoon.B: _________A. Have a good time!B. What a surprise!C. That's all right.D. I'm sorry to hear that.答案：A4. Identify the grammatically correct sentence.A. She has been working here since she was twenty.B. She has been working here since twenty years.C. She has been working here since twenty years old.D. She has been working here since she was twenty years old.答案：A5. Select the correct form of the verb to use in the sentence.I wish I _______ more time to finish the project.A. hadB. haveC. hasD. having答案：A6. Which word is a synonym for "unusual"?A. CommonB. TypicalC. RegularD. Strange答案：D7. The sentence "_______" is an example of a passive voice.A. The cake was eaten by John.B. John ate the cake.C. The cake ate John.D. John was eating the cake.答案：A8. Which of the following is a countable noun?A. WaterB. FurnitureC. AdviceD. News答案：A9. Choose the correct phrase to use in a formal letter.A. Yours sincerelyB. CheersC. Best regardsD. See you later答案：A10. Fill in the blank with the correct comparative form of the adjective.She is _______ than her sister.A. more intelligentB. intelligenterC. more intelligenterD. intelligents答案：A二、填空题（每题2分，共20分）1. The _______ (quick) you finish your work, the sooner youcan go home.答案：quicker2. She is one of the _______ (smart) students in her class. 答案：smartest3. The _______ (happy) you are, the more friends you will have.答案：happier4. He is _______ (tall) than any other student in the school. 答案：taller5. She prefers to drink _______ (hot) tea rather than cold. 答案：hot6. The _______ (noisy) the room, the harder it is to concentrate.答案：noisier7. The _______ (beautiful) the view, the more people come to visit.答案：more beautiful8. She is _______ (strong) than her brother.答案：stronger9. The _______ (expensive) the car, the more it will depreciate.答案：more expensive10. The _______ (interesting) the book, the more I want toread it.答案：more interesting三、阅读理解（每题3分，共30分）阅读下面的短文，并回答后面的问题。

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（每题2分，共10分）(1) A. 5:00 B. 6:00 C. 7:00(2) A. Train B. Bus C. Plane(3) A. Doctor B. Teacher C. Engineer(4) A. Sunny B. Rainy C. Snowy(5) A. 50 B. 100 C. 1502. 听下面短文，回答问题。

（每题2分，共10分）(1) What is the main topic of the passage?(2) How many people are mentioned in the passage?(3) What is the relationship between the two speakers?(4) What is the purpose of the visit?(5) What is the speaker's opinion about the weather?二、阅读理解（共30分）1. 阅读下面短文，选择正确答案。

（每题2分，共10分）Passage 1(1) A. True B. False C. Not Given(2) A. True B. False C. Not Given(3) A. True B. False C. Not Given(4) A. True B. False C. Not Given(5) A. True B. False C. Not Given2. 阅读下面短文，回答问题。

（每题3分，共20分）Passage 2(1) What is the author's purpose in writing this article?(2) According to the passage, what are the benefits of the new policy?(3) What is the main challenge faced by the company?(4) How does the author describe the new technology?(5) What is the author's conclusion about the future ofthe industry?三、完形填空（共20分）1. 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的选项中选择最佳答案。

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2012 National English Contest forCollege Students(Level C – Preliminary)(总分：150分时间：120分钟)Part I 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 twenty-second 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.What does the man say we can do to deal with oil crisis?A. To make full use of oil.B. To use as little oil as possibleC. To find alternative energy.2. Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. In an insurance company.B. In a bank.C. In a supermarket.3. According to the man, who is going to take over the position they are talking about?A. Janice.B. Someone else.C. Meryl.4. What does the woman say about the man’s report for the meeting?A. He has to get it ready before tomorrow noon.B. He has done well enough.C. He has enough time to prepare it.5. How many people will be on the earth by the year 2020 according to the professor?A. Some 5.8 billion.B. Nearly 7 billion.C. Over 8.5 billion.Section B (10 marks)In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the questions and the three choices marked A, Band C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centreConversation One6. What’s the main job of Simon’s organization?A. They send out radio signals to communicate with other planets.B. They look for life and intelligence on other planets.C. They study stars that have planets orbiting around them.7. Why does the organization search for radio signals from space?A. Their presence may prove the existence of aliens.B. They may help scientists find out how the universe started.C. They convey messages about life on the earth.8. Does Simon believe those stories about aliens visiting our planet?A. No, he doesn’t believe them at all.B. Yes, he does believe those stories because of his study.C. Yes, he believes them although he has no evidence.9. Which of the following factor is considered to be important in forming life according to the passage?A. Gravity.B. Minerals.C. Water.10. When did the “big bang” occur?A. No one knows.B. 12 billion years ago.C. 20 billion year ago.Conversation Two11. Why did Bob make the news last month?A. Because he criticized traditional jobsB. Because he earned a lot of money.C. Because he tried new strategies in finding a job.12. In which way do the bestsellers like “The Brand Called You”and “The Personal Branding Phenomenon” help people?A. They advise people to promote themselves as brands.B. They teach people how to be a perfect partner.C. They give people tips for job interview.13. When did Bob come up with the idea of using the internet to find a job?A. Ten years ago when he was a college student.B. When he began to do research between jobs.C. After he launched the campaign “Give Bob a Job”.14. What was the purpose of Bob’s making the video?A. To fulfill his ambition as a director.B. To sell his products like Teddy bears and T-shirts.C. To advertise his skills and talents.15. How can the internet help Bob in his job search exactly?A. By helping him make friends.B. By passing on the video he made.C. By providing job information for him.Section C (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short news items. After each item, which will be read only once, 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 witha single line through the centre.16. How many troops are going to withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of next year?A. 43,000.B. 10,000.C. 33,000.17. What is the finding of the study?A. Low-calorie foods may lead to more weight.B. High-calorie foods may lead to more weight.C. High-calorie foods may lead to less weight.18. What do the conflicting reports show about radiation?A. The radiation level given by Tokyo Electric is much smaller than that given by other tests.B. The radiation level given by other tests is smaller than that given by Tokyo Electric.C. The radiation level is close to 10,000 times the normal level.19. Why are Caribbean Service and Europe Today shut down by BBC?A. Because of their outdated services.B. Because of cuts in government funding.C. Because of lack of target audience.20. What’s the cause of demonstrations in cities and towns across Syria?A. They are calling for more freedom.B. Workers demand higher pay.C. Some thirty people were killed by the police.Section D (10 marks)In this section, you will hear a short passage. There are 10 missing words or phrases. Fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear. The passage will be read twice. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Recovery from jetlag can take as long as a day for every time zone crossed. So if you’re flying east-west for your holiday or on business, it is likely to mean a few days of feeling tired or even unwell.Jetlag is the (21)__________ of the body’s natural cycle and some factors make it worse. The artificial atmosphere inside a plane can affect the body in a number of ways and add to the effects of jetlag.Exercising before flights helps to offset the effects on the body of reduced (22) _________, and aerobic exercise afterwards helps to reoxygenate it. Drink plenty of water. Children may need more. Drinking carrot juice before flying overcomes oxygen deficiency.Eat light, frequent meals. Heavy meals (23) __________ the blood circulation, which can lead to dizziness and fainting. For two weeks before you fly, eat plenty of food containing vitamins A and E; they will build up your (24) __________ and help to keep you fit. Sleep as much as you can before the flight and on it. On board, wear earplugs and eye pads because darkness (25) __________ secretion of the hormones that enhance sleep.Avoid alcohol, which restricts the brain’s oxygen intake. Like tea and coffee, alcohol increases the dehydration effect of flying. If you need to drink to relax, (26) __________ that the cabin environment intensifies the effect of alcohol.Wear loose, comfortable, warm clothes and limber up during flight. Sitting down for several hours slows down the (27) _________, leading to local stiffness, cramps and dizziness. Re-adjust to local time as soon as you can. Bright light helps the body stay alert, so if you are going somewhere sunny, stay outside.Do not smoke before or during the flight since smoking (28) ___________ the blood oxygen level. If you need to calm your nerves, try aromatherapy oils which have a sedative effect. (29) _________ your doctor before flying if you are on medication. The effects of some drugs are strengthened at high altitudes and some may produce (30) _________.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (15 marks)There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. 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. What we all work for is to free ________ time for the things we really want to do.A. offB. upC. asideD. in32. You _________ his words seriously. He was talking nonsense.A. won’t takeB. may not takeC. mustn’t have takenD. needn’t have taken33. Never hesitate to _________ the first opportunity that comes along.A. seizeB. drawC. who; thatD. obtain34. His mother ________ hated city life longed to return to the village in _______she grew up.A. that; whereB. who; whichC. who; thatD. who; where35. All things _______, I think I’d better take your advice.A. consideringB. to be consideredC. consideredD. have been considered36. Twelve European countries ________ over to the Euro on January 1st, 2002.A. transformedB. switchedC. reversedD. altered37. She isn’t anything ________ unpleasant as people say she is.A. as likeB. likeC. asD. like as38. Stop complaining. You really ________ my nerves.A. get downB. get alongC. get offD. get on39. There wasn’t _______ truth in what he said.A. a grain ofB. a ray ofC. a point ofD.a drop of40. ________ for my savings, I wouldn’t be able to survive these miserable days.A. Was it notB. Were it notC. Had it been notD. Hadn’t it been41. There was a power cut this morning. ________, I couldn’t do anything with my computer.A. SupposedlyB. PresumablyC. ConsequentlyD. Essentially42. Alarm clocks needlessly wake ______ households. I want to design something targeted at the individual sleeper.A. wholeB. totalC. fullD. high43. _______ both parties agree on these issues will a contract be signed soon.A. If onlyB. UnlessC. ShouldD. Only if44.—I’ve run out of cash. Could you lend me a few pounds this evening?—_____ I’ll just have to find time to get to the bank and make a withdrawal.A.I can lend you some now.B. I’m not sure I’ve got any either.C. Sorry, I haven’t got a penny in my account.D. My credit card must be left home.45. —We’re all going to the New Skyline Restaurant for our end-of-year get-together. Can we count you in?—Oh, thanks, Sara, but _____A. I didn’t find you then.B. I’ve been to the restaurant once.C. I’ll pass this time.D. I’ll meet you there at 5:00. Part III Cloze (10 marks)Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the correct word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form of the given word, or by using the given letters of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Did you know that for every 20,000 novels written, only one gets published? So the (46) ____ (likely) that I’ll ever fulfill my ambition of becoming a professional mystery writer doesn’t seem very high. But the prospect of turning my lifelong passion into my livelihood and achieving fame and (47) for ______ at the same time is just too exciting for me to be put off by dull statistics.So what does it (48) t_______ to become a writer? Reading is important—all writers need to research their genre thoroughly to familiarize themselves (49) _______ its codes and conventions. My bookshelves at home are stacked with the novels of all the great mystery writers, which I’ve read and in many cases, re-read, despite (50) _______ (know) all the time “who’d done it”.Of course, being a writer requires imagination. You have to develop your own personal style rather than simply copy the work of “the greats”. I’ve turned out (51) d________ of short crime stories for my university student magazine—some have been published, some not, but I’ve always aimed to produce original and imaginative material.Last but not (52) ________, successful writers possess enormous self-discipline. I’ve often sacrificed my social life in order to devote the necessary time and effort to producing a good quality story. And more than once that has meant (53) _______ the midnight oil.We’ve got a novel inside us. Getting it out in anywhere near publishable form is no (54) ______ task, but with imagination and determination, and the help of an expert on “master class”, who could possibly fail to (55) re_______ their ambition?Part IV Reading Comprehension (40 marks)Read the following passages. Each passage is followedby several questions. Respond to the questions usinginformation from the passage. Remember to write theanswers on the answer sheet.Section A (10 marks)Questions 56—60 are based on the following passage.The term culture shock was introduced for the first timein 1958 to describe the anxiety produced when a personmoves to a completely new environment. This term expresses the feeling of not knowing what to do or how to do things in a new environment. This term expresses the feeling of not knowing what to do or how to do things in a new environment. We can describe culture shock as the physical and emotional discomfort a person suffers when coming to live in a place different from the place of origin.Often, the way that we live before is not accepted or considered as normal in the new place. Everything is different, for example, not speaking the language, not knowing how to use banking machines, not knowing how to use telephones, and so forth.The symptoms of culture shock can appear at different times. Although a person can experience real pain from culture shock, it is also an opportunity for growing and learning new perspectives. Culture shock can help people develop a better understanding of themselves and stimulate personal creativity.Culture shock has many stages. Each stage can be ongoing, or appear only at certain times. In the first stage, the new arrival may feel very happy about all of the new experience. This time is called the honeymoon stage. Afterward, the second stage presents itself. A person may encounter some difficulties in daily life. For example, communication difficulties may occur, such as not being understood. In this stage, there may be feelings of impatience, anger and sadness. Transition between the old methods and those of the new country is a difficult process and takes time to complete. The third stage is characterized by gaining some understanding of the new culture. A new feeling of pleasure and sense of humor may be experienced. A person may start to feel a psychological balance. The individual is more familiar with the environment and wants to belong. This starts an evaluation of the old ways versus those of the new. In the fourth stage, the person realizes that the new culture has good and bad things to offer. This stage can be one of double integration or triple integration, depending on the number of cultures that the person has to process. This integration is characterized by a more solid feeling of belonging. The person starts to define himself or herself and establish goals for living. The fifth stage is the stage that is called the reentry shock. This occurs when a person returns to the newly acquired customs are considered improper in the old culture.Questions 56—60Complete the summary with words from the passage, changing the form where necessary, with only one word for each blank.Introduced in 1958, culture shock is a term used to (56) __________ physical and emotional discomfort people experience when they come to or live in a new place. Although many people suffer a lot from culture shock, it is an (57) _________ for personal improvement. The five stages of culture shock may last for a long time or show up once in a while. In the first stage, the (58) __________ stage, the new arrival might be OK with everything. Afterward, (59) ________ from old methods to the new one calls for time and energy. During the third and fourth stage, people may gain more understanding of the new culture and possess objective views. The double or triple integration is (60) __________ by a feeling of belonging. The last stage, called reentry shock, refers to the feeling people have when returning to their home country.Section B (10 marks)Questions 61-65 are based on the following passage.For some people, it would be unthinkable. But Gabe Henderson is finding freedom in a recent decision; he canceled his MySpace account. The 26 years old graduate student stopped his accountafter realizing that a lot of his online friends were really just acquaintances. “The superficial emptiness clouded the excitement I had once felt,” Henderson wrote in an article. “It seems we have lost, to some degree, the special depth that true friendship is about.”Journalism professor Michael Bugeja, who is a strong supporter of face-to-face communication, read Henderson’s column and saw it was a sign of hope. Though he’s not anti-technology, Bugeja often lectures students about “interpersonal intelligence”—knowing when, where, and for what purpose technology is most appropriate. He points out the students he’s seen walking across campus, holding hands with each other while talking on cell phones to someone else He’s also seen them in coffee shops, surrounded by people, but staring instead at a computer screen. “True friends,” he says, “need to learn when to stop blogging and go across campus to help a friend.”These days, young people are more wired than ever—but they’re also getting more worried. Increasingly, they’ve had to deal with online bullies, who are posting anything from embarrassing photos to online threats. And increasingly, young people also are realizing that things they post on their profiles can come back to hurt them when applying for schools or jobs.Social networking can be an “extremely effective” way to publicize events to large groups. It can even help build a sense of community on campus. People joined Facebook as a way to meet others. However, it has limitations. A good Internet profile could make even the most boring person seem some what interesting. People are also not always happy with text messages on the cell phones. Cell phones can be a quick way to say “have a good day”. But friends can also cancel a night out with a text message to avoid having to explain. “Our generation needs to get over this fear of confrontation and rejection.” Henderson says. “The focus needs to be on quality communication, in all ways.”Back in his life, Henderson is enjoying spending more face-to-face time with his friends and less with his computer. He says his decision to quit his social-networking Internet accounts was a good one. “I’m not sacrificing friends,” he says, “because if a picture, some basic information about their life and a Web page is all my friendship has become, then there was nothing to sacrifice to begin with.”Questions 61—63Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.61. Although Henderson quit MySpace, most of his online friends are actually close friends.62. According to Bugeja, young people should know when to use technology and when to stop using it.63. Social networking helps build a sense of communitybut has a negative effect on young people’s life if it isused inappropriately.Questions 64—65Answer the following questions briefly according to thepassage.64. What does Henderson lose by using socialnetworking websites like Myspace?65. What do young people need to overcome in order tofocus on quality communication?Section C (10 marks)Questions 66—70 are based on the following passage.“Five …Four …Three …Two …One …See ya! ”and Chance McGuire, twenty-five, is airborne off a 600 –foot concrete dam in Northern California. In one second he falls 15 feet, in two seconds 60 feet, and after three seconds and 130 feet, he is flying at 66 miles an hour.McGuire is a practitioner of what he calls the king of all extreme sports. BASE—an acronym for building, antenna, span (bridge) and earth (cliffs)—jumping has one of the sporting world’s highest fatality rates: in its 18-year history, forty –six participants have been killed. Yet the sport has never been more popular, with more than a thousand jumpers in the United States, and more seeking to get into it every day. It is an activity without margin for error. If your chute malfunctions, don’t bother researching for a reserve—there isn’t time. There are no second chances.Still, the sport may be a perfect fit with the times. Americans may have more in common with McGuire than they know or care to admit. America has embarked on a national orgy of thrill seeking and risk taking. The rise of adventure and extreme sports such as BASE jumping, snowboarding, ice climbing, skateboarding, and paragliding is merely the most vivid manifestation of this new national behavior.The rising popularity of extreme sports speaks of an eagerness on the part of millions of Americans to participate in activities closer to the edge, where danger, skill, and fear combine to give weekend warriors and professional athletes alike a sense of pushing out personal boundaries. According to American Sports Data Inc., a consulting firm, participation in so-called extreme sports is way up. Snowboarding has grown 113 percent in five years and now boasts nearly 5.5 million participants. Mountain hiking, skateboarding, scuba diving—their growth curves reveal a nation that loves to play with danger. Contrast that with activities such as baseball, touch football, and aerobics, all of which were in steady decline throughout the 1990s.The pursuits that are becoming more popular have one thing in common: the perception that they are somehow more challenging than a game of touch football. “Every human being with two legs and two arms is going to wonder how fast, how strong, how enduring he or she is,”says Eric Perlman, a mountaineer and film maker specializing in extreme sports. “We are designed to experience or die.”Questions 66—68Complete the following sentences with information given in the passage in a maximum of 4 words for each blank.66. _______ rates doesn’t stop people from getting into BASE jumping every day.67. The rise of extreme sports manifests the national behavior of _______ and ________.68. The combination of fear, skill and danger gives both amateurs and professionals a sense of ______.Questions 69—70Choose the best answer according to the passage.69. Which of the following activities reveals a nation that loves to play activities closer to the edge?A. Touch football.B. Baseball.C. Scuba diving.D. Aerobics.70. What does Eric mean by saying “We are designed to experience or die”?A. Life with great challenges is a meaningful one.B. Life without great experiences is very common.C. People may die while doing extreme sports.D. Extreme sports are essential parts of human life.Section D (10 marks)Questions 71—75 are based on the following passage.Albert Einstein was one of the greatest thinkers the world has ever known. He formulated theories of relativity, successfully described the nature of the universe and came up with the most famous equation in the world. David Beckham is the footballer whose skills and precision have made him one of the most gifted sportsmen of his generation. Who is more intelligent?How Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences (MI) dares us to put these two men on neighboring pedestals. Instead of regarding intelligence as a single quantity measurable by pen-and-paper tests, Gardner, an education professor at Harvard University, divides human intelligence into no fewer than eight separate categories ranging from mathematical to musical competence. (74)His ideas have provoked vigorous debate about how one defines intelligence. Gardner’s point is that quantity measures only one capacity, the sort of mental agility that is valued in academic achievement, and that this single number does not do justice to human potential. So he has created his own spheres of achievement. Some categories are easily reconcilable with general perceptions about IQ. For example, “linguistic” intelligence confers a mastery of language, and is the preserve of such people as poets, writers and linguists. “Logical mathematical”intelligence marks out people who take a reasoning approach to physical things, and seek underlying principles. Einstein is the standard –bearer of this group, which also includes philosophers. These two categories are the main components of what we generally think of as “intelligence”.“Musical” intelligence characterizes musicians, composers and conductors. “Spatial” intelligence is about being able to picture perspective, to visualize a world in one’s head with great accuracy. Chess players, artists and architects would rate highly in this category. Dancers, athletes and actors are lumped under the “bodily-kinesthetic”heading; these individual, like Beckham, are able to control their bodies and movements very carefully.Then come two types of “personal”intelligence-intrapersonal, the ability to gauge one’s own mood, feelings and mental states, and interpersonal, being able to gauge it in others and use the information. These two categories could be interpreted as emotional intelligence. Psychiatrists are particularly adept at the former, while religious leaders and politicians are seen as people who can exploit the latter.Charles Darwin is perhaps the perfect embodiment of the eighth intelligence –“naturalist”. This label describes people with a deep understanding of the natural world and its objects. Zoologists and botanists can count themselves among this group.(75)These eight categories certainly reflect the fact that, in these areas, there is a spectrum of human ability ranging from the hopeless to the brilliant. But are these really intelligences, or could these competences be more accurately described as gifts or talents?Questions 71—73Answer the following questions briefly according to the passage.71. What are the main components of “intelligence” we generally think of?72. What kind of abilities does emotional intelligence involve?73. Which intelligences are represented by Einstein and Beckham respectively?Questions 74—75Translate the underlined sentences in the passage into Chinese.74. His ideas have provoked vigorous debate about how one defines intelligence.75. These eight categories certainly reflect the fact that, in these areas, there is a spectrum of human ability ranging from the hopeless to the brilliant.Part V Translation (10 marks)Translate the following sentences into English, using the hints given in brackets. Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet.76. 既然没有退路了，我们不妨试试他的方法。

全国大学生英语竞赛d类试题答案

全国大学生英语竞赛d类试题答案全国大学生英语竞赛（National English Contest for College Students, 简称NECCS）分为多个类别，D类通常是指非英语专业本科生参加的级别。

试题答案会根据每年的具体试题而有所不同，因此，这里我将提供一个模拟的答案示例，供参考：听力部分（Listening Comprehension）1. A) The man is looking for his lost dog.2. B) The woman missed the bus because she was late.3. C) The speakers are discussing a new restaurant.4. A) The woman will help the man with his homework.5. B) The man is not interested in the party.阅读理解（Reading Comprehension）6. According to the passage, the main reason for the increase in obesity is the consumption of high-calorie fast food.7. The author suggests that regular exercise is essential for maintaining a healthy weight.8. The study mentioned in the text indicates that children who participate in sports are less likely to become obese. 9. The author argues that the government should impose taxes on unhealthy food items to reduce their consumption.10. The conclusion of the passage emphasizes the importance of a balanced diet and regular physical activity.完形填空（Cloze Test）11. Despite the challenges, the team continued to work hard.12. The project was successful due to the collaborativeefforts of the team members.13. The initial plan was abandoned in favor of a morepractical approach.14. The team leader encouraged innovation and creative thinking.15. The final outcome exceeded everyone's expectations.翻译（Translation）16. 随着科技的发展，我们的生活变得更加便捷。

2022年全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题(含答案)

2022 年全国大学生英语竞赛样题（C 类）2022 National English Competition for CollegeStudents(Type C - Sample)(Total：150 marks Time：120 minutes) Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, one question will be asked, and you have fifteen seconds to read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.1.A. He enjoys the coldness outside.B. It is too hot in the room.C. There is heavy smoke inside.D. There is no much room inside.2. A. He will take up a new position.B. He will employ the woman.C. He wants to open an account.D. He is going to quit his job.3. A. In a post office.B. In their classroom.C. In the library.D. In the school lab.4. A. The woman has wasted too much time.B. The woman lost her camera unfortunately.C. The man doesn't like the old city at all.D. The man has arranged an activity for her.5. A. He lost his resume before the job interview.B. He was rejected to attend an interview.C. He was late for the business meeting.D. He finished his essay on new media.Section B (10 marks)In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause.Conversation OneListen to the conversation. Then read the four choices marked A, B, C or D, and decide which is the bestanswer according to what you hear. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a singleline through the centre.6. What information does the man want to know?A. About Hudson College.B. About life in Panama.C. About English courses.D. About visa application.7. How long does the Advanced Business English courses last?A. One month.B. One month and a half.C. Two months.D. Three months.8. How much is the tuition for the course?A. $1200.B. $1300.C. $1400.D. $1500.9. When will the man get the application form?A. Just after the phone call.B. Well after he gets the visa.C. When the woman gets the deposit.D. When they get the tuition fee.10. What is the exact class arrangement?A. Two hours a day, five days a week.B. Three hours a day, five days a week.C. Four hours a day, six days a week.D. Five hours a day, six days a week.Conversation TwoListen to the conversation and complete the following sentences with one word according to what you hear. Write the answers on the answer sheet.11. David Viscardi is a ( ) and he wrote a book entitled The Risk Phenomenon.12. According to David, many people find normal life much too dull so they take risk sports as a/an ( ) .13. David believes that risk sports help people develop ( ) in challenging conditions.14. Bungee jumpers jump from a very high place with their ankles attached to a length of ( ) rope.15. David explains that extroverts tend not to get anxious easily while other types of people are easily made anxious and tend to avoid ( ) .Section C (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short news items. Each item will be read only once. After each item, there will be a fifteen-second pause. During the pause, read the question and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.16. What does the evidence support?A. NASA is capable of operating a new type of telescope now.B. There is a planet orbiting a star outside the Milky Way Galaxy.C. The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the most powerful one.D. One enormous planet is approaching the Earth rapidly.17. What did the ancient ceremonial centers founded belong to?A. The ancient Olmec and Maya cultures.B. The old stone age statue cultures.C. The new Mexican cultures.D. The Lidar Kingdom cultures.18. What does humanity's future depend on according to the world leaders?A. Cooperation among the countries.B. Efforts to fight climate change.C. Future exploration to the space.D. Peaceful talk on East Asia area.19. Which of the following is the main function of the artificial intelligence model?A. To search much more information on line.B. To get more accurate calculation results.C. To predict rainfall within next 90 minutes.D. To design fun and interesting computer games.20. Why will NASA explore the ancient objects orbiting the sun?A. To monitor the new spacecraft at the distance of JupiterB. To study the relationship between Jupiter and its“Trojan”asteroids.C. To compare the old and new objects orbiting the sun in recent years.D. To gather information about the solar system's formation 4.5 billion years ago.Section D (10 marks)In this section, you will hear two short passages. The passages will be read only once. After each passage, there will be a one-minute pause.DictationListen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear. Write the answers on the answer sheet.Black holes are areas where the pull of gravity is so strong that not even light can escape. Usually they happen after very big, supergiant stars explode. The exploded star 21. ( ) something called a “supernova.”It is very bright, but short -lived. Supernovas create the largest explosions in space. The material remaining after the supernova explosion 22. ( ). Gravity pulls, or crushes, all the matter intoa very small space. When light can no longer escape that space, it is known as a black hole. The Japanese satellite Astro-H was carrying an instrument called an X-ray spectrometer. It was able to measure the way gas flows at the center of the Perseus cluster. What it found was that the superheated gas at the center of the cluster 23. ( ) than researchers expected. And that told them something about how black holes work, and how galaxies are formed.Brian McNamara is an astrophysicist with the University of Waterloo in Canada. “And that gives usa very 24. ( ) of how much energy is being pumped into this gas by supermassive black holes, and so it allows us to form a more complete picture of how galaxies evolve, how the stars and the gas that will eventually cool out like rain to form the stars, evolves over cosmic time.”The scientists are also looking at the hot plasma —another kind of matter —and gases that surround galaxies. “This is gas that has not cooled out and condensed out like rain in our atmosphere to form stars, planets, life, for example. So it's the potential for the future, and we're trying to understand what the future destiny of this galaxy and many other galaxies would be.”McNamara says that supermassive black holes may change how galaxies form and change over time. “The energy released by these giant black holes is very 25. ( ) to these atmospheres, which is the stuff out of which future stars will form.”And what that means, he says, is that these huge black holes can affect the rate at which a galaxy grows.SummaryListen to the passage and complete the table using no more than three words for each blank according to what you hear. Write the answers on the answer sheet.Part II Vocabulary & Grammar (15 marks)There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. 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. How close parents are to their children ( ) a strong influence on the character of their children.A. haveB. hasC. havingD. to have32. When I was a very young boy, I was terribly frightened of going to school, but I soon ( ) it.A. came acrossB. dropped offC. got overD. pushed away33. The destruction of these cultural treasures was a huge loss for mankind that no amount of money could ( ).A. come up withB. make up forC. put up withD. stand up to34. Even researchers are not always careful enough to distinguish correlation between ( ) and effect.A. aspectB. beingC. causeD. effect35. The energy, such as gas, oil, electricity, ( ) going to be in short supply for a long time, and whatever energy is ( ) , it will costa lot more.A. are; usefulB. are; popularC. is; accessD. is; available36. Michael doesn't feel like playing football today because he is ( ).A. out of controlB. up in the airC. over his headD. walking on air37. Although by no means rich, Tom was ( ) than most of his fellow villagers in that area.A. ahead ofB. better offC. fed upD. the real thing38. From this preparation course most students should ( ) some fundamental knowledge in Multimedia.A. requireB. enquireC. acquireD. demand39. Although nuclear weapons present grave ( ) dangers, the predominant crisis of overpopulation is with us right now.A. constantB. inevitableC. overwhelmingD. potential40. According to an investigation, children who are over-protected by their parents may become ( ).A. damagedB. harmfulC. ignorantD. spoiled41. If your father hadn't stood under the tree to catch you, you ( ) now.A. couldn't have smiledB. didn't smileC. won't smileD. wouldn't be smiling42. In some countries, ( ) is called“equality”does not really mean equal rights for all people.A. thatB. oneC. whatD. which43. There is hardly an environment on the earth ( ) some species of animal or other has not adapted ( ).A. as to; fluentlyB. so that; naturallyC. to which; successfullyD. wherever; peacefully44. —Are you going to have dinner before of after the show?—Mm, I'd like to have it before the show. Or it will be too late.—( )A. Don't mention it.B. I agree with you.C. Thanks a lot.D. What a pity!45. —Hello! The Maple Hotel. How can I help you?—Hi! ( ) Is there any room available for two tomorrow?—I'm sorry sir, but we're fully booked tomorrow.A. I'd like to make a reservation please.B. Can I check in at the moment?C. How much is my bill for tomorrow?D. Should I take my visa with me?Part III Cloze (10 marks)Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the correct word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form of the given word, or by using the given letter(s) of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.A computer with the power of a human brain is a long way off, but this week researchers are 46. re( ) that they've simulated a cat's cerebral cortex, the thinking part of the brain, using a massive supercomputer. The computer has 147,456 processors and 144 terabytes of main memory―100,000 times as 47. ( ) as your computer has.The simulation, which runs 100 times slower than an actual cat's brain, is more about watching how thoughts are 48. ( )(form) in the brain and how the roughly one billion neurons and 10 trillion synapses in a cat's brain work together.The researchers created a programme that told the supercomputer to behave in the way that a brain is 49. ( )(believe) to behave. The computer was shown images of corporate logos and scientists watched as 50. dif( ) parts of the simulated brain worked together to figure out what the image was.Dharmendra Modha, manager of cognitive computing for IBM Research and senior author of the paper, called it a“truly unprecedented scale of simulation”. Researchers at Stanford University and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory were also part of the project. Modha says the research could lead 51. ( ) computers that rely less on structured data, such as 2 plus 1 equals 4, and can handle ambiguity better, like 52. ide( ) the corporate logo even if the image is blurry. Such computers could also incorporate senses such as sight, touch and 53. ( )(hear) into the decisions they make.One reason that development would be 54. ( )(signify) to IBM is that the company is now selling smarted planet services that use digital sensors to monitor things like weather and 55. ( ) and feed that the data into computers that are asked to various things with the information, like predicting a tsunami or detecting a freeway way accident. Other companies could use cognitive computing as well to make better sense of large volumes of information.Part IV Reading Comprehension (30 marks)There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by several questions. Respond to the questions using information from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Section A (10 marks)Questions 56—60 are based on the following passage.Situated at the heart of Beijing, the Palace Museum is approached through the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tian'an men). Because of its centrality as well as restricted access, the palace was called The Forbidden City. It was built from 1406 to 1420 by the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, the Yongle Emperor who, upon usurping the throne, determined to move his capital northward from Nanjing to Beijing. The Ming dynasty fell to the Manchu Qing in 1644 and in 1911 the Qing dynasty was overthrown by the republican revolutionaries.56. ( )57. ( ) Measuring 961 meters from north to south and 753 meters from east to west, it covers an area of 1,110,000 square meters. Each of the four sides is pierced by a gate: the Meridian Gate (Wu men) on the south, the Gate of Divine Prowess (Shenwu men) on the north, theEastern and Western Prosperity Gates (Donghua men and Xihua men). Once inside, visitors will see a succession of halls and palaces spreading out on either side of an invisible central axis. The buildings' glowing yellow roofslevitating above vermilion walls is a magnificent sight. The painted ridges and carved beams all contribute to the sumptuous effect.Known as the Outer Court, the southern portion of the Forbidden City centers on three main halls –Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian), Hall of Central Harmony (Zhonghedian), and Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohedian).58. ( ) Mirroring this arrangement is the Inner Court comprising the northern portion of the Forbidden City. The Inner Court is comprised of not only the residences of the emperor and his consorts but also venues for religious rituals and administrative activities.59. ( ) These were precisely designed in accordance with a code of architectural hierarchy, which designated specific features to reflect the paramount authority and status of the emperor. No ordinary mortal would have been allowed or would even have dared to come within close proximity to these buildings.60. ( ) The collection, displayed in gallery halls throughout the complex, is becoming increasingly more accessible with digital technologies. The Museum's website, established in 2001, is dedicated to presentinga “Digital Palace Museum”by which the wealth of cultural heritage contained in the Forbidden City may be effectively spread worldwide.Questions 56—60Choose from the sentences A ―G the one which best fits each gap of 56 ―60. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.A. It was here in the Ourter Court that the emperor held court and conducted grand audiences.B. During nearly six hundred years, twenty-four emperors lived and ruled from this palace.C. In total, the buildings of the two courts account for an area of some 163,000 square meters.D. The Palace Museum's range of publications has created further interest in domains such as the Forbidden City's history, architecture, and vast cultural holdings.E. The Forbidden City is surrounded by 10-metre-high walls and a 52-metre-wide moat.F. Although the Forbidden City used to be an impenetrable fortress, the imperial palace is now a public museum.G. The Museum's administration launched a policy of comprehensive restoration.Section B (10 marks)Questions 61—65 are based on the following passage.Like people, each country has unique characteristics. Many countries are known by the products they produce. These products are anything from foods and minerals to plants and buildings. Here are whata few countries are known for.Sri Lanka is well known for its Ceylon tea. The country exports more black tea than any other nation. Ceylon was the country's name when it was a British colony. In the 19th century, Sri Lanka was famous for its coffee. But most of its coffee plantations were destroyed by insects in the 1870s. It was during this time Britain started the tea plantations.When people think of Bulgaria, they often say “Rosova Dolina,”which means “the valley of roses.”During the rule of the turkish Empire, the Bulgarian rose became widely popular. Bulgaria produces 80 percent of the world's roses. Bulgaria also produces rose oil and rose perfume. The country even has rose juice. In fact, people long ago believed that the Greek gods gained immortality by drinking elixir made with roses. To make one 500-milliter bottle of rose juice, 50 roses are needed.Ghana's cacao beans were used to make drinks for the rich during ancient times in Central America. Later,a special kind of cacao was brought to Ghana from Brazil in 1824. Known as the porastero cacao, it made up 80-90 percent of all cacao produced. The cacao is flat and dark purple. It has a bitter and sour taste. Ghana's chocolate has also gained international acclaim.It is difficult to say where cheese first came from. What we do know is that the Swiss made cheese long before Jesus was born. Cheese then was used as currency in Switzerland and represented social status and wealth. In the fourth century, cheese was internationally introduced and quickly became popular. There is an unusual story about how fondue came about. Long ago, the Swissliving on the mountains were confined to their homes because ofa large snowstorm. Cheese, wine and bread were the last food they had left. They melted the cheese with wine and ate the bread with it.Farmlands are plentiful in Argentina, so the country can grow many kinds of crops. The crops are used to feed its numerous livestock. The invention of refrigerator ships has made exporting of meats safer and easier. Argentina jumped at the opportunity to increase meat exports. Without refrigerator ships, the meat could get contaminated while travelling long distances.Questions 61—65Answer the following questions according to the passage.61. What was Sri Lanka well known for in 1800s?62. Why do people call Bulgaria “the valley of roses”?63. What does cacao look like?64. When was cheese well known to the world?65. What is Argentina famous for according to the passage?Section C (10 marks)Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage.There is a saying in France that states, “The government could fall, the Louvre could be broken into, or aliens could land on earth, but if any of these things happened during the Tour de France, no one would notice.”The Tour de France is the most famous cycling race in the world. The race, which is held in July every year, consists of twenty one -day stages, plus several rest days.The course follows a clockwise route around France, and often neighboring countries, including Luxembourg, Belgium, and Italy. The winner is the rider who completes all twenty stages of the race in the shortest overall time.The Tour de France first started on July 1, 1903, when sixty cyclists left from in front of The Alarm Clock Cafe, just outside of Paris, and rode 467 kilometers to Lyon. The first race consisted of six legs, each of which was about 400 kilometers long. At that time there were no rest days—the winner was the rider who finished the race in the shortest total time. The winner of the first Tour de France, Maurice Garin, the most popular cyclist in France at that time, received 2,000 francs (about $350). It took him 94 hours and 33 minutes to ride all 2,428 kilometers of the race, three hours faster than the runner-up. Over the weeks during which the race was run, the idea of the Tour de France slowly caught on with the people of France. The race has been held every year since that time, except during the years of World Wars I and II.The Tour de France has developed several special honors for which racers compete. Above all, the highest honor is the “yellow jersey”. Henri Desgranges, the founder of the race, introduced the yellow jersey in 1919 to show the leading racer each day of the Tour de France. Each day, the officials who keep track of all of the rider's times compare each rider's total time up to that point. The racer with the lowest overall time wears the yellow jersey during the following day's race. Other honors include the“green jersey”, which is given to the rider who sprints the best by riding the fastest over shortdistances, and the “polka dot jersey”,a white jersey with red dots, for the best rider in the mountains along the route.Over the years of the race, the competitors have gained a reputation for good sportsmanship. For example, ifa lead rider falls off his bike, it is common for the following riders to slow down to allow the fallen rider to catch up. Some watchers are surprised by this, but as German rider Jan Ullrich, who came in runner-up in 2002 after waiting for winner Lance Armstrong, says, Of course I would wait. If I would have won this race by taking advantage of someone's bad luck, then the race was not worth winning.Questions 66—70Complete the summary below with information from the passage, using no more than three words for each blank.The Tour de France is the most famous 66. ( ) race in the world. The race follows a 67. ( ) route around France, and some parts of the race may go into 68. ( ) countries like Belgium and Italy. The race 69. ( ) twenty one-day stages, but there area few rest days for cyclists during these twenty days. The judges of the race 70. ( ) the time each rider takes to complete each stage of the race. At the end of the race, they cyclist with the shortest overall time is the winner.Part V Translation (15 marks)Section A (5 marks)Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.71. For hundreds of years, the Sphinx attracted people both as a religious monument and as a work of art. But eventually, the desert sand once again covered the Sphinx, leaving only the head visible. It was not until the 1800s that archaeologists began clearing the sand from the statue and began researching the long history of the Sphinx. At last, in the 1920, all of the sand was finally cleared away and restoration work, which continues to this day, was begun.Section B (10 marks)Translate the following paragraph into English. Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet.72. 我们采用绿色基因技术，目的在于使作物育种更有效，更环保。

全国大学生英语竞赛b类试题真题及答案

全国大学生英语竞赛b类试题真题及答案全国大学生英语竞赛B类试题真题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. 听下面对话，选择正确答案。

A. 5:00B. 5:30C. 6:00D. 6:30[录音内容]M: What time does the bus leave?F: It leaves at 5:30 in the morning.[答案] B2. 听下面短文，回答问题。

Q: What is the main topic of the passage?A. Environmental protectionB. EducationC. TechnologyD. Health[录音内容][答案] A二、阅读理解（共30分）1. 阅读以下短文，选择正确答案。

A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage: The university has recently introduced a new policy that requires all students to wear uniforms.1. All students are happy with the new policy.[答案] B2. 阅读以下短文，回答问题。

Passage: [短文内容]Q: What is the author's opinion on the issue discussed in the passage?A. The author supports it.B. The author opposes it.C. The author is neutral.D. The author's opinion is not mentioned.[答案] C三、词汇与语法（共20分）1. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.A. althoughB. becauseC. ifD. unlessSentence: I will go to the party tonight _______ I have to work late.[答案] D2. Identify the grammatical error in the sentence.Sentence: She don't like to travel by plane.A. Subject-verb agreementB. Verb tenseC. Article usageD. Preposition usage[答案] A四、翻译（共15分）1. Translate the following sentence into English.中文：他昨天没有来，因为他生病了。

2023年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷(附答案详解)

2023年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷(附答案详解)第一部分：听力请回答以下问题：1. What is the main topic of the conversation?Answer: The topic is about planning a vacation.2. What does the man suggest about the hotel?Answer: The man suggests that the hotel might be fully booked.3. What does the woman say she will do tomorrow?Answer: The woman says she will start packing tomorrow.4. How does the woman feel about taking a city tour?Answer: The woman is interested in taking a city tour.5. What does the woman mean?Answer: The woman means that she wants to use all her vacation days.第二部分：阅读理解请回答以下问题：1. What is the main topic of the passage?Answer: The main topic of the passage is about the benefits of exercise.2. According to the passage, how does exercise benefit the brain?Answer: Exercise helps improve memory and cognitive function.3. What does the passage imply about exercise and sleep?Answer: The passage implies that exercise can help regulate sleep patterns.4. What is NOT mentioned as a benefit of exercise?Answer: Weight loss is not mentioned as a benefit of exercise.第三部分：写作请写一篇100字以上的短文，回答以下问题："你认为大学生是否应该参加寒暑假实？为什么？"参考答案：我认为大学生应该参加寒暑假实。

大学英语竞赛参考答案

大学英语竞赛参考答案一、听力部分（共30分）1. A) 正确答案：C解析：在对话中，女声提到了“...the book I borrowed from the library is due today...”，表明她借的书今天到期，因此选择C。

2. B) 正确答案：A解析：男声询问女声是否愿意参加晚上的音乐会，女声回答说“...I'd love to, but I have a project due tomorrow...”，表明她有项目要完成，所以不能去。

3. C) 正确答案：B解析：根据对话内容，男声说“...I've been to the gym twice this week...”，说明他这周去了两次健身房。

4. D) 正确答案：A解析：女声提到“...I need to buy a new coat because the old one is too small...”，说明她需要买一件新外套。

5. E) 正确答案：C解析：男声询问女声是否完成了作业，女声回答说“ (I)finished it last night...”，表明她昨晚完成了作业。

6-10. 正确答案：B, A, C, B, A解析：略二、阅读理解（共40分）A)1. 正确答案：F解析：文章第一段提到“...the first time I traveled abroad was when I was 18...”，表明作者18岁时第一次出国。

2. 正确答案：T解析：文章中提到“...I was amazed by the beauty of the place...”，说明作者对那个地方的美丽感到惊讶。

3. 正确答案：F解析：文章中没有提到作者在旅行中遇到了语言障碍。

4. 正确答案：T解析：文章最后一段提到“...I realized the importance of experiencing different cultures...”，表明作者意识到了体验不同文化的重要性。

2022 年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛题（B 类）参考答案及作文评分标准

2022National English Competitionfor College Students(Type B-Preliminary)参考答案及作文评分标准Part I Listening Comprehension(30marks)Section A(5marks)1—5BCDACSection B(10marks)6—10CADAC11.methodical12.mental/visual13.memory14.colo(u)red15.decreaseSection C(5marks)16—20ADADCSection D(10marks)Dictation21.spectacular features22.traditional Greek costume23.a backup lantern24.as a memento25.ceremonial lightingSummary26.available worldwide/available across the world/available the world over;27.microwave collector;28.90minutes;29.absorption and scattering;30.at the correct frequenciesPart II Vocabulary&Grammar(15marks)31—35CCDAD36—40BCACD41—45BDACBPart III Cloze(10marks)46.threatened/used to threat47.where48.importance49.stylized/stylish50.well51.different52.account53.creation54.institutions55.morePart IV Reading Comprehension(30marks)Section A(10marks)56—60BDGAFSection B(10marks)61.Because they float on top of the mantle.62.Sudden violent events like great floods.63.All of Earth蒺s landmasses were once joined in a single supercontinent(called Pangaea).64.He had no good answer./He could give no reasonable answer.65.They would drift together again and form a new supercontinent.Section C(10marks)106··Testing and Evaluation(Tertiary English Teaching&Research)66.genetic engineering67.born68.animal/desirable69.intelligence and personality70.the face of humanityPart V Translation(15marks)Section A(5marks)71.COVID-19表明，一种传染病能以极快的速度席卷全球，将卫生系统推向崩溃边缘，并颠覆全人类的日常生活。

全国大学生英语竞赛a参考答案

全国大学生英语竞赛a参考答案全国大学生英语竞赛（National English Contest for College Students，简称NECCS）是一项面向全国高校在校大学生的英语竞赛活动，旨在提高大学生的英语综合应用能力。

以下是一份模拟的参考答案，供参赛者参考。

听力部分1. A) 根据对话内容，女士询问男士是否需要帮助，男士表示需要，因此答案为A。

2. B) 男士提到他正在寻找一家书店，女士告诉他书店就在附近，答案为B。

3. C) 对话中提到女士建议男士参加一个英语俱乐部，以提高英语水平，答案为C。

...（听力部分共20题，每题1分，此处省略）阅读部分阅读理解1. 根据第一段内容，文章讨论了全球化对经济的影响，因此答案为A。

2. 第二段提到了跨国公司在全球化中的作用，答案为B。

3. 第三段讨论了全球化对环境的潜在影响，答案为C。

...（阅读理解共20题，每题2分，此处省略）完型填空1. 根据上下文，这里需要一个表示“因此”的词，故答案为"Therefore"。

2. 这里需要一个表示“尽管”的词，答案为"Although"。

3. 根据句子结构，这里需要一个表示“完成”的词，答案为"Completed"。

...（完型填空共10题，每题1.5分，此处省略）翻译部分1. 中文原文：“随着科技的发展，我们的生活变得越来越便利。

”英文翻译："With the development of technology, our lives are becoming more and more convenient."2. 中文原文：“我们应该珍惜时间，充分利用每一天。

”英文翻译："We should cherish time and make full use of every day."3. 中文原文：“教育对于个人的成长至关重要。

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2003年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题2003 National English Contest for College Students（Preliminary）Part I Listening Comprehension（30 minutes，30 points）Section A Dialogues（10 points）Directions：In this section ，you will hear 10 short dialogues．At the end of each dialogue，a question will be asked about what was said．Both the dialogue and the question will be read only once．After each question there will be a pause．during the pause，you must read the four choices marked A，B，C and D，and decide which is the best answer．Then m ark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center．1．A．A sales clerk． B．A police officer．C．A tailor． D．A nurse．2．A．By train． B．She walks．C．By car． D．By bus．3．A．Fish is the only dish left． B．Chicken is the only dish left．C．Vegetarian meals are not offered． D．There aren't any vegetarian meals left．4．A．He starts work next weekend． B．He'll be away．C．He'll be in the mountains． D．He's moving to Florida．5．A．In an elevator． B．At a dress store．C．On the seventh floor． D．At a department store．6．A．They felt it was disorganized．B．They were pleased with its Asian content．C．They felt it lacked Asian content．D．They felt it ignored recent events．7．A．He doesn't have enough time．B．He doesn't have a watch．C．The library doesn't have the articles he wants．D．He can't find the library．8．A．He wants the woman to dine out with them．B．He wants to work tomorrow．C．He wants the woman to finish dinner first．D．He wants to pay for the dinner．9．A．Twice a day． B．Twice a week．C．Once a week． D．Daily．10．A．At two o'clock． B．At four o'clock．C．At three thirty． D．At eight o'clock．Section B News Items（10 points）Directions：In this section，you will hear 10 pieces of short news from BBC or VOA．There will be a question following each piece of news．Write down the answer to each question in no more than 15 words．11．_______________________________________12．_______________________________________13．_______________________________________14．_______________________________________15．_______________________________________16．_______________________________________17．_______________________________________18．_______________________________________ 19．_______________________________________20．_______________________________________ Section C Compound Dictation（10 points）Directions：In this section，you will hear a passage three times．When the passage is read for the first time，you should listen carefully for its general idea．Then listen to the passage again．When the passage is read for the second time，you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 21 to 28 with the exact words you have just heard．For blanks numbered from 29 to 30，you are required to fill in the missing information．You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words．Finally，when the passage is read for the third time，you should check what you have written and rewrite the correct answers on the Answer Sheet．Although general Motors and General Electric are large multinational companies with operations around the globe，there are numerous smaller companies that engage in international trade．Because 95percent of the world's population and two-thirds of its(21)_____ power are located outside the United States，it is important for American(22)_____to be present in foreign markets．However，before we explain the different methods by which a company may (23)_____in international trade，we might first consider some important (24)_____that U.S．companies often fail to study before they sell products in a foreign country．These factors are (25)_____with differences in language，in values and attitudes，and in political (26)_____．When (27)_____Coca-Cola into the Chinese market in 1920，the company used a group of Chinese symbols that，when spoken，sounded like Coca-Cola．However，when read， these symbols meant，“a female horse fattened with wax”．Upon reentering the Chinese market in the 1970s，Coca-Cola used a series of Chinese (28)_____that translates into“happiness in the mouth”．(29)_________________________．Culture is the total pattern of human behavior that is practiced by a particular group of people．(30)_________________________．Part II Vocabulary and Structure（15 minutes，30 points）Section A Multiple Choice（20 points）Directions：Questions 31-50 constitute a complete passage．There are 20blanks in the passage．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．Senior Metropolitan police officers tried to dismiss the Noting Hill race riots which raged for five nights over the August bank holiday in 1958 as the work of“ruffians，both colored and white”hell-bent on hooliganism ，according to __B___ official files．A．recent revealed B．newly releasedC．previous disclosing D．earlier exposing32．But police eyewitness reports in the secret papers_D___ that they were overwhelmingly the work of a white working class mob out to get the“niggers”．C．consist D．confirm33．The ferocity of the Noting Hill“racial riots”，as the press called them at the time，shocked Britain into_A_C___ for the first time that it was not above the kind of racial conflict then being played out in the American deep south．A．realizing B．witnessingC．watching D．identifying34．The carnival，which will__C___ the streets of west London _____more than 1.5 million people this weekend，was started in 1959 as a direct response to the riots．A．crowd；of B．pour；forC．fill；with D．emerge；in35．While senior officers tried to play down the racial aspects of the riots，the internal Metropolitan police files released this month at the public record office confirm that the disturbances were overwhelmingly _C__A__ by 300 to 400 strong“Keep Britain White”mobs ，many of them Teddy boys armed with iron bars ，butcher's knives and weighted leather belts，who went“nigger-hunting”among the West Indian residents of Noting Hill and Noting Dale．A．erupted B．commencedC．triggered D．inaugurated36．The first night left five black men _A__D__ on the pavements of Noting Hill．A．lying unconscious B．there diedC．feel faint D．serious hurt37．The battles raged over the bank holiday weekend as the black _D____responded in kind with counterattacks by large groups of“men of color”similarly armed．A．column B．armyC．brigade D．community38．Thomas Williams was stopped by the police as he came out of Bluey's Club on Talbot Road，Noting Hill．He __B___a piece of iron down his left trouser leg，a petrol bomb in his right pocket and a razor blade in his inside breast pocket：“I have to protect myself，”he told the arresting officer．A．found to have B．was found to haveC．found having D．was found having39．The _A_B___ files，which were sealed under the 75-year rule but have been released early，show that senior officers tried to convince the then home secretary，“Rab”Butler，that there was not a racial element to the rioting．A．forbidden B．confidentialC．incredible D．strict40．In his official report，Detective Sergeant M.Walters of the Notting Hill police said the national press had been wrong to portray the“widespread series of street disturbances”as“racial”riots：“Whereas there certainly was some __A___ feeling between white and colored residents in this area，it is abundantly clear much of the trouble was caused by ruffians，both colored and white，who seized on this opportunity to indulge in hooliganism．”C．painful D．hurt41．But the police witness statements and private statistics __B_D__ ．A．told differently B．interpreted in a different wayC．existed m any differences D．told a different story42．The Met commissioner was told that _C_D___ the 108people who were charged with offences ranging from grievous bodily harm to affray and riot and possessing offensive weapons，72 were white and 36 were “colored”．A．for B．fromC．of D．in43．It is popularly believed that the riot began on the night of Saturday，August 20，when a 400-strong crowd of white men，_B D____“Teds”，attacked houses occupied by West Indians．A．they are all B．many of themC．some were D．most of them belong to44．Among the __C__ was Majbritt Morrison ，a young white Swedish bride of a Jamaican．A．offenders B．riotersC．victims D．residents45．She was pelted with stones，glass and wood，and _B_D___ in the back with an iron bar as she tried to get home．A．bruised B．struckC．patted D．scratched46．The internal police witness statements provide graphic evidence of the motives of the mobs—at one point crowds several thousand strong roamed the streets of Notting Hill，_B____ homes and attacking any West Indian they could find．A．plunging into B．breaking intoC．seeking for D．searching for47．PC Richard Bedford said he had seen a mob of 300 to 400 white people in Bramley Road _C__A__：“We will kill all black bastards．Why don't you send them home？”A．shouting B．to cryC．utter D．announced48．PC Ian McQueen on the same night said he was told：“Mind your own __D___，cops．Keep out of it．We will settle these niggers our way．We'll murder the bastards．”A．matters B．affairC．things D．business49．The disturbances continued night after night until they finally petered out onSeptember 5．At the Old Bailey Judge Salmon later handed down exemplary __D___ of four years each on nine white youths who had gone“nigger hunting”．A．decisions B．statementsC．trials D．sentences50．While those dealt with by the courts were overwhelmingly white ，the large numberof black people also arrested and the official _C____ there had not been a racial motive ensured a legacy of black mistrust of the Metropolitan police that has never really been eradicated．A．persistence B．perseveranceC．insistence D．instanceSection B Error Correction（10points）Directions：The following passage contains 9 errors．In each case only one word is involved．You should proofread the passage on the Answer Sheet and correct it in the following way：EXAMPLEOne night，quite late，I was still awake in the room I am shared with 1. ammy husband．I was lying on my right side and can hear a child crying． 2. could Getting up，I went ∧ see if our son was all right． 3. toHe was sleeping soundly，breathing deeply and gently． 4. √The ZipperWhatever did we do before the invention of the zipper？In 1893 the world's first zipper was produced in Chicago．Although the inventor claimed that it was a reliable fasteningfor clothing，this was not the case．The Chicago zipper sprang 51．______open without warning，or jammed shut，and it swiftly lostpopularity．Twenty years ago a Swedish-born engineer called 52．______Sundback solved the problem．He attached tiny cups to thebacks of the interlocked teeth，and this meant that the teeth 53．______could be enmeshed more firmly and reliably．At first zippers were made of metal．They were heavy，andif they got stuck it was difficult to free．Then came nylon 54．______zippers which were lighter and easier to use，and had smallerteeth．The fashion industry liked the new zippers far betterbecause they didn’t distort the line of the garment or weighing 55．______down light fabrics．They were also easier for the machiniststo fit into the garment．Meanwhile a new fastening agent made its appearance atthe end of the twenty century: velcro. Velcro is another product 56．______made from nylon．Nylon is a very tough synthetic fibre firstdeveloped in the 1930s，and bearing a name to mind the wearer 57．______of the two places where it was developed：NY for New York andLON for London．Velcro is made with very small nylon hooks onone side of the fastening which caught tiny looped whiskers on the 58．______other side of the fastening．It is strong and durable．Velcro is used on clothing，luggages and footwear．It is quick 59．______and easy to fasten and unfasten，and has taken a large part ofthe zipper's share of the market．It is also used in ways a zippercannot be used—for instance as an easily changed fastening onplaster casts，and to hold furnishing fabrics in a position． 60．______Part III Situational Dialogues（5 minutes，10 points）Directions：Complete the following dialogues by choosing the best answer．Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre．61．Rob：Hey Jill，you're looking great．Jill：Thanks，Rob．____________Rob：Well，you did it．How？Jill： I jog every morning，and I go to aerobics every other day．A．I bought this dress yesterday．Really smart．B．You are looking fine too．C．I'm recovering my strength after the flu．D．My New Year's resolution was to get in shape．62．Bob：Hi Jane．How are you？Jane：____________I didn't sleep a wink last night．The people next door were making a lot of noise again till very late at night．A．I'm feeling a bit out of sorts this morning．B．Fine，thank you．And you？C．I slept like a log and didn't want to get out of bed．D．It seems a bit unusual，you know．63．Ann ：Aah！He's gorgeous！Look at those big，golden paws．When did you get him？ Roger：Yesterday．____________Ann ：Oh，right．What kind is she？Roger：A Labrador．A．Susan's got a more beautiful one．B．What's up？C．It's a she actually．D．Isn't it right？64．Tina：Wow，look at all the things on sale．____________Andrew：Yes，look，this shirt is 50 ％off．Tina：And look at these shoes．They are 30 ％off the normal price．A．I'd like to buy a skirt．B．There are some real bargains．C．Are the prices reasonable？D．These shoes are the same as mine．65．Woman：Have you finished the packaging？Man ：____________Woman：Good．Because the truck will be coming soon，this is a rush job．A．Don't hurry m or I'll break the glass．B．Almost．I just have to wrap the glass and put it into boxes．C．No，I haven't．Why didn't you help me with it？D．Yes，I have．What else can I do for you？66．Customs Officer ：________________________Mrs．John son ：No，nothing at all．Customs Officer ：No perfume，alcohol or cigarettes？Mrs．John son ：Well，I have 200 cigarettes；that's all．A．Do you have anything in the bag，ma'am？B．Do you have anything to declare，ma'am？C．Do you want to buy something，ma'am？D．Is there anything I can do for you，ma'am？67．Linda：Hello．I'd like to send this package，please．Clerk：____________________________________Linda：First class．How long will that take？Clerk：About three days．A．How would you like to send it？ B．Which class are you in？C．Where do you want to send it to？D．Which class is it in？68．Assistant：Can I help you？Colin ：Yes，it's about this sports shirt．I washed it the other day．The colour ran and it shrank．Assistant：Oh dear，I see．________________________Colin ：I'm afraid not．Assistant：I'm sorry，but I'm not allowed to change anything without a receipt． A．Did you buy it here？B．Would you want to change it？C．Do you have the receipt？D．Could you tell me who sold it to you？69．James：Could I have my bill，please？Can I pay by credit card or eurocheque？Receptionist：____________James：I'll pay by credit card，then．Receptionist：That's fine．I hope you enjoyed your stay here．A．Here's your bill．B．Sorry，we don't take credit card．C．You can pay by eurocheque．D．Yes，we take both．70．Husband：When is our anniversary？Wife：________________________Husband：No，it's just that I bought these flowers for you and I was hoping today was the day．A．Hmm ．．．I can't remember either．Why？B．Hey，are these flowers for me？C．Who cares？Do you want to give me a surprise？D．Are you joking？Have you really forgotten again？Part IV Reading Comprehension（25 minutes，40 points）Section A Multiple Choice（10 points）Directions：There is one reading passage in this part．The passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre．Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage：Taking a peep at what's going on in your headCARL Filer，18，a star salesman at a B＆Q hardware store in the UK，was called up for promotion within one week of starting work．But，instead of being made supervisor，he was sacked—after his employers saw the results of his psychometric test．You might think that anyone who answers that he“strongly disagrees he is an over-achiever is asking for trouble，but Mr Filer already thought he had proved himself more than capable．This year，nearly half of UK firms—46 percent—will use psychometric tests to select trainees，compared with just 17 percent in 2000，according to a report for GTI，a publisher of graduate career guides．These tests，which rate candidates’ ability and gauge their personality，have been used in the UK since the 1980s．But assorted studies have shown most people—graduates in particular—are wholly cynical about the idea of their personality being“measured．“People tend to see them as either too silly or too clever，says Clive Fletcher，professor of occupational psychology at University of London．“But all the evidence indicates the tests do have some value．The first personality test as we know it，was developed by the American army in 1917 to filter out weak recruits．But it was not until the 1980s that the tests became popular in Britain．With a rising number of graduates going for a decreasing number of jobs，organizations began to see psychometric testing as a cheap，reliable alternative to the expensive，time-consuming interview．But today the tests are becoming alarmingly sophisticated and are edging towards probing the“dark side：pathology and personality disorders．Increasingly，tests are being used to try to detect promising young graduates who may，later in life，fly off the rails （go crazy）；or to stop psychopaths（having mental disorder）getting recruited．In the future，interviewees could even be given a mouth swab to reveal the genetic and biological markers of personality．“We are heading for the era of genetic screening，”warns Carolyn Jones，of the Institute for Employment Rights．“I think these tests are very flawed．And there are other problems with the tests．For starters，it is possible to fake it —even the test producers agree on this．But they have made it as hard as possible．For example， look at whether you agree or disagree with the following two statements：“New ideas come easily to me and“I find generating new concepts difficult．How long did it take you to realize they both could mean the same thing？The main argument，however，is that the tests are invalid and cannot quantify（put a numerical value on）something as changeable as personality．The golden rule is then，that a psychometric test should never be used as the sole basis of selection，but should always be followed by interviews．71．Most people's attitude towards the psychometric test is ______．A．contemptuous B．favorable C．tolerant D．confounded72．Which of the following is one of the reasons why psychometric testing wins an advantage over interviews？A．It doesn't cost any money． B．It requires no equipment．C．It is time-saving． D．It can be done within seconds．73．Which of the following statements is the author's idea？A．Psychometric tests are defective．B．Psychometric tests should not be the only way to recruit promising young graduates． C．Psychometric tests are invalid and cannot quantify something changeable as personality．D．Psychometric tests are golden rules．74．The test producers make the tests very complicated to ______．A．avoid cheating B．improve genetic screeningC．find out the best ideas D．generate new concepts75．Which of the following is not true according to the passage？A．The American army developed the first personality test to screen out weak recruits． B．In the future，interviewers could give a mouth swab to reveal interviewees’symptoms．C．There are possibilities for starters to cheat in the psychometric tests．D．Interviews still play an important role in evaluating interviewees．Section B Short Answer Questions（30 points）Directions：In this part there are 3 passages with 15 questions or incomplete statements．Read the passages carefully．Then answer the questions in the fewest possible words（not exceeding 10 words）．Remember to rewrite the answers on the Answer Sheet．Questions 76 to 80 are based on the following passage：The 8 Steps of Social Invention1．Get ready to play．Like other types of creativity，social inventiveness flourishes when you begin thinking outside conventional boundaries．Charlie Girsch，a St．Paul，Minnesota-based creativity consultant，suggests that you start by playing with obviously absurd explanations for everyday events．“If traffic is slow，you'll be tem pted to say，‘Hmm．Must be an accident up ahead．’ Instead，try saying，‘Must be a family of turtles crossing the highway’or‘I expect there's some kind of alien abduction going on．’You'll be amazed how soon you will be looking at familiar problems in new ways．”Girsch's book，Fanning the Creative Spirit（Creativity Central，1999）has scores of other exercises for limbering up the inventive part of your brain．2．Generate a zillion far-fetched ideas．Concerned about the homeless in your neighborhood？Imagine a Homeless Parliament，a Homeless Circus，homeless families forming an orchestra，a homeless museum ．．．and on and on．Generate like mad with no regard for feasibility in order，as social invention pioneer Nicholas Albery advises，to“overcome e worthy-but-dull ideas．”Eventually the two or three best ideas will begin to stand out．3．Take your wildest idea and bring it down to earth．How about that Homeless Circus？Could it turn into a forum for homeless people to display their creative talents？A performance series about homelessness？A neighborhood carnival with the homeless as guests of honor？Your flakiest idea may have a germ of brilliance that actually makes it more attractive，and thus more feasible（and fundable），than its worthy-but-dull cousins．4．Look for in venations that solve more than one problem．The Slow Food Movement，born in Italy，boosts local farmers and regional cuisine traditions and restaurateurs and the same time that it“feeds”our hunger for authentic tastes，healthy eating，and a more leisurely，saner style of life．5．Accentuate the positive．“A very common question that I get when I work with people in communities is‘Why doesn't anybody care about our problems？’”notes M chael Patterson，a social inventor and activist in Massachusetts．“What a worthless question．‘Why’？questions are for philosophers．Ask ‘How’？and‘What’？questions—they are a lot more practical．”For instance， Patterson asks，“What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail？”6．Give it a rest．Walk away from your favorite idea for a while，forget about it，let it sleep．With your conscious mind out of the way，your subconscious gets to fiddle with the concept for a while， and you just might have an unexpected insight or breakthrough．7．Practice“yes and”in stead of“yes but”．No matter how tempted you are to say“Yes，but this will be hard because，”or“Yes，but a million other people are doing this，”shift the conjunction to“and”and see what sort of positive refinement or change emerges．“Yes，and we could concentrate on immigrants．”“Yes，and we can make it open to all ages．”8．Get your idea into the world．This is the tough part．You might seek out the help of activists who will take a shine to your ideas．Or become an organizer yourself．Paul Glove，a New York social inventor，coun-sels：“If you have an idea you believe in，write a pamphlet with your phone number on it and post it in Laundromats and bookstores．If three people call you，have lunch with them and call yourselves an organization．If five people call，meet with them and issue a press release．” Presto，you're launched．76．To generate far-fetched ideas helps to ______．77．Michael Patterson wants us to come up with“How”？and“What”？instead of“Why”？questions because he considers they are more practical than ______．78．The purpose to practice“yes and”instead of“yes but”is to make yourself more ______．79．According to the article，when one has difficulty developing his favorite idea，he should ______．80．One should not only generate far-fetched ideas but also ______ because the latter step is the nearest to reality．Questions 81 to 85 are based on the following passage：Thin Slice of TV Has Big MarketIt is too early to write an obituary for bulky picture tubes，which will remain the most affordable TV sets for years to come．But，analysts and industry executives insist that thin screens already have started to become the dominant format for TV sets in the digital era．Sharp price cuts have brought plasma sets and other thin，flat televisions out of high-end electronic boutiques and into thousands of mass-market outlets such as Cosco，a wholesale buying club in the US，best known for offering members bulk items and big discounts．The least expensive plasma sets still cost a hefty US ＄3，000or more ，yet sales aregrowing so rapidly that many manufacturers are racing to boost production．That increase，combined with expanding production capacity and improved technology， could push the price of plasma sets down by one-third next year，according to analyst Richard Doherty of Envisioneering Group，a US research firm．But manufacturers are not just competing with each other；they are also trying to fend off challenges from competing thin-screen technologies，such as liquid crystal displays （LCD）．The demand for thin screens is fuelled in part by the advent of DVDs and digital TV broadcasts，which offer more detailed pictures and more lifelike colors than conventional analog TV signals．To see the difference，consumers need a set that can pack more information onto the screen than their current TVs can．This sharpness is most vivid on screens that are 40inches diagonal or larger．At that size，however，traditional direct view and projection TVs are so bulky that many consumers have trouble finding a place for them at home．Hence the interest in thin screens—models slender and light enough to hang on a wall．The glass panels at the heart of plasma and LCD sets come mainly from about a dozen companies with factories in Japan，South Korea and，increasingly，China．About 800，000 plasma panels will be shipped this year around the world，analysts say．That is a tiny amount compared with the overall market for TVs，which was about 140 million sets last year．But，industry experts said 2003would be a“breakout year” or plasma because shipments should double．Helping drive the growth are new or expanded manufacturing facilities．For example，Japanese electronics giant NEC last year doubled the capacity of its Japanese factory —reaching 300，000to 400，000 plasma panels．And it plans to double it again in 2003，officials said．As competition has heated up during the last four years，prices have fallen more than 50 percent．According to“NPD Tec world”，the average price of a plasma display sold in the US dropped from US ＄12，700in January 1999 to US ＄6，100in October 2002．The best markets for plasma screens have been in Asia，and about half of the sets have gone to businesses instead of homes．LCD TVs carry a premium price—they can be 10 times as expensive as a comparable tube-driven television—that knocks them out of most buyers’ budgets．But LCD panels are quickly taking over the market for computer monitors，and the tens of millions of panels being produced for that segment will help push down prices for LCD TVs，analysts predicted．Sharp Electronics，for one，is betting heavily on LCDs．Its chairman，Toshiaki Urushisako，has predicted that Sharp will switch completely from conventional tube sets to LCD TVs in Japan by 2005．Flat-panel refers to wafer-thin（3 inches or less）TVs，whereas flat-screen may actually describe traditional cathode-ray-tube sets（CRTs）whose glass front lacks the distorting curve that TVs have had for 50 years．Be aware of two things：One，flat-panel technology may not be high-definition TV；for eventual HDTV reception，some of these sets will require a separate HD tuner．Two，some。