2010全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题及答案

2010全国大学生英语竞赛-阅读理解部分解析 C类初赛

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2010年大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)C类初赛真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)

2010年大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）C类初赛真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Listening Comperhension 2. V ocabulary and Structure 3. Cloze 4. Reading Comperhension 6. Translation 7. IQ Test 8. WritingPart I Listening ComperhensionSection A听力原文：M: There is an article in this magazine that might interest you. It’s about buying running shoes. W: If it’s not chemistry and it’s not on the final exam. I can’t read it now.M: Calm down.1．What is the woman probably doing now?A．She is writing an essay.B．She is studying for a test.C．She is shopping for shoes.正确答案：B解析：当男士向女士推荐杂志上的一篇文章时，女士说如果不是关于化学和考试，那她就不看了，可知她可能是在准备考试。

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2010年大学生英语竞赛C类决赛真题试卷

2010年大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）C类决赛真题试卷Part ⅡV ocabulary and Structure31．______the popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create.A．Compared to B．Contrary to C．Familiar to D．Subject to32．It is hard to tell whether the country is going to have an economic boom or a______. A．Confession B．Submission C．Recession D．transmission33．The ability to communicate ideas and instructions was______for the incredible development of the frontal brain lobe in human beings.A．all that was necessary B．necessary all that C．all necessary that D．that all was necessary 34．—Why cannot you and Sarah go to the movies tonight?—We are______a mathematics test tomorrow and I must prepare for it.A．supposed to have B．supposedly to have C．supposed to having D．supposedly to having 35．All living creatures are thought to______an organism that came into being three billion years ago.A．descend to B．descend on C．descend into D．descend from36．I______writing the paper as scheduled, but my father’s illness interfered. I hope you will give me some extra time.A．am to have finished B．was to finish C．was to have finished D．ought to finish 37．There was once a town in this country______all life seemed to live in______with its surroundings.A．which; coincidence B．at which; uniform C．where; harmony D．that; alliance 38．—Nick, what do you do now?—I joined the editorial staff of a local newspaper, ______I have contributed to various monthlies.A．by when B．since when C．for that D．now that39．Having a______attitude towards people with different ideas is an indication that one has been well educated.A．Forgiving B．Bearable C．Compound D．tolerant40．While______an efficiency test on an engine, certain precautions should be observed. A．Making B．to make C．being made D．made41．—My brother still hasn’t made a decision______the new engineering project.—It’s really a hard choice.A．in spite of B．on account of C．with regard to D．in proportion to42．Bell once told his family that he would rather be remembered as a teacher of deaf people______of the telephone.A．than the invention B．than as the inventor C．for the invention D．as the inventor 43．In most automobile factories, even______assembly line production is now computer guided for more efficient manufacturing and inventory control.A．such an age-old technique as B．such as an age-old techniqueC．such age-old techniques as D．such an age-old technique by44．Sarah; So, what did you think?Nick: Really, not at all bad. She’s different from how she appears on TV, that actress, isn’t she? Sarah; Yes, she’s not believable.Nick; Yes, ______, but this new writer certainly knows how to increase the tension.A．she has many loyal fans B．she is experienced actressC．she looks very pale D．her lack of stage experience was a bit obvious45．Peter; Look, I' m at the conference. There’s a supplier here I want to take out for dinner. ______The Old Castle?Susan; Well, I remember the Bridge was bad, so don't go there. Oh, the Palace Garden, take him there. I' m not sure about the Castle.Peter: OK, thanks.A．What do you plan to do with the supplier? B．Who did you go with on holiday? C．Where was it you went last time? D．Why don't you go to the Bridge?Part ⅢClozeBritain’s car industry may be slowing down but British engineers can still build the world’s fastest car.【46】______(construct) work begins today on a car that engineers hope will break the land speed record【47】______more than 200 mph.The car, Bloodhound, is designed to travel faster than 1,000 mph (1,600 km/h) —far in【48】ex______of the speed of sound and the equivalent of crossing four football pitches every second. The record of 763 mph was【49】s______in 1997 by the Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green, who will also drive Bloodhound.The time trial is【50】sch______for 2011 and will take place in a desert in the Northern Cape of South Africa.The car's pencil-shape shell is made from【51】______(forge) aerospace-grade aluminum. Three engines lie under the bonnet: a 400 kg Euro-fighter Typhoon jet engine 135, 000 horsepower【52】eq______to the power of 180 Formula One cars.Wing Commander Green, 46, will lie feet-first in Bloodhound. As the car【53】______ (acceleration) to 1 , 050 mph in 40 seconds he will experience a force of 2. 5 G, or about twice his body weight. As he decelerates and experiences force of up to 3 G, the blood will drain from his head to his feet and he could black out. He will prepare【54】______the trial by flying upside down in a stunt aircraft. " A huge advantage is【55】______I’ve got 20 years' experience of flying fast jets" , he said.Part ⅣReading ComperhensionSection AScientists have developed a pioneering technology that allows children with communication difficulties to interact more easily with parents and other carers, it was announced today. The software system, devised by teams at Aberdeen and Dundee universities and the charity Capability Scotland, is the first of its kind, and will help children with learning difficulties and disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, converse in a quicker and more interactive way with family and friends.Sensors attached to wheelchairs, recording devices and swipe cards all gather information about a child’s movements and experiences at school during the day. 59. ______ "It allows a child to really tell a story," said Dr. Ehud Reiter, of the University of Aberdeen’s school of natural and computing sciences. " A lot of children are limited to using ' yes' or ' no' ,or very simple pictures, or phrases such as 'I'm hungry'. This allows them much better communication , which is great for them and their parents. "Dr. Reiter said the children were fully in control of what information they shared and could edit what they say as and how they pleased. The computer system suggests topics for them toinclude in a narrative, such as lunch or swimming, but they choose what they wish to converse about, and can add comments such as "this was fun" and "that was boring".The system has been tried out by pupils at Corseford School near Glasgow Sensors attached to the pupils' wheelchairs have tracked their movements around the school, and the teachers have used swipe cards to tell the computer who the child has met and what activity they have been involved in. All the information is formed into a narrative that can be played back to parents when the child returns home. A recording device is also put into the system which allows people who come into contact with the children to be given more detailed information about events during the day.Sue Williams, the head teacher at Corseford, said, "In the week we used the system, we found it very useful to pupils, teachers, doctors and parents alike. 60. ______"The research teams now plan to expand the software system to facilitate conversations in other settings, and also to see how it could be used to support children with different types of disability or communication problems.56．Why is the newly developed software system called a"pioneering technology"?57．How does a disabled child usually express his ideas?58．What will be the use of the expanded software system?59．Choose the most appropriate of the following sentences that fit into the questions 59 to 60. A．The information is then turned into a narrative by a computer, which uses natural language generation to tell the story to parents when the child returns home.B．It allows children to take control of a conversation without having to rely on help from us. 60．Choose the most appropriate of the following sentences that fit into the questions 59 to 60. A．The information is then turned into a narrative by a computer, which uses natural language generation to tell the story to parents when the child returns home.B．It allows children to take control of a conversation without having to rely on help from us.Section BTHE YOUNG TRA VELLER IN DUBLINTHE CUSTOM HOUSESituated on the North bank of the River Liffey, bear Butt Bridge, this is one of Dublin’s finest public buildings, completed in 1791. The central copper dome is crowned by a statue of Commerce and the 14 keystones represent the rivers of Ireland.TRINITY COLLEGE, COLLEGE GREENThis university was founded by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1591. Worth exploring for its old buildings, e. g. the Rubrics, a row of Queen Anne buildings dating back to 1700 and still in use as residences.Trinity College Library, the oldest and most famous of Dublin’s libraries, dates from 1601. The Library has a right to a copy of every book printed in Ireland and Great Britain.Open: Monday-Friday 09:30—16:45 hrs.Saturday 09:30—12:45 hrs.Closed Sunday & public holidays.Admission charge.THE MUNICIPAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART, Parnell Square, is located in Charlermont House, built in 1762 and regarded as one of the finest Georgian mansions in Dublin. Converted to an art gallery in 1980. Sir Hugh Lane, who perished in the Lusitania disaster (1915) , was a benefactor of the gallery, which now houses part of his collection of French Impressionist paintings. Also many works of 20th century Irish and Continental masters.Open: Tuesday-Saturday 09: 30—18: 00hrs.Sunday 11:00—17:00 hrs.Admission free.THE NATIONNAL GALLERY OF IRELAND, Merrion Square, houses an important collection of paintings of the European schools. It is one of the finest small galleries in Europe, with over 2,000 works on view.Open: Weekdays 10:00—18:00 hrs.Thursday 10:00—21:00 hrs.Sunday 14:00—17:00 hrs.No admission charge.ST PATRICK' S CATHEDRALThis cathedral once stood on an island encircled by two branches of the River Poddle, now long since confined underground. Founded in 1190, St Patrick's attracts many visitors because of its association with Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver’s Travels, whose tomb lies in the south aisle. The tattered flags of the many Irish regiments who serves on the battlefields of Europe may also be seen.CHESTER BEATTY LD3RARY20 Shrewsbury Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Founded by Sir Alfred Chester Beatty(1875—1968) , an American mining engineer, this library is considered to hold the most valuable and representative private collection of oriental manuscripts and miniatures in the world.Open; Tuesday-Friday 10:00—17:00 hrs.Saturday 14:00—17:00 hrs.Admission free. Tel: (01)692386.THE YOUNG TRA VELLER, St Mary’s Place, Dublin 7, is situated beside the "Black Church"—so called because the dark stone from which the church is built turns black when wet. The Young Traveller offers high quality accommodation to young people visiting Dublin. The restaurant is open to the public Monday to Friday and serves both lunches and evening meals at very reasonable prices. Pre-booking of accommodation is advisable.Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Tel; 305000.61．The best-known of Dublin’s libraries is housed in______.62．The private collection of oriental manuscripts and miniatures at the Chester Beatty Library is considered to be______in the world.63．Which building displays paintings by French Impressionist artists?64．On which day is the National Gallery of Ireland open late?65．What is a particular attraction in St Patrick’s Cathedral for many tourists?Section CThe Millennium Seed Bank ProjectOne of the largest conservation projects ever undertaken; this international collaboration aims to safeguard over 24, 000 plant species world-wide against extinction and to secure the future of the UK’s native flowering plants. A new building to house the seed vaults will open in the summer at Wakehurst Place in Sussex. It will include an exhibition and provide a world resource for seed conservation, research and education.The total project costs is about ￡80 million. The Millennium Commission is providing a grant of up to ￡30 million and we are also particularly grateful to Orange plc whose early commitment was so crucial, and to the Wellcome Trust, the world’s largest medical research charity. Recognising the enormous contribution that plants make to successful remedies, the Trust has provided 9. 2 million towards the building itself which will be known as the Wellcome Trust Millennium Building. Much of the remaining cost will be sought from international funding agencies.Why do we need to conserve plants?Within fifty years, one quarter of the world’s plants could be condemned to extinction. Should this happen, many thousands of animals will disappear as well, but perhaps most importandy, the human cost will be huge. As well as providing staple food crops, plants are the source of a great many medicines, and form the principal supply of fuel and building materials in many parts of the world. They also protect the soil and help to regulate the climate. However, plants are often lost before we know anything about their potential benefits for society.Why do we need seed banks?We would always like plants and their and habitats to be conserved in the wild. Sadly, pressures on the environment are so great that it is not always possible to do this. Because we can’t always guarantee the safety of a plant in its natural environment, banking seeds provides an effective form of insurance. Seed banks are a very efficient and cost-effective means of conserving plant species because seeds occupy very little space and require little attention.Many thousands of seeds for each species are stored in a seed bank. Each seed represents a potential new plant. Life’s strength is in its diversity, so the greater variety of seeds we store for each species, the more we can guarantee that species’safe future.Aims of the millennium Seed BankThe project aims to collect and conserve seeds from the entire UK native seed-bearing flora by the year 2000. Through international collaboration the aim is to bank 24,000 species, principally from the world’s dry lands, by 2010.The project will also carry out research to improve all aspects of conservation, make seeds available for research and species reintroduction into the wild, and it aims to promote public interest in plant conservation.TRUE/FALSE66．The Wellcome Trust has been Britain’s only source of funding for plant species conservation so far. A. TRUE B.FALSE67．Seed from every climate region in the world will be collected by 2000.A. TRUEB.FALSE68．The seed bank project hopes to encourage everybody to take greater care of plants.A. TRUEB.FALSE69．The Millennium Seed Bank is primarily a place for______.70．Seed need to be kept in seed banks because______in their native habitat.Section DIn every country in the developed world, waistlines are expanding as prosperity grows. A rough guide to national income can be obtained from the average dress or trouser size.In Europe, obesity has increased by 10 to 40 percent in most countries over the past decade and similar increases have been seen in the Unite States, Australia and the Far East. Figures presented at the International Congress on Obesity in Paris demonstrate that obesity is a global epidemic.However, as a table of the fattest and thinnest nations shows, the proportion of the population who are obese varies widely across the globe from the diminutive Chinese to the bulky Samoans. Obesity is not merely a reflection of the calories on a plate. It is influenced by genes, culture, physical activity and social attitudes.In Britain, 15 percent of men and 16. 5 percent of women are classified as obese, more than twice the proportion in 1998, when the equivalent figures were 6 percent of men and 8 percent of women. More than one-third of women and almost half of men are considered overweight. Yet as a nation, we are eating no more than we did two decades ago. The expanding British waistline is linked to a decline in physical activity. More cars and video recorders have meant more flab.In China, a largely rural lifestyle which makes heavy physical demands combined with a low-fat, rice-based diet keeps the population trim. In the US, where people commute to offices in air-conditioned cars and only break into a sweat when the pizza delivery is late, average seat sizes have increased.Cultural factors also play a part. In Samoa and neighbouring islands is the Pacific, obesity has long been regarded as symbol of high status and prosperity and is seen as attractive as a result. In recent years, there have been signs that these traditional notions are changing as more Westernised ideas of an attractive body size take hold.Despite the enormous international range in rates of obesity, only about 20 percent of differences in body shape can be attributed in genes, according to Professor John Garrow, editor of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition." If it were the case that the Chinese and Japanese had something in their genes that kept them thin, they wouldn’t become taller and fatter when they migrated to US, but migration studies show that they do," says Professor Garrow." Human beings now live to 70 or 80 when they were designed to live to 20 or 30 from subsistence agriculture when scratching a living was pretty difficult. Now we are living to a staggering age of food with food available 24 hours a day, it is surprising that we are not all obese. "Estimates by the World Health Organisation’s task force on obesity suggest that this is not mere fantasy. By 2007, there were around 26 million obese adults in the US. If the present trend continues, the entire population will be obese in 35 years unless Americans can be persuaded to curb their appetites.Part ⅤTranslationSection ASome 30,000 local retail, catering and tourism firms are expected to participate in the 2009 Hangzhou Leisure and Shopping Festival held from December 5 to January 3 in the capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province.【76】This massive marketing promotion will be staged in all districts and counties of Hangzhou. Hangzhou is a renowned tourism destination in China, famous for its picturesque West Lake, Longjing tea and silk.【77】The festival is one in a range of city—sponsored events designed to stimulate demand and attract more tourists in the face of the global economic downturn.【78】Locals can benefit from special offers at the city’s major retail outlets offering goods ranging from home appliances and garments to daily goods at favorable prices.Gourmets will be delighted that many of city’s time—honored restaurants such as Louwailou,Huazhongcheng, Kuiyuanguang and Taizilou will offer discounted prices.【79】Some restaurants will even offer free meals, hoping to benefit later from the goodwill generated by their food and service.Silk and tea, noted Hangzhou specialties, are always top choices for tourists. On Silk Street, a venue to sell locally produced silk products- said to be among the best in China and even the world- about 600 silk producers and dealers will exhibit their products during the festival.【80】Fashion shows highlighting silk in traditional Chinese and modern styles will be staged on the Wulin Road, the commercial centre of Hangzhou.76．77．78．79．80．Section B81．警察已收到这个投诉，正在着手调查。

2010年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷及答案（C类）

2010 National English Contest for College Students(Level C--- Preliminary)Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 marks) Section A (5 marks) In this section, you will hear five short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a questionbe read only once. After each asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the willquestion will bequestion, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the three choices marked A, B and C, and which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1.What is the woman probably doing now? 1.She is writing an essay. 2.She is studying for a test. 3.She is shopping for shoes. 2.How did the woman feel according to the conversation? 1.She was relaxed 2.She was pleased 3.She was disappointed 3.What does the woman say about her presentation? 1.It It’’s far from being ready 2.She go to lot of information from the internet 3.She needs another week to get it ready 4.Where will the company probably hold the stuff party? ’s name? 5.Which picture shows the corrections to the manSection B (10 marks) In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. Atof each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the five questions, with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the correspond letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Conversation one 6. What does the man want to talk to Ann about? A.A holiday trip to Yellowstone Park B.A research project in Yellowstone Park C.A lecture by a professor who visited Yellowstone Park 7. According to the man, why is the buffalo population increasing in Yellowstone Park? A. a lot of buffalo have come from neighbouring areas. A. B. Fewer buffalo are dying of disease B. C. It is easier now for the buffalo to find food in winter. 8. Why does the man think Ann would be interested in going to Yellowstone ? A. She has been studying animal diseases B. She is easier to visit Yellowstone Park C. She needs the money to continue her studies 9. What did the woman plan to do in July? A. Work on her thesis B. Have a holiday C. Study the buffalo population 10. Where will the woman most probably spend the coming summer? A. At the University of Wyoming B. At Yellowstone National Park C. At her friend ’s home in Wyoming. Conversation Two 11. What was Matt Ryan ’s first job? A. Doing holiday relief work at a television channel B. Working part-time as a model C. Taking pictures for a television station 12. What did Matt find interesting about the sixties? A. The increasing number of comic books B. The rapid advances in technology C. The American space programme 13. Why were Matt ’s models once used on news? A. They presented better images than the real pictures B. The spacecraft camera got damaged and failed to take any picture C. The television studio was trying some new ideas 14. What was the name of the programme that marked the beginning of Matt ’s TV career? A. Strange Creatures. B. Time Traveller. C. Bright Star. 15. What did Matt do for the programme? A. He made models. B. He acted the part of a monster. C. He filmed it. Section C (5 marks) In this section, you will hear five short news item. Each item will be read only once. After each item, t will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and de which which is is is the the the best best best answer. answer. answer. Then Then Then mark mark mark the the the corresponding corresponding corresponding letter letter letter on on on the the Answer Answer Sheet Sheet with with a a a single single single line line through the center 16. 16. How How How many many many times times times has has has the the the National National National Hockey Hockey Hockey League League League allowed allowed allowed its its its players players players to to to take take take part part part in in in the the the Winter Winter Olympics? A. Five times. B. Three times. C. Twice. 17. Where was the Africa Cup of National held? A. In Togo. B. In South Africa. C. In Angola. 18. What has caused a large number of people to flee their homes in northern Yemen? A. An armed conflict. B. Lack of food. C. Freezing temperatures. 19. Who is Emtiaz Sooliman? A. A search and rescue specialist. B. Head of a South African foundation. C. Leader of a local civic group. 20. What did the second stimulus bill passed by the House of Representatives aim at? A. Promoting international trade. B. Boosting employment. C. Expanding the private sector. Section D (10 marks) In this section, you are required to fill 10 blanks, each with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS after listening to a short passage. The passage will be read twice. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Children ’s Toysu Most popular wooden toy: (21)u The wooden toy is for (22) u Output per (23) :4,000 items u Average (24) time per box (25) minutes u The number of boxes in (26) :1,000 u Date of the coming dispatch (27) u Current number of (28) :20 u Number of staff working on the (29) :40 staff u All staff do: (30) work Part II Vocabulary and Structures ( 15 marks ) There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each blank there are four choices, marked A, D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.31. When Ian was injured, Harry was chosen as last-minute for the rugby team. A. preference B. diversification C. alternative D. replacement 32.32.—Hello, —Hello, —Hello, Mr. Mr. Mr. Brown, Brown, Brown, I’m I’m I’m ringing ringing ringing about about about our our our component component component delivery. delivery. delivery. It’s It’s It’s not not not arrived arrived arrived yet yet yet and and and it’s it’s it’s already already three o’clock in the afternoon.—Let’s see...it’s reach you on Tuesday afternoon. A. owing to B. likely to C. due to D. subject to 33. Among the last groups of people to accept the new model were religious groups, who still the idea that the earth was the center of universe. A. clung to B. applied to C. adapted to D. contributed to 34. Although apparently rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables the skeleton to considerable impact. A. escape B. overwhelm C. withstand D. suppress 35.—Would you like me to go to the dentist you? —No, you with me. A. need not to go B. need not go C. do not need go D. not need go 36. Lance returned to cycling and training only five months after he was diagnosed with cancer. A. aggressively B. drastically C. exactly D. initially 37. Great minds generally look at life in a way to themselves. A. peculiar B. confined C. similar D. unusual 38. They called in an electrician he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit. A. to hope B. to be hoping C. hoping D. to have hoped 39. 39. The The The resistance resistance resistance experienced experienced experienced when when when one one one body body body moves moves moves over over over another, another, it it is is is in in in contact, contact, contact, is is is called called frictional force. A. to which B. where C. with which D. while 40. Above all, they want to study a question: Are humans actually aware of the world they live in? A. contrary B. fundamental C. solemn D. progressive 41.—Tina, I hear you had a good journey to the Maldives last week, How was it? —I enjoyed the beautiful scenery, but the hotel was satisfactory. A. not anything B. nothing from C. nothing but D. anything but 42.At the beginning of the 20th century, people made coffee a cloth bag full of coffee grounds into boiling water. A. by dumping B. to dump C. for dumping D. that dumped 43. If you Susan recently, you ’d think the photograph on the right was strange. A. shouldn ’t contact B. hadn ’t contact C. weren ’t to contact D. didn ’t contact 44. Beata: I ’ve put the job advertisement in the newspaper, Mr. Trim. Trim: Good. Beata: Well, it was a bit more than the ＄10 that they quoted us. Trim: As long as it wasn’t ＄10 a day. A. How to schedule it? B. How much was it? B. C. How often was it put there? D. How about the newspaper? 45. Woman: Who is Jackie Tow? I have a parcel here for him. Jackie: That That’’s me. Woman: Yes, put your name here. Jackie: Thank you. It must be the new pair of shoes I bought online. A. That is the receipt for it. B. Do you have the sender’s address? C. I have to check the package D. Do I have to sign for it? III Part Cloze (10 marks )R ead the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the word in one of the followingthree ways: according to the context, by using the correct form of the given word, or by using letters of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answersheet.Where The Wild Thing Are ―I didn ’t t set set set out out out to to to a children a children ’s movie,ǁ says says Being john Being john Malkovich director spike jonze , ―I set out out to to make make a a a movie movie movie about about about children.children.children.ǁǁ Indeed, Indeed, like like like the the the recent recent recent alternative alternative alternative children children children’’s s book book book (46) (46) (46) adapt adapt , Fantastic Fantastic Mr Mr Mr Fox, Fox, Fox, this this this is is is more more more like like like an an an adult adult adult film film film (47) (47) children children’’s s clothing clothing －or or rather rather rather in in in Jim Jim Henson Henson monster monster monster suits. suits. suits. When When When rambunctious rambunctious rambunctious ((无法无天) ) nine nine nine year year year old old old Max Max Max feels feels feels (48) (48) (48) ig ig by by his his busy single mum and her new boyfriend, and runs away (49) home , he finds himself on an island populated by huge, hairy, scary Wild Things. Here, he gets himself crowned king, and he and the monste fight fight and play, and throw mud at and play, and throw mud at each other (which the younger viewers will love). They return home. That That’’s it .And that ’s your problem. As a film , I can ’t (50) de it it’’s disappointing. Despite whimsical (异想天开) imaginative and heart-tugging moments, Jonze and co-writer Dave Eggers inevitably lose the wonderful wonderful subtlety subtlety subtlety ((精妙之处) ) of of of Maurice Maurice Maurice sendak sendak sendak’’s s well-loved well-loved well-loved 338-word 338-word 338-word picture picture picture book book book just just just by by by (51) (51) (spin) it out into a full-length feature. Enough already! We get this dysfunctional group of neurotic Wi Things (52) rep Max Max’’s child ’s eye view of grown-ups as comprehensible giants, both terrifying and loving. (53) , even the repetitive action and non-subtleties (54) ,make this feel more like family therapy than a fairy (55)t can can’’t destroy the film ’s haunting magic. Part IV Reading Comprehension (40marks)Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given. Remember to write the answers the answer sheet.Section A (10 marks) HOLDAYS IN WALES1. 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Woodland walks and wildlife .Free tennis, riding fishing .One mile from coast, five miles Snowdonia Under the personal supervision owers. 3.Windsor Flats12 Marine Terrace, Criccieth,Gwynedd,LL52 OEFOn On sea sea sea front front front close close close to to to Criccieth Criccieth Criccieth fortable, fortable, clean,fully clean,fully equipped,completely equipped,completely private private flats,in flats,in picturesque picturesque village village village central central central for for for Snowdonia Snowdonia Snowdonia and and and the the the Llyn Llyn Llyn Peninula. Peninula. Peninula. Climbing, Climbing, Climbing, sailing, sailing, sailing, fishing fishing fishing walking, walking, tennis and golf closeby. Colour TV TV,payphone.Bed ,payphone.Bed linen supplied. Short breaks available out of season.Write or phone for brochure. 4.Dwyach CottagesCticciech, GwyneddEnquiries: Mrs S Edwards Pen-y-Bryn,Chwilog, Pwllheli, Gwyhedd,LL53 6SXEnjoy a peaceful holiday in beautifully situated farmhouse or single storey cottage. This is an area of unrivalleed natural beauty, the haunt of buzzards and woodpeckers. Cottages are superbly equipped to make your holiday relaxed and memorable. Dishwasher , washer/dryer, microwave, linen, children ’s play area, barbecue and farm trail. 5.Bron Afon Self CateringBorth-y-Gest, Phorthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9TUSituated only minutes from the beach with fabulous views of garden, sea and mountains. The accommodation accommodation is is is quiet quiet quiet and and and private. private. private. An An An ideal ideal ideal base base base for for for touring touring touring , , , walking, walking, walking, climbing, climbing, climbing, fishing, fishing, fishing, the the the slate slate mines, castles, Portmeirion, Porthmadog leisure centre or just relaxing on the beach. Bed & Breakfast also available. Question Question 56 56 56 to to to 58: 58: 58: Decide Decide Decide whether whether whether the the the following following following statements statements statements are are are true(T) true(T) true(T) or or or false(F) false(F) false(F) according according according to to to the the advertisements. 56.To have a holiday in a delightful hideaway cottage ,you should contact Mrs S Edwards. 57.In the Cticcieth Five Star Hotel , free tennis ,game fishing, riding and golf are available. 58.Short breaks are available out of season in the Llyn Peninsula. Question 59 to 60 :Answer the following questions briefly according to the advertisements. 59. If you plan to have a holiday with your children, what is the best place? 60.what will you enjoy most in Bron Afon Self Catering? Section B(10 marks)The giant panda, the creature that has become a symbol of conservation ,is facing extinction. The major major reason reason reason is is is loss loss loss of of of habitat, habitat, habitat, which which which has has has contitued contitued contitued despite despite despite the the the establishment establishment establishment of of of 14 14 14 panda panda panda reserves . reserves . Deforestation , mainly carried out by farmers clearing land to make way for fields as they move hig into the mammal ’s range. The panda has disappeared from much of central and eastern China, and is now restricted to the eastern flank of the Himalayas. Satellite imagery has shown the seriousness of the situation ; almost half of the panda ’s habitat has been cut down or degraded since 1975.Worse ,the surviving panda population has also become fragmented a a combination combination combination of of of satellite satellite satellite imagery imagery imagery and and and ground ground ground surveys surveys surveys reveals reveals reveals panda panda panda ――island islandǁǁ in in patches patches of of forest forest separated by cleared land. The population of these islands has become isolated because the animals a loath to cross open areas .Just putting a road through panda habitat may be enough to split a population two. The minuscule size of the panda populations worries conservationists. The smallest groups have too few animals to be viable, and will inevitably die out .The larger populations may be viable in the short term, but will be susceptible to genetic defects as a result of inbreeding. In In these these these circumstances, circumstances, circumstances, a a a more more more tradition tradition tradition threat threat threat to to to pandas pandas pandas –– the the cycle cycle cycle of of of flowering flowering flowering and and and subsequent subsequent withering of the bamboo that is their staple food – can become literally species-threatening. The flowering prompts prompts pandas pandas pandas to to to move move move from from from one one one area area area to to to another, another, another, thus thus thus preventing preventing preventing inbreeding inbreeding inbreeding in in in otherwise otherwise otherwise sedentary sedentary populations. populations. In In In pandas, pandas, pandas, however, however, however, bamboo bamboo bamboo flowering flowering flowering could could could prove prove prove catastrophic catastrophic （灾难性的）because because the the pandas are unable emigrate. The latest conservation management plan for the panda, prepared by China ’s Ministry of Forestry and the the World World Wide Fund Fund for for for Nature, Nature, Nature, aims aims aims primarily primarily primarily at at at maintaining maintaining maintaining panda panda panda habitats habitats habitats and and and ensuring ensuring ensuring that that population are linked wherever possible. This plan will change some existing reserve boundaries, establish 14 new reserves and protect or replant corridors-of forest between panda islands. Other measures includ better control of poaching, reducing the degradation of habitats outside reserves, and reforestation. The plan is ambitious. Implementation will be expensive and will require participation by individuals ranging from villagers to government officials. Question 61 to 65: Complete Complete the the the summary summary summary with with with words words words from from from the the the passage, passage, passage, changing changing changing the the the form form form where where necessary, only one word for each blank. The survival of the giant giant panda is panda is seriously seriously (61) (61) .This .This is is is largely because the overall size of largely because the overall size of their their habitat habitat habitat has has has been been been reduced. reduced. reduced. As As As a a a result, result, result, pandas pandas pandas are are are more more more prone prone prone to to to problems problems problems and and and are are are unable unable unable to to to (62) (62) around freely, following the growth cycles of (63) plant. A new plan aims to protect existing panda (64) and to join some of them together. This plan also involves reforestation and the creation o new new reserves. reserves. reserves. To To To succeed, succeed, succeed, everyone, everyone, everyone, (65) (65) both both the the the government government government and and and individuals, individuals, individuals, will will will have have have to to cooperate. Section C (10 marks) Honda Honda has has has developed developed developed a a a way way way to to to read read read patterns patterns patterns of of of electric electric electric currents currents currents on on on a a a person person person’’s s scalp scalp scalp as as as well well well as as changes in cerebral blood flow when a person thinks about four simple movements-moving the right hand moving the left hand, running and eating. In In a a a video video video shown shown shown at at Tokyo Tokyo headquarters, headquarters, headquarters, a a a person person person wearing wearing wearing a a a helmet helmet helmet sat sat sat still still still but but but thought thought thought about about about moving moving moving his his his right right right hand hand hand –– a thought that was picked up by electrodes attached his head inside the helmet. Honda said the technology wasn wasn’’t quite ready for a live demonstration because of possible distractions in the person’s thinking. Another problem is that brain patterns differ greatly among individuals, and so about two to thre hours hours of of of studying studying studying them them them in in in advance advance advance are are are needed needed needed for for for the the the technology technology technology to to to work. work. work. The The The company, company, company, a a a leader leader leader in in robotics, robotics, acknowledged acknowledged acknowledged the the the technology technology technology was was was still still still at at at a a a basic basic basic research research research stage, stage, stage, with with with no no no immediate immediate immediate practical practical application in the work. Japan boasts one of the leading robotics industries in the world, and the government is pushing develop develop the industry the industry as a road to growth. Research on the brain is is being tackled around the world, being tackled around the world, but Honda Honda said said said its its its research research research was was was among among among the the most most advanced advanced advanced in in in figuring figuring figuring out out out ways ways ways to to to read read read brain brain brain patterns patterns without without having having having to to to hurt hurt hurt the the the person, person, person, such such such as as as embedding embedding embedding ((植入) ) sensors sensors sensors into into into the the the skin . skin . Honda Honda has has has made made robotics a centerpiece of its image, sending Asimo to events and starring the walking, talking robot in T ads. ―Our products are for people to use. It is important for us to understand human behavior, ǁ he said.“We think this is the ultimate in making a machine move.ǁQuestion 66: Choose the best answer according to the passage. 66. What does Honda say about its robot Asimo? A. It can detect a person’s way of thinking. B. It can imitate complex human movements. C. It is still in its experimental stage. D. It is ready for market distribution. Question 67 to 70: Choose the most appropriate of the following paragraphs that fit into questions 67 to 70 in the passage. A. ―I ’m talking about dreams today,’’’ said Yasuhisa Arai, execute at the Honda Research Institute in said Yasuhisa Arai, execute at the Honda Research Institute in Japan, the company ’s research unit. ―Practical uses are still way into the future future.ǁB. B. Among Among Among the the the challenges challenges challenges for for for this this this technology technology technology is is is making making making the the the reading-device reading-device reading-device smaller smaller smaller so so so it it it can can can be be portable, according to Honda. C. After several seconds, Asimo, programmed to respond to these brain signals, lifted its right arm. D. Honda succeed in analyzing these thought patterns, and then relayed them as wireless command to Asimo, its human-shaped robot. Section D (10marks)Being an introvert is a bad thing, right? Well, a lot of people seem to think so, judging by the num of articles I ’I’I’ve read about how to ve read about how to ―cure cureǁǁ introversion. In response to these articles, I wrote The Introverts Strike Back, in which I argued that introverts can’t become extraverts, and they shouldn ’t particularly to. However, I’I’m not here to debate whether it m not here to debate whether it ’s better to be an introvert to an extravert. The fact is, we s better to be an introvert to an extravert. The fact is, we all have to interact with both types of people every day. Regardless of which type you are, you can gre improve your relationships by learning to get along better with people of the other type. Here are some tips for getting started. For Introverts:*Indicate to others when you ’re busy.When an extravert see you reading, writing, or maybe just thinking, he might assume that the on reason reason you are doing this is because you are doing this is because you don ’t have someone to talk to. So he thinks he ’s doing you a favor by striking up a conversation, when he ’s actually interrupting. To prevent this, be sure to give an indication that you’re in the middle of something and don ’t want to socialize right now. This can be a visual sign or verbal. I know one person who tended to get a lot of visitors at work, and while he was actually an extra the frequent visits were slowing him down too much. He put a sign on his door saying ―If I don ’t make eye contact or respond to you, I apologize. I’I’m not trying to be rude, I just have a lot of work to do. Than m not trying to be rude, I just have a lot of work to do. Than you for understanding.ǁ While I don ’t think many people need to go that far, it certainly worked! *Reading that extraverts often need to talk.Because Because extraverts extraverts extraverts are are are more more more in in in touch touch touch with with with the the the external external external world, world, world, for for for them them them talking talking talking is is is something something something as as necessary as breathing. They might think out loud by bouncing their thoughts off other people, and th might need to chat in order to boost their energy. For an introvert, this can be the most difficult part of dealing with an extravert. The same conversati that that energies energies energies the the the extravert extravert extravert also also also drains drains drains the the the introvert. introvert. introvert. However, However, However, keeping keeping keeping in in in mind mind mind that that that the the the extravert extravert extravert is is is not not being intentionally malicious, the introvert has at least two options for handling this in a polite way. Th can patiently participate in the conversation, and then, when it ’s over, recharge by being alone. Or they can cut off the conversation early by mentioning something else they need to be doing, or even by saying, ―I’d like to help, but I’I’m not sure that m not sure that I’I’m the right person for you to be talking to.m the right person for you to be talking to.ǁ Of course, sometimes a conversation can be very enjoyable for an introvert, in which case this isn’t a problem. *Ask if someone is busy before spending time with them.If someone appears to be lonely, they might not be. Even if they ’re just sitting there and don ’t seem to be doing anything, they could be deep in thought and not to be interrupted. If you need something, try to ask for it up front. Otherwise, look for clues that they might not like talking right now, such as lack of eye contact. If they seem uninterested, don ’t take it personally. You just don ’t know what you ’re interrupting. *Understand what a draining effect a conversation can have on someone.No matter how fabulous a person you are, keep in mind that introverts simply prefer their internal world to the external world. They might start off with a fully changed battery, but while they ’re engaged in conversation, that battery is steadily draining. How long it lasts depends on various factors, but be sure keep an eye out for when they ’re out for when th ey’ey’re starting to lose interest. Be more to the point with re starting to lose interest. Be more to the point with introverts, and save most of your chatting for extraverts who will appreciate it more. Questions 71 to 74: Complete each of the following sentences with NO MORE THAN FIVEWORDS according to the passage. 71. 71. Introverts Introverts Introverts are are are advised advised advised to to to to prevent prevent prevent interrupting interrupting interrupting when when when they they they are are are in in in the the the middle middle middle of of something. 72. For extraverts, having a conversation with people can be as important as 73. An important clue that someone might not feel like talking with you right now is 74. It is necessary to remember that introverts tend to focus more on Question 75: C hoose the best answer according to the passage. Choose the best answer according to the passage. 75. What is the passage mainly about? A. Whether it is better to be an introvert or an extravert. B. How to get along with both introverts and extravert. C. How to avoid embarrassment in conversation. D. Only should be neither an introvert nor an extravert. Part v Translation (20marks)Section A (10 mark) (10 mark) Translate the underlined sentences in the following passage into Chinese. Remember to write theanswers on t he the answer sheet.A soaring dropout rate is causing the United Stated to lose ground educationally to rivals abroad an is trapping millions of young American at the very margins of the economy. (76)The Obama administration acknowledges the problems in its new budget, which includes a ＄50 million prevention programme, programme, but but but solving solving solving this this this problem problem problem will will will require require require a a a lot lot lot more more more money money money and and and a a a comprehensive comprehensive comprehensive national national strategy. The The alarming alarming alarming scope scope scope of of of the the the dropout dropout dropout crisis crisis crisis is is is laid laid laid out out out by by by the the the Center Center Center for for for Labor Labor Labor Market Market Market Studies Studies Studies at at Northeastern Northeastern University University University in in in Boston Boston Boston and and and the the the Alternative Alternative Alternative Schools Schools Schools Network Network Network in in in Chicago. Chicago. Chicago. (77)Their (77)Their (77)Their study, study, which examines data from the 12 largest states, finds that 16 percent of the ages of 16 to 24 have drop out. (78) The problem is especially pronounced among men, who make up more than 60 percent of tho who change school nationally. The dropout problem hits minorities really hard. 。

全国英语竞赛C类2010答案

2010National English Contest for College Students(Level A-Sample)Part I Listening ComprehensionSection A1—5ABACASection B6—10CBABC11—15CACBASection C16—20ACBABSection D21.careers22.overseas/in other countries/abroad23.visit companies(and)/businesses24.homeless25.(student)common room26.hot meals27.(a)book exchange(throughout the college)28.(a student)advice centre29.accommodation30.speakersPart II Vocabulary and Structure31—35ACACD36—40BDBBC41—45DBADDPart III Cloze46.attractive47.tourists48.achievement49.employeemunication(s)52.before53.traditional54.success55.appearancePart IV Reading ComprehensionSection A56.Pancreatic cancer.57.The opera house in Reggio Emilia.58.Pavarotti,Placido Domingo and JoséCarreras.59.By giving charity performances.60.Nessun Dorma.Section B61.find(more)confidence62.cautious/reluctant to move63.(stable)core64.personnel management/recruitment65.implement/build strategies/structure themselvesSection C66.YES67.YES68.NOT GIVEN69.NO70.YES71.NO72.NO 73.fear,anxiety and intimidation74.dream interview75.plenty of new painting ideasPart V TranslationSection A76.技术着重于将科学发现诉诸实践所需的工具、技术和程序。

2010年全国大学生英语竞赛C级决赛赛题答案

2010 National English Contest for College Students(Level C - Final)参考答案及作文评分标准Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (5 marks)1. A2. C3. B4. B5. ASection B (10 marks)6. B7. A8. B9. C 10. C 11. B 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. CSection C (5 marks)16. B 17. C 18. A 19. A 20. ASection D (10 marks)21. marketing manager 22. October 1999 23. technology first designed 24. lasers 25. economical 26. fuel consumption rate 27. colours 28. official launch 29. the Internet 30. citiesPart II Vocabulary and Structure (15 marks)31. B 32. C 33. A 34. A 35. D 36. C 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. A 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. C Part III Cloze (10 marks)46. Construction 47. by 48. excess 49. set 50. scheduled 51. forged 52. equivalent 53. accelerates 54. for 55. thatPart IV Reading Comprehension (40 marks)Section A (10 marks)56. Because it is the first of its kind.57. By using very simple language.1 - -58. To support children with different types of disability or communication problems.59. A 60. BSection B (10 marks)61. Trinity College62. (the) most valuable and representative63. The Municipal Gallery of Modern Art.64. Thursday.65. The tomb of Jonathan Swift.Section C (10 marks)66. F 67. F 68. T 69. saving and studying seeds 70. they may die out / be extinctSection D (10 marks)71. economic prosperity 72. physical activity 73. High-fat diet 74. 20 or 30 75. 24 hours a day Part V Translation (20 marks)Section A (10 marks)76. 各种大型的促销活动将在杭州的各区县举办遥77. 面对全球经济低迷袁本次休闲购物节是杭州市举办的系列活动之一袁旨在刺激消费尧吸引更多的旅游者遥78. 从家庭用具和服装到日常用品袁市里主要的零售店将提供优惠的价格袁当地市民将从中受益遥79. 一些饭店甚至会提供免费食物袁由他们提供的食物和服务所赢得的美誉袁将使他们日后受益遥80. 突显中国传统和现代风格的丝绸时装展览会将在杭州的商业中心武林路举办遥Section B (10 marks)81. The police have received the complaint, and they are looking into it.82. His failure to answer these questions made the police suspicious.83. Eventually, it gave me the motivation to start my own successful firm in Washington, DC.84. When you change your perspective, your life can be enhanced and your happiness enriched.85. Being a good listener will not only make you more patient, but will also improve yourrelationships.2 - -Part VI IQ Test (5 marks)86. 2. Start at the top and then move right to left along the second row, then back left to rightalong the third row etc, repeating the numbers 36942.87. 28. Each of the seven numbers occurs eight times. Once with itself, and once with each of theother six numbers. It follows that there are 28 dominoes.88. T Q O. The first letters skip forward two places then one place from the front of the alphabet,and the second set skips two places then one place back from the end.89. 8%. 81+82+77+68=308. Amongst 100 pupils, this gives 3 losses each, and 4 losses to 8 pupils.90. B1.Part VII Writing (30 marks)参考范文略遥Task I 应用文评分标准一、评分原则：1. 本题满分为 10 分遥2. 评分时袁先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次袁然后以该档次的要求来衡量尧确定或调整本档次袁最后给分遥3. 词数少于 100 的袁从总分中减去2 分遥4. 如书写较差袁以致影响阅卷袁将分数降低一个档次遥二、各档次的给分范围和要求：第四档院9要10分完全符合写作格式的要求袁覆盖所有内容要点袁表达思想清楚袁文字通顺袁连贯性很好袁基本上无词汇和语法错误遥第三档院6要8 分基本符合写作格式的要求袁有个别地方表达思想不够清楚袁文字基本通顺尧连贯袁有少量词汇和语法错误遥第二档院3要5 分未恰当完成写作格式的要求袁漏掉内容要点袁表达思想不清楚袁文字多处出现词汇和语法错误袁影响了对写作内容的理解遥3 - -第一档院1要2 分未完成写作格式的要求袁明显遗漏主要内容袁表达思想紊乱袁有较多词汇和语法的重大错误袁未能将信息传达给读者遥0分白卷曰作文与题目毫不相关曰内容太少袁无法评判曰所写内容无法看清遥Task II 议论文评分标准一、评分原则：1. 本题满分为 20 分遥2. 评分时袁先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次袁然后以该档次的要求来衡量尧确定或调整本档次袁最后给分遥3. 词数少于 140 的袁从总分中减去2 分遥4. 如书写较差袁以致影响交流袁将分数降低一个档次遥二、各档次的给分范围和要求：第四档院16要20分完全符合写作格式的要求袁覆盖所有内容要点袁表达思想清楚袁文字通顺袁连贯性很好袁基本上无词汇和语法错误遥第三档院11要15分基本符合写作格式的要求袁有个别地方表达思想不够清楚袁文字基本通顺尧连贯袁有少量词汇和语法错误遥第二档院6要10分未恰当完成写作格式的要求袁漏掉内容要点袁表达思想不清楚袁文字多处出现词汇和语法错误袁影响了对写作内容的理解遥第一档院1要5 分未完成写作格式的要求袁明显遗漏主要内容袁表达思想紊乱袁有较多词汇和语法的重大错误袁未能将信息传达给读者遥0分白卷曰作文与题目毫不相关曰内容太少袁无法评判曰所写内容无法看清遥4 - -。

2010年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷(C类)

16. How many times has the National Hockey League allowed its players to take part in the Winter Olympics?
A. Five times. B. Three times. C. Twice.
17. Where was the Africa Cup of National held?
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 theAnswer Sheetwith a single line through the center.
C. The television studio was trying some new ideas
14. What was the name of the programme that marபைடு நூலகம்ed the beginning of Matt’s TV career?
A. Strange Creatures. B. Time Traveller. C. Bright Star.
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 five questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

2010_2012全国大学生英语竞赛(c类)试题与答案汇总

2010Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 marks)Part II Vocabulary and Structures ( 15 marks )There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each blank there are four choices, marked A, B C andD. Choose the one that best completes the sentence, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheetwith a single line through the center.31. When Ian was injured, Harry was chosen as last-minute for the rugby team.A. preferenceB. diversificationC. alternativeD. replacement32.—Hello, Mr. Brown, I’m ringing about our component delivery. It’s not arrived yet and it’s alreadythree o’clock in the afternoon.—Let’s see...it’s reach you on Tuesday afternoon.A. owing toB. likely toC. due toD. subject to33. Among the last groups of people to accept the new model were religious groups, who still the ideathat the earth was the center of the universe.A. clung toB. applied toC. adapted toD. contributed to34. Although apparently rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables the skeleton to considerable impact.A. escapeB. overwhelmC. withstandD. suppress35.—Would you like me to go to the dentist with you?—No, you with me.A. need not to goB. need not goC. do not need goD. not need go36. Lance returned to cycling and training only five months after he was diagnosed with cancer.A. aggressivelyB. drasticallyC. exactlyD. initially37. Great minds generally look at life in a way to themselves.A. peculiarB. confinedC. similarD. unusual38. They called in an electrician he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit.A. to hopeB. to be hopingC. hopingD. to have hoped39. The resistance experienced when one body moves over another, it is in contact, is called frictional force.A. to whichB. whereC. with whichD. while40. Above all, they want to study a question: Are humans actually aware of the world they live in?A. contraryB. fundamentalC. solemnD. progressive41.—Tina, I hear you had a good journey to the Maldives last week, How was it?—I enjoyed the beautiful scenery, but the hotel was satisfactory.A. not anythingB. nothing fromC. nothing butD. anything but42.At the beginning of the 20th century, people made coffee a cloth bag full of coffee groundsinto boiling water.A. by dumpingB. to dumpC. for dumpingD. that dumped43. If you Susan recently, you’d think the photograph on the right was strange.A. shouldn’t contactB. hadn’t contactC. weren’t to contactD. didn’t contact44. Beata: I’ve put the job advertisement in the newspaper, Mr. Trim.Trim: Good.Beata: Well, it was a bit more than the ＄10 that they quoted us.Trim: As long as it wasn’t ＄10 a day.A.How to schedule it?B. How much was it?C. How often was it put there?D. How about the newspaper?45. Woman: Who is Jackie Tow? I have a parcel here for him.Jackie: That’s me.Woman: Yes, put your name here.Jackie: Thank you. It must be the new pair of shoes I bought online.A. This is the receipt for it.B. Do you have the sender’s address?C. I have to check the packageD. Do I have to sign for it?Part III Cloze (10 marks)R ead the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the 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.Where The Wild Thing Are“I didn’t set out to make a children’s movie,” says Being john Malkovich director Spike Jonze , “I set out to make a movie about childhood.” Indeed, like the recent alternative children’s book (46) adapt , Fantastic Mr Fox, this is more like an adult film (47) children’s clothing －or rather in Jim Henson monster suits. When rambunctious (无法无天) nine-year-old Max feels (48) ig by his busy single mum and her new boyfriend, and runs away (49) home , he finds himself on an island populated by huge, hairy, scary Wild Things. Here, he gets himself crowned king, and he and the monsters fight and play, and throw mud at each other (which the younger viewers will love). They return home. That’s it .And that’s your problem. As a film , I can’t (50) de it’s disappointing. Despite whimsical (异想天开) imaginative and heart-tugging moments, Jonze and co-writer Dave Eggers inevitably lose the wonderful subtlety (精妙之处) of Maurice sendak’s well-loved 338-word picture book just by (51) (spin) it out into a full-length feature. Enough already! We get this dysfunctional group of neurotic Wild Things (52) rep Max’s child’s eye view of grown-ups as comprehensible giants, both terrifying and loving.(53) , even the repetitive action and non-subtleties (54) ,make this feel more like family therapy than a fairy (55)t can’t destroy the film’s haunting magic.Part IV Reading Comprehension (40marks)Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Section A (10 marks)HOLDAYS IN WALES1. Rhos –Ddu Country CottagesYnys, Criccieth LL532 OPBDelightful hideaway cottages with private fishing. Comfortably furnished with antiques, old oak beams, log fires, giving the aura and grace of a bygone age, but with all the essentials of the 20th century –sauna, jacuzzi , four poster bed ,snooker table… A holiday venue one rarely finds –but often dreams of. For Enquiries contact:Mrs A JonesRhandir, Boduan, Pwllheli Gwynedd, LL53 8UA2. Five Star CottageTalhenbont hall, Talhenbont, Criccieth, GwyneddEnq: Roger & Gillian GoodLovingly restored stone cottage and hunting lodge in 70 acre wooded country estate with river. A luxurious and carefree holiday for the discerning. Available throughout the year.Woodland walks and wildlife.Free tennis, riding and fishing .One mile from coast, five miles Snowdonia . Under the personal supervision of the owners.3.Windsor Flats12 Marine Terrace, Criccieth,Gwynedd,LL52 OEFOn sea front close to Criccieth fortable, clean,fully equipped,completely private flats,in picturesque village central for Snowdonia and the Llyn Peninula. Climbing, sailing, fishing, walking, tennis and golf closeby. Colour TV,payphone.Bed linen supplied. Short breaks available out of season.Write or phone for brochure.4.Dwyach CottagesCticciech, GwyneddEnquiries: Mrs S Edwards Pen-y-Bryn,Chwilog, Pwllheli, Gwyhedd,LL53 6SXEnjoy a peaceful holiday in beautifully situated farmhouse or single storey cottage. This is an area of unrivalled natural beauty, the haunt of buzzards and woodpeckers. Cottages are superbly equipped to make your holiday relaxed and memorable. Dishwasher , washer/dryer, microwave, linen, children’s play area, barbecue and farm trail.5.Bron Afon Self CateringBorth-y-Gest, Phorthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9TUSituated only minutes from the beach with fabulous views of garden, sea and mountains. The accommodation is quiet and private. An ideal base for touring , walking, climbing, fishing, the slate mines, castles, Portmeirion, Porthmadog leisure centre or just relaxing on the beach.Bed & Breakfast also available.Question 56 to 58: Decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F) according to the advertisements.56.To have a holiday in a delightful hideaway cottage ,you should contact Mrs S Edwards.57.In the Cticcieth Five Star Hotel , free tennis ,game fishing, riding and golf are available.58.Short breaks are available out of season in the Llyn Peninsula.Question 59 to 60:Answer the following questions briefly according to the advertisements.59. If you plan to have a holiday with your children, what is the best place?60.What will you enjoy most in Bron Afon Self Catering?Section B(10 marks)The giant panda,the creature that has become a symbol of conservation ,is facing extinction. The major reason is loss of habitat, which has contitued despite the establishment of 14 panda reserves . Deforestation , mainly carried out by farmers clearing land to make way for fields as they move higher into the mountains,has drastically contracted the mammal’s range. The panda has disappeared from much of central and eastern China,and is now restricted to the eastern flank of the Himalayas.Satellite imagery has shown the seriousness of the situatio n ; almost half of the panda’s habitat has been cut down or degraded since 1975.Worse ,the surviving panda population has also become fragmented; a combination of satellite imagery and ground surveys reveals panda “islands” in patches of forest separatedby cleared land. The population of these islands has become isolated because the animals are loath to cross open areas .Just putting a road through panda habitat may be enough to split a population in two.The minuscule size of the panda populations worries conservationists. The smallest groups have too few animals to be viable, and will inevitably die out .The larger populations may be viable in the short term,but will be susceptible to genetic defects as a result of inbreeding.In these circumstances, a more traditional threat to pandas –the cycle of flowering and subsequent witheringof the bamboo that is their staple food –can become literally species-threatening. The flowering prompts pandas to move from one area to another, thus preventing inbreeding in otherwise sedentary populations.In pandas, however, bamboo flowering could prove catastrophic（灾难性的）because the pandas are unable emigrate.The latest conservation management plan for the panda, prepared by China’s Ministry of Forestry andthe World Wide Fund for Nature, aims primarily at maintaining panda habitats and ensuring that populationsare linked wherever possible. This plan will change some existing reserve boundaries, establish 14 new reserves and protect or replant corridors-of forest between panda islands. Other measures include better control of poaching, reducing the degradation of habitats outside reserves, and reforestation.The plan is ambitious. Implementation will be expensive and will require participation by individuals ranging from villagers to government officials.Question 61 to 65: Complete the summary with words from the passage, changing the form where necessary,only one word for each blank.The survival of the giant panda is being seriously (61) .This is largely because the overall sizeof their habitat has been reduced. As a result, pandas are more prone to problems and are unable to (62) around freely, following the growth cycles of (63) plant. A new plan aims to protect existing panda (64) and to join some of them together. This plan also involves reforestation and the creation ofnew reserves. To succeed, everyone, (65) both the government and individuals, will have to cooperate.Section C (10 marks)Honda has developed a way to read patterns of electric currents on a person’s scalp as well as changes in cerebral blood flow when a person thinks about four simple movements-moving the right hand, moving the left hand, running and eating.67 In a video shown at Tokyo headquarters, a person wearing a helmet sat still but thought about moving his right hand – a thought that was picked up by electrodes attached to his head inside the helmet.68 Honda said the technology wasn’t quite ready for a live demonstration because of possible distractions i n the person’s thinking.Another problem is that brain patterns differ greatly among individuals, and so about two to three hours of studying them in advance are needed for the technology to work. The company, a leader in robotics, acknowledged the technology was still at a basic research stage, with no immediate practical applications in the works.69 Japan boasts one of the leading robotics industries in the world, and the government is pushing to develop the industry as a road to growth. Research on the brain is being tackled around the world, but Honda said its research was among the most advanced in figuring out ways to read brain patterns without having to hurt the person, such as embedding (植入) sensors into the skin . Honda has made robotics a centerpiece of its image, sending Asimo to events and starring the walking, talking robot in TV ads.70 “Our products are for people to use. It is important for us to understand human behavior, ” he said.“We think this is the ultimate in making a machine move.”Question 66:Choose the best answer according to the passage.66. What does Honda say about its robot Asimo?A. It can detect a person’s way of thinking.B. It can imitate complex human movements.C. It is still in its experimental stage.D. It is ready for market distribution.Question 67 to 70: Choose the most appropriate of the following paragraphs that fit into questions 67 to70 in the passage.A. “I’m talking about dreams today,” said Yasuhisa Arai, executive at the Honda Research Institute in Japan, the company’s research unit. “Practical uses are still way into the future.”B. Among the challenges for this brain technology is making the reading-device smaller so it can be portable, according to Honda.C. After several seconds, Asimo, programmed to respond to these brain signals, lifted its right arm.D. Honda succeeded in analysing these thought patterns, and then relayed them as wireless commands to Asimo, its human-shaped robot.Section D (10marks)Being an introvert is a bad thing, right? Well, a lot of people seem to think so, judging by the number of articles I’ve read about how to “cure” introversion. In response to these articles, I wrote The Introverts Strike Back, in which I argued that introv erts can’t become extraverts, and they shouldn’tparticularly want to.However, I’m not here to debate whether it’s better to be an introvert to an extravert. The fact is, we all have to interact with both types of people every day. Regardless of which type you are, you can greatly improve your relationships by learning to get along better with people of the other type. Here are some tips for getting started.For Introverts:*Indicate to others when you’re busy.When an extravert sees you reading, writing, or maybe just thinking, he might assume that the only reason you are doing this is because you don’t have someone to talk to. So he thinks he’s doing you a favor by striking up a conversation, when he’s actually interrupting.To prevent this, be sure to give an indication that you’re in the middle of something and don’t want to socialise right now. This can be a visual sign or verbal.I know one person who tended to get a lot of visitors at work, and while he was actually an extravert, the frequent visits were slowing him down too much. He put a sign on his door saying “If I don’t make eye contact or respond to you, I apologize. I’m not trying to be rude, I just have a lot of work to do. Thank you for understanding.” While I don’t think many people need to go that far, it certainly worked!*Realise that extraverts often need to talk.Because extraverts are more in touch with the external world, for them talking is something as necessary as breathing. They might think out loud by bouncing their thoughts off other people, and they might need to chat in order to boost their energy.For an introvert, this can be the most difficult part of dealing with an extravert. The same conversation that energises the extravert also drains the introvert. However, keeping in mind that the extravert is not being intentionally malicious, the introvert has at least two options for handling this in a polite way. They can patiently participate in the conversation, and then, when it’s over, recharge by being alone. Or they can cut off the conversation early by mentioning something else they need to be doing, or even by saying, “I’d like to help, but I’m not sure that I’m the right person for you to be talking to.”Of course, sometimes a conversation can be very enjoyable for an introvert, in which case this isn’t a problem.For Extraverts:*Ask if someone is busy before spending time with them.If someone appears to be lonely, they might not be. Even if they’re just sitting there and don’t seem to be doing anything, they could be deep in thought and not want to be interrupted.If you need something, try to ask for it up front. Otherwise, look for clues that they might not feel like talking right now, such as lack of eye contact.If they seem uninterested, don’t take it personally. You just don’t know what you’re interrupting.*Understand what a draining effect a conversation can have on someone.No matter how fabulous a person you are, keep in mind that introverts simply prefer their internal world to the external world. They might start off with a fully changed battery, but while they’re engaged inconversation, that battery is steadily draining. How long it lasts depends on various factors, but be sure to keep an eye out for when they’re starting to lose interest. Be more to the point with introverts, and save most of your chatting for extraverts who will appreciate it more.Questions 71 to 74: Complete each of the following sentences with NO MORE THAN FIVE WORDS according to the passage.71. Introverts are advised to to prevent interrupting when they are in the middle of something.72. For extraverts, having a conversation with people can be as important as73. An important clue that someone might not feel like talking with you right now is74. It is necessary to remember that introverts tend to focus more onQuestion 75: Choose the best answer according to the passage.75. What is the passage mainly about?A. Whether it is better to be an introvert or an extravert.B. How to get along with both introverts and extraverts.C. How to avoid embarrassment in conversations.D. One should be neither an introvert nor an extravert.Part V Translation (20marks)Section A (10 marks)Translate the underlined sentences in the following passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.A soaring dropout rate is causing the United Stated to lose ground educationally to rivals abroad and is trapping millions of young American at the very margins of the economy. (76)The Obama administration acknowledges the problems in its new budget, which includes a ＄50 million prevention programme, but solving this problem will require a lot more money and a comprehensive national strategy.The alarming scope of the dropout crisis is laid out by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston and the Alternative Schools Network in Chicago. (77)Their study, which examines data from the 12 largest states, finds that 16 percent of people from the ages of 16 to 24 have dropped out.(78) The problem is especially pronounced among men, who make up more than 60 percent of those who change school nationally. The dropout problem hits minorities really hard.(79) Many of this country’s large urban high schools are rightly called “dropout factories” because more students leave school than graduate. According to the study, state dropout rates are highest in the South, where Gerorgia (22.1 percent), Florida (20.1 percent) and Texas (18.5 percent) lead the way.(80) The dropout crisis presents a clear danger to national prosperity, but at the moment, states and localities are struggling to contain it with little help or guidance from the federal government. Congress, which is just waking up to this issue, can improve the situation by the putting its money and muscle behind proven programmes that have been shown to re-engage young people who have dropped out, and that keep at-risk children on track to complete their educations.Section B (10 marks)Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in brackets. Remember to writethe answers on the answer sheet .81.石油价格的飞速上涨对世界经济产生了很大的影响。

2010-2012年全国大学生英语竞赛C类初赛试卷及答案及听力原文(已整理可直接复印)

2010 National English Contest for College Students(Level C--- Preliminary)Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 marks)Section A (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, read 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 center.1. What is the woman probably doing now?A.She is writing an essay.B.She is studying for a test.C.She is shopping for shoes.2. How did the woman feel according to the conversation?A.She was relaxedB.She was pleasedC.She was disappointed3. What does the woman say about her presentation?A.It’s far from being readyB.She got a lot of information from the internetC.She needs another week to get it ready4. Where will the company probably hold the stuff party?A B C5. Which picture shows the corrections to the man’s name?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 five questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.6. What does the man want to talk to Ann about?A.A holiday trip to Y ellowstone ParkB.A research project in Y ellowstone ParkC.A lecture by a professor who visited Yellowstone ParkA B CSection 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 five questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Conversation one6. What does the man want to talk to Ann about?A.A holiday trip to Y ellowstone ParkB.A research project in Y ellowstone ParkC.A lecture by a professor who visited Yellowstone Park7. According to the man, why is the buffalo population increasing in Y ellowstone Park?A. a lot of buffalo have come from neighbouring areas.B. Fewer buffalo are dying of diseaseC. It is easier now for the buffalo to find food in winter.8. Why does the man think Ann would be interested in going to Yellowstone ?A. She has been studying animal diseasesB. She is eager to visit Yellowstone ParkC. She needs the money to continue her studies9. What did the woman plan to do in July?A. Work on her thesisB. Have a holidayC. Study the buffalo population10. Where will the woman most probably spend the coming summer?A. At the University of WyomingB. At Yellowstone National ParkC. At her friend’s home in Wyoming.Conversation Two11. What was Matt Ryan’s first job?A. Doing holiday relief work at a television channelB. Working part-time as a modelC. Taking pictures for a television station12. What did Matt find interesting about the sixties?A. The increasing number of comic booksB. The rapid advances in technologyC. The American space programme13. Why were Matt’s models once used on the news?A. They presented better images than the real picturesB. The spacecraft camera got damaged and failed to take any picturesC. The television studio was trying some new ideas14. What was the name of the programme that marked the beginning of Matt’s TV career?A. Strange Creatures.B. Time Traveller.C. Bright Star.15. What did Matt do for the programme?A. He made models.B. He acted the part of a monster.C. He filmed it.Section C (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short news item. Each item will be read only once. After each item, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center16. How many times has the National Hockey League allowed its players to take part in the Winter Olympics?A. Five times.B. Three times.C. Twice.17. Where was the Africa Cup of Nations held?A. In Togo.B. In South Africa.C. In Angola.18. What has caused a large number of people to flee their homes in northern Yemen?A. An armed conflict.B. Lack of food.C. Freezing temperatures.19. Who is Emtiaz Sooliman?A. A search and rescue specialist.B. Head of a South African foundation.C. Leader of a local civic group.20. What did the second stimulus bill passed by the House of Representatives aim at?A. Promoting international trade.B. Boosting employment.C. Expanding the private sector.Section D (10 marks)In this section, you are required to fill 10 blanks, each with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS after listening to a short passage. The passage will be read twice. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Children’s T oys✓Most popular wooden toy: (21)✓The wooden toy is for (22)✓Output per (23) :4,000 items✓Average (24) time per box (25) minutes✓The number of boxes in (26) :1,000✓Date of the coming dispatch (27)✓Current number of (28) :20✓Number of staff working on the (29) :40 staff✓All staff do: (30) workPart II Vocabulary and Structures ( 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 center.31. When Ian was injured, Harry was chosen as last-minute for the rugby team.A. preferenceB. diversificationC. alternativeD. replacement32.—Hello, Mr. Brown, I’m ringing about our component delivery. It’s not arrived yet and it’s already three o’clock inthe afternoon.—Let’s see...it’s reach you on Tuesday afternoon.A. owing toB. likely toC. due toD. subject to33. Among the last groups of people to accept the new model were religious groups, who still the idea that the earth was the center of the universe.A. clung toB. applied toC. adapted toD. contributed to34. Although apparently rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables the skeleton to considerable impact.A. escapeB. overwhelmC. withstandD. suppress35.—Would you like me to go to the dentist with you?—No, you with me.A. need not to goB. need not goC. do not need goD. not need go36. Lance returned to cycling and training only five months after he was diagnosed with cancer.A. aggressivelyB. drasticallyC. exactlyD. initially37. Great minds generally look at life in a way to themselves.A. peculiarB. confinedC. similarD. unusual38. They called in an electrician he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit.A. to hopeB. to be hopingC. hopingD. to have hoped39. The resistance experienced when one body moves over another, it is in contact, is called frictional force.A. to whichB. whereC. with whichD. while40. Above all, they want to study a question: Are humans actually aware of the world they live in?A. contraryB. fundamentalC. solemnD. progressive41.—Tina, I hear you had a good journey to the Maldives last week, How was it?—I enjoyed the beautiful scenery, but the hotel was satisfactory.A. not anythingB. nothing fromC. nothing butD. anything but42.At the beginning of the 20th century, people made coffee a cloth bag full of coffee grounds into boiling water.A. by dumpingB. to dumpC. for dumpingD. that dumped43. If you Susan recently, you’d think the photograph on the right was strange.A. shouldn’t contactB. hadn’t contactC. weren’t to contactD. didn’t contact44. Beata: I’ve put the job advertisement in the newspaper, Mr. Trim.Trim: Good.Beata: Well, it was a bit more than the ＄10 that they quoted us.Trim: As long as it wasn’t ＄10 a day.A. How to schedule it?B. How much was it?C. How often was it put there?D. How about the newspaper?45. Woman: Who is Jackie Tow? I have a parcel here for him.Jackie: That’s me.Woman: Yes, put your name here.Jackie: Thank you. It must be the new pair of shoes I bought online.A. This is the receipt for it.B. Do you have the sender’s address?C. I have to check the packageD. Do I have to sign for it?Part III Cloze (10 marks)Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the 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 t he word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Where The Wild Thing Are―I didn’t set out to make a children’s movie,‖ says Being john Malkovich director Spike Jonze , ―I set out to make a movie about childhood.‖ Indeed, like the recent alternative children’s book (46) adapt , Fantastic Mr Fox, this is more like an adult film (47) children’s clothing －or rather in Jim Henson monster suits. When rambunctious (无法无天) nine-year-old Max feels (48) ig by his busy single mum and her new boyfriend, and runs away (49) home , he finds himself on an island populated by huge, hairy, scary Wild Things. Here, he gets himself crowned king, and he and the monsters fight and play, and throw mud at each other (which the younger viewers will love). They return home. That’s it .And that’s your problem. As a film , I can’t (50) de it’s disappointing. Despite whimsical (异想天开) imaginative and heart-tugging moments, Jonze and co-writer Dave Eggers inevitably lose the wonderful subtlety (精妙之处) of Maurice sendak’s well-loved 338-word picture book just by (51) (spin) it out into a full-length feature. Enough already! We get this dysfunctional group of neurotic Wild Things (52) rep Max’s child’s eye view of grown-ups as comprehensible giants, both terrifying and loving.(53) , even the repetitive action and non-subtleties (54) ,make this feel more like family therapy than a fairy (55)t can’t destroy the film’s haunting magic.Part IV Reading Comprehension (40marks)Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Section A (10 marks)HOLDAYS IN WALES1. Rhos –Ddu Country CottagesYnys, Criccieth LL532 OPBDelightful hideaway cottages with private fishing. Comfortably furnished with antiques, old oak beams, log fires, giving the aura and grace of a bygone age, but with all the essentials of the 20th century –sauna, jacuzzi , four poster bed ,snooker table… A holiday venue one rarely finds –but often dreams of.For Enquiries contact:Mrs A JonesRhandir, Boduan, Pwllheli Gwynedd, LL53 8UA2. Five Star CottageTalhenbont hall, Talhenbont, Criccieth, GwyneddEnq: Roger & Gillian GoodLovingly restored stone cottage and hunting lodge in 70 acre wooded country estate with river. A luxurious and carefree holiday for the discerning. Available throughout the year.Woodland walks and wildlife.Free tennis, riding and fishing .One mile from coast, five miles Snowdonia . Under the personal supervision of the owners.3.Windsor Flats12 Marine Terrace, Criccieth,Gwynedd,LL52 OEFOn sea front close to Criccieth fortable, clean,fully equipped,completely private flats,in picturesque village central for Snowdonia and the Llyn Peninula. Climbing, sailing, fishing, walking, tennis and golf closeby. Colour TV,payphone.Bed linen supplied. Short breaks available out of season.Write or phone for brochure.4.Dwyach CottagesCticciech, GwyneddEnquiries: Mrs S Edwards Pen-y-Bryn,Chwilog, Pwllheli, Gwyhedd,LL53 6SXEnjoy a peaceful holiday in beautifully situated farmhouse or single storey cottage. This is an area of unrivalled natural beauty, the haunt of buzzards and woodpeckers. Cottages are superbly equipped to make your holiday relaxed and memorable. Dishwasher , washer/dryer, microwave, linen, children’s play area, barbecue and farm trail.5.Bron Afon Self CateringBorth-y-Gest, Phorthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9TUSituated only minutes from the beach with fabulous views of garden, sea and mountains. The accommodation is quiet and private. An ideal base for touring , walking, climbing, fishing, the slate mines, castles, Portmeirion, Porthmadog leisure centre or just relaxing on the beach.Bed & Breakfast also available.Question 56 to 58: Decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F) according to the advertisements.56.To have a holiday in a delightful hideaway cottage ,you should contact Mrs S Edwards.57.In the Cticcieth Five Star Hotel , free tennis ,game fishing, riding and golf are available.58.Short breaks are available out of season in the Llyn Peninsula.Question 59 to 60:Answer the following questions briefly according to the advertisements.59. If you plan to have a holiday with your children, what is the best place?60.What will you enjoy most in Bron Afon Self Catering?Section B(10 marks)The giant panda,the creature that has become a symbol of conservation ,is facing extinction. The major reason is loss of habitat, which has contitued despite the establishment of 14 panda reserves . Deforestation , mainly carried out by farmers clearing land to make way for fields as they move higher into the mountains,has drastically contracted the mammal’s range. The panda has disappeared from much of central and eastern China, and is now restricted to the eastern flank of the Himalayas.Satellite imagery has shown the seriousness of the situation ; almost half of the panda’s habitat has been cut down or degraded since 1975.Worse ,the surviving panda population has also become fragmented; a combination of satellite imagery and ground surveys reveals panda ―islands‖ in patches of forest separated by cleared land. The population of these islands has become isolated because the animals are loath to cross open areas .Just putting a road through panda habitat may be enough to split a population in two.The minuscule size of the panda populations worries conservationists. The smallest groups have too few animals to be viable, and will inevitably die out .The larger populations may be viable in the short term, but will be susceptible to genetic defects as a result of inbreeding.In these circumstances, a more traditional threat to pandas – the cycle of flowering and subsequent withering of the bamboo that is their staple food – can become literally species-threatening. The flowering prompts pandas to move from one area to another, thus preventing inbreeding in otherwise sedentary populations. In pandas, however, bamboo flowering could prove catastrophic（灾难性的）because the pandas are unable emigrate.The latest conservation management plan for the panda, prepared by China’s Ministry of Forestry and the World Wide Fund for Nature, aims primarily at maintaining panda habitats and ensuring that populations are linked wherever possible. This plan will change some existing reserve boundaries, establish 14 new reserves and protect or replant corridors-of forest between panda islands. Other measures include better control of poaching, reducing the degradation of habitats outside reserves, and reforestation.The plan is ambitious. Implementation will be expensive and will require participation by individuals ranging from villagers to government officials.Question 61 to 65: Complete the summary with words from the passage, changing the form where necessary, only one word for each blank.The survival of the giant panda is being seriously (61) .This is largely because the overall size of their habitat has been reduced. As a result, pandas are more prone to problems and are unable to (62) around freely, following the growth cycles of (63) plant. A new plan aims to protect existing panda (64) and to join some of them together. This plan also involves reforestation and the creation of new reserves. To succeed, everyone, (65) both the government and individuals, will have to cooperate.Section C (10 marks)Honda has developed a way to read patterns of electric currents on a person’s scalp as well as changes in cerebral blood flow when a person thinks about four simple movements-moving the right hand, moving the left hand, running and eating.67 In a video shown at Tokyo headquarters, a person wearing a helmet sat still but thought about moving his right hand – a thought that was picked up by electrodes attached to his head inside the helmet.68 Honda said the technology wasn’t quite ready for a live demonstration because of possible distractions in the person’s thinking.Another problem is that brain patterns differ greatly among individuals, and so about two to three hours of studying them in advance are needed for the technology to work. The company, a leader in robotics, acknowledged the technology was still at a basic research stage, with no immediate practical applications in the works.69 Japan boasts one of the leading robotics industries in the world, and the government is pushing to develop the industry as a road to growth. Research on the brain is being tackled around the world, but Honda said its research was among the most advanced in figuring out ways to read brain patterns without having to hurt the person, such as embedding (植入) sensors into the skin . Honda has made robotics a centerpiece of its image, sending Asimo to events and starring the walking, talking robot in TV ads.70 ―Our products are for people to use. It is important for us to understand human behavior, ‖ he said.“We think this is the ultimate in making a machine move.‖Question 66:Choose the best answer according to the passage.66. What does Honda say about its robot Asimo?A. It can detect a person’s way of thinking.B. It can imitate complex human movements.C. It is still in its experimental stage.D. It is ready for market distribution.Question 67 to 70: Choose the most appropriate of the following paragraphs that fit into questions 67 to 70 in the passage.A. ―I’m talking about dreams today,‖ said Yasuhisa Arai, executive at the Honda Research Institute in Japan, the company’s research unit. ―Practical uses are still way into the future.‖B. Among the challenges for this brain technology is making the reading-device smaller so it can be portable, according to Honda.C. After several seconds, Asimo, programmed to respond to these brain signals, lifted its right arm.D. Honda succeeded in analysing these thought patterns, and then relayed them as wireless commands to Asimo, its human-shaped robot.Section D (10marks)Being an introvert is a bad thing, right? Well, a lot of people seem to think so, judging by the number of articles I’ve read about how to ―cure‖ introversion. In response to these articles, I wrote The Introverts Strike Back, in which Iargued that introverts can’t become extraverts, and they shouldn’t particularly want to.However, I’m not here to debate whether it’s better to be an introvert to an extravert. The fact is, we all have to interact with both types of people every day. Regardless of which type you are, you can greatly improve your relationships by learning to get along better with people of the other type. Here are some tips for getting started.For Introverts:*Indicate to others when you’re busy.When an extravert sees you reading, writing, or maybe just thinking, he might assume that the only reason you are doing this is because you don’t have someone to talk to. So he thinks he’s doing you a favor by striking up a conversation, when he’s actually interrupting.To prevent this, be sure to give an indication that you’re in the middle of something and don’t want to socialise right now. This can be a visual sign or verbal.I know one person who tended to get a lot of visitors at work, and while he was actually an extravert, the frequent visits were slowing him down too much. He put a sign on his door saying ―If I don’t make eye contact or respond to you, I apologize. I’m not trying to be rude, I just have a lot of work to do. Thank you for understanding.‖While I don’t think many people need to go that far, it certainly worked!*Realise that extraverts often need to talk.Because extraverts are more in touch with the external world, for them talking is something as necessary as breathing. They might think out loud by bouncing their thoughts off other people, and they might need to chat in order to boost their energy.For an introvert, this can be the most difficult part of dealing with an extravert. The same conversation that energises the extravert also drains the introvert. However, keeping in mind that the extravert is not being intentionally malicious, the introvert has at least two options for handling this in a polite way. They can patiently participate in the conversation, and then, when it’s over, recharge by being alone. Or they can cut off the conversation early by mentioning something else they need to be doing, or even by saying, ―I’d like to help, but I’m not sure that I’m the right person for you to be talking to.‖Of course, sometimes a conversation can be very enjoyable for an introvert, in which case this isn’t a problem.For Extraverts:*Ask if someone is busy before spending time with them.If someone appears to be lonely, they might not be. Even if they’re just sitting there and don’t seem to be doing anything, they could be deep in thought and not want to be interrupted.If you need something, try to ask for it up front. Otherwise, look for clues that they might not feel like talking right now, such as lack of eye contact.If they seem uninterested, don’t take it personally. You just don’t know what you’re interrupting.*Understand what a draining effect a conversation can have on someone.No matter how fabulous a person you are, keep in mind that introverts simply prefer their internal world to the external world. They might start off with a fully changed battery, but while they’re engaged in conversation, that battery is steadily draining. How long it lasts depends on various factors, but be sure to keep an eye out for when th ey’re starting to lose interest. Be more to the point with introverts, and save most of your chatting for extraverts who will appreciate it more.Questions 71 to 74: Complete each of the following sentences with NO MORE THAN FIVE WORDS according to the passage.71. Introverts are advised to to prevent interrupting when they are in the middle of something.72. For extraverts, having a conversation with people can be as important as73. An important clue that someone might not feel like talking with you right now is74. It is necessary to remember that introverts tend to focus more onQuestion 75: Choose the best answer according to the passage.75. What is the passage mainly about?A. Whether it is better to be an introvert or an extravert.B. How to get along with both introverts and extraverts.C. How to avoid embarrassment in conversations.D. One should be neither an introvert nor an extravert.Part V Translation (20marks)Section A (10 marks)Translate the underlined sentences in the following passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.A soaring dropout rate is causing the United Stated to lose ground educationally to rivals abroad and is trapping millions of young American at the very margins of the economy. (76)The Obama administration acknowledges the problems in its new budget, which includes a ＄50 million prevention programme, but solving this problem will require a lot more money and a comprehensive national strategy.The alarming scope of the dropout crisis is laid out by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston and the Alternative Schools Network in Chicago. (77)Their study, which examines data from the 12 largest states, finds that 16 percent of people from the ages of 16 to 24 have dropped out.(78) The problem is especially pronounced among men, who make up more than 60 percent of those who change school nationally. The dropout problem hits minorities really hard.(79) Many of this country ’s large urban high schools are rightly called ―dropout factories ‖ because more students leave school than graduate. According to the study, state dropout rates are highest in the South, where Gerorgia (22.1 percent), Florida (20.1 percent) and Texas (18.5 percent) lead the way. (80) The dropout crisis presents a clear danger to national prosperity, but at the moment, states and localities are struggling to contain it with little help or guidance from the federal government. Congress, which is just waking up to this issue, can improve the situation by the putting its money and muscle behind proven programmes that have been shown to re-engage young people who have dropped out, and that keep at-risk children on track to complete their educations.Section B (10 marks)Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in brackets. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.81.石油价格的飞速上涨对世界经济产生了很大的影响。

2008-2010全国大学生英语竞赛c类试题及答案

2008 National English Contest for College Students(Level C--- Preliminary)Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 marks)Section A (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, read 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 center.1. A. To buy a newspaper. B. To find a chemist. C. To post a letter.2. A. Their billing system has been efficient.B. Their old billing system is outdated.C. He’s unimpressed with the new billing system.3. A. She’s been on vacation. B. She’s been at the grocery store.C. She’s been on a business trip.4. A. To go to the market. B. To have coffee. C. To have a discussion.5. A. Changing a flight reservation. B. Canceling a hotel reservation.C. Reserving an extra hotel room.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 five questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Conversation one6. What’s Tania’s phone number?A. 506-6178B. 501-6678C. 501-66877. Who is going shopping at Harrods?A. Tania.B. Karl.C. Karl’s mother.8. How is Tania going to get to Harrods?A. On foot.B. By taxi.C. By tube.9. Which street plan shows the way from the station?A. B. C.10. What kind of wine does Karl want?A. Red Merlot.B. White Bordeaux.C. Rose Chianti.Conversation Two11. Which drawing shows the position of the handle?A. B. C.12. What other product features are included?A. A range of handle sizes.B. A variety of color combinations.C. A set of rings for different-sized tins.13. What’s the purpose of the V-clip?A.To hold the paint brush so it drips in the can.B.To prevent paint from getting onto the painted surfaces.C.To prevent the brush drying out if the painter is interrupted.14. Who will probably use the can-holder?A. Artists.B. Decorators.C. Soldiers.15. How much does the product cost?A. ￡4.B. ￡5.C. $4.Section C (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short news item. Each item will be read only once. After each item, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.16. What has prompted the new administration to review the Australia’s citizenship test?A. It’s out of date.B. Higher immigration rates.C. Many applicants failing it.17. Which train provides the easiest way to see Mount Fuji?A. From Tokyo to Yokohama.B. From Osaka to Yokohama.C. From Tokyo to Osaka.18. How many U.N. employees were killed in 2007?A. 17.B. 42.C. 59.19. What have studies found out about severe pneumonia treatment?A.No medication works in developing countries.B.It can be effectively treated at home with oral antibiotics.C.It can only be treated in the hospital with injectable antibiotics.20. What was the bar’s business like before the smoking ban?A. Almost empty every day.B. Usually crowded at midday.C. Empty on Wednesdays.Section D (10 marks)In this section, you will hear a short passage. There are ten missing words or phrases. Fill in the blanks with the exact words you hear on the tape. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.Crime isn’t rising because the laws are not strict enough, or because the (21) ________ are not tough enough, or simply be cause there aren’t enough policemen on the beat. It is rising because the agencies and individuals who can have a (22) _______ effect on crime are not pulling together or in the same (23) ______. The police are one of those agencies, of course. But crime prevention is also a matter for (24) ______ who are content to see mass (25) _______ turn into a way of life, for councils who prefer to shout yah-boo at the police, (26) _____ getting on with making life safer for local people, for architects who design exposed and indefensible buildings, for parents who don’t take enough interest in what their teenage children are getting up to and for (27) ______ who sit inside and moan (28) ______ do anything about the state of the neighborhood or the street. Crime prevention has been neglected for too many by too many. Over the last ten years it has been willfully neglected in defiance of mounting (29) _______ that it is the central hope of (30) ________ action against crime.Part II Vocabulary and Structures (10 minutes, 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 center.31. They are looking for _______ man with _______ long dark hair. He is armed and dangerous.A. a; aB. the; aC. a; /D. /; the32. It was unfortunate, but she had no _____ but to act as she did.A. chance.B. opportunityC. optionD. solution33. The _____ driver thinks that accidents only happen to other people.A. generalB. usualC. commonD. average34. How did they manage to steal the Van Gogh? It was right ____ the security guard’s nose.A. belowB. beforeC. underD. beside35. The student ______ continuing his studies when he had to return to his home country unexpectedly.A. is consideringB. was consideringC. should considerD. has considered36. My friends and I enjoy doing many of the same things. In that respect, we have a lot _______.A. in similarB. in particularC. in commonD. in accordance37. Our planned visit to the United States _______ because we were unable to get the visas.A. fell overB. fell downC. fell throughD. fell on38. Lest anyone _____ it strange, let me assure you that it is quite true.A. thoughtB. should thinkC. had thoughtD. thinking39. When Sally ______ the criminal ______ her house, she screamed at the top of her voice because she didn’t want ______.A. saw; enter; killedB. saw; enter; to be killedC. sees; entering; be killedD. sees; enter; killing40. Tina’s children, _____ all live nearby, organized a big party for her eightieth birthday.A. whoB. thatC. whichD. as41. Sometimes it is necessary to be careful _______ the right date to sit for a test.A. when choosingB. when you will chooseC. when you have chosenD. when you chose42. Einstein’s theory of relativity seemed hard to believe at the time _______.A. when he first introducedB. that he first introduced itC. he first introducedD. which he first introduced it43. ________ really. I like both public transport and driving.A. On second thoughtsB. I could go either wayC. I will never learn to driveD. But then again44. _____ I’m getting married!A. Can you keep a secret?B. Well I never!C. Many happy returns.D. Congratulations!45. --- So, do you know where you’d like to go?--- Actually, I’ve heard that it’s very expensive and it’s cold all the time.A. I beg your pardon?B. Yeah, but it’s not very good.C. Do you know any good hotels?D. Do you have any suggestions?Part III Reading Comprehension (20 minutes, 40 marks)Section A (4 marks)There is one passage in this section with 4 questions. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B C and D. You should decide on the best choice, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 46-49 are based on the following passage.Most sore throats are caused by an infection which treatment with antibiotics cannot cure. But with simple remedies the patient normally gets better in 4 or 5 days.Tonsillitis, however, usually starts with a sore throat which causes pain on swallowing. With children and some adults there may be a fever and the patient is obviously not feeling well. It may be possible to see white spots on the back of the throat. The neck may also swell, both of which are the normal response to infection.Sometimes a sore throat may occur with the common cold, and with influenza there may be dryness of the throat, pain on coughing and loss of voice.TREATMENTAspirin: To help relieve the pain on swallowing and (if there is one) the fever, use aspirin tablets dissolved in water, so that the patient can gargle before swallowing. Repeat the treatment every 4 hours.Drink: Encourage the patient to drink plenty of liquids.Food: Food should not be forced on a patient who does not want to eat.Steam: If there is pain in the throat on coughing, breathing in steam may help.CHILDRENYoung children, who may not be able to gargle, should be given aspirin dissolved in water every 4 hours at the right dose for their age.At one year: a single junior aspirin.At five years: half an adult aspirin.At eight years: one whole adult aspirin.WHEN TO SEE THE DOCTORIf the sore throat is still getting worse after 2 days.If the patient complains of earache.If the patient or parent is very worried.46. According to the passage, it would appear that most sore throats _________.A.require an immediate visit to a doctorB.respond quickly to treatment with an antibioticC.rarely turn out to be symptoms of serious illnessD.result in tonsillitis even when treated47. In order to treat a sore throat one should ________.A.prevent the patient from eating too muchB.give the patient up to 4 aspirin tablets every dayC.advise the patient to drink large amounts of liquidsD.make the patient gargle with hot liquids48. You should call the doctor in if _________.A.swelling occurs in the region of the earsB.the patient’s condition worsens after 2 daysC.the patient’s throat is still sore after a weekD.the disease spreads to another member of the family49. What difference is there in the way adults and young children should be treated with aspirin?A.Young children should not be allowed to gargle with it.B.Adults should be given tablets to swallow whole.C.Young children should be given aspirin more often than adults.D.Adults should be given larger doses of aspirin than children.Section B (14 marks)There is one passage in this section with 10 questions. Go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet.For questions 50-55, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 56-59, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.In 1945 leaders from 51 countries met in San Francisco, California, and organized the United Nations (often called the UN). World War II had just ended. Millions of people had died, and there was destruction everywhere. People hoped they could build a future of world peace through this new organization.The United Nations has four main goals and purposes:1.To work together for international peace and to solve international problems;2.To develop friendly relations among nations;3.To work together for human rights for everyone of all races, religions, and of bothsexes;4.To build a center where nations can work together for these goals.Today almost every country in the world is a member of the UN. Each country has signed an agreement that says:1. All members are equal.2. All members promise to solve international problems in a peaceful way.3. No member will use force against another member.4. All members will help the UN in its actions.5.The UN will not try to solve problems within countries except to enforce international peace.Obviously, the United Nations has not been completely successful in its goals. There have been several wars since 1945. However, the organization has helped bring peace to some countries that were at war. It has helped people who left their countries because of wars. It has helped bring independence to colonies.The main United Nations organization is in New York City, but the UN has a ―family‖ of other related organizations all over the world. These organizations try to provide a better life for everyone. One example is UNICEF, an organization that provides food, medical care, and many other services for poor children wherever they live. Another example is the World Health Organization, which develops medical programs all over the world.There are thousands of UN workers in developing countries. They work as planners to increase production in farming and industry. They provide medical services, improve education programs, and spread scientific information. They develop programs that provide jobs and better living conditions. They help countries control their population growth.The United Nations also holds large international conferences, where people meet to discuss important world issues. One conference was about the uses and ownership of oceans. Another was about women. There are also International Years. In these special years, people work together to improve situations and solve problems. One year was the International Year of the Child.For centuries countries have fought each other, and powerful countries have taken control of weaker ones. It is very difficult to persuade nations to live together in peace. Nevertheless, the United Nations is attempting to do this. It is the only organization that unites the world in the search for peace.In this section, there is one passage followed by 5 questions. Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questions in as few words as possible (not more than 10 words). Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.Questions 60-64 are based on the following passage.A language is a system of sounds, gestures, or characters used by humans to communicate their ideas and feelings. There are about 4,000 spoken languages in the world. Some are spoken by millions of people. Other languages have only a few speakers.All languages have rules for forming words and for ordering those words in sentences. In written languages, meaning is expressed through a system of characters and rules for combining those characters. In spoken languages, meaning is expressed through a system of sounds and rules for combining those sounds. Many deaf people use sign languages, in which gestures do the work of the sound system of spoken languages.Word order is more important in English than it is in some other languages, such as Russian. The sound system is very important in Chinese and in many languages spoken in West Africa.Languages are always changing, but they change very slowly. People invent new words for their language, borrow words from other languages, and change the meanings of words as needed. For example, the English word byte was invented by computer specialists in 1959. the English word tomato was borrowed from Nahuatl, and American Indian language spoken in Mexico. The English word meat once referred to food in general.There are several major language families in the world. The languages in each family are related, and scientists think they came from the same parent family. Language families come in different sizes. The Austronesian family contains at least 500 languages, including Pilipino, Malay, and Maori. The Basque language, spoken in northern Spain, is the only member of its language family.The Indo-European language family contains 55 languages, including English, German, Spanish, Russian, and Hindi.Another language family is Sino-Tibetan, which includes Chinese, Burmese, and Tibetan. The Afro-Asiatic family includes Arabic, Hebrew, and Amharic. There are about 150 American Indian languages spoken today. These languages have many differences and have been divided into more than 50 language families.People learn languages by listening, copying what they hear, and using the language. Most children learn their first languages easily, and sometimes other languages as well. Adults often must work harder at learning a second language.Questions:In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary below by choosing a maximum of three words from the passage to fill in each of the spaces, 65-70. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.Questions 65-70 are based on the following passage.Welcome to “Software World” --- bringing you the very latest information on what is currently available on CD-ROM. Are you a director or producer looking for an unusual actor to play a part in a new movie project, or with that special look for a new commercial on TV? OK. The usual procedure would be to contact a theatrical agency, who would try and sell you the idea of using one of the actors listed on their books. Books? Too old-fashioned for you? Then get yourself a copy of this latest electronic database called “The Electronic Curtain”.The brainchild of casting agent Fred Harkney of the Better Talent Agency, he says he got the idea of an actor’s directory from his son playing computer games. Noting that junior had to type in the details of the characters in his favorite game, he realized he could do the same for the actors he represents. Eventually, he came to include information on nearly three quarters of the approximately 34,000 actors registered and looking for work in Britain. With some theatrical agencies boasting that they represent over 500 performers, the need for this product is not hard to fathom. It can be a nightmare trying to remember just which actor has done what, or just what an actor can do. The database lists details of over 5,500 actors: TV shows they have appeared in, special skills they possess --- everything down to the color of their eyes and other distinguishing physical features. By entering the details of the type of person you are looking for, the database quickly locates only those persons with the particular qualities requested.One problem though, is that many actors feel it is too impersonal, and they could be missing out on much needed auditions for parts in theatrical shows. On the other hand, it might just get them that elusive job. The days of nervous nail-biting while waiting around to give an audition could well and truly be over. And all because of a small plastic disk. For product details ring this number now: 0171-379-60000.Summary:Part IV Cloze (15 minutes, 15 marks)Section A (5 marks)There are 5 blanks in the passage. Use the word given on the right-hand side to form a word that fits in each blank. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.Section B (10 marks)There are 10 blanks in the passage. For each blank, one or more letters of the word have been given (not exceeding 3 letters). Read the passage below and decide which word best fits each blank, using only one word in each word in each blank. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.True relaxation is most certainly not a matter of flopping down in front of the television with a welcome drink. Nor is it about drifting into an exhausted sleep. Useful though these responses to tension and over-tiredness (76) mi_______ be, we should distinguish between them and conscious relaxation in (77) te_____ of quality and effect. Regardless of the level of tiredness, real relaxation is a state of alertness, yet, at the same (78) t______, passive awareness, in which our bodies are (79) a________ rest while our minds are awake.Moreover, it is as natural for a healthy person to be relaxed when moving as resting.(80) Be_____ relaxed in action means we bring the appropriate energy to everything we do, (81) W______ needs to be rediscovered is conscious relaxation. With this in (85) m______ we must apply ourselves to understanding stress and the nature of its causes, however deep-seated. Part V Translation (15 minutes, 15 marks) Section A (8 marks) Translate the underlined sentences of the following passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet. After my mother passed away, my dad tried even harder to stay healthy and active. Every morning, until the weather turned too cold, he swam in the turquoise pool in the complex where he lived. (86) Each day, no matter how he felt, he swam one more lap than the previous day, just to prove there was always room for improvement. Every few days he reported the new number of laps to me, pride edging his voice.By his late seventies, in spite of swimming and working six days a week, my dad had noticeably dwindled in strength and energy. By age eighty-one he was in poor health and had to retire. (87) He pretended he didn’t need to lean heavily on me forsupport as we walked slowly, and I pretended not to notice. His mind was clear, but congestive heart problems and disabling arthritis had worn him down. One day he said, “In case of an emergency, I do not wish to be kept alive by any extraordinary means. I’ve signed an official paper to this effect.” He smiled his wonderful, broad grin and said, “I’ve been blessed to have had your mother as my wife and you as my only child, and I’m ready to go.”Less than a month later he had a heart attack. In the emergency room, he again reminded his doctor and me of his wishes, but I couldn’t imagine, in spite of this latest crisis, that he wouldn’t always be saying, “Have I told you yet today that I adore you?”(88) He was miserable in intensive care; tubes seemed to come from every opening. But my dad still had his sense of humor, asking me, “Does this mean we can’t keep our lunch date tomorrow?” His voice faltered.“I’ll be here to pick you up and we’ll go someplace special,” I answered, a lump in my throat.(89) Dad refused to look at me for the first time in his life and turned toward the blank green wall next to his hospital bed. There was a painful silence between us. He said, “I don’t want you to remember me like this. Promise me you won’t, darling! And please go now --- I’m so miserable.Section B (7 marks)Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.90. 她在阳光下只晒了一会儿，脸就开始变红了。

全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题参考答案及作文评分标准

2010年全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题参考答案及作文评分标准2010 National English Contest for College Students (Level C - Preliminary)单位（学校）：作者（教师或学生）：电话：ＱＱ：邮箱：微信：Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (5 marks)1. B2. C3. A4. C5. CSection B (10 marks)6. B7. C8. A9. A 10. B 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. C 15. ASection C (5 marks)16. C 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. BSection D (10 marks)21. train sets 22. the under-fives 23. month 24. packaging 25. five 26.storage 27. November 3rd 28. drivers 29. production lines 30. shiftPart II Vocabulary and Structure (15 marks)31. D 32. C 33. A 34. C 35. B 36. D 37. A 38. C 39. C 40. B 41. A 42. A 43. B 44.B 45. DPart III Cloze (10 marks)46.adaptation 47. in 48. ignored 49. from 50.deny 51. spinning 52. representing 53.However 54. that/which 55. talePart IV Reading Comprehension (40 marks)Section A (10 marks)56. F 57. F 58. T 59. Dwyfach Coggages 60. The beachSection B (10 marks)61. threatened 62. move 63. bamboo 64. habitats 65. includingSection C (10 marks)66. C 67. D 68. C 69. A 70. BSection D (10 marks)71. give an indication signal 72. breathing 73. lack of eye contace 74. their internal world 75. BPart V Translation (20 marks)Section A (10 marks)76. 奥巴马政府在新预算中承认了这个问题，该预算包括了一个五千万美元的预防性方案.。

2010年全国大学生英语竞赛C类初赛试卷及答案（复印）

2010 National English Contest for College Students (Level C--- Preliminary) Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 marks) Section A (5 marks) In this section, you will hear five short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only once. After each question, there will be was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only once. After each question, there will be pause. During the pause, read the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Th mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. What is the woman probably doing now? A.She is writing an essay. B.She is studying for a test. C.She is shopping for shoes. 2. How did the woman feel according to the conversation? A.She was relaxed B.She was pleased C.She was disappointed 3. What does the woman say about her presentation? A.It A.It’’s far from being ready B.She got a lot of information from the internet C.She needs another week to get it ready 4. Where will the company probably hold the stuff party? A B C 5. Which picture shows the corrections to the man’s name? Section B (10 marks) In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of ea conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the five questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer She with a single line through the center. 6. What does the man want to talk to Ann about? A.A holiday trip to Yellowstone Park B.A research project in Yellowstone Park C.A lecture by a professor who visited Yellowstone Park A B C Section B (10 marks) In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of ea conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the five questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer She with a single line through the center. Conversation one 6. What does the man want to talk to Ann about? A.A holiday trip to Yellowstone Park B.A research project in Yellowstone Park C.A lecture by a professor who visited Yellowstone Park ellowstone Park? 7. According to the man, why is the buffalo population increasing in YA. a lot of buffalo have come from neighbouring areas. B. Fewer buffalo are dying of disease C. It is easier now for the buffalo to find food in winter. 8. Why does the man think Ann would be interested in going to Yellowstone ? A. She has been studying animal diseases B. She is eager to visit Yellowstone Park C. She needs the money to continue her studies 9. What did the woman plan to do in July? A. Work on her thesis B. Have a holiday C. Study the buffalo population 10. Where will the woman most probably spend the coming summer? A. At the University of Wyoming B. At Yellowstone National Park C. At her friend’s home in Wyoming. Conversation Two 11. What was Matt Ryan’s first job? A. Doing holiday relief work at a television channel B. Working part-time as a model C. Taking pictures for a television station 12. What did Matt find interesting about the sixties? A. The increasing number of comic books B. The rapid advances in technology C. The American space programme 13. Why were Matt’s models once used on the news? A. They presented better images than the real pictures B. The spacecraft camera got damaged and failed to take any pictures C. The television studio was trying some new ideas ’s TV career? 14. What was the name of the programme that marked the beginning of MattA. Strange Creatures. B. Time Traveller. C. Bright Star. 15. What did Matt do for the programme? A. He made models. B. He acted the part of a monster. C. He filmed it. Section C (5 marks) In this section, you will hear five short news item. Each item will be read only once. After each item, there will b pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the be answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center the Winter Olympics? 16. How many times has the National Hockey League allowed its players to take part in A. Five times. B. Three times. C. Twice. 17. Where was the Africa Cup of Nations held? A. In T ogo. B. In South Africa. C. In Angola. 18. What has caused a large number of people to flee their homes in northern Yemen? A. An armed conflict. B. Lack of food. C. Freezing temperatures. 19. Who is Emtiaz Sooliman? A. A search and rescue specialist. B. Head of a South African foundation. C. Leader of a local civic group. 20. What did the second stimulus bill passed by the House of Representatives aim at? A. Promoting international trade. B. Boosting employment. C. Expanding the private sector. Section D (10 marks) In this section, you are required to fill 10 blanks, each with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS after listening to a short passage. The passage will be read twice. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. Children Children’’s Toys ü Most popular wooden toy: (21) ü The wooden toy is for (22) ü Output per (23) :4,000 items ü Average (24) time per box (25) minutes ü The number of boxes in (26) :1,000 ü Date of the coming dispatch (27) ü Current number of (28) :20 ü Number of staff working on the (29) :40 staff ü All staff do: (30) work Part II Vocabulary and Structures ( 15 marks ) There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each blank there are four choices, marked A, B C and D. Choos the one that best completes the sentence, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single lin through the center. 31. When Ian was injured, Harry was chosen as last-minute for the rugby team. A. preference B. diversification C. alternative D. replacement 32.32.—Hello, Mr. Brown, I’m ringing about our component delivery. It’s not arrived yet and it’s already three o’clock in —Hello, Mr. Brown, I’m ringing about our component delivery. It’s not arrived yet and it’s already three o’clock inthe afternoon. —Let’s see...it’s reach you on Tuesday afternoon. A. owing to B. likely to C. due to D. subject to 33. Among the last groups of people to accept the new model were religious groups, who still the idea that the earth was the center of the universe. A. clung to B. applied to C. adapted to D. contributed to 34. Although apparently rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables the skeleton to considerable impact. A. escape B. overwhelm C. withstand D. suppress 35.—Would you like me to go to the dentist with you? —No, you with me. A. need not to go B. need not go C. do not need go D. not need go 36. Lance returned to cycling and training only five months after he was diagnosed with cancer. A. aggressively B. drastically C. exactly D. initially 37. Great minds generally look at life in a way to themselves. A. peculiar B. confined C. similar D. unusual 38. They called in an electrician he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit. A. to hope B. to be hoping C. hoping D. to have hoped 39. 39. The resistance The resistance experienced experienced when when when one one one body body body moves moves moves over over over another, another, it it is is is in in in contact, contact, contact, is is is called called called frictional frictional force. A. to which B. where C. with which D. while 40. Above all, they want to study a question: Are humans actually aware of the world they live in? A. contrary B. fundamental C. solemn D. progressive 41.—Tina, I hear you had a good journey to the Maldives last week, How was it?—I enjoyed the beautiful scenery, but the hotel was satisfactory. A. not anything B. nothing from C. nothing but D. anything but 42.At the beginning of the 20th century, people made coffee a cloth bag full of coffee grounds into boiling water. A. by dumping B. to dump C. for dumping D. that dumped 43. If you Susan recently, you ’d think the photograph on the right was strange. A. shouldn ’t contact B. hadn ’t contact C. weren ’t to contact D. didn ’t contact 44. Beata: I ’ve put the job advertisement in the newspaper, Mr. Trim. Trim: Good. Beata: Well, it was a bit more than the ＄10 that they quoted us. Trim: As long as it wasn’t ＄10 a day. A. How to schedule it? B. How much was it? C. How often was it put there? D. How about the newspaper? 45. Woman: Who is Jackie Tow? I have a parcel here for him. Jackie: That ’s me. Woman: Yes, put your name here. Jackie: Thank you. It must be the new pair of shoes I bought online. A. This is the receipt for it. B. Do you have the sender’s address? C. I have to check the package D. Do I have to sign for it? Part III Cloze (10 marks) Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the word in one of the following three way according to the the context, context, context, by by by using using using the the the correct correct correct form form form of of of the the the given given given word, word, word, or or or by by by using using using the the the given given given letters letters letters of of of t t he he word. word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. Where The Wild Thing Are ―I didn ’t set out to make a children ’s movie,ǁ says Being john Malkovich director Spike Jonze , ―I set out to make a movie about childhood.ǁ Indeed, like the recent alternative children ’s book (46) adapt , Fantastic Mr Fox, this is more like an adult film (47) children children’’s clothing －or rather in Jim Henson monster suits. suits. When When rambunctious (无法无天) nine-year-old Max feels (48) ig by his busy single mum and her new boyfriend, and runs away (49) home , he finds himself on an island populated by huge, hairy, scary Wild Things. Here, he gets himself himself crowned crowned crowned king, king, king, and and and he he he and and and the the the monsters monsters monsters fight fight fight and and and play, play, play, and and and throw throw throw mud mud mud at each other at each other (which (which (which the the the younger younger viewers viewers will will will love). love). love). They They They return return return home. home. home. That That That’’s s it .And it .And that that’’s s your your your problem. problem. problem. As As As a a a film film film , , , I I I can can can’’t t (50) (50) (50) de de it it’’s disappointing. disappointing. Despite Despite Despite whimsical whimsical whimsical ((异想天开) ) imaginative imaginative imaginative and and and heart-tugging heart-tugging heart-tugging moments, moments, moments, Jonze Jonze Jonze and and and co-writer co-writer co-writer Dave Dave Eggers inevitably lose the wonderful subtlety (精妙之处) of Maurice sendak’s well-loved 338-word picture book just by (51) (spin) it out into a full-length feature. Enough already! We get this dysfunctional group of neurotic Wild Things (52) rep Max Max’’s child ’s eye view of grown-ups as comprehensible giants, both terrifying and loving. (53) , even the repetitive action and non-subtleties (54) ,make this feel more like family therapy than a fairy (55)t can can’’t destroy the film ’s haunting magic. Part IV Reading Comprehension (40marks) Read Read the the the following following following passages passages passages carefully carefully carefully and and and answer answer answer the questions given. the questions given. R emember Remember Remember to to to write write write the the the answers on answers on the answer sheet. Section A (10 marks) HOLDAYS IN WALES 1. Rhos –Ddu Country Cottages Ynys, Criccieth LL532 OPB Delightful Delightful hideaway hideaway hideaway cottages cottages cottages with with with private private private fishing. fishing. fishing. Comfortably Comfortably Comfortably furnished furnished furnished with with with antiques, antiques, antiques, old old old oak oak oak beams, beams, beams, log log log fires, fires, giving the aura and grace of a bygone age, but with all the essentials of the 20th century –sauna, jacuzzi , four poster bed ,snooker table … A holiday venue one rarely finds –but often dreams of. For Enquiries contact: Mrs A Jones Rhandir, Boduan, Pwllheli Gwynedd, LL53 8UA 2. Five Star Cottage Talhenbont hall, Talhenbont, Criccieth, Gwynedd Enq: Roger & Gillian Good Lovingly restored stone cottage and hunting lodge in 70 acre wooded country estate with river. A luxurious and carefree holiday for the discerning. Available throughout the year. Woodland walks and wildlife.Free tennis, riding and fishing .One mile from coast, five miles Snowdonia . Under the personal supervision of the owners. 3.Windsor Flats 12 Marine Terrace, Criccieth,Gwynedd,LL52 OEF On On sea sea sea front front front close close close to to to Criccieth Criccieth Criccieth fortable, fortable, fortable, clean,fully clean,fully clean,fully equipped,completely equipped,completely equipped,completely private private private flats,in flats,in flats,in picturesque picturesque village village central central central for for for Snowdonia Snowdonia Snowdonia and and and the the the Llyn Llyn Llyn Peninula. Peninula. Peninula. Climbing, Climbing, Climbing, sailing, sailing, sailing, fishing, fishing, fishing, walking, walking, walking, tennis tennis tennis and and and golf golf golf closeby. closeby. Colour TV,payphone.Bed linen supplied. Short breaks available out of season.Write or phone for brochure. 4.Dwyach Cottages Cticciech, Gwynedd Enquiries: Mrs S Edwards Pen-y-Bryn, Chwilog, Pwllheli, Gwyhedd,LL53 6SX Enjoy Enjoy a a a peaceful peaceful peaceful holiday holiday holiday in beautifully in beautifully situated farmhouse or s ingle single single storey storey storey cottage. cottage. cottage. This This This is is is an an an area area area of unrivalled of unrivalled natural beauty, the haunt of of buzzards buzzards buzzards and and and woodpeckers. woodpeckers. woodpeckers. Cottages Cottages Cottages are are are superbly superbly superbly equipped to equipped to make make your your your holiday holiday relaxed and memorable. Dishwasher , washer/dryer, microwave, linen, children ’s play area, barbecue and farm trail. 5.Bron Afon Self Catering Borth-y-Gest, Phorthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9TU Situated Situated only only only minutes minutes minutes from from from the the the beach beach beach with with with fabulous fabulous fabulous views views views of of of garden, garden, garden, sea sea sea and and and mountains. mountains. mountains. The The The accommodation accommodation accommodation is is quiet quiet and and and private. private. private. An An An ideal ideal ideal base base base for for for touring touring touring , , , walking, walking, walking, climbing, climbing, climbing, fishing, fishing, fishing, the the the slate slate slate mines, mines, mines, castles, castles, castles, Portmeirion, Portmeirion, Porthmadog leisure centre or just relaxing on the beach. Bed & Breakfast also available. Question 56 to 58: Decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F) according to the advertisements.56.To have a holiday in a delightful hideaway cottage ,you should contact Mrs S Edwards. 57.In the Cticcieth Five Star Hotel , free tennis ,game fishing, riding and golf are available. 58.Short breaks are available out of season in the Llyn Peninsula. Question 59 to 60:Answer the following questions briefly according to the advertisements. 59. If you plan to have a holiday with your children, what is the best place? 60.What will you enjoy most in Bron Afon Self Catering? Section B(10 marks) The giant panda,the creature that has become a symbol of conservation ,is facing extinction. The major reason is loss of habitat, which has contitued despite the establishment of 14 panda reserves . Deforestation , mainly carried out by farmers clearing land to make way for fields as they move higher into the mountains,has drastically contracted the mammal ’s range. The panda has disappeared from much of central and eastern China, and is now restricted to the eastern flank of the Himalayas.Satellite imagery has shown the seriousness of the situation ; almost half of the panda ’s habitat has been cut down or degraded since 1975.Worse ,the surviving panda population has also become fragmented; a combination of satellite imagery and ground surveys reveals panda ―islands islandsǁǁ in patches of forest separated by cleared land. The population of these islands has become isolated because the animals are loath to cross open areas .Just putting road through panda habitat may be enough to split a population in two. The The minuscule minuscule minuscule size size size of of of the the the panda panda panda populations populations populations worries worries worries conservationists. conservationists. conservationists. The The The smallest smallest smallest groups groups groups have have have too too too few few animals to be viable, and will inevitably die out .The larger populations may be viable in the short term, but will be susceptible to genetic defects as a result of inbreeding. In these circumstances, a more traditional threat to pandas – the cycle of flowering and subsequent withering of the bamboo that is their staple food – can become literally species-threatening. The flowering prompts pandas to move from from one one one area area area to to to another, another, another, thus thus thus preventing preventing preventing inbreeding inbreeding inbreeding in in in otherwise otherwise otherwise sedentary sedentary sedentary populations. populations. populations. In In In pandas, pandas, pandas, however, however, bamboo flowering could prove catastrophic （灾难性的）because the pandas are unable emigrate. The latest conservation management plan for the panda, prepared by China ’s Ministry of Forestry and the World Wide Wide Fund Fund Fund for for for Nature, Nature, Nature, aims aims aims primarily primarily primarily at at at maintaining maintaining maintaining panda panda panda habitats habitats habitats and and and ensuring ensuring ensuring that that that populations populations populations are are are linked linked wherever possible. This plan will change some existing reserve boundaries, establish 14 new reserves and protect or replant corridors-of forest between panda islands. Other measures include better control of poaching, reducing the degradation of habitats outside reserves, and reforestation. The plan is ambitious. Implementation will be expensive and will require participation by individuals ranging from villagers to government officials. Question 61 to 65: Complete the summary with words from the passage, changing the form where necessary, only one word for each blank. The The survival of survival of the giant panda panda is is is being being being seriously (61) seriously (61) .This is is largely because largely because the the overall overall overall size size size of of of their their habitat has been reduced. As a result, pandas are more prone to problems and are unable to (62) around freely, following the growth cycles of (63) plant. A new plan aims to protect existing panda (64) and to join join some some some of of of them them them together. This together. This plan plan also also also involves involves involves reforestation reforestation reforestation and and and the the the creation creation creation of of of new new new reserves. reserves. reserves. T o T o succeed, succeed, everyone, (65) both the government and individuals, will have to cooperate. Section C (10 marks) Honda Honda has developed has developed a a way way way to to to read patterns of read patterns of e lectric electric electric currents currents currents on on on a person a person a person’’s s scalp scalp scalp as as as well well well as as as changes changes changes in in cerebral blood flow when a person thinks about four simple movements-moving the right hand, moving the left hand running and eating. 67 In a video shown at Tokyo headquarters, a person wearing a helmet sat still but thought about moving his right hand – a thought that was picked up by electrodes attached to his head inside the helmet. 68 Honda said the technology wasn ’t quite ready for a live demonstration because of possible distractions in the person ’s thinking. Another Another problem problem problem is is is that that that brain brain brain patterns differ greatly patterns differ greatly a mong among among individuals, individuals, individuals, and and and so so so about about about two two two to to to three three three hours of hours of studying them in advance are needed for the technology to work. The company, a leader in robotics, acknowledged the technology was still at a basic research stage, with no immediate practical applications in the works. 69 Japan Japan boasts boasts boasts one one one of of of the the the leading leading leading robotics robotics robotics industries industries industries in in in the the the world, world, world, and and and the the the government government government is is is pushing pushing pushing to to develop the industry as a road to growth. Research on the brain is being tackled around the world, but Honda said research research was was was among among among the the most most advanced advanced advanced in in in figuring figuring figuring out out out ways ways ways to to to read read read brain brain brain patterns patterns patterns without without without having having having to to to hurt hurt hurt the the person, person, such such such as embedding (as embedding (植入植入) ) sensors sensors sensors into into into the the the skin . skin . Honda Honda has has has made made made robotics robotics robotics a a a centerpiece centerpiece centerpiece of of of its its its image, image, sending Asimo to events and starring the walking, talking robot in TV ads. 70 ―Our products are for people to use. It is important for us to understand human behavior, ǁ he said.“We think this is the ultimate in making a machine move.ǁQuestion 66:Choose the best answer according to the passage. 66. What does Honda say about its robot Asimo? A. It can detect a person ’s way of thinking. B. It can imitate complex human movements. C. It is still in its experimental stage. D. It is ready for market distribution. Question 67 to 70: Choose the most appropriate of the following paragraphs that fit into questions 67 to 70 in t passage. A. ―I ’m talking about dreams today,ǁ said Yasuhisa Arai, executive at the Honda Research Institute in Japan, the company company’’s research unit. ―Practical uses are still way into the future.ǁ B. Among the challenges for this brain technology is making the reading-device smaller so it can be portable according to Honda. C. After several seconds, Asimo, programmed to respond to these brain signals, lifted its right arm.D. D. Honda Honda Honda succeeded succeeded succeeded in analysing these in analysing these t hought patterns, thought patterns, and and then then then relayed relayed relayed them them them as as as wireless wireless wireless commands commands commands to to Asimo, its human-shaped robot. Section D (10marks) Being an introvert is a bad thing, right? Well, a lot of people seem to think so, judging by the number of artic I’I’ve read about how to ve read about how to ―cure cureǁǁ introversion. In response to these articles, I wrote The Introverts Strike Back, in which I argued that i ntroverts can’introverts can’t become extraverts, and they shouldnt become extraverts, and they shouldn ’t particularly want to. However, However, I’I’I’m not here to debate whether it m not here to debate whether it ’s better to be an introvert to an extravert. The fact is, we all have to interact interact with with with both both both types types types of of of people people people every every every day. day. Regardless Regardless of of of which which which type type type you you you are, are, are, you you you can can can greatly greatly greatly improve improve improve your your relationships by learning to get along better with people of the other type. Here are some tips for getting started. For Introverts: *Indicate to others when you’re busy. When an extravert sees you reading, writing, or maybe just thinking, he might assume that the only reason yo are doing this is because you don ’t have someone to talk to. So he thinks he ’s doing you a favor by striking up a conversation, when he ’s actually interrupting. To prevent this, be sure to give an indication that you’re in the middle of something and don ’t want to socialise right now . This can be a visual sign or verbal. I I know know know one one one person person person who who who tended tended tended to to to get a get a lot lot of of of visitors at visitors at work, work, and and and while while while he he he was was was actually actually actually an an an extravert, extravert, extravert, the the frequent visits were slowing him down too much. He put a sign on his door saying ―If I don ’t make eye contact or respond to you, I apologize. I’I’m not trying to be rude, I just have a lot of work to do. Thank you for understanding m not trying to be rude, I just have a lot of work to do. Thank you for understandingǁ While I don ’t think many people need to go that far, it certainly worked! *Realise that extraverts often need to talk. Because Because extraverts extraverts extraverts are are are more more more in in in touch touch touch with with with the the the external external external world, world, world, for for for them them them talking talking talking is is is something as something as necessary necessary as as breathing. They might think out loud by bouncing their thoughts off other people, and they might need to chat in orde to boost their energy. For For an an an introvert, introvert, introvert, this this this can can can be be be the the the most most most difficult difficult difficult part part part of of of dealing dealing dealing with with with an an an extravert. extravert. extravert. The The The same same same conversation conversation conversation that that energises the extravert also drains the introvert. However, keeping in mind that the extravert is not being intentionally malicious, the introvert has at least two options for handling this in a polite way. They can patiently participate in the conversation, conversation, and and and then, then, then, when when when it it it’’s s over, over, over, recharge recharge recharge by by by being being being alone. alone. alone. Or Or Or they they they can can can cut cut cut off off off the the the conversation conversation conversation early early early by by mentioning something else they need to be doing, or even by saying, ―I’d like to help, but I’I’m not sure that m not sure that I’I’m the m the right person for you to be talking to.ǁOf course, sometimes a conversation can be very enjoyable for an introvert, in which case this isn’t a problem. For Extraverts: *Ask if someone is busy before spending time with them. If someone appears to be lonely, they might not be. Even if they ’re just sitting there and don ’t seem to be doing anything, they could be deep in thought and not want to be interrupted. If you need something, try to ask for it up front. Otherwise, look for clues that they might not feel like talking rig now , such as lack of eye contact. If they seem uninterested, don ’t take it personally. You just don ’t know what you ’re interrupting. *Understand what a draining effect a conversation can have on someone. No matter how fabulous a person you are, keep in mind that introverts simply prefer their internal world to the external external world. world. world. They They They might might might start start start off off off with with with a a a fully fully fully changed battery, changed battery, but but while while while they they they’’re engaged in in conversation, conversation, conversation, that that battery is steadily draining. How long it lasts depends on various factors, but be sure to keep an eye out for wh th they’ey’ey’re starting to lose interest. Be more to the point with introverts, and save most of your chatting for extraverts wh re starting to lose interest. Be more to the point with introverts, and save most of your chatting for extraverts wh will appreciate it more. Questions 71 to 74: Complete each of the following sentences with NO MORE THAN FIVE WORDS according to the passage. 71. Introverts are advised to to prevent interrupting when they are in the middle of something. 72. For extraverts, having a conversation with people can be as important as 73. An important clue that someone might not feel like talking with you right now is 74. It is necessary to remember that introverts tend to focus more on Question 75: Choose the best answer according to the passage. 75. What is the passage mainly about? A. Whether it is better to be an introvert or an extravert. B. How to get along with both introverts and extraverts. C. How to avoid embarrassment in conversations. D. One should be neither an introvert nor an extravert. Part V Translation (20marks) 。

全国大学生英语竞赛C类考试2010年初赛试题及详解【圣才出品】

全国大学生英语竞赛C类考试2010年初赛试题及详解Part ⅠListening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. After each conversation, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.1. What is the woman probably doing now?A. She is writing an essay.B. She is studying for a test.C. She is shopping for shoes.【答案】B【解析】当男士向女士推荐杂志上的一篇文章时，女士说如果不是关于化学和考试，那她就不看了，可知她可能是在准备考试。

【录音原文】M: There is an article in this magazine that might interest you. It’s about buying running shoes.W: If it’s not chemistry and it’s not on the final exam. I can’t read it now.M: Calm down.2. How did the woman feel according to the conversation?A. She was relaxed.B. She was pleased.C. She was disappointed.【答案】C【解析】男士说“你看起来兴致不高。

2010年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题(c类)

2010 National English Contest for CollegeStudents(Level C--- Preliminary)Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 marks)Section A (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, read 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 center.1.What is the woman probably doing now?1.She is writing an essay.2.She is studying for a test.3.She is shopping for shoes.2.How did the woman feel according to the conversation?1.She was relaxed2.She was pleased3.She was disappointed3.What does the woman say about her presentation?1.It’s far from being ready2.She go to lot of information from theinternet3.She needs another week to get it ready4.Where will the company probably hold the stuff party?5.Which picture shows the corrections to the man’s name?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 five questions, each with three choices markedA, 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 center.Conversation one6. What does the man want to talk to Ann about?A.A holiday trip to Yellowstone ParkB.A research project in Yellowstone ParkC.A lecture by a professor who visited Yellowstone Park7. According to the man, why is the buffalo population increasing in Yellowstone Park?A. a lot of buffalo have come from neighbouring areas.A. B. Fewer buffalo are dying of diseaseB. C. It is easier now for the buffalo to find food in winter.8. Why does the man think Ann would be interested in going to Yellowstone ?A. She has been studying animal diseasesB. She is easier to visit Yellowstone ParkC. She needs the money to continue her studies9. What did the woman plan to do in July?A. Work on her thesisB. Have a holidayC. Study the buffalo population10. Where will the woman most probably spend the coming summer?A. At the University of WyomingB. At Yellowstone National ParkC. At her friend’s home in Wyoming. Conversation Two11. What was Matt Ryan’s first job?A. Doing holiday relief work at a television channelB. Working part-time as a modelC. Taking pictures for a television station12. What did Matt find interesting about the sixties?A. The increasing number of comic booksB. The rapid advances in technologyC. The American space programme13. Why were Matt’s models once used on news?A. They presented better images than the real picturesB. The spacecraft camera got damaged and failed to take any pictureC. The television studio was trying some new ideas14. What was the name of the programme that marked the beginning of Matt’s TV career?A. Strange Creatures.B. Time Traveller.C. Bright Star.15. What did Matt do for the programme?A. He made models.B. He acted the part of a monster.C. He filmed it.Section C (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short news item. Each item will be read only once. After each item, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center16. How many times has the National Hockey League allowed its players to take part in the Winter Olympics?A. Five times.B. Three times.C. Twice.17. Where was the Africa Cup of National held?A. In Togo.B. In South Africa.C. In Angola.18. What has caused a large number of people to flee their homes in northern Yemen?A. An armed conflict.B. Lack of food.C. Freezing temperatures.19. Who is Emtiaz Sooliman?A. A search and rescue specialist.B. Head of a South African foundation.C. Leader of a local civic group.20. What did the second stimulus bill passed by the House of Representatives aim at?A. Promoting international trade.B. Boosting employment.C. Expanding the private sector.Section D (10 marks)In this section, you are required to fill 10 blanks, each with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS after listening to a short passage. The passage will be read twice. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Children’s Toys◆Most popular wooden toy: (21) ◆The wooden toy is for (22)◆Output per (23) :4,000items◆Average (24) time perbox (25) minutes◆The number of boxes in(26) :1,000◆Date of the coming dispatch (27)◆Current number of(28) :20◆Number of staff working on the(29) :40 staff◆All staff do: (30)workPart II V ocabulary and Structures ( 15marks )There are 15 incomplete sentences in thispart. For each blank there are four choices, marked A, B C and D. Choose the one thatbest completes the sentence, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.31. When Ian was injured, Harry was chosen as last-minute for the rugby team.A. preferenceB. diversificationC. alternativeD. replacement 32.—Hello, Mr. Brown, I’m ringing aboutour component delivery. It’s notarrived yet and it’s already threeo’cl ock in the afternoon.—Let’s see...it’s reach you on Tuesday afternoon.A. owing toB. likely toC. due toD. subject to33. Among the last groups of people to accept the new model were religious groups, who still the idea that the earth was the center of universe.A. clung toB. applied toC. adapted toD. contributed to34. Although apparently rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables the skeleton to considerable impact.A. escapeB. overwhelmC. withstandD. suppress35.—Would you like me to go to the dentist you?—No, you with me.A. need not to goB. need not goC. do not need goD. not need go36. Lance returned to cycling and training only five months after he was diagnosed with cancer.A. aggressivelyB. drasticallyC. exactlyD. initially37. Great minds generally look at life in a way to themselves.A. peculiarB. confinedC. similarD. unusual38. They called in an electrician he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit.A. to hopeB. to be hopingC. hopingD. to have hoped39. The resistance experienced when one body moves over another, it is in contact, is called frictional force.A. to whichB. whereC. with whichD. while40. Above all, they want to study a question: Are humans actually aware of the world they live in?A. contraryB. fundamentalC. solemnD. progressive41.—Tina, I hear you had a good journey to the Maldives last week, How was it?—I enjoyed the beautiful scenery, but the hotel was satisfactory.A. not anythingB. nothing fromC. nothing butD. anything but42.At the beginning of the 20th century,people made coffee a cloth bag full of coffee grounds into boiling water.A. by dumpingB. to dumpC. for dumpingD. that dumped43. If you Susan recently, you’d think the photograph on the right was strange.A. shouldn’t contactB. hadn’t contactC. weren’t to contactD. didn’t contact44. Beata: I’ve put the job advertisement in the newspaper, Mr. Trim.Trim: Good.Beata: Well, it was a bit more than the ＄10 that they quoted us.Trim: As long as it wasn’t ＄10 a day.A.How to schedule it?B. How muchwas it?B. C. How often was it put there?D. How about the newspaper?45. Woman: Who is Jackie Tow? I have a parcel here for him.Jackie: That’s me.Woman: Yes, put your name here.Jackie: Thank you. It must be the new pair of shoes I bought online.A. That is the receipt for it.B. Do you have the sender’s address?C. I have to check the packageD. Do I have to sign for it?Part III Cloze (10 marks)Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the 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.Where The Wild Thing Are―I didn’t set out to a children’s movie,‖says Being john Malkovich director spike jonze , ―I set out to make a movie about children.‖Indeed, like the recent alternative children’s book (46)adapt , Fantastic Mr Fox, this is more like an adult film (47) children’s clothing －or rather in Jim Henson monster suits. When rambunctious (无法无天) nine year old Max feels (48) ig by his busy single mum and her new boyfriend, and runs away (49) home , he finds himself on an island populated by huge, hairy, scary Wild Things. Here, he gets himself crowned king, and he and the monsters fight and play, and throw mud at each other (which the younger viewers will love). They return home. That’s it .And that’s your problem. As a film, I can’t (50) de it’s disappointing. Despite whimsical (异想天开) imaginative and heart-tugging moments, Jonze and co-writer Dave Eggers inevitably lose the wonderful subtlety (精妙之处) of Maurice sender’s well-loved 338-word picture book just by (51) (spin) it out into a full-lengthfeature. Enough already! We get this dysfunctional group of neurotic Wild Things (52) rep Max’s child’s eye view of grown-ups as comprehensible giants, both terrifying and loving.(53) , even the repetitive action and non-subtleties (54) ,make this feel more like family therapy than a fairy (55)t can’t destroy the film’s haunting magic.Part IV Reading Comprehension (40marks)Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. Section A (10 marks)HOLDAYS IN WALES1. Rhos –Ddu Country CottagesYnys, Criccieth LL532 OPBDelightful hideaway cottages with private fishing. Comfortably furnished withantiques, old oak beams, log fires, giving the aura and grace of a bygone age, but with all the essential of the 20th century –sauna, Jacuzzi , four poster bed ,snooker table…A holiday venue one rarely finds –but often dreams of.For Enquiries contact:Mrs A JonesRhandir, Bondman, Wilhelm Gwyneth, LL53 8UA2. Five Star CottageFalhenbont hall, Talhenbont, Criccieth, GwyneddEnq: Roger & GillianGood Loving restored stone cottage and hunting lodge in 70 acre wooded country estate with river. A luxurious and carefree holiday for the discerning. Available throughout the year.Woodland walks and wildlife .Free tennis, riding fishing .One mile from coast,five miles Snowdonia . Under the personal supervision owers.3.Windsor Flats12 Marine Terrace, Criccieth,Gwynedd,LL52 OEFOn sea front close to Criccieth fortable, clean,fully equipped,completely private flats,in picturesque village central for Snowdonia and the Llyn Peninula. Climbing, sailing, fishing walking, tennis and golf closeby. Colour TV,payphone.Bed linen supplied. Short breaks available out of season.Write or phone for brochure.4.Dwyach CottagesCticciech, GwyneddEnquiries: Mrs S Edwards Pen-y-Bryn, Chwilog, Pwllheli, Gwyhedd,LL53 6SX Enjoy a peaceful holiday in beautifully situated farmhouse or single storey cottage. This is an area of unrivalleed natural beauty, the haunt of buzzards andwoodpeckers. Cottages are superbly equipped to make your holiday relaxed and memorable. Dishwasher , washer/dryer, microwave, linen, children’s play area, barbecue and farm trail.5.Bron Afon Self CateringBorth-y-Gest, Phorthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9TUSituated only minutes from the beach with fabulous views of garden, sea and mountains. The accommodation is quiet and private. An ideal base for touring , walking, climbing, fishing, the slate mines, castles, Portmeirion, Porthmadog leisure centre or just relaxing on the beach.Bed & Breakfast also available. Question 56 to 58: Decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F) according to the advertisements.56.To have a holiday in a delightfulhideaway cottage ,you should contact Mrs S Edwards.57.In the Cticcieth Five Star Hotel , free tennis ,game fishing, riding and golf are available.58.Short breaks are available out of season in the Llyn Peninsula.Question 59 to 60 :Answer the following questions briefly according to the advertisements.59. If you plan to have a holiday with your children, what is the best place?60.what will you enjoy most in Bron Afon Self Catering?Section B(10 marks)The giant panda, the creature that has become a symbol of conservation ,is facing extinction. The major reason is loss of habitat, which has contitued despite the establishment of 14 panda reserves . Deforestation , mainly carried out byfarmers clearing land to make way for fields as they move higher into the mammal’s range. The panda has disappeared from much of central and eastern China, and is now restricted to the eastern flank of the Himalayas.Satellite imagery has shown the seriousness of the situation ; almost half of the panda’s habitat has been cut down or degraded since 1975.Worse ,the surviving panda population has also become fragmented; a combination of satellite imagery and ground surveys reveals panda ―island‖ in patches of forest separated by cleared land. The population of these islands has become isolated because the animals are loath to cross open areas .Just putting a road through panda habitat may be enough to split a population in two.The minuscule size of the panda populations worries conservationists. The smallest groups have too few animals to beviable, and will inevitably die out .The larger populations may be viable in the short term, but will be susceptible to genetic defects as a result of inbreeding.In these circumstances, a more tradition threat to pandas –the cycle of flowering and subsequent withering of the bamboo that is their staple food –can become literally species-threatening. The flowering prompts pandas to move from one area to another, thus preventing inbreeding in otherwise sedentary populations. In pandas, however, bamboo flowering could prove catastrophic（灾难性的）because the pandas are unable emigrate.The latest conservation management plan for the panda, prepared by China’s Ministry of Forestry and the World Wide Fund for Nature, aims primarily at maintaining panda habitats and ensuring that population are linked wherever possible. This plan will change someexisting reserve boundaries, establish 14 new reserves and protect or replant corridors-of forest between panda islands. Other measures include better control of poaching, reducing the degradation of habitats outside reserves, and reforestation.The plan is ambitious. Implementation will be expensive and will require participation by individuals ranging from villagers to government officials.Question 61 to 65: Complete the summary with words from the passage, changing the form where necessary, only one word for each blank.The survival of the giant panda is seriously (61) .This is largely because the overall size of their habitat has been reduced. As a result, pandas are more prone to problems and are unable to (62) around freely, following the growth cycles of (63) plant. A new plan aims toprotect existing panda (64) and to join some of them together. This plan also involves reforestation and the creation of new reserves. To succeed, everyone, (65) both the government and individuals, will have to cooperate.Section C (10 marks)Honda has developed a way to read patterns of electric currents on a person’s scalp as well as changes in cerebral blood flow when a person thinks about four simple movements-moving the right hand, moving the left hand, running and eating.In a video shown at Tokyo headquarters, a person wearing a helmet sat still but thought about moving his right hand – a thought that was picked up by electrodes attached his head inside the helmet.Honda said the technology wasn’t quite ready for a live demonstration because of possible distractions in the person’sthinking.Another problem is that brain patterns differ greatly among individuals, and so about two to three hours of studying them in advance are needed for the technology to work. The company, a leader in robotics, acknowledged the technology was still at a basic research stage, with no immediate practical application in the work.Japan boasts one of the leading robotics industries in the world, and the government is pushing to develop the industry as a road to growth. Research on the brain is being tackled around the world, but Honda said its research was among the most advanced in figuring out ways to read brain patterns without having to hurt the person, such as embedding (植入) sensors into the skin . Honda has made robotics a centerpiece of its image, sending Asimo to events and starring the walking, talkingrobot in TV ads.―Our products are for people to use. It is important for us to understand human behavior, ‖he said.“We think this is the ultimate in making a machine move.‖。

2010年全国大学生英语竞赛C级初赛赛题

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 pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A , B and C , and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.1. What is the woman probably doing now?A. She is writing an essay.B. She is studying for a test.C. She is shopping for shoes.2. How did the woman feel according to the conversation?A. She was relaxed.B. She was pleased.C. She was disappointed.3. What does the woman say about her presentation?A. It蒺s far from being ready. B. She got a lot of information from the Internet.C. She needs another week to get it ready.4. Where will the company probably hold the staff party?A. B.C.2010 National English Contest for College Students(Level C - Preliminary)（总分： 150分时间： 120分钟）5. Which picture shows the corrections to the man蒺s name? A. B. C.Section B (10 marks)In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once . A fter each conversation, there will be a one-minute 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.Conversation One6. What does the man want to talk to Ann about?A. A holiday trip to Yellowstone Park.B. A research project in Yellowstone Park.C. A lecture by a professor who visited Yellowstone Park.7. According to the man, why is the buffalo population increasing in Yellowstone Park?A. A lot of buffalo have come from neighbouring areas.B. Fewer buffalo are dying of disease.C. It is easier now for the buffalo to find food in winter.8. Why does the man think Ann would be interested in going to Yellowstone?A. She has been studying animal diseases.B. She is eager to visit Yellowstone Park.C. She needs the money to continue her studies.9. What did the woman plan to do in July?A. Work on her thesis.B. Have a holiday.C. Study the buffalo population.10. Where will the woman most probably spend the coming summer?A. At the University of Wyoming.B. At Yellowstone National Park.C. At her friend蒺 s home in Wyoming.Conversation Two11. What was Matt Ryan蒺s first job? A. Doing holiday relief work at a television channel.EB. Working part-time as a model.C. Taking pictures for a television station.12. What did Matt find interesting about the sixties?A. The increasing number of comic books.B. The rapid advances in technology.C. The American space programme.13. Why were Matt蒺s models once used on the news?A. They presented better images than the real pictures.B. The spacecraft camera got damaged and failed to take any pictures.C. The television studio was trying some new ideas.14. What was the name of the programme that marked the beginning of Matt蒺s TV career?A. Strange Creatures.B. Time Traveller.C. Bright Star.15. What did Matt do for the programme?A. He made models.B. He acted the part of a monster.C. He filmed it.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 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.16. How many times has the National Hockey League allowed its players to take part in the WinterOlympics?A. Five times.B. Three times.C. Twice.17. Where was the Africa Cup of Nations held?A. In Togo.B. In South Africa.C. In Angola.18. What has caused a large number of people to flee their homes in northern Yemen?A. An armed conflict.B. Lack of food.C. Freezing temperatures.19. Who is Emtiaz Sooliman?A. A search and rescue specialist.B. Head of a South African foundation.C. Leader of a local civic group.20. What did the second stimulus bill passed by the House of Representatives aim at?A. Promoting international trade.B. Boosting employment.C. Expanding the private sector.Section D (10 marks)In this section, you are required to fill in10blanks, each with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS after listening to a short passage. The passage will be read twice. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Children蒺s Toys荩 Most popular wooden toy: (21)荩 The wooden toy is for (22)荩 Output per (23) : 4,000 items荩 Average (24) time per box: (25) minutes荩 The number of boxes in (26) : 1,000荩 Date of the coming dispatch: (27)荩 Current number of (28) : 20荩 Number of staff working on the (29) : 40 staff荩 All staff do: (30) workPart II Vocabulary and Structure (15 marks)There are15 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. When Ian was injured, Harry was chosen as a last-minute for the rugby team.A. preferenceB. diversificationC. alternativeD. replacement32.要Hello, Mr Brown, I蒺m ringing about our component delivery. It蒺s not arrived yet and it蒺salready three o蒺clock in the afternoon.要Let蒺s see ... it蒺s reach you on Tuesday afternoon.A. owing toB. likely toC. due toD. subject to33. Among the last groups of people to accept the new model were religious groups, who stillthe idea that the earth was the centre of the universe.A. clung toB. applied toC. adapted toD. contributed to34. Although apparently rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables the skeleton toconsiderable impact.A. escapeB. overwhelmC. withstandD. suppress35. 要Would you like me to go to the dentist with you?要No, you with me.A. need not to goB. need not goC. do not need goD. not need go36. Lance returned to cycling and training only five months after he was diagnosed withcancer.A. aggressivelyB. drasticallyC. exactlyD. initially37. Great minds generally look at life in a way to themselves.A. peculiarB. confinedC. similarD. unusual38. They called in an electrician he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit.A. to hopeB. to be hopingC. hopingD. to have hoped39. The resistance experienced when one body moves over another, it is in contact, is calledfrictional force.A. to whichB. whereC. with whichD. while40. Above all, they want to study a question: Are humans actually aware of the world theylive in?A. contraryB. fundamentalC. solemnD. progressive41. 要Tina, I hear you had a good journey to the Maldives last week. How was it?要I enjoyed the beautiful scenery, but the hotel was satisfactory.A. not anythingB. nothing fromC. nothing butD. anything but42. At the beginning of the 20th century, people made coffee a cloth bag full of coffeegrounds into boiling water.A. by dumpingB. to dumpC. for dumpingD. that dumped43. If you Susan recently, you蒺d think the photograph on the right was strange.A. shouldn蒺t contactB. hadn蒺t contactedC. weren蒺t to contactD. didn蒺t contact44.Beata: I蒺ve put the job advertisement in the newspaper, Mr Trim.Trim: Good.Beata: Well, it was a bit more than the $10 that they quoted us.Trim: As long as it wasn蒺t $10 a day.A. How to schedule it?B. How much was it?C. How often was it put there?D. How about the newspaper?45. Woman: Who is Jackie Tow? I have a parcel here for him.Jackie: That蒺s me.Woman: Yes, please put your name here.Jackie: Thank you. It must be the new pair of shoes I bought online.A. This is the receipt for it.B. Do you have the sender蒺s address?C. I have to check the package.D. Do I have to sign for it?Part III Cloze (10 marks)Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the 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.Where The Wild Things Are野 I didn蒺t set out to make a children蒺s movie,冶 says BeingJohn Malkovich director Spike Jonze,野 I set out to make amovie about childhood.冶 Indeed, like the recent alternativechildren蒺s book (46) adapt , Fantastic Mr Fox, this ismore like an adult film (47) children蒺sclothing– or rather in Jim Henson monster suits.When rambunctious (无法无天的) nine-year-old Maxfeels (48) ig by his busy single mum and hernew boyfriend, and runs away (49) home, hefinds himself on an island populated by huge, hairy,scary Wild Things. Here, he gets himself crowned king, andhe and the monsters fight and play, and throw mud at eachother (which the younger viewers will love). They returnhome. That蒺s it. And that蒺s your problem. As a film, I can蒺t(50) de it蒺s disappointing. Despite whimsical (异想天开的) imaginative and heart-tugging moments, Jonze andco-writer Dave Eggers inevitably lose the wonderfulsubtlety ( 精妙之处 ) of Maurice Sendak蒺s well-loved338-word picture book just by (51) (spin) it outinto a full-length feature. Enough already! We get thisdysfunctional group of neurotic Wild Things (52)repMax蒺s child蒺s eye view of grown-ups as comprehensiblegiants, both terrifying and loving. (53) , even therepetitive action and non-subtleties (54) make thisfeel more like family therapy than a fairy (55) t can蒺tdestory the film蒺s haunting magic.Part IV Reading Comprehension (40 marks)Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet .Section A (10 marks)HOLIDAYS IN WALES5. Bron Afon Self Catering Borth-y-Gest, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9TU Situated only minutes from the beach with fabulous views of garden, sea and mountains. The accommodation is quiet and private. An ideal base for touring, walking, climbing, fishing, the slate mines, castles, Portmeirion, Porthmadog leisure centre or just relaxing on the beach. Bed & Breakfast also available.1. Rhos-Ddu Country Cottages Y nys, Criccieth, Gwynedd LL52 OPB Delightful hideaway cottages with private fishing. Comfortably furnished with antiques, old oak beams, log fires, giving the aura and grace of a bygone age, but with all the essentials of the 20th century – sauna, jacuzzi, four poster bed, snooker table... A holiday venue one rarely finds – but often dreams of. For Enquiries Contact: Mrs A Jones Rhandir, Boduan, Pwllheli Gwynedd, LL53 8UA2. Five Star Cottage Talhenbont Hall, Talhenbont, Criccieth, Gwynedd Enq: Roger & Gillian Good Lovingly restored stone cottage and hunting lodge in 70 acre wooded country estate with river. A luxurious and carefree holiday for the discerning. Available throughout the year. Woodland walks and wildlife. Free tennis, riding and game fishing. One mile from coast, five miles Snowdonia. Under the personal supervision of the owners.3. Windsor Flats 12 Marine Terrace, Criccieth, Gwynedd, LL52 OEF On sea front close to Criccieth Castle. Comfortable, clean, fully equipped, completely private flats, in picturesque village central for Snowdonia and the Llyn Peninsula. Climbing, sailing, fishing, walking, tennis and golf close- by. Colour TV, payphone. Bed linen supplied. Short breaks available out of season. Write or phone for brochure.4. Dwyfach Cottages Criccieth, Gwynedd Enquiries: Mrs S Edwards, Pen-y-Bryn, Chwilog, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, LL53 6SX Enjoy a peaceful holiday in beautifully situated farmhouse or single storey cottage. This is an area of unrivalled natural beauty, the haunt of buzzards and woodpeckers. Cottages are superbly equipped to make your holiday relaxed and memorable. Dishwasher, washer / dryer, microwave, linen, children蒺 s play area,barbecue and farm trail.Questions 56 to 58:Decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F)according to the advertisements.56. To have a holiday in a delightful hideaway cottage, you should contact Mrs S Edwards.57. In the Criccieth Five Star Hotel, free tennis, game fishing, riding and golf are available.58. Short breaks are available out of season in the Llyn Peninsula.Questions 59 to 60:Answer the following questions briefly according to the advertisements.59. If you plan to have a holiday with your children, what is the best place?60. What will you enjoy most in Bron Afon Self Catering?Section B (10 marks)The giant panda, the creature that has become asymbol of conservation, is facing extinction. Themajor reason is loss of habitat, which hascontinued despite the establishment of 14 pandareserves. Deforestation, mainly carried out byfarmers clearing land to make way for fields as theymove higher into the mountains, has drasticallycontracted the mammal蒺s range. The panda hasdisappeared from much of central and eastern China, and is now restricted to the eastern flank of the Himalayas.Satellite imagery has shown the seriousness of the situation; almost half of the panda蒺s habitat has been cut down or degraded since 1975. Worse, the surviving panda population has also become fragmented; a combination of satellite imagery and ground surveys reveals panda野 islands冶 in patches of forest separated by cleared land. The population of these islands has become isolated because the animals are loath to cross open areas. Just putting a road through panda habitat may be enough to split a population in two.The minuscule size of the panda populations worries conservationists. The smallest groups have too few animals to be viable, and will inevitably die out. The larger populations may be viable in the short term, but will be susceptible to genetic defects as a result of inbreeding.In these circumstances, a more traditional threat to pandas - the cycle of flowering and subsequent withering of the bamboo that is their staple food - can become literally species- threatening. The flowering prompts pandas to move from one area to another, thus preventing inbreeding in otherwise sedentary populations. In panda islands, however, bamboo flowering could prove catastrophic (灾难性的) because the pandas are unable to emigrate.The latest conservation management plan for the panda,prepared by China蒺s Ministry of Forestry and the WorldWide Fund for Nature, aims primarily at maintaining pandahabitats and ensuring that populations are linked whereverpossible. This plan will change some existing reserveboundaries, establish 14 new reserves and protect or replantcorridors of forest between panda islands. Other measuresinclude better control of poaching, reducing the degradationof habitats outside reserves, and reforestation.The plan is ambitious. Implementation will be expensiveand will require participation by individuals ranging fromvillagers to government officials.Questions 61 to 65:Complete the summary with words from the passage, changing the form where necessary, only one word for each blank.The survival of the giant panda is being seriously (61) . This is largely because the overall sizeof their habitat has been reduced. As a result, pandas are more prone to problems and are unable to (62) around freely, following the growth cycles of (63) plant. A new plan aims to protect existing panda (64) and to join some of them together. This plan also involves reforestation and the creation of new reserves. To succeed, everyone, (65) both the government and individuals, will have to cooperate.Section C (10 marks)Honda has developed a way to read patterns of electric currentson a person蒺s scalp as well as changes in cerebral blood flowwhen a person thinks about four simple movements - movingthe right hand, moving the left hand, running and eating.67In a video shown at Tokyo headquarters, a person wearinga helmet sat still but thought about moving his right hand - athought that was picked up by electrodes attached to his head inside the helmet.68Honda said the technology wasn蒺t quite ready for a live demonstration because of possible distractions in the person蒺s thinking.Another problem is that brain patterns differ greatly among individuals, and so about two to three hours of studying them in advance are needed for the technology to work. The company, a leader in robotics, acknowledged the technology was still at a basic research stage, with no immediate practical applications in the works.69Japan boasts one of the leading robotics industries in the world, and the government is pushing to develop the industry as a road to growth. Research on the brain is being tackled around the world, but Honda said its research was among the most advanced in figuring out ways to read brain patterns without having to hurt the person, such as embedding (植入) sensors into the skin. Honda has made robotics a centerpiece of its image, sending Asimo to events and starring the walking, talking robot in TV ads.70野 Our products are for people to use. It is important for us to understand human behaviour,冶 he said.野We think this is the ultimate in making a machine move.冶Question 66: Choose the best answer according to the passage.66. What does Honda say about its robot Asimo?A. It can detect a person蒺s way of thinking.B. It can imitate complex human movements.C. It is still in its experimental stage.D. It is ready for market distribution.Questions 67 to 70: Choose the most appropriate of the following paragraphs that fit into questions67 to 70 in the passage.A.野 I蒺m talking about dreams today,冶 said Yasuhisa Arai, executive at the Honda Research Institutein Japan, the company蒺s research unit.野 Practical uses are still way into the future.冶B. Among the challenges for this brain technology is making the reading-device smaller so it can be portable, according to Honda.C. After several seconds, Asimo, programmed to respond to these brain signals, lifted its right arm.D. Honda succeeded in analysing these thought patterns, and then relayed them as wirelesscommands to Asimo, its human-shaped robot.Section D (10 marks)Being an introvert is a bad thing, right? Well, a lot of people seem to think so, judging by the number of articles I蒺ve read about how to 野 cure冶 introversion. In response to these articles, I wrote The Introverts Strike Back, in which I argued that introverts can蒺t become extraverts, and they shouldn蒺t particularly want to.However, I蒺m not here to debate whether it蒺s better to be an introvert or an extravert. The fact is, we all have to interact with both types of people every day. Regardless of which type you are, you can greatly improve your relationships by learning to get along better with people of the other type. Here are some tips for getting started.For Introverts:葚 Indicate to others when you蒺re busy.When an extravert sees you reading, writing, or maybe just thinking, he might assume that the only reason you are doing this is because you don蒺t have someone to talk to. So he thinks he蒺s doing you a favour by striking up a conversation, when he蒺s actually interrupting.To prevent this, be sure to give an indication that you蒺re in the middle of something and don蒺t want to socialise right now. This can be a visual sign or verbal.I know one person who tended to get a lot of visitors at work, and while he was actually an extravert, the frequent visits were slowing him down too much. He put a sign on his door saying 野 If I don蒺t make eye contact or respond to you, I apologize. I蒺m not trying to be rude, I just have a lot of work to do. Thank you for understanding.冶 While I don蒺t think many people need to go that far, it certainly worked!葚Realise that extraverts often need to talk.Because extraverts are more in touch with the external world, for them talking is sometimes asnecessary as breathing. They might think out loud bybouncing their thoughts off other people, and they might needto chat in order to boost their energy.For an introvert, this can be the most difficult part ofdealing with an extravert. The same conversation thatenergises the extravert also drains the introvert. However,keeping in mind that the extravert is not being intentionallymalicious, the introvert has at least two options for handlingthis in a polite way. They can patiently participate in theconversation, and then, when it蒺s over, recharge by beingalone. Or they can cut off the conversation early by mentioning something else they need to be doing, or even by saying,野 I蒺d like to help, but I蒺m not sure that I蒺m the right person for you to be talking to.冶Of course, sometimes a conversation can be very enjoyable for an introvert, in which case this isn蒺t a problem.For Extraverts:葚Ask if someone is busy before spending time with them.If someone appears to be lonely, they might not be. Even if they蒺re just sitting there and don蒺t seem to be doing anything, they could be deep in thought and not want to be interrupted.If you need something, try to ask for it up front. Otherwise, look for clues that they might not feel like talking right now, such as lack of eye contact.If they seem uninterested, don蒺t take it personally. You just don蒺t know what you蒺re interrupting.葚Understand what a draining effect a conversation can have on someone.No matter how fabulous a person you are, keep in mind that introverts simply prefer their internal world to the external world. They might start off with a fully charged battery, but whilethey蒺re engaged in conversation, that battery is steadily draining. How long it lasts depends on various factors, but be sure to keep an eye out for when they蒺re starting to lose interest. Be more to the point with introverts, and save most of your chatting for extraverts who will appreciate it more. Questions 71 to 74:Complete each of the following sentences with NO MORE THAN FIVE WORDS according to the passage.71. Introverts are advised to to prevent interrupting when they are in the middle ofsomething.72. For extraverts, having a conversation with people can be as important as .73. An important clue that someone might not feel like talking with you right now is .74. It is necessary to remember that introverts tend to focus more on . Question 75: Choose the best answer according to the passage.75. What is the passage mainly about?A. Whether it is better to be an introvert or an extravert.B. How to get along with both introverts and extraverts.C. How to avoid embarrassment in conversations.D. One should be neither an introvert nor an extravert.Part V Translation (20 marks)Section A (10 marks)Translate the underlined sentences in the following passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.A soaring dropout rate is causing the United Statesto lose ground educationally to rivals abroad and istrapping millions of young Americans at the verymargins of the economy. (76) The Obamaadministration acknowledges the problem in its newbudget, which includes a $50 million preventionprogramme, but solving this problem will require alot more money and a comprehensive nationalstrategy.The alarming scope of the dropout crisis is laid out by the Centre for Labour Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston and the Alternative Schools Network in Chicago. (77) Theirstudy, which examines data from the 12 largest states, finds that 16 percent of people from the ages of 16 to 24 have dropped out.(78) The problem is especially pronounced among men, who make up more than 60 percent of those who change school nationally. The dropout problem hits minorities really hard.(79) Many of this country蒺s large urban high schools are rightly called野 dropout factories冶 because more students leave school than graduate. According to the study, state dropout rates are highest in the South, where Georgia (22.1 percent), Florida (20.1 percent) and Texas (18.5 percent) lead the way.(80) The dropout crisis presents a clear danger to national prosperity, but at the moment, states and localities are struggling to contain it with little help or guidance from the federal government. Congress, which is just waking up to this issue, can improve the situation by putting its money and muscle behind proven programmes that have been shown to re-engage young people who have dropped out, and that keep at-risk children on track to complete their educations.Section B (10 marks)Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in brackets. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.81. 石油价格的飞速上涨对世界经济产生了很大的影响遥 (affect)82. 奥林匹克运动会上最重要的不是取胜而是参与遥 (not... but...)83. 早知道你没有钥匙袁我就不把门锁上了遥 (would not have)84. 花这么多的时间和精力来安排这样一个活动袁值得吗? (worthwhile)85. 这些邮票由于其独特的艺术设计吸引了众多集邮者遥 (appeal to)Part VI IQ Test (5 marks)There are five IQ test questions in this part. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.86. What number comes next?87. When David is twice as old as he is now he will be four times as old as his daughter Jane willbe in five years time. If in 1990, four years ago, he was four times as old as his daughter, in what year was she born?88. The cost of hiring a private rail carriage is shared equally by all the passengers who paid anexact number of pounds which was less than 谊100 each. The carriage has seats for 50 passengers and the total bill amounts to 谊1887. How many seats were not occupied?89. In how many ways can the word TURN be read? Start at the central letter T and move in anydirection.90. What is the largest number of regionsthis ring could be divided into usingthree straight lines?Part VII Writing (30 marks)Task I (10 marks)Y ou have been asked to organise a special event as part of the school蒺s English Book Week. Suggestions include a book sale, poetry readings and an opportunity to meet the author of one of your English course books.Write a notice for the school notice board to advertise the event.★ describe t he kind of event you are planning★ st at e exact ly where and when it will be held★ ask f or volunt eers t o help wit h prepar at ions★ say how you can be cont act edYou should write no fewer than 100 words on the answer sheet.Task II (20 marks)Y ou are a college student. Recently, a national newspaper has been running a special weekly insert on careers, and you are going to contribute an article entitled野Key Considerations for the School Leaver冶. Please state the most important issues facing young people when they decide on a careerpath.You should write no fewer than 120 words on the answer sheet.。