全國大學生英語競賽C類初賽、決賽真題及答案匯總集

2008年全國大學生英語競賽樣題(C級)

PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear5shortconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthe

questionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,you

mustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A.Themanisnotsuitablefortheposition.

B.Thejobhasbeengiventosomeoneelse.

C.Shehadn'treceivedtheman'sapplication.

2.A.Heisgoingtoseehissectionchief.

B.Heisgoingtohaveajobinterview.

C.Heisgoingtoseehisgirlfriend.

3.A.Asktoseetheman'sIDcard.

B.Getthebriefcasefortheman.

C.Showthemanherdocuments.

4.A.Thedormroomistoocrowded.

B.Thereisnokitcheninthebuilding.

C.Noonelooksafterthedormbuilding.

5.A.Shewasalwaysingoodshape.

B.Shestoppedexercisingoneyearago.

C.Shelostalotofweightinoneyear.

SectionB(10marks)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbe

readonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthe

pause,youmustreadthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecide

whichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

linethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

6.WhatissoontoopeninChina?

A.TheFrenchMovieFestival.

B.TheFrenchCulturalYear.

C.TheFrenchFoodFestival.

7.Howmanyexhibitionswillbeheldforthisactivity?

A.200.B.20.C.100.

8.WhatwillbeheldatthefootoftheGreatWall?

A.TheCityConcert.

B.TheOpeningCeremony.

C.TheGreatLunch.

9.Whichofthefollowingcitiesisnotincludedinthisactivity?

A.Chongqing.

B.Wuhan.

C.Shenzhen.

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10.Whatwillcertainlymakegreatcontributionstothisactivity?

A.Internet.

B.TVshows.

C.Newspapers.

ConversationTwo

11.Whatsoundmorelikeanativespeakerinacasualconversation?

A.Examples.

12.Whichofthefollowingsoundsmoreinformalandmorenatural?

A.Gettogether.B.Meet.C.See.

B.Verbs.

C.Idioms.

13.Whichofthefollowingmeansthatyoucannotinterruptme?

A.I'mtiedup.

B.Ihavealotonmyplate.

C.I'mbusy.

14.InAmericanculture,whatisconsideredimportantinaconversation?

A.Usingproperlanguage

B.Makingeyecontact.

C.Lookingatyourownfeet.

15.Inbusiness,howmightAmericansfeelaboutyouifyouarelookingaway?

A.You'refeelingashamed.

B.You'retellingthetruth.

C.You'retellingalie.

SectionC(5marks)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear5shortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,therewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthequestionandthenthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,

anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwith

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

16.Howlongwillittakefornewforeststogrowback?

A.65years.

17.WhatdidJimmyCarterplantofocushiseffortsonafterleavingtheWhiteHousein

1981?

B.20years.

C.40years.

A.Apresidentiallibrary.

B.CampDavid.

C.Winningasecondterm.

18.WhatwasregardedasthelifebloodofthecountryoftheMaldives?

A.Oil.

B.Agriculture.

C.Tourism.

19.Whatisresponsibleforthedeathofmanypeopleindevelopingcountries?

A.Thedevelopmentofresistancetodiseases.

B.Thedifficultytocurenewemergingdiseases.

C.Theinabilityofthepoortoaffordmedicine.

20.Whatreleasedanestimated8.7milliontonsoftheglobalwarminggas?

A.Cars.

B.Wildfires.C.Wars.

SectionD(10marks)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Therearetenmissingwordsor

phrasesinit.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhearonthetape.Remembertowritethe

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answersontheAnswerSheet.

Aresearchersaysleadintheenvironmentcouldbeamajorcauseofviolencebyyoung

people.DoctorHerbertNeedlemanisa(21)________attheUniversityofPittsburghSchoolof

MedicineinPennsylvaniaandhe(22)________hisfindingsattheyearlymeetingofthe

AmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.DoctorNeedlemansaysthepresenceof

leadinthe(23)________changestheneuronsthatcontrolactionsandthatcancauseapersonto

actinantisocialand(24)________ways.

Inthe1970s,DoctorNeedlemanfoundlowerscoreson(25)________eveninchildrenwho

didnothavesuchsignsofleadpoisoning.Afterthat,leadwas(26)________gasolineandpaintin

theUnitedStates.Yetmanyhomesstillhaveoldleadpaint.Leadwasalsousedinolder(27)

________.Infact,officialsjustannouncedstrongertestingandreportingrequirementsasfrom

nextyearforleadinAmericandrinkingwater.

Thenewestresearchshowsthatevenverysmallamountsofleadinbonescanaffectbrain

development.Asimple(28)________canmeasureleadexceptthatanX-rayprocessisneededto

measurelevelsinbone.In2004,suchtestsweredoneon190youngpeoplewhowere(29)

________andthefindingsshowedthattheiraveragelevelswerehigherthannormal.And,in1998,

threehundredchildrenwerestudiedandthetestscoresshowedhigherlevelsof(30)________

problemsinthosewithincreasedlevelsoflead.Yettheselevelswerestillconsideredsafebythe

government.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(10minutes,15marks)

Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

31.Sonervous________thatshedidn'tknowhowtostartherspeech.

A.sinceshebecame

B.wouldshebecome

C.thatshebecame

D.didshebecome

32.He________anothercareerbut,atthetime,hejustwantedtoearnmoneytostudy

abroad.

A.mighthavechosen

B.mightchoose

C.hadtochoose

D.musthavechosen

33.Thesecondreportwas________byAugust2005,butoneyearlateritwasstillnowhere

insight.

A.submitted

C.tosubmit

B.tohavesubmitted

D.tohavebeensubmitted

34.Inthisexperiment,thestudentsstudiedarestoppedseveraltimesduringthelisteningtest

andaskedtoreportwhatthey________duringthepausebeforeansweringthequestions.

A.hadjustbeenthinkingabout

B.havejustbeenthinkingabout

D.hadjustthoughtabout

C.arejustthinkingabout

35.Iwasalwaystaughtthatitwas________tointerrupt.

A.rudeB.coarseC.roughD.crude

36.Smallboysare________questioners.Theyaskquestionsallthetime.

A.original

B.peculiar

C.imaginative

D.persistent

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37.Weregrettoinformyouthatthematerialsyouorderedare________.

A.outofworkB.outofreachC.outofstockD.outofpractice

38.Thebombwill________themomentitistouched.

A.goonB.gooffC.gooutD.goover

39.Thecarwon't________;I'vetrieditseveraltimes,butitwon'twork.

A.beginB.launchC.startD.drive

40.Childrenandoldpeopledonotlikehavingtheirdaily________upset.

A.habitB.routineC.practiceD.custom

41.Inyourfirstfewdaysatschoolyou'llbegivenatesttohelptheteachersto________you

toaclassatyourlevel.

A.locate

42.Chinaonlystarteditsnuclearpowerindustryinrecentyears,andshould________no

timeincatchingup.

B.assign

C.deliver

D.place

A.loseB.delayC.spareD.relieve

43.—Youdidanexcellentjobyesterday,Jim!Ireallyenjoyedyourpresentation.

—________

—Ohyeah,itwasfabulous.ItseemstheEnglishprogramisagreatwaytopracticeEnglish.

—Yeah.Itisfunandmotivating.

A.Didyoureally?

B.Oh,thankyou.Youaresokind.

C.Really?Whataboutyours?

D.Notatall.Mypleasure.

44.—Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

—Well,Ilikedifferentkinds.

—________

—Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.

A.Ibegyourpardon?B.Areyouserious?

C.Anyinparticular?D.Whydoyouthinkso?

45.—Howdidyoulikethefashionshowlastnight?

—________

—Ididn'tseeanythingwrongwiththeclothes;theylookedprettynicetome.

—Doyoureallythinkpeoplecanwearthatstuffandwalkaroundinstreets?

A.Impressive.It'sagoodwaytoshowoffwomen'ssenseofstyleandwealth.

B.Itwascool.Theclothesaremorebeautifulthanthepeoplewearingthem.

C.Nothingserious.It'sonlyashowtoattracttheeyesoffashionfans.

D.Itwasdumb.Ithinkit'sstupidforwomentowearclotheslikethat.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)

SectionA(4marks)

Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith4questions.Foreachquestion,thereare

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions46-49arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theabilityto“see”oneselfinthefutureisaremarkablehumantrait-somewouldsay

unique-thatisnotwellunderstood.That'sdespitethefactthatweprobablyspendasmuchtime

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thinkingaboutthefutureaswedothinkingaboutthepresent.

NownewresearchfromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louissuggeststhatit'sprecisely

becausewecanrememberthepastthatwecanvisualizethefuture.“Ourfindingsprovide

convincingsupportfortheideathatmemoryandfuturethoughtarehighlyinterrelatedandhelp

explainwhyfuturethoughtmaybeimpossiblewithoutmemories,”saysdoctoralcandidateKarl

Szpunar.Thefindingsareconsistentwithotherresearchshowingthatpersonswithlittlememory

ofthepast,suchasyoungchildrenorindividualssufferingfromlossofmemory,arelessableto

seethemselvesinthefuture.

Theresearchersbasetheirconclusionsonbrainscansof21collegestudentswhowerecued

tothinkaboutsomethingintheirpast,andanticipatethesameeventinthefuture,likeabirthday

orgettinglost.Theexperimentwascarriedoutaseachstudentlayontheirstomachinamagnetic

resonanceimagingmachine,adreadfulbutveryusefulpieceofequipmentthatcanshowwhich

areasofthebrainarestimulatedduringspecificthoughtprocesses.

ThestudentswerealsoaskedtopictureformerPresidentBillClintoninapastandfuture

setting.Clintonwaschosenbecausehewaseasilyrecognizedandfamiliartoallthestudents.

Theresearchersfounda“surprisinglycompleteoverlap”amongregionsofthebrainused

forrememberingthestudent'spastandthoseusedforpicturingthefuture.Andeveryregion

involvedinrememberingwasalsousedinanticipatingthefuture.

Inshort,theresearchersisolatedtheareaofthebrainthat“l(fā)itup”whenthestudentsthought

aboutaneventintheirownpast.Andmoreimportantly,thatsamearealitupagainwhenthey

thoughtaboutasimilareventintheirfuture.Infact,theresearchersreportthatthebrainactivity

wassosimilarinbothcasesthatitwas“indistinguishable.”

ThefindingswerereinforcedwhenstudentsimaginedBillClinton.Sincenoneofthemknew

himpersonally,theirmemorieswerenotautobiographical.Andthebrainscansshowed

“significantlyless”correlationbetweenmemoriesofhavingseenpicturesofClintoninthe

WhiteHouseandprojectinghimintothefuture.

Sothis“timemachine,”astheresearchersdescribeit,allowsustousethepasttosee

ourselvesinthefuture,andbothourmemoriesandouranticipationareinterdependent.

46.Aremarkablehumantraitthatisnotwellunderstoodistheability________.

A.tothinkaboutthepastB.toseethefutureC.torememberthepastD.tocontrolthe

present

47.Thefindingssupportthat________.

A.futuregoalswillgreatlyinfluenceaperson'spresentperformance

B.aperson'spresentperformanceisdeterminedbyhis/herpastknowledge

C.futurethoughtdependstoagreatdegreeonthememoryofthepast

D.presentthoughtisimpossiblewithouttheabilitytoimaginethefuture

48.Theconclusionoftheexperimentonstudentswasthat________.

A.thestudentscouldpicturethemselvesbetterthanBillClintoninapastandfuturesetting

B.thestudentscouldimaginethemselvesaswellasBillClintoninapastandfuturesetting

C.thestudentscouldanticipateBillClintonbetterthanthemselvesinapastandfuturesetting

D.thestudentscouldonlypicturethemselvesinapastandfuturesettingbutnotBillClinton

49.This“timemachine”inthelastparagraphmostprobablyrefersto________.

A.clockB.brainscanningC.magneticresonanceimagingD.memory

SectionB(14marks)

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Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith10questions.Gooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.Forquestions50-55,markY(forYES)if

thestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatement

contradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnot

giveninthepassage.Forquestions56-59,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgivenin

thepassage.

VisitingtheWhiteHouse

WhiteHouseToursPublictoursoftheWhiteHouseareavailableforgroupsof10ormore

people.Requestsmustbesubmittedthroughone'sMemberofCongressandareaccepteduptosix

monthsinadvance.Theseself-guidedtoursareavailablefrom7:30a.m.to12:30p.m.Tuesday

throughSaturday,andarescheduledonafirstcome,firstservedbasisapproximatelyonemonth

inadvanceoftherequesteddate.Weencourageyoutosubmityourrequestasearlyaspossible

sincealimitednumberoftoursareavailable.AllWhiteHousetoursarefreeofcharge.Forthe

mostcurrenttourinformation,pleasecallthe24-hourlineat202-456-7041.PleasenotethatWhite

Housetoursmaybesubjecttolastminutecancellation.

WhiteHouseVisitorCenter

AlltoursaresignificantlyenhancedifvisitorsstopbytheWhiteHouseVisitorCenterlocated

atthesoutheastcornerof15thandEStreets,beforeoraftertheirtour.TheCenterisopenseven

daysaweekfrom7:30a.m.until4:00p.m.andfeaturesmanyaspectsoftheWhiteHouse,

includingitsarchitecture,furnishings,firstfamilies,socialevents,andrelationswiththepressand

worldleaders,aswellasathirty-minutevideo.Allowbetween20minutestoonehourtoexplore

theexhibits.TheWhiteHouseHistoricalAssociationalsosponsorsasalesarea.Pleasenotethat

restroomsareavailable,butfoodserviceisnot.

Mobility-Impaired/UsingaWheelchair

GuestsrequiringtheloanofawheelchairshouldnotifytheofficerattheVisitorsEntrance

Buildinguponarrival.

Wheelchairsloansareofferedonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.Reservationsarenot

possible.

Visitorsinwheelchairs,orwithothermobilitydisabilities,ontheCongressionalguidedor

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Visitorsinwheelchairsareescortedbyrampfromtheentranceleveltothegroundfloor,and

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Hearing-Impaired

Toursforhearing-impairedgroupsmaybearrangedinadvancebywritingtotheVisitors

Office,WhiteHouse,Washington,DC20502.Toursareusuallyscheduledat9:30a.m.,between

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SecretService/UniformedDivisionTourOfficerconductsthetourinsignlanguage.Signedtours

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Signinginterpretationisalsoavailableforindividualvisitorswithadvancenotice.A

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Congressionalofficefirstissuesguidedtourticketstoaguestwhoishearing-impairedandthen

contactstheVisitorsOfficeatleast2weeksinadvancetorequestinterpreterservice.

TheVisitorsOfficeTDD(telephonedeviceforthedeaf)is202-456-2121.Messagesmaybe

leftoutsidenormalbusinesshours.

Visually-Impaired

Toursforvisually-impairedgroupsmaybearrangedinadvancebywritingtotheVisitors

Office,WhiteHouse,Washington,DC20502.Thetoursareusuallyscheduledat9:30a.m.,

betweentheCongressionalandpublictourtimes.ParticipantsenterattheEastAppointmentgate.

AU.S.SecretService/UniformedDivisionTourOfficerpermitsvisitorstotouchspecificobjects

intheHouse.Touchtoursarecurrentlyavailableonlytogroupsof8to20,nottoindividual

visitors.GuideanimalsarepermittedintheWhiteHouse.

GeneralTourInformation

AllWhiteHousetoursarefree.Changesintourschedulesareoccasionallymadebecauseof

officialevents.Noticemaynotbegivenuntilthatmorning.TheVisitorsOffice24-hour

InformationLinerecordingat202-456-7041providesthemostup-to-dateinformation.TheTDD

is202-456-2121.Visitorsshouldconfirmtourschedulesbycallingtheinformationlinethenight

beforeandthemorningthattheyplantovisit.Itisoccasionallynecessarytocloseindividual

roomsonthetour;however,noticeaboutclosedroomsisnotpossible.

ProhibitedItems

Prohibiteditemsinclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowing:handbags,bookbags,

backpacks,purses,foodandbeveragesofanykind,strollers,cameras,videorecordersoranytype

ofrecordingdevice,tobaccoproducts,personalgroomingitems(make-up,hairbrushorcomb,lip

orhandlotions,etc.),anypointedobjects(pens,knittingneedles,etc.),aerosolcontainers,guns,

ammunition,fireworks,electricstunguns,mace,martialartsweapons/devices,orknivesofany

size.TheU.S.SecretServicereservestherighttoprohibitanyotherpersonalitems.Umbrellas,

wallets,cellphonesandcarkeysarepermitted.

Pleasenotethatnostoragefacilitiesareavailableonoraroundthecomplex.Individualswho

arrivewithprohibiteditemswillnotbepermittedtoentertheWhiteHouse.

Parking

TheclosestMetrorailstationstotheWhiteHouseareFederalTriangle(blueandorange

lines),MetroCenter(blue,orange,andredlines)andMcPhersonSquare(blueandorangelines).

On-streetparkingisnotavailableneartheWhiteHouse,anduseofpublictransportationis

stronglyencouraged.

Restrooms/PublicTelephones

ThenearestrestroomsandpublictelephonestotheWhiteHouseareintheEllipseVisitor

Pavilion(theparkareasouthoftheWhiteHouse)andintheWhiteHouseVisitorCenter.

RestroomsorpublictelephonesarenotavailableattheWhiteHouse.

50.BothCongressionalguidedandself-guidedtoursneedtobescheduledinadvance.

51.AllWhiteHousetoursarefreeofchargeexceptonfederalholidays.

52.TheWhiteHouseVisitorCenterprovidesfreedrinksbutnotfoodservice.

53.WheelchairreservationserviceisprovidedbytheofficerattheVisitorsEntrance

Building.

54.Hearing-impairedvisitorscanrequestsigninginterpretationservicefromtheVisitors

Office.

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55.Touchtoursarecurrentlyonlyofferedtovisually-impairedgroupsof8to20.

56.Sometimesofficialeventsmakeitnecessarytoclose________________withoutnotice.

57.ThepersonalitemspermittedtobecarriedintotheWhiteHouseare________________.

58.Thetransportationvisitorsareencouragedtouseis________________.

59.InsidetheWhiteHouse,visitorscannotfindoruserestroomsor________________.

SectionC(10marks)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedby5questions.Readthepassage

carefully,thenanswerthequestionsinasfewwordsaspossible(notmorethan10words).

RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Questions60-64arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifyouwereonadistantplanet,andifyouhadinstrumentsthatcouldtellyouthecomposition

ofEarth'satmosphere,howwouldyouknowtherewaslifeonthisplanet?

Waterintheatmospherewouldsuggesttherecouldbewateronthesurface,andasweall

knowwaterisconsideredcrucialtolife.Butwaterwouldonlysuggestthatlifeispossible.It

wouldn'tproveit'sthere.

Carbon?Thatbasiccomponentof“l(fā)ifeasweknowit?”Notnecessarily.Adiamondispure

carbon,anditmaybepretty,butitisn'talive.

WhatreallysetsEarthapartisnitrogen,whichmakesup80percentoftheplanet's

atmosphere.Andit'sthereonlybecausethereisabundantlifeonEarth,sayscientistsatthe

UniversityofSouthernCalifornia.

ThereportgrewoutofaclassdiscussiontwoyearsagoinacoursetaughtbyCaponeand

KennethNealson,professorofearthsciences.Studentswereaskedtocomeupwithdifferentideas

aboutsearchingforlifeonotherplanets.Whatisadistinct“signature,”asCaponeputsit,that

wouldshowthereislifeonanotherplanet?

That'saquestionthathasbeenkickedaroundinmanyquartersinrecentdecades,especially

sincealleffortstofindsomeformoflife,nomatterwhetheronMarsorinthedistantreachesof

space,havefailed.Atleastsofar.

ThecurrentefforttosearchforsomeevidenceoflifeonMarsfocusesprimarilyonthesearch

forwater,becauseithaslongbeenbelievedthatwater,oratleastsomefluid,isnecessaryforthe

chemicalprocessesthatleadlifetotakeplace.Butthat'sprobablythewrongapproach,theUSC

groupargues.

“It'shardtoimaginelifewithoutwater,butit'seasytoimaginewaterwithoutlife,”says

Nealson,whowasontheMarsteambeforemovingtoUSC.

Butnitrogenwouldbeamuchclearersignatureoflife.Onlyabout2percentto3percentof

theMartianatmosphereisnitrogen.That'sjustatrace,anditprobablymeansthereisnolifeon

Marstoday,andiftherewasinthepast,itprobablyendedmany,manyyearsago.

But,theUSCteamaddsquickly,thatdoesn'tmeanthere'snolifeanywhereelseinthe

universe.Theydon'tknowwhere,ofcourse,buttheymayhavefoundawaytonarrowdownthe

search.Lookfirstfornitrogen,thenlookforbiologicalactivitythatshouldbethere.

Soiflifeexistselsewhere,andissimilartolifeasweknowit,thereshouldbenitrogen,and

that'swhatweshouldbelookingforfirst,theresearcherssay.

Iftheydon'tfindnitrogenonMars,Caponesays,“thatwillprobablybringustothe

conclusionthattherelikelyneverwaslifeonMars.”

Buthowaboutelsewhere?Couldthistechniquebeusedtosearchforlifeinothersolar

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systems?

Maybe.Itmightbepossibletodetectanitrogen-richatmospherearoundaplanetorbiting

anotherstar,butnotyet.Currentinstrumentsaren'tthatsensitive.

Iftheyeverare,thesearchforlifemightbenarroweddowntothemostpromisingprospects,

chieflybecauseofthepresenceofnitrogen.Andwon'tthatbefun!

Questions:

60.Whatcansuggestlifeispossiblebutcannotbeprovedaccordingtotheauthor?

61.Whatisaclear“signature”oflifeonanotherplanetaccordingtoCapone?

62.WhatisconsideredasawrongwaytosearchforevidenceoflifeonMars?

63.WhatcanprobablyprovethereisnolifeonMarstodaybasedonthenewtheory?

64.Whyisitimpossibletousethenewtechniquetosearchforlifeinothersolarsystems

now?

SectionD(12marks)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.Readthepassage

carefullyandcompletethesummarybelowbychoosingamaximumofthreewordsfromthe

passagetofillinthespaces65-70.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Questions65-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

InAugust2008,athletesfromtheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworldwillcompeteinthe

BeijingOlympics.ButdidyouknowthatinSeptemberofnextyear,disabledathleteswill

competeintheParalympicGamesinBeijing?

TheOlympicsandtheParalympicsareseparatemovements.Buttheyhavealwaysbeenheld

inthesameyear,andsince1988,theyhavealsobeenheldinthesamecity.TheInternational

OlympicCommitteeandtheInternationalParalympicCommitteesignedanagreementin2001to

securethisconnection.ThenextwintergameswilltakeplaceinVancouver,Canada,in2010.

TheParalympicGamesgrewoutofasportscompetitionheldin1948inEnglandanda

doctornamedLudwigGuttmannorganizeditformenwhosufferedspinalcordinjuriesinWorld

WarII.Fouryearslater,itbecameaninternationaleventascompetitorsfromtheNetherlandstook

part.Then,in1960,thefirstParalympicswereheldinRome.400athletesfrom23countries

competed.By2004,theParalympicGamesinAthenshadalmost4000athletesfrom136countries,

whomayhavephysicalormentallimitationsandmaybeblindorinwheelchairs.Yetsometimes

theyperformbetterthanathleteswithoutdisabilities.

In1968,EuniceKennedyShriver,thesisterofformerPresidentJohnF.Kennedy,startedthe

SpecialOlympics,whicharejustforchildrenandadultswithmentallimitationsandwhose

programscurrentlyservemorethantwomillionpeoplein160countries.InNovember2006,in

Mumbai,India,teamscompetedintheFirstSpecialOlympicsInternationalCricketCup.In

additiontoIndia,thereweremen'steamsfromAfghanistan,Australia,Bangladesh,Nepal,

Pakistan,SriLankaandtheWestIndies.Therewerealsowomen'scricketteamsfromIndiaand

Pakistan.

TherearemanyorganizationsintheUnitedStatesthathelppeoplewithdisabilitiesplay

sports.Wheelchairtennisisapopularsport.Soisbasketball.Infact,therearemorethanone

hundredprofessionalteamsplayingwheelchairbasketballthankstothespecialwheelchairsfor

athletesthatarelightweightanddesignedforquickmoves.Forpeoplewhowanttogoreallyfast

intheirchairs,thereisaPowerWheelchairRacingAssociation.

InthestateofUtahthereisaplacecalledtheNationalAbilityCenter,whichteachesallkinds

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ofsportstopeoplewithallkindsofphysicalandmentaldisabilitiesandevengivesfriendsand

familymembersachancetotryasportasiftheyweredisabled.

AreporterfromtheWashingtonPostwantedtoknowwhatitwouldbelikeforablindperson

touseaclimbingwall.So,protectedbyasafetyline,thenewspaperreporterclosedhiseyesand

startedtofeelforplacestoputhishandsandfeet.Trainersonthegroundurgedhimon:“Take

yourtime.Youcandoit.”Finallyhereachedthetop.

AttheNationalAbilityCenterpeoplecanlearntoridehorsesandmountainbikes.Theycan

trywintermountainsports,andlearnscubadivingandotherwateractivities.Thecenteralso

preparesathletesfortheParalympics.

Thesedays,thefirstplacemanypeoplegowhentheywanttotravelistheInternet,where

theycange