2023年大學生英語競賽C類真題

2023年全國高校生英語競賽初賽C級真題

PartIListening(30marks)

1.Whatdoestheconversationimply?

A.Greatmindsthinkalike.

B.Youarewhatyouwear.

C.Acontentedmindisaperpetualfeast.

D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

2.Howdoesthemanidentifyadiseasegene?

A.Heusesaspecialinstrument.

B.Heanalysesthegenecarefully.

C.Hebaseshisfindingonhispreviousresearch.

D.Hesendstheresultsofhisanalysistobiologistsforconfirmation.

3.WhyisthemanplanningtoflytoSingapore?

A.Theweatherthereisquitenicefbraholiday.

B.Hewantstowatchabasketballmatchtobeheldthere.

C.NBAticketstherearemuchcheaperthanthoseinNewYork.

D.AirticketsfromtheUSAtoSingaporearecheapnow.

4.Whatisthema'sopinionofseeingmoviesinatheatre?

A.Hedoesn'tlikethebigscreeninthetheatre.

BItisnotascomfortableasseeingmoviesathome.

C.Itismuchmoreexpensivethanseeingmoviesathome.

D.Hethinkstravellingalongwaytothetheatreisawasteoftime.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Importanceofsavingwater.

B.Waystoimprovefarming.

C.Thecity'snastyweather.

D.Watershortageinthecity.

SectionB(10marks)LongConversationsConversationone

6.Whatdoesthemanwantticketsfor?

A.ForaMayFlowerchoirperformance.

B.Foranoperaperformance.

C.FortheMozartPianoConcerto.

D.FortheBeethovenSymphony

7.Whenwillheattendtheperformance?

A.OnSunday,May21.

B.OnMonday,May22.

C.OnThursday,May25

D.OnSunday,May26

8.Whatkindofmusicdosethemanlike?

A.Pianoconcerto.

B.Rhythm&Blues(R&B).

C.Jazz.

D.Symphony.

9.Whatistheman"stelephonenumber?

A.6487967

B.6477968

C.6467988

D.6497948

lO.Whenisthemanexpectedtopickuphistickets?

A.Before7:30onthenightoftheperformance.

B.Anytimeonthedayoftheperformance.

C.Between7:30and8:00anynight.

D.Anytimebeforetheperformance.

ConversationTwo

11.WhatarethetwokindsofpeoplementionedinthequoteofMarlo'sfather?

A.Therichandthepoor.

B.Giversandtakers.

C.Eatersandsleepers.

D.Theoldandyoung.

12.WhyistheSt.JudeHospitalspecial?

A.Itserveschildrenfromcertaincommunitiesonly.

B.Itwasfoundedbysomebigcompanies

C.Itcollectsdonationsforsickchildren.

D.Itprovidesexcellentserviceforpatients.

13.WhatisthemottooftheThanks&GivingCampaign?

A.Givethankstobothsickandhealthykids.

B.Cherishthetraditionalholidays.

C.Honorthedonatingcompanies.

D.Givemoneytopeopleinneed.

14.WhatdoesMarloremindpeopletodowhentheyareinahappymood?

A.Alwayshelpthosewhoare

B.Stoppurchasingandsavemoneyforthefuture.

C.Thinkofthefamilieswhoarefightingfortheirchild'slife.

D.Lookafteroldparentsandyoungchildreninthefamily.

15.WhatdosomebigcompaniescooperatewithSt.JudeHospital?

A.Theydonatelargeamountsofmoneytothehospital.

B.Theysendsickemployeestothehospitalfbrtreatment.

C.TheypromotetheThanks&GivingCampaignregularly.

D.Theycollectdonationsandsendthemtothehospital.

SectionC(5marks)

16.WhywasscientificsatelliteMAVENsenttospace?

A.TofindoutifthereareanylivingcreaturesorplantsonMars.

B.TocollectwatersamplesfromMarsandlearnwhatishappeningonMars.

C.TolearnwhathappenedtotheatmosphereandwateronMars.

D.TostudythegeologicalandgeographicalconditionsonMars.

17.Whatisscientists11latestresearchonrobots?

A.Robotsthatcanrunquicklyonfourlegs.

B.Robotsthatcancarryheavyloadsaspackanimalsdo.

C.Robotsthatarelessexpensivetobuild.

D.Robotsthatcanoperateonbatteries.

18.WhatistheScholasticAptitudeTest(SAT)accusedof?

A.ItsinfluenceonU.S.moviesandTVshows.

B.ItsattempttospreadAmericanculture.

C.Itstoughdemandsonoverseasstudents.

D.ItsexclusionofAmericanvalues.

19.WhatdoesRituSharmawanttoshowinherbookTeachaWomantoFish?

A.Howwomaninpoorconditionscanbreakthecycleofpoverty.

B.Herextraordinarytravelexperienceinfourcountries.

C.ThechallengeandopportunitiesfacingwomaninSriLanka.

D.Differentwaysoffinishingthataresuitableforwomen.

20.Whatdoes“BlackFriday"inthisconversionreferto?

A.Aspecialdayinmemoryofpeoplewhodiedinatragicstampede.

B.AshoppingdiscountserviceavailableonlyonFridays.

C.AnewTVshowtobeheldinNewYorkandCalifornia.

D.Abigdayinaholidayshoppingseasonwithlotsofgoodsindiscount.

SectionDThereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswithexactwords

orphrasesyouhear.

Atmoviepreview,reportersareoftensearchedbeforeenteringatheatre.If

camerasorcamcordersarefound,securityguardstakethemuntilthepreviewin

finished.Theguardsdothisbecausepeoplemight21.themoviebefore

itisreleased.Theyaretryingtoprotecttherightofintellectualproperty(IP).

Intellectualpropertyis22.ofintangiblethingslikesmusic,film,

computerprograms,techniquesandbooks.CountieslikeUnitedStatehaveastrict

systemofpatents,copyrightsandtrademarkrights.Whenapersonproduces

somethingnew,they23.oneofthesefromthegovernmenttoprovehe

orsheistheowneroftheinventionandthatitisillegalforotherstocopyit.Patents

areneededfornewinventions.Copyrightareusedformaterialslikebooks,music,

computerprogramsandmovies.Trademarkrightsareusedfor24..You

cantellifsomethingiscopyrightedortrademarkedbylookingonthepackagefora

smallencircledCorTrespectively.

Asinternationaltradeincreases,problems25.regardingIP.Some

countieshavelessstrictlawsforIPthanothers.IncountieslikeVietnam,wherelaws

forIParenotverystrict,products26.othercountiesareoftencopiedand

soldforacheaperprice.Forexample,itiscommontofindcopiesofU.S.movies

27.inthesecounties.TheUnitedStatesandothercountieswithstrictIP

lawswantallcountiestohavestrictIPlawssothat28..So,theypressure

othercountriestostrengthenIPlaws.Forexample,beforeVietnamcouldjointhe

WorldTradeOrganizationin2023,theyhadtostrengthentheirIPlaws.

NoteveryonebelievesthatlawsprotectingIP29..Somebelieveitis

wrongforotherstohaveamonopolyonanideaorinventionthatcouldservethe

publicgood.Forexample,somepoorcountrieshavemanypeople30.

diseasesbutdonothavetheinfrastructureneededtoproducedrugstohelpthe

patients.Otherrichercountrieshaveproducedthedrugsbutaresellingthemattoo

highapriceforthepoorcountriestoafford,whichmaycausepeopletodie.

PartIIVocabulary,Grammar&Culture(15marks)

SectionAVocabularyandGrammar(10marks)

31.Animalsareoneofthemostimportantresourcesforhumanbeings,however,by

2030,manyspecieswillhaveaccordingtorecentresearch.

A.usedupB.diedoutC.goneupD.gotridof

32.Ifthegovernmentrefusedtoappropriatefunds,theslum-clearanceprogrammight

be.

A.rejectedB.contendedC.abusedD.terminated

33.Weareinthefullthatthecurrentsituationwillimprovesoonerorlater.

A.understandingB.appreciationC.consciousnessD.conviction

34.Thereportersexposedthecorruptionofseveralhighofficialsinthegovernment;

,theywereaskedtoresignfromoffice.

A.constantlyB.consistentlyC.consequentlyD.consecutively

35.Helpinghislittledaughterwithherphysicshomeworkremindedhimofthings

hehadlong.

A.caredaboutB.forgottenabout

C.dreamedaboutD.complainedabout

36.Youshouldneverprovideyourpersonalinformationarequestyoudidnot

askforovertheInternet.

A.inresponsetoB.accordingtoC.priortoD.thanksto

37.Thenewchairmanurgedthemembersofthecommitteetotheir

differencesandsettledowntowork.

A.wearoutB.breakupC.calmdownD.setaside

38.Whysomanystudentsgraduatefromhighschoolwithinadequateskillsinreading

andmathematicsisaquestionthatcontinuestoAmericaneducators.

A.harassB.intimidateC.troubleD.oppress

39.一Ineedsomehelpwithmyhomework!

_I'vegotlotsofworktodomyself,andbesides,it'syourproblem,not

mine!

A.Noproblems,justamoment!B.Sorry,Ican'thelpyourightnow.

C.Yes,Ineedyourhelpaswell.D.Wait,ifsapieceofcakeforme.

40.—Ispilledsomecoffeeonmyjacket!.

一You'DseeaplaceonMadisonAvenuebetweentheFirstStreetandtheSecond

Street.It\Besidethebank.

A.Howcanyougetitironed?B.Doyouknowthewaytothefactory?

C.Whoistoblamefortheaccident?D.WherecanIgetitcleaned?

SectionBCulture(5marks)

41.feltthatsocietyforcedtoomanyrulesonpeopleandkeptthemfrom

livingafull,naturallife.Hisforcefulwritingondaringthemesshockedmany.Sons

andLovers,basedpartlyonhisownlife,isoneofhisfinestnovels.

A.JamesJoyce.

B.D.H.Lawrence.

C.GeorgeBernardShaw

D.ThomasHardy.

42.WhichofthefollowingisthenationalflagoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica?

43.WhichofthefollowingisthefamoustheorydevelopedbyAlbertEinstein?

A.TheTheoryofMechanics.

B.TheNaturalSelection.

C.TheTheoryofRelativity.

D.QuantumGravity.

44.WhichcountryisfamousforthestatueoftheLittleMermaid?

A.Finland.B.Sweden.C.Denmark.D.Norway.

45.wasanEnglishcomicactorandfilmmakerwhorosetofameinthesilent

filmera.

A.MarlonBrando.B.CharlieChaplin.

C.StevenAllanSpielbergD.DustinHoffman.

PartIIICloze(10marks)Fillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethecorrect

wordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrect

formofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenletter(s)oftheword.

Isparaglidingmoredangerousthanparachuting?Therearethreeelementsthat

supporttheargumentthatthrough46.ofthemissafe,oneisfarless

dangerousthantheother.Thosethreeelementsaretraining,preparation,andskill

level.Trainingforthefirstparachutejumpisa47.relsimpleprocess.

Commonlyamorningofinstructionandpracticecanresult48.aperson's

firstjumpthesameafternoon.Incontrast,paraglidingtrainingismuchmoreinvolved,

takinganywherefromonetothreemonthsbeforethefirstflightoccurs.Itis

49.(legal)toflywithoutalicense,andvariouscompetencelevelsmustbe

passedtobeabletomovefromsoaringtosomethingmoreinvolvedsuchas

cross-countryflying.

Preparationforaparachutejumpisminimal50.best.Mostjumpers

havetheirchutespackedforthem,soalltheyhavetodoisclimbintotheplane.Some

packtheirownchutes,butstill,thisisminor.Inparaglidingthepilotlaysouttheir

canopyontheground,checksitandthelines,andthenmustwaitfortherightwind

conditionsbeforelaunching.Thefactthatthechuteandlinescanbeseenmakesa

51.tredifferenceasanyproblemscanbeseenbeforelaunch,somethingthat

isimpossiblewithparachuting.Thisisaveryimportantdifferencebecausealmostall

parachuting52.accaretheresultofequipmentfailure.Jumpersrelyalmost

totallyontheirequipmentandnottheirskill,thereverseoftheparaglidingpilot.

Itisthisdifferenceinskilllevelsthatmakesparaglidingthesaferoption.The53.

(great)theskillthepilotdevelops,thelesschancetheymightgetintoa

dangeroussituationwhenflying.Also,iftheydogetintoadangeroussituation,itis

farmorelikelythattheywillbeabletoescape.Withparachutingitisthe54.opp

.Ultimatelyskilldoesnotmatter.Eventhemostexperiencedjumperwillbe

55.(able)todoanythingintheeventofmajorequipmentfailure.Like

Russianroulette,thequestionishowmanytimesapersonjumpsbeforestatistics

catchupwiththem.

PartIVReadingComprehension(35marks)

SectionA(5marks)

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SectionB(10marks)Question61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TonyWheeleristhemanbehindtheLonelyPlanetguidebooks,bookswhichare

lovedandhatedinequalmeasure.It'shardtopindownwhytheyprovokesuch

violentemotion;onceitwassimplybecausetheylied一youdon'tturnupforthe

weeklyWednesdayferrytofindthatactuallyitgoesonTuesdays.Nowadaystheyare

carefullyresearched,theinformationisgenerallytrue,andthemapsareaccurate.

(61)Arriveinaplaceandoutcomesthebook:PlacestoStay,Thingsto

See,GettingAround,PlacestoEat—allofwhichisundeniablyuseful.Butyouendup

livingalifedictatedbyWheeler,andthatlifemightnotberightforyou.Ontopof

that,everyoneelsehasgotonetoo,soinsteadofbeingtheindependenttraveleryou

thoughtyouwere,youendupbeingjustanothertourist.

(62)HiswifeMaureen,whorunsthecompanywithhim,isequallyto

blame.Itallstartedin1972when,boredwithBritain,theyseeoffforAustralia.They

arrivedinSydneythreemonthslaterwith27centsbetweenthem.Tonysoldhis

camera,thensatdownandwroteaboutthetrip.Theyputthepagestogetherandtook

itaroundthelocalbookshopsandoneofthebookshopssoldthousandsofcopies.

(63)Their200-oddguidebookscovernearlyeverywhereandthereare

phrasebooks,atlases,walkingguides.Theysellmorethanthreemillionbooksayear

andemployaround200people.TheLonelyPlanetwebsiteisvisitedamilliontimesa

dayandtheWheelershavereplacedthevanwitharedFerrari.

(64)"Mychildrenhavetravelledallovertheworldsothey'reawareofa

lotofthings,“saysMaureenandTonyagrees."Ithelpsyougrowupalot,just

knowinghowotherpeopleliveandwhathappensintheircountries.Secondly,being

onyourown,havingtomakeyourwayfromoneplacetothenextandworkouthow

youdothat,givesyouaself-sufficiencythatIthinkisveryimportant.^^

(65)Therearepeoplewhosaythatbyencouragingpeopletogoplaces

they'redestroyingthem-anaccusationtheybothdeny,claimingthatpeoplewould

gothereanyway.Theyadmitthatnoneofthisisbadforbusiness,6UA11thepublicity

hassoldourbooks.^^

Questions61-65Completethearticlewiththefollowingsentences.Thereare

twoextrasentencesthatyoudonotneedtouse.

A.Twenty-fiveyearson,LonelyPlanethas,quiteliterally,takenovertheworld.

B.Therehasbeencontroversysurroundingtheguidebooks.

C.GettingaguidebookliketheLonelyPlanetrightcanbeatrickybusiness.

D.No,it'ssomethingaboutthewaytheytakeyouover—youbecomeaslavetothe

guidebook.

E.TonyWheelisstillveryactivelyinvolvedintheLonelyPlanetguidebooks.

F.Sowhatdotheythinkabouttravelingeneral?

G.IfsnotentirelyfairtoblameonlyTony.

SectionC(lOmarks)Questions66-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

SituatedattheheartofBeijing,thePalaceMuseumisapproachedthroughthe

GateofHeavenlyPeace(Tian9anmen).Becauseofitscentralityaswellasrestricted

access,thepalacewascalledtheForbiddenCity,Itwasbuiltfrom1406to1420by

thethirdemperoroftheMingdynasty,theYongleEmperorwho,uponusurpingthe

throne,determinedtomovehiscapitalnorthwardfromNanjingtoBeijing.TheMing

dynastyfelltotheManchuQingin1644andin1911theQingdynastywas

overthrownbytherepublicanrevolutionaries.Duringnearlysixhundredyears,

twenty-fouremperorslivedinandruledfromthispalace.

TheForbiddenCityissurroundedby1O-metre-highwallsanda52-meter-wide

moat.Measuring961metersfromnorthtosouthand753metersfromeasttowest,it

coversanareaof1110000squaremeters.Eachofthefoursidesispiercedbyagate:

theMeridianGate(Wumen)onthesouth,theGateofDivineProwess(Shenwumen)

onthenorth,theEasternandWesternProsperityGates(DonghuamenandXihua

men).Onceinside,visitorswillseeasuccessionofhallsandpalacesspreadingouton

eithersideofaninvisiblecentralaxis.Thebuildings"glowingyellowroofclevitating

abovevermilionwallsisamagnificentsight.Thepaintedridgesandcarvedbeamsall

contributetothesumptuouseffect.

KnownastheOuterCourt,thesouthernportionoftheForbiddenCitycenterson

threemainhalls—HallofSupremeHarmony(Taihedian),HallofCentralHarmony

(Zhonghedian),andHallofPreservingHarmony(Baohedian).Itwashereinthe

OuterCourtthattheemperorheldcourtandconductedgrandaudiences.Mirroring

thisarrangementistheInnerCourtcomprisingthenorthernportionoftheForbidCity.

TheInnerCourtiscomprisedofnotonlytheresidencesoftheemperorandhis

consortsbutalsovenuesforreligiousritualsandadministrativeactivities.

Intotal,thebuildingsofthetwocourtsaccountfbranareaofsome163000

squaremeters.Thesewerepreciselydesignedinaccordancewithacodeof

architecturalhierarchy,whichdesignatedspecificfeaturestoreflecttheparamount

authorityandstatusoftheemperor.Noordinarymortalwouldhavebeenallowedor

wouldevenhavedaredtocomewithincloseproximitytothesebuildings.

TheForbiddenCity,theculminationofthetwo-thousand-yeardevelopmentof

classicalChineseandEastAsianarchitecture,hasbeeninfluentialinthesubsequent

developmentofChinesearchitecture,aswellasprovidinginspirationfbrmanyartistic

works.

Questions66-70

66.WhywasthePalacegiventhenameas"TheForbiddenCity"?

67.WhowasthefirstemperorthatlivedinthePalace?

68.HowlongistheForbiddenCity?

69.WhatisthetotalareaoftheForbiddenCity?

70.WhatisthemainfunctionoftheInnerCourtoftheForbiddenCity?

SectionD(10marks)Questions71-75arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AncientGreeksthoughtthebrainwasn'tthebasisforintellect.Itwasthehome

forthesoul.Theybelievedthattheprocessofthinkinghappenedsomewherenear

lungs.Thebrainwasn'tseenasanorganofintellectandthoughtuntilthe17thand

18thcenturies.Inordertomeasureintelligence,theIQtest,ortheintelligence

quotienttest,wasinvented.TheStandford-BinetIntelligenceScalewascreatedin

Parisintheearly1900s.ThescalewasusedinAlfredBinefseffortstoeducate

childrenwithlearningdifficulties.Thosewithscoreslessthantheirrespectiveages

wereconsideredmentallychallenged.TheMENSAIQtesthasalsobecomepopular.

Apersonwhoscores150orhigheronthistestisconsideredtohaveexceptional

intelligence,morethan10,000peopletakethetesteveryyea匚

SomeseeIQtestsasanassessmentofanindividuaPsproblem-solvingskills,

ratherthangeneralintelligence.Forexample,anindividualmayhavehighanalytical

intelligencethatisgenetic.Thiswidelyheldviewpromotedmanyprejudicedideas.

SincetheIQtestwascreatedfromthepointofviewofEuropeans,peopleofother

racesscoredcomparativelylower.Researchsuggeststhatintelligencedependson

cultureandclass.TestsgivenbytheU.S.militaryshowedthatblacksscoredlower

thanwhites.Thedifferenceinscoreswasattributedtoclassandeducationlevels,not

geneticfactors.Blackchildrenadoptedintowealthierfamiliesscoredsignificantly

higherthanlow-incomeblacks.Studieshaveshownthatchildrenwhogrowina

positivelearningenvironmentscorehigherontheIQtests.Havinggoodnutritioncan

alsoaffectthescores.

AnewtypeofIQtesthassurfacedlateron.It'scalledtheEItest,orthe

emotionalintelligencetest.Thetestgaugestheindividual'sabilitytomanagehisor

heremotions.DevelopedbyDanielGoleman,thetestalsomeasureshowmuch

self-awarenessanindividualhas.Knowledgeandemotionalintelligencearedifferent,

expertssay.Apersonwithhighemotionalintelligenceisabletobetterunderstandthe

feelingsofothers.Thus,theyarebettermaintainingvariousrelationships.Low

emotionalintelligencecanaffectintelligence.Studieshaveshownthatemotional

intelligenceisconnectedwithmemoryandconcentration.Individualswithlow

emotionalintelligencehavemoreaggressivenessandlessself-control.Thesefactors

candramaticallyreduceIQscoresbyasmuchas25percent.

Questions71-75Completethesummarywithonlyonewordforeachblankfrom

thepassage,changingtheformwherenecessary.

Sincetheearly1900s,scientistshaveattemptedtogaugetheintelligenceof

people.AlfredBinefsintelligencescaleandtheMENSIQtesthavebeenused

frequentlyoverthepastcenturiesin71.intelligence.Somestudiessuggest

thatthetestsaren'tnecessarilyaflawlessbenchmark,arguingthatit72.only

aperson9sproblem-solvingskills.Othersthinkthatintelligenceis73.andit

variesamongraces.Newfindingspointtoculture,class,educationlevelsand

environmentasmoreimportantintelligencepredictors74.genetics.Anew

testthatmeasurestheemotionalintelligence,theabilitytomonitorone'semotions,

hasemerged.Recentfindingsrevealthatone'semotionalintelligencecanaffectone's

IQtest75..

PartVTranslation(15marks)

SectionA(5marks)TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese.

76.Operaisanartthatbringsmusic,singing,anddramatogetheronstage.The

firstoperaswereperformedinItalyintheearly1600s.Theseoperaswerebasedon

ancientGreekmythsandaccompaniedbysimplemelodies.Theearlycomposers