2010-2011年全國大學(xué)生英語競賽初賽試題及答案C類

2010NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelCPreliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Whatisthewomanprobablydoingnow?Sheiswritinganessay.Sheisstudyingforatest.Sheisshoppingforshoes.Howdidthewomanfeelaccordingtotheconversation?ShewasrelaxedShewaspleasedShewasdisappointedWhatdoesthewomansayaboutherpresentation?It’sfarfrombeingreadyShegotolotofinformationfromtheinternetSheneedsanotherweektogetitreadyWherewillthecompanyprobablyholdthestuffparty?Whichpictureshowsthecorrectionstotheman’sname?SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Conversationone6.WhatdoesthemanwanttotalktoAnnabout?A.AholidaytriptoYellowstoneParkB.AresearchprojectinYellowstoneParkC.AlecturebyaprofessorwhovisitedYellowstonePark7.Accordingtotheman,whyisthebuffalopopulationincreasinginYellowstonePark?A.alotofbuffalohavecomefromneighbouringareas.B.FewerbuffaloaredyingofdiseaseC.Itiseasiernowforthebuffalotofindfoodinwinter.8.WhydoesthemanthinkAnnwouldbeinterestedingoingtoYellowstone?A.ShehasbeenstudyinganimaldiseasesB.SheiseasiertovisitYellowstoneParkC.Sheneedsthemoneytocontinueherstudies9.WhatdidthewomanplantodoinJuly?A.WorkonherthesisB.HaveaholidayC.Studythebuffalopopulation10.Wherewillthewomanmostprobablyspendthecomingsummer?A.AttheUniversityofWyomingB.AtYellowstoneNationalParkC.Atherfriend’shomeinWyoming.ConversationTwo11.WhatwasMattRyan’sfirstjob?A.DoingholidayreliefworkatatelevisionchannelB.Workingpart-timeasamodelC.Takingpicturesforatelevisionstation12.WhatdidMattfindinterestingaboutthesixties?A.TheincreasingnumberofcomicbooksB.TherapidadvancesintechnologyC.TheAmericanspaceprogramme13.WhywereMatt’smodelsonceusedonnews?A.TheypresentedbetterimagesthantherealpicturesB.ThespacecraftcameragotdamagedandfailedtotakeanypictureC.Thetelevisionstudiowastryingsomenewideas14.WhatwasthenameoftheprogrammethatmarkedthebeginningofMatt’sTVcareer?A.StrangeCreatures.B.TimeTraveller.C.BrightStar.15.WhatdidMattdofortheprogramme?A.Hemademodels.B.Heactedthepartofamonster.C.Hefilmedit.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitem.Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter16.HowmanytimeshastheNationalHockeyLeaguealloweditsplayerstotakepartintheWinterOlympics?A.Fivetimes.B.Threetimes.C.Twice.17.WherewastheAfricaCupofNationalheld?A.InTogo.B.InSouthAfrica.C.InAngola.18.WhathascausedalargenumberofpeopletofleetheirhomesinnorthernYemen?A.Anarmedconflict.B.Lackoffood.C.Freezingtemperatures.19.WhoisEmtiazSooliman?A.Asearchandrescuespecialist.B.HeadofaSouthAfricanfoundation.C.Leaderofalocalcivicgroup.20.WhatdidthesecondstimulusbillpassedbytheHouseofRepresentativesaimat?A.Promotinginternationaltrade.B.Boostingemployment.C.Expandingtheprivatesector.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youarerequiredtofill10blanks,eachwithNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSafterlisteningtoashortpassage.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Children’sToysMostpopularwoodentoy:(21)Thewoodentoyisfor(22)Outputper(23):4,000itemsAverage(24)timeperbox(25)minutesThenumberofboxesin(26):1,000Dateofthecomingdispatch(27)Currentnumberof(28):20Numberofstaffworkingonthe(29):40staffAllstaffdo:(30)workPartIIVocabularyandStructures(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices,markedA,BCandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.WhenIanwasinjured,Harrywaschosenaslast-minutefortherugbyteam.A.preferenceB.diversificationC.alternativeD.replacement32.—Hello,Mr.Brown,I’mringingaboutourcomponentdelivery.It’snotarrivedyetandit’salreadythreeo’clockintheafternoon.—Let’ssee...it’sreachyouonTuesdayafternoon.A.owingtoB.likelytoC.duetoD.subjectto33.Amongthelastgroupsofpeopletoacceptthenewmodelwerereligiousgroups,whostilltheideathattheearthwasthecenterofuniverse.A.clungtoB.appliedtoC.adaptedtoD.contributedto34.Althoughapparentlyrigid,bonesexhibitadegreeofelasticitythatenablestheskeletontoconsiderableimpact.A.escapeB.overwhelmC.withstandD.suppress35.—Wouldyoulikemetogotothedentistyou?—No,youwithme.A.neednottogoB.neednotgoC.donotneedgoD.notneedgo36.Lancereturnedtocyclingandtrainingonlyfivemonthsafterhewasdiagnosedwithcancer.A.aggressivelyB.drasticallyC.exactlyD.initially37.Greatmindsgenerallylookatlifeinawaytothemselves.A.peculiarB.confinedC.similarD.unusual38.Theycalledinanelectricianhecouldputafingeronthecauseoftheshortcircuit.A.tohopeB.tobehopingC.hopingD.tohavehoped39.Theresistanceexperiencedwhenonebodymovesoveranother,itisincontact,iscalledfrictionalforce.A.towhichB.whereC.withwhichD.while40.Aboveall,theywanttostudyaquestion:Arehumansactuallyawareoftheworldtheylivein?A.contraryB.fundamentalC.solemnD.progressive41.—Tina,IhearyouhadagoodjourneytotheMaldiveslastweek,Howwasit?—Ienjoyedthebeautifulscenery,butthehotelwassatisfactory.A.notanythingB.nothingfromC.nothingbutD.anythingbut42.Atthebeginningofthe20thcentury,peoplemadecoffeeaclothbagfullofcoffeegroundsintoboilingwater.A.bydumpingB.todumpC.fordumpingD.thatdumped43.IfyouSusanrecently,you’dthinkthephotographontherightwasstrange.A.shouldn’tcontactB.hadn’tcontactC.weren’ttocontactD.didn’tcontact44.Beata:I’veputthejobadvertisementinthenewspaper,Mr.Trim.Trim:Good.Beata:Well,itwasabitmorethanthe＄10thattheyquotedus.Trim:Aslongasitwasn’t＄10aday.Howtoscheduleit?B.Howmuchwasit?C.Howoftenwasitputthere?D.Howaboutthenewspaper?45.Woman:WhoisJackieTow?Ihaveaparcelhereforhim.Jackie:That’sme.Woman:Yes,putyournamehere.Jackie:Thankyou.ItmustbethenewpairofshoesIboughtonline.A.Thatisthereceiptforit.B.Doyouhavethesender’saddress?C.IhavetocheckthepackageD.DoIhavetosignforit?PartIIICloze(10marks)Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethewordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenlettersoftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.WhereTheWildThingAre“Ididn’tsetouttoachildren’smovie,”saysBeingjohnMalkovichdirectorspikejonze,“Isetouttomakeamovieaboutchildren.”Indeed,liketherecentalternativechildren’sbook(46)adapt,FantasticMrFox,thisismorelikeanadultfilm(47)children’sclothing－orratherinJimHensonmonstersuits.Whenrambunctious(無法無天)nineyearoldMaxfeels(48)igbyhisbusysinglemumandhernewboyfriend,andrunsaway(49)home,hefindshimselfonanislandpopulatedbyhuge,hairy,scaryWildThings.Here,hegetshimselfcrownedking,andheandthemonstersfightandplay,andthrowmudateachother(whichtheyoungerviewerswilllove).Theyreturnhome.That’sit.Andthat’syourproblem.Asafilm,Ican’t(50)deit’sdisappointing.Despitewhimsical(異想天開)imaginativeandheart-tuggingmoments,Jonzeandco-writerDaveEggersinevitablylosethewonderfulsubtlety(精妙之處)ofMauricesendak’swell-loved338-wordpicturebookjustby(51)(spin)itoutintoafull-lengthfeature.Enoughalready!WegetthisdysfunctionalgroupofneuroticWildThings(52)repMax’schild’seyeviewofgrown-upsascomprehensiblegiants,bothterrifyingandloving.(53),eventherepetitiveactionandnon-subtleties(54),makethisfeelmorelikefamilytherapythanafairy(55)tcan’tdestroythefilm’shauntingmagic.PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyandanswerthequestionsgiven.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.SectionA(10marks)HOLDAYSINWALES1.Rhos–DduCountryCottagesYnys,CricciethLL532OPBDelightfulhideawaycottageswithprivatefishing.Comfortablyfurnishedwithantiques,oldoakbeams,logfires,givingtheauraandgraceofabygoneage,butwithalltheessentialofthe20thcentury–sauna,Jacuzzi,fourposterbed,snookertable…Aholidayvenueonerarelyfinds–butoftendreamsof.ForEnquiriescontact:MrsAJonesRhandir,Boduan,PwllheliGwynedd,LL538UA2.FiveStarCottageFalhenbonthall,Talhenbont,Criccieth,GwyneddEnq:Roger&GillianGoodLovingrestoredstonecottageandhuntinglodgein70acrewoodedcountryestatewithriver.Aluxuriousandcarefreeholidayforthediscerning.Availablethroughouttheyear.Woodlandwalksandwildlife.Freetennis,ridingfishing.Onemilefromcoast,fivemilesSnowdonia.Underthepersonalsupervisionowers.3.WindsorFlats12MarineTerrace,Criccieth,Gwynedd,LL52OEFOnseafrontclosetoCricciethCastle.Comfortable,clean,fullyequipped,completelyprivateflats,inpicturesquevillagecentralforSnowdoniaandtheLlynPeninula.Climbing,sailing,fishingwalking,tennisandgolfcloseby.ColourTV,payphone.Bedlinensupplied.Shortbreaksavailableoutofseason.Writeorphoneforbrochure.4.DwyachCottagesCticciech,GwyneddEnquiries:MrsSEdwardsPen-y-Bryn,Chwilog,Pwllheli,Gwyhedd,LL536SXEnjoyapeacefulholidayinbeautifullysituatedfarmhouseorsinglestoreycottage.Thisisanareaofunrivalleednaturalbeauty,thehauntofbuzzardsandwoodpeckers.Cottagesaresuperblyequippedtomakeyourholidayrelaxedandmemorable.Dishwasher,washer/dryer,microwave,linen,children’splayarea,barbecueandfarmtrail.5.BronAfonSelfCateringBorth-y-Gest,Phorthmadog,Gwynedd,LL499TUSituatedonlyminutesfromthebeachwithfabulousviewsofgarden,seaandmountains.Theaccommodationisquietandprivate.Anidealbasefortouring,walking,climbing,fishing,theslatemines,castles,Portmeirion,Porthmadogleisurecentreorjustrelaxingonthebeach.Bed&Breakfastalsoavailable.Question56to58:Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtotheadvertisements.56.Tohaveaholidayinadelightfulhideawaycottage,youshouldcontactMrsSEdwards.57.IntheCticciethFiveStarHotel,freetennis,gamefishing,ridingandgolfareavailable.58.Shortbreaksareav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Question66:Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.66.WhatdoesHondasayaboutitsrobotAsimo?A.Itcandetectaperson’swayofthinking.B.Itcanimitatecomplexhumanmovements.C.Itisstillinitsexperimentalstage.D.Itisreadyformarketdistribution.Question67to70:Choosethemostappropriateofthefollowingparagraphsthatfitintoquestions67to70inthepassage.A.“I’mtalkingaboutdreamstoday,’’saidYasuhisaArai,executeattheHondaResearchInstituteinJapan,thecompany’sresearchunit.“Practicalusesarestillwayintothefuturefuture.”B.Amongthechallengesforthistechnologyismakingthereading-devicesmallersoitcanbeportable,accordingtoHonda.C.Afterseveralseconds,Asimo,programmedtorespondtothesebrainsignals,lifteditsrightarm.D.Hondasucceedinanalyzingthesethoughtpatterns,andthenrelayedthemaswirelesscommandstoAsimo,itshuman-shapedrobot.SectionD(10marks)Beinganintrovertisabadthing,right?Well,alotofpeopleseemtothinkso,judgingbythenumberofarticlesI’vereadabouthowto“cure”introversion.Inresponsetothesearticles,IwroteTheIntrovertsStrikeBack,inwhichIarguedthatintrovertscan’tbecomeextraverts,andtheyshouldn’tparticularlyto.However,I’mnotheretodebatewhetherit’sbettertobeanintroverttoanextravert.Thefactis,weallhavetointeractwithbothtypesofpeopleeveryday.Regardlessofwhichtypeyouare,youcangreatlyimproveyourrelationshipsbylearningtogetalongbetterwithpeopleoftheothertype.Herearesometipsforgettingstarted.ForIntroverts:*Indicatetootherswhenyou’rebusy.Whenanextravertseeyoureading,writing,ormaybejustthinking,hemightassumethattheonlyreasonyouaredoingthisisbecauseyoudon’thavesomeonetotalkto.Sohethinkshe’sdoingyouafavorbystrikingupaconversation,whenhe’sactuallyinterrupting.Topreventthis,besuretogiveanindicationthatyou’reinthemiddleofsomethinganddon’twanttosocializerightnow.Thiscanbeavisualsignorverbal.Iknowonepersonwhotendedtogetalotofvisitorsatwork,andwhilehewasactuallyanextravert,thefrequentvisitswereslowinghimdowntoomuch.Heputasignonhisdoorsaying“IfIdon’tmakeeyecontactorrespondtoyou,Iapologize.I’mnottryingtoberude,Ijusthavealotofworktodo.Thankyouforunderstanding.”WhileIdon’tthinkmanypeopleneedtogothatfar,itcertainlyworked!*Readingthatextravertsoftenneedtotalk.Becauseextravertsaremoreintouchwiththeexternalworld,forthemtalkingissomethingasnecessaryasbreathing.Theymightthinkoutloudbybouncingtheirthoughtsoffotherpeople,andtheymightneedtochatinordertoboosttheirenergy.Foranintrovert,thiscanbethemostdifficultpartofdealingwithanextravert.Thesameconversationthatenergiestheextravertalsodrainstheintrovert.However,keepinginmindthattheextravertisnotbeingintentionallymalicious,theintroverthasatleasttwooptionsforhandlingthisinapoliteway.Theycanpatientlyparticipateintheconversation,andthen,whenit’sover,rechargebybeingalone.Ortheycancutofftheconversationearlybymentioningsomethingelsetheyneedtobedoing,orevenbysaying,“I’dliketohelp,butI’mnotsurethatI’mtherightpersonforyoutobetalkingto.”O(jiān)fcourse,sometimesaconversationcanbeveryenjoyableforanintrovert,inwhichcasethisisn’taproblem.*Askifsomeoneisbusybeforespendingtimewiththem.Ifsomeoneappearstobelonely,theymightnotbe.Evenifthey’rejustsittingthereanddon’tseemtobedoinganything,theycouldbedeepinthoughtandnottobeinterrupted.Ifyouneedsomething,trytoaskforitupfront.Otherwise,lookforcluesthattheymightnotfeelliketalkingrightnow,suchaslackofeyecontact.Iftheyseemuninterested,don’ttakeitpersonally.Youjustdon’tknowwhatyou’reinterrupting.*Understandwhatadrainingeffectaconversationcanhaveonsomeone.Nomatterhowfabulousapersonyouare,keepinmindthatintrovertssimplyprefertheirinternalworldtotheexternalworld.Theymightstartoffwithafullychangedbattery,butwhilethey’reengagedinconversation,thatbatteryissteadilydraining.Howlongitlastsdependsonvariousfactors,butbesuretokeepaneyeoutforwhenthey’reoutforwhenthey’restartingtoloseinterest.Bemoretothepointwithintroverts,andsavemostofyourchattingforextravertswhowillappreciateitmore.Questions71to74:CompleteeachofthefollowingsentenceswithNOMORETHANFIVEWORDSaccordingtothepassage.71.Introvertsareadvisedtotopreventinterruptingwhentheyareinthemiddleofsomething.72.Forextraverts,havingaconversationwithpeoplecanbeasimportantas73.Animportantcluethatsomeonemightnotfeelliketalkingwithyourightnowis74.ItisnecessarytorememberthatintrovertstendtofocusmoreonQuestion75:Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.75.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Whetheritisbettertobeanintrovertoranextravert.B.Howtogetalongwithbothintrovertsandextravert.C.Howtoavoidembarrassmentinconversation.D.Onlyshouldbeneitheranintrovertnoranextravert.PartvTranslation(20marks)SectionA(10mark)TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesinthefollowingpassageintoChinese.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.AsoaringdropoutrateiscausingtheUnitedStatedtolosegroundeducationallytorivalsabroadandistrappingmillionsofyoungAmericanattheverymarginsoftheeconomy.(76)TheObamaadministrationacknowledgestheproblemsinitsnewbudget,whichincludesa＄50millionpreventionprogramme,butsolvingthisproblemwillrequirealotmoremoneyandacomprehensivenationalstrategy.ThealarmingscopeofthedropoutcrisisislaidoutbytheCenterforLaborMarketStudiesatNortheasternUniversityinBostonandtheAlternativeSchoolsNetworkinChicago.(77)Theirstudy,whichexaminesdatafromthe12largeststates,findsthat16percentoftheagesof16to24havedroppedout.(78)Theproblemisespeciallypronouncedamongmen,whomakeupmorethan60percentofthosewhochangeschoolnationally.Thedropoutproblemhitsminoritiesreallyhard.(79)Manyofthiscountry’slargeurbanhighschoolsarerightlycalled“dropoutfactories”becausemorestudentsleaveschoolthangraduate.Accordingtothestudy,statedropoutratesarehighestintheSouth,whereGerorgia(22.1percent),Florida(20.1percent)andTexas(18.5percent)leadtheway.(80)Thedropoutcrisispresentsacleardangertonationalprosperity,butatthemoment,statesandlocalitiesarestrugglingtocontainitwithlittlehelporguidancefromthefederalgovernment.Congress,whichisjustwakinguptothisissue,canimprovethesituationbytheputtingitsmoneyandmusclebehindprovenprogrammesthathavebeenshowntore-engageyoungpeoplewhohavedroppedout,andthatkeepat-riskchildrenontracktocompletetheireducations.SectionB(10marks)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninbrackets.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.81.石油價格的飛速上漲對世界經(jīng)濟(jì)產(chǎn)生了很大的影響。(affect)82.奧林匹克運(yùn)動會上最重要的不是取勝而是參與。(not…but…)83.早知道你沒有鑰匙，我就不把門鎖上了。(wouldnothave)84.花這么多的時間和精力來安排這樣一個活動，值得嗎？(worthwhile)85.這些郵票由于其獨(dú)特的藝術(shù)設(shè)計(jì)吸引眾多的集郵愛好者。(appealto)PartVIIQTest(5marks)TherearefiveIQtestquestionsinthispart.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswerssheet.86.Whatnumbercomesnext?5.34.923.65 5.34.923.65 6.95?8.766.956.846.95?8.766.956.84 87.WhenDavidistwiceasoldasheisnowhewillbefourtimesasoldashisdaughterJanewillbeinfiveyearstime .Ifin1990,hewasfourtimesasoldashisdaughter,inwhatyearwassheborn?88.Thecostofhiringaprivaterailcarriageissharedequallybyallthepassengerswhopaidanexactnumberofpoundswhichwaslessthan￡100each.Thecarriagehasseatsfor50passengersandthetotalbillamountto￡1887.Howmanyseatswerenotoccupied?89.InhowmanywayscanthewordTURNberead?StartatthecentralletterTandmoveinanydirection.NNRNNRURNNRUTURNNRURNNRNN90.Whatisthelargestnumberofregionsthisringcouldbedividedintousingthreestraightlines? PartVIIWriting(30marks)TaskI(30marks)Youhavebeenaskedtoorganizeaspecialeventaspartoftheschool’sEnglishBookWeek.Suggestionsincludeabooksale,poetryreadingsandanopportunitytomeettheauthorofoneofyourEnglishcoursebooks.Writeanoticefortheschoolnoticeboardtoadvertisetheevent.Inyournotice: Inyournotice:DescribethekindofeventyouareplanningStateexactlywhereandwhenitwillbeheldAskforvolunteerstohelpwithpreparationsSayhowyoucanbecontacted Youshouldwritenofewerthan100wordsontheanswersheet.TaskII(20marks)Youareacollegestudent.Recently,anationalnewspaperhasbeenrunningaspecialweeklyinsertoncareers,andyouaregoingtocontributetoanarticleentitled“KeyConsiderationsfortheSchoolLeaver”.Pleasestatethemostimportantissuesfacingyoungpeoplewhentheydecideonacareerpath.Youshoul