2014年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛(C类)试卷及答案.pdf

用心整理精品2011 National English Contest for College students2011 National English Contest for College students(Level C-Preliminary(Level C-Preliminary)Part I Listening Comprehension(30 marks)Part I Listening Comprehension(30 marks)Section ASection A(5 marks)In this section,you will hear five short conversations.Each conversations will be readonly once.At the end of each conversation,there will be a twenty-second pause,read thequestion and the there choices marked A,B and C,and decide which is the best answer.Thenmark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.1.What does the man want to do?A.Get something to eat now.B.Find a quiet place that shows games.C.Watch the next game with the woman.2.Why does not the man have a MySpace account?A.He is not skilled at using computer.B.All of the instruction are in EnglishC.The woman won not teach him.3.How long does the woman plan to try teleworkingA.For a few days.B.For a few weeks.C.For a few months.4.What does the man hope will happen?A.The price of cell phone novels will go down.B.The novels author will writer longer stories.C.The woman will tell him ho the story ends.5.what is the woman going to do next?A.turn on her computer.精品用心整理精品B.Go for a walk with peter.C.Visit her new neighbors.Section BSection B(10 marks)In this section,you will hear two long conversations.Each conversationwill be read onlyonce.At the end each conversation,there will be a one minute pause.During the pause,read the questions,each with three choices marked A,B and C,and decide which is thebest answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single linethrough the centre.Conversation one6.What did Jack do over the summer?A.He studied very hard.B.He took a summer class.C.He visited one of his teachers.7.What does Jack think of Ms Wellington as a teacher?A.Easy-going.B.Tough.C.Interesting.8.Why is Ms Wellingtons class hard?A.Her exams are difficult.B.She does not give students the help they need.C.She makes do lots of work.Conversation twoConversation two9.Why is Mrs.Griffin going to the city where the hotel is located?A.He is on holiday.B.Hes on a business tripC.He is going to a conference.10.How many times has Mrs.Griffin stayed at the Sunrise Hotel?精品用心整理精品A.Twice.B.Once.C.Three times.11.Where is Mrs.Griffin form?A.Canada.B.New Zealand.C.Australia.12.What is Mrs.Griffins passport number?A.87647489B.87637289C.8763748913.What kind of room does Mrs.Griffin want?A.A single room for two nights.B.A double room for two nights.C.A single room for one night.14.When will Mrs.Griffin arrive at Sunrise Hotel?A.at 9:15 pmB.at 9:35 pmC.at 10:00 pm15.What food will be put into Mrs.Griffins room?A.a sandwich with fries.B.a cheese sandwich.C.a burger with chips.Section C(5Marks)16.What does the Associated Press ask editor and news directors to do?A.vote for the top stories of the year.B.describe the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico精品用心整理精品C.writes about the 11 workers killed in the explosion17.Where are the doctors and technology experts from?A.New York.B.LondonC.Tokyo18.For how long does President Obama agree to extend the tax cuts?A.for four yearsB.for three yearsC.for two years.19.How many people in the world dont have enough to eat,according to the report?A.more than one billion.B.some six hundred million.C.nearly nine hundred million20.What have astronomers recently discovered?A.there are unknown plants in older galaxies.B.there are many galaxies in the universeC.there are a lot more red dwarf in older galaxiesSection D(10 marks)Section D(10 marks)In the section,you will hear a short passage.There are 10 missing words phrases.Fillin the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear.Remember to write the answer onthe answer sheetWhat do you do if you dont get your first choice university?This _ faces thousandsof British every year.Many such_ turn to Clearing,a service that helps find universityplaces for students at the last moment.If they dont have the marks to get into their_,Clearing tells them about places available at other university,though they might haveto read a difficult subject.This year has seen a record number of people applying to university.This,combined精品用心整理精品with the _,an uncertain job market,and budget cuts at university,product even more of a scramble for places than usual.Some sources say six students haveapplied for each remaining_ placeThe British University Admissions Service,UCAS,says up to a quarter of this yearsuniversity applicants-almost 190000 people-have not been admitted intoa_.That is an increase of over 46000 students from last year.Faced with these figure,some British students might consider an interestingalternative:_.The University of Nottingham for is offeringplace at its campuses in Ningbo,near Shanghai,and Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.Students atthese institutions can earn University of Nottingham degrees,according,engineering andEnglish.Similarly,the University of Bolton says it has unlimited places at its campusin the United Arab Emirates.To deal with t hese problems,the UKs Higher Education Minister,David Willets,is encouraging students who have not made the grade to consider alternatives to university,such as _and studying at home.“There are arrange of options available,“he says.“people can reapply next year,so they should consider spending this year in a way that will add positively to their CVs.Getting _or other skills will strengthen their chances next year.”Some commentators say,though that rising university costs,poorlong-term_,and a drop in graduate recruitment mean this the worsttime to be a university student in the UK.Part Two Vocabulary and Structure(15 marks)There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section.For each blank there are four choicesmarked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence.Then mark thecorresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.31.After four days of talks,we are glad to announce that the union and management have精品用心整理精品reached an_.The agreement is fair and benefits both sides.A.accord B.accomplishment C.identity D.undertaking32.As the clerk_prepared my milk shake,I wondered how long she had been workingthere,mindlessly making ice cream treats in a set order of steps.A.logically B.methodically C.graphically D.synthetically33.As a boy he wanted to be a fireman.As a high school student,he thought hed liketo become a teacher.Now he_to be nothing more than a janitor.A.Assumes B.Prescribes C.Aspires D.Presumes34.Regardless of what caused it,I an grateful that have finally reached a point in mylife_I can appreciate my strengths,accept my weaknesses and try to be comfortablewith everything in between.A.Why B.Where C.Which D.What35._information provided by members of the public,the police would have a much movedifficult job.A.Supposing B.Provided the C.If it were not for D.On condition that36.Peter Brown was a painstaking writer;_,he once spent half a day on the compositionof a single sentence.A.On the other hand B.Nevertheless C.Moreover D.For example37.-What an I going to do about a present for Carol?-You_some flowers.A.Might have sent her B.Must have sent her C.Could send her D.Would sendher38.Without the air holding in some of the suns heat,the earth_cold at night,toocold for us to live on.A.Will be freezing B.Would be freezing C.An be frozen D.Would be frozen39.The students in our university each_an English dictionary.That is to say,eachof the students in our university_an English dictionary.精品用心整理精品A.Have;has B.Have;have C.Has;have D.Has;has40.Heres your kitchen.I hope you enjoy cooking here.Is there_else that you need?A.Something B.Anything C.Nothing D.Everything41.David_his business partner over plans to reduce the workforce.A.Came down to B.Broke down to C.Fell out with D.Went along with42._is this piece of equipment to be removed from the building.A.On no account B.Absolutely C.Scarcely D.Not at all43.Helen s parents were_that she was still on the job.,but she had resigned.A.In doubt B.Of the opinion C.Under the impression D.With suspicion44.-I dont think I will ever,in my life,win a lottery of five million dollars.-Well,_.Anything can happen.A.You made it B.Youre kidding C.What you say D.You can never tell45.-How did you find the concert in the Grand Theatre last night?-_ but the conductor was perfect.A.I couldnt agree more B.I didnt think much of it C.I was crazy about itD.I really liked itPart Three Cloze(15 marks)I have been reading a lot on my iPad recently,and I have some(46)_(complain)notabout the iPad itself but about the state of digital reading generally.Reading is a subtlething,and its subtleties are artifacts of a venerable medium:words printed in ink onpaper.Glass and pixels arent the same.When I read a physical book,I dont have to look anywhere else to find out how muchIve read.The iPad e-reader,iBooks tries to create the(47)illu_ of a physicalbook.The pages seem to turn,and I can the edges of those that remain,but its fake.精品用心整理精品There are always exactly six unturned pages,no matter(48)_ I am in the book.Also,there is a larger problem.Books in their digital format look vastly less finished,or less genuine than real books.You can vary their font and type size,but this only makesthem(49)_(resemble)word-processed-no matter how(50)_(wretch)or wonderfulthey are-will never look as good as Robert Hasss poems in the print edition of The AppleTrees at Olema.But your poems can look almost exactly as ugly-as e-book-like-asthe Kindle version of that collection.All the e-book Iveread have been ugly-books by Chang-rae Lee,Alvin Kernan,andStieg Larsson-though the texts have been wonderful.I didnt grow up reading texts.Igrew up reading books,and this(51)_(differ)is important.When it comes to digital editions,the(52)_(assume)seems to be that allbooks(53)are_(create)equal.However,nothing could be further from the truth.In themass migration from print to digital,were seeing a profusion of digital books-manyof them out of copyright-that look new and even HD,but which may well have beensupplanted by more accurate editions and better translations.We need a digital readersguide-a place where readers can find(54)_ whether the book theyre about to downloadis the best available edition.(55)Fi_,two related problems.I already have a personal library,but most of thebooks Ive read have come from(56)_(lend)libraries.Barnes&Noble has released ane-reader that allows short-term(57)_(borrow)of some books.The entire ideabehind Amazons Kindle and Apples iBooks assumes that you cannot read a book unless youown it first and that only you can read it unless you want to give your reading deviceto someone else.This goes against the social value of reading,the collective knowledge and(58)_(collaborate)discourse that comes from access to(59)_or our culture ingeneral.精品用心整理精品Part Four Reading Comprehension(40 marks).Section A(10 marks).Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Not keen on reading?Do you have trouble finding a novel that arouses your interest?Whynot follow Ammon Sheas example and start reading a dictionary?Mr Shea owns over 1,000 dictionaries and he reads them for fun.He recently spent a yearreading all 20 volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary.The dictionary contains more than20,000 pages and over 59 million words.As he readfrom A to Z,he noted down interesting words in aledger.This includeswordssuch as happify,meaning to make someone happy and tripudiate,which means to dance,skip or leap for joy.Mr Shea also kept a diary about this experience,which has sincebecome a best-selling book.Why did he do this?He claims it was fun.Ive always enjoyed reading dictionaries.They are far more interesting than people give then credit for,he said.It appears that it was not his goal to sound more intelligent by using longer and morecomplex words.Im not against long,fancy or obscure words,but Im opposed to usingthen for their own sake,he said.In fact,as a result of reading so many new words,Mr Shea often forgot everyday vocabulary.He wrote,My head was so full of words that I often had trouble forming simple sentences.Mr Shea is not alone in his love of reading dictionaries.Elaine Higgleton,arepresentative of Collins Cbuild dictionaries,explained that thousands of crosswordpuzzle and Srabble fans read dictionaries for fun and to improve their games.Ms Higgletondid however note that,Its probably not the best way to learn English,and youd learnmore than you need.It is not known how many of the 59 million words Ms Shea remembers,but he has certainly made history with his eccentric hobby.精品用心整理精品Questions 61 to 65.Decide whether the following statements are True or False.61.Mr Shea has read 1.000 dictionaries.62.Mr Shea spent one month reading the Oxford English Dictionary.63.In Mr Sheas opinion,people dont give dictionaries enough credit for being interesting.64.Mr Shea thinks it is important t be able to use long and complicated words in everydayconversation.65.Elaine Higgleton thinks that reading a dictionary is the best way to learn English.Section B(10 marks)Questions 66 to 70are based on the following passage.Surfing is something people often get hooked on after trying it a few times.For manysurfers it is much more than a hobby-they would probably agree with the Americanprofessional surfer Kelly Slater when he said,Once youre in,youre in.Theres no gettingout.Surfing,of course,refers to riding on ocean waves using a surfboard.Many surfersstand up on their boards,which requires god balance and is therefore difficult for mostbeginners to learn,but some lie down and bodyboard The history of surfing probably began with the Polynesian people of the Pacific Islands.One of the first white people to see anyone surfing was the British explorer Captain Gook,when his ship arrived in Hawaii in 1779.He watched many Hawaiians riding waves on largepieces of wood,and reported that,Surfing seems to give them a feeling of great 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