全国大学生竞赛试题.doc

2006年全国大学生英语竞赛样题Part II Vocabulary and Structure (5 minutes, 10 points) Directions:There are 10 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. It takes a _ time for me to prepare for the dinner,but the results are so good that its worth the_. A. short; force B. long; effort C. many; labor D. much; pains 32. Rage, shame, and grief _ in her breast. Under this circumstance, she needs to stay in control of her emotions. A. differ B. divert C. alternate D. alter 33. Her performance in the last scene was _ . A. fairly describable B. quite remarkable C. rather notable D. very noticeable 34. I promised to _ her daughter next week when shes on business. A. take off B. look for C. look after D. take after 35. He wouldnt want _ of his parents to know that he has a girlfriend. A. either B. any C. neither D. none 36. Our boss enjoys swimming, but _ he avoids a crowded pool. A. on the contrary B. on the face of it C. as a rule D. as a result 37. _ you told me earlier, I _ something about it. A. Had; could have done B. Have; can have done C. Had; should have done D. Have; must have done 38. Only after _ five times, _ answer me. A. telling me; she did B. be spoken; did she C. being asked; did she D. saying; did she 39. He has had _ many falls _ hes black and blue all over. A. too; to B. so; that C. quite; that D. as; as 40. What the teacher said was so _ that her students were all _. A. interesting; moving B. inspiring; encouraged C. excited; enjoyed D. bored; aspiring Part III Situational Dialogues (5 minutes, 5 points) Directions: There are 5 incomplete dialogues in this part. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 41 Bob: Wow, look, all the things are on sale.Jane: Yes, look here, this shirt is 50% off. _ Bob: And look at these shoes. They are 30% off the normal price. A. Id like to buy a skirt. B. There are some real bargains. C. Are the prices reasonable? D. These shoes are the same as mine. 42. James: Can I pay by credit card or euro-cheque? Receptionist:_ James: Ill pay by credit card, then. Receptionist: Thats fine. I hope you enjoyed your stay here. A. Heres your bill, please take it. B. Sorry, we dont take euro-cheque. C. You can pay by euro-cheque. D. Yes, we take both of them. 43. Merv: Are these your sons, Jean? I havent seen them for ages. Jean: Yes, that photo was taken a few months ago. Merv: John hasnt changed a bit. Hes the very image of his father, isnt he? Jean: Yes, he is. _ Thats for sure. A. He takes up with his father. B. He really likes his father. C. He looks after his father. D. He takes after his father. 44. Tom: Which tie shall I wear for the interview? Do you think my blue silk one would look all right? Jane: _ Id wear something with a small pattern squares or spots, something like that. Tom: _ I think Ill wear the plain one. A. Yes, thats all right.; I agree with you. B. No, I dont think so.; Thats a good idea. C. A bit boring!; Oh, sorry, I dont know. D. Good choice!; Thank you for your advice. 45 Helena: Oh, welcome, come in, please. Jack: _ And heres a small gift. Let me wish you happy every day. Helena: Thank you. Oh, what a beautiful birthday card! A. Many happy returns. B. Enjoy yourself. C. Hoping youll be well soon! D. I wish you the best of luck! Part IV IQ Test (5 minutes, 5 points) Directions: There are 5 IQ Test questions in this part. For each question there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 46. Which number should replace the question mark?47. The monkey and the weight each weigh the same amount. The monkey begins to climb the rope. Which of the following will happen? A. The monkey and the weight will reach the pulley wheel at the same time. B. The weight will get the pulley wheel first. C. The monkey will get the pulley wheel first. D. The monkey and the weight will reach the pulley wheel at different times.48. I went into a furniture shop in order to buy a picture. The salesman told me “The picture is five times the cost of that ashtray, the chair is 30 times the cost of the ashtray, the table is 4 times the cost of the chair, you can buy the lot for 312.” What was the price of the picture? A. 5. B. 10. C. 15. D. 20. 49. Can you work out this riddle?A. A scarf. B. A glove. C. A bag. D. A needle.50. Sharon had received a telegram from the Queen to congratulate her on reaching her 100th birthday. Sharons sisters,Marjorie and Norah, are seen in the front-page photo of the local newspaper looking at the telegram. The next day,Sharon noticed something unusual about the headline. Can you spot it out? A. The local newspaper headline was written by the author incorrectly. B. The headline can be read backwards and forwards as the same thing. C. The headline didnt say it was the Queen who sent a telegram to Sharon. D. The editor didnt put Sharons sisters, Marjorie and Norah into the headline. Part V Reading Comprehension (25 minutes, 40 points) Section A Multiple Choice (5 points) Directions: There is 1 passage in this part with 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are 4 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 centre. Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage. The image most people have of President Abraham Lincoln is of a tall, thin, bearded man. Before he was elected President, however, Lincoln did not wear a beard. He grew his beard as the result of a letter he received from an eleven-year-old girl!In 1860, a clean-shaven Lincoln was running for the presidency. Grace Bedell of Westfield, New York, admired Lincoln very much, but she didnt like the way he looked. Afraid that he might not win the election, Grace wrote him a letter stating that if Lincoln grew a beard, “You would look a great deal better for your face is so thin.” Lincoln wrote back to Grace, saying that if he started growing whiskers now, people might think it was a silly affectation done on purpose. The beardless Lincoln won the electionand he began to grow a beard shortly afterward! The next year, Lincoln visited Grace Bedells hometown and told the citizens that he had grown a beard because of a girl from the town. He asked to see Grace, and, to everyones delight, he gave the surprised girl a kiss! Questions: 51. The word “affectation” in the last paragraph means_ .A. great liking for someone B. a man or a womans hairdo C. thing done for effect D. enjoyment for oneself 52. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Before Abraham Lincoln was elected President, he did not have a smile. B. Before Abraham Lincoln was elected President, he did not look well. C. Before Abraham Lincoln was elected President, he did not have a beard. D. Before Abraham Lincoln was elected President, he did not look thin. 53. Grace Bedell suggested that Lincoln grow a beard because she thought it would make him look_. A. much better B. more mature C. much wiser D. more serious 54. From the story, we can learn that_. A. with regard to the election, Lincolns appearance was important B. with regard to the election, Lincolns appearance improved his chances C. with regard to the election, Lincolns appearance made him win D. with regard to the election, Lincolns appearance didnt matter 55. The best title for the passage is _. A. A Successful Presidential Election B. A Girls Letter to the President C. A Story about Abraham Lincoln D. Why Abraham Lincoln Grew a Beard Section B Yes/No/Not Given (5 points) Directions: In this part, you will have 5 minutes to go over the following passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet. For questions 5660, 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. Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.“Cama” is Lulu Skidmores name for the new animal. Dr. Lulu Skidmore is technical director of the Camel Reproduction Centre in Dubai where Rama, the first cama in the world, was born. Camas mother is a llama from a Dubai zoo, her father is a camel from the Centre. Llamas, one-hump dromedaries or Arabian camels, and two-hump Bactrian camels belong to the Camelidae family. They have a common ancestor but now live in totally different places: camels live in dry hot places in the desert regions of Asia and Northern Africa and can live without water for several days. They have short ears and a short tail. Llamas live in the Andes in South America where temperatures can be -20 Celsius. They have long ears, a long tail and wool which protects them from the cold. They can walk in the mountains and carry heavy loads for 12 hours. Young Rama has physical characteristics from both parents: the long ears, long tail and prized wool of a llama, and the size of a camel. This is good news: it can give more wool. It is early days and there are many unanswered questions: can it live in mountains or only in deserts? Can it carry heavy loads and live without water for several days? The scientists are optimistic. They hope that it is fertile: that it can reproduce. If it can, the world has a new man-made, or rather woman-made, species, the cama. 56. Llamas and camels now live in completely different regions. 57. Camas mother is a camel from a Dubai zoo, her father is a llama from the Centre. 58. Camels have short ears and a short tail, llamas have long ears, a long tail and wool. 59. The cama can carry heavy loads and live without water for several days. 60. Unfortunately, the cama cannot produce more wool. Section C Short Answer Questions (20 points)Directions: In this part, there are 2 passages followed by 10 questions or unfinished statements. Read the passages carefully, then answer the questions in the fewest possible words(not exceeding 10 words). Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet. Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following chart. Study the graph showing ticket sales of two low-cost airlines, Quickjet and Fly Now. Then answer the questions below. Questions: 61. What was the value of Quickjet sales for the year 1996?62. In which year did Quickjet sales drop sharply? 63. Which was the best year for Fly Now sales? 64. How much was earned from Fly Now sales in 1999? 65. In which year did Quickjet sales exceed those of Fly Now? Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following letters. There are two business letters here. After reading the letters you should give brief answers to the 5 questions following them.Questions： 66 What products are the two letters talking about?67 What does Mary Smith ask for in her letter? 68 From the first letter we know regular orders can be placed if the quality of the bicycles are _ and _. 69 How can Mary Smith get a special discount? 70 What are also included in Mark Stevens letter apart from the catalogue and price list? Section D Summary (10 points) Directions: In this part, there is 1 passage followed with a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summ-ary with the appropriate words of the passage. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.There are deserts all over the world. Over half of Africa is desert land. There are deserts in China and Latin America as well. The United States has deserts in the southwest part of the country. In some places, deserts are growing. This is a serious problem. Deserts destroy farmland. They also ruin land where animals live. When people cannot grow food or find animals to eat, they have to leave their homes. Deserts spread for different reasons. Sometimes nature causes this problem. Wind can move sand away from deserts and onto useful land. When there is no rain for a long time many plants can die. However, humans can also cause deserts to grow. This is called desertification. This happens in many ways. One way is when people cause too much air pollution, which can make an area hotter: Hotter weather can reduce the amount of rain. Also, too many people in one area can damage the land. Especially if they have many animals, their animals can also harm the land. When large animals like cows walk on soil too much, they turn it into dust. The wind easily blows this dust away. Trees help hold water in the ground. When people cut down too many trees, the water goes away and the soil is ruined. Plants may stop growing in these places. All of these things can speed up desertification. To stop deserts from growing, people must think of ways to treat the land better. There are deserts all around the world. Deserts are getting bigger in some places. This is a (71)_ problem, since deserts can (72)_ farmland. Not only nature, but also people can cause deserts to (73)_. People can cause too much air pollution, which makes weather (74)_. Large numbers of people can destroy land. Also, cutting down too many trees can make the soil lose water. People must (75)_ the land better if they want to stop desert growth.Part VI Cloze (10 minutes, 15 points) Directions: There are 15 blanks in the passage. For each blank, the first letter of the word has been given. Read the passage below and think of the word which best fits each blank. Use only one word in each blank. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet. What constitutes a fair wage? The (76) a_ of money that people earn is (77)i_ reality determined not by fairness (78) b_ by market forces. This fact, (79) h_, should not prevent us trying to devise a mechanism for deciding what is the right pay for the job.A (80) s_ point for such an investigation (81) w_ be to try to decide the ratio which ought to (82) e_ between the highest and the lowest paid. The picture is made more complicated by two factors. The first is the social wage, that is, the benefits(83) s_ as holidays, sick pay and maternity leavewhich every citizen is (84) e_ to. Secondly, the taxation system is often used as an (85) i_ of social justice by taxing the rich at a very (86) h_ rate indeed. Allowing for these two things, most countries now regard as socially acceptable a ratio of 7:1 between the best and the (87) l_ paid. If the ratio is narrower, the highly-qualified people (88) w_ usually carry heavy responsibilities may become so dissatisfied that they end up emigrating (the so-called brain drain). But, if it is wider, the (89) g_ between rich and poor will be so great that it will (90) l_ to social tension and, in extreme cases, to violence and revolution. Part VII Translation (15 minutes, 15 points) Section A English-Chinese Translation (10 points) Directions：Translate the underlined sentences of the following passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet. Free to soar(91)One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds darting and dancing. As the strong winds gusted against the kites, a string kept them in check. (92)Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the restraining string and the cumbersome tail kept them in tow, facing upward and against the wind. (93)As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!” They soared beautifully even as they fought the restriction of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.” Yet freedom from restraint simply put it at the mercy of (受支配) an unsympathetic breeze. It fluttered ungracefully to the ground and landed in a tangled mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last” free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to lodge lifeless against the first obstruction. How much like kites we sometimes are. (94)The Heaven gives us adversity and restrictions, rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength. Restraint is a necessary counterpart to the winds of opposition. (95)Some of us tug at the rules so hard that we never soar to rea