全国大学生英语竞赛C类(A 级)初赛

精品文档2006年全国大学生英语竞赛 A 级初赛赛卷试题2006 National English Contest for College Students（Level A - Preliminary）Part I Listening Comprehension （ 25 minutes, 30 points ）Section A Short Conversations （ 6 points ）Directions: In this section, you will hear 6 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. A. Keys and a purse. B. Glasses and keys.C. Glasses and a bag. D. Glasses, keys and a purse.【录音原文】1.Man: Was there anything valuable in the bag that was stolen, Madam?Woman: Yes, it had my purse in it and my keys.Man: Anything else?Woman: Well, luckily I was wearing my glasses, so no, nothing else.Q: What was in the womans bag?【答案】1.A 从第二句话可以明确得知钥匙和钱包都在被偷去的包中，从第四句得知说话人自己戴着眼镜。2. A. A plate. B. A table. C. A lamp. D. A phone.【录音原文】2. Man: Im terribly sorry, Mum, Ive just broken something,Woman: Oh dear, what was it?Man: Well, I got up too quickly from the table to answer the phone and knocked one of your plates on to the floor, at least, it wasnt your new lamp!Woman: Oh dear, I thought I heard a crash.Q: What was broken?【答案】2.A 从第三句话可以清楚地了解到男士在匆忙接听电话时不慎打碎的是盘子而不是新买的灯。3. A. They are under the chair by the television.B. They are under the chair with the rubbish.C. They are beside the television.D. They are by the door with the rubbish.【录音原文】3.Man: Have you seen my old shoes? I thought they were under the chair by the television.Woman: Not any more! Theyre by the door with the other rubbish. Ive been tidying the flat.Q: Where are the mans shoes?【答案】3.D 男士记得自己的旧鞋在under the chair by the television，女士说她打扫公寓时它们放在了by the door with the other rubbish。4. A. Grapes and oranges. B. Grapes and apples.C. Bananas and grapes. D. Bananas and oranges.【录音原文】4.Boy: Mum, have we got any fruit to take on the picnic? I thought there were some oranges and bananas.Mother: Here are the bananas. Lets take them. Oh., the oranges have all gone. What about taking some grapes or apples as well?Boy: OK, lets take the grapes. Thatll be enough.Q: What fruit will they take?【答案】4.C 由第二句和第三句可知他们去野炊所带的水果为bananas和grapes，对话中提到了oranges，但oranges吃完了，apples没有带。5. A. Five to three. B. Five past three.C. Twenty five to three. D. Twenty five past three.【录音原文】5.Man: Excuse me, what time does this train leave?Woman: This train leaves for Paris at five to three.Man: Paris? Isnt it the Rome train?Woman: No, that goes at twenty five past three.Q: What time does the train to Rome leave?【答案】5.D 开往Rome的火车是3点25分，开往Paris的火车是2点55分，根据所提问题确定答案为D。6. A. The restaurant. B. The market. C. The cinema. D. The sports center.【录音原文】6.Man: Are you and Sarah going straight to the restaurant from work tonight? Woman: Actually, Im leaving work early because I need to do some shopping in the market, and after that were going to play tennis at the sports centre before we go to the restaurant.Q: Where will the woman go first after work?【答案】6.B 女士说她下班后先要去market买些东西，然后和Sarah去sports centre打网球，最后两人才要去餐馆。Section B Long Conversation （4 points ）Directions: In this section, you will hear one long conversation. At the end of the conversation, 4 questions will be asked about what was said. You will hear both the conversation and the questions only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.7. A. 6. B. 16. C. 60. D. 66.8. A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.9. A. In a photographers stuido. B. In the library.C. In the post office. D. In the shopping center.10. A. A letter from her college. B. Her passport.C. Her student card. D. Her driving licence.【录音原文】Jan: Hi, Steve! Steve: Hi, Jan. Im planning to go to London by train. Do you want to come with me?Jan: But itd be cheaper by bus.Steve: Ive got a student travel card. You can get cheap train tickets with it.Jan: That sounds good. How much does it cost?Steve: A card for six months is sixteen pounds.Jan: So how do I get one?Steve: You need two photographs, one for the card and one for the form.Jan: Theres a photo machine in the post office. It gives you four photos for three pounds.Steve: So does the one in the library. But I went to a photographers studio. It was cheaper.Jan: I dont have to show my passport or my driving licence, do I?Steve: No, Jan, you only need a letter from your college.Jan: OK, Ill ask my teacher for one.Steve: And then you take everything to the tourist office and ask the travel agent.Jan: Great, next time you go to London, Ill be coming too!Questions 7 to 10 are based on the long conversation you have just heard.7. How much is a six-month travel card?8. How many photos will Jan need to get a travel card?9. Where are the photos much cheaper?10. As well as the photos, what must Jan take with her for the travel card?参考答案及解析7.B 从Steve的话中得知学生办理的火车半年特惠卡售价为16英镑。8.B 办卡需要两张照片，即办卡和填表各需一张。9.A Jan要去邮局旁边的photo machine，Steve说那里价钱和图书馆里一样，他建议Jan去photographers studio，因为那里便宜一些。10.A Steve告诉Jan她不需要带passport或者driving license，但是需要学院的证明。Section C News Items (10 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short pieces of news from BBC or VOA.After each news item and question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.11. A. 6. B. 16. C. 60.【录音原文】11.The Amazon is a lifeline for everyone in the river basin, from businessmen in the big city of Manaus to indigenous tribes in remote settlements. When water levels fall, the biggest effect is on transportferries and barges are the only way of moving goods and people around an area that spans about half the South American continent. In the last few weeks, the river and its tributaries have become increasingly difficult to navigate, and vital supplies of food, medicine and fuel are now struggling to get through. In an example of the risks, sixteen people were killed Last Friday in a ferry accident which the captain blamed on difficult river conditions. Question: How many people were killed last Friday in the ferry accident?【答案】11.B 新闻最后讲到上周五的一次ferry accident中有16人死亡。单词解释：1.Amazon亚马逊河。2. indigenous tribes土著。3. remote settlements偏远地区。4. ferries渡船。5. barges游艇。6. spans横越。7. tributaries支流。8. navigate航行。9. get through通过，到达。10.blame.on 把责任推给。12. A. To bring more foreign language speakers into government service.B. To promote trade with foreign countries.C. To make people learn foreign languages at an early age.【录音原文】12.President Bush has proposed to increase the study of foreign languages in American schools. The new plan is called the National Security Language Initiative. It will involve the departments of State, Education and Defense, and the director of National Intelligence. The plan calls for teaching foreign languages to more children, as early as the age of four. It also aims to increase foreign language instruction in college and graduate school. The hope is to bring more foreign language speakers into government service. Question: Why does Bush propose to expand foreign language teaching in American schools?【答案】12.A 新闻最后指出这项计划的目的是增加government service中foreign language speakers的数量。单词注释：1. proposed提议；建议。2. National Security Language Initiative国家安全语言计划。3.call for需要，=need。4. aims to目的在于，旨在。13. A. An hour. B. More than an hour. C. Less than an hour.【录音原文】13.Jerusalems Hadassah Hospital says the tracheotomy took less than an hour, and was successful. Doctors cut a small hole in Mr. Sharons neck and inserted a tube into his windpipe. The aim is to wean him from a respirator which has helped him breathe since a massive stroke and cerebral hemorrhage early this month. Medical experts say the tracheotomy is another bad sign for the 77-year-old prime minister. Question: How long did the tracheotomy lasts? 【答案】13.C Hadassah Hospital表示尽管the tracheotomy持续了less than an hour，但是非常成功。单词注释：1.tracheotomy气管切开术。2. insert插入。3. windpipe气管。4.wean from使戒绝。5.respirator呼吸器。6. massive stroke严重中风。7. cerebral hemorrhage脑出血。14. A. To get publicity for their cause.B. To get some money for their group.C. To get more rights for their group.【录音原文】14. Fathers for Justice is a small but vocal group of men who campaign in Britain for fathers to be given greater rights of access to children after divorces. Its founder confirmed that the police had told activists to keep away from Mr Blairs home in Downing Street. It follows claims that some campaigners had planned to kidnap five-year old Leo Blair and hold him for a short time to get publicity for their cause. Question: Why did some members of Fathers for Justice want to hold Mr Blairs youngest son? 【答案】14.A 新闻最后指出Fathers for Justice绑架男孩是为了get publicity for their cause，即要求离异后的父亲能有更多的权利接近孩子。单词注释：1.campaign 参加活动，从事活动。2.confirm证实。3.keep away from远离。4.publicity公众的注意。15. A. Ticket prices have been falling and their incomes rising.B. Aviation fuel is becoming less expensive.C. British people prefer to travel by plane.【录音原文】15.Falling ticket prices and rising incomes are leading to rapid growth in global air travel. According to the British government, the number of British air passengers, for example, will more than double in the next quarter of a century. Increases of such an order would mean much more aviation fuel being burned and aviation fuel may be more harmful to the environment than other fuels because the resulting smoke is emitted at high altitudes.Question: Why is there rapid growth in global air travel in the UK?【答案】15.A 新闻开头指出票价下降，收入增高造成了rapid growth in global air travel。单词注释：1.Aviation fuel航空燃油。2.emit排放（废气）。3.high altitudes海拔很高的地方16. A. More than eighty thousand.B. More than sixty-two thousand.C. More than fifty-three thousand.【录音原文】 16.The Institute of International Education, based in New York, recently published its yearly report, Open Doors Two Thousand Five. The report says the number of foreign students decreased by about one percent during the school year that began last fall. India sent the most students, more than eighty thousand. That was a one percent increase from the year before. China sent the next highest number, more than sixty two thousand. That was also a one percent increase. South Korea was third, with more than fifty-three thousand students, up two percent. Japan was fourth, with more than forty-two thousand students, an increase of three percent. Question: How many Chinese students went to study in the U.S.A. in 2005?【答案】16.B 文中具体列举了每年前往美国学习的亚洲留学生的数额。印度学生最多，高达8万人次；中国其次，6万2千多人；韩国位列第三，5万3千多人；日本第四，4万2千多人。17. A. 30. B. 27. C. 57.【录音原文】17. Joaquim Chanque May does not remember facing such daunting hurdles when he arrived to Barcelona, as a student from Equatorial Guinea 30 years ago. After completing his university studies, Mr. Chanque May opted to stay on, because he opposed his countrys government. Now 57 years old, Mr. Chanque May owns a small business and has Spanish citizenship. But he says he and his family are not completely welcome in their adopted Country.Question: How many years has Joaquim Chanque May been living in Spain?【答案】17.A 新闻开头讲到Joaquim Chanque是在30年前到西班牙的Barcelona留学的，故得知他已在此居住30年。单词注释：1. daunting令人畏惧的2. hurdles障碍3. opt to选择4.stay on继续停留5. oppose反对6. adopted Country移居的国家18. A. Baton Rouge. B. Louisiana. C. Atlanta.【录音原文】18.As Secretary for the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Dr. Fred Cerise has had little time to rest since Hurricane Katrina and the catastrophic flooding that followed. Dr. Cerise spoke with VOA in the state capital at Baton Rouge while a helicopter waited outside, ready to take him on an inspection tour over a devastated New Orleans. We actually have a team, a large team, here from the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta that is coming down to help us with our environmental assessment. Even though the water may be running, you have had stagnant water. It can be contaminated.Question: Where is the team from to help New Orleans people with the environmental assessment?【答案】18.C 新闻讲到小组来自Atlanta的Center for Disease Control。单词解释：1.catastrophic灾难的。2. inspection tour巡视，视察。3. devastated毁坏的。4.environmental assessment环境评价。5.stagnant停滞的。6.contaminate污染。19. A. Reduce violations of intellectual property rights.B. Controll the growing population.C. Working together to fight terrorism.【录音原文】19.Asia-Pacific ministers also drafted another statement for action on wide-ranging issues that affect or threaten global trade. They are vowing to reduce violations of intellectual property fightssuch as movie privacyto make the oil markets more transparent and to act collectively to fight terrorism and prevent a human epidemic of bird flu. Question: What are Asia-Pacific ministers not vowing to do?【答案】19.B Asia-Pacific ministers决心要减少违犯知识产权的事件，提高石油市场的透明度，打击恐怖主义，预防流行病。没有提到控制人口的问题。单词注释：1.draft起草。2.wide-ranging广泛的。3.vow to发誓要。4.violatios违规行为。5.transparent透明的。6.collectively全体地，共同地。7.epidemic流行病、传染病。20. A. Workers and policemen.B. Farmers and the unemployed.C. Workers and farmers.【录音原文】20.More than seven thousand activists outside the meeting hall protested that the WTOs trade rules hurt workers and farmers. The activists began the week declaring they wanted to derail the talks and prevent the delegates from reaching any agreement. Despite days of protests, including a brief riot near the conference center on Saturday, the activists did little to interfere with the talks. Question: Who did the WTOs trade rules hurt according to the activists?【答案】20.C 激进分子抗议WTO贸易原则损害了workers和farmers的利益。单词注释：1.derail原指“使火车脱轨”的意思，这里指的是破坏谈话。2.riot暴乱，骚动。3.interfere with妨碍，干涉，干扰。Section D Passages (10 points)Directions：In this section, you will hear 2 passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear 4 or 6 questions. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 24 are based on the passage you have just heard.21. A. He is very thin. B. He is very tall.C. He is very short. D. He is very fat.22. A. He met a cook from a restaurant.B. He met a man who had a farm.C. He met two fat farmers.D. He met a farmer and his wife.23. A. He wanted to have something to eat for lunch.B. He wanted to go to a restaurant for dinner.C. He wanted to make a cup of coffee.D. He wanted to do some farm work.24. A. He wanted some green beans. B. He wanted a big steak.C. He wanted some cake and coffee. D. He wanted lots of potatoes.【录音原文】Passage OneI know a man who loves food. In fact he can eat more food than anyone else I know. His name is Bill, and he is very fat. Bills problem is that he likes to eat a lot of food, but he doesnt like to work.One morning Bill was out in the country when he met a farmer.“Are you looking for work?” asked the farmer.“Yes,” said Bill, because he was very hungry and had no money to buy food.“All right,” said the farmer, “you can come and work for me.”“Just a minute,” said Bill. “First, I must have a good lunch.”“Well,” said the farmer, “what would you like?”“Vegetable soup,” said Bill, “to start with.”“Anything else?” asked the farmer.“Yes, Id like a big steak and green beans and lots of potatoes,” Bill went on hungrily.“Is that all?” asked the farmer.“Almost,” said Bill, Id like to finish with a cup of coffee and a big piece of cake.”“Listen,” said the farmer, “you dont need a jobyou need a restaurant! “Questions 21 to 24 are based on the passage you have just heard.21. What does Bill look like?22. Who did Bill meet in the country one day?23. What did Bill want to do first?24. What did Bill want after this?参考答案及解析21.D 录音开头讲到Bill”is very fat”。22.B 他遇到一个农夫。23.A Bill对农夫说工作前他必须先have a good lunch。24.C a big steak，green beans和lots of potatoes是正餐，吃完后Bill还想要cake和coffee。Passage TwoQuestions 25 to 30 are based on the passage you have just heard.25. A. Last week. B. Three weeks ago.C. Two months ago. D. Three years ago.26. A. By coach. B. By bus. C. By car. D. By train.27. A. 9 am to 9 pm. B. 10 am to 8 pm.C. 10 am to 9 pm. D. 10 am to 10 pm.28. A. Get information. B. Watch a film.C. Find a bank. D. Buy some shoes.29. A. Feed the ducks. B.Take a bus ride round the lake.C. Go swimming. D.Go sailing.30.A. There was nowhere to put the rubbish.B. There were not enough cleaners.C. The food in the caf was disappointing.D. The service in the shops was slow.【录音原文】Passage TwoYou will hear part of a local radio programme in which someone is talking about a