2010年全国大学生英语竞赛样题A答案

2010 National English Contest for College Students Level A Sample Part I Listening Comprehension Section A 1 5 ABACA Section B 6 10 CBABC 11 15 CACBA Section C 16 20 ACBAB Section D 21 careers 22 overseas in other countries abroad 23 visit companies and businesses 24 homeless 25 student common room 26 hot meals 27 a book exchange throughout the college 28 a student advice centre 29 accommodation 30 speakers Part II Vocabulary and Structure 31 35 ACACD 36 40 BDBBC 41 45 DBADD Part III Cloze 46 attractive 47 tourists 48 achievement 49 employee 50 originality 51 communication s 52 before 53 traditional 54 success 55 appearance Part IV Reading Comprehension Section A 56 Pancreatic cancer 57 The opera house in Reggio Emilia 58 Pavarotti Placido Domingo and Jos Carreras 59 By giving charity performances 60 Nessun Dorma Section B 61 find more confidence 62 cautious reluctant to move 63 stable core 64 personnel management recruitment 65 implement build strategies structure themselves Section C 66 YES 67 YES 68 NOT GIVEN 69 NO 70 YES 71 NO 72 NO 73 fear anxiety and intimidation 74 dream interview 75 plenty of new painting ideas Part V Translation Section A 76 技术着重于将科学发现诉诸实践所需的工具 技术和程序 77 在试图以最精确 最可靠的方式理解宇宙 了解真理的过程中 科学家不顾及他们本人或他人 的好恶 不顾及公众认为某事合理与否 78 我们无法选择不听头顶上飞过的超音速飞机发出的隆隆声 79 技术的宗旨应当是服务于人 是所有人 而不仅仅是某些人 是服务后代 而不仅仅是那些 希望马上从中获益的人 80 许多人谴责技术本身导致污染泛滥 能源枯竭 甚至社会堕落 结果技术的前景一团漆黑 Section B 81 It is not easy to learn English well but if you persist you will succeed in the end 82 She also began a programme that promises a college scholarship to every student who graduates from high school in her hometown 83 Even if they are promoted their salary may still be less than that of a man doing the same job 84 The Chinese film superstar once said that he would rather be remembered as a common person than as a famous person celebrity 85 The commander said to his troops that under no circumstances should the enemy be allowed to step across the border Part VI IQ Test 86 Because it can t walk 87 Timetable 88 Pear pair 89 Five angles 90 Wind Part VII Writing Task I Dear Sir Madam I am responding to your job offer on September 30 2007 I am truly grateful to you for providing me with this valuable opportunity to serve as an interpreter for your company However I have to tell you that I cannot accept it because I don t think I am the most competent candidate for this post As a computer science major although I can write and speak idiomatic English I am not well trained in interpretation which I believe highly demanding In addition I happened to have been offered a position as a programmer with another company Nonetheless I would like to express my sincere apology for any inconvenience I have brought to you Lastly I hope you can find the most appropriate candidate as soon as possible Best wishes Sincerely Li Ming Task II Some people argue that college graduates should earn higher salary than people with lower education because they have taken more effort to prepare for the future job I don t agree with this opinion First of all the amount of salary should be decided by one s working performance and achievement rather than a mere diploma It is not common that the college graduates who are equipped with theoretical knowledge while lacking working experience Naturally they will learn the practical professional skills from their seniors who may not have received higher education but have made considerable contributions to the working place through their hard work In this sense those with lower education yet have made great achievement should get higher pay than those newly graduates In the second place the degree to which one s self value and social value are realized cannot find full reflection in one s salary Although a teacher may not create as many economic profits as a businessman his her work is as important and meaningful to the society In conclusion it is ridiculous to relate one s income solely to his or her educational background A more philosophical solution is to see how much effort one takes to his or her respective jobs 2010 National English Contest for College Students Level A Sample 听力录音原文 Part I Listening Comprehension Section A In this section you will hear five short conversations Each conversation will be read only once At the end of each conversation there will be a twenty second pause During the pause read the question and the three choices marked A B and C and decide which is the best answer 1 W Will you need a car when you arrive We have a special rate at the moment M Yeah a car would be convenient W What type of car will you need 2 M I really love this bar They always have great drink specials W Do you know when they have happy hour M Every Friday and Saturday from 6 pm to 8 pm 3 W What are you writing You ve been at it for hours M I have to arrange my appointments for the week or I won t be able to fit everyone in W Well I hope you finish soon I want to go out and eat 4 W Sorry sir You just missed the last train to Washington this evening M What time does the first train to Washington leave tomorrow W At 8 am sir 5 W Do you think we should turn the heat down a bit I don t want the sauce to burn M Don t turn the heat down Just keep stirring it W You re right If we turn the heat down it won t be ready on time Section B In this section you will hear two long conversations Each conversation will be read only once At the end of each conversation there will be a one minute pause During the pause read the five questions each with three choices marked A B and C and decide which is the best answer Conversation One Interviewer With us in the studio today is Dominic Austin a science fiction writer who has delighted readers of all ages Dominic I read somewhere that you found it very easy to get published Dominic It s true I was very lucky But with Return to Nothing my first book I had a problem I sent it to a firm of publishers and they kept it for about six months They finally sent it back to me saying the way it was written was very original and the story was amazing but they were unwilling to publish it because it was rather a large book and they were a tiny company They advised me to contact another publisher who they knew were looking for science fiction writers I had no trouble after that Interviewer In Return to Nothing the three central characters are completely imaginary aren t they Dominic That s right My characters are different from real people The main thing is that in a good adventure story the characters must have some sort of evolution for example they come to have knowledge that they lacked to begin with And it doesn t mean they always go from being bad to being good at the end of the story I don t believe in that My heroes are not particularly loveable Interviewer After Return to Nothing you went on to write a series of three other books with the same central characters Why Dominic I started Return to Nothing with one book in mind It sort of progressed from there and it went to another book then it went to a third book The publishers knew they d be an instant success But writing a good series of books has one unwelcome consequence I get a lot of requests from readers for more books in that series I love the fact that they bother to write to me about it but I also need to do something different and recharge my batteries Interviewer Your success has not yet led to any literary prizes Do you regret that Dominic Not in the least I m a story teller and story tellers want an audience The more people who read me the happier I am So all the other stuff to me has no meaning I ve always believed that when writers win prizes their careers are over But everyone seems to think I m dying to win awards I read a lot of fiction too and sometimes I wish I d written some of that But I know I m just as good only different Interviewer I understand you regret having allowed your book series to be made into a film Dominic Most definitely It was a moment of foolishness when I thought There s no one in the science fiction field who s ever been offered this chance I somehow knew I was making a mistake but my pride got in the way and then it was too late It was a difficult experience because the director was asking me to change parts of the book all the time I knew from the beginning there d be little money in it anyway Maybe the only advantage is that it was an experience I could use in my writing Interviewer That s very interesting Conversation Two Interviewer Hello and welcome to One to One In the studio with us today is Jack Benton who plays the leading role in the TV soap opera Teenagers Jack have you always wanted to be an actor Jack Well I ve always wanted to act it s the only thing I knew I wanted to do I started acting when I was still at school One day I went along to a TV studio to meet a TV star with a friend As we got there we heard one of the actors had suddenly decided to accept a job offer in another studio Believe it or not I was offered the job then and there I d planned to go to drama college and get a degree in cinema studies but things just happened differently Interviewer Do you find acting difficult or is it fun Jack I really enjoy acting not just because Teenagers is the first acting job I ve done but because I really get into it and it s a real challenge acting side by side with all the big stars I find it hard learning what I have to say though I need to read through the scripts several times I play the part of a really nasty guy and I m often asked if that s hard It s not really and I won t suddenly turn into somebody like that Interviewer Do you ever worry that fame may go to your head Jack No my mum s definitely going to keep my feet on the ground She still makes me do the washing up you know And she insists I keep doing the usual things like going round to my mates houses and sitting in the front room watching films and things She s read lots of books about what fame can do to people how an actor can have a real change of personality Interviewer Jack you seem to be very fit Is the gym one of your favourite places Jack No the gym s a place I never ever go to as it happens I m afraid my excuse is simply lack of time I m sure it would do me a lot of good although as you say I basically look really fit in fact I m not as strong as I look At school I used to play a number of sports and was never much good at any I m afraid I couldn t understand how my friends found them so exciting Interviewer One last question Jack What are your dreams for the future Jack Well like most young actors I have quite a few Getting an award for my role in Teenagers is top of my list at the moment And I ve been offered the opportunity to play a minor role in a film which is tempting because it might lead to other cinema roles Also films are shown all over the world You might think this sounds strange but I m not keen on that kind of success it is too frightening Interviewer Thank you Jack it s been wonderful to have you in our studio Section C In this section you will hear five short news items After each item which will be read only once there will be a pause During the pause read the question and the three choices marked A B and C and decide which is the best answer 16 Money from migrant workers now exceeds the combined total of all direct foreign investment and foreign aid to Latin America 62 3 billion dollars Twenty three billion dollars of that was sent back to Mexico mostly from workers living in the United States It now ranks along with oil and tourism as Mexico s biggest foreign currency earner 17 The nine foot bronze shows Nelson Mandela standing and gesturing as if making a speech The idea for the monument was initiated by the anti apartheid activist Donald Woods He chose the sculptor Ian Walters who began the work six years ago Sadly neither man lived to see today s ceremony The statue s fate has been dogged by arguments over where it should go as well as its artistic merit The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone had wanted it to stand on the north side of Trafalgar Square But in 2005 Westminster Council refused permission saying it would clutter the space needed for large events It was finally agreed it should face the Houses of Parliament and stand alongside other great leaders such as Winston Churchill Benjamin Disraeli and Abraham Lincoln 18 The firm Mars had said it would change the whey used in some of its products from a vegetarian source to one with traces of the animal enzyme rennet Rennet is extracted from calves stomachs and was to have been used by the parent company Masterfoods in all its ice cream versions of the chocolate bars too The Vegetarian Society organised a campaign against the move asking members to voice their concerns to Masterfoods And in just one week more than 6 000 people bombarded the company with phone and e mail complaints Forty MPs also signed a petition to voice their opposition Fiona Dawson managing director of Mars UK said the company had listened to customers and decided to reverse its decision 19 The world s carmakers have turned up in droves at the Shanghai auto show A generation ago there were only a million cars in all of China now there are 33 million and that number is expected to quadruple over the next fifteen years So auto manufacturers are expecting great things from China and none more so than luxury carmakers Bentley Lamborghini and Rolls Royce have all built extensive dealerships here It was a market that didn t exist a few years ago but the appearance of home grown millionaires and even billionaires has changed that Bentley saw its sales in China double last year Rolls Royce with cars costing as much as two million dollars has seen China become its third most important market after the United States and Britain It plans to double the number of showrooms in China this year 20 Jon Scieszka previously an elementary school teacher and now a bestselling children s book author with over 25 titles has been given a title of his own For the next two years he will be the National Ambassador for Young People s Literature The U S Library of Congress and the Children s Book Council a nonprofit trade association for children s book publishers recently created the position to help promote literacy and the joy of reading in young people Section D In this section you will hear two students who want to be chosen as student representative in their college For questions 21 30 complete the notes You will need to write a word or a short phrase Linda Right well my name s Linda Goodyear and I d like briefly to tell you why I think you should choose me as your rep Um these are the things I would try to do something about try to improve or I mean do So er I think we all know the careers advice service needs er a bit of improvement So I d work to improve that Especially we need more practical advice about getting work experience not in this country I mean overseas And another thing I think we should press for is to have close links with businesses and companies where we can actually go on visits I think we should try to get around I mean not even just locally but all over the Midlands so we actually see a greater variety of ways of doing thi