2011年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷(D类真题)

2011 National English Contest for College students Level D Preliminary Part 1 Listening Comprehension 30 marks Section A 5 marks In this section you will hear five short conversations Each conversation will be read only once After each conversation there will be a pause During the pause reading the question and the three choices marked A B and C and decide which is the best choice Then mark the corresponding letter on the sheet with a single line through the centre 1 How will the price be determined A By calling the company B By asking the salesman C By looking at the price list 2 Where most probably are the two speakers A A t a bus stop B On a train C In a car 3 What are the two speakers talking about A What to have for lunch B Whether or not to eat out C How to get to the conference 4 Who is the man talking to A A baker s deliver service B An office supply store salesperson C A book designer 5 What is Bart concerned about A Finishing the report on time B Meeting the chairman of the board C Convincing Judith to help him Section B 10 marks In this section you will hear two conversations Each conversation will be read only once After each conversation there will be a once minute pause During the pause read the five questions each with the there choices marked A B and C and decide which is the best choice Then mark the cirr1esponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre Conversation 1 6 Why dose Ruth call Jackie A To invite him to a party B To ask him to buy some food C To ask him to send some invitations 7 What do you know about Ben s new job A It is in London B His is going to work for a magazine C His is going to become a teacher 8 Where are they going to have the party A In a flat B In a restaurant C In a public hall 9 What is being prepared for the party A A dance B A film show C Some French food 10 When will Jackie meet Ruth A At nine o clock B At a quarter to nine C At ten o clock Conversation 2 11 What are they talking about A Tony s daily schedule B Tony s school life C tony s job 12 Where dose the man work now A At a bank B In a hospital C At a school 13 When did the man get up when he is a student A At 5 30 B At8 30 C At lunchtime 14 What dose the man have to wear to work A Jeans B A suit C A T Shirt 15 What is one advantages of the man s job A He can use the internet B He has long holidays C He is paid a good salary Section C 5 Marks In this section you will hear a monologue The monologue will be read twice After the monologue there will be a pause During the pause read the five questions each with three choices marked A B and C and decide which is the best choice Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre 16 Where did the thief steal the cars from A GardensB Showrooms C Garages 17 What was the thief s job A A salesman B A doctor C A cleaner 18 What did the thief do with the cars that he stole A He cleaned them and then left them at the side of the road B He painted them and then kept them C He sold them to other people 19 What s the punishment for the thief s behavior A A long jail sentence B Cleaning all the cars that he stole C A fine of f4000 20 How long was the thief s marriage to Mary A 36 years B 13 years C 48 years Section D 10 marks In this section there is a short passage which will be read twice Listen to the passage carefully and then fill in the blanks with the words or phrases you hear on the tape Remember to write down the answers on the answer sheet In Britain there are two occasions each year when people usually receive presents on Christmas day and on their birthdays In the past the 21st birthday was 21 because it symbolized becoming an adult People 22 received a silver key on that day to symbolize opening the door to the adult world Today people in Britain legally become adults at the age of 23 so they often have the biggest celebration on that birthday The customer of giving gifts on 25 December only 24 Victorian times Before that it was more common for people in Britain to 25 presents on New Year s eve or Twelfth Night These days on Christmas Eve parents put presents for young children in stocking and hang them on the end of their presents Gifts for older children believe that Santa Claus came during the night and 26 them their presents Gifts for older children and grown up are 27 the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve Then on Christmas morning everyone sits around the tree and opens their presents Easter and Mother s Day are also important days Young children usually receive 28 at Easter and most people often give presents to their mothers on Mother s Day People also receive gifts on important occasions in their lives For example all the guests 29 usually bring a gift for the bride and groom And these days students sometimes get presents from their parents if they 30 their exams Part 5 Vocabulary and Structure 15 There are 15 incomplete sentences 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 goes without that you ll be paid for all this extra time you re spending on the project A sayingB telling C talkingD speaking 32 We the money to your money market account within three working days A have been transferredB will transferC transferringD will be transferred 33 The colorful illustrations included in the new edition if the book make it attractive A much moreB most of allC the moreD that most 34 The crew worked so hard that they finished eh entire project three days of schedule A forwardB aheadC soonD advanced 35 Her Olympic experience gave her a bid over the other contestants A with whichB to thatC withD to which 36 It is useful to be able to predict the extent a price change will affect supply and demands A learn aboutB worthwhileC valuableD valuing 37 The old lady became worried when she didn t her son for a whole month A learn aboutB hear ofC hear fromD learn from 38 He decided it wasn t reading the report as he d been informed of all the changes already A worthyB worthwhileC valuableD valuing 39 They have taken measures to solve the city s pollution problem but it may be some time the situation improves A give in B bloomingC bloomD bloomed 40 Large companies sometimes try to smaller companies by buying a majority of the shares A give inB suggestedC persuaded D implied 41 Using recent developments in science and technology man can make various flowers before their time A give inB get upC look afterD take over 41 Using recent developments in science and technology man can make various flowers before their time A insistedB suggestedC persuadedD implied 42 Our neighbours have us to buy the same kind of carpeting that they have A insistedB suggestedC persuadedD implied 43 excuse me Yes That s one glass of white wine one mineral water and one sandwich Ten pounds please Thanks is service includes No Ok here you are A can we have the bill pleaseB what would you like to have C do you have any hamburgersD could you please get me some water 44 Reception how may I help you There isn t soap in the bathroom sir Thanks you Can I have some shower gel and some shaving cream too please Sorry We don t provide shaving cream but there s some shower gel in the bathroom cabinet A You can buy some in the shop B I ll send some to your room right away C I m really sorry to hear thatD That s impossible There must be some 45 Hello I d like to speak to Julie please I m afraid she isn t here right now Yes This is her friend Mark I m calling to ask her if she d like to see a movie tomorrow night Okay I ll give her the message Thanks A would you like to hold on B Do you know when she will be back C Would you like to see a movie tonight D Can I take a message Part 3 close 15 marks Read the passage and fill in each blank with one word Choose he word in one of the following three ways according to the context by using the correct form if the given word or by using the given letter of the word Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet This is Matt Drudge millionaire founder and owner of the Drudge Report the first and most successful online newspaper People have called Drudge the ultimate blogger but he doesn t accept this 46 describe He considers the Drudge Report to be a proper newspaper very different 47 the thousands of weblogs which have sprung up on the internet Drudge s fascination for news and gossip stems form a childhood job 48 d papers for The Washington Star which gave him plenty of time and o to catch up with the latest news Drudge was 50 interest in school work or sport However he developed an obsession 51 rumors and political gossip At school his only good marks for 52 c affairs Following a series of dead end jobs Drudge ended up in los angels in the 1990s just in 53 for the beginning of what was to become the internet The World Wide Web was a fertile hunting 54 g for Drudge He spend hours sifting through the newsgroups and websites that then existed searching 55 rumors and inside stories from the political and entertainment worlds He launched the Drudge Report website in 1995 56 has become a daily rumor bulletin expressing his version of the latest and juiciest gossip from Hollywood and Washington Always managing to be the first with 57 break news Drudge s success was assured when he became the first person to publicise the Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1998 Now with an income of over a million dollars a year and many thousands of 58 subscribe the Drudge Report has become a must see resource for those hungry for the latest news and gossip Will the ever increasing availability of news on the internet mean the 59 e for its older rival the conventional newspaper Drudge doesn t think so He thinks the two working 60 t Part 5 reading comprehension 40 marks Read the following passages Each passage is followed by several questions Respond to the questions according to the passage Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet Section A 10 marks On the evening of his 18th birthday a teenager from a tiny village in northern Germany clicked send on his computers in hospitals and blanks in Hong Kong china had crashed and trains in Australia and the USA and stopped In court a few months later the teenager Sven Jaschan was charged with criminal damage He was found guilty of putting the terrible Sasser computer virus on the internet and received a 21 month suspended sentence He avoided prison because he was only eighteen when he committed the crime The virus infected millions of computer systems across the world and caused millions of dollars damage Sven admitted his guilt to the detectives who came to his home He had spent an enormous amount of time creating the Sasser virus on the computer in his bedroom He often spent ten hours a day in front of his computer but his parents hadn t known what he was doing at the time When he released the virus on the internet he didn t realize it would cause so much damage He was just delighted that in had worked I felt as if I had written a first class essay said Sven I told my classmates they thought it was terrific But his feelings changed very quickly He was terrified when se saw a TV news report about the virus and damage it had caused Detectives arrested Sven after one of his classmates contacted Microsoft and told them about him Microsoft had offered a 250 000 reward for information about the virus However Sven s teachers at school were astonished that Sven had created the virus They said that he wasn t a brilliant computer student there are others in the class who are better than him one teacher said While he was waiting for his waiting for his trial to start Sven left school and started work He now works for a computer company making firewalls vital pieces of software that protect computers from viruses Questions 61 62 read the questions and the four choices marked A B C and D and decide which is the best choice according to the passage 61 What was Sven Jaschan s crime A He stole a lot of computers B He created a computer virus C He created a computer virus D He robbed a big bank 62 Why wasn t Sven sent to prison A Because he was too young B Because he wasn t found guilty C Because he admitted his guilty to detectives D Because he worked for a big company Question 63 65 read the passage and then complete the following statements in no more than four words for each blanks 63 When Sven released the virus on the internet he was at first then frightened 64 The police caught Sven using information given to Microsoft by 65 In the last paragraph the word meaning very important is Section B 10 MARKS Esquire 1 year 12 issues Price 7 97 Esquire is lifestyle magazine aimed at professional men The goal of the editors is to provide a broad scope of information of interest to this magazine including business health fitness fashion sports entertainment family life and arts Boy s life 1 years 10 issues Price 23 00 Boy s life is to entertain and educate all boys and to open their eyes to joyous world of reading It includes a mix of new nature sports history fiction science entertainment and comics For boys aged 7 to 14 Nick 1 year 12 issues Price 24 00 Nick is filled with wonderful entertainment for children aged 6 to 14 it is wholesome imaginative and truly from a child s point of view Nick sees the world from your child s perspective Share the award winning entertainment and humor magazine from NIck with your kids Seventeen 1 year 12 issues Price 12 00 Seventeen is the world s most popular magazine for today s teenage girls In every issue you ll get the latest scoop on style friends guys college careers the stars and love as well as hot tips on beauty fashion fitness entertainments and relationships Each issue of seventeen has exciting features including fiction quizzes music videos trends and so much more And don t forget the really cool articles such as the ever favorite Trauma Rama If it s important to today s young women it s in Seventeen Questions 66 69 Answer the following questions according to the passage 66 Which magazine is the cheapest according to the advertisements 67 How old are the boys that Boys Life aims at 68 If you need to choose a magazine from the above listed for a 7 year old girl how much do you Need to pay a year 69 Who may be the most interested in Seventeen Questions70 Read the question and the four choices marked A B C and D and decide which is the best choice according to the passage 70 What information is contained in all the four magazines A Career B Entertainment C College D Business Section C 10 marks Many doctors know the story of Mr Wright In 1957 he was diagnosed with cancer and given only days to live He heard tumors the size of oranges He heard that scientists had discovered a new medication Kerbionzen which was effective against cancer and he begged his doctor to give him the drug His physician Dr Philip West finally agreed Mr Wright was given an injection on a Friday afternoon the astonished doctor found his patients out of his death bed joking with the nurses the following Monday The tumurs the doctor wrote later had melted like snow balls on a hot stove Actually Mr Wright had not been given a drug just a mix of salt and water This story has been ignored by doctors for a long time dismissed as one of those strange tales that medicine cannot explain The idea that what a patient believes can make a fatal disease go away is regarded as just too strange However no scientists are discovering that placebo effect is more powerful than anyone had ever thought They are also beginning to discover how such miraculous results are achieved 74 Through new techniques in brain imagery it has been shown that a thought a belief or a desire can cause chemical processes in the brain which can have powerful effects on the body Placebos are lies that heal said Dr Anne Harrington a science historian at Havard University The word placebo is Laitin for I shall please or I shall make you happy and it is typically a treatment that a doctor gives to anxious patients to please them she said It looks like medication but has no healing ingredients whatever Nowadays doctors have much more deffective medicines to fight disease but these treatments have not diminished the power of the placebo quite the opposite 75 Maybe when scientists fully understand how they work the powerful healing effects of the human maind will be used more systematically Questions 71 73 Read the passage and then say whether the following statements are true T or false F 71 Wr Wright was given a new cancer medication which contained healing ingredienes 72 After Dr Philip West gave Mr Wright the injection Mr Wright got better 73 Scientists are discovering that placebos don t have any effect at all Questions 74 75 Translate the underlined sentences 74 and 75 Section D 10 marks Robots are useful inexploring space because they can work in the conditions which exist in space Such robots usually look like boxes with wheels Though these robots are useful however they are extremely expensive they break easily and they are cannot do very many tasks Because of these problems scientists have been working on a new and unusual kind of robot These new robots will look and move like snakes so they have been given the name snakebots The way a snake is shaped allows it to do special things such as getting into very small spaces like cracks in rocks Snakes can also push themselves underground and climb up different kinds of objects like rocks and trees Such abilities account for the usefulness of robots designed like snakes because they will be able to do these things too Such robots would be much more effective than regular robots with wheels Wheeled robots easily get stuck and fall over but snakebots would not have these problems They could go almost anywhere and so would be useful for exploringth different environments of