2006年C类(A级)初赛试题

Part V Reading Comprehension 25 minutes 40 points Section A Multiple Choice 5 points Directions There is one passage in this section with 5 questions For each question there are four 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 55 are based on the following passage I was dirty smelly hungry and somewhere beneath all that suntanned It was the end of an Inter Rail holiday My body couldn t take any more punishment My mind couldn t deal with any more foreign timetables currencies or languages 注释 1 smelly 有使人难受的气味的 臭的 2 suntanned 给太阳晒黑的 3 punishment 惩罚 4 deal with 处理 5 timetables 时间表 Never again I said as I stepped onto home ground I said exactly the same thing the following year And the next All I had to do was buy one train ticket and because I was under twenty five years old I could spend a whole month going anywhere I wanted in Europe Ordinary beds are never the same once you ve learnt to sleep in the corridor of a train the rhythm rocking you into a deep sleep 注释 1 home ground 2 rhythm 节奏 韵律 3 rock 摇摆 摇动 Carrying all your possessions on your back in a rucksack makes you have a very basic approach to travel and encourages incredible wastefulness that can lead to burning socks that have become too anti social and getting rid of books when finished On the other hand this way of looking at life is entirely in the spirit of Inter Rail for common sense and reasoning can be thrown out of the window along with the paperback book and the socks All it takes to achieve this carefree attitude is one of those tickets in your hand 注释 1 possessions 财产 2 rucksack 帆布背包 3 approach 方法 步骤 途径 4 incredible 难以置信的 不可思议的 5 lead to 导致 6 burning socks 7 anti social 不擅社交的 非社交的 反社会的 8 in the spirit of 以 的精神 态度 mon sense 常识 10 reasoning 推理 11 carefree attitude 无所谓的态度 Any system that enables young people to travel through countries at a rate of more than one a day must be pretty special On that first trip my friends and I were at first unaware of the possibilities of this type of train ticket thinking it was just an inexpensive way of getting to and from our chosen camp site in southern France But the idea of non stop travel proved too tempting for there was always just one more country over the border always that little bit further to go And what did the extra miles cost us Nothing 注释 1 at a rate of 以 速度 2 pretty 相当地 3 unaware of 未觉察 不知道 4 non stop 中途不停的 5 tempting 诱惑人的 We were not completely uninterested in culture But this was a first holiday without parents as it was for most other Inter Railers and in organizing our own timetable we left out everything except the most immediately available sights This was the chance to escape the guided tour an opportunity to do something different I took great pride in the fact that in many places all I could be bothered to see was the view from the station We were just there to get by and to have a good time doing so In this we were no different from most of the other Inter Railers with whom we shared corridor floors food and water money and music 注释 pletely 十分 完全地 2 be uninterested in 对 不感兴趣 3 leave out 省去 不考虑 4 available 可用到的 可利用的 5 sights 情景 奇观 名胜 风景 6 take pride in 对 感到自豪 7 be bothered to do 费劲 费力做某事 8 get by 通过 经过 The excitement of travel comes from the sudden reality of somewhere that was previously just a name It is as if the city in which you arrive never actually existed until the train pulls in at the station and you are able to see it with your own tired eyes for the first time 单词注释 1 previously 先前 以前 2 actually 实际上 事实上 3 pull in 车停下 车进站 Questions 51 At the end of his first trip the writer said Never again because A he felt ill B he disliked trains C he was tired from the journey D he had lost money 51 C Never again 在文中出现在第二段的段首 由第一段 dirty smelly hungry somewhere beneath all that suntanned punishment 可以看出作者已经是十分的疲惫 所以 C 选 项是正确 52 What does the writer mean by this way of looking at life in Paragraph 3 A Worrying about your clothes B Throwing unwanted things away C Behaving in an anti social way D Looking after your possessions 52 B 第三段第一句话提到 Carrying all your possessions on your back in a rucksack encourages incredible wastefulness that can 抛弃一切不必要的东西轻装 旅行 所以 B 选项正确 53 Why did the writer originally buy an Inter Rail ticket A To get to one place cheaply B To meet other young people C To see a lot of famous places D To go on a tour of Europe 53 A 文章第四段提到 On that first trip my friends and l thinking it was just an inexpensive way of getting to and from our chosen camp site in southern France 对于这次旅行 他 们不想花太多的钱 只是一次普通的旅行 所以 A 选项正确 54 What the writer liked about traveling without his parents was that A he could see more interesting places B he could spend more time sightseeing C he could stay away from home longer D he could make his own decisions 54 D 文章第四段提到 But this was a firs holiday without parents as it was for most other Inter Railers and in organizing our own timetable 这是第一次没有父母陪同的旅游 就和其他的 Inter Railers 一样 可以自己安排时间 所以 D 选项正确 55 What does it in Line 3 Paragraph 6 refer to A A name B The city C The train D The station 55 B 文章最后一段指出 It is as if the city in which you arrive never actually existed until you are able to see it with 说明 it 指 the city Section B Yes No Not given 5 points Directions In this part you will have 5 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet For questions 56 60 mark Y 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 60 are based on the following passage The Outdoor Centre Opening times Water sports 10 am 6 pm Play Park 10 am 5 30 pm Entrance Car park fees Low season Weekdays 2 00 per car Weekends 3 00 per car High season 23 July 11 September Weekdays and weekends 3 00 per car Fees are for cars with four people Each extra person is 50p Fees to be paid at the main office The center is not a private club it is an organization whose aim is to provide outdoor sports and recreation facilities for the public Group visitors are requested to inform the center in advance of their intended visit Windsurfing One day course Beginner windsurfing course is offered on Saturdays and Sundays when the weather is good enough Learning to windsurf is a lot of fun The excitement when you sail across the water for the first time is not easily forgotten Boards with small sails are available for beginners Course fee 32 50 this includes all equipment One day adventure course This is an opportunity you have been waiting for Come and try sailing climbing surfing and archery This course is intended to introduce outdoor activities to adults in a fun leisurely manner You do not need to be extremely fit or to have had previous experience of the activities All you need is to be interested Course fee 22 50 Play Park The Play Park is suitable for children from two to ten years of age It is one of the best of its type in the country It has sand and water play slides large ball pool play castle and much much more Next year the center will open a new Play Palace and Play Ship Summer adventure holidays for 14 18 years of age Sailing Climbing Windsurfing Fun Games Statement Safety is of primary importance at the Outdoor Center All staff members are fully trained in First Aid and qualified to teach the activities on offer We also make certain that all children only take part in activities that are suitable for their age and physical abilities For this programme children must be able to swim 25 metres and be in good physical health 单词注释 单词注释 单词注释 1 outdoor sports 户外运动 2 recreation facilities 娱乐设施 3 inform 通知 告知 4 in advance 提前 预 先 5 windsurfing 风帆冲浪运动 6 archery 箭术 7 leisurely 悠闲的 从容的 8 extremely 极其 非常 9 previous 在 之前 先前 以前的 10 be suitable for 适合 Statements 56 In August four people visiting the centre together by car have to pay more than two people 56 N 文中说 Fees are for cars with four people 费用只包括四人 如果四人以上要另付费用 所以该说法不正确 57 The centre has special equipment for people who learn to sail 57 NG 文中只提及了 windsurfing 帆板运动 中心配有特殊的用具 sail 航行 本文并未 提及有何特殊用具 58 The adventure course is suitable for beginners 58 Y 文中提到 You do not need to be extremely fit or to have had previous experience of the activities All you need is to be interested 只要有兴趣的人都可以 并不需要先前的经 验 所以对于初级者来说也是适合的 所以此说法是正确 59 The centre is planning to add extra facilities to the Play Park 59 Y 文中提到 play park 时说 Next year the center will open a new Play Palace and Play Ship 所以此说法正确 60 Summer adventure holidays are open to any child between eight and fourteen years who can swim 60 N 参加 Summer adventure holidays 对年龄的要求是 for l4 18 years of age 但是也并不 是所有的在这个年龄段的孩子都可以参加的 最后一句话提到 For this programme children must be able to swim 25 metres and be in good physical health 要身体健康 并能游泳至少 25 米远 所以该说法错误 Section C Short Answer Questions 20 points Directions In this section there are 2 passages followed by 10 questions or unfinished statements Read the passages carefully then answer the questions in a maximum of 10 words Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet Passage One Questions 61 65 are based on the following passage Going to the beach is many Americans favorite activity In the area near New York City nine million people used to go to the beach every summer They went swimming in the ocean without giving a thought to what was underwater But those days are long gone In the summer of 1988 the government was forced to shut down beaches all over America Many of the beaches had to be closed because garbage from hospitals was found in the water The garbage included glass bottles with samples of blood and people were afraid they might get AIDS from the blood Where the medical garbage came from is anybody s guess At some beaches sewage 生活污水 was found in the water 注释 1 Without giving a thought to 不理会 2 gone 消逝 3 shut down 关闭 4 garbage 垃圾 5 samples 样品 Americans were shocked by this state of affairs They had long taken for granted that oceans were big enough to stay clean even if garbage and sewage were dumped into them People didn t think of the underwater garbage because it was out of sight Some of the most polluted waters still look beautiful at first glance San Francisco Bay is a good example of a beautiful bay that s full of chemicals Scientists discovered pollution in some lakes and rivers when they found fish with rotting skin In many parts of America people are told not to eat too much fish because of pollution 注释 1 shock 震惊 2 take for granted that 理所当然的以为 3 dump into 将 倒入 4 think of 想到 考虑 到 5 out of sight 看不见 6 at first glance 乍一看 初看 7 chemicals 化学药品 8 rotting 溃烂的 Most American cities put their garbage in the ground But New York and a few other cities put their garbage in the ocean Boston Harbor is so polluted that scientists say it won t recover until the next century at best The city of Boston puts its sewage in the water The government has ordered the city to build a sewage treatment plant Cleaning up oceans won t be easy but people can no longer ignore this challenge 注释 1 recover 恢复 2 sewage treatment plant 污水处理工厂 2 clean up 清除 3 ignore 忽视 Questions 61 Most Americans used to go to the beach because of 61 swimming 文章第一段说去海边是美国人最喜欢做的一项活动 在海边他们可以游泳 所以答案是 swimming 62 Ocean waters around America have become polluted by 62 garbage sewage and medical waste 第二 三段分析了污染物的来源 经过分析主要包 括生活垃圾 医院垃圾和污水三大类 63 Some polluted waters are still beautiful because pollutants such as chemicals are hard to 63 discover see find 从本文第四段提到 Some of the most polluted waters still look beautiful at first glance San Francisco Bay is a good example of a beautiful bay that s full of chemicals 一些海域受到了污染 但看起来仍然很美丽 可知受到污染了很难发现 64 If fish live in polluted waters people should not 64 eat too much fish 本文第四段的最后一句提到 people are told not to eat too much fish because of pollution 可以得出本题的答案 65 The author of this passage seems to suggest that people should pay more attention to 65 the ocean pollution the pollution of oceans the problem of ocean pollution 本文作者在文 章最后呼吁人们要重视海水污染这一严重的事实 Passage Two Questions 66 70 are based on the following passage There are cockroaches 蟑螂 everywhere on Earth except the places that are covered with ice Scientists have discovered about 3 500 different species of cockroach There is just one human species Cockroaches can be anything in size from about five mm to nine cm Although five mm is very small nine cm is as long as a large rat It is very difficult to catch most cockroaches They see with the hairs on their bodies These hairs can feel the smallest movement in the air so the cockroaches know immediately something moves and run to safety Of all the species of cockroach fortunately only three live among humans and are a serious problem They are the German the Oriental and the American One egg case of the German cockroach can produce as many as seven million cockroaches in 12 months Our main problem with cockroaches is that not only do they look ugly to us but they also carry diseases They are particularly dangerous in hospitals as they eat all kinds of hospital waste or get it on their bodies They can then carry this waste which may contain dangerous bacteria on to food which is then eaten by people in the hospital Most of the bacteria that cause food poisoning have been found in the stomachs of cockroaches so it is important that cockroaches should be kept out of restaurants and other places where food is prepared Many people work and try to destroy cockroaches but as soon as they find one way of doing it the cockroaches learn how to deal with it Electricity does not always kill them and they can avoid most poisons or learn how to deal with others At one time scientists thought that radiation would kill them but they have been on Earth for about 300 million years and it does not harm them as much as it does us It seems probable that when there are no longer human beings living on the Earth cockroaches will still be here 注释 1 bacteria 细菌 2 poisoning 中毒 3 destroy 破坏 毁坏 4 radiation 辐射 Questions 66 Cockroaches do not live in places where it is 66 too cold 本文第一段提到 cockroaches everywhere on Earth except the places that are covered with ice 蟑螂无所不在 除了冰雪覆盖之地 说明太冷的地方不会有蟑螂 67 Cockroaches know that someone or something is near because 67 they Can feel sense their movements in the air 第二段提到 They see with the hairs on their bodies these hairs can feel the smallest movement in the air 有人或有些东西靠近 他们 主要是通过触毛来感知 68 Cockroaches can because they carry bacteria 68 be very dangerous hurt human beings 文章第三段 第四段提到 They are particularly dangerous in hospitals as they eat then eaten by people in the hospital 在医院里尤为有 害 他们携带各种危险的疾病 而且会将疾病传染给人类 69 Paragraph 6 says that it is very difficult to 69 kill cockroaches 第六段讲了人类试图对付蟑螂所采取了各种各样的方法 如电击 辐 射等 但都不奏效 70 The passage is mainly about 70 how and where cockroaches live and difficulty of controlling them 这是一道概括主旨大 意的题 本文讲了蟑螂居住的环境 生存方式 对人类的危胁以及人类对其无法控制的 情况 综合全文可以得出答案 Section D Summary 10 points Directions In this part there is one passage followed by a summary Read the passage carefully and complete the summary with the appropriate words from the passage Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet Questions 71 75 are based on the following passage Cosmetics have been used throughout history The ancient Greeks the Egyptians and the Romans all used various kinds of makeup Some of these cosmetics were used to improve their appearance Others were used to protect their skin But in some cases things used for makeup were dangerous or even deadly 注释 1 cosmetics 化妆品 makeup 2 appearance 外表 3 be used for 用于 4 deadly 致命的 致死的 Some of the first skin care treatments started in Egypt In fact Cleopatra was known to use them She thought a bath in milk and honey left her skin silky smooth Egyptians also developed some of the earliest sunscreens They used oils and creams for protection against the sun and dry winds Egyptian and other ancient cultures also used various powders on their skin for beauty Egyptians used black kohl around their eyes Romans put white chalk on their faces And Indians painted red henna on their bodies 注释 1 silky smooth 丝般柔滑 2 sunscreens 防晒霜 3 creams 面霜 4 kohl 化妆墨 5 white chalk 白粉笔 6 henna 凤仙花 Most of the ancient cosmetic powders oils and creams were harmless But in the name of beauty some people applied dangerous chemicals and poisons to their skin During the Italian Renaissance women wore white powder made of lead on their faces Of course doctors now know lead is like a poison for our bodies 注释 1 ancient 古代的 古老的 2 harmless 无害的 3 in the name of 为 的缘故 4 apply 涂 使用 5 chemicals 化学药品 Also around the time of the R