全国大学生英语竞赛C类全真模拟试卷及答案(一)

1、C feel faintD serious hurt2020 年全国大学生英语竞赛 C 类全真模拟试卷 及答案(一)Part II Vocabulary and Structure( 15 minutes，30 points)Section A Multiple Choice (20 points)Directions：Questions 31-50 constitute a complete passage There are 20blanks in the passage For each blank there are four choices marked ，A B，C and DCh

2、oose the one that best completes the sentencTehen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre31 Senior Metropolitan police officers tried to dismiss the Noting Hill race riots which raged for five nights over the August bank holiday in 1958 as the work of“

3、 ruffians ，both colored and white”hell-bent on hooliganism ，according to official files A recent revealedB newly releasedC previous disclosingDearlier exposing32But police eyewitness reports in the secret papers that they wereoverwhelmingly the work of a white working class mob out to get thea “nigg

4、ers”A containBconvinceC consistDconfirm33The ferocity of the Noting Hill“ racial riots”，as the press called them at the time， shocked Britain into for the first time that it was notabove the kind of racial conflict then being played out in the American deep southA realizingB witnessingC watchingD id

5、entifying34The carnival，which will the streets of west London morethan 1.5 million people this weekend，was started in 1959 as a direct response to the riotsA crowd；ofBpour；forC fill ；withD emerge； in35While senior officers tried to play down the racial aspects of the riots， the internal Metropolitan

6、 police files released this month at the public record office confirm that the disturbances were overwhelmingly by 300 to 400 stron“g Keep Britain White ” mobs ，many of them Teddy boys armed with iron bars ， butchers knives and weighted leather belt，s who went“ nigger-hunting” among the West Indian

7、residents of Noting Hill and Noting Dale AeruptedB commencedCtriggeredD inaugurated36 The first night left five black men on the pavements of NotingHill A lying unconsciousB there died37 The battles raged over the bank holiday weekend as the black responded in kind with counterattacks by large group

8、s of“ men of color” similarly armedA columnB armyCbrigadeD community38Thomas Williams was stopped by the police as he came out of Blueys Club on Talbot Road，Noting Hill He a piece of iron down his lefttrouser leg， a petrol bomb in his right pocket and a razor blade in his inside breast pocket：“I hav

9、e to protect myself，” he told the arresting officerA found to haveBwas found to haveC found havingD was found having39The files， which were sealed under the 75-year rule but havebeen released early， show that senior officers tried to convince the then home secretary，“Rab”Butler ，that there was not a

10、 racial element to the rioting A forbiddenB confidentialC incredibleDstrict40In his official report ，Detective Sergeant M.Walters of the Notting Hill police said the national press had been wrong to portray th“e widespread series of street disturbance”s as“racial”riots：“ Whereas there certainly was

11、some feeling between white and colored residents in this ar，eaA offendersBriotersA offendersBriotersit is abundantly clear much of the trouble was caused by ruffians ， both colored and white ， who seized on this opportunity to indulge in hooliganism ”A illBsickC painfulD hurt41But the police witness

12、 statements and private statistics A told differentlyBinterpreted in a different wayC existed m any differences Dtold a different story 42The Met com missioner was told that the 108people who werecharged with offences ranging from grievous bodily harm to affray and riot and possessing offensive weap

13、ons， 72 were white and 36 were “colored”A forBfromC ofD in43It is popularly believed that the riot began on the night of Saturday， August 20，when a 400-strong crowd of white men，“ Teds”，attacked houses occupied by West IndiansAthey are allB many of themCsome wereD most of them belong to44 Among the

14、was Majbritt Morrison ，a young white Swedishbride of a JamaicanCvictimsDresidentsCvictimsDresidents45She was pelted with stone，s glass and wood，and in the backwith an iron bar as she tried to get homeA bruisedB struckC pattedD scratched46 The internal police witness statements provide graphic eviden

15、ce of the motives of the mobsat one point crowds several thousand strong roamed the streets of Notting Hill， homes and attacking any WestIndian they could find A plunging intoB breaking intoCseeking forD searching for47PC Richard Bedford said he had seen a mob of 300 to 400 white people in Bramley R

16、oad ：“We will kill all black bastards Whydont you send them home？”A shoutingB to cryC utterD announced48PC Ian McQueen on the same night said he was to：“ld Mind your own ，copsKeep out of itWe will settle these niggers our wayWell murder the bastards ”A mattersB affairCthingsD business 49The disturba

17、nces continued night after night until they finally peteredright3. toright3. toout on September 5 At the Old Bailey Judge Salmon later handed down exemplary of four years each on nine white youths who had gone“ IJ. 戈，“ nigger hunting”A decisionsBstatementsCtrialsD sentences50 While those dealt with

18、by the courts were overwhelmingly white ， the large number of black people also arrested and the official there had not been a racial motive ensured a legacy of black mistrust of the Metropolitan police that has never really been eradicated A persistenceB perseveranceCinsistenceD instanceSection B E

19、rror Correction（10points）Directions：The following passage contains 9 errors In each case only one word is involved You should proofread the passage on the Answer Sheet and correct it in the following way：EXAMPLEOne night，quite late，I was still awake in the room I am shared with 1. ammy husband I was

20、 lying on my right side and can hear a child crying 2. couldGetting up , I went A see if our son was allHe was sleeping soundlybreathing deeply andgen tly.4. VThe ZipperWhatever did we do before the invention of the zippe？rIn 1893 the worlds first zipper was produced in Chicago.Although the inventor

21、 claimed that it was a reliable fasteningfor clothing ， this was not the case. The Chicago zipper sprangopen without warning，or jammed shut，and it swiftly lostpopularity . Twenty years ago a Swedish-born engineer calledSundback solved the problem. He attached tiny cups to thebacks of the interlocked

22、 teeth ， and this meant that the teethcould be enmeshed more firmly and reliably.At first zippers were made of metal. They were heavy，andif they got stuck it was difficult to free . Then came nylonzippers which were lighter and easier to us，e and had smallerteeth. The fashion industry liked the new

23、zippers far better because they didn t distort the line of the garment or weighingdown light fabrics They were also easier for the machinists to fit into the garmentMeanwhile a new fastening agent made its appearance at the end of the twenty century: velcro. Velcro is another product 56made from nyl

24、on Nylon is a very tough synthetic fibre firstdeveloped in the 1930s， and bearing a name to mind the wearer 57of the two places where it was developed：NY for New York andLON for London Velcro is made with very small nylon hooks on one side of the fastening which caught tiny looped whiskers on the 58

25、other side of the fastening It is strong and durableVelcro is used on clothing ， luggages and footwear It is quick 59and easy to fasten and unfaste，n and has taken a large part ofthe zippers share of the market It is also used in ways a zipper cannot be used for instance as an easily changed fasteni

26、ng on plaster casts ， and to hold furnishing fabrics in a position60 Part III Situational Dialogues( 5 minutes，10 points)Directions ：Complete the following dialogues by choosing the best answerThen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre61Rob：Hey Jill

27、， youre looking greatJill ：Thanks，RobRob：Well，you did itHow ？Jill： I jog every morning，and I go to aerobics every other day AI bought this dress yesterday Really smart BYou are looking fine tooCIm recovering my strength after the fluD My New Years resolution was to get in shape62Bob：Hi Jane How are

28、you？Jane：I didnt sleep a wink last night The people nextdoor were making a lot of noise again till very late at nightA Im feeling a bit out of sorts this morningBFine， thank youAnd you？CI slept like a log and didnt want to get out of bedD It seems a bit unusua，l you know63Ann ：Aah！Hes gorgeous！Look

29、at those big，golden pawsWhen did you get him？Roger：YesterdayAnn ：Oh，right What kind is she？Roger： A LabradorA Susans got a more beautiful oneB Whats up？CIts a she actuallyDIsnt it right ？64Tina： Wow，look at all the things on saleAndrew：Yes， look，this shirt is 50 offTina：And look at these shoesThey a

30、re 30 off the normal priceA Id like to buy a skirt B There are some real bargainsCAre the prices reasonable？ DThese shoes are the same as mine65Woman： Have you finished the packaging？Man ：Woman：GoodBecause the truck will be coming soon，this is a rush jobA Dont hurry m or Ill break the glassBAlmost I

31、 just have to wrap the glass and put it into boxesCNo，I haventWhy didnt you help me with it ？DYes，I have What else can I do for you？66Customs Officer ： Mrs John son ：No，nothing at allCustoms Officer ： No perfume， alcohol or cigarettes？Mrs John son ：Well，I have 200 cigarettes；thats allA Do you have a

32、nything in the bag， maam？ BDo you have anything to declare， maam？ CDo you want to buy something， maam？ D Is there anything I can do for you， maam？ 67Linda：Hello Id like to send this package， pleaseClerk：Linda ：First classHow long will that take ？ Clerk ：About three daysA How would you like to send i

33、t ？ BWhich class are you in？C Where do you want to send it to ？DWhich class is it in？68Assistant： Can I help you？Colin ：Yes，its about this sports shirtI washed it the other dayThe colour ran and it shrankAssistant： Oh dear， I seeColin ： Im afraid notAssistant：Im sorry ，but Im not allowed to change a

34、nything without a receiptA Did you buy it here？B Would you want to change it？ CDo you have the receipt？D Could you tell me who sold it to you？69James： Could I have my bill ，please？ Can I pay by credit card or eurocheque？Receptionist：James： Ill pay by credit card，thenReceptionist： Thats fineI hope yo

35、u enjoyed your stay hereA Heres your billBSorry， we dont take credit card CYou can pay by eurocheque D Yes，we take both70 Husband： When is our anniversary？Wife ： Husband：No ，its just that I bought these flowers for you and I was hoping today was the dayA Hmm I cant remember either Why？BHey， are thes

36、e flowers for me？C Who cares？Do you want to give me a surprise？ DAre you joking ？Have you really forgotten again？Part IV Reading Comprehension( 25 minutes，40 points)Section A Multiple Choice (10 points)Directions：There is one reading passagein this partThe passageis followed by 5 questions or unfini

37、shed statements For each of them there are four choices marked A，B， C and DYou should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a sin gle line through the cen treQuesti ons 71 to 75 are based on the follow ing passageTaking a peep at whats going on in your

38、headCARL Filer, 18, a star salesman at a BfcQ hardware store in the UK, was called up for promotion within one week of starting work. But, in stead of being made supervisor, he was sacked after his employers saw the results of his psychometric testYou might thi nk that anyone who an swers that he st

39、r on gly disagrees he is an over-achiever is asking for trouble, but Mr Filer already thought he had proved himself more tha n capableThis year, nearly half of UK firms 46 percenwill use psychometric tests to select trainees compared with just 17 percent in 2000 according to a report for GTI, a publ

40、isher of graduate career guidesThese tests which rate can didates ability and gauge their pers on ality, have been used in the UK since the 1980s. But assorted studies have shown most people graduates in particular are wholly cynical about the idea of their personality being “measured“ People tend t

41、o see them as either too silly or too clever;says CliveFletcher, professor of occupational psychology at University of London. “But all the evidenee indicates the tests do have some value The first personality test as we know it, was developed by the American army in 1917 to filter out weak recruits

42、.But it was not until the 1980s that the tests became popular in Britain . With a rising number of graduates going for a decreasing number of jobs, organizations began to see psychometric testing as a cheap, reliable alter native to the expe nsive time-c onsuming in terview.But today the tests are b

43、eco ming alarm in gly sophisticated and are edg ing towards probing the “ dark side : pathology and personality disorders. Increasingly, tests are being used to try to detect promising young graduates who may later in life , fly off the rails (go crazy); or to stop psychopaths(having mental disorder

44、) getting recruited.In the future , interviewees could even be given a mouth swab to reveal the gen etic and biological markers of pers on ality “ We are head ing for the era of genetic screening,” warns Carolyn Jones, of the Institute for Employment Rights. “ I think these tests are very flawedAnd

45、there are other problems with the tests For starters, it is possible to fake iteven the test producers agree on this But they have made it as hard as possible For example, look at whether you agree or disagree with the following two statements : “ New ideas come easily to me and “ I find gen erati n

46、g new con cepts difficult. How long did it take you to realize they both could mean the same thingThe main argument, however, is that the tests are invalid and cannot quantify ( put a numerical value on) something as changeable as pers on ality.The golden rule is then，that a psychometric test should

47、 never be used as the sole basis of selection，but should always be followed by interviews 71Most peoples attitude towards the psychometric test is _A contemptuous Bfavorable Ctolerant Dconfounded 72Which of the following is one of the reasons why psychometric testing wins an advantage over interview

48、？sA It doesnt cost any money BIt requires no equipmentCIt is time-saving DIt can be done within seconds73 Which of the following statements is the authors idea？A Psychometric tests are defectiveB Psychometric tests should not be the only way to recruit promising young graduatesC Psychometric tests a

49、re invalid and cannot quantify something changeable as personalityD Psychometric tests are golden rules74The test producers make the tests very complicated to _A avoid cheatingB improve genetic screeningCfind out the best ideasD generate new concepts75 Which of the following is not true according to

50、 the passage？A The American army developed the first personality test to screen out weak recruitsB In the future，interviewers could give a mouth swab to reveal interviewees symptomsC There are possibilities for starters to cheat in the psychometric testsD Interviews still play an important role in e

51、valuating interviewees Section B Short Answer Questions(30 points)Directions ： In this part there are 3 passages with 15 questions or incomplete statements Read the passagescarefully Then answer the questions in the fewest possible words ( not exceeding 10 words) Remember to rewrite the answers on t

52、he Answer Sheet Questions 76 to 80 are based on the following passag：eThe 8 Steps of Social Invention1 Get ready to playLike other types of creativity ， social inventiveness flourishes when you begin thinking outside conventional boundariesCharlie Girsch，a StPaul， Minnesota-based creativity consulta

53、n，t suggests that you start by playing with obviously absurd explanations for everyday events“ If traffic is slow，youll be tem pted to say， HmmMust be an accident up ahead Instead，try saying，Must be a family of turtles crossing the highway orI expect theres some kind of alien abduction going on Youl

54、l be amazed how soon you will be looking at familiar problems in new ways ” Girschs book， Fanning the Creative Spirit(Creativity Central ，1999) has scores of other exercises for limbering up the inventive part of yourbrain2 Generate a zillion far-fetched ideasConcerned about the homeless in your nei

55、ghborhood ？ Imagine a Homeless Parliamen，t a Homeless Circus，homeless families forming an orchestra，a homeless museum and on and onGenerate like mad with no regard for feasibility in order， as social invention pioneer Nicholas Albery advises， to“ overcome e worthy-but-dull ideas” Eventually the two

56、or three best ideas will begin to stand out 3 Take your wildest idea and bring it down to earthHow about that Homeless Circus？ Could it turn into a forum for homeless people to display their creative talents？A performance series about homelessnes？s A neighborhood carnival with the homeless as guests

57、 of honor？Your flakiest idea may have a germ of brilliance that actually makes it more attractive，and thus more feasibl(e and fundable)， than its worthy-but-dull cousins4 Look for in venations that solve more than one problemThe Slow Food Movement，born in Italy ， boosts local farmers and regional cu

58、isine traditions and restaurateurs and the same time that it “feeds” our hunger for authentic tastes， healthy eating，and a more leisurely，saner style of life5 Accentuate the positive“ A very common question that I get when I work with people in communities is Why doesnt anybody care about our proble

59、m？s ”notes M chael Patterson，a social inventor and activist in Massachusetts“ What a worthless question Why？ questions are for philosophersAsk How？ andWhat？questionsthey are a lot more practical ”For instance， Patterson asks，“ What would you do if you knew you couldnt fail ？” 6 Give it a restWalk aw

60、ay from your favorite idea for a while ，forget about it ，let it sleepWith your conscious mind out of the way，your subconscious gets to fiddle with the concept for a while ， and you just might have an unexpected insight or breakthrough7 Practice“yes and”in stead of“yes but”No matter how tempted you a