2014年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛(C类)试卷及答案

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3、育专区 HYPERLINK /edu/index HYPERLINK /list/11 外语学习 HYPERLINK /list/11 HYPERLINK /list/57 英语考试(Level C-Preliminary)Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversations will be read only once.At the end of each conversation, there will be a

4、 twenty-second pause, read the question and thethere choices marked A,B and C ,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark thecorresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.1. Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A. Getsomethingtoeatnow.C. Watchthenextgamewiththewoman.2. Whydoesn

5、otthemanhaveaMySpaceaccount?A. Heisnotskilledatusingcomputer.C. Thewomanwonnotteachhim.3. HowlongdoesthewomanplantotryteleworkingA. Forafewdays.4. Whatdoesthemanhopewillhappen?A. Thepriceofcellphonenovelswillgodown.B. Thenovelsauthorwillwriterlongerstories.C. Thewomanwilltellhimhothestoryends.5. wha

6、tisthewomangoingtodonext?A. turnonhercomputer.B. Goforawalkwithpeter.第 1页 共 16页 2011 年全国大学生英语竞赛 C 类试题及参考答案In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once.At the end each conversation, there will be a one minute pause. During the pause, read thequestion

7、s, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Thenmark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.ConversationoneB. Hetookasummerclass.C. Hevisitedoneofhisteachers.7. WhatdoesJackthinkofMsWellingtonasateacher?A. Easy-going.

8、B. Shedoesnotgivestudentsthehelptheyneed.C. Shemakesdolotsofwork.Conversation twoC. Heisgoingtoaconference.A.Twice.第 2页 共 16页 2011 年全国大学生英语竞赛 C 类试题及参考答案B.Adoubleroomfortwonights.C.Asingleroomforonenight.16.WhatdoestheAssociatedPressaskeditorandnewsdirectorstodo?A.voteforthetopstoriesoftheyear.C.writ

9、esaboutthe11workerskilledintheexplosion17.Wherearethedoctorsandtechnologyexpertsfrom?A.NewYork.B.LondonC.Tokyo18.ForhowlongdoesPresidentObamaagreetoextendthetaxcuts?C.fortwoyears.第 3页 共 16页 2011 年全国大学生英语竞赛 C 类试题及参考答案B.somesixhundredmillion.C.nearlyninehundredmillion20.Whathaveastronomersrecentlydisc

10、overed?A.thereareunknownplantsinoldergalaxies.B.therearemanygalaxiesintheuniverseIn the section, you will hear a short passage. There are 10 missing words phrases. Fill in theWhatdoyoudoifyoudontgetyourfirstchoiceuniversity?This_facesthousandsofBritisheveryyear.Manysuch_turntoClearing,aservicethathe

11、lpsfinduniversityplacesforstudentsatthelastmoment.Iftheydonthavethemarkstogetintotheir_,Clearingtellsthemaboutplacesavailableatotheruniversity,thoughtheymighthavetoreadadifficultsubject.Thisyearhasseenarecordnumberofpeopleapplyingtouniversity.This,combinedwiththe_,anuncertainjobmarket,andbudgetcutsa

12、tuniversity,productevenmoreofascrambleforplacesthanusual.Somesourcessaysixstudentshaveappliedforeachremaining_placeTheBritishUniversityAdmissionsService,UCAS,saysuptoaquarterofthisyearsuniversityapplicants-almost190000people-havenotbeenadmittedintoa_.Thatisanincreaseofover46000studentsfromlastyear.F

13、acedwiththesefigure,someBritishstudentsmightconsideraninterestingalternative:_.TheUniversityofNottinghamforisofferingplaceatitscampusesinNingbo,nearShanghai,andKualaLumpur,Malaysia.StudentsattheseinstitutionscanearnUniversityofNottinghamdegrees,according,engineeringandEnglish.Similarly,theUniversity

14、ofBoltonsaysithasunlimitedplacesatitscampusintheUnitedArabEmirates.Todealwithhteseproblems,theUKsHigherEducationMinister,DavidWillets,isencouragingstudentswhohavenotmadethegradetoconsideralternativestouniversity,suchas第 4页 共 16页 2011 年全国大学生英语竞赛 C 类试题及参考答案_andstudyingathome.“Therearearrangeofoptionsa

15、vailable,“hesays.“peoplecanreapplynextyear,sotheyshouldconsiderspendingthisyearinawaythatwilladdpositivelytotheirCVs.Getting_orotherskillswillstrengthentheirchancesnextyear.”Somecommentatorssay,thoughthatrisinguniversitycosts,poorlong-term_,andadropingraduaterecruitmentmeanthistheworsttimetobeaunive

16、rsitystudentintheUK.PartTwoVocabularyandStructure(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31. Afterfourdaysoftalks,wearegla

17、dtoannouncethattheunionandmanagementhavereachedan_.Theagreementisfairandbenefitsbothsides.B.accomplishmentC.identity32. Astheclerk_preparedmymilkshake,Iwonderedhowlongshehadbeenworkingthere,mindlesslymakingicecreamtreatsinasetorderofsteps.B.methodically33.Asaboyhewantedtobeafireman.Asahighschoolstud

18、ent,hethoughthedliketobecomeateacher.Nowhe_tobenothingmorethanajanitor.34.Regardlessofwhatcausedit,Iangratefulthathavefinallyreachedapointinmylife_Icanappreciatemystrengths,acceptmyweaknessesandtrytobecomfortablewitheverythinginbetween.B.WhereD.What35._informationprovidedbymembersofthepublic,thepoli

19、cewouldhaveamuchmovedifficultjob.B.Providedthe36. PeterBrownwasapainstakingwriter;_,heoncespenthalfadayonthecompositionofasinglesentence.A. Ontheotherhand B.Nevertheless第 5页 共 16页 2011 年全国大学生英语竞赛 C 类试题及参考答案37.WhatanIgoingtodoaboutapresentforCarol?A. Mighthavesenther B.Musthavesenther C.Couldsendher

20、D.Wouldsendher38. Withouttheairholdinginsomeofthesunsheat,theearth_coldatnight,toocoldforustoliveon.B.Wouldbefreezing C.Anbefrozen D.Wouldbefrozen39. Thestudentsinouruniversityeach_anEnglishdictionary.Thatistosay,eachofthestudentsinouruniversity_anEnglishdictionary.A. Have;has40. Heresyourkitchen.Ih

21、opeyouenjoycookinghere.Isthere_elsethatyouneed?A. Something B.Anything C.Nothing D.EverythingC.Has;haveD.Has;has41. David_hisbusinesspartneroverplanstoreducetheworkforce.A. Camedownto B.Brokedownto C.Felloutwith D.Wentalongwith44.IdontthinkIwillever,inmylife,winalotteryoffivemilliondollars.Well,_.An

22、ythingcanhappen.C.WhatyousayD.Youcannevertell45.HowdidyoufindtheconcertintheGrandTheatrelastnight?_buttheconductorwasperfect.B.Ididntthinkmuchofit C.Iwascrazyaboutit D.IIhavebeenreadingalotonmyiPadrecently,andIhavesome(46)_(complain)notabout第 6页 共 16页 2011 年全国大学生英语竞赛 C 类试题及参考答案theiPaditselfbutaboutt

23、hestateofdigitalreadinggenerally.Readingisasubtlething,anditsWhenIreadaphysicalbook,IdonthavetolookanywhereelsetofindouthowmuchIveread.TheiPadereader,iBookstriestocreatethe(47)illu_ofaphysicalbook.Thepagesseemtoturn,andIcantheedgesofthosethatremain,butitsfake.Therearealwaysexactlysixunturnedpages,no

24、matter(48)_Iaminthebook.Also,thereisalargerproblem.Booksintheirdigitalformatlookvastlylessfinished,orlessgenuinethanrealbooks.Youcanvarytheirfontandtypesize,butthisonlymakesthem(49)_(resemble)wordprocessednomatterhow(50)_(wretch)orwonderfultheyarewillneverlookasgoodasRobertHassspoemsintheprinteditio

25、nofTheAppleTreesatOlema.ButyourpoemscanlookalmostexactlyasuglyasebooklikeastheKindleversionofthatcollection.AlltheebookIvereadhavebeenuglybooksbyChangraeLee,AlvinKernan,andStiegLarssonthoughthetextshavebeenwonderful.Ididntgrowupreadingtexts.Igrewupreadingbooks,andthis(51)_(differ)isimportant.Whenitc

26、omestodigitaleditions,the(52)_(assume)seemstobethatallbooks(53)are_(create)equal.However,nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Inthemassmigrationfromprinttodigital,wereseeingaprofusionofdigitalbooksmanyofthemoutofcopyrightthatlooknewandevenHD,butwhichmaywellhavebeensupplantedbymoreaccurateeditionsandbet

27、tertranslations.Weneedadigitalreadersguideaplacewherereaderscanfind(54)_whetherthebooktheyreabouttodownloadisthebestavailableedition.(55)Fi_,tworelatedproblems.Ialreadyhaveapersonallibrary,butmostofthebooksIvereadhavecomefrom(56)_(lend)libraries.Barnes&Noblehasreleasedanereaderthatallowsshortterm(57

28、)_(borrow)ofsomebooks.TheentireideabehindAmazonsKindleandApplesiBooksassumesthatyoucannotreadabookunlessyouownitfirstandthatonlyyoucanreaditunlessyouwanttogiveyourreadingdevicetosomeoneelse.(58)_(collaborate)discoursethatcomesfromaccessto(59)_orourcultureingeneral.第 7页 共 16页 2011 年全国大学生英语竞赛 C 类试题及参考

29、答案Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Notkeenonreading?Doyouhavetroublefindinganovelthatarousesyourinterest?WhynotfollowAmmonSheasexampleandstartreadingadictionary?MrSheaownsover1,000dictionariesandhereadsthemforfun.HerecentlyspentayearAshereadfromAtoZ,henoteddowninterestingwordsinaledger.T

30、hisincludeswordssuchashappify,meaningtomakesomeonehappyandtripudiate,whichmeanstodance,skiporleapforjoy.MrSheaalsokeptadiaryaboutthisexperience,whichhassincebecomeabestsellingbook.Whydidhedothis?Heclaimsitwasfun.Ivealwaysenjoyedreadingdictionaries.Theyarefarmoreinterestingthanpeoplegivethencreditfor

31、,hesaid.Itappearsthatitwasnothisgoaltosoundmoreintelligentbyusinglongerandmorecomplexwords.Imnotagainstlong,fancyorobscurewords,butImopposedtousingthenfortheirownsake,hesaid.Infact,asaresultofreadingsomanynewwords,MrSheaoftenforgoteverydayvocabulary.Hewrote,MyheadwassofullofwordsthatIoftenhadtrouble

32、formingsimplesentences.MrSheaisnotaloneinhisloveofreadingdictionaries.ElaineHiggleton,arepresentativeofCollinsCbuilddictionaries,explainedthatthousandsofcrosswordpuzzleandSrabblefansreaddictionariesforfunandtoimprovetheirgames.MsHiggletondidhowevernotethat,ItsprobablynotthebestwaytolearnEnglish,andy

33、oudlearnmorethanyouneed.Itisnotknownhowmanyofthe59millionwordsMsShearemembers,buthehascertainlymadehistorywithhiseccentrichobby.Questions61to65. 2011 年全国大学生英语竞赛 C 类试题及参考答案61. MrSheahasread1.000dictionaries.63. InMrSheasopinion,peopledontgivedictionariesenoughcreditforbeinginteresting.64. MrSheathink

34、sitisimportanttbeabletouselongandcomplicatedwordsineverydayconversation.65. ElaineHiggletonthinksthatreadingadictionaryisthebestwaytolearnEnglish.SectionB(10marks)Questions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Surfingissomethingpeopleoftengethookedonaftertryingitafewtimes.Formanysurfersitismuchmoretha

35、nahobbytheywouldprobablyagreewiththeAmericanprofessionalsurferKellySlaterwhenhesaid,Onceyourein,yourein.Theresnogettingout.Surfing,ofcourse,referstoridingonoceanwavesusingasurfboard.Manysurfersstandupontheirboards,whichrequiresgodbalanceandisthereforedifficultformostbeginnerstolearn,butsomeliedownan

36、dbodyboardThehistoryofsurfingprobablybeganwiththePolynesianpeopleofthePacificIslands.OneofthefirstwhitepeopletoseeanyonesurfingwastheBritishexplorerCaptainGook,whenhisshiparrivedinHawaiiin1779.HewatchedmanyHawaiiansridingwavesonlargepiecesofwood,andreportedthat,Surfingseemstogivethemafeelingofgreatp

37、leasure.WhensurfingstartedtobecomeverypopularintheUnitedStatesinthe1950sand60s,surfersusedlargewoodenboards(oftenmorethanthreemetreslong)thatwerequiteheavy.Boardstodayareshorterandalsomuchlighter,becausetheyaremadeofartificialmaterialsinsteadofwood.Foranyonewhowantstotrysurfing.Theonlyessentialsarew

38、avesandaboard.Thereareafewotherthings,however,thatmostsurfersfindimportant;acordtattachoneoftheiranklestotheboardandthereforestopitfrombeingcarriedalongwayawaywhentheyfalloff;wax,whichtheyputonthesurfaceoftheboardtohelptheirfeetsticktoit;andawetsuittohelpthemkeepwarmincoldwater.ThesouthwestofEnglish

39、isanexampleofaplacewheresurfersusuallyneedwetsuits,eveninsummer.Surfinghasbeenaprofessionalsportformanyyearaandtheverybestsurfersareabletomakealivingfromit.Mostofthebestprofessionalsurfersinthelast30years,bothmenandwomen,第 9页 共 16页 2011 年全国大学生英语竞赛 C 类试题及参考答案havebeenAmericanorAustralian,butsurfersfro

40、mBrazil,PeruandSouthAfricahavealsowon66. Whydomostbeginnersfinditdifficulttstanduponasurfboard?67. Inwhatpartoftheworlddidsurfingprobablybegin?68. WhendidsurfingstarttobecomeverypopularintheUnitedStates?Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage.Thereport,publishedannuallysince1990,seekst

41、oasses“humandevelopment”aroundtheworld,andcalculatesa“HumanDevelopmentIndex(HDI)for169counties.TheHDIisbasedonaverageincome,lifeexpectancyandlevelofeducationinacountry.Notsurprisingly,richcountiestendtohavehigherHDIsthanpoorcounties,butthereareinterestingvariationsinhumandevelopmentamongcountrieswit

42、hsimilarlevelsofeconomicdevelopment,becausesomehaveAccordingtothe2010report,thecountywiththehighestlevelofhumandevelopmentisNorway,followedbyAustralia,NewZealand,theUnitedStatesandIreland.MostofthelowestHDIsbelongtocountiesinsub-SaharanAfrica.AlmostallcountiesaroundtheworldshavehigherHDIsnowthanin19

43、90,despitethefactthatsincethe2008financialcrisis,thetotalnumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertyhasincreased.Thereportconcludesthatmostpeoplearehealthier,livelonger,arebettereducatedandhaveaccesstomoregoodsandservices.Evenincountrieswithsevereeconomicproblems,peopleslevelofhealthandeducationasgenerally

44、improved.Although-SsauhbaranAfricancountriesareatthebottomofthepileintermsofhumandevelopment,someofthemhavemade第 10页 共 16页 2011 年全国大学生英语竞赛 C 类试题及参考答案significantprogresssince1990.Thereportiscritical,however,ofthefacteconomicinequalityhasincreasedsignificantlyinthelasttwentyyears,bothwithinandbetweenc

45、ountries.ThegreatestthreattoimprovingHDIsinthefuture,accordingtothereport,isclimatechange.Economicgrowthincreasesaverageincomesinacountrythroughincreasingproductionandconsumption.However,ifthisleadstogreateremissionsofgreenhousegases,ashasalwaysbeenthecaseinthepast,globalwarningwillprobablyaccelerat

46、e,andcausesevereenvironmentalproblemsinsomepartsoftheworldhatwillthreatenthelivelihoodsofhugenumbersfpeople.Theprogressofthelasttwentyyears,therefore,mightnotbesustainable.Theonlysolution,accordingtothereport,Itobreakthelinkbetweeneconomicgrowthandgreenhousegasemissions-which,needlesstosay,iseasier,

47、saidthandone.Questions71to7572.SomecountrieswithsimilarlevelsofeconomicdevelopmenthavequitedifferentHDIs73._hascausedthenumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertytoincrease74.Thereportsaysthat_isthegreatestthreattoincreasingHDIsinthefuture.75.Thereportsaysthelinkbetween_and_needstobebroken.Section D (10 m

48、arks)Questions 76 to 80 are based on the following passageItisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplained,moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;thattheydon

49、ottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises:thattheytalktoomuchaboutcertainproblems-andthattheyhavenosenseohumor,atleastparent-childrelationships.Ithinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheyfeltthemselveswhenwereyoung.第 11页 共 16页 2011 年全国大学生英语竞赛 C 类试题及参考答案Youngpeopleo

50、ftenirritatetheirparentswiththeirchoicesinclothes,hairstyles,entertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenotyetbeenaccepted,sotheycreateacultureandsocietyandtheirown.Then,ifitturnsoutthattheirmusic,entertainers,vocabulary,clothesorhairstylesirritatetheir

51、parents,thisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyaresuperior,atleastinasmallway,andthattheyareleadersinstyleandtaste.Sometimesteenagersareresistantandproudbecausetheydonotwanttheirparentstoapproveofwhattheydo.Iftheydidapprove,itlooksasiftheteenagerisbetrayinghisownagegroup.Allthisisassumingthattheteenageristheunderdog:hecannotwinbutatleasthecankeephishonor.Thisisapassivewayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafteryearsofchildhood,whenchildrenwerecompletelyundertheirparentscontrol,butitignoresthefactthatwhentheybecometeenagers,childrenarebeginningtoberesponsibleforthemselves.I