2021大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)考试真题卷

1、第 页2021大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)考试真题卷本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.Marys score on the test is the highest in her class; she _ have studied very hard.AmayBshouldCmustDought to 2.However weak your memory may be, you can _ by attending closely to what you want to reme

2、mber, and repeating it over and over again.Aback it upBmake up for itClook for helpDbear it in mind 3.There is nothing serious _ I had jumped out of the window when the bomb exploded.Aas well as I am concernedBas long as I am concernedCas I am concernedDas far as I am concerned 4.You are given a ser

3、ies of numbers. Your task is to see how they form a relationship with each other. You have to choose the number that would go next in the series. 2 3 7 17 39A58.B75.C85.D65. 5.Renaissance was the transitional period between the _ and _.APrimitive Ages, modern timesBPrimitive Ages, feudal timesCMiddl

4、e Ages, modern timesDMiddle Ages, feudal times 6.How come you left the party without saying good-bye I was angry with John. He shouted at me and my patience _.Aran overBran awayCran throughDran out 7.In other words, all mammals, _ their size, breathe once every four heartbeats.AregardlessBhoweverCwh

5、ateverDaccording 8.The government is _ and will take the necessary steps to maintain security and stability.Aon standbyBat riskCout of controlDon the alert 9.At first the company refused to purchase the equipment, but this decision was _ revised.AsubsequentlyBsuccessivelyCpredominantlyDpreliminarily

6、 10.It was recommended that passengers _ smoke during the flight.AnotBneed notCcould notDwould not 11.Bob: Wow, look, all the things are on sale. Jane: Yes, look at here, this is 50% off. _. Bob: And look at the shoes. They are 30% off the normal price.AId like to buy a skirt.BThere are some real ba

7、rgains.CAre the prices reasonableDThese shoes are the same as mine. 12.Professor Johnson is said _ some significant advance in his research in the past year.Ahaving madeBmakingCto have madeDto make 13.Each of these words has a partner, except one. Which is the odd one outAdoeBcoughCquayDqueue 14.Foo

8、l _ Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.AwhoBasCthatDlike 15.Christmas Day is on Friday. Three days after tomorrow is Christmas Day. Which of the following statements must be treeAToday is Sunday.BThe day before yesterday was Saturday.CTomorrow is Wednesday.DYesterday was Monday. 16.With t

9、he development of mass entertainment, popular music _ away and has gradually developed a stronger life of its own to the point where it has become _ with the classics.Asplit; incompatibleBcut; inconsistentCcracked; incidentalDbranched; incongruous 17.Have you ever received _ of what have happened to

10、 herAthe wordBwordsCwordDthe words 18._ turned out to be the longest war the U.S. fought in history.AWorld War IBWorld War IICThe Korean WarDThe Vietnam War 19.I was to have made a speech if _.AI was not called awayBnobody would have called me awayCI had not been called awayDnobody called me away 20

11、.Jack: Mark, you know your bike Mark: Yes, what about it Jack: You know you said I could borrow it Mark: Yes. _, will you Jack : Well, I did borrow it but, well, Im afraid Ive had a bit of an accident.ATake it yourselfBBe carefulCCome onDGet to the point 21.He took away ten papers, but only seven we

12、re in his pocket. What had become _ threeAof anotherBwith othersCwith the otherDof the other 22.We cant do any more now. Lets call it a _.AdayBhaltCstopDnight 23.The class went to see the performance of Macbeth because it _ in well with the project they were doing on Scottish history.AbookedBcrammed

13、CstoodDtied 24.People throughout the world are eating _ meat per person as they did in 1950.Amore than twiceBtwice much asCtwice as muchDtwice more 25._, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.AOther things being equalBWer

14、e other things equalCTo be equal to other thingsDOther things to be equal 26.An animator has to build up his or her work frame by frame. Each film takes a very long time to make, and so _ are essential to see the project through to the end.Aresearch and developmentBcontinuity and relaxationCdiversio

15、ns and rewardsDdedication and commitment 27.The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in communication is _.AmorphologyBgeneral linguisticsCphonologyDsemantics 28.If you are suffering from high stress _, or wish to _ after a tiring day, it is generally advisable to have a c

16、hange of scene.Arates; draw backBlevels; wind downCratios; peter outDlayers; hold up 29.The restaurant owner bought two hundred pounds of potatoes which contain 99% water content. The potatoes are left in the sun for 4 hours. Now the total water content of the potatoes is slightly reduced to 96%. Wh

17、at is the total weight of the potatoes nowA194.06 pounds.B192.08 pounds.C150 pounds.D50 pounds. 30.Whenever possible, Ina _ how well she speaks Japanese.Ashows upBshows aroundCshows offDshows out 31.The first hint of what was to become the most successful means of raising money was the charity recor

18、d, where the artists donated their time and talent, and the _ from the sales went to a good _.Aproceeds; causeBreceipts; enterpriseCreturns; agencyDproduce; movement 32.Although we tend to think that they are basically the same animal, dolphins, porpoises, and fish are not alike. Despite how similar

19、 they might seem, these three animals _ dolphins and porpoises are mammals while fish are not.Adifferent in thatBdifferent so thatCdiffer in thatDdiffer so that 33.It is essential that applicants whose first language is not English _ sufficient linguistic competence to avoid any delay or difficulty

20、in pursuing their studies.Ahad obtainedBwould have obtainedCshould have obtainedDmust obtain 34.John F. Kennedy was _ youngest President of the United States and _ to be murdered. Can you remember how long he _ the country before his deathAthe; the fourth; had been rulingB/; fourth; have been ruling

21、Cthe; fourth; was rulingDa; the four; ruled 35.Many people prefer to have their tax forms completed by a professional rather than _ it themselves.AdoingBdoCto doDdid 36.James and Tom like rugby. Tim and Nicholas prefer football. Only Nicholas does not enjoy roller skating. Which of the following sta

22、tements must be trueAJames and Tim like miler skating but not rugby.BNicholas and Tim prefer football and miler skating.CTom does not enjoy football or miler skating.DJames and Tom enjoy rugby and miler skating. 37.Which of the following is not part of BritainAWalesBEnglandCScotlandDGreenland 38.Whi

23、ch of the following is not part of BritainAWalesBEnglandCScotlandDGreenland 39._ and William Shakespeare are the best representatives of English Humanism.AEdmund Spenser, Christopher MarloweBThomas More, Christopher MarloweCJohn Donne, Edmund SpenserDJohn Milton, Thomas More 40._ the interview in Bo

24、ston lasted so long, I missed my connecting flight to New York.ADue toBWhenCAsDDespite 41.In the U. S. , the largest city along the Pacific Coast is _.ALos AngelesBSan FranciscoCSeattleDPortland 42.Im a nervous wreck. We applied for a mortgage loan last week, and they _ let us know this morning if i

25、t had been approved.Awere supposed toBmight haveCwould haveDmust go to 43.When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full _ and all the workers seemed to be working very hard.AblowBshootCblastDburst 44.I took _ of the opportunity to tell him what I thought.AgainBadvantageCbenefitDprofit 45.Leslies upset. She invited about 20 people to her house for a party and then no one showed up. The least they _ have done was to