2008-2011全国大学生英语竞赛c类真题及答案1

1、精心整理精心整理精心整理精心整理2008NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelCPreliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonly

2、once.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.A.TobuyanewspaperBTofindachemistCTopostaletter.A.TheirbillingsystemhasbeenefficientTheiroldbillingsyste

3、misoutdated.Hesunimpressedwiththenewbillingsystem.A.Shesbeenonvacation.CShesbeenonabusinesstrip.A.TogotothemarketTohaveadiscussion.A.Shesbeenonvacation.CShesbeenonabusinesstrip.A.TogotothemarketTohaveadiscussion.A.Changingaflightreservation.reservation.B.Shesbeenatthegrocerystore.B.Tohavecoffee.C.B.

4、CancelingahotelC.Reservinganextrahotelroom.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Then

5、markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Conversationone6.WhatsTaniasphonenumber?506-6178B.501-6678C.501-6687WhoisgoingshoppingatHarrods?C.Karlsmother.C.Bytube.C.C.Karlsmother.C.Bytube.C.C.RoseChianti.C.HowisTaniagoingtogettoHarrods?Onfoot.B.Bytaxi.Whichstreetplansho

6、wsthewayfromthestation?B.WhatkindofwinedoesKarlwant?RedMerlot.B.WhiteBordeaux.ConversationTwoWhichdrawingshowsthepositionofthehandle?A.B.Whatotherproductfeaturesareincluded?A.Arangeofhandlesizes.B.Avarietyofcolorcombinations.CAsetofringsfordifferent-sizedtins.WhatsthepurposeoftheV-clip?Toholdthepain

7、tbrushsoitdripsinthecan.Topreventpaintfromgettingontothepaintedsurfaces.Topreventthebrushdryingoutifthepainterisinterrupted.Whowillprobablyusethecan-holder?A.Artists.B.Decorators.C.Soldiers.Howmuchdoestheproductcost?A.4B.5.C.$4SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitem.Eachitemwillbe

8、readonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.WhathaspromptedthenewadministrationtoreviewtheAustraliascitizenshiptest?A.Itsoutofdat

9、e.B.Higherimmigrationrates.C.Manyapplicantsfailingit.WhichtrainprovidestheeasiestwaytoseeMountFuji?A.FromTokyotoYokohama.B.FromOsakatoYokohama.C.FromTokyotoOsaka.HowmanyU.N.employeeswerekilledin2007?A.17.B.42.C.59.Whathavestudiesfoundoutaboutseverepneumoniatreatment?Nomedicationworksindevelopingcoun

10、tries.Itcanbeeffectivelytreatedathomewithoralantibiotics.Itcanonlybetreatedinthehospitalwithinjectableantibiotics.Whatwasthebarsbusinesslikebeforethesmokingban?A.Almostemptyeveryday.B.Usuallycrowdedatmidday.C.EmptyonWednesdays.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Therearetenmissin

11、gwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhearonthetape.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Crimeisntrisingbecausethelawsarenotstrictenough,orbecausethe(21)arenottoughenough,orsimplybecausetherearentenoughpolicemenonthebeat.Itisrisingbecausetheagenciesandindividualswhocanhavea(22)effe

12、ctoncrimearenotpullingtogetherorinthesame(23).Thepoliceareoneofthoseagencies,ofcourse.Butcrimepreventionisalsoamatterfor(24)whoarecontenttoseemass(25)turnintoawayoflife,forcouncilswhoprefertoshoutyah-booatthepolice,(26)gettingonwithmakinglifesaferforlocalpeople,forarchitectswhodesignexposedandindefe

13、nsiblebuildings,forparentswhodonttakeenoughinterestinwhattheirteenagechildrenaregettinguptoandfor(27)whositinsideandmoan(28)doanythingaboutthestateoftheneighborhoodorthestreet.Crimepreventionhasbeenneglectedfortoomanybytoomany.Overthelasttenyearsithasbeenwillfullyneglectedindefianceofmounting(29)tha

14、titisthecentralhopeof(30)actionagainstcrime.PartIIVocabularyandStructures(10minutes,15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices,markedA,BCandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Th

15、eyarelookingformanwithlongdarkhair.Heisarmedanddangerous.A.a;aB.the;aC.a;/D./;theItwasunfortunate,butshehadnobuttoactasshedid.A.chance.B.opportunityC.optionD.solutionThedriverthinksthataccidentsonlyhappentootherpeopleA.generalB.usualC.commonD.averageHowdidtheymanagetostealtheVanGogh?Itwasrightthesec

16、urityguardsnose.A.belowB.beforeC.underD.besideThestudentcontinuinghisstudieswhenhehadtoreturntohishomecountryunexpectedly.AisconsideringBwasconsideringCshouldconsiderD.hasconsideredMyfriendsandIenjoydoingmanyofthesamethings.Inthatrespect,wehavealot.AinsimilarBinparticularCincommonDinaccordanceOurpla

17、nnedvisittotheUnitedStatesbecausewewereunabletogetthevisas.A.felloverB.felldownC.fellthroughD.fellonLestanyoneitstrange,letmeassureyouthatitisquitetrueA.thoughtB.shouldthinkC.hadthoughtD.thinkingWhenSallythecriminalherhouse,shescreamedatthetopofhervoicebecauseshedidntTOC o 1-5 h zwant.Asaw;enter;kil

18、ledBsaw;enter;tobekilledCsees;entering;bekilledDsees;enter;killingTinaschildren,alllivenearby,organizedabigpartyforhereightiethbirthday.A.whoB.thatC.whichD.asSometimesitisnecessarytobecarefultherightdatetositforatest.AwhenchoosingBwhenyouwillchooseCwhenyouhavechosenDwhenyouchoseEinsteinstheoryofrela

19、tivityseemedhardtobelieveatthetime.A.whenhefirstintroducedB.thathefirstintroduceditC.hefirstintroducedD.whichhefirstintroduceditreally.Ilikebothpublictransportanddriving.B.IcouldgoeitherwayB.IcouldgoeitherwayD.ButthenagainB.WellInever!D.Congratulations!C.IwillneverlearntodriveImgettingmarried!A.Cany

20、oukeepasecret?C.Manyhappyreturns.So,doyouknowwhereyoudliketogo?Actually,Iveheardthatitsveryexpensiveanditscoldallthetime.A.Ibegyourpardon?B.Yeah,butitsnotverygood.C.Doyouknowanygoodhotels?D.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)SectionA(4marks)Thereisonepassageinthiss

21、ectionwith4questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,BCandYoushoulddecideonthebestchoice,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions46-49arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Mostsorethroatsarecausedbyaninfectionwhichtreatmentwithantibioticscannotcure.B

22、utwithsimpleremediesthepatientnormallygetsbetterin4or5days.Tonsillitis,however,usuallystartswithasorethroatwhichcausespainonswallowing.Withchildrenandsomeadultstheremaybeafeverandthepatientisobviouslynotfeelingwell.Itmaybepossibletoseewhitespotsonthebackofthethroat.Theneckmayalsoswell,bothofwhichare

23、thenormalresponsetoinfection.Sometimesasorethroatmayoccurwiththecommoncold,andwithinfluenzatheremaybedrynessofthethroat,painoncoughingandlossofvoice.TREATMENTAspirin:Tohelprelievethepainonswallowingand(ifthereisone)thefever,useaspirintabletsdissolvedinwater,sothatthepatientcangarglebeforeswallowing.

24、Repeatthetreatmentevery4hours.Drink:Encouragethepatienttodrinkplentyofliquids.Food:Foodshouldnotbeforcedonapatientwhodoesnotwanttoeat.Steam:Ifthereispaininthethroatoncoughing,breathinginsteammayhelpCHILDRENYoungchildren,whomaynotbeabletogargle,shouldbegivenaspirindissolvedinwaterevery4hoursattherigh

25、tdosefortheirage.Atoneyear:asinglejunioraspirin.Atfiveyears:halfanadultaspirin.Ateightyears:onewholeadultaspirin.WHENTOSEETHEDOCTORIfthesorethroatisstillgettingworseafter2days.Ifthepatientcomplainsofearache.Ifthepatientorparentisveryworried.Accordingtothepassage,itwouldappearthatmostsorethroats.A.re

26、quireanimmediatevisittoadoctorBrespondquicklytotreatmentwithanantibioticCrarelyturnouttobesymptomsofseriousillnessDresultintonsillitisevenwhentreatedInordertotreatasorethroatoneshould.preventthepatientfromeatingtoomuchgivethepatientupto4aspirintabletseverydayadvisethepatienttodrinklargeamountsofliqu

27、idsmakethepatientgarglewithhotliquidsYoushouldcallthedoctorinif.swellingoccursintheregionoftheearsthepatientsconditionworsensafter2daysthepatientsthroatisstillsoreafteraweekthediseasespreadstoanothermemberofthefamilyWhatdifferenceisthereinthewayadultsandyoungchildrenshouldbetreatedwithaspirin?Youngc

28、hildrenshouldnotbeallowedtogarglewithit.Adultsshouldbegiventabletstoswallowwhole.Youngchildrenshouldbegivenaspirinmoreoftenthanadults.Adultsshouldbegivenlargerdosesofaspirinthanchildren.SectionB(14marks)Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith10questions.GooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAn

29、swerSheet.Forquestions50-55,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions56-59,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.In1945lead

30、ersfrom51countriesmetinSanFrancisco,California,andorganizedtheUnitedNations(oftencalledtheUN).WorldWarIIhadjustended.Millionsofpeoplehaddied,andtherewasdestructioneverywhere.Peoplehopedtheycouldbuildafutureofworldpeacethroughthisneworganization.TheUnitedNationshasfourmaingoalsandpurposes:Toworktoget

31、herforinternationalpeaceandtosolveinternationalproblems;2Todevelopfriendlyrelationsamongnations;3.Toworktogetherforhumanrightsforeveryoneofallraces,religions,andofbothsexes;4Tobuildacenterwherenationscanworktogetherforthesegoals.TodayalmosteverycountryintheworldisamemberoftheUN.Eachcountryhassigneda

32、nagreementthatsays:1Allmembersareequal.Allmemberspromisetosolveinternationalproblemsinapeacefulway.Nomemberwilluseforceagainstanothermember.AllmemberswillhelptheUNinitsactions.5TheUNwillnottrytosolveproblemswithincountriesexcepttoenforceinternationalpeaceObviously,theUnitedNationshasnotbeencompletel

33、ysuccessfulinitsgoals.Therehavebeenseveralwarssince1945.However,theorganizationhashelpedbringpeacetosomecountriesthatwereatwar.Ithashelpedpeoplewholefttheircountriesbecauseofwars.Ithashelpedbringindependencetocolonies.ThemainUnitedNationsorganizationisinNewYorkCity,buttheUNhasa“familyofotherrelatedo

34、rganizationsallovertheworld.Theseorganizationstrytoprovideabetterlifeforeveryone.OneexampleisUNICEF,anorganizationthatprovidesfood,medicalcare,andmanyotherservicesforpoorchildrenwherevertheylive.AnotherexampleistheWorldHealthOrganization,whichdevelopsmedicalprogramsallovertheworld.Therearethousandso

35、fUNworkersindevelopingcountries.Theyworkasplannerstoincreaseproductioninfarmingandindustry.Theyprovidemedicalservices,improveeducationprograms,andspreadscientificinformation.Theydevelopprogramsthatprovidejobsandbetterlivingconditions.Theyhelpcountriescontroltheirpopulationgrowth.TheUnitedNationsalso

36、holdslargeinternationalconferences,wherepeoplemeettodiscussimportantworldissues.Oneconferencewasabouttheusesandownershipofoceans.Anotherwasaboutwomen.TherearealsoInternationalYears.Inthesespecialyears,peopleworktogethertoimprovesituationsandsolveproblems.OneyearwastheInternationalYearoftheChild.Forc

37、enturiescountrieshavefoughteachother,andpowerfulcountrieshavetakencontrolofweakerones.Itisverydifficulttopersuadenationstolivetogetherinpeace.Nevertheless,theUnitedNationsisattemptingtodothis.Itistheonlyorganizationthatunitestheworldinthesearchforpeace.TheUnitedNationswasorganizedatameetinginSection

38、C(10marks)Californiain1945.TheUnitedNationsworksforinternationalpeace.KuwaitisamemberoftheUNICEF.TheUnitedNationshasitsmainorganizationinSanInthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedby5questions.Readthepassagecarefully,andthenanswerthequestionsinasfewwordsaspossible(notmorethan10words).Remembertowritet

39、heanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions60-64arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Alanguageisasystemofsounds,gestures,orcharactersusedbyhumanstocommunicatetheirideasandfeelings.Thereareabout4,000spokenlanguagesintheworld.Somearespokenbymillionsofpeople.OtherlanguageshaveonlyafewspeakersAlllanguageshaverulesforf

40、ormingwordsandfororderingthosewordsinsentencesInwrittenlanguages,meaningisexpressedthroughasystemofcharactersandrulesforcombiningthosecharactersInspokenlanguages,meaningisexpressedthroughasystemofsoundsandrulesforcombiningthosesoundsManydeafpeopleusesignlanguages,inwhichgesturesdotheworkofthesoundsy

41、stemofspokenlanguagesWordorderismoreimportantinEnglishthanitisinsomeotherlanguages,suchasRussianThesoundsystemisveryimportantinChineseandinmanylanguagesspokeninWestAfricaLanguagesarealwayschanging,buttheychangeveryslowly.Peopleinventnewwordsfortheirlanguage,borrowwordsfroiotherlanguages,andchangethe

42、meaningsofwordsasneededForexample,theEnglishwordbytewasinventedbycomputerspecialistsin1959theEnglishwordtomatowasborrowedfromNahuatl,andAmericanIndianlanguagespokeninMexicoTheEnglishwordmeatoncereferredtofoodingeneralThereareseveralmajorlanguagefamiliesintheworld.Thelanguagesineachfamilyarerelated,a

43、ndscientiststhinktheycamefromthesameparentfamily.Languagefamiliescomeindifferentsizes.TheAustronesianfamilycontainsatleast500languages,includingPilipino,Malay,andMaori.TheBasquelanguage,spokeninnorthernSpain,istheonlymemberofitslanguagefamily.TheIndo-Europeanlanguagefamilycontains55languages,includi

44、ngEnglish,German,Spanish,Russian,andHindiAnotherlanguagefamilyisSino-Tibetan,whichincludesChinese,Burmese,andTibetanTheAfro-AsiaticfamilyincludesArabic,Hebrew,andAmharicThereareabout150AmericanIndianlanguagesspokentoday.Theselanguageshavemanydifferencesandhavebeendividedintomorethan50languagefamilie

45、sPeoplelearnlanguagesbylistening,copyingwhattheyhear,andusingthelanguageMostchildrenlearntheirfirstlanguageseasily,andsometimesotherlanguagesaswell.AdultsoftenmustworkharderatlearningasecondlanguageQuestions:Howmanylanguagesarespokenallovertheworld?SectionD(12marks)adthepassageofthreewordsWhatarethe

46、languagerulesfor?adthepassageofthreewordsInthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.ReHowismeaningexpressedinsignlanguage?carefullyandcompletethesummarybelowbychoosingamaximumfromthepassagetofillineachofthespaces,65-70RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheetQuestions65-70arebasedonthefollowi

47、ngpassage.Welcometo“SoftwareWorld”bringingyoutheverylatestinformationonwhatiscurrentlyavailableonCD-ROM.Areyouadirectororproducerlookingforanunusualactortoplayapartinanewmovieproject,orwiththatspeciallookforanewcommercialonTV?OK.Theusualprocedurewouldbetocontactatheatricalagency,whowouldtryandsellyo

48、utheideaofusingoneoftheactorslistedontheirbooksBooks?Tooold-fashionedforyou?Thengetyourselfacopyofthislatestelectronicdatabasecalled“TheElectronicCurtain”ThebrainchildofcastingagentFredHarkneyoftheBetterTalentAgency,hesayshegottheideaofanactorsdirectoryfromhissonplayingcomputergamesNotingthatjuniorh

49、adtotypeinthedetailsofthecharactersinhisfavoritegame,herealizedhecoulddothesamefortheactorsherepresents.Eventually,hecametoincludeinformationonnearlythreequartersoftheapproximately34,000actorsregisteredandlookingforworkinBritain.Withsometheatricalagenciesboastingthattheyrepresentover500performers,th

50、eneedforthisproductisnothardtofathom.Itcanbeanightmaretryingtorememberjustwhichactorhasdonewhat,orjustwhatanactorcando.Thedatabaselistsdetailsofover5,500actors:TVshowstheyhaveappearedin,specialskillstheypossesseverythingdowntothecoloroftheireyesandotherdistinguishingphysicalfeatures.Byenteringthedet

51、ailsofthetypeofpersonyouarelookingfor,thedatabasequicklylocatesonlythosepersonswiththeparticularqualitiesrequested.Oneproblemthough,isthatmanyactorsfeelitistooimpersonal,andtheycouldbemissingoutonmuchneededauditionsforpartsintheatricalshows.Ontheotherhand,itmightjustgetthemthatelusivejob.Thedaysofne

52、rvousnail-bitingwhilewaitingaroundtogiveanauditioncouldwellandtrulybeover.Andallbecauseofasmallplasticdisk.Forproductdetailsringthisnumbernow:0171-379-60000.Summary:nearly(65)Anelectronicdatabasegivinginformationonnearly(65)_ze、丄uuiiiiuLUb,_ze、丄uuiiiiuLUb,丄umaiKb/_the34,000actorsregisteredandlooking

53、Secti.onA(5marks)PartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)forworkinhaveover3passageUsethewordgivenonthe:500actorsontheirbooksanditisdifficulttoremembera一toformawordthatfitsineachblankRemembetowritetheanswersontheBritain,isnowavailableonCD-ROM.Some(66)Thereare5blanksintheAnswerSheetSectioAnswerSheetSectioiIi?te

54、(10i(markSrean(71)methodofmchoosing応hebestpeopleformchoosing応hebestpeopleforThereare10blanksinthepass丄.beingsJiketoexamineeachotherinthi跑y.、t门仁iithewordhavebeengiven(notexceeding卞letters)ReadthepassagebelowOneofthe.manyproblems.of(72)1_asitanddecidewhichwordoestfitseachblanksusingo.iscommonlypractic

55、ed，丄isthat爲heformsfillerineachblank.Remembertowritethe；ajobs,F(yrte8hUiiab1lankl,)eonecormorelettersofnlyonewordineachwordanswerson3heeAnswerSheetswerSheetinbyapplicantsoftenfailtoshowpeopleasfloppingdowninfrontofsimilaT*uerelaxationismgstcertainynotamatter.of:floppingdowninfrontofsimilathetelevisio

56、nwithawelcomedrinkNorisitaboutdriftingintoanexhaustedsleepUsefulthoughtheseresponsestotensionandover-tiredness(76)mibe,weshoulddistinguishbetweenthemandconsciousrelaxationin(77)teofqualityandeffectRegardlessoftheleveloftiredness,realrelaxationisastateofalertness,yet,atthesame(78)t,passiveawareness,i

57、nwhichourbodiesare(79)arestwhileourmindsareawake.Moreover,itisasnaturalforahealthypersontoberelaxedwhenmovingasresting.(80)Berelaxedinactionmeanswebringtheappropriateenergytoeverythingwedo,(81)Wneedstoberediscoveredisconsciousrelaxation.Withthisin(85)mwemustapplyourselvestounderstandingstressandthen

58、atureofitscauses,howeverdeep-seated.partVTranslation(15minutes,15marks)SectionA(8marks)TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesofthefollowingpassageintoChineseRemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheetAftermymotherpassedaway,mydadtriedevenhardertostayhealthyandactive.Everymorning,untiltheweatherturnedtoocold,

59、heswamintheturquoisepoolinthecomplexwherehelived(86)Eachday,nomatterhowhefelt,heswamonemorelapthanthepreviousday,justtoprovetherewasalwaysroomforimprovement.Everyfewdayshereportedthenewnumberoflapstome,prideedginghisvoiceByhislateseventies,inspiteofswimmingandworkingsixdaysaweek,mydadhadnoticeablydw

60、indledinstrengthandenergy.Byageeighty-onehewasinpoorhealthandhadtoretire.(87)Hepretendedhedidntneedtoleanheavilyonmeforsupportaswewalkedslowly,andIpretendednottonotice.Hismindwasclear,butcongestiveheartproblemsanddisablingarthritishadwornhimdown.Onedayhesaid,“Incaseofanemergency,Idonotwishtobekeptal