全国大学生英语竞赛C类初赛决赛真题汇总集

1、2003年全国大学生英语比赛初赛试题2003NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudentsPreliminary）Directions：Inthissection，youwillhear10shortdialoguesAttheendofeachdialogue，aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaidBoththedialogueandthequestionwillbereadonlyonceAftereachquestiontherewillbeapauseduringthepause，youmustreadthefourc

2、hoicesmarkedA，B，CandD，anddecidewhichisthebestanswerThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter1AAsalesclerkBApoliceofficerCAtailorDAnurse2ABytrainBShewalksCBycarDBybus3AFishistheonlydishleftBChickenistheonlydishleft4AHestartsworknextweekendBHellbeawayCHellbeinthemou

3、ntainsDHesmovingtoFlorida5AInanelevatorBAtadressstoreCOntheseventhfloorDAtadepartmentstore6ATheyfeltitwasdisorganizedBTheywerepleasedwithitsAsiancontentCTheyfeltitlackedAsiancontentDTheyfeltitignoredrecentevents7AHedoesnthaveenoughtime8AHewantsthewomantodineoutwiththem9ATwiceadayBTwiceaweekCOnceawee

4、kDDaily10AAttwooclockBAtfouroclockCAtthreethirtyDAteightoclockSectionBNewsItems（10points）Directions：Inthissection，youwillhear10piecesofshortnewsfromBBCorVOATherewillbeaquestionfollowingeachpieceofnewsWritedowntheanswertoeachquestioninnomorethan15words11_12_13_14_15_16_17_18_19_20_SectionCCompoundDic

5、tation（10points）Directions：Inthissection，youwillhearapassagethreetimesWhenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime，youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralideaThenlistentothepassageagainWhenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime，youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom21to28withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheardForblan

6、ksnumberedfrom29to30，youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformationYoucaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwordsFinally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewrittenandrewritethecorrectanswersontheAnswerSheetAlthoughgeneralMotorsandGeneralElec

7、tricarelargemultinationalcompanieswithoperationsaroundtheglobe，therearenumeroussmallercompaniesthatengageininternationaltradeBecause95percentoftheworldspopulationandtwo-thirdsofits(21)_powerarelocatedoutsidetheUnitedStates，itisimportantforAmerican(22)_tobepresentinforeignmarketsHowever，beforeweexpla

8、inthedifferentmethodsbywhichacompanymay(23)_ininternationaltrade，wemightfirstconsidersomeimportant(24)_thatcompaniesoftenfailtostudybeforetheysellproductsinaforeigncountryThesefactorsare(25)_withdifferencesinlanguage，invaluesandattitudes，andinpolitical(26)_When(27)_Coca-ColaintotheChinesemarketin192

9、0，thecompanyusedagroupofChinesesymbolsthat，whenspoken，soundedlikeCoca-ColaHowever，whenread，thesesymbolsmeant，“afemalehorsefattenedwithwax”UponreenteringtheChinesemarketinthe1970s，Coca-ColausedaseriesofChinese(28)_thattranslatesinto“happinessinthemouth”(29)_Cultureisthetotalpatternofhumanbehaviorthat

10、ispracticedbyaparticulargroupofpeople(30)_PartIIVocabularyandStructure（15minutes，30points）SectionAMultipleChoice（20points）Directions：Questions31-50constituteacompletepassageThereare20blanksinthepassageForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandDChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceThenmarktheco

11、rrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre31SeniorMetropolitanpoliceofficerstriedtodismisstheNotingHillraceriotswhichragedforfivenightsovertheAugustbankholidayin1958astheworkof“ruffians，bothcoloredandwhite”hell-bentonhooliganism，accordingto_B_officialfilesArecentrevealedBnewlyr

12、eleasedCpreviousdisclosingDearlierexposing32Butpoliceeyewitnessreportsinthesecretpapers_D_thattheywereoverwhelminglytheworkofawhiteworkingclassmobouttogetthe“niggers”AcontainBconvinceCconsistDconfirm33TheferocityoftheNotingHill“racialriots”，asthepresscalledthematthetime，shockedBritaininto_A_C_forthe

13、firsttimethatitwasnotabovethekindofracialconflictthenbeingplayedoutintheAmericandeepsouthArealizingBwitnessingCwatchingDidentifying34Thecarnival，whichwill_C_thestreetsofwestLondon_morethanmillionpeoplethisweekend，wasstartedin1959asadirectresponsetotheriotsAcrowd；ofBpour；forCfill；withDemerge；in35Whil

14、eseniorofficerstriedtoplaydowntheracialaspectsoftheriots，theinternalMetropolitanpolicefilesreleasedthismonthatthepublicrecordofficeconfirmthatthedisturbanceswereoverwhelmingly_C_A_by300to400strong“KeepBritainWhite”mobs，manyofthemTeddyboysarmedwithironbars，butchersknivesandweightedleatherbelts，whowen

15、t“nigger-hunting”amongtheWestIndianresidentsofNotingHillandNotingDaleAeruptedBcommencedCtriggeredDinaugurated36Thefirstnightleftfiveblackmen_A_D_onthepavementsofNotingHillAlyingunconsciousBtherediedCfeelfaintDserioushurt37Thebattlesragedoverthebankholidayweekendastheblack_D_respondedinkindwithcounte

16、rattacksbylargegroupsof“menofcolor”similarlyarmedAcolumnBarmyCbrigadeDcommunity38ThomasWilliamswasstoppedbythepoliceashecameoutofBlueysClubonTalbotRoad，NotingHillHe_B_apieceofirondownhislefttrouserleg，apetrolbombinhisrightpocketandarazorbladeinhisinsidebreastpocket：“Ihavetoprotectmyself，”hetoldthear

17、restingofficerAfoundtohaveBwasfoundtohaveCfoundhavingDwasfoundhaving39The_A_B_files，whichweresealedunderthe75-yearrulebuthavebeenreleasedearly，showthatseniorofficerstriedtoconvincethethenhomesecretary，“Rab”Butler，thattherewasnotaracialelementtotheriotingAforbiddenBconfidentialCincredibleDstrict40Inh

18、isofficialreport，DetectiveSergeantoftheNottingHillpolicesaidthenationalpresshadbeenwrongtoportraythe“widespreadseriesofstreetdisturbances”as“racial”riots：“Whereastherecertainlywassome_A_feelingbetweenwhiteandcoloredresidentsinthisarea，itisabundantlyclearmuchofthetroublewascausedbyruffians，bothcolore

19、dandwhite，whoseizedonthisopportunitytoindulgeinhooliganism”AillBsickCpainfulDhurt41Butthepolicewitnessstatementsandprivatestatistics_B_D_AtolddifferentlyBinterpretedinadifferentwayCexistedmanydifferencesDtoldadifferentstory42TheMetcommissionerwastoldthat_C_D_the108peoplewhowerechargedwithoffencesran

20、gingfromgrievousbodilyharmtoaffrayandriotandpossessingoffensiveweapons，72werewhiteand36were“colored”AforBfromCofDin43ItispopularlybelievedthattheriotbeganonthenightofSaturday，August20，whena400-strongcrowdofwhitemen，_BD_“Teds”，attackedhousesoccupiedbyWestIndiansAtheyareallBmanyofthemCsomewereDmostoft

21、hembelongto44Amongthe_C_wasMajbrittMorrison，ayoungwhiteSwedishbrideofaJamaicanAoffendersBriotersCvictimsDresidents45Shewaspeltedwithstones，glassandwood，and_B_D_inthebackwithanironbarasshetriedtogethomeAbruisedBstruckCpattedDscratched46Theinternalpolicewitnessstatementsprovidegraphicevidenceofthemoti

22、vesofthemobsatonepointcrowdsseveralthousandstrongroamedthestreetsofNottingHill，_B_homesandattackinganyWestIndiantheycouldfindAplungingintoBbreakingintoCseekingforDsearchingfor47PCRichardBedfordsaidhehadseenamobof300to400whitepeopleinBramleyRoad_C_A_：“WewillkillallblackbastardsWhydontyousendthemhome”

23、AshoutingBtocryCutterDannounced48PCIanMcQueenonthesamenightsaidhewastold：“Mindyourown_D_，copsKeepoutofitWewillsettletheseniggersourwayWellmurderthebastards”AmattersBaffairCthingsDbusiness49ThedisturbancescontinuednightafternightuntiltheyfinallypeteredoutonSeptember5AttheOldBaileyJudgeSalmonlaterhand

24、eddownexemplary_D_offouryearseachonninewhiteyouthswhohadgone“niggerhunting”AdecisionsBstatementsCtrialsDsentences50Whilethosedealtwithbythecourtswereoverwhelminglywhite，thelargenumberofblackpeoplealsoarrestedandtheofficial_C_therehadnotbeenaracialmotiveensuredalegacyofblackmistrustoftheMetropolitanp

25、olicethathasneverreallybeeneradicatedApersistenceBperseveranceCinsistenceDinstanceSectionBErrorCorrection（10points）Directions：Thefollowingpassagecontains9errorsIneachcaseonlyonewordisinvolvedYoushouldproofreadthepassageontheAnswerSheetandcorrectitinthefollowingway：EXAMPLEOnenight，quitelate，Iwasstill

26、awakeintheroomIamsharedwith1.ammyhusbandIwaslyingonmyrightsideandcanhearachildcrying2.couldGettingup，Iwentseeifoursonwasallright3.toHewassleepingsoundly，breathingdeeplyandgently4.TheZipperWhateverdidwedobeforetheinventionofthezipperIn1893theworldsfirstzipperwasproducedinChicagoAlthoughtheinventorcla

27、imedthatitwasareliablefasteningforclothing，thiswasnotthecaseTheChicagozippersprang51_openwithoutwarning，orjammedshut，anditswiftlylostpopularityTwentyyearsagoaSwedish-bornengineercalled52_SundbacksolvedtheproblemHeattachedtinycupstothebacksoftheinterlockedteeth，andthismeantthattheteeth53_couldbeenmes

28、hedmorefirmlyandreliablyAtfirstzippersweremadeofmetalTheywereheavy，andiftheygotstuckitwasdifficulttofreeThencamenylon54_zipperswhichwerelighterandeasiertouse，andhadsmallerteethThefashionindustrylikedthenewzippersfarbetterbecausetheydidntdistortthelineofthegarmentorweighing55_downlightfabricsTheywere

29、alsoeasierforthemachiniststofitintothegarmentMeanwhileanewfasteningagentmadeitsappearanceattheendofthetwentycentury:velcro.Velcroisanotherproduct56_madefromnylonNylonisaverytoughsyntheticfibrefirstdevelopedinthe1930s，andbearinganametomindthewearer57_ofthetwoplaceswhereitwasdeveloped：NYforNewYorkandL

30、ONforLondonVelcroismadewithverysmallnylonhooksononesideofthefasteningwhichcaughttinyloopedwhiskersonthe58_othersideofthefasteningItisstronganddurableVelcroisusedonclothing，luggagesandfootwearItisquickandeasytofastenandunfasten，andhastakenalargepartofthezippersshareofthemarketItisalsousedinwaysazippe

31、rcannotbeusedforinstanceasaneasilychangedfasteningonplastercasts，andtoholdfurnishingfabricsinaposition59_60_PartIIISituationalDialogues（5minutes，10points）Directions：CompletethefollowingdialoguesbychoosingthebestanswerThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre61Rob：

32、HeyJill，yourelookinggreatJill：Thanks，Rob_Rob：Well，youdiditHowJill：Ijogeverymorning，andIgotoaerobicseveryotherdayAIboughtthisdressyesterdayReallysmartBYouarelookingfinetooCImrecoveringmystrengthafterthefluDMyNewYearsresolutionwastogetinshape62Bob：HiJaneHowareyouJane：_IdidntsleepawinklastnightThepeopl

33、enextdoorweremakingalotofnoiseagaintillverylateatnightAImfeelingabitoutofsortsthismorningBFine，thankyouAndyouCIsleptlikealoganddidntwanttogetoutofbedDItseemsabitunusual，youknow63Ann：Aah！Hesgorgeous！Lookatthosebig，goldenpawsWhendidyougethimRoger：Yesterday_Ann：Oh，rightWhatkindissheRoger：ALabradorASusa

34、nsgotamorebeautifuloneBWhatsupCItsasheactuallyDIsntitright64Tina：Wow，lookatallthethingsonsale_Andrew：Yes，look，thisshirtis50offTina：AndlookattheseshoesTheyare30offthenormalpriceAIdliketobuyaskirtBTherearesomerealbargainsCArethepricesreasonableDTheseshoesarethesameasmine65Woman：Haveyoufinishedthepacka

35、gingMan：_Woman：GoodBecausethetruckwillbecomingsoon，thisisarushjobADonthurrymorIllbreaktheglassBAlmostIjusthavetowraptheglassandputitintoboxesCNo，IhaventWhydidntyouhelpmewithitDYes，IhaveWhatelsecanIdoforyou66CustomsOfficer：_MrsJohnson：No，nothingatallCustomsOfficer：Noperfume，alcoholorcigarettesMrsJohn

36、son：Well，Ihave200cigarettes；thatsallADoyouhaveanythinginthebag，maamBDoyouhaveanythingtodeclare，maamCDoyouwanttobuysomething，maamDIsthereanythingIcandoforyou，maam67Linda：HelloIdliketosendthispackage，pleaseClerk：_Linda：FirstclassHowlongwillthattakeClerk：AboutthreedaysAHowwouldyouliketosenditBWhichclas

37、sareyouinCWheredoyouwanttosendittoDWhichclassisitin68Assistant：CanIhelpyouColin：Yes，itsaboutthissportsshirtIwashedittheotherdayThecolourrananditshrankAssistant：Ohdear，Isee_Colin：ImafraidnotAssistant：Imsorry，butImnotallowedtochangeanythingwithoutareceiptADidyoubuyithereBWouldyouwanttochangeitCDoyouha

38、vethereceiptDCouldyoutellmewhosoldittoyou69James：CouldIhavemybill，pleaseCanIpaybycreditcardoreurochequeReceptionist：_James：Illpaybycreditcard，thenReceptionist：ThatsfineIhopeyouenjoyedyourstayhereAHeresyourbillBSorry，wedonttakecreditcardCYoucanpaybyeurochequeDYes，wetakeboth70Husband：Whenisourannivers

39、aryWife：_Husband：No，itsjustthatIboughttheseflowersforyouandIwashopingtodaywasthedayAHmmIcantremembereitherWhyBHey，aretheseflowersformeCWhocaresDoyouwanttogivemeasurpriseDAreyoujokingHaveyoureallyforgottenagainPartIVReadingComprehension（25minutes，40points）SectionAMultipleChoice（10points）Directions：Th

40、ereisonereadingpassageinthispartThepassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatementsForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandDYoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentreQuestions71to75arebasedonthefollowingpassage：Takingapeepatwha

41、tsgoingoninyourheadCARLFiler，18，astarsalesmanataBQhardwarestoreintheUK，wascalledupforpromotionwithinoneweekofstartingworkBut，insteadofbeingmadesupervisor，hewassackedafterhisemployerssawtheresultsofhispsychometrictestYoumightthinkthatanyonewhoanswersthathestronglydisagreesheisanover-achieverisaskingf

42、ortroublebutMrFileralreadythoughthehadprovedhimselfmorethancapableThisyear，nearlyhalfofUKfirms46percentwillusepsychometricteststoselecttrainees，comparedwithjust17percentin2000，accordingtoareportforGTI，apublisherofgraduatecareerguidesThesetests，whichratecandidatesabilityandgaugetheirpersonality，haveb

43、eenusedintheUKsincethe1980sButassortedstudieshaveshownmostpeoplegraduatesinparticulararewhollycynicalabouttheideaoftheirpersonalitybeing“measured“Peopletendtoseethemaseithertoosillyortooclever，saysCliveFletcher，professorofoccupationalpsychologyatUniversityofLondon“Butalltheevidenceindicatesthetestsd

44、ohavesomevalueThefirstpersonalitytestasweknowit，wasdevelopedbytheAmericanarmyin1917tofilteroutweakrecruitsButitwasnotuntilthe1980sthatthetestsbecamepopularinBritainWitharisingnumberofgraduatesgoingforadecreasingnumberofjobs，organizationsbegantoseepsychometrictestingasacheap，reliablealternativetothee

45、xpensive，time-consuminginterviewButtodaythetestsarebecomingalarminglysophisticatedandareedgingtowardsprobingthe“darkside：pathologyandpersonalitydisordersIncreasingly，testsarebeingusedtotrytodetectpromisingyounggraduateswhomay，laterinlife，flyofftherails（gocrazy）；ortostoppsychopaths（havingmentaldisord

46、er）gettingrecruitedInthefuture，intervieweescouldevenbegivenamouthswabtorevealthegeneticandbiologicalmarkersofpersonality“Weareheadingfortheeraofgeneticscreening，”warnsCarolynJones，oftheInstituteforEmploymentRights“IthinkthesetestsareveryflawedAndthereareotherproblemswiththetestsForstarters，itispossi

47、bletofakeiteventhetestproducersagreeonthisButtheyhavemadeitashardaspossibleForexample，lookatwhetheryouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingtwostatements：“Newideascomeeasilytomeand“IfindgeneratingnewconceptsdifficultHowlongdidittakeyoutorealizetheybothcouldmeanthesamethingThemainargument，however，isthatthet

48、estsareinvalidandcannotquantify（putanumericalvalueon）somethingaschangeableaspersonalityThegoldenruleisthen，thatapsychometrictestshouldneverbeusedasthesolebasisofselection，butshouldalwaysbefollowedbyinterviews71Mostpeoplesattitudetowardsthepsychometrictestis_72Whichofthefollowingisoneofthereasonswhyp

49、sychometrictestingwinsanadvantageoverinterviewsAItdoesntcostanymoneyBItrequiresnoequipmentCItistime-savingDItcanbedonewithinseconds73WhichofthefollowingstatementsistheauthorsideaAPsychometrictestsaredefectiveBPsychometrictestsshouldnotbetheonlywaytorecruitpromisingyounggraduatesCPsychometrictestsare

50、invalidandcannotquantifysomethingchangeableaspersonalityDPsychometrictestsaregoldenrules74Thetestproducersmakethetestsverycomplicatedto_AavoidcheatingBimprovegeneticscreeningCfindoutthebestideasDgeneratenewconcepts75WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassageATheAmericanarmydevelopedthefirstpe

51、rsonalitytesttoscreenoutweakrecruitsBInthefuture，interviewerscouldgiveamouthswabtorevealintervieweessymptomsCTherearepossibilitiesforstarterstocheatinthepsychometrictestsDInterviewsstillplayanimportantroleinevaluatingintervieweesSectionBShortAnswerQuestions（30points）Directions：Inthispartthereare3pas

52、sageswith15questionsorincompletestatementsReadthepassagescarefullyThenanswerthequestionsinthefewestpossiblewords（notexceeding10words）RemembertorewritetheanswersontheAnswerSheetQuestions76to80arebasedonthefollowingpassage：The8StepsofSocialInvention1GetreadytoplayLikeothertypesofcreativity，socialinven

53、tivenessflourisheswhenyoubeginthinkingoutsideconventionalboundariesCharlieGirsch，aStPaul，Minnesota-basedcreativityconsultant，suggeststhatyoustartbyplayingwithobviouslyabsurdexplanationsforeverydayevents“Iftrafficisslow，youllbetemptedtosay，HmmMustbeanaccidentupaheadInstead，trysaying，Mustbeafamilyoftu

54、rtlescrossingthehighwayorIexpecttheressomekindofalienabductiongoingonYoullbeamazedhowsoonyouwillbelookingatfamiliarproblemsinnewways”Girschsbook，FanningtheCreativeSpirit（CreativityCentral，1999）hasscoresofotherexercisesforlimberinguptheinventivepartofyourbrain2Generateazillionfar-fetchedideasConcerne

55、daboutthehomelessinyourneighborhoodImagineaHomelessParliament，aHomelessCircus，homelessfamiliesforminganorchestra，ahomelessmuseumandonandonGeneratelikemadwithnoregardforfeasibilityinorder，associalinventionpioneerNicholasAlberyadvises，to“overcomeeworthy-but-dullideas”Eventuallythetwoorthreebestideaswi

56、llbegintostandout3TakeyourwildestideaandbringitdowntoearthHowaboutthatHomelessCircusCoulditturnintoaforumforhomelesspeopletodisplaytheircreativetalentsAperformanceseriesabouthomelessnessAneighborhoodcarnivalwiththehomelessasguestsofhonorYourflakiestideamayhaveagermofbrilliancethatactuallymakesitmore

57、attractive，andthusmorefeasible（andfundable），thanitsworthy-but-dullcousins4LookforinvenationsthatsolvemorethanoneproblemTheSlowFoodMovement，borninItaly，boostslocalfarmersandregionalcuisinetraditionsandrestaurateursandthesametimethatit“feeds”ourhungerforauthentictastes，healthyeating，andamoreleisurely，

58、sanerstyleoflife5Accentuatethepositive“AverycommonquestionthatIgetwhenIworkwithpeopleincommunitiesisWhydoesntanybodycareaboutourproblems”notesMchaelPatterson，asocialinventorandactivistinMassachusetts“WhataworthlessquestionWhyquestionsareforphilosophersAskHowandWhatquestionstheyarealotmorepractical”F

59、orinstance，Pattersonasks，“Whatwouldyoudoifyouknewyoucouldntfail”6GiveitarestWalkawayfromyourfavoriteideaforawhile，forgetaboutit，letitsleepWithyourconsciousmindoutoftheway，yoursubconsciousgetstofiddlewiththeconceptforawhile，andyoujustmighthaveanunexpectedinsightorbreakthrough7Practice“yesand”insteado

60、f“yesbut”Nomatterhowtemptedyouaretosay“Yes，butthiswillbehardbecause，”or“Yes，butamillionotherpeoplearedoingthis，”shifttheconjunctionto“and”andseewhatsortofpositiverefinementorchangeemerges“Yes，andwecouldconcentrateonimmigrants”“Yes，andwecanmakeitopentoallages”8GetyourideaintotheworldThisisthetoughpar