全国大学生英语竞赛2013真题C类及答案

2013NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

(LevelC-Preliminary)(总分：150分答题时间：120分钟)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenterWhydidn,tthemangotoseeMacbethlastweek?Hedidn,tmanagetogetaticket.Hehadtoattendaconference.Hehadabetterproductiontowatch.Whatdoes—FillMeIn“refertointhisconversation?Atypeofupgradedmobilephone.Awell-sellingmagazine.Awriter,snewbookseries.Whydoesn,tthewomanlikethebag?Shedoesn,tlikethepattern.It'snoteasytocarry.It,stoobigforher.WhatmakesabadCVaccordingtotheman?A.Fakeinformation.B.Terriblewriting.C.Undesirablelength.HowwillCathycontinueherSpanishlearning?She,sgoingtomakeafriendinSpain.ShellcommunicatewithaSpanishfriendinSpain.ShellpracticespeakingSpanishwithanEnglishfriend.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversation.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenterConversationOneWhattrafficaccidentarethespeakerstalkingabout?Akidwasknockeddownbyacar.Twocarscrashedintoashop.第1页共18页Acarranintoawrongplace.Whydidtheaccidenthappenaccordingthewoman?Thereweremanyshopsaround.Thecrossingisinawrongplace.Therewasnocrossinghere.Whichofthefollowingisthesuggestiontheymade?Moretrafficlightsshouldbeinstalled.Aspeedcamerashouldbemounted.Morepolicemenshouldpatrolthatarea.Where,asthewomanmentioned,hasgotimprovedtraffic?Herownneighborhood.Herbigbrother,sneighborhood.Herparents,neighborhood.Howwasthemanpunishedforhistrafficoffence?Hewasfined100poundswithextrapenaltypoints.Hehadtopay150poundsandgot6penaltypoints.Hefinallypaid600poundswithoutanypenaltypoints.ConversationTwoWhyistheexpertopposedtotheviewthatmemoryaidsmakeyourmemoryworse?Thereisnoevidenceshowingthatmemoryaidsareinvalid.Humanbeings,brainfunctionsmainlythroughmemoryaidsinaneffectiveway.Memoryaidsencourageanorganizedapproachwhichhelpsthebrainfunctioneffectively.Whatisinterview,sattitudetowardstheideathatvisualimagehelpthememoryItishardtobelieve.Itisnothingstrange.Itisobviouslynonsense.Whodevelopedthesystemofmemoryaidscenturiesago?Inhabitantsonanisolatedisland.TheAncientGreeks.Agreatpsychologists.Howdoesmappingoutnotesaffectthebrain?Itishelpfulinreflectingthewaypeoplelinkinformationinthebrain.Itpreventspeoplefromarrangingthingslogically.Itmakespeople,sbrainfunctiontheoppositeway.Whattendstoaffectpeople'sabilitytothinkclearly?Upbringingandinnatedifferences.Worryandanxiety.Theiraptitudes.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,whichwillbereadonlyonce,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,Band第2页共18页C,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter0nheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.HowcansocialmediainfluencethepresidentialelectionintheUSAaccordingtothelatestresearch?Itcanhelpvoterstochoosetheirpresident.Itcanhelptoensurethefairnessoftheelections.Itcanhelptoincreasethenumberofvoters.WhathonorarytitlehasYayaTourebeengranted?TheAfricanPlayeroftheYear.212StaroftheConfederationofAfricanFootball.TheIvoryCoaststar.WhydidReshmaSaujanisetuptheorganization—GirlsWhoCode”？Toraisewomen,sstatusinthefieldofscience.Toimprovegirls,aptitudeandperformanceinSTEM.Toarousegirls,interestinscienceandtechnology.Whichtabletcomputer,shardwareinsideismorepowerful?A.TheCNETKum.B.TheGoogleNexus7.C.TheAppleiPadmini.WhatdoesthecompanyannouncethatitcandofortheUnitedStates?Itcanreducetheamountofplasticwaste.Itcanhelptorecycletheplasticwaste.Itcanincreasetheamountofexports.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Ifyou(21)smoothskinthatglowswithyouth,thechancesarethatatsomepointyouwillhaveheardtheexhortationtodrinklotsofwaterinorderto(22)thoseeviltoxinsandkeepyourskinhealthy.Theexactamountpeoplesuggestvaries.US-basedadvice(23)eightglassesaday,whileinhotterclimatespeopleareadvisedtodrinktomoreto(24)higherratesofsweating.Butregardlessoftheexactvolumeofwatersuggested,theprinciplebehindtheadviceremainsthesame---takingextrawateronboardwillkeepyourskinhydrated.Inotherwords,wateractslikeamoisturizer,butfromtheinsideout.Thisissuchacommonideayoumightbesurprisedatthe(25)tobackup.Youmightexpecttheretobecountlessstudieswherepeopleare(26)twogroups,oneassignedtosipwaterallday,theothertodrinkanormalamount.Thenthesmoothnessoftheskincouldbe(27)amonthorsolatertoestablishwhethersippingmoreleadtosmootherskin.Infactsuchstudiesarerare,partlybecausewatercan,tbepatented,soitishardtofindanyonetofundsuchresearchwhentherewillbenonew(28)orcosmetictosellthatcouldrepaythecosts.AreviewbythedermatologistRonniWolfattheKaplanMedicalCenterinIsraelfoundjustonestudylookingattheeffectoflong-termwaterintakeontheskin.Buttheresults第3页共18页were(29).Afterfourweeks,thegroupwhodrankmineralwatershowedadecreaseinskindensity,whichsomebelievesuggeststheskinisretainingmoremoisture,whilethosewhodranktapwatershowedanincreaseinskindensity.Butregardlessofthetypeofwatertheydrank,itmadenodifferencetotheir(30)ortothesmoothnessoftheirskin.PartIIVocabularyandStructuremarks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Thenewstarsaidtothejournaliststhatshe_Ctheopportunitytoshowthatshecouldplayaseriousfilmrole.A.greetedB.rejoicedC.welcomedD.cheeredWehaven,treally_D一asolutiontotheproblemyet,whichmakesthebossreallyfrustrated.A.builtupB.fallenbackonC.broughtoverD.comeupwithPersonally,Iam—C_banningcigarettesmokingcompletely,especiallyinpublicareas.A.intouchwithB.apartfromC.infavorofD.regardlessofUntilafirmagreementhasbeenreached,Iamnot—C_toacceptingtheoffer.A.accustomedB.dedicatedC.committedD.entitledThegovernmentismakingeveryeffortto—B_aneconomiccrisis,butitseemsnothingcouldhelp.A.eliminateB.avertC.impedeD.swerve—B_aseriouscrime,whatexactlyshouldyoudo?A.Unlessyouwitness B.IfyouweretowitnessC.Ifonlyyouwitness D.sinceyouwitnessDuringexaminationscandidatesarealwayssupposedtostayinseats,keeptheireyesonthework,_Atoanyone.A.andnotspeakB.butcouldnotspeakC.ratherthanspeakD.insteadofspeakingRealizingthathehadn,tgotenoughmoneyandJDtoborrowanyfromhisparents,hedecidedtosellhishouse.A.wantednot B.nottowant C.wantingnot D.notwantingThere,snopointwaitinghereanylonger.We_Cgoandhavesomethingtoeat.A.canhardly B.areboundto C.mightaswell D.willhavetoWhilemanypeoplemayrefertoup-to-minutenews,itisunlikelythattelevisionandtheInternet_Athenewspaperscompletely.A.willreplaceB.replace C.arereplacingD.havereplacedShemarriedaveryniceyoungarchitectfromBelfast,_AshemetonabusduringherjourneytoNorthernIreland.A.who B.when C.which D.whereItisakindofillnessthatcanresultintotalblindnessif—D—A.toleaveuntreatedB.isleftuntreatedC.leavinguntreated D.leftuntreated——I,msodisappointedwithmyson!Hejustwouldn,tpracticethepiano!第4页共18页——Takeiteasy.YoucanleadB_towater,butyoucan,tmakeitdrink.A.aduckB.ahorseC.acowD.adog——Goodmorning,Madam!I,dlikesomeinformationaboutthecourse.——Certainly._BI’mafraidIdon,tknowmorethanyoueither.IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?Whatexactlywouldyouliketoknow?Howmuchinformationdidyouknow?——Howdoyoufeelaboutcountriesthatdon,ttrytoreduceglobalwarming?———A—,thosecountriescaremoreaboutmoneythansavingtheplanet.A.AsfarasI,mconcernedB.It,snoneofourbusinessC.We'renottoblameD.ThingsareundercontrolClo%e0marks)Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethecorrectwordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenlettersoftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Accordingtorecentsurveys,72%ofallAmericansbelievethattheUnitedStatesgovernmentis(46)hidinginformationaboutUFOs.Almost68%ofpeoplethinkthatthegovernmenthassecretknowledgeofextraterrestriallife.Itisnot(47)_surprising_(surprise)thatthegovernmenthascomeundermoreandmore(48)pressuretodeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandmakethempublic.Avarietyofdifferentgroupshavebeeninvolvedintheseefforts.OnegrouptobecomeinvolvediscalledCFI,theCoalitionforFreedomofInformation,JohnPodesta,whowasWhiteHouseChiefofStaffduringBillClinton,s(49)presidency(president),isoneofthemanyhigh-poweredpeopleactiveinthisgroup.CFI,saimisnottoprovethe(50)_existence (exist)ofextraterrestriallife,buttomakeiteasierforscientistsingeneraltostudyunexplainedaerialphenomena.PodestaandhisgrouphasaskedthePentagontodeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandthereforeprovidescientists(51)withdatathatwillhelpinthestudyofUFOs.CFIhasrequestedthereleaseofinformationonseveralUFOcases,startingwiththeKecksburg,Pennsylvania,incident.Thisincidenttook(52)—place—in1965whenalargeacorn-shapedobject,thesizeofasmallcar,crashedinPennsylvania.SomeanalystssayitcouldhavebeenthespacecraftKosmos96thathadbeenlaunchedtowardsVenusbytheSovietUnion,butfailedtoescapeEarth,s(53)gravity.OtherssaytheobjectdidnotlookanythinglikespacecraftbuiltonEarthin1965.Additionally,thepeopleofKecksburgwanttoknowwhathappened.Onthat(55)afternoon,hundredsofeyewitnesseswatchedafierystreakoflightdescendfromtheskytowardsEarth.Officialsexplainedthatnothingwasfoundorrecoveredandthatmaybethefireballintheskywasameteor.ButmanywitnessessaytheysawanumberofmilitarypersonnelfromtheArmyandtheAirForcesearchthewoods,andlaterthatevening,sawalargemilitarytractor-trailercomingfromtheareacarryingalargeobjectunderatarp.第5页共18页ReadingComprehension(40marks)Readthefollowingpassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsusinginformationfromthepassage.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.(10marks)Questions56-60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Theaverageautomatictellermachine(ATM)isnotverysmart.Itwillgivemoneytoanyonewhohastherightcardandpunchesfourorfivekeysintherightorder.Someanalystsestimatethatasmanyas30%ofATMtransactionworldwidearecasesoftheft.Toincreasesecurityatcashmachines,somebankshavetriedtomaketheirATMsalittlesmarter.Asmallcameraonthemachinelooksdirectlyintotheeyeofeverycustomer.Itscansoneirisandcomparesthetinypatternsofridges,dots,andotherfeaturestoacodeinitscomputer.Ifthereisamatch,theATMwillstartcountingoutcash.Ifnot,amessageisautomaticallysenttothenearestpolicestation.Iris-scanningisonefast-growingformofbiometricidentification---determiningwhosomeoneisbyexaminingfeaturesthebody.Oneoftheearliestbiometrictechniqueswasfingerprinting.Thelineonfingerprintsareuniquetoeachperson,sonotevenidenticaltwinshavethesamefingerprints.Fingerprintinghasbecomefamousasawayoffindingoutwhocommittedacrime,butitveryoftenfails.Acarefulcriminalcansweargloves,avoidtouchingthing,orevenalterhisfingerprintsbyburning,cutting,orscrapingthem.Inthesearchforamorereliablesystem,securityexpertshavefocusedontheeye.Likeafingerprint,everyirisis,forallpracticalpurposes,unique.Eachperson,srightirisisevendifferentfromhisorherleftone.Alow-costdigitalcamera,likethekindinstalledatATMmachines,caneasilydetecthundredsofdifferentfeaturesintheiris.Thechanceoftwoiriseshavingthesamefeaturesisclosetozero.Testshaveshownthatiris-scannersareveryhardtofool.Theycantellthedifferencebetweenarealirisandafalseone.Theycanseerightthroughcoloredcontactlenses,eyeglasses,andevenmirroredsunglasses.Althoughmanycriminalarewillingtoburnorcuttheirfingersinpursuitoftheperfectcrime,fewwouldbewillingorabletoaltertheiririses.Tomakeiris-scanningwork,acomputerizeddatabasehastomatchcertainirisfeatureswithcertainpeople.ThismeansthateachATMcustomerhastoallowabanktophotographhisorheririsandkeepthathighlypersonalinformationinacomputer.Somepeoplehaveworried,however,thatanincreaseduseofiris-scanningwillleadtoadangerouslossofprivacy.Bymountingiris-scancamerasinpublicplaces,governmentscouldtrackaprivatecitizenalldaylongwithouttheperson,sknowledge.Thiswouldbeagreatadvantagetothepolice,butitcouldalsoghecorruptofficialsanewwaytocontroltheiropponents.Themilitary,sdevelopmentoftinyrobotssuggeststhatgovernmentiris-scannerscouldeveninvadeprivatehomes!Questions56-60Completethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage,changingtheformwherenecessary,withonlyonewordforeachblank.第6页共18页

ATMtransactionsareoftencasesoftheft,whereanunauthorizedusertakes(56)—money_.[Todecreaseinsecurity,somebankshaveinstallediris-scanningmachinesatATMs.Thesesmallcamerasscantheuser,siris,recordingitsfeaturesand(57)_compingthemtoadigitalfile.Everypersonhasa(58)_uniqueiris,makingirisidentificationhighlyIreliable.Earliereffortsatbiometricidentificationoftenreliedonfingerprints.However,fingerprintscaneasilybe(59)alteredthroughcutting,burningorscrapping.IrisIscannersaresoeffectivethattheycanevenseethroughcontactlensesandmirroredsunglasses.Useofirisscannerswouldprovidegreatadvantagestothepolice.However,.othersworryaboutalossof(60)____.-(10marks)Questions61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Seedcataloguesfeaturehundredsoffloweringspecies.Forthepersonsjustbeginninggardenthiscanbebewildering,andbelowarethedetailsofsomepopularchoices,nearlyallofwhichshouldbesowninthespring.Withtheexceptionofbusylizzies,whichneedalittlecare,theyareallveryeasytogrowfromseed.DahliasThesearesturdyplantsbearingshowyflowersinawiderangeofrathergaudycolors.SowinaframeinAprilandplanttheseedlingsoutwhenfrostsareover.Dahliasflowerthroughoutthesummerandintotheautumn.Whenautumnfrostsbegintomakethemlookunhappy,youshoulddigupthetuberousrootsandsavethem.Afrost-freeloft,shedorgarageistheidealplace.Thefollowingspringyouplantthetubersinsteadofsowingseedagain.LupinsLupinsarehardyperennials.Thismeansthattheplantswillstayinyourgardenandcarryonfloweringyearafteryear.SeedsowninAprilwillusuallygiveyousomespikesofcolorsinthefirstsummer,andyearbyyeartheplantsgetbiggerandthefloweringstemsgettallerandgrander.Selectivebreedinghasledtotheintroductionofsomefine,bicoloredvarietiesinsomedazzlingshades.Theshort-livedflowersmakearealmisunderstandingspectacle.BusylizziesLikedahlias,busylizziesneedtobestartedoffunderglass,astheycannotstandfrost,andpantingoutisbestdoneinMay.OutdoorfloweringendsinSeptember,sobeatthefrostsandbringyourfavoritespecimensindoorstogiveyourhomesomesintercolor!Indoorstheywillcarryonfloweringindefinitely,thoughyoumayliketoplantthemoutagainwhenspringreturns.Likepansies(below)theydoverywellinsunorshade,butthesoilmustbemoist.Mostvarietiesgrowtobeaheightofonly20cmorso.PotentillasPotentillasarehardyshrubs.Inotherwords,thewoodybranchesspringfromgroundlevel-thereisnocentraltrunk.Seedisprobablybestsowninautumn,inwhichcaseyoushouldkeeptheplantsinashelteredspotuntilApriloffersfavorableconditionsforplantingout.Oncefloweringbeginsinearlysummerthebestvarieties(suchasMeltonFire)willstayinbloom第7页共18页almostceaselesslyforyearsonendwhileatthesametimespreadingouttoprovidegroundcoveroralowhedge.PansiesPansieshaveagoodlongfloweringseasonyearafteryear,andsomevarietiescanbesowninspringtogivetrulysplendidresultsthefirstautumn.Unlikedahliasandlupins,whichcaneasilygrowametertall,pansiesgrownohigherthan10or20cm.Theirsoil,positionandmoisturerequirementsarejustlikethoseofbusylizziesbutpansiesdifferinbeinghardy.Givethematry!Questions61-63Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.61.Bothdahliasandlupins,whicharesowninApril,needprotectingfromfrost.Broughtindoorsinautumn,dahlias,busylizziesandpotentillaswillcarryonfloweringalmostnon-stop.Amongalltheflowersbusylizziesarenotveryeasytogrowfromseed.SectionC(10marks)Questions66-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whenlookingforlove,peoplemaygotosomeextremelengths.Theymightgoonblinddatessetupbyfamilyandfriends.Theymightwritepersonaladstoplaceinnewspapers.Ortheymightuseacomputertohelpthemintheirsearchforasoulmatebyjoininganonlinedatingservices.Somepeoplehaveeventriedtofindtheirperfectmatchthroughgameshowsontelevision.ManyoftheseTVdatingshows,includingTheBachelorandWhoWantstoMarryaMillionaire?haveprovedtoberatingsblockbusters,withmillionsofviewerswatchingeachweektofindoutwhichofthecontestantswillfindtruelove.Ofallthesegameshows,perhapstheonewiththemostunexpectedendingwasMr.Right,whichwasshowninEnglandin2002.Ontheshow,abachelor,thirty-five-year-oldLanceGerrard-Wright,datedfifteenwomentofindtheonewhowashisidealpartner.ThehostoftheshowwasUlrikaJohnson,anEnglishcelerityoriginallyfromSweden.Forsevenweeksontheshow,Gerrard-Wrighttookturnsgoingondateswitheachofthewomen,takingthemtoexpensiverestaurantsandexoticlocations.Heevenmetthewomen,sfamiliesandintroducedthemtohisown.Thenattheendofeachepisode,hewouldchoosebetweenoneandthreeofthecontestantswithwhomhehadfelttheleastcompatible,andsaygoodbyetothem.Atonepointduringtheseries,onecontestantvolunteeredtoleavebecauseshesaidshedidn'tfindhimattractive.Aftertwodatesshesaidshehadhadenough,andshecouldn,tseeitworking.“Hewasn,tmycupoftea."Inanotherepisodethewomanhewasonadatewithburstintotearswhenhecalledherbyanothercontestant,sname."Youcalledmebyanothergirl,sname.Ican,tbelieveyoudidthat.Ireallylikedyou,"shesobbed.Butinthefinalepisode,thewomanheeventuallychosedecidedshedidn'twanttomarryhimafterall."Ithinkyou,vechosenmebecauseyouhavetochoosesomeone,"shesaid.Maybethiswasbecauseshealreadyknewhehadfalleninlove---withtheshow,shost!Afterleavingtheshow,Gerrard-WrightandJohnsonwereseendiningtogetherandattendingpartiesaroundLondonmoreandmoreoften.Finally,onMay1,2003,Gerrard-WrightproposedtoJohnsononthestepsofSt.Paul,sCathedral.Andsheacceptedhisproposalrightaway,althoughitwasaconditionalacceptance.Johnsonhastwochildrenfrompreviousrelationships-an第8页共18页eight-year-oldson,Cameron,andatwo-year-olddaughter,Bo.Shehadtomakesurethattheyagreedtothemarriage.Luckily,theydid.Gerrard-Wrightsaid,“Intheendtheshowdidworkforme.IgrabbedanopportunitytogetagirlfriendandIdid.Ulrika,sgorgeous.”Questions66-68Completethefollowingsentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassageinamaximumof2wordsforeachblank.LanceGerrard-WrightwenttotogoontheshowMr.Rightinordertofindhisperfectmatch.Ontheshow,Lancehadtheopportunitytodatemanygorgeouswomenamongwhomtheremightbeonethathewasalmost.UlrikaacceptedLance,sproposalthatherchildrenagreedtotheirmarriageaswell.Questions69-70Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.WhichofthefollowingdidNOThappenontheshow?Lancewentondateswithseveralwomen.Thecandidateswenttosomeverygoodrestaurants.Ulrikaconsultedherparentsbeforeshemadeherdecision.ThewomenmetLance,sfamily.Whathappenedaftersevenweeksofdoingtheshow?Allofthewomenfoundtheirbeloved.Lancestartedtodatewiththeshow,shost.Oneofthewomenontheshowcouldn,thelpcrying.UlrikaaskedLancetomarryher.SectionD(10marks)Questions71-75arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Alaskaisdisappearingslowlybutsurely.Sincethe1950s,itisestimatedthatasmuchas15percentofAlaska'sareahasdisappeared.Buthowcanawholestatebedisappearing?OnereasonforAlaska,sgradualdisappearanceisthemeltingitsglaciers.AccordingoonegeologistattheUSGeologicalSurvey,about98percentofAlaska,sglaciersareeitherunmovingordiminishing.Thisdiminishingseemsmainlyduetotheincreaseinglobaltemperatures.Sincethe1960s,theaverageyear-roundtemperaturehasincreasedby5F.Furthermore,theaveragewintertemperaturehasincreasedby80F.Presently,anestimated24cubicmilesoficeisdisappearingfromAlaskanglacierseveryyear.Itmaybeevenmoreinthenearfuture,assomescientistspredictthattheaverageworldtemperaturecouldgoup2.5to10Fbytheyear2010.AnotherproblemcontributingtoAlaska,sgradualdisappearanceisitspermafrost.(74)MuchofthelandinAlaskawaspermanentlyfrozen,orfrozenformostoftheyear,thusmaintainingitsintegrity.Now,thethawingpermafrostiscausinganumberofproblemsonland.Roadsandutilitypolesarecollapsing.Also,thehardpermafrostwhichoriginallypreventedbeachesfromerodingduringviolentstormsisnowmelting.Affectedvillagesareforcedtorelocate.Forvillagesonsmalllowislands,oneterriblestormcouldwipeouttheentirecommunity.ThemeltingpermafrostandincreasingtemperaturearealsohavinganegativeimpactontheforestsofAlaska.Asthepermafrostundertheforestsmelts,iisectsthatnormallydon,tturnup第9页共18页untilthewarmerseasonsareappearingsooner.Thespruce-barkbeetle,forexample,isincreasinginnumbersasaresultofglobalwarming.Itusuallytakesabouttwoyearsforthesebeetlestogrowandreproduceinaverycoldweather.However,duetotheincreaseintemperatures,spruce-barkbeetlesaredamagingasmanytreesinoneyearastheypreviouslydamagedintwo.Atthisrate,Alaska,sforestwon,tsurvivetheturnofthecentury.Somescientistsbelievethathumanactivityislinkedtoaglobalincreaseinweathertemperature.Whethertherisingtemperaturearecausedbyhumanactivityornaturalchanges,thefactremainsthatAlaskaiswarming.SomeothersarguethatglobalwarmingmaybeanormaltrendontheEarth,stemperaturechart.(75)Onetheoryarguesthatweareneartheendofaso-called—LittleIceAge”,andthereturnoftheglaciersisnaturalresultofthiscycle.Whethernaturalorproducedbyhumans,thereislittlehopefortheimmediatefutureofglaciersasweknowthem.Horribly,thiscouldbeapreviewofwhatwillhappentotherestoftheworldinthenextcentury.Questions71-73Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtothepassage.WhataredisappearinginAlaskaactually?Howmuchiceismeltingeachyearaccordingtothesurvey?Whydoinsectsdamagemoretreesthanbefore?Questions74-75TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesinthepassageintoChinese.MuchofthelandinAlaskawaspermanentlyfrozen,orfrozenformostoftheyear,thusmaintainingitsintegrityOnetheoryarguesthatweareneartheendofaso-called—LittleIceAge"，andthereturnoftheglaciersisnaturalresultofthiscycle.Whethernaturalorproducedbyhumans,thereislittlehopefortheimmediatefutureofglaciersasweknowthem.PartVTranslation(10marks)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthehintsgiveninbrackets.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet..宴会时间就要到了，但她仍纠结于是否应该去。(dilemma).充足的睡眠不仅能使我们的身体得到休息，还能提高我们的智力。(倒装).最近，有关空气污染严重的问题引起了公众的广泛关注。(arouse).在大城市寻找梦想的年轻人承受着巨大的生活压力。(suffer…from)80.教授告诉我们，这次面试者将优先考虑有实际经验的学生。(priority)ErrorCorrection(10marks)Proofreadthepassageasrequired.Eachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror.Correctthepassageinthefollowingway:forarightline,putthesign7"inthecorrespondingblank;forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblank;foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwiththesign"A"andwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblank;foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwiththesign\\"andputthewordwiththesign'、"intheblank.Writetheanswersontheanswersheet.第10页共18页Forexample:TOC\o"1-5"\h\zOneofmyfavoritewritersa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isNineteenthcenturywhenwomenhadfarfeweropportunitiesAtheyhavenow. thanShelivedinasmallvillageinYorkshireandshetookgreatpleasureinwalking ,J_onthemoorswherenea