全国大学生英语竞赛初赛本科组C类历年真题2009-2014带答案

2009年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛赛卷C类PartIlisteningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)PartIIVocabularyandStructure(10minutes,15marks31.Thebusinessmendiscussedthecontractbutneveractuallysignedanything.A.atlength. B.atsea. C.atrandon. D.atwill.32.AccustomedtothecoffeefromColumbiaGovernorJohnsaidthatcoffeeshouldalwaysbestrong.A./;a. B.the;a. C.a;a. D./;/.awell-balanceddiet,adequatesleep,isneededforgoodhealth.A.Alongside;with. B.Notonly;but.C.Attached;to.D.Dueto;soveryfamiliarwithinspectionreports,Irealizedthatsomepagesofthisoneweremissing.A.Tobe B. Thatwas C. Being D.SowasIfyouhavenotsignedacontract,youareundernotopaythemanymoney.A.responsibility B. liability C. circumstance D.obligationAsthemarketwasgoods, theeconomybecamemorebalanced,andinflationwentdown.A.speculatedon B. subscribed for C.saturatedwith D.submittedtoSurveysshowthatthemajorityofpassengersarepleasedthatanagreementhasbeenreachedtoforbidsmokingonflightswithinthecontinentalUnitedStates.A.economical B.commercial C.global D.internalThenewCEOaskedthatallinter-officecommunicationsinwritingratherthaninperson,possible.A.havebeenmade;whoever B.wouldbemade;whicheverC.bemade;whenever D.stagebareofsceneryWrittentobeperformedona,ThorntonWilder’splayOurTowndepictslifeinasmallNewEnglandcommunity.A.stagesceneryofbare B.bareofstagesceneryC.scenerybareofstageD.stagebareofscenery40.schoolpolicy,thestudentshadaholidaybetweenChristmasandtheNewYear.A.Onbehalfof B.WithregardtoC.Inlinewith D.IncaseofTosellthehouse,wemadeatothebuyerbyagreeingtoputanewroofonit.A.consideration B.commissionC.concession D.confirmationNeverbeforeavailableforquickandeasyacessinsomanydifferentfieldsofstudy.A.somuchfreeinformationwere B.hassomuchfreeinformationbeenC.weresomuchfreeinformation D.somuchfreeinformationhasbeenThecomputercompanyannouncedthatthenewsol麻areinthefirsthalfofnextyear..bereleased B.willhavereleasedC.wouldhavereleasedD.wasgoingtobereleased.Tina:AgroupofusaregoingboelingonTuesdaynight.Wouldyouliketojoinus?Joe:Ireallywould,butunfortunatelyIhaveatennislesson.Tina:Oh,that,stoobad.Joe:Yes,forsure.Thanksfortheoffer.A.Howdoyoudealwiththat? B.Maybeanothertimethen?C.Whenwillyoucomeback? D.Don’tyoureallylikebowling?.George:Hey,Agnes.HowdidtheHumanResourcesmeetinggo?Icouldn,tmakeitbecauseIwasoutatasalesconference.Agnes:Oh,George.Itturnedintoamajorargument.George:Really?

A.Gladyou’rebacknow.C.Nicetoseeyouagain.A.Gladyou’rebacknow.C.Nicetoseeyouagain.D.You’rejustontime.PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,35marks)SectionA(5marks)Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whene-mailfirstcameintogeneraluseaboutfifteenyearsago,therewasalotoftalkabouttheimminentarrivalofthepaperlessoffice.However,itseemsthate-mailhasyettorevolutionizeofficecommunications.AccordingtocommunicateionsanalystRichardMetcalf,someofficeshaveactuallyseenanincreaseinpaperasincreaseinpaperasaresultofe-mail.”Informationintheformofe-mailmessagesnowfloodsourcomputerscreens.Thesemessagescanbedistributedinthehundreds.Forthosesecretarieswhosebooksaskthemtoprintoutalltheire-mailsandleavethemintheirintrays,thismeansusingupagreatdealofpapereverymonth,”Metcalfsays.Metcalfhasfoundthatbecausesomee-mailsgetlostincyberspace,asareincreasinglylikelytobeaskedbyclientsandcolleaguestosendallimportantdocumentsbothbye-mailsandbyfaxor“snailmail”-thoughthepost.Thishighlightsafurtherpotentialproblemwithe-mailintoday’soffices-itistakinguptimeratherthansavingit.“Withe-mail,communicationismucheasier,butthereisalsomoreroomformisunderstandings,”sayspsychologistDrDavidLewisGenerally,muchlesscareistakewithe-mailsthanwithlettersorfaxesandthesenderwillprobablyprintthedocumentsandrereaditbeforeputtingitinanenvelopeorsendingitbyfax.Moreworryingisstilltheincreasemisuseofe-mailforsending“flame-mail”-abusiveorinappropriatee-mailmessages.Recentresearchinseveralcompaniessuggeststhataggressivecommunicationslikethisareontheincrease.E-mailhasbecometheperfectmediumforexpressingworkplacefrustrationbecauseissoinstant.E-mailcanalsobeaprobleminorderways.Staffalltoooftenmakethemistakeofthinkingthatthecondenseofane-mail,likethingssaidoverthephone,areprivateandnotpermanent.Butitisnotonlypossibleforanemployertoreadallyoure-mails,itisalsoperfectlylegal-mailmessagescanbetracedbacktotheiroriginforaperiodofatlasttwoyears,soyoumightwanttorethinke-mailingyourfrustrationsaboutyourjobtoyourfriends.Theadviceistokeeppersonale-mailsoutoftheoffice.Itgoeswithoutsayingthate-mailexiststomakelifeeasier,andifusedcorrectly,itisaninvaluabletoolforbusinessofallsizes.Butperhaps,forthetimebeing,thefactthatinthebusinessword70persentofalldocumentsarestillinpaperformisnotsuchabadthingafterall.Whyhasthepromiseofthepaperlessofficenotcometrueinmanyoffices?Peoplewritemorememosthantheyusedto.Maybesecretarieskeeppapercopiesofeverythingtheirbossessendandreceive.Manymanagersprefertoreadtheirmessagesonpaper.Staffleavemessageslyingaroundtheiroffices.WhatdoseRichardMetcalfsayaboute-mailinParagraphTwo?ItisnotanappropriatechannelforsendingimportantinformationItincreasestheamountofpaperworkdoneinoffices.Itisnotpopularwithmanysecretaries.Itisalessefficientchannelthanfax.HowdoesDavidLewisfeelaboute-mailmessages?A.Manyofthemarenotwellwritten. B.Manyofthemaretoolong.C.Manyofthemarenotprintedout. D.ManyofthemareneverreadWhyshouldemployeesnotusecompanye-mailsystemsforpersonalmessages?Becausecompanye-mailsystemsarenoteasytouse.Becausethepeoplethemessagessenttocan’t.Becausetheyallowpeopletoexpresstheirangerimmediately.Becausee-mailisnotaprivatemeansofcommunication.50.Whatdoesthewriterconcludeaboute-mailinthelastparagraph?Ithasalreadymadelifealoteasierformanybusinesses.Itisnotbeingusedenoughinbusinesstoday.Itwillneverreplacewrittencommunication.Itisreallyusefulwhenpeopleuseitproperly.SectionB(10marks)Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Itiswellknownthatsomeculturesprefersonstodaughters.Incontrast,surveyshaverevealedthatsomepeoplewouldratherhaveadaughterthanason.Apparently,eachofthesepreferenceshasitsexplanationinthelocalculture.Aroundtheworld,peoplewhoprefersonshavesimilarreasons.Inmanycountries,sonsarevaluedbecausetheycanworkandcontributetothefamilyincome.Also,sonswillbeabletosupporttheirparentswhentheparentsareold.Insomecultures,sonsareimportantbecausetheyenablethefamilynametocontinueforanothergeneration.Thisisbecausethewifeintheseculturestakesherhusband,sfamilyname,andmoreorless“belongs”tothehusband,sfamily.Inaddition,havingadaughtercansometimescausedifficultforafamily.InIndia,forexample,havingadaughtercanbeaburdenbecausethefamilyhastopayadowrywhenthegirlgetsmarried.Generally,peoplethinktraditionalculturesaretheonesinwhichboysarepreferred.Researchseemstosupportthisbelief.However,accordingtoasurveyconductedin2000,peopleintheCzechRepublic,Lithuania,Portugal,andtheCaribbeanprefertohavedaughters.Theresearcherssaidthatparentsinthesesocietiesdonotneedtohavethesameeconomicsituationthatexistsinothercountries,sotheydonotneedtohaveasontohelpmakemoney.Instead,familiesinthesecountrieswantdaughtersforemotionalreasons.Manymothersthinktheywillhaveabetterrelationshipwithadaughterthanason,forexample.Inaddition,theythinkdaughterswilltakebettercareofthemwhentheyareold.InJapan,asimilartrendhasemerged.Thismightcomeasasurprisetosome,becauseonlyonegenerationago,theJapanesefavoredsons.In1982,overhalfofJapanesecouplessurveyedwouldwantaboyiftheycouldhaveonlyonechild.Asurveydonein1997,ontheotherhand,foundthat75percentwantedagirl!SomeJapanesecouplessaytheywanttohavedaughtersbecausetheythinkdaughtersarecuterandeasiertoraise.Japanesecouplesalsoworryaboutbeingtakencareofwhentheyareold.Iftheyhavetolivewiththeirchildrenwhentheyareveryold,manyJapaneseparentswouldwanttolivewithadaughter.“Ason,swifewouldbeastrangerandhardertoaskforhelp,”oneJapanesemothersaid.Criticswarnthatpreferenceforadaughterisjustasbadaspreferenceforason.“Insteadofvaluingchildrenforthesocialrolestheyareexpectedtofill,parentsmustlearntovaluechildrenasindividuals,”criticssay.Whenthatisthecase,parentswillbeequallypleasedwithasonordaughter.Thereasonsthatparentsprefertohavesonsaretocontinue,toHelpearnmoneyforthefamily,andtosupporttheparentsintheiroldAge.Japan,spreferencefordaughtersnowisquitebecausenotlongagothepreferencewasforsons.Insomedevelopingcountries,parentsvalueboysmorethangirlsmainlyfor.InIndia,parentsreceivewhentheirsonsgetmarried.Criticsmaintainthatchildrenshouldbetreatedbytheirparentsas.SectionC(10marks)Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyfivequestions.Readthepassagecarefullyandthenanswereachofthequestionsinamaximumof10words.Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Atleast600,000jobscoulddisappearintheUKthisyear,accordingtoareportbyapersonnelmanagers,professionalbody.TheCharteredInstituteofPersonnelandDevelopmentsayseventhosewhoescaperedundancywillfacepayfreezes.Itsaysthatwhiletotalunemploymentwillnothitthreemillion,thetimebetweenNewYearandEasterwillbetheworstforjoblossessince1991.Accordingtoofficialstatistics,therewere1.86millionpeopleoutofworkintheUKinOctober,2008.Thisfigurewasthehighestsince1997,takingtheoverallunemploymentrateto6percent.DavidFrostoftheBritishChamberofCommercesays,“Itistheworstyear.Companiesareinsurvivalmode.”TheCIPD,whichrepresentsmanagersandpersonnelstaff,issueditsgloomyforecastadayafterchildren'sretailerAdamsjoinedagrowinglistofwellknownchainsapplyingforbankruptcyprotection.ChiefeconomistJohnPhilpottsaid,“Inthefaceofsomeskepticism,theCIPDwarnedthat2008wouldtheUK’sworstyearforjobsinadecade.Itwas,butinretrospectitwillbeseenasmerelytheslow-motionpreludetowhatwillbetheworstyearforjobsinalmosttwodecades.TheCIPD’sannualbarometerforecastisthattheUKeconomywillshedatleast600,000jobsin2009.Overall,the18-monthperiodfromthestartoftherecessioninmid-2008untiltheendof2009willwitnessthelossofaroundthreequartersofamillionjobs,equivalenttothetotalnetriseinemploymentintheprecedingthreeyears.”Mr.Philpottsaidjoblosseswerelikelytocontinueinto2010,takingthefinaltolltoaboutonemillion.TheCIPDalsosurveyed2,600workersandfoundthatmorethanoneinfourdidnotexpectapayrisenextyear,whileothersfearedwagecuts.Theinstitute,srewardadviser,CharlesCotton,said,”Employeesarerealisticabouttheirpayprospects.Againstthisbackdrop,employerswillneedtoworkhardtofindnewwaystomotivatetheiremployeestoperform.”“Financialincentivesandtargetedinvestmentintraininganddevelopmentcouldbeeffectivewaystodothis,”headded.“Morethanever,thisisatimewhereorganizationsneedtoengageinanopenandstraightforwardcommunicationwiththeirstaff,clearlyexplainingthereasonsforanydifficultmeasuresthatwillaffectthem,”hesaid.“Thiswillhelppreservestaffloyaltyandengagementevenduringtimeswhenunpopulardecisionsneedtobemade.”Accordingtothepassage,whichwillbetheworstyearforjoblossesIntheUK?WhatkindoforganizationistheCharteredInstituteofPersonnelandDevelopment?WhataremanyBritishcompaniesnowstrugglingfor?WhatdoestheCIPDadviceBritishemployerstodounderthepresentcircumstances?WhydoesCharlesCottonsuggestthatemployerscommunicatewiththeirstraight-forwardly?SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.Readthepassagecarefulfy,andthencompletethesummarybelowbychoosingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassagetofullineachoftheblanks.Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Everyoneknowsaboutpollutionintheenvironment.Water,air,andlandareallpolluted.Thismeansthatpollutioniseverywhere.Now,scientistsarelookinginsideourbodiestofindoutaboutinternalpollution.In2003,theEnvironmentalWorkingGroupstudiedninepeopletomeasurethechemicalsintherebodies.Theseninepeoplehadanaverageof53cancer-causingchemicalsintheirbodies.Theyalsohadaverageof62chemicalsthatcanharmbabiesinpregnantwomen.Eventhoughalotofchemicalswerefoundinhumanbodies,thechemicalswerefoundinsmallamounts.Theamountsweresmallenoughthattheywereprobablynothurtingthepeople.However,scientistsareworriedbecausemostofthesechemicalswerecreatedbyhumans.Mostofthesechemicalsdidnotexist75yearsago.Thisprovesthatwehavenotonlypollutedtheworld-wehavepollutedourownbabies!Howdosethispollutiongetintoourbodies?Wecomeintocontactwithmanychemicalseveryday.forexample,everyoneusesoap,skinlotion,andshampoo.However,fewpeopleknowthattheseproductscontainharmfulchemicals,someofwhichmaycausememoryloss.ChemicalsknownasDEA(diethanolamine)andTEA(triethanolamine)mayseepintotheskinandstopusfromabsorbingahelpfulnutrientcalled“choline”.Cholineisanutrientthatplaysacrucialroleinthememorycellmakingprogressinthedevelopingbrain.Somepeopleworrythateverytimewewashourhair,wearedecreasingourmemories.Everyoneknowstheyshouldbrushtheirteethregularly,butrecentresearchhasshownthatsometoothpastescancausecancer.Fluorideisakeyingredientinmanytoothpastes.However,studiesshowthatfluoridedosenotreallyprotectourteeth.Infact,fluoridehasbeenconnectedwithbonecancerandotherdiseases.Whilewearetryingtosaveoursmiles,wecouldbedamagingourhealth.Womenareprobablyexposedtomorechemicalsthenmenbecausetheyusemorebeautyproducts.Recently,harmfulchemicalsarecalled“phthalates”.Studiesonanimalshaveshownthatphthalatescandamagetheliver,thekidneys,andthelungs.Cosmeticcompaniessaytheamountsofphthalatesintheirproductsaresafe.Butconsumerprotectiongroupsdisagree.Theysaysomewomentrytolookbeautiful,themoretheycouldbeharmingtheirhealth.InafuturisticstorybyRayBradbury,amanfoundapristinestreamonanewplanet.Whenhedrankfromthestream,hedied!Why?Hisbodywassopollutedthatpurewaterwasapositiontohim!Perhapsthatisonlysciencefiction,butitremindsustotakecareofourbodies.Wemustfindwaystoreducethepollutionweabsorb.Summary:Likeourpollutedenvironment,ourbodiesarenolongerpollution-free.Scientistsnowknowthatthereispollutioninourbodies.On(61),wehave53cancer-causingchemicalsinourbodies.Evenfluoride(62)withbonecancerandotherdiseases.Somecommoncosmeticscontainsmallamountsofchemicals,whichseepintoour(63)whenweusetheseproducts.Theypreventusfromabsorbingthe(64)ourbodiesneed.So,itis(65)thatwefindwaystoreducetheamountofchemicalsinourbodies.Weshouldremindourfriendsandfamiliestotakecareoftheirbodies.PartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)ReadthepassageandfillineachblankwithonewordChoosethewordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectfromofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenlettersoftheword.AccordingtoagroupcalledtheVoiceFunction,everyonehasasingingvoiceaswellasa(66) (speak)voicesomewhereinsidethem.This,theysay,shouldbe(67)enc fromanearlyagebecauseitprovidesthebest,andthe(68) (cheap),basisonwhichtobuildanunderstandingofmusic.TheteachingoftheHungarian(69)(compose)ZoltanKodalyareresponsibleforthisidea.Heobservedthatsongscanbecomeakeypartoftherelationship(70)amotherandherchildalmostfrombirth.Thisis(71)astrueoftraditionalsocieties,(72)thoseofWestAfrica,wheresomesmallchildrenareabletosingliterally(73)hunofsongs,allofwhichhavebeenlearnbyheart.Howevermanymodernchildrenfirstcometounderstandingofmusic(74)theylearntoplayaninstrument(75)althoughsometeachingofthetheoryofmusicisusuallyapartofthis,theirrelationshipwiththemusiconthepageisoftenamechanicalone.The(76)(believe)oftheVoiceFoundationisthatanaturalfeelingforrhythm.harmonyandmusicalstructure.theveryqualitiesweappreciateinthegreatestmusicians.canonlybeachievedthroughthe(77)(explore)ofthevoicefromthebeginningofaperson,slife.Thefoundationhas,therefore,setitselfthetaskof(78)asinging-centeredmusicaleducation(79)pro thatcouldbenefitjuniorall(80) theworld.PartVTranslation(15minutes,20marks)SectionA(10marks)TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesofthefollowingpassageintoChinese.Embroidery(刺绣)isabrilliantpearlinChineseart.(81)FromthemagnificentDragonRobeswornbyemperorstotoday,sfashions,embroideryaddsagreatdealofpleasuretoourcultureandourlives.TheoldestembroideryonrecordinChinadatesfromtheShangDynasty.Embroideryinthisperiodsymbolizedsocialstatus.(82)Itwasnotuntillateron,asthenationaleconomydeveloped,thatembroideryenteredthelivesofthecommonpeople.AftertheZhouDynasty,theHanDynastywitnessedaleapinbothtechniquesandstylesofembroidery.Embroideredobjectsrangedfromthesun,themoon,stars,mountainsdragons,andphoenixestotigers,flowersandgrasses,cloudsandgeometricpatterns.Auspiciouswordswerealsofashionable.Bothhistoricrecordsandproductsofthetimeprovethis.TheculturalrelicsfoundintheMawangduiHanTombarethebestevidenceofthisunprecedenteddevelopmentinembroidery.Inaddition,embroideryunearthedfromtheMogaoCavesinDunhuang,theancienttombsinTurpanandnorthernInnerMongolia,furtherstrengthenthisobservation.(84)TheChinesewordforembroideryis“xiu”,apictureorembroideryinfivecolors.Itimpliesbeautifulandmagnificentthings.Embroiderywasaneleganttaskforladieswhowereforbiddentogooutoftheirhomes.(85)Itwasagoodpastimetowhichtheycoulddevotetheirintelligenceandpassion.Imagineabeautifulyoungladyembroideringadaintypouch.Stitchbystitch,sheembroidersapairoflovebirdsforherlover.It’sacoldwinterdayandtheroomisfilledwiththearomaofincense.Whatatouchingandbeautifulpicture!SectionB(10marks).她先天残疾，但他从未屈服于任何困难。(倒装句).无论什么时候说什么事情，你至少要让别人听得懂。(whenever).对于一个公司来说，能跟上市场的发展的变化是很重要的。(keeppacewith).如果你通过旅行社预定你的行程，你可能会得到很大的折扣。(discount).当初要是投资电信业，我们现在会很富有。(虚拟语气)PartVIIQTest(5minutes,5marks).Ifallthelettersofthealphabetwerewrittenoutbackwards,whichwouldbethenextbutoneletterafterthethirdvowel?.Thetoptwoscalesareinperfectbalance.Howmanyspades黑桃)willbeneededtobalancethebottomset?.IfFRTZZisthecodeforESSAY,whatisthecodeforPAPER.A,B,C,D,EandFaresixseasideresorts.A,CandFhaveafunpairandacaravanpark,whereasChasacaravanparkonly.Theothershaveneither.ThereareamusementsatalltheresortsexceptBandC.Whichresortwithoutacaravanparkhasamusementsbutnopromenade？.Ontheleftaresomeshapesandthecodesthatgowiththem.Youmustdecidehowthecodelettersgowiththeshapes.Whichcodeshouldreplacethequestionmarkontheright?PartVIIWriting(30minutes,30marks)TaskI(10marks)Youmustorganizeatwo-daydebatingcontestwhichwilltakeplaceonMay1-2.Writeane-mailtoyourclassmateTom:>informinghimthatyou’reworkingonaschedulefortheContestandthatyouwillsenditbye-mailtomorrow>askinghimtogetintouchwithsometeacherstoactasjudges-youneedtoknowtheirnamesbyFriday>askinghimtocomeupwithsomeideasbytomorrowmorningYoushouldwritenofewerthan80wordsontheanswersheet.2011年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛赛卷C类PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)PartTwoVocabularyandStructure(15marks)31.Afterfourdaysoftalks,wearegladtoannouncethattheunionandmanagementhavereachedan.Theagreementisfairandbenefitsbothsides.A.accordB.accomplishmentC.identity D.undertakingA.accordB.accomplishmentC.identity D.undertaking32.Astheclerkpreparedmymilkshake,Iwonderedhowlongshehadbeenworkingthere,mindlesslymakingicecreamtreatsinasetorderofsteps.32.Astheclerkpreparedmymilkshake,Iwonderedhowlongshehadbeenworkingthere,mindlesslymakingicecreamtreatsinasetorderofsteps.A.logicallyB.methodicallyC.graphicallyD.syntheticallyA.logicallyB.methodicallyC.graphicallyD.synthetically33.Asaboyhewantedtobeafireman.Asahighschoolstudent,hethoughthe'dliketobecomeateacher.Nowhetobenothingmorethanajanitor.A.AssumesB.PrescribesC.Aspires34.Regardlessofwhatcausedit,Iamgratefulthathavefinallyreachedapointinmylifestrengths,acceptmyweaknessesandtrytobecomfortablewitheverythinginbetween.D.PresumesIcanappreciatemyA.WhyB.WhereC.WhichA.AssumesB.PrescribesC.Aspires34.Regardlessofwhatcausedit,Iamgratefulthathavefinallyreachedapointinmylifestrengths,acceptmyweaknessesandtrytobecomfortablewitheverythinginbetween.D.PresumesIcanappreciatemyA.WhyB.WhereC.WhichD.What35.A.SupposingB.ProvidedtheC.IfitwerenotforD.Onconditionthat36.PeterBrownwasapainstakingwriter;,heoncespenthalfadayonthecompositionofasinglesentence.A.OntheotherhandB.NeverthelessC.MoreoverD.Forexample35.A.SupposingB.ProvidedtheC.IfitwerenotforD.Onconditionthat36.PeterBrownwasapainstakingwriter;,heoncespenthalfadayonthecompositionofasinglesentence.A.OntheotherhandB.NeverthelessC.MoreoverD.Forexampleinformationprovidedbymembersofthepublic,thepolicewouldhaveamuchmovedifficultjob.37.WhatanIgoingtodoaboutapresentforCarol? Yousomeflowers.A.MighthavesentherB.Musthavesenther38.Withouttheairholdinginsomeofthesun'sheat,theearthC.CouldsendherD.Wouldsendhercoldatnight,toocoldforustoliveon.A.WillbefreezingB.WouldbefreezingC.AnbefrozenD.Wouldbefrozen Yousomeflowers.A.MighthavesentherB.Musthavesenther38.Withouttheairholdinginsomeofthesun'sheat,theearthC.CouldsendherD.Wouldsendhercoldatnight,toocoldforustoliveon.A.WillbefreezingB.WouldbefreezingC.AnbefrozenD.Wouldbefrozen39.ThestudentsinouruniversityeachanEnglishdictionary.Thatistosay,eachofthestudentsinour39.ThestudentsinouruniversityeachanEnglishdictionary.Thatistosay,eachofthestudentsinouruniversity anEnglishdictionary.A.Have;has B.Have;have40.Here'syourkitchen.Ihopeyouenjoycookinghere.IsthereA.SomethingB.AnythingC.Has;haveuniversity anEnglishdictionary.A.Have;has B.Have;have40.Here'syourkitchen.Ihopeyouenjoycookinghere.IsthereA.SomethingB.AnythingC.Has;haveelsethatyouneed?

C.NothingD.Has;hasD.Everything41.DavidA.CamedowntoB.BrokedowntoC.FelloutwithD.Wentalongwith41.DavidA.CamedowntoB.BrokedowntoC.FelloutwithD.Wentalongwithhisbusinesspartneroverplanstoreducetheworkforce.42.A.Onnoaccount43.Helen'sparentswereA.IndoubtB.AbsolutelyC.Scarcelythatshewasstillonthejob.,butshehadresigned.OftheopinionD.NotatallUndertheimpressionD.42.A.Onnoaccount43.Helen'sparentswereA.IndoubtB.AbsolutelyC.Scarcelythatshewasstillonthejob.,butshehadresigned.OftheopinionD.NotatallUndertheimpressionD.Withisthispieceofequipmenttoberemovedfromthebuilding.suspicion1don'tthinkIwillever,inmylife,winalotteryoffivemilliondollars. Well,.Anythingcanhappen.A.YoumadeitB.You'rekiddingC.WhatyousayD.Youcannevertell Well,.Anythingcanhappen.A.YoumadeitB.You'rekiddingC.WhatyousayD.YoucannevertellHowdidyoufindtheconcertintheGrandTheatrelastnight? buttheconductorwasperfect.A.Icouldn'tagreemoreitB.Ididn'tthinkmuchofitC.IwascrazyaboutitD.IreallylikedA.Icouldn'tagreemoreitB.Ididn'tthinkmuchofitC.IwascrazyaboutitD.IreallylikedreeCloze(15marks)IhavebeenreadingalotonmyiPadrecently,andIhavesome(46)(complain)notabouttheiPaditselfbutaboutthestateofdigitalreadinggenerally.Readingisasubtlething,anditssubtletiesareartifactsofavenerablemedium:wordsprintedininkonpaper.Glassandpixelsaren'tthesame.WhenIreadaphysicalbook,Idon'thavetolookanywhereelsetofindouthowmuchI'veread.TheiPadereader,iBookstriestocreatethe(47)illuofaphysicalbook.Thepagesseemtoturn,andIcantheedgesofthosethatremain,butit'sfake.Therearealwaysexactlysixunturnedpages,nomatter(48)Iaminthebook.Also,thereisalargerproblem.Booksintheirdigitalformatlookvastlyless"finished",orlessgenuinethanrealbooks.Youcanvarytheirfontandtypesize,butthisonlymakesthem(49)(resemble)wordprocessednomatterhow(50)(wretch)orwonderfultheyarewillneverlookasgoodasRobertHass'spoemsintheprinteditionofTheAppleTreesatOlema.Butyourpoemscanlookalmostexactlyasuglyas"ebooklike"astheKindleversionofthatcollection.AlltheebookI'vereadhavebeenuglybooksbyChangraeLee,AlvinKernan,andStiegLarssonthoughthetextshavebeenwonderful.Ididn'tgrowupreadingtexts.Igrewupreadingbooks,andthi