2022年全国大学生英语竞赛D类试题（含答案）

2022年全国大学生英语竞赛样题(D类)

2022NationalEnglishCompetitionforCollegeStudents

(TypeD-Sample)

(Total:150marksTime:120minutes)

PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwill

bereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,onequestionwillbeasked,

andyouhavefifteensecondstoreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,and

decidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe

answersheetwithasingleUnethroughthecentre.

1.A.Turnonhiscomputer.

B.GoforawalkwithAnnie.

C.Holdawelcomeparty.

D.Goshoppingforthebarbecue.

2.A.Herparentspersuadedhertodoit.

B.Shehaddifficultystudyinglanguages.

C.Acomputercompanywillemployheraftergraduation.

D.Shethinksshewillfindajobeasilywithcomputerskills.

3.A.Hewantedtotryalongbook.

B.Itwasabest-sellerofthetime.

C.Hereaditforwritingatermpaper.

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D.Someonerecommendedhimtodoit.

4.A.AtJohn'soffice.

B.AtHiltonHotel.

C.Intheofficebuilding.

D.AtGoldenDuckRestaurant.

5.A.WalkupParliamentHill.

B.VisittheBritishMuseum.

C.Knowthehistoryoftheplacesyouvisit.

D.VisitallthevillagesinLondon.

SectionB(10marks)

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbe

readonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minute

pause.

ConversationOne

Listentotheconversation.ThenreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CorD,

anddecidewhichisthebestansweraccordingtowhatyouhear.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheanswersheetwithasingleUnethroughthecentre.

6.WhatisJohn'sjob?

A.He'sahost.

B.Hezsacareersadvisor.

C.He'sateacher.

D.He'sajournalist.

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7.HowdoprospectiveemployersscanCVs?

A.Getaquickoverview.

B.Getadetailedbiography.

C.Getadetailedworkexperience.

D.Getsomepersonalinformation.

8.WhatmayaCVstartwithaccordingtotheconversation?

A.Personaldetails.

B.Educationalbackground.

C.Qualifications.

D.Workexperience.

9.WhatdoesJohnrecommendthatschool-leaversdoasforworkexperience?

A.Leaveitblank.

B.Mentionweekendjobs.

C.Makeupanemploymenthistory.

D.Writeasmuchaspossible.

10.Howshouldyouintroduceyourleisureinterests?

A.Makingalistofinterests.

B.Givingadefinitionofinterests.

C.Givingsomedetailsaboutinterests.

D.Listingthecertificatesininterestcompetitions.

ConversationTwo

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Listentotheconversationandcompletethefollowingsentenceswithone

wordaccordingtowhatyouhear.Writetheanswersontheanswersheet.

11.Thewoman'scompanyhasbeenholdingtoomanytraining

sessions().

12.Thewomanzscompanyprovidestrainingopportunitiesforemployeesand

encourages()learning.

13.Thewomanisn'twillingto()intrainingafterabusydayandduring

theweekend.

14.Chandlerthinksthatonecanmaintainkeen()powerandexpand

intellectualcapacitybykeepinglearningdaily.

15.Thewomanmightmakethe()thatthetrainingbeheldduringthe

workingday.

SectionC(5marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Eachitemwillbereadonly

once.Aftereachitem,therewillbeafifteen-secondpause.Duringthepause,

readthequestionandthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwitha

singleUnethroughthecentre.

16.Whathastheresearchfound?

A.Catsusuallylikeownerswithlightpersonalitytraits.

B.Peopleliketoplaywiththeircatsinfrontofamirror.

C.Peoplewithdarkpersonalitytraitsshouldnotkeepcats.

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D.People'sbehaviourandmoodhaveaneffectontheircats.

17.Whatcausesinsectpopulationstodecreaseaccordingtothenewsitem?

A.Humans'activities.

B.Naturaldisasters.

C.Warmerclimate.

D.Naturalselection.

18.Whatisfoundtobegoodforhealthintherecentstudy?

A.Practicingyogafromtimetotime.

B.Joggingforhalfanhoureveryday.

C.Doingshortburstsofintenseexercise.

D.Raisingone'slegswhensittinginachair.

19.Whatdowelearnfromthereportaboutthehappinesslevelsofvarious

countries?

A.TheNetherlandsisonthetoptenlist.

B.Nocountrystudiedisfromcorruption.

C.Peopleareenjoyingmuchlongerlifeexpectancy.

D.Norwaywasthesecondhappiestcountrylastyear.

20.HowdidpsychologistAndrewGallupstarthisresearchonyawning?

A.BywatchingYouTubevideosformanyhours.

B.Byforcinghimselftoyawnforalongtime.

C.Byobservingstudentswhoyawninclass.

D.Bytalkingwithpeoplewhoyawnalot.

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SectionD(10marks)

Inthissection,youwillheartwoshortpassages.Thepassageswillberead

onlyonce.Aftereachpassage,therewillbeaone-minutepause.

Dictation

Listentothepassageandfillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrases

youhear.Writetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Jessewasastraight-Astudent—aresultofcountlesshoursspentstudying

duringcollege.Shegraduatedatthetopofherclassandbelievedshewouldhave

noproblemgettingajob.However,afterteninterviewsandnojoboffers,shewas

startingtowonderwhatwaswrong."AtfirstIcouldn'tunderstandit,Imean,I'm

intelligentandhard-working,whycouldn'tIgetajob?”(21)()having

“academic"intelligence,Jessewasmissingtheintelligencethatmanyemployers

arenowlookingfor,emotionalintelligence.

Emotionalintelligence(EI)istheabilitytounderstandyourownemotionsand

theemotionsofpeoplearoundyou.MoreandmorecompaniesuseEIassessment

teststorecruitnewstaff.TheyhavefoundthatpeoplewithhighEI(22)()

withtheircolleaguesandcanmanagethemselvesbetter.Thisbenefitsthe

company.

Jessethinksthatshespentsomuchofhercollegelifestudyingalonethather

socialskillsdidnotdevelopwell.(23)()togetstraightAs,shehadnot

playedanyteamsportsorparticipatedinanyschoolgroups,bothofwhichwould

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havehelpeddevelopsocialskillsandEI.Shedidn'tknowhowtoworkwithothers,

akeytosuccessinmostbusinesses.

AlthoughJessemightnothavehighEInow,psychologistsbelievethatshe

canimproveit.Sheneedsto(24)()peoplewhoare“natural“leaders,who

workwellwithothersandaregreatmotivators.Sheshouldwatchwhattheysay

andhowtheyactindifferentsituations,and(25)()inherownlife.

Summary

Listentothepassageandcompletethetableusingnomorethanthreewords

foreachblankaccordingtowhatyouhear.Writetheanswersontheanswersheet.

InformationaboutCultureShock

Firstwasintroduced(26)();

Setsinafter(27)()weeksofcomingtoanewplace;

Referstothe(28)()discomfortapersonsufferswhencomingtolive

inaplacedifferentfromtheplaceoforigin;

Canhelppeopledevelopabetterunderstandingofthemselvesandstimulate

(29)()；

Containsfivestages.Eachstageappears(30)().

PartIIVocabulary&Grammar(15marks)

Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblanktherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.

Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

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31.China'seconomyisunlikelytocontinuetogrowata()pacewithout

innovationplayingabigpart,accordingtoascholaratoneofBritain'stop

technologyandresearchinstitutes.

A.renewable

B.sustainable

C.predictable

D.responsible

32.TheLondonMuseum,()isintheBarbican,tellsyouallaboutthe

historyofLondon.

A.it

B.that

C.which

D.there

33.Foodisoftenhighlyprocessedandcomesinpackages,()littleofits

originsinthesoil.

A.whichrevealing

B.isrevealing

C.revealing

D.hasrevealed

34.Itwasthefirsttimethatshe()thatshewaswrong.

A.realizes

B.hasrealized

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C.hadrealized

D.wouldrealize

35.Inthispoem,thepoetcomparedhislover()rosesinspring,by

whichheexpressedhisdeeploveforher.

A.as

B.with

C.to

D./

36.Wealthcannotbuyhappiness.Itcanmakelifemuchmorecomfortable,

().

A.however

B.either

C.neither

D.yet

37.Aswedistanceourselvesfurtherfromthenaturalworld,weare

increasinglysurroundedbyand()ourowninventions.

A.busywith

B.strictin

C.curiousabout

D.dependenton

38.JimandSue()eachotherattheNationalLibraryyesterdayandthey

werereallysurprisedtoseeeachotherlongaftergraduationfromcollege.

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A.putupwith

B.bumpedinto

C.cameinto

D.lookedinto

39.TheAmericanDreamisthedreamofaland()lifeshouldbebetter

andricherandfullerforeveryone,withopportunityforeach()abilityor

achievement.

A.bywhich;inspiteof

B.inwhich;accordingto

C.towhat;concerning

D.that;thanksto

40.BlackFridayisaninformalnamefortheday()ThanksgivingDayin

theUnitedStates,which()asthebeginningofthecountry'sChristmas

shoppingseasonsince1952.

A.following;wasregarded

B.following;hasbeenregarded

C.followed;hasbeenregarded

D.followed;wasregarded

41.1thoughtitwouldtakeme30minutestogettothePalaceMuseum,butI

()whenItookawrongturnandittookalmostanhour.

A.killedtime

B.losttime

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C.ranoutoftime

D.spentmytime

42.ResearchsaidthatyoungChinesepeopleare()expandingthe

sharingeconomyandaremoreeagertospendmoneyonexperiences,()

possessions.

A.committedto;ratherthan

B.willingto;aswellas

C.curiousabout;inspiteof

D.satisfiedto;apartfrom

43.—Howareyougettingonwithyourtermpaper?Doyouneedmyhelp?

一(),butIthinkIzmallright.

A.Yes,thanks

B.That'sOK

C.That'sverykindofyou

D.It'suptoyou

44.—Ihavetriedtofinishallthebooksrecommendedbythetutor,butIcan'

t.

一()

一Thereare35booksinthelist,butthetermlastsonly10weeks.

A.Why?

B.Don'tyouthinkitisgoodforyou?

C.You'dbetternot.

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D.Nooneknows.

45.—WhatzsAngelagoingtodowhensheleavesschool?

—Untilafewmonthsago,shewasthinkingofgoingtouniversity,butshe's

changedhermind.Nowshebelievesshezsgoingtomakeitinthepopworld.

一()

一Wethinkshe'smakinganenormousmistake.

A.Howdoyoufeelaboutthat?

B.What'sshedoingjustnow?

C.Whatmakesherchangehermind?

D.Shezsdoinggreatinthepopworld.

PartIIICloze(10marks)

Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethe

correctwordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,by

usingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenletter(s)ofthe

word.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Themoreyouknowabouthowwordsareformed,the(46)()(speedy)

yourlearning.Insteadofmemorizingeachword(47)sep()youstartto

noticepatterns.Younotice,perhaps,thatnounsandverbsareidentifiedbytheir

endingsor,ifyouarelearningalanguage

withcharacters,younoticethat(48)()(know)smallunitsofmeaning

canhelpyoutounderstandnewandmorecomplicatedcharacters.Take,for

example,theChinesewordfor"rock"asthefigureshows；thetopstartofthe

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symbolisthewordformountain;thelowerpartmeansstone,sothattogether

theymeanarockycliff.Onceyouknowthatzyouwillbeabletounderstandmany

otherwordsmadeup(49)thoseparts.

The(50)()(fix)phrasesofthelanguagearethegroupsofwordswhich

haveameaningoftheirownbeyondthemeaningoftheindividualwordsinthem.

InEnglish,forexample,nativespeakersknowthe(51)dif()betweenputting

someonedown,puttingthemup,puttingthemoffandsoonzbutthesemeanings

areanightmareforthelanguagelearner.

Thenextleveloflanguageknowledge(52)rel()tothewaywordsare

puttogetherinsentencesorutterances.Weusethewordutterancesbecauseof

coursewhenpeoplespeaktheydonotalwaysspeakin(53)()(tradition)

sentences.Togethertheserulesmakeup(54)()iscalledthesyntaxofa

language.

Inmanylanguages,wordorderplaysabigpartinmeaning.Inthesentence

“Manbitesdog,Mweknowwhodidthebitingbecauseofthewordorder.Change

theorderofthetwonounsaroundandthemanwill(55)()sufferingthe

injuries.

PartIVReadingComprehension(30marks)

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questions.Respondtothequestionsusinginformationfromthepassage.

Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

SectionA(10marks)

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Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Smallpoxisanacute,highlyinfectiousdisease,producinghighfeveranda

pinkishrashofspots.Whentheydryup,theyleaveuglyscarsontheskin.For

centuriesitkilledtherichandpooralike,spreadingfastwhenittookholdinan

area,andoftenseriouslydisfiguringorblindingthosesuffererswhoescaped

death.Itwasnotuntil1980thattheWorldHealthOrganizationdeclaredthatthe

diseasewaseradicated,afterthefinalrecordedcaseinSomaliain1977.

(56)()Iteventuallyofferedreliableprotectionandcausedsmallpoxto

disappearcompletely.Jennerwasbornin1749and,afterstudyingmedicine,lived

andworkedasadoctorinasmallvillage,Berkeley,inruralGloucestershire.There

hesawpeoplesufferingbothfromsmallpoxandfromcowpox,aweaker,much

lessdangerousformofinfection,frequentlyfoundincows.Hemadethe

interestingobservationthatthelocalpeoplewhocaughtcowpoxbecauseoftheir

dailycontactwithcattledidnotcatchsmallpox；evenifclosefriendsandfamily

wereinfected.Byexperimentingonlocalpeople,therefore,EdwardJennerwas

abletoprove,in1796,thatinjectionsofthecowpoxviruscouldprovide

protectionagainstsmallpox.(57)()

AlthoughotherstudieswerebeingcarriedoutelsewhereinBritainduringthe

eighteenthcentury,Jennermadetheclinicalbreakthrough.Theimmunityhe

providedagainstoneofhistory'smostterrifyingdiseasesbroughthimfameand

fortune.(58)()HewasalsogiventhefreedomoftheCityofLondonin1805,

anhonournotlightlygranted.Hediedin1823.

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Smallpoxwasnotfinallywipedout,however,untiloveracenturylater.Bythis

time,vaccinationhadbecomeacompulsorypartofmanycountries'publichealth

programmes.(59)()Thiscanbepartlyexplainedbythefactthatcomplete

eradicationrequiredaconcertedeffortfromallcountries.

InthevillageofBerkeley,thereisamuseumwhichaimstoremindpeopleof

EdwardJenner'spioneeringachievement.(60)()

Questions56to60

ChoosefromthesentencesA一Gtheonewhichbestfitseachgapof56一60.

Therearetwoextrasentenceswhichyoudonotneedtouse.

A.Thelivesofmillionsofpeoplehavebeensavedbyhiscarefulobservation

andclinicalwork.

B.Afteralifetimeofhardwork,Jennerfinallyretiredtothecountry,still

hopingfortherecognitionhefelthehadearned.

C.Hewaspaidgeneroussumsbythegovernmentwhentheauthorities

realizedtheimportanceofhisachievement.

D.ItmayseemsurprisingthatJenner'sgreatdiscoverywasnotfullyexploited

atthetime.

E.Thisprocesswascalledvaccination,fromvacca,theLatinwordforcow.

F.Thefirstsymptomsofsmallpoxusuallyappear12to14daysafteryouare

infected.

G.OvertwohundredyearsagotheEnglishphysicianEdwardJenner

discoveredtheprocessofvaccination.

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SectionB（10marks）

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Asthesupplyofgeneticallymodified（GM）foodincreases,manypeopleare

unawarethatsomefoodtheyareeatingisaproductoftheGMprocess.Scientists

inalaboratoryhaveartificiallychangedfoodbycopyinggenesfromonecelland

puttingthemintoanothercellinordertoachievesomesupposedlydesirable

result.

Nowadays,thereareavarietyofGMfoodsbeingproduced一suchassoybean,

nuts,andpotato.Thereasonforthemodificationprocessistomakethesefoods

resistanttoinsectsandvirusessothatfarmersdon'tneedtousemuchherbicide

（除草剂）.Takingtheexampleoftomatoes,whicharesensitivetotheweather,

theycanbeinsertedwithgenesfromatypeoffishthatlivesinverycoldseasso

astosurvivefrost.

ItssupportersarguethatGMtechnologyisthefutureoffoodandhasmany

advantages.TheyassertthatbecauseofGMfood'sstrongerresistancetonature/

sforces,farmerscanproducebetterharvests.

Moreover,itcanincreasetheworldwidesupplyoffood,whichcaninturnhelp

thoseareassufferingfromfoodshortages.Inaddition,commonfoodsuchas

bananasandtomatoescanbeinjectedwithvaccinesforillnessestohelppreventthe

spreadofseriousdiseases.

Nevertheless,therehasbeenincreasedconcernaboutthedangersofGMfood.

Somepeoplehaveanunusualreactiontospecificproteinscalledallergens（过敏原）.

Nutsandsoybeansaretwoofthemajorsourcesoftheseallergies,andreactionsto

thesefoodscanbelifethreatening.Inaddition,theecosystemmightbedestroyed

bytheGMprocess—thepracticeoffeedinganimalswithGMcropscouldleadto

healthproblemsrelatedtogrowthormetabolism（新陈代谢）.

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TheU.S.,Canada,andArgentina,theworld'sthreelargestproducersofGM

foods,havechallengedcountriesthatprotectagainstGMproducts.Meanwhile,the

EUhasurgedforawiseandcarefulapproachtothismatter,labelingproducts

containingGMelements,andsomeEuropeancompanieshavestoppedusingGM

ingredients.GMfoodisacomplexissueassociatedwithbothbenefitsandrisks.The

debateonitwillcontinueuntilwefullyexaminethelong-termconsequences.

Questions61to65

Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage.

61.Howaregeneticallymodifiedfoodproduced?

62.Whatisthefunctionofthemodificationprocess?

63.WherearethegenesofGMtomatoesfrom?

64.InwhatwayistheecosystemdestroyedbytheGMprocess?

65.Whichcountriesaretheworld'sthreelargestproducersofGMfoods?

SectionC(10marks)

Questions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Doyouthinkyou'reagoodlistener?Chancesareyoudo.Butstudiesshowthat

mostpeopleseriouslyoverestimatetheirabilitytolisten.Thetruthisweare

generallynotgoodatlistening,andourlisteningcomprehensiondeclinesasweage.

ThiswasprovenbyDr.RalphNichols,apioneerinthescientificstudyof

listeningbehaviour.WiththehelpofschoolteachersinMinnesota,heconducteda

simpleexperimenttoteststudents'listeningskills.

Hehadteachersstopwhattheyweredoingmid-class,andthenasked

studentstodescribewhattheirteachershadbeentalkingabout.Youmight

assumethatolderkids,withmoredevelopedbrains,wouldbebetterlisteners.

Theresults,however,showedotherwise:While90percentoffirst-and

second-gradersgavecorrectresponses,thispercentagedroppedrapidlyasthe

studentsgotolder.Alittleunderhalfofjuniorhighstudentscouldremember

correctly,andonly25percentofhighschoolstudentsgottheanswersright.

Sowhyaren'twegoodatlistening?Onereasonconcernsthespeedatwhich

wethink.Theadultbraincanprocessuptoaround400wordsperminute,more

thanthreetimesfasterthanthespeedanaveragepersonspeaks.Thismeansthat

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wecaneasilythinkaboutsomethingelsewhilesomeoneistalkingtous,allowing

ourmindtowanderorgetsidetracked.Thinkingabouthowyouwillreplywhile

someoneisstilltalkingisoneofthemostcommonbarrierstoeffectivelistening.

TheyoungerstudentsinDr.Nichols'sexperimentwerebetterlistenerspartly

becausetheirbrainswerelessdeveloped—theylackedtheextrabrainpowerto

bedistracted.

Anotherfactorthatcontributestoourpoorlisteningisourever-decreasing

attentionspan.AccordingtoastudyconductedbyMicrosoft,theageof

smartphoneshashadanegativeimpact.In2000—aroundthetimethemobile

revolutionbegan—theaveragehumanattentionspanwas12seconds.By2013,it

hadfallento8seconds.

Ourmobiledevicesalsoprovideconstantdistractions,whichcanbevery

disruptivetolistening.Testresultshaveshownthatbeinginterruptedbyacell

phonemessagelowerslisteningcomprehensionby20percent.

Interruptionsandotherdistractions,whetherdigitalormoretraditional；can

causeadramaticdeclineinlisteningability—buttheydon'thaveto.Moreand

morepeoplenowrealizethatlisteningisaskillthatcanbedevelopedthrough

practice.Learningtoobserveaspeaker'sbodylanguageandemotions,for

example,canimproveouractivelistening.Eventhesimpleactofnote-takingor

makingeyecontactcanhelpusstayfocusedwhilelistening.

Questions66to70

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Completethesummarybelowwithinformationfromthepassage,usingno

morethanthreewordsforeachblank.

Mostpeoplearenotgoodatlisteningandtheirlisteningcomprehension

declinesastheygetolder.ItwasconfirmedbyDr.RalphNichols,agreatscientist

in(66)().Theresultsofhisexperimentindicatedthattheolderthe

students,(67)()theirlisteningskills.Hethinksthatthefollowingfactors(68)

()poorlistening:thespeedatwhichwethinkandourever-decreasing

attentionspan.Moreover,themobiledevices,whichprovideconstantdistractions,

(69)()listeningaswell.Butpracticecanmakeourlisteningskillsimprove,

suchas(70)()aspeaker'sbodylanguageandemotions,theactof

note-takingormakingeyecontact.

PartVTranslation(15marks)

SectionA(5marks)

TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese.Remembertowritethe

answerontheanswersheet.

71.Emailhasbecomeanacceptedandexpectedwaytokeepintouchwith

professorsatuniversities,andwhendonecorrectly,canhelpstudentsand

professorscommunicate.However,someprofessorsarefindingthatitcanalso

causemajormisunderstandings.Informalityandinappropriatenessarethecausesof

manymisunderstandingsinemails.

Oneprofessorsaysthatemailshavetobewritteninformal,standardEnglish,

andbeprofessionalorbusiness-likeintone.Additionalproblemsoccurwhenthe

toneofamessageismisunderstood.

SectionB(10marks)

TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoEnglish.Remembertowritetheanswer

ontheanswersheet.

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72.对于大多数大学生来说，经济来源是有限的。为了把钱用好，你应该关

注自己的消费习惯。记录钱的去向是减少不必要开支的好方法。许多人惊奇地发

现，通常是诸如零食和咖啡之类的小花费占了他们预算的一大块。一旦你知道钱

都花在了什么地方，下一步就是做一个现实的开支计划并坚持按这个计划开支。

PartVIIQTest(10marks)

TherearefiveIQTestquestionsinthispart.Writetheanswersontheanswer

sheet.

73.Whatnumbershouldreplacethequestionmark?

2436

4152

6674

74.Whichistheoneodd?

75.IfthecodeforCHANGEis3811475,whatdoes2018211316mean?

76.Choosetwowords,onefromeachgroup,whichgotogethertoformanew

word.Thewordinthefirstgroupalwayscomesfirst.

(arm,sea,paper)(break,shade,son)()

77.David'shouseiswestofthepostofficeandsouth-westofthefarm.The

farmisdueeastoftheschool.Theschoolisnorth-westofthepostoffice.Thesefour

placesformthepointsofasquare.WhereisDavid'shouseinrelationtotheschool?

PartVIIErrorCorrection(10marks)

Thereare10errorsaltogetherinthefollowingpassage.Theerrorsare:missing

words,unnecessarywordsandwrongwords.Pleasecorrectthemasfollows:fora

missingword,markitspositionwiththesymbol〃八"andwriteit;foranunnecessary

word,crossitoutwiththesymbol"V；forawrongword,underlineitandwritethe

correctword.Anexampleofhowtocorrecttheerrorisprovidedbelow.Writethe

answersontheanswersheet.

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Forexample:

OneofmyfavoritewritersareCharlotteBronte.Shewasbornintheearlynineteenth

is

centurywhenwomenhadfarfeweropportunitiesAtheyhavenow.Shelivedina

than

smallvillageinYorkshireandshetookgreatpleasureinwalkingonthemoors

Me展nearherhome.

Duringanaverageyear,about50peoplediefromcarbonmonoxidepoisoning

intheUK,causeddirectlybyfumesfromhomeheatingapplianceswhichare

subsequentdiscoveredtobedefective.Severalhundredspeopleayeararemadeill

byinhalingthefumes,andhavetohavehospitaltreatments.Thesedeathsand

illnessesareunnecessary,andcaneasilyprevented.

Carbonmonoxidehasnocolour,smellortaste,anditcankill.Itcanbegivenup

byanyequipmentwhichburnsafossilfuel,suchascoal,gasoroil.Fumesmaybuild

upinyourhomeiftheequipmentisfaulty,orifthechimneyisblocked,orif