2023年大学生英语竞赛样题级及答案

全国大学生英语竞赛样题（B级）PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30points)SectionAShortConversations(6points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear6shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.A.Doctorandpatient.B.Managerandclerk.

C.Fatheranddaughter.D.Teacherandstudent.2.A.Yesterdaymorning.B.Duringtheweekend.

C.Tomorrowafternoon.D.OnFridayafternoon.3.A.HevisitedNewYork.B.Hewenttoahospital.

C.Heattendedameeting.D.Hestayedathome.4.A.Thewomanenjoyedit,butherhusbanddidn’t.

B.Boththemanandthewomanenjoyedit.

C.Neitherthemannorthewomanenjoyedit.

D.Thewomandidn’tenjoyit,butherhusbanddid.5.A.Becauseshehastoattendanotherparty.

B.Becauseshehastotypeherpaper.

C.Becauseshehastogooverherlessons.

D.Becauseshehastocorrectheressay.6.A.Theman.B.Thewoman.

C.Both.D.Neither.SectionBLongConversation(4points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear1conversation.Attheendoftheconversation,4questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.7.A.Eggs.B.Diets.C.Protein.D.Exercises.8.A.One;Two;One.B.Two;One;One.

C.One;One;Two.D.Two;One;Two.9.A.Becauseshebelievedeggswerenotveryexpensiveandalsocontainedalotofprotein.

B.Becauseshethoughtherheartwasstrongandeatingtoomuchproteincouldnothurtherheart.

C.Becauseshehadbeentoldthateatingeggscouldhelphertohaveafinefigure.

D.Becauseshelikedeggssomuchthatshecouldnotstandifshedidn’teateggseveryday.10.A.Oneweek.B.Onemonth.

C.Twodays.D.Threedays.SectionCNewsItems(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.A.Commerce.B.Education.C.Industry.12.A.Byobservingtheoldeststarsintheuniverse.

B.Bystudyingtheneareststarsthatcanbeseen.

C.ByfixingtheageoftheoldeststarsintheGalaxy.13.A.TheywereaskingfortherighttostayinParis.

B.Theywerenotallowedtoenteritlegally.

C.Theywereafraidofbeingtakentoahospital.14.A.Onehundred.

B.Onlyone.

C.Fourhundred.15.A.15milliondollars.

B.50milliondollars.

C.5milliondollars.16.A.InFebruary.B.InMarch.

C.InApril.17.A.Undertheageoffour.B.Undertheageoffive.C.Undertheageofsix.18.A.No.B.Yes.C.Notmentioned.19.A.Inouterspace.B.IntheAmazonbasin.C.Inthevehiclefactory.20.A.Norway.B.SaudiArabia.C.Russia.SectionDPassages(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to24arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.21.A.Aschoolteacher.B.Abusdriver.C.Akindpresenter.D.Atouristguide.22.A.Ahousevisiting.

B.Somepicturestaken.

C.Visitingthesights.

D.Abirdwatching.23.A.Onabus.B.Onaplane.C.Onaship.D.Onatrain.24.A.Inthreeminutes.B.Intwentyminutes.

C.Inthirteenminutes.D.Inthirtyminutes.PassageTwoQuestions25to27arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.25.A.Amedicalconference.B.Ajobinterview.

C.Abusinessnegotiation.D.Acelebration.26.A.No,hedidn’t.B.Notmentioned.

C.Notsureyet.D.Yes,hedid.27.A.Becausehewasawhiteman.

B.Becausehewasinexperienced.

C.Becausehewastoolazy.

D.Becausehewasablackman.Questions28to30arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.28.A.Threeparticulargroupsoflearners.

B.TheimportanceofbusinessEnglish.

C.Englishforspecificpurposes.

D.FeaturesofEnglishforvariedpurposes.29.A.EnglishlearningBeginners.

B.IntermediateEnglishlearners.

C.LearnersofspecialEnglish.

D.Englishmajorsincolleges.30.A.Professionals.B.Collegestudents.

C.Beginners.D.Intermediatelearners.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(5minutes,10points)Directions:Thereare10incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31.Ittakesa________timeformetoprepareforthedinner,buttheresultsaresogoodthatit’sworththe________.

A.short;forceB.long;effort

C.many;laborD.much;pains32.Rage,shame,andgrief________inherbreast.Underthiscircumstance,sheneedstostayincontrolofheremotions.

A.differB.divertC.alternateD.alter33.Herperformanceinthelastscenewas________.

A.fairlydescribableB.quiteremarkable

C.rathernotableD.verynoticeable34.Ipromisedto________herdaughternextweekwhenshe’sonbusiness.

A.takeoffB.lookforC.lookafterD.takeafter35.Hewouldn’twant________ofhisparentstoknowthathehasagirlfriend.

A.eitherB.anyC.neitherD.none36.Ourbossenjoysswimming,but________heavoidsacrowdedpool.

A.onthecontraryB.onthefaceofit

C.asaruleD.asaresult37.________youtoldmeearlier,I________somethingaboutit.

A.Had;couldhavedoneB.Have;canhavedone

C.Had;shouldhavedoneD.Have;musthavedone38.Onlyafter________fivetimes,________answerme.

A.tellingme;shedidB.bespoken;didshe

C.beingasked;didsheD.saying;didshe39.Hehashad________manyfalls________he’sblackandblueallover.

A.too;toB.so;thatC.quite;thatD.as;as40.Whattheteachersaidwasso________thatherstudentswereall________.

A.interesting;movingB.inspiring;encouraged

C.excited;enjoyedD.bored;aspiringPartIIISituationalDialogues(5minutes,5points)Directions:Thereare5incompletedialoguesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.41．Bob:Wow,look,allthethingsareonsale.

Jane:Yes,lookhere,thisshirtis50%off._____________

Bob:Andlookattheseshoes.Theyare30%offthenormalprice.A.I’dliketobuyaskirt.

B.Therearesomerealbargains.

C.Arethepricesreasonable?

D.Theseshoesarethesameasmine.42.James:CanIpaybycreditcardoreuro-cheque?

Receptionist:___________________

James:I’llpaybycreditcard,then.

Receptionist:That’sfine.Ihopeyouenjoyedyourstayhere.A.Here’syourbill,pleasetakeit.

B.Sorry,wedon’ttakeeuro-cheque.

C.Youcanpaybyeuro-cheque.

D.Yes,wetakebothofthem.43.Merv:Aretheseyoursons,Jean?Ihaven’tseenthemforages.

Jean:Yes,thatphotowastakenafewmonthsago.

Merv:Johnhasn’tchangedabit.He’stheveryimageofhisfather,isn’the?

Jean:Yes,heis.________That’sforsure.A.Hetakesupwithhisfather.

B.Hereallylikeshisfather.

C.Helooksafterhisfather.

D.Hetakesafterhisfather.44.Tom:WhichtieshallIwearfortheinterview?Doyouthinkmybluesilkonewouldlookallright?

Jane:________I’dwearsomethingwithasmallpattern

—squaresorspots,somethinglikethat.

Tom:________IthinkI’llweartheplainone.

A.Yes,that’sallright.;Iagreewithyou.

B.No,Idon’tthinkso.;That’sagoodidea.

C.Abitboring!;Oh,sorry,Idon’tknow.

D.Goodchoice!;Thankyouforyouradvice.45．Helena:Oh,welcome,comein,please.

Jack:________Andhere’sasmallgift.Letmewishyouhappyeveryday.

Helena:Thankyou.Oh,whatabeautifulbirthdaycard!A.Manyhappyreturns.

B.Enjoyyourself.

C.Hopingyou’llbewellsoon!

D.Iwishyouthebestofluck!PartIVIQTest(5minutes,5points)Directions:Thereare5IQTestquestionsinthispart.Foreachquestionthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.46.Whichnumbershouldreplacethequestionmark?

47.Themonkeyandtheweighteachweighthesameamount.

Themonkeybeginstoclimbtherope.Whichofthefollowingwillhappen?

A.Themonkeyandtheweightwillreachthepulleywheelatthesametime.

B.Theweightwillgetthepulleywheelfirst.

C.Themonkeywillgetthepulleywheelfirst.

D.Themonkeyandtheweightwillreachthepulleywheelatdifferenttimes.48.Iwentintoafurnitureshopinordertobuyapicture.Thesalesmantoldme—“Thepictureisfivetimesthecostofthatashtray,thechairis30timesthecostoftheashtray,thetableis4timesthecostofthechair,youcanbuythelotfor￡312.”Whatwasthepriceofthepicture?

A.￡5.B.￡10.C.￡15.D.￡20.49.Canyouworkoutthisriddle?

A.Ascarf.B.Aglove.C.Abag.D.Aneedle.50.SharonhadreceivedatelegramfromtheQueentocongratulateheronreachingher100thbirthday.Sharon’ssisters,MarjorieandNorah,areseeninthefrontphotoofthelocalnewspaperlookingatthetelegram.Thenextday,Sharonnoticedsomethingunusualabouttheheadline.Canyouspotitout?

A.Thelocalnewspaperheadlinewaswrittenbytheauthorincorrectly.

B.Theheadlinecanbereadbackwardsandforwardsasthesamething.

C.Theheadlinedidn’tsayitwastheQueenwhosentatelegramtoSharon.

D.Theeditordidn’tputSharon’ssisters,MarjorieandNorahintotheheadline.PartVReadingComprehension(25minutes,40points)SectionAMultipleChoice(5points)Directions:Thereis1passageinthispartwith5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheimagemostpeoplehaveofPresidentAbrahamLincolnisofatall,thin,beardedman.BeforehewaselectedPresident,however,Lincolndidnotwearabeard.Hegrewhisbeardastheresultofaletterhereceivedfromaneleven-year-oldgirl!

In1860,aclean-shavenLincolnwasrunningforthepresidency.GraceBedellofWestfield,NewYork,admiredLincolnverymuch,butshedidn’tlikethewayhelooked.Afraidthathemightnotwintheelection,GracewrotehimaletterstatingthatifLincolngrewabeard,“Youwouldlookagreatdealbetterforyourfaceissothin.”

LincolnwrotebacktoGrace,sayingthatifhestartedgrowingwhiskersnow,peoplemightthinkitwasasillyaffectationdoneonpurpose.ThebeardlessLincolnwontheelection—andhebegantogrowabeardshortlyafterward!Thenextyear,LincolnvisitedGraceBedell’shometownandtoldthecitizensthathehadgrownabeardbecauseofagirlfromthetown.HeaskedtoseeGrace,and,toeveryone’sdelight,hegavethesurprisedgirlakiss!Questions:51.Theword“affectation”inthelastparagraphmeans______.

A.greatlikingforsomeone

B.amanorawoman’shairdo

C.thingdoneforeffect

D.enjoymentforoneself52.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.BeforeAbrahamLincolnwaselectedPresident,hedidnothaveasmile.

B.BeforeAbrahamLincolnwaselectedPresident,hedidnotlookwell.

C.BeforeAbrahamLincolnwaselectedPresident,hedidnothaveabeard.

D.BeforeAbrahamLincolnwaselectedPresident,hedidnotlookthin.53.GraceBedellsuggestedthatLincolngrowabeardbecauseshethoughtitwouldmakehimlook________.

A.muchbetterB.moremature

C.muchwiserD.moreserious54.Fromthestory,wecanlearnthat________.

A.withregardtotheelection,Lincoln’sappearancewasimportant

B.withregardtotheelection,Lincoln’sappearanceimprovedhischances

C.withregardtotheelection,Lincoln’sappearancemadehimwin

D.withregardtotheelection,Lincoln’sappearancedidn’tmatter55.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.

A.ASuccessfulPresidentialElection

B.AGirl’sLettertothePresident

C.AStoryaboutAbrahamLincoln

D.WhyAbrahamLincolnGrewaBeardSectionBYes/No/NotGiven(5points)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave5minutestogooverthefollowingpassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.Forquestions56—60,markY(forYes)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNo)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNotGiven)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.“Cama”isLuluSkidmore’snameforthenewanimal.Dr.LuluSkidmoreistechnicaldirectoroftheCamelReproductionCentreinDubaiwhereRama,thefirstcamaintheworld,wasborn.Cama’smotherisallamafromaDubaizoo,herfatherisacamelfromtheCentre.

Llamas,one-humpdromedariesorArabiancamels,andtwo-humpBactriancamelsbelongtotheCamelidaefamily.Theyhaveacommonancestorbutnowliveintotallydifferentplaces:camelsliveindryhotplacesinthedesertregionsofAsiaandNorthernAfricaandcanlivewithoutwaterforseveraldays.Theyhaveshortearsandashorttail.

LlamasliveintheAndesinSouthAmericawheretemperaturescanbe-20°Celsius.Theyhavelongears,alongtailandwoolwhichprotectsthemfromthecold.Theycanwalkinthemountainsandcarryheavyloadsfor12hours.

YoungRamahasphysicalcharacteristicsfrombothparents:thelongears,longtailandprizedwoolofallama,andthesizeofacamel.Thisisgoodnews:itcangivemorewool.

Itisearlydaysandtherearemanyunansweredquestions:canitliveinmountainsoronlyindeserts?Canitcarryheavyloadsandlivewithoutwaterforseveraldays?Thescientistsareoptimistic.Theyhopethatitisfertile:thatitcanreproduce.Ifitcan,theworldhasanewman-made,orratherwoman-made,species,thecama.56.Llamasandcamelsnowliveincompletelydifferentregions.

57.Cama’smotherisacamelfromaDubaizoo,herfatherisallamafromtheCentre.

58.Camelshaveshortearsandashorttail,llamashavelongears,alongtailandwool.

59.Thecamacancarryheavyloadsandlivewithoutwaterforseveraldays.

60.Unfortunately,thecamacannotproducemorewool.SectionCShortAnswerQuestions(20points)Directions:Inthispart,thereare2passagesfollowedby10questionsorunfinishedstatements.Readthepassagescarefully,thenanswerthequestionsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words).RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingchart.Studythegraphshowingticketsalesoftwolow-costairlines,QuickjetandFlyNow.Thenanswerthequestionsbelow.Questions:61.WhatwasthevalueofQuickjetsalesfortheyear1996?

62.InwhichyeardidQuickjetsalesdropsharply?

63.WhichwasthebestyearforFlyNowsales?

64.HowmuchwasearnedfromFlyNowsalesin1999?

65.InwhichyeardidQuickjetsalesexceedthoseofFlyNow?Questions66to70arebasedonthefollowingletters.Therearetwobusinesslettershere.Afterreadingthelettersyoushouldgivebriefanswerstothe5questionsfollowingthem.Questions：66．Whatproductsarethetwoletterstalkingabout?

67．WhatdoesMarySmithaskforinherletter?

68．Fromthefirstletterweknowregularorderscanbeplacedifthequalityofthebicyclesare______and________.

69．HowcanMarySmithgetaspecialdiscount?

70．WhatarealsoincludedinMarkSteven’sletterapartfromthecatalogueandpricelist?SectionDSummary(10points)Directions:Inthispart,thereis1passagefollowedwithasummary.Readthepassagecarefullyandcompletethesumm-arywiththeappropriatewordsofthepassage.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Therearedesertsallovertheworld.OverhalfofAfricaisdesertland.TherearedesertsinChinaandLatinAmericaaswell.TheUnitedStateshasdesertsinthesouthwestpartofthecountry.Insomeplaces,desertsaregrowing.Thisisaseriousproblem.Desertsdestroyfarmland.Theyalsoruinlandwhereanimalslive.Whenpeoplecannotgrowfoodorfindanimalstoeat,theyhavetoleavetheirhomes.

Desertsspreadfordifferentreasons.Sometimesnaturecausesthisproblem.Windcanmovesandawayfromdesertsandontousefulland.Whenthereisnorainforalongtimemanyplantscandie.However,humanscanalsocausedesertstogrow.Thisiscalleddesertification.Thishappensinmanyways.Onewayiswhenpeoplecausetoomuchairpollution,whichcanmakeanareahotter:Hotterweathercanreducetheamountofrain.Also,toomanypeopleinoneareacandamagetheland.Especiallyiftheyhavemanyanimals,theiranimalscanalsoharmtheland.Whenlargeanimalslikecowswalkonsoiltoomuch,theyturnitintodust.Thewindeasilyblowsthisdustaway.Treeshelpholdwaterintheground.Whenpeoplecutdowntoomanytrees,thewatergoesawayandthesoilisruined.Plantsmaystopgrowingintheseplaces.

Allofthesethingscanspeedupdesertification.Tostopdesertsfromgrowing,peoplemustthinkofwaystotreatthelandbetter.Therearedesertsallaroundtheworld.Desertsaregettingbiggerinsomeplaces.Thisisa(71)________problem,sincedesertscan(72)________farmland.Notonlynature,butalsopeoplecancausedesertsto(73)________.Peoplecancausetoomuchairpollution,whichmakesweather(74)________.Largenumbersofpeoplecandestroyland.Also,cuttingdowntoomanytreescanmakethesoillosewater.Peoplemust(75)________thelandbetteriftheywanttostopdesertgrowth.PartVICloze(10minutes,15points)Directions:Thereare15blanksinthepassage.Foreachblank,thefirstletterofthewordhasbeengiven.Readthepassagebelowandthinkofthewordwhichbestfitseachblank.Useonlyonewordineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Whatconstitutesafairwage?The(76)a________ofmoneythatpeopleearnis(77)i________realitydeterminednotbyfairness(78)b________bymarketforces.Thisfact,(79)h________,shouldnotpreventustryingtodeviseamechanismfordecidingwhatistherightpayforthejob.

A(80)s________pointforsuchaninvestigation(81)w________betotrytodecidetheratiowhichoughtto(82)e________betweenthehighestandthelowestpaid.Thepictureismademorecomplicatedbytwofactors.Thefirstisthe‘socialwage’,thatis,thebenefits—(83)s________asholidays,sickpayandmaternityleave—whicheverycitizenis(84)e________to.

Secondly,thetaxationsystemisoftenusedasan(85)i________ofsocialjusticebytaxingtherichatavery(86)h________rateindeed.Allowingforthesetwothings,mostcountriesnowregardassociallyacceptablearatioof7:1betweenthebestandthe(87)l________paid.

Iftheratioisnarrower,thehighly-qualifiedpeople(88)w________usuallycarryheavyresponsibilitiesmaybecomesodissatisfiedthattheyendupemigrating(theso-called‘braindrain’).

But,ifitiswider,the(89)g________betweenrichandpoorwillbesogreatthatitwill(90)l________tosocialtensionand,inextremecases,toviolenceandrevolution.PartVIITranslation(15minutes,15points)SectionAEnglish-ChineseTranslation(10points)Directions：TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesofthefollowingpassageintoChinese.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Freetosoar

(91)Onewindyspringday,Iobservedyoungpeoplehavingfunusingthewindtoflytheirkites.Multicoloredcreationsofvaryingshapesandsizesfilledtheskieslikebeautifulbirdsdartinganddancing.Asthestrongwindsgustedagainstthekites,astringkeptthemincheck.

(92)Insteadofblowingawaywiththewind,theyaroseagainstittoachievegreatheights.Theyshookandpulled,buttherestrainingstringandthecumbersometailkeptthemintow,facingupwardandagainstthewind.(93)Asthekitesstruggledandtrembledagainstthestring,theyseemedtosay,“Letmego!Letmego!Iwanttobefree!”Theysoaredbeautifullyevenastheyfoughttherestrictionofthestring.Finally,oneofthekitessucceededinbreakingloose.“Freeatlast,”itseemedtosay.“Freetoflywiththewind.”

Yetfreedomfromrestraintsimplyputitatthemercyof(受……支配)anunsympatheticbreeze.Itflutteredungracefullytothegroundandlandedinatangledmassofweedsandstringagainstadeadbush.“Freeatlast”freetoliepowerlessinthedirt,tobeblownhelplesslyalongtheground,andtolodgelifelessagainstthefirstobstruction.

Howmuchlikekiteswesometimesare.(94)TheHeavengivesusadversityandrestrictions,rulestofollowfromwhichwecangrowandgainstrength.Restraintisanecessarycounterparttothewindsofopposition.(95)Someofustugattherulessohardthatweneversoartoreachtheheightswemighthaveobtained.Wekeeppartofthecommandmentandneverrisehighenoughtogetourtailsofftheground.

Letuseachrisetothegreatheights,recognizingthatsomeoftherestraintsthatwemaychafeunderareactuallythesteadyingforcethathelpsusascendandachieve.SectionBChinese-EnglishTranslation(5points)Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesorpartsofthesentencesintoEnglish.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.96.约翰破门而入，成果发现保险箱（safe）已被洗劫一空。(onlytofind...)

______________________________________________.97．那个女孩刚刚安顿下来，男朋友就离开了她。（hardly...when）

________________________________________.98.教育是兴国之本，这一点无论怎样强调都不过度。（cannot...too...）

It________________________________thateducationis________________________.99.小汤姆提出这个问题不是出于好奇心而是出于求知欲。（notsomuch...as）

LittleTomaskedthequestion______________________

________________________________________________.100.不管迈克旳外表怎样，实际上他是个头脑简朴旳人。（regardlessof）

________________________________________________.PartVIIIWriting(30minutes,30points)TaskI(10points)Directions:Inthispart,youarerequiredtowritealetteraccordingtothefollowinginstructionsgiveninChinese.Remembertowritetheletterinnolessthan120wordsontheAnswerSheet.你去年在英国留学期间曾受到约翰夫妇旳热情协助及款待，特写信表达感谢。TaskII(20points)Directions:Studythefollowingcartooncarefullyandwriteanessayinnoless