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1、2008 National English Contest for College Students(Level C- Prelimin ary)Part I Liste ning Comprehe nsion(25 minu tes, 30 marks)Part II Vocabulary and Structures(10 minu tes, 15 marks)There are 15 in complete sentences in this part. For each bla nk there are four choices, marked A, B C and D. Choose

2、 the one that bestcompletes the sentence, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.31. They are look ing for_man with_long dark hair. He is armed and dan gerous.A. a; aB. the; aC. a; /D. /; the32. It was unfortun ate, but she had no_ but to act as

3、she did.A. cha nee.B. opport un ityC. opti onD. soluti on33. The_driver thinks that accide nts only happe n to other people.A. gen eralB. usualC. com monD. average34. How did they man age to steal the Van Gogh? It was right_ the security guards no se.A. belowB. beforeC. un derD. beside35. The stude

4、nt_ con ti nuing his studies whe n he had to retur n to his home country un expectedly.A. is consideringB. was consideringC. should consider D. has considered36. My friends and I enjoy doing many of the same thin gs. In that respect, we have a lot_.A. i n similarB. in particularC. i n com monD. i n

5、accorda nee37. Our pla nned visit to the Un ited States_ because we were un able to get the visas.A. fell overB. fell dow nC. fell throughD. fell on38. Lest anyone_ it stra nge, let me assure you that it is quite true.A. thoughtB. should thi nkC. had thoughtD. thi nki ng39. When Sally_ the crim inal

6、_ her house, she screamed at the top of her voice because she did nA. saw; en ter; killedB. saw; en ter; to be killedC. sees; en teri ng; be killedD. sees; en ter; killi ng40. Tinas children,_all live nearby, organized a big party for her eightieth birthday.A. whoB. thatC. whichD. as41. Sometimes it

7、 is n ecessary to be careful_the right date to sit for a test.A. whe n choos ingB. whe n you will chooseC. whe n you have chose nD. whe n you chose42. Einsteins theory of relativity seemed hard to believe at the time_ .A. whe n he first in troducedB. that he first in troduced itC. he first in troduc

8、edD. which he first in troduced it43._ really. I like both public tran sport and drivi ng.B. I could go either wayD. But the n aga inB. Well I never!D. Con gratulati ons!d like to go?s very expensive and its cold all the timeB. Yeah, but itvesyngxb od.D. Do you have any suggestio ns?Part III Readi n

9、g Comprehe nsion(20 minu tes, 40 marks)Secti on A(4 marks)There is one passage in this secti on with 4 questi ons. For each questi on, there are four choices marked A, B C and D. You should decideon the best choice, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through th

10、e center.A. On sec ond thoughtsC. I will n ever lear n to drive44. _ Im getting married!A. Can you keep a secret?C. Many happy returns.45. - So, do you know where you-Actually, Ive heard that it A. I begyour pard on?C. Do you know any good hotels?Questi ons 46-49 are based on the follow ing passage.

11、Most sore throats are caused by an in fecti on which treatme nt with an tibiotics cannot cure. But with simple remedies the patie nt normally gets better in 4 or 5 days.Tonsillitis, however, usually starts with a sore throat which causes pain on swallowing. With children and some adults there may be

12、 afever and the patie nt is obviously not feeli ng well. It may be possible to see white spots on the back of the throat. The n eck may also swell,both of which are the no rmal resp onse to in fectio n.Sometimes a sore throat may occur with the com mon cold, and with in flue nza there may be dryn es

13、s of the throat, pai n on cough ingand loss of voice.TREATMENTAspirin : To help relieve the pain on swallowing and (if there is one) the fever, use aspirin tablets dissolved in water, so that the patie ntcan gargle before swallow ing. Repeat the treatme nt every 4 hours.Drink : Encourage the patient

14、 to drink plenty of liquids.Food: Food should not be forced on a patie nt who does not want to eat.Steam: If there is pain in the throat on cough ing, breath ing in steam may help.CHILDRENYoung childre n, who may not be able to gargle, should be give n aspiri n dissolved in water every 4 hours at th

15、e right dose for their age.At one year: a sin gle junior aspiri n.At five years: half an adult aspiri n.At eight years: one whole adult aspiri n.WHEN TO SEE THE DOCTORIf the sore throat is still getting worse after 2 days.If the patie nt compla ins of earache.If the patie nt or pare nt is very worri

16、ed.46. Accord ing to the passage, it would appear that most sore throats_ .A.require an immediate visit to a doctorB.resp ond quickly to treatme nt with an an tibioticC.rarely turn out to be symptoms of serious illnessD.result in tonsillitis even when treated47. In order to treat a sore throat one s

17、hould_ .A.preve nt the patie nt from eati ng too muchB.give the patie nt up to 4 aspiri n tablets every dayC.advise the patie nt to drink large amounts of liquidsD.make the patie nt gargle with hot liquids48. You should call the doctor in if_.A.swelli ng occurs in the regi on of the earsB.the patie

18、nt s con diti on worse ns after 2 daysC.the patient s throat is still sore after a weekD.the disease spreads to another member of the family49. What differe nee is there in the way adults and young childre n should be treated with aspiri n?A.Young childre n should not be allowed to gargle with it.B.

19、Adults should be given tablets to swallow whole.C.Young children should be given aspirin more often than adults.D.Adults should be given larger doses of aspirin than children.Secti on B(14 marks)There is one passage in this section with 10 questions. Go over the passage quickly and answer the questi

20、ons on the AnswerSheet.For questi ons 50-55, markY (for YES)if the stateme nt agrees with the in formatio n give n in the passage;N (for NO)if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN ) if the in formation is n ot give n in the passage.For questi ons 56-59, co

21、mplete the sentences with the in formati on give n in the passage.In 1945 leaders from 51 coun tries met in San Fran cisco, California, and orga ni zed the Un ited Nati ons (ofte n called the UN). WorldWar II had just en ded. Milli ons of people had died, and there was destruct ion everywhere. Peopl

22、e hoped they could build a future of worldpeace through this new orga ni zati on.The Un ited Nati ons has four main goals and purposes:1. To work together for international peace and to solve international problems;2. To develop frien dly relatio ns among n ati ons;3. To work together for huma n rig

23、hts for every one of all races, religi ons, and of both sexes;4. To build a center where nations can work together for these goals.Today almost every country in the world is a member of the UN. Each country has signed an agreement that says:1. All members are equal.2. All members promise to solve in

24、tern ati onal problems in a peaceful way.3. No member will use force aga in st a no,ther member.4. All members will help the UN in its actions.5. The UN will not try to solve problems within countries except to enforce international peace.Obviously, the United Nations has not been completely success

25、ful in its goals. There have been several wars since 1945. However, theorganization has helped bring peace to some countries that were at war. It has helped people who left their countries because of wars. It hashelped bring independence to colonies.The main Un ited Natio ns orga ni zati on is in Ne

26、w York City, but the UN has a“ family ” of other related othe world. These orga ni zati ons try to provide a better life for every one. One example is UNICEF, an orga ni zati on that provides food,medical care, and many other services for poor children wherever they live. Another example is the Worl

27、d Health Orga ni zati on, whichdevelops medical programs all over the world.There are thousa nds of UN workers in develop ing coun tries. They work as pla nners to in crease product ion in farmi ng and industry.They provide medical services, improve education programs, and spread scientific informat

28、ion. They develop programs that provide jobsand better living conditions. They help countries control their population growth.The United Nations also holds large international conferences, where people meet to discuss important world issues. One conferencewas about the uses and own ership of ocea ns

29、. Ano ther was about wome n. There are also Intern ati onal Years .In these special years,people work together to improve situations and solve problems. One year was the International Year of the Child.For cen turies coun tries have fought each other, and powerful coun tries have take n con trol of

30、weaker on es. It is very difficult topersuade nations to live together in peace. Nevertheless, the United Nations is attempting to do this. It is the only orga ni zati on that un itesthe world in the search for peace.50. The United Nations was organized at a meeting in California in 1945.51. The Un

31、ited Nati ons works for intern ati onal peace.52. Kuwait is a member of the UNICEF.53. The Un ited Nati ons has its main orga ni zati on in San Fran cisco.54. The United Nations helped Algeria become independent.55. UNICEF is an organization that helps save wildlife.56. Each country in the UN has si

32、g ned an agreeme nt that says no member_ aga inst ano ther member.57. Despite its effort, the United Nations hasn t been_ in its goals.58. People meet to discuss importa nt world issues in_held by the Un ited Nati ons.Section C(10 marks) In this sect ion, there is one passage followed by 5 questi on

33、s. Read the passage carefully, and the n an swer thequesti ons in as few words as possible (not more than 10 words ). Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.Questi ons 60-64 are based on the follow ing passage.A Ian guage is a system of soun ds, gestures, or characters used by huma ns to

34、com mun icate their ideas and feeli ngs. There are about4,000 spoken Ianguages in the world. Some are spoken by millions of people. Other Ianguages have only a few speakers.All languages have rules for forming words and for ordering those words in sentences. In written Ianguages, meaning is expresse

35、dthrough a system of characters and rules for comb ining those characters .In spoke n Ian guages, meaning is expressed through a systemof sounds and rules for comb ining those soun ds. Many deaf people use sig n Ian guages, in which gestures do the work of the soundsystem of spoke n Ian guages.Word

36、order is more importa nt in En glish tha n it is in some other Ian guages, such as Russia n. The sound system isveryimporta nt in Chin ese and in many Ian guages spoke n in West Africa.Lan guages are always cha nging, but they cha nge very slowly. People invent new words for their Ian guage, borrow

37、words from otherIan guages, and cha nge the meanings of words as n eeded. For example, the En glish word byte was inven ted by computer specialists in1959. the En glish word tomato was borrowed from Nahuatl, and America n In dia n Ian guage spoke n in Mexico. The English word meatonce referred to fo

38、od in general.There are several major Ianguage families in the world. The Ianguages in each family are related, and scientists think they came fromthe same pare nt family. Lan guage families come in differe nt sizes. The Austr on esia n family contains at least 500 Ianguages, includingPilipino, Mala

39、y, and Maori. The Basque Ianguage, spoken in northern Spain, is the only member of its Ian guage family.The In do-Europea n Ian guage family contains 55 Ian guages, in cludi ng En glish, Germa n, Spani sh, Russia n, and Hin di.Ano ther Ian guage family is Sin o-Tibeta n, which in cludes Chin ese, Bu

40、rmese, and Tibeta n. The Afro-Asiatic family in cludes Arabic,Hebrew, and Amharic. There are about 150 American Indian Ianguages spoken today. These Ianguages have many differences and havebeen divided into more than 50 Ianguage families.People learn Ianguages by listening, copying what they hear, a

41、nd using the Ianguage. Most children leann their first Ianguages easily,and sometimes other Ianguages as well. Adults often must work harder at learning a second Ianguage.Questions :60. How many Ian guages are spoke n all over the world?61. What are the Ian guage rules for?62. How is meaning express

42、ed in sig n Ian guage?63. What is more importa nt in En glish compared with other Ian guages?64. Which Ianguage is the only member of its Ianguage family?Section D(12 marks)In this sect ion, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary below by choo

43、sing amaximum of three words from the passage to fill in each of the spaces, 65-70. Remember to write the answers on the An swer Sheet.Questions 65-70 are based on the following passage .Welcome to “ Software World- bringi ng you the very latest in formati on on what is curre ntly available on CD-RO

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53、 the word given on the right-hand side to form a word that fits in each blank. Remember to write theanswers on the Answer Sheet .In terviews are an (71)method of choos ing the best people forjobs, yet human beings like to examine each other in this way. One of the manyproblems of (72), as it is comm

54、only practiced, is that theforms filled in by applica nts ofte n fail to show people as they really are. Thismeans that you can follow all the best advice when completing your form andstill find that you are unsuccessful at the next stage -the in terview. (73), inthe rare cases where in terviews are

55、 automatic, acan didate with an in adequate from may do surpris in gly well.Of course, your form n eeds to show that you have (74)in yourability to do the job, but don t try to turn yourself into someone epers on you have to prete nd to be at the in terview. Realism and (75) are definitely the best

56、approach.perfectselect similarcon fide ntHsehon estSecti on B(10 marks)There are 10 blanks in the passage. For each blank, one or more letters of the word have been given (not exceeding 3 letters). Read thepassage below and decide which word best fits each blank, using only one word in each word in

57、each blank. Remember to write the answers on the An swer Sheet.True relaxation is most certainly not a matter of flopping down in front of the television with a welcome drink. Nor is it about drift ing into anexhausted sleep. Useful though these resp on ses to tension and over-tired ness (76) mi_be,

58、 we shoulddisti nguish betwee n them and con scious relaxati on in (77) te_of quality and effect. Regardless of the level of tired ness,real relaxati on is a state of alert ness, yet, at the same (78) t_ , passive aware ness, in which our bodies are (79) a_rest while our minds are awake.Moreover, it

59、 is as n atural for a healthy pers on to be relaxed whe n moving as rest ing. (80) Be_relaxed in action means webring the appropriate en ergy to everyth ing we do, (81) W_ n eeds to be rediscovered is con scious relaxati on. With this in(85) m_ we must apply ourselves to un dersta nding stress and t

60、he n ature of its causes, however deep-seated.Part V Translation(15 minutes, 15 marks)Secti on A(8 marks)Tran slate the un derl ined senten ces of the followi ng passage into Chin ese. Remember to write the an swers on the An swer Sheet.After my mother passed away, my dad tried even harder to stay h