全国大学生英语竞赛c类真题及答案

1、2008NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC-Preliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachq

2、uestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1. A.Tobuyanewspaper.B.Tofindachemist.C.Topostaletter.2. A.Theirbillingsystemhasbeenefficient.B. Theiroldbillingsystem

3、isoutdated.C. Heusnimpressedwiththenewbillingsystem.3. A.Shesbeenonvacation.B.Shesbeenatthegrocerystore.C.Shesbeenonabusinesstrip.4. A.Togotothemarket.B.Tohavecoffee.C.Tohaveadiscussion.5. A.Changingaflightreservation.B.Cancelingahotelreservation.C.Reservinganextrahotelroom.SectionB(10marks)Inthisse

4、ction,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthec

5、enter.Conversationone6. WhatsTaniasphonenumber?C. 501-6687C. Karl s mother.C. By tube.C.A.506-6178B.501-66787. WhoisgoingshoppingatHarrods?A.Tania.B.Karl.8. HowisTaniagoingtogettoHarrods?A.Onfoot.B.Bytaxi.9. Whichstreetplanshowsthewayfromthestation?A.B.10. WhatkindofwinedoesKarlwant?A. Red Merlot.B.

6、 White Bordeaux.C. Rose Chianti.ConversationTwo11. Whichdrawingshowsthepositionofthehandle?A.B.C.12. Whatotherproductfeaturesareincluded?A.Arangeofhandlesizes.B.Avarietyofcolorcombinations.C.Asetofringsfordifferent-sizedtins.13. Whatsthepurposeofthe-cVlip?A. Toholdthepaintbrushsoitdripsinthecan.B. T

7、opreventpaintfromgettingontothepaintedsurfaces.C. Topreventthebrushdryingoutifthepainterisinterrupted.14. Whowillprobablyusethecan-holder?A.Artists.B.Decorators.C.Soldiers.15. Howmuchdoestheproductcost?A.£4.B.£5.C.$4.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitem.Eachitemwillbe

8、readonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16. WhathaspromptedthenewadministrationtoreviewtheAustraliascitizenshiptest?A.Itsouto

9、fdate.B.Higherimmigrationrates.C.Manyapplicantsfailingit.17. WhichtrainprovidestheeasiestwaytoseeMountFuji?A.FromTokyotoYokohama.B.FromOsakatoYokohama.C.FromTokyotoOsaka.18. HowmanyU.N.employeeswerekilledin2007?A.17.B.42.C.59.19. Whathavestudiesfoundoutaboutseverepneumoniatreatment?A. Nomedicationwo

10、rksindevelopingcountries.B. Itcanbeeffectivelytreatedathomewithoralantibiotics.C. Itcanonlybetreatedinthehospitalwithinjectableantibiotics.20. Whatwasthebarsbusinesslikebeforethesmokingban?A.Almostemptyeveryday.B.Usuallycrowdedatmidday.C.EmptyonWednesdays.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youwillhearas

11、hortpassage.Therearetenmissingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhearonthetape.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Crimeisntrisingbecausethelawsarenotstrictenough,orbecausethe(21)arenottoughenough,orsimplybecausetherearentenoughpolicemenonthebeat.Itisrisingbecausetheagenciesandi

12、ndividualswhocanhavea(22)effectoncrimearenotpullingtogetherorinthesame(23).Thepoliceareoneofthoseagencies,ofcourse.Butcrimepreventionisalsoamatterfor(24)whoarecontenttoseemass(25)turnintoawayoflife,forcouncilswhoprefertoshoutyah-booatthepolice,(26)gettingonwithmakinglifesaferforlocalpeople,forarchit

13、ectswhodesignexposedandindefensiblebuildings,forparentswhodonttakeenoughinterestinwhattheirteenagechildrenareandfor(27)whositinsideandmoan(28)doanythingaboutthestateoftheneighborhoodorthestreet.Crimepreventionhasbeenneglectedfortoomanybytoomany.Overthelasttenyearsithasbeenwillfullyneglectedindefianc

14、eofmounting(29)thatitisthecentralhopeof(30)actionagainstcrime.PartIIVocabularyandStructures(10minutes,15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices,markedA,BCandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinet

15、hroughthecenter.31. Theyarelookingformanwithlongdarkhair.Heisarmedanddangerous.A.a;aB.the;aC.a;/D./;the32. Itwasunfortunate,butshehadnobuttoactasshedid.A.chance.B.opportunityC.optionD.solution33. Thedriverthinksthataccidentsonlyhappentootherpeople.A.generalB.usualC.commonD.average34. Howdidtheymanag

16、etostealtheVanGogh?Itwasrightthesecurityguardsnose.A.belowB.beforeC.underD.beside35. Thestudentcontinuinghisstudieswhenhehadtoreturntohishomecountryunexpectedly.A.isconsideringB.wasconsideringC.shouldconsiderD.hasconsidered36. MyfriendsandIenjoydoingmanyofthesamethings.Inthatrespect,wehavealot.A.ins

17、imilarB.inparticularC.incommonD.inaccordance37. OurplannedvisittotheUnitedStatesbecausewewereunabletogetthevisas.A.felloverB.felldownC.fellthroughD.fellon38. Lestanyoneitstrange,letmeassureyouthatitisquitetrue.A.thoughtB.shouldthinkC.hadthoughtD.thinking39. WhenSallythecriminalherhouse,shescreamedat

18、thetopofhervoicebecauseshedidn_.A.saw;enter;killedB.saw;enter;tobekilledC.sees;entering;bekilledD.sees;enter;killing40. Tinaschildren,alllivenearby,organizedabigpartyforhereightiethbirthday.A.whoB.thatC.whichD.as41. Sometimesitisnecessarytobecarefultherightdatetositforatest.A.whenchoosingB.whenyouwi

19、llchooseC.whenyouhavechosenD.whenyouchose42. Einsteinstheoryofrelativityseemedhardtobelieveatthetime.A.whenhefirstintroducedB.thathefirstintroduceditC.hefirstintroducedD.whichhefirstintroducedit43. really.Ilikebothpublictransportanddriving.A.OnsecondthoughtsB.IcouldgoeitherwayC. I will never learn t

20、o drive44. I m getting married!A. Can you keep a secret?C. Many happy returns.45. - So, do you know where you- Actually, I ve heard that itA. I beg your pardon?C. Do you know any good hotels?D.ButthenagainB.WellInever!D.Congratulations!dliketogo?sveryexpensiveanditscoldallthetimeB.Yeah,butitsnotvery

21、good.D.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)Section A(4 marks)Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith4questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,BCandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Q

22、uestions46-49arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Mostsorethroatsarecausedbyaninfectionwhichtreatmentwithantibioticscannotcure.Butwithsimpleremediesthepatientnormallygetsbetterin4or5days.Tonsillitis,however,usuallystartswithasorethroatwhichcausespainonswallowing.Withchildrenandsomeadultstheremaybeafeverand

23、thepatientisobviouslynotfeelingwell.Itmaybepossibletoseewhitespotsonthebackofthethroat.Theneckmayalsoswell,bothofwhicharethenormalresponsetoinfection.Sometimesasorethroatmayoccurwiththecommoncold,andwithinfluenzatheremaybedrynessofthethroat,painoncoughingandlossofvoice.TREATMENTAspirin:Tohelprelieve

24、thepainonswallowingand(ifthereisone)thefever,useaspirintabletsdissolvedinwater,sothatthepatientcangarglebeforeswallowing.Repeatthetreatmentevery4hours.Drink:Encouragethepatienttodrinkplentyofliquids.Food:Foodshouldnotbeforcedonapatientwhodoesnotwanttoeat.Steam:Ifthereispaininthethroatoncoughing,brea

25、thinginsteammayhelp.CHILDRENYoungchildren,whomaynotbeabletogargle,shouldbegivenaspirindissolvedinwaterevery4hoursattherightdosefortheirage.Atoneyear:asinglejunioraspirin.Atfiveyears:halfanadultaspirin.Ateightyears:onewholeadultaspirin.WHENTOSEETHEDOCTORIfthesorethroatisstillgettingworseafter2days.If

26、thepatientcomplainsofearache.Ifthepatientorparentisveryworried.46. Accordingtothepassage,itwouldappearthatmostsorethroats.A. requireanimmediatevisittoadoctorB. respondquicklytotreatmentwithanantibioticC. rarelyturnouttobesymptomsofseriousillnessD. resultintonsillitisevenwhentreated47. Inordertotreat

27、asorethroatoneshould.A. preventthepatientfromeatingtoomuchB. givethepatientupto4aspirintabletseverydayC. advisethepatienttodrinklargeamountsofliquidsD. makethepatientgarglewithhotliquids48. Youshouldcallthedoctorinif.A. swellingoccursintheregionoftheearsB. thepatientsconditionworsensafter2daysC. the

28、patientsthroatisstillsoreafteraweekD. thediseasespreadstoanothermemberofthefamily49. Whatdifferenceisthereinthewayadultsandyoungchildrenshouldbetreatedwithaspirin?1. Youngchildrenshouldnotbeallowedtogarglewithit.8. Adultsshouldbegiventabletstoswallowwhole.9. Youngchildrenshouldbegivenaspirinmoreofte

29、nthanadults.10. Adultsshouldbegivenlargerdosesofaspirinthanchildren.SectionB(14marks)Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith10questions.GooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.Forquestions50-55,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatemen

30、tcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions56-59,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.In1945leadersfrom51countriesmetinSanFrancisco,California,andorganizedtheUnitedNations(oftencalledtheUN).WorldWarIIhadjustended.M

31、illionsofpeoplehaddied,andtherewasdestructioneverywhere.Peoplehopedtheycouldbuildafutureofworldpeacethroughthisneworganization.TheUnitedNationshasfourmaingoalsandpurposes:1. Toworktogetherforinternationalpeaceandtosolveinternationalproblems;2. Todevelopfriendlyrelationsamongnations;3. Toworktogether

32、forhumanrightsforeveryoneofallraces,religions,andofbothsexes;4. Tobuildacenterwherenationscanworktogetherforthesegoals.TodayalmosteverycountryintheworldisamemberoftheUN.Eachcountryhassignedanagreementthatsays:11. Allmembersareequal.12. Allmemberspromisetosolveinternationalproblemsinapeacefulway.13.

33、Nomemberwilluseforceagainstanothermember.14. AllmemberswillhelptheUNinitsactions.15. heUNwillnottrytosolveproblemswithincountriesexcepttoenforceinternationalpeace.Obviously,theUnitedNationshasnotbeencompletelysuccessfulinitsgoals.Therehavebeenseveralwarssince1945.However,theorganizationhashelpedbrin

34、gpeacetosomecountriesthatwereatwar.Ithashelpedpeoplewholefttheircountriesbecauseofwars.Ithashelpedbringindependencetocolonies.ThemainUnitedNationsorganizationisinNewYorkCity,buttheUNhasa“familysaIloverotherntheworld.Theseorganizationstrytoprovideabetterlifeforeveryone.OneexampleisUNICEF,anorganizati

35、onthatprovidesfood,medicalcare,andmanyotherservicesforpoorchildrenwherevertheylive.AnotherexampleistheWorldHealthOrganization,whichdevelopsmedicalprogramsallovertheworld.TherearethousandsofUNworkersindevelopingcountries.Theyworkasplannerstoincreaseproductioninfarmingandindustry.Theyprovidemedicalser

36、vices,improveeducationprograms,andspreadscientificinformation.Theydevelopprogramsthatprovidejobsandbetterlivingconditions.Theyhelpcountriescontroltheirpopulationgrowth.TheUnitedNationsalsoholdslargeinternationalconferences,wherepeoplemeettodiscussimportantworldissues.Oneconferencewasabouttheusesando

37、wnershipofoceans.Anotherwasaboutwomen.TherearealsoInternationalYears.Inthesespecialyears,peopleworktogethertoimprovesituationsandsolveproblems.OneyearwastheInternationalYearoftheChild.Forcenturiescountrieshavefoughteachother,andpowerfulcountrieshavetakencontrolofweakerones.Itisverydifficulttopersuad

38、enationstolivetogetherinpeace.Nevertheless,theUnitedNationsisattemptingtodothis.Itistheonlyorganizationthatunitestheworldinthesearchforpeace.50. TheUnitedNationswasorganizedatameetinginCaliforniain1945.51. TheUnitedNationsworksforinternationalpeace.52. KuwaitisamemberoftheUNICEF.53. TheUnitedNations

39、hasitsmainorganizationinSanFrancisco.54. TheUnitedNationshelpedAlgeriabecomeindependent.Section C(10 marks)Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedby5questions.Readthepassagecarefully,andthenanswerthequestionsinasfewwordsaspossible(notmorethan10words).RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questio

40、ns60-64arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Alanguageisasystemofsounds,gestures,orcharactersusedbyhumanstocommunicatetheirideasandfeelings.Thereareabout4,000spokenlanguagesintheworld.Somearespokenbymillionsofpeople.Otherlanguageshaveonlyafewspeakers.Alllanguageshaverulesforformingwordsandfororderingthosewo

41、rdsinsentences.Inwrittenlanguages,meaningisexpressedthroughasystemofcharactersandrulesforcombiningthosecharacters.Inspokenlanguages,meaningisexpressedthroughasystemofsoundsandrulesforcombiningthosesounds.Manydeafpeopleusesignlanguages,inwhichgesturesdotheworkofthesoundsystemofspokenlanguages.Wordord

42、erismoreimportantinEnglishthanitisinsomeotherlanguages,suchasRussian.ThesoundsystemisveryimportantinChineseandinmanylanguagesspokeninWestAfrica.Languagesarealwayschanging,buttheychangeveryslowly.Peopleinventnewwordsfortheirlanguage,borrowwordsfromotherlanguages,andchangethemeaningsofwordsasneeded.Fo

43、rexample,theEnglishwordbytewasinventedbycomputerspecialistsin1959.theEnglishwordtomatowasborrowedfromNahuatl,andAmericanIndianlanguagespokeninMexico.TheEnglishwordmeatoncereferredtofoodingeneral.Thereareseveralmajorlanguagefamiliesintheworld.Thelanguagesineachfamilyarerelated,andscientiststhinktheyc

44、amefromthesameparentfamily.Languagefamiliescomeindifferentsizes.TheAustronesianfamilycontainsatleast500languages,includingPilipino,Malay,andMaori.TheBasquelanguage,spokeninnorthernSpain,istheonlymemberofitslanguagefamily.TheIndo-Europeanlanguagefamilycontains55languages,includingEnglish,German,Spani

45、sh,Russian,andHindi.AnotherlanguagefamilyisSino-Tibetan,whichincludesChinese,Burmese,andTibetan.TheAfro-AsiaticfamilyincludesArabic,Hebrew,andAmharic.Thereareabout150AmericanIndianlanguagesspokentoday.Theselanguageshavemanydifferencesandhavebeendividedintomorethan50languagefamilies.Peoplelearnlangua

46、gesbylistening,copyingwhattheyhear,andusingthelanguage.Mostchildrenlearntheirfirstlanguageseasily,andsometimesotherlanguagesaswell.Adultsoftenmustworkharderatlearningasecondlanguage.Questions:60. Howmanylanguagesarespokenallovertheworld?61. Whatarethelanguagerulesfor?62. Howismeaningexpressedinsignl

47、anguage?63. WhatismoreimportantinEnglishcomparedwithotherlanguages?SectionD(12marks)Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.Readthepassagecarefullyandcompletethesummarybelowbychoosingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassagetofillineachofthespaces,65-70.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Q

48、uestions65-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Welcometo“SoftwareWorld-bringingyoutheverylatestinformationonwhatiscurrentlyavailableonCD-ROM.Areyouadirectororproducerlookingforanunusualactortoplayapartinanewmovieproject,orwiththatspeciallookforanewcommercialonTV?OK.Theusualprocedurewouldbetocontactathea

49、tricalagency,whowouldtryandsellyoutheideaofusingoneoftheactorslistedontheirbooks.Books?Tooold-fashionedforyou?Thengetyourselfacopyofthislatestelectroricdatabasecalled“TheElectronicCurtain".ThebrainchildofcastingagentFredHarkneyoftheBetterTalentAgency,hesayshegottheideaofanactorfromhissonplaying

50、computergames.Notingthatjuniorhadtotypeinthedetailsofthecharactersinhisfavoritegame,herealizedhecoulddothesamefortheactorsherepresents.Eventually,hecametoincludeinformationonnearlythreequartersoftheapproximately34,000actorsregisteredandlookingforworkinBritain.Withsometheatricalagenciesboastingthatth

51、eyrepresentover500performers,theneedforthisproductisnothardtofathom.Itcanbeanightmaretryingtorememberjustwhichactorhasdonewhat,orjustwhatanactorcando.Thedatabaselistsdetailsofover5,500actors:TVshowstheyhaveappearedin,specialskillstheypossess-everythingdowntothecoloroftheireyesandotherdistinguishingp

52、hysicalfeatures.Byenteringthedetailsofthetypeofpersonyouarelookingfor,thedatabasequicklylocatesonlythosepersonswiththeparticularqualitiesrequested.Oneproblemthough,isthatmanyactorsfeelitistooimpersonal,andtheycouldbemissingoutonmuchneededauditionsforpartsintheatricalshows.Ontheotherhand,itmightjustg

53、etthemthatelusivejob.Thedaysofnervousnail-bitingwhilewaitingaroundtogiveanauditioncouldwellandtrulybeover.Andallbecauseofasmallplasticdisk.Forproductdetailsringthisnumbernow:0171-379-60000.Summary:Anelectronicdatabasegivinginformationonnearly(65)the34,000actorsregisteredandlookingforworkinBritain,is

54、nowavailableonCD-ROM.Some(66)haveover500actorsontheirbooksanditisdifficulttorememberalltheirdetails.Thedatabaselistsinformationonover5,500actorsandcanbesearchedfordetailssuchaspast(67)theyhaveappearedin,specialskillstheymighthave,andeventhecoloroftheireyes.Thedatabasecanquicklylocatepersonswith(68)a

55、nd,althoughsomeactorsfeelitis(69)tobeofmuchuse,itiscertaintochangethewayactorsarechosenforpartsinfilms,playsandshows.Ringthefollowingtelephonenumberforfurther(70):0171-379-6000.PartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)SectionA(5marks)Thereare5blanksinthepassage.Usethewordgivenontheright-handsidetoformawordthat

56、fitsineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Sectionnte(1v0ewarkse an (71)method of choosing the bestThpeople for jobs, yet human beings like to examine each other inperfectethisaway) Onnks tnetheanyssaoeemsr ofec12blank, oneasritmore letters of the word have been given (not exceeding 3

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58、are cases wheunsuccessful at the next stage, -the . interview. (73) ，not a matterof flopping down in froi ere interviews are automatic, ant of the television with awelcome drink. Nor is it aboutftcahdidatenwxhausiteddeeepteusomulrWgh shegesrngpowesdistinguish between them and conscious relaxation in (77) te.to tension an of qualityd over-tiredness (76) mibe, we shouldand effect. Regardless of the level of tir