2022年全国大学生英语竞赛C类全真模拟试卷及答案共三套

1、2022 年全国高校生英语竞赛 C 类全真模拟试卷 及答案（一） Part II Vocabularyand Structure（ 15minutes, 30points） Section A Multiple Choice （20 points） Directions：Questions 31-50 constitute acompletepassage Thereare 20blanksin the passage For eachblankthereare four choicesmarked,B,CandDChoose the one that best completes the s

2、entencTehen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre 31Senior Metropolitan police officers tried to dismiss the Noting Hill race riots which raged for five nights over the August bank holiday in 1958 as the work of“ ruffians , both colored and white”hel

3、l-bent on hooliganism ,according to official files A recent revealed C previous disclosing B newly released Dearlier exposing 32But policeeyewitness reports in the secret papersthat they wereoverwhelmingly the work of a white working class mob out to get the “ niggers” A contain Bconvince C consist

4、Dconfirm 33The ferocity of the NotingHill“ racial riots”,as the presscalled them at the time, shocked Britain into for the first time that it was not 第 1 页,共 129 页above the kind of racial conflict then being played out in the American deep south A realizing B witnessing C watching D identifying 34Th

5、e carnival,which will the streets of west London more million people this weekend,was started in 1959 as a direct response to the riots A crowd；of Bpour； for C fill ；with D emerge； in 35Whilesenior officers tried to playdown the racial aspects of the riot,the internal Metropolitan police files relea

6、sed this month at the public record office confirm that the disturbances were overwhelmingly by300 to 400 stron“gKeepBritain White ” mobs,many of them Teddyboysarmedwithironbars,butchers knivesandweightedleatherbelt,who went“ nigger-hunting” among the West Indian residents of Noting Hill and Noting

7、Dale A erupted B commenced C triggered D inaugurated 36The first night left five black men on the pavements of Noting Hill A lying unconscious Bthere died C feel faint D serious hurt 第 2 页,共 129 页37 The battles raged over the bank holiday weekend as the black responded in kind with counterattacks by

8、 large groups of“men of color” similarly armed A column B army C brigade D community 38Thomas Williamswasstoppedby the policeashecame out of BlueysClub on Talbot Road,Noting Hill He a piece of iron down his left trouser leg, a petrol bomb in his right pocket and a razor blade in his insidebreastpock

9、et：“I have to protect myself,” hetold the arresting officer A found to have C found having B was found to have D was found having 39The files, which were sealed under the 75-year rule but have beenreleasedearly, show that senior officers tried to convince the then home secretary,“ Rab”Butler,that th

10、erewas not aracialelement to the rioting A forbidden B confidential C incredible Dstrict 40In hisofficialreport,DetectiveSergeant M.Walters of the NottingHillpolicesaid the nationalpresshadbeenwrong to portray th“ewidespreadseries of street disturbance”s as“racial”riots：“ Whereastherecertainlywassom

11、efeelingbetweenwhiteandcoloredresidentsin this ar,ea第 3 页 共 129 页 第 3 页,共 129 页it is abundantly clear much of the trouble was caused by ruffians , both colored and white , who seized on this opportunity to indulge in hooliganism” A ill B sick C painful D hurt 41But the police witness statements and

12、private statistics A told differently C existed m any differences Binterpreted in a different way Dtold a different story 42The Met com missioner was told that the 108people who were charged with offences ranging from grievous bodily harm to affray and riot and possessing offensive weapons, 72 were

13、white and 36 were “ colored” A for Bfrom C of D in 43It ispopularlybelieved that the riotbeganon the night of Saturda,August 20,whena400-strongcrowd of whitemen,“ Teds”, attacked housesoccupiedby West Indians A they are all C some were B many of them D most of them belong to 44Among the was Majbritt

14、 Morrison ,a young white Swedish bride of a Jamaican A offenders Brioters 第 4 页,共 129 页C victims D residents in the back45Shewaspeltedwith stone,s glassandwood,andwithanironbarasshetried to get homA bruised B struck C patted Dscratched 46The internal police witness statements provide graphic evidenc

15、e of the motives of the mobsat one point crowds several thousand strong roamed the streets of Notting Hill,Indian they could find homes and attacking any West A plunging into B breaking into C seeking for D searching for 47PC Richard Bedford said he had seen a mob of 300 to 400 white peopleinBramley

16、Road：“We willkillallblackbastards Why dont you send them home？” A shouting B to cry C utter D announced 48PC Ian McQueenon the samenightsaidhewas to：,copsKeep out of itWe will settle theseniggersourwayWellmurder the bastards” A matters B affair C things D business 49The disturbances continued night

17、after night until they finally petered 第 5 页 共 129 页 第 5 页,共 129 页out on September 5 At the Old Bailey Judge Salmon later handed down exemplary of four years each on nine white youths who had gone “ niggerhunting” A decisions Bstatements C trials D sentences 50While those dealt with by the courts we

18、re overwhelmingly white , the large number of black people also arrested and the official there had not been a racial motive ensured a legacy of black mistrust of theMetropolitanpolice that hasneverreallybeeneradicatedA persistence B perseverance C insistence D instance Section B Error Correction（10

19、points） Directions：The following passage contains 9 errors In each case only one word is involved You should proofread the passage on the Answer Sheet and correct it in the following way： EXAMPLE One night,quite late,I was still awake in the room I am shared with 1. am my husband I was lying on my r

20、ight side and can hear a child crying up 2. could see if our son was all Getting , I went right 3. to 第 6 页,共 129 页He was sleeping soundly , breathing deeply and gently 4. The Zipper Whatever didwedobefore the invention of the zippe？In 1893 the worlds first zipper was produced in Chicago Although th

21、e inventor claimed that it was a reliable fastening for clothing , this was not the case The Chicago zipper sprang 51open without warning,or jammed shut,and it swiftly lost popularity Twenty years ago a Swedish-born engineer called 52Sundbacksolved the problem Heattached tiny cups to the backs of th

22、e interlocked teeth , and this meant that the teeth 53could be enmeshed more firmly and reliably At first zippers were made of metalThey were heavy, and if they got stuck it was difficult to free Then came nylon 54zipperswhichwerelighterandeasier to us,eandhadsmaller teeth The fashion industry liked

23、 the new zippers far better because they didn t distort the line of the garment or weighing 55第 7 页 共 129 页 第 7 页,共 129 页down light fabricsThey were also easier for the machinists to fit into the garment Meanwhile a new fastening agent made its appearance at the end of the twenty century: velcro. Ve

24、lcro is another product 56made from nylonNylon is a very tough synthetic fibre first developed in the 1930s, and bearing a name to mind the wearer 57of the two placeswhere it wasdeveloped：NY for New York and LON for London Velcro is made with very small nylon hooks on one side of the fastening which

25、 caught tiny looped whiskers on the 58other side of the fastening It is strong and durable Velcro is used on clothing , luggages and footwear It is quick 59andeasy to fasten and unfaste,nandhastakenalarge part of thezippersshare of the market It isalsousedinwaysazipper cannotbeused for instanceasane

26、asilychangedfasteningonplaster casts , and to hold furnishing fabrics in aposition 60 Part III Situational Dialogues（ 5 minutes,10 points） Directions ： Complete the following dialogues by choosing the best 第 8 页,共 129 页answerThen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line t

27、hrough the centre 61Rob：Hey Jill , youre looking great Jill ： Thanks, Rob Rob：Well, you did itHow？ Jill ： I jogeverymorning,and I go to aerobicseveryotherdaA I bought this dress yesterday Really smart BYou are looking fine too CIm recovering my strength after the flu D My New Years resolutionwas to

28、get inshap62Bob：Hi Jane How are you？ Jane：I didntsleepawink last night The people next door were making a lot of noise again till very late at night A Im feeling a bit out of sorts this morning BFine, thank you And you？ CI slept like a log and didnt want to get out of bed D It seemsabitunusua,l you

29、know 63Ann ：Aah！Hes gorgeous！Look at those big,golden pawsWhen did you get him？ Roger： YesterdayAnn ：Oh,right What kind is she？ Roger： A Labrador 第 9 页 共 129 页 第 9 页,共 129 页A Susans got amorebeautifulonB Whats up？ CIts a she actually D Isnt it right ？ 64Tina： Wow,look at all the things on saleAndrew

30、： Yes, look, this shirt is 50 off Tina：Andlook at theseshoesThey are30 off the normalprice A Id like to buya skirt BTherearesomerealbargains CAre the pricesreasonable？ DTheseshoesare the same as mine 65Woman： Have you finished the packaging？ Man ：Woman：GoodBecause the truck will be coming soon,this

31、is a rush job A Dont hurry m or Ill break the glass BAlmost I just have to wrap the glass and put it into boxes CNo, I havent Why didnt you help me with it ？ D Yes,I have What else can I do for you？ 66Customs Officer ： MrsJohn son ：No,nothing at all Customs Officer ： No perfume, alcohol or cigarette

32、s？ 第 10 页,共 129 页MrsJohn son ：Well,I have 200 cigarettes； thats all A Do you have anything in the bag,maam？ BDo you have anything to declare, maam？ CDo you want to buy something, maam？ D Is there anything I can do for you, maam？ 67Linda：HelloId like to send this package, please Clerk：Linda ：First cl

33、assHow long will that take ？ Clerk：About three days A Howwouldyoulike to send it？ B Whichclassareyou in？ C Where do you want to send it to ？ DWhich class is it in？ 68Assistant： Can I help you？ Colin：Yes,its about this sports shirtI washed it the otherdayThe colour ran and it shrank Assistant： Oh dea

34、r, I seeColin ：Im afraid not Assistant：Im sorry,but Im not allowed to change anything without a receipt A Did you buy it here？ B Would you want to change it？ 第 11 页 共 129 页 第 11 页,共 129 页CDo you have the receipt？ D Could you tell me who sold it to you？ 69James： Could I have my bill ,please？ Can I pa

35、y by credit card or eurocheque？ Receptionist： James： Ill pay by credit card,then Receptionist： Thats fineI hopeyouenjoyedyour stay here A Heres your bill BSorry, we dont take credit card CYoucanpaybyeurocheque D Yes,we take both 70Husband：When is our anniversary？ Wife ： Husband：No,its just that I bo

36、ught these flowers for you and I was hoping today was the day A Hmm I cant remembereither Why？BHey, aretheseflowers for me？ C Who cares？ Do you want to give me a surprise？ D Are you joking ？Have you really forgotten again？ Part IV Reading Comprehension（ 25 minutes,40 points） Section A Multiple Choic

37、e （10 points） Directions：There is one reading passagein this partThe passageis followedby5questionsorunfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A,B, C and DYou should decide on the best 第 12 页,共 129 页choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single

38、 line through the centre Questions71 to 75arebasedon the followingpassag：eTaking a peep at whats going on in your head CARLFiler,18,a star salesman at a BQ hardware store in the UK, was called up for promotion within one week of starting work But, instead of being made supervisor, he was sacked afte

39、r his employers saw the results of hispsychometric test Youmightthink that anyonewhoanswers that h“estronglydisagrees he is an over-achiever is asking for trouble,but Mr Filer already thought he hadprovedhimselfmorethancapablThis year, nearly half of UK firms 46 percentwill use psychometric tests to

40、 selecttrainee,s comparedwith just 17percentin2022,according to areport for GTI,apublisher of graduatecareerguides These tests, which rate candidates abilityandgaugetheirpersonality, have been used in the UK since the 1980sBut assorted studies have shown most peoplegraduates in particular are wholly

41、 cynical about theidea of theirpersonalitybeing“measured “ People tend to see them as either too silly or too clever, says Clive Fletcher , professor of occupational psychology at University of London“But all the evidenceindicates the tests dohavesomevalue The first personality test as we know it, w

42、as developed by the American 第 13 页 共 129 页 第 13 页,共 129 页army in 1917 to filter out weak recruits But it was not until the 1980s that the tests became popular in Britain With a rising number of graduates going for a decreasing number of jobs,organizations began to see psychometric testing as a chea

43、p, reliablealternative to the expensive, time-consuminginterview But today the tests are becoming alarmingly sophisticated and are edging towards probing the “ dark side ： pathology and personality disordersIncreasingly,tests are being used to try to detect promising younggraduateswhomay,laterinlife

44、,fly off the rails（ go crazy）；or to stop psychopaths（havingmentaldisorder） gettingrecruited In the future , interviewees could even be given a mouth swab to reveal thegeneticandbiological markers of personality“ We areheading for the era of geneticscreening,” warnsCarolynJones,of the Institute for E

45、mploymentRights“ I thinkthese tests are very flawed Andthereareotherproblemswith the tests For starters,it ispossible to fake it even the test producersagreeon this But they havemade it as hard as possible For example, look at whether you agree or disagree with the following two statements ：“ Newide

46、ascomeeasily to me and “ I find generating new concepts difficult How long did it take you to realize they bothcouldmean the samethin？The main argument,however, is that the tests are invalid and cannot quantify （ put a numerical value on ） something as changeable as 第 14 页,共 129 页personality The gol

47、den rule is then,that a psychometric test should never be used as thesolebasis of selection,but shouldalwaysbefollowedbyinterviews 71Most peoples attitude towards the psychometric test is_A contemptuous B favorable C tolerant Dconfounded 72Which of the following is one of the reasons why psychometri

48、c testingwinsanadvantageoverinterview？A It doesnt cost anymoney BIt requires no equipment C It is time-saving DIt canbedonewithinseconds 73Which of the following statements is the authorsidea？ A Psychometric tests are defectivB Psychometric tests should not be the only way to recruit promising young

49、 graduates C Psychometric tests are invalid and cannot quantify something changeableaspersonalitD Psychometric tests aregoldenrule74The test producersmake the tests very complicated to _A avoid cheating C find out the best ideas B improve genetic screening D generate new concepts 75Which of the foll

50、owingis not true according to the passage？ A The American army developed the first personality test to screen out weak recruits 第 15 页 共 129 页 第 15 页,共 129 页B In the future,interviewers could give a mouth swab to reveal interviewees symptoms C There are possibilities for starters to cheat in the psy

51、chometric tests DInterviewsstillplayanimportantroleinevaluatinginterviewees Section B Short AnswerQuestions（30points） Directions ： In this part there are 3 passages with 15 questions or incomplete statements Read the passagescarefully Then answer the questions in the fewest possible words （ not exce

52、eding 10 words） Remember to rewrite the answerson the AnswerSheet Questions76 to 80arebasedon the followingpassag：eThe 8 Steps of Social Invention 1 Get ready to play Like other types of creativity ,social inventiveness flourishes when you begin thinking outside conventional boundaries Charlie Girsc

53、h, a StPaul,Minnesota-based creativity consultan,t suggests that you start byplayingwithobviouslyabsurdexplanations for everyday events “ If traffic isslow,youllbe tem pted to say, HmmMust beanaccidentupahead Instead, try saying,Must beafamily of turtles crossing the highwayor I expect theres someki

54、nd of alienabductiongoingon Youll be amazed how soon you will be looking at familiar problems in new ways” Girschs book, Fanning the Creative Spirit （ Creativity 第 16 页,共 129 页Central,1999）hasscores of otherexercises for limberingup the inventive part of your brain 2 Generateazillion far-fetched ide

55、as Concerned about the homeless in your neighborhood ？ Imagine a HomelessParliamen,t a Homeless Circus,homeless families forming an orchestra,ahomelessmuseum andonandonGeneratelikemad with no regard for feasibility in order, as social invention pioneer Nicholas Albery advises, to“ overcome e worthy-

56、but-dull ideas” Eventually the two orthree best ideaswillbegin to standout 3 Take yourwildestideaandbring it down to earth How about that Homeless Circus？ Could it turn into a forum for homeless people to display their creative talents？A performance series abouthomelessnes？s A neighborhood carnival

57、with the homeless as guests of honor？ Your flakiest idea may have a germ of brilliance that actuallymakes it more attractive,and thus morefeasibl（eandfundable）, than its worthy-but-dull cousins 4 Look for invenations that solvemorethanoneproblemThe Slow Food Movement, born in Italy, boosts local far

58、mers and regional cuisine traditions and restaurateurs and the same time that it “ feeds” our hunger for authentic tastes, healthy eating, and a more leisurely,saner style of life 5 Accentuate the positive 第 17 页 共 129 页 第 17 页,共 129 页“ A very common question that I get when I work with people in co

59、mmunitiesis Why doesntanybodycareaboutourproblem？s ”notes M chael Patterson,asocialinventorand activist inMassachusetts What aworthlessquestion Why？ questionsare for philosophersAsk How？ andWhat？questionsthey arealotmorepractical”For instance, Patterson asks,“ What wouldyoudo if youknewyoucouldnt fa

60、il ？” 6 Give it a rest Walk away from your favorite idea for a while ,forget about it, let it sleepWith your conscious mind out of the way,your subconscious gets to fiddle with the concept for a while, and you just might have an unexpectedinsightorbreakthrough 7 Practice“yes and”insteadof“yes but” N