2006全国大学生英语竞赛决赛赛题(A级)

2006全国大学生英语竞赛决赛赛题(A级)2006NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

(LevelA-Final)PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30points)SectionAShortConversations(6points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear6shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.A.Repairthecar.B.Helphismumdohergarden.C.Gosailing. D.Painttheflat.【录音原文】Mary:Couldyouhelpmepaintmyflatthisweekend,David?David:Oh,sorry,I?mgoingsailing.I?vedecidedtoenjoymyselfforachange.IspentlastweekendhelpingmymumdohergardenandIneedtorepairthecarnextweekend.Q:WhatisDavidgoingtodothisweekend?【答案】.C本周末David要去gosailing。A.10:15.B.11:15.C.1:55.D.2:05.【录音原文】.Woman:Dr.Brown?sClinic.CanIhelpyou?Man:Yes.CanIhaveanappointmenttoseethedoctor,please?Woman:Well,he?sfreeataquarterpasteleventodayortomorrowataquarterpasttenorfivetotwo.Man:I?llcometomorrowafternoon.Q:Whattimeistheappointment?【答案】.Cfivetotwo意为2点差5分，即1:55。A.Byplane.B.Bycoach.C.Bytrain.D.Bycar.【录音原文】Man:AreyougoingtotakethetrainuptoEdinburgh?Woman:We?vebookedticketsonthecoach,actually.Wewantedtodriveupthere,butwe?vebeenhavingproblemswiththecarandwecan?taffordtofly.Q:HowwilltheytraveltoEdinburgh?【答案】3.B他们决定bycoach，对话中女士提到We?vebookedticketsonthecoach。A.$16.50.B.$15.00.C.$12.50.D.$10.00.【录音原文】Man:CanyoutellmehowmuchitisforaticketforSaturday?sperformanceofMacbeth?Woman:Thefrontstallsandthecirclearethemostexpensiveat$16.50.Themiddleseatsinthestallscost$15andthebackthreerowscost$12.50,buttheviewisn?tsogood.Allseatsare$10forstudents.Man:I?llhaveoneinthemiddle,please.I?mnotastudent.I?vegotmycreditcardhere.Q:Howmuchistheman?sticket?【答案】4.B由男士所说最后一句话可知他卖的中间位置的票，价格$15。A.Becauseofthelorryaccident. B.Becauseofthetrainstrike.C.Becauseofthebusstrike. D.Becauseofthecaraccident.【录音原文】Woman:Hi!Haveyouhadabusydayattheoffice?Man:Yes,sorryI?mlate.Ididn?tgetthebusbecauseJohnofferedmealift.Wedidn?trealizethemotorwaywasclosedbecauseofalorryaccident,soittookmuchlongerthanusual.I?llbeevenlatertomorrowwiththetrainstrike.Q:Whywasthemanlatehome?【答案】A男士晚回家的原因是因为碰上 lorryaccident。A.Inthesportscenter. B.Inthelibrary.C.Inthelectureroom. D.Inthecinema.【录音原文】6.Woman:It?sabitcrowdedisn?tit...worsethanafootballmatch!Canyouseewellenoughfromhere?Man:Itdoesn?tmatter.AslongasIcanhearandgetdowntheimportantpointsofwhathesays,it?sOK.Woman:I?mgoingtothelibraryafterthis.IwanttogetthisreportfinishedsothatIcangotothecinemalater.Q:Wherearethemanandthewomantalking?【答案】6.C由第二句话可知他们是在听一场报告。SectionBLongConversation(4points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearonelongconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,4questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Youwillhearboththeconversationandthequestionsonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.A.1:15.B.2:00.C.1:30.D.3:30.A.25pence.B.50pence.C.75pence.D.95pence.A.4weeks.B.6weeks.C.8weeks.D.10weeks.A.Apen.B.Aschoolbag.C.Abook.D.Apencil.【录音原文】Mark:Hello,Jenny.Whatareyoudoinghere?Jenny:Hello,Mark!Thisismydaughter,Sarah.It?stheschoolholidayssowe?reshoppingnow—we?renotsurewhattodoafterthat.Mark:Well,there?sashowforchildrenthisafternooninthelibrarywhereIwork.Jenny:Oh?Whattimeisitat?Mark:Itstartsattwoandfinishesatthreethirty.It?sonlyaquarterpastonenow.DoyouthinkSarahwouldlikethat?Jenny:Howmuchisaticket?Mark:Well,it?sonepoundfiftyforadultsandseventy-fivepenceforchildren.Programmesaretwenty-fivepence.Jenny:Anddoesyourlibraryrunareadingcourseintheholidays?Mark:Yes,andifchildrenunderten,likeSarah,readfourbooksinsixweeks,wegivethemsomethingtotakehome.Jenny:What,likeabook?Mark:Well,thisyearit?sapen,butsometimesit?sabookoraschoolbag.MeetmeaftertheshowandI?llgiveyoumoredetail.Jenny:Thanks.Seeyoulaterthen.Questions7to10arebasedonthelongconversationyouhavejustheard.Whenwilltheshowbegin?Howmuchisachild?sticket?Howlongistheholidayreadingcourse?Whatfreegiftscanchildrengetfromthelibrarythisyear?［参考答案及解析］Mark说startsattwoandfinishesatthreethirty。.C成人票价为1.5磅，儿童半价为75便士；如果购买节目单则费用为 25便士。.B从马克的话中可以推知，图书馆的假期读书活动为期 6周。10.A从文中信息得知如果参加活动的孩子能在 6周期间读完4本书，会得到免费的小礼物作为奖励，今年的礼物是钢笔。SectionCNewsItems(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.A.148billion.B.140million.C.1,480million.【录音原文】11.PresidentObasanjosaidabout148billiondollarswerelosteachyearasaresultofcorruption.Hedescribedthelossas,monumental?and,preventable?,withextractiveindustries,suchasoilandgas,amongtheworsthit.Question:Approximatelyhowmuchwaslosteachyearasaresultofcorruption?11.A新闻第一句话说about148billiondollarswerelosteachyear。IES1.asaresultof由于。2.corruption腐败，堕落。3.described…Os…描述为••・。4.monumental作为纪念的，不朽的。5.preventable可阻止的、可预防的。 6.extractive引得出的，萃取的，抽取的。7.approximately近似地，大约。12.A.Five.B.Four.C.Three.【录音原文】12.TheUniversityBoatRaceisauniquelyBritishinstitutionbutit?stakenonadistinctlyinternationalcharacter.Itdatesbackto1829andisnowbroadcastontelevisioninmorethanahundredcountries.Andofthesixteenrowersinthetwoboats,onlyfivewereBritishthisyear.ItwasthefirsttimeaFrenchrowerhadtakenpartforatleastacentury.Therewerealso

fourAmericans,threeGermans,twoCanadiansandanAustralian.Question:HowmanyBritishstudentsjoinedtheUniversityBoatRace?【答案】12.A新闻中说onlyfivewereBritishthisyear。1.uniquely独特地，唯一地。 2.institution机构。3.takeon呈现，具有。4.distinctly显然地,13.A.Romania.【录音原文】明显地，清楚地。5.datebackto追溯到。6.rowers13.A.Romania.【录音原文】B.Slovakia.C.CzechRepublic.13.InRomania,totheeast,andSlovakiaandtheCzechRepublic,tothenorth,populationsinlow-lyingareashavebeenputonalert.IntheCzechRepublic,severalpeoplehavedied,andanti-floodbarriersontheriverVltavahavebeenraised.Czechofficialshavedeclaredastateofemergencyinseveralareas,andinthehistoriccityofOlomouc,250kilometerseastofPrague,thousandsofpeoplehadtobeevacuated.Question:Inwhichcountryhaveseveralpeoplediedbecauseoftheflood?13.C新闻中说IntheCzechRepublic,severalpeoplehavedied。1.Romania罗马尼亚。2.Slovakia斯洛伐克。3.CzechRepublic捷克。4.low-lyingareas低地。5.beputonalert作出戒备。6.anti-floodbarriers防洪墙。7.Vltava伏尔塔瓦河，捷克和斯洛伐克西部。8.declare宣布，声明。9.stateofemergency紧急状态。10.historiccity历史文化名城。11.evacuate疏散。14.A.Whale.B.Dolphin.C.Shark.【录音原文】IwassotouchedbythewaythepeopleinLondontooktothatanimalandcheerediton.Ijustfeelbitterlydisappointedthatwecouldn?tgivethemtheresultthattheywanted.Ifeelthatperhapswegottheresult,hopefully,thatthewhaleneeded,andthat?sprobablymoreimportant.Question:Whatanimalwasthemantalkingabout?14.A新闻中只提到了whale。 IES1.Whale鲸。2.dolphin海豚。3.shark鲨鱼。4.cheeron为某人打气，激励某人。5.bitterly悲痛地，残酷地。6.disappointec失望的。A.AngLee.B.StevenSpielberg.C.Bothofthem.【录音原文】StevenSpielberg?sMunich‘°'andAngLee?sBrokebackMountain"arelikelytobethebigitsthememightharmitswinnersattheOscarceremonyinfiveweeks?time.Spielberg?shighlycontroversialdramaaboutthe1972Olympicmassacre,andwhathappenedafterit,isoneofthefivenominationsitsthememightharmitsforBestPicture.SomehavespeculatedoppositiontothemovieandOscarchances,butthathasn?thappened.Spielberg?alsonominatedasBestDirector.Question:WhowonthenominationasBestDirectoraccordingtothespeaker?【答案】15.B被提名为最佳导演奖的是 StevenSpielberg。.AngLee李安。2.StevenSpielberg史蒂文.斯皮尔伯格。3.Munich《慕尼黑》4.BrokebackMountain《断臂山》。5.highlycontroversial备受争议的。 6.massacre大屠杀。7.nominations提名。8.BestPicture最佳影片。9.speculate推测。10.opposition异议。11.theme主题。12.nominate提名。A.RussiaandtheUK.RussiaandotherformerSovietRepublics.RussiaandUkraine.【录音原文】16.UkrainianpoliticiansclaimtherearepoliticalmotivesbehindthepriceriseoriginallydemandedbytheRussianenergygiantGazprom.TheysayRussiaisofferingmuchmorefavourabletermstootherformerSovietRepublics.Russianofficialsinsistit?sapurelycommercialmatter.Question:Whichcountriesarehavingtalksovergasprices?【答案】16.CUkrainian的政治家认为油价上涨有政治的原因， Russian的官员坚持认为是商业的原因。1.Ukraine乌克兰。 2.claim声称。3.originally本来，原来，最初。4.demand要求。5.favourable优惠的。6.terms条款。7.insist坚持，强调。 8.purely纯粹地。A.Bansmokinginindoorpublicplaces.Bansmokinginallpublicplaces.Improvethehealthcaresystem.【录音原文】17.Britain?sLabourgovernmentishavingadifficultweek.Thegovernmentwantstobansmokinginindoorpublicplaces,includingrestaurantsandotherplacesofentertainment.Thisispartlybecauseitwantstodiscouragepeoplefromsmoking,sincesmokingcausessomuchillness,butalsotoprotectthehealthofthestaffwhoworkthere,andwhogotnochoiceaboutbreathinginsecondhandsmoke.Question:WhatdoestheBritishgovernmentwanttodo?【答案】17.A新闻中第二句话提至UThegovernmentwantstobansmokinginindoorpublicplaces。IES1.ban禁止，取缔。2.entertainment娱乐。3.discouragesb.fromdoing阻止做某事。4.secondhandsmoke二手烟。18.A.Morethan35,000.B.Morethan2,600.C.Morethan4,700.【录音原文】18.Acrowdofsome35,000,includingU.S.FirstLadyLauraBushandItalianfilmlegendSophiaLoren,filledtheOlympicStadium.Morethan4,700performers,includingfastmovingskaterswithfieryrocketpacks,dancersandevendancingcowsopenedthefestivities.Some2,600athletesfrommorethan80countriesandterritoriesmarchedintothestadiumaccompaniedbyAmericanpopmusicfromthe1970sand1980s.Question:HowmanyperformersjoinedtheWinterOlympicsopeningceremony?【答案】18.C新闻中提到了四个数字，35,000是指观众，4,700是指performers,2,600是指athletes。IES1.legend传说,传奇。.Morethan4,700performers,includingfastmovingskaterswithfieryrocketpacks,dancersandevendancingcowsopenedthefestivities.4700多名表演者参加了此次盛会的开幕典礼，其中包括带着焰火火箭包的速滑运动员、舞蹈演员甚至跳舞的牛群。.territories地区，区域。4.marchinto行进，走进。5.stadium体育场。6.accompaniedby伴IA.MobilephonegamblingisontheriseinEurope.MobilephonegamblingisontheriseinAustralia.MobilephonegamblingisontheriseinAsia.【录音原文】19.GovernmentsfromSingaporetoSouthKoreaareincreasinglyliftingrestrictionsongambling.Butgamblersdonothavetowaitfornewcasinostoopentoplacetheirbets:theycanjustusetheirmobilephones.Europeisthelargestmarketformobilegambling,buttelecommunicationsanalystspredictthatAsiawillcatchupsoon.Question:Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?【答案】19.C这一段新闻主要在讲gambling在亚洲十分猖獗，快赶上欧洲了。1.liftrestrictionson取消限制，解除禁令。2.gambling赌博。3.casino赌场。4.placetheirbets下注。5.telecommunicationsanalysts电讯分析家。6.predict分析。7.catchup赶上，追上。20.A.Thenorth-easternpartB.Thesouth-easternpart.C.Thenorth-westernpart.【录音原文】20.TheUnitedStatesNationalWeatherServicesaysthatthishugewinterstormhasdumpedsome68.3centimetresofsnowinCentralPark,makingittheworstblizzardtohitNewYorkCitysincerecordsbeganin1869.Toaddtotheproblemsfacingtheentirenorth-easternseaboard,windsacrosstheregionhavebeengustingatupto96kilometresanhour,causingseriouslocaliseddrifting.Question:WhichpartoftheUnitedStateswasattackedbysnowstorm?20.A 受灾最严重的是north-easternseaboarcL

注释：I.TheUnitedStatesNationalWeatherService美国国家天气局。2.huge庞大的，巨大的。3.blizzard暴风雪。4.seaboard海岸，沿海地带。 5.gust刮大风。6.upto达到。SectionDDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear2passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear4or6questions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to24arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.21.A.Thechildrenwereverynaughty.Theylivedinthecountrysidefarawayfromotherpeople.Theyhadmovedtoanewtownanddidn?tknowmanypeopleyet.A.Shewassick.C.Shewasbusy.A.Shewassick.C.Shewasbusy.A.Shefelthappy.B.Shewasn?thome.D.Shewasgoingoutsoon.B.Shefeltlonely.C.Shefeltrelaxed.D.Shefeltangry.24.A.Thepeoplethoughtshewasabankrobber.Everyoneelsestartedshouting,too.Manypeopleranoutofthebank.Everyonestoodagainstthewallwiththeirhandsup.IESl.naughty顽皮的，淘气的。2.farawayfrom远离。3.baby-sit（代人临时）照看小孩,当临时保姆。4.bankrobber专艮行打劫者。【录音原文】Ihavefoursmallchildren,threegirlsandoneboy.Idon?tgooutverymuchbecauseit?shardformetofindsomeonetolookafterthem.AnytimeIdogoout,Ihavetofindababysitter.It?snoteasyformetofindababysitterbecausewehavejustmovedhere.Sincewe?renewintown,Idon?tknowverymanypeopleyet.Well,oneFridaymorningIlookedinmypurseandfoundthatIhadonlytwodollarsleft.Istillhadtodothatweek?sgroceryshopping.TherewasnothingelseIcoulddo;Ihadtogotothebank.IhopedthatRachel,mynext-doorneighbor,couldcomeandbaby-sitforme,butshewasn?thome.Soafterthechildrenwerealldressed,offwewenttothebank.Afterwe?dallgotintothecar,ItriedtorelaxalittleasIdrovetothebank.Thechildrenwereverynoisyfromthestart.Theywereyellingandcryingandpickingoneachother.Bythetimewearrivedatthebank,Iwasveryangry.Thebankwasverycrowded.Idon?tthinkI?deverseensomanypeoplethereatonce.Ithink,sinceitwastheendofthemonth,itwaspaydayformostpeople.Anyway,thechildrenwerestillactingup,andIwasstillprettyangrywiththem.Iturnedaroundtotrytokeepthemquietandshouted,“Standigainstthewallanddon?tsayaword!"Everyoneinthewholebankstoppedtalking.Theythoughtitwasahold-up.

注释：1.groceryshopping去超市买东西。2.fromthestart从一开始。3.yell叫喊。4.pickon作弄。5.payday发薪日。 6.actup捣蛋。7.turnaround转身。8.hold-up抢劫。Questions21to24arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whywasithardforthewomantofindababysitter?Whycouldn?tRachel,hernext-doorneighbor,baby-sitforher?Howdidthewomanfeelwhenshearrivedatthebank?Whathappenedwhenthewomanshoutedatherchildren?［参考答案及解析］.C文中说他很难找到 babysitter的原因在于他们刚刚搬到这儿。.B从文中得知好的邻居Rachel不在家。.D从文中多处信息可以得知，孩子们又喊又闹，他很生气。.A文中说theythoughtitwasahold-up,hold-up的意思是robber。PassageTwoQuestions25to30arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.B.Beforelunch.D.Afterlunch.B.Beforelunch.D.Afterlunch..A.Earlyinthemorning.C.Atlunchtime.A.IrelandandSpain.C.SpainandItaly.B.BrazilandIreland.A.Cycling.A.Theyear.A.Acomedy.【录音原文】B.Skiing.A.IrelandandSpain.C.SpainandItaly.B.BrazilandIreland.A.Cycling.A.Theyear.A.Acomedy.【录音原文】B.Skiing.Theperson.D.BrazilandItaly.Football.D.Tennis.C.Thestory.B.Adocumentary.C.Amusical.Theplace.D.Athriller.Youwillhearanannouncementaboutwhat?sontelevisiontomorrow.Man:Andthat?stheweatherforecast.Andnowweknowwhattheweather?sgoingtobelike,let?shavealookatwhatwe?vegotforyoutomorrowonTV31.Mostofthemorningistakenupwithchildren?stelevision.Asit?sSaturday,we?vegotprogrammesforchildrenfromtheunderfivestoteenagers.Westartthedayat7:00withcartoonsandprogrammesfortheveryyoung.Thesegoonuntil9:00whenwehaveafilmspeciallymadefortelevisioncalledTheRailwayPrincess.Itwasfirstshownaboutsixmonthsagoandwe?vehadlotsofrequeststoshowitagain.ThefilmisbasedonJennyJohnson?sbest-sellingchildren?sbook.Thenfrom10:30until12:00,wecontinuewithamagazineprogrammefor5to12year-olds.There?ssomethingforeveryone-animals,art,sport,thecountryside.Atlunchtime,from12:00till2:00,wehavesomethingforte