2011年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷(D类真题)

赛试卷（D类真题）20112011NationalEnglishContestforCollegestudents(LevelD-Preliminary)Part1ListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readingthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthesheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Howwillthepricebedetermined?Bycallingthecompany.B.Byaskingthesalesman.C.Bylookingatthepricelist.Wheremostprobablyarethetwospeakers?Atabusstop.B.Onatrain.C.Inacar.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?Whattohaveforlunch.B.Whetherornottoeatout.C.Howtogettotheconference.Whoisthemantalkingto?Abaker'sdeliverservice.B.Anofficesupplystoresalesperson.C.Abookdesigner.WhatisBartconcernedabout?Finishingthereportontime.MeetingthechairmanoftheboardConvincingJudithtohelphimSectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwoconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeaonce-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththetherechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecirr1espondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Conversation1WhydoseRuthcallJackie.Toinvitehimtoaparty.Toaskhimtobuysomefood.Toaskhimtosendsomeinvitations.WhatdoyouknowaboutBen'snewjob?ItisinLondon.HisisgoingtoworkforamagazineHisisgoingtobecomeateacherWherearetheygoingtohavetheparty?InaflatB・InarestaurantC.InapublichallWhatisbeingpreparedfortheparty?AdanceAfilmshowSomeFrenchfoodWhenwillJackiemeetRuth?Atnineo'clockAtaquartertonineAtteno'clockConversation2Whataretheytalkingabout?Tony'sdailyscheduleTony;sschoollifetony;sjob.Wheredosethemanworknow?A.Atabank.Inahospital.Ataschool.Whendidthemangetupwhenheisastudent?A.At5:30.B・At8:30.C.Atlunchtime.Whatdosethemanhavetoweartowork?A.JeansB.AsuitC.AT-Shirt.Whatisoneadvantagesoftheman^sjob?A.Hecanusetheinternet.B.Hehaslongholidays.C.Heispaidagoodsalary.SectionC(5Marks)Inthissectionyouwillhearamonologue.Themonologuewillbereadtwice.Afterthemonologue,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Wheredidthethiefstealthecarsfrom?A.GardensB.Showrooms.C.GaragesWhatwasthethief'sjob?A.Asalesman.B.Adoctor.C.AcleanerWhatdidthethiefdowiththecarsthathestole?Hecleanedthem,andthenleftthematthesideoftheroad.Hepaintedthemandthenkeptthem.Hesoldthemtootherpeople.What'sthepunishmentforthethief'sbehavior?A.Alongjailsentence.B.Cleaningallthecarsthathestole.C.Afineoff4000.Howlongwasthethief'smarriagetoMary?A.36years.B.13years.C.48years.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewhichwillbereadtwice.Listentothepassagecarefully,andthenfillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasesyouhearonthetape.Remembertowritedowntheanswersontheanswersheet.InBritain,therearetwooccasionseachyearwhenpeopleusuallyreceivepresents:onChristmasdayandontheirbirthdays.Inthepast,the21stbirthdaywas(21)becauseitsymbolizedbecominganadult.People(22)receivedasilverkeyonthatdaytosymbolizeopeningthedoortotheadultworld.Today,peopleinBritainlegallybecomeadultsattheageof(23)sotheyoftenhavethebiggestcelebrationonthatbirthday.Thecustomerofgivinggiftson25Decemberonly(24)Victoriantimes.BeforethatitwasmorecommonforpeopleinBritainto(25)presentsonNewYear'seveorTwelfthNight.Thesedays,onChristmasEveparentsputpresentsforyoungchildrenin‘stocking'andhangthemontheendoftheirpresents.GiftsforolderchildrenbelievethatSantaClauscameduringthenightand(26)themtheirpresents.Giftsforolderchildrenandgrown-upare(27)theChristmastreeonChristmasEve.Then,onChristmasmorning,everyonesitsaroundthetreeandopenstheirpresents.EasterandMother'sDayarealsoimportantdays.Youngchildrenusuallyreceive(28)atEasterandmostpeopleoftengivepresentstotheirmothersonMother'sDay.Peoplealsoreceivegiftsonimportantoccasionsintheirlives.Forexample,alltheguests(29)usuallybringagiftforthebrideandgroom.Andthesedays,studentssometimesgetpresentsfromtheirparentsifthey(30)theirexams!Part5VocabularyandStructure(15)Thereare15incompletesentences.Foreachblank,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Itgoeswithoutthatyou'llbepaidforallthisextratimeyou'respendingontheproject.sayingB.tellingC.talkingD.speakingWethemoneytoyourmoneymarketaccountwithinthreeworkingdays.A.havebeentransferredB.willtransferC.transferringD.willbetransferredThecolorfulillustrationsincludedintheneweditionifthebookmakeitattractive.A.muchmoreB.mostofallC.themorethatmostThecrewworkedsohardthattheyfinishedehentireprojectthreedaysofschedule.A.forwardB.aheadC.soonD.advancedHerOlympicexperiencegaveherabidovertheothercontestants.A.withwhichB.tothatC.withD.towhichItisusefultobeabletopredicttheextentapricechangewillaffectsupplyanddemands.A.learnaboutB.worthwhileC.valuablevaluingTheoldladybecameworriedwhenshedidn't-hersonforawholemonth.A.learnaboutB.hearofC.hearfromD.learnfromHedecideditwasn'treadingthereportashe'dbeeninformedofallthechangesalready.A.worthyB・worthwhileC.valuableD.valuingTheyhavetakenmeasurestosolvethecity'spollutionproblem,butitmaybesometimethesituationimproves.A.giveinB.bloomingC.bloomD.bloomedLargecompaniessometimestrytosmallercompaniesbybuyingamajorityoftheshares.A.giveinB.suggestedC.persuadedD.impliedUsingrecentdevelopmentsinscienceandtechnology,mancanmakevariousflowersbeforetheirtime.A.giveinB.getupC.lookafterD.takeover41.Usingrecentdevelopmentsinscienceandtechnology,mancanmakevariousflowersbeforetheirtime.A.insistedB.suggestedC.persuadedD.impliedOurneighbourshaveustobuythesamekindofcarpetingthattheyhave.A.insistedB.suggestedC.persuadedD.implied-excuseme,?Yes.That'soneglassofwhitewine,onemineralwaterandonesandwich.Tenpounds,please.Thanks,isserviceincludes?No.Ok,hereyouare.A.canwehavethebill,pleaseB.whatwouldyouliketohave.C.doyouhaveanyhamburgersD.couldyoupleasegetmesomewaterReception,howmayIhelpyou?Thereisn'tsoapinthebathroom!,sir.Thanksyou.CanIhavesomeshowergel,andsomeshavingcream,too,please?Sorry.Wedon'tprovideshavingcream,butthere'ssomeshowergelinthebathroomcabinet.A.Youcanbuysomeintheshop.B.I'llsendsometoyourroomrightawayC.I'mreallysorrytohearthatD.That'simpossible.Theremustbesome.Hello.I'dliketospeaktoJulie,please.I'mafraidsheisn'thererightnow.?Yes.ThisisherfriendMark.I'mcallingtoaskherifshe'dliketoseeamovietomorrownight.Okay.I'llgiveherthemessage.Thanks.wouldyouliketoholdon?DoyouknowwhenshewillbebackWouldyouliketoseeamovietonightCanItakeamessage.Part3close(15marks)Readthepassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosehewordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformifthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenletteroftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.ThisisMattDrudge,millionairefounderandowneroftheDrudgeReport,thefirstandmostsuccessfulonline‘newspaper'.PeoplehavecalledDrudgetheultimatebloggerbuthedoesn'tacceptthis(46)(describe).HeconsiderstheDrudgeReporttobeapropernewspaper,verydifferent(47thethousandsofweblogswhichhavesprungupontheinternet.Drudge'sfascinationfornewsandgossipstemsformachildhoodjob(48)dpapersforTheWashingtonStar,whichgavehimplentyoftimeandotocatchupwiththelatestnews.Drudgewas(50)(interest)inschoolworkorsport.However,hedevelopedanobsession(51)rumorsandpoliticalgossip.Atschoolhisonlygoodmarksfor(52)caffairs.Followingaseriesofdead-endjobsDrudgeendedupinlosangelsinthe1990s,justin(53)forthebeginningofwhatwastobecometheinternet.TheWorldWideWebwasafertilehunting(54)gforDrudge.Hespendhourssiftingthroughthenewsgroupsandwebsitesthatthenexisted,searching(55)rumorsandinsidestoriesfromthepoliticalandentertainmentworlds.HelaunchedtheDrudgeReportwebsitein1995,(56)hasbecomeadaily‘rumorbulletin'expressinghisversionofthelatestandjuiciestgossipfromHollywoodandWashington.Alwaysmanagingtobethefirstwith(57)(break)news,Drudge'ssuccesswasassuredwhenhebecamethefirstpersontopublicisetheMonicaLewinskyscandalin1998.Nowwithanincomeofoveramilliondollarsayearandmanythousandsof(58)(subscribe),theDrudgeReporthasbecomea‘mustsee'resourceforthosehungryforthelatestnewsandgossip.Willtheever-increasingavailabilityofnewsontheinternetmeanthe(59)eforitsolderrival,theconventionalnewspaper?Drudgedoesn'tthinkso.Hethinksthetwoworking(60)t.Part5readingcomprehension(40marks)Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsaccordingtothepassage.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.SectionA(10marks)Ontheeveningofhis18thbirthday,ateenagerfromatinyvillageinnorthernGermanyclicked‘send'onhiscomputersinhospitalsandblanksinHongKong,chinahadcrashed,andtrainsinAustraliaandtheUSAandstopped.Incourtafewmonthslater,theteenager,SvenJaschan,waschargedwithcriminaldamage.Hewasfoundguiltyofputtingtheterrible‘Sasser'computervirusontheinternetandreceiveda21-monthsuspendedsentence.Heavoidedprisonbecausehewasonlyeighteenwhenhecommittedthecrime.Thevirusinfectedmillionsofcomputersystemsacrosstheworld,andcausedmillionsofdollarsdamage.Svenadmittedhisguilttothedetectiveswhocametohishome.HehadspentanenormousamountoftimecreatingtheSasservirusonthecomputerinhisbedroom.Heoftenspenttenhoursadayinfrontofhiscomputerbuthisparentshadn'tknownwhathewasdoingatthetime.Whenhereleasedthevirusontheinternet,hedidn'trealizeitwouldcausesomuchdamage.Hewasjustdelightedthatinhadworked.‘IfeltasifIhadwrittenafirst-classessay',saidSven.‘Itoldmyclassmates-theythoughtitwasterrific.'Buthisfeelingschangedveryquickly.HewasterrifiedwhensesawaTVnewsreportaboutthevirusanddamageithadcaused.DetectivesarrestedSvenafteroneofhisclassmatescontactedMicrosoftandtoldthemabouthim.Microsofthadoffereda$250,000rewardforinformationaboutthevirus.However,Sven'steachersatschoolwereastonishedthatSvenhadcreatedthevirus.Theysaidthathewasn'tabrilliantcomputerstudent.‘thereareothersintheclasswhoarebetterthanhim,'oneteachersaid!Whilehewaswaitingforhiswaitingforhistrialtostart,Svenleftschoolandstartedwork.Henowworksforacomputercompany,making‘firewalls'-vitalpiecesofsoftwarethatprotectcomputersfromviruses!Questions61-62:readthequestionsandthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestchoiceaccordingtothepassage.WhatwasSvenJaschan'scrime?Hestolealotofcomputers.Hecreatedacomputervirus.Hecreatedacomputervirus.Herobbedabigbank.Whywasn'tSvensenttoprison?Becausehewastooyoung.Becausehewasn'tfoundguilty.Becauseheadmittedhisguiltytodetectives.Becauseheworkedforabigcompany.Question63-65:readthepassage,andthencompletethefollowingstatementsinnomorethanfourwordsforeachblanks.WhenSvenreleasedthevirusontheinternet,hewasatfirst,thenfrightened.ThepolicecaughtSvenusinginformationgiventoMicrosoftby.Inthelastparagraph,thewordmeaning‘veryimportant'is.SectionB(10MARKS)Esquire1year,12issuesPrice:$7.97Esquireislifestylemagazineaimedatprofessionalmen.Thegoaloftheeditorsistoprovideabroadscopeofinformationofinteresttothismagazine,includingbusiness,health,fitness,fashion,sports,entertainment,familylifeandarts.Boy'slife1years,10issuesPrice:$23.00Boy'slifeistoentertainandeducateallboysandtoopentheireyestojoyousworldofreading.Itincludesamixofnew,nature,sports,history,fiction,science,entertainment,andcomics.Forboysaged7to14.Nick1year,12issuesPrice:$24.00Nickisfilledwithwonderfulentertainmentforchildren,aged6to14.itiswholesome,imaginativeandtrulyfromachild'spointofview.Nickseestheworldfromyourchild'sperspective.Sharetheaward-winningentertainmentandhumormagazinefromNIckwithyourkids.Seventeen1year,12issuesPrice:$12.00Seventeenistheworld'smostpopularmagazinefortoday'steenagegirls!Ineveryissueyou'llgetthelatestscooponstyle,friends,guys,college,careers,thestarsandlove,aswellashottipsonbeauty,fashion,fitness,entertainmentsandrelationships.Eachissueofseventeenhasexcitingfeatures,includingfiction,quizzes,music,videos,trendsandsomuchmore.Anddon'tforgetthereallycoolarticles,suchastheever-favoriteTrauma-Rama.Ifit'simportanttotoday'syoungwomen,it'sinSeventeen.Questions66-69:Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage.Whichmagazineisthecheapestaccordingtotheadvertisements?HowoldaretheboysthatBoys'Lifeaimsat?Ifyouneedtochooseamagazinefromtheabovelistedfora7-year-oldgirl,howmuchdoyouNeedtopayayear?WhomaybethemostinterestedinSeventeen?Questions70:ReadthequestionandthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD,anddecidewhichisthebestchoiceaccordingtothepassage.Whatinformationiscontainedinallthefourmagazines?A.Career.B.Entertainment.C.College.D.Business.SectionC(10marks)Manydoctorsknowthestoryof‘MrWright'.In1957hewasdiagnosedwithcancer,andgivenonlydaystolive.Heheardtumorsthesizeoforanges.Heheardthatscientistshaddiscoveredanewmedication,Kerbionzen,whichwaseffectiveagainstcancer,andhebeggedhisdoctortogivehimthedrug.Hisphysician,DrPhilipWest,finallyagreed.MrWrightwasgivenaninjectiononaFridayafternoon,theastonisheddoctorfoundhispatientsoutofhis‘deathbed',jokingwiththenursesthefollowingMonday.‘Thetumurs,'thedoctorwrotelater,‘hadmeltedlikesnowballsonahotstove.'Actually,MrWrighthadnotbeengivenadrug,justamixofsaltandwater.Thisstoryhasbeenignoredbydoctorsforalongtime,dismissedasoneofthosestrangetalesthatmedicinecannotexplain.TheideathatwhatapatientbelievescanmakeafataldiseasegoawayisregardedasjusttoostrangeHowever,noscientistsarediscoveringthatplaceboeffectismorepowerfulthananyonehadeverthought.Theyarealsobeginningtodiscoverhowsuchmiraculousresultsareachieved.(74)Throughnewtechniquesinbrainimagery,ithasbeenshownthatathought,abelieforadesirecancausechemicalprocessesinthebrainwhichcanhavepowerfuleffectsonthebody.Placebosare‘liesthatheal',saidDrAnneHarrington,asciencehistorianatHavardUniversity.‘ThewordplaceboisLaitinfor“Ishallplease”or“Ishallmakeyouhappy”anditistypicallyatreatmentthatadoctorgivestoanxiouspatientstopleasethem,'shesaid.‘Itlookslikemedication,buthasnohealingingredientswhatever.'Nowadays,doctorshavemuchmoredeffectivemedicinestofightdisease,butthesetreatmentshavenotdiminishedthepoweroftheplacebo-quitetheopposite.(75)Maybewhenscientistsfullyunderstandhowtheywork,thepowerfulhealingeffectsofthehumanmaindwillbeusedmoresystematically.Questions71-73:Readthepassage,andthensaywhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).WrWrightwasgivenanewcancermedicationwhichcontainedhealingingredienes.72・AfterDrPhilipWestgaveMrWrighttheinjection,MrWrightgotbetter.73・Scientistsare/scoveringthatplacebosdon'thaveanyeffectatall.Questions74-75:Translatetheunderlinedsentences74and75.SectionD(10marks)Robotsareusefulinexploringspacebecausetheycanworkintheconditionswhichexistinspace.Suchrobotsusuallylooklikeboxeswithwheels.Thoughtheserobotsareuseful,however,theyareextremelyexpensive-theybreakeasilyandtheyarecannotdoverymanytasks.Becauseoftheseproblems,scientistshavebeenworkingonanewandunusualkindofrobot.Thesenewrobotswilllookandmovelikesnakes,sotheyhavebeengiventhename‘snakebots'・Thewayasnakeisshapedallowsittodospecialthings,suchasgettingintoverysmallspaces,likecracksinrocks.Snakescanalsopushthemselvesunderground,andclimbupdifferentkindsofobjects,likerocksandtrees.Suchabilitiesaccountfortheusefulnessofrobotsdesignedlikesnakes,becausetheywillbeabletodothesethings,too.Suchrobotswouldbemuchmoreeffectivethanregularrobotswithwheels.Wheeledrobotseasilygetstuckandfallover,butsnakebotswouldnothavetheseproblems.Theycouldgoalmostanywhereandsowouldbeusefulforexploringthdifferentenvironmentsofotherplanets.Sincetheycancarrytools,snakebotswouldbeabletoworkinspace,aswell.Theycould,forexample,helprepairtheInternetionSpaceStation.Howdoyoumakearobotshapedlikeasnake?Asnakebotisputtogetherlikeachain,madeofaboutthirtyparts,ormodules.Eachmoduleisbasicallythesame-theyallcontainacomputerandawheeltoaidmovement.Thecomputerinthe‘head'ofthesnakemakesthemodulesworktogether.Ifonemodulefails,anothercaneasilytakeitsplace.Snakebotmodulescanalsocarrydifferentkindsoftools,aswellascameras.Sinceeachmoduleisactuallyarobotinitself,eachmodulecanworkapartfromtherestifnecessary.Thesnakebotdesignismuchsimplerthanofmostcommonrobots.Thus,snakebotswillbemuchlessexpensivetobuild.OneoftherobotssenttoMarscostahundredmilliondollarstobuild.However,snakebotscostaslittleasafewdollarstomakeandcouldthereforesave.enormousamountsofmoneyonfuturespacemissions,Withtheirversatilityandaffordability,snakebotswillbethewayofthefuture;atleastasfarasspacerobotsareconcerned.Questions76~80:readthepassagecarefullyandthencompleteeachspaceinthesummary,usingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassage.Summary:Itismucheasiertosendrobots,ratherthanpeople,intospace,butscientistshavefoundthatrobotswithwheelsarenotthemost(76)ones.Thisisbecausetherearemanyproblemsassociatedwithtoday'robots:theyareveryexpensive,they(77)andcannotdomanytasks.Infact,forexploringplaceswithlotsofobstaclestogooverorunder,(78)wordbetterthanwheeledrobots.Theyaremadeofseparateparts,or(79),eachofwhichisactuallyarobotinitself.Snakebotscangoalmostanywhereanddomanydifferentkindsoftasks.Itbooksasthoughrobotsshapedlike

snakeswillbethewayofthefutureowingtotheir(80).Part5translation(10marks)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.Remembertowriteanswerontheanswersheet.81.请复习课堂上讨论过的要点，还有你自己感到混淆不清的地方。(aswellas)不要管其他人怎样想，作为一个个体，这是一个你必须自己做的选择。(regardlessof)他们在大部分场合倾向于坦率，毫无拘束的谈论自。(tend)我宁愿现在就把真相告诉他，而不愿一直保守这个秘密。(wouldrather)被接见者说他熟悉办公室软，会做一些数据分析。(befamiliarwith)Part6IQtest(10marks)TherearefiveIQquestionsinthispart.Writetheanswersontheanswersheet.changeMILKtoWINE,oneletteratatime,inthreesteps.Whatnumbershouldreplacethequestionmark?58(42)2639(42)4532(?)68clockAwascorrelateatmidnight,butlostexactly1minuteanhourfromthenon.Itstopped1hourago(B),havingrunforlessthan12hours.Whatthetimenow?ABhowmanylinesappearbelow?canyouunderstandthereasoningbehindthesedominosandfindthemissingletter?DWBYFUH?Part7writing(30marks)Task1(10marks)SupposeyouareWangDan,andyouhavebeengivenanopportunitytogotoEnglandtostudyEnglishforonemonth.Theinstitutewhereyouwillbestudyinghassentyousomeinformationaboutthefamilyyouwillstaywith,butthereisstillinformationyouliketohavebeforeyougo.Carefullyreadtheinformationaboutyourhostfamilyandthenotesyouhavemadebelow.ThenwriteyourlettertoMrsRubens,introducingyourselfbrieflyandaskingfortheinformationyouneed.Writealetterofmorethan80wordsintheanswersheet.Donotincludeaddresses.Student:WangDanHostfamilyname:RybensAdults:Maureen(F)Nathan(M)Children:Samuel(M)Age:18Rebecca(f)Age:16David(M)Age:15Address:26CheltenhamClose,BathThefamilywillprovideasingleroom,breakfastandeveningmealandbedlinen.Useofwashingmachine.Dateofarrival:20/7/20111.C2.A3.B4.B5.A1.C2.A3.B4.B5.ADateofdeparture:19/8/2011Arethereanypetsinthehouse?Dotheysmoke?How