2011年全国大学生英语竞赛C类-试题及答案

2011NationalEnglishContestforCollegestudents

(LevelC-Preliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationswillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause,readthequestionandthetherechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?Getsomethingtoeatnow.Findaquietplacethatshowsgames.Watchthenextgamewiththewoman.WhydoesnotthemanhaveaMySpaceaccount?Heisnotskilledatusingcomputer.AlloftheinstructionareinEnglishThewomanwonnotteachhim.HowlongdoesthewomanplantotryteleworkingForafewdays.Forafewweeks.Forafewmonths.Whatdoesthemanhopewillhappen?Thepriceofcellphonenovelswillgodown.Thenovel’sauthorwillwriterlongerstories.Thewomanwilltellhimhothestoryends.whatisthewomangoingtodonext?turnonhercomputer.Goforawalkwithpeter.Visithernewneighbors.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendeachconversation,therewillbeaoneminutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationoneWhatdidJackdooverthesummer?Hestudiedveryhard.Hetookasummerclass.C.Hevisitedoneofhisteachers.WhatdoesJackthinkofMsWellingtonasateacher?A.Easy-going.Tough.C.Interesting.8.WhyisMsWellington’sclads?sharHerexamsaredifficult.Shedoesnotgivestudentsthehelptheyneed.C.Shemakesdolotsofwork.ConversationtwoWhyisMrs.Griffingoingtothecitywherethehotelislocated?Heisonholiday.He’sonabusinesstripHeisgoingtoaconference.HowmanytimeshasMrs.GriffinstayedattheSunriseHotel?A.Twice.B.Once.C.Threetimes.WhereisMrs.Griffinform?A.Canada.B.NewZealand.C.Australia.

WhatisMrs.Griffin ’spassportnumber?A.B.C.WhatkindofroomdoesMrs.Griffinwant?Asingleroomfortwonights.Adoubleroomfortwonights.Asingleroomforonenight.WhenwillMrs.GriffinarriveatSunriseHotel?at9:15pmat9:35pmat10:00pmWhatfoodwillbeputintoMrs.Griffinsroom?’asandwichwithfries.acheesesandwich.aburgerwithchips.SectionC(5Marks)WhatdoestheAssociatedPressaskeditorandnewsdirectorstodo?voteforthetopstoriesoftheyear.describetheoilspillintheGulfofMexicowritesaboutthe11workerskilledintheexplosionWherearethedoctorsandtechnologyexpertsfrom?NewYork.LondonTokyoForhowlongdoesPresidentObamaagreetoextendthetaxcuts?forfouryearsforthreeyearsfortwoyears.Howmanypeopleintheworlddon ’thaveenoughtoeat,accordingtothereport?A.morethanonebillion.somesixhundredmillion.nearlyninehundredmillionWhathaveastronomersrecentlydiscovered?thereareunknownplantsinoldergalaxies.therearemanygalaxiesintheuniversetherearealotmorereddwarfinoldergalaxiesSectionD(10marks)Inthesection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.RemembertowritetheanswerontheanswersheetWhatdoyoudoifyoudon’tgetyourfirstchoiceuniversity?This facesthousandsofBritisheveryyear.Manysuch turntoClearing,aservicethathelpsfinduniversityplacesforstudentsatthelastmoment.Iftheydon ’thavethemarkstogetintotheir ,Clearingtellsthemaboutplacesavailableatotheruniversity,thoughtheymighthavetoreadadifficultsubject.Thisyearhasseenarecordnumberofpeopleapplyingtouniversity.This,combinedwiththe ,anuncertainjobmarket,andbudgetcutsatuniversity,productevenmoreofascrambleforplacesthanusual.Somesourcessaysixstudentshaveappliedforeachremaining placeTheBritishUniversityAdmissionsService,UCAS,saysuptoaquarterofthisyearuniversityapplicants-almostpeople-havenotbeenadmittedintoa .Thatisanincreaseofover46000studentsfromlastyear.Facedwiththesefigure,someBritishstudentsmightconsideraninterestingalternative: .TheUniversityofNottinghamforisofferingplaceatitscampusesinNingbo,nearShanghai,andKualaLumpur,Malaysia.StudentsattheseinstitutionscanearnUniversityofNottinghamdegrees,according,engineeringandEnglish.Similarly,theUniversityofBoltonsaysithasunlimitedplacesatitscampusintheUnitedArabEmirates.Todealwiththeseproblems,theUK E’duscaHtiigohneMrinister,DavidWillet ’s,isencouragingstudentswhohavenotmadethegradetoconsideralternativestouniversity,suchas

andstudyingathome.“Therearearrangeofoptionsavailable, “hesays. n“expteyoepalre,scoanthreeyapplyshouldconsiderspendingthisyearinawaythatwilladdpositivelytotheirCVs.Getting orotherskillswillstrengthentheirchancesnextyear. ”Somecommentatorssay,thoughthatrisinguniversitycosts,poorlong-term ,andadropingraduaterecruitmentmeanthistheworsttimetobeauniversitystudentintheUK.PartTwoVocabularyandStructure(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Afterfourdaysoftalks,wearegladtoannouncethattheunionandmanagementhavereachedan .Theagreementisfairandbenefitsbothsides.A.accordB.accomplishmentC.identityD.undertakingAstheclerk preparedmymilkshake,Iwonderedhowlongshehadbeenworkingthere,mindlesslymakingicecreamtreatsinasetorderofsteps.A.logicallyB.methodically C.graphicallyD.syntheticallyAsaboyhewantedtobeafireman.Asahighschoolstudent,hethoughthe'dliketobecomeateacher.Nowhe tobenothingmorethanajanitor.A.AssumesB.PrescribesC.AspiresD.PresumesRegardlessofwhatcausedit,Iangratefulthathavefinallyreachedapointinmylife Icanappreciatemystrengths,acceptmyweaknessesandtrytobecomfortablewitheverythinginbetween.A.WhyB.WhereC.WhichD.What informationprovidedbymembersofthepublic,thepolicewouldhaveamuchmovedifficultjob.A.SupposingB.ProvidedtheC.IfitwerenotforD.OnconditionthatPeterBrownwasapainstakingwriter; ,heoncespenthalfadayonthecompositionofasinglesentence.A.OntheotherhandB.NeverthelessC.MoreoverD.ForexampleWhatanIgoingtodoaboutapresentforCarol? You someflowers.A.MighthavesentherB.MusthavesentherC.CouldsendherD.WouldsendherWithouttheairholdinginsomeofthesun'sheat,theearth coldatnight,toocoldforustoliveon.A.WillbefreezingB.WouldbefreezingC.AnbefrozenD.Wouldbefrozen39.Thestudentsinouruniversityeach anEnglishdictionary.Thatistosay,eachofthestudentsinouruniversity anEnglishdictionary.A.Have;hasB.Have;haveC.Has;haveD.Has;hasHere'syourkitchen.Ihopeyouenjoycookinghere.Isthere elsethatyouneed?A.SomethingB.AnythingC.Nothing D.EverythingDavid hisbusinesspartneroverplanstoreducetheworkforce.A.CamedowntoB.BrokedowntoC.FelloutwithD.Wentalongwith isthispieceofequipmenttoberemovedfromthebuilding.A.OnnoaccountB.AbsolutelyC.ScarcelyD.NotatallHelen'sparentswere thatshewasstillonthejob.,butshehadresigned.A.IndoubtB.OftheopinionC.Undertheimpression D.WithsuspicionIdon'tthinkIwillever,inmylife,winalotteryoffivemilliondollars. Well, .Anythingcanhappen.A.YoumadeitB.You'rekiddingC.WhatyousayD.YoucannevertellHowdidyoufindtheconcertintheGrandTheatrelastnight? buttheconductorwasperfect.A.Icouldn'tagreemoreB.Ididn'tthinkmuchofitC.IwascrazyaboutitD.IreallylikeditPartThreeCloze(15marks)IhavebeenreadingalotonmyiPadrecently,andIhavesome(46) (complain)notabouttheiPaditselfbutaboutthestateofdigitalreadinggenerally.Readingisasubtlething,anditssubtletiesareartifactsofavenerablemedium:wordsprintedininkonpaper.Glassandpixelsaren'tthesame.WhenIreadaphysicalbook,Idon'thavetolookanywhereelsetofindouthowmuchI'veread.TheiPadereader,iBookstriestocreatethe(47)illu ofaphysicalbook.Thepagesseemtoturn,andIcantheedgesofthosethatremain,butit'sfake.Therearealwaysexactlysixunturnedpages,nomatter(48) Iaminthebook.Also,thereisalargerproblem.Booksintheirdigitalformatlookvastlyless"finished",orlessgenuinethanrealbooks.Youcanvarytheirfontandtypesize,butthisonlymakesthem(49) (resemble)wordprocessednomatterhow(50) (wretch)orwonderfultheyarewillneverlookasgoodasRobertHass'spoemsintheprinteditionofTheAppleTreesatOlema.Butyourpoemscanlookalmostexactlyasuglyas"ebooklike"astheKindleversionofthatcollection.AlltheebookI'vereadhavebeenuglybooksbyChangraeLee,AlvinKernan,andStiegLarssonthoughthetextshavebeenwonderful.Ididn'tgrowupreadingtexts.Igrewupreadingbooks,andthis(51) (differ)isimportant.Whenitcomestodigitaleditions,the(52) (assume)seemstobethatallbooks(53)are (create)equal.However,nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Inthemassmigrationfromprinttodigital,we'reseeingaprofusionofdigitalbooksmanyofthemoutofcopyrightthatlooknewandeven"HD,"butwhichmaywellhavebeensupplantedbymoreaccurateeditionsandbettertranslations.Weneedadigitalreaders'guideaplacewherereaderscanfind(54) whetherthebookthey'reabouttodownloadisthebestavailableedition.(55)Fi ,tworelatedproblems.Ialreadyhaveapersonallibrary,butmostofthebooksI'vereadhavecomefrom(56) (lend)libraries.Barnes&Noblehasreleasedanereaderthatallowsshortterm(57) (borrow)ofsomebooks.TheentireideabehindAmazon'sKindleandApple'siBooksassumesthatyoucannotreadabookunlessyouownitfirstandthatonlyyoucanreaditunlessyouwanttogiveyourreadingdevicetosomeoneelse.Thisgoesagainstthesocialvalueofreading,thecollectiveknowledgeand(58) (collaborate)discoursethatcomesfromaccessto(59) orourcultureingeneral.PartFourReadingComprehension(40marks).SectionA(10marks).Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Notkeenonreading?Doyouhavetroublefindinganovelthatarousesyourinterest?WhynotfollowAmmonShea'sexampleandstartreadingadictionary?MrSheaownsover1,000dictionariesandhereadsthemforfun.Herecentlyspentayearreadingall20volumesoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Thedictionarycontainsmorethan20,000pagesandover59millionwords.AshereadfromAtoZ,henoteddowninterestingwordsinaledger.Thisincludeswordssuchas"happify,"meaningtomakesomeonehappyand"tripudiate",whichmeanstodance,skiporleapforjoy.MrSheaalsokeptadiaryaboutthisexperience,whichhassincebecomeabestsellingbook.Whydidhedothis?Heclaimsitwasfun."I'vealwaysenjoyedreadingdictionaries.Theyarefarmoreinterestingthanpeoplegivethencreditfor,"hesaid.Itappearsthatitwasnothisgoaltosoundmoreintelligentbyusinglongerandmorecomplexwords."I'mnotagainstlong,fancyorobscurewords,butI'mopposedtousingthenfortheirownsake,"hesaid.Infact,asaresultofreadingsomanynewwords,MrSheaoftenforgoteverydayvocabulary.Hewrote,"MyheadwassofullofwordsthatIoftenhadtroubleformingsimplesentences."MrSheaisnotaloneinhisloveofreadingdictionaries.ElaineHiggleton,arepresentativeofCollinsCbuilddictionaries,explainedthatthousandsofcrosswordpuzzleandSrabblefansreaddictionariesforfunandtoimprovetheirgames.MsHiggletondidhowevernotethat,"It'sprobablynotthebestwaytolearnEnglish,andyou'dlearnmorethanyouneed."Itisnotknownhowmanyofthe59millionwordsMsShearemembers,buthehascertainlymadehistorywithhiseccentrichobby.Questions61to65.DecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.MrSheahasread1.000dictionaries.MrSheaspentonemonthreadingtheOxfordEnglishDictionary.InMrShea'sopinion,peopledon'tgivedictionariesenoughcreditforbeinginteresting.MrSheathinksitisimportanttbeabletouselongandcomplicatedwordsineverydayconversation.ElaineHiggletonthinksthatreadingadictionaryisthebestwaytolearnEnglish.SectionB(10marks)Questions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Surfingissomethingpeopleoftengethookedonaftertryingitafewtimes.FormanysurfersitismuchmorethanahobbytheywouldprobablyagreewiththeAmericanprofessionalsurferKellySlaterwhenhesaid,"Onceyou'rein,you'rein.There'snogettingout.""Surfing",ofcourse,referstoridingonoceanwavesusingasurfboard.Manysurfersstandupontheirboards,whichrequiresgodbalanceandisthereforedifficultformostbeginnerstolearn,butsomeliedownand"bodyboard"ThehistoryofsurfingprobablybeganwiththePolynesianpeopleofthePacificIslands.OneofthefirstwhitepeopletoseeanyonesurfingwastheBritishexplorerCaptainGook,whenhisshiparrivedinHawaiiin1779.HewatchedmanyHawaiiansridingwavesonlargepiecesofwood,andreportedthat,"Surfingseemstogivethemafeelingofgreatpleasure."WhensurfingstartedtobecomeverypopularintheUnitedStatesinthe1950'sand60s,surfersusedlargewoodenboards(oftenmorethanthreemetreslong)thatwerequiteheavy.Boardstodayareshorterandalsomuchlighter,becausetheyaremadeofartificialmaterialsinsteadofwood.Foranyonewhowantstotrysurfing.Theonlyessentialsarewavesandaboard.Thereareafewotherthings,however,thatmostsurfersfindimportant;acordtattachoneoftheiranklestotheboardandthereforestopitfrombeingcarriedalongwayawaywhentheyfalloff';wax,whichtheyputonthesurfaceoftheboardtohelptheirfeetsticktoit;andawetsuittohelpthemkeepwarmincoldwater.ThesouthwestofEnglishisanexampleofaplacewheresurfersusuallyneedwetsuits,eveninsummer.Surfinghasbeenaprofessionalsportformanyyearaandtheverybestsurfersareabletomakealivingfromit.Mostofthebestprofessionalsurfersinthelast30years,bothmenandwomen,havebeenAmericanorAustralian,butsurfersfromBrazil,PeruandSouthAfricahavealsowonimportantcompetitions.Questions66to70Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationgivenintheassageinamaximumof10wordsforeachquestion.Whydomostbeginnersfinditdifficulttstanduponasurfboard?Inwhatpartoftheworlddidsurfingprobablybegin?WhendidsurfingstarttobecomeverypopularintheUnitedStates?Whatdosurfersusewaxfor?Accordingtothepassage,inwhatpartoftheworlddosurfersusuallyneedwetsuits?SectionC(10marks)Questions71to75arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThelatesthumandevelopmentreportfromtheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgrammed(UNDP)containssomegoodnews,butalsoaveryseriouswarningaboutthethreatposedyclimatechange.Thereport,publishedannuallysince1990,seekstoasses “humandevelopment”aroundtheworld,andcalculatesa “HumanDevelopmentIndex(HDI)for169counties.TheHDIisbasedonaverageincome,lifeexpectancyandlevelofeducationinacountry.Notsurprisingly,richcountiestendtohavehigherHDIsthanpoorcounties,butthereareinterestingvariationsinhumandevelopmentamongcountrieswithsimilarlevelsofeconomicdevelopment,becausesomehavebetterhealthandeducationsystemsthanothers.Accordingtothe2010report,thecountywiththehighestlevelofhumandevelopmentisNorway,followedbyAustralia,NewZealand,theUnitedStatesandIreland.MostofthelowestHDIsbelongtocountiesinsub-SaharanAfrica.AlmostallcountiesaroundtheworldshavehigherHDIsnowthanin1990,despitethefactthatsincethe2008financialcrisis,thetotalnumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertyhasincreased.Thereportconcludesthatmostpeoplearehealthier,livelonger,arebettereducatedandhaveaccesstomoregoodsandservices.Evenincountrieswithsevereeconomicproblems,people’slevelofhealthandeducationasgenerallyimproved.Althoughsu-bSaharanAfricancountriesareatthebottomofthepileintermsofhumandevelopment,someofthemhavemadesignificantprogresssince1990.Thereportiscritical,however,ofthefacteconomicinequalityhasincreasedsignificantlyinthelasttwentyyears,bothwithinandbetweencountries.ThegreatestthreattoimprovingHDIsinthefuture,accordingtothereport,isclimatechange.Economicgrowthincreasesaverageincomesinacountrythroughincreasingproductionandconsumption.However,ifthisleadstogreateremissionsofgreenhousegases,ashasalwaysbeenthecaseinthepast,globalwarningwillprobablyaccelerate,andcausesevereenvironmentalproblemsinsomepartsoftheworldhatwillthreatenthelivelihoodsofhugenumbersfpeople.Theprogressofthelasttwentyyears,therefore,mightnotbesustainable.Theonlysolution,accordingtothereport,Itobreakthelinkbetweeneconomicgrowthandgreenhousegasemissions-which,needlesstosay,iseasier,saidthandone.Questions71to75Completethefollowingsentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassageinamaximumof10wordsforeachblank.Theconceptof“humandevelopment”isbasedonthefollowingthreefactors: and .SomecountrieswithsimilarlevelsofeconomicdevelopmenthavequitedifferentHDIsbecausetheyhave .hascausedthenumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertytoincreasesince2008.Thereportsaysthat isthegreatestthreattoincreasingHDIsinthefuture.Thereportsaysthelinkbetween and needstobebroken.SectionD(10marks)Questions76to80arebasedonthefollowingpassageItisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplained,moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;thattheydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises:thattheytalktoomuchaboutcertainproblems-andthattheyhavenosenseohumor,atleastparent-childrelationships.Ithinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheyfeltthemselveswhenwereyoung.Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheirparentswiththeirchoicesinclothes,hairstyles,entertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenotyetbeenaccepted,sotheycreateacultureandsocietyandtheirown.Then,ifitturnsoutthattheirmusic,entertainers,vocabulary,clothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparents,thisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyaresuperior,atleastinasmallway,andthattheyareleadersinstyleandtaste.Sometimesteenagersareresistantandproudbecausetheydonotwanttheirparentstoapproveofwhattheydo.Iftheydidapprove,itlooksasiftheteenagerisbetrayinghisownagegroup.Allthisisassumingthattheteenageristheunderdog:hecannotwinbutatleasthecankeephishonor.Thisisapassivewayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafteryearsofchildhood,whenchildrenwerecompletelyundertheirparent ’scontrol,butitignoresthefactthatwhentheybecometeenagers,childrenarebeginningtoberesponsibleforthemselves.Ifyouplantocontrolyourlife,co-operationshouldbeapartofthatplan.Youcancharmotherpeople,especiallyyourparents,intodoingthingsthewayyouwant.Youcanalsoimpresspeoplewithyourofresponsibilityandyourinitiative,sothattheywillgiveyoutheauthoritytodowhatyouwanttodo.Questions76to78Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.thefirstparagraphismainlyabout .Ateenagers’criticismoftheirparentsBmisunderstandingbetweenteenagersandtheirparentsCthedominanceofparentsovertheirchildrenDteenagers’abilitytodealwithcrisesteenagershavestrangeclothesandhairstylesbecausethey AhaveastrongdesiretobeleadersinstyleandtasteBwanttoprovetheirexistencebycreatingacultureoftheirownChavenootherwaytoenjoythemselvesDwanttoirritatetheirparentteenagersdonotwanttheirparentstoapproveofwhattheydobecausetheyAhavealreadybeenacceptedintoadultworldBfeelthattheyaresuperiortoadultworldCwanttowinadultsovertotheircultureDdon’twanttoappeartobedisloyaltotheirownagegroupQuestion79to80TranslatethesentencesinthepassageintoChineseIthinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheyfeltthemselveswhenwereyoungYoucancharmotherpeople,especiallyyourparents,intodoingthingsthewayyouwant.PartVtranslate(10mark)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgivenbrackets.Remembertowriteyouranswerontheanswersheet.他以牺牲健康为代价获得财富。 (atthecostof)我不知道有多少学生涉及到这次事件。 (beinvolvedin)为孤儿捐款，请按以下地址或电话同我们联系。 (contact)目前，在韩国和日本， 汉语已成为第二外语，仅次于英语。 (secondto)要不