2023年大学生英语竞赛C类决赛真题试卷

2023年大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）C类决赛真题试卷PartⅡVocabularyandStructure31．Thepresident'seducationspeechescontained______thetongueleadingtopublicconfusionovereducationpolicy.A．aslideofB．aslipofC．askipofD．aglideof32．Theword"right",inmostlanguages,isusuallyconnected______themeaningof"correct",whereasthewordsassociate______"left",generallyhavenegativemeanings.A．to:withB．with:toC．to:toD．with:with33．Gaspricesrose4%inApril,a______risebutthesmallestsinceJanuary.A．MightyB．SevereC．SteepD．massive34．Itseemsaverysimplethingtotellthetruth,butbeyondallquestion,thereisnothing______lying.A．halfsoeasyasB．sohalfeasyasC．halfeasyasD．soeasyashalf35．______untilrecently,peoplewhoareleft-handedhavebeenconsideredabnormal.A．UpB．UnlessC．DownD．Not36．Sorryabouttheloss.Butit'llgiveyousomereliefifyourhouseis______againstfire.A．AssuredB．EnsuredC．InsuredD．pledged37．When______inadownpourwithoutanumbrellaoraraincoat,mostpeoplewouldpickuptheirpace.A．SunkB．CaughtC．PlungedD．grabbed38．In1993,V.S.NaipaulwasawardedtheDavidCohenBritishLiteraturePrizein______ofhislifetime'sachievement.A．IdentificationB．AcquaintanceC．RecognitionD．perspective39．Manylinguists______thatourhighlyevolvedbrainprovidesuswithinnatelanguageabilitynotfoundinlowerorganisms.A．SuggestB．ClaimC．PromiseD．convince40．I'minaslightly______positioninthatheisnotarrivinguntil12:00whichis3hourslate.A．TightB．WeirdC．AwesomeD．awkward41．Tactlessshemaybe,butungrateful______thinkher.A．shouldnotyouB．shouldyounotC．notshouldyouD．youshouldnot42．Morethan30peoplediedinthetrainaccident,mostof______children.A．WhichB．ThemC．WhomD．that43．Headmitsthathisteamreally______himtoplayaroleofresponsibility.A．lookforwardtoB．lookdownonC．lookuptoD．lookon44．—Doyouknowthestudentshavebeenprotestingagainsttheincreasedtuition?—I'veheardabouttheprotest,but______A．I'vejoinedinittosupportthestudents.B．Idon'tseeanygooditwilldo.C．Idoknowthereasonforit.D．Ithinkit'llbeagreatsuccess.45．—Ihearyou'reajournalistnow,Paul.Thatmustbeexciting.—______mostofthetime.Butlikealljobs,ithasitsdisadvantages.A．It'sboringB．It'sapieceofcakeC．IthasdrawbacksD．It'sabuzzPartⅢClozeThereisaphenomenonthatsociologistscallreferenceanxiety—or,morepopularly,keepingupwiththe【C1】Jo______.Accordingtothatthinking,mostpeoplejudgetheirpossessionsincomparisonwithothers'.Peopletendnottoaskthemselves,"Doesmyhousemeetmyneeds?"【C2】Ins______theyask,"Ismyhousenicerthanmyneighbor's?"Ifyourtwo-bedroomhouseissurroundedbythree-andfour-bedroomhouses,withsome【C3】ar______thecornerdoingatear-downtobuildaMcMansion,yourreferenceanxietymayrise.Suddenlythattwo-bedroomhouse—onethatyourgrandparentsmighthaveconsideredquitenice,evenluxurious—doesn'tseemenough.Andsothemoneyyouspentonitstops【C4】______(provide)youwithasenseofwell-being.Americans'soaringreferenceanxietyisaproductofthewideninggapinincome【C5】______(distribute).Inotherwords,thericharegettingricherfaster,andtherestofthepopulationarenonetoohappyaboutit.DuringmuchoftheU.S.history,the【C6】______(major)livedinsmalltownsorurbanareaswhereconditionsformostpeoplewereapproximatelythesame-hence,low【C7】______anxiety.Also,mostpeopleknewrelativelylittleaboutthosewhowerelivinghigheronthehog.Butinthepastfew【C8】de______,neweconomicforceshavechangedallthat.Rapidgrowthinincomeforthetop5percentofhouseholdshasbrought【C9】ab______asubstantialcohortofpeoplewholivenotablybetterthanthemiddleclassdoes,amplifyingourreferenceanxiety.Thatwealthierminorityisoccupyingever-largerhomesandspendingmoreoneachchangeofclotheswhenthemiddleisdoingO.K.Innationswith【C10】h______levelsofincomeequalityliketheScandinaviancountries,well-beingtendstobehigherthaninnationswithunequalwealthdistributionsuchastheUnitedStates.PartⅣReadingComperhensionSectionASeveralresearchgroupsintheUnitedStatesareconductinggeneticresearchaimedatretardingaging.Ifthebreakthroughsofrecentyearsareanythingtogoby,itislikelythatwewillseeseveral-foldlongevityincreasesinmicewithinthenextdecadeorso.Alreadysuchgeneticmanipulationhasincreasedbyalmost50%thelifespanofflies.Resultsarealsopromisinginmammals:scientistshaveextendedlongevityinmiceby50%throughgeneticinterventions.Achievingsimilarresultsinhumanswillbeharder.Scientistshavealreadyidentifiedgenesthatappeartoacceleratehumanaging,buttheyhaveyettofindgeneswiththeoppositeeffect.Butwiththesequencingofthehumangenome,wearenowinabetterpositiontofindoutmoreaboutaginginhumansaswellasanimals.Forthosewhocannotwait,thereisonemethodavailabletodaythatmightdelayhumanaging,caloricrestriction.Thismeanssimplyadietwithfewcalories.Experimentshaveshownlongevityincreasesofmorethan50%incertainmammalsthatfollowsuchdiets.Mostpeople,however,feelthatthesecondaryeffectsofthisoutweighthebenefits.Afterall,whatisthepointoflivinglongerifyoucannotenjoylife?Ifscienceistoextendhumanlongevity,itwillhavetodosobyextendingthedurationofhumanlifeinage-relateddisability.Theextrayearsoflifemustallowfuturegrandparentstoenjoylife,notjustlive.Althoughsomescientistsarguethatagingwillneverbecuredandourgrandparentswillcontinuetofitourstereotypes,manyothersremainconfidentthatwewillsoonlearnhowtomodulatethehumanagingprocess."Ibelieveourgenerationisthefirsttobeabletomapapossibleroutetoindividualimmortality,"saysWilliamHaseltine,CEOofHumanGenomeSciencesInc.inRockville,Maryland.Ifatherapycouldslowhumanagingby50%,forinstance,wecouldhave30or40moreyearsoflife.Inthattime,newdiscoveriescouldbemadethatwouldallowustoliveevenlonger,andthecyclecouldcontinueuntilacureforagingisdiscovered."It'spossiblethatsomepeoplea-livenowmaystillbealive400yearsfromnow,"claimsgerontologistS.MichalJazwinskiofLouisianaStateofUniversityHealthSciencesCenter.Butwhatwouldbeconsequencesofextendinghumanlongevityorfindingarealcureforaging?Researchershaveachievedsuccessin【A1】______theagingofflies.Butsimilarresultsinhumansarenotencouraging.Otherthanfindinggenesthatslowdownhumanaging,scientistshaveidentifiedgenesthatappearto【A2】______it.However,theremightbeonewayofdelayingaging,i.e.caloric【A3】______whichmeansfollowingcertaindietswithfewcalories.Meanwhile,itisnecessarytothinkaboutthesignificanceoflivinglongerandhowto【A4】______theagingprocess.Someoptimisticpeoplebelievethatitispossibletoextendhumanlongevitywhileothersarequiteconcernedaboutthe【A5】______ofit.SectionBNomatterhowcarefullyyouplanatripwithafriend,orfamilymember,therewillprobablybeconflictsalongtheway.Evenafterthedates,destination,andlengthofthetriparedecided,there'sstillthechancethatproblemscouldhappenonthetrip.Hereareafewtipstohelpyousolveproblemsthatmaycomeupbetweenyouandyourtravelcompanion:Planthetriptogether:Sometimesonepersontakestheleadandplansthetriptofithisorherinterests.Planningtogetherallowsforamorediverseandbalancedvacation.Somepeoplewanttowalk:somepeoplewouldratherusepublictransportation.Soit'simportanttofindouthowcompatibleyouareintermsofeverythingconcerned.Findoutaboutlifestyle:Differencesinlifestylecanbechallengingiftheyhaven'tbeendiscussedinadvance.There'snothingworsethanbeingintheroomandawakeat6:00a.m.whenyourcompanionwantstosleepuntilnoon.Sleeppatternscanbeverydisruptivetopeoplethatdon'thavethesamepattern.Thesamecanbesaidfordietaryandotherrestrictions.Knowingthosedifferencesinadvancehelpspeopleadapttoeachothermorequickly.Beawareofcopingstrategies:Askquestionsanduseyourunderstandingofyourcompanion'scopingstrategies—howtheymayrespondtostressfulsituations.Youcanaskyourtravelcompanionabouthis/herbestandworsttrips.Whathappened?Howdidthatpersonrespond?Knowingalittleabouthowyourcompaniondealswithdifficultsituationscanbehelpful.Compromise:Trytocompromiseinordertohaveagoodtime.Agreetodisagree.Doyoureallywanttouseyourenergyfeelingangeronyourvacationwhenyoushouldberelaxingandenjoyingit?Buytraveljournalsforyourselfandyourtravelpartners.Writinginjournalscanbeawaytoreflectonthetriptorelievesomeofthefrustrationthatmaycomeup.Takeabreak:Splitupwhentensionsarehighandyourinterestsaredifferent.Besuretosetatimeandmeetingplaceandhaveabackupmeetingsetincaseofanunforeseendelay.Peopletendtofeelliketheyhavetosticktogetherwhentheyaretogetheronatrip.Butanybodywithsomeone24hoursadayneedsabreakfromtheotherperson.61．Thispassageaimstohelptravelerssolveproblemsbetweenthemandtheirtravelpartners.A．TUREB．FALSE62．Lifestyledifferencescancausetravelproblemsbecauseallpeopleenjoysleepingtillnoonwhenonvacation.A．TUREB．FALSE63．Eventhoughyourtravelinterestsaredifferent,youmustalwaysstaytogetherwithyourtravelpartners.A．TUREB．FALSE64．Whydopeoplehavetoasktheirtravelcompanionabouthis/herbestandworsttrips?65．Whichwaymighthelprelievethefrustrationthatmaycomeup?SectionCKnowingthatMrs.Mallardwasafflictedwithahearttrouble,greatcarewastakentobreaktoherasgentlyaspossiblethenewsofherhusband'sdeath.Shedidnothearthestoryasmanywomenhaveheardthesame,withaparalyzedinabilitytoacceptitssignificance.Sheweptatonce,withsudden,wildabandonment,inhersister'sarms.Whenthestormofgriefhadpassedshewentawaytoherroomalone.Sherefusedtohaveanyonefollowher.Therestood,facingtheopenwindow,acomfortable,roomyarmchair.Intothisshesank,presseddownbyaphysicalexhaustionthatfilledherbodyandseemedtoreachintohersoul.Shesatwithherheadthrownbackuponthecushionofthechair,quitemotionless,exceptwhenasobcameupintoherthroatandshookher,asachildwhohascrieditselftosleepcontinuestosobinitsdreams.Shewasyoung,withafair,calmface,whoselinesindicatedrepressionandevenacertainstrength.Butnowtherewasadullstareinhereyes,whosegazewasfixedawayoffinthedistanceonapatchofbluesky.Itwasnotaglanceofreflection,butratherindicatedasuspensionofintelligentthought.Therewassomethingcomingtoherandshewaswaitingforit,fearfully.Whatwasit?Shedidnotknow:itwastoosubtleandelusivetoname.Butshefeltit,creepingoutofthesky,reachingtowardherthroughthewounds,thescents,thecolorthatfilledtheair.Nowherbosomroseandfellwithexcitement.Shewasbeginningtorecognizethisthingthatwasapproachingtopossessher,andshewasstrugglingtobeatitbackwithherwill,aspowerlessashertwowhiteslenderhandswouldhavebeen.Whensheabandonedherselfalittlewhisperedwordescapedherslightlypartedlips.Shesaiditoverandoverunderherbreath,"free,free,free!"Theemptystareandthelookofterrorthathadfolloweditwentfromhereyes.Theystayedsharpandbright.Herpulsesbeatfast,andthecoursingbloodwarmedandrelaxedeveryinchofherbody.Shedidnotstoptoaskifitwereorwerenotamonstrousjoythatheldher.Aclearandexaltedperceptionenabledhertodismissthesuggestionasoflittleimportance.Sheknewthatshewouldweepagainwhenshesawthekind,tenderhandsfoldedindeath:thefacethathadneverlookedexceptwithloveuponher,fixedandgrayanddead.Butshesawbeyondthatbittermomentalongprocessionofyearstocomethatwouldbelongtoherabsolutely.Andsheopenedandspreadherarmsouttotheminwelcome.66．Mostwomenwereshockedintoa______onhearingthenewsoftheirhusbands'death,butMrs.Mallardwasnot.67．Whenreturningtoherroom,Mrs.Mallardwaspresseddownby______bothphysicallyandmentally.68．Mrs.Mallard'sdullstareindicateda______ofdeepthinkingratherthanasignofcontemplation.69．WhatwasMrs.Mallard'sfirstreactiononhearingherhusband'sdeath?A．Shepulledherselftogetherwiththehelpofhersister.B．Shestayedinherroomandrefusedtomeetanyone.C．Sheabandonedherselfintogriefforawhile.D．Shecouldn'tstopweepingandcrying.70．HowdidMrs.Mallardfeeltowardsherhusband'sdeathattheend?A．Bitterbutrelieved.B．Fearfulbutrelaxed.C．Dullanddesperate.D．Calmandsuspicious.SectionDNoCreaturescanstrideashumanbeings.Theyarenotphysicallydesignedtosupportandbalanceaverticalbodybalancedontwolonglowerlimbs,propelledforwardbyafootengineeredexclusivelyforbodysupportandforwardpropulsionandtodosowithastrideathigh-speedlocomotion.Whileotherbipedswalkinasimilarfashion,humanwalkisunique.Bipedalismbyitselfoffersnocomparisonwiththedistinctivehumangaitform.And,significantly,nootherbipedcanactuallycovermorethanatinyfractionofthewalkingdistancethatcanbesustainedbyhumans.Stridingrequiresaspecialdesignofhip,knee,andanklejoints,plusanarchedfoot,pluslonglower-limbbones.These"finishingtouches"demandedextendedevolutionarytime.Stridingprovidednumerousadvantagesoverthesimplesteppinggait.Forexample,theabilitytocovertwicethedistancewiththesamenumberofstepsisadefinitesurvivaladvantage.Italsoaddedmuchspeedtorunning,moreheighttojumping.Noneofthiswouldhavebeenpossiblewithout,first,afootequippedtosupportandbalanceanerectbodyandtoproducetheleveragenecessarytopropelthebodyforwardinlocomotion.Theapefootwasnotsuitedforthis.Anewkindoffootwasessentialifthosehominidsweretobecomefull-scalebipeds.Indeedapairofhumanfeethasone-fourthofallthebody's206bonesand244joints.Whythisextraordinarynumberofbonesandjointsconcentratedinsuchasmallpartofthebody?(74)Becausetheintricatenetworkofthemanydifferentpartsrequirednotonlyforsupportingandbalancingaheavysuperstructurebuttoenablethemultiplemotionsandactions,hundredsorthousandsoftimesdaily.Nootherpartofthebodycomesevenclosetotheamountanddegreeofstressesimposedonit.Thehumanfoothadtogothroughanextensiveevolutionarydevelopmentinwhichitunderwentenormousdesignchangesincoheringits28bones,37jointsand107ligaments,and32musclesandtendonstoadapttothebodyweightandnumeroustorsions.(75)Infact,itprobablywasn'tuntilonlyabout400,000yearsagothatearlyhumanswerefullystriding,thefinaltouchofhumangait.OrthopedistPhilipJ.MayerwritesintheOrthopedicReview:"Thedevelopmentofatruestrideonanorthopedicfootwasthemostcrucialofallthestepsofhumanevolution."Naturehadperhapsneverundertakenananatomicalengineeringprojectofsuchcomplexity.71．Whatisthedifferencebetweenhumansandotherbipedsregardingwalkingdistance?72．Whyisthehumanfootequippedthewayitis?73．Whatkindofevolutionhasthehumanfootundergone?74．Becausetheintricatenetworkofthemanydifferentpartsisrequirednotonlyforsupportingandbalancingaheavysuperstructurebuttoenablethemultiplemotionsandactions,hundredsorthousandsoftimesdaily.75．Infact,itprobablywasn'tuntilonlyabout400,000yearsagothatearlyhumanswerefullystriding,thefinaltouchofhumangait.ErrorCorrectionPyramidCityisanevenmoreambitiousprojecttosolveTokyo'shousingproblem.A1,000-metretallpyramid,12timeshigherthantheGreatPyramidofGizainEgypt,wouldcontain55smallerpyramids,eachofthem【M1】______wouldbethesizeoftheGizaoriginal.Ifitisbuilt,thepyramidwillconsistinaseriesofskyscraperssuspendedfromtheinsideofthestructure,【M2】______thepyramidwillbe80storeyhigh,withparklandin-betweentheskyscrap-【M3】______ere.Threequartersofamillionofpeoplewilllivethere.Theskyscraperswill【M4】______belinkedbyseriesofhollowtubescontainingahigh-speedtransportsystem.【M5】______Partsoftheconstruction,includemorethan150kilometersoftunnels,willbe【M6】______builtbyspiderrobots,andpowerwillbeprovidedbywavesandwind.AmajorproblemisthatJapanissituatingontheseismic"ringoffire"—【M7】______anareaofvolcanicactivitywherestretchesaroundthePacificOcean.【M8】______PyramidCitywillhavetowithstandearthquakes,tsunamisandunderwater【M9】______volcanicerup