2013年大学生英语竞赛C类初赛真题及详解

2013年大学生英语竞赛C类初赛真题及详解PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)fiveshortconversationsSectionB(10marks)twolongconversations

SectionC(5marks)

fiveshortnewsitemsSectionD(10marks)

ashortpassage

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)15incompletesentences

PartⅢCloze(10marks)PartⅣReadingComprehension(40marks)SectionA(10marks)completesummarySectionB(10marks)

T/F

+answerquestionsSectionC(10marks)

completestatements+multiplechoiceSectionD(10marks)

answerquestions+underlinedsentences(E-C)PartVTranslation(10marks)PartVIErrorCorrection(10marks)PartVIIIQTest(5marks)PartVIIIWriting(30marks)I(10marks)II(20marks)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)fiveshortconversationsSectionB(10marks)twolongconversations

SectionC(5marks)

fiveshortnewsitemsSectionD(10marks)ashortpassage

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)PartⅢCloze(10marks)PartⅣReadingComprehension(40marks)PartVTranslation(10marks)PartVIErrorCorrection(10marks)PartVIIIQTest(5marks)PartVIIIWriting(30marks)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.Whydidn’tthemangotoseeMacbethlastweek?

A.Hedidn’tmanagetogetaticket.B.Hehadtoattendaconference.C.Hehadabetterproductiontowatch.【听力原文】M:Didn’tyougotoseeMacbethlastweek?W:Yeah,itwasbrilliant.I’vebeentoitafewtimesbefore,butIthinkthisisthebestproductionI’veeverseen.M:Yeah,someoneIworkwithwentandsaiditwaswonderful.IwishI’dbeenabletogetaticket.2.Whatdoes“FillMeIn”refertointhisconversation?A.Atypeofupgradedmobilephone.

B.Awell-sellingmagazine.C.Awriter’snewbookseries.【听力原文】M:So,howwellisyour“FillMeIn”selling?W:Oh,great,infactit’sonlythefourthweekofpublicationofthefirstissue,andwe’vehadtoreprintanother2000.We’vesoldabout2300.Mostlyinalternativebookshopsthatcaterforpeoplewhoare...erdifferent.M:Congratulations!

3.Whydoesn’tthewomanlikethebag?A.Shedoesn’tlikethepattern.B.It’snoteasytocarry.

C.It’stoobigforher.【听力原文】W:Excuseme...I’mlookingforabag.M:Certainly,madam.Thisbagisverypopular.Itopensatthetophere...likethis...andhasanicepatternaroundthemiddle...it’sveryeasytocarry.W:Hmm.Doyouhaveasmallerone?Idon’tlikeitsobig,actually.4.WhatmakesabadCVaccordingtotheman?A.Fakeinformation.B.Terriblewriting.

C.Undesirablelength.【听力原文】M:IreadhundredsofCVseveryweek.Mostofthemaregood.Afewareexcellent.Andaboutfivepercentofthemareterrible.W:Really?WhatmakesabadCV?M:There’reanumberofthings.ACVshouldbeshort.Nomorethantwopageslong.IrecentlyreadaCVthatwastwentypageslong.Unbelievable!

5.HowwillCathycontinueherSpanishlearning?A.She’sgoingtomakeafriendinSpain.

B.She’llcommunicatewithaSpanishfriendinSpanish.C.She’llpracticespeakingSpanishwithanEnglishfriend.【听力原文】M:Cathy,areyougoingtocontinuewithyourSpanish?W:Ohyes,definitely.I’vegotlotsofideas.I’vegotaSpanishfriendandwewriteemailstoeachother.WeusedtowriteinEnglish,butnowwecanwriteinSpanish.M:That’sgreat.PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)fiveshortconversationsSectionB(10marks)twolongconversations

SectionC(5marks)

fiveshortnewsitemsSectionD(10marks)ashortpassage

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)PartⅢCloze(10marks)PartⅣReadingComprehension(40marks)PartVTranslation(10marks)PartVIErrorCorrection(10marks)PartVIIIQTest(5marks)PartVIIIWriting(30marks)SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestionsandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOne6.Whattrafficaccidentarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Akidwasknockeddownbyacar.B.Twocarscrashedintoashop.C.Acarranintoawrongplace.7.Whydidtheaccidenthappenaccordingtothewoman?A.Thereweremanyshopsaround.

B.Thecrossingisinawrongplace.C.Therewasnocrossingthere.8.Whichofthefollowingisthesuggestiontheymade?A.Moretrafficlightsshouldbeinstalled.

B.Aspeedcamerashouldbemounted.C.Morepolicemenshouldpatrolthatarea.9.Where,asthewomanmentioned,hasgotimprovedtraffic?A.Herownneighbourhood.B.Herbigbrother’sneighbourhood.

C.Herparents’neighbourhood.10.Howwasthemanpunishedforhistrafficoffence?A.Hewasfined100poundswithextrapenaltypoints.

B.Hehadtopay150poundsandgot6penaltypoints.C.Hefinallypaid600poundswithoutanypenaltypoints.【听力原文】M:DidyouhearaboutthatkidwhowasknockeddownonJunctionRoadtheotherday?[6]W:Yes,itwasawful,wasn’tit?Stillit’shardlysurprising,isit?M:Whatdoyoumean?W:Well,there’realwaysaccidentsdownthere,aren’tthere,especiallywiththespeedcarsgoat.And,well,basically,thecrossing’sinthewrongplace,[7]isn’tit?Idon’tknowwhythey’venevermovedit.Imean,it’dbebetterifitwasexactlyoppositetheshops,wouldn’tit?M:Yes,Iknowwhatyoumean.Theycoulddosomethingtoslowthetrafficdown,couldn’tthey?Maybetheycouldputsleepingpolicementhereorsomethinglikethat.W:Yeah,maybe—maybeoneeverysooftenwouldhelp,butwhatwouldbereallygreatisiftheyhadoneofthosespeedcameras.[8]M:BigBrother,youmean!W:No,theyreallymakeadifference.Youshouldseehowthey’veslowedthetrafficdownwheremyparentslive.[9]M:Yeah,Isupposeyou’reright.I’monlyagainstthembecauseIgotcaughtbyonelastmonth.W:You’rekidding!M:No.Ahundredandfiftypoundsitcostme!Afineandsixpenaltypoints![10]ConversationTwo11.Whyistheexpertopposedtotheviewthatmemoryaidsmakeyourmemoryworse?A.Thereisnoevidenceshowingthatmemoryaidsareinvalid.B.Humanbeings’brainfunctionsmainlythroughmemoryaidsinaneffectiveway.

C.Memoryaidsencourageanorganisedapproachwhichhelpsthebrainfunctioneffectively.12.Whatistheinterviewer’sattitudetowardstheideathatvisualimageshelpthememory?

A.Itishardtobelieve.B.Itisnothingstrange.C.Itisobviouslynonsense.13.Whodevelopedthesystemofmemoryaidscenturiesago?A.Inhabitantsonanisolatedisland.

B.TheAncientGreeks.C.Agreatpsychologist.14.Howdoesmappingoutnotesaffectthebrain?

A.Itishelpfulinreflectingthewaypeoplelinkinformationinthebrain.B.Itpreventspeoplefromarrangingthingslogically.C.Itmakespeople’sbrainfunctiontheoppositeway.15.Whattendstoaffectpeople’sabilitytothinkclearly?A.Upbringingandinnatedifferences.

B.Worryandanxiety.C.Theiraptitude.【听力原文】W:Doyouhavetroublerememberingpeople’snames?Doyoutendtoforgetwhereyouputyourdoorkey?Thenfearnot—helpisathand!Todaywehavewithuswell-knownpsychologistGavinBonet.Gavin,istherereallyawayofimprovingourmemoriesandifso,whatarethestepswecantake?M:Thefirstthingtorememberisthatwecanallhelpourselvesremembereffectivelybydoingquiteordinarythingslikewritingthingsdown,usingadiary,acalendar,anotebook,anotice-board,andcheckingthesethingsregularly.Youcanusecolouredhighlighterpenstopickoutreallyimportantbitsofinformation.Ratherthanmakingyourbrainlazy,assomepeoplethink,scientificstudieshaveprovedthattheseaidsencourageaveryorganisedandmethodicalapproach,whichhelpsthebraintofunctioneffectively.[11]W:Now,I’veheardpeoplesay,youknow,iftheywanttoremembertobuyfishforsuppertheycarryaroundamentalpictureofahugefishflappingonaline.Isthereanytruthinthis?Itallsoundsabitstrangetome.[12]M:Centuriesago,theAncientGreeksdevelopedthesystemofmnemonicsormemoryaids.[13]Isolatedandfragmentedbitsofinformationareverydifficulttoremember.Amnemonicisawayoflinkingwhatyouwishtorememberwithsomethingthatmeanssomethingtoyou.Itcouldbeamentalimage,aword,ashortpoem,andsoon.Forexample,imagineIwanttorememberthenumber1843465.Icouldlinkthesenumberstopersonalexperiences.18iseasy—that’stheageIwenttouniversity,4isthenumberofchildrenIhave,34isthenumberofmyhouseand65istheageatwhichI’mgoingtoretire!Linkingthingswewanttorememberwithrhymesorcoloursorvisualimagesishelpfulaswell.Ourlifestyleplaysapartinmemorytoo.Eatingahealthydietandtakingplentyofexerciseandhavingfreshairallhelpustobemoreclear-headedandlessabsent-minded.W:Soit’smindandbodytogether,isthatit?M:Yes,Ithinkso.Scientistsaregraduallyfindingoutmoreandmoreabouthowthebrainworksandwhatwecandotoassistitsfunctioning.Whentakingnotes,forexample,ithasbeenshownthatmappingoutnotesfromacentralspherewithlinesradiatingoutindifferentdirectionsisworthadoptingbecauseitreflectsthewaywelinkinformationinthebrain.[14]Usingdifferentcolouredpensfornote-taking,notjustblack,helpsthebraintoo.W:Arethereanydifferencesbetweenmen’sandwomen’srecallability,doyouthink?M:Ah,menaregoodatrememberingdirectionsandphonenumbers;womenarebetteratnamesandappointments.Why,wedon’treallyknow.Youhavetotakeintoaccountupbringingaswellasinnatedifferences.Factorsthatseemtobebadformenandwomenequallyareanxietyandworry.Thesedefinitelydecreaseyourthinkingability.[15]PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)fiveshortconversationsSectionB(10marks)twolongconversations

SectionC(5marks)

fiveshortnewsitemsSectionD(10marks)ashortpassage

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)PartⅢCloze(10marks)PartⅣReadingComprehension(40marks)PartVTranslation(10marks)PartVIErrorCorrection(10marks)PartVIIIQTest(5marks)PartVIIIWriting(30marks)SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,whichwillbereadonlyonce,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.16.HowcansocialmediainfluencethepresidentialelectionsintheUSAaccordingtothelatestresearch?A.Itcanhelpvoterstochoosetheirpresident.B.Itcanhelptoensurethefairnessoftheelections.

C.Itcanhelptoincreasethenumberofvoters.【听力原文】Wehaveallwitnessedthepowerofsocialmedia.IthelpedelectBarackObamapresidentintwothousandeight.Italsohelpedtosupportpopularrevolutionsintwothousandtenandeleventhatforcedseverallong-timerulersfromoffice.Now,researchsuggeststhatsocialnetworkscouldhaveanevengreatereffectonelections,helpingtoincreasethenumberofpeoplewhovote.17.WhathonorarytitlehasYayaTourebeengranted?

A.TheAfricanPlayeroftheYear.B.2012StaroftheConfederationofAfricanFootball.C.TheIvoryCoaststar.【听力原文】

ManchesterCitymidfielderYayaTourehasbeennamedtheAfricanPlayeroftheYearforasecondtime.TourebeatfellowIvoryCoaststarandformerChelseastrikerDidierDrogbaintosecondplace.Hewonthe2012pollinavoteofheadcoachesortechnicaldirectorsofcountriesaffiliatedtotheConfederationofAfricanFootball.18.WhydidReshmaSaujanisetuptheorganization“GirlsWhoCode”?A.Toraisewomen’sstatusinthefieldofscience.B.Toimprovegirls’aptitudeandperformanceinSTEM.

C.Toarousegirls’interestinscienceandtechnology.【听力原文】ReshmaSaujanilaunchedanorganisationcalled“GirlsWhoCode”.Hergoalistogetmoregirlsinterestedinscienceandtechnology.Andshesaystheunderrepresentationofwomeninthefieldsofscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics,alsoknownasSTEM,iscausedbyabiggersocietalissue.“Girlsandboysperformaboutthesameinmathsandscience.Sothere’snotanaptitudeissue.”19.Whichtabletcomputer’shardwareinsideismorepowerful?A.TheCNETKum.

B.TheGoogleNexus7.C.TheAppleiPadMini.【听力原文】Tabletcomputersareoneofthebest-sellingproductsthisyear.BrianTongisSeniorEditorofCNET.com.HesaystheAppleiPadMiniisoneofthemostpopulartablets.OneofApple’sbiggestcompetitorsistheGoogleNexus7.Thehardwareinsideismorepowerfulthanwhat’sintheiPadMini,butalsoitoffersyoualotofthingslikemapsthatworkbetterthanApple’smaps.20.WhatdoesthecompanyannouncethatitcandofortheUnitedStates?A.Itcanreducetheamountofplasticwaste.

B.Itcanhelptorecycletheplasticwaste.C.Itcanincreasetheamountofoilexports.【听力原文】TheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencysaysonlysevenpercentofplasticwasteintheUnitedStatesisrecycledeachyear.AnewcompanyinnorthernNewYorksaysitcanincreasethatpercentage.ItalsosaysitcanhelptheUnitedStatesreducetheamountofoilitimports.

PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)fiveshortconversationsSectionB(10marks)twolongconversations

SectionC(5marks)

fiveshortnewsitemsSectionD(10marks)ashortpassage

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)PartⅢCloze(10marks)PartⅣReadingComprehension(40marks)PartVTranslation(10marks)PartVIErrorCorrection(10marks)PartVIIIQTest(5marks)PartVIIIWriting(30marks)SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

[1]Ifyou(21)______smoothskinthatglowswithyouth,thechancesarethatatsomepointyouwillhaveheardtheexhortationtodrinklotsofwaterinorderto(22)_____thoseeviltoxinsandkeepyourskinhealthy.

[2]Theexactamountpeoplesuggestvaries.US-basedadvice(23)_____eightglassesaday,whileinhotterclimatespeopleareadvisedtodrinkmoreto(24)_____higherratesofsweating.Butregardlessoftheexactvolumeofwatersuggested,theprinciplebehindtheadviceremainsthesame—takingextrawateronboardwillkeepyourskinhydrated.Inotherwords,wateractslikeamoisturiser,butfromtheinsiderout.

[3]Thisissuchacommonideayoumightbesurprisedatthe(25)______tobackup.Youmightexpecttheretobecountlessstudieswherepeopleare(26)______twogroups,oneassignedtosipwaterallday,theothertodrinkanormalamount.Thenthesmoothnessoftheskincouldbe(27)_____amonthorsolatertoestablishwhethersippingmoreledtosmootherskin.

[4]Infactsuchstudiesarerare,partlybecausewatercan’tbepatented,soitishardtofindanyonetofundsuchresearchwhentherewillbenonew(28)_____orcosmetictosellthatcouldrepaythecosts.AreviewbythedermatologistRonniWolfattheKaplanMedicalCentreinIsraelfoundjustonestudylookingattheeffectoflong-termwaterintakeontheskin.Buttheresultswere(29)_____.Afterfourweeks,thegroupwhodrankextramineralwatershowedadecreaseinskindensity,whichsomebelievesuggeststheskinisretainingmoremoisture,whilethosewhodranktapwatershowedanincreaseinskindensity.Butregardlessofthetypeofwatertheydrank,itmadenodifferencetotheir(30)_______ortothesmoothnessoftheirskin.【答案】21.pensatefor25.lackofevidence26.seperatedinto27.assessed28.medication29.contradictory30.wrinkles【听力原文】

[1]Ifyouyearnfor[21]smoothskinthatglowswithyouth,thechancesarethatatsomepointyouwillhaveheardtheexhortationtodrinklotsofwaterinordertoflushout[22]thoseeviltoxinsandkeepyourskinhealthy.

[2]Theexactamountpeoplesuggestvaries.US-basedadvicetendstorecommend[23]eightglassesaday,whileinhotterclimatespeopleareadvisedtodrinkmoretocompensatefor[24]higherratesofsweating.Butregardlessoftheexactvolumeofwatersuggested,theprinciplebehindtheadviceremainsthesame—takingextrawateronboardwillkeepyourskinhydrated.Inotherwords,wateractslikeamoisturiser,butfromtheinsideout.

[3]Thisissuchacommonideayoumightbesurprisedatthelackofevidence[25]tobackup.Youmightexpecttheretobecountlessstudieswherepeopleareseparatedinto[26]twogroups,oneassignedtosipwaterallday,theothertodrinkanormalamount.Thenthesmoothnessoftheskincouldbeassessed[27]

amonthorsolatertoestablishwhethersippingmoreledtosmootherskin.

[4]Infactsuchstudiesarerare,partlybecausewatercan’tbepatented,soitishardtofindanyonetofundsuchresearchwhentherewillbenonewmedication[28]orcosmetictosellthatcouldrepaythecosts.AreviewbythedermatologistRonniWolfattheKaplanMedicalCentreinIsraelfoundjustonestudylookingattheeffectoflong-termwaterintakeontheskin.Buttheresultswerecontradictory.[29]Afterfourweeks,thegroupwhodrankextramineralwatershowedadecreaseinskindensity,whichsomebelievesuggeststheskinisretainingmoremoisture,whilethosewhodranktapwatershowedanincreaseinskindensity.Butregardlessofthetypeofwatertheydrank,itmadenodifferencetotheirwrinkles[30]ortothesmoothnessoftheirskin.PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)15incompletesentences

PartⅢCloze(10marks)PartⅣReadingComprehension(40marks)PartVTranslation(10marks)PartVIErrorCorrection(10marks)PartVIIIQTest(5marks)PartVIIIWriting(30marks)PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31.Thenewstarsaidtothejournaliststhatshe______theopportunitytoshowthatshecouldplayaseriousfilmrole.A.greetedB.rejoicedC.welcomedD.cheered【解析】句意：这位新星告诉记者们，她欣然接受这次机会，这表明她可以扮演一部电影的主角。welcome欢迎。greet迎接；致敬，致意。rejoice高兴；庆祝。cheer欢呼；使高兴；为…加油。32.Wehaven’treally______asolutiontotheproblemyet,whichmakesthebossreallyfrustrated.A.builtupB.fallenbackonC.broughtoverD.comeupwith【解析】句意：我们还没有想出解决问题的办法，这使得老板很沮丧。comeupwith提出；想出；赶上。buildup建立，组合。fallbackon退到；求助于；回头再说。bringover使相信；说服；把…带来。

33.Personally,Iam______banningcigarettesmokingcompletely,especiallyinpublicareas.A.intouchwithB.apartfrom

C.infavourofD.regardlessof【解析】句意：就我个人而言，我支持彻底地禁止吸烟，尤其是在公共场所。infavourof支持，赞成。intouchwith同…有联系，和…有接触。apartfrom远离，除…之外；且不说。regardlessof不顾，不管。

34.Untilafirmagreementhasbeenreached,Iamnot______toacceptingtheoffer.A.accustomedB.dedicated

C.committedD.entitled【解析】句意：除非达成协议，否则我绝不接受发盘。commit指派…作战；使…承担义务。accustom使习惯于。dedicate致力；献身；题献。entitle称做…；使…有权利。

35.Thegovernmentismakingeveryeffortto______aneconomiccrisis,butitseemsnothingcouldhelp.A.eliminateB.avertC.impedeD.swerve【解析】句意：政府正在全力以赴的避免经济危机，但这似乎并没有起作用。avert避免，防止；转移。eliminate消除；排除。impede阻碍；妨碍；阻止。swerve使转弯；使突然转向。

36._____aseriouscrime,whatexactlyshouldyoudo?A.UnlessyouwitnessB.IfyouweretowitnessC.IfonlyyouwitnessD.Sinceyouwitness【解析】句意：假如你目睹了一场严重的犯罪行为，你会怎么做？此句为虚拟语气，if从句中用过去式，表示不可能实现，大概不会实现或提出作为考虑的假定条件。

37.Duringexaminationscandidatesarealwayssupposedtostayinseats,keeptheireyesonthework,_____toanyone.

A.andnotspeakB.butcouldnotspeakC.ratherthanspeakD.instead,ofspeaking【解析】句意：考试期间，考生应该呆在座位上，专心于自己的试卷而不能交头接耳。选项A可使句意通顺，故选项A正确。

38.Realisingthathehadn’tgotenoughmoneyand_____toborrowanyfromhisparents,hedecidedtosellhishouse.A.wantednotB.nottowantC.wantingnotD.notwanted【解析】句意：他意识到自己没有足够的钱，但又不想和父母借，因此决定将房子卖掉。由and可知其前后内容是并列的，故此处只能填动词的过去时。因此选项D正确。

39.There’snopointwaitinghereanylonger.We_____goandhavesomethingtoeat.A.canhardlyB.areboundto

C.mightaswellD.willhaveto【解析】句意：在这继续等下去没有任何意义，我么还不如去吃点什么。mightaswell不妨，何妨；还是…的好。canhardly很难。beboundto必然；一定要。haveto必须；不得不；只好。40.Whilemanypeoplemayrefertoup-to-minutenews,itisunlikelythattelevisionandtheInternet_____thenewspaperscompletely.

A.willreplaceB.replaceC.arereplacingD.havereplaced【解析】句意：尽管很多人可能引用到了“分钟新闻”，但是电视和网络完全取代报纸是不大可能的。由句意可知，此处需要用现在将来时。故选项A正确。41.ShemarriedaveryniceyoungarchitectfromBelfast,______shemetonabusduringherjourneytoNorthernIreland.

A.whoB.whenC.whichD.where【解析】句意：她嫁给了一个来自贝尔法斯特的非常英俊的年轻建筑师，他们是在她去北爱尔兰的路途中相遇的。此句为定语从句，且从句缺少宾语，故选项A正确。

42.Itisakindofillnessthatcanresultintotalblindnessif_____.A.toleaveuntreatedB.isleftuntreatedC.leavinguntreatedD.leftuntreated【解析】句意：这种疾病如果不治疗的话会导致完全失明。这里是状语从句的省略。状语从句中，如果主语后有be动词，可以一起省略，所以这里原句就是ifitisleftuntreated.故选项D正确。

43.—I’msodisappointedwithmyson!Hejustwouldn’tpractisethepiano!—Takeiteasy.Youcanlead_____towater,butyoucan’tmakeitdrink.A.aduckB.ahorseC.acowD.adog【解析】Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucan'tmakeitdrink.为谚语，意思是“牛不喝水莫按头”。故选项B正确。44.—Morning,Madam!I’dlikesomeinformationaboutthecourse.—Certainly._____A.I’mafraidIdon’tknowmorethanyoueither.B.IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?

C.Whatexactlywouldyouliketoknow?D.Howmuchinformationdidyouknow?【解析】句意：——您好，女士，我想了解一下关于这门课的信息。——当然可以啦，你具体想知道些什么？选项C符合逻辑。

45.—Howdoyoufeelaboutcountriesthatdon’ttrytoreduceglobalwarming?—_____,thosecountriescaremoreaboutmoneythansavingtheplanet.

A.AsfarasI’mconcernedB.It’snoneofourbusinessC.We’renottoblameD.Thingsareundercontrol【解析】句意：——你对那些不努力减少温室效应的国家有什么看法，——在我看来，那些国家跟关心赚钱而不是拯救地球。AsfarasI’mconcerned.就我而言。It’snoneofourbusiness.不关我们的事。We’renottoblame.我们不应该受到责备。Thingsareundercontrol.事情在掌控范围之内。

PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)PartⅢCloze(10marks)PartⅣReadingComprehension(40marks)PartVTranslation(10marks)PartVIErrorCorrection(10marks)PartVIIIQTest(5marks)PartVIIIWriting(30marks)PartIIICloze(10marks)Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethecorrectwordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenlettersoftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

[1]Accordingtorecentsurveys,72%ofallAmericansbelievethattheUnitedStatesgovernmentis(46)hi______informationaboutUFOs.Almost68%ofpeoplethinkthatthegovernmenthassecretknowledgeofextraterrestriallife.Itisnot(47)______(surprise)thatthegovernmenthascomeundermoreandmore(48)pr______todeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandmakethempublic.Avarietyofdifferentgroupshavebeeninvolvedintheseefforts.

[2]OnegrouptobecomeinvolvediscalledCFI,theCoalitionforFreedomofInformation.JohnPodesta,whowasWhiteHouseChiefofStaffduringBillClinton’s(49)_____(president),isoneofthemanyhigh-poweredpeopleactiveinthisgroup.CFI’saimisnottoprovethe(50)_____(exist)ofextraterrestriallife,buttomakeiteasierforscientistsingeneraltostudyunexplainedaerialphenomena.PodestaandhisgrouphaveaskedthePentagontodeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandthereforeprovidescientists(51)_____datathatwillhelpinthestudyofUFOs.

[3]CFIhasrequestedthereleaseofinformationonseveralUFOcases,startingwiththeKecksburg,Pennsylvania,incident.Thisincidenttook(52)_____in1965whenalargeacorn-shapedobject,thesizeofasmallcar,crashedinPennsylvania.SomeanalystssayitcouldhavebeenthespacecraftKosmos96thathadbeenlaunchedtowardsVenusbytheSovietUnion,butfailedtoescapeEarth’s(53)g______.Otherssaytheobjec