全国大学生英语比赛C类真题及答案

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2003NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

(Preliminary)

PartIListeningComprehension(30minutes，30points)SectionADialogues(10points)

Directions：Inthissection，youwillhear10shortdialogues．Attheendofeachdialogue，aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid．Boththedialogueandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce．Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause．duringthepause，youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD，anddecidewhichisthebestanswer．ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter．1

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A．Asalesclerk．

B．Apoliceofficer．

C．Atailor．

D．Anurse．2

．

A．Bytrain．

B．Shewalks．

C．Bycar．

D．Bybus．

3

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A．Fishistheonlydishleft．

B．Chickenistheonlydishleft．

C．Vegetarianmealsarenotoffered．D

．Therearen'tanyvegetarianmealsleft4

．

A．Hestartsworknextweekend．

B．He'llbeaway．

C．He'llbeinthemountains．

D．He'smovingtoFlorida．5

．

A．Inanelevator．

B．Atadressstore．

C．Ontheseventhfloor．

D．Atadepartmentstore．

6

．

A．Theyfeltitwasdisorganized．

B．TheywerepleasedwithitsAsiancontent．

C．TheyfeltitlackedAsiancontent．

D．Theyfeltitignoredrecentevents．

7．

A．Hedoesn'thaveenoughtime．

B．Hedoesn'thaveawatch．

C．Thelibrarydoesn'thavethearticleshewants．

D．Hecan'tfindthelibrary．

8．

A．Hewantsthewomantodineoutwiththem．

B．Hewantstoworktomorrow．

C．Hewantsthewomantofinishdinnerfirst．

D．Hewantstopayforthedinner．

9

．

A．Twiceaday．

B．Twiceaweek．

C．

Onceaweek．D

Daily．

10

．A．Attwoo'clock．B．Atfouro'clock．C．Atthreethirty．

D．Ateighto'clock．

SectionBNewsItems(10points)

Directions：Inthissection，youwillhear10piecesofshortnewsfromBBCorVOA．Therewillbeaquestionfollowingeachpieceofnews．Writedowntheanswertoeachquestioninnomorethan15words．11．_____________________________________12．_____________________________________13．_____________________________________14．_____________________________________15．_____________________________________

16．_____________________________________

17．_____________________________________

18．_____________________________________

19．_____________________________________

20．_____________________________________

SectionCCompoundDictation(10points)

Directions：Inthissection，youwillhearapassagethreetimes．Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime，youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea．Thenlistentothepassageagain．Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime，youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom21to28withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard．Forblanksnumberedfrom29to30，youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation．Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords．Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewrittenandrewritethecorrectanswersontheAnswerSheet．

AlthoughgeneralMotorsandGeneralElectricarelargemultinationalcompanieswithoperationsaroundtheglobe，therearenumeroussmallercompaniesthatengageininternationaltrade．Because95percentoftheworld'spopulationandtwo-thirdsofits(21)________powerarelocatedoutsidetheUnitedStates，itisimportantforAmerican(22)______tobe

presentinforeignmarkets．However，beforeweexplainthedifferentmethodsbywhichacompanymay(23)___ininternationaltrade，wemightfirstconsidersomeimportant(24)____thatU.S．companiesoftenfailtostudybeforethey

sellproductsinaforeigncountry．Thesefactorsare(25)______withdifferencesinlanguage，invaluesandattitudes，and

inpolitical(26)____．

When(27)_____Coca-ColaintotheChinesemarketin1920，thecompanyusedagroupofChinesesymbolsthat，whenspoken，soundedlikeCoca-Cola．However，whenread，thesesymbolsmeant，“afemalehorsefattenedwith

wax”．UponreenteringtheChinesemarketinthe1970s，Coca-ColausedaseriesofChinese(28)thattranslatesinto“happiness

inthemouth”．(29)________________________．

Cultureisthetotalpatternofhumanbehaviorthatispracticedbyaparticulargroupof

people．(30)________________________．

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15minutes，30points)

SectionAMultipleChoice(20points)

Directions：Questions31-50constituteacompletepassage．Thereare20blanksinthepassage．ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD．Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence．ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre．

31．SeniorMetropolitanpoliceofficerstriedtodismisstheNotingHillraceriotswhichragedforfivenightsoverthe

Augustbankholidayin1958astheworkof“ruffians，bothcoloredandwhite”hell-bentonhooliganism，accordingtoofficialfiles．

A．recentrevealedB．newlyreleased

C．previousdisclosingD．earlierexposing

32．Butpoliceeyewitnessreportsinthesecretpapers___thattheywereoverwhelminglytheworkofawhiteworking

classmobouttogetthe“niggers”．

A．containB．convince

C．consistD．confirm

33．TheferocityoftheNotingHill“racialriots”，asthepresscalledthematthetime，shockedBritaininto____forthefirsttimethatitwasnotabovethekindofracialconflictthenbeingplayedoutintheAmericandeepsouth．

A．realizingB．witnessing

C．watchingD．identifying

34．Thecarnival，whichwill___thestreetsofwestLondon____morethan1.5millionpeoplethisweekend，wasstartedin1959asadirectresponsetotheriots．

A．crowd；ofB．pour；for

C．fill；withD．emerge；in

35．Whileseniorofficerstriedtoplaydowntheracialaspectsoftheriots，theinternalMetropolitanpolicefilesreleasedthismonthatthepublicrecordofficeconfirmthatthedisturbanceswereoverwhelmingly_______by300to400strong

“KeepBritainWhite”mobs，manyofthemTeddyboysarmedwithironbars，butcher'sknivesandweightedleatherbelts，whowent“nigger-hunting”amongtheWestIndianresidentsofNotingHillandNotingDale．

A．erupted

B．commenced

C．triggeredD．inaugurated

36．Thefirstnightleftfiveblackmen____onthepavementsofNotingHill．

A．lyingunconsciousB．theredied

C．feelfaint

D．serioushurt

37．Thebattlesragedoverthebankholidayweekendastheblack_____respondedinkindwithcounterattacksby

large

groupsof“menofcolor”similarlyarmed．

A．columnB．army

C．brigadeD．community

38．ThomasWilliamswasstoppedbythepoliceashecameoutofBluey'sClubonTalbotRoad，NotingHill．He______apieceofirondownhislefttrouserleg，apetrolbombinhisrightpocketandarazorbladeinhisinsidebreastpocket：“Ihavetoprotectmyself，”hetoldthearrestingofficer．

A．foundtohaveB．wasfoundtohave

C．foundhavingD．wasfoundhaving

39．The____files，whichweresealedunderthe75-yearrulebuthavebeenreleasedearly，showthatseniorofficerstriedtoconvincethethenhomesecretary，“Rab”Butler，thattherewasnotaracialelementtothe

rioting．A．forbiddenB．confidential

C．incredibleD．strict

40．Inhisofficialreport，DetectiveSergeantM.WaltersoftheNottingHillpolicesaidthenationalpresshadbeenwrongtoportraythe“widespreadseriesofstreetdisturbances”a“sracial”riots：“Whereastherecertainlywassome_feelingbetweenwhiteandcoloredresidentsinthisarea，itisabundantlyclearmuchofthetroublewascausedbyruffians，bothcoloredandwhite，whoseizedonthisopportunitytoindulgeinhooliganism．”

A．illB．sick

C．painfulD．hurt

41．Butthepolicewitnessstatementsandprivatestatistics____．

A．tolddifferentlyB．interpretedinadifferentway

C．existedmanydifferencesD．toldadifferentstory

42．TheMetcommissionerwastoldthat____the108peoplewhowerechargedwithoffencesrangingfromgrievousbodilyharmtoaffrayandriotandpossessingoffensiveweapons，72werewhiteand36were“colored”．A．for

B．from

C．ofD．in

43．ItispopularlybelievedthattheriotbeganonthenightofSaturday，August20，whena400-strongcrowdofwhitemen，___“Teds”，attackedhousesoccupiedbyWestIndians．

A．theyareall

B．manyofthem

C．somewereD．mostofthembelongto

44．Amongthe___wasMajbrittMorrison，ayoungwhiteSwedishbrideofaJamaican．

A．offendersB．rioters

C．victimsD．residents

45．Shewaspeltedwithstones，glassandwood，and___inthebackwithanironbarasshetriedtogethome．A．bruisedB．struck

C．pattedD．scratched

54．

46．Theinternalpolicewitnessstatementsprovidegraphicevidenceofthemotivesofthemobs—atonepointcrowdsseveralthousandstrongroamedthestreetsofNottingHill，_____homesandattackinganyWestIndiantheycouldfindA．plungingintoB．breakingintoC．seekingfor

D．searchingfor

47．PCRichardBedfordsaidhehadseenamobof300to400whitepeopleinBramleyRoad____：“Wewillkillallblackbastards．Whydon'tyousendthemhome？”A．shoutingB．tocryC．utter

D．announced

48．PCIanMcQueenonthesamenightsaidhewastold：“Mindyourown_____，cops．Keepoutofit．Wewillsettletheseniggersourway．We'llmurderthebastards．”A．mattersB．affairC．things

D．business

49．ThedisturbancescontinuednightafternightuntiltheyfinallypeteredoutonSeptember5．AttheOldBaileyJudgeSalmonlaterhandeddownexemplary____offouryearseachonninewhiteyouthswhohadgone“niggerhunting”．A．decisionsB．statementsC．trials

D．sentences

50．Whilethosedealtwithbythecourtswereoverwhelminglywhite，thelargenumberofblackpeoplealsoarrestedand

theofficial___therehadnotbeenaracialmotiveensuredalegacyofblackmistrustoftheMetropolitanpolicethat

hasneverreallybeeneradicated．A．persistenceB．perseveranceC．insistence

D．instance

SectionBErrorCorrection(10points)

Directions：Thefollowingpassagecontains9errors．Ineachcaseonlyonewordisinvolved．YoushouldproofreadthepassageontheAnswerSheetandcorrectitinthefollowingway：EXAMPLE

Onenight，quitelate，IwasstillawakeintheroomIamsharedwith1.ammyhusband．Iwaslyingonmyrightsideandcanhearachildcrying．2.could

Gettingup,IwentAseeifoursonwasallright.3.toHewassleepingsoundly,breathingdeeplyandgently.4.V

TheZipper

Whateverdidwedobeforetheinventionofthezipper？In1893theworld'sfirstzipperwasproducedinChicago．Althoughtheinventorclaimedthatitwasareliablefasteningforclothing，thiswasnotthecase．TheChicagozippersprang51．______openwithoutwarning，orjammedshut，anditswiftlylostpopularity．TwentyyearsagoaSwedish-bornengineercalled

Sundbacksolvedtheproblem．Heattachedtinycupstothebacksoftheinterlockedteeth，andthismeantthattheteethcouldbeeXXXeshedmorefirmlyandreliably．

Atfirstzippersweremadeofmetal．Theywereheavy，andiftheygotstuckitwasdifficulttofree．Thencamenylonzipperswhichwerelighterandeasiertouse，andhadsmallerteeth．Thefashionindustrylikedthenewzippersfarbetterbecausetheydidn'tdistortthelineofthegarmentorweighing

55．____downlightfabrics．Theywerealsoeasierforthemachiniststofitintothegarment

52．____

53．____

Meanwhileanewfasteningagentmadeitsappearanceat

theendofthetwentycentury:velcro.Velcroisanotherproduct56．_____

madefromnylon．Nylonisaverytoughsyntheticfibrefirstdevelopedinthe1930s，andbearinganametomindthewearer57．

ofthetwoplaceswhereitwasdeveloped：NYforNewYorkandLONforLondon．Velcroismadewithverysmallnylonhookson

onesideofthefasteningwhichcaughttinyloopedwhiskersonthe58．_____

othersideofthefastening．Itisstronganddurable．

Velcroisusedonclothing，luggagesandfootwear．Itisquick59．________

andeasytofastenandunfasten，andhastakenalargepartofthezipper'sshareofthemarket．Itisalsousedinwaysazippercannotbeused—forinstanceasaneasilychangedfasteningonplastercasts，andtoholdfurnishingfabricsinaposition．60．

PartIIISituationalDialogues(5minutes，10points)

Directions：Completethefollowingdialoguesbychoosingthebestanswer．ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre．

61．Rob：HeyJill，you'relookinggreat．

Jill：Thanks，Rob．_________

Rob：Well，youdidit．How？

Jill：Ijogeverymorning，andIgotoaerobicseveryotherday．

A．Iboughtthisdressyesterday．Reallysmart．

B．Youarelookingfinetoo．

C．I'mrecoveringmystrengthaftertheflu．

D．MyNewYear'sresolutionwastogetinshape．

62．Bob：HiJane．Howareyou？

Jane：_________Ididn'tsleepawinklastnight．Thepeoplenextdoorweremakingalotofnoiseagaintillvery

lateatnight．

A．I'mfeelingabitoutofsortsthismorning．

B．Fine，thankyou．Andyou？

C．Isleptlikealoganddidn'twanttogetoutofbed．

D．Itseemsabitunusual，youknow．

63．Ann：Aah！He'sgorgeous！Lookatthosebig，goldenpaws．Whendidyougethim？

Roger：Yesterday．___________

Ann：Oh，right．Whatkindisshe？

Roger：ALabrador．

A．Susan'sgotamorebeautifulone．

B．What'sup？

C．It'sasheactually．D．Isn'titright？

64．Tina：Wow，lookatallthethingsonsale．_________

Andrew：Yes，look，thisshirtis50％off．

Tina：Andlookattheseshoes．Theyare30％offthenormalprice．A．I'dliketobuyaskirt．B．Therearesomerealbargains．C．Arethepricesreasonable？D．Theseshoesarethesameasmine．65．Woman：Haveyoufinishedthe

packaging？

Man：___________

Woman：Good．Becausethetruckwillbecomingsoon，thisisarushjob．

A．Don'thurrymorI'llbreaktheglass．

B．Almost．Ijusthavetowraptheglassandputitintoboxes．

C．No，Ihaven't．Whydidn'tyouhelpmewithit？

D．Yes，Ihave．WhatelsecanIdoforyou？

66．CustomsOfficer：_______________________

Mrs．Johnson：No，nothingatall．

CustomsOfficer：Noperfume，alcoholorcigarettes？Mrs．Johnson：Well，Ihave200cigarettes；that'sall．A．Doyouhaveanythinginthebag，ma'am？

B．Doyouhaveanythingtodeclare，ma'am？

C．Doyouwanttobuysomething，ma'am？

D．IsthereanythingIcandoforyou，ma'am？

67．Linda：Hello．I'dliketosendthispackage，please．

Clerk：__________________________________

Linda：Firstclass．Howlongwillthattake？Clerk：Aboutthreedays．

A．Howwouldyouliketosendit？B．Whichclassareyouin？C．Wheredoyouwanttosenditto？D．Whichclassisitin？68．Assistant：CanIhelpyou？

Colin：Yes，it'saboutthissportsshirt．Iwashedittheotherday．Thecolourrananditshrank．

Assistant：Ohdear，Isee．______________________

Colin：I'mafraidnot．

Assistant：I'msorry，butI'mnotallowedtochangeanythingwithoutareceipt

A．Didyoubuyithere？

B．Wouldyouwanttochangeit？C．Doyouhavethereceipt？

D．Couldyoutellmewhosoldittoyou？

69．James：CouldIhavemybill，please？CanIpaybycreditcardoreurocheque？Receptionist：

James：I'llpaybycreditcard，then．Receptionist：That'sfine．Ihopeyouenjoyedyourstayhere．

A．Here'syourbill．B．Sorry，wedon'ttakecreditcard．C．Youcanpaybyeurocheque．D