大学生英语竞赛：2020全国大学生英语竞赛B类初赛真题

2020年全国大学生英语竞赛B类初赛试题

PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendof

eachconversation,onequestionwillbeasked,andyouhavefifteensecondstoreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,

CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

1.A.CB15AW.B.CBi5AWC.CBI5OWD.CD15AU

2.A.Achurch.B.Aschool.C.Ashop.D.Apark.

3.A.Inaclassroom.B.Inalibrary.C.Inahotellobby.D.Inadiningroom

4.A.At8:20.B.At9:20.C.At8:10.D.At9:10.

5.A.45cm.B.56cm.C.25cm.D.36cm.

SectionB(10marks)

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendof

eachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestionsandmakeyour

answersontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

Listentotheconversation,markeachstatementaseitherTrue(T)orFalse(F)accordingtowhatyouhear.

6.ThemangetsupataquartertosevenwhenheisinGombe.

7.Namibiaisoneoftheleastdenselypopulatedcountries.

8.Thechimpanzeeishighlymobileandsemi-terrestrial.

9.Themanusuallyhasapieceofbreadandacupofcoffeeforbreakfast.

10.ThewaterofLakeTanganyikaremainsunpolluted.

ConversationTwo

Listentotheconversation,markeachquestionasA,B,CorDaccordingtowhatyouhear.

11.HowlongwillNewStudentOrientationlastfor?

A.Oneday.B.Halfaday.C.Twodays.D.Threedays.

12.Whoisrepairingthecomputer?

A.Themachinist.B.Theowner.C.Themechanic.D.Thehelper.

13.Whendoestheregistrationbegin?

A.At8:30am.B.At9:00am.C.At8:00am.D.At9:30am.

14.Howmanystudentclubsclubsarementioned?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.None.

15.Wherearethestudents5subjectsgoingtobeapplied?

A.Inthelocalcommunity.B.Onthenearbyfarm.

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C.Inoneoftheclubs.D.Ontheuniversitycampus.

SectionC(5marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachitem,there

willbeafifteen-secondpause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,

anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

16.Whattypeoforganizationwillreceivemoretaxincome?

A.TheBeijingNationalAccountingInstitute.B.Thelocalgovernments.

C.TheMinistryofFinance.D.Thecentralgovernment.

17.BywhatdidTaylorPhinneymakeadramaticcareerchange?

A.Becomingachampion.B.Becominganathlete.

C.Becominganartist.D.Becomingacyclist.

18.Whatistheimageofstrength?

A.Thehollowstem.B.Thebamboo.C.Thesnow.D.Theplumblossom.

19.HowmanypatentapplicationsweresubmittedinChinain2018?

A.1.54million.B,313,567.C.600,000.D.45,400.

20.Whichmetaphorindicatesthemacrocosm?

A.Humanbody.B.Enlargedperson.C.Meridian.D.Blood.

SectionD(10marks)

Inthissection,youwillheartwoshortpassages.Thepassageswillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachpassage,

therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,writetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Dictation

Listentothepassage.Forquestion21-25,fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.

China'sinflationas(21)bytheconsumerpriceindexroseto3percentyear-on-yearlastmonth,

versus2.8percentinAugust,astighterporksuppliescontinuedto(22)foodprices,theNationalBureau

ofStatisticssaidonTuesday.Toavoidstirringinflationarypressurewhile(23),officialsareexpectedto

refrainfromamassivemonetarystimulusbuttoresorttostructuraleasingandfiscalstimulusinthecoming

months.FromJanuarytoSeptember,theCPIroseonaverageby2.5percent,belowthe3percentannualcontrol

target.Policymakerswillneedtostrikeabalancebetweenmaintainingeconomic(24)withina

reasonablerangeand(25)consumerinflationinthefourthquarter,saidLiuChunsheng,anassociate

professorofinternationaltradeattheCentralUniversityofFinanceandEconomics.

Summary

Listentothepassage.Forquestions26-30,completethenotesusingnomorethanthreewordsforeach

blank.

One-thirdoftheworld'snearly700millionchildrenunderfiveyearsoldareundernourishedoroverweight

andfocelifelonghealthproblemsas(26)accordingtoagrimUnitedNations5assessmentofchildhood

nutritionreleasedonTuesday.Problemsthatonce(27)atoppositeendsofthewealthspectrumhave

todayconvergedinpoorandmiddle-incomecountries,thereportshowed.Despiteanearly40percentdrop

(28)inpoorcountriesfrom1990to2015,149millionchildrenagedfouroryoungeraretodaystilltoo

shortfortheirage,aclinicalconditionthatimpairsbothbrainandbodydevelopment.Another50millionare

(29)bywasting,achronicanddebilitatingthinnessalsobomofpoverty.Atthesametime,halfof

youngstersacrosstheglobeunderfivearenotgettingessentialvitaminsandminerals,along-standingproblem

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UNICEFhasdubbed“hiddenhunger”.Overthepastdecades,however,anotherformofchildmalnutritionhas

surgedacrossthedevelopingworld:(30).

PartIIVocabulary&Grammar(15marks)

Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand

D.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwith

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

31.SettledbyEnglishPuritansin1630,Bostonbecame.

A.thecapitaloftheMassachusettsBayColony

B.theMassachusettsBayColonyitscapital

C.itwasthecapitaloftheMassachusettsBayColony

D.sothatthecapitaloftheMassachusettsBayColony

32.Navigatorsonshipsandaircraftuseacompasstodeterminetheyareheading.

A.towherethedirectionB.thedirectioninwhich

C.thatdirectionofwhichD.wherethedirection

33.AsseenfromtheEarthatnight,planetJupiterranksthirdamongtheplanetsandstarsinmaximum

brightness,afterVenusandMars.

A.whentheB.inwhichtheC.andtheD.the

34.1wouldliketoexpressmytoyouallforsupportingmethissummerasavisitingscholarinyour

department.

A.satisfactionB.pleasureC.gratitudeD.sincerity

35.Thewholevillagebyasuddenflood,theyhadtostayintents.

A.hasbeendestroyedB.havingbeendestroyed

C.wasdestroyedD.hadbeendestroyed

36.Givingagiftcanconveyawealthofmeaningaboutyourappreciationoftheirandtheimportanceyou

placeupontherelationship.

A.solidarityB.priorityC.hospitalityD.superiority

37.Asthedetailsoftheprojectwererathervague,wedecidedtotheproposal.

A.reclaimB.resignC.rejectD.resemble

38.Itisfromtheearliesttimesmenhavestudiedtheworldaroundthemwithinterest.

A.whichB.thatC.whereD.how

39.wehadnotmadeanymistakesinthecalculations!

A.ButfbrB.WithoutC.LetD.Ifonly

40.Withoutadoubt,thekeyissueinthePresident'scampaign.

A.taxationisgoingtobeB.istaxationgoingtobe

C.isgoingtaxationtobeD.isgoingtobetaxation

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41.Ifyouseethatthestreetiswetinthemorning,youwouldthatitmusthaverainedduringthenight.

A.reduceB.seduceC.deduceD.induce

42.Researchersarelookingfbrnewwaystotheproblem.

A.abridgeB.approachC.condenseD.dispose

43.Medicalstudentslearntodistinguish"acute,"whichmeanssomethingofrecentonset,from"chronic,nwhich

meansaconditionthatwillprobablycontinuefbraperiodoftime.

A.gloomyB.temporaryC.toughD.substantial

44.—Hi.Joshua.

一Hi,Lin.Howareyoudoing?

—Good,thankyou.Infact,IamthinkingoftravellingtoCanadawithmyfamilythissummer.CouldIaskyou

somequestionsaboutapplyingfbraCanadianvisa?

一Sure..

A.BecarefulB.GreattoseeyouC.GoaheadDD.Gotit

45.—Hello,ProfessorWilliams.ThankyoufbracceptingmyinterviewonculturaldifferencesintheUSregions.

—Mypleasure.

—Sofirstofall,whyaretheremanyculturaldifferencesintheUnitedStates?

——Well,asyouknow,theUnitedStatesisacountrythatcoversover9millionsquarekilometers,______to

learnthatregionsthatareseparatedbylargedistanceswillbenoticeablydifferent.Anotherreasonisthatthis

country,socalledHameltingpot"，haspeoplemovingoverfromacrosstheworldallthetime.

A.itisnotsurprisingB.itisnottheproblem

C.itisnotsurprisedD.itisnottheverdict

PartIHCloze(10marks)

Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethecorrectwordinoneofthefollowing

threeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenletter(s)of

theword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

MostscholarsagreethatIsaacNewton,whileformulatingthelawsofforceandgravityandinventingthe

calculusinthelate1600s,probablyknewallthesciencetherewastoknowatthetime.Inthe(46)ens350

yearsandestimated50millionresearchpapersandinnumerablebookshavebeenpublishedinthenaturalsciences

andmathematics.Themodemhighschoolstudentprobablynowpossesses(47)scientificknowledgethan

Newtondid,yetsciencetomanypeopleseemstobeanimpenetrablemountainoffacts.

Onewayscientistshavetriedtocopewiththismountainisbybecomingmoreandmore(48)(specialize).

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Another(49)strforcopingwiththemountainofinformationistolargelyignoreit.Thatshouldn'tcomeas

asurprise.Sure,youhavetoknowalottobeascientist,but(50)knalotisnotwhatmakesascientist.

Whatmakesascientistisignorance.Thismaysoundridiculous,butforscientiststhefactsarejustastartingplace.

Inscience,everynewdiscoveryraises10newquestions.

Bythiscalculus,ignorancewillalwaysgrowfaster(51)knowledge.Scientistsandlaypeople

(52)(alike)wouldagreethatfbrallwehavecometoknow,thereisformorewedon'tknow.More

important,everydaythereisfarmoreweknowwedon'tknow.Onecrucialoutcomeofscientificknowledgeisto

generatenewandbetterwaysofbeingignorant:notthekindofignorancethatisassociated(53)alackof

curiosityoreducationbutratheracultivated,high-qualityignorance.Theydoitingrantproposalsandoverbeers

atmeetings.AsJamesClerkMaxwell,probablythegreatestphysicistbetweenNewtonandEinstein,said,

'Thoroughlyconsciousignorance...isapreludetoeveryrealadvanceinknowledge."

Thisperspectiveonscience—thatitisaboutthequestionsmorethantheanswers一shouldcomeas

somethingofarelief.Itmakesscienceless(54)(threat)andfarmorefriendlyand,infact,fun.Science

becomesaseriesofelegantpuzzlesandpuzzleswithinpuzzles一andwhodoesn5tlikepuzzles?Questionsarealso

more(55)(access)andoftenmoreinterestingthananswers;answerstendtobetheendoftheprocess,

whereasquestionshaveyouinthethickofthings.

PartWReadingComprehension(30marks)

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothe

questionsusinginformationfromthepassage.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

SectionA(10marks)

Questions56to60arebasedonthefallowingpassage.

Printmakingisthegenetictermfbranumberofprocesses,ofwhichwoodcutandengravingaretwoprime

examples.Printsaremadebypressingasheetofpaper(orothermaterials)againstanimage-beatingsurfaceto

whichinkhasbeenapplied.Whenthepaperisremoved,theimageadherestoit,butinreverse.

ThewoodcuthadbeenusedinChinafromthefifthcenturyA.D.fbrapplyingpatternstotextiles.The

processwasnotintroducedintoEuropeuntilthefourteenthcentury,firstfbrtextiledecorationandthenfor

printingonpaper.Woodcutsarecreatedbyareliefprocess:first,theartisttakesablockofwood,whichhasbeen

sawedparalleltothegrain,coversitwithawhiteground,andthendrawstheimageinink.Thebackgroundis

carvedaway,leavingthedesignareaslightlyraised.Thewoodblockisinked,andtheinkadherestotheraised

image.Itisthentransferredtodamppapereitherbyhandorwithaprintingpress.

Engraving,whichgrewoutofthegoldsmith'sart,originatedinGermanyandnorthernItalyinthemiddleof

thefifteenthcentury.Itisanintaglioprocess(fromItalianintagliare,"tocarve").Theimageisincisedintoa

highlypolishedmetalplate,usuallycopper,withacuttinginstrument,orburin.Theartistinkstheplateandwipes

itcleansothatsomeinkremainsintheincisedgrooves.Animpressionismadeondamppaperinaprintingpress,

withsufficientpressurebeingappliedsothatthepaperpicksuptheink.

Bothwoodcutandengravinghavedistinctivecharacteristics.Engravinglendsitselftosubtlemodelingand

shadingthroughtheuseoffinelines.Hatchingandcross-hatchingdeterminethedegreeoflightandshadeina

print.Woodcutstendtobemorelinear,withsharpercontrastsbetweenlightanddark.Printmakingiswellsuited

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totheproductionofmultipleimages.Asetofmultiplesiscalledanedition.Bothmethodscanyieldseveral

hundredgood-qualityprintsbeforetheoriginalblockorplatebeginstoshowsignsofwear.Massproductionof

printsinthesixteenthcenturymadeimagesavailable,atalowercost,toamuchbroaderpublicthanbefore.

Questions56to60

Fillintheblanksbelowwithinformationfromthepassage,usingnomorethanthreewordsforeachblank.

TwoTypesofPrintmaking

Theimage(56)toasheetofpaperorothermaterials.

Theword(57)isclosestinmeaningto"principal".

InEuropethewoodcutwasfirstlyusedfbr(58).

Engravingoriginatedinthe(59)century.

(60)seemstoconsistofmorelinesincomparison.

SectionB(10marks)

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Wateristhegiverand,atthesametime,thetakeroflife.Itcoversmostofthesurfaceoftheplanetwelive

onandfeatureslargeinthedevelopmentofthehumanrace.Onpresentpredictions,itisastatementthatissetto

assumeevengreatersignificance.

Throughouthistory,waterhashadahugeimpactonourlives.Humankindhasalwayshadarather

ambiguousrelationshipwithwater,ontheonehandreceivingenormousbenefitfromit,notjustasadrinking

source,butasaprovideroffoodandameanswherebytotravelandtotrade.Butforcedtoliveclosetowaterin

ordertosurviveandtodevelop,therelationshiphasnotalwaysbeenpeacefulorbeneficial.Infact,ithasbeen

quitethecontrary.Whathasessentiallybeenanecessityfbrsurvivalwasturnedoutinmanyinstancestohavea

verydestructiveandlife-threateningside.

NaturalIHumanEnhanced

GreenhouseEffectIGreenhouseEffect

Throughtheages,greatfloodsalternatedwithlongperiodsofdroughthaveassaultedpeopleandtheir

environment,hamperingtheirfragilefightforsurvival.Thedramaticchangestotheenvironmentthatarenowa

featureofourdailynewsarenotexactlynew:fieldsthatwereoncelushandfertilearenowbarren;lakesand

riversthatwereonceteemingwithlifearenowlonggone;savannahhasbeenturnedtodesert.Whatperhapsis

newisournativewonderwhenfacedwiththeforcesofnature.

Today,wearemoreawareofclimaticchangesaroundtheworld.Floodsinfar-flungplacesareinstantnews

forthewholeworld.Perhapstheseeventsmakeusfeelbetteraswefacethedestructionofourownpropertyby

floodsandothernaturaldisasters.

In2002,manypartsofEuropesufferedsevereflooddamagerunningintobillionsofeuros.Propertiesacross

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thecontinentcollapsedintotheseaaswavespoundedthecoastlinewreakinghavocwithseadefenses.Butitwas

notjusttheseas.Riversswollenbyheavyrainsandbytheeffectsofdeforestationcarriedlargevolumesofwater

thatwreckedmanycommunities.

Buildingstrongerandmoresophisticatedriverdefensesagainstfloodingistheexpensiveshort-termanswer.

Therearesimplerways.Plantingtreesinhighlandareas,notjustinEuropebutinplacesliketheGangesDelta,is

acheaperandmoreattractivesolution.Progressisalreadybeingmadeinconvincingcountriesthattheemissionof

carbondioxideandothergreenhousegasesiscausingconsiderabledamagetotheenvironment.Butmoreeffortis

neededinthisdirection.

Andthefuture?Ifwearetobelievetheforecasts,itispredictedthattwothirdsoftheworldpopulationwill

bewithoutfreshwaterby2025.Butfbragrowingnumberofregionsoftheworldthefutureisalreadywithus.

Whilesomeareasaredevastatedbyflooding,scarcityofwaterinmanyotherplacesiscausingconflict.Thestate

ofTexasintheUnitedStatesofAmericaissufferingashortageofwaterwiththeRioGrandefailingtoreachthe

GulfofMexicofbrthefirsttimein50yearsinthespringof2002,pittingregionagainstregionastheyviefor

watersources.Withmanypartsofthegloberunningdrythroughdroughtandincreasedwaterconsumption,there

isnowtalkofwaterbeingthenewoil.

Otherdoom-ladenestimatessuggestthat,whiletropicalareaswillbecomedrieranduninhabitable,coastal

regionsandsomelowlyingislandswillinallprobabilitybesubmergedbytheseaasthepolaricecapsmelt.

Popularexoticdestinationsnowvisitedbycountlesstouristswillbecomeno-goareas.Today*sholidayhotspotsof

southernEuropeandelsewherewillliterallybecomehotspots——toohottoliveinorvisit.Withthecurrenterratic

behavioroftheweather,itisdifficultnottosubscribetosuchdespair.

Somemightsaythatthisdespondencyisill-founded,butwehavehadampleproofthatthereissomethingnot

quiterightwiththeclimate.Manypartsoftheworldhaveexperienceddevastatingflooding.Astheseasons

revolve,thefocusofthedestructionmovesfromonecontinenttoanother.Theimpactontheenvironmentis

alarmingandthecosttolifedepressing.Itisapicturetowhichwewillneedtobecomeaccustomed.

Questions61to65

Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

61.Whatwillhaveevengreaterimportanceinourlivesinfuture?

62.Whatkindofrelationshipistwo-sided?

63.Whichcontinentsufferedseverelyfromdrought?

64.Whatisalessexpensiveanswertofloodinginallregions?

65.Inthefuture,whatpartofcontinentislikelytobeunderwater?

SectionC(10marks)

Questions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

BirdsevolvedduringthegreatreptilianradiationoftheMesozoicera.Amnioticeggsandscalesonthelegs

arejusttwoofthereptilianfeaturesweseeinbirds.Butmodembirdslookquitedifferentfrommodemreptiles

becauseoftheirfeathersandotherdistinctiveflightequipment.

Almosteverypartofatypicalbird'sanatomyismodifiedinsomewaythatenhancesflight.Theboneshave

aninternalstructurethatishoneycombed,makingthemstrongbutlight.Theskeletonofafrigatebird,fbrinstance,

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hasawingspanofmorethan2metersbutweighsonlyabout113grams.Anotheradaptationreducingtheweight

ofbirdsistheabsenceofsomeorgans.Females,forinstance,haveonlyoneovary.Also,modembirdsare

toothless,anadaptationthattrimstheweightofthehead.Foodisnotchewedinthemouthbutgroundinthe

gizzard,adigestiveorgannearthestomach.Crocodilesalsohavegizzards,asdidsomedinosaurs.Thebird5sbeak,

madeofkeratin,hasproventobeveryadaptableduringavianevolution,takingonagreatvarietyofshapes

suitablefordifferentdiets.

Flyingrequiresagreatexpenditureofenergyfromanactivemetabolism.Birdsareendothermic:theyuse

theirownmetabolicheattomaintainawarm,constantbodytemperature.Feathersand,insomespecies,layersof

fotprovideinsulationthatenablesbirdstoretaintheirmetabolicallygeneratedheat.Anefficientrespiratory

systemandacirculatorysystemwithafbur-chamberedheartkeeptissueswellsuppliedwithoxygenandnutrients,

supportingahighrateofheatandreducethedensityofthebodymetabolism.Thelungshavetinytubesleadingto

andfromelasticairsacsthathelpdissipate.

Forsafeflight,senses,especiallyvision,mustbeacute.Birdshaveexcellenteyes,perhapsthebestofallthe

vertebrates.Thevisualareasofthebrainsarewelldeveloped,asarethemotorareas:flightalsorequiresexcellent

coordination.

Withbrainsproportionatelylargerthanthoseofreptilesandamphibians,birdsgenerallydisplayvery

complexbehavior.Avianbehaviorisparticularlyintricateduringbreedingseason,whenbirdsengageinelaborate

ritualsofcourtship.Becauseeggsareshelledwhenlaid,fertilizationmustbeinternal.Aftereggsarelaid,the

avianembryomustbekeptwarmthroughbroodingbythemother,father,orboth,dependingonthespecies.

Abird'smostobviousadaptationforflightisitswings.Birdwingsareairfoilsthatillustratethesame

principlesofaerodynamicsasthewingsofanairplane.Providingpowerforflight,birdsflaptheirwingsby

contractionsoflargepectoral(breast)musclesanchoredtoakeelonthesternum(breast-bone).Somebirds,such

aseaglesandhawks,havewingsadaptedforsoaringonaircurrentsandflaptheirwingsonlyoccasionally,other

birds,includinghummingbirds,mustflapcontinuouslytostayaloft.Ineithercase,itistheshapeandarrangement

ofthefeathersthatformthewingsintoanairfoil.Thefastestbirdsaretheappropriatelynamedswifts,whichcan

fly170km/hr.

Inbeingbothextremelylightandstrong,feathersareamongthemostremarkableofvertebrateadaptation.

Feathersaremadeofkeratin,thesameproteinthatformsourhairandfingernailsandthescalesofreptiles.

Feathersmayhavefunctionedfirstasinsulationduringtheevolutionofendotherm,onlylaterbeingso-optedas

flightequipment.

Analysesoffossilizedskeletonssupportthehypothesisthattheclosestreptilianrelativesofbirdswerethe

theropods,agroupofrelativelysmall,bipedalcarnivorousdinosaurs.Mostresearchersagreethattheancestorof

birdswasafeatheredtheropod.However,somescientiststheoriginofbirdsmuchearlier,fromanancestor

commontobothbirdsanddinosaur.Theintensecurrentinterestintheoriginofbirdswillundoubtedlybringus

closertounderstandinghowthesemastersoftheskyevolvedfromnon-flyingreptiles.

Questions66to70

Completethesummarybelowwithinformationfromthepassage,usingnomorethanthreewordsfareachblank.

Indescribingthecharacteristicsofbirds,almosteverypartofatypicalbird'sanatomyismadedifferentin

somewaythatenhances(66).Modernbirdsdonothave(67),anadaptationthatreducestheweight

ofthehead.Birdsusetheirown(68)tomaintainthebodytemperature,Becausebirds'eggsareshelled

whenlaid,fertilizationmustbe(69)!Mostresearchersbelievethatthe(70)wasafeathered

theropodthatwasasmall,bipedalcarnivorousdinosaur.

PartVTranslation(15marks)

SectionA(5marks)

TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

71.AstheUSandChinathreatentoimposetariffsongoodsfromaluminumtowine,thetwonationsarewaginga

separateeconomicbattlethatcoulddeterminewhoownsthenextwaveofcomputing.Chineseuniversitiesand

theUStechnologycompaniessuchasInternationalBusinessMachinesCorp,andMicrosoftCorp,areracingto

developquantumcomputers,atypeofprocessingthafsforecasttobesopowerfulitcantransformhowdrug-

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makers,agriculturecompaniesandautomanufacturersdiscovercompoundsandmaterials.Quantumcomputing

usesthemovementofsubatomicparticlestoprocessdatainamountsthatmodemcomputerscan'thandle.

SectionB(10marks)

TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesintoEnglishbyusingthehintsgiveninbrackets.Remembertowritethe

answersontheanswersheet.

72.在中国人的心目中(consensus),似平没有一部小说可以与《红楼梦》比肩。73.《红楼梦》既可以拥

有亿万的读者(claim),也带直众多的谜团。74.这部小说是中国古典小说的巅峰之作，有一般文化的人都

可以读懂它(conwrehensible),但是即使很有学问的人也不敢说尽解其奥妙。正因为如此，75.近一百多

年来，这部小说被翻译成多种文字(translate)76.在国外，这部小说赢得越来越多的读者，为传播中国文

化起到了积极的作用(positive)。

PartVIErrorCorrection(10marks)

Proofreadthepassageasrequired.Eachindicatedline