全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷及答案(B类)

全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷及答案(B类)

2017NationalEnglishContestfor

CollegeStudents

(LevelB-Preliminary)

(总分：150分时间：120分钟)

PartIlisteningComprehension(30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.

Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereach

conversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.During

thepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarked

A,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmark

thecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasingle

linethroughthecentre.

1.Whatdoesthemansaywecandotodealwithoilcrisis?

A.Tomakefulluseofoil.

B.Touseaslittleoilaspossible

C.Tofindalternativeenergy.

2.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inaninsurancecompany.

B.Inabank.

C.Inasupermarket.

3.Accordingtotheman,whoisgoingtotakeoverthe

positiontheyaretalkingabout?

A.Janice.

B.Someoneelse.

C.Meryl.

4.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheman'sreportforthe

meeting?

A.Hehastogetitreadybeforetomorrownoon.

B.Hehasdonewellenough.

C.Hehasenoughtimetoprepareit.

5.Howmanypeoplewillbeontheearthbytheyear2020

accordingto

theprofessor?

A.Some5.8billion.

B.Nearly7billion.

C.Over8.5billion.

SectionB(10marks)

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Each

conversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeach

conversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthe

pause,readthequestionsandthethreechoicesmarkedA,

BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheanswersheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre

ConversationOne

6.What'sthemainjobofSimon,sorganization?

A.Theysendoutradiosignalstocommunicatewithother

planets.

B.Theylookforlifeandintelligenceonotherplanets.

C.Theystudystarsthathaveplanetsorbitingaroundthem.

7.Whydoestheorganizationsearchforradiosignalsfrom

space?

A.Theirpresencemayprovetheexistenceofaliens.

B.Theymayhelpscientistsfindouthowtheuniverse

started.

C.Theyconveymessagesaboutlifeontheearth.

8.DoesSimonbelievethosestoriesaboutaliensvisiting

ourplanet?

A.No,hedoesn'tbelievethematall.

B.Yes,hedoesbelievethosestoriesbecauseofhisstudy.

C.Yes,hebelievesthemalthoughhehasnoevidence.

9.Whichofthefollowingfactorisconsideredtobe

importantinforming

lifeaccordingtothepassage?

A.Gravity.

B.Minerals.

C.Water.

10.Whendidthe"bigbang”occur?

A.Nooneknows.

B.12billionyearsago.

C.20billionyear

ago.

ConversationTwo

11.WhydidBobmakethenewslastmonth?

A.Becausehecriticizedtraditionaljobs

B.Becauseheearnedalotofmoney.

C.Becausehetriednewstrategiesinfindingajob.

12.Inwhichwaydothebestsellerslike“TheBrandCalled

You”and“T

PersonalBrandingPhenomenonwhelppeople?

A.Theyadvisepeopletopromotethemselvesasbrands.

B.Theyteachpeoplehowtobeaperfectpartner.

C.Theygivepeopletipsforjobinterview.

13.WhendidBobcomeupwiththeideaofusingtheinternet

tofindajob?

A.Tenyearsagowhenhewasacollegestudent.

B.Whenhebegantodoresearchbetweenjobs.

C.Afterhelaunchedthecampaign“GiveBobaJob”.

14.WhatwasthepurposeofBob'smakingthevideo?

A.Tofulfillhisambitionasadirector.

B.TosellhisproductslikeTeddybearsandT-shirts.

C.Toadvertisehisskillsandtalents.

15.HowcantheinternethelpBobinhisjobsearchexactly?

A.Byhelpinghimmakefriends.

B.Bypassingonthevideohemade.

C.Byprovidingjobinformationforhim.

SectionC(5marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.After

eachitem,whichwill

bereadonlyonce,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

readthequestion

andthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhich

isthebestanswer.

Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwith

asingleline

throughthecentre.

16.HowmanytroopsaregoingtowithdrawfromAfghanistan

bytheendof

nextyear?

A.43,000.

B.10,000.

C.33,000.

17.Whatisthefindingofthestudy?

A.Low-caloriefoodsmayleadtomoreweight.

B.High-caloriefoodsmayleadtomoreweight.

C.High-caloriefoodsmayleadtolessweight.

18.Whatdotheconflictingreportsshowaboutradiation?

A.TheradiationlevelgivenbyTokyoElectricismuch

smallerthan

thatgivenbyothertests.

B.Theradiationlevelgivenbyothertestsissmallerthan

thatgiven

byTokyoElectric.

C.Theradiationleveliscloseto10,000timesthenormal

level.

19.WhyareCaribbeanServiceandEuropeTodayshutdown

byBBC?

A.Becauseoftheiroutdatedservices.

B.Becauseofcutsingovernmentfunding.

C.Becauseoflackoftargetaudience.

20.What'sthecauseofdemonstrationsincitiesandtowns

acrossSyria?

A.Theyarecallingformorefreedom.

B.Workersdemandhigherpay.

C.Somethirtypeoplewerekilledbythepolice.

SectionD(10marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare

10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththe

exactwordsorphrasesyouhear.Thepassagewillberead

twice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Recoveryfromjetlagcantakeaslongasadayforevery­

timezonecrossed.Soifyou'reflying-eastwestfor

yourholidayoronbusiness,itislikelytomeanafew

daysoffeelingtiredorevenunwell.

Jetlagisthe(21)ofthebody,snaturalcycle

andsomefactomakeitworse.Theartificialatmosphere

insideaplanecanaffectthebodyina

numberofwaysandaddtotheeffectsofjetlag.

Exercisingbeforeflightshelpstooffsettheeffectson

thebodyofreduced

(22),andaerobicexerciseafterwardshelpsto

reoxygenateit.

Drinkplentyofwater.Childrenmayneedmore.Drinking

carrotjuicebefore

flyingovercomesoxygendeficiency.

Eatlight,frequentmeals.Heavymeals(23)the

blood

circulation,whichcanleadtodizzinessandfainting.For

twoweeksbeforeyou

fly,eatplentyoffoodcontainingvitaminsAandE；they

willbuildupyour(24)

andhelptokeepyoufit.Sleepasmuchasyou

canbeforetheflight

andonit.Onboard,wearearplugsandeyepadsbecause

darkness(25)

secretionofthehormonesthatenhancesleep.

Avoidalcohol,whichrestrictsthebrain'oxygensintake.

Liketeaand

coffee,alcoholincreasesthedehydrationeffectofflying.

Ifyouneedtodrinkto

relax,(26)thatthecabinenvironment

intensifiestheeffectof

alcohol.

Wearloose,comfortable,warmclothesandlimberupduring

flight.Sitting

downforseveralhoursslowsdownthe(27),

leadingtolocal

stiffness,crampsanddizziness.Re-adjusttolocaltime

assoonasyoucan.

Brightlighthelpsthebodystayalert,soifyouaregoing

somewheresunny,

stayoutside.

Donotsmokebeforeorduringtheflightsincesmoking(28)

thebloodoxygenlevel.Ifyouneedtocalmyournerves,

tryaromatherapyoils

whichhaveasedativeeffect.(29)yourdoctor

beforeflyingif

youareonmedication.Theeffectsofsomedrugsare

strengthenedathigh

altitudesandsomemayproduce(30).

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)

Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreach

blankthere

arefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethat

bestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

31—35BDABC36—40BDDAB41—45CADBC

31.WhatweallworkforistofreeBtimeforthe

thingswereally

wanttodo.

A.off

B.up

C.aside

D.in

32.YouDhiswordsseriously.Hewastalking

nonsense.

A.won'ttake

B.maynottake

C.mustn,thavetakenDneedn.’thavetaken

33.NeverhesitatetoAthefirstopportunity

thatcomesalong.

A.seize

B.draw

C.who；that

D.obtain

34.Hismother_Bhatedcitylifelongedtoreturn

tothevillagein

shegrewup.

A.that；where

B.who；which

C.who；that

D.who；where

35.AllthingsC,IthinkI'dbettertakeyour

advice.

A.considering

B.tobeconsidered

C.considered

D.havebeenconsidered

36.TwelveEuropeancountriesABovertotheEuro

onJanuary1st,

2002.

A.transformed

B.switched

C.reversed

D.altered

37.Sheisn'tanythingCDunpleasantaspeoplesay

sheis.

A.aslike

B.like

C.as

D.likeas

38.Stopcomplaining.YoureallyDmynerves.

A.getdown

B.getalong

C.getoff

D.geton

39.Therewasn'tBA_truthinwhathesaid.

A.agrainof

B.arayof

C.apointof

D.adropof

40.C_B_formysavings,Iwouldn'ttobesurviveable

thesemiserable

days.

C.HaditbeennotDHadn.’titbeen

41.Therewasapowercutthismorning.C,Icouldn'

tdoanything

withmycomputer.

A.Supposedly

B.Presumably

C.Consequently

D.Essentially

42.AlarmclocksneedlesslywakeAhouseholds.Iwant

todesign

somethingtargetedattheindividualsleeper.

A.whole

B.total

C.full

D.high

43.Dbothpartiesagreeontheseissueswilla

contractbesignedsoon.

A.Ifonly

B.Unless

C.Should

D.Onlyif

44.一I'verunoutofcash.Couldyoulendmeafewpounds

thisevening?——C_B_I'11justhavetofindtimeto

gettothebankandmakeawithdrawal.

A.Icanlendyousomenow.

B.I'mnotsureI'vegotanyeither.

C.Sorry,Ihaven'tgotapennyminaccount.

D.Mycreditcardmustbelefthome.

45.—We'reallgoingtotheNewSkylineRestaurantfor

ourend-of-year

get-together.Canwecountyouin?

一Oh,thanks,Sara,butB_C

A.Ididn'tfindyouthen.

B.I'vebeentotherestaurantonce.

C.I'11passthistime.

D.I'11meetyouthereat5:00.

PartIIICloze(10marks)

Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithone

word.Choosethecorrectwordinoneofthefollowingthree

ways：accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectform

ofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenlettersofthe

word.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

46.Iikelihood47.fortune48.take49.with50.knowing

51.dozens52.least53.burning54.easy/simple55.realize

Didyouknowthatforevery20,000novelswritten,only-

onegetspublished?Sothe(46)(likely)thatI'

lleverfulfillmyambitionofbecomingaprofessional

mysterywriterdoesn'tseemveryhighrospect.Buttheof

turningpmylifelongpassionintomylivelihoodand

achievingfameand(47)foratthesametimeisjust

tooexcitingformetobeputoffbydullstatistics.

Sowhatdoesit(48)ttobecomeawriter?Reading

isimportant一all

writersneedtoresearchtheirgenrethoroughlyto

familiarizethemselves(49)

itscodesandconventions.Mybookshelvesathome

arestackedwith

thenovelsofallthegreatmysterywriters,whichI've

readandinmanre-read,despite(50)(know)all

thetime"who'ddoneit".

Ofcourse,beingawriterrequiresimagination.Youhave

todevelopyour

ownpersonalstyleratherthansimplycopytheworkof

“thegreats“out(51)dofshortcrimestories

formyuniversitystudentmagazine一

somehavebeenpublished,somenot,butI'vealwaysaimed

toproduceoriginandimaginativematerial.

Lastbutnot(52),successfulwriterspossess

enormousself-discipline.I'veoftensacrificedmy

sociallifeinordertodevotethenecessary

timeandefforttoproducingagoodqualitystory.Andmore

thanoncethathas

meant(53)themidnightoil.

We'vegotanovelinsideus.Gettingitoutinanywhere

nearpublishable

formisno(54)task,butwithimaginationand

determination,andthe

helpofanexperton«masterclass"，whocouldpossibly

failto(55)retheirambition?

PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)

Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedby

severalquestions.

Respondtothequestionsusinginformationfromthe

passage.Rememberto

writetheanswersontheanswersheet.

SectionA(10marks)

Questions56160arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thetermcultureshockwas

introducedforthefirsttimein1958to

describetheanxietyproducedwhena

personmovestoacompletelynew

environment.Thistermexpressesthe

feelingofnotknowingwhattodoor

howtodothingsinanewenvironment.Thistermexpresses

thefeelingofnot

knowingwhattodoorhowtodothingsinanewenvironment.

Wecandescribe

cultureshockasthephysicalandemotionaldiscomforta

personsuffers

whencomingtoliveinaplacedifferentfromtheplace

oforigin.

Often,thewaythatwelivebeforeisnotacceptedor

consideredasnormalinthenewplace.Everythingis

different,forexample,notspeakingthelanguage,not

knowinghowtousebankingmachines,notknowinghowto

usetelephones,andsoforth.

Thesymptomsofcultureshockcanappearatdifferenttimes.

Althoughapersoncanexperiencerealpainfromculture

shock,itisalsoanopportunityforgrowingandlearning

newperspectives.Cultureshockcanhelppeopledevelop

abetterunderstandingofthemselvesandstimulate

personalcreativity.

Cultureshockhasmanystages.Eachstagecanbeongoing,

orappearonlyatcertaintimes.Inthefirststage,the

newarrivalmayfeelveryhappyaboutallofthenew

experience.Thistimeiscalledthehoneymoonstage.

Afterward,thesecondstagepresentsitself.Apersonmay

encountersomedifficultiesindailylife.Forexample,

communicationdifficultiesmayoccur,suchasnotbeing

understood.Inthisstage,theremaybefeelingsof

impatience,angerandsadness.Transitionbetweentheold

methodsandthoseofthenewcountryisadifficultprocess

andtakestimetocomplete.Thethirdstageis

characterizedbygainingsomeunderstandingofthenew

culture.Anewfeelingofpleasureandsenseofhumormay

beexperienced.Apersonmaystarttofeelapsychological

balance.Theindividualismorefamiliarwiththe

environmentandwantstobelong.Thisstartsanevaluation

oftheoldwaysversusthoseofthenew.Inthefourthstage,

thepersonrealizesthatthenewculturehasgoodandbad

thingstooffer.Thisstagecanbeoneofdouble

integrationortripleintegration,dependingonthenumber

ofculturesthatthepersonhastoprocess.This

integrationischaracterizedbyamoresolidfeelingof

belonging.Thepersonstartstodefinehimselforherself

andestablishgoalsforliving.Thefifthstageisthe

stagethat

iscalledthereentryshock.Thisoccurswhenaperson

returnstothe

newlyacquiredcustomsareconsideredimproperintheold

culture.

Questions56160

Completethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage,changing

theform

wherenecessary,withonlyonewordforeachblank.

Introducedin1958,cultureshockisatermusedto(56)

__________physical

andemotionaldiscomfortpeopleexperiencewhentheycome

toorliveina

newplace.Althoughmanypeoplesufferalotfromculture

shock,itisan(57)

forpersonalimprovement.Thefivestagesof

cultureshockmaylast

foralongtimeorshowuponceinawhile.Inthefirst

stage,the(58)

stage,thenewarrivalmightbeOKwith

everything.Afterward,(59)

fromoldmethodstothenewonecallsfortime

andenergy.During

thethirdandfourthstage,peoplemaygainmore

understandingofthenew

cultureandpossessobjectiveviews.Thedoubleortriple

integrationis(60)

byafeelingofbelonging.Thelaststage,

calledreentryshock,

referstothefeelingpeoplehavewhenreturningtotheir

homecountry.

SectionB(10marks)

Questions61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Forsomepeople,itwouldbeunthinkable.ButGabe

Hendersonisfindingfreedominarecentdecision；he

canceledhisMySpaceaccount.The26yearsoldgraduate

studentstoppedhisaccountafterrealizingthatalotof

hisonlinefriendswerereallyjustacquaintances.

“ThesuperficialemptinesscloudedtheexcitementIhad

oncefelt,Hendersonwwroteinanarticle."Itseems

wehavelost,tosomedegree,thespecialdepththattrue

friendshipisabout.

JournalismprofessorMichaelBugeja,whoisastrong

supporterofface-to-

facecommunication,readHenderson'scolumnandsawit

wasahopesign.ofThoughhe'snotanti-technology,Bugeja

oftenlecturesstudentsabout

“interpersonalintelligence一"knowingwhen,where,and

forwhatpurpose

technologyismostappropriate.Hepointsoutthestudents

he'seenwalking

acrosscampus,holdinghandswitheachotherwhiletalking

oncellphonesto

someoneelseHe'salsoseenthemincoffeeshops,

surroundedbypeople,but

staringinsteadatacomputerscreen."Truefriends,he”

says,“needtolearn

whentostopbloggingandgoacrosscampustohelpa

friend.”

Thesedays,youngpeoplearemorewiredthanever一but

they'realso

gettingmoreworried.Increasingly,they'vehadtodeal

withonlinebullies,warepostinganythingfrom

embarrassingphotostoonlinethreats.Andincreasingly,

youngpeoplealsoarerealizingthatthingstheyposton

their

profilescancomebacktohurtthemwhenapplyingfor

schoolsorjobs.

Socialnetworkingcanbean“extremelyeffective”way

topublicizetolargegroups.Itcanevenhelpbuildasense

ofcommunityoncampus.People

joinedFacebookasawaytomeetothers.However,ithas

limitations.Agood

Internetpromakeeventhemostboringpersonseemsome

whatinteresting.

Peoplearealsonotalwayshappywithtextmessagesonthe

cellphones.Cell

phonescanbeaquickwaytosay“haveagoodday”.But

friendscanalsocancelanightoutwithatextmessageto

avoidhavingtoexplain."Ourgeneration

needstogetoverthisfearofconfrontationand

rejection."Hendersofocusneedstobeonquality

communication,inallways."Backinhislife,Henderson

isenjoyingspendingmoreface-to-facetimewithhis

friendsandless

withhiscomputer.Hesayshisdecisiontoquithis

social-networkingInternet

accountswasagoodone."I'mnotsacrificing

friends,hesays,“because“ifapicture,somebasic

informationabouttheirlifeandaWebpageisallmy

friendshiphasbecome,thentherewasnothingtosacrifice

tobeginwith.

Questions61163

Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)or

false(F)accordingto

thepassage.

61.AlthoughHendersonquitMySpace,mostofhisonline

friendsareactually

closefriends.

62.AccordingtoBugeja,youngpeopleshouldknowwhento

usetechnology

andwhentostopusingit.

63.Socialnetworkinghelpsbuildasenseofcommunitybut

hasanegative

effectonyoungpeople'slifeifitisused

inappropriately.

Questions64-65

64.WhatdoesHendersonlosebyusingsocialnetworking

websiteslike

Myspace?

65.Whatdoyoungpeopleneedtoovercomeinordertofocus

onqualitycommunication?

SectionC(10marks)

Questions66170arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

“Five-Four-Three…

Two-One…Seeya!”and

ChanceMcGuire,twenty-five,is

airborneoffa600-footconcrete

daminNorthernCalifornia.Inone

secondhefalls15feet,intwo

seconds60feet,andafterthree

secondsand130feet,heisflyingat

66milesanhour.

McGuireisapractitionerofwhat

hecallsthekingofallextremesports.BASE—anacronym

forbuilding,antenna,

，shighestspan(bridge)andearth(cliffs)-jumpinghas

oneofthesportingworld

fatalityrates：inits18-yearhistory,forty-six

participantshavebeenkilled.Yet

thesporthasneverbeenmorepopular,withmorethana

thousandjumpersintheUnitedStates,andmoreseeking

togetintoiteveryday.Itisanactivitywithout

marginforerror.Ifyourchutemalfunctions,don'bother

researchingforareserve一thereisn'ttime.Thereare

nosecondchances.

Still,thesportmaybeaperfectfitwiththetimes.

Americansmayhave

moreincommonwithMcGuirethantheyknoworcaretoadmit.

Americahasembarkedonanationalorgyofthrillseeking

andrisktaking.Theriseofadventureandextremesports

suchasBASEjumping,snowboarding,ice

climbing,skateboarding,andparaglidingismerelythe

mostvividmanifestation

ofthisnewnationalbehavior.

Therisingpopularityofextremesportsspeaksofan

eagernessonthepart

ofmillionsofAmericanstoparticipateinactivities

closertotheedge,wheredanger,skill,andfearcombine

togiveweekendwarriorsandprofessional

athletesalikeasenseofpushingoutpersonalboundaries.

AccordingtoAmericanSportsDataInc.,aconsultingfirm,

participationinso-calledextreme

sportsiswayup.Snowboardinghasgrown113percentin

fiveyearsandnow

boastsnearly5.5millionparticipants.Mountainhiking,

skateboarding,scuba

diving—theirgrowthcurvesrevealanationthatloves

toplaywithdanger.

Contrastthatwithactivitiessuchasbaseball,touch

football,andaerobics,allof

whichwereinsteadydeclinethroughoutthe1990s.

Thepursuitsthatarebecomingmorepopularhaveonething

incommon：

theperceptionthattheyaresomehowmorechallengingthan

agameoftouch

football."Everyhumanbeingwithtwolegsandtwoarms

isgoingtowonder

howfast,howstrong,howenduringheorsheis,“says

EricPerlman,a

mountaineerandfilmmakerspecializinginextremesports.

“Wearedeexperienceordie.”

Questions66168

Completethefollowingsentenceswithinformationgivenin

thepassageina

maximumof4wordsforeachblank.

66.ratesdoesn'tstoppeoplefromgettinginto

BASEjumpingeveryday.

67.Theriseofextremesportsmanifeststhenational

behaviorofand

68.Thecombinationoffear,skillanddangergivesboth

amateursand

professionalsasenseof.

Questions69—70

Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.

69.Whichofthefollowingactivitiesrevealsanationthat

lovestoplay

activitiesclosertotheedge?

A.Touchfootball.

B.Baseball.

C.Scubadiving.

D.Aerobics.

70.WhatdoesEricmeanbysaying“Wearedesignedto

experienceordie

A.Lifewithgreatchallengesisameaningfulone.

B.Lifewithoutgreatexperiencesisverycommon.

C.Peoplemaydiewhiledoingextremesports.

D.Extremesportsareessentialpartsofhumanlife.

SectionD(10marks)

Questions71175arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AlbertEinsteinwasoneofthegreatestthinkerstheworld

haseverknown.

Heformulatedtheoriesofrelativity,successfully

describedthenatureofthe

universeandcameupwiththemostfamousequationinthe

world.David

Beckhamisthefootballerwhoseskillsandprecisionhave

madehimoneofthe

mostgiftedsportsmenofhisgeneration.Whoismore

intelligent?

HowGardner'stheoryofmultipleintelligences(MI)

daresustoputthese

twomenonneighboringpedestals.Insteadofregarding

intelligenceasasingle

quantitymeasurablebypen-and-papertests,Gardner,an

educationprofessoratHarvardUniversity,divideshuman

intelligenceintonofewerthaneightseparatecategories

rangingfrommathematicaltomusicalcompetence.(74)His

ideas

haveprovokedvigorousdebateabouthowonedefines

intelligence.Gardner's

pointisthatquantitymeasuresonlyonecapacity,thesort

ofmentalagilitythatis

valuedinacademicachievement,andthatthissingle

numberdoesnotdojustice

tohumanpotential.Sohehascreatedhisownspheresof

achievement.Somecategoriesareeasilyreconcilablewith

generalperceptionsaboutIQ.For

example,“linguistic