2013年大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)C类初赛真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)

2013年大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）C类初赛真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.ListeningComperhension2.VocabularyandStructure3.Cloze4.ReadingComperhension5.ErrorCorrection6.Translation7.IQTest8.WritingPartIListeningComperhensionSectionA听力原文：M:Didn’tyougotoseeMacbethlastweek?W:Yeah,itwasbrilliant.I’vebeentoitafewtimesbefore,butIthinkthisisthebestproductionI’veeverseen.M:Yeah,someoneIworkwithwentandsaiditwaswonderful.IwishI’dbeenabletogetaticket.1．Whydidn’tthemangotoseeMacbethlastweek?A．Hedidn’tmanagetogetaticket.B．Hehadtoattendaconference.C．Hehadabetterproductiontowatch.正确答案：A解析：对话中男士最后提到IwishI’dbeenabletogetaticket。这句话为虚拟语气，说明男士没有买到票，因此上周没能去看Macbeth。听力原文：M:So,howwellisyour“FillMeIn”selling?W:Oh,great,infactit’sonlythefourthweekofpublicationofthefirstissue,andwe’vehadtoreprintanother2000.We’vesoldabout2300.Mostlyinalternativebookshopsthatcaterforpeoplewhoare...erdifferent.M:Congratulations!2．Whatdoes“FillMeIn”refertointhisconversation?A．Atypeofupgradedmobilephone.B．Awell-sellingmagazine.C．Awriter’snewbookseries.正确答案：B解析：根据对话中女士提到的infactit’sonlythefourthweekofpublicationofthefirstissue，andwe’vehadtoreprintanother2000。可知FillMeIn指的是一本畅销的杂志。听力原文：W:Excuseme...I’mlookingforabag.M:Certainly,madam.Thisbagisverypopular.Itopensatthetophere...likethis...andhasanicepatternaroundthemiddle...it’sveryeasytocarry.W:Hmm.Doyouhaveasmallerone?Idon’tlikeitsobig,actually.3．Whydoesn’tthewomanlikethebag?A．Shedoesn’tlikethepattern.B．It’snoteasytocarry.C．It’stoobigforher.正确答案：C解析：由女士提到的Doyouhaveasmallerone?Idon’tlikeitsobig，actually可知女士不喜欢这个包是因为它太大了。听力原文：M:IreadhundredsofCVseveryweek.Mostofthemaregood.Afewareexcellent.Andaboutfivepercentofthemareterrible.W:Really?WhatmakesabadCV?M:There’reanumberofthings.ACVshouldbeshort.Nomorethantwopageslong.IrecentlyreadaCVthatwastwentypageslong.Unbelievable!4．WhatmakesabadCVaccordingtotheman?A．Fakeinformation.B．Terriblewriting.C．Undesirablelength.正确答案：C解析：男士提到，CV应该short，并且Nomorethantwopageslong。由此可知男士认为糟糕的CV是过长的CV。听力原文：M:Cathy,areyougoingtocontinuewithyourSpanish?W:Ohyes,definitely.I’vegotlotsofideas.I’vegotaSpanishfriendandwewriteemailstoeachother.WeusedtowriteinEnglish,butnowwecanwriteinSpanish.M:That’sgreat.5．HowwillCathycontinueherSpanishlearning?A．She’sgoingtomakeafriendinSpain.B．She’llcommunicatewithaSpanishfriendinSpanish.C．She’llpracticespeakingSpanishwithanEnglishfriend.正确答案：B解析：女士提到I’vegotaSpanishfriendandwewriteemailstoeachother。由此可知女士是通过与一个西班牙的朋友交流而学习西班牙语的。SectionB听力原文：M:DidyouhearaboutthatkidwhowasknockeddownonJunctionRoadtheotherday?W:Yes,itwasawful,wasn’tit?Stillit’shardlysurprising,isit?M:Whatdoyoumean?W:Well,there’realwaysaccidentsdownthere,aren’tthere,especiallywiththespeedcarsgoat.And,well,basically,thecrossing’sinthewrongplace,isn’tit?Idon’tknowwhythey’venevermovedit.Imean,it’dbebetterifitwasexactlyoppositetheshops,wouldn’tit?M:Yes,Iknowwhatyoumean.Theycoulddosomethingtoslowthetrafficdown,couldn’tthey?Maybetheycouldputsleepingpolicementhereorsomethinglikethat.W:Yeah,maybe—maybeoneeverysooftenwouldhelp,butwhatwouldbereallygreatisiftheyhadoneofthosespeedcameras.M:BigBrother,youmean!W:No,theyreallymakeadifference.Youshouldseehowthey’veslowedthetrafficdownwheremyparentslive.M:Yeah,Isupposeyou’reright.I’monlyagainstthembecauseIgotcaughtbyonelastmonth.W:You’rekidding!M:No.Ahundredandfiftypoundsitcostme!Afineandsixpenaltypoints!6．Whattrafficaccidentarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Akidwasknockeddownbyacar.B．Twocarscrashedintoashop.C．Acarranintoawrongplace.正确答案：A解析：对话一开始男士便提到DidyouhearaboutthatkidwhowasknockeddownonJunctionRoadtheotherday?由此可知对话是谈论一个小孩被汽车撞了这件事。7．Whydidtheaccidenthappenaccordingtothewoman?A．Thereweremanyshopsaround.B．Thecrossingisinawrongplace.C．Therewasnocrossingthere.正确答案：B解析：女士明确提到事故的发生是由于thecrossing’sinthewrongplace。因此B项正确。8．Whichofthefollowingisthesuggestiontheymade?A．Moretrafficlightsshouldbeinstalled.B．Aspeedcamerashouldbemounted.C．Morepolicemenshouldpatrolthatarea.正确答案：B解析：女士提到whatwouldbereallygreatisiftheyhadoneofthosespeedcameras。故选项B正确。9．Where,asthewomanmentioned,hasgotimprovedtraffic?A．Herownneighbourhood.B．Herbigbrother’sneighbourhood.C．Herparents’neighbourhood.正确答案：C解析：对话中女士提到Youshouldseehowthey’veslowedthetrafficdownwheremyparentslive。由此可知选项C正确。10．Howwasthemanpunishedforhistrafficoffence?A．Hewasfined100poundswithextrapenaltypoints.B．Hehadtopay150poundsandgot6penaltypoints.C．Hefinallypaid600poundswithoutanypenaltypoints.正确答案：B解析：男士最后提到他违反交通规章的惩罚为Ahundredandfiftypounds和Afineandsixpenaltypoints。听力原文：W:Doyouhavetroublerememberingpeople’snames?Doyoutendtoforgetwhereyouputyourdoorkey?Thenfearnot—helpisathand!Todaywehavewithuswell-knownpsychologistGavinBonet.Gavin,istherereallyawayofimprovingourmemoriesandifso,whatarethestepswecantake?M:Thefirstthingtorememberisthatwecanallhelpourselvesremembereffectivelybydoingquiteordinarythingslikewritingthingsdown,usingadiary,acalendar,anotebook,anotice-board,andcheckingthesethingsregularly.Youcanusecolouredhighlighterpenstopickoutreallyimportantbitsofinformation.Batherthanmakingyourbrainlazy,assomepeoplethink,scientificstudieshaveprovedthattheseaidsencourageaveryorganisedandmethodicalapproach,whichhelpsthebraintofunctioneffectively.W:Now,I’veheardpeoplesay,youknow,iftheywanttoremembertobuyfishforsuppertheycarryaroundamentalpictureofahugefishflappingonaline.Isthereanytruthinthis?Itallsoundsabitstrangetome.M:Centuriesago,theAncientGreeksdevelopedthesystemofmnemonicsormemoryaids.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.Usingdifferentcolouredpensfornote-taking,notjustblack,helpsthebraintoo.W:Arethereanydifferencesbetweenmen’sandwomen’srecallability,doyouthink?M:Ah,menaregoodatrememberingdirectionsandphonenumbers:womenarebetteratnamesandappointments.Why,wedon’treallyknow.Youhavetotakeintoaccountupbringingaswellasinnatedifferences.Factorsthatseemtobebadformenandwomenequallyareanxietyandworry.Thesedefinitelydecreaseyourthinkingability.11．Whyistheexpertopposedtotheviewthatmemoryaidsmakeyourmemoryworse?A．Thereisnoevidenceshowingthatmemoryaidsareinvalid.B．Humanbeings’brainfunctionsmainlythroughmemoryaidsinaneffectiveway.C．Memoryaidsencourageanorganisedapproachwhichhelpsthebrainfunctioneffectively.正确答案：C解析：对话中男士提到scientificstudieshaveprovedthattheseaidsencourageaveryorganisedandmethodicalapproach，whichhelpsthebraintofunctioneffectively。故选项C正确。12．Whatistheinterviewer’sattitudetowardstheideathatvisualimageshelpthememory?A．Itishardtobelieve.B．Itisnothingstrange.C．Itisobviouslynonsense.正确答案：A解析：采访者提到她听说有人为了记住要买鱼就在脑海里想象一下挂在绳子上的活蹦乱跳的鱼，接着表示“Itallsoundsabitstrangetome．”由此可看出，B项错误。C项“视觉记忆这种观点完全是谬论”也是错误的。采访者对此的态度应该是难以置信的，所以接下来被采访者以古希腊辅助记忆的例子进一步阐释。13．Whodevelopedthesystemofmemoryaidscenturiesago?A．Inhabitantsonanisolatedisland.B．TheAncientGreeks.C．Agreatpsychologist.正确答案：B解析：男士提到Centuriesago，theAncientGreeksdevelopedthesystemofmnemonicsormemoryaids。故选项B正确。14．Howdoesmappingoutnotesaffectthebrain?A．Itishelpfulinreflectingthewaypeoplelinkinformationinthebrain.B．Itpreventspeoplefromarrangingthingslogically.C．Itmakespeople’sbrainfunctiontheoppositeway.正确答案：A解析：对话中男士举例ithasbeenshownthatmappingoutnotesfromacentralspherewithlinesradiatingoutindifferentdirectionsisworthadoptingbecauseitreflectsthewaywelinkinformationinthebrain。由此可知选项A正确。15．Whattendstoaffectpeople’sabilitytothinkclearly?A．Upbringingandinnatedifferences.B．Worryandanxiety.C．Theiraptitude.正确答案：B解析：对话最后提到Factorsthatseemtobebadformenandwomenequallyareanxietyandworry．Thesedefinitelydecreaseyourthinkingability。由此可知，担心和焦虑会影响人们清晰思维的能力。SectionC听力原文：Wehaveallwitnessedthepowerofsocialmedia.IthelpedelectBarackObamapresidentintwothousandeight.Italsohelpedtosupportpopularrevolutionsintwothousandtenandeleventhatforcedseverallong-timerulersfromoffice.Now,researchsuggeststhatsocialnetworkscouldhaveanevengreatereffectonelections,helpingtoincreasethenumberofpeoplewhovote.16．HowcansocialmediainfluencethepresidentialelectionsintheUSAaccordingtothelatestresearch?A．Itcanhelpvoterstochoosetheirpresident.B．Itcanhelptoensurethefairnessoftheelections.C．Itcanhelptoincreasethenumberofvoters.正确答案：C解析：新闻结尾处提到socialnetworkscouldhaveanevengreatereffectonelections，helpingtoincreasethenumberofpeoplewhovote。故选项C正确。听力原文：ManchesterCitymidfielderYayaTourehasbeennamedtheAfricanPlayeroftheYearforasecondtime.TourebeatfellowIvoryCoaststarandformerChelseastrikerDidierDrogbaintosecondplace.Hewonthe2012pollinavoteofheadcoachesortechnicaldirectorsofcountriesaffiliatedtotheConfederationofAfricanFootball.17．WhathonorarytitlehasYayaTourebeengranted?A．TheAfricanPlayeroftheYear.B．2012StaroftheConfederationofAfricanFootball.C．TheIvoryCoaststar.正确答案：A解析：新闻第一句提到ManchesterCitymidfielderYayaTourehasbeennamedtheAfricanPlayeroftheYearforasecondtime。由此可知，选项A正确。听力原文：ReshmaSaujanilaunchedanorganisationcalled“GirlsWhoCode”.Hergoalistogetmoregirlsinterestedinscienceandtechnology.Andshesaystheunderrepresentationofwomeninthefieldsofscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics,alsoknownasSTEM,iscausedbyabiggersocietalissue.“Girlsandboysperformaboutthesameinmathsandscience.Sothere’snotanaptitudeissue.“18．WhydidReshmaSaujanisetuptheorganization“GirlsWhoCode”?A．Toraisewomen’sstatusinthefieldofscience.B．Toimprovegirls’aptitudeandperformanceinSTEM.C．Toarousegirls’interestinscienceandtechnology.正确答案：C解析：新闻前两句话提到ReshmaSaujanilaunchedanorganisationcalled“GirlsWhoCode”．Hergoalistogetmoregirlsinterestedinscienceandtechnology。听力原文：Tabletcomputersareoneofthebest-sellingproductsthisyear.BrianTongisSeniorEditorofCNET.com.HesaystheAppleiPadMiniisoneofthemostpopulartablets.OneofApple’sbiggestcompetitorsistheGoogleNexus7.Thehardwareinsideismorepowerfulthanwhat’sintheiPadMini,butalsoitoffersyoualotofthingslikemapsthatworkbetterthanApple’smaps.19．Whichtabletcomputer’shardwareinsideismorepowerful?A．TheCNETKum.B．TheGoogleNexus7.C．TheAppleiPadMini.正确答案：B解析：新闻提到OneofApple’sbiggestcompetitorsistheGoogleNexus7．Thehardwareinsideismorepowerfulthanwhat’sintheiPadMini。由此可见B项正确。听力原文：TheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencysaysonlysevenpercentofplasticwasteintheUnitedStatesisrecycledeachyear.AnewcompanyinnorthernNewYorksaysitcanincreasethatpercentage.ItalsosaysitcanhelptheUnitedStatesreducetheamountofoilitimports.20．WhatdoesthecompanyannouncethatitcandofortheUnitedStates?A．Itcanreducetheamountofplasticwaste.B．Itcanhelptorecycletheplasticwaste.C．Itcanincreasetheamountofoilexports.正确答案：B解析：新闻中间提到AnewcompanyinnorthernNewYorksaysitcanincreasethatpercentage。thatpercentage指的是塑料废物的回收比。SectionD听力原文：Ifyouyearnforsmoothskinthatglowswithyouth,thechancesarethatatsomepointyouwillhaveheardtheexhortationtodrinklotsofwaterinordertoflushoutthoseeviltoxinsandkeepyourskinhealthy.Theexactamountpeoplesuggestvaries.US-basedadvicetendstorecommendeightglassesaday,whileinhotterclimatespeopleareadvisedtodrinkmoretocompensateforhigherratesofsweating.Butregardlessoftheexactvolumeofwatersuggested,theprinciplebehindtheadviceremainsthesame—takingextrawateronboardwillkeepyourskinhydrated.Inotherwords,wateractslikeamoisturiser,butfromtheinsideout.Thisissuchacommonideayoumightbesurprisedatthelackofevidencetobackup.Youmightexpecttheretobecountlessstudieswherepeopleareseparatedintotwogroups,oneassignedtosipwaterallday,theothertodrinkanormalamount.Thenthesmoothnessoftheskincouldbeassessedamonthorsolatertoestablishwhethersippingmoreledtosmootherskin.Infactsuchstudiesarerare,partlybecausewatercan’tbepatented,soitishardtofindanyonetofundsuchresearchwhentherewillbenonewmedicationorcosmetictosellthatcouldrepaythecosts.AreviewbythedermatologistRonniWolfattheKaplanMedicalCentreinIsraelfoundjustonestudylookingattheeffectoflong-termwaterintakeontheskin.Buttheresultswerecontradictory.Afterfourweeks,thegroupwhodrankextramineralwatershowedadecreaseinskindensity,whichsomebelievesuggeststheskinisretainingmoremoisture,whilethosewhodranktapwatershowedanincreaseinskindensity.Butregardlessofthetypeofwatertheydrank,itmadenodifferencetotheirwrinklesortothesmoothnessoftheirskin.Ifyou【D1】______smoothskinthatglowswithyouth,thechancesarethatatsomepointyouwillhaveheardtheexhortationtodrinklotsofwaterinorderto【D2】______thoseeviltoxinsandkeepyourskinhealthy.Theexactamountpeoplesuggestvaries.US-basedadvice【D3】______eightglassesaday,whileinhotterclimatespeopleareadvisedtodrinkmoreto【D4】______higherratesofsweating.Butregardlessoftheexactvolumeofwatersuggested,theprinciplebehindtheadviceremainsthesame—takingextrawateronboardwillkeepyourskinhydrated.Inotherwords,wateractslikeamoisturiser,butfromtheinsideout.Thisissuchacommonideayoumightbesurprisedatthe【D5】______tobackup.Youmightexpecttheretobecountlessstudieswherepeopleare【D6】______twogroups,oneassignedtosipwaterallday,theothertodrinkanormalamount.Thenthesmoothnessoftheskincouldbe【D7】______amonthorsolatertoestablishwhethersippingmoreledtosmootherskin.Infactsuchstudiesarerare,partlybecausewatercan’tbepatented,soitishardtofindanyonetofundsuchresearchwhentherewillbenonew【D8】______orcosmetictosellthatcouldrepaythecosts.AreviewbythedermatologistRonniWolfattheKaplanMedicalCentreinIsraelfoundjustonestudylookingattheeffectoflong-termwaterintakeontheskin.Buttheresultswere【D9】______.Afterfourweeks,thegroupwhodrankextramineralwatershowedadecreaseinskindensity,whichsomebelievesuggeststheskinisretainingmoremoisture,whilethosewhodranktapwatershowedanincreaseinskindensity.Butregardlessofthetypeofwatertheydrank,itmadenodifferencetotheir【D10】______ortothesmoothnessoftheirskin.21．【D1】正确答案：yearnfor22．【D2】正确答案：flushout23．【D3】正确答案：tendstorecommend24．【D4】正确答案：compensatefor25．【D5】正确答案：lackofevidence26．【D6】正确答案：seperatedinto27．【D7】正确答案：assessed28．【D8】正确答案：medication29．【D9】正确答案：contradictory30．【D10】正确答案：wrinklesPartⅡVocabularyandStructure31．Thenewstarsaidtothejournaliststhatshe______theopportunitytoshowthatshecouldplayaseriousfilmrole.A．greetedB．rejoicedC．welcomedD．cheered正确答案：C解析：句意：这位新星告诉记者们，她希望有机会可以扮演一个严肃的电影角色。welcome欢迎。greet迎接；致敬。rejoice高兴；庆祝。cheer欢呼；使高兴；为…加油。32．Wehaven’treally______asolutiontotheproblemyet,whichmakesthebossreallyfrustrated.A．builtupB．fallenbackonC．broughtoverD．comeupwith正确答案：D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；把…带来。33．Personally,Iam______banningcigarettesmokingcompletely,especiallyinpublicareas.A．intouchwithB．apartfromC．infavourofD．regardlessof正确答案：C解析：句意：就我个人而言，我支持彻底禁止吸烟，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．dedicatedC．committedD．entitled正确答案：C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正确答案：B解析：句意：政府正在全力以赴地避免经济危机，但这似乎并没有起作用。avert避免；转移。eliminate消除；排除。impede阻碍，妨碍。swerve使转弯；使突然转向。36．______aseriouscrime,whatexactlyshouldyoudo?A．UnlessyouwitnessB．IfyouweretowitnessC．IfonlyyouwitnessD．Sinceyouwitness正确答案：B解析：句意：假如你目睹了一场严重的犯罪，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．insteadofspeaking正确答案：A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。逗号之后部分与stayinseats和keeptheireyesonthework为并列关系，因此应当用and连接。38．Realisingthathehadn’tgotenoughmoneyand______toborrowanyfromhisparents,hedecidedtosellhishouse.A．wantednotB．nottowantC．wantingnotD．notwanting正确答案：D解析：句意：他意识到自己没有足够的钱，但又不想向父母借，因此决定将房子卖掉。由and可知其前后内容是并列的，故此处应用现在分词的否定形式，即在前面直接加not。因此选项D正确。39．There’snopointwaitinghereanylonger.We______goandhavesomethingtoeat.A．canhardlyB．areboundtoC．mightaswellD．willhaveto正确答案：C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；还是…的好。canhardly很难。beboundto必然；一定要。haveto必须；不得不。40．Whilemanypeoplemayrefertoup-to-minutenews,itisunlikelythattelevisionandtheInternet______thenewspaperscompletely.A．willreplaceB．replaceC．arereplacingD．havereplaced正确答案：A解析：句意：尽管很多人可能看最新消息。但是电视和网络完全取代报纸是不大可能的。由句意可知，此处需要用一般将来时。故选项A正确。41．ShemarriedaveryniceyoungarchitectfromBelfast,______shemetonabusduringherjourneytoNorthernIreland.A．whoB．whenC．whichD．where正确答案：A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途中相遇的。此句为定语从句，且该空指代人，故选项A正确。42．Itisakindofillnessthatcanresultintotalblindnessif______.A．toleaveuntreatedB．isleftuntreatedC．leavinguntreatedD．leftuntreated正确答案：D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。条件句中，如果含有be动词。并且主语与主句主语一致，那么该从句的主语和be动词可以一起省略。故选项D正确。43．—I’msodisappointedwithmyson!Hejustwouldn’tpractisethepiano!—Takeiteasy.Youcanlead______towater,butyoucan’tmakeitdrink.A．aduckB．ahorseC．acowD．adog正确答案：B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?正确答案：C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正确答案：A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，那些国家更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。PartⅢClozeAccordingtorecentsurveys,72%ofallAmericansbelievethattheUnitedStatesgovernmentis【C1】hi______informationaboutUFOs.Almost68%ofpeoplethinkthatthegovernmenthassecretknowledgeofextraterrestriallife.Itisnot【C2】______(surprise)thatthegovernmenthascomeundermoreandmore【C3】pr______todeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandmakethempublic.Avarietyofdifferentgroupshavebeeninvolvedintheseefforts.OnegrouptobecomeinvolvediscalledCFI,theCoalitionforFreedomofInformation.JohnPodesta,whowasWhiteHouseChiefofStaffduringBillClinton’s【C4】______(president),isoneofthemanyhigh-poweredpeopleactiveinthisgroup.CFI’saimisnottoprovethe【C5】______(exist)ofextraterrestriallife,buttomakeiteasierforscientistsingeneraltostudyunexplainedaerialphenomena.PodestaandhisgrouphaveaskedthePentagontodeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandthereforeprovidescientists【C6】______datathatwillhelpinthestudyofUFOs.CFIhasrequestedthereleaseofinformationonseveralUFOcases,startingwiththeKecks-burg,Pennsylvania,incident.Thisincidenttook【C7】______in1965whenalargeacornshapedobject,thesizeofasmallcar,crashedinPennsylvania.SomeanalystssayitcouldhavebeenthespacecraftKosmos96thathadbeenlaunchedtowardsVenusbytheSovietUnion,butfailedtoescapeEarth’s【C8】g______.OtherssaytheobjectdidnotlookanythinglikespacecraftbuiltonEarthin1965.【C9】Add______,thepeopleofKecksburgwanttoknowwhathappened.Onthat【C10】af______,hundredsofeyewitnesseswatchedafierystreakoflightdescendfromtheskytowardsEarth.Officialsexplainedthatnothingwasfoundorrecoveredandthatmaybethefireballintheskywasameteor.ButmanywitnessessaytheysawanumberofmilitarypersonnelfromtheArmyandtheAirForcesearchthewoods,andlaterthatevening,sawalargemilitarytractor-trailercomingfromtheareacarryingalargeobjectunderatarp.46．【C1】正确答案：hiding解析：(句意：根据最近的调查，美国有72％的市民认为美国政府隐藏关于飞碟的信息。此处为进行时，故要用hiding。)47．【C2】正确答案：surprising解析：(Itisnotsurprisedthat表示“…并不让人感到惊奇”。)48．【C3】正确答案：pressure解析：(这里指美国政府承受越来越多的压力。)49．【C4】正确答案：presidency解析：(presidency总统的职位或任期。president总统。这里指在比尔·克林顿任职期间，故应该用presidency。)50．【C5】正确答案：existence解析：(空格前为定冠词the，空格后为介词of，故空格处需填入名词。existence为exist的名词形式。)51．【C6】正确答案：with解析：(providesb．withsth．为固定搭配，意为“为某人提供…”。)52．【C7】正确答案：place解析：(takeplace为固定搭配，意为“发生”。)53．【C8】正确答案：gravity解析：(Earth’sgravity指“地球引力”。)54．【C9】正确答案：Additionally解析：(句意：除此之外，居住在凯克斯伯格的人们想要知道发生了什么。additionally此外；又。)55．【C10】正确答案：afternoon解析：(这里指事情发生的时间，即那天下午。)PartⅣReadingComperhensionSectionATheaverageautomatictellermachine(ATM)isnotverysmart.Itwillgivemoneytoanyonewhohastherightcardandpunchesfourorfivekeysintherightorder.Someanalystsestimatethatasmanyas30%ofATMtransactionsworldwidearecasesoftheft.Toincreasesecurityatcashmachines,somebankshavetriedtomaketheirATMsalittlesmarter.Asmallcameraonthemachinelooksdirectlyintotheeyeofeverycustomer.Itscansoneirisandcomparesthetinypatternsofridges,dots,andotherfeaturestoacodeinitscomputer.Ifthereisamatch,theATMwillstartcountingoutcash.Ifnot,amessageisautomaticallysenttothenearestpolicestation.Iris-scanningisonefast-growingformofbiometricidentification—determiningwhosomeoneisbyexaminingfeaturesofthebody.Oneoftheearliestbiometrictechniqueswasfingerprinting.Thelinesonfingertipsareuniquetoeachperson,sonotevenidenticaltwinshavethesamefingerprints.Fingerprintinghasbecomefamousasawayoffindingoutwhocommittedacrime,butitveryoftenfails.Acarefulcriminalcanweargloves,avoidtouchingthings,orevenalterhisfingerprintsbyburning,cutting,orscrapingthem.Inthesearchforamorereliablesystem,securityexpertshavefocusedontheeye.Likeafingerprint,everyirisis,forallpracticalpurposes,unique.Eachperson’srightirisise-vendifferentfromhisorherleftone.Alow-costdigitalcamera,likethekindinstalledatATMmachines,caneasilydetecthundredsofdifferentfeaturesintheiris.Thechanceoftwoiriseshavingthesamefeaturesisclosetozero.Testshaveshownthatiris-scannersareveryhardtofool.Theycantellthedifferencebetweenarealirisandafalseone.Theycanseerightthroughcolouredcontactlenses,eyeglasses,andevenmirroredsunglasses.Althoughmanycriminalsarewillingtoburnorcuttheirfingersinpursuitoftheperfectcrime,fewwouldbewillingorabletoaltertheiririses.Tomakeiris-scanningwork,acomputerizeddatabasehastomatchcertainirisfeatureswithcertainpeople.ThismeansthateachATMcustomerhastoallowabanktophotographhisorheririsandkeepthathighlypersonalinformationinacomputer.Somepeoplehaveworried,however,thatanincreaseduseofiris-scanningwillleadtoadangerouslossofprivacy.Bymountingiris-scancamerasinpublicplaces,governmentscouldtrackaprivatecitizenalldaylongwithouttheperson’sknowledge.Thiswouldbeagreatadvantagetothepolice,butitcouldalsogivecorruptofficialsanewwaytocontroltheiropponents.Themilitary’sdevelopmentoftinyrobotssuggeststhatgovernmentiris-scannerscouldeveninvadeprivatehomes!ATMtransactionsareoftencasesoftheft,whereanunauthorizedusertakes【A1】______.Todecreaseinsecurity,somebankshaveinstallediris-scanningmachinesatATMs.Thesesmallcamerasscantheuser’siris,recordingitsfeaturesand【A2】______themtoadigitalfde.Everypersonhasa【A3】______iris,makingirisidenti