2023年全国大学生英语竞赛C类到真题以及答案

2023NationalEnglishContestforCollegestudents(LevelC-Preliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationswillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause,readthequestionandthetherechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?Getsomethingtoeatnow.Findaquietplacethatshowsgames.Watchthenextgamewiththewoman.WhydoesnotthemanhaveaMySpaceaccount?Heisnotskilledatusingcomputer.AlloftheinstructionareinEnglishThewomanwonnotteachhim.HowlongdoesthewomanplantotryteleworkingForafewdays.Forafewweeks.Forafewmonths.Whatdoesthemanhopewillhappen?Thepriceofcellphonenovelswillgodown.Thenovel’sauthorwillwriterlongerstories.Thewomanwilltellhimhothestoryends.whatisthewomangoingtodonext?turnonhercomputer.Goforawalkwithpeter.Visithernewneighbors.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendeachconversation,therewillbeaoneminutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationoneWhatdidJackdooverthesummer?Hestudiedveryhard.Hetookasummerclass.Hevisitedoneofhisteachers.WhatdoesJackthinkofMsWellingtonasateacher?Easy-going.Tough.Interesting.WhyisMsWellington’sclasshard?Herexamsaredifficult.Shedoesnotgivestudentsthehelptheyneed.Shemakesdolotsofwork.ConversationtwoWhyisMrs.Griffingoingtothecitywherethehotelislocated?Heisonholiday.He’sonabusinesstripHeisgoingtoaconference.10.HowmanytimeshasMrs.GriffinstayedattheSunriseHotel?A.Twice.B.Once.C.Threetimes.11.WhereisMrs.Griffinform?A.Canada.B.NewZealand.C.Australia.12.WhatisMrs.Griffin’spassportnumber?A.87647489B.87637289C.8763748913.WhatkindofroomdoesMrs.Griffinwant?A.Asingleroomfortwonights.B.Adoubleroomfortwonights.C.Asingleroomforonenight.14.WhenwillMrs.GriffinarriveatSunriseHotel?A.at9:15pmB.at9:35pmC.at10:00pm15.WhatfoodwillbeputintoMrs.Griffin’sroom?A.asandwichwithfries.B.acheesesandwich.C.aburgerwithchips.SectionC(5Marks)16.WhatdoestheAssociatedPressaskeditorandnewsdirectorstodo?A.voteforthetopstoriesoftheyear.B.describetheoilspillintheGulfofMexicoC.writesaboutthe11workerskilledintheexplosion17.Wherearethedoctorsandtechnologyexpertsfrom?A.NewYork.B.LondonC.Tokyo18.ForhowlongdoesPresidentObamaagreetoextendthetaxcuts?A.forfouryearsB.forthreeyearsC.fortwoyears.19.Howmanypeopleintheworlddon’thaveenoughtoeat,accordingtothereport?A.morethanonebillion.B.somesixhundredmillion.C.nearlyninehundredmillion20.Whathaveastronomersrecentlydiscovered?A.thereareunknownplantsinoldergalaxies.B.therearemanygalaxiesintheuniverseC.therearealotmorereddwarfinoldergalaxiesSectionD(10marks)Inthesection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.RemembertowritetheanswerontheanswersheetWhatdoyoudoifyoudon’tgetyourfirstchoiceuniversity?This____facesthousandsofBritisheveryyear.Manysuch_____turntoClearing,aservicethathelpsfinduniversityplacesforstudentsatthelastmoment.Iftheydon’thavethemarkstogetintotheir____,Clearingtellsthemaboutplacesavailableatotheruniversity,thoughtheymighthavetoreadadifficultsubject.Thisyearhasseenarecordnumberofpeopleapplyingtouniversity.This,combinedwiththe_____________________,anuncertainjobmarket,andbudgetcutsatuniversity,productevenmoreofascrambleforplacesthanusual.Somesourcessaysixstudentshaveappliedforeachremaining___________________________placeTheBritishUniversityAdmissionsService,UCAS,saysuptoaquarterofthisyear’suniversityapplicants-almost190000people-havenotbeenadmittedintoa____________________________.Thatisanincreaseofover46000studentsfromlastyear.Facedwiththesefigure,someBritishstudentsmightconsideraninterestingalternative:_____________________________.TheUniversityofNottinghamforisofferingplaceatitscampusesinNingbo,nearShanghai,andKualaLumpur,Malaysia.StudentsattheseinstitutionscanearnUniversityofNottinghamdegrees,according,engineeringandEnglish.Similarly,theUniversityofBoltonsaysithasunlimitedplacesatitscampusintheUnitedArabEmirates.Todealwiththeseproblems,theUK’sHigherEducationMinister,DavidWillet’s,isencouragingstudentswhohavenotmadethegradetoconsideralternativestouniversity,suchas_______________________andstudyingathome.“Therearearrangeofoptionsavailable,“hesays.“peoplecanreapplynextyear,sotheyshouldconsiderspendingthisyearinawaythatwilladdpositivelytotheirCVs.Getting_____________________orotherskillswillstrengthentheirchancesnextyear.”Somecommentatorssay,thoughthatrisinguniversitycosts,poorlong-term_______________________,andadropingraduaterecruitmentmeanthistheworsttimetobeauniversitystudentintheUK.PartTwoVocabularyandStructure(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Afterfourdaysoftalks,wearegladtoannouncethattheunionandmanagementhavereachedan______.Theagreementisfairandbenefitsbothsides.accordB.accomplishmentC.identityD.undertakingAstheclerk______preparedmymilkshake,Iwonderedhowlongshehadbeenworkingthere,mindlesslymakingicecreamtreatsinasetorderofsteps.logicallyB.methodicallyC.graphicallyD.synthetically33.Asaboyhewantedtobeafireman.Asahighschoolstudent,hethoughthe'dliketobecomeateacher.Nowhe______tobenothingmorethanajanitor.AssumesB.PrescribesC.AspiresD.Presumes34.Regardlessofwhatcausedit,Iangratefulthathavefinallyreachedapointinmylife_______Icanappreciatemystrengths,acceptmyweaknessesandtrytobecomfortablewitheverythinginbetween.WhyB.WhereC.WhichD.What35.______informationprovidedbymembersofthepublic,thepolicewouldhaveamuchmovedifficultjob.SupposingB.ProvidedtheC.IfitwerenotforD.OnconditionthatPeterBrownwasapainstakingwriter;______,heoncespenthalfadayonthecompositionofasinglesentence.OntheotherhandB.NeverthelessC.MoreoverD.ForexampleWhatanIgoingtodoaboutapresentforCarol?You______someflowers.MighthavesentherB.MusthavesentherC.CouldsendherD.WouldsendherWithouttheairholdinginsomeofthesun'sheat,theearth______coldatnight,toocoldforustoliveon.WillbefreezingB.WouldbefreezingC.AnbefrozenD.WouldbefrozenThestudentsinouruniversityeach______anEnglishdictionary.Thatistosay,eachofthestudentsinouruniversity______anEnglishdictionary.Have;hasB.Have;haveC.Has;haveD.Has;hasHere'syourkitchen.Ihopeyouenjoycookinghere.Isthere______elsethatyouneed?SomethingB.AnythingC.NothingD.EverythingDavid______hisbusinesspartneroverplanstoreducetheworkforce.CamedowntoB.BrokedowntoC.FelloutwithD.Wentalongwith______isthispieceofequipmenttoberemovedfromthebuilding.OnnoaccountB.AbsolutelyC.ScarcelyD.NotatallHelen'sparentswere______thatshewasstillonthejob.,butshehadresigned.IndoubtB.OftheopinionC.UndertheimpressionD.WithsuspicionIdon'tthinkIwillever,inmylife,winalotteryoffivemilliondollars.Well,______.Anythingcanhappen.YoumadeitB.You'rekiddingC.WhatyousayD.YoucannevertellHowdidyoufindtheconcertintheGrandTheatrelastnight?______buttheconductorwasperfect.Icouldn'tagreemoreB.Ididn'tthinkmuchofitC.IwascrazyaboutitD.IreallylikeditPartThreeCloze(15marks)IhavebeenreadingalotonmyiPadrecently,andIhavesome(46)_____(complain)notabouttheiPaditselfbutaboutthestateofdigitalreadinggenerally.Readingisasubtlething,anditssubtletiesareartifactsofavenerablemedium:wordsprintedininkonpaper.Glassandpixelsaren'tthesame.WhenIreadaphysicalbook,Idon'thavetolookanywhereelsetofindouthowmuchI'veread.TheiPadereader,iBookstriestocreatethe(47)illu_____ofaphysicalbook.Thepagesseemtoturn,andIcantheedgesofthosethatremain,butit'sfake.Therearealwaysexactlysixunturnedpages,nomatter(48)_____Iaminthebook.Also,thereisalargerproblem.Booksintheirdigitalformatlookvastlyless"finished",orlessgenuinethanrealbooks.Youcanvarytheirfontandtypesize,butthisonlymakesthem(49)_____(resemble)wordprocessednomatterhow(50)_____(wretch)orwonderfultheyarewillneverlookasgoodasRobertHass'spoemsintheprinteditionofTheAppleTreesatOlema.Butyourpoemscanlookalmostexactlyasuglyas"ebooklike"astheKindleversionofthatcollection.AlltheebookI'vereadhavebeenuglybooksbyChangraeLee,AlvinKernan,andStiegLarssonthoughthetextshavebeenwonderful.Ididn'tgrowupreadingtexts.Igrewupreadingbooks,andthis(51)_____(differ)isimportant.Whenitcomestodigitaleditions,the(52)_____(assume)seemstobethatallbooks(53)are_____(create)equal.However,nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Inthemassmigrationfromprinttodigital,we'reseeingaprofusionofdigitalbooksmanyofthemoutofcopyrightthatlooknewandeven"HD,"butwhichmaywellhavebeensupplantedbymoreaccurateeditionsandbettertranslations.Weneedadigitalreaders'guideaplacewherereaderscanfind(54)_____whetherthebookthey'reabouttodownloadisthebestavailableedition.(55)Fi_____,tworelatedproblems.Ialreadyhaveapersonallibrary,butmostofthebooksI'vereadhavecomefrom(56)_____(lend)libraries.Barnes&Noblehasreleasedanereaderthatallowsshortterm(57)_____(borrow)ofsomebooks.TheentireideabehindAmazon'sKindleandApple'siBooksassumesthatyoucannotreadabookunlessyouownitfirstandthatonlyyoucanreaditunlessyouwanttogiveyourreadingdevicetosomeoneelse.Thisgoesagainstthesocialvalueofreading,thecollectiveknowledgeand(58)_____(collaborate)discoursethatcomesfromaccessto(59)_____orourcultureingeneral.PartFourReadingComprehension(40marks).SectionA(10marks).Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Notkeenonreading?Doyouhavetroublefindinganovelthatarousesyourinterest?WhynotfollowAmmonShea'sexampleandstartreadingadictionary?MrSheaownsover1,000dictionariesandhereadsthemforfun.Herecentlyspentayearreadingall20volumesoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Thedictionarycontainsmorethan20,000pagesandover59millionwords.AshereadfromAtoZ,henoteddowninterestingwordsinaledger.Thisincludeswordssuchas"happify,"meaningtomakesomeonehappyand"tripudiate",whichmeanstodance,skiporleapforjoy.MrSheaalsokeptadiaryaboutthisexperience,whichhassincebecomeabestsellingbook.Whydidhedothis?Heclaimsitwasfun."I'vealwaysenjoyedreadingdictionaries.Theyarefarmoreinterestingthanpeoplegivethencreditfor,"hesaid.Itappearsthatitwasnothisgoaltosoundmoreintelligentbyusinglongerandmorecomplexwords."I'mnotagainstlong,fancyorobscurewords,butI'mopposedtousingthenfortheirownsake,"hesaid.Infact,asaresultofreadingsomanynewwords,MrSheaoftenforgoteverydayvocabulary.Hewrote,"MyheadwassofullofwordsthatIoftenhadtroubleformingsimplesentences."MrSheaisnotaloneinhisloveofreadingdictionaries.ElaineHiggleton,arepresentativeofCollinsCbuilddictionaries,explainedthatthousandsofcrosswordpuzzleandSrabblefansreaddictionariesforfunandtoimprovetheirgames.MsHiggletondidhowevernotethat,"It'sprobablynotthebestwaytolearnEnglish,andyou'dlearnmorethanyouneed."Itisnotknownhowmanyofthe59millionwordsMsShearemembers,buthehascertainlymadehistorywithhiseccentrichobby.Questions61to65.DecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.MrSheahasread1.000dictionaries.MrSheaspentonemonthreadingtheOxfordEnglishDictionary.InMrShea'sopinion,peopledon'tgivedictionariesenoughcreditforbeinginteresting.MrSheathinksitisimportanttbeabletouselongandcomplicatedwordsineverydayconversation.ElaineHiggletonthinksthatreadingadictionaryisthebestwaytolearnEnglish.SectionB(10marks)Questions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Surfingissomethingpeopleoftengethookedonaftertryingitafewtimes.FormanysurfersitismuchmorethanahobbytheywouldprobablyagreewiththeAmericanprofessionalsurferKellySlaterwhenhesaid,"Onceyou'rein,you'rein.There'snogettingout.""Surfing",ofcourse,referstoridingonoceanwavesusingasurfboard.Manysurfersstandupontheirboards,whichrequiresgodbalanceandisthereforedifficultformostbeginnerstolearn,butsomeliedownand"bodyboard"ThehistoryofsurfingprobablybeganwiththePolynesianpeopleofthePacificIslands.OneofthefirstwhitepeopletoseeanyonesurfingwastheBritishexplorerCaptainGook,whenhisshiparrivedinHawaiiin1779.HewatchedmanyHawaiiansridingwavesonlargepiecesofwood,andreportedthat,"Surfingseemstogivethemafeelingofgreatpleasure."WhensurfingstartedtobecomeverypopularintheUnitedStatesinthe1950'sand60s,surfersusedlargewoodenboards(oftenmorethanthreemetreslong)thatwerequiteheavy.Boardstodayareshorterandalsomuchlighter,becausetheyaremadeofartificialmaterialsinsteadofwood.Foranyonewhowantstotrysurfing.Theonlyessentialsarewavesandaboard.Thereareafewotherthings,however,thatmostsurfersfindimportant;acordtattachoneoftheiranklestotheboardandthereforestopitfrombeingcarriedalongwayawaywhentheyfalloff';wax,whichtheyputonthesurfaceoftheboardtohelptheirfeetsticktoit;andawetsuittohelpthemkeepwarmincoldwater.ThesouthwestofEnglishisanexampleofaplacewheresurfersusuallyneedwetsuits,eveninsummer.Surfinghasbeenaprofessionalsportformanyyearaandtheverybestsurfersareabletomakealivingfromit.Mostofthebestprofessionalsurfersinthelast30years,bothmenandwomen,havebeenAmericanorAustralian,butsurfersfromBrazil,PeruandSouthAfricahavealsowonimportantcompetitions.Questions66to70Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationgivenintheassageinamaximumof10wordsforeachquestion.Whydomostbeginnersfinditdifficulttstanduponasurfboard?Inwhatpartoftheworlddidsurfingprobablybegin?WhendidsurfingstarttobecomeverypopularintheUnitedStates?Whatdosurfersusewaxfor?Accordingtothepassage,inwhatpartoftheworlddosurfersusuallyneedwetsuits?SectionC(10marks)Questions71to75arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThelatesthumandevelopmentreportfromtheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgrammed(UNDP)containssomegoodnews,butalsoaveryseriouswarningaboutthethreatposedyclimatechange.Thereport,publishedannuallysince1990,seekstoasses“humandevelopment”aroundtheworld,andcalculatesa“HumanDevelopmentIndex(HDI)for169counties.TheHDIisbasedonaverageincome,lifeexpectancyandlevelofeducationinacountry.Notsurprisingly,richcountiestendtohavehigherHDIsthanpoorcounties,butthereareinterestingvariationsinhumandevelopmentamongcountrieswithsimilarlevelsofeconomicdevelopment,becausesomehavebetterhealthandeducationsystemsthanothers.Accordingtothe2023report,thecountywiththehighestlevelofhumandevelopmentisNorway,followedbyAustralia,NewZealand,theUnitedStatesandIreland.MostofthelowestHDIsbelongtocountiesinsub-SaharanAfrica.AlmostallcountiesaroundtheworldshavehigherHDIsnowthanin1990,despitethefactthatsincethe2023financialcrisis,thetotalnumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertyhasincreased.Thereportconcludesthatmostpeoplearehealthier,livelonger,arebettereducatedandhaveaccesstomoregoodsandservices.Evenincountrieswithsevereeconomicproblems,people’slevelofhealthandeducationasgenerallyimproved.Althoughsub-SaharanAfricancountriesareatthebottomofthepileintermsofhumandevelopment,someofthemhavemadesignificantprogresssince1990.Thereportiscritical,however,ofthefacteconomicinequalityhasincreasedsignificantlyinthelasttwentyyears,bothwithinandbetweencountries.ThegreatestthreattoimprovingHDIsinthefuture,accordingtothereport,isclimatechange.Economicgrowthincreasesaverageincomesinacountrythroughincreasingproductionandconsumption.However,ifthisleadstogreateremissionsofgreenhousegases,ashasalwaysbeenthecaseinthepast,globalwarningwillprobablyaccelerate,andcausesevereenvironmentalproblemsinsomepartsoftheworldhatwillthreatenthelivelihoodsofhugenumbersfpeople.Theprogressofthelasttwentyyears,therefore,mightnotbesustainable.Theonlysolution,accordingtothereport,Itobreakthelinkbetweeneconomicgrowthandgreenhousegasemissions-which,needlesstosay,iseasier,saidthandone.Questions71to75Completethefollowingsentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassageinamaximumof10wordsforeachblank.71.Theconceptof“humandevelopment”isbasedonthefollowingthreefactors:_______,_____________and_____________.72.SomecountrieswithsimilarlevelsofeconomicdevelopmenthavequitedifferentHDIsbecausetheyhave_____________.73._________________hascausedthenumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertytoincreasesince2023.74.Thereportsaysthat______________isthegreatestthreattoincreasingHDIsinthefuture.75.Thereportsaysthelinkbetween____________and____________needstobebroken.SectionD(10marks)Questions76to80arebasedonthefollowingpassageItisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplained,moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;thattheydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises:thattheytalktoomuchaboutcertainproblems-andthattheyhavenosenseohumor,atleastparent-childrelationships.Ithinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheyfeltthemselveswhenwereyoung.Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheirparentswiththeirchoicesinclothes,hairstyles,entertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenotyetbeenaccepted,sotheycreateacultureandsocietyandtheirown.Then,ifitturnsoutthattheirmusic,entertainers,vocabulary,clothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparents,thisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyaresuperior,atleastinasmallway,andthattheyareleadersinstyleandtaste.Sometimesteenagersareresistantandproudbecausetheydonotwanttheirparentstoapproveofwhattheydo.Iftheydidapprove,itlooksasiftheteenagerisbetrayinghisownagegroup.Allthisisassumingthattheteenageristheunderdog:hecannotwinbutatleasthecankeephishonor.Thisisapassivewayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafteryearsofchildhood,whenchildrenwerecompletelyundertheirparent’scontrol,butitignoresthefactthatwhentheybecometeenagers,childrenarebeginningtoberesponsibleforthemselves.Ifyouplantocontrolyourlife,co-operationshouldbeapartofthatplan.Youcancharmotherpeople,especiallyyourparents,intodoingthingsthewayyouwant.Youcanalsoimpresspeoplewithyourofresponsibilityandyourinitiative,sothattheywillgiveyoutheauthoritytodowhatyouwanttodo.Questions76to78Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.76thefirstparagraphismainlyabout_____________.Ateenagers’criticismoftheirparentsBmisunderstandingbetweenteenagersandtheirparentsCthedominanceofparentsovertheirchildrenDteenagers’abilitytodealwithcrises77teenagershavestrangeclothesandhairstylesbecausethey___________AhaveastrongdesiretobeleadersinstyleandtasteBwanttoprovetheirexistencebycreatingacultureoftheirownChavenootherwaytoenjoythemselvesDwanttoirritatetheirparent78teenagersdonotwanttheirparentstoapproveofwhattheydobecausethey_______________.AhavealreadybeenacceptedintoadultworldBfeelthattheyaresuperiortoadultworldCwanttowinadultsovertotheircultureDdon’twanttoappeartobedisloyaltotheirownagegroupQuestion79to80TranslatethesentencesinthepassageintoChinese79Ithinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheyfeltthemselveswhenwereyoung80Youcancharmotherpeople,especiallyyourparents,intodoingthingsthewayyouwant.PartVtranslate(10mark)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgivenbrackets.Remembertowriteyouranswerontheanswersheet.81他以牺牲健康为代价获得财富。(atthecostof)82我不知道有多少学生涉及到这次事件。(beinvolvedin)83为孤儿捐款，请按以下地址或电话同我们联系。(contact)84目前，在韩国和日本，汉语已成为第二外语，仅次于英语。(secondto)85要不是下雨，我们的旅行本来是不久乐的。(butfor)PartVIIwriting(30marks)TaskI(10marks)It’sthebeginningofanewyear.WritedescribingresolutionsyoumaketotrytochangeyourlifeandwhyyouLiMinginsteadWriteanoteofabout100wordsinanappropriatestyleontheanswersheet.TaskII(20marks)Writeaboutthefollowingtopic.Successissomethingmostpeopletrytoachieve.Whatdoessuccessmeantodifferentpeople,andwhatisyourvieworsuccess?Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplefromyourownknowledgeorexperience.Writeyourarticleinabout140wordsinanappropriatestyleontheanswersheet.2023NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC–Preliminary)(总分：150分时间：120分钟)PartIlisteningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks) Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Whatdoesthemansaywecandotodealwithoilcrisis?A.Tomakefulluseofoil.B.TouseaslittleoilaspossibleC.Tofindalternativeenergy.2.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inaninsurancecompany.B.Inabank.C.Inasupermarket.3.Accordingtotheman,whoisgoingtotakeoverthepositiontheyaretalkingabout?A.Janice.B.Someoneelse.C.Meryl.4.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheman’sreportforthemeeting?A.Hehastogetitreadybeforetomorrownoon.B.Hehasdonewellenough.C.Hehasenoughtimetoprepareit.5.Howmanypeoplewillbeontheearthbytheyear2023accordingtotheprofessor?A.Some5.8billion.B.Nearly7billion.C.Over8.5billion.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestionsandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentreConversationOne6.What’sthemainjobofSimon’sorganization?A.Theysendoutradiosignalstocommunicatewithotherplanets.B.Theylookforlifeandintelligenceonotherplanets.C.Theystudystarsthathaveplanetsorbitingaroundthem.7.Whydoestheorganizationsearchforradiosignalsfromspace?A.Theirpresencemayprovetheexistenceofaliens.B.Theymayhelpscientistsfindouthowtheuniversestarted.C.Theyconveymessagesaboutlifeontheearth.8.DoesSimonbelievethosestoriesaboutaliensvisitingourplanet?A.No,hedoesn’tbelievethematall.B.Yes,hedoesbelievethosestoriesbecauseofhisstudy.C.Yes,hebelievesthemalthoughhehasnoevidence.9.Whichofthefollowingfactorisconsideredtobeimportantinforminglifeaccordingtothepassage?A.Gravity.B.Minerals.C.Water.10.Whendidthe“bigbang”occur?A.Nooneknows.B.12billionyearsago.C.20billionyearago.ConversationTwo11.WhydidBobmakethenewslastmonth?A.BecausehecriticizedtraditionaljobsB.Becauseheearnedalotofmoney.C.Becausehetriednewstrategiesinfindingajob.12.Inwhichwaydothebestsellerslike“TheBrandCalledYou”and“ThePersonalBrandingPhenomenon”helppeople?A.Theyadvisepeopletopromotethemselvesasbrands.B.Theyteachpeoplehowtobeaperfectpartner.C.Theygivepeopletipsforjobinterview.13.WhendidBobcomeupwiththeideaofusingtheinternettofindajob?A.Tenyearsagowhenhewasacollegestudent.B.Whenhebegantodoresearchbetweenjobs.C.Afterhelaunchedthecampaign“GiveBobaJob”.14.WhatwasthepurposeofBob’smakingthevideo?A.Tofulfillhisambitionasadirector.B.TosellhisproductslikeTeddybearsandT-shirts.C.Toadvertisehisskillsand