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竞赛样题A级

2006NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents（LevelA-Sample）

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（5minutes,10points）

31.Althoughhehadlookedthroughallthereferencematerials   onthesubject,hestillfoundithardtounderstandthis  pointandhistutor’sexplanationonly________tohis  confusion.

      A.extended        B.amounted        C.added                        D.turned

32.Theprofessorcouldhardlyfindsufficientgrounds________   hisargumentsinfavourofthenewtheory.

   A.onwhichtobase              B.whichtobaseon   

      C.tobaseon                     D.tobebasedon

33.Thesereferencebooks,whichyoucangetatanybookshop  inthecity,willprovideyou________youneed.

   A.allofinformation           B.alloftheinformation

   C.alltheinformation      D.alltheinformation

34.Apartfromtakingcareofherchildren,shehastotakeon  suchheavy________houseworkascarryingwaterand  firewood.

      A.time-consumed           B.timely-consumed 

      C.time-consuming          D.timely-consuming

35.Themantowhomwehandedtheformspointedoutthat  theyhadnotbeen________filledin.

    A.consequently             B.regularly      C.comprehensively           D.properly

36.Everymaninthiscountryhastherighttolivewherehe  wantsto________thecolorofhisskin. 

   A.withtheexceptionof    B.inthelightof   C.byvirtueof        D.regardlessof

37.Thesetwoareasaresimilar________theybothhavea  highrainfallduringthisseason.

      A.tothat           B.besidesthat       C.inthat           D.exceptthat

38.Howcloseparentsaretotheirchildren________astrong  influenceonthecharacterofthechildren.

      A.have       B.has        C.having             D.tohave

39.AlltrainstoLiverpool________becauseofthestrike,they  decidedtogotherebycoach.

   A.havingcanceled              B.havingbeencanceled  

    C.werecanceled                 D.havebeencanceled

40.________thattheymayeventuallyreducetheamountof  laborneededonconstructionsitesby90percent.

  A.Socleveraretheconstructionrobots      B.Soclevertheconstructionrobotsare

  C.Suchconstructionrobotsareclever D.Suchcleverconstructionrobotsare

PartIIISituationalDialogues（5minutes,5points）

41.Mary:

Thankyoufromthebottomofmyheartforsaving  mylittlegirl’slife.

    John:

 ______________

    Mary:

Ican’ttellyouhowmuchIappreciatewhatyou’ve   done.

    John:

I’mjusthappyIcouldhelp.

     A.There’snothingtobeafraidof.B.Thisisreallyawonderfulday.

     C.Anybodywouldhavedonethesame.D.Iamsogladtosaveherlife.

42.Mother:

You’rewatchingtoomuchTV,Emily.

    Emily:

Oh,comeon,Mom.

    Mother:

 ________       Andyou’reeatingtoomanysnacks.

    Emily:

Ionlyhadsomepopcornandsomepotatochips.

      A.Imeanit.        B.You’reexcused.

      C.Where’syourradio?

D.Idon’twanttoknowit.

43.Kate:

I’mnotoptimisticaboutfindingajobafterIfinish college.

    Joseph:

Oh?

Whynot?

    Kate:

Theeconomyisgoingdownhillfast.

    Joseph:

Iknow.______________It’sgettingtothepoint whereevenadegreewon’thelpyouanymore.

    Kate:

That’sright.AndI’llbeluckytoevenmoveoutof myparents’house.

   A.Myfriendcouldoffermeajob.B.IamnotsurewhetherIagreeornot.

  C.Howdoyoufeelabouttheeconomy?

D.Whatisthisworldcomingto?

44.Bruce:

Goodmorning.WelcometoSupervacationTravelAgency.CanIhelpyou?

    Mandy:

Yes,Ihopeso.I’minterestedinashortholiday soon.I’dlikesomeinformation.

    Bruce:

Yes,certainly.______________

    Mandy:

Somewherewithsomesunshine.

    Bruce:

Here’saSupervacationbrochure.Itgivesinformationaboutlotsofholidays.

    Mandy:

Thanksfortheinformation.IexpectI’llseeyou soon.

    A.WhataboutNewYork?

B.Willyoubetravelingalone?

    C.Whatsortofholidayinterestsyou?

D.Howarethingsgoingwithyou?

45.Mark:

Goodafternoon.I’vejustjoinedthelibrary.How  manybookscanItakeout?

    Jenny:

Youcantaketwobooks,andkeepthemforten days.If you haven’t finished,you can renew them.

    Mark:

HowdoIdothat?

________________

    Jenny:

No,youcantelephone.Tellusthetitlesofthebooks,andthedatetheyaredueforreturn.

    Mark:

Splendid.IwouldliketoborrowATaleofTwoCities,or DavidCopperfield.

    Jenny:

Thosetwobookshavealreadybeenborrowed.

   A.Whycan’tIkeepthemforalongertime?

B.MustIvisitthelibrary?

   C.HowmuchcouldIbefined?

D.CanIlendthemtomyfriends?

PartIVIQTest（5minutes,5points）

46.Apostmandeliversmailroundahousingestate.Hedoesnotwanttovisitthesamestreetmorethanonce,butcanpassoverthesamestreetcorners.Onwhichhousingestateisthispossible?

47.Hereisariddle.

   Iamsuspendedintheair,Itouchnothing,andIamsurroundedbylights.NowIdressmyselfafresh,andnowIamnaked,andIamintheheatandthecold,bynightandbyday.Everyoneamuseshimselfbytrampinguponme,eventheanimalsabuseandscornme,andyetIhavesuchtreasureshiddeninmybosomthathewhofindsthemIcanmakefullofhappiness.

Whatistheanswertotheriddle?

        A.TheSun.    B.TheMoon.C.TheEarth.              D.TheSky.

48.

Whichofthefollowingnumbersshouldreplacethequestionmark?

         A.417.        B.926.        C.138.        D.172.

49.Thisbarchartshowstheheightsofaclassofpupils.

      Whichstatementmustbetrue?

   A.2childrenare125cmtallorless.

   B.8childrenareatleast140cmtall,butlessthan145cmtall.

   C.8childrenaremorethan144cmtall,butlessthan150cmtall.

   D.Nochildrenaretallerthan158cm.

50.

Canyouguidetherobotalongthewhitesquaresthroughthisgrid?

Itstartsonthesquaremarked"Begin"andfinishesonthesquaremarked"End".

YoucanonlyprogrammeittomoveFORWARD,TURNLEFT90°orTURNRIGHT90°.

Whichoftheinstructionsbelowwillguidetherobotthroughthegrid?

   A.FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,

       FORWARD4,TURNLEFT90°,

       FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,

       FORWARD2.

   B.FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,

       FORWARD3,TURNRIGHT90°,

       FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,

       FORWARD3.

   C.FORWARD3,TURNRIGHT90°,

       FORWARD3,TURNRIGHT90°,

       FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,

       FORWARD2.

   D.FORWARD3,TURNRIGHT90°,

       FORWARD3,TURNLEFT90°,

       FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,

       FORWARD2.

PartVReadingComprehension（25minutes,40points）

SectionAMultipleChoice（5points）

  Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursethatheattendsgiveshimacredit,whichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyauniversitystudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.

  Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimefor participationinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Studentswhoadvisetheacademicauthoritiesusuallyperformtheeffectiveworkofmaintainingdiscipline.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinthiscareer.

51.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend________classeseachweek.

      A.36         B.12         C.20          D.15

52.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,anAmericanstudentisallowed________  .

      A.toliveinadifferentuniversity

      B.totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity

      C.toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses 

      D.togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities

53.Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureof  workbecause______.

      A.theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuture careers

      B.theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs

      C.theyhavetoobserveuniversity discipline

      D.theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority

54.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobablybecause  ________  .

      A.theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudy

      B.theywillthenbeabletostudylongerintheuniversity

      C.suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobs

      D.suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid

55.Thestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein______.

      A.dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity

      B.keepingupthestudents’enthusiasmforsocialactivities

      C.evaluating