全国大学生英语竞赛A级.docx

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全国大学生英语竞赛A级

2008年全国大学生英语竞赛样题及答案（A级）

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（10minutes,15marks）

31.Essentially,atheoryisanabstract,symbolicrepresentationof________reality.

   A.whatitisconceived       B.thatisconceived     C.whatisconceivedtobe              D.thatisbeingconceivedof

32.NewYorkCitycollectsgarbage________$209perfamilyperyear.

   A.atthecostof                      B.atsacrificeof C.indemandof                              D.insupportof

33.Iwouldjustassoon________rudelytoher.

   A.younotspeak                             B.youwon'tspeak

   C.younotspeaking                          D.youdidn'tspeak

34.________somanypeoplebeenoutofworkastoday.

   A.Morethaneverbefore                     B.Neverbeforehave

   C.Inthepast,thereneverhave             D.Formerly,thereneverwere

35.Wegothomelatelastnight,________,earlythismorning.

   A.namely          B.inotherwords        C.orrather    D.inanycase

36.Theminersescapedthedangerby________.

   A.ahairbreadth                            B.hairbreadth

   C.hair'sbreadth                            D.ahair'sbreadth

37.Praiseislikewarmsunshine.Itnotonlybringsjoyto________whoarepraisedbutalsoaddspleasureto________whopraise.

   A.these;these    B.we;us                C.them;them   D.those;those

38.Whenourimports________ourexports,wesaywehaveafavorabletradebalance;however,whenourimportsandexportsaretheotherwayroundwesaywehaveanunfavorabletradebalance.

   A.fallshort                                B.fallshortof

   C.runoutof                                D.arelackof

39.________thatdistinguishhumanbeingsfromotherprimatesarerelatedtotheabilityofpeopletostanduprightandwalkontwolegs.

   A.Manyofthephysicalcharacteristics       B.Ofthemanyphysicalcharacteristics

   C.Thephysicalcharacteristics               D.Therearemanyphysicalcharacteristics

40.Classicallogicischaracterizedbyaconcernforthestructureandelementsofargument________thatthought,language,andrealityareinterrelated.

   A.basedonthebelief                       B.onthebeliefbased

   C.beliefbasedonthe                       D.thebasedbeliefon

41.________fashionedfromawickfloatinginabowlofoilfunctionedaccordingtotheprincipleofcapillaryaction.

   A.Alllampsearly                           B.Lampsallearly

   C.Allearlylamps                           D.Earlyalllamps

42.In1964________ofHenryOsakaTanner'spaintingswasshownattheSmithsonianInstitution.

   A.wasamajorcollection                    B.thatamajorcollection

   C.acollectionwasmajor                    D.amajorcollection

43.Traditionally,________onThanksgivingDayinNewEngland.

   A.whenservedissweetcider                B.whensweetciderisserved

   C.isservedsweetcider                     D.sweetciderisserved

44.Richard:

Thisclassissoboring.Whenwillitend?

   Drew:

Idon'tknow.Idon'tthinkIcantakeitmuchlonger.

   Teacher:

________           

   Richard:

Oh,nothing.Wewerediscussingthetext.

   A.Heyyoutwo!

Whatareyoutalkingabout?

   B.Dooneofyouknowwhattheanswertothisproblemis?

   C.AmIboringyoutwo?

   D.Thetwoofyougototheprincipal'sofficerightnow!

45.Deliveryman:

IhaveapackagehereforBeverlyBeaver.

   Beverly:

Thatisme.________

   Deliveryman:

Yes,pleasesignhereontheline.

   Beverly:

Thankyou.ThesemustbethenewdrapesIordered.

   A.Whereisthereceipt?

   B.Doyouhavethesender'saddress?

   C.Doyoutakeacreditcard?

   D.DoIhavetosignforit?

PartIIIReadingComprehension（20minutes,40marks）

SectionA（5marks）

Nomatterwhatourworkis,weallhavetofacethatchoice-inmyfieldnolessthaninothers.Theremaynotbeamoreimportantfieldforthedisseminationofvaluesinourcountrythantheentirecommunications

industry-moststrikingly,television.Networksareverysensitivetothatfact,andtheyemploydozensofcensorstopreventallofusfromusinglanguageontelevisionthataneightyearoldmighthavetoexplaintohisparents.Butthepointthatcensorsmiss,Ithink,isthatitisnotsomuchwhatwesaythatteachesaswhatwedon'tsay.Evenprogramsthatattempttomakeamoralpointdon'talwaysmakethepointthattheyintendedto.Becausewhenwesensewearebeingsolesomething,weautomaticallydefendourselvesagainstit.Ithinkitmaybetheunspokenassumptionsthatmoldanaudience.

   Lookattheway,forinstance,thatviolenceistreatedontelevision.Itisnotonlythequantitythatoffends.ThereprobablyisnomoreviolenceontelevisionthanthereisinaShakespeareantragedy.ButontelevisionyoufindunfeltviolenceandinShakespeareyoutendtofindfeltviolence.InShakespearethecharactersreactwithahumanresponse:

Theyfear,theyhurt,theymourn.Mostofthetimeontelevision,violenceisdealtwithbysweepingitundertherugasfastaspossibleandbyhavingpeoplegoonabouttheirbusinessasifnothinghadhappened.（IfIcan'thavelessviolence,Iwantatleastabettergradeofviolence.）Oneoftheunspokenassumptionsisthatviolencecanbetoleratedaslongasyouignoreitandhavenoreactiontoit.Butthatseemstometobedangerouslyclosetopsychopathicbehavior.IwonderifthereisanyconnectionbetweenthelongacceptancebyourpeopleoftheVietnamWarandthethousandsandthousandsofdeathsthatwehaveseenontelevisionovertheyearsthatwerenevermourned,neverevenpausedforexcepttosellshampooforsixtyseconds.

   Maybeourgreatestproblemisthatwehavetwoseparatesetsofvaluesystemsthatweuse-theonewetalkaboutandtheoneweliveby.Weseemtoplaceaveryhighvalueonfairnessandonhumanconcerns.Andyetwestillhavewidespreaddiscriminationbasedonrace,sexandreligion.Youstilldon'tfindJews,blacksorotherminoritiesinanysignificant numbers indecision-makingpositionsinthebankingindustry,forinstance.Youthinkthat'sanaccident?

Ithinksomebodyputsavalueonthat.Andyoudon'tfindwomeninanysignificantnumbersindecision-makingcapacitiesinanyindustry.Why?

Becauseweplaceahighervalueonappeasingthefragilemaleegothanwedoonfairnessanddecency.Maybewhatweneedisadeclarationofinterdependence.

   Questions:

46.Itcanbeconcludedfromthefirstparagraphthat________.

   A.wewon'tbuythingsthatarerecommended    

   B.webecomedefensivewheneverwearetaughttodosomething

   C.televisionisthemostimportantpartofthecommunicationindustry

   D.TVprogramscanneversuccessfullyconveyamoralpoint

47.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardviolenceontelevision?

   A.Hethinksthatviolenceontelevisionshouldbetotallybanned.

   B.ViolenceontelevisionismoretolerablethantheoneinShakespeare'splays.

   C.Violencecanbetoleratedifyoupretendthatitdoesn'texist.

   D.Violence,ifunavoidable,shouldbepresentedontelevisioninamoreappropriateway.

48.Theword“appeasing”（line6inparagraph3）mostprobablymeans________.

   A.attacking       B.accusing              C.soothing     D.satisfying

49.BycitingtheexamplesoftheJews,blacks,andotherminoritiesinthelastparagraph,theauthoraimstoshowthat________.

   A.it'sanaccidentthattheyareout-numberedinthedecision-makingpositionsinthebankingindustry

   B.theystandforonesetofvaluesystem

   C.whatwetalkaboutandwhatweactuallydomightbetotallydifferent

   D.fairnessiswellrespectedinourlife

50.Theauthor'stoneinwritingthetextis________.

   A.neutral                               B.matter-of-fact C.critical                                  D.questioning

SectionB（15marks）

Directions:

Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith10questions.GooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.

Forquestions51-55,mark

Y（forYES）         ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）          ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）  iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions56-60,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Youhearthesamecomplaintallthetimeaspeoplegetolder:

“Mymemoryisterrible.”Isitallinthemind,ordorealchangestakeplaceinthebrainwithagetojustifysuchgrumbling（抱怨）?

Thedepressingansweristhatthebrain'scells,theneurons,dieanddeclineinefficiencywithage.

   ProfessorArthurShimamura,oftheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley,saystherearethreemainwaysinwhichmentalfunctionchanges.Thefirstismentalspeed,forexamplehow quickly you can reacttofast-movingincidentsontheroad.Driversintheirlateteensreactquicklybuttendtodrivetoofast,whiletheoversixtiesaremorecautiousbutreactmoreslowly.Thenear-inevitableslowingwithagealsopartlyexplainswhysoccerplayersareseenasoldintheirthirties,whilegolfprofessionalsarestillintheirprimeatthatage.Thistypeofmentalslowingresultsfromareductionintheefficiencywithwhichthebrain'sneuronswork.

    Thefactthatadultsfindithardertolearnmusicalinstrumentsthanchildrenpointstoasecondtypeofmentallosswithage-areductioninlearningcapacity.Thepartsofthebrainknownasthetemporallobescontrolnewlearning,andareparticularlyvul