National English Contest for College Students.docx

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NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

2006NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

（LevelA-Sample）

PartIListeningComprehension（25minutes,30points）

SectionAShortConversations（6points）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear 6shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A.Shedidn’tlikeit.                         

  B.Shewasill.

  C.Shevisitedafriend. 

  D.Shehadreadaboutit.

2.A.Hebelievesdancingisenjoyable.

  B.Headmiresthosewhocandance.

  C.Hedefinitelydoesnotlikedancing.

  D.Hewon’tdanceuntilhe’sdonehiswork.

3.A.Around3:

00.              

  B.Around5:

00.

  C.At2:

00.                           

  D.At1:

00.

4.A.Thethunderstorm.       

  B.Theweather.

  C.Thesun.                  

  D.Thebroadcast.

5.A.Theyareverygoodfriends.

  B.Theyhaven’tseeneachotherforalongtime.

  C.Theyarefondofanimals.

  D.Theydon’texpecttomeeteachotherinthezoo.

6.A.Goouttowork.         

  B.ListencarefullytoJohn.

  C.Becalmandpatient.   

  D.Dotheeasiestthing.

SectionBLongConversation（4points）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear onelongconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,4questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

7. A.Sheneedssomeinformation.

  B.Shewantspackingmaterials.

  C.Sheischeckingherpackage.

  D.SheismovingtoCalifornia.

8. A.Freshfruit.                     

  B.Agiftcertificate.

  C.Homemadecandy.           

  D.Aweddingpresent.

9. A.Thenextday.                  

  B.OnSaturday.

  C.Inthreedays.                

  D.Inoneweek.

10.A.Regularservice.              

  B.Overnightexpress.

  C.Samedaydelivery.        

  D.Priorityservice.

SectionCNewsItems（10points）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.A.Youngchildren.           

  B.Middle-agedpeople.   

  C.Oldpeople.

12.A.InBeijing,2005.          

  B.InNewYork,1995.    

  C.InBeijing,1995.

13.A.Yes,theywere.                    

  B.No,theyweren’t.

  C.Notmentionedinthenews.

14.A.ChinaandIndia.           

  B.ChinaandIceland.     

  C.UkraineandPoland.

15.A.SriLankanchildrenwhosurvivedtheTsunami.

  B.Indonesianchildrenwhosurvivedtheearthquake.

  C.Americanchildrenwhosurvivedthetornado.

16.A.Lackofsupportfromthegovernment.

  B.Lackoffundstobuildsportsfacilities.

  C.Shortageofinfrastructurefacilities.

17.A.Sony.           

  B.Samsung.              

  C.Apple.

18.A.PopularFilmstars.      

  B.Engineersandscientists.

  C.PopularFilmdirectors.

19.A.Someanimalscanlivelongerbyreducingfoodintake.

  B.Diabetescanbecuredifthepatienteatsless.

  C.Peoplecanincreaselifespansbyeatinglessmeat.

20.A.Pakistan.       

  B.India.           

  C.Palestine.

SectionDPassages（10points）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear3or4questions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to23arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

21.A.Chinese.                     

  B.German.   

  C.Roman.                      

  D.Notsureyet.

22.A.Chinese.                     

  B.Germans.  

  C.Americans.               

  D.Romans.

23.A.Becauseitmeansaperiodofrestfromwork.

  B.Becauseitsymbolizesanewlifewithnewhope.

  C.Becausepeoplethinkitbringsusagoodlife.

  D.Becausepeopleenjoysembodingahappyoccasion.

PassageTwo

Questions24to26arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

24.A.Therewasashortageoffuel.

  B.MostAmericansvotedforit.

  C.Largetruckswerecausingmanyaccidents.

  D.Therewasasuddenincreaseinhighwaydeaths.

25.A.Women.                

  B.Olderpersons.

  C.Westerners.               

  D.Youngadults.

26.A.Trucksdonotusecrucialfuel.

  B.Fewtrucksareinvolvedinaccidents.

  C.Mosttrucksdon’ttransportconsumergoods.

  D.Trucksrunbetterathigherspeeds.

PassageThree

Questions27to30arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

27.A.6milesfromHawaii.             

  B.Onanaircraftcarrier.

  C.IntheAtlanticOcean.    

  D.145milesfromHawaii.

28.A.17.          B.70.          C.7.           D.27.

29.A.Fortwodays.            

  B.Forfifteendays.

  C.Fortwelvedays              

  D.Forthreedays.

30.A.Aboardtheaircraftcarrier.    

  B.InHouston.

  C.Aboardthehelicopter.        

  D.Inthespacemodule.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（5minutes,10points）

Directions:

Thereare10incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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.alloftheinformations

   C.alltheinformations         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）

Directions:

Thereare10incompletedialoguesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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.