全国大学生英语竞赛试题.docx

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全国大学生英语竞赛试题

2013NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

（LevelC-Preliminary）

（总分：

150分答题时间：

120分钟）

PartIListeningComprehension（30marks）

SectionA（5marks）

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Whydidn’tthemangotoseeMacbethlastweek?

A.Hedidn’tmanagetogetaticket.

B.Hehadtoattendaconference.

C.Hehadabetterproductiontowatch.

2.Whatdoes“FillMeIn”refertointhisconversation?

A.Atypeofupgradedmobilephone.

B.Awell-sellingmagazine.

C.Awriter’snewbookseries.

3.Whydoesn’tthewomanlikethebag?

A.Shedoesn’tlikethepattern.

B.It’snoteasytocarry.

C.It’stoobigforher.

4.WhatmakesabadCVaccordingtotheman?

A.Fakeinformation.B.Terriblewriting.C.Undesirablelength.

5.HowwillCathycontinueherSpanishlearning?

A.She’sgoingtomakeafriendinSpain.

B.She’llcommunicatewithaSpanishfriendinSpain.

C.She’llpracticespeakingSpanishwithanEnglishfriend.

SectionB（10marks）

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversation.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

ConversationOne

6.Whattrafficaccidentarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Akidwasknockeddownbyacar.

B.Twocarscrashedintoashop.

C.Acarranintoawrongplace.

7.Whydidtheaccidenthappenaccordingthewoman?

A.Thereweremanyshopsaround.

B.Thecrossingisinawrongplace.

C.Therewasnocrossinghere.

8.Whichofthefollowingisthesuggestiontheymade?

A.Moretrafficlightsshouldbeinstalled.

B.Aspeedcamerashouldbemounted.

C.Morepolicemenshouldpatrolthatarea.

9.Where,asthewomanmentioned,hasgotimprovedtraffic?

A.Herownneighborhood.

B.Herbigbrother’sneighborhood.

C.Herparents’neighborhood.

10.Howwasthemanpunishedforhistrafficoffence?

A.Hewasfined100poundswithextrapenaltypoints.

B.Hehadtopay150poundsandgot6penaltypoints.

C.Hefinallypaid600poundswithoutanypenaltypoints.

ConversationTwo

11.Whyistheexpertopposedtotheviewthatmemoryaidsmakeyourmemoryworse?

A.Thereisnoevidenceshowingthatmemoryaidsareinvalid.

B.Humanbeings’brainfunctionsmainlythroughmemoryaidsinaneffectiveway.

C.Memoryaidsencourageanorganizedapproachwhichhelpsthebrainfunctioneffectively.

12.Whatisinterview’sattitudetowardstheideathatvisualimagehelpthememory

A.Itishardtobelieve.

B.Itisnothingstrange.

C.Itisobviouslynonsense.

13.Whodevelopedthesystemofmemoryaidscenturiesago?

A.Inhabitantsonanisolatedisland.

B.TheAncientGreeks.

C.Agreatpsychologists.

14.Howdoesmappingoutnotesaffectthebrain?

A.Itishelpfulinreflectingthewaypeoplelinkinformationinthebrain.

B.Itpreventspeoplefromarrangingthingslogically.

C.Itmakespeople’sbrainfunctiontheoppositeway.

15.Whattendstoaffectpeople’sabilitytothinkclearly?

A.Upbringingandinnatedifferences.

B.Worryandanxiety.

C.Theiraptitudes.

SectionC（5marks）

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,whichwillbereadonlyonce,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

16.HowcansocialmediainfluencethepresidentialelectionintheUSAaccordingtothelatestresearch?

A.Itcanhelpvoterstochoosetheirpresident.

B.Itcanhelptoensurethefairnessoftheelections.

C.Itcanhelptoincreasethenumberofvoters.

17.WhathonorarytitlehasYayaTourebeengranted?

A.TheAfricanPlayeroftheYear.

B.212StaroftheConfederationofAfricanFootball.

C.TheIvoryCoaststar.

18.WhydidReshmaSaujanisetuptheorganization“GirlsWhoCode”?

A.Toraisewomen’sstatusinthefieldofscience.

B.Toimprovegirls’aptitudeandperformanceinSTEM.

C.Toarousegirls’interestinscienceandtechnology.

19.Whichtabletcomputer’shardwareinsideismorepowerful?

A.TheCNETKum.B.TheGoogleNexus7.C.TheAppleiPadmini.

20.WhatdoesthecompanyannouncethatitcandofortheUnitedStates?

A.Itcanreducetheamountofplasticwaste.

B.Itcanhelptorecycletheplasticwaste.

C.Itcanincreasetheamountofexports.

SectionD（10marks）

Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Ifyou（21）____smoothskinthatglowswithyouth,thechancesarethatatsomepointyouwillhaveheardtheexhortationtodrinklotsofwaterinorderto（22）____thoseeviltoxinsandkeepyourskinhealthy.

Theexactamountpeoplesuggestvaries.US–basedadvice（23）____eightglassesaday,whileinhotterclimatespeopleareadvisedtodrinktomoreto（24）____higherratesofsweating.Butregardlessoftheexactvolumeofwatersuggested,theprinciplebehindtheadviceremainsthesame---takingextrawateronboardwillkeepyourskinhydrated.Inotherwords,wateractslikeamoisturizer,butfromtheinsideout.

Thisissuchacommonideayoumightbesurprisedatthe（25）____tobackup.Youmightexpecttheretobecountlessstudieswherepeopleare（26）____twogroups,oneassignedtosipwaterallday,theothertodrinkanormalamount.Thenthesmoothnessoftheskincouldbe（27）____amonthorsolatertoestablishwhethersippingmoreleadtosmootherskin.

Infactsuchstudiesarerare,partlybecausewatercan’tbepatented,soitishardtofindanyonetofundsuchresearchwhentherewillbenonew（28）____orcosmetictosellthatcouldrepaythecosts.AreviewbythedermatologistRonniWolfattheKaplanMedicalCenterinIsraelfoundjustonestudylookingattheeffectoflong-termwaterintakeontheskin.Buttheresultswere（29）____.Afterfourweeks,thegroupwhodrankmineralwatershowedadecreaseinskindensity,whichsomebelievesuggeststheskinisretainingmoremoisture,whilethosewhodranktapwatershowedanincreaseinskindensity.Butregardlessofthetypeofwatertheydrank,itmadenodifferencetotheir（30）____ortothesmoothnessoftheirskin.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（15marks）

Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

31.Thenewstarsaidtothejournaliststhatshe____theopportunitytoshowthatshecouldplayaseriousfilmrole.

A.greetedB.rejoicedC.welcomedD.cheered

32.Wehaven’treally____asolutiontotheproblemyet,whichmakesthebossreallyfrustrated.

A.builtupB.fallenbackonC.broughtoverD.comeupwith

33.Personally,Iam____banningcigarettesmokingcompletely,especiallyinpublicareas.

A.intouchwithB.apartfromC.infavorofD.regardlessof

34.Untilafirmagreementhasbeenreached,Iamnot____toacceptingtheoffer.

A.accustomedB.dedicatedC.committedD.entitled

35.Thegovernmentismakingeveryeffortto____aneconomiccrisis,butitseemsnothingcouldhelp.

A.eliminateB.avertC.impedeD.swerve

36.____aseriouscrime,whatexactlyshouldyoudo?

A.UnlessyouwitnessB.Ifyouweretowitness

C.IfonlyyouwitnessD.sinceyouwitness

37.Duringexaminationscandidatesarealwayssupposedtostayinseats,keeptheireyesonthework,____toanyone.

A.andnotspeakB.butcouldnotspeak

C.ratherthanspeakD.insteadofspeaking

38.Realizingthathehadn’tgotenoughmoneyand____toborrowanyfromhisparents,hedecidedtosellhishouse.

A.wantednotB.nottowantC.wantingnotD.notwanting

39.There’snopointwaitinghereanylonger.We____goandhavesomethingtoeat.

A.canhardlyB.areboundtoC.mightaswellD.willhaveto

40.Whilemanypeoplemayrefertoup-to-minutenews,itisunlikelythattelevisionandtheInternet____thenewspaperscompletely.

A.willreplaceB.replaceC.arereplacingD.havereplaced

41.ShemarriedaveryniceyoungarchitectfromBelfast,____shemetonabusduringherjourneytoNorthernIreland.

A.whoB.whenC.whichD.where

42.Itisakindofillnessthatcanresultintotalblindnessif____

A.toleaveuntreatedB.isleftuntreated

C.leavinguntreatedD.leftuntreated

43.----I’msodisappointedwithmyson!

Hejustwouldn’tpracticethepiano!

----Takeiteasy.Youcanlead____towater,butyoucan’tmakeitdrink.

A.aduckB.ahorseC.acowD.adog

44.----Goodmorning,Madam!

I’dlikesomeinformationaboutthecourse.

----Certainly.____

A.I’mafraidIdon’tknowmorethanyoueither.

B.IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?

C.Whatexactlywouldyouliketoknow?

D.Howmuchinformationdidyouknow?

45.----Howdoyoufeelaboutcountriesthatdon’ttrytoreduceglobalwarming?

----____,thosecountriescaremoreaboutmoneythansavingtheplanet.

A.AsfarasI’mconcernedB.It’snoneofour