全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题及答案.docx

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全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题及答案

2009NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents（LevelC-Preliminary）

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（10minutes,15marks）

Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,andthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

31.Thebusinessmendiscussedthecontract_________butneveractuallysignedanything.

A.atlengthB.atseaC.atrandomD.atwill

32.AccustomedtothecoffeefromColumbia,_________GovernorJohnsaidthat______shouldalwaysbestrong.

A./;aB.the;aC.a;aD./;/

33.________awell-balanceddiet,_________adequatesleep,isneededforgoodhealth.

A.Alongside;withB.Notonly;but

C.Attached;toD.Dueto;so

34.___________veryfamiliarwithinspectionreports,Irealisedthatsomepagesofthisoneweremissing.

A.TobeB.ThatwasC.BeingD.Sowas

35.Ifyouhavenotsignedacontract,youareunderno________topaythemanymoney.

A.responsibilityB.liabilityC.circumstanceD.obligation

36.Asthemarketwas_________goods,theeconomybecamemorebalanced,andinflationwentdown.

A.speculatedonB.subscribedfor

C.saturatedwithD.submittedto

37.Surveysshowthatthemajorityofpassengersarepleasedthatanagreementhasbeenreachedtoforbidsmokingon_______flightswithinthecontinentalUnitedStates.

A.economicalB.commercialC.globalD.internal

38.ThenewCEOaskedthatallinter-officecommunications_______inwritingratherthaninperson,_________possible.

A.havebeenmade;whoeverB.wouldbemade;whichever

C.bemade;wheneverD.weremade;.whatever

39.Writtentobeperformedona__________,ThorntonWilder'splayOurTowndepictslifeinasmallNewEnglandcommunity.

A.stagesceneryofbareB.bareofstagescenery

C.scenerybareofstageD.stagebareofscenery

40._________schoolpolicy,thestudentshadaholidaybetween.ChristmasandtheNewYear.

A.OnbehalfofB.Withregardto

C.InlinewithD.Incaseof

41.Tosellthehouse,wemadea__________tothebuyerbyagreeingtoputanewroofonit.

A.considerationB.commissionC.concessionD.confirmation

42.Neverbefore______availableforquickandeasyaccessinsomanydifferentfieldsofstudy.

A.somuchfreeinformationwere

B.hassomuchfreeinformationbeen

C.weresomuchfreeinformation

D.somuchfreeinformationhasbeen

43.Thecomputercompanyannouncedthatthenewsoftware_______inthefirsthalfofnextyear.

A.bereleasedB.willhavereleased

C.wouldhavereleasedD.wasgoingtobereleased

44.Tina:

AgroupofusaregoingbowlingonTuesdaynight.Wouldyouliketojoinus?

Joe:

Ireallywould,butunfortunatelyIhaveatennislesson.

Tina:

Oh,that'stoobad._______

Joe:

Yes,forsure.Thanksfortheoffer.

A.Howdoyoudealwiththat?

B.Maybeanothertimethen?

C.Whenwillyoucomeback?

D.Don’tyoureallylikebowling?

45.George:

Hey,Agnes.HowdidtheHumanResourcesmeetinggo?

Icouldn'tmakeitbecauseIwas

outatasalesconference.

Agnes:

Oh,George.Itturnedintoamajorargument.

George:

Really?

A.Gladyou'rebacknow.

B.You'reluckytohavemissedit.

C.Nicetoseeyouagain.

D.You'rejustontime.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（20minutes,35marks）SectionA（5marks）

Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyfivequestions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,andthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whene-mailfirstcameintogeneraluseaboutfifteenyearsago,therewasalotoftalkabouttheimminentarrivalofthepaperlessoffice.However,itseemsthate-mailhasyettorevolutioniseofficecommunication.AccordingtocommunicationsanalystRichardMetcalf,someofficeshaveactuallyseenanincreaseinpaperasaresultofe-mail."Informationintheformofe-mailmessagesnowfloodsourcomputerscreens.Thesemessagescanbesentsoquicklythatmemostendtobedistributedinthehundreds.Forthosesecretarieswhosebossesaskthemtoprintoutalltheire-mailsandleavethemintheirin-trays,thismeansusingupagreatdealofpapereverymonth,"Metcalfsays.

Metcalfhasfoundthatbecausesomee-mailsgetlostincyberspace,PAsareincreasinglylikelytobeaskedbyclientsandcolleaguestosendallimportantdocumentsbothbye-mailandbyfaxor"snailmail"-throughthepost.Thishighlightsafurtherpotentialproblemwithe-mailintoday'soffices-itistakinguptimeratherthansavingit.

"Withe-mail,communicationismucheasier,butthereisalsomoreroomformisunderstandings,"sayspsychologistDrDavidLewis.Generally,muchlesscareistakenwithe-mailsthanwithlettersorfaxesandthesenderwillprobablyprintthedocumentandrereaditbeforeputtingitinanenvelopeorsendingitbyfax.

Moreworryingisstilltheincreasingmisuseofe-mailforsending"flame-mail"-abusiveorinappropriatee-mailmessages.Recentresearchinseveralcompaniessuggeststhataggressivecommunicationslikethisareontheincrease.E-mailhasbecometheperfectmediumforexpressingworkplacefrustrationbecauseitissoinstant.

E-mailcanalsobeaprobleminotherways.Staffalltoooftenmakethemistakeofthinkingthatthecontentsofane-mail,likethingssaidoverthephone,areprivateandnotpermanent.Butitisnotonlypossibleforanemployertoreadallyoure-mails,itisalsoperfectlylegal.E-mailmessagescanbetracedbacktotheiroriginforaperiodofatleasttwoyears,soyoumightwanttorethinke-mailingyourfrustrationsaboutyourjobtoyourfriends.Theadviceistokeeppersonale-mailsoutoftheoffice.

Itgoeswithoutsayingthate-mailexiststomakelifeeasier,andifusedcorrectly,itisaninvaluabletoolforbusinessesofallsizes.Butperhaps,forthetimebeing,thefactthatinthebusinessworld70percentofalldocumentsarestillinpaperformisnotsuchabadthingafterall.

46.Whyhasthepromiseofthepaperlessofficenotcometrueinmanyoffices?

A.Peoplewritemorememosthantheyusedto.

B.Manysecretarieskeeppapercopiesofeverythingtheirbossessendandreceive.

C.Manymanagersprefertoreadtheirmessagesonpaper.

D.Staffleavemessageslyingaroundtheiroffices.

47.WhatdoesRichardMetcalfsayaboute-mailinParagraphTwo?

A.Itisnotanappropriatechannelforsendingimportantinformation.

B.Itincreasestheamountofpaperworkdoneinoffices.

C.Itisnotpopularwithmanysecretaries.

D.Itisalessefficientchannelthanfax.

48.HowdoesDavidLewisfeelaboute-mailmessages?

A.Manyofthemarenotwellwritten.B.Manyofthemaretoolong.

C.Manyofthemarenotprintedout.D.Manyofthemareneverread.

49.Whyshouldemployeesnotusecompanye-mailsystemsforpersonalmessages?

A.Becausecompanye-mailsystemsarenoteasytouse.

B.Becausethepeoplethemessagesaresenttocan'trespondimmediately.

C.Becausetheyallowpeopletoexpresstheirangerimmediately.

D.Becausee-mailisnotaprivatemeansofcommunication.

A.

50;Whatdoesthewriterconcludeaboute-mailinthelastparagraph?

A.Ithasalreadymadelifealoteasierformanybusinesses.

B.Itisnotbeingusedenoughinbusinesstoday.

C.Itwillneverreplacewrittencommunication.

D.Itisreallyusefulwhenpeopleuseitproperly.

SectionB（10marks）

Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyfiveincompletesentences.Readthepassagecarefully,andthencompletethesentencesinamaximumofthreewordsforeachblank.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itiswellknownthatsomeculturesprefersonstodaughters.Incontrast,surveyshaverevealedthatsomepeoplewouldratherhaveadaughterthanason.Apparently,eachofthesepreferenceshasitsexplanationinthelocalculture.

Aroundtheworld,peoplewhoprefersonshavesimilarreasons.Inmanycountries,sonsarevaluedbecausetheycanworkandcontributetothefamilyincome.Also,sonswillbeabletosupporttheirparentswhentheparentsareold.Insomecultures,sonsareimportantalsobecausetheyenablethefamilynametocontinueforanothergeneration.Thisisbecausethewifeintheseculturestakesherhusband'sfamilyname,andmoreorless"belongs"tothehusband'sfamily.Inaddition,havingadaughtercansometimescausedifficultyforafamily.InIndia,forexample,havingadaughtercanbeaburdenbecausethefamilyhastopayadowrywhenthegirlgetsmarried.

Generally,peoplethinktraditionalculturesaretheonesinwhichboysarepreferred.ResearchseemstosupportthisbeliefHowever,accordingtoasurveyconductedin2000,peopleintheCzechRepublic,Lithuania,Portugal,andtheCaribbeanprefertohavedaughters.Theresearcherssaidthatparentsinthesesocietiesdonothavethesameeconomicsituationthatexistsinothercountries,sotheydonotneedtohaveasontohelpmakemoney.Instead,familiesinthesecountrieswantdaughtersforemotionalreasons.Manymothersthinktheywillhaveabetterrelationshipwithadaughterthanason,forexample.Inaddition,theythinkdaughterswilltakebettercareofthemwhentheyareold.

InJapan,asimilartrendhasemerged.Thismightcomeasasurprisetosome,becauseonlyonegenerationago,theJapanesefavouredsons.In1982,overhalfofJapanese·couplessurveyedwou