全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题.docx

全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题.docx

《全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题.docx（18页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题

2008NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

（LevelC---Preliminary）

PartIListeningComprehension（25minutes,30marks）

SectionA（5marks）

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.A.Tobuyanewspaper.B.Tofindachemist.C.Topostaletter.

2.A.Theirbillingsystemhasbeenefficient.

B.Theiroldbillingsystemisoutdated.

C.He’sunimpressedwiththenewbillingsystem.

3.A.She’sbeenonvacation.B.She’sbeenatthegrocerystore.

C.She’sbeenonabusinesstrip.

4.A.Togotothemarket.B.Tohavecoffee.C.Tohaveadiscussion.

5.A.Changingaflightreservation.B.Cancelingahotelreservation.

C.Reservinganextrahotelroom.

SectionB（10marks）

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Conversationone

6.What’sTania’sphonenumber?

A.506-6178B.501-6678C.501-6687

7.WhoisgoingshoppingatHarrods?

A.Tania.B.Karl.C.Karl’smother.

8.HowisTaniagoingtogettoHarrods?

A.Onfoot.B.Bytaxi.C.Bytube.

9.Whichstreetplanshowsthewayfromthestation?

A.B.C.

10.WhatkindofwinedoesKarlwant?

A.RedMerlot.B.WhiteBordeaux.C.RoseChianti.

ConversationTwo

11.Whichdrawingshowsthepositionofthehandle?

A.B.C.

12.Whatotherproductfeaturesareincluded?

A.Arangeofhandlesizes.B.Avarietyofcolorcombinations.

C.Asetofringsfordifferent-sizedtins.

13.What’sthepurposeoftheV-clip?

A.Toholdthepaintbrushsoitdripsinthecan.

B.Topreventpaintfromgettingontothepaintedsurfaces.

C.Topreventthebrushdryingoutifthepainterisinterrupted.

14.Whowillprobablyusethecan-holder?

A.Artists.B.Decorators.C.Soldiers.

15.Howmuchdoestheproductcost?

A.￡4.B.￡5.C.$4.

SectionC（5marks）

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitem.Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

16.WhathaspromptedthenewadministrationtoreviewtheAustralia’scitizenshiptest?

A.It’soutofdate.B.Higherimmigrationrates.C.Manyapplicantsfailingit.

17.WhichtrainprovidestheeasiestwaytoseeMountFuji?

A.FromTokyotoYokohama.B.FromOsakatoYokohama.

C.FromTokyotoOsaka.

18.HowmanyU.N.employeeswerekilledin2007?

A.17.B.42.C.59.

19.Whathavestudiesfoundoutaboutseverepneumoniatreatment?

A.Nomedicationworksindevelopingcountries.

B.Itcanbeeffectivelytreatedathomewithoralantibiotics.

C.Itcanonlybetreatedinthehospitalwithinjectableantibiotics.

20.Whatwasthebar’sbusinesslikebeforethesmokingban?

A.Almostemptyeveryday.B.Usuallycrowdedatmidday.

C.EmptyonWednesdays.

SectionD（10marks）

Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Therearetenmissingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhearonthetape.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Crimeisn’trisingbecausethelawsarenotstrictenough,orbecausethe（21）________arenottoughenough,orsimplybecausetherearen’tenoughpolicemenonthebeat.Itisrisingbecausetheagenciesandindividualswhocanhavea（22）_______effectoncrimearenotpullingtogetherorinthesame（23）______.Thepoliceareoneofthoseagencies,ofcourse.Butcrimepreventionisalsoamatterfor（24）______whoarecontenttoseemass（25）_______turnintoawayoflife,forcouncilswhoprefertoshoutyah-booatthepolice,（26）_____gettingonwithmakinglifesaferforlocalpeople,forarchitectswhodesignexposedandindefensiblebuildings,forparentswhodon’ttakeenoughinterestinwhattheirteenagechildrenaregettinguptoandfor（27）______whositinsideandmoan（28）______doanythingaboutthestateoftheneighborhoodorthestreet.Crimepreventionhasbeenneglectedfortoomanybytoomany.Overthelasttenyearsithasbeenwillfullyneglectedindefianceofmounting（29）_______thatitisthecentralhopeof（30）________actionagainstcrime.

参考答案

PartIListeningComprehension（25minutes,30marks）

SectionA（5marks）

　　1.B2.B3.A4.C5.C

　　SectionB（10marks）

　　6.B7.A8.C9.C10.A11.A12.C13.A14.B15.A

　　SectionC（5marks）

　　16.C17.C18.B19.B20.B

　　SectionD（10marks）

　　21.sentences22.preventative23.direction24.governments25.unemployment

26.insteadof27.householders28.ratherthan29.evidence30.effective

2009NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents（LevelC-Preliminary）

PartIListeningComprehension（25minutes,30marks）SectionA（5marks）

1.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inanengineroom.B.Inacar.C.Inafactory.

2.Whoisthemantalkingto?

A.Alifeguard.B.Atravelagent.C.Agymnasiummanager.

3.Howwillthecorrectpricebedetermined?

A.Bycallingthecompany.

B.Byaskingthesalesrepresentative.

C.Bylookingatthepricelist.

4.WhyisSueupsetaccordingtotheconversation?

A.Someonebrokeintohercar.

B.Shehadtopaytoomuchforparking.

C.Shewasgivenaticket.

5.Whatdothetwospeakersprobablydoforaliving?

A.Officeclerks.B.Printers.C.Architects.

SectionB（10marks）

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

6.Whydidthemanwatchthevideo?

A.ItwasrequiredbyProfessorStephen.

B.Hewantedtolearnaboutheartattacks.

C.Hehadtotakepartinadiscussion.

7.Intheman'sopinion,whatisthevideoabout?

A.Men'shealth.B.Stress.C.Healthcareforwomen.

8.Whatdidthemanlearnfromthevideo?

A.Womenareundermorestressthanmen.

B.Womenhavemoreheartattacksthanmen.

C.Womenwhohaveheartattacksgetlesscarethanmen.

9.Atwhatagesarewomenmostlikelytohaveaheartattack?

A.40to45.B.60to65.C.45to60.

10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutthevideo?

A.Itsoundspuzzling.

B.Itsoundsveryinteresting.

C.Itsoundsverydull.

ConversationTwo

11.Howlongdidthemanwaitbeforehiscallwasanswered?

A.Twentyminutes.

B.Twelveminutes.

C.Twenty-fourminutes.

12.WhydidthemanphoneInterserveCustomerService?

A.Hewantedtoknowwhattherecordedmessagemeans.

B.Hedidn'tknowwhichbuttontochoose.

C.Hewantedtoknowifhecanusehise-mailaddresswhileoverseas.

13.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthemenuofoptions?

A.Itsmeaningisn'tambiguous.

B.Itisfarfromclear.

C.Itissatisfactory.

14.Whichdepartmentwouldthemanhavespokentoifhehadchosenbuttontwo?

A.AccountsandBilling.

B.GeneralEnquiries.C.AccountsandService

15.Whatwilltheoperatordonext?

A.Makeanofficialcomplaint.

B.Improvethemenuofoptions.

C.Makeanoteoftheman'scomplaint.

SectionC（5marks）

Inthissection,youwillhearjiveshortnewsitems.Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

16.Howdoesrotationalgrazingreducetheneedforpesticidetreatments?

A.Byincreasingtheuseofnaturalfertilizer.

B.Bylimitingtheneedforchemicalfertilizers.

C.e.Byreducingthegrowthofweeds.

17.Whichnewsagencyvotesforthetoptennewsstories?

A.Reuters.B.TheAssociatedPress.C.UnitedPressInternational.

18.Whichcountriesspentbillionsofdollarstodevelopnewoilfields?

A.Syria,BrazilandRussia.

B.Brazil,IranandSaudiArabia.

C..SaudiArabia,BrazilandRussia.

19.WhyhasthenumberofcamelsinIndiabeendecreasinginrecentyears?

A.Becausetheyaredyingfromtravellingtoofar.

B.Becausetheyareshortoffood.

C.Becausetheyareinfectedwithadisease.

20.Whatisasymptomofmultiplesclerosis?

A.Lossoftheabilitytohear.

B.Lossoftheabilitytoseewell.

C.Lossoftheabilitytospeakclearly.

SectionD（10marks）

Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassagewhichwillbereadonlyonce.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhearonthetape.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

ThefourthcomponentoftheSwedishsocialsystemisthatitspoliticsensurefullemploymentandincreasethemobilityoflabour-thatis,theabilitytochangejobswithout（21）________income.Swedeshaveastrongworkethic.This,combinedwithstate