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NationalEnglishContestforCollegestudents

2011NationalEnglishContestforCollegestudents

（LevelD-Preliminary）

Part1ListeningComprehension（30marks）

SectionA（5marks）

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readingthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.Howwillthepricebedetermined?

A.Bycallingthecompany.B.Byaskingthesalesman.C.Bylookingatthepricelist.

2.Wheremostprobablyarethetwospeakers?

A.Atabusstop.B.Onatrain.C.Inacar.

3.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Whattohaveforlunch.B.Whetherornottoeatout.C.Howtogettotheconference.

4.Whoisthemantalkingto?

A.Abaker’sdeliverservice.B.Anofficesupplystoresalesperson.C.Abookdesigner.

5.WhatisBartconcernedabout?

A.Finishingthereportontime.B.MeetingthechairmanoftheboardC.ConvincingJudithtohelphim

SectionB（10marks）

Inthissection,youwillheartwoconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththetherechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecirr1espondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Conversation1

6.WhydoseRuthcallJackie.

A.Toinvitehimtoaparty.

B.Toaskhimtobuysomefood.

C.Toaskhimtosendsomeinvitations.

7.WhatdoyouknowaboutBen’snewjob?

A.ItisinLondon.

B.Hisisgoingtoworkforamagazine

C.Hisisgoingtobecomeateacher

8.Wherearetheygoingtohavetheparty?

A.InaflatB.InarestaurantC.Inapublichall

9.Whatisbeingpreparedfortheparty?

A.AdanceB.AfilmshowC.SomeFrenchfood

10.WhenwillJackiemeetRuth?

A.Atnineo’clockB.AtaquartertonineC.Atteno’clock

Conversation2

11.Whataretheytalkingabout?

A.Tony’sdailyscheduleB.Tony;sschoollifeC.tony;sjob.

12.Wheredosethemanworknow?

A.Atabank.B.Inahospital.C.Ataschool.

13.Whendidthemangetupwhenheisastudent?

A.At5:

30.B.At8:

30.C.Atlunchtime.

14.Whatdosethemanhavetoweartowork?

A.JeansB.AsuitC.AT-Shirt.

15.Whatisoneadvantagesoftheman’sjob?

A.Hecanusetheinternet.B.Hehaslongholidays.C.Heispaidagoodsalary.

SectionC（5Marks）

Inthissectionyouwillhearamonologue.Themonologuewillbereadtwice.Afterthemonologue,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

16.Wheredidthethiefstealthecarsfrom?

A.GardensB.Showrooms.C.Garages

17.Whatwasthethief’sjob?

A.Asalesman.B.Adoctor.C.Acleaner

18.Whatdidthethiefdowiththecarsthathestole?

A.Hecleanedthem,andthenleftthematthesideoftheroad.

B.Hepaintedthemandthenkeptthem.

C.Hesoldthemtootherpeople.

19.What’sthepunishmentforthethief’sbehavior?

A.Alongjailsentence.

B.Cleaningallthecarsthathestole.

C.Afineoff4000.

20.Howlongwasthethief’smarriagetoMary?

A.36years.B.13years.C.48years.

SectionD（10marks）

Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewhichwillbereadtwice.Listentothepassagecarefully,andthenfillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasesyouhearonthetape.Remembertowritedowntheanswersontheanswersheet.

InBritain,therearetwooccasionseachyearwhenpeopleusuallyreceivepresents:

onChristmasdayandontheirbirthdays.Inthepast,the21stbirthdaywas（21）_____becauseitsymbolizedbecominganadult.People（22）______receivedasilverkeyonthatdaytosymbolizeopeningthedoortotheadultworld.Today,peopleinBritainlegallybecomeadultsattheageof（23）_____sotheyoftenhavethebiggestcelebrationonthatbirthday.

Thecustomerofgivinggiftson25Decemberonly（24）_____Victoriantimes.BeforethatitwasmorecommonforpeopleinBritainto（25）_____presentsonNewYear’seveorTwelfthNight.Thesedays,onChristmasEveparentsputpresentsforyoungchildrenin‘stocking’andhangthemontheendoftheirpresents.GiftsforolderchildrenbelievethatSantaClauscameduringthenightand（26）_____themtheirpresents.Giftsforolderchildrenandgrown-upare（27）_____theChristmastreeonChristmasEve.Then,onChristmasmorning,everyonesitsaroundthetreeandopenstheirpresents.

EasterandMother’sDayarealsoimportantdays.Youngchildrenusuallyreceive（28）_____atEasterandmostpeopleoftengivepresentstotheirmothersonMother’sDay.Peoplealsoreceivegiftsonimportantoccasionsintheirlives.Forexample,alltheguests（29）_____usuallybringagiftforthebrideandgroom.Andthesedays,studentssometimesgetpresentsfromtheirparentsifthey（30）_____theirexams!

Part5VocabularyandStructure（15marks）

Thereare15incompletesentences.Foreachblank,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

31.Itgoeswithout____thatyou’llbepaidforallthisextratimeyou’respendingontheproject.A.sayingB.tellingC.talkingD.speaking

32.We____themoneytoyourmoneymarketaccountwithinthreeworkingdays.

A.havebeentransferredB.willtransferC.transferringD.willbetransferred

33.Thecolorfulillustrationsincludedintheneweditionifthebookmakeit____attractive.

A.muchmoreB.mostofallC.themoreD.thatmost

34.Thecrewworkedsohardthattheyfinishedehentireprojectthreedays____ofschedule.

A.forwardB.aheadC.soonD.advanced

35.HerOlympicexperiencegaveherabid____overtheothercontestants.

A.withwhichB.tothatC.withD.towhich

36.Itisusefultobeabletopredicttheextent____apricechangewillaffectsupplyanddemands.A.learnaboutB.worthwhileC.valuableD.valuing

37.Theoldladybecameworriedwhenshedidn’t____-hersonforawholemonth.

A.learnaboutB.hearofC.hearfromD.learnfrom

38.Hedecideditwasn’t_____readingthereportashe’dbeeninformedofallthechangesalready.A.worthyB.worthwhileC.valuableD.valuing

39.Theyhavetakenmeasurestosolvethecity’spollutionproblem,butitmaybesometime___thesituationimproves.

A.giveinB.bloomingC.bloomD.bloomed

40.Largecompaniessometimestryto____smallercompaniesbybuyingamajorityoftheshares.A.giveinB.suggestedC.persuadedD.implied

41.Usingrecentdevelopmentsinscienceandtechnology,mancanmakevariousflowers____beforetheirtime.

A.giveinB.getupC.lookafterD.takeover

41.Usingrecentdevelopmentsinscienceandtechnology,mancanmakevariousflowers_____beforetheirtime.

A.insistedB.suggestedC.persuadedD.implied

42.Ourneighbourshave______ustobuythesamekindofcarpetingthattheyhave.

A.insistedB.suggestedC.persuadedD.implied

43.–excuseme,______?

--Yes.That’soneglassofwhitewine,onemineralwaterandonesandwich.Tenpounds,please.--Thanks,isserviceincludes?

--No.

--Ok,hereyouare

.A.canwehavethebill,please

B.whatwouldyouliketohave.

C.doyouhaveanyhamburgers

D.couldyoupleasegetmesomewater

44--.Reception,howmayIhelpyou?

--Thereisn’tsoapinthebathroom!

--______,sir.

--Thanksyou.CanIhavesomeshowergel,andsomeshavingcream,too,please?

--Sorry.Wedon’tprovideshavingcream,butthere’ssomeshowergelinthebathroomcabinet.

A.Youcanbuysomeintheshop.

B.I’llsendsometoyourroomrightaway

C.I’mreallysorrytohearthat

D.That’simpossible.Theremustbesome.

45.--Hello.I’dliketospeaktoJulie,please.

--I’mafraidsheisn’thererightnow._____?

--Yes.ThisisherfriendMark.I’mcallingtoaskherifshe’dliketoseeamovietomorrownight.--Okay.I’llgiveherthemessage.Thanks.

A.wouldyouliketoholdon?

B.Doyouknowwhenshewillbeback

C.Wouldyouliketoseeamovietonight

D.CanItakeamessage.

Part3close（15marks）

Readthepassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosehewordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:

accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformifthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenletteroftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

ThisisMattDrudge,millionairefounderandowneroftheDrudgeReport,thefirstandmostsuccessfulonline‘newspaper’.PeoplehavecalledDrudgetheultimatebloggerbuthedoesn’tacceptthis（46）______（describe）.HeconsiderstheDrudgeReporttobeapropernewspaper,verydifferent（47_______thethousandsofweblogswhichhavesprungupontheinternet.Drudge’sfascinationfornewsandgossipstemsformachildhoodjob（48）d_____papersforTheWashingtonStar,whichgavehimplentyoftimeando_____tocatchupwiththelatestnews.Drudgewas（50）______（interest）inschoolworkorsport.However,hedevelopedanobsession（51）____rumorsandpoliticalgossip.Atschoolhisonlygoodmarksfor（52）c____affairs.Followingaseriesofdead-endjobsDrudgeendedupinlosangelsinthe1990s,justin（53）____forthebeginningofwhatwastobecometheinternet.

TheWorldWideWebwasafertilehunting（54）g_____forDrudge.Hespendhourssiftingthroughthenewsgroupsandwebsi