08年大学英语竞赛C类初赛试题.docx

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08年大学英语竞赛C类初赛试题

2008年全国大学生英语竞赛C类初赛赛卷

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.

10.WhatkindofwinedoesKarlwant?

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

ConversationTwo

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.

PartIIVocabularyandStructures（10minutes,15marks）

Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices,markedA,BCandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

31.Theyarelookingfor_______manwith_______longdarkhair.Heisarmedanddangerous.

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

32.Itwasunfortunate,butshehadno_____buttoactasshedid.

A.chance.B.opportunityC.optionD.solution

33.The_____driverthinksthataccidentsonlyhappentootherpeople.

A.generalB.usualC.commonD.average

34.HowdidtheymanagetostealtheVanGogh?

Itwasright____thesecurityguard’snose.

A.belowB.beforeC.underD.beside

35.Thestudent______continuinghisstudieswhenhehadtoreturntohishomecountryunexpectedly.

A.isconsideringB.wasconsideringC.shouldconsiderD.hasconsidered

36.MyfriendsandIenjoydoingmanyofthesamethings.Inthatrespect,wehavealot_______.

A.insimilarB.inparticularC.incommonD.inaccordance

37.OurplannedvisittotheUnitedStates_______becausewewereunabletogetthevisas.

A.felloverB.felldownC.fellthroughD.fellon

38.Lestanyone_____itstrange,letmeassureyouthatitisquitetrue.

A.thoughtB.shouldthinkC.hadthoughtD.thinking

39.WhenSally______thecriminal______herhouse,shescreamedatthetopofhervoicebecauseshedidn’twant______.

A.saw;enter;killedB.saw;enter;tobekilled

C.sees;entering;bekilledD.sees;enter;killing

40.Tina’schildren,_____alllivenearby,organizedabigpartyforhereightiethbirthday.

A.whoB.thatC.whichD.as

41.Sometimesitisnecessarytobecareful_______therightdatetositforatest.

A.whenchoosingB.whenyouwillchoose

C.whenyouhavechosenD.whenyouchose

42.Einstein’stheoryofrelativityseemedhardtobelieveatthetime_______.

A.whenhefirstintroducedB.thathefirstintroducedit

C.hefirstintroducedD.whichhefirstintroducedit

43.________really.Ilikebothpublictransportanddriving.

A.OnsecondthoughtsB.Icouldgoeitherway

C.IwillneverlearntodriveD.Butthenagain

44._____I’mgettingmarried!

A.Canyoukeepasecret?

B.WellInever!

C.Manyhappyreturns.D.Congratulations!

45.---So,doyouknowwhereyou’dliketogo?

---Actually,I’veheardthatit’sveryexpensiveandit’scoldallthetime.

A.Ibegyourpardon?

B.Yeah,butit’snotverygood.

C.Doyouknowanygoodhotels?

D.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?

PartIIIReadingComprehension（20minutes,40marks）

SectionA（4marks）

Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith4questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,BCandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions46-49arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Mostsorethroatsarecausedbyaninfectionwhichtreatmentwithantibioticscannotcure.Butwithsimpleremediesthepatientnormallygetsbetterin4or5days.

Tonsillitis,however,usuallystartswithasorethroatwhichcausespainonswallowing.Withchildrenandsomeadultstheremaybeafeverandthepatientisobviouslynotfeelingwell.Itmaybepossibletoseewhitespotsonthebackofthethroat.Theneckmayalsoswell,bothofwhicharethenormalresponsetoinfection.

Sometimesasorethroatmayoccurwiththecommoncold,andwithinfluenzatheremaybedrynessofthethroat,painoncoughingandlossofvoice.

TREATMENT

Aspirin:

Tohelprelievethepainonswallowingand（ifthereisone）thefever,useaspirintabletsdissolvedinwater,sothatthepatientcangarglebeforeswallowing.Repeatthetreatmentevery4hours.

Drink:

Encouragethepatienttodrinkplentyofliquids.

Food:

Foodshouldnotbeforcedonapatientwhodoesnotwanttoeat.

Steam:

Ifthereispaininthethroatoncoughing,breathinginsteammayhelp.

CHILDREN

Youngchildren,whomaynotbeabletogargle,shouldbegivenaspirindissolvedinwaterevery4hoursattherightdosefortheirage.

Atoneyear:

asinglejunioraspirin.

Atfiveyears:

halfanadultaspirin.

Ateightyears:

onewholeadultaspirin.

WHENTOSEETHEDOCTOR

Ifthesorethroatisstillgettingworseafter2days.

Ifthepatientcomplainsofearache.

Ifthepatientorparentisveryworried.

46.Accordingtothepassage,itwouldappearthatmostsorethroats_________.

A.requireanimmediatevisittoadoctor

B.respondquicklytotreatmentwithanantibiotic

C.rarelyturnouttobesymptomsofseriousillness

D.resultintonsillitisevenwhentreated

47.Inordertotreatasorethroatoneshould________.

A.preventthepatientfromeatingtoomuch

B.givethepatientupto4aspirintabletseveryday