08年大学生英语竞赛B类试题及答案.docx

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08年大学生英语竞赛B类试题及答案

08年

PartIListeningComprehension（25minutes,30marks）

　　SectionA（10marks）

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　1.A.Mild.            B.Draughty.             C.Hot.

　　2.A.Thewomaninquiringthemanisprobablyajudge.

　　B.Themanwasstoppedbythepolicebecausehewasdrivingtoofast.         

　　C.Themanhitoneofthekidsonthecornerofthefirstturning.

　　3.A.Tired.           B.Lonely.               C.Sad.

　　4.A.Takethedictionaryoutthelibrary.     

　　B.Buyanewdictionaryforherself.

　　C.Borrowthedictionaryforherself.

　　5.A.Allofthemlandedsafely.

　　B.Somewerewounded,buttherewerenodeaths.

　　C.Somewerekidnapped.

　　6.A.Hedoesn'tknowifthereisaphotocopymachinethere.

　　B.Thewomancanmakecopiesatthepostoffice.

　　C.Thephotocopymachineisn'tintheofficeanymore.

　　7.A.Inviteeveryone. B.Havetwoparties.     C.Takeafewclasses.

　　8.A.Threequartersofanhour.                 B.Halfanhour.

　　C.Aquarterofanhour.

　　9.A.He'sgotastomachache.                    B.He'sgotaheadache. 

　　C.Heisalcoholic.

　　10.A.Suspicious.     B.Relaxed.              C.Upset.

　　SectionB（5marks）

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearonelongconversation.Theconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendoftheconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　Questions11-15arebasedonthelongconversationyou'vejustheard.

　　11.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?

　　A.Alecture.      B.Anexamination.       C.Acourse.

　　12.Whyisthemanwatchingtelevision?

　　A.Becausehewantedtotakeabreak.

　　B.Becausehedidn'twanttostudy.

　　C.Becausehehadaheadache.

　　13.Whyisthemansurprisedthatthewomanwantstostudylinearalgebrawithhim?

　　A.Becausehedidn'tdowellonthelasttest.

　　B.Becauseheisn'tgoingtotaketheexam.

　　C.Becausesheisbetterthanhimatthecourse.

　　14.Whydoesn'tthemanwanttocallElizabeth?

　　A.Becausehedoesn'tknowher.

　　B.Becausehedoesn'tlikeher.

　　C.Becauseitistoolatetocallher.

　　15.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

　　A.Brotherandsister.

　　B.Classmates.

　　C.Teacherandstudent.

　　SectionC（5marks）

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear5shortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthequestionandthenthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　16.HowmanypeoplewerekilledinthebombattackinLondon?

　　A.Dozensofpeople. 

　　B.Hundredsofpeople.

　　C.None.

　　17.WhatisthetoppriorityofNASA'smission?

　　A.Atearinoneofthestation'ssolarwings.

　　B.AspacewalkonThursday.                  C.Getnewequipment.

　　18.HowmanybillionairesarethereinChinaaccordingtoForbes?

　　A.54.             B.66.                   C.Morethan100.

　　19.WhatisoneofthehighlightsformanyvisitorsintheClintonPresidentialLibraryandMuseum?

　　A.Afull-scalereplicaoftheOvalOffice.

　　B.Twomillionphotographs.

　　C.76millionpagesofdocuments.

　　20.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?

　　A.TheWorldBank'sEconomicIndicatorsreportwillbeissued.

　　B.EconomicgrowthratesinAfrica.

　　C.ThestagnationanddeclineofAfricaneconomyfrom1975to1995.

　　SectionD（10marks）

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearamanintroducingthehistoryofOxford.Forquestions21-30,listentowhathesaysandcompletethenotes.Youwillneedtowriteawordorashortphrase.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

　　Oxfordbecameatownbefore（21）________.OxfordUniversitybegantoestablishitselfinthemiddleofthe（22）________centuryandby1300therewere1,500students.AtthistimeOxfordwasa（23）________town,butbythemiddleofthe14thcenturyitwaspoorerbecauseof（24）________intradeandtheterribleplague.Relationsbetweenthestudentsandthetownspeoplewerevery（25）________andtherewasoften（26）________inthestreets.On10thFebruary1355,a（27）________began,whichlastedtwodays.Sixty-twostudentswerekilled.OneofthepunishmentswasthattheUniversitywasgiven（28）________ofthetownfornearly600years.

　　TherearesomespecialOxfordwordsintheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Forexample,（29）________and（30）________.

　PartIIMultipleChoice（10minutes,15marks）

　　SectionA（10marks）

　　Directions:

Thereare10incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　31．Thegovernmentgaveavery________explanationofitsplanforeconomicdevelopment.

　　A.comprehensive   B.compound     C.considerable D.complacent

　　32.Anambulancemusthavepriorityasitusuallyhastodealwithsomekindof________.

　　A.urgency         B.danger       C.emergency    D.crisis

　　33.Itisacommonthemeinmanysciencefictionstoriesthattheworldmayonedaybe________byinsects.

　　A.brokenin       B.runover     C.takenover   D.filledin

　　34.Inthemeantime,thequestionfacingbusinessiswhethersuchresearchis________thecosts.

　　A.worth           B.worthof     C.worthy       D.worthwhile

　　35.________doesheknowthatthepoliceareabouttoarresthim.

　　A.Few             B.Only         C.Seldom       D.Little

　　36.Heaskedhissistertolookafterhischildren________hisdeath.

　　A.intheeventof B.inviewof   C.onaccountofD.ontheedgeof

　　37.________aboutthebookkeeper'shonesty,thecompanyaskedhimtoresign.

　　A.Therebesomequestions          B.Therearesomequestions

　　C.Therehavebeensomequestions   D.Therebeingsomequestions

　　38.Butforhiscourage,thebattle________.

　　A.waslost        B.willbelost C.wouldlose   D.wouldhavebeenlost

　　39.Whentheyoungmanwalkedintotheofficetoseetheheadmaster,hehad________.

　　A.butterfliesinhisheart         B.butterfliesinhismind

　　C.butterfliesinhisstomach       D.butterfliesinhisspirit

　　40.-Couldyoulendmesomemoney,Jack?

　　-Sorry,Mike.Imyselfcan'tearnenoughto________.

　　A.maketheendsmeet               B.makeendsmeet

　　C.keeptheendsmeet               D.keependsmeet

　　SectionB（5marks）

　　Directions:

Thereare5incompletestatementsorquestionsaboutsomeEnglishspeakingcountriesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethemostsuitableanswerfromthegivenchoices.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　41.Britainisa________country.

　　A.Catholic        B.Christian    C.Orthodox     D.Mormon

　　42.TheToriesweretheforerunnersof________,whichstillbearsthisnicknametoday.

　　A.theLabourParty                 B.theConservativeParty

　　C.theLiberalParty                D.theSocialDemocraticParty

　　43.________isthemostpopularsportinBritaininsummer.

　　A.Football        B.Tennis       C.Basketball   D.Cricket

　　44.TheNewDealwasstartedby________.

　　A.JohnF.Kennedy                  B.FranklinRoosevelt

　　C.GeorgeWashington                D.ThomasJefferson

　　45.________istheonlybranchthatthatcanmakefederallawsandlevyfederaltaxes.

　　A.Theexecutive                    B.Thelegislative

　　C.Thejudicial                     D.Thepresident

　　PartIIIReadingComprehension（20minutes,40marks）

　　SectionA（5marks）

　　Directions:

Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith5questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　Questions46-50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　TheSupremeCourt'sdecisionsonphysician-assistedsuicidecarryimportantimplicationsforhowmedicineseekstorelievedyingpatientsofpainandsuffering.

　　Althoughitruledthatthereisnoconstitutionalrighttophysician-assistedsuicide,theCourtineffectsupportedthemedicalprincipleof“doubleeffect”,acenturies-oldmoralprincipleholdingthatanactionhavingtwoeffects-agoodonethatisintendedandaharmfulonethatisforeseen-ispermissibleiftheactorintendsonlythegoodeffect.

　　Doctorshaveusedthatprincipleinrecentyearstojustifyusinghighdosesofmorphinetocontrolterminallyillpatients'pain,eventhoughincreasingdosageswilleventuallykillthepatient.NancyDubler,directorofMontefioreMedicalCenter,contendsthattheprinciplewillshielddoctorswho“untilnowhavevery,verystronglyinsistedthattheycouldnotgivepatientssufficientmediationtocontroltheirpainifthatmighthastendeath.”

　　GeorgeAnnas,chairofthehealthlawdepartmentatBostonUniversity,maintai