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全国大学生英语竞赛真题和答案
全国大学生英语竞赛真题和答案
for College Students
（Preliminary）
Part II Vocabulary and Structure （5 minutes, l0 points）
Directions:
There are I0 incomplete sentences in this part. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
31. I can't agree with my Mum. I think that such an old-fashioned dress can't cost a ________. She says 100 pounds is a real ________.
A. lot of money; luckB. bargain; luck
C. fortune; bargainD. big sum; fortune
32. ________ is on the rise, with over 20% of serious crimes being committed by children under the age of seventeen.
A. Junior crime B. Juvenile delinquency
C. Minor crimeD. Senior delinquency
33. The Smiths were leaving that ________ town. Everybody wanted to escape its noise and pollution and was looking forward to a ________ country life.
A. crowded; peaceful B. deserted; peaceful
C. desert; thrillingD. empty; sour
34. When I first began writing poetry, I think the poets that I had studied at school ________ my approach and the things I wrote about.
A. communicatedB. impressedC. influencedD. discussed
35. She is an excellent teacher who has taught in four schools. ________she taught, her principals had a high opinion of her.
A. WhereverB. Everywhere
C. Inasmuch asD. In such schools that
36. My friend Tanya ________ Japanese for six years before she ________ Japan. I've just received a letter from her. It says she has been studying Chinese for three months and ________ for China in a month.
A. had been studying; visited; is leavingB. studied; had visited; will live in
C. has studied; visited; would leaveD. was studying; has visited; leaves
37. At the last place Gary worked, they ________ an annual company picnic. All the employees ________ bring their families along and spend the day at a nearby park. It was great.
A. had to have; had toB. used to have; couldn't
C. would have; didn't have toD. used to have; would
38. They ________ such a big van ________ the price of gas would skyrocket.
A. would have bought; if they knew
B. wouldn't have bought; had they known
C. wouldn't have bought; if had they known
D. wouldn't have bought; did they know
39. We’re going to paint the town ________ to celebrate our win.
A. blueB. purpleC. goldD. red
40. Written in central Canada in the early part of the twentieth century, ________ depicts life in Manitoda.
A. The Midnight Sun was Victor Frank's last novel,
B. Victor Frank's last novel was The Midnight Sun,
C. The Midnight Sun, which was Victor Frank's last novel,
D. Which was Victor Frank's last novel, The Midnight Sun,
Part III Situational Dialogues （5 minutes, 5 points）
Directions:
There are 5 incomplete dialogues in this part. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the dialogue. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. Dan:
Have you ever participated in a risky sport?
Kay:
Yes, I like hang gliding. It's fantastic to be able to fly like a bird. Though landing is sometimes difficult, I've always felt hang gliding is quite safe.
Dan:
__________________________________________________
Kay:
I've never been seriously injured. Maybe I've just been lucky. Once, my glider turned upside down, and I lost control. I almost crashed, but I parachuted away just in time.
A. What sports are risky?
B. Do you ever get into some difficult situations?
C. Have you ever hurt yourself in an accident?
D. Have you ever been to a sports centre?
42. Lucy:
What made you leave such a large company?
Ken:
My work there was so boring. I couldn't do anything myself. I always had to have my boss’ approval. So I decided to get a new job at Coricom, a small venture company.
Lucy:
__________________________________________________
Ken:
The work here is very challenging, which suits me. We always have to cope with dynamic working conditions. And, since there are not many people in this company, we understand each other very well and feel like we are all in the same family.
A. What's the hardest part of your new job?
B. How do you like your new job?
C. Tell me about what you liked at the large company.
D. Tell me about what you liked in your university.
43. Julio:
__________________________________________________
Officer:
Well, first, you write and get an application form. Then, you send it in with a copy of your school records. And after that, you ask your teachers for some letters of recommendation.
Julio:
Are foreign students allowed to work in the States?
Officer:
They'll only let you work in the summer. And you'll need to get permission from the U.S. Officer of Immigration to do that. During the school year you're not allowed to work unless the work experience is part of your school program.
A. Is it all right to apply to several universities at the same time?
B. I'd like to get some information on how to get into an American university.
C. When can I apply for that?
D. I'd like to get some information on how to get a travel card.
44. Bob:
__________________________________________________
Jane:
My first book was Trapped in a Cave, a true story about two boys who got trapped in an underground cave for five days without food, water or light.
Next I wrote the current twelve volumes of Real Kids, Real Adventures. Right now I'm working on the next two Real Kids, Real Adventures books.
Bob:
__________________________________________________
Jane:
If I'm looking for a specific kind of story—for instance a child who survived being struck by lightning—I'll go to the library and use Newsbank, keying in on words like "lightning" and "child". Mostly, though, I get tips from kids who read the Real Kids, Real Adventures books and send notes or newspaper clippings.
A. Can you tell me about the books you've written so far?
; Where do you get your stories?
B. What are your favorite books that you've read?
; Where do you get your stories?
C. Can you tell me about the books you've written so far?
; What's the hardest part about being a writer?
D. Where do you get your stories?
; What's the hardest part about being a writer?
45. Lisa:
__________________________________________________
Andy:
I think people love to laugh. They want to laugh even in serious business presentations, in the classroom, seminar, and so on. When people laugh, they relax. And they can remember you and your message better.
Lisa:
__________________________________________________
Andy:
Most people give a summary at the end of their speech. But, in my opinion, a summary at the end only distracts from a good presentation. I want to give people a chance to think about the topic, so I finish my speech with some questions.
A. Could you tell me how to introduce speakers?
; How do you end your speech?
B. Could you tell me how to introduce speakers?
; Do you think the title of a speech is important?
C. How do you end your speech?
; Do you think the title of a speech is important?
D. Why do you use so many jokes in your speech?
; How do you end your speech?
Part IV IQ Test （5 minutes, 5 points） 省略
Directions:
There are 5 IQ Test questions in this part. For each question there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Part V Reading Comprehension （25 minutes, 40 points）
Section A Multiple Choice （5 points）
Directions:
There is one passage in this section with 5 questions. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Questions 51-55 are based on the following passage.
I was dirty, smelly, hungry and somewhere beneath all that, suntanned. It was the end of an Inter-Rail holiday. My body couldn't take any more punishment. My mind couldn't deal with any more foreign timetables, currencies or languages.
“Never again,” I said, as I stepped onto home ground. I said exactly the same thing the following year. And the next. All I had to do was buy one train ticket and, because I was under twenty-five years old, I could spend a whole month going anywhere I wanted in Europe. Ordinary beds are never the same once you’ve learnt to sleep in the corridor of a train, the rhythm rocking you into a deep sleep.
Carrying all your possessions on your back in a rucksack makes you have a very basic approach to travel, and encourages incredible wastefulness that can lead to burning socks that have become too anti-social, and getting rid of books when finished. On the other hand, this way of looking at life is entirely in the spirit of Inter-Rail, for common sense and reasoning can be thrown out of the window along with the paperback book and the socks. All it takes to achieve this carefree attitude is one of those tickets in your hand.
Any system that enables young people to travel through countries at a rate of more than one a day must be pretty special. On that first trip, my friends and I were at first unaware of the possibilities of this type of train ticket, thinking it was just an inexpensive way of getting to and from our chosen camp-site in southern France. But the idea of non-stop travel proved too tempting, for there was always just one more country over the border, always that little bit further to go. And what did the extra miles cost us?
Nothing.
We were not completely uninterested in culture. But this was a first holiday without parents, as it was for most other Inter-Railers, and in organizing our own timetable we left out everything except the most immediately available sights. This was the chance to escape the guided tour, an opportunity t
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