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大学生英语竞赛NECCSA类研究生初赛英语真题
大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)A类研究生初赛英语真题2018年
PartⅠListeningComprehension
SectionA
Inthissectionyouwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,onequestionwillbeasked,andyouhavefifteensecondstoreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.
A.Hisboss.B.Hisbrother.C.Hisneighbor.D.Hiswife.
B[听力原文]
W:
Doyouwanttogohomenow?
M:
Yes,IthinkI'lltakethethingsweboughthome.
W:
OK.I'llgototheoffice.I'vegotlotstodoformyboss.I'llcomehomelater,straightfromtheoffice.M:
OK.I'dbetterhurry.Mybrother'swaitingatthehouse.
W:
Good.Ihopehe'llstillbetherewhenIgethome—Ihaven'tseenhimforages.Question:
Who'swaitingfortheman?
[解析]对话中女士表示自己还有工作要做,会晚点回家,男士则回答自己会加快速度,因为他的弟弟还在家等他。
故在等男士的是他的弟弟。
2.
A.Edinburgh.B.Cambridge.C.London.D.Leeds.
C[听力原文]
W:
Goodevening,sir.MayIhelpyou?
M:
Yes,IthinkIleftmycameraonthetrainfromLondonearliertoday.
W:
Didyou,sir?
Oh,well,inthatcasewe'dbetterfillinaLostPropertyform.Now,yousaiditwastheLondontrain.WhattimediditarriveinEdinburgh?
M:
At4:
55thisafternoon,exactlyontime.W:
Rightyouaresir.We'lldoourbest.Question:
Wheredidthetraincomefrom?
[解析]对话中男士表示自己的相机丢在了今早从伦敦出发的那班火车上,随后女士也重复了火车是发自伦敦,到达爱丁堡。
故可知火车的发车点是伦敦。
3.
A.It'salittleshowy.
B.Itlooksuglybutveryneat.C.It'sprettybuttoodear.
D.Itfitsthemanwell.
A[听力原文]
M:
Howdoyoulikemytie?
W:
Yourtie?
Well,uh...Ithinkit'snice.
M:
Youdon'treallylikeit,doyou?
W:
Well,uh...
M:
Comeon!
Behonestwithme!
W:
Well...Tobehonest,Ithinkit'salittlebright.M:
Hmm.Youmayberight.
Question:
Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthetie?
[解析]男士问女士对他的领带评价如何,女士首先谎称觉得不错,后男士要求她实话实说,女士才又表示颜色有点太亮了。
故正确答案为A,她觉得有点太艳丽了。
4.
A.Earlyinthemorning.B.Ataround6:
30pm.C.After7:
00pm.
D.Lateatnight.
C[听力原文]
M:
Hi,Kathy.We'regoingtohaveapartythisevening.Willyoucome?
W:
Yes,I'dloveto.Whattime?
M:
6:
30.
W:
I'mafraidI'llbealittlelate.Mypianolessonfinishesat7:
00.M:
That'sOK.
Question:
WhenwillKathygototheparty?
[解析]在对话中,Kathy表示自己的钢琴课在7点结束,会晚点到,故可推测Kathy到排队的时间会晚于7点。
5.
A.Becausehewasn'tallowedtoattendthemeeting.B.Becausethewomanmadeamistakeinthedesign.C.Becausetheconferencewasdelayedonceagain.D.Becausethewomandidn'tfinishthetaskintime.
D[听力原文]
M:
Ah,Tina.Isthedesignfortheconferencecentreready?
W:
Er,no.Iwas...
M:
ButyouknowIneeditfortomorrowandIaskedyoutostopworkingoneverythingelseuntilyoufinishedit.W:
Iknow,I'vebeenworkingonitallday,butIhaven'tfinishedityet.I'msorry.
Question:
Whyisthemanangry?
[解析]对话开头,男士问Tina会议中心的设计准备好了没有,他明天就需要,但是Tina回答还没有,故可知男士生气的原因是Tina没有按时完成任务。
SectionB
Inthissectionyouwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestionsandmakeyouranswersontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
ConversationOne
Listentotheconversation,markeachstatementaseitherTrue(T)orFalse(F)accordingtoyourlistening.
1.Simonboughtasecond-handearwhichisoneofthenewmodels.B
[听力原文]
W:
Hi,Simon,howareyou?
Howisyournewcargoing?
M:
Oh,don'taskme,Anna.It'sanightmare!
Inevershouldhaveboughtit!
W:
Why?
What'swrong?
Ithoughtyou'dgotoneofthosefancynewmodels?
M:
Idid,butthat'spartoftheproblem.IfI'dboughtasecond-handcar,Iwouldn'thavetakenoutthisbigbankloanI'vegotnow.
W:
Oh,soIsupposeyou'vegotbigrepaymentstomake?
M:
Yes,andIcan'tsellthecaruntilI'vepaidforit.Butit'snotonlythat.Ihadnoidearunningacarwasgoingtobesoexpensive!
IwishI'dthoughtabouttheothercostsbeforeIboughtit.
W:
Itprobablywouldn'tbesobadifthepriceofpetrolhadn'talmostdoubledlastmonth.M:
Don'tremindme—thepetrolaloneiscostingmeafortune!
W:
Luckyyou'vegotthatpart-timejobthen!
M:
That'sjustthething.Nearlyallofmywagesaregoingonthecar.IfI'dwaitedabitbeforebuyingthecar,I'dhavemanagedtosavequiteabitbynow.Imightevenhavegoneonthatcollegetriplastweek;itsoundedgreat.
W:
Oh,dear.Can'tyouaskyourdadtohelpyouout?
M:
Noway!
Whenmygranddadleftmesomemoney,mydaddidn'twantmetospenditonacar.IfonlyI'dlistenedtohim,noneofthiswouldhavehappened!
Iwishhewasn'talwaysright!
W:
Well,maybeyoushouldvaluehisopinionsmore.Youdoseemtoarguewithhimalot.Ifyougotonbetterwithhim,youmighthavelistenedtohissuggestions.
M:
Theworstthingis,Dadwantedmetobuysomeshareswiththemoneyandnowthey'vegoneupbythirtypercent.I
shouldhavelistenedtohim.IfI'dtakenhisadvice,I'downasmallfortunenowinsteadofabigdebt!
W:
Oh,Simon,youpoorthing.IwishIcouldhelpyoubutIhaveevenlessmoneythanyou.Atleastyouhaveacar!
M:
Oh,don'tsaythat!
IwishI'dneverboughtthecar!
Ifitweren'tforthecar,I'dhavenomoneyworriesnow.
[解析]Simon在对话中提到,如果自己买的是二手车,现在就不会背负一大笔债务。
所以Simon买的不是二手车,故该判断错误。
2.ThepriceofpetrolnearlydoubledlastmonthandSimonfeltsobad.A
[解析]Simon在对话中说道,开车太贵了,买之前没有考虑其他开销,Anna接着说如果上个月汽油的价格没有翻
番,Simon或许不会这么难熬。
故该判断正确。
3.Simonhassavedverylittlemoneyfromhisjob.A
[解析]谈话中Simon说自己的薪水几乎全都花在了车上,没能攒下钱去旅行。
故该判断正确。
4.Simontookhisfather'sadviceaboutthecar.B
[解析]Simon的父亲建议Simon买一辆二手车,但由于他们关系不好,Simon没有听从父亲的意见,并且为此感到后
悔。
故该判断错误。
5.Simonnowhasalotofmoneyinsteadofabigdebt.B
[解析]根据全部对话可知,Simon在新车上花费了很多钱,还背负了债务,父亲叫他买股票也没有买,所以他现在没
有攒下任何钱。
故该判断错误。
ConversationTwo
ListentotheconversationmarkeachquestionasA,B,CorDaccordingtowhatyouhear.
1.What'stheproblembeingdiscussedinthisconversation?
A.TheconditionofSaltLane.B.Thecouncil'scomplaints.
C.Thedemolitionofsomeoldbuildings.D.Thegascompany.
C[听力原文]
W:
It'sanabsolutescandal.MyfriendMrsStanleysaysthatatleasttwentypeoplehavealreadywrittentothecounciltocomplain.
M:
Tocomplainaboutwhat?
W:
Haven'tyouheard?
ThegascompanyisthinkingofpullingdownallthoseoldhousesinSaltLaneandsellingthelandtoapropertycompanytobuildofficeblocks.Andthecouncilisdoingabsolutelynothingaboutit.
M:
Well,thoseoldhousesareinprettybadcondition.
W:
That'snotthepoint.Thepointisit'snotfair.There'sahousingshortage.There'repeoplewhohavebeenlivingandworkinginthisdistrictforovertwentyyears,andstillhaven'tgotadecentplacetolive.It'sashame.
M:
Well,Isupposethegascompanyisinbusinesslikeeveryoneelse.Thelandthosehousesarebuiltonisworthagoodprice.
W:
Worthagoodprice?
WhatwewantarenewhomesinSaltLane,notofficeblocks.OneofthecashierswhoworksinthesupermarketlivesinSaltLane.Andshesayssheandherhusbandhavebeenonthehousinglistsincetenyearsago.Andeverytimetheywrite,theonlyreplytheygetisaprintedpostcardsaying"thematterisreceivingattention".
M:
Idon'tseewhatithastodowiththegascompanydemolishingthoseoldhousesinSaltLane.Particularlyifthey'reinthe
conditionyousaytheyare.
W:
Whydon'tyoulisten?
I'vejusttoldyou.Thegascompanyhasnorighttosellthatlandforofficeblocks.It'sallwrong.Theproperthingisforthemtoputupsomehigh-risefiatsandmovethosefamiliesinSaltLaneintothemasquicklyaspossible.
M:
Aren'tyougettingabittooworkedupaboutit?
ImeanI'msurethegascompanyknowswhatthey'redoing.
W:
Knowwhatthey'redoing!
Theydon'tknowtheirrighthandfromtheirleft.Imustsaysomethingwillhavetobedoneaboutit.I'msettingupapetitionforastartandeveryoneI'vespokentosofarhaspromisedtosign.Andthere'sanotherthing...
M:
Oh,what'sthat,dear?
W:
IwanttowritetothelocalpaperandmakeaformalcomplaintonbehalfoftheresidentsofSaltLane.M:
Butwedon'tliveinSaltLane.
W:
Iknowbutthatcashierinthesupermarketdoes.Shesaysit'sterrible.Sheneverknowswhethershehaslithercookerproperlyornot,becauseofthesmellfromthegasworks.
M:
Uh,beforeyouwrite,I'vegotsomethingtotellyou.W:
Oh,urn,nothingbad,Ihope.
M:
No,Idon'tthinkso.It'sjustthatmyfirmismovingofficesnextyear.
W:
Moving?
Whereto?
M:
TooneofthenewofficeblocksinSaltLane.
[解析]对话全篇都是围绕燃气公司将要拆掉老建筑建办公楼,而部分居民却无处可住讨论的,故正确答案为C。
2.Whydoesthewomanthinkit'sunfair?
A.Becausenoonecomplains.B.Becauseofficeblocksareneeded.C.Becausethecompanyoffersalowprice.D.Becausethere'sahousingshortage.
D
[解析]对话中女士提到,由于住房短缺,很多在此工作了20年的人都没有一个像样的住所,后又举出了超市收银员一
家申请住房的例子。
所以女士认为不公的原因是住房短缺。
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedbytheman?
A.Thoseoldbuildingsareinprettybadcondition.B.Thecouncilisdoingnothingaboutthecomplaint.
C.Thelandthosehousesarebuiltonisworthagoodprice.D.Thegascompanyisinbusinesslikeeveryoneelse.
B
[解析]选项B的内容,居委会对抱怨不做理会是由女士提到的,而非男士,答案为B。
4.What'sresponseofthetheprobleminSaltLane?
A.Theysoldthelandtoapropertycompanytobuildaresidenceblock.B.Theycomplainedandcouldn'tputupwiththebadhousingcondition.C.Theytriedhardtohelpthelocalresidentsmovetoadecentplace.
D.Theyjustsentprintedpostcardsaying"thematterisreceivingattention".
D
[解析]女士在对话中举了例子,收银员在申请住房时,每次写信寻问,就会受到一张回复“事情正在处理”的明信片。
故正确答案为D。
5.Who'llmovetooneofthenewofficeblocksinSaltLanenextyear?
A.Theman'scompany.B.The