全国大学生英语竞赛C类真题答案含听力原文.docx

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全国大学生英语竞赛C类真题答案含听力原文

2004年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛

听力录音原文及参考答案

PartIListeningComprehension（30minutes,30points）

SectionADialogues（10points）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortdialogues.Attheendofeachdialogue,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththedialogueandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.W:

Hi,I’dliketosendthispackagebyexpressmailtoSanFranciscoandIwouldliketobuyasheetofstamps,please.

  M:

Hereareyourstamps,andjustputthepackageonthescale.

  Q:

Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace?

（D）

2.M:

I’mgoingouttolunch.DoyouneedanythingwhileI’mout?

  W:

Yes,ifyoupassaconveniencestore,getmesomechocolate—aSnickersbar,please.

  Q:

Whatdoyoulearnfromthisconversation?

（B）

3.W:

Ifwegobycar,howdowecrosstheriver?

  M:

There’saferrythatwilltakeyourcar.There’sevenonefortrains.

  Q:

Howwilltheycrosstheriver?

（D）

4.W:

Iheardthatthemayorisclosingthecheesefactory.

  M:

Yes,butitisonlytemporary.

  W:

Oh,I’msurprised.Ithoughtitwasgoingtoshutdownforgood.

  Q:

Whywasthewomansurprised?

（C）

5.M:

Ispilledtomatojuiceonmynewwhiteshirt.Doyouthinkitwillcomeout?

  W:

That’stoobad.LeaveitthereandI’llseewhatIcando.

  Q:

Whatistheman’sproblem?

（B）

6.W:

I’mgoingtolunchwithmybowlinginstructor.

  M:

Whataboutthecommitteemeeting?

  W:

Don’tworry.I’llbebackattheofficebeforethen.

  Q:

Whereisthewomanprobablygoingnow?

（C）

7.M:

Howlonghaveyouhadthisproblemwithyourshoulder?

  W:

Itstartedlastweekaftermyskiingaccident.

  M:

Let’strysometeststodeterminethenatureoftheinjury.

  Q:

Whatisthemangoingtodo?

（B）

8.W:

Areyouhavingagoodtime?

  M:

Sure.Thanksagainforinvitingme.

  W:

Noproblem.Ijustwishmorepeoplecouldhavecome.

  Q:

Howdoesthewomanfeel?

（C）

9.M:

Wefinallymadeit,Mary!

  W:

Ican’tbelievegraduationistonight.

  M:

Canyoucometomygraduationparty?

  W:

Sure,afterIfinishthefamilycelebration.

  M:

Iwanttobesurewegetpicturesofustogether.

  W:

Inourcapsandgowns!

  Q:

Whenwillthewomangototheman’sgraduationparty?

（A）

10.M:

Hi,didyoupassyourgeographyexam?

   W:

Yeah,Ididquitewellinfact,Igot76%.

   M:

Oh,welldone!

Sotheygaveyouapercent?

Ithoughttheygavegrades.

   W:

Yeah,theygaveboth.Minewasan“A”.Sohowaboutyou?

   M:

Well,wedon’thaveexams.Wehavecontinuousassessment,soyoujusthavetodocoursework,andyougetamarkforeachessay.

   Q:

Howdoestheschoolevaluatetheman’sprogressingeography?

（A）

SectionBNewsItems（10points）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.Tensofthousandsofhealthworkerswillgohousetohouseoverthenextthreedaysinanefforttoimmunise63millionchildrenundertheageoffiveinsub-SaharanAfrica.Thecampaignisthestartofmonthlynationalimmunisationdaysduringthelowseasonforpolio.It’shopedthatvaccinatingchildrennow—whenthevirusisatitsweakest—willbethebestwayofstoppingtransmission.

Question:

Howoldarethechildrentobeimmunised?

（B）

12.Amidpompandceremony,Chinalaunchedthe2008Olympics.TogetherwithaChinesecounterpart,thepresidentoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee,JacquesRogge,usedagiantgoldenkeytosymbolicallyopenwhathecalledthemostimportantmarketintheworld.Inhisspeech,heemphasisedthepoweroftheOlympicbrandinChina’semergingmarket.

Question:

Whatdoesthegiantgoldenkeysymbolize?

（C）

13.MicrosofttriestokeepthecodeforitsWindowsoperatingsystemacloselyguardedsecret.It’stheequivalentofcomputerDNAandthefirmfearsifitfallsintothewronghandsitcouldbeusedtoinfiltratemillionsofcomputersworldwide.Morethan90percentoftheworld’sPCsrunWindows.

Question:

WhatactiondoesMicrosoftintendtotake?

（A）

14.BeforehesetoffinNovember,therewerefearsthatFrancisJoyonwouldbeunabletocontrolhishugeboat,namedIDEC.Withitsthreehullsslicingthroughthewaterandamassiverotatingmastthatreached30metresintothesky,theboatwasbuiltin1986foracrewoften.ItwasfearedthatsuchaboatwouldbetoopowerfulforonemanintheroughseasoftheSouthernOcean.

Question:

Howmanypeoplecantheboatcarry?

（B）

15.Overtimescalesofthousandsofyears,theEarthgoesthroughanaturalcycleofwarmerandcolderperiods,drivenbychangesinheatcomingfromtheSun.ProfessorWilliamRuddimanfromtheUniversityofVirginiahasnowcalculatedthatiftheEarthhadfolloweditsnaturalcycleoverthelasttenthousandyears,itoughttohavegotsteadilycolder.Ithasn’t,because,hebelieves,humanactivitieshavebeenkeepingthetemperaturesteady.

Question:

HastheEarthgotsteadilycolderoverthelasttenthousandyears?

（A）

16.Inequalityofhealthcareisstillparamount,saystheWHO’slatestreport.Industrialisedcountriesaccountforlessthan20percentoftheworld’spopulationbuttake90percentofhealthspending.InJapanmorethan500dollarsisspentondrugsperpersonperyear.ThiscomparestojustthreedollarsinSierraLeone.Onlyslightlymoreisspentinmanysub-Saharancountries.

Question:

Howmuchdomanysub-Saharancountriesspendondrugsperpersonperyear?

（B）

17.TheIraqidinarhasrisenathirdorsoinvalueagainstthedollarsincethenewbanknotesbegantocirculate.OnefactorhasbeenthegradualpickupoftheIraqieconomyafterthedevastationofthewar.Therearesimplymoretransactionstakingplace,whichhassupportedthevalueofthecurrency.AnditseemsIraqistrustthenewdinarbanknotesmorethantheydidtheoldones,whichfeaturedpicturesofSaddamHussein.

Question:

WhydidtheIraqinewdinarriseinvalue?

（C）

18.Thelistofcountriesknowntohavetherelativelynewanddeadlystrainofbirdfluisrapidlygrowing.ThefocusnowisonIndonesiawheretestswillsoonconfirmwhetherornotthebirdfluwhichkilledseveralmillionchickensthereistheoftenfatalH5N1,alreadyconfirmedin5othercountriesintheregion.ReportsofanoutbreakinLaosarealsobeinginvestigated.

Question:

Whatisthenumberofcountriesmentionedinthisnewsreport?

（C）

19.Anunhealthydiettogetherwithlittleexerciseandsmokingarethekeypreventablerisksofnon-communicablediseasesandit’sestimatedthatlowfruitandvegetableintakealonecausesmorethantwoandahalfmilliondeathseachyear.

Question:

Whatcausesmorethantwoandahalfmilliondeathseachyear?

（A）

20.AroundEuropeinterestratesareattheirlowestlevelsinhalfacentury.Butbusinessesarepressingforevencheaperborrowingcostsamidsignsofcontinuedeconomicweakness.

AbigdropinGermanmanufacturingannouncedearlierthisweekiscitedasevidencethatEurope’smostimportanteconomymayevenbeslidingintorecession.Andtheriseoftheeurotoafour-yearhighagainstthedollarincurrencydealingisamajorworryformanyEuropeanexporters.

Question:

WhatisthekeyproblemforEuropeanexporters?

（A）

SectionCPassages（10points）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear2passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear5questions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

TheworldofmusicwillneverbethesamesincetheformationofabandinLiverpool,Englandin1956.TheBeatleswereformedbyGeorgeHarrison,RingoStarr,PaulMc-Cartney,andJohnLennon.TheirfirsthitsongLoveMeDowasrecordedin1962.TheBeatlesquicklybecametheworld’sbest-knownpopmusicgroupandmanypeopletodaystillregardthemasthefinestbandinthehistoryofpopmusic.

LennonandMcCartneyweretheauthorsofmostofthesongsthegrouprecorded.Harrisonalsowrotesongs,oftenusingideasfromIndianmusic.ThedrummerofthegroupwasthefamousRingoStarrandheoccasionallysang.ForsixyearstheBeatleshadhitafterhitsong.Twenty-eightoftheirsongswereontheTopTwentyrecordchartsandseventeenofthesesongsreachednumberoneonthecharts.

Thegroupalsohadasuccessfulmoviecareer.ThecomediesAHardDay’sNightandYellowSubmarinebecameverysuccessfulmovies.Peopleimitatedtheirlonghairstyles,clothing,andhumor.AlmostalllaterpopbandslearnedfromtheBeatles.Beatlemaniaisthewordusedtodescribehowstrongandloyalthefanswere.

Questions21to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

21.WhatkindofmusicdidtheBeatlesplay?

（D）

22.WhatdidmanypeoplecopyfromtheBeatles?

（D）

23.WherewerethemembersoftheBeatlesgroupfrom?

（B）

24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

（C）

25.HowmanyoftheBeatles’songsreachednumberoneontherecordcharts?

（A）

PassageTwo

Haveyoueverwonderedwherethesecutelittleteddybearscamefrom?

TheywerenamedforPresidentTheodoreRooseveltin1902.

PresidentRooseveltwasonahuntingtripinMississippiwhenmembersofthehuntingpartycaughtablackbearandtiedhi