2013全国大学生英语竞赛D类决赛答案

2013National English Contestfor College Students(Level D-Final)参考答案及评分标准Part I Listening Comprehension（30marks）Section A(5marks)1—5CBABASection B(10marks)6—10ABACB11—15BBCAASection C(5marks)16—20ABCBCSection D(10marks)21.Mistreating22.neglecting symptoms23.counteract24.specialists25.within the limits26.more strenuous27.runs the risk28.avoiding chronic disease 29.surrounding30.lower the riskPart II Vocabulary and Structure(15marks)31—35BBAAC36—40ADCBB41—45DCACBPart陨陨陨Cloze(10marks)46.better47.that48.connected49.basically50.cooperativenesspete53.psychologists54.whether55.balancePart IV Reading Comprehension(40marks)Section A(10marks)rmed outsiders60.management consultantsSection B(10marks)61.F62.F63.A violation of the university rules.64.A third party helps both sides in a conflict come up with possible solutions and a plan for implementing them.65.A mediator does not propose or impose solutions,but an arbitrator does.Section C(10marks)66.Vast plains and open spaces.67.New Mexico.68.Women artists were not very common in those days.69.细节让人迷惑。

只有通过筛选、删减和强调才能知道事物的真实意义。

70.即使在她最写实的时候，她关注的也不是事物单一的视觉形象，而是事物最重要的生命、存在和个性。

1--Section D(10marks)71.triumph over adversity72.goal-directed73.strength and preparation 74.reward centres75.A strong correlationPart V Translation(10marks)76.The system was modeled on a previous design of ours.77.The police will persevere in their efforts to investigate the crime.78.The driver sat there motionlessly,aware of how serious the traffic accident was.79.He was very nervous at the time,not knowing how to cope with the situation.80.It is absolutely impossible,just as trying to take hold of the reflection of the Moon in the water.Part VI Error Correction(10marks)Computerized RobotsAlways on time and always efficient,Epistle readsthe mail each morning,choose the most important letters,and marks81.chooses the most important parts long before the boss arrives.Epistle is not∧ordinary secretary,but a robot.82.an IBM developed Epistle a number of years before.Today people83.ago computerized robots what are even more84.that/which much than Epistle to think and reason like the human brain.85.much These machines will use artificial intelligence to perform their functions.Artificial intelligence has already began to affect the lives of86.begun millions.People are building both robots and computers that can doamazingly humanlike work.For example,in many U.S.hospitals,computers can diagnose diseases with at least85percents accuracy.87.percent In England,scientists have developed a“bionic(仿生的)nose”that can distinguish subtle differences on smell.They can use the nose88.inin the food and wine industries to check fresh and quality.89.freshness Until recently,we could program robots to perform only routine90.√tasks.In the near future,computers utilizing artificial intelligencemay give robots full mobility,vision,hearing,speech,and the“sense”to make logical decisions.Part VII IQ Test(5marks)91.ROLLING,MOSS.92.11.解释：(1999-1959)-29=11.2--93.B.解释：由前三幅图可知，每一幅图都是在前一幅图的基础上再添加一些图案，第二幅图在第一幅的基础上左右两边各加了一个三角形，第三幅图在第二幅的基础上中间加了一条斜杠，依此类推，根据第五幅图的两个小圈的位置可推知，选项A、D、E是错误的，选项C中间的斜杠方向错误，故B为正确答案。

94.D.解释：由题干第一句“水库是一个储存水的湖，所储存的水供人们使用。

”可推断选项D“水库提供水”是正确的。

95.2.解释：由第一条信息“我奶奶把needles放在pins旁边，thimble放在needles旁边”可推断needles放在第9格，thimble放在第6格。

由第二条信息“tape measure不在pins旁边”和第三条信息“folding scissors在其中一个cotton的上方”可推断scissors放在第1格，tape measure放在第2格。

Part VIII Writing(30marks)参考范文略。

作文评分标准一、评分原则：1.本题满分为I10分；II20分，按四个档次给分。

2.评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定或调整本档次，最后给分。

3.I词数少于80或多于120的，II词数少于120或多于160的，从总分中减去2分。

4.如书写较差，以致影响阅卷，将分数降低一档。

二、各档次给分范围和要求：第四档（很好）：I9-10分；II16-20分完全符合写作格式的要求，覆盖所有内容要点，表达思想清楚，文字通顺，连贯性很好，基本上无词汇和语法错误。

第三档（好）：I6-8分；II11-15分基本符合写作格式的要求，有个别地方表达思想不够清楚，文字基本通顺、连贯，有少量词汇和语法错误。

第二档（一般）：I3-5分；II6-10分未恰当完成写作格式的要求，漏掉内容要点，表达思想不清楚，文字多处出现词汇和语法错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。

第一档（差）：I1-2分；II1-5分未完成写作格式的要求，明显遗漏主要内容，表达思想紊乱，有较多词汇和语法的重大错误，未能将信息传达给读者。

0分白卷；作文与题目毫不相关；内容太少，无法评判；所写内容无法看清。

3--2013National English Contestfor College Students(Level D-Final)听力原文Part I.Listening ComprehensionSection AIn this section,you will hear five short conversations.Each conversation will be read only once.After each conversation,there will be a twenty-second pause.During the pause,read the five questions,each with the three choices marked A,B and C,and decide which is the best choice.Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.1.W:I’m a bit worried about Ellie.She’s nearly six and she still sucks her thumb!M:Oh,Debbie,you needn’t worry too much about her.I’ve got a friend who has sucked her thumb for twenty-nine years!W:You’re kidding!M:No,honestly.She only does it when she’s really tired,but you can imagine how strange it looks on a grown woman.2.W:I’m so glad that it’s Friday again!What would you like to do this weekend?I’d like to take exercises.How about tennis?I’ve been studying all week,and I’m tired of sitting.Let’s play a few matches.M:Jenny,I’m tired.Period.I don’t feel like doing anything strenuous.I’d rather stay home and watch movies.Could you stop by the Movie Center on your way here and rent five or six good movies?W:Come on,Michael.I’d rather not watch movies again.I’d prefer to do something active.3.W:I can’t believe this!M:What happened,my darling?What’s wrong?W:Someone must have gotten my credit card number and used it.I’ve got charges here that I never made! M:But how could it have happened?W:I know I haven’t been careful about receipts lately.Someone may have gotten my number out of a receipt in a wastebasket of some store.4.W:Paul,you don’t look very happy.What’s wrong?M:Well,I went to the doctor for my annual medical check-up last Sunday,and he said that I had to make some lifestyle changes,or else I may have some health problems.W:What did the doctor tell you?4--M:He told me that I should change my diet and that I had to get more exercises.If I don’t,he said I might develop some serious problems.5.M:You’re leaving school soon,aren’t you?W:Yes.My A-levels will start next week,but I’m not too bothered about the results,because when I leave school I’m going to concentrate on my music career.I’m lead singer in a band and I don’t need any qualifications to be a pop star.I see my future very clearly—I’m going to be incredibly famous and fabulously rich.M:So you’ve already got a contract then?W:Er,no,not as such.Actually,we haven’t got a manager yet,but the minute I’ve taken my last exam,I’m going to find a really good one.Section BIn this section,you will hear two long conversations.Each conversation will be read only once.After each conversation,there will be a one-minute pause.During the pause,read the five questions,each with the three choices marked A,B and C,and decide which is the best choice.Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.Conversation1W:Chef Louis,well done on your new restaurant!M:Thank you.I’ve been dreaming of this day for a very long time.Yes,I worked for some of the best chefs in the world ten years ago.And now,finally,I have my own place.W:When and where did you start your career?M:I started in a small restaurant in France when I was just sixteen.You know,I’ve been cooking for a very long time.W:Tell me:what’s the worst accident that has happened to you in all that time?M:Well,nothing disastrous fortunately,but I’ve cut my finger more times than I can remember!W:Can you tell us about your life in England?M:Well,I’ve been living here since1992.And in that time I had some wonderful experiences.I’m very happy here.W:And so tell us about your restaurant.M:I love food.It’s my source of passion.In my restaurant we have food from all over the world.I have a new chef,Yoshi Ikeda.He teaches me some techniques from Japan.And I also have lessons from another fantastic chef from e and try our new dishes!W:I’d love to.Well,I’ve been enjoying our chat today.Thank you for your time.Conversation2W:Morning,dad!M:Martha,you’re in a good mood today.Any particular reason?W:Yes,there is actually.I’ve decided to become a millionaire.5--M:You’ve decided to become a millionaire.I see.And how exactly do you propose to do that?W:Well,if you can spare a couple of minutes,I’ll tell you.M:Martha,you know how precious my time is...W:Dad,I promise you it will be worth your while.M:Oh,OK.But just five minutes,or else I’ll be late for work.W:Right.I’ve got this idea from a website...M:Oh,come on!You’re wasting your time if you think you can make money out of the internet.All the best ideas have been used up!You should be using your time more profitably and getting a proper job... W:I promise you it’s not some half-baked idea.It’s something I’ve been chewing over for the last few weeks. Please just have a look at these plans and then tell me what you think.M:Hm,yes,interesting.There’s certainly food for thought here.How are you going to find the money to do it? W:Ah,well,I was rather hoping you might help me.Will you?M:Well,I can’t tell you until I’ve had time to digest all this information.But you’ve certainly got a good idea. Very original.W:But we’re running out of time!If we don’t do it very soon,somebody else will.M:Yes,you could be right.Look,I’ve got to go now,but as soon as I get back from work I’ll spend the rest of the evening looking at it.Have you told your idea to anybody else?W:No,not yet.M:Well,don’t tell anyone.I think you’ve really got something here.Section CIn this section,you will hear a monologue.The monologue will be read twice.After the monologue,there will be a pause.During the pause,read the five questions,each with the three choices marked A,B and C,and decide which is the best choice.Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.I know it’s bad for me,but I still can’t stopI’m Ross.I went to see Mr.Green because I think it’s time to stop smoking.It’s time to stop because I can’t keep doing this to myself.But here’s the real problem.I should quit,but like a lot of you struggling with the same habit,I really don’t want to.At least,not yet.Smoking has been very good to me.Cigarettes have never let me down,never abandoned me on lonely, desperate nights.Smoking clears my head and helps me think.Smoking has started conversations and driven away annoying people.Smoking helps me celebrate victories,get over losses and comfort the comfortless.It also chases away the mosquitoes.I will quit.Soon.My body and my mind are demanding that I do,daily.I claim to smoke for pleasure,but I realise that slowly,steadily,I’m losing control of this close,special friend.I realise it’s not just a“habit”.I’m hooked.So here I am,attempting to give up again,at Mr.Green’s place.I’ve tried all the other quitting techniques available.Any time the urge to smoke strikes,he said,just call him immediately and he’ll help.6--The funny thing is,I realise that I’m not phoning him to stop me from lighting up.I’m phoning him so I can. If I call,I’ll have done my part.Then I can smoke this cigarette.Besides,I know that at9:30on a Friday night,I’ll get the answering machine.I do.“The office is open from ten to four.Call me back then.This machine does not take messages.”I put the phone down and I can honestly say that I’m relieved.You see,it’s not Mr.Green’s fault or anyone else’s fault that I’m still smoking.It’s mine.Now if you’ll excuse me,I’m going to smoke this cigarette.Whether I’ll really enjoy it,though,is another story.Section DIn this section,you will hear a short passage.The passage will be read twice.There are ten missing words or phrases.Fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear.Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.How Healthy Are You?Good health is not something you are able to buy at the drugstore,and you can’t depend on getting it back with a quick visit to the doctor when you’re sick,either.Keeping yourself healthy has to be your own responsibility.Mistreating your system by keeping bad habits,neglecting symptoms of illness,and ignoring common health rules can counteract the best medical care.Nowadays,health specialists promote the idea of wellness for everybody.Wellness means achieving the best possible health within the limits of your body.One person may need many fewer calories than another, depending on metabolism.Some people might prefer a lot of easier exercise to more strenuous exercise.While one person enjoys playing72holes of golf a week,another would rather have three sweaty,competitive games of tennis.Understanding the needs of your own body is the key.Everyone runs the risk of accidents,and no one can be sure of avoiding chronic disease.Nevertheless,poor diet,stress,a bad working environment and carelessness can ruin good health.By changing your habits or the conditions surrounding you,you can lower the risk or reduce the damage of disease.7--。

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大学生英语竞赛D类阅读理解专项强化真题试卷11(题后含答案及解析)

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因此选A项。

听力原文：M: Hello, Arts Centre. Peter speaking. How can I help you?W: Listen, actually I wanted to buy five tickets for tomorrow’s show, but after ten minutes’waiting, I got disconnected. M: I’m sorry, madam. We’re having problems with the line.2．Why did the woman get disconnected?A．Because the tickets were all sold out.B．Because there were no people working there.C．Because she asked too many questions.D．Because there was something wrong with the line.正确答案：D解析：录音中两人在谈论买票的事情，女士说她想买票，可是等了10分钟后，她掉线了，男士则说线路出了问题。

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2013年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛真题试卷(C类)及答案

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A speed camera should be mounted.C.More policemen should patrol that area.9.Where, as the woman mentioned, has got improved traffic?A.Her own neighborhood.B.Her big brother’s neighborhood.C.Her parents’ neighborhood.10.How was the man punished for his traffic offence?A.He was fined 100 pounds with extra penalty points.B.He had to pay 150 pounds and got 6 penalty points.C.He finally paid 600 pounds without any penalty points.Conversation Two11.Why is the expert opposed to the view that memory aids make your memory worse?A.There is no evidence showing that memory aids are invalid.B.Human beings’ brain functions mainly through memory aids in an effective way.C.Memory aids encourage an organized approach which helps the brain function effectively.12.What is interview’s attitude towards the idea that visual image help the memoryA.It is hard to believe.B.It is nothing strange.C.It is obviously nonsense.13.Who developed the system of memory aids centuries ago?A.Inhabitants on an isolated island.B.The Ancient Greeks.C. 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The Apple iPad mini.20.What does the company announce that it can do for the United States?A.It can reduce the amount of plastic waste.B.It can help to recycle the plastic waste.C.It can increase the amount of exports.Section D (10 marks)In this section, you will hear a short passage. There are 10 missing words or phrases. Fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear. The passage will be read twice. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.If you (21) ____ smooth skin that glows with youth, the chances are that at some point you will have heard the exhortation to drink lots of water in order to (22) ____ those evil toxins and keep your skin healthy.The exact amount people suggest varies. US – based advice (23) ____ eight glasses a day, while in hotter climates people are advised to drink to more to (24) ____ higher rates of sweating. But regardless of the exact volume of water suggested, the principle behind the advice remains the same --- taking extra water on board will keep your skin hydrated. In other words, water acts like a moisturizer, but from the inside out.This is such a common idea you might be surprised at the (25) ____ to back up. You might expect there to be countless studies where people are (26) ____ two groups, one assigned to sip water all day, the other to drink a normal amount. Then the smoothness of the skin could be (27) ____ a month or so later to establish whether sipping more lead to smoother skin.In fact such studies are rare, partly because water can’t be patented, so it is hard to find anyone to fund such research when there will be no new (28) ____ or cosmetic to sell that could repay the costs. A review by the dermatologist Ronni Wolf at the Kaplan Medical Center in Israel found just one study looking at the effect of long-term water intake on the skin. But the results were (29) ____. After four weeks, the group who drank mineral water showed a decrease in skindensity, which some believe suggests the skin is retaining more moisture, while those who drank tap water showed an increase in skin density. But regardless of the type of water they drank, it made no difference to their (30) ____ or to the smoothness of their skin.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (15 marks)There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. 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 center.31. The new star said to the journalists that she ____ the opportunity to show that she could play a serious film role.A. greetedB. rejoicedC. welcomedD. cheered32. We haven’t really ____ a solution to the problem yet, which makes the boss really frustrated.A. built upB. fallen back onC. brought overD. come up with33. Personally, I am ____ banning cigarette smoking completely, especially in public areas.A. in touch withB. apart fromC. in favor ofD. regardless of34. Until a firm agreement has been reached, I am not ____ to accepting the offer.A. accustomedB. dedicatedC. committedD. entitled35. The government is making every effort to ____ an economic crisis, but it seems nothing could help.A. eliminateB. avertC. impedeD. swerve36. ____ a serious crime, what exactly should you do?A. Unless you witnessB. If you were to witnessC. If only you witnessD. since you witness37. During examinations candidates are always supposed to stay in seats, keep their eyes on the work, ____ to anyone.A. and not speakB. but could not speakC. rather than speakD. instead of speaking38. Realizing that he hadn’t got enough money and ____ to borrow any from his parents, he decided to sell his house.A. wanted notB. not to wantC. wanting notD. not wanting39. There’s no point waiting here any longer. We ____ go and have something to eat.A. can hardlyB. are bound toC. might as wellD. will have to40. While many people may refer to up-to-minute news, it is unlikely that television and the Internet ____ the newspapers completely.A. will replaceB. replaceC. are replacingD. have replaced41. She married a very nice young architect from Belfast, ____ she met on a bus during her journey to Northern Ireland.A. whoB. whenC. whichD. where42. It is a kind of illness that can result in total blindness if ____A. to leave untreatedB. is left untreatedC. leaving untreatedD. left untreated43. ----I’m so disappointed with my son! He just wouldn’t practice the piano!----Take it easy. You can lead ____ to water, but you can’t make it drink.A. a duckB. a horseC. a cowD. a dog44. ----Good morning, Madam! I’d like some informat ion about the course.----Certainly. ____A.I’m afraid I don’t know more than you either.B.Is there anything I can do for you?C.What exactly would you like to know?D.How much information did you know?45. ---- How do you feel about countries that don’t try t o reduce global warming?---- ____, those countries care more about money than saving the planet.A.As far as I’m concernedB. It’s none of our businessC. We’re not to blameD. Things are under controlPart III Cloze (10 marks)Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the correct word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form of the given word, or by using the given letters of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.According to recent surveys, 72% of all Americans believe that the United States government is (46) hi____ information about UFOs. Almost 68% of people think that the government has secret knowledge of extraterrestrial life. It is not (47) ____ (surprise) that the government has come under more and more (48) pr____ to declassify its UFO records and make them public. A variety of different groups have been involved in these efforts.One group to become involved is called CFI, the Coalition for Freedom of Information, John Podesta, who was White House Chief of Staff during Bill Clinton’s (49) ____(president), is one of the many high-powered people active in this group. CFI’s aim is not to prove the (50) ____(exist) of extraterrestrial life, but to make it easier for scientists in general to study unexplained aerial phenomena. Podesta and his group has asked the Pentagon to declassify its UFO records and therefore provide scientists (51) ____ data that will help in the study of UFOs.CFI has requested the release of information on several UFO cases, starting with the Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, incident. This incident took (52) ____ in 1965 when a largeacorn-shaped object, the size of a small car, crashed in Pennsylvania. Some analysts say it could have been the spacecraft Kosmos 96 that had been launched towards Venus by the Soviet Union, but failed to escape Earth’s (53) g____. Others say the object did not look anything like spacecraft built on Earth in 1965.(54) Add____, the people of Kecksburg want to know what happened. On that (55) af____, hundreds of eyewitnesses watched a fiery streak of light descend from the sky towards Earth. Officials explained that nothing was found or recovered and that maybe the fireball in the sky was a meteor. But many witnesses say they saw a number of military personnel from the Army and the Air Force search the woods, and later that evening, saw a large military tractor-trailer coming from the area carrying a large object under a tarp.Part IV Reading Comprehension (40 marks)Read the following passage. Each passage is followed by several questions. Respond to the questions using information from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Section A (10 marks)Questions 56-60 are based on the following passage.The average automatic teller machine (ATM) is not very smart. It will give money to anyone who has the right card and punches four or five keys in the right order. Some analysts estimate that as many as 30% of ATM transaction worldwide are cases of theft. To increase security at cash machines, some banks have tried to make their ATMs a little smarter. A small camera on the machine looks directly into the eye of every customer. It scans one iris and compares the tiny patterns of ridges, dots, and other features to a code in its computer. If there is a match, the ATM will start counting out cash. If not, a message is automatically sent to the nearest police station.Iris-scanning is one fast-growing form of biometric identification --- determining who someone is by examining features the body. One of the earliest biometric techniques was fingerprinting. The line on fingerprints are unique to each person, so not even identical twins have the same fingerprints. Fingerprinting has become famous as a way of finding out who committed a crime, but it very often fails. A careful criminal can swear gloves, avoid touching thing, or even alter his fingerprints by burning, cutting, or scraping them. In the search for a more reliable system, security experts have focused on the eye.Like a fingerprint, every iris is, for all practical purposes, unique. Each person’s right iris is even different from his or her left one. A low-cost digital camera, like the kind installed at ATM machines, can easily detect hundreds of different features in the iris. The chance of two irises having the same features is close to zero. Tests have shown that iris-scanners are very hard to fool. They can tell the difference between a real iris and a false one. They can see right through colored contact lenses, eyeglasses, and even mirrored sunglasses. Although many criminal are willing to burn or cut their fingers in pursuit of the perfect crime, few would be willing or able to alter their irises.To make iris-scanning work, a computerized database has to match certain iris features with certain people. This means that each A TM customer has to allow a bank to photograph his or her iris and keep that highly personal information in a computer. Some people have worried, however, that an increased use of iris-scanning will lead to a dangerous loss of privacy. By mountingiris-scan cameras in public places, governments could track a private citizen all day long without the person’s knowledge. This would be a great advantage to the p olice, but it could also give corrupt officials a new way to control their opponents. The military’s development of tiny robots suggests that government iris-scanners could even invade private homes!Questions 56-60Complete the summary with words from the passage, changing the form where necessary, with only one word for each blank.ATM transactions are often cases of theft, where an unauthorized user takes (56) ____. To decrease insecurity, some banks have installed iris-scanning machines at ATMs. These small cameras scan the user’s iris, recording its features and (57) ____ them to a digital file. Every person has a (58) ____ iris, making iris identification highly reliable. Earlier efforts at biometric identification often relied on fingerprints. However, fingerprints can easily be (59) ____ through cutting, burning or scrapping. Iris scanners are so effective that they can even see through contact lenses and mirrored sunglasses. Use of iris scanners would provide great advantages to the police. However, others worry about a loss of (60) ____.Section B (10 marks)Questions 61-65 are based on the following passage.Seed catalogues feature hundreds of flowering species. For the persons just beginning garden this can be bewildering, and below are the details of some popular choices, nearly all of which should be sown in the spring. With the exception of busy lizzies, which need a little care, they are all very easy to grow from seed.DahliasThese are sturdy plants bearing showy flowers in a wide range of rather gaudy colors. Sow in a frame in April and plant the seedlings out when frosts are over. Dahlias flower throughout the summer and into the autumn. When autumn frosts begin to make them look unhappy, you should dig up the tuberous roots and save them. A frost-free loft, shed or garage is the ideal place. The following spring you plant the tubers instead of sowing seed again.LupinsLupins are hardy perennials. This means that the plants will stay in your garden and carry on flowering year after year. Seed sown in April will usually give you some spikes of colors in the first summer, and year by year the plants get bigger and the flowering stems get taller and grander. Selective breeding has led to the introduction of some fine, bicolored varieties in some dazzling shades. The short-lived flowers make a real misunderstanding spectacle.Busy lizziesLike dahlias, busy lizzies need to be started offunder glass, as they cannot stand frost, and pantingout is best done in May. Outdoor flowering ends inSeptember, so beat the frosts and bring your favoritespecimens indoors to give your home some sintercolor! Indoors they will carry on floweringindefinitely, though you may like to plant them out again when spring returns. Like pansies (below) they do very well in sun or shade, but the soil must be moist. Most varieties grow to be a height of only 20 cm or so.PotentillasPotentillas are hardy shrubs. In other words, the woody branches spring from ground level—there is no central trunk. Seed is probably best sown in autumn, in which case you should keep the plants in a sheltered spot until April offers favorable conditions for planting out. Once flowering begins in early summer the best varieties (such as Melton Fire) will stay in bloomalmost ceaselessly for years on end while at the same time spreading out to provide ground cover or a low hedge.PansiesPansies have a good long flowering season year after year, and some varieties can be sown in spring to give truly splendid results the first autumn. Unlike dahlias and lupins, which can easily grow a meter tall, pansies grow no higher than 10 or 20 cm. Their soil, position and moisture requirements are just like those of busy lizzies but pansies differ in being hardy. Give them a try!Questions 61-63Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.61. Both dahlias and lupins, which are sown in April, need protecting from frost.62. Brought indoors in autumn, dahlias, busy lizzies and potentillas will carry on flowering almost non-stop.63. Among all the flowers busy lizzies are not very easy to grow from seed.Section C (10 marks)Questions 66-70 are based on the following passage.When looking for love, people may go to some extreme lengths. They might go on blind dates set up by family and friends. They might write personal ads to place in newspapers. Or they might use a computer to help them in their search for a soul mate by joining an online dating services. Some people have even tried to find their perfect match through game shows on television. Many of these TV dating shows, including The Bachelor and Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire? have proved to be ratings blockbusters, with millions of viewers watching each week to find out which of the contestants will find true love.Of all these game shows, perhaps the one with the most unexpected ending was Mr. Right, which was shown in England in 2002. On the show, a bachelor, thirty-five-year-old Lance Gerrard-Wright, dated fifteen women to find the one who was his ideal partner. The host of the show was Ulrika Johnson, an English celerity originally from Sweden. For seven weeks on the show, Gerrard-Wright took turns going on dates with each of the women, taking them to expensive restaurants and exotic locations. He even met the women’s families and introduced them to his own. Then at the end of each episode, he would choose between one and three of the contestants with whom he had felt the least compatible, and say goodbye to them.At one point during the series, one contestant volunteered to leave because she said she didn’t find him attractive. After two dates she said she had had enough, and she couldn’t see it working. “He wasn’t my cup of tea.” In another episod e the woman he was on a date with burst into tears when he called her by another contestant’s name. “You called me by another girl’s name. I can’t believe you did that. I really liked you,” she sobbed.But in the final episode, the woman he eventually cho se decided she didn’t want to marry him after all. “I think you’ve chosen me because you have to choose someone,” she said. Maybe this was because she already knew he had fallen in love---with the show’s host!After leaving the show, Gerrard-Wright and Johnson were seen dining together and attending parties around London more and more often. Finally, on May 1, 2003, Gerrard-Wright proposed to Johnson on the steps of St. Paul’s Cathedral. And she accepted his proposal right away, although it was a conditional acceptance. Johnson has two children from previous relationships—aneight-year-old son, Cameron, and a two-year-old daughter, Bo. She had to make sure that they agreed to the marriage. Luckily, they did. Gerrard-Wright said, “In the end the show did wor k for me. I grabbed an opportunity to get a girlfriend and I did. Ulrika’s gorgeous.”Questions 66-68Complete the following sentences with information given in the passage in a maximum of 2 words for each blank.66. Lance Gerrard-Wright went to ____ to go on the show Mr. Right in order to find his perfect match.67. On the show, Lance had the opportunity to date many gorgeous women among whom there might be one that he was almost ____.68. Ulrika accepted Lance’s proposal ____ that her children agreed to their marriage as well. Questions 69-70Choose the best answer according to the passage.69. Which of the following did NOT happen on the show?A. Lance went on dates with several women.B. The candidates went to some very good restaurants.C. Ulrika consulted her parents before she made her decision.D. The women met Lance’s family.70. What happened after seven weeks of doing the show?A. All of the women found their beloved.B. Lance started to date with the show’s host.C. One of the women on the show couldn’t help crying.D. Ulrika asked Lance to marry her.Section D (10 marks)Questions 71-75 are based on the following passage.Alaska is disappearing slowly but surely. Since the 1950s, it is estimated that as much as 15 percent of Alaska’s are a has disappeared. But how can a whole state be disappearing?One reason for Alaska’s gradual disappearance is the melting its glaciers. According to one geologist at the US Geological Survey, about 98 percent of Alaska’s glaciers are either unmoving or diminishing. This diminishing seems mainly due to the increase in global temperatures. Since the 1960s, the average year-round temperature has increased by 5℉. Furthermore, the average winter temperature has increased by 8℉. Presently, an estimated 24 cubic miles of ice is disappearing from Alaskan glaciers every year. It may be even more in the near future, as some scientists predict that the average world temperature could go up 2.5 to 10℉by the year 2010.Another problem contributing to Alaska’s gradual di sappearance is its permafrost. (74) Much of the land in Alaska was permanently frozen, or frozen for most of the year, thus maintaining its integrity. Now, the thawing permafrost is causing a number of problems on land. Roads and utility poles are collapsing. Also, the hard permafrost which originally prevented beaches from eroding during violent storms is now melting. Affected villages are forced to relocate. For villages on small low islands, one terrible storm could wipe out the entire community.The melting permafrost and increasing temperature are also having a negative impact on the forests of Alaska. As the permafrost under the forests melts, insects that normally don’t turn upuntil the warmer seasons are appearing sooner. The spruce-bark beetle, for example, is increasing in numbers as a result of global warming. It usually takes about two years for these beetles to grow and reproduce in a very cold weather. However, due to the increase in temperatures, spruce-bark beetles are damaging as many trees in one year as they previously damaged in two. At this rate, Alaska’s forest won’t survive the turn of the century.Some scientists believe that human activity is linked to a global increase in weather temperature. Whether the rising temperature are caused by human activity or natural changes, the fact remains that Alaska is warming. Some others argue that global warming may be a normal trend on the Earth’s temperature chart. (75) One theory argues that we are near the end of aso-called “Little Ice Age”, a nd the return of the glaciers is natural result of this cycle. Whether natural or produced by humans, there is little hope for the immediate future of glaciers as we know them. Horribly, this could be a preview of what will happen to the rest of the world in the next century.Questions 71-73Answer the following questions briefly according to the passage.71. What are disappearing in Alaska actually?72. How much ice is melting each year according to the survey?73. Why do insects damage more trees than before?Questions 74-75Translate the underlined sentences in the passage into Chinese.74. Much of the land in Alaska was permanently frozen, or frozen for most of the year, thus maintaining its integrity75. One theory argues that we are near the end of a so-called “Little Ice Age”, and the return of the glaciers is natural result of this cycle. Whether natural or produced by humans, there is little hope for the immediate future of glaciers as we know them.Part V Translation (10 marks)Translate the following sentences into English, using the hints given in brackets. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.76. 宴会时间就要到了，但她仍纠结于是否应该去。

2013年大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)D类决赛真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)

2013年大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）D类决赛真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Listening Comperhension 2. V ocabulary and Structure 3. Cloze 4. Reading Comperhension 5. Error Correction 6. Translation 7. IQ Test 8. WritingPart I Listening ComperhensionSection A听力原文：W: I’m a bit worried about Ellie. She’s nearly six and she still sucks her thumb!M: Oh, Debbie, you needn’t worry too much about her. I’ve got a friend who has sucked her thumb for twenty-nine years’ W: You’re kidding! M: No, honestly. She only does it when she’s really tired, but you can imagine how strange it looks on a grown woman.1．What behavior of Ellie’s makes Debbie worried?A．Snoring.B．Nail biting.C．Thumb sucking.正确答案：C解析：对话中女士提到她对于Ellie的担心“She’s nearly six and she still sucks her thumb”，可知C项正确。

听力原文：W: I’m so glad that it’s Friday again! What would you like to do this weekend? I’d like to take exercises. How about tennis? I’ve been studying all week, and I’m tired of sitting. Let’s play a few matches. M: Jenny, I’m tired. Period. I don’t feel like doing anything strenuous. I’d rather stay home and watch movies. Could you stop by the Movie Center on your way here and rent five or six good movies? W: Come on Michael. I’d rather not watch movies again. I’d prefer to do something active.2．What Miehael would like to do this weekend is to______.A．study for the exam next weekB．watch films at homeC．play tennis with Jenny正确答案：B解析：男士提到“I’d rather stay home and watch movies”，由此可知他周末想在家看电影。

全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷(D类)

2009 National English Contest forCollege Students(Level D – Preliminary)Part I Listening Comprehension（25 minutes, 30 marks）Section A (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.1.What time was the man’s appointment?A. 10:30.B. 11:00.C. 11:40.2.What kind of table does Sally want?A. A small round table.B. A small square table.C. A big round table.3.Which man is the math teacher?A. The man in a dark shirt.B. The man with a hat.C. The man in a nice suit.4.What’s the man’sA. He isn’t upset about it.B. He decides to give up driving.C. He will drive more carefully in future.5.What did the boy do about the fire?A. He was so afraid that he ran away.B. He managed to put it out.C. He was scared and didn’t know what to do.Section B(10 marks)In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the five questions, each with the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.Conversation One6. How long will it take the man to get to Newcastle by train?A. One hour.B.Two hours.C.Three hours.7. How much does a return ticket to Newcastle cost?A. $25. B$40. C. $50.8. What can the man buy on the train for lunch?A. Drinks and sandwiches. B Drinks only. C. Biscuits.9. What’s the address of the travel agency?A. 22 Maleet Street.B. 22 Mallet Street.C. 22 Malet Street.10. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a train station.B. In a restaurant.C. At an information booth.Conversation Two11. What ages is the computer game suitable for?A. Eight to thirteen.B.Under eight.C. Over thirteen.12. Where is Black’s PC shop located?A. En Cambridge.B. In London.C. In Peterstown.13. Which of the following postures shows the correct location of the shop?’s DepartmentA. B. C.14. What day meet weed is the last day you can get a game free?A. Monday. C. Friday.15. How much did the computer game cost?A. $24.B. $30.C. $48.Section C (5 marks)In this section, you will hear a monologue. The monologue will be read only once. At the end of the monologue, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the five questions, each with three choices marked A,B and C, and decide which is the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.16. What can visitors see in the Ford Room?A. Some photos of the old town.B. Some pictures of gardens.C. Some beautiful fresh flowers.17. About how many clocks has the museum collected?A. 150.B.250.C.400.18. Where in the museum is there a clothes display?A. Upstairs on the left.B. Upstairs on the right.C. Downstairs on the right.19. What does the speaker suggest buying?A. Some beautiful clothes.B. Some colored photographs.C. The guide blood dot the museum.20. When does the museum close today?A. Half past five.B. Six o’clock.C. Half past six.Section D (10 marks)In this section, there is a short passage which will be read only once. Listen to the passage carefully, and then fill in blanks with words or phrases you hear on the tape. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Allow me to give you a little advice about writing _21___ .First, made your characters _22___ . Made site that they behave and talk as _23___ . In real life, everyone is _24___ . If all your characters speak the same way and _25___ to things in the same way, you’ll lose your readers at the start.Once your readers believe in your characters, you must get them to care. Each reader must be able to _26___ at least one character, to “become” that character in his or her mind. You can do this by developing characters with _27___ human traits, both good and bad. The individuals who populate your story should have human _28___.Now it’s time to weave your tale, to create a plot. Your readers are part of the story now; they are _29___.One last thing… your story must touch its readers’ _30___. If you can made them laugh and cry along with your characters, you are on the way to becoming a successful writer.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (10 minutes, 15 marks)There are 15incomplete sentences in this pare. For each bland, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the31. She is ____ newcomer to ____ chemistry but she has already made some important discoveries.A. the; theB. the; /C. a; /D. a; the32. Jane was fairly good at English, but in mathematics she could not ____ the rest of the students in her class.A. put up withB. do away withC. keep up withD. run away with33. You have to read the manual carefully first, otherwise you ____ have difficulty using the cell phone.A. shouldB. willC. mightD. may34. Do you think he spilled the soup ____ purpose so that he wouldn’t have to eat it?A. forB. willC. byD. on35. Angela told me a while ago that she couldn’t wear her ____ sweetheart because it doesn’t go with anything else she has.A. green comfortable darkB. dark green comfortableC. comfortable dark greenD. dark comfortable green36. I’d rather you ____ anything about the garden until the weather improves.A. don’t makeB. ArmingC. Having armedD. Armed38. When I was in the waiting room at the station yesterday, I read a magazine in order to ____ some time.A. To armB. ArmingC. Having armedD. Armed39. She was so ____ in her job that she didn’t heat anybody knocking at the door.A. attractedB. Ever sinceC. So thatD. Now that41. Experiments in the photography of moving objects ____ in both the United States and Europe well before 1900.A. As soonB. Ever sinceC. So thatD. Now that42. They thought they could ____ for another week with more food.A. keepB. lastC. maintainD. retain43.—Was the driving pleasant when you vacationed in Canada last summer?A. was rainingB. would be rainingC. had been rainingD. rained44.Karen: Can you tell me if any proposal was accepted?Mitchell: ____ But, you can come see me if you have any better ideas.A. That’s very good.B. It’s very kind of you.C. I’m glad you did thatD. It was turned down45. Betty: What were you upset about?Smith: It’s a private matter.Betty: Why won’t you tell me?Smith: ______Betty: Well, I hope you can.A. Don’t worry.B. I don’t want to say it.C. You can’t be interested in it.D. I can deal with it myself.Part III Reading Comprehension (20 minutes, 35 marks)Section A (5 marks)There is one passage in this section with five questions .For each of them ,there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. You decide the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.The opening of your presentation is your first opportunity to meet the prospect face .It isthe most important part of your presentation because if you do not it effectively, the first 30 seconds are the most critical because you are setting the stage for what is to follow.When you walk into the prospect’s office ,he is tropically in middle in the middle of doing something else .You must direct his attention and interest away from this activity to what you have to say .You must also establish an immediate rapport（友好关系) with the prospect and answer the question on every buyer’s mind: “What’s in this meeting for me?”Finally, you must gather information about the prospect so you can tailor the body of the presentation around his current situation.You should mark certain assumptions concerning the prospect:1.You are calling on one person , not a group, and you have never met the prospect before .The prospect has never done business with your firm.2.You called the prospect on the telephone a week ago and set up this appointment.3.When you talked to him then ,you were able to qualify him as a potential prospect. Heis the primary decision maker and has a potential need for your product or service.46. In the passage the word “prospect” refers to_________A . your future bossB .an employerC .an explorerD .a possible customer47 .The first 30 second are the most critical because________A. you have to make your complete sales presentation in that timeB. the prospect may not have enough time to talk to youC. if you don’t have a good beginning your chances of failure are higherD. you may be nervous when you meet the prospect48. When you enter the prospect’s office you must________A. walk straight up to himB. greet him as warmly as possibleC. draw his attention to what you have to sayD. be ready to answer whatever questions he may have49. You must tailor the body of the presentation around the prospect’s current situation so that_______.A. it meets his present or potential needsB. you can set up an appointment with himC. you can convince him your products are very cheapD. he can make a decision on the spot50. The passage tells us how to_______.A. make a sales presentationB. make friends with a prospectC. present ourselves to a prospectD. make an appointment with a prospectSection B (10 marks)in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.BOOK REVIEW Mark Wertman’sTrue Confessions of a Real Mr.MomMost Americans agree that the workplace an the home are very different from the way they were thirty years ago. The world of work is no longer a man’s world. Between 1970 an 1995, the percentage of women who worker outside the home went from 50 percent to 76 percent. In the year 2000,of the more than 55 million married couples in the United State,10.5 million women were making more money than their husbands, and 2 million men were stay-at-home dads.Author, husband, and father Mark Wertman writes about being a stay-at-home dad in his book True Confessions of a Real Mr. Mom. His story will help other people who are learning how to live with the changing gender roles in our society.Mark and his wife, Georgine, were a two-income couple, but things changed when their first baby was born. Georgine wanted to continue her work as a lawyer, but someone had to stay at home to take care of the baby. Georgine had the higher paying job, so she became the provider. They had more children. Mark stayed at home to raise the children. In his book he tells many Stories about his role in the family.At first, it was difficult to change roles. The Wertman kids often went to Mrak first to talk about their problems .Georgine was jealous of the time the children spent with their father. Mark had some hard times, too. People often asked him,” When are you going to get a real job?” Even in the 21ST century, society respects the role of provider more than the role of child raiser. Mark found out all about this.Mark an Georgine learned that it is very important to talk about their problems. In the beginning , Mark thought Gergine had the easy job, and Georgine thought that Mark had it easy. Later they talked it over an making decisions together helps their relationship.The Wertmans are happy with the results of their decision. Their children are ready for a world where men an women can choose their roles. Wertman’s book is enjoyable an educational, especially for couples who want to switch roles. As Mark Wertman says, “We are society. We make the changes one by one. People ha ve to decide on what’s best for them and their families.”Questions:51.Why is the workplace no longer a man’s world?52.Wat is Mark Wertman’s book about?53.Why is Georgine the provider in the family?54.How do the Wertmans work out their problems?55.What does Mrak Wertman think about family roles?Section C (10 mark)Read the following advertisement and application letter carefully and answer questions 56 to 60. Complete each question in no more than five words. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following advertisement and application letter.Section D(10 marks)In this section, there is one passage followed be a summary. For questions 61 to 65, please read the passage carefully and complete each space in the summary, using a maximum of three words from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) wrote many plays and poem s which are known the world over. If you think the words of an Elizabethan playwright are not important today, well, think again. Shakespeare’s works have survived the years and then some! For example, Romeo and Juliet hs not only been performed again and again in theaters around the world, but it has also been made into a very popular movie twice!How did this famous writer start out in the theater? During the late 1500s, Shakespeare’s plays were a large Globe used very few props because the audience. Were always interesting and exciting partly because the audience yelled at , cheered, and talked with the performers.The Globe was a great success. However, in 1613 during a performance of Shakespeare’s Henry VIII, a cannon was fired on stage, setting off fire. The fie completely destroyed he theater. The Globe was rebuilt a year later, but it did not stay open long. The theater was closed by the Puritans, who did not approve of entertainment .The Globe never opened again. and the building was finally torn down in 1644.Theater lovers in England never forgot the Globe, and in 1970 a decision was made to rebuild it as closely to the original design as possible. Imagine how people felt when, in 1989, hose working on the new Globe came across part of the original building only about 100 meters from the new theater. They were building the new theater almost in the original Globe’s location! The new Globe opened in 1999. and has since won many awards as one of the best tourist attractions in Europe. Since the new theater opened, hundreds of thousands of people have attended Shakespearean performances such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, and Henry V Shakespeare, where air you now? At the Globe, of course.Part IV Cloze (15 minutes, 15 marks)There is an email and a more formal letter in this part. Read these two passages and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the word in one of the following the ways: according to the context. By using the correct form of the given word, or by using the given letters of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.TO:From: Dave@We are sorry that our computer ordering system broke(66)____last week. The system is now up and (67) _____(run) again, but we think the goods you ordered will arrive two or three days late. I think the goods you’ve just ordered should arrive (68) are _____Thursday. Thanks a lot for telling us about the problem with the ZP200. You’ll be (69) plea ____ to know? The problem’s been put right now.Regarding the exhibition you’re organizing It seems you want to return bathe goods you don’t sell we’re certainly interested, but could I ask for more (70) dot ______ before I let you know? Finally, just (71) _____ tell you, as of May 1, our warehouse will be open 24 hours a day.Dear Ms Roberts:We would like to (72) _____ for the failure of our computer ordering system last week. Please be reassured that the goods ordered will only be (73) ________ by two or three working days. The estimated arrival time for your (74) _________ (late) order is Thursday.We are (75) gradually __________ to you for reporting the defect in the ZP200 modelwe are happy to announce that the defect has now been remedied.You meeting th e (76) ________(possible) of taking goods from us on a “sale or return” basis at an exhibition you are organizing. We can certainly (77) con __________our interest, but we would like to request (78) ________(far) information before we commit ourselves to a (79) _____.Please be advised (80) _________ as of May 1 our warehouse will be open 24 hours a day.Yours sincerely,David Smith Part V Translation (15 minutes,20 marks)Section A (10 marks)Translate the underlined sentences in the following passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.(81) I will avoid gossip, jealousy, and negative thinking. Most people don’t think about what they think about. (82) Today, I will make a conscious effort to hold lovingand positive thoughts in my mind.I will write down my priorities, thinking of my loved ones and my responsibilities. (83) I may not get everything done, but I will do the most productivething possible at every given moment.(84)I Will strive to humble myself before others, controlling my ego (自我) and making other people feel important.I will spend time studying and, learn how to serve my fellow men better. (85) Iknow my growth in all areas will be in direct proportion to the service I give to others.I will not take rejection personally. I am first and foremost in the people business and, thus, realize they can only reject my proposal and not me. I will continue to persevere.Section B (10 marks)Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.86. 有些在语言学习上很有成就的人，在其他领域常常无所作为。

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2013National English Contestfor College Students(Level A-Preliminary)参考答案及作文评分标准Part I Listening Comprehension(30marks)Section A(5marks)1—5ACABBSection B(10marks)6—8CBA9—10BC11—15ACCABSection C(5marks)16—20BACCASection D(10marks)21.multi-national company22.failure23.easier24.motivator and(a)drawback 25.subconscious doubt26.head-on27.success28.the unknown29.think ahead30.take advantage ofPart II Vocabulary and Structures(15marks)31—35CBABD36—40DBDDB41—45AACBAPart III Cloze(10marks)46.in47.which48.against49.undoubtedly50.gunrmation52.deafening53.explode54.effect55.atPart IV Reading Comprehension(40marks)Section A(10marks)56.two57.production and consumption58.in need59.service their debts 60.impact of their behaviorSection B(10marks)61.Because some of the figures resemble the ones that decorate Nazca pottery.62.No,there are not.The author offers some guesses/theories.63.No,they couldn’t.People now can only see them from the air.64.No,she didn’t.The ground is too soft for the spacemen to land on.65.She crusaded to preserve the patterns.Section C(10marks)66.T67.F68.T69.城市的扩张侵占了农田和开阔的农村，这给许多国家敲响了警钟，他们被中心城市出现的令人困惑的城市化问题所震惊，于是已经开始建设为了满足现代需要而特别设计的新型城市。

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2013 National English Contest for College Students(Level A – Preliminary)(总分：150分答题时间：120分钟)Part II Vocabulary and Structure (15 marks)There are fifteen incomplete sentences in this section. 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. Katie’s parents never see her as the mothering type but when her son was born she took toit like a _____ to water.A. shrimpB. horseC. duckD. dog32. He has struggled for weeks inside his heart since the offer of a place at a good universityis not to be ______ at.A. coughedB. sneezedC. laughedD. rejected33. When a professor gives students ______ instructions, the instructions are generally easilyunderstood.A. clear-cutB. blurryC. marginalD. ambiguous34. After years of neglect there was a huge _______ programme to return the city to itsformer glory.A. refurbishmentB. restorationC. conservationD. preservation35. More recently, green tea has also been ______ added to the list of youth-promotingsubstances as it contains rich Vitamin.A. coincidentallyB. supposedlyC. surprisinglyD. tentatively36. Our landlord tried to _____ all the cockroaches in our building, but they came back thenext year.A. removeB. deportC. expediteD. eradicate37. Mariko believed everything she read on the Web, so she was ______ by the hoax the TVStation played on April F ool’s Day.A. taken outB. taken inC. taken offD. taken on38. There is a lobby of people who insist that it’s justifiable and necessary to carry out theseanimal experiments _______ science.A. leading toB. relating withC. in touch withD. in the name of39. A drum is a percussion instrument made by ______ a skin or other material over one orboth ends of a hollow container.A. compressingB. strengtheningC. calculated atD. stretching40. Britain’s gold and currency reserves ______ ￡15,977 million, and this year they haverepaid foreign loans to the value of ￡3,500 million.A. equal toB. amounted toC. calculated atD. targeted at41. The film was initially a box-office disaster but quickly gained ______ status, and theactress has been well-known ever since.A. cultB. humbleC. vulgarD. feeble42. ______, but seats are proffered, doors smilingly held open for pram-pushing mothers andtables miraculously appear in crowded restaurants.A. Not only are they not shunnedB. They are not only shunnedC. Though they are not shunnedD. Despite they not being shunned43. Selina: Do you think Tim takes after his dad?Tom: Well, he does, in some ways.Selina: How?Tom: Well, I mean, they’re both very stubborn, aren’t they?Selina: That’s for sure. ______A. It’s not taken for granted.B. Nothing serious.C. It runs in the family.D. It’s hard to say.44. Assistant: Wadley’s Garage called this morning. They said your new car wasn’t ready.Manager: Oh, no… ______Assistant: They said there was a strike at the factory yesterday.Manager: Again?A. You sold it?B. why on earth not?C. I suppose not.D. I’ve been there.45. Manager: What have you got?Assistant: We’ve got the files up to 2010, but all those after 2010 have not been found.Manager: ______ It won’t take long to sort the rest out.A. That’s a relief!B. Bad news!C. Who knows?D. Let it go.Part III Cloze (10 marks)Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the correct word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form of the given word, or by using the given letter(s) of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.A top racehorse was brought down at Royal Ascot with a shot from a high-tech sound gun, a court was told yesterday. The gun was built into a pair of binoculars and fired from the crowdas the horse was (46) ______ sight of certain victory. The “technically brilliant” ultra-sonic device-(47) ______ could not be heard by people-was devised by a back-street inventor. It was to be used with potentially devastating effect in a secret plan “to destroy the entire system of race-course betting and bookmaking in this country,” defence lawyer Jonathan Goldberg told Southwark Crown Court in London. He said it had the potential to make a fortune in bets (48) ______ the favourite because it made sure that the horse would lose.It was used last year to unseat the leading jockey Greville Starkey from Ile de Chypre just before the end of the King George V Handicap, which it (49) ______ (doubt) would have won, he said. The astonishing story was told by the defence during a trial in which the inventor of the (50) g______, James Laming, denies drug conspiracy charges. It came to light because of his alleged connections with a drug baron who wanted to use the gun to help him win large bets. The inventor is a 49-year-old grandfather and south London car dealer who lives with his mother-in-law in a terraced house. He told the court that he got all the (51) inf______ on ultra-sonics for the gun from the Encyclopedia Britannica and tested it on horses in fields.The gun was made from a pair of race binoculars. Showing them to the jury, Mr Goldberg said: “This device subjected a passing racehorse to a sudden and (52) ______ (deaf) noise which we human beings cannot hear at all. It is the equivalent in suddenness to letting a loud firework (53) exp ______ in its ears.”The noise would be “a horrible ear-piercing shriek” like the feedback from a microphone. Because racehorses were sensitive and temperamental it would have the (54) ef ______ of making the horse swerve and unseat the rider.“It left no evidence of its use and no permanent disability for the animal,” he said.The plan was to use the gun for horse races and possibly for greyhound races. Mr Goldberg said: “He would fire it (55) ______ the favourite or second favourite in a race.”“These criminals, of course, were in a unique position to ensure that the horse lost.”Part IV Reading Comprehension (40 marks)Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. Respond to the questions using information from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Section A (10 marks)Questions 56—60 are based on the following passage.I want to talk about the economy, not theone we hear about endlessly in the newseach day and in politicians’ speeches, butthe one we live in day by day. It’s wheremost of us live on a daily basis, earning ourliving, paying our taxes, and purchasing thenecessities of life.The term “economic expansion”suggests something desirable and benevolent, but expansion simply means spending more money.More spending doesn’t mean that life is getting better. More spending merely feeds our whole economic system, which is based on production and consumption. Unless money keeps circulating, the economy collapses. If we don’t keep consuming, then manufacturers and retailers go out of business.As a leading economist put it, consumer societies are “in need of need”. We don’t need the things the economy produces as much as the economy needs our sense of need for things. Need is the miracle that keeps the engines of expansion turning relentlessly. In economics, there is no concept of enough. It is a hunger that cannot be satisfied.There is so much craziness in the world. There is a American company that manufactures a range of food with a high fat content. This causes obesity and high blood pressure. By coincidence, the same company also makes products that help people who are trying to diet. Not only that, it even produces pills for those with high blood pressure.Nearly all of my mail consists of bills, banks trying to lend me money, catalogues trying to make me spend it, and charity appeals for the losers in this ecstasy of consumption-the homeless, the refugees, the exploited, the starving. Why is it possible to buy strawberries from Ecuador and green beans from Kenya when these countries can hardly feed their own people? It is because there are cash crops, and the countries need the money to service their debts. Notice that servicing a debt does not mean paying it off. It means just paying the interest. Western banks make vast profits from third world debt.We buy clothes that are manufactured in sweat shops by virtual slaves in poor parts of the world. We create mountains of waste. We demand cheap food, mindless of the fact that it istotally devoid of taste and is produced using chemicals that poison the land. We insist on our right to drive our own car wherever we want to go.The evil of the consumption culture is the way it makes us oblivious to the impact of our own behavior. Our main problem is not that we don’t know what to do about it. It is mustering the desire to do it.Questions 56—60Complete the following sentences with information given in the passage, using a maximum of four words for each sentence.56. At the beginning of the passage, the author states that there are ______ kinds of economyand he will talk about the one related to the majority of people.57. According to the passage, ______ serve as the foundation of the whole economic system.58. Economists believe that the economy struggles to keep people feel like they are always______.59. The reason poor countries like Ecuador and Kenya export their crops is to get money to______.60. The aim of this passage is to make people recognize the ______ and thus be free to maketheir own choices in the consumption culture.Section B (10 marks)Questions 61-65 are based on the following passage.For more than a mile, the desert in southern Peru has a curious ruler-straight and tack-sharp design made by rocks. The wandering mule pathsthat cross it only emphasize its precision.Throughout hundreds of square miles of aridplateau, other such markings around, most of themconcentrated between the towns of Nazca and Palpa.Known as the Nazca Lines, they form a geometricmélange of quardrangles, triangles, and trapezoids.The markings also form spirals and flowers, narrowlines that extend more than five miles, and a desertzoo of giant creatures-birds, reptiles, whales, a monkey, and a spider-all made by stones whose patterns can only be seen from the air.Because some of the figures resemble the ones that decorate Nazca pottery, archaeologists attribute the lines to the Nazcas, a coastal people whose culture rose, flourished, and declined between 100 B. C. and A. D. 700.Making the patterns must have been extremely time-consuming. The Nazcas must have cleared millions of rocks to expose the lighter ground beneath them, piled the rocks in rows, and created designs that, in this nearly rainless region, can last thousands of years.But why did they construct them? Nobody really knows. There have been many guesses. Some say that they were prehistoric roads, or farms. Others say they were signals or offerings to celestial beings. It has also been suggested that they constitute a giant astronomical calendar, an almanac for farmers who wished to predict the return of water to valley streams. One study did ascertain that some of the lines point to solstice positions of the sun and moon in ancient times, as well as to the rising and setting points on the horizon of some of the bright stars. But none of the theories have proven to be correct.And so the mystery remains, including the most tantalizing question of all: why did the Nazcas create immense designs that they themselves could never see, designs that people nowadays can only see from the air?One person who worked to find out the answer was Maria Reiche. For over forty years she photographed and charted “las lineas”, striving to complete a map of the hundreds of designs and figures of this area, which is some thirty miles long and threaded by the Pan American highway.This determined German-born mathematician slept on a camp cot behind her car on the rocky, grassless Peruvian “pampa”, and even when she was elderly, got up before daylight to conduct her research.She scorned the suggestion that the markings may have been airfields for outer-space visitors to earth during prehistoric times. “Once you remove the stones, the ground is quite soft,” she said. “I’m afraid the spacemen would have gotten stuck.”Although Maria Reiche was not able to find the answer, she crusaded to preserve the patterns so that others following her might have a chance to do so.Questions 61 to 65Answer the following questions with the information given in the passage in a maximum of fifteen words for each question.61. Why do people name the patterns the Nazca Lines?62. Are there any definite reasons for the construction of Nazca Lines? If not, what does the author offer?63. Could those who built the Nazca Lines see the patterns? If not, how can people now see them?64. Did Maria Reiche believe the Nazca Lines have something to do with outer-space visitors? What was her reason?65. What’s Reiche’s contribution about the mystery of the Nazca Lines even though she had not solved it herself?Section C (10 marks)Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage.In the past, most cities usually were the naturaloutgrowth of villages and towns that happened toprosper. Rome started out as a small village, as didAthens, Paris, London and New York. Of course,there were exceptions to this general rule. In ancienttimes, Alexandria in Egypt, and Saint Petersburg,were both planned cities. But for the most part, citiesthroughout history were not the products of deliberatethought.Today the reverse is true. Many nations, alarmed by the urban sprawl that has been gobbling up farmland and open countryside, and appalled by the staggering urban problems in the central cities, have begun building new cities that are specifically designed to meet modern needs.Britain has long been a pioneer in planning new cities. As the first nation to become industrialized and urbanized, it faced traffic, slums and pollution long before anyone else. In 1898 an Englishman, Sir Ebenezer Howard, published a book called To-morrow: a Peaceful Path to Real Reform, in which he advocated a new form of urban growth and organization: the “garden city”. Such a city combined the beauty of nature-trees, grass, sunshine and fresh air-with all the advantages of city living, including an abundance of jobs, social and cultural centres and good shopping facilities. The garden city was to be fairly small int size and the inhabitants would have easy access to the countryside, while at the same time they would be close to their work.In 1899 Howard organized the Garden City Association and in 1903 and 1920 he built the first and the second garden city, Letchworth and Welwyn Garden City. These projects encountered many difficulties and failed to arouse widespread enthusiasm. Nevertheless, both Welwyn and Letchworth survived and grew, and in later years-particularly after World War II-British planners looked at them with renewed interest.The war had given the British a painful lesson in the weakness of modern, heavily populated cities. Cities were not the places of refuge they had once been. One the contrary, the invention of the aeroplane had made them the most vulnerable targets for attack. Aerial warfare made it clear that people were far safer outside the great urban centres. It was better not to concentrate so much of the population and industrial resources in a few large cities, but to spread them out into many smaller towns and cities. Fast, modern transportation methods made such dispersal possible. Furthermore, these new towns-modeled on Howard’s garden cities-could also drain off the surplus population of the large cities, relieving the overcrowded conditions, housing shortages, slums and traffic jams that plagued them.Questions 66 to 68Mark each statement as either true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.66. In the past, most cities were not planned and they just grew up spontaneously.67. Garden cities built by Howard never aroused widespread enthusiasm.68. It can be inferred that the author believes the construction of big cities is a mistake. Questions 69—70Translate the following sentences of the passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.69. Many nations, alarmed by the urban sprawl that has been gobbling up farmland and open countryside, and appalled by the staggering urban problems in the central cities, have begun building new cities that are specifically designed to meet modern needs.70. Furthermore, these new towns-modeled on Howard’s garden cities-could also drain off the surplus population of the large cities, relieving the overcrowded conditions, housing shortages, alums and traffic jams that plagued them.Section D (10 marks)Questions 71—75 are based on the following passage.Sport is ubiquitous. Sky TV has at least thirteen sports channels. Throughout the world there is a proliferation of newspapers and magazines totally dedicated to sport. Sports personalities have become cultural icons, worshipped like movie-stars and sought after by sponsors and advertisers alike. Where sport was once for fun and amateurs, it is now the stuff of serious investment.Of course, sport has always mattered. Butthe point is that in the past sport knew its place.Now it invades areas of life where previously ithad no presence: fashion, showbiz, business. Itis a worldwide obsession.What is it that makes sport so enjoyablefor so many? First, we seriously believe thatsport is something we can all do, howeverbadly or however well. Tens of thousands set off on the London and New York Marathons. Amateur football matches take place all over the world every weekend. Sport is a democratic activity.Second, sports stars are self-made people. Sport is dominated by athletes from ordinary backgrounds. This is why it is a classic means by which those from the poorest backgrounds can seek fame and fortune.Third, we enjoy watching sport because we like to see the supreme skill of those who act like gladiators in the modern arena. There is the excitement of not knowing who is going to win. No rock concert, no movie, no play can offer that kind of spontaneous uncertainty. This gut-wrenching experience can be shared with a crowd of fifty round a widescreen TV in a pub, or a thronging mass of 100,000 live in a stadium.The rise of sport has been accompanied by the growing prominence of sports stars. They have become public figures, hence in great demand for TV commercials. The rise of the sports star is mirrored by the rise of sports companies such as Nike and Adidas.“Sport probably does more to unify nations than any politician has ever been capable of”. So said Nelson Mandela. The only truly global occasions are the Olympics and World Cup, watched by thousands of millions across the world. These great sporting events bring together players and athletes from different races like no other. Not only that, but sport provides just about the only example of global democracy where the rich do not dominate on the contrary, Brazilians have long been supreme at football, the Kenyans at middle-distance running, and black Americans at boxing.However, there are signs of disquiet in this vast, global industry. The sheer volume of sport is reaching the bursting point for all but the most besotted fan. Overpaid tennis players and golfers fly endlessly in personal jets from one meaningless tournament to the next. Sport risks kelling itself through greed and over-exposure. The danger is that we will all become satiated and ultimately disillusioned.Questions 71 to 75Complete the summary below with information from the passage, using no more than three words for each blank.Sport is now enjoying popularity all over the world. Besides the entertaining quality, it has turned into a kind of (71) ______. Furthermore, the worldwide obsession to it leads to its (72) ______ in many fields. There are three points which can shed a light on its unique charm: it being a democratic activity, athletes from ordinary backgrounds, and audience enjoying (73) ______ that they can’t get from other kinds of entertainments. More importantly, sport is playing a significant role in (74) ______ and offering global democracy. However, this global industry will probably be confronted with audiences’ (75) ______ due to its over-exposure. Part V Translation (10 marks)Translate the following sentences into English by using the word or words given in brackets. Remember to write your answers on the answer sheet.76. 请大家在座位上坐好，系紧安全带，待飞机停稳后从紧急出口离开。

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