全国大学生英语竞赛C类(到真题以及标准答案).docx

全国大学生英语竞赛C类(到真题以及标准答案)当前位置：文档视界全国大学生英语竞赛C类(到真题以及标准答案)全国大学生英语竞赛C类(到真题以及标准答案)当前位置：文档视界全国大学生英语竞赛C类(到真题以及标准答案)全国大学生英语竞赛C类(到真题以及标准答案)2020NationalEnglishContestforCollegestudents(LevelC-Preliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationswillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause,readthequestionandthetherechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Getsomethingtoeatnow.B.Findaquietplacethatshowsgames.C.Watchthenextgamewiththewoman.2.WhydoesnotthemanhaveaMySpaceaccount?A.Heisnotskilledatusingcomputer.B.AlloftheinstructionareinEnglishC.Thewomanwonnotteachhim.3.HowlongdoesthewomanplantotryteleworkingA.Forafewdays.B.Forafewweeks.C.Forafewmonths.4.Whatdoesthemanhopewillhappen?A.Thepriceofcellphonenovelswillgodown.B.Thenovelsauthorwillwriterlongerstories.C.Thewomanwilltellhimhothestoryends.5.whatisthewomangoingtodonext?A.turnonhercomputer.B.Goforawalkwithpeter.C.Visithernewneighbors.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendeachconversation,therewillbeaoneminutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Conversationone6.WhatdidJackdooverthesummer?A.Hestudiedveryhard.B.Hetookasummerclass.C.Hevisitedoneofhisteachers.7.WhatdoesJackthinkofMsWellingtonasateacher?A.Easy-going.B.Tough.C.Interesting.8.WhyisMsWellingtonsclasshard?A.Herexamsaredifficult.B.Shedoesnotgivestudentsthehelptheyneed.C.Shemakesdolotsofwork.Conversationtwo9.WhyisMrs.Griffingoingtothecitywherethehotelislocated?A.Heisonholiday.B.HesonabusinesstripC.Heisgoingtoaconference.10.HowmanytimeshasMrs.GriffinstayedattheSunriseHotel?A.Twice.B.Once.C.Threetimes.11.WhereisMrs.Griffinform?A.Canada.B.NewZealand.C.Australia.12.WhatisMrs.Griffinspassportnumber?A.87647489B.87637289C.8763748913.WhatkindofroomdoesMrs.Griffinwant?A.Asingleroomfortwonights.B.Adoubleroomfortwonights.C.Asingleroomforonenight.14.WhenwillMrs.GriffinarriveatSunriseHotel?A.at9:15pmB.at9:35pmC.at10:00pm15.WhatfoodwillbeputintoMrs.Griffinsroom?A.asandwichwithfries.B.acheesesandwich.C.aburgerwithchips.SectionC(5Marks)16.WhatdoestheAssociatedPressaskeditorandnewsdirectorstodo?A.voteforthetopstoriesoftheyear.B.describetheoilspillintheGulfofMexicoC.writesaboutthe11workerskilledintheexplosion17.Wherearethedoctorsandtechnologyexpertsfrom?A.NewYork.B.LondonC.Tokyo18.ForhowlongdoesPresidentObamaagreetoextendthetaxcuts?A.forfouryearsB.forthreeyearsC.fortwoyears.19.Howmanypeopleintheworlddonthaveenoughtoeat,accordingtothereport?A.morethanonebillion.B.somesixhundredmillion.C.nearlyninehundredmillion20.Whathaveastronomersrecentlydiscovered?A.thereareunknownplantsinoldergalaxies.B.therearemanygalaxiesintheuniverseC.therearealotmorereddwarfinoldergalaxiesSectionD(10marks)Inthesection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.RemembertowritetheanswerontheanswersheetWhatdoyoudoifyoudontgetyourfirstchoiceuniversity?This_facesthousandsofBritisheveryyear.Manysuch_turntoClearing,aservicethathelpsfinduniversityplacesforstudentsatthelastmoment.Iftheydonthavethemarkstogetintotheir_,Clearingtellsthemaboutplacesavailableatotheruniversity,thoughtheymighthavetoreadadifficultsubject.Thisyearhasseenarecordnumberofpeopleapplyingtouniversity.This,combinedwiththe_,anuncertainjobmarket,andbudgetcutsatuniversity,productevenmoreofascrambleforplacesthanusual.Somesourcessaysixstudentshaveappliedforeachremaining_placeTheBritishUniversityAdmissionsService,UCAS,saysuptoaquarterofthisyearsuniversityapplicants-almost190000people-havenotbeenadmittedintoa_.Thatisanincreaseofover46000studentsfromlastyear.Facedwiththesefigure,someBritishstudentsmightconsideraninterestingalternative:_.TheUniversityofNottinghamforisofferingplaceatitscampusesinNingbo,nearShanghai,andKualaLumpur,Malaysia.StudentsattheseinstitutionscanearnUniversityofNottinghamdegrees,according,engineeringandEnglish.Similarly,theUniversityofBoltonsaysithasunlimitedplacesatitscampusintheUnitedArabEmirates.Todealwiththeseproblems,theUKsHigherEducationMinister,DavidWillets,isencouragingstudentswhohavenotmadethegradetoconsideralternativestouniversity,suchas_andstudyingathome.“Therearearrangeofoptionsavailable,“hesays.“peoplecanreapplynextyear,sotheyshouldconsiderspendingthisyearinawaythatwilladdpositivelytotheirCVs.Getting_orotherskillswillstrengthentheirchancesnextyear.Somecommentatorssay,thoughthatrisinguniversitycosts,poorlong-term_,andadropingraduaterecruitmentmeanthistheworsttimetobeauniversitystudentintheUK.PartTwoVocabularyandStructure(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31.Afterfourdaysoftalks,wearegladtoannouncethattheunionandmanagementhavereachedan_.Theagreementisfairandbenefitsbothsides.A.accordB.accomplishmentC.identityD.undertaking32.Astheclerk_preparedmymilkshake,Iwonderedhowlongshehadbeenworkingthere,mindlesslymakingicecreamtreatsinasetorderofsteps.A.logicallyB.methodicallyC.graphicallyD.synthetically33.Asaboyhewantedtobeafireman.Asahighschoolstudent,hethoughthe'dliketobecomeateacher.Nowhe_tobenothingmorethanajanitor.A.AssumesB.PrescribesC.AspiresD.Presumes34.Regardlessofwhatcausedit,Iangratefulthathavefinallyreachedapointinmylife_Icanappreciatemystrengths,acceptmyweaknessesandtrytobecomfortablewitheverythinginbetween.A.WhyB.WhereC.WhichD.What35._informationprovidedbymembersofthepublic,thepolicewouldhaveamuchmovedifficultjob.A.SupposingB.ProvidedtheC.IfitwerenotforD.Onconditionthat36.PeterBrownwasapainstakingwriter;_,heoncespenthalfadayonthecompositionofasinglesentence.A.OntheotherhandB.NeverthelessC.MoreoverD.Forexample37.-WhatanIgoingtodoaboutapresentforCarol?-You_someflowers.A.MighthavesentherB.MusthavesentherC.CouldsendherD.Wouldsendher38.Withouttheairholdinginsomeofthesun'sheat,theearth_coldatnight,toocoldforustoliveon.A.WillbefreezingB.WouldbefreezingC.AnbefrozenD.Wouldbefrozen39.Thestudentsinouruniversityeach_anEnglishdictionary.Thatistosay,eachofthestudentsinouruniversity_anEnglishdictionary.A.Have;hasB.Have;haveC.Has;haveD.Has;has40.Here'syourkitchen.Ihopeyouenjoycookinghere.Isthere_elsethatyouneed?A.SomethingB.AnythingC.NothingD.Everything41.David_hisbusinesspartneroverplanstoreducetheworkforce.A.CamedowntoB.BrokedowntoC.FelloutwithD.Wentalongwith42._isthispieceofequipmenttoberemovedfromthebuilding.A.OnnoaccountB.AbsolutelyC.ScarcelyD.Notatall43.Helen'sparentswere_thatshewasstillonthejob.,butshehadresigned.A.IndoubtB.OftheopinionC.UndertheimpressionD.Withsuspicion44.-Idon'tthinkIwillever,inmylife,winalotteryoffivemilliondollars.-Well,_.Anythingcanhappen.A.YoumadeitB.You'rekiddingC.WhatyousayD.Youcannevertell45.-HowdidyoufindtheconcertintheGrandTheatrelastnight?-_buttheconductorwasperfect.A.Icouldn'tagreemoreB.Ididn'tthinkmuchofitC.IwascrazyaboutitD.IreallylikeditPartThreeCloze(15marks)IhavebeenreadingalotonmyiPadrecently,andIhavesome(46)_(complain)notabouttheiPaditselfbutaboutthestateofdigitalreadinggenerally.Readingisasubtlething,anditssubtletiesareartifactsofavenerablemedium:wordsprintedininkonpaper.Glassandpixelsaren'tthesame.WhenIreadaphysicalbook,Idon'thavetolookanywhereelsetofindouthowmuchI'veread.TheiPade-reader,iBookstriestocreatethe(47)illu_ofaphysicalbook.Thepagesseemtoturn,andIcantheedgesofthosethatremain,butit'sfake.Therearealwaysexactlysixunturnedpages,nomatter(48)_Iaminthebook.Also,thereisalargerproblem.Booksintheirdigitalformatlookvastlyless"finished",orlessgenuinethanrealbooks.Youcanvarytheirfontandtypesize,butthisonlymakesthem(49)_(resemble)word-processed-nomatterhow(50)_(wretch)orwonderfultheyare-willneverlookasgoodasRobertHass'spoemsintheprinteditionofTheAppleTreesatOlema.Butyourpoemscanlookalmostexactlyasugly-as"e-book-like"-astheKindleversionofthatcollection.Allthee-bookI'vereadhavebeenugly-booksbyChang-raeLee,AlvinKernan,andStiegLarsson-thoughthetextshavebeenwonderful.Ididn'tgrowupreadingtexts.Igrewupreadingbooks,andthis(51)_(differ)isimportant.Whenitcomestodigitaleditions,the(52)_(assume)seemstobethatallbooks(53)are_(create)equal.However,nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Inthemassmigrationfromprinttodigital,we'reseeingaprofusionofdigitalbooks-manyofthemoutofcopyright-thatlooknewandeven"HD,"butwhichmaywellhavebeensupplantedbymoreaccurateeditionsandbettertranslations.Weneedadigitalreaders'guide-aplacewherereaderscanfind(54)_whetherthebookthey'reabouttodownloadisthebestavailableedition.(55)Fi_,tworelatedproblems.Ialreadyhaveapersonallibrary,butmostofthebooksI'vereadhavecomefrom(56)_(lend)libraries.Barnes&Noblehasreleasedane-readerthatallowsshort-term(57)_(borrow)ofsomebooks.TheentireideabehindAmazon'sKindleandApple'siBooksassumesthatyoucannotreadabookunlessyouownitfirstandthatonlyyoucanreaditunlessyouwanttogiveyourreadingdevicetosomeoneelse.Thisgoesagainstthesocialvalueofreading,thecollectiveknowledgeand(58)_(collaborate)discoursethatcomesfromaccessto(59)_orourcultureingeneral.PartFourReadingComprehension(40marks).SectionA(10marks).Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Notkeenonreading?Doyouhavetroublefindinganovelthatarousesyourinterest?WhynotfollowAmmonShea'sexampleandstartreadingadictionary?MrSheaownsover1,000dictionariesandhereadsthemforfun.Herecentlyspentayearreadingall20volumesoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Thedictionarycontainsmorethan20,000pagesandover59millionwords.AshereadfromAtoZ,henoteddowninterestingwordsinaledger.Thisincludeswordssuchas"happify,"meaningtomakesomeonehappyand"tripudiate",whichmeanstodance,skiporleapforjoy.MrSheaalsokeptadiaryaboutthisexperience,whichhassincebecomeabest-sellingbook.Whydidhedothis?Heclaimsitwasfun."I'vealwaysenjoyedreadingdictionaries.Theyarefarmoreinterestingthanpeoplegivethencreditfor,"hesaid.Itappearsthatitwasnothisgoaltosoundmoreintelligentbyusinglongerandmorecomplexwords."I'mnotagainstlong,fancyorobscurewords,butI'mopposedtousingthenfortheirownsake,"hesaid.Infact,asaresultofreadingsomanynewwords,MrSheaoftenforgoteverydayvocabulary.Hewrote,"MyheadwassofullofwordsthatIoftenhadtroubleformingsimplesentences."MrSheaisnotaloneinhisloveofreadingdictionaries.ElaineHiggleton,arepresentativeofCollinsCbuilddictionaries,explainedthatthousandsofcrosswordpuzzleandSrabblefansreaddictionariesforfunandtoimprovetheirgames.MsHiggletondidhowevernotethat,"It'sprobablynotthebestwaytolearnEnglish,andyou'dlearnmorethanyouneed."Itisnotknownhowmanyofthe59millionwordsMsShearemembers,buthehascertainlymadehistorywithhiseccentrichobby.Questions61to65.DecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.