最新全国大学生英语竞赛C类(真题以及答案).docx

最新全国大学生英语竞赛C类(真题以及答案)2021NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC-Preliminary)(总分：150分答题时间：120分钟)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.WhydidntthemangotoseeMacbethlastweek?A.Hedidntmanagetogetaticket.B.Hehadtoattendaconference.C.Hehadabetterproductiontowatch.2.Whatdoes“FillMeInrefertointhisconversation?A.Atypeofupgradedmobilephone.B.Awell-sellingmagazine.C.Awritersnewbookseries.3.Whydoesntthewomanlikethebag?A.Shedoesntlikethepattern.B.Itsnoteasytocarry.C.Itstoobigforher.4.WhatmakesabadCVaccordingtotheman?A.Fakeinformation.B.Terriblewriting.C.Undesirablelength.5.HowwillCathycontinueherSpanishlearning?A.ShesgoingtomakeafriendinSpain.B.ShellcommunicatewithaSpanishfriendinSpain.C.ShellpracticespeakingSpanishwithanEnglishfriend.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversation.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.ConversationOne6.Whattrafficaccidentarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Akidwasknockeddownbyacar.B.Twocarscrashedintoashop.C.Acarranintoawrongplace.7.Whydidtheaccidenthappenaccordingthewoman?A.Thereweremanyshopsaround.B.Thecrossingisinawrongplace.C.Therewasnocrossinghere.8.Whichofthefollowingisthesuggestiontheymade?A.Moretrafficlightsshouldbeinstalled.B.Aspeedcamerashouldbemounted.C.Morepolicemenshouldpatrolthatarea.9.Where,asthewomanmentioned,hasgotimprovedtraffic?A.Herownneighborhood.B.Herbigbrothersneighborhood.C.Herparentsneighborhood.10.Howwasthemanpunishedforhistrafficoffence?A.Hewasfined100poundswithextrapenaltypoints.B.Hehadtopay150poundsandgot6penaltypoints.C.Hefinallypaid600poundswithoutanypenaltypoints.ConversationTwo11.Whyistheexpertopposedtotheviewthatmemoryaidsmakeyourmemoryworse?A.Thereisnoevidenceshowingthatmemoryaidsareinvalid.B.Humanbeingsbrainfunctionsmainlythroughmemoryaidsinaneffectiveway.C.Memoryaidsencourageanorganizedapproachwhichhelpsthebrainfunctioneffectively.12.WhatisinterviewsattitudetowardstheideathatvisualimagehelpthememoryA.Itishardtobelieve.B.Itisnothingstrange.C.Itisobviouslynonsense.13.Whodevelopedthesystemofmemoryaidscenturiesago?A.Inhabitantsonanisolatedisland.B.TheAncientGreeks.C.Agreatpsychologists.14.Howdoesmappingoutnotesaffectthebrain?A.Itishelpfulinreflectingthewaypeoplelinkinformationinthebrain.B.Itpreventspeoplefromarrangingthingslogically.C.Itmakespeoplesbrainfunctiontheoppositeway.15.Whattendstoaffectpeoplesabilitytothinkclearly?A.Upbringingandinnatedifferences.B.Worryandanxiety.C.Theiraptitudes.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,whichwillbereadonlyonce,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.HowcansocialmediainfluencethepresidentialelectionintheUSAaccordingtothelatestresearch?A.Itcanhelpvoterstochoosetheirpresident.B.Itcanhelptoensurethefairnessoftheelections.C.Itcanhelptoincreasethenumberofvoters.17.WhathonorarytitlehasYayaTourebeengranted?A.TheAfricanPlayeroftheYear.B.212StaroftheConfederationofAfricanFootball.C.TheIvoryCoaststar.18.WhydidReshmaSaujanisetuptheorganization“GirlsWhoCode?A.Toraisewomensstatusinthefieldofscience.B.ToimprovegirlsaptitudeandperformanceinSTEM.C.Toarousegirlsinterestinscienceandtechnology.19.Whichtabletcomputershardwareinsideismorepowerful?A.TheCNETKum.B.TheGoogleNexus7.C.TheAppleiPadmini.20.WhatdoesthecompanyannouncethatitcandofortheUnitedStates?A.Itcanreducetheamountofplasticwaste.B.Itcanhelptorecycletheplasticwaste.C.Itcanincreasetheamountofexports.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Ifyou(21)_smoothskinthatglowswithyouth,thechancesarethatatsomepointyouwillhaveheardtheexhortationtodrinklotsofwaterinorderto(22)_thoseeviltoxinsandkeepyourskinhealthy.Theexactamountpeoplesuggestvaries.USbasedadvice(23)_eightglassesaday,whileinhotterclimatespeopleareadvisedtodrinktomoreto(24)_higherratesofsweating.Butregardlessoftheexactvolumeofwatersuggested,theprinciplebehindtheadviceremainsthesame-takingextrawateronboardwillkeepyourskinhydrated.Inotherwords,wateractslikeamoisturizer,butfromtheinsideout.Thisissuchacommonideayoumightbesurprisedatthe(25)_tobackup.Youmightexpecttheretobecountlessstudieswherepeopleare(26)_twogroups,oneassignedtosipwaterallday,theothertodrinkanormalamount.Thenthesmoothnessoftheskincouldbe(27)_amonthorsolatertoestablishwhethersippingmoreleadtosmootherskin.Infactsuchstudiesarerare,partlybecausewatercantbepatented,soitishardtofindanyonetofundsuchresearchwhentherewillbenonew(28)_orcosmetictosellthatcouldrepaythecosts.AreviewbythedermatologistRonniWolfattheKaplanMedicalCenterinIsraelfoundjustonestudylookingattheeffectoflong-termwaterintakeontheskin.Buttheresultswere(29)_.Afterfourweeks,thegroupwhodrankmineralwatershowedadecreaseinskindensity,whichsomebelievesuggeststheskinisretainingmoremoisture,whilethosewhodranktapwatershowedanincreaseinskindensity.Butregardlessofthetypeofwatertheydrank,itmadenodifferencetotheir(30)_ortothesmoothnessoftheirskin.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.Thenewstarsaidtothejournaliststhatshe_C_theopportunitytoshowthatshecouldplayaseriousfilmrole.A.greetedB.rejoicedC.welcomedD.cheered32.Wehaventreally_D_asolutiontotheproblemyet,whichmakesthebossreallyfrustrated.A.builtupB.fallenbackonC.broughtoverD.comeupwith33.Personally,Iam_C_banningcigarettesmokingcompletely,especiallyinpublicareas.A.intouchwithB.apartfromC.infavorofD.regardlessof34.Untilafirmagreementhasbeenreached,Iamnot_C_toacceptingtheoffer.A.accustomedB.dedicatedC.committedD.entitled35.Thegovernmentismakingeveryeffortto_B_aneconomiccrisis,butitseemsnothingcouldhelp.A.eliminateB.avertC.impedeD.swerve36._B_aseriouscrime,whatexactlyshouldyoudo?A.UnlessyouwitnessB.IfyouweretowitnessC.IfonlyyouwitnessD.sinceyouwitness37.Duringexaminationscandidatesarealwayssupposedtostayinseats,keeptheireyesonthework,_A_toanyone.A.andnotspeakB.butcouldnotspeakC.ratherthanspeakD.insteadofspeaking38.Realizingthathehadntgotenoughmoneyand_D_toborrowanyfromhisparents,hedecidedtosellhishouse.A.wantednotB.nottowantC.wantingnotD.notwanting39.Theresnopointwaitinghereanylonger.We_C_goandhavesomethingtoeat.A.canhardlyB.areboundtoC.mightaswellD.willhaveto40.Whilemanypeoplemayrefertoup-to-minutenews,itisunlikelythattelevisionandtheInternet_A_thenewspaperscompletely.A.willreplaceB.replaceC.arereplacingD.havereplaced41.ShemarriedaveryniceyoungarchitectfromBelfast,_A_shemetonabusduringherjourneytoNorthernIreland.A.whoB.whenC.whichD.where42.Itisakindofillnessthatcanresultintotalblindnessif_D_A.toleaveuntreatedB.isleftuntreatedC.leavinguntreatedD.leftuntreated43.-Imsodisappointedwithmyson!Hejustwouldntpracticethepiano!-Takeiteasy.Youcanlead_B_towater,butyoucantmakeitdrink.A.aduckB.ahorseC.acowD.adog44.-Goodmorning,Madam!Idlikesomeinformationaboutthecourse.-Certainly._B_A.ImafraidIdontknowmorethanyoueither.B.IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?C.Whatexactlywouldyouliketoknow?D.Howmuchinformationdidyouknow?45.-Howdoyoufeelaboutcountriesthatdonttrytoreduceglobalwarming?-_A_,thosecountriescaremoreaboutmoneythansavingtheplanet.A.AsfarasImconcernedB.ItsnoneofourbusinessC.WerenottoblameD.ThingsareundercontrolPartIIICloze(10marks)Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethecorrectwordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenlettersoftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Accordingtorecentsurveys,72%ofallAmericansbelievethattheUnitedStatesgovernmentis(46)hiding_informationaboutUFOs.Almost68%ofpeoplethinkthatthegovernmenthassecretknowledgeofextraterrestriallife.Itisnot(47)_surprising_(surprise)thatthegovernmenthascomeundermoreandmore(48)pressure_todeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandmakethempublic.Avarietyofdifferentgroupshavebeeninvolvedintheseefforts.OnegrouptobecomeinvolvediscalledCFI,theCoalitionforFreedomofInformation,JohnPodesta,whowasWhiteHouseChiefofStaffduringBillClintons(49)presidency_(president),isoneofthemanyhigh-poweredpeopleactiveinthisgroup.CFIsaimisnottoprovethe(50)_existence_(exist)ofextraterrestriallife,buttomakeiteasierforscientistsingeneraltostudyunexplainedaerialphenomena.PodestaandhisgrouphasaskedthePentagontodeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandthereforeprovidescientists(51)with_datathatwillhelpinthestudyofUFOs.CFIhasrequestedthereleaseofinformationonseveralUFOcases,startingwiththeKecksburg,Pennsylvania,incident.Thisincidenttook(52)_place_in1965whenalargeacorn-shapedobject,thesizeofasmallcar,crashedinPennsylvania.SomeanalystssayitcouldhavebeenthespacecraftKosmos96thathadbeenlaunchedtowardsVenusbytheSovietUnion,butfailedtoescapeEarths(53)gravity_.OtherssaytheobjectdidnotlookanythinglikespacecraftbuiltonEarthin1965.(54)Additionally_,thepeopleofKecksburgwanttoknowwhathappened.Onthat(55)afternoon_,hundredsofeyewitnesseswatchedafierystreakoflightdescendfromtheskytowardsEarth.Officialsexplainedthatnothingwasfoundorrecoveredandthatmaybethefireballintheskywasameteor.ButmanywitnessessaytheysawanumberofmilitarypersonnelfromtheArmyandtheAirForcesearchthewoods,andlaterthatevening,sawalargemilitarytractor-trailercomingfromtheareacarryingalargeobjectunderatarp.PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)Readthefollowingpassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsusinginformationfromthepassage.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.SectionA(10marks)Questions56-60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Theaverageautomatictellermachine(ATM)isnotverysmart.Itwillgivemoneytoanyonewhohastherightcardandpunchesfourorfivekeysintherightorder.Someanalystsestimatethatasmanyas30%ofATMtransactionworldwidearecasesoftheft.Toincreasesecurityatcashmachines,somebankshavetriedtomaketheirATMsalittlesmarter.Asmallcameraonthemachinelooksdirectlyintotheeyeofeverycustomer.Itscansoneirisandcomparesthetinypatternsofridges,dots,andotherfeaturestoacodeinitscomputer.Ifthereisamatch,theATMwillstartcountingoutcash.Ifnot,amessageisautomaticallysenttothenearestpolicestation.Iris-scanningisonefast-growingformofbiometricidentification-determiningwhosomeoneisbyexaminingfeaturesthebody.Oneoftheearliestbiometrictechniqueswasfingerprinting.Thelineonfingerprintsareuniquetoeachperson,sonotevenidenticaltwinshavethesamefingerprints.Fingerprintinghasbecomefamousasawayoffindingoutwhocommittedacrime,butitveryoftenfails.Acarefulcriminalcansweargloves,avoidtouchingthing,orevenalterhisfingerprintsbyburning,cutting,orscrapingthem.Inthesearchforamorereliablesystem,securityexpertshavefocusedontheeye.Likeafingerprint,everyirisis,forallpracticalpurposes,unique.Eachpersonsrightirisisevendifferentfromhisorherleftone.Alow-costdigitalcamera,likethekindinstalledatATMmachines,caneasilydetecthundredsofdifferentfeaturesintheiris.Thechanceoftwoiriseshavingthesamefeaturesisclosetozero.Testshaveshownthatiris-scannersareveryhardtofool.Theycantellthedifferencebetweenarealirisandafalseone.Theycanseerightthroughcoloredcontactlenses,eyeglasses,andevenmirroredsunglasses.Althoughmanycriminalarewillingtoburnorcuttheirfingersinpursuitoftheperfectcrime,fewwouldbewillingorabletoaltertheiririses.Tomakeiris-scanningwork,acomputerizeddatabasehastomatchcertainirisfeatureswithcertainpeople.ThismeansthateachATMcustomerhastoallowabanktophotographhisorheririsandkeepthathighlypersonalinformationinacomputer.Somepeoplehaveworried,however,thatanincreaseduseofiris-scanningwillleadtoadangerouslossofprivacy.Bymountingiris-scancamerasinpublicplaces,governmentscouldtrackaprivatecitizenalldaylongwithoutthepersonsknowledge.Thiswouldbeagreatadvantagetothepolice,butitcouldalsogivecorruptofficialsanewwaytocontroltheiropponents.Themilitarysdevelopmentoftinyrobotssuggeststhatgovernmentiris-scannerscouldeveninvadeprivatehomes!Questions56-60Completethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage,changingtheformwherenecessary,withonlyonewordforeachblank.SectionB(10marks)Questions61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Seedcataloguesfeaturehundredsoffloweringspecies.Forthepersonsjustbeginninggardenthiscanbebewildering,andbelowarethedetailsofsomepopularchoices,nearlyallofwhichshouldbesowninthespring.Withtheexceptionofbusylizzies,whichneedalittlecare,theyareallveryeasytogrowfromseed.DahliasThesearesturdyplantsbearingshowyflowersinawiderangeofrathergaudycolors.SowinaframeinAprilandplanttheseedlingsoutwhenfrostsareover.Dahliasflowerthroughoutthesummerandintotheautumn.Whenautumnfrostsbegintomakethemlookunhappy,youshoulddigupthetuberousrootsandsavethem.Afrost-freeloft,shedorgarageistheidealplace.Thefollowingspringyouplantthetubersinsteadofsowingseedagain.LupinsLupinsarehardyperennials.Thismeansthattheplantswillstayinyourgardenandcarryonfloweringyearafteryear.SeedsowninAprilwillusuallygiveyousomespikesofcolorsinthefirstsummer,andyearbyyeartheplantsgetbiggerandthefloweringstemsgettallerandgrander.Selectivebreedinghasledtotheintroductionofsomefine,bicoloredvarietiesinsomedazzlingshades.Theshort-livedflowersmakearealmisunderstandingspectacle.BusylizziesLikedahlias,busylizziesneedtobestartedoffunderglass,astheycannotstandfrost,andpantingoutisbestdoneinMay.OutdoorfloweringendsinSeptember,sobeatthefrostsandbringyourfavoritespecimensindoorstogiveyourhomesomesintercolor!Indoorstheywillcarryonfloweringindefinitely,thoughyoumayliketoplantthemoutagainwhenspringreturns.Likepansies(below)theydoverywellinsunorshade,butthesoilmustbemoist.Mostvarietiesgrowtobeaheightofonly20cmorso.PotentillasPotentillasarehardyshrubs.Inotherwords,thewoodybranchesspringfromgroundlevelthereisnocentraltrunk.Seedisprobablybestsowninautumn,inwhichcaseyoushouldkeeptheplantsinashelteredspotuntilApriloffersfavorableconditionsforplantingout.Oncefloweringbeginsinearlysummerthebestvarieties