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1、2021 National English Contest for College students2021 National English Contest for College students(Level C(Level C- -PreliminaryPreliminary)Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section ASection A (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short conver

2、sations. Each conversations will be read only once.At the end of each conversation, there will be a twenty-second pause, read the question and thethere choices marked A,B and C ,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark thecorresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the c

3、entre.1.What does the man want to do?A. Get something to eat now.B. Find a quiet place that shows games.C. Watch the next game with the woman.2.Why does not the man have a MySpace account?A. He is not skilled at using computer.B. All of the instruction are in EnglishC. The woman won not teach him.3.

4、How long does the woman plan to try teleworkingA. For a few days.B. For a few weeks.C. For a few months.4.What does the man hope will happen?A. The price of cell phone novels will go down.B. The novels author will writer longer stories.C. The woman will tell him ho the story ends.5.what is the woman

5、 going to do next?A. turn on her computer.B.Go for a walk with peter.C. Visit her new neighbors.Section BSection B (10 marks)供学习参考In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once.At the end each conversation, there will be a one minute pause. During the

6、 pause, read thequestions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Thenmark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.Conversation one6.What did Jack do over the summer?A. He studied very hard.B. He took a summer class.

7、C. He visited one of his teachers.7.What does Jack think of Ms Wellington as a teacher?A. Easy-going.B. Tough.C. Interesting.8.Why is Ms Wellingtons class hard?A. Her exams are difficult.B. She does not give students the help they need.C. She makes do lots of work.Conversation twoConversation two9.W

8、hy is Mrs. Griffin going to the city where the hotel is located?A. He is on holiday.B. Hes on a business tripC. He is going to a conference.10. How many times has Mrs. Griffin stayed at the Sunrise Hotel?A. Twice.B. Once.C. Three times.11. Where is Mrs. Griffin form?A. Canada.B. New Zealand.C. Austr

9、alia.供学习参考12. What is Mrs. Griffins passport number?A.87647489B.87637289C.8763748913. What kind of room does Mrs. Griffin want?A. A single room for two nights.B. A double room for two nights.C. A single room for one night.14. When will Mrs. Griffin arrive at Sunrise Hotel?A. at 9:15 pmB. at 9:35 pmC

10、. at 10:00 pm15. What food will be put into Mrs. Griffins room?A. a sandwich with fries.B. a cheese sandwich.C. a burger with chips.Section C (5Marks)16. What does the Associated Press ask editor and news directors to do?A. vote for the top stories of the year.B. describe the oil spill in the Gulf o

11、f MexicoC. writes about the 11 workers killed in the explosion17. Where are the doctors and technology experts from?A. New York.B. LondonC. Tokyo18. For how long does President Obama agree to extend the tax cuts?A. for four yearsB. for three yearsC. for two years.19. How many people in the world don

12、t have enough to eat,according to the report?供学习参考A. more than one billion.B. some six hundred million.C. nearly nine hundred million20. What have astronomers recently discovered?A. there are unknown plants in older galaxies.B. there are many galaxies in the universeC. there are a lot more red dwarf

13、 in older galaxiesSection D (10 marks)Section D (10 marks)In the section, you will hear a short passage. There are 10 missing words phrases. Fill in theblanks with the exact words or phrases you hear. Remember to write the answer on the answersheetWhat do you do if you dont get your first choice uni

14、versity? This _ faces thousands ofBritish every year. Many such_ turn to Clearing, a service that helps find university places forstudents at the last moment. If they dont have the marks to get into their_, Clearing tells themabout places available at other university, though they might have to read

15、 a difficult subject.This year has seen a record number of people applying to university. This, combined withthe _,an uncertain job market, and budget cuts at university, product evenmore of a scramble for places than usual. Some sources say six students have applied for eachremaining_ placeThe Brit

16、ish University Admissions Service, UCAS, says up to a quarter of this yearsuniversity applicants-almost 190000 people-have not been admitted intoa_. That is an increase of over 46000 students from last year.Faced with these figure, some British students might consider an interestingalternative:_. Th

17、e University of Nottingham for is offeringplace at its campuses in Ningbo, near Shanghai, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Students at theseinstitutions can earn University of Nottingham degrees, according, engineering and English.Similarly, the University of Bolton says it has unlimited places at its ca

18、mpus in the United ArabEmirates.To deal with these problems, the UKs Higher Education Minister, David Willets, isencouraging students who have not made the grade to consider alternatives to university, such as供学习参考_and studying at home.“There are arrange of options available, “he says. “people can r

19、eapply next year, so theyshould consider spending this year in a way that will add positively to their CVs. Getting_or other skills will strengthen their chances next year. Somecommentators say, though that rising university costs, poor long-term_,and a drop in graduate recruitment mean this the wor

20、st time to be a university student in the UK.Part Two 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 letteron the answer she

21、et with a single line through the centre.31. After four days of talks, we are glad to announce that the union and management have reachedan_. The agreement is fair and benefits both sides.A. accordB. accomplishmentC. identityD. undertaking32. As the clerk_prepared my milk shake, I wondered how long

22、she had been workingthere ,mindlessly making ice cream treats in a set order of steps.A. logicallyB. methodicallyC. graphicallyD. synthetically33. As a boy he wanted to be a fireman. As a high school student, he thought hed like to become ateacher. Now he_to be nothing more than a janitor.A. Assumes

23、B. PrescribesC. AspiresD. Presumes34. Regardless of what caused it, I an grateful that have finally reached a point in my life_Ican appreciate my strengths, accept my weaknesses and try to be comfortable with everything inbetween.A. WhyB. WhereC. WhichD. What35. _information provided by members of t

24、he public, the police would have a much movedifficult job.A. SupposingB. Provided theC. If it were not forD. On condition that36. Peter Brown was a painstaking writer;_, he once spent half a day on the composition ofa single sentence.A. On the other handB. NeverthelessC. MoreoverD. For example供学习参考3

25、7.-What an I going to do about a present for Carol?-You_some flowers.A. Might have sent herB. Must have sent herC. Could send herD. Would sendher38. Without the air holding in some of the suns heat, the earth_cold at night, too cold for usto live on.A. Will be freezingB. Would be freezingC. An be fr

26、ozenD. Would be frozen39. The students in our university each_an English dictionary. That is to say, each of thestudents in our university_an English dictionary.A. Have; hasB. Have; haveC. Has; haveD. Has; has40. Heres your kitchen. I hope you enjoy cooking here. Is there_else that you need?A. Somet

27、hingB. AnythingC. NothingD. Everything41. David_his business partner over plans to reduce the workforce.A. Came down toB. Broke down toC. Fell out withD. Went along with42. _is this piece of equipment to be removed from the building.A. On no accountB. AbsolutelyC. ScarcelyD. Not at all43. Helen s pa

28、rents were_that she was still on the job., but she had resigned.A. In doubtB. Of the opinionC. Under the impressionD. With suspicion44.-I dont think I will ever, in my life, win a lottery of five million dollars.-Well, _. Anything can happen.A. You made itB. Youre kiddingC. What you sayD. You can ne

29、ver tell45.-How did you find the concert in the Grand Theatre last night?-_ but the conductor was perfect.A. I couldnt agree moreB. I didnt think much of itC. I was crazy about itD. Ireally liked itPart Three Cloze(15 marks )I have been reading a lot on my iPad recently, and I have some (46)_ (compl

30、ain) not about供学习参考the iPad itself but about the state of digital reading generally. Reading is a subtle thing, and itssubtleties are artifacts of a venerable medium: words printed in ink on paper. Glass and pixelsarent the same.When I read a physical book, I dont have to look anywhere else to find

31、out how much Ive read.The iPad e-reader, iBooks tries to create the (47) illu_ of a physical book. The pages seemto turn, and I can the edges of those that remain, but its fake. There are always exactly sixunturned pages, no matter (48)_ I am in the book.Also, there is a larger problem. Books in the

32、ir digital format look vastly less finished, or lessgenuine than real books. You can vary their font and type size, but this only makes them(49)_(resemble) word-processed-no matter how (50)_(wretch) or wonderful theyare-will never look as good as Robert Hasss poems in the print edition of The Apple

33、Trees atOlema. But your poems can look almost exactly as ugly-as e-book-like -as the Kindleversion of that collection.All the e-book Ive read have been ugly-books by Chang-rae Lee, Alvin Kernan, and StiegLarsson-though the texts have been wonderful. I didnt grow up reading texts. I grew up readingbo

34、oks, and this(51)_(differ) is important.When it comes to digital editions, the(52)_(assume) seems to be that allbooks(53)are_(create) equal. However, nothing could be further from the truth. In the massmigration from print to digital, were seeing a profusion of digital books-many of them out ofcopyr

35、ight-that look new and even HD, but which may well have been supplanted by moreaccurate editions and better translations. We need a digital readers guide -a place where readerscan find(54)_ whether the book theyre about to download is the best available edition.(55)Fi_, two related problems. I alrea

36、dy have a personal library, but most of the books Iveread have come from(56)_(lend) libraries. Barnes & Noble has released an e-reader thatallows short-term (57) _(borrow) of some books. The entire idea behind Amazons Kindleand Apples iBooks assumes that you cannot read a book unless you own it firs

37、t and that only youcan read it unless you want to give your reading device to someone else.This goes against the social value of reading, the collective knowledge and(58)_(collaborate) discourse that comes from access to (59)_or our culture in general.供学习参考Part Four Reading Comprehension (40 marks).

38、Section A (10 marks ).Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Not keen on reading? Do you have trouble finding a novel that arouses your interest? Why notfollow Ammon Sheas example and start reading a dictionary?Mr Shea owns over 1,000 dictionaries and he reads them for fun. He recentl

39、y spent a yearreading all 20 volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary. The dictionary contains more than20,000 pages and over 59 million words.As he read from A to Z, he noted down interesting words in a ledger. This includes words suchas happify, meaning to make someone happy and tripudiate, which

40、means to dance, skip orleap for joy. Mr Shea also kept a diary about this experience, which has since become abest-selling book.Why did he do this? He claims it was fun. Ive always enjoyed reading dictionaries . They arefar more interesting than people give then credit for, he said.It appears that i

41、t was not his goal to sound more intelligent by using longer and more complexwords. Im not against long, fancy or obscure words, but Im opposed to using then for their ownsake, he said.In fact ,as a result of reading so many new words , Mr Shea often forgot everyday vocabulary.He wrote, My head was

42、so full of words that I often had trouble forming simple sentences.Mr Shea is not alone in his love of reading dictionaries.Elaine Higgleton, a representative ofCollins Cbuild dictionaries, explained that thousands of crossword puzzle and Srabble fans readdictionaries for fun and to improve their ga

43、mes. Ms Higgleton did however note that, Itsprobably not the best way to learn English ,and youd learn more than you need. It is not knownhow many of the 59 million words Ms Shea remembers, but he has certainly made history with hiseccentric hobby.Questions 61 to 65.Decide whether the following stat

44、ements are True or False.供学习参考61. Mr Shea has read 1.000 dictionaries.62. Mr Shea spent one month reading the Oxford English Dictionary.63. In Mr Sheas opinion,people dont give dictionaries enough credit for being interesting.64. Mr Shea thinks it is important t be able to use long and complicated w

45、ords in everydayconversation.65. Elaine Higgleton thinks that reading a dictionary is the best way to learn English.Section B (10 marks)Questions 66 to 70are based on the following passage.Surfing is something people often get hooked on after trying it a few times. For many surfers itis much more th

46、an a hobby-they would probably agree with the American professional surferKelly Slater when he said,Once youre in, youre in. Theres no getting out.Surfing, of course, refers to riding on ocean waves using a surfboard. Many surfers stand upon their boards, which requires god balance and is therefore

47、difficult for most beginners to learn,but some lie down and bodyboardThe history of surfing probably began with the Polynesian people of the Pacific Islands. One ofthe first white people to see anyone surfing was the British explorer Captain Gook, when his shiparrived in Hawaii in 1779. He watched m

48、any Hawaiians riding waves on large pieces of wood,and reported that, Surfing seems to give them a feeling of great pleasure. When surfing started to become very popular in the United States in the 1950s and 60s, surfersused large wooden boards (often more than three metres long) that were quite hea

49、vy. Boards todayare shorter and also much lighter, because they are made of artificial materials instead of wood.For anyone who wants to try surfing. The only essentials are waves and a board. There are afew other things, however, that most surfers find important; a cord t attach one of their ankles

50、 tothe board and therefore stop it from being carried a long way away when they fall off; wax, whichthey put on the surface of the board to help their feet stick to it; and a wetsuit to help them keepwarm in cold water. The south-west of English is an example of a place where surfers usuallyneed wet