2010年全国大学生英语竞赛C类初赛试卷(20220317003808).pdf

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1、2010National English Contest for College Students(Level C-Preliminary)(总分：150分 时间：120 分钟)Part I Listening Comprehension Section A(5 marks)In this section,you will hear five short conversation.Each conversation will be read only once.After each conversation,there will be a pause.During the pause,read

2、 the question and the three choices marked A,B and C,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.1.What in the woman probably doing now?A.She is writing an essay.B.She is studying for a test.C.She is shopping for sh

3、oes.2.How did the woman feel according to the conversation?A.She was relaxed.B.She was pleased.C.She was disappointed.3.What does the woman say about her presentation?A.It s far from being ready.B.She got a lot of information from the Internet.C.She needs another week to get it ready.4.Where will th

4、e company probably hold the staff party?图片图片图片A.B.C.5.Which picture shows the corrections to the man s name?图片图片图片A.B.C.Section B(10 marks)In 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

5、 pause,read the question and the three choices marked A,B and C,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.Conversation One6.What does the man want to talk to Ann about?A.A holiday trip to Yellowstone Park.B.A rese

6、arch project in Yellowstone Park.C.A lecture by a professor who visited Yellowstone Park.7.According to the man,why is the buffalo population increasing in Yellowstone Park?A.A lot of buffalo have come from neighbouring areas.B.Fewer buffalo are dying of disease.C.It is easier now for the buffalo to

7、 find food in winter.8.Why does the man think Ann would be interested in going to Yellowstone?A.She has been studying animal diseases.B.She is eager to visit Yellowstone Park.C.She needs the money to continue her studies,9.What did the woman plan to do in July?A.Work on her thesis.B.Have a holiday.C

8、.Study the buffalo population.10.Where will the woman most probably spend the coming summer?A.At the University of Wycoming.B.At Yellowstone National Park.C.At her friend s home in Wyoming.Conversation Two11.What was Matt Ryan s first job?A.Doing holiday relief work at a television channel.B.Working

9、 part-time as a model.C.Taking pictures for a television station.12.What did Matt find interesting about the sixties?A.The increasing number of comic books.B.The rapid advances in technology.C.The American space programme.13.Why were Matt s models once used on the news?A.They presented better images

10、 than the real pictures.B.The spacecraft camera got damaged and failed to take any pictures.C.The television studio was trying some new ideas.14.What was the name of the programme that marked the beginning of Matt s TV career?A.Strange Creatures.B.Time Traveller.C.Bright Star.15.What did Matt do for

11、 the programme?A.He made models.B.He acted the part of a monster.C.He filmed it.Section C(5 marks)In this section,you will hear five short news items.Each item will be read only once.After each item,there will be a pause.During the pause,read the question and the three choices marked A,B and C,and d

12、ecide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.16.How many times has the National Hochey League allowed its players to take part in the Winter Olympics?A.Five times.B.Three times.C.Twice.17.Where was the Africa Cup of Natio

13、ns held?A.In Togo.B.In South Africa.C.In Angola.18.What has caused a large number of people to flee their homes in northern Yemen?A.An armed conflict.B.Lack of food.C.Freezing temperatures.19.Who is Emtiaz Sooliman?A.A search and rescue specialist.B.Head of a South African foundation.C.Leader of a l

14、ocal civic group.20.What did the second stimulus bill passed by the House of Representatives aim at?A.Promoting international trade.B.Boosting employment.C.Expanding the private sector.Section D(10 marks)In this section,you are required to fill in 10 blanks,each with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS after l

15、istening to a short passage.The passage will be read twice.Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Children s Toys Most popular wooden toy:(21)The wooden toy is for(22)Output per(23):4,000 items Average(24)time per box:(25)minutes The number of boxes in(26):1,000 Date of the coming dispatc

16、h:(27)Current number of(28):20 Number of staff working on the(29):40 staff All staff do:(30)workPart II Vocabulary and Structure(15 marks)There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part.For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence,then mark

17、the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.31.When Ian was injured,Harry was chosen as a last-minute for the rugby team.A.preference B.diversification C.alternation D.replacement 32.-Hello,Mr Brown,I m ringing about our component delivery.It s not arrived yet

18、and its already three oclock in the afternoon.-Let s see it s reach you on Tuesday afternoon.A.owing to B.likely to C.due to D.subject to 33.Among the last groups of people to accept the new model were religious groups,who still the idea that the earth was the centre of the universe.A.clung to B.app

19、lied to C.adapted to D.contributed to 34.Although apparently rigid,bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables the skeleton to considerable impact.A.escape B.overwhelm C.withstand D.suppress 35.-Would you like me to go to the dentist with you?-No,you with me.A.need not to go B.need not go C.do

20、 not need go D.not need go 36.Lance returned to cycling and training only five months after he was diagnosed with cancer.A.aggressively B.drastically C.exactly D.initially 37.Great minds generally look at life in a way to themselves.A.peculiar B.confined C.similar D.unusual 38.They called in an elec

21、trician he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit.A.to hope B.to be hoping C.hoping D.to have hoped 39.The resistance experienced when one body moves over another,it is in contact,is called frictional force.A.to which B.where C.with which D.while 40.Above all,they want to study a quest

22、ion:Are humans actually aware of the world they live in?A.contrary B.fundamental C.solemn D.progressive 41.-Tina,I hear you had a good journey to the Maldives last week.How was it?-I enjoyed the beautiful scenery,but the hotel was satisfactory.A.not anything B.nothing from C.nothing but D.anything b

23、ut 42.At the beginning of the 20th century,people made coffee a cloth bag full of coffee grounds into boiling water.A.by dumping B.to dump C.for dumping D.that dumped 43.If you Susan recently,youd think the photograph on the right was strange.A.shouldn t contact B.hadt contacted C.werent contact D.d

24、idnt contact 44.Beata:I ve put the job advertisement in the newspaper,Mr Trim.Trim:Good.Beata:Well,it was a bit more than the$10 that they quoted us.Trim:As long as it wasnt$10 a day.A.How to schedule it?B.How much was it?C.How often was it put there?D.How about the newspaper?45.Woman:Who is Jackie

25、Tow?I have a parcel here for him.Jackie:That s me.Woman:Yes,please put your name here.Jackie:Thank you.It must be the new pair of shoes I bought online.A.This is the receipt for it.B.Do you have the senders address?C.I have to check the package.D.Do I have to sing for it?Part III Cloze(10 marks)Read

26、 the following passage and fill in each blank with one word.Choose the 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 letters of the word.Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet.Where The Wild Things Are“I didn t

27、set out to make a childrens movie,”says Being John Malkovich director Spike Jonze,“I set out to make a movie about childhood.”Indeed,like the recent alternative childrens book(46)adapt ,Fantastic Mr Fox,this is more like an adult film(47)children s clothing or rather in Jim Henson monster suit.When

28、rambunctious(无法无天的)nine-year-old Max feels(48)ig by his busy single mum and her new boyfriend,and runs away(49)home,he finds himself on an island populated by huge,hairy,scary Wild Thing.Here,he gets himself crowned king,and he and the monsters fight and play,and throw mud at each other(which the yo

29、unger viewers will love).They return home.Thats it.And thats your problem.As a film,I cant(50)de its disappointing.Despite whimsical(异想天开的)imaginative and heart-tugging moments,Jonze and co-writer Dave Eggers inevitably lose the wonderful subtlety(精 妙 之 处)of Maurice Sendaks well-loved 338-word pictu

30、re book just by(51)(spin)it out into a full-length feature.Enough already!We get this dysfunctional group of neurotic Wild Things(52)rep Max s childs eye view of grown-ups as comprehensible giants,both terrifying and loving.(53),even the repetitive action and non-subtleties(54)make this feel more li

31、ke family therapy than fairy(55)t can t destroy the films haunting magic.Part IV Reading Comprehension(40 marks)Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given.Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Section A (10 marks)1.Rhos-Ddu Country Cottages Ynys,Criccieth,Guyned

32、d LL52 OPB Delightful hideaway cottages with private fishing.Comfortable furnished with antiques,old oak beams,log fire,giving the aura and grace of a bygone age,but with all the essentials of the 20th century sauna,Jacuzzi,four poster bed,snooker table.A holiday venue one rarely finds but often dre

33、ams of.For Enquiries Contact:Mrs A Jones Rhandir,Boduan,Pwllheli Gwynedd,LL53 8UA 2.Five Star CottageTalhenbont Hall,talhenbont,Criccieth,Gwynedd Enq:Roger&Gillian Good Lovingly restored stone cottage and hunting lodge in 70 acre wooded country estate with river.A luxurious and carefree holiday for

34、the discerning.Available throughout the year.Woodland walks and wildlife.Free tennis,riding and game fishing.One mile from coast,five miles Snowdonia.Under the personal supervision of the owners.3.Windsor Flats12 Marine Terrace,Criccieth,Gwynedd,LL52 OEF On sea front close to Criccieth Castle.Comfor

35、table,clean,fully equipped,completely private flats,in picturesque village central for Snowdonia and the Llyn Peninsula.Climbing,sailing,fishing,walking,tennis and golf close-by.Colour TV,payphone.Bed linen supplied.Short breaks available out of season.Write or phone for brochure.4.Dwyfach CottagesC

36、riccieth,Gwynedd Enquiries:Mrs S Edwards,Pen-y-Bryn,Chwilog,Pwllheli,Gwynedd,LL53 6SX Enjoy a peaceful holiday in beautifully situated farmhouse or single storey cottage.This is an area of unrivalled natural beauty,the haunt of buzzards and woodpeckers.Cottages are superbly equipped to make your hol

37、iday relaxed and memorable.Dishwasher,washer/dryer,microwave,linen,childrens play area,barbecue and farm trail.5.Bron Afon Self CateringBorth-y-Gest,Porthmadog,Gwynedd,LL49 9TU Situated only minutes from the beach with fabulous views of garden,sea and mountains.The accommodation is quiet and private

38、.An ideal base for touring,walking,climbing,fishing,the slate mines,castles,Portmeirion,Porthmadog leisure centre or just relaxing on the beach.Bed&Breakfast also available.Questions 56 to 58:Decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F)according to the advertisements.56.To have a h

39、oliday in a delightful hideaway cottage,you should contact Mrs S Edwards.57.In the Criccieth Five Star Hotel,free tennis,game fishing,riding and golf are available.58.Short breaks are available out of season in the Llyn Peninsula.Questions 59 to 60:Answer the following questions briefly according to

40、 the advertisements.59.If you plan to have a holiday with your children,what is the best place?60.What will you enjoy most in Bron Afon Self Catering?Section B(10 marks)The giant panda,the creature that has become a symbol of conservation,is facing extinction.The major reason is loss of habitat,whic

41、h has continued despite the establishment of 14 panda reserves.Deforestation,mainly carried out by farmers clearing land to make way for fields as they move higher into the mountains,has drastically contracted the mammal s range.The panda has disappeared from much of central and eastern China,and is

42、 now restricted to the eastern flank of the Himalayas.Satellite imagery has shown the seriousness of the situation;almost half of the pandas habitat has been cut down or degraded since 1975.Worse,the surviving panda population has also become fragmented;a combination of satellite imagery and ground

43、surveys reveals panda“island”in patches of forest separated by cleared land.The population of these islands has become isolated become the animals are loath to cross open areas.Just putting a road through panda habitat may be enough to split a population in two.The minuscule size of the panda popula

44、tions worries conservationists.The smallest groups have too few animals to be viable,and will inevitable die out.The larger populations may be viable in the short term,but will be susceptible to genetic defects as a result of inbreeding.In these circumstances,a more traditional threat to pandas the

45、cycle of flowering and subsequent withering of the bamboo that is their staple food can become literally species-threatening.The flowering prompts pandas to move from one area to another,thus preventing inbreeding in otherwise sedentary populations.In panda islands,however,bamboo flowering could pro

46、ve catastrophic(灾难性的)because the pandas are unable to emigrate.The latest conservation management plan for the panda,prepared by Chinas Ministry of Forestry and the World Wide Fund for Nature,aims primarily at maintaining panda habitat and ensuring that populations are linked wherever possible.This

47、plan will change some existing reserve boundaries,establish 14 new reserves and protect or replant corridors of forest between panda islands.Other measures include better control of poaching,reducing the degradation of habitats outside reserves,and reforestation.The plan is ambitious.Implementation

48、will be expensive and will require participation by individuals ranging from villagers to government officials.Questions 61 to 65:Complete the summary with words from the passage,changing the form where necessary,only one word for each blank.The survival of the giant panda is being seriously(61).Thi

49、s is largely because the overall size of their habitat has been reduced.As a result,pandas are more prone to problems and are unable to(62)around freely,following the growth cycles of(63)plant.A new plan aims to protect existing panda(64)and to join some of them together.This plan also involves refo

50、restation and the creation of new reserves.To succeed,everyone,(65)both the government and individuals,will have to cooperate.Section C (10 marks)Honda has developed a way to read patterns of electric currents on a person s scalp as well as changes in cerebral blood flow when a person thinks about f