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全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题规范标准答案
2004年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛
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PartIListeningComprehension(30minutes,30points)
SectionADialogues(10points)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortdialogues.Attheendofeachdialogue,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththedialogueandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.W:
Hi,I’dliketosendthispackagebyexpressmailtoSanFranciscoandIwouldliketobuyasheetofstamps,please.
M:
Hereareyourstamps,andjustputthepackageonthescale.
Q:
Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace?
(D)
2.M:
I’mgoingouttolunch.DoyouneedanythingwhileI’mout?
W:
Yes,ifyoupassaconveniencestore,getmesomechocolate—aSnickersbar,please.
Q:
Whatdoyoulearnfromthisconversation?
(B)
3.W:
Ifwegobycar,howdowecrosstheriver?
M:
There’saferrythatwilltakeyourcar.There’sevenonefortrains.
Q:
Howwilltheycrosstheriver?
(D)
4.W:
Iheardthatthemayorisclosingthecheesefactory.
M:
Yes,butitisonlytemporary.
W:
Oh,I’msurprised.Ithoughtitwasgoingtoshutdownforgood.
Q:
Whywasthewomansurprised?
(C)
5.M:
Ispilledtomatojuiceonmynewwhiteshirt.Doyouthinkitwillcomeout?
W:
That’stoobad.LeaveitthereandI’llseewhatIcando.
Q:
Whatistheman’sproblem?
(B)
6.W:
I’mgoingtolunchwithmybowlinginstructor.
M:
Whataboutthecommitteemeeting?
W:
Don’tworry.I’llbebackattheofficebeforethen.
Q:
Whereisthewomanprobablygoingnow?
(C)
7.M:
Howlonghaveyouhadthisproblemwithyourshoulder?
W:
Itstartedlastweekaftermyskiingaccident.
M:
Let’strysometeststodeterminethenatureoftheinjury.
Q:
Whatisthemangoingtodo?
(B)
8.W:
Areyouhavingagoodtime?
M:
Sure.Thanksagainforinvitingme.
W:
Noproblem.Ijustwishmorepeoplecouldhavecome.
Q:
Howdoesthewomanfeel?
(C)
9.M:
Wefinallymadeit,Mary!
W:
Ican’tbelievegraduationistonight.
M:
Canyoucometomygraduationparty?
W:
Sure,afterIfinishthefamilycelebration.
M:
Iwanttobesurewegetpicturesofustogether.
W:
Inourcapsandgowns!
Q:
Whenwillthewomangototheman’sgraduationparty?
(A)
10.M:
Hi,didyoupassyourgeographyexam?
W:
Yeah,Ididquitewellinfact,Igot76%.
M:
Oh,welldone!
Sotheygaveyouapercent?
Ithoughttheygavegrades.
W:
Yeah,theygaveboth.Minewasan“A”.Sohowaboutyou?
M:
Well,wedon’thaveexams.Wehavecontinuousassessment,soyoujusthavetodocoursework,andyougetamarkforeachessay.
Q:
Howdoestheschoolevaluatetheman’sprogressingeography?
(A)
SectionBNewsItems(10points)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
11.Tensofthousandsofhealthworkerswillgohousetohouseoverthenextthreedaysinanefforttoimmunise63millionchildrenundertheageoffiveinsub-SaharanAfrica.Thecampaignisthestartofmonthlynationalimmunisationdaysduringthelowseasonforpolio.It’shopedthatvaccinatingchildrennow—whenthevirusisatitsweakest—willbethebestwayofstoppingtransmission.
Question:
Howoldarethechildrentobeimmunised?
(B)
12.Amidpompandceremony,Chinalaunchedthe2008Olympics.TogetherwithaChinesecounterpart,thepresidentoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee,JacquesRogge,usedagiantgoldenkeytosymbolicallyopenwhathecalledthemostimportantmarketintheworld.Inhisspeech,heemphasisedthepoweroftheOlympicbrandinChina’semergingmarket.
Question:
Whatdoesthegiantgoldenkeysymbolize?
(C)
13.MicrosofttriestokeepthecodeforitsWindowsoperatingsystemacloselyguardedsecret.It’stheequivalentofcomputerDNAandthefirmfearsifitfallsintothewronghandsitcouldbeusedtoinfiltratemillionsofcomputersworldwide.Morethan90percentoftheworld’sPCsrunWindows.
Question:
WhatactiondoesMicrosoftintendtotake?
(A)
14.BeforehesetoffinNovember,therewerefearsthatFrancisJoyonwouldbeunabletocontrolhishugeboat,namedIDEC.Withitsthreehullsslicingthroughthewaterandamassiverotatingmastthatreached30metresintothesky,theboatwasbuiltin1986foracrewoften.ItwasfearedthatsuchaboatwouldbetoopowerfulforonemanintheroughseasoftheSouthernOcean.
Question:
Howmanypeoplecantheboatcarry?
(B)
15.Overtimescalesofthousandsofyears,theEarthgoesthroughanaturalcycleofwarmerandcolderperiods,drivenbychangesinheatcomingfromtheSun.ProfessorWilliamRuddimanfromtheUniversityofVirginiahasnowcalculatedthatiftheEarthhadfolloweditsnaturalcycleoverthelasttenthousandyears,itoughttohavegotsteadilycolder.Ithasn’t,because,hebelieves,humanactivitieshavebeenkeepingthetemperaturesteady.
Question:
HastheEarthgotsteadilycolderoverthelasttenthousandyears?
(A)
16.Inequalityofhealthcareisstillparamount,saystheWHO’slatestreport.Industrialisedcountriesaccountforlessthan20percentoftheworld’spopulationbuttake90percentofhealthspending.InJapanmorethan500dollarsisspentondrugsperpersonperyear.ThiscomparestojustthreedollarsinSierraLeone.Onlyslightlymoreisspentinmanysub-Saharancountries.
Question:
Howmuchdomanysub-Saharancountriesspendondrugsperpersonperyear?
(B)
17.TheIraqidinarhasrisenathirdorsoinvalueagainstthedollarsincethenewbanknotesbegantocirculate.OnefactorhasbeenthegradualpickupoftheIraqieconomyafterthedevastationofthewar.Therearesimplymoretransactionstakingplace,whichhassupportedthevalueofthecurrency.AnditseemsIraqistrustthenewdinarbanknotesmorethantheydidtheoldones,whichfeaturedpicturesofSaddamHussein.
Question:
WhydidtheIraqinewdinarriseinvalue?
(C)
18.Thelistofcountriesknowntohavetherelativelynewanddeadlystrainofbirdfluisrapidlygrowing.ThefocusnowisonIndonesiawheretestswillsoonconfirmwhetherornotthebirdfluwhichkilledseveralmillionchickensthereistheoftenfatalH5N1,alreadyconfirmedin5othercountriesintheregion.ReportsofanoutbreakinLaosarealsobeinginvestigated.
Question:
Whatisthenumberofcountriesmentionedinthisnewsreport?
(C)
19.Anunhealthydiettogetherwithlittleexerciseandsmokingarethekeypreventablerisksofnon-communicablediseasesandit’sestimatedthatlowfruitandvegetableintakealonecausesmorethantwoandahalfmilliondeathseachyear.
Question:
Whatcausesmorethantwoandahalfmilliondeathseachyear?
(A)
20.AroundEuropeinterestratesareattheirlowestlevelsinhalfacentury.Butbusinessesarepressingforevencheaperborrowingcostsamidsignsofcontinuedeconomicweakness.
AbigdropinGermanmanufacturingannouncedearlierthisweekiscitedasevidencethatEurope’smostimportanteconomymayevenbeslidingintorecession.Andtheriseoftheeurotoafour-yearhighagainstthedollarincurrencydealingisamajorworryformanyEuropeanexporters.
Question:
WhatisthekeyproblemforEuropeanexporters?
(A)
SectionCPassages(10points)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear2passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear5questions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
TheworldofmusicwillneverbethesamesincetheformationofabandinLiverpool,Englandin1956.TheBeatleswereformedbyGeorgeHarrison,RingoStarr,PaulMc-Cartney,andJohnLennon.TheirfirsthitsongLoveMeDowasrecordedin1962.TheBeatlesquicklybecametheworld’sbest-knownpopmusicgroupandmanypeopletodaystillregardthemasthefinestbandinthehistoryofpopmusic.
LennonandMcCartneyweretheauthorsofmostofthesongsthegrouprecorded.Harrisonalsowrotesongs,oftenusingideasfromIndianmusic.ThedrummerofthegroupwasthefamousRingoStarrandheoccasionallysang.ForsixyearstheBeatleshadhitafterhitsong.Twenty-eightoftheirsongswereontheTopTwentyrecordchartsandseventeenofthesesongsreachednumberoneonthecharts.
Thegroupalsohadasuccessfulmoviecareer.ThecomediesAHardDay’sNightandYellowSubmarinebecameverysuccessfulmovies.Peopleimitatedtheirlonghairstyles,clothing,andhumor.AlmostalllaterpopbandslearnedfromtheBeatles.Beatlemaniaisthewordusedtodescribehowstrongandloyalthefanswere.
Questions21to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:
21.WhatkindofmusicdidtheBeatlesplay?
(D)
22.WhatdidmanypeoplecopyfromtheBeatles?
(D)
23.WherewerethemembersoftheBeatlesgroupfrom?
(B)
24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
(C)
25.HowmanyoftheBeatles’songsreachednumberoneontherecordcharts?
(A)
PassageTwo
Haveyoueverwonderedwherethesecutelittleteddybearscamefrom?
TheywerenamedforPresidentTheodoreRooseveltin1902.
PresidentRooseveltwasonahuntingtripinMississippiwhenmembersofthehuntingpartycaughtablackbearandtiedhi