全国大学生英语竞赛C级样题及答案.docx

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全国大学生英语竞赛C级样题及答案

2011年全国大学生英语竞赛C级冲刺模拟试题及详解

PartⅠListeningComprehension（25minutes,30marks）

（略）

PartⅡVocabularyandStructure（10minutes,15points）

Directions:

Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

31.BecauseEdgarwasconvincedoftheaccuracyofthisfact,hestick_______hisopinion.

A.atB.toC.forD.for

32.studentwithalittlecommonsenseshouldbeabletoanswerthequestion.

A.EachB.AnyC.EitherD.One

33.Obviously,theChairman’sremarksattheconferencewereandnotplanned.

A.substantialB.spontaneousC.simultaneousD.synthetic

34.Allsubstances,takeupspace.

A.whetherareliquidorsolidB.whetheraretheyliquidorsolid

C.betheyliquidorsolidD.nomattertheyaresolidandliquid

35.Thegirlwasashopassistant;sheisnowamanagerinalargedepartmentstore.

A.preliminarilyB.presumablyC.formallyD.formerly

36.ALoanisawrittendocumentthatstatesthatalenderhasagreedtolendborrowerasumofmoneyatcertainrateofinterestforaspecificperiodoftime,whichmaycontainsetsofconditionsandadatebywhichtheloanmustclose.

A.obligationB.dutyC.responsibilityD.commitment

37.afteralongwalk,Icouldn’tmoveastepfarther.

A.HavingwornoutB.WearingoutC.TowearoutDWornout

38.Beforethefirstnon-stopflightmadeinl949,itnecessaryforallplanestolandforrefueling.

A.wouldbeB.hasbeen

C.hadbeenD.wouldhavebeen

39.Governmentreports,examinationcompositions,legaldocumentsandmostbusinesslettersarethemainsituationsformallanguageisused.

A.inwhichB.onwhichC.inthatD.atwhat

40.Ittookhimseveralhoursto________thepaperoffallfourwalls.

A.shearB.strikeC.scrapeD.chip

41.______youwerebusy,Iwouldn’thavebotheredyouwithmyquestions.

A.IfIrealizedB.HadIrealizedC.IrealizedthatD.AsIrealized

42.doubttherearealotofnaturalresourcesinthiscountry.

A.LittledoweB.LittleweC.SeldomdidweD.Fewdowe

43.Althoughateenager,Fredcouldresistwhattodoandwhatnottodo.

A.tobetoldB.havingbeentoldC.beingtoldD.tohavebeentold

44.M:

Hello,Fred’sMotors.

W:

Hello,it’sMrs.Williamshere.I’mjustphoningupbecausemyVolvoismakingvery,verystrangenoises,andIwonderedifyou’dbeabletohavealookatit.

M:

Yeah.Whenwasthelasttimeyouhaditserviced?

W:

Ithinkitwasonlyaboutamonthago.Butit’sasortofknockingnoise.

M:

Well,tomorrowmorning,yeah?

A.doitB.changeitC.bringitinD.takeitaway

45.M:

What’s53times115?

Ican’t.

W:

Whydon’tyouuseacalculator?

A.workitoutB.countit

C.haveitdoneD.workitup

PartⅢReadingComprehension（20minutes,35marks）

SectionA（5marks）

Inthissection,thereisonepassagewithfivequestions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CaridD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions46-50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.MarkTwainpointedoutthatifworkweresopleasant,therichwouldkeepitforthemselves.Buthowevermuchpeoplemaythinktheydislikework,everyonehasadeeppsychologicalneedforit.Everyonewantstobevalued,andwagesandsalariesarethevisibleproofthatwematter.

Notallkindsofworkqualify,however.Nomatterhowworthwhileordemandingtheymightbe,bringingupchildren,houseworkandvoluntaryemploymentarenotusuallyseenasproperjobs.Theonlyproperjobisonethatprovidespaidemployment.Beingpaidforajobinoursocietymeanshigherpersonalstatus.

Ofcoursewewouldalsopreferworktobeuseful,pleasantandinteresting—andalsowellpaid.Butyoudon’treallyhavetoenjoyyourworktogetpleasurefromit.Thefactthatwehavetoovercomesomedifficultiesthatwehavetodealwithdoingroutinetasks,insomewaygivesuspleasure.

Forexample,havingtobeinaparticularplaceataparticulartime,workingaspartofateamtowardsacommongoal,givesusasenseofpurpose.Themodernworkplacealsoprovidessomewherewherepeoplecanasserttheiridentityorcreateanewone.

Withoutworkmanypeoplebecomeuntidyandlazy,andfindtheyareunabletoenjoytheleisuretimewhichisavailabletothem.Whensomepeopleretirefromwork,theylosetheirsenseofvalueandpurpose.Formostoftheirlives,theirpersonality,self-imageandstatushavebeendefinedbywork;withoutittheylosetheirappetiteforlife.

Peoplewhosuddenlylosetheirjobscanfindthesituationparticularlydifficult.Atasinglestoketheylosealltheadvantagesandstatusthatapaidjobprovides.Inaculturedominatedbywork,theyareseenbythosewithjobsasincompetentorlazy.Itislittlewonderthatstressandillnessoccurmorefrequentlyamongtheunemployed.

Employmentisnowchanging,however.Informationtechnologyhasalreadysignificantlyalteredtheworldofwork.Formany,theideaofajobforlifeisnolongerrealistic.Manypeoplefeartheywilllosetheirjobs,andsomearebeingpersuadedtoacceptthepossibilityofpart-timework.Eventheworkplaceitselfmaybecomeathingofthepastwithmoreandmorepeopleworkingathome.Thismeansthatwemaynolongerbeabletodependonworktodefineourselvesandourpositioninsociety,andthatwewillhavetofindnewwaystogiveourlivesasenseofvalueandpurpose.

Questions:

46.MarkTwainpointedoutthat______.

A.therichshouldworkmore

B.workisnotsuchapleasurablething

C.therichshouldkeepalltheworkforthemselves

D.workmakespeoplerich

47.Peoplehaveadeeppsychologicalneedforworkbecause______.

A.theywanttoberich

B.theylikebeingtoldwhattodo

C.everyoneneedsmoney

D.theywanttobevaluedandworkprovesthisvalue

48.Peopledon’thavetoenjoytheirworktogetpleasurefromitbecause______.

A.thesalarymakesthemhappy

B.theygetusedtotheroutine

C.copingwithproblemscanbesatisfying

D.theyknowtheirworkisstilluseful

49.Peoplewhohavenoworkoften______.

A.enjoytheirleisuretime

B.developabetterself-image

C.havedifficultycopingwiththechange

D.takeaninterestinnewactivities

50.Thearrivalofinformationtechnologyhas______.

A.enhancedpeople’sinterestinwork

B.madeworkmorestressful

C.madetheworkplaceunnecessary

D.madepeoplechangetheirattitudetowork

SectionB（10marks）

Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.Readthepassagecarefullyandcompletethesummerybelowbychoosingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassagetofillineachoftheblanks51-55.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Companiessaythatinmanycases,thebenefitsofforeign-languageknowledgecanlieoutsidethespecificrealmofbusiness.That’sonereasonwhytheprogramsareoptional.Mayersaysthatthebenefitsaremoretohelpeachemployeeadjusttohisorhernewsurroundingsandtopromotethecompany’spolicyofbeingagoodneighborandbecomingintegratedintolocalcommunitiesthantohelptheexecutiveconductactualbusiness.

AtIBM,company-subsidizedforeign-languagetrainingisprovidedonacase-by-casebasis,saysMiaVanstraelen,directorofhumanresourcesforlearninginEurope,theMiddleEastandAfrica.Ifemployeesneedforeign-languageskillstodotheirjobproperly—forexample,anexpatriatemanagerwhofunctionsasthepointpersonbetweenanoverseasoperationandheadquartersorasalesemployeewhodealswithclientsonthegroundoverseas—thecompanywillprovidefinancialsupport.Inaddition,companysupportisoftenavailableforemployeesseekingbusiness-relatedskillstofurthertheirowncareerswithinthecompany.

Aless-than-aggressiveattitudetowardforeign-languageacquisitionatthecorporatelevelistypical,someexpertssay,andthereasonsrangefromhighcosttoalackofnecessity.English,thelanguageofbusiness,thelanguageoftechnology,thelanguageofHollywood,isthelanguagetoknowinglobalbusinessevenfortraditionallynon-English-speakingcountries.

WhileAmericanshavetodecidewhichsecondlanguagemightbemostusefulfortheirbusinesscareersaccordingtotheirareasofinterest,potentialbusinessprofessionalsinothercountrieswhosenativelanguageisnotEnglishhaveaclearanswertothatquestion.AndasmorestudentsworldwidelearntoconductbusinessinEnglish,itspositionasthelanguageofcommercesolidifies.

EvenmultinationalsthatareheadquarteredinothercountriesareusingEnglishasthelanguageofbusiness,VanSomerensays.HecitesSony’sBerlinheadquartersasanexample.Inthatoffice,whichhasabout400employees,thereare45differentnationalitiesandalmostasmanylanguages,hesays.“SothecostandeffortassociatedwithtryingtoteacheveryoneGermanwhenalotofthemwillbemovingontootherassignmentsinamatterofmonthsprobablydoesn’tmakealotofsense,”hesays.Languageacquisitioncanbeaslowprocess,andcompaniesthatneedsomeonewhospeaksaforeignlanguagecan’twaityearsfortherightemployeetogaintheskills.Whenknowledgeofaforeignlanguageiswhatisspecificallyrequired,that’stheskillsethumanresourceslooksfor.Lieberthalsaysthatinmanyways,traininghigh-levelemployeesinaforeignlanguagesuchasChinesesimplydoesn’tmakegoodbusinesssense.“It’salargeinvestmentwithhighfront-endcosts.”Topexecutivescouldharmtheircareersbytakingtimeofftostudyalanguage.Inaddition,hesays,evenifan