National English Contest for College StudentsLevel DPreliminary.docx

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NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudentsLevelDPreliminary

2009NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

（LevelD–Preliminary）

PartIListeningComprehension（25minutes,30marks）

SectionA（5marks）

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Whattimewastheman’sappointment?

A.10:

30.B.11:

00.C.11:

40.

2.WhatkindoftabledoesSallywant?

A.Asmallroundtable.B.Asmallsquaretable.C.Abigroundtable.

3.Whichmanisthemathteacher?

A.Themaninadarkshirt.B.Themanwithahat.C.Themaninanicesuit.

4.What’stheman’sattitudetowardstheaccident?

A.Heisn’tupsetaboutit.

B.Hedecidestogiveupdriving.

C.Hewilldrivemorecarefullyinfuture.

5.Whatdidtheboydoaboutthefire?

A.Hewassoafraidthatheranaway.

B.Hemanagedtoputitout.

C.Hewasscaredanddidn’tknowwhattodo.

SectionB（10marks）

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

ConversationOne

6.HowlongwillittakethemantogettoNewcastlebytrain?

A.Onehour.B.Twohours.C.Threehours.

7.HowmuchdoesareturntickettoNewcastlecost?

A.$25.B$40.C.$50.

8.Whatcanthemanbuyonthetrainforlunch?

A.Drinksandsandwiches.BDrinksonly.C.Biscuits.

9.What’stheaddressofthetravelagency?

A.22MaleetStreet.B.22MalletStreet.C.22MaletStreet.

10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atatrainstation.B.Inarestaurant.C.Ataninformationbooth.

ConversationTwo

11.Whatagesisthecomputergamesuitablefor?

A.Eighttothirteen.B.Undereight.C.Overthirteen.

12.WhereisBlack’sPCshoplocated?

A.EnCambridge.B.InLondon.C.InPeterstown.

13.Whichofthefollowingposturesshowsthecorrectlocationoftheshop?

MarsdenStreet

Walker’sDepartmentWalker’sDepartmentWalker’sDepartment

HunterRoad

HunterRoad

MarsdenStreet

HunterRoad

MarsdenStreet

Black’sPCShopBlack’sPCShopBlack’sPCShop

A.B.C.

14.Whatdaymeetweedisthelastdayyoucangetagamefree?

A.Monday.B.Thursday.C.Friday.

15.Howmuchdidthecomputergamecost?

A.$24.B.$30.C.$48.

SectionC（5marks）

Inthissection,youwillhearamonologue.Themonologuewillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofthemonologue,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

16.WhatcanvisitorsseeintheFordRoom?

A.Somephotosoftheoldtown.

B.Somepicturesofgardens.

C.Somebeautifulfreshflowers.

17.Abouthowmanyclockshasthemuseumcollected?

A.150.B.250.C.400.

18.Whereinthemuseumisthereaclothesdisplay?

A.Upstairsontheleft.

B.Upstairsontheright.

C.Downstairsontheright.

19.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestbuying?

A.Somebeautifulclothes.

B.Somecoloredphotographs.

C.Theguideblooddotthemuseum.

20.Whendoesthemuseumclosetoday?

A.Halfpastfive.B.Sixo’clock.C.Halfpastsix.

SectionD（10marks）

Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewhichwillbereadonlyonce.Listentothepassagecarefully,andthenfillinblankswithwordsorphrasesyouhearonthetape.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Allowmetogiveyoualittleadviceaboutwriting_21___.First,madeyourcharacters_22___.Madesitethattheybehaveandtalkas_23___.Inreallife,everyoneis_24___.Ifallyourcharactersspeakthesamewayand_25___tothingsinthesameway,you’llloseyourreadersatthestart.

Onceyourreadersbelieveinyourcharacters,youmustgetthemtocare.Eachreadermustbeableto_26___atleastonecharacter,to“become”thatcharacterinhisorhermind.Youcandothisbydevelopingcharacterswith_27___humantraits,bothgoodandbad.Theindividualswhopopulateyourstoryshouldhavehuman_28___.

Nowit’stimetoweaveyourtale,tocreateaplot.Yourreadersarepartofthestorynow;theyare_29___.

Onelastthing…yourstorymusttouchitsreaders’_30___.Ifyoucanmadethemlaughandcryalongwithyourcharacters,youareonthewaytobecomingasuccessfulwriter.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（10minutes,15marks）

Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispare.Foreachbland,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

31.Sheis____newcomerto____chemistrybutshehasalreadymadesomeimportantdiscoveries.

A.the;theB.the;/C.a;/D.a;the

32.JanewasfairlygoodatEnglish,butinmathematicsshecouldnot____therestofthestudentsinherclass.

A.putupwithB.doawaywithC.keepupwithD.runawaywith

33.Youhavetoreadthemanualcarefullyfirst,otherwiseyou____havedifficultyusingthecellphone.

A.shouldB.willC.mightD.may

34.Doyouthinkhespilledthesoup____purposesothathewouldn’thavetoeatit?

A.forB.willC.byD.on

35.Angelatoldmeawhileagothatshecouldn’twearher____sweetheartbecauseitdoesn’tgowithanythingelseshehas.

A.greencomfortabledarkB.darkgreencomfortable

C.comfortabledarkgreenD.darkcomfortablegreen

36.I’dratheryou____anythingaboutthegardenuntiltheweatherimproves.

A.don’tmakeB.ArmingC.HavingarmedD.Armed

38.WhenIwasinthewaitingroomatthestationyesterday,Ireadamagazineinorderto____sometime.

A.ToarmB.ArmingC.HavingarmedD.Armed

39.Shewasso____inherjobthatshedidn’theatanybodyknockingatthedoor.

A.attractedB.EversinceC.SothatD.Nowthat

41.Experimentsinthephotographyofmovingobjects____inboththeUnitedStatesandEuropewellbefore1900.

A.AssoonB.EversinceC.SothatD.Nowthat

42.Theythoughttheycould____foranotherweekwithmorefood.

A.keepB.lastC.maintainD.retain

43.—WasthedrivingpleasantwhenyouvacationedinCanadalastsummer?

A.wasrainingB.wouldberainingC.hadbeenrainingD.rained

44.Karen:

Canyoutellmeifanyproposalwasaccepted?

Mitchell:

____But,youcancomeseemeifyouhaveanybetterideas.

A.That’sverygood.B.It’sverykindofyou.

C.I’mgladyoudidthatD.Itwasturneddown

45.Betty:

Whatwereyouupsetabout?

Smith:

It’saprivatematter.

Betty:

Whywon’tyoutellme?

Smith:

______

Betty:

Well,Ihopeyoucan.

A.Don’tworry.B.Idon’twanttosayit.

C.Youcan’tbeinterestedinit.D.Icandealwithitmyself.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（20minutes,35marks）

SectionA（5marks）

Thereisonepassageinthissectionwithfivequestions.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theopeningofyourpresentationisyourfirstopportunitytomeettheprospectface.Itisthemostimportantpartofyourpresentationbecauseifyoudonotiteffectively,thefirst30secondsarethemostcriticalbecauseyouaresettingthestageforwhatistofollow.

Whenyouwalkintotheprospect’soffice,heistropicallyinmiddleinthemiddleofdoingsomethingelse.Youmustdirecthisattentionandinterestawayfromthisactivitytowhatyouhavetosay.Youmustalsoestablishanimmediaterapport（友好关系）withtheprospectandanswerthequestiononeverybuyer’smind:

“What’sinthismeetingforme?

”Finally,youmustgatherinformationabouttheprospectsoyoucantailorthebodyofthepresentationaroundhiscurrentsituation.

Youshouldmarkcertainassumptionsconcerningtheprospect:

1.Youarecallingononeperson,notagroup,andyouhavenevermettheprospectbefore.Theprospecthasneverdonebusinesswithyourfirm.

2.Youcalledtheprospectonthetelephoneaweekagoandsetupthisappointment.

3.Whenyoutalkedtohimthen,youwereabletoqualifyhimasapotentialprospect.Heistheprimarydecisionmakerandhasapotentialneedforyourproductorservice.

46.Inthepassagetheword“prospect”refersto_________

A.yourfuturebossB.anemployer

C.anexplorerD.apossiblecustomer

47.Thefirst30secondarethemostcriticalbecause________

A.youhavetomakeyourcompletesalespresentationinthattime

B.theprospectmaynothaveenoughtimetotalktoyou

C.ifyoudon’thaveagoodbeginningyourchancesoffailurearehigher

D.youmaybenervouswhenyoumeettheprospect

48.Whenyouentertheprospect’sofficeyoumust________

A.walkstraightuptohimB.greethimaswarmlyaspossible

C.drawhisattentiontowhatyouhavetosay

D.bereadytoanswerwhateverquestionshemayhave

49.Youmusttailorthebodyofthepresentationaroundtheprospect’scurrentsituationsothat_______.

A.itmeetshispresentorpotentialneeds

B.youcansetupanappointmentwithhim

C.youcanconvincehimyourproductsareverycheap

D.hecanmakeadecisiononthespot

50.Thepassagetellsushowto_______.

A.makeasalespresentation

B.m