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竞赛样题A级
2006NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelA-Sample)
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(5minutes,10points)
31.Althoughhehadlookedthroughallthereferencematerials onthesubject,hestillfoundithardtounderstandthis pointandhistutor’sexplanationonly________tohis confusion.
A.extended B.amounted C.added D.turned
32.Theprofessorcouldhardlyfindsufficientgrounds________ hisargumentsinfavourofthenewtheory.
A.onwhichtobase B.whichtobaseon
C.tobaseon D.tobebasedon
33.Thesereferencebooks,whichyoucangetatanybookshop inthecity,willprovideyou________youneed.
A.allofinformation B.alloftheinformation
C.alltheinformation D.alltheinformation
34.Apartfromtakingcareofherchildren,shehastotakeon suchheavy________houseworkascarryingwaterand firewood.
A.time-consumed B.timely-consumed
C.time-consuming D.timely-consuming
35.Themantowhomwehandedtheformspointedoutthat theyhadnotbeen________filledin.
A.consequently B.regularly C.comprehensively D.properly
36.Everymaninthiscountryhastherighttolivewherehe wantsto________thecolorofhisskin.
A.withtheexceptionof B.inthelightof C.byvirtueof D.regardlessof
37.Thesetwoareasaresimilar________theybothhavea highrainfallduringthisseason.
A.tothat B.besidesthat C.inthat D.exceptthat
38.Howcloseparentsaretotheirchildren________astrong influenceonthecharacterofthechildren.
A.have B.has C.having D.tohave
39.AlltrainstoLiverpool________becauseofthestrike,they decidedtogotherebycoach.
A.havingcanceled B.havingbeencanceled
C.werecanceled D.havebeencanceled
40.________thattheymayeventuallyreducetheamountof laborneededonconstructionsitesby90percent.
A.Socleveraretheconstructionrobots B.Soclevertheconstructionrobotsare
C.Suchconstructionrobotsareclever D.Suchcleverconstructionrobotsare
PartIIISituationalDialogues(5minutes,5points)
41.Mary:
Thankyoufromthebottomofmyheartforsaving mylittlegirl’slife.
John:
______________
Mary:
Ican’ttellyouhowmuchIappreciatewhatyou’ve done.
John:
I’mjusthappyIcouldhelp.
A.There’snothingtobeafraidof.B.Thisisreallyawonderfulday.
C.Anybodywouldhavedonethesame.D.Iamsogladtosaveherlife.
42.Mother:
You’rewatchingtoomuchTV,Emily.
Emily:
Oh,comeon,Mom.
Mother:
________ Andyou’reeatingtoomanysnacks.
Emily:
Ionlyhadsomepopcornandsomepotatochips.
A.Imeanit. B.You’reexcused.
C.Where’syourradio?
D.Idon’twanttoknowit.
43.Kate:
I’mnotoptimisticaboutfindingajobafterIfinish college.
Joseph:
Oh?
Whynot?
Kate:
Theeconomyisgoingdownhillfast.
Joseph:
Iknow.______________It’sgettingtothepoint whereevenadegreewon’thelpyouanymore.
Kate:
That’sright.AndI’llbeluckytoevenmoveoutof myparents’house.
A.Myfriendcouldoffermeajob.B.IamnotsurewhetherIagreeornot.
C.Howdoyoufeelabouttheeconomy?
D.Whatisthisworldcomingto?
44.Bruce:
Goodmorning.WelcometoSupervacationTravelAgency.CanIhelpyou?
Mandy:
Yes,Ihopeso.I’minterestedinashortholiday soon.I’dlikesomeinformation.
Bruce:
Yes,certainly.______________
Mandy:
Somewherewithsomesunshine.
Bruce:
Here’saSupervacationbrochure.Itgivesinformationaboutlotsofholidays.
Mandy:
Thanksfortheinformation.IexpectI’llseeyou soon.
A.WhataboutNewYork?
B.Willyoubetravelingalone?
C.Whatsortofholidayinterestsyou?
D.Howarethingsgoingwithyou?
45.Mark:
Goodafternoon.I’vejustjoinedthelibrary.How manybookscanItakeout?
Jenny:
Youcantaketwobooks,andkeepthemforten days.If you haven’t finished,you can renew them.
Mark:
HowdoIdothat?
________________
Jenny:
No,youcantelephone.Tellusthetitlesofthebooks,andthedatetheyaredueforreturn.
Mark:
Splendid.IwouldliketoborrowATaleofTwoCities,or DavidCopperfield.
Jenny:
Thosetwobookshavealreadybeenborrowed.
A.Whycan’tIkeepthemforalongertime?
B.MustIvisitthelibrary?
C.HowmuchcouldIbefined?
D.CanIlendthemtomyfriends?
PartIVIQTest(5minutes,5points)
46.Apostmandeliversmailroundahousingestate.Hedoesnotwanttovisitthesamestreetmorethanonce,butcanpassoverthesamestreetcorners.Onwhichhousingestateisthispossible?
47.Hereisariddle.
Iamsuspendedintheair,Itouchnothing,andIamsurroundedbylights.NowIdressmyselfafresh,andnowIamnaked,andIamintheheatandthecold,bynightandbyday.Everyoneamuseshimselfbytrampinguponme,eventheanimalsabuseandscornme,andyetIhavesuchtreasureshiddeninmybosomthathewhofindsthemIcanmakefullofhappiness.
Whatistheanswertotheriddle?
A.TheSun. B.TheMoon.C.TheEarth. D.TheSky.
48.
Whichofthefollowingnumbersshouldreplacethequestionmark?
A.417. B.926. C.138. D.172.
49.Thisbarchartshowstheheightsofaclassofpupils.
Whichstatementmustbetrue?
A.2childrenare125cmtallorless.
B.8childrenareatleast140cmtall,butlessthan145cmtall.
C.8childrenaremorethan144cmtall,butlessthan150cmtall.
D.Nochildrenaretallerthan158cm.
50.
Canyouguidetherobotalongthewhitesquaresthroughthisgrid?
Itstartsonthesquaremarked"Begin"andfinishesonthesquaremarked"End".
YoucanonlyprogrammeittomoveFORWARD,TURNLEFT90°orTURNRIGHT90°.
Whichoftheinstructionsbelowwillguidetherobotthroughthegrid?
A.FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,
FORWARD4,TURNLEFT90°,
FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,
FORWARD2.
B.FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,
FORWARD3,TURNRIGHT90°,
FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,
FORWARD3.
C.FORWARD3,TURNRIGHT90°,
FORWARD3,TURNRIGHT90°,
FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,
FORWARD2.
D.FORWARD3,TURNRIGHT90°,
FORWARD3,TURNLEFT90°,
FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,
FORWARD2.
PartVReadingComprehension(25minutes,40points)
SectionAMultipleChoice(5points)
Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursethatheattendsgiveshimacredit,whichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyauniversitystudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.
Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimefor participationinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Studentswhoadvisetheacademicauthoritiesusuallyperformtheeffectiveworkofmaintainingdiscipline.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinthiscareer.
51.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend________classeseachweek.
A.36 B.12 C.20 D.15
52.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,anAmericanstudentisallowed________ .
A.toliveinadifferentuniversity
B.totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity
C.toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses
D.togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities
53.Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureof workbecause______.
A.theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuture careers
B.theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs
C.theyhavetoobserveuniversity discipline
D.theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority
54.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobablybecause ________ .
A.theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudy
B.theywillthenbeabletostudylongerintheuniversity
C.suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobs
D.suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid
55.Thestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein______.
A.dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity
B.keepingupthestudents’enthusiasmforsocialactivities
C.evaluating