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全国大学生英语竞赛真题
2008年全国大学生英语竞赛真题
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(10minutes,15marks)
Directions:
Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
31.Sonervous________thatshedidn'tknowhowtostartherspeech.
A.sinceshebecame
B.wouldshebecome
C.thatshebecame
D.didshebecome
32.He________anothercareerbut,atthetime,hejustwantedtoearnmoneytostudyabroad.
A.mighthavechosen B.mightchoose
C.hadtochoose D.musthavechosen
33.Thesecondreportwas________byAugust2005,butoneyearlateritwasstillnowhereinsight.
A.submitted B.tohavesubmitted
C.tosubmit D.tohavebeensubmitted
34.Inthisexperiment,thestudentsstudiedarestoppedseveraltimesduringthelisteningtestandaskedtoreportwhatthey________duringthepausebeforeansweringthequestions.
A.hadjustbeenthinkingabout B.havejustbeenthinkingabout
C.arejustthinkingabout D.hadjustthoughtabout
35.Iwasalwaystaughtthatitwas________tointerrupt.
A.rude B.coarse C.rough D.crude
36.Smallboysare________questioners.Theyaskquestionsallthetime.
A.original B.peculiar C.imaginative D.persistent
37.Weregrettoinformyouthatthematerialsyouorderedare________.
A.outofwork B.outofreach C.outofstock D.outofpractice
38.Thebombwill________themomentitistouched.
A.goon B.gooff C.goout D.goover
39.Thecarwon't________;I'vetrieditseveraltimes,butitwon'twork.
A.begin B.launch C.start D.drive
40.Childrenandoldpeopledonotlikehavingtheirdaily________upset.
A.habit B.routine C.practice D.custom
41.Inyourfirstfewdaysatschoolyou'llbegivenatesttohelptheteachersto________youtoaclassatyourlevel.
A.locate B.assign C.deliver D.place
42.Chinaonlystarteditsnuclearpowerindustryinrecentyears,andshould________notimeincatchingup.
A.lose B.delay C.spare D.relieve
43.—Youdidanexcellentjobyesterday,Jim!
Ireallyenjoyedyourpresentation.
—________
—Ohyeah,itwasfabulous.ItseemstheEnglishprogramisagreatwaytopracticeEnglish.
—Yeah.Itisfunandmotivating.
A.Didyoureally?
B.Oh,thankyou.Youaresokind.
C.Really?
Whataboutyours?
D.Notatall.Mypleasure.
44.—Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?
—Well,Ilikedifferentkinds.
—________
—Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.
A.Ibegyourpardon?
B.Areyouserious?
C.Anyinparticular?
D.Whydoyouthinkso?
45.—Howdidyoulikethefashionshowlastnight?
—________
—Ididn'tseeanythingwrongwiththeclothes;theylookedprettynicetome.
—Doyoureallythinkpeoplecanwearthatstuffandwalkaroundinstreets?
A.Impressive.It'sagoodwaytoshowoffwomen'ssenseofstyleandwealth.
B.Itwascool.Theclothesaremorebeautifulthanthepeoplewearingthem.
C.Nothingserious.It'sonlyashowtoattracttheeyesoffashionfans.
D.Itwasdumb.Ithinkit'sstupidforwomentowearclotheslikethat.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)
SectionA(4marks)
Directions:
Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith4questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions46-49arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Theabilityto“see”oneselfinthefutureisaremarkablehumantrait-somewouldsayunique-thatisnotwellunderstood.That'sdespitethefactthatweprobablyspendasmuchtimethinkingaboutthefutureaswedothinkingaboutthepresent.
NownewresearchfromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louissuggeststhatit'spreciselybecausewecanrememberthepastthatwecanvisualizethefuture.“Ourfindingsprovideconvincingsupportfortheideathatmemoryandfuturethoughtarehighlyinterrelatedandhelpexplainwhyfuturethoughtmaybeimpossiblewithoutmemories,”saysdoctoralcandidateKarlSzpunar.Thefindingsareconsistentwithotherresearchshowingthatpersonswithlittlememoryofthepast,suchasyoungchildrenorindividualssufferingfromlossofmemory,arelessabletoseethemselvesinthefuture.
Theresearchersbasetheirconclusionsonbrainscansof21collegestudentswhowerecuedtothinkaboutsomethingintheirpast,andanticipatethesameeventinthefuture,likeabirthdayorgettinglost.Theexperimentwascarriedoutaseachstudentlayontheirstomachinamagneticresonanceimagingmachine,adreadfulbutveryusefulpieceofequipmentthatcanshowwhichareasofthebrainarestimulatedduringspecificthoughtprocesses.
ThestudentswerealsoaskedtopictureformerPresidentBillClintoninapastandfuturesetting.Clintonwaschosenbecausehewaseasilyrecognizedandfamiliartoallthestudents.
Theresearchersfounda“surprisinglycompleteoverlap”amongregionsofthebrainusedforrememberingthestudent'spastandthoseusedforpicturingthefuture.Andeveryregioninvolvedinrememberingwasalsousedinanticipatingthefuture.
Inshort,theresearchersisolatedtheareaofthebrainthat“litup”whenthestudentsthoughtaboutaneventintheirownpast.Andmoreimportantly,thatsamearealitupagainwhentheythoughtaboutasimilareventintheirfuture.Infact,theresearchersreportthatthebrainactivitywassosimilarinbothcasesthatitwas“indistinguishable.”
ThefindingswerereinforcedwhenstudentsimaginedBillClinton.Sincenoneofthemknewhimpersonally,theirmemorieswerenotautobiographical.Andthebrainscansshowed“significantlyless”correlationbetweenmemoriesofhavingseenpicturesofClintonintheWhiteHouseandprojectinghimintothefuture.
Sothis“timemachine,”astheresearchersdescribeit,allowsustousethepasttoseeourselvesinthefuture,andbothourmemoriesandouranticipationareinterdependent.
46.Aremarkablehumantraitthatisnotwellunderstoodistheability________.
A.tothinkaboutthepastB.toseethefuture C.torememberthepastD.tocontrolthepresent
47.Thefindingssupportthat________.
A.futuregoalswillgreatlyinfluenceaperson'spresentperformance
B.aperson'spresentperformanceisdeterminedbyhis/herpastknowledge
C.futurethoughtdependstoagreatdegreeonthememoryofthepast
D.presentthoughtisimpossiblewithouttheabilitytoimaginethefuture
48.Theconclusionoftheexperimentonstudentswasthat________.
A.thestudentscouldpicturethemselvesbetterthanBillClintoninapastandfuturesetting
B.thestudentscouldimaginethemselvesaswellasBillClintoninapastandfuturesetting
C.thestudentscouldanticipateBillClintonbetterthanthemselvesinapastandfuturesetting
D.thestudentscouldonlypicturethemselvesinapastandfuturesettingbutnotBillClinton
49.This“timemachine”inthelastparagraphmostprobablyrefersto________.
A.clockB.brainscanning C.magneticresonanceimagingD.memory
SectionB(14marks)
Directions:
Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith10questions.GooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.Forquestions50-55,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions56-59,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
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