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全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题及答案
2008NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents
(LevelC-—-Preliminary)
PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)
SectionA(5marks)
Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations。
Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce。
Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause。
Duringthepause,readthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1。
A.Tobuyanewspaper.B。
Tofindachemist.C。
Topostaletter。
2。
A.Theirbillingsystemhasbeenefficient.
B。
Theiroldbillingsystemisoutdated.
C。
He'sunimpressedwiththenewbillingsystem.
3.A.She’sbeenonvacation。
B。
She’sbeenatthegrocerystore.
C。
She’sbeenonabusinesstrip。
4.A.Togotothemarket。
B。
Tohavecoffee。
C。
Tohaveadiscussion。
5.A.Changingaflightreservation.B。
Cancelingahotelreservation。
C。
Reservinganextrahotelroom。
SectionB(10marks)
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce。
Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone—minutepause。
Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter。
Conversationone
6.What’sTania’sphonenumber?
A。
506—6178B.501—6678C.501-6687
7。
WhoisgoingshoppingatHarrods?
A。
Tania.B。
Karl。
C。
Karl’smother。
8。
HowisTaniagoingtogettoHarrods?
A。
Onfoot。
B.Bytaxi。
C.Bytube.
9.Whichstreetplanshowsthewayfromthestation?
10。
WhatkindofwinedoesKarlwant?
A。
RedMerlot.B.WhiteBordeaux.C.RoseChianti。
ConversationTwo
11.Whichdrawingshowsthepositionofthehandle?
12。
Whatotherproductfeaturesareincluded?
A.Arangeofhandlesizes。
B。
Avarietyofcolorcombinations。
C。
Asetofringsfordifferent—sizedtins。
13.What’sthepurposeoftheV—clip?
Toholdthepaintbrushsoitdripsinthecan.
Topreventpaintfromgettingontothepaintedsurfaces.
Topreventthebrushdryingoutifthepainterisinterrupted.
14.Whowillprobablyusethecan—holder?
A.Artists。
B.Decorators.C。
Soldiers.
15.Howmuchdoestheproductcost?
A。
£4。
B。
£5.C.$4。
SectionC(5marks)
Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitem。
Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
16。
WhathaspromptedthenewadministrationtoreviewtheAustralia’scitizenshiptest?
A.It’soutofdate。
B。
Higherimmigrationrates。
C。
Manyapplicantsfailingit.
17.WhichtrainprovidestheeasiestwaytoseeMountFuji?
A.FromTokyotoYokohama.B.FromOsakatoYokohama.
C.FromTokyotoOsaka.
18。
HowmanyU.N。
employeeswerekilledin2007?
A.17.B.42.C.59。
19.Whathavestudiesfoundoutaboutseverepneumoniatreatment?
Nomedicationworksindevelopingcountries.
Itcanbeeffectivelytreatedathomewithoralantibiotics。
Itcanonlybetreatedinthehospitalwithinjectableantibiotics.
20.Whatwasthebar’sbusinesslikebeforethesmokingban?
A。
Almostemptyeveryday。
B。
Usuallycrowdedatmidday.
C.EmptyonWednesdays。
SectionD(10marks)
Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage。
Therearetenmissingwordsorphrases。
Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhearonthetape。
RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet。
Crimeisn’trisingbecausethelawsarenotstrictenough,orbecausethe(21)________arenottoughenough,orsimplybecausetherearen’tenoughpolicemenonthebeat.Itisrisingbecausetheagenciesandindividualswhocanhavea(22)_______effectoncrimearenotpullingtogetherorinthesame(23)______。
Thepoliceareoneofthoseagencies,ofcourse。
Butcrimepreventionisalsoamatterfor(24)______whoarecontenttoseemass(25)_______turnintoawayoflife,forcouncilswhoprefertoshoutyah—booatthepolice,(26)_____gettingonwithmakinglifesaferforlocalpeople,forarchitectswhodesignexposedandindefensiblebuildings,forparentswhodon'ttakeenoughinterestinwhattheirteenagechildrenaregettinguptoandfor(27)______whositinsideandmoan(28)______doanythingaboutthestateoftheneighborhoodorthestreet.Crimepreventionhasbeenneglectedfortoomanybytoomany.Overthelasttenyearsithasbeenwillfullyneglectedindefianceofmounting(29)_______thatitisthecentralhopeof(30)________actionagainstcrime.
PartIIVocabularyandStructures(10minutes,15marks)
Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart。
Foreachblanktherearefourchoices,markedA,BCandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter。
31。
Theyarelookingfor_______manwith_______longdarkhair。
Heisarmedanddangerous.
A.a;aB。
the;aC。
a;/D./;the
32。
Itwasunfortunate,butshehadno_____buttoactasshedid。
A。
chance.B。
opportunityC.optionD.solution
33.The_____driverthinksthataccidentsonlyhappentootherpeople。
A.generalB.usualC.commonD.average
34.HowdidtheymanagetostealtheVanGogh?
Itwasright____thesecurityguard’snose。
A.belowB。
beforeC.underD。
beside
35。
Thestudent______continuinghisstudieswhenhehadtoreturntohishomecountryunexpectedly。
A。
isconsideringB。
wasconsideringC。
shouldconsiderD.hasconsidered
36.MyfriendsandIenjoydoingmanyofthesamethings。
Inthatrespect,wehavealot_______。
A.insimilarB。
inparticularC。
incommonD。
inaccordance
37。
OurplannedvisittotheUnitedStates_______becausewewereunabletogetthevisas。
A.felloverB。
felldownC.fellthroughD。
fellon
38.Lestanyone_____itstrange,letmeassureyouthatitisquitetrue.
A.thoughtB.shouldthinkC.hadthoughtD。
thinking
39。
WhenSally______thecriminal______herhouse,shescreamedatthetopofhervoicebecauseshedidn’twant______。
A。
saw;enter;killedB.saw;enter;tobekilled
C。
sees;entering;bekilledD.sees;enter;killing
40.Tina’schildren,_____alllivenearby,organizedabigpartyforhereightiethbirthday.
A。
whoB。
thatC。
whichD.as
41。
Sometimesitisnecessarytobecareful_______therightdatetositforatest.
A。
whenchoosingB.whenyouwillchoose
C.whenyouhavechosenD.whenyouchose
42.Einstein’stheoryofrelativityseemedhardtobelieveatthetime_______。
A.whenhefirstintroducedB。
thathefirstintroducedit
C.hefirstintroducedD.whichhefirstintroducedit
43.________really。
Ilikebothpublictransportanddriving.
A.OnsecondthoughtsB。
Icouldgoeitherway
C。
IwillneverlearntodriveD。
Butthenagain
44。
_____I’mgettingmarried!
A.Canyoukeepasecret?
B。
WellInever!
C.Manyhappyreturns。
D。
Congratulations!
45.———So,doyouknowwhereyou’dliketogo?
---Actually,I'veheardthatit’sveryexpensiveandit’scoldallthetime。
A.Ibegyourpardon?
B.Yeah,butit’snotverygood。
C。
Doyouknowanygoodhotels?
D。
Doyouhaveanysuggestions?
PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)
SectionA(4marks)
Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith4questions。
Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,BCandD。
Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter。
Questions46—49arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Mostsorethroatsarecausedbyaninfectionwhichtreatmentwithantibioticscannotcure.Butwithsimpleremediesthepatientnormallygetsbetterin4or5days。
Tonsillitis,however,usuallystartswithasorethroatwhichcausespainonswallowing.Withchildrenandsomeadultstheremaybeafeverandthepatientisobviouslynotfeelingwell。
Itmaybepossibletoseewhitespotsonthebackofthethroat。
Theneckmayalsoswell,bothofwhicharethenormalresponsetoinfection。
Sometimesasorethroatmayoccurwiththecommoncold,andwithinfluenzatheremaybedrynessofthethroat,painoncoughingandlossofvoice.
TREATMENT
Aspirin:
Tohelprelievethepainonswallowingand(ifthereisone)thefever,useaspirintabletsdissolvedinwater,sothatthepatientcangarglebeforeswallowing.Repeatthetreatmentevery4hours。
Drink:
Encouragethepatienttodrinkplentyofliquids。
Food:
Foodshouldnotbeforcedonapatientwhodoesnotwanttoeat。
Steam:
Ifthereispaininthethroatoncoughing,breathinginsteammayhelp。
CHILDREN
Youngchildren,whomaynotbeabletogargle,shouldbegivenaspirindissolvedinwaterevery4hoursattherightdosefortheirage。
Atoneyear:
asinglejunioraspirin。
Atfiveyears:
halfanadultaspirin。
Ateightyears:
onewholeadultaspirin。
WHENTOSEETHEDOCTOR
Ifthesorethroatisstillgettingworseafter2days.
Ifthepatientcomplainsofearache。
Ifthepatientorparentisveryworried.
46.Accordingtothepassage,itwouldappearthatmostsorethroats_________.
requireanimmediatevisittoadoctor
respondquicklytotreatmentwithanantibiotic
rarelyturnouttobesymptomsofseriousillness
resultintonsillitisevenwhentreated
47.Inordertotreatas