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全国大学生英语竞赛试题及答案C类
2008NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC---Preliminary)
PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)
PartIIVocabularyandStructures(10minutes,15marks)
Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices,markedA,BCandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
31.Theyarelookingformanwithlongdarkhair.Heisarmedanddangerous.
A.a。
aB.the。
aC.a。
/D./。
the
32.Itwasunfortunate,butshehadnobuttoactasshedid.
A.chance.B.opportunityC.optionD.solution
33.Thedriverthinksthataccidentsonlyhappentootherpeople.
A.generalB.usualC.commonD.average
34.HowdidtheymanagetostealtheVanGogh?
Itwasrightthesecurityguard’snose.
A.belowB.beforeC.underD.beside
35.Thestudentcontinuinghisstudieswhenhehadtoreturntohishomecountryunexpectedly.
A.isconsideringB.wasconsideringC.shouldconsiderD.hasconsidered
36.MyfriendsandIenjoydoingmanyofthesamethings.Inthatrespect,wehavealot.
A.insimilarB.inparticularC.incommonD.inaccordance
37.OurplannedvisittotheUnitedStatesbecausewewereunabletogetthevisas.
A.felloverB.felldownC.fellthroughD.fellon
38.Lestanyoneitstrange,letmeassureyouthatitisquitetrue.
A.thoughtB.shouldthinkC.hadthoughtD.thinking
39.WhenSallythecriminalherhouse,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.Sometimesitisnecessarytobecarefultherightdatetositforatest.
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.Withchildrenandsome
adultstheremaybeafeverandthepatientisobviouslynotfeelingwell.Itmaybepossibletoseewhitespotsonthebackofthethroat.Theneckmayalsoswell,bothofwhicharethenormalresponsetoinfection.
Sometimesasorethroatmayoccurwiththecommoncold,andwithinfluenzatheremaybedrynessofthethroat,
painoncoughingandlossofvoice.
TREATMENT
Aspirin:
Tohelprelievethepainonswallowingand(ifthereisone)thefever,useaspirintabletsdissolvedinwater,sothatthepatientcangarglebeforeswallowing.Repeatthetreatmentevery4hours.
Drink:
Encouragethepatienttodrinkplentyofliquids.
Food:
Foodshouldnotbeforcedonapatientwhodoesnotwanttoeat.Steam:
Ifthereispaininthethroatoncoughing,breathinginsteammayhelp.CHILDREN
Youngchildren,whomaynotbeabletogargle,shouldbegivenaspirindissolvedinwaterevery4hoursattheright
dosefortheirage.
Atoneyear:
asinglejunioraspirin.Atfiveyears:
halfanadultaspirin.
Ateightyears:
onewholeadultaspirin.
WHENTOSEETHEDOCTOR
Ifthesorethroatisstillgettingworseafter2days.Ifthepatientcomplainsofearache.
Ifthepatientorparentisveryworried.
46.Accordingtothepassage,itwouldappearthatmostsorethroats.
A.requireanimmediatevisittoadoctor
B.respondquicklytotreatmentwithanantibiotic
C.rarelyturnouttobesymptomsofseriousillness
D.resultintonsillitisevenwhentreated
47.Inordertotreatasorethroatoneshould.
A.preventthepatientfromeatingtoomuch
B.givethepatientupto4aspirintabletseveryday
C.advisethepatienttodrinklargeamountsofliquids
D.makethepatientgarglewithhotliquids
48.Youshouldcallthedoctorinif.
A.swellingoccursintheregionoftheears
B.thepatient’sconditionworsensafter2days
C.thepatient’sthroatisstillsoreafteraweek
D.thediseasespreadstoanothermemberofthefamily
49.Whatdifferenceisthereinthewayadultsandyoungchildrenshouldbetreatedwithaspirin?
A.Youngchildrenshouldnotbeallowedtogarglewithit.
B.Adultsshouldbegiventabletstoswallowwhole.
C.Youngchildrenshouldbegivenaspirinmoreoftenthanadults.
D.Adultsshouldbegivenlargerdosesofaspirinthanchildren.
SectionB(14marks)
Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith10questions.GooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.
Forquestions50-55,mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage。
N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage。
NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.
Forquestions56-59,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassa.ge
In1945leadersfrom51countriesmetinSanFrancisco,California,andorganizedtheUnitedNations(oftencalledtheUN).WorldWarIIhadjustended.Millionsofpeoplehaddied,andtherewasdestructioneverywhere.Peoplehopedtheycouldbuildafutureofworldpeacethroughthisneworganization.
TheUnitedNationshasfourmaingoalsandpurposes:
1.Toworktogetherforinternationalpeaceandtosolveinternationalproblems。
2.Todevelopfriendlyrelationsamongnations。
3.Toworktogetherforhumanrightsforeveryoneofallraces,religions,andofbothsexes。
4.Tobuildacenterwherenationscanworktogetherforthesegoals.
TodayalmosteverycountryintheworldisamemberoftheUN.Eachcountryhassignedanagreementthatsays:
1.Allmembersareequal.
2.Allmemberspromisetosolveinternationalproblemsinapeacefulway.
3.Nomemberwilluseforceagainstanothermember.
4.AllmemberswillhelptheUNinitsactions.
5.TheUNwillnottrytosolveproblemswithincountriesexcepttoenforceinternationalpeace.
Obviously,theUnitedNationshasnotbeencompletelysuccessfulinitsgoals.Therehavebeenseveralwarssince1945.However,theorganizationhashelpedbringpeacetosomecountriesthatwereatwar.Ithashelpedpeoplewholefttheircountriesbecauseofwars.Ithashelpedbringindependencetocolonies.
ThemainUnitedNationsorganizationisinNewYorkCity,buttheUNhasa“family”ofotherrelatedorganizatallovertheworld.Theseorganizationstrytoprovideabetterlifeforeveryone.OneexampleisUNICEF,anorganizationthatprovidesfood,medicalcare,andmanyotherservicesforpoorchildrenwherevertheylive.Another
exampleistheWorldHealthOrganization,whichdevelopsmedicalprogramsallovertheworld.
TherearethousandsofUNworkersindevelopingcountries.Theyworkasplannerstoincreaseproductioninfarmingandindustry.Theyprovidemedicalservices,improveeducationprograms,andspreadscientificinformation.
Theydevelopprogramsthatprovidejobsandbetterlivingconditions.Theyhelpcountriescontroltheirpopulationgrowth.
TheUnitedNationsalsoholdslargeinternationalconferences,wherepeoplemeettodiscussimportantworldissues.
Oneconferencewasabouttheusesandownershipofoceans.Anotherwasaboutwomen.TherearealsoInternationalYears.Inthesespecialyears,peopleworktogethertoimprovesituationsandsolveproblems.OneyearwastheInternationalYearoftheChild.
Forcenturiescountrieshavefoughteachother,andpowerfulcountrieshavetakencontrolofweakerones.Itisverydifficulttopersuadenationstolivetogetherinpeace.Nevertheless,theUnitedNationsisattemptingtodothis.Itistheonlyorganizationthatunitestheworldinthesearchforpeace.
50.TheUnitedNationswasorganizedatameetinginCaliforniain1945.
51.TheUnitedNationsworksforinternationalpeace.
52.KuwaitisamemberoftheUNICEF.
53.TheUnitedNationshasitsmainorganizationinSanFrancisco.
54.TheUnitedNationshelpedAlgeriabecomeindependent.
55.UNICEFisanorganizationthathelpssavewildlife.
56.EachcountryintheUNhassignedanagreementthatsaysnomemberagainstanothermember.
57.Despiteitseffort,theUnitedNationshasn’tbeeninitsgoals.
58.PeoplemeettodiscussimportantworldissuesinheldbytheUnitedNations.
SectionC(10marks)
Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedby5questions.Readthepassagecarefully,andthenanswerthequestionsinasfewwordsaspossible(notmorethan10words).RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.
Questions60-64arebased