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全国大学生英语竞赛C类真题及答案
2013NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents
(LevelC-Preliminary)
(总分:
150分答题时间:
120分钟)
PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)
SectionA(5marks)
Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.Whydidn’tthemangotoseeMacbethlastweek?
A.Hedidn’tmanagetogetaticket.
B.Hehadtoattendaconference.
C.Hehadabetterproductiontowatch.
2.Whatdoes“FillMeIn”refertointhisconversation?
A.Atypeofupgradedmobilephone.
B.Awell-sellingmagazine.
C.Awriter’snewbookseries.
3.Whydoesn’tthewomanlikethebag?
A.Shedoesn’tlikethepattern.
B.It’snoteasytocarry.
C.It’stoobigforher.
4.WhatmakesabadCVaccordingtotheman?
A.Fakeinformation.B.Terriblewriting.C.Undesirablelength.
5.HowwillCathycontinueherSpanishlearning?
A.She’sgoingtomakeafriendinSpain.
B.She’llcommunicatewithaSpanishfriendinSpain.
C.She’llpracticespeakingSpanishwithanEnglishfriend.
SectionB(10marks)
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversation.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
ConversationOne
6.Whattrafficaccidentarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Akidwasknockeddownbyacar.
B.Twocarscrashedintoashop.
C.Acarranintoawrongplace.
7.Whydidtheaccidenthappenaccordingthewoman?
A.Thereweremanyshopsaround.
B.Thecrossingisinawrongplace.
C.Therewasnocrossinghere.
8.Whichofthefollowingisthesuggestiontheymade?
A.Moretrafficlightsshouldbeinstalled.
B.Aspeedcamerashouldbemounted.
C.Morepolicemenshouldpatrolthatarea.
9.Where,asthewomanmentioned,hasgotimprovedtraffic?
A.Herownneighborhood.
B.Herbigbrother’sneighborhood.
C.Herparents’neighborhood.
10.Howwasthemanpunishedforhistrafficoffence?
A.Hewasfined100poundswithextrapenaltypoints.
B.Hehadtopay150poundsandgot6penaltypoints.
C.Hefinallypaid600poundswithoutanypenaltypoints.
ConversationTwo
11.Whyistheexpertopposedtotheviewthatmemoryaidsmakeyourmemoryworse?
A.Thereisnoevidenceshowingthatmemoryaidsareinvalid.
B.Humanbeings’brainfunctionsmainlythroughmemoryaidsinaneffectiveway.
C.Memoryaidsencourageanorganizedapproachwhichhelpsthebrainfunctioneffectively.
12.Whatisinterview’sattitudetowardstheideathatvisualimagehelpthememory
A.Itishardtobelieve.
B.Itisnothingstrange.
C.Itisobviouslynonsense.
13.Whodevelopedthesystemofmemoryaidscenturiesago?
A.Inhabitantsonanisolatedisland.
B.TheAncientGreeks.
C.Agreatpsychologists.
14.Howdoesmappingoutnotesaffectthebrain?
A.Itishelpfulinreflectingthewaypeoplelinkinformationinthebrain.
B.Itpreventspeoplefromarrangingthingslogically.
C.Itmakespeople’sbrainfunctiontheoppositeway.
15.Whattendstoaffectpeople’sabilitytothinkclearly?
A.Upbringingandinnatedifferences.
B.Worryandanxiety.
C.Theiraptitudes.
SectionC(5marks)
Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,whichwillbereadonlyonce,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
16.HowcansocialmediainfluencethepresidentialelectionintheUSAaccordingtothelatestresearch?
A.Itcanhelpvoterstochoosetheirpresident.
B.Itcanhelptoensurethefairnessoftheelections.
C.Itcanhelptoincreasethenumberofvoters.
17.WhathonorarytitlehasYayaTourebeengranted?
A.TheAfricanPlayeroftheYear.
B.212StaroftheConfederationofAfricanFootball.
C.TheIvoryCoaststar.
18.WhydidReshmaSaujanisetuptheorganization“GirlsWhoCode”?
A.Toraisewomen’sstatusinthefieldofscience.
B.Toimprovegirls’aptitudeandperformanceinSTEM.
C.Toarousegirls’interestinscienceandtechnology.
19.Whichtabletcomputer’shardwareinsideismorepowerful?
A.TheCNETKum.B.TheGoogleNexus7.C.TheAppleiPadmini.
20.WhatdoesthecompanyannouncethatitcandofortheUnitedStates?
A.Itcanreducetheamountofplasticwaste.
B.Itcanhelptorecycletheplasticwaste.
C.Itcanincreasetheamountofexports.
SectionD(10marks)
Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.
Ifyou(21)____smoothskinthatglowswithyouth,thechancesarethatatsomepointyouwillhaveheardtheexhortationtodrinklotsofwaterinorderto(22)____thoseeviltoxinsandkeepyourskinhealthy.
Theexactamountpeoplesuggestvaries.US–basedadvice(23)____eightglassesaday,whileinhotterclimatespeopleareadvisedtodrinktomoreto(24)____higherratesofsweating.Butregardlessoftheexactvolumeofwatersuggested,theprinciplebehindtheadviceremainsthesame---takingextrawateronboardwillkeepyourskinhydrated.Inotherwords,wateractslikeamoisturizer,butfromtheinsideout.
Thisissuchacommonideayoumightbesurprisedatthe(25)____tobackup.Youmightexpecttheretobecountlessstudieswherepeopleare(26)____twogroups,oneassignedtosipwaterallday,theothertodrinkanormalamount.Thenthesmoothnessoftheskincouldbe(27)____amonthorsolatertoestablishwhethersippingmoreleadtosmootherskin.
Infactsuchstudiesarerare,partlybecausewatercan’tbepatented,soitishardtofindanyonetofundsuchresearchwhentherewillbenonew(28)____orcosmetictosellthatcouldrepaythecosts.AreviewbythedermatologistRonniWolfattheKaplanMedicalCenterinIsraelfoundjustonestudylookingattheeffectoflong-termwaterintakeontheskin.Buttheresultswere(29)____.Afterfourweeks,thegroupwhodrankmineralwatershowedadecreaseinskindensity,whichsomebelievesuggeststheskinisretainingmoremoisture,whilethosewhodranktapwatershowedanincreaseinskindensity.Butregardlessofthetypeofwatertheydrank,itmadenodifferencetotheir(30)____ortothesmoothnessoftheirskin.
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)
Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
31.Thenewstarsaidtothejournaliststhatshe_C___theopportunitytoshowthatshecouldplayaseriousfilmrole.
A.greetedB.rejoicedC.welcomedD.cheered
32.Wehaven’treally__D__asolutiontotheproblemyet,whichmakesthebossreallyfrustrated.
A.builtupB.fallenbackonC.broughtoverD.comeupwith
33.Personally,Iam__C__banningcigarettesmokingcompletely,especiallyinpublicareas.
A.intouchwithB.apartfromC.infavorofD.regardlessof
34.Untilafirmagreementhasbeenreached,Iamnot__C__toacceptingtheoffer.
A.accustomedB.dedicatedC.committedD.entitled
35.Thegovernmentismakingeveryeffortto__B__aneconomiccrisis,butitseemsnothingcouldhelp.
A.eliminateB.avertC.impedeD.swerve
36.__B__aseriouscrime,whatexactlyshouldyoudo?
A.UnlessyouwitnessB.Ifyouweretowitness
C.IfonlyyouwitnessD.sinceyouwitness
37.Duringexaminationscandidatesarealwayssupposedtostayinseats,keeptheireyesonthework,_A___toanyone.
A.andnotspeakB.butcouldnotspeak
C.ratherthanspeakD.insteadofspeaking
38.Realizingthathehadn’tgotenoughmoneyand_D___toborrowanyfromhisparents,hedecidedtosellhishouse.
A.wantednotB.nottowantC.wantingnotD.notwanting
39.There’snopointwaitinghereanylonger.We_C___goandhavesomethingtoeat.
A.canhardlyB.areboundtoC.mightaswellD.willhaveto
40.Whilemanypeoplemayrefertoup-to-minutenews,itisunlikelythattelevisionandtheInternet_A___thenewspaperscompletely.
A.willreplaceB.replaceC.arereplacingD.havereplaced
41.ShemarriedaveryniceyoungarchitectfromBelfast,_A___shemetonabusduringherjourneytoNorthernIreland.
A.whoB.whenC.whichD.where
42.Itisakindofillnessthatcanresultintotalblindnessif__D__
A.toleaveuntreatedB.isleftuntreated
C.leavinguntreatedD.leftuntreated
43.----I’msodisappointedwithmyson!
Hejustwouldn’tpracticethepiano!
----Takeiteasy.Youcanlead___B_towater,butyoucan’tmakeitdrink.
A.aduckB.ahorseC.acowD.adog
44.----Goodmorning,Madam!
I’dlikesomeinformationaboutthecourse.
----Certainly._B___
A.I’mafraidIdon’tknowmorethanyoueither.
B.IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?
C.Whatexactlywouldyouliketoknow?
D.Howmuchinformationdidyouknow?
45.----Howdoyoufeelaboutcountriesthatdon’ttrytoreduceglobalwarming?
----__A__,thosecountriescaremoreaboutmoneythansavingtheplanet.
A.AsfarasI’mconcernedB.It’snoneofourbusiness
C.We’renottoblameD.Thingsareundercont