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全国大学生英语竞赛初赛
2004年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(10minutes,20points)
SectionAMultipleChoice(10points)
Directions:
Thereare7incompletesentencesand3incompletedialoguesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentencesanddialogues.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
31.Never________thepowerofyouractions.Withonesmallgestureyoucanchangeaperson‘slife.
A.underestimateB.overvalue
C.misuseD.dismiss
32.ScientistshavewarnedthatpenguinsintheAntarcticcouldbevery________tochangesinclimateandcouldbethreatenedbyanylong-termtemperatureshifts.
A.superstitiousB.acceptable
C.suspiciousD.susceptible
33.SincesettlinginScotlandI________golfasahobby.
A.havetakenupB.tookup
C.havetakeninD.tookin
34.SheoftenthinksthathersixyearsinItalywerewasted,________she________thattimelearningmoreItalian.
A.butthat;mighthavetaken
B.forthat;shouldhavefound
C.inthat;couldhavespent
D.withthat;wouldhaveused
35.Heconstantly________hisproposalthat________ofthebudgetsurplusbeusedtoofferavoluntaryprescriptiondrugbenefittoseniors.
A.views;manyB.reiterates;apart
C.complains;agreatamountD.thinks;lots
36.________Alan‘samazement,thepassportofficewasclosedwhenhearrived.
A.WithB.ForC.ToD.Of
37.Iwasaskedtheotherdaywhetherhighandlowpressuresystemswere________thecentralpressure.
A.maintainedtoB.determinedby
C.generatedwithinD.preservedto
38.Bob:
Whatareyoureading,Frank?
Tom:
It‘sthisweek’sNewScientist,why?
Bob:
Iwasjustwondering—________,butI‘veneveractuallyreaditmyself.Isitaimedatrealscientistsorcanordinarypeoplelikemeunderstandit?
A.it‘sforanyonereallyB.whereIcanbuyit
C.itseemsveryexpensiveD.itlooksinteresting
39.Girl:
HiPaul—lookingforwardtoyourholiday?
Boy:
Oh,yeah—it‘sgoingtobegreat.ThoughI’mabitworriedthatI‘vepackedthewrongclothes.Idon’tthinktheweather‘sgoingtobeasgoodasIhoped.
Girl:
________
Boy:
That‘sright—myfirstflight.
A.EverythingwillbeOK,isn‘tit?
B.You‘reflyingonSaturday,aren’tyou?
C.It‘sfarfromhere,aseverybodyknows.
D.That‘sagoodidea,anyway.
40.John:
Whatplasticproductsdoyouhaveinmindthatareeasytorecycle?
Tom:
Shampoobottles,detergentbottles,medicinebottles,foodcontainers,etc.Theyarealleasilycollectableandreusable.
John:
________,butactuallyIthinkyouaremissingthepointofrecycling.Itdoesn‘tjustmeanusingoldbottlesagainandagainforthesamepurpose.Whatitmeansthesedaysismeltingtheplasticsdownandbuildingthemupagainintosomecompletelynewproduct.
A.NottoobadB.Somethingiswrong
C.You‘rerightthereD.It’sanewidea
SectionBCloze-Test(10points)
Directions:
Thereare10blanksinthepassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
AskmostpeoplefortheirlistofTopTenfears,andyou‘llbesuretofindbeingburgledfairlyhighonthelist.AninformalsurveyIcarriedoutamongfriendsatapartylastweek(41)________thateightofthemhadtheirhomesbrokenintomorethantwice,andtwohadbeenburgledfivetimes.Toputtherecord(42)________,noneofmyfriendsownsvaluablepaintingsorasideboardfulloffamilysilverware.Threeofthemarestudents,infact.Themost(43)________burglary,itseems,involvesthetheftofeasilytransportableitems—thetelevision,thevideo,evenfoodfromthefreezer.Thismayhavesomethingtodowiththefactthattheaverageburglaris(44)________his(orher)lateteens,andprobablywouldn’tknowwhattodowithaPicasso,(45)________sellingaWalkmanoravacuumcleanerisamucheasiermatter.Theyareperhapsnotsomuch(46)________criminalsashard-upyoungpeoplewhoneedafewpoundsandsomeexcitement.(47)________thatthismakeshavingyourhouseturnedupsidedownandyourfavouritethingsstolenanyeasiertoaccept.Inmostcases,thepolicehavenoluck(48)________anyofthestolengoods.Unlessthereisany(49)________evidence,theyareprobablyunabletodoanythingatall.Andalarmsorspeciallocksdon‘tseemtohelpeither.Theonlyadvicemyfriendscould(50)________upwithwas“Neverliveonthegroundfloor”and“Keeptwoorthreeveryfiercedogs”.
41.A.released B.revealed C.reclaimed D.redeemed
42.A.straight B.clear C.apparent D.correct
43.A.typical B.abnormal C.hazardous D.vicious
44.A.near B.in C.beyond D.outof
45.A.whereas B.whenever C.however D.once
46.A.serious B.professional C.efficient D.perfect
47.A.Given B.Even C.NotD. Despite
48.A.seizing B.withdrawing C.seeking D.recovering
49.A.distinguishableB.obscure C.outstandingD.definite
50.A.come B.catch C.keep D.put
PartIIIWordGuessingandIQTest(5minutes,10points)
SectionAWordGuessing(5points)
51.Socialcapitalhasbecomeamantraforpoliticiansandpolicymakers:
theyseeitasabulwarkagainstsociety‘sillsandameansofmultiplyingtheeffectsoffinancialinvestmentinsocialprojects.
A.measurementB.defense
C.treatmentD.complaint
52.Herdesireforanonymitysoonbecameapparentwhensherefusedtoanswerquestionsaboutheridentity.
A.recognitionB.concealment
C.vanityD.success
53.“Gentlemen,”repliedCandide,withamostengagingmodesty,“youdomemuchhonor,butuponmywordIhavenomoney.”
A.youhelpmealotB.youaregreat
C.it‘sverygenerousofyoutosayso
D.that‘sagreathonorforme
54.Whenitcomestolisteningtotheopinionsofmembersofyourschoolcommunity,doyouthinkyouarealready“allears?
”
A.infullstrength
B.bearingideasinmind
C.readytolistenattentively
D.havingenoughpreparation
55.ThatextremelyindolentstudentwillcleanouthisdeskwhenpigsflyorIammuchmistakenastohischaracter.
A.soonB.neverC.sometimeD.often
SectionBIQTest(5points)
56.SallyhadathirdagainasmanyasDavid,whohadathirdasmanyagainasFrancis.Altogethertheyhad111.HowmanydidDavidhave?
A.27B.32C.36D.48
57.Whatlettershouldreplacethequestionmark?
A.TB.SC.ID.N
58.BONAFIDEistogenuineasDEFACTOisto________.
A.togetherB.actualC.reasonD.assumed
59.Howmanyrevolutionsmustthelargestcogmakeinordertobringthecogsbacktotheiroriginalpositions?
A.56B.48C.36D.12
60.Thediagramshowsasmallvillagechurch.Thereisadoorinthewestend,seeninthediagram.Thereisatowerattheeastendofthechurchwithawindowsetinitseastwall.Thiswallishiddeninthediagram.Thereisalsoadoorinthetower.Whichoftheseismostlikelytobetheviewoftheeasternendofthechurch?
PartIVReadingComprehension(25minutes,30points)
Directions:
Inthispartthereare5passageswith30questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagescarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words).RemembertorewritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.
Questions61to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Centuriesago,mandiscoveredthatremovingmoisturefromfoodhelpstopreserveit,andthattheeasiestwaytodothisistoexposethefoodtosunandwind.
Fruitissun-driedinAsiaMinor,Greece,SpainandotherMediterraneancountries,andalsoinCalifornia,SouthAfricaandAustralia.Themethodsusedvary,butingeneral,thefruitisspreadoutontraysindryingyardsinthehotsun.Inordertopreventdarkening,pears,peachesandapricotsareexposedtothefumesofburningsulphurbeforedrying.Plums,formakingprunes,andcertainvarietiesofgrapesformakingraisinsandcurrants,aredippedinanalkalinesolutioninordertocracktheskinsofthefruitslightlyandremovetheirwaxcoating,soincreasingtherateofdrying.
Nowadaysmostfoodsaredriedmechanically.Theconventionalmethodofsuchdehydrationistoputfoodinchambersthroughwhichhotairisblownattemperaturesofabout110℃atentrytoabout43℃atexit.Thisistheusualmethodfordryingsuchthingsasvegetables,mincedmeat,andfish.
Liquidssuchasmilk,coffee,tea,soupsandeggsmaybedriedbypouringthemoveraheatedhorizontalsteelcylinderorbysprayingthemintoachamberthroughwhichacurrentofhotairpasses.Inthefirstcase,thedriedmaterialisscrapedofftherollerasathinfilmwhichisthenbrokenupintosmall,thoughstillrelativelycoarseflakes.Inthesecondprocessitfallstothebottomofthechamberasafinepowder.Whererecognizablepiecesofmeatandvegetablesarerequired,asinsoup,theingredientsaredriedseparatelyandthenmixed.
Driedfoodstakeuplessroomandweighlessthanthesamefoodpackedincansorfrozen,andtheydonotneedtobestoredinspecialconditions.Forthesereasonstheyareinvaluabletoclimbers,explorersandsoldiersinbattle,whohavelittlestoragespace.Theyarealsopopularwithhousewivesbecauseittakessolittletimetocookthem.Usuallyitisjustacaseofreplacingthedried-outmoisturewithboilingwater.
Questions:
61.Fruitissun-driedgenerallyon________.
62.Whyaresulphurfumesusedbeforedryingsomefruits?
63.Wherearevegetable