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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