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2011年全国大学生英语竞赛C级冲刺模拟试题及详解
PartⅠListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)
(略)
PartⅡVocabularyandStructure(10minutes,15points)
Directions:
Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
31.BecauseEdgarwasconvincedoftheaccuracyofthisfact,hestick_______hisopinion.
A.atB.toC.forD.for
32.studentwithalittlecommonsenseshouldbeabletoanswerthequestion.
A.EachB.AnyC.EitherD.One
33.Obviously,theChairman’sremarksattheconferencewereandnotplanned.
A.substantialB.spontaneousC.simultaneousD.synthetic
34.Allsubstances,takeupspace.
A.whetherareliquidorsolidB.whetheraretheyliquidorsolid
C.betheyliquidorsolidD.nomattertheyaresolidandliquid
35.Thegirlwasashopassistant;sheisnowamanagerinalargedepartmentstore.
A.preliminarilyB.presumablyC.formallyD.formerly
36.ALoanisawrittendocumentthatstatesthatalenderhasagreedtolendborrowerasumofmoneyatcertainrateofinterestforaspecificperiodoftime,whichmaycontainsetsofconditionsandadatebywhichtheloanmustclose.
A.obligationB.dutyC.responsibilityD.commitment
37.afteralongwalk,Icouldn’tmoveastepfarther.
A.HavingwornoutB.WearingoutC.TowearoutDWornout
38.Beforethefirstnon-stopflightmadeinl949,itnecessaryforallplanestolandforrefueling.
A.wouldbeB.hasbeen
C.hadbeenD.wouldhavebeen
39.Governmentreports,examinationcompositions,legaldocumentsandmostbusinesslettersarethemainsituationsformallanguageisused.
A.inwhichB.onwhichC.inthatD.atwhat
40.Ittookhimseveralhoursto________thepaperoffallfourwalls.
A.shearB.strikeC.scrapeD.chip
41.______youwerebusy,Iwouldn’thavebotheredyouwithmyquestions.
A.IfIrealizedB.HadIrealizedC.IrealizedthatD.AsIrealized
42.doubttherearealotofnaturalresourcesinthiscountry.
A.LittledoweB.LittleweC.SeldomdidweD.Fewdowe
43.Althoughateenager,Fredcouldresistwhattodoandwhatnottodo.
A.tobetoldB.havingbeentoldC.beingtoldD.tohavebeentold
44.M:
Hello,Fred’sMotors.
W:
Hello,it’sMrs.Williamshere.I’mjustphoningupbecausemyVolvoismakingvery,verystrangenoises,andIwonderedifyou’dbeabletohavealookatit.
M:
Yeah.Whenwasthelasttimeyouhaditserviced?
W:
Ithinkitwasonlyaboutamonthago.Butit’sasortofknockingnoise.
M:
Well,tomorrowmorning,yeah?
A.doitB.changeitC.bringitinD.takeitaway
45.M:
What’s53times115?
Ican’t.
W:
Whydon’tyouuseacalculator?
A.workitoutB.countit
C.haveitdoneD.workitup
PartⅢReadingComprehension(20minutes,35marks)
SectionA(5marks)
Inthissection,thereisonepassagewithfivequestions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CaridD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions46-50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.MarkTwainpointedoutthatifworkweresopleasant,therichwouldkeepitforthemselves.Buthowevermuchpeoplemaythinktheydislikework,everyonehasadeeppsychologicalneedforit.Everyonewantstobevalued,andwagesandsalariesarethevisibleproofthatwematter.
Notallkindsofworkqualify,however.Nomatterhowworthwhileordemandingtheymightbe,bringingupchildren,houseworkandvoluntaryemploymentarenotusuallyseenasproperjobs.Theonlyproperjobisonethatprovidespaidemployment.Beingpaidforajobinoursocietymeanshigherpersonalstatus.
Ofcoursewewouldalsopreferworktobeuseful,pleasantandinteresting—andalsowellpaid.Butyoudon’treallyhavetoenjoyyourworktogetpleasurefromit.Thefactthatwehavetoovercomesomedifficultiesthatwehavetodealwithdoingroutinetasks,insomewaygivesuspleasure.
Forexample,havingtobeinaparticularplaceataparticulartime,workingaspartofateamtowardsacommongoal,givesusasenseofpurpose.Themodernworkplacealsoprovidessomewherewherepeoplecanasserttheiridentityorcreateanewone.
Withoutworkmanypeoplebecomeuntidyandlazy,andfindtheyareunabletoenjoytheleisuretimewhichisavailabletothem.Whensomepeopleretirefromwork,theylosetheirsenseofvalueandpurpose.Formostoftheirlives,theirpersonality,self-imageandstatushavebeendefinedbywork;withoutittheylosetheirappetiteforlife.
Peoplewhosuddenlylosetheirjobscanfindthesituationparticularlydifficult.Atasinglestoketheylosealltheadvantagesandstatusthatapaidjobprovides.Inaculturedominatedbywork,theyareseenbythosewithjobsasincompetentorlazy.Itislittlewonderthatstressandillnessoccurmorefrequentlyamongtheunemployed.
Employmentisnowchanging,however.Informationtechnologyhasalreadysignificantlyalteredtheworldofwork.Formany,theideaofajobforlifeisnolongerrealistic.Manypeoplefeartheywilllosetheirjobs,andsomearebeingpersuadedtoacceptthepossibilityofpart-timework.Eventheworkplaceitselfmaybecomeathingofthepastwithmoreandmorepeopleworkingathome.Thismeansthatwemaynolongerbeabletodependonworktodefineourselvesandourpositioninsociety,andthatwewillhavetofindnewwaystogiveourlivesasenseofvalueandpurpose.
Questions:
46.MarkTwainpointedoutthat______.
A.therichshouldworkmore
B.workisnotsuchapleasurablething
C.therichshouldkeepalltheworkforthemselves
D.workmakespeoplerich
47.Peoplehaveadeeppsychologicalneedforworkbecause______.
A.theywanttoberich
B.theylikebeingtoldwhattodo
C.everyoneneedsmoney
D.theywanttobevaluedandworkprovesthisvalue
48.Peopledon’thavetoenjoytheirworktogetpleasurefromitbecause______.
A.thesalarymakesthemhappy
B.theygetusedtotheroutine
C.copingwithproblemscanbesatisfying
D.theyknowtheirworkisstilluseful
49.Peoplewhohavenoworkoften______.
A.enjoytheirleisuretime
B.developabetterself-image
C.havedifficultycopingwiththechange
D.takeaninterestinnewactivities
50.Thearrivalofinformationtechnologyhas______.
A.enhancedpeople’sinterestinwork
B.madeworkmorestressful
C.madetheworkplaceunnecessary
D.madepeoplechangetheirattitudetowork
SectionB(10marks)
Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.Readthepassagecarefullyandcompletethesummerybelowbychoosingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassagetofillineachoftheblanks51-55.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.
Companiessaythatinmanycases,thebenefitsofforeign-languageknowledgecanlieoutsidethespecificrealmofbusiness.That’sonereasonwhytheprogramsareoptional.Mayersaysthatthebenefitsaremoretohelpeachemployeeadjusttohisorhernewsurroundingsandtopromotethecompany’spolicyofbeingagoodneighborandbecomingintegratedintolocalcommunitiesthantohelptheexecutiveconductactualbusiness.
AtIBM,company-subsidizedforeign-languagetrainingisprovidedonacase-by-casebasis,saysMiaVanstraelen,directorofhumanresourcesforlearninginEurope,theMiddleEastandAfrica.Ifemployeesneedforeign-languageskillstodotheirjobproperly—forexample,anexpatriatemanagerwhofunctionsasthepointpersonbetweenanoverseasoperationandheadquartersorasalesemployeewhodealswithclientsonthegroundoverseas—thecompanywillprovidefinancialsupport.Inaddition,companysupportisoftenavailableforemployeesseekingbusiness-relatedskillstofurthertheirowncareerswithinthecompany.
Aless-than-aggressiveattitudetowardforeign-languageacquisitionatthecorporatelevelistypical,someexpertssay,andthereasonsrangefromhighcosttoalackofnecessity.English,thelanguageofbusiness,thelanguageoftechnology,thelanguageofHollywood,isthelanguagetoknowinglobalbusinessevenfortraditionallynon-English-speakingcountries.
WhileAmericanshavetodecidewhichsecondlanguagemightbemostusefulfortheirbusinesscareersaccordingtotheirareasofinterest,potentialbusinessprofessionalsinothercountrieswhosenativelanguageisnotEnglishhaveaclearanswertothatquestion.AndasmorestudentsworldwidelearntoconductbusinessinEnglish,itspositionasthelanguageofcommercesolidifies.
EvenmultinationalsthatareheadquarteredinothercountriesareusingEnglishasthelanguageofbusiness,VanSomerensays.HecitesSony’sBerlinheadquartersasanexample.Inthatoffice,whichhasabout400employees,thereare45differentnationalitiesandalmostasmanylanguages,hesays.“SothecostandeffortassociatedwithtryingtoteacheveryoneGermanwhenalotofthemwillbemovingontootherassignmentsinamatterofmonthsprobablydoesn’tmakealotofsense,”hesays.Languageacquisitioncanbeaslowprocess,andcompaniesthatneedsomeonewhospeaksaforeignlanguagecan’twaityearsfortherightemployeetogaintheskills.Whenknowledgeofaforeignlanguageiswhatisspecificallyrequired,that’stheskillsethumanresourceslooksfor.Lieberthalsaysth