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NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

2004NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

（Preliminary）

PartIListeningComprehension（30minutes,30points）

SectionADialogues（10points）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortdialogues.Attheendofeachdialogue,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththedialogueandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.A.InSanFrancisco.B.Atanairport.

  C.Atatravelagency.D.Inapostoffice.

2.A.Thewomanisgoingouttolunch.

  B.Thewomanwantstoeatsomechocolate.

  C.Thewomanwillgotoaconveniencestore.

  D.Thewomanwillbebackin30minutes.

3.A.Bycar.B.Byplane.

  C.Bytrain.D.Byferry.

4.A.Shehadlostherjob.

  B.Shedidn’tknowthemayor.

  C.Shewasmistaken.

  D.Themanmisunderstoodher.

5.A.Heneedssometomatojuice.

  B.Hisshirtisstained.

  C.Heneedshisshirtbytomorrow.

  D.Hisshirtismissing.

6.A.Toameeting.B.Totheoffice.

  C.Toarestaurant.D.Toabowlingclass.

7.A.Givethewomansomemedicine.

  B.Findoutmoreaboutthewoman’sinjury.

  C.Testthestrengthofthewoman’sshoulder.

  D.Goskiingwiththewoman.

8.A.Excited.

  B.Thankful.

  C.Somewhatdisappointed.

  D.Somewhatbothered.

9.A.Whenherfamilycelebrationisover.

  B.Afterthemangraduatesfromschool.

  C.Aftertheyhavesomepicturestakentogether.

  D.Whenshehasboughthercapandgown.

10.A.Bycontinuousassessment.

   B.Bygivingapercent.

   C.Bygivinggrade.

   D.Bymeansofexams.

SectionBNewsItems（10points）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

11.A.Undertheageoffour.

   B.Undertheageoffive.

   C.Undertheageofsix.

12.A.Beijing’ssuccessfulbidforthe2008OlympicGames.

   B.TheOrganizingCommitteeofthe2008OlympicGames.

   C.ThelargemarketoftheOlympicbrand.

13.A.TokeepthecodeforitsWindowsoperatingsystemasecret.

   B.Todesignsomenewcomputersoftware.

   C.TopersuademorePCuserstoadopttheWindowsoperatingsystem.

14.A.One.B.Ten.C.Thirty.

15.A.No.B.Yes.C.Notmentioned.

16.A.Morethan500dollars.

   B.Alittlemorethanthreedollars.

   C.Lessthanthreedollars.

17.A.BecausetheIraqieconomyhasgraduallyrisenafterthewar.

   B.BecauseIraqipeopletrustthenewdinarmore.

   C.BothAandB.

18.A.Five.B.Six.C.Seven.

19.A.Lowfruitandvegetableintake.

   B.Smokingandlittleexercise.

   C.Unhealthydiet.

20.A.Theeurohasriseninvalue.

   B.TheUSdollarhasriseninvalue.

   C.Germaneconomyhasslidedintorecession.

SectionCPassages（10points）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear2passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear5questions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

21.A.Jazz.B.Indian.C.Country.D.Pop.

22.A.Theirhairstyles.B.Theirhumor.

   C.Theirclothing.D.Alloftheabove.

23.A.America.B.England.

   C.Italy.D.Canada.

24.A.TheBeatleswereformedinEngland.

   B.TheBeatleshadasuccessfulmoviecareer.

   C.TheBeatlesareregardedasoneofthefinestjazzgroups.

   D.TheBeatlesfirstrecordedmusicin1962.

25.A.Seventeen.B.Twenty-eight.

   C.Twenty-two.D.Twelve.

PassageTwo

26.A.Becauseheregardedthebearashisfriend.

   B.Becausethebearwasbeautiful.

   C.Becauseheconsidereditpoorsportsmanshiptoshootatied-upanimal.

   D.Becausebearsarenotdangerousanimals.

27.A.BecauseTeddyisthenicknameforTheodoreRoosevelt.

   B.Becauseitwasthentheusualpracticetodoso.

   C.BecauseitwasthefirsttimetonametoybearsTeddyBears.

   D.BecausethetoybearwasmadetolookabitlikethePresident.

28.A.PeoplecollectTeddyBears.

   B.TeddyBearscanbefoundinmuseums.

   C.ThefirstTeddyBearwasmadebyMr.Mitchtom’swife.

   D.PresidentRooseveltshottheblackbearin1902.

29.A.Seven.B.Six.C.Two.D.Five.

30.A.HemovedtoFlorida.

   B.HebecamePresident.

   C.Hedrewcartoons.

   D.Hestartedatoycompany.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（10minutes,20points）SectionAMultipleChoice（10points）

Directions:

Thereare7incompletesentencesand3incompletedialoguesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentencesanddialogues.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

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.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

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）________thatthismakeshavingyourhouseturnedupsidedownandyourfavoritethingsstolenanyeasiertoaccept.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