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全国大学生英语竞赛样题

2008年全国大学生英语竞赛样题（C级）

PartIListeningComprehension（25minutes,30marks）

SectionA（5marks）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear5shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A.Themanisnotsuitablefortheposition.

B.Thejobhasbeengiventosomeoneelse.

C.Shehadn'treceivedtheman'sapplication.

2.A.Heisgoingtoseehissectionchief.

B.Heisgoingtohaveajobinterview.

C.Heisgoingtoseehisgirlfriend.

3.A.Asktoseetheman'sIDcard.

B.Getthebriefcasefortheman.

C.Showthemanherdocuments.

4.A.Thedormroomistoocrowded.

B.Thereisnokitcheninthebuilding.

C.Noonelooksafterthedormbuilding.

5.A.Shewasalwaysingoodshape.

B.Shestoppedexercisingoneyearago.

C.Shelostalotofweightinoneyear.

SectionB（10marks）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

6.WhatissoontoopeninChina?

A.TheFrenchMovieFestival.

B.TheFrenchCulturalYear.

C.TheFrenchFoodFestival.

7.Howmanyexhibitionswillbeheldforthisactivity?

A.200.B.20.C.100.

8.WhatwillbeheldatthefootoftheGreatWall?

A.TheCityConcert.

B.TheOpeningCeremony.

C.TheGreatLunch.

9.Whichofthefollowingcitiesisnotincludedinthisactivity?

A.Chongqing.

B.Wuhan.

C.Shenzhen.

10.Whatwillcertainlymakegreatcontributionstothisactivity?

A.Internet.

B.TVshows.

C.Newspapers.

ConversationTwo

11.Whatsoundmorelikeanativespeakerinacasualconversation?

A.Examples.　　B.Verbs.　　C.Idioms.

12.Whichofthefollowingsoundsmoreinformalandmorenatural?

A.Gettogether.　　B.Meet.　　C.See.

13.Whichofthefollowingmeansthatyoucannotinterruptme?

A.I'mtiedup.

B.Ihavealotonmyplate.

C.I'mbusy.

14.InAmericanculture,whatisconsideredimportantinaconversation?

A.Usingproperlanguage

B.Makingeyecontact.

C.Lookingatyourownfeet.

15.Inbusiness,howmightAmericansfeelaboutyouifyouarelookingaway?

A.You'refeelingashamed.

B.You'retellingthetruth.

C.You'retellingalie.

SectionC（5marks）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear5shortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthequestionandthenthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

16.Howlongwillittakefornewforeststogrowback?

A.65years.　　B.20years.　　C.40years.

17.WhatdidJimmyCarterplantofocushiseffortsonafterleavingtheWhiteHousein1981?

A.Apresidentiallibrary.

B.CampDavid.

C.Winningasecondterm.

18.WhatwasregardedasthelifebloodofthecountryoftheMaldives?

A.Oil.　　B.Agriculture.　　C.Tourism.

19.Whatisresponsibleforthedeathofmanypeopleindevelopingcountries?

A.Thedevelopmentofresistancetodiseases.

B.Thedifficultytocurenewemergingdiseases.

C.Theinabilityofthepoortoaffordmedicine.

20.Whatreleasedanestimated8.7milliontonsoftheglobalwarminggas?

A.Cars.　　B.Wildfires.　C.Wars.

SectionD（10marks）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Therearetenmissingwordsorphrasesinit.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhearonthetape.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Aresearchersaysleadintheenvironmentcouldbeamajorcauseofviolencebyyoungpeople.DoctorHerbertNeedlemanisa（21）________attheUniversityofPittsburghSchoolofMedicineinPennsylvaniaandhe（22）________hisfindingsattheyearlymeetingoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.DoctorNeedlemansaysthepresenceofleadinthe（23）________changestheneuronsthatcontrolactionsandthatcancauseapersontoactinantisocialand（24）________ways.

Inthe1970s,DoctorNeedlemanfoundlowerscoreson（25）________eveninchildrenwhodidnothavesuchsignsofleadpoisoning.Afterthat,leadwas（26）________gasolineandpaintintheUnitedStates.Yetmanyhomesstillhaveoldleadpaint.Leadwasalsousedinolder（27）________.Infact,officialsjustannouncedstrongertestingandreportingrequirementsasfromnextyearforleadinAmericandrinkingwater.

Thenewestresearchshowsthatevenverysmallamountsofleadinbonescanaffectbraindevelopment.Asimple（28）________canmeasureleadexceptthatanX-rayprocessisneededtomeasurelevelsinbone.In2004,suchtestsweredoneon190youngpeoplewhowere（29）________andthefindingsshowedthattheiraveragelevelswerehigherthannormal.And,in1998,threehundredchildrenwerestudiedandthetestscoresshowedhigherlevelsof（30）________problemsinthosewithincreasedlevelsoflead.Yettheselevelswerestillconsideredsafebythegovernment.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（10minutes,15marks）

Directions:

Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

31.Sonervous________thatshedidn'tknowhowtostartherspeech.

A.sinceshebecame

B.wouldshebecome

C.thatshebecame

D.didshebecome

32.He________anothercareerbut,atthetime,hejustwantedtoearnmoneytostudyabroad.

A.mighthavechosen　　B.mightchoose

C.hadtochoose　　D.musthavechosen

33.Thesecondreportwas________byAugust2005,butoneyearlateritwasstillnowhereinsight.

A.submitted　　B.tohavesubmitted

C.tosubmit　　D.tohavebeensubmitted

34.Inthisexperiment,thestudentsstudiedarestoppedseveraltimesduringthelisteningtestandaskedtoreportwhatthey________duringthepausebeforeansweringthequestions.

A.hadjustbeenthinkingabout　　B.havejustbeenthinkingabout

C.arejustthinkingabout　　D.hadjustthoughtabout

35.Iwasalwaystaughtthatitwas________tointerrupt.

A.rude　　B.coarse　　C.rough　　D.crude

36.Smallboysare________questioners.Theyaskquestionsallthetime.

A.original　　B.peculiar　　C.imaginative　　D.persistent

37.Weregrettoinformyouthatthematerialsyouorderedare________.

A.outofwork　　B.outofreach　　C.outofstock　　D.outofpractice

38.Thebombwill________themomentitistouched.

A.goon　　B.gooff　　C.goout　　D.goover

39.Thecarwon't________;I'vetrieditseveraltimes,butitwon'twork.

A.begin　　B.launch　　C.start　　D.drive

40.Childrenandoldpeopledonotlikehavingtheirdaily________upset.

A.habit　　B.routine　　C.practice　　D.custom

41.Inyourfirstfewdaysatschoolyou'llbegivenatesttohelptheteachersto________youtoaclassatyourlevel.

A.locate　　B.assign　　C.deliver　　D.place

42.Chinaonlystarteditsnuclearpowerindustryinrecentyears,andshould________notimeincatchingup.

A.lose　B.delay　C.spare　D.relieve

43.—Youdidanexcellentjobyesterday,Jim!

Ireallyenjoyedyourpresentation.

—________

—Ohyeah,itwasfabulous.ItseemstheEnglishprogramisagreatwaytopracticeEnglish.

—Yeah.Itisfunandmotivating.

A.Didyoureally?

B.Oh,thankyou.Youaresokind.　

C.Really?

Whataboutyours?

D.Notatall.Mypleasure.

44.—Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

—Well,Ilikedifferentkinds.

—________

—Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.

A.Ibegyourpardon?

　B.Areyouserious?

C.Anyinparticular?

　D.Whydoyouthinkso?

45.—Howdidyoulikethefashionshowlastnight?

—________

—Ididn'tseeanythingwrongwiththeclothes;theylookedprettynicetome.

—Doyoureallythinkpeoplecanwearthatstuffandwalkaroundinstreets?

A.Impressive.It'sagoodwaytoshowoffwomen'ssenseofstyleandwealth.

B.Itwascool.Theclothesaremorebeautifulthanthepeoplewearingthem.

C.Nothingserious.It'sonlyashowtoattracttheeyesoffashionfans.

D.Itwasdumb.Ithinkit'sstupidforwomentowearclotheslikethat.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（20minutes,40marks）

SectionA（4marks）

Directions:

Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith4questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions46-49arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theabilityto“see”oneselfinthefutureisaremarkablehumantrait-somewouldsayunique-thatisnotwellunderstood.That'sdespitethefactthatweprobablyspendasmuchtimethinkingaboutthefutureaswedothinkingaboutthepresent.

NownewresearchfromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louissuggeststhatit'spreciselybecausewecanrememberthepastthatwecanvisualizethefuture.“Ourfindingsprovideconvincingsupportfortheideathatmemoryandfuturethoughtarehighlyinterrelatedandhelpexplainwhyfuturethoughtmaybeimpossiblewithoutmemories,”saysdoctoralcandidateKarlSzpunar.Thefindings