全国大学生英语竞赛试题及答案.docx

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全国大学生英语竞赛试题及答案

2009年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛C类真题

2009NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

（LevelC-Preliminary）

PartIlisteningComprehension（25minutes,30marks）

　　SectionA（5marks）

　　Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　1.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

　　A.Inanengineroom.B.Inacar.C.Inafactory.

　　2.Whoisthemantalkingto?

A.Alifeguard.B.Atravelagent.C.Agymnasiummanager.

　　3.Howwillthecorrectpricebedetermined?

　　A.Bycallingthecompany.

　　B.Byaskingthesalesrepresentative.

　　C.Bylookingatthepricelist.

　　4.WhyisSueupsetaccordingtotheconversation?

　　A.Someonebrokeintohercar.

　　B.Shehadtopaytoomuchforparking.

　　C.Shewasgivenaticket.

　　5.Whatdothetwospeakersprobablydoforaliving.

　　A.Officeclerks.B.Printers.C.Archiects.

　　SectionB（10marks）

　　Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre

　　ConversationOne

　　6.Whydidthemanwatchthevideo?

　　A.ItwasrequiredbyProfessorStephen.

　　B.Hewantedtolearnaboutheartattacks.

　　C.Hehadtotakepartinadiscussion.

　　7.Intheman'sopinion,whatisthevideoabout?

　　A.Men'shealth.B.Stress.C.Healthcareforwomen.

　　8.Whatdidthemanlearnfromthevideo?

　　A.Womenareundermorestressthanmen.

　　B.Womenhavemoreheartattacksthanmen.

　　C.Womenwhohaveheartattacksgetlesscarethanmen.

　　9.Atwhatagesarewomenmostlikelytohaveaheartattack?

　　A.40to50.B.60to65.C.45to60.

　　10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutthevideo?

　　A.Itsoundspuzzling.

　　B.Itsoundsveryinteresting.

　　C.Itsoundsverydull.

　　ConversationTwo

　　11.Howlongdidthemanwaitbeforehiscallwasanswered?

　　A.Twentyminutes.B.Twelveminutes.C.Twenty-fourminutes.

　　12.WhydidthemanphoneInterserveCustomerService?

　　A.Hewantedtoknowwhattherecordedmessagemeans.

　　B.Hedidn'tknowwhichbuttontochoose.

　　C.Hewantedtoknowifhecanusehise-mailaddresswhileoverseas.

　　13.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthemenuofoptions?

　　A.Itsmeaningisn'tambiguous.

　　B.Itisfarfromclear.

　　C.Itissatisfactory.

　　14.Whichdepartmentwouldthemanhavespokentoifhadchosenbuttontwo?

　　A.AccountsandBilling.

　　B.GeneralEnquiries.

　　C.AccountsandService.

　　15.Whatwilltheoperatordonext?

　　A.Makeanofficialcomplaint.

　　B.Improvethemenuofoptions.

　　C.Makeanoteoftheman'scomplaint.

　　SectionC（5marks）

　　Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause,Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　16.Howdoesrotationalgrazingreducetheneedforpesticidetreatments?

　　A.Byincreasingtheuseofnaturalfertilizer.

　　B.Bylimitingtheneedforchemicalfertilizers.

　　C.Byreducingthegrowthofweeds.

　　17.Whichnewsagencyvotesforthetoptennewsstories?

　　A.Reuters.

　　B.TheAssociatedPress

　　C.UnitedPressInternational.

　　18.Whichcountiesspentbillionsofdollarstodevelopnewoilfields?

　　A.Syria,BrazilandRussia.

　　B.Brazil,IranandSaudiArabia.

　　C.SaudiArabie,BrazilandRussia.

　　19.WhyhasthenumberofcamelsinIndiabeendecreasinginrecentyears?

　　A.Becausetheyaredyingfromtravelingtoofar.

　　B.Becausetheyareshortoffood.

　　C.Becausetheyareinfectedwithadisease.

　　20.Whatisasymptomofmultiplesclerosis?

　　A.Lossoftheabilitytohear.

　　B.Lossoftheabilitytoseewell.

　　C.Lossoftheabilitytospeakclearly.

　　SectionD（10marks）

　　Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassagewhichwillbereadonlyonce.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhearonthetape.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

　　ThefourthcomponentoftheSwedishsocialsystemisthatitspoliciesensurefullemploymentandincreasethemobilityoflabour-thatis,theabilitytochangejobswithout（21）______income.Swedeshaveastrongworkethic.This,combinedwithstate-fundedprogrammersthat（22）_______unemployment,whichSwedenpreferstohighunemploymentratesandlargewelfare（23）______.So,therearealargenumberof（24）_______trainingprogrammesthatunemployersparfor（25）___________toworkersinjobsthathavebecomeunnecessary.Therearealsosubsidiesforworkerswhomustchangejobsbecauseofchangesinthelabourmarket.

　　Swedenintroducedthefifthandfinalcomponentofitssocialsystemattheendofthe20thcentury.Thiscomponentcorrectssomeoftheproblemscreatedbythefour（26）________mentionedcomponents.Itincludesnewrulesthataredesignedtoimprovejobstability,suchastrainingprogrammestohelpemployeeslearnnewskillsastheirjobschangeandbecomemore（27）______,Also,thegovernmenthasreducedsocial（28）_________andwelfarepayments.

　　So,inconclusion,theSwedesarehappywiththeirsystem.Swedenhasachievedmoreintermsofsocialequality,economic（29）________thanmanyothereconomies.Asaresult,mostSwedesaren'tinterestedinanymorereformoftheeconomicsystem.However,becauseitis（30）_________ininternationalmarkets,Swedenmustcontinuetomanageitssocialpoliciessothatitremainscompetitiveintheinternationalmarketplace.

　　PartIIVocabularyandStructure（10minutes,15marks）

　　31.Thebusinessmendiscussedthecontract_____________butneveractuallysignedanything.

　　A.atlength.

　　B.atsea.

　　C.atrandon.

　　D.atwill.

　　32.AccustomedtothecoffeefromColumbia________GovernorJohnsaidthat________coffeeshouldalwaysbestrong.

　　A./;a.

　　B.the;a.

　　C.a;a.

　　D./;/.

　　33._________awell-balanceddiet,________adequatesleep,isneededforgoodhealth.

　　A.Alongside;with.

　　B.Notonly;but.

　　C.Attached;to.

　　D.Dueto;so

　　34._________veryfamiliarwithinspectionreports,Irealizedthatsomepagesofthisoneweremissing.

　　A.Tobe

　　B.Thatwas

　　C.Being

　　D.Sowas

　　35.Ifyouhavenotsignedacontract,youareunderno_________topaythemanymoney.

　　A.responsibility

　　B.liability

　　C.circumstance

　　D.obligation

　　36.Asthemarketwas_________goods,theeconomybecamemorebalanced,andinflationwentdown.

　　A.speculatedon

　　B.subscribedfor

　　C.saturatedwith

　　D.submittedto

　　37.Surveysshowthatthemajorityofpassengersarepleasedthatanagreementhasbeenreachedtoforbidsmokingon_________flightswithinthecontinentalUnitedStates.

　　A.economical

　　B.commercial

　　C.global

　　D.internal

　　38.ThenewCEOaskedthatallinter-officecommunications________inwritingratherthaninperson,_________possible.

　　A.havebeenmade;whoever

　　B.wouldbemade;whichever

　　C.bemade;whenever

　　D.stagebareofscenery

　　39.Writtentobeperformedona__________,ThorntonWilder'splayOurTowndepictslifeinasmallNewEnglandcommunity.

　　A.stagesceneryofbare

　　B.bareofstagescenery

　　C.scenerybareofstage

　　D.stagebareofscenery

　　40.____________schoolpolicy,thestudentshadaholidaybetweenChritmasandtheNewYear.

　　A.Onbehalfof

　　B.Withregardto

　　C.Inlinewith

　　D.Incaseof

　　41.Tosellthehouse,wemadea__________tothebuyerbyagreeingtoputanewroofonit.

　　A.consideration

　　B.commission

　　C.concession

　　D.confirmation

　　42.Neverbefore_________availableforquickandeasyacessinsomanydifferentfieldsofstudy.

　　A.somuchfreeinformationwere

　　B.hassomuchfreeinformationbeen

　　C.weresomuchfreeinformation

　　D.somuchfreeinformationhasbeen

　　43.Thecomputercompanyannouncedthatthenewsolfware__________inthefirsthalfofnextyear.

　　A.bereleased

　　B.willhavereleased

　　C.wouldhavereleased

　　D.wasgoingtobereleased

　　44.Tina:

AgroupofusaregoingboelingonTuesdaynight.Wouldyouliketojoinus?

　　Joe:

Ireallywould,butunfortunatelyIhaveatennislesson.

　　Tina:

Oh,that'stoobad._________

　　Joe:

Yes,forsure.Thanksfortheoffer.

　　A.Howdoyoudealwiththat?

　　B.Maybeanothertimethen?

　　C.Whenwillyoucomeback?

　　D.Don'tyoureallylikebowling?

　　45.George:

Hey,Agnes.HowdidtheHumanResourcesmeetinggo?

Icouldn'tmakeitbecauseIwasoutatasalesconference.

　　Agnes:

Oh,George.__________Itturnedintoamajorargument.

　　George:

Really?

　　A.Gladyou'rebacknow.

　　B.You'reluckytohavemissedit.

　　C.Nicetoseeyouagain.

　　D.You'rejustontime.

　　PartIIIReadingComprehension（20minutes,35marks）

　　SectionA（5marks）

　　Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyfivequestion.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,andthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Whene-mailfirstcameintogeneraluseaboutfifteenyearsago,therewasalotoftalkabouttheimminentarrivalofthepaperlessoffice.However,itseemsthate-mailha