全国大学生英语竞赛样题C级及答案.docx

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全国大学生英语竞赛样题C级及答案

2008年全国大学生英语竞赛样题（C级）

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（10minutes,15marks）

Directions:

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

　　31.Sonervous________thatshedidn'tknowhowtostartherspeech.

A.sinceshebecame

　　B.wouldshebecomeC.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.Thefindingsareconsistentwithotherresearchshowingthatpersonswithlittlememoryofthepast,suchasyoungchildrenorindividualssufferingfromlossofmemory,arelessabletoseethemselvesinthefuture.

　　Theresearchersbasetheirconclusionsonbrainscansof21collegestudentswhowerecuedtothinkaboutsomethingintheirpast,andanticipatethesameeventinthefuture,likeabirthdayorgettinglost.Theexperimentwascarriedoutaseachstudentlayontheirstomachinamagneticresonanceimagingmachine,adreadfulbutveryusefulpieceofequipmentthatcanshowwhichareasofthebrainarestimulatedduringspecificthoughtprocesses.

　　ThestudentswerealsoaskedtopictureformerPresidentBillClintoninapastandfuturesetting.Clintonwaschosenbecausehewaseasilyrecognizedandfamiliartoallthestudents.

　　Theresearchersfounda“surprisinglycompleteoverlap”amongregionsofthebrainusedforrememberingthestudent'spastandthoseusedforpicturingthefuture.Andeveryregioninvolvedinrememberingwasalsousedinanticipatingthefuture.

　　Inshort,theresearchersisolatedtheareaofthebrainthat“litup”whenthestudentsthoughtaboutaneventintheirownpast.Andmoreimportantly,thatsamearealitupagainwhentheythoughtaboutasimilareventintheirfuture.Infact,theresearchersreportthatthebrainactivitywassosimilarinbothcasesthatitwas“indistinguishable.”

　　ThefindingswerereinforcedwhenstudentsimaginedBillClinton.Sincenoneofthemknewhimpersonally,theirmemorieswerenotautobiographical.Andthebrainscansshowed“significantlyless”correlationbetweenmemoriesofhavingseenpicturesofClintonintheWhiteHouseandprojectinghimintothefuture.

　　Sothis“timemachine,”astheresearchersdescribeit,allowsustousethepasttoseeourselvesinthefuture,andbothourmemoriesandouranticipationareinterdependent.

　　46.Aremarkablehumantraitthatisnotwellunderstoodistheability________.

　　A.tothinkaboutthepastB.toseethefuture C.torememberthepastD.tocontrolthepresent

　　47.Thefindingssupportthat________.

　　A.futuregoalswillgreatlyinfluenceaperson'spresentperformance

　　B.aperson'spresentperformanceisdeterminedbyhis/herpastknowledge

　　C.futurethoughtdependstoagreatdegreeonthememoryofthepast

　　D.presentthoughtisimpossiblewithouttheabilitytoimaginethefuture

　　48.Theconclusionoftheexperimentonstudentswasthat________.

　　A.thestudentscouldpicturethemselvesbetterthanBillClintoninapastandfuturesetting

　　B.thestudentscouldimaginethemselvesaswellasBillClintoninapastandfuturesetting

　　C.thestudentscouldanticipateBillClintonbetterthanthemselvesinapastandfuturesetting

　　D.thestudentscouldonlypicturethemselvesinapastandfuturesettingbutnotBillClinton

　　49.This“timemachine”inthelastparagraphmostprobablyrefersto________.

　　A.clockB.brainscanning C.magneticresonanceimagingD.memory

　　SectionB（14marks）

　　Directions:

Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith10questions.GooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.Forquestions50-55,markY（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions56-59,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

　　VisitingtheWhiteHouse

　　WhiteHouseToursPublictoursoftheWhiteHouseareavailableforgroupsof10ormorepeople.Requestsmustbesubmittedthroughone'sMemberofCongressandareaccepteduptosixmonthsinadvance.Theseself-guidedtoursareavailablefrom7:

30a.m.to12:

30p.m.TuesdaythroughSaturday,andarescheduledonafirstcome,firstservedbasisapproximatelyonemonthinadvanceoftherequesteddate.Weencourageyoutosubmityourrequestasearlyaspossiblesincealimitednumberoftoursareavailable.AllWhiteHousetoursarefreeofcharge.Forthemostcurrenttourinformation,pleasecallthe24-hourlineat202-456-7041.PleasenotethatWhiteHousetoursmaybesubjecttolastminutecancellation.

　　WhiteHouseVisitorCenter

　　AlltoursaresignificantlyenhancedifvisitorsstopbytheWhiteHouseVisitorCenterlocatedatthesoutheastcornerof15thandEStreets,beforeoraftertheirtour.TheCenterisopensevendaysaweekfrom7:

30a.m.until4:

00p.m.andfeaturesmanyaspectsoftheWhiteHouse,includingitsarchitecture,furnishings,firstfamilies,socialevents,andrelationswiththepressandworldleaders,aswellasathirty-minutevideo.Allowbetween20minutestoonehourtoexploretheexhibits.TheWhiteHouseHistoricalAssociationalsosponsorsasalesarea.Pleasenotethatrestroomsareavailable,butfoodserviceisnot.

　　Mobility-Impaired/UsingaWheelchair

　　GuestsrequiringtheloanofawheelchairshouldnotifytheofficerattheVisitorsEntranceBuildinguponarrival.

　　Wheelchairsloansareofferedonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.Reservationsarenotpossible.

　　Visitorsinwheelchairs,orwithothermobilitydisabilities,ontheCongressionalguidedorself-guidedtours,between8:

00a.m.and12noon,usethesameVisitorentranceand,withuptofourmembersoftheirparty,areadmittedwithoutwaitinginlineandwithoutti