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大学生英语竞赛NECCSC类初赛真题试及详细答案
2018年大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)C类初赛真题试及详细答案
PartⅠ
SectionA
1.Somebacteriaextremelyharmful,butareregularlyusedinproducingcheeses,crackersandmanyotherfoods.
Ais:
theothers
Bhasbeen:
theothersCare:
others
Dhavebeen:
others
2.Itwasonceaveryprosperouspartofthecity,butnowmanyofthebusinesseshavemovedawayorgone.
AbankruptcyBbankrupt
CbankruptedDtobankrupt
3.Whenoneisunfamiliarwiththelocalcustoms,itiseasytomakea.Ablame
Bblunder
CcommitmentDfault
4.yourtimelyadvice,Iwouldneverhaveknownhowtodealwiththetoughjob.AButfor
BExceptforCNotuntilDPriorto
5.I'dhisreputationwithotherdrugdealersandbusinesspeopleinthecity,andthenmakeadecisionaboutwhetherornottoaloan.
Aaccountfor:
supportBmakeupfor:
object
Ctakeaccountof:
approveDwipeout:
oppose
6.,amanwhoexpresseshimselfeffectivelyissuretosucceedmorerapidlythanamanwhosecommandoflanguageispoor.
AWereotherthingsequalBOtherthingstobeequalCOtherthingsbeingequal
DTobeequaltootherthings
7.InthebookTheStoriedLifeofA.J.Fikry,avaluablebookwaslostforyearswhenitturneduponeday,quiteoutofthe.
AblackBblueCred
Dwhite
8.Truepatriotismputtingtheinterestsofone'scountryaboveeverything,including
one'sownlife.
AcopeswithBderivesfromCtakesin
Drelieson
9.Myfatherdecidedtomakemegobacktocollegeimmediately,studymylessonscarefully,and.
Aamaster'sdegreemustattainBmustattainmymaster'sdegreeCattainmymaster'sdegree
Dmymaster'sdegreebeattained
10.Librarieshavereferencebooksyoucancheckoutaphysician'seducationalbackground,training,andothercredentials.
AfromthatBofwhich
CthroughthatDbywhich
11.ThetermBRICwasfirstbyGoldmanSachseconomistJimO'Neillinaresearchpaper,BRICstandsforBrazil,Russia,IndiaandChina.
Acoined:
inwhichBinvented:
ofit
Cmadeup:
andDproduced:
that
12.HadDickensforeseenthathisnovelwouldcausesuchadisturbance,heit.Ashouldnothavewritten
BwouldnothavewrittenCdidn'twrite
Dhadnotwritten
13.—I'mconcernedaboutyourweight,Ithinkyoushouldgoonadiet.——Good,thenyoumightaswellstartrightaway.
AYou'resokind,butIdon'thavetodothat.
BActually,I'vebeenthinkingaboutthesamething.CDefinitely.Whataboutmybloodpressurethen?
DOhmy!
Youknowit'ssuchatoughjobforme.
14.—Letmeaskyousomequestionsabouttheaccidentyouwitnessed.——Thank
you.Whendidtheaccidentoccur?
AYes,Ireallyenjoyedit.BIt'snoneofmybusiness.CSure,goahead.
DOh,stopteasingme.
15.——Itshouldbegood.I'mlookingforwardtotakingit.ADoyoulikecomputergames?
BHowaboutcleaningtheroomwithme?
CWhatdoyouthinkthecomputercoursewillbelike?
DWhatareyougoingtodoafteryougraduatefromhighschool?
PartⅡCloze
Beingabletomulti-taskishailedbymostpeopleasawelcomeskill,butnotaccordingtoarecentstudywhichclaimsthatyoungpeoplebetweentheagesofeightandeighteenoftheso-called
"GenerationM"arespendingaconsiderableamountoftheirtimeon【C1】(fruit)effortsastheymulti-task.Itarguesthat,infact,theseyoungpeoplearefritteringawayasmuchashalfoftheirtimeagainastheywouldiftheyperformedtheverysametasksoneafteranother.Someyoungpeoplearejugglinganeverlargernumberofelectronicdevicesastheystudy.Atthesametimeastheyareworking,youngadultsarealso【C2】surtheInternet,orsendingoutemailstotheirfriends,and/oransweringthephoneandlisteningtomusicontheiriPodsoronanothercomputer.Assomenewdevicecomesalong,ittooisaddedtothelistratherthan【C3】(place)oneof
theexistingdevices.Otherresearchha【sC4】indthatthismulti-taskingisevenaffectingthe
wayoffamiliesthemselvesfunctionasyoungpeoplearetoowrappedupintheirownisolatedworldstointeractwiththeotherpeoplearoundthem.Theycan【C5】longergreetfamilymemberswhentheyenterthehouse,norcantheyeatatthefamilytable.Allthiselectronicwizardryissupposedlyalsoseriouslyaffectingyoungpeople'sperformanceat【C6】uniandintheworkplace.Whenaskedabouttheirperceptionoftheimpactofmoderngadgetsontheirperformanceoftasks,theoverwhelmingmajorityofyoungpeoplegavea【C7】
(favour)response.Theresponsefromtheacademicandbusinessworldswasnotquiteaspositive.Theformerfeelthatmulti-taskingwithelectronicgadgetsbychildrenaffectslater【C8】devofstudyskills,resultinginadeclineinthequalityofwriting,forexample,becauseofthelackofconcentrationontaskcompletion.Theyfeelthatmanyundergraduatesnowurgentlyneedremedialhelpwithstudyskills.Similarly,employersfeelthatyoungpeople【C9】enttheworkforceneedtobetaughtalloveragain,astheyhavebecomedeskilled.Whileallthismaybetrue,itmustbeborneinmindthatmoreandmoreisexpectedofyoungpeoplenowadays,infact,toomuch.Praiseratherthancriticismisdue【C10】respectofthewaytoday'syouthareabletocope,despitewhattheoldergenerationthrowatthem.
1.【C1】
2.【C2】
3.【C3】
4.【C4】
5.【C5】
6.【C6】
7.【C7】
8.【C8】
9.【C9】
10.【C10】
PartⅢReadingComperhensionSectionA
Lookatanatlas.Howaremountainsshown?
Wherearethehighestmountains?
Afewmountainsstandalone,suchasMountEgmontinNewZealand,andMountKenyainAfrica.Mostmountainsarefoundinlongchainscalledmountainranges.ThePennines,theCambrianMountains,theAlps,theAndesandRockiesareexamplesofmountainranges.ThehighestmountainrangeontheEarthistheHimalayasinAsia.Inordertounderstandhowmountainsareformed,weneedtoknowwhattheinsideoftheEarthislike.TheEarthismadeupoflayersofrock.Theoutsidelayerofrock,theoneweliveon,iscalledtheEarth'scrust.Beneaththecrustisalayercalledthemantle.Nearthetopofthemantle,someoftherockshavemeltedandarealiquid,likestickytar.Becausealltherocksarounditpressonthemantle,themoltenrocktriestoforceitswayout.Ifthemoltenrockdoesfindaweakspot,itburststhroughtheEarth'scrust,formingavolcano.Somemountainsweremadebyvolcanoes.TheEarth'scrustismadeupoflargepieces,calledplates,whichfittogetherlikethepiecesofajigsawpuzzle.Someoftheplatescarrycontinents,otherscarryoceans.Theplatesmoveslowly,floatingonthemoltenrocksofthemantlebelow.Astheplatesmove,they
pushagainsteachother,slowlypushinguptherocksinfoldstoformmountains.IndiausedtobealongwayfromAsia,butgraduallytheplatewithIndiaonitmovedclosertotheplatebearingAsia.TherocksintheseabetweenIndiaandAsiawerepushedupinfoldsthatnowformtheHimalayanmountainrange.ThatiswhyitissometimespossibletofindseashellsnearthetopsoftheHimalayas.Manyothermountainranges,includingtheAlps,RockiesandPen-nines,aresimilargreatfoldsofrock.Whilesomeplatesarepushingtogether,othersaremovingfurtherapart.EuropeandNorthAmericaareslowlymovingfurtherapart.EachyeartheAtlanticOceanisafewcentimetreswider.Astherocksmove,theyoftencrackorbreak.Thesebreaksarecalledfaults.Sometimes,greatblocksofrocksarepushedupbetweentwofaults.Theseblocksmaybesolargeandhighthattheyformmountains.SomeofthehighlandareasofEastAfricaareblockmountains,soaretheVosgesmountainsinFranceandtheSierraNevadamountainsinthewesternUnitedStates.Blockmountainsoftenhaveflattops.Aflat-toppedhighlandiscalledaplateau.
Questions56—60Completethefollowingformwithnomorethanthreewordsaccordingtothepassage.
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SectionB
Bystudyingthenotebooks,correspondence,andconversationsofsomeoftheworld'sgreatthinkersinscience,art,andindustry,scholarshaveidentifiedthefollowingthinkingstrategiesthatenablegeniusestogenerateoriginalideas:
【B1】SigmundFreud'sanalyticalmethodsweredesignedtofinddetailsthatdidn'tfittraditionalparadigmsinordertocomeupwithacompletelynewpointofview.Tosolveaproblemcreatively,youmustabandonthefirstapproachthatcomestomind,whichusuallystemsfrompastexperience,andreconceptualizetheproblem.Geniusesdonotmerelysolveexistingproblems:
theyidentifynewones.【B2】Geniusesdevelopvisualandspatialabilitiesthatallowthemtodisplayinformationinnewways.TheexplosionofcreativityintheRenaissancewastiedtothedevelopmentofgraphicillustrationduringthatperiod,notablythescientificdiagramsofLeonardodaVinciandGalileoGalilei.Galileorevolutionizedsciencebymakinghisthoughtgraphicallyvisiblewhilehiscontemporariesusedmoreconventionalmeans.Geniusesproduce.ThomasEdisonheld1,093patents,stillarecord.Heguaranteedahighlevelofproductivitybygivinghimselfideaquotas:
oneminorinventioneverytendaysandamajorinventioneverysixmonths.JohannSebastianBachwroteacantataeveryweekevenwhenhewassick.WolfgangMozartproducedmorethan600piecesofmusic.【B3】Likeplayfulchildrenwithbucketsofbuildingblocks,geniusesconstantlycombineandrecombineideas,images,andthoughts.ThelawsofheredityweredevelopedbyGregorMendel,whocombinedmathematicsandbiologytocreateanewscienceofgenetics.【B4】Theirfacilitytoconnecttheunconnectedenablesgeniusestoseethingsothersmiss.DaVincinoticedthesimilaritybetweenthesoundofabellandastonehittingwater-andconcludedthatsoundtravelsinwaves.【B5】
Wheneverweattempttodosomethingandfail