全国大学生英语竞赛C类考试初赛试题格式样题.docx

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全国大学生英语竞赛C类考试初赛试题格式样题

2009年全国大学生英语竞赛C类考试初赛试题（格式）

PartIListeningComprehension（25minutes,30marks）

SectionA（5marks）

Directions:

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.Architects.

SectionB（10marks）

Directions:

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.

SectionC（5marks）

Directions:

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

16.Howdoesrotationalgrazingreducetheneedforpesticidetreatments?

A.Byincreasingtheuseofnaturalfertilizer.

B.Bylimitingtheneedforchemicalfertilizers.

C.Byreducingthegrowthofweeds.

SectionD（10marks）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassagewhichwillbereadonlyonce.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhearonthetape.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

ThefourthcomponentoftheSwedishsocialsystemisthatitspoliciesensurefullemploymentandincreasethemobilityoflabour—thatis,theabilitytochangejobswithout（21）______income.Swedeshaveastrongworkethic.This,combinedwithstate-fundedprogrammesthat（22）______unemployment,resultsinapolicyofsubsidisedemployment,whichSwedenpreferstohighunemploymentratesandlargewelfare（23）______.So,therearealargenumberof（24）______trainingprogrammesthatemployerspayfor（25）______toworkersinjobsthathavebecomeunnecessary.Therearealsosubsidiesforworkerswhomustchangejobsbecauseofchangesinthelabourmarket.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（10minutes,15marks）

Directions:

Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,andthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

31.Thebusinessmendiscussedthecontract______butneveractuallysignedanything.

A.atlengthB.atseaC.atrandomD.atwill

32.AccustomedtothecoffeefromColumbia,______GovernorJohnsaidthat______coffeeshouldalwaysbestrong.

A./;aB.the;aC.a;aD./;/

33.______awell-balanceddiet,______adequatesleep,isneededforgoodhealth.

A.Alongside;withB.Notonly;but

C.Attached;toD.Dueto;so

PartIIIReadingComprehension（20minutes,35marks）

SectionA（5marks）

Directions:

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

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whene-mailfirstcameintogeneraluseaboutfifteenyearsago,therewasalotoftalkabouttheimminentarrivalofthepaperlessoffice.However,itseemsthate-mailhasyettorevolutioniseofficecommunication.AccordingtocommunicationsanalystRichardMetcalf,someofficeshaveactuallyseenanincreaseinpaperasaresultofe-mail.“Informationintheformofe-mailmessagesnowfloodsourcomputerscreens.Thesemessagescanbesentsoquicklythatmemostendtobedistributedinthehundreds.Forthosesecretarieswhosebossesaskthemtoprintoutalltheire-mailsandleavethemintheirin-trays,thismeansusingupagreatdealofpapereverymonth,”Metcalfsays.

Metcalfhasfoundthatbecausesomee-mailsgetlostincyberspace,PAsareincreasinglylikelytobeaskedbyclientsandcolleaguestosendallimportantdocumentsbothbye-mailandbyfaxor“snailmail”—throughthepost.Thishighlightsafurtherpotentialproblemwithe-mailintoday’soffices—itistakinguptimeratherthansavingit.

“Withe-mail,communicationismucheasier,butthereisalsomoreroomformisunderstandings,’’sayspsychologistDrDavidLewis.Generally,muchlesscareistakenwithe-mailsthanwithlettersorfaxesandthesenderwillprobablyprintthedocumentandrereaditbeforeputtingitinanenvelopeorsendingitbyfax.

46.Whyhasthepromiseofthepaperlessofficenotcometrueinmanyoffices?

A.Peoplewritemorememosthantheyusedto.

B.Manysecretarieskeeppapercopiesofeverythingtheirbossessendandreceive.

C.Manymanagersprefertoreadtheirmessagesonpaper.

D.Staffleavemessageslyingaroundtheiroffices.

47.WhatdoesRichardMetcalfsayaboute-mailinParagraphTwo?

A.Itisnotanappropriatechannelforsendingimportantinformation.

B.Itincreasestheamountofpaperworkdoneinoffices.

C.Itisnotpopularwithmanysecretaries.

D.Itisalessefficientchannelthanfax.

48.HowdoesDavidLewisfeelaboute-mailmessages?

A.Manyofthemarenotwellwritten.B.Manyofthemaretoolong.

C.Manyofthemarenotprintedout.D.Manyofthemareneverread.

SectionB（10marks）

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyfiveincompletesentences.Readthepassagecarefully,andthencompletethesentencesinamaximumofthreewordsforeachblank.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itiswellknownthatsomeculturesprefersonstodaughters.Incontrast,surveyshaverevealedthatsomepeoplewouldratherhaveadaughterthanason.Apparently,eachofthesepreferenceshasitsexplanationinthelocalculture.

Aroundtheworld,peoplewhoprefersonshavesimilarreasons.Inmanycountries,sonsarevaluedbecausetheycanworkandcontributetothefamilyincome.Also,sonswillbeabletosupporttheirparentswhentheparentsareold.Insomecultures,sonsareimportantalsobecausetheyenablethefamilynametocontinueforanothergeneration.Thisisbecausethewifeintheseculturestakesherhusband’sfamilyname,andmoreorless“belongs”tothehusband’sfamily.Inaddition,havingadaughtercansometimescausedifficultyforafamily.InIndia,forexample,havingadaughtercanbeaburdenbecausethefamilyhastopayadowrywhenthegirlgetsmarried.

SectionC（10marks）

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyfivequestions.Readthepassagecarefully,andthenanswereachofthequestionsinamaximumof10words.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Atleast600,000jobscoulddisappearintheUKthisyear,accordingtoareportbyapersonnelmanagers’professionalbody.TheCharteredInstituteofPersonnelandDevelopmentsayseventhosewhoescaperedundancywillfacepayfreezes.Itsaysthatwhiletotalunemploymentwillnothitthreemillion,thetimebetweenNewYearandEasterwillbetheworstforjoblossessince1991.Accordingtoofficialstatistics,therewere1.86millionpeopleoutofworkintheUKinOctober,2008.Thisfigurewasthehighestsince1997,takingtheoverallunemploymentrateto6percent.DavidFrostoftheBritishChamberofCommercesays,“Itistheworstyear.Companiesareinsurvivalmode.”

SectionD（10marks）

Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.Readthepassagecarefully,andthencompletethesummarybelowbychoosingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassagetofillineachoftheblanks.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Everyoneknowsaboutpollutionintheenvironment.Water,air,andlandareallpolluted.Thismeansthatpollutioniseverywhere.Now,scientistsarelookinginsideourbodiestofindoutaboutinternalpollution.

In2003,theEnvironmentalWorkingGroupstudiedninepeopletomeasurethechemicalsintheirbodies.Theseninepeoplehadanaverageof53cancer-causingchemicalsintheirbodies.Theyalsohadanaverageof62chemicalsthatcandamagethebrain,and55thatcanharmbabiesinpregnantwomen.Eventhoughalotofchemicalswerefoundinhumanbodies,thechemicalswerefoundinsmallamounts:

Theamountsweresmallenoughthattheywereprobablynothu