全国大学生英语竞赛样题A级.docx

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全国大学生英语竞赛样题A级

2008年全国大学生英语竞赛样题（A级）

PartIListeningComprehension（25minutes,30marks）

SectionA（10marks）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A.Atabank.       B.Atadepartmentstore.C.Atalawyer'soffice.

2.A.Jealous.         B.Indifferent.          C.Negative.

3.A.Apartyinvitation.

B.Atourofthehouse.

C.Adinnerparty.

4.A.Policemananddriver.  

B.Teacherandpupil.  

C.Driverandactress.

5.A.Toattendaparty.

B.Tothebeautysalon.

C.Totheschool.

6.A.1,090.           B.530.                  C.1,060.

7.A.Dec.13th,1906. B.Dec.30th,1906.      C.Nov.13th,1916.

8.A.Nothing.         B.Dinner.               C.Asnack.

9.A.Inlessthanthreedays.

B.Inmorethanthreedays.

C.Inthreedays.

10.A.Toafriend'shouse.  

B.Tothekindergarten.

C.Dosomeshopping.

SectionB（5marks）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearonelongconversation.Theconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendoftheconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.WhatdoesSusanhavetodoonSaturdaymorning?

   A.Walkthedog.   B.Cleanthehouse.      C.Gotothedoctor's.

12.WhatwillSusandoatnoon?

   A.Goshopping.    B.WatchTV.             C.Gotothedentist's.

13.WhattimeisSusanmeetingwithJulie?

   A.12:

30am.       B.2:

00pm.              C.4:

30pm.

14.HowdoesSusanfeelaboutherscheduleonSaturday?

   A.Exciting.       B.Disappointing.        C.Exhausting.

15.Whycan'ttheywatchavideoatSusan'shouse?

   A.Themachinedoesn'twork.

   B.Theycan'tdecideonavideo.

   C.Susan'smotherisgoingtouseit.

SectionC（5marks）

Directions:

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

16.Whogottomovetothenextstep?

   A.AndreAgassi.   B.RogenFidow.          C.RogerFederer.

17.Whatdidthegunmanforcethecharitytodo?

   A.Delaytheoperationinthisarea.    

   B.Operateontheirownstaff.   

   C.AttacktheSansFrontieres.

18.WhyweretheIraqidetaineesmadetopickupgarbage?

   A.Becausetheservicemanabusedthedetainees.

   B.Becausethecommandergavetheordertotheserviceman.

   C.Becausethedetaineeswereaccused.

19.Wheredidtheclashhappen?

   A.IntheWestBank.

   B.NearIsraeli.   C.NearAriel.

20.WhydotheIsraeliforcesthreatentocarryoutamassiveoffensiveagainstthePalestinians?

   A.BecauseIsraelitroopswerebesiegedbythePalestinians.

   B.BecausethemilitaryoperationbegansincelastNovember.

   C.BecausePalestinianskilledIsraelisinasuicideattack.

SectionD（10marks）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Therearetenmissingwordsorphrasesinit.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhearonthetape.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld. Althoughtheyhave（21）________degreesofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappy,andtheotherbecomes（22）________.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,andevents,andtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.

Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentiononthe（23）________ofthings,thepleasantpartofconvention,thefineweather. Theyenjoyallthe（24）________things. Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyofthe（25）________things. Therefore,theyarecontinually（26）________.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasureofsociety,offendmanypeople,andmakethemselves（27）________everywhere. Ifthisturnofmindwerefoundinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Thetendencytocriticizeandtobedisgustedisperhapstakenuporiginally（28）________. Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors. Thehabitmaybestrong, butitmay be cured when those who have it are convinced of its bad effects（29）________. Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit. Althoughinfactitischiefly（30）________,ithasseriousconsequencesinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（10minutes,15marks）

Directions:

Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

31.Essentially,atheoryisanabstract,symbolicrepresentationof________reality.

   A.whatitisconceived                      B.thatisconceived     

   C.whatisconceivedtobe                   D.thatisbeingconceivedof

32.NewYorkCitycollectsgarbage________$209perfamilyperyear.

   A.atthecostof                            B.atsacrificeof 

   C.indemandof                              D.insupportof

33.Iwouldjustassoon________rudelytoher.

   A.younotspeak                             B.youwon'tspeak

   C.younotspeaking                          D.youdidn'tspeak

34.________somanypeoplebeenoutofworkastoday.

   A.Morethaneverbefore                     B.Neverbeforehave

   C.Inthepast,thereneverhave             D.Formerly,thereneverwere

35.Wegothomelatelastnight,________,earlythismorning.

   A.namely          B.inotherwords        C.orrather    D.inanycase

36.Theminersescapedthedangerby________.

   A.ahairbreadth                            B.hairbreadth

   C.hair'sbreadth                            D.ahair'sbreadth

37.Praiseislikewarmsunshine.Itnotonlybringsjoyto________whoarepraisedbutalsoaddspleasureto________whopraise.

   A.these;these    B.we;us                C.them;them   D.those;those

38.Whenourimports________ourexports,wesaywehaveafavorabletradebalance;however,whenourimportsandexportsaretheotherwayroundwesaywehaveanunfavorabletradebalance.

   A.fallshort                                B.fallshortof

   C.runoutof                                D.arelackof

39.________thatdistinguishhumanbeingsfromotherprimatesarerelatedtotheabilityofpeopletostanduprightandwalkontwolegs.

   A.Manyofthephysicalcharacteristics      

   B.Ofthemanyphysicalcharacteristics

   C.Thephysicalcharacteristics              

   D.Therearemanyphysicalcharacteristics

40.Classicallogicischaracterizedbyaconcernforthestructureandelementsofargument________thatthought,language,andrealityareinterrelated.

   A.basedonthebelief                       B.onthebeliefbased

   C.beliefbasedonthe                       D.thebasedbeliefon

41.________fashionedfromawickfloatinginabowlofoilfunctionedaccordingtotheprincipleofcapillaryaction.

   A.Alllampsearly                           B.Lampsallearly

   C.Allearlylamps                           D.Earlyalllamps

42.In1964________ofHenryOsakaTanner'spaintingswasshownattheSmithsonianInstitution.

   A.wasamajorcollection                    B.thatamajorcollection

   C.acollectionwasmajor                    D.amajorcollection

43.Traditionally,________onThanksgivingDayinNewEngland.

   A.whenservedissweetcider                B.whensweetciderisserved

   C.isservedsweetcider                     D.sweetciderisserved

44.Richard:

Thisclassissoboring.Whenwillitend?

   Drew:

Idon'tknow.Idon'tthinkIcantakeitmuchlonger.

   Teacher:

________           

   Richard:

Oh,nothing.Wewerediscussingthetext.

   A.Heyyoutwo!

Whatareyoutalkingabout?

   B.Dooneofyouknowwhattheanswertothisproblemis?

   C.AmIboringyoutwo?

   D.Thetwoofyougototheprincipal'sofficerightnow!

45.Deliveryman:

IhaveapackagehereforBeverlyBeaver.

   Beverly:

Thatisme.________

   Deliveryman:

Yes,pleasesignhereontheline.

   Beverly:

Thankyou.ThesemustbethenewdrapesIordered.

   A.Whereisthereceipt?

   B.Doyouhavethesender'saddress?

   C.Doyoutakeacreditcard?

   D.DoIhavetosignforit?

PartIIIReadingComprehension（20minutes,40marks）

SectionA（5marks）

Directions:

Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith5questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions46-50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Nomatterwhatourworkis,weallhavetofacethatchoice-inmyfieldnolessthaninothers.Theremaynotbeamoreimportantfieldforthedisseminationofvaluesinourcountrythantheentirecommu