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全国大学生英语竞赛C类到真题以及答案
2011NationalEnglishContestforCollegestudents
(LevelC-Preliminary)
PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)
PartTwoVocabularyandStructure(15marks)
Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
31.Afterfourdaysoftalks,wearegladtoannouncethattheunionandmanagementhavereachedan______.Theagreementisfairandbenefitsbothsides.
A.accordB.accomplishmentC.identityD.undertaking
32.Astheclerk______preparedmymilkshake,Iwonderedhowlongshehadbeenworkingthere,mindlesslymakingicecreamtreatsinasetorderofsteps.
A.logicallyB.methodicallyC.graphicallyD.synthetically
33.Asaboyhewantedtobeafireman.Asahighschoolstudent,hethoughthe'dliketobecomeateacher.Nowhe______tobenothingmorethanajanitor.
A.AssumesB.PrescribesC.AspiresD.Presumes
34.Regardlessofwhatcausedit,Iangratefulthathavefinallyreachedapointinmylife_______Icanappreciatemystrengths,acceptmyweaknessesandtrytobecomfortablewitheverythinginbetween.
A.WhyB.WhereC.WhichD.What
35.______informationprovidedbymembersofthepublic,thepolicewouldhaveamuchmovedifficultjob.
A.SupposingB.ProvidedtheC.IfitwerenotforD.Onconditionthat
36.PeterBrownwasapainstakingwriter;______,heoncespenthalfadayonthecompositionofasinglesentence.
A.OntheotherhandB.NeverthelessC.MoreoverD.Forexample
37.----WhatanIgoingtodoaboutapresentforCarol?
----You______someflowers.
A.MighthavesentherB.MusthavesentherC.CouldsendherD.Wouldsendher
38.Withouttheairholdinginsomeofthesun'sheat,theearth______coldatnight,toocoldforustoliveon.
A.WillbefreezingB.WouldbefreezingC.AnbefrozenD.Wouldbefrozen
39.Thestudentsinouruniversityeach______anEnglishdictionary.Thatistosay,eachofthestudentsinouruniversity______anEnglishdictionary.
A.Have;hasB.Have;haveC.Has;haveD.Has;has
40.Here'syourkitchen.Ihopeyouenjoycookinghere.Isthere______elsethatyouneed?
A.SomethingB.AnythingC.NothingD.Everything
41.David______hisbusinesspartneroverplanstoreducetheworkforce.
A.CamedowntoB.BrokedowntoC.FelloutwithD.Wentalongwith
42.______isthispieceofequipmenttoberemovedfromthebuilding.
A.OnnoaccountB.AbsolutelyC.ScarcelyD.Notatall
43.Helen'sparentswere______thatshewasstillonthejob.,butshehadresigned.
A.IndoubtB.OftheopinionC.UndertheimpressionD.Withsuspicion
44.----Idon'tthinkIwillever,inmylife,winalotteryoffivemilliondollars.
----Well,______.Anythingcanhappen.
A.YoumadeitB.You'rekiddingC.WhatyousayD.Youcannevertell
45.-----HowdidyoufindtheconcertintheGrandTheatrelastnight?
-----______buttheconductorwasperfect.
A.Icouldn'tagreemoreB.Ididn'tthinkmuchofitC.IwascrazyaboutitD.Ireallylikedit
PartThreeCloze(15marks)
IhavebeenreadingalotonmyiPadrecently,andIhavesome(46)_____(complain)notabouttheiPaditselfbutaboutthestateofdigitalreadinggenerally.Readingisasubtlething,anditssubtletiesareartifactsofavenerablemedium:
wordsprintedininkonpaper.Glassandpixelsaren'tthesame.
WhenIreadaphysicalbook,Idon'thavetolookanywhereelsetofindouthowmuchI'veread.TheiPade---reader,iBookstriestocreatethe(47)illu_____ofaphysicalbook.Thepagesseemtoturn,andIcantheedgesofthosethatremain,butit'sfake.Therearealwaysexactlysixunturnedpages,nomatter(48)_____Iaminthebook.
Also,thereisalargerproblem.Booksintheirdigitalformatlookvastlyless"finished",orlessgenuinethanrealbooks.Youcanvarytheirfontandtypesize,butthisonlymakesthem(49)_____(resemble)word---processed---nomatterhow(50)_____(wretch)orwonderfultheyare---willneverlookasgoodasRobertHass'spoemsintheprinteditionofTheAppleTreesatOlema.Butyourpoemscanlookalmostexactlyasugly---as"e---book---like"---astheKindleversionofthatcollection.
Allthee---bookI'vereadhavebeenugly---booksbyChang---raeLee,AlvinKernan,andStiegLarsson---thoughthetextshavebeenwonderful.Ididn'tgrowupreadingtexts.Igrewupreadingbooks,andthis(51)_____(differ)isimportant.
Whenitcomestodigitaleditions,the(52)_____(assume)seemstobethatallbooks(53)are_____(create)equal.However,nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Inthemassmigrationfromprinttodigital,we'reseeingaprofusionofdigitalbooks---manyofthemoutofcopyright---thatlooknewandeven"HD,"butwhichmaywellhavebeensupplantedbymoreaccurateeditionsandbettertranslations.Weneedadigitalreaders'guide---aplacewherereaderscanfind(54)_____whetherthebookthey'reabouttodownloadisthebestavailableedition.
(55)Fi_____,tworelatedproblems.Ialreadyhaveapersonallibrary,butmostofthebooksI'vereadhavecomefrom(56)_____(lend)libraries.Barnes&Noblehasreleasedane---readerthatallowsshort---term(57)_____(borrow)ofsomebooks.TheentireideabehindAmazon'sKindleandApple'siBooksassumesthatyoucannotreadabookunlessyouownitfirstandthatonlyyoucanreaditunlessyouwanttogiveyourreadingdevicetosomeoneelse.
Thisgoesagainstthesocialvalueofreading,thecollectiveknowledgeand(58)_____(collaborate)discoursethatcomesfromaccessto(59)_____orourcultureingeneral.
PartFourReadingComprehension(40marks).
SectionA(10marks).
Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Notkeenonreading?
Doyouhavetroublefindinganovelthatarousesyourinterest?
WhynotfollowAmmonShea'sexampleandstartreadingadictionary?
MrSheaownsover1,000dictionariesandhereadsthemforfun.Herecentlyspentayearreadingall20volumesoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Thedictionarycontainsmorethan20,000pagesandover59millionwords.
AshereadfromAtoZ,henoteddowninterestingwordsinaledger.Thisincludeswordssuchas"happify,"meaningtomakesomeonehappyand"tripudiate",whichmeanstodance,skiporleapforjoy.MrSheaalsokeptadiaryaboutthisexperience,whichhassincebecomeabest---sellingbook.
Whydidhedothis?
Heclaimsitwasfun."I'vealwaysenjoyedreadingdictionaries.Theyarefarmoreinterestingthanpeoplegivethencreditfor,"hesaid.
Itappearsthatitwasnothisgoaltosoundmoreintelligentbyusinglongerandmorecomplexwords."I'mnotagainstlong,fancyorobscurewords,butI'mopposedtousingthenfortheirownsake,"hesaid.
Infact,asaresultofreadingsomanynewwords,MrSheaoftenforgoteverydayvocabulary.Hewrote,"MyheadwassofullofwordsthatIoftenhadtroubleformingsimplesentences."
MrSheaisnotaloneinhisloveofreadingdictionaries.ElaineHiggleton,arepresentativeofCollinsCbuilddictionaries,explainedthatthousandsofcrosswordpuzzleandSrabblefansreaddictionariesforfunandtoimprovetheirgames.MsHiggletondidhowevernotethat,"It'sprobablynotthebestwaytolearnEnglish,andyou'dlearnmorethanyouneed."Itisnotknownhowmanyofthe59millionwordsMsShearemembers,buthehascertainlymadehistorywithhiseccentrichobby.
Questions61to65.
DecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.
61.MrSheahasread1.000dictionaries.
62.MrSheaspentonemonthreadingtheOxfordEnglishDictionary.
63.InMrShea'sopinion,peopledon'tgivedictionariesenoughcreditforbeinginteresting.
64.MrSheathinksitisimportanttbeabletouselongandcomplicatedwordsineverydayconversation.
65.ElaineHiggletonthinksthatreadingadictionaryisthebestwaytolearnEnglish.
SectionB(10marks)
Questions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Surfingissomethingpeopleoftengethookedonaftertryingitafewtimes.Formanysurfersitismuchmorethanahobby---theywouldprobablyagreewiththeAmericanprofessionalsurferKellySlaterwhenhesaid,"Onceyou'rein,you'rein.There'snogettingout."
"Surfing",ofcourse,referstoridingonoceanwavesusingasurfboard.Manysurfersstandupontheirboards,whichrequiresgodbalanceandisthereforedifficultformostbeginnerstolearn,butsomeliedownand"bodyboard"
ThehistoryofsurfingprobablybeganwiththePolynesianpeopleofthePacificIslands.OneofthefirstwhitepeopletoseeanyonesurfingwastheBritishexplorerCaptainGook,whenhisshiparrivedinHawaiiin1779.HewatchedmanyHawaiiansridingwavesonlargepiecesofwood,andreportedthat,"Surfingseemstogivethemafeelingofgreatpleasure."
WhensurfingstartedtobecomeverypopularintheUnitedStatesinthe1950'sand60s,surfersusedlargewoodenboards(oftenmorethanthreemetreslong)thatwerequiteheavy.Boardstodayareshorterandalsomuchlighter,becausetheyaremadeofartificialmaterialsinsteadofwood.
Foranyonewhowantstotrysurfing.Theonlyessentialsarewavesandaboard.Thereareafewotherthings,however,thatmostsurfersfindimportant;acordtattachoneoftheiranklestotheboardandthereforestopitfrombeingcarriedalongwayawaywhentheyfalloff';wax,whichtheyputonthesurfaceoftheboardtohelptheirfeetsticktoit;andawetsuittohelpthemkeepwarmincoldwater.Thesouth---westofEnglishisanexampleofaplacewheresurfersusuallyneedwetsuits,eveninsummer.
Surfinghasbeenaprofessionalsportformanyyearaandthever