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大学生英语竞赛试题

2009NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

（LevelC–Preliminary）

PartIlisteningComprehension（25minutes,30marks）

SectionA（5marks）

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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.Archiects.

SectionB（10marks）

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.

8.Whatdidthemanlearnfromthevideo?

A.Womenareundermorestressthanmen.

B.Womenhavemoreheartattacksthanmen.

C.Womenwhohaveheartattacksgetlesscarethanmen.

9.Atwhatagesarewomenmostlikelytohaveaheartattack?

A.40to50.B.60to65.C.45to60.

10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutthevideo?

A.Itsoundspuzzling.

B.Itsoundsveryinteresting.

C.Itsoundsverydull.

ConversationTwo

11.Howlongdidthemanwaitbeforehiscallwasanswered?

A.Twentyminutes.B.Twelveminutes.C.Twenty-fourminutes.

12.WhydidthemanphoneInterserveCustomerService?

A.Hewantedtoknowwhattherecordedmessagemeans.

B.Hedidn’tknowwhichbuttontochoose.

C.Hewantedtoknowifhecanusehise-mailaddresswhileoverseas.

13.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthemenuofoptions?

A.Itsmeaningisn’tambiguous.

B.Itisfarfromclear.

C.Itissatisfactory.

14.Whichdepartmentwouldthemanhavespokentoifhadchosenbuttontwo?

A.AccountsandBilling.

B.GeneralEnquiries.

C.AccountsandService.

15.Whatwilltheoperatordonext?

A.Makeanofficialcomplaint.

B.Improvethemenuofoptions.

C.Makeanoteoftheman’scomplaint.

SectionC（5marks）

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

16.Howdoesrotationalgrazingreducetheneedforpesticidetreatments?

A.Byincreasingtheuseofnaturalfertilizer.

B.Bylimitingtheneedforchemicalfertilizers.

C.Byreducingthegrowthofweeds.

17.Whichnewsagencyvotesforthetoptennewsstories?

A.Reuters.

B.TheAssociatedPress

C.UnitedPressInternational.

18.Whichcountiesspentbillionsofdollarstodevelopnewoilfields?

A.Syria,BrazilandRussia.

B.Brazil,IranandSaudiArabia.

C.SaudiArabie,BrazilandRussia.

19.WhyhasthenumberofcamelsinIndiabeendecreasinginrecentyears?

A.Becausetheyaredyingfromtravelingtoofar.

B.Becausetheyareshortoffood.

C.Becausetheyareinfectedwithadisease.

20.Whatisasymptomofmultiplesclerosis?

A.Lossoftheabilitytohear.

B.Lossoftheabilitytoseewell.

C.Lossoftheabilitytospeakclearly.

SectionD（10marks）

Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassagewhichwillbereadonlyonce.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhearonthetape.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

ThefourthcomponentoftheSwedishsocialsystemisthatitspoliciesensurefullemploymentandincreasethemobilityoflabour-thatis,theabilitytochangejobswithout（21）______income.Swedeshaveastrongworkethic.This,combinedwithstate-fundedprogrammersthat（22）_______unemployment,whichSwedenpreferstohighunemploymentratesandlargewelfare（23）______.So,therearealargenumberof（24）_______trainingprogrammesthatunemployersparfor（25）___________toworkersinjobsthathavebecomeunnecessary.Therearealsosubsidiesforworkerswhomustchangejobsbecauseofchangesinthelabourmarket.

Swedenintroducedthefifthandfinalcomponentofitssocialsystemattheendofthe20thcentury.Thiscomponentcorrectssomeoftheproblemscreatedbythefour（26）________mentionedcomponents.Itincludesnewrulesthataredesignedtoimprovejobstability,suchastrainingprogrammestohelpemployeeslearnnewskillsastheirjobschangeandbecomemore（27）______,Also,thegovernmenthasreducedsocial（28）_________andwelfarepayments.

So,inconclusion,theSwedesarehappywiththeirsystem.Swedenhasachievedmoreintermsofsocialequality,economic（29）________thanmanyothereconomies.Asaresult,mostSwedesaren’tinterestedinanymorereformoftheeconomicsystem.However,becauseitis（30）_________ininternationalmarkets,Swedenmustcontinuetomanageitssocialpoliciessothatitremainscompetitiveintheinternationalmarketplace.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（10minutes,15marks）

31.Thebusinessmendiscussedthecontract_____________butneveractuallysignedanything.

A.atlength.

B.atsea.

C.atrandon.

D.atwill.

32.AccustomedtothecoffeefromColumbia________GovernorJohnsaidthat________coffeeshouldalwaysbestrong.

A./;a.

B.the;a.

C.a;a.

D./;/.

33._________awell-balanceddiet,________adequatesleep,isneededforgoodhealth.

A.Alongside;with.

B.Notonly;but.

C.Attached;to.

D.Dueto;so

34._________veryfamiliarwithinspectionreports,Irealizedthatsomepagesofthisoneweremissing.

A.Tobe

B.Thatwas

C.Being

D.Sowas

35.Ifyouhavenotsignedacontract,youareunderno_________topaythemanymoney.

A.responsibility

B.liability

C.circumstance

D.obligation

36.Asthemarketwas_________goods,theeconomybecamemorebalanced,andinflationwentdown.

A.speculatedon

B.subscribedfor

C.saturatedwith

D.submittedto

37.Surveysshowthatthemajorityofpassengersarepleasedthatanagreementhasbeenreachedtoforbidsmokingon_________flightswithinthecontinentalUnitedStates.

A.economical

B.commercial

C.global

D.internal

38.ThenewCEOaskedthatallinter-officecommunications________inwritingratherthaninperson,_________possible.

A.havebeenmade;whoever

B.wouldbemade;whichever

C.bemade;whenever

D.stagebareofscenery

39.Writtentobeperformedona__________,ThorntonWilder’splayOurTowndepictslifeinasmallNewEnglandcommunity.

A.stagesceneryofbare

B.bareofstagescenery

C.scenerybareofstage

D.stagebareofscenery

40.____________schoolpolicy,thestudentshadaholidaybetweenChritmasandtheNewYear.

A.Onbehalfof

B.Withregardto

C.Inlinewith

D.Incaseof

41.Tosellthehouse,wemadea__________tothebuyerbyagreeingtoputanewroofonit.

A.consideration

B.commission

C.concession

D.confirmation

42.Neverbefore_________availableforquickandeasyacessinsomanydifferentfieldsofstudy.

A.somuchfreeinformationwere

B.hassomuchfreeinformationbeen

C.weresomuchfreeinformation

D.somuchfreeinformationhasbeen

43.Thecomputercompanyannouncedthatthenewsolfware__________inthefirsthalfofnextyear.

A.bereleased

B.willhavereleased

C.wouldhavereleased

D.wasgoingtobereleased

44.Tina:

AgroupofusaregoingboelingonTuesdaynight.Wouldyouliketojoinus?

Joe:

Ireallywould,butunfortunatelyIhaveatennislesson.

Tina:

Oh,that’stoobad._________

Joe:

Yes,forsure.Thanksfortheoffer.

A.Howdoyoudealwiththat?

B.Maybeanothertimethen?

C.Whenwillyoucomeback?

D.Don’tyoureallylikebowling?

45.George:

Hey,Agnes.HowdidtheHumanResourcesmeetinggo?

Icouldn’tmakeitbecauseIwasoutatasalesconference.

Agnes:

Oh,George.__________Itturnedintoamajorargument.

George:

Really?

A.Gladyou’rebacknow.

B.You’reluckytohavemissedit.

C.Nicetoseeyouagain.

D.You’rejustontime.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（20minutes,35marks）

SectionA（5marks）

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

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whene-mailfirstcameintogeneraluseaboutfifteenyearsago,therewasalotoftalkabouttheimminentarrivalofthepaperlessoffice.However,itseemsthate-mailhasyettorevolutionizeofficecommunications.AccordingtocommunicateionsanalystRichardMetcalf,someofficeshaveactuallyseenanincreaseinpaperasincreaseinpaperasaresultofe-mail.”Informationintheformofe-mailmessagesnowfloodsourcomputerscreens.Thesemessagescanbedistributedinthehundres.Forthosesecretarieswhosebooksaskthemtoprintoutallt