全国大学生英语竞赛C类初赛试题及答案.docx

1、全国大学生英语竞赛C类初赛试题及答案2010 National English Contest for College Students(Level C- Preliminary)Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 marks)Section A (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Bo

2、th the conversation and the question will be read only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1What

3、 is the woman probably doing now?A.She is writing an essay.B.She is studying for a test.C.She is shopping for shoes.2.How did the woman feel according to the conversation?A.She was relaxedB.She was pleasedC.She was disappointed 3.What does the woman say about her presentation?A.Its far from being re

4、ady B.She got a lot of information from the internetC.She needs another week to get it ready4.Where will the company probably hold the stuff party? A B C5.Which picture shows the corrections to the mans name?Section B (10 marks)In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation

5、 will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the five questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the

6、 center.6. What does the man want to talk to Ann about?A.A holiday trip to Yellowstone ParkB.A research project in Yellowstone ParkC.A lecture by a professor who visited Yellowstone Park A B CSection B (10 marks)In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read on

7、ly once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the five questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Conversa

8、tion one6. What does the man want to talk to Ann about? A.A holiday trip to Yellowstone Park B.A research project in Yellowstone Park C.A lecture by a professor who visited Yellowstone Park7. According to the man, why is the buffalo population increasing in Yellowstone Park?A. a lot of buffalo have

9、come from neighbouring areas.B. Fewer buffalo are dying of diseaseC. It is easier now for the buffalo to find food in winter.8. Why does the man think Ann would be interested in going to Yellowstone ?A. She has been studying animal diseasesB. She is eager to visit Yellowstone ParkC. She needs the mo

10、ney to continue her studies9. What did the woman plan to do in July?A. Work on her thesis B. Have a holidayC. Study the buffalo population 10. Where will the woman most probably spend the coming summer?A. At the University of WyomingB. At Yellowstone National ParkC. At her friends home in Wyoming.Co

11、nversation Two11. What was Matt Ryans first job?A. Doing holiday relief work at a television channelB. Working part-time as a model C. Taking pictures for a television station 12. What did Matt find interesting about the sixties?A. The increasing number of comic booksB. The rapid advances in technol

12、ogyC. The American space programme13. Why were Matts models once used on the news?A. They presented better images than the real picturesB. The spacecraft camera got damaged and failed to take any picturesC. The television studio was trying some new ideas14. What was the name of the programme that ma

13、rked the beginning of Matts TV career?A. Strange Creatures. B. Time Traveller. C. Bright Star.15. What did Matt do for the programme?A. He made models.B. He acted the part of a monster.C. He filmed it.Section C (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short news item. Each item will be read only

14、 once. After each item, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center16. How many times has the National Hockey Leag

15、ue allowed its players to take part in the Winter Olympics?A. Five times. B. Three times. C. Twice.17. Where was the Africa Cup of Nations held?A. In Togo. B. In South Africa. C. In Angola.18. What has caused a large number of people to flee their homes in northern Yemen?A. An armed conflict. B. Lac

16、k of food.C. Freezing temperatures.19. Who is Emtiaz Sooliman?A. A search and rescue specialist. B. Head of a South African foundation.C. Leader of a local civic group.20. What did the second stimulus bill passed by the House of Representatives aim at?A. Promoting international trade.B. Boosting emp

17、loyment.C. Expanding the private sector.Section D (10 marks)In this section, you are required to fill 10 blanks, each with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS after listening to a short passage. The passage will be read twice. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. Childrens Toys Most popular woode

18、n toy: (21) The wooden toy is for (22) Output per (23) :4,000 items Average (24) time per box (25) minutes The number of boxes in (26) :1,000 Date of the coming dispatch (27) Current number of (28) :20 Number of staff working on the (29) :40 staff All staff do: (30) workPart II Vocabulary and Struct

19、ures ( 15 marks )There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each blank there are four choices, marked A, B C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence, then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.31. When Ian was injured, Harry w

20、as chosen as last-minute for the rugby team.A. preference B. diversification C. alternative D. replacement32.Hello, Mr. Brown, Im ringing about our component delivery. Its not arrived yet and its already three oclock in the afternoon. Lets see.its reach you on Tuesday afternoon.A. owing to B. likely

21、 to C. due to D. subject to33. Among the last groups of people to accept the new model were religious groups, who still the idea that the earth was the center of the universe. A. clung to B. applied to C. adapted to D. contributed to34. Although apparently rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity

22、 that enables the skeleton to considerable impact. A. escape B. overwhelm C. withstand D. suppress35.Would you like me to go to the dentist with you? No, you with me. A. need not to go B. need not go C. do not need go D. not need go36. Lance returned to cycling and training only five months after he

23、 was diagnosed with cancer. A. aggressively B. drastically C. exactly D. initially 37. Great minds generally look at life in a way to themselves. A. peculiar B. confined C. similar D. unusual 38. They called in an electrician he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit. A. to hope B. to

24、be hoping C. hoping D. to have hoped 39. The resistance experienced when one body moves over another, it is in contact, is called frictional force. A. to which B. where C. with which D. while 40. Above all, they want to study a question: Are humans actually aware of the world they live in? A. contra

25、ry B. fundamental C. solemn D. progressive 41.Tina, I hear you had a good journey to the Maldives last week, How was it? I enjoyed the beautiful scenery, but the hotel was satisfactory. A. not anything B. nothing from C. nothing but D. anything but 42.At the beginning of the 20th century, people mad

26、e coffee a cloth bag full of coffee grounds into boiling water. A. by dumping B. to dump C. for dumping D. that dumped 43. If you Susan recently, youd think the photograph on the right was strange. A. shouldnt contact B. hadnt contact C. werent to contact D. didnt contact 44. Beata: Ive put the job

27、advertisement in the newspaper, Mr. Trim. Trim: Good. Beata: Well, it was a bit more than the 10 that they quoted us. Trim: As long as it wasnt 10 a day.A. How to schedule it? B. How much was it? C. How often was it put there? D. How about the newspaper?45. Woman: Who is Jackie Tow? I have a parcel

28、here for him. Jackie: Thats me. Woman: Yes, put your name here. Jackie: Thank you. It must be the new pair of shoes I bought online. A. This is the receipt for it. B. Do you have the senders address? C. I have to check the package D. Do I have to sign for it?Part III Cloze (10 marks)Read the followi

29、ng passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form of the given word, or by using the given letters of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Where The Wild Thing Are“I didnt se

30、t out to make a childrens movie,” says Being john Malkovich director Spike Jonze , “I set out to make a movie about childhood.” Indeed, like the recent alternative childrens book (46) adapt , Fantastic Mr Fox, this is more like an adult film (47) childrens clothing or rather in Jim Henson monster su

31、its. When rambunctious (无法无天) nine-year-old Max feels (48) ig by his busy single mum and her new boyfriend, and runs away (49) home , he finds himself on an island populated by huge, hairy, scary Wild Things. Here, he gets himself crowned king, and he and the monsters fight and play, and throw mud a

32、t each other (which the younger viewers will love). They return home. Thats it .And thats your problem. As a film , I cant (50) de its disappointing. Despite whimsical (异想天开) imaginative and heart-tugging moments, Jonze and co-writer Dave Eggers inevitably lose the wonderful subtlety (精妙之处) of Maurice sendaks