全国大学生英语竞赛C类真题答案含听力原文.docx

1、全国大学生英语竞赛C类真题答案含听力原文2004年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛听力录音原文及参考答案 Part I Listening Comprehension (30 minutes, 30 points) Section A Dialogues (10 points) Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short dialogues. At the end of each dialogue, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the dialogue and the q

2、uestion will be read only once. After each question,there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 1. W: Hi, Id like to se

3、nd this package by express mail to San Francisco and I would like to buy a sheet of stamps, please. M: Here are your stamps, and just put the package on the scale. Q: Where did the conversation take place? (D) 2. M: Im going out to lunch. Do you need anything while Im out? W: Yes, if you pass a conv

4、enience store, get me some chocolatea Snickers bar, please. Q: What do you learn from this conversation? (B) 3. W: If we go by car, how do we cross the river? M: Theres a ferry that will take your car. Theres even one for trains. Q: How will they cross the river? (D) 4. W: I heard that the mayor is

5、closing the cheese factory. M: Yes, but it is only temporary. W: Oh, Im surprised. I thought it was going to shut down for good. Q: Why was the woman surprised? (C) 5. M: I spilled tomato juice on my new white shirt. Do you think it will come out? W: Thats too bad. Leave it there and Ill see what I

6、can do. Q: What is the mans problem?(B) 6. W: Im going to lunch with my bowling instructor. M: What about the committee meeting? W: Dont worry. Ill be back at the office before then. Q: Where is the woman probably going now? (C) 7. M: How long have you had this problem with your shoulder? W: It star

7、ted last week after my skiing accident. M: Lets try some tests to determine the nature of the injury. Q: What is the man going to do? (B) 8. W: Are you having a good time? M: Sure. Thanks again for inviting me. W: No problem. I just wish more people could have come. Q: How does the woman feel? (C) 9

8、. M: We finally made it, Mary! W: I cant believe graduation is tonight. M: Can you come to my graduation party? W: Sure, after I finish the family celebration. M: I want to be sure we get pictures of us together. W: In our caps and gowns! Q: When will the woman go to the mans graduation party? (A) 1

9、0. M: Hi, did you pass your geography exam? W: Yeah, I did quite well in fact, I got 76%. M: Oh,well done! So they gave you a per cent? I thought they gave grades. W: Yeah, they gave both. Mine was an “A”. So how about you? M: Well, we dont have exams.We have continuous assessment, so you just have

10、to do coursework, and you get a mark for each essay. Q: How does the school evaluate the mans progress in geography? (A) Section B News Items (10 points) Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short pieces of news from BBC or VOA. After each news item and question,there will be a pause. Durin

11、g the pause, you must 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 centre. 11. Tens of thousands of health workers will go house to house over the next three days in an effort to i

12、mmunise 63 million children under the age of five in sub-Saharan Africa. The campaign is the start of monthly national immunisation days during the low season for polio. Its hoped that vaccinating children nowwhen the virus is at its weakestwill be the best way of stopping transmission. Question:How

13、 old are the children to be immunised?(B) 12. Amid pomp and ceremony, China launched the 2008 Olympics. Together with a Chinese counterpart, the president of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, used a giant golden key to symbolically open what he called the most important market in t

14、he world. In his speech, he emphasised the power of the Olympic brand in Chinas emerging market. Question:What does the giant golden key symbolize?(C) 13. Microsoft tries to keep the code for its Windows operating system a closely guarded secret. Its the equivalent of computer DNA and the firm fears

15、 if it falls into the wrong hands it could be used to infiltrate millions of computers worldwide. More than 90 percent of the worlds PCs run Windows. Question:What action does Microsoft intend to take?(A) 14. Before he set off in November, there were fears that Francis Joyon would be unable to contr

16、ol his huge boat, named IDEC. With its three hulls slicing through the water and a massive rotating mast that reached 30 metres into the sky, the boat was built in 1986 for a crew of ten. It was feared that such a boat would be too powerful for one man in the rough seas of the Southern Ocean. Questi

17、on:How many people can the boat carry?(B) 15. Over timescales of thousands of years, the Earth goes through a natural cycle of warmer and colder periods, driven by changes in heat coming from the Sun. Professor William Ruddiman from the University of Virginia has now calculated that if the Earth had

18、 followed its natural cycle over the last ten thousand years, it ought to have got steadily colder. It hasnt,because, he believes, human activities have been keeping the temperature steady. Question:Has the Earth got steadily colder over the last ten thousand years?(A) 16. Inequality of health care

19、is still paramount, says the WHOs latest report. Industrialised countries account for less than 20 percent of the worlds population but take 90 percent of health spending. In Japan more than 500 dollars is spent on drugs per person per year. This compares to just three dollars in Sierra Leone. Only

20、slightly more is spent in many sub-Saharan countries. Question: How much do many sub-Saharan countries spend on drugs per person per year?(B) 17. The Iraqi dinar has risen a third or so in value against the dollar since the new banknotes began to circulate. One factor has been the gradual pick up of

21、 the Iraqi economy after the devastation of the war. There are simply more transactions taking place, which has supported the value of the currency. And it seems Iraqis trust the new dinar banknotes more than they did the old ones, which featured pictures of Saddam Hussein. Question:Why did the Iraq

22、i new dinar rise in value?(C) 18. The list of countries known to have the relatively new and deadly strain of bird flu is rapidly growing. The focus now is on Indonesia where tests will soon confirm whether or not the bird flu which killed several million chickens there is the often fatal H5N1, alre

23、ady confirmed in 5 other countries in the region. Reports of an outbreak in Laos are also being investigated. Question:What is the number of countries mentioned in this news report?(C) 19. An unhealthy diet together with little exercise and smoking are the key preventable risks of non-communicable d

24、iseases and its estimated that low fruit and vegetable intake alone causes more than two and a half million deaths each year. Question:What causes more than two and a half million deaths each year?(A) 20. Around Europe interest rates are at their lowest levels in half a century. But businesses are p

25、ressing for even cheaper borrowing costs amid signs of continued economic weakness. A big drop in German manufacturing announced earlier this week is cited as evidence that Europes most important economy may even be sliding into recession. And the rise of the euro to a four-year high against the dol

26、lar in currency dealing is a major worry for many European exporters. Question:What is the key problem for European exporters?(A) Section C Passages (10 points) Directions:In this section, you will hear 2 passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear 5 questions. After you hear a question, you

27、 must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One The world of music will never be the same since the formation of a band in Liverpool, England in 1956. The Beatles were f

28、ormed by George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul Mc-Cartney, and John Lennon. Their first hit song Love Me Do was recorded in 1962. The Beatles quickly became the worlds best-known pop music group and many people today still regard them as the finest band in the history of pop music. Lennon and McCartney

29、 were the authors of most of the songs the group recorded. Harrison also wrote songs, often using ideas from Indian music. The drummer of the group was the famous Ringo Starr and he occasionally sang. For six years the Beatles had hit after hit song. Twenty-eight of their songs were on the Top Twent

30、y record charts and seventeen of these songs reached number one on the charts. The group also had a successful movie career. The comedies A Hard Days Night and Yellow Submarine became very successful movies. People imitated their long hairstyles, clothing, and humor. Almost all later pop bands learn

31、ed from the Beatles. Beatlemania is the word used to describe how strong and loyal the fans were. Questions 21 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard: 21. What kind of music did the Beatles play?(D) 22. What did many people copy from the Beatles?(D) 23. Where were the members of the Beat

32、les group from?(B) 24. Which of the following is NOT true?(C) 25. How many of the Beatles songs reached number one on the record charts?(A) Passage Two Have you ever wondered where these cute little teddy bears came from? They were named for President Theodore Roosevelt in 1902. President Roosevelt was on a hunting trip in Mississippi when members of the hunting party caught a black bear and tied hi