05-11年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷(C类)(含答案).doc

1、2005 National English Contest for College Students (Level A - Final)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 question will be read only once. Aft

2、er 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. A. A son and two daughters. B. Two sons and two daught

3、ers. C. Two sons and a daughter. D. A son and three daughters. 2. A. Freshman. B. Sophomore. C. Junior. D. Senior. 3. A. To cancel a meeting. B. To arrange a meeting. C. To confirm a meeting. D. To send a fax. 4. A. College education. B. Educational psychology. C. Family education. D. Behavioral psy

4、chology. 5. A. They will go skiing. B. They will stay home. C. They will buy ski equipment. D. They will take ski lessons. 6. A. Tony. B. Laura. C. Megan. D. Brian. 7. A. He was caught in the rain. B. He just had a shower. C. He was sick. D. He failed the exam. 8. A. The mans secretary. B. A manager

5、. C. A job applicant. D. A waitress. 9. A. In a butchers. B. In a hotel. C. On the plane. D. In a fast food restaurant. 10. A. A manager and a secretary. B. A lecturer and a student. C. Two friends. D. A doctor and a patient. Section B News Items (10 points) Directions: In this section, you will hea

6、r 10 short pieces of news from BBC or VOA. After each news item and question, there will be a pause. During 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.

7、 11. A. Young children. B. Middle-aged people. C. Old people. 12. A. In Beijing, 2005. B. In New York, 1995. C. In Beijing, 1995. 13. A. Yes. B. No. C. Not mentioned in the news. 14. A. China and India. B. China and Iceland. C. Ukraine and Poland. 15. A. Sri Lankan children who survived the tsunami.

8、 B. Indonesian children who survived the earthquake. C. American children who survived the tornado. 16. A. Lack of support from the government. B. Lack of sports facilities. C. Shortage of transportation facilities. 17. A. Sony. B. Samsung. C. Apple. 18. A. Film stars. B. Engineers and scientists. C

9、. Film directors. 19. A. Some animals can live longer by reducing food intake. B. Diabetes can be cured if the patient eats less. C. People can increase life spans by eating less meat. 20. A. Pakistan. B. India. C. Palestine. Section C Passages (10 points) Directions: In this section, you will hear

10、2 passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear 5 questions. After you hear a question, you 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 Questions 21 to 25 are b

11、ased on the passage you have just heard. 21. A. In 1933. B. In 1960. C. 33 years ago. D. 60 years ago. 22. A. He thought that they would enjoy losing money. B. He thought that they would enjoy pretending to be millionaires. C. He thought that they would enjoy spending time with their families. D. He

12、 thought that they would enjoy buying and selling in the game. 23. A. No, they werent interestsed in it. B. No, but his friends liked it. C. Yes, they loved it. D. Yes, and they became millionaires by playing the game. 24. A. Parker Brothers. B. Charles Darrows family. C. Charles Darrow. D. Charles

13、Darrows friends. 25. A. Over 100 million. B. 5,000. C. 19. D. Over a million. Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. A. Bussiness and sports. B. Hollywood and the Internet. C. Religion and education. D. Sports and marriage. 27. A. Teachers still do not recog

14、nize American English as standard English. B. British English is chosen by more English learners. C. Only British English is taught in the classroom. D. The Internet is the main reason for the wider spread of American English. 28. A. Seventy-five percent of the worlds satellite TV programs were prod

15、uced in the United States in 1993. B. European, Asian and South American countries import a great number of Hollywood movies. C. Americans are more fond of traveling than the British people. D. The population of the United States is about five times as large as that of Britain. 29. A. In the 18th century. B. In the 19th century. C. Before World War I. D. After World War II. 30. A. The United States had the greate