1、全国大学生英语竞赛C类初赛决赛真题及答案汇总集2003年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题Part II Vocabulary and Structure(15 minutes,30 points) Section A Multiple Choice(20 points) Directions:Questions 31-50 constitute a complete passageThere are 20blanks in the passageFor each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C and DChoose the one that be
2、st completes the sentenceThen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre 31Senior Metropolitan police officers tried to dismiss the Noting Hill race riots which raged for five nights over the August bank holiday in 1958 as the work of“ruffians ,both color
3、ed and white”hell-bent on hooliganism ,according to _ official files Arecent revealed Bnewly released Cprevious disclosing Dearlier exposing 32But police eyewitness reports in the secret papers_ that they were overwhelmingly the work of a white working class mob out to get the“niggers” Acontain Bcon
4、vince Cconsist Dconfirm 33The ferocity of the Noting Hill“racial riots”,as the press called them at the time,shocked Britain into_ for the first time that it was not above the kind of racial conflict then being played out in the American deep south Arealizing Bwitnessing Cwatching Didentifying 34The
5、 carnival,which will_ the streets of west London _more than 1.5 million people this weekend,was started in 1959 as a direct response to the riots Acrowd;of Bpour;for Cfill;with Demerge;in 35While senior officers tried to play down the racial aspects of the riots,the internal Metropolitan police file
6、s released this month at the public record office confirm that the disturbances were overwhelmingly _ by 300 to 400 strong“Keep Britain White” mobs ,many of them Teddy boys armed with iron bars ,butchers knives and weighted leather belts,who went“nigger-hunting”among the West Indian residents of Not
7、ing Hill and Noting Dale Aerupted Bcommenced Ctriggered Dinaugurated 36The first night left five black men _ on the pavements of Noting Hill Alying unconscious Bthere died Cfeel faint Dserious hurt 37The battles raged over the bank holiday weekend as the black _responded in kind with counterattacks
8、by large groups of“men of color”similarly armed Acolumn Barmy Cbrigade Dcommunity 38Thomas Williams was stopped by the police as he came out of Blueys Club on Talbot Road,Noting HillHe _a piece of iron down his left trouser leg,a petrol bomb in his right pocket and a razor blade in his inside breast
9、 pocket:“I have to protect myself,”he told the arresting officer Afound to have Bwas found to have Cfound having Dwas found having 39The _ files,which were sealed under the 75-year rule but have been released early,show that senior officers tried to convince the then home secretary,“Rab”Butler,that
10、there was not a racial element to the rioting Aforbidden Bconfidential Cincredible Dstrict 40In his official report,Detective Sergeant M.Walters of the Notting Hill police said the national press had been wrong to portray the“widespread series of street disturbances”as“racial”riots:“Whereas there ce
11、rtainly was some _ feeling between white and colored residents in this area,it is abundantly clear much of the trouble was caused by ruffians,both colored and white,who seized on this opportunity to indulge in hooliganism ” Aill Bsick Cpainful Dhurt 41But the police witness statements and private st
12、atistics _ Atold differently Binterpreted in a different way Cexisted m any differences Dtold a different story 42The Met com missioner was told that _ the 108people who were charged with offences ranging from grievous bodily harm to affray and riot and possessing offensive weapons,72 were white and
13、 36 were “colored” Afor Bfrom Cof Din 43It is popularly believed that the riot began on the night of Saturday,August 20,when a 400-strong crowd of white men,_“Teds”,attacked houses occupied by West Indians Athey are all Bmany of them Csome were Dmost of them belong to 44Among the _ was Majbritt Morr
14、ison ,a young white Swedish bride of a Jamaican Aoffenders Brioters Cvictims Dresidents 45She was pelted with stones,glass and wood,and _ in the back with an iron bar as she tried to get home Abruised Bstruck Cpatted Dscratched 46The internal police witness statements provide graphic evidence of the
15、 motives of the mobsat one point crowds several thousand strong roamed the streets of Notting Hill,_ homes and attacking any West Indian they could find Aplunging into Bbreaking into Cseeking for Dsearching for 47PC Richard Bedford said he had seen a mob of 300 to 400 white people in Bramley Road _:
16、“We will kill all black bastardsWhy dont you send them home?” Ashouting Bto cry Cutter Dannounced 48PC Ian McQueen on the same night said he was told:“Mind your own _,copsKeep out of itWe will settle these niggers our wayWell murder the bastards” Amatters Baffair Cthings Dbusiness 49The disturbances
17、 continued night after night until they finally petered out on September 5At the Old Bailey Judge Salmon later handed down exemplary _ of four years each on nine white youths who had gone“nigger hunting” Adecisions Bstatements Ctrials Dsentences 50While those dealt with by the courts were overwhelmi
18、ngly white ,the large number of black people also arrested and the official _ there had not been a racial motive ensured a legacy of black mistrust of the Metropolitan police that has never really been eradicated Apersistence Bperseverance Cinsistence Dinstance Section B Error Correction(10points) D
19、irections:The following passage contains 9 errorsIn each case only one word is involvedYou should proofread the passage on the Answer Sheet and correct it in the following way: EXAMPLE One night,quite late,I was still awake in the room I am shared with 1. am my husbandI was lying on my right side an
20、d can hear a child crying 2. could Getting up,I went see if our son was all right 3. to He was sleeping soundly,breathing deeply and gently 4. The ZipperWhatever did we do before the invention of the zipper? In 1893 the worlds first zipper was produced in Chicago Although the inventor claimed that i
21、t was a reliable fastening for clothing,this was not the caseThe Chicago zipper sprang 51_ open without warning,or jammed shut,and it swiftly lost popularityTwenty years ago a Swedish-born engineer called 52_ Sundback solved the problemHe attached tiny cups to the backs of the interlocked teeth,and
22、this meant that the teeth 53_ could be enmeshed more firmly and reliably At first zippers were made of metalThey were heavy,and if they got stuck it was difficult to freeThen came nylon 54_ zippers which were lighter and easier to use,and had smaller teethThe fashion industry liked the new zippers f
23、ar better because they didnt distort the line of the garment or weighing 55_ down light fabricsThey were also easier for the machinists to fit into the garment Meanwhile a new fastening agent made its appearance at the end of the twenty century: velcro. Velcro is another product 56_ made from nylonN
24、ylon is a very tough synthetic fibre first developed in the 1930s,and bearing a name to mind the wearer 57_ of the two places where it was developed:NY for New York and LON for LondonVelcro is made with very small nylon hooks on one side of the fastening which caught tiny looped whiskers on the 58_
25、other side of the fasteningIt is strong and durable Velcro is used on clothing,luggages and footwearIt is quick 59_ and easy to fasten and unfasten,and has taken a large part of the zippers share of the marketIt is also used in ways a zipper cannot be usedfor instance as an easily changed fastening
26、on plaster casts,and to hold furnishing fabrics in a position 60_Part III Situational Dialogues(5 minutes,10 points) Directions:Complete the following dialogues by choosing the best answerThen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre 61Rob:Hey Jill,your
27、e looking great Jill:Thanks,Rob_ Rob:Well,you did itHow? Jill: I jog every morning,and I go to aerobics every other day AI bought this dress yesterdayReally smart BYou are looking fine too CIm recovering my strength after the flu DMy New Years resolution was to get in shape 62Bob:Hi JaneHow are you?
28、 Jane:_I didnt sleep a wink last nightThe people next door were making a lot of noise again till very late at night AIm feeling a bit out of sorts this morning BFine,thank youAnd you? CI slept like a log and didnt want to get out of bed DIt seems a bit unusual,you know 63Ann :Aah!Hes gorgeous!Look a
29、t those big,golden pawsWhen did you get him? Roger:Yesterday_ Ann :Oh,rightWhat kind is she? Roger:A Labrador ASusans got a more beautiful one BWhats up? CIts a she actually DIsnt it right? 64Tina:Wow,look at all the things on sale_ Andrew:Yes,look,this shirt is 50 off Tina:And look at these shoesTh
30、ey are 30 off the normal price AId like to buy a skirtBThere are some real bargains CAre the prices reasonable?DThese shoes are the same as mine 65Woman:Have you finished the packaging? Man :_ Woman:GoodBecause the truck will be coming soon,this is a rush job ADont hurry m or Ill break the glass BAlmostI just have to wrap the glass and put it into boxes CNo,I haventWhy didnt you help me with it? DYes,I haveWhat else can I do for you? 66Customs Officer :_ MrsJohn son :No,nothing at all Customs Officer :No perfum
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