大学生英语竞赛试题.docx

1、大学生英语竞赛试题2008年全国大学生英语竞赛样题(C级)Part IListening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 marks)Section A(5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear 5 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only

2、 once. After each 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.1. A. The man is not suitable for the position.B.

3、The job has been given to someone else.C. She hadnt received the mans application.2. A. He is going to see his section chief.B. He is going to have a job interview.C. He is going to see his girlfriend.3. A. Ask to see the mans ID card.B. Get the briefcase for the man.C. Show the man her documents.4.

4、 A. The dorm room is too crowded.B. There is no kitchen in the building.C. No one looks after the dorm building.5. A. She was always in good shape.B. She stopped exercising one year ago.C. She lost a lot of weight in one year.Section B (10 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear two long co

5、nversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, you must 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 Answ

6、er Sheet with a single line through the centre.Conversation One6. What is soon to open in China?A. The French Movie Festival.B. The French Cultural Year.C. The French Food Festival.7. How many exhibitions will be held for this activity?A. 200.B. 20.C. 100.8. What will be held at the foot of the Grea

7、t Wall?A. The City Concert.B. The Opening Ceremony.C. The Great Lunch.9. Which of the following cities is not included in this activity?A. Chongqing.B. Wuhan.C. Shenzhen.10. What will certainly make great contributions to this activity?A. Internet.B. TV shows.C. Newspapers.Conversation Two11. What s

8、ound more like a native speaker in a casual conversation?A. Examples.B. Verbs.C. Idioms.12. Which of the following sounds more informal and more natural?A. Get together.B. Meet.C. See.13. Which of the following means that you cannot interrupt me?A. Im tied up.B. I have a lot on my plate.C. Im busy.1

9、4. In American culture, what is considered important in a conversation?A. Using proper languageB. Making eye contact.C. Looking at your own feet.15. In business, how might Americans feel about you if you are looking away?A. Youre feeling ashamed.B. Youre telling the truth.C. Youre telling a lie.Sect

10、ion C (5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear 5 short news items. After each item, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the question and then the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet

11、 with a single line through the centre.16. How long will it take for new forests to grow back?A. 65 years.B. 20 years.C. 40 years.17. What did Jimmy Carter plan to focus his efforts on after leaving the White House in 1981?A. A presidential library.B. Camp David.C. Winning a second term.18. What was

12、 regarded as the lifeblood of the country of the Maldives?A. Oil.B. Agriculture.C. Tourism.19. What is responsible for the death of many people in developing countries?A. The development of resistance to diseases.B. The difficulty to cure new emerging diseases.C. The inability of the poor to afford

13、medicine.20. What released an estimated 8.7 million tons of the global warming gas?A. Cars.B. Wildfires.C. Wars.Section D (10 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. There are ten missing words or phrases in it. Fill in the blanks with the exact words you hear on the tape.

14、Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.A researcher says lead in the environment could be a major cause of violence by young people. Doctor Herbert Needleman is a (21) _ at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania and he (22) _ his findings at the yearly meeting of

15、the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Doctor Needleman says the presence of lead in the (23) _ changes the neurons that control actions and that can cause a person to act in antisocial and (24) _ ways.In the 1970s, Doctor Needleman found lower scores on (25) _ even in children who

16、 did not have such signs of lead poisoning. After that, lead was (26)_ gasoline and paint in the United States. Yet many homes still have old lead paint. Lead was also used in older (27) _. In fact, officials just announced stronger testing and reporting requirements as from next year for lead in Am

17、erican drinking water.The newest research shows that even very small amounts of lead in bones can affect brain development. A simple (28)_ can measure lead except that an X-ray process is needed to measure levels in bone. In 2004, such tests were done on 190 young people who were (29) _ and the find

18、ings showed that their average levels were higher than normal. And, in 1998, three hundred children were studied and the test scores showed higher levels of (30) _ problems in those with increased levels of lead. Yet these levels were still considered safe by the government.Part II Vocabulary and St

19、ructure (10 minutes, 15 marks)Directions: 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 centre.31. So n

20、ervous _ that she didnt know how to start her speech.A. since she becameB. would she becomeC. that she becameD. did she become32. He _ another career but, at the time, he just wanted to earn money to study abroad.A. might have chosenB. might chooseC. had to chooseD. must have chosen33. The second re

21、port was _ by August 2005, but one year later it was still nowhere in sight.A. submittedB. to have submittedC. to submitD. to have been submitted34. In this experiment, the students studied are stopped several times during the listening test and asked to report what they _ during the pause before an

22、swering the questions.A. had just been thinking aboutB. have just been thinking aboutC. are just thinking aboutD. had just thought about35. I was always taught that it was _ to interrupt.A. rudeB. coarseC. roughD. crude36. Small boys are _ questioners. They ask questions all the time.A. originalB. p

23、eculiarC. imaginativeD. persistent37. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are _.A. out of workB. out of reachC. out of stockD. out of practice38. The bomb will _ the moment it is touched.A. go onB. go offC. go outD. go over39. The car wont _; Ive tried it several times, but it won

24、t work.A. beginB. launchC. startD. drive40. Children and old people do not like having their daily _ upset.A. habitB. routineC. practiceD. custom41. In your first few days at school youll be given a test to help the teachers to _ you to a class at your level.A. locateB. assignC. deliverD. place42. C

25、hina only started its nuclear power industry in recent years, and should _ no time in catching up.A.loseB.delayC. spareD. relieve43. You did an excellent job yesterday, Jim! I really enjoyed your presentation. _ Oh yeah, it was fabulous. It seems the English program is a great way to practice Englis

26、h. Yeah. It is fun and motivating.A. Did you really?B. Oh, thank you. You are so kind. C. Really? What about yours?D. Not at all. My pleasure.44. What kind of music do you like? Well, I like different kinds. _ Er, I especially like punk rock.A. I beg your pardon?B. Are you serious?C. Any in particul

27、ar?D. Why do you think so?45. How did you like the fashion show last night? _ I didnt see anything wrong with the clothes; they looked pretty nice to me. Do you really think people can wear that stuff and walk around in streets?A. Impressive. Its a good way to show off womens sense of style and weal

28、th.B. It was cool. The clothes are more beautiful than the people wearing them.C. Nothing serious. Its only a show to attract the eyes of fashion fans.D. It was dumb. I think its stupid for women to wear clothes like that.Part III Reading Comprehension (20 minutes, 40 marks)Section A (4 marks)Direct

29、ions: There is one passage in this section with 4 questions. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Questions 46-49 are based on the following p

30、assage.The ability to “see” oneself in the future is a remarkable human trait - some would say unique - that is not well understood. Thats despite the fact that we probably spend as much time thinking about the future as we do thinking about the present.Now new research from Washington University in

31、 St. Louis suggests that its precisely because we can remember the past that we can visualize the future. “Our findings provide convincing support for the idea that memory and future thought are highly interrelated and help explain why future thought may be impossible without memories,” says doctoral candidate Karl Szpu