全国大学生英语竞赛C类到真题以及答案.docx

1、全国大学生英语竞赛C类到真题以及答案2011 National English Contest for College students(Level C-Preliminary)Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Part Two Vocabulary and Structure (15 marks )There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one

2、 that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.31. After four days of talks, we are glad to announce that the union and management have reached an_. The agreement is fair and benefits both sides.A. accord B. accomplishm

3、ent C. identity D. undertaking 32. As the clerk_prepared my milk shake, I wondered how long she had been working there ,mindlessly making ice cream treats in a set order of steps.A. logically B. methodically C. graphically D. synthetically 33. As a boy he wanted to be a fireman. As a high school stu

4、dent, he thought hed like to become a teacher. Now he_to be nothing more than a janitor.A. Assumes B. Prescribes C. Aspires D. Presumes 34. Regardless of what caused it, I an grateful that have finally reached a point in my life_I can appreciate my strengths, accept my weaknesses and try to be comfo

5、rtable with everything in between.A. Why B. Where C. Which D. What35. _information provided by members of the public, the police would have a much move difficult job.A. Supposing B. Provided the C. If it were not for D. On condition that 36. Peter Brown was a painstaking writer;_, he once spent half

6、 a day on the composition of a single sentence.A. On the other hand B. Nevertheless C. Moreover D. For example 37.-What an I going to do about a present for Carol? -You_some flowers.A. Might have sent her B. Must have sent her C. Could send her D. Would send her38. Without the air holding in some of

7、 the suns heat, the earth_cold at night, too cold for us to live on.A. Will be freezing B. Would be freezing C. An be frozen D. Would be frozen 39. The students in our university each_an English dictionary. That is to say, each of the students in our university_an English dictionary. A. Have; has B.

8、 Have; have C. Has; have D. Has; has40. Heres your kitchen. I hope you enjoy cooking here. Is there_else that you need?A. Something B. Anything C. Nothing D. Everything 41. David_his business partner over plans to reduce the workforce.A. Came down to B. Broke down to C. Fell out with D. Went along w

9、ith 42. _is this piece of equipment to be removed from the building. A. On no account B. Absolutely C. Scarcely D. Not at all43. Helen s parents were_that she was still on the job., but she had resigned.A. In doubt B. Of the opinion C. Under the impression D. With suspicion44.-I dont think I will ev

10、er, in my life, win a lottery of five million dollars. -Well, _. Anything can happen.A. You made it B. Youre kidding C. What you say D. You can never tell45.-How did you find the concert in the Grand Theatre last night? -_ but the conductor was perfect.A. I couldnt agree more B. I didnt think much o

11、f it C. I was crazy about it D. I really liked itPart Three Cloze(15 marks ) I have been reading a lot on my iPad recently, and I have some (46)_ (complain) not about the iPad itself but about the state of digital reading generally. Reading is a subtle thing, and its subtleties are artifacts of a ve

12、nerable medium: words printed in ink on paper. Glass and pixels arent the same. When I read a physical book, I dont have to look anywhere else to find out how much Ive read. The iPad e-reader, iBooks tries to create the (47) illu_ of a physical book. The pages seem to turn, and I can the edges of th

13、ose that remain, but its fake. There are always exactly six unturned pages, no matter (48)_ I am in the book. Also, there is a larger problem. Books in their digital format look vastly less finished, or less genuine than real books. You can vary their font and type size, but this only makes them (49

14、)_(resemble) word-processed-no matter how (50)_(wretch) or wonderful they are-will never look as good as Robert Hasss poems in the print edition of The Apple Trees at Olema. But your poems can look almost exactly as ugly-as e-book-like -as the Kindle version of that collection. All the e-book Ive re

15、ad have been ugly-books by Chang-rae Lee, Alvin Kernan, and Stieg Larsson-though the texts have been wonderful. I didnt grow up reading texts. I grew up reading books, and this(51)_(differ) is important. When it comes to digital editions, the(52)_(assume) seems to be that all books(53)are_(create) e

16、qual. However, nothing could be further from the truth. In the mass migration from print to digital, were seeing a profusion of digital books-many of them out of copyright-that look new and even HD, but which may well have been supplanted by more accurate editions and better translations. We need a

17、digital readers guide-a place where readers can find(54)_ whether the book theyre about to download is the best available edition. (55)Fi_, two related problems. I already have a personal library, but most of the books Ive read have come from(56)_(lend) libraries. Barnes & Noble has released an e-re

18、ader that allows short-term (57) _(borrow) of some books. The entire idea behind Amazons Kindle and Apples iBooks assumes that you cannot read a book unless you own it first and that only you can read it unless you want to give your reading device to someone else. This goes against the social value

19、of reading, the collective knowledge and (58)_(collaborate) discourse that comes from access to (59)_or our culture in general.Part Four Reading Comprehension (40 marks).Section A (10 marks ).Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Not keen on reading? Do you have trouble finding a nov

20、el that arouses your interest? Why not follow Ammon Sheas example and start reading a dictionary? Mr Shea owns over 1,000 dictionaries and he reads them for fun. He recently spent a year reading all 20 volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary. The dictionary contains more than 20,000 pages and over

21、59 million words. As he read from A to Z, he noted down interesting words in a ledger. This includes words such as happify, meaning to make someone happy and tripudiate, which means to dance, skip or leap for joy. Mr Shea also kept a diary about this experience, which has since become a best-selling

22、 book. Why did he do this? He claims it was fun. Ive always enjoyed reading dictionaries . They are far more interesting than people give then credit for, he said. It appears that it was not his goal to sound more intelligent by using longer and more complex words. Im not against long, fancy or obsc

23、ure words, but Im opposed to using then for their own sake, he said. In fact ,as a result of reading so many new words , Mr Shea often forgot everyday vocabulary. He wrote, My head was so full of words that I often had trouble forming simple sentences. Mr Shea is not alone in his love of reading dic

24、tionaries.Elaine Higgleton, a representative of Collins Cbuild dictionaries, explained that thousands of crossword puzzle and Srabble fans read dictionaries for fun and to improve their games. Ms Higgleton did however note that, Its probably not the best way to learn English ,and youd learn more tha

25、n you need. It is not known how many of the 59 million words Ms Shea remembers, but he has certainly made history with his eccentric hobby.Questions 61 to 65.Decide whether the following statements are True or False.61. Mr Shea has read 1.000 dictionaries.62. Mr Shea spent one month reading the Oxfo

26、rd English Dictionary. 63. In Mr Sheas opinion,people dont give dictionaries enough credit for being interesting.64. Mr Shea thinks it is important t be able to use long and complicated words in everyday conversation.65. Elaine Higgleton thinks that reading a dictionary is the best way to learn Engl

27、ish.Section B (10 marks)Questions 66 to 70are based on the following passage. Surfing is something people often get hooked on after trying it a few times. For many surfers it is much more than a hobby-they would probably agree with the American professional surfer Kelly Slater when he said,Once your

28、e in, youre in. Theres no getting out. Surfing, of course, refers to riding on ocean waves using a surfboard. Many surfers stand up on their boards, which requires god balance and is therefore difficult for most beginners to learn, but some lie down and bodyboard The history of surfing probably bega

29、n with the Polynesian people of the Pacific Islands. One of the first white people to see anyone surfing was the British explorer Captain Gook, when his ship arrived in Hawaii in 1779. He watched many Hawaiians riding waves on large pieces of wood, and reported that, Surfing seems to give them a fee

30、ling of great pleasure. When surfing started to become very popular in the United States in the 1950s and 60s, surfers used large wooden boards (often more than three metres long) that were quite heavy. Boards today are shorter and also much lighter, because they are made of artificial materials ins

31、tead of wood. For anyone who wants to try surfing. The only essentials are waves and a board. There are a few other things, however, that most surfers find important; a cord t attach one of their ankles to the board and therefore stop it from being carried a long way away when they fall off; wax, which they put on the surface of the board to help their feet stick to it; and a wetsuit to help them keep warm in cold water. The south-west of English is an example of a place where surfers usually need wetsuits, even in summer. Surfing has been a professional sport for many yeara and the ver