2011年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛(C类)试卷及答案

2011NationalEnglishContestforCollegestudents

(LevelC-Preliminary)

PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationswillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause,readthequestionandthetherechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Getsomethingtoeatnow.

B.Findaquietplacethatshowsgames.

C.Watchthenextgamewiththewoman.

2.WhydoesnotthemanhaveaMySpaceaccount?

A.Heisnotskilledatusingcomputer.

B.AlloftheinstructionareinEnglish

C.Thewomanwonnotteachhim.

3.Howlongdoesthewomanplantotryteleworking

A.Forafewdays.

B.Forafewweeks.

C.Forafewmonths.

4.Whatdoesthemanhopewillhappen?

A.Thepriceofcellphonenovelswillgodown.

B.Thenovel’sauthorwillwriterlongerstories.

C.Thewomanwilltellhimhothestoryends.

5.whatisthewomangoingtodonext?

A.turnonhercomputer.

B.Goforawalkwithpeter.

C.Visithernewneighbors.

SectionB(10marks)

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendeachconversation,therewillbeaoneminutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Conversationone

6.WhatdidJackdooverthesummer?

A.Hestudiedveryhard.

B.Hetookasummerclass.

C.Hevisitedoneofhisteachers.

7.WhatdoesJackthinkofMsWellingtonasateacher?

A.Easy-going.

B.Tough.

C.Interesting.

8.WhyisMsWellington’sclasshard?

A.Herexamsaredifficult.

B.Shedoesnotgivestudentsthehelptheyneed.

C.Shemakesdolotsofwork.

Conversationtwo

9.WhyisMrs.Griffingoingtothecitywherethehotelislocated?

A.Heisonholiday.

B.He’sonabusinesstrip

C.Heisgoingtoaconference.

10.HowmanytimeshasMrs.GriffinstayedattheSunriseHotel?

A.Twice.

B.Once.

C.Threetimes.

11.WhereisMrs.Griffinform?

A.Canada.

B.NewZealand.

C.Australia.

12.WhatisMrs.Griffin’spassportnumber?

A.87647489

B.87637289

C.87637489

13.WhatkindofroomdoesMrs.Griffinwant?

A.Asingleroomfortwonights.

B.Adoubleroomfortwonights.

C.Asingleroomforonenight.

14.WhenwillMrs.GriffinarriveatSunriseHotel?

A.at9:15pm

B.at9:35pm

C.at10:00pm

15.WhatfoodwillbeputintoMrs.Griffin’sroom?

A.asandwichwithfries.

B.acheesesandwich.

C.aburgerwithchips.

SectionC(5Marks)

16.WhatdoestheAssociatedPressaskeditorandnewsdirectorstodo?

A.voteforthetopstoriesoftheyear.

B.describetheoilspillintheGulfofMexico

C.writesaboutthe11workerskilledintheexplosion

17.Wherearethedoctorsandtechnologyexpertsfrom?

A.NewYork.

B.London

C.Tokyo

18.ForhowlongdoesPresidentObamaagreetoextendthetaxcuts?

A.forfouryears

B.forthreeyears

C.fortwoyears.

19.Howmanypeopleintheworlddon’thaveenoughtoeat,accordingtothereport?

A.morethanonebillion.

B.somesixhundredmillion.

C.nearlyninehundredmillion

20.Whathaveastronomersrecentlydiscovered?

A.thereareunknownplantsinoldergalaxies.

B.therearemanygalaxiesintheuniverse

C.therearealotmorereddwarfinoldergalaxies

SectionD(10marks)

Inthesection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.Remembertowritetheanswerontheanswersheet

Whatdoyoudoifyoudon’tgetyourfirstchoiceuniversity?This____facesthousandsofBritisheveryyear.Manysuch_____turntoClearing,aservicethathelpsfinduniversityplacesforstudentsatthelastmoment.Iftheydon’thavethemarkstogetintotheir____,Clearingtellsthemaboutplacesavailableatotheruniversity,thoughtheymighthavetoreadadifficultsubject.

Thisyearhasseenarecordnumberofpeopleapplyingtouniversity.This,combinedwiththe_____________________,anuncertainjobmarket,andbudgetcutsatuniversity,productevenmoreofascrambleforplacesthanusual.Somesourcessaysixstudentshaveappliedforeachremaining___________________________place

TheBritishUniversityAdmissionsService,UCAS,saysuptoaquarterofthisyear’suniversityapplicants-almost190000people-havenotbeenadmittedintoa____________________________.Thatisanincreaseofover46000studentsfromlastyear.

Facedwiththesefigure,someBritishstudentsmightconsideraninterestingalternative:_____________________________.TheUniversityofNottinghamforisofferingplaceatitscampusesinNingbo,nearShanghai,andKualaLumpur,Malaysia.StudentsattheseinstitutionscanearnUniversityofNottinghamdegrees,according,engineeringandEnglish.Similarly,theUniversityofBoltonsaysithasunlimitedplacesatitscampusintheUnitedArabEmirates.

Todealwiththeseproblems,theUK’sHigherEducationMinister,DavidWillet’s,isencouragingstudentswhohavenotmadethegradetoconsideralternativestouniversity,suchas

_______________________andstudyingathome.

“Therearearrangeofoptionsavailable,“hesays.“peoplecanreapplynextyear,sotheyshouldconsiderspendingthisyearinawaythatwilladdpositivelytotheirCVs.Getting_____________________orotherskillswillstrengthentheirchancesnextyear.”Somecommentatorssay,thoughthatrisinguniversitycosts,poorlong-term_______________________,andadropingraduaterecruitmentmeanthistheworsttimetobeauniversitystudentintheUK.PartTwoVocabularyandStructure(15marks)

Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

31.Afterfourdaysoftalks,wearegladtoannouncethattheunionandmanagementhavereachedan______.Theagreementisfairandbenefitsbothsides.

A.accordB.accomplishmentC.identityD.undertaking

32.Astheclerk______preparedmymilkshake,Iwonderedhowlongshehadbeenworkingthere,mindlesslymakingicecreamtreatsinasetorderofsteps.

A.logicallyB.methodicallyC.graphicallyD.synthetically

33.Asaboyhewantedtobeafireman.Asahighschoolstudent,hethoughthe'dliketobecomeateacher.Nowhe______tobenothingmorethanajanitor.

A.AssumesB.PrescribesC.AspiresD.Presumes

34.Regardlessofwhatcausedit,Iangratefulthathavefinallyreachedapointinmylife_______Icanappreciatemystrengths,acceptmyweaknessesandtrytobecomfortablewitheverythinginbetween.

A.WhyB.WhereC.WhichD.What

35.______informationprovidedbymembersofthepublic,thepolicewouldhaveamuchmovedifficultjob.

A.SupposingB.ProvidedtheC.IfitwerenotforD.Onconditionthat

36.PeterBrownwasapainstakingwriter;______,heoncespenthalfadayonthecompositionofasinglesentence.

A.OntheotherhandB.NeverthelessC.MoreoverD.Forexample

37.----WhatanIgoingtodoaboutapresentforCarol?