2011年全国大学生英语竞赛C级初赛卷（总分150分，时间：120分钟）
Part IListening Comprehension (30 marks)
Section A (5 marks)
1. What does the man want to do?
A. Get something to eat now. B. Find a quiet place that shows games.C. Watchthe next game with the woman.
2. Why doesn’t the man have a MySpace account?
A. He is not skilled at using computers.B. All of the instructions are in EnglishC. The woman won’t teach him.
3. How long does the woman plan to try teleworking
A. For a few days. B. For a few weeks. C. For a few months.
4. What does the man hope will happen?
A. The price of cell phone novels will go down. B. The novel’s author will writer longer stories.
C. The woman will tell him how the story ends.
5. What is the woman going to do next?
A. Turn on her computer.B. Go for a walk with Peter.C. Visit her new neighbors.
Section B (10 marks)Long Conversation One
6. What did Jack do over the summer?
A. He studied very hard. B. He took a summer class. C. He visited one of his teachers.
7. What does Jack think of Ms Wellington as a teacher?
A. Easy-going. B. Tough. C. Interesting.
8. Why is Ms Wellington’s class hard?
A. Her exams are difficult.B. She does not give students the help they need.
C. She makes students do lots of work.
Long Conversation Two
9. Why is Mr. Griffin going to the city where the hotel is located?
A. He’s on holiday. B. He’s on a business trip.C. He’s going to a conference.
10. How many times has Mr. Griffin stayed at the Sunrise Hotel?A. Twice.B. Once.C. Three times
11. Where is Mr. Griffin from?A. Canada.B. New Zealand.C. Australia.
12. What is Mr. Griffin’s passport number?
A. 87647489B. 87637289 C.87637489
13. What kind of room does Mr. Griffin want?
A. A single room for two nights.B. A double room for two nights.C. A single room for one night.
14. When will Mr. Griffin arrive at Sunrise Hotel?A. At 9:15 pmB. At 9:35 pmC. At 10:00 pm
15. What food will be put into Mr. Griffin’s room? A. A sandwich with fries.B. A cheese sandwich.C. A burger with chips.
Section C (5 Marks)
16. What does the Associated Press ask editors and news directors to do?
A. Vote for the top stories of the year.B. Describe the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
C. Writes about the 11 workers killed in the explosion
17. Where are the doctors and technology experts from?
A. New York. B. London C. Tokyo
18. For how long does President Obama agree to extend the tax cuts?
A. For four years B. For three years C. For two years.
19. How many people in the world don’t have enough to eat according to the report?
A. More than one billion. B. Some six hundred million .C. Nearly nine hundred million
20. What have astronomers recently discovered?
A. There are unknown plants in older galaxies.
B. There are many galaxies in the universe
C. There are a lot more red dwarf stars in older galaxies
Section D (10 marks)
Fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear. Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet
What do you do if you don’t get into your first choice university? This 21. ___________ faces thousands of British students every year. Many such 22. ___________ turn to Clearing, a service that helps find university places for students at the last moment. If they don’t have the marks to get into their 23. __________________________, Clearing tells them about places available at other universities, though they might have to read a different subject.
This year has seen a record number of people applying to university. This, combined with the 24. __________________,an uncertain job market, and budget cuts at universities, has producced even more of a scramble for places than usual. Some sources say six students have applied for each remaining 25. _______________________ place.
The British University Admissions Service, UCAS, says up to a quarter of this year’s university applicants-almost 190000 people-have not been admitted into a 26. _______________________. That’s an increase of over 46000 students from last year.
Faced with these figures, some British students might consider an interesting alternative: 27. _____________________. The University of Nottingham, for example is offering places at its campuses in Ningbo, near Shanghai, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Students at these institutions can earn University of Nottingham degrees in business, accounting, engineering and English. Similarly, the University of Bolton says it has unlimited places at its campus in the United Arab Emirates.
To deal with these problems, the UK’s Higher Education Minister, David Willett’s, is encouraging students who haven’t made the grade to consider alternatives to university, such as 28. _______________________and studying at home.
“There are a range of options available," he says. “People can reapply next year, so they should consider spending this year in a way that will add positively to their CVs. Getting 29. _____________________or other skills will strengthen their chances next year.” Some commentators say, though, that rising university costs, poor long-term 30. ______________________, and a drop in graduate recruitment mean this is the worst time to be a university student in the UK.
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (15 marks )
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.
accord B. accomplishment C. identity D. undertaking
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.
logically B. methodically C. graphically D. synthetically
33. As a boy he wanted to be a fireman. As a high school student, he thought he'd like to become a teacher. Now he______to be nothing more than a janitor.
Assumes B. Prescribes C. Aspires D. Presumes
34. Regardless of what caused it, I am grateful that I have finally reached a point in my life_______I can appreciate my strengths, accept my weaknesses and try to be comfortable with everything in between.
Why B. Where C. WhichD. What
35. ______information provided by members of the public, the police would have a much more difficult job.
Supposing B. Provided that C. If it were not for D. On condition that
Peter Brown was a painstaking writer;______, he once spent half a day on the composition of a single sentence.
On the other hand B. Nevertheless C. Moreover D. For example
----What am I going to do about a present for Carol?
----You______ some flowers.
Might have sent her B. Must have sent her
C. Could send her D. Would send her
Without the air holding in some of the sun's heat, the earth ______cold at night, too cold for us to live on.
Will be freezing B. Would be freezing C. can be frozen D. Would be frozen
The students in our university each ______an English dictionary. That is to say, each of the students in our university ______an English dictionary.
Have; hasB. Have; have C. Has; haveD. Has; has
Here’s your kitchen. I hope you enjoy cooking here. Is there______ else that you need? SomethingB. AnythingC. Nothing D. Everything
David ______his business partner over plans to reduce the workforce.
Came down to B. Broke down to C. Fell out with D. Went along with
______is this piece of equipment to be removed from the building.
On no account B. Absolutely C. Scarcely D. Not at all
Helen' s parents were ______that she was still on the job., but she had resigned.
In doubt B. Of the opinion C. Under the impression D. With suspicion
----I don't think I will ever, in my life, win a lottery of five million dollars.
----Well, ______. Anything can happen.
You made it B. You're kidding C. What you say D. You can never tell
-----How did you find the concert in the Grand Theatre last night?
-----______ but the conductor was perfect.
I couldn't agree more B. I didn't think much of it
C. I was crazy about it D. I really liked it
Part III 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 venerable medium: words printed in ink on paper. Glass and pixels aren't the same.
When I read a physical book, I don't have to look anywhere else to find out how much I've read. The iPad e-reader, iBooks, tries to create the (47) illu_____ of a physical book. The pages seem to turn, and I can see the edges of those that remain, but it's 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)_____(resemble) word-processed manuscripts all the more. Your poems -- no matter how
(50)_____(wretch) or wonderful they are---will never look as good as Robert Hass's 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-books I've read have been ugly---books by Chang-rae Lee, Alvin Kernan, and Stieg Larsson---though the texts have been wonderful. I didn't 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) equal. However, nothing could be further from the truth. In the mass migration from print to digital, we're 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 digital readers' guide---a place where readers can find (54) _____ whether the book they're about to download is the best available edition.
(55) Fi_____, two related problems. I already have a personal library, but most of the books I've read have come from(56)_____(lend) libraries. Barnes & Noble has released an e-reader that allows short---term (57) _____ (borrow) of some books. The entire idea behind Amazon's Kindle and Apple's 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 of reading, the collective knowledge and (58)_____(collaborate) discourse that comes from access to (59)_____(share) libraries. This is not a good thing for readers, authors, (60) pub_____ or our culture in general.
Part IV Reading Comprehension (40 marks).
Section A (10 marks ).
Not keen on reading? Do you have trouble finding a novel that arouses your interest? Why not follow Ammon Shea's 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 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 book.
Why did he do this? He claims it was fun. "I've always enjoyed reading dictionaries . They are
far more interesting than people give them credit for," he said.
It appears that it was not his goal to sound more intelligent by using longer and more complex words. "I'm not against long, fancy or obscure words, but I'm opposed to using them 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 dictionaries. Elaine Higgleton, a representative of Collins Cobuild dictionaries, explained that thousands of crossword puzzle and Scrabble fans read dictionaries for fun and to improve their games. Ms Higgleton did however note that, "It's probably not the best way to learn English, and you'd learn more than 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.
Mr Shea has read 1.000 dictionaries.
Mr Shea spent one month reading the Oxford English Dictionary.
In Mr Shea's opinion, people don't give dictionaries enough credit for being interesting.
Mr Shea thinks it is important to be able to use long and complicated words in everyday conversation.
Elaine Higgleton thinks that reading a dictionary is the best way to learn English.
Section B (10 marks)
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 you're in, you're in. There's no getting out."
"Surfing", of course, refers to riding on ocean waves using a surfboard. Many surfers stand up on their boards, which requires good balance and is therefore difficult for most beginners to learn, but some lie down and "bodyboard"
The history of surfing probably began with the Polynesian people of the Pacific Islands. One of the first white people to see anyone surfing was the British explorer Captain Cook, when his ship arrived in Hawaii in 1778. He watched many Hawaiians riding waves on large pieces of wood, and reported that, "Surfing seems to give them a feeling 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 instead 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 to 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 England is an example of a place where surfers usually need wetsuits, even in summer.
Surfing has been a professional sport for many years and the very best surfers are able to make a living from it. Most of the best professional surfers in the last 30 years, both men and women, have been American or Australian, but surfers from Brazil, Peru and South Africa have also won important competitions.
Answer the following questions with the information given in the passage in a maximum of 10 words for each question.
Why do most beginners find it difficult to stand up on a surfboard?
In what part of the world did surfing probably begin?
When did surfing start to become very popular in the United States?
What do surfers use wax for?
According to the passage, in what part of the world do surfers usually need wetsuits?
Section C (10 marks)
The latest human development report from the United Nations Development Programmed (UNDP) contains some good news, but also a very serious warning about the threat posed by climate change.
The report, published annually since 1990, seeks to assess “human development” around the world, and calculates a “Human Development Index (HDI) for 169 countries. The HDI is based on average income, life expectancy and level of education in a country. Not surprisingly, rich countries tend to have higher HDIs than poor countries, but there are interesting variations in human development among countries with similar levels of economic development, because some have better health and education systems than others.
According to the 2010 report, the country with the highest level of human development is Norway, followed by Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Ireland. Most of the lowest HDIs belong to countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Almost all countries around the world have higher HDIs now than in 1990, despite the fact that since the 2008 financial crisis, the total number of people living in extreme poverty has increased. The report concludes that most people are healthier, live longer, are better educated and have access to more goods and services. Even in countries with severe economic problems, people’s level of health and education has generally improved. Although sub-Saharan African countries are at the bottom of the pile in terms of human development, some of them have made significant progress since 1990. The report is critical, however, of the fact that economic inequality has increased significantly in the last twenty years, both within and between countries.
The greatest threat to improving HDIs in the future, according to the report, is climate change. Economic growth increases average incomes in a country through increasing production and consumption. However , if this leads to greater emissions of greenhouse gases, as has always been the case in the past, global warming will probably accelerate, and cause severe environmental problems in some parts of the world that will threaten the livelihoods of huge numbers f people. The progress of the last twenty years, therefore, might not be sustainable. The only solution, according to the report, is to break the link between economic growth and greenhouse gas emissions-which, needless to say, is easier said than done.
Complete the following sentences with information given in the passage in a maximum of 10 words for each blank.
71. The concept of “human development” is based on the following three factors: _______, ____________and_____________.
72. Some countries with similar levels of economic development have quite different HDIs because they have_____________.
73._________________has caused the number of people living in extreme poverty to increase since 2008.
74. The report says that ______________ is the greatest threat to increasing HDIs in the future.
75. The report says the link between____________ and ____________needs to be broken. Section D (10 marks)
It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are possessive and dominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with crises; that they talk too much about certain problems-and that they have no sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships.
(79) I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they felt themselves when they were young.
Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes, hairstyles, entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted, so they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music, entertainers, vocabulary, clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste.
Sometimes teenagers are resistant and proud because they do not want their parents to approve of what they do. If they did approve, it looks as if the teenager is betraying his own age group. All this is assuming that the teenager is the underdog: he can not win but at least he can keep his honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after years of childhood, when children were completely under their parents’ control, but it ignores the fact that when they become teenagers, children are beginning to be responsible for themselves.
If you plan to control your life, co-operation should be a part of that plan. You can charm other people, especially your parents, into doing things the way you want. (80) You can also impress people with your sense of responsibility and your initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.
Questions 76 to 78 Choose the best answer according to the passage.
76. The first paragraph is mainly about_____________.
A. teenagers’ criticism of their parents B. misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents
C. the dominance of parents over their children D. teenagers’ ability to deal with crises
77. Teenagers have strange clothes and hairstyles because they___________
A. have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste
B. want to prove their existence by creating a culture of their own
C. have no other way to enjoy themselves
D. want to irritate their parents
78. Teenagers do not want their parents to approve of what they do because they _______________.
A. have already been accepted into the adult world B. feel that they are superior to adults in a small way
C. want to win adults over to their culture D. don’t want to appear to be disloyal to their own age group
Question 79 to 80 Translate the underlined sentences in the passage into Chinese
79.
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80.
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Part V Translation (10 mark) Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given brackets.
81. 他以牺牲健康为代价获得财富。(at the cost of )
82. 我不知道有多少学生涉及到这次事件。(be involved in )
83. 为孤儿捐款，请按以下地址或电话号码同我们联系。(contact)
84. 目前，在韩国和日本，汉语已成为第二外语，仅次于英语。(second to)
85. 要不是下雨，我们的旅行本来是很愉快的。(but for)
Part VI IQ Tests (10 marks)
86. There are between 200 and 300 alien fingers in a room. Each alien has more than one finger on each hand, each has a different number of fingers on each hand, and all of the aliens have the same total number of fingers. How many aliens are there in the room?
87. What number should replace the question mark?
88. 8195+1921 If these two numbers total 6879, what do the two numbers below total? 8216+1909
89. Two diagonals have been drawn on two faces of the cube. Using logical reasoning and lateral thinking, work out the angle between the two diagonals AB and AC.
90. Which of the options given will fold up to make the cube below?
Part VII writing (30 marks)
Task I (10 marks)
It’s the beginning of a new year. Write a note describing resolutions you make to try to change your life and why you want to change it, do not sign your own name, use Li Ming instead. Write a note of about 100 words in an appropriate style.
Task II (20 marks)
Write about the following topic. Success is something most people try to achieve. What does success mean to different people, and what is your view of success?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
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