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英语竞赛
2009年全国大学生英语竞赛C类考试初赛试题(格式)
PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)
SectionA(5marks)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inanengineroom.B.Inacar.C.Inafactory.
2.Whoisthemantalkingto?
A.Alifeguard.B.Atravelagent.C.Agymnasiummanager.
3.Howwillthecorrectpricebedetermined?
A.Bycallingthecompany.
B.Byaskingthesalesrepresentative.
C.Bylookingatthepricelist.
4.WhyisSueupsetaccordingtotheconversation?
A.Someonebrokeintohercar.
B.Shehadtopaytoomuchforparking.
C.Shewasgivenaticket.
5.Whatdothetwospeakersprobablydoforaliving?
A.Officeclerks.B.Printers.C.Architects.
SectionB(10marks)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
ConversationOne
6.Whydidthemanwatchthevideo?
A.ItwasrequiredbyProfessorStephen.
B.Hewantedtolearnaboutheartattacks.
C.Hehadtotakepartinadiscussion.
7.Intheman’sopinion,whatisthevideoabout?
A.Men’shealth.B.Stress.C.Healthcareforwomen.
SectionC(5marks)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
16.Howdoesrotationalgrazingreducetheneedforpesticidetreatments?
A.Byincreasingtheuseofnaturalfertilizer.
B.Bylimitingtheneedforchemicalfertilizers.
C.Byreducingthegrowthofweeds.
SectionD(10marks)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassagewhichwillbereadonlyonce.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhearonthetape.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.
ThefourthcomponentoftheSwedishsocialsystemisthatitspoliciesensurefullemploymentandincreasethemobilityoflabour—thatis,theabilitytochangejobswithout(21)______income.Swedeshaveastrongworkethic.This,combinedwithstate-fundedprogrammesthat(22)______unemployment,resultsinapolicyofsubsidisedemployment,whichSwedenpreferstohighunemploymentratesandlargewelfare(23)______.So,therearealargenumberof(24)______trainingprogrammesthatemployerspayfor(25)______toworkersinjobsthathavebecomeunnecessary.Therearealsosubsidiesforworkerswhomustchangejobsbecauseofchangesinthelabourmarket.
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(10minutes,15marks)
Directions:
Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,andthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
31.Thebusinessmendiscussedthecontract______butneveractuallysignedanything.
A.atlengthB.atseaC.atrandomD.atwill
32.AccustomedtothecoffeefromColumbia,______GovernorJohnsaidthat______coffeeshouldalwaysbestrong.
A./;aB.the;aC.a;aD./;/
33.______awell-balanceddiet,______adequatesleep,isneededforgoodhealth.
A.Alongside;withB.Notonly;but
C.Attached;toD.Dueto;so
PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,35marks)
SectionA(5marks)
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyfivequestions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,andthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Whene-mailfirstcameintogeneraluseaboutfifteenyearsago,therewasalotoftalkabouttheimminentarrivalofthepaperlessoffice.However,itseemsthate-mailhasyettorevolutioniseofficecommunication.AccordingtocommunicationsanalystRichardMetcalf,someofficeshaveactuallyseenanincreaseinpaperasaresultofe-mail.“Informationintheformofe-mailmessagesnowfloodsourcomputerscreens.Thesemessagescanbesentsoquicklythatmemostendtobedistributedinthehundreds.Forthosesecretarieswhosebossesaskthemtoprintoutalltheire-mailsandleavethemintheirin-trays,thismeansusingupagreatdealofpapereverymonth,”Metcalfsays.
Metcalfhasfoundthatbecausesomee-mailsgetlostincyberspace,PAsareincreasinglylikelytobeaskedbyclientsandcolleaguestosendallimportantdocumentsbothbye-mailandbyfaxor“snailmail”—throughthepost.Thishighlightsafurtherpotentialproblemwithe-mailintoday’soffices—itistakinguptimeratherthansavingit.
“Withe-mail,communicationismucheasier,butthereisalsomoreroomformisunderstandings,’’sayspsychologistDrDavidLewis.Generally,muchlesscareistakenwithe-mailsthanwithlettersorfaxesandthesenderwillprobablyprintthedocumentandrereaditbeforeputtingitinanenvelopeorsendingitbyfax.
46.Whyhasthepromiseofthepaperlessofficenotcometrueinmanyoffices?
A.Peoplewritemorememosthantheyusedto.
B.Manysecretarieskeeppapercopiesofeverythingtheirbossessendandreceive.
C.Manymanagersprefertoreadtheirmessagesonpaper.
D.Staffleavemessageslyingaroundtheiroffices.
47.WhatdoesRichardMetcalfsayaboute-mailinParagraphTwo?
A.Itisnotanappropriatechannelforsendingimportantinformation.
B.Itincreasestheamountofpaperworkdoneinoffices.
C.Itisnotpopularwithmanysecretaries.
D.Itisalessefficientchannelthanfax.
48.HowdoesDavidLewisfeelaboute-mailmessages?
A.Manyofthemarenotwellwritten.B.Manyofthemaretoolong.
C.Manyofthemarenotprintedout.D.Manyofthemareneverread.
SectionB(10marks)
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyfiveincompletesentences.Readthepassagecarefully,andthencompletethesentencesinamaximumofthreewordsforeachblank.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.
Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Itiswellknownthatsomeculturesprefersonstodaughters.Incontrast,surveyshaverevealedthatsomepeoplewouldratherhaveadaughterthanason.Apparently,eachofthesepreferenceshasitsexplanationinthelocalculture.
Aroundtheworld,peoplewhoprefersonshavesimilarreasons.Inmanycountries,sonsarevaluedbecausetheycanworkandcontributetothefamilyincome.Also,sonswillbeabletosupporttheirparentswhentheparentsareold.Insomecultures,sonsareimportantalsobecausetheyenablethefamilynametocontinueforanothergeneration.Thisisbecausethewifeintheseculturestakesherhusband’sfamilyname,andmoreorless“belongs”tothehusband’sfamily.Inaddition,havingadaughtercansometimescausedifficultyforafamily.InIndia,forexample,havingadaughtercanbeaburdenbecausethefamilyhastopayadowrywhenthegirlgetsmarried.
SectionC(10marks)
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyfivequestions.Readthepassagecarefully,andthenanswereachofthequestionsinamaximumof10words.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.
Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Atleast600,000jobscoulddisappearintheUKthisyear,accordingtoareportbyapersonnelmanagers’professionalbody.TheCharteredInstituteofPersonnelandDevelopmentsayseventhosewhoescaperedundancywillfacepayfreezes.Itsaysthatwhiletotalunemploymentwillnothitthreemillion,thetimebetweenNewYearandEasterwillbetheworstforjoblossessince1991.Accordingtoofficialstatistics,therewere1.86millionpeopleoutofworkintheUKinOctober,2008.Thisfigurewasthehighestsince1997,takingtheoverallunemploymentrateto6percent.DavidFrostoftheBritishChamberofCommercesays,“Itistheworstyear.Companiesareinsurvivalmode.”
SectionD(10marks)
Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.Readthepassagecarefully,andthencompletethesummarybelowbychoosingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassagetofillineachoftheblanks.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.
Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Everyoneknowsaboutpollutionintheenvironment.Water,air,andlandareallpolluted.Thismeansthatpollutioniseverywhere.Now,scientistsarelookinginsideourbodiestofindoutaboutinternalpollution.
In2003,theEnvironmentalWorkingGroupstudiedninepeopletomeasurethechemicalsintheirbodies.Theseninepeoplehadanaverageof53cancer-causingchemicalsintheirbodies.Theyalsohadanaverageof62chemicalsthatcandamagethebrain,and55thatcanharmbabiesinpregnantwomen.Eventhoughalotofchemicalswerefoundinhumanbodies,thechemicalswerefoundinsmallamounts:
Theamountsweresmallenoughthattheywereprobablynothurtingthepeople.
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