全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题及答案.docx
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全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题及答案
2009NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC-Preliminary)
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(10minutes,15marks)
Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,andthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
31.Thebusinessmendiscussedthecontract_________butneveractuallysignedanything.
A.atlengthB.atseaC.atrandomD.atwill
32.AccustomedtothecoffeefromColumbia,_________GovernorJohnsaidthat______shouldalwaysbestrong.
A./;aB.the;aC.a;aD./;/
33.________awell-balanceddiet,_________adequatesleep,isneededforgoodhealth.
A.Alongside;withB.Notonly;but
C.Attached;toD.Dueto;so
34.___________veryfamiliarwithinspectionreports,Irealisedthatsomepagesofthisoneweremissing.
A.TobeB.ThatwasC.BeingD.Sowas
35.Ifyouhavenotsignedacontract,youareunderno________topaythemanymoney.
A.responsibilityB.liabilityC.circumstanceD.obligation
36.Asthemarketwas_________goods,theeconomybecamemorebalanced,andinflationwentdown.
A.speculatedonB.subscribedfor
C.saturatedwithD.submittedto
37.Surveysshowthatthemajorityofpassengersarepleasedthatanagreementhasbeenreachedtoforbidsmokingon_______flightswithinthecontinentalUnitedStates.
A.economicalB.commercialC.globalD.internal
38.ThenewCEOaskedthatallinter-officecommunications_______inwritingratherthaninperson,_________possible.
A.havebeenmade;whoeverB.wouldbemade;whichever
C.bemade;wheneverD.weremade;.whatever
39.Writtentobeperformedona__________,ThorntonWilder'splayOurTowndepictslifeinasmallNewEnglandcommunity.
A.stagesceneryofbareB.bareofstagescenery
C.scenerybareofstageD.stagebareofscenery
40._________schoolpolicy,thestudentshadaholidaybetween.ChristmasandtheNewYear.
A.OnbehalfofB.Withregardto
C.InlinewithD.Incaseof
41.Tosellthehouse,wemadea__________tothebuyerbyagreeingtoputanewroofonit.
A.considerationB.commissionC.concessionD.confirmation
42.Neverbefore______availableforquickandeasyaccessinsomanydifferentfieldsofstudy.
A.somuchfreeinformationwere
B.hassomuchfreeinformationbeen
C.weresomuchfreeinformation
D.somuchfreeinformationhasbeen
43.Thecomputercompanyannouncedthatthenewsoftware_______inthefirsthalfofnextyear.
A.bereleasedB.willhavereleased
C.wouldhavereleasedD.wasgoingtobereleased
44.Tina:
AgroupofusaregoingbowlingonTuesdaynight.Wouldyouliketojoinus?
Joe:
Ireallywould,butunfortunatelyIhaveatennislesson.
Tina:
Oh,that'stoobad._______
Joe:
Yes,forsure.Thanksfortheoffer.
A.Howdoyoudealwiththat?
B.Maybeanothertimethen?
C.Whenwillyoucomeback?
D.Don’tyoureallylikebowling?
45.George:
Hey,Agnes.HowdidtheHumanResourcesmeetinggo?
Icouldn'tmakeitbecauseIwas
outatasalesconference.
Agnes:
Oh,George.Itturnedintoamajorargument.
George:
Really?
A.Gladyou'rebacknow.
B.You'reluckytohavemissedit.
C.Nicetoseeyouagain.
D.You'rejustontime.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,35marks)SectionA(5marks)
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.
Moreworryingisstilltheincreasingmisuseofe-mailforsending"flame-mail"-abusiveorinappropriatee-mailmessages.Recentresearchinseveralcompaniessuggeststhataggressivecommunicationslikethisareontheincrease.E-mailhasbecometheperfectmediumforexpressingworkplacefrustrationbecauseitissoinstant.
E-mailcanalsobeaprobleminotherways.Staffalltoooftenmakethemistakeofthinkingthatthecontentsofane-mail,likethingssaidoverthephone,areprivateandnotpermanent.Butitisnotonlypossibleforanemployertoreadallyoure-mails,itisalsoperfectlylegal.E-mailmessagescanbetracedbacktotheiroriginforaperiodofatleasttwoyears,soyoumightwanttorethinke-mailingyourfrustrationsaboutyourjobtoyourfriends.Theadviceistokeeppersonale-mailsoutoftheoffice.
Itgoeswithoutsayingthate-mailexiststomakelifeeasier,andifusedcorrectly,itisaninvaluabletoolforbusinessesofallsizes.Butperhaps,forthetimebeing,thefactthatinthebusinessworld70percentofalldocumentsarestillinpaperformisnotsuchabadthingafterall.
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.
49.Whyshouldemployeesnotusecompanye-mailsystemsforpersonalmessages?
A.Becausecompanye-mailsystemsarenoteasytouse.
B.Becausethepeoplethemessagesaresenttocan'trespondimmediately.
C.Becausetheyallowpeopletoexpresstheirangerimmediately.
D.Becausee-mailisnotaprivatemeansofcommunication.
A.
50;Whatdoesthewriterconcludeaboute-mailinthelastparagraph?
A.Ithasalreadymadelifealoteasierformanybusinesses.
B.Itisnotbeingusedenoughinbusinesstoday.
C.Itwillneverreplacewrittencommunication.
D.Itisreallyusefulwhenpeopleuseitproperly.
SectionB(10marks)
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.
Generally,peoplethinktraditionalculturesaretheonesinwhichboysarepreferred.ResearchseemstosupportthisbeliefHowever,accordingtoasurveyconductedin2000,peopleintheCzechRepublic,Lithuania,Portugal,andtheCaribbeanprefertohavedaughters.Theresearcherssaidthatparentsinthesesocietiesdonothavethesameeconomicsituationthatexistsinothercountries,sotheydonotneedtohaveasontohelpmakemoney.Instead,familiesinthesecountrieswantdaughtersforemotionalreasons.Manymothersthinktheywillhaveabetterrelationshipwithadaughterthanason,forexample.Inaddition,theythinkdaughterswilltakebettercareofthemwhentheyareold.
InJapan,asimilartrendhasemerged.Thismightcomeasasurprisetosome,becauseonlyonegenerationago,theJapanesefavouredsons.In1982,overhalfofJapanese·couplessurveyedwou
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