全国大学生英语竞赛试题及答案1.docx

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全国大学生英语竞赛试题及答案1

2003年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题

2003NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

（Preliminary）

PartIListeningComprehension（30minutes，30points）

SectionADialogues（10points）

Directions：

Inthissection，youwillhear10shortdialogues．Attheendofeachdialogue，aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid．Boththedialogueandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce．Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause．duringthepause，youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD，anddecidewhichisthebestanswer．ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter．

1．A．Asalesclerk．B．Apoliceofficer．

C．Atailor．D．Anurse．

2．A．Bytrain．B．Shewalks．

C．Bycar．D．Bybus．

3．A．Fishistheonlydishleft．B．Chickenistheonlydishleft．

C．Vegetarianmealsarenotoffered．D．Therearen'tanyvegetarianmealsleft．

4．A．Hestartsworknextweekend．B．He'llbeaway．

C．He'llbeinthemountains．D．He'smovingtoFlorida．

5．A．Inanelevator．B．Atadressstore．

C．Ontheseventhfloor．D．Atadepartmentstore．

6．A．Theyfeltitwasdisorganized．

B．TheywerepleasedwithitsAsiancontent．

C．TheyfeltitlackedAsiancontent．

D．Theyfeltitignoredrecentevents．

7．A．Hedoesn'thaveenoughtime．

B．Hedoesn'thaveawatch．

C．Thelibrarydoesn'thavethearticleshewants．

D．Hecan'tfindthelibrary．

8．A．Hewantsthewomantodineoutwiththem．

B．Hewantstoworktomorrow．

C．Hewantsthewomantofinishdinnerfirst．

D．Hewantstopayforthedinner．

9．A．Twiceaday．B．Twiceaweek．

C．Onceaweek．D．Daily．

10．A．Attwoo'clock．B．Atfouro'clock．

C．Atthreethirty．D．Ateighto'clock．

SectionBNewsItems（10points）

Directions：

Inthissection，youwillhear10piecesofshortnewsfromBBCorVOA．Therewillbeaquestionfollowingeachpieceofnews．Writedowntheanswertoeachquestioninnomorethan15words．

SectionCCompoundDictation（10points）

Directions：

Inthissection，youwillhearapassagethreetimes．Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime，youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea．Thenlistentothepassageagain．Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime，youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom21to28withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard．Forblanksnumberedfrom29to30，youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation．Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords．Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewrittenandrewritethecorrectanswersontheAnswerSheet．

AlthoughgeneralMotorsandGeneralElectricarelargemultinationalcompanieswithoperationsaroundtheglobe，therearenumeroussmallercompaniesthatengageininternationaltrade．Because95percentoftheworld'spopulationandtwo-thirdsofits（21）_____powerarelocatedoutsidetheUnitedStates，itisimportantforAmerican（22）_____tobepresentinforeignmarkets．However，beforeweexplainthedifferentmethodsbywhichacompanymay（23）_____ininternationaltrade，wemightfirstconsidersomeimportant（24）_____thatU.S．companiesoftenfailtostudybeforetheysellproductsinaforeigncountry．Thesefactorsare（25）_____withdifferencesinlanguage，invaluesandattitudes，andinpolitical（26）_____．

When（27）_____Coca-ColaintotheChinesemarketin1920，thecompanyusedagroupofChinesesymbolsthat，whenspoken，soundedlikeCoca-Cola．However，whenread，thesesymbolsmeant，“afemalehorsefattenedwithwax”．UponreenteringtheChinesemarketinthe1970s，Coca-ColausedaseriesofChinese（28）_____thattranslatesinto“happinessinthemouth”．（29）_________________________．

Cultureisthetotalpatternofhumanbehaviorthatispracticedbyaparticulargroupofpeople．（30）_________________________．

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（15minutes，30points）

SectionAMultipleChoice（20points）

Directions：

Questions31-50constituteacompletepassage．Thereare20blanksinthepassage．ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD．Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence．ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre．

31．SeniorMetropolitanpoliceofficerstriedtodismisstheNotingHillraceriotswhichragedforfivenightsovertheAugustbankholidayin1958astheworkof“ruffians，bothcoloredandwhite”hell-bentonhooliganism，accordingto__B___officialfiles．

A．recentrevealedB．newlyreleased

C．previousdisclosingD．earlierexposing

32．Butpoliceeyewitnessreportsinthesecretpapers_D___thattheywereoverwhelminglytheworkofawhiteworkingclassmobouttogetthe“niggers”．

A．containB．convince

C．consistD．confirm

33．TheferocityoftheNotingHill“racialriots”，asthepresscalledthematthetime，shockedBritaininto_A_C___forthefirsttimethatitwasnotabovethekindofracialconflictthenbeingplayedoutintheAmericandeepsouth．

A．realizingB．witnessing

C．watchingD．identifying

34．Thecarnival，whichwill__C___thestreetsofwestLondon_____morethan1.5millionpeoplethisweekend，wasstartedin1959asadirectresponsetotheriots．

A．crowd；ofB．pour；for

C．fill；withD．emerge；in

35．Whileseniorofficerstriedtoplaydowntheracialaspectsoftheriots，theinternalMetropolitanpolicefilesreleasedthismonthatthepublicrecordofficeconfirmthatthedisturbanceswereoverwhelmingly_C__A__by300to400strong“KeepBritainWhite”mobs，manyofthemTeddyboysarmedwithironbars，butcher'sknivesandweightedleatherbelts，whowent“nigger-hunting”amongtheWestIndianresidentsofNotingHillandNotingDale．

A．eruptedB．commenced

C．triggeredD．inaugurated

36．Thefirstnightleftfiveblackmen_A__D__onthepavementsofNotingHill．

A．lyingunconsciousB．theredied

C．feelfaintD．serioushurt

37．Thebattlesragedoverthebankholidayweekendastheblack_D____respondedinkindwithcounterattacksbylargegroupsof“menofcolor”similarlyarmed．

A．columnB．army

C．brigadeD．community

38．ThomasWilliamswasstoppedbythepoliceashecameoutofBluey'sClubonTalbotRoad，NotingHill．He__B___apieceofirondownhislefttrouserleg，apetrolbombinhisrightpocketandarazorbladeinhisinsidebreastpocket：

“Ihavetoprotectmyself，”hetoldthearrestingofficer．

A．foundtohaveB．wasfoundtohave

C．foundhavingD．wasfoundhaving

39．The_A_B___files，whichweresealedunderthe75-yearrulebuthavebeenreleasedearly，showthatseniorofficerstriedtoconvincethethenhomesecretary，“Rab”Butler，thattherewasnotaracialelementtotherioting．

A．forbiddenB．confidential

C．incredibleD．strict

40．Inhisofficialreport，DetectiveSergeantM.WaltersoftheNottingHillpolicesaidthenationalpresshadbeenwrongtoportraythe“widespreadseriesofstreetdisturbances”as“racial”riots：

“Whereastherecertainlywassome__A___feelingbetweenwhiteandcoloredresidentsinthisarea，itisabundantlyclearmuchofthetroublewascausedbyruffians，bothcoloredandwhite，whoseizedonthisopportunitytoindulgeinhooliganism．”

A．illB．sick

C．painfulD．hurt

41．Butthepolicewitnessstatementsandprivatestatistics__B_D__．

A．tolddifferentlyB．interpretedinadifferentway

C．existedmanydifferencesD．toldadifferentstory

42．TheMetcommissionerwastoldthat_C_D___the108peoplewhowerechargedwithoffencesrangingfromgrievousbodilyharmtoaffrayandriotandpossessingoffensiveweapons，72werewhiteand36were“colored”．

A．forB．from

C．ofD．in

43．ItispopularlybelievedthattheriotbeganonthenightofSaturday，August20，whena400-strongcrowdofwhitemen，_BD____“Teds”，attackedhousesoccupiedbyWestIndians．

A．theyareallB．manyofthem

C．somewereD．mostofthembelongto

44．Amongthe__C__wasMajbrittMorrison，ayoungwhiteSwedishbrideofaJamaican．

A．offendersB．rioters

C．victimsD．residents

45．Shewaspeltedwithstones，glassandwood，and_B_D___inthebackwithanironbarasshetriedtogethome．

A．bruisedB．struck

C．pattedD．scratched

46．Theinternalpolicewitnessstatementsprovidegraphicevidenceofthemotivesofthemobs—atonepointcrowdsseveralthousandstrongroamedthestreetsofNottingHill，_B____homesandattackinganyWestIndiantheycouldfind．

A．plungingintoB．breakinginto

C．seekingforD．searchingfor

47．PCRichardBedfordsaidhehadseenamobof300to400whitepeopleinBramleyRoad_C__A__：

“Wewillkillallblackbastards．Whydon'tyousendthemhome？

”

A．shoutingB．tocry

C．utterD．announced

48．PCIanMcQueenonthesamenightsaidhewastold：

“Mindyourown__D___，cops．Keepoutofit．Wewillsettletheseniggersourway．We'llmurderthebastards．”

A．mattersB．affair

C．thingsD．business

49．ThedisturbancescontinuednightafternightuntiltheyfinallypeteredoutonSeptember5．AttheOldBaileyJudgeSalmonlaterhandeddownexemplary__D___offouryearseachonninewhiteyouthswhohadgone“niggerhunting”．

A．decisionsB．statements

C．trialsD．sentences

50．Whilethosedealtwithbythecourtswereoverwhelminglywhite，thelargenumberofblackpeoplealsoarrestedandtheofficial_C____therehadnotbeenaracialmotiveensuredalegacyofblackmistrustoftheMetropolitanpolicethathasneverreallybeeneradicated．

A．persistenceB．perseverance

C．insistenceD．instance

SectionBErrorCorrection（10points）

Directions：

Thefollowingpassagecontains9errors．Ineachcaseonlyonewordisinvolved．YoushouldproofreadthepassageontheAnswerSheetandcorrectitinthefollowingway：

EXAMPLE

Onenight，quitelate，IwasstillawakeintheroomIamsharedwith1.am

myhusband．Iwaslyingonmyrightsideandcanhearachildcrying．2.could

Gettingu