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英语
2008NationnalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents
(LevelD---Preliminary)
PartⅡVocabularyandStructures(10minutes,15marks)
Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblank,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
31.Wehadanexciting_____ontheTrans—Siberianrailwaylastweek.
a.travelB.tripC.tourD.cruise
32.IhaveanurgentproblemandIneedtocallmuparents,butyI’mafraidIhaven’tgot_____change–onlya$10note.Willlyoudimea_____?
A.any;favourB.alot;helpC.some;handD.afew;support
33.Westillcouldn’thearProfessorWangclearlyatthebusinesslecture,soweaskedhimtospeak_____.
A,sloeB.moreslowC.slowerD.moreslowly
34.Thepilotsucceededin_____thehelicopter_____thecliff.
A.stopping;atB.mending;inC.flying;onD.landing;on
35._____myhusbandandI_____downtheroadyesterdayevening,weherdawomanscream.
A.Since;hadwalkedB.While;havewalked
C.As;werewalkingD.When;arewalking
36.Hewon’tbeexpectingapresent,soyou_____buyhimone.
A.can’tB.havetoC.don’tneedD.need’t
37.Pierreleftwithoutsauyingawordtothebossbecausehecannotstand____towait.
A.bemadeB.tobemadeC.beingmadeD.bemaking
38.Fionasaidthatshefeltquiteembarrassedthatdaybeaauseshewasmotaccustomedto_____likethat.
A.betreatingB.havebeentreatedC.beingtreatedD.betreated
39.Isawacomicfilm,_____wasveryamusing,lastSaturday.Infact,itwasthebestfilm____I’vewverseen.
A.which;whatB.that;whichC.which;thatD.that;what
40.Itseemsthatyou’vecaughtabadcold.You’dbetterseeadoctor,____you?
A.hadn’tB.didn’tC.wouldn’tD.don’t
41.Mr.Smithmanagedtoeatlunch____havingbadanenormousbreakfast.
A.despiteB.sinceC.becauseD.although
42.IfitrainsonSaturday,weshallhaveto____thematchforaweek.
A.bringonB.putawayC.takeoffD.putoff
43.Heisnotsatisfiedwithhisexamresultsandwisheshe____harderforhisexams.
A.hasstudiedB.wouldstudyC.studiesD.hadstudied
44.-Doyouwanttoeatouttonightorshallwecooksomething?
-____Ican’taffordtoeatoutagain.
A.IreallyneedacoffeeB.Let’scook
C.let’sdothatthenD.That’swouldbenice
45.-Helockedhimselfoutofhiscaryesterday.
-Oh,he’salwaysdoingthingslikethat._______
A.He’salovelypersonB.He’sverycareless
C.He’salwayshappyD.He’squitegenerous
PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)
SectionA:
Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith5questions.Foreachofthem,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre(5marks)
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Themaintopicoflastweek’smeetingwasasuggestionboxes.Alldepartmentsinthefactoryaretohavelabeledsuggestionboxes.Atthemeeting,itwasobviousthattheemployees’suggestionswouldnotonlysavethecompanymoney,butwoulddomuchtoliftspiritandstreamlineproduction.Tofurtherthisprocess,thesuggestionboxideawasadopted.
Formsforthesuggestionsaretobekeptinsidethebox.Whenemployeesfilloutaform,theyshouldclearlystatewhichsituationtheyaretryingtoimprove,listalldeta,andthenofferasolution,statinghowthecompanywouldbenefit.Formswillthenbecollectedeachmonthbythedepartmentheads,whowillthenpassthemontotheplantmanager.Wherenecessary,theplantmanagerwillconsultwiththerespectivedepartmentstogatheranyrelevantdata.Ifapplicable,thematterwillthenbepassedontothefinancedepartmentforapproval.Abonuswillbepaidtoemployeesforanysuggestionsthatareadopted.Theamountofthebonuswillbeinproportionwiththesavingstothecompany.
Questions:
46.Whatisthetopicofthereport?
A.AmeetingB.spiritC.ProductionD.Anewsystem
47.Whyhasthecompanydecidedtousesuggestionboxes?
A.Totakeadvantageoftheemployees’ideas.
B.Tominimizecustomercomplaints
C.Totakesomeoftheburdenoffdepartmentheads
D.Tocalmthefinancedepartment.
48.Howdotheemployeesgetthesuggestionslips?
A.Byrequestingthenfromdepartmentheads.
B.Byapplyingtotheplantmanager
C.Bylookinginthesuggestionboxitself
D.Byaskingthedirectoroffinance
49.Whatistheplantmanagersupposedtodo?
A.Revieweachsuggestionwiththeemployee
B.Issuebonuschecks
C.Passthesuggestionstothefinancedepartment
D.Collectrelevantdataifnecessary
50.Whatshouldemployeesspecificallyincludeintheirsuggestions?
A.Thenamesoftroublesomecoworkers
B.Howlongtheproblemhasexisted
C.Whattheyconsiderisanappropriatebonus
D.Adescriptionofwhattheywouldliketochange
SectionB:
Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedby5statements.GooverthepassagequicklyandmarktheanswersontheAnswerSheet.ForAnswer51-55,markT(forTRUE)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;F(forFALSE)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage.(5marks)
Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
DearAdvisor:
ShouldShePropose?
DearAdvisor
MyboyfriendandIjustcelebratedthreeyearstogether.Iwanttoaskhimtomarryme.MyfriendssayIshouldn’t.Theysaythatonlydesperatewomenproposemarriage.Aretheyright?
NervousinNewJersey
DearNervous,
Yourfriendsarenotright.Todayitisfineforawomantoproposetoaman.In2003,theKorbelChampagneCompanyconductedasurvey.Theyasked,”Shouldwomanaskmentomarrythem?
”Sixty-sevenpercentofAmericansaidtheywould.“Wouldyouproposeawoman’proposal?
”Almost80percentsaidyes.Thirtyt-onepercentofwomenknowawomanwhohasproposedtoaman.
Expertsgenerallyagree.D.rLindaO’Connorhasaradiotalkshowaboutloveandmarrage.O’Connorsaysthatwomenwhoproposeareusuallyeducatedandself-confi-dent..Inaddition,theirboyfriendusuallylikestongwomenwithalotofself-confidencemayneedsomehelpwiththeirproposalsl.Hereisheradvice.First,theproposalshouldnotbeasurprise.Therelationshipshouldbeserious.Shealsoadviseswomentodotwomorethings.Theyshouldwriteouttheproposalandpracticeitbeforetheyaskfortheirboyfriends’handsinmarriage.
HowwouldSusanFineansweryou?
Ifyouandyourboyfriendarehappy,donotpayattentiontoyourfriends.Anddon’tinvitethemtotheweeding.
TheAdvisor
Statements:
51.“NervousinNewJersey”wrotetoSusanFine.
52“NervousinNewJersey”wantstogetmarried.
53.“In2003mostwomensaidthatonlymenshouldproposetowomen.
54.Dr.LindaO’Connorisalawyer.
55.Theadvisortold“NervousinNewJersey”toproposetoherboyfriend.
SectionC:
ReadthepassagecarefullyandanswerQuestions56to63.Answereachquestioninamaximumof10words.RemembertowritetheanswerontheerAnswerSheet.(16marks)
PerservingthePast
Today,manyoldbuildingsarebeingtorndownsonewonescanbebuilt.Butsomeolderbuildingsarebothbeautifulandintereting.Theyneedtobesave.
ThecityofSanAntonio,Texas,wassettledbytheSpanishintheearly1700s.Later,itwasgovernedbyMexico.IfyougototheSanAntonio,youcanseemanymissionsorchurchesthatwerebuiltbytheSpanish.Allwerestartedbeweet1720and1731.YoucanalsofindotherbuildingsfromearlyperiodinthehistoryofTexas.Someofthesebuildingsarestillstandingbecauseagroupofwomenworkedtosavethem.
In1924,thecityofSanAntoniowasgoingtocementovertheSanAntonioRiverandturnitintoanundergroundsewer.AgroupofwomenfeltthatthebeautyofSanAntonioshouldbepreserved.Theyformedaclubtokeeptheriverfrombeingdestroyed.
Thewomensavedtheriver.Thentheyworkedtogethertopreserveseveraloldbuildingsthatweregoingtobetorndown.Inthe1930s,thewomensavedanoldmillandgranary.Theyraisedmoneytobuythesebuildingsbygivingteaandsellingcakes.
Morecently,theladiesinSanAntoniohaveworkedtosaveaSpanishconvient.Theycouldnotaffordtobuythewholebuildings,sotheypaidforonlyhalf.Evenso,thewomenarestilllookingforotheroldbuildingstosave.Theywantpeopertoknowaboutthecity’slongandinteretinghistory.
Questions:
56.Whatispassagemainlyabout?
57.WhatdoesthewordonesinSentence1referto
58.WhenwasSanAntonioinTexassettled?
59.WhatcanyouseeifyougotoSanAntonio?
60.ThewordinParagraph3thatmeanssavedis.
61.Howdidthewomenraisedmoneytobuyoldbuildings?
62.WhydidthewomenwanttosavetheSanAntonioRiver?
63.Whyhavethewomenworkedtosavetheriverandoldbuildings?
SectionD:
Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.ForAnswers64to70,pleasereadthepassagecarefullyandcompleteeachspaceinthesummary,usingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassage.RemembertowritetheanswerontheAnswerSheet.(14marks)
Answer64to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Aroundtheworld,musictherapyisbeingusedtodifferentmedicalconditionsandillnesses.Someofthewayspeopleusemusictherapyaretoreducepain,suchaschildbirthorduringcancertreatments,ortostimulatebrainactivityafteraninjuryormemoryloss.Musictherapyhasalsobeensuccessfulinaidingtoovercomedisabities.
Classicalmusicismosttypicallyusedfortherapyduetoitecomplexsoundsandpatterns.Althoughraporpopmightbefuntolistento,it’sunlikelythatsuchstylesofmusicwouldproducethesamekindoftherapeuticeffect.Playingamusicinstrumentratherthansimplylisteningtomusi
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