全国大学生英语竞赛C类真题及答案.docx

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全国大学生英语竞赛C类真题及答案

2008NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

（LevelC---Preliminary）

PartIIVocabularyandStructures（10minutes,15marks）

31.Theyarelookingfor_______manwith_______longdarkhair.Heisarmedanddangerous.

A.a;aB.the;aC.a;/D./;the

32.Itwasunfortunate,butshehadno_____buttoactasshedid.

A.chance.B.opportunityC.optionD.solution

33.The_____driverthinksthataccidentsonlyhappentootherpeople.

A.generalB.usualC.commonD.average

34.HowdidtheymanagetostealtheVanGogh?

Itwasright____thesecurityguard’snose.

A.belowB.beforeC.underD.beside

35.Thestudent______continuinghisstudieswhenhehadtoreturntohishomecountryunexpectedly.

A.isconsideringB.wasconsideringC.shouldconsiderD.hasconsidered

36.MyfriendsandIenjoydoingmanyofthesamethings.Inthatrespect,wehavealot_______.

A.insimilarB.inparticularC.incommonD.inaccordance

37.OurplannedvisittotheUnitedStates_______becausewewereunabletogetthevisas.

A.felloverB.felldownC.fellthroughD.fellon

38.Lestanyone_____itstrange,letmeassureyouthatitisquitetrue.

A.thoughtB.shouldthinkC.hadthoughtD.thinking

39.WhenSally______thecriminal______herhouse,shescreamedatthetopofhervoicebecauseshedidn’twant______.

A.saw;enter;killedB.saw;enter;tobekilled

C.sees;entering;bekilledD.sees;enter;killing

40.Tina’schildren,_____alllivenearby,organizedabigpartyforhereightiethbirthday.

A.whoB.thatC.whichD.as

41.Sometimesitisnecessarytobecareful_______therightdatetositforatest.

A.whenchoosingB.whenyouwillchoose

C.whenyouhavechosenD.whenyouchose

42.Einstein’stheoryofrelativityseemedhardtobelieveatthetime_______.

A.whenhefirstintroducedB.thathefirstintroducedit

C.hefirstintroducedD.whichhefirstintroducedit

43.________really.Ilikebothpublictransportanddriving.

A.OnsecondthoughtsB.Icouldgoeitherway

C.IwillneverlearntodriveD.Butthenagain

44._____I’mgettingmarried!

A.Canyoukeepasecret?

B.WellInever!

C.Manyhappyreturns.D.Congratulations!

45.---So,doyouknowwhereyou’dliketogo?

---Actually,I’veheardthatit’sveryexpensiveandit’scoldallthetime.

A.Ibegyourpardon?

B.Yeah,butit’snotverygood.

C.Doyouknowanygoodhotels?

D.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?

PartIIIReadingComprehension（20minutes,40marks）

SectionA（4marks）

Mostsorethroatsarecausedbyaninfectionwhichtreatmentwithantibioticscannotcure.Butwithsimpleremediesthepatientnormallygetsbetterin4or5days.

Tonsillitis,however,usuallystartswithasorethroatwhichcausespainonswallowing.Withchildrenandsomeadultstheremaybeafeverandthepatientisobviouslynotfeelingwell.Itmaybepossibletoseewhitespotsonthebackofthethroat.Theneckmayalsoswell,bothofwhicharethenormalresponsetoinfection.

Sometimesasorethroatmayoccurwiththecommoncold,andwithinfluenzatheremaybedrynessofthethroat,painoncoughingandlossofvoice.

TREATMENT

Aspirin:

Tohelprelievethepainonswallowingand（ifthereisone）thefever,useaspirintabletsdissolvedinwater,sothatthepatientcangarglebeforeswallowing.Repeatthetreatmentevery4hours.

Drink:

Encouragethepatienttodrinkplentyofliquids.

Food:

Foodshouldnotbeforcedonapatientwhodoesnotwanttoeat.

Steam:

Ifthereispaininthethroatoncoughing,breathinginsteammayhelp.

CHILDREN

Youngchildren,whomaynotbeabletogargle,shouldbegivenaspirindissolvedinwaterevery4hoursattherightdosefortheirage.

Atoneyear:

asinglejunioraspirin.

Atfiveyears:

halfanadultaspirin.

Ateightyears:

onewholeadultaspirin.

WHENTOSEETHEDOCTOR

Ifthesorethroatisstillgettingworseafter2days.

Ifthepatientcomplainsofearache.

Ifthepatientorparentisveryworried.

46.Accordingtothepassage,itwouldappearthatmostsorethroats_________.

A.requireanimmediatevisittoadoctor

B.respondquicklytotreatmentwithanantibiotic

C.rarelyturnouttobesymptomsofseriousillness

D.resultintonsillitisevenwhentreated

47.Inordertotreatasorethroatoneshould________.

A.preventthepatientfromeatingtoomuch

B.givethepatientupto4aspirintabletseveryday

C.advisethepatienttodrinklargeamountsofliquids

D.makethepatientgarglewithhotliquids

48.Youshouldcallthedoctorinif_________.

A.swellingoccursintheregionoftheears

B.thepatient’sconditionworsensafter2days

C.thepatient’sthroatisstillsoreafteraweek

D.thediseasespreadstoanothermemberofthefamily

49.Whatdifferenceisthereinthewayadultsandyoungchildrenshouldbetreatedwithaspirin?

A.Youngchildrenshouldnotbeallowedtogarglewithit.

B.Adultsshouldbegiventabletstoswallowwhole.

C.Youngchildrenshouldbegivenaspirinmoreoftenthanadults.

D.Adultsshouldbegivenlargerdosesofaspirinthanchildren.

SectionB（14marks）

Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith10questions.GooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.

Forquestions50-55,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions56-59,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

In1945leadersfrom51countriesmetinSanFrancisco,California,andorganizedtheUnitedNations（oftencalledtheUN）.WorldWarIIhadjustended.Millionsofpeoplehaddied,andtherewasdestructioneverywhere.Peoplehopedtheycouldbuildafutureofworldpeacethroughthisneworganization.

TheUnitedNationshasfourmaingoalsandpurposes:

1.Toworktogetherforinternationalpeaceandtosolveinternationalproblems;

2.Todevelopfriendlyrelationsamongnations;

3.Toworktogetherforhumanrightsforeveryoneofallraces,religions,andofbothsexes;

4.Tobuildacenterwherenationscanworktogetherforthesegoals.

TodayalmosteverycountryintheworldisamemberoftheUN.Eachcountryhassignedanagreementthatsays:

1.Allmembersareequal.

2.Allmemberspromisetosolveinternationalproblemsinapeacefulway.

3.Nomemberwilluseforceagainstanothermember.

4.AllmemberswillhelptheUNinitsactions.

5.TheUNwillnottrytosolveproblemswithincountriesexcepttoenforceinternationalpeace.

Obviously,theUnitedNationshasnotbeencompletelysuccessfulinitsgoals.Therehavebeenseveralwarssince1945.However,theorganizationhashelpedbringpeacetosomecountriesthatwereatwar.Ithashelpedpeoplewholefttheircountriesbecauseofwars.Ithashelpedbringindependencetocolonies.

ThemainUnitedNationsorganizationisinNewYorkCity,buttheUNhasa“family”ofotherrelatedorganizationsallovertheworld.Theseorganizationstrytoprovideabetterlifeforeveryone.OneexampleisUNICEF,anorganizationthatprovidesfood,medicalcare,andmanyotherservicesforpoorchildrenwherevertheylive.AnotherexampleistheWorldHealthOrganization,whichdevelopsmedicalprogramsallovertheworld.

TherearethousandsofUNworkersindevelopingcountries.Theyworkasplannerstoincreaseproductioninfarmingandindustry.Theyprovidemedicalservices,improveeducationprograms,andspreadscientificinformation.Theydevelopprogramsthatprovidejobsandbetterlivingconditions.Theyhelpcountriescontroltheirpopulationgrowth.

TheUnitedNationsalsoholdslargeinternationalconferences,wherepeoplemeettodiscussimportantworldissues.Oneconferencewasabouttheusesandownershipofoceans.Anotherwasaboutwomen.TherearealsoInternationalYears.Inthesespecialyears,peopleworktogethertoimprovesituationsandsolveproblems.OneyearwastheInternationalYearoftheChild.

Forcenturiescountrieshavefoughteachother,andpowerfulcountrieshavetakencontrolofweakerones.Itisverydifficulttopersuadenationstolivetogetherinpeace.Nevertheless,theUnitedNationsisattemptingtodothis.Itistheonlyorganizationthatunitestheworldinthesearchforpeace.

50.TheUnitedNationswasorganizedatameetinginCaliforniain1945.

51.TheUnitedNationsworksforinternationalpeace.

52.KuwaitisamemberoftheUNICEF.

53.TheUnitedNationshasitsmainorganizationinSanFrancisco.

54.TheUnitedNationshelpedAlgeriabecomeindependent.

55.UNICEFisanorganizationthathelpssavewildlife.

56.EachcountryintheUNhassignedanagreementthatsaysnomember______againstanothermember.

57.Despiteitseffort,theUnitedNationshasn’tbeen______initsgoals.

58.Peoplemeettodiscussimportantworldissuesin______heldbytheUnitedNations.

59.TheUnitedNationsis______nationstolivetogetherinpeace,thoughitisdifficult.

SectionC（10marks）

Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedby5questions.Readthepassagecarefully,andthenanswerthequestionsinasfewwordsaspossible（notmorethan10words）.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Questions60-64arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Alanguageisasystemofsounds,gestures,orcharactersusedbyhumanstocommunicatetheirideasandfeelings.Thereareabout4,000spokenlanguagesintheworld.Somearespokenbymillionsofpeople.Otherlanguageshaveonlyafewspeakers.

Alllang