全国大学生英语竞赛C类初赛决赛真题及答案汇总集.docx

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全国大学生英语竞赛C类初赛决赛真题及答案汇总集

2009年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷及答案C类

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（10minutes,15marks）

31.Thebusinessmendiscussedthecontract_____________butneveractuallysignedanything.

A.atlength.

B.atsea.

C.atrandon.

D.atwill.

32.AccustomedtothecoffeefromColumbia________GovernorJohnsaidthat________coffeeshouldalwaysbestrong.

A./;a.

B.the;a.

C.a;a.

D./;/.

33._________awell-balanceddiet,________adequatesleep,isneededforgoodhealth.

A.Alongside;with.

B.Notonly;but.

C.Attached;to.

D.Dueto;so

34._________veryfamiliarwithinspectionreports,Irealizedthatsomepagesofthisoneweremissing.

A.Tobe

B.Thatwas

C.Being

D.Sowas

35.Ifyouhavenotsignedacontract,youareunderno_________topaythemanymoney.

A.responsibility

B.liability

C.circumstance

D.obligation

36.Asthemarketwas_________goods,theeconomybecamemorebalanced,andinflationwentdown.

A.speculatedon

B.subscribedfor

C.saturatedwith

D.submittedto

37.Surveysshowthatthemajorityofpassengersarepleasedthatanagreementhasbeenreachedtoforbidsmokingon_________flightswithinthecontinentalUnitedStates.

A.economical

B.commercial

C.global

D.internal

38.ThenewCEOaskedthatallinter-officecommunications________inwritingratherthaninperson,_________possible.

A.havebeenmade;whoever

B.wouldbemade;whichever

C.bemade;whenever

D.stagebareofscenery

39.Writtentobeperformedona__________,ThorntonWilder’splayOurTowndepictslifeinasmallNewEnglandcommunity.

A.stagesceneryofbare

B.bareofstagescenery

C.scenerybareofstage

D.stagebareofscenery

40.____________schoolpolicy,thestudentshadaholidaybetweenChritmasandtheNewYear.

A.Onbehalfof

B.Withregardto

C.Inlinewith

D.Incaseof

41.Tosellthehouse,wemadea__________tothebuyerbyagreeingtoputanewroofonit.

A.consideration

B.commission

C.concession

D.confirmation

42.Neverbefore_________availableforquickandeasyacessinsomanydifferentfieldsofstudy.

A.somuchfreeinformationwere

B.hassomuchfreeinformationbeen

C.weresomuchfreeinformation

D.somuchfreeinformationhasbeen

43.Thecomputercompanyannouncedthatthenewsolfware__________inthefirsthalfofnextyear.

A.bereleased

B.willhavereleased

C.wouldhavereleased

D.wasgoingtobereleased

44.Tina:

AgroupofusaregoingboelingonTuesdaynight.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’tmakeitbecauseIwasoutatasalesconference.

Agnes:

Oh,George.__________Itturnedintoamajorargument.

George:

Really?

A.Gladyou’rebacknow.

B.You’reluckytohavemissedit.

C.Nicetoseeyouagain.

D.You’rejustontime.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（20minutes,35marks）

SectionA（5marks）

Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyfivequestion.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,andthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whene-mailfirstcameintogeneraluseaboutfifteenyearsago,therewasalotoftalkabouttheimminentarrivalofthepaperlessoffice.However,itseemsthate-mailhasyettorevolutionizeofficecommunications.AccordingtocommunicateionsanalystRichardMetcalf,someofficeshaveactuallyseenanincreaseinpaperasincreaseinpaperasaresultofe-mail.”Informationintheformofe-mailmessagesnowfloodsourcomputerscreens.Thesemessagescanbedistributedinthehundres.Forthosesecretarieswhosebooksaskthemtoprintoutalltheire-mailsandleavethemintheirintrays,thismeansusingupagreatdealofpapereverymonth,”Metcalfsays.

Metcalfhasfoundthatbecausesomee-mailsgetlostincyberspace,asareincreasinglylikelytobeaskedbyclientsandcolleaguestosendallimportantdocumentsbothbye-mailsandbyfaxor“snailmail”-thoughthepost.Thishighlightsafutherpostentialproblemwithe-mailintoday’soffices-itistakinguptimeratherthansavingit.

“Withe-mail,communicationismucheasier,butthereisalsomoreroomformisunderstrandings,”sayspsaychologistDrDavidLewisGenerally,muchlseecareistakewithe-mailsthanwithlettersorfaxesandthesenderwillprobablyprintthethedocumentsandrereaditbeforeputtingitinanenvelopeorsendingitbyfax.

Moreworryingisstilltheincreasemisuseofe-mailforsending“flame-mail”–abusiveorinappropriatee-mailmessages.Recentresearchinseveralcompaniessuggeststhataggressivecommunicationslikethisareontheincrease.E-mailhasbecometheperfectmediumforexpressingworkplacefrustrationbecauseissoinstant.

E-mailcanalsobeaprobleminorderways.Staffalltoooftenmakethemistakeofthinkingthatthecondenseofane-mail,likethingssaidoverthephone,areprivateandnotpermanent.Butitisnotonlypossibleforanemployertoreadallyoure-mails,itisalsoperfectlylegal-mailmessagescanbetracedbacktotheiroriginforaperiodofatlasttwoyears,soyoumightwanttorethinke-mailingyourfrustrationsaboutyourjobtoyourfriends.Theadviceistokeeppersonale-mailsoutoftheoffice.

Itgoeswithoutsayingthate-mailexiststomakelifeeasier,andifusedcorrectly,itisaninvaluabletoolforbusinessofallsizes.Butperhaps,forthetimebeing,thefactthatinthebusinessword70persentofalldocumentsarestillinpaperformisnotsuchabadthingafterall.

46.Whyhasthepromiseofthepaperlessofficenotcometrueinmanyoffices?

A.Peoplewritemorememosthantheyusedto.

B.Maybesecretarieskeeppapercopiesofeverythingtheirbossessendandreceive.

C.Manymanagersprefertoreadtheirmessagesonpaper.

D.Staffleavemessagerslyingaroundtheiroffices.

47.WhatdoseRichardMetcalfsayaboute-mailinParagraphTwo?

A.Itisnotanappropriatechannelforsendingimportantinformation

B.Itincreasestheamountofpaperworkdoneinoffices.

C.Itisnotpopularwithmanysecretaries.

48.HowdoesDavidLewisfeelaboute-mailmessages?

A.Manyofthemarenotwellwritten.

B.Manyofthemaretoolong.

C.Manyofthemarenotprintedout.

D.Manyofthemareneverread

49.Whyshouldemployeesnotusecompanye-mailsystemsforpersonalmessages?

A.Becausecompanye-mailsystemsarenoteasytouse.

B.Becausethepeoplethemessagessenttocan’t.

C.Becausetheyallowpeopletoexpresstheirangerimmediately.

D.Becausee-mailisnotaprivatemeansofcommunication.

50.Whatdosethewriterconcludeaboute-mailinthelastparagraph?

A.Ithasalreadymadelifealoteasierformanybusiness.

B.Itisnotbeingusedenoughinbusinesstoday.

C.Itwillneverreplacewrittencommunication.

D.Itisreallyusefulwhenpeopleuseitproperly.

SectionB（10marks）

Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyfiveincompletesentences.Readthepassagecarefully,andthencompletethesentencesinamaximumoftherewordsforeachblank.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itiswellknownthatsomeculturesprefersonstodaughters.Incontrast,surveyshaverevealedthatsomepeoplewouldratherhaveadaughterthanason.Apparently,eachofthesepreferencehasitsexplanationinthelocalculture.

Aroundtheworld,peoplewhoprefersonshavesimilarreasons.Inmanycountries,sonsarevaluedbecausetheycanworkandcontributetothefamilyincome.Also,sonswillbeabletosupporttheirparentswhentheparentsareold.Insomecultures,sonsareimportantbecausetheyenablethefamilynametocontinueforanothergeneration.Thisisbecausethewifeintheseculturestakesherhusband’sfamilyname,andmoreorless“belongs”tothehusband’sfamily.Inaddition,havingadaughtercansometimescausedifficultforafamily.InIndia,forexample,havingadaughtercanbeaburdenbecausethefamilyhastopayadowrywhenthegirlgetsmarried.

Generally,peoplethinktraditionalculturesaretheonesinwhichboysarepreferred.Researchseemstosupportthisbelief.However,accordingtoasurveyconductedin2000,peopleintheCzechRepublic,Lithuania,Portugal,andtheCaribbeanprefertohavedaughters.Theresearcherssaidthatparentsinthesesocietiesdonotneedtohavethesameeconomicsituationthatexistsinothercountries,sotheydonotneedtohaveasontohelpmakemoney.Instead,familiesinthesecountrieswantdaughtersforemotionalreasons.Manymothersthinktheywillhaveabetterrelationshipwithadaughterthanason,forexample.Inaddition,theythinkdaughterswilltakebettercareofthemwhentheyareold.

InJapan,asimilartrendhasemerged.Thismightcomeasasurprisetosome,becauseonlyonegenerationago,theJapanesefavoredsons.In

1982,overhalfofJapanesecouplessurveyedwouldwantaboyiftheycouldhaveonlyonechild.Asurveydonein1997,ontheotherhand,foundthat75percentwantedagirl!

SomeJapanesecouplessaytheywanttohavedaughtersbecausetheythinkdaughtersarecuterandeasiertoraise.Japanesecouplesalsoworryaboutbeingtakencareofwhentheyareold.Iftheyhavetolivewiththeirchildrenwhentheyareveryold,manyJapaneseparentswouldwanttolivewithadaughter.“Asonswifewouldbeastrangerandhardertoaskforhelp,”o