2011年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛D类答案

2011 National English Contest for College students(Level D-Preliminary)Part 1 Listening Comprehension (30 marks）Section A (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once。

After each conversation，there will be a pause. During the pause, reading the question and the three choices marked A, B and C，and decide which is the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the sheet with a single line through the centre。

1. How will the price be determined？A. By calling the company.B. By asking the salesman。

C。

By looking at the price list。

2。

Where most probably are the two speakers?A. A t a bus stop.B. On a train.C. In a car.3。

What are the two speakers talking about？A。

What to have for lunch. B. Whether or not to eat out. C。

How to get to the conference。

大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）D类模拟试卷15(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Listening Comperhension 2. V ocabulary and Structure 3. Cloze 4. Reading Comperhension 5. Error Correction 6. Translation 7. IQ Test 8. WritingPart I Listening ComperhensionSection A听力原文：W: I’ve just heard that I’ve got to go to a conference in London this weekend.M: How will you get to the airport? Do you want me to order a taxi or will you go by train? W: I prefer to go by train.1．How will the woman get to the airport?A．By train.B．By bus.C．By underground.D．By taxi.正确答案：A解析：录音最后女士说到她更喜欢坐火车去机场。

因此选A项。

听力原文：M: Hello, Arts Centre. Peter speaking. How can I help you?W: Listen, actually I wanted to buy five tickets for tomorrow’s show, but after ten minutes’waiting, I got disconnected. M: I’m sorry, madam. We’re having problems with the line.2．Why did the woman get disconnected?A．Because the tickets were all sold out.B．Because there were no people working there.C．Because she asked too many questions.D．Because there was something wrong with the line.正确答案：D解析：录音中两人在谈论买票的事情，女士说她想买票，可是等了10分钟后，她掉线了，男士则说线路出了问题。

2011 National English Contest for College Student( Level C —Preliminary)Suggested AnswersPart I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A1. C2. A3. C4. B5. ASection B (5 marks)6. A7. B8. C9. B 10. A 11. C 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. BSection C (5 marks)16. A 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. CSection D (10 marks)21. dilemma 22. candidates 23. institution of first choice 24. weak economy 25. undergraduate 26. degree course 27. studying abroad 28. apprenticeships29. practical work experience 30. job prospects II VocabularyPartⅡ Vocabulary and Structure (15 marks)31. A 32. B 33. C 34. B 35. C 36. D 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. B 41. C 42. A 43. C 44. D 45. BPart III Cloze (15 marks)46. complaints 47. remain 48. where 49. resemble 50. wretched 51. difference52. assumption 53. created 54. out 55. finally 56. lending 57. borrowing58. collaborative59. shared 60. publishersPart IV Reading Comprehension (40 marks)Section A (10 marks)61. False 62. False 63. True 64. False 65. FalseSection B (10 marks)66. Standing up on a surfboard requires good balance.67. In the Pacific Islands.68. In the 1950s and 60s.69. To help their feet stick to the board.70. In the southwest of England.Section C (10 marks)71. average income; life expectancy; level of education72. better health and education systems than others73. The financial crisis74. climate change75. economic growth; greenhouse gas emissionsSection D (10 marks)76. A77. B78. D79. 我认为，父亲常常低估了他们十几岁的孩子，而且还忘记了他们自己小时候博得感受。

大学生英语竞赛D类专科生英语决赛真题2011年(总分150, 做题时间90分钟)Part Ⅰ Listening ComperhensionSection AIn this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. After each conversation, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best choice.SSS_SINGLE_SEL1.What is the woman suggesting?A Cancelling the trip.B Visiting Sweden in the summer.C Taking something warm to wear.分值: 1答案:C[听力原文]M: What type of clothing should I take when I go to Sweden?W: Some friends of mine were there last year and they said it can get pretty cool at night, even in the middle of summer.M: Maybe I"ll pack a few sweaters then.[解析] 对话中女士询问对方自己去瑞典时应该带什么样的衣服，男士提到他的朋友去年去了那儿，他们说那里甚至在仲夏天仍然很冷，于是女士表示自己可能会带a few sweaters(一些毛衣)，由此可见女士会带一些暖和的衣服。

2012 National English Contest for College Students(Level D—Preliminary)(总分：150 分，答题时间：120 分钟)Part I Listening prehension (30 marks)Section A (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and three choices marked A,B and C, and decide which is the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.1.Why isn’t Cathy going to the meeting tomorrow ?A.She doesn’t know when it will be.B.She doesn’t have to go.C.She has to go to a party.2.How much will the man pay for the tickets he wants to buy ?A.$35B.$25C.$503.What does Steven think of the lecture ?A.He is doubtful about some of its evidence.B.He has the same opinion as Angela on the lecture.C.He thinks it is quite logical and credible.4.Where’s Joe going to travel this time ?A.ItalyB.DenmarkC.Germany5.What can we infer from the conversation ? A.The woman wondered why the man didn’t return the book.B.The woman doesn’t seem to know what the book is about .C.The woman forget lending the book to the man.Section B (10 marks)In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read once. After each conversation , there will be a one-minute pause , read the five questions, each with the three choices mark A , B and C ,and decide which is the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.Conversation 16.How long will Mr.Solomon stay in the hotel ?A. 2 nightsB. 3 nightsC. 4 nights7.What kind of room will be stay in ?A. A single room with a queen size bed.B. A single room with a good view.C. A suite of two singles.8.When is he going to have dinner ?A. 6:45B. 7:00C. 7:15.9.Who will he have dinner with ?A. His wife.B. His associate.C. His friend.10.Which city is he visiting now ?A. New York.B. Los Angeless.C. Chicago.versation 211.Why does Ellen want some new clothes ?A. For her holiday.B. For her new job.C. For her brother’s weeding.12.Which of the following will Ellen buy ?13.Where will the dress be sent to ?A. 14 Brightwell Avenue, Kent, DA4 7DF.B. 15 Brightwell Avenue, Kent, DA4 7DF.C. 16 Brightwell Avenue, Brighton, BN4 7DF.14.What is Ellen’s mobile number ?A. 03221 7774B. 03221 7775C. 03221 777615.How will Ellen pay for the dress ?A. By cash.B. By credit card.C. By debit cardSection C (5 marks)In this section, you will hear a monologue. The monologue will read twice. After the monologue, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the five question, each with the three choices marked A , B and C, and decide which is the best choice . Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre . 16.What Happens in the Night is based on _______.A. a story the director was toldB. the director’s childhood experienceC. a story from a ic book17. The speaker thinks that What Happens in the Night is _________.A. the best horror film of the yearB. difficult to understandC. visually terrifying18. In real life , the stars of Happy as Larry__________.A. didn’t get onB. fell in loveC. are best friends19. The speaker remends you watch Happy as Larry if __________.A. you are a womanB. you like Sony’s other filmsC. you like romantic films20. What can you learn from the monologue?A. The speaker gives What Happens in the Night five stars.B. If you want to watch a edy, Happy as Larry is a good choice.C. What Happens in the Night is basically a biack and white film.Section D (10 marks)In this section , you will hear a short passage . The passage will be read twice. There are ten missing words or phases , filling in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear . Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet.Today I’d like to talk about what people successfully integrate into a new culture.Whereas the reason for migration are nowadays fairly easy to identify and related to(21)___________or political instability , the factors behind being able to(22)___________the new life are (23)__________more plex.Let’s start with an overview of the issue as show on this diagram. Starting on the left , there are two lists of factors : internal and external . It’s important to notice that the internal factors , in other words those based on an individual’s (24)_________, are divided into positive factors –trusting others and acknowledging people are different , and negative factors-being afraid and being(25) ________ . now, you should also notice that external factor are not labeled in this way . It’s much more difficult to know how to(26) _______ of external factors and whether they actually are external or not. The influence of family relationships, climate , (27) ________,and the actually ability to municate in the language of the new culture havewide-ranging effects which are difficult to measure and can (28)________any research.Now focus on the center of the diagram , and you’ll see this phrase : ” Coping strategies.” This is important because studies have shown that people , who integrate well into a new culture , are those who have eradicated any negativity, and(29)________,and adopted coping strategies such as observing people , and talking time to listen and ask question in order to diminish the effects of(30)________..... Part II vocabulary and structure (15marks)There are 15 inplete sentences in this part . For each blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best pletes the sentence. Then markthe corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a sheet with a single line through the center.31. It was midday . _______,I Put on the light.A. Even soB. ThoughC. SoD. Even though32. The government is going to _______the old church and build a new one in its place.A. abolishB. eliminateC. demolishD. ruin33. Jeff was a ______ opponent , and I respected him for that .A. scaryB. dreadfulC. formidableD. threatening34. If plastic and rubber are burnt , they’ll _______poisonous gases.A. give upB. give inC. give awayD. give off35. You don’t object _______late tonight ,do you ?A. to workB. to workingC. workD. working36. When he realized I ______at him , he _______away.A. looked; was turningB. was looking; turnedC. was looking; was turningD. looked; turned37. Walking under a ladder ______he unlucky.A. supposes toB. shouldC. oughtD. is supposed to38. Terry rarely spends much money _______clothes, _________?A. on; doesn’t sheB. on; does sheC. at; does sheD. at; doesn’t she39. If you e round this evening , I’ll _______.A. thinking the world of youB. put you into pictureC. drop you a lineD. read between the lines40. His last book received excellent _________ in the newspaper.A. reviewsB. previewsC. revisionsD. preludes41. If something happens once in a blue moon. How often does it happen?A. OccasionallyB. Very rarelyC. Only onceD. Often42. ---It turned out she went to the same school as my sister .---Well ! ________A. You live and learn, don’t you?B. It turned out all right ,didn’t it ?C. It’s a small world , isn’t ?D. I wouldn’t bet on it.43. ---OK. First , I have to ask you a question .______---Almost three years now.---Fine . We’ll now fill in this form to apply for you loan.A. How often do you loan from the bank?B. How about a loan for three years?C. How long have you been at your regular job?D. How old is your daughter now?44. ---Good morning! University Language Center . How can I help you?---I’m interested in doing an English course. ________---Yes, of course . Well, we actually offer a number course at different levels. Are you looking for full time or part time ? ---Oh, I couldn’t manage full time as I work every day.A. Can you tell me something about the courses?B. How many courses do you have in a week?C. Would you mind giving me some information?D. Do I have to attend the full-time classes、45---Dad, do you have a minute?---Sure, honey .What can I do for you?---________I need some advice.---It’s about time . Where are you planning to apply ?---Wll, I could go to State University and I know it’s cheapest. But I want to go to the Prestige University , because ot its leisure studies program.A. I’m wondering if you could tell me something about college lifeB. Where shall I go for summer olidays?C. When will the movie about college life be onD. I’m trying to make a decision about a collegePart III Cloze ( 10 marks )Read the passage and fill in each bank with one word. Choose the word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form of the given word, or by using some given letter of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Steven Jobs , co-former chief executive of US technology gaint apple, has died at the age of 56 . Tributes have been made. Apple said he had been “the source of (46)________(count) innovations that enrich and (47) imp ________all of our lives”and had made the world “immeasurably better”. Even US President Barack Obama said the world had “lost a visionary”.In 2004, Mr. Jobs announced that he was (48) su _______from pancreatic cancer.And he had a liver transplant five years later . In January ,2011, he took a medical leave, resigning as CEO in August and handing over his duties to Tim Cook, Who was made Apple’s CEO after Mr.Jobs stood down in August , 2011. In his(49)resi_________ letter , Mr.Jobs said: “I believe Apple’s brightest and most(50)__________(innovate) days are ahead of it . And I look forward to watchingand (51) __________(contribution) to its success in a new role .” However , Mr.Jobs stayed on as Apple’s chairperson.As the face of Apple ,Steven Jobs represented its (52) ded_______to high-end technology and fashionable design. Mr,Jobs relied on his own instinct for refining (53)________(existence) technologies and developing new products and packing them on a way that people would want to use . So appealing were gadgets such as the iPod , iPhone and iPad (54)_________the public quickly engaged with them. That was due , in no small part , (55)__________Steven Jobs’ ability as asalesman-explaining his products simply in a way that everyone could understand. Please remember sentences from Mr.Job’s mencement address in Stanford University delivered on Jun 12, 2005, “Stay Foolish”.Parrt IV Reading prehension ( 40 marks )Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. Respond to the questions accrding to the passage. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. Section A ( 10 marks )Questions 56-60 are based on the following passage.Football is the most popularspectator sport in the world and Brazil isarguably the greatest footballing nationin the world ,having won five times inthe World Cuo. Even people who are notkeen on football may have heard of Pele,who is often considered the world’sgreatest player. However , how manyfootball fans are familiar with CharlesMiller and his contribution to whatcalled “ the beautiful game” ?Know as the father of Brazilian football . Charles Miller was born on 24 Novermber , 1874, in Sao Paulo to a Scottish father and Brazilian mother. In 1884 , he was sent school in England , where he learned to play both football and cricket. Miller became skilled in running with the ball , heading and taking free kicks.In 1894, Miller returned to Brazilwith two bals and a copy of rules offootball .The Sao Paulo Athletic Club(SPAC) had been formed in 1888 by agroup of British men who piayed mainlycricket. Miller persuaded them to takeup football . he was also instrumental inseeting up the Lisga Paulista , the firstfootball league in Brazil .Over the first20 years of the next century , statechampionships were formed throughBrazil and in 1914 the first national sideplayed against Argentina.Miller was not only a great player ,but also an excellent coach andadministrator. In Brazil , he spent a lot of time and effort teaching and coaching Brazilians. After retiring as a player, he continued to be a referee until the age of 50 When football bee professional in Brazil in 1933, Miller was disappointedand decided to have no more contact with game . He felt that sportspeople should be amateurs-he didn’t like the introduction of money and business into sport. For Miller , football was a game ,and about participation and doing your best , not money . Charles Miller’s memory lives on in the skillful individual game which isBrazilian football . It is also kept alive in another way . When the Sao Paulo sports writers association brought out a dictionary of football terms in Portuguese , only one word survived from the vocabulary of the past :the charles or chaleira . Named after Charles Miller , it is a ciever pass with the heel of the foot . the exciting ball skills ofal the great Brazil players , including Pele , owe something to the pioneering spirit of Charles Miller and his passion for the game of football.Questions 56-57:Read the questions and the four choices marked A , B, C and D, and decide which is the best choice according to the passage. 56. Where was Charles Miller in 1884 ?A. BrazilB. EnglandC. ScotlandD. Argentina57. The best title of the passage should be __________A. Charles Miller, the best player in the worldB. A final honor for Charles MillerC. Charles Miller , father ot the beautiful gameD. Charles Miller , who plays only for pleasureQuestions 58-60: plete the following with information given in the passage in a maximum of two words for each blank.58. _________were set up over Brazil over the first 20 years of the 20th century.59. To Miller , football was a game never about money , but about trying one’s best to play and to ___________-60. Charles Miller contributed a lot to the skills of all great Brazilian players withhis________and his strong love for the football game.Section B (10 marks)Questions 61-65 are based on the following passage.Are You a Successful Leader ?Almost nothing we do in this world is done in isolation. At work or at play, you'll findyourself in groups, working with other people: your team at work, a meeting withcolleagues, your family, a holiday with friends, a group of students working together, a dayout walking in the mountains, a group of neighbours wanting to make changes. It is now recognised that being able to work successfully with other people is one of the major keysto success, partly because we need to do it so often.In almost every situation where you're in a group, you will need a skilled leader.All groups need leaders and all successful groups have good leaders. Groups without leaders or with weak leaders almost always break down. Members of a leaderlessgroup often begin to feel dissatisfied and frustrated. Time is wasted and the tasks are not achieved. There are often arguments and tensions between people as there is nobody to keep the goals clear. Some personalities dominate and others disappear. Often group members begin not to e to meetings in order to avoid more disharmony.Some people are natural leaders. The celebrity chef, Antonio Carluccio says,'True leaders are born and you can spot them in kitchens. They're people who bine toughness, fairness and humour.' Although a lot of people agree that there are some natural-born leaders, most people now recognise that leadership can also be taught. Good leaders don't make people do things in a bossy, controlling way. You can learn how to involve everyone,encouraging the whole group to work towards a mon goal.Questions 61-62: Answer the following questions according to the passage. 61. Why will there be lots of arguments in a leaderless group?62. What is probably the most important quality of a good leader/Questions 63-65: Read the passage , and then tell whether the following statements are true (T) or false(F).63. Being able to work in a group is one of the major factors of success.64. Groups of people doing social activities generally don’t need leaders.65. Most people agree that leadership is a nature-born talent rather than a learned skill.Section C (10 marks)Question 66-70 are based on the following passage.They Just Can’t Help ItWhat kind of brain do you have ? SimonBaraon-Cohen , who has done intensiveresearch , says there are really bigdifference between male and femalebrains . My theory is that the femalebrain is mainly built for empathy (E),the ability to understand otherpeople ,and that the male brain is mainlyfor understanding and building systems(S). According to this theory ,there arethree brain types : the E-brain ,theS-brain and the “balanced brain” whichhas both abilities-empathy andsystems-thinking (the ability tounderstand how things work) .It is important to stress that not all women have the E-brain，and not all men havethe S-brain . But generally , there are clear difference . For example , women tend to choose different things to read on the railway platform or in the airport departure lounge . (69)They are more likely to go for magazines on fashion ,romance ,beauty ,conseling and parenting . Men are more likely to choose magazines that feature puters , cars photography , sport and outdoors .You may think that these preference are in some way infiuenced by people’s upbringing . However , ther is scientific evidence to suggest that this is not the case .A study carried out in the lab at Cambridge University shows thst newborn girlslook longer at a face ,and newborn boys look longer at a mechanical mobile , which suggests that certain differences between male and female brains are biological . (70)It has also been obseverd that baby girls as young as 12 month old respond more strongly to other people’s emotional problems . Teenage girls and women spend more time forting friends who have problems . Women are also more sentive to facical expressions . They are better at noticing subtle signs of changes in other people’s felings , or juding a person’s character .Boys , from an early age onwards , seem to love putting things together ,building toy towers or vehicles . Boys also enjoy playing which have clear functions , which have a buttons to press , things that light up , or devices that will cause another to move . You see the same sort of pattern in the adult workplace . People whose jobs are in metal-working or the construction industries are almost entirely male . Mathematics , physic and engineering , which require high levels of systems-thinking , are also largely male-chosen disciplines .Some people may worry that I am suggesting that one gender is better than theother , but this is not the case . The theory says that , on the whole , males and females differ in the kind of things that they are interested in and they find easy , but that both genders have their strengths and weakness . Neither gender is superior overall . Others may worry that a theory like this creates gender stereotypes , which is nottrue . either . The study simply looks at males and females as two groups , and asks what difference exist , and why they are there .Questions 66-68:Answer the following questions according to the passage.66. Which ability is more related to the “E-brain”?67. Why are some people critical of the theory?68. What evidence suggestions that the differences between male and female brains are not influence by their upbringing?Questions 69-70: Translate the underlined sentences 69 and 70Section D (10 marks)Questions 71-75 are based on the following passage.Animal IntelligencePet owners know their pets are to do allsort of incredible things . Dogs seem topick up their ears when their ownersmention the walk . Cats have manycreative ways of reminding their ownersto feed them . So exactly how intelligentare animals ？Scientists as pet ownersare interested in the question of animalintelligence .One of the most exciting investigations on the mental abilities of animal looks attheir ability to use tools . Through observations of animals in the wild and in zoos , animal researchers know that several animal species apparently use tools . Perhaps the most notable inverstigation of this kind work of Jane Godall in Africa . She observed chimpanzees in their native environment using small sticks to termites. Great apes in zoos have been seen to use tools .Scientists have trained crows to use small sticks to spear insects in the bark of trees .Another aspect of animal cognition is solving problems . Some species of birds , such as ravens , are particularly clever . Ravens are able to solve many different problems , such as untying a knot to get at food . Even pigeons and parrots have show an extraordinary capacity to recognize , count or name different objects .In addition , the ability to learn what they are taught by humans is another markerof animal cognition . For example , dogs are able to learn a wide variety ofmands , and then follow them . Orangutans can learn plex tasks , such aswashing clothes by hand , after just a few tires . Elephants also remember various behavious that they taught-even playing music and painting .Perhaps one of the most important aspects of animal cognition is self-awareness .An animal that is aware of itself has a high level of cognition ability . For a long time , humans were thought to be the only living beings aware that themselves and their actions . For example , you are aware that you are reading this article or you can recognize yourself in a mirror . Animal researchers have discovered that dolphins and chimpanzees are able to recognize themselves in a mirror . Self-awareness may help highly social animal like these to get along in their social groups .Questions 71-75: Read the passage carefully and then plete each space in the summary in a maximum of three words from the passage .Summary:Scientists and pet owners are quite interested in the question of animal intelligence , the mental abilities of animal , which is also called (71)____________. First of all , the author talks about animals’ ability to use tools . Chimpanzees and great apes mentioned as examples. Then, the ability to (72)_____________ , another mental ability of animals , follows . Ravens are cited with their particular cleverness . In addition , animals are able to learn what are taught . Perhaps , one of the most significant presentations of the mental abilities of animals is that they have their own (73)______________ which might help some animals to get along in their groups . Animals demonstrate this by (74)______________ in a mirror . By integrating all the aspects , animal researchers conclude that some spieces of animals do have (75)____________ intelligence .Part V Translation (10 marks)Translate the following sentences into English , using the words given in brackets . Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet .76. 这位善良的母亲给男孩的母亲留下了很好的很好的印象。

2011 National English Contest for College students(Level D-Preliminary)Part 1 Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Part 5 V ocabulary and Structure (15)There are 15 incomplete sentences. For each blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.31. It goes without ____that you‟ll be paid for all this extra time you‟re spending on the project.A. sayingB. tellingC. talkingD. speaking32. We ____the money to your money market account within three working days.A. have been transferredB. will transferC. transferringD. will be transferred33. The colorful illustrations included in the new edition if the book make it ____attractive.A. much moreB. most of allC. the moreD. that most34. The crew worked so hard that they finished eh entire project three days ____ of schedule.A. forwardB. aheadC. soonD. advanced35. Her Olympic experience gave her a bid ____ over the other contestants.A. with whichB. to thatC. withD. to which36. It is useful to be able to predict the extent ____ a price change will affect supply and demands.A. learn aboutB. worthwhileC. valuableD. valuing37. The old lady became worried when she didn‟t ____- her son for a whole month.A. learn aboutB. hear ofC. hear fromD. learn from38. He decided it wasn‟t _____ reading the report as he‟d been informed of all the changes already.A. worthyB. worthwhileC. valuableD. valuing39. They have taken measures to solve the city‟s pollution problem, but it may be some time___ the situation improves.A. give inB. bloomingC. bloomD. bloomed40. Large companies sometimes try to ____smaller companies by buying a majority of the shares.A. give inB. suggestedC. persuadedD. implied41. Using recent developments in science and technology, man can make various flowers ____before their time.A. give inB. get upC. look afterD. take over41. Using recent developments in science and technology, man can make various flowers _____before their time.A. insistedB. suggestedC. persuadedD. implied42. Our neighbours have ______us to buy the same kind of carpeting that they have.A. insistedB. suggestedC. persuadedD. implied43. –excuse me,______?Yes. That‟s one glass of white wine, one mineral water and one sandwich. Ten pounds, please.Thanks, is service includes?No.Ok , here you are.A. can we have the bill, pleaseB. what would you like to have.C. do you have any hamburgersD. could you please get me some water44. Reception , how may I help you?There isn‟t soap in the bathroom!______, sir.Thanks you. Can I have some shower gel, and some shaving cream, too, please?Sorry. We don‟t provide shaving cream, but there‟s some shower gel in the bathroom cabinet.A. You can buy some in the shop.B. I‟ll send some to your room right awayC. I‟m really sorry to hear thatD. That‟s impossible. There must be some.45. Hello. I‟d like to speak to Julie, please.I‟m afraid she isn‟t here right now. _____?Yes. This is her friend M ark. I‟m calling to ask her if she‟d like to see a movie tomorrow night.Okay. I‟ll give her the message.Thanks.A.would you like to hold on?B.Do you know when she will be backC.Would you like to see a movie tonightD.Can I take a message.Part 3 close(15 marks)Read the passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose he word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form if the given word, or by using the given letter of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.This is Matt Drudge, millionaire founder and owner of the Drudge Report, the first and most successful online …newspaper‟. People have called Drudge the ultimate blogger but he doesn‟t accept this (46)______(describe). He considers the Drudge Report to be a proper newspaper, very different (47 _______the thousands of weblogs which have sprung up on the internet.Drudge‟s fascination for news and gossip stems form a childhood job (48) d_____ papers for The Washington Star, which gave him plenty of time and o_____ to catch up with the latest news.Drudge was (50)______(interest) in school work or sport. However, he developed an obsession (51) ____ rumors and political gossip. At school his only good marks for (52) c____ affairs. Following a series of dead-end jobs Drudge ended up in los angels in the 1990s, just in (53) ____ for the beginning of what was to become the internet.The World Wide Web was a fertile hunting (54) g_____ for Drudge. He spend hours sifting through the newsgroups and websites that then existed, searching (55) _____ rumors and inside stories from the political and entertainment worlds. He launched the Drudge Report website in 1995, (56) ______ has become a daily …rumor bulletin‟ expressing his version of the latest and juiciest gossip from Hollywood and Washington. Always managing to be the first with (57) ____ (break) news, Drudge‟s success was assured when he became the first person to publicise the Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1998.Now with an income of over a million dollars a year and many thousands of (58) _____ (subscribe), the Drudge Report has become a …must see‟resource for those hungry for the latest news and gossip. Will the ever-increasing availability of news on the internet mean the (59) e____ for its older rival, the conventional newspaper? Drudge doesn‟t think so. He thinks the two working (60) t______.Part 5 reading comprehension (40 marks)Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. Respond to the questions according to the passage. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Section A (10 marks)On the evening of his 18th birthday, a teenager from a tiny village in northern Germany clicked …send‟on his computers in hospitals and blanks in Hong Kong, china had crashed, and trains in Australia and the USA and stopped.In court a few months later, the teenager, Sven Jaschan, was charged with criminal damage. He was found guilty of putting the terrible …Sasser‟ computer virus on the internet and received a 21-month suspended sentence. He avoided prison because he was only eighteen when he committed the crime. The virus infected millions of computer systems across the world, and caused millions of dollars damage.Sven admitted his guilt to the detectives who came to his home. He had spent an enormous amount of time creating the Sasser virus on the computer in his bedroom. He often spent ten hours a day in front of his computer but his parents hadn‟t known what he was doing at the time.When he released the virus on the internet, he didn‟t realize it would cause so much damage.He was just delighted that in had worked. …I felt as if I had written a first-class essay‟, said Sven. …I told my classmates- they thought it was terrific.‟But his feelings changed very quickly. He was terrified when se saw a TV news report about the virus and damage it had caused.Detectives arrested Sven after one of his classmates contacted Microsoft and told them about him. Microsoft had offered a $250,000 reward for information about the virus. However, Sven‟s teachers at school were astonished that Sven had created the virus. They said that he wasn‟t a brilliant computer student. …there are others in the class who are better than him,‟ one teacher said!While he was waiting for his waiting for his trial to start, Sven left school and started work. He now works for a computer company, making …firewalls‟–vitalpieces of software that protect computers from viruses!Questions 61-62: read the questions and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best choice according to the passage.61. What was Sven Jaschan‟s crime?A. He stole a lot of computers.B. He created a computer virus.C. He created a computer virus.D. He robbed a big bank.62. Why wasn‟t Sven sent to prison?A. Because he was too young.B. Because he wasn‟t found guilty.C. Because he admitted his guilty to detectives.D. Because he worked for a big company.Question 63-65: read the passage, and then complete the following statements in no more than four words for each blanks.63. When Sven released the virus on the internet, he was at first _____, then frightened.64. The police caught Sven using information given to Microsoft by____.65. In the last paragraph, the word meaning …very important‟ is ____.Section B (10 MARKS)Esquire1 year, 12 issuesPrice: $ 7.97Esquire is lifestyle magazine aimed at professional men. The goal of the editors is to provide a broad scope of information of interest to this magazine, including business, health, fitness, fashion, sports, entertainment, family life and arts.Boy‟s life1 years, 10 issuesPrice: $ 23.00Boy‟s life is to entertain and educate all boys and to open their eyes to joyous world of reading. It includes a mix of new, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, entertainment, and comics. For boys aged 7 to 14.Nick1 year, 12 issuesPrice: $ 24.00Nick is filled with wonderful entertainment for children, aged 6 to 14. it is wholesome, imaginative and truly from a child‟s point of view. Nick sees the world from your child‟s perspective. Share the award-winning entertainment and humor magazine from NIck with your kids.Seventeen1 year, 12 issuesPrice: $ 12.00Seventeen is the world‟s most popular magazine for today‟s teenage girls! In every issue you‟ll get the latest scoop on style, friends, guys, college, careers, the stars andlove, as well as hot tips on beauty, fashion, fitness, entertainments and relationships. Each issue of seventeen has exciting features, including fiction, quizzes, music, videos, trends and so much more. And don‟t forget the really cool articles, such as the ever-favorite Trauma-Rama. If it‟s important to today‟s young women, it‟s in Seventeen.Questions 66-69: Answer the following questions according to the passage.66. Which magazine is the cheapest according to the advertisements?67. How old are the boys that Boys‟ Life aims at?68. If you need to choose a magazine from the above listed for a 7-year-old girl, how much do youNeed to pay a year?69. Who may be the most interested in Seventeen?Questions70:Read the question and the four choices marked A, B, C, and D, and decide which is the best choice according to the passage.70. What information is contained in all the four magazines?A. Career.B. Entertainment.C. College.D. Business. Section C(10 marks)Many doctors know the story of …Mr Wright‟. In 1957 he was diagnosed with cancer, and given only days to live. He heard tumors the size of oranges. He heard that scientists had discovered a new medication, Kerbionzen, which was effective against cancer, and he begged his doctor to give him the drug. His physician, Dr Philip West, finally agreed. Mr Wright was given an injection on a Friday afternoon, the astonished doctor found his pat ients out of his …death bed‟, joking with the nurses the following Monday. …The tumurs,‟ the doctor wrote later, …had melted like snow balls on a hot stove.‟ Actually, Mr Wright had not been given a drug, just a mix of salt and water.This story has been ignored by doctors for a long time, dismissed as one of those strange tales that medicine cannot explain. The idea that what a patient believes can make a fatal disease go away is regarded as just too strange However, no scientists are discovering that placebo effect is more powerful than anyone had ever thought. They are also beginning to discover how such miraculous results are achieved. (74) Through new techniques in brain imagery, it has been shown that a thought, a belief or a desire can cause chemical processes in the brain which can have powerful effects on the body.Placebos are …lies that heal‟, said Dr Anne Harrington, a science historian at Havard Univ ersity. …The word placebo is Laitin for “I shall please” or “I shall make you happy” and it is typically a treatment that a doctor gives to anxious patients to please them,‟ she said. …It looks like medication,but has no healing ingredients whatever.‟ Now adays, doctors have much more deffective medicines to fight disease, but these treatments have not diminished the power of the placebo – quite the opposite.(75)Maybe when scientists fully understand how they work, the powerful healing effects of the human maind will be used more systematically.Questions 71-73:Read the passage, and then say whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).71.Wr Wright was given a new cancer medication which contained healingingredienes.72.After Dr Philip West gave Mr Wright the injection, Mr Wright got better.73.Scientists are discovering that placebos don‟t have any effect at all.Questions 74-75: Translate the underlined sentences 74 and 75.Section D (10 marks)Robots are useful inexploring space because they can work in the conditions which exist in space. Such robots usually look like boxes with wheels. Though these robots are useful, however, they are extremely expensive-they break easily and they are cannot do very many tasks. Because of these problems, scientists have been working on a new and unusual kind of robot. These new robots will look and move like snakes, so they have been given the name …snakebots‟.The way a snake is shaped allows it to do special things, such as getting into very small spaces, like cracks in rocks. Snakes can also push themselves underground, and climb up different kinds of objects, like rocks and trees. Such abilities account for the usefulness of robots designed like snakes, because they will be able to do these things, too. Such robots would be much more effective than regular robots with wheels. Wheeled robots easily get stuck and fall over, but snakebots would not have these problems. They could go almost anywhere and so would be useful for exploringth different environments of other planets. Since they can carry tools, snakebots would be able to work in space, as well. They could, for example, help repair the Internetion Space Station.How do you make a robot shaped like a snake? A snakebot is put together like a chain, made of about thirty parts, or modules. Each module is basically the same-they all containa computer and a wheel to aid movement. The computer in the …head‟ of the snake makes the modules work together. If one module fails, another can easily take its place. Snakebot modules can also carry different kinds of tools, as well as cameras. Since each module is actually a robot in itself, each module can work apart from the restif necessary.The snakebot design is much simpler than of most common robots. Thus, snakebots will be much less expensive to build. One of the robots sent to Mars cost a hundred million dollars to build. However, snakebots cost as little as a few dollars to make and could therefore save . enormous amounts of money on future space missions ,With their versatility and affordability , snakebots will be the way of the future; at least as far as space robots are concerned.Questions 76~80: read the passage carefully and then complete each space in the summary, using a maximum of three words from the passage.Summary:It is much easier to send robots, rather than people, into space, but scientists have found that robots with wheels are not the most (76)_____ ones. This is because there are many problems associated with today‟s robots: they are very expensive, they (77)___ and cannot do many tasks. In fact, for exploring places with lots of obstacles to go over or under, (78)_____ word better than wheeled robots. They are made of separate parts, or (79)_______, each of which is actually a robot in itself. Snakebots can go almost anywhere and do many different kinds of tasks. It books as thoughrobots shaped like snakes will be the way of the future owing to their (80) _____.Part 5 translation (10 marks)Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. Remember to write answer on the answer sheet.81. 请复习课堂上讨论过的要点，还有你自己感到混淆不清的地方。

2011 National English Contest for College students(Level C-Preliminary)Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (5 marks)In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversations will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a twenty-second pause, read the question and the there choices marked A,B and C ,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.1.What does the man want to do?A.Get something to eat now.B.Find a quiet place that shows games.C.Watch the next game with the woman.2.Why does not the man have a MySpace account?A.He is not skilled at using computer.B.All of the instruction are in EnglishC.The woman won not teach him.3.How long does the woman plan to try teleworkingA.For a few days.B.For a few weeks.C.For a few months.4.What does the man hope will happen?A.The price of cell phone novels will go down.B.The nov el’s author will writer longer stories.C.The woman will tell him ho the story ends.5.what is the woman going to do next?A.turn on her computer.B.Go for a walk with peter.C.Visit her new neighbors.Section B (10 marks)In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once.At the end each conversation, there will be a one minute pause. During the pause, read the questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. Conversation one6.What did Jack do over the summer?A.He studied very hard.B.He took a summer class.C.He visited one of his teachers.7.What does Jack think of Ms Wellington as a teacher?A.Easy-going.B.Tough.C.Interesting.8.Why is Ms Wellington’s cla ss hard?A.Her exams are difficult.B.She does not give students the help they need.C.She makes do lots of work.Conversation two9.Why is Mrs. Griffin going to the city where the hotel is located?A.He is on holiday.B.He’s on a business tripC.He is going to a conference.10. How many times has Mrs. Griffin stayed at the Sunrise Hotel?A. Twice.B. Once.C. Three times.11. Where is Mrs. Griffin form?A. Canada.B. New Zealand.C. Australia.12. What is Mrs. Griffin’s passport number?A.87647489B.87637289C.8763748913. What kind of room does Mrs. Griffin want?A. A single room for two nights.B. A double room for two nights.C. A single room for one night.14. When will Mrs. Griffin arrive at Sunrise Hotel?A. at 9:15 pmB. at 9:35 pmC. at 10:00 pm15. What food will be put into Mrs. Griffin’s room?A. a sandwich with fries.B. a cheese sandwich.C. a burger with chips.Section C (5Marks)16. What does the Associated Press ask editor and news directors to do?A. vote for the top stories of the year.B. describe the oil spill in the Gulf of MexicoC. writes about the 11 workers killed in the explosion17. Where are the doctors and technology experts from?A. New York.B. LondonC. Tokyo18. For how long does President Obama agree to extend the tax cuts?A. for four yearsB. for three yearsC. for two years.19. How many people in the world don’t have enough to eat,according to the report?A. more than one billion.B. some six hundred million.C. nearly nine hundred million20. What have astronomers recently discovered?A. there are unknown plants in older galaxies.B. there are many galaxies in the universeC. there are a lot more red dwarf in older galaxiesSection D (10 marks)In the section, you will hear a short passage. There are 10 missing words phrases. Fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear. Remember to write the answer on the answer sheetWhat do you do if you don’t get your first choice university? This ____ faces thousands of British every year. Many such_____ turn to Clearing, a service that helps find university places for students at the last moment. If they don’t have the marks to get into their____, Clearing tells them about places available at other university, though they might have to read a difficult subject.This year has seen a record number of people applying to university. This, combined with the _____________________,an uncertain job market, and budget cuts at university, product even more of a scramble for places than usual. Some sources say six students have applied for each remaining___________________________ placeThe British University Admissions Service, UCAS, says up to a quarter of this year’s university applicants-almost 190000 people-have not been admitted intoa____________________________. That is an increase of over 46000 students from last year.Faced with these figure, some British students might consider an interesting alternative:_____________________________. The University of Nottingham for is offering place at its campuses in Ningbo, near Shanghai, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Students at these institutions can earn University of Nottingham degrees, according, engineering and English. Similarly, the University of Bolton says it has unlimited places at its campus in the United Arab Emirates.To deal with these problems, the UK’s Higher Education Minister, David Willet’s, is encouraging students who have not made the grade to consider alternatives to university, such as _______________________and studying at home.“There are arrange of options available, “he says. “people can reapply next year, so they should consider spending this year in a way that will add positively to their CVs. Getting_____________________or other skills will strengthen their chances next year.” Some commentators say, though that rising university costs, poor long-term_______________________, and a drop in graduate recruitment mean this the worst time to be a university student in the UK.Part Two Vocabulary and Structure (15 marks )There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.31.After four days of talks, we are glad to announce that the union and management have reached an______. The agreement is fair and benefits both sides.A.accordB. accomplishmentC. identityD. undertaking32.As the clerk______prepared my milk shake, I wondered how long she had been working there ,mindlessly making ice cream treats in a set order of steps.A.logicallyB. methodicallyC. graphicallyD. synthetically33. As a boy he wanted to be a fireman. As a high school student, he thought he'd like to become a teacher. Now he______to be nothing more than a janitor.A.AssumesB. PrescribesC. AspiresD. Presumes34. Regardless of what caused it, I an grateful that have finally reached a point in my life_______I can appreciate my strengths, accept my weaknesses and try to be comfortable with everything in between.A.WhyB. WhereC. WhichD. What35. ______information provided by members of the public, the police would have a much move difficult job.A.SupposingB. Provided theC. If it were not forD. On condition that36.Peter Brown was a painstaking writer;______, he once spent half a day on the composition ofa single sentence.A.On the other handB. NeverthelessC. MoreoverD. For example37.----What an I going to do about a present for Carol?----You______some flowers.A.Might have sent herB. Must have sent herC. Could send herD. Would send her38.Without the air holding in some of the sun's heat, the earth______cold at night, too cold for us to live on.A.Will be freezingB. Would be freezingC. An be frozenD. Would be frozen39.The students in our university each______an English dictionary. That is to say, each of the students in our university______an English dictionary.A.Have; hasB. Have; haveC. Has; haveD. Has; has40.Here's your kitchen. I hope you enjoy cooking here. Is there______else that you need?A.SomethingB. AnythingC. NothingD. Everything41.David______his business partner over plans to reduce the workforce.A.Came down toB. Broke down toC. Fell out withD. Went along with42.______is this piece of equipment to be removed from the building.A.On no accountB. AbsolutelyC. ScarcelyD. Not at all43.Helen' s parents were______that she was still on the job., but she had resigned.A.In doubtB. Of the opinionC. Under the impressionD. With suspicion44.----I don't think I will ever, in my life, win a lottery of five million dollars.----Well, ______. Anything can happen.A.You made itB. You're kiddingC. What you sayD. You can never tell45.-----How did you find the concert in the Grand Theatre last night?-----______ but the conductor was perfect.A.I couldn't agree moreB. I didn't think much of itC. I was crazy about itD. I really liked itPart Three Cloze(15 marks )I have been reading a lot on my iPad recently, and I have some (46)_____ (complain) not about the iPad itself but about the state of digital reading generally. Reading is a subtle thing, and itssubtleties are artifacts of a venerable medium: words printed in ink on paper. Glass and pixels aren't the same.When I read a physical book, I don't have to look anywhere else to find out how much I've read. The iPad e---reader, iBooks tries to create the (47) illu_____ of a physical book. The pages seem to turn, and I can the edges of those that remain, but it's fake. There are always exactly six unturned pages, no matter (48)_____ I am in the book.Also, there is a larger problem. Books in their digital format look vastly less "finished", or less genuine than real books. You can vary their font and type size, but this only makes them(49)_____(resemble) word---processed---no matter how (50)_____(wretch) or wonderful they are---will never look as good as Robert Hass's poems in the print edition of The Apple Trees at Olema. But your poems can look almost exactly as ugly---as "e---book---like" ---as the Kindle version of that collection.All the e---book I've read have been ugly---books by Chang---rae Lee, Alvin Kernan, and Stieg Larsson---though the texts have been wonderful. I didn't grow up reading texts. I grew up reading books, and this(51)_____(differ) is important.When it comes to digital editions, the(52)_____(assume) seems to be that allbooks(53)are_____(create) equal. However, nothing could be further from the truth. In the mass migration from print to digital, we're seeing a profusion of digital books---many of them out of copyright---that look new and even "HD," but which may well have been supplanted by more accurate editions and better translations. We need a digital readers' guide---a place where readers can find(54)_____ whether the book they're about to download is the best available edition. (55)Fi_____, two related problems. I already have a personal library, but most of the books I've read have come from(56)_____(lend) libraries. Barnes & Noble has released an e---reader that allows short---term (57) _____(borrow) of some books. The entire idea behind Amazon's Kindle and Apple's iBooks assumes that you cannot read a book unless you own it first and that only you can read it unless you want to give your reading device to someone else.This goes against the social value of reading, the collective knowledge and(58)_____(collaborate) discourse that comes from access to (59)_____or our culture in general. Part Four Reading Comprehension (40 marks).Section A (10 marks ).Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Not keen on reading? Do you have trouble finding a novel that arouses your interest? Why not follow Ammon Shea's example and start reading a dictionary?Mr Shea owns over 1,000 dictionaries and he reads them for fun. He recently spent a year reading all 20 volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary. The dictionary contains more than20,000 pages and over 59 million words.As he read from A to Z, he noted down interesting words in a ledger. This includes words such as "happify," meaning to make someone happy and "tripudiate", which means to dance, skip or leap for joy. Mr Shea also kept a diary about this experience, which has since become abest---selling book.Why did he do this? He claims it was fun. "I've always enjoyed reading dictionaries . They are far more interesting than people give then credit for," he said.It appears that it was not his goal to sound more intelligent by using longer and more complex words. "I'm not against long, fancy or obscure words, but I'm opposed to using then for their own sake," he said.In fact ,as a result of reading so many new words , Mr Shea often forgot everyday vocabulary. He wrote, "My head was so full of words that I often had trouble forming simple sentences."Mr Shea is not alone in his love of reading dictionaries.Elaine Higgleton, a representative of Collins Cbuild dictionaries, explained that thousands of crossword puzzle and Srabble fans read dictionaries for fun and to improve their games. Ms Higgleton did however note that, "It's probably not the best way to learn English ,and you'd learn more than you need." It is not known how many of the 59 million words Ms Shea remembers, but he has certainly made history with his eccentric hobby.Questions 61 to 65.Decide whether the following statements are True or False.61.Mr Shea has read 1.000 dictionaries.62.Mr Shea spent one month reading the Oxford English Dictionary.63.In Mr Shea's opinion,people don't give dictionaries enough credit for being interesting.64.Mr Shea thinks it is important t be able to use long and complicated words in everyday conversation.65.Elaine Higgleton thinks that reading a dictionary is the best way to learn English.Section B (10 marks)Questions 66 to 70are based on the following passage.Surfing is something people often get hooked on after trying it a few times. For many surfers it is much more than a hobby---they would probably agree with the American professional surfer Kelly Slater when he said,"Once you're in, you're in. There's no getting out.""Surfing", of course, refers to riding on ocean waves using a surfboard. Many surfers stand up on their boards, which requires god balance and is therefore difficult for most beginners to learn, but some lie down and "bodyboard"The history of surfing probably began with the Polynesian people of the Pacific Islands. One of the first white people to see anyone surfing was the British explorer Captain Gook, when his ship arrived in Hawaii in 1779. He watched many Hawaiians riding waves on large pieces of wood, and reported that, "Surfing seems to give them a feeling of great pleasure. "When surfing started to become very popular in the United States in the 1950's and 60s, surfers used large wooden boards (often more than three metres long) that were quite heavy. Boards today are shorter and also much lighter, because they are made of artificial materials instead of wood. For anyone who wants to try surfing. The only essentials are waves and a board. There are a few other things, however, that most surfers find important; a cord t attach one of their ankles to the board and therefore stop it from being carried a long way away when they fall off'; wax, which they put on the surface of the board to help their feet stick to it; and a wetsuit to help them keep warm in cold water. The south---west of English is an example of a place where surfers usually need wetsuits, even in summer.Surfing has been a professional sport for many yeara and the very best surfers are able to make a living from it. Most of the best professional surfers in the last 30 years, both men and women, have been American or Australian, but surfers from Brazil, Peru and South Africa have also wonimportant competitions.Questions 66 to 70Answer the following questions with the information given in the assage in a maximum of 10 words for each question.66.Why do most beginners find it difficult t stand up on a surfboard?67.In what part of the world did surfing probably begin?68.When did surfing start to become very popular in the United States?69.What do surfers use wax for?70.According to the passage, in what part of the world do surfers usually need wetsuits? Section C (10 marks)Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage.The latest human development report from the United Nations Development Programmed (UNDP) contains some good news, but also a very serious warning about the threat posed y climate change.The report, published annually since 1990, seeks to asses “human development” around the world, and calculates a “Human Development Index (HDI) for 169 counties. The HDI is based on average income, life expectancy and level of education in a country. Not surprisingly, rich counties tend to have higher HDIs than poor counties, but there are interesting variations in human development among countries with similar levels of economic development, because some have better health and education systems than others.According to the 2010 report, the county with the highest level of human development is Norway, followed by Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Ireland. Most of the lowest HDIs belong to counties in sub-Saharan Africa.Almost all counties around the worlds have higher HDIs now than in 1990, despite the fact that since the 2008 financial crisis, the total number of people living in extreme poverty has increased. The report concludes that most people are healthier, live longer, are better educated and have access to more goods and services. Even in countries with severe economic problems, people’s level of health and education as generally improved. Although sub-Saharan African countries are at the bottom of the pile in terms of human development, some of them have made significant progress since 1990. The report is critical, however, of the fact economic inequality hasincreased significantly in the last twenty years, both within and between countries.The greatest threat to improving HDIs in the future, according to the report, is climate change. Economic growth increases average incomes in a country through increasing production and consumption. However , if this leads to greater emissions of greenhouse gases, as has always been the case in the past, global warning will probably accelerate, and cause severe environmental problems in some parts of the world hat will threaten the livelihoods of huge numbers f people. The progress of the last twenty years, therefore, might not be sustainable.The only solution, according to the report, I to break the link between economic growth and greenhouse gas emissions-which, needless to say, is easier, said than done.Questions 71 to 75Complete the following sentences with information given in the passage in a maximum of 10 words for each blank.71. The concept of “human develop ment” is based on the following three factors: _______,_____________and_____________.72. Some countries with similar levels of economic development have quite different HDIs because they have_____________.73._________________has caused the number of people living in extreme poverty to increase since 2008.74. The report says that ______________ is the greatest threat to increasing HDIs in the future.75. The report says the link between____________ and ____________needs to be broken. Section D (10 marks)Questions 76 to 80 are based on the following passageIt is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstanding between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are possessive and dominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with crises: that they talk too much about certain problems-and that they have no sense o humor, at least parent-child relationships.I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they felt themselves when were young.Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes, hairstyles,entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted, so they create a culture and society and their own. Then, if it turns out that their music, entertainers, vocabulary, clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste.Sometimes teenagers are resistant and proud because they do not want their parents to approve of what they do. If they did approve, it looks as if the teenager is betraying his own age group. All this is assuming that the teenager is the underdog: he can not win but at least he can keep his honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after years of childhood, when children were completely under their parent’s control, but it ignores the fact that when they become teenagers, children are beginning to be responsible for themselves.If you plan to control your life, co-operation should be a part of that plan. You can charm other people, especially your parents, into doing things the way you want. You can also impress people with your of responsibility and your initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.Questions 76 to 78Choose the best answer according to the passage.76 the first paragraph is mainly about_____________.A teenagers’ criticism of t heir parentsB misunderstanding between teenagers and their parentsC the dominance of parents over their childrenD teenagers’ ability to deal with crises77 teenagers have strange clothes and hairstyles because they___________A have a strong desire to be leaders in style and tasteB want to prove their existence by creating a culture of their ownC have no other way to enjoy themselvesD want to irritate their parent78 teenagers do not want their parents to approve of what they do because they_______________.A have already been accepted into adult worldB feel that they are superior to adult worldC want to win adults over to their cultureD don’t want to appear to be disloyal to their own age groupQuestion 79 to 80Translate the sentences in the passage into Chinese79 I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they felt themselves when were young80 You can charm other people, especially your parents, into doing things the way you want.Part V translate (10 mark)Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given brackets. Remember to write your answer on the answer sheet.81 他以牺牲健康为代价获得财富。

2011年全国大学生英语竞赛D级冲刺模拟试题一及详解Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 marks)（略）Part II Vocabulary and Structure (10 minutes, 15 marks)There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.31. This is , she wrote her name on the first page.A. a Sherry’s bookB. a book of SherryC. a bo ok of Sherry’sD. Sherry’s a book32. One of the serious of meteorology is that natural weather patterns cannot bein the laboratory for investigation.A. successes ... achievedB. weaknesses ... recreatedC. advantages ... analyzedD. premises ... acknowledged33. He constantly his proposal that of the budget surplus be used to offer a voluntaryprescription drug benefit to seniors.A. views; manyB. reiterates; a partC. complains; a great amountD. thinks; lots34. I object as he is still too young.A. my son to smokeB. my son smokingC. to my son to smokeD. to my son’s smoking35. At that time we thought the story not be true.A. couldB. was ableC. is ableD. must36. Not only difficult to light, but it smelled of oil.A. was itB. it madeC. did it madeD. it was37. us everything right now，we could try to solve his problem.A. Would he tellB. If he tellsC. Were he to tellD. If he had told38. The age of the students in this class from eighteen to twenty.A. changesB. altersC. rangesD. limits39. Hospital doctors don’t go out very soon as their work all their time.A. takes awayB. takes inC. takes overD. takes up40. Americans eat as they actually need every day.A. twice as much proteinB. twice protein as much twiceC. twice protein as muchD. protein as twice much41. Attendance at basketball matches have since the coming of television.A. dropped inB. dropped downC. dropped offD. dropped out42. While we were in London that year, the London Bridge .A. is being repairedB. was being repairedC. has been repairedD. had been repaired43. Because of the unexpected changes, they postponed us an answer.A. givingB. have givenC. to giveD. to have given44. Man:I suggest that you don’t eat such junk food too often. Don’t you know that French fries contain 450calories?Woman: Really! I know that an adult woman like me needs only 1,600 calories per day.Man: French fries contains a lot of fat too, about 22 grams of fat for one portion.Woman:＿＿＿A. That’s really too much.B. I meant it.C. Are you out of your mind?D. I don’t trust you.45. A: Excuse me, but could you tell me the way to the subway station?B: I’m sorry.＿＿＿A: Thank you anyway.A. I don’t know when the train will leave.B. I’m afraid you’ve got lost.C. Take the subway at the nearest station.D. I’m also a stranger around here.Part ⅢReading Comprehension (20 minutes, 35 marks)Section A (5 marks)There is one passage in this section with five questions. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 46-50 are based on the following passage.Education promotion a tough taskThe task of educating a huge population can be challenging to any country. Though China has shown great concern and done much in education and eliminating illiteracy, the country still has 153 million illiterate and semi-literate citizens, according to the Ministry of Education.Raising the nation’s education level, according to many, depends on greater educational achievement in China’s vast western region, which has a high level of illiteracy.According to data from the 1998 sample survey on population changes from the National Bureau of Statistics, illiteracy nationwide among those 6 and older was 14 per cent. In the west, however, it is much higher. In Tibet, it is 49 per cent; in Qinghai, 40 per cent. In Guizhou, Gansu, Ningxia and Yunnan, it is more than 20 percent.In the past decade, China moved to combat illiteracy and promote nine years of compulsory schooling, especially in poor areas and areas inhabited by minorities. It is still a difficult task in regions where educational opportunities are limited.A national report submitted by the Education Minis try’s Development and Planning Departme nt at the end of last year sets a target that, by 2010, nine-year compulsory schooling will be universal and 95 per cent of the illiteracy among young and middle-age adults will be eliminated.46. In order to raise th e nation’s education level, many people think the Chinese government should ______.A. slow down its birth rateB. reinforce its educational systemC. show greater concern for its western regionD. set a target to eliminate 95 per cent of the illiteracy47. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? ______.A. The education level in west China is much lower than the country’s average level.B. China tried to fight illiteracy in the past decade, but with little success.C. The illiteracy ra te for China’s whole population is 14 p er cent.D. It is very difficult for any populous country to educate its people.48. In ______, the illiteracy rate amon g those 6 and older was 35 per cent higher than China’s average level.A. TibetB. QinghaiC. GuizhouD. Ningxia49. In the western region of China, which province’s population with college and higher level education is higherthan 5 per cent?A. Chongqing.B. Guizhou.C. Ningxia.D. Xinjiang.50. In order to get the target of eliminating 95 percent of the illiteracy among young people, the Chinesegovernment should______.A. effectively carry out the nine-year compulsory schooling projectB. decrease the birth rate by 2010C. better the living conditions of the minorities in the western regionD. encourage the young to go to college to receive higher educationSection B (10 marks)In this section, there is one passage followed by five questions. Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questions in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Questions 51-55 are based on the following passage.This Wednesday, Gordon Brown will replace Tony Blair as the new head of Britain’s Labor Party. This long-serving chancellor is a man of substance. However, even after more than a decade of scrutiny, his name remains a mystery and is not fully understood. Brown was born in Glasgow, Scotland in February 1951 and entered university at 16. After graduating with a history degree from Edinburgh University, he went on to earn a PhD.Brown’s destiny, though, was politics. He joined Blair in entering the parliament in 1983. They even shared offices, where they became friends—with a slight bit of competitiveness. When the Labor leader John Smith died unexpectedly in May 1994, many believed Brown was the most likely to succeed him. But Blair emerged from the sidelines. But, Brown has many achievements, including giving independence to the Bank of England. His commitments to child poverty and helping Africa have impressed many.In 2000, Brown wed public relations executive Sara Macaulay after a four-year courtship. Many people close to him say his wife has softened him. In January 2002, their 10-day-old daughter died after birth. At her funeral Brown declared that Jenni fer had transformed his and Sarah’s lives twice. “Once by entering our lives, then by leaving.” He later told an interviewer that he could not listen to music for a year afterwards because his sorrow. The couple’s second son, James Fraser, was born in 2006 and diagnosed with muscular and respiratory problems. But Brown has said he is optimistic about his son’s future.On the BBC Radio 4 Today program, Brown described himself as a “family man who has two young children”, who had changed as a result of his fa mily experiences. But the straightforward personal details on his treasury website biography give the impression of a man totally committed to politics.This week, Blair gave Brown his long-sought public approval as the successor. “He’s got what it takes,” Blair said, “He’s an extraordinary talent...perhaps the most successful chancellor in our history.”But Blair’s conviction somehow sounded less than full, as if all those years of competition had drained something from their relationship. With Blair so unpopular over Iraq, Brown may benefit from the distance between them. However, opposition parties have already begun hammering the “Blair-Brown government” in recent months.Brown is sometimes described as a silent prince caught up in the longest gloomy period in history. But Brown has said he believes people have tired of “personality politics”.Questions:51. What degree did Brown finally get from university?52. How did Blair become the leader of Labor Party?53. What is the contrast of Brown’s image betw een his family life and political life?54. What was Brown’s position in the government before he became the Prime Minister?55. In what political issue is Brown different from Blair?Section C (10 marks)Read the passage carefully to find the answers for Questions 56 to 60. Complete each question in no more than five words. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.In the United States also there were great changes, though the causes here were due only in part to the war; they sprang mainly from technical progress, and the development of mass-production, in which the United States henceforth was to lead the world. The cheap automobile, pioneered by Henry Ford, is a good example. In 1915 the United States contained 2.5 million cars; in 1920, 9 million. Only the new mass-production techniques made it possible to build all these cars and only the growing practice of “easy-payments” made it possible to sell them. By 1925 three out of four cars, new and old, were sold in this way. About the same proportion was covered against the weather; ten years earlier, forty-nine cars out of fifty were open ones.The last fact is important. The car had not only become cheap; it had become a comfortable room on wheels not just a means of transport. First in the United States, then in Britain and other countries, the car began to revolutionize everyday life. People no longer had to live near their work or close to a railway station. So began, in earnest, the problem which is still with us. The town centers, once full of life and sociability, began to wither; evening found them dead and deserted, nothing but bright shop windows and locked doors. The car brought many far-reaching consequences and it was blamed, rightly or wrongly, for the decline in churchgoing and the increase in immorality. More recently, it meant the virtual end of horse drawn transport and a growing threat to the supremacy of the railroad.56. The great changes in the U.S. is mainly caused by .57. In the United States, 20 million cars could be sold in 1925 because of .58. “the last fact” in the second paragraph refers to the fact that most cars by 1925 .59. The main idea of this passage is the brought about by the car in the U.S.60. According to the writer, it is whether the car should be responsible for the decline in churchgoing andthe increase in immorality.Section D (10 marks)In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. For questions 61 to 65, please read the passage carefully and complete each space in the summery, using a maximum of three words from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Before getting into the car, make sure that nothing is in its path. Clear the windows, if necessary. Enter your car from the curb side. If you must enter the car from the street side, approach the door from the front of the car. From this position, you can see and avoid approaching traffic. When it is safe to do so, open the door and get into the car. Once inside the car you can put the key in the ignition while you make the remaining pre-driving checks. Clear all objects from the front and rear window ledges. These items can block your view and also become hazards if they slide off during a sudden stop. Seat yourself comfortably with your back against the seat and your arms and legs slightly bent. Rest your left foot on the floor beside the brake pedal and the ball of your foot on the gas pedal. Grasp the steering wheel with both hands. To position your hands properly, think of the steering wheel as a clock. Move the seat forward or backward until you are comfortable and can reach all the controls. Make sure you can see over the steering wheel. Once you are properly seated, fasten you seat belt. Next, check the mirrors. Adjust the inside mirror so that you can see out of the entire rear window. Adjust the outside window so that youcan see the area to the left of your car and only a small part of the side of your car.Part IV Cloze (15 minutes, 15 marks)Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form of the given word, or by using the given letters of a word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Money as a medium in (66) b and trade has always in times found expression in some form or (67) o form necessity thereof. Gold and silver originally being in lumps, nuggets and bars, were in this manner weighed (68) in the making of payments for commercial transactions, but there being no certainty of the (69) (pure)of the metal, no convenience in size, the lumps being too large, necessity (70) (arise) for smaller amounts and divisions. Great Greek improved the technology of (71) (mint) money, which made those money could been perceived for thousands of years. After the decline and (72) of the Roman Empire, the coinage of money from an artistic standpoint began to deteriorate. The Chinese assert a coinage for forty centuries, and seem to have an organization all of their (73)o . The first money used in America was (74)fu by Great Britain and Spain. During and after the American war for independence, (75)v coins were (76) ________ (strike) by private individuals and by orders of Congress. The study of ancient coins is one of the most interesting historic as (77) as (78) (art) subjects. Some coins are today the only record extant of important events in the world’s history and the (79) (exist) of cities and nations long since gone (80) f .Part V Translation (20 minutes, 20 marks)Section A (10 marks)Translate the underlined sentences in the following passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.THE MOST POWERFUL BUSINESSWOMANWhen Carly Fiorina was competing to become the new CEO of Hewlett Packard (惠普), (81)she stood out not because she was a woman, but because she had never worked in the computer industry. How did she handle it?“Look, lack of computer expertise is not Hewlett-Packard’s problem,” she remembers telling HP’s directors. “There are load s of people here who can provide that. You have deep engineering prowess. (82)I bring strategic vision, which HP needs.”(83)Besides making a forceful sales pitch, Fiorina identified a key member of the HP board who could be her ally and partner: Dick Hackborn. In her second meeting with Hackborn, Fiorina said that if she became CEO, she wanted him to be chairman.“This came as a complete surprise,” says Hackbo rn, 62. (84)But after checking with fellow directors, he agreed to be chairman—for a while.“This job won’t last long,” he says. (85)“Carly is 90% of the partnership and she has all the capabilities to be an outstanding leader Of HP.”Section B (10 marks)Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.86. 那个曾经受到很高评价的法国钢琴家结果却使人大失所望。