全国大学生英语竞赛试题

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2012NationalEnglishContestfor

CollegeStudents

(LevelC–Preliminary)

(总分：150分时间：120分钟)

PartIlisteningComprehension(30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

Inthisction,nversationwillbereadonly

achconversation,thepau,readthe

questionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,

markthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Whatdoesthemansaywecandotodealwithoilcrisis?

slittleoilas

possible

alternativeenergy.

oesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

k.

ermarket.

ingtotheman,whoisgoingtotakeoverthepositiontheyaretalkingabout?

eel.

.

esthewomansayabouttheman’sreportforthemeeting?

ogetitreadybeforetomorrownoon.

onewellenough.

noughtimetoprepareit.

ypeoplewillbeontheearthbytheyear2020accordingtotheprofessor?

7billion.

8.5billion.

SectionB(10marks)

Inthisction,

theendofeachconversation,thepau,readthe

questionsandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,

markthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre

ConversationOne

’sthemainjobofSimon’sorganization?

ndoutradiosignalstocommunicatewithotherplanets.

okforlifeandintelligenceonotherplanets.

udystarsthathaveplanetsorbitingaroundthem.

stheorganizationarchforradiosignalsfromspace?

rencemayprovetheexistenceofaliens.

yhelpscientistsfindouthowtheuniverstarted.

nveymessagesaboutlifeontheearth.

monbelievethostoriesaboutaliensvisitingourplanet?

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,hedoesn’tbelievethematall.

,hedoesbelievethostoriesbecauofhisstudy.

,hebelievesthemalthoughhehasnoevidence.

fthefollowingfactorisconsideredtobeimportantinforminglifeaccordingtothe

passage?

ls.

.

dthe“bigbang”occur?

nows.B.12billionyearsago.C.20billionyear

ago.

ConversationTwo

Bobmakethenewslastmonth?

ehecriticizedtraditionaljobs

eheearnedalotofmoney.

ehetriednewstrategiesinfindingajob.

hwaydothebestllerslike“TheBrandCalledYou”and“ThePersonalBranding

Phenomenon”helppeople?

vipeopletopromotethemlvesasbrands.

achpeoplehowtobeaperfectpartner.

vepeopletipsforjobinterview.

dBobcomeupwiththeideaofusingtheinternettofindajob?

rsagowhenhewasacollegestudent.

begantodorearchbetweenjobs.

elaunchedthecampaign“GiveBobaJob”.

sthepurpoofBob’smakingthevideo?

illhisambitionasadirector.

hisproductslikeTeddybearsandT-shirts.

rtihisskillsandtalents.

theinternethelpBobinhisjobarchexactly?

inghimmakefriends.

ingonthevideohemade.

idingjobinformationforhim.

SectionC(5marks)

Inthisction,achitem,whichwillbereadonlyonce,

thepau,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,

rkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwith

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

ytroopsaregoingtowithdrawfromAfghanistanbytheendofnextyear?

A.43,000.B.10,000.

C.33,000.

thefindingofthestudy?

-caloriefoodsmayleadtomoreweight.

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-caloriefoodsmayleadtomoreweight.

-caloriefoodsmayleadtolessweight.

theconflictingreportsshowaboutradiation?

iationlevelgivenbyTokyoElectricismuchsmallerthanthatgivenbyothertests.

iationlevelgivenbyothertestsissmallerthanthatgivenbyTokyoElectric.

iationleveliscloto10,000timesthenormallevel.

CaribbeanServiceandEuropeTodayshutdownbyBBC?

eoftheiroutdatedrvices.

eofcutsingovernmentfunding.

eoflackoftargetaudience.

’sthecauofdemonstrationsincitiesandtownsacrossSyria?

ecallingformorefreedom.

sdemandhigherpay.

irtypeoplewerekilledbythepolice.

SectionD(10marks)

Inthisction,the

erto

writetheanswersontheanswersheet.

u’reflying

east-westforyourholidayoronbusiness,itislikelytomeanafewdaysoffeelingtiredoreven

unwell.

Jetlagisthe(21)__________ofthebody’

artificialatmosphereinsideaplanecanaffectthebodyinanumberofwaysandaddtotheeffects

ofjetlag.

Exercisingbeforeflightshelpstooffttheeffectsonthebodyofreduced(22)_________,and

enmayneed

ngcarrotjuicebeforeflyingovercomesoxygendeficiency.

Eatlight,eals(23)__________thebloodcirculation,whichcanleadto

weeksbeforeyoufly,eatplentyoffoodcontainingvitaminsAand

E;theywillbuildupyour(24)__________smuchasyoucan

d,wearearplugsandeyepadsbecaudarkness(25)

__________cretionofthehormonesthatenhancesleep.

Avoidalcohol,whichrestrictsthebrain’aandcoffee,alcoholincreasthe

eedtodrinktorelax,(26)__________thatthecabin

environmentintensifiestheeffectofalcohol.

Wearloo,comfortable,gdownforveralhours

slowsdownthe(27)_________,leadingtolocalstiffness,-adjustto

lighthelpsthebodystayalert,soifyouaregoing

somewheresunny,stayoutside.

Donotsmokebeforeorduringtheflightsincesmoking(28)___________thebloodoxygenlevel.

Ifyouneedtocalmyournerves,tryaromatherapyoilswhichhaveadativeeffect.(29)

_________ectsofsomedrugsare

strengthenedathighaltitudesandsomemayproduce(30)_________.

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PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)

hblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,

B,rkthecorrespondingletter

ontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

allworkforistofree________timeforthethingswereallywanttodo.

_________alkingnonn.

’

take

’’thave

taken

esitateto_________thefirstopportunitythatcomesalong.

;that

her________hatedcitylifelongedtoreturntothevillagein_______shegrewup.

;;;;where

ngs_______,IthinkI’dbettertakeyouradvice.

en

considered

Europeancountries________overtotheEuroonJanuary1st,2002.

ed

d

’tanything________unpleasantaspeoplesaysheis.

lly________mynerves.

asn’t_______truthinwhathesaid.

ofD.

adropof

40.________formysavings,Iwouldn’tbeabletosurvivethemirabledays.

not

’titbeen

asapowercutthismorning.________,Icouldn’tdoanythingwithmycomputer.

uentlyD.

Esntially

locksneedlesslywake______odesignsomethingtargetedatthe

individualsleeper.

43._______bothpartiesagreeontheissueswillacontractbesignedsoon.

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44.—I’oulendmeafewpoundsthivening?

—_____I’lljusthavetofindtimetogettothebankandmakeawithdrawal.

ndyousomenow.

B.I’mnotsureI’vegotanyeither.

,Ihaven’tgotapennyinmyaccount.

itcardmustbelefthome.

45.—We’r

countyouin?

—Oh,thanks,Sara,but_____

’tfindyouthen.B.I’vebeentotherestaurantonce.

C.I’llpassthistime.D.I’llmeetyouthereat5:00.

PartIIICloze(10marks)

thecorrectwordinone

ofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,

ertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Didyouknowthatforevery20,000novelswritten,onlyonegetspublished?Sothe(46)____

(likely)thatI’lleverfulfillmyambitionofbecomingaprofessionalmysterywriterdoesn’tem

prospectofturningmylifelongpassionintomylivelihoodandachievingfame

and(47)for______atthesametimeisjusttooexcitingformetobeputoffbydullstatistics.

Sowhatdoesit(48)t_______tobecomeawriter?Readingisimportant—allwritersneedto

rearchtheirgenrethoroughlytofamiliarizethemlves(49)_______itscodesandconventions.

Mybookshelvesathomearestackedwiththenovelsofallthegreatmysterywriters,whichI’ve

readandinmanycas,re-read,despite(50)_______(know)allthetime“who’ddoneit”.

Ofcour,etodevelopyourownpersonalstylerather

thansimplycopytheworkof“thegreats”.I’veturnedout(51)d________ofshortcrimestories

formyuniversitystudentmagazine—somehavebeenpublished,somenot,butI’vealwaysaimed

toproduceoriginalandimaginativematerial.

Lastbutnot(52)________,successfulwriterspossnormouslf-discipline.I’veoften

sacrificedmysociallifeinordertodevotethenecessarytimeandefforttoproducingagood

ethanoncethathasmeant(53)_______themidnightoil.

We’gitoutinanywherenearpublishableformisno(54)______

task,butwithimaginationanddetermination,andthehelpofanexperton“masterclass”,who

couldpossiblyfailto(55)re_______theirambition?

PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)

ssageisfollowed

dtothequestionsusing

ertowritethe

answersontheanswersheet.

SectionA(10marks)

Questions56—60arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Thetermcultureshockwasintroducedforthefirsttime

in1958todescribetheanxietyproducedwhenaperson

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rmexpressthefeelingofnotknowingwhatto

rmexpressthefeelingofnotknowingwhat

escribecultureshockasthephysicaland

emotionaldiscomfortapersonsufferswhencomingtoliveinaplacedifferentfromtheplaceof

origin.

Often,thewaythatwelivebeforeisnotacceptedorconsideredasnormalinthenewplace.

Everythingisdifferent,forexample,notspeakingthelanguage,notknowinghowtoubanking

machines,notknowinghowtoutelephones,andsoforth.

ghapersoncanexperience

realpainfromcultureshock,itisalsoanopportunityforgrowingandlearningnewperspectives.

Cultureshockcanhelppeopledevelopabetterunderstandingofthemlvesandstimulate

personalcreativity.

agecanbeongoing,

firststage,meiscalled

ard,nmayencountersome

mple,communicationdifficultiesmayoccur,suchasnotbeing

stage,theremaybefeelingsofimpatience,tion

betweentheoldmethodsandthoofthenewcountryisadifficultprocessandtakestimeto

rdstageischaracterizedbygainingsomeunderstandingofthenewculture.A

nmaystarttofeela

ividualismorefamiliarwiththeenvironmentandwantstobelong.

ourthstage,theperson

agecanbeoneofdouble

integrationortripleintegration,dependingonthenumberofculturesthatthepersonhastoprocess.

sonstartstodefine

thstageisthestagethatiscalledthe

curswhenapersonreturnstothenewlyacquiredcustomsareconsidered

improperintheoldculture.

Questions56—60

Completethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage,changingtheformwherenecessary,with

onlyonewordforeachblank.

Introducedin1958,cultureshockisatermudto(56)__________physicalandemotional

ghmanypeople

sufferalotfromcultureshock,itisan(57)_________estages

irststage,the(58)

__________stage,ard,(59)________from

thethirdandfourthstage,people

bleortriple

integrationis(60)__________tstage,calledreentryshock,

referstothefeelingpeoplehavewhenreturningtotheirhomecountry.

SectionB(10marks)

Questions61-65arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Forsomepeople,eHendersonisfindingfreedominarecent

decision;26yearsoldgraduatestudentstoppedhisaccount

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afterrealizingthatalotofhisonlinefriendswerereallyjustacquaintances.“Thesuperficial

emptinesscloudedtheexcitementIhadoncefelt,”Hendersonwroteinanarticle.“Itemswe

havelost,tosomedegree,thespecialdepththattruefriendshipisabout.”

JournalismprofessorMichaelBugeja,whoisastrongsupporterofface-to-facecommunication,

readHenderson’he’snotanti-technology,Bugeja

oftenlecturesstudentsabout“interpersonalintelligence”—knowingwhen,where,andforwhat

tsoutthestudentshe’senwalkingacross

campus,holdinghandswitheachotherwhiletalkingoncellphonestosomeoneelHe’salso

enthemincoffeeshops,surroundedbypeople,butstaringinsteadatacomputerscreen.“True

friends,”hesays,“needtolearnwhentostopbloggingandgoacrosscampustohelpafriend.”

Thedays,youngpeoplearemorewiredthanever—butthey’realsogettingmoreworried.

Increasingly,they’vehadtodealwithonlinebullies,whoarepostinganythingfromembarrassing

reasingly,youngpeoplealsoarerealizingthatthingstheyposton

theirprofilescancomebacktohurtthemwhenapplyingforschoolsorjobs.

Socialnetworkingcanbean“extremelyeffective”

joinedFacebookasawaytomeetothers.

However,nternetpromakeeventhemostboringpersonemsome

phonescanbeaquickwaytosay“haveagoodday”.Butfriendscanalsocancelanightoutwitha

textmessagetoavoidhavingtoexplain.“Ourgenerationneedstogetoverthisfearof

confrontationandrejection.”Hendersonsays.“Thefocusneedstobeonqualitycommunication,

inallways.”Backinhislife,Hendersoninjoyingspendingmoreface-to-facetimewithhis

hisdecisiontoquithissocial-networkingInternet

accountswasagoodone.“I’mnotsacrificingfriends,”hesays,“becauifapicture,somebasic

informationabouttheirlifeandaWebpageisallmyfriendshiphasbecome,thentherewas

nothingtosacrificetobeginwith.”

Questions61—63

Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfal(F)accordingtothepassage.

ghHendersonquitMySpace,mostofhisonlinefriendsareactuallyclofriends.

ingtoBugeja,youngpeopleshouldknowwhentoutechnologyandwhentostop

usingit.

networkinghelpsbuildanofcommunity

buthasanegativeeffectonyoungpeople’slifeifitis

udinappropriately.

Questions64—65

Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtothe

passage.

esHendersonlobyusingsocial

networkingwebsiteslikeMyspace?

youngpeopleneedtoovercomeinorderto

focusonqualitycommunication?

SectionC(10marks)

Questions66—70arebadonthefollowingpassage.

“Five…Four…Three…Two…One…Seeya!”

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andChanceMcGuire,twenty-five,isairborneoffa600–footconcretedaminNorthernCalifornia.

Inonecondhefalls15feet,intwoconds60feet,andafterthreecondsand130feet,heis

flyingat66milesanhour.

—anacronymfor

building,antenna,span(bridge)andearth(cliffs)—jumpinghasoneofthesportingworld’s

highestfatalityrates:inits18-yearhistory,forty–sport

hasneverbeenmorepopular,withmorethanathousandjumpersintheUnitedStates,andmore

chute

malfunctions,don’tbotherrearchingforarerve—thereisn’renocond

chances.

Still,ansmayhavemoreincommonwith

ahambarkedonanationalorgyofthrill

eofadventureandextremesportssuchasBASEjumping,

snowboarding,iceclimbing,skateboarding,andparaglidingismerelythemostvivid

manifestationofthisnewnationalbehavior.

Therisingpopularityofextremesportsspeaksofaneagernessonthepartofmillionsof

Americanstoparticipateinactivitiesclortotheedge,wheredanger,skill,andfearcombineto

giveweekendwarriorsandprofessionalathletesalikeanofpushingoutpersonalboundaries.

AccordingtoAmericanSportsDataInc.,aconsultingfirm,participationinso-calledextreme

ardinghasgrown113percentinfiveyearsandnowboastsnearly5.5

inhiking,skateboarding,scubadiving—theirgrowthcurvesreveala

stthatwithactivitiessuchasbaball,touchfootball,

andaerobics,allofwhichwereinsteadydeclinethroughoutthe1990s.

Thepursuitsthatarebecomingmorepopularhaveonethingincommon:theperceptionthatthey

aresomehowmorechallengingthanagameoftouchfootball.“Everyhumanbeingwithtwolegs

andtwoarmsisgoingtowonderhowfast,howstrong,howenduringheorsheis,”saysEric

Perlman,amountaineerandfilmmakerspecializinginextremesports.“Wearedesignedto

experienceordie.”

Questions66—68

Completethefollowingntenceswithinformationgiveninthepassageinamaximumof4words

foreachblank.

66._______ratesdoesn’tstoppeoplefromgettingintoBASEjumpingeveryday.

eofextremesportsmanifeststhenationalbehaviorof_______and________.

binationoffear,skillanddangergivesbothamateursandprofessionalsanof

______.

Questions69—70

Choothebestansweraccordingtothepassage.

fthefollowingactivitiesrevealsanationthatlovestoplayactivitiesclortothe

edge?

ll.

cs.

esEricmeanbysaying“Wearedesignedtoexperienceordie”?

thgreatchallengesisameaningfulone.

thoutgreatexperiencesisverycommon.

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maydiewhiledoingextremesports.

esportsareesntialpartsofhumanlife.

SectionD(10marks)

Questions71—75arebadonthefollowingpassage.

ulatedtheories

ofrelativity,successfullydescribedthenatureoftheuniverandcameupwiththemostfamous

eckhamisthefootballerwhoskillsandprecisionhavemadehim

oreintelligent?

HowGardner’stheoryofmultipleintelligences(MI)daresustoputthetwomenonneighboring

dofregardingintelligenceasasinglequantitymeasurablebypen-and-papertests,

Gardner,aneducationprofessoratHarvardUniversity,divideshumanintelligenceintonofewer

thaneightparatecategoriesrangingfrommathematicaltomusicalcompetence.(74)Hisideas

r’spointisthat

quantitymeasuresonlyonecapacity,thesortofmentalagilitythatisvaluedinacademic

achievement,screated

tegoriesareeasilyreconcilablewithgeneralperceptions

mple,“linguistic”intelligenceconfersamasteryoflanguage,andistheprerve

ofsuchpeopleaspoets,writersandlinguists.“Logicalmathematical”intelligencemarksout

peoplewhotakeareasoningapproachtophysicalthings,in

isthestandard–bearerofthisgroup,wocategoriesare

themaincomponentsofwhatwegenerallythinkofas“intelligence”.

“Musical”intelligencecharacterizesmusicians,comporsandconductors.“Spatial”intelligence

isaboutbeingabletopictureperspective,tovisualizeaworldinone’sheadwithgreataccuracy.

Chessplayers,s,athletesandactors

arelumpedunderthe“bodily-kinesthetic”heading;theindividual,likeBeckham,areableto

controltheirbodiesandmovementsverycarefully.

Thencometwotypesof“personal”intelligence-intrapersonal,theabilitytogaugeone’sown

mood,feelingsandmentalstates,andinterpersonal,beingabletogaugeitinothersanduthe

atristsare

particularlyadeptattheformer,whilereligiousleadersandpoliticiansareenaspeoplewhocan

exploitthelatter.

CharlesDarwinisperhapstheperfectembodimentoftheeighthintelligence–“naturalist”.This

labeldescists

andbotanistscancountthemlvesamongthisgroup.

(75)Theeightcategoriescertainlyreflectthefactthat,intheareas,thereisaspectrumof

thereallyintelligences,orcould

thecompetencesbemoreaccuratelydescribedasgiftsortalents?

Questions71—73

Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtothepassage.

ethemaincomponentsof“intelligence”wegenerallythinkof?

ndofabilitiesdoemotionalintelligenceinvolve?

ntelligencesarereprentedbyEinsteinandBeckhamrespectively?

Questions74—75

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TranslatetheunderlinedntencesinthepassageintoChine.

ashaveprovokedvigorousdebateabouthowonedefinesintelligence.

ightcategoriescertainlyreflectthefactthat,intheareas,thereisaspectrumof

humanabilityrangingfromthehopelesstothebrilliant.

PartVTranslation(10marks)

TranslatethefollowingntencesintoEnglish,erto

writetheanswerontheanswersheet.

76.既然没有退路了，我们不妨试试他的方法。(mightaswell)

77.公司的利润连续三个月下滑，你如何解释？(accountfor)

78.在谈到如何能取得成功时，Blair强调创造机遇比等待机遇更重要。（putemphasison）

79.我希望我年轻的时候也有你们这么好的机会。（虚拟语气）

80.高昂的学费并不一定能够保证良好的教育。（guarantee）

PartVIErrorCorrection(10marks)

t

thepassageinthefollowingway:forarightline,putthesign“√”inthecorrespondingblank;for

awrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblank;foramissing

word,markthepositionofthemissingwordwiththesign“∧”andwritethewordyoubelieveto

bemissingintheblank;foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwiththesign“”

andputthewordwiththesign“”heanswersontheanswersheet.

Forexample:

bornintheearly

___is___nineteenthcenturywhenwomenhadfarfeweropportunities∧theyhavenow.

__than___ShelivedinasmallvillageinYorkshireandshetookgreatpleasureinwalking

____√___onthemoorswhere

__where__

Cashrewardisacommonformofmotivationudbyparentswithhigh

81.

________

youngstersreceivepaymentsofasmuchas￡100foreachAgradethey

ldsuch“bribes”bebadonexamperformanceor82.________

shouldthey,asmanyparentsandteachersfeel,beofferedinrecognitionofa83.________

child’ffort,regardlessofresults?Thelaterapproachwouldsolvethe84.

________

problemsofhowparentsrewardchildrenwithdifferentlevelsofability;85.

________

imagine,forexample,afamilywithonechildwhoisacademicallygiftand86.________

gersofresult-relatingincentives87.________

forthecondchildareclear;withlittlehopeofobtainingthehighergrades,

thewithholdingofpromidfinancialrewardswouldonlycompoundofthe

88.________

child’r,someleadingeducationalpsychologists89.

________

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90.________

maintainthatifparentsknowthatmoneywillmotivatetheirchild,thenthey

shouldnotbecondemnedforoperatingasystemofcashpayouts.

PartVIIIQTest(5marks)

heanswersontheanswersheet.

wowordsstartingwith“P”and“O”containthemostletters?

at:Thebeginningofeternity

Theendoftimeandspace

Thebeginningofeveryend

Andtheendofeveryplace?

93.

L

O

V

E

What’sthephrathatisreprentedbythepicture?

ictureshouldreplacethequestionmark?

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’reonly

allowedtotakeonesockfromthedraweratatimeandyoucan’tethecolorofthesockyou’re

takinguntilyou’vetakenit,howmanysocksdoyouhavetotakebeforeyou’reguaranteedtohave

atleastonematchingpair?

PartVIIIWriting(30marks)

I(10marks)

WRITERSREQUIRED

Wearelookingforpeopletowriteforthismagazineaboutplacesofinterestintheirlocalarea

dliketohearfromanyonewho

has:

—aninterestintravellingtoplacesofinterest;

—somepersonalexperienceofwriting;

Sendusaletterofapplication,explainingwhyyouthinkyouaresuitable.

“Frank”insteadofyourreal

name.

II(20marks)

Chinaisnowexperiencingthelargestmassmigrationofpeople,anestimated230million(2010),

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’vebroughteconomyboomtocitiesandlife

r,thismigrationleaveslandinthecountryside

uncultivatedandchildrenofmigrantworkerspoorlyeducated.

HowdoyouthinkcanthemigrationinChinahaveabalanceddevelopment?

Writeyourarticleinabout140wordsinanappropriatestyleontheanswersheet.

2011NationalEnglishContestforCollegestudents

(LevelC-Preliminary)

PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

Inthisction,nversationswillbereadonlyonce.

Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-condpau,readthequestionandthe

therechoicesmarkedA,BandC,rkthe

correspondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

esthemanwanttodo?

ethingtoeatnow.

uietplacethatshowsgames.

henextgamewiththewoman.

snotthemanhaveaMySpaceaccount?

tskilledatusingcomputer.

heinstructionareinEnglish

anwonnotteachhim.

gdoesthewomanplantotryteleworking

wdays.

wweeks.

wmonths.

esthemanhopewillhappen?

ceofcellphonenovelswillgodown.

el’sauthorwillwriterlongerstories.

anwilltellhimhothestoryends.

thewomangoingtodonext?

hercomputer.

walkwithpeter.

ernewneighbors.

SectionB(10marks)

Inthisction,nversationwillbereadonlyonce.

Attheendeachconversation,thepau,readthe

questions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,

markthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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Conversationone

dJackdooverthesummer?

iedveryhard.

asummerclass.

tedoneofhisteachers.

esJackthinkofMsWellingtonasateacher?

-going.

.

sting.

sWellington’sclasshard?

msaredifficult.

snotgivestudentsthehelptheyneed.

esdolotsofwork.

Conversationtwo

ngoingtothecitywherethehotelislocated?

holiday.

’sonabusinesstrip

ingtoaconference.

nstayedattheSunriHotel?

.

.

imes.

nform?

.

land.

lia.

n’spassportnumber?

A.87647489

B.87637289

C.87637489

nwant?

eroomfortwonights.

eroomfortwonights.

eroomforonenight.

narriveatSunriHotel?

9:15pm

9:35pm

10:00pm

n’sroom?

ichwithfries.

esandwich.

rwithchips.

SectionC(5Marks)

estheAssociatedPressaskeditorandnewsdirectorstodo?

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rthetopstoriesoftheyear.

betheoilspillintheGulfofMexico

aboutthe11workerskilledintheexplosion

rethedoctorsandtechnologyexpertsfrom?

k.

longdoesPresidentObamaagreetoextendthetaxcuts?

ryears

eeyears

years.

ypeopleintheworlddon’thaveenoughtoeat,accordingtothereport?

anonebillion.

xhundredmillion.

ninehundredmillion

veastronomersrecentlydiscovered?

reunknownplantsinoldergalaxies.

remanygalaxiesintheuniver

realotmorereddwarfinoldergalaxies

SectionD(10marks)

Inthection,the

ertowritetheanswerontheanswer

sheet

Whatdoyoudoifyoudon’tgetyourfirstchoiceuniversity?This____facesthousandsof

ch_____turntoClearing,arvicethathelpsfinduniversityplacesfor

don’thavethemarkstogetintotheir____,Clearingtellsthem

aboutplacesavailableatotheruniversity,thoughtheymighthavetoreadadifficultsubject.

,combinedwith

the_____________________,anuncertainjobmarket,andbudgetcutsatuniversity,producteven

urcessaysixstudentshaveappliedforeach

remaining___________________________place

TheBritishUniversityAdmissionsService,UCAS,saysuptoaquarterofthisyear’s

universityapplicants-almost190000people-havenotbeenadmittedinto

a____________________________.Thatisanincreaofover46000studentsfromlastyear.

Facedwiththefigure,someBritishstudentsmightconsideraninteresting

alternative:_____________________________.TheUniversityofNottinghamforisoffering

placeatitscampusinNingbo,nearShanghai,andKualaLumpur,tsatthe

institutionscanearnUniversityofNottinghamdegrees,according,engineeringandEnglish.

Similarly,theUniversityofBoltonsaysithasunlimitedplacesatitscampusintheUnitedArab

Emirates.

Todealwiththeproblems,theUK’sHigherEducationMinister,DavidWillet’s,is

encouragingstudentswhohavenotmadethegradetoconsideralternativestouniversity,suchas

_______________________andstudyingathome.

“Therearearrangeofoptionsavailable,“hesays.“peoplecanreapplynextyear,sothey

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shoug

_____________________orotherskillswillstrengthentheirchancesnextyear.”Some

commentatorssay,thoughthatrisinguniversitycosts,poorlong-term_______________________,

andadropingraduaterecruitmentmeanthistheworsttimetobeauniversitystudentintheUK.

PartTwoVocabularyandStructure(15marks)

hblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,

B,rkthecorrespondingletter

ontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

fourdaysoftalks,wearegladtoannouncethattheunionandmanagement

havereachedan______.Theagreementisfairandbenefitsbothsides.

akingBAstheclerk______preparedmymilkshake,Iwonderedhowlongshehadbeenworking

there,mindlesslymakingicecreamtreatsinatorderofsteps.

tically

hschoolstudent,hethoughthe'd

______tobenothingmorethanajanitor.

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es

34.b

35.____C__informationprovidedbymembersofthepublic,thepolicewouldhaveamuch

movedifficultjob.

itionthat

Brownwasapainstakingwriter;______,heoncespenthalfadayonthe

compositionofasinglentence.

mple

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37.-c---WhatanIgoingtodoaboutaprentforCarol?

----You______someflowers.

end

her

uttheairholdinginsomeofthesun'sheat,theearth______coldatnight,toocold

forustoliveon.

efrozen

ntsinouruniversityeach______tosay,eachofthe

studentsinouruniversity______anEnglishdictionary.

;;;;has

'e______elthatyouneed?

hing

______hisbusinesspartneroverplanstoreducetheworkforce.

ongwith

42.A______isthispieceofequipmenttoberemovedfromthebuilding.

ll

'sparentswere______thatshewasstillonthejob.,butshehadresigned.

spicion

44.---D-Idon'tthinkIwillever,inmylife,winalotteryoffivemilliondollars.

----Well,______.Anythingcanhappen.

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'nevertell

45.----B-HowdidyoufindtheconcertintheGrandTheatrelastnight?

-----______buttheconductorwasperfect.

n''azyaboutitD.I

reallylikedit

PartThreeCloze(15marks)

IhavebeenreadingalotonmyiPadrecently,andIhavesome(46)_____(complain)notabout

gisasubtlething,andits

subtletiesareartifactsofavenerablemedium:ndpixels

aren'tthesame.

WhenIreadaphysicalbook,Idon'thavetolookanywhereeltofindouthowmuchI'veread.

TheiPade---reader,iBookstriestocreatethe(47)illu_____esem

toturn,andIcantheedgesofthothatremain,butit'realwayxactlysix

unturnedpages,nomatter(48)_____Iaminthebook.

Also,ntheirdigitalformatlookvastlyless"finished",orless

varytheirfontandtypesize,butthisonlymakesthem

(49)_____(remble)word---procesd---nomatterhow(50)_____(wretch)orwonderfulthey

are---willneverlookasgoodasRobertHass'spoemsintheprinteditionofTheAppleTreesat

rpoemscanlookalmostexactlyasugly---as"e---book---like"---astheKindle

versionofthatcollection.

Allthee---bookI'vereadhavebeenugly---booksbyChang---raeLee,AlvinKernan,andStieg

'preading

books,andthis(51)_____(differ)isimportant.

Whenitcomestodigitaleditions,the(52)_____(assume)emstobethatall

books(53)are_____(create)r,ass

migrationfromprinttodigital,we'reeingaprofusionofdigitalbooks---manyofthemoutof

copyright---thatlooknewandeven"HD,"butwhichmaywellhavebeensupplantedbymore

adigitalreaders'guide---aplacewherereaders

canfind(54)_____whetherthebookthey'reabouttodownloadisthebestavailableedition.

(55)Fi_____,dyhaveapersonallibrary,butmostofthebooksI've

readhavecomefrom(56)_____(lend)&Noblehasreleadane---readerthat

allowsshort---term(57)_____(borrow)ireideabehindAmazon'sKindle

andApple'siBooksassumesthatyoucannotreadabookunlessyouownitfirstandthatonlyyou

canreaditunlessyouwanttogiveyourreadingdevicetosomeoneel.

Thisgoesagainstthesocialvalueofreading,thecollectiveknowledgeand

(58)_____(collaborate)discourthatcomesfromaccessto(59)_____orourcultureingeneral.

PartFourReadingComprehension(40marks).

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SectionA(10marks).

Questions61to65arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Notkeenonreading?Doyouhavetroublefindinganovelthatarousyourinterest?Whynot

followAmmonShea'xampleandstartreadingadictionary?

MrSheaownsover1,ntlyspentayear

tionarycontainsmorethan

20,000pagesandover59millionwords.

AshereadfromAtoZ,cludeswordssuch

as"happify,"meaningtomakesomeonehappyand"tripudiate",whichmeanstodance,skipor

alsokeptadiaryaboutthixperience,whichhassincebecomea

best---llingbook.

Whydidhedothis?Heclaimsitwasfun."I'e

farmoreinterestingthanpeoplegivethencreditfor,"hesaid.

Itappearsthatitwasnothisgoaltosoundmoreintelligentbyusinglongerandmorecomplex

words."I'mnotagainstlong,fancyorobscurewords,butI'moppodtousingthenfortheirown

sake,"hesaid.

Infact,asaresultofreadingsomanynewwords,MrSheaoftenforgoteverydayvocabulary.

Hewrote,"MyheadwassofullofwordsthatIoftenhadtroubleformingsimplentences."

Higgleton,areprentativeof

CollinsCbuilddictionaries,explainedthatthousandsofcrosswordpuzzleandSrabblefansread

letondidhowevernotethat,"It's

probablynotthebestwaytolearnEnglish,andyou'dlearnmorethanyouneed."Itisnotknown

howmanyofthe59millionwordsMsShearemembers,buthehascertainlymadehistorywithhis

eccentrichobby.

Questions61to65.

DecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFal.

hasread1.000dictionaries.

spentonemonthreadingtheOxfordEnglishDictionary.

ea'sopinion,peopledon'tgivedictionarienoughcreditforbeinginteresting.

thinksitisimportanttbeabletoulongandcomplicatedwordsineveryday

conversation.

HiggletonthinksthatreadingadictionaryisthebestwaytolearnEnglish.

SectionB(10marks)

Questions66to70arebadonthefollowingpassage.

ysurfersit

ismuchmorethanahobby---theywouldprobablyagreewiththeAmericanprofessionalsurfer

KellySlaterwhenhesaid,"Onceyou'rein,you''snogettingout."

"Surfing",ofcour,rfersstandup

ontheirboards,whichrequiresgodbalanceandisthereforedifficultformostbeginnerstolearn,

butsomeliedownand"bodyboard"

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Thehistoryo

thefirstwhitepeopletoeanyonesurfingwastheBritishexplorerCaptainGook,whenhisship

hedmanyHawaiiansridingwavesonlargepiecesofwood,

andreportedthat,"Surfingemstogivethemafeelingofgreatpleasure."

WhensurfingstartedtobecomeverypopularintheUnitedStatesinthe1950'sand60s,surfers

udlargewoodenboards(oftenmorethanthreemetreslong)today

areshorterandalsomuchlighter,becautheyaremadeofartificialmaterialsinsteadofwood.

rea

fewotherthings,however,thatmostsurfersfindimportant;acordtattachoneoftheiranklesto

theboardandthereforestopitfrombeingcarriedalongwayawaywhentheyfalloff';wax,which

theyputonthesurfaceoftheboardtohelptheirfeetsticktoit;andawetsuittohelpthemkeep

th---westofEnglishisanexampleofaplacewheresurfersusually

needwetsuits,eveninsummer.

Surfinghasbeenaprofessionalsportformanyyearaandtheverybestsurfersareabletomake

thebestprofessionalsurfersinthelast30years,bothmenandwomen,

havebeenAmericanorAustralian,butsurfersfromBrazil,PeruandSouthAfricahavealsowon

importantcompetitions.

Questions66to70

Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationgivenintheassageinamaximumof10

wordsforeachquestion.

ostbeginnersfinditdifficulttstanduponasurfboard?

partoftheworlddidsurfingprobablybegin?

dsurfingstarttobecomeverypopularintheUnitedStates?

surfersuwaxfor?

ingtothepassage,inwhatpartoftheworlddosurfersusuallyneedwetsuits?

SectionC(10marks)

Questions71to75arebadonthefollowingpassage.

ThelatesthumandevelopmentreportfromtheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgrammed

(UNDP)containssomegoodnews,butalsoaveryriouswarningaboutthethreatpody

climatechange.

Thereport,publishedannuallysince1990,ekstoass“humandevelopment”around

theworld,andcalculatesa“HumanDevelopmentIndex(HDI)isbad

onaverageincome,prisingly,rich

countiestendtohavehigherHDIsthanpoorcounties,butthereareinterestingvariationsinhuman

developmentamongcountrieswithsimilarlevelsofeconomicdevelopment,becausomehave

betterhealthandeducationsystemsthanothers.

Accordingtothe2010report,thecountywiththehighestlevelofhumandevelopmentis

Norway,followedbyAustralia,NewZealand,thelowest

HDIsbelongtocountiesinsub-SaharanAfrica.

AlmostallcountiesaroundtheworldshavehigherHDIsnowthanin1990,despitethe

factthatsincethe2008financialcrisis,thetotalnumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertyhas

ortconcludesthatmostpeoplearehealthier,livelonger,arebettereducatedand

countrieswithvereeconomicproblems,

people’ghsub-SaharanAfrican

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countriesareatthebottomofthepileintermsofhumandevelopment,someofthemhavemade

ortiscritical,however,ofthefacteconomicinequalityhas

increadsignificantlyinthelasttwentyyears,bothwithinandbetweencountries.

ThegreatestthreattoimprovingHDIsinthefuture,accordingtothereport,isclimate

icgrowthincreasaverageincomesinacountrythroughincreasingproduction

r,ifthisleadstogreateremissionsofgreenhougas,ashasalways

beenthecainthepast,globalwarningwillprobablyaccelerate,andcauvereenvironmental

problemsinsomepartsoftheworldhatwillthreatenthelivelihoodsofhugenumbersfpeople.

Theprogressofthelasttwentyyears,therefore,mightnotbesustainable.

Theonlysolution,accordingtothereport,Itobreakthelinkbetweeneconomicgrowth

andgreenhougamissions-which,needlesstosay,iasier,saidthandone.

Questions71to75

Completethefollowingntenceswithinformationgiveninthepassageinamaximumof10

wordsforeachblank.

ceptof“humandevelopment”isbadonthefollowingthreefactors:_______,

_____________and_____________.

untrieswithsimilarlevelsofeconomicdevelopmenthavequitedifferentHDIs

becautheyhave_____________.

73._________________hascaudthenumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertytoincrea

since2008.

ortsaysthat______________isthegreatestthreattoincreasingHDIsinthefuture.

ortsaysthelinkbetween____________and____________needstobebroken.

SectionD(10marks)

Questions76to80arebadonthefollowingpassage

Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemfor

vealwayscomplained,moreorlessjustly,

thattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodernways;thattheyareposssiveanddominant;that

theydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcris:thattheytalktoomuchaboutcertain

problems-andthattheyhavenonohumor,atleastparent-childrelationships.

Ithinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethow

theyfeltthemlveswhenwereyoung.

Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheirparentswiththeirchoicesinclothes,hairstyles,

elcutofffromtheadultworldintowhich

theyhavenotyetbeenaccepted,,ifit

turnsoutthattheirmusic,entertainers,vocabulary,clothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparents,this

eltheyaresuperior,atleastinasmallway,andthatthey

areleadersinstyleandtaste.

Sometimesteenagersareresistantandproudbecautheydonotwanttheirparentsto

didapprove,itlooksasiftheteenagerisbetrayinghisownage

sisassumingthattheteenageristheunderdog:hecannotwinbutatleasthecan

turalenoughafteryearsof

childhood,whenchildrenwerecompletelyundertheirparent’scontrol,butitignoresthefactthat

whentheybecometeenagers,childrenarebeginningtoberesponsibleforthemlves.

Ifyouplantocontrolyourlife,charm

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otherpeople,especiallyyourparents,alsoimpress

peoplewithyourofresponsibilityandyourinitiative,sothattheywillgiveyoutheauthoritytodo

whatyouwanttodo.

Questions76to78

Choothebestansweraccordingtothepassage.

76thefirstparagraphismainlyabout_____________.

Ateenagers’criticismoftheirparents

Bmisunderstandingbetweenteenagersandtheirparents

Cthedominanceofparentsovertheirchildren

Dteenagers’abilitytodealwithcris

77teenagershavestrangeclothesandhairstylesbecauthey___________

Ahaveastrongdesiretobeleadersinstyleandtaste

Bwanttoprovetheirexistencebycreatingacultureoftheirown

Chavenootherwaytoenjoythemlves

Dwanttoirritatetheirparent

78teenagersdonotwanttheirparentstoapproveofwhattheydobecauthey

_______________.

Ahavealreadybeenacceptedintoadultworld

Bfeelthattheyaresuperiortoadultworld

Cwanttowinadultsovertotheirculture

Ddon’twanttoappeartobedisloyaltotheirownagegroup

Question79to80

TranslatethentencesinthepassageintoChine

79Ithinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowthey

feltthemlveswhenwereyoung

80Youcancharmotherpeople,especiallyyourparents,intodoingthingsthewayyouwant.

PartVtranslate(10mark)

TranslatethefollowingntencesintoEnglish,ertowrite

youranswerontheanswersheet.

81他以牺牲健康为代价获得财富。(atthecostof)

82我不知道有多少学生涉及到这次事件。(beinvolvedin)

83为孤儿捐款，请按以下地址或电话同我们联系。(contact)

84目前，在韩国和日本，汉语已成为第二外语，仅次于英语。(condto)

85要不是下雨，我们的旅行本来是很愉快的。(butfor)

PartVIIwriting(30marks)

TaskI(10marks)

It’escribingresolutionsyoumaketotrytochangeyourlife

andwhyyouLiMinginstead

Writeanoteofabout100wordsinanappropriatestyleontheanswersheet.

TaskII(20marks)

Writeaboutthefollowingtopic.

essuccessmeantodifferentpeople,

andwhatisyourvieworsuccess?

Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplefromyourownknowledgeor

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experience.

Writeyourarticleinabout140wordsinanappropriatestyleontheanswersheet.

2010NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

(LevelC---Preliminary)

PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

Inthisction,ndofeachconversation,aquestion

econversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.

Aftereachquestion,thepau,readthethreechoicesmarkedA,B

andC,rkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Whatisthewomanprobablydoingnow?

ritinganessay.

tudyingforatest.

hoppingforshoes.

Howdidthewomanfeelaccordingtotheconversation?

relaxed

plead

disappointed

Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherprentation?

’sfarfrombeingready

alotofinformationfromtheinternet

dsanotherweektogetitready

Wherewillthecompanyprobablyholdthestuffparty?

ABC

Whichpictureshowsthecorrectionstotheman’sname?

SectionB(10marks)

Inthisction,

theendofeachconversation,thepau,readthefive

questions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

esthemanwanttotalktoAnnabout?

aytriptoYellowstonePark

rchprojectinYellowstonePark

rebyaprofessorwhovisitedYellowstonePark

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ABC

SectionB(10marks)

Inthisction,

theendofeachconversation,thepau,readthefive

questions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Conversationone

esthemanwanttotalktoAnnabout?

aytriptoYellowstonePark

rchprojectinYellowstonePark

rebyaprofessorwhovisitedYellowstonePark

ingtotheman,whyisthebuffalopopulationincreasinginYellowstonePark?

buffalohavecomefromneighbouringareas.

uffaloaredyingofdia

siernowforthebuffalotofindfoodinwinter.

sthemanthinkAnnwouldbeinterestedingoingtoYellowstone?

beenstudyinganimaldias

agertovisitYellowstonePark

dsthemoneytocontinueherstudies

dthewomanplantodoinJuly?

herthesis

oliday

hebuffalopopulation

illthewomanmostprobablyspendthecomingsummer?

niversityofWyoming

owstoneNationalPark

riend’shomeinWyoming.

ConversationTwo

sMattRyan’sfirstjob?

olidayreliefworkatatelevisionchannel

gpart-timeasamodel

picturesforatelevisionstation

dMattfindinterestingaboutthesixties?

reasingnumberofcomicbooks

idadvancesintechnology

ricanspaceprogramme

eMatt’smodelsonceudonthenews?

entedbetterimagesthantherealpictures

cecraftcameragotdamagedandfailedtotakeanypictures

evisionstudiowastryingsomenewideas

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sthenameoftheprogrammethatmarkedthebeginningofMatt’sTVcareer?

Star.

dMattdofortheprogramme?

models.

dthepartofamonster.

edit.

SectionC(5marks)

Inthisction,ach

item,thepau,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,B

andC,rkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter

ytimeshastheNationalHockeyLeaguealloweditsplayerstotakepartinthe

WinterOlympics?

.

astheAfricaCupofNationsheld?

la.

scaudalargenumberofpeopletofleetheirhomesinnorthernYemen?

food.

ngtemperatures.

mtiazSooliman?

aSouthAfricanfoundation.

ofalocalcivicgroup.

dthecondstimulusbillpasdbytheHouofReprentativesaimat?

inginternationaltrade.

ngemployment.

ingtheprivatector.

SectionD(10marks)

Inthisction,youarerequiredtofill10blanks,eachwithNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS

ertowritetheanswers

ontheanswersheet.

Children’sToys

Mostpopularwoodentoy:(21)

Thewoodentoyisfor(22)

Outputper(23):4,000items

Average(24)timeperbox(25)minutes

Thenumberofboxesin(26):1,000

Dateofthecomingdispatch(27)

Currentnumberof(28):20

Numberofstaffworkingonthe(29):40staff

Allstaffdo:(30)work

PartIIVocabularyandStructures(15marks)

hblanktherearefourchoices,markedA,B

theonethatbestcompletesthentence,thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

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nwasinjured,Harrywaschonaslast-minutefortherugbyteam.

ement

32.—Hello,,I’’snotarrivedyetandit’s

alreadythreeo’clockintheafternoon.

—Let’se...it’sreachyouonTuesdayafternoon.

tto

helastgroupsofpeopletoacceptthenewmodelwerereligiousgroups,whostill

theideathattheearthwasthecenteroftheuniver.

butedto

ghapparentlyrigid,bonexhibitadegreeofelasticitythatenablestheskeletonto

considerableimpact.

ss

35.—Wouldyoulikemetogotothedentistwithyou?

—No,youwithme.

dgo

eturnedtocyclingandtrainingonlyfivemonthsafterhewasdiagnodwith

cancer.

lly

indsgenerallylookatlifeinawaytothemlves.

l

lledinanelectricianhecouldputafingeronthecauoftheshortcircuit.

hoped

istanceexperiencedwhenonebodymovesoveranother,itisincontact,is

calledfrictionalforce.

ll,theywanttostudyaquestion:Arehumansactuallyawareoftheworld

theylivein?

ssive

41.—Tina,IhearyouhadagoodjourneytotheMaldiveslastweek,Howwasit?

—Ienjoyedthebeautifulscenery,butthehotelwassatisfactory.

ngbut

eginningofthe20thcentury,peoplemadecoffeeaclothbagfullofcoffee

groundsintoboilingwater.

mped

usanrecently,you’dthinkthephotographontherightwasstrange.

n’’’’tcontact

:I’veputthejobadvertimentinthenewspaper,.

Trim:Good.

Beata:Well,itwasabitmorethanthe＄10thattheyquotedus.

Trim:Aslongasitwasn’t＄10aday.

Howtoscheduleit?hwasit?

enwasitputthere?utthenewspaper?

:WhoisJackieTow?Ihaveaparcelhereforhim.

Jackie:That’sme.

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Woman:Yes,putyournamehere.

Jackie:bethenewpairofshoesIboughtonline.

avethender’saddress?

etosignforit?

PartIIICloze(10marks)

thewordinoneofthe

followingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orby

ertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

WhereTheWildThingAre

“Ididn’ttouttomakeachildren’smovie,”saysBeingjohnMalkovichdirectorSpikeJonze,“I

touttomakeamovieaboutchildhood.”Indeed,liketherecentalternativechildren’sbook(46)

adapt,FantasticMrFox,thisismorelikeanadultfilm(47)children’sclothing

－mbunctious(无法无天)nine-year-oldMaxfeels

(48)igbyhisbusysinglemumandhernewboyfriend,andrunsaway(49)home,

hefindshimlfonanislandpopulatedbyhuge,hairy,,hegetshimlf

crownedking,andheandthemonstersfightandplay,andthrowmudateachother(whichthe

youngerviewerswilllove).’t’m,I

can’t(50)deit’ewhimsical(异想天开)imaginativeand

heart-tuggingmoments,Jonzeandco-writerDaveEggersinevitablylothewonderfulsubtlety

(精妙之处)ofMauricendak’swell-loved338-wordpicturebookjustby(51)(spin)it

already!WegetthisdysfunctionalgroupofneuroticWild

Things(52)repMax’schild’yeviewofgrown-upsascomprehensiblegiants,both

terrifyingandloving.(53),eventherepetitiveactionandnon-subtleties

(54),makethisfeelmorelikefamilytherapythanafairy(55)tcan’tdestroythe

film’shauntingmagic.

PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)

ertowritethe

answersontheanswersheet.

SectionA(10marks)

HOLDAYSINWALES

–DduCountryCottages

Ynys,CricciethLL532OPB

tablyfurnishedwithantiques,oldoak

beams,logfires,givingtheauraandgraceofabygoneage,butwithalltheesntialsofthe20th

century–sauna,jacuzzi,fourposterbed,snookertable…Aholidayvenueonerarelyfinds–but

oftendreamsof.

ForEnquiriescontact:

MrsAJones

Rhandir,Boduan,PwllheliGwynedd,LL538UA

arCottage

Talhenbonthall,Talhenbont,Criccieth,Gwynedd

Enq:Roger&GillianGood

Lovinglyrestoredstonecottageandhuntinglodgein70acrewoodedcountryestatewithriver.

blethroughouttheyear.

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nnis,efromcoast,fivemiles

hepersonalsupervisionoftheowners.

rFlats

12MarineTerrace,Criccieth,Gwynedd,LL52OEF

table,clean,fullyequipped,completelyprivate

flats,ng,sailing,fishing,

walking,TV,reaksavailable

rphoneforbrochure.

Cottages

Cticciech,Gwynedd

Enquiries:MrsSEdwardsPen-y-Bryn,

Chwilog,Pwllheli,Gwyhedd,LL536SX

Enjoyapeaanarea

ofunrivallednaturalbeauty,esaresuperbly

sher,washer/dryer,microwave,

linen,children’splayarea,barbecueandfarmtrail.

onSelfCatering

Borth-y-Gest,Phorthmadog,Gwynedd,LL499TU

Situatedonlyminutesfromthebeachwithfabulousviewsofgarden,

lbafortouring,walking,climbing,fishing,the

slatemines,castles,Portmeirion,Porthmadogleisurecentreorjustrelaxingonthebeach.

Bed&Breakfastalsoavailable.

Question56to58:Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfal(F)accordingto

theadvertiments.

aholidayinadelightfulhideawaycottage,youshouldcontactMrsSEdwards.

ticciethFiveStarHotel,freetennis,gamefishing,ridingandgolfareavailable.

reaksareavailableoutofasonintheLlynPeninsula.

Question59to60:Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtotheadvertiments.

lantohaveaholidaywithyourchildren,whatisthebestplace?

llyouenjoymostinBronAfonSelfCatering?

SectionB(10marks)

Thegiantpanda,thecreaturethathasbecomeasymbolofconrvation,

majorreasonislossofhabitat,whichhascontitueddespitetheestablishmentof14pandarerves.

Deforestation,mainlycarriedoutbyfarmersclearinglandtomakewayforfieldsastheymove

higherintothemountains,hasdrasticallycontractedthemammal’dahas

disappearedfrommuchofcentralandeasternChina,andisnowrestrictedtotheeasternflankof

theHimalayas.

Satelliteimageryhasshowntheriousnessofthesituation;almosthalfofthepanda’shabitathas

,thesurvivingpandapopulationhasalsobecome

fragmented;acombinationofsatelliteimageryandgroundsurveysrevealspanda“islands”in

ulationoftheislandshasbecomeisolated

ttingaroadthroughpandahabitatmaybe

enoughtosplitapopulationintwo.

llestgroupshave

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toofewanimalstobeviable,gerpopulationsmaybeviablein

theshortterm,butwillbesusceptibletogeneticdefectsasaresultofinbreeding.

Inthecircumstances,amoretraditionalthreattopandas–thecycleoffloweringandsubquent

witheringofthebamboothatistheirstaplefood–

floweringpromptspandastomovefromoneareatoanother,thuspreventinginbreedingin

as,however,bamboofloweringcouldprovecatastrophic

（灾难性的）becauthepandasareunableemigrate.

Thelatestconrvationmanagementplanforthepanda,preparedbyChina’sMinistryofForestry

andtheWorldWideFundforNature,aimsprimarilyatmaintainingpandahabitatsandensuring

anwillchangesomeexistingrerve

boundaries,establish14newrervesandprotectorreplantcorridors-offorestbetweenpanda

easuresincludebettercontrolofpoaching,reducingthedegradationofhabitats

outsidererves,andreforestation.

entationwillbeexpensiveandwillrequireparticipationby

individualsrangingfromvillagerstogovernmentofficials.

Question61to65:Completethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage,changingtheformwhere

necessary,onlyonewordforeachblank.

Thesurvivalofthegiantpandaisbeingriously(61).Thisislargelybecautheoverall

ult,pandasaremorepronetoproblemsandare

unableto(62)aroundfreely,followingthegrowthcyclesof(63)

planaimstoprotectexistingpanda(64)analso

eed,everyone,(65)both

thegovernmentandindividuals,willhavetocooperate.

SectionC(10marks)

Hondahasdevelopedawaytoreadpatternsofelectriccurrentsonaperson’sscalpaswellas

changesincerebralbloodflowwhenapersonthinksaboutfoursimplemovements-movingthe

righthand,movingthelefthand,runningandeating.

67InavideoshownatTokyoheadquarters,apersonwearingahelmetsatstillbutthought

aboutmovinghisrighthand–athoughtthatwaspickedupbyelectrodesattachedtohishead

insidethehelmet.

68Hondasaidthetechnologywasn’tquitereadyforalivedemonstrationbecauofpossible

distractionsintheperson’sthinking.

Anotherproblemisthatbrainpatternsdiffergreatlyamongindividuals,andsoabouttwotothree

pany,aleader

inrobotics,acknowledgedthetechnologywasstillatabasicrearchstage,withnoimmediate

practicalapplicationsintheworks.

69Japanboastsoneoftheleadingroboticsindustriesintheworld,andthegovernmentis

chonthebrainisbeingtackledaround

theworld,butHondasaiditsrearchwasamongthemostadvancedinfiguringoutwaysto

readbrainpatternswithouthavingtohurttheperson,suchambedding(植入)nsorsintothe

asmaderoboticsacenterpieceofitsimage,ndingAsimotoeventsandstarring

thewalking,talkingrobotinTVads.

70“portantforustounderstandhumanbehavior,”

hesaid.“Wethinkthisistheultimateinmakingamachinemove.”

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Question66:Choothebestansweraccordingtothepassage.

esHondasayaboutitsrobotAsimo?

etectaperson’swayofthinking.

mitatecomplexhumanmovements.

illinitxperimentalstage.

adyformarketdistribution.

Question67to70:Choothemostappropriateofthefollowingparagraphsthatfitintoquestions

67to70inthepassage.

A.“I’mtalkingaboutdreamstoday,”saidYasuhisaArai,executiveattheHondaRearch

InstituteinJapan,thecompany’srearchunit.“Practicalusarestillwayintothefuture.”

hechallengesforthisbraintechnologyismakingthereading-devicesmallersoitcan

beportable,accordingtoHonda.

everalconds,Asimo,programmedtorespondtothebrainsignals,lifteditsrightarm.

ucceededinanalysingthethoughtpatterns,andthenrelayedthemaswireless

commandstoAsimo,itshuman-shapedrobot.

SectionD(10marks)

Beinganintrovertisabadthing,right?Well,alotofpeopleemtothinkso,judgingbythe

numberofarticlesI’vereadabouthowto“cure”ontothearticles,Iwrote

TheIntrovertsStrikeBack,inwhichIarguedthatintrovertscan’tbecomeextraverts,andthey

shouldn’tparticularlywantto.

However,I’mnotheretodebatewhetherit’tis,

lessofwhichtypeyouare,you

cangreatlyimproveyourrelationshipsbylearningtogetalongbetterwithpeopleoftheothertype.

Herearesometipsforgettingstarted.

ForIntroverts:

*Indicatetootherswhenyou’rebusy.

Whenanextravertesyoureading,writing,ormaybejustthinking,hemightassumethat

theonlyreasonyouaredoingthisisbecauyoudon’inkshe’s

doingyouafavorbystrikingupaconversation,whenhe’sactuallyinterrupting.

Topreventthis,besuretogiveanindicationthatyou’reinthemiddleofsomethingand

don’nbeavisualsignorverbal.

Iknowonepersonwhotendedtogetalotofvisitorsatwork,andwhilehewasactuallyan

extravert,signonhisdoorsaying

“IfIdon’tmakeeyecontactorrespondtoyou,Iapologize.I’mnottryingtoberude,Ijusthavea

ouforunderstanding.”WhileIdon’tthinkmanypeopleneedtogothat

far,itcertainlyworked!

*Realithatextravertsoftenneedtotalk.

Becauextravertsaremoreintouchwiththeexternalworld,forthemtalkingissomethingas

ghtthinkoutloudbybouncingtheirthoughtsoffotherpeople,and

theymightneedtochatinordertoboosttheirenergy.

Foranintrovert,e

r,keepinginmindthat

theextravertisnotbeingintentionallymalicious,theintroverthasatleasttwooptionsforhandling

npatientlyparticipateintheconversation,andthen,whenit’sover,

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cancutofftheconversationearlybymentioningsomethingel

theyneedtobedoing,orevenbysaying,“I’dliketohelp,butI’mnotsurethatI’mtheright

personforyoutobetalkingto.”

Ofcour,sometimesaconversationcanbeveryenjoyableforanintrovert,inwhichcathis

isn’taproblem.

ForExtraverts:

*Askifsomeoneisbusybeforespendingtimewiththem.

Ifsomeoneappearstobelonely,they’rejustsittingthereanddon’t

emtobedoinganything,theycouldbedeepinthoughtandnotwanttobeinterrupted.

Ifyouneedsomething,i,lookforcluesthattheymightnotfeel

liketalkingrightnow,suchaslackofeyecontact.

Iftheyemuninterested,don’tdon’tknowwhatyou’reinterrupting.

*Understandwhatadrainingeffectaconversationcanhaveonsomeone.

Nomatterhowfabulousapersonyouare,keepinmindthatintrovertssimplyprefertheirinternal

ghtstartoffwithafullychangedbattery,butwhilethey’re

engagedinconversation,gitlastsdependsonvarious

factors,butbesuretokeepaneyeoutforwhenthey’tothe

pointwithintroverts,andsavemostofyourchattingforextravertswhowillappreciateitmore.

Questions71to74:CompleteeachofthefollowingntenceswithNOMORETHANFIVE

WORDSaccordingtothepassage.

ertsareadvidtotopreventinterruptingwhentheyareinthemiddleof

something.

raverts,havingaconversationwithpeoplecanbeasimportantas

rtantcluethatsomeonemightnotfeelliketalkingwithyourightnowis

cessarytorememberthatintrovertstendtofocusmoreon

Question75:Choothebestansweraccordingtothepassage.

thepassagemainlyabout?

ritisbettertobeanintrovertoranextravert.

etalongwithbothintrovertsandextraverts.

voidembarrassmentinconversations.

uldbeneitheranintrovertnoranextravert.

PartVTranslation(20marks)

SectionA(10marks)

ertowritethe

answersontheanswersheet.

AsoaringdropoutrateiscausingtheUnitedStatedtologroundeducationallytorivalsabroad

andistrappingmillionsofyoungAmericanattheverymarginsoftheeconomy.(76)TheObama

administrationacknowledgestheproblemsinitsnewbudget,whichincludesa＄50million

preventionprogramme,butsolvingthisproblemwillrequirealotmoremoneyanda

comprehensivenationalstrategy.

ThealarmingscopeofthedropoutcrisisislaidoutbytheCenterforLaborMarketStudiesat

NortheasternUniversityinBostonandtheAlternativeSchoolsNetworkinChicago.(77)Their

study,whichexaminesdatafromthe12largeststates,findsthat16percentofpeoplefromthe

agesof16to24havedroppedout.

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(78)Theproblemispeciallypronouncedamongmen,whomakeupmorethan60percentof

poutproblemhitsminoritiesreallyhard.

(79)Manyofthiscountry’slargeurbanhighschoolsarerightlycalled“dropoutfactories”becau

ingtothestudy,statedropoutratesarehighestin

theSouth,whereGerorgia(22.1percent),Florida(20.1percent)andTexas(18.5percent)leadthe

way.

(80)Thedropoutcrisisprentsacleardangertonationalprosperity,butatthemoment,statesand

localitiesarestrugglingtocontainitwithlittlehelporguidancefromthefederalgovernment.

Congress,whichisjustwakinguptothisissue,canimprovethesituationbytheputtingitsmoney

andmusclebehindprovenprogrammesthathavebeenshowntore-engageyoungpeoplewho

havedroppedout,andthatkeepat-riskchildrenontracktocompletetheireducations.

SectionB(10marks)

TranslatethefollowingntencesintoEnglish,erto

writetheanswersontheanswersheet.

81.石油价格的飞速上涨对世界经济产生了很大的影响。(affect)

82.奥林匹克运动会上最重要的不是取胜而是参与。(not…but…)

83.早知道你没有钥匙，我就不把门锁上了。(wouldnothave)

84.花这么多的时间和精力来安排这样一个活动，值得吗？(worthwhile)

85.这些邮票由于其独特的艺术设计吸引了众多集邮者。(appealto)

PartVIIQTest(5marks)

ertowritetheanswersontheanswerssheet.

mbercomesnext?

vidistwiceasoldasheisnowhewillbefourtimesasoldashisdaughterJanewill

1990,fouryearsago,hewasfourtimesasoldashisdaughter,inwhat

yearwassheborn?

tofhiringaprivaterailcarriageissharedequallybyallthepasngerswhopaidan

exactnumberofpoundswhichwaslessthan￡riagehasatsfor50pasngers

andthetotalbillamountsto￡yatswerenotoccupied?

anywayscanthewordTURNberead?StartatthecentralletterTandmoveinany

direction.

N

NRN

NRURN

NRUTURN

NRURN

NRN

N

thelargestnumberofregionsthisringcouldbedividedintousingthreestraightlines?

PartVIIWriting(30marks)

TaskI(30marks)

3.654.925.3

6.84

8.766.95

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Youhavebeenaskedtoorganizeaspecialeventaspartoftheschool’sEnglishBookWeek.

Suggestionsincludeabooksale,poetryreadingsandanopportunitytomeettheauthorofoneof

yourEnglishcourbooks.

Writeanoticefortheschoolnoticeboardtoadvertitheevent.

Describethekindofeventyouareplanning

Stateexactlywhereandwhenitwillbeheld

Askforvolunteerstohelpwithpreparations

Sayhowyoucanbecontacted

Youshouldwritenofewerthan100wordsontheanswersheet.

TaskII(20marks)

ly,anationalnewspaperhasbeenrunningaspecialweeklyinrt

oncareers,andyouaregoingtocontributetoanarticleentitled“KeyConsiderationsforthe

SchoolLeaver”.Pleastatethemostimportantissuesfacingyoungpeoplewhentheydecideona

careerpath.

Youshouldwritenofewerthan120wordsontheanswersheet.

2008NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

(LevelC---Preliminary)

PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

Inthisction,ndofeachconversation,aquestion

econversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.

Aftereachquestion,thepau,readthethreechoicesmarkedA,B

andC,rkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

aletter.

illingsystemhasbeenefficient.

ldbillingsystemisoutdated.

’sunimpresdwiththenewbillingsystem.

’’sbeenatthegrocerystore.

’sbeenonabusinesstrip.

adiscussion.

ingahotelrervation.

inganextrahotelroom.

SectionB(10marks)

Inthisction,

theendofeachconversation,thepau,readthefive

questions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Conversationone

’sTania’sphonenumber?

A.506-6178B.501-6678C.501-6687

oingshoppingatHarrods?

Inyournotice:

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’smother.

aniagoingtogettoHarrods?

.

treetplanshowsthewayfromthestation?

A.B.C.

ndofwinedoesKarlwant?

ianti.

ConversationTwo

rawingshowsthepositionofthehandle?

A.B.C.

herproductfeaturesareincluded?

tyofcolorcombinations.

ringsfordifferent-sizedtins.

’sthepurpooftheV-clip?

thepaintbrushsoitdripsinthecan.

entpaintfromgettingontothepaintedsurfaces.

entthebrushdryingoutifthepainterisinterrupted.

lprobablyuthecan-holder?

rs.

hdoestheproductcost?

A.￡4.B.￡5.C.$4.

SectionC(5marks)

Inthisction,ach

item,thepau,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,B

andC,rkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

spromptedthenewadministrationtoreviewtheAustralia’scitizenshiptest?

’plicantsfailingit.

rainprovidestheeasiestwaytoeMountFuji?

akatoYokohama.

kyotoOsaka.

eeswerekilledin2007?

A.17.B.42.C.59.

vestudiesfoundoutaboutverepneumoniatreatment?

cationworksindevelopingcountries.

eeffectivelytreatedathomewithoralantibiotics.

nlybetreatedinthehospitalwithinjectableantibiotics.

sthebar’sbusinesslikebeforethesmokingban?

ycrowdedatmidday.

nWednesdays.

SectionD(10marks)

Inthisction,the

ertowritetheanswersontheAnswer

Sheet.

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Crimeisn’trisingbecauthelawsarenotstrictenough,orbecauthe(21)________arenot

toughenough,orsimplybecautherearen’singbecau

theagenciesandindividualswhocanhavea(22)_______effectoncrimearenotpullingtogether

orinthesame(23)______.Thepoliceareoneofthoagencies,meprevention

isalsoamatterfor(24)______whoarecontenttoemass(25)_______turnintoawayoflife,

forcouncilswhoprefertoshoutyah-booatthepolice,(26)_____gettingonwithmakinglife

saferforlocalpeople,forarchitectswhodesignexpodandindefensiblebuildings,forparents

whodon’ttakeenoughinterestinwhattheirteenagechildrenaregettinguptoandfor(27)

______whositinsideandmoan(28)______doanythingaboutthestateoftheneighborhoodor

elasttenyears

ithasbeenwillfullyneglectedindefianceofmounting(29)_______thatitisthecentralhopeof

(30)________actionagainstcrime.

PartIIVocabularyandStructures(10minutes,15marks)

hblanktherearefourchoices,markedA,B

theonethatbestcompletesthentence,thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

elookingfor_______manwith_______medanddangerous.

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

nfortunate,butshehadno_____buttoactasshedid.

on

_____driverthinksthataccidentsonlyhappentootherpeople.

e

theymanagetostealtheVanGogh?Itwasright____thecurityguard’sno.

dent______continuinghisstudieswhenhehadtoreturntohishomecountry

unexpectedly.

sidered

respect,wehavealot_______.

rdance

nnedvisittotheUnitedStates_______becauwewereunabletogetthevisas.

yone_____itstrange,letmeassureyouthatitisquitetrue.

ng

lly______thecriminal______herhou,shescreamedatthetopofhervoice

becaushedidn’twant______.

;enter;;enter;tobekilled

;entering;;enter;killing

’schildren,_____alllivenearby,organizedabigpartyforhereightiethbirthday.

mesitisnecessarytobecareful_______therightdatetositforatest.

uwillchoo

ucho

in’stheoryofrelativityemedhardtobelieveatthetime_______.

firstintroducedit

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efirstintroducedit

43.________othpublictransportanddriving.

goeitherway

nagain

44._____I’mgettingmarried!

keepacret?ever!

tulations!

45.---So,doyouknowwhereyou’dliketogo?

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

urpardon?,butit’snotverygood.

nowanygoodhotels?aveanysuggestions?

PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)

SectionA(4marks)

hquestion,therearefourchoices

markedA,ulddecideonthebestchoice,thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions46-49arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Mostsorethroa

withsimpleremediesthepatientnormallygetsbetterin4or5days.

Tonsillitis,however,

childrenands

kmayalsoswell,bothofwhich

arethenormalrespontoinfection.

Sometimesasorethroatmayoccurwiththecommoncold,andwithinfluenzatheremaybe

drynessofthethroat,painoncoughingandlossofvoice.

TREATMENT

Aspirin:Tohelprelievethepainonswallowingand(ifthereisone)thefever,uaspirin

tabletsdissolvedinwater,thetreatment

every4hours.

Drink:Encouragethepatienttodrinkplentyofliquids.

Food:Foodshouldnotbeforcedonapatientwhodoesnotwanttoeat.

Steam:Ifthereispaininthethroatoncoughing,breathinginsteammayhelp.

CHILDREN

Youngchildren,whomaynotbeabletogargle,shouldbegivenaspirindissolvedinwater

every4hoursattherightdofortheirage.

Atoneyear:asinglejunioraspirin.

Atfiveyears:halfanadultaspirin.

Ateightyears:onewholeadultaspirin.

WHENTOSEETHEDOCTOR

Ifthesorethroatisstillgettingworafter2days.

Ifthepatientcomplainsofearache.

Ifthepatientorparentisveryworried.

ingtothepassage,itwouldappearthatmostsorethroats_________.

eanimmediatevisittoadoctor

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dquicklytotreatmentwithanantibiotic

turnouttobesymptomsofriousillness

intonsillitivenwhentreated

rtotreatasorethroatoneshould________.

tthepatientfromeatingtoomuch

epatientupto4aspirintabletveryday

thepatienttodrinklargeamountsofliquids

epatientgarglewithhotliquids

uldcallthedoctorinif_________.

ngoccursintheregionoftheears

ient’sconditionwornsafter2days

ient’sthroatisstillsoreafteraweek

easpreadstoanothermemberofthefamily

fferenceisthereinthewayadultsandyoungchildrenshouldbetreatedwithaspirin?

hildrenshouldnotbeallowedtogarglewithit.

shouldbegiventabletstoswallowwhole.

hildrenshouldbegivenaspirinmoreoftenthanadults.

shouldbegivenlargerdosofaspirinthanchildren.

SectionB(14marks)

thepassagequicklyandanswerthe

questionsontheAnswerSheet.

Forquestions50-55,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions56-59,completethentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

In1945leadersfrom51countriesmetinSanFrancisco,California,andorganizedtheUnited

Nations(oftencalledtheUN).nsofpeoplehaddied,andthere

hopedtheycouldbuildafutureofworldpeacethroughthis

neworganization.

TheUnitedNationshasfourmaingoalsandpurpos:

togetherforinternationalpeaceandtosolveinternationalproblems;

lopfriendlyrelationsamongnations;

togetherforhumanrightsforeveryoneofallraces,religions,andofbothxes;

dacenterwherenationscanworktogetherforthegoals.

untryhassignedan

agreementthatsays:

bersareequal.

berspromitosolveinternationalproblemsinapeacefulway.

erwilluforceagainstanothermember.

berswillhelptheUNinitsactions.

illnottrytosolveproblemswithincountriexcepttoenforceinternationalpeace.

Obviously,ave

r,theorganizationhashelpedbringpeacetosomecountries

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elpedbring

independencetocolonies.

ThemainUnitedNationsorganizationisinNewYorkCity,buttheUNhasa“family”ofother

rganizationstrytoprovideabetterlifefor

mpleisUNICEF,anorganizationthatprovidesfood,medicalcare,andmany

rexampleistheWorldHealth

Organization,whichdevelopsmedicalprogramsallovertheworld.

rkasplannersto

ovidemedicalrvices,improveeducation

programs,velopprogramsthatprovidejobsandbetter

lpcountriescontroltheirpopulationgrowth.

TheUnitedNationsalsoholdslargeinternationalconferences,wherepeoplemeettodiscuss

rwas

especialyears,peopleworktogetherto

rwastheInternationalYearoftheChild.

Forcenturiescountrieshavefoughteachother,andpowerfulcountrieshavetakencontrolof

heless,the

eonlyorganizationthatunitestheworldinthe

archforpeace.

SectionC(10marks)

Inthisction,epassagecarefully,andthen

answerthequestionsinasfewwordsaspossible(notmorethan10words).Remembertowrite

theanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Questions60-64arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Alanguageisasystemofsounds,gestures,orcharactersudbyhumanstocommunicate

reabout4,espokenby

anguageshaveonlyafewspeakers.

Alllangu

writtenlanguages,meaningixpresdthroughasystemofcharactersandrulesforcombining

enlanguages,meaningixpresdthroughasystemofsoundsandrules

afpeopleusignlanguages,inwhichgesturesdothework

ofthesoundsystemofspokenlanguages.

WordorderismoreimportantinEnglishthanitisinsomeotherlanguages,suchasRussian.

ThesoundsystemisveryimportantinChineandinmanylanguagesspokeninWestAfrica.

Languagesarealwayschanging,inventnewwordsfor

theirlanguage,borrowwordsfromotherlanguages,andchangethemeaningsofwordsasneeded.

Forexample,lish

wordtomatowasborrowedfromNahuatl,

Englishwordmeatoncereferredtofoodingeneral.

guagesineachfamilyare

related,gefamiliescomein

tronesianfamilycontainsatleast500languages,includingPilipino,Malay,

quelanguage,spokeninnorthernSpain,istheonlymemberofitslanguage

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family.

TheIndo-Europeanlanguagefamilycontains55languages,includingEnglish,German,

Spanish,Russian,andHindi.

AnotherlanguagefamilyisSino-Tibetan,whichincludesChine,Burme,

Afro-AsiaticfamilyincludesArabic,Hebrew,reabout150AmericanIndian

anguageshavemanydifferencesandhavebeendividedintomore

than50languagefamilies.

Peoplelearnlanguagesbylistening,copyingwhattheyhear,

childrenlearntheirfirstlanguageasily,often

mustworkharderatlearningacondlanguage.

Questions:

SectionD(12marks)

Inthisction,epassagecarefullyand

completethesummarybelowbychoosingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassagetofillin

eachofthespaces,ertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Questions65-70arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Welcometo“SoftwareWorld”---bringingyoutheverylatestinformationonwhatiscurrently

adirectororproducerlookingforanunusualactortoplayapart

inanewmovieproject,orwiththatspeciallookforanewcommercialonTV?al

procedurewouldbetocontactatheatricalagency,whowouldtryandllyoutheideaofusing

?Tooold-fashionedforyou?Thengetyourlfa

copyofthislatestelectronicdatabacalled“TheElectronicCurtain”.

ThebrainchildofcastingagentFredHarkneyoftheBetterTalentAgency,hesayshegotthe

ideaofanactor’thatjuniorhadtotypein

thedetailsofthecharactersinhisfavoritegame,herealizedhecoulddothesamefortheactorshe

ally,hecametoincludeinformationonnearlythreequartersofthe

approximately34,metheatrical

agenciesboastingthattheyreprentover500performers,theneedforthisproductisnothardto

eanightmaretryingtorememberjustwhichactorhasdonewhat,orjustwhatan

abalistsdetailsofover5,500actors:TVshowstheyhaveappearedin,

specialskillstheyposss---everythingdowntothecoloroftheireyesandotherdistinguishing

ringthedetailsofthetypeofpersonyouarelookingfor,thedataba

quicklylocatesonlythopersonswiththeparticularqualitiesrequested.

Oneproblemthough,isthatmanyactorsfeelitistooimpersonal,andtheycouldbemissing

therhand,itmightjustget

sofnervousnail-bitingwhilewaitingaroundtogiveanaudition

ductdetailsringthis

numbernow:0171-379-60000.

Summary:

PartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)

SectionA(5marks)

wordgivenontheright-handsidetoformawordthat

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ertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

SectionB(10marks)

hblank,oneormorelettersofthewordhavebeen

given(notexceeding3letters).Readthepassagebelowanddecidewhichwordbestfitach

blank,ertowritetheanswersonthe

AnswerSheet.

Truerelaxationismostcertainlynotamatteroffloppingdowninfrontofthetelevisionwitha

thoughtheresponsto

tensionandover-tiredness(76)mi_______be,weshoulddistinguishbetweenthemandconscious

relaxationin(77)te_____lessoftheleveloftiredness,realrelaxation

isastateofalertness,yet,atthesame(78)t______,passiveawareness,inwhichourbodiesare

(79)a________restwhileourmindsareawake.

Moreover,itisasnaturalforahealthypersontoberelaxedwhenmovingasresting.(80)Be_____

relaxedinactionmeanswebringtheappropriateenergytoeverythingwedo,(81)W______

isin(85)m______wemustapply

ourlvestounderstandingstressandthenatureofitscaus,howeverdeep-ated.

PartVTranslation(15minutes,15marks)

SectionA(8marks)

ertowritethe

answersontheAnswerSheet.

Aftermymotherpasdaway,

morning,untiltheweatherturnedtoocold,heswamintheturquoipoolinthecomplexwherehe

lived.(86)Eachday,nomatterhowhefelt,heswamonemorelapthanthepreviousday,justto

ewdayshereportedthenewnumberof

lapstome,prideedginghisvoice.

Byhislateventies,inspiteofswimmingandworkingsixdaysaweek,mydadhad

ighty-onehewasinpoorhealthandhadto

retire.(87)Hepretendedhedidn’tneedtoleanheavilyonmeforsupportaswewalkedslowly,

dwasclear,butcongestiveheartproblemsanddisabling

hesaid,“Incaofanemergency,Idonotwishtobekept

alivebyanyextraordinarymeans.I’vesignedanofficialpapertothiffect.”Hesmiledhis

wonderful,broadgrinandsaid,“I’vebeenblesdtohavehadyourmotherasmywifeandyouas

myonlychild,andI’mreadytogo.”

mergencyroom,heagainremindedhis

doctorandmeofhiswishes,butIcouldn’timagine,inspiteofthislatestcrisis,thathewouldn’t

alwaysbesaying,“HaveItoldyouyettodaythatIadoreyou?”

(88)Hewasmirableinintensivecare;

dadstillhadhisnofhumor,askingme,“Doesthismeanwecan’tkeepourlunchdate

tomorrow?”Hisvoicefaltered.

“I’llbeheretopickyouupandwe’llgosomeplacespecial,”Ianswered,alumpinmythroat.

(89)Dadrefudtolookatmeforthefirsttimeinhislifeandturnedtowardtheblankgreen

,“Idon’twantyouto

emeyouwon’t,darling!Andpleagonow---I’msomirable.

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SectionB(7marks)

TranslatethefollowingntencesintoEnglish,er

towritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

90.她在阳光下只晒了一会儿，脸就开始变红了。(exposure)

91.我情愿你没有对任何人提及此事。(wouldrather)

92.采纳新规则的建议是主席提出的。(suggestion,同位语从句)

PartVIIQTest(5minutes,5marks)

heanswersontheAnswerSheet.

emissingnumber.

798109?

ttermustonly

beudonce.

ANID

KBRU

OCLD

ZMTE

Clue:OKtodrink.

tethequence.

ACAEAGAKAMA?

differentarrangementscanyoumakeofallthevenlettersintheword

COMBINE?

justoneletterineachwordtofindafamiliarphra.

MALEFOOD

PartVIIWriting(30minutes,30marks)

TaskI(10marks)

Youareplanningtotakeacomputercourwithafriendwhohasntyoualetterwithaschool

eletterandtheadvertiment,itetothe

school,askingfortheinformationwhichyourfriendsuggestsandaddinganyrelevantquestions

ofyourown.

Writeal

writeanyaddress.

TaskII(20marks)

Writeaboutthefollowingtopic:

Doyouagreeordisagree?Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfrom

etween100and120wordsontheAnswerSheet.

2010年全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题参考答案及作文评分标准

2010NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

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(LevelC-Preliminary)

PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

1.B2.C3.A4.C5.C

SectionB(10marks)

6.B7.C8.A9.A10.B11.A12.C13.B14.C15.A

SectionC(5marks)

16.C17.C18.A19.B20.B

SectionD(10marks)

er3rd28.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)

31.D32.C33.A34.C35.B36.D37.A38.C39.C40.B41.A42.A43.B44.B45.D

PartIIICloze(10marks)

r54.

that/

PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)

SectionA(10marks)

ch

SectionB(10marks)

ing

SectionC(10marks)

66.C67.D68.C69.A70.B

SectionD(10marks)

nternalworld75.B

PartVTranslation(20marks)

SectionA(10marks)

76.奥巴马政府在新预算中承认了这个问题，该预算包括了一个五千万美元的预防性方案.。

77.他们的研究参照了12个最大的州的调查数据，发现16-24岁的人中有16%的人辍学。

78.这个问题在男性中尤为明显，辍学的人占到了全国转学人数的60%还多。

79.全国各城市内一些大的高中被恰当地称为“辍学工厂”，因为辍学学生多于毕业学生。

80.辍学危机明显给国民经济造成威胁，但在缺少联邦政府帮助和指导情况下，各州各地现

仍在努力遏制这种危机。

SectionB(10marks)

idincreainthepriceofoilhasaffectedtheworldeconomy.

eimportantthingintheOlympicGamesisnottowinbuttotakepart.

knownyoudidn’thaveakey,Iwouldn’thavelockedthedoor.

rthwhiletospendsomuchtimeandenergyarrangingthisactivity?

stampsappealtomanystampcollectorsbecauoftheiruniqueartisticdesigns.

PartVIIQTest(5marks)

86.8.6(therearetwoalternatequences,+1.65and+1.92)

1983

88.13ats(37peopleeachpaid

￡51)

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89.28

gions

PartVIIWriting(30marks)

2008参考答案及作文评分标准

PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

1.B2.B3.A4.C5.C

SectionB(10marks)

6.B7.A8.C9.C10.A11.A12.C13.A14.B15.A

SectionC(5marks)

16.C17.C18.B19.B20.B

SectionD(10marks)

oyment

ive

PartIIVocabularyandStructures(10minutes,15marks)

31.C32.C33.D34.C35.B36.C37.C38.B39.B40.A

41.A42.B43.B44.A45.D

PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)

SectionA(4marks)

46.C47.C48.B49.D

SectionB(14marks)(注：50-55题，每题1分；56-59题，每题2分。)

55.N

nternationalconferences

tingtopersuade

SectionC(10marks)

4,mingwordsandfororderingthowordsinntences.

quelanguage.

SectionD(12marks)

ularqualities

tdetails

PartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)

SectionA(5marks)

y

SectionB(10marks)

uence

PartVTranslation(15minutes,15marks)SectionA(8marks)

86.不论感觉怎样，他每天都比前一天多游一圈，以此证明每次都有提高的余地。

87.一起慢走时父亲装出一副不十分需要我搀扶的样子，而我也佯装不见。

88.重病房内他十分痛苦；皮管几乎插遍每个出气的地方。

89.父亲今生第一次不愿看我，他把脸转向病床边空荡荡的绿墙。

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SectionB(7marks)

(注：90-91题，每题2分；92题，3分。)

nlyashortexposuretosunlightherfacebegantoturnred.

ratheryoudidn'tmentionthismattertoanyoneel.

gestionthatthenewrulebeadoptedcamefromthechairman.

PartVIIQTest(5minutes,5marks)

OD

PartVIIWriting(30minutes,30marks)

TaskI(10marks)

参考范文略

TaskII(20marks)

参考范文略

2009参考答案

PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

onB(10marks)6.B7.A8.C9.C10.A11.A12.

onC(5marks)onD(10

marks)oyment

ive

PartIIVocabularyandStructures(10minutes,15marks)

31.C32.C33.D34.C35.B36.C37.C38.B39.B40.A

41.A42.B43.B44.A45.D

PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)

SectionA(4marks)46.C47.C48.B49.D

SectionB(14marks)(注：50-55题，每题1分；56-59题，每题2分。)

telysuccessful

tingtopersuade

SectionC(10marks)

4,

quelanguage.

SectionD(12marks)

tdetails

PartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)

SectionA(5marks)y

SectionB(10marks)

PartVTranslation(15minutes,15marks)

SectionA(8marks)

86.不论感觉怎样，他每天都比前一天多游一圈，以此证明每次都有提高的余地。

87.一起慢走时父亲装出一副不十分需要我搀扶的样子，而我也佯装不见。

88.重病房内他十分痛苦；皮管几乎插遍每个出气的地方。

89.父亲今生第一次不愿看我，他把脸转向病床边空荡荡的绿墙。

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SectionB(7marks)(注：90-91题，每题2分；92题，3分。)

nlyashortexposuretosunlightherfacebegantoturnred.

ratheryoudidn'tmentionthismattertoanyoneel.

gestionthatthenewrulebeadoptedcamefromthechairman.

PartVIIQTest(5minutes,5marks)

OD

2012NationalEnglishContest

forCollegeStudents

(LevelC-Preliminary)

参考答案及作文评分标准

PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

1—5CBBACSectionB(10marks)

6—10BAACB11—15CABCB

SectionC(5marks)

16—20ACABASectionD(10marks)

ates

fects

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)

31—35BDABC36—40BDDAB41—45CADBC

PartIIICloze(10marks)

g

补充回答：

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PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)SectionA(10marks)

terizedSectionB(10marks)

61.F62.T63.T

cialdepththattruefriendshipisabout.

nC(10marks)

eking;goutpersonalboundaries69.C70.A

SectionD(10marks)

71.“Linguistic”intelligenceand“Logicalmathematical”intelligence.

litytogaugeone蒺sownmood,feelingsandmentalstates,andtheabilitytogaugeit

inothersand

utheinformation.

73.“Logicalmathematical”intelligenceandthe“bodily-kinesthetic”intelligence.

74.他的观点引发了激烈的讨论，应如何定义智力。

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75.这八个类别的智力无疑反映了这样的事实，即这些类别中都有从无能到聪慧的各种不同

能力的人。

PartVTranslation(10marks)

hereisnoturningback,wemightaswelltryhismethod.

ouaccountforthedeclineinprofitsforthreeconcutivemonths?

gabouthowtoachievesuccess,Blairputsmoreemphasisoncreatingratherthan

waitingfor

opportunities.

hadhadsuchgoodopportunitiesasyourswhenIwasyoung.

itiondoesn蒺tnecessarilyguaranteebettereducation.

PartVIErrorcorrection(10marks)

83.√

m

d

e

PartVIIIQTest(5marks)

fice.

ter“e”.

ginlove.

94.A

ocks.

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