National English Contest for College Students
(Level C - Preliminary)
(总分：150分答题时间：120分钟)
Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)
Section A (5 marks)
In this ction ，you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once.
At the end of each conversation ，there will be a twenty-cond pau. During the pau
，read the question and the 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 center.
1.Why didn’t the man go to e Macbeth last week?
A.He didn’t manage to get a ticket.
B.He had to attend a conference.
C.He had a better production to watch.
2.What does “Fill Me In” refer to in this conversation?
A. A type of upgraded mobile phone.
B. A well-lling magazine.
C. A writer’s new book ries.
3.Why doesn’t the woman like the bag?
A.She doesn’t like the pattern.
B.It’s not easy to carry.
C.It’s too big for her.
4.What makes a bad CV according to the man?
A.Fake information.
B. Terrible writing.
C. Undesirable length.
5.How will Cathy continue her Spanish learning?
A.She’s going to make a friend in Spain.
B.She’ll communicate with a Spanish friend in Spain.
C.She’ll practice speaking Spanish with an English friend.
Section B (10 marks)
In this ction ，you will hear two long conversation. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation ，there will be a one-minute pau. During the pau ，read the
question and the 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 center .
Conversation One
6.What traffic accident are the speakers talking about?
A. A kid was knocked down by a car.
B.Two cars crashed into a shop.
C. A car ran into a wrong place.
7.Why did the accident happen according the woman?
A.There were many shops around.
B.The crossing is in a wrong place.
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C.There was no crossing here.
8.Which of the following is the suggestion they made?
A.More traffic lights should be installed.
B. A speed camera should be mounted.
C.More policemen should patrol that area.
，has got improved traffic?
9.Where，as the woman mentioned
A.Her own neighborhood.
B.Her big brother’s neighborhood.
C.Her parents’ neighborhood.
10.How was the man punished for his traffic offence?
A.He was fined 100 pounds with extra penalty points.
B.He had to pay 150 pounds and got 6 penalty points.
C.He finally paid 600 pounds without any penalty points.
Conversation Two
11.Why is the expert oppod to the view that memory aids make your memory wor?
A.There is no evidence showing that memory aids are invalid.
B.Human beings’ brain functions mainly through memory aids in an effective way.条码申请
C.Memory aids encourage an organized approach which helps the brain function effectively.后背有痣的女人
ge help the memory
12.What is interview’s attitude towards the idea that visual ima
A.It is hard to believe.
B.It is nothing strange.
C.It is obviously nonn.
13.Who developed the system of memory aids centuries ago?
A.Inhabitants on an isolated island.
B.The Ancient Greeks.
C. A great psychologists.
14.How does mapping out notes affect the brain?
A.It is helpful in reflecting the way people link information in the brain.
B.It prevents people from arranging things logically.
C.It makes people’s brain function the opposite way.
15.What tends to affect people’s ability to think clearly?
A.Upbringing and innate differences.
B.Worry and anxiety.
C.Their aptitudes.
酒桌祝福语Section C (5 marks)
In this ction ，you will hear five short news items. After each item ，which will be read only
once ，there will be a pau. During the pau ，read the question and the 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 center.
16.How can social media influence the presidential election in the USA according to the latest
rearch?
A.It can help voters to choo their president.
B.It can help to ensure the fairness of the elections.
C.It can help to increa the number of voters.
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17.What honorary title has Yaya Toure been granted?
A.The African Player of the Year.
B.212 Star of the Confederation of African Football.
C.The Ivory Coast star.
18.Why did Reshma Saujani t up the organization “Girls Who Code”?
A.To rai women’s status in the field of science.
B.To improve girls’ aptitude and performance in STEM.
C.To arou girls’ interest in science and technol ogy.
19.Which tablet computer’s hardware inside is more powerful?
A.The CNET Kum.
B. The Google Nexus 7.
C. The Apple iPad mini.
20.What does the company announce that it can do for the United States?
A.It can reduce the amount of plastic waste.
B.It can help to recycle the plastic waste.
C.It can increa the amount of exports.
Section D (10 marks)
10 missing words or phras. Fill in the
In this ction
，you will hear a short passage. There are
blanks with the exact words or phras you hear. The passage will be read
twice. Remember to
.
the answer sheet
write the answers on
帆船英文，the chances are that at some point you If you (21) ____ smooth skin that glows with youth
will have heard the exhortation to drink lots of water in order to (22) ____ tho evil toxins a keep your skin healthy.
The exact amount people suggest varies. US
– bad advice (23) ____ eight glass a
day，while in hotter climates people are advid to drink to more to (24) ____ higher rates of
，the principle behind the advice
sweating. But regardless of the exact volume of water suggested
，
remains the same --- taking extra water on board will keep your skin hydrated. In other words
，but from the inside out.
water acts like a moisturizer
This is such a common idea you might be surprid at the (25) ____ to back up. You
，one assigned
might expect there to be countless studies where people are (26) ____ two groups
，the other to drink a normal amount. Then the smoothness of the skin could飞龙使
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be (27) ____ a month or so later to establish whether sipping more lead to smoother skin.
，so it is hard to find In fact such studies are rare
，partly becau water can’t be patented
