2014年大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）B类初赛真题试卷 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Listening Comperhension 2. Multiple Choice 3. Cloze 4. Reading Comperhension 5. Translation 6. IQ Test 7. Writing 8. Error Correction
Part I Listening Comperhension
Section A
听力原文：M: Sarah, I’ m a bit broke at the moment, so I don’ t want to spend too much today, but I’ d like to shop around for a pair of shoes that don’ t cost an arm and a leg. W: Yeah, some shoes are over-priced, aren’ t they? We could check out the new shoe store next to the delicatesn.
1． What sort of shoes would the man buy?
A．An expensive pair of shoes.
B．An affordable pair of shoes.
C．A pair of trainers.
蜂巢公寓D．A stout pair of shoes.
正确答案：B
解析：对话中男士说自己最近资金有点困难，因此想买一双不会“cost an arm and a leg”(付出昂贵代价；花费很大)的鞋，故B项(一双可支付得起的鞋)正确。
听力原文：M: Is there anything that you are interested in about the famous female writer—Jan who was born in the late 19th century? W: Yeah, I have just read the foreword of her autobiography. She was born in 1882. And can you believe that she never received formal schooling but knew genres? After she finished her first book in 1906, she started travelling all around the world.
2． What do we learn from the conversation?
A．The woman would buy another book of Jan’ s.
B．The woman was telling the man something about Jan.
C．The woman planned to travel around the world like Jan.
D．The woman would attend a lesson about genres.
正确答案：B关于党的名言
解析：录音中男士首先问对方是否对19世纪末著名女作家Jan的相关情况感兴趣，接着女士就Jan出生在哪一年，所接受的教育等进行了介绍，因此答案选B。
听力原文：M: So, let’s do something on Friday then. Ippt动画设置’ve got the paper in front of me so let me e what’s on. Mm... there’s the Kirov Ballet at the Playhou. W: I like ballet. That would be nice. What time does it start? M: Well, it’s on at2:10, 5:10 and 8:10. W: Let’ s go to the 5 :10 and then have something to eat afterwards.
3． What do the speakers plan to do on Friday?
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A．Watch a ballet performance.
B．Write a paper.
C．Go to a play.
D．Dine out at lunch time.
正确答案：A
解析：对话中男士首先提议星期五去做点什么，并指出将会有Kirov Ballet at the Playhou，于是女士向对方问开始的时间，最后双方确定5：10去那儿。因此A项“观看芭蕾表演”是说话者在周五将做的事情。
听力原文：W: What’ s the best way to deal with jet lag? It’ s my bedtime now, English tim
内蒙古老年大学e, but it’ s only 6 p. m. here in New York.M: I think you should try and forget that it’ s your normal bedtime.W: But I feel awful.M: The best thing to do is try and fit into the time of the place where you are, as soon as possible.
4． What is the woman advid to do to overcome jet lag?
A．Manage to forget the normal time.
B．Adapt herlf to the local time quickly.
C．Keep a consistent sleeping schedule.
D．Consult a doctor as soon as possible.
正确答案：B
解析：对话中女士向男士询问该如何克服时差问题，最后男士提出“The best thing to do is tryand fit into the time of the place where you are，as soon as possible”，即尽快适应所在地的时间，故答案选B。
听力原文：M: So, what’ s the most unusual restaurant you’ ve ever been to?W: Oh, a really extraordinary place called Jurassic Noah. My first impression of the place was a bit of off-putting. It looked like the last place on earth where you were likely to get a good meal.M: Well, it certainly sounds unusual!
5． What does the woman think of the restaurant?
A．It was very luxurious and exotic.
B．Its dishes were to her taste.
C．Its rvice was first-class.
D．It was the worst place for a meal.
正确答案：D
解析：录音中女士说其对该餐馆的第一印象是a bit off-putting(有点令人厌恶)，随后提到“Itlooked like the last place on earth where you were likely to get a good meal”，由此可知女士认为该餐厅是最不适合去吃饭的地方。故选D。
合数列Section B
听力原文：M: Today we welcome Alvaro Solomou, one of the 1, 200 relief workers with the ICRC, who is going to talk about the ICRCS approach to giving assistance. Welcome to the programme, Alvaro.W: Hello, thank you for inviting me.M: Alvaro, can you tell us about how the ICRC assists victims of famine and drought, and other natural disasters?W: Well, we should remember that all too often natural disasters happen in areas where there’ s already some other sort of problems, such as economic crisis, or a period of political instability. We’ re the only agency to get through the front lines and deliver aid to where it’ s most needed. We usually offer tents, water, and sanitation kits to the refugees. Where necessary, we charter helicopter to get supplies to villages in remote areas. Winter survival packs contain the best combination of food, blankets and plastic sheeting
needed to get a refugee family through the winter.M: I imagine that different contexts also create extra problems, how’s that done?W: We u what’ s called the ‘ Assistance Pyramid’. This establishes that preference must be given in any relief situation to the foundations of the pyramid, in other words, to food, water, and esntial goods, before anything el is done.M: What about health care? Isn’t that a priority?W: Hygiene and medical care take cond and third places in the pyramid.M: Does the ICRC only assist when there’ s a crisis?W: No, not at all. In fact, in recent years it has been the policy to provide help in developing countries once a crisis has pasd, or even before one has occurred.M: How’s that actually done?W: Well, for example, the ICRC identifies priorities in a region in order to provide the best possible assistance.M: Isn’ t it true that millions of people across the world have difficulties gaining access to water?W: Oh yes, that’ s absolutely true, and of cour in many places the water that’ s available is actually extremely unhealthy, and may carry waterborne dia. The ICRC has a programme of assistance which includes construction, engineering and providing access to water, along with hygiene and environmental protection, thus ensuring that water is clean and safe to
u.M: Is it dangerous working for the ICRC?W: Well, in any crisis situation there’ re dangers, but all of us are strongly motivated by humanitarian work, hopefully we can all cope with stress and the pressures which are bound to exist.M: Alvaro, thank you for giving us such an interesting insight into the work of the ICRC.
6． Who is the woman?
A．A TV program host.
B．A Journalist.
C．A relief worker of the ICRC
D．Head of a charity foundation.
正确答案：C
解析：根据录音开头对女士的介绍“Alvaro Solomou，one of the 1，200 relief workers with theICRC”，可知女士的身份为救灾工作人员。
7． What is the principle of “Assistance Pyramid”?姓郑的历史名人
A．Preference should be given to the basic necessaries of life.
B．First-aid is top priority on all occasions.
C．Medical care comes before everything el.
D．Women and children should receive the most attention.
正确答案：A
解析：对话中男士提到不同的环境会带来额外的困难，问对方是如何开展救援工作的，根据女士回答中提到的“We u what’s called the‘Assistance Pyramid’．This establishes thatpreference must be given in any situation to…food，water，and esntial goods…”可知“As—sistance Pyramid”的原则是首先解决基本生活所需品。
8． Why does the ICRC identify priorities in a region?
另眼相看的意思
A．To collect enough supplies for the homeless.
