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2015年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛C 级
Part I Listening (30 marks)
1. What does the conversation imply?
A. Great minds think alike.
B. You are what you wear.
C. A contented mind is a perpetual feast.
D. Actions speak louder than words. 2. How does the man identify a dia gene?
A. He us a special instrument.
B. He analys the gene carefully.
C. He bas his finding on his previous rearch.
D. He nds the results of his analysis to biologists for confirmation.
3. Why is the man planning to fly to Singapore?
A. The weather there is quite nice for a holiday.
B. He wants to watch a basketball match to be held there.
C. NBA tickets there are much cheaper than tho in New York.
D. Air tickets from the USA to Singapore are cheap n
4. What is the man’s opinion of eing movies in a theatre?A. He doesn’t like the big screen in the theatre. B It is not as comfortable as eing movies at home.
C. It is much more expensive than eing movies at home.
D. He thinks travelling a long way to the theatre is a waste of time.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Importance of saving water.
B. Ways to improve farming.
C. The city’s nasty weather.
D. Water shortage in the city.
Section B (10 marks) Long Conversations
Conversation one
6.What does the man want tickets for?
A. For a May Flower choir performance.
B. For an opera performance.
C. For the Mozart Piano Concerto.
D. For the Beethoven Symphony
7.When will he attend the performance? A. On Sunday, May 21. B. On Monday, May 22. C. On Thursday, May 25 D. On Sunday, May 26
8.What kind of music do the man like?
A. Piano concerto.
B. Rhythm &Blues(R&B).
C. Jazz.
家里的故事D. Symphony.
9.9.What is the man’s telephone number?What is the man’s telephone number?
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A.648 7967
B.647 7968
C.646 7988
D.649 7948
10.When is the man expected to pick up his tickets?
A. Before 7:30 on the night of the performance.
B. Any time on the day of the performance.
C. Between 7:30 and 8:00 any night.
D. Any time before the performance.
Conversation Two
11.11.What are the two kinds of people mentioned in the quote of Marlo’s father?What are the two kinds of people mentioned in the quote of Marlo’s father?
A. The rich and the poor.
B. Givers and takers.
C. Eaters and sleepers.
D. The old and young.
12.Why is the St.Jude Hospital special?
A. It rves children from certain communities only.
B. It was founded by some big companies .
C. It collects donations for sick children.
D. It provides excellent rvice for patients.
13. What is the motto of the Thanks & Giving Campaign?
A. Give thanks to both sick and healthy kids.
B. Cherish the traditional holidays.
C. Honour the donating companies.
D. Give money to people in need.
14. What does Marlo remind people to do when they are in a happy mood?
A. Always help tho who are in need on the streets.
B. Stop purchasing and save money for the future.
C. Think of the families who are fighting for their child’s life.
D. Look after old parents and young children in the family.
15. What do some big companies cooperate with St. Jude Hospital?
A. They donate large amounts of money to the hospital.
B. They nd sick employees to the hospital for treatment.
C. They promote the Thanks & Giving Campaign regularly.
D. They collect donations and nd them to the hospital.
Section C
(5 marks) (5 marks) 16. Why was scientific satellite MA VEN nt to space?
A. To find out if there are any living creatures or plants on Mars.
B. To collect water samples from Mars and learn what is happening on Mars.
C. To learn what happened to the atmosphere and water on Mars.
D. To study the geological and geographical conditions on Mars.
17. What is scientists’ latest rearch on robots?
A. Robots that can run quickly on four legs.
B. Robots that can carry heavy loads as pack animals do.
C. Robots that are less expensive to build.
D. Robots that can operate on batteries. 18. What is the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) accud of?
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A. Its influence on U.S. movies and TV shows.
B. Its attempt to spread American culture.
C. Its tough demands on overas students.
D. Its exclusion of American values. 19. What does Ritu Sharma want to show in her book Teach a Woman to Fish
?
A. How woman in poor conditions can break the cycle of poverty.
B. Her extraordinary travel experience in four countries.
C. The challenge and opportunities facing woman in Sri Lanka.
D. Different ways of finishing that are suitable for women. 20. What does ‘Black Friday’ in this conversion refer to?
A. A special day in memory of people who died in a tragic stampede.
B. A shopping discount rvice available only on Fridays.
过年有哪些风俗C. A new TV show to be held in New York and California.
D. A big day in a holiday shopping ason with lots of goods in discount. Section D There a
re 10 missing words or phras. Fill in the blanks with exact words or phras you hear.
At movie preview, reporters are often arched before entering a theatre. If cameras or camcorders are found, curity guards take them until the preview in finished. The guards do this becau people might 21.___________ the movie before it i relead. They are trying to protect the right of intellectual property (IP).
Intellectual property is 22.__________ of intangible things likes music, film, computer programmes, techniques and books. Counties like United State have a strict system of patents, copyrights and trademark rights. When a person produces something new, they 23.___________ one of the from the government to prove he or she is the owner of the invention and that it is illegal for others to copy it. Patents are needed for new inventions. Copyright are ud for materials like books, music, computer progammes and movies. Trademark rights are ud for 24._________. You can tell if something is copyrighted or trademarked by looking on the package for a small encircled C or T respectively. As international trade increas, problems 25.___________ regarding IP . Some counties have less strict laws for IP than others. In counties like Vietnam, where laws for IP are not very strict, products 26.__________ other counties are often copied and sold for a cheaper price. F
or example, it is common to find copies of U.S. movies 27.___________ in the counties. The United States and other counties with strict IP laws want all counties to have strict IP laws so that 28.__________. So, they pressure other countries to strengthen IP laws. For example, before Vietnam could join the World Trade Organisation in 2006, they had to strengthen their IP laws.
Not everyone believes that laws protecting IP 29._________.Some believe it is wrong for others to have a monopoly on a idea or invention that could rve the public good. For example, some poor countries have many people 30._______ dias but do not have the infrastructure needed to produce drugs to help the patients . Other richer countries have produced the drug but are lling them at too high a price for the poor countries to afford, which may cau people to die.
Part II V ocabulary, Grammar & Culture (15 marks)
Section A V ocabulary and Grammar (10 marks) 31. Animals are one of the most important resources for human beings, however , by 2030 ,many species will have ______
according to recent rearch .
A. ud up
B. died out
C. gone up
D. got rid of 32. If the government refud to appropriate funds, the slum-clearance programme might be ______.
A. rejected A. rejected
B. contended
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C. abud
D. terminated 33. We are in the full ______ that the current situation will improve sooner or later.
A. understanding
B. appreciation
C. consciousness
D. conviction 34. The reporters expod the corruption of veral high officials in the government; ______, they were asked to resign from
office .
A. constantly
B. consistently
C. conquently
D. concutively 35. Helping his little daughter with her physics homework reminded him of things he had long ______.
A. cared about
B. forgotten about
C. dreamed about
D. complained about
36. You should never provide your personal information ______ a request you did not ask for over the Internet .
A. in respon to
B. according to
C. prior to
D. thanks to 37. The new chairman urged the members of the committee to ______ their differences and ttle down to work .
A. wear out
B. break up
C. calm down
D. t aside 38. Why so many students graduate from high school with inadequate skills in re
ading and
mathematics is a question that continues to ______American educators.
A. harass
B. intimidate
C. trouble
D. oppress
39.39.—— I need some help with my homework! —______ I’ve got lots of work to do mylf, and besides, it’s your problem, not mine!
A. No problems, just a moment!
B. Sorry, I can’t help you right now.
C. Yes, I need your help as well.
D. Wait, it’s a piece of cake for me.
40.40.——I spilled some coffee on my jacket! ______.
—You’ll e a place on Madison Avenue between the First Street and the Second Street. It’s Beside the bank. A. How can you get it ironed? B. Do you know the way to the factory?
C. Who is to blame for the accident?
D. Where can I get it cleaned?
Section B Culture
(5 marks) 41. ______ felt that society forced too many rules on people and kept them from living a full, natural life. His forceful writ on daring themes shocked many. Sons and Lovers, bad partly on his own life, is one of his finest novels.
A . James Joyce. A. James Joyce. B. D. H. Lawrence. C. George Bernard Shaw D. Thomas Hardy. 42. Which of the following is the national flag of the United States of America?
43. Which of the following is the famous theory developed by Albert Einstein?
A. The Theory of Mechanics. B. The Natural Selection. A. The Theory of Mechanics. B. The Natural Selection. C . The Theory of Relativity.
C. The Theory of Relativity.
D. Quantum Gravity. 44. Which country is famous for the statue of the Little Mermaid?
A. Finland. A. Finland.
B. Sweden.
关于泰山的诗C. Denmark.
D. Norway. 45. ______ was an English comic actor and filmmaker who ro to fame in the silent film era. A. Marlon Brando. A. Marlon Brando.
B. Charlie Chaplin.
C. Steven Allan Spielberg
D. Dustin Hoffman. Part Ⅲ Cloze （10 marks ）
Fill in each blank with one word. Choo the correct 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 letter(s) of the word.
Is paragliding more dangerous than parachuting ？There are three elements that support the argument that through
46.________ of them is safe, one is far less dangerous than the other. Tho three elements are training, preparation, and skill level.
Training for the first parachute jump is a 47.rel ________ simple process. Commonly a morning of instruction and practice can result 48.________ a person’s first jump the same afternoon. In contrast, paragliding training is much more involved,
__ a person’s first jump the same afternoon. In contrast, paragliding training is much more involved, taking anywhere from one to three months before the first flight occurs. It is 49.________ (legal) to fly without a licen, and various competence levels must be pasd to be able to move from soaring to something more involved such as cross-country flying.
Preparation for a parachute jump is minimal 50.________ best. Most jumpers have their chutes packed for them, so all they have to do is climb into the plane. Some pack their own chutes, but still, this is minor. In paragliding the pilot lays out canopy on the ground, checks it and the lines, and then must wait for the right wind conditions before launching. The fact tha the chute and lines can be en makes a 51.tre________ difference as any problems can be en before launch, something that is impossible with parachuting. This is a very important difference becau almost all parachuting 52. acc________ are the result of equipment failure. Jumpers rely almost totally on their equipment and not their skill, the rever of the paragliding pilot. It is this difference in skill levels that makes paragliding the safer option. The 53. ________ (great) the skill the pilot develops, the less chance they might get into a dangerous situation when flying. Also, if they do get into a dangerous situation it is far more likely that they will be able to escape. With parachuting it is the 54. opp ________. Ultimately skill does not matter. Even the most experienced jumper will be 55. ________ (able) to do anything in the event of major equipment failure.Like Russian roulette, the question is how many times a person jumps before statistics catch up with them.
Part IV Reading Comprehension (35 marks) Section A (5 marks) Questions 56-60 are bad on the following passage.
Hallward Library supports the learning, teaching and rearch needs of the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences. This includes the subject areas of arts, humanities, law and social sciences, and a European Documentation Centre.
You may be able to u our libraries for reference or borrowing through membership of the SCONUL Access scheme.
Plea apply to join the scheme online. You may also wish to complete our University of Nottingham registration from before you come. On arrival at one of our libraries, plea go to the reception or lending desk with your SCONUL introductory email
and library card from your home institution, where we will issue you a University of Nottingham library card with immediate borrowing rights (a photograph is not required). Plea check our lending desk opening times.
If your SCONUL Access membership entitles you to borrow, you may take up to six ordinary
loan books for up to four weeks. Items from our Short Loan collection are not available to borrow under this scheme and there will be lead time in accessing items stored off site or at a different University of Nottingham library. Study rooms are left open for general u, bu room keys cannot be borrowed by SCONUL Access urs and room bookings cannot be made.
Plea also consult our information on how to access electronic resources and the Internet via the eduroam wireless rvic If your institution is not a member of SCONUL Access you may u our libraries for reference during our libraries for referen
during our vacations. Plea ensure that you bring your library card or some other means of confirming your current student status.
You are welcome to visit any of our libraries and u them for reference purpos. Plea go to the reception or lending desk on arrival and bring identification with you. We are members of INSPIRE and welcome visitors referred from public libraries under this scheme.If you would like to borrow books then you can become an external borrower.
We can arrange school visits through our rvice Step into University Libraries: Visits for Loca
l Schools. In order to be able to offer schools a good experience, we would encourage arrangements to be made well in advance and for visits to be scheduled outside of University terms. Groups should be accompanied by leaders or teachers who will adhere to their responsibilities as detailed in Section 2 of the University’s Guidance on Arrangements for Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults.
Question 56-60 Decide the following statements are true (T) or fal (F) according to the passage.
56. The Hallward Library rves students in all majors of the University of Nottingham.
57. Anyone who wants to borrow books through the SCONUL scheme must register online before they come to the reception the library and get a library card.
58. Through the SCONUL scheme no more than 6 ordinary loan books can be borrowed while none of Short Loan books can 58. Through the SCONUL scheme no more than 6 ordinary loan books can be borrowed while none of Short Loan books can borrowed.
59. Electronic resources and Internet cannot be ud in the library without permission.
60. Visitors can come to the library for reference purpos and even borrow books.
Section B (10 marks) Question 61-65 are bad on the following passage.
Tony Wheeler is the man behind the Lonely Planet g uidebooks, books which are loved and hated in equal measure. It’s
guidebooks, books which are loved and hated in equal measure. It’s hard to pin down why they provoke such violent emotion; once it was simply becau they lied —you don’t turn up for the weekly Wednesday ferry to find that actually it goes on Tuesdays. Nowadays they are carefully rearched, the information is generally true, and the maps are accurate.
(61) ______ Arrive in a place and out comes the book: Places to Stay, Things to See, Getting Around, Places to Eat
—all of which is undeniably uful. But you end up living a life dictated by Wheeler, and that life might not be right for you. On of that, everyone el has got one too, so instead of being the independent traveller you thought you were, you end up being another tourist.
(62) ______ His wife Maureen, who runs the company with him, is equally to blame. It all st
arted in 1972 when, bored with Britain, they e off for Australia. They arrived in Sydney three months later with 27 cents between them. Tony sold his camera, then sat down and wrote about the trip. They put the pages together and took it around the local bookshops and one the bookshops sold thousands of copies.
(63) ______Their 200-odd guidebooks cover nearly everywhere and there are phrabooks, atlas, walking guides. They ll more than three million books a year and employ around 200 people. The Lonely Planet website is visited a million time day and the Wheelers have replaced the van with a red Ferrari. (64) ______ ‘My children have travelled all over the world so they’re aware of a lot of things,’ says Maureen and To agrees. ‘It helps you grow up a lot, just knowing how other people live and what happens in their countries. Secondly, being on
your own, having to make your way from one place to the next and work out how you do that, gives you a lf-sufficiency t think is very important.’
(65) ______There are people who say that by encouraging people to go places they’re destroying them －an accusation
they both deny, claiming that people wou ld go there anyway. They admit that none of this is bad for business, ‘All the publicity has sold our books.’ Questions 61-65 Complete the article with the following ntences. There are two extra ntences that you do not need to u.
A.Twenty-five years on, Lonely Planet has, quite literally, taken over the world.
B.There has been controversy surrounding the guidebooks.
C.Getting a guidebook like the Lonely Planet right can be a tricky business.
D.D.No, it’s something about the way they take you over No, it’s something about the way they take you over －you become a slave to the guidebook.
E.Tony Wheel is still very actively involved in the Lonely Planet guidebooks.
F.So what do they think about travel in general?
G.G.It’s not entirely fair to blame only Tony.It’s not entirely fair to blame only Tony.
Section C (10marks) Questions 66-70 are bad on the following passage.
Situated at the heart of Beijing, the Palace Muum is approached through the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tian’an men). Becau of its centrality as well as restricted access, the palace was called the Forbidden City, It was built from 1406 to 1420the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, the Yongle Emperor who, upon usurping the throne, determined to move his capital northward from Nanjing to Beijing. The Ming dynasty fell to the Manchu Qing in 1644 and in 1911 the Qing dynasty was
overthrown by the republican revolutionaries. During nearly six hundred years, twenty-four emperors lived in and ruled from this palace.
The Forbidden City is surrounded by 10-metre-high walls and a 52-meter-wide moat. Measuring 961 meters from north to south and 753 meters from east to west, it covers an area of 1110000 square meters. Each of the four sides is pierced by a g the Meridian Gate (Wu men) on the south, the Gate of Divine Prowess(Shenwu men) on the north, the Eastern and Western Prosperity Gates (Donghua men and Xihua men).Once inside, visitors will e a succession of halls and palaces spreading out on either side of an invisible central axis. The buildings’ glowing yellow roofs levitating above vermilion walls is a magnif icent sight. The painted ridges and carved beams all contribute to the sumptuous effect.
Known as the Outer Court, the southern portion of the Forbidden City centers on three main halls -- Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian)，Hall of Central Harmony (Zhonghedian),and Hall of Prerving Harmony (Baohedian). It was here in the Outer Court that the emperor held court and conducted grand audiences. Mirroring this arrangement is the Inner Court comprising the northern portion of the Forbidden City. The Inner Court is comprid of not only the residences of the emperor and his consorts but also venues for religious rituals and administrative activities.
In total, the buildings of the two courts account for an area of some 163000 square meters. The were precily designed in accordance with a code of architectural hierarchy, which designated specific features to reflect the paramount authority and status of the emperor. No ordinary mortal would have been allowed or would even have dared to come within clo proximity to the buildings. The Forbidden City, the culmination of the two-thousand-year development of classical Chine and East Asian
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architecture, has been influential in the subquent development of Chine architecture, as well as providing inspiration for many artistic works.
Questions 66-70
66. Why was the Palace given the name as “The Forbidden City”?
67. Who was the first emperor that lived in the Palace?
68. How long is the Forbidden City? 69. What is the total area of the Forbidden City?
70. What is the main function of the Inner Court of the Forbidden City?
Section D
(10 marks) (10 marks) Q uestions Questions 71-75 are bad on the following passage. Ancient Greeks thought the brain wasn’t the basis for intellect. It was the home for the soul. They believed that the proce of thinking happened somewhere n ear lungs. The brain wasn’t en as an organ of intellect and thought until the 17th and 18th
centuries. In order to measure intelligence, the IQ test, or the intelligence quotient test, was invented. The Standford-Binet Intelligence Scale was created in Paris in the early 1900s. The scale was ud in Alfred Binet’s efforts to educate children with
learning difficulties. Tho with scores less than their respective ages were considered mentall
y challenged. The MENSA IQ test has also become popular. A person who scores 150 or higher on this test is considered to have exceptional intelligence. More than 10,000 people take the test every year.
Some e IQ tests as an asssment of an individual’s problem -solving skills, rather than general intelligence. For example, an individual may have high analytical intelligence that is genetic. This widely held view promoted many prejudiced ideas. Since the IQ test was created from the point of view of Europeans, people of other races scored comparatively lower.
Rearch suggests that intelligence depends on culture and class. Tests given by the U.S. military showed that blacks scored lower than whites. The difference in scores was attributed to class and education levels, not genetic factors. Black children adopted into wealthier families scored significantly higher than low-income blacks. Studies have shown that children who grow in a positive learning environment score higher on the IQ tests. Having good nutrition can also affect the scores.
A new type of IQ test has surfaced later on. It's called the EI test, or the emotional intelligen
ce test. The test gauges the individual’s ability to manage his or her emotions. Developed by Daniel Goleman, the test also measures how much lf -awareness an individual has. Knowledge and emotional intelligence are different, experts say. A person with high emotional intelligence is able to better understand the feelings of others. Thus, they are better maintaining various relationships. Low emotional intelligence can affect intelligence. Studies have shown that emotional intelligence is connected with memory and concentration. Individuals with low emotional intelligence have more aggressiveness and less lf-control. The factors can dramatically reduce IQ scores by as much as 25 percent.
Questions 71-75 Complete the summary with only one word for each blank from the passage, changing the form where necessary.
时雨陆游Since the early 1900s, scientists have attempted to gauge the intelligence of people. Alfred Binet’s intelligence scale and the MENS IQ test have been ud frequently over the past centuries in 71.________ intelligence. Some studies suggest that th tests aren’t necessarily a flawless benchmark, arguing that it 72._______ only a person’s problem -solving skills. Others think that intelligence is 73._______ and it varies among races. New findings point to culture, class, education levels and environment as more important intelligence predictors 74._
______ genetics. A new test that measures the emotional
intelligence, the ability to monitor one’s emotions, has emerged. Recent findings reveal that one’s emotional intelligence ca n affect one’s IQ test 75._______.
