2008年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷(C类)

12008年全国大学生英语竞赛C类初赛赛卷2008NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC---Preliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A.Tobuyanewspaper.B.Tofindachemist.C.Topostaletter.2.A.Theirbillingsystemhasbeenefficient.B.Theiroldbillingsystemisoutdated.C.He’sunimpressedwiththenewbillingsystem.3.A.She’sbeenonvacation.B.She’sbeenatthegrocerystore.C.She’sbeenonabusinesstrip.4.A.Togotothemarket.B.Tohavecoffee.C.Tohaveadiscussion.5.A.Changingaflightreservation.B.Cancelingahotelreservation.C.Reservinganextrahotelroom.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Conversationone6.What’sTania’sphonenumber?A.506-6178B.501-6678C.501-66877.WhoisgoingshoppingatHarrods?A.Tania.B.Karl.C.Karl’smother.8.HowisTaniagoingtogettoHarrods?A.Onfoot.B.Bytaxi.C.Bytube.9.Whichstreetplanshowsthewayfromthestation?A.B.C.10.WhatkindofwinedoesKarlwant?2A.RedMerlot.B.WhiteBordeaux.C.RoseChianti.ConversationTwo11.Whichdrawingshowsthepositionofthehandle?A.B.C.12.Whatotherproductfeaturesareincluded?A.Arangeofhandlesizes.B.Avarietyofcolorcombinations.C.Asetofringsfordifferent-sizedtins.13.What’sthepurposeoftheV-clip?A.Toholdthepaintbrushsoitdripsinthecan.B.Topreventpaintfromgettingontothepaintedsurfaces.C.Topreventthebrushdryingoutifthepainterisinterrupted.14.Whowillprobablyusethecan-holder?A.Artists.B.Decorators.C.Soldiers.15.Howmuchdoestheproductcost?A.￡4.B.￡5.C.$4.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitem.Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.WhathaspromptedthenewadministrationtoreviewtheAustralia’scitizenshiptest?A.It’soutofdate.B.Higherimmigrationrates.C.Manyapplicantsfailingit.17.WhichtrainprovidestheeasiestwaytoseeMountFuji?A.FromTokyotoYokohama.B.FromOsakatoYokohama.C.FromTokyotoOsaka.18.HowmanyU.N.employeeswerekilledin2007?A.17.B.42.C.59.19.Whathavestudiesfoundoutaboutseverepneumoniatreatment?A.Nomedicationworksindevelopingcountries.B.Itcanbeeffectivelytreatedathomewithoralantibiotics.C.Itcanonlybetreatedinthehospitalwithinjectableantibiotics.20.Whatwasthebar’sbusinesslikebeforethesmokingban?A.Almostemptyeveryday.B.Usuallycrowdedatmidday.C.EmptyonWednesdays.SectionD(10marks)3Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Therearetenmissingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhearonthetape.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Crimeisn’trisingbecausethelawsarenotstrictenough,orbecausethe(21)________arenottoughenough,orsimplybecausetherearen’tenoughpolicemenonthebeat.Itisrisingbecausetheagenciesandindividualswhocanhavea(22)_______effectoncrimearenotpullingtogetherorinthesame(23)______.Thepoliceareoneofthoseagencies,ofcourse.Butcrimepreventionisalsoamatterfor(24)______whoarecontenttoseemass(25)_______turnintoawayoflife,forcouncilswhoprefertoshoutyah-booatthepolice,(26)_____gettingonwithmakinglifesaferforlocalpeople,forarchitectswhodesignexposedandindefensiblebuildings,forparentswhodon’ttakeenoughinterestinwhattheirteenagechildrenaregettinguptoandfor(27)______whositinsideandmoan(28)______doanythingaboutthestateoftheneighborhoodorthestreet.Crimepreventionhasbeenneglectedfortoomanybytoomany.Overthelasttenyearsithasbeenwillfullyneglectedindefianceofmounting(29)_______thatitisthecentralhopeof(30)________actionagainstcrime.PartIIVocabularyandStructures(10minutes,15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices,markedA,BCandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.Theyarelookingfor_______manwith_______longdarkhair.Heisarmedanddangerous.A.a;aB.the;aC.a;/D./;the32.Itwasunfortunate,butshehadno_____buttoactasshedid.A.chance.B.opportunityC.optionD.solution33.The_____driverthinksthataccidentsonlyhappentootherpeople.A.generalB.usualC.commonD.average34.HowdidtheymanagetostealtheVanGogh?Itwasright____thesecurityguard’snose.A.belowB.beforeC.underD.beside35.Thestudent______continuinghisstudieswhenhehadtoreturntohishomecountryunexpectedly.A.isconsideringB.wasconsideringC.shouldconsiderD.hasconsidered36.MyfriendsandIenjoydoingmanyofthesamethings.Inthatrespect,wehavealot_______.A.insimilarB.inparticularC.incommonD.inaccordance37.OurplannedvisittotheUnitedStates_______becausewewer