2009年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛(非英语专业类)试卷及答案

-1-2009年全国大学生英语竞赛(C类)初赛试卷2009NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC–Preliminary)PartIlisteningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inanengineroom.B.inacar.C.Inafactory.2.Whoisthemantalkingto?A.Alifeguard.B.Atravelagent.C.Agymnasiummanager.3.Howwillthecorrectpricebedetermined?A.Bycallingthecompany.B.Byaskingthesalesrepresentative.C.Bylookingatthepricelist.4.WhyisSueupsetaccordingtotheconversation?A.Someonebrokeintohercar.B.Shehadtopaytoomuchforparking.C.Shewasgivenaticket.5.Whatdothetwospeakersprobablydoforaliving.A.Officeclerks.B.Printers.C.Archiects.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentreConversationOne-2-6.Whydidthemanwatchthevideo?A.ItwasrequiredbyProfessorStephen.B.Hewantedtolearnaboutheartattacks.C.Hehadtotakepartinadiscussion.7.Intheman’sopinion,whatisthevideoabout?A.Men’shealth.B.Stress.C.Healthcareforwomen.8.Whatdidthemanlearnfromthevideo?A.Womenareundermorestressthanmen.B.Womenhavemoreheartattacksthanmen.C.Womenwhohaveheartattacksgetlesscarethanmen.9.Atwhatagesarewomenmostlikelytohaveaheartattack?A.40to50.B.60to65.C.45to60.10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutthevideo?A.Itsoundspuzzling.B.Itsoundsveryinteresting.C.Itsoundsverydull.ConversationTwo11.Howlongdidthemanwaitbeforehiscallwasanswered?A.Twentyminutes.B.Twelveminutes.C.Twenty-fourminutes.12.WhydidthemanphoneInterserveCustomerService?A.Hewantedtoknowwhattherecordedmessagemeans.B.Hedidn’tknowwhichbuttontochoose.C.Hewantedtoknowifhecanusehise-mailaddresswhileoverseas.13.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthemenuofoptions?A.Itsmeaningisn’tambiguous.B.Itisfarfromclear.C.Itissatisfactory.14.Whichdepartmentwouldthemanhavespokentoifhadchosenbuttontwo?A.AccountsandBilling.B.GeneralEnquiries.C.AccountsandServce.15.Whatwilltheoperatordonext?A.Makeanofficialcomplaint.B.Improvethemenuofoptions.C.Makeanoteoftheman’scomplaint.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Eachitemwillbe-3-readonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause,Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.16.Howdoesrotationalgrazingreducetheneedforpesticidetreatments?A.Byincreasingtheuseofnaturalfertilizer.B.Bylimitingtheneedforchemicalfertilizers.C.Byreducingthegrowthofweeds.17.Whichnewsagencyvotesforthetoptennewsstories?A.Reuters.B.TheAssociatedPressC.UnitedPressInternational.18.Whichcountiesspentbillionsofdollarstodevelopnewoilfields?A.Syria,BrazilandRussia.B.Brazil,IranandSaudiArabia.C.SaudiArabie,BrazilandRussia.19.WhyhasthenumberofcamelsinIndiabeendecreasinginrecentyears?A.Becausetheyaredyingfromtravelingtoofar.B.Becausetheyareshortoffood.C.Becausetheyareinfectedwithadisease.20.Whatisasymptomofmultiplesclerosis?A.Lossoftheabilitytohear.B.Lossoftheabilitytoseewell.C.Lossoftheabilitytospeakclearly.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassagewhichwillbereadonlyonce.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhearonthetape.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.ThefourthcomponentoftheSwedishsocialsystemisthatitspoliciesensurefullemploymentandincreasethemobilityoflabour-thatis,theabilitytochangejobswithout(21)______income.Swedeshaveastrongworkethic.This,combinedwithstate-fundedprogrammersthat(22)_______unemployment,whichSwedenpreferstohighunemploymentratesandlargewelfare(23)______.So,therearealargenumberof-4-(24)_______trainingprogrammesthatunemployersparfor(25)___________toworkersinjobsthathavebecomeunnecessary.Therearealsosubsidiesforworkerswhomustchangejobsbecauseofchangesinthelabourmarket.Swedenintroducedthefifthandfinalcomponentofitssocialsystemattheendofthe20thcentury.Thiscomponentcorrectssomeoftheproblemscreatedbythefour(26)________mentionedcomponents.Itincludesnewrulesthataredesignedtoimprovejobstability,suchastrainingprogrammestohelpemployeeslearnnewskillsastheirjobschangeandbecomemore(27)______,Also,thegovernmenthasreducedsocial(28)_________andwelfarepayments.So,inconclusion,theSwedesarehappywiththeirsystem.Swedenhasachievedmoreintermsofsocialequality,economic(29)________thanmanyothereconomies.Asaresult,mostSwedesaren’tinterestedinanymorereformoftheeconomicsystem.However,becauseitis(30)_________ininternationalmarkets,Swedenmustcontinuetomanageitssocialpoliciessothatitremainscompetitiveintheinternationalmarketplace.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(10minutes,15marks)31.Thebusinessm