2013年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛真题试卷(C类)

2013NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC-Preliminary)(总分：150分答题时间：120分钟)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1. Whydidn’tthemangotoseeMacbethlastweek?A. Hedidn’tmanagetogetaticket.B. Hehadtoattendaconference.C. Hehadabetterproductiontowatch.2. Whatdoes“FillMeIn”refertointhisconversation?A. Atypeofupgradedmobilephone.B. Awell-sellingmagazine.C. Awriter’snewbookseries.3. Whydoesn’tthewomanlikethebag?A. Shedoesn’tlikethepattern.B. It’snoteasytocarry.C. It’stoobigforher.4. WhatmakesabadCVaccordingtotheman?A. Fakeinformation. B.Terriblewriting. C.Undesirablelength.5. HowwillCathycontinueherSpanishlearning?A. She’sgoingtomakeafriendinSpain.B. She’llcommunicatewithaSpanishfriendinSpain.C. She’llpracticespeakingSpanishwithanEnglishfriend.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversation.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.ConversationOne6. Whattrafficaccidentarethespeakerstalkingabout?A. Akidwasknockeddownbyacar.B. Twocarscrashedintoashop.C. Acarranintoawrongplace.7. Whydidtheaccidenthappenaccordingthewoman?A. Thereweremanyshopsaround.B. Thecrossingisinawrongplace.C. Therewasnocrossinghere.8. Whichofthefollowingisthesuggestiontheymade?A. Moretrafficlightsshouldbeinstalled.B. Aspeedcamerashouldbemounted.C. Morepolicemenshouldpatrolthatarea.9. Where,asthewomanmentioned,hasgotimprovedtraffic?A. Herownneighborhood.B. Herbigbrother’sneighborhood.C. Herparents’neighborhood.10. Howwasthemanpunishedforhistrafficoffence?A. Hewasfined100poundswithextrapenaltypoints.B. Hehadtopay150poundsandgot6penaltypoints.C. Hefinallypaid600poundswithoutanypenaltypoints.ConversationTwo11. Whyistheexpertopposedtotheviewthatmemoryaidsmakeyourmemoryworse?A. Thereisnoevidenceshowingthatmemoryaidsareinvalid.B. Humanbeings’brainfunctionsmainlythroughmemoryaidsinaneffectiveway.C. Memoryaidsencourageanorganizedapproachwhichhelpsthebrainfunctioneffectively.12. Whatisinterview’sattitudetowardstheideathatvisualimagehelpthememoryA. Itishardtobelieve.B. Itisnothingstrange.C. Itisobviouslynonsense.13. Whodevelopedthesystemofmemoryaidscenturiesago?A. Inhabitantsonanisolatedisland.B. TheAncientGreeks.C. Agreatpsychologists.14. Howdoesmappingoutnotesaffectthebrain?A. Itishelpfulinreflectingthewaypeoplelinkinformationinthebrain.B. Itpreventspeoplefromarrangingthingslogically.C. Itmakespeople’sbrainfunctiontheoppositeway.15. Whattendstoaffectpeople’sabilitytothinkclearly?A. Upbringingandinnatedifferences.B. Worryandanxiety.C. Theiraptitudes.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,whichwillbereadonlyonce,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16. HowcansocialmediainfluencethepresidentialelectionintheUSAaccordingtothelatestresearch?A. Itcanhelpvoterstochoosetheirpresident.B. Itcanhelptoensurethefairnessoftheelections.C. Itcanhelptoincreasethenumberofvoters.17. WhathonorarytitlehasYayaTourebeengranted?A. TheAfricanPlayeroftheYear.B. 212StaroftheConfederationofAfricanFootball.C. TheIvoryCoaststar.18. WhydidReshmaSaujanisetuptheorganization“GirlsWhoCode”?A. Toraisewomen’sstatusinthefieldofscience.B. Toimprovegirls’aptitudeandperformanceinSTEM.C. Toarousegirls’interestinscienceandtechnology.19. Whichtabletcomputer’shardwareinsideismorepowerful?A. TheCNETKum. B.TheGoogleNexus7. C.TheAppleiPadmini.20. WhatdoesthecompanyannouncethatitcandofortheUnitedStates?A. Itcanreducetheamountofplasticwaste.B. Itcanhelptorecycletheplasticwaste.C. Itcanincreasetheamountofexports.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Ifyou(21)____smoothskinthatglowswithyouth,thechancesarethatatsomepointyouwillhaveheardtheexhortationtodrinklotsofwaterinorderto(22)____thoseeviltoxinsandkeepyourskinhealthy. Theexactamountpeoplesuggestvaries.US–basedadvice(23)____eightglassesaday,whileinhotterclimatespeopleareadvisedtodrinktomoreto(24)____higherratesofsweating.Butregardlessoftheexactvolumeofwatersuggested,theprinciplebehindtheadviceremainsthesame---takingextrawateronboardwillkeepyourskinhydrated.Inotherwords,wateractslikeamoisturizer,butfromtheinsideout. Thisissuchacommonideayoumightbesurprisedatthe(25)____tobackup.Youmightexpecttheretobecountlessstudieswherepeopleare(26)____twogroups,oneassignedtosipwaterallday,theothertodrinkanormalamount.Thenthesmoothnessoftheskincouldbe(27)____amonthorsolatertoestablishwhethersippingmoreleadtosmootherskin. Infactsuchstudiesarerare,partlybecausewatercan’tbepatented,soitishardtofindanyonetofundsuchresearchwhentherewillbenonew(28)____orcosmetictosellthatcouldrepaythecosts.AreviewbythedermatologistRonniWolfattheKaplanMedicalCenterinIsraelfoundjustonestudylookingattheeffectoflong-termwaterintakeontheskin.Buttheresultswere(29)____.Afterfourweeks,thegroupwhodrankmineralwatershowedadecreaseinskindensity,whichsomebelievesuggeststheskinisretainingmoremoisture,whilethosewhodranktapwatershowedanincreaseinskindensity.Butregardlessofthetypeofwatertheydrank,itmadenodifferencetotheir(30)____ortothesmoothnessoftheirskin.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.Thenewstarsaidtothejournaliststhatshe____theopportunitytoshowthatshecouldplayaseriousfilmrole. A.greeted B.rejoiced C.welcomed D.cheered32.Wehaven’treally____asolutiontotheproblemyet,whichmakesthebossreallyfrustrated. A.builtup B.fallenbackon C.broughtover D.comeupwith33.Personally,Iam____banningcigarettesmokingcompletely,especiallyinpublicareas. A.intouchwith B.apartfrom C.infavorof D.regardlessof34.Untilafirmagreementhasbeenreached,Iamnot____toacceptingtheoffer. A.accustomed B.dedicated C.committed D.entitled35.Thegovernmentismakingeveryeffortto____aneconomiccrisis,butitseemsnothingcouldhelp. A.eliminate B.avert C.impede D.swerve36.____aseriouscrime,whatexactlyshouldyoudo? A.Unlessyouwitness B.Ifyouweretowitness C.Ifonlyyouwitness D.sinceyouwitness37.Duringexaminationscandidatesarealwayssupposedtostayinseats,keeptheireyesonthework,____toanyone. A.andnotspeak B.butcouldnotspeak C.ratherthanspeak D.insteadofspeaking38.Realizingthathehadn’tgotenoughmoneyand____toborrowanyfromhisparents,hedecidedtosellhishouse. A.wantednot B.nottowant C.wantingnot D.notwanting39.There’snopointwaitinghereanylonger.We____goandhavesomethingtoeat. A.canhardly B.areboundto C.mightaswell D.willhaveto40.Whilemanypeoplemayrefertoup-to-minutenews,itisunlikelythattelevisionandtheInternet____thenewspaperscompletely. A.willreplace B.replace C.arereplacing D.havereplaced41.ShemarriedaveryniceyoungarchitectfromBelfast,____shemetonabusduringherjourneytoNorthernIreland. A.who B.when C.which D.where42.Itisakindofillnessthatcanresultintotalblindnessif____ A.toleaveuntreated B.isleftuntreated C.leavinguntreated D.leftuntreated43.----I’msodisappointedwithmyson!Hejustwouldn’tpracticethepiano!----Takeiteasy.Youcanlead____towater,butyoucan’tmakeitdrink.A. aduck B.ahorse C.acow D.adog44.----Goodmorning,Madam!I’dlikesomeinformationaboutthecourse.----Certainly.____A. I’mafraidIdon’tknowmorethanyoueither.B. IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?C. Whatexactlywouldyouliketoknow?D. Howmuchinformationdidyouknow?45.----Howdoyoufeelaboutcountriesthatdon’ttrytoreduceglobalwarming?----____,thosecountriescaremoreaboutmoneythansavingtheplanet.A. AsfarasI’mconcerned B.It’snoneofourbusinessC.We’renottoblame D.ThingsareundercontrolPartIIICloze(10marks)Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethecorrectwordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenlettersoftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Accordingtorecentsurveys,72%ofallAmericansbelievethattheUnitedStatesgovernmentis(46)hi____informationaboutUFOs.Almost68%ofpeoplethinkthatthegovernmenthassecretknowledgeofextraterrestriallife.Itisnot(47)____(surprise)thatthegovernmenthascomeundermoreandmore(48)pr____todeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandmakethempublic.Avarietyofdifferentgroupshavebeeninvolvedintheseefforts. OnegrouptobecomeinvolvediscalledCFI,theCoalitionforFreedomofInformation,JohnPodesta,whowasWhiteHouseChiefofStaffduringBillClinton’s(49)____(president),isoneofthemanyhigh-poweredpeopleactiveinthisgroup.CFI’saimisnottoprovethe(50)____(exist)ofextraterrestriallife,buttomakeiteasierforscientistsingeneraltostudyunexplainedaerialphenomena.PodestaandhisgrouphasaskedthePentagontodeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandthereforeprovidescientists(51)____datathatwillhelpinthestudyofUFOs. CFIhasrequestedthereleaseofinformationonseveralUFOcases,startingwiththeKecksburg,Pennsylvania,incident.Thisincidenttook(52)____in1965whenalargeacorn-shapedobject,thesizeofasmallcar,crashedinPennsylvania.SomeanalystssayitcouldhavebeenthespacecraftKosmos96thathadbeenlaunchedtowardsVenusbytheSovietUnion,butfailedtoescapeEarth’s(53)g____.OtherssaytheobjectdidnotlookanythinglikespacecraftbuiltonEarthin1965. (54)Add____,thepeopleofKecksburgwanttoknowwhathappened.Onthat(55)af____,hundredsofeyewitnesseswatchedafierystreakoflightdescendfromtheskytowardsEarth.Officialsexplainedthatnothingwasfoundorrecoveredandthatmaybethefireballintheskywasameteor.ButmanywitnessessaytheysawanumberofmilitarypersonnelfromtheArmyandtheAirForcesearchthewoods,andlaterthatevening,sawalargemilitarytractor-trailercomingfromtheareacarryingalargeobjectunderatarp.PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)Readthefollowingpassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsusinginformationfromthepassage.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.SectionA(10marks)Questions56-60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Theaverageautomatictellermachine(ATM)isnotverysmart.Itwillgivemoneytoanyonewhohastherightcardandpunchesfourorfivekeysintherightorder.Someanalystsestimatethatasmanyas30%ofATMtransactionworldwidearecasesoftheft.Toincreasesecurityatcashmachines,somebankshavetriedtomaketheirATMsalittlesmarter.Asmallcameraonthemachinelooksdirectlyintotheeyeofeverycustomer.Itscansoneirisandcomparesthetinypatternsofridges,dots,andotherfeaturestoacodeinitscomputer.Ifthereisamatch,theATMwillstartcountingoutcash.Ifnot,amessageisautomaticallysenttothenearestpolicestation. Iris-scanningisonefast-growingformofbiometricidentification---determiningwhosomeoneisbyexaminingfeaturesthebody.Oneoftheearliestbiometrictechniqueswasfingerprinting.Thelineonfingerprintsareuniquetoeachperson,sonotevenidenticaltwinshavethesamefingerprints.Fingerprintinghasbecomefamousasawayoffindingoutwhocommittedacrime,butitveryoftenfails.Acarefulcriminalcansweargloves,avoidtouchingthing,orevenalterhisfingerprintsbyburning,cutting,orscrapingthem.Inthesearchforamorereliablesystem,securityexpertshavefocusedontheeye. Likeafingerprint,everyirisis,forallpracticalpurposes,unique.Eachperson’srightirisisevendifferentfromhisorherleftone.Alow-costdigitalcamera,likethekindinstalledatATMmachines,caneasilydetecthundredsofdifferentfeaturesintheiris.Thechanceoftwoiriseshavingthesamefeaturesisclosetozero.Testshaveshownthatiris-scannersareveryhardtofool.Theycantellthedifferencebetweenarealirisandafalseone.Theycanseerightthroughcoloredcontactlenses,eyeglasses,andevenmirroredsunglasses.Althoughmanycriminalarewillingtoburnorcuttheirfingersinpursuitoftheperfectcrime,fewwouldbewillingorabletoaltertheiririses. Tomakeiris-scanningwork,acomputerizeddatabasehastomatchcertainirisfeatureswithcertainpeople.ThismeansthateachATMcustomerhastoallowabanktophotographhisorheririsandkeepthathighlypersonalinformationinacomputer.Somepeoplehaveworried,however,thatanincreaseduseofiris-scanningwillleadtoadangerouslossofprivacy.Bymountingiris-scancamerasinpublicplaces,governmentscouldtrackaprivatecitizenalldaylongwithouttheperson’sknowledge.Thiswouldbeagreatadvantagetothepolice,butitcouldalsogivecorruptofficialsanewwaytocontroltheiropponents.Themilitary’sdevelopmentoftinyrobotssuggeststhatgovernmentiris-scannerscouldeveninvadeprivatehomes!Questions56-60Completethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage,changingtheformwherenecessary,withonlyonewordforeachblank.SectionB(10marks)Questions61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Seedcataloguesfeaturehundredsoffloweringspecies.Forthepersonsjustbeginninggardenthiscanbebewildering,andbelowarethedetailsofsomepopularchoices,nearlyallofwhichshouldbesowninthespring.Withtheexceptionofbusylizzies,whichneedalittlecare,theyareallveryeasytogrowfromseed. Dahlias Thesearesturdyplantsbearingshowyflowersinawiderangeofrathergaudycolors.SowinaframeinAprilandplanttheseedlingsoutwhenfrostsareover.Dahliasflowerthroughoutthesummerandintotheautumn.Whenautumnfrostsbegintomakethemlookunhappy,youshoulddigupthetuberousrootsandsavethem.Afrost-freeloft,shedorgarageistheidealplace.Thefollowingspringyouplantthetubersinsteadofsowingseedagain. Lupins Lupinsarehardyperennials.Thismeansthattheplantswillstayinyourgardenandcarryonfloweringyearafteryear.SeedsowninAprilwillusuallygiveyousomespikesofcolorsinthefirstsummer,andyearbyyeartheplantsgetbiggerandthefloweringstemsgettallerandgrander.Selectivebreedinghasledtotheintroductionofsomefine,bicoloredvarietiesinsomedazzlingshades.Theshort-livedflowersmakearealmisunderstandingspectacle. Busylizzies Likedahlias,busylizziesneedtobestartedoffunderglass,astheycannotstandfrost,andpantingoutisbestdoneinMay.OutdoorfloweringendsinSeptember,sobeatthefrostsandbringyourfavoritespecimensindoorstogiveyourhomesomesintercolor!Indoorstheywillcarryonfloweringindefinitely,thoughyoumayliketoplantthemoutagainwhenspringreturns.Likepansies(below)theydoverywellinsunorshade,butthesoilmustbemoist.Mostvarietiesgrowtobeaheightofonly20cmorso. Potentillas Potentillasarehardyshrubs.Inotherwords,thewoodybranchesspringfromgroundlevel—thereisnocentraltrunk.Seedisprobablybestsowninautumn,inwhichcaseyoushouldkeeptheplantsinashelteredspotuntilApriloffersfavorableconditionsforplantingout.Oncefloweringbeginsinearlysummerthebestvarieties(suchasMeltonFire)willstayinbloomalmostceaselesslyforyearsonendwhileatthesametimespreadingouttoprovidegroundcoveroralowhedge. Pansies Pansieshaveagoodlongfloweringseasonyearafteryear,andsomevarietiescanbesowninspringtogivetrulysplendidresultsthefirstautumn.Unlikedahliasandlupins,whichcaneasilygrowametertall,pansiesgrownohigherthan10or20cm.Theirsoil,positionandmoisturerequirementsarejustlikethoseofbusylizziesbutpansiesdifferinbeinghardy.Givethematry!Questions61-63Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.61.Bothdahliasandlupins,whicharesowninApril,needprotectingfromfrost.62.Broughtindoorsinautumn,dahlias,busylizziesandpotentillaswillcarryonfloweringalmostnon-stop.63.Amongalltheflowersbusylizziesarenotveryeasytogrowfromseed.SectionC(10marks)Questions66-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Whenlookingforlove,peoplemaygotosomeextremelengths.Theymightgoonblinddatessetupbyfamilyandfriends.Theymightwritepersonaladstoplaceinnewspapers.Ortheymightuseacomputertohelpthemintheirsearchforasoulmatebyjoininganonlinedatingservices.Somepeoplehaveeventriedtofindtheirperfectmatchthroughgameshowsontelevision.ManyoftheseTVdatingshows,includingTheBachelorandWhoWantstoMarryaMillionaire?haveprovedtoberatingsblockbusters,withmillionsofviewerswatchingeachweektofindoutwhichofthecontestantswillfindtruelove. Ofallthesegameshows,perhapstheonewiththemostunexpectedendingwasMr.Right,whichwasshowninEnglandin2002.Ontheshow,abachelor,thirty-five-year-oldLanceGerrard-Wright,datedfifteenwomentofindtheonewhowashisidealpartner.ThehostoftheshowwasUlrikaJohnson,anEnglishcelerityoriginallyfromSweden.Forsevenweeksontheshow,Gerrard-Wrighttookturnsgoingondateswitheachofthewomen,takingthemtoexpensiverestaurantsandexoticlocations.Heevenmetthewomen’sfamiliesandintroducedthemtohisown.Thenattheendofeachepisode,hewouldchoosebetweenoneandthreeofthecontestantswithwhomhehadfelttheleastcompatible,andsaygoodbyetothem. Atonepointduringtheseries,onecontestantvolunteeredtoleavebecauseshesaidshedidn’tfindhimattractive.Aftertwodatesshesaidshehadhadenough,andshecouldn’tseeitworking.“Hewasn’tmycupoftea.”Inanotherepisodethewomanhewasonadatewithburstintotearswhenhecalledherbyanothercontestant’sname.“Youcalledmebyanothergirl’sname.Ican’tbelieveyoudidthat.Ireallylikedyou,”shesobbed. Butinthefinalepisode,thewomanheeventuallychosedecidedshedidn’twanttomarryhimafterall.“Ithinkyou’vechosenmebecauseyouhavetochoosesomeone,”shesaid.Maybethiswasbecauseshealreadyknewhehadfalleninlove---withtheshow’shost! Afterleavingtheshow,Gerrard-WrightandJohnsonwereseendiningtogetherandattendingpartiesaroundLondonmoreandmoreoften.Finally,onMay1,2003,Gerrard-WrightproposedtoJohnsononthestepsofSt.Paul’sCathedral.Andsheacceptedhisproposalrightaway,althoughitwasaconditionalacceptance.Johnsonhastwochildrenfrompreviousrelationships—aneight-year-oldson,Cameron,andatwo-year-olddaughter,Bo.Shehadtomakesurethattheyagreedtothemarriage.Luckily,theydid.Gerrard-Wrightsaid,“Intheendtheshowdidworkforme.IgrabbedanopportunitytogetagirlfriendandIdid.Ulrika’sgorgeous.”Questions66-68Completethefollowingsentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassageinamaximumof2wordsforeachblank.66.LanceGerrard-Wrightwentto____togoontheshowMr.Rightinordertofindhisperfectmatch.67.Ontheshow,Lancehadtheopportunitytodatemanygorgeouswomenamongwhomtheremightbeonethathewasalmost____.68.UlrikaacceptedLance’sproposal____thatherchildrenagreedtotheirmarriageaswell.Questions69-70Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.69.WhichofthefollowingdidNOThappenontheshow? A.Lancewentondateswithseveralwomen. B.Thecandidateswenttosomeverygoodrestaurants. C.Ulrikaconsultedherparentsbeforeshemadeherdecision. D.ThewomenmetLance’sfamily.70.Whathappenedaftersevenweeksofdoingtheshow? A.Allofthewomenfoundtheirbeloved. B.Lancestartedtodatewiththeshow’shost. C.Oneofthewomenontheshowcouldn’thelpcrying. D.UlrikaaskedLancetomarryher.SectionD(10marks)Questions71-75arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Alaskaisdisappearingslowlybutsurely.Sincethe1950s,itisestimatedthatasmuchas15percentofAlaska’sareahasdisappeared.Buthowcanawholestatebedisappearing?OnereasonforAlaska’sgradualdisappearanceisthemeltingitsglaciers.AccordingtoonegeologistattheUSGeologicalSurvey,about98percentofAlaska’sglaciersareeitherunmovingordiminishing.Thisdiminishingseemsmainlyduetotheincreaseinglobaltemperatures.Sincethe1960s,theaverageyear-roundtemperaturehasincreasedby5℉.Furthermore,theaveragewintertemperaturehasincreasedby8℉.Presently,anestimated24cubicmilesoficeisdisappearingfromAlaskanglacierseveryyear.Itmaybeevenmoreinthenearfuture,assomescientistspredictthattheaverageworldtemperaturecouldgoup2.5to10℉bytheyear2010.AnotherproblemcontributingtoAlaska’sgradualdisappearanceisitspermafrost.(74)MuchofthelandinAlaskawaspermanentlyfrozen,orfrozenformostoftheyear,thusmaintainingitsintegrity.Now,thethawingpermafrostiscausinganumberofproblemsonland.Roadsandutilitypolesarecollapsing.Also,thehardpermafrostwhic