2011年初赛研究生全国大学生英语竞赛

大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)A类研究生初赛英语真 题 快递公司问题件快递公司问题件货款处理关于圆的周长面积重点题型关于解方程组的题及答案关于南海问题 2011年 (总分150, 考试时间90分钟) Part I Listening Comperhension Section A In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a twenty-second pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. 1. What did the man do last night? A. He bought a computer.B. He watched a TV show.C. He surfed the Internet. 2. How did the company get into trouble in the past? A. By polluting a river.B. By lying to the government.C. By changing their image. 3. What will the woman do next? A. Visit the pet motel.B. Write a review.C. Look for some information. 4. How was the woman connected to the advertisement? A. She received a link in an email.B. She visited the company's website.C. She went onto an Internet forum. 5. What does the woman imply? A. The man has really bad credit.B. The man should trust her.C. The man needs to buy a lot of new clothes. Section B In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be one-minute pause. During the pause, read the questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. Conversation One 6. What time is Mike's wife's appointment? A. At 2:00pm. B. At 2:30pm. C. At 3:30pm. 7. What is the woman speaker's name? A. Rachel. B. Elizabeth. C. Angela. 8. What's the night doctor's mobile number? A. 0506 759 3856. B. 0506 759 3857. C. 0506 758 3856. 9. Which of the following does the surgery NOT charge for? A. Travel vaccinations.B. Consultations.C. Insurance reports. Conversation Two 10. What topic is the man going to write about? A. Global travel.B. World economics.C. Climate changes. 11. How did the man get first-hand ideas on his subject? A. By travelling to countries in Asia and Africa.B. By doing questionnaires.C. By doing research into private companies. 12. How long do the essays have to be? A. 4,000 words. B. 3,000 words. C. 3,500 words. 13. When must the first essay be handed in? A. November 30. B. September 30. C. October 30. 14. Where will John and Jane meet up later that day? A. In the economies course office.B. In the economies common room.C. In the campus cafeteria. 15. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Travel agent and customer.B. Professor and student.C. Classmates. Section C In this section, you will hear five short news items. After each item, which will be read only once, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the questions and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. 16. What is the news about? A. Using computers.B. Reclaiming energy.C. Heating buildings. 17. What are the most damaging emissions? A. Ultrafine particles.B. Gases.C. Particles produced by gasoline engines. 18. When does the kitchen staff start to prepare the meals? A. 11:00 am. B. 4:30 pm. C. 5:30 am. 19. What does the news mainly tell us? A. Less time is spent on tea in the UK than in other countries.B. Quite a lot of time is spent on tea in the UK. C. Britons drink more coffee than tea. 20. Why do scientists put bands on penguins' flippers? A. So they can identify the birds from a distance.B. They want to slow them down as they swim. C. The bands protect them from being attacked. Section D In this section, you will hear part of a lecture on research methods. The passage will be read twice. For questions 21-30, complete the sentences and notes. Write no more than three words for each answer. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. 21. The lecture will be useful for students who are writing ______. 22. Developed countries are described by the speaker as ______. 23. The size of a sample depends on the______required. 24. Questions 24-30 : Types of Survey Advantages Disadvantages Mail (24) Not good for decent response rate Good for particular groups Survey Content Questions can ask about: opinions and attitudes factual characteristics or behaviour Questions can be open-ended or (28) . Questions can be from 5 minutes to 1 hour+long Survey can be a (29) -interviewees can be questioned on 2 or more occasions Ethics Results must not be used commercially Individuals should not be mentioned Results should be in (30) ie: statistical tables or charts Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. 31. Using a full range of colors and all sorts of painting styles, Mahatir has shown there is no end to the______of methods he uses to grasp our attention. A. knowledge B. creation C. diversity D. universe 32. This paper is not free ! I'd appreciate it if everyone would start trying to______it. A. use B. produce C. move D. conserve 33. Realizing the great loss our company's error caused you, and being aware that money can never really make up for it, we wish to offer you 2 million dollars in______anyway. A. prize B. compensation C. reward D. cash 34. As all the members of my family like country life, we decided to______farming. A. go in for B. go back onC. go through with D. go along with 35. Warning: Poisonous! If accidentally swallowed, ______vomiting at once and seek medical attention. A. deduce B. generate C. engage D. induce 36. The tenant must be prepared to decorate the villa______the terms of the contract. A. in the vicinity of B. in quest ofC. in accordance with D. in collaboration with 37. Richard came home at midnight, ______which time all the guests had left. A. after B. by C. to D. during 38. If the whole project______beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost. A. was not planned B. has not been planned C. had not been planned D. were not planned 39.In the meantime, the question raised by our financial problems is______such research is worth the cost. A. whether B. that C. how D. because 40. This plant has similar qualities to the previous one, ______both wind resistant and adapted to the same type of soil. A. being B. been C. to be D. having been 41. The staff have been informed that under no circumstances______the telephone in the office for personal calls. A. may they use B. they use C. they could use D. did they use 42. The project, ______by the end of 2012, will expand the city's digital television signal to be accessible to a million users. A. completed B. being completed  C. to be completed D. having been completed 43. The body's need for______salt can be met by a healthy diet, without turning to ______salt bottle. A. the; a B. /; the C. /; / D. the; the 44.  —Excuse me! This fish smells strange—it must be off. —It can't be, madam. It was fresh this morning. —Well, I'm not going to eat it, so please take it away. —Of course, madam. —______. —Certainly not, madam. —Good. Now bring me the menu again, so that I can order something else. A. Please give me a fresh one.B. I hope I can get another one for free. C. Do not offer me the same dish again.D. I hope you're not going to charge me for it. 45. —I don't like to complain, but I bought this camera last week and it's stopped working. —Hum—yes, it's faulty. Do you have your receipt? We can either exchange the camera or offer you a credit note. You can use it for anything in the shop. —No, ______. —I'm afraid that isn't our company policy, sir. —But it is the law—and I'm a law student. So refund my money or I'll see you in court. OK? A. I'd rather have a refund B. I'd like a new camera C. there must be a discount D. I must get something free Part Ⅲ Cloze Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose 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 letters of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. Are you curious about the private (46) (life) of actors and pop stars? If so, you're not alone. Every day, the world's newspapers, magazines, and websites de (47) a constant stream of gossip about the rich and famous. Although it's sometimes called "junk food news", celebrity gossip is more popular than ever. Movie stars, athletes, singers, and (48) (politics) are the favorite subjects of the gossip media. Because they're always in the public eye, some people feel very close to these people. They want to know what they're doing, what clothes they're wearing, and who they're spending time (49) . In offices, chat-rooms, and coffee shops, celebrity news is a common topic of (50) cony There's even a class of (51) (photo) , called "paparazzi," who follow celebrities around. Wherever stars eat, shop, or travel, the paparazzi are always there, ca (52) cameras in hand. Some people see this as an (53) (invade) of privacy. However, stars benefit from the paparazzi, (54) photos are sold to news sources. This keeps stars in the public eye, and helps their careers. Stories in the gossip media may be based on public facts, information from stars' friends, or secret "insider" sources. (55) (regard) of how crazy the stories are, stars usually ig (56) them. However, they sometimes fight back. In Hollywood and London, there are special la (57) who work for celebrities and who sue magazines and papers for printing f (58) stories or demand that certain photographs not be printed. In today's world, the media are everywhere, so it's impossible for stars to hide (59) the press. At the same time, it's hard for the rest of us to avoid celebrity news. Yet, at the end of the day, we have only ourselves to bl (60) . As a famous magazine editor once said, "Celebrity gossip is everywhere because we have such a huge appetite for it. \