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1、2008年全國大學(xué)生英語競(jìng)賽樣題(C級(jí))PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear5shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthep

2、ause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1. A.Themanisnotsuitablefortheposition.B. Thejobhasbeengiventosomeoneelse.C. Shehadntreceivedthemansapplication.2. A.Heisgoingtoseehissectionchief.

3、B. Heisgoingtohaveajobinterview.C. Heisgoingtoseehisgirlfriend.3. A.AsktoseethemansIDcard.B. Getthebriefcasefortheman.C. Showthemanherdocuments.4. A.Thedormroomistoocrowded.B. Thereisnokitcheninthebuilding.C. Noonelooksafterthedormbuilding.5. A.Shewasalwaysingoodshape.B. Shestoppedexercisingoneyeara

4、go.C. Shelostalotofweightinoneyear.SectionB(10marks)Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebesta

5、nswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOne6. WhatissoontoopeninChina?A. TheFrenchMovieFestival.B. TheFrenchCulturalYear.C. TheFrenchFoodFestival.7. Howmanyexhibitionswillbeheldforthisactivity?A.200.B.20.C.100.8. WhatwillbeheldatthefootoftheGre

6、atWall?A. TheCityConcert.B. TheOpeningCeremony.C. TheGreatLunch.9. Whichofthefollowingcitiesisnotincludedinthisactivity?A. Chongqing.B. Wuhan.C. Shenzhen.10. Whatwillcertainlymakegreatcontributionstothisactivity?A.Internet.B. TVshows.C. Newspapers.ConversationTwo11. Whatsoundmorelikeanativespeakerin

7、acasualconversation?A.Examples.B.Verbs.C.Idioms.12. Whichofthefollowingsoundsmoreinformalandmorenatural?A.Gettogether.B.Meet.C.See.13. Whichofthefollowingmeansthatyoucannotinterruptme?A.Imtiedup.B. Ihavealotonmyplate.C. Imbusy.14. InAmericanculture,whatisconsideredimportantinaconversation?A. Usingpr

8、operlanguageB. Makingeyecontact.C. Lookingatyourownfeet.15. Inbusiness,howmightAmericansfeelaboutyouifyouarelookingaway?A. Yourefeelingashamed.B. Youretellingthetruth.C. Youretellingalie.SectionC(5marks)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear5shortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepaus

9、e,youmustreadthequestionandthenthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.16. Howlongwillittakefornewforeststogrowback?A.65years.B.20years.C.40years.17. WhatdidJimmyCarterplantofocushiseffortsonafterleaving

10、theWhiteHousein1981?A. Apresidentiallibrary.B. CampDavid.C. Winningasecondterm.18. WhatwasregardedasthelifebloodofthecountryoftheMaldives?A.Oil.B.Agriculture.C.Tourism.19. Whatisresponsibleforthedeathofmanypeopleindevelopingcountries?A. Thedevelopmentofresistancetodiseases.B. Thedifficultytocurenewe

11、mergingdiseases.C. Theinabilityofthepoortoaffordmedicine.20.Whatreleasedanestimated8.7milliontonsoftheglobalwarminggas?A.Cars.B.Wildfires.C.Wars.SectionD(10marks)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Therearetenmissingwordsorphrasesinit.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhearonthetape.Re

12、membertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Aresearchersaysleadintheenvironmentcouldbeamajorcauseofviolencebyyoungpeople.DoctorHerbertNeedlemanisa(21)attheUniversityofPittsburghSchoolofMedicineinPennsylvaniaandhe(22)hisfindingsattheyearlymeetingoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.DoctorNe

13、edlemansaysthepresenceofleadinthe(23)changestheneuronsthatcontrolactionsandthatcancauseapersontoactinantisocialand(24)ways.Inthe1970s,DoctorNeedlemanfoundlowerscoreson(25)eveninchildrenwhodidnothavesuchsignsofleadpoisoning.Afterthat,leadwas(26)gasolineandpaintintheUnitedStates.Yetmanyhomesstillhaveo

14、ldleadpaint.Leadwasalsousedinolder(27).Infact,officialsjustannouncedstrongertestingandreportingrequirementsasfromnextyearforleadinAmericandrinkingwater.Thenewestresearchshowsthatevenverysmallamountsofleadinbonescanaffectbraindevelopment.Asimple(28)canmeasureleadexceptthatanX-rayprocessisneededtomeas

15、urelevelsinbone.In2004,suchtestsweredoneon190youngpeoplewhowere(29)andthefindingsshowedthattheiraveragelevelswerehigherthannormal.And,in1998,threehundredchildrenwerestudiedandthetestscoresshowedhigherlevelsof(30)problemsinthosewithincreasedlevelsoflead.Yettheselevelswerestillconsideredsafebythegover

16、nment.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(10minutes,15marks)Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31. Sonervousthatshedidntknowh

17、owtostartherspeech.A. sinceshebecameB. wouldshebecomeC. thatshebecameD. didshebecome32. Heanothercareerbut,atthetime,hejustwantedtoearnmoneytostudyabroad.A.mighthavechosenB.mightchooseC.hadtochooseD.musthavechosen33. ThesecondreportwasbyAugust2005,butoneyearlateritwasstillnowhereinsight.A.submittedB

18、.tohavesubmittedC.tosubmitD.tohavebeensubmitted34. Inthisexperiment,thestudentsstudiedarestoppedseveraltimesduringthelisteningtestandaskedtoreportwhattheyduringthepausebeforeansweringthequestions.A.hadjustbeenthinkingaboutB.havejustbeenthinkingaboutC.arejustthinkingaboutD.hadjustthoughtabout35. Iwas

19、alwaystaughtthatitwastointerrupt.A. rudeB. coarseC. roughD. crude36. Smallboysarequestioners.Theyaskquestionsallthetime.A.originalB.peculiarC.imaginativeD.persistent37. Weregrettoinformyouthatthematerialsyouorderedare.A.outofworkB.outofreachC.outofstockD.outofpractice38. Thebombwillthemomentitistouc

20、hed.A.goonB.gooffC.gooutD.goover39. Thecarwont;Ivetrieditseveraltimes,butitwontwork.A.beginB.launchC.startD.drive40. Childrenandoldpeopledonotlikehavingtheirdailyupset.A.habitB.routineC.practiceD.custom41. Inyourfirstfewdaysatschoolyoullbegivenatesttohelptheteacherstoyoutoaclassatyourlevel.A.locateB

21、.assignC.deliverD.place42. Chinaonlystarteditsnuclearpowerindustryinrecentyears,andshouldnotimeincatchingup.A.loseB.delayC.spareD.relieve43. Youdidanexcellentjobyesterday,Jim!Ireallyenjoyedyourpresentation.Ohyeah,itwasfabulous.ItseemstheEnglishprogramisagreatwaytopracticeEnglish.Yeah.Itisfunandmotiv

22、ating.A. Didyoureally?B. Oh,thankyou.Youaresokind.C. Really?Whataboutyours?D. Notatall.Mypleasure.E. .Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?Well,Ilikedifferentkinds.Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.A.Ibegyourpardon?B.Areyouserious?C.Anyinparticular?D.Whydoyouthinkso?F. .Howdidyoulikethefashionshowlastnight? Ididntseea

23、nythingwrongwiththeclothes;theylookedprettynicetome. Doyoureallythinkpeoplecanwearthatstuffandwalkaroundinstreets?A. Impressive.Itsagoodwaytoshowoffwomenssenseofstyleandwealth.B. Itwascool.Theclothesaremorebeautifulthanthepeoplewearingthem.C. Nothingserious.Itsonlyashowtoattracttheeyesoffashionfans.

24、D. Itwasdumb.Ithinkitsstupidforwomentowearclotheslikethat.PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)SectionA(4marks)Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith4questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerS

25、heetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions46-49arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Theabilityto“see”oneselfinthefutureisaremarkablehumantrait-somewouldsayunique-thatisnotwellunderstood.Thatsdespitethefactthatweprobablyspendasmuchtimethinkingaboutthefutureaswedothinkingaboutthepresent.Nownewresearchfrom

26、WashingtonUniversityinSt.Louissuggeststhatitspreciselybecausewecanrememberthepastthatwecanvisualizethefuture.“Ourfindingsprovideconvincingsupportfortheideathatmemoryandfuturethoughtarehighlyinterrelatedandhelpexplainwhyfuturethoughtmaybeimpossiblewithoutmemories,”saysdoctoralcandidateKarlSzpunar.The

27、findingsareconsistentwithotherresearchshowingthatpersonswithlittlememoryofthepast,suchasyoungchildrenorindividualssufferingfromlossofmemory,arelessabletoseethemselvesinthefuture.Theresearchersbasetheirconclusionsonbrainscansof21collegestudentswhowerecuedtothinkaboutsomethingintheirpast,andanticipate

28、thesameeventinthefuture,likeabirthdayorgettinglost.Theexperimentwascarriedoutaseachstudentlayontheirstomachinamagneticresonanceimagingmachine,adreadfulbutveryusefulpieceofequipmentthatcanshowwhichareasofthebrainarestimulatedduringspecificthoughtprocesses.ThestudentswerealsoaskedtopictureformerPresid

29、entBillClintoninapastandfuturesetting.Clintonwaschosenbecausehewaseasilyrecognizedandfamiliartoallthestudents.Theresearchersfounda“surprisinglycompleteoverlap”amongregionsofthebrainusedforrememberingthestudentspastandthoseusedforpicturingthefuture.Andeveryregioninvolvedinrememberingwasalsousedinanti

30、cipatingthefuture.Inshort,theresearchersisolatedtheareaofthebrainthat“l(fā)itup”whenthestudentsthoughtaboutaneventintheirownpast.Andmoreimportantly,thatsamearealitupagainwhentheythoughtaboutasimilareventintheirfuture.Infact,theresearchersreportthatthebrainactivitywassosimilarinbothcasesthatitwas“indisti

31、nguishable.”ThefindingswerereinforcedwhenstudentsimaginedBillClinton.Sincenoneofthemknewhimpersonally,theirmemorieswerenotautobiographical.Andthebrainscansshowed“significantlyless”correlationbetweenmemoriesofhavingseenpicturesofClintonintheWhiteHouseandprojectinghimintothefuture.Sothis“timemachine,”

32、astheresearchersdescribeit,allowsustousethepasttoseeourselvesinthefuture,andbothourmemoriesandouranticipationareinterdependent.46. Aremarkablehumantraitthatisnotwellunderstoodistheability.A.tothinkaboutthepastB.toseethefuture?C.torememberthepastD.tocontrolthepresent47. Thefindingssupportthat.A. futu

33、regoalswillgreatlyinfluenceapersonspresentperformanceB. apersonspresentperformanceisdeterminedbyhis/herpastknowledgeC. futurethoughtdependstoagreatdegreeonthememoryofthepastD. presentthoughtisimpossiblewithouttheabilitytoimaginethefuture48. Theconclusionoftheexperimentonstudentswasthat.A. thestudent

34、scouldpicturethemselvesbetterthanBillClintoninapastandfuturesettingB. thestudentscouldimaginethemselvesaswellasBillClintoninapastandfuturesettingC. thestudentscouldanticipateBillClintonbetterthanthemselvesinapastandfuturesettingD. thestudentscouldonlypicturethemselvesinapastandfuturesettingbutnotBil

35、lClinton49. .This“timemachine”inthelastparagraphmostprobablyrefersto.A.clockB.brainscanning?C.magneticresonanceimagingD.memorySectionB(14marks)Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith10questions.GooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.Forquestions50-55,markY(forYES)ifthesta

36、tementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions56-59,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.VisitingtheWhiteHouseWhiteHouseToursPublictoursoftheWhiteHo

37、useareavailableforgroupsof10ormorepeople.RequestsmustbesubmittedthroughonesMemberofCongressandareaccepteduptosixmonthsinadvance.Theseself-guidedtoursareavailablefrom7:30a.m.to12:30p.m.TuesdaythroughSaturday,andarescheduledonafirstcome,firstservedbasisapproximatelyonemonthinadvanceoftherequesteddate.

38、Weencourageyoutosubmityourrequestasearlyaspossiblesincealimitednumberoftoursareavailable.AllWhiteHousetoursarefreeofcharge.Forthemostcurrenttourinformation,pleasecallthe24-hourlineat202-456-7041.PleasenotethatWhiteHousetoursmaybesubjecttolastminutecancellation.WhiteHouseVisitorCenterAlltoursaresigni

39、ficantlyenhancedifvisitorsstopbytheWhiteHouseVisitorCenterlocatedatthesoutheastcornerof15thandEStreets,beforeoraftertheirtour.TheCenterisopensevendaysaweekfrom7:30a.m.until4:00p.m.andfeaturesmanyaspectsoftheWhiteHouse,includingitsarchitecture,furnishings,firstfamilies,socialevents,andrelationswithth

40、epressandworldleaders,aswellasathirty-minutevideo.Allowbetween20minutestoonehourtoexploretheexhibits.TheWhiteHouseHistoricalAssociationalsosponsorsasalesarea.Pleasenotethatrestroomsareavailable,butfoodserviceisnot.Mobility-Impaired/UsingaWheelchairGuestsrequiringtheloanofawheelchairshouldnotifytheof

41、ficerattheVisitorsEntranceBuildinguponarrival.Wheelchairsloansareofferedonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.Reservationsarenotpossible.Visitorsinwheelchairs,orwithothermobilitydisabilities,ontheCongressionalguidedorself-guidedtours,between8:00a.m.and12noon,usethesameVisitorentranceand,withuptofourmember

42、softheirparty,areadmittedwithoutwaitinginlineandwithouttickets.Visitorsinwheelchairsareescortedbyrampfromtheentranceleveltothegroundfloor,andbyelevatorfromthegroundtothestatefloor.Guestsgenerallywaitinlinewiththeirfamilyorgroup.Hearing-ImpairedToursforhearing-impairedgroupsmaybearrangedinadvancebywr

43、itingtotheVisitorsOffice,WhiteHouse,Washington,DC20502.Toursareusuallyscheduledat9:30a.m.,betweentheCongressionalandpublictourtimes.ParticipantsenterattheEastAppointmentgate.AU.S.SecretService/UniformedDivisionTourOfficerconductsthetourinsignlanguage.Signedtoursareavailabletogroupsof8to20.Groupsarea

44、lsoencouragedtobringtheirowninterpreters.Signinginterpretationisalsoavailableforindividualvisitorswithadvancenotice.ACongressionalofficefirstissuesguidedtourticketstoaguestwhoishearing-impairedandthencontactstheVisitorsOfficeatleast2weeksinadvancetorequestinterpreterservice.TheVisitorsOfficeTDD(tele

45、phonedeviceforthedeaf)is202-456-2121.Messagesmaybeleftoutsidenormalbusinesshours.Visually-ImpairedToursforvisually-impairedgroupsmaybearrangedinadvancebywritingtotheVisitorsOffice,WhiteHouse,Washington,DC20502.Thetoursareusuallyscheduledat9:30a.m.,betweentheCongressionalandpublictourtimes.Participan

46、tsenterattheEastAppointmentgate.AU.S.SecretService/UniformedDivisionTourOfficerpermitsvisitorstotouchspecificobjectsintheHouse.Touchtoursarecurrentlyavailableonlytogroupsof8to20,nottoindividualvisitors.GuideanimalsarepermittedintheWhiteHouse.GeneralTourInformationAllWhiteHousetoursarefree.Changesint

47、ourschedulesareoccasionallymadebecauseofofficialevents.Noticemaynotbegivenuntilthatmorning.TheVisitorsOffice24-hourInformationLinerecordingat202-456-7041providesthemostup-to-dateinformation.TheTDDis202-456-2121.Visitorsshouldconfirmtourschedulesbycallingtheinformationlinethenightbeforeandthemorningt

48、hattheyplantovisit.Itisoccasionallynecessarytocloseindividualroomsonthetour;however,noticeaboutclosedroomsisnotpossible.ProhibitedItemsProhibiteditemsinclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowing:handbags,bookbags,backpacks,purses,foodandbeveragesofanykind,strollers,cameras,videorecordersoranytypeofrecord

49、ingdevice,tobaccoproducts,personalgroomingitems(make-up,hairbrushorcomb,liporhandlotions,etc.),anypointedobjects(pens,knittingneedles,etc.),aerosolcontainers,guns,ammunition,fireworks,electricstunguns,mace,martialartsweapons/devices,orknivesofanysize.TheU.S.SecretServicereservestherighttoprohibitany

50、otherpersonalitems.Umbrellas,wallets,cellphonesandcarkeysarepermitted.Pleasenotethatnostoragefacilitiesareavailableonoraroundthecomplex.IndividualswhoarrivewithprohibiteditemswillnotbepermittedtoentertheWhiteHouse.ParkingTheclosestMetrorailstationstotheWhiteHouseareFederalTriangle(blueandorangelines

51、),MetroCenter(blue,orange,andredlines)andMcPhersonSquare(blueandorangelines).On-streetparkingisnotavailableneartheWhiteHouse,anduseofpublictransportationisstronglyencouraged.Restrooms/PublicTelephonesThenearestrestroomsandpublictelephonestotheWhiteHouseareintheEllipseVisitorPavilion(theparkareasouth

52、oftheWhiteHouse)andintheWhiteHouseVisitorCenter.RestroomsorpublictelephonesarenotavailableattheWhiteHouse.50. BothCongressionalguidedandself-guidedtoursneedtobescheduledinadvance.51. AllWhiteHousetoursarefreeofchargeexceptonfederalholidays.52. TheWhiteHouseVisitorCenterprovidesfreedrinksbutnotfoodse

53、rvice.53. WheelchairreservationserviceisprovidedbytheofficerattheVisitorsEntranceBuilding.54. Hearing-impairedvisitorscanrequestsigninginterpretationservicefromtheVisitorsOffice.55. Touchtoursarecurrentlyonlyofferedtovisually-impairedgroupsof8to20.56. Sometimesofficialeventsmakeitnecessarytoclosewit

54、houtnotice.57. ThepersonalitemspermittedtobecarriedintotheWhiteHouseare.58. Thetransportationvisitorsareencouragedtouseis.59. InsidetheWhiteHouse,visitorscannotfindoruserestroomsor.SectionC(10marks)Directions:Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedby5questions.Readthepassagecarefully,thenanswerthequ

55、estionsinasfewwordsaspossible(notmorethan10words).RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions60-64arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Ifyouwereonadistantplanet,andifyouhadinstrumentsthatcouldtellyouthecompositionofEarthsatmosphere,howwouldyouknowtherewaslifeonthisplanet?Waterintheatmospherewouldsu

56、ggesttherecouldbewateronthesurface,andasweallknowwaterisconsideredcrucialtolife.Butwaterwouldonlysuggestthatlifeispossible.Itwouldntproveitsthere.Carbon?Thatbasiccomponentof“l(fā)ifeasweknowit?”Notnecessarily.Adiamondispurecarbon,anditmaybepretty,butitisntalive.WhatreallysetsEarthapartisnitrogen,whichma

57、kesup80percentoftheplanetsatmosphere.AnditsthereonlybecausethereisabundantlifeonEarth,sayscientistsattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.ThereportgrewoutofaclassdiscussiontwoyearsagoinacoursetaughtbyCaponeandKennethNealson,professorofearthsciences.Studentswereaskedtocomeupwithdifferentideasaboutsearch

58、ingforlifeonotherplanets.Whatisadistinct“signature,”asCaponeputsit,thatwouldshowthereislifeonanotherplanet?Thatsaquestionthathasbeenkickedaroundinmanyquartersinrecentdecades,especiallysincealleffortstofindsomeformoflife,nomatterwhetheronMarsorinthedistantreachesofspace,havefailed.Atleastsofar.ThecurrentefforttosearchforsomeevidenceoflifeonMarsfocusesprimarilyonthesearchforwater,becauseithaslongbeenbeli