中國大學生英語競賽樣題聽力原文及答案

1、中國大學生英語競賽樣題聽力原文及答案2008年全國大學生英語競賽樣題（C級）聽力原文及參考答案聽力原文Part I Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear 5 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only once. Af

2、ter each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read 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. 1. M: I have passed the test of spoken English and I wonde

3、r if I can get the job of the teaching assistant. W: Yes, certainly. But if only you had sent in your application in time. Q: What does the woman imply? 2. W: Oh, Jack. Youre so formally dressed today, a black jacket, a white shirt and a red tie. Are you going to take a picture? M: No, this is my fi

4、rst day in the new section of the company and I have to see my new boss today. Q: What is Jack going to do today? 3. M: Excuse me, but has anyone turned in a brown briefcase? Ive lost my briefcase. It contains my documents for the conference, and they are pretty important to me. W: Yes. We had a bri

5、efcase brought in this morning. Wait here just a minute, please. Q: What will the woman probably do? 4. M: Hi, little sister, how is your first month away in university? W: Well, I have to say that the dorm life has some major negatives. Some of the rules are too strict. Like, we have to be back in

6、the building by 10 p.m. What I really cannot stand is that we eight girls share a room as small as our home kitchen. Q: What is the girl complaining about? 5. M: Oh, Susan, you look quite different from what I saw you two years ago. W: Sure, I started jogging regularly one year ago and my weight wen

7、t from 243 pounds to the 160 pounds now. And thats how I get the figure today. Q: What do we know about the woman? Section BDirections: 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 a one-minute pause.

8、During the pause, you must read the five 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 OneW: Good morning, Mr. Lombard. Thank you for taking the tim

9、e to receive us. M: Oh, my pleasure. W: The French Culture Year is soon to open in China. We are looking forward to it. Could you please introduce your plan for the great event? M: Im glad to hear that you are so interested in French Culture. France seldom organizes similar activities abroad, and ho

10、lding such a huge culture year in China means a new experience for us.We value the experience and are dedicated to bring about large-scale activities with diversified subjects, including 200 exhibitions, which cover exhibition of French cultural relics, modern stage arts and achievements in science

11、and technology. W: That would be great. Have you ever considered making more Chinese audience see the exhibitions and shows because China is such a big country with a huge population? M: Yes. Making the French culture approach the Chinese public is the key to success. We will arrange some large acti

12、vities such as the Forbidden City Concert at the opening ceremony and the “Great Lunch” at the foot of the Great Wall whereby tens of thousands of people will taste delicacies from France. W: Terrific! People are sure to appreciate them. M: I hope so. And the activities of the culture year are not s

13、taged in Beijing and Shanghai only. Other cities like Guangzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan and Shenzhen will see such activities too. Last but may be the most important, we will make full use of television which is the media with most audience. Many important programs will be showed on TV. W: Yes. TV shows wil

14、l certainly contribute a lot to the success of the French Culture year activities. Thank you for your important information about the coming French Culture Year. M: You are always welcome. And thank you for interviewing me. Conversation TwoM: Hello, everyone! Today, English teacher Nina Weinstein is

15、 back to talk about some ways to sound less formal in a casual conversation. Nina, please. W: Well, generally speaking, whenever we have the chance to use a two-word verb, that is kind of an instant way to sound more informal and more natural. M: Why dont you give a couple of examples? W: “Get toget

16、her”: “Lets get together for a meeting this weekend” rather than “Lets meet this weekend. And we say, “Lets set upa meeting” rather than “Lets arrange a meeting.” M: So “get together” instead of “meet”, “set up” instead of “arrange”. Adding one word kind of softens them a little bit. W: Right, it ma

17、kes it more informal. We also say “Im tied up next week” rather than “Im busy next week”. Busy, we have many, many ways to say “Im busy”, “I have a lot on my plate,” “I have a million things to do,” “I have a ton of paperwork.” So all of these very colorful idioms sound more like a native speaker, m

18、ore informal and more natural. M: Although actually, just going back to the word “busy” for a second, I mean that doesnt sound too bad if you say “Im busy next week.” You could say “Im tied up,” but. W: You can say “Im busy”. But if thats the only way you can say it, it makes your vocabulary sound a

19、s if its pretty limited. M: Well, is there any difference between “Im busy” and “Im tied up”? W: Well, “Im tied up” - thats much different than “Im busy.” Theres a meaning that I cannot change whatever it is Im doing. For instance, if you call a company and you ask for Mr. Jones and they say “Im sor

20、ry, hes tied up in a meeting,” the implied meaning is that you cannot interrupt him. We dont want to just say “Im busy” because then it doesnt carry that implication. M: So weve talked about sounding more natural. But as you point out, theres something else traditionally important when talking to Am

21、ericans - that is, making eye contact. W: In some cultures its not considered polite to look in the persons eyes when theyre talking to you. But in our culture, if you dont make eye contact and look at their eyes when theyre talking, the speaker might feel that youre bored or youre not listening. An

22、d so this is really important. Or, in business, they might not feel like youre telling the truth. M: If youre looking away? W: If youre looking away. Exactly. M: Nina Weinstein comes to us from the VOA bureau in Los Angeles and Im Avi Arditti, until next time. Good-bye. Section CDirections: In this

23、section, you will hear 5 short news items. After each item, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the question and then 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 cen

24、tre. 16. The environmental group the WWF says it will take at least two decades for new forests in areas of Greece destroyed by recent fires to grow back. The fires which killed 65 people raged across much of southern Greece in August. The WWF director in Greece Dimitris Karavellas told BBC that the

25、y would establish a group of lawyers to intervene if lands developers try to take advantage of the disaster. 17. When Jimmy Carter left the White House in 1981, he returned to his home state of Georgia as a defeated politician, unable to win a second term in office. Like most former presidents, he p

26、lanned to focus his efforts on a presidential library. With his wife Rosalynn, they also formed an idea to create a place to resolve international disputes, modeled after the Camp David presidential retreat. 18. A homemade bomb has exploded in a busy park in the capital of the Maldives, Male, injuri

27、ng 12 tourists. A government spokesman Mohamed Shareef said it was taking the attack very seriously as tourism was the lifeblood of the Maldives. 19. WHO Director-General Margaret Chan says many sick people in developing countries die because they cannot afford medicine that can cure them. In some c

28、ases, she says, resistance to diseases develops because they fail to be treated promptly and properly. She blames much of this on the inability of the poor to get hold of the medicine and health care they need. 20. Californias wildfires sent millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Un

29、iversity of Colorado researchers report that from October 19th to the 26th, an estimated 8.7 million tons of the global warming gas were released. Armed with that report, a key U.S. House committee on energy and warming sought answers from a panel of scientists. Section DDirections: In this section,

30、 you will hear a short passage. There are ten missing words or phrases in it. Fill in the blanks with the exact words you hear on the tape. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet. A researcher says lead in the environment could be a major cause of violence by young people. Doctor Herbert

31、Needleman is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania and he presented his findings at the yearly meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Doctor Needleman says the presence of lead in the brain changes the neurons that control actions

32、 and that can cause a person to act in antisocial and criminal ways. In the 1970s, Doctor Needleman found lower scores on intelligence tests even in children who did not have such signs of lead poisoning. After that, lead was removed from gasoline and paint in the United States. Yet many homes still

33、 have old lead paint. Lead was also used in older water pipes. In fact, officials just announced stronger testing and reporting requirements as from next year for lead in American drinking water. The newest research shows that even very small amounts of lead in bones can affect brain development. A

34、simple blood test can measure lead except that an X-ray process is needed to measure levels in bone. In 2004, such tests were done on 190 young people who were in jail and the findings showed that their average levels were higher than normal. And, in 1998, three hundred children were studied and the

35、 test scores showed higher levels of aggression and learning problems in those with increased levels of lead. Yet these levels were still considered safe by the government. 參考答案：Part I Listening Comprehension Section A1. B2. A3. B4. A5. C Section B6. B7. A8. C9. A10. B11. C12. A13. A14. B15. C Secti

36、on C16. B17. A18. C19. C20. B Section D21. professor22. presented23. brain24. criminal25. intelligence tests26. removed from27. water pipes 28. blood test 29. in jail30. aggression and learning Part II Vocabulary and Structure31. D32. A33. D34. B35. A36. D37. C38. B39. C40. B41. B42. A43. A44. C45.

37、D Part III Reading ComprehensionSection A46. B47. C48. A49. D Section B50. Y51. N52. NG53. N54. Y55. Y 56. individual rooms on the tour 57. umbrellas, wallets, cell phones and car keys 58. public transportation / subway 59. public telephones Section C60. Water. 61. Nitrogen. / The presence of nitrog

38、en. 62. The search for water. 63. The small amount (2% to 3%) of nitrogen in the Martian atmosphere . 64. Because current instruments arent very sensitive. Section D65. separate movements66. secure this connection67. Ludwig Guttmann68. international event69. Special Olympics70. organizations Part IV

39、 ClozeSection A71. personality72. singer73. leading74. famous75. industrialist Section B76. term77. medical78. reduce79. better80. identify81. examine82. consider83. speech84. perform85. respond Part V Translation Section A86. 中國正迅速進入老齡化社會，目前存在的失業(yè)和人口過剩問題在十年之內(nèi)將轉(zhuǎn)變成新的問，即勞動力短缺和孩子少老年人多的問題。87. 其部分原因是缺少將基礎

40、理論和實踐技能相結(jié)合的學校和過分關(guān)注通過高考精英選拔考試。88. 只有10%25%的畢業(yè)生有資格被跨國企業(yè)雇用，其部分原因就是語言問題；這一點被我所見過的每位在中國或印度工作的人力資源經(jīng)理都認同。89. 中國和印度剛剛?cè)〉脤W士學位的學生就想馬上讀碩士，而且他們自己以及他們的父母都不理解實踐經(jīng)驗的價值。Section B90. If you tell them the truth, you will be able to obtain this opportunity without being misunderstood by them. 91. I will try to accomplis

41、h the translation of the literature in time no matter how hard it is!. 92. Nobody can deny the fact that China has made great achievements in raising living standards of rural residents. Part VI IQ Test93. 324594. 1095. 1/1696. shorter than97. 8 Part VII Writing Task I NOTICEWe are very honored to h

42、ave Prof. Richard Gilbert from Harvard University to give us a lecture on American Liberal Education. Prof. Gilbert, who graduated from Standford in 1979 and received his Ph.D. in Education from Harvard in 1984, has been conducting research and teaching international students in Harvard for more than 20 years. He has become a leading expert in this field and has published several books and numerous papers on liberal education and education