2012013年全國大學生英語競賽C真題及答案

2011年全國大學生英語競賽C類試題及參考答案2011NationalEnglishContestforCollegestudents(LevelC-Preliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationswillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause,readthequestionandthetherechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?Getsomethingtoeatnow.Findaquietplacethatshowsgames.Watchthenextgamewiththewoman.WhydoesnotthemanhaveaMySpaceaccount?Heisnotskilledatusingcomputer.AlloftheinstructionareinEnglishThewomanwonnotteachhim.HowlongdoesthewomanplantotryteleworkingForafewdays.Forafewweeks.Forafewmonths.Whatdoesthemanhopewillhappen?Thepriceofcellphonenovelswillgodown.Thenovel,sauthorwillwriterlongerstories.Thewomanwilltellhimhothestoryends.whatisthewomangoingtodonext?turnonhercomputer.Goforawalkwithpeter.Visithernewneighbors.SectionB(10marks)第1頁共47頁2011年全國大學生英語競賽C類試題及參考答案Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendeachconversation,therewillbeaoneminutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationoneWhatdidJackdooverthesummer?Hestudiedveryhard.Hetookasummerclass.Hevisitedoneofhisteachers.WhatdoesJackthinkofMsWellingtonasateacher?Easy-going.Tough.Interesting.WhyisMsWellington,sclasshard?Herexamsaredifficult.Shedoesnotgivestudentsthehelptheyneed.Shemakesdolotsofwork.ConversationtwoWhyisMrs.Griffingoingtothecitywherethehotelislocated?Heisonholiday.He,sonabusinesstripHeisgoingtoaconference.HowmanytimeshasMrs.GriffinstayedattheSunriseHotel?A.Twice.B.Once.C.Threetimes.WhereisMrs.Griffinform?A.Canada.B.NewZealand.C.Australia.第2頁共47頁2011年全國大學生英語競賽C類試題及參考答案WhatisMrs.Griffin’spassportnumber?A.87647489B.87637289C.87637489WhatkindofroomdoesMrs.Griffinwant?Asingleroomfortwonights.Adoubleroomfortwonights.Asingleroomforonenight.WhenwillMrs.GriffinarriveatSunriseHotel?at9:15pmat9:35pmat10:00pmWhatfoodwillbeputintoMrs.Griffin,sroom?asandwichwithfries.acheesesandwich.aburgerwithchips.SectionC(5Marks)WhatdoestheAssociatedPressaskeditorandnewsdirectorstodo?voteforthetopstoriesoftheyear.describetheoilspillintheGulfofMexicowritesaboutthe11workerskilledintheexplosionWherearethedoctorsandtechnologyexpertsfrom?NewYork.LondonTokyoForhowlongdoesPresidentObamaagreetoextendthetaxcuts?forfouryearsforthreeyearsfortwoyears.Howmanypeopleintheworlddon,thaveenoughtoeat,accordingtothereport?第3頁共47頁2011年全國大學生英語競賽C類試題及參考答案morethanonebillion.somesixhundredmillion.nearlyninehundredmillionWhathaveastronomersrecentlydiscovered?thereareunknownplantsinoldergalaxies.therearemanygalaxiesintheuniversetherearealotmorereddwarfinoldergalaxiesSectionD(10marks)Inthesection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.RemembertowritetheanswerontheanswersheetWhatdoyoudoifyoudon,tgetyourfirstchoiceuniversity?ThisfacesthousandsofBritisheveryyear.ManysuchturntoClearing,aservicethathelpsfinduniversityplacesforstudentsatthelastmoment.Iftheydon,thavethemarkstogetintotheir,Clearingtellsthemaboutplacesavailableatotheruniversity,thoughtheymighthavetoreadadifficultsubject.Thisyearhasseenarecordnumberofpeopleapplyingtouniversity.This,combinedwiththe,anuncertainjobmarket,andbudgetcutsatuniversity,productevenmoreofascrambleforplacesthanusual.SomesourcessaysixstudentshaveappliedforeachremainingplaceTheBritishUniversityAdmissionsService,UCAS,saysuptoaquarterofthisyear'suniversityapplicants-almost190000people-havenotbeenadmittedintoa.Thatisanincreaseofover46000studentsfromlastyear.Facedwiththesefigure,someBritishstudentsmightconsideraninterestingalternative:.TheUniversityofNottinghamforisofferingplaceatitscampusesinNingbo,nearShanghai,andKualaLumpur,Malaysia.StudentsattheseinstitutionscanearnUniversityofNottinghamdegrees,according,engineeringandEnglish.Similarly,theUniversityofBoltonsaysithasunlimitedplacesatitscampusintheUnitedArabEmirates.Todealwiththeseproblems,theUK,sHigherEducationMinister,DavidWillet,s,isencouragingstudentswhohavenotmadethegradetoconsideralternativestouniversity,suchas第4頁共47頁2011年全國大學生英語競賽C類試題及參考答案 andstudyingathome.“Therearearrangeofoptionsavailable,“hesays.“peoplecanreapplynextyear,sotheyshouldconsiderspendingthisyearinawaythatwilladdpositivelytotheirCVs.Gettingorotherskillswillstrengthentheirchancesnextyear.”Somecommentatorssay,thoughthatrisinguniversitycosts,poorlong-term,andadropingraduaterecruitmentmeanthistheworsttimetobeauniversitystudentintheUK.PartTwoVocabularyandStructure(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Afterfourdaysoftalks,wearegladtoannouncethattheunionandmanagementhavereachedan.Theagreementisfairandbenefitsbothsides.A.accordB.accomplishmentC.identityD.undertakingAstheclerkpreparedmymilkshake,Iwonderedhowlongshehadbeenworkingthere,mindlesslymakingicecreamtreatsinasetorderofsteps.A.logicallyB.methodically C.graphicallyD.syntheticallyAsaboyhewantedtobeafireman.Asahighschoolstudent,hethoughthe'dliketobecomeateacher.Nowhetobenothingmorethanajanitor.A.AssumesB.PrescribesC.AspiresD.PresumesRegardlessofwhatcausedit,IangratefulthathavefinallyreachedapointinmylifeIcanappreciatemystrengths,acceptmyweaknessesandtrytobecomfortablewitheverythinginbetween.A.WhyB.WhereC.WhichD.Whatnformationprovidedbymembersofthepublic,thepolicewouldhaveamuchmovedifficultjob.A.SupposingB.Providedthe C.IfitwerenotforD.OnconditionthatPeterBrownwasapainstakingwriter;,heoncespenthalfadayonthecompositionofasinglesentence.A.OntheotherhandB.NeverthelessC.MoreoverD.Forexample第5頁共47頁2011年全國大學生英語競賽C類試題及參考答案.——WhatanIgoingtodoaboutapresentforCarol?——Yousomeflowers.A.MighthavesentherB.MusthavesentherC.CouldsendherD.Wouldsendher.Withouttheairholdinginsomeofthesun'sheat,theearthcoldatnight,toocoldforustoliveon.A.WillbefreezingB.WouldbefreezingC.AnbefrozenD.Wouldbefrozen39.ThestudentsinouruniversityeachanEnglishdictionary.Thatistosay,eachofthestudentsinouruniversityanEnglishdictionary.A.Have;hasB.Have;haveC.Has;haveD.Has;hasHere'syourkitchen.Ihopeyouenjoycookinghere.Isthereelsethatyouneed?A.SomethingB.AnythingC.Nothing D.EverythingDavidhisbusinesspartneroverplanstoreducetheworkforce.A.CamedowntoB.BrokedowntoC.FelloutwithD.Wentalongwithisthispieceofequipmenttoberemovedfromthebuilding.A.OnnoaccountB.AbsolutelyC.ScarcelyD.NotatallHelen'sparentswerethatshewasstillonthejob.,butshehadresigned.A.IndoubtB.OftheopinionC.UndertheimpressionD.Withsuspicion——Idon'tthinkIwillever,inmylife,winalotteryoffivemilliondollars.——Well,.Anythingcanhappen.A.YoumadeitB.You'rekiddingC.WhatyousayD.YoucannevertellHowdidyoufindtheconcertintheGrandTheatrelastnight? buttheconductorwasperfect.A.Icouldn'tagreemoreB.Ididn'tthinkmuchofitC.IwascrazyaboutitD.IreallylikeditreeCloze(15marks)IhavebeenreadingalotonmyiPadrecently,andIhavesome(46)(complain)notabout第6頁共47頁2011年全國大學生英語競賽C類試題及參考答案theiPaditselfbutaboutthestateofdigitalreadinggenerally.Readingisasubtlething,anditssubtletiesareartifactsofavenerablemedium:wordsprintedininkonpaper.Glassandpixelsaren'tthesame.WhenIreadaphysicalbook,Idon'thavetolookanywhereelsetofindouthowmuchI'veread.TheiPadereader,iBookstriestocreatethe(47)illuofaphysicalbook.Thepagesseemtoturn,andIcantheedgesofthosethatremain,butit'sfake.Therearealwaysexactlysixunturnedpages,nomatter(48)Iaminthebook.Also,thereisalargerproblem.Booksintheirdigitalformatlookvastlyless"finished",orlessgenuinethanrealbooks.Youcanvarytheirfontandtypesize,butthisonlymakesthem(49)(resemble)wordprocessednomatterhow(50)(wretch)orwonderfultheyarewillneverlookasgoodasRobertHass'spoemsintheprinteditionofTheAppleTreesatOlema.Butyourpoemscanlookalmostexactlyasuglyas"ebooklike"astheKindleversionofthatcollection.AlltheebookI'vereadhavebeenuglybooksbyChangraeLee,AlvinKernan,andStiegLarssonthoughthetextshavebeenwonderful.Ididn'tgrowupreadingtexts.Igrewupreadingbooks,andthis(51)(differ)isimportant.Whenitcomestodigitaleditions,the(52)(assume)seemstobethatallbooks(53)are(create)equal.However,nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Inthemassmigrationfromprinttodigital,we'reseeingaprofusionofdigitalbooksmanyofthemoutofcopyrightthatlooknewandeven"HD,"butwhichmaywellhavebeensupplantedbymoreaccurateeditionsandbettertranslations.Weneedadigitalreaders'guideaplacewherereaderscanfind(54)whetherthebookthey'reabouttodownloadisthebestavailableedition.(55)Fi,tworelatedproblems.Ialreadyhaveapersonallibrary,butmostofthebooksI'vereadhavecomefrom(56)(lend)libraries.Barnes&Noblehasreleasedanereaderthatallowsshort-term(57)(borrow)ofsomebooks.TheentireideabehindAmazon'sKindleandApple'siBooksassumesthatyoucannotreadabookunlessyouownitfirstandthatonlyyoucanreaditunlessyouwanttogiveyourreadingdevicetosomeoneelse.Thisgoesagainstthesocialvalueofreading,thecollectiveknowledgeand(58)(collaborate)discoursethatcomesfromaccessto(59)orourcultureingeneral.第7頁共47頁2011年全國大學生英語競賽C類試題及參考答案urReadingComprehension(40marks).SectionA(10marks).Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Notkeenonreading?Doyouhavetroublefindinganovelthatarousesyourinterest?WhynotfollowAmmonShea'sexampleandstartreadingadictionary?MrSheaownsover1,000dictionariesandhereadsthemforfun.Herecentlyspentayearreadingall20volumesoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Thedictionarycontainsmorethan20,000pagesandover59millionwords.AshereadfromAtoZ,henoteddowninterestingwordsinaledger.Thisincludeswordssuchas"happify,"meaningtomakesomeonehappyand"tripudiate",whichmeanstodance,skiporleapforjoy.MrSheaalsokeptadiaryaboutthisexperience,whichhassincebecomeabestsellingbook.Whydidhedothis?Heclaimsitwasfun."I'vealwaysenjoyedreadingdictionaries.Theyarefarmoreinterestingthanpeoplegivethencreditfor,"hesaid.Itappearsthatitwasnothisgoaltosoundmoreintelligentbyusinglongerandmorecomplexwords."I'mnotagainstlong,fancyorobscurewords,butI'mopposedtousingthenfortheirownsake,"hesaid.Infact,asaresultofreadingsomanynewwords,MrSheaoftenforgoteverydayvocabulary.Hewrote,"MyheadwassofullofwordsthatIoftenhadtroubleformingsimplesentences."MrSheaisnotaloneinhisloveofreadingdictionaries.ElaineHiggleton,arepresentativeofCollinsCbuilddictionaries,explainedthatthousandsofcrosswordpuzzleandSrabblefansreaddictionariesforfunandtoimprovetheirgames.MsHiggletondidhowevernotethat,"It'sprobablynotthebestwaytolearnEnglish,andyou'dlearnmorethanyouneed."Itisnotknownhowmanyofthe59millionwordsMsShearemembers,buthehascertainlymadehistorywithhiseccentrichobby.Questions61to65.DecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.第8頁共47頁2011年全國大學生英語競賽C類試題及參考答案MrSheahasread1.000dictionaries.MrSheaspentonemonthreadingtheOxfOrdEnglishDictionary.InMrShea'sopinion,peopledon'tgivedictionariesenoughcreditforbeinginteresting.MrSheathinksitisimportanttbeabletouselongandcomplicatedwordsineverydayconversation.ElaineHiggletonthinksthatreadingadictionaryisthebestwaytolearnEnglish.SectionB(10marks)Questions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Surfingissomethingpeopleoftengethookedonaftertryingitafewtimes.FormanysurfersitismuchmorethanahobbytheywouldprobablyagreewiththeAmericanprofessionalsurferKellySlaterwhenhesaid,"Onceyou'rein,you'rein.There'snogettingout.""Surfing",ofcourse,referstoridingonoceanwavesusingasurfboard.Manysurfersstandupontheirboards,whichrequiresgodbalanceandisthereforedifficultformostbeginnerstolearn,butsomeliedownand"bodyboard"ThehistoryofsurfingprobablybeganwiththePolynesianpeopleofthePacificIslands.OneofthefirstwhitepeopletoseeanyonesurfingwastheBritishexplorerCaptainGook,whenhisshiparrivedinHawaiiin1779.HewatchedmanyHawaiiansridingwavesonlargepiecesofwood,andreportedthat,"Surfingseemstogivethemafeelingofgreatpleasure."WhensurfingstartedtobecomeverypopularintheUnitedStatesinthe1950'sand60s,surfersusedlargewoodenboards(oftenmorethanthreemetreslong)thatwerequiteheavy.Boardstodayareshorterandalsomuchlighter,becausetheyaremadeofartificialmaterialsinsteadofwood.Foranyonewhowantstotrysurfing.Theonlyessentialsarewavesandaboard.Thereareafewotherthings,however,thatmostsurfersfindimportant;acordtattachoneoftheiranklestotheboardandthereforestopitfrombeingcarriedalongwayawaywhentheyfalloff;wax,whichtheyputonthesurfaceoftheboardtohelptheirfeetsticktoit;andawetsuittohelpthemkeepwarmincoldwater.ThesouthwestofEnglishisanexampleofaplacewheresurfersusuallyneedwetsuits,eveninsummer.Surfinghasbeenaprofessionalsportformanyyearaandtheverybestsurfersareabletomakealivingfromit.Mostofthebestprofessionalsurfersinthelast30years,bothmenandwomen,第9頁共47頁2011年全國大學生英語競賽C類試題及參考答案havebeenAmericanorAustralian,butsurfersfromBrazil,PeruandSouthAfricahavealsowonimportantcompetitions.Questions66to70Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationgivenintheassageinamaximumof10wordsforeachquestion.Whydomostbeginnersfinditdifficulttstanduponasurfboard?Inwhatpartoftheworlddidsurfingprobablybegin?WhendidsurfingstarttobecomeverypopularintheUnitedStates?Whatdosurfersusewaxfor?Accordingtothepassage,inwhatpartoftheworlddosurfersusuallyneedwetsuits?SectionC(10marks)Questions71to75arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThelatesthumandevelopmentreportfromtheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgrammed(UNDP)containssomegoodnews,butalsoaveryseriouswarningaboutthethreatposedyclimatechange.Thereport,publishedannuallysince1990,seekstoasses“humandevelopment”aroundtheworld,andcalculatesa“HumanDevelopmentIndex(HDI)for169counties.TheHDIisbasedonaverageincome,lifeexpectancyandlevelofeducationinacountry.Notsurprisingly,richcountiestendtohavehigherHDIsthanpoorcounties,butthereareinterestingvariationsinhumandevelopmentamongcountrieswithsimilarlevelsofeconomicdevelopment,becausesomehavebetterhealthandeducationsystemsthanothers.Accordingtothe2010report,thecountywiththehighestlevelofhumandevelopmentisNorway,followedbyAustralia,NewZealand,theUnitedStatesandIreland.MostofthelowestHDIsbelongtocountiesinsub-SaharanAfrica.AlmostallcountiesaroundtheworldshavehigherHDIsnowthanin1990,despitethefactthatsincethe2008financialcrisis,thetotalnumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertyhasincreased.Thereportconcludesthatmostpeoplearehealthier,livelonger,arebettereducatedandhaveaccesstomoregoodsandservices.Evenincountrieswithsevereeconomicproblems,people,slevelofhealthandeducationasgenerallyimproved.AlthoughsubSaharanAfricancountriesareatthebottomofthepileintermsofhumandevelopment,someofthemhavemade第10頁共47頁2011年全國大學生英語競賽C類試題及參考答案significantprogresssince1990.Thereportiscritical,however,ofthefacteconomicinequalityhasincreasedsignificantlyinthelasttwentyyears,bothwithinandbetweencountries.ThegreatestthreattoimprovingHDIsinthefuture,accordingtothereport,isclimatechange.Economicgrowthincreasesaverageincomesinacountrythroughincreasingproductionandconsumption.However,ifthisleadstogreateremissionsofgreenhousegases,ashasalwaysbeenthecaseinthepast,globalwarningwillprobablyaccelerate,andcausesevereenvironmentalproblemsinsomepartsoftheworldhatwillthreatenthelivelihoodsofhugenumbersfpeople.Theprogressofthelasttwentyyears,therefore,mightnotbesustainable.Theonlysolution,accordingtothereport,Itobreakthelinkbetweeneconomicgrowthandgreenhousegasemissions-which,needlesstosay,iseasier,saidthandone.Questions71to75Completethefollowingsentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassageinamaximumof10wordsforeachblank.Theconceptof“humandevelopment”isbasedonthefollowingthreefactors:,and.SomecountrieswithsimilarlevelsofeconomicdevelopmenthavequitedifferentHDIsbecausetheyhave.hascausedthenumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertytoincreasesince2008.ThereportsaysthatisthegreatestthreattoincreasingHDIsinthefuture.Thereportsaysthelinkbetweenandneedstobebroken.SectionD(10marks)Questions76to80arebasedonthefollowingpassageItisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplained,moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;thattheydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises:thattheytalktoomuchaboutcertainproblems-andthattheyhavenosenseohumor,atleastparent-childrelationships.Ithinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheyfeltthemselveswhenwereyoung.第11頁共47頁2011年全國大學生英語競賽C類試題及參考答案Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheirparentswiththeirchoicesinclothes,hairstyles,entertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenotyetbeenaccepted,sotheycreateacultureandsocietyandtheirown.Then,ifitturnsoutthattheirmusic,entertainers,vocabulary,clothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparents,thisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyaresuperior,atleastinasmallway,andthattheyareleadersinstyleandtaste.Sometimesteenagersareresistantandproudbecausetheydonotwanttheirparentstoapproveofwhattheydo.Iftheydidapprove,itlooksasiftheteenagerisbetrayinghisownagegroup.Allthisisassumingthattheteenageristheunderdog:hecannotwinbutatleasthecankeephishonor.Thisisapassivewayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafteryearsofchildhood,whenchildrenwerecompletelyundertheirparent,scontrol,butitignoresthefactthatwhentheybecometeenagers,childrenarebeginningtoberesponsibleforthemselves.Ifyouplantocontrolyourlife,co-operationshouldbeapartofthatplan.Youcancharmotherpeople,especiallyyourparents,intodoingthingsthewayyouwant.Youcanalsoimpresspeoplewithyourofresponsibilityandyourinitiative,sothattheywillgiveyoutheauthoritytodowhatyouwanttodo.Questions76to78Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.thefirstparagraphismainlyabout.Ateenagers,criticismoftheirparentsBmisunderstandingbetweenteenagersandtheirparentsCthedominanceofparentsovertheirchildrenDteenagers,abilitytodealwithcrisesteenagershavestrangeclothesandhairstylesbecausetheyAhaveastrongdesiretobeleadersinstyleandtasteBwanttoprovetheirexistencebycreatingacultureoftheirownChavenootherwaytoenjoythemselvesDwanttoirritatetheirparentteenagersdonotwanttheirparentstoapproveofwhattheydobecausethey第12頁共47頁2011年全國大學生英語競賽C類試題及參考答案AhavealreadybeenacceptedintoadultworldBfeelthattheyaresuperiortoadultworldCwanttowinadultsovertotheircultureDdon,twanttoappeartobedisloyaltotheirownagegroupQuestion79to80TranslatethesentencesinthepassageintoChineseIthinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheyfeltthemselveswhenwereyoungYoucancharmotherpeople,especiallyyourparents,intodoingthingsthewayyouwant.PartVtranslate(10mark)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgivenbrackets.Remembertowriteyouranswerontheanswersheet.81他以犧牲健康為代價獲得財富。(atthecostof)82我不知道有多少學生涉及到這次事件。(beinvolvedin)83為孤兒捐款，請按以下地址或電話同我們聯(lián)系。(contact)84目前，在韓國和日本，漢語已成為第二外語，僅次于英語。(secondto)85要不是下雨，我們的旅行本來是很愉快的。(butfor)PartVIIwriting(30marks)TaskI(10marks)It,sthebeginningofanewyear.WritedescribingresolutionsyoumaketotrytochangeyourlifeandwhyyouLiMinginsteadWriteanoteofabout100wordsinanappropriatestyleontheanswersheet.TaskII(20marks)Writeaboutthefollowingtopic.Successissomethingmostpeopletrytoachieve.Whatdoessuccessmeantodifferentpeople,andwhatisyourvieworsuccess?Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplefromyourownknowledgeorexperience.Writeyourarticleinabout140wordsinanappropriatestyleontheanswersheet.第13頁共47頁2011年全國大學生英語競賽C類試題及參考答案2C11NaticnalEnglishCcntest

lerCclleseStudents(LevelC-Preliminary)SuggestedAnswersPariELiskiUi里Cojiiprtheiisioi](30iiinrh)SectionA1.C2.AaC4B5.ASectionB(5niarks-6.A7.13K.C：9.BHJ,AIt.C12.C：l±A14-C1^.ESectionCSmarks:16.A17.B18.C19.A旗CSectionD?1。nurks)21.dilemmi22.catididates23.ascramble:br24.dmier^reduite25.degreecourse26*studyingabroad27.apprenticeships2SJpracticalworkexperience2^>.jobprospects3().graduaterectuitmeiaPartIIVocabularyandStructure(15maiks|31.A3LE33一U34.B35,C：3(kD37PC3B,匕39.A4('.U41,C42.A43.C44.B45.BPariIIICloze(15marks)4fi.eennphiaiu;47.renninwhere4-9.resemble5(Kwretched^1.difference52.assumpaon53,created$4.ouc55.finJIy56,lending57、borrowing5亂collaboritive彳Q小14Allmibili<ln'rq2012NationalEnglishContestfor

CollegeStudents(LevelC-Preliminary)(總分：150分時間：120分鐘)PartIlisteningComprehension(30marks)第14頁共47頁2011年全國大學生英語競賽C類試題及參考答案SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Whatdoesthemansaywecandotodealwithoilcrisis?A.Tomakefulluseofoil. B.TouseaslittleoilaspossibleC.Tofindalternativeenergy.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inaninsurancecompany. B.Inabank.C.Inasupermarket.Accordingtotheman,whoisgoingtotakeoverthepositiontheyaretalkingabout?A.Janice. B.Someoneelse.C.Meryl.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheman,sreportforthemeeting?Hehastogetitreadybeforetomorrownoon.Hehasdonewellenough.Hehasenoughtimetoprepareit.Howmanypeoplewillbeontheearthbytheyear2020accordingtotheprofessor?A.Some5.8billion. B.Nearly7billion.C.Over8.5billion.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestionsandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentreConversationOneWhat,sthemainjobofSimon,sorganization?Theysendoutradiosignalstocommunicatewithotherplanets.Theylookforlifeandintelligenceonotherplanets.第15頁共47頁2011年全國大學生英語競賽C類試題及參考答案Theystudystarsthathaveplanetsorbitingaroundthem.Whydoestheorganizationsearchforradiosignalsfromspace?Theirpresencemayprovetheexistenceofaliens.Theymayhelpscientistsfindouthowtheuniversestarted.Theyconveymessagesaboutlifeontheearth.DoesSimonbelievethosestoriesaboutaliensvisitingourplanet?No,hedoesn,tbelievethematall.Yes,hedoesbelievethosestoriesbecauseofhisstudy.Yes,hebelievesthemalthoughhehasnoevidence.Whichofthefollowingfactorisconsideredtobeimportantinforminglifeaccordingtothepassage?A.Gravity. B.Minerals.C.Water.Whendidthe“bigbang”occur?A.Nooneknows. B.12billionyearsago. C.20billionyearago.ConversationTwoWhydidBobmakethenewslastmonth?BecausehecriticizedtraditionaljobsBecauseheearnedalotofmoney.Becausehetriednewstrategiesinfindingajob.Inwhichwaydothebestsellerslike“TheBrandCalledYou”and“ThePersonalBrandingPhenomenon”helppeople?Theyadvisepeopletopromotethemselvesasbrands.Theyteachpeoplehowtobeaperfectpartner.Theygivepeopletipsforjobinterview.WhendidBobcomeupwiththeideaofusingtheinternettofindajob?Tenyearsagowhenhewasacollegestudent.Whenhebegantodoresearchbetweenjobs.Afterhelaunchedthecampaign“GiveBobaJob”.WhatwasthepurposeofBob,smakingthevideo?Tofulfillhisambitionasadirector.第16頁共47頁2011年全國大學生英語