2023年大學(xué)生英語競(jìng)賽

2023年大學(xué)生英語競(jìng)賽（NECCS）C類決賽真題試卷PartIIVocabularyandStructureShewasonher^^throughoutthejobinterviewbecauseshedidn,twanttosayanythingstupid.A.DefenceB.Care.CautionD.Guard.Hehasbeenwiththecompanyfor30years,butthemanagementhasnowdecidedtowithhisservices.A.DiscardB.DispenseC.DisposeD.DismissTothedisappointmentofthewholecountrythenationalteamwasinthefirstroundoftheinternationaltournament.A.ExcludedB.EliminatedC.SuspendedD.SegmentedDr.Jones^heoryhadbeentheorthodoxyinthefieldforSOyearsuntilayoungscholareveryargumentofthetheoryinafamouspaper.A.ConfrontB.ConfoundedC.Refuted）.Renouncedeveryefforthasbeenmadetoensurethatthedetailsinthisbrochurearecorrect5thecompanycannotacceptresponsibilityforanylatechanges.A.EvenB.WhileC.NeverthelessD.WhereasInthispartoftown,peopleareonlyworriedaboutkeepingupwith.A.theJohnsonsB.theSmithsC.theJonesesD.theWilliams.ThegeneralpublicdependsupontelevisiontoknowaboutworldaffairsbutunfortunatelytheTVreportssometimesthereality.A.MisrepresentB.TramperC.DisruptD.Mistake,streetfeaturessuchasfountains,stepsandevencobbledroadways,arebeingexcludedfromourstreetsbecauseoftheriskofaccidents.A.Technically C.FinanciallyD.Logically.Forsomepeoplejtmaybetorememberwhattheyhavejustreadrecallwheretheylefttheircarkeys.A.mucheasier:thantoB.probable:asC.better:thanD.soeasy:justas.'Hyoudon'tmindjdsooneryouyourviolinsomewhereelse5Hmylandlordcried.A.wouldpractiseB.PractiseC.hadpractisedourmoneybackinareasonablemannerfailed5wehadtoresortthreats.B-WhileweaskedforC.HavingaskedforD.Ifweaskfor.ThepresidentorderedthatthestadiumfinishedbeforetheNationalDaybuttheengineerknewveryclearlythatitwasalmostimpossibleforitinsoshortatime.A.be:todo C.shouldbe:tobedoingD.willbe:tohavedoneThedinosaursprobablybecameextinctafteragiantasteroidhittheEarthabout65millionyearsago.Butwhatifthisasteroid?B.wouldhappen:missedC.happened:wouldmissD.washappening:missed.一AreyourprinterseasytouseVYousee^eVemanagedwithoutoneuptonow.Whyaretheresomanyknobsandbuttons?—Infact,theyYeentirelyautomatic.A.Whateveryouthinkitis.B.Sorrytodisappointyou. D.Itisthecheapestone.—Hello,John.How^yourlatestbookgoingVImeantheoneyouYewritingontheLochNessmonster.—Well,.一Ohdear.Why*sthat?—Welljtheinspiration^therebuteverythingelseiswrong.Onedayltiremyselfoutwiththewritingandthenextdaylcanhardlykeepmyselfawake.B?rvefinisheditnowC.NobodyhasfoundthemonsteryetD.TheeditoraskedmetostopwritingPartLUClozeTheopiumpoppyisabrightflowe^usuallyredororangejthatgrowstoa [C1]hofaboutyS-GOcentimetres.lnthewildJtusuallygrowsinhugeclusters^ometimescoveringanentirefield.Humanshavecultivatedthisflowerforthousandsofyears,[C2]bothforitsbeautyandforthepowerfulchemicalsitproduces.ltisnot[C3]surthatanancienthumaneventuallytastedopium^hedriedjuiceofthepoppy.Manypeople[C4三ke(mistake)believethatthejuicecomesonlyfromtheseedpods5andonlyatacertaintimeofyear.Thejuicedoesnotpooluptheseedpodjustbeforetheseedripen,butitflows[C5]thrtherestoftheplantaswelLThestemandseedcapsulesleakthismilkyjuiceeasilyiftheplantisknockeddownorthestemisbroken.Thedriedjuiceformsabrowncrustthatiseasytosee.Someonesearchingforfoodwasprobablyhuenoughtorisktastingthedriedmaterial.Heorshewasprobablysurprisedbytheresult.Thefirstopium-eaterhashadalongsleepbeforebeingabletotellanyoneelseaboutthepoppy.lts[C7]scientificname,papa-versomniferum3meansnsleep-bringingpoppyn.[C8]_ (sleep)isoneofthebest-knownside-effectsofingestingopium.AncientGreekartoftenshowedHypnos5thegodofsleep3withpoppiesinhishands.ThesameimageswereassociatedwithSomnus,theRomangodofsleep.This[C9connection_(connect)ofpoppieswithsleepcarriedthroughtooneofthemostpopularbooksandmoviesof20th-centuryAmerica.lnthe1939movieTheWizardofOzJagirlnamedDorothyandherfriendsaretryingtofindawizardwhocanhelpthemgetthethingstheyneed.An [ C10 ]evwitchtriestostopthem.Oneofthewitch^tricksistoputDorothyandallherfriendstosleepbyleadingthemintoabeautiful,dangerousfieldofbrightpoppies.PartIVReadingComperhensionSectionANowadaySjmostpeoplerealisethatirsriskytousecreditcardonline.HoweverJromtimetotimejWeallusepasswordsandgovernmentIDnumbersontheWeb.WethinkwearesafejbutthatmaynotbetruelAnewkindofattackisbeingusedbydishonestpeopletosteallDandcreditcardnumbersfrominnocentwebsurfers.ThisnewkindofattackiscalledHphishingH.Phishingsoundsthesameasthewordnfishingn,anditimpliesathiefistryingtolurepeopleintogivingawayvaluableinformation.Howcanphisherslurepeopletodothis?Likerealfishermen3theyusebaitintheformofgreatonlinedealsorservices.Forexample,phishersmightusefakeemailsandfalsewebsitestoconpeopleintorevealingcreditcardnumbers,accountusernames,andpasswords.Theyimitatewell-knownbanks,onlinesellers5andcreditcardcompanies.Successfulphishersmayconvinceasmanyas5percentofthepeopletheycontacttorespondandgiveawaytheirpersonalfinancialinformation.lsthisreallyabigproblem?Actually,tricking5percentoftheonlinepopulationishuge!Currently3morethan350millionpeoplehaveaccesstothelnternet,and75percentofthoselnternetusersliveinthewealthiestcountriesonEarth.lthasbeenestimatedthatphisherssendmorethan3billionscammessageseachyear.Evenbytrickingonly5percentofthepeople,phisherscanmakealotofmoney.Sincethereissomuchmoneytomakethroughthiskindofscamjthascaughttheinterestofmorethanjustsmall-timecrooks.Recently,policetrackeddownmembersofanorganisedphishinggroupinEastemEuropewhohadstolenhundredsofthousandsofdollarsfrompeopleonline.Thegroupcreatedofficial-lookingemaiImessagesrequestingpeopletoupdatetheirpersonalinformationataninternationalban^swebsite.Howeventhelinktothebankinthemessageactuallysentpeopletothephishers^akewebsite.Tomakemattersworse5furtherinvestigationrevealedthatthisgrouphadconnectionswithacrimeinRussia.Howcaninnocentwebsurfersprotectthemselves?Aboveall5theyhavetolearntorecognizeemailthathasbeensentbyaphisher.Alwaysbewaryofanyemailwithurgentrequestsforpersonalfinancialinformation.Phisherstypicallywriteupsettingorexcitingbutfakestatementsintheiremailssothatpeoplewillreplyrightaway.Also^essagesfromphisherswillnotaddressrecipientsbynamebecausetheyreallydon^knowwhotherecipientsareyet.OntheotherhandjValidmessagesfromyourbankorothercompaniesyounormallydealwithtypicallyincludeyourpersonalname.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zGivingpersonalinformationoverthelnternethasalwaysbeenfullof [ A1 ]_risksbutnowifsevenmoresowiththenewlntemetscam,phishing.Phishersfirstlure,[A2]websurfersintoascambymakingupfakeemails.Withthisbaittheyluresomeofthepeopletheycontacttogiveawaypersonalfinancial [ A3 ]whiletherearemillionsofpeoplesurfingthelnternet,phishersmaymakealotofmoneythroughsendingscammessage.Thesephishersarenotjustsmall-timecrooks.PoliceinvestigationshaverecentlytrackeddownorganisedphishinggroupsinEasternEuropewithconnectionstoacrimeLA4]inRussia.Websurfersmustdealwithanyurgentemails [ A5 ]privateinformationwarily.Forexample,abankw川addresstheircustomersproperlywhereasaphisherw川notbeableto.SectionBCollegeofEngineering,MathematicsandPhysicalScienceHarrisonBuildingStreathamCampusUniversityofExeterExeterUKEX44QFTel:+44(0)1392723628Fax:+44(0)1392217965Email:emps(5)exeter.ac.ukDearMrQiuYeCongratulationsiOnbehalfofthellniversityofExeterJwritetoinformyouthatyourapplicationforpostgraduatestudyatthellniversityhasbeenconsideredandwearepleasedtoofferyouaplaceonthefollowingprogrammesubjecttotheconditionssetoutbelow.Programme:MasterofscienceinComputerScienceRegistrationdates:21-22September2023School:CollegeofEngineering5MathematicsandPhysicalScienceModeofstudy:Full-timeTuitionstatus:OverseasAllnewstudentswillberequiredtoarriveandregisterovertheweekendof21-22September,2023andtoparticipateintheWelcomeWeekeventsheldbetween23-27September,2023.AsapostgaduatestudentatExeter3youwillbepartofourfriendlyComputerScienceDepartmentwhichprovidesclosepersonalcontactbetweenstaffandstudentsandresultsinahighlyproductiveandwell-organisedresearchenvironment.YouwillbebasedintheCollege^Harrisonbuildingwhichincludesasuiteofnewteachingandresearchlaboratories.Wemaintainafirmfocusoncareer-orientatedpostgraduatetraining.WorkingcloselywithaprofessionaladvisorygroupthatincludesseniormanagersfromcompaniessuchaslBM,weensurethatourprogrammessupporttheneedsofthesectorandourgraduatesarewellplacedforsuccessinthisexcitingfield.TheCollegemaintainsanexcellentreputationforitsresearchinrobotics,machinelearning5multi-objectiveoptimisation^atternrecognitionandcomputationalstatisticalmodelling^aturalcomputingandhydroinformatics.TheUniversityofExeteroffersexcellenttechnology-enhancedlearningopportunitiesviaaninteractiveonlinelearningenvironmentwhichencouragesblogging,onlinediscussionforumsandvirtualfieldtrips.AllstudentshaveaccesstoMyExeter—astudentportalwhichishometovitallTservicesincludingyouremailandcalendar,documentssavedtoyourownfilespace,onlinelearningfacilitiesandteachingtimetables.AtExeterwearealsocommittedtoasystemofpersonaltutoringsothatstudentreceivetheindividualsupportandadvicetheyneedtosucceedintheirstudyhere.Allstudentshaveapersonaltutorwhoistheretosupportyouandhelpyoudealwithanyproblemsorissuesthatarise.OurMainLibraryisavailabletoyoutosupportyourstudies24/7throughouttheacademicyear:wehavethesecondlargestnumberofe-journaldownloadsofanyUKuniversity:wehaveoneofthehighestUKacademiclibraryratiosofbookstostudentswithastockinexcessofl^million^ndwehaveoneofBritain^largestpubliccollectionsofbooks^rints^rtefactsandephemerarelatingtothehistoryandprehistoryofcinemaintheBilIDouglasCentre.IcongratulateyouonthisofferandllookforwardtowelcomingyoutothellniversityofExeter.Yourssincerely,HowardJohnsonHeadofRecruitmentandAdmissionsOffice61.Thereisawelcomeweekdatingfrom23-27SeptemberJ2023andallnewpostgraduatesmustregisterduringthatweek.A.TLIREB.FALSE62.QiuYewillstudyComputerScienceinthellniversityofExeterasafull-timeoverseaspostgraduatestudent.A.TUREB.FALSE63.AllpostgraduatestudentsinComputerSciencecanworkinIBMaftergraduationbecauseofthecloserelationshipbetweenthecompanyandtheuniversity.A.TUREB.FALSEWhatdoesMyExeterprovidestudentswith?Howcanstudentsbenefitfromthepersonaltutoringsystem?SectionCDavidBlainecallshimsHfan川usionist—akindofmagicianwhoappearstodospectacularandoftendangeroustricks.Amonghismorewidelypublicizedfeats,Blainehasbeenburiedaliveforaweek,spentsixtyhoursencasedinahollowblockofice,andspentthirty-fivehoursstandingonaplatform50centimetersindiameteratthetopofa30-metrehighpillar.ln2003,thethirty-year-oldillusionistfromNewYorkspentforty-fourdaysinaclearplasticboxthatwashangingfromacraneabovetheThamesRiverinLon-don.Buttherewasmoretothistrickthanjuststayinginasmallboxforsuchalongtime.Blainealsowentwithoutfoodfortheentireperiodlivingnothingbutwaterthewholetime.OnthedayBlaineenteredtheboxandthecraneliftedhimhighabovetheriver,acrowdofcuriousspectatorsgatheredtowatch.ForthenextsixweeksthecrowdscontinuedtodropbythesitetowatchBlainesleeping,writinginhisjournahandstaringbackatthem.Howeve^noteveryonejustwantedtowatch.SomepeoplecametogiveBlaineahardtimeandtodothingstobreakthemagician^willandforcehimtocomedown.Afewpeoplethrewthingsathisboxorgrilledfoodunderitsothatthesmellwouldfloatuptothestarvingperformer.OnepersonevenwentsofarastotryandcutthehosecarryingwateruptoBlaine^box^utsecurityguardsstoppedthevandalbeforehecoulddoanydamage.Finally,afterforty-fourdaysupintheair,Blainewasloweredtothegroundandreleasedfromhisbox.Hewasweakandmuchthinnerthanbefore,buttheperformerstillmanagedtogiveashortspeechtothecrowdgatheredtowatchhimemerge.Thenhewasputinanambulanceandrushedtoahospitalwherehespentthenextweekrecoveringfromhisordeal.Noteveryoneinthecrowdwassatisfiedwiththeendingofthemagician^stunt.Theyhadcomeexpectingtoseeadramaticfinale.SomeofthesuggestionsforendingthefeatinaspectacularwayincludeddroppingtheboxintotheriverandwatchingBlaineescape5oropeningtheboxintheairandlettingBlainejumpout.Or3inatruemagician^fashion^omepeoplewantedtoseehimvanishintothinairjeavingawhit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[M1]thattheuniversehasafinitearea3butnoonetravellingthroughtheuniversewouldevercometoapointthattheuniversestops.This [ M2 ]would