2013年大學生英語競賽(NECCS)C類初賽真題試卷(題后含答案及解析)

2013年大學生英語競賽（NECCS）C類初賽真題試卷(題后含答案及解析)題型有：1.ListeningComperhension2.VocabularyandStructure3.Cloze4.ReadingComperhension5.ErrorCorrection6.Translation7.IQTest8.WritingPartIListeningComperhensionSectionA聽力原文：M:Didn’tyougotoseeMacbethlastweek?W:Yeah,itwasbrilliant.I’vebeentoitafewtimesbefore,butIthinkthisisthebestproductionI’veeverseen.M:Yeah,someoneIworkwithwentandsaiditwaswonderful.IwishI’dbeenabletogetaticket.1．Whydidn’tthemangotoseeMacbethlastweek?A．Hedidn’tmanagetogetaticket.B．Hehadtoattendaconference.C．Hehadabetterproductiontowatch.正確答案：A解析：對話中男士最后提到IwishI’dbeenabletogetaticket。這句話為虛擬語氣，說明男士沒有買到票，因此上周沒能去看Macbeth。聽力原文：M:So,howwellisyour“FillMeIn”selling?W:Oh,great,infactit’sonlythefourthweekofpublicationofthefirstissue,andwe’vehadtoreprintanother2000.We’vesoldabout2300.Mostlyinalternativebookshopsthatcaterforpeoplewhoare...erdifferent.M:Congratulations!2．Whatdoes“FillMeIn”refertointhisconversation?A．Atypeofupgradedmobilephone.B．Awell-sellingmagazine.C．Awriter’snewbookseries.正確答案：B解析：根據(jù)對話中女士提到的infactit’sonlythefourthweekofpublicationofthefirstissue，andwe’vehadtoreprintanother2000?？芍狥illMeIn指的是一本暢銷的雜志。聽力原文：W:Excuseme...I’mlookingforabag.M:Certainly,madam.Thisbagisverypopular.Itopensatthetophere...likethis...andhasanicepatternaroundthemiddle...it’sveryeasytocarry.W:Hmm.Doyouhaveasmallerone?Idon’tlikeitsobig,actually.3．Whydoesn’tthewomanlikethebag?A．Shedoesn’tlikethepattern.B．It’snoteasytocarry.C．It’stoobigforher.正確答案：C解析：由女士提到的Doyouhaveasmallerone?Idon’tlikeitsobig，actually可知女士不喜歡這個包是因為它太大了。聽力原文：M:IreadhundredsofCVseveryweek.Mostofthemaregood.Afewareexcellent.Andaboutfivepercentofthemareterrible.W:Really?WhatmakesabadCV?M:There’reanumberofthings.ACVshouldbeshort.Nomorethantwopageslong.IrecentlyreadaCVthatwastwentypageslong.Unbelievable!4．WhatmakesabadCVaccordingtotheman?A．Fakeinformation.B．Terriblewriting.C．Undesirablelength.正確答案：C解析：男士提到，CV應(yīng)該short，并且Nomorethantwopageslong。由此可知男士認為糟糕的CV是過長的CV。聽力原文：M:Cathy,areyougoingtocontinuewithyourSpanish?W:Ohyes,definitely.I’vegotlotsofideas.I’vegotaSpanishfriendandwewriteemailstoeachother.WeusedtowriteinEnglish,butnowwecanwriteinSpanish.M:That’sgreat.5．HowwillCathycontinueherSpanishlearning?A．She’sgoingtomakeafriendinSpain.B．She’llcommunicatewithaSpanishfriendinSpanish.C．She’llpracticespeakingSpanishwithanEnglishfriend.正確答案：B解析：女士提到I’vegotaSpanishfriendandwewriteemailstoeachother。由此可知女士是通過與一個西班牙的朋友交流而學習西班牙語的。SectionB聽力原文：M:DidyouhearaboutthatkidwhowasknockeddownonJunctionRoadtheotherday?W:Yes,itwasawful,wasn’tit?Stillit’shardlysurprising,isit?M:Whatdoyoumean?W:Well,there’realwaysaccidentsdownthere,aren’tthere,especiallywiththespeedcarsgoat.And,well,basically,thecrossing’sinthewrongplace,isn’tit?Idon’tknowwhythey’venevermovedit.Imean,it’dbebetterifitwasexactlyoppositetheshops,wouldn’tit?M:Yes,Iknowwhatyoumean.Theycoulddosomethingtoslowthetrafficdown,couldn’tthey?Maybetheycouldputsleepingpolicementhereorsomethinglikethat.W:Yeah,maybe—maybeoneeverysooftenwouldhelp,butwhatwouldbereallygreatisiftheyhadoneofthosespeedcameras.M:BigBrother,youmean!W:No,theyreallymakeadifference.Youshouldseehowthey’veslowedthetrafficdownwheremyparentslive.M:Yeah,Isupposeyou’reright.I’monlyagainstthembecauseIgotcaughtbyonelastmonth.W:You’rekidding!M:No.Ahundredandfiftypoundsitcostme!Afineandsixpenaltypoints!6．Whattrafficaccidentarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Akidwasknockeddownbyacar.B．Twocarscrashedintoashop.C．Acarranintoawrongplace.正確答案：A解析：對話一開始男士便提到DidyouhearaboutthatkidwhowasknockeddownonJunctionRoadtheotherday?由此可知對話是談?wù)撘粋€小孩被汽車撞了這件事。7．Whydidtheaccidenthappenaccordingtothewoman?A．Thereweremanyshopsaround.B．Thecrossingisinawrongplace.C．Therewasnocrossingthere.正確答案：B解析：女士明確提到事故的發(fā)生是由于thecrossing’sinthewrongplace。因此B項正確。8．Whichofthefollowingisthesuggestiontheymade?A．Moretrafficlightsshouldbeinstalled.B．Aspeedcamerashouldbemounted.C．Morepolicemenshouldpatrolthatarea.正確答案：B解析：女士提到whatwouldbereallygreatisiftheyhadoneofthosespeedcameras。故選項B正確。9．Where,asthewomanmentioned,hasgotimprovedtraffic?A．Herownneighbourhood.B．Herbigbrother’sneighbourhood.C．Herparents’neighbourhood.正確答案：C解析：對話中女士提到Y(jié)oushouldseehowthey’veslowedthetrafficdownwheremyparentslive。由此可知選項C正確。10．Howwasthemanpunishedforhistrafficoffence?A．Hewasfined100poundswithextrapenaltypoints.B．Hehadtopay150poundsandgot6penaltypoints.C．Hefinallypaid600poundswithoutanypenaltypoints.正確答案：B解析：男士最后提到他違反交通規(guī)章的懲罰為Ahundredandfiftypounds和Afineandsixpenaltypoints。聽力原文：W:Doyouhavetroublerememberingpeople’snames?Doyoutendtoforgetwhereyouputyourdoorkey?Thenfearnot—helpisathand!Todaywehavewithuswell-knownpsychologistGavinBonet.Gavin,istherereallyawayofimprovingourmemoriesandifso,whatarethestepswecantake?M:Thefirstthingtorememberisthatwecanallhelpourselvesremembereffectivelybydoingquiteordinarythingslikewritingthingsdown,usingadiary,acalendar,anotebook,anotice-board,andcheckingthesethingsregularly.Youcanusecolouredhighlighterpenstopickoutreallyimportantbitsofinformation.Batherthanmakingyourbrainlazy,assomepeoplethink,scientificstudieshaveprovedthattheseaidsencourageaveryorganisedandmethodicalapproach,whichhelpsthebraintofunctioneffectively.W:Now,I’veheardpeoplesay,youknow,iftheywanttoremembertobuyfishforsuppertheycarryaroundamentalpictureofahugefishflappingonaline.Isthereanytruthinthis?Itallsoundsabitstrangetome.M:Centuriesago,theAncientGreeksdevelopedthesystemofmnemonicsormemoryaids.Isolatedandfragmentedbitsofinformationareverydifficulttoremember.Amnemonicisawayoflinkingwhatyouwishtorememberwithsomethingthatmeanssomethingtoyou.Itcouldbeamentalimage,aword,ashortpoem,andsoon.Forexample,imagineIwanttorememberthenumber1843465.Icouldlinkthesenumberstopersonalexperiences.18iseasy—that’stheageIwenttouniversity,4isthenumberofchildrenIhave,34isthenumberofmyhouseand65istheageatwhichI’mgoingtoretire!Linkingthingswewanttorememberwithrhymesorcoloursorvisualimagesishelpfulaswell.Ourlifestyleplaysapartinmemorytoo.Eatingahealthydietandtakingplentyofexerciseandhavingfreshairallhelpustobemoreclear-headedandlessabsent-minded.W:Soit’smindandbodytogether,isthatit?M:Yes,Ithinkso.Scientistsaregraduallyfindingoutmoreandmoreabouthowthebrainworksandwhatwecandotoassistitsfunctioning.Whentakingnotes,forexample,ithasbeenshownthatmappingoutnotesfromacentralspherewithlinesradiatingoutindifferentdirectionsisworthadoptingbecauseitreflectsthewaywelinkinformationinthebrain.Usingdifferentcolouredpensfornote-taking,notjustblack,helpsthebraintoo.W:Arethereanydifferencesbetweenmen’sandwomen’srecallability,doyouthink?M:Ah,menaregoodatrememberingdirectionsandphonenumbers:womenarebetteratnamesandappointments.Why,wedon’treallyknow.Youhavetotakeintoaccountupbringingaswellasinnatedifferences.Factorsthatseemtobebadformenandwomenequallyareanxietyandworry.Thesedefinitelydecreaseyourthinkingability.11．Whyistheexpertopposedtotheviewthatmemoryaidsmakeyourmemoryworse?A．Thereisnoevidenceshowingthatmemoryaidsareinvalid.B．Humanbeings’brainfunctionsmainlythroughmemoryaidsinaneffectiveway.C．Memoryaidsencourageanorganisedapproachwhichhelpsthebrainfunctioneffectively.正確答案：C解析：對話中男士提到scientificstudieshaveprovedthattheseaidsencourageaveryorganisedandmethodicalapproach，whichhelpsthebraintofunctioneffectively。故選項C正確。12．Whatistheinterviewer’sattitudetowardstheideathatvisualimageshelpthememory?A．Itishardtobelieve.B．Itisnothingstrange.C．Itisobviouslynonsense.正確答案：A解析：采訪者提到她聽說有人為了記住要買魚就在腦海里想象一下掛在繩子上的活蹦亂跳的魚，接著表示“Itallsoundsabitstrangetome．”由此可看出，B項錯誤。C項“視覺記憶這種觀點完全是謬論”也是錯誤的。采訪者對此的態(tài)度應(yīng)該是難以置信的，所以接下來被采訪者以古希臘輔助記憶的例子進一步闡釋。13．Whodevelopedthesystemofmemoryaidscenturiesago?A．Inhabitantsonanisolatedisland.B．TheAncientGreeks.C．Agreatpsychologist.正確答案：B解析：男士提到Centuriesago，theAncientGreeksdevelopedthesystemofmnemonicsormemoryaids。故選項B正確。14．Howdoesmappingoutnotesaffectthebrain?A．Itishelpfulinreflectingthewaypeoplelinkinformationinthebrain.B．Itpreventspeoplefromarrangingthingslogically.C．Itmakespeople’sbrainfunctiontheoppositeway.正確答案：A解析：對話中男士舉例ithasbeenshownthatmappingoutnotesfromacentralspherewithlinesradiatingoutindifferentdirectionsisworthadoptingbecauseitreflectsthewaywelinkinformationinthebrain。由此可知選項A正確。15．Whattendstoaffectpeople’sabilitytothinkclearly?A．Upbringingandinnatedifferences.B．Worryandanxiety.C．Theiraptitude.正確答案：B解析：對話最后提到Factorsthatseemtobebadformenandwomenequallyareanxietyandworry．Thesedefinitelydecreaseyourthinkingability。由此可知，擔心和焦慮會影響人們清晰思維的能力。SectionC聽力原文：Wehaveallwitnessedthepowerofsocialmedia.IthelpedelectBarackObamapresidentintwothousandeight.Italsohelpedtosupportpopularrevolutionsintwothousandtenandeleventhatforcedseverallong-timerulersfromoffice.Now,researchsuggeststhatsocialnetworkscouldhaveanevengreatereffectonelections,helpingtoincreasethenumberofpeoplewhovote.16．HowcansocialmediainfluencethepresidentialelectionsintheUSAaccordingtothelatestresearch?A．Itcanhelpvoterstochoosetheirpresident.B．Itcanhelptoensurethefairnessoftheelections.C．Itcanhelptoincreasethenumberofvoters.正確答案：C解析：新聞結(jié)尾處提到socialnetworkscouldhaveanevengreatereffectonelections，helpingtoincreasethenumberofpeoplewhovote。故選項C正確。聽力原文：ManchesterCitymidfielderYayaTourehasbeennamedtheAfricanPlayeroftheYearforasecondtime.TourebeatfellowIvoryCoaststarandformerChelseastrikerDidierDrogbaintosecondplace.Hewonthe2012pollinavoteofheadcoachesortechnicaldirectorsofcountriesaffiliatedtotheConfederationofAfricanFootball.17．WhathonorarytitlehasYayaTourebeengranted?A．TheAfricanPlayeroftheYear.B．2012StaroftheConfederationofAfricanFootball.C．TheIvoryCoaststar.正確答案：A解析：新聞第一句提到ManchesterCitymidfielderYayaTourehasbeennamedtheAfricanPlayeroftheYearforasecondtime。由此可知，選項A正確。聽力原文：ReshmaSaujanilaunchedanorganisationcalled“GirlsWhoCode”.Hergoalistogetmoregirlsinterestedinscienceandtechnology.Andshesaystheunderrepresentationofwomeninthefieldsofscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics,alsoknownasSTEM,iscausedbyabiggersocietalissue.“Girlsandboysperformaboutthesameinmathsandscience.Sothere’snotanaptitudeissue.“18．WhydidReshmaSaujanisetuptheorganization“GirlsWhoCode”?A．Toraisewomen’sstatusinthefieldofscience.B．Toimprovegirls’aptitudeandperformanceinSTEM.C．Toarousegirls’interestinscienceandtechnology.正確答案：C解析：新聞前兩句話提到ReshmaSaujanilaunchedanorganisationcalled“GirlsWhoCode”．Hergoalistogetmoregirlsinterestedinscienceandtechnology。聽力原文：Tabletcomputersareoneofthebest-sellingproductsthisyear.BrianTongisSeniorEditorofCNET.com.HesaystheAppleiPadMiniisoneofthemostpopulartablets.OneofApple’sbiggestcompetitorsistheGoogleNexus7.Thehardwareinsideismorepowerfulthanwhat’sintheiPadMini,butalsoitoffersyoualotofthingslikemapsthatworkbetterthanApple’smaps.19．Whichtabletcomputer’shardwareinsideismorepowerful?A．TheCNETKum.B．TheGoogleNexus7.C．TheAppleiPadMini.正確答案：B解析：新聞提到OneofApple’sbiggestcompetitorsistheGoogleNexus7．Thehardwareinsideismorepowerfulthanwhat’sintheiPadMini。由此可見B項正確。聽力原文：TheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencysaysonlysevenpercentofplasticwasteintheUnitedStatesisrecycledeachyear.AnewcompanyinnorthernNewYorksaysitcanincreasethatpercentage.ItalsosaysitcanhelptheUnitedStatesreducetheamountofoilitimports.20．WhatdoesthecompanyannouncethatitcandofortheUnitedStates?A．Itcanreducetheamountofplasticwaste.B．Itcanhelptorecycletheplasticwaste.C．Itcanincreasetheamountofoilexports.正確答案：B解析：新聞中間提到AnewcompanyinnorthernNewYorksaysitcanincreasethatpercentage。thatpercentage指的是塑料廢物的回收比。SectionD聽力原文：Ifyouyearnforsmoothskinthatglowswithyouth,thechancesarethatatsomepointyouwillhaveheardtheexhortationtodrinklotsofwaterinordertoflushoutthoseeviltoxinsandkeepyourskinhealthy.Theexactamountpeoplesuggestvaries.US-basedadvicetendstorecommendeightglassesaday,whileinhotterclimatespeopleareadvisedtodrinkmoretocompensateforhigherratesofsweating.Butregardlessoftheexactvolumeofwatersuggested,theprinciplebehindtheadviceremainsthesame—takingextrawateronboardwillkeepyourskinhydrated.Inotherwords,wateractslikeamoisturiser,butfromtheinsideout.Thisissuchacommonideayoumightbesurprisedatthelackofevidencetobackup.Youmightexpecttheretobecountlessstudieswherepeopleareseparatedintotwogroups,oneassignedtosipwaterallday,theothertodrinkanormalamount.Thenthesmoothnessoftheskincouldbeassessedamonthorsolatertoestablishwhethersippingmoreledtosmootherskin.Infactsuchstudiesarerare,partlybecausewatercan’tbepatented,soitishardtofindanyonetofundsuchresearchwhentherewillbenonewmedicationorcosmetictosellthatcouldrepaythecosts.AreviewbythedermatologistRonniWolfattheKaplanMedicalCentreinIsraelfoundjustonestudylookingattheeffectoflong-termwaterintakeontheskin.Buttheresultswerecontradictory.Afterfourweeks,thegroupwhodrankextramineralwatershowedadecreaseinskindensity,whichsomebelievesuggeststheskinisretainingmoremoisture,whilethosewhodranktapwatershowedanincreaseinskindensity.Butregardlessofthetypeofwatertheydrank,itmadenodifferencetotheirwrinklesortothesmoothnessoftheirskin.Ifyou【D1】______smoothskinthatglowswithyouth,thechancesarethatatsomepointyouwillhaveheardtheexhortationtodrinklotsofwaterinorderto【D2】______thoseeviltoxinsandkeepyourskinhealthy.Theexactamountpeoplesuggestvaries.US-basedadvice【D3】______eightglassesaday,whileinhotterclimatespeopleareadvisedtodrinkmoreto【D4】______higherratesofsweating.Butregardlessoftheexactvolumeofwatersuggested,theprinciplebehindtheadviceremainsthesame—takingextrawateronboardwillkeepyourskinhydrated.Inotherwords,wateractslikeamoisturiser,butfromtheinsideout.Thisissuchacommonideayoumightbesurprisedatthe【D5】______tobackup.Youmightexpecttheretobecountlessstudieswherepeopleare【D6】______twogroups,oneassignedtosipwaterallday,theothertodrinkanormalamount.Thenthesmoothnessoftheskincouldbe【D7】______amonthorsolatertoestablishwhethersippingmoreledtosmootherskin.Infactsuchstudiesarerare,partlybecausewatercan’tbepatented,soitishardtofindanyonetofundsuchresearchwhentherewillbenonew【D8】______orcosmetictosellthatcouldrepaythecosts.AreviewbythedermatologistRonniWolfattheKaplanMedicalCentreinIsraelfoundjustonestudylookingattheeffectoflong-termwaterintakeontheskin.Buttheresultswere【D9】______.Afterfourweeks,thegroupwhodrankextramineralwatershowedadecreaseinskindensity,whichsomebelievesuggeststheskinisretainingmoremoisture,whilethosewhodranktapwatershowedanincreaseinskindensity.Butregardlessofthetypeofwatertheydrank,itmadenodifferencetotheir【D10】______ortothesmoothnessoftheirskin.21．【D1】正確答案：yearnfor22．【D2】正確答案：flushout23．【D3】正確答案：tendstorecommend24．【D4】正確答案：compensatefor25．【D5】正確答案：lackofevidence26．【D6】正確答案：seperatedinto27．【D7】正確答案：assessed28．【D8】正確答案：medication29．【D9】正確答案：contradictory30．【D10】正確答案：wrinklesPartⅡVocabularyandStructure31．Thenewstarsaidtothejournaliststhatshe______theopportunitytoshowthatshecouldplayaseriousfilmrole.A．greetedB．rejoicedC．welcomedD．cheered正確答案：C解析：句意：這位新星告訴記者們，她希望有機會可以扮演一個嚴肅的電影角色。welcome歡迎。greet迎接；致敬。rejoice高興；慶祝。cheer歡呼；使高興；為…加油。32．Wehaven’treally______asolutiontotheproblemyet,whichmakesthebossreallyfrustrated.A．builtupB．fallenbackonC．broughtoverD．comeupwith正確答案：D解析：句意：我們還沒有想出解決問題的辦法，這使得老板很沮喪。comeupwith提出；想出；趕上。buildup建立，組合。fallbackon退到；求助于；回頭再說。bringover使相信；把…帶來。33．Personally,Iam______banningcigarettesmokingcompletely,especiallyinpublicareas.A．intouchwithB．a(chǎn)partfromC．infavourofD．regardlessof正確答案：C解析：句意：就我個人而言，我支持徹底禁止吸煙，尤其是在公共場所。infavourof支持，贊成。intouchwith同…有聯(lián)系，和…有接觸。apartfrom遠離；除…之外；且不說。regardlessof不顧，不管。34．Untilafirmagreementhasbeenreached,Iamnot______toacceptingtheoffer.A．a(chǎn)ccustomedB．dedicatedC．committedD．entitled正確答案：C解析：句意：除非達成協(xié)議，否則我絕不接受發(fā)盤。commit指派…作戰(zhàn)；使…承擔義務(wù)。accustom使習慣于。dedicate致力；獻身；題獻。entitle稱做…；使…有權(quán)利。35．Thegovernmentismakingeveryeffortto______aneconomiccrisis,butitseemsnothingcouldhelp.A．eliminateB．a(chǎn)vertC．impedeD．swerve正確答案：B解析：句意：政府正在全力以赴地避免經(jīng)濟危機，但這似乎并沒有起作用。avert避免；轉(zhuǎn)移。eliminate消除；排除。impede阻礙，妨礙。swerve使轉(zhuǎn)彎；使突然轉(zhuǎn)向。36．______aseriouscrime,whatexactlyshouldyoudo?A．UnlessyouwitnessB．IfyouweretowitnessC．IfonlyyouwitnessD．Sinceyouwitness正確答案：B解析：句意：假如你目睹了一場嚴重的犯罪，你會怎么做?此句為虛擬語氣，if從句中用過去式，表示不可能實現(xiàn)，大概不會實現(xiàn)或提出作為考慮的假定條件。37．Duringexaminationscandidatesarealwayssupposedtostayinseats,keeptheireyesonthework,______toanyone.A．a(chǎn)ndnotspeakB．butcouldnotspeakC．ratherthanspeakD．insteadofspeaking正確答案：A解析：句意：考試期間，考生應(yīng)該呆在座位上，專心于自己的試卷而不能交頭接耳。逗號之后部分與stayinseats和keeptheireyesonthework為并列關(guān)系，因此應(yīng)當用and連接。38．Realisingthathehadn’tgotenoughmoneyand______toborrowanyfromhisparents,hedecidedtosellhishouse.A．wantednotB．nottowantC．wantingnotD．notwanting正確答案：D解析：句意：他意識到自己沒有足夠的錢，但又不想向父母借，因此決定將房子賣掉。由and可知其前后內(nèi)容是并列的，故此處應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在分詞的否定形式，即在前面直接加not。因此選項D正確。39．There’snopointwaitinghereanylonger.We______goandhavesomethingtoeat.A．canhardlyB．a(chǎn)reboundtoC．mightaswellD．willhaveto正確答案：C解析：句意：在這繼續(xù)等下去沒有任何意義，我么還不如去吃點什么。mightaswell不妨；還是…的好。canhardly很難。beboundto必然；一定要。haveto必須；不得不。40．Whilemanypeoplemayrefertoup-to-minutenews,itisunlikelythattelevisionandtheInternet______thenewspaperscompletely.A．willreplaceB．replaceC．a(chǎn)rereplacingD．havereplaced正確答案：A解析：句意：盡管很多人可能看最新消息。但是電視和網(wǎng)絡(luò)完全取代報紙是不大可能的。由句意可知，此處需要用一般將來時。故選項A正確。41．ShemarriedaveryniceyoungarchitectfromBelfast,______shemetonabusduringherjourneytoNorthernIreland.A．whoB．whenC．whichD．where正確答案：A解析：句意：她嫁給了一個來自貝爾法斯特的非常英俊的年輕建筑師，他們是在她去北愛爾蘭途中相遇的。此句為定語從句，且該空指代人，故選項A正確。42．Itisakindofillnessthatcanresultintotalblindnessif______.A．toleaveuntreatedB．isleftuntreatedC．leavinguntreatedD．leftuntreated正確答案：D解析：句意：這種疾病如果不治療的話會導(dǎo)致完全失明。這里是狀語從句的省略。條件句中，如果含有be動詞。并且主語與主句主語一致，那么該從句的主語和be動詞可以一起省略。故選項D正確。43．—I’msodisappointedwithmyson!Hejustwouldn’tpractisethepiano!—Takeiteasy.Youcanlead______towater,butyoucan’tmakeitdrink.A．a(chǎn)duckB．a(chǎn)horseC．a(chǎn)cowD．a(chǎn)dog正確答案：B解析：Youcanleadahorsetowater，butyoucan’tmakeitdrink．為諺語，意思是“牛不喝水莫按頭”。故選項B正確。44．—Morning,Madam!I’dlikesomeinformationaboutthecourse.—Certainly.______A．I’mafraidIdon’tknowmorethanyoueither.B．IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?C．Whatexactlywouldyouliketoknow?D．Howmuchinformationdidyouknow?正確答案：C解析：句意：——您好，女士，我想了解一下關(guān)于這門課的信息?！斎豢梢岳?，你具體想知道些什么?選項C符合邏輯。45．—Howdoyoufeelaboutcountriesthatdon’ttrytoreduceglobalwarming?—______,thosecountriescaremoreaboutmoneythansavingtheplanet.A．AsfarasI’mconcernedB．It’snoneofourbusinessC．We’renottoblameD．Thingsareundercontrol正確答案：A解析：句意：——你對那些不努力減少溫室效應(yīng)的國家有什么看法?——在我看來，那些國家更關(guān)心賺錢而不是拯救地球。AsfarasI’mconcerned就我而言。It’snoneofourbusiness．不關(guān)我們的事。We’renottoblame．我們不應(yīng)該受到責備。Thingsareundercontrol．事情在掌控范圍之內(nèi)。PartⅢClozeAccordingtorecentsurveys,72%ofallAmericansbelievethattheUnitedStatesgovernmentis【C1】hi______informationaboutUFOs.Almost68%ofpeoplethinkthatthegovernmenthassecretknowledgeofextraterrestriallife.Itisnot【C2】______(surprise)thatthegovernmenthascomeundermoreandmore【C3】pr______todeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandmakethempublic.Avarietyofdifferentgroupshavebeeninvolvedintheseefforts.OnegrouptobecomeinvolvediscalledCFI,theCoalitionforFreedomofInformation.JohnPodesta,whowasWhiteHouseChiefofStaffduringBillClinton’s【C4】______(president),isoneofthemanyhigh-poweredpeopleactiveinthisgroup.CFI’saimisnottoprovethe【C5】______(exist)ofextraterrestriallife,buttomakeiteasierforscientistsingeneraltostudyunexplainedaerialphenomena.PodestaandhisgrouphaveaskedthePentagontodeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandthereforeprovidescientists【C6】______datathatwillhelpinthestudyofUFOs.CFIhasrequestedthereleaseofinformationonseveralUFOcases,startingwiththeKecks-burg,Pennsylvania,incident.Thisincidenttook【C7】______in1965whenalargeacornshapedobject,thesizeofasmallcar,crashedinPennsylvania.SomeanalystssayitcouldhavebeenthespacecraftKosmos96thathadbeenlaunchedtowardsVenusbytheSovietUnion,butfailedtoescapeEarth’s【C8】g______.OtherssaytheobjectdidnotlookanythinglikespacecraftbuiltonEarthin1965.【C9】Add______,thepeopleofKecksburgwanttoknowwhathappened.Onthat【C10】af______,hundredsofeyewitnesseswatchedafierystreakoflightdescendfromtheskytowardsEarth.Officialsexplainedthatnothingwasfoundorrecoveredandthatmaybethefireballintheskywasameteor.ButmanywitnessessaytheysawanumberofmilitarypersonnelfromtheArmyandtheAirForcesearchthewoods,andlaterthatevening,sawalargemilitarytractor-trailercomingfromtheareacarryingalargeobjectunderatarp.46．【C1】正確答案：hiding解析：(句意：根據(jù)最近的調(diào)查，美國有72％的市民認為美國政府隱藏關(guān)于飛碟的信息。此處為進行時，故要用hiding。)47．【C2】正確答案：surprising解析：(Itisnotsurprisedthat表示“…并不讓人感到驚奇”。)48．【C3】正確答案：pressure解析：(這里指美國政府承受越來越多的壓力。)49．【C4】正確答案：presidency解析：(presidency總統(tǒng)的職位或任期。president總統(tǒng)。這里指在比爾·克林頓任職期間，故應(yīng)該用presidency。)50．【C5】正確答案：existence解析：(空格前為定冠詞the，空格后為介詞of，故空格處需填入名詞。existence為exist的名詞形式。)51．【C6】正確答案：with解析：(providesb．withsth．為固定搭配，意為“為某人提供…”。)52．【C7】正確答案：place解析：(takeplace為固定搭配，意為“發(fā)生”。)53．【C8】正確答案：gravity解析：(Earth’sgravity指“地球引力”。)54．【C9】正確答案：Additionally解析：(句意：除此之外，居住在凱克斯伯格的人們想要知道發(fā)生了什么。additionally此外；又。)55．【C10】正確答案：afternoon解析：(這里指事情發(fā)生的時間，即那天下午。)PartⅣReadingComperhensionSectionATheaverageautomatictellermachine(ATM)isnotverysmart.Itwillgivemoneytoanyonewhohastherightcardandpunchesfourorfivekeysintherightorder.Someanalystsestimatethatasmanyas30%ofATMtransactionsworldwidearecasesoftheft.Toincreasesecurityatcashmachines,somebankshavetriedtomaketheirATMsalittlesmarter.Asmallcameraonthemachinelooksdirectlyintotheeyeofeverycustomer.Itscansoneirisandcomparesthetinypatternsofridges,dots,andotherfeaturestoacodeinitscomputer.Ifthereisamatch,theATMwillstartcountingoutcash.Ifnot,amessageisautomaticallysenttothenearestpolicestation.Iris-scanningisonefast-growingformofbiometricidentification—determiningwhosomeoneisbyexaminingfeaturesofthebody.Oneoftheearliestbiometrictechniqueswasfingerprinting.Thelinesonfingertipsareuniquetoeachperson,sonotevenidenticaltwinshavethesamefingerprints.Fingerprintinghasbecomefamousasawayoffindingoutwhocommittedacrime,butitveryoftenfails.Acarefulcriminalcanweargloves,avoidtouchingthings,orevenalterhisfingerprintsbyburning,cutting,orscrapingthem.Inthesearchforamorereliablesystem,securityexpertshavefocusedontheeye.Likeafingerprint,everyirisis,forallpracticalpurposes,unique.Eachperson’srightirisise-vendifferentfromhisorherleftone.Alow-costdigitalcamera,likethekindinstalledatATMmachines,caneasilydetecthundredsofdifferentfeaturesintheiris.Thechanceoftwoiriseshavingthesamefeaturesisclosetozero.Testshaveshownthatiris-scannersareveryhardtofool.Theycantellthedifferencebetweenarealirisandafalseone.Theycanseerightthroughcolouredcontactlenses,eyeglasses,andevenmirroredsunglasses.Althoughmanycriminalsarewillingtoburnorcuttheirfingersinpursuitoftheperfectcrime,fewwouldbewillingorabletoaltertheiririses.Tomakeiris-scanningwork,acomputerizeddatabasehastomatchcertainirisfeatureswithcertainpeople.ThismeansthateachATMcustomerhastoallowabanktophotographhisorheririsandkeepthathighlypersonalinformationinacomputer.Somepeoplehaveworried,however,thatanincreaseduseofiris-scanningwillleadtoadangerouslossofprivacy.Bymountingiris-scancamerasinpublicplaces,governmentscouldtrackaprivatecitizenalldaylongwithouttheperson’sknowledge.Thiswouldbeagreatadvantagetothepolice,butitcouldalsogivecorruptofficialsanewwaytocontroltheiropponents.Themilitary’sdevelopmentoftinyrobotssuggeststhatgovernmentiris-scannerscouldeveninvadeprivatehomes!ATMtransactionsareoftencasesoftheft,whereanunauthorizedusertakes【A1】______.Todecreaseinsecurity,somebankshaveinstallediris-scanningmachinesatATMs.Thesesmallcamerasscantheuser’siris,recordingitsfeaturesand【A2】______themtoadigitalfde.Everypersonhasa【A3】______iris,makingirisidenti