加载中…2011年大英赛初赛真题C级
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2011 National English Contest for College Students
(Level C--- Sample)
Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 marks)
Section A (5 marks)
In this section, you will hear five 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. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, 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 center.
1．What is the man going to
A．Rent a car．
2．How often does the bar have happy hour?
A．Twice a day．
3．Why does the man have to arrange his appointments?
A．To be able to see everyone．
4．When is the man going to leave for Washington?
A．Tomorrow evening．
5．Where does the conversation probably take place?
A．In the kitchen．
Section B (10 marks)
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. During the pause, 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 center.
Conversation one
6．What reason did one firm of publishers give for not accepting Dominic’S first book?
7．What did Dominic want from the characters in his books?
8．What happens after Dominic finished writing his series．of books?
9．What is Dominic’S ambition at the moment?
10．Why did Dominic accept a film offer?
Conversation Two
11．Why did Jack get a role in the soap opera?
1 2．Which part of Jack’s job is the most
difficult?
1 3．How does Jack avoid the negative effects of fame?
14．What is Jack’S reason for not going to the gym?
15．What’S Jack’S dream for the future?
Section
C
In this section, you will hear five short news
item. Each item will be read only once. After each item, there will
be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three
choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer.
Then mark the corresponding letter on the
16．Which countries does the news concern in particular?
17．HOW many statues are mentioned in the news?
18．How many times did the chocolate company change its mind?
19．Which company says that China is its 3rd most important market?
20．what was Jon Scieszka’s
Section
D
In this
section, you are required to
fill
“Christmas is coming，and the goose is getting fat!”
still celebrate Christmas，and(22)__________the preparations begin long before Advent．In fact，as
early as September or October，you start to see signs that Christmas is(23)_____________．
course food!(28)_______________the special Christmas dinner of roast turkey or goose，people buy lots of chocolates，nuts and snacks for everyone to enjoy．
It’s a great build—up to the(30) ________________ that goes on at Christmas
Part II
Vocabulary and Structures
There are 15
incomplete sentences in this part. For each blank there are four
choices, marked A, B C and D. Choose the one that best completes
the sentence, then mark the corresponding letter on
the
31J As a developing country, we must keep________with the rapid development of the world economy．
32．The scientists have absolute freedom as to what research they think it best to___________．
33．Instead of being sent to prison，the shoplifter was__________
34．We should always bear in mind that______________decisions often result in serious consequences．
35．If certain industries didn’t receive a_________from the state，they’d stand little chance of surviving．
36．The three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the neighboring country,________by
37．I decided to get an advanced degree with_________applying for a better job．
38．Much as_____，I couldn’t lend him the money because I simply didn’t have that much spare cash．
39．If you want to make a good impression，it’S important to——your colleagues．
40．He____________unwisely，but he was at least trying to do something helpful．
41．——，he always tries his best to complete it on time．
42．The chairman of the company said that new techniques had_____improved their production efficiency.
43．Sam：Hello?
Call the rescue
service quickly!
Sam：Very funny，Tom．Why are you always _____________?
Tom：Sam! I'm not having you on．It’s
Sam：Pull the other one，Tom!
A．putting your foot in
it
44．JuRe：Do you know everybody here?
45．Mary：Are there any more points?Have we covered everything?
A．I have one thing to add．
C．That’S a good
point．
Read the following passage and fill in each
blank with
I wish my memory worked differently．I'd like to be able to conjure up an accurate image of my(46)
_________
the most primitive of personal computers．What 1 want to answer is a single(48)__________：Was I as
addicted to the future then as I seem to be now?
from Apple earlier this week．I find it (50)sur__________
When I think back 25 years，there just wasn’t that much to be waiting(53)__________．The phone might ring-and if you left home，you had to leave without it．The mail would come，and SO might UPS or Federal Express．Someone might stop by on the spur of the moment．A缸perhaps? And that was about it．
world where the mail comes constantly，(55)cease___________，a world where I find myself dismayed by
the slowdown in blog feeds over the
weekend．I consider (56)_________
the next electronic blip，feels to me like a full-blown (57)__________(addict)．
Which
is(58)___________
Or was I leaning headlong into the future even then?
Part IV Reading Comprehension
(40marks)
Read the following passages carefully and answer
the questions given. Remember to write the answers on
the
Section A
The city of London is gearing up for a series of events to celebrate the Chinese New Year，and if last
Questions 61 to 65：Decide whether the following statements aare TRUE or FALSE．
61．Last year’s Chinese New Year party was small and boring．
62．Trafalgar Square is in the heart of London．
63．Chinese food will be available to party-goers．
64．There will be a tiger dance to celebrate the New Year．
65．Tiger people are said to be cowardly and shy．
Section B(10 marks)
Scientists have cured color blindness in monkeys using gene therapy·
As well as allowing color-blind humans
to tell red from green，the innovative technique could restore sight to the
blind．
Sufferers of age-related macular degeneration-the, most common cause of blindness in the elderly-are among the millions who could eventually benefit．
Researcher Jay Neitz said，“If we could find a way to do this with complete safety in human eyes，as we did with monkeys，there would be a lot of people who would want it．’’
Professor Neitz used gene therapy—injections of genes—to allow two male squirrel monkeys called Sam and Dalton to see in full color for the first time．
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Squirrel monkeys underwent computerized tests for human color blindness，in which colored numbers or symbols are hidden in a pattern of dot．
Like some humans with red-green color blindness，the monkeys lacked a pigment that the cones - the colour-detector cells at the back of the eye-need to see red and green．As a result，they saw both red and green as shades of grey．Other colours，such as orange，blue and brown appeared washed-out．
To fix their vision．the US scientists injected their eyes with millions of copies of a gene needed to make the missing pigment，the journal Nature reports．
Importantly．the monkeys were injected with a human gene，suggesting the same technique would work on people．Four months later，their vision suddenly improved．
Professor Neitz，of the University of Washington in Seatde，said，“It was as if they woke up and saw these new colours．They unquestionably responded to colours that had been invisible to them．’’
A version of the color blindness test that is used in schools around the world showed just how much their vision has improved．
Dr Katherine Mancuso，the study’s
But the need to prove that adding genes to the
body does not cause harmful side-effects means
it
Despite this，the researchers are optimistic and point out that gene
therapy is already being
tested
The technique could also be adapted to treat other
conditions that involve problems
These include age-related macular degeneration，in which deterioration of central vision makes it increasingly difficult to carry out everyday tasks such as reading and driving．Blindness linked to diabetes might also be treated．
Cathy Yelf, of the Macnlar Disease Society，said the research was“very interesting”but cautioned，“A practical gene therapy for macular degeneration is still some way off．”
Questions 66
to 70：Answer
the following questions with the information given in the passage
in a maximum of
66．What is the most common cause of blindness in the elderly?
67．What is the technique used to cure color blindness in monkeys?
68．What does“cones” refer to in this report?
69．Why do scientists believe the technique work on people?
70．What does Cathy Yelf say about the technique’s practical application?
Section
C
Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage．
Rifts were
already opening up in the G20 as China hit out at Britain and the
US for demanding that it
A senior official from the
People’s Republic said it was not appropriate in a
“market economy”
for
Speaking at a briefing tO reporters，Yu Jianhua of the Ministry of Commerce also described his country as“the biggest victim of protectionism”by other countries．
“China has all along been making tremendous efforts to maintain a basic balance between exports and imports，”he said．
His words ahead of yesterday’s
Western powers like the UK and the US want China to bolster its domestic demand and increase imports as part of a“rebalancing”of the world economy．
They warn American consumers can no longer remain the primary engines of global demand as they bolster savings and repay debt．。
Leaders have agreed to boost the status of the G20 and increase International Monetary Fund representation of China，India and other developing countries as part of the shift to more sustainable patterns of global growth．
But achieving consensus on the way forward will be extremely difficult -not least because global bodies will still have no ability to dictate economic policy to members．
Chancellor Alismir Darting said yesterday，“This does not mean we are in a new world order where we have a G20 that tells everyone what to do．It is up to each country to decide what is best for them．”
On financial reform，yesterday’S G20 deal will see restrictions on bonus payments and requirements forcing banks to hold more capital．
Watchdogs will be able to limit payouts to a maximum share of a bank’s revenue if it is necessary to strengthen the firm’s finances．
But this stops far short of what French president
Nicolas Sarkozy and other European leaders
were
Speaking during Saturday’S meetings，Mr
Brown said，“The whole
world community across the
Questions 71
to 75：Complete
the following sentences with information given in the passage in a
maximum of
71．At a briefing to reporters，Yu Jianhua said that China suffered most from____________．
72．Britain and the USA want China to help the world economy
by_______________________．
73．According to this report。what Americans are concerned about now
is_____________________．
74．It is extremely difficult for G20 to achieve consensus
because global bodies have no ability
to______.
75．What French president Nicolas Sarkozy and other European
leaders were seeking was a set monetary
Section D (10marks)
(79)There is no doubt that adults, and even highly educated adults, vary greatly in the speed and efficiency of their reading．Some proceed very slowly throughout；others dash along too quickly and then have to regress．
In reading more difficult material，with the intention of taking in the whole of it，he will proceed more slowly，but even then he will vary his pace，concentrating on the key words and passages，perhaps rereading them several times，and pass more quickly over the remainder．A less efficient reader tends to maintain the same speed whatever material he reads．Consequently，even light reading matter gives him little pleasure because he reads so slowly．But this pace may be too fast for really difficult material which requires special concentration at difficult points．
(80)A type of reading which necessitates careful attention to detail is proofreading, in which the reader, in order to detect misprints in a sample print, has to notice not so much the meaning of what he reads as the exact shape and order of letters and words in the text.
This is extremely difficult for most people since they are accustomed to overlooking such details．In fact，considerable practice is required to practice this task efficiency and it can be done only by reading Very slowly，and by paying comparatively little attention to the general meaning of the text．
Questions 76 to 78：Choose the best answer according to the passage．
76．The author claims that there is a difference in reading speed____________．
A．among all
readers
C．among different poorly educated adults only
7
7
A．always reads slowly but
carefully
C．changes his speed according to the kind of text
78．The last two sentences of the second paragraph mean that a
reading speed_________________．
Questions 79
to 80：Translate
79．There is no doubt that adults, and even highly educated adults, vary greatly in the speed and efficiency of their reading
80．A type of reading which necessitates careful attention to detail is proofreading, in which the reader, in order to detect misprints in a sample print, has to notice not so much the meaning of what he reads as the exact shape and order of letters and words in the text.
Part v Translation (10marks)
Translate the following sentences into English,
using the words given in brackets. Remember to write the answers on
the
81．这种特殊玻璃摔在地上时，会像金属一样弯曲，而不是破碎。(instead of)
82．正是经过彻底检查后，他们才发现故障所在。(
83．没有目标，就不会有重大成就。(where)
84．人们担心在目前动荡的局面下号召全民团结会无人理会。(it，形式主语)
85．那儿的人现在吃一顿饭得比过去多花三、四倍的钱。(as much as)
Part VI IQ
Test
There are
86．Here is a puzzle．
87．Rearrange the letters百ven and make three words that use all of the letters．
88．What is the value of x，if x is a whole number，in the sum below?
89．In a day at the library．64 people borrowed books．Twice as many people borrowed a thriller
only
90．Which number should replace the question mark?
Part VII Writing(30 marks)
Task I(10 marks)
Write a letter
to a company declining a job offer．In the
--
Express
一Explain the reason why you decline the offer
—Apologizee for it and
extend your good wish to
Write a letter of about 100 words in an appropriate style．Do not write any postal addresses．
Task II(20 marks)
Some people argue that college graduates should earn higher salary than people with lower education．What is your opinion?
Write your article in about 140 words in an appropriate style．
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