全国大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)历年真题(含完整答案)

('2012NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC–Preliminary)(总分：150分时间：120分钟)PartIlisteningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Whatdoesthemansaywecandotodealwithoilcrisis?A.Tomakefulluseofoil.B.TouseaslittleoilaspossibleC.Tofindalternativeenergy.2.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inaninsurancecompany.B.Inabank.C.Inasupermarket.3.Accordingtotheman,whoisgoingtotakeoverthepositiontheyaretalkingabout?A.Janice.B.Someoneelse.C.Meryl.4.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheman’sreportforthemeeting?A.Hehastogetitreadybeforetomorrownoon.B.Hehasdonewellenough.C.Hehasenoughtimetoprepareit.5.Howmanypeoplewillbeontheearthbytheyear2020accordingtotheprofessor?A.Some5.8billion.B.Nearly7billion.C.Over8.5billion.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestionsandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentreConversationOne6.What’sthemainjobofSimon’sorganization?A.Theysendoutradiosignalstocommunicatewithotherplanets.B.Theylookforlifeandintelligenceonotherplanets.C.Theystudystarsthathaveplanetsorbitingaroundthem.7.Whydoestheorganizationsearchforradiosignalsfromspace?A.Theirpresencemayprovetheexistenceofaliens.B.Theymayhelpscientistsfindouthowtheuniversestarted.C.Theyconveymessagesaboutlifeontheearth.8.DoesSimonbelievethosestoriesaboutaliensvisitingourplanet?A.No,hedoesn’tbelievethematall.B.Yes,hedoesbelievethosestoriesbecauseofhisstudy.C.Yes,hebelievesthemalthoughhehasnoevidence.9.Whichofthefollowingfactorisconsideredtobeimportantinforminglifeaccordingtothepassage?A.Gravity.B.Minerals.C.Water.10.Whendidthe“bigbang”occur?A.Nooneknows.B.12billionyearsago.C.20billionyearago.ConversationTwo11.WhydidBobmakethenewslastmonth?A.BecausehecriticizedtraditionaljobsB.Becauseheearnedalotofmoney.C.Becausehetriednewstrategiesinfindingajob.12.Inwhichwaydothebestsellerslike“TheBrandCalledYou”and“ThePersonalBrandingPhenomenon”helppeople?A.Theyadvisepeopletopromotethemselvesasbrands.B.Theyteachpeoplehowtobeaperfectpartner.C.Theygivepeopletipsforjobinterview.13.WhendidBobcomeupwiththeideaofusingtheinternettofindajob?A.Tenyearsagowhenhewasacollegestudent.B.Whenhebegantodoresearchbetweenjobs.C.Afterhelaunchedthecampaign“GiveBobaJob”.14.WhatwasthepurposeofBob’smakingthevideo?A.Tofulfillhisambitionasadirector.B.TosellhisproductslikeTeddybearsandT-shirts.C.Toadvertisehisskillsandtalents.15.HowcantheinternethelpBobinhisjobsearchexactly?A.Byhelpinghimmakefriends.B.Bypassingonthevideohemade.C.Byprovidingjobinformationforhim.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,whichwillbereadonlyonce,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.16.HowmanytroopsaregoingtowithdrawfromAfghanistanbytheendofnextyear?A.43,000.B.10,000.C.33,000.17.Whatisthefindingofthestudy?A.Low-caloriefoodsmayleadtomoreweight.B.High-caloriefoodsmayleadtomoreweight.C.High-caloriefoodsmayleadtolessweight.18.Whatdotheconflictingreportsshowaboutradiation?A.TheradiationlevelgivenbyTokyoElectricismuchsmallerthanthatgivenbyothertests.B.TheradiationlevelgivenbyothertestsissmallerthanthatgivenbyTokyoElectric.C.Theradiationleveliscloseto10,000timesthenormallevel.19.WhyareCaribbeanServiceandEuropeTodayshutdownbyBBC?A.Becauseoftheiroutdatedservices.B.Becauseofcutsingovernmentfunding.C.Becauseoflackoftargetaudience.20.What’sthecauseofdemonstrationsincitiesandtownsacrossSyria?A.Theyarecallingformorefreedom.B.Workersdemandhigherpay.C.Somethirtypeoplewerekilledbythepolice.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Recoveryfromjetlagcantakeaslongasadayforeverytimezonecrossed.Soifyou’reflyingeast-westforyourholidayoronbusiness,itislikelytomeanafewdaysoffeelingtiredorevenunwell.Jetlagisthe(21)__________ofthebody’snaturalcycleandsomefactorsmakeitworse.Theartificialatmosphereinsideaplanecanaffectthebodyinanumberofwaysandaddtotheeffectsofjetlag.Exercisingbeforeflightshelpstooffsettheeffectsonthebodyofreduced(22)_________,andaerobicexerciseafterwardshelpstoreoxygenateit.Drinkplentyofwater.Childrenmayneedmore.Drinkingcarrotjuicebeforeflyingovercomesoxygendeficiency.Eatlight,frequentmeals.Heavymeals(23)__________thebloodcirculation,whichcanleadtodizzinessandfainting.Fortwoweeksbeforeyoufly,eatplentyoffoodcontainingvitaminsAandE;theywillbuildupyour(24)__________andhelptokeepyoufit.Sleepasmuchasyoucanbeforetheflightandonit.Onboard,wearearplugsandeyepadsbecausedarkness(25)__________secretionofthehormonesthatenhancesleep.Avoidalcohol,whichrestrictsthebrain’soxygenintake.Liketeaandcoffee,alcoholincreasesthedehydrationeffectofflying.Ifyouneedtodrinktorelax,(26)__________thatthecabinenvironmentintensifiestheeffectofalcohol.Wearloose,comfortable,warmclothesandlimberupduringflight.Sittingdownforseveralhoursslowsdownthe(27)_________,leadingtolocalstiffness,crampsanddizziness.Re-adjusttolocaltimeassoonasyoucan.Brightlighthelpsthebodystayalert,soifyouaregoingsomewheresunny,stayoutside.Donotsmokebeforeorduringtheflightsincesmoking(28)___________thebloodoxygenlevel.Ifyouneedtocalmyournerves,tryaromatherapyoilswhichhaveasedativeeffect.(29)_________yourdoctorbeforeflyingifyouareonmedication.Theeffectsofsomedrugsarestrengthenedathighaltitudesandsomemayproduce(30)_________.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31.Whatweallworkforistofree________timeforthethingswereallywanttodo.A.offB.upC.asideD.in32.You_________hiswordsseriously.Hewastalkingnonsense.A.won’ttakeB.maynottakeC.mustn’thavetakenD.needn’thavetaken33.Neverhesitateto_________thefirstopportunitythatcomesalong.A.seizeB.drawC.who;thatD.obtain34.Hismother________hatedcitylifelongedtoreturntothevillagein_______shegrewup.A.that;whereB.who;whichC.who;thatD.who;where35.Allthings_______,IthinkI’dbettertakeyouradvice.A.consideringB.tobeconsideredC.consideredD.havebeenconsidered36.TwelveEuropeancountries________overtotheEuroonJanuary1st,2002.A.transformedB.switchedC.reversedD.altered37.Sheisn’tanything________unpleasantaspeoplesaysheis.A.aslikeB.likeC.asD.likeas38.Stopcomplaining.Youreally________mynerves.A.getdownB.getalongC.getoffD.geton39.Therewasn’t_______truthinwhathesaid.A.agrainofB.arayofC.apointofD.adropof40.________formysavings,Iwouldn’tbeabletosurvivethesemiserabledays.A.WasitnotB.WereitnotC.HaditbeennotD.Hadn’titbeen41.Therewasapowercutthismorning.________,Icouldn’tdoanythingwithmycomputer.A.SupposedlyB.PresumablyC.ConsequentlyD.Essentially42.Alarmclocksneedlesslywake______households.Iwanttodesignsomethingtargetedattheindividualsleeper.A.wholeB.totalC.fullD.high43._______bothpartiesagreeontheseissueswillacontractbesignedsoon.A.IfonlyB.UnlessC.ShouldD.Onlyif44.—I’verunoutofcash.Couldyoulendmeafewpoundsthisevening?—_____I’lljusthavetofindtimetogettothebankandmakeawithdrawal.A.Icanlendyousomenow.B.I’mnotsureI’vegotanyeither.C.Sorry,Ihaven’tgotapennyinmyaccount.D.Mycreditcardmustbelefthome.45.—We’reallgoingtotheNewSkylineRestaurantforourend-of-yearget-together.Canwecountyouin?—Oh,thanks,Sara,but_____A.Ididn’tfindyouthen.B.I’vebeentotherestaurantonce.C.I’llpassthistime.D.I’llmeetyouthereat5:00.PartIIICloze(10marks)Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethecorrectwordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenlettersoftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Didyouknowthatforevery20,000novelswritten,onlyonegetspublished?Sothe(46)____(likely)thatI’lleverfulfillmyambitionofbecomingaprofessionalmysterywriterdoesn’tseemveryhigh.Buttheprospectofturningmylifelongpassionintomylivelihoodandachievingfameand(47)for______atthesametimeisjusttooexcitingformetobeputoffbydullstatistics.Sowhatdoesit(48)t_______tobecomeawriter?Readingisimportant—allwritersneedtoresearchtheirgenrethoroughlytofamiliarizethemselves(49)_______itscodesandconventions.Mybookshelvesathomearestackedwiththenovelsofallthegreatmysterywriters,whichI’vereadandinmanycases,re-read,despite(50)_______(know)allthetime“who’ddoneit”.Ofcourse,beingawriterrequiresimagination.Youhavetodevelopyourownpersonalstyleratherthansimplycopytheworkof“thegreats”.I’veturnedout(51)d________ofshortcrimestoriesformyuniversitystudentmagazine—somehavebeenpublished,somenot,butI’vealwaysaimedtoproduceoriginalandimaginativematerial.Lastbutnot(52)________,successfulwriterspossessenormousself-discipline.I’veoftensacrificedmysociallifeinordertodevotethenecessarytimeandefforttoproducingagoodqualitystory.Andmorethanoncethathasmeant(53)_______themidnightoil.We’vegotanovelinsideus.Gettingitoutinanywherenearpublishableformisno(54)______task,butwithimaginationanddetermination,andthehelpofanexperton“masterclass”,whocouldpossiblyfailto(55)re_______theirambition?PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsusinginformationfromthepassage.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.SectionA(10marks)Questions56—60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thetermcultureshockwasintroducedforthefirsttimein1958todescribetheanxietyproducedwhenapersonmovestoacompletelynewenvironment.Thistermexpressesthefeelingofnotknowingwhattodoorhowtodothingsinanewenvironment.Thistermexpressesthefeelingofnotknowingwhattodoorhowtodothingsinanewenvironment.Wecandescribecultureshockasthephysicalandemotionaldiscomfortapersonsufferswhencomingtoliveinaplacedifferentfromtheplaceoforigin.Often,thewaythatwelivebeforeisnotacceptedorconsideredasnormalinthenewplace.Everythingisdifferent,forexample,notspeakingthelanguage,notknowinghowtousebankingmachines,notknowinghowtousetelephones,andsoforth.Thesymptomsofcultureshockcanappearatdifferenttimes.Althoughapersoncanexperiencerealpainfromcultureshock,itisalsoanopportunityforgrowingandlearningnewperspectives.Cultureshockcanhelppeopledevelopabetterunderstandingofthemselvesandstimulatepersonalcreativity.Cultureshockhasmanystages.Eachstagecanbeongoing,orappearonlyatcertaintimes.Inthefirststage,thenewarrivalmayfeelveryhappyaboutallofthenewexperience.Thistimeiscalledthehoneymoonstage.Afterward,thesecondstagepresentsitself.Apersonmayencountersomedifficultiesindailylife.Forexample,communicationdifficultiesmayoccur,suchasnotbeingunderstood.Inthisstage,theremaybefeelingsofimpatience,angerandsadness.Transitionbetweentheoldmethodsandthoseofthenewcountryisadifficultprocessandtakestimetocomplete.Thethirdstageischaracterizedbygainingsomeunderstandingofthenewculture.Anewfeelingofpleasureandsenseofhumormaybeexperienced.Apersonmaystarttofeelapsychologicalbalance.Theindividualismorefamiliarwiththeenvironmentandwantstobelong.Thisstartsanevaluationoftheoldwaysversusthoseofthenew.Inthefourthstage,thepersonrealizesthatthenewculturehasgoodandbadthingstooffer.Thisstagecanbeoneofdoubleintegrationortripleintegration,dependingonthenumberofculturesthatthepersonhastoprocess.Thisintegrationischaracterizedbyamoresolidfeelingofbelonging.Thepersonstartstodefinehimselforherselfandestablishgoalsforliving.Thefifthstageisthestagethatiscalledthereentryshock.Thisoccurswhenapersonreturnstothenewlyacquiredcustomsareconsideredimproperintheoldculture.Questions56—60Completethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage,changingtheformwherenecessary,withonlyonewordforeachblank.Introducedin1958,cultureshockisatermusedto(56)__________physicalandemotionaldiscomfortpeopleexperiencewhentheycometoorliveinanewplace.Althoughmanypeoplesufferalotfromcultureshock,itisan(57)_________forpersonalimprovement.Thefivestagesofcultureshockmaylastforalongtimeorshowuponceinawhile.Inthefirststage,the(58)__________stage,thenewarrivalmightbeOKwitheverything.Afterward,(59)________fromoldmethodstothenewonecallsfortimeandenergy.Duringthethirdandfourthstage,peoplemaygainmoreunderstandingofthenewcultureandpossessobjectiveviews.Thedoubleortripleintegrationis(60)__________byafeelingofbelonging.Thelaststage,calledreentryshock,referstothefeelingpeoplehavewhenreturningtotheirhomecountry.SectionB(10marks)Questions61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Forsomepeople,itwouldbeunthinkable.ButGabeHendersonisfindingfreedominarecentdecision;hecanceledhisMySpaceaccount.The26yearsoldgraduatestudentstoppedhisaccountafterrealizingthatalotofhisonlinefriendswerereallyjustacquaintances.“ThesuperficialemptinesscloudedtheexcitementIhadoncefelt,”Hendersonwroteinanarticle.“Itseemswehavelost,tosomedegree,thespecialdepththattruefriendshipisabout.”JournalismprofessorMichaelBugeja,whoisastrongsupporterofface-to-facecommunication,readHenderson’scolumnandsawitwasasignofhope.Thoughhe’snotanti-technology,Bugejaoftenlecturesstudentsabout“interpersonalintelligence”—knowingwhen,where,andforwhatpurposetechnologyismostappropriate.Hepointsoutthestudentshe’sseenwalkingacrosscampus,holdinghandswitheachotherwhiletalkingoncellphonestosomeoneelseHe’salsoseenthemincoffeeshops,surroundedbypeople,butstaringinsteadatacomputerscreen.“Truefriends,”hesays,“needtolearnwhentostopbloggingandgoacrosscampustohelpafriend.”Thesedays,youngpeoplearemorewiredthanever—butthey’realsogettingmoreworried.Increasingly,they’vehadtodealwithonlinebullies,whoarepostinganythingfromembarrassingphotostoonlinethreats.Andincreasingly,youngpeoplealsoarerealizingthatthingstheypostontheirprofilescancomebacktohurtthemwhenapplyingforschoolsorjobs.Socialnetworkingcanbean“extremelyeffective”waytopublicizeeventstolargegroups.Itcanevenhelpbuildasenseofcommunityoncampus.PeoplejoinedFacebookasawaytomeetothers.However,ithaslimitations.AgoodInternetprofilecouldmakeeventhemostboringpersonseemsomewhatinteresting.Peoplearealsonotalwayshappywithtextmessagesonthecellphones.Cellphonescanbeaquickwaytosay“haveagoodday”.Butfriendscanalsocancelanightoutwithatextmessagetoavoidhavingtoexplain.“Ourgenerationneedstogetoverthisfearofconfrontationandrejection.”Hendersonsays.“Thefocusneedstobeonqualitycommunication,inallways.”Backinhislife,Hendersonisenjoyingspendingmoreface-to-facetimewithhisfriendsandlesswithhiscomputer.Hesayshisdecisiontoquithissocial-networkingInternetaccountswasagoodone.“I’mnotsacrificingfriends,”hesays,“becauseifapicture,somebasicinformationabouttheirlifeandaWebpageisallmyfriendshiphasbecome,thentherewasnothingtosacrificetobeginwith.”Questions61—63Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.61.AlthoughHendersonquitMySpace,mostofhisonlinefriendsareactuallyclosefriends.62.AccordingtoBugeja,youngpeopleshouldknowwhentousetechnologyandwhentostopusingit.63.Socialnetworkinghelpsbuildasenseofcommunitybuthasanegativeeffectonyoungpeople’slifeifitisusedinappropriately.Questions64—65Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtothepassage.64.WhatdoesHendersonlosebyusingsocialnetworkingwebsiteslikeMyspace?65.Whatdoyoungpeopleneedtoovercomeinordertofocusonqualitycommunication?SectionC(10marks)Questions66—70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.“Five…Four…Three…Two…One…Seeya!”andChanceMcGuire,twenty-five,isairborneoffa600–footconcretedaminNorthernCalifornia.Inonesecondhefalls15feet,intwoseconds60feet,andafterthreesecondsand130feet,heisflyingat66milesanhour.McGuireisapractitionerofwhathecallsthekingofallextremesports.BASE—anacronymforbuilding,antenna,span(bridge)andearth(cliffs)—jumpinghasoneofthesportingworld’shighestfatalityrates:inits18-yearhistory,forty–sixparticipantshavebeenkilled.Yetthesporthasneverbeenmorepopular,withmorethanathousandjumpersintheUnitedStates,andmoreseekingtogetintoiteveryday.Itisanactivitywithoutmarginforerror.Ifyourchutemalfunctions,don’tbotherresearchingforareserve—thereisn’ttime.Therearenosecondchances.Still,thesportmaybeaperfectfitwiththetimes.AmericansmayhavemoreincommonwithMcGuirethantheyknoworcaretoadmit.Americahasembarkedonanationalorgyofthrillseekingandrisktaking.TheriseofadventureandextremesportssuchasBASEjumping,snowboarding,iceclimbing,skateboarding,andparaglidingismerelythemostvividmanifestationofthisnewnationalbehavior.TherisingpopularityofextremesportsspeaksofaneagernessonthepartofmillionsofAmericanstoparticipateinactivitiesclosertotheedge,wheredanger,skill,andfearcombinetogiveweekendwarriorsandprofessionalathletesalikeasenseofpushingoutpersonalboundaries.AccordingtoAmericanSportsDataInc.,aconsultingfirm,participationinso-calledextremesportsiswayup.Snowboardinghasgrown113percentinfiveyearsandnowboastsnearly5.5millionparticipants.Mountainhiking,skateboarding,scubadiving—theirgrowthcurvesrevealanationthatlovestoplaywithdanger.Contrastthatwithactivitiessuchasbaseball,touchfootball,andaerobics,allofwhichwereinsteadydeclinethroughoutthe1990s.Thepursuitsthatarebecomingmorepopularhaveonethingincommon:theperceptionthattheyaresomehowmorechallengingthanagameoftouchfootball.“Everyhumanbeingwithtwolegsandtwoarmsisgoingtowonderhowfast,howstrong,howenduringheorsheis,”saysEricPerlman,amountaineerandfilmmakerspecializinginextremesports.“Wearedesignedtoexperienceordie.”Questions66—68Completethefollowingsentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassageinamaximumof4wordsforeachblank.66._______ratesdoesn’tstoppeoplefromgettingintoBASEjumpingeveryday.67.Theriseofextremesportsmanifeststhenationalbehaviorof_______and________.68.Thecombinationoffear,skillanddangergivesbothamateursandprofessionalsasenseof______.Questions69—70Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.69.Whichofthefollowingactivitiesrevealsanationthatlovestoplayactivitiesclosertotheedge?A.Touchfootball.B.Baseball.C.Scubadiving.D.Aerobics.70.WhatdoesEricmeanbysaying“Wearedesignedtoexperienceordie”?A.Lifewithgreatchallengesisameaningfulone.B.Lifewithoutgreatexperiencesisverycommon.C.Peoplemaydiewhiledoingextremesports.D.Extremesportsareessentialpartsofhumanlife.SectionD(10marks)Questions71—75arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AlbertEinsteinwasoneofthegreatestthinkerstheworldhaseverknown.Heformulatedtheoriesofrelativity,successfullydescribedthenatureoftheuniverseandcameupwiththemostfamousequationintheworld.DavidBeckhamisthefootballerwhoseskillsandprecisionhavemadehimoneofthemostgiftedsportsmenofhisgeneration.Whoismoreintelligent?HowGardner’stheoryofmultipleintelligences(MI)daresustoputthesetwomenonneighboringpedestals.Insteadofregardingintelligenceasasinglequantitymeasurablebypen-and-papertests,Gardner,aneducationprofessoratHarvardUniversity,divideshumanintelligenceintonofewerthaneightseparatecategoriesrangingfrommathematicaltomusicalcompetence.(74)Hisideashaveprovokedvigorousdebateabouthowonedefinesintelligence.Gardner’spointisthatquantitymeasuresonlyonecapacity,thesortofmentalagilitythatisvaluedinacademicachievement,andthatthissinglenumberdoesnotdojusticetohumanpotential.Sohehascreatedhisownspheresofachievement.SomecategoriesareeasilyreconcilablewithgeneralperceptionsaboutIQ.Forexample,“linguistic”intelligenceconfersamasteryoflanguage,andisthepreserveofsuchpeopleaspoets,writersandlinguists.“Logicalmathematical”intelligencemarksoutpeoplewhotakeareasoningapproachtophysicalthings,andseekunderlyingprinciples.Einsteinisthestandard–bearerofthisgroup,whichalsoincludesphilosophers.Thesetwocategoriesarethemaincomponentsofwhatwegenerallythinkofas“intelligence”.“Musical”intelligencecharacterizesmusicians,composersandconductors.“Spatial”intelligenceisaboutbeingabletopictureperspective,tovisualizeaworldinone’sheadwithgreataccuracy.Chessplayers,artistsandarchitectswouldratehighlyinthiscategory.Dancers,athletesandactorsarelumpedunderthe“bodily-kinesthetic”heading;theseindividual,likeBeckham,areabletocontroltheirbodiesandmovementsverycarefully.Thencometwotypesof“personal”intelligence-intrapersonal,theabilitytogaugeone’sownmood,feelingsandmentalstates,andinterpersonal,beingabletogaugeitinothersandusetheinformation.Thesetwocategoriescouldbeinterpretedasemotionalintelligence.Psychiatristsareparticularlyadeptattheformer,whilereligiousleadersandpoliticiansareseenaspeoplewhocanexploitthelatter.CharlesDarwinisperhapstheperfectembodimentoftheeighthintelligence–“naturalist”.Thislabeldescribespeoplewithadeepunderstandingofthenaturalworldanditsobjects.Zoologistsandbotanistscancountthemselvesamongthisgroup.(75)Theseeightcategoriescertainlyreflectthefactthat,intheseareas,thereisaspectrumofhumanabilityrangingfromthehopelesstothebrilliant.Butarethesereallyintelligences,orcouldthesecompetencesbemoreaccuratelydescribedasgiftsortalents?Questions71—73Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtothepassage.71.Whatarethemaincomponentsof“intelligence”wegenerallythinkof?72.Whatkindofabilitiesdoesemotionalintelligenceinvolve?73.WhichintelligencesarerepresentedbyEinsteinandBeckhamrespectively?Questions74—75TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesinthepassageintoChinese.74.Hisideashaveprovokedvigorousdebateabouthowonedefinesintelligence.75.Theseeightcategoriescertainlyreflectthefactthat,intheseareas,thereisaspectrumofhumanabilityrangingfromthehopelesstothebrilliant.PartVTranslation(10marks)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthehintsgiveninbrackets.Remembertowritetheanswerontheanswersheet.76.既然没有退路了，我们不妨试试他的方法。(mightaswell)77.公司的利润连续三个月下滑，你如何解释？(accountfor)78.在谈到如何能取得成功时，Blair强调创造机遇比等待机遇更重要。（putemphasison）79.我希望我年轻的时候也有你们这么好的机会。（虚拟语气）80.高昂的学费并不一定能够保证良好的教育。（guarantee）PartVIErrorCorrection(10marks)Proofreadthepassageasrequired.Eachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror.Correctthepassageinthefollowingway:forarightline,putthesign“√”inthecorrespondingblank;forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblank;foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwiththesign“∧”andwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblank;foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwiththesign“\\”andputthewordwiththesign“\\”intheblank.Writetheanswersontheanswersheet.Forexample:OneofmyfavoritewritersareCharlotteBronte.Shewasbornintheearly___is___nineteenthcenturywhenwomenhadfarfeweropportunities∧theyhavenow.__than___ShelivedinasmallvillageinYorkshireandshetookgreatpleasureinwalking____√___onthemoorswhere__where__Cashrewardisacommonformofmotivationusedbyparentswithhighexpectationtoencouragetheirchildrenworkhardatexamtime.Some81.________youngstersreceivepaymentsofasmuchas￡100foreachAgradetheyobtainatGSCE.Butwouldsuch“bribes”bebasedonexamperformanceor82.________shouldthey,asmanyparentsandteachersfeel,beofferedinrecognitionofa83.________child’seffort,regardlessofresults?Thelaterapproachwouldsolvethe84.________problemsofhowparentsrewardchildrenwithdifferentlevelsofability;85.________imagine,forexample,afamilywithonechildwhoisacademicallygiftand86.________anotherwhohaslearningdifficulties.Thedangersofresult-relatingincentives87.________forthesecondchildareclear;withlittlehopeofobtainingthehighergrades,thewithholdingofpromisedfinancialrewardswouldonlycompoundofthe88.________child’sfeelingoffalse.However,someleadingeducationalpsychologists89.________believethatparentsshouldrelyintheirownjudgmentsinsuchmatters.They90.________maintainthatifparentsknowthatmoneywillmotivatetheirchild,thentheyshouldnotbecondemnedforoperatingasystemofcashpayouts.PartVIIIQTest(5marks)TherearefiveIQTestquestionsinthispart.Writetheanswersontheanswersheet.91.Whichtwowordsstartingwith“P”and“O”containthemostletters?92.Whatisat:ThebeginningofeternityTheendoftimeandspaceThebeginningofeveryendAndtheendofeveryplace?93.LOVEWhat’sthephrasethatisrepresentedbythepicture?94.Whichpictureshouldreplacethequestionmark?95.Yoursockdrawercontainstenpairsofwhitesocksandtenpairsofblacksocks.Ifyou’reonlyallowedtotakeonesockfromthedraweratatimeandyoucan’tseethecolorofthesockyou’retakinguntilyou’vetakenit,howmanysocksdoyouhavetotakebeforeyou’reguaranteedtohaveatleastonematchingpair?PartVIIIWriting(30marks)I(10marks)?WRITERSREQUIREDWearelookingforpeopletowriteforthismagazineaboutplacesofinterestintheirlocalareawhichwouldbeofinteresttoaninternationalreadership.Wewouldliketohearfromanyonewhohas:—aninterestintravellingtoplacesofinterest;—somepersonalexperienceofwriting;Sendusaletterofapplication,explainingwhyyouthinkyouaresuitable.Youshouldwritenofewerthan100wordsontheanswersheet.Use“Frank”insteadofyourrealname.II(20marks)Chinaisnowexperiencingthelargestmassmigrationofpeople,anestimated230million(2010),fromthecountrysidetocitiesinhistory.They’vebroughteconomyboomtocitiesandlifeimprovementtotheirownfamilies.However,thismigrationleaveslandinthecountrysideuncultivatedandchildrenofmigrantworkerspoorlyeducated.HowdoyouthinkcanthemigrationinChinahaveabalanceddevelopment?Writeyourarticleinabout140wordsinanappropriatestyleontheanswersheet.2011NationalEnglishContestforCollegestudents(LevelC-Preliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationswillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause,readthequestionandthetherechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Getsomethingtoeatnow.B.Findaquietplacethatshowsgames.C.Watchthenextgamewiththewoman.2.WhydoesnotthemanhaveaMySpaceaccount?A.Heisnotskilledatusingcomputer.B.AlloftheinstructionareinEnglishC.Thewomanwonnotteachhim.3.HowlongdoesthewomanplantotryteleworkingA.Forafewdays.B.Forafewweeks.C.Forafewmonths.4.Whatdoesthemanhopewillhappen?A.Thepriceofcellphonenovelswillgodown.B.Thenovel’sauthorwillwriterlongerstories.C.Thewomanwilltellhimhothestoryends.5.whatisthewomangoingtodonext?A.turnonhercomputer.B.Goforawalkwithpeter.C.Visithernewneighbors.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendeachconversation,therewillbeaoneminutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Conversationone6.WhatdidJackdooverthesummer?A.Hestudiedveryhard.B.Hetookasummerclass.C.Hevisitedoneofhisteachers.7.WhatdoesJackthinkofMsWellingtonasateacher?A.Easy-going.B.Tough.C.Interesting.8.WhyisMsWellington’sclasshard?A.Herexamsaredifficult.B.Shedoesnotgivestudentsthehelptheyneed.C.Shemakesdolotsofwork.Conversationtwo9.WhyisMrs.Griffingoingtothecitywherethehotelislocated?A.Heisonholiday.B.He’sonabusinesstripC.Heisgoingtoaconference.10.HowmanytimeshasMrs.GriffinstayedattheSunriseHotel?A.Twice.B.Once.C.Threetimes.11.WhereisMrs.Griffinform?A.Canada.B.NewZealand.C.Australia.12.WhatisMrs.Griffin’spassportnumber?A.87647489B.87637289C.8763748913.WhatkindofroomdoesMrs.Griffinwant?A.Asingleroomfortwonights.B.Adoubleroomfortwonights.C.Asingleroomforonenight.14.WhenwillMrs.GriffinarriveatSunriseHotel?A.at9:15pmB.at9:35pmC.at10:00pm15.WhatfoodwillbeputintoMrs.Griffin’sroom?A.asandwichwithfries.B.acheesesandwich.C.aburgerwithchips.SectionC(5Marks)16.WhatdoestheAssociatedPressaskeditorandnewsdirectorstodo?A.voteforthetopstoriesoftheyear.B.describetheoilspillintheGulfofMexicoC.writesaboutthe11workerskilledintheexplosion17.Wherearethedoctorsandtechnologyexpertsfrom?A.NewYork.B.LondonC.Tokyo18.ForhowlongdoesPresidentObamaagreetoextendthetaxcuts?A.forfouryearsB.forthreeyearsC.fortwoyears.19.Howmanypeopleintheworlddon’thaveenoughtoeat,accordingtothereport?A.morethanonebillion.B.somesixhundredmillion.C.nearlyninehundredmillion20.Whathaveastronomersrecentlydiscovered?A.thereareunknownplantsinoldergalaxies.B.therearemanygalaxiesintheuniverseC.therearealotmorereddwarfinoldergalaxiesSectionD(10marks)Inthesection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.RemembertowritetheanswerontheanswersheetWhatdoyoudoifyoudon’tgetyourfirstchoiceuniversity?This____facesthousandsofBritisheveryyear.Manysuch_____turntoClearing,aservicethathelpsfinduniversityplacesforstudentsatthelastmoment.Iftheydon’thavethemarkstogetintotheir____,Clearingtellsthemaboutplacesavailableatotheruniversity,thoughtheymighthavetoreadadifficultsubject.Thisyearhasseenarecordnumberofpeopleapplyingtouniversity.This,combinedwiththe_____________________,anuncertainjobmarket,andbudgetcutsatuniversity,productevenmoreofascrambleforplacesthanusual.Somesourcessaysixstudentshaveappliedforeachremaining___________________________placeTheBritishUniversityAdmissionsService,UCAS,saysuptoaquarterofthisyear’suniversityapplicants-almost190000people-havenotbeenadmittedintoa____________________________.Thatisanincreaseofover46000studentsfromlastyear.Facedwiththesefigure,someBritishstudentsmightconsideraninterestingalternative:_____________________________.TheUniversityofNottinghamforisofferingplaceatitscampusesinNingbo,nearShanghai,andKualaLumpur,Malaysia.StudentsattheseinstitutionscanearnUniversityofNottinghamdegrees,according,engineeringandEnglish.Similarly,theUniversityofBoltonsaysithasunlimitedplacesatitscampusintheUnitedArabEmirates.Todealwiththeseproblems,theUK’sHigherEducationMinister,DavidWillet’s,isencouragingstudentswhohavenotmadethegradetoconsideralternativestouniversity,suchas_______________________andstudyingathome.“Therearearrangeofoptionsavailable,“hesays.“peoplecanreapplynextyear,sotheyshouldconsiderspendingthisyearinawaythatwilladdpositivelytotheirCVs.Getting_____________________orotherskillswillstrengthentheirchancesnextyear.”Somecommentatorssay,thoughthatrisinguniversitycosts,poorlong-term_______________________,andadropingraduaterecruitmentmeanthistheworsttimetobeauniversitystudentintheUK.PartTwoVocabularyandStructure(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31.Afterfourdaysoftalks,wearegladtoannouncethattheunionandmanagementhavereachedan______.Theagreementisfairandbenefitsbothsides.A.accordB.accomplishmentC.identityD.undertaking32.Astheclerk______preparedmymilkshake,Iwonderedhowlongshehadbeenworkingthere,mindlesslymakingicecreamtreatsinasetorderofsteps.A.logicallyB.methodicallyC.graphicallyD.synthetically33.Asaboyhewantedtobeafireman.Asahighschoolstudent,hethoughthe\'dliketobecomeateacher.Nowhe______tobenothingmorethanajanitor.\uf0b2AssumesB.PrescribesC.AspiresD.Presumes34.Regardlessofwhatcausedit,Iangratefulthathavefinallyreachedapointinmylife_______Icanappreciatemystrengths,acceptmyweaknessesandtrytobecomfortablewitheverythinginbetween.A.WhyB.WhereC.WhichD.What35.______informationprovidedbymembersofthepublic,thepolicewouldhaveamuchmovedifficultjob.A.SupposingB.ProvidedtheC.IfitwerenotforD.Onconditionthat36.PeterBrownwasapainstakingwriter;______,heoncespenthalfadayonthecompositionofasinglesentence.A.OntheotherhandB.NeverthelessC.MoreoverD.Forexample37.----WhatanIgoingtodoaboutapresentforCarol?----You______someflowers.A.MighthavesentherB.MusthavesentherC.CouldsendherD.Wouldsendher38.Withouttheairholdinginsomeofthesun\'sheat,theearth______coldatnight,toocoldforustoliveon.A.WillbefreezingB.WouldbefreezingC.AnbefrozenD.Wouldbefrozen39.Thestudentsinouruniversityeach______anEnglishdictionary.Thatistosay,eachofthestudentsinouruniversity______anEnglishdictionary.1.Have;hasB.Have;haveC.Has;haveD.Has;has40.Here\'syourkitchen.Ihopeyouenjoycookinghere.Isthere______elsethatyouneed?A.SomethingB.AnythingC.NothingD.Everything41.David______hisbusinesspartneroverplanstoreducetheworkforce.1.CamedowntoB.BrokedowntoC.FelloutwithD.Wentalongwith42.______isthispieceofequipmenttoberemovedfromthebuilding.A.OnnoaccountB.AbsolutelyC.ScarcelyD.Notatall43.Helen\'sparentswere______thatshewasstillonthejob.,butshehadresigned.A.IndoubtB.OftheopinionC.UndertheimpressionD.Withsuspicion44.----Idon\'tthinkIwillever,inmylife,winalotteryoffivemilliondollars.----Well,______.Anythingcanhappen.A.YoumadeitB.You\'rekiddingC.WhatyousayD.Youcannevertell45.-----HowdidyoufindtheconcertintheGrandTheatrelastnight?-----______buttheconductorwasperfect.A.Icouldn\'tagreemoreB.Ididn\'tthinkmuchofitC.IwascrazyaboutitD.IreallylikeditPartThreeCloze(15marks)IhavebeenreadingalotonmyiPadrecently,andIhavesome(46)_____(complain)notabouttheiPaditselfbutaboutthestateofdigitalreadinggenerally.Readingisasubtlething,anditssubtletiesareartifactsofavenerablemedium:wordsprintedininkonpaper.Glassandpixelsaren\'tthesame.WhenIreadaphysicalbook,Idon\'thavetolookanywhereelsetofindouthowmuchI\'veread.TheiPade---reader,iBookstriestocreatethe(47)illu_____ofaphysicalbook.Thepagesseemtoturn,andIcantheedgesofthosethatremain,butit\'sfake.Therearealwaysexactlysixunturnedpages,nomatter(48)_____Iaminthebook.Also,thereisalargerproblem.Booksintheirdigitalformatlookvastlyless"finished",orlessgenuinethanrealbooks.Youcanvarytheirfontandtypesize,butthisonlymakesthem(49)_____(resemble)word---processed---nomatterhow(50)_____(wretch)orwonderfultheyare---willneverlookasgoodasRobertHass\'spoemsintheprinteditionofTheAppleTreesatOlema.Butyourpoemscanlookalmostexactlyasugly---as"e---book---like"---astheKindleversionofthatcollection.Allthee---bookI\'vereadhavebeenugly---booksbyChang---raeLee,AlvinKernan,andStiegLarsson---thoughthetextshavebeenwonderful.Ididn\'tgrowupreadingtexts.Igrewupreadingbooks,andthis(51)_____(differ)isimportant.Whenitcomestodigitaleditions,the(52)_____(assume)seemstobethatallbooks(53)are_____(create)equal.However,nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Inthemassmigrationfromprinttodigital,we\'reseeingaprofusionofdigitalbooks---manyofthemoutofcopyright---thatlooknewandeven"HD,"butwhichmaywellhavebeensupplantedbymoreaccurateeditionsandbettertranslations.Weneedadigitalreaders\'guide---aplacewherereaderscanfind(54)_____whetherthebookthey\'reabouttodownloadisthebestavailableedition.(55)Fi_____,tworelatedproblems.Ialreadyhaveapersonallibrary,butmostofthebooksI\'vereadhavecomefrom(56)_____(lend)libraries.Barnes&Noblehasreleasedane---readerthatallowsshort---term(57)_____(borrow)ofsomebooks.TheentireideabehindAmazon\'sKindleandApple\'siBooksassumesthatyoucannotreadabookunlessyouownitfirstandthatonlyyoucanreaditunlessyouwanttogiveyourreadingdevicetosomeoneelse.Thisgoesagainstthesocialvalueofreading,thecollectiveknowledgeand(58)_____(collaborate)discoursethatcomesfromaccessto(59)_____orourcultureingeneral.PartFourReadingComprehension(40marks).SectionA(10marks).Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Notkeenonreading?Doyouhavetroublefindinganovelthatarousesyourinterest?WhynotfollowAmmonShea\'sexampleandstartreadingadictionary?MrSheaownsover1,000dictionariesandhereadsthemforfun.Herecentlyspentayearreadingall20volumesoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Thedictionarycontainsmorethan20,000pagesandover59millionwords.AshereadfromAtoZ,henoteddowninterestingwordsinaledger.Thisincludeswordssuchas"happify,"meaningtomakesomeonehappyand"tripudiate",whichmeanstodance,skiporleapforjoy.MrSheaalsokeptadiaryaboutthisexperience,whichhassincebecomeabest---sellingbook.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.61.MrSheahasread1.000dictionaries.62.MrSheaspentonemonthreadingtheOxfordEnglishDictionary.63.InMrShea\'sopinion,peopledon\'tgivedictionariesenoughcreditforbeinginteresting.64.MrSheathinksitisimportanttbeabletouselongandcomplicatedwordsineverydayconversation.65.ElaineHiggletonthinksthatreadingadictionaryisthebestwaytolearnEnglish.SectionB(10marks)Questions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Surfingissomethingpeopleoftengethookedonaftertryingitafewtimes.Formanysurfersitismuchmorethanahobby---theywouldprobablyagreewiththeAmericanprofessionalsurferKellySlaterwhenhesaid,"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.Thesouth---westofEnglishisanexampleofaplacewheresurfersusuallyneedwetsuits,eveninsummer.Surfinghasbeenaprofessionalsportformanyyearaandtheverybestsurfersareabletomakealivingfromit.Mostofthebestprofessionalsurfersinthelast30years,bothmenandwomen,havebeenAmericanorAustralian,butsurfersfromBrazil,PeruandSouthAfricahavealsowonimportantcompetitions.Questions66to70Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationgivenintheassageinamaximumof10wordsforeachquestion.66.Whydomostbeginnersfinditdifficulttstanduponasurfboard?67.Inwhatpartoftheworlddidsurfingprobablybegin?68.WhendidsurfingstarttobecomeverypopularintheUnitedStates?69.Whatdosurfersusewaxfor?70.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.Althoughsub-SaharanAfricancountriesareatthebottomofthepileintermsofhumandevelopment,someofthemhavemadesignificantprogresssince1990.Thereportiscritical,however,ofthefacteconomicinequalityhasincreasedsignificantlyinthelasttwentyyears,bothwithinandbetweencountries.ThegreatestthreattoimprovingHDIsinthefuture,accordingtothereport,isclimatechange.Economicgrowthincreasesaverageincomesinacountrythroughincreasingproductionandconsumption.However,ifthisleadstogreateremissionsofgreenhousegases,ashasalwaysbeenthecaseinthepast,globalwarningwillprobablyaccelerate,andcausesevereenvironmentalproblemsinsomepartsoftheworldhatwillthreatenthelivelihoodsofhugenumbersfpeople.Theprogressofthelasttwentyyears,therefore,mightnotbesustainable.Theonlysolution,accordingtothereport,Itobreakthelinkbetweeneconomicgrowthandgreenhousegasemissions-which,needlesstosay,iseasier,saidthandone.Questions71to75Completethefollowingsentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassageinamaximumof10wordsforeachblank.71.Theconceptof“humandevelopment”isbasedonthefollowingthreefactors:_______,_____________and_____________.72.SomecountrieswithsimilarlevelsofeconomicdevelopmenthavequitedifferentHDIsbecausetheyhave_____________.73._________________hascausedthenumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertytoincreasesince2008.74.Thereportsaysthat______________isthegreatestthreattoincreasingHDIsinthefuture.75.Thereportsaysthelinkbetween____________and____________needstobebroken.SectionD(10marks)Questions76to80arebasedonthefollowingpassageItisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplained,moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;thattheydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises:thattheytalktoomuchaboutcertainproblems-andthattheyhavenosenseohumor,atleastparent-childrelationships.Ithinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheyfeltthemselveswhenwereyoung.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.76thefirstparagraphismainlyabout_____________.Ateenagers’criticismoftheirparentsBmisunderstandingbetweenteenagersandtheirparentsCthedominanceofparentsovertheirchildrenDteenagers’abilitytodealwithcrises77teenagershavestrangeclothesandhairstylesbecausethey___________AhaveastrongdesiretobeleadersinstyleandtasteBwanttoprovetheirexistencebycreatingacultureoftheirownChavenootherwaytoenjoythemselvesDwanttoirritatetheirparent78teenagersdonotwanttheirparentstoapproveofwhattheydobecausethey_______________.AhavealreadybeenacceptedintoadultworldBfeelthattheyaresuperiortoadultworldCwanttowinadultsovertotheircultureDdon’twanttoappeartobedisloyaltotheirownagegroupQuestion79to80TranslatethesentencesinthepassageintoChinese79Ithinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheyfeltthemselveswhenwereyoung80Youcancharmotherpeople,especiallyyourparents,intodoingthingsthewayyouwant.PartVtranslate(10mark)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgivenbrackets.Remembertowriteyouranswerontheanswersheet.81他以牺牲健康为代价获得财富。(atthecostof)82我不知道有多少学生涉及到这次事件。(beinvolvedin)83为孤儿捐款，请按以下地址或电话同我们联系。(contact)84目前，在韩国和日本，汉语已成为第二外语，仅次于英语。(secondto)85要不是下雨，我们的旅行本来是很愉快的。(butfor)PartVIIwriting(30marks)TaskI(10marks)It’sthebeginningofanewyear.WritedescribingresolutionsyoumaketotrytochangeyourlifeandwhyyouLiMinginsteadWriteanoteofabout100wordsinanappropriatestyleontheanswersheet.TaskII(20marks)Writeaboutthefollowingtopic.Successissomethingmostpeopletrytoachieve.Whatdoessuccessmeantodifferentpeople,andwhatisyourvieworsuccess?Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplefromyourownknowledgeorexperience.Writeyourarticleinabout140wordsinanappropriatestyleontheanswersheet.2010NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC---Preliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Whatisthewomanprobablydoingnow?A.Sheiswritinganessay.B.Sheisstudyingforatest.C.Sheisshoppingforshoes.Howdidthewomanfeelaccordingtotheconversation?A.ShewasrelaxedB.ShewaspleasedC.ShewasdisappointedWhatdoesthewomansayaboutherpresentation?A.It’sfarfrombeingreadyB.ShegotalotofinformationfromtheinternetC.SheneedsanotherweektogetitreadyWherewillthecompanyprobablyholdthestuffparty?ABCWhichpictureshowsthecorrectionstotheman’sname?SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.6.WhatdoesthemanwanttotalktoAnnabout?A.AholidaytriptoYellowstoneParkB.AresearchprojectinYellowstoneParkC.AlecturebyaprofessorwhovisitedYellowstoneParkABCSectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Conversationone6.WhatdoesthemanwanttotalktoAnnabout?A.AholidaytriptoYellowstoneParkB.AresearchprojectinYellowstoneParkC.AlecturebyaprofessorwhovisitedYellowstonePark7.Accordingtotheman,whyisthebuffalopopulationincreasinginYellowstonePark?A.alotofbuffalohavecomefromneighbouringareas.B.FewerbuffaloaredyingofdiseaseC.Itiseasiernowforthebuffalotofindfoodinwinter.8.WhydoesthemanthinkAnnwouldbeinterestedingoingtoYellowstone?A.ShehasbeenstudyinganimaldiseasesB.SheiseagertovisitYellowstoneParkC.Sheneedsthemoneytocontinueherstudies9.WhatdidthewomanplantodoinJuly?A.WorkonherthesisB.HaveaholidayC.Studythebuffalopopulation10.Wherewillthewomanmostprobablyspendthecomingsummer?A.AttheUniversityofWyomingB.AtYellowstoneNationalParkC.Atherfriend’shomeinWyoming.ConversationTwo11.WhatwasMattRyan’sfirstjob?A.DoingholidayreliefworkatatelevisionchannelB.Workingpart-timeasamodelC.Takingpicturesforatelevisionstation12.WhatdidMattfindinterestingaboutthesixties?A.TheincreasingnumberofcomicbooksB.TherapidadvancesintechnologyC.TheAmericanspaceprogramme13.WhywereMatt’smodelsonceusedonthenews?A.TheypresentedbetterimagesthantherealpicturesB.ThespacecraftcameragotdamagedandfailedtotakeanypicturesC.Thetelevisionstudiowastryingsomenewideas14.WhatwasthenameoftheprogrammethatmarkedthebeginningofMatt’sTVcareer?A.StrangeCreatures.B.TimeTraveller.C.BrightStar.15.WhatdidMattdofortheprogramme?A.Hemademodels.B.Heactedthepartofamonster.C.Hefilmedit.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitem.Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter16.HowmanytimeshastheNationalHockeyLeaguealloweditsplayerstotakepartintheWinterOlympics?A.Fivetimes.B.Threetimes.C.Twice.17.WherewastheAfricaCupofNationsheld?A.InTogo.B.InSouthAfrica.C.InAngola.18.WhathascausedalargenumberofpeopletofleetheirhomesinnorthernYemen?A.Anarmedconflict.B.Lackoffood.C.Freezingtemperatures.19.WhoisEmtiazSooliman?A.Asearchandrescuespecialist.B.HeadofaSouthAfricanfoundation.C.Leaderofalocalcivicgroup.20.WhatdidthesecondstimulusbillpassedbytheHouseofRepresentativesaimat?A.Promotinginternationaltrade.B.Boostingemployment.C.Expandingtheprivatesector.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youarerequiredtofill10blanks,eachwithNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSafterlisteningtoashortpassage.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Children’sToysMostpopularwoodentoy:(21)Thewoodentoyisfor(22)Outputper(23):4,000itemsAverage(24)timeperbox(25)minutesThenumberofboxesin(26):1,000Dateofthecomingdispatch(27)Currentnumberof(28):20Numberofstaffworkingonthe(29):40staffAllstaffdo:(30)workPartIIVocabularyandStructures(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices,markedA,BCandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.WhenIanwasinjured,Harrywaschosenaslast-minutefortherugbyteam.A.preferenceB.diversificationC.alternativeD.replacement32.—Hello,Mr.Brown,I’mringingaboutourcomponentdelivery.It’snotarrivedyetandit’salreadythreeo’clockintheafternoon.—Let’ssee...it’sreachyouonTuesdayafternoon.A.owingtoB.likelytoC.duetoD.subjectto33.Amongthelastgroupsofpeopletoacceptthenewmodelwerereligiousgroups,whostilltheideathattheearthwasthecenteroftheuniverse.A.clungtoB.appliedtoC.adaptedtoD.contributedto34.Althoughapparentlyrigid,bonesexhibitadegreeofelasticitythatenablestheskeletontoconsiderableimpact.A.escapeB.overwhelmC.withstandD.suppress35.—Wouldyoulikemetogotothedentistwithyou?—No,youwithme.A.neednottogoB.neednotgoC.donotneedgoD.notneedgo36.Lancereturnedtocyclingandtrainingonlyfivemonthsafterhewasdiagnosedwithcancer.A.aggressivelyB.drasticallyC.exactlyD.initially37.Greatmindsgenerallylookatlifeinawaytothemselves.A.peculiarB.confinedC.similarD.unusual38.Theycalledinanelectricianhecouldputafingeronthecauseoftheshortcircuit.A.tohopeB.tobehopingC.hopingD.tohavehoped39.Theresistanceexperiencedwhenonebodymovesoveranother,itisincontact,iscalledfrictionalforce.A.towhichB.whereC.withwhichD.while40.Aboveall,theywanttostudyaquestion:Arehumansactuallyawareoftheworldtheylivein?A.contraryB.fundamentalC.solemnD.progressive41.—Tina,IhearyouhadagoodjourneytotheMaldiveslastweek,Howwasit?—Ienjoyedthebeautifulscenery,butthehotelwassatisfactory.A.notanythingB.nothingfromC.nothingbutD.anythingbut42.Atthebeginningofthe20thcentury,peoplemadecoffeeaclothbagfullofcoffeegroundsintoboilingwater.A.bydumpingB.todumpC.fordumpingD.thatdumped43.IfyouSusanrecently,you’dthinkthephotographontherightwasstrange.A.shouldn’tcontactB.hadn’tcontactC.weren’ttocontactD.didn’tcontact44.Beata:I’veputthejobadvertisementinthenewspaper,Mr.Trim.Trim:Good.Beata:Well,itwasabitmorethanthe＄10thattheyquotedus.Trim:Aslongasitwasn’t＄10aday.Howtoscheduleit?B.Howmuchwasit?C.Howoftenwasitputthere?D.Howaboutthenewspaper?45.Woman:WhoisJackieTow?Ihaveaparcelhereforhim.Jackie:That’sme.Woman:Yes,putyournamehere.Jackie:Thankyou.ItmustbethenewpairofshoesIboughtonline.A.Thisisthereceiptforit.B.Doyouhavethesender’saddress?C.IhavetocheckthepackageD.DoIhavetosignforit?PartIIICloze(10marks)Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethewordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenlettersoftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.WhereTheWildThingAre“Ididn’tsetouttomakeachildren’smovie,”saysBeingjohnMalkovichdirectorSpikeJonze,“Isetouttomakeamovieaboutchildhood.”Indeed,liketherecentalternativechildren’sbook(46)adapt,FantasticMrFox,thisismorelikeanadultfilm(47)children’sclothing－orratherinJimHensonmonstersuits.Whenrambunctious(无法无天)nine-year-oldMaxfeels(48)igbyhisbusysinglemumandhernewboyfriend,andrunsaway(49)home,hefindshimselfonanislandpopulatedbyhuge,hairy,scaryWildThings.Here,hegetshimselfcrownedking,andheandthemonstersfightandplay,andthrowmudateachother(whichtheyoungerviewerswilllove).Theyreturnhome.That’sit.Andthat’syourproblem.Asafilm,Ican’t(50)deit’sdisappointing.Despitewhimsical(异想天开)imaginativeandheart-tuggingmoments,Jonzeandco-writerDaveEggersinevitablylosethewonderfulsubtlety(精妙之处)ofMauricesendak’swell-loved338-wordpicturebookjustby(51)(spin)itoutintoafull-lengthfeature.Enoughalready!WegetthisdysfunctionalgroupofneuroticWildThings(52)repMax’schild’seyeviewofgrown-upsascomprehensiblegiants,bothterrifyingandloving.(53),eventherepetitiveactionandnon-subtleties(54),makethisfeelmorelikefamilytherapythanafairy(55)tcan’tdestroythefilm’shauntingmagic.PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyandanswerthequestionsgiven.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.SectionA(10marks)HOLDAYSINWALES1.Rhos–DduCountryCottagesYnys,CricciethLL532OPBDelightfulhideawaycottageswithprivatefishing.Comfortablyfurnishedwithantiques,oldoakbeams,logfires,givingtheauraandgraceofabygoneage,butwithalltheessentialsofthe20thcentury–sauna,jacuzzi,fourposterbed,snookertable…Aholidayvenueonerarelyfinds–butoftendreamsof.ForEnquiriescontact:MrsAJonesRhandir,Boduan,PwllheliGwynedd,LL538UA2.FiveStarCottageTalhenbonthall,Talhenbont,Criccieth,GwyneddEnq:Roger&GillianGoodLovinglyrestoredstonecottageandhuntinglodgein70acrewoodedcountryestatewithriver.Aluxuriousandcarefreeholidayforthediscerning.Availablethroughouttheyear.Woodlandwalksandwildlife.Freetennis,ridingandfishing.Onemilefromcoast,fivemilesSnowdonia.Underthepersonalsupervisionoftheowners.3.WindsorFlats12MarineTerrace,Criccieth,Gwynedd,LL52OEFOnseafrontclosetoCricciethCastle.Comfortable,clean,fullyequipped,completelyprivateflats,inpicturesquevillagecentralforSnowdoniaandtheLlynPeninula.Climbing,sailing,fishing,walking,tennisandgolfcloseby.ColourTV,payphone.Bedlinensupplied.Shortbreaksavailableoutofseason.Writeorphoneforbrochure.4.DwyachCottagesCticciech,GwyneddEnquiries:MrsSEdwardsPen-y-Bryn,Chwilog,Pwllheli,Gwyhedd,LL536SXEnjoyapeacefulholidayinbeautifullysituatedfarmhouseorsinglestoreycottage.Thisisanareaofunrivallednaturalbeauty,thehauntofbuzzardsandwoodpeckers.Cottagesaresuperblyequippedtomakeyourholidayrelaxedandmemorable.Dishwasher,washer/dryer,microwave,linen,children’splayarea,barbecueandfarmtrail.5.BronAfonSelfCateringBorth-y-Gest,Phorthmadog,Gwynedd,LL499TUSituatedonlyminutesfromthebeachwithfabulousviewsofgarden,seaandmountains.Theaccommodationisquietandprivate.Anidealbasefortouring,walking,climbing,fishing,theslatemines,castles,Portmeirion,Porthmadogleisurecentreorjustrelaxingonthebeach.Bed&Breakfastalsoavailable.Question56to58:Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtotheadvertisements.56.Tohaveaholidayinadelightfulhideawaycottage,youshouldcontactMrsSEdwards.57.IntheCticciethFiveStarHotel,freetennis,gamefishing,ridingandgolfareavailable.58.ShortbreaksareavailableoutofseasonintheLlynPeninsula.Question59to60:Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtotheadvertisements.59.Ifyouplantohaveaholidaywithyourchildren,whatisthebestplace?60.WhatwillyouenjoymostinBronAfonSelfCatering?SectionB(10marks)Thegiantpanda,thecreaturethathasbecomeasymbolofconservation,isfacingextinction.Themajorreasonislossofhabitat,whichhascontitueddespitetheestablishmentof14pandareserves.Deforestation,mainlycarriedoutbyfarmersclearinglandtomakewayforfieldsastheymovehigherintothemountains,hasdrasticallycontractedthemammal’srange.ThepandahasdisappearedfrommuchofcentralandeasternChina,andisnowrestrictedtotheeasternflankoftheHimalayas.Satelliteimageryhasshowntheseriousnessofthesituation;almosthalfofthepanda’shabitathasbeencutdownordegradedsince1975.Worse,thesurvivingpandapopulationhasalsobecomefragmented;acombinationofsatelliteimageryandgroundsurveysrevealspanda“islands”inpatchesofforestseparatedbyclearedland.Thepopulationoftheseislandshasbecomeisolatedbecausetheanimalsareloathtocrossopenareas.Justputtingaroadthroughpandahabitatmaybeenoughtosplitapopulationintwo.Theminusculesizeofthepandapopulationsworriesconservationists.Thesmallestgroupshavetoofewanimalstobeviable,andwillinevitablydieout.Thelargerpopulationsmaybeviableintheshortterm,butwillbesusceptibletogeneticdefectsasaresultofinbreeding.Inthesecircumstances,amoretraditionalthreattopandas–thecycleoffloweringandsubsequentwitheringofthebamboothatistheirstaplefood–canbecomeliterallyspecies-threatening.Thefloweringpromptspandastomovefromoneareatoanother,thuspreventinginbreedinginotherwisesedentarypopulations.Inpandas,however,bamboofloweringcouldprovecatastrophic（灾难性的）becausethepandasareunableemigrate.Thelatestconservationmanagementplanforthepanda,preparedbyChina’sMinistryofForestryandtheWorldWideFundforNature,aimsprimarilyatmaintainingpandahabitatsandensuringthatpopulationsarelinkedwhereverpossible.Thisplanwillchangesomeexistingreserveboundaries,establish14newreservesandprotectorreplantcorridors-offorestbetweenpandaislands.Othermeasuresincludebettercontrolofpoaching,reducingthedegradationofhabitatsoutsidereserves,andreforestation.Theplanisambitious.Implementationwillbeexpensiveandwillrequireparticipationbyindividualsrangingfromvillagerstogovernmentofficials.Question61to65:Completethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage,changingtheformwherenecessary,onlyonewordforeachblank.Thesurvivalofthegiantpandaisbeingseriously(61).Thisislargelybecausetheoverallsizeoftheirhabitathasbeenreduced.Asaresult,pandasaremorepronetoproblemsandareunableto(62)aroundfreely,followingthegrowthcyclesof(63)plant.Anewplanaimstoprotectexistingpanda(64)andtojoinsomeofthemtogether.Thisplanalsoinvolvesreforestationandthecreationofnewreserves.Tosucceed,everyone,(65)boththegovernmentandindividuals,willhavetocooperate.SectionC(10marks)Hondahasdevelopedawaytoreadpatternsofelectriccurrentsonaperson’sscalpaswellaschangesincerebralbloodflowwhenapersonthinksaboutfoursimplemovements-movingtherighthand,movingthelefthand,runningandeating.67InavideoshownatTokyoheadquarters,apersonwearingahelmetsatstillbutthoughtaboutmovinghisrighthand–athoughtthatwaspickedupbyelectrodesattachedtohisheadinsidethehelmet.68Hondasaidthetechnologywasn’tquitereadyforalivedemonstrationbecauseofpossibledistractionsintheperson’sthinking.Anotherproblemisthatbrainpatternsdiffergreatlyamongindividuals,andsoabouttwotothreehoursofstudyingtheminadvanceareneededforthetechnologytowork.Thecompany,aleaderinrobotics,acknowledgedthetechnologywasstillatabasicresearchstage,withnoimmediatepracticalapplicationsintheworks.69Japanboastsoneoftheleadingroboticsindustriesintheworld,andthegovernmentispushingtodeveloptheindustryasaroadtogrowth.Researchonthebrainisbeingtackledaroundtheworld,butHondasaiditsresearchwasamongthemostadvancedinfiguringoutwaystoreadbrainpatternswithouthavingtohurttheperson,suchasembedding(植入)sensorsintotheskin.Hondahasmaderoboticsacenterpieceofitsimage,sendingAsimotoeventsandstarringthewalking,talkingrobotinTVads.70“Ourproductsareforpeopletouse.Itisimportantforustounderstandhumanbehavior,”hesaid.“Wethinkthisistheultimateinmakingamachinemove.”Question66:Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.66.WhatdoesHondasayaboutitsrobotAsimo?A.Itcandetectaperson’swayofthinking.B.Itcanimitatecomplexhumanmovements.C.Itisstillinitsexperimentalstage.D.Itisreadyformarketdistribution.Question67to70:Choosethemostappropriateofthefollowingparagraphsthatfitintoquestions67to70inthepassage.A.“I’mtalkingaboutdreamstoday,”saidYasuhisaArai,executiveattheHondaResearchInstituteinJapan,thecompany’sresearchunit.“Practicalusesarestillwayintothefuture.”B.Amongthechallengesforthisbraintechnologyismakingthereading-devicesmallersoitcanbeportable,accordingtoHonda.C.Afterseveralseconds,Asimo,programmedtorespondtothesebrainsignals,lifteditsrightarm.D.Hondasucceededinanalysingthesethoughtpatterns,andthenrelayedthemaswirelesscommandstoAsimo,itshuman-shapedrobot.SectionD(10marks)Beinganintrovertisabadthing,right?Well,alotofpeopleseemtothinkso,judgingbythenumberofarticlesI’vereadabouthowto“cure”introversion.Inresponsetothesearticles,IwroteTheIntrovertsStrikeBack,inwhichIarguedthatintrovertscan’tbecomeextraverts,andtheyshouldn’tparticularlywantto.However,I’mnotheretodebatewhetherit’sbettertobeanintroverttoanextravert.Thefactis,weallhavetointeractwithbothtypesofpeopleeveryday.Regardlessofwhichtypeyouare,youcangreatlyimproveyourrelationshipsbylearningtogetalongbetterwithpeopleoftheothertype.Herearesometipsforgettingstarted.ForIntroverts:Indicatetootherswhenyou’rebusy.Whenanextravertseesyoureading,writing,ormaybejustthinking,hemightassumethattheonlyreasonyouaredoingthisisbecauseyoudon’thavesomeonetotalkto.Sohethinkshe’sdoingyouafavorbystrikingupaconversation,whenhe’sactuallyinterrupting.Topreventthis,besuretogiveanindicationthatyou’reinthemiddleofsomethinganddon’twanttosocialiserightnow.Thiscanbeavisualsignorverbal.Iknowonepersonwhotendedtogetalotofvisitorsatwork,andwhilehewasactuallyanextravert,thefrequentvisitswereslowinghimdowntoomuch.Heputasignonhisdoorsaying“IfIdon’tmakeeyecontactorrespondtoyou,Iapologize.I’mnottryingtoberude,Ijusthavealotofworktodo.Thankyouforunderstanding.”WhileIdon’tthinkmanypeopleneedtogothatfar,itcertainlyworked!Realisethatextravertsoftenneedtotalk.Becauseextravertsaremoreintouchwiththeexternalworld,forthemtalkingissomethingasnecessaryasbreathing.Theymightthinkoutloudbybouncingtheirthoughtsoffotherpeople,andtheymightneedtochatinordertoboosttheirenergy.Foranintrovert,thiscanbethemostdifficultpartofdealingwithanextravert.Thesameconversationthatenergisestheextravertalsodrainstheintrovert.However,keepinginmindthattheextravertisnotbeingintentionallymalicious,theintroverthasatleasttwooptionsforhandlingthisinapoliteway.Theycanpatientlyparticipateintheconversation,andthen,whenit’sover,rechargebybeingalone.Ortheycancutofftheconversationearlybymentioningsomethingelsetheyneedtobedoing,orevenbysaying,“I’dliketohelp,butI’mnotsurethatI’mtherightpersonforyoutobetalkingto.”Ofcourse,sometimesaconversationcanbeveryenjoyableforanintrovert,inwhichcasethisisn’taproblem.ForExtraverts:Askifsomeoneisbusybeforespendingtimewiththem.Ifsomeoneappearstobelonely,theymightnotbe.Evenifthey’rejustsittingthereanddon’tseemtobedoinganything,theycouldbedeepinthoughtandnotwanttobeinterrupted.Ifyouneedsomething,trytoaskforitupfront.Otherwise,lookforcluesthattheymightnotfeelliketalkingrightnow,suchaslackofeyecontact.Iftheyseemuninterested,don’ttakeitpersonally.Youjustdon’tknowwhatyou’reinterrupting.Understandwhatadrainingeffectaconversationcanhaveonsomeone.Nomatterhowfabulousapersonyouare,keepinmindthatintrovertssimplyprefertheirinternalworldtotheexternalworld.Theymightstartoffwithafullychangedbattery,butwhilethey’reengagedinconversation,thatbatteryissteadilydraining.Howlongitlastsdependsonvariousfactors,butbesuretokeepaneyeoutforwhenthey’restartingtoloseinterest.Bemoretothepointwithintroverts,andsavemostofyourchattingforextravertswhowillappreciateitmore.Questions71to74:CompleteeachofthefollowingsentenceswithNOMORETHANFIVEWORDSaccordingtothepassage.71.Introvertsareadvisedtotopreventinterruptingwhentheyareinthemiddleofsomething.72.Forextraverts,havingaconversationwithpeoplecanbeasimportantas73.Animportantcluethatsomeonemightnotfeelliketalkingwithyourightnowis74.ItisnecessarytorememberthatintrovertstendtofocusmoreonQuestion75:Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.75.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Whetheritisbettertobeanintrovertoranextravert.B.Howtogetalongwithbothintrovertsandextraverts.C.Howtoavoidembarrassmentinconversations.D.Oneshouldbeneitheranintrovertnoranextravert.PartVTranslation(20marks)SectionA(10marks)TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesinthefollowingpassageintoChinese.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.AsoaringdropoutrateiscausingtheUnitedStatedtolosegroundeducationallytorivalsabroadandistrappingmillionsofyoungAmericanattheverymarginsoftheeconomy.(76)TheObamaadministrationacknowledgestheproblemsinitsnewbudget,whichincludesa＄50millionpreventionprogramme,butsolvingthisproblemwillrequirealotmoremoneyandacomprehensivenationalstrategy.ThealarmingscopeofthedropoutcrisisislaidoutbytheCenterforLaborMarketStudiesatNortheasternUniversityinBostonandtheAlternativeSchoolsNetworkinChicago.(77)Theirstudy,whichexaminesdatafromthe12largeststates,findsthat16percentofpeoplefromtheagesof16to24havedroppedout.(78)Theproblemisespeciallypronouncedamongmen,whomakeupmorethan60percentofthosewhochangeschoolnationally.Thedropoutproblemhitsminoritiesreallyhard.(79)Manyofthiscountry’slargeurbanhighschoolsarerightlycalled“dropoutfactories”becausemorestudentsleaveschoolthangraduate.Accordingtothestudy,statedropoutratesarehighestintheSouth,whereGerorgia(22.1percent),Florida(20.1percent)andTexas(18.5percent)leadtheway.(80)Thedropoutcrisispresentsacleardangertonationalprosperity,butatthemoment,statesandlocalitiesarestrugglingtocontainitwithlittlehelporguidancefromthefederalgovernment.Congress,whichisjustwakinguptothisissue,canimprovethesituationbytheputtingitsmoneyandmusclebehindprovenprogrammesthathavebeenshowntore-engageyoungpeoplewhohavedroppedout,andthatkeepat-riskchildrenontracktocompletetheireducations.SectionB(10marks)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninbrackets.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.81.石油价格的飞速上涨对世界经济产生了很大的影响。(affect)82.奥林匹克运动会上最重要的不是取胜而是参与。(not…but…)83.早知道你没有钥匙，我就不把门锁上了。(wouldnothave)84.花这么多的时间和精力来安排这样一个活动，值得吗？(worthwhile)85.这些邮票由于其独特的艺术设计吸引了众多集邮者。(appealto)PartVIIQTest(5marks)TherearefiveIQtestquestionsinthispart.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswerssheet.86.Whatnumbercomesnext?87.WhenDavidistwiceasoldasheisnowhewillbefourtimesasoldashisdaughterJanewillbeinfiveyearstime.Ifin1990,fouryearsago,hewasfourtimesasoldashisdaughter,inwhatyearwassheborn?88.Thecostofhiringaprivaterailcarriageissharedequallybyallthepassengerswhopaidan3.654.925.36.848.76?6.95exactnumberofpoundswhichwaslessthan￡100each.Thecarriagehasseatsfor50passengersandthetotalbillamountsto￡1887.Howmanyseatswerenotoccupied?89.InhowmanywayscanthewordTURNberead?StartatthecentralletterTandmoveinanydirection.NNRNNRURNNRUTURNNRURNNRNN90.Whatisthelargestnumberofregionsthisringcouldbedividedintousingthreestraightlines?PartVIIWriting(30marks)TaskI(30marks)Youhavebeenaskedtoorganizeaspecialeventaspartoftheschool’sEnglishBookWeek.Suggestionsincludeabooksale,poetryreadingsandanopportunitytomeettheauthorofoneofyourEnglishcoursebooks.Writeanoticefortheschoolnoticeboardtoadvertisetheevent.DescribethekindofeventyouareplanningStateexactlywhereandwhenitwillbeheldAskforvolunteerstohelpwithpreparationsSayhowyoucanbecontactedYoushouldwritenofewerthan100wordsontheanswersheet.TaskII(20marks)Youareacollegestudent.Recently,anationalnewspaperhasbeenrunningaspecialweeklyinsertoncareers,andyouaregoingtocontributetoanarticleentitled“KeyConsiderationsfortheSchoolLeaver”.Pleasestatethemostimportantissuesfacingyoungpeoplewhentheydecideonacareerpath.Youshouldwritenofewerthan120wordsontheanswersheet.2008NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC---Preliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A.Tobuyanewspaper.B.Tofindachemist.C.Topostaletter.2.A.Theirbillingsystemhasbeenefficient.B.Theiroldbillingsystemisoutdated.Inyournotice:C.He’sunimpressedwiththenewbillingsystem.3.A.She’sbeenonvacation.B.She’sbeenatthegrocerystore.C.She’sbeenonabusinesstrip.4.A.Togotothemarket.B.Tohavecoffee.C.Tohaveadiscussion.5.A.Changingaflightreservation.B.Cancelingahotelreservation.C.Reservinganextrahotelroom.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Conversationone6.What’sTania’sphonenumber?A.506-6178B.501-6678C.501-66877.WhoisgoingshoppingatHarrods?A.Tania.B.Karl.C.Karl’smother.8.HowisTaniagoingtogettoHarrods?A.Onfoot.B.Bytaxi.C.Bytube.9.Whichstreetplanshowsthewayfromthestation?A.B.C.10.WhatkindofwinedoesKarlwant?A.RedMerlot.B.WhiteBordeaux.C.RoseChianti.ConversationTwo11.Whichdrawingshowsthepositionofthehandle?A.B.C.12.Whatotherproductfeaturesareincluded?A.Arangeofhandlesizes.B.Avarietyofcolorcombinations.C.Asetofringsfordifferent-sizedtins.13.What’sthepurposeoftheV-clip?A.Toholdthepaintbrushsoitdripsinthecan.B.Topreventpaintfromgettingontothepaintedsurfaces.C.Topreventthebrushdryingoutifthepainterisinterrupted.14.Whowillprobablyusethecan-holder?A.Artists.B.Decorators.C.Soldiers.15.Howmuchdoestheproductcost?A.￡4.B.￡5.C.$4.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitem.Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.WhathaspromptedthenewadministrationtoreviewtheAustralia’scitizenshiptest?A.It’soutofdate.B.Higherimmigrationrates.C.Manyapplicantsfailingit.17.WhichtrainprovidestheeasiestwaytoseeMountFuji?A.FromTokyotoYokohama.B.FromOsakatoYokohama.C.FromTokyotoOsaka.18.HowmanyU.N.employeeswerekilledin2007?A.17.B.42.C.59.19.Whathavestudiesfoundoutaboutseverepneumoniatreatment?A.Nomedicationworksindevelopingcountries.B.Itcanbeeffectivelytreatedathomewithoralantibiotics.C.Itcanonlybetreatedinthehospitalwithinjectableantibiotics.20.Whatwasthebar’sbusinesslikebeforethesmokingban?A.Almostemptyeveryday.B.Usuallycrowdedatmidday.C.EmptyonWednesdays.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Therearetenmissingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhearonthetape.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Crimeisn’trisingbecausethelawsarenotstrictenough,orbecausethe(21)________arenottoughenough,orsimplybecausetherearen’tenoughpolicemenonthebeat.Itisrisingbecausetheagenciesandindividualswhocanhavea(22)_______effectoncrimearenotpullingtogetherorinthesame(23)______.Thepoliceareoneofthoseagencies,ofcourse.Butcrimepreventionisalsoamatterfor(24)______whoarecontenttoseemass(25)_______turnintoawayoflife,forcouncilswhoprefertoshoutyah-booatthepolice,(26)_____gettingonwithmakinglifesaferforlocalpeople,forarchitectswhodesignexposedandindefensiblebuildings,forparentswhodon’ttakeenoughinterestinwhattheirteenagechildrenaregettinguptoandfor(27)______whositinsideandmoan(28)______doanythingaboutthestateoftheneighborhoodorthestreet.Crimepreventionhasbeenneglectedfortoomanybytoomany.Overthelasttenyearsithasbeenwillfullyneglectedindefianceofmounting(29)_______thatitisthecentralhopeof(30)________actionagainstcrime.PartIIVocabularyandStructures(10minutes,15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices,markedA,BCandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.Theyarelookingfor_______manwith_______longdarkhair.Heisarmedanddangerous.A.a;aB.the;aC.a;/D./;the32.Itwasunfortunate,butshehadno_____buttoactasshedid.A.chance.B.opportunityC.optionD.solution33.The_____driverthinksthataccidentsonlyhappentootherpeople.A.generalB.usualC.commonD.average34.HowdidtheymanagetostealtheVanGogh?Itwasright____thesecurityguard’snose.A.belowB.beforeC.underD.beside35.Thestudent______continuinghisstudieswhenhehadtoreturntohishomecountryunexpectedly.A.isconsideringB.wasconsideringC.shouldconsiderD.hasconsidered36.MyfriendsandIenjoydoingmanyofthesamethings.Inthatrespect,wehavealot_______.A.insimilarB.inparticularC.incommonD.inaccordance37.OurplannedvisittotheUnitedStates_______becausewewereunabletogetthevisas.A.felloverB.felldownC.fellthroughD.fellon38.Lestanyone_____itstrange,letmeassureyouthatitisquitetrue.A.thoughtB.shouldthinkC.hadthoughtD.thinking39.WhenSally______thecriminal______herhouse,shescreamedatthetopofhervoicebecauseshedidn’twant______.A.saw;enter;killedB.saw;enter;tobekilledC.sees;entering;bekilledD.sees;enter;killing40.Tina’schildren,_____alllivenearby,organizedabigpartyforhereightiethbirthday.A.whoB.thatC.whichD.as41.Sometimesitisnecessarytobecareful_______therightdatetositforatest.A.whenchoosingB.whenyouwillchooseC.whenyouhavechosenD.whenyouchose42.Einstein’stheoryofrelativityseemedhardtobelieveatthetime_______.A.whenhefirstintroducedB.thathefirstintroduceditC.hefirstintroducedD.whichhefirstintroducedit43.________really.Ilikebothpublictransportanddriving.A.OnsecondthoughtsB.IcouldgoeitherwayC.IwillneverlearntodriveD.Butthenagain44._____I’mgettingmarried!A.Canyoukeepasecret?B.WellInever!C.Manyhappyreturns.D.Congratulations!45.---So,doyouknowwhereyou’dliketogo?---Actually,I’veheardthatit’sveryexpensiveandit’scoldallthetime.A.Ibegyourpardon?B.Yeah,butit’snotverygood.C.Doyouknowanygoodhotels?D.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)SectionA(4marks)Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith4questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,BCandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice,thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions46-49arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Mostsorethroatsarecausedbyaninfectionwhichtreatmentwithantibioticscannotcure.Butwithsimpleremediesthepatientnormallygetsbetterin4or5days.Tonsillitis,however,usuallystartswithasorethroatwhichcausespainonswallowing.Withchildrenandsomeadultstheremaybeafeverandthepatientisobviouslynotfeelingwell.Itmaybepossibletoseewhitespotsonthebackofthethroat.Theneckmayalsoswell,bothofwhicharethenormalresponsetoinfection.Sometimesasorethroatmayoccurwiththecommoncold,andwithinfluenzatheremaybedrynessofthethroat,painoncoughingandlossofvoice.TREATMENTAspirin:Tohelprelievethepainonswallowingand(ifthereisone)thefever,useaspirintabletsdissolvedinwater,sothatthepatientcangarglebeforeswallowing.Repeatthetreatmentevery4hours.Drink:Encouragethepatienttodrinkplentyofliquids.Food:Foodshouldnotbeforcedonapatientwhodoesnotwanttoeat.Steam:Ifthereispaininthethroatoncoughing,breathinginsteammayhelp.CHILDRENYoungchildren,whomaynotbeabletogargle,shouldbegivenaspirindissolvedinwaterevery4hoursattherightdosefortheirage.Atoneyear:asinglejunioraspirin.Atfiveyears:halfanadultaspirin.Ateightyears:onewholeadultaspirin.WHENTOSEETHEDOCTORIfthesorethroatisstillgettingworseafter2days.Ifthepatientcomplainsofearache.Ifthepatientorparentisveryworried.46.Accordingtothepassage,itwouldappearthatmostsorethroats_________.A.requireanimmediatevisittoadoctorB.respondquicklytotreatmentwithanantibioticC.rarelyturnouttobesymptomsofseriousillnessD.resultintonsillitisevenwhentreated47.Inordertotreatasorethroatoneshould________.A.preventthepatientfromeatingtoomuchB.givethepatientupto4aspirintabletseverydayC.advisethepatienttodrinklargeamountsofliquidsD.makethepatientgarglewithhotliquids48.Youshouldcallthedoctorinif_________.A.swellingoccursintheregionoftheearsB.thepatient’sconditionworsensafter2daysC.thepatient’sthroatisstillsoreafteraweekD.thediseasespreadstoanothermemberofthefamily49.Whatdifferenceisthereinthewayadultsandyoungchildrenshouldbetreatedwithaspirin?A.Youngchildrenshouldnotbeallowedtogarglewithit.B.Adultsshouldbegiventabletstoswallowwhole.C.Youngchildrenshouldbegivenaspirinmoreoftenthanadults.D.Adultsshouldbegivenlargerdosesofaspirinthanchildren.SectionB(14marks)Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith10questions.GooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.Forquestions50-55,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions56-59,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.In1945leadersfrom51countriesmetinSanFrancisco,California,andorganizedtheUnitedNations(oftencalledtheUN).WorldWarIIhadjustended.Millionsofpeoplehaddied,andtherewasdestructioneverywhere.Peoplehopedtheycouldbuildafutureofworldpeacethroughthisneworganization.TheUnitedNationshasfourmaingoalsandpurposes:1.Toworktogetherforinternationalpeaceandtosolveinternationalproblems;2.Todevelopfriendlyrelationsamongnations;3.Toworktogetherforhumanrightsforeveryoneofallraces,religions,andofbothsexes;4.Tobuildacenterwherenationscanworktogetherforthesegoals.TodayalmosteverycountryintheworldisamemberoftheUN.Eachcountryhassignedanagreementthatsays:1.Allmembersareequal.2.Allmemberspromisetosolveinternationalproblemsinapeacefulway.3.Nomemberwilluseforceagainstanothermember.4.AllmemberswillhelptheUNinitsactions.5.TheUNwillnottrytosolveproblemswithincountriesexcepttoenforceinternationalpeace.Obviously,theUnitedNationshasnotbeencompletelysuccessfulinitsgoals.Therehavebeenseveralwarssince1945.However,theorganizationhashelpedbringpeacetosomecountriesthatwereatwar.Ithashelpedpeoplewholefttheircountriesbecauseofwars.Ithashelpedbringindependencetocolonies.ThemainUnitedNationsorganizationisinNewYorkCity,buttheUNhasa“family”ofotherrelatedorganizationsallovertheworld.Theseorganizationstrytoprovideabetterlifeforeveryone.OneexampleisUNICEF,anorganizationthatprovidesfood,medicalcare,andmanyotherservicesforpoorchildrenwherevertheylive.AnotherexampleistheWorldHealthOrganization,whichdevelopsmedicalprogramsallovertheworld.TherearethousandsofUNworkersindevelopingcountries.Theyworkasplannerstoincreaseproductioninfarmingandindustry.Theyprovidemedicalservices,improveeducationprograms,andspreadscientificinformation.Theydevelopprogramsthatprovidejobsandbetterlivingconditions.Theyhelpcountriescontroltheirpopulationgrowth.TheUnitedNationsalsoholdslargeinternationalconferences,wherepeoplemeettodiscussimportantworldissues.Oneconferencewasabouttheusesandownershipofoceans.Anotherwasaboutwomen.TherearealsoInternationalYears.Inthesespecialyears,peopleworktogethertoimprovesituationsandsolveproblems.OneyearwastheInternationalYearoftheChild.Forcenturiescountrieshavefoughteachother,andpowerfulcountrieshavetakencontrolofweakerones.Itisverydifficulttopersuadenationstolivetogetherinpeace.Nevertheless,theUnitedNationsisattemptingtodothis.Itistheonlyorganizationthatunitestheworldinthesearchforpeace.SectionC(10marks)Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedby5questions.Readthepassagecarefully,andthenanswerthequestionsinasfewwordsaspossible(notmorethan10words).RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions60-64arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Alanguageisasystemofsounds,gestures,orcharactersusedbyhumanstocommunicatetheirideasandfeelings.Thereareabout4,000spokenlanguagesintheworld.Somearespokenbymillionsofpeople.Otherlanguageshaveonlyafewspeakers.Alllanguageshaverulesforformingwordsandfororderingthosewordsinsentences.Inwrittenlanguages,meaningisexpressedthroughasystemofcharactersandrulesforcombiningthosecharacters.Inspokenlanguages,meaningisexpressedthroughasystemofsoundsandrulesforcombiningthosesounds.Manydeafpeopleusesignlanguages,inwhichgesturesdotheworkofthesoundsystemofspokenlanguages.WordorderismoreimportantinEnglishthanitisinsomeotherlanguages,suchasRussian.ThesoundsystemisveryimportantinChineseandinmanylanguagesspokeninWestAfrica.Languagesarealwayschanging,buttheychangeveryslowly.Peopleinventnewwordsfortheirlanguage,borrowwordsfromotherlanguages,andchangethemeaningsofwordsasneeded.Forexample,theEnglishwordbytewasinventedbycomputerspecialistsin1959.theEnglishwordtomatowasborrowedfromNahuatl,andAmericanIndianlanguagespokeninMexico.TheEnglishwordmeatoncereferredtofoodingeneral.Thereareseveralmajorlanguagefamiliesintheworld.Thelanguagesineachfamilyarerelated,andscientiststhinktheycamefromthesameparentfamily.Languagefamiliescomeindifferentsizes.TheAustronesianfamilycontainsatleast500languages,includingPilipino,Malay,andMaori.TheBasquelanguage,spokeninnorthernSpain,istheonlymemberofitslanguagefamily.TheIndo-Europeanlanguagefamilycontains55languages,includingEnglish,German,Spanish,Russian,andHindi.AnotherlanguagefamilyisSino-Tibetan,whichincludesChinese,Burmese,andTibetan.TheAfro-AsiaticfamilyincludesArabic,Hebrew,andAmharic.Thereareabout150AmericanIndianlanguagesspokentoday.Theselanguageshavemanydifferencesandhavebeendividedintomorethan50languagefamilies.Peoplelearnlanguagesbylistening,copyingwhattheyhear,andusingthelanguage.Mostchildrenlearntheirfirstlanguageseasily,andsometimesotherlanguagesaswell.Adultsoftenmustworkharderatlearningasecondlanguage.Questions:SectionD(12marks)Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.Readthepassagecarefullyandcompletethesummarybelowbychoosingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassagetofillineachofthespaces,65-70.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions65-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Welcometo“SoftwareWorld”---bringingyoutheverylatestinformationonwhatiscurrentlyavailableonCD-ROM.Areyouadirectororproducerlookingforanunusualactortoplayapartinanewmovieproject,orwiththatspeciallookforanewcommercialonTV?OK.Theusualprocedurewouldbetocontactatheatricalagency,whowouldtryandsellyoutheideaofusingoneoftheactorslistedontheirbooks.Books?Tooold-fashionedforyou?Thengetyourselfacopyofthislatestelectronicdatabasecalled“TheElectronicCurtain”.ThebrainchildofcastingagentFredHarkneyoftheBetterTalentAgency,hesayshegottheideaofanactor’sdirectoryfromhissonplayingcomputergames.Notingthatjuniorhadtotypeinthedetailsofthecharactersinhisfavoritegame,herealizedhecoulddothesamefortheactorsherepresents.Eventually,hecametoincludeinformationonnearlythreequartersoftheapproximately34,000actorsregisteredandlookingforworkinBritain.Withsometheatricalagenciesboastingthattheyrepresentover500performers,theneedforthisproductisnothardtofathom.Itcanbeanightmaretryingtorememberjustwhichactorhasdonewhat,orjustwhatanactorcando.Thedatabaselistsdetailsofover5,500actors:TVshowstheyhaveappearedin,specialskillstheypossess---everythingdowntothecoloroftheireyesandotherdistinguishingphysicalfeatures.Byenteringthedetailsofthetypeofpersonyouarelookingfor,thedatabasequicklylocatesonlythosepersonswiththeparticularqualitiesrequested.Oneproblemthough,isthatmanyactorsfeelitistooimpersonal,andtheycouldbemissingoutonmuchneededauditionsforpartsintheatricalshows.Ontheotherhand,itmightjustgetthemthatelusivejob.Thedaysofnervousnail-bitingwhilewaitingaroundtogiveanauditioncouldwellandtrulybeover.Andallbecauseofasmallplasticdisk.Forproductdetailsringthisnumbernow:0171-379-60000.Summary:PartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)SectionA(5marks)Thereare5blanksinthepassage.Usethewordgivenontheright-handsidetoformawordthatfitsineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.SectionB(10marks)Thereare10blanksinthepassage.Foreachblank,oneormorelettersofthewordhavebeengiven(notexceeding3letters).Readthepassagebelowanddecidewhichwordbestfitseachblank,usingonlyonewordineachwordineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Truerelaxationismostcertainlynotamatteroffloppingdowninfrontofthetelevisionwithawelcomedrink.Norisitaboutdriftingintoanexhaustedsleep.Usefulthoughtheseresponsestotensionandover-tiredness(76)mi_______be,weshoulddistinguishbetweenthemandconsciousrelaxationin(77)te_____ofqualityandeffect.Regardlessoftheleveloftiredness,realrelaxationisastateofalertness,yet,atthesame(78)t______,passiveawareness,inwhichourbodiesare(79)a________restwhileourmindsareawake.Moreover,itisasnaturalforahealthypersontoberelaxedwhenmovingasresting.(80)Be_____relaxedinactionmeanswebringtheappropriateenergytoeverythingwedo,(81)W______needstoberediscoveredisconsciousrelaxation.Withthisin(85)m______wemustapplyourselvestounderstandingstressandthenatureofitscauses,howeverdeep-seated.PartVTranslation(15minutes,15marks)SectionA(8marks)TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesofthefollowingpassageintoChinese.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Aftermymotherpassedaway,mydadtriedevenhardertostayhealthyandactive.Everymorning,untiltheweatherturnedtoocold,heswamintheturquoisepoolinthecomplexwherehelived.(86)Eachday,nomatterhowhefelt,heswamonemorelapthanthepreviousday,justtoprovetherewasalwaysroomforimprovement.Everyfewdayshereportedthenewnumberoflapstome,prideedginghisvoice.Byhislateseventies,inspiteofswimmingandworkingsixdaysaweek,mydadhadnoticeablydwindledinstrengthandenergy.Byageeighty-onehewasinpoorhealthandhadtoretire.(87)Hepretendedhedidn’tneedtoleanheavilyonmeforsupportaswewalkedslowly,andIpretendednottonotice.Hismindwasclear,butcongestiveheartproblemsanddisablingarthritishadwornhimdown.Onedayhesaid,“Incaseofanemergency,Idonotwishtobekeptalivebyanyextraordinarymeans.I’vesignedanofficialpapertothiseffect.”Hesmiledhiswonderful,broadgrinandsaid,“I’vebeenblessedtohavehadyourmotherasmywifeandyouasmyonlychild,andI’mreadytogo.”Lessthanamonthlaterhehadaheartattack.Intheemergencyroom,heagainremindedhisdoctorandmeofhiswishes,butIcouldn’timagine,inspiteofthislatestcrisis,thathewouldn’talwaysbesaying,“HaveItoldyouyettodaythatIadoreyou?”(88)Hewasmiserableinintensivecare;tubesseemedtocomefromeveryopening.Butmydadstillhadhissenseofhumor,askingme,“Doesthismeanwecan’tkeepourlunchdatetomorrow?”Hisvoicefaltered.“I’llbeheretopickyouupandwe’llgosomeplacespecial,”Ianswered,alumpinmythroat.(89)Dadrefusedtolookatmeforthefirsttimeinhislifeandturnedtowardtheblankgreenwallnexttohishospitalbed.Therewasapainfulsilencebetweenus.Hesaid,“Idon’twantyoutoremembermelikethis.Promisemeyouwon’t,darling!Andpleasegonow---I’msomiserable.SectionB(7marks)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.90.她在阳光下只晒了一会儿，脸就开始变红了。(exposure)91.我情愿你没有对任何人提及此事。(wouldrather)92.采纳新规则的建议是主席提出的。(suggestion,同位语从句)PartVIIQTest(5minutes,5marks)Thereare5IQquestionsinthispart.WritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.93.Findthemissingnumber.798109?94.Findanine-letterwordbymovingfromlettertoletterinanydirection.Eachlettermustonlybeusedonce.ANIDKBRUOCLDZMTEClue:OKtodrink.95.Completethesequence.ACAEAGAKAMA?96.HowmaydifferentarrangementscanyoumakeofallthesevenlettersinthewordCOMBINE?97.Changejustoneletterineachwordtofindafamiliarphrase.MALEFOODPartVIIWriting(30minutes,30marks)TaskI(10marks)Youareplanningtotakeacomputercoursewithafriendwhohassentyoualetterwithaschooladvertisement.Readtheletterandtheadvertisement,togetherwiththenotes.Thenwritetotheschool,askingfortheinformationwhichyourfriendsuggestsandaddinganyrelevantquestionsofyourown.Writealetterofbetween80and100wordsinanappropriatestyleontheAnswerSheet.Donotwriteanyaddress.TaskII(20marks)Writeaboutthefollowingtopic:Doyouagreeordisagree?Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourownknowledgeorexperience.Writebetween100and120wordsontheAnswerSheet.2010年全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题参考答案及作文评分标准2010NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC-Preliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)1.B2.C3.A4.C5.CSectionB(10marks)6.B7.C8.A9.A10.B11.A12.C13.B14.C15.ASectionC(5marks)16.C17.C18.A19.B20.BSectionD(10marks)21.trainsets22.theunder-fives23.month24.packaging25.five26.storage27.November3rd28.drivers29.productionlines30.shiftPartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)31.D32.C33.A34.C35.B36.D37.A38.C39.C40.B41.A42.A43.B44.B45.DPartIIICloze(10marks)46.adaptation47.in48.ignored49.from50.deny51.spinning52.representing53.However54.that/which55.talePartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)SectionA(10marks)56.F57.F58.T59.DwyfachCoggages60.ThebeachSectionB(10marks)61.threatened62.move63.bamboo64.habitats65.includingSectionC(10marks)66.C67.D68.C69.A70.BSectionD(10marks)71.giveanindicationsignal72.breathing73.lackofeyecontace74.theirinternalworld75.BPartVTranslation(20marks)SectionA(10marks)76.奥巴马政府在新预算中承认了这个问题，该预算包括了一个五千万美元的预防性方案.。77.他们的研究参照了12个最大的州的调查数据，发现16-24岁的人中有16%的人辍学。78.这个问题在男性中尤为明显，辍学的人占到了全国转学人数的60%还多。79.全国各城市内一些大的高中被恰当地称为“辍学工厂”，因为辍学学生多于毕业学生。80.辍学危机明显给国民经济造成威胁，但在缺少联邦政府帮助和指导情况下，各州各地现仍在努力遏制这种危机。SectionB(10marks)81.Therapidincreaseinthepriceofoilhasaffectedtheworldeconomy.82.ThemoseimportantthingintheOlympicGamesisnottowinbuttotakepart.83.IfIhadknownyoudidn’thaveakey,Iwouldn’thavelockedthedoor.84.Isitworthwhiletospendsomuchtimeandenergyarrangingthisactivity?85.Theseastampsappealtomanystampcollectorsbecauseoftheiruniqueartisticdesigns.PartVIIQTest(5marks)86.8.6(therearetwoalternatesequences,+1.65and+1.92)87.in198388.13seats(37peopleeachpaid￡51)89.2890.NineregionsPartVIIWriting(30marks)2008参考答案及作文评分标准PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)1.B2.B3.A4.C5.CSectionB(10marks)6.B7.A8.C9.C10.A11.A12.C13.A14.B15.ASectionC(5marks)16.C17.C18.B19.B20.BSectionD(10marks)21.sentences22.preventative23.direction24.governments25.unemployment26.insteadof27.householders28.ratherthan29.evidence30.effectivePartIIVocabularyandStructures(10minutes,15marks)31.C32.C33.D34.C35.B36.C37.C38.B39.B40.A41.A42.B43.B44.A45.DPartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)SectionA(4marks)46.C47.C48.B49.DSectionB(14marks)(注：50-55题，每题1分；56-59题，每题2分。)50.Y51.Y52.NG53.N54.NG55.N56.willuseforce57.completelysuccessful58.largeinternationalconferences59.attemptingtopersuadeSectionC(10marks)60.About4,000.61.Forformingwordsandfororderingthosewordsinsentences.62.Bygestures.63.Wordorder.64.TheBasquelanguage.SectionD(12marks)65.threequartersof66.theatricalagencies67.TVshows68.particularqualities69.tooimpersonal70.productdetailsPartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)SectionA(5marks)71.imperfect72.selection73.Similarly74.confidence75.honestySectionB(10marks)76.might77.terms78.time79.at80.Being81.so82.rather83.consequence84.What85.mindPartVTranslation(15minutes,15marks)SectionA(8marks)86.不论感觉怎样，他每天都比前一天多游一圈，以此证明每次都有提高的余地。87.一起慢走时父亲装出一副不十分需要我搀扶的样子，而我也佯装不见。88.重病房内他十分痛苦；皮管几乎插遍每个出气的地方。89.父亲今生第一次不愿看我，他把脸转向病床边空荡荡的绿墙。SectionB(7marks)(注：90-91题，每题2分；92题，3分。)90.Afteronlyashortexposuretosunlightherfacebegantoturnred.91.Iwouldratheryoudidn\'tmentionthismattertoanyoneelse.92.Thesuggestionthatthenewrulebeadoptedcamefromthechairman.PartVIIQTest(5minutes,5marks)93.1194.DRINKABLE95.Q96.504097.MAKEGOODPartVIIWriting(30minutes,30marks)TaskI(10marks)参考范文略TaskII(20marks)参考范文略2009参考答案PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)1.B2.B3.A4.C5.CSectionB(10marks)6.B7.A8.C9.C10.A11.A12.C13.A14.B15.ASectionC(5marks)16.C17.C18.B19.B20.BSectionD(10marks)21.sentences22.preventative23.direction24.governments25.unemployment26.insteadof27.householders28.ratherthan29.evidence30.effectivePartIIVocabularyandStructures(10minutes,15marks)31.C32.C33.D34.C35.B36.C37.C38.B39.B40.A41.A42.B43.B44.A45.DPartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)SectionA(4marks)46.C47.C48.B49.DSectionB(14marks)(注：50-55题，每题1分；56-59题，每题2分。)50.Y51.Y52.NG53.N54.NG55.N56.willuseforce57.completelysuccessful58.largeinternationalconferences59.attemptingtopersuadeSectionC(10marks)60.About4,000.61.Forformingwordsandfororderingthosewordsinsentences.62.Bygestures.63.Wordorder.64.TheBasquelanguage.SectionD(12marks)65.threequartersof66.theatricalagencies67.TVshows68.particularqualities69.tooimpersonal70.productdetailsPartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)SectionA(5marks)71.imperfect72.selection73.Similarly74.confidence75.honestySectionB(10marks)76.might77.terms78.time79.at80.Being81.so82.rather83.consequence84.What85.mindPartVTranslation(15minutes,15marks)SectionA(8marks)86.不论感觉怎样，他每天都比前一天多游一圈，以此证明每次都有提高的余地。87.一起慢走时父亲装出一副不十分需要我搀扶的样子，而我也佯装不见。88.重病房内他十分痛苦；皮管几乎插遍每个出气的地方。89.父亲今生第一次不愿看我，他把脸转向病床边空荡荡的绿墙。SectionB(7marks)(注：90-91题，每题2分；92题，3分。)90.Afteronlyashortexposuretosunlightherfacebegantoturnred.91.Iwouldratheryoudidn\'tmentionthismattertoanyoneelse.92.Thesuggestionthatthenewrulebeadoptedcamefromthechairman.PartVIIQTest(5minutes,5marks)93.1194.DRINKABLE95.Q96.504097.MAKEGOOD2012NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC-Preliminary)参考答案及作文评分标准PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)1—5CBBACSectionB(10marks)6—10BAACB11—15CABCBSectionC(5marks)16—20ACABASectionD(10marks)21.disruption22.airpressure23.slowdown24.immunesystem25.stimulates26.bearinmind27.circulation28.decreases29.Consult30.sideeffectsPartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)31—35BDABC36—40BDDAB41—45CADBCPartIIICloze(10marks)46.likelihood47.fortune48.take49.with50.knowing补充回答：51.dozens52.least53.burning54.easy/simple55.realizePartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)SectionA(10marks)56.describe57.opportunity58.honeymoon59.transition60.characterizedSectionB(10marks)61.F62.T63.T64.Thespecialdepththattruefriendshipisabout.65.Theyneedtogetoverfearofconfrontationandrejection.SectionC(10marks)66.Highfatality67.thrillseeking;risktaking68.pushingoutpersonalboundaries69.C70.ASectionD(10marks)71.“Linguistic”intelligenceand“Logicalmathematical”intelligence.72.Theabilitytogaugeone蒺sownmood,feelingsandmentalstates,andtheabilitytogaugeitinothersandusetheinformation.73.“Logicalmathematical”intelligenceandthe“bodily-kinesthetic”intelligence.74.他的观点引发了激烈的讨论，应如何定义智力。75.这八个类别的智力无疑反映了这样的事实，即这些类别中都有从无能到聪慧的各种不同能力的人。PartVTranslation(10marks)76.Sincethereisnoturningback,wemightaswelltryhismethod.77.Howdoyouaccountforthedeclineinprofitsforthreeconsecutivemonths?78.Talkingabouthowtoachievesuccess,Blairputsmoreemphasisoncreatingratherthanwaitingforopportunities.79.IwishIhadhadsuchgoodopportunitiesasyourswhenIwasyoung.80.Hightuitiondoesn蒺tnecessarilyguaranteebettereducation.PartVIErrorcorrection(10marks)81.to82.should83.√84.latter85.problem86.gifted87.related88.of89.failure90.onPartVIIIQTest(5marks)91.PostOffice.92.Theletter“e”.93.Fallinginlove.94.A95.Threesocks.',)