全國大學生英語競賽(NECCS)歷年真題(含完整答案)

1、全國大學生英語競賽(NECCS)歷年真題(含完整答案)2012NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelCPreliminary)(總分：150分時間：120分鐘)PartIlisteningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Durin

2、gthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Whatdoesthemansaywecandotodealwithoilcrisis?A.Tomakefulluseofoil.B.TouseaslittleoilaspossibleC.Tofindalternativeenergy.2.Wheredoesthisc

3、onversationmostprobably2/1483/1484/148C.Theyconveymessagesaboutlifeontheearth.8.DoesSimonbelievethosestoriesaboutaliensvisitingourplanet?A.No,hedoesntbelievethematall.B.Yes,hedoesbelievethosestoriesbecauseofhisstudy.C.Yes,hebelievesthemalthoughhehasnoevidence.9.Whichofthefollowingfactorisconsideredt

4、obeimportantinforminglifeaccordingtothepassage?A.Gravity.B.Minerals.C.Water.10.Whendidthe“bigbang”occur?A.Nooneknows.B.12billionyearsago.C.20billionyearago.ConversationTwo11.WhydidBobmakethenewslastmonth?5/148A.BecausehecriticizedtraditionaljobsB.Becauseheearnedalotofmoney.C.Becausehetriednewstrateg

5、iesinfindingajob.12.Inwhichwaydothebestsellerslike“TheBrandCalledYou”and“ThePersonalBrandingPhenomenon”helppeople?A.Theyadvisepeopletopromotethemselvesasbrands.B.Theyteachpeoplehowtobeaperfectpartner.C.Theygivepeopletipsforjobinterview.13.WhendidBobcomeupwiththeideaofusingtheinternettofindajob?A.Ten

6、yearsagowhenhewasacollegestudent.B.Whenhebegantodoresearchbetweenjobs.C.Afterhelaunchedthecampaign“GiveBobaJob”.14.WhatwasthepurposeofBobsmakingthevideo?A.Tofulfillhisambitionasadirector.B.TosellhisproductslikeTeddybearsand6/148T-shirts.C.Toadvertisehisskillsandtalents.15.HowcantheinternethelpBobinh

7、isjobsearchexactly?A.Byhelpinghimmakefriends.B.Bypassingonthevideohemade.C.Byprovidingjobinformationforhim.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,whichwillbereadonlyonce,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichi

8、sthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.16.HowmanytroopsaregoingtowithdrawfromAfghanistanbytheendofnextyear?A.43,000.B.10,000.C.33,000.17.Whatisthefindingofthestudy?7/148A.Low-caloriefoodsmayleadtomoreweight.B.High-caloriefoodsmayleadtomoreweight.

9、C.High-caloriefoodsmayleadtolessweight.18.Whatdotheconflictingreportsshowaboutradiation?A.TheradiationlevelgivenbyTokyoElectricismuchsmallerthanthatgivenbyothertests.B.TheradiationlevelgivenbyothertestsissmallerthanthatgivenbyTokyoElectric.C.Theradiationleveliscloseto10,000timesthenormallevel.19.Why

10、areCaribbeanServiceandEuropeTodayshutdownbyBBC?A.Becauseoftheiroutdatedservices.B.Becauseofcutsingovernmentfunding.C.Becauseoflackoftargetaudience.s20.WhatthecauseofdemonstrationsincitiesandtownsacrossSyria?A.Theyarecallingformorefreedom.B.Workersdemandhigherpay.C.Somethirtypeoplewerekilledbythepoli

11、ce.8/148SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Recoveryfromjetlagcantakeaslongasadayforeverytimezonecrossed.Soifyoureflyingeast-westfo

12、ryourholidayoronbusiness,itislikelytomeanafewdaysoffeelingtiredorevenunwell.Jetlagisthe(21)_ofthebodysnaturalcycleandsomefactorsmakeitworse.Theartificialatmosphereinsideaplanecanaffectthebodyinanumberofwaysandaddtotheeffectsofjetlag.Exercisingbeforeflightshelpstooffsettheeffectsonthebodyofreduced(22

13、)_,andaerobicexerciseafterwardshelpstoreoxygenateit.Drinkplentyofwater.Childrenmayneedmore.Drinkingcarrotjuicebeforeflyingovercomesoxygendeficiency.9/148Eatlight,frequentmeals.Heavymeals(23)_thebloodcirculation,whichcanleadtodizzinessandfainting.Fortwoweeksbeforeyoufly,eatplentyoffoodcontainingvitam

14、insAandE;theywillbuildupyour(24)_andhelptokeepyoufit.Sleepasmuchasyoucanbeforetheflightandonit.Onboard,wearearplugsandeyepadsbecausedarkness(25)_secretionofthehormonesthatenhancesleep.sAvoidalcohol,whichrestrictsthebrainoxygenintake.Liketeaandcoffee,alcoholincreasesthedehydrationeffectofflying.Ifyou

15、needtodrinktorelax,(26)_thatthecabinenvironmentintensifiestheeffectofalcohol.Wearloose,comfortable,warmclothesandlimberupduringflight.Sittingdownforseveralhoursslowsdownthe(27)_,leadingtolocalstiffness,crampsanddizziness.Re-adjusttolocaltimeassoonasyoucan.Brightlighthelpsthebodystayalert,soifyouareg

16、oingsomewheresunny,stayoutside.10/148Donotsmokebeforeorduringtheflightsincesmoking(28)_thebloodoxygenlevel.Ifyouneedtocalmyournerves,tryaromatherapyoilswhichhaveasedativeeffect.(29)_yourdoctorbeforeflyingifyouareonmedication.Theeffectsofsomedrugsarestrengthenedathighaltitudesandsomemayproduce(30)_.P

17、artIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31.Whatweallworkforistofree_timeforthethingswereallywan

18、ttodo.A.offB.upC.asideD.in32.You_hiswordsseriously.Hewastalkingnonsense.11/148A.B.maynottakewonttakeC.mustnthavetakenD.neednthavetaken33.Neverhesitateto_thefirstopportunitythatcomesalong.A.seizeB.drawC.who;thatD.obtain34.Hismother_hatedcitylifelongedtoreturntothevillagein_shegrewup.A.that;whereB.who

19、;whichC.who;thatD.who;where35.Allthings_,IthinkIdbettertakeyouradvice.A.consideringB.tobeconsideredC.consideredD.havebeenconsidered36.TwelveEuropeancountries_overtotheEuroonJanuary1st,2002.A.transformedB.switchedC.reversedD.altered37.Sheisntanything_unpleasantaspeoplesaysheis.12/148A.aslikeB.likeC.a

20、sD.likeas38.Stopcomplaining.Youreally_mynerves.A.getdownB.getalongC.getoffD.geton39.Therewasnt_truthinwhathesaid.A.agrainofB.arayofC.apointofD.adropof40._formysavings,Iwouldntbeabletosurvivethesemiserabledays.A.WasitnotB.WereitnotC.HaditbeennotD.Hadntitbeen41.Therewasapowercutthismorning._,Icouldntd

21、oanythingwithmycomputer.A.SupposedlyB.PresumablyC.ConsequentlyD.Essentially42.Alarmclocksneedlesslywake_households.Iwanttodesignsomethingtargeted13/148attheindividualsleeper.A.wholeB.totalC.fullD.high43._bothpartiesagreeontheseissueswillacontractbesignedsoon.A.IfonlyB.UnlessC.ShouldD.Onlyif44.Iverun

22、outofcash.Couldyoulendmeafewpoundsthisevening?_Illjusthavetofindtimetogettothebankandmakeawithdrawal.A.Icanlendyousomenow.B.ImnotsureIvegotanyeither.C.Sorry,Ihaventgotapennyinmyaccount.D.Mycreditcardmustbelefthome.45.WereallgoingtotheNewSkylineRestaurantforourend-of-yearget-together.Canwecountyouin?

23、Oh,thanks,Sara,but_A.Ididntfindyouthen.B.Ivebeentotherestaurantonce.C.Illpassthistime.14/148D.Illmeetyouthereat5:00.PartIIICloze(10marks)Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethecorrectwordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orb

24、yusingthegivenlettersoftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Didyouknowthatforevery20,000novelswritten,onlyonegetspublished?Sothe(46)_(likely)thatIlleverfulfillmyambitionofbecomingaprofessionalmysterywriterdoesntseemveryhigh.Buttheprospectofturningmylifelongpassionintomylivelihoodandachi

25、evingfameand(47)for_atthesametimeisjusttooexcitingformetobeputoffbydullstatistics.Sowhatdoesit(48)t_tobecomeawriter?Readingisimportantallwritersneedtoresearchtheirgenrethoroughlytofamiliarizethemselves(49)_itscodesand15/148conventions.Mybookshelvesathomearestackedwiththenovelsofallthegreatmysterywri

26、ters,whichIvereadandinmanycases,re-read,despite(50)_(know)allthetime“whoddoneit”.Ofcourse,beingawriterrequiresimagination.Youhavetodevelopyourownpersonalstyleratherthansimplycopytheworkof“thegreats”.Iveturnedout(51)d_ofshortcrimestoriesformyuniversitystudentmagazinesomehavebeenpublished,somenot,butI

27、vealwaysaimedtoproduceoriginalandimaginativematerial.Lastbutnot(52)_,successfulwriterspossessenormousself-discipline.Iveoftensacrificedmysociallifeinordertodevotethenecessarytimeandefforttoproducingagoodqualitystory.Andmorethanoncethathasmeant(53)_themidnightoil.Wevegotanovelinsideus.Gettingitoutina

28、nywherenearpublishableformisno(54)_task,butwithimaginationand16/148determination,andthehelpofanexperton“masterclass”,whocouldpossiblyfailto(55)re_theirambition?PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsusinginformationfro

29、mthepassage.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.SectionA(10marks)Questions5660arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thetermcultureshockwasintroducedforthefirsttimein1958todescribetheanxietyproducedwhenapersonmovestoacompletelynewenvironment.Thistermexpressesthefeelingofnotknowingwhattodoorhowtodothing

30、sinanewenvironment.Thistermexpressesthefeelingofnotknowingwhattodoorhowtodothingsinanewenvironment.We17/148candescribecultureshockasthephysicalandemotionaldiscomfortapersonsufferswhencomingtoliveinaplacedifferentfromtheplaceoforigin.Often,thewaythatwelivebeforeisnotacceptedorconsideredasnormalinthen

31、ewplace.Everythingisdifferent,forexample,notspeakingthelanguage,notknowinghowtousebankingmachines,notknowinghowtousetelephones,andsoforth.Thesymptomsofcultureshockcanappearatdifferenttimes.Althoughapersoncanexperiencerealpainfromcultureshock,itisalsoanopportunityforgrowingandlearningnewperspectives.

32、Cultureshockcanhelppeopledevelopabetterunderstandingofthemselvesandstimulatepersonalcreativity.Cultureshockhasmanystages.Eachstagecanbeongoing,orappearonlyatcertaintimes.Inthefirststage,thenewarrivalmayfeelveryhappyaboutallofthenewexperience.Thistimeiscalledthehoneymoonstage.Afterward,the18/148secon

33、dstagepresentsitself.Apersonmayencountersomedifficultiesindailylife.Forexample,communicationdifficultiesmayoccur,suchasnotbeingunderstood.Inthisstage,theremaybefeelingsofimpatience,angerandsadness.Transitionbetweentheoldmethodsandthoseofthenewcountryisadifficultprocessandtakestimetocomplete.Thethird

34、stageischaracterizedbygainingsomeunderstandingofthenewculture.Anewfeelingofpleasureandsenseofhumormaybeexperienced.Apersonmaystarttofeelapsychologicalbalance.Theindividualismorefamiliarwiththeenvironmentandwantstobelong.Thisstartsanevaluationoftheoldwaysversusthoseofthenew.Inthefourthstage,theperson

35、realizesthatthenewculturehasgoodandbadthingstooffer.Thisstagecanbeoneofdoubleintegrationortripleintegration,dependingonthenumberofculturesthatthepersonhastoprocess.Thisintegrationischaracterizedbyamoresolidfeelingof19/148belonging.Thepersonstartstodefinehimselforherselfandestablishgoalsforliving.The

36、fifthstageisthestagethatiscalledthereentryshock.Thisoccurswhenapersonreturnstothenewlyacquiredcustomsareconsideredimproperintheoldculture.Questions5660Completethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage,changingtheformwherenecessary,withonlyonewordforeachblank.Introducedin1958,cultureshockisatermusedto(56)_ph

37、ysicalandemotionaldiscomfortpeopleexperiencewhentheycometoorliveinanewplace.Althoughmanypeoplesufferalotfromcultureshock,itisan(57)_forpersonalimprovement.Thefivestagesofcultureshockmaylastforalongtimeorshowuponceinawhile.Inthefirststage,the(58)_stage,thenewarrivalmightbeOKwitheverything.Afterward,(

38、59)_fromoldmethodstothenewonecallsfortimeandenergy.Duringthethirdandfourthstage,20/148peoplemaygainmoreunderstandingofthenewcultureandpossessobjectiveviews.Thedoubleortripleintegrationis(60)_byafeelingofbelonging.Thelaststage,calledreentryshock,referstothefeelingpeoplehavewhenreturningtotheirhomecou

39、ntry.SectionB(10marks)Questions61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Forsomepeople,itwouldbeunthinkable.ButGabeHendersonisfindingfreedominarecentdecision;hecanceledhisMySpaceaccount.The26yearsoldgraduatestudentstoppedhisaccountafterrealizingthatalotofhisonlinefriendswerereallyjustacquaintances.“Thesupe

40、rficialemptinesscloudedtheexcitementIhadoncefelt,”Hendersonwroteinanarticle.“Itseemswehavelost,tosomedegree,thespecialdepththattruefriendshipisabout.”JournalismprofessorMichaelBugeja,whoisastrongsupporterofface-to-facecommunication,readHendersonscolumnandsawitwasasign21/148ofhope.Thoughhesnotanti-te

41、chnology,Bugejaoftenlecturesstudentsabout“interpersonalintelligence”knowingwhen,where,andforwhatpurposetechnologyismostappropriate.Hepointsoutthestudentshesseenwalkingacrosscampus,holdinghandswitheachotherwhiletalkingoncellphonestosomeoneelseHesalsoseenthemincoffeeshops,surroundedbypeople,butstaring

42、insteadatacomputerscreen.“Truefriends,”hesays,“needtolearnwhentostopbloggingandgoacrosscampustohelpafriend.”Thesedays,youngpeoplearemorewiredthaneverbuttheyrealsogettingmoreworried.Increasingly,theyvehadtodealwithonlinebullies,whoarepostinganythingfromembarrassingphotostoonlinethreats.Andincreasingl

43、y,youngpeoplealsoarerealizingthatthingstheypostontheirprofilescancomebacktohurtthemwhenapplyingforschoolsorjobs.Socialnetworkingcanbean“extremelyeffective”waytopublicizeeventstolarge22/148groups.Itcanevenhelpbuildasenseofcommunityoncampus.PeoplejoinedFacebookasawaytomeetothers.However,ithaslimitatio

44、ns.AgoodInternetprofilecouldmakeeventhemostboringpersonseemsomewhatinteresting.Peoplearealsonotalwayshappywithtextmessagesonthecellphones.Cellphonescanbeaquickwaytosay“haveagoodday”.Butfriendscanalsocancelanightoutwithatextmessagetoavoidhavingtoexplain.“Ourgenerationneedstogetoverthisfearofconfronta

45、tionandrejection.”Hendersonsays.“Thefocusneedstobeonqualitycommunication,inallways.”Backinhislife,isHendersonenjoyingspendingmoreface-to-facetimewithhisfriendsandlesswithhiscomputer.Hesayshisdecisiontoquithissocial-networkingInternetaccountswasagoodone.“Imnotsacrificingfriends,”hesays,“becauseifapic

46、ture,somebasicinformationabouttheirlifeandaWebpageisallmyfriendshiphasbecome,thentherewasnothing23/148tosacrificetobeginwith.”Questions6163Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.61.AlthoughHendersonquitMySpace,mostofhisonlinefriendsareactuallyclosefriends.62.Acc

47、ordingtoBugeja,youngpeopleshouldknowwhentousetechnologyandwhentostopusingit.63.Socialnetworkinghelpsbuildasenseofcommunitybuthasanegativeeffectonyoungpeopleslifeifitisusedinappropriately.Questions6465Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtothepassage.64.WhatdoesHendersonlosebyusingsocialnetwork

48、ingwebsiteslikeMyspace?65.Whatdoyoungpeopleneedtoovercomeinordertofocusonqualitycommunication?SectionC(10marks)24/148Questions6670arebasedonthefollowingpassage.“FiveFourThreeTwoOneSeeya!”andChanceMcGuire,twenty-five,isairborneoffa600footconcretedaminNorthernCalifornia.Inonesecondhefalls15feet,intwos

49、econds60feet,andafterthreesecondsand130feet,heisflyingat66milesanhour.McGuireisapractitionerofwhathecallsthekingofallextremesports.BASEanacronymforbuilding,antenna,span(bridge)andearth(cliffs)jumpinghasoneofthesportingworldshighestfatalityrates:inits18-yearhistory,fortysixparticipantshavebeenkilled.

50、Yetthesporthasneverbeenmorepopular,withmorethanathousandjumpersintheUnitedStates,andmoreseekingtogetintoiteveryday.Itisanactivitywithoutmarginforerror.Ifyourchutemalfunctions,dontbotherresearchingforareservethereisnttime.Therearenosecondchances.25/148Still,thesportmaybeaperfectfitwiththetimes.Americ

51、ansmayhavemoreincommonwithMcGuirethantheyknoworcaretoadmit.Americahasembarkedonanationalorgyofthrillseekingandrisktaking.TheriseofadventureandextremesportssuchasBASEjumping,snowboarding,iceclimbing,skateboarding,andparaglidingismerelythemostvividmanifestationofthisnewnationalbehavior.Therisingpopula

52、rityofextremesportsspeaksofaneagernessonthepartofmillionsofAmericanstoparticipateinactivitiesclosertotheedge,wheredanger,skill,andfearcombinetogiveweekendwarriorsandprofessionalathletesalikeasenseofpushingoutpersonalboundaries.AccordingtoAmericanSportsDataInc.,aconsultingfirm,participationinso-calle

53、dextremesportsiswayup.Snowboardinghasgrown113percentinfiveyearsandnowboastsnearly5.5millionparticipants.Mountainhiking,skateboarding,scubadivingtheirgrowth26/148curvesrevealanationthatlovestoplaywithdanger.Contrastthatwithactivitiessuchasbaseball,touchfootball,andaerobics,allofwhichwereinsteadydecli

54、nethroughoutthe1990s.Thepursuitsthatarebecomingmorepopularhaveonethingincommon:theperceptionthattheyaresomehowmorechallengingthanagameoftouchfootball.“Everyhumanbeingwithtwolegsandtwoarmsisgoingtowonderhowfast,howstrong,howenduringheorsheis,”saysEricPerlman,amountaineerandfilmmakerspecializinginextr

55、emesports.“Wearedesignedtoexperienceordie.”Questions6668Completethefollowingsentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassageinamaximumof4wordsforeachblank.66._ratesdoesntstoppeoplefromgettingintoBASEjumpingeveryday.67.Theriseofextremesportsmanifeststhenationalbehaviorof_and_.27/14868.Thecombinationoffear,s

56、killanddangergivesbothamateursandprofessionalsasenseof_.Questions6970Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.69.Whichofthefollowingactivitiesrevealsanationthatlovestoplayactivitiesclosertotheedge?A.B.Baseball.C.TouchScubafootball.diving.D.Aerobics.70.WhatdoesEricmeanbysaying“Wearedesignedtoexperien

57、ceordie”?A.Lifewithgreatchallengesisameaningfulone.B.Lifewithoutgreatexperiencesisverycommon.C.Peoplemaydiewhiledoingextremesports.D.Extremesportsareessentialpartsof28/148humanlife.SectionD(10marks)Questions7175arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AlbertEinsteinwasoneofthegreatestthinkerstheworldhaseverkno

58、wn.Heformulatedtheoriesofrelativity,successfullydescribedthenatureoftheuniverseandcameupwiththemostfamousequationintheworld.DavidBeckhamisthefootballerwhoseskillsandprecisionhavemadehimoneofthemostgiftedsportsmenofhisgeneration.Whoismoreintelligent?HowGardnerstheoryofmultipleintelligences(MI)daresus

59、toputthesetwomenonneighboringpedestals.Insteadofregardingintelligenceasasinglequantitymeasurablebypen-and-papertests,Gardner,aneducationprofessoratHarvardUniversity,divideshumanintelligenceintonofewerthaneightseparatecategoriesrangingfrommathematicalto29/148musicalcompetence.(74)Hisideashaveprovoked

60、vigorousdebateabouthowonedefinesintelligence.Gardnerspointisthatquantitymeasuresonlyonecapacity,thesortofmentalagilitythatisvaluedinacademicachievement,andthatthissinglenumberdoesnotdojusticetohumanpotential.Sohehascreatedhisownspheresofachievement.Somecategoriesareeasilyreconcilablewithgeneralperce