2023年全國大學(xué)生英語競賽初賽真題試卷(C類)及答案

2023NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC-Preliminary)(總分：150分答題時間：120分鐘)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Whydidn’tthemangotoseeMacbethlastweek?Hedidn’tmanagetogetaticket.Hehadtoattendaconference.Hehadabetterproductiontowatch.Whatdoes“FillMeIn〞refertointhisconversation?Atypeofupgradedmobilephone.Awell-sellingmagazine.Awriter’snewbookseries.Whydoesn’tthewomanlikethebag?Shedoesn’tlikethepattern.It’snoteasytocarry.It’stoobigforher.WhatmakesabadCVaccordingtotheman?Fakeinformation. B.Terriblewriting. C.Undesirablelength.HowwillCathycontinueherSpanishlearning?She’sgoingtomakeafriendinSpain.She’llcommunicatewithaSpanishfriendinSpain.She’llpracticespeakingSpanishwithanEnglishfriend.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversation.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.ConversationOneWhattrafficaccidentarethespeakerstalkingabout?Akidwasknockeddownbyacar.Twocarscrashedintoashop.Acarranintoawrongplace.Whydidtheaccidenthappenaccordingthewoman?Thereweremanyshopsaround.Thecrossingisinawrongplace.Therewasnocrossinghere.Whichofthefollowingisthesuggestiontheymade?Moretrafficlightsshouldbeinstalled.Aspeedcamerashouldbemounted.Morepolicemenshouldpatrolthatarea.Where,asthewomanmentioned,hasgotimprovedtraffic?Herownneighborhood.Herbigbrother’sneighborhood.Herparents’neighborhood.Howwasthemanpunishedforhistrafficoffence?Hewasfined100poundswithextrapenaltypoints.Hehadtopay150poundsandgot6penaltypoints.Hefinallypaid600poundswithoutanypenaltypoints.ConversationTwoWhyistheexpertopposedtotheviewthatmemoryaidsmakeyourmemoryworse?Thereisnoevidenceshowingthatmemoryaidsareinvalid.Humanbeings’brainfunctionsmainlythroughmemoryaidsinaneffectiveway.Memoryaidsencourageanorganizedapproachwhichhelpsthebrainfunctioneffectively.Whatisinterview’sattitudetowardstheideathatvisualimagehelpthememoryItishardtobelieve.Itisnothingstrange.Itisobviouslynonsense.Whodevelopedthesystemofmemoryaidscenturiesago?Inhabitantsonanisolatedisland.TheAncientGreeks.Agreatpsychologists.Howdoesmappingoutnotesaffectthebrain?Itishelpfulinreflectingthewaypeoplelinkinformationinthebrain.Itpreventspeoplefromarrangingthingslogically.Itmakespeople’sbrainfunctiontheoppositeway.Whattendstoaffectpeople’sabilitytothinkclearly?Upbringingandinnatedifferences.Worryandanxiety.Theiraptitudes.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,whichwillbereadonlyonce,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.HowcansocialmediainfluencethepresidentialelectionintheUSAaccordingtothelatestresearch?Itcanhelpvoterstochoosetheirpresident.Itcanhelptoensurethefairnessoftheelections.Itcanhelptoincreasethenumberofvoters.WhathonorarytitlehasYayaTourebeengranted?TheAfricanPlayeroftheYear.212StaroftheConfederationofAfricanFootball.TheIvoryCoaststar.WhydidReshmaSaujanisetuptheorganization“GirlsWhoCode〞?Toraisewomen’sstatusinthefieldofscience.Toimprovegirls’aptitudeandperformanceinSTEM.Toarousegirls’interestinscienceandtechnology.Whichtabletcomputer’shardwareinsideismorepowerful?TheCNETKum. B.TheGoogleNexus7. C.TheAppleiPadmini.WhatdoesthecompanyannouncethatitcandofortheUnitedStates?Itcanreducetheamountofplasticwaste.Itcanhelptorecycletheplasticwaste.Itcanincreasetheamountofexports.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Ifyou(21)____smoothskinthatglowswithyouth,thechancesarethatatsomepointyouwillhaveheardtheexhortationtodrinklotsofwaterinorderto(22)____thoseeviltoxinsandkeepyourskinhealthy. Theexactamountpeoplesuggestvaries.US–basedadvice(23)____eightglassesaday,whileinhotterclimatespeopleareadvisedtodrinktomoreto(24)____higherratesofsweating.Butregardlessoftheexactvolumeofwatersuggested,theprinciplebehindtheadviceremainsthesame---takingextrawateronboardwillkeepyourskinhydrated.Inotherwords,wateractslikeamoisturizer,butfromtheinsideout. Thisissuchacommonideayoumightbesurprisedatthe(25)____tobackup.Youmightexpecttheretobecountlessstudieswherepeopleare(26)____twogroups,oneassignedtosipwaterallday,theothertodrinkanormalamount.Thenthesmoothnessoftheskincouldbe(27)____amonthorsolatertoestablishwhethersippingmoreleadtosmootherskin. Infactsuchstudiesarerare,partlybecausewatercan’tbepatented,soitishardtofindanyonetofundsuchresearchwhentherewillbenonew(28)____orcosmetictosellthatcouldrepaythecosts.AreviewbythedermatologistRonniWolfattheKaplanMedicalCenterinPartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.Thenewstarsaidtothejournaliststhatshe____theopportunitytoshowthatshecouldplayaseriousfilmrole. A.greeted B.rejoiced C.welcomed D.cheered32.Wehaven’treally____asolutiontotheproblemyet,whichmakesthebossreallyfrustrated. A.builtup B.fallenbackon C.broughtover D.comeupwith33.Personally,Iam____banningcigarettesmokingcompletely,especiallyinpublicareas. A.intouchwith B.apartfrom C.infavorof D.regardlessof34.Untilafirmagreementhasbeenreached,Iamnot____toacceptingtheoffer. A.accustomed B.dedicated C.committed D.entitled35.Thegovernmentismakingeveryeffortto____aneconomiccrisis,butitseemsnothingcouldhelp. A.eliminate B.avert C.impede D.swerve36.____aseriouscrime,whatexactlyshouldyoudo? A.Unlessyouwitness B.Ifyouweretowitness C.Ifonlyyouwitness D.sinceyouwitness37.Duringexaminationscandidatesarealwayssupposedtostayinseats,keeptheireyesonthework,____toanyone. A.andnotspeak B.butcouldnotspeak C.ratherthanspeak D.insteadofspeaking38.Realizingthathehadn’tgotenoughmoneyand____toborrowanyfromhisparents,hedecidedtosellhishouse. A.wantednot B.nottowant C.wantingnot D.notwanting39.There’snopointwaitinghereanylonger.We____goandhavesomethingtoeat. A.canhardly B.areboundto C.mightaswell D.willhaveto40.Whilemanypeoplemayrefertoup-to-minutenews,itisunlikelythattelevisionandtheInternet____thenewspaperscompletely. A.willreplace B.replace C.arereplacing D.havereplaced41.ShemarriedaveryniceyoungarchitectfromBelfast,____shemetonabusduringherjourneytoNorthernIreland. A.who B.when C.which D.where42.Itisakindofillnessthatcanresultintotalblindnessif____ A.toleaveuntreated B.isleftuntreated C.leavinguntreated D.leftuntreated43.----I’msodisappointedwithmyson!Hejustwouldn’tpracticethepiano!----Takeiteasy.Youcanlead____towater,butyoucan’tmakeitdrink.aduck B.ahorse C.acow D.adog44.----Goodmorning,Madam!I’dlikesomeinformationaboutthecourse.----Certainly.____I’mafraidIdon’tknowmorethanyoueither.IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?Whatexactlywouldyouliketoknow?Howmuchinformationdidyouknow?45.----Howdoyoufeelaboutcountriesthatdon’ttrytoreduceglobalwarming?----____,thosecountriescaremoreaboutmoneythansavingtheplanet.AsfarasI’mconcerned B.It’snoneofourbusinessC.We’renottoblame D.ThingsareundercontrolPartIIICloze(10marks)Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethecorrectwordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenlettersoftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Accordingtorecentsurveys,72%ofallAmericansbelievethattheUnitedStatesgovernmentis(46)hi____informationaboutUFOs.Almost68%ofpeoplethinkthatthegovernmenthassecretknowledgeofextraterrestriallife.Itisnot(47)____(surprise)thatthegovernmenthascomeundermoreandmore(48)pr____todeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandmakethempublic.Avarietyofdifferentgroupshavebeeninvolvedintheseefforts. OnegrouptobecomeinvolvediscalledCFI,theCoalitionforFreedomofInformation,JohnPodesta,whowasWhiteHouseChiefofStaffduringBillClinton’s(49)____(president),isoneofthemanyhigh-poweredpeopleactiveinthisgroup.CFI’saimisnottoprovethe(50)____(exist)ofextraterrestriallife,buttomakeiteasierforscientistsingeneraltostudyunexplainedaerialphenomena.PodestaandhisgrouphasaskedthePentagontodeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandthereforeprovidescientists(51)____datathatwillhelpinthestudyofUFOs. CFIhasrequestedthereleaseofinformationonseveralUFOcases,startingwiththeKecksburg,Pennsylvania,incident.Thisincidenttook(52)____in1965whenalargeacorn-shapedobject,thesizeofasmallcar,crashedinPennsylvania.SomeanalystssayitcouldhavebeenthespacecraftKosmos96thathadbeenlaunchedtowardsVenusbytheSovietUnion,butfailedtoescapeEarth’s(53)g____.OtherssaytheobjectdidnotlookanythinglikespacecraftbuiltonEarthin1965. (54)Add____,thepeopleofKecksburgwanttoknowwhathappened.Onthat(55)af____,hundredsofeyewitnesseswatchedafierystreakoflightdescendfromtheskytowardsEarth.Officialsexplainedthatnothingwasfoundorrecoveredandthatmaybethefireballintheskywasameteor.ButmanywitnessessaytheysawanumberofmilitarypersonnelfromtheArmyandtheAirForcesearchthewoods,andlaterthatevening,sawalargemilitarytractor-trailercomingfromtheareacarryingalargeobjectunderatarp.PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)Readthefollowingpassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsusinginformationfromthepassage.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.SectionA(10marks)Questions56-60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Theaverageautomatictellermachine(ATM)isnotverysmart.Itwillgivemoneytoanyonewhohastherightcardandpunchesfourorfivekeysintherightorder.Someanalystsestimatethatasmanyas30%ofATMtransactionworldwidearecasesoftheft.Toincreasesecurityatcashmachines,somebankshavetriedtomaketheirATMsalittlesmarter.Asmallcameraonthemachinelooksdirectlyintotheeyeofeverycustomer.Itscansoneirisandcomparesthetinypatternsofridges,dots,andotherfeaturestoacodeinitscomputer.Ifthereisamatch,theATMwillstartcountingoutcash.Ifnot,amessageisautomaticallysenttothenearestpolicestation. Iris-scanningisonefast-growingformofbiometricidentification---determiningwhosomeoneisbyexaminingfeaturesthebody.Oneoftheearliestbiometrictechniqueswasfingerprinting.Thelineonfingerprintsareuniquetoeachperson,sonotevenidenticaltwinshavethesamefingerprints.Fingerprintinghasbecomefamousasawayoffindingoutwhocommittedacrime,butitveryoftenfails.Acarefulcriminalcansweargloves,avoidtouchingthing,orevenalterhisfingerprintsbyburning,cutting,orscrapingthem.Inthesearchforamorereliablesystem,securityexpertshavefocusedontheeye. Likeafingerprint,everyirisis,forallpracticalpurposes,unique.Eachperson’srightirisisevendifferentfromhisorherleftone.Alow-costdigitalcamera,likethekindinstalledatATMmachines,caneasilydetecthundredsofdifferentfeaturesintheiris.Thechanceoftwoiriseshavingthesamefeaturesisclosetozero.Testshaveshownthatiris-scannersareveryhardtofool.Theycantellthedifferencebetweenarealirisandafalseone.Theycanseerightthroughcoloredcontactlenses,eyeglasses,andevenmirroredsunglasses.Althoughmanycriminalarewillingtoburnorcuttheirfingersinpursuitoftheperfectcrime,fewwouldbewillingorabletoaltertheiririses. Tomakeiris-scanningwork,acomputerizeddatabasehastomatchcertainirisfeatureswithcertainpeople.ThismeansthateachATMcustomerhastoallowabanktophotographhisorheririsandkeepthathighlypersonalinformationinacomputer.Somepeoplehaveworried,however,thatanincreaseduseofiris-scanningwillleadtoadangerouslossofprivacy.Bymountingiris-scancamerasinpublicplaces,governmentscouldtrackaprivatecitizenalldaylongwithouttheperson’sknowledge.Thiswouldbeagreatadvantagetothepolice,butitcouldalsogivecorruptofficialsanewwaytocontroltheiropponents.Themilitary’sdevelopmentoftinyrobotssuggeststhatgovernmentiris-scannerscouldeveninvadeprivatehomes!Questions56-60Completethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage,changingtheformwherenecessary,withonlyonewordforeachblank.ATMtransactionsareoftencasesoftheft,whereanunauthorizedusertakes(56)____.Todecreaseinsecurity,somebankshaveinstallediris-scanningmachinesatATMs.Thesesmallcamerasscantheuser’siris,recordingitsfeaturesand(57)____themtoadigitalfile.Everypersonhasa(58)____iris,makingirisidentificationhighlyreliable.Earliereffortsatbiometricidentificationoftenreliedonfingerprints.However,fingerprintscaneasilybe(59)____throughcutting,burningorscrapping.Irisscannersaresoeffectivethattheycanevenseethroughcontactlensesandmirroredsunglasses.Useofirisscannerswouldprovidegreatadvantagestothepolice.However,othersworryaboutalossof(60)____.ATMtransactionsareoftencasesoftheft,whereanunauthorizedusertakes(56)____.Todecreaseinsecurity,somebankshaveinstallediris-scanningmachinesatATMs.Thesesmallcamerasscantheuser’siris,recordingitsfeaturesand(57)____themtoadigitalfile.Everypersonhasa(58)____iris,makingirisidentificationhighlyreliable.Earliereffortsatbiometricidentificationoftenreliedonfingerprints.However,fingerprintscaneasilybe(59)____throughcutting,burningorscrapping.Irisscannersaresoeffectivethattheycanevenseethroughcontactlensesandmirroredsunglasses.Useofirisscannerswouldprovidegreatadvantagestothepolice.However,othersworryaboutalossof(60)____.SectionB(10marks)Questions61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Seedcataloguesfeaturehundredsoffloweringspecies.Forthepersonsjustbeginninggardenthiscanbebewildering,andbelowarethedetailsofsomepopularchoices,nearlyallofwhichshouldbesowninthespring.Withtheexceptionofbusylizzies,whichneedalittlecare,theyareallveryeasytogrowfromseed. Dahlias Thesearesturdyplantsbearingshowyflowersinawiderangeofrathergaudycolors.SowinaframeinAprilandplanttheseedlingsoutwhenfrostsareover.Dahliasflowerthroughoutthesummerandintotheautumn.Whenautumnfrostsbegintomakethemlookunhappy,youshoulddigupthetuberousrootsandsavethem.Afrost-freeloft,shedorgarageistheidealplace.Thefollowingspringyouplantthetubersinsteadofsowingseedagain.LupinsLupinsarehardyperennials.Thismeansthattheplantswillstayinyourgardenandcarryonfloweringyearafteryear.SeedsowninAprilwillusuallygiveyousomespikesofcolorsinthefirstsummer,andyearbyyeartheplantsgetbiggerandthefloweringstemsgettallerandgrander.Selectivebreedinghasledtotheintroductionofsomefine,bicoloredvarietiesinsomedazzlingshades.Theshort-livedflowersmakearealmisunderstandingspectacle.BusylizziesLikedahlias,busylizziesneedtobestartedoffunderglass,astheycannotstandfrost,andpantingoutisbestdoneinMay.OutdoorfloweringendsinSeptember,sobeatthefrostsandbringyourfavoritespecimensindoorstogiveyourhomesomesintercolor!Indoorstheywillcarryonfloweringindefinitely,thoughyoumayliketoplantthemoutagainwhenspringreturns.Likepansies(below)theydoverywellinsunorshade,butthesoilmustbemoist.Mostvarietiesgrowtobeaheightofonly20cmorso.PotentillasPotentillasarehardyshrubs.Inotherwords,thewoodybranchesspringfromgroundlevel—thereisnocentraltrunk.Seedisprobablybestsowninautumn,inwhichcaseyoushouldkeeptheplantsinashelteredspotuntilApriloffersfavorableconditionsforplantingout.Oncefloweringbeginsinearlysummerthebestvarieties(suchasMeltonFire)willstayinbloomalmostceaselesslyforyearsonendwhileatthesametimespreadingouttoprovidegroundcoveroralowhedge. Pansies Pansieshaveagoodlongfloweringseasonyearafteryear,andsomevarietiescanbesowninspringtogivetrulysplendidresultsthefirstautumn.Unlikedahliasandlupins,whichcaneasilygrowametertall,pansiesgrownohigherthan10or20cm.Theirsoil,positionandmoisturerequirementsarejustlikethoseofbusylizziesbutpansiesdifferinbeinghardy.Givethematry!Questions61-63Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.61.Bothdahliasandlupins,whicharesowninApril,needprotectingfromfrost.62.Broughtindoorsinautumn,dahlias,busylizziesandpotentillaswillcarryonfloweringalmostnon-stop.63.Amongalltheflowersbusylizziesarenotveryeasytogrowfromseed.SectionC(10marks)Questions66-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Whenlookingforlove,peoplemaygotosomeextremelengths.Theymightgoonblinddatessetupbyfamilyandfriends.Theymightwritepersonaladstoplaceinnewspapers.Ortheymightuseacomputertohelpthemintheirsearchforasoulmatebyjoininganonlinedatingservices.Somepeoplehaveeventriedtofindtheirperfectmatchthroughgameshowsontelevision.ManyoftheseTVdatingshows,includingTheBachelorandWhoWantstoMarryaMillionaire?haveprovedtoberatingsblockbusters,withmillionsofviewerswatchingeachweektofindoutwhichofthecontestantswillfindtruelove. Ofallthesegameshows,perhapstheonewiththemostunexpectedendingwasMr.Right,whichwasshowninEnglandin2002.Ontheshow,abachelor,thirty-five-year-oldLanceGerrard-Wright,datedfifteenwomentofindtheonewhowashisidealpartner.ThehostoftheshowwasUlrikaJohnson,anEnglishcelerityoriginallyfromSweden.Forsevenweeksontheshow,Gerrard-Wrighttookturnsgoingondateswitheachofthewomen,takingthemtoexpensiverestaurantsandexoticlocations.Heevenmetthewomen’sfamiliesandintroducedthemtohisown.Thenattheendofeachepisode,hewouldchoosebetweenoneandthreeofthecontestantswithwhomhehadfelttheleastcompatible,andsaygoodbyetothem. Atonepointduringtheseries,onecontestantvolunteeredtoleavebecauseshesaidshedidn’tfindhimattractive.Aftertwodatesshesaidshehadhadenough,andshecouldn’tseeitworking.“Hewasn’tmycupoftea.〞Inanotherepisodethewomanhewasonadatewithburstintotearswhenhecalledherbyanothercontestant’sname.“Youcalledmebyanothergirl’sname.Ican’tbelieveyoudidthat.Ireallylikedyou,〞shesobbed. Butinthefinalepisode,thewomanheeventuallychosedecidedshedidn’twanttomarryhimafterall.“Ithinkyou’vechosenmebecauseyouhavetochoosesomeone,〞shesaid.Maybethiswasbecauseshealreadyknewhehadfalleninlove---withtheshow’shost! Afterleavingtheshow,Gerrard-WrightandJohnsonwereseendiningtogetherandattendingpartiesaroundLondonmoreandmoreoften.Finally,onMay1,2003,Gerrard-WrightproposedtoJohnsononthestepsofSt.Paul’sCathedral.Andsheacceptedhisproposalrightaway,althoughitwasaconditionalacceptance.Johnsonhastwochildrenfrompreviousrelationships—aneight-year-oldson,Cameron,andatwo-year-olddaughter,Bo.Shehadtomakesurethattheyagreedtothemarriage.Luckily,theydid.Gerrard-Wrightsaid,“Intheendtheshowdidworkforme.IgrabbedanopportunitytogetagirlfriendandIdid.Ulrika’sgorgeous.〞Questions66-68Completethefollowingsentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassageinamaximumof2wordsforeachblank.66.LanceGerrard-Wrightwentto____togoontheshowMr.Rightinordertofindhisperfectmatch.67.Ontheshow,Lancehadtheopportunitytodatemanygorgeouswomenamongwhomtheremightbeonethathewasalmost____.68.UlrikaacceptedLance’sproposal____thatherchildrenagreedtotheirmarriageaswell.Questions69-70Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.69.WhichofthefollowingdidNOThappenontheshow? A.Lancewentondateswithseveralwomen. B.Thecandidateswenttosomeverygoodrestaurants. C.Ulrikaconsultedherparentsbeforeshemadeherdecision. D.ThewomenmetLance’sfamily.70.Whathappenedaftersevenweeksofdoingtheshow? A.Allofthewomenfoundtheirbeloved. B.Lancestartedtodatewiththeshow’shost. C.Oneofthewomenontheshowcouldn’thelpcrying. D.UlrikaaskedLancetomarryher.SectionD(10marks)Questions71-75arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Alaskaisdisappearingslowlybutsurely.Sincethe1950s,itisestimatedthatasmuchas15percentofAlaska’sareahasdisappeared.Buthowcanawholestatebedisappearing?OnereasonforAlaska’sgradualdisappearanceisthemeltingitsglaciers.AccordingtoonegeologistattheUSGeologicalSurvey,about98percentofAlaska’sglaciersareeitherunmovingordiminishing.Thisdiminishingseemsmainlyduetotheincreaseinglobaltemperatures.Sincethe1960s,theaverageyear-roundtemperaturehasincreasedby5℉.Furthermore,theaveragewintertemperaturehasincreasedby8℉.Presently,anestimated24cubicmilesoficeisdisappearingfromAlaskanglacierseveryyear.Itmaybeevenmoreinthenearfuture,assomescientistspredictthattheaverageworldtemperaturecouldgoup2.5to10℉bytheyear2023.AnotherproblemcontributingtoAlaska’sgradualdisappearanceisitspermafrost.(74)MuchofthelandinAlaskawaspermanentlyfrozen,orfrozenformostoftheyear,thusmaintainingitsintegrity.Now,thethawingpermafrostiscausinganumberofproblemsonland.Roadsandutilitypolesarecollapsing.Also,thehardpermafrostwhichoriginallypreventedbeachesfromerodingduringviolentstormsisnowmelting.Affectedvillagesareforcedtorelocate.Forvillagesonsmalllowislands,oneterriblestormcouldwipeouttheentirecommunity.ThemeltingpermafrostandincreasingtemperaturearealsohavinganegativeimpactontheforestsofAlaska.Asthepermafrostundertheforestsmelts,insectsthatnormallydon’tturnupuntilthewarmerseasonsareappearingsooner.Thespruce-barkbeetle,forexample,isincreasinginnumbersasaresultofglobalwarming.Itusuallytakesabouttwoyearsforthesebeetlestogrowandreproduceinaverycoldweather.However,duetotheincreaseintemperatures,spruce-barkbeetlesaredamagingasmanytreesinoneyearastheypreviouslydamagedintwo.Atthisrate,Alaska’sforestwon’tsurvivetheturnofthecentury.Somescientistsbelievethathumanactivityislinkedtoaglobalincreaseinweathertemperature.Whethertherisingtemperaturearecausedbyhumanactivityornaturalchanges,thefactremainsthatAlaskaiswarming.SomeothersarguethatglobalwarmingmaybeanormaltrendontheEarth’stemperaturechart.(75)Onetheoryarguesthatweareneartheendofaso-called“LittleIceAge〞,andthereturnoftheglaciersisnaturalresultofthiscycle.Whethernaturalorproducedbyhumans,thereislittlehopefortheimmediatefutureofglaciersasweknowthem.Horribly,thiscouldbeapreviewofwhatwillhappentotherestoftheworldinthenextcentury.Questions71-73Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtothepassage.71.WhataredisappearinginAlaskaactually?72.Howmuchiceismeltingeachyearaccordingtothesurvey?73.Whydoinsectsdamagemoretreesthanbefore?Questions74-75TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesinthepassageintoChinese.74.MuchofthelandinAlaskawaspermanentlyfrozen,orfrozenformostoftheyear,thusmaintainingitsintegrity75.Onetheoryarguesthatweareneartheendofaso-called“LittleIceAge〞,andthereturnoftheglaciersisnaturalresultofthiscycle.Whethernaturalorproducedbyhumans,thereislittlehopefortheimmediatefutureofglaciersasweknowthem.PartVTranslation(10marks)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthehintsgiveninbrackets.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.76.宴會時間就要到了，但她仍糾結(jié)于是否應(yīng)該去。(dilemma)77.充足的睡眠不僅能使我們的身體得到休息，還能提高我們的智力。(倒裝)78.最近，有關(guān)空氣污染嚴(yán)重的問題引起了公眾的廣泛關(guān)注。(arouse)79.在大城市尋找夢想的年輕人承受著巨大的生活壓力。(suffer…from)80.教授告訴我們，這次面試者將優(yōu)先考慮有實際經(jīng)驗的學(xué)生。(priority)PartVIErrorCorrection(10marks)Proofreadthepassageasrequired.Eachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofoneerror.Correctthepassageinthefollowingway:forarightline,putthesign“√〞inthecorrespondingblank;forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblank;foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwiththesign