大學(xué)生英語(yǔ)競(jìng)賽樣題

2008年全國(guó)大學(xué)生英語(yǔ)競(jìng)賽樣題及答案（C級(jí)）

PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear5shortconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationand

thequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthe

pause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebest

answer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

1.A.Themanisnotsuitablefortheposition.

B.Thejobhasbeengiventosomeoneelse.

C.Shehadn'treceivedtheman*sapplication.

2.A.Heisgoingtoseehissectionchief.

B.Heisgoingtohaveajobinterview.

C.Heisgoingtoseehisgirlfriend.

3.A.Asktoseetheman'sIDcard.

B.Getthebriefcasefortheman.

C.Showthemanherdocuments.

4.A.Thedormroomistoocrowded.

B.Thereisnokitcheninthebuilding.

C.Noonelooksafterthedormbuilding.

5.A.Shewasalwaysingoodshape.

B.Shestoppedexercisingoneyearago.

C.Shelostalotofweightinoneyear.

SectionB(10marks)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwill

bereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.

Duringthepause,youmustreadthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,

BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

6.WhatissoontoopeninChina?

A.TheFrenchMovieFestival.

B.TheFrenchCulturalYear.

C.TheFrenchFoodFestival.

7.Howmanyexhibitionswillbeheldforthisactivity?

A.200.B.20.C.100.

8.WhatwillbeheldatthefootoftheGreatWall?

A.TheCityConcert.

B.TheOpeningCeremony.

C.TheGreatLunch.

9.Whichofthefollowingcitiesisnotincludedinthisactivity?

A.Chongqing.

B.Wuhan.

C.Shenzhen.

10.Whatwillcertainlymakegreatcontributionstothisactivity?

A.Internet.

B.TVshows.

C.Newspapers.

ConversationTwo

11.Whatsoundmorelikeanativespeakerinacasualconversation?

A.Examples.B.Verbs.C.Idioms.

12.Whichofthefollowingsoundsmoreinformalandmorenatural?

A.Gettogether.B.Meet.C.See.

13.Whichofthefollowingmeansthatyoucannotinterruptme?

A.I'mtiedup.

B.Ihavealotonmyplate.

C.I'mbusy.

14.InAmericanculture,whatisconsideredimportantinaconversation?

A.Usingproperlanguage

B.Makingeyecontact.

C.Lookingatyourownfeet.

15.Inbusiness,howmightAmericansfeelaboutyouifyouarelookingaway?

A.You'refeelingashamed.

B.You'retellingthetruth.

C.You'retellingalie.

SectionC(5marks)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear5shortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,therewill

beapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthequestionandthenthethreechoices

markedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

16.Howlongwillittakefornewforeststogrowback?

A.65years.B.20years.C.40years.

17.WhatdidJimmyCarterplantofocushiseffortsonafterleavingtheWhiteHousein

1981?

A.Apresidentiallibrary.

B.CampDavid.

C.Winningasecondterm.

18.WhatwasregardedasthelifebloodofthecountryoftheMaldives?

A.Oil.B.Agriculture.C.Tourism.

19.Whatisresponsibleforthedeathofmanypeopleindevelopingcountries?

A.Thedevelopmentofresistancetodiseases.

B.Thedifficultytocurenewemergingdiseases.

C.Theinabilityofthepoortoaffordmedicine.

20.Whatreleasedanestimated8.7milliontonsoftheglobalwarminggas?

A.Cars.B.Wildfires.C.Wars.

SectionD(10marks)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Therearetenmissingwords

orphrasesinit.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhearonthetape.Remember

towritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Aresearchersaysleadintheenvironmentcouldbeamajorcauseofviolencebyyoung

people.DoctorHerbertNeedlemanisa(21)attheUniversityofPittsburgh

SchoolofMedicineinPennsylvaniaandhe(22)hisfindingsattheyearly

meetingoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.Doctor

Needlemansaysthepresenceofleadinthe(23)changestheneuronsthat

controlactionsandthatcancauseapersontoactinantisocialand(24)ways.

Inthe1970s,DoctorNeedlemanfoundlowerscoreson(25)eveninchildren

whodidnothavesuchsignsofleadpoisoning.Afterthat,leadwas(26)

gasolineandpaintintheUnitedStates.Yetmanyhomesstillhaveoldleadpaint.Lead

wasalsousedinolder(27).Infact,officialsjustannouncedstrongertesting

andreportingrequirementsasfromnextyearforleadinAmericandrinkingwater.

Thenewestresearchshowsthatevenverysmallamountsofleadinbonescanaffect

braindevelopment.Asimple(28)canmeasureleadexceptthatanX-ray

processisneededtomeasurelevelsinbone.In2004,suchtestsweredoneon190

youngpeoplewhowere(29)andthefindingsshowedthattheiraverage

levelswerehigherthannormal.And,in1998,threehundredchildrenwerestudiedand

thetestscoresshowedhigherlevelsof(30)problemsinthosewithincreased

levelsoflead.Yettheselevelswerestillconsideredsafebythegovernment.

Part11VocabularyandStructure(10minutes,15marks)

Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblankthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

31.Sonervousthatshedidn'tknowhowtostartherspeech.

A.sinceshebecame

B.wouldshebecome

C.thatshebecame

D.didshebecome

32.Heanothercareerbut,atthetime,hejustwantedtoearnmoneytostudy

abroad.

A.mighthavechosenB.mightchoose

C.hadtochooseD.musthavechosen

33.ThesecondreportwasbyAugust2005,butoneyearlateritwasstill

nowhereinsight.

A.submittedB.tohavesubmitted

C.tosubmitD.tohavebeensubmitted

34.Inthisexperiment,thestudentsstudiedarestoppedseveraltimesduringthe

listeningtestandaskedtoreportwhattheyduringthepausebefore

answeringthequestions.

A.hadjustbeenthinkingaboutB.havejustbeenthinkingabout

C.arejustthinkingaboutD.hadjustthoughtabout

35.Iwasalwaystaughtthatitwastointerrupt.

A.rudeB.coarseC.roughD.crude

36.Smallboysarequestioners.Theyaskquestionsallthetime.

A.originalB.peculiarC.imaginativeD.persistent

37.Weregrettoinformyouthatthematerialsyouorderedare.

A.outofworkB.outofreachC.outofstockD.outofpractice

38.Thebombwillthemomentitistouched.

A.goonB.gooffC.gooutD.goover

39.Thecarwon't;l*vetrieditseveraltimes,butitwon'twork.

A.beginB.launchC.startD.drive

40.Childrenandoldpeopledonotlikehavingtheirdailyupset.

A.habitB.routineC.practiceD.custom

41.Inyourfirstfewdaysatschoolyou'llbegivenatesttohelptheteachersto

youtoaclassatyourlevel.

A.locateB.assignC.deliverD.place

42.Chinaonlystarteditsnuclearpowerindustryinrecentyears,andshould

notimeincatchingup.

A.loseB.delayC.spareD.relieve

43.—Youdidanexcellentjobyesterday,Jim!Ireallyenjoyedyourpresentation.

—Ohyeah,itwasfabulous.ItseemstheEnglishprogramisagreatwaytopractice

English.

一Yeah.Itisfunandmotivating.

A.Didyoureally?

B.Oh,thankyou.Youaresokind.

C.Really?Whataboutyours?

D.Notatall.Mypleasure.

44.—Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

—Well,Ilikedifferentkinds.

一Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.

A.Ibegyourpardon?B.Areyouserious?

C.Anyinparticular?D.Whydoyouthinkso?

45.—Howdidyoulikethefashionshowlastnight?

—Ididn'tseeanythingwrongwiththeclothes;theylookedprettynicetome.

—Doyoureallythinkpeoplecanwearthatstuffandwalkaroundinstreets?

A.Impressive.It'sagoodwaytoshowoffwomen*ssenseofstyleandwealth.

B.Itwascool.Theclothesaremorebeautifulthanthepeoplewearingthem.

C.Nothingserious.It'sonlyashowtoattracttheeyesoffashionfans.

D.Itwasdumb.Ithinkit*sstupidforwomentowearclotheslikethat.

Part111ReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)

SectionA(4marks)

Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith4questions.Foreachquestion,

therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Then

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions46-49arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theabilityto“see”oneselfinthefutureisaremarkablehumantrait-somewouldsay

unique-thatisnotwellunderstood.That'sdespitethefactthatweprobablyspendas

muchtimethinkingaboutthefutureaswedothinkingaboutthepresent.

NownewresearchfromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louissuggeststhatit'sprecisely

becausewecanrememberthepastthatwecanvisualizethefuture.uOurfindings

provideconvincingsupportfortheideathatmemoryandfuturethoughtarehighly

interrelatedandhelpexplainwhyfuturethoughtmaybeimpossiblewithoutmemories,n

saysdoctoralcandidateKarlSzpunar.Thefindingsareconsistentwithotherresearch

showingthatpersonswithlittlememoryofthepast,suchasyoungchildrenor

individualssufferingfromlossofmemory,arelessabletoseethemselvesinthefuture.

Theresearchersbasetheirconclusionsonbrainscansof21collegestudentswhowere

cuedtothinkaboutsomethingintheirpast,andanticipatethesameeventinthefuture,

likeabirthdayorgettinglost.Theexperimentwascarriedoutaseachstudentlayon

theirstomachinamagneticresonanceimagingmachine,adreadfulbutveryuseful

pieceofequipmentthatcanshowwhichareasofthebrainarestimulatedduringspecific

thoughtprocesses.

ThestudentswerealsoaskedtopictureformerPresidentBillClintoninapastandfuture

setting.Clintonwaschosenbecausehewaseasilyrecognizedandfamiliartoallthe

students.

Theresearchersfounda“surprisinglycompleteoverlap"amongregionsofthebrain

usedforrememberingthestudent'spastandthoseusedforpicturingthefuture.And

everyregioninvolvedinrememberingwasalsousedinanticipatingthefuture.

Inshort,theresearchersisolatedtheareaofthebrainthat“l(fā)itup”whenthestudents

thoughtaboutaneventintheirownpast.Andmoreimportantly,thatsamearealitup

againwhentheythoughtaboutasimilareventintheirfuture.Infact,theresearchers

reportthatthebrainactivitywassosimilarinbothcasesthatitwas“indistinguishable.”

ThefindingswerereinforcedwhenstudentsimaginedBillClinton.Sincenoneofthem

knewhimpersonally,theirmemorieswerenotautobiographical.Andthebrainscans

showed“significantlyless1*correlationbetweenmemoriesofhavingseenpicturesof

ClintonintheWhiteHouseandprojectinghimintothefuture.

Sothis“timemachine,Mastheresearchersdescribeit,allowsustousethepasttosee

ourselvesinthefuture,andbothourmemoriesandouranticipationareinterdependent.

46.Aremarkablehumantraitthatisnotwellunderstoodistheability.

A.tothinkaboutthepastB.toseethefutureC.torememberthepastD.tocontrolthe

present

47.Thefindingssupportthat.

A.futuregoalswillgreatlyinfluenceaperson'spresentperformance

B.aperson'spresentperformanceisdeterminedbyhis/herpastknowledge

C.futurethoughtdependstoagreatdegreeonthememoryofthepast

D.presentthoughtisimpossiblewithouttheabilitytoimaginethefuture

48.Theconclusionoftheexperimentonstudentswasthat.

A.thestudentscouldpicturethemselvesbetterthanBillClintoninapastandfuture

setting

B.thestudentscouldimaginethemselvesaswellasBillClintoninapastandfuture

setting

C.thestudentscouldanticipateBillClintonbetterthanthemselvesinapastandfuture

setting

D.thestudentscouldonlypicturethemselvesinapastandfuturesettingbutnotBill

Clinton

49.This“timemachineninthelastparagraphmostprobablyrefersto.

A.clockB.brainscanningC.magneticresonanceimagingD.memory

SectionB(14marks)

Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith10questions.Gooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.Forquestions50-55,markY(for

YES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthe

statementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)ifthe

informationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions56-59,completethesentences

withtheinformationgiveninthepassage.

VisitingtheWhiteHouse

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Restrooms/PublicTelephones

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Building.

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Office.

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SectionC(10marks)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedby5questions.Readthe

passagecarefully,thenanswerthequestionsinSSfewWords3Spossible

(notmorethan10words).RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Questions60-64arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifyouwereonadistantplanet,andifyouhadinstrumentsthatcouldtellyouthe

compositionofEarth'satmosphere,howwouldyouknowtherewaslifeonthisplanet?

Waterintheatmospherewouldsuggesttherecouldbewateronthesurface,andaswe

allknowwaterisconsideredcrucialtolife.Butwaterwouldonlysuggestthatlifeis

possible.Itwouldn'tproveit'sthere.

Carbon?Thatbasiccomponentof“l(fā)ifeasweknowit?”Notnecessarily.Adiamondis

purecarbon,anditmaybepretty,butitisn'talive.

WhatreallysetsEarthapartisnitrogen,whichmakesup80percentoftheplanet's

atmosphere.Andit*sthereonlybecausethereisabundantlifeonEarth,sayscientistsat

theUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.

ThereportgrewoutofaclassdiscussiontwoyearsagoinacoursetaughtbyCaponeand

KennethNealson,professorofearthsciences.Studentswereaskedtocomeupwith

differentideasaboutsearchingforlifeonotherplanets.Whatisadistinct"signature,"as

Caponeputsit,thatwouldshowthereislifeonanotherplanet?

Thafsaquestionthathasbeenkickedaroundinmanyquartersinrecentdecades,

especiallysincealleffortstofindsomeformoflife,nomatterwhetheronMarsorinthe

distantreachesofspace,havefailed.Atleastsofar.

ThecurrentefforttosearchforsomeevidenceoflifeonMarsfocusesprimarilyonthe

searchforwater,becauseithaslongbeenbelievedthatwater,oratleastsomefluid,is

necessaryforthechemicalprocessesthatleadlifetotakeplace.Butthafsprobablythe

wrongapproach,theUSCgroupargues.

“It'shardtoimaginelifewithoutwater,butit'seasytoimaginewaterwithoutlife,“says

Nealson,whowasontheMarsteambeforemovingtoUSC.

Butnitrogenwouldbeamuchclearersignatureoflife.Onlyabout2percentto3percent

oftheMartianatmosphereisnitrogen.Thafsjustatrace,anditprobablymeansthere

isnolifeonMarstoday,andiftherewasinthepast,itprobablyendedmany,many

yearsago.

But,theUSCteamaddsquickly,thatdoesn'tmeanthere'snolifeanywhereelseinthe

universe.Theydon'tknowwhere,ofcourse,buttheymayhavefoundawaytonarrow

downthesearch.Lookfirstfornitrogen,thenlookforbiologicalactivitythatshouldbe

there.

Soiflifeexistselsewhere,andissimilartolifeasweknowit,thereshouldbenitrogen,

andthat'swhatweshouldbelookingforfirst,theresearcherssay.

Iftheydon'tfindnitrogenonMars,Caponesays,uthatwillprobablybringustothe

conclusionthattherelikelyneverwaslifeonMars.”

Buthowaboutelsewhere?Couldthistechniquebeusedtosearchforlifeinothersolar

systems?

Maybe.Itmightbepossibletodetectanitrogen-richatmospherearoundaplanet

orbitinganotherstar,butnotyet.Currentinstrumentsaren'tthatsensitive.

Iftheyeverare,thesearchforlifemightbenarroweddowntothemostpromising

prospects,chieflybecauseofthepresenceofnitrogen.Andwon'tthatbefun!

Questions:

60.Whatcansuggestlifeispossiblebutcannotbeprovedaccordingtotheauthor?

61.WhatisaclearUsignature,'oflifeonanotherplanetaccordingtoCapone?

62.WhatisconsideredasawrongwaytosearchforevidenceoflifeonMars?

63.WhatcanprobablyprovethereisnolifeonMarstodaybasedonthenewtheory?

64.Whyisitimpossibletousethenewtechniquetosearchforlifeinothersolarsystemsnow?

SectionD(12marks)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.Readthe

passagecarefullyandcompletethesummarybelowbychoosingamaximumofthree

wordsfromthepassagetofillinthespaces65-70.Remembertowritetheanswerson

theAnswerSheet.

Questions65-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

InAugust2008,athletesfromtheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworldwillcompetein

theBeijingOlympics.ButdidyouknowthatinSeptemberofnextyear,disabledathletes

willcompeteintheParalympicGamesinBeijing?

TheOlympicsandtheParalympicsareseparatemovements.Buttheyhavealwaysbeen

heldinthesameyear,andsince1988,theyhavealsobeenheldinthesamecity.The

InternationalOlympicCommitteeandtheInternationalParalympicCommitteesigned

anagreementin2001tosecurethisconnection.Thenextwintergameswilltakeplace

inVancouver,Canada,in2010.

TheParalympicGamesgrewoutofasportscompetitionheldin1948inEnglandanda

doctornamedLudwigGuttmannorganizeditformenwhosufferedspinalcordinjuriesin

WorldWar11.Fouryearslater,itbecameaninternationaleventascompetitorsfromthe

Netherlandstookpart.Then,in1960,thefirstParalympicswereheldinRome.400

athletesfrom23countriescompeted.By2004,theParalympicGamesinAthenshad

almost4000athletesfrom136countries,whomayhavephysicalormentallimitations

andmaybeblindorinwheelchairs.Yetsometimestheyperformbetterthanathletes

withoutdisabilities.

In1968,EuniceKennedyShriver,thesisterofformerPresidentJohnF.Kennedy,

startedtheSpecialOlympics,whicharejustforchildrenandadultswithmental

limitationsandwhoseprogramscurrentlyservemorethantwomillionpeoplein160

countries.InNovember2006,inMumbai,India,teamscompetedintheFirstSpecial

OlympicsInternationalCricketCup.InadditiontoIndia,thereweremen'steamsfrom

Afghanistan,Australia,Bangladesh,Nepal,Pakistan,SriLankaandtheWestIndies.

Therewerealsowomen'scricketteamsfromIndiaandPakistan.

TherearemanyorganizationsintheUnitedStatesthathelppeoplewithdisabilitiesplay

sports.Wheelchairtennisisapopularsport.Soisbasketball.Infact,therearemore

thanonehundredprofessionalteamsplayingwheelchairbasketballthankstothespecial

wheelchairsforathletesthatarelightweightanddesignedforquickmoves.Forpeople

whowanttogoreallyfastintheirchairs,thereisaPowerWheelchairRacingAssociation.

InthestateofUtahthereisaplacecalledtheNationalAbilityCenter,whichteachesall

kindsofsportstopeoplewithallkindsofphysicalandmentaldisabilitiesandevengives

friendsandfamilymembersachancetotryasportasiftheyweredisabled.

AreporterfromtheWashingtonPostwantedtoknowwhatitwou