2022年全國(guó)大學(xué)生英語(yǔ)競(jìng)賽初賽真題試卷(C類)及答案

第第頁(yè)2022年全國(guó)大學(xué)生英語(yǔ)競(jìng)賽初賽真題試卷(C類)及答案2022NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents

(LevelC-Preliminary)

(總分：150分答題時(shí)間：120分鐘)

PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Whydidn’tthemangotoseeMacbethlastweek?

A.Hedidn’tmanagetogetaticket.

B.Hehadtoattendaconference.

C.Hehadabetterproductiontowatch.

2.Whatdoes―FillMeIn‖refertointhisconversation?

A.Atypeofupgradedmobilephone.

B.Awell-sellingmagazine.

C.Awriter’snewbookseries.

3.Whydoesn’tthewomanlikethebag?

A.Shedoesn’tlikethepattern.

B.It’snoteasytocarry.

C.It’stoobigforher.

4.WhatmakesabadCVaccordingtotheman?

A.Fakeinformation.B.Terriblewriting.C.Undesirablelength.

5.HowwillCathycontinueherSpanishlearning?

A.She’sgoingtomakeafriendinSpain.

B.She’llcommunicatewithaSpanishfriendinSpain.

C.She’llpracticespeakingSpanishwithanEnglishfriend.

SectionB(10marks)

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversation.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

ConversationOne

6.Whattrafficaccidentarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Akidwasknockeddownbyacar.

B.Twocarscrashedintoashop.

C.Acarranintoawrongplace.

7.Whydidtheaccidenthappenaccordingthewoman?

A.Thereweremanyshopsaround.

B.Thecrossingisinawrongplace.

C.Therewasnocrossinghere.

8.Whichofthefollowingisthesuggestiontheymade?

A.Moretrafficlightsshouldbeinstalled.

B.Aspeedcamerashouldbemounted.

C.Morepolicemenshouldpatrolthatarea.

9.Where,asthewomanmentioned,hasgotimprovedtraffic?

A.Herownneighborhood.

B.Herbigbrother’sneighborhood.

C.Herparents’neighborhood.

10.Howwasthemanpunishedforhistrafficoffence?

A.Hewasfined100poundswithe*trapenaltypoints.

B.Hehadtopay150poundsandgot6penaltypoints.

C.Hefinallypaid600poundswithoutanypenaltypoints.

ConversationTwo

11.Whyisthee*pertopposedtotheviewthatmemoryaidsmakeyourmemoryworse?

A.Thereisnoevidenceshowingthatmemoryaidsareinvalid.

B.Humanbeings’brainfunctionsmainlythroughmemoryaidsinaneffectiveway.

C.Memoryaidsencourageanorganizedapproachwhichhelpsthebrainfunctioneffectively.

12.Whatisinterview’sattitudetowardstheideathatvisualimagehelpthememory

A.Itishardtobelieve.

B.Itisnothingstrange.

C.Itisobviouslynonsense.

13.Whodevelopedthesystemofmemoryaidscenturiesago?

A.Inhabitantsonanisolatedisland.

B.TheAncientGreeks.

C.Agreatpsychologists.

14.Howdoesmappingoutnotesaffectthebrain?

A.Itishelpfulinreflectingthewaypeoplelinkinformationinthebrain.

B.Itpreventspeoplefromarrangingthingslogically.

C.Itmakespeople’sbrainfunctiontheoppositeway.

15.Whattendstoaffectpeople’sabilitytothinkclearly?

A.Upbringingandinnatedifferences.

B.Worryandan*iety.

C.Theiraptitudes.

SectionC(5marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,whichwillbereadonlyonce,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswer

sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

16.HowcansocialmediainfluencethepresidentialelectionintheUSAaccordingtothelatest

research?

A.Itcanhelpvoterstochoosetheirpresident.

B.Itcanhelptoensurethefairnessoftheelections.

C.Itcanhelptoincreasethenumberofvoters.

17.WhathonorarytitlehasYayaTourebeengranted?

A.TheAfricanPlayeroftheYear.

B.212StaroftheConfederationofAfricanFootball.

C.TheIvoryCoaststar.

18.WhydidReshmaSaujanisetuptheorganization―GirlsWhoCode‖?

A.Toraisewomen’sstatusinthefieldofscience.

B.Toimprovegirls’aptitudeandperformanceinSTEM.

C.Toarousegirls’interestinscienceandtechnology.

19.Whichtabletcomputer’shardwareinsideismorepowerful?

A.TheCNETKum.B.TheGoogleNe*us7.C.TheAppleiPadmini.

20.WhatdoesthecompanyannouncethatitcandofortheUnitedStates?

A.Itcanreducetheamountofplasticwaste.

B.Itcanhelptorecycletheplasticwaste.

C.Itcanincreasetheamountofe*ports.

SectionD(10marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththee*actwordsorphrasesyouhear.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Ifyou(21)____smoothskinthatglowswithyouth,thechancesarethatatsomepointyouwillhaveheardthee*hortationtodrinklotsofwaterinorderto(22)____thoseevilto*insandkeepyourskinhealthy.

Thee*actamountpeoplesuggestvaries.US–basedadvice(23)____eightglassesaday,whileinhotterclimatespeopleareadvisedtodrinktomoreto(24)____higherratesofsweating.Butregardlessofthee*actvolumeofwatersuggested,theprinciplebehindtheadviceremainsthesametakinge*trawateronboardwillkeepyourskinhydrated.Inotherwords,wateractslikeamoisturizer,butfromtheinsideout.

Thisissuchacommonideayoumightbesurprisedatthe(25)____tobackup.Youmighte*pecttheretobecountlessstudieswherepeopleare(26)____twogroups,oneassignedtosipwaterallday,theothertodrinkanormalamount.Thenthesmoothnessoftheskincouldbe(27)____amonthorsolatertoestablishwhethersippingmoreleadtosmootherskin.

Infactsuchstudiesarerare,partlybecausewatercan’tbepatented,soitishardtofindanyonetofundsuchresearchwhentherewillbenonew(28)____orcosmetictosellthatcouldrepaythecosts.AreviewbythedermatologistRonniWolfattheKaplanMedicalCenterinIsraelfoundjustonestudylookingattheeffectoflong-termwaterintakeontheskin.Buttheresultswere(29)____.Afterfourweeks,thegroupwhodrankmineralwatershowedadecreaseinskin

density,whichsomebelievesuggeststheskinisretainingmoremoisture,whilethosewhodranktapwatershowedanincreaseinskindensity.Butregardlessofthetypeofwatertheydrank,itmadenodifferencetotheir(30)____ortothesmoothnessoftheirskin.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)

Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

31.Thenewstarsaidtothejournaliststhatshe____theopportunitytoshowthatshecouldplayaseriousfilmrole.

A.greetedB.rejoicedC.welcomedD.cheered

32.Wehaven’treally____asolutiontotheproblemyet,whichmakesthebossreallyfrustrated.

A.builtupB.fallenbackonC.broughtoverD.comeupwith

33.Personally,Iam____banningcigarettesmokingcompletely,especiallyinpublicareas.

A.intouchwithB.apartfromC.infavorofD.regardlessof

34.Untilafirmagreementhasbeenreached,Iamnot____toacceptingtheoffer.

A.accustomedB.dedicatedC.committedD.entitled

35.Thegovernmentismakingeveryeffortto____aneconomiccrisis,butitseemsnothingcouldhelp.

A.eliminateB.avertC.impedeD.swerve

36.____aseriouscrime,whate*actlyshouldyoudo?

A.UnlessyouwitnessB.Ifyouweretowitness

C.IfonlyyouwitnessD.sinceyouwitness

37.Duringe*aminationscandidatesarealwayssupposedtostayinseats,keeptheireyesonthework,____toanyone.

A.andnotspeakB.butcouldnotspeak

C.ratherthanspeakD.insteadofspeaking

38.Realizingthathehadn’tgotenoughmoneyand____toborrowanyfromhisparents,hedecidedtosellhishouse.

A.wantednotB.nottowantC.wantingnotD.notwanting

39.There’snopointwaitinghereanylonger.We____goandhavesomethingtoeat.

A.canhardlyB.areboundtoC.mightaswellD.willhaveto

40.Whilemanypeoplemayrefertoup-to-minutenews,itisunlikelythattelevisionandtheInternet____thenewspaperscompletely.

A.willreplaceB.replaceC.arereplacingD.havereplaced

41.ShemarriedaveryniceyoungarchitectfromBelfast,____shemetonabusduringherjourneytoNorthernIreland.

A.whoB.whenC.whichD.where

42.Itisakindofillnessthatcanresultintotalblindnessif____

A.toleaveuntreatedB.isleftuntreated

C.leavinguntreatedD.leftuntreated

43.I’msodisappointedwithmyson!Hejustwouldn’tpracticethepiano!

Takeiteasy.Youcanlead____towater,butyoucan’tmakeitdrink.

A.aduckB.ahorseC.acowD.adog

44.Goodmorning,Madam!I’dlikesomeinformationaboutthecourse.

Certainly.____

A.I’mafraidIdon’tknowmorethanyoueither.

B.IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?

C.Whate*actlywouldyouliketoknow?

D.Howmuchinformationdidyouknow?

45.Howdoyoufeelaboutcountriesthatdon’ttrytoreduceglobalwarming?

____,thosecountriescaremoreaboutmoneythansavingtheplanet.

A.AsfarasI’mconcernedB.It’snoneofourbusiness

C.We’renottoblameD.Thingsareundercontrol

PartIIICloze(10marks)

Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethecorrectwordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtotheconte*t,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenlettersoftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Accordingtorecentsurveys,72%ofallAmericansbelievethattheUnitedStatesgovernmentis(46)hi____informationaboutUFOs.Almost68%ofpeoplethinkthatthegovernmenthassecretknowledgeofe*traterrestriallife.Itisnot(47)____(surprise)thatthegovernmenthascomeundermoreandmore(48)pr____todeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandmakethempublic.Avarietyofdifferentgroupshavebeeninvolvedintheseefforts.

OnegrouptobecomeinvolvediscalledCFI,theCoalitionforFreedomofInformation,JohnPodesta,whowasWhiteHouseChiefofStaffduringBillClinton’s(49)____(president),isoneofthemanyhigh-poweredpeopleactiveinthisgroup.CFI’saimisnottoprovethe(50)____(e*ist)ofe*traterrestriallife,buttomakeiteasierforscientistsingeneraltostudyune*plainedaerialphenomena.PodestaandhisgrouphasaskedthePentagontodeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandthereforeprovidescientists(51)____datathatwillhelpinthestudyofUFOs.

CFIhasrequestedthereleaseofinformationonseveralUFOcases,startingwiththeKecksburg,Pennsylvania,incident.Thisincidenttook(52)____in1965whenalarge

acorn-shapedobject,thesizeofasmallcar,crashedinPennsylvania.SomeanalystssayitcouldhavebeenthespacecraftKosmos96thathadbeenlaunchedtowardsVenusbytheSovietUnion,butfailedtoescapeEarth’s(53)g____.OtherssaytheobjectdidnotlookanythinglikespacecraftbuiltonEarthin1965.

(54)Add____,thepeopleofKecksburgwanttoknowwhathappened.Onthat(55)af____,hundredsofeyewitnesseswatchedafierystreakoflightdescendfromtheskytowardsEarth.Officialse*plainedthatnothingwasfoundorrecoveredandthatmaybethefireballintheskywasameteor.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-growingformofbiometricidentificationdeterminingwhosomeoneisbye*aminingfeaturesthebody.Oneoftheearliestbiometrictechniqueswas

fingerprinting.Thelineonfingerprintsareuniquetoeachperson,sonotevenidenticaltwinshavethesamefingerprints.Fingerprintinghasbecomefamousasawayoffindingoutwhocommittedacrime,butitveryoftenfails.Acarefulcriminalcansweargloves,avoidtouchingthing,orevenalterhisfingerprintsbyburning,cutting,orscrapingthem.Inthesearchforamorereliablesystem,securitye*pertshavefocusedontheeye.

Likeafingerprint,everyirisis,forallpracticalpurposes,unique.Eachperson’srightirisisevendifferentfromhisorherleftone.Alow-costdigitalcamera,likethekindinstalledatATMmachines,caneasilydetecthundredsofdifferentfeaturesintheiris.Thechanceoftwoirises

havingthesamefeaturesisclosetozero.Testshaveshownthatiris-scannersareveryhardtofool.Theycantellthedifferencebetweenarealirisandafalseone.Theycanseerightthroughcoloredcontactlenses,eyeglasses,andevenmirroredsunglasses.Althoughmanycriminalarewillingtoburnorcuttheirfingersinpursuitoftheperfectcrime,fewwouldbewillingorabletoaltertheiririses.

Tomakeiris-scanningwork,acomputerizeddatabasehastomatchcertainirisfeatureswithcertainpeople.ThismeansthateachATMcustomerhastoallowabanktophotographhisorheririsandkeepthathighlypersonalinformationinacomputer.Somepeoplehaveworried,however,thatanincreaseduseofiris-scanningwillleadtoadangerouslossofprivacy.Bymounting

iris-scancamerasinpublicplaces,governmentscouldtrackaprivatecitizenalldaylongwithouttheperson’sknowledge.Thiswouldbeagreatadvantagetothepolice,butitcouldalsogivecorruptofficialsanewwaytocontroltheiropponents.Themilitary’sdevelopmentoftinyrobotssuggeststhatgovernmentiris-scannerscouldeveninvadeprivatehomes!

Questions56-60

Completethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage,changingtheformwherenecessary,withonlyonewordforeachblank.

SectionB(10marks)

Questions61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Seedcataloguesfeaturehundredsoffloweringspecies.Forthepersonsjustbeginninggardenthiscanbebewildering,andbelowarethedetailsofsomepopularchoices,nearlyallofwhichshouldbesowninthespring.Withthee*ceptionofbusylizzies,whichneedalittlecare,theyareallveryeasytogrowfromseed.

Dahlias

Thesearesturdyplantsbearingshowyflowersinawiderangeofrathergaudycolors.SowinaframeinAprilandplanttheseedlingsoutwhenfrostsareover.Dahliasflowerthroughoutthesummerandintotheautumn.Whenautumnfrostsbegintomakethemlookunhappy,youshoulddigupthetuberousrootsandsavethem.Afrost-freeloft,shedorgarageistheidealplace.Thefollowingspringyouplantthetubersinsteadofsowingseedagain.

Lupins

Lupinsarehardyperennials.Thismeansthattheplantswillstayinyourgardenandcarryonfloweringyearafteryear.SeedsowninAprilwillusuallygiveyousomespikesofcolorsinthefirstsummer,andyearbyyeartheplantsgetbiggerandthefloweringstemsgettallerandgrander.Selectivebreedinghasledtotheintroductionofsomefine,bicoloredvarietiesinsomedazzlingshades.Theshort-livedflowersmakearealmisunderstandingspectacle.

Busylizzies

Likedahlias,busylizziesneedtobestartedoff

underglass,astheycannotstandfrost,andpanting

outisbestdoneinMay.Outdoorfloweringendsin

September,sobeatthefrostsandbringyourfavorite

specimensindoorstogiveyourhomesomesinter

color!Indoorstheywillcarryonflowering

indefinitely,thoughyoumayliketoplantthemout

againwhenspringreturns.Likepansies(below)theydoverywellinsunorshade,butthesoilmustbemoist.Mostvarietiesgrowtobeaheightofonly20cmorso.

Potentillas

Potentillasarehardyshrubs.Inotherwords,thewoodybranchesspringfromground

level—thereisnocentraltrunk.Seedisprobablybestsowninautumn,inwhichcaseyoushouldkeeptheplantsinashelteredspotuntilApriloffersfavorableconditionsforplantingout.Oncefloweringbeginsinearlysummerthebestvarieties(suchasMeltonFire)willstayinbloomATMtransactionsareoftencasesoftheft,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)____.

almostceaselesslyforyearsonendwhileatthesametimespreadingouttoprovidegroundcoveroralowhedge.

Pansies

Pansieshaveagoodlongfloweringseasonyearafteryear,andsomevarietiescanbesowninspringtogivetrulysplendidresultsthefirstautumn.Unlikedahliasandlupins,whichcaneasilygrowametertall,pansiesgrownohigherthan10or20cm.Theirsoil,positionandmoisturerequirementsarejustlikethoseofbusylizziesbutpansiesdifferinbeinghardy.Givethematry!

Questions61-63

Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.

61.Bothdahliasandlupins,whicharesowninApril,needprotectingfromfrost.

62.Broughtindoorsinautumn,dahlias,busylizziesandpotentillaswillcarryonfloweringalmostnon-stop.

63.Amongalltheflowersbusylizziesarenotveryeasytogrowfromseed.

SectionC(10marks)

Questions66-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whenlookingforlove,peoplemaygotosomee*tremelengths.Theymightgoonblinddatessetupbyfamilyandfriends.Theymightwritepersonaladstoplaceinnewspapers.Ortheymightuseacomputertohelpthemintheirsearchforasoulmatebyjoininganonlinedatingservices.Somepeoplehaveeventriedtofindtheirperfectmatchthroughgameshowson

television.ManyoftheseTVdatingshows,includingTheBachelorandWhoWantstoMarryaMillionaire?haveprovedtoberatingsblockbusters,withmillionsofviewerswatchingeachweektofindoutwhichofthecontestantswillfindtruelove.

Ofallthesegameshows,perhapstheonewiththemostune*pectedendingwasMr.Right,whichwasshowninEnglandin2022.Ontheshow,abachelor,thirty-five-year-oldLanceGerrard-Wright,datedfifteenwomentofindtheonewhowashisidealpartner.ThehostoftheshowwasUlrikaJohnson,anEnglishcelerityoriginallyfromSweden.Forsevenweeksontheshow,Gerrard-Wrighttookturnsgoingondateswitheachofthewomen,takingthemtoe*pensiverestaurantsande*oticlocations.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.Maybethiswasbecauseshealreadyknewhehadfalleninlovewiththeshow’shost!

Afterleavingtheshow,Gerrard-WrightandJohnsonwereseendiningtogetherandattendingpartiesaroundLondonmoreandmoreoften.Finally,onMay1,2022,Gerrard-WrightproposedtoJohnsononthestepsofSt.Paul’sCathedral.Andsheacceptedhisproposalrightaway,althoughitwasaconditionalacceptance.Johnsonhastwochildrenfrompreviousrelationships—an

eight-year-oldson,Cameron,andatwo-year-olddaughter,Bo.Shehadtomakesurethattheyagreedtothemarriage.Luckily,theydid.Gerrard-Wrightsaid,―Intheendtheshowdidworkforme.IgrabbedanopportunitytogetagirlfriendandIdid.Ulrika’sgorgeous.‖

Questions66-68

Completethefollowingsentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassageinama*imumof2wordsforeachblank.

66.LanceGerrard-Wrightwentto____togoontheshowMr.Rightinordertofindhisperfectmatch.

67.Ontheshow,Lancehadtheopportunitytodatemanygorgeouswomenamongwhomtheremightbeonethathewasalmost____.

68.UlrikaacceptedLance’sproposal____thatherchildrenagreedtotheirmarriageaswell.Questions69-70

Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.

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,anestimated24cubicmilesoficeis

disappearingfromAlaskanglacierseveryyear.Itmaybeevenmoreinthenearfuture,assomescientistspredictthattheaverageworldtemperaturecouldgoup2.5to10℉bytheyear2022.

AnotherproblemcontributingtoAlaska’sgradualdisappearanceisitspermafrost.(74)polesarecollapsing.Also,thehardpermafrostwhichoriginallypreventedbeachesfromerodingduringviolentstormsisnowmelting.Affectedvillagesareforcedtorelocate.Forvillagesonsmalllowislands,oneterriblestormcouldwipeouttheentirecommunity.

ThemeltingpermafrostandincreasingtemperaturearealsohavinganegativeimpactontheforestsofAlaska.Asthepermafrostundertheforestsmelts,insectsthatnormallydon’tturnup

untilthewarmerseasonsareappearingsooner.Thespruce-barkbeetle,fore*ample,isincreasinginnumbersasaresultofglobalwarming.Itusuallytakesabouttwoyearsforthesebeetlestogrowandreproduceinaverycoldweather.However,duetotheincreaseintemperatures,

spruce-barkbeetlesaredamagingasmanytreesinoneyearastheypreviouslydamagedintwo.Atthisrate,Alaska’sforestwon’tsurvivetheturnofthecentury.

Somescientistsbelievethathumanactivityislinkedtoaglobalincreaseinweather

temperature.Whethertherisingtemperaturearecausedbyhumanactivityornaturalchanges,thefactremainsthatAlaskaiswarming.SomeothersarguethatglobalwarmingmaybeanormaltrendontheEarth’stemperaturechart.(75)century.

Questions71-73

Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtothepassage.

71.WhataredisappearinginAlaskaactually?

72.Howmuchiceismeltingeachyearaccordingtothesurvey?

73.Whydoinsectsdamagemoretreesthanbefore?

Questions74-75

TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesinthepassageintoChinese.

74.MuchofthelandinAlaskawaspermanentlyfrozen,orfrozenformostoftheyear,thusmaintainingitsintegrity

75.Onetheoryarguesthatweareneartheendofaso-called―LittleIceAge‖,andthereturnoftheglaciersisnaturalresultofthiscycle.Whethernaturalorproducedbyhumans,thereislittlehopefortheimmediatefutureofglaciersasweknowthem.

PartVTranslation(10marks)

TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthehintsgiveninbrackets.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

76.宴會(huì)時(shí)間就要到了，但她仍糾結(jié)于是否應(yīng)當(dāng)去。(dilemma)

77.充分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)峻