1、全國大學生英語競賽試題及答案2003年全國大學生英語競賽初賽試題2003NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(Preliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(30minutes,30points)SectionADialogues(10points)Directions:Inthissection)youwillhear10shortdialogues.Attheendofeachdialogue)aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththedialogueandtheque

2、stionwillbereadonlyonceAftereachquestiontherewillbeapause,duringthepause)youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)B)CandD)anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1. A.Asalesclerk.B.ApoliceofficerCAtailorDAnurse2. A.Bytrain.B.SheCBycarwalksD

3、.Bybus.3. A.Fishistheonlydishleft.B.Chickenistheonlydishleft.C.Vegetarianmealsarenotoffered.D.Therearentanyvegetarianmealsleft.4. A.Hestartsworknextweekend.B.HellbeawayC.HellbeinthemountainsD.HesmovingtoFlorida5AInanelevator.B.AtadressstoreC.Ontheseventhfloor.D.Atadepartmentstore6. A.Theyfeltitwasdi

4、sorganized.B. TheywerepleasedwithitsAsiancontent.C. TheyfeltitlackedAsiancontent.D. Theyfeltitignoredrecentevents.7. A.Hedoesnthaveenoughtime.8. Hedoesnthaveawatch.9. Thelibrarydoesnthavethearticleshewants10. Hecantfindthelibrary8.A.Hewantsthewomantodineoutwiththem.B.C.Hewantstoworktomorrow.Hewantst

5、hewomantofinishdinnerfirstHewantstopayforthedinner.D.9A.Twiceaday.COnceaweek10AAttwooclockoclock.C.Atthreethirty.oclockBTwiceaweekD.Daily.BAtfourDAteightSectionBNewsItems(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10piecesofshortnewsfromBBCorVOATherewillbeaquestionfollowingeachpieceofnews.Writedow

6、ntheanswertoeachquestioninnomorethan15words0.SectionCCompoundDictation(10points)Directions:Inthissection)youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime)youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecon

7、dtime)youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom21to28withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheardForblanksnumberedfrom29to30)youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally)whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime)youshouldchec

8、kwhatyouhavewrittenandrewritethecorrectanswersontheAnswerSheet.AlthoughgeneralMotorsandGeneralElectricarelargemultinationalcompanieswithoperationsaroundtheglobe)therearenumeroussmallercompaniesthatengageininternationaltrade.Because95percentoftheworldspopulationandtwo-thirdsofits(21)powerarelocatedou

9、tsidetheUnitedStates,itisimportantforAmerican(22)tobepresentinforeignmarkets.However)beforeweexplainthedifferentmethodsbywhichacompanymay(23)ininternationaltrade,wemightfirstconsidersomeimportant(24)thatU.S.companiesoftenfailtostudybeforetheysellproductsinaforeigncountryThesefactorsare(25)withdiffer

10、encesinlanguage)invaluesandattitudes)andinpolitical(26).When(27)Coca-ColaintotheChinesemarketin1920,thecompanyusedagroupofChinesesymbolsthat,whenspoken,soundedlikeCoca-Cola.However)whenread)thesesymbolsmeant)afemalehorsefattenedwithwax.UponreenteringtheChinesemarketinthe1970s)Coca-ColausedaseriesofC

11、hinese(28)thattranslatesinto“happinessinthemouth.(29)Cultureisthetotalpatternofhumanbehaviorthatispracticedbyaparticulargroupofpeople.(30)PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15minutes)30points)SectionAMultipleChoice(20points)Directions:Questions31-50constituteacompletepassageThereare20blanksinthepassage.Fo

12、reachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA)B)CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31.SeniorMetropolitanpoliceofficerstriedtodismisstheNotingHillraceriotswhichragedforfivenightsovertheAugustbankholidayin1958astheworkof“

13、ruffians)bothcoloredandwhitehell-bentonhooliganism)accordingtoBofficialfiles.A.recentrevealedB.newlyreleasedC.previousdisclosingD.earlierexposing32. Butpoliceeyewitnessreportsinthesecretpapers_D_thattheywereoverwhelminglytheworkofawhiteworkingclassmobouttogetthe“niggers.A.containB.convinceC.consistD

14、.confirm33. TheferocityoftheNotingHill“racialriots,asthepresscalledthematthetime)shockedBritaininto_A_CforthefirsttimethatitwasnotabovethekindofracialconflictthenbeingplayedoutintheAmericandeepsouth.A.realizingB.witnessingC.watchingD.identifying34. Thecarnival,whichwillCthestreetsofwestLondonmoretha

15、n1.5millionpeoplethisweekend?wasstartedin1959asadirectresponsetotheriotsA.crowd;ofB.pour;forC.fill;withD.emerge;in35Whileseniorofficerstriedtoplaydowntheracialaspectsoftheriots)theinternalMetropolitanpolicefilesreleasedthismonthatthepublicrecordofficeconfirmthatthedisturbanceswereoverwhelminglyCAby3

16、00to400strong“KeepBritainWhitemobs)manyofthemTeddyboysarmedwithironbars)butchersknivesandweightedleatherbelts,whowent“nigger-huntingamongtheWestIndianresidentsofNotingHillandNotingDaleA.eruptedB.commencedCtriggeredDinaugurated36. Thefirstnightleftfiveblackmen_ADonthepavementsofNotingHill.A.lyingunco

17、nsciousB.therediedC.feelfaintD.serioushurt37 .Thebattlesragedoverthebankholidayweekendastheblack_Drespondedinkindwithcounterattacksbylargegroupsof“menofcolorsimilarlyarmed.AcolumnBarmyCbrigadeDcommunity38 .ThomasWilliamswasstoppedbythepoliceashecameoutofBlueysClubonTalbotRoad?NotingHill.HeBapieceofi

18、rondownhislefttrouserleg)apetrolbombinhisrightpocketandarazorbladeinhisinsidebreastpocket:Ihavetoprotectmyselfhetoldthearrestingofficer.A.foundtohaveB.wasfoundtohaveC.foundhavingD.wasfoundhaving39. TheABfiles,whichweresealedunderthe75-yearrulebuthavebeenreleasedearly)showthatseniorofficerstriedtocon

19、vincethethenhomesecretary)“RabButler)thattherewasnotaracialelementtotheriotingA.forbiddenB.confidentialC.incredibleD.strict40.Inhisofficialreport)DetectiveSergeantM.WaltersoftheNottingHillpolicesaidthenationalpresshadbeenwrongtoportraythe“widespreadseriesofstreetdisturbancesas“racialriots:Whereasthe

20、recertainlywassome_A_feelingbetweenwhiteandcoloredresidentsinthisarea,itisabundantlyclearmuchofthetroublewascausedbyruffians)bothcoloredandwhite)whoseizedonthisopportunitytoindulgeinhooliganismJA.illB.sickC.painfulD.hurt41 .Butthepolicewitnessstatementsandprivatestatistics_B_D_.AtolddifferentlyBinte

21、rpretedinadifferentwayCexistedmanydifferencesDtoldadifferentstory42 TheMetcommissionerwastoldthat_C_D_the108peoplewhowerechargedwithoffencesrangingfromgrievousbodilyharmtoaffrayandriotandpossessingoffensiveweapons,72werewhiteand36wereacolored.AforBfromC.ofD.in43.Itispopularlybelievedthattheriotbegan

22、onthenightofSaturday)August20)whena400-strongcrowdofwhitemen)_BDTeds,attackedhousesoccupiedbyWestIndians.A.theyareallB.manyofthemCsomewereDmostofthembelongto44.Amongthe_CwasMajbrittMorrison)ayoungwhiteSwedishbrideofaJamaican.A.offendersB.riotersC.victimsD.residents45. Shewaspeltedwithstones)glassand

23、wood)and_B_DinthebackwithanironbarasshetriedtogethomeA.bruisedB.struckCpattedDscratched46. Theinternalpolicewitnessstatementsprovidegraphicevidenceofthemotivesofthemobs-atonepointcrowdsseveralthousandstrongroamedthestreetsofNottingHill)_BhomesandattackinganyWestIndiantheycouldfindAplungingintoBbreak

24、ingintoC.seekingforD.searchingfor47. PCRichardBedfordsaidhehadseenamobof300to400whitepeopleinBramleyRoadCA:“Wewillkillallblackbastards.Whydontyousendthemhome?A.shoutingB.tocryC.utterD.announced48. PCIanMcQueenonthesamenightsaidhewastold:MindyourownD)cops.KeepoutofitWewillsettletheseniggersourwayWell

25、murderthebastards.AmattersBaffairCthingsDbusiness49. ThedisturbancescontinuednightafternightuntiltheyfinallypeteredoutonSeptember5.AttheOldBaileyJudgeSalmonlaterhandeddownexemplary_Doffouryearseachonninewhiteyouthswhohadgone“niggerhunting.A.decisionsB.statementsC.trialsD.sentences50. Whilethosedealt

26、withbythecourtswereoverwhelminglywhite)thelargenumberofblackpeoplealsoarrestedandtheofficial_CtherehadnotbeenaracialmotiveensuredalegacyofblackmistrustoftheMetropolitanpolicethathasneverreallybeeneradicated.A.persistenceB.perseveranceC.insistenceD.instanceSectionBErrorCorrection(10points)Directions:

27、Thefollowingpassagecontains9errors.Ineachcaseonlyonewordisinvolved.YoushouldproofreadthepassageontheAnswerSheetandcorrectitinthefollowingwayEXAMPLEOnenight)quitelate)IwasstillawakeintheroomIamsharedwith1.ammyhusbandIwaslyingonmyrightsideandcanhearachildcrying2.couldGettingup)IwentAseeifoursonwasallr

28、ight.3.toHewassleepingsoundly)breathingdeeplyandgently.4.VTheZipperWhateverdidwedobeforetheinventionofthezipper?In1893theworldsfirstzipperwasproducedinChicago.Althoughtheinventorclaimedthatitwasareliablefasteningforclothing)thiswasnotthecase.TheChicagozippersprang51.openwithoutwarning)orjammedshut,a

29、nditswiftlylostpopularity.TwentyyearsagoaSwedish-bornengineercalled52.Sundbacksolvedtheproblem.Heattachedtinycupstothebacksoftheinterlockedteeth)andthismeantthattheteeth53.couldbeenmeshedmorefirmlyandreliablyAtfirstzippersweremadeofmetalTheywereheavy,andiftheygotstuckitwasdifficulttofree.Thencamenyl

30、on54.zipperswhichwerelighterandeasiertouse)andhadsmallerteeth.Thefashionindustrylikedthenewzippersfarbetterbecausetheydidntdistortthelineofthegarmentorweighing55.downlightfabricsTheywerealsoeasierforthemachiniststofitintothegarmentMeanwhileanewfasteningagentmadeitsappearanceattheendofthetwentycentur

31、y:velcro.Velcroisanotherproduct56.madefromnylonNylonisaverytoughsyntheticfibrefirstdevelopedinthe1930s)andbearinganametomindthewearer57.ofthetwoplaceswhereitwasdeveloped:NYforNewYorkandLONforLondon.Velcroismadewithverysmallnylonhooksononesideofthefasteningwhichcaughttinyloopedwhiskersonthe58.othersi

32、deofthefastening.Itisstronganddurable.Velcroisusedonclothing)luggagesandfootwear.Itisquick59.andeasytofastenandunfasten)andhastakenalargepartofthezippersshareofthemarket.Itisalsousedinwaysazippercannotbeusedforinstanceasaneasilychangedfasteningonplastercasts,andtoholdfurnishingfabricsinaposition.60.

33、PartIIISituationalDialogues(5minutes,10points)Directions:Completethefollowingdialoguesbychoosingthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.61. Rob:HeyJill,yourelookinggreat.Jill:Thanks)Rob.Rob:Well)youdidit.How?Jill:Ijogeverymorning)andIgotoaerobicsev

34、eryotherday.A.Iboughtthisdressyesterday.Reallysmart.B.Youarelookingfinetoo.C.ImrecoveringmystrengthafterthefluD.MyNewYearsresolutionwastogetinshape62. Bob:HiJane.Howareyou?Jane:IdidntsleepawinklastnightThepeoplenextdoorweremakingalotofnoiseagaintillverylateatnightAImfeelingabitoutofsortsthismorningB

35、.Fine)thankyou.Andyou?CIsleptlikealoganddidntwanttogetoutofbed.D.Itseemsabitunusual)youknow.63.Ann:Aah!Hesgorgeous!Lookatthosebig)goldenpaws.Whendidyougethim?Roger:Yesterday.Ann:Oh)right.Whatkindisshe?Roger:ALabrador.A.Susansgotamorebeautifulone.B.Whatsup?C.Itsasheactually.D.Isntitright?64.Tina:Wow)

36、lookatallthethingsonsale.Andrew:Yes,look?thisshirtis50%off.Tina:Andlookattheseshoes.Theyare30%offthenormalprice.A.Idliketobuyaskirt.B.TherearesomerealbargainsC.Arethepricesreasonable?D.Theseshoesarethesameasmine65. Woman:Haveyoufinishedthepackaging?Man:Woman:Good.Becausethetruckwillbecomingsoon)this

37、isarushjob.A. DonthurrymorIllbreaktheglassB. Almost.IjusthavetowraptheglassandputitintoboxesC. No,Ihavent.Whydidntyouhelpmewithit?D.Yes,Ihave.WhatelsecanIdoforyou?66. CustomsOfficer:Mrs.Johnson:No,nothingatall.CustomsOfficer:Noperfume)alcoholorcigarettes?Mrs.Johnson:Well?Ihave200cigarettes;thatsall.

38、A.Doyouhaveanythinginthebag)maam?B. Doyouhaveanythingtodeclare?maam?C. Doyouwanttobuysomething)maam?D.IsthereanythingIcandoforyou)maam?67. Linda:Hello.Idliketosendthispackage)pleaseClerkLinda:Firstclass.Howlongwillthattake?Clerk:Aboutthreedays.A.Howwouldyouliketosendit?B.Whichclassareyouin?C.Wheredo

39、youwanttosenditto?D.Whichclassisitin?68. Assistant:CanIhelpyou?Colin:Yes,itsaboutthissportsshirt.IwashedittheotherdayThecolourrananditshrankAssistantOhdear)Isee.Colin:Imafraidnot.Assistant:Imsorry)butImnotallowedtochangeanythingwithoutareceipt.A.Didyoubuyithere?B.Wouldyouwanttochangeit?C.Doyouhaveth

40、ereceipt?D.Couldyoutellmewhosoldittoyou?69. James:CouldIhavemybill)please?CanIpaybycreditcardoreurocheque?Receptionist:James:Illpaybycreditcard)then.Receptionist:Thatsfine.Ihopeyouenjoyedyourstayhere.A.Heresyourbill.B.Sorry)wedonttakecreditcardC.Youcanpaybyeurocheque.D.Yes,wetakeboth70. Husband:When

41、isouranniversary?Wife:Husband:No,itsjustthatIboughttheseflowersforyouandIwashopingtodaywasthedayAHmmIcantremembereither.Why?B.Hey)aretheseflowersforme?C.Whocares?Doyouwanttogivemeasurprise?D.Areyoujoking?Haveyoureallyforgottenagain?PartIVReadingComprehension(25minutes)40points)SectionAMultipleChoice

42、(10points)Directions:Thereisonereadingpassageinthispart.Thepassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)B)CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions71to75arebasedonthefollow

43、ingpassageTakingapeepatwhatsgoingoninyourheadCARLFiler,18)astarsalesmanataB&QhardwarestoreintheUK)wascalledupforpromotionwithinoneweekofstartingwork.But)insteadofbeingmadesupervisor)hewassackecHafterhisemployerssawtheresultsofhispsychometrictest.Youmightthinkthatanyonewhoanswersthathe“stronglydisagr

44、eesheisanover-achieverisaskingfortrouble)butMrFileralreadythoughthehadprovedhimselfmorethancapable.Thisyear)nearlyhalfofUKfirms46percent一willusepsychometricteststoselecttrainees)comparedwithjust17percentin2000)accordingtoareportforGTI)apublisherofgraduatecareerguides.Thesetests,whichratecandidates;a

45、bilityandgaugetheirpersonality)havebeenusedintheUKsincethe1980s.Butassortedstudieshaveshownmostpeoplegraduatesinparticulararewhollycynicalabouttheideaoftheirpersonalitybeing“measured.“Peopletendtoseethemaseithertoosillyortooclever)saysCliveFletcher)professorofoccupationalpsychologyatUniversityofLond

46、on.“Butalltheevidenceindicatesthetestsdohavesomevalue.Thefirstpersonalitytestasweknowit)wasdevelopedbytheAmericanarmyin1917tofilteroutweakrecruits.Butitwasnotuntilthe1980sthatthetestsbecamepopularinBritain.Witharisingnumberofgraduatesgoingforadecreasingnumberofjobs)organizationsbegantoseepsychometri

47、ctestingasacheap,reliablealternativetotheexpensive,time-consuminginterview.Buttodaythetestsarebecomingalarminglysophisticatedandareedgingtowardsprobingthe“darkside:pathologyandpersonalitydisorders.Increasingly)testsarebeingusedtotrytodetectpromisingyounggraduateswhomay,laterinlife)flyofftherails(goc

48、razy);ortostoppsychopaths(havingmentaldisorder)gettingrecruited.Inthefuture)intervieweescouldevenbegivenamouthswabtorevealthegeneticandbiologicalmarkersofpersonality.WeareheadingfortheeraofgeneticscreeningJwarnsCarolynJones)oftheInstituteforEmploymentRights.Ithinkthesetestsareveryflawed.Andthereareo

49、therproblemswiththetests.Forstarters,itispossibletofakeiteventhetestproducersagreeonthis.Buttheyhavemadeitashardaspossible.Forexample?lookatwhetheryouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingtwostatements:NewideascomeeasilytomeandIfindgeneratingnewconceptsdifficult.Howlongdidittakeyoutorealizetheybothcouldmea

50、nthesamething?Themainargument)however)isthatthetestsareinvalidandcannotquantify(putanumericalvalueon)somethingaschangeableaspersonality.Thegoldenruleisthen)thatapsychometrictestshouldneverbeusedasthesolebasisofselection,butshouldalwaysbefollowedbyinterviews.71Mostpeoplesattitudetowardsthepsychometri

51、ctestis.A.contemptuousB.favorableC.tolerantD.confounded72. Whichofthefollowingisoneofthereasonswhypsychometrictestingwinsanadvantageoverinterviews?A. Itdoesntcostanymoney.B.ItrequiresnoequipmentC.Itistime-saving.D.Itcanbedonewithinseconds73Whichofthefollowingstatementsistheauthorsidea?APsychometrict

52、estsaredefectiveB. PsychometrictestsshouldnotbetheonlywaytorecruitpromisingyounggraduatesC. PsychometrictestsareinvalidandcannotquantifysomethingchangeableaspersonalityDPsychometrictestsaregoldenrules74.Thetestproducersmakethetestsverycomplicatedto.A.avoidcheatingB.improvegeneticscreeningC.findoutth

53、ebestideasD.generatenewconcepts75.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A. TheAmericanarmydevelopedthefirstpersonalitytesttoscreenoutweakrecruitsB. Inthefuture)interviewerscouldgiveamouthswabtorevealintervieweessymptoms.C. TherearepossibilitiesforstarterstocheatinthepsychometrictestsD. I

54、nterviewsstillplayanimportantroleinevaluatingintervieweesSectionBShortAnswerQuestions(30points)Directions:Inthispartthereare3passageswith15questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagescarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words).RemembertorewritetheanswersontheAnsw

55、erSheetQuestions76to80arebasedonthefollowingpassageThe8StepsofSocialInvention1.Getreadytoplay.Likeothertypesofcreativity)socialinventivenessflourisheswhenyoubeginthinkingoutsideconventionalboundaries.CharlieGirsch)aSt.Paul)Minnesota-basedcreativityconsultant)suggeststhatyoustartbyplayingwithobviousl

56、yabsurdexplanationsforeverydayeventsIftrafficisslow,youllbetemptedtosay)Hmm.Mustbeanaccidentupahead.Instead)trysayingJMustbeafamilyofturtlescrossingthehighwayorIexpecttheressomekindofalienabductiongoingon.YoullbeamazedhowsoonyouwillbelookingatfamiliarproblemsinnewwaysJGirschsbook)FanningtheCreativeS

57、pirit(CreativityCentral)1999)hasscoresofotherexercisesforlimberinguptheinventivepartofyourbrain2. Generateazillionfar-fetchedideas.Concernedaboutthehomelessinyourneighborhood?ImagineaHomelessParliament)aHomelessCircus)homelessfamiliesforminganorchestra)ahomelessmuseum.andonandon.Generatelikemadwithnoregardforfeasibilityinorder)associalinventionpioneerNicholasAlberyadvises,toaovercomeeworthy-but-dullideas.Eventuallythetwoorthreebestideaswillbegintostandout.3. Takeyourwildestideaandbringitdowntoear