2004年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题
2004 National English Contest for College Students (Preliminary)
Part I Listening Comprehension (30 minutes, 30 points) Section A Dialogues (10 points)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short dialogues. At the end of each dialogue, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the dialogue and the question will be read only once. After each question ,there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
1. A. In San Francisco. B. At an airport. C. At a travel agency. D. In a post office. 2. A. The woman is going out to lunch.
B. The woman wants to eat some chocolate. C. The woman will go to a convenience store. D. The woman will be back in 30 minutes. 3. A. By car. B. By plane. C. By train. D. By ferry. 4. A. She had lost her job.
B. She didn’t know the mayor. C. She was mistaken.
D. The man misunderstood her. 5. A. He needs some tomato juice. B. His shirt is stained.
C. He needs his shirt by tomorrow. D. His shirt is missing.
6. A. To a meeting. B. To the office.
C. To a restaurant. D. To a bowling class. 7. A. Give the woman some medicine.
B. Find out more about the woman’s injury. C. Test the strength of the woman’s shoulder. D. Go skiing with the woman. 8. A. Excited. B. Thankful.
C. Somewhat disappointed. D. Somewhat bothered.
9. A. When her family celebration is over. B. After the man graduates from school.
C. After they have some pictures taken together. D. When she has bought her cap and gown. 10. A. By continuous assessment. B. By giving a per cent. C. By giving grade. D. By means of exams.
Section B News Items (10 points)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short pieces of news from BBC or VOA. After each news item and question,there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
11. A. Under the age of four. B. Under the age of five. C. Under the age of six.
12. A. Beijing’s successful bid for the 2008 Olympic Games. B. The Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympic Games. C. The large market of the Olymic brand.
13. A. To keep the code for its Windows operating system a secret. B. To design some new computer software.
C. To persuade more PC users to adopt the Windows operating system. 14. A. One. B. Ten. C. Thirty.
15. A. No. B. Yes. C. Not mentioned. 16. A. More than 500 dollars.
B. A little more than three dollars. C. Less than three dollars.
17. A. Because the Iraqi economy has gradually risen after the war. B. Because Iraqi people trust the new dinar more. C. Both A and B.
18. A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven.
19. A. Low fruit and vegetable intake. B. Smoking and little exercise. C. Unhealthy diet.
20. A. The euro has risen in value. B. The US dollar has risen in value.
C. German economy has slided into recession. Section C Passages (10 points)
Directions:In this section, you will hear 2 passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear 5 questions. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
21. A. Jazz. B. Indian. C. Country. D. Pop. 22. A. Their hairstyles. B. Their humor. C. Their clothing. D. All of the above. 23. A. America. B. England. C. Italy. D. Canada.
24. A. The Beatles were formed in England.
B. The Beatles had a successful movie career.
C. The Beatles are regarded as one of the finest jazz groups. D. The Beatles first recorded music in 1962. 25. A. Seventeen. B. Twenty-eight. C. Twenty-two. D. Twelve. Passage Two
26. A. Because he regarded the bear as his friend. B. Because the bear was beautiful.
C. Because he considered it poor sportsmanship to shoot a tied-up animal. D. Because bears are not dangerous animals.
27. A. Because Teddy is the nickname for Theodore Roosevelt. B. Because it was then the usual practice to do so.
C. Because it was the first time to name toy bears Teddy Bears. D. Because the toy bear was made to look a bit like the President. 28. A. People collect Teddy Bears.
B. Teddy Bears can be found in museums.
C. The first Teddy Bear was made by Mr. Mitchtom’s wife. D. President Roosevelt shot the black bear in 1902. 29. A. Seven. B. Six. C. Two. D. Five. 30. A. He moved to Florida.
B. He became President. C. He drew cartoons.
D. He started a toy company.
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (10 minutes, 20 points) Section A Multiple Choice (10 points)
Directions:There are 7 incomplete sentences and 3 incomplete dialogues in this section. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentences and dialogues. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
31. Never________the power of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person’s life. A. underestimate B. overvalue C. misuse D. dismiss
32. Scientists have warned that penguins in the Antarctic could be very________to changes in climate and could be threatened by any long-term temperature shifts.
A. superstitious B. acceptable C. suspicious D. susceptible
33. Since settling in Scotland I ________ golf as a hobby. A. have taken up B. took up C. have taken in D. took in
34. She often thinks that her six years in Italy were wasted, ________she________ that time learning more Italian. A. but that; might have taken B. for that; should have found C. in that; could have spent D. with that; would have used
35. He constantly________his proposal that________of the budget surplus be used to offer a voluntary prescription drug benefit to seniors.
A. views; many B. reiterates; a part
C. complains; a great amount D. thinks; lots
36. ________Alan’s amazement, the passport office was closed when he arrived. A. With B. For C. To D. Of
37. I was asked the other day whether high and low pressure systems were________the central pressure. A. maintained to B. determined by C. generated within D. preserved to 38. Bob: What are you reading, Frank? Tom: It’s this week’s New Scientist, why?
Bob: I was just wondering—________, but I’ve never actually read it myself. Is it aimed at real scientists or can ordinary people like me understand it?
A. it’s for anyone really B. where I can buy it
C. it seems very expensive D. it looks interesting 39. Girl: Hi Paul—looking forward to your holiday?
Boy: Oh, yeah—it’s going to be great. Though I’m a bit worried that I’ve packed the wrong clothes. I don’t think the weather’s going to be as good as I hoped.
Girl:________
Boy: That’s right—my first flight. A. Everything will be OK, isn’t it?
B. You’re flying on Saturday, aren’t you? C. It’s far from here, as everybody knows. D. That’s a good idea, anyway.
40. John: What plastic products do you have in mind that are easy to recycle?
Tom: Shampoo bottles, detergent bottles, medicine bottles, food containers, etc. They are all easily collectable and reusable.
John: ________, but actually I think you are missing the point of recycling. It doesn’t just mean using old bottles again and again for the same purpose. What it means these days is melting the plastics down and building them up
again into some completely new product.
A. Not too bad B. Something is wrong C. You’re right there D. It’s a new idea Section B Cloze-Test (10 points)
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Ask most people for their list of Top Ten fears, and you’ll be sure to find being burgled fairly high on the list. An informal survey I carried out among friends at a party last week (41)________that eight of them had their homes broken into more than twice, and two had been burgled five times.To put the record (42)________, none of my friends owns valuable paintings or a sideboard full of family silverware. Three of them are students, in fact. The most
(43)________burglary, it seems, involves the theft of easily transportable items—the television, the video, even food from the freezer. This may have something to do with the fact that the average burglar is(44)________his (or her) late teens, and probably wouldn’t know what to do with a Picasso, (45)________selling a Walkman or a vacuum cleaner is a much easier matter. They are perhaps not so much (46)________criminals as hard-up young people who need a few pounds and some excitement. (47)________that this makes having your house turned upside down and your favourite things stolen any easier to accept. In most cases, the police have no luck (48)________any of the stolen goods. Unless there is any (49)________evidence, they are probably unable to do anything at all. And alarms or special locks don’t seem to help either. The only advice my friends could (50)________up with was “Never live on the ground floor” and “Keep two or three very fierce dogs”.
41. A. released B. revealed C. reclaimed D. redeemed 42. A. straight B. clear C. apparent D. correct 43. A. typical B. abnormal C. hazardous D. vicious 44. A. near B. in C. beyond D. out of
45. A. whereas B. whenever C. however D. once 46. A. serious B. professional C. efficient D. perfect 47. A. Given B. Even C. Not D. Despite
48. A. seizing B. withdrawing C. seeking D. recovering 49. A. distinguishable B. obscure C. outstanding D. definite 50. A. come B. catch C. keep D. put
Part III Word Guessing and IQ Test (5 minutes, 10 points) Section A Word Guessing (5 points)
51. Social capital has become a mantra for politicians and policy makers: they see it as a bulwark against society’s ills and a means of multiplying the effects of financial investment in social projects.
A. measurement B. defense C. treatment D. complaint
52. Her desire for anonymity soon became apparent when she refused to answer questions about her identity. A. recognition B. concealment C. vanity D. success
53. “Gentlemen,” replied Candide, with a most engaging modesty, “you do me much honor, but upon my word I have no money.”
A. you help me a lot B. you are great C. it’s very generous of you to say so D. that’s a great honor for me
54. When it comes to listening to the opinions of members of your school community, do you think you are already “all ears?”
A. in full strength
B. bearing ideas in mind C. ready to listen attentively D. having enough preparation
55. That extremely indolent student will clean out his desk when pigs fly or I am much mistaken as to his character. A. soon B. never C. sometime D. often
Section B IQ Test (5 points)
56. Sally had a third again as many as David, who had a third as many again as Francis. Altogether they had 111. How many did David have?
A. 27 B. 32 C. 36 D. 48
57. What letter should replace the question mark?
A. T B. S C. I D. N
58. BONA FIDE is to genuine as DE FACTO is to________. A. together B. actual C. reason D. assumed
59. How many revolutions must the largest cog make in order to bring the cogs back to their original positions?
A. 56 B. 48 C. 36 D. 12
60. The diagram shows a small village church. There is a door in the west end, seen in the diagram. There is a tower at the east end of the church with a window set in its east wall. This wall is hidden in the diagram.There is also a door in the tower. Which of these is most likely to be the view of the eastern end of the church?