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2011年全国大学生英语竞赛C类真题及答案详解
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Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30marks) （略）
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (10 minutes, 15 points)
Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. 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. 31. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he stick _______ his opinion.
A. at B. to C. for D. for
32. student with a little common sense should be able to answer the question. A. Each B. Any C. Either D. One
33. Obviously, the Chairman’s remarks at the conference were and not planned. A. substantial B. spontaneous C. simultaneous D. synthetic 34. All substances , take up space. A. whether are liquid or solid B. whether are they liquid or solid C. be they liquid or solid D. no matter they are solid and liquid
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35. The girl was a shop assistant; she is now a manager in a large department store.
A. preliminarily B. presumably C. formally D. formerly
36. A Loan is a written document that states that a lender has agreed to lend borrower a sum of money at certain rate of interest for a specific period of time, which may contain sets of conditions and a date by which the loan must close.
A. obligation B. duty C. responsibility D. commitment 37. after a long walk, I couldn’t move a step farther.
A. Having worn out B. Wearing out C. To wear out D Worn out
38. Before the first non-stop flight made in l949, it necessary for all planes to land for refueling. A. would be B. has been C. had been D. would have been
39. Government reports, examination compositions, legal documents and most business letters are the main situations formal language is used. A. in which B. on which C. in that D. at what
40. It took him several hours to ________the paper off all four walls. A. shear B. strike C. scrape D. chip
41. ______ you were busy, I wouldn’t have bothered you with my questions. A. If I realized B. Had I realized C. I realized that D. As I realized 42. doubt there are a lot of natural resources in this country. A. Little do we B. Little we C. Seldom did we D. Few do we 43. Although a teenager, Fred could resist what to do and what not to do. A. to be told B. having been told C. being told D. to have been told 44. M: Hello, Fred’s Motors.
W: Hello, it’s Mrs. Williams here. I’m just phoning up because my Volvo is making
very, very strange noises, and I wondered if you’d be able to have a look at it. M: Yeah. When was the last time you had it serviced?
W: I think it was only about a month ago. But it’s a sort of knocking noise. M: Well, tomorrow morning, yeah? A. do it B. change it C. bring it in D. take it away 45. M: What’s 53 times 115? I can’t . 2 / 19
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W: Why don’t you use a calculator? A. work it out B. count it C. have it done D. work it up
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (20 minutes, 35 marks) Section A (5 marks)
In this section, there is one passage with five questions. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C arid D. You should decide on the best choice, then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center. Questions 46-50 are based on the following passage. Mark Twain pointed out that if work were so pleasant, the rich would keep it for
themselves. But however much people may think they dislike work, everyone has a deep psychological need for it. Everyone wants to be valued, and wages and salaries are the visible proof that we matter.
Not all kinds of work qualify, however. No matter how worthwhile or demanding they might be, bringing up children, housework and voluntary employment are not usually seen as proper jobs. The only proper job is one that provides paid employment. Being paid for a job in our society means higher personal status. Of course we would also prefer work to be useful, pleasant and interesting—and also well paid. But you don’t really have to enjoy your work to get pleasure from it. The fact that we have to overcome some difficulties that we have to deal with doing routine tasks, in some way gives us pleasure.
For example, having to be in a particular place at a particular time, working as part of a team towards a common goal, gives us a sense of purpose. The modern workplace also provides somewhere where people can assert their identity or create a new one.
Without work many people become untidy and lazy, and find they are unable to enjoy the leisure time which is available to them. When some people retire from work, they lose their sense of value and purpose. For most of their lives, their personality, self-image and status have been defined by work; without it they lose their appetite for life.
People who suddenly lose their jobs can find the situation particularly difficult. At a single stoke they lose all the advantages and status that a paid job provides. In a culture dominated by work, they are seen by those with jobs as incompetent or lazy. It is little wonder that stress and illness occur more frequently among the unemployed.
Employment is now changing, however. Information technology has already significantly altered the world of work. For many, the idea of a job for life is no longer realistic. Many people fear they will lose their jobs, and some are being persuaded to accept the possibility of part-time work. Even the workplace itself may become a thing of the past with more and more people working at home. This means that we may no longer be able to depend on work to define ourselves and
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our position in society, and that we will have to find new ways to give our lives a sense of value and purpose. Questions:
46. Mark Twain pointed out that______.
A. the rich should work more
B. work is not such a pleasurable thing
C. the rich should keep all the work for themselves D. work makes people rich
47. People have a deep psychological need for work because______.
A. they want to be rich
B. they like being told what to do C. everyone needs money
D. they want to be valued and work proves this value
48. People don’t have to enjoy their work to get pleasure from it because______.
A. the salary makes them happy B. they get used to the routine
C. coping with problems can be satisfying D. they know their work is still useful 49. People who have no work often______.
A. enjoy their leisure time B. develop a better self-image
C. have difficulty coping with the change D. take an interest in new activities
50. The arrival of information technology has______.
A. enhanced people’s interest in work B. made work more stressful C. made the workplace unnecessary
D. made people change their attitude to work Section B (10 marks)
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from the passage to fill in each of the blanks 51-55. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. Companies say that in many cases, the benefits of foreign-language knowledge can lie outside the specific realm of business. That’s one reason why the programs are optional. Mayer says that the benefits are more to help each employee adjust to his or her new surroundings and to promote the company’s policy of being a good neighbor and becoming integrated into local communities than to help the executive conduct actual business.
At IBM, company-subsidized foreign-language training is provided on a case-by-case basis, says Mia Vanstraelen, director of human resources for learning in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. If employees need foreign-language skills to do their job properly—for example, an expatriate manager who functions as the point person between an overseas operation and headquarters or a sales employee who deals with clients on the ground overseas—the company will provide financial support. In addition, company support is often available for employees seeking business-related skills to further their own careers within the company.
A less-than-aggressive attitude toward foreign-language acquisition at the corporate level is typical, some experts say, and the reasons range from high cost to a lack of necessity. English, the language of business, the language of technology, the language of Hollywood, is the language to know in global business even for traditionally non-English-speaking countries.
While Americans have to decide which second language might be most useful for their business careers according to their areas of interest, potential business professionals in other countries whose native language is not English have a clear answer to that question. And as more students worldwide learn to conduct business in English, its position as the language of commerce solidifies.
Even multinationals that are headquartered in other countries are using English as the language of business, Van Someren says. He cites Sony’s Berlin headquarters as an example. In that office, which has about 400 employees, there are 45 different nationalities and almost as many languages, he says. “So the cost and effort associated with trying to teach everyone German when a lot of them will be moving on to other assignments in a matter of months probably doesn’t make a lot of sense,” he says. Language acquisition can be a slow process, and companies that need someone who speaks a foreign language can’t wait years for the right employee to gain the skills. When knowledge of a foreign language is what is specifically required, that’s the skill set human resources looks for. Lieberthal says that in many ways, training high-level employees in a foreign language such as Chinese simply doesn’t make good business sense. “It’s a large investment with high front-end costs.” Top executives could harm their careers by taking time off to study a language. In addition, he says, even if an executive were willing to put in the time to learn a language, the training just doesn’t make economic sense. An employer would have to not only cover the cost of language training as well as the executive’s salary, but also absorb whatever financial burden results from lost productivity. An executive sitting in the classroom memorizing vocabulary could be an investment in the future, but it would be a very costly one, Lieberthal says, and one that might not produce great returns.
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