………… … … … … … … ：号…线学…… … … … … … … … … ：…名封姓…… … … … … … … … … … … 密 … ：…级…班…业…专……………河南理工大学2011-2012-2 大学英语竞赛(2011级)试题
总 分 题号 I II III 核分人 题分 50 10 40 复查人 得分
注 意 事 项
1.考试时间：100分钟 2.听力播放频率: FM 81 3.本次考试全为客观题
4.答案涂在答题卡上；答题卡上必填涂内容：
（1）要写清楚 姓名，专业，班级， 不要超出姓名方框线。
（2）试卷类型：A ; 准考证号为本人学号的后9位数; 考试科目：外语。
I. Understanding Short Conversations
Directions: In this section you'll hear some short conversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear. (20 points)
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A. Scientists. B. The public. C. Politicians. D. Agencies.
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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A. Mother and son. B. Father and daughter. C. Brother and sister. D. Boyfriend and girlfriend.
A. Working wouldn’t cause a problem. B. Being in the hospital caused problems. C. Working would help her feel sure of herself. D. Being among people would be helpful.
A. Animals are dying. B. Animals can care too. C. People depend on animals. D. People are failing.
A. Husband and wife. B. Brother and sister. C. Father and daughter. D. Mother and son.
A. In a post office. B. In a bank. C. In a shop. D. In a school.
A. He started a new program. B. He stopped exercising. C. He feels very tired. D. He was ill last month.
A. In Seattle. B. In Los Angeles. C. In Chicago. D. In Detroit.
9. A. The man thinks science is causing people to lose faith. B. The man thinks flying cars will be provided. C. The man thinks science is useful. D. The man thinks science will be advanced.
10. A. A person.
B. A dog. C. A bird. D. A monkey.
11. A. The speakers don’t like their president.
B. The man is happy with the president. C. The president is a symbol. D. The president will be elected soon.
12. A. He was able to exercise every day after work.
B. He cannot count the ways his life has changed. C. Others have asked him how he’s gotten healthy. D. People have changed their attitude toward him. 13. A. Failing to get the painting job.
B. Living with his parents again. C. Starting a new family in the city. D. Moving into the city to find a job. 14. A. The pants don’t fit him.
B. The pants fit him.
C. The pants look lovely on him. D. The pants are expensive. 15. A. Reading. B. Walking.
C. Studying. D. Planting trees.
16. A. Mother and son.
B. Father and daughter. C. Brother and sister. D. Boyfriend and girlfriend. 17. A. The man doesn’t like laughing.
B. The man is trying to slow down. C. The man is running too slowly. D. The man is running too fast. 18. A. Husband and wife.
B. Boyfriend and girlfriend. C. Mother and son. D. Daughter and father. 19. A. Begin swimming.
B. Start weight lifting. C. Look at herself differently. D. Eat better to lose weight. 20. A. The woman wants to date the man.
B. The woman has no time on Saturday.
C. The woman has wanted to ask the man a question. D. The woman isn’t sure that the man is serious.
II. Understanding Long Conversations
Directions: In this section you'll hear a long conversation or conversations. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to the questions you hear. (20 points) Conversation 1
21. A. A book that they read about loving one’s family.
B. A special occasion that is coming up soon.
C. The ways they want to act toward their own families.
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D. The gratitude they have for their family members. 22. A. Student and teacher.
B. Brother and sister. C. Mother and son. D. Father and daughter. 23. A. She works two jobs.
B. She is only too happy to help others. C. She can be silly sometimes. D. She knows all about love.
24. A. She thinks her family is much too silly to love.
B. She thinks her family taught her a lot about love. C. She thinks the man is silly because of what he says. D. She thinks the man loves his family more than others. 25. A. Write a book. B. Give a gift.
C. Send a letter. D. Give a party.
Conversation 2
26. A. A letter to the man’s parents.
B. A dying frog.
C. The inner workings of the body. D. An experiment. 27. A. Teacher and student.
B. Employer and employee. C. Doctor and patient. D. Mother and son. 28. A. Kill the man’s frog.
B. Write a letter. C. Meet the man’s father. D. Kill other animals.
29. A. The man thinks the woman is too cowardly.
B. The man thinks he should try the woman’s patience. C. The man thinks he is braver than his classmates.
D. The man thinks the woman shouldn’t ever tell him what to do. 30. A. She feels that the man is cowardly.
B. She feels she is losing her ability to tolerate the man. C. She feels that the man should stand up for his beliefs. D. She feels she should let the man do what he wants to do.
Conversation 3
31. A. In a place for feeding the poor.
B. In a classroom at school.
C. In a gymnasium for physical exercise. D. Just outside of a classroom. 32. A. The poor and hungry people.
B. The man’s brother.
C. People who are very handsome. D. Exercises that improve strength. 33. A. She believes he is a good man.
B. She knows he cares about others. C. She likes that he has a good heart. D. She thinks he is good looking. 34. A. His brother has a kind and loving heart.
B. His brother goes without food so he can feed others. C. His brother has a handsome appearance. D. His brother likes to build his strength.
35. A. He thinks it’s something she should only daydream about.
B. He thinks it’s something interesting to kid about. C. He thinks it’s a bad idea, because she’d ruin his brother. D. He thinks it’s a good idea, because his brother is sweet.
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Conversation 4
36. A. In a game production center.
B. In an office at Microsoft. C. At Bill Gates’ home. D. At Paul Allen’s home.
37. A. In 1981. B. In 1975. C. In 1976. D. In 1977. 38. A. Marketing.
B. Production. C. Developing. D. Programming. 39. A. He can learn quickly.
B. He has a good background. C. He has worked with games before. D. He knows about Microsoft’s early years. 40. A. The man has never played a game.
B. The man has a background in programming. C. The man has learned quickly about gaming. D. The man has gotten the job at last.
III. Understanding Passages Passage 1
41. A. Growing as a person by learning the piano.
B. Choosing a teacher when learning the piano. C. The problems of learning the piano. D. Reducing the costs of learning the piano. 42. A. Some teachers aren’t committed.
B. Piano learning can take a lot of money. C. Some teachers don’t offer benefits.
D. Competition support is expensive.
43. A. $20. B. $50. C. $15. D. $150. 44. A. A teacher. B. Books.
C. A piano. D. A learning fee.
45. A. Put more money into learning piano-playing.
B. Learn the basics of piano-playing. C. Invest in buying a piano. D. Learn more about the piano.
Passage 2
46. A. Earthquakes in California.
B. Mexico’s earthquake warning system. C. The Richter scale. D. American engineers.
47. A. They want to improve their own.
B. They want to help Mexicans. C. They want to get a grant.
D. They want to make warnings more common. 48. A. Mexico City. B. California.
C. Flores and Gibbson. D. The National Science Foundation. 49 A. 305. B. 3. C. 12. D. 50,000. 50. A. Public speakers watch the monitors.
B. The monitors can send out electronic signals to computers. C. Mexico City has good computers. D. City residents listen to the radio.
II. Cloze (with choices provided)
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Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. (20 points)
Passage 1
Getaways (外出换换环境) are often the easiest way to spend some quality time reconnecting with your partner. In a weekly survey, we asked people where their favorite romantic getaway (51)_______ was. Their answers (52)________ from staying at home to going abroad. Below are the (53)_______ responses.
Staying in a home on a lake is a common (54)_______. (55)_______ the outdoors! Plan a day of fishing, (56)_______, or just watching the birds. When you need a (57)_______ departure from your busy daily life, this getaway might be perfect! You can make it even (58)_______ romantic. Do this by bringing candles and relaxing (59)_______.
Romantic hotel getaways are also fun to (60)________. Our lives are often (61)_______ with work. However, that doesn't mean you should miss the chance to get away once (62)________! Find a hotel in your area that looks (63)_______. And make sure it has a deck with a(n) (64)_______ view. Enjoy yourself and get some (65)________. To do this, it'll be necessary to find a (66)________ place. So make sure the hotel doesn't have any interruptions such as Internet (67)________.
A mountain getaway might be the thing for you, (68)________. This getaway is a perfect escape that's hard to (69)________. You can spend your time (70)________ skiing down the mountainside and enjoying the warmth of the fire inside. This sounds great to me!
51. A. reservation B. determination C. indication D. destination 52. A. extended B. changed C. altered D. ranged 53. A. top B. head C. example D. alternative 54. A. choice B. range C. pick D. request 55. A. Escape from
B. Escape to
C. Run after
D. Run past
56. A. quieting B. calming C. relaxing D. easing 57. A. complete B. whole C. full D. compact 58. A. better B. most C. more D. much 59. A. sound B. tune C. notes D. music 60. A. bring B. take C. carry D. handle 61. A. covered B. engaged C. involved D. occupied 62. A. in a while B. in a moment C. in a minute D. in forever 63. A. creative B. ornamental C. fancy D. flowery 64. A. tedious B. spectacular C. enormous D. numerous 65. A. peace of mind B. piece of mind C. peak of mind D. appeal of mind 66. A. quiet B. silent C. reserved D. still
67. A. success B. process C. assess D. access 68. A. wherever B. however C. whatever D. whenever 69. A. defy B. oppose C. refuse D. resist 70. A. among
B. between
C. amid
D. beside
III. Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)
Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. (40 points)
Passage 1
Culture shock might be called an expected disease of people who have suddenly moved to some foreign countries. Like most diseases, it has its own symptoms and cure.
Culture shock is started by the anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and sights of social activities. Those signs or cues (提示) include the thousand and one ways in which we find our place in the situation of daily life: when to shake hands and what to say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to make purchases, when to accept and when to refuse invitations, when to take statements seriously and when
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