2016年大学生英语竞赛C类样题及答案

2016

年全国大学生英语竞赛样题（

C

级）

2016 National English Competition for College Students

(Level C - Sample)

（

Total: 150 marks

Time: 120 minutes

）

Part I Listening Comprehension

(30 marks)

Section A

(5 marks)

In this section, you will hear

five

short conversations. Each conversation will be read only

once

.

At the end of each conversation, there will be a

twenty- second

pause. During the pause, read

the

question

and 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.

How will the man go to the ski slopes after his air

journey?

A.

He will fly another short

journey.

B.

The travel agency booked him a coach

ticket.

C.

A friend will provide him with a

lift.

D.

The man would like to take a

taxi.

2.

What is the woman

蒺

s opinion towards e-learning?

A.

She is in favour of

it.

B.

The woman doesn

蒺

t like it.

C.

Nobody knows what it

is.

D.

E-learning will encourage people reading more.

3.

Which topic are they going to choose for their

project?

A. Recycling.

B. Greenhouse effect.

C.

Environment.

D. Pollution.

4.

What is the man planning to do next

week?

A.

Hold a small business

expo.

B.

Visit an expo and meet

specialists.

C.

Register a computer training course.

D.

Represent the company to attend an expo.

5.

What is the relationship between the two speakers probably?

A. Doctor

a

nd patient.

C.

Mother

and

son.

B. Professor and student.

D. Teacher and colleague.

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Section B

(10 marks)

In this section, you will hear

two

long conversations. Each conversation will be read only

once

.

At

the end

of each conversation, there

will

be

a

one-minute

pause.

During the

pause,

read

the

questions and 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.

Conversation One

6.

Why is Rachel coming to see Dr.

Jones?

A.

Dr Jones needs her further explanation of an extension for her essay.

B.

She happened to meet him and stopped to have a chat.

C.

Rachel needs some suggestions from Dr.

Jones.

D.

They had an appointment to talk about her degree.

7.

What is Rachel

蒺

s decision on her topic of the essay?

A.

Environmental conditions in 19th century factories.

B.

Working conditions of hospitals in 19th century northern towns.

C.

Pros and Cons of changing working conditions in 19th century.

D.

How to improve working conditions in southern towns in 19th

c

entury.

8.

Why did Rachel choose the topic at

last?

A.

There

are

lots

of

sources

that she

can refer

to.

B.

No one else chose the topic as it is a rare one.

C.

That is the topic Dr. Jones recommended to her.

D.

She can finish the project on the

internet.

9.

What is Dr. Jones

蒺

attitude toward Racher

蒺

s essay?

A.

He would rather her choosing another

topic.

B.

The essay is only 80 percent

completed.

C.

She needs to rewrite it because he was too down about it.

D.

There are still much further editing job to

do.

10.

Which part of Rachel

蒺

s essay did Dr. Jones appreciate

m

ost?

A. The introduction.

C. The end

of it.

Conversation Two

11.

What is Glaeser

蒺

s opinion towards cities?

A.

It is very dirty and no longer good to live in cities.

B.

They are too crowded with exploded population.

C.

Cities are extraordinary in creating opportunities.

D.

We need to save the industry and garments in cities.

B. The middle part.

D. The bibliography.

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12.

What did globalization bring to older cities, such as New York, in

1

970s?

A. New technologies and prosperity.

C. Reductions

in population.

A.

Cities are more and more important.

B.

They are less important than before.

C.

People believe cities are always the heart of manufacturing.

D.

There are advantages in cities in market opportunities.

14.

What

is

the

main

focus

of

Glaeser

蒺

s

book

Triumph

of

the

City?

A.

Techniques of looking for jobs in

cities.

B.

His legend in travelling around the

world.

C.

Pleasure and prospects of living in

cities.

D.

Comparisons between living in cities and countryside.

15.

According to Glaeser, what is the advantage of countries with more than half population

living in urban areas comparing to those with less than half population living in urban

areas?

A. Less happier.

B. Much richer.

B. The rising of garment industry.

D. A severe depression.

13.

What is the current role of cities in the

world?

C.

More

relaxed.

D. Very depressed.

Section C

(5 marks)

In this section, you will hear

five

short news items. After each item, which will be read only

once

,

there will be a

twenty- second

pause. During the pause, read the question and the

four

choices

marked

A

,

B

,

C

and

D

, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corre

原

sponding letter on

the

answer sheet

with a single line through the centre.

16.

Where is the Consumer Electronics Show held each year?

A. New York.

C.

Washington

D.C.

A.

The blades are easily

broken.

B.

They are slow in catching

wind.

C.

They cause serious pollution.

D.

They kill lots of birds while

rotating.

18.

Why bicycles- riding accidents increase in big

cities?

A.

As there are no bicycle lanes in most

cities.

B.

Because riders sometimes distract attention from riding.

C.

Because of riders

蒺

lack of maps and navigation in the

dark.

D.

Due to riders

蒺

always making phone calls while riding.

B. Las Vegas.

D. Around the world.

17.

What is the side effect of convertional three-balde wind turbines?

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19.

Which of the following is mentioned to be an importanted part of October celebration?

A.

B.

C.

D.

20.

What are scientists going to do with the tiny clumps of organic matter drifting in the ocean?

A.

To

do the research on food chain in the

ocean.

B.

To

collect

samples

of

new

species

in

the

ocean.

C.

To predict future changes in our

climate.

D.

To calculate certain sensitive instruments.

Section D

(10 marks)

In

this

section,

you

will

hear

a

short

passage.

There

are

10

missing

words

or

phrases.

Fill

in

the

blanks

with

the

exact

words

or

phrases

you

hear.

The

passage

will

be

read

twice.

Remember

to

write the answers on the

answer

sheet

.

Barcelona, Spain in

a privileged position on the northeastern coast of the Iberian peninsula and

the shores of the Mediterranean, Barcelona is the

21.

city in Spain in both size and

population. It is also the capital of Catalonia, an Autonomous Community within Spain. There

are two official languages spoken in Barcelona: Catalan, generally spoken in all of Catalonia,

and Castillian Spanish. The city of Barcelona has a population of 1.510.000, but this number

22.

more than 4.000.000 if the outlying areas are also included. The capital of Catalonia

is unequivocally a Mediterranean city, not only because of its 23. but also and above all

because of its history, tradition and 24. . The documented history of the city 25.

the founding of a Roman colony on its soil in the second century B.C. Modern Barcelona

experienced spectacular growth and 26.

at the onset of industrialization during the

second half of the 19th century. The 1888 World

蒺

s Fair became

a symbol of the capacity for

hard work and the international outlook projected for the city. Culture and the arts 27.

Barcelona and in all of Catalonia; the splendor achieved by Catalonian modernism is one of the

most patent displays.

Barcelona, more than just a single city, is really

a collection of 28.

cities. The

visitor unfamiliar with its history might be surprised by the fact that such a 29.

city

preserves its historic Gothic center almost intact, or by the curious contrast between the maze of

narrow streets and the grid

-

like layout of the Eixample, the urban planning

< br>“

Enlargement

”

project of the end of the 19th century; or that beside

a modern high-rise, we can also find

a

quaint square where the most outstanding decorative element is 30.

, an echo of the old

factories that were installed there in the

past.

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Part II Vocabulary, Grammar & Culture

(15 marks)

There

are

15

incomplete

sentences

in

this

section.

For

each

blank

there

are

four

choices

marked

A

,

B

,

C

and

D

. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the

corre

原

sponding letter on the

answer sheet

with a single line through the centre.

Section A Vocabulary and Grammar

(10 marks)

31.

Most

elderly

people

have

to

live

the

money

they

when they were working.

A. off; laid up

B. up; set up

C. on;

p

ut aside

D. by; put back

32.

It is certain that American English has very

influenced British English,

e

specially

in the last quarter of the

century.

A. extremely

—

She

B.

numerously

C. excessively

D. considerably

33.

—

Why doesn

蒺

t Janet stay with her relatives in New York?

in Boston.

B.

has

relatives

only

D.

relatives

has

only

for some way of ridding the town of Rats.

B. at their wits

end

D. for their wits

end

new methods of increasing the world

蒺

s food supply.

D. down to

items they like into the basket

A. has

o

nly relatives

C.

only

has

relatives

34.

The

Mayor

and

his

fellow

were

A. at their wit

蒺

s end

C. in their wit

蒺

s end

35.

Scientists

will

have

to

come

A. up with

B. down with

C. up for

36.

When

shopping in

a

supermarket, people just put

and then pay

them at the entrance.

A. that; of

C. Whichever; before

37.

$$ 30,000.

A. To be judged the best

B. Which; for

D. Whatsover; off

in a worldwide competition, the two students were awarded scholarships totaling

B. Having judged the best

hard

C. Judged

the best

D. Judging the

best

38.

They continue to buy proper books, too,

on good paper and bound

covers.

A.

printed;

between

C.

arranged;

of

—

Well,

B. planned; in

D. published; among

39.

—

Listen! Do you feel like going out for Greek food tonight?

I have exams tomorrow, Thursday and Friday.

B. How about French food?

D. I can

蒺

t agree with you more.

—

That

蒺

s too bad, Well, maybe next week.

A. I was thinking about 6:00.

C. I can

蒺

t make

it this

week.

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40.

—

Anna, I wanted to ask you about my marketing report. I

蒺

m not sure about it ...

—

That

蒺

s OK, Leo.

.

—

Choose

a

product

or

service

then

compare

two

organisations

that

produce

it. I

蒺

m

doing

in

原

stant coffee.

A. Would you like coffee or tea?

C. Any hints for the project?

B. So what would you have to do?

D. How much have you actually written?

Section B Culture

(5 marks)

41.

The annual

between Oxford and Cambridge universities on the river Thames is,

B. Boat Race

however, one of the most popular sporting events of the

year.

A. Motor-cycling

Race

C. Swimming Race

D. Waterball Race

42.

The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York

Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The statue was a gift to the United States

from the people of .

A. the U.K.

B. France

C. Italy

D. Germany

43.

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2015 was awarded to Svetlana Alexievich

“

for her polyphonic

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s

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an

investigative journalist and non- fiction prose writer who writes in .

A. Russian

B. English

C. Swdish

D. German

44.

Built in ancient times to keep invading Mongols out,

is a historical treasure for

China.

Stretching

for

thousands

of

kilometers

across

northern

China,

the

World

Heritage

site

is a marvel that attracts tens of thousands of tourists every year.

A. the Stonehenge

B. the Forbidden City

C. the Great Wall

D. the Summer

Palace

45.

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in

and the United States as a day

of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year.

A. Canada

B. Ireland

C.

Scotland

D. the U. K.

Part III Cloze

(10 marks)

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with

one

word. Choose the correct word in

one of the following

three

ways: according to the context, by using the correct form of the given

word, or by using the given letter (s) of the word. Remember to write the answers on the

answer

sheet

.

The latest issue of the Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences reports that Asians and

Westerners in fact view the world

differently.

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The study, led by Hannah -Faye Chua,

Juilie Boland and Richard Nisbett, tracked the

eye 46. (move) of students when looking

at a picture. The students

i

nvolved in the study

47. in

25 European Americans and 27

native Chinese. The researchers found that

Asian students spent more time studying the

background of the picture.

In 48.

, the

European American students concentrated on the foreground of the picture.

It has been observed that Westerners attend more to focal objects, whereas Asians attend

more to contextual 49. inf

. In this study, the researchers examined the differences in

cognitive processing styles between Asians and Westerners. They showed the difference between

the two races are cultural, which dates 50. thousands of years.

The key to Chinese culture is 51. har

. Successful rice farmers in Asia long ago

relied on close bonds with other farmers. The farmers often shared water and new techniques.

Meanwhile,

the

West

focuses

on

ways

to

get

things

done,

while paying little

attention to

52.

. Asians live in a more socially complicated world than Westerners do, so they are inclined

to pay more attention to others whereas Westerners are 53.

(individual). Reinforcing the

belief that the perceptual differences are cultural, Asians raised in North America viewed the

pictures similarly to those of Westerners 54. des .

In this issue, there are other studies that have shown differences between Asians and

European Americans when reading and writing. The studies, though, do not suggest that a

particular

race

is

more

advanced

55.

(intellect). Rather, they confirm that people from

one culture do better on some tasks while people from other cultures do better on different

tasks. Therefore, it would be hard to argue that one culture is generally outperforming the other.

Part IV Reading Comprehension

(35 marks)

Section A

(5 marks)

A lot of people in the world today are used to working, going on holiday, and having money -

but many of them aren

蒺

t happy. Yet other people seem to be really happy, even if they are poor,

or have no job, or are surrounded by problems. Why?

Professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, from the University of Chicago, has interviewed

thousands of people who have a happy life to find out how they do it.

‘

I

蒺

ve been studying

happiness for over 30 years,

’

says Csikszentmihalyi.

‘

My interest in the subject came from my

own experience as a child during World War II, when I saw many adults destroyed by the

terrible events. But there were always a few who kept their courage, helped others, and were

able to give a sense of purpose and meaning to their lives. I wanted to find out how a person

could build a fulfilling and enjoyable

life.

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In general, his research showed that people were unhappy doing nothing. The professor

stresses that happy people don

蒺

t waste time, either at work or when they

蒺

re free.

‘

Many people

feel that the time they spend at work or at school is wasted. But often their free time is also

wasted.

’

Many people are used to doing passive things - watching television, for example -

without using any skills. As a result, life goes past in a series of boring experiences.

But it doesn

蒺

t have to be this way. The

professor has found that people are happy when

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so

m

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t

h

i

n

g

h

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ca

lls

‘

fl

ow

’

.

W

hen

people get very involved in a task that they have

chosen,

and

which

is

well

-defined

and

ch

a

ll

e

n

g

i

ng

,

t

he

y

e

xpe

r

i

ence

‘

fl

ow

’

,

a

s

t

a

te

where they don

蒺

t notice time passing.

They also experience enjoyment. Professor

Csikszentmihalyi makes a contrast

between

enjoyment and pleasure.

‘

I used to think they were the same thing - but they

蒺

re not! Pleasure

is a bit bowl of ice cream, or taking a hot bath on a cold day

- nothing bad at all! But

enjoyment is about doing something and achieving something. It isn

蒺

t really important what we

do, it

蒺

s

more

important

to

do

something, and

feel

positive

about

it, and

to

try

to

do

it

well.

’

People

who

are

not

used to

happiness

can learn

how

to

be

happy,

says

the professor,

if they

constantly get into

‘

< br>flow

’

states. Is happiness as easy as that? Perhaps it is.

Questions 56

—

60

Decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.

56.

Professor Csikszentmihalyi has been studying happiness for more than 30 years.

57.

Professor Csikszentmihalyi thinks that many people use their free time well.

58.

As Csikszentmihalyi stated, watching TV in your free time is a passive thing.

59.

We can experience

‘

flow

’

when we do things that are impossible for us and people in

‘

flow

’

can easily forget what time it is.

60.

Enjoyment and pleasure are the same and they are both positive according to Professor

Csikszentmihalyi.

Section B

(10 marks)

Questions 61

—

65 are based on the following passage.

61.

The

type

and

amount

of

food

that

we

usually

eat

is

known

as

our

diet.

Eating

a

healthy,

raried

diet

will

help

keep

you

strong

and

fit

throughout

your

life.

On

the

other

hand, an unhealthy diet can lead to many problems and even shorten your life.

62.

Your body cannot make most of these nutrients, so you have to get

them from the food you eat. The exact amount you need depends on your age, your size, how

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much you are growing, whether you are a boy or

a girl, and how active you are.

63.

But you also need

energy for things that you rarely think about,

such as breathing, digestion, keeping your heart

beating, and fueling your brain. The energy in

food

is

measured

in

units

called

calories.

A

slice

and a half of bread contains about 100 calories. Any calories that your body does not use are

stored as fat.

64.

The most important thing is making sure you get a balanced diet.

A balanced diet provides you with just the right amount of nutrients and calories. Because just

one food cannot give you all the nutrients you need, the best way to make sure you get enough

nutrients you need, the best way to make sure you get enough nutrients is to eat a variety of

different kinds of food. No foods are

“

good