2011年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷(D类真题)

2011

年全国大学生英语竞赛初

(D

类真题

)

2011 National English Contest for College students

(Level D-Preliminary)

Part 1 Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (5 marks)

In

this

section,

you

will

hear

five

short

conversations.

Each

conversation

will

be

read

only once.

After

each

conversation,

there

will

be

a

pause.

During the pause, reading the question and the

three

choices

marked

A,

B

and

C,

and

decide

which

is

the

best

choice.

Then

mark

the

corresponding

letter

on

the

sheet

with

a

single

line through the centre.

1.

How will the price be determined?

A. By calling the company. B.

By

asking

the

salesman. C. By looking at the price list.

2. Where most probably are the two speakers?

A. A t a bus stop. B. On a train. C. In a car.

3. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. What to have for lunch. B.

Whether

or

not

to eat out.

C. How to get to the conference.

4. Who is the man talking to?

A. A baker

’

s deliver service.

B.

supply store salesperson.

C. A book designer.

5. What is Bart concerned about?

A. Finishing the report on time.

An

office

B. Meeting the chairman of the board

C. Convincing Judith to help him

Section B (10 marks)

In this section, you will hear two conversations.

Each conversation will be read only once. After

each

conversation,

there

will

be

a

once-minute

pause. During the pause, read the five questions,

each with the there choices marked A, B and C,

and decide which is the best choice. Then mark

the

cirr1esponding

letter

on

the

answer

sheet

with a single line through the centre.

Conversation 1

6. Why dose Ruth call Jackie.

A. To invite him to a party.

B. To ask him to buy some food.

C. To ask him to send some invitations.

7. What do you know about Ben

’

s new job?

A. It is in London.

B. His is going to work for a magazine

C. His is going to become a teacher

8. Where are they going to have the party?

A. In a flat

B. In a restaurant

C. In a public hall

9. What is being prepared for the party?

A. A dance

B. A film show

C. Some French food

10. When will Jackie meet Ruth?

A. At nine o

’

clock

B. At a quarter to nine

C. At ten o

’

clock

Conversation 2

11. What are they talking about?

A. Tony

’

s daily schedule

B. Tony;s school life

C. tony;s job.

12. Where dose the man work now?

A. At a bank.

B. In a hospital.

C. At a school.

13.

When

did

the

man

get

up

when

he

is

a

student?

A. At 5:30.

B. At8:30.

C. At lunchtime.

14. What dose the man have to wear to work?

A. Jeans B. A suit C. A

T-Shirt.

15. What is one advantages of the man

’

s job?

A. He can use the internet. B.

He

has

long

holidays.

C. He is paid a good salary.

Section C (5 Marks)

In

this

section

you

will

hear

a

monologue.

The

monologue

will

be

read

twice.

After

the

monologue,

there

will

be

a

pause.

During

the

pause,

read

the

five

questions,

each

with

three

choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is

the

best

choice.

Then

mark

the

corresponding

letter

on

the

answer

sheet

with

a

single

line

through the centre.

16. Where did the thief steal the cars from?

A. Gardens B. Showrooms.

C. Garages

17. What was the thief

’

s job?

A. A salesman.

B. A doctor. C. A cleaner

18. What did the thief

do with

the

cars that

he

stole?

A. He cleaned them, and then left them at the

side of the road.

B. He painted them and then kept them.

C. He sold them to other people.

19.

What

’

s

the

punishment

for

the

thief

’

s

behavior?

A. A long jail sentence.

B.

Cleaning

all

the

cars that he stole.

C. A fine of f4000.

20. How long was the thief

’

s marriage to Mary?

A. 36 years. B. 13 years. C. 48 years.

Section D (10 marks)

In

this

section,

there

is

a

short

passage

which

will

be

read

twice.

Listen

to

the

passage

carefully,

and

then

fill

in

the

blanks

with

the

words

or

phrases

you

hear

on

the

tape.

Remember

to

write

down

the

answers

on

the

answer sheet.

In

Britain,

there

are

two

occasions

each

year

when

people

usually

receive

presents:

on

Christmas

day

and

on

their

birthdays.

In

the

past, the 21

st

birthday was (21) _____because it

symbolized

becoming

an

adult.

People

(22)

______received

a

silver

key

on

that

day

to

symbolize

opening

the

door

to

the

adult

world.

Today, people in Britain legally become adults at

the

age

of

(23)

_____so

they

often

have

the

biggest celebration on that birthday.

The customer of giving gifts on 25 December

only

(24)

_____

Victorian

times.

Before

that

it

was

more

common

for

people

in

Britain

to

(25)_____presents on New Year

’

s eve or Twelfth

Night.

These

days

,on

Christmas

Eve

parents

put presents for young children in

‘

stocking< /p>

’

and

hang them on the end of their presents. Gifts for

older

children

believe

that

Santa

Claus

came

during

the

night

and

(26)

_____

them

their

presents. Gifts for older children and grown-up

are

(27)

_____the

Christmas

tree

on

Christmas

Eve. Then, on Christmas morning, everyone sits

around the tree and opens their presents.

Easter

and

Mother

’

s

Day

are

also

important

days.

Young

children

usually

receive

(28)

_____at

Easter

and

most

people

often

give

presents

to

their

mothers

on

Mother

’

s

Day.

People

also

receive

gifts

on

important

occasions

in

their

lives.

For

example,

all

the

guests

(29)

_____usually

bring

a

gift

for

the

bride

and

groom.

And

these

days,

students

sometimes

get

presents

from

their

parents

if

they (30) _____their exams!

Part 5 Vocabulary and Structure (15)

There

are

15

incomplete

sentences.

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. It goes without ____that you

’

ll be paid for all

this extra time you

’

re spending on the project.

A. saying B. telling

C. talking

D. speaking

32.

We

____the

money

to

your

money

market

account within three working days.

A. have been transferred

B.

will

transfer

C. transferring

D. will be transferred

33.

The

colorful

illustrations

included

in

the

new edition if the book make it ____attractive.

A. much more

B. most of all

C. the more

D. that most

34. The crew worked so hard that they finished

eh entire project three days ____ of schedule.

A. forward

B. ahead

C. soon

D.

advanced

35. Her Olympic experience gave her a bid ____

over the other contestants.

A. with which

B. to that

C. with

D.

to which

36.

It is useful to be able to predict the extent

____

a

price

change

will

affect

supply

and

demands.

A. learn about

B. worthwhile

C.

valuable

D. valuing

37.

The

old

lady

became

worried

when

she

didn

’

t ____- her son for a whole month.

A. learn about

B. hear of

C. hear from

D. learn from

38.

He

decided

it

wasn

’

t

_____

reading

the

report as he

’

d been informed of all the changes

already.

A. worthy

B. worthwhile

C. valuable D.

valuing

39. They have taken measures to solve the city

’

s

pollution

problem,

but

it

may

be

some

time___

the situation improves.

A. give in

B. blooming

C. bloom

D.

bloomed

40.

Large

companies

sometimes

try

to

____smaller companies by buying a majority of

the shares.

A. give in

B. suggested

C.

persuaded

D. implied

41.

Using

recent

developments

in

science

and

technology,

man

can

make

various

flowers

____before their time.

A. give in

B. get up

C. look after

D.

take over

41.

Using

recent

developments

in

science

and

technology,

man

can

make

various

flowers

_____before their time.

A. insisted

B. suggested

C. persuaded

D.

implied

42.

Our

neighbours

have

______us

to

buy

the

same kind of carpeting that they have.

A. insisted

B. suggested

C. persuaded

D.

implied

43.

–

excuse me,______?

Yes.

That

’

s

one

glass

of

white

wine,

one

mineral

water

and

one

sandwich.

Ten

pounds,

please.

Thanks, is service includes?

No.

Ok , here you are.

A. can we have the bill, please

B.

would you like to have.

C. do you have any hamburgers

D

.

could

you

please get me some water

what

44. Reception , how may I help you?

There isn

’

t soap in the bathroom!

______, sir.

Thanks you. Can I have some shower gel, and

some shaving cream, too, please?

Sorry.

We

don

’

t

provide

shaving

cream,

but

there

’

s

some

shower

gel

in

the

bathroom

cabinet.

A. You can buy some in the shop.

B.

send some to your room right away

C. I

’

m really sorry to hear that

D.

impossible. There must be some.

45. Hello.

I’

d like to speak to Julie, please.

I’

m afraid she isn

’

t here right now. _____?

Yes. This is her friend M

a

rk.

I’

m

calling

to

ask

her

if

she

’

d

like

to

see

a

movie

tomorrow

night.

Okay.

I’

ll give her the message.

Thanks.

A.

w

ould you like to hold on?

B.

Do you know when she will be back

C.

W

ould you like to see a movie tonight

That

’

s

I

’

ll

D.

C

an I take a message.

Part 3 close(15 marks)

Read the passage and fill in each blank with one

word.

Choose

he

word

in

one

of

the

following

three

ways:

according

to

the

context,

by

using

the correct form if

the given

word,

or

by

using

the given letter of the word. Remember to write

the answers on the answer sheet.

This is Matt Drudge, millionaire founder and

owner of the Drudge Report, the first and most

successful

online < /p>

‘

newspaper

’

.

People

have

called

Drudge

the

ultimate

blogger

but

he

doesn

’

t

accept

this

(46)______(describe).

He

considers

the

Drudge

Report

to

be

a

proper

newspaper,

very

different

(47

_______the

thousands of weblogs which have sprung up on

the internet.

Drudge

’

s

fascination

for

news

and

gossip

stems form a childhood job (48) d_____ papers

for The Washington Star, which gave him plenty

of

time

and

o_____

to

catch

up

with

the

latest

news.

Drudge was (50)______(interest) in school work

or

sport.

However,

he

developed

an

obsession

(51) ____ rumors and political gossip. At school

his

only

good

marks

for

(52)

c____

affairs.

Following

a

series

of

dead-end

jobs

Drudge

ended up in los angels in the 1990s, just in (53)

____

for

the

beginning

of

what

was

to

become

the internet.

The

World

Wide

Web

was

a

fertile

hunting

(54) g_____ for Drudge. He spend hours sifting

through the newsgroups and websites that then

existed, searching (55) _____ rumors and inside

stories

from

the

political

and

entertainment

worlds. He launched the Drudge Report website

in 1995, (56) ______ has become a daily

‘

rumor

bulletin

’

expressing his version of the latest and

juiciest gossip from Hollywood and Washington.

Always managing to be the first with (57) ____

(break)

news,

Drudge

’

s

success

was

assured

when he became the first person to publicise the

Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1998.

Now with an income of over a million dollars

a

year

and

many

thousands

of

(58)

_____

(subscribe),

the

Drudge

Report

has

become

a

‘

must

see

’

resource

for

those

hungry

for

the

latest

news and gossip.

Will

the

ever-increasing

availability of news on the internet mean the (59)

e____

for

its

older

rival,

the

conventional

newspaper? Drudge doesn

’

t think so. He thinks

the two working (60) t______.

Part 5 reading comprehension (40 marks)

Read

the

following

passages.

Each

passage

is

followed

by

several

questions.

Respond

to

the

questions

according

to

the

passage.

Remember

to write the answers on the answer sheet.

Section A (10 marks)

On the evening of his 18

th

birthday, a teenager

from a tiny village in northern Germany clicked

‘

send

’

on his computers in hospitals and blanks

in Hong Kong, china had crashed, and trains in

Australia and the USA and stopped.

In

court

a

few

months

later,

the

teenager,

Sven

Jaschan,

was

charged

with

criminal

damage.

He

was

found

guilty

of

putting

the

terrible

‘

Sasser

’

computer virus on the internet

and

received

a

21-month

suspended

sentence.

He avoided prison because he was only eighteen

when

he

committed

the

crime.

The

virus

infected millions of computer systems across the

world, and caused millions of dollars damage.

Sven admitted his guilt to the detectives who

came

to

his

home.

He

had

spent

an

enormous

amount of time creating the Sasser virus on the

computer

in

his

bedroom.

He

often

spent

ten

hours

a

day

in

front

of

his

computer

but

his

parents hadn

’

t known what he was doing at the

time.

When he released the virus on the internet, he

didn

’

t realize it would cause so much damage.

He was just delighted that in had worked.

‘I

felt

as if I had written a first-class essay

’

, said Sven.

‘I

told

my

classmates-

they

thought

it

was

terrific.

’

But

his

feelings

changed

very

quickly.

He was terrified when se saw a TV news report

about the virus and damage it had caused.

Detectives

arrested

Sven

after

one

of

his