1、2016 年大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）A 类（研究生）决赛真题试卷（精选）及答案解析(总分：170.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Vocabulary and Struc(总题数：16，分数：32.00)1.Part Vocabulary and Structure（分数：2.00）_2.Ive never been there but it is, _, a lovely place.（分数：2.00）A.of no accountB.by all accountsC.on no accountD.on this account3.The television networks beli
2、eve that the period between 6 p. m. and 11 p. m. is the_television viewing time.（分数：2.00）A.primeB.primitiveC.primaryD.principal4.You had better_me about the reason for your dismissal.（分数：2.00）A.level offB.level atC.level withD.level up5._in her most beautiful skirt, the girl tried to make herself_at
3、 the party.（分数：2.00）A.Dressed: noticedB.Dressing: noticedC.Dresses: noticingD.Dressing: noticing6.He has made another wonderful discovery, _of great importance to science.（分数：2.00）A.who I think itB.which I think it isC.that I think isD.which I think is7.Only after the anesthetist gave the patient an
4、 anesthetic_.（分数：2.00）A.the operation could be conductedB.could the operation be conductedC.could be conducted the operationD.the operation conducted could be8.The_of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.（分数：2.00）A.implementat
5、ionB.demonstrationC.manifestationD.exposition9._the Internet is shortening the distance between people, it may also be breaking homes or will cause other family problems.（分数：2.00）A.WhenB.WhileC.IfD.As10.Toby: Hi. Could you give me a hand with this report? Cecilia: Sure. _Toby: Thanks. Would you mind
6、 taking a look at the layout? Do you think its appropriate? I want it to be formal, but not boring to look at. Cecilia: It looks good to me. I would suggest that you put the clients logo and our logo on each page.（分数：2.00）A.Could you wait for a few minutes?B.Id be happy to give you some hints and ad
7、vice.C.I shared a plan with some friends last week.D.Im having the same problem.11.Silvia: I hear you received a prize for your book.Daniel: Yes, I did. I won a prize for “best local history book“ at the annual book award. Silvia: Congratulations! You must be very proud of your achievement.Daniel: _
8、Winning the prize was an added bonus.Silvia: What was the prize?Daniel: I won $ 200 to spend on any books of my choice.Silvia: Thats a great prize for a person who writes books!（分数：2.00）A.That doesnt sound like a great prize.B.And it fits me perfectly!C.I was happy just to get the book published.D.I
9、 was excited that it won the bonus.12.What is the name of Britains highest mountain?（分数：2.00）A.Symonds Knott.B.Ben Nevis.C.Snowdon.D.Scafell.13.The first steam engine was devised by Thomas Newcomen at the end of the 17th century, and the Scottish inventor_modified and improved the design in 1765.（分数
10、：2.00）A.Abraham DarbyB.James WattC.John KayD.Richard Arkwright14.The Declaration of Independence was written by_.（分数：2.00）A.Thomas JeffersonB.George WashingtonC.Alexander HamiltonD.James Madison15.“Poetry is spontaneous“ was put forward by_.（分数：2.00）A.Robert BurnsB.William BlakeC.William WordsworthD
11、.Charles Lamb16.All of the following are well-known female writers in the 20th century Britain EXCEPT_.（分数：2.00）A.George EliotB.Iris Jean MurdochC.Doris LessingD.Muriel Spark二、Reading Comperhensio(总题数：5，分数：50.00)17.Part Reading Comperhension（分数：10.00）_It seemed normal when Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son wan
12、ted to play chess with his parents. However, it was unusual when he revealed that he already knew how to playbefore anyone taught him. Apparently the two-year-old had learned all of the rules by watching his parents. By age 4, he was competing in national tournaments. By age 12, he was Vietnams youn
13、gest champion.（分数：10.00）(1).Jay Greenberg wrote symphonies very quickly because he utilized the help of talented professional composers.（分数：2.00）A.TRUEB.FALSE(2).The factors that seem to be presented in a child prodigy are 1)an unusually high intelligence and 2)the ability to master one area, such a
14、s music or math.（分数：2.00）A.TRUEB.FALSE(3).Child prodigies sometimes select areas of interest that they did not learn from their parents or acquire from their environment. This supports the explanation of nurture.（分数：2.00）A.TRUEB.FALSE(4).All of the parents mentioned in the passage provided their chi
15、ldren with both educational and physical resources.（分数：2.00）A.TRUEB.FALSE(5).According to the passage, people with normal intelligence present fewer challenges to society and are more easily accepted.（分数：2.00）A.TRUEB.FALSERead the following passage. Choose from the sentences AG the one which best fi
16、ts each gap of 6165. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use. For most of human history, “business“ was done one to onepeople traded goods and services with each other individually, as families, or as small tribal groups. 1They were farmers, tailors, laborers, soldiers. They excha
17、nged their goods or services for everything else they needed. Regions started to specialize in a few types of goods and services and commenced regular trading with other regions. Societies created currency, which allowed people to sell their work for money and then use that money to buy the work of
18、others. Urban areas grew and business practices expanded. Eventually, several tradespeople joined together to make one larger business enterprisea company. （分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_Every year, new roller coasters are built that are bigger, faster, and wilder than ever. Tower ride
19、s are dropping us farther. Flat rides are spinning us with unimaginable new twists. It all seemed like good clean fun until June 2, 2001. A 28-year-old woman was found unconscious after a three-minute ride on the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. Paramedics
20、rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The Los Angeles County coroner attributed her death to a pre-existing condition. The woman had a brain aneurysm that could have broken at any time. Rather than calm people, the coroners ruling created a controversy that may continue for
21、 years to come. The death was one of fifteen fatalities or serious brain injuries that had occurred over the prior ten years among otherwise healthy people who had just taken thrill rides. By the tens of thousands, children and adults line up for thrill rides in amusement parks a-round the world. Th
22、ese rides are designed to provide the extreme physical sensations you just dont get walking down the street. To find out whether riders need to be as fit as jet pilots to handle the thrills, popular mechanics asked one of the people best qualified to answer, Captain David L. Steinhister. He is a fli
23、ght surgeon for the U. S. Air Force Thunderbirds. “ We fly visiting media representatives, who are everyday people, in our jets and subject them to g-forces in excess of those found on roller coasters. We have not had any instances of brain trauma,“ Steinhister said. “As flier, we train to handle an
24、d tolerate the heavy g-forces, as high as nine gs. Our visitors will experience sustained g-forces of more than twice the forces found on a roller coaster with no lasting ill effect. “ But Steinhister adds that they always screen these people prior to flights to be sure theyre healthy. Would Air For
25、ce-style preflight medical screening have saved any of those who died soon after coaster rides? That will remain a matter of speculation, but it does raise the question of whether more regulations are needed on thrill rides. The amusement industry doesnt think so, and the scientific evidence that ex
26、ists appears to concur. The latest evidence to support the amusement industrys position appeared in the October 2002 issue of the Journal of Neurotrauma. University of Pennsylvania scientists Dr. Douglas H. Smith and David F. Meaney coauthored the article, “ G-force, Roller Coaster and Brain Trauma:
27、 On the Wrong Track?“ Smith is a brain trauma researcher who studies the effects of automobile crashes. Meaney is a bioengineer who studies brain trauma.* “According to our data,“ says Smith, “its unlikely that amusement rides cause brain injuries. “ The team took g-force data from three high-g-forc
28、e roller coasters and input the data into a mathematical model for head accelerations. They then compared the results to known thresholds for various types of head injuries. They found that the high-est head accelerations from roller coaster rides were far below the minimum thresholds for other type
29、s of injuries. U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC)statistics support Smith and Meaneys results. While injuries and occasional fatalities do occur, they are primarily a result of a ride malfunction or from rider horseplay. Statistically, amusement parks are still one of the safest places t
30、o have fun. According to the most recent data provided by the CPSC and the National Sporting Goods Association, in the year 2000 there were far fewer emergency room treated injuries per 1000 visits at amusement parks than there were for many other recreational activities. In that year, the CPSC esti
31、mates, there were 6, 594 emergency room-treated injuries related to amusement park rides. Most of those were minor. In comparison, each year an estimated 20,000 people are treated for injuries sustained at music concerts. And about 200,000 school children visit emergency rooms for injuries sustained
32、 on a playground. The low incidence of injury on rides is credited largely to one organization. Since 1978, the American Society for Testing and Materials(ASTW)has worked with numerous members of the U. S. amusement industry to draft standards and regulations for rider safety. The manufacturers and
33、the ASTM also obtain and analyze data on g-force. They use this data to revise the design and construction of rides. One important aspect of their work has to do with the relationship between g-force and the height and speed of the coasters. The surprising fact is that there is no relationship. G-fo
34、rces are created by how tightly one changes direction while in motion. When a roller coaster train goes faster, it also goes through a larger radius turn in order to maintain the same g-force as a slower train rolling through a tighter curve. And so, even though advances in technology have led to fa
35、ster and more thrilling rides, g-force levels on roller coasters have not changed much in the past two to three decades. Todays machines also benefit from the use of computer programs that automatically calculate g-force along every section of the ride.（分数：10.00）(1).What caused the death of the woma
36、n at Six Flags Magic Mountain?（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).Why are both children and adults willing to take thrill rides in amusement parks around the world?（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).How do Smith and Meaneys findings support the argument that roller coasters are safe?（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).Why does the CPSC conclude
37、that the amusement park is one of the safest places to have fun statistically?（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).What has ASTM done to lower the incidence of injury on rides?（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_Where do tigers live? North-eastern China, the Indian subcontinent , and the Russian Far East are all home to different speci
38、es of this beautiful big cat, but maybe not for much longer. According to a recent study by leading conservationists, the wild tiger is now closer to extinction than previously realized. In fact, it is thought that there are fewer than 5000 tigers existing in the wild around the world. Illegal hunti
39、ng is a huge factor. Most countries have laws that prohibit the hunting and trade of these animals , but the temptation for local poachers is great. A poor villager can earn up to 60 times his daily earnings by trapping and killing one tiger. This money may guarantee the survival of his family. The
40、dead tiger is handed over to a middle man, who then often smuggles it abroad. Its fur may end up hanging on a wall and its bones may be used for medicinal purposes. The other factor affecting the survival of the wild tiger is the reduction of their natural habitat. When man moves into an area that w
41、as previously tiger territory, the tiger loses its natural prey since the villagers often hunt such animals for their own food. Then the tiger goes after the villagers cows and goats, and so it becomes the hunted. Another problem with reduced habitat is that the tigers will not cross open land, so t
42、hey cannot get to isolated areas of forest to breed with other tigers. One country that has taken action over the competition for habitat is Russia. The ancient forests of Southern Siberia are being logged for their increasingly expensive timber. These loggers, a-long with the poaching of tigers and
43、 their prey, have posed a serious threat to the survival of the tiger population. However, since 1992 the Wildlife Conservation Society(WCS)has been carrying out The Siberian Tiger Project. By attaching radio collars to the tigers they can trace their movements and gather a wealth of information abo
44、ut their habits. In this way, the Russian government has been provided with invaluable support and advice. The Tiger Response Team, a special unit of the Russian government, takes active steps towards resolving the problems between tigers and humans. One aim is to keep tigers away from human settlem
45、ents. The team uses fireworks or even electrified dead animals to deter the tigers from approaching villages. Sometimes the tigers are captured and simply moved to other areas. If the animal is considered too dangerous, it may be taken to a zoo on the other side of the world. At least in a protected
46、 environment like this, scientists are able to study wild tigers in a way that they could not in their natural habitat. Also, captive breeding programmes are a way to increase tiger numbers: they can be used to introduce genetic variability into the wild tiger population. The WCS also considers the
47、management of the tigers prey essential to the programme. This requires the establishment of large areas of habitat for both the tigers and their prey to coexist. This can be achieved through properly managed wildlife tourism. Tourism can generate money and jobs for local people, as well as creating
48、 opportunities to conserve suitable land for tigers to live on. It is also an excellent way to educate the locals and tourists in conservation issues. There is no clear solution to saving the tiger, but there is still great pressure from conservation societies and environmental groups to ensure its survival. We will only be able to do this if we can find a balance between the need of people to earn a living and the need to preserve the ti
