1、大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)A 类研究生初赛真题 2013 年及答案解析(总分：145.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Part I listening Com(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).Where does the dialogue probably take place? （分数：1.00）A.On a train.B.In a restaurant.C.In a gym.(2).What are the speakers talking about? （分数：1.00）A.Where to have their meal.B.How to make people intell
2、igent.C.The disadvantage of watching TV.(3).What was the woman probably doing when she hurt herself? （分数：1.00）A.She was cooking.B.She was bathing.C.She was reading.(4).What did the man mention about the briefcase? （分数：1.00）A.The price.B.The shape.C.The color.(5).Why did the man get divorced accordin
3、g to the woman? （分数：1.00）A.He was bad-tempered all the time.B.He didnt help take care of the baby.C.He spent too much time in the pub.二、Section B （10 marks）(总题数：2，分数：10.00)Conversation One（分数：3.00）(1).Why is it very difficult for the woman to get the time off? （分数：1.00）A.She is supposed to attend an
4、 important meetingB.She has been arranged for an interviewC.There are not enough teachers in her school(2).Why does the woman ask the man to get off at the golf course? （分数：1.00）A.They are going to play golf togetherB.The pathway is too rough for the taxis to goC.It is nearest to her home(3).Who wil
5、l the man come with? （分数：1.00）A.His dadB.His friendC.His childConversation Two（分数：7.00）(1).What is this conversation about? （分数：1.00）A.Travel agenciesB.Space toursC.Holiday plans(2).What is being planned for tourism in the beginning phase of the next ten years? （分数：1.00）A.Trips to the moonB.Trips in
6、 the moons orbitC.Trips within the earths orbit(3).What is said about the training? （分数：1.00）A.It takes a couple of daysB.Only children need some trainingC.Its unnecessary(4).Who will be the potential tourists? （分数：1.00）A.The general publicB.Those wanting rest and recreationC.Risktakers(5).Which sta
7、tement below is correct? （分数：1.00）A.A few minutes is enough for tourists because of weightlessnessB.The cost for the trip is acceptable to the general publicC.The duration of the trip is expected to be increased(6).What is said about moon tours? （分数：1.00）A.They will be the first tours that get out o
8、f the earths orbitB.The number of tourists will be reducedC.They are less dangerous than traveling to Mars(7).What does the man say people could do on the moon? （分数：1.00）A.Build hotelsB.Do spacewalkingC.Prepare for trips to Mars三、Section C （5 marks）(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).What measure is mentioned in the
9、 news? （分数：1.00）A.Consolidating buildings.B.Implementing a curfew in cities.C.Storing food and water.(2).How did the police find the files? （分数：1.00）A.The police found them after raiding the mans home.B.The man lost some of the files during the duplication.C.The man handed them in.(3).How much did G
10、oogle approximately earn in the same period last year?（分数：1.00）A.2bnB.2.2bnC.2.5bn(4).What is the purpose of the report? （分数：1.00）A.To prepare for the construction of nuclear plants in Europe.B.To deal with the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan.C.To test European nuclear power plants reaction to e
11、mergencies.(5).Why is Nepal in crisis? （分数：1.00）A.The politicians didnt reach any agreement on the new constitution.B.The new election wont be held until six months later.C.The ethnic conflicts are spreading.四、Section D （10 marks）(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Speaker： chairman of the Carocan Groupa 1 Topic： How t
12、o achieve success Obstacles for success： Fear of 2 3 （the 4 5 one to deal with） Analysis： It can be both a 6 7 In fact daring not to take opportunities discloses your 8 9 about your ability to succeed Suggestion： Admit your fear and meet it 10 Fear of 11 Analysis： It is in fact the fear of 12 Sugges
13、tion： 13 Conclusion： In order to succeed， you need to 14 15 opportunities（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_五、Part II Vocabulary a(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Katies parents never see her as the mothering type but when her son was born she took to it like a _ to wa
14、ter（分数：1.00）A.shrimpB.horseC.duckD.dog2.He has struggled for weeks inside his heart since the offer of a place at a good university is not to be _ at（分数：1.00）A.coughedB.sneezedC.laughedD.rejected3.When a professor gives students _ instructions， the instructions are generally easily understood （分数：1.
15、00）A.clearcutB.blurryC.marginalD.ambiguous4.After years of neglect there was a huge _ programme to return the city to its former glory（分数：1.00）A.refurbishmentB.restorationC.conservationD.preservation5.More recently， green tea has also been _ added to the list of youthpromoting substances as it conta
16、ins rich Vitamin（分数：1.00）A.coincidentallyB.supposedlyC.surprisinglyD.tentatively6.Our landlord tried to _ all the cockroaches in our building， but they came back the next year（分数：1.00）A.removeB.deportC.expediteD.eradicate7.Mariko believed everything she read on the Web， so she was _ by the hoax the
17、TV Station played on April Fools Day（分数：1.00）A.taken outB.taken inC.taken offD.taken on8.There is a lobby of people who insist that its justifiable and necessary to carry out these animal experiments _ science（分数：1.00）A.leading toB.relating withC.in touch withD.in the name of9.A drum is a percussion
18、 instrument made by _ a skin or other material over one or both ends of a hollow container（分数：1.00）A.compressingB.strengtheningC.calculated atD.stretching10.Britains gold and currency reserves _ 15，977 million，and this year they have repaid foreign loans to the value of 3，500 million（分数：1.00）A.equal
19、 toB.amounted toC.calculated atD.targeted at11.The film was initially a boxoffice disaster but quickly gained _ status， and the actress has been wellknown ever since （分数：1.00）A.cultB.humbleC.vulgarD.feeble12._， but seats are proffered， doors smilingly held open for prampushing mothers and tables mir
20、aculously appear in crowded restaurants（分数：1.00）A.Not only are they not shunnedB.They are not only shunnedC.Though they are not shunnedD.Despite they not being shunned13.Selina： Do you think Tim takes after his dad? Tom： Well， he does， in some ways Selina： How? Tom： Well， I mean， theyre both very st
21、ubborn， arent they? Selina： Thats for sure（分数：1.00）A.Its not taken for grantedB.Nothing seriousC.It runs in the familyD.Its hard to say14.Assistant： Wadleys Garage called this morning They said your new car wasnt ready Manager： Oh， no Assistant： They said there was a strike at the factory yesterday
22、Manager： Again? （分数：1.00）A.You sold it?B.why on earth not?C.I suppose notD.Ive been there15.Manager： What have you got? Assistant： Weve got the files up to 2010， but all those after 2010 have not been found Manager： _ It wont take long to sort the rest out（分数：1.00）A.Thats a relief！B.Bad news！C.Who k
23、nows?D.Let it go六、Part III Cloze （10 m(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A top racehorse was brought down Royal Ascot with a shot from a hightech sound gun，a court was told yesterday The was built into a pair of binoculars and fired from the crowd as the horse was 1 2 sight of certain victory The “technically brilliant
24、” ultrasonic device3 4 could not be heard by peoplewas devised by a backstreet inventor It was to be used with potentially devasting effect in a secret plan “to destroy the entire system of racecourse betting and bookmaking in this country，” defence lawyer Jonhan Goldberg told Southwark Crown Court
25、in London He said it had the potential to make a fortune in bets 5 6 the favourite because it made sure th the horse would lose It was used last year to unse the leading jockey Greville Starkey from Ile de Chypre just before the end of the King George V Handicap， it 7 8 （doubt） would have won， he sa
26、id The astonishing story was told by the defence during a trial in the inventor of the 9 g 10， James Laming， denies drug conspiracy charges It came to light because of his alleged connections with a drug baron who wanted to use the to help him win large bets The inventor is a 49yearold grandfher and
27、 south London car dealer who lives with his motherinlaw in a terraced house He told the court th he got all the 11 inf 12 on ultrasonics for the from the Encyclopedia Britannica and tested it on horses in fields The was made from a pair of race binoculars Showing them to the jury， Mr Goldberg said：
28、“This device subjected a passing racehorse to a sudden and 13 14 （deaf） noise we human beings cannot hear all It is the equivalent in suddenness to letting a loud firework 15 exp 16 in its ears” The noise would be “a horrible earpiercing shriek” like the feedback from a microphoneBecause racehorses
29、were sensitive and temperamental it would have the 17 ef 18 of making the horse swerve and unse the rider “It left no evidence of its use and no permanent disability for the animal，” he said The plan was to use the for horse races and possibly for greyhound races Mr Goldberg said： “He would fire it
30、19 20 the favourite or second favourite in a race” “These criminals， of course， were in a unique position to ensure th the horse lost”（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_七、Part IV Reading Comp(总题数：4，分数：40.00)Section A （10 marks） Questions 5660 are based on
31、the following passage I want to talk about the economy , not the one we hear about endlessly in the news each day and in politiciansspeeches,but the one we live in day by dayIts where most of us live on a daily basis， earning our living， paying our taxes ， and purchasing the necessities of life The
32、term “economic expansion” suggests something desirable and benevolent， but expansion simply means spending more money More spending doesnt mean that life is getting better More spending merely feeds our whole economic system， which is based on production and consumption Unless money keeps circulatin
33、g， the economy collapses If we dont keep consuming， then manufacturers and retailers go out of business As a leading economist put it， consumer societies are “in need of need” We dont need the things the economy produces as much as the economy needs our sense of need for things Need is the miracle t
34、hat keeps the engines of expansion turning relentlessly In economics， there is no concept of enough It is a hunger that cannot be satisfied There is so much craziness in the world There is a American company that manufactures a range of food with a high fat content This causes obesity and high blood
35、 pressure By coincidence， the same company also makes products that help people who are trying to dietNot only that， it even produces pills for those with high blood pressure Nearly all of my mail consists of bills，banks trying to lend me money，catalogues trying to make me spend it ， and charity app
36、eals for the losers in this ecstasy of consumption the homeless， the refugees， the exploited， the starving Why is it possible to buy strawberries from Ecuador and green beans from Kenya when these countries can hardly feed their own people? It is because there are cash crops， and the countries need
37、the money to service their debts Notice that servicing a debt does not mean paying it off It means just paying the interest Western banks make vast profits from third world debt We buy clothes that are manufactured in sweat shops by virtual slaves in poor parts of the world We create mountains of wa
38、ste We demand cheap food， mindless of the fact that it is totally devoid of taste and is produced using chemicals that poison the land We insist on our right to drive our own car wherever we want to go The evil of the consumption culture is the way it makes us oblivious to the impact of our own beha
39、vior Our main problem is not that we dont know what to do about it It is mustering the desire to do it Questions 5660 Complete the following sentences with information given in the passage， using a maximum of four words for each sentence（分数：10.00）(1).At the beginning of the passage， the author state
40、s that there are 1 kinds of economy and he will talk about the one related to the majority of people（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).According to the passage， 1 serve as the foundation of the whole economic system（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).Economists believe that the economy struggles to keep people feel like they are
41、always 1（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).The reason poor countries like Ecuador and Kenya export their crops is to get money to 1（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).The aim of this passage is to make people recognize the 1 and thus be free to make their own choices in the consumption culture（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_Section B （10 marks）
42、Questions 6165 are based on the following passage For more than a mile， the desert in southern Peru has a curious rulerstraight and tacksharp design made by rocks The wandering mule paths that cross it only emphasize its precision Throughout hundreds of square miles of arid plateau， other such marki
43、ngs around， most of them concentrated between the towns of Nazca and Palpa Known as the Nazca Lines， they form a geometric mlange of quardrangles， triangles，and trapezoids The markings also form spirals and flowers， narrow lines that extend more than five miles， and a desert zoo of giant creatures b
44、irds ， reptiles ，whales， a monkey， and a spider all made by stones whose patterns can only be seen from the air Because some of the figures resemble the ones that decorate Nazca pottery， archaeologists attribute the lines to the Nazcas， a coastal people whose culture rose， flourished， and declined b
45、etween 100 BC and AD 700 Making the patterns must have been extremely timeconsuming The Nazcas must have cleared millions of rocks to expose the lighter ground beneath them，piled the rocks in rows，and created designs that， in this nearly rainless region， can last thousands of years But why did they
46、construct them? Nobody really knows There have been many guessesSome say that they were prehistoric roads，or farmsOthers say they were signals or offerings to celestial beings It has also been suggested that they constitute a giant astronomical calendar， an almanac for farmers who wished to predict
47、the return of water to valley streams One study did ascertain that some of the lines point to solstice positions of the sun and moon in ancient times， as well as to the rising and setting points on the horizon of some of the bright stars But none of the theories have proven to be correct And so the mystery remains， including the most tantalizing question of all： why did the Nazcas create immense designs that they themselves could never see ， designs that people nowadays can only see from the air? One person who
