1、大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)A 类研究生初赛英语决赛真题 2013年及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart I Listenin(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BSection A/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)In this section, yon 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 t
2、he pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.（分数：5.00）(1).Where does this conversation probably take place? A. In a swimming pool. B. In a bank. C
3、. On a plane.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What is said about houses in Britain? A. People tried to make money by buying houses. B. The price of houses is rising thus people would rather rent one. C. Most people raise their children in rented houses.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Which one is right according to the conver
4、sation? A. The house is next to the farm. B. The kitchen has just been decorated. C. The woman is interested in the house.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What is the danger mentioned in the conversation? A. The business ended up bankrupt. B. Working together may ruin their friendship. C. The business cant surviv
5、e the world economic crisis.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).What does the woman mean? A. Working as a journalist is as being a recorder. B. Its a journalists job to convey only optimistic attitude to readers. C. A journalist should convey the information as it is.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、BSection B/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、BCo
6、nversation On(总题数：1，分数：3.00)（分数：3.00）(1).According to the writer, what is a good book? A. It tells something about readers real life. B. It has a clear and coherent plot. C. It broadens readers thought.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What is said about the entertaining part of books? A. All books should be as en
7、tertaining as possible. B. Besides providing fun, books should be thought-provoking as well. C. Books should be based on authors own funny experience.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Which one below is correct? A. The plot of the book isnt arranged according to time sequence. B. The book is about the art of cooki
8、ng. C. Readers will find lots of interesting pictures in the book.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.五、BConversation Tw(总题数：1，分数：7.00)（分数：7.00）(1).What does Dr Emily Gardiner do? A. She works in a third-world country. B. She is a cereal production expert. C. She studies tropical plants.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Why didnt she
9、go to the East of the third-world country? A. The city was flooded with waist-deep water. B. There were no vehicles to cross the big rivers. C. It was too far and she did not have enough time.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).How was her trip to the South? A. She didnt make it to the south. B. She got trapped ther
10、e because of the flood. C. She enjoyed the trip very much.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What is said about the flood in the South? A. It was about one-meter deep. B. Big black ants died and floated in the water. C. Many women got drowned.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).How did Dr Gardiner cross the water? A. She swam acros
11、s the water. B. She walked around with bare feet. C. She crossed the water by boat.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(6).What is said about the local people in the poorer areas? A. Their houses are made of stones. B. They abandoned their houses. C. They moved to higher places with their houses.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(7).How d
12、id the government fight against the soaring price? A. It sold some of its stock at low prices. B. It provided relief fund for the local people. C. It appealed for international aid.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.六、BSection C/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)In this section, you will hear five short news items. After each item, whic
13、h will be read only once, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.（分数：5.00）(1).Why is Francis Ford Coppola men
14、tioned? A. He won the honor twice as Michael did. B. He won the honor together with Michael. C. He is the hero in the movie Amour.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What is the opinion of the majority of countries to the proposal? A. They were opposed to the proposal. B. They supported the proposal. C. They were di
15、sappointed at the proposal.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What is the opinion reflected in the news? A. It was too early for Facebook to go public. B. Investors are optimistic about the shares of Facebook. C. Investors need to be cautious with Facebooks shares.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What intrinsically leads to the
16、inquiry? A. The scandal of interest rate manipulation by Barclays Bank. B. The bankruptcy of some local banks. C. The criticism of leading global banks.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).Why is the earthquake hitting Japan in March last year mentioned? A. To support the idea that GPS could be used to predict earthq
17、uakes and tsunami. B. To illustrate that Japan suffered a lot due to the misuse of GPS. C. To show that GPS played a significant role in helping Japan decrease the loss.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.七、BSection D/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Event: The wreckage of Airship HindenburgTime: May 6th, 1937Journey: U U 1 /U /U-New J
18、erseyBackground:Developed in both Europe and the United States.To carry U U 2 /U /Uover long distances.Built to U U 3 /U /Uthe great luxury transatlantic liners245 meters long with a U U 4 /U /Uof 41 meters.Cruise at a speed of 125 km/hBy 1937 it had carried 1000 passengers and transported U U 5 /U
19、/Uand carsSafety Measures:U U 6 /U /Uhad been taken to prevent accidentsA smoking room was pressurized to prevent gas from entering itU U 7 /U /Uand matches were checked before passengers and crew entered the shipU U 8 /U /Uwere used in the construction to minimize the possibility of accidental spar
20、ksCause: U U 9 /U /Uwas ignited by static electricityResult: All airships were U U 10 /U /Uuntil now. （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:_八、BPart Vocabula(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.It was a shame and bad taste to be an alien after twenty years living in a foreign
21、country and it is no use pretending _. A. thus B. therefore C. unless D. otherwise（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.For the time _, the best solution to the congestion may be to control the number of vehicles. A. going B. passing C. being D. coming（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.The boys had set out on a _ day despite a warnin
22、g form the National Weather Service that small boats should stay off the water in that kind of weather. A. tranquil B. blustery C. brilliant D. vulnerable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.So far in her life, Kaori Sasaki has had guns pointed in her face, been shot in the leg, been to the refugee camps and _ land m
23、ines. A. dodged B. indulged C. swallowed D. duplicated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5._ the cause may be, the fact remains that temperatures are rising, affecting Alaska for the worse. A. Since B. Whatever C. Now that D. In case（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.The news broadcast reported on the _ danger to coastal cities due
24、to the approaching hurricane. A. burst B. thrilled C. impending D. migrating（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.It seems that most of us want more holidays than we actually get, apart from a small number of workaholics who do not take all the days off they _. A. are entitled to B. belong to C. attribute to D. are co
25、ntributed to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.It took the jury just ten minutes to find the 58-year-old balding civil servant not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter _ diminished responsibility. A. on the grounds of B. with regard to C. in respect of D. in opposition to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Sylvie Forrest ha
26、d a lucky escape yesterday when she arrived at Liverpool Street Station 3 minutes late for her train after being _ in a traffic jam. A. turned up B. looked up C. put up D. held up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Antarctica is the highest, coldest, and most _ place on earth, a continent twice the size of Western
27、Europe, capped by ice over two miles thick. A. delicate B. resolute C. desolate D. obsolete（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.According to the survey done among the local residents, _ enough money, the state television could become much more popular. A. given B. giving C. to give D. been given（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.I
28、 would have gone to the charity party held by the famous film stars, _ for my exam the next day. A. if it had been B. if it hadnt been C. had it been D. it hadnt been（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Interviewer: Most people love the circus. Are you ready for tomorrow afternoons performance?Circus leader: Well be
29、 working all day and half the night. And _, by tomorrow morning everything will have been set up in time for the afternoon performance.Interviewer: Good luck! A. so to speak B. touch the wood C. fingers crossed D. as you promise（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Doctor: Take a seat. What seems to be the trouble?Mr
30、.Williams: Im not sure, doctor. But I havent been feeling too well.Doctor: Mm. _Mr.Williams: Ive been sneezing a lot, and feeling pretty feverish, hot and cold all the time. Oh, and Ive got a sore throat. A. How do you feel in your stomach? B. I think you must have a touch of flu. C. Thats interesti
31、ng. D. What are the symptoms?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Amy: Why do you feel like living by yourself?Jean: Well, Ive always had to share with my younger sister and she keeps bursting in when Im trying to have a few moments to myself.Amy: _ But wouldnt it be a bore keeping your own place clean and tidy?Jean
32、: No, because I like to keep thing in order. A. It doesnt matter, I suppose. B. You seem to enjoy loneliness. C. Then we can conclude that your little sister must be adorable. D. I can see youll be glad to get some privacy.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、BPart Cloze/(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Read the following passage and
33、 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.“See that? Men kissing.“ our lawyer fri
34、end snorted into his beer.It had taken me some months to get used U U 1 /U /Uthe Provencal delight in physical contact. Like anyone brought up in England, I had absorbed certain social mannerisms. I had learned to keep my distance, to offer a nod instead of a handshake, to ration kissing to female r
35、elatives and to confine any public demonstrations of affection on dogs. The Provencal welcome, as thorough as being searched by airport security guards, was, at first, a U U 2 /U /U(startle) experience. Now I enjoyed it, and I was fascinated by the niceties of the social ritual, and the sign languag
36、e which is an essential part of any Provencal encounter.When two unencumbered men meet, the U U 3 /U /U(little) there will be is the conventional handshake. If the hands are full, youll be offered a little finger to shake. If the hands are wet or dirty, you will be offered a forearm or an elbow. Rid
37、ing a bicycle or driU U 4 /U /Ua ear does not excuse you from physical contact, and so you will see perilous contortions beU U 5 /U /Uperformed on busy streets as hands grope through ear windows and across handlebars to find each other. And this is only at the first and most restrained level of acqu
38、aintance. A closer relationship requires more demonstrative acknowledgement.U U 6 /U /Uour lawyer friend had noticed, men kiss other men. They squeeze shoulders, slap backs, pummel kidneys, pinch cheeks. When a Provencal man is truly pleased to see you, there is a real possibility of coming away fro
39、m his clutches with superficial bruising. The risk of bodily damage is less where women are concerned, but an amateur can easily make a social blunder if he U U 7 /U /U(calculate) the required number of kisses. In my early days of discovery, I would plant a single kiss, U U 8 /U /Uto find that the o
40、ther cheek was being proffered as I was drawing back. Only snobs kiss once, I was told, or those unfortunates who suffer from congenital froideur (冷漠). I then saw what I assumed to be the correct procedure-the triple kiss, left-right-left, so I tried it on a Parisian friend. WrU U 9 /U /Uagain. She
41、told me that triple-kissing was a low Provencal habit, and that two kisses were enough among U U 10 /U /U(civilize) people. The next time I saw my neighbours wife, I kissed her twice, “Non“, she said, “trois“ (三次).（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:_十、BPar
42、t Reading (总题数：0，分数：0.00)十一、BSection A/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Chess has changed a lot over the past two decades. The rise of the professional chess circuit has seen the competitive aspect of the game overtake the scientific and artistic. The sole aim of the modem master is to win.（分数：10.00）(1).Nowadays, t
43、he professional chess circuit puts more emphasis on its _ rather than its scientific and artistic qualities.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).That the majority of the worlds top ten chess players are under 30 exemplifies the _ in the chess playing.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).A great deal of work is done for _ and thats w
44、hy much modern chess is played off the board.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).A single game lasting for several hours and the presence of the chess clock make contributions to the _ of chess players during the match.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).At the moment one player ultimately wins the match, he has reached a state of
45、 _ at the top level of chess.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_十二、BSection B/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Every summer, the peacocks that roam free within Whipsnade Wild Animal Park in Bedfordshire expose their magnificent trains to the critical and often disdainful gaze of the hens.（分数：10.00）(1).What does Darwins “beauty for beautys sake“ about peacocks mean?（分数：2.00）_(2).Why does the author say that Wallace was in other ways even more Darwinian?（分数：2.00）_
