1、大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)B 类英语专业初赛真题 2013年及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Part I： Listening Co(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).What does the man imply? （分数：1.00）A.Hes heard about Sues great ideas.B.He finds some of Sues ideas acceptable.C.He thinks Sues ideas are impractical.(2).What are the speakers talking about? （分数：1.00）A
2、.Hanging a picture.B.Framing a painting.C.Buying new glasses.(3).What does the man mean? （分数：1.00）A.The secretary will make the final revisions for Mary.B.The secretary will bring the paper to him next Friday.C.The secretary will pass him the paper when he gets back.(4).Which sport does the man want
3、 to participate in? （分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).Why doesnt the man apply for a job at the factory? （分数：1.00）A.He doesnt think there is a chance for him to get a job there.B.The factory is closing down during the summer vocation.C.He doesnt think that is a good place to work in.二、Section B （10 points(总题数：2，分数
4、：10.00)Conversation 1（分数：5.00）(1).What is the man going to do during the summer? （分数：1.00）A.Attend classesB.Go travelingC.Take a parttime job(2).What is the man going to do at Copper Mountain? （分数：1.00）A.Collecting fossilB.CampingC.Sightseeing(3).According to the man，why cant the geology course be o
5、ffered during the academic year?（分数：1.00）A.Because too many students are interested in taking itB.Because students schedule is already fullC.Because the professor is too busy(4).What was found at the buffalokill site? （分数：1.00）A.Broken buffalo skins and used riflesB.Broken stone tools for killing bu
6、ffaloesC.Lots of broken buffalo bones(5).What does the woman imply about summer classes? （分数：1.00）A.Theyre more expensive than regular classesB.Theyre more boring than regular classesC.Theyre more interesting than regular classesConversation II（分数：5.00）(1).What was the students initial reaction to t
7、he food they wereserved?（分数：1.00）A.They would rather have eaten traditional foodB.They were not sure whether it was good or badC.They felt that it was an adventure for them(2).According to david，why do some students havedifficulty accepting the “restaurant system”? （分数：1.00）A.They are not used to ha
8、ving meals with othersB.It takes them too long to get their foodC.They are uncomfortable having meals with adults(3).What main role do the staff play in the school restaurant? （分数：1.00）A.They make sure that students eat their meals in timeB.They deal with students complaints about the foodC.They hel
9、p students learn about a balanced diet(4).According to david，where does most of the food served in the restaurant come from? （分数：1.00）A.Local sppliersB.The schools gardenC.All over the world(5).Why does David think his approach could be difficult to introduce in other schools? （分数：1.00）A.Not all stu
10、dents see healthy eating as importingB.Many students are resistant to radical changesC.Parents would be unwilling to accept it三、Section C （5 points）(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).How many people were killed in the suicide bomb attack? （分数：1.00）A.At most two.B.At least eleven.C.Up to thirty.(2).What problem is U
11、S government now faced with? （分数：1.00）A.How to avoid the fiscal cliff.B.How to raise tax on high incomes.C.How to cope with campus violence.(3).What did Ban Ki-moon propose to stop the current tensions in the Middle East? （分数：1.00）A.International intervention.B.A negotiated two-state solution.C.Unco
12、nditional ceasefire.(4).Which is NOT mentioned about Sir Patrick Moore? （分数：1.00）A.He is the author of The Sky at Night.B.He devoted himself to the study of the universe.C.He was a former presenter of the BBC.(5).What do we learn from the news? （分数：1.00）A.New York is the first city using smartphones
13、 for taxi services in the US.B.Similar cases have been reported in some other European countries.C.Passengers can use apps to call taxi and make payment in NY.四、Section D （10 points(总题数：1，分数：10.00)? A lecture is not1 2 Use abbreviations，symbomols，numbers and so on to take notes in order to3 4 ? 5 6s
14、hould； Before the lecture； ask youself what you already know about7 8； During the lecture ；think about where the talk might be9 10 ? Lecturers often repeat them themselves by11 1213 14 ? To reviewnotes effectively you need to15 16them，reorganize them，highlight the main points and add your own17 18 ?
15、 The advantages of reviewing； help everything sink in and make a19 20（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:_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 Multiple Cho(总题数：10，分数：10.00)2._，Marcia walked up to the podium and deliverer
16、an animated acceptance speech （分数：1.00）A.Excited about winning the awardB.Been excited with winning the awardC.To be excited about winning the awardD.Exciting with winning the award3.As a scientific document ， the book should stand for several years until furtger_make revision_（分数：1.00）A.development
17、；impossibleB.experiments； optionalC.advances；necessaryD.attempts；undesirable4.When I was a teenager，I_a lot and people couldnt understand what I was saying（分数：1.00）A.complainedB.mumbledC.utteredD.gossiped5.Dry farming is a type of agriculture used in areas_less than 20 inches of rainfall （分数：1.00）A.
18、there areB.where there isC.in which isD.which has6.Not until 1942_a drying patients life using penicillin （分数：1.00）A.when John Bumstead and Orvan Hess savedB.saved John Bumstead and Orvan HessC.did John Bumstead and Orvan Hess saveD.that John Bumstead and Orvan Hess7.Birds that breed on high cliffs
19、have pear shaped eggs that roll in a tight circle，making_less likely to roll off the cliff（分数：1.00）A.somewhereB.sometimesC.somethingD.somewhat8._，the condor in Peru is threatened by the rapid encroachment of humans（分数：1.00）A.As isolated as its few remaining habitats may beB.As its few remaining isol
20、ated habitats may beC.May its few remaining habitats be as isolatedD.Its few remaining habitats may be as isolatcd9.The shrinking range poses_to Africas elephants （分数：1.00）A.a graver threat that is longtermB.longterm the gravest threatC.the gravest longterm threatD.a longterm threat graver10.I think
21、 there may be other options that we havent considered yet -So what you mean is _ No， I just think that we shouldnt make too quick a decision（分数：1.00）A.that I shouldnt get angry with youB.you dont like my ideaC.that you want to break up with meD.that it makes me look stupid11.Hes upsetYou shouldnt ha
22、ve offended him? I know I shouldnt have（分数：1.00）A.I didnt mean toB.I wasnt able toC.I was confident of thatD.I was used to it六、Section B （5 points）(总题数：5，分数：5.00)12._is an accent that emerged at the beginning of the nineteenth century，associated with the way upper class and well educated people spok
23、e ， especially in the “golden triangle”of London，Oxford and Cambridge （分数：1.00）A.Received PronunciationB.Queens EnglishC.CockneyD.Yorkshire Dialect13.The recent literary representations of the NorthEast of England have been concerned with life after the death of_（分数：1.00）A.farming and spinningB.duck
24、ing and divingC.wheeling and dealingD.coalmining and shipbuilding14.Which movie is an American fantasy adventure fillm released in 2012，nominated for eleven Academy Awards and offered four including Best Director in 2013? （分数：1.00）A.The Twilight Saga；New MoonB.AvatarC.Life of PiD.The Hurt Locker15.T
25、he United States is a nation of immigrantsBy the year 2000，more than 11% of all Americans were foreign bornWhich state has the largest number of immigrants? （分数：1.00）A.New JerseyB.CaliforniaC.New YorkD.Arizona16.American parents living in large cities like to send their children to_because they beli
26、eve that these schools are safer and have higher academic standards than “common schools”（分数：1.00）A.elite schoolB.private schoolsC.community collegesD.religious schools七、PartIII：Cloze（10 poi(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Greyhound racing is the sixth most （ 46 ）p 1spectator sport in the United States Over the last
27、 decade ， a growing number of racers have been 2 3to spend their retirem household pets，once their racing careers are over Many people hesitate to adopt a racing greyhound because they think only very old dogs are 4ava 5Actually，even champion racers only work until they are about threeanda half year
28、s oldBecause greyhounds usually live to be 12 to 15years old，their retirement is much6 7than their racing careers People worry that a greyhound will be more8 9（nerve）and active than other breeds and will need a large 10sp 11to runThese are false impressionsGreyhounds have naturally sweet，mild dispos
29、itions，and while they love to run，they are sprinters rather than distance runners and are 12 13（sufficiency）exercised with a few daily laps around a fencedin backyard Greyhounds do not make good watchdogs，14 15they are very good with children， get along well with other dogs（and usually cats as well）
30、，and are16 17（affection）and loyalThey are intelligent，wellbehaved dogs，usually housebroken in only a few daysA18 re 19racing greyhound is a wonderful pet for almost anyone（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、Part IV Reading Comp(总题数：4，分数：40.00)Section A （
31、10 points） In this setion，there is one passage followed by five questionsFor two questions，there are four choices marked A，B，C and DChoose the most suitable answer from the given choices Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centreFor the other three i
32、ncomplete sentences，you should complete them in a maximum of three words using information from the passageRemember to write the answers on the answer sheet Questions5660 are based on following passae My entry into Black womens history was unexpected but agreeable In the preface to Black Women in Am
33、erica ： An Historical Encyclopedia ， I recount the story of exactly how Shirley Herd（who，in addition to teaching in the local school system ， was also president of the Indianapolis chapter of the National Council of Negro Women） successfully provoked me into changing my research and writing focus Al
34、though I dedicate this volume to her and to her best friend，fellow club woman and retired primary school teacher Virtea Downey，Istill blush at the fact that I went to graduate school to become a historian In order to contribute to the Black Struggle for social justice and yet met her request to writ
35、e a history of Black women in Indiana with reluctanceI had neever even thought about Black women as historical subjects with their own relations to a states history，and I thought her invitation and phone call extraordinarily intrusive Only later did I concede how straightforward and reasonable had b
36、een her request to redress a historical omissionBlack women were conspicuous by their absenceNone of the social studies texts or state histories that Herd and Downey had used to teach their students made mention of the contributions of Black women Since historians had left them out ， Herd reasoned ，
37、 only a “real”historian could pue them in，and since I was the only tenured Black women historian in the state of Indiana at that time，the task was mine Herd rejected my reservations and completely ignored my admonitions that she could not call up a historian and order a book the way you drive up to
38、a fast food restaurant and order a hamburgerIn spite of my assertions of ignorance about the history of Black women in Indiana and my confession of habing never studied the subject in any history course or examined any manuscript sources pertaining to their lives，Herd perseveredBlack women，as histor
39、ical subjects and agents， were as invisiable to me as they had been toschool textbook writers Undaunted by my response， Herd demanded that I connect （thankfully without perfect symmerty）my biology and autobiography，my race and gender，my being a Black women，to my skill as a historian，and write for he
40、r and for the local chapter members of the National Council a history of Black Women in IndianaI relented and wrote the book，When the Truth Is Told：Black Womens Culture and Community in Indiana，18751950，as requested，In the process，I was both humbled and astouned by the array of rich primary sorce ma
41、terials Herd，Downey，and the other club women had spent two years collectingThere were diaries，club notes，church souvenir booklets，photographs， club minutes，brith，death，and marriage certificates，letters，and handwritten county and local historiesCollectively this material revealed a universe I never k
42、new existed in spite of having lived with Black women all of my lifeand being one myselfOr perhaps more accurately，I knew a universe of Black women existedI simply had not envisioned its historical meaning （分数：10.00）(1).The primary purpose of the passage is to show how the author -|_|- （分数：2.00）A.di
43、scovered Black womens history when she was in graduate schoolB.became a historian to help Black people in America achieve social justiceC.developed her research skills by undertaking a challenging projectD.came to view Black women as a worthy subject for historical analysis(2).Why did the author ini
44、tially respond to Herds request “with reluctance”? （分数：2.00）A.Because she knew that historians should avoid controversial subjectsB.Because there were too many other projects requiring her attentionC.Because she viewed Herds request as irrelevant and presumptuousD.Because she knew that Herd had not
45、been to graduate school(3).The author compared Herds demanding a history book to 1to indicate that she did not generally undertake projects on request（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).The author believed that historians should conduct research in areas in which they had expertise so she asserted that she was 1abo
46、ut the project（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).Herd and the other club women spent two years collecting 1to prove that Black women contributed to society historically（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_Section B （10 points） In this setion，there is one passage followed by five questionsYou should answer each question in a maxium of
47、ten words using information from the passageRemember to write the answer on the answer sheet Questions6165 are based on the following passae In the past，hunting was necessity，with humans killing wild animaks for food and clothing However ， modern hunters generally hunt for one of two reasons：for sport，or because itspart of their traditional cultureCan hunting ever be justified? Huntin
