1、大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)C 类非英语专业决赛真题 2008 年及答案解析(总分：102.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Listening Com(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Meeting my first teacher of English after all these years was an unforgettable moment, _ I will always treasure.A. that B. one C. it D. what（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Althoug
2、h they had signed the peace treaty, they were _ preparing for a renewed offensive.A. occupied B. busy C. engaged D. involved（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.There seems to be a large _ between the number of people employed in service industries, and those employed in the primary sector.A. discrimination B. discre
3、tion C. discrepancy D. discord（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.The conversation ended _ when she got angry and put the phone down.A. impulsively B. briefly C. shortly D. abruptly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5._ has recently been done to improve the conditions of elementary schools, a large number of children are unable to go
4、 to school.A. In spite of what B. What C. Despite D. Though（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Britains economy is largely based on its industry, _a few hundred years ago it was an agrarian country.A. hitherto B. whereas C. whereby D. thereby（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7._ as it was at such a time, his works attracted much att
5、ention.A. Published B. Having publishedC. Publishing D. To be published（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8._ being the coldest winter on record, its also been the wettest.A. Moreover B. Besides C. Although D. Furthermore（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Too much salt is known to contribute to hypertension, _ is a factor in half th
6、e deaths in the U. S. each year.A. what B. that C. which D. this（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Having never been in the country before, I was initially confused _ the value of each coin.A. as for B. as with C. as of D. as to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11._ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest poin
7、t.A. During the 1980s B. It was in the 1980sC. That it was in the 1980s D. It was the 1980s（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Its said that there is so much land in Australia that the government doesnt know _.A. what to do it B. to do what with itC. it what to do with D. what to do with it（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Your
8、English is quite good. I thought you were American- _.A. If that doesnt make things worseB. If I do say so myselfC. Ill take that as a complimentD. I mean that as a compliment（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.-Every time I eat popcorn I get thirsty.- _.A. Dont you hate that?B. One of those days, huh7C. That mustv
9、e been embarrassing!D. You can say that again.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.-I dont think its perfect, but Ill admit it has improved immensely!- _.-Yes, good idea. We can resume discussions afterward. Were getting a bit hungry.A. What is the next item for discussion?B. I think, more or less, that there is no
10、more to do.C. On that note, why not break for lunch and come back later?D. Its not exactly what I had in mind, to be honest.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Section A(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Most children at the tender age of six or so are full of the most impractical schemes for becoming
11、 policemen, firemen or train drivers when they grow up. But when I was that age, l could not be bothered with such mundane ambitions. I knew exactly what I wanted to do, I was going to have my own zoo. My friends and relatives, who had long found me strange because I showed little interest in anythi
12、ng that did not have fur or feathers, accepted this as just another manifestation of my strangeness. They felt that, if they ignored my often repeated remarks about owning my own zoo, I would eventually grow out of it.As the years passed, however, to the bewilderment of those friends and relatives,
13、my resolve to have my own zoo grew greater and greater, and eventually, after going on a number of expeditions to bring back animals for other zoos, I felt the time was ripe to acquire my own.From my latest trip to West Africa, I had brought back a considerable collection of animals which were livin
14、g, temporarily I assured her, in my sisters suburban garden in Bournemouth. But after a number of unsuccessful attempts to convince local councils in various areas to support my plans, I began to investigate the possibility of starting my zoo on the island of Jersey in the English Channel.I was give
15、n an introduction to a man named Hugh Fraser who, I was told, was a broadminded, kindly soul. He would show me around the island and point out suitable sites. So, I flew to Jersey and was met by Hugh Fraser, who drove us to his family home, probably one of the most beautiful old houses on the island
16、. There was a huge walled garden with lots of outbuildings all built in the beautiful local stone which was the colour of autumn leaves glowing in the sunshine. Turning to my wife, I said: “What a marvellous place for a zoo. “If my host had promptly fainted on the spot, I could not have blamed him.
17、The thought of creating the average persons idea of a zoo, with all the grey cement and iron bars, in such a lovely spot was horrible. To my astonishment, however, Hugh Fraser did not faint, but merely cocked an enquiring eyebrow at me and asked whether I really meant what I said. Slightly embarrass
18、ed, I replied that I had meant it, but added hastily that I realised that it was impossible. Hugh said he did not think it was as impossible as all that.He went on to explain that the house and grounds were too big for him to keep up as a private individual, and so he wanted to move to a smaller pla
19、ce in England. Would I care to consider renting the property for the purpose of establishing my zoo? I could not imagine more attractive surroundings for my purpose, and by the time lunch was over, the bargain had been sealed.（分数：4.00）(1).How did the writers friends and family react to his childhood
20、 ambition?A. They did not take it seriously.B. They encouraged him to pursue it.C. They tried to talk him out of it.D. They tried to interest him in other things.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the word “bewilderment“ tell us about the attitude of friends and relatives to the writer as he grew up?A.
21、They were pleasantly surprised.B. They became increasingly angry with him.C. They supported his idea.D. They didnt really understand his ambition.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why was the writer introduced to Hugh Fraser?A. Hugh knew a lot about zoos.B. Hugh owned a number of houses.C. Hugh knew the island v
22、ery well.D. Hugh had offered land for rent.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What was Hughs initial reaction to the writers comment about the walled garden?A. He was horrified at the prospect.B. He was surprised by the suggestion.C. He was too embarrassed to reply.D. He was interested in the idea.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
23、D.五、Section B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 56-59, complete the sentences with t
24、he information given in the passage.（分数：10.00）(1).Frogs are disappearing only from city areas.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Biologists are unable to explain why frogs are dying out.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Attempts are being made to halt the development of wet marshland.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Frogs are important in t
25、he ecosystem because they control pests.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).It is not known why Dutch frogs are changing colour.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).It is a fact that frogs breeding cycle has been upset by worldwide increases in temperature.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).The decline in the numbers of frogs worldwide may be war
26、ning us of a _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).One danger to the Earth because of decreasing frog numbers is that we may _ in the ecological food chain.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).Some unknown contributory factor is turning frogs yellow and / or orange in the _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10)._ has led to a sharp increase in ultr
27、aviolet radiation levels.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：5.00)For 25 years now, Jane Goodall has been studying chimpanzees in the wild, at Gombe in Tanzania. After ten years, she wrote her best-selling book, In, the Shadow of Man, chronicling her research until then. But if she had stopped ther
28、e she would have left the world with a misleadingly benign(温和的) view of chimpanzees.（分数：5.00）(1).How long ago did Goodall write her book?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).How did the “warfare“ change Goodalls opinion of chimp society?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Whats the purpose of“ the reference to “long sticks“?（分数：1.0
29、0）填空项 1:_(4).If you stick something on a chimps forehead and show him a mirror, how will he react?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What did some of the chimps in the northern group enjoy doing?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_七、Section D(总题数：1，分数：6.00)Almost everyone with or without a computer is aware of the latest technologica
30、l revolution destined to change forever the way in which humans communicate, namely, the Information Superhighway, best exemplified by the ubiquitous Internet. Already, millions of people around the world are linked by computer simply by having a modem and an address on the “Net“, in much the same w
31、ay that owning a telephone links us to almost anyone who pays a phone bill. In fact, since the computer connections are made via the phone line, the Internet can be envisaged as a network of visual telephone links. It remains to be seen in which direction the Information Superhighway is headed, but
32、many believe it is the educational hope of the future.The World Wide Web, an enormous collection of Internet addresses or sites, all of which can be accessed for information, has been mainly responsible for the increase in interest in the Internet in the 1990s. Before the World Wide Web, the “Net“ w
33、as comparable to an integrated collection of computerized typewriters, but the introduction of the “Web“ in 1990 allowed not only text links to be made but also graphs, images and even video. A web site consists of a “home page“, the first screen of a particular site on the computer to which you are
34、 connected, from where access can be had to other subject related “pages“ at the site and to thousands of other computers all over the world. This is achieved by a process called “hypertext“. By clicking with a mouse device on various parts of the screen, a person connected to the “ Net“ can go trav
35、elling, or “surfing“, through a web of pages to locate whatever information is required.Anyone can set up a site; promoting your club, your institution, your companys products or simply yourself, is what the Web and the Internet is all about. And what is more, information on the Internet is not owne
36、d or controlled by any one organization. It is, perhaps, true to say that no one and therefore everyone owns the “ Net“ Because of the relative freedom of access to information, the Internet has often been criticized by the media as a potentially hazardous tool in the trends of young computer users.
37、 This perception has proved to be largely false however, and the vast majority of users both young and old get connected with the Internet for the dual purposes for which it was intended-discovery and delight.Summary:The Internet is the best example of the technological revolution known as the (65)
38、Linked by computer through global telephone lines, users can speedily obtain information by connecting to the (66) Before the “Web“, only (67) could be flashed upon the computer screen, but thanks to a process called (68) , visual images can easily be (69) by travelling through a maze of connected p
39、ages on web sites all over the world. The Internet is not (70) by any one organization, which ensures freedom of access to information.（分数：6.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_八、Part Cloze(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、Section A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)efficient them disapprove person appearPeople who are unpunct
40、ual fall into three categories. The first, and saddest, comprises the hopelessly incompetent and (71) , who worry about being on time and never are. The second lot are, strange as it may seem, impatient people who cannot bear to be kept waiting, and who make sure they arent by always being late (72)
41、 , thus guaranteeing that others must wait for them. If they are outmanoeuvred and compelled to wait for someone, they are the first to express (73) of such bad manners of the late comers. Finally, there are the egoists, determined to impose their own (74) on others and to impress their sense of imp
42、ortance on them. An easy way to do this is to keep everyone waiting until the star makes an (75) （分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十、Section B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)According to the World Health Organization, malaria, a disease spread by mosquitoes, affects millions of people every year. Everyone
43、 knows h (76) irritating the noise made by a mosquito, accompanied by a painful reaction to its bite, can be. It is ast (77) that so little is known about why mosquitoes are drawn to or driven away from people, given the level of distress and disease caused by these insects. We know that the most ef
44、fective ch (78) for protecting people against mosquitoes is diethyholuamide, commonly shortened to DEET. Al (79) DEET works well, it has some serious drawbacks: it can dam (80) clothes and some people are allergic to it.（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:_
45、十一、Part Translation(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、Section A(总题数：1，分数：4.00)The first day my new teacher walked into our school in Spanish Harlem, I burst out laughing. (86) Ron Clark was a young white guy from North Carolina who talked with a funny Southern accent. He said he used to be a singing waiter. I though
46、t. Who is this guy? Hes a complete joke.It was 1999 and I was in the fifth grade at New York Citys P. S. 83. I figured Id spend most of the year in the principals office. Id always been a troublemaker. (87) Id get yelled at, and then the teachers would give up on me. I thought thats what would happe
47、n with Ron Clark. I was wrong. That first week, I kept mocking him. He hauled me out to the hallway and said Id better shape up. “Tamara,“ he said, “youre a smart kid. You can do better. “ (88) He told me I was a natural leader and that Id go far in life if I started applying myself. I was mad at first, but then something happened: I began to respect him. There were 29 students in our class, and it didnt take long for us to realize
