1、大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)D 类专科生初赛真题 2013年及答案解析(总分：120.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Part Listening Com(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).Will Amy stay in Boston all week? （分数：1.00）A.She must check her schedule first.B.She must ask the Greens first.C.She must ask her parents first(2).Where does Jenny live? （分数：1.00）A.In Dover.B.In Birmingh
2、am.C.In Brighton.(3).What does Linda want to drink? （分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).How much did the stamp of Elvis Presley cost? （分数：1.00）A.29 cents.B.32 cents.C.35 cents.(5).How does Natalie go to her university? （分数：1.00）A.By taxi.B.By ear.C.By school bus.二、Section B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)(1).What is New York famous
3、 for? （分数：1.00）A.Squares.B.Temples.C.Skyscrapers.(2).According to the man, where is the tallest skyscraper in the world? （分数：1.00）A.In New York.B.In Chicago.C.In Los Angeles.(3).Has Joey ever been inside a skyscraper? （分数：1.00）A.Yes, just one time.B.Yes, many times.C.No, never.(4).What are they goin
4、g to do tomorrow? （分数：1.00）A.Go sightseeing.B.Go swimming.C.Go hiking.(5).Whats the population of New York city? （分数：1.00）A.7 million.B.8 million.C.9 million.(1).What is the relationship between the man and the woman? （分数：1.00）A.Doctor and patient.B.Librarian and student.C.Policeman and passer-by.(2
5、).The woman wanted to find books about_. （分数：1.00）A.famous AmericansB.wealthy ChineseC.royal Englishmen(3).Benjamin Franklin was a_. （分数：1.00）A.diplomatB.singerC.dancer(4).Where is everything that is in the library listed? （分数：1.00）A.In solar system.B.In the computer system.C.In the public address s
6、ystem.(5).According to the man, the computer will tell you about the book EXCEPT_. （分数：1.00）A.a short description of the bookB.the position of the bookC.the whole book三、Section C(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).What does Peter Watson do in the museum? （分数：1.00）A.Human Resource Manager.B.Public Programs Manager.C.
7、Public Relations Manager.(2).How many exhibits does the museum have? （分数：1.00）A.About 40.B.Less than 50.C.Over 100.(3).Whats the name of the special area for children under the age of 7 ? （分数：1.00）A.Power your future.B.Mathematics.C.Kidspace.(4).The “Mathematics“ exhibit area of the museum was first
8、 made for_. （分数：1.00）A.the Worlds Fair in New York in 1964B.the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984C.the World Economical and Environmental Conference in 2008(5).According to Peter, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? （分数：1.00）A.Visitors to the museum can learn more about science.B.Every
9、 exhibit is merely designed for the visitors to look at.C.The exhibits show the principles of science in daily lives.四、Section D(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Remarkable People What makes a person remarkable? The word “remarkable“ means “ (21) “ or “worthy of notice. “ A remarkable person, then, is someone who is
10、unusual, who is worthy of our noticing. Of course being “unusual“ or “worthy of notice“ does (22) mean being famous or (23) . Many famous people are not remarkable, and many people who are truly remarkable are not famous. These people are remarkable because all of them, (24) and then worked hard to
11、achieve them. Perhaps that is the (25) of remarkable (26) people with the courage, strength and perseverance to workand keep on workingtoward something that they (27) . As booker T. Washington once said, “Success is to be measured not so much by the (28) that one has reached in life as by the (29) w
12、hich he has overcome while trying to succeed. We can learn a great deal from people we consider to be remarkable. We can (30) by their work and their way of being because they enable us to see what is possible in ones life. （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
13、 1:_五、Part Vocabulary an(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Whether well hold the sports meeting depends on the weather, _?（分数：1.00）A.wont weB.shant weC.doesnt itD.wont it2.In order to prevent the fire spreading, some of the houses nearby _ pulled down before the firemen arrived. （分数：1.00）A.have beenB.haveC.had been
14、D.had3.Neither of the young men who had tried to get the job in the company _. （分数：1.00）A.was acceptedB.were acceptingC.has been acceptedD.have been accepted4.Be careful when you cross the busy street. If not, you may _ run over by a car. （分数：1.00）A.haveB.getC.becomeD.turn5.Now, children, its time y
15、ou _. （分数：1.00）A.are washing and dressingB.are washed and dressedC.will wash and dressD.were washed and dressed6.Zhong Nanshan is a famous expert who has _ to _ the origin of SARS. （分数：1.00）A.devoted; studyingB.been devoted; studyingC.devoted; studyD.been devoted; study7.Our country has a _ history
16、of 4000 years. （分数：1.00）A.recordedB.recordingC.recordD.records8. _ quickly and soon his resignation became the talk of the town. （分数：1.00）A.Words spreadB.The word was spreadC.Word spreadD.A word spread9.He has been caught _ the rain and is wet _ the skin. （分数：1.00）A.by; toB.in; toC.in; throughD.with
17、; in10.My mother bought me a new pair of boots on my birthday _ she had promised. （分数：1.00）A.howB.whatC.whyD.as11.The goalkeeper is the weak point of the team. Which idiom can be used to describe the goalkeeper? （分数：1.00）A.The goalkeeper is the touch of Midas in the team.B.The goalkeeper is the appl
18、e of the eye in the team.C.The goalkeeper is the Trojan horse in the team.D.The goalkeeper is the heel of Achilles in the team.12.The aim of the journey was to cross the continent of Antarctica from east to west, a distance of 1,800 miles. And someone in your family, Martin, was on that journey. Who
19、 was it? It was my grandfather. _ They left on August 8th, 1914which was the same week the First World War broke out. （分数：1.00）A.Where did they set up camp after the boat sank?B.When did they leave for the journey?C.Why did they go to Antarctica?D.Who were surprised when they arrived?13.So yon dont
20、like poetry? Well, I like listening to the songs, and the songs have poetry in them. _ Well, I can remember this: I wandered lonely as a cloud. （分数：1.00）A.Can you tell me your name?B.Do you know who write it?C.Can you remember any lines of poetry in English?D.Do you read poetry in your spare time?14
21、.Do you eat breakfast, Tom? _ What about lunch? Oh, I get really hungry by around half past twelve. I have to go and get something to eat, I like a hot lunchmaybe pasta, meat or fish and vegetables. （分数：1.00）A.If I have time I do, but often I dont bother.B.That advertisement is a really difficult ta
22、sk to complete.C.I feel tired in the afternoon!D.I suppose my favorite food would have to be chocolate!15.Come in. Oh, hello, Liang Yu. _ Yes, Professor. I hope its convenient. I just wondered what you thought of my first try. I expect it will need some more work before its ready. Yes, Im afraid it
23、will. There are certain rules that you should follow when writing a resume. Lets have a look at yours and see where you need to improve. Thank you very much. （分数：1.00）A.Do you drop in to talk about your resume?B.Dont you think so?C.Whats to be done with those?D.What about interpersonal skills?六、Part
24、 Cloze(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Families Exactly what is a family? Until about 50 years ago, the traditional American family consisted (46) a working husband, a wife at home, and two or more children. Responsibilities were clearly (47) (divide) in an American nuclear family. While the husband was earning a li
25、ving, the wife was caring for the home and (48) (raise) the children. Of course, there were (49) (except), but this concept of the family was the general rule until the 1960s. Since the 1960s, (50) how, the family has become more diverse, fragile, and changeable. Americans have accepted differing co
26、ncepts of families, (51) (include) single-parent, blended, two-paycheck, interracial, childless, and commuter families. Some critics believe that the American family has suffered (52) (great) because of all the changes in society. According to these critics, the family had been much stronger before
27、it began to struggle with issues such (53) divorce, working mothers, gay couples, and unmarried relationships. Todays strongest critics feel that the traditional nuclear family will become rare in the 21st (54) . Nationwide, however, most Americans believe that the family is going to survive. In fac
28、t, almost all major surveys in recent years have found that the American family is as strong as it has ever been. For most Americans, the family continues to provide their deepest source of satisfaction and meaning in life. Thus, although todays family is different from (55) it used to be, it seems
29、to be thriving. （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:_七、Part Reading Compe(总题数：4，分数：20.00)Section A Are Computers Alive? The topic of thought is one area of psychology, and many observers have considered this aspect in connection with robots and computers: s
30、ome of the old worries about AIartificial intelligence were closely linked to the question of whether computers could think. The first massive electronic computers, capable of rapid (if often unreliable) computation and little or no creative activity were soon called “electronic brains. “ A reaction
31、 to this terminology quickly followed. To put them in their place, computers were called “high-speed idiots,“ an effort to protect human vanity. In such a climate, the possibility of computers actually being alive was rarely considered: it was bad enough that computers might be capable of thought. B
32、ut not everyone realized the implications of the high-speed idiot tag. It has not been pointed out often enough that even the human idiot is one of the most intelligent life forms on Earth. If the early computers were even that intelligent, it was already a remarkable state of affairs. One consequen
33、ce of speculation about the possibility of computer thought was that we were forced to examine with new care the idea of thought in general. It soon became clear that we were not sure what we meant by such terms as thought and thinking. We tend to assume that human beings think, some more than other
34、s, though we often call people thoughtless or unthinking. Dreams cause a problem, partly because they usually happen outside our control. They are obviously some type of mental experience, but are they a type of thinking? And the question of nonhuman life forms adds further problems. Many of us woul
35、d maintain that some of the higher animalsdogs, cats, apes, and so onare capable of at least basic thought, but what about fish and insects? It is certainly true that the higher mammals show complex brain activity when tested with the appropriate equipment. If thinking is demonstrated by evident ele
36、ctrical activity in the brain, then many animal species are capable of thought. Once we have formulated clear ideas on what thought is in bio-logical creatures, it will be easier to discuss the question of thought in artifacts (人工制品). And what is true of thought is also true of many other mental pro
37、cesses. One of the immense benefits of AI research is that we are being forced to check carefully the working of the human mind. It is already clear that machines have superior mental abilities to many life forms. No fern or oak tree can play chess as well as even the simplest digital computer: nor
38、can frogs weld (焊接) car bodies as well as robots. The mechanical manipulator is cleverer in some ways than the three-toed sloth (树懒). It seems that, viewed in terms of intellect, the computer should be set well above plants and most animals. Only the higher animals can, it seems, compete with comput
39、ers with regard to intellectand even then with diminishing success. (Examples of this are in the games of chess. Some of the worlds best players are now computers. ) （分数：5.00）(1).The first electronic computers were -|_|-. （分数：1.00）A.slow and reliableB.large and fastC.creative and accurateD.unreliabl
40、e and small(2).In the authors view, mental activities are characteristic of -|_|-. （分数：1.00）A.all plants and animalsB.some animalsC.human beings aloneD.computers(3).What does the author say about machines thinking? （分数：1.00）A.It is somewhat possible.B.It is totally impossible.C.It will not be realiz
41、ed too soon.D.It may surpass human thinking someday.(4).The author feels that by calling these early computers “high-speed idiots,“ people were really implying that computers would never be capable of 1.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).The author believes that such words as thought and thinking might come to be
42、better understood because of research into 1 and computers.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_Section B The Life of Jackie Chan One of the most popular film personalities in the world, Jackie Chan came from a poverty-stricken Hong Kong familyso poor, claims Chan, that he was almost sold in infancy to a wealthy British
43、 couple. As it turned out, Chan became his familys sole support. Enrolled in the Chinese Opera Research Institute at the age of seven, he spent the next decade in rigorous training for a career in the Peking Opera, excelling in martial arts and acrobatics. Billed as Cheng Lung, Chan entered films in
44、 his mid-teens, appearing in 25 productions before his 20th birthday. Starting out as a stunt man, Chan was promoted to stardom as the potential successor to the late Bruce Lee. In his earliest starring films, he was cast as a stone-cold serious type, determined to avenge Lees death. Only when he be
45、gan playing for laughs did Chan truly attain full celebrity status. Frequently referred to as the Buster Keaton of kung-fu, Chans outlook on life is a lot more optimistic than Keatons, but in his tireless devotion to the most elaborate of sight gags and the most awe-inspiring of stunts (many of whic
46、h have nearly cost him his life), Chan is Keaton incarnate. From 1987s The Young Master onward, Chart has usually been his own director and screenwriter. His best Hong Kong-produced films include the nonstop action-fests Project A (1983), Police Story (1985), Armor of God (1986), and the Golden Hors
47、e Award-wining Crime Story (1993)not to mention the multiple sequels of each of the aforementioned titles. Despite his popularity in Europe and Asia, Chan was for many years unable to make a dent in the American market. He tried hard in such films as The big Brawl (1980) and the first two Cannonball
48、 Run flicks, but American filmgoers just werent buying. At long last, Chan mined U. S. box-office gold with 1996s Rumble in the Bronx, a film so exhilarating that the audience never noticed those distinctly Canadian mountain ranges looming behind the “Bronx“ skyline. Chan remained the most popular Asian actor with the greatest po
