1、2005年大学生英语竞赛（ NECCS） D类初赛真题试卷（精选）及答案与解析 一、 Part Vocabulary and Structure 1 And, _, if you re going to be gone for a while, say on vacation, Dr. Michael Fox suggests you keep in touch with him by email. （ A） accidentally （ B） incidentally （ C） occasionally （ D） subsequently 2 Sumac Inc.submitted thei
2、r bid after the deadline; _, they were not eligible for consideration. （ A） therefore （ B） moreover （ C） besides （ D） however 3 One of the worst things that can happen when you are in the_ for composing is a total lack of ideas. （ A） notion （ B） mind （ C） mood （ D） motive 4 New peace proposals_at th
3、e recent Middle East conference. （ A） have presented （ B） are spoken out （ C） were put forward （ D） had made up 5 Time and money pressures often push you into at least a few_decisions that you are not happy with later. （ A） instant （ B） prompt （ C） hasty （ D） urgent 6 The nursing staff are exhausted
4、; theyve been_all weekend. （ A） on call （ B） on guard （ C） on line （ D） on patrol 7 If you wanted to try and work to improve your state of mind, I_you, but Im not going to get involved in your dealings with your creditors or your criminal friends. （ A） should inform （ B） can recommend （ C） have remi
5、nded （ D） could help 8 _her pen in ink, when she heard the tramping of little feet along the hall, and then a pounding at her door. （ A） No sooner has she dipped （ B） Scarcely had she dipped （ C） As soon as she had dipped （ D） Hardly she has dipped 9 _I would like to thank Professor Osterhaus for of
6、fering me the chance to do this study, and for all the support throughout the study period. （ A） In the beginning （ B） At first （ C） To begin with （ D） To start 10 The hero of the book, Charles, is a conventional nineteenth-century gentleman; the heroine Sarah, _by her lover, is a “fallen woman“ , w
7、hom Charles tries to help. （ A） to be discarded （ B） to have been abandoned （ C） having cast away （ D） having been deserted 11 Gary: _ Susan; Hello, Leo! Its good to meet you! Leo: Nice to meet you, too! Gary: Leos one of my oldest friends. （ A） Im happy to see you. （ B） Susan, Id like you to meet L
8、eo. （ C） Id like to introduce myself. （ D） Say hello to Susan for me, Leo. 12 Jim: Oh, are you going out? Tony: Yes, Im going for a walk. _ Jim; Yes, as a matter of fact, I need some stamps. Tony: Okay, then. I 11 drop in at the post office for you on my way back. （ A） Arent you going shopping? （ B）
9、 Shall I come back in about an hour? （ C） Do you want to come with me? （ D） Can I pick up anything for you? 13 Edgar: I wish my boss wouldnt talk so loud. It gives me a headache. Oscar: Well, why dont you say something to him? I bet if you told him. Edgar: _I m the one who has to work with him. Osca
10、r: I see what you mean. I guess youll just have to put up with it. （ A） Thats easy for you to say. （ B） Its a piece of cake. （ C） I 11 have a try. （ D） Could you give me some advice? 14 Robert; What shall we do for dinner tonight? Sally: How about trying that new Chinese place? Robert: _Lets have It
11、alian. Sally: Again? You always want pizza! （ A） I already had dinner. （ B） I want to eat something Asian. （ C） I dont know how to make Chinese food. （ D） I dont feel like Chinese tonight. 15 Paul; Have a nice weekend! Tracy: _ Paul; Do you have any plans? Tracy: Well, my familys away and I cant aff
12、ord to do much. What about you? Paul: Oh, I havent decided what I m going to do yet. （ A） Just take your time! （ B） Come to the point! （ C） Thanks. You too! （ D） Thats all right! 16 Linda; Hello? Sandra: Hello. Could I speak to Mrs. Peterson, please? Linda: I m afraid shes out at the moment, and she
13、 wont be back until much later this afternoon. _ Sandra; Yes, could you tell her that Sandra rang, and that I 11 give a ring this evening at home. （ A） Is there anything else? （ B） When will you ring again? （ C） Would you like to leave a message? （ D） May I have your name, please? 17 Tina; How long
14、have you been playing tennis? Bernard: For about four years. Tina; Youve got a great serve! Bernard: _ （ A） It isnt my turn to serve. （ B） Thanks. Ive been practising a lot. （ C） No, Ive got to serve first. （ D） Yes, I have to practice much more. 18 Vivian; Are you going to be at the meeting this mo
15、rning? Joseph: Sorry, but I have another appointment. Vivian; Really? _ Joseph: I know, but I have to meet with Mr. Henry before he leaves for San Francisco. I m very sorry. （ A） Can you? （ B） But its important! （ C） Ill see you there. （ D） Well, Im glad you re coming. 19 Andrew: The movie we saw la
16、st night was disappointing. Mary: I didnt think much of it, either. Andrew: _ Mary: I agree. （ A） We should have stayed at home. （ B） What do you think of it? （ C） Yes, lets see it again tomorrow night. （ D） Is that what you think? 20 Gloria: _ Daniel; I said, “Do you want me to help you?“ Gloria: I
17、f you re sure you re not in a hurry, you can give me some help. Daniel: Would you like me to get you a cab? （ A） Excuse me, can you do me a favor? （ B） What happened to you? （ C） What would you advise? （ D） Im sorry, but I didnt catch what you said. 二、 Part Cloze 20 Reading for pleasure is the easie
18、st way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important way. Some students say they dont want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their t【 21】 with grammar lessons and vocabulary drills. They say that pleasure reading is too e【 22】 A【 23】 to many experts, pleasure read
19、ing is very important for learning English. Dr. Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on 1【 24】 language, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many i【 25】 things about English. Students learn more grammar and vocabulary when they read for pleasure. They also learn more a【 26】 good writing. Professo
20、r Krashen explains that pleasure reading helps each student in a d【 27】 way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn w【 28】 he or she needs. Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose
21、your own books, and you d【 29】 have to remember everything. There are no t【 30】 on your pleasure reading books. Section A 30 Halloween is an autumn holiday the Americans celebrate every year. It means “holy evening“ , and it comes every October 31, the evening before All-Saints Day. However, its not
22、 really a church holiday, its a holiday for children. Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins. Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put lights inside. It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin! The children also put on strange masks
23、 and frightening clothes every Halloween. Some children paint their faces to look like monsters. They carry boxes for UNICEF (the United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund). They ask for money to help poor children all around the world. Of course, every time they help UNICEF, they usuall
24、y receive a treat for themselves, too. 31 The Americans celebrate Halloween on_. （ A） October 31 （ B） the evening of October 31 （ C） 41212 （ D） 41214 32 Which of the following can explain the word “pumpkin“? （ A） A large, round vegetable with thick, orange skin. （ B） A kind of round orange fruit. （
25、C） An unusual frightening mask. （ D） A kind of popular toy among children. 33 On Halloween children do the following things except they_. （ A） wear strange masks and frightening clothes （ B） carry boxes or bags from door to door （ C） paint their faces to be more beautiful （ D） put candles in the pum
26、pkins 34 What will happen to the money which children have collected from the people? （ A） Some of the money will go to UNICEF. （ B） Children will keep the money for themselves. （ C） The money will be handed to their parents. （ D） The article doesnt mention anything about it. 35 The best title for t
27、he passage probably is_. （ A） An Autumn Holiday （ B） A Church Holiday （ C） Childrens Day （ D） Halloween Section B 35 Londons public transport system is no longer the “sick man“ but the jewel in the crown“ of the capitals 2012 Olympic dream, bid chiefs said last night. Transport experts told the Inte
28、rnational Olympic Committee scrutinizing Britains chances that Londons railways and roads would soon be the envy of the world. Once improvements were in place, athletes would spend time “competing not commuting“, bid leader Lord Coe told the IOC panel on the first day of their visit. The need for an
29、 overhaul came after the IOC criticised Londons “ obsolete“ public transport systems in a report last May. Yesterday the London 2012 bid made a series of promises including; 10 billion of investments including a 1 billion East London line extension, longer Jubilee line trains and Northern line upgra
30、des. A train serving the main Olympic Park at Stratford, East London, every 15 seconds, on ten different rail lines. Twelve-carriage, 225kph (140mph) javelin trains using the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and taking passengers between Straford and Kings Cross in six-and-a-half minutes. Tube trains runnin
31、g until 2:30 a. m. every day of the Olympics. Connecting services which will allow visitors to reach the Olympic Park from 309 stations. The 13-member IOC panel will today have its first taste of the Underground, with a Jubilee line trip to the Millennium Dome. They will also travel on the Channel T
32、unnel Rail Link, watching a video outlining the transport improvements to be delivered every year up to 2012. But they will spend most of their time on coaches as they travel to such key sites as Wembley and Wimbledon. Transport Minister Tony McNulty admitted there were concerns about how London wou
33、ld cope with 500, 000 extra visitors a day. But Transport for London said the Olympic fortnight in August would lead to only a five percent increase in passengerswhen 20 percent of Londons commuters were on holiday. Questions: 36 According to Paragraph 1, Londons public transport system used to be_.
34、 37 The word “ scrutinizing“ in Line 1, Paragraph 2 means_. 38 The need for an overhaul came because of a report given by the_. 39 The title of the passage probably is_. 39 Just as you will have to prepare yourself for a period of psychological disorientation when you leave the USA, you should know
35、that after your time abroad, you may also have to prepare yourself for a parallel period of readjustment when you return “home“. Why? Simply because, if you have had a full experience living and learning overseas, you are likely to have changed some while you have been away. So the place you return
36、to may itself appear to have changed, as indeed it might have. Even though these changes are seldom huge, and may not be apparent to others, you are likely to be very aware of them, and this can be confusing, all the more so because it is unexpected. Brigham Young Universitys Culture Grams offer man
37、y insights on customs and lifestyles of individual countries. Phone 1-800-528-6279 or visit the website at http: /www. culturegram. com. Immediately after you return, you can probably expect to go through an initial stage of euphoria and excitement. Most people are overwhelmed by the sheer joy of be
38、ing back on their native land. But as you try to settle back into your former routine, you may recognize that your overseas experiences has changed some of many of your perceptions and assumptions, your ways of doing things, even what it means to “ be yourself“. You might have become, in a sense, a
39、somewhat new person. After all, that is what education is all about! But this intellectual and personal growth means that you can expect a period of disorientation as you adjust to the “ new“ environment at home. The readjustment period is usually rather short-lived, since “ home“ will never be as “
40、 foreign“ to you as the foreign environment you adjusted to overseas. Also, your experience of dealing successfully with culture shock abroad will have provided you with the psychological tools for dealing with the challenges of readjustment. Obviously, the more you have immersed yourself, the more
41、difficult it will be to have things go back to a previous notion of normality. However, if you are a-ware of the changes (and seek to learn from them) , smooth adaptation is more likely. 40 What is the main idea of the first paragraph? 41 For what reason do you have to readjust yourself after return
42、ing from abroad? 42 The word “ euphoria“ (Para. 2) probably means_. 43 The readjustment will not take much of your time. Why? 44 _is more likely if you are conscious of the changes. 45 Give a proper title for this passage. Section C 45 Enya was born in 1961 , 17 May, and spent her childhood in Gweed
43、ore. There are nine brothers and sisters in the family, four other girls and four boys. All the family have won many competitions and are famous in national traditional music circles. Whilst at school, Enya studied the piano and classical music. Three of her brothers and sisters formed, together wit
44、h their uncles, a folk music group (at first with a certain American feel and then more purely Irish, though influenced by jazz and by others such as Pentangle). The group was named Clannad, a contraction of “the family from Gweedore“ in Irish. In 1980, at the suggestion of their manager, Fachtna 0
45、Kelly, Enya became a member of the group. She performed with Clannad on many occasions, until, in February 1982, on completing a European tour, she left the group, no one really knowing why. It was also Fachtna 0 Kelly who suggested to Enya after she left Clannad, that she devote herself to composin
46、g for films. And so, in 1984, she approached her first important task. Roma Ryan had sent a cassette of Enya to film producer David Puttnam. Puttnam asked her to compose dreamy and romantic music with a sixties feel for the feature film The Frog Prince. Having a studio at her disposal, Enya worked a
47、lmost always at home with the Roland Juno 60 synthesizer or the Kurzweil sampler, and then added piano and voice. Nicky Ryan recorded everything and helped to put the compositions into their final form. Enyas first record subsequently climbed to number one in the Irish charts, which started the comm
48、ercial rise of Enya. She collaborated with the singer Sinead 0 Connor reciting a short text on “Never Get Old“ from her album The Lion And The Cobra. She signed with an important multinational, and had a resounding success with her second album Watermark, which has passed 10 million sales worldwide,
49、 and has gone platinum in 14 different countries, helped by the single “Orinoco Flow“ , a No 1 hit in Britain. Then she repeated her world success with Shepherd Moons, which spent an amazing 199 weeks on the Billboard charts in the USA and has sold over 11 million copies. Statements: 46 All the family are well known in national traditional music circles. 47 Three of Enya
