1、大学生英语竞赛（ NECCS） C类模拟试卷 13及答案与解析 Section A （ A） She was not at home. （ B） She didnt hear the telephone ring. （ C） She was washing her hair. （ A） His teacher. （ B） His boss. （ C） His mother. （ A） Buy a dictionary for herself. （ B） Use her dictionary more often. （ C） Take the dictionary out of the libr
2、ary. （ A） The man is on his way to a petrol station. （ B） The man has used up his petrol while driving. （ C） The man has lost his way while going to a petrol station nearby. （ A） Mary is going to Hawaii. （ B） Mary has traveled all over the world. （ C） Mary likes postcards. Section C 6 How long will
3、it take for new forests to grow back? （ A） 65 years. （ B） 20 years. （ C） 40 years. 7 What did Jimmy Carter plan to focus his efforts on after leaving the White House in 1981? （ A） A presidential library. （ B） Camp David. （ C） Winning a second term. 8 What was regarded as the lifeblood of the country
4、 of the Maldives? （ A） Oil. （ B） Agriculture. （ C） Tourism. 9 What is responsible for the death of many people in developing countries? （ A） The development of resistance to diseases. （ B） The difficulty to cure new emerging diseases. （ C） The inability of the poor to afford medicine. 10 What releas
5、ed an estimated 7 million tons of the global warming gas? （ A） Cars. （ B） Wildfires. （ C） Wars. Section D 10 Nobody knows for certain what the origins of music were. Music is certainly older than poetry and painting but as early man had no way of【 21】 _it, we can only guess what it sounded like. Wat
6、ching a child【 22】 _on a drum with its hands or a piece of wood, it is easy to see that this is the simplest of instruments. It does not take much effort to produce a (23) _on it. Wall painting shows what some of the first instruments looked like. Early civilization had already【 24】 _the three basic
7、 ways of producing music: blowing into a tube, striking an object, and (25) _ a string. We know that western music comes from the ancient Greeks. The musical【 26】 _we use now are based on certain sequences of notes which the Greeks used to create【 27】 _. Until the sixteenth century, most players of
8、instruments were single performers, but (28) _, orchestras and musical groups began to appear. This brought about (29) _to be played by several musicians at one time. This can certainly【 30】 _. 一、 Part Vocabulary and Structure 21 Gareth is certainly keen on his job and despite never_, he obviously e
9、njoys every minute of his work. （ A） being of duty （ B） being out duty （ C） being off duty （ D） being for duty 22 Accepted products and outstanding customer service are_to give us our competitive edge. （ A） which we need （ B） that we respect （ C） what we expect （ D） who we wish 23 I still havent mad
10、e a decision_to the new engineering project. Its really a hard choice. （ A） with regard. （ B） in view （ C） on account （ D） by contrast 24 All flights_because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing but take the train. （ A） had been cancelled （ B） having been cancelled （ C） were cancelled
11、（ D） have been cancelled 25 The old man has just been_by the truck. A moment ago he was still very much alive. Its beyond my understanding. （ A） run over （ B） run down （ C） run away （ D） run out 26 The second report was_by July 2008, but one year later it was still nowhere in sight. （ A） submitted （
12、 B） to have submitted （ C） to submit （ D） to have been submitted 27 Optimism is a_shown to be associated with good physical health, less depression and longer life. （ A） trail （ B） trait （ C） trace （ D） track 28 Could you lend me some money, Jack? Sorry, Mike. I myself cant earn enough to_. （ A） mak
13、e the ends meet （ B） make end meet （ C） keep the ends meet （ D） keep ends meet 29 Picasso gained popularity in the mid-20th century, which was _of a new attitude towards modern art. （ A） informative （ B） indicative （ C） exclusive （ D） expressive 30 Between 1988 and 2003, intercollegiate athletics_by
14、 the college. （ A） were abandoned （ B） had been abandoned （ C） was abandoned （ D） has been abandoned 31 Oh dear. Whats wrong? Well, Im making some changes to the product_, to give the company a whole new image. （ A） commercial （ B） guarantee （ C） capability （ D） packaging 32 Finally you_to number th
15、e postcards so that your friend could put them in the correct order after he receives the postcards. （ A） must be able （ B） would need （ C） will have （ D） should have been 33 Lance returned to cycling and training only five months after he was_diagnosed with cancer. （ A） initially （ B） drastically （
16、 C） inimitably （ D） aggressively 34 Susan; I d like to withdraw some money, but Ive never used a bank machine. Peter; OK. _ Susan; Thanks. That would be nice. Peter; First, you put your card in here. Next （ A） Remember to turn to the bank clerk? （ B） Let me show you how it works. （ C） Why dont you b
17、orrow some money? （ D） Do you mind me taking you to the bank? 35 Nancy; Welcome to Shanghai Hotel! Brown; My name is Brown. _ Nancy; Yes, Mr. Brown. You reserved a single room for four nights yesterday. Brown: Yes, thats right. （ A） I need a confirmation number. （ B） Mr. Smith just took the last one
18、. （ C） Id like to ask about my reservations. （ D） I would like to make a reservation. 二、 Part Cloze 35 For many people, the job of the chartered surveyor remains something of a mystery. The best【 46】 de_that weve found calls surveying “ the discipline involved in extracting, adding and maximizing va
19、lue from the most important commodity there island“. But if we have a mental image of surveyors at all, it is of rather quiet,【 47】_(assume) men in hard hats, carrying something called a theodolite, the purpose if【 48】 _is largely unknown to us. Real life surveyors, an articulate, diverse body of me
20、n and women, view this misperception with【 49】 _(weary) and amusement in equal measure. For surveying is a vastly varied field, with several distinct and【 50】 inte _stimulating careers within it. A chartered surveyor may be found setting up【 51】_(commerce)property deals; he or she may equally be dis
21、covered in a wet suit, making an【 52】 _(assess) of the seabed for an oil company. Many are managers and experts in the construction industry, whilst others【 53】 spe_in areas such as environment appraisal. The financial wizard with the laptop, simultaneously phoning his contacts【 54】 _statistical inf
22、ormation is a surveyor, too. For there is another little secret about chartered surveying. Salary packages of $ 100, 000 in your mid-thirties are by no【 55】 _a rarity, plus theres the chance to go into property development and make millions. Section A 45 Auctions are public sales of goods, conducted
23、 by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or “bids“ , for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called “knocking down“ the goods, for
24、the bidding ends when the auctioneer bangs a small hammer on a table at which he stands. This is often set on a raised platform called a rostrum. The ancient Romans probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auction, meaning “increase“. The Romans usually sold in t
25、his way the spoils taken in war; these sales were called sub haste, meaning “ under the spear“ , a spear being stuck in the ground as a signal for a crowd to gather. In England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries goods were often sold “ by the candle“ ; A short candle was lit by the auctionee
26、r, and bids could be made while it stayed alight. Practically all goods whose qualities vat are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, hides, skins, wool, tea, cocoa, furs, spices, fruit and vegetables and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property, antique furniture, pictures, rare
27、 books, old china and similar works of art. The auction-rooms at Christies and Sothebys in London and New York are world-famous. An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by intending buyers. If the advertisemen
28、t cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a “lot“, is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 and continue in numerical order; he may wait until he registers the fact that certain dealers are in the room and then
29、produce the lots they are likely to be interested in. The auctioneers services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible. The auctioneer must know fairly accurately the cu
30、rrent market values of the goods he is selling, and he should be acquainted with regular buyers of such goods. He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also play on the rivalries among his buyers and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bi
31、d against each other. It is largely on his advice that a seller will fix a “ reserve“ price, that is, a price below which the goods cannot be sold. Even the best auctioneers, however, find it difficult to stop a “knock-out“, whereby dealers illegally arrange beforehand not to bid against each other,
32、 but nominate one of themselves as the only bidder, in the hope of buying goods at extremely low price. If such a “knock-out“ comes off, the real auction sale takes place privately afterwards among the dealers. 46 The end of the bidding is called “knocking down“ because the auctioneer bangs the tabl
33、e with a hammer. 47 A candle was used to burn at an auction sales to lighten the room. 48 The auctioneer need to sell the “lots“ in numerical order. 49 What will a clever auctioneer encourage during an auction? 50 What does the phrase “comes off“ (Line 8, Para. 5)mean? Section B 50 What will city li
34、fe be like in the future? Some people think that life in the cities is going to be horrible. They predict that cities will become more and more crowded. As the number of people increases, there will be less space for each person. This overcrowding will cause other problems more crime, dirtier street
35、s, and worse problems with traffic than we have now. How will people find enough drinking water, energy (such as gas and electricity) , and housing? Because life will be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick. For these reasons, some say that nobody will want to li
36、ve in urban areas. How can we solve such problems as overcrowding, crime, and traffic? In some cities, thousands of people are already sleeping in the streets because there is so little suitable housing and because rents are so high. The crime rate isnt going down. Instead, it is increasing so fast
37、that many people are afraid to go out at night. Traffic is also getting worse. More and more often, traffic jams are so bad that cars dont move at all for several blocks. These urban problems have been getting worse, not better. So many people see no hope for the future of the city. Los Angeles, Cal
38、ifornia, for instance, has no subway system and the buses are slow. Instead, most commuters drive many miles from their homes to work. Many of these drivers spend several hours each day on busy freeways. New York, by contrast, has a mass transit system buses, commuter trains, and subways. Because th
39、e public transportation is crowded and dirty, however, many people drive private cars, and the traffic jams are worse than in Los Angeles. On the other hand, some cities have clean, fast, and pleasant public transportation systems. In Paris, France, and Toronto, Canada, for example, anyone can use m
40、ass transit to move quickly from one part of the city to another. The disadvantages of any modern city are not unique to that city that is, cities all over the world have to solve the problems of traffic jams, crime, housing, energy, drinking water, and overcrowding. Yet many cities have found answe
41、rs to one or more of these difficulties. Some European cities, such as Stockholm, Sweden, London, England, have planned communities that provide people with apartments, jobs, shopping centers, green space, entertainment, transportation. Many U. S. cities are rebuilding their downtown areas. Urban pl
42、anners can learn from one another. They can try solutions that have been successful in other parts of the world. Summary: Some people think that life in the cities is going to be horrible. They say that cities will become more and more crowded and many other problems will be caused by this【 51】_. Du
43、e to the hard life, people do not want to live in【 52】 _. These urban problems such as overcrowding, crime and traffic have been getting worse, so many people【 53】 _for the future of the city. However, these disadvantages of any modern city are not unique to that city. All the cities all over the wo
44、rld must solve the problems and fortunately, many of them have found answers to one or more of these difficulties. For example,【 54】 _or London has planned communities providing people with apartments, jobs and so on. Besides, many U. S. cities【 55】 _. In a word, solutions that have been successful
45、in a place should be adopted and tried in another place. Section C 55 If you were on a distant planet, and if you had instruments that could tell you the composition of Earths atmosphere, how would you know there was life on this planet? Water in the atmosphere would suggest there could be water on
46、the surface, and as we all know water is considered crucial to life. But water would only suggest that life is possible. It wouldnt prove its there. Carbon? That basic component of “life as we know it?“ Not necessarily. A diamond is pure carbon, and it may be pretty, but it isnt alive. What really s
47、ets Earth apart is nitrogen, which makes up 80 percent of the planets atmosphere. And its there only because there is abundant life on Earth, say scientists at the University of Southern California. The report grew out of a class discussion two years ago in a course taught by Capone and Kenneth Neal
48、son, professor of earth sciences. Students were asked to come up with different ideas about searching for life on other planets. What is a distinct “signature“ , as Capone puts it, that would show there is life on another planet? Thats a question that has been kicked around in many quarters in recen
49、t decades, especially since all efforts to find some form of life, no matter whether on Mars or in the distant reaches of space, have failed. At least so far. The current effort to search for some evidence of life on Mars focuses primarily on the search for water, because it has long been believed that water, or at least some fluid, is nece
