1、大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）D 类模拟试卷 1（无答案）一、Part Vocabulary and Structure1 _is from India.（A）The mayors of New Yorks cat（B） The mayors cat of New Yorks（C） The mayor of New Yorks cat（D）The mayors cat of New York2 It was unfortunate, but she had no_but to act as she did.（A）chance（B） opportunity（C） option（D）solution
2、3 The English language contains a(n)_of words which are comparatively used in ordinary conversation.（A）altitude; hardly（B） latitude; scarcely（C） multitude; seldom（D）attitude; rarely4 The detective thought the guilty party to be_because I had the strongest motive.（A）mine（B） I（C） me（D）myself5 He order
3、s me about as if I_his wife.（A）was（B） were（C） would be（D）shall be6 To succeed in a scientific research project_.（A）one needs to be persistent（B） persistence is needed（C） one needs be a persistent person（D）persistence is what one needs7 Trade unions often_with employers for better conditions of pay e
4、mployment.（A）ask（B） require（C） bargain（D）plead8 After second thought, she_a better solution.（A）came up with（B） added up to（C） put up with（D）made up for9 Never before_so many people in our country been interested in athletic sports.（A）has（B） is（C） have（D）are10 The less the surface of the ground yield
5、s to the weight of a fully-loaded truck_to the truck.（A）the greater stress is（B） greater is the stress（C） the stress is greater（D）the greater the stress11 I dont doubt_the plan will be well-conceived.（A）that（B） whether（C） why（D）when12 Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and_by th
6、e same federal laws.（A）stand（B） conform（C） abide（D）sustain13 I am not used_to like that.（A）to being spoken（B） to speak（C） being spoken（D）to speaking14 Wife; Our visit to London is really rewarding. What do you think, darling? Husband; _Weve really got something from this visit.Wife; Dont forget the
7、shopping before we leave this lovely city.Husband; Ive carved it in my mind. Dont worry.（A）I get it.（B） Well, I dont think the way you do.（C） You bet.（D）Im glad to hear that.15 Can we please get a new air conditioner for our bedroom? Cant you see that it a not working right?（A）Do you have to repair
8、it?（B） It is not very hot in this season;（C） I also think we should buy a new one.（D）Whats wrong with the one we have now?二、Part Cloze15 Water for Life Water is essential for life. Yet many millions of people around the world face a water【16】_(short) . Many millions of children die every year from w
9、ater-borne【17】di_ and drought regularly afflicts some of the worlds poorest countries. The world needs to respond【18】_more effectively. We need to increase water efficiency, especially in agriculture. We need to free women and girls from the daily chore of【19】_(get) water, often from great distances
10、. We must involve them in making a decision about water management. We need to make sanitation a priority. This is【20】_progress is lagging (滞后) most. We must also show that water resources need not be a source of conflict.【21】Ins_, they should be a catalyst (催化剂) for cooperation. Significant gains h
11、ave been made, but a major【22】 ef_ is still required. That is why this year marks the beginning of the “Water for Life“ Decade. Our【23】g_ is to meet the internationally agreed targets for water and sanitation by 2015, and to build a foundation for【24】fur_progress in the years ahead. This is an urgen
12、t matter affecting human【25】_(develop) , and human dignity.Section A25 Brownlow Hall, a Victorian mansion just outside South Dean, was totally destroyed last Sunday by a fire which started in the meadows beside the River Don. A fresh breeze spread the blaze up the slopes of Potters Hill and, before
13、firemen could even reach the area, it had engulfed the hall, home of the Quirk-Browne family for over a hundred years.The present owner, Col. Edward Quirk-Browne narrowly escaped with his life.Taking his customary afternoon nap, he was awoken by the smell of smoke and found himself trapped in his be
14、droom, the staircase and most of the ground floor being already well ablaze.Fortunately he was able to get through to the fire brigade before the telephone lines were destroyed and, with help on the way, he scrambled up on to the roof, clutching two Holbein miniatures and his Indian Army medals, whi
15、ch were the only things saved out of the entire contents of the house.By the time the brigade arrived it was impossible to approach the building and get a ladder up to him, so the Colonel was, in fact, lifted off the roof in the nick of time before it collapsed, by an RAF helicopter from nearby Ramp
16、ling Airbase.Col. Quirk-Browne and his wife, who fortunately was visiting friends at the time of the fire, are staying with friends at Chichester while they decide on their plans for the future. He said: “ There is nothing left of the house, only a shell. It will have to be demolished. It would be f
17、ar too expensive to rebuild it as it was, but it may be possible to build a more modest house on the same site.26 Brownlow Hall was built_.（A）on the River Don（B） 60 years ago near South Dean（C） sometime in the 19th century（D）at the foot of Potters Hill27 Col. Quirk Browne was lucky to be able to tel
18、ephone the fire brigade_.（A）because it was a Sunday（B） because the wires were burnt soon after the call（C） because he was trapped upstairs（D）because the house was a long way from the town28 All he managed to rescue from the fire were his army medals and_.（A）some souvenirs of the Indian army（B） two s
19、mall dogs（C） two paintings（D）some photographs29 They had to get a helicopter to rescue him_.（A）because the fire brigades ladders were too short to reach him（B） because the fire engine was not powerful enough（C） because there was no way to get a ladder up to the roof（D）because the fire brigade arrive
20、d too late to save the house30 After the fire the house was_.（A）quite badly damaged and it would be expensive to demolish it（B） left with only the walls standing（C） so badly damaged that it would have to be pulled down and rebuilt（D）left with only the walls and the roof undamagedSection B30 Overseas
21、 assignments are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being “ out of sight and out of mind. “ He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the companys plan for success, and that promotio
22、ns often follow or accompany an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superior will have greater confidence in his or her ability to cope back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more p
23、revalent.Thanks to a variety of relatively inexperience communications devices with business applications , even small businesses in the United States are able to get into international markets. English is still the international language of business. But there is an ever-growing need for people who
24、 can speak another language. A second language isnt generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal.The employee posted abroad who speaks the countrys principal language has an opportunity to fast-forward
25、 certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight to know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign clients over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset to the firm.31 What is the authors attitude toward high-tech
26、communications equipment?32 What is becoming more and more important to promotion?33 What does “out of sight and out of mind“ (Line 2. Para. 1) probably mean?34 According to the passage, what is an important consideration of international corporations in employing people today?35 What is the advanta
27、ge of employees having foreign language skills?Section C35 Rockwell Automation Power Systems LtdRockwell Automation, a global industrial automation company, is a leading industrial automation provider. In September 2005, Rockwell Automation Power Systems was established in the Songjiang district of
28、Shanghai, and serves as a distribution, manufacturing, assembly, and service base. We are seeking a sales engineer. Main ResponsibilitiesTo achieve sales goals for Dodge mechanical productsRequirements:Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering2-3 years work experience in industrial salesGood oral a
29、nd written communication in EnglishWilling to travel within China and abroadHuman Resources Department Rockwell Automation Department Rockwell Automation Power Systems (Shanghai) Ltd. 5299 Songjiang Rd, Songjiang District Shanghai 20161136 Rockwell Automation is a_company and a leading_provider.37 W
30、hen and where was Rockwell Automation Power Systems established? It was established in_in the_of Shanghai.38 Rockwell Automation Power Systems serves as a_and service base.39 What are they looking for?40 Does the person wanted need 2-3 years work experience in industrial sales?Section D40 Convention
31、al wisdom says trees are good for the environment. They absorb carbon dioxidea greenhouse gasfrom the atmosphere and store it as carbon while releasing oxygen, a process for which forests have been called “the lungs of the planet“. The roots of trees have been thought to trap sediments and nutrients
32、 in the soil. Trees have also been credited with steadying the flow of these rivers, keeping it relatively constant through wet and dry seasons, thus preventing both drought and flooding. It is all nonsense, concludes a research published this week. A four-year international study led by researchers
33、 at the University of Newcastle, in Britain, and the Free University of Amsterdam, identifies several myths about the link between forests and water. For example, in arid and semiarid areas, trees consume far more water than they trap. And it is not the trees that catch sediments and nutrients, and
34、steady the flow of the rivers, but the fact that the soil has not been compressed.The World Commission on Water estimates that the demand for water will increase by around 50% in the next 30 years. Moreover, around 4 billion peopleone half of the worlds populationwill live in conditions of severe wa
35、ter stress, meaning they will not have enough water for drinking and washing to stay healthy, by 2025.The government of South Africa has been taking a tough approach to trees since it became the first to treat water as a basic human right in 1998. Trees lose water through evaporation (the technical
36、term is transpiration) at twice the rate of grassland or South Africas unique fynbos scrubland. In a scheme praised by the hydrologists, the state penalizes forestry companies for preventing this water from reaching rivers and underground aquifers.In India, large tree-planting schemes not only lose
37、valuable water but complicate the true problem identified by the hydrologists; the unregulated removal of water from aquifers to irrigate crops. Fanners need no permit to drill a borehole and, as most farmers receive free electricity, there is little economic control on the volume of water pumped. I
38、n the Kolar district in Karnataka, wells have dried up as the water table has plummeted from six metres to 150 metres below ground. Summary:It is commonly believed that trees are good for the environment, as they absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen; the roots of trees can trap water and【41】_ th
39、e flow of rivers. However, a recent study has found that this belief is【42】_.According to the research, trees lose【43】_ water through evaporation than they trap. In South Africa, forestry companies are punished as the trees they planted prevented water from【44】 _rivers and underground aquifers. In I
40、ndia, farmers drilled many wells and used the underground water to【45】_their farmland. This has lowered water table to 150 metres below ground. Many trees have been planted and in fact these trees complicate the existing problem.Section A45 Youd imagine that asking people to rate themselves on a ten
41、 point scale in response to the question “In general, how happy or unhappy do you usually feel?“ would only lead to wild inaccuracies.【46】But when scientists compare such basic measures to a full-blown psychological assessment, the results are fairly consistent. It would seem we re rather good judge
42、s of our happiness, and this fact has allowed the use of simple questionnaires and interviews to survey more than a million people across many nations.【47】Its also quite clear that happiness isnt just some whimsical concept dreamt up in the 1960s by the hippies and advertising agencies. Richard Davi
43、dson at Wisconsin University monitored electrical activity in the brain to show how a highly attractive photograph causes a particular portion of our left hemisphere to illuminate, while a horrific photo stimulates our right side. Indeed, people prone in general to more of this left-portion activity
44、 tend to score higher on all counts of good mood, whereas right-siders are decidedly gloomy. The same is true for new-born babies.【48】Whats more, it seems likely that around 50 per cent of our characteristic level of happiness is an inherited factor. This can be estimated because in 1996, Lykken and
45、 Tellegen at Minnesota University compared 663 pairs of identical twins. A further 69 pairs were identical twins who had been reared apart, yet these twins still showed at least a 50 per cent similarity in their self-reported happiness, a far higher percentage than the non-identical twins. Strong ev
46、idence indeed that we probably have a genetically predetermined set range. But we should remind ourselves that, as in all aspects of biological inheritance, our genetic potential needs the right environment if it is to unfurl in accordance with our DNA blueprints. So learning to live regularly in th
47、e upper end of your happiness set-range is where skill and know-how can pay dividends. How well you play the hand you re dealt could account for a great deal.And there are other reasons to feel we have everything to play for. For instance, the surveys show that no stage of life is inherently any hap
48、pier than another, despite everything our parents told us about our school and college days. If anything, life feels better as you get older.【49 】Moreover , intelligence as measured by IQ tests is a very poor predictor of life success or happiness. And theres little if any difference between male an
49、d female average self-ratings, though women are more prone to intense swings. The bottom line is, life feeling good pays no heed to age, IQ or gender. Its open to all-comers.Trouble is, we dont always know how to generate wholesome, renewable happiness, and sometimes our default response is to reach for the quick-fix, in one form or anot
