大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)A类研究生英语-9及答案解析.doc

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1、大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)A 类研究生英语-9 及答案解析(总分：124.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart I Listenin(总题数：1，分数：5.00)BSection A/BIn this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a twenty-second pause. During the pause, read the questio

2、n and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.（分数：5.00）(1).What does the woman think about Professor Johnson? A. He is very quiet. B. He gives amusing lectures. C. He should

3、 give more than one series of talks.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).When did the plane leave?（分数：1.00）A.A. 12:00. B.B. 12:10. C.C. 12:05.(3).For how long can they work?（分数：1.00）A.A. 7 hours. B.B. 5 hours. C.C. 8 hours.(4).How much will it cost the man to rent an unfurnished apartment including utilities?（分数：1.00

4、）A.A. $150. B.B. $200. C.C. $175.(5).When will the next plane for L. A. take off?（分数：1.00）A.A. In five minutes. B.B. At ten. C.C. At eleven.二、BSection B/B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation,

5、there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the five questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.BConversation One/B（分数：5.00）(1).Americans tend to

6、_.（分数：1.00）A.A. be confident in stating their views B.B. disregard other peoples views C.C. disregard their own achievements(2).Americans care about personal space because _. A. they can be turned off by body odor B. they are taller and bigger C. they believe the relationship is not intimate enough（

7、分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Casual acquaintances should avoid all of the following forms of physical contact with Americans EXCEPT _. A. having a long hand shake B. putting your arm around their shoulder C. none of these（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).Americans are _ eye contact.（分数：1.00）A.A. disrespectful about B.B. susp

8、icious of C.C. fine with(5).According to Peter, eye contact is not an indication of _.（分数：1.00）A.A. openness B.B. honesty C.C. kindnessBConversation Two/B（分数：5.00）(1).The mans company is about to open a branch in _.（分数：1.00）A.A. New York B.B. New Foundland C.C. New Zealand(2).The presentation is sch

9、eduled to take place on _.（分数：1.00）A.A. 23 September B.B. 24 October C.C. 25 December(3).The presentation room can hold _ people.（分数：1.00）A.A. 40 B.B. 50 C.C. 100(4).The company has sent out _ invitations.（分数：1.00）A.A. 40 B.B. 50 C.C. 100(5).The man expects _ people to come to the presentation.（分数：1

10、.00）A.A. 30 B.B. 40 C.C. 50三、BSection C/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)In this section, you will hear five short news items. After each item, which will be read only once, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then m

11、ark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.（分数：5.00）(1).Who do International medical guidelines call for to use a combination of AIDS drugs? A. Pregnant women with AIDS. B. Pregnant women with AIDS and their newly - born babies. C. Pregnant women with adva

12、nced HIV.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).How much money does Argentine want to borrow from the International Monetary Fund?（分数：1.00）A.A. 23,000 million dollars. B.B. 230,000 million dollars. C.C. 2,300 million dollars.(3).What happened to the temporary minister of air-transport and tourism of Afghanistan? A. He

13、has been murdered at Kabul Airport. B. He has been shot at Kabul Airport. C. He has been beaten to death at Kabul Airport.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What is Indias Prime Minister appealing for?（分数：1.00）A.A. For calmness. B.B. For peace. C.C. For money.(5).How many African children were forced into child lab

14、or in the past year?（分数：1.00）A.A. 20,000. B.B. 200,000. C.C. 2,000.四、BSection D/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In this section, you will hear one passage once. You are required to make some necessary notes when you listen to it. After you hear the passage, you should complete the summary below using the exact wor

15、ds you hear from the recording, not exceeding three words in each blank. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.The general aims of group discussions are manifold. The most important objective is to give students the chance to ask questions or U(21) /U a lecturers point. Secondly, lecture

16、rs can give students U(22) /U in group discussion sessions, otherwise unavailable in formal lectures attended by many students.Many students, especially non-native speakers, find group discussions very difficult and fail to take full U(23) /U of them. The most important U(24) /U reasons for this are

17、 listed below.Firstly, if the speed of the dialogue is too rapid, learners of English will find it difficult to follow.Secondly, a non-native speaker may not know how to U(25) /U a discussion by drawing attention to himself, how to express U(26) /U, how to ask for explanation or to U(27) /U another

18、student. Thirdly, it is difficult for a non-native speaker to formulate questions U(28) /U.What advice can be given to learners of English? The first thing to do is to try to U(29) /U by learning and practicing the language forms to ask questions, interrupt, disagree, ask for explanation etc. Second

19、ly, you should realize that although grammatical accuracy is important, the ability to U(30) /U must be your first objective, even if youre not using perfectly correct English constructions.（分数：10.00）(1).（分数：1.00）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:_五、BPart Vocabula(

20、总题数：14，分数：14.00)1.Cindy : Is the book in this bag for Mum, then? I didnt think she was particularly interested in flowers. Father: _ And even if she never reads it-its got some lovely photos.（分数：1.00）A.It doesnt matter whether she likes it or not. Its just a present.B.Yes, its for her birthday. And

21、the bag is quite lovely.C.Youre absolutely right. She does not like books or flowers.D.I thought shed like it-to give her some good ideas for the garden.2.The buffalo which the lion fells provokes his aggression as little as the appetizing turkey which I have just seen hanging in the larder provokes

22、 _.（分数：1.00）A.meB.themC.itD.mine3.The new secretary has written a remarkably _ report within a few hundred words but with all the important details included.（分数：1.00）A.conciseB.preciseC.briskD.elaborate4.The touch excites no defensive response unless the approach is from above where the spider can s

23、ee the motion, _ on its hind legs, lifts its front legs, opens its fangs and holds this threatening posture as long as the object continues to move.（分数：1.00）A.in which case it risesB.in that case it risesC.in which case does it riseD.such being the case it rises5.The board has _ some rules that ever

24、y member of the club must follow.（分数：1.00）A.taken downB.set downC.let downD.laid down6.If at some point they do import Christianity, it is _ that it will be absorbed and adapted _ strengthen the continuing core of Chinese culture.（分数：1.00）A.more than likely. in such a manner as toB.more likely than.

25、 in such a manner so as toC.likely more than. in a manner so as toD.more likely. to such a manner as7.In _, it is now clear that this battle was turning point in the war.（分数：1.00）A.retentionB.returnC.retrospectD.revere8._ springs not out of true and deep admiration, but more often out of a self-seek

26、ing wish to identify with someone important or famous.（分数：1.00）A.A complimentB.An adulatoryC.FlatteryD.Praise9.In such desperate strains did he find himself that he was reduced to _ the violin in the streets.（分数：1.00）A.playB.playingC.be playingD.having played10.Those twins are so alike that it is ne

27、xt to impossible to distinguish _.（分数：1.00）A.who is whoB.which is whichC.one and the otherD.one another11._ at the outset, _ instead of shifting things about may be pheromones released when they reach committee size.（分数：1.00）A.The stimuli set them off. build collectivelyB.The stimuli that set them o

28、ff. building collectivelyC.The stimuli setting them off. they build collectivelyD.Being set off by stimuli. their building collectively12.John: Im just going out for a newspaper. _. Liza: Its Sarahs birthday today. Ive got her a card, but can you buy her some flowers or some chocolate? John: Shed pr

29、efer a nice plant. Ill get that. Liza: OK.（分数：1.00）A.Can I get you anything?B.Whose birthday is today?C.Which newspaper do you want.9D.Why not go with me?13.In view of the petrol shortage _ will be placed on the unnecessary use of private cars for pleasure.（分数：1.00）A.limitationsB.restrictionsC.ratio

30、ningD.banning14.If drug abuse, prostitution, pollution, environmental decay, social inequality, and the like _, more is required than an increased police presence or a fresh coat of paint.（分数：1.00）A.are to eliminateB.are eliminatedC.are to be eliminatedD.are being eliminated六、BPart Reading (总题数：4，分数

31、：20.00)BSection A/BThere is one passage in this section followed by five questions. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice, and then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.Questions 46 to 5

32、0 are based on the following passage.Singletons, referring to those who live alone, are being comforted by well-meaning friends and family and told that not having a partner is not the end of the world. So, it would seem that they can say, yes, it is not. But no, in fact, it is the end.A gloomy stud

33、y that has just been released says that the international trend towards living alone is putting an unprecedented strain on our ecosystem.For a number of reasons-relationship breakdown, career choice, longer life spans, smaller families-the number of individual households is growing. And this is putt

34、ing intolerable pressure on natural resources, and accelerating the extinction of endangered plant and animal species. And there is worse news. Running a refrigerator, television, cooker, plumbing system just for selfish little you is a disastrous waste of resources on our over-populated planet. “Th

35、e efficiency of resource consumption“ is a lot higher in households of two people or more, simply because they share everything. Well imagine that. Just when you thought living alone was OK, you would find that all the time you were the enemy of mankind. Every time you put the kettle on the stove fo

36、r a cup of coffee you were destroying Mother Earth. Indeed, it is not just your mother who is a bit worried by your continuing single status-you are letting down the entire human race by not having a boyfriend or girlfriend. The trouble is that society has a group instinct and people panic and hit o

37、ut when they see other people quietly rebelling and straying away from the “standard“ of family and coupledom.The suggestion is that singledom should be at best a temporary state. Unless you are assimilated into a larger unit, you can never be fully functional.Try “communal living. “ There are all t

38、hese illustrations of young attractive people having a “great time“ laughingly bumping into each other. It looks like an episode of the TV series Friends.And the message is clear: Togetherness is good, solitude is bad, and being single on your own is not allowed.Questions:（分数：5.00）(1).Well-meaning f

39、riends and family members often tell those who live alone that _.（分数：1.00）A.they should end their singledom as soon as possibleB.they should live together with other singletonsC.singledom is an acceptable life-styleD.singledom can shorten ones life-span(2).Which of the following may NOT be the reaso

40、n for the increasing number of households as mentioned in the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Many people get divorced because of unhappy marriage.B.Now people can afford to support a household individually.C.Some people have to sacrifice family life for their careers.D.Many people live much longer than before.(

41、3).The author thinks living alone is disastrous mainly because singledom is _.（分数：1.00）A.harmful to peoples lifeB.destructive to our ecosystemC.dangerous to plants and animalsD.unworkable in our society(4).According to the passage, “accelerate“ means _.（分数：1.00）A.speed upB.resultC.causeD.bring(5).Th

42、e author suggests that singletons should _.（分数：1.00）A.find boy friends or girl friendsB.live with their parents and other family membersC.live together and share more with their friendsD.watch more episodes of the TV series Friends“BSection B/BThere is one passage in this section with five unfinishe

43、d statements. Read the passage carefully, and then complete each statement in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.As the windiest country in Europe, the United Kingdoms wind power potential is larger than the

44、rest of Europe put together. Half of this resource is in Scotland. The UKs government has promised to generate 10% of their electricity using renewable resources. Wind power is seen to be the answer to doing this. The UK has issued wind farm licences to produce as much electricity as about six nucle

45、ar power stations. This policy has found favour with the public who support the search for cleaner energy sources.Until 1989, Denmark was the only European state that had installed wind turbines for generating electricity. After 1989, other European countries followed suit developing support mechani

46、sms for developing renewable energy and particularly wind power. Since 1994 the remaining European countries have also really started to support wind power station installation. Countries offer different levels of support. Some governments have paid companies premiums to maintain their competitive e

47、dge while others have given investment subsidies to foster the development of technology. Tax incentives have also been offered.Nature provides us with indications for the best sites for wind turbine installation. Wind force and direction can be observed by leaning trees. This can most frequently be

48、 seen in open countryside and areas near coastlines and it is here, particularly in elevated spots clear of trees or buildings which obstruct the current of air, that wind farms have mostly been erected. Massive wind turbines, twice the size of conventional turbines, are also being developed for use offshore, as it is there that the strongest and most constant winds are found.Believing that