大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)B类英语专业初赛真题2009年及答案解析.doc

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1、大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)B 类英语专业初赛真题 2009 年及答案解析(总分：140.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart 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 pause. During the pause, read the question with th

2、ree 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).Listen to these people talking about a book. What kind of book are they discussing?（分数：1.00）A.A. A love story. B.B. A thrille

3、r. C.C. A science book.(2).You hear two people discussing the menu in a Chinese restaurant. Which dish are they going to have?（分数：1.00）A.A. Fish. B.B. Duck. C.C. Beef.(3).What does the man want the woman to do?（分数：1.00）A.A. Watch a sports programme. B.B. Repair the video. C.C. Record a wildlife prog

4、ramme.(4).Two people are talking. What are they talking about?（分数：1.00）A.A. A TV programme. B.B. A film. C.C. A concert.(5).Two people are talking. What do they decide to do this evening?（分数：1.00）A.A. Go to the cinema. B.B. Rent a video player. C.C. Go to a friends house.二、BSection B/B(总题数：2，分数：10.0

5、0)In this section, you will hear two interviews. Each interview will be read only once. At the end of each interview, there will be a 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 o

6、n the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. BInterview One/B（分数：5.00）(1).According to David, what is the main problem for staff using computers now?（分数：1.00）A.A. The lack of IT support. B.B. The speed of their networks. C.C. The need for more laptops.(2).Why do most staff still print d

7、ocuments? A. They do it out of habit. B. Their screens are small. C. Printed documents make easier reading.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What percentage of employees find the videophone helpful in negotiations?（分数：1.00）A.A. About 89%. B.B. Around50%. C.C. Only 11%.(4).Why arent videophones widely used accordin

8、g to David? A. Their functions have not been fully introduced. B. There are not enough of them. C. They have a bad effect on staff relationships.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).What does David say about office design in the future? A. Design will become a less important issue. B. Offices will be basically open-p

9、lan areas. C. Offices will have different styles to suit different needs.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.BInterview Two/B（分数：5.00）(1).Who did Dr Stewart read a poem to?（分数：1.00）A.A. An actor. B.B. A business person. C.C. Mr Davies.(2).How did this poem help the person?（分数：1.00）A.A. He stopped worrying. B.B. He found

10、 a new balance in his life. C.C. He felt more relaxed.(3).Which seems to be most effective for many patients, according to Dr Stewart?（分数：1.00）A.A. Listening to poetry. B.B. Reading poetry. C.C. Writing poetry.(4).Why is writing poetry calming for many patients?（分数：1.00）A.A. It expresses their emoti

11、ons. B.B. The rhythm is soothing. C.C. It takes a long time.(5).Which of the following is Dr Stewarts opinion about treating people under stress? A. They need a doctors advice on which poems to read. B. They dont need a doctors advice on which poems to read. C. They should read a particular poem reg

12、ularly.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、BSection C/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)In this section, you will hear five short news items. Each item will be read only once. After each item, 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 ma

13、rk the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. （分数：5.00）(1).What was the average age of the runners at the beginning of the survey?（分数：1.00）A.A. 50. B.B. 58. C.C. 68.(2).At what level is Womens Studies still being taught in Britain?（分数：1.00）A.A. Undergraduate.

14、 B.B. Postgraduate. C.C. Both undergraduate and postgraduate.(3).What vehicles are affected by Nissans airbag problem?（分数：1.00）A.A. Nissans recreational ears. B.B. All Nissan Navara trucks. C.C. Navara trucks made in 2008.(4).What is Nepal going to do? A. Build a new airport in Lukla. B. Give its ai

15、rport in Lukla a new name. C. Enlarge the airport in Lukla.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).What does the Italian Prime Minister say has happened to Italys image abroad because of the rubbish problem?（分数：1.00）A.A. It has deteriorated. B.B. It has improved. C.C. It hasnt been affected.四、BSection D/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00

16、)In this section, you will hear a short passage. There are 10 missing words or phrases. Fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear on the tape. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. “Christmas is coming, and the goose is getting fat!“ Christmas is the biggest festival i

17、n Britain and is celebrated on 25th December. The four weeks before Christmas are called Advent, and are traditionally celebrated in churches by lighting a candle each Sunday during this time. Nowadays, many people in Britain are not very U(21) /U , but they still celebrate Christmas, and U(22) /U t

18、he preparations begin long before Advent. In fact, as early as September or October, you start to see signs that Christmas is U(23) /U The first places to tell us that we should be thinking about Christmas are the shops. People in Britain spend U(24) /U over 600 ( around $1,000) per person on Christ

19、mas every year, and the shops encourage people to spend more and more. Shops put up Christmas decorations, play cheesy Christmas songs or U(25) /U, and some shop workers wear Christmas hats. Some big shops on Regent Street and Oxford Street in London create U(26) /U in their windows with moving char

20、acters, falling snow, colourful lights and music. So what do people buy U(27) /U Christmas? Well, Christmas decorations, Christmas cards to send to friends and relatives, presents for loved ones and wrapping paper to wrap them up with. And of course food ! U(28) /U the special Christmas dinner of ro

21、ast turkey or goose, people buy lots of chocolates, nuts and snacks for everyone to enjoy. Children are the people who get the most excited that Christmas is coming. They start making lists of presents they would like, and give them to their parents, or send them to U(29) /U . In December, they can

22、also open Advent calendars, which are a way of counting down to Christmas. These calendars have a window to open for every day from the 1 st to the 24th of December (Christmas Eve). A basic Advent calendar has a Christmassy picture behind each window, but most childrens favourite calendars are choco

23、late Advent calendars, which show a chocolate for every day of the month. It s a great build-up to the U(30) /U that goes on at Christmas! （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 Multiple(总题数：10，分数：10.00)1.Shaka _ power and became the king

24、 of the Zulus upon the death of his father.（分数：1.00）A.presumedB.resumedC.consumedD.assumed2.You may be a good singer, but it is _ unlikely that you will make it big. Looks are important, too.（分数：1.00）A.greatlyB.largelyC.highlyD.fairly3.Doctors are often caught in a _ because they have to decide whet

25、her they should tell their patients the truth or not.（分数：1.00）A.dilemmaB.puzzleC.perplexityD.bewilderment4.Jane read the article over and over again but still thought the events related were _.（分数：1.00）A.indelibleB.incredibleC.infeasibleD.inaccessible5.She was so _ in the book she was reading that s

26、he didnt notice me come into the room.（分数：1.00）A.impressedB.meditatedC.fascinatedD.engrossed6.There are several landladies approved by the university who take in _.（分数：1.00）A.lodgersB.residentsC.inhabitantsD.settlers7.The beauty of the place is more than I can describe. I am sure whoever sees it wil

27、l _ its charm.（分数：1.00）A.appeal toB.keep toC.yield toD.stick to8.Although he has no education, he is one of the _ businessmen in the company.（分数：1.00）A.sternestB.shrewdestC.nastiestD.naughtiest9.Vicki: Hey Matt, are you feeling OK? I dont think youre looking too well today. Matt: No, not really. Ive

28、 got a temperature, a headache, a sore throat. I think Im _ something.（分数：1.00）A.coming down withB.bringing downC.cooling downD.getting over10.How often do you eat out? _, but usually about twice a month.（分数：1.00）A.No ideaB.As usualC.It dependsD.Generally speaking六、BSection B/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)11._ ha

29、s been the capital of Scotland since the 15th century.（分数：1.00）A.EdinburghB.ManchesterC.LiverpoolD.Cardiff12.“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?“ is a famous line by _.（分数：1.00）A.John KeatsB.William BlakeC.William WordsworthD.Percy Bysshe Shelley13.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a ma

30、sterpiece by Mark Twain from which, as noted by _, “all modern American literature comes. “（分数：1.00）A.Henry JamesB.Ernest HemingwayC.William Dean HowellsD.Theodore Dreiser14.Which of the following cities is located on the west coast of the US?（分数：1.00）A.New York.B.Detroit.C.Miami.D.Los Angeles.15.As

31、 America is to Uncle Sam, so England is to _.（分数：1.00）A.John BullB.John BearC.Henry BullD.Henry Bear七、BPart Reading (总题数：4，分数：35.00)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 be

32、st choice, and then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. Miss Rita Cohen, a tiny, pale-skinned girl who looked half the age of Seymours daughter, Marie, but claimed to be some six years older, came to his factory one day. She was dressed in overall

33、s and big ugly shoes, and a bush of wiry hair framed her pretty face. She was so tiny, so young that he could barely believe that she was at the University of Pennsylvania, doing research into the leather industry in New Jersey for her masters degree. Three or four times a year someone either phoned

34、 Seymour or wrote to him to ask permission to see his factory, and occasionally he would assist a student by answering questions over the phone or, if the student struck him as especially serious, by offering a brief tour. Rita Cohen was nearly as small, he thought, as the children from Maries third

35、-year class, whod been brought 50 kilometres from their rural schoolhouse one day, all those years ago, so that Maries daddy could show them how he made gloves, show them especially Maries favourite spot, the laying-off table, where, at the end of the process, the men shaped and pressed each and eve

36、ry glove by pulling it carefully down over steam-heated brass hands. The hands were dangerously hot and they were shiny and they stuck straight up from the table in a row, thin-looking, like hands that had been flattened. As a little girl, Marie was captivated by their strangeness and called them th

37、e “pancake hands“.He heard Rita asking, “How many pieces come in a shipment?“ “How many? Between twenty and twenty-five thousand. “ She continued taking notes as she asked, “They come direct to your shipping department?“ He liked finding that she was interested in every last detail. “They come to th

38、e tannery. The tannery is a contractor. We buy the material and they make it into the right kind of leather for us to use. My grandfather and father worked in the tannery right here in town. So did I, for six months, when I started in the business. Ever been inside a tannery?“ “Not yet. “ “Well, you

39、ve got to go to a tannery if youre going to write about leather. Ill set that up for you if youd like that. Theyre primitive places. The technology has improved things, but what youll see isnt that different from what youd have seen hundreds of years ago. Awful work. Its said to be the oldest indust

40、ry of which remains have been found anywhere. Six-thousand-year-old relics of tanning found somewhereTurkey, I believe. The first clothing was just skins that were tanned by smoking them. I told you it was an interesting subject once you get into it. My father is the leather scholar; hes the one you

41、 should be talking to. Start my father off about gloves and hell talk for two days. Thats typical, by the way: glovemen love the trade and everything about it. Tell me, have you ever seen anything being manufactured, Miss Cohen?“ “I cant say I have. “ “Never seen anything made?“ “I saw my mother mak

42、e a cake when I was a child. “ He laughed. She had made him laugh. An innocent with spirit, eager to learn. His daughter was easily 30 cm taller than Rita Cohen, and fair where she was dark, but otherwise Rita Cohen had begun to remind him of Marie. The good-natured intelligence that would just waft

43、 out of her and into the house when she came home from school, full of what shed learned in class. How she remembered everything. Everything neatly taken down in her notebook and memorised overnight. “Ill tell you what were going to do. Were going to take you right through the whole process. Come on

44、. Were going to make you a pair of gloves and youre going to watch them being made from start to finish. What size do you wear?“ QUESTIONS: （分数：5.00）(1).What was Seymours first impression of Rita Cohen?（分数：1.00）A.She reminded him of his daughter.B.She was rather unattractive.C.She did not look like

45、a research student.D.She hadnt given much thought to her appearance.(2).What did Seymours daughter like most about visiting the factory?（分数：1.00）A.Watching her father make gloves.B.Helping to shape the gloves.C.Making gloves for her school friends.D.Seeing the brass hands.(3).Seymour says that most

46、tanneries today _.（分数：1.00）A.have been running for over a hundred yearsB.still use traditional methodsC.are dependent on older workersD.are located in very old buildings(4).What does Seymour admire about his father?（分数：1.00）A.His educational background.B.His knowledge of history.C.His enthusiasm for

47、 the business.D.His skill as a glovemaker,(5).When she was a schoolgirl, Marie _.（分数：1.00）A.was hard-working and enthusiasticB.was intelligent but lazyC.easily forgot what she had learnedD.made her parents laughBSection B/BIn this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage

48、 carefully and complete the summary below by choosing one word from the passage for each blank. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. Day-dreaming SpotsFor some of us, coffee shops, pubs or public places where people are moving around are ideal spots for day-dreaming. Or, indeed, somewhere where there is running water, by a river or stream. The constant movement seems to stimulate thought and ideas in a way that