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1、大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）C 类模拟试卷 23（无答案）一、Part Vocabulary and Structure1 We would like to express our _ a large number of businesses and business publications, who have given us permission to use various types of their materials.（A）thanks at（B） gratefulness on（C） gratitude in（D）appreciation to 二、Part Cloze1 Fo

2、r 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 value from the most important commodity there island“. But if we have a mental image of surveyors at all, it

3、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 men and women, view this misperception with【49】_(weary) and amusement in equal measure. For surveying is a vastly

4、 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 discovered in a wet suit, making an【52】 _(assess) of the seabed for an oil company. Many are managers and experts in th

5、e construction industry, whilst others【53】spe_in areas such as environment appraisal. The financial wizard with the laptop, simultaneously phoning his contacts【54】 _statistical information is a surveyor, too. For there is another little secret about chartered surveying. Salary packages of $ 100, 000

6、 in your mid-thirties are by no【55】_a rarity, plus theres the chance to go into property development and make millions.11 In the early 1950s the researchers who produced the first clad glass optical fibers were not thinking of using them for communications.【 46】H_, fiber optics was already a well-es

7、tablished commercial technology when the famous paper by Kao and Hockham,【47】_ (claim) the use of low-loss optical fibers for communication, appeared in 1966. The first low-loss silica fiber was described in【48】_which appeared in October of 1970. The date of this publication is sometimes【49】_(cite)

8、as the beginning of the era of fiber communication. Although this development did receive【50】_ (consider) attention in the research community at the time, it was far from inevitable that a major industry would evolve.The technological barriers appeared formidable because there were serious doubts as

9、 to【51】 wh_these fiber components could ever be produced economically enough, but the market potential was very significant.【52】_(consequence) , research and development activity expanded rapidly, and a number of important issues were【53】re_during the early 1970s. During the middle and late 1970s, t

10、he rate of progress towards marketable products accelerated as the emphasis【54】_(shift) from research to engineering. Fibers with losses【55】app_the Rayleigh limit of 2 dB/km at a wavelength of 0. 8 m were produced.By 1980 improvement in component performance, cost, and reliability led to major commi

11、tments on the part of telephone companies.21 February 14 is Valentines Day. Although it is celebrated as a lovers holiday today, with rite giving of candy, flowers, or other gifts between couples in love, it originated in 5th Century Rome as a respect【46】_St. Valentine, a Catholic bishop.For eight h

12、undred years before the【47】_ (establish) of Valentines Day, the Romans had【48】pr a pagan(异教徒) celebration in mid-February honoring young mens ceremony of passage to the god Lupercus. The celebration was characterized by lottery in【49 】_young men would draw the names of【50】teen._ girls from a box. Th

13、e girl given to each young man in this way would be his companion the rest of the year.In an effort to do away with such a【51】f_, Pope Gelasius ordered a slight change in the lottery. Instead of the names of young women, the box would contain the names of saints.【52】_the men and women were allowed t

14、o draw from the box, and the game was to【 53】imi_the ways of the saint they drew during the rest of rite year. However, ninny young Roman men were not too pleased【54】_the copying. Instead of the pagan god Lupercus , the Church looked for a suitable saint of love to take his【55 】p_. They found an app

15、ropriate choice in Valentine, who, in AD 270 had been killed by Enter Claudius.31 There are 10 blanks in the passage. Use the words (phrases) given in the box to fill in the blanks, changing the form where necessary. Use only one word (phrase) in each blank. There are two extra words (phrases) which

16、 you do not need to use. follow, express, change, force to, discover, popular, styleaccompany, pioneer, origin, invent, introduceMusic comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. At the turn of the century when jazz was born, American had no prominent【79】of its own. No one knows e

17、xactly when jazz was【80】, or by whom. But it began to be heard in the early 1900s. Jazz is Americas contribution to【81】music. In contrast to classical music, which【82】 formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free form. It bubbles with energy,【 83】the moods, interests, and emotions of the

18、 people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, and as it does today. The【84】of this music are as interesting as the music itself. American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz【85】. They were brought to Southern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and【86】wor

19、k long hours. When a Negro died his friend and relatives formed a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often【87】the procession. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. But on the way home the mood【88】. Spirits lifted. Deat

20、h had removed one of their relations, but the living was glad to be alive. The band played happy music, improvising (即兴表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes presented at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.41 Autism is a general【 76】te_for

21、a group of brain disorders that limit the development of social and communication skills, which【77】med_professionals call autism spectrum disorders.Experts say autism is permanent and cannot be cured. But there are ways to treat it that they say can【78】re_the severity, and the academy says the earli

22、er treatment begins, the【79 】be_ the results.The medical group released two reports Monday with detailed information to help doctors【80】 id_autism. Chris Johnson at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio was one of the authors, who says doctors should look for signs of autism w

23、hen they【81】exa_babies at eighteen months and twenty-four months.Doctors traditionally【82】con_the possibility of autism only if a child shows delayed 【83】sp_ or unusually repetitive behaviors. These may be clear signs of it, but they usually do not appear until a child is two or three years old.Pare

24、nts could answer a list of written questions about their baby, and then the doctor could 【84】per_tests as simple as observing the babys ability to follow a moving object with its eyes. Experts say failing to watch a moving object may be a sign of autism.Doctors and parents can also look for behavior

25、s that are normal in babies under one year of age. For example, does the baby appear to【85】re_to a parents voice? Does the baby make eye contact? Does the baby wave or point at things?51 Social distance may【66】af_how openly employees speak about their work. People of the same【67】r_may talk frankly t

26、o one another about how things are going. However, they may be less【68】ho _ with someone higher up in the hierarchyfor fear of 【 69】_(prejudice) their【70】p _ in the company. For this reason employees often【71】al _ the facts to tell the boss what he or she wants to hear. One way of 【72】redu_ social d

27、istance is to cut down the ways in which【73】em_ can indicate higher【 74】st_. Physical distance can affect how well people communicate. The【75】 f_ away one person is from another, the less often they communicate. Some research has shown that when the【76】di_is more than 10 meters, the【77】 _ (probable)

28、 of communicating at least once a week is only 8%. The most important thing for all managers to remember is that【78】_(communicate) is a two-way process. They should 【79】enc_their employees to ask questions and to react to what the【80】ma_are saying.66 anxious about, strong, suggest, instruct, which,

29、especial, whether, apply to, all, both, great, formWorking out to music can improve the coordination of your mind and body,【81】_ you are football crazy or keen on tennis. The【82】_ that rock or pop music might ever play a part in sports training would have been regarded as a joke not so long ago. But

30、 today modern music is increasingly filling the gym as well as the front room.The idea of exercise to music is not new. For years,【83】_in eastern Europe, the benefits of sportsmen and sportswomen having【84 】_ in ballet and classical dance, with their stress on total body control and balance, have lo

31、ng been recognized.Figure-skating and ice-dance are usually performed to music and can be said to be specialized【85】_of this type of exercise. But ballet and classical dance can be【86】_other sports that are also pleasing to the eye, such as gymnastics and skiing,【87】_of which demand high standards o

32、f balance, coordination and suppleness.In western Europe and North America, a far【88】_interest has been shown in working out to classical music. Even sports which seem to demand muscular【89】_more than any other physical requirement have taken up exercise to music as a valuable addition to their own

33、specialized training schemes.Devotees of soccer, rugby, and rowing now regularly train to music; even those who take up inweightlifting,【90】_ demands enormous physical strength, and participants in athletics field events, find that exercise to music is beneficial and makes their movements more fluid

34、.76 resent, calm, obvious, in detail, resolve, satisfy, involve, prefer, allow for, outcome, according to, inspirePsychologists agree that conflicts are inevitable in almost any long-term relationship; however, what matters most is the way in which they are【81】_rather than the sources of the disagre

35、ements themselves.【82】_recent studies, the methods that couples use to settle their differences are crucial to the success of the【83】_.One of the interesting findings is that although excessively aggressive behaviour patterns are【84】_undesirable, what must be avoided at all costs is the suppression

36、of anger, as feelings of【85】_can lead a relationship to break down irretrievably.It is essential for couples to communicate when things start going wrong, and successful conflict resolution【86】_a three-stage process. Firstly, one partner should explain precisely what the problem is and should try an

37、d remain as【87 】_and unemotional as possible. Secondly, the couple should discuss the specific problem【88】_, taking care not to rake up old grievances. Finally, and perhaps most importandy, there should be negotiation until a【89】_agreement is reached. This may not mean that their problem will be sol

38、ved, but even this is【90 】_to allowing a problem to rankle.86 perfectselectsimilarconfidenthonestInterviews are an【71】 _method of choosing the best people for jobs, yet human beings like to examine each other in this way. One of the many problems of【72 】_, as it is commonly practiced, is that the fo

39、rms filled in by applicants often fail to show people as they really are. This means that you can follow all the best advice when completing your form and still find that you are unsuccessful at the next stagethe interview.【73】_, in the rare cases where interviews are automatic, a candidate with an

40、inadequate from may do surprisingly well.Of course, your form needs to show that you have【74】_in your ability to do the job, but dont try to turn yourself into someone elsea person you have to pretend to be at the interview. Realism and【75】_ are definitely the best approach.91 efficient them disappr

41、ove person appearPeople who are unpunctual fall into three categories. The first, and saddest, comprises the hopelessly incompetent and【71】_, who worry about being on time and never are. The second lot are, strange as it may seem, impatient people who cannot bear to be kept waiting, and who make sur

42、e they arent by always being late【72】_, thus guaranteeing that others must wait for them. If they are outmanoeuvred and compelled to wait for someone, they are the first to express【73】_of such bad manners of the latecomers. Finally, there are the egoists, determined to impose their own【74】_ on other

43、s and to impress their sense of importance on them. An easy way to do this is to keep everyone waiting until the star makes an【75】_.96 According to the World Health Organization, malaria, a disease spread by mosquitoes, affects millions of people every year. Everyone knows【76】h_irritating the noise

44、made by a mosquito , accompanied by a painful reaction to its bite, can be. It is【77 】ast_that so little is known about why mosquitoes are drawn to or driven away from people, given the level of distress and disease caused by these insects. We know that the most effective【78】ch_for protecting people

45、 against mosquitoes is diethyltoluamide, commonly shortened to DEET.【79】Al_DEET works well, it has some serious drawbacks; it can【80】dam_clothes and some people are allergic to it. Scientists know that mosquitoes find some people more attractive than others, but they do not know why this should be.

46、They also know that people【81】va_in their reactions to mosquito bites. One person has a painful swelling while【82】an_who is bitten by the same mosquito, may hardly notice. Scientists have not discovered the reason for this, but they have【83】ca_out experiments to show that mosquitoes are attracted to

47、, or put off by, certain smells. In the future, scientists hope to develop a smell【84】t_mosquitoes cannot resist. This could be used in a trap so that, instead of attacking people, mosquitoes would fly into the trap and be destroyed. For the time【85】be_, however, we have to continue spraying ourselv

48、es with unpleasant liquids if we want to avoid getting bitten.106 Its not always easy to decide which sport to【66】t _up. When choosing, it is important to remember that excellence in sports is the【67】_(resultant) of a number of factors. For some sports, the body shape and structure with【68】_you are born are important. Top runners are typical【69】ex _of indi