大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)A类研究生决赛英语真题2015年及答案解析.doc

1、大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)A 类研究生决赛英语真题 2015 年及答案解析(总分：150.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part I Listening Com(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).What do we learn about the woman?（分数：1.00）A.She has been assigned a new job.B.She is asked to work overtime.C.She will be on a business trip for a week.D.She is pro

2、moted to sale manager.(2).What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.The bus she took was delayed.B.She left her handbag on the bus.C.She was on her way to London.D.Her luggage was too heavy to carry.(3).What is “Fatticide“?（分数：1.00）A.It is an exercise used for skin care.B.It

3、is the name of a company producing cream.C.It is a program for balancing people“s diet.D.It is a kind of cream for keeping slim and fit.(4).What does the woman say about the sales volume?（分数：1.00）A.It drops 17% in Asia on last year.B.It surges 1% in US on last year.C.It declines 2% in European last

4、year.D.It increases 7% in Australia on last year.(5).What does the man say about “Basil Panini“?（分数：1.00）A.He used to play for Roma.B.He is paid 8 million dollars a year.C.He is a leading English striker.D.He was rejected by Manchester United.三、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Conversation One(总题数：1，分数：3.0

5、0)（分数：3.00）(1).How did the woman proofread the letter?（分数：1.00）A.She commented on the writing in detail.B.She changed the original writing style.C.She made corrections and altered some phrases.D.She cut several lines of the letter.(2).What was Roger saying in the letter?（分数：1.00）A.He missed Rachel w

6、hile he was on a business trip.B.He described the beautiful scenery in Prague.C.He shared his happiness with Rachel.D.He found the business affairs rather boring.(3).How did the man know about Rachel“s crooked tooth?（分数：1.00）A.Because he has been writing to Theodore.B.Because he has met Rachel befor

7、e.C.Because he has seen a picture of the couple.D.Because he is a good friend of Roger“s.五、Conversation Two(总题数：1，分数：7.00)（分数：7.00）(1).How many books has the writer written so far?（分数：1.00）A.18B.19C.45D.46(2).When did the writer start her new book?（分数：1.00）A.The day after her previous one was publis

8、hed.B.The day after her previous one was finished.C.The day after Philip Boroff“s new book was published.D.The day after Philip Borroff“s new book was finished.(3).Why does the writer stop everything when characters pop up in her mind?（分数：1.00）A.To see if she can remember them.B.To pick out the char

9、acter she likes.C.To learn more about the characters.D.To think out more characters.(4).What kind of topics is covered in the writer“s books?（分数：1.00）A.Organ donation and abortion death.B.Scenic spots and business affairs.C.Art history and different life-styles.D.Techniques and scientific products.(

10、5).How does the writer get interested in these topics?（分数：1.00）A.She has experienced a lot in life.B.She has many friends.C.She travels all over the world.D.She reads extensively.(6).Why does the writer say she is superstitious?（分数：1.00）A.She is fond of describing super power in her novel.B.She beli

11、eves no bad things would happen to her if she writes them out.C.She often imagines the unknown world and cannot get it out of her mind.D.She used to communicate with the characters she creates in her books.(7).What is the main character in Lone Wolf?（分数：1.00）A.A biologist.B.A sociologist.C.An artist

12、.D.An environmentalist.六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).What is IMF“s watchdog“s criticism?（分数：1.00）A.The IMF did not do enough to help resolve the financial crisis.B.The IMF underestimated the seriousness of the financial crisis.C.The IMF called off austerity too soon after the financial cris

13、is.D.The IMF was too optimistic about America“s financial recovery.(2).What is said about the painting?（分数：1.00）A.It was sold by an auction house for 20 million dollars.B.The auction house Sotheby“s claimed it was a replica.C.Its buyer insisted it was the original work of a Spanish artist.D.It depic

14、ts a wealthy young man winning a card game.(3).What do we learn about the town Jurf al-Sakhar?（分数：1.00）A.It was recaptured by Iraqi government troops.B.It was occupied by the Sunni extremists for many years.C.A car bomb exploded at its centre and killed.D.The US military launched 11 airstrikes again

15、st Islamic State targets there.(4).Which party won the first place in Ukraine“s recent parliamentary election?（分数：1.00）A.The political bloc headed by President Petro Poroshenko.B.The Opposition Bloc party of the ousted pro-Russia president.C.A pro-Western party called Self Help.D.Prime Minister Arse

16、niy Yatsenyuk“s Popular Front.(5).What caused the hikers“ tragic accident?（分数：1.00）A.An unexpected snowstorm.B.A sudden landslide.C.A torrential rain.D.An earthquake.七、Section D(总题数：1，分数：10.00) Currency before Coins: The oldest coins appeared over 1 years ago. They were made of 2 like gold and silve

17、r. The 3 of a person or animal was stamped on each coin to indicate its value. Paper bills: First example, the Chinese government started making 4 , which could be traded for coins in 5 Currency today A 6 of coins and paper money. Paper bills have different sizes and colors and their 7 is easy to id

18、entify. Varieties of currency in history 8 were the lightest money ever used on the Pacific island of Santa Cruz. 9 were the heaviest money ever used on the Pacific island of Yap, some of which weighed over 500 pounds. The smallest money was made of metal. The coins were smaller than 10 . （分数：10.00）

19、八、Part Vocabulary, G(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、Section A Vocabulary(总题数：10，分数：10.00)1.The story of their exploration is inextricably _ the character of the caves themselves.（分数：1.00）A.bound toB.bound byC.bound up forD.bound up with2.Senior students should be capable of acquiring and applying knowledge at vary

20、ing levels of abstraction simultaneously as well as creating new concepts through _ and invention.（分数：1.00）A.mixtureB.connectionC.synthesisD.merge3.Mr. Suthep launched his crusade three months ago, at the time of the government“s cack-handed attempt to force through a bill _ Mr. Thaksin amnesty for

21、convictions for corruption and abuse of power.（分数：1.00）A.protectingB.grantingC.devotingD.abandoning4.Conrad himself says _ he is unexceptional mentally, but he has compared his earliest memories with others“ and has found _ he can recall things _ many people can“t.（分数：1.00）A./; that; whatB.that; wha

22、t; whatC.what; that; /D.that; that; that5.China boasts thousands of charming little communities rich in heritage but none _ as many museums as Anren _ has a small population with many museums being planned.（分数：1.00）A.has; whichB.has; whereC.has had; whichD.have; where6.No sooner _ his term, this mon

23、th, _ found himself accused of corruption by Mr. Obama“s Justice Department.（分数：1.00）A.had he ended; than heB.he ended; he thanC.had he ended; he thanD.he ended; than he7.From this detachment arises also his sense of freedom, his love of _ and his pride and nonchalance.（分数：1.00）A.betrayalB.vagabonda

24、geC.mutinyD.arrogance8.In many civil-forfeiture cases the agencies that seize the assets _, and can use them to pay their budgets or buy faster patrol cars.（分数：1.00）A.hold the greatest powerB.check their takingsC.keep most of the proceedsD.make investment proposals9.Doctor: I“m going to take your bl

25、ood pressure. Could you take your coat off, please? Emily: Would you like me to take my jumper off, too? Doctor: No, can you just roll up your sleeves? Good. Your blood pressure“s fine. Emily: _ Doctor: OK. I“d like a sample of your blood and urine, too. Here is a bottle for a urine sample. Can you

26、hand it in as soon as possible? Emily: Yes. I“ll bring it tomorrow.（分数：1.00）A.Thank you for your care.B.That“s good.C.It makes me disgusting.D.It sounds quite frightening.10.Operator: Emergency. Which service do you need? Mary: Fire, please. Operator: _ Fire Service: Hello. Fire service. Mary: Hello

27、. My house is on the fire. My little boy. Fire Service: Is he in the house? What“s your address? Mary: The Schoolhouse, Millbrook. Fire Service: OK. Where are you calling from? Mary: My neighbor“s. The number is 90890009. Fire Service: Get it. Now stay away from the house and we“ll be there soon.（分数

28、：1.00）A.I“m sorry to hear that.B.I“ll put you through.C.I“m glad you called.D.I“ll take a message.十、Section B Culture(总题数：5，分数：5.00)11.The Hemingway Code heroes are best remembered for their _.（分数：1.00）A.indestructible spiritB.optimistic view of lifeC.war experiencesD.masculinity12.Which of the foll

29、owing books is written by Mark Twain?（分数：1.00）A.The House of the Seven GablesB.Oliver TwistC.Pride and PrejudiceD.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer13.The Victorian Age was largely an age of _, eminently represented by Dickens and Thackeray.（分数：1.00）A.poetryB.dramaC.fictionD.prose14.In 1794, the US govern

30、ment and the _ government signed Jay Treaty .（分数：1.00）A.BritishB.FrenchC.SpanishD.Russian15.India used to be a colony of _.（分数：1.00）A.CanadaB.the USC.EnglandD.Japan十一、Part Cloze(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Refrigeration, railways, suburban growth and the car have given rise to the supermarket, with its shrink-wr

31、apped food, sell-by dates, and the branding and adver 1 of what we eat. Driving to edge-of-town supermarkets has resulted in the 2 (close) of family shops, the devaluing of high streets and a decline in interaction between buyers, growers and sellers of food. The 3 of the supermarket was once played

32、 by covered markets in Britain and North America just as it is today in much of the world where people still want to look closely at the food they plan to buy, and to enjoy the 4 (compare) buzz and the feast of all senses covered markets offer. More than these quotidian pleasures, covered markets ar

33、e often special buildings, lovingly designed because their rolefeeding the city and doing so deliciously and wellis equally 5 important as those of city halls and places of worship. Despite the apparently 6 (relent) rise of factory food and supermarkets, covered markets continue to thrive, some in b

34、right patches of Britain and the United States. One of the surprising joys of downtown Los Angelesa city most visitors 7 of as one great freeway where no one even thinks of walkingis Grand Central Market on South Broadway. Opened in 1917 on the ground floor of the Homer Laughlin Building and designe

35、d by the English-born arch 8 John B Parkinson, the market has served succeeding generations of immigrants. Today, 80% of those who shop here daily are Hispanic Americans, a fact reflected in the wealth of flesh fruit, vegetables and Spanish delis. Most of these, though, display their wares under all

36、-American neon signs hung from the reinforced concrete beams of an innovative building where Frank Lloyd Wright, the most famous of all US architects, once ran his studio. （分数：10.00）十二、Part Reading Compe(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十三、Section A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Scientists have identified the likely culprit in a dise

37、ase that has devastated sea stars along the west coast of North America. Genomic detective work and lab experiments show that the wasting disorder is associated with a previously unknown virus. With the discovery comes a deeper mystery, however, the sea starkilling virus is far from new. The authors

38、 of the study found it in museum samples up to 72 years old, so scientists are puzzled about why the current outbreak has been so severe. “This is probably the most extensive and devastating disease of marine invertebrates that has happened,“ says ecologist Bruce Mange of Oregon State University, Co

39、rvallis, who was not involved in the new research. “It“s a major concern.“ The enigmatic disease came to broad attention in June 2013, when recreational divers near Vancouver, British Columbia, and Seattle, Washington, began noticing legions 0f dying sea stars. The sea stars first developed lesions,

40、 then began to lose their arms, and finally decayed into piles of skeletal ossicles (bits of calcium carbonate such as a star“s plates and spines). As the year progressed, the disease was seen in more and more locations in the waters off California. Although there have been minor outbreaks in previo

41、us decades, this one is much more widespread, and more than 20 species of sea stars have been afflicted; other kinds of echinoderms, the animal group to which sea stars and sea urchins belong, have not. Researchers have raced to collect samples and conduct laboratory experiments to investigate any p

42、athogens that might be involved. A feature in Science earlier this year, now available for free, examined the mystery. （分数：5.00）(1).Research on genes shows that the wasting disorder which destroys sea stars may be caused by an unknown but not new virus.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).The sea stars near Vancouv

43、er, British Columbia, Seattle and Washington were noticed dying. They first developed lesions, then decayed into piles of skeletal ossicles and lost their arms at last.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Known as viruses that infect insects, crustaceans, and some sea urchins, densoviruses are found more common in

44、the sick stars than in ones that looked healthy.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Researchers are curious about why the disease has spread so quickly and some propose that the sharp increase of sea stars brings fiercer competition for food among these creatures, which fastens the transmission of viruses and leav

45、es sea stars exposed to infection.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Menge thinks that ocean acidification plays a role in weakening sea stars and the evidence has turned out conclusive.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误十四、Section B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Each time I hear someone say, “Do the math,“ I grit my teeth. The phrase reinforces

46、 how little awareness there is about the breadth and scope of the subject. Imagine, if you will, using “Do the lit“ as an exhortation to spell correctly. 1 Ideas that inform our existence, that permeate our universe and beyond, that can surprise and enthrall. Perhaps the most intriguing if there is

47、the way infinity is harnessed to deal with the infinite range of decimal numbersa wonder product offered by mathematics to satisfy any measurement needed, down to an arbitrary number of digits. 2 One can develop a fairly good understanding of the power and elegance of calculus, say, without actually

48、 being able to use it to solve scientific or engineering problems. Think of it this way: you can appreciate art without acquiring the ability to paint, or enjoy a symphony without being able to read music. Math also deserves to be enjoyed for its own sake. （分数：10.00）十五、Section C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)On Oc

49、tober 2nd, Ashoka Mukpo left his father a voice mail from Monrovia, saying he had “unwelcome but not unexpected news.“ Mukpo, an American freelance camera-man for NBC News, had tested positive for Ebola virus. Mukpo“s father, Mitchell Levy, a pulmonologist who heads critical care at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, immediately helped arrange his son“s transfer to the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, one of the four specialized Ebola centres in the United States. The