大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)B类英语专业决赛真题2007年(无听力)及答案解析.doc

1、大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)B 类英语专业决赛真题 2007 年(无听力)及答案解析(总分：112.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Listenin(总题数：10，分数：10.00)1.Half of the medical supplies have already been _ to the victims of the earthquake.（分数：1.00）A.allocatedB.referredC.impartedD.injected2.If you buy a camera in Singapore and take it back to England, you h

2、ave to pay _ on it.（分数：1.00）A.cashB.dutyC.fundD.fines3.When writing a biography of Napoleon she _ some unknown facts.（分数：1.00）A.stumbled acrossB.stumbled throughC.stumbled atD.stumbled over4.My answer to the quiz question“ Who composed the Midnight Sonata?“ was just a shot in the _. I didnt really k

3、now it was Beethoven.（分数：1.00）A.nightB.airC.darkD.distance5.Im _ whether or not to go to Greece for the summer.（分数：1.00）A.on second thoughtsB.on the spotC.in the processD.in two minds6.I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, _ something occurred which attracted my attention.（分数：1.00）A.u

4、nlessB.whenC.untilD.while7.Einstein was a man of uncommonly _ intelligence. He discovered what few people could do.（分数：1.00）A.abnormalB.abruptC.accurateD.acute8.These proposals sought to place greater restrictions on the use and copying of digital information than _ in traditional media.（分数：1.00）A.e

5、xistB.existsC.existingD.to exist9.Countless divorced politicians would have been elected out of office years ago had they even thought of a divorce, let alone _ one.（分数：1.00）A.gettingB.to getC.gottenD.get10. _ , if I may. Id rather you didnt, because there is too much work for you to do in the offic

6、e.（分数：1.00）A.Id like to have a cup of teaB.Id like to have a day offC.I want to stay in my office for the nightD.I want to have all my work done in my office二、BSection B/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)11.The “Backbone of England“ refers to _.（分数：1.00）A.The Grampian MountainsB.The PenninesC.The Mountain of MourneD.

7、The Cheviot Hills12.Stratford-upon-Avon is a famous place where _ was born.（分数：1.00）A.John MiltonB.Ben JohnsonC.William ShakespeareD.Thomas Gray13.The British Parliament has all powers except the right to _.（分数：1.00）A.control taxationB.select judgesC.control the governments budgetD.make laws14.The U

8、. S. A. is known as a “Melting Pot“ for its mixture of _.（分数：1.00）A.religionsB.nationalitiesC.climatesD.habits15.Westminster Palace is the _.（分数：1.00）A.residence of the Prime MinisterB.seat of the Church of EnglandC.residence of the QueenD.seat of the British Houses of Parliament三、BPart IQ Test(总题数：

9、5，分数：5.00)16.Jenny and Jessica have short hair. Nicky and Jade have long hair. Jade, Jenny and Nicky are tall. Jessica is not. Jade does not wear spectacles, the others do. Which of the following statements must be true?（分数：1.00）A.Jade and Jenny are tall and have long hair.B.Jenny and Jessica have s

10、hort hair and are tall.C.Jessica and Nicky wear spectacles and have short hair.D.Jessica and Jenny have short hair and wear spectacles.17.Planet “Y“ orbits the Sun in six months. AB is four times the distance of CD and moreover it turns out that planet X travels at haft the speed of planet Y. How lo

11、ng does Planet “X“ take to orbit the Sun?（分数：1.00）A.8 years.B.6 years.C.4 years.D.2 years.18.What is the missing number from the centre of the third target?（分数：1.00）A.32.B.33.C.34.D.35.19.John can mow a field in 6 hours. Bill can mow a field in 5 hours. Henry can mow a field in 4 hours. Joe can mow

12、a field in 3 hours. Tom can mow a field in 2 hours. If they all work together at their respective rates, how long will it take to mow the field?（分数：1.00）A.41.4 minutes.B.39.4 minutes.C.40.4 minutes.D.38.4 minutes.20.Which pattern on the right belongs in the group on the left?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BPart

13、 Reading (总题数：1，分数：6.00)BSection A/BDirections: There is one passage in this section with 6 questions. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Q

14、uestions 51-56 are based on the following passage. What Is Good Writing for Children?The childrens publishers will tell you they look for “good writing“. What exactly do they mean ? Before you send a story you have written to any publisher at all, your severest critic ought to be you yourself. To ha

15、ve a chance of succeeding in the competitive market of childrens fiction, you should constantly be aware, every single time you sit down at your word-processor, of the need to produce “good, original writing“. A difficult task, maybe, but one which hopefully we will help you to achieve. To begin wit

16、h, let us try to pin down exactly what publishers mean when they talk about “good writing“ for children. A useful starting point would be to take a look at some of the childrens books which won literary prizes last year. Reading these books is one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways of: (a) findi

17、ng out what individual publishers are publishing at the moment, and (b) learning a few tricks of the trade from well-established professionals. It goes without saying, of course, that slavishly copying the style and subject matter of a successful author is usually a recipe for disaster. Nor should y

18、ou become downhearted after reading a particularly brilliant piece of work, and miserably think you will never be able to match up to those standards. Remember, overnight success is raremost successful childrens authors will have struggled long and hard to learn their trade. Read these books as a cr

19、itic; note down the things you enjoyed or admired, as well as areas where you feel there was possibly room for improvement. After all, nobody is perfect, not even a successful, prize-winning author. Possibly the toughest challenge is right at the youngest end of the age rangethe picture book. The wo

20、uld-be author/illustrator is attempting to create an exciting story out of the narrow, limited, everyday world of a young child experiencenot easy at all. The whole storyline has to be strong enough to keep the reader turning the pages, yet simple enough to fit into a few pages. Another problem for

21、the new picture-book authors is that it can seem that every subject and every approach has been done to death, with nothing new left to say. Add to this the fact that printing costs are high because of full colour illustrations, which means that the publisher will probably want a text that suits the

22、 international market to increase sales, and a novel for ten-year olds, with hardly any pictures at all, starts to look much more inviting. You would be forgiven for wondering if there are any truly original plots left to impress publishers with. But remember that, in many ways, it is the writers ow

23、n personal style, and intelligent handling of a subject that can change a familiar, overworked plot into something original and fresh. To illustrate this, read The Enchanted Horse by Magdalen Nabb. A young girl called Irina finds an old wooden horse in a junk shop, takes it home and treats it as if

24、it was real. Soon it magically starts to come to life . Sounds familiar? The magic object that comes alive is a storyline that has been used in hundreds of other childrens stories. So why does it succeed here? The answer is that Magdalen Nabb has created a strong, believable character in the lonely,

25、 unhappy heroine Irina, and the descriptions of her relationship with the wooden horse are poetic and touching. So, to return to the question asked at the beginning: What exactly is“ good writing“ for children? The answer is that it is writing which is fresh, exciting and unpredictable, and which gi

26、ves a new and original angle on what might be a wellworn subject. But do not be put off if you feel that you simply cannot match up to all these requirements. While there is obviously no substitute for talent, and the ability to come up with suitable ideas, many of the techniques for improving and p

27、olishing your manuscript can be learned.Questions: （分数：6.00）(1).Why does the article advise people to look at prize-winning books?（分数：1.00）A.To copy the authors style.B.To realise what a high standard needs to be reached.C.To get an idea of what might be successful.D.To find out how to trick publish

28、ers.(2).What do most successful childrens authors have in common?（分数：1.00）A.They did not get depressed by early failures.B.They have learned how to be critical of other authors work.C.They find it easy to think of storylines that will sell.D.They have worked hard to become well-known.(3).Why is the

29、picture book the most difficult to write?（分数：1.00）A.Young children have experience of a small number of subjects.B.Young children cannot follow storylines easily.C.The pictures need to be exciting.D.Children want to be able to read it quickly.(4).The book about Irina is successful _.（分数：1.00）A.becau

30、se of the unusual way magic is usedB.because of the way the character is describedC.because the story has not been told beforeD.because the pictures bring the story to life(5).What does it in Paragraph 4 refer to?（分数：1.00）A.The storyline.B.The magic object.C.The horse.D.The childrens story.(6).What

31、conclusion does the writer of the text come to?（分数：1.00）A.Anyone can learn to write a good story.B.The subject matter is the most important consideration.C.If you have the ability to think of good ideas, you can learn the rest.D.Some published fiction is badly written.五、BSection B/B(总题数：2，分数：21.00)D

32、irections: In this section, you are required to go over the passage quickly and mark the answers on the Answer Sheet For questions 57-63, mark Y (for Yes) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for No) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;

33、NG (for Not Given) if the information is not given in the passage. Questions 57-63 are based on the following passage. Six Thousand Women Missing fromBoardrooms, Politics and CourtsThe glass ceiling is still holding back 6,000 women from the top 33,000 jobs in Britain, according to new research from

34、 the Equal Opportunities Commission. Thirty years after the introduction of the Sex Discrimination Act, women are “woefully under-represented“ in the countrys boardrooms, politics and courts. Help from nannies has not enabled successful women to maintain their careers after having children, the rese

35、arch suggests. The EOC blames a male-dominated culture in the professions for resistance to flexible working. The upward trend in the proportion of women in top jobs is “painfully slow“, the report says, and in some sectors there is even a decline. The proportion of women in parliament has slipped i

36、n the 12 months since the EOCs last Sex and Power survey and is now at 19.5%lower than in Iraq, Afghanistan and Rwanda. Although a woman is chief executive of the London Stock Exchange, and four senior judges are women, the proportion of women directors of top 100 FTSE companies has dipped to 10.4%,

37、 and of female judges to 9.8%. Jenny Watson, chair of the EOC, said: “Todays troubling findings show just how slow the pace of change has been in powerful British institutions. They suggest its time not just to send out the headhunters to find some of those missing women , but to address the barrier

38、s that stand in their way. Thirty years on from the Sex Discrimination Act, women rightly expect to share power. But as our survey shows, thats not the reality. “ “We all pay the price when Britains boardrooms and elected chambers are unrepresentative. Our democracy and local communities will be str

39、onger if women from different backgrounds are able to enjoy an equal voice. In business, no one can afford to fish in half the talent pool in todays intensely competitive world.“ The commission identified the 33,000 most influential jobs in the private sector, polities, the legal system and the publ

40、ic sector in Britain. To achieve a representative proportion, women, it said, should fill another 6,000. At the current rate of improvement, it would take 20 years to achieve equality in the civil service, 40 years in the judiciary and 60 years among FTSE 100 companies. But it would take 200 yearsat

41、 least another 40 electionsto achieve an equal number of MPs in parliament. By contrast, in the Scottish assembly, nearly 40% are women and 51.7% in Wales. The EOC said there was an argument for parties to use all-women shortlists, as in Wales. But figures for women from ethnic minorities are worse.

42、 There are only two black women MPs, four non-white top 100 FTSE directors and nine top civil servants from ethnic minority backgrounds. “If we want our communities to thrive, this has to change,“ concludes the report. It suggests that more successful women arc experiencing the same barriers to gett

43、ing the jobs they want as women in lower paid jobs. As for age, the pay gap between men and women in their 20s is 3.7% , rising to 10.7% for thirty somethingsfrom the impact of childbirth on womens earnings. The same is not true for men who become fathers. Female workers in the UK suffer one of the

44、biggest pay gaps in Europe17% for full-time staff and 38% for part-timebecause they are more likely to be in low-paid jobs and then slip further down the career ladder after having children, the Women and Work Commission found last year. “Asking for flexible working still spells career death for too

45、 many women in todays work- place,“ said Ms Watson. “As a consequence, women with caring responsibilities all too often have to trade down to keep working. Extending the right to ask for flexible working to everyone in the workplace would change that culture and enable more women to reach the top. “

46、 Statements: （分数：14.00）(1).Nannies are not good enough to help women get work.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).The position of women has got worse in all areas since the last survey.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).Trying to recruit more women is not enough.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).Parliamentary elections happen more or less ever

47、y 5 years in Britain.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).The EOC thinks all members of parliament should be women.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(6).More and more women in Britain have a chance to pursue postgraduate studies.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(7).Giving men the right to request flexible working would actually help women.（分数：2.00）填空

48、项 1:_BSection C/BDirections: You are going to read an article. Seven sentences have been removed from it. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which best fits each gap. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Remember to mark the answers on the Answer Sheet. I have called this book The Insomniacs Dictionary partly because it was born in the dark hours of night during my own periods of sleeplessness. U(64) /U For one thing, it doesnt require much in the way of mental or emotional commitment. And secondly, its not meant to be read through at once. I encourage everyone to