[外语类试卷]大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）B类模拟试卷16及答案与解析.doc

1、大学生英语竞赛（ NECCS） B类模拟试卷 16及答案与解析 Section A 1 Why has Mary been absent from class? （ A） She has been ill. （ B） She has been in Mexico. （ C） Some relatives have been visiting her. 2 Where does this conversation most probably take place? （ A） At a department store. （ B） At a classroom. （ C） In a school.

2、 3 Who is the man? （ A） Mr. Gerald. （ B） Mr. Smith. （ C） Dr. Johnson. 4 What does the woman say about placing an advertisement in a newspaper? （ A） They should definitely do it. （ B） They can t find the means to do it. （ C） It would be a meaningless act. 5 What does Mrs. Boberts mean? （ A） She has a

3、 few questions about the man s schedule. （ B） Shell have the test ready in a few days. （ C） The man is not allowed to take the test early. Section B 6 When is BBC s Overseas Students at British Universities on air every day? （ A） 6: 30 AM. （ B） 8:30 GMT. （ C） 18:30 Greenwich Mean Time. 7 What is tod

4、ay s broadcast series about? （ A） How Chinese students manage to come to Britain. （ B） How to apply for a scholarship. （ C） How Chinese students finance their studies. 8 Mrs. Wang belongs to the type of students who_. （ A） live on a scholarship provided by their working unit back in China （ B） are u

5、sually older （ C） haven t finished their college education in China yet 9 How much does the Chinese government pay Mrs. Wang each month? （ A） 1,000 pounds. （ B） 1,200 pounds. （ C） 1,000 dollars. 10 Which of the following about Mr. Zhu is NOT true? （ A） Mr. Zhu also lives on a scholarship. （ B） Mr. Z

6、hu is from Xi an. （ C） Mr. Zhu receives around 1 ,200 dollars per month. 11 What is Mr. Bacons job specifically? （ A） Veterinary surgeon （ B） Doctor （ C） Nurse 12 What sort of pets do people bring to the surgery mainly? （ A） Cats and dogs. （ B） Snakes and parrots. （ C） Rats and ferrets. 13 Does Mr.

7、Bacon think the British spend more money on their animals than their children? （ A） Yes, the British people are very animal-minded. （ B） No, a group of people are cruel to their animals. （ C） It depends on the people. 14 Does Mr. Bacon think animals are good for people s health? （ A） Yes, they are c

8、ompanion to old people. （ B） No. （ C） Not mentioned. 15 Is Mr. Bacon still very much interested in his job? （ A） Yes, he loves it. （ B） No, he would like a lot less paperwork. （ C） Not mentioned. Section C 16 Which of the following is NOT true? （ A） It was very hot. （ B） It was wet. （ C） It rained i

9、n the mountains. 17 Mr. John Elliman was imprisoned for_months. （ A） 70 （ B） 62 （ C） 18 18 The disaster caused_deaths. （ A） 105 （ B） 115 （ C） 125 19 The highest temperature is_degrees. （ A） 15 （ B） 23 （ C） 27 20 The meeting was held in_. （ A） Beijing （ B） Lisbon （ C） Macau Section D 20 Tertiary educ

10、ation; - a student is treated【 D1】 _ - students have to be more independent and be responsible for their own decisions. - They need, for example, to work out their own【 D2】 _and keep to it. Different classes: - many students will not have taken part in seminars and【 D3】 _at school. Speaking skills;

11、- this does not mean pronunciation. - It deals with the way people structure【 D4】 _. - be needed when making presentations in writing or in【 D5】 _ -【 D6】 _ three areas. - look at ways of【 D7】 _and【 D8】 _ - Now divide the page【 D9】 _into three columns, the other two are one for【 D10】 _and one for wri

12、ting. 21 【 D1】 22 【 D2】 23 【 D3】 24 【 D4】 25 【 D5】 26 【 D6】 27 【 D7】 28 【 D8】 29 【 D9】 30 【 D10】 Section A 31 When she heard the bad news, her eyes_with tears as she struggled to control her emotions. （ A） sparkled （ B） twinkled （ C） radiated （ D） glittered 32 Half the excuses she gives are not true

13、, but she always seems to_them. （ A） get on with （ B） get away with （ C） get up from （ D） get in on 33 I only know the man by_but I have never spoken to him. （ A） chance （ B） heart （ C） sight （ D） experience 34 The multinational corporation was making a take-over_for a property company. （ A） applica

14、tion （ B） bid （ C） proposal （ D） suggestion 35 The ability to store knowledge makes computers different from every other machine_invented. （ A） ever （ B） thus （ C） yet （ D） as 36 There_nothing more for discussion: the meeting came to an end half an hour earlier. （ A） to be （ B） to have been （ C） bei

15、ng （ D） be 37 He must give US more time, _we shall riot be able to make a good job of it. （ A） consequently （ B） otherwise （ C） therefore （ D） doubtlessly 38 He resented_to wait. He expected the minister_ him at once. （ A） to be asked: to see （ B） being asked: to see （ C） to be asked: seeing （ D） be

16、ing asked: seeing 39 It was recommended that passengers_smoke during the flight. （ A） not （ B） need not （ C） could not （ D） would not 40 If this university_such a good reputation, I would not have come here. （ A） didn t have （ B） hadn t had （ C） doesn t have （ D） hasn t had Section B 41 _is not a U.

17、 S. news and cable network. （ A） ABC （ B） CNN （ C） CBS （ D） BBC 42 In the U. S. , the senatorial term is_years. （ A） 3 （ B） 4 （ C） 6 （ D） 8 43 Which of the following is the most famous work of the American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald? （ A） A Farewell to Arms （ B） The Sound and the Fury （ C） Long Da

18、y Journey into Night （ D） The Great Gatsby 44 The southern part of the Pacific coast in California has a_climate. （ A） subtropical （ B） continental desert （ C） maritime （ D） Mediterranean 45 The major source of income of Irish farmers is_. （ A） wheat （ B） fruits （ C） livestock （ D） potatoes 一、 Part

19、Cloze 45 The rate at which man has been storing up useful knowledge about himself and the universe has been spiraling upward for 10,000 years. The rate【 C1】 t_a sharp upward leap thousands of years ago,【 C2】 w_the invention of writing, but even so it remained painfully slow over centuries of time. I

20、n knowledge【 C3】 (acquire)the next great leap forward did not occur until the invention of movable type in the fifteenth century by Gutenberg and others. Prior【 C4】 1500, by the most optimistic【 C5】est_, Europe was producing books at a rate of 1 , 000 titles per year. This means that it would take a

21、 full century to produce a library of 100, 000 titles. The rate had【 C6】 ac_so sharply by 1950, four and a half centuries later, that Europe was producing 120, 000 titles a year.【 C7】 once took a century now took only ten months. By 1960, a【 C8】 s_decade later, the rate had made another significant

22、jump, so that a century s work could be completed in seven and a half months. And, the output of books【 C9】 a world scale by the mid sixties, Europe【 C10】 (include), approached the remarkable figure of 1 ,000 titles per day. 46 【 C1】 47 【 C2】 48 【 C3】 49 【 C4】 50 【 C5】 51 【 C6】 52 【 C7】 53 【 C8】 54

23、【 C9】 55 【 C10】 Section A 55 The Supreme Court s decisions on physician-assisted suicide carry important implications for how medicine seeks to relieve dying patients of pain and suffering. Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, the Court in effect sup

24、ported the medical principle of “double effect“ , a centuries-old moral principle holding that an action having two effects-a good one that is intended and a harmful one that is foreseen is permissible if the actor intends only the good effect. Doctors have used that principle in recent years to jus

25、tify using high doses of morphine to control terminally ill patients pain, even though increasing dosages will eventually kill the patient. Nancy Dubler, director of Montefiore Medical Center, contends that the principle will shield doctors who “until now have very, very strongly insisted that they

26、could not give patients sufficient mediation to control their pain if that might hasten death. “ George Annas, chair of the health law department at Boston University, maintains that, as long as a doctor prescribes a drug for a legitimate medical purpose, the doctor has done nothing illegal even if

27、the patient uses the drug to hasten death. “It s like surgery,“ he says. “We don t call those deaths homicides because the doctors didn t intend to kill their patients, although they risked their death. If you re a physician, you can risk your patient s suicide as long as you dont intend their suici

28、de. “ On another level, many in the medical community acknowledge that the assisted-suicide debate has been fueled in part by the despair of patients for whom modern medicine has prolonged the physical agony of dying. Just three weeks before the Court s ruling on physician-assisted suicide, the Nati

29、onal Academy of Science(NAS)released a two-volume report-Approaching Death: Improving Care at the End of Life. It identifies the under treatment of pain and the aggressive use of “ineffectual and forced medical procedures that may prolong and even dishonor the period of dying“ as the twin problems o

30、f end-of-life care. The profession is taking steps to require young doctors to train in hospices, to test knowledge of aggressive pain management therapies, to develop a Medicare billing code for hospital-based care, and to develop new standards for assessing and treating pain at the end of life. An

31、nas says lawyers can play a key role in insisting that these well-meaning medical initiatives translate into better care. “ Large numbers of physicians seem unconcerned with the pain their patients are needlessly and predictably suffering,“ to the extent that it constitutes “ systematic patient abus

32、e“. He says medical licensing boards “must make it clear that painful deaths are presumptively ones that are incompetently managed and should result in license suspension. “ 56 According to the NAS s report, one of the problems in end-of-life care is_. （ A） prolonged medical procedures （ B） inadequa

33、te treatment of pain （ C） systematic drug abuse （ D） insufficient hospital care 57 Which of the following best defines the word “aggressive“(line 3, paragraph 6)? （ A） Bold. （ B） Harmful. （ C） Careless. （ D） Desperate. 58 From the second paragraph, we learn that it is still illegal for doctors to_.

34、59 According to the text, the Court ruled that high-dosage pain-relieving medication_. 60 George Annas would probably agree that doctors should be punished if they_. Section B 60 If you could go on vacation as anyone you wanted, who would you choose? Joel Stain decided hed make a great Ricky Martin.

35、 Welcome to Fantasy Island. Its an offer worthy of Mr. Roarke: Wyndham El San Juan Hotel & Casino, in Puerto Rico, has developed a three-night package in which you check in as a Celebrity. The hotel puts no constraints on which name you choose, though President Clinton, Dracula, and Boy George have

36、all been rejected.(Two men were permitted to come as Rodgers and Hart, so I m not sure what the problem with George was.)I almost picked someone I admired, until I realized that a weekend as Wallace Shawn might not be a Dionysian romp. Instead I chose Ricky Martin, because he s big in Puerto Rico, a

37、nd my girlfriend chose Jennifer Lopez, because I told her to.(It seemed more legitimate than when I make her pretend to be Jennifer Lopez at home.)I didn t know much about Martin, so on the flight down I read Entertainment Weekly. I wasn t happy about what I found out, and I don t mean the meditatio

38、n stuff. Upon landing we were greeted by a hotel publicist and a driver, each holding a piece of paper that read Mr. Ricky Martin and Ms Jennifer Lopez. The pomp was so unimpressive that no one at the Airport expected Ricky and J. Lo. The lack of a crowd was a lucky break, since the hotel had also s

39、ent a photographer who kept asking us to hold our placards and smile. Never have the words, Ricky Martin and giant loser seemed so interchangeable. On the five-minute drive to the hotel, the driver told us to sit back, relax, and reach into the white limo s fridge for a cold can of Medalla Light. Ce

40、lebrities really do live better. At the hotel the publicist whisked us to the Texas-themed restaurant, the Ranch, built with real Connecticut barn wood. Nothing submerges you into the relaxing Caribbean lifestyle as much as Texan attitude and Northeastern barn wood. The manager gave us a complimenta

41、ry platter of rattlesnake sausage and jalapeno poppers, which, I believe, are known as the food of celebrities. He blasted Martin s song She Bangs and made five waiters run over and ask me to dance, an unpleasant thing to demand of a celebrity, much less of someone pretending to be one. Then they le

42、d me to the mechanical bull, which I rode until I fell off. . 61 Where does this ad want us to go for a vacation? 62 Who is Ricky Martin? 63 Are all conceivable names possible for checking in? 64 What does the driver s white limo suggest? 65 What does the description of the restaurant suggest? Secti

43、on C 65 The annals of natural history contain many astonishing examples of the ability of animals to find their way home after making distant journeys. Salmons, for example, are born in freshwater streams and soon afterward journey down to sea. Several years later, after they have attained maturity,

44、 they swim back upstream to spawn and, in many cases, to die. The particular stream that serves as the journey s end is almost invariably the same one in which they were born. It is chosen out of dozens or hundreds of equally suitable streams. The expression “almost invariably“ is used advisedly in

45、this case. In one investigation by Canadian biologists, 469, 326 young sockeye salmon were marked in a tributary of the Fraser River. Several years later almost 11 ,000 were recovered after they had completed a return journey to the very same stream, but not a single one was ever recovered from othe

46、r streams nearby. What underwater guideposts can these fish possibly follow? It has been discovered by A. D. Hasler and his associates at the University of Wisconsin that the salmon, like many other fish, have an acute sense of smell and are able tore member slight differences in the chemical compos

47、ition of water. The most reasonable theory to explain salmon homing is that each individual remembers the distinctive “fragrance“ of its native stream. As it moves upstream it makes the correct choice each time a new tributary is encountered, until finally it arrives home. Long-distance migration is

48、 especially common in birds, because many species must make annual journeys between their nesting grounds and prime feeding areas far away. Each year over 100,000 sooty terns, an attractive tropical sea bird, travel from the waters off the west coast of Africa all the way across the Atlantic to Bush

49、 Key, a tiny island near the tip of Florida. Here they build their nests and breed. Once the young can fly, all journey back over the Atlantic. Why do the sooty terns migrate at all? Like many other seabirds, they find protection from cats, foxes, and other predators on isolated islands. It is evidently safer for them to make an entire transoce