1、2007 年大学生英语竞赛初赛(A 级)真题及答案解析(总分：145.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Part I Listening Com(总题数：6，分数：6.00)A.Work in the garden.B.Go to the beach.C.Watch TV.A.谊 78.B.谊 39.C.谊 36.A.A book.B.A filmC.An exhibitionA.The item is more expensive than she expected.B.The item has been seriously damaged.C.The item obviously does
2、n 蒺 t serve her purpose.A.Excited.B.Annoyed.C.Worried.A.It will be funB.It will be too long.C.It will be boring.二、Section B: In this s(总题数：4，分数：4.00)7.How long does it take the man to get to work every morning? （分数：1.00）A.Nearly an hour.B.Half an hour.C.More than an hour8.Why does the man skip break
3、fast? （分数：1.00）A.He 蒺 s not hungry in the morningsB.He doesn 蒺 t have time for it.C.He thinks what nutrition experts say is rubbish9.What does the woman suggest the man do? （分数：1.00）A.Plan his time better.B.Have a sandwich upon arrival at work.C.Eat more at lunch time.10.What do the speakers decide
4、to do? （分数：1.00）A.Grab something to eat togetherB.Buy a pack of biscuits for lunch.C.Treat themselves to a nice meal.三、Section C: In this s(总题数：10，分数：10.00)11.What 蒺 s the nationality of those who died in a western Oklahoma accident? （分数：1.00）A.CanadianB.American.C.Mexican12.How many Angolan familie
5、s have been evicted in the past six years? （分数：1.00）A.About 10,000 familiesB.About 1,000 families.C.About 100,000 families.13.Which country was the destination of the smuggled uranium 238? （分数：1.00）A.Iran.B.Tanzania.C.The Democratic Republic of Congo.14.Why did the Guinean youths go on a demonstrati
6、on? （分数：1.00）A.To combat military intervention.B.To support the striking workers.C.To protest against the local media15.Where was Henry Tombek assaulted? （分数：1.00）A.In Tamworth.B.In SydneyC.In Sudan.16.How long did the ASEAN 蒺 s separate summit meeting last? （分数：1.00）A.One day.B.Two days.C.Three da1
7、7.What does the news item say about Senator Obama? （分数：1.00）A.He won 蒺 t take part in the presidential election campaign.B.He is the only African-American in the U.S. Senate.C.He is the most popular politician among African-Americans18.What is the average age in South Asians for heart attack? （分数：1.
8、00）A.58 or 59B.45 or 46C.53 or 54.19.How did President Thabo Mbeki react to the reports of the succession battle? （分数：1.00）A.By creating a scene of unity.B.By avoiding encountering the media.C.By recommending a successor he trusts.20.What award did the film Babel get? （分数：1.00）A.The Golden Globe for
9、 best director.B.The Golden Globe for best dramatic picture.C.The Golden Globe for best actor四、Section D: In this s(总题数：1，分数：10.00)An (21) , giving information on more than three quarters of the actors (22) in Britain, is now available on CD-ROM. Some theatrical (23)have over 500 actors on their (24
10、) and it is difficult to remember all their(25) 1. The database lists information on over 5,500 actors and can be searched for details such as past (26) they have appeared in, (27) they might have,and even the colour of their eyes. The database can quickly locate persons with(28) and, although some
11、actors feel it is too impersonal to be of much use, it iscertain to change the way actors are chosen for parts in (29) . Ring thefollowing telephone number for further enquiries about the (30) : 0171-379-6000.（分数：10.00）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、Part II V
12、ocabulary a(总题数：15，分数：15.00)21.Email newsletter marketing is more cost-effective than_ any other form of marketing that a firm does. （分数：1.00）A.reallyB.utterlyC.practicallyD.specially22.I think my problems at work _the fact that I never really wanted to go into accountancy as a career. （分数：1.00）A.br
13、ing backB.stir upC.lie behindD.spring from23.The bill, which was approved in its first reading, bans tobacco advertising in the media,_ sponsorship of public events by tobacco producers. （分数：1.00）A.and so doesB.nor was itsC.as well asD.and might as well24._with the truth in small matters cannot be t
14、rusted with important matters. （分数：1.00）A.No matter who is carelessB.Whoever is carelessC.He is carelessD.As is careless25.That week 蒺 s talent included a spectacular dance team from Argentina, a popular rock group, a top vocalist and a magician_ . （分数：1.00）A.which made everything in sight disappear
15、B.that was making all at sight disappearC.who made all at sight to disappearD.who made everything in sight disappear26.I spent all the winter break with my friends. Not a single day_ a few hours to myself. （分数：1.00）A.I hadB.did I haveC.had ID.I was having27.I 蒺 m sorry you 蒺 ve decided not to go wit
16、h us on the river trip, but _you change your mind, there will still be enough room on the boat for you. （分数：1.00）A.even thoughB.neverthelessC.in the event thatD.provided if28.When I first arrived here to take up my new job, I stayed in a hotel, but I soon started looking for a permanent_ , a place t
17、o_ my own. （分数：1.00）A.residence; callB.accommodation; referC.household; beD.habitation; say29.So, _, there remains a fundamental question: at what precise time does lifebegin? （分数：1.00）A.everything been consideredB.all being consideredC.all to be consideredD.all things considered30.What is learned i
18、n books cannot have the same deep effect on a child 蒺 s character _is learned through experience. （分数：1.00）A.asB.as whatC.thatD.like what31._she disliked the idea of marriage, she knew that political reasons might make it necessary. （分数：1.00）A.Much asB.As muchC.Much thoughD.Though much32.For securit
19、y reasons, always log _when you leave your computer unattended for any period of time. （分数：1.00）A.onB.upC.inD.out33.The teacher was worried about the play her young class was putting on for the parents but, fortunately, everything off without any problems. （分数：1.00）A.passedB.tookC.calledD.walked34.T
20、om: Hurry up - we haven 蒺 t got much time - we 蒺 re going to be late. Jerry: Don 蒺 t worry._ . The train doesn 蒺 t leave for fifteen minutes, and there isn 蒺 t much traffic on the road. Tom: I know, but we 蒺 ve got to park the car first and at this time in the morning there probably isn 蒺 t much spa
21、ce in the car park. Jerry: _. I 蒺 m sure there 蒺 ll still be a few places left. （分数：1.00）A.Leave it to me; Don 蒺 t be sillyB.Do trust me; Take your timeC.There 蒺 s plenty of time; Take it easyD.Let me see; Don 蒺 t be ridiculous35.Receptionist: Hello, Skip 蒺 s Gym. This is Kathy speaking. _? Caller:
22、Hi. I 蒺 ve just seen your advert in the local paper. Could I speak to someone about becoming a member? Receptionist: Certainly. _? Caller: OK. Dainty, Luke Dainty. （分数：1.00）A.How do you do; Your phone number, pleaseB.How can I help; Can I have your name, pleaseC.Any problem; What 蒺 s your exercise i
23、temD.Anything I can do for you; Are you a local resident六、Part III IQ Test (5 (总题数：5，分数：5.00)36.Which word completes the sentence? Controversy is to quarrel as agreement is to.（分数：1.00）A.joyB.concordC.satisfactionD.agony37. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.Different foods are to be found on three shelves in a fr
24、idge. Butter is kept below theeggs while cheese is kept above the milk. The butter is also above the milk, but theeggs are on the same shelf as the yoghurt. The ice cream is above the cheese.What is on the bottom shelf? （分数：1.00）A.ButterB.EggsC.CheeseD.Milk.39. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.40.Two aeroplanes are
25、 flying straight towards each other. One is traveling at 10 kilometres per minute, and the other at 15 kilometres per minute. Assuming that the planes are exactly 1,000 kilometres apart, what distance will be between them one minute before they crash into each other? （分数：1.00）A.10 kilometresB.15 kil
26、ometres.C.25 kilometres.D.5 kilometres.七、Part IV Reading Comp(总题数：1，分数：7.00)Questions 51-57 are based on the following passage. Harry Houdini, who died in 1927, was the entertain-ment phenomenon of the ragtime era. He could escape from chains and padlocks, from ropes and canvas sacks. They put him i
27、n a strait -jacket and hung him upside down from a skyscraper and he somehow untied himself. They tied him up in a locked packing case and sank him in Liverpool docks.Minutes later he surfaced smiling. They locked him in a zinc-lined Russian prison van and he emerged leaving thedoors locked and the
28、locks undamaged. They padlocked himin a milk churn full of water and he burst free. They put himin a coffin, screwed down the lid, and buried him and, well,no, he didn 蒺 t pop up like a mole, but when they dug him up more than half an hour later, he was still breathing. The alternative explanation f
29、or his feats of escapism was that Houdini could do unnat 原 ural things with his body. It is widely held that he could dislocate his shoulders to escape from strait-jackets, and that he could somehow contract his wrists in order to escape from handcuffs. His ability to spend long periods in confined
30、spaces is cited as evidence that he could put his body into suspended animation, as Indian fakirs are supposed to do. This is all nonsense. If you ever find yourself in a strait-jacket, it 蒺 s difficult to imagine anything less helpful than a dislocated shoulder. Contracting your wrists is not only
31、un 原 helpful but, frankly, impossible because the bones of your wrist are very tightly packed to 原 gether and the whole structure is virtually incompressible. As for suspended animation, the trick of surviving burial and drowning relies on the fact that you can live for short periods on the air in a
32、 confined space. The air shifted by an average person in a day would occupy a cube just eight feet square. The build-up of carbon monoxide tends to pollute this sup 原 ply, but, if you can relax, the air in a coffin should keep you going for half an hour or so. In other words, there was nothing physi
33、cally remarkable about Houdini except for his bravery, dexterity and fitness. His nerve was so cool that he could remain in a coffin six feet underground until they came to dig him up. His fingers were so strong that he could undo a buckle or manipulate keys through the canvas of a strait-jacket or
34、a mail bag. He made a comprehensive study of locks and was able to conceal lock-picks about his person in a way which fooled even the doctors who examined him. When they locked him in the prison van he still had a hacksaw blade with which to saw through the joins in the metal lining and get access t
35、o the planks of the floor. As an entertainer he combined all this strength and ingenuity with a lot of trickery. His stage escapes took place behind a curtain with an orchestra playing to disguise the banging and sawing. The milk churn in which he was locked had a double lining so that, while the li
36、d was locked onto the rim,the rim was not actually attached to the churn. Houdini merely had to stand up to get out. The mail sack he cut open at the seam and sewed up with similar thread. The bank safe from which he emerged had been secretly worked on by his mechanics for 24 hours before the perfor
37、mance. All Houdini 蒺 s feats are eminently explicable, although to explain them, even now, is a kind of heresy. Houdini belongs to that band of mythical supermen who, we like to be 原 lieve, were capable of miracles and would still be alive today were it not for some piece of low trickery. It 蒺 s sai
38、d of Houdini that a punch in his belly when he wasn 蒺 t prepared for it caused his burst appendix. Anatomically, it 蒺 s virtually impossible that a punch could punc 原 ture your gut, but the story endures. Somehow the myth of the superman has an even greater appeal than the edifice of twenty-first ce
39、ntury logic. Questions:（分数：7.00）(1).In the first paragraph, what does the writer say Houdini managed to do? （分数：1.00）A.Jump upside down from a skyscraper.B.Safely escape from a submerged box.C.Break the locks of a prison van from inside.D.Escape from a buried coffin unhurt.(2).The writer mentions Ho
40、udini 蒺 s burial alive to show that _. （分数：1.00）A.his tricks sometimes went disastrously wrongB.he was not always able to do what he claimed he couldC.he was capable of extraordinary feats of survivalD.his fear of confined spaces could readily be overcome(3).The writer suggests that Conan Doyle _. （
41、分数：1.00）A.was less analytical about Houdini than one might have expectedB.asked Houdini if he could include him in a Sherlock Holmes storyC.felt that Houdini could make more money in other waysD.thought there were scientific explanations for Houdini 蒺 s feats(4).The writer comes to the conclusion th
42、at Houdini _. （分数：1.00）A.had an unusual bone structureB.could make parts of his body smallerC.could make himself fall asleep easilyD.was not physically abnormal(5).It appears that Houdini was able to escape from a strait-jacket by _. （分数：1.00）A.hiding a lock-pick in his pocketB.undoing its buckles w
43、ith his fingersC.cutting the canvas with a hacksawD.using a blade he had concealed(6).The writer states that when Houdini escaped from the milk churn _. （分数：1.00）A.the role of the orchestra was importantB.he made use of the hacksaw to free himselfC.the container had been modified beforehandD.he was
44、in full sight of the audience(7).According to the writer, how do people regard Houdini nowadays? （分数：1.00）A.They want to hear the scientific explanations for his feats.B.They prefer to believe that he had extraordinary powers.C.They refuse to believe the story of how he died.D.They doubt the fact th
45、at he ever really existed.八、Section B: In this s(总题数：1，分数：7.00)（分数：7.00）(1).It is impossible these days to get a good job without a qualification from a respected institution.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Most people who upgrade their qualifications do so for the joy of learning.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).In some jo
46、bs, the position you hold must be reapplied for.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Some parents spend extra on their children 蒺 s education because of the prestige attached to certain schools.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).According to the passage, students who performed badly at school used to be accepted by their classmate
47、s.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Employees who do not undertake extra study may find their salary decreased by employers.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Citizens appear to have responded to the call by politicians to become better qualified.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_九、Section C: You are g(总题数：1，分数：6.00)（分数：6.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.A.B.C.
48、D.A.B.C.D.E.A.B.C.D.E.F.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.十、Section D: In this s(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）(1).What encouraging sign has been observed by experts about Venice?（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).The sinking of Venice used to be caused by 1 .（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).The causes of the 1996 flooding in Venice were: 1, 2and the digging of a channel to allow tankers to pass.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).What two materials will be laid under St Mark
