1、大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)A 类研究生初赛英语真题 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 can be learned about the ice water?（分数：1.00）A.It has already run out.B.It is available free of charge.C.It is to be delivered at the weekend.D.It will be sent
2、on Thursday.(2).Why did the man feel encouraged after the first year at the New York Times?（分数：1.00）A.Because he was treated like an intern.B.Because he got a promotion to features writer.C.Because he was interested in restaurant and food reviews.D.Because he had fewer responsibilities than before.(
3、3).How much more was charged for paying the cable TV service late?（分数：1.00）A.$20.B.$30.C.$15.D.$45.(4).Where does the conversation occur?（分数：1.00）A.In a hotel.B.In a hospital.C.In a restaurant.D.In a workshop.(5).What suggestion does the man give to the woman?（分数：1.00）A.She should buy the new house
4、right away.B.She should pay attention to the city auctions“ offer.C.She should consider buying a new apartment.D.She should search the internet to find a cheaper apartment.三、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Conversation One(总题数：1，分数：3.00)（分数：3.00）(1).Which of the following is mentioned with regard to “Need
5、le“?（分数：1.00）A.It is the name of a sword.B.Its origin is unknown.C.It is a model for practice.D.Its use is forbidden.(2).What can be learned about Mycah?（分数：1.00）A.He was a friend of the girl“s.B.He was born into a cooker“s family.C.He was hurt badly.D.He was killed cruelly.(3).What happened to the
6、girl“s sister Sansa?（分数：1.00）A.She was forced to tell a lie.B.She was killed by the King.C.She was hurt by her sister.D.She was skewered by Mycah.五、Conversation Two(总题数：1，分数：7.00)（分数：7.00）(1).Why is an interviewee advised to wear a smile in an interview?（分数：1.00）A.Because an interview is a relaxing
7、conversation.B.Because it may give both the interviewer and the interviewee a break.C.Because it can show the interviewee“s confidence and politeness.D.Because it can leave the interviewer a good impression.(2).How should an interviewee reply to the question “Why do you want to leave your job?“ acco
8、rding to Maggie?（分数：1.00）A.They can state the reasons implicitly.B.They can explain what they are looking to get.C.They can indicate their desire to get promoted.D.They can show their dissatisfaction with the job.(3).What is the advantage of an internship?（分数：1.00）A.It can help you earn more money.B
9、.It can enlarge your working circle.C.It can impress your future employer.D.It can help you gain work experience.(4).How should an interviewee respond to the comment “You“re overqualified.“?（分数：1.00）A.By saying they want to contribute rather than be put in charge.B.By saying they are grateful for be
10、ing able to run the show.C.By saying they will not mind being paid lower to start with.D.By saying they will do their best to meet the employer“s expectations.(5).Which website is mentioned for searching for salary information?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).Which is a necessary step when searching for salary
11、information on the internet?（分数：1.00）A.Collecting the information of the company to work for.B.Learning how often the company offers a pay raise.C.Looking up the job title and getting the job“s salary range.D.Comparing the salary ranges of different companies.(7).What suggestion is given to the inte
12、rviewee at the end of the interview?（分数：1.00）A.They should mention salary in the initial conversation.B.They should know the specific working conditions in the company.C.They should know whether the job is really suitable for them.D.They should negotiate their welfare with the interviewer.六、Section
13、C(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).What can be inferred from the news?（分数：1.00）A.Five Americans have been diagnosed with Ebola at present.B.A photographer named Ashoka Mukpo is under medical treatment.C.Nurses and doctors working with Ebola patients are exposed to the danger of being infected.D.Health min
14、istry and public health authorities are working on new medicine for Ebola.(2).Which of the following statements is TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.More than 130,000 Syrian Kurdish refugees flooded into the Islamic State.B.Turkish authorities avoided clash with hundreds of Kurdish protesters.C.Many Kurdish protester
15、s want to cross into Syria to defend fellow Kurds.D.ISIL released a statement urging Muslims to join in their terrorist attacks.(3).What is the advantage of the new technology being developed by Nur Energy Company?（分数：1.00）A.It is more energy-efficient.B.It is less expensive.C.It can generate energy
16、 even with little light.D.It is quite simple to use.(4).What is the score that makes Real Madrid tour wins from four in the Champions League?（分数：1.00）A.1-0.B.2-0.C.3-1.D.4-1.(5).What is the significance of the new research finding?（分数：1.00）A.It can be used to disintegrate cells.B.It can be applied t
17、o cancer treatment.C.It can be used to produce more robots.D.It can contribute to the study of regenerative medicine.七、Section D(总题数：1，分数：10.00)What is hydroplaning? It may happen on the following occasions: a 1 moves too quickly along a wet road; a layer of water accumulates 2 ; they lift up and lo
18、se traction; the driver 3 . What actions has NASA taken? They 4 a lot of data. They produced a 5 They published the equation 6 , along with information about the 7 of water depth, 8 , tire tread, and vehicle weight on hydroplaning risk. Safety tips Use well-treaded, fully 9 tires. Do not slam on the
19、 10 if you skid on wet pavement. （分数：10.00）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.Buildings are left to decay _ vandals and the weather.（分数：1.00）A.at the mercy ofB.for the purpose ofC.in regard toD.in proportion to2.“Well done, Cassandra.“ Crook said. She blushed
20、, but accepted the _ with good grace.（分数：1.00）A.compartmentB.complimentC.competenceD.complacence3.A referendum in Egypt on a new constitution was _ by 98% of those who voted in a turnout of 38% of those eligible.（分数：1.00）A.endorsedB.ensuredC.allowedD.alleged4.In a television interview with a local s
21、tation _ Sunday, the government official said the protests, which _ more than three weeks, have “gone out of control even for the people who started it, for people who planned it, for people who scripted it“.（分数：1.00）A.that aired; have been lastedB.which airing; have been lastedC.that aired; have la
22、stedD.which airing; have lasted5.He is only one of the students in our class who _ the first prize of the National English Competition for College Students.（分数：1.00）A.has wonB.have wonC.has combatedD.have combated6._ in his office afterwards, Mr. Brown allowed himself to veer further off base, _ Wit
23、tgenstein, Matthew Arnold and Buddhism as he _ his government philosophy.（分数：1.00）A.Interviewing; citing; explainedB.Interviewed; cited; explainingC.Interviewed; cited; explainingD.Interviewed; citing; explained7.In contrast to the muted colors of Elizabeth“s wardrobe, Andrew preferred clothes that
24、were _.（分数：1.00）A.elegantB.outlandishC.extravagantD.flamboyant8.The official kiln in ancient China gathered the most skilled _ and used a strict manufacturing process, _ represented the highest level of porcelain making at that time.（分数：1.00）A.craftsmen; whichB.bricklayers; whoC.craftsmen; whoD.bric
25、klayers; which9.Monica: Morning. Monica: Not a very nice one, is it? Monica: _ Mark: Rain again. Monica: The forecast“s good though. Mark: Is it? Monica: Yes. It“s supposed to be sunny for the rest of the week. Mark: That“s good. I“m sick of rain. Monica: So am I.（分数：1.00）A.No, how can we handle thi
26、s?B.Yes, it is not so bad.C.No, what miserable weather!D.Yes, it makes me annoyed.10.Assistant: Hello. Can I help you? Lucy: Yes, I hope so. I want to return this dress. Assistant: Oh. Is there something wrong with it? Lucy: The first time I washed it, the color ran and it shrank. Assistant: Did you
27、 follow the washing instructions? Lucy: Yes, of course I did. Assistant: Do you have your receipt? Lucy: Yes. Here it is. _ Assistant: That“s OK. Do you want to exchange it or.（分数：1.00）A.I“ll call the service desk.B.I bought it in your Oxford branch last week.C.I want to exchange this for a new one.
28、D.I need you to give me a refund.十、Section B Culture(总题数：5，分数：5.00)11.It is Christopher Marlowe who brought vitality and grandeur into the _ with his “mighty lines“, which carry strong emotions.（分数：1.00）A.blank verseB.free verseC.ragged verseD.calming verse12.The First Continental Congress was held
29、in _ in September 1774.（分数：1.00）A.ChicagoB.BostonC.New YorkD.Philadelphia13.The first thirteen states of the US are mainly located on the _ seaboard.（分数：1.00）A.easternB.westernC.northeasternD.southeastern14.Which is the oldest bridge in the world?（分数：1.00）A.The London Bridge.B.The Lu Ding Bridge.C.T
30、he Zhao Zhou Bridge.D.The Story Bridge.15.Gulliver“s Travels written by _ is one of the most effective and devastating criticisms and satires of all aspects of the English and European life of the time.（分数：1.00）A.Daniel DefoeB.Jonathan SwiftC.Alexander PopeD.John Bunyan十一、Part Cloze(总题数：1，分数：10.00)L
31、OS ANGELESInvestment capital? They“re loaded. Film studios? They are promising to build the world“s fanciest. As for movie stars, few are more 1 (dazzle) than Li Bingbing, who was an honorable guest here at the annual US-China Film Summit. But China“s ambitious new film bus 2 , dozens of whom gather
32、ed in the Los Angeles area this week for the summit meeting, the American Film Market and other events, are still searching for something that has largely eluded them: a home-made global hit. （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)A team of scientists has just finis
33、hed what might literally be described as one of the most breathtaking jobs in the worldsurveying and mapping the coral reefs in Southeast Asia“s Coral Triangle off the coast of Indonesia“s Sulawesi Island. As part of the Catlin Seaview Survey, teams from the University of Queensland, Indonesia“s Sam
34、 Ratulangi University and Indonesia“s Institute of Sciences spent time underwater over several weeks near the city of Manado to record data and map reefs in what the survey says “could become one of the last refuges on Earth for coral reefs“. The effort was part of a larger project to map the Coral
35、Triangle, which encompasses 647 million hectares of land and sea located within the territories of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste. “Coral Triangle“ refers to a roughly triangular shape of waters between the Pacific and Indian oceans. （分数：5
36、.00）(1).A group of scientists are surveying and mapping the coral reefs along the coast of Indonesia“s Sulawesi Island, which is described as the most amazing work in the world.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).The great project to map the Coral Triangle, a triangle area between the Pacific and Indian oceans, en
37、compasses 647 million hectares of land and sea located within the territories of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Recent research reveals that most of the world“s corals have been missing in the last three decades due to
38、 climate change.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Knowledge about the structure and function of such reefs paves the way for underlying their resilience to global change, which also decides how much, and where governments should invest to protect the Earth.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Thousands of images taken with the
39、Seaview SVII underwater camera, which employs new technology to shorten surveying time of large, shallow water areas from months to days, will be stitched to create a whole picture of the reef system.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误十四、Section B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)A Dutch Sinologist has spent more than 50 years studyin
40、g the country“s language, and classic literature. 1 As a child, the vivid descriptions of China in Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winner Pearl S. Buck“s books sparked Idema“s interest in the country. He later read classic Chinese literature and spent whole days pouring through works at the National Librar
41、y of China. The 70-year-old Dutch Sinologist recalled his half-century-long romance with Chinese culture during a recent visit to Beijing. Idema was the only Sinologist invited this year to participate in the Oriental Culture Research Program, an annual project hosted by the China International Cult
42、ure Association. Idema has served as the director of the Chinese Languages and Cultures Department at Leiden University of the Netherlands and was also director of Harvard“s Fairbank Center for East Asian Research. 2 Idema began learning Mandarin during middle school, because he wanted to learn a la
43、nguage that “has a long history yet is still active today“. “Back then, I knew little about China,“ says Idema, whose early influences include Dutch Sinologist and author Robert van Gulik. 3 Finding opportunities to practice the language at the school was a huge challenge. “There were actually no Ch
44、inese-speaking teachers in our university at the time, and it was also impossible for us to study in China for political reasons,“ he explains. “So when I graduated from college, I couldn“t even speak a single sentence in Chinese, though I was able to read and write in it fluently.“ 4 Idema discover
45、ed his passion for traditional Chinese plays after a Japanese professor introduced him to some works from the Yuan Dynasty (12711368). He soon began translating them into Western languages. Idema says it took him some time to really appreciate the poetic lyrics in the plays, which are closely associ
46、ated with traditional Chinese poetry and have high aesthetic value. Idema first visited China in 1978. As one of the few Westerners who understood Chinese language and culture, he was invited to work as a guide and interpreter for a tourist delegation. While he recalls the backwardness of China in t
47、he late 1970s, Idema says he is impressed with the rapid development of the country over the last few decades. He has visited the county several times to study and teach. He vividly remembers the “China mania“ in the West when the country opened up in the 1980s, and the flood of new materials about
48、ancient Chinese culture that appeared in the West. 5 “There were scholars studying law, religion and society, but not traditional Chinese literature, which was my personal interest,“ Idema explains. Finding reference books for his research, especially regional publications, used to be a huge challen
49、ge, and Idema used to spend a lot of time collecting books and other materials during visits to China. “With the internet now, it is much more convenient,“ says ldema. “Traditional Chinese culture is a passion. I have been studying it for 50 years and will continue to do so,“ says the retired professor. A. Idema later studied Chinese culture at Leiden University. B. In recent years, he has devoted himself to translating Chinese folk
