1、2007年大学生英语竞赛（ NECCS） D类初赛真题试卷（精选）及答案与解析 一、 Part Vocabulary and Structure 1 The village used to be small, and had only a few streets. There were only three shops: _and the General Store. （ A） the butchers , the bakers （ B） the butchers, the bakers （ C） butchers, bakers （ D） the butchers, the bakers 2
2、 In answer_my question, my sister nodded in_. （ A） for; satisfaction （ B） to; agreement （ C） of; amazement （ D） with; surprise 3 The_with you is that you are_complaining. （ A） trouble; always （ B） problem; ever （ C） issue; still （ D） question; usually 4 Helens new boyfriend is not_what I_. （ A） the
3、same; wanted （ B） the one; liked （ C） at all; expected （ D） the type; wished 5 Water_be changed into gas, but it_be heated to its boiling point. （ A） must; can （ B） may; neednt （ C） can; must （ D） need; may 6 _the government to raise interest rates they_lose the election. （ A） Were; would （ B） If; w
4、ill （ C） Was; could （ D） Unless; must 7 If the phone_, it_be for me. （ A） calls; can （ B） rings; will （ C） comes; would （ D） arrives; ought 8 Jack_me that his son_such a comfort to him. （ A） informed; has always shown （ B） told; had always been （ C） reveals; will always give （ D） calls; is always 9
5、Last night a fire_in that workshop, so the factory suffered a heavy loss. （ A） broke out （ B） broke up （ C） broke off （ D） broke down 10 There will be an international conference next month. The secretary says we 11 have to set off tomorrow. In fact, _. （ A） the soon, the good （ B） quicker, better （
6、 C） the earlier, the better （ D） the fastest, the best 11 An old friend of mine from Beijing, _I was expecting to meet, rang me up from the bus station yesterday evening. （ A） that （ B） as （ C） whom （ D） which 12 Jim, _ two of his colleagues, _for the annual garden competition. （ A） together with; h
7、ave joined （ B） along with; has entered （ C） except for; has taken part （ D） apart from; have participated 13 Although a teenager, Tom could resist_what to do and what not to do. （ A） being told （ B） thinking （ C） to be tempted （ D） on trying 14 _ Yes, yes, I do. I have a coffee machine, and I like
8、to treat myself to fresh coffee at breakfast. And start off the day well. （ A） Would you like something to drink? （ B） Help yourself to some coffee. （ C） What would like to drink, Coke or Sprite? （ D） Do you make fresh coffee yourself? 15 Good evening. How many of you are there? Sure, theres one ove
9、r there by the window. （ A） Four. We would like to sit near the door. （ B） Five. We 11 be there in half an hour. （ C） Have you got a table for four, please? （ D） Do you serve Italian food here? 二、 Part Cloze 15 Leisure Activities According to a magazine I read recently, we now live in an age of incr
10、easing leisure. Not【 16】 o_ are more and more people reaching retirement age with their taste for enjoyment and even adventure, but the working week is becoming shorter and the【 17】opp_ for leisure are becoming greater and greater all the time. Not to【 18】m_ the fact that people tend to spend less t
11、ime travelling to work or may even be working from home. What I cant understand,【 19】 h_, is who these people are. As far as I can【 20】 t_ the whole thing is another one of those journalistic fictions. I admit that there are a lot of【 21】 r_people nowadays, but I am not sure whether all of them are
12、dashing about learning hang-gliding or sailing singlehanded【 22】r_ the world. My own parents seem to【 23】 s_most of their time gazing at the television. And as for the shorter working week, I wish someone【 24】 w_ remind my company about it. I seem to be working longer and longer hours all the time.
13、The little leisure time I have is eaten into by sitting in【 25】 t_jams or waiting for trains to show up at rain-swept platforms. I havent noticed any dramatic improvements in my lifestyle either, but perhaps I just have to wait until I get my pension. Section A 25 Single and looking for love? How ab
14、out advertising yourself to millions of possible partners? For about 100 a week, you can have a 12-metre high photograph of your face in the centre of your city. Its called“ billboard dating“ and its the latest way to find your perfect partner. Billboard dating started in 2003 in the north of Englan
15、d. Now billboard photos are appearing all over the UK. The idea came from John Craig, the manager of an online dating agency called findyourpartner. com. John believes that people respond more to billboard pictures than online ads. Secretary Sally Noland, 24, advertised her face on the back of a bus
16、. “ I never used a dating agency before, she says. “But after I split up with my boyfriend I wanted him to see my face every day!“ Businessman James Ryman, 42, paid findyourpartner. com to put his face in a busy London train station. “People can see you before they meet you, and that makes everythin
17、g much easier!“ he says. Billboard dating is a big success for findyourpartner. com. The website address appears on all the billboards. Anybody who wants to contact the people in the photos goes to the website to find more information. John Craig has also introduced the service in Spain, the USA and
18、 Australia. 26 Why did John Craig start a billboard dating business? （ A） He thought billboard pictures were more appealing than online ads. （ B） He thought people were already fed up with online ads. （ C） He found the media more interested in billboard dating. （ D） He thought people would be easily
19、 identified on billboards. 27 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? （ A） James tried online dating but it didnt work. （ B） James thought online dating was embarrassing. （ C） Sally doesnt date her boyfriend any more. （ D） Sally doesnt like billboard dating. 28 How can people contac
20、t someone on a billboard? （ A） Call the phone number on the billboard. （ B） Visit the website to find information. （ C） Send a message direct to the person on the billboard. （ D） Phone the staff at findyourpartner. com. 29 What would be the main purpose of this passage? （ A） To emphasize the necessi
21、ty of billboard dating. （ B） To let more people know about billboard dating. （ C） To say what the writer thinks of billboard dating. （ D） To explain why people like billboard dating. Section B 29 SATURDAY a) Later that day, the police went into the forest and found the boy. He was about 5 , but he c
22、ould not answer the policemens questions. In fact, he could not speak at all. He moved like a monkey and was difficult to control. But Mr. Green, the head of a school for children with special needs, agreed to take the boy to his school. He named the boy Saturday. b) Saturday is now about 20. At fir
23、st, many language experts were interested in him. Is it possible, they wanted to know, for a child like this to learn a language? Sadly, it seems the answer for Saturday is no. The experts say he will probably never learn to communicate.And so he continues his lonely life. Does he want to return to
24、the monkeys? c) One Saturday morning fifteen years ago, some farm workers in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa , were working in a field next to a forest. A group of monkeys was playing in the grass between the field and the trees. The farm workers saw that one of the animals was different from the others
25、. When they looked closer they realized it wasnt a monkey. It was a young boy. He was walking on his arms and legs and wasnt wearing any clothes. The farm workers went to the police station and told their story. d) At the school, the teachers tried to teach Saturday to speak. They taught him how to
26、have a bath, get dressed and comb his hair. But Saturday didnt want to play with the other children he would fight with them instead. After ten years, he was still more like a wild animal than a boy. 30 _ 31 _ 32 _ 33 _ 34 Para, a) _ 35 Para, c) _ 36 Para, d) _ Section C 36 Loch Ness East Scotland a
27、nd West Scotland are almost like two different countries with two different capitalsEdinburgh on the east coast, and Glasgow, 70 km to the west. Edinburgh is the official capital of Scotland, and many visitors to the east coast go there to see the beautiful buildings. Other visitors go to play golf
28、at St. Andrews, 20 km to the north. Visitors usually go to the west for the beautiful countryside. There are mountains (Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain) , hills, forests and rivers. And, of course, the lochs (the Scottish word for lakes). The lochs begin about 30km north of Glasgow with L
29、och Lomond. This loch is bigger than any other in Scotland, but it is not as famous as Loch Ness, which is near the port of Inverness. Loch Ness is huge; 36 km long and 230 m deep. It is famous because many people believe that a monster lives in it. People first wrote about the monster in AD 565, bu
30、t modern reports began in 1933, when workers were building a big road next to the loch, and used dynamite. A lot of people saw the monster that year. Perhaps it swam to the surface to see why there was so much noise! In 1957, someone began “The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau“ , and many people from
31、all over the world have taken photographs of things in the water which they say are the monster. When you see Loch Ness, it is easy to believe in the monsterthe water is dark and silent, and there arent any flowers or plants on the banks. People say that the monster is ten metres long or biggerand h
32、as a long neck. Many people believe that the monster is a swimming dinosaur (恐龙 ) which came into the loch millions of years ago and lives on the bottom of the loch eating the fish which live there. Others believe that the story is only a myth to bring tourists to this beautiful part of the world. 3
33、7 Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. 38 There are lochs south of Glasgow. 39 Loch Ness is bigger than Loch Lomond. 40 Modern reports of the monster began in 1963. 41 The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau began in 1957. Section D 41 A. Setting and story B. Title C. Reasons for recommending it D. Dire
34、ctor and stars 42. _This week, Ana Petrovich reviewed Underground, which has just been released on DVD. 43. _Underground was directed by Emir Kusturica. It won the Cannes Palme d Or Award in 1995 and it remains many peoples favourite film. It stared Miki Manojlovic, Lazar Ristovski and Mirjana Jokov
35、ic. The soundtrack was written by Goran Bregovic and its the most powerful one I have ever heard. 44. _The film is mainly about friendship, love, politics and war. Its set mostly in Belgrade between 1941 and the 1990s. Marko (Manojlovic) and Blacky (Ristovski) are two friends in love with Natalija (
36、Jokovic). When Belgrade is bombed, Marko and Blacky have a plan; Blacky will produce weapons underground and Marko will sell them. But Marko becomes successful, marries Natalija and doesnt tell Blacky that the war has ended. For fifty years, Blacky and others continue to live underground. They live
37、in a “false“ world. But in the end, they discover that its a lot safer than the real world outside. 45._ Its a good film to watch because everybody understands it in different ways. Its entertaining because its interesting, funny and sad at the same time. 45 Oxford Street, in Englands capital city,
38、is not known for cultural events. But for ten days in early 2001, it was the address for a fascinating art “performance“ : Michael Landy s Break Down. Inside an old department store, the 37-year old artist destroyed every one of his 7, 006 personal possessions. The Break Down took Landy three years
39、to plan. His socks, his fridge, his passporteverything he owned was numbered and labeled. The details were entered into a computer. Then a huge industrial machine for breaking things was moved into the empty C his paintings, his fathers old coat. The result was six tons of useless rubbish. Landy sai
40、d he didnt want to make people feel bad. But many of the 45, 000 people that came to see the Break Down were unhappy. Some felt it wasnt right to throw away things that the poor could use. Others said Landy was doing the whole thing to become famous. Almost everybody, however, was excited in some wa
41、y by the event. “What was he trying to say?“ they wondered. Landy gave a number of different answers to this question. “The only thing you can take away from this, “ he once said, “ is your experience of it. Thats the most important thing to me; its not for sale. “ 46 What was the name of the event?
42、 47 How long did the event last? 48 How did Landy break his things?By using_ 49 How many people went to see the event? 50 How did many people who went to see the event feel? 50 Acupunctureit worked for me Pam, 25, woke up one Monday morning with an incredibly painful arm and shoulder. “ I hadnt done
43、 anything to it, I just must have slept awkwardly, “ she says. “ I couldnt move it more than four inches up or to the side. “ Her doctor suggested it might be fluid on the bone and gave her anti-inflammatory tablets and pain-killers. He said if the pain did not go away she would probably need inject
44、ions into the joint and physiotherapy. Pam says, “The pain-killers were so strong that they made me dozy and sick, so I stopped taking them. By Friday morning I had a severe headache, the shoulder pain and a feeling like a really bad hangover. A neighbour happened to be an acupuncturist and I went t
45、o ask advice. I wasnt happy with the idea of injections when my doctor wasnt even sure what the problem was. The acupuncturist treated Pam immediately. “ She put a needle in my shin. I didnt lookI was afraid. I felt a small prick. She asked me to move my arm and I couldnt. She twisted the needle and
46、 I felt a dull ache, and suddenly I could move my arm. The pain just completely went away, “ says Pam. The acupuncturist then inserted needles between Pams thumb and forefinger and in the bend of her elbow, and connected them to an electrical box to provide pulsating stimulation. Pam has had no prob
47、lems since “ I would recommend it to anyone, “ she says. Summary: One Monday morning, Pam【 51】 _ in her arm and shoulder because she had slept awkwardly. Although her doctor【 52】 _what the problem was, he suggested that she would need【 53】 _if the pain didnt go away. However, Pam was not happy becau
48、se the pain-killers the doctor gave her made her【 54】 _. Then, she went to an acupuncturist【 55】 _. The acupuncturist treated her differently from the doctor. Pam hasnt had any pain in her arm and shoulder since the treatment. Section A 55 What is friendship or how should we define it? It is a simple but difficult question. People have different opinions concerning friendship. In Western countries, some people regard friendship as a gift from God to us human beings. (56) Some of us might say that friendship is trust and loyalty; and others might
