1、2012年大学生英语竞赛（ NECCS） C类决赛真题试卷及答案与解析 Section A 1 What does the woman think about the job application? （ A） She is not quite confident about it. （ B） She has got better qualifications. （ C） She might be lucky to succeed. 2 Why does the woman support immigration? （ A） She thinks it is right to share re
2、sources. （ B） She thinks immigration brings job opportunities. （ C） She thinks theyve got enough immigrants. 3 How does the woman think about retirement? （ A） Its most peoples desire. （ B） People dont need to retire early. （ C） It shouldnt be seen as an illness. 4 Why do students join in the activit
3、y of 40-hour Famine? （ A） To raise money for buying food and water for poor students. （ B） To promote awareness of cherishing what one has got now. （ C） To draw attention to poor people suffering from famine. 5 What does the woman most probably do? （ A） She is a director. （ B） She is an actress. （ C
4、） She is a student. Section B 6 How many pre-constructed sections are made on land? （ A） 54,000. （ B） 45000 （ C） 50000 7 Whats the main difference between maglev trains and conventional trains? （ A） Maglev trains travel on rails. （ B） Maglev trains dont have wheels. （ C） Maglev trains travel at 300k
5、m/h. 8 Where was the idea of maglev trains firstly invented? （ A） In Germany. （ B） In the USA （ C） In the U. K. 9 Why are maglev trains free of noise? （ A） They dont use rails. （ B） They run under water. （ C） They travel at high speed. 10 What might cause damage to an underwater maglev train? （ A） S
6、hips at sea. （ B） A train from the opposite direction. （ C） The powerful ocean. 11 Which organization does the guest work for? （ A） Engineers without Borders. （ B） Doctors without Borders. （ C） Care Canada. 12 When did George and Parker start to have the inspiration? （ A） After they dropped out of s
7、chool. （ B） After they started their work. （ C） Before they graduated from college. 13 Whats the initial idea for setting up such an organization? （ A） To purify water in developing countries. （ B） To improve peoples life with the help of technology. （ C） To help people in poor nations get medical c
8、are. 14 What would they do with next-stage projects? （ A） To implement some of the technologies. （ B） To engage more engineers. （ C） To conduct more experiments. 15 Who provide them with the seed funding to keep the project going? （ A） The government. （ B） Suncor Energy Foundation and Ontario Power
9、Generation. （ C） Individuals in the community. Section C 16 How long did the first Thanksgiving Day last? （ A） Three weeks. （ B） Two weeks. （ C） Three days. 17 What is the purpose of American Jobs Act calling for cutting wage taxes? （ A） To prevent public employees from losing their jobs. （ B） To ca
10、ll for less spending on roads and infrastructure. （ C） To encourage more people to look for jobs. 18 Why does the problem of debts affect a lot more nation than just the ones that are struggling with money? （ A） The nations use the same currency. （ B） The nations have joint business corporations. （
11、C） These nations economies are interdependent. 19 How much money can each child beggar earn a day for their minders? （ A） Dozens of dollars. （ B） Hundreds of dollars. （ C） A dozen or so dollars. 20 Why did Spains top footballers hold a strike? （ A） Leading players got killed in a row. （ B） Two impor
12、tant games were postponed. （ C） There was a pay dispute. Section D 20 Millions of television sets and old computer monitors taken to civic amenity sites as rubbish are being collected and shipped to Africa and Asia, an illegal trade worth 7,000,000 a year, according to an unpublished report by the E
13、nvironment Agency and the【 D1】 _. The business carried out by totters people who sift through rubbish for saleable objects became illegal on the 1 st of January 2002 under European Union legislation【 D2】 _prevent toxic waste material being shipped to developing countries. Electrical equipment【 D3】 _
14、leaded glass, particularly computers and televisions were reclassified as toxic waste. The agency is alarmed that half a million televisions and a similar number of computer monitors which people thought were being【 D4】 _in England are being reused or dumped in the developing world. The agency is fi
15、nding the trade hard to control but is planning to publish guidance to the industry soon. Environment groups point out that this action will not be【 D5】_to stop an illegal business. Claire Wilton of Friends of the Earth said, “ The agency has known about this situation for two years but has still【 D
16、6】 _act. The companies involved in this illegal trade must be prevented from dumping Britains toxic waste on developing countries, where workers conditions rarely match those expected in Europe. “ Action must be taken now to stop this environmental【 D7】 _continuing. The Industry Council for Electron
17、ic Equipment Recycling estimates that 11 , 000 tons of old TV sets, about 500, 000【 D8】 _, and a similar number of old computer monitors find their way to developing countries each year. Many are cannibalized for spare parts but some are repaired and sold to people who would not【 D9】 _have a televis
18、ion or computer. The Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling defends its members who buy computers and other office equipment from industry and ship them abroad, because under EU rules the business is legal if they are working models and intended to be sold on the second-hand market. The
19、 problem arises when equipment is thrown away. The law says if it is【 D10】 _, even if it may be working, it must be classed as rubbish and cannot be resold to a developing country because it is technically toxic waste. 21 【 D1】 22 【 D2】 23 【 D3】 24 【 D4】 25 【 D5】 26 【 D6】 27 【 D7】 28 【 D8】 29 【 D9】
20、30 【 D10】 一、 Part Vocabulary and Structure 31 The presidents education speeches contained_the tongue leading to public confusion over education policy. （ A） a slide of （ B） a slip of （ C） a skip of （ D） a glide of 32 The word “right“ , in most languages, is usually connected _ the meaning of “correc
21、t“ , whereas the words associate_“left“ , generally have negative meanings. （ A） to: with （ B） with: to （ C） to: to （ D） with: with 33 Gas prices rose 4% in April, a_rise but the smallest since January. （ A） mighty （ B） severe （ C） steep （ D） massive 34 It seems a very simple thing to tell the truth
22、, but beyond all question, there is nothing _lying. （ A） half so easy as （ B） so half easy as （ C） half easy as （ D） so easy as half 35 _until recently, people who are left-handed have been considered abnormal. （ A） Up （ B） Unless （ C） Down （ D） Not 36 Sorry about the loss. But itll give you some re
23、lief if your house is_against fire. （ A） assured （ B） ensured （ C） insured （ D） pledged 37 When_in a downpour without an umbrella or a raincoat, most people would pick up their pace. （ A） sunk （ B） caught （ C） plunged （ D） grabbed 38 In 1993, V. S. Naipaul was awarded the David Cohen British Literat
24、ure Prize in_of his lifetimes achievement. （ A） identification （ B） acquaintance （ C） recognition （ D） perspective 39 Many linguists_that our highly evolved brain provides us with innate language ability not found in lower organisms. （ A） suggest （ B） claim （ C） promise （ D） convince 40 Im in a slig
25、htly_position in that he is not arriving until 12: 00 which is 3 hours late. （ A） tight （ B） weird （ C） awesome （ D） awkward 41 Tactless she may be, but ungrateful_think her. （ A） should not you （ B） should you not （ C） not should you （ D） you should not 42 More than 30 people died in the train acci
26、dent, most of_children. （ A） which （ B） them （ C） whom （ D） that 43 He admits that his team really_him to play a role of responsibility. （ A） look forward to （ B） look down on （ C） look up to （ D） look on 44 Do you know the students have been protesting against the increased tuition? Ive heard about
27、 the protest, but_ （ A） Ive joined in it to support the students. （ B） I dont see any good it will do. （ C） I do know the reason for it. （ D） I think itll be a great success. 45 I hear youre a journalist now, Paul. That must be exciting. _most of the time. But like all jobs, it has its disadvantages
28、. （ A） Its boring （ B） Its a piece of cake （ C） It has drawbacks （ D） Its a buzz 二、 Part Cloze 45 There is a phenomenon that sociologists call reference anxiety or, more popularly, keeping up with the【 C1】 Jo_. According to that thinking, most people judge their possessions in comparison with others
29、. People tend not to ask themselves, “Does my house meet my needs?“ 【 C2】 Ins_they ask, “Is my house nicer than my neighbors?“ If your two-bedroom house is surrounded by three-and four-bedroom houses, with some【 C3】 ar_the corner doing a tear-down to build a McMansion, your reference anxiety may ris
30、e. Suddenly that two-bedroom house one that your grandparents might have considered quite nice, even luxurious doesnt seem enough. And so the money you spent on it stops【 C4】 _(provide)you with a sense of well-being. Americans soaring reference anxiety is a product of the widening gap in income【 C5】
31、 _(distribute). In other words, the rich are getting richer faster, and the rest of the population are none too happy about it. During much of the U. S. history, the【 C6】 _(major) lived in small towns or urban areas where conditions for most people were approximately the same-hence, low【 C7】 _anxiet
32、y. Also, most people knew relatively little about those who were living higher on the hog. But in the past few【 C8】 de_, new economic forces have changed all that. Rapid growth in income for the top 5 percent of households has brought【 C9】ab_a substantial cohort of people who live notably better tha
33、n the middle class does, amplifying our reference anxiety. That wealthier minority is occupying ever-larger homes and spending more on each change of clothes when the middle is doing O. K. In nations with【 C10】 h_levels of income equality like the Scandinavian countries, well-being tends to be highe
34、r than in nations with unequal wealth distribution such as the United States. 46 【 C1】 47 【 C2】 48 【 C3】 49 【 C4】 50 【 C5】 51 【 C6】 52 【 C7】 53 【 C8】 54 【 C9】 55 【 C10】 Section A 55 Several research groups in the United States are conducting genetic research aimed at retarding aging. If the breakthr
35、oughs of recent years are anything to go by, it is likely that we will see several-fold longevity increases in mice within the next decade or so. Already such genetic manipulation has increased by almost 50% the life span of flies. Results are also promising in mammals: scientists have extended long
36、evity in mice by 50% through genetic interventions. Achieving similar results in humans will be harder. Scientists have already identified genes that appear to accelerate human aging, but they have yet to find genes with the opposite effect. But with the sequencing of the human genome, we are now in
37、 a better position to find out more about aging in humans as well as animals. For those who cannot wait, there is one method available today that might delay human aging, caloric restriction. This means simply a diet with few calories. Experiments have shown longevity increases of more than 50% in c
38、ertain mammals that follow such diets. Most people, however, feel that the secondary effects of this outweigh the benefits. After all, what is the point of living longer if you cannot enjoy life? If science is to extend human longevity, it will have to do so by extending the duration of human life i
39、n age-related disability. The extra years of life must allow future grandparents to enjoy life, not just live. Although some scientists argue that aging will never be cured and our grandparents will continue to fit our stereotypes, many others remain confident that we will soon learn how to modulate
40、 the human aging process. “ I believe our generation is the first to be able to map a possible route to individual immortality,“ says William Haseltine, CEO of Human Genome Sciences Inc. in Rockville, Maryland. If a therapy could slow human aging by 50% , for instance, we could have 30 or 40 more ye
41、ars of life. In that time, new discoveries could be made that would allow us to live even longer, and the cycle could continue until a cure for aging is discovered. “Its possible that some people a-live now may still be alive 400 years from now,“ claims gerontologist S. Michal Jazwinski of Louisiana
42、 State of University Health Sciences Center. But what would be consequences of extending human longevity or finding a real cure for aging? Researchers have achieved success in【 A1】 _the aging of flies. But similar results in humans are not encouraging. Other than finding genes that slow down human a
43、ging, scientists have identified genes that appear to【 A2】 _it. However, there might be one way of delaying aging, i. e. caloric【 A3】 _which means following certain diets with few calories. Meanwhile, it is necessary to think about the significance of living longer and how to【 A4】 _the aging process
44、. Some optimistic people believe that it is possible to extend human longevity while others are quite concerned about the【 A5】 _of it. 56 【 A1】 57 【 A2】 58 【 A3】 59 【 A4】 60 【 A5】 Section B 60 No matter how carefully you plan a trip with a friend, or family member, there will probably be conflicts a
45、long the way. Even after the dates, destination, and length of the trip are decided, theres still the chance that problems could happen on the trip. Here are a few tips to help you solve problems that may come up between you and your travel companion: Plan the trip together: Sometimes one person tak
46、es the lead and plans the trip to fit his or her interests. Planning together allows for a more diverse and balanced vacation. Some people want to walk: some people would rather use public transportation. So its important to find out how compatible you are in terms of everything concerned. Find out
47、about lifestyle: Differences in lifestyle can be challenging if they havent been discussed in advance. Theres nothing worse than being in the room and awake at 6: 00 a. m. when your companion wants to sleep until noon. Sleep patterns can be very disruptive to people that dont have the same pattern.
48、The same can be said for dietary and other restrictions. Knowing those differences in advance helps people adapt to each other more quickly. Be aware of coping strategies: Ask questions and use your understanding of your companions coping strategies how they may respond to stressful situations. You
49、can ask your travel companion about his/her best and worst trips. What happened? How did that person respond? Knowing a little about how your companion deals with difficult situations can be helpful. Compromise: Try to compromise in order to have a good time. Agree to disagree. Do you really want to use your energy feeling anger o
