1、2013年大学生英语竞赛（ NECCS） A类（研究生）初赛真题试卷及答案与解析 Section A 1 Where does the dialogue probably take place? （ A） On a train. （ B） In a restaurant. （ C） In a gym. 2 What are the speakers talking about? （ A） Where to have their meal. （ B） How to make people intelligent. （ C） The disadvantage of watching TV. 3 W
2、hat was the woman probably doing when she hurt herself? （ A） She was cooking. （ B） She was bathing. （ C） She was reading. 4 What did the man mention about the briefcase? （ A） The price. （ B） The shape. （ C） The color. 5 Why did the man get divorced according to the woman? （ A） He was bad-tempered al
3、l the time. （ B） He didnt help take care of the baby. （ C） He spent too much time in the pub. Section B 6 Why is it very difficult for the woman to get the time off? （ A） She is supposed to attend an important meeting. （ B） She has been arranged for an interview. （ C） There are not enough teachers i
4、n her school. 7 Why does the woman ask the man to get off at the golf course? （ A） They are going to play golf together. （ B） The pathway is too rough for the taxis to go. （ C） It is nearest to her home. 8 Who will the man come with? （ A） His dad. （ B） His friend. （ C） His child. 9 What is this conv
5、ersation about? （ A） Travel agencies. （ B） Space tours. （ C） Holiday plans. 10 What is being planned for tourism in the beginning phase of the next ten years? （ A） Trips to the moon. （ B） Trips in the moons orbit. （ C） Trips within the earths orbit. 11 What is said about the training? （ A） It takes
6、a couple of days. （ B） Only children need some training. （ C） Its unnecessary. 12 Who will be the potential tourists? （ A） The general public. （ B） Those wanting rest and recreation. （ C） Risk-takers. 13 Which statement below is correct? （ A） A few minutes is enough for tourists because of weightles
7、sness. （ B） The cost for the trip is acceptable to the general public. （ C） The duration of the trip is expected to be increased. 14 What is said about moon tours? （ A） They will be the first tours that get out of the earths orbit. （ B） The number of tourists will be reduced. （ C） They are less dang
8、erous than traveling to Mars. 15 What does the man say people could do on the moon? （ A） Build hotels. （ B） Do space-walking. （ C） Prepare for trips to Mars. Section C 16 What measure is mentioned in the news? （ A） Consolidating buildings. （ B） Implementing a curfew in cities. （ C） Storing food and
9、water. 17 How did the police find the files? （ A） The police found them after raiding the mans home. （ B） The man lost some of the files during the duplication. （ C） The man handed them in. 18 How much did Google approximately earn in the same period last year? （ A） $2bn （ B） $2.2bn （ C） $2.5bn 19 W
10、hat is the purpose of the report? （ A） To prepare for the construction of nuclear plants in Europe. （ B） To deal with the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. （ C） To test European nuclear power plants reaction to emergencies. 20 Why is Nepal in crisis? （ A） The politicians didnt reach any agreement
11、 on the new constitution. （ B） The new election wont be held until six months later. （ C） The ethnic conflicts are spreading. Section D 20 In this section, you will hear a radio talk. The talk will be read only once. For questions 21 -30, complete the notes which summarize what the speaker says. You
12、 will need to write a word or a short phrase. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. Speaker: chairman of the Carocan Groupa【 D1】 _ Topic: How to achieve success Obstacles for success: Fear of【 D2】 _(the【 D3】 _one to deal with) Analysis: It can be both a【 D4】 _. In fact daring not to tak
13、e opportunities discloses your 【 D5】 _about your ability to succeed. Suggestion: Admit your fear and meet it【 D6】 _ Fear of【 D7】 _ Analysis: It is in fact the fear of【 D8】 _ Suggestion:【 D9】 _ Conclusion: In order to succeed, you need to【 D10】 _opportunities. 21 【 D1】 22 【 D2】 23 【 D3】 24 【 D4】 25 【
14、 D5】 26 【 D6】 27 【 D7】 28 【 D8】 29 【 D9】 30 【 D10】 一、 Part Vocabulary and Structure 31 Katies parents never see her as the mothering type but when her son was born she took to it like a_to water. （ A） shrimp （ B） horse （ C） duck （ D） dog 32 He has struggled for weeks inside his heart since the offer
15、 of a place at a good university is not to be_at. （ A） coughed （ B） sneezed （ C） laughed （ D） rejected 33 When a professor gives students_instructions, the instructions are generally easily understood. （ A） clear-cut （ B） blurry （ C） marginal （ D） ambiguous 34 After years of neglect there was a huge
16、_programme to return the city to its former glory. （ A） refurbishment （ B） restoration （ C） conservation （ D） preservation 35 More recently, green tea has also been_added to the list of youth-promoting substances as it contains rich Vitamin. （ A） coincidentally （ B） supposedly （ C） surprisingly （ D）
17、 tentatively 36 Our landlord tried to_all the cockroaches in our building, but they came back the next year. （ A） remove （ B） deport （ C） expedite （ D） eradicate 37 Mariko believed everything she read on the Web, so she was_by the hoax the TV Station played on April Fools Day. （ A） taken out （ B） ta
18、ken in （ C） taken off （ D） taken on 38 There is a lobby of people who insist that its justifiable and necessary to carry out these animal experiments_science. （ A） leading to （ B） relating with （ C） in touch with （ D） in the name of 39 A drum is a percussion instrument made by _a skin or other mater
19、ial over one or both ends of a hollow container. （ A） compressing （ B） strengthening （ C） lengthening （ D） stretching 40 Britains gold and currency reserves_ 15,977 million, and this year they have repaid foreign loans to the value of 3 , 500 million. （ A） equal to （ B） amounted to （ C） calculated a
20、t （ D） targeted at 41 The film was initially a box-office disaster but quickly gained _ status, and the actress has been well-known ever since. （ A） cult （ B） humble （ C） vulgar （ D） feeble 42 _ , but seats are proffered, doors smilingly held open for pram-pushing mothers and tables miraculously app
21、ear in crowded restaurants. （ A） Not only are they not shunned （ B） They are not only shunned （ C） Though they are not shunned （ D） Despite they not being shunned 43 Selina: Do you think Tim takes after his dad? Tom: Well, he does, in some ways. Selina: How? Tom: Well, I mean, theyre both very stubb
22、orn, arent they? Selina: Thats for sure. _ （ A） Its not taken for granted. （ B） Nothing serious. （ C） It runs in the family. （ D） Its hard to say. 44 Assistant: Wadleys Garage called this morning. They said your new car wasnt ready. Manager: Oh, no._ Assistant: They said there was a strike at the fa
23、ctory yesterday. Manager: Again? （ A） You sold it? （ B） why on earth not? （ C） I suppose not. （ D） Ive been there. 45 Manager: What have you got? Assistant: Weve got the files up to 2010, but all those after 2010 have not been found. Manager: _It wont take long to sort the rest out. （ A） Thats a rel
24、ief! （ B） Bad news! （ C） Who knows? （ D） Let it go. 二、 Part Reading Comperhension 45 I want to talk about the economy, not the one we hear about endlessly in the news each day and in politicians speeches, but the one we live in day by day. Its where most of us live on a daily basis, earning our livi
25、ng, paying our taxes, and purchasing the necessities of life. The term “economic expansion“ suggests something desirable and benevolent, but expansion simply means spending more money. More spending doesnt mean that life is getting better. More spending merely feeds our whole economic system, which
26、is based on production and consumption. Unless money keeps circulating, the economy collapses. If we dont keep consuming, then manufacturers and retailers go out of business. As a leading economist put it, consumer societies are “in need of need“. We dont need the things the economy produces as much
27、 as the economy needs our sense of need for things. Need is the miracle that keeps the engines of expansion turning relentlessly. In economics, there is no concept of enough. It is a hunger that cannot be satisfied. There is so much craziness in the world. There is an American company that manufactu
28、res a range of food with a high fat content. This causes obesity and high blood pressure. By coincidence, the same company also makes products that help people who are trying to diet. Not only that, it even produces pills for those with high blood pressure. Nearly all of my mail consists of bills, b
29、anks trying to lend me money, catalogues trying to make me spend it, and charity appeals for the losers in this ecstasy of consumptionthe homeless, the refugees, the exploited, the starving. Why is it possible to buy strawberries from Ecuador and green beans from Kenya when these countries can hardl
30、y feed their own people? It is because there are cash crops, and the countries need the money to service their debts. Notice that servicing a debt does not mean paying it off. It means just paying the interest. Western banks make vast profits from third world debt. We buy clothes that are manufactur
31、ed in sweat shops by virtual slaves in poor parts of the world. We create mountains of waste. We demand cheap food, mindless of the fact that it is totally devoid of taste and is produced using chemicals that poison the land. We insist on our right to drive our own car wherever we want to go. The ev
32、il of the consumption culture is the way it makes us oblivious to the impact of our own behavior. Our main problem is not that we dont know what to do about it. It is mustering the desire to do it. 46 At the beginning of the passage, the author states that there are_kinds of economy and he will talk
33、 about the one related to the majority of people. 47 According to the passage, _ serve as the foundation of the whole economic system. 48 Economists believe that the economy struggles to keep people feel like they are always_. 49 The reason poor countries like Ecuador and Kenya export their crops is
34、 to get money to_. 50 The aim of this passage is to make people recognize the _ and thus be free to make their own choices in the consumption culture. 50 For more than a mile, the desert in southern Peru has a curious ruler-straight and tack-sharp design made by rocks. The wandering mule paths that
35、cross it only emphasize its precision. Throughout hundreds of square miles of arid plateau, other such markings around, most of them concentrated between the towns of Naz-ca and Palpa. Known as the Nazca Lines, they form a geometric melange of quardrangles, triangles, and trapezoids. The markings al
36、so form spirals and flowers, narrow lines that extend more than five miles, and a desert zoo of giant creaturesbirds, reptiles, whales, a monkey, and a spiderall made by stones whose patterns can only be seen from the air. Because some of the figures resemble the ones that decorate Nazca pottery, ar
37、chaeologists attribute the lines to the Nazcas, a coastal people whose culture rose, flourished, and declined between 100 B. C. and A. D. 700. Making the patterns must have been extremely time-consuming. The Nazcas must have cleared millions of rocks to expose the lighter ground beneath them, piled
38、the rocks in rows, and created designs that, in this nearly rainless region, can last thousands of years. But why did they construct them? Nobody really knows. There have been many guesses. Some say that they were prehistoric roads, or farms. Others say they were signals or offerings to celestial be
39、ings. It has also been suggested that they constitute a giant astronomical calendar, an almanac for farmers who wished to predict the return of water to valley streams. One study did ascertain that some of the lines point to solstice positions of the sun and moon in ancient times, as well as to the
40、rising and setting points on the horizon of some of the bright stars. But none of the theories have proven to be correct. And so the mystery remains, including the most tantalizing question of all: why did the Nazcas create immense designs that they themselves could never see, designs that people no
41、wadays can only see from the air? One person who worked to find out the answer was Maria Beiche. For over forty years she photographed and charted “las lineas“ , striving to complete a map of the hundreds of designs and figures of this area, which is some thirty miles long and threaded by the Pan Am
42、erican highway. This determined German-born mathematician slept on a camp cot behind her car on the rocky, grassless Peruvian “pampa“ , and even when she was elderly, got up before daylight to conduct her research. She scorned the suggestion that the markings may have been airfields for outer-space
43、visitors to earth during prehistoric times. “Once you remove the stones, the ground is quite soft,“ she said. “Im afraid the spacemen would have gotten stuck. “ Although Maria Reiche was not able to find the answer, she crusaded to preserve the patterns so that others following her might have a chan
44、ce to do so. 51 Why do people name the patterns the Nazca Lines? 52 Are there any definite reasons for the construction of Nazca Lines? If not, what does the author offer? 53 Could those who built the Nazca Lines see the patterns? If not, how can people now see them? 54 Did Maria Reiche believe the
45、Nazca Lines have something to do with outer-space visitors? What was her reason? 55 Whats Reiches contribution about the mystery of the Nazca Lines even though she had not solved it herself? 55 In the past, most cities usually were the natural outgrowth of villages and towns that happened to prosper
46、. Rome started out as a small village, as did Athens, Paris, London and New York. Of course, there were exceptions to this general rule. In ancient times, Alexandria in E-gypt, and Saint Petersburg, were both planned cities. But for the most part, cities throughout history were not the products of d
47、eliberate thought. Today the reverse is true. Many nations, alarmed by the urban sprawl that has been gobbling up farmland and open countryside, and appalled by the staggering urban problems in the central cities, have begun building new cities that are specifically designed to meet modern needs. Br
48、itain has long been a pioneer in planning new cities. As the first nation to become industrialized and urbanized, it faced traffic, slums and pollution long before anyone else. In 1898 an Englishman , Sir Ebenezer Howard, published a book called To-morrow: a Peaceful Path to Real Reform, in which he
49、 advocated a new form of urban growth and organization: the “garden city“. Such a city combined the beauty of naturetrees, grass, sunshine and fresh airwith all the advantages of city living, including an abundance of jobs, social and cultural centres and good shopping facilities. The garden city was to be fairly small in size and the inhabitants would have easy access to the countryside, while at the s
