1、2013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 Why does the man want an early appointment? （ A） Because he mustnt eat before he goes for the appointment. （ B） Because he doesnt feel like eating breakfast that morning. （ C） Because he wants to see the doctor without taking time off work. 2 Why is th
2、e man dissatisfied with the college? （ A） Hes got problems in study last term and it further affects him this term. （ B） His professor changes the timetable of lectures very often. （ C） Hes unhappy with the time arrangement of the lectures. 3 How many students would take part in the school orientati
3、on tour this semester? （ A） About 60. （ B） Over 100. （ C） More than 200. 4 Where does the conversation probably take place? （ A） At a news agency. （ B） At an airport. （ C） In a handbag shop. 5 What does the man think of real coffee? （ A） Coffee companies sell it in cafeterias. （ B） It is very diffic
4、ult and inexpensive to make at home. （ C） It obviously differs from instant coffee in taste. Section B 6 How can Mark speak Bussian now? （ A） He can speak it very well even without accent. （ B） His accent is so strong that nobody understands him. （ C） It is his best foreign language but he doesnt sp
5、eak it as well as before. 7 Mark can speak seven languages excluding_. （ A） Polish （ B） Italian （ C） German 8 What is the magic secret of Marks mastery of seven languages? （ A） He just enjoys learning languages and speaking with people from other countries. （ B） He has the motivation to visit other
6、countries and communicate with people there. （ C） He has a strong memory for words and phrases especially in foreign films. 9 Does Mark think it is helpful to learn new languages with a knowledge of languages in that family? （ A） No, he thinks it always causes confusion. （ B） Yes, it is helpful but
7、sometimes he mixes them in use. （ C） Yes, he says the more languages he knows, the more new languages he can learn. 10 Why was Mark only able to order breakfast in French during his stay in France? （ A） Because he couldnt understand what others said. （ B） Because he was too nervous to talk with peop
8、le in French. （ C） Because he had not learned much French before. 11 According to David, what does a safer and more controlled world lead to? （ A） The need to stay safe at all costs. （ B） The demand for risk-taking sports. （ C） Fewer people talking unnecessary risks. 12 Which is the benefit of risk
9、sports that David mentioned? （ A） They make people less aggressive. （ B） They encourage an extrovert outlook. （ C） They enable people to take risks in other ways. 13 Why do bungee jumpers particularly enjoy the sport? （ A） They fall really fast at first, and then slowly. （ B） They enjoy the thrill o
10、f releasing adrenalin. （ C） They like the high-risk reputation of bungee-jumping. 14 How do some people escape from routine daily life according to David? （ A） They simply stay at home and watch TV. （ B） They try to eliminate risks to guarantee their safety. （ C） They turn to some scary things for s
11、ensation. 15 Why are extroverts more likely to take part in risk sports? （ A） They are generally adventurous. （ B） They enjoy the feeling of overcoming anxiety. （ C） They like the attention they get during risk sports. Section C 16 What is the most likely risk in the coming decade according to the W
12、orld Economic Forums Global Risks 2013? （ A） Marked income difference among people. （ B） Estimated food and water shortage. （ C） Rapid spread of extremism and terrorism. 17 What is the new proposal from the EU Commission concerning cigarette packs? （ A） Health warnings on cigarette packs sold in the
13、 EU can appear both in text and pictures. （ B） Cigarette packs sold in the EU are not allowed to have company branding on the packet. （ C） Cigarette packs sold in the EU must have 3/4 of the packet covered with health warnings. 18 Which of the pictures below shows a lower risk of early death accordi
14、ng to the new research?19 Why are UK universities launching an online project? （ A） To compete with US universities in student enrollment. （ B） To share their education courses with US universities. （ C） To carry out researches on the use of computers in education. 20 What has the UN Security Counci
15、l decided to do to deal with the problem in Mali? （ A） Force the Mali government to accept peaceful reconciliation with the rebels. （ B） Offer food aid to the people in northern Mali. （ C） Send a military force there to fight Islamists in northern Mali. Section D 20 All countries have laws saying wh
16、ich drugs people can and cannot use. In a typical country, most medicines are available only with a doctors【 D1】 _and certain drugs, such as marijuana, cocaine, and heroin, are illegal under all circumstances. Such restrictions reflect the belief that increased drug use, even if it were legal, would
17、 lead to increases in crime,【 D2】 _, and other social ills. One nation that goes against this trend is the Netherlands, where the open use of “soft“ drugs is tolerated. The Dutch have a strong tradition of personal liberty. The individuals freedom of choice is highly valued. Most people in the Nethe
18、rlands believe the government should stay out of personal decisions, including the decision whether to use drugs. The Dutch government does not stay totally out of such decision, but it does take a much more【 D3】 _than almost any other state. Since 1976, the law in the Netherlands has【 D4】 _soft dru
19、gs and hard drugs, such as heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamines. Laws permit soft drugs to be sold in coffee shops and used in hash bars, which can sell school as well as soft drugs. More than 200 coffee shops in Amsterdam alone【 D5】 _sell soft drugs. There are limits, however. No more than five gr
20、ams of a controlled drug may be sold in a【 D6】_and the buyer must be at least 18 years old. The coffee shop may not advertise the marijuana it sells. No person may grow more than five marijuana plants. All hard drugs are banned. Arguments in favour of legalised marijuana are many.【 D7】 _ say marijua
21、na is no more dangerous than alcohol which is legal in most nations. They also point out the【 D8】 _ medical reasons for drug use: to alleviate the discomfort of an eye disease called glaucoma or nausea resulting from chemotherapy used to treat some cancers. On a very practical level, legalisation ac
22、tivists say that hugely expensive anti-marijuana【 D9】 _ have never worked. Instead of spending millions of dollars to keep people from using this mild drug, the government should collect taxes on it and【 D10】 _gain more control of how and where it is used. 21 【 D1】 22 【 D2】 23 【 D3】 24 【 D4】 25 【 D5
23、】 26 【 D6】 27 【 D7】 28 【 D8】 29 【 D9】 30 【 D10】 一、 Part Vocabulary and Structure 31 She was on her_throughout the job interview because she didnt want to say anything stupid. （ A） defence （ B） care （ C） caution （ D） guard 32 He has been with the company for 30 years, but the management has now decid
24、ed to_ with his services. （ A） discard （ B） dispense （ C） dispose （ D） dismiss 33 To the disappointment of the whole country the national team was_in the first round of the international tournament. （ A） excluded （ B） eliminated （ C） suspended （ D） segmented 34 Dr. Jones theory had been the orthodox
25、y in the field for 50 years until a young scholar _every argument of the theory in a famous paper. （ A） confront （ B） confounded （ C） refuted （ D） renounced 35 _every effort has been made to ensure that the details in this brochure are correct, the company cannot accept responsibility for any late c
26、hanges. （ A） Even （ B） While （ C） Nevertheless （ D） Whereas 36 In this part of town, people are only worried about keeping up with_. （ A） the Johnsons （ B） the Smiths （ C） the Joneses （ D） the Williams 37 The general public depends upon television to know about world affairs but unfortunately the TV
27、 reports sometimes_the reality. （ A） misrepresent （ B） tramper （ C） disrupt （ D） mistake 38 _, street features such as fountains, steps and even cobbled roadways, are being excluded from our streets because of the risk of accidents. （ A） Technically （ B） Surprisingly （ C） Financially （ D） Logically
28、39 For some people, it may be_to remember what they have just read _recall where they left their car keys. （ A） much easier: than to （ B） probable: as （ C） better: than （ D） so easy: just as 40 “If you dont mind, Id sooner you_your violin somewhere else,“ my landlord cried. （ A） would practise （ B）
29、practise （ C） had practised （ D） practised 41 _our money back in a reasonable manner failed, we had to resort threats. （ A） When asking for （ B） While we asked for （ C） Having asked for （ D） If we ask for 42 The president ordered that the stadium_finished before the National Day but the engineer kne
30、w very clearly that it was almost impossible for it_in so short a time. （ A） be: to do （ B） be: to be done （ C） should be: to be doing （ D） will be: to have done 43 The dinosaurs probably became extinct after a giant asteroid hit the Earth about 65 million years ago. But what_if this asteroid_? （ A）
31、 would have happened: had missed （ B） would happen: missed （ C） happened: would miss （ D） was happening: missed 44 Are your printers easy to use? You see, weve managed without one up to now. Why are there so many knobs and buttons? _In fact, theyre entirely automatic. （ A） Whatever you think it is.
32、（ B） Sorry to disappoint you. （ C） They couldnt be easier. （ D） It is the cheapest one. 45 Hello, John. Hows your latest book going? I mean the one youre writing on the Loch Ness monster. Well, _. Oh dear. Whys that? Well, the inspirations there but everything else is wrong. One day I tire myself ou
33、t with the writing and the next day I can hardly keep myself awake. （ A） its going rather slowly at present （ B） Ive finished it now （ C） Nobody has found the monster yet （ D） The editor asked me to stop writing 二、 Part Cloze 45 The opium poppy is a bright flower, usually red or orange, that grows t
34、o a【 C1】h_of about 75 -90 centimetres. In the wild, it usually grows in huge clusters, sometimes covering an entire field. Humans have cultivated this flower for thousands of years,【 C2】 b_for its beauty and for the powerful chemicals it produces. It is not【 C3】 sur_that an ancient human eventually
35、tasted opium, the dried juice of the poppy. Many people【 C4】 _(mistake)believe that the juice comes only from the seedpods, and only at a certain time of year. The juice does not pool up the seedpod just before the seed ripen, but it flows【 C5】 thr_the rest of the plant as well. The stem and seed ca
36、psules leak this milky juice easily if the plant is knocked down or the stem is broken. The dried juice forms a brown crust that is easy to see. Someone searching for food was probably【 C6】 hu_enough to risk tasting the dried material. He or she was probably surprised by the result. The first opium-
37、eater has had a long sleep before being able to tell anyone else about the poppy. Its【 C7】 sci_name, papa-ver somniferum, means “ sleep-bringing poppy “.【 C8】 _ (sleep)is one of the best-known side-effects of ingesting opium. Ancient Greek art often showed Hypnos, the god of sleep, with poppies in h
38、is hands. The same images were associated with Somnus, the Roman god of sleep. This【 C9】_(connect)of poppies with sleep carried through to one of the most popular books and movies of 20th-century America. In the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, a girl named Dorothy and her friends are trying to find a w
39、izard who can help them get the things they need. An【 C10】 ev_witch tries to stop them. One of the witchs tricks is to put Dorothy and all her friends to sleepby leading them into a beautiful, dangerous field of bright poppies. 46 【 C1】 47 【 C2】 48 【 C3】 49 【 C4】 50 【 C5】 51 【 C6】 52 【 C7】 53 【 C8】
40、54 【 C9】 55 【 C10】 Section A 55 Nowadays, most people realise that its risky to use credit card online. However, from time to time, we all use passwords and government ID numbers on the Web. We think we are safe, but that may not be true I A new kind of attack is being used by dishonest people to st
41、eal ID and credit card numbers from innocent websurfers. This new kind of attack is called “ phishing“. Phishing sounds the same as the word “fishing“ , and it implies a thief is trying to lure people into giving away valuable information. How can phishers lure people to do this? Like real fishermen
42、, they use bait in the form of great online deals or services. For example, phishers might use fake emails and false websites to con people into revealing credit card numbers, account usernames, and passwords. They imitate well-known banks, online sellers, and credit card companies. Successful phish
43、ers may convince as many as 5 percent of the people they contact to respond and give away their personal financial information. Is this really a big problem? Actually, tricking 5 percent of the online population is huge! Currently , more than 350 million people have access to the Internet, and 75 pe
44、rcent of those Internet users live in the wealthiest countries on Earth. It has been estimated that phishers send more than 3 billion scam messages each year. Even by tricking only 5 percent of the people, phishers can make a lot of money. Since there is so much money to make through this kind of sc
45、am, it has caught the interest of more than just small-time crooks. Recently, police tracked down members of an organised phishing group in Eastern Europe who had stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars from people online. The group created official-looking email messages requesting people to update
46、 their personal information at an international banks website. However, the link to the bank in the message actually sent people to the phishers fake website. To make matters worse, further investigation revealed that this group had connections with a crime in Russia. How can innocent websurfers pro
47、tect themselves? Above all, they have to learn to recognize email that has been sent by a phisher. Always be wary of any email with urgent requests for personal financial information. Phishers typically write upsetting or exciting but fake statements in their emails so that people will reply right a
48、way. Also, messages from phishers will not address recipients by name because they really dont know who the recipients are yet. On the other hand, valid messages from your bank or other companies you normally deal with typically include your personal name. Giving personal information over the Intern
49、et has always been full of【 A1】 _but now its even more so with the new Internet scam, phishing. Phishers first lure,【 A2】_websurfers into a scam by making up fake emails. With this bait they lure some of the people they contact to give away personal financial【 A3】 _while there are millions of people surfing the Internet, phishers may make a lot of
