1、2013年大学生英语竞赛（ NECCS） D类初赛真题试卷及答案与解析 Section A 1 Will Amy stay in Boston all week? （ A） She must check her schedule first. （ B） She must ask the Greens first. （ C） She must ask her parents first. 2 Where does Jenny live? （ A） In Dover. （ B） In Birmingham. （ C） In Brighton. 3 What does Linda want to d
2、rink?4 How much did the stamp of Elvis Presley cost? （ A） 29 cents. （ B） 32 cents. （ C） 35 cents. 5 How does Natalie go to her university? （ A） By taxi. （ B） By car. （ C） By school bus. Section B 6 What is New York famous for? （ A） Squares. （ B） Temples. （ C） Skyscrapers. 7 According to the man, whe
3、re is the tallest skyscraper in the world? （ A） In New York. （ B） In Chicago. （ C） In Los Angeles. 8 Has Joey ever been inside a skyscraper? （ A） Yes, just one time. （ B） Yes, many times. （ C） No, never. 9 What are they going to do tomorrow? （ A） Go sightseeing. （ B） Go swimming. （ C） Go hiking. 10
4、Whats the population of New York city? （ A） 7 million. （ B） 8 million. （ C） 9 million. 11 What is the relationship between the man and the woman? （ A） Doctor and patient. （ B） Librarian and student. （ C） Policeman and passer-by. 12 The woman wanted to find books about_. （ A） famous Americans （ B） we
5、althy Chinese （ C） royal Englishmen 13 Benjamin Franklin was a_. （ A） diplomat （ B） singer （ C） dancer 14 Where is everything that is in the library listed? （ A） In solar system. （ B） In the computer system. （ C） In the public address system. 15 According to the man, the computer will tell you about
6、 the book EXCEPT_. （ A） a short description of the book （ B） the position of the book （ C） the whole book Section C 16 What does Peter Watson do in the museum? （ A） Human Resource Manager. （ B） Public Programs Manager. （ C） Public Relations Manager. 17 How many exhibits does the museum have? （ A） Ab
7、out 40. （ B） Less than 50. （ C） Over 100. 18 Whats the name of the special area for children under the age of 7? （ A） Power your future. （ B） Mathematics. （ C） Kidspace. 19 The “Mathematics“ exhibit area of the museum was first made for_. （ A） the Worlds Fair in New York in 1964 （ B） the Olympic Gam
8、es in Los Angeles in 1984 （ C） the World Economical and Environmental Conference in 2008 20 According to Peter, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? （ A） Visitors to the museum can learn more about science. （ B） Every exhibit is merely designed for the visitors to look at. （ C） The exhibit
9、s show the principles of science in daily lives. Section D 20 Remarkable People What makes a person remarkable? The word “remarkable“ means “【 D1】 _“or “worthy of notice. “ A remarkable person, then, is someone who is unusual, who is worthy of our noticing. Of course being “unusual“ or “worthy of no
10、tice“ does【 D2】 _ mean being famous or【 D3】_. Many famous people are not remarkable, and many people who are truly remarkable are not famous. These people are remarkable because all of them,【 D4】 _and then worked hard to achieve them. Perhaps that is the【 D5】 _of remarkable【 D6】 _people with the cou
11、rage, strength and perseverance to workand keep on workingtoward something that they【 D7】_. As booker T. Washington once said, “ Success is to be measured not so much by the【 D8】_that one has reached in life as by the【 D9】 _which he has overcome while trying to succeed. We can learn a great deal fro
12、m people we consider to be remarkable. We can【 D10】_by their work and their way of being because they enable us to see what is possible in ones life. 21 【 D1】 22 【 D2】 23 【 D3】 24 【 D4】 25 【 D5】 26 【 D6】 27 【 D7】 28 【 D8】 29 【 D9】 30 【 D10】 一、 Part Vocabulary and Structure 31 Whether well hold the s
13、ports meeting depends on the weather, _? （ A） wont we （ B） shant we （ C） doesnt it （ D） wont it 32 In order to prevent the fire spreading, some of the houses nearby _ pulled down before the firemen arrived. （ A） have been （ B） have （ C） had been （ D） had 33 Neither of the young men who had tried to
14、get the job in the company_. （ A） was accepted （ B） were accepting （ C） has been accepted （ D） have been accepted 34 Be careful when you cross the busy street. If not, you may _run over by a car. （ A） have （ B） get （ C） become （ D） turn 35 Now, children, its time you_. （ A） are washing and dressing
15、（ B） are washed and dressed （ C） will wash and dress （ D） were washed and dressed 36 Zhong Nanshan is a famous expert who has_ to_the origin of SARS. （ A） devoted: studying （ B） been devoted: studying （ C） devoted: study （ D） been devoted: study 37 Our country has a_history of 4000 years. （ A） recor
16、ded （ B） recording （ C） record （ D） records 38 _quickly and soon his resignation became the talk of the town. （ A） Words spread （ B） The word was spread （ C） Word spread （ D） A word spread 39 He has been caught_the rain and is wet_the skin. （ A） by: to （ B） in: to （ C） in: through （ D） with: in 40 M
17、y mother bought me a new pair of boots on my birthday_she had promised. （ A） how （ B） what （ C） why （ D） as 41 The goalkeeper is the weak point of the team. Which idiom can be used to describe the goalkeeper? （ A） The goalkeeper is the touch of Midas in the team. （ B） The goalkeeper is the apple of
18、the eye in the team. （ C） The goalkeeper is the Trojan horse in the team. （ D） The goalkeeper is the heel of Achilles in the team. 42 The aim of the journey was to cross the continent of Antarctica from east to west, a distance of 1, 800 miles. And someone in your family, Martin, was on that journey
19、. Who was it? It was my grandfather. _ They left on August 8th, 1914which was the same week the First World War broke out. （ A） Where did they set up camp after the boat sank? （ B） When did they leave for the journey? （ C） Why did they go to Antarctica? （ D） Who were surprised when they arrived? 43
20、So yon dont like poetry? Well, I like listening to the songs, and the songs have poetry in them. _ Well, I can remember this: I wandered lonely as a cloud. （ A） Can you tell me your name? （ B） Do you know who write it? （ C） Can you remember any lines of poetry in English? （ D） Do you read poetry in
21、your spare time? 44 Do you eat breakfast, Tom? _ What about lunch? Oh, I get really hungry by around half past twelve. I have to go and get something to eat, I like a hot lunchmaybe pasta, meat or fish and vegetables. （ A） If I have time I do, but often I dont bother. （ B） That advertisement is a re
22、ally difficult task to complete. （ C） I feel tired in the afternoon! （ D） I suppose my favorite food would have to be chocolate! 45 Come in. Oh, hello, Liang Yu. _ Yes, Professor. I hope its convenient. I just wondered what you thought of my first try. I expect it will need some more work before its
23、 ready. Yes, Im afraid it will. There are certain rules that you should follow when writing a resume. Lets have a look at yours and see where you need to improve. Thank you very much. （ A） Do you drop in to talk about your resume? （ B） Dont you think so? （ C） Whats to be done with those? （ D） What a
24、bout interpersonal skills? 二、 Part Cloze 45 Families Exactly what is a family? Until about 50 years ago, the traditional American family consisted【 C1】 _a working husband, a wife at home, and two or more children. Responsibilities were clearly【 C2】 _(divide)in an American nuclear family. While the h
25、usband was earning a living, the wife was caring for the home and【 C3】 _(raise)the children. Of course, there were【 C4】 _ (except), but this concept of the family was the general rule until the 1960s. Since the 1960s,【 C5】 how_, the family has become more diverse, fragile, and changeable. Americans
26、have accepted differing concepts of families,【 C6】 _(include)single-parent, blended, two-paycheck, interracial, childless, and commuter families. Some critics believe that the American family has suffered【 C7】_(great)because of all the changes in society. According to these critics, the family had b
27、een much stronger before it began to struggle with issues such【 C8】 _divorce, working mothers, gay couples, and unmarried relationships. Todays strongest critics feel that the traditional nuclear family will become rare in the 21st【 C9】 _. Nationwide, however, most Americans believe that the family
28、is going to survive. In fact, almost all major surveys in recent years have found that the American family is as strong as it has ever been. For most Americans, the family continues to provide their deepest source of satisfaction and meaning in life. Thus, although todays family is different from【 C
29、10】 _it used to be, it seems to be thriving. 46 【 C1】 47 【 C2】 48 【 C3】 49 【 C4】 50 【 C5】 51 【 C6】 52 【 C7】 53 【 C8】 54 【 C9】 55 【 C10】 Section A 55 Are Computers Alive? The topic of thought is one area of psychology, and many observers have considered this aspect in connection with robots and compu
30、ters: some of the old worries about AIartificial intelligence were closely linked to the question of whether computers could think. The first massive electronic computers, capable of rapid(if often unreliable)computation and little or no creative activity were soon called “electronic brains. “ A rea
31、ction to this terminology quickly followed. To put them in their place, computers were called “high-speed idiots,“ an effort to protect human vanity. In such a climate, the possibility of computers actually being alive was rarely considered: it was bad enough that computers might be capable of thoug
32、ht. But not everyone realized the implications of the highspeed idiot tag. It has not been pointed out often enough that even the human idiot is one of the most intelligent life forms on Earth. If the early computers were even that intelligent, it was already a remarkable state of affairs. One conse
33、quence of speculation about the possibility of computer thought was that we were forced to examine with new care the idea of thought in general. It soon became clear that we were not sure what we meant by such terms as thought and thinking. We tend to assume that human beings think, some more than o
34、thers, though we often call people thoughtless or unthinking. Dreams cause a problem , partly because they usually happen outside our control. They are obviously some type of mental experience, but are they a type of thinking? And the question of nonhuman life forms adds further problems. Many of us
35、 would maintain that some of the higher animalsdogs, cats, apes, and so onare capable of at least basic thought, but what about fish and insects? It is certainly true that the higher mammals show complex brain activity when tested with the appropriate equipment. If thinking is demonstrated by eviden
36、t electrical activity in the brain, then many animal species are capable of thought. Once we have formulated clear ideas on what thought is in bio-logical creatures, it will be easier to discuss the question of thought in artifacts(人工制品 ). And what is true of thought is also true of many other menta
37、l processes. One of the immense benefits of AI research is that we are being forced to check carefully the working of the human mind. It is already clear that machines have superior mental abilities to many life forms. No fern or oak tree can play chess as well as even the simplest digital computer:
38、 nor can frogs weld(焊接 )car bodies as well as robots. The mechanical manipulator is cleverer in some ways than the three-toed sloth(树獭 ). It seems that, viewed in terms of intellect, the computer should be set well a-bove plants and most animals. Only the higher animals can, it seems, compete with c
39、omputers with regard to intellectand even then with diminishing success.(Examples of this are in the games of chess. Some of the worlds best players are now computers.) 56 The first electronic computers were_. （ A） slow and reliable （ B） large and fast （ C） creative and accurate （ D） unreliable and
40、small 57 In the authors view, mental activities are characteristic of_. （ A） all plants and animals （ B） some animals （ C） human beings alone （ D） computers 58 What does the author say about machines thinking? （ A） It is somewhat possible. （ B） It is totally impossible. （ C） It will not be realized
41、too soon. （ D） It may surpass human thinking someday. 59 The author feels that by calling these early computers “high-speed idiots,“ people were really implying that computers would never be capable of_. 60 The author believes that such words as thought and thinking might come to be better understoo
42、d because of research into_and computers. Section B 60 The Life of Jackie Chan One of the most popular film personalities in the world, Jackie Chan came from a poverty-stricken Hong Kong familyso poor, claims Chan, that he was almost sold in infancy to a wealthy British couple. As it turned out, Cha
43、n became his familys sole support. Enrolled in the Chinese Opera Research Institute at the age of seven, he spent the next decade in rigorous training for a career in the Peking Opera, excelling in martial arts and acrobatics. Billed as Cheng Lung, Chan entered films in his mid-teens, appearing in 2
44、5 productions before his 20th birthday. Starting out as a stunt man, Chan was promoted to stardom as the potential successor to the late Bruce Lee. In his earliest starring films, he was cast as a stone-cold serious type, determined to avenge Lees death. Only when he began playing for laughs did Cha
45、n truly attain full celebrity status. Frequently referred to as the Buster Keaton of kung-fu, Chans outlook on life is a lot more optimistic than Keatons, but in his tireless devotion to the most elaborate of sight gags and the most awe-inspiring of stunts(many of which have nearly cost him his life
46、), Chan is Keaton incarnate. From 1987s The Young Master onward, Chan has usually been his own director and screenwriter. His best Hong Kong-produced films include the nonstop action-fests Project A(1983), Police Story(1985), Armor of God(1986), and the Golden Horse Award-wining Crime Story(1993)not
47、 to mention the multiple sequels of each of the aforementioned titles. Despite his popularity in Europe and Asia, Chan was for many years unable to make a dent in the American market. He tried hard in such films as The big Brawl(1980)and the first two Cannonball Run flicks, but American filmgoers ju
48、st werent buying. At long last, Chan mined U. S. box-office gold with 1996s Rumble in the Bronx, a film so exhilarating that the audience never noticed those distinctly Canadian mountain ranges looming behind the “Bronx“ skyline. Chan remained the most popular Asian actor with the greatest potential
49、 to cross over into the profitable English-Speaking markets, something he again demonstrated when he co-starred with Chris Tucker in the 1998 box-office hit Rush Hour. Chan had another success on his hands with Shanghai Noon, a comedy Western in which he starred as an Imperial Guard dispatched to the Americ
