1、2016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 Which appetizer is recommended? （ A） Tomato soup. （ B） Potato chips. （ C） Garden salad. （ D） Corn. 2 What does the man think of the rug recommended? （ A） Its poor in quality. （ B） It looks to showy. （ C） It costs too much. （ D） Its difficult to cl
2、ean. 3 Whats the mans problem? （ A） There is a hole in his kitchen roof. （ B） His kitchen sink is leaking. （ C） He cant open his kitchen door. （ D） He is feeling sick in the kitchen. 4 What does the man think of the episode? （ A） Exciting. （ B） Enjoyable. （ C） Violent. （ D） Boring. 5 What will the m
3、an most probably do next? （ A） Walk straight ahead to the Ladies Wear Section. （ B） Take the escalator up to the 4th floor. （ C） Take a look at the gloves that have just come in. （ D） Call his mom to ask for her opinion. Section B 6 What is Kathy expected to do? （ A） Cook for the show. （ B） Clear up
4、 litter after the show. （ C） Host the charity show. （ D） Take part in the talent show. 7 Where will the charity show be held? （ A） In a park. （ B） In a church. （ C） On a sports ground. （ D） On a square. 8 What is Kathys mother good at? （ A） Playing cards. （ B） Telling jokes. （ C） Playing the clarine
5、t. （ D） Dancing and juggling. 9 How long will the talent show take? （ A） About 1 hour. （ B） About 2 hours. （ C） About 3 hours. （ D） About 4 hours. 10 What did Diana feel upon marrying into the Royal Family? （ A） She felt lucky and proud of herself. （ B） She felt she wasnt prepared for it. （ C） She f
6、elt worried not knowing what was lying ahead. （ D） She was looking forward to becoming Queen someday. 11 What was most daunting to Diana after her marriage? （ A） The medias constant attention to her. （ B） The rigid rules of the Royal Family. （ C） Her various responsibilities as Princess. （ D） Queen
7、Elizabeth IIs indifference to her. 12 How did Diana feel about her daily front-page appearance in newspapers? （ A） She felt supported by the public. （ B） She felt she didnt deserve it. （ C） She felt somewhat isolated. （ D） She felt she was being made use of. 13 How did Diana handle the transition fr
8、om an ordinary girl to the most talked-about woman in the world? （ A） She often turned to her husband for advice and help. （ B） She listened to opinions of the Royal Family members. （ C） She read a lot about the history of the Royal Family. （ D） She saw herself as a product on a shelf that sold well
9、. 14 What did Diana mean by saying “I swam“? （ A） She decided to learn new things to divert her attention. （ B） She decided to face the media whenever necessary. （ C） She tried to avoid public attention as much as possible. （ D） She tried hard to adjust herself to the new situation. 15 What happened
10、 to Diana after her six-week visit with her husband to Australia and New Zealand? （ A） She began to see things differently. （ B） She became interested in charity. （ C） She dared to face up to any challenge. （ D） She realized the meaning of life. Section C 16 Why did Mourinho leave Chelsea club? （ A）
11、 He had disagreements with the club. （ B） He behaved badly in a recent match. （ C） He didnt win the league title. （ D） He wasnt satisfied with the salary. 17 What is Greeces attitude toward plans for new European border force? （ A） Enthusiastic. （ B） Cautious. （ C） Hostile. （ D） Wait-and-see. 18 Wha
12、t is the main idea of the news? （ A） Volkswagen recalled all its vehicles overseas with defective engines. （ B） Volkswagen was fined $20 million by South Korea. （ C） Volkswagen suffered no losses in its market overseas. （ D） Volkswagen was ordered to recall vehicles with emission problems. 19 What w
13、as the reaction of New York authorities towards the security threat? （ A） They closed down the citys school system. （ B） They didnt think the information believable. （ C） They immediately called peoples attention to it. （ D） They placed several suspects under control. 20 What do we learn from the ne
14、ws? （ A） A tap dance performed by the songbird cant be observed. （ B） Few researchers have conducted studies of the songbird. （ C） Both male and female songbirds can perform a tap dance. （ D） A songbirds mate is always wooed by the sight and sound. Section D 20 The Pitman Shorthand System Distance l
15、earning was called【 D1】 _courses more than 150 years ago. Pitman began teaching the courses of【 D2】 _by mail with the development of a reliable postal system in 1840. This idea was introduced to the U. S. and adapted to【 D3】 _languages. The Open University It was established in【 D4】 _and offered cou
16、rses through mail. Each student had a【 D5】 _to help them with the course work. It develops fast and offers the courses using the Internet,【 D6】 _, satellite broadcast and email. It is now Britains largest【 D7】 _, with more than 200,000 people studying its courses every year. John Hendricks and the D
17、iscovery Channel Discovery Channel is the first cable TV channel exclusively devoted to【 D8】_and nature programmers in June 1985. The companys programmes now reach over 150 million subscribers in more than【 D9】 _countries. And the Discovery Channels【 D10】 _, educational approach proves that TV is no
18、t just about mindless entertainment. 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 _both sides accept the arrangement _ a lasting peace be established in the region. （ A） Only if.will （ B） If only.would （ C） Should.will
19、 （ D） Unless.would 32 Had William received five more votes in the last election, he_our chairman now. （ A） would have been （ B） must have been （ C） were （ D） would be 33 We think it possible_the local government will be able to solve the housing problem. （ A） for （ B） that （ C） when （ D） how 34 The
20、speaker attempted to explain it in such a way that it would be_to an outsider. （ A） intelligible （ B） invariable （ C） plausible （ D） permissible 35 My reading in later life has supplied me with some possible explanations of his_. （ A） temperature （ B） temperament （ C） temptation （ D） tempera 36 When
21、 he leaves the company next year he_for this company for thirty years. （ A） will be working （ B） will work （ C） has worked （ D） will have worked 37 Thirty-nine Steps is one of the most exciting films_directed by Alfred Hitchcock. （ A） which was （ B） that was （ C） that were （ D） which were 38 The sch
22、ool board listened quietly as John read the demands that his followers_for. （ A） are demonstrating （ B） demonstrate （ C） had been demonstrating （ D） have demonstrated 39 Bill: Have you moved into your new house yet, Michael? Michael: We just moved in yesterday, actually. Bill: So, what do you think
23、about the place? Are you glad that you moved in? Michael: Its great! Unfortunately, were going to spend a fortune doing everything up. Bill: _ Michael: Oh, yes. Our windows let plenty of natural light in. Theyve also got wonderful views of the park behind our house. （ A） Is your house well-lit? （ B）
24、 Is it just off the ring road? （ C） Do you have a big yard? （ D） Does it have a rich history? 40 Mike: Do you know if theres a convenience store around here? Jessica: _. The closest one is on the 3rd street, but its probably closed now. Mike: I really need to get some things before I leave. Jessica:
25、 Well, you could go down to the 22nd street. There are lots of stores down there that are open 24 hours a day. Mike: Can I take the subway to get there? Jessica: Yes, but thatll probably take about half an hour. You should just take a cab. （ A） Its not that far. （ B） I dont think theres one around h
26、ere. （ C） Its right next to it, on the right. （ D） No, from here I think its only about 5 dollars. 41 The “Father of Waters“ is used to refer to_. （ A） the Amazon River （ B） the Mississippi River （ C） the Nile River （ D） the Hudson River 42 Which of the following is Britains oldest daily newspaper?（
27、 A） The Daily Telegraph. （ B） The Guardian. （ C） The News of the World. （ D） The Times. 43 The English Civil War, also called the Puritan Revolution, is generally regarded as the beginning of modern_history. （ A） European （ B） English （ C） world （ D） British 44 By tradition, the leader of the majori
28、ty party is appointed_by the Sovereign in the United Kingdom. （ A） Prime Minister （ B） Member of Parliament （ C） Lord of Appeal （ D） Speaker of the House 45 The Catcher in the Rye is written by_. （ A） J.D. Salinger （ B） Jack London （ C） Flannery OConnor （ D） Saul Bellow 二、 Part Reading Comperhension
29、 45 Shopping malls are symbols of suburban life in the United States. The idea for this most American of architectural landmarks, however, came from a European immigrant, Victor Gruen. Victor Gruen grew up in Vienna, Austria, studying architecture at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, the same school
30、that had previously turned down a fledging artist named Adolf Hitler. At night, Gruen performed theatre in smoke-filled cafes around the city. When Hitlers Nazis invaded Austria in 1938, Gruen decided to emigrate. One of his theatre friends posing as an officer in a Nazi uniform drove Gruen and his
31、wife to the airport. They took the first plane they could catch to Zurich, Switzerland, made their way to England, and then obtained passage on a ship bound for New York. They landed in the United States, as Gruen later remembered, “ with an architects degree, eight dollars, and no English. “ One da
32、y, Gruen went for a walk in midtown Manhattan and ran into an old friend from Vienna who wanted to open a leather-goods boutique on Fifth Avenue. Gruen agreed to design it, and the result was a revolutionary storefront, with a kind of mini-arcade in the entranceway: six exquisite glass cases, spotli
33、ghts, and faux marble, with green corrugated glass on the ceiling. It was a “ customer trap“. This was a brand-new idea in American retail design, particularly on Fifth Avenue, where all the storefronts were facing the street. The critics raved. Gruen designed Ciros on Fifth Avenue, Stecklers on Bro
34、adway, Paris Decorators on the Bronx Concourse, and eleven branches of the California clothing chain Graysons. In the early 1950s, he designed an outdoor shopping centre called Northland, outside Detroit, Michigan. It covered one hundred and sixty-three acres and had nearly ten thousand parking spac
35、es. This was little more than a decade and a half since he had stepped off the boat. When Gruen watched the bulldozers break ground, he turned to his partner and said. “Weve got a lot of nerve. “ Gruens most famous creation was his next project, in the town of Edina, just outside Minneapolis , Minne
36、sota. It was called Southdale Mall. Until then, most shopping centres had been what architects like to call “ extroverted,“ meaning that store windows and entrances faced both the parking area and the interior pedestrian walkways. Southdale was “introverted“ the exterior walls were blank, and all th
37、e activity was focused on the inside. Suburban shopping centres had always been in the open, with stores connected by outdoor passageways. Gruen had the radical ideas of putting the whole complex under one roof, with air-conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter. Work on Southdale began i
38、n 1954. It cost twenty million dollars and took two years to construct. It had seventy-two stores and two anchor department stores, Donaldsons on one end and Daytons on the other. Almost every other major shopping centre was on a single level, which made for long walks. Gruens approach was to put st
39、ores on two levels, connected by escalators and fed by two tiered parking. In the middle, he put a kind of town square: a “garden court“ under skylight, with a fishpond, enormous sculpted trees, a twenty-one-foot cage filled with brightly colored birds, balconies with hanging plants, and a cafe. The
40、 result was a sensation. Journalists from all of the countrys top publications came for Southdales opening. “The Splashiest Centre in the U. S. ,“ wrote one magazine. “A pleasure dome with parking,“ cheered another. One journalist announced that overnight Southdale had become an integral “ part of t
41、he American Way. “ It simulated a magnetic urban downtown area in the middle of suburbia: the variety, the individuality, the lights, the color, and the crowds. This downtown essence was enhanced by all kinds of things that ought to be there if downtown areas werent so noisy and dirty and chaotic, s
42、uch as sidewalk cafes, art, islands of planting, and pretty paving. Other shopping centres, however pleasant, seemed provincial in contrast with the real thing, the citys downtown. In Minneapolis, however, it was the downtown that appeared small and provincial in contrast to Southdales metropolitan
43、characters. One person who wasnt dazzled by Gruens concept was the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. “What is this, a railroad station or a bus station?“ he asked, when he came for a tour of Southdale. “Youve got a garden court that has all the evils of the village street and none of its charm. “
44、 No one listened to Frank Lloyd Wright. When it came to malls, it was only Victor Gruens vision that mattered. Questions 56 to 60 Mark each statement as either true(T)or false(F)according to the passage. 46 Victor Gruen studied architecture in the same school as Adolf Hitler did. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALS
45、E 47 Gruen was known for designing storefronts that functioned like “customer traps“. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 48 Southdale was the first regional shopping centre in the United States. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 49 When it opened, Southdale was widely praised by many publications and the public. （ A） TRUE （ B
46、） FALSE 50 The well-known architect Frank Lloyd Wright considered Southdale to be a charming model for the future. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 50 Read the following passage. Choose from the sentences A G the one which best fits each gap of 61 65. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.
47、For many of us, our days are spent glued to our computers by day, our smartphones by night. 【 R1】 _But, our reliance on technology is also harming our sight, experts have warned. So widespread is the problem, that 65 percent of Americans now suffer “digital eye strain“ , they said. Symptoms include
48、dry, irritated eyes, blurred vision, eye fatigue, headaches and neck and back pain, according to a report from The Vision Council. Furthermore, 90 percent of patients fail to talk to their opticians about the extent of their digital use. 【 R2】 _The report reveals that digital eye strain encompasses
49、the physical discomfort felt after two or more hours in front of a digital screen. It is commonly associated with close to mid-range distance of digital screens, including desktop and laptop computers, smartphones, tablets and e-readers. 【 R3】 _Eight out of every 10 people suffering the affliction use two or more devices simultaneously, the report found. Furthermore, 96 percent of p
