1、2016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 What makes Steve so happy? （ A） The woman bought him a gift. （ B） He passed his driving test. （ C） He had a pleasant journey. （ D） He got an “A“ in his English test. 2 With whom will Laurel go for a holiday? （ A） Jim. （ B） Her brother. （ C） Her mother.
2、 （ D） Her father. 3 What is probably Richards profession? （ A） Pilot. （ B） Teacher. （ C） Driver. （ D） Weatherman. 4 What are the speakers going to do? （ A） Go to a movie. （ B） Go shopping. （ C） Go for a walk. （ D） Watch TV. 5 Why doesnt the man want to attend the event? （ A） He will be busy with his
3、 homework. （ B） He has to take care of his pet. （ C） He isnt sure how he can help. （ D） He doesnt like animals. Section B 6 What is Stuart planning to do with his friends? （ A） Go for a drive and have a picnic. （ B） Watch a football match. （ C） See a movie and have dinner. （ D） Go to the library and
4、 borrow some books. 7 Why does Amy say she cant go with Stuart? （ A） She has to study for an exam. （ B） She has to do a part-time job. （ C） She has to attend a party. （ D） She has a lot of homework to do. 8 What are they going to do at the end of the evening? （ A） Watch a video. （ B） Have a party. （
5、 C） Play some games. （ D） Have some coffee. 9 How is Amy going to the activity? （ A） Shes going to drive her car. （ B） Sara is giving her a ride. （ C） Shes going to take the bus. （ D） Stuart is giving her a ride. 10 What time does Amy want to be home? （ A） At 10: 30 p. m. （ B） At 11: 00 p. m. （ C） A
6、t 11:30 p. m. （ D） At midnight. 11 Why doesnt Mark like London? （ A） There are always traffic jams. （ B） It is too busy and things are not cheap. （ C） The weather there is bad. （ D） There are too many tourists all the year round. 12 What is Marks favourite place in England? （ A） Big Ben. （ B） Trafal
7、gar Square. （ C） Buckingham Palace. （ D） The Lake District. 13 Who is Peter Rabbit? （ A） He is a character in a fairy tale. （ B） He is Beatrice Potters son. （ C） He was born in the Lake District. （ D） He was from Yorkshire. 14 What is said about the Lake District? （ A） It is located in the South of
8、England. （ B） The hotels there are not very well organised. （ C） There arent many pubs and inns. （ D） It is not a big area, so one can travel there by car. 15 Which of the places is NOT mentioned by Mark? （ A） Yorkshire. （ B） Cambridge. （ C） Oxford. （ D） Stratford-upon-Avon. Section C 16 Why is John
9、 sad? （ A） He has a miserable childhood. （ B） He misses friends from his community. （ C） He does not want to leave the island. （ D） He does not like to hear the sea at night. 17 What do we learn about people on the island? （ A） They enjoy the islands beautiful weather. （ B） They have no contact with
10、 the outside world. （ C） They have to work until very late at night. （ D） They have a strong love for their own culture. 18 What kind of life did Carteret islanders use to live? （ A） Simple and peaceful. （ B） Poor and unhappy. （ C） Isolated from the outside world. （ D） Difficult to survive. 19 What
11、is the root cause of all the problems now on the island? （ A） Fresh water shortage. （ B） Global warming. （ C） Inadequate food supply. （ D） Various diseases. 20 What does the speaker say may happen to the islanders when they relocate? （ A） They may not be able to live and work together anymore. （ B）
12、They may not be able to keep their cultural traditions. （ C） They may have better food and shelter. （ D） They may find better ways to survive. Section D 20 In 2003, Matt Harding, a video game designer working in Australia , decided to leave his job and travel around Southeast Asia with his friend Br
13、ad. Like most people travelling【 D1】 _, they took photos and filmed short video clips of the places they visited. One day in Hanoi, Brad suggested that Matt do a silly dance【 D2】 _the camera. Matt, thinking the idea was【 D3】 _, a- greed and from there, the idea【 D4】 _. Matt made a video showing his
14、silly dances all around the world and put it onto his blog. 【 D5】 _, more and more people began to talk about him. Matts bad dancing video, watched by【 D6】_people, became an Internet sensation. Matt was【 D7】 _by a chewing gum company. They loved his clips and wanted him to make a video for them. In
15、2006, Matt made a round-the-world tour sponsored by the company. But this time, something changed. Matt performed his silly dance in Rwanda. He inspired some Rwandan【 D8】 _ watching him to dance, too. Suddenly, Matt had a new mission. He didnt want to dance around the world: he wanted to dance with
16、the world. Matts new videos, made in 2008 and 2012, have a sense of【 D9】 _. They show crowds of people dancing and laughing together. In each place, he tried to learn new dances and persuade people to【 D10】 _with him. Matt says. “It helps to remind people that were all the same and we dont need to b
17、e so afraid of each other. “ 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 I would be_if you could send me some information about the summer courses at your school. （ A） ambitious （ B） generous （ C） grateful （ D） carefu
18、l 32 Living with Bill was fun. We soon found out that we had a lot_and quickly became close friends. （ A） at large （ B） in common （ C） at will （ D） in advance 33 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire sold 372,775 copies in the UK alone on the first day of its release, _made it the fastest-selling book
19、 in_history. （ A） that: the （ B） which: / （ C） it: the （ D） what: / 34 It was reported that the house_and a lot of things_. （ A） broke into: had stolen （ B） had broken into: been stolen （ C） has broken into: has been stolen （ D） had been broken into: had been stolen 35 Vanessa-Maes hard work_when sh
20、e became the youngest person ever to enter the Royal College of Music. （ A） paid off （ B） took off （ C） turned off （ D） set off 36 A new report says that the enjoyment of a meal doesnt_what you eat, _where you eat it. （ A） cope with: and （ B） take notice of: and （ C） give rise to: but （ D） depend on
21、: but 37 If Alice_her mothers advice, she_such a mistake. （ A） had taken, wouldnt have made （ B） took: shouldnt make （ C） takes: doesnt make （ D） has taken: wouldnt make 38 _all the preparations, the Smiths set off on their New Year journey to Paris. （ A） Have made （ B） Having made （ C） Having been
22、made （ D） Making 39 Good morning, Mr. Gennaro, please take a seat. Thanks. _ No, I found the address very easily. I checked it out yesterday. （ A） Why were you so late? （ B） Have you ever been here? （ C） Did you have any problem getting here? （ D） How did you get here? 40 Hello, Mr. Dawsons office.
23、_ Im afraid he isnt here today. Would you like to leave a message? No, thank you. （ A） Where is he going? （ B） Can you put me through to Mr. Dawson? （ C） Why are you calling? （ D） Whos that? 41 The word Renaissance is from the French language, meaning “_“. （ A） repetition （ B） rebirth （ C） literatur
24、e （ D） great achievement 42 Which of the following is a tragedy written by Shakespeare? （ A） Twelfth Night. （ B） The Merchant of Venice. （ C） Hamlet. （ D） As You Like It. 43 Higher education in the United States began with the founding of_in 1636. （ A） Massachusetts Institute of Technology （ B） Yale
25、 University （ C） Harvard College （ D） Princeton University 44 The first Thanksgiving Day in the U. S. was set on November 26, 1789 by_. （ A） George Washington （ B） Abraham Lincoln （ C） Thomas Jefferson （ D） Andrew Jackson 45 _is the first citizen of the Peoples Republic of China to receive the Nobel
26、 Prize in natural sciences. （ A） Mo Yan （ B） Lu Xun （ C） Qian Xuesen （ D） Tu Youyou 二、 Part Cloze 45 Against a background of giant columns with images of pyramids hung dozens of Chinese red lanterns. Chinese and Egyptian performers【 C1】 _(highlight)their ancient but unique cultures at a square befor
27、e the 3 ,400-year-old Luxor Temple. They sang【 C2】 _praise of their mother rivers, the Yellow and the Nile. They played the traditional musical【 C3】 inst_ of their countries. The event on January 21,2016,【 C4】 _(entitle)Two Great Civilizations: Dialogues, marked the opening of the 2016 Sino-Egyptian
28、 Culture Year to commemorate the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic ties. Egypt was the【 C5】 _(one)Arab and African country to recognize the Peoples Republic of China. The presence of President Xi Jinping,【 C6】 _is visiting the Middle East, and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, stress
29、ed the great【 C7】 atte_paid to cultural exchanges. Xi said China and Egypt, as two of the【 C8】 _(old)human civilizations, should strengthen their cultural and people-to-people exchanges. Culture ministers of the two countries both emphasised the long history of cultural exchanges【 C9】 _their countri
30、es. They said that the cultural year is a means to intensify the nations already strong cultural ties. More than 100 cultural events covering entertainment, music, movies, exhibitions, literature and book publication will be held【 C10】 thr_the year. 46 【 C1】 47 【 C2】 48 【 C3】 49 【 C4】 50 【 C5】 51 【
31、C6】 52 【 C7】 53 【 C8】 54 【 C9】 55 【 C10】 Section A 55 Internet entrepreneur Carl Churchill describes himself as “a normal 19-year-old“ , except that his Internet technology company is currently making 1 million a year. Whats more, his name is on The Rich List 2020. The Rich List 2020 is a list of tw
32、enty young people who are expected to make a lot of money by 2020. Other names include famous actors and football stars. But at the very top of the list is Carl Churchill. He is expected to make an amazing 100 million by 2020. Churchill is 19, but he is not famous or particularly “cool“. He runs an
33、IT empire. The main thing it does is to help big businesses connect to the Internet, check emails for viruses and block spam, all at very high speeds. But success does not come easily. It involves long working days, doing business from 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. , and sometimes making difficult decisions. H
34、e then spends two or three hours at night dealing with his programmers. And, finally, a few hours sleep at the house he owns in Milton Keynes. He says, “On one occasion I worked three days without stoppingno sleep. “ He smiles at the memory. Is he happy with the progress the company has made? “Weve
35、made some mistakes but its all going pretty well now. I hope the business will be able to grow steadily over the next few years. “ How does he feel about all the money hes making? “Well, I dont go out a lot like some of my friends, but it does mean I can do things that I couldnt do a few years ago.
36、Ive just bought a new car but thats about it really. I think its important to save for the future. You never know what will happen. “ Questions 5660 Decide the following statements are true(T)or false(F)according to the passage. 56 Carl Churchill thinks that he is quite different from other teenager
37、s. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 57 The Rich List 2020 consists of young people who have made a lot of money. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 58 To be so successful, Carl Churchill needs to work long hours. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 59 Carl Churchills company is having a difficult time now. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 60 Carl Chur
38、chill doesnt have as much social life as his friends. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE Section B 60 Today, nearly everyone agrees that it is wrong to treat someone differently because of their race or background. But sadly these arent the only forms of unfair treatment in society. Prejudice against teenagers is
39、 both widespread and largely ignored. 【 B1】 _They frequently describe young people as being lazy, arrogant and stupid. Many also present teenagers as dangerous! One survey found that over 70% of news articles about young people were critical, and a third of these stories related to crimes. 【 B2】 _So
40、me go further, and actively seek to restrict their behavior. For instance, retailers may put up notices saying “maximum of two students permitted at any one time. “ If they wrote “women“ instead, theyd be asked to remove the signs immediately! 【 B3】 _ But their argument is factually incorrect. In re
41、ality, around three quarters of shoplifters are adults. Should we ban over-eighteen-year-olds from stores instead? 【 B4】 _But this low figure is one which little interests the media. Why? Perhaps its because editors have other numbers to think of, such as profit margins. Bad news sells. Headlines li
42、ke “ Over 40% of teenagers support charities“ simply are not as exciting! 【 B5】 _Its other, more important duty is to report the truth. Journalists need to raise awareness of different aspects of teenagers livesand politicians, businesses, teachers and parents need to listen. Are all blue-eyed peopl
43、e the same? Of course not. If 10% of blue-eyed people break the law, then should we stop trusting everyone with blue eyes? So why do we assume that all the young people are “bad“ , just because a few misbehave? Its time to start treating teenagers the way they deserve. Not as a “problem“ group, but
44、as individuals. Questions 6165Complete the passage with the following sentences. There are two extra sentences that you do not need to use.A. To justify their actions, shop owners claim that teenagers are more likely to shoplift.B. As a result, its not surprising that many older people mistrust teen
45、agers.C. On the other hand, the media is not just a commercial interest.D. Why do we assume that all young people are “bad“ , just because a few misbehave?E. Journalists and news editors have given teenagers a very bad image.F. That question is even more ridiculous than the previous one.G. In realit
46、y, only around 10%20% of crimes are committed by young offenders. 61 【 B1】 62 【 B2】 63 【 B3】 64 【 B4】 65 【 B5】 Section C 65 According to scientists, young peoples taste buds are not ready for the bitter taste of some vegetables. Our taste buds develop as we get older, but young people prefer sweet f
47、ood. In fact, most of us do, just like our prehistoric ancestors. They ate a lot of sweet fruit because it was widely available and easy to notice on trees and bushes, and it was a good source of energy. They also realised that they had to be exceptionally careful with plants that had a bitter taste
48、, since they were often poisonous! Apart from bitter and sweet, what other tastes can we detect? You might be surprised to learn that our taste buds can only distinguish two more: salty and sour. When we reach early teens, we start to prefer sour things to sweet things. However, recent studies have
49、shown that girls and boys experience taste in different ways. Girls have more sensitive taste buds and can differentiate flavours more easily, especially sweet and sour, while boys prefer stronger, more extreme flavours. When we smell food, our mouths produce saliva(唾液 )and when we eat it, the saliva transport
