1、2017年大学生英语竞赛（ NECCS） A类（研究生）初赛真题试卷（精选）及答案与解析 一、 Part Vocabulary and Structure 1 I advised that Emily_to the hospital at once, but she insisted that she_quite well then. （ A） be sent: was feeling （ B） was sent: felt （ C） be sent: feel （ D） should be sent: should feel 2 _, the weather turned out to be
2、 very hot last weekend. （ A） As was reported on TV （ B） It was said in the newspaper （ C） Which was reported on the radio （ D） Just like the weather report 3 Because stereotypes are standardized and_ideas of groups, based on some prejudices, they are not derived_objective facts, but rather subjectiv
3、e and often unverifiable ideas. （ A） explained: in （ B） distorted: from （ C） specific: in （ D） simplified: from 4 An international group of sociologists from Israel, Japan, South Korea, and the United States has determined that children in elementary school around the globe are taught_the same subje
4、cts. （ A） essentially （ B） hopefully （ C） exclusively （ D） flexibly 5 Attitudes towards daydreaming are changing in much the same way _ attitudes towards night dreaming have changed. （ A） which （ B） that （ C） where （ D） what 6 They took ice-axes with them_they needed to cut steps in the ice. （ A） as
5、 long as （ B） as though （ C） in case （ D） in time 7 Not only did Hank despise the way June chewed with her mouth open, _finding her wet towels all over the bathroom floor. （ A） but also disliked （ B） but also disliking （ C） but he also disliked （ D） he but also disliking 8 I thought someone was stan
6、ding_me but I didnt dare to turn_. （ A） across: over （ B） along: back （ C） beside: up （ D） behind: round 9 Tom: Did you hear the weather forecast for tomorrow? Patrick: I think its going to be clear and sunny. Tom: Thats great. We can do something outdoors then. Patrick: _ Tom: Yeah. I think theres
7、a live outdoor concert by the river. Patrick: Oh yeah. I heard about that, too. Lets go and check it out. （ A） Its where we sometimes hold barbecue parties. （ B） Just call Lisa. Shes cooking dinner. （ C） Are there any special events going on tomorrow? （ D） Can you set your alarm clock for seven tomo
8、rrow morning? 10 John: I was trying to get hold of Jim, but his line was always busy. Sydney: Really? I just spoke to him earlier this evening. John: Yes. I tried to talk to him just now, _ Sydney: Thats strange. Maybe he was on the Net. John: Thats probably it! No wonder the line was busy all the t
9、ime! Maybe he ought to get another line. Sydney: Or he should get call-waiting. （ A） but it was so difficult to get through. （ B） but he refused to leave a message. （ C） he told me to hold on. （ D） he needs to call me back. 11 Wayne: What are we going to eat for dinner? Lilia: Im going to fix some p
10、ork chops. Wayne: Im afraid the meat is rotten. I forgot to put it in the refrigerator. Lilia: _Now what should we eat? Wayne: Why dont we eat out? Lilia: Again? Werent you just complaining that its too expensive to eat out? Wayne: Not when youre hungry. （ A） It is not possible! （ B） Thats too bad!
11、（ C） No way! （ D） Who did that! 12 Members of the House of Representatives must be at least 25, citizens for 7 years, and residents of the state which sends them to Congress. Today, the House_435 members. （ A） is composed of （ B） is comprised （ C） consists in （ D） incorporates 13 The Faerie Queen is
12、_for its vivid style and rich content, in which the author speaks of 12 virtues of the private gentlemen. （ A） protruding （ B） remarkable （ C） exceeding （ D） supernatural 14 _by Britains control of the seas, especially by the rising tide of emigration, British colonialists stepped up their expansion
13、 to Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. （ A） Embodied （ B） Instigated （ C） Encouraged （ D） Imposed 15 _tennis has been played for centuries, the modern game originated in England in the late 19th century. The main tournament is the annual Wimbledon fortnight
14、, one of the 4 tennis “Grand Slam“ tournaments. （ A） Wherefore （ B） Although （ C） Because （ D） Thereby 二、 Part Reading Comperhension 15 For most people, keeping fit involves an established exercise routine built around a regular weekly schedule. But what if your job involves large amounts of travel?
15、 Many people come back from trips carrying extra pounds from disruption to regular exercise, as well as an increased tendency to overindulge on business dinners paid for on the company card. According to the World Health Organization, lack of exercise not only impairs your waistline, but can also re
16、duce energy and concentration levelsthe exact qualities that are required when conducting business abroad. Shani Anderson is a personal trainer and managing director of London-based Anderson Fitness Consultants. The British former Olympian says that with the right foresight, its possible to incorpor
17、ate a healthy regime wherever and however you travel. 1)Dont treat business travel as a “vacation“ from your health regimeTheres a temptation to regard exercise as a means to looking good on vacation, rather than as an ongoing strategy for health and well-being. “ A lot of people diet or work out to
18、 go on holiday. And for me thats a problem, because you have short-term goals,“ says Anderson. “You switch off when you reach the goal, and your body goes great, Im done and in two weeks youre back the way you were before. “ According to Anderson, this exemplifies the most common obstacle to keeping
19、 fit while travelingAttitude. People tend to perceive trips away from home as in some way separate from the rest of their lives and that therefore the same rules no longer apply. 2)Prepare and do research Before you travel, investigate the best locations for your preferred form of exercise. If youre
20、 into cycling, see if theres a local bike hire company nearby: if youre a jogger, plan the most scenic route to get the most of your new environment. Andersons motto is “plan, plan, plan. “ She says that a common trap during hectic business trips is failing to schedule and prioritize your adapted ex
21、ercise regime before you leave. “It should be exactly the same process as planning a meeting. You put it in your diary. If you had a meeting at work you would have to be there, its the same thing,“ instructs Anderson. “Its a mental battle more than anything else. “ 3)Bring portable fitness equipment
22、 Sometimes there simply wont be an opportunity to access a gym. If so, there is an extensive range of portable exercise equipment, from simple skip ropes to more sophisticated gadgetssuch as the magnetic tension mini-bike. For Andersons money, the tiny TRX suspension system is hard to beat. “ Its ba
23、sically using gravity against your ankle, its a nice idea. Its completely portable. You can even put it in your handbag. I use it a lot. “ 4)Dont overindulge in business dinners Theres no getting away from itmaintaining a healthy diet during a business trip is a challenge. Theres little or no opport
24、unity to prepare your own meals and the most delicious eat-out options will rarely flatter your physique the following day. This, combined with a generous expenses card, is a recipe for disaster. Anderson, though, has a few simple tricks: “ Instead of using calories, you look at your plate, and put
25、your fist next to your carbohydrate section and it should be the same size,“ she says. “The size and thickness of your palm is the amount of protein you can eat. So it would be the size of a chicken fillet or turkey. “ Additionally, you can prevent yourself gorging out at the end of a long day by ma
26、king sure you eat small amounts at regular intervals. “Its all about not getting hungry. People starve themselves thinking its going to help, but it really doesnt, especially if youre travelling,“ explains Anderson. 5)Take advantage of hotel fitness services Malcolm Hendry is general manager of Lond
27、ons prestigious Hotel 41. A few years ago it introduced a “sports buddy“ program, whereby staff with particular sporting skills are teamed up with guests keen to keep fit during their stay. “ It came along about seven years ago,“ he says. “ We had two guests that were very keen sports people. But th
28、ey were single travelersand things like playing tennis and squash, you need another person to play with. “ His hotel reflects a growing trend within the hospitality industry to provide high-quality, bespoke fitness options. Questions 56 to 60 Fill in the blanks below with information from the passag
29、e, using no more than three words for each blank.20 Read the following passage. Choose from the sentences AG the one which best fits each gap of 61 65. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use. Denims history suggests that American attitudes to work are more complex than they seem.
30、【 R1】 _ “They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity,“ sighed the owlish Frenchman. “All I hope for in my clothes. “ American denim-lovers might add other attributes. As far back as the 1930s, when the popularity of cowboy films helped jeans make the leap from workwear into the wardrobes o
31、f Hollywood stars, denim has been understood to stand for something larger about the American spirit: for rugged individualism, informality and a classless respect for hard work. “Deep down in every Americans breast. is a longing for the frontier,“ enthused Vogue magazine in 1935, advising readers o
32、n how to dress with true “ Western chic“(combine jeans with a Stetson hat and “a great free air of Bravado“ , it counselled). Levi Strauss & Co. , the San Francisco firm which invented modern blue jeans in 1873 , saw sales boom after it crafted posters showing denim-clad cowboys toting saddles and k
33、issing cowgirls. 【 R2】 _They were told that the tough blue cloth began life as “ Serge de Nimes“ , in the French town of that name, and was used by Columbus for his ships sails, before outfitting the pioneers who tamed the West. In a country so often riven by culture wars, jeans crossed lines of ide
34、ology, class, gender and race. Presidents from Jimmy Carter onwards have worn denim when fishing, clearing brush or playing sports to signal their everyman credentialsthough Barack Obama has endured mockery for donning capacious jeans that he later conceded were “a little frumpy“. 【 R3】 _Emma McClen
35、don, a curator at the Fashion Institute of Technology(FIT)in New York, notes in a fine new book, Denim: Fashions Frontier, that when the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, reporters were surprised to see young East Berliners dressed exactly like their cousins from the West-in stonewashed jeans. Ms McCle
36、ndons book accompanies a small but splendid exhibition on denim at the FIT on Seventh Avenue. 【 R4】 _ Ms. McClendon argues, persuasively, that much of what Americans think theyknow about denim draws on a set of “origin myths“ , crafted and disseminated by manufacturers over many years, both individu
37、ally and in campaigns run by the Denim Council, an industry group of clothing-makers and textile mills that was active from 1955 to 1975. Committees of denim manufacturers and advertising executives set out to combat “anxieties over juvenile delinquency“. Wholesome films about jeans appeared on over
38、 70 television stations, and How It All Began cartoons ran in newspapers, tracing the origins of denim back to medieval Europe. From the late 1950s Levi Strauss & Co. ran advertisements and a letter-writing campaign urging schools to allow students to attend classes in denim. Their pitch combined im
39、ages of clean-cut, studious children in jeans with such slogans as “Right for School“ , explains Tracey Panek, Levis company historian. 【 R5】 _There is no evidence that Columbus crossed oceans under billowing denim sails, while the latest research is that the term “ denim“ may have been invented in
40、England. Perhaps most strikingly, relatively few cowboys wore blue jeans at the height of the Wild West, Ms McClendon says: canvas and leather trousers were also common. Denim was mostly worn by small farmers, field-hands, labourers and miners-some of the oldest pieces in the archives of Levi Straus
41、s & Co. were found in disused mines in California and Nevada. Questions 61 to 65A. Quite a lot of this marketing was hokum, or close to it.B. Since the Second World War, when GIs and sailors took blue jeans to the Old World and Asia, denim has carried ideas of American liberty around the globe, ofte
42、n leaving governments scrambling to catch up.C. Jump to the 1950s and 1960s, and American consumers learned the heroic history of denim from nationwide magazine and television advertising campaigns.D. The popularity of clothing invented to survive hard labour is of topical interest in America, a cou
43、ntry gripped by election-year debates about blue-collar, working-class voters, and whether their interests have been ignored by ruling elites.E. At the same time ranchers in need of extra income touted their properties as “dude ranches“ at which affluent tourists could play at cowboys, aping favouri
44、te film stars.F. In an interview near the end of his career the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent confessed to a regret: that he had not invented blue jeans.G. Denim sales to working-class customers slumped during the Depression. 21 【 R1】 22 【 R2】 23 【 R3】 24 【 R4】 25 【 R5】 25 Cows will Parade Acr
45、oss Edinburgh, May 1523. If youre reading this in Edinburgh, a word of warning. At some point on Monday morning you might come face to face with a brightly colored fiberglass cow. Then, later in the day, you might see another, and another. Do not be alarmed. You are not losing your mind. You have si
46、mply walked into the middle of the largest ongoing public art event in the world. Since it started in 1998 in Zurich, Cow Parade has appeared in cities across the world, from New York to Tokyo, Prague to Sao Paulo. More than 3000 bovines, designed by artists, celebrities, and community groups, have
47、grazed around the worlds most famous landmarks, before being auctioned to help fund charity groups. Under cover of darkness on Sunday night, 94 cows will take up their stations at Edinburgh landmarks, as well as some more unmoosual spots. Night Moo on Blair Street will glow in the dark. Cow for the
48、Castle has the citys famous skyline on her side, while a specially modeled Bravemoo stands on her hind legs and wears an ethnic costume, in the manner of William “Braveheart“ Wallace, the Scottish folk hero. “Never before has Edinburgh seen such a sight,“ says gallery director Richard Demarco. “I th
49、ink its great that you dont have to build a multi-million-pound new gallery to house what is in fact an extremely large-scale city-transforming exhibition. Im going to enjoy them while theyre here. I recognize a life-enhancing exhibition when I see one. “ Benefits for business and charities For the idea of the cow as art object, we must thank Zurich window-dresser Waller Knapp, who came up with the concept of
