1、大学生英语竞赛（ NECCS） A类（研究生）模拟试卷 1及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Registering for courses. （ B） Getting directions. （ C） Buying a new computer. （ D） Studying sociology. （ A） The man will probably have to find a roommate. （ B） The man is unlikely to live in the suburbs. （ C） The man will probably have to buy a car.
2、 （ D） The man is unlikely to find exactly what he desires. （ A） Painting a picture. （ B） Hosting a program. （ C） Designing a studio. （ D） Taking a photograph. （ A） The woman doesnt think it a problem to get her passport renewed. （ B） The woman has difficulty renewing her passport. （ C） The woman has
3、nt renewed her passport yet. （ D） The womans passport is still valid. （ A） A prediction of the future of mankind. （ B） A new drug that may benefit mankind. （ C） An opportunity for a good job. （ D） An unsuccessful experiment. （ A） A lesson requires students active involvement. （ B） Students usually t
4、ake an active part in a lecture. （ C） More knowledge is covered in a lecture. （ D） There is a larger group of people interested in lessons. Section B （ A） Mating habits of squid and octopus. （ B） The evolution of certain forms of sea life. （ C） The study of marine shells. （ D） Survival skills of sea
5、 creatures. （ A） He didnt understand the lecture. （ B） He wants to borrow her notes next week. （ C） He needs help with a makeup exam. （ D） He was sick and unable to attend. （ A） Some sea creatures developed vertebrae. （ B） The first giant squid was captured. （ C） Some sea creatures shed their shells
6、. （ D） Sea life became more intelligent. （ A） She has always believed they exist. （ B） She heard about them in New Zealand. （ C） Stories about them may be based on giant squid. （ D） The instructor mentioned them in the lecture. Section C 11 Which side first made gestures to return to talks according
7、 to the news? （ A） The Republic of Korea. （ B） The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. （ C） India. 12 Where did the earthquake take place? （ A） In India. （ B） In Indonesia. （ C） In Italy. 13 Which country is the second largest oil exporter? （ A） Norway. （ B） Saudi Arabia. （ C） Russia. 14 Has the E
8、arth got steadily colder over the last ten thousand years? （ A） No. （ B） Yes. （ C） Not mentioned. 15 We can infer from the news that the sentence would set a precedent for an attempt to _. （ A） stop military dictatorship （ B） bring senior officials to trial （ C） stop baby abduction Section D 15 Ther
9、e are two types of people in the world. Although they have【 21】 degrees of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy, and the other becomes【 22】 . This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds.
10、 People who are to be happy fix their attention on the【 23】 of things, the pleasant part of convention, the fine weather. They enjoy all the【 24】 things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the【 25】 things. Therefore, they are continually【 26】By their remarks, they sour the pleasure
11、of society, offend many people, and make themselves【 27】 everywhere. If this turn of mind were found in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The tendency to criticize and to be disgusted is perhaps taken up originally【 28】 . It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. T
12、he habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it are convinced of its bad effects【 29】 . I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit. Although in fact it is chiefly【 30】 , it has serious consequences in life since it brings on deep sorrow a
13、nd bad luck. 一、 Part Vocabulary and Structure 26 If drug abuse, prostitution, pollution, environmental decay, social inequality, and the like _, more is required than an increased police presence or a fresh coat of paint. （ A） are to eliminate （ B） are eliminated （ C） are to be eliminated （ D） are b
14、eing eliminated 27 _ springs not out of true and deep admiration, but more often out of a self-seeking wish to identify with someone important or famous. （ A） A compliment （ B） An adulatory （ C） Flattery （ D） Praise 28 The new secretary has written a remarkably _ report within a few hundred words bu
15、t with all the important details included. （ A） concise （ B） precise （ C） brisk （ D） elaborate 29 In _, it is now clear that this battle was turning point in the war. （ A） retention （ B） return （ C） retrospect （ D） revere 30 The board has _ some rules that every member of the club must follow. （ A）
16、taken down （ B） set down （ C） let down （ D） laid down 31 The buffalo which the lion fells provokes his aggression as little as the appetizing turkey which I have just seen hanging in the larder provokes _. （ A） me （ B） them （ C） it （ D） mine 32 The touch excites no defensive response unless the appr
17、oach is from above where the spider can see the motion, _ on its hind legs, lifts its front legs, opens its fangs and holds this threatening posture as long as the object continues to move. （ A） in which case it rises （ B） in that case it rises （ C） in which case does it rise （ D） such being the cas
18、e it rises 33 If at some point they do import Christianity, it is _ that it will be absorbed and adapted _ strengthen the continuing core of Chinese culture. （ A） more than likely. in such a manner as to （ B） more likely than. in such a manner so as to （ C） likely more than. in a manner so as to （ D
19、） more likely. to such a manner as 34 _ at the outset, _ instead of shifting things about may be pheromones released when they reach committee size. （ A） The stimuli set them off. build collectively （ B） The stimuli that set them off. building collectively （ C） The stimuli setting them off. they bui
20、ld collectively （ D） Being set off by stimuli. their building collectively 35 In view of the petrol shortage _ will be placed on the unnecessary use of private cars for pleasure. （ A） limitations （ B） restrictions （ C） rationing （ D） banning 36 In such desperate strains did he find himself that he w
21、as reduced to _ the violin in the streets. （ A） play （ B） playing （ C） be playing （ D） having played 37 Those twins are so alike that it is next to impossible to distinguish _. （ A） who is who （ B） which is which （ C） one and the other （ D） one another 38 John: Im just going out for a newspaper. _.
22、Liza: Its Sarahs birthday today. Ive got her a card, but can you buy her some flowers or some chocolate? John: Shed prefer a nice plant. Ill get that. Liza: OK. （ A） Can I get you anything? （ B） Whose birthday is today? （ C） Which newspaper do you want.9 （ D） Why not go with me? 39 Cindy : Is the bo
23、ok in this bag for Mum, then? I didnt think she was particularly interested in flowers. Father: _ And even if she never reads it-its got some lovely photos. （ A） It doesnt matter whether she likes it or not. Its just a present. （ B） Yes, its for her birthday. And the bag is quite lovely. （ C） Youre
24、absolutely right. She does not like books or flowers. （ D） I thought shed like it-to give her some good ideas for the garden. 二、 Part Reading Comperhension 39 Low levels of literacy and numeracy have a damaging impact on almost every aspect of adult life, according to a survey published yesterday, w
25、hich offers evidence of a developing underclass. Tests and interviews with hundreds of people born in a certain week in 1958 graphically illustrated the handicap of educational underachievement. The effects are seen in unemployment, family breakdown, low incomes, depression and social inactivity. Th
26、ose who left school at 16 with poor basic skills had been employed for up to four years less than good readers by the time they reached 37. Professor John Bynner, who carried out the research, said that todays unqualified teenagers would have even greater problems because the supply of manual jobs h
27、ad dried up. Almost one in five of the 1,700 people interviewed for yesterdays report had poor literacy skills and almost half struggled with numeracy, a proportion in line with other surveys for the Basic Skills Agency. Some could not read even from a childs book, and most found difficulty with fol
28、lowing written instructions. Poor readers were twice as likely to be earning a low wage and four times as likely to live in a household where partner worked. Women in this position were five times as likely to be classified as depressed. Alan Wells, the agencys director, said, “The results emphasize
29、 the dangers of developing an underclass of excluded people, out of work, increasingly depressed and often labeled themselves as failures. There is a growing circle of marginalization, with the dice loaded against these people and their families. “ Only 300,000 people out of more than five million t
30、hought to have poor basic skills take remedial courses each year. Mr. Wells said that a “major catch-up initiative“ would benefit society as well as the individuals involved. “It is not true that 20 per cent have been getting nothing out of education in the last five years, but maybe 50 years,“ he s
31、aid. “The long tail of under-achievement is something we have always had. “ The survey is part of the National Child Development Study, which has tracked 17,000 people at five-yearly intervals since 1958. The current study employed eight reading and nine mathematical tests of varying difficulty. The
32、y included the ability to read a Yellow Pages directory to find a plumber and measure the floor space of a room. 40 What is the main idea of the passage? （ A） Failure in ones career results from poor performance at school. （ B） Failure in primary education has a negative impact on ones adult life. （
33、 C） Underclass adults have problems in various aspects of life. （ D） Poor reading ability goes hand in hand with numerical problems. 41 The current survey is integrated in a study which was initiated （ A） 5 years ago （ B） 37 years ago （ C） in 1958 （ D） yesterday 42 What can we infer from the third p
34、aragraph? （ A） Poor students often come from poor families. （ B） Fewer jobs are available to the poor readers now than before. （ C） Some researchers were once poor students at school. （ D） School underachievers only have job chances before the age of 37. 43 According to Alan Wells, what seems to be
35、the problem which has lasted for dozens of years? （ A） High unemployment rate. （ B） Inadequacy of school facilities. （ C） Ineffectiveness of school education. （ D） Poor qualifications of teachers. 44 What kind of people are usually enrolled in the remedial program? （ A） Children who have dropped out
36、 of school. （ B） Children whose families cannot afford normal schooling. （ C） Adults who are not satisfied with their partners. （ D） Adults who have got little out of previous education. 44 The conquering Europeans displaced the Aborigines, killing many, driving others from their traditional tribal
37、ands, and eventually settling many of the tribal remnants on government reserves, where flour and beef replaced nardoo and wallaby as staple foods. And so, gradually, the vast store of knowledge, accumulated over thousands of years, fell into disuse. Much was lost. However, a few European men took a
38、n intelligent and even respectful interest in the people who were being displaced. Explorers, missionaries, botanists, naturalists and government officials observed, recorded and fortunately in some cases, published. Today, we can draw on these publications to form the main basis of our knowledge of
39、 the edible, natural products of Australia. The picture is no doubt mostly incomplete. We can only speculate on the number of edible plants on which no observation was recorded. Not all our information on the subject comes from the Aborigines. Times were hard in the early days of European settlement
40、, and traditional foods were often in short supply or impossibly expensive for a pioneer trying to establish a farm in the bush. And so necessity led to experimentation, just as it must have clone for the Aborigines, and experimentation led to some lucky results. So far as is known, the Aborigines m
41、ade no use of Leptospermum or Dodonaea as food plants, yet the early settlers found that one could be used as a substitute for tea and the other for hops. These plants are not closely related to the species they replaced, so their use was not based on botanical observation. Probably some experiments
42、 had less happy endings; L. J. Webb has used the expression eat, die and learn in connection with the Aboriginal experimentation, but it was the successful attempts that became widely known. It is possible that the edibility of some native plants used by the Aborigines was discovered independently b
43、y the European settlers or their descendants. Explorers making long expeditions found it impossible to carry sufficient food for the whole journey and were forced to rely, in part, on food that they could find on the way. Still another source of information comes from the practice in other countries
44、. There are many species from northern Australia which occur also in Southeast Asia, where they are used for food. In general, those Aborigines living in the dry inland areas were largely dependent for their vegetable foods on seed such as those of grasses, acacias and eucalypts. They ground these s
45、eeds between flat stones to make coarse flour. Tribes on the coast, and particularly those in the vicinity of coastal rainforests, had a more varied vegetable diet with a higher proportion of fruits and tubers. Some of the coastal plants, even if they had grown inland, probably would have been unava
46、ilable as food since they required prolonged washing or soaking to render them non-poisonous; many of the inland tribes could not obtain water in the quantities necessary for such treatment. There was also considerable variation in the edible plants available to Aborigines in different latitudes. In
47、 general, the people who lived in the moist tropical areas enjoyed a much greater variety, than those in the southern part of Australia. 45 Most of the pre-European Aboriginal knowledge of wild foods _. 46 Both the early European settlers and the Aborigines had to _ about natural products of Austral
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