1、大学生英语竞赛（ NECCS） A类（研究生）模拟试卷 27及答案与解析 Section A 1 Which kind of transport is the man suggesting that the woman takes? （ A） Car. （ B） Train. （ C） Coach. （ D） Ship. 2 What can be implied from the conversation? （ A） The woman thinks Big George is a bit expensive. （ B） Big George could be a good choice i
2、f you are hungry. （ C） The variety of food in Big George is quite limited. （ D） Big George encourages people to eat as much as they can. 3 What will the woman probably do? （ A） Buy a new car with full payment. （ B） Withdraw cash from her account. （ C） Deposit more money in her account. （ D） Apply fo
3、r a short-term loan. 4 Where does the conversation take place? （ A） In a supermarket. （ B） In a cafeteria. （ C） At a wedding ceremony. （ D） At a cocktail party. 5 Which of the following is true with reference to the conversation? （ A） The man thought the alcoholic drink was free. （ B） The man didnt
4、like the soft drinks offered. （ C） The man was taking an international flight. （ D） The man was bargaining with the flight attendant. Section B 6 Why are the teenagers made to listen to orchestras? （ A） They dont know how to appreciate orchestra music. （ B） They have disturbed their neighbors with l
5、oud rock music. （ C） They arent skillful in playing love songs. （ D） They have spoken ill of classical music. 7 What happened to the landlord? （ A） He was ordered to live in the messy building. （ B） He was put in prison for cheating. （ C） He renovated the building immediately. （ D） He was ordered to
6、 pay a fine. 8 What do the speakers think of the special punishment? （ A） They did not like it at all. （ B） They thought it was too lenient. （ C） They thought it was a good idea. （ D） They took it as a joke. 9 Where did the woman hide during the gym class? （ A） In the library. （ B） In the classroom.
7、 （ C） In the toilet. （ D） In the locker room. 10 What did the woman think of the gym class after being punished? （ A） She thought it was useless. （ B） She began to love it. （ C） She thought it was fun. （ D） She still disliked it. 11 What first inspired Martin Middletons interest in travelling? （ A）
8、Living abroad in the 1960s. （ B） Something he read as a child （ C） A television film about Africa. （ D） The story he heard from a friend. 12 Wildlife filming is_than it was in the early 1960s. （ A） more relaxed （ B） more creative （ C） more organized （ D） more informative 13 What does Martin do when
9、he takes a holiday? （ A） He relaxes by the sea. （ B） He stays in comfortable surroundings. （ C） He travels for a particular reason. （ D） He stays at home or visit friends. 14 What did Martin think of the holiday-makers he saw in the Dominican Republic? （ A） They were risking their health by exposing
10、 themselves to too much sunshine. （ B） They enjoyed themselves so much. （ C） They were a very interesting bunch of people. （ D） They were not taking advantage of the opportunity they had. 15 What is Martins opinion of tourism? （ A） It is not good for the environment. （ B） It should be well managed.
11、（ C） It should be further promoted. （ D） It is a meaningful way to enjoy the holiday. Section C 16 For whom did President Obama deliver the address? （ A） Abraham Lincoln. （ B） Mohandas Gandhi. （ C） Martin Luther King. （ D） Nelson Mandela. 17 How many people suffering from Alzheimers disease accordin
12、g to the research finding? （ A） 66 （ B） 240 （ C） 650 （ D） 391 18 What is said to be the cause of the train crash? （ A） An official from the state railway company had given the driver wrong instructions. （ B） The train was travelling in stormy weather. （ C） The driver was calling someone as well as e
13、xceeding the speed limit. （ D） The driver braked suddenly to avoid a crossing deer. 19 What added to the difficulty in the putting out of the bush fire? （ A） The difficult access to the mountains. （ B） The strong winds and high temperatures. （ C） The shortage of firefighters in the state. （ D） The s
14、low action of the state government. 20 What does the latest research on HIV among South African teens show? （ A） Girls ages 15 to 24 are more likely than boys to get HIV. （ B） HIV infections are spreading faster than imagined. （ C） Boys ages 14 to 25 are more susceptible to HIV than girls. （ D） Meas
15、ures taken by the government are not effective. Section D 20 A lecture is not【 D1】 _ Use abbreviations, symbols, numbers and so on to take notes in order to【 D2】 _. 【 D3】 _should: Before the lecture: ask yourself what you already know about【 D4】 _: During the lecture: think about where the talk migh
16、t be【 D5】 _. Lecturers often repeat them themselves by【 D6】 _or【 D7】 _. To review notes effectively you need to【 D8】 _them, reorganize them, highlight the main points and add your own【 D9】 _. The advantages of reviewing: help everything sink in and make a【 D10】 _. 21 【 D1】 22 【 D2】 23 【 D3】 24 【 D4】
17、 25 【 D5】 26 【 D6】 27 【 D7】 28 【 D8】 29 【 D9】 30 【 D10】 一、 Part Vocabulary and Structure 31 The Nazi regime is_of all theme and principle except appetite and racial domination. （ A） full （ B） devoid （ C） typical （ D） aware 32 There were intervals when the sun broke through the clouds, because the sh
18、owers were_. （ A） slight （ B） intermittent （ C） enduring （ D） impulsive 33 With increased taxation and rising prices, Eric is going to_on quite a lot of things, such as clothes, records and so on. （ A） cut off （ B） cut down （ C） cut in （ D） cut across 34 There are several landladies approved by the
19、university who can take in_. （ A） settlers （ B） inhabitants （ C） lodgers （ D） residents 35 _is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer. （ A） That （ B） Which （ C） As （ D） It 36 Once they had fame, fortune, secure futures: _is utter poverty. （ A） now that all is left （ B） now all whi
20、ch is left （ C） now all that is left （ D） now all what is left 37 _enough time and money, the researchers would have been able to discover more in this field. （ A） Giving （ B） To give （ C） Given （ D） Being given 38 Brown bread and butter_usually eaten with smoked salmon in the west. （ A） is （ B） are
21、 （ C） were （ D） was 39 Stan: Thank you from the bottom of my heart for saving my little girls life. John: _ Start: I cant tell you how much I appreciate what youve done. John: Im just happy I could help. （ A） Theres nothing to be afraid of. （ B） This is a wonderful day. （ C） Anybody would have done
22、the same. （ D） I am glad to save her. 40 Adrian: Boris. To what do I owe this honor? Boris: Just a social call, Adrian. Good to find you all at home. Adrian: Id like you to meet my family. Boris: _ （ A） You cant imagine. （ B） Never mind. （ C） With pleasure. （ D） Ive been looking forward to this for
23、some time. 41 Most of the practical work of the government is done by_. （ A） the Prime Minister （ B） the Cabinet ministers （ C） the civil servants （ D） the heads of departments 42 _is the largest city in Scotland. （ A） Cardiff （ B） Edinburgh （ C） Glasgow （ D） Manchester 43 Who was the most famous of
24、 all American inventors and invented electric lamp, phonograph, motion pictures and parallel circuit? （ A） John Stevens （ B） Alexander Graham Bell （ C） Thomas Alva Edison （ D） John H. Hall 44 Which of the following is not characteristic of the US Constitution? （ A） It is the oldest written constitut
25、ion in the world. （ B） It is the main expression of the American ideal. （ C） It is short and explicit in meaning. （ D） It has successfully translated the American ideal into practice. 45 The highest mountain is in_. （ A） South Scotland （ B） North Scotland （ C） Southern uplands （ D） Pennies 二、 Part R
26、eading Comperhension 45 Businesses Thrive on Transparency Stakeholders scrutinize business activity. Corporate transparency is changing the face of business. Consumers are now armed with new tools to uncover information about business firms on matters important to them. Corporations have no choice b
27、ut to rethink their values and behaviors. Several factors drive this trend. The success of market economies and globalization: As market capitalism grows globally, the competitive success of firms and nations depends on genuine performance. The rise of knowledge work and business webs that depend on
28、 openness and candor regarding business and production matters, as opposed to firms knowledge, which remains in employees brains and resources. The spread of communications technology, especially the Internet, which challenges traditional business hierarchies by making information pervasive, immedia
29、te, and impossible to control. Demographics and the rise of the Net Generation: Young people today are more aware of the world around them and have a stronger sense of civil values than previous generations, mostly through technologies like the Internet. The rising global civil foundation: Its becom
30、ing more difficult to get away with bad behavior. The corporate world is responding by behaving more responsibly: business integrity is on the rise-and not for just legal or ethical reasons. It makes economic sense. Firms that exhibit ethical values, openness, and candor have discovered that they ca
31、n better compete and profit. Furthermore, firms cant hide their secrets, thanks to information and communications innovations. Firms are transparent whether they want to be or not, and many are opting to make themselves transparent to better serve their shareholders and the public. The international
32、 banana company Chiquita is a firm that has benefited from this transparency. Chiquita saved itself from bankruptcy by becoming a transparent organization with more open, honest, and straightforward communications with all its stakeholders. Furthermore, a dramatic change in the companys image occurr
33、ed: Chiquita has won several awards and is widely cited as a leader in corporate responsibility. Transparency has resulted in a network of stakeholders who scrutinize firms, with or without their knowledge. Firms that dont pay attention to this network open themselves to attack and can be devastated
34、 or destroyed. Those that stay aware of constituent and community values and behave accordingly can develop sustainable business models. Other benefits of transparency include more successful business partnerships and improved employee trust, resulting in lower costs, improved quality, better innova
35、tion, and loyalty. Transparency will also bring about a new breed of executive, one who has integrity, who leads by example, and who has the courage to do the right thing. Transparency demands that the corporation change, from paternalistic, inward-looking, and self-indulgent to engaged, stakeholder
36、 focused, responsive, and responsible. Questions 56 to 60 Mark each statement as either true(T)or false(F)according to the passage. 46 Corporate transparency is changing how business looks. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 47 Nowadays young people sense less acutely than previous generations （ A） TRUE （ B） FALS
37、E 48 Transparency influences a company in terms of human resources （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 49 Firms with ethical values, openness, and candor have found that they can better compete and profit. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 50 Transparency will result in higher cost. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 50 Read the following p
38、assage. 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. All these activities may have damaging environmental impacts. For example, land clearing for agriculture is the largest single cause of deforestation: chemical
39、fertilizers and pesticides may contaminate water supplies: more intensive farming and the abandonment of fallow periods tend to exacerbate soil erosion: and the spread of monoculture and use of high-yielding varieties of crops have been accompanied by the disappearance of old varieties of food plant
40、s which might have provided some insurance against pests or diseases in future. 【 R1】 _The United States, where the most careful measurements have been done, discovered in 1982 that about one-fifth of its farmland was losing topsoil at a rate likely to diminish the soils productivity. The country su
41、bsequently embarked upon a program to convert 11 percent of its cropped land to meadow or forest. Topsoil in India and China is vanishing much faster than in A-merica. 【 R2】 _In the rich countries, subsidies for growing crops and price supports for farm output drive up the price of land. The annual
42、value of these subsidies is immense: about $250 billion, or more than all World Bank lending in the 1980s. To increase the output of crops per acre, a farmers easiest option is to use more of the most readily available inputs: fertilisers and pesticides. Fertiliser use doubled in Denmark in the peri
43、od 19601985 and increased in the Netherlands by 150 percent. The quantity of pesticides applied has risen too: by 69 percent in 19751984 in Denmark, for example, with a rise of 115 percent in the frequency of application in the three years from 1981. 【 R3】 _The most dramatic example was that of New
44、Zealand, which scrapped most farm support in 1984. A study of the environmental effects, conducted in 1993, found that the end of fertiliser subsidies had been followed by a fall in fertiliser use(a fall compounded by the decline in world commodity prices, which cut farm incomes). The removal of sub
45、sidies also stopped land-clearing and over-stocking, which in the past had been the principal causes of erosion. Farms began to diversify. The one kind of subsidy whose removal appeared to have been bad for the environment was the subsidy to manage soil erosion. 【 R4】 _Such countries also try and to
46、 introduce new payments to encourage farmers to treat their land in environmentally friendlier ways, or to leave it fallow. It may sound strange but such payments need to be higher than the existing incentives for farmers to grow food crops. Farmers , however, dislike being paid to do nothing. In se
47、veral countries they have become interested in the possibility of using fuel produced from crop residues either as a replacement for petrol(as etha-nol)or as fuel for power stations(as biomass). Such fuels produce far less carbon dioxide than coal or oil, and absorb carbon dioxide as they grow. 【 R5
48、】 _But they are rarely competitive with fossil fuels unless subsidizedand growing them does no less environmental harm than other crops. Questions 61 to 65: A. Soil erosion threatens the productivity of land in both rich and poor countries. B. To reduce environmental damages, government have to adop
49、t various methods. C. They are therefore less likely to contribute to the greenhouse effect. D. Government policies have frequently compounded the environmental damage that farming can cause. E. In less enlightened countries, and in the European Union, the trend has been to reduce rather than eliminate subsidies. F. In the late 1980s and early 1990s some efforts were made to reduce farm subsidies. G. Althoug
