1、大学生英语竞赛（ NECCS） C类模拟试卷 16及答案与解析 Section A 1 Where does this conversation probably take place? （ A） In the library. （ B） In the shop. （ C） In the restaurant. 2 How much does the woman weight now? （ A） 140 pounds. （ B） 144 pounds. （ C） 164 pounds. 3 What does the man think of the lawyer in the play? （
2、 A） The lawyer played his part well. （ B） The lawyer was not dramatic enough. （ C） The role of the lawyer was unrealistic. 4 What will the woman probably do? （ A） She will work early in the morning. （ B） She will go to bed early. （ C） She will work overtime. 5 When can the man expect to see Professo
3、r Robinson? （ A） Tuesday. （ B） Friday. （ C） Thursday. Section B 6 What are the two speakers talking about? （ A） Preparing for a trip. （ B） How to book a satisfactory room. （ C） When the shop will be closed. 7 Why is not necessary for the man to take a taxi to the hotel? （ A） Because there is an exce
4、llent bus service. （ B） Because there is an excellent railway service. （ C） Because there is an excellent subway service. 8 Whats about business hours there? （ A） The banks open at half past nine during the week. （ B） The shops close at four on Saturday. （ C） The post office open at eight on Saturda
5、y. 9 Whats the weather like there in this season? （ A） Usually warm but sometimes cold and wet. （ B） Usually cold and wet but sometimes warm. （ C） Always cold. 10 When will the man leave for the trip? （ A） At the end of week. （ B） Fifteen days after the conversation takes place. （ C） On the 15th of
6、this month. 11 What do we learn about the man? （ A） He is an honest, flexible and easy-going person. （ B） He has just been fired. （ C） He worked once. 12 Why did the man leave his last: job? （ A） Because he feels it would be an advancement to get this new job. （ B） Because he hopes to get a better p
7、osition. （ C） Because he didnt like his colleagues at his last job. 13 Why does the man think he is qualified? （ A） Because he is good at motivating people and getting them to work together as a team. （ B） Because he is hard-working, responsible and diligent. （ C） Because his graduate school trainin
8、g combined with his internship qualifies him for the job. 14 When does the man feel frustrated? （ A） When people are not receptive to new ideas. （ B） When it is impossible to learn or to grow in his filed. （ C） When he comes into conflict with his colleagues. 15 How does the man solve conflict with
9、his colleagues? （ A） He tries to express a new idea in a clear and civilized manner. （ B） He doesnt mind narrow-minded people who are not receptive to new ideas. （ C） He manages to persuade his colleagues to be receptive to new idea. Section C 16 What conclusion can we draw from the news? （ A） There
10、 will be a summit between Bush and Putin in May. （ B） The talks will be held in Washington. （ C） US will cut down its nuclear weapons. 17 Why did the demonstrators strike? （ A） To ask for a pay rise. （ B） To arouse peoples awareness of animal protection. （ C） To protest against the governments polic
11、y on refugees. 18 Which side first made gestures to return to talks according to the news? （ A） The Republic of Korea. （ B） The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. （ C） India. 19 Whats the strike union made up of? （ A） Ambulance staff and dentists. （ B） Surgeons and family doctors. （ C） All of the
12、 above. 20 Where was Tony Blair asked to station the troops? （ A） Afghanistan. （ B） Israel. （ C） Palestine. 一、 Part Vocabulary and Structure 21 So nervous_that she didnt know how to start her speech. （ A） since she became （ B） would she become （ C） that she became （ D） did she become 22 He_another c
13、areer but, at the time, he just wanted to earn money to study abroad. （ A） might have chosen （ B） might choose （ C） had to choose （ D） must have chosen 23 The second report was_by August 2005, but one year later it was still nowhere in sight. （ A） submitted （ B） to have submitted （ C） to submit （ D）
14、 to have been submitted 24 In this experiment, the students studied are stopped several times during the listening test and asked to report what they_during the pause before answering the questions. （ A） had just been thinking about （ B） have just been thinking about （ C） are just thinking about （ D
15、） had just thought about 25 I was always taught that it was_to interrupt. （ A） rude （ B） coarse （ C） rough （ D） crude 26 Small boys are_questioners. They ask questions all the time. （ A） original （ B） peculiar （ C） imaginative （ D） persistent 27 We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered
16、 are_. （ A） out of work （ B） out of reach （ C） out of stock （ D） out of practice 28 The bomb will_the moment it is touched. （ A） go on （ B） go off （ C） go out （ D） go over 29 The car wont_; Ive tried it several times, but it wont work. （ A） begin （ B） launch （ C） start （ D） drive 30 Children and old
17、 people do not like having their daily_upset. （ A） habit （ B） routine （ C） practice （ D） custom 31 In your first few days at school you 11 be given a test to help the teachers to_you to a class at your level. （ A） locate （ B） assign （ C） deliver （ D） place 32 China only started its nuclear power ind
18、ustry in recent years, and should_no time in catching up. （ A） lose （ B） delay （ C） spare （ D） relieve 33 You did an excellent job yesterday, Jim! I really enjoyed your presentation. Oh yeah, it was fabulous. It seems the English program is a great way to practice English. Yeah. It is fun and motiva
19、ting. （ A） Did you really? （ B） Oh, thank you. You are so kind. （ C） Really? What about yours? （ D） Not at all. My pleasure. 34 What kind of music do you like? Well, I like different kinds. Er, I especially like punk rock. （ A） I beg your pardon. （ B） Are you serious? （ C） Any in particular? （ D） Wh
20、y do you think so? 35 How did you like the fashion show last night? I didnt see anything wrong with the clothes, they looked pretty nice to me. Do you really think people can wear that stuff and walk around in streets? （ A） Impressive. Its a good way to show off womens sense of style and wealth. （ B
21、） It was cool. The clothes are more beautiful than the people wearing them. （ C） Nothing serious. Its only a show to attract the eyes of fashion fans. （ D） It was dumb. I think its stupid for women to wear clothes like that. 二、 Part Cloze 35 person sing lead fame industry Maria Callas was one of the
22、 best-known opera singers in the world, who became famous internationally for her beautiful voice and intense【 71】 _ during the 1950s, and the recordings of her singing the well-known operas remain very popular today. Maria Callas was born in New York City in 1923 and her real name was Maria Kaloger
23、opoulous. Her parents were Greek and when she was fourteen, she and her mother returned to Greece, where Maria studied singing at the national conservatory in Athens and the well-known opera【 72】 _Elvira de Hidalgo chose Maria as her student. In 1941, when she was 17, Maria Callas was paid to sing i
24、n a major opera for the first time. She sang the【 73】 _ role in several operas in Athens during the next three years. In 1943, Callas was invited to perform in Italy, which was the real beginning of her profession as an opera singer. She performed major parts in several of the most【 74】_operas. In 1
25、949, she married an Italian【 75】 _, Giovanni Battista Meneghini, who was twenty years older and became her adviser and manager. 40 Autism is a general【 76】 te_for a group of brain disorders that limit the development of social and communication skills, which【 77】 med_professionals call autism spectr
26、um disorders. Experts say autism is permanent and cannot be cured. But there are ways to treat it that they say can【 78】 re_the severity, and the academy says the earlier treatment begins, the【 79】 be_ the results. The medical group released two reports Monday with detailed information to help docto
27、rs【 80】 id_autism. Chris Johnson at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio was one of the authors, who says doctors should look for signs of autism when they【 81】 exa_babies at eighteen months and twenty-four months. Doctors traditionally【 82】 con_the possibility of autism only
28、 if a child shows delayed 【 83】 sp_ or unusually repetitive behaviors. These may be clear signs of it, but they usually do not appear until a child is two or three years old. Parents could answer a list of written questions about their baby, and then the doctor could 【 84】 per_tests as simple as obs
29、erving the babys ability to follow a moving object with its eyes. Experts say failing to watch a moving object may be a sign of autism. Doctors and parents can also look for behaviors that are normal in babies under one year of age. For example, does the baby appear to【 85】 re_to a parents voice? Do
30、es the baby make eye contact? Does the baby wave or point at things? Section A 50 Resources can be said to be scarce in both an absolute and relative sense: the surface of the earth is finite, imposing absolute scarcity; but the scarcity that concerns economists is the relative scarcity of resources
31、 for different uses. Material used for one purpose cannot at the same time be used for other purposes; if the quantity of an input is limited, the increased use of it in one manufacturing process must cause it to become less available for other uses. The cost of a product in terms of money may not m
32、easure its true cost to society. The true cost of, say, the construction of a supersonic jet is the value of the schools and refrigerators that will never be built as a result. Every act of production uses up some of societys available resources; it means the foregoing of an opportunity to produce s
33、omething else. In deciding how to use resources effectively to society the wants of the community, this opportunity cost must ultimately be taken into account. In a market economy the price of a good and the quantity supplied depend on the cost of making it, and the cost, ultimately, is the cost of
34、not making other goods. The market mechanism enforces this relationship. The cost of, say, a pair of shoes is the price of leather, the labor, the fuel, and other elements used in producing them. However, the price of these inputs, in turn, depends on what they can produce elsewhere if the leather c
35、an be used to produce handbags that are valued highly by consumers, the price of leather would be corresponding higher. 51 What does the passage mainly discuss? （ A） The scarcity of manufactured goods. （ B） The value of martials. （ C） The manufacturing of scarce goods. （ D） The cost of producing sho
36、es. 52 According to the passage, what are the opportunity costs of a product? （ A） The amount of time and money spent in producing it. （ B） The opportunities a person has to buy. （ C） The value of what could have been produced instead. （ D） The value of the resources used in its production. 53 Accor
37、ding to the passage, what is the relationship between production and resources? （ A） Available resources stimulate production. （ B） Resources are totally independent of production. （ C） Production increases as resources increase. （ D） Production reduces the amount of available resources. 54 What det
38、ermines the price of a goods in a market economy? （ A） The cost of all elements of its production. （ B） The cost of not making other goods. （ C） The efficiency of the manufacturing process. （ D） The quantity of material supplied. 55 Which of the following examples best reflects a cost to society as
39、defined in the passage? （ A） A family buying a dog. （ B） Eating in a restaurant instead of at home. （ C） Listing land for a house instead of a park. （ D） Staying at home instead of going to school. Section B 55 Enya was born on 1961, 17 May, and spent her childhood in Gweedore. There are nine brothe
40、rs and sisters in the family, four other girls and four boys. All the family have won many competitions and are famous in national traditional music circles. Whilst at school, Enya studied the piano and classical music. Three of her brothers and sisters, formed, together with their uncles, a folk mu
41、sic group (at first with a certain American feel and then more purely Irish, though influenced by jazz and by others such as Pentangle). The group was named Clannad, a contraction of “the family from Gweedore“ in Irish. In 1980, at the suggestion of their manager, Fachtna 0 Kelly, Enya became a memb
42、er of the group. She performed with Clannad on many occasions, until, in February 1982, on completing a European tour, she left the group, no one really knowing why. It was also Fachtna 0 Kelly who suggested to Enya after she left Clannad that she devoted herself to composing for films. And so, in 1
43、984, she approached her first important task. Roma Ryan had sent a cassette of Enya to film producer David Puttnam. Puttnam asked her to compose dreamy and romantic music with a sicties feel for the feature film The Frog Prince. Having a studio at her disposal, Enya worked almost always at home with
44、 the Roland Juno 60 synthesizer or the Kurzweil sampler, and then added piano and voice. Nicky Ryan recorded everything and helped to put the compositions into their final form. Enyas first record subsequently climbed to number one in the Irish charts, which started the commercial rise of Enya. She
45、collaborated with the singer Sinead 0 Connor reciting a short text on “Never Get Old“ for her album The Lion And The Cobra. She signed with an important multinational, and had a resounding success with her second album Watermark, witch has passed 10 million sales worldwide, and has gone platinum in
46、14 different countries, helped by the single Orinoco Flow, a No. 1 hit in Britain. Then she repeated her world success with Shepherd Moons, which spent an amazing 199 weeks on the Billboard chats in the USA and has sold over 11 million copies. 56 All the family are well-known in national traditional
47、 music circles. 57 It was Fachtna 0 Kelly who suggested Enya join Clannad and then quit it. 58 The single Orinoco Flow from Watermark spent an amazing 199 weeks on the Billboard chats. 59 Who helped Enya to put the different elements into her music? 60 How many countries has Enyas second album Water
48、mark gone platinum? Section C 60 It is hard to predict how science is going to turn out, and if it is really good science it is impossible to predict. If the things to be found are actually new, they are by definition unknown in advance. You cannot make choices in this matter. 67._. The only solid p
49、iece of scientific truth about which I feel totally confident is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature. 68. _. It is, in its way, an illumination piece of news. It would have amazed the brightest minds of the 18th century Enlightenment(启蒙 运动 )to be told by any of us how little we know and how bewildering seems the way ahead. It is this sudden confrontation with the depth and scop
