1、大学生英语竞赛（ NECCS） C类模拟试卷 22及答案与解析 一、 Part Vocabulary and Structure 1 Cigarette smoking is a major health_and may result in your death. （ A） shortcoming （ B） mistake （ C） hazard （ D） fault 二、 Part Cloze 1 For many people, the job of the chartered surveyor remains something of a mystery. The best【 46】 d
2、e_that weve found calls surveying “ the discipline involved in extracting, adding and maximizing value from the most important commodity there island“. But if we have a mental image of surveyors at all, it is of rather quiet,【 47】_(assume) men in hard hats, carrying something called a theodolite, th
3、e purpose if【 48】 _is largely unknown to us. Real life surveyors, an articulate, diverse body of men and women, view this misperception with【 49】 _(weary) and amusement in equal measure. For surveying is a vastly varied field, with several distinct and【 50】 inte _stimulating careers within it. A cha
4、rtered surveyor may be found setting up【 51】_(commerce)property deals; he or she may equally be discovered in a wet suit, making an【 52】 _(assess) of the seabed for an oil company. Many are managers and experts in the construction industry, whilst others【 53】 spe_in areas such as environment apprais
5、al. The financial wizard with the laptop, simultaneously phoning his contacts【 54】 _statistical information is a surveyor, too. For there is another little secret about chartered surveying. Salary packages of $ 100, 000 in your mid-thirties are by no【 55】 _a rarity, plus theres the chance to go into
6、 property development and make millions. 11 In the early 1950s the researchers who produced the first clad glass optical fibers were not thinking of using them for communications.【 46】 H_, fiber optics was already a well-established commercial technology when the famous paper by Kao and Hockham,【 47
7、】 _ (claim) the use of low-loss optical fibers for communication, appeared in 1966. The first low-loss silica fiber was described in【 48】 _which appeared in October of 1970. The date of this publication is sometimes【 49】_(cite) as the beginning of the era of fiber communication. Although this develo
8、pment did receive【 50】 _ (consider) attention in the research community at the time, it was far from inevitable that a major industry would evolve. The technological barriers appeared formidable because there were serious doubts as to【 51】 wh_these fiber components could ever be produced economicall
9、y enough, but the market potential was very significant.【 52】 _(consequence) , research and development activity expanded rapidly, and a number of important issues were【 53】re_during the early 1970s. During the middle and late 1970s, the rate of progress towards marketable products accelerated as th
10、e emphasis【 54】 _(shift) from research to engineering. Fibers with losses【 55】 app_the Rayleigh limit of 2 dB/km at a wavelength of 0. 8 m were produced. By 1980 improvement in component performance, cost, and reliability led to major commitments on the part of telephone companies. 21 invent effect
11、communicate explore circle Radio isnt out of date, and a lot of people listen to it every day. Marconi, the Italian【 66】 _who gave us the radio, probably didnt realize what【 67】 _ his great invention would have on the world in years to come. Radio has, perhaps, had as much influence on the world as
12、any other【 68】 _device. Events of universal interest can be reported to the entire globe a few second after they happen,【 69】_in remote areas, ships at sea, even astronauts【 70】 _ the earth are able to keep in touch with civilization by means of radio. 26 Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254. He was
13、 the most【 71】 f_westerner to visit China during the Middle Ages. He wrote a【 72】 b_about his travels. He described all the things he saw and heard. Many people read the book, but【 73】 f_ believed what he said. He spoke of places and people that he knew about at that time. His father, Nicolo Polo, a
14、nd his uncle were【 74】 wea _ traders, who regularly traveled to parts of the East. They visited China and became friends with Kublai Khan, the great Mongol【 75】 em _. It was only when they【 76】 re _ to Italy from China that Marco, who was now 15 years old, first saw his father. Marco decided to acco
15、mpany them for their next trip. It took them more than three years to travel the 9,000 miles to Shangtu,【 77】 cap_ of the Mongol Empire. Kublai Khan had many palaces and Shangtu was the one he used in the summer. It was【 78】 si _in the mountains south of the Gobi desert. Every year when【 79】 su _ wa
16、s over, he and his friends moved down from Shangtu to Dadu in the lowlands. This was his winter【 80】 p_ and it is now called Beijing. 36 There are 10 blanks in the passage. Use the words (phrases) given in the box to fill in the blanks, changing the form where necessary. Use only one word (phrase) i
17、n each blank. There are two extra words (phrases) which you do not need to use. follow, express, change, force to, discover, popular, style accompany, pioneer, origin, invent, introduce Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. At the turn of the century when jazz was born
18、, American had no prominent【 79】 of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was【 80】 , or by whom. But it began to be heard in the early 1900s. Jazz is Americas contribution to【 81】 music. In contrast to classical music, which【 82】 formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free form. It bu
19、bbles with energy,【 83】 the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, and as it does today. The【 84】 of this music are as interesting as the music itself. American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz【 85】 . They were brought to Sout
20、hern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and【 86】 work long hours. When a Negro died his friend and relatives formed a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often【 87】 the procession. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suite
21、d to the occasion. But on the way home the mood【 88】 . Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their relations, but the living was glad to be alive. The band played happy music, improvising (即兴表演 ) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes presented at the funeral. This music made everyone wa
22、nt to dance. It was an early form of jazz. 46 This book is about the future of technology. In it we will examine some of the many recent developments in a few key fields and try, in a limited way, to predict where they will take us in the next fifteen years or【 46】 _. If that sounds like a modest go
23、al, its not. Technology is the【 47】 _(dominate) force of our time and probably of all time to come. It appears in more varieties than we can count. It changes so rapidly【 48】 _no scientist or engineer can keep up with his own field, much less with technology in general. It permeates and shapes our l
24、ives【 49】 _every turn. We ive in technology【 50】 a fish live in the sea, and we have only a little better chance of【 51】 _ (forecast) the details of its future changes. Yet the task is well【 52】 w_undertaking. Whatever hints we can glean (一点点搜集 ) about the future win help us prepare for the changes
25、to come. Modest forecasts, evidence of trends, a few concrete developments to be expected all are better than no warning at all. And【 53】 th_technology has made the present much less stable than the past, and surely will make the future more disturbed still, there is good reason to hope that our liv
26、es,【 54】 _sum and on average, will be better as a result. In an age of uncomfortable【 55】 chal_, this is reassurance (保证 ) we all can use. 56 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 au
27、tism spectrum 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
28、 help doctors【 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
29、autism only 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 si
30、mple as observing 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 parent
31、s voice? Does the baby make eye contact? Does the baby wave or point at things? 66 Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform. Why are uniforms so【 46】 po_in the United States? Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is
32、 that in the eyes of most people they look more【 47】 _ (profession) than civilian (百姓的 ) clothes. People have become conditioned to【 48】 ex_superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform tends to inspire more【 49】 tr_ than one who appears in civilian cl
33、othes. Faith in the【 50】 sk_of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What an easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity (身份 )【 51】 _to step out of uniform? Uniforms also have many【 52】 pr_benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on
34、 laundry bills. They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes. Primary among the arguments【 53】 ag_ uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any
35、 particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, 【 54】 _retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act【 55】 sim_, on the job at least. 76 There are 10 blanks in the passage. Use the words (phrases) given in the box to fill in the blanks, changing the form where ne
36、cessary. Use only one word (phrase) in each blank. There are two extra words (phrases) which you do not need to use. accept, abnormal, correct, majority, design, allow to, minority, high, connect with, left, most, advantage The majority of people, about nine out of ten, are right-handed. Up until re
37、cently, people who were left-handed were considered【 79】 , and once children showed this tendency they were forced to use their right hands. Today left-handedness is generally【 80】 , but it is still a disadvantage in a world where most people are right-handed. For example, most tools and implements
38、are still【 81】 for right-handed people. In sports, by contrast, doing things with the left hand or tbot, is often a(n)【 82】Throwing, kicking, punching or batting from the “wrong“ side may result in throwing off many opponents who are more accustomed to dealing with the【 83】 of players who are right-
39、handed. This is why, in many games at a professional level, a【 84】 proportion of players are left-handed than in the population as a whole. The word “right“ in many languages means “ correct“ or is【 85】 with lawfulness, whereas the words associated with “【 86】 “, such as “sinister“, generally have n
40、egative associations . Moreover, among a number of primitive peoples there is a close association between death and left hand. In the past, in【 87】 Western societies, children were often forced to use their right hands, especially to write with. In some cases the left hand was tied behind the childs
41、 back so it could not be used. If, in the future, they are【 88】 choose, there will certainly be more left-handers, and probably fewer people with minor psychological disturbances as a result of being forced to use their right hand. 86 True relaxation is most certainly not a matter of flopping down i
42、n front of the television with a welcome drink. Nor is it about drifting into an exhausted sleep. Useful though these responses to tension and over-tiredness【 76】 mi _ be, we should distinguish between them and conscious relaxation in【 77】 te_of quality and effect. Regardless of the level of tiredne
43、ss, real relaxation is a state of alertness, yet, at the same【 78】 t_, passive awareness, in which our bodies are【 79】 a_rest while our minds are awake. Moreover, it is as natural for a healthy person to be relaxed when moving as resting.【 80】 Be_relaxed in action means we bring the appropriate ener
44、gy to everything we do,【 81】 s_as to have a feeling of healthy tiredness by the end of the day,【 82】 ra_ than one of exhaustion. Unfortunately, as a【 83】 con_ of living in todays competitive world, we are under constant strain and have difficulty in coping, let alone nurturing our bodys abilities.【
45、84】 W_needs to be rediscovered is conscious relaxation. With this in【 85】m_ we must apply ourselves to understanding stress and the nature of its causes, however deep-seated. 96 efficient them disapprove person appear People who are unpunctual fall into three categories. The first, and saddest, comp
46、rises the hopelessly incompetent and【 71】 _, who worry about being on time and never are. The second lot are, strange as it may seem, impatient people who cannot bear to be kept waiting, and who make sure they arent by always being late【 72】 _, thus guaranteeing that others must wait for them. If th
47、ey are outmanoeuvred and compelled to wait for someone, they are the first to express【 73】 _of such bad manners of the latecomers. Finally, there are the egoists, determined to impose their own【 74】 _ on others and to impress their sense of importance on them. An easy way to do this is to keep every
48、one waiting until the star makes an【 75】 _. 101 According to a group called the Voices Foundation, everyone has a singing voice as well as a【 66】 _(speak) voice somewhere inside them. This, they say, should be【 67】 enc_ from an early age because it provides the best, and the【 68】_(cheap) , basis on which to build an understanding of music. The teachings of the Hungarian【 69】 _(compose) Zoltan Kodaly are responsible for this idea
