1、大学生英语竞赛（ NECCS） C类模拟试卷 42及答案与解析 Section A 1 Where are the speakers? （ A） At a hotel. （ B） At a hospital. （ C） At a post office. 2 What are the two people discussing? （ A） Setting the table. （ B） Sewing napkins. （ C） Stocking a pantry. 3 What are the people in the dialogue talking about? （ A） A resta
2、urant. （ B） A hotel. （ C） A hospital. 4 Why does the woman have binoculars? （ A） She is trying to take Ricky Martins picture. （ B） She is watching Ricky Martins limousine. （ C） The binoculars were given to her by Ricky Martin. 5 How long should the woman wait? （ A） For about 30 minutes. （ B） For abo
3、ut an hour. （ C） Until lunch time. Section B 6 Where does the man work? （ A） In a factory. （ B） In a sales department. （ C） At Sonic Laboratory. 7 What does the mans company mainly produce? （ A） Medical equipment. （ B） Special machine. （ C） Medicine for hospitals. 8 How do non-engineers feel about t
4、he mans job? （ A） It is a bit dull. （ B） It is fulfilling. （ C） It is interesting. 9 What is the man working on at the moment? （ A） He is opening a new factory. （ B） He is setting up quality procedures. （ C） He is producing medical equipment. 10 What is the probable relationship between the two spea
5、kers? （ A） Classmates. （ B） Friends. （ C） Colleagues. 11 When does the conversation probably take place? （ A） At the beginning of a semester. （ B） At the end of a semester. （ C） In the middle of summer vacation. 12 What is the womans major field of study? （ A） American literature. （ B） Elementary ed
6、ucation. （ C） Art history. 13 Why will the speakers be reading childrens stories? （ A） They are professional storytellers. （ B） The stories will help them. （ C） The stories are required for a course. 14 How many words are controlled vocabularies in The Cat in the Hat? （ A） 240. （ B） 214 （ C） 204 15
7、What is true about the book The Cat in the Hat? （ A） It uses an extensive vocabulary. （ B） Its useful as a teaching tool. （ C） Its author is unknown. Section C 16 What is the project mainly concerned with? （ A） Commerce. （ B） Education. （ C） Industry. 17 How many people were taken to hospital? （ A）
8、Less than twelve. （ B） More than twelve. （ C） About fifty. 18 What kind of ceremony did Australians hold to remember the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster? （ A） Prayer services. （ B） Concerts and surfing ceremonies. （ C） Both of them. 19 What award did Clint Eastwood receive? （ A） Best Su
9、pporting Actor. （ B） Best Actor. （ C） Best Director. 20 What do the officials from 23 countries and 6 international organizations do? （ A） Clean up the corruption and ineffective rule that plagued Palestine. （ B） Overhaul the Palestinian government, economy and security forces. （ C） Protect Palestin
10、es national security. Section D 20 The radical cause of the conflict in Northern Ireland: 【 D1】 _of Ireland Plantation: Take place in the【 D2】 _century. Most land are taken from【 D3】 _people and given to【 D4】 _people. More【 D5】 _and organized in Ubster. Ubster is more popular than the rest of Irelan
11、d among the【 D6】 _. Religion: 【 D7】 _wanted to remain part of Britain. 【 D8】 _were discriminated in political representation,【 D9】 _and employment. Peaceful marches for Catholic civil rights began in 1968 and【 D10】 _. 21 【 D1】 22 【 D2】 23 【 D3】 24 【 D4】 25 【 D5】 26 【 D6】 27 【 D7】 28 【 D8】 29 【 D9】 3
12、0 【 D10】 一、 Part Vocabulary and Structure 31 I want to put some money into my bank account, so Im going to_bank this afternoon. Its in_Midland Street. （ A） a: the （ B） the: the （ C） a: a （ D） the: / 32 Ms. Smith is very_. She has changed the directors mind about many issues. （ A） prompt （ B） tidy （
13、C） influential （ D） vital 33 The board_of the opinion that the news shouldnt be carried in the newspaper. （ A） is （ B） will be （ C） were （ D） are 34 Production is to be_from big cities to the mountainous areas in case of war. （ A） transferred （ B） transmitted （ C） translated （ D） transformed 35 The
14、crew worked so hard, they finished the entire project three days_schedule. （ A） forward of （ B） ahead of （ C） onward of （ D） above of 36 We went to a restaurant that night. _food was lovely, but I didnt like the soup or the dessert. （ A） Some of （ B） Some of the （ C） None of the （ D） All the 37 The
15、receptionist _we handed the forms pointed out that they had not been properly filled in. （ A） who （ B） that （ C） to whom （ D） to who 38 It seems oil_from this pipe for some time. Well have to take the machine apart to put it right. （ A） had leaked （ B） leaked （ C） is leaking （ D） has been leaking 39
16、 The game was cancelled because most of the team members_a match without a standard court. （ A） objected to have （ B） objected to having （ C） were objected to have （ D） were objected that 40 He was out when I called, but the secretary kindly offered_a message for me. （ A） taking （ B） to take （ C） to
17、ok （ D） taken 41 _the note you left, I would have forgotten to close the door. （ A） With （ B） In case of （ C） Because of （ D） But for 42 The spokesman admitted that the governments thoughtless policy had caused a crisis that （ A） could never have happened （ B） might have happened （ C） should never h
18、ave happened （ D） would never have happened 43 We doubted if it was worth_about 40 miles to see the football match. （ A） of riding （ B） riding （ C） ride （ D） being ridden 44 Excuse me. Can I park my car here? No, Im afraid not. _ Oh, do you know of anywhere around here I can park? Sorry, Im afraid I
19、 dont. （ A） Maybe you will park here? （ B） This is a no parking zone. （ C） Thanks for the offer. （ D） Would you mind parking here? 45 Tom! Whats that? There are two girls behind you. _Youve just noticed? I dont get why anybody does that anymore. Its so annoying! （ A） Theyve been smoking like chimney
20、s. （ B） I cant stand smoking here. （ C） Many people around here are smoking. （ D） The secondhand smoke is going to kill us. 二、 Part Cloze 45 In the early 1950s the researchers who produced the first clad glass optical fibers were not thinking of using them for communications.【 C1】 H_, fiber optics w
21、as already a well-established commercial technology when the famous paper by Kao and Hockham,【 C2】 _ (claim)the use of low-loss optical fibers for communication, appeared in 1966. The first low-loss silica fiber was described in【 C3】 _which appeared in October of 1970. The date of this publication i
22、s sometimes【 C4】_(cite)as the beginning of the era of fiber communication. Although this development did receive【 C5】 _(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 ther
23、e were serious doubts as to【 C6】 wh_these fiber components could ever be produced economically enough, but the market potential was very significant.【 C7】 _(consequence), research and development activity expanded rapidly, and a number of important issues were【 C8】re_during the early 1970s. During t
24、he middle and late 1970s, the rate of progress towards marketable products accelerated as the emphasis【 C9】 _(shift)from research to engineering. Fibers with losses【 C10】 app_the Rayleigh limit of 2 dB/km at a wavelength of 0. 8 m were produced. By 1980 improvement in component performance, cost, an
25、d reliability led to major commitments on the part of telephone companies. 46 【 C1】 47 【 C2】 48 【 C3】 49 【 C4】 50 【 C5】 51 【 C6】 52 【 C7】 53 【 C8】 54 【 C9】 55 【 C10】 Section A 55 A collision between an aircraft and one or more birds is termed a bird-strike. Pilots sometimes record a birdstrike while
26、 at cruising altitudes, but most of them happen when an aircraft is relatively close to the ground, usually in proximity to an airport and during the circling, descent to land or take-off phases of a flight. Birdstrikes may cause significant damage to an aircraft and/or, if the birds are ingested in
27、to a jet engine, a significant and sudden loss of power. If this were to happen during take-off or initial climb of a fully loaded passenger aircraft the results could be catastrophic-loss of the aircraft and the lives of those on board. Any bird is a potential hazard to aircraft and this is especia
28、lly true as bird numbers and bird size increase. Unfortunately airports themselves can be attractive to birds-rodents, insects and other small animals are a food source often found in flat grassed areas such as the runway strips. Even so, this problem can be reduced by careful habitat management or
29、bird harassment techniques practised by airport maintenance and safety personnel. Care needs to be taken by local authorities in deciding the location of rubbish tips, or when permitting other land uses that may be attractive to birds in this way. Of course these effects cannot always be anticipated
30、 with certainty since birds such as gulls have been recorded as travelling 50 kilometres or more from their roosting area to an attractive food source. Local authority planning schemes often apply strict controls on developments such as abattoirs, cattle feed lots, grain handling, piggeries, canals
31、and marina developments, fish farms, and suchlike. In most cases these uses will not be permitted without a full environmental study. That study should be required to deal with the question of likely bird hazards if the proposed location is in proximity to an airport. In some instances it may be nec
32、essary to consider ways of managing a particular land use in order to reduce its attractiveness to birds, for example the adoption of land-fill measures at garbage tips, or enclosed rather than open-air activity. Specialist ornithological opinion may be necessary. In such cases it may not be possibl
33、e to implement immediate changes in land use, but this should not inhibit the adoption of long-term measures which are designed to achieve this. Summary: A collision between an aircraft and one or more birds is known as a bird strike. It usually happens when an aircraft is close【 A1】 , and may resul
34、t in significant damage of the aircraft or loss of the aircraft and【 A2】 of passengers and crew if they occur during take-off or initial climb. Because birds can find plenty food in flat grassed areas, airports are especially attractive to birds. However, the danger can be minimized by【 A3】 _. Local
35、 authorities need to take care when deciding on【 A4】 It is suggested that a full environmental study should be made before making plans of developments on the land in proximity to an airport. Local authorities should get advice from specialists and take【 A5】 in order to bring about changes in land u
36、se. 56 【 A1】 57 【 A2】 58 【 A3】 59 【 A4】 60 【 A5】 Section B 60 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 for different uses.
37、 Materials used for one purpose can not 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 measure its true co
38、st 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 something else. In
39、deciding how to use resources most effectively to satisfy 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 that cost, ultimately, is the cost of not making o
40、ther goods. The market mechanism enforces this relationship. The cost of, say, a pair of shoes is the price of the 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 can be us
41、ed to produce handbags that are valued highly by consumers, the prices of leather would be correspondingly higher. 61 This passage mainly discusses the finiteness and value of materials. （ A） TURE （ B） FALSE 62 The cost of a product in terms of money measures its true cost to society. （ A） TURE （ B）
42、 FALSE 63 The relationship between production and resources is that production reduces the amount of available resources. （ A） TURE （ B） FALSE 64 What determines the price of goods in a market economy? 65 Using land for a house and for a park, which one best reflects a cost to society as defined in
43、the passage? Section C 65 Few words are more commonly used in our modern world than the word modern itself. The modernity of manufactured articles, of institutions, of attitudes, of works of art is constantly brought to our attention. We ourselves may well be judged by whether we are modern or not:
44、indeed, many people go to considerable lengths to make quite certain that they will be accepted as modern-modern in their dress, their behavior, their beliefs. And yet, we may ask, must earlier generations not have felt precisely the same? Surely men throughout history must have recognized themselve
45、s as modern. Surely innovators like Julius Caesar, Peter the Great or Oliver Cromwell saw themselves as breaking with the past, as establishing a new order. Must they not also have shared our awareness of the significance of what is modern? What is modern is distinct from what belongs to the past an
46、d men in earlier times must have experienced this sense of distinctiveness. People cannot escape, and never have been able to escape, an awareness of change. Reflection will tell us that our awareness of change, our sense of distinctiveness, is very different from that of our predecessors. Change fo
47、r us is more, much more, than the change brought about by the passing of time, by important events or by the actions of outstanding individuals or groups of people. We make use of change and are ourselves a part of a process of change. Change for us has become modernization and modernization implies
48、 both direction and consciousness. Change is something we seek, something we attempt to control and something that has no end. Our “modern“ consciousness of change and this desire to direct change began with the Industrial Revolution. The term revolution is usually applied to a historical event that
49、 causes a major change in thought, life styles, and identity. We can normally speak of a time before the revolution and a time after the revolution. But the Industrial Revolution, although it had a beginning, has never come to an end. It is a process not yet stopped. It is a process which affects more and more people in more and more ways. We may argue that it is a
