1、大学生英语竞赛（ NECCS） C类模拟试卷 44及答案与解析 Section A 1 Where is the woman? （ A） At the dentists. （ B） At a doctors surgery. （ C） In a teachers office. （ D） At the police station. 2 Why is the man upset? （ A） Because he didnt finish the proposal. （ B） Because his proposal wasnt mentioned in the report. （ C） Bec
2、ause his report was too long. （ D） Because his proposal is not good enough. 3 Where does the man get the information about the hotel? （ A） From a guide book. （ B） From the Internet. （ C） From a friend. （ D） From bulletin board. 4 Why did the woman give up her business? （ A） It became too big. （ B） I
3、t no longer interested her. （ C） She wanted to sell it. （ D） She wanted to do something else. 5 Where is the conversation taking place? （ A） In a station. （ B） In a shop. （ C） In a restaurant. （ D） In the hospital. Section B 6 Why is Rachel coming to see Dr. Jones? （ A） Dr Jones needs her further ex
4、planation of an extension for her essay. （ B） She happened to meet him and stopped to have a chat. （ C） Rachel needs some suggestions from Dr. Jones. （ D） They had an appointment to talk about her degree. 7 What is Rachels decision on her topic of the essay? （ A） Environmental conditions in 19th cen
5、tury factories. （ B） Working conditions of hospitals in 19th century northern towns. （ C） Pros and Cons of changing working conditions in 19th century. （ D） How to improve working conditions in southern towns in 19th century. 8 Why did Rachel choose the topic at last? （ A） There are lots of sources
6、that she can refer to. （ B） No one else chose the topic as it is a rare one. （ C） That is the topic Dr. Jones recommended to her. （ D） She can finish the project on the internet. 9 What is Dr. Jones attitude toward Rachels essay? （ A） He would rather her choosing another topic. （ B） The essay is onl
7、y 80 percent completed. （ C） She needs to rewrite it because he was too down about it. （ D） There are still much further editing job to do. 10 Which part of Rachels essay did Dr. Jones appreciate most? （ A） The introduction. （ B） The middle part. （ C） The end of it. （ D） The bibliography. 11 What is
8、 Glaesers opinion towards cities? （ A） It is very dirty and no longer good to live in cities. （ B） They are too crowded with exploded population. （ C） Cities are extraordinary in creating opportunities. （ D） We need to save the industry and garments in cities. 12 What did globalization bring to olde
9、r cities, such as New York, in 1970s? （ A） New technologies and prosperity. （ B） The rising of garment industry. （ C） Reductions in population. （ D） A severe depression. 13 What is the current role of cities in the world? （ A） Cities are more and more important. （ B） They are less important than bef
10、ore. （ C） People believe cities are always the heart of manufacturing. （ D） There are advantages in cities in market opportunities. 14 What is the main focus of Glaesers book Triumph of the City? （ A） Techniques of looking for jobs in cities. （ B） His legend in travelling around the world. （ C） Plea
11、sure and prospects of living in cities. （ D） Comparisons between living in cities and countryside. 15 According to Glaeser, what is the advantage of countries with more than half population living in urban areas comparing to those with less than half population living in urban areas? （ A） Less happi
12、er. （ B） Much richer. （ C） More relaxed. （ D） Very depressed. Section C 16 Which of the following statements best describe the condition of the passengers? （ A） No one was hurt during the accident. （ B） Someone was killed during the accident. （ C） 23 people were trapped in the train. （ D） No one was
13、 fatally injured. 17 Where is the Monash University located? （ A） Austria. （ B） Russia. （ C） Australia. （ D） America. 18 What problem is US government now faced with? （ A） How to reduce the Governmens debt. （ B） How to cope with campus violence. （ C） How to raise tax on high incomes. （ D） How to avo
14、id the fiscal cliff. 19 Who was Charles Schulz? （ A） He was a writer. （ B） He was a comic painter. （ C） He was a newspaper editor. （ D） He was a reporter. 20 How about letting children get a little dirty in life? （ A） It might be good for their health later in life. （ B） It might be harmful for chil
15、dren to form good habits. （ C） It is more likely to develop allergies and asthma. （ D） It is more likely to make children happy. Section D 20 Diamonds , sang Marilyn Monroe in the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, are a girls best friend. You might not agree, but you can be sure that diamonds are not o
16、nly【 D1】 _in the world, they are also the most expensive. A single diamond sold for $ 16. 5 million at an auction in Geneva【 D2】 _! Diamonds are found in a number of countries【 D3】 _ Australia, South Africa, Brazil and the Russian Federation. In fact, there are two main types of diamonds. These are
17、colourless diamonds(about 25% of those found), which have only a few impurities and are usually made into jewellery, and black diamonds the【 D4】 _ which contain a lot of impurities, and are used in industrial applications.【 D5】 _are also produced artificially. The largest diamond ever found is the C
18、ullinan diamond. It【 D6】_620 grams and was found in a South African diamond mine in 1905. It was bought by the Transvaal Government for 150,000, and then【 D7】 _to the King of England, Edward VII. The diamond was then cut into nine smaller jewels, which are now part of the British crown jewels. These
19、 jewels【 D8】 _to the British government and are kept in the Tower of London. Most people think of diamonds in connection with jewellery and other types of【 D9】 _. Between 1885 and 1917, the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Faberge made a number of decorated Easter eggs for the tsars of Russia and their f
20、amilies. The most【 D10】 _Faberge egg to date was sold in 2007 by Christies Auction House in Geneva, Switzerland, for $ 18. 5 million. 21 【 D1】 22 【 D2】 23 【 D3】 24 【 D4】 25 【 D5】 26 【 D6】 27 【 D7】 28 【 D8】 29 【 D9】 30 【 D10】 一、 Part Vocabulary and Structure 31 The writer has_some slang words from he
21、r essay. （ A） abandoned （ B） abolished （ C） concealed （ D） eliminated 32 This new laser printer is_with all leading software. （ A） competitive （ B） cooperative （ C） compatible （ D） comparable 33 Everyone knew that_the project would be completed and wed all have to return to our own separate departme
22、nts. （ A） primarily （ B） ultimately （ C） eventfully （ D） precisely 34 We must make_for his action, because he is too young. （ A） alternation （ B） preparation （ C） allowance （ D） apprehension 35 If he had visited me in Beijing, I_him to see the sights. （ A） had taken （ B） will take （ C） would take （
23、D） would have taken 36 Its reported that by the end of this month the output of cement in the factory_by about 10%. （ A） will have risen （ B） has risen （ C） will be rising （ D） has been rising 37 I would just as soon you_rudely to her. （ A） wouldnt speak （ B） wont speak （ C） didnt speak （ D） havent
24、spoken 38 “Not until science became prominent_be abolished“ , some people argue. （ A） did slavery come to （ B） slavery to （ C） had slavery come to （ D） that slavery came to 39 A: What time is this meeting supposed to begin? B: Im not sure. I thought it was to start at 7: 00 p. m. , but its already 7
25、: 20 p. m. A: _ B: Its unlikely that the guest speaker has arrived yet. I think he is still eating his dinner. A: Well, that explains it! （ A） What do you think the problem is? （ B） Dont you know? （ C） Are you sure? （ D） What do we do then? 40 Mike: If you are not busy, would you by any chance be in
26、terested in going to the movie with me this Saturday? Susan: Id love to, but I cant. I have to study for my exams. Mike: _ Susan: Thanks for asking though. Maybe we can see a movie some other time. （ A） Dont do this. （ B） Thats too bad. （ C） Dont you think you can make it? （ D） Fantastic. 41 The lar
27、gest river in the United Kingdom is the_. （ A） Thames River （ B） Severn River （ C） Clyde River （ D） Tyne River 42 How many continental states were there at the time of independence of the United States? （ A） 35 （ B） 13 （ C） 48 （ D） 50 43 Who was the first US President resigned from office? （ A） Andr
28、ew Johnson （ B） Gerald Ford （ C） Richard Nixon （ D） Jimmy Carter 44 _belongs to “stream of consciousness“ school. （ A） Virginia Woolf （ B） Thomas Wolfe （ C） Sommerset Maugham （ D） Thomas Hardy 45 _ showed great interest in Chinese literature and translated the poetry of Li Po(Li Bai). （ A） Ezra Poun
29、d （ B） Robert Frost （ C） T. S. Eliot （ D） E.E. Cummings 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 was already a well-established commercial technology when the famous
30、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 is sometimes【 C4】_(cite)as the beginning of the era of fiber communic
31、ation. 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 there were serious doubts as to 【 C6】 wh_these fiber components could ev
32、er 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 the middle and late 1970s, the rate of progress towards marketable p
33、roducts 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, and reliability led to major commitments on the part of telephone com
34、panies. 46 【 C1】 47 【 C2】 48 【 C3】 49 【 C4】 50 【 C5】 51 【 C6】 52 【 C7】 53 【 C8】 54 【 C9】 55 【 C10】 Section A 55 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
35、relative scarcity of resources for different uses. 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 pro
36、duct in terms of money may not measure 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 foregoin
37、g of an opportunity to produce something else. In 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
38、that cost, ultimately, is the cost of not making other 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 t
39、hey can produce elsewhere if the leather can be used to produce handbags that are valued highly by consumers, the prices of leather would be correspondingly higher. Questions 56 60 Decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F)according to the passage. 56 This passage mainly discusse
40、s the finiteness and value of materials. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 57 The cost of a product in terms of money measures its true cost to society. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 58 The relationship between production and resources is that production reduces the amount of available resources. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 59
41、The cost of all elements of its production determines the price of goods in a market economy. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 60 The one using land for a house better reflects a cost to society as defined in the passage than the one using land for a park. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE Section B 60 Things to Know about
42、the U. K. From Buckingham Palace to Oxford, the U. K. is loaded with wonderful icons(标志 )of past eras.【 B1】 _Its now better known for vibrant(充满活力的 )cities with great nightlife and attraction. Fashions, fine dining, clubbing, shopping the U. K. is among the worlds best. 【 B2】 _But if youre one of th
43、ese people, youd be wise to abandon those ideas. Visit a nightclub in one of the big cities, a football match, or a good local pub and you might more readily describe the English people as humorous and hospitable. Its certainly true that no other country in the world has more bird-watchers, sports s
44、upporters, pet owners and gardeners than the U. K. 【 B3】 _Budget(廉价的 )airlines like EasyJET and Rynnair fly domestically. Trains can deliver you very efficiently from one major city to another. Long distance express buses are called coaches. Where coaches and buses run on the same route, coaches are
45、 more expensive(though quicker)than buses. Londons famous black cabs are excellent but expensive. Minicabs are cheaper competitors, with freelance(个体的 )drivers. But usually you need to give a call first. Londons underground is called the Tube. Its very convenient and can get you to almost any part o
46、f the city. 【 B4】 _The most famous must be fish and chips. The fish and chips are deep fried in flour. English breakfast is something you need to try. It is fried bacon, sausages, fried eggs, black pudding, fried tomatoes, fried bread and baked beans, with toast and a pot of tea. Other things like s
47、hepherds pie and Yorkshire pudding are also well-known as a part of English food culture. 【 B5】 _ Pubbing means going to a pub with friends, having drinks, and chatting. Clubbing is different from pubbing and includes going to a pub, or a place of music, or a bar, or any other places to gather with
48、friends. Clubbing can be found everywhere. Usually there is some kind of dress code for clubbing, such as no jeans, no sportswear, or smart clubbing while pubbing is much more casual. Questions 61 65 Complete the article with the following sentences. There are two extra sentences that you do not nee
49、d to use. A. Getting around England is pretty easy. B. But it has also modernized with confidence. C. The U. K. is a country that is both ancient and modern. D. Most people have strong preconceptions about the British. E. The U. K. is not famous for its food. But you still need to know some of the traditional English foods. F. Pubbin
