1、大学生英语竞赛（ NECCS） D类模拟试卷 4及答案与解析 Section A 1 Where is the woman going to go on holiday this year? （ A） Canada. （ B） Italy. （ C） Turkey. 2 What time will they go to the cinema? （ A） 5:30. （ B） 0.354167 （ C） 0.416667 3 How far is the nearest supermarket? （ A） 5 km. （ B） 3 km. （ C） 1 km. 4 What will the
2、weather be like? （ A） It will snow. （ B） It will be sunny. （ C） It will rain. 5 What is Joe going to do at the weekend? （ A） Go swimming. （ B） Play volleyball （ C） Ride a bicycle. Section B 6 How long does he surf on the Internet on school day? （ A） 1 to 3 hours. （ B） Half an hour. （ C） Two hours. 7
3、 Who is in charge of marketing in their enterprise? （ A） David, the interviewee. （ B） His father. （ C） An employer. 8 Why doesnt he care how people look at him? （ A） His family comes in the top 10. （ B） He was too young to sense that. （ C） Too much care will deprive him of joy. 9 What is his opinion
4、 toward China? （ A） They dont want to cooperate with China. （ B） They dont like small companies in China. （ C） China is growing and promising. 10 What can properly describe the young CEO? （ A） Arrogant and childish. （ B） Intelligent and conceited. （ C） Confident and shrewd. 11 What did the woman thi
5、nk of the new wing of the museum? （ A） She was impressed by it. （ B） It was a waste of money. （ C） She was amazed it had opened so soon. 12 How did the man learn about the museum? （ A） He took a tour of the city. （ B） He read about it. （ C） He wrote an article about it. 13 How much did the art museu
6、m cost? （ A） 70 million. （ B） 80 million. （ C） 90 million. 14 According to the woman, what did the paving stones, skylights and mobile have in common? （ A） They came from the original wing. （ B） Theyre made of the same material. （ C） Theyre similar in shape. 15 What was the problem with the original
7、 mobile? （ A） It was made of aluminum. （ B） It wasnt large enough. （ C） It was too heavy to put up. Section C 16 What is rhythm in literature according to the passage? （ A） A special use of words. （ B） The arrangement of ideas. （ C） The regular occurrence of certain elements of writing. 17 What is n
8、ot the response of the children to rhythm? （ A） Children love to beat on toy drums or empty boxes. （ B） They stamp their feet and chant nursery rhythms （ C） They chant nonsense syllables, just like primitive dancers. 18 Compared with a childs response, an adults response to rhythm in music would be_
9、. （ A） less natural （ B） more active （ C） more restrained 19 Which of the following statements is NOT made in the passage? （ A） Human beings are rhythmical physiologically and emotionally. （ B） Rhythm is what differentiates humans from other animals. （ C） Human beings seem to be born with a love for
10、 rhythm. 20 What is the passage mainly about? （ A） Rhythmic patterns in literature. （ B） Rhythm in writing. （ C） The place of rhythm in the lives of human beings. Section D 20 Did you ever have an【 D1】 _or an idea that you knew was important, but you couldnt put it into words? Poetry is one kind of
11、writing that can capture such emotions and ideas and give them form. A poets【 D2】 _is different from that of other kind of writers. Imagine a scientist writing about ice cream. The scientist might discuss the【 D3】 _of milk fat in the ice cream or its【 D4】 _. A historian might write about how Marco P
12、olo brought the idea for the frozen【 D5】 _to Europe from China. A business person might write about the numbers of【 D6】 _of ice cream that people buy every month. But the poet will try to create an “ ice cream【 D7】 _. “ Poetry has been called “the best words in the best order. “ Poets choose words c
13、arefully and put them in【 D8】 _relationships to each other. Every word in a poem is an important part of the whole【 D9】 _. A poem is not just the work and joy of the poet. You, the reader, must【 D10】_Your ear must hear the poems “ music“. Your eye must see how the poem looks on the page. Your mind m
14、ust find images and meaning in the poem. 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 _is from India. （ A） The mayors of New Yorks cat （ B） The mayors cat of New Yorks （ C） The mayor of New Yorks cat （ D） The mayors ca
15、t of New York 32 It was unfortunate, but she had no_but to act as she did. （ A） chance （ B） opportunity （ C） option （ D） solution 33 The English language contains a(n)_of words which are comparatively_used in ordinary conversation. （ A） altitude: hardly （ B） latitude: scarcely （ C） multitude: seldom
16、 （ D） attitude: rarely 34 The detective thought the guilty party to be_because I had the strongest motive. （ A） mine （ B） I （ C） me （ D） myself 35 He orders me about as if I_his wife. （ A） was （ B） were （ C） would be （ D） shall be 36 To succeed in a scientific research project_. （ A） one needs to be
17、 persistent （ B） persistence is needed （ C） one needs be a persistent person （ D） persistence is what one needs 37 Trade unions often_with employers for better conditions of pay employment. （ A） ask （ B） require （ C） bargain （ D） plead 38 After second thought, she_a better solution. （ A） came up wit
18、h （ B） added up to （ C） put up with （ D） made up for 39 Never before_so many people in our country been interested in athletic sports. （ A） has （ B） is （ C） have （ D） are 40 The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded truck_to the truck. （ A） the greater stress is （ B）
19、greater is the stress （ C） the stress is greater （ D） the greater the stress 41 I dont doubt_the plan will be well-conceived. （ A） that （ B） whether （ C） why （ D） when 42 Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and _by the same federal laws. （ A） stand （ B） conform （ C） abide （ D） su
20、stain 43 I am not used_to like that. （ A） to being spoken （ B） to speak （ C） being spoken （ D） to speaking 44 Wife: Our visit to London is really rewarding. What do you think, darling? Husband: _Weve really got something from this visit. Wife: Dont forget the shopping before we leave this lovely cit
21、y. Husband: Ive carved it in my mind. Dont worry. （ A） I get it. （ B） Well, I dont think the way you do. （ C） You bet. （ D） Im glad to hear that. 45 Can we please get a new air conditioner for our bedroom? _ Cant you see that its not working right? （ A） Do you have to repair it? （ B） It is not very
22、hot in this season. （ C） I also think we should buy a new one. （ D） Whats wrong with the one we have now? 二、 Part Cloze 45 For the last fifty years, the globe has been warming up. It is true that the average temperature【 C1】 r_is only about two degrees, but that has been【 C2】 e_to start the glaciers
23、【 C3】 _(recede)in many parts of the world. A rise of one degree per generation is a large【 C4】 in_. Nature seldom moves as swiftly as this. We may have been helping her. To a very large【 C5】 _, the temperature of the Earth is determined【 C6】 _the amount of solar heat which the atmosphere can keep. T
24、he air above us sets like the glass in a greenhouse, trapping many of the heat waves which would【 C7】 other_bounce back into space. Carbon dioxide in the air is mostly responsible【 C8】 _the “greenhouse effect“ : it is a gas produced by all our countless fires, furnaces(熔炉 )and internal combustion en
25、gines(内燃机 ). The end of the age of fossil fuels is already in sight: soon in one or two centuries at the roost we will have wasted all the worlds【 C9】 re_of oil and coal. This no longer means disaster, for【 C10】 _(atom)energy has arrived in time to save our civilization from dying through lack of po
26、wer. 46 【 C1】 47 【 C2】 48 【 C3】 49 【 C4】 50 【 C5】 51 【 C6】 52 【 C7】 53 【 C8】 54 【 C9】 55 【 C10】 Section A 55 Do you often use shampoo? Do you put ketchup on your food? Have you ever visited a sauna? If you think these words are originally English, youd better think again. In fact, each of these word
27、s comes from a different language. Shampoo, for example, is actually a Hindi word and comes from India. This word originally meant “massage. “ In hair shops in India, barbers massage your head while washing your hair. Over time, British people in India came to use this word for the washing liquid. A
28、lmost everyone knows ketchup. People all over the world like to pour this tomato sauce on their French fries or sandwiches. However, this word is originally Chinese(from kctsiap, a fish sauce). In the 1600s, British and Dutch sailors took this fish sauce back to Europe. Over time, people added a tom
29、ato flavor to it. But the name remained basically the same. Sauna, a popular type of public steam room and shower facility, comes from the Finnish language. It first became famous at the Olympics. Athletes from Britain and Germany saw Finnish athletes use saunas after training. Later, the general pu
30、blic all over Europe started using this style of bathing too. Now, we use this word to describe all kinds of steam rooms. English is full of many wonderful borrowed words from many diverse languages. Perhaps English should change its name to Eng-hin-chi-fin-fre-ger-ital-span-ish. 56 Whats the main i
31、dea of this reading? （ A） English words in other languages. （ B） Words from India. （ C） The usage in English of words from other languages. （ D） How the word shampoo was first used in English 57 What does “ital“ probably mean in “Eng-bin-chi-fin-fre-get-ital-span-ish“? （ A） The name of a country. （
32、B） The name of a language. （ C） The name of a group of people. （ D） The name of people who speak English. 58 Shampoo is actually a Hindi word and comes from India. This word originally meant_. 59 People all over the world like to pour_on their French fries or sandwiches. And this word is originally
33、Chinese. 60 _, a popular type of public steam room and shower facility, first became famous at the Olympics. Section B 60 Overseas assignments are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being “ out of sigh
34、t and out of mind. “ He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the companys plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superior will have greater confidence in his or her abil
35、ity to cope back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more prevalent. Thanks to a variety of relatively inexperience communications devices with business applications , even small businesses in the United States are able to get in
36、to international markets. English is still the international language of business. But there is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. A second language isnt generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifi
37、cations appear to be equal. The employee posted abroad who speaks the countrys principal language has an opportunity to fast -forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight to know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with f
38、oreign clients over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset to the firm. 61 What is the authors attitude toward high-tech communications equipment? 62 What is becoming more and more important to promotion? 63 Small businesses in the United States are impossible to get into international
39、markets. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 64 A second language is a must to get a job in business. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 65 Employees having foreign language skills have more opportunities to fast-forward certain negotiations. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE Section C 65 Think of lavender today and up come images of old-wo
40、rld cottage gardens thick with nodding hollyhocks and pink roses round the door. Its a prime player in lots of potpourri concoctions for that reason. But recently its been seen as more than just a pretty scent. (69)In the last few years, clinical trials have been conducted on essential oil of lavend
41、er. Scientists have been studying its potential in the treatment of various health problems. In the days of folk medicine lavender oil was considered to be one of the most useful all-round remedies, particularly for its soothing and antiseptic qualities. It was used for a wide range of treatments :
42、a drop on a restless childs pillow for a good nights sleep or a little massaged into the temples to relieve a headache or mild depression. It was even used as a rough-and-ready antiseptic by soldiers in the First World War. And it goes back much further than that: the Romans used the oil so widely t
43、o perfume their baths that its Latin name Lavandula, derives from their verb to bathe. Lavenders healing properties were first discovered by accident.(70)In 1910 a French chemist and perfumer burnt himself in a laboratory explosion. He plunged his singed hand into the nearest liquid which happened t
44、o be lavender essence and was so impressed with the results that he devoted 50 years to studying the properties of essential oils. Pharmaceutical companiesinfluenced by growing ecological concerns as the rest of ushave begun to reappraise many traditional treatments. Some of the most effective drugs
45、 we use in modern medicine derive from natural remedies. 66 What is connected to the image of lavender? 67 What was lavender often used to? 68 How the healing properties of lavender were discovered? Section D 70 Certain birds are, more often than not, considered bad luck, or even frightening, a sign
46、 of impending death. All over the world, both crows and ravens(乌鸦 )have some connection with war and death. In early times, crows and ravens were thought to accompany the gods of war, or be signs of their imminent arrival in an area. Later, this belief became more general, and these birds, crows mor
47、e particularly, were thought to be harbingers(预兆 )of ill fortune or, in some cases, guides to the afterlife. Woe be it to the person who saw a single crow or raven flying overhead, for this most certainly was a portent of death in the near future. Interestingly, though potentially bad luck for peopl
48、e individually, the raven is considered to be good luck for the crown of England. So much so, in fact, that a “ raven master“ is even today an actual government position in the Tower of London. He takes care of the ravens there and also clips their wings, ensuring that these birds can never fly far
49、from the seat of the British government. This way, the kingdom will never fall to ill fortune. Another bird which is also still considered to play a part in peoples fortunes is the swallow. Depending on how and when it is seen, the swallow can be a harbinger of either good-or-ill-for-tune. Perhaps inspired by the swallows red-brown breas
