1、2011 年大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）A 类（研究生）初赛真题试卷（无答案）Section A1 What did the man do last night?（A）He bought a computer.（B） He watched a TV show.（C） He surfed the Internet.2 How did the company get into trouble in the past?（A）By polluting a river.（B） By lying to the government.（C） By changing their image.3 What wi
2、ll the woman do next?（A）Visit the pet motel.（B） Write a review.（C） Look for some information.4 How was the woman connected to the advertisement?（A）She received a link in an email.（B） She visited the companys website.（C） She went onto an Internet forum.5 What does the woman imply?（A）The man has reall
3、y bad credit.（B） The man should trust her.（C） The man needs to buy a lot of new clothes.Section B6 What time is Mikes wifes appointment?（A）At 2: 00 pm.（B） At 2: 30 pm.（C） At 3: 30 pm.7 What is the woman speakers name?（A）Rachel.（B） Elizabeth.（C） Angela.8 Whats the night doctors mobile number?（A）0506
4、759 3856.（B） 0506 759 3857.（C） 0506 758 3856.9 Which of the following does the surgery NOT charge for?（A）Travel vaccinations.（B） Consultations.（C） Insurance reports. 10 What topic is the man going to write about?（A）Global travel.（B） World economics.（C） Climate changes.11 How did the man get first-ha
5、nd ideas on his subject?（A）By travelling to countries in Asia and Africa.（B） By doing questionnaires.（C） By doing research into private companies.12 How long do the essays have to be?（A）4, 000 words.（B） 3, 000 words.（C） 3, 500 words.13 When must the first essay be handed in?（A）November 30.（B） Septem
6、ber 30.（C） October 30.14 Where will John and Jane meet up later that day?（A）In the economics course office.（B） In the economics common room.（C） In the campus cafeteria.15 What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?（A）Travel agent and customer.（B） Professor and student.（C） Classm
7、ates.Section C16 What is the news about?（A）Using computers.（B） Reclaiming energy.（C） Heating buildings.17 What are the most damaging emissions?（A）Ultrafine particles.（B） Gases.（C） Particles produced by gasoline engines.18 When does the kitchen staff start to prepare the meals?（A）11: 00 am.（B） 4: 30
8、pm.（C） 5: 30 am.19 What does the news mainly tell us?（A）Less time is spent on tea in the UK than in other countries.（B） Quite a lot of time is spent on tea in the UK.（C） Britons drink more coffee than tea.20 Why do scientists put bands on penguins flippers?（A）So they can identify the birds from a di
9、stance.（B） They want to slow them down as they swim.（C） The bands protect them from being attacked. Section D20 In this section, you will hear part of a lecture on research methods. The passage will be read twice.For questions 21 -30, complete the sentences and notes. Write no more than three words
10、for each answer. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Questions 21-23:21 The lecture will be useful for students who are writing_.22 Developed countries are described by the speaker as_.23 The size of a sample depends on the_required.23 Questions 24-30:Survey Content Questions can ask a
11、bout: opinions and attitudes factual characteristics or behaviourQuestions can be open-ended or【D8】_Questions can be from 5 minutes to 1 hour + longSurvey can be a【D9】_- interviewees can be questioned on 2 or more occasions Ethics Results must not be used commercially Individuals should not be menti
12、oned Results should be in【D10】_ ie: statistical tables or charts28 【D8】29 【D9】30 【D10】一、Part Vocabulary and Structure31 Using a full range of colors and all sorts of painting styles, Mahatir has shown there is no end to the_of methods he uses to grasp our attention.（A）knowledge（B） creation（C） divers
13、ity（D）universe32 This paper is not free! Id appreciate it if everyone would start trying to_it.（A）use（B） produce（C） move（D）conserve33 Realizing the great loss our company s error caused you, and being aware that money can never really make up for it, we wish to offer you 2 million dollars in_anyway.
14、（A）prize（B） compensation（C） reward（D）cash34 As all the members of my family like country life, we decided to_farming.（A）go in for（B） go back on（C） go through with（D）go along with35 Warning; Poisonous! If accidentally swallowed,_vomiting at once and seek medical attention.（A）deduce（B） generate（C） eng
15、age（D）induce36 The tenant must be prepared to decorate the villa_the terms of the contract.（A）in the vicinity of（B） in quest of（C） in accordance with（D）in collaboration with37 Richard came home at midnight,_which time all the guests had left.（A）after（B） by（C） to（D）during38 If the whole project_befor
16、ehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.（A）was not planned（B） has not been planned（C） had not been planned（D）were not planned39 In the meantime, the question raised by our financial problems is_such research is worth the cost.（A）whether（B） that（C） how（D）because40 This plant has si
17、milar qualities to the previous one,_both wind resistant and adapted to the same type of soil.（A）being（B） been（C） to be（D）having been41 The staff have been informed that under no circumstances_the telephone in the office for personal calls.（A）may they use（B） they use（C） they could use（D）did they use
18、42 The project,_by the end of 2012, will expand the city s digital television signal to be accessible to a million users.（A）completed（B） being completed（C） to be completed（D）having been completed43 The body s need for_salt can be met by a healthy diet, without turning to _salt bottle.（A）the; a（B） /;
19、 the（C） /; /（D）the; the44 Excuse me! This fish smells strangeit must be off. It cant be, madam. It was fresh this morning.Well, I m not going to eat it, so please take it away. Of course, madam.Certainly not, madam.Good. Now bring me the menu again, so that I can order something else.（A）Please give
20、me a fresh one.（B） I hope I can get another one for free.（C） Do not offer me the same dish again.（D）I hope you re not going to charge me for it.45 I don t like to complain, but I bought this camera last week and it s stopped working.Humyes, it s faulty. Do you have your receipt? We can either exchan
21、ge the camera or offer you a credit note. You can use it for anything in the shop.No,_.I m afraid that isnt our company policy, sir.But it is the lawand Im a law student. So refund my money or I 11 see you in court. OK?（A）Id rather have a refund（B） Id like a new camera（C） there must be a discount（D）
22、I must get something free二、Part Reading Comperhension45 The first small camera was invented in 1685, but it was just a camera. It was a long time before people figured out how to make the right kind of paper for photographs. Modern photography, as we know it, really came into being in the 19th centu
23、ry, around the year 1865, to be exact. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, photography really took off. Several types of cameras were invented during the time, and photographers also came up with new and better ways to take pictures. Photography became a form of art.Although most people think photogr
24、aphs show real things, photography also changed people s ideas about modern art. Modern art developed in the late 19th century, around the time of the invention of photographs. Modem art was different from other kinds of art because modem art paintings did not try to show “realistic“ pictures. For e
25、xample, artists of modern art often produced paintings that looked different from a real picture. Photography was perfect for producing modern art. For example, a photographer could focus on the subject of a picture and make it look very clear, while other parts of the picture were not in focus and
26、therefore looked fuzzy. In this way, photographers could make pictures look less realistic. We are now riving in the time of postmodern art. Postmodern art developed in the late 1950s and has allowed for further changes in the world of art. In the case of photography, computers have changed a lot ab
27、out the way that photographs are made and viewed. For example, a photographer can now lake pictures using a digital camera. These pictures can be saved on a computer and changed using a computer program. In this way, the photographer can change the colors and many other aspects of a photograph. For
28、example, the photographer can change all of the colors in a photograph to light or dark red, or he or she can make photographs darker or lighter. These kinds of treatment can create interesting effects. Computers are also changing the way people share photographs. In the past, a photographer had to
29、put his photos in a book, called an album, to show his photographs to lots of people. Now, with the Internet, photographers can share their photographs with thousands of people quickly and easily! This means that even teenagers can create interesting photographs as a kind of art to share with people
30、 around the world.46 Photographers have contributed to the creation of_with their pictures.47 As an illustration of this, the writer uses the fact that photographers can_with a computer program.48 These days it is easy for photographers to share_.48 It takes a lot of courage to deal with the fact, t
31、hat you have cancer. It takes even more courage to deal with losing a leg because of that cancer. However, it takes a true hero to then attempt to run across the second largest country in the world with an artificial leg in order to raise money for cancer. A man named Terry Fox was just such a hero.
32、Terry was only eighteen years old when doctors Sold, him and his family that he had a type of bone cancer in his knee. The doctors said that they had to cut off Terry s leg. Terry showed a great deal of courage when he lost his leg. He quickly learned to use his artificial leg, and he did not feel s
33、orry for himself. He was thankful that he was still alive. After his experiences with other cancer patients in hospital, Terry wanted to do something. Not a lot of people knew much about cancer at the beginning of the 1980s, and not a lot of money was going towards finding a cure or developing bette
34、r treatments. Terry decided that he was going to raise one dollar for every person in Canada. The population of Canada at the time was 24 million, so he planned to raise 24 million dollars for cancer research, and he planed to do this by running across the county. On a beach in Newfoundland, Terry F
35、ox began his Marathon of Hope by dipping his artificial leg into the Atlantic Ocean on April 12, 1980. He ran about 42 kilometers a day, and he gave speeches along the way. People were learning about cancer, and they were giving money to Terry and his dream. Terry kept running. He ran through Quebec
36、 to Ontario. By August, he was halfway across Canada. In the middle of the Marathon of Hope, however, Terrys chest started to hurt. He stopped running and saw a doctor. Unfortunately, the cancer had returned and was now in his lungs. He had to give up the Marathon of Hope and go back into hospital.
37、Sadly, Terry box passed away in 1981 without finishing his run, but not before 24 million dollars had been raised for cancer research. Money has continued to be raised in his name since that time. More than 360 million dollars has been raised worldwide in yearly Terry Fox Runs.49 What happened to Te
38、rn Fox when he was 18?50 Why did Terry want to run across Canada?51 Where did Terry come up with the number 24 million?52 What was the most amazing thing about Terrys Marathon of Hope?53 Why did Terry have to stop running?53 For many adults, a typical work day might be as follows: The alarm goes off
39、 at 6:00 am. You dress yourself in expensive work clothes, gobble down breakfast, and start off on your long and stressful commute to the office. Then you spend your day at your desk, attempting to complete your tasks amid co-worker chitchat and office politics. After that, you make your way home th
40、rough the commuter crowds. You have just enough time for a few hours of relaxation before you have to get up and repeat the process all over again the next day. For these people, telecommuting will probably be seen as an answer to the daily stress and frustration of office jobs. Telecommuting, also
41、known as teleworking or working from home, is a term that refers to using telecommunications to work in a place removed from the company s office, most often in a home office. Few people telecommute full time, but a growing number of companies are allowing their employees to work from home at least
42、part of the time. The Wall Street journal reports that the number of people worldwide who telecommute at least one day per month had risen from about 22 million in 1998 to about 82. 5 million in 2007, and this number is expected to surpass 100 million by the beginning of the next decade.Employers ha
43、ve met this growing demand to work from home with both acceptance and resistance. On the one hand, employers understand that offering telecommuting opportunities is a way to cut costs. Despite the initial cost incurred in setting a telecommuter up with the appropriate technology, there are long-term
44、 savings. The average office space costs an employer about $ 10, 000 per year for each worker, according to the Industrial and Technology Assistance Corporation (ITAC). In addition, offering telecommuting opportunities reduces absenteeism, increases productivity, and decreases employee turnover. Wor
45、kers are happier and less stressed. Therefore, they work harder and are more loyal to their employers. Employers also see telecommuting as a powerful recruitment tool io attract top talent. In a survey of lop company CFOs, Robert Half Technology cited telecommuting as second only io salary when deci
46、ding whether to take a job. On the other hand, employers are also aware of the fact that telecommuting poses some risks. First of all, allowing confidential company information to leave the office can pose privacy and security concerns. A study done by the Centre for Democracy and Technology showed
47、that companies often do not fully implement telecommuting security policies. In addition, telecommuters are not properly trained in protecting company data. Another risk has to do with the working style of the telecommuter. A successful telecommuter has to be independent, self-motivated, and discipl
48、ined. A telecommuter who needs constant supervision and feedback will not be successful, and this will cost the company in the long run. Finally, it is more difficult to manage a telecommuter than an on-site worker. A manager of telecommuters cannot, for instance, be a micro-manager“ , and must be w
49、illing to delegate responsibility. In fact, companies are finding it necessary to train their managers in managing telecommuters. Experts predict that telecommuting will become a standard in the corporate world, as workers continue to demand it. The technologically-savvy generation that is entering the work force now has a different idea of how work gets done. This generation readily accepts, and even expects, telecommuting op
