1、2011 年大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）C 类初赛真题试卷（无答案）Section A1 What does the man want to do?（A）Get something to eat now.（B） Find a quiet place that shows games.（C） Watch the next game with the woman.2 Why doesnt the man have a MySpace account?（A）He is not skilled at using computers.（B） All of the instructions are in
2、English.（C） The woman wont teach him.3 How long does the woman plan to try teleworking?（A）For a few days.（B） For a few weeks.（C） For a few months.4 What does the man hope will happen?（A）The price of cell phone novels will go down.（B） The novels author will write longer stories.（C） The woman will tel
3、l him how the story ends.5 What is the woman going to do next?（A）Turn on her computer.（B） Go for a walk with Peter.（C） Visit her new neighbors.Section B6 What did Jack do over the summer?（A）He studied very hard.（B） He took a summer class.（C） He visited one of his teachers.7 What does Jack think of M
4、s Wellington as a teacher?（A）Easy-going.（B） Tough.（C） Interesting.8 Why is Ms Wellingtons class hard?（A）Her exams are difficult.（B） She does not give students the help they need.（C） She makes students do lots of work. 9 Why is Mr Griffin going to the city where the hotel is located?（A）Hes on holiday
5、.（B） Hes on a business trip.（C） Hes going to a conference.10 How many times has Mr Griffin stayed at the Sunrise Hotel?（A）Twice.（B） Once.（C） Three times.11 Where is Mr Griffin from?（A）Canada.（B） New Zealand.（C） Australia.12 What is Mr Griffins passport number?（A）87647489.（B） 8.76373e+007（C） 8.76375e
6、+00713 What kind of room does Mr Griffin want?（A）A single room for two nights.（B） A double room for two nights.（C） A single room for one night.14 When will Mr Griffin arrive at the Sunrise Hotel?（A）At 9:15 pm.（B） At 9: 35 pm.（C） At 10: 00 pm.15 What food will be put into Mr Griffins room?（A）A sandwi
7、ch with fries.（B） A cheese sandwich.（C） A burger with chips.Section C16 What does the Associated Press ask editors and news directors to do?（A）Vote for the top stories of the year.（B） Describe the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.（C） Write about the 11 workers killed in the explosion.17 Where are the
8、 doctors and technology experts from?（A）New York.（B） London.（C） Tokyo.18 For how long does President Obama agree to extend the tax cuts?（A）For four years.（B） For three years.（C） For two years.19 How many people in the world dont have enough to eat, according to the report?（A）More than one billion.（B
9、） Some six hundred million.（C） Nearly nine hundred million.20 What have astronomers recently discovered?（A）There are unknown planets in older galaxies.（B） There are many galaxies in the universe.（C） There are a lot more red dwarf stars in older galaxies.Section D20 What do you do if you dont get int
10、o your first-choice university? This【D1】_faces thousands of British students every year. Many such【 D2】_ turn to Clearing, a service that helps find university places for students at the last moment. If they dont have the marks to get into their【D3】_, Clearing tells them about places available at ot
11、her universities, though they might have to read a different subject.This year has seen a record number of people applying to university. This, combined with the【D4】_, an uncertain job market, and budget cuts at universities, has produced even more of a scramble for places than usual. Some sources s
12、ay six students have applied for each remaining 【D5】_place.The British University Admissions Service, UCAS, says up to a quarter of this years university applicantsalmost 190, 000 peoplehave not been admitted into a【D6】_. Thats an increase of over 46, 000 students from last year.Faced with these fig
13、ures, some British students might consider an interesting alternative:【D7】_. The University of Nottingham, for example, is offering places at its campuses in Ningbo, near Shanghai, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Students at these institutions can earn University of Nottingham degrees in business, accou
14、nting, engineering and English. Similarly, the University of Bolton says it has “unlimited“ places at its campus in the United Arab Emirates.To deal with these problems, the UKs Higher Education Minister, David Willetts, is encouraging students who havent made the grade to consider alternatives to u
15、niversity, such as【D8】 _and studying at home.“There are a range of options available,“ he says. “People can reapply next year, so they should consider spending this year in a way that will add positively to their CVs. Getting【D9】_or other skills will strengthen their chances next year. “ Some commen
16、tators say, though, that rising university costs, poor long-term【D10】_, and a drop in graduate recruitment mean this is the worst time to be a university student in the UK.21 【D1】22 【D2】23 【D3】24 【D4】25 【D5】26 【D6】27 【D7】28 【D8】29 【D9】30 【D10】一、Part Vocabulary and Structure31 After four days of talk
17、s, we are glad to announce that the union and management have reached an_. The agreement is fair and benefits both sides.（A）accord（B） accomplishment（C） identity（D）undertaking32 As the clerk_prepared my milk shake, I wondered how long she had been working there, mindlessly making ice cream treats in
18、a set order of steps.（A）logically（B） methodically（C） graphically（D）synthetically33 As a boy he wanted to be a fireman. As a high school student, he thought hed like to become a teacher. Now he_to be nothing more than a janitor.（A）assumes（B） prescribes（C） aspires（D）presumes34 Regardless of what cause
19、d it, I am grateful that I have finally reached a point in my life _I can appreciate my strengths, accept my weaknesses and try to be comfortable with everything in between.（A）why（B） where（C） which（D）what35 _information provided by members of the public, the police would have a much more difficult j
20、ob.（A）Supposing（B） Provided that（C） If it were not for（D）On condition that36 Peter Brown was a painstaking writer;_, he once spent half a day on the composition of a single sentence.（A）on the other hand（B） nevertheless（C） moreover（D）for example37 - What am I going to do about a present for Carol? -
21、You_some flowers.（A）might have sent her（B） must have sent her（C） could send her（D）would send her38 Without the air holding in some of the suns heat, the earth_cold at night, too cold for us to live on.（A）will be freezing（B） would be freezing（C） can be frozen（D）would be frozen39 The students in our u
22、niversity each_an English dictionary. That is to say, each of the students in our university_an English dictionary.（A）have; has（B） have; have（C） has; have（D）has; has40 Heres your kitchen. I hope you enjoy cooking here. Is there_else that you need?（A）something（B） anything（C） nothing（D）everything41 Da
23、vid_his business partner over plans to reduce the workforce.（A）came down to（B） broke down to（C） fell out with（D）went along with42 _is this piece of equipment to be removed from the building.（A）On no account（B） Absolutely（C） Scarcely（D）Not at all43 Helens parents were_that she was still on the job, b
24、ut she had resigned.（A）in doubt（B） of the opinion（C） under the impression（D）with suspicion44 - I dont think I will ever, in my life, win a lottery of five million dollars.- Well, _. Anything can happen.（A）you made it（B） you re kidding（C） what you say（D）you can never tell45 - How did you find the con
25、cert in the Grand Theatre last night?- _, but the conductor was perfect.（A）I couldnt agree more（B） I didnt think much of it（C） I was crazy about it（D）I really liked it二、Part Cloze45 I have been reading a lot on my iPad recently, and I have some【46】_ (complain) not about the iPad itself but about the
26、 state of digital reading generally. Reading is a subtle thing, and its subtleties are artifacts of a venerable medium; words printed in ink on paper. Glass and pixels arent the same. When I read a physical book, I dont have to look anywhere else to find out how much Ive read. The iPad e-reader, iBo
27、oks, tries to create the【47】illu_of a physical book. The pages seem to turn, and I can see the edges of those.that remain, but its fake. There are always exactly six unturned pages, no matter【 48】_ I am in the book.Also, there is a larger problem. Books in their digital format look vastly less “fini
28、shed, ”or less genuine than real books. You can vary their font and type size, but this only makes them【49】_ (resemble) word-processed manuscripts all the more. Your poemsno matter how【50】_ (wretch) or wonderful they arewill never look as good as Robert Hasss poems in the print edition of The Apple
29、Trees at Olema. But your poems can look almost exactly as uglyas “e-book-like”as the Kindle version of that collection. All the e-books Ive read have been uglybooks by Chang-rae Lee, Alvin Kernan, and Stieg Larssonthough the texts have been wonderful. I didnt grow up reading texts. I grew up reading
30、 books, and this【51 】_ (differ) is important. When it comes to digital editions, the【52】_ (assume) seems to be that all books【53】are_(create) equal. However, nothing could be further from the truth. In the mass migration from print to digital, we re seeing a profusion of digital booksmany of them ou
31、t of copyrightthat look new and even “HD, ”but which may well have been supplanted by more accurate editions and better translations. We need a digital readers guidea place where readers can find【54】 _whether the book theyre about to download is the best available edition. 【55】Fi_, two related probl
32、ems. I already have a personal library, but most of the books Ive read have come from【56】_(lend) libraries. Barnes wax, which they put on the surface of the board to help their feet stick to it; and a wetsuit to help them keep warm in cold water. The south-west of England is an example of a place wh
33、ere surfers usually need wetsuits, even in summer. Surfing has been a professional sport for many years and the very best surfers are able to make a living from it. Most of the best professional surfers in the last 30 years, both men and women, have been American or Australian, but surfers from Braz
34、il, Peru and South Africa have also won important competitions.66 Why do most beginners find it difficult to stand up on a surfboard?67 In what part of the world did surfing probably begin?68 When did surfing start to become very popular in the United States?69 What do surfers use wax for?70 Accordi
35、ng to the passage, in what part of the world do surfers usually need wetsuits?Section C70 The latest Human Development Report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) contains some good news, but also a very serious warning about the threat posed by climate change.The report, published a
36、nnually since 1990, seeks to assess “human development”around the world, and calculates a “Human Development Index”(HDI) for 169 countries. The HDI is based on average income, life expectancy and level of education in a country. Not surprisingly, rich countries tend to have higher HDIs than poor cou
37、ntries, but there are interesting variations in human development among countries with similar levels of economic development, because some have better health and education systems than others.According to the 2010 report, the country with the highest level of human development is Norway , followed
38、by Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Ireland. Most of the lowest HDIs belong to countries in sub-Saharan Africa.Almost all countries around the world have higher HDIs now than in 1990, despite the fact that since the 2008 financial crisis, the total number of people living in extreme pov
39、erty has increased. The report concludes that most people are healthier, live longer, are better educated and have access to more goods and services. Even in countries with severe economic problems, peoples level of health and education has generally improved. Although sub-Saharan African countries
40、are at the bottom of the pile in terms of human development, some of them have made significant progress since 1990. The report is critical, however, of the fact that economic inequality has increased significantly in the last twenty years, both within and between countries.The greatest threat to im
41、proving HDIs in the future, according to the report, is climate change. Economic growth increases average incomes in a country through increasing production and consumption. However, if this leads to greater emissions of greenhouse gases, as has always been the case in the past, global warming will
42、probably accelerate, and cause severe environmental problems in some parts of the world that will threaten the livelihoods of huge numbers of people. The progress of the last twenty years, therefore, might not be sustainable.The only solution, according to the report, is to break the link between ec
43、onomic growth and greenhouse gas emissionswhich, needless to say, is easier said than done.71 The concept of “human development”is based on the following three factors:_, _and_.72 Some countries with similar levels of economic development have quite different HDIs because they have_.73 _has caused t
44、he number of people living in extreme poverty to increase since 2008.74 The report says that_is the greatest threat to increasing HDIs in the future.75 The report says the link between_and_needs to be broken.Section D75 It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to b
45、lame them for most of the misunderstandings between them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modem ways; that they are possessive and dominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with crises; that they talk too much about certain pro
46、blemsand that they have no sense of humour, at least in parent-child relationships. 79 I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they felt themselves when they were young.Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes, hai
47、rstyles, entertainers and music. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted, so they create a culture and society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music, entertainers, vocabulary, clothes or hairstyles irritate their pare
48、nts, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste. Sometimes teenagers are resistant, and proud because they do not want their parents to approve of what they do. If they did approve, it looks as if the teena
49、ger is betraying his own age group. All this is assuming that the teenager is the underdog; he cant win but at least he can keep his honour. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is natural enough after years of childhood, when children were completely under their parents control, but it ignores the fact
