1、2013 年大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）B 类初赛真题试卷（无答案）Section A1 What does the man imply?（A）Hes heard about Sues great ideas.（B） He finds some of Sues ideas acceptable.（C） He thinks Sues ideas are impractical.2 What are the speakers talking about?（A）Hanging a picture.（B） Framing a painting.（C） Buying new glasses.3 What
2、 does the man mean?（A）The secretary will make the final revisions for Mary.（B） The secretary will bring the paper to him next Friday.（C） The secretary will pass him the paper when he gets back.4 Which sport does the man want to participate in? 5 Why doesnt the man apply for a job at the factory?（A）H
3、e doesnt think there is a chance for him to get a job there.（B） The factory is closing down during the summer vocation.（C） He doesnt think that is a good place to work in.Section B6 What is the man going to do during the summer?（A）Attend classes.（B） Go traveling.（C） Take a part-time job.7 What is th
4、e man going to do at Copper Mountain?（A）Collecting fossil.（B） Camping.（C） Sightseeing.8 According to the man, why cant the geology course be offered during the academic year?（A）Because too many students are interested in taking it.（B） Because students schedule is already full.（C） Because the profess
5、or is too busy.9 What was found at the buffalo-kill site?（A）Broken buffalo skins and used rifles.（B） Broken stone tools for killing buffaloes.（C） Lots of broken buffalo bones.10 What does the woman imply about summer classes?（A）Theyre more expensive than regular classes.（B） Theyre more boring than r
6、egular classes.（C） Theyre more interesting than regular classes. 11 What was the students initial reaction to the food they were served?（A）They would rather have eaten traditional food.（B） They were not sure whether it was good or bad.（C） They felt that it was an adventure for them.12 According to D
7、avid, why do some students have difficulty accepting the “restaurant system“?（A）They are not used to having meals with others.（B） It takes them too long to get their food.（C） They are uncomfortable having meals with adults.13 What main role do the staff play in the school restaurant?（A）They make sur
8、e that students eat their meals in time.（B） They deal with students complaints about the food.（C） They help students learn about a balanced diet.14 According to David, where does most of the food served in the restaurant come from?（A）Local sppliers.（B） The schools garden.（C） All over the world.15 Wh
9、y does David think his approach could be difficult to introduce in other schools?（A）Not all students see healthy eating as important.（B） Many students are resistant to radical changes.（C） Parents would be unwilling to accept it.Section C16 How many people were killed in the suicide bomb attack?（A）At
10、 most two.（B） At least eleven.（C） Up to thirty.17 What problem is US government now faced with?（A）How to avoid the fiscal cliff.（B） How to raise tax on high incomes.（C） How to cope with campus violence.18 What did Ban Ki-moon propose to stop the current tensions in the Middle East?（A）International i
11、ntervention.（B） A negotiated two-state solution.（C） Unconditional ceasefire.19 Which is NOT mentioned about Sir Patrick Moore?（A）He is the author of The Sky at Night.（B） He devoted himself to the study of the universe.（C） He was a former presenter of the BBC.20 What do we learn from the news?（A）New
12、York is the first city using smartphones for taxi services in the US.（B） Similar cases have been reported in some other European countries.（C） Passengers can use apps to call taxi and make payment in NY.Section D20 A lecture is not【D1】_Use abbreviations, symbols, numbers and so on to take notes in o
13、rder to【D2】_.【D3】_should:Before the lecture: ask yourself what you already know about【D4 】_:During the lecture: think about where the talk might be【D5 】_.Lecturers often repeat them themselves by【D6】_or【D7】_.To review notes effectively you need to【D8】_them, reorganize them, highlight the mainpoints
14、and add your own【 D9】_.The advantages of reviewing: help everything sink in and make a【D10 】_21 【D1】22 【D2】23 【D3】24 【D4】25 【D5】26 【D6】27 【D7】28 【D8】29 【D9】30 【D10】Section A31 _, Marcia walked up to the podium and delivered an animated acceptance speech.（A）Excited about winning the award（B） Been exc
15、ited with winning the award（C） To be excited about winning the award（D）Exciting with winning the award32 As a scientific document, the book should stand for several years until further_make revision _.（A）developments: impossible（B） experiments: optional（C） advances: necessary（D）attempts: undesirable
16、33 When I was a teenager, I_a lot and people couldnt understand what I was saying.（A）complained（B） mumbled（C） uttered（D）gossiped34 Dry fanning is a type of agriculture used in areas_less than 20 inches of rainfall.（A）there are（B） where there is（C） in which is（D）which has35 Not until 1942_a dying pat
17、ients life using penicillin.（A）when John Bumstead and Orvan Hess saved（B） saved John Bumstead and Orvan Hess（C） did John Bumstead and Orvan Hess saved（D）that John Bumstead and Orvan Hess saved36 Birds that breed on high cliffs have pear-shaped eggs that roll in a tight circle, making_ less likely to
18、 roll off the cliff.（A）somewhere（B） sometimes（C） something（D）somewhat37 _, the condor in Peru is threatened by the rapid encroachment of humans.（A）As isolated as its few remaining habitats may be（B） As its few remaining isolated habitats may be（C） May its few remaining habitats be as isolated（D）Its
19、few remaining habitats may be as isolated38 The shrinking range poses_to Africas elephants.（A）a graver threat that is long-term（B） long-term the gravest threat（C） the gravest long-term threat（D）a long-term threat graver39 I think there may be other options that we havent considered yet. So what you
20、mean is_. No, I just think that we shouldnt make too quick a decision.（A）that I shouldnt get angry with you（B） you dont like my idea（C） that you want to break up with me（D）that it makes me looks stupid40 Hes upset. You shouldnt have offended him? I know I shouldnt have. _.（A）I didnt mean to.（B） I wa
21、snt able to.（C） I was confident of that.（D）I was used to it.Section B41 _is an accent that emerged at the beginning of the nineteenth century, associated with the way upper-class and well-educated people spoke, especially in the “golden triangle“ of London, Oxford and Cambridge.（A）Received Pronuncia
22、tion（B） Queens English（C） Cockney（D）Yorkshire Dialect42 The recent literary representations of the North-East of England have been concerned with life after the death of_.（A）farming and spinning（B） ducking and diving（C） wheeling and dealing（D）coalmining and shipbuilding43 Which movie is an American
23、fantasy adventure film released in 2012, nominated for eleven Academy Awards and offered four including Best Director in 2013?（A）The Twilight Saga: New Moon.（B） Avatar.（C） Life of Pi.（D）The Hurt Locker.44 The United States is a nation of immigrants. By the year 2000, more than 11% of all Americans w
24、ere foreign born. Which state has the largest number of immigrants?（A）New Jersey.（B） California.（C） New York.（D）Arizona.45 American parents living in large cities like to send their children to_because they believe that these schools are safer and have higher academic standards than “ common schools
25、“.（A）elite schools（B） private schools（C） community colleges（D）religious schools 一、Part Cloze45 Greyhound racing is the sixth most【 C1】p_ spectator sport in the United States. Over the last decade, a growing number of racers have been【C2】 to spend their retirement as household pets, once their racing
26、 careers are over. Many people hesitate to adopt a retired racing greyhound because they think only very old dogs are【C3 】ava_. Actually, even champion racers only work until they are about three-and-a half years old. Because greyhounds usually live to be 12 to 15 years old, their retirement is much
27、【C4】than their racing careers. People worry that a greyhound will be more【C5】(nerve)and active than other breeds and will need a large【C6】sp_to run. These are false impressions. Greyhounds have naturally sweet, mild dispositions, and while they love to run, they are sprinters rather than distance ru
28、nners and are【C7】(sufficiency)exercised with a few daily laps around a fenced-in backyard. Greyhounds do not make good watchdogs,【C8】they are very good with children, get along well with other dogs(and usually cats as well), and are【C9】(affection)and loyal. They are intelligent, well-behaved dogs, u
29、sually housebroken in only a few days. A【C10】re_ racing greyhound is a wonderful pet for almost anyone.46 【C1 】47 【C2 】48 【C3 】49 【C4 】50 【C5 】51 【C6 】52 【C7 】53 【C8 】54 【C9 】55 【C10 】Section A55 My entry into Black womens history was unexpected but agreeable. In the preface to Black Women in Americ
30、a: An Historical Encyclopedia , I recount the story of exactly how Shirley Herd(who, in addition to teaching in the local school system, was also president of the Indianapolis chapter of the National Council of Negro Women)successfully provoked me into changing my research and writing focus. Althoug
31、h I dedicate this volume to her and to her best friend, fellow club woman and retired primary school teacher Virtea Downey, I still blush at the fact that I went to graduate school to become a historian in order to contribute to the Black Struggle for social justice and yet met her request to write
32、a history of Black women in Indiana with reluctance. I had never even thought about Black women as historical subjects with their own relations to a states history, and I thought her invitation and phone call extraordinarily intrusive. Only later did I concede how straightforward and reasonable had
33、been her request to redress a historical o-mission. Black women were conspicuous by their absence. None of the social studies texts or state histories that Herd and Downey had used to teach their students made mention of the contributions of Black women. Since historians had left them out, Herd reas
34、oned, only a “real“ historian could put them in, and since I was the only tenured Black woman historian in the state of Indiana at that time, the task was mine. Herd rejected my reservations and completely ignored my admonitions that she could not call up a historian and order a book the way you dri
35、ve up to a fast-food restaurant and order a hamburger. In spite of my assertions of ignorance about the history of Black women in Indiana and my confession of having never studied the subject in any history course or examined any manuscript sources pertaining to their lives, Herd persevered. Black w
36、omen, as historical subjects and agents, were as invisible to me as they had been to school textbook writers.Undaunted by my response, Herd demanded that I connect(thankfully without perfect symmetry)my biology and autobiography, my race and gender, my being a Black woman, to my skill as a historian
37、, and write for her and for the local chapter members of the National Council a history of Black women in Indiana. I relented and wrote the book, When the Truth Is Told: Black Womens Culture and Community in Indiana, 1875 - 1950, as requested. In the process, I was both humbled and astounded by the
38、array of rich primary source materials Herd, and the other club women had spent two years collecting. There were diaries, club notes, church souvenir booklets, photographs, club minutes, birth, death, and marriage certificates, letters, and handwritten county and local histories. Collectively this m
39、aterial revealed a universe 1 never knew existed in spite of having lived with Black women all of my life . and being one myself. Or perhaps more accurately, I knew a universe of Black women existed. I simply had not envisioned its historical meaning.56 The primary purpose of the passage is to show
40、how the author_.（A）discovered Black womens history when she was in graduate school（B） became a historian to help Black people in America achieve social justice（C） developed her research skills by undertaking a challenging project（D）came to view Black women as a worthy subject for historical analysis
41、57 Why did the author initially respond to Herds request “with reluctance“?（A）Because she knew that historians should avoid controversial subjects.（B） Because there were too many other projects requiring her attention.（C） Because she viewed Herds request as irrelevant and presumptuous.（D）Because she
42、 knew that Herd had not been to graduate school.58 The author compared Herds demanding a history book to _to indicate that she did not generally undertake projects on request.59 The author believed that historians should conduct research in areas in which they had expertise so she asserted that she
43、was_about the project.60 Herd and the other club women spent two years collecting_to prove that Black women contributed to society historically.Section B60 In the past, hunting was a necessity, with humans killing wild animals for food and clothing. However, modern hunters generally hunt for one of
44、two reasons: for sport, or because its part of their traditional culture. Can hunting ever be justified? Hunting for sport is popular all over the world. Every year in the United States, more than 12 million people go hunting: and wealthy enthusiasts from around the world pay thousands to go on Afri
45、can safaris. While many recreational hunters eat the animals they kill, others simply do it for trophies. These so-called trophy hunters pay taxidermists to stuff and mount the dead animals, which they then display in their homes as souvenirs. So, should hunting for sport be allowed? No, says animal
46、 rights group PETA. They believe animals have the right to live out their natural lives in the wild. And the group notes that hunted animals often escape after being wounded and are left to die slowly and painfully. Other anti-hunting activists argue that hunters prefer to kill the bigger members of
47、 a species, which often leaves the smaller ones behind to breed. As a result, the entire species slowly become weaker. Of course, many hunters disagree. They claim that responsible hunters follow a strict code of conduct, which includes never letting a wounded animal escape, and never taking a shot
48、at an animal unless its going to be a clean kill. Hunters also argue that their sport keeps certain species in check, preventing overpopulation. For example, they say that if waterfowl werent hunted, their numbers would grow too large, leading to outbreaks of fowl cholera, a disease dangerous to hum
49、ans. Hunters even argue that theyre helping endangered species. This is because many countries reinvest hunting revenue (from permits or safari fees)back into animal conservation. For example, some of the money that Zimbabwe earns from foreign elephant hunters is put back into elephant conservation. As a result, Zimbabwean elephant numbers are actually steadily increasing. However, conservat
