2014全国大学生英语竞赛B类初赛真题.pdf

全国大学生英语竞赛B类考试2014年初赛试题Part I Listening Comprehension(30 marks)Section A(5 marks)In this sectionyou will hear five short conversations.Each conversation will be read only once.At the end of each conversationthere will be a fifteen-second pause.During the pauseread the question and the four choices marked ABC and Dand decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.1.What sort of shoes would the man buy?A.An expensive pair of shoes.C.A pair of tr扣ners.2.What do we learn frorn the conversat10n?A.The woman would buy another book of Jans.B.An affordable pair of shoes.D.A stout pair of shoes.B.The woman was telling the man some血ngabout Jan.C.The woman planned to travel around the world like Jan.D.The woman would attend a lesson about genres.3.What do the speakers plan to do on Friday?A.Watch a ballet performance.C.Go to a play.B.Write a paper.D.Dine out at lunch time.4.What is the woman advised to do to overcome jet lag?A.Manage to forget the normal time.C.Keep a consistent sleeping schedule.5.What does the woman think of the restaurant?A.It was very luxurious and exotic.C.Its service was first-class.Section B(10 marks)B.Adapt herself to the local time quickly.D.Consult a doctor as soon as possible.B.Its dishes were to her taste.D.It was the worst place for a meal.In this section,you will hear two long conversations.Each conversation will be read only once.At the end of each conversation,there will be a one-minute pause.During the pause,read the questions and the four choices marked A,B,C and D,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark th e correspondzng letter on the answer sheet wzth a single line through the centre.Conversation I 6.Who is the woman?A.A TV program host.B.A Journalist.C.A relief worker of the ICRC.D.Head of a charity foundation.7.What is the p门ncipleof Assistance Pyramid?A.Preference should be given to the basic necessaries of life.淘宝店铺：https:/ is top priority on all occasions.C.Medical care comes before everything else.D.Women and children should receive the most attention.8.Why does the ICRC identify priorities in a region?A.To collect enough supplies for the homeless.B.To provide the best possible assistance.C.To ensure fair distribution of relief supplies.D.To reduce the damage caused by natural disasters.9.Why is water a problem in areas hit by natural disasters?A.It has to be transported from afar.B.It is polluted and unhealthy.C.It runs out very quickly.D.It 1s expensive to buy.IO.What does the woman say about the ICRC?A.It provides assistance only when there is a natural disaster.B.Its relief workers are all volunteers.C.It raises funds by colle叫ngdonations from all over the world.D.Its relief workers are highly motivated.Conversation II 11.Where did the woman get the advertisement?A.From newspaper.B.From the television.C.From the Internet.D.From the radio.12.Why did the womans plane land at Brussels for a stopover?A.Because the airport in Paris was not fit for the scheduled landing.B.Because it was found to have run short of gasoline.C.Because it wanted to pick up passengers from another flight.D.Because there was a sudden mechanical problem.13.What did the woman say about the hotel she was put into?A.It was really luxurious and comfortable.B.It was far from what she had expected.C.It di如tprovide breakfast as promised.D.It has a nice overloo灼ngview.14.What did the woman and husband do after they a订ivedin the hotel?A.They compl扣nedabout the conditions in the hotel.B.They took a taxi and went sightseeing in the town.C.They went out for dinner and spent the rest of the night in a club.D.They were so tired that they took a bath and went to bed immediately.15.What lessons could the woman probably draw from her trip to Paris?淘宝店铺：https:/ is not as good as it boasts.B.She should take better care of herself when travelling.C.She should learn to protect her right as a consumer.D.Advertisements can not be trusted.Section C(5 marks)In this section,you will hear five short news items.After each item,which will be read only once,there will be a fifteen-second pause.During the pause,read the question and the four choices marked A,B,C and D,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.16.For whom did President Obama deliver the address?A.Abraham巨ncoln.B.Mohandas Gandhi.C.Ma巾nLuther灼ng.D.Nelson Mandela.I 7.The news itern reports on a research finding about people suf 如ngfrorn Alzheimers disease.A.66 B.240 C.650 D.391 18.What is said to be the cause of the tr扣ncrash?A.An official from the state railway company had given the driver wrong instructions.B.The t面nwas travelling in stormy weather.C.The driver was calling someone as well as excee小ngthe speed limit.D.The driver braked suddenly to avoid a cro函ngdeer.19.What added to the difficulty in the pu山ngout of the bush fire?A.The difficult access to the mount扣ns.C.The shortage of firefighters in the state.B.The strong winds and high temperatures.D.The slow action of the state government.20.What does the latest research on HIV among South African teens show?A.Girls ages 15 to 24 are rnore likely than boys to get HIV B.HIV而ectionsare spreading faster than imagined.C.Boys ages 14 to 25 are rnore susceptible to HIV than girls.D.Measures taken by the government are not effective.Section D(lOmarks)In this section,you will hear a short passage.For questions 21-3 0,complete the notes using three words or/ewer for each blank.The passage will be read twice.Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.How to Hold a Dinner Party*Types of dinner party:Successes and failures;you will get a social success among your(21)as long as you get it right.There will be(22)silence if you get it wrong.*Tips for holding a dinner party:A void holding dinner parties in your own home unless ocat10n 1s m a restaurant which has youre a(23)and want the attention;An(24)1 lots of favorable benefits.Firstly,your(25)wouldnt be exposed to your guests.淘宝店铺：https:/ dont need to worry about your coo灼ng.Thirdly,you can(26)of the dinner party.*Guide t h o ome entertamment:You should make sure there is a decent(27)of guests;Introduce your guests properly and keep in血ndnot to entertain if you re(28).You can get your guests to b门nga course.*Taboos in a dinner party:Avoid serious conversation topics such as(29)unless you are with French people.And dont let yourself overdrink as it would lead to(30).Part II Vocabulary,Grammar&Cultures(15 marks)There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section.For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.Section A Vocabulary and Grammar(10 marks)31.In the desert,severe wind and sandstorms often force my bu匀nessto close down because of the of storm damage.A.chance B.possibility C.threat D.likelihood 3 2.You must phone the police when you find any suspicious guy the house late at night.A.han阻ngout B.hanging up C.hanging round D.han阻ngtogether 33.Du门ngthe lecture I tried to down the main p血s,but the professor used a which I couldnt quite follow.A.doodle;speech B.scribble;phrase C.sketch;clause D.note;tone 34.The problem of injury and sickness received a good deal of publicity and attention this year.A.careered B.professional C.employment D.occupational 35.The Council has decided not to that lovely old house but to to its former glory.A.demolish;restore B.abolish;rebuild C.pull down:renew D.do away with;reform 36.Many people are airborne pollutants such as pollen.,scientific research has found out that pollen is nutritious for human beings.A.allergic to;However C.immune to;However B.indispensable to;On the contrary D.vulnerable to:On the contrary 3 7.There is moun血gevidence,on the basis of ongoing research,that some crop yields are declining climate change.A.with regard to B.in line with C.on account of D.in spite of 3 8.In some parts of the world you will see more and more white marks,special routes reserved for bikes,placed at the edge of the road,prote叫ngcyclists from power-driven vehicles.A.having indicated B.being indicated C.indicating D.to be indica血g39.As you know,I often get persuaded血obuying clothes that are far too expensive;and then usually I dont like them when I try them on again.Thats because you buy血ngson impulse.You see some血ngand you buy it.淘宝店铺：https:/ know.Im going to improve my habits and shop around like you.A.You let yourself get talked血0it.B.You seem to have the knack of fin小ngbarga画C.You must have earned a lot of money.D.You should write a shopping list beforehand.40.When did these symptoms beg皿Mrs.Smith?About five days ago,but Ive been having bad headaches for a while now.Mm,have you been wor灼ngtoo hard lately?Are you worrying about some血ng?.Ive been quite anxious lately about work at the office.A.I wasnt used to B.I didnt have a clue C.I didnt need to D.I suppose I am Section B Cultures(5 marks)41.became literary current d血ngthe period of the successful Industrial Revolution.A.Criticism B.Modemism C.Renaissance D.Romanticism 42.The Easter egg and the hare,two of the symbols most frequently associated with Easter,are considered to present.A.vigor and bravery B.fertility and new life C.originality and speed D.happ皿ssand fun 43.The Tories were the forerunners of A.the Labour Party C.the Liberal Party,which still bears this nickname today.B.the Social Democratic Party D.the Conservative Party 44.What forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the United States?A.The Rio Grande River.C.The Colorado River.B.The southern Rocky Mount扣ns.D.The Gulf of California.45.The image of the famoushenpecked husbandis created by.A.Fennimore Cooper B.Washington Irving C.Edith Wharton D.William Dean Howells Part III Cloze(10 marks)Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word.Choose the correct word in one of the followzng three ways:according to the context,by using the correct form of the given word,or by using the given letter(s)of the word.Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.The wild boar is the ancestor of the domestic pig,but it is very different in terms of its(46)beh and 淘宝店铺：https:/ boar is distinguished by its large,sharp and strong tusks,(4 7)serve as weapons and tools.They are quite(48)(impress)皿malsin terms of their size and weight and Romanian and Russian boars can reach up to 300 kilograms.They generally live in woodland areas and although many people fear this animal and its strength,it tries to keep humans at a(49).These皿malsare admred for their血elligence.They are masters of(50)sur,酗ngout in areas that are(51)(i呻abit)by man,and their life expectancy is between fifteen and twenty years.However,the boar is vulnerable to hunters.The boars primary defense is its speed but when they are cornered they can be ferocious.Wild boars are not usually(52)dan but they are aggressive,especially if they are injured,or if the皿malis a female,defending its young.Another血eres血gfact about these皿malsis that they are quite vocal and(53)com,and are constantly gru血ngto each other,and squeal when alarmed.They are omnivorous animals that have a varied diet.Du门ngthe(54)su they generally eat green plants,nuts and fruit.In灼nter,when the r扣n(55)(soft)the ground they dig to find insects and vegetables.Part IV Reading Comprehension(35 marks)Read the following passages.Each passage is followed by several questions.Respond to the questions uszng information from the passage.Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Section A(5marks)Questions 56-60 are based on the followzng passage.The value of heat for the preservation of food has been known for thousands of years,but it was not realized until the nineteenth century that a very mild heat treatment far below the boiling po血madeliquid foods such as milk keeps much longer.The discovery followed the work of the French scientist Louis Pasteur on叭neand beer.The process,called after him pasteurization,is a carefully controlled mild heat treatment.It was found that the process served two purposes;it prevented the sou门ngof milk,and it destroyed the dangerous disease germs which sometimes occur in this product.These germs include the bacteria which cause tuberculosis,undulant fever,typhoid and paratyphoid fevers,dysentery,diphtheria,scarlet fever and septic sore throat.It has long been known to bacteria experts that the tubercle bacillus is the germ in笛ilkwhich rnost strongly resists heat treatment.To destroy this org皿srnit is necessary to heat rnilk to about 60 for 15血nutes,and its destruction has always been taken as a way of tes血gthe efficiency of pasteurization.A heat treatment of this灼nddestroys about 99%of the common bacteria in rnilk,including nearly all those which cause rnilk to tum sour.To ensure the cerf&n destruction of tuberculosis and other disease germs in rnilk,it rnust be held at a fixe temperature for a fixed time.In Britain,for example,these conditions were defined by law in 1923 as 63-66 for30血nutes.This became known as the holderprocess,匀ncethe raw milk had to be pumped血oa large tank,heated to just over 63,held in the tank for half an hour and then pumped out and cooled.This was a slow process and required a very cumbersome plant,so scientists worked for many years to produce a simpler,more convenient method,with less bulky equipment.淘宝店铺：https:/ latest method,officially approved in Britain in 1949,is known as the high-temperature-short-t1fue,or H.T.S.T.method.It has now almost entirely replaced theholderprocess.In the H.T.S.T.system,the milk flows con血uouslythrough many sections of thin st扣nlesssteel pipes.Du门ngthe process,the milk is held at 72 for at least 15 seconds,then,as it cools,the heat it loses is used,in part,to raise the temperature of the inco血ngmilk in a device called a heat-exchanger Efficient pasteurization may reduce the bacteria in raw milk from,say one million to only a few thousand per cubic centimeter.The bacteria left are chemically mostly of the inert type,that is,they either do not sour milk at all,or sour it only slowly.ery strict cleanliness is,however,essential and all pipes,cont扣nersand bottling ma啦nesin a pasteur迈ngplant must be cleaned and sterilized daily.If the slightest trace of dirt rem扣nsall the benefits of pasteurization are wasted.Questions 56 to 60:Mark each statement as either true(T)or false(F)according the passage.56.It was not until the nineteenth century that people realized that heat could help preserve food.57.The holderprocess was so called because the milk was held叮na tank for half an hour.58.The H.T.S.T.system has now been almost replaced by the holderprocess.59.In the H.T.S.T.system,the milk is kept in a holder tank at 72C,for at least 15 seconds.60.If the pasteurization plant is strictly cleaned every week,the benefit of the process will not be wasted.Section B(IO marks)Questions 61-65 are based on the followzng passage.New