2004年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛听力录音原文及参考答案
2004年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛听力录音原文及参考答案
Part I Listening Comprehension (30 minutes, 30 points)
Section A Dialogues (10 points)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short dialogues. At the end of each dialogue, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the dialogue and the question will be read only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read 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.
1. W: Hi, I’d like to send this package by express mail to San Francisco and I would
like to buy a sheet of stamps, please.
M: Here are your stamps, and just put the package on the scale.
Q: Where did the conversation take place? (D)
2. M: I’m going out to lunch. Do you need anything while I’m out?
W: Yes, if you pass a convenience store, get me some chocolate—a Snickers bar, please.
Q: What do you learn from this conversation? (B)
3. W: If we go by car, how do we cross the river?
M: There’s a ferry that will take your car. There’s even one for trains.
Q: How will they cross the river? (D)
4. W: I heard that the mayor is closing the cheese factory.
M: Yes, but it is only temporary.
W: Oh, I’m surpri sed. I thought it was going to shut down for good.
Q: Why was the woman surprised? (C)
5. M: I spilled tomato juice on my new white shirt. Do you think it will come out? W: That’s too bad. Leave it there and I’ll see what I can do.
Q: What is the man’s problem?(B)
6. W: I’m going to lunch with my bowling instructor.
M: What about the committee meeting?
W: Don’t worry. I’ll be back at the office before then.
Q: Where is the woman probably going now? (C)
7. M: How long have you had this problem with your shoulder?
W: It started last week after my skiing accident.
M: Let’s try some tests to determine the nature of the injury.
Q: What is the man going to do? (B)
8. W: Are you having a good time?
M: Sure. Thanks again for inviting me.
W: No problem. I just wish more people could have come.
Q: How does the woman feel? (C)
9. M: We finally made it, Mary!
W: I can’t believe graduation is tonight.
M: Can you come to my graduation party?
W: Sure, after I finish the family celebration.
M: I want to be sure we get pictures of us together.
W: In our caps and gowns!
Q: When will the woman go to the man’s graduation party? (A)
10. M: Hi, did you pass your geography exam?
W: Yeah, I did quite well in fact, I got 76%.
M: Oh, well done! So they gave you a per cent? I thought they gave grades.
W: Yeah, they gave both. Mine was an “A”. So how about you?
M: Well, we don’t have exams. We have continuous assessment, so you just have to do coursework, and you get a mark for each essay.
Q: How does the scho ol evaluate the man’s progress in geography? (A)
Section B News Items (10 points)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short pieces of news from BBC or VOA. After each news item and question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
11. Tens of thousands of health workers will go house to house over the next three days in an effort to immunise 63 million children under the age of five in sub-Saharan Africa. The campaign is the start of monthly national immunisation days during the low season for polio. It’s hoped that vaccinating children now—when the virus is at its weakest—will be the best way of stopping transmission.
Question: How old are the children to be immunised? (B)
12. Amid pomp and ceremony, China launched the 2008 Olympics. Together with a Chinese counterpart, the president of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, used a giant golden key to symbolically open what he called the most important market in the world. In his speech, he emphasised the power of the Olympic brand in China’s emerging market.
Question: What does the giant golden key symbolize? (C)
13. Microsoft tries to keep the code for its Windows operating system a closely guarded secret. It’s the equivalent of computer DNA and the firm fears if it falls into the wrong hands it could be used to infiltrate millions of computers worldwide. More than 90 percent of the world’s PCs run Windows.
Question: What action does Microsoft intend to take? (A)
14. Before he set off in November, there were fears that Francis Joyon would be unable to control his huge boat, named IDEC. With its three hulls slicing through the water and a massive rotating mast that reached 30 metres into the sky, the boat was built in 1986 for a crew of ten. It was feared that such a boat would be too powerful for one man in the rough seas of the Southern Ocean.
Question: How many people can the boat carry? (B)
15. Over timescales of thousands of years, the Earth goes through a natural cycle of warmer and colder periods, driven by changes in heat coming from the Sun. Professor
William Ruddiman from the University of Virginia has now calculated that if the Earth had followed its natural cycle over the last ten thousand years, it ought to have got steadily colder. It hasn’t,because, he believes, human activities have been keeping the temperature steady.
Question: Has the Earth got steadily colder over the last ten thousand years?(A)
16. Inequality of health care is still paramount, says the WHO’s latest report. Industrialised countries account for less than 20 percent of the world’s population but take 90 percent of health spending. In Japan more than 500 dollars is spent on drugs per person per year. This compares to just three dollars in Sierra Leone. Only slightly more is spent in many sub-Saharan countries.
Question: How much do many sub-Saharan countries spend on drugs per person per year? (B)
17. The Iraqi dinar has risen a third or so in value against the dollar since the new banknotes began to circulate. One factor has been the gradual pick up of the Iraqi economy after the devastation of the war. There are simply more transactions taking place, which has supported the value of the currency. And it seems Iraqis trust the new dinar banknotes more than they did the old ones, which featured pictures of Saddam Hussein.
Question: Why did the Iraqi new dinar rise in value? (C)
18. The list of countries known to have the relatively new and deadly strain of bird flu is rapidly growing. The focus now is on Indonesia where tests will soon confirm whether or not the bird flu which killed several million chickens there is the often fatal H5N1, already confirmed in 5 other countries in the region. Reports of an outbreak in Laos are also being investigated.
Question: What is the number of countries mentioned in this news report? (C)
19. An unhealthy diet together with little exercise and smoking are the key preventable risks of non-communicable diseases and it’s estimated that low fruit and vegetable intake alone causes more than two and a half million deaths each year. Question: What causes more than two and a half million deaths each year? (A)
20. Around Europe interest rates are at their lowest levels in half a century. But businesses are pressing for even cheaper borrowing costs amid signs of continued economic weakness.
A big drop in German manufacturing announced earlier this week is cited as evidence that Europe’s most important economy may even be sliding into recession. And the
rise of the euro to a four-year high against the dollar in currency dealing is a major worry for many European exporters.
Question: What is the key problem for European exporters? (A)
Section C Passages (10 points)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear 5 questions. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
The world of music will never be the same since the formation of a band in Liverpool, England in 1956. The Beatles were formed by George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul Mc-Cartney, and John Lennon. Their first hit song Love Me Do was recorded in 1962. The Beatles quickly became the world’s best-known pop music group and many people today still regard them as the finest band in the history of pop music.
Lennon and McCartney were the authors of most of the songs the group recorded. Harrison also wrote songs, often using ideas from Indian music. The drummer of the group was the famous Ringo Starr and he occasionally sang. For six years the Beatles had hit after hit song. Twenty-eight of their songs were on the Top Twenty record charts and seventeen of these songs reached number one on the charts.
The group also had a successful movie career. The comedies A Hard Day’s Night and Yellow Submarine became very successful movies. People imitated their long hairstyles, clothing, and humor. Almost all later pop bands learned from the Beatles. Beatlemania is the word used to describe how strong and loyal the fans were.
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard:
21. What kind of music did the Beatles play? (D)
22. What did many people copy from the Beatles? (D)
23. Where were the members of the Beatles group from? (B)
24. Which of the following is NOT true? (C)
25. How many of the Beatles’ songs reached number one on the record charts? (A)
Passage Two
Have you ever wondered where these cute little teddy bears came from? They were named for President Theodore Roosevelt in 1902.
President Roosevelt was on a hunting trip in Mississippi when members of the hunting party caught a black bear and tied him to a tree. President Roosevelt was called to the area to shoot the bear, which he refused to do and said it was unsportsmanlike and showed poor manners.
The Washington Post newspaper ran a cartoon showing the President refusing to shoot the bear and people all over America saw the cartoon.
Morris Michtom, a shopkeeper in Brooklyn, New York, placed two toy bears in the window of his shop. Mr. Michtom requested permission from the President to call them “Teddy Bears” as Teddy is the nickname for Theodore Roosevelt. The sweet little bears with shiny button eyes were a delight with children everywhere. The Teddy Bears were made by Mr. Michtom’s wife. Mr. Michtom fo rmed a new business called the Ideal Novelty and Toy Corporation.
Today, Teddy Bears are treasured toys of children all over the world. They are also collected by people and many are displayed in museums. Teddy Bears are sold by many companies and you can find them in almost any toy store, dressed in costumes or with a ribbon around the neck.
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the passage you have just heard:
26. Why did President Roosevelt refuse to shoot the bear? (C)
27. Why did Mr. Michtom ask for the President’s permission to call the toy bears
“Teddy Bears”? (A)
28. Which of the following is NOT true? (D)
29. How many Teddy Bears were made by Mrs. Mitchtom and placed in the window of their shop? (C)
30. What did Mr. Mitchtom do after he sold the Teddy Bears in 1902? (D)
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (10 minutes, 20 points)
Section A Multiple Choice (10 points)
31. A 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. B 36. C 37. B 38. D 39. B 40. C
Section B Cloze-Test (10 points)
41. B 42. A 43. A 44. B 45. A 46. B 47. C 48. D 49. D 50. A
Part III Word Guessing and IQ Test (5 minutes, 10 points)
Section A Word Guessing (5 points)
51. B 52. B 53. D 54. C 55. B
Section B IQ Test (5 points)
56. C 57. A 58. B 59. A 60. A
Part IV Reading Comprehension (25 minutes,30 points)
61. trays
62. To preserve their colours. (or: To prevent darkening.)
63. In hot-air chambers.
64. dried separately and then mixed
65. climbers, explorers, soldiers
66. Because it takes so little time to cook them.
67. The travails of comics connoisseur Harvey Pekar.
68. original screenplay
69. Los Angeles, New York
70. Encouraged and excited.
71. Bend It Like Beckham, Dirty Pretty Things, In America, The Station Agent. ( Any
three of them.)
72. 15.
73. modern advances in surgery
74. the stomach or one lung
75. 20%
76. The body’s tendency to reject alien tissues.
77. No, it has yet to become a reality.
78. your illness may be curable
79. tripled
80. Leeds
81. Manchester
82. Married women, those unmarried with partners
83. “Sindies”, women in their 40s
84. The sales have reached a new high, with regional variations.
85. Dress, way of speaking, area of residence education and manners. (Any three of
them.)
86. Rulers, administrators, freemen and slaves.
87. politically
88. recurrent
89. resident foreigners
90. The rise of the burghers.
Part V Error Correction (5 minutes,10 points)
91. non-smoke→non-smoking
92. also ∧smoked→be
93. smoke→smokeless / non-smoking
94. banned→banning
95. to→from
96. down→up
97. has→has
98. √
99. economical→economic
100. employee→employees
Part VI Translation (10 minutes, 20 points)
Section A English-Chinese Translation (10 points)
101. 即它必须在价格或质量或服务方面具有竞争力,并且还应具有能够吸引人们购买的“个性特点”。
102. 保持诸方面因素的平衡是很需要技巧的,这也正是如此多的品牌不成功的原因所在。
103. 事实上,即使是设计品牌的人也无法左右品牌,他们甚至预测不出人们将如何利用它们。
104. 有机食品是很成功的, 但在最初却没有一个较大规模的生产商或零售商(愿意)推销它们。
105. 换句话说,品牌本身远没有他们看起来那样有影响力。
Section B Chinese-English Translation (10 points)
106. Many flood-ravaged farmers say they will have no choice but to lay off some employees.
107. Sometimes it takes a lifetime for one to realize that to live is to give.
108. Many people in America who work in the cities now enjoy living in the country because of good roads and the ease of commuting by automobile.
109. Radio and television have made it possible for advertisers to capture the attention of millions of people in this way.
110. The labor market of New York has recently shown signs of emerging from its longest slump since World War II.
Part VII Writing (30 minutes, 30 points)
Writing Task I (10 points)
One possible version:
Dear Director,
I have to report the loss of my student identification card yesterday, Tuesday, September 3rd. I am a student in Business Studies. I believe I lost my card at the swimming pool when I dropped my backpack and many items fell to the ground.
I need my card to get money from the bank. The bank will only accept my student card as ID. I asked the bank if they would accept my passport, but they said that my student ID card was used to open the account, and that I should bring it with me when I want to withdraw money.
I also want to go to the cinema, but I will not get a concession without my student card.
Could you please issue me a new card as soon as possible? I will come to your office this afternoon to see if I can get one immediately.
Thank you very much.
Yours sincerely,
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Writing Task II (20 points)
One possible version:
Dear Sir or Madam:
I am currently a student at # # University. After reading your message in # # newspaper, I am very interested to apply for a teaching position with GEOS.
English has become a world language, spoken and understood everywhere in the world. Therefore, to be an English teacher in foreign countries is to experience different cultures. Some of my friends, who are from the UK and are teaching English here, regard teaching English not only as a career but also a chance to learn about people and culture. They set good examples for me, and they have encouraged me to apply for a chance to join you.
English is one of my favorite subjects. To be an English teacher always has been my dream. After four years of study in this university, I have passed the College English Test Band 6. Most of the courses I have taken are specially focused on teaching methods and skill training.
If you are looking for an energetic, outgoing and motivated university graduate, I am sure you have found one.
Sincerely yours,
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全国大学生英语竞赛C类复习整理(超全)
全国大学生英语竞赛C类资料整理 Part I听力 特别注意：听力内容均是只播放一遍！ Section A 5段短对话，分别1个小问题。 Section B 2段长对话，分别5个小问题。 前两部分的长短对话难度其实不是很大，主要是尽快让自己进入状态，听力只有一遍，上一题没听到，就赶紧猜一个，千万不要影响后面的题目。 Section C 5段短新闻，分别1个小问题，内容均是摘自BBC或VOA的新闻。 现在只剩下一个月时间，要大家一直对着BBC或是VOA广播听也不是办法，建议大家上沪江英语学习的BBC或VOA小组，里面的内容一般都是筛选过的，每天听一些，熟悉一下英美人士的发音就好。 Section D 1段长文章，共有10个空格，注意要填写的可能是单词也可能是短语。 最后就是关于考听力的一些提示，毕竟英语竞赛的听力考试是播放录音的，各考场分配到的带子质量不一，考场环境有好有坏。假设你实在太倒霉了，带子播放不清晰，环境吵杂（监考老师也很可能帮不了你，因为大多监考老师不是英语老师），也不要心慌，冷静下来尽量听到关键词，加上自己的大胆猜测，蒙对的概率也是很大的。 情景词汇大归纳 在学校：grade 等级；mark 分数；semester 学期；assignment 作业；lecture 演讲，讲稿；scholarship 奖学金；test 测试；vacation 假期；credit学分；quiz小测验；top student 优等生 在医院：medicine 药；injection 注射；diagnose 诊断；prescription 处方；patient 病人；ache 疼痛；stomachache 胃疼，肚子痛；toothache 牙痛；headache 头痛；high fever 发高烧；sore throat 嗓子痛；mumps 腮腺炎；measles 麻疹；lung cancer 肺癌；liver cancer 肝癌；heart attack 心脏病发作；physician 内科医生；surgeon 外科医生；pediatrician 儿科医生；vet 兽医；recovery (from) （病后）痊愈，恢复；operation 手术; doctor 医生；nurse 护士；ward 病房;emergency-ward 急诊病房；cough 咳嗽; temperature 体温；blood pressure 血压； 在宾馆: reception desk 接待处；front desk 前台；vacant room 空房；single room 单人间；double room双人间；reserve/book 预定；check in 登记住入；check out 结帐离开；porter 行李搬运工；tip 小费；full 客满；room service 房间服务部，服务到屋 在商店：bargain 便宜货；receipt 收据；cashier 出纳；shop assistant 售货员；salesclerk 店员；fake commodities 假冒伪劣商品；size 尺寸；color 颜色；style 式样; price 价格；guarantee 保修; expiration period 保质期；after-sale service售后服务；fashion 时髦，时尚；cheap 便宜的；expensive 昂贵的；counter 柜台 在机场：flight 航班；passport 护照；visa 签证；board 登机；reservation 预约；airhostess 空中小姐；pilot 飞行员；duty-free shop 免税店；airport 机场 在餐馆：waiter 服务员；waitress 女服务员；order 点菜；menu 菜单；bill 帐单；drink 饮料；soft drink 不含酒精的饮料；salad 色拉；soup 汤；dessert 甜点；roast beef 烤牛肉；pork 猪肉；mutton 羊肉；lamb 羔羊肉；chicken 鸡肉；fish 鱼肉；steak 牛排；go Dutch 各付各的，AA制；on the house 免费； It is my treat (it’s on me)我请客 在法院：sue 控告；legal 合法的；accuse 控告；the accused /defendant 被告；the plaintiff /accuser 原告；charge 控诉；convict 宣告有罪；client 委托人，当事人；judge 法官；sentence 判刑；imprisonment 关押，监禁；capital punishment 死罪；death penalty 死刑
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