2008年全国大学生英语竞赛样题及答案（A级）

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Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 marks)

Section A (10 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only once. After each 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.

1. W: I just stopped by at your office in the bank. They told me that you had quit. Where are you working now?

   M: I am working for a lawyer now. The pay is better and the work is much more interesting.

   Q: Where did the man work before?

2. W: I'd like to ask you, Mr Dean, what you feel about working women?

   M: My answer to that is, let the women work as much as they want to - my wife's had a job ever since we got married - just as long as they don't take jobs away from men that need them.

   Q: What's the man's attitude towards working women?

3. W: I'm so glad you were able to come to our housewarming celebration.

   M: You really have a lovely place. Will you show me around?

   Q: What does the man mean?

4. M: Why didn't you stop when we first signaled?

   W: I'm sorry. Will I have to pay a fine?

   Q: What's the probable relationship between the man and woman?

5. M: Could you possibly come home early?

   W: I'm sorry I can't. I have to stop at the hairdresser's to get a haircut before I go to a party.

   Q: Where's the woman going first?

6. W: How many students are there at your college?

   M: We had 530 three years ago. Since then we have doubled our student body.

   Q: How many students are there at the college now?

7. M: Do you know when this accident happened?

   W: Yes, on the morning of the 30th of Dec., 1906.

   Q: When did this accident happen?

8. M: The children want something for a snack.

   W: Don't give them anything. They're going to have dinner soon.

   Q: What's the man going to give the children?

9. W: How long will it take you to fix my car?

   M: I'll call you when it's ready, but it should not take longer than three days.

   Q: How soon will the car be fixed?

10. M: Can you stay for supper?

    W: I'd love to, but I have to go to the kindergarten to pick up the children before doing some shopping.

    Q: Where will the woman go first?

Section B (5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear one long conversation. The conversation will be read only once. At the end of the conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, you must read the five questions, each with 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.

M: So, Susan, do you have anything planned for this Saturday?

W: Uh, I'm kind of busy. Why do you ask?

M: Oh, I was wondering if you'd like to get together and do something, like watch a movie or take a walk by the lake.

W: I'd love to, but I'm really going to be busy all day on Saturday.

M: What do you have to do on that day?

W: First, my mom asked me to help clean the house in the morning, and then I have a dentist appointment at 12:30. I can't miss that because I've canceled twice before.

M: Well, what about after that?

W: Well, I'm going to be running around all day. After the dentist appointment, I need to meet Julie at 2:00 in the afternoon to help her with her science project that's due on Monday morning at school.

M: Okay, but are you free after that?

W: Hardly. Then I have to pick up my brother from soccer practice at 4:30, and my mom asked me to cook dinner for the family at 5:30. I feel like a slave sometimes. Then I have to clean the dishes and finish reading my history assignment. Who knows how long that'll take?

M: Wow, sounds like you're going to have a full day. Hey, listen, why don't I come over later in the evening, and we can make some popcorn and watch a movie.

W: Oh, that'd be great, but our video machine is broken.

M: Huh, well, let's play a game or something.

W: Sounds good, but give me a call before you come. My mom might try to come up with something else for me to do.

Section C (5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear 5 short news items. After each item, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the question and then 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.

    16. Australia - Defending champion Roger Federer has overwhelmed four-time champion Andre Agassi to move one step closer to the Australian Open Title. The world number one triumphed in a one-sided match at the Rod Laver Arena, beating Agassi 6-3，6-4，6-4 in only 99 minutes.

    17. Congo - Gunmen attacked a French aid agency in volatile eastern Congo, forcing the charity to suspend operation in the region and evacuate five foreign staff, a spokesman for the aid group said Thursday. The  attack  on  French-run  Medecins  Sans Frontieres, or Doctors Without Borders, occurred Tuesday at Kabati, 140 kilometers(90 miles) north of Goma, said Jean-Christophe Dolle, the charity's director in Goma.

    18. Germany - The commander of three British servicemen accused of mistreating Iraqi detainees testified Friday that he told soldiers to make their prisoners “work hard” picking up garbage but saw no abuse. A Danish army captain and four military police sergeants, meanwhile, were formally charged with mistreating Iraqi detainees at a military camp near Basra last year.

    19. Palestine - Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli soldiers on Tuesday near the West Bank Settlement of Ariel, where Israel has resumed construction of one of the most sensitive sections of its controversial wall separating the two sides. Palestinian Prime Minister, Ahmed Qureia, charges that the route of the wall, dipping into the West Bank, amounts to an Israeli land grab.

    20. Israeli - Israeli troops have besieged the Palestinian National Authority headquarters in Ramallah, the first military operation in this region since last November. Twenty armed vehicles and jeeps took part in the operation. Israeli forces have been threatening to carry out a massive offensive against the Palestinians after a suicide attack in the Karni crossing that killed six Israelis.

Section D (10 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. There are ten missing words or phrases in it. Fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear on the tape. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.

    There are two types of people in the world.  Although they have (21) equal degrees of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy, and the other becomes (22) miserable.  This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds.

    People who are to be happy fix their attention on the (23) conveniences of things, the pleasant part of convention, the fine weather. They enjoy all the (24) cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the (25) contrary things. Therefore, they are continually (26) discontented. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend many people, and make themselves (27) disagreeable everywhere.  If this turn of mind were found in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The tendency to criticize and to be disgusted is perhaps taken up originally(28) by imitation.  It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it are convinced of its bad effects(29) on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit. Although in fact it is chiefly (30) an act of the imagination, it has serious consequences in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck.

参考答案

Part I Listening Comprehension

Section A

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. B

Section B

11. B 12. C 13. B 14. C 15. A

Section C

16. C 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. C

Section D

答案略。

Part II Vocabulary and Structure

31. C 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. C 36. D 37. D 38. B 39. A 40. A 41. C 42. D 43. D 44. A 45. D

Part III Reading Comprehension

Section A

46. B 47. D 48. C 49. C 50. C

Section B

51. N 52. Y 53. Y 54. N 55. NG

56. a sign of aging

57. mental faculties

58. absent-mindedness

59. the working memory

60. new connecting nerve fibers develop

Section C

61. Substantial incentive grants.

62. To improve teacher performance.

63. By committees of teachers from other districts.

64. American master teacher scheme has been adopted.

65. It will not be carried out smoothly in other states.

Section D

66. is surrounded by 67. lies off 68. consists of (is composed of; comprises) 69. is situated in (is located in) 70. is spoken by

Part IV Cloze

Section A

71. experience 72. quality 73. direct 74. encouraging 75. succeed

Section B

76. using 77. investigators 78. clothing 79. examining 80. taken 81. analysis 82. relies 83. means 84. came 85. characteristic

Part V Translation

Section A

86. 这便增加了政府开支，而相应减少了本可以用来发展国家的经济资源。

87. 如果可以相信企业的每个员工都在最大限度地提高公司的利润，那么公司的管理费用就会降低。

88. 随着管理费用的增加，企业的收入在支付管理费用后便减少了，因此企业用于分红或直接投资于将来发展的资金就少了。

89. 但是如果一个国家四分五裂，政府便不能确信人民的行动是否符合国家的利益，因此政府就不得不对人民进行监督、检查和控制。

Section B

90. It was too much to ask, and a whole series of quarrels took their origin from this source.

91. Love leads a person to a feeling of security and trust in the loved one. It usually involves a feeling of mutual benefit arising from the new relationship.

92. A weapon which would kill with accuracy at fifteen hundred yards opened a whole new scene of delights to every family or clan which could acquire it.

Part VI IQ Test

93. 21:00.  94. 5.  95. BANALITIES.  96. 10.  97. 8.

Part VII Writing