2008年全国大学生英语竞赛样题（D级）听力原文及参考答案

Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 points)

Section A:  In this section, you will hear 7 recordings. At the end of each recording, a question will be asked about what was said.  After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must look at the three pictures marked A, B and C carefully, and decide which picture answers the question. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.  (7 points)

1. All the members of my family like fruit very much. I like banana, my husband likes banana too, but my son doesn't like banana, he likes apple. Now the question: Which fruit does the speaker not mention?

2. Manager, this is your schedule of the week: Tuesday morning, a meeting, Wednesday, going to New York, and Thursday, an interview with a news reporter.  Now the question: When will the manager go to New York?     

3. I don't like the style of the shirt; the skirt's color is good, but a little longer for my ten-year-old daughter. Hmm, alright, I'll take the coat for my husband. Now the question: What does the woman buy finally?

4. Mary, supper is ready, come here, we are waiting for you; but please go to the kitchen and bring a spoon.  Now the question:  What should Mary bring to the dinner table?  

5. My father and mother are arriving tomorrow morning. I haven't seen them since I left my university 3 years ago. They will arrive by air. Now the question: How are the parents arriving? 

6. Our biology professor has colleted many kinds of insect, for example, butterflies, fireflies, spiders, etc. Now the question: Which insect have the professor colleted?

7. In front of our house we have a small garden where I grow all kinds of vegetables, such as potatoes, cabbages, onions and eggplants. Now the question: Which kind of vegetable does the speaker not grow?

Section B: In this section, you will hear 8 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. (8 points)

8. W: When your father died in 2000, did you graduate?

   M: I finished school a year before he died.

   W: Oh, I see.

   Q: When did the man graduate?  

9. W: You're going to Chicago tomorrow, aren't you?

   M: Yes. I thought I'd fly, but then I decided that taking a bus would be cheaper.

   W: That's true.

   Q: How will the man get to Chicago? 

10. M: Have you found the trouble with the car?

    W: Not yet. The engine works well.

    M: You should check over the wheels.

    Q: What are the two speakers talking about?  

11. M: Shall we have something special for a change?

    W: How about Japanese food?

    M: I know a famous restaurant.

    Q: What are the two speakers probably going to do?  

12. M: That's a lovely skirt you are wearing.

    W: Oh, thank you. My husband gave it to me for my 30th birthday.

    M: It's really a wonderful present.

    Q: What did the woman say about the skirt? 

13. W: Jack, would you mind driving me to the station?

    M: Sure, why not.

    W: That's very kind of you. 

    Q: How does Jack respond to the question? 

14. M: Where can I rent video tapes? I love watching movies in my spare time.

    W: There are two video stores close to your apartment.

    M: Please direct me the way.

    Q: What did the man want to rent? 

15. M: Why are you interested in working in our company?

    W: Well, I believe I'll have a better future if I could work with your company.

    M: Anything else?

    Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 

Section C： 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 four 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. (5 points)

W: Hi, John.

M: Oh, hi, Laura. What are you doing here?

W: Uh, I'm usually here on weekends. It's my dad's shop. So, you are looking for a bike?

M: Yeah. Now the weather is warming up. I thought I'd get some exercise instead of taking the bus all the time.

W: Well, you came to the right place. Do you know what you'd like?

M: Well, I don't want a racer or a touring bike or anything. Mostly I'll just be using it to get me back and forth from work.

W: How far is that?

M: About four miles.

W: Are there a lot of hills on the way?

M: Some I guess. But, um, maybe I should just tell you up front that I've only got a hundred and fifty dollars. Can I get anything decent for that?

W: Well, you're not going to get anything top of the line. But we do have a few trade-ins （折价物） in the back that are in good condition. M: That sounds good.

W: And the most important thing is the right height for you. 

Section D: In this section, there is a passage. You must listen to the passage carefully, and then fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear on the tape. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet. (10 points)

    Robert Edwards was blinded in a traffic  accident nine years ago． He was also half deaf because of old age. Last week，he was walking near his home when a thunderstorm approached． He came under a tree and was struck by lightning． He was knocked to the ground and woke up some 20 minutes later, lying face down in water below a tree． He went into the house and  lay down in bed． A short time later, he awoke; his legs couldn't move and he was trembling, but, when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room in front of him． When his wife entered, he saw her for the first time in nine years． Doctors confirm that he has regained his sight and hearing apparently from the flash of lighting, but they are unable to explain the reason. The only possible explanation offered by one doctor was that, since Edwards lost his sight as a result of a hard blow in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way could be restored was by another blow.

参考答案：

Part I  Listening Comprehension

Section A:  1. A  2. B 3. C  4. A  5. B  6. C   7. A 

Section B:  8. A 9. C  10. B  11. C  12. C  13. C  14. B  15. A 

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

Section D:  21. accident 22. old age 23. by lightning 24. lay down 25. awoke 26. in front of 27. in nine years 28. sight 29. flash   30. as a result

Part II Vocabulary and Structure

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

Part III Reading Comprehension

Section A:   46. C  47. A  48. D  49. D  50. B  

Section B:  51. T   52. T  53. F   54. F   55. F

Section C:

56. Computer crimes. / Computer criminals.

57. Because they are untouched by human hands / are handled by computers.

58. By claiming a computer error.

59. Leave her job. / Quit her work.

60. computer experts

61. The computer criminals don't use guns.

62. get revenge

63. a small part of something

Section D:

64. reason  65. change the way   66. happy or nothing 67. unwanted  68. care  69. stop using  70. solve

Part IV Cloze

Section A: 71. inventor  72. effect  73. communication 74. explorers  75. circling  

Section B:

76. famous 77. book 78. few  y 80. emperor 81. returned 82. capital 83. situated 84. summer 85. palace  

Part V Translation

Section A:

86. 不管你要去的街道有多小、有多不起眼儿，他们都能准确无误地把你送到那里。

87. 为了做到这一点，大多数学员会骑上小摩托车在市里到处转悠，练习如何在城市的不同地点之间来回穿梭。

88. 考官问你：“从白金汉宫去伦敦塔怎么走？”

89. 因此，许多学员在获得执照之前仍然保留原来的工作。

Section B:

90. wider and wider application in all fields

91. Of all the places that professor White has visited

92. We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation of your help.

Part VI IQ Test

93. 18.    94. Tom.    95. Thirty years old.   96.  8 dollars.   97. 20.

Part VII Writing

Task I:

Dear Mr. President,

    I am a student of English Department. I'm not quite content with the canteen service on campus.

    First of all, there should be more variety of dishes available. Many students are complaining about eating the same food every day.

    Secondly, the price of the food is higher than we can afford. We hope that the canteen not only provides us with delicious food, but also at a reasonable price.

    In addition, it will be better to lengthen the service hours. It is really crowded at 11:30 every day in the canteen.

    I hope that the criticisms I have made about the canteen are accepted by you and taken into consideration for possible change.

Yours respectfully,

Li Ming            

Task II:

    It is well-known that the task of college students is to study, and some students regard marks very important. They think that their primary task is to study and learn from teachers and textbooks. They seldom take apart in other activities, for they are afraid that those activities will affect their study. Thus they neglect the development of practical ability.  

    While some other students think it most important to develop one's own practical ability. They think that college students should not only learn the textbook knowledge, what's more, they should also learn from outside the textbooks. They think one's own practical ability is of primary importance. So they take every chance as possibly as they can to develop their own practical ability.

    In my opinion, I think we should first study hard, but we should not neglect our own practical abilities, for when we enter the society, we need various abilities. If we are only in possession of book knowledge, it is hard for us to be useful to the society.