2013 National English Contest for College Students
(Level D—Preliminary)
(总分：150分，答题时间：120分钟)
Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks) Section A (5 marks)
In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and three choices marked A,B and C, and decide which is the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
1. Will Amy stay in Boston all week? A. She must check her schedule first. B. She must ask the Greens first. C. She must ask her parents first. 2. Where does Jenny live? A. In Dover. B. In Birmingham. C. In Brighton. 3. What do you want to drink? A. coke B. water C. orange juice 4. How much did the stamp of Elvis Presley cost?
A. 29 cents B. 32 cents C. 35 cents. 5. How does Natalie go to her university? A. By taxi B. By car. C. By school bus.
Section B (10 marks)
In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read once. After each conversation , there will be a one-minute pause , read the five questions, each with the three choices mark A , B and C ,and decide which is the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. Conversation 1
6. What is New York famous for? A. Squares. B. Temples. C. Skyscrapers. 7. According to the man where is the tallest skyscraper in the world? A. In the New York B. In Chicago C. In Los Angeles. 8 .Has Joey ever been inside a skyscraper? A. Yes, just one time. B. Yes, many times. C. No, never. 9. What are they going to do tomorrow? A. Go sightseeing. B. Go swimming. C. Go hiking. 10. What’s the population of New York city? A.7 million. B.8 million. C.9 million.
Conversation 2
11.What is the relationship between the man and the woman? A. Doctor and patient. B. Librarian and student. passer-by.
12.The woman wanted to find books about_______.
C. Policeman
and
A. famous Americans B. wealthy Chinese C. royal Englishmen 13. Benjamin Franklin was a_______. A. diplomat B. singer C. dancer 14. Where is everything that is in the library listed? A. In solar system.
B. In the computer system. C. In the public address system.
15. According to the man, the computer will tell you about the book EXCEPT____. A. a short description of the book B. the position of the book C. the whole book
Section C (5 marks)
In this section, you will hear a monologue. The monologue will read twice. After the monologue, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the five question, each with the three choices marked A , B and C, and decide which is the best choice . Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre .
16.What does Peter Watson do in the museum?
A. Human Resource Manager. B. Public Programs Manager. C. Public Relations Manager.
17.How many exhibits does the museum have?
A.About 40. B. Less than 50. C. Over 100.
18. What's the name of the special area for children under the age of 7?
A.Power your future. B. Mathematics. C. Kidspace.
19.The \
A.the World's Fair in New York in 1964
B.the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984
C.the World Economical and Environmental Conference in 2008 20.According to Peter, which of the following statements in NOT TRUE?
A.Visitors to the museum can learn more about science.
B.Every exhibit is merely designed for the visitors to look at. C.The exhibits show the principles of science in daily lives.
Section D (10 marks)
In this section , you will hear a short passage . The passage will be read twice. There are ten missing words or phases , filling in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear . Remember to write the answer on the answer sheet.
Remarkable People
What makes a person remarkable? The word \notice.\
course, being \famous people are not remarkable, and many people who are truly remarkable are not famous.
These people are remarkable because all of them(24)____and then worked hard to achieve them. Perhaps that is the(25)____of remarkable(26)____:people with the courage, strength and perseverance to work--and keep on working---and keep on working--toward something that they(27)____. As booker T. Washington once said, \is to be measured not so much by the(28)____that one has reached in life as by the (29)____which he has overcome while trying to succeed.\
We can learn a great deal from people we consider to be remarkable. We can (30)____by their work and their way of being because they enable us to see what is possible in one's life.
Part II vocabulary and structure (15marks)
There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part . 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 sheet with a single line through the center.
31. Whether we'll hold the sports meeting depends on the weather,____?
A.won't we B. shan't we C. doesn't it D. won’t it
32.In order to prevent the fire spreading, some of the houses near by____ pulled down before the fireman arrived.
A.have been B. have C. had been D. had
33.Neither of the young men who had tried to get job in the company____.
A.was accepted B. were accepting C. has been accepted D. have been accepted
34.Be careful when you cross the busy street. If not, you may____ run over by a car.
A.have B. get C. become D. turn 35.Now, children , it's time you____.
A.are washing and dressing B. were accepting C. will wash and dress D. were washed and dressed
36. Zhong Nanshan is a famous expert who has ____to ____the origin of SARS.
A.devoted ;studying B. been devoted; studying C. devoted; study D. been devoted; study 37.Our country has a ____history of 40000years.
A.recorded B. recording C. record D. records
38.____quickly and soon his resignation became the talk of the town.
A.Words spread B. The word was spread C. Word spread D.A word spread