2009年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛赛卷C类
Part I listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 marks) Part II Vocabulary and Structure(10 minutes,15 marks
31. The businessmen discussed the contract________but never actually signed anything.
A. at length. B. at sea. C. at randon. D. at will.
32.Accustomed to the coffee from Columbia________Governor John said that ________coffee should always be strong.
A. /; a. B. the; a. C. a; a. D. /; /. 33._________a well-balanced diet,________adequate sleep ,is needed for good health.
A. Alongside; with. B. Not only; but. C. Attached; to. D. Due to; so 34._________very familiar with inspection reports, I realized that some pages of this one were missing.
A. To be B. That was C. Being D. So was 35. If you have not signed a contract, you are under no _________ to pay them any money.
A. responsibility B. liability C. circumstance D. obligation
36. As the market was _________ goods, the economy became more balanced, and inflation went down.
A. speculated on B. subscribed for C. saturated with D. submitted to
37. Surveys show that the majority of passengers are pleased that an agreement has been reached to forbid smoking on _________ flights within the continental United States.
A. economical B. commercial C. global D. internal
38. The new CEO asked that all inter-office communications ________ in writing rather than in person , _________ possible.
A. have been made; whoever B. would be made; whichever C. be made; whenever D. stage bare of scenery
39. Written to be performed on a __________, Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town depicts life in a small New England community.
A. stage scenery of bare B. bare of stage scenery C. scenery bare of stage D. stage bare of scenery
40.____________ school policy, the students had a holiday between Christmas and the New Year.
A. On behalf of B. With regard to C. In line with D. In case of 41. To sell the house, we made a __________ to the buyer by agreeing to put a new roof on it.
A. consideration B. commission C. concession D. confirmation 42. Never before _________ available for quick and easy acess in so many different fields of study.
A. so much free information were B. has so much free information been C. were so much free information D. so much free information has been 43. The computer company announced that the new solfware __________ in the first half of next year.
A. be released B. will have released C. would have released D. was going to be released 44.Tina: A group of us are going boeling on Tuesday night. Would you like to join us? Joe : I really would , but unfortunately I have a tennis lesson. Tina : Oh, that’s too bad. _________ Joe : Yes, for sure. Thanks for the offer.
A. How do you deal with that? B. Maybe another time then? C. When will you come back? D. Don’t you really like bowling?
45.George: Hey, Agnes . How did the Human Resources meeting go? I couldn’t make it because I was out at a sales conference.
Agnes: Oh, George. __________ It turned into a major argument. George: Really?
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A .Glad you’re back now. C. Nice to see you again. B. You’re lucky to have missed it. D. You’re just on time.
Part III Reading Comprehension (20 minutes, 35 marks) Section A (5 marks)
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
When e-mail first came into general use about fifteen years ago, there was a lot of talk about the imminent arrival of the paperless office. However, it seems that e-mail has yet to revolutionize office communications. According to communicate ions analyst Richard Metcalf, some offices have actually seen an increase in paper as increase in paper as a result of e-mail.” Information in the form of e-mail messages now floods our computer screens. These messages can be distributed in the hundreds. For those secretaries whose books ask them to print out all their e-mails and leave them in their intrays, this means using up a great deal of paper every month,” Metcalf says.
Metcalf has found that because some e-mails get lost in cyberspace, as are increasingly likely to be asked by clients and colleagues to send all important documents both by e-mails and by fax or “snail mail”-though the post .This highlights a further potential problem with e-mail in today’s offices-it is taking up time rather than saving it.
“With e-mail, communication is much easier ,but there is also more room for misunderstandings,” says psychologist Dr David Lewis Generally, much less care is take with e-mails than with letters or faxes and the sender will probably print the documents and reread it before putting it in an envelope or sending it by fax.
More worrying is still the increase misuse of e-mail for sending “flame-mail” –abusive or inappropriate e-mail messages .Recent research in several companies suggests that aggressive communications like this are on the increase .E-mail has become the perfect medium for expressing workplace frustration because is so instant.
E-mail can also be a problem in order ways .Staff all too often make the mistake of thinking that the condense of an e-mail, like things said over the phone, are private and not permanent. But it is not only possible for an employer to read all your e-mails, it is also perfectly legal-mail messages can be traced back to their origin for a period of at last two years , so you might want to rethink e-mailing your frustrations about your job to your friends. The advice is to keep personal e-mails out of the office.
It goes without saying that e-mail exists to make life easier, and if used correctly, it is an invaluable tool for business of all sizes. But perhaps, for the time being, the fact that in the business word 70persent of all documents are still in paper form is not such a bad thing after all.
46. Why has the promise of the paperless office not come true in many offices?
A. People write more memos than they used to.
B. Maybe secretaries keep paper copies of everything their bosses send and receive. C. Many managers prefer to read their messages on paper. D. Staff leave messages lying around their offices.
47. What dose Richard Metcalf say about e-mail in Paragraph Two?
A. It is not an appropriate channel for sending important information B. It increases the amount of paperwork done in offices. C. It is not popular with many secretaries. D. It is a less efficient channel than fax.
48. How does David Lewis feel about e-mail messages?
A. Many of them are not well written. B. Many of them are too long. C. Many of them are not printed out. D. Many of them are never read 49. Why should employees not use company e-mail systems for personal messages?
A. Because company e-mail systems are not easy to use. B. Because the people the messages sent to can’t.
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C. Because they allow people to express their anger immediately. D. Because e-mail is not a private means of communication.
50. What does the writer conclude about e-mail in the last paragraph?
A. It has already made life a lot easier for many businesses. B. It is not being used enough in business today. C. It will never replace written communication. D. It is really useful when people use it properly.
Section B(10 marks)
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
It is well known that some cultures prefer sons to daughters. In contrast, surveys have revealed that some people would rather have a daughter than a son. Apparently, each of these preferences has its explanation in the local culture.
Around the world, people who prefer sons have similar reasons .In many countries, sons are valued because they can work and contribute to the family income. Also, sons will be able to support their parents when the parents are old. In some cultures, sons are important because they enable the family name to continue for another generation. This is because the wife in these cultures takes her husband’s family name, and more or less “belongs” to the husband’s family. In addition, having a daughter can sometimes cause difficult for a family. In India, for example, having a daughter can be a burden because the family has to pay a dowry when the girl gets married.
Generally, people think traditional cultures are the ones in which boys are preferred. Research seems to support this belief. However, according to a survey conducted in 2000, people in the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Portugal, and the Caribbean prefer to have daughters. The researchers said that parents in these societies do not need to have the same economic situation that exists in other countries, so they do not need to have a son to help make money. Instead, families in these countries want daughters for emotional reasons. Many mothers think they will have a better relationship with a daughter than a son, for example. In addition, they think daughters will take better care of them when they are old.
In Japan, a similar trend has emerged. This might come as a surprise to some, because only one generation ago, the Japanese favored sons. In1982, over half of Japanese couples surveyed would want a boy if they could have only one child. A survey done in 1997, on the other hand, found that 75 percent wanted a girl!
Some Japanese couples say they want to have daughters because they think daughters are cuter and easier to raise. Japanese couples also worry about being taken care of when they are old. If they have to live with their children when they are very old, many Japanese parents would want to live with a daughter. “A son’s wife would be a stranger and harder to ask for help,” one Japanese mother said.
Critics warn that preference for a daughter is just as bad as preference for a son. “Instead of valuing children for the social roles they are expected to fill, parents must learn to value children as individuals,” critics say. When that is the case, parents will be equally pleased with a son or daughter.
51. The reasons that parents prefer to have sons are to continue____, to Help earn money for the family, and to support the parents in their old Age.
52. Japan’s preference for daughters now is quite____ because not long ago the preference was for sons. 53. In some developing countries, parents value boys more than girls mainly for _____ . 54. In India, parents receive _______ when their sons get married.
55. Critics maintain that children should be treated by their parents as ___.
Section C (10 marks )
In this section ,there is one passage followed by five questions . Read the passage carefully and then answer each of the questions in a maximum of 10 words.
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全国大学生英语竞赛初赛本科组C类历年真题(2009-2014)带答案
