2011年全国大学生英语竞赛C类 试题及答案 

37.----What an I going to do about a present for Carol? ----You______some flowers.

A. Might have sent her B. Must have sent her C. Could send her D. Would send her

38. Without the air holding in some of the sun's heat, the earth______cold at night, too cold for us to live on.

A. Will be freezing B. Would be freezing C. An be frozen D. Would be frozen 39. The students in our university each______an English dictionary. That is to say, each of the students in our university______an English dictionary.

A. Have; has B. Have; have C. Has; have D. Has; has

40. Here's your kitchen. I hope you enjoy cooking here. Is there______else that you need? A. Something B. Anything C. Nothing D. Everything 41. David______his business partner over plans to reduce the workforce.

A. Came down to B. Broke down to C. Fell out with D. Went along with 42. ______is this piece of equipment to be removed from the building. A. On no account B. Absolutely C. Scarcely D. Not at all 43. Helen' s parents were______that she was still on the job., but she had resigned.

A. In doubt B. Of the opinion C. Under the impression D. With suspicion 44.----I don't think I will ever, in my life, win a lottery of five million dollars. ----Well, ______. Anything can happen.

A. You made it B. You're kidding C. What you say D. You can never tell 45.-----How did you find the concert in the Grand Theatre last night? -----______ but the conductor was perfect.

A. I couldn't agree more B. I didn't think much of it C. I was crazy about it D. I really liked it

Part Three Cloze(15 marks )

I have been reading a lot on my iPad recently, and I have some (46)_____ (complain) not about

the iPad itself but about the state of digital reading generally. Reading is a subtle thing, and its subtleties are artifacts of a venerable medium: words printed in ink on paper. Glass and pixels aren't the same.

When I read a physical book, I don't have to look anywhere else to find out how much I've read. The iPad e---reader, iBooks tries to create the (47) illu_____ of a physical book. The pages seem to turn, and I can the edges of those that remain, but it's fake. There are always exactly six unturned pages, no matter (48)_____ I am in the book.

Also, there is a larger problem. Books in their digital format look vastly less \genuine than real books. You can vary their font and type size, but this only makes them (49)_____(resemble) word---processed---no matter how (50)_____(wretch) or wonderful they are---will never look as good as Robert Hass's poems in the print edition of The Apple Trees at Olema. But your poems can look almost exactly as ugly---as \version of that collection.

All the e---book I've read have been ugly---books by Chang---rae Lee, Alvin Kernan, and Stieg Larsson---though the texts have been wonderful. I didn't grow up reading texts. I grew up reading books, and this(51)_____(differ) is important.

When it comes to digital editions, the(52)_____(assume) seems to be that all

books(53)are_____(create) equal. However, nothing could be further from the truth. In the mass migration from print to digital, we're seeing a profusion of digital books---many of them out of copyright---that look new and even \accurate editions and better translations. We need a digital readers' guide---a place where readers can find(54)_____ whether the book they're about to download is the best available edition. (55)Fi_____, two related problems. I already have a personal library, but most of the books I've read have come from(56)_____(lend) libraries. Barnes & Noble has released an e---reader that allows short---term (57) _____(borrow) of some books. The entire idea behind Amazon's Kindle and Apple's iBooks assumes that you cannot read a book unless you own it first and that only you can read it unless you want to give your reading device to someone else. This goes against the social value of reading, the collective knowledge and

(58)_____(collaborate) discourse that comes from access to (59)_____or our culture in general.

Part Four Reading Comprehension (40 marks). Section A (10 marks ).

Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.

Not keen on reading? Do you have trouble finding a novel that arouses your interest? Why not follow Ammon Shea's example and start reading a dictionary?

Mr Shea owns over 1,000 dictionaries and he reads them for fun. He recently spent a year reading all 20 volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary. The dictionary contains more than 20,000 pages and over 59 million words.

As he read from A to Z, he noted down interesting words in a ledger. This includes words such as \leap for joy. Mr Shea also kept a diary about this experience, which has since become a best---selling book.

Why did he do this? He claims it was fun. \far more interesting than people give then credit for,\

It appears that it was not his goal to sound more intelligent by using longer and more complex words. \sake,\

In fact ,as a result of reading so many new words , Mr Shea often forgot everyday vocabulary. He wrote, \ Mr Shea is not alone in his love of reading dictionaries.Elaine Higgleton, a representative of Collins Cbuild dictionaries, explained that thousands of crossword puzzle and Srabble fans read dictionaries for fun and to improve their games. Ms Higgleton did however note that, \probably not the best way to learn English ,and you'd learn more than you need.\how many of the 59 million words Ms Shea remembers, but he has certainly made history with his eccentric hobby.

Questions 61 to 65.

Decide whether the following statements are True or False.

61. Mr Shea has read 1.000 dictionaries.

62. Mr Shea spent one month reading the Oxford English Dictionary.

63. In Mr Shea's opinion,people don't give dictionaries enough credit for being interesting. 64. Mr Shea thinks it is important t be able to use long and complicated words in everyday conversation.

65. Elaine Higgleton thinks that reading a dictionary is the best way to learn English. Section B (10 marks)

Questions 66 to 70are based on the following passage.

Surfing is something people often get hooked on after trying it a few times. For many surfers it is much more than a hobby---they would probably agree with the American professional surfer Kelly Slater when he said,\

\on their boards, which requires god balance and is therefore difficult for most beginners to learn, but some lie down and \

The history of surfing probably began with the Polynesian people of the Pacific Islands. One of the first white people to see anyone surfing was the British explorer Captain Gook, when his ship arrived in Hawaii in 1779. He watched many Hawaiians riding waves on large pieces of wood, and reported that, \

When surfing started to become very popular in the United States in the 1950's and 60s, surfers used large wooden boards (often more than three metres long) that were quite heavy. Boards today are shorter and also much lighter, because they are made of artificial materials instead of wood. For anyone who wants to try surfing. The only essentials are waves and a board. There are a few other things, however, that most surfers find important; a cord t attach one of their ankles to the board and therefore stop it from being carried a long way away when they fall off'; wax, which they put on the surface of the board to help their feet stick to it; and a wetsuit to help them keep warm in cold water. The south---west of English is an example of a place where surfers usually need wetsuits, even in summer.

Surfing has been a professional sport for many yeara and the very best surfers are able to make a living from it. Most of the best professional surfers in the last 30 years, both men and women,

have been American or Australian, but surfers from Brazil, Peru and South Africa have also won important competitions. Questions 66 to 70

Answer the following questions with the information given in the assage in a maximum of 10 words for each question.

66. Why do most beginners find it difficult t stand up on a surfboard? 67. In what part of the world did surfing probably begin?

68. When did surfing start to become very popular in the United States? 69. What do surfers use wax for?

70. According to the passage, in what part of the world do surfers usually need wetsuits? Section C (10 marks)

Questions 71 to 75 are based on the following passage.

The latest human development report from the United Nations Development Programmed (UNDP) contains some good news, but also a very serious warning about the threat posed y climate change.

The report, published annually since 1990, seeks to asses “human development” around the world, and calculates a “Human Development Index (HDI) for 169 counties. The HDI is based on average income, life expectancy and level of education in a country. Not surprisingly, rich counties tend to have higher HDIs than poor counties, but there are interesting variations in human development among countries with similar levels of economic development, because some have better health and education systems than others.

According to the 2010 report, the county with the highest level of human development is Norway, followed by Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Ireland. Most of the lowest HDIs belong to counties in sub-Saharan Africa.

Almost all counties around the worlds have higher HDIs now than in 1990, despite the fact that since the 2008 financial crisis, the total number of people living in extreme poverty has increased. The report concludes that most people are healthier, live longer, are better educated and have access to more goods and services. Even in countries with severe economic problems, people’s level of health and education as generally improved. Although sub-Saharan African countries are at the bottom of the pile in terms of human development, some of them have made