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2011NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC---Sample)PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1．Whatisthemangoingtodo?A．Rentacar．B．Buyacar．C．Sellhiscar．2．Howoftendoesthebarhavehappyhour?A．Twiceaday．B．Twiceaweek．C．Twiceamonth．3．Whydoesthemanhavetoarrangehisappointments?A．Tobeabletoseeeveryone．B．Topracticewritingaschedule．C．Togooutandeat．4．WhenisthemangoingtoleaveforWashington?A．Tomorrowevening．B．Tomorrowafternoon．C．Tomorrowmorning．5．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Inthekitchen．B．Inthebathroom．C．InthebedroomSectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Conversationone6．WhatreasondidonefirmofpublishersgivefornotacceptingDominic’Sfirstbook?A．Itssubject．B．Itsstyle．C．Itslength．7．WhatdidDominicwantfromthecharactersinhisbooks?A．Tobeasrealisticaspossible．B．Tochangeasthestorydeveloped．C．Tobelikeablepeople．8．WhathappensafterDominicfinishedwritinghisseries．ofbooks?A．Readerswantedmoreofthesame．B．Hegottiredofreceivingletters．C．Manypublishersofferedhimcontracts．9．WhatisDominic’Sambitionatthemoment?A．Towinanawardinthescience—fictionfield．B．Togetmorepeopletoreadhisnovels．C．Toimprovehisstory—tellingskills．10．WhydidDominicacceptafilmoffer?A．Hewantedarestfromwriting．B．HeWaspromisedhighearnings．C．HeWastooproudtorejectit．ConversationTwo11．WhydidJackgetaroleinthesoapopera?A．Hehadacertificateindramastudies．B．OneofhisfriendswasaTVstar．C．ATVstarhadjustresigned．12．WhichpartofJack’sjobisthemostdifficult?A．Rememberinghisfines．B．Pretendingtobeabadperson．C．Workingwithfamouspeople．13．HowdoesJackavoidthenegativeeffectsoffame?A．Hereadsaboutotheractors’experiences．B．Helistenstohisoldfriends．C．Hefollowshismother’Sadvice．14．WhatisJack’Sreasonfornotgoingtothegym?A．Heprefersteamsports．B．Heistoobusy．‘C．Hethinksitisunnecessary．15．What’SJack’Sdreamforthefuture?A．TowinaTVprize．B．Tobecomeacinemaactor．C．T0becomeworld-famousSectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitem.Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter16．Whichcountriesdoesthenewsconcerninparticular?A．MexicoandtheUSA．B．MexicoandCanada．C．MexicoandRussia．17．HOWmanystatuesarementionedinthenews?A．2．B．3．C．4．18．Howmanytimesdidthechocolatecompanychangeitsmind?A．Once．B．Twice．C．Threetimes．19．WhichcompanysaysthatChinaisits3rdmostimportantmarket?A．RollsRoyce．B．Ferrari．C．Lamborghini．20．whatwasJonScieszka’spreviousjob?A．Ambassador．B．Teacher．C．Author．SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youarerequiredtofill10blanks,eachwithNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSafterlisteningtoashortpassage.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.“Christmasiscoming，andthegooseisgettingfat!”ChristmasisthebiggestfestivalinBritainandiscelebratedon25thDecember．ThefourweeksbeforeChristmasarecalledAdvent，andaretraditionallycelebratedinchurchesbylightingacandleeachSundayduringthistime．Nowadays，manypeopleinBritainarenotvery(21)____________，buttheystillcelebrateChristmas，and(22)__________thepreparationsbeginlongbeforeAdvent．Infact，asearlyasSeptemberorOctober，youstarttoseesignsthatChristmasis(23)_____________．ThefirstplacestotellUSthatweshouldbethinkingaboutChristmasaretheshops．PeopleinBritainspend(24)____________over~600(around$1，000)perpersononChristmaseveryyear，andtheshopsencouragepeopletospendmoreandmore．ShopsputupChristmasdecorations，playcheesyChristmassongsor(25)______________，andsomeshopworkerswearChristmashats．SomebigshopsonRegentStreetandOxfordStreetinLondoncreate(26)____________intheirwindowswithmovingcharacters，fallingsnow，colorfullightsandmusic．Sowhatdopeoplebuy(27)____________Christmas?Well，Christmasdecorations，Christmascardstosendtofriendsandrelatives，presentsforlovedonesandwrappingpapertowrapthemupwith．Andofcoursefood!(28)_______________thespecialChristmasdinnerofroastturkeyorgoose，peoplebuylotsofchocolates，nutsandsnacksforeveryonetoenjoy．ChildrenarethepeoplewhogetthemostexcitedthatChristmasiscoming．Theystartmakingfistsofpresentstheywouldlike，andgivethemtotheirparents，orsendthemto(29)_____________．InDecember，theycanalsoopenAdventcalendars，whichareawayofcountingdowntoChristmas．Thesecalendarshaveawindowtoopenforeverydayfromthe1sttothe24thofDecember(ChristmasEve)．AbasicAdventcalendarhasaChrist-massypicturebehindeachwindow，butmostchildren’sfavoritecalendars