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大学英语站深情奉献！版权所有，侵权必究！2009NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC–Preliminary)PartIlisteningComprehension(25minutes,30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inanengineroom.B.inacar.C.Inafactory.2.Whoisthemantalkingto?A.Alifeguard.B.Atravelagent.C.Agymnasiummanager.3.Howwillthecorrectpricebedetermined?A.Bycallingthecompany.B.Byaskingthesalesrepresentative.C.Bylookingatthepricelist.4.WhyisSueupsetaccordingtotheconversation?A.Someonebrokeintohercar.B.Shehadtopaytoomuchforparking.C.Shewasgivenaticket.5.Whatdothetwospeakersprobablydoforaliving.A.Officeclerks.B.Printers.C.Archiects.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentreConversationOne6.Whydidthemanwatchthevideo?A.ItwasrequiredbyProfessorStephen.B.Hewantedtolearnaboutheartattacks.C.Hehadtotakepartinadiscussion.7.Intheman’sopinion,whatisthevideoabout?A.Men’shealth.B.Stress.C.Healthcareforwomen.8.Whatdidthemanlearnfromthevideo?A.Womenareundermorestressthanmen.B.Womenhavemoreheartattacksthanmen.C.Womenwhohaveheartattacksgetlesscarethanmen.9.Atwhatagesarewomenmostlikelytohaveaheartattack?A.40to50.B.60to65.C.45to60.10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutthevideo?A.Itsoundspuzzling.B.Itsoundsveryinteresting.C.Itsoundsverydull.大学英语站深情奉献！版权所有，侵权必究！ConversationTwo11.Howlongdidthemanwaitbeforehiscallwasanswered?A.Twentyminutes.B.Twelveminutes.C.Twenty-fourminutes.12.WhydidthemanphoneInterserveCustomerService?A.Hewantedtoknowwhattherecordedmessagemeans.B.Hedidn’tknowwhichbuttontochoose.C.Hewantedtoknowifhecanusehise-mailaddresswhileoverseas.13.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthemenuofoptions?A.Itsmeaningisn’tambiguous.B.Itisfarfromclear.C.Itissatisfactory.14.Whichdepartmentwouldthemanhavespokentoifhadchosenbuttontwo?A.AccountsandBilling.B.GeneralEnquiries.C.AccountsandService.15.Whatwilltheoperatordonext?A.Makeanofficialcomplaint.B.Improvethemenuofoptions.C.Makeanoteoftheman’scomplaint.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause,Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.16.Howdoesrotationalgrazingreducetheneedforpesticidetreatments?A.Byincreasingtheuseofnaturalfertilizer.B.Bylimitingtheneedforchemicalfertilizers.C.Byreducingthegrowthofweeds.17.Whichnewsagencyvotesforthetoptennewsstories?A.Reuters.B.TheAssociatedPressC.UnitedPressInternational.18.Whichcountiesspentbillionsofdollarstodevelopnewoilfields?A.Syria,BrazilandRussia.B.Brazil,IranandSaudiArabia.C.SaudiArabie,BrazilandRussia.19.WhyhasthenumberofcamelsinIndiabeendecreasinginrecentyears?A.Becausetheyaredyingfromtravelingtoofar.B.Becausetheyareshortoffood.C.Becausetheyareinfectedwithadisease.20.Whatisasymptomofmultiplesclerosis?A.Lossoftheabilitytohear.B.Lossoftheabilitytoseewell.C.Lossoftheabilitytospeakclearly.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassagewhichwillbereadonlyonce.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhearonthetape.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.ThefourthcomponentoftheSwedishsocialsystemisthatitspoliciesensurefullemploymentandincreasethemobilityoflabour-thatis,theabilitytochange大学英语站深情奉献！版权所有，侵权必究！jobswithout(21)____income.Swedeshaveastrongworkethic.This,combinedwithstate-fundedprogrammersthat(22)____unemployment,whichSwedenpreferstohighunemploymentratesandlargewelfare(23)__.So,therearealargenumberof(24)___trainingprogrammesthatunemployersparfor(25)___toworkersinjobsthathavebecomeunnecessary.Therearealsosubsidiesforworkerswhomustchangejobsbecauseofchangesinthelabourmarket.Swedenintroducedthefifthandfinalcomponentofitssocialsystemattheendofthe20thcentury.Thiscomponentcorrectssomeoftheproblemscreatedbythefour(26)___mentionedcomponents.Itincludesnewrulesthataredesignedtoimprovejobstability,suchastrainingprogrammestohelpemployeeslearnnewskillsastheirjobschangeandbecomemore(27)__,Also,thegovernmenthasreducedsocial(28)___andwelfarepayments.So,inconclusion,theSwedesarehappywiththeirsystem.Swedenhasachievedmoreintermsofsocialequality,economic(29)___thanmanyothereconomies.Asaresult,mostSwedesaren’tinterestedinanymorereformoftheeconomicsystem.However,becauseitis(30)___ininternationalmarkets,Swedenmustcontinuetomanageitssocialpolicies