2011年全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题及参考答案第1页共28页2011NationalEnglishContestforCollegestudents(LevelC-Preliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)PartTwoVocabularyandStructure(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31.Afterfourdaysoftalks,wearegladtoannouncethattheunionandmanagementhavereachedan______.Theagreementisfairandbenefitsbothsides.A.accordB.accomplishmentC.identityD.undertaking32.Astheclerk______preparedmymilkshake,Iwonderedhowlongshehadbeen2011年全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题及参考答案第2页共28页workingthere,mindlesslymakingicecreamtreatsinasetorderofsteps.A.logicallyB.methodicallyC.graphicallyD.synthetically33.Asaboyhewantedtobeafireman.Asahighschoolstudent,hethoughthe'dliketobecomeateacher.Nowhe______tobenothingmorethanajanitor.A.AssumesB.PrescribesC.AspiresD.Presumes34.Regardlessofwhatcausedit,Iangratefulthathavefinallyreachedapointinmylife_______Icanappreciatemystrengths,acceptmyweaknessesandtrytobecomfortablewitheverythinginbetween.A.WhyB.WhereC.WhichD.What35.______informationprovidedbymembersofthepublic,thepolicewouldhaveamuchmovedifficultjob.A.SupposingB.ProvidedtheC.2011年全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题及参考答案第3页共28页IfitwerenotforD.Onconditionthat36.PeterBrownwasapainstakingwriter;______,heoncespenthalfadayonthecompositionofasinglesentence.A.OntheotherhandB.NeverthelessC.MoreoverD.Forexample37.----WhatanIgoingtodoaboutapresentforCarol?----You______someflowers.A.MighthavesentherB.MusthavesentherC.CouldsendherD.Wouldsendher38.Withouttheairholdinginsomeofthesun'sheat,theearth______coldatnight,toocoldforustoliveon.A.WillbefreezingB.WouldbefreezingC.AnbefrozenD.Wouldbefrozen39.Thestudentsinouruniversityeach______anEnglishdictionary.Thatistosay,eachofthestudentsinour2011年全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题及参考答案第4页共28页university______anEnglishdictionary.A.Have;hasB.Have;haveC.Has;haveD.Has;has40.Here'syourkitchen.Ihopeyouenjoycookinghere.Isthere______elsethatyouneed?A.SomethingB.AnythingC.NothingD.Everything41.David______hisbusinesspartneroverplanstoreducetheworkforce.A.CamedowntoB.BrokedowntoC.FelloutwithD.Wentalongwith42.______isthispieceofequipmenttoberemovedfromthebuilding.A.OnnoaccountB.AbsolutelyC.ScarcelyD.Notatall43.Helen'sparentswere______thatshewasstillonthejob.,butshehadresigned.A.IndoubtB.OftheopinionC.UndertheimpressionD.Withsuspicion44.----Idon'tthinkIwillever,inmylife,2011年全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题及参考答案第5页共28页winalotteryoffivemilliondollars.----Well,______.Anythingcanhappen.A.YoumadeitB.You'rekiddingC.WhatyousayD.Youcannevertell45.-----HowdidyoufindtheconcertintheGrandTheatrelastnight?-----______buttheconductorwasperfect.A.Icouldn'tagreemoreB.Ididn'tthinkmuchofitC.IwascrazyaboutitD.IreallylikeditPartThreeCloze(15marks)IhavebeenreadingalotonmyiPadrecently,andIhavesome(46)_____(complain)notabouttheiPaditselfbutaboutthestateofdigitalreadinggenerally.Readingisasubtlething,anditssubtletiesareartifactsofavenerablemedium:words2011年全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题及参考答案第6页共28页printedininkonpaper.Glassandpixelsaren'tthesame.WhenIreadaphysicalbook,Idon'thavetolookanywhereelsetofindouthowmuchI'veread.TheiPade---reader,iBookstriestocreatethe(47)illu_____ofaphysicalbook.Thepagesseemtoturn,andIcantheedgesofthosethatremain,butit'sfake.Therearealwaysexactlysixunturnedpages,nomatter(48)_____Iaminthebook.Also,thereisalargerproblem.Booksintheirdigitalformatlookvastlylessfinished,orlessgenuinethanrealbooks.Youcanvarytheirfontandtypesize,butthisonlymakesthem(49)_____(resemble)word---processed---nomatterhow(50)_____(wretch)orwonderfultheyare---willneverlookasgoodasRobertHass'spoemsintheprinteditionofTheAppleTreesatOlema.Butyourpoemscanlookalmostexactlyasugly---as2011年全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题及参考答案第7页共28页e---book---like---astheKindleversionofthatcollection.Allthee---bookI'vereadhavebeenugly---booksbyChang---raeLee,AlvinKernan,andStiegLarsson---thoughthetextshavebeenwonderful.Ididn'tgrowupreadingtexts.Igrewupreadingbooks,andthis(51)_____(differ)isimportant.Whenitcomestodigitaleditions,the(52)_____(assume)seemstobethatallbooks(53)are_____(create)equal.However,nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Inthemassmigrationfromprinttodigital,we'reseeingaprofusionofdigitalbooks---manyofthemoutofcopyright---thatlooknewandevenHD,butwhichmaywellhavebeensupplantedbymoreaccurateeditionsandbettertranslations.Weneedadigitalreaders'guide---aplacewherereaderscanfind(54)_____whetherthebookthey'reabouttodownloadisthebestavailable2011年全国大学生英语竞赛C类试题及参考答案第8页共28页edition.(55)Fi_____,tworelatedproblems.Ialreadyhaveapersonallibrary,butmostofthebooksI'vereadhavecomefrom(56)_____(lend)libraries.Barnes&Noblehasreleasedane---readerthatallowsshort---term(57)_____(borrow)ofsomebooks.TheentireideabehindAmazon'sKindleandApple'siBooksassumesthatyoucannotreadabookunlessyouownitfirstandthatonlyyoucanreaditunlessyouwanttogiveyourreadingdevicetosomeoneelse.Thisgoesagainstthesocialvalueofreading,thecollectiveknowledgeand(58)_____(collaborate)discoursethatcomesfromaccessto(59)_____orourcultureingeneral.Pa