2023NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelD-Preliminary)(總分:150分答題時間:120分鐘)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks):Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.What'stheweatherlikeduringJack'sholiday?A.Itissnowing.B.Itissunny.C.Itisraining.2.WhenwillRobhavehisnextdrivinglesson?A.OnMonday.B.OnSaturday.C.OnFriday.3.Howmuchdothewoman'ssportssockscost?A.?2.50.B.?3.99.C.?5.00.4.WhywillColinbehomelate?A.Heplayedfootballwithhisfriendsafterschool.B.Hehadtowaitalongtimeforthebus.C.HedidhishomeworkatJohn'shouse.5.Whereisthefishmarket?A. B.C.SectionB(10marks):Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone—minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Conversation16.WhenwasPam'saccident?^A.Yesterday.B.Twodaysago.C.Aweekago.7.WhathappenedtoPam?A.Shegotkickedwhenridingahorse.B.Shefelloffherbicycleonherwaytotheboatclub.C.Shefellintothewaterwhilesailingaboat.8.WhichpartofPam'sbodygotinjuredintheaccident?A.Oneofherarms.B.Oneofherknees.C.Oneofherfeet.9.WhowillPamstaywithwhensheleaveshospital?A.Heraunt.B.Herbrother.C.Herparents.10.Whenisthehospitalopentovisitors?A.Afterdinner.B.Duringlunchtime.C.Intheafternoon.Conversation211.WhendidJaneandherfamilygotoScotland?A.InJune.B.InJuly.C.InAugust.12.Whatwastheweatherlikeduringtheirholidayformostofthetime?A.Windy.B.Wet.C.Sunny.13.HowmuchdidJane'sticketfortheboattripcost?A.?12.B?15.C.￡20.14.WheredidJane'sfamilystayintheScottishvillage?A.Inaguest-house.B.Onacamp-site.C.Atahotel.15.WhatdidJanesayaboutthevillagepub?A.Ratherexpensive.B.NiceandFriendly.C.Verysmall.SectionC(5marks):Inthissection,youwillhearamonologue.Themonologuewillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofthemonologue,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.WherewasGeorgeWeekesborn?A.InJamaica.B.InLondon.C.InManchester.17.WhatdoesGeorgesayabouthispartofLondon?A.Itisaplacewellworthvisiting.B.Ithasproblemsaswellasadvantages.C.Itisthecity'scenter.18.WhatdoesGeorge'swife'sfavoriteshopsell?A.Clothes.B.Food.C.Books.19.WhydoesGeorgelikethebookshop?A.Thebooksthereareinexpensive.B.Hecantalkabouthisbookstothecustomersthere.C.Ithasmanybookshelikestoread.20.WheredoesGeorgesometimesgoforarun?A.Alongtheriverbank.B.Inthecountry.C.Onafarm.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewhichwillbereadtwice.Listentothepassagecarefully,andthenfillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasesyouhearonthetape.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Exerciseisessentialformind,bodyand(21)____.It'soneofthebestwaysto(22)____whenallaroundyoueverythingseemsmoreandmoreunbalancedandtheworldbecomesevermorefastand(23)____.Don'tgroanbecausethisisyetanotherarticleabout(24)____.Thereasonwhytherearesomanyisthatitis'(25)____goodforyou.Thereareplentyofreasonswhyyoushouldexerciseandveryfew—formostofus—whyyoushouldn't.Exerciseimprovesmuscle(26)____andprovidesquickchangesin(27)____.Itimprovesmusclepowerandpromotesgoodposture—thewayinwhichyouholdyourbodywhensittingorstanding.Ithelps(28)____muscleimbalanceswhichcanleadtoinjuries.Itprovidesquickimprovementin(29)____suchasthighs,stomachandupperarms.Itimprovestheconditionoftheheartandlungsand(30)____.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblank,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.Awebmasterisresponsible____developingandmaintainingtheWebsitebelongingtoanorganizationorcompany.A.onB.aboutC.forD.to32.EachofthefiftyUSstateshasitsownflag;inadditiontothis,eachonehasastatebird,____themockingbirdforFlorida.A.ofwhichB.suchasC.asforD.aswell33.Thecomediantoldtheaudience____bothhandseverytimetheyheardthewordcat.A.forraisingB.whoraiseC.thatraiseD.toraise34.LoriewaitedoveranhourforKen.Hereally____havecalledher,don'tyouthink?A.mustB.wouldC.mayD.should35.Please____otherpeopleintheaudienceanddon'ttalkduringtheshow.A.cherishB.respectC.attendD.consider36.Icebergsareafavoritesubjectforphotographersbecauseof____producedbytheice.A.theremarkablyvividblueB.thevividblueremarkableC.remarkablythebluevividD.bluethevividremarkable37.Youmightnotcareaboutvisitingyourparents,butit____alottothem.A.attachesB.associatesC.mattersD.concerns38.Pleaseputthesauceontheside____ontopofthechicken.A.owingtoB.butforC.insteadofD.apartfrom39.Therearemanyproblems____thenewprogram.A.adaptedtoB.concentratedonC.dependedonD.relatedto40.There'snoreasonto____metodoitnow.I'lldoitonmyownlater.A.punishB.controlC.forceD.insist41.Ifyoubuytwentyormore,youwillgeta____.A.favorB.meritC.discountD.budget42.Somepeoplebelievethatifyou____amirror,you____havesevenyearsofbadluck.A.break;willB.willbreak;wouldC.break;wouldD.broke;will43.Fred:Thankyouforalovelyevening.Amanda:I'mgladyouenjoyedit.Fred:____Amanda:Yes,that'dbenice.Byethen.Drivecarefully.A.Thefoodisverydelicious.B.Doyouwanttogowithme?C.It'sreallynicewalkingwithyou.D.Youmustcomeovertoourplacenexttime.44.Tom:So,____?Boris:Oh,nothingmuch.Theusualthings,youknow.Tom:Mm...stillworkingatthesameplace,Isuppose?Boris:Yes,that'sright.A.whathaveyoubeenuptoB.whatdidyousayjustnowC.whatcanIdoforyouD.whathappenedtoyou45.Emily:____?Scott:Yes,itcertainlyis.Emily:Abouttimetoo-afterallthatrainwehad.Scott:Yes,Iknow.That'swhywewentawaythisyear.A.IsthereanythingIcandoforyouB.IsitsuitableforyoutogoC.IsitasunnydaytodayD.Isn'tthisweatherfantasticPartIIICloze(10marks):Readthepassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethewordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingsomegivenlettersoftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Manyofthethingswedodepend(46)____receivinginformationfromotherpeople.(47)Ca____atrain,makingaphonecallandgoingtothecinemaallinvolveinformationwhichisstored,(48)pro____andcommunicated.Inthepastthisinformationusedtobekeptonpaperinthe(49)f____of,forexample,books,newspapersandtimetables.Nowmoreandmoreinformationisputoncomputers.Computersplayanimportant(50)____inoureverydaylives,sometimeswithoutuseven(51)____(realize)it.Considertheuseofcomputersinbothshopsandoffices.Bigshops,(52)es____chainstoreswithbranchesalloverthecountry,havetodealwithverylargeamountsofinformation.Theyhavetomakesurethereareenoughgoodsontheshelvesforcustomerstobuy.Theyneedtobeabletore—orderbeforestocksrun(53)____,andtodecidewhichthingsaresellingwellandsoon.Alltheseprocessesgetperformedquicklyand(54)effi____bycomputers.Alotofofficeworkinthepastinvolvedinformationonpaper.Onceithadbeendealtwithbypeople,thepaperwasputawayforfuturereference.Thiswayofdoingthingswasnot(55)____(particular)easyorfast.Acomputerizedsystemismuchmoreefficient.PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks):Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsaccordingtothepassage.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.SectionA(10marks)Whenwethinkofgoodhealth,wealmostalwaysthinkabouteatinggoodfoodanddoingexercise.However,gettingenoughsleepanddreamingarealsopartofgoodhealth.Afterahecticdayofworkandplay,thebodyneedstorest,andsleepisthebody'sresponsetothisneed.Sleepisnecessaryforgoodhealth.Duringthistime,thebodyrecoversfromtheactivitiesofthepreviousday.Therestthatyougetwhilesleepingenablesyourbodytoprepareitselfforthenextday.Therearefourlevelsofsleep,eachbeingalittledeeperthantheonebefore.Whenyousleepyourmusclesrelaxlittlebylittle.Yourheartbeatsmoreslowly,andyourbrainslowsdown.Afteryoureachthefourthlevel,yourbodyshiftsbackandforthfromonelevelofsleeptoanother.Althoughyourmindslowsdown,fromtimetotimeyouwilldream.Scientistswhostudysleepsaythatwhendreamingoccurs,youreyeballsmovemorequickly(althoughyoureyelidsareclosed).ThisstageofsleepiscalledREM,whichstandsforrapideyemovement.Notonlyallhumans,butallmammalshavebeenshowntoexperiencethisREMstage.Dreamingisanormalandnecessarypartofagoodsleepingpattern,butnooneknowswhywedream.Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleep,thereareafewpossiblewaysofsolvingthisproblem.Somepeoplerecommendbreathingveryslowlyandverydeeply.Otherpeoplebelievethatdrinkingwarnmilkwillhelpmakeyoudrowsy.Thereisalsoanoldsuggestionthatcountingsheepwillputyoutosleep!Questions56—57:ReadthequestionsandfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD,anddecidewhichisthebestchoiceaccordingtothepassage.56.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedashavingtodowithgoodhealth?A.Eatinggoodfood.B.Doingexerciseeveryday.C.Gettingenoughsleepanddreaming.D.Havingmedicalexaminationsregularly.57.Afteryoureachthefourthlevelofsleep,____fromoneleveltoanother.A.yourmusclesrelaxgraduallyB.yourbodyshiftsbackandforthC.yourheartbeatsmoreslowlyD.yourbrainslowsdownQuestions58—60:Completeeachofthefollowingstatementswithnomorethansixwordsaccordingtothepassage.58.Scientistsfindthat_________one'seyeballsmovemorequicklyalthoughtheireyelidsareclosed.59.Noonehasanyidea_________,thoughdreamingisanormalandnecessarypartofagoodsleepingpattern.60.Breathingslowlyanddeeply,drinkingwarmmilkor_________helpapersontofeeldrowsyandgotosleep.SectionB(10marks)TheSunningdaleHotelTheSunningdaleHotelwasbuiltin1910andopenedbyPrincessLouise.Ithasprovidedexcellentserviceforpeoplefromallovertheworldandpeopleofallagesandnationalitieshavestayedhere.Duringthepast100yearsover50,000guestsfrom174differentcountrieshavevisitedSunningdale.Thehotelisononeofthemain.roadsleadingtothetowncenter.Itisabout20minutesbybusfromthecenteroftown,andbusestomanyotherpartsofthetownstopoutsidethehotel.GuestsshouldbecarefulnottotravelonbuseswiththebluesignExpressonthefrontbecausetheydonotstopnearourhotel.Anundergroundstationislessthan100metersaway.Themainbuildinghas200well-furnished,centrally-heatedsinglerooms,eachfittedwithhotandcoldwaterbasins.Showers,bathsandtoiletsareattheendofallcorridors.Thehotelhasashop,sittingrooms,fourtelevisionrooms,tabletennisroom,libraryandlaundry.Therearealsoeightpianosavailableforguests'use.Therearespacestoparkcarsinthehoteldrive.Dailynewspapersareprovidedfreeandstampscanbeboughtattheoffice.Guestswhostayforlongperiodsmustpayfortheiraccommodationweeklyinadvanceandoneweek'snoticeisrequiredfordepartures.Shortorlongtermguestsarewelcomebutlongtermguestsareofferedroomsfirst.Noanimalsofanydescriptionorfiresofanytype(eitherforheatingfoodorheatingtheroom)areallowed,andguestsarerequestedtorespectthecomfortofothers.IfyouhavetapesorCDs,pleasetrytokeepthenoiseleveldowntoaminimum,especiallybetweenthehoursof11pmand8am.Guestsareadvisedtousetaxistogettothehoteliftheyarrivebytrainbecausewearesomedistancefromthemainrailwaystation.Questions61—63:Readtheaboveadvertisementcarefully,andthentellwhetherstatements61to63aretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.61.Anexpressbuswilltakeyoufromthehoteltothecenterofthetown.62.Thehotelprovidesfacilitiesforwashingclothes.63.Thehoteloffersbetterservicetoguestswhostayforalongtime.Questions64-65:Completeeachofthefollowingstatementswithnomorethansixwordsaccordingtothepassage.64.Youshouldnotplayloudmusicinthehotel,especiallyduringthehours_____________.65.Ifyouarriveinthetownbytrain,you'dbetter____________tothehotel.SectionC(10marks)Novels,magazines,andnewspapers-manypeoplereadtheseintheirsparetime.Thesedaysitiseasyformostofustogetholdofthelatestbooksormagazines.Wecangotobookstores,orderthemthroughtheInternet,orborrowthemfromthelocallibrary.Nowimaginehavingtowalkmilesandmilesthroughahotsandydesertjusttoborrowabook.ThisistherealityforpeoplelivinginthevillagesoftheGarissaregionofKenyainEastAfrica.In2006,librarianWycliffeOluochusedtospendeachdaywaitingforpeopletocometoborrowsomeofthe24,000booksinhislibraryinGarissa.Thelibraryhadnoshortageofbooks,butpeopleweren'tcorningtoreadthem.Itwastoomuchefforttowalkthroughthedesertjusttoborrowbooks.Oluochrackedhisbrainforwaystoattractpeopleintothelibrary.Afteralotofthought,hehituponagreatidea.Ifpeoplewouldn'tcometothelibrary,thenhewouldhavetotakethelibrarytothem.OluochstrappedboxesofbooksontothebacksofcamelsandinventedtheMobileCamelLibrary.Startingwiththreecamelsin2006,butmorerecentlyexpandingtheservicetosixcamels,theMobileCamelLibraryservesoveronemillionpeople.Twiceamonth,thecamellibrarycanbeseencarryingbooksallaroundtheGarissaregion.Thesehard-workinganimalsneedlittlewaterandcanaltogethercarryupto1,200kilogramsofbooksacrossthesands.Alibrarian,alibraryassistant,aherdsmanandalookoutalltravelwiththecamels.Thelookouthelpsprotectthebooksfromthieves.ThechildrenofGarissalovethecamellibraryandappreciateOluoch'sefforts.Eleven—year—oldMohamudMohamedreadshislibrarybookscarefullyandalwaysreturnsthemontime.HeknowstheGarissalibrarypunishespeopleforlosingbooks,justlikeanyotherlibrary.However,thepunishmentisverystiffcomparedtothatofotherlibraries.Ifsomeoneinavillagelosesabook,thecamellibrarystopsvisitingthevillage.Readtheabovepassagecarefullyandanswerquestions66to70.Completeeachanswerwithnomorethan10words.66.Whydidn'tpeoplevisitthelibraryinGarissa?67.Howmanykilogramsofbooksdoeseachcamelcarry?68.Whatmakescamelsgoodanimalstocarrybooksthroughthedesert?69.What'stheresponsibilityofthelookoutintheMobileCamelLibrary?70.What'sthepunishmentifapersonlosesabook?SectionD(10marks)Afewyearsago,peopleinEnglandvotedforthegreatestpersonofalltimefromtheircountry.Theywerenotjustvotingforthemostfamouspersonever.Theywerevotingforthepeoplewhohadanimpactonhistory.Duringthisvote,anyonecouldaddaperson'snametothelist,sothefinallistofnameswasquitelong.Itincludedpeoplewhowerefamousandunknown,richandpoor,lovedandhated.Beforethefinaldeadline,aboutonemillionpeoplefilledoutthissurvey.TheBrits〔英國人〕onthefinallistincludedmanypeoplefamousnotonlyfromEngland,butaroundtheworldaswell.Forexample,PrincessDiana,TonyBlair,JohnLennon,andShakespearewerefourfamouspeopleonthelist.Althoughthreeofthesepeoplerankedhighonthelist,nonewaschosenasthegreatestBrit.Intheend,thewinnerwasWinstonChurchill,whoreceivedmorethan400,000votes.WhydidsomanypeoplethinkChurchillwasgreat?HeledEnglandasPrimeMinisterduringWorldWarII.Duringthewar,GermanysentplanestobombEngland,andatthetime,manypeoplewereafraidGermanywouldwinthewar.ButChurchillgavethepeopleinEnglandhopethroughhisspeeches.HealsoworkedwithRooseveltintheUnitedStatesandStalininRussiatowinthewaragainstHitler,sohebecameanimportantmaninworldhistoryaswell.Churchillisquitefamousforthingsthathesaidandwrote.Infact,hewontheNobelPrizeinliteratureforhiswriting.SomethingsChurchillsaidwerehumorouswhileotherthingswereserious.AlsosomethingshesaidhavebecomecommonsayingsinEnglish.Forexample,hewasthefirstpersontousethewords"theIronCurtain"totalkaboutRussia'scontrolofEasternEurope.SomeofChurchill'smostfamousquotesare"Itisnousesaying,'We'redoingourbest.'Youhavegottosucceedindoingwhatisnecessary,"and"Never,never,nevergiveup."ManyquotesfromWinstonChurchillcanbefoundinbooksliketheOxfordDictionaryofQuotations.Readthepassagecarefullyandthencompleteeachspaceinthesummary,usingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassage.Summary:TherewasasurveyinEnglandtofindthegreatestBrit71SomeofthefamousnamesonthelistincludedPrincessDianaandShakespeare,butmorethan400,000people72forWinstonChurchillasthegreatestBrit.Churchill73EnglandduringWorldWarII.Heisalsofamousnotonlyforwhathedidbutalsoforwhathe74Infact,many75byChurchillcanbefoundintheOxfordDictionaryofQuotations.PartVTranslation(20marks)SectionA(10marks)TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesinthefollowingpassageintoChinese.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.(76)Teaisakindofdrinkmadebypouringboilingwaterontoprocessedteatreeleaves.Chinawasthefirstcountrytoproducetea.IntheeverydaylifeofChinesepeople,teaisaverycommondrink.Chineseteaculturehasalonghistory.Originallyteawasusedasakindofmedicineinsteadofadrink.(77)ItwassaidthatShennong,alegendarypersoninancientChina,tastedalotofplantsandwaspoisonedmanytimes.Itwasteathatcuredhimofthepoisons.(78)Later,theancientChinesegottoknowmoreabouttea,whichbecameadrinkinsteadofbeingregardedasakindofmedicine.TheChineseteaculturewasformedgradually.ItisrecordedthatteawasusedasadrinkintheWesternHanDynasty.(79)DuringtheThreeKingdomsPeriod,drinkingteawasverypopular,atleastintheKingdomofWuinsouthernChina.(80)DuringtheWeiDynasty,theTinDynastyandtheNorthernandSouthernDynasties.drinkingteawasthefashionforpeoplewithhighsocialstatus.Someliterarywritingsaboutteacameintobeing,forexample,intheJinDynasty.DuYu'sXiangmingfu〔香茗賦〕wasaworkrepresentativeofthetealiteratureofthetime.SectionB(10marks):TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninbrackets.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.81.我第一次去南京時住過的金陵賓館在漢中路上。(situate)82.既然沒有公共汽車了，我們不妨走回家吧。(mayaswell)83.現在的汽油價格是幾年前的兩倍。(as...as)84.人們在家里而不是在辦公室里工作的趨勢日益增長。(insteadof)85.現在去那里沒有好處，因為那里相當寒冷。(nogood)PartVIIQTest(5marks):TherearefiveIQtestquestionsinthispart.Writetheanswersontheanswersheet.86.ThecombinedagesofFrasierandNilesis88years;thecombinedagesofNilesandDaphneis76years;thecombinedagesofFrasierandDaphneis80years.Then,howoldisFrasier?87.Insertnumbersintothegrid,sothatallcalculationsarecorrectbothacrossanddown.6and8arealreadyplaced.87題圖88題圖88.Connectthefollowing12dotsallusingonlyfivestraightlines,whichgothrougheverydotonlyonce.89.AnaircraftflewfromAtoBatanaveragespeedof230mph.ItreturnedfromBtoAatanaveragespeedof300mph.Whatwasitsaveragespeedforthetwojourneys?90.Therewere12runnersinamarathon.Theylinedupasfollows.Whatnumbershouldthe12thrunnerhave?PartVIIWriting(30marks)TaskI(10marks)Yourecentlyenteredacompetition/orlearnersofEnglish.Youhavejustreceivedthisletterfromtheorganizersofthecompetition,onwhichyouhavewrittensomenotesReadthelettercarefully.Thenwriteareplygivingtheinformationrequestedandalsocoveringthenotesyouhavewrittenintheletter.Writealetterofnofewerthan80word