2020年全國(guó)大學(xué)生英語(yǔ)競(jìng)賽C類(lèi)全真模擬試卷

及答案(三)

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(10minutes,15marks)

Directions:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblank

therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbest

completesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

31.Sonervousthatshedidn'tknowhowtostarther

speech.

A.sinceshebecame

B.wouldshebecome

C.thatshebecame

D.didshebecome

32.Heanothercareerbut,atthetime,hejustwantedto

earnmoneytostudyabroad.

A.mighthavechosenB.mightchoose

C.hadtochooseD.musthavechosen

33.ThesecondreportwasbyAugust2005,butoneyear

lateritwasstillnowhereinsight.

A.submittedB.tohavesubmitted

C.tosubmitD.tohavebeensubmitted

34.Inthisexperiment,thestudentsstudiedarestoppedseveraltimes

duringthelisteningtestandaskedtoreportwhattheyduring

thepausebeforeansweringthequestions.

A.hadjustbeenthinkingaboutB.havejustbeenthinkingabout

C.arejustthinkingaboutD.hadjustthoughtabout

35.1wasalwaystaughtthatitwastointerrupt.

A.rudeB.coarseC.roughD.crude

36.Smallboysarequestioners.Theyaskquestionsallthe

time.

A.originalB.peculiarC.imaginativeD.persistent

37.Weregrettoinformyouthatthematerialsyouorderedare

A.outofworkB.outofreachC.outofstockD.outof

practice

38.Thebombwillthemomentitistouched.

A.goonB.gooffC.gooutD.goover

39.Thecarwon't;I'vetrieditseveraltimes,butitwon't

work.

A.beginB.launchC.startD.drive

40.Childrenandoldpeopledonotlikehavingtheirdaily

upset.

A.habitB.routineC.practiceD.custom

41.Inyourfirstfewdaysatschoolyou'llbegivenatesttohelpthe

teacherstoyoutoaclassatyourlevel.

A.locateB.assignC.deliverD.place

42.Chinaonlystarteditsnuclearpowerindustryinrecentyears,and

shouldnotimeincatchingup.

A.loseB.delayC.spareD.relieve

43.一Youdidanexcellentjobyesterday,Jim!Ireallyenjoyed

yourpresentation.

一Ohyeah,itwasfabulous.ItseemstheEnglishprogramisagreat

waytopracticeEnglish.

一Yeah.Itisfunandmotivating.

A.Didyoureally?

B.Oh,thankyou.Youaresokind.

C.Really?Whataboutyours?

D.Notatall.Mypleasure.

44.一Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

一Well,Ilikedifferentkinds.

一Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.

A.Ibegyourpardon?B.Areyouserious?

C.Anyinparticular?D.Whydoyouthinkso?

45.一Howdidyoulikethefashionshowlastnight?

——Ididn'tseeanythingwrongwiththeclothes;theylookedpretty

nicetome.

一Doyoureallythinkpeoplecanwearthatstuffandwalkaround

instreets?

A.Impressive.It'sagoodwaytoshowoffwomen'ssenseofstyle

andwealth.

B.Itwascool.Theclothesaremorebeautifulthanthepeople

wearingthem.

C.Nothingserious.It'sonlyashowtoattracttheeyesoffashion

fans.

D.Itwasdumb.Ithinkit'sstupidforwomentowearclotheslike

that.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(20minutes,40marks)

SectionA(4marks)

Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith4questions.For

eachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshould

decideonthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions46-49arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theabilityto"see"oneselfinthefutureisaremarkablehuman

trait-somewouldsayunique-thatisnotwellunderstood.That'sdespite

thefactthatweprobablyspendasmuchtimethinkingaboutthefutureas

wedothinkingaboutthepresent.

NownewresearchfromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louissuggests

thatit'spreciselybecausewecanrememberthepastthatwecanvisualize

thefuture."Ourfindingsprovideconvincingsupportfortheideathat

memoryandfuturethoughtarehighlyinterrelatedandhelpexplainwhy

futurethoughtmaybeimpossiblewithoutmemories,saysdoctoral

candidateKarlSzpunar.Thefindingsareconsistentwithotherresearch

showingthatpersonswithlittlememoryofthepast,suchasyoung

childrenorindividualssufferingfromlossofmemory,arelessabletosee

themselvesinthefuture.

Theresearchersbasetheirconclusionsonbrainscansof21college

studentswhowerecuedtothinkaboutsomethingintheirpast,and

anticipatethesameeventinthefuture,likeabirthdayorgettinglost.The

experimentwascarriedoutaseachstudentlayontheirstomachina

magneticresonanceimagingmachine,adreadfulbutveryusefulpieceof

equipmentthatcanshowwhichareasofthebrainarestimulatedduring

specificthoughtprocesses.

ThestudentswerealsoaskedtopictureformerPresidentBillClinton

inapastandfuturesetting.Clintonwaschosenbecausehewaseasily

recognizedandfamiliartoallthestudents.

Theresearchersfounda“surprisinglycompleteoverlap“among

regionsofthebrainusedforrememberingthestudent'spastandthose

usedforpicturingthefuture.Andeveryregioninvolvedinremembering

wasalsousedinanticipatingthefuture.

Inshort,theresearchersisolatedtheareaofthebrainthat“l(fā)itup”

whenthestudentsthoughtaboutaneventintheirownpast.Andmore

importantly,thatsamearealitupagainwhentheythoughtaboutasimilar

eventintheirfuture.Infact,theresearchersreportthatthebrainactivity

wassosimilarinbothcasesthatitwas“indistinguishable.”

ThefindingswerereinforcedwhenstudentsimaginedBillClinton.

Sincenoneofthemknewhimpersonally,theirmemorieswerenot

autobiographical.Andthebrainscansshowedusignificantlyless”

correlationbetweenmemoriesofhavingseenpicturesofClintoninthe

WhiteHouseandprojectinghimintothefuture.

Sothis“timemachine,??astheresearchersdescribeit,allowsusto

usethepasttoseeourselvesinthefuture,andbothourmemoriesandour

anticipationareinterdependent.

46.Aremarkablehumantraitthatisnotwellunderstoodisthe

ability.

A.tothinkaboutthepastB.toseethefutureC.torememberthe

pastD.tocontrolthepresent

47.Thefindingssupportthat.

A.futuregoalswillgreatlyinfluenceaperson'spresentperformance

B.aperson'spresentperformanceisdeterminedbyhis/herpast

knowledge

C.futurethoughtdependstoagreatdegreeonthememoryofthe

past

D.presentthoughtisimpossiblewithouttheabilitytoimaginethe

future

48.Theconclusionoftheexperimentonstudentswasthat

A.thestudentscouldpicturethemselvesbetterthanBillClintonina

pastandfuturesetting

B.thestudentscouldimaginethemselvesaswellasBillClintonina

pastandfuturesetting

C.thestudentscouldanticipateBillClintonbetterthanthemselves

inapastandfuturesetting

D.thestudentscouldonlypicturethemselvesinapastandfuture

settingbutnotBillClinton

49.This“timemachine“inthelastparagraphmostprobablyrefers

to.

A.clockB.brainscanningC.magneticresonanceimagingD.

memory

SectionB(14marks)

Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith10questions.

GooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswer

Sheet.Forquestions50-55,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswith

theinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatement

contradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)if

theinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions56-59,complete

thesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

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SectionC(10marks)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedby5

questions.Readthepassagecarefully,thenanswerthequestionsinasfew

wordsaspossible(notmorethan10words).Remembertowritethe

answersontheAnswerSheet.

Questions60-64arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifyouwereonadistantplanet,andifyouhadinstrumentsthatcould

tellyouthecompositionofEarth'satmosphere,howwouldyouknow

therewaslifeonthisplanet?

Waterintheatmospherewouldsuggesttherecouldbewateronthe

surface,andasweallknowwaterisconsideredcrucialtolife.Butwater

wouldonlysuggestthatlifeispossible.Itwouldn'tproveit'sthere.

Carbon?Thatbasiccomponentof“l(fā)ifeasweknowit?”Not

necessarily.Adiamondispurecarbon,anditmaybepretty,butitisn't

alive.

WhatreallysetsEarthapartisnitrogen,whichmakesup80percent

oftheplanet'satmosphere.Andit'sthereonlybecausethereisabundant

lifeonEarth,sayscientistsattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.

Thereportgrewoutofaclassdiscussiontwoyearsagoinacourse

taughtbyCaponeandKennethNealson,professorofearthsciences.

Studentswereaskedtocomeupwithdifferentideasaboutsearchingfor

lifeonotherplanets.Whatisadistinct“signature,“asCaponeputsit,

thatwouldshowthereislifeonanotherplanet?

That'saquestionthathasbeenkickedaroundinmanyquartersin

recentdecades,especiallysincealleffortstofindsomeformoflife,no

matterwhetheronMarsorinthedistantreachesofspace,havefailed.At

leastsofar.

ThecurrentefforttosearchforsomeevidenceoflifeonMars

focusesprimarilyonthesearchforwater,becauseithaslongbeen

believedthatwater,oratleastsomefluid,isnecessaryforthechemical

processesthatleadlifetotakeplace.Butthat'sprobablythewrong

approach,theUSCgroupargues.

uIt'shardtoimaginelifewithoutwater,butit'seasytoimagine

waterwithoutlife,“saysNealson,whowasontheMarsteambefore

movingtoUSC.

Butnitrogenwouldbeamuchclearersignatureoflife.Onlyabout2

percentto3percentoftheMartianatmosphereisnitrogen.That'sjusta

trace,anditprobablymeansthereisnolifeonMarstoday,andifthere

wasinthepast,itprobablyendedmany,manyyearsago.

But,theUSCteamaddsquickly,thatdoesn'tmeanthere'snolife

anywhereelseintheuniverse.Theydon'tknowwhere,ofcourse,but

theymayhavefoundawaytonarrowdownthesearch.Lookfirstfor

nitrogen,thenlookforbiologicalactivitythatshouldbethere.

Soiflifeexistselsewhere,andissimilartolifeasweknowit,there

shouldbenitrogen,andthat'swhatweshouldbelookingforfirst,the

researcherssay.

Iftheydon'tfindnitrogenonMars,Caponesays,“thatwill

probablybringustotheconclusionthattherelikelyneverwaslifeon

Mars.”

Buthowaboutelsewhere?Couldthistechniquebeusedtosearchfor

lifeinothersolarsystems?

Maybe.Itmightbepossibletodetectanitrogen-richatmosphere

aroundaplanetorbitinganotherstar,butnotyet.Currentinstruments

aren'tthatsensitive.

Iftheyeverare,thesearchforlifemightbenarroweddowntothe

mostpromisingprospects,chieflybecauseofthepresenceofnitrogen.

Andwon'tthatbefun!

Questions:

60.Whatcansuggestlifeispossiblebutcannotbeprovedaccording

totheauthor?

61.Whatisaclear“signature“oflifeonanotherplanetaccording

toCapone?

62.Whatisconsideredasawrongwaytosearchforevidenceoflife

onMars?

63.WhatcanprobablyprovethereisnolifeonMarstodaybasedon

thenewtheory?

64.Whyisitimpossibletousethenewtechniquetosearchforlife

inothersolarsystemsnow?

SectionD(12marks)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisonepassagefollowedbya

summary.Readthepassagecarefullyandcompletethesummarybelow

bychoosingamaximumofthreewordsfromthepassagetofillinthe

spaces65-70.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Questions65-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

InAugust2008,athletesfromtheUnitedStatesandaroundthe

worldwillcompeteintheBeijingOlympics.Butdidyouknowthatin

Septemberofnextyear,disabledathleteswillcompeteintheParalympic

GamesinBeijing?

TheOlympicsandtheParalympicsareseparatemovements.But

theyhavealwaysbeenheldinthesameyear,andsince1988,theyhave

alsobeenheldinthesamecity.TheInternationalOlympicCommittee

andtheInternationalParalympicCommitteesignedanagreementin2001

tosecurethisconnection.Thenextwintergameswilltakeplacein

Vancouver,Canada,in2010.

TheParalympicGamesgrewoutofasportscompetitionheldin

1948inEnglandandadoctornamedLudwigGuttmannorganizeditfor

menwhosufferedspinalcordinjuriesinWorldWarII.Fouryearslater,it

becameaninternationaleventascompetitorsfromtheNetherlandstook

part.Then,in1960,thefirstParalympicswereheldinRome.400athletes

from23countriescompeted.By2004,theParalympicGamesinAthens

hadalmost4000athletesfrom136countries,whomayhavephysicalor

mentallimitationsandmaybeblindorinwheelchairs.Yetsometimes

theyperformbetterthanathleteswithoutdisabilities.

In1968,EuniceKennedyShriver,thesisterofformerPresidentJohn

F.Kennedy,startedtheSpecialOlympics,whicharejustforchildrenand

adultswithmentallimitationsandwhoseprogramscurrentlyservemore

thantwomillionpeoplein160countries.InNovember2006,inMumbai,

India,teamscompetedintheFirstSpecialOlympicsInternationalCricket

Cup.InadditiontoIndia,thereweremen'steamsfromAfghanistan,

Australia,Bangladesh,Nepal,Pakistan,SriLankaandtheWestIndies.

Therewerealsowomen'scricketteamsfromIndiaandPakistan.

TherearemanyorganizationsintheUnitedStatesthathelppeople

withdisabilitiesplaysports.Wheelchairtennisisapopularsport.Sois

basketball.Infact,therearemorethanonehundredprofessionalteams

playingwheelchairbasketballthankstothespecialwheelchairsfor

athletesthatarelightweightanddesignedforquickmoves.Forpeople

whowanttogoreallyfastintheirchairs,thereisaPowerWheelchair

RacingAssociation.

InthestateofUtahthereisaplacecalledtheNationalAbilityCenter,

whichteachesallkindsofsportstopeoplewithallkindsofphysicaland

mentaldisabilitiesandevengivesfriendsandfamilymembersachance

totryasportasiftheyweredisabled.

AreporterfromtheWashingtonPostwantedtoknowwhatitwould

belikeforablindpersontouseaclimbingwall.So,protectedbyasafety

line,thenewspaperreporterclosedhiseyesandstartedtofeelforplaces

toputhishandsandfeet.Trainersonthegroundurgedhimon:"Take

yourtime.Youcandoit."Finallyhereachedthetop.

AttheNationalAbilityCenterpeoplecanlearntoridehorsesand

mountainbikes.Theycantrywintermountainsports,andlearnscuba

divingandotherwateractivities.Thecenteralsopreparesathletesforthe

Paralympics.

Thesedays,thefirstplacemanypeoplegowhentheywanttotravel

istheInternet,wheretheycangetinformationabouthotels,transportation

andservicesliketourcompanies.TheInternetcanalsohelptravelersfind

specialservicesforthedisabled.Forexample,therearegroupsthathelp

youngpeoplewithdisabilitiestraveltodifferentcountries.

SusanSygall,whousesawheelchairherself,leadsanorganization

calledMobilityInternationalUSA,andhastraveledtomorethan

twenty-fivecountriestotalkabouttherightsofpeoplewithdisabilities.

Shesayspeoplewithdisabilitiesareallmembersofaglobalfamilyand

workingtogetheracrossbordersisthemostpowerfulwayofmaking

changes.

Summary:

TheOlympicsandtheParalympicsare(65)buttheyhave

alwaysbeenheldinthesameyearandalsointhesamecitysince1988

whentheInternationalOlympicCommitteeandtheInternational

ParalympicCommitteesignedanagreementin2001to(66).

TheParalympicGamesgrewoutofasportscompetitionorganizedbya

doctornamed(67)in1948inEnglandformeninjuredin

WorldWarILIn1952,itbecamean(68)andin1960,thefirst

ParalympicswereheldinRomeforpeoplewhomayhavephysicalor

mentallimitationsormaybeblindorinwheelchairs.The(69)

wasstartedin1968intheUnitedStatesbyEuniceKennedyShriverjust

forchildrenandadultswithmentallimitationsandtohelppeoplewith

disabilitiesplaysportsandenjoyotheractivities,many(70)are

founded,suchasthePowerWheelchairRacingAssociation,theNational

AbilityCenterandMobilityInternationalUSA.

PartIVCloze(15minutes,15marks)

SectionA:Thereare5blanksinthepassage.Usethewordgivenon

therightsidetoformawordthatfitsineachblank.Remembertowrite

theanswersontheAnswerSheet.

MariaCallaswasoneofthebest-knownoperasingersintheworld,who

becamefamousinternationallyforherbeautifulvoiceandintense

(71)duringthe1950s,andtherecordingsofhersingingthe

well-knownoperasremainverypopulartoday.

MariaCallaswasbominNewYorkCityin1923andherrealnamewas

MariaKalogeropoulous.HerparentswereGreekandwhenshewas

fourteen,sheandhermotherreturnedtoGreece,whereMariastudied

singingatthenationalconservatoryinAthensandthewell-knownopera

(72)ElviradeHidalgochoseMariaasherstudent.

In1941,whenshewas17,MariaCallaswaspaidtosinginamajoropera

forthefirsttime.Shesangthe(73)roleinseveraloperasin

Athensduringthenextthreeyears.In1943,Callaswasinvitedtoperform

inItaly,whichwastherealbeginningofherprofessionasanoperasinger.

Sheperformedmajorpartsinseveralofthemost(74)operas.In

1949,shemarriedanItalian(75),GiovanniBattistaMeneghini,

whowastwentyyearsolderandbecameheradviserandmanager.

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industry

SectionB:Thereare10blanksinthepassage.Foreachblank,some

lettersofthewordhasbeengiven(notexceeding3letters).Readthe

passagebelowandthinkofthewordwhichbestfitseachblank.Useonly

onewordineachblank.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswer

Sheet.

Autismisageneral(76)foragroupofbraindisordersthatlimit

thedevelopmentofsocialandcommunicationskills,tm

which(77)professionalscallautismspectrumdisorders,

me1

Expertssayautismispermanentandcannotbecured.But

therearewaystotreatitthattheysaycan(78)there

e

severity,andtheacademysaystheearliertreatmentbegins,

the(79)theresults.br

ThemedicalgroupreleasedtworeportsMondaywithdetailed

informationtohelpdoctors(80)autism.ChrisJohnsonid

y

attheUniversityofTexasHealthScienceCenterinSanAntoniowasone

oftheauthors,whosaysdoctorsshouldlookforsigns

ofautismwhenthey(81)babiesateighteenmonthsandex

e

twenty-fourmonths.

Doctorstraditionally(82)thepossibilityofco

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autismonlyifachildshowsdelayed(83)orunusuallysp

h

repetitivebehaviors.Thesemaybeclearsignsofit,buttheyusuallydo

notappearuntilachildistwoorthreeyearsold.

Parentscouldansweralistofwrittenquestionsabout

theirbaby,andthenthedoctorcould(84)testsaspe

m

simpleasobservingthebaby'sabilitytofollowamovingobjectwithits

eyes.Expertssayfailingtowatchamovingobjectmaybeasignof

autism.

Doctorsandparentscanalsolookforbehaviorsthatarenormalin

babiesunderoneyearofage.Forexample,doesthe

babyappearto(85)toaparent'svoice?Doesthebabyre

d

makeeyecontact?Doesthebabywaveorpointatthings?

PartVTranslation(15minutes,15marks)

SectionA(8marks)

Directions:Translatetheunderlinedsentencesofthefollowing

passageintoChinese.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswer

Sheet.

WhenyoutalkaboutChinaandIndia'sseeminglyunstoppable

growth,nobody'ssurprised.Afterall,theincreasingeconomicstrengthof

thetwocountrieshasdominate