2016年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛C类试题及答案

2016年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛(C级) 2016 National English Competition for College Students (Level C - Preliminary) (Total： 150 marks Time： 120 minutes)

Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (5 marks)

In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a twenty —second pause. During the pause, read the question and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. 1. Who spent a lot for the wedding according to the conversation?

A. The young couple. B. C.

The bridegroom’s family. The bridegroom’s relatives.

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D. The bride’s family. 2.

Why does the man want to visit the Statue of Liberty first? A. They have made it the top priority on their agenda. B. C.

He thinks it is a symbol of the United States. There are some fancy stores near the statue.

D. It is the best place to have a good view of New York city. 3.

Where did the woman get the coupons? A. From salespersons. B. C.

From grocery stores. From her neighbours.

D. From newspapers and magazines. 4.

What is the man going to do? A. Attend a wedding. B. C.

Visit a country fair. Visit an art exhibition.

D. Attend a fashion show.

5. What can we infer about the speakers from the conversation?

A. They are discussing the local weather. B. C.

They are going to help each other in their study. Neither of them is going to cheat in exams.

D. Neither of them is a top student in their class.

Section B (10 marks)

In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a one—minute pause. During the pause, read the questions and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. Conversation One

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What is the accident happening in Regent Street? A. Two cars ran into each other. B. C.

A double-decker bus is on fire. A roadside building is burning.

D. A man was run over by a double-decker bus. 7.

Where is the crowd standing and singing? A. In Regent Street. B. C.

In Oxford Street. In Euston Road.

D. In London Road. 8.

What is the lion doing on the road? A. Looking at the camera. B. C.

Walking around the cars. Sitting and looking around.

D. Running and roaring. 9.

What is the traffic problem in East London?

A. Somebody is driving on the wrong side of a road there. B. C.

Drivers stop to watch an escaped lion running on a road. Too many cars get stuck because of a big parade going on.

D. A huge lorry is overturned right in the middle of a road. 10. When will the traffic news be updated?

A. In half an hour. B. C.

At noon. In two hours.

D. At half past ten.

Conversation Two

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What does Liz McCartney think of her winning the prize? A. All her hardworking efforts are paid back. B. C.

Other hero nominees are better than her. She is only a representative of the heroes.

D. People in St. Bernard Parish will love her more. 12.

What happened to people in St. Bernard Parish according to Liz? A. Many of them lost their homes in a fierce storm. B. C.

A fire broke out and burnt many of their houses. A serious earthquake occurred to them suddenly.

D. They couldn’t go out because of a huge flood. 13.

What does Liz McCartney say about the prize?

A. It is an honor the people of St. Bernard Parish deserve. B. C.

It shows the courage of the people of St. Bernard Parish.

It makes people realize the importance of guarding against disasters.

D. It is a reminder there is still much to be done after the disaster. 14.

How much did Liz get as this year’s CNN Hero of the Year prize? A. 25,000 dollars. B. C.

50,000 dollars. 100,000 dollars.

D. 125,000 dollars. 15.

How will Liz spend the prize money? A. Setting up a fund for the local community. B. C.

Building houses for more suffering families. Buying clothes for victims of the accident.

D. Donating it to a charity organisation.

Section C (5 marks)

In this section, you will hear five short news items. After each item，which will be read only once, there will be a twenty -second pause. During the pause, read the question and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre. 16.

Why did NASA send New Horizons spacecraft to Pluto? A. To find out its relations with other planets. B. C.

To test its new per-second speed in space. To collect more detailed data about the planet.

D. To see whether there are any life forms on it.

17.

What is the title Geneva plans to regain? A. City of Negotiation. B. C.

Peace Capital of the World. UN European Headquarters.

D. Centre of Controlling Nuclear Weapons. 18.

What was Merriam-Webster’s criterion for choosing the 2015 Word of the Year? A. Whether it is related to politics, beliefs or discrimination. B. C.

How often it is looked up in its online dictionary. Whether it ends in the suffix -ism.

D. How often it is used in people’s life. 19.

What measures did the nations agree to take to fight climate change? A. Reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. B. C.

Burning no fossil fuels from now on. Planting more trees.

D. Using more solar power. 20.

Where did many of the richest in Britain get their increased wealth? A. From their investments in the stock market. B. C.

From their accumulated bank savings. From their business earnings overseas.

D. From their rising private retirement payments.

Section D (10 marks)

In this section, you will hear a short passage. There are 10 missing words or phrases. Fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear. The passage will be read twice.

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