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1、2022年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷及答案(C类)NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC-Preliminary)(总分：150分答题时间：120分钟)PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Dur
2、ingthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.WhydidntthemangotoseeMacbethlastweek?A.Hedidntmanagetogetaticket.B.Hehadtoattendaconference.C.Hehadabetterproductiontowatch.2.Whatd
3、oes“FillMeInrefertointhisconversation?A.Atypeofupgradedmobilephone.B.Awell-sellingmagazine.C.Awritersnewbookseries.3.Whydoesntthewomanlikethebag?A.Shedoesntlikethepattern.B.Itsnoteasytocarry.C.Itstoobigforher.4.WhatmakesabadCVaccordingtotheman?A.Fakeinformation.B.Terriblewriting.C.Undesirablelength.
4、5.HowwillCathycontinueherSpanishlearning?A.ShesgoingtomakeafriendinSpain.B.ShellcommunicatewithaSpanishfriendinSpain.C.ShellpracticespeakingSpanishwithanEnglishfriend.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversation.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewill
5、beaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.ConversationOne6.Whattrafficaccidentarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Akidwasknockeddownbyacar.B.Twocarscrashedintoa
6、shop.C.Acarranintoawrongplace.7.Whydidtheaccidenthappenaccordingthewoman?A.Thereweremanyshopsaround.B.Thecrossingisinawrongplace.C.Therewasnocrossinghere.8.Whichofthefollowingisthesuggestiontheymade?A.Moretrafficlightsshouldbeinstalled.B.Aspeedcamerashouldbemounted.C.Morepolicemenshouldpatrolthatare
7、a.9.Where,asthewomanmentioned,hasgotimprovedtraffic?A.Herownneighborhood.B.Herbigbrothersneighborhood.C.Herparentsneighborhood.10.Howwasthemanpunishedforhistrafficoffence?A.Hewasfined100poundswithextrapenaltypoints.B.Hehadtopay150poundsandgot6penaltypoints.C.Hefinallypaid600poundswithoutanypenaltypo
8、ints.ConversationTwo11.Whyistheexpertopposedtotheviewthatmemoryaidsmakeyourmemoryworse?A.Thereisnoevidenceshowingthatmemoryaidsareinvalid.B.Humanbeingsbrainfunctionsmainlythroughmemoryaidsinaneffectiveway.C.Memoryaidsencourageanorganizedapproachwhichhelpsthebrainfunctioneffectively.12.Whatisintervie
9、wsattitudetowardstheideathatvisualimagehelpthememoryA.Itishardtobelieve.B.Itisnothingstrange.C.Itisobviouslynonsense.13.Whodevelopedthesystemofmemoryaidscenturiesago?A.Inhabitantsonanisolatedisland.B.TheAncientGreeks.C.Agreatpsychologists.14.Howdoesmappingoutnotesaffectthebrain?A.Itishelpfulinreflec
10、tingthewaypeoplelinkinformationinthebrain.B.Itpreventspeoplefromarrangingthingslogically.C.Itmakespeoplesbrainfunctiontheoppositeway.15.Whattendstoaffectpeoplesabilitytothinkclearly?A.Upbringingandinnatedifferences.B.Worryandanxiety.C.Theiraptitudes.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshort
11、newsitems.Aftereachitem,whichwillbereadonlyonce,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.HowcansocialmediainfluencethepresidentialelectionintheUSAacco
12、rdingtothelatestresearch?A.Itcanhelpvoterstochoosetheirpresident.B.Itcanhelptoensurethefairnessoftheelections.C.Itcanhelptoincreasethenumberofvoters.17.WhathonorarytitlehasYayaTourebeengranted?A.TheAfricanPlayeroftheYear.B.212StaroftheConfederationofAfricanFootball.C.TheIvoryCoaststar.18.WhydidReshm
13、aSaujanisetuptheorganization“GirlsWhoCode?A.Toraisewomensstatusinthefieldofscience.B.ToimprovegirlsaptitudeandperformanceinSTEM.C.Toarousegirlsinterestinscienceandtechnology.19.Whichtabletcomputershardwareinsideismorepowerful?A.TheCNETKum.B.TheGoogleNexus7.C.TheAppleiPadmini.20.Whatdoesthecompanyann
14、ouncethatitcandofortheUnitedStates?A.Itcanreducetheamountofplasticwaste.B.Itcanhelptorecycletheplasticwaste.C.Itcanincreasetheamountofexports.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.Thepassagewillbereadt
15、wice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Ifyou(21)_smoothskinthatglowswithyouth,thechancesarethatatsomepointyouwillhaveheardtheexhortationtodrinklotsofwaterinorderto(22)_thoseeviltoxinsandkeepyourskinhealthy.Theexactamountpeoplesuggestvaries.USbasedadvice(23)_eightglassesaday,whileinhotterclim
16、atespeopleareadvisedtodrinktomoreto(24)_higherratesofsweating.Butregardlessoftheexactvolumeofwatersuggested,theprinciplebehindtheadviceremainsthesame-takingextrawateronboardwillkeepyourskinhydrated.Inotherwords,wateractslikeamoisturizer,butfromtheinsideout.Thisissuchacommonideayoumightbesurprisedatt
17、he(25)_tobackup.Youmightexpecttheretobecountlessstudieswherepeopleare(26)_twogroups,oneassignedtosipwaterallday,theothertodrinkanormalamount.Thenthesmoothnessoftheskincouldbe(27)_amonthorsolatertoestablishwhethersippingmoreleadtosmootherskin.Infactsuchstudiesarerare,partlybecausewatercantbepatented,
18、soitishardtofindanyonetofundsuchresearchwhentherewillbenonew(28)_orcosmetictosellthatcouldrepaythecosts.AreviewbythedermatologistRonniWolfattheKaplanMedicalCenterinIsraelfoundjustonestudylookingattheeffectoflong-termwaterintakeontheskin.Buttheresultswere(29)_.Afterfourweeks,thegroupwhodrankmineralwa
19、tershowedadecreaseinskindensity,whichsomebelievesuggeststheskinisretainingmoremoisture,whilethosewhodranktapwatershowedanincreaseinskindensity.Butregardlessofthetypeofwatertheydrank,itmadenodifferencetotheir(30)_ortothesmoothnessoftheirskin.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)Thereare15incompletese
20、ntencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.Thenewstarsaidtothejournaliststhatshe_theopportunitytoshowthatshecouldplayaseriousfilmrole.A.greetedB.rejoiced
21、C.welcomedD.cheered32.Wehaventreally_asolutiontotheproblemyet,whichmakesthebossreallyfrustrated.A.builtupB.fallenbackonC.broughtoverD.comeupwith33.Personally,Iam_banningcigarettesmokingcompletely,especiallyinpublicareas.A.intouchwithB.apartfromC.infavorofD.regardlessof34.Untilafirmagreementhasbeenre
22、ached,Iamnot_toacceptingtheoffer.A.accustomedB.dedicatedC.committedD.entitled35.Thegovernmentismakingeveryeffortto_aneconomiccrisis,butitseemsnothingcouldhelp.A.eliminateB.avertC.impedeD.swerve36._aseriouscrime,whatexactlyshouldyoudo?A.UnlessyouwitnessB.IfyouweretowitnessC.IfonlyyouwitnessD.sinceyou
23、witness37.Duringexaminationscandidatesarealwayssupposedtostayinseats,keeptheireyesonthework,_toanyone.A.andnotspeakB.butcouldnotspeakC.ratherthanspeakD.insteadofspeaking38.Realizingthathehadntgotenoughmoneyand_toborrowanyfromhisparents,hedecidedtosellhishouse.A.wantednotB.nottowantC.wantingnotD.notw
24、anting39.Theresnopointwaitinghereanylonger.We_goandhavesomethingtoeat.A.canhardlyB.areboundtoC.mightaswellD.willhaveto40.Whilemanypeoplemayrefertoup-to-minutenews,itisunlikelythattelevisionandtheInternet_thenewspaperscompletely.A.willreplaceB.replaceC.arereplacingD.havereplaced41.Shemarriedaverynice
25、youngarchitectfromBelfast,_shemetonabusduringherjourneytoNorthernIreland.A.whoB.whenC.whichD.where42.Itisakindofillnessthatcanresultintotalblindnessif_A.toleaveuntreatedB.isleftuntreatedC.leavinguntreatedD.leftuntreated43.-Imsodisappointedwithmyson!Hejustwouldntpracticethepiano!-Takeiteasy.Youcanlea
26、d_towater,butyoucantmakeitdrink.A.aduckB.ahorseC.acowD.adog44.-Goodmorning,Madam!Idlikesomeinformationaboutthecourse.-Certainly._A.ImafraidIdontknowmorethanyoueither.B.IsthereanythingIcandoforyou?C.Whatexactlywouldyouliketoknow?D.Howmuchinformationdidyouknow?45.-Howdoyoufeelaboutcountriesthatdonttry
27、toreduceglobalwarming?-_,thosecountriescaremoreaboutmoneythansavingtheplanet.A.AsfarasImconcernedB.ItsnoneofourbusinessC.WerenottoblameD.ThingsareundercontrolPartIIICloze(10marks)Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethecorrectwordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtotheconte
28、xt,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenlettersoftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Accordingtorecentsurveys,72%ofallAmericansbelievethattheUnitedStatesgovernmentis(46)hi_informationaboutUFOs.Almost68%ofpeoplethinkthatthegovernmenthassecretknowledgeofextraterrestrialli
29、fe.Itisnot(47)_(surprise)thatthegovernmenthascomeundermoreandmore(48)pr_todeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandmakethempublic.Avarietyofdifferentgroupshavebeeninvolvedintheseefforts.OnegrouptobecomeinvolvediscalledCFI,theCoalitionforFreedomofInformation,JohnPodesta,whowasWhiteHouseChiefofStaffduringBillClinton
30、s(49)_(president),isoneofthemanyhigh-poweredpeopleactiveinthisgroup.CFIsaimisnottoprovethe(50)_(exist)ofextraterrestriallife,buttomakeiteasierforscientistsingeneraltostudyunexplainedaerialphenomena.PodestaandhisgrouphasaskedthePentagontodeclassifyitsUFOrecordsandthereforeprovidescientists(51)_datath
31、atwillhelpinthestudyofUFOs.CFIhasrequestedthereleaseofinformationonseveralUFOcases,startingwiththeKecksburg,Pennsylvania,incident.Thisincidenttook(52)_in1965whenalargeacorn-shapedobject,thesizeofasmallcar,crashedinPennsylvania.SomeanalystssayitcouldhavebeenthespacecraftKosmos96thathadbeenlaunchedtow
32、ardsVenusbytheSovietUnion,butfailedtoescapeEarths(53)g_.OtherssaytheobjectdidnotlookanythinglikespacecraftbuiltonEarthin1965.(54)Add_,thepeopleofKecksburgwanttoknowwhathappened.Onthat(55)af_,hundredsofeyewitnesseswatchedafierystreakoflightdescendfromtheskytowardsEarth.Officialsexplainedthatnothingwa
33、sfoundorrecoveredandthatmaybethefireballintheskywasameteor.ButmanywitnessessaytheysawanumberofmilitarypersonnelfromtheArmyandtheAirForcesearchthewoods,andlaterthatevening,sawalargemilitarytractor-trailercomingfromtheareacarryingalargeobjectunderatarp.PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)Readthefollowi
34、ngpassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsusinginformationfromthepassage.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.SectionA(10marks)Questions56-60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Theaverageautomatictellermachine(ATM)isnotverysmart.Itwillgivemoneytoanyonewhohastherightcardan
35、dpunchesfourorfivekeysintherightorder.Someanalystsestimatethatasmanyas30%ofATMtransactionworldwidearecasesoftheft.Toincreasesecurityatcashmachines,somebankshavetriedtomaketheirATMsalittlesmarter.Asmallcameraonthemachinelooksdirectlyintotheeyeofeverycustomer.Itscansoneirisandcomparesthetinypatternsof
36、ridges,dots,andotherfeaturestoacodeinitscomputer.Ifthereisamatch,theATMwillstartcountingoutcash.Ifnot,amessageisautomaticallysenttothenearestpolicestation.Iris-scanningisonefast-growingformofbiometricidentification-determiningwhosomeoneisbyexaminingfeaturesthebody.Oneoftheearliestbiometrictechniques
37、wasfingerprinting.Thelineonfingerprintsareuniquetoeachperson,sonotevenidenticaltwinshavethesamefingerprints.Fingerprintinghasbecomefamousasawayoffindingoutwhocommittedacrime,butitveryoftenfails.Acarefulcriminalcansweargloves,avoidtouchingthing,orevenalterhisfingerprintsbyburning,cutting,orscrapingth
38、em.Inthesearchforamorereliablesystem,securityexpertshavefocusedontheeye.Likeafingerprint,everyirisis,forallpracticalpurposes,unique.Eachpersonsrightirisisevendifferentfromhisorherleftone.Alow-costdigitalcamera,likethekindinstalledatATMmachines,caneasilydetecthundredsofdifferentfeaturesintheiris.Thec
39、hanceoftwoiriseshavingthesamefeaturesisclosetozero.Testshaveshownthatiris-scannersareveryhardtofool.Theycantellthedifferencebetweenarealirisandafalseone.Theycanseerightthroughcoloredcontactlenses,eyeglasses,andevenmirroredsunglasses.Althoughmanycriminalarewillingtoburnorcuttheirfingersinpursuitofthe
40、perfectcrime,fewwouldbewillingorabletoaltertheiririses.Tomakeiris-scanningwork,acomputerizeddatabasehastomatchcertainirisfeatureswithcertainpeople.ThismeansthateachATMcustomerhastoallowabanktophotographhisorheririsandkeepthathighlypersonalinformationinacomputer.Somepeoplehaveworried,however,thatanin
41、creaseduseofiris-scanningwillleadtoadangerouslossofprivacy.Bymountingiris-scancamerasinpublicplaces,governmentscouldtrackaprivatecitizenalldaylongwithoutthepersonsknowledge.Thiswouldbeagreatadvantagetothepolice,butitcouldalsogivecorruptofficialsanewwaytocontroltheiropponents.Themilitarysdevelopmento
42、ftinyrobotssuggeststhatgovernmentiris-scannerscouldeveninvadeprivatehomes!Questions56-60Completethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage,changingtheformwherenecessary,withonlyonewordforeachblank.ATMtransactionsareoftencasesoftheft,whereanunauthorizedusertakes(56)_.Todecreaseinsecurity,somebankshaveinstalle
43、diris-scanningmachinesatATMs.Thesesmallcamerasscantheusersiris,recordingitsfeaturesand(57)_themtoadigitalfile.Everypersonhasa(58)_iris,makingirisidentificationhighlyreliable.Earliereffortsatbiometricidentificationoftenreliedonfingerprints.However,fingerprintscaneasilybe(59)_throughcutting,burningors
44、crapping.Irisscannersaresoeffectivethattheycanevenseethroughcontactlensesandmirroredsunglasses.Useofirisscannerswouldprovidegreatadvantagestothepolice.However,othersworryaboutalossof(60)_.SectionB(10marks)Questions61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Seedcataloguesfeaturehundredsoffloweringspecies.For
45、thepersonsjustbeginninggardenthiscanbebewildering,andbelowarethedetailsofsomepopularchoices,nearlyallofwhichshouldbesowninthespring.Withtheexceptionofbusylizzies,whichneedalittlecare,theyareallveryeasytogrowfromseed.DahliasThesearesturdyplantsbearingshowyflowersinawiderangeofrathergaudycolors.Sowina
46、frameinAprilandplanttheseedlingsoutwhenfrostsareover.Dahliasflowerthroughoutthesummerandintotheautumn.Whenautumnfrostsbegintomakethemlookunhappy,youshoulddigupthetuberousrootsandsavethem.Afrost-freeloft,shedorgarageistheidealplace.Thefollowingspringyouplantthetubersinsteadofsowingseedagain.LupinsLup
47、insarehardyperennials.Thismeansthattheplantswillstayinyourgardenandcarryonfloweringyearafteryear.SeedsowninAprilwillusuallygiveyousomespikesofcolorsinthefirstsummer,andyearbyyeartheplantsgetbiggerandthefloweringstemsgettallerandgrander.Selectivebreedinghasledtotheintroductionofsomefine,bicoloredvarietiesinsomedazzlingshades.Theshort-livedflowersmakearealmisunderstandingspectacle.BusylizziesLikedahlias,busylizziesneedtobestartedoffunderglass,astheycannotstandfrost,andpantingoutisbestdoneinMay.OutdoorfloweringendsinSeptember,sobeatthefrostsandbringyourfavoritespecim