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1、2012 National English Contestfor College Students(Level C-Preliminary)参考答案及作文评分标准Part I Listening Comprehension(30 marks)Section A(5 marks)15 CBBACSection B(10 marks)610 BAACB1115 CABCBSection C(5 marks)1620 ACABASection D(10 marks)21.disruption22.air pressure23.slow down24.immune system25.stimulate
2、s26.bear in mind27.circulation28.decreases29.Consult30.side effectsPart II Vocabularyand Structure(15 marks)3135 BDABC3640 BDDAB4145 CADBCPart IIICloze(10 marks)46.likelihood47.fortune48.take49.with50.knowing51.dozens52.least53.burning54.easy/simple55.realizePart IV Reading Comprehension(40 marks)Se
3、ction A(10 marks)56.describe57.opportunity58.honeymoon59.transition60.characterizedSection B(10 marks)61.F62.T63.T64.The special depth that true friendship is about.65.They need to get over fear of confrontation and rejection.Section C(10 marks)66.High fatality67.thrill seeking;risk taking68.pushing
4、 out personal boundaries69.C70.ASection D(10 marks)71.“Linguistic”intelligence and“Logical mathematical”intelligence.72.The ability to gauge one蒺s own mood,feelings and mental states,and the ability to gaugeit in others and1-use the information.73.“Logical mathematical”intelligence and the“bodily-ki
5、nesthetic”intelligence.74.他的观点引发了激烈的讨论,应如何定义智力。75.这八个类别的智力无疑反映了这样的事实,即这些类别中都有从无能到聪慧的各种不同能力的人。Part V Translation(10 marks)76.Since there is no turning back,we might as well try his method.77.How do you account for the decline in profits for three consecutivemonths?78.Talking about how to achieve succ
6、ess,Blairputs more emphasis on creating rather than waiting foropportunities.79.I wish I had had such goodopportunities as yours when I was young.80.High tuition doesn蒺t necessarily guaranteebetter education.Part VI Errorcorrection(10 marks)Cash reward is a common form of motivation used by parents
7、with highexpectation to encourage their children 夷work hard at exam time.Someyoungsters receive payments of as much as 谊 100 for each A grade theyobtain at GSCE.But would such“bribes”be based on exam performance orshould they,as many parents and teachers feel,be offered in recognition of achild 蒺s e
8、ffort,regardless of results?The later approach would solve theproblems of how parents reward childrenwithdifferent levels of ability;imagine,for example,a family with one child who is academically gift andanother who has learning difficulties.The dangersof result-relatingincentivesfor the second chi
9、ld are clear;with little hope of obtaining the higher grades,the withholding of promised financial rewards would only compound of thechild 蒺s feeling of false.However,some leadingeducational psychologistsbelieve that parents should rely in their own judgments in such matters.Theymaintain that if par
10、ents know that money will motivate their child,then theyshould not be condemned for operating a systemof cash payouts.81.to82.should83.姨84.latter85.problem86.gifted87.related88.of89.failure90.onPart VII IQ Test(5 marks)91.PostOffice.92.The letter“e”.93.Falling in love.94.A95.Three socks.Part VIIIWri
11、ting(30 marks)Omitted.2-作文评分标准一、评分原则:1.本题满分为I 10 分;II 20 分,按四个档次给分。2.评分时,先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次,然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定或调整本档次,最后给分。3.I 词数少于100 或多于 140 的,II 词数少于140 或多于 180 的,从 总分中 减去 2 分。4.如书写较差,以致影响阅卷,将分数 降低一 档。二、各档次给分范围和要求:第四档(很好):I9-10 分;II16-20 分完全符合写作格式的要求,覆盖 所有内容要点,表达思想清楚,文字通顺,连贯性很好,基本上无词 汇和语 法错误。第三 档(好
12、):I6-8 分;II11-15 分基本符合写作格式的要求,有个别 地方表达思想不 够清楚,文字基 本通顺、连贯,有少量词 汇和语 法错误。第二 档(一般):I3-5 分;II6-10 分未恰当完成写作格式的要求,漏掉 内容要点,表达思想 不清楚,文 字多处出现 词 汇和语 法错误,影响了 对写作 内容的 理解。第一 档(差):I1-2 分;II1-5 分未完成写作格式的要求,明显遗漏主 要内容,表达思想紊乱,有较多 词汇 和语 法 的重大错误,未能将信息传达 给读者。0 分白卷;作文与题目毫 不 相关;内容 太少,无法评判;所写内容无 法看清。3-Part I Listening Compr
13、ehensionSection AIn this section,you will hear five short conversations.Each conversation will be read only once.At the end ofeach conversation,there will be a twenty-second pause.During the pause,read the question and the threechoices marked A,B and C,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark t
14、he corresponding letter on theanswer sheet with a single line through the centre.1.W:How do you feel about oil crisis?M:It蒺 s frightening.Maybe there willbe wars about oil.We need to find alternative energy sources verysoon.Any alternatives do you know?W:I think wind energy and wave energy would pla
15、y important parts in our lives in the future.2.W:Excuse me,I want to buy a new car and I蒺d like some information about the loans.What are the currentinterest rates on short-term loans?M:Well,that depends on the amount you蒺 re thinking of borrowing and over how long a period you want topay it back.W:
16、If I have a loan for 谊 5,000 payable over three years,what willthe rate be and how much will themonthly repaymentsbe?M:OK,I蒺ll figure it out.3.M:Janice won蒺t be coming back after she蒺 s had her baby,so do we keep Meryl,or do we need to findsomeoneelse?W:As far as I蒺 m concerned,Meryl can stay.I thin
17、k she蒺 s done a great job over the last month.M:I蒺m sorry,but I really can蒺 t agree with you.She hasn蒺 t got the right manner.Take for example thatincident with the customera couple of days ago.The customer wasn蒺t very friendly,but that蒺s no excusefor being rude.4.W:Hi,come in.So,do you think you蒺ll
18、 have that report ready in time for the meeting?M:Well,the meeting蒺s on Thursday,so that gives me two days.I蒺 m pretty sure it蒺ll be ready in time.W:Pretty sure isn蒺 t good enough.The regional director is going to be here tomorrow afternoon,and we蒺 remeeting the big bossfor dinner afterwards,so it n
19、eeds to be ready earlier.M:OK,I蒺ll get it finished by tomorrow noon.5.W:So,ProfessorTaylor,I蒺 d like you to tell us what is likely to be the biggest problem we蒺 ll have to face inthe future?M:Well,the most alarming problem is still world population.In 1948,there were 2 billion inhabitants on2012 Nat
20、ional English Contestfor College Students(Level C-Preliminary)听力录音原文4-the earth and in 1992 that figure had more than doubled to over 5 billion and by the year 2020,it蒺sestimated that it will increase to over 8.5 billion.W:There蒺ll be more famines and more wars.Section BIn this section,you will hear
21、 two long conversations.Each conversation will be read only once.At the end ofeach conversation,there willbe a one-minutepause.During the pause,read the questions and the threechoices marked A,B and C,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on theanswer sheet with a si
22、ngle line through the centre.ConversationOneW:We have with us in the studio today,Simon,an astronomerwith an organization searching for intelligenceand life in space.Simon,could you tell us something about it?M:Yes,of course.We蒺 re a scientific organization that started in 1959 to search for radio s
23、ignals fromintelligent life in space.W:So presumably you believe that there is intelligent life in space.M:No,I wouldn蒺 t say I believe that.But there may be intelligent life out there.It蒺s certainly possible.Theuniverse is so vast.Our sun is just one star among billions and it蒺s a fact that many st
24、ars have their ownplanets orbiting around them.W:Really,I didn蒺t know that.M:No,we蒺 ve only recently discovered that.W:So why are you searchingfor radio signals?M:Because the distances in space are so great.It蒺s unlikely that other life forms will ever visit us.If theyexist,we蒺 re more likely to kno
25、w from their radio signals.W:So,you don蒺t believe all those stories about aliens visiting our planet?M:I蒺m afraid I don蒺 t.There蒺 s just no real evidence.But that doesn蒺t mean there isn蒺 t other life in theuniverse.W:If there IS life,what might it be like?M:Oh,it蒺 s hard to say.It might not have a f
26、orm that we recognize.For example,on a planet where gravity isvery strong,all life forms could be the size of microbes.W:Oh,really,fascinating.M:Even if we can蒺 t find life on distant stars,we might find simple forms of life in our own solar system.Forexample,we think there蒺 s ice on Mars.And where
27、there蒺s water,there蒺 s a possibility of life.W:That would be exciting.But what about theseradio signals?Have you found anything interesting?M:I can蒺t saywe have.But we蒺 re going to keep looking.W:One final question that I蒺 ve always wanted to ask an astronomer.Scientists now believe that the univers
28、emust have started with what蒺s called“the big bang”.M:Well,we蒺 re not 100%certain.But yes,we think that the universe could have begun with a huge explosionabout 12 billion years ago.W:What I蒺ve always wantedto know is this:what began“the big bang”?How did it start?M:Are you asking me if I believe in
29、 God?We don蒺 t know how“the big bang”started.We just don蒺t know.5-ConversationTwoW:Please meet Bob who made the news in the business world last month.It was Bob who decided to givetraditional job-seeking strategies a miss,and instead,spend$20,000 on a website and an eye-catchingfilm,broadcasting his
30、 desire for an interesting job.He also confessesto offering$1,000 to anyone whocan get him his dream job.Personal branding is all the rage in the United States,where bestsellers like“The Brand Called You”and“The Personal Branding Phenomenon”encourage people to promotethemselves as brands to attract
31、the perfect partner.So,Bob,tell us more!M:Well,to tell you the truth,I wish I had thought of the idea ten years ago.If I had had the idea,I amconfident I would be a multi-millionaireby now!I decided that I wasn 蒺 t going to work for peanuts,so Itook a few months off to think between jobs.Only when I
32、 had begun to do research,did I realize thepower of the internet.No sooner had I devised my campaign,Give Bob a Job,and had the film made,than the Bob-branded merchandising fell into place!We have teddy bears,T-shirts,clocks and cups!The video was made to advertise my skills and talents,and is in th
33、e format of an easy-to-downloadattachment!As long as I make use of the power of the internet,my influence will be unlimited.W:I蒺d be surprised if our listeners understand exactly what you mean,Bob.How can the internet help you inyour job search exactly?M:It蒺s what we call viral marketing.Everyone mu
34、st have seenan e-mail that has come from a friend,saying“Have a look at this little video”.If you like it,you will send it to three others,and if they like it theywill send it to three others each,and so on and so forth.To be honest,after a week,the numbers arefrightening!If,for example,a hundred pe
35、ople had each sent an e-mailto two people,the result wouldhave been 1 million people.And in case only,say,100,000 people look at my video,there might be onlytwo or three who think“Wow!What we want is an employeelike this!”Cometo think of it,not only arethese the two or three people most likely to gi
36、ve me my dream job,they are the only ones I would wantactually to work for!W:That蒺 s amazing,Bob!I have to admit to thinking it would be a great way to find a husband or wife aswell!Section CIn this section,you will hear five short news items.After each item,which will be read only once,there willbe
37、 a pause.During the pause,read the question and the three choices marked A,B and C,and decide whichis the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through thecentre.16.Wednesday night at the White House,President Barack Obama announced the phased withdraw
38、al of10,000 U.S.troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year,with a target of removing the rest of a 33,000surge force by the end of next year.17.But the study findings also run counter to conventional wisdom.According to this study,several high-calorie foods were found to lead to less weight gai
39、n when their consumption was increased.In particularnuts,whole grains,yogurt,fruits,and vegetables,were all associatedwith less weight gain over time.18.Over in Japan,we蒺re getting someconflicting reports about the radiation coming out of a damagednuclear6-power plant.Early Sunday,tests showed that
40、one building at the plant was giving off radiation levels 10million times higher than normal.Tokyo Electric,which owns the plant,later said the number was close to100,000 times the normal level.19.A number of BBC radio services are coming to an end.They include the BBC Caribbean Service,whichbegan i
41、n 1939,one of the oldest services the BBC has provided in English.It蒺 s the last of five languageservices being shut down by the BBC becauseof cuts in governmentfunding.Mandarin Chinese and Azerilanguage broadcasts on radio also stopped today.A number of World Service programmesin English areending,
42、including Europe Today,which has madeits final broadcast.20.Thousandsof people have demonstratedin cities and towns across Syria,calling for more freedom.In thesouthern city of Deraa,protesters said at least 20 people were reported to have been killed when shotsrang out after a statue of the former
43、President Hafez al-Assad was set alight.The Syrian authoritiesprevented journalists from entering Deraa.Lina Sinjab sent this report from Damascus.Section DIn this section,you will hear a short passage.There are 10 missing words or phrases.Fill in the blanks withthe exact words or phrases you hear.T
44、he passagewill be read twice.Remember to write the answers on theanswer sheet.Recovery from jetlag can take as long as a day for every time zone crossed.So if you蒺re flying east-west foryour holiday or on business,it is likely to mean a few days of feeling tired or even unwell.Jetlag is the disrupti
45、onof the body蒺 s natural cycle and some factors make it worse.The artificialatmosphereinside a plane can affect the body in a number of ways and add to the effects of jetlag.Exercising before flights helps to offset the effects on the body of reduced air pressure,and aerobicexercise afterwards helps
46、 to reoxygenate it.Drink plenty of water.Children may need more.Drinking carrotjuice before flying overcomesoxygen deficiency.Eat light,frequent meals.Heavy meals slow down the blood circulation,which can lead to dizziness andfainting.For two weeks before you fly,eat plenty of food containing vitami
47、ns A and E;they will build up yourimmune system and help to keep you fit.Sleepas much as you can before the flight and on it.On board,wearearplugs and eye pads becausedarknessstimulates secretion of the hormonesthat enhance sleep.Avoid alcohol,which restricts the brain蒺s oxygen intake.Like tea and c
48、offee,alcohol increases thedehydration effect of flying.If you need to drink to relax,bear in mind that the cabin environment intensifiesthe effect of alcohol.Wear loose,comfortable,warm clothes and limber up during flight.Sitting down for several hours slowsdown the circulation,leading to local sti
49、ffness,cramps and dizziness.Re-adjust to local time as soon as youcan.Bright light helps the body stay alert,so if you are going somewheresunny,stay outside.Do not smoke before or during the flight since smoking decreasesthe blood oxygen level.If you need tocalm your nerves,try aromatherapy oils which have a sedative effect.Consult your doctor before flying if youare on medication.The effects of some drugs are strengthened at high altitudes and somemay produce sideeffects.7-