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1、Part I Listening Comprehension(25 minutes,30 points)Section A:In this section,you will hear 6 short conversations.At the end of eachconversation,a question will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation andthe question will be read only once.After each question,there will be a pause.Duringt
2、he pause,you must read the three choices marked A,B and C,and decide which isthe best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a singleline through the centre.(6 points)1.A.Work in the garden.B.Go to the beach.C.Watch TV.2.A.谊 78.B.谊39.C.谊36.3.A.A book.B.A film.C.An exhibit
3、ion.4.A.The item is more expensivethan sheexpected.B.The item hasbeenseriouslydamaged.C.The item obviously doesn 蒺 t serveher purpose.5.A.Excited.B.Annoyed.C.Worried.6.A.It will be fun.B.It will betoo long.C.It will be boring.Section B:In this section,you will hear onelong conversation.The conversat
4、ionwill beread only once.At the end of the conversation,there will be a one-minute pause.Duringthe pause,you must read the four questions,eachwith three choicesmarkedA,B and C,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the correspondingletter on the AnswerSheetwith a single line throughthe centre
5、.(4 points)2007 NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(Level A-Preliminary)1-Questions 7-10 are based on the long conversation you have just heard.7.How long doesit take the man to get to work every morning?A.Nearly an hour.B.Half anhour.C.More than an hour.8.Why doesthe man skip breakfast?A.He蒺 s
6、 not hungry in the mornings.B.He doesn 蒺 t havetime for it.C.He thinks what nutrition expertssayisrubbish.9.What doesthe woman suggestthe man do?A.Plan his time better.B.Have a sandwichupon arrival at work.C.Eatmore at lunch time.10.What do the speakers decideto do?A.Grab somethingto eattogether.B.B
7、uy a packof biscuitsfor lunch.C.Treat themselves to a nice meal.Section C:In this section,you will hear 10 short newsitems.After eachitem,there willbe a pause.During the pause,you must read the questionand the three choicesmarked A,B and C,and decide which is the bestanswer.Then mark the correspondi
8、ngletter on theAnswer Sheet with a single line throughthe centre.(10 points)11.What蒺 sthe nationality of thosewho died in a westernOklahoma accident?A.Canadian.B.American.C.Mexican.12.How many Angolan familieshavebeen evictedin the pastsix years?A.About 10,000 families.B.About 1,000 families.C.About
9、 100,000families.13.Which country wasthe destinationof the smuggleduranium 238?A.Iran.B.Tanzania.C.The Democratic Republic of Congo.14.Why did the Guinean youthsgo on a demonstration?A.To combat military intervention.B.To supportthe striking workers.C.To protestagainstthe local media.15.Where wasHen
10、ry Tombek assaulted?A.In Tamworth.B.In Sydney.C.In Sudan.2-16.How long did the ASEAN蒺 sseparate summit meeting last?A.One day.B.Two days.C.Three days.17.What doesthe newsitem sayabout SenatorObama?A.He won蒺 t takepart in the presidentialelection campaign.B.He is the only African-American in the U.S.
11、Senate.C.He isthe mostpopular politician amongAfrican-Americans.18.What isthe averageagein South Asiansfor heart attack?A.58 or 59.B.45 or 46.C.53 or 54.19.How did PresidentThabo Mbeki reactto the reportsof the succession battle?A.By creatinga sceneof unity.B.By avoiding encounteringthe media.C.By r
12、ecommendinga successor he trusts.20.What awarddid the film Babel get?A.The Golden Globe for bestdirector.B.The Golden Globe for bestdramaticpicture.C.The Golden Globe for bestactor.Section D:In this section,you will hear one passageonce.You are required to makesome necessarynotes when you listen to
13、it.After you hear the passage,you shouldcomplete the summary below using the exact words you hear from the recording,notexceeding three words in each blank.Remember to write the answerson the AnswerSheet.(10 points)An(21),giving information on more than three quarters of the actors(22)in Britain,is
14、now availableon CD-ROM.Sometheatrical(23)have over 500 actors on their(24)and it is difficult to remember all their(25)_.The database lists information on over 5,500 actorsand can be searchedfordetailssuchaspast(26)they haveappearedin,(27)they might have,and even the colour of their eyes.The databas
15、ecan quicklylocate persons with(28)and,although someactorsfeel it is too impersonalto be of much use,it iscertain to change the way actors are chosen for parts in(29).Ring thefollowing telephone number for further enquiries about the(30):0171-379-6000.3-Part II Vocabularyand Structure(10 minutes,15
16、points)There are 15 incomplete sentencesin this part.For each blank there are four choicesmarked A,B,C and D.Choosethe one that best completes the sentence.Then markthe correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.31.Email newslettermarketing is more cost-effective t
17、hanany other form ofmarketing that a firm does.A.reallyB.utterlyC.practicallyD.specially32.I think my problemsat workthe fact that I never really wanted to go intoaccountancyasa career.A.bring backB.stir upC.lie behindD.spring from33.The bill,which was approved in its first reading,bans tobacco adve
18、rtising in themedia,sponsorshipof public eventsby tobaccoproducers.A.and so doesB.nor wasitsC.aswell asD.and might aswell34.with the truth in smallmatterscannot be trustedwith important matters.A.No matter who is carelessB.Whoever is carelessC.He iscarelessD.As is careless35.That week蒺 s talent incl
19、uded a spectaculardanceteam from Argentina,a popular rockgroup,a top vocalistand amagician.A.which madeeverything in sight disappearB.that wasmaking all at sight disappearC.who madeall at sightto disappearD.who madeeverything in sight disappear36.I spentall the winter break with my friends.Not a sin
20、gledaya few hoursto myself.A.I hadB.did I haveC.had ID.I washaving37.I蒺 m sorry you蒺 ve decided not to go with us on the river trip,butyouchangeyour mind,there will still be enough room on the boat for you.A.even thoughB.neverthelessC.in the event that D.provided if38.When I first arrived here to ta
21、ke up my new job,I stayedin a hotel,but I soonstartedlooking for a permanent,a placetomy own.A.residence;callB.accommodation;referC.household;beD.habitation;say39.So,there remains a fundamentalquestion:at what precisetime doeslife4-begin?A.everything beenconsideredB.all being consideredC.all to be c
22、onsideredD.all things considered40.What is learned in books cannot have the same deep effect on a child蒺 s characteris learnedthrough experience.A.asB.aswhatC.thatD.like what41.she disliked the idea of marriage,she knew that political reasonsmightmake it necessary.A.Much asB.As muchC.Much thoughD.Th
23、ough much42.For security reasons,alwayslogwhen you leaveyour computer unattendedfor any period of time.A.onB.upC.inD.out43.The teacherwasworried about the play her young classwasputting on for the parentsbut,fortunately,everythingoff without any problems.A.passedB.tookC.calledD.walked44.Tom:Hurry up
24、-we haven 蒺 t got much time-we蒺 re going to be late.Jerry:Don蒺 t worry.The train doesn 蒺 t leavefor fifteen minutes,and thereisn蒺 t much traffic on the road.Tom:I know,but we蒺 ve got to park the carfirst and at this time in the morning thereprobably isn蒺 t much spacein the car park.Jerry:.I蒺 m suret
25、here蒺 ll still be a few placesleft.A.Leaveit to me;Don蒺 t be sillyB.Do trust me;Take your timeC.There蒺 s plenty of time;Take it easyD.Let me see;Don蒺 t be ridiculous45.Receptionist:Hello,Skip蒺 sGym.This is Kathy speaking.?Caller:Hi.I蒺 ve just seenyour advert in the local paper.Could I speakto someon
26、eabout becoming a member?Receptionist:Certainly.?Caller:OK.Dainty,Luke Dainty.A.How do you do;Your phone number,pleaseB.How canI help;Can I haveyour name,pleaseC.Any problem;What蒺 syour exerciseitemD.Anything I cando for you;Are you a local residentPart III IQ Test(5 minutes,5 points)There are 5 IQ
27、Test questions in this part.For each question there are 4 choices5-Controversyis to quarrelas agreementis to.12811113?marked A,B,C and D.Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the centre.46.Which word completesthe sentence?A.joyB.concordC.satisfactionD.agony47.Find the missin
28、gnumber.A.15.B.9.C.27.D.29.48.Different foods are to be found on three shelvesin a fridge.Butter is kept below theeggswhile cheeseis kept above the milk.The butter is alsoabove the milk,but theeggsareon the sameshelfasthe yoghurt.The ice creamis abovethe cheese.What is on the bottom shelf?A.Butter.B
29、.Eggs.C.Cheese.D.Milk.49.You are given a seriesof pictures.Your taskis to seetheir relationship to eachother,then work out which will be the next figure in the series.You have to chooseonefrom the four possibleanswersprovided.A.B.C.D.50.Two aeroplanes are flying straighttowards eachother.One is trav
30、eling at 10 kilome-tres per minute,and the other at 15 kilometres per minute.Assumingthat the planesare exactly 1,000 kilometres apart,what distancewill be between them one minute6-before they crashinto eachother?A.10 kilometres.B.15 kilometres.C.25 kilometres.D.5 kilometres.Part IV Reading Comprehe
31、nsion(25 minutes,40 points)Section A:There is one passagein this section with 7 questions.For each question,there are four choicesmarkedA,B,C and D.You shoulddecide on the bestchoice.Thenmark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheetwith a single line through the centre.(7 points)Questions 51-57 a
32、re based on the followingpassage.Harry Houdini,who died in 1927,was the entertain 原ment phenomenon of the ragtime era.He could escapefromchainsand padlocks,from ropes and canvassacks.They puthim in a strait-jacket and hung him upside down from askyscraperand he somehowuntied himself.They tied him up
33、in a locked packing caseand sank him in Liverpool docks.Minutes later he surfaced smiling.They locked him in azinc-linedRussian prison van and he emerged leaving thedoors locked and the locks undamaged.They padlockedhimin a milk churn full of water and he burst free.They put himin a coffin,screweddo
34、wn the lid,and buried him and.,well,no,he didn蒺 t pop up like a mole,but when they dug him upmore than half an hour later,he wasstill breathing.Houdini would usually allow his equipment to be examined by the audience.Thechains,locks and packing casesall seemedperfectly genuine,so it was tempting to
35、con原clude that he possessed superhumanpowers.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle蒺 s Sherlock Holmeswas the very paragon of analytical thinking but Conan Doyle believed that Houdiniachievedhis tricks through spiritualism.Indeed,he wrote to the escapologistimploringhim to usehis psychicpowers more profitably for t
36、he common good insteadof just pros原tituting his talent every night at the Alhambra.However,Houdini repeatedlydenouncedspiritualismand disclaimedany psychicelementto his act.The alternativeexplanationfor his featsof escapism wasthat Houdini could do unnat原ural things with his body.It is widely held t
37、hat he could dislocatehis shouldersto escapefrom strait-jackets,and that he could somehow contract his wrists in order to escapefrom7-handcuffs.His ability to spendlong periods in confined spaces is cited asevidencethat hecould put his body into suspended animation,asIndian fakirsaresupposedto do.Th
38、is is all nonsense.If you ever find yourselfin a strait-jacket,it蒺 s difficult to imagineanything lesshelpful than a dislocatedshoulder.Contracting your wrists is not only un原helpful but,frankly,impossiblebecausethe bonesof your wrist arevery tightly packedto原gether and the whole structureis virtual
39、ly incompressible.As for suspended animation,thetrick of surviving burial and drowning relieson the fact that you canlive for short periodson the air in a confined space.The air shiftedby an averagepersonin a day would occupya cube just eight feet square.The build-up of carbon monoxide tendsto pollu
40、te this sup 原ply,but,if you can relax,the air in a coffin should keepyou going for half an hour or so.In other words,there wasnothing physicallyremarkableabout Houdini except for hisbravery,dexterity and fitness.His nerve was so cool that he could remain in a coffin sixfeet underground until they ca
41、meto dig him up.His fingerswere sostrong that he couldundo a buckle or manipulatekeysthrough the canvasof a strait-jacket or a mail bag.Hemadea comprehensivestudy of locksand was ableto conceallock-picks about his personin a way which fooled even the doctors who examined him.When they locked him int
42、he prison van he still had a hacksawblade with which to saw through the joins in themetal lining and get accessto the planksof the floor.As an entertainer he combined allthis strength and ingenuity with a lot of trickery.His stageescapes took place behind acurtain with an orchestraplaying to disguis
43、ethe banging and sawing.The milk churn inwhich he was locked had a double lining so that,while the lid was locked onto the rim,the rim was not actually attachedto the churn.Houdini merely had to stand up to getout.The mail sackhe cut open at the seamand sewedup with similar thread.The banksafefrom w
44、hich he emergedhad been secretlyworked on by his mechanicsfor 24 hoursbefore the performance.All Houdini 蒺 sfeatsareeminently explicable,although to explain them,evennow,is akind of heresy.Houdini belongsto that band of mythical supermenwho,we like to be原lieve,were capableof miraclesand would still
45、be alive today were it not for somepieceoflow trickery.It蒺 s saidof Houdini that a punch in his belly when he wasn 蒺 t preparedfor itcausedhis burst appendix.Anatomically,it蒺 s virtually impossiblethat a punch could punc原ture your gut,but the story endures.Somehow the myth of the supermanhasan eveng
46、reaterappealthanthe edifice of twenty-first century logic.8-Questions:51.In the first paragraph,what doesthe writer sayHoudini managedto do?A.Jumpupsidedown from a skyscraper.B.Safelyescape from a submergedbox.C.Break the locks of a prison van from inside.D.Escapefrom a buried coffin unhurt.52.The w
47、riter mentionsHoudini 蒺 sburial alive to show that.A.his tricks sometimeswent disastrouslywrongB.he wasnot alwaysableto do what he claimed he couldC.he wascapableof extraordinaryfeatsof survivalD.his fearof confined spaces could readily be overcome53.The writer suggests that Conan Doyle.A.waslessana
48、lyticalabout Houdini than one might haveexpectedB.askedHoudini if he could include him in aSherlockHolmes storyC.felt that Houdini could make more money in other waysD.thought there were scientific explanationsfor Houdini蒺 sfeats54.The writer comesto the conclusionthat Houdini.A.had an unusualbone s
49、tructureB.could make partsof hisbody smallerC.could makehimself fall asleepeasilyD.wasnot physicallyabnormal55.It appears that Houdini wasableto escapefrom a strait-jacket by.A.hiding a lock-pick in his pocketB.undoing its buckleswith his fingersC.cutting the canvaswith a hacksawD.usinga bladehe had
50、 concealed56.The writer statesthat when Houdini escaped from the milk churn.A.the role of the orchestrawasimportantB.he madeuseof the hacksawto freehimselfC.the container had beenmodified beforehandD.he wasin full sight of the audience57.According to the writer,how do people regardHoudini nowadays?A