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1、全国大学生英语竞赛全国大学生英语竞赛 B 类考试类考试 2014 年决赛试题及详解年决赛试题及详解视频讲解视频讲解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 ofeach conversation,there will be a fifteen-second pause.During the pause,read
2、 the question and the four choicesmarked A,B,C and D,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the answersheet with a single line through the centre.1Which kind of transport is the man suggesting that the woman takes?A.Car.B.Train.C.Coach.D.Ship.【答案】C【解析】对话中女士表示自己正在寻找
3、一种便捷的全国旅行方式，于是男士问道“Have you heard ofhiring a coach”（你听说过长途客车租赁吗），接下来便进行了详细的介绍，因此答案选 C。【录音原文】W:Im looking for a convenient way to travel the country.M:Have you heard of hiring a coach?Many people use this form of transport,its cheap and very popular.W:No.Ive not heard of it.Tell me about it.M:Its lik
4、e going on an ocean cruise except that you go by land.Everything is planned for you from themoment you step on board a luxury coach.2What can be implied from the conversation?A.The woman thinks Big George is a bit expensive.B.Big George could be a good choice if you are hungry.C.The variety of food
5、in Big George is quite limited.D.Big George encourages people to eat as much as they can.【答案】B【解析】对话开头女士便对一家餐馆 Big George 赞不绝口，提到“.its amazing value for money,especially if youre a big eater like us”，指出只要花 20 英镑，可以想吃多少吃多少，因此 B 项“如果饿的话，Big George 是一个不错的选择”符合录音内容。【录音原文】W:I went to a really great place
6、 last night:Big George,near the supermarket.It doesnt look much from theoutside,but theres a great atmosphere and its amazing value for money,especially if youre a big eater like us.Theres only one menu.You pay 20 and you can eat as much as you like.Of course,if youre not very hungry,its perhaps not
7、 a good idea to go there.M:Whats the food like?W:Not bad at all.Therere plenty of choices on the menu.M:It sounds great.I will try it!3What will the woman probably do?A.Buy a new car with full payment.B.Withdraw cash from her account.C.Deposit more money in her account.D.Apply for a short-term loan.
8、【答案】D【解析】对话中女士指出自己想买辆新车，因此想了解一些关于贷款的信息，根据之后她问到的“Whatare the interest rates on short-term loans at the moment”，可知女士想要申请短期贷款。因此 D 项正确。【录音原文】W:Excuse me.I want to buy a new car and Id like some information about loans.M:Yes,of course.Have you got an account with our branch?W:Yes,a savings account and a
9、n ordinary current account.What are the interest rates on short-term loans atthe moment?M:Well,that depends on the amount youre thinking of borrowing and how soon youll pay it back.4Where does the conversation take place?A.In a supermarket.B.In a cafeteria.C.At a wedding ceremony.D.At a cocktail par
10、ty.【答案】A【解析】对话中双方主要就需要买什么食材展开讨论，其中女士问男士要不要买点鸡肉，随后指出还需要洋葱、柠檬，并提出写一个购物单，由此可推知对话发生在一家超市里。【录音原文】W:How about some chicken supreme,then?That looks quite nice.M:OK.What do we need then,apart from chicken?W:An onion，some lemon juiceoh,put a lemon on the list,can you?Can we start a shopping list?M:Yes,what a
11、bout dessert?I know I will do peaches and ice cream.W:OK.Let me take it.5Which of the following is true with reference to the conversation?A.The man thought the alcoholic drink was free.B.The man didnt like the soft drinks offered.C.The man was taking an international flight.D.The man was bargaining
12、 with the flight attendant.【答案】A【解析】对话中女士问男士要什么饮料，当男士问及酒时，女士指出喝酒是需要付费的，根据男士的回答“Last time I was on a flight I didnt have to pay for an alcoholic drink”（上次我坐飞机时，喝酒就不需要另付费），可知男士原本以为该飞机上的酒是免费的。故答案选 A。【录音原文】W:Would you like anything to drink,sir?Weve got orange juice,colaM:What about alcoholic drinks,win
13、e or whisky?W:You can have an alcoholic drink,sir,but you have to pay for it.M:Last time l was on a flight I didnt have to pay for an alcoholic drink.W:That must be all international flight.Section B（10 marks）In this section,you will hear two long conversations.Each conversation will be read only on
14、ce.At the end ofeach conversation,there will be a one-minute pause.During the pause,read the questions and the four choicesmarked A,B,C and D,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the answersheet with a single line through the centre.Conversation I6Which diagram s
15、hows the percentage of young people use their mobile phones at least once a day?7How many text messages are British people sending a month nowadays?A.Some 0.5 billion.B.Nearly 1.5 billion.C.Over 2 billion.D.About 1 billion.8The peak for text messaging is between _.A.10:30 pm and 11:00 pmB.7:30 am an
16、d 8:00 amC.10:30 am and 11:00 amD.8:00 pm and 10:30 pm9Most British teenagers would never carry their mobile phones _.A.on their beltB.in their bagC.in their pocketD.in their luggage10According to the dialogue,which of the following details is not mentioned?A.The mobile phones is now used by young p
17、eople to express themselves.B.Mary is going to look at the kind of games one can play on a mobile phone.C.The man has collected lot of information about text messaging.D.Two-thirds of teenagers are using voicemail even though it is not popular.【答案与解析】6B 对话中男士提到“.75 percent of teenagers use their pho
18、nes at least once a day”，可知 75%（即 3/4）的青年人至少一天使用一次手机，因此 B 图所显示比例正确。7C 根据对话中男士提到的“And if you look at the UK as a whole,people are sending over 2 billion textmessages a month”，可知所有英国人一个月发的短信超过 20 亿条。故 C 项正确。8A 对话中男士问女士是否知道发短信的高峰时间，女士猜了两个时间点，随后男士予以纠正，指出“.it is at night but apparently its between ten th
19、irty and eleven”，即发短信的高峰时间为晚上 10 点半到 11点。因此 A 项正确。9A 男士指出手机是年轻人个性自我表现的一部分，并提到“And the last place you should keep yourphone is on your belt.Thats a really big fashion mistake”，可知大多数英国年轻人都不会把手机放在腰间的。10B 对话最后男士问及女士想研究手机哪方面的功能，女士回答说关于手机最普遍的功能就是发短信，由于男士已收集了很多这方面的信息，所以女士决定“the other thing Im going to look
20、 at is voicemail”，并提到语音信箱的功能虽不及手机其他功能那么受年轻人欢迎，但仍有 2/3 的人在使用。由此可见只有 B项不属于对话内容。【录音原文】M:Hi.Mary.How are you?W:Fine,thanks.How are things going?With the presentation,I mean?M:Not too bad,actually.I found that survey you sent me really useful.W:The one about young people and mobile phones?M:Yes.They show
21、 how incredibly important mobile phones are to young people.For example,did you knowthat 75 percent of teenagers use their phones at least once a day?W:75 percent!Thats quite a lot.M:But actually texting is an even bigger thing with young people nowadays.About 90 percent of them sendat least one tex
22、t massage a day.And if you look at the UK as a whole,people are sending over 2 billion textmessages a month.Whats so amazing is that theyve gone from zero to 2 billion in such a short time.W:Thats an amazing increase.You know,we could design a graph to show that.M:Great idea!By the way,what do you t
23、hink the peak time for sending text messages is?W:I dont know.Seven thirty?Eight oclock at night?M:Well,it is at night but apparently its between ten thirty and eleven.W:Thats quite late.Im surprised.M:What you have to remember about mobiles is that theyre part of young peoples self-expression part
24、oftheir identity.The most popular place you carry your phone is in your pocket.And the last place you should keepyour phone is on your belt.Thats a really big fashion mistake.For most of the teenagers in the survey anyway.Now,you were going to talk about the different functions of mobile phones,Mary
25、,werent you?Which functionsdid you decide to cover?W:Well,the most popular,obviously,is text messaging.But you seem to have a lot of information on thatalready.So I will leave that to you,if thats OK.M:Fine,so you wont cover text messaging but?W:I think video is still a pretty specialized thing at t
26、he moment.Not that many phones have it yet.So Im notcovering that.But the other thing Im going to look at is voicemail.Its not quite as popular with teenagers as theother functions but about two thirds still use it.M:OK.Lets talk about it next week.Conversation II11Where is the woman getting informa
27、tion about the Opera House tour?A.From a brochure.B.From a travel agency.C.From a TV advertisement.D.From a website.12How long is the most popular tour in the Opera House?A.2 hours.B.0.5 hour.C.1 hour.D.8 hours.13The Opera House would give discounts to all the following people except _.A.senior citi
28、zensB.disabled peopleC.full-time studentsD.children under 1614What will the man experience if he books the backstage tour?A.He can appear on the stage and see where the orchestra plays.B.He can chat with some famous actors and actresses.C.He will watch a fascinating opera performance.D.He will see w
29、hat is going on behind the scene.15For more information or tour booking,the man should call _.A.92507205B.92257250C.92527205D.92507250【答案与解析】11D 对话中女士指出“you wanted some information about tours of the Sydney Opera House?”，得到男士的肯定回答后，女士提到“I got a printout from the Opera House website”，接着便介绍了该资料上的信息，因可
30、知女士是从网站上获得关于 Opera House tour 的信息的。12C 女士在向男士介绍从网站上获得的信息时，读到“This is our most popular tour.”，随后男士问及“Does it say how often the tour goes”，女士回答中提到“its a one-hour tour.”。故本题答案选 C。13B 对话中男士问及门票价格，根据女士回答中提到的“But therere some concessionary rates for,um,senior citizens,and also full-time students,plus kids
31、 under 16”，可知对于老年人、全日制学生和 16 岁以下的孩子，门票都有优惠。concessionary（对某类人）减价的。可见只有 B 项中“残疾人”不会获得票价减免。14A 在介绍完票价后，女士提到资料上还有 backstage tour 的相关内容，介绍说“An opportunity toexplore behind the scenes at the open House.Appear on the stage and see where the orchestra plays”，因此 A 项为正确答案。15D 该题考查数字听写，对话最后女士告知男士一个电话号码可以订票或进行
32、查询，提到“Its92507250”。因此 D 项正确。【录音原文】W:Hello.M:Hi,Erica?Tim here.W:Oh,hi,Tim.Helen said you might ring.Youre going to Australia,right?And you wanted someinformation about tours of the Sydney Opera House?M:Thats right.W:I got a printout from the Opera House website.Let me just get itright.Opera House To
33、ur.OK.It says:“This is our most popular tour”blah blah.“Visitors are given a fascinating account of the history andarchitecture of the building.”You see the concert hall,the opera theatre,you hear about the current programme,etcetera.What else do you need to know?M:Does it say how often the tour goe
34、s?W:Let me seeits a one-hour tour and,yes,“it leaves every half hour between 9 a.m.and to 5 p.m.”M:Right,every half hour.So theyre pretty frequent.And does it say how much the tour costs?W:I think so,yes,at the bottom hereadults23 dollars.But therere some concessionary rates for,um,senior citizens,a
35、nd also full-time students,plus kids under 16.So remember to take your student card and youllonly have to pay 16 dollars.Oh,it also says something here about the backstage tour,“An opportunity to explorebehind the scenes at the Opera House.Appear on the stage and see where the orchestra plays.”You a
36、lso get thechance to chat with some of the technical staff and maybe even some performers,if you are lucky.M:Sounds really great,but how long does that one take?W:Um,thats two hours,so twice as long as the first one.But theres an early startit goes at 7 a.m.M:How much is that?W:Let me see150 dollars
37、.Well,anyway,if youre interested,youd try and book well in advance if youcan.I think the tours get quite booked up.M:OK.W:Theres a number you can call for bookings or if you want some information.Have you get a pen handy?M:Yeah.Fire away.W:OK.Its 92507250.Thats Sydney,obviously.Did you get that?M:Go
38、t it.Thats brilliant.Erica.Thanks a lot.Section C（5marks）In this section,you will hear five short news items.After each item,which will be read only once,there willbe a fifteen-second pause.During the pause,read the question and the four choices marked A,B,C and D,anddecide which is the best answer.
39、Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line throughthe centre.16How many pieces of news are reported in the news programme?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.【答案】C【解析】该 AP 一分钟新闻首先介绍了本周的天气状况，随后提到对 Pan Am Flight 103 受害者 25 周年祭，最后指出当局称上周新泽西州一家商场外的劫车事故中，已有四人以谋杀罪名被指控。可知该新闻节目中共报道了三条新
40、闻。【录音原文】This is AP News Minute.Warm weather in the East and frigid air in the Midwest could spell trouble fortravelers this weekend.Forecasters say a storm could produce nasty conditions from Texas to northern NewEngland.Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 were remembered Saturday on the 25th anniversary o
41、f the terroristbombing.Wreaths were laid in Lockerbie,Scotland,while Attorney General Erie Holder and former FBI DirectorRobert Mueller made remarks at Arlington National Cemetery.Authorities say four men have been charged withmurder in last weekends deadly carjacking outside a mall in northern New
42、Jersey.17Why did some environmental groups walk out of the United Nations conference on climate change?A.They were not allowed to voice their opinions.B.They claimed it had done little to limit global warming emissions.C.They didnt agree with the treaty to be signed.D.They thought the participants w
43、ere too divided in opinions.【答案】B【解析】新闻最后提到几个环保组织在本周早些时候离开了该有关气候变化的联合国会议，由“Theywere protesting what they considered a lack of progress towards a deal to limit carbon dioxide and other globalwarming emissions”，可知原因是他们认为会议在限制二氧化碳和其他温室气体排放方面没有进展。故 B 项正确。【录音原文】Delegates from nearly 200 countries have sp
44、ent the past two weeks in Warsaw,Poland.More than 9,000representatives gathered for a United Nations conference on climate change.Organizers called the meeting to worktoward a treaty to fight rising temperatures on our planet.The treaty would be signed in 2015 and take effect after2020.Several envir
45、onmental groups walked out of the climate talks earlier this week.They were protesting whatthey considered a lack of progress towards a deal to limit carbon dioxide and other global warming emissions.18What is the function of the new device mentioned in the health report?A.It is used to destroy canc
46、er cells.B.It makes identification of AIDS easier.C.It kills the human immunodeficiency virus.D.It helps strengthen the bodys natural defense.【答案】B【解析】根据新闻中提到的“A new device aims to make identification of AIDS easier and to lower the costof testing in developing countries”，可知该新装置的作用是使艾滋病的确诊更加容易，并降低测试
47、的费用。因此答案选 B。【录音原文】December 1st marked World AIDS Day.People around the world join together to celebrate progress infighting acquired immunodeficiency syndrome,better known as AIDS.A new device aims to make identificationof AIDS easier and to lower the cost of testing in developing countries.The huma
48、n immunodeficiency virusHIVattacks and destroys CD4 cells making patients unable to fight off infections.Doctors often suggest patients useantiretroviral drugs to help strengthen the bodys natural defenses for fighting disease.A CD4 cell count can helpdoctors decide if the drug treatment is necessar
49、y or not.19According to the news,what caused the death of the star Paul Walker?A.His car suddenly went out of control.B.His car caught fire and a tire burst.C.His friend crashed the car against a big tree.D.His driver was drunk and hit another car.【答案】A【解析】新闻开头便指出 Paul Walker 在车祸中去世，新闻最后提到据目击者称似乎“th
50、e car went out ofcontrol,crashed,went on fire.”，可知汽车失控是造成 Paul Walker 死亡的直接原因。【录音原文】Paul Walker,star of the Fast and Furious movie series has died in a car crash.He was best known for his rolesin the action movie series Fast and Furious which feature illegal street racing.We got more details of the