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1、全国大学生英语竞赛 D 类考试 2014 年决赛试题及详解视频讲解Part I Listening Comprehension（30 marks）Section A（5 marks）In this section,you will hear five short conversations.Each conversation will be read onlyonce.At the end of each conversation,there will be a twenty-second pause.During the pause,read the question and the fou
2、r 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.1Whose car is Davids brother going to use on Saturday?A.Davids.B.Davids uncles.C.Nancys.D.Davids fathers.【答案】B【解析】对话中 Nancy 问 David，是否他哥哥周日要开车
3、，根据 David 回答中提到的“My brotheris going to borrow my uncles van”，可知正确答案为 B 项。【录音原文】F:David,is this the car your brother is going to drive on Saturday?M:No,Nancy,this is my fathers car.He uses it for work.My brother is going to borrow myuncles van.2What is Ann interested in?A.B.C.D.【答案】D【解析】对话中 Ann 回答说自己
4、最喜欢的学科是科学（Science），并指出她感觉“DNA reallyinteresting”，因此答案选 D。【录音原文】M:Whats your favorite subject,Ann?F:Science.M:Really?Im surprised to hear you say that.I thought it was English.F:Well,English is fun,too,but I find DNA really interesting.3Why was the man concerned about his shirt?A.He was afraid of get
5、ting it torn when playing.B.He thought it didnt match his short haircut.C.He was afraid of getting it dirty.D.He hated wearing white shirt.【答案】C【解析】对话中女士问男士是否记得第一天去学校时的情形，男士回答中提到“I was wearing a newwhite shirt and was so afraid of getting it dirty”，即男士那天穿了一件新衬衫，特别担心把它弄脏。【录音原文】F:Do you remember our f
6、irst day of school?M:In elementary school,you mean?Sure,I was wearing a new white shirt and was so afraidof getting it dirty.F:And I had a really short haircut,which I hated.M:Yeah,I remember.You kept touching your head.4What does the man think of the dress?A.Its perfect.B.Its a bit too long.C.Its a
7、 bit too bright.D.Its expensive.【答案】A【解析】根据录音中男士所说的“it looks great.Its a beautiful dress”及“I think its perfect,a perfect red party dress”，可知他认为这件裙子十分完美。【录音原文】F:Does this dress really look OK?Maybe I should change before the party.M:No,it looks great.Its a beautiful dress.F:Youre just saying that bec
8、ause I made it!Its too bright.And I made it too long!M:No,I think its perfect,a perfect red party dress.F:Maybe this looks too unusual.M:Yes,its beautiful.When you become a successful designer,this dress will be famous!5Why were some people seriously injured in the accident?A.The driver had drunk to
9、o much and couldnt hold the steering wheel.B.The car crossed the road at a high speed when the red light was on.C.The ambulance arrived late.D.They didnt fasten their seat belts.【答案】D【解析】对话中双方就一场交通事故进行了谈论，当女士问司机和乘客是否系安全带时，男士给与了否定回答，并指出“Thats probably why they were hurt so badly”，因此正确答案为 D 项。【录音原文】F:
10、Was anyone hurt in the accident?M:Yeah,Im afraid so.One of the passengers flew out of the window,and the driver hit hishead on the steering wheel.The ambulance just left.F:Were they wearing seat belts?M:No.I heard the police saying it was such a pity.Thats probably why they were hurt sobadly.Section
11、 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 thequestions and the four choices marked A,B,C and D,and decide which is the best answer.Thenmark the corre
12、sponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.Conversation 16What is Laura going to do next?A.Attend her third meeting of the day.B.Go shopping.C.Join a party.D.Go for a holiday7Whos Jessicas new boyfriend?A.Her colleague.B.Her bossC.Her teacher.D.Her classmate.8When did
13、Phil and Jessica split up?A.A week ago.B.Two weeks ago.C.Three weeks ago.D.Four weeks ago.9Will Phil go on a holiday in a few weeks?A.Yes,he will because he needs distractionB.No,he wont because he has just broken up with his girlfriend.C.He hasnt decided yet.D.No,not until he has got a girlfriend.1
14、0Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.Laura is not so busy today as usual.B.Jessica is on a business trip with her boss.C.Laura is unwilling to give Phil sympathy because she is extremely busy.D.Jessicas boss owns the company which Mandy was working for.【答案与解析】6A 根据对话中 Laura 提到的“Im on my way
15、to my third meeting today”可知她接下来要去参加当天的第三个会议。7B 对话中 Phil 提到他和女朋友 Jessica 分手了，随后 Laura 问及 Jessica 的新男友是谁，Phil 回答说“Its her boss”，因此答案选 B。8C 从 Phil 提到的“we split up three weeks ago”，可知他是三周前和女朋友分手的。9C 对话中 Phil 说本来他和女朋友打算几周后去度假的，于是 Laura 问他有什么打算，Phil 提到“Idont knowI havent decided yet”，因此 C 项正确。10 D Laura
16、问及 Jessica 的老板，即她的新男友是做什么工作时，Phil 表示确切情况自己并不知道，但 Jessica 的老板拥有几家公司，包括 Mandy 之前所在的公司。因此答案选 D。【录音原文】F:Hey,Phil,how are you doing?M:Oh,hi,Lauranot too bad.Thanks.How are you?F:Oh,extremely busy as usual.Im on my way to my third meeting today.Hows thatlovely girlfriend of yours?M:Oh,we split up three we
17、eks ago.Jessicas on holiday with her new boyfriend.F:Oh,no-trust me to say something to make you feel worse.Im really sorry.M:No,its okay.I need to talk about it.F:Whos her new boyfriend?M:Its her boss.You wouldnt know him.Hes not from around here.F:What kind of work does he do?M:I dont know really.
18、He seems to be involved in a lot of things.He owns severalcompanies anyway,including the one which Mandy was working for.F:Oh,Phil,I dont know what to say.M:Yeahits hard.I mean,we were supposed to be going on holiday together in a coupleof weeks.F:So,what are you going to do?M:I dont knowI havent de
19、cided yet.I might go anyway,or I might not feel like it whenthe time comes.I dont know.Ill just have to see how I feel at the time.F:Look,Phil,Im afraid Ive got to runbut if you need some sympathy,you know whereto find me.M:Thanks,LauraIll be fine.Conversation 211Does Shelley think there should be s
20、tricter regulations placed on the press?A.Yes,she does.B.No,she doesnt.C.She doesnt care about it.D.She makes no comment.12According to The Daily Post,where did Shelly and her co-star take a bath?A.At her own home.B.In her hotel room.C.At her co-stars home.D.In her co-stars hotel room.13What does Sh
21、elley think of the presss making up stories?A.Its sensational.B.It makes sense.C.Its understandable.D.Its irresponsible.14Why does the press make up stories when its obvious that theyre not true?A.To get famous people angry and make more money.B.To mess up peoples lives.C.To increase the papers circ
22、ulation and make more money.D.To bring laughter to people.15Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.In Shelleys Opinion,the press is not so important.B.Before Shelley was famous,she begged the press editor to write anything about her.C.Shelley usually read some true stories about herself in news
23、papers and magazinesrecently.D.When Shelley and her co-star took a bath,the bath was filled with$5,000 worth of milk.【答案与解析】11 A对话开头Jim便向Shelley问到“Do you think there should be greater restrictions placedon the press and the stories they print”，对此 Shelley 给与了肯定回答，因此 A 项正确。12B 对话中 Shelley 抱怨说，现在报纸和杂志上
24、到处都是关于她本身和她所认识人的虚假信息，并给出例子加以证明，指出“.your paper The Daily Post wrote this story about me and myco-star.taking a bath together in my hotel room”，因此答案选 B。13 D 录音最后部分 Shelley 说她十分厌恶媒体编造故事以在报纸首页占据头条，从而卖出更多的报纸（.the gutter-press making up stories just so that they can splash sensational headlines acrossthe
25、front page and sell more newspapers），并表示“这是一种不负责任的行为，扰乱了人们的生活”（its irresponsible and it messes up peoples lives），因此 D 项正确。14C 根据上题分析可知，媒体编造明显的虚假故事是为了增加报纸的发行量，从而获取更多利益。因此选 C。15B 当听到 Shelley 抱怨媒体编造关于她和其他名人的虚假信息时，Jim 打断她的话，指出“Iremember,Shelley,before you were famous,you were begging us to write feature
26、s aboutyou.anything.”，可知 Shelley 在成名前曾请求新闻主编写任何关于她的事。故 B 项符合录音内容。【录音原文】M:Shelley Russell,lets start with you.Do you think there should be greater restrictionsplaced on the press and the stories they print?F:Yes,Jim,absolutely.I cant open a newspaper or magazine without reading stories full offalse i
27、nformation about myself or people I know.Its getting.M:Sorry,but I cant believe that youre actually complaining about free publicity.I mean,Iremember,Shelley,before you were famous,you were begging us to write features aboutyou.anything.F:If you would just let me finishof course the press has been i
28、mportant.Im an actressand I understand the power of press.But the thing is,I rarely seem to read anything true aboutmyself these days.Take last weekyour paper The Daily Post wrote this story about me and myco-star,who incidentally happens to be married to a very good friend of minetaking a bathtoget
29、her in my hotel room.M:Oh,that.That was.F:Hang on,I havent finished.You went on to say that the bath was filled with$5,000 worthof champagne.Now.M:Well,that was just a bit of fun.I dont think you should take that too seriously.F:Oh really!You dont think its at all serious that my co-stars wife is no
30、w filing for adivorce.M:Look,I dont know whether.F:Anyway,to get back to what I was saying.The point Im trying to make here is thatfamous people have families with feelings.Im sick of the gutter-press making up stories just sothat they can splash sensational headlines across the front page and sell
31、more newspapersitsirresponsible and it messes up peoples lives.Section C（5 marks）In this section you will hear a monologue.The monologue will be read twice.After themonologue,there will be a one-minute pause.During the pause,read the questions and the fourchoices marked A,B,C and D,and decide which
32、is the best answer.Then mark the correspondingletter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.16What did Mike do to end his normal and dull life?A.Try scuba-diving.B.Try travelling.C.Try climbing Mount Qomolangma.D.Try skydiving.17What was he thinking the moment he jumped out of the
33、 plane?A.Nothing.B.He was going to die.C.He was going to fly.D.It was fun.18How did he feel when he got into the plane?A.Excited.B.Relaxed.C.Nervous.D.Astonished.19At what height did he open his parachute?A.2,000 feet.B.5,500 feet.C.11,000 feet.D.20,000 feet.20Which of the following statements is TR
34、UE?A.He was reading a newspaper one evening when he saw an ad for skydiving.B.He phoned the skydiving centre the minute he saw the ad and booked a jump.C.After a days training he was sure he was doing the right thing.D.It was a beautiful morning and his first jump was unforgettable.【答案与解析】16D 录音开头麦克
35、介绍到一天下班后，他突然感觉“There has to be more to life than this”，正在这时他看到一个关于 skydiving“跳伞运动”的广告，于是第二天他便给当地的 skydiving centre 打电话，开始首次参与跳伞运动。因此答案选 D。17A 麦克描述中提到开始跳伞时，自己根本不知道在想什么，大脑一片空白“Suddenly,it wastime to jump and as I pushed myself away from the plane,I dont know what I was thinking,mymind went blank”，故 A
36、项正确。18C 录音中麦克提到第一次跳伞时，五个人坐进了几乎连三个人都有点装不下的飞机里，接着指出“I was beginning to feel nervous,but the others were chatting and joking and I started to feelmore relaxed”，可知麦克刚进飞机时，感觉很紧张。19B 根据录音最后部分提到的“At 5,500 feet I pulled the cord and the parachute openedimmediately”，即是麦克在 5,500feet 的高空中打开了降落伞“parachute”，因此答案
37、选 B。20D 从录音中关于麦克第一次跳伞的描述“I will never forget my first jump”和“It was abeautiful,cloudless day and the sun was just going down”，可知他第一次跳伞时天气很好，并且这次跳伞经历对他来说十分难忘。【录音原文】SkydivingIm Mike.It all started one evening after another typical nine to five day.I was sitting athome thinking,“There has to be more to
38、 life than this,”when an ad came on the television:“Try skydiving,”it said.The next day,I called my local skydiving centre and booked my first jump.I spent a day training and then I was ready for my first jump.Or almost.First,I had to sign adocument to say that I understood I was taking part in an a
39、ctivity that could end in serious injury.At that moment I realized that I was about to do something voluntarily that would put my life atrisk and as I signed,I wondered if I was completely mad.I will never forget my first jump.Five of us walked to the runway and got into a plane barelybig enough to
40、hold three people.I was beginning to feel nervous,but the others were chattingand joking and I started to feel more relaxed.It was a beautiful,cloudless day and the sun wasjust going down.It took us about 20 minutes to get to 11,000 feet and then the trainer openedthe plane doorthe view took my brea
41、th away.Suddenly,it was time to jump and as I pushedmyself away from the plane,I dont know what I was thinking,my mind went blank.Words cannot describe the excitement and the astonishment I experienced while I wasfree-falling.At 5,500 feet I pulled the cord and the parachute opened immediately.Sudde
42、nly,everythingwas silent and peaceful.Twice I shouted,“This is absolutely incredible,”though I knew therewas nobody to hear me.It was the most amazing four minutes of my life.Section D（10 marks）In this section,you will hear a short passage.There are 10 missing words or phrases.Fill in theblanks with
43、 the exact words or phrases you hear.The passage will be read twice.Remember towrite the answers on the answer sheet.Today,parents are（21）_ worried about the safety of their children,and because of this,they are not letting their children out to play.As a result,children are no longer playing outsid
44、ebut（22）_ in their rooms and losing themselves in（23）_ activities such as watchingTV and playing computer games.Yet,if they had the chance,they（24）_ get out of the house and go to the cinema,seefriends or play sports.In fact,when asked what their idea of a good day was,only 1 in 7 said thatthey woul
45、d turn on the television.British teenagers have always（25）_ their bedrooms,leaving the younger children toplay in communal spaces such as the sitting room,garden or kitchen.However,children from theage of 9 are now turning to their bedrooms as a place to（26）_.Bedroom culture is a（27）_ of the past 20
46、 years with families getting smaller andhomes getting more（28）_.Increasing（29）_ has also（30）_ the rise of thebedroom culture.【答案与解析】21increasingly（录音首句便指出，如今的父母越来越担忧孩子的安全，“increasingly worried about the safety oftheir children”。increasingly 越来越多地；日益。）22shutting themselves away（录音中提到由于父母对孩子安全的担忧，孩子们不
47、再出去玩耍了，而是“shutting themselvesaway in their rooms and losing themselves in individualistic activities”，即把自己关在房间里进行一些个人活动。shut away 关起来。）23individualistic（由上题分析可知，该空应填 individualistic“个人主义的，强调个人独特性的”。）24would rather（根据录音中提到的“Yet,if they had the chance,they would rather get out of the house.”，可知若有机会，孩子
48、们还是宁愿出去玩而非呆在房间里。would rather 宁愿，宁可。）25retreated to（录音中提到“British teenagers have always retreated to their bedrooms.”，即英国的青少年经常会呆在房间里。retreat to 撤退到；回到安静的地方；躲到。）26socialize/socialise（根据录音中提到的“.children from the age of 9 are now turning to their bedrooms as aplace to socialize.”，可知 9 岁往上的孩子现在越来越倾向于把卧室
49、作为与人交往的场所。socialize 与交往；参与社交。）27phenomenon（录音最后部分指出，过去 20 年家庭变得越来越小，房子变得越来越大，卧室文化随之出现“Bedroom culture is a phenomenon of the past 20 years with families getting smaller and homesgetting more spacious”。phenomenon 现象，事件。）28spacious（由上题分析，可知此处应填 spacious“宽敞的；广阔的”。）29prosperity（录音最后一句指出“Increasing prosp
50、erity has also contributed to the rise of the bedroomculture”，即不断的繁荣同样促进了卧室文化的兴起。prosperity 繁荣；昌盛。）30contributed to（由上题可知此处应填 contributed to，指“促进，促成”。）【录音原文】Has Technology Ruined Childhood?Today,parents are increasingly worried about the safety of their children,and because of this,they are not lett