2007NationalEnglishContest
forCollegeStudents
(LevelC-Preliminary)
PartIListeningComprehension
(25minutes,30points)
Section A (6points)
Directions: Inthissection,youwillhear6shortconversations.Attheendofeach
conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationand
thequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.During
thepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichis
thebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe
linethroughthecentre.
AnswerSheet withasingle
1.A.Hehasn 蒺tfoundasuitableone.
C.Heprefershisoldone.
B.Hehasn 蒺tenoughmoney.
2.A.Intenminutes.
3.A.HavedinnerwithMary.
B.Infifteenminutes.
C.Intwentyminutes.
B.SeeafilmwithMary.
C.Dohishomework.
4.A.Rainy.
5.A.Hehastogotothebank.
B.Sunny.
C.Histrainhasbeendelayed.
6.A. 谊315.
Section B (4points)
B. 谊350.
C.Cloudy.
B.Hehasmissedthetrain.
C. 谊375.
Directions: Inthissection,youwillhearonelongconversation.Theconversationwillbe
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readonlyonce.Attheendoftheconversation,therewillbe a
thepause,youmustreadthefourquestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA, BandC,
anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe
Sheet withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
one-minute pause.During
Answer
7.Whatofficeisthestudentlookingfor?
A.Accounting.
B.EconomicHistory.
C.Economics.
8.Whenwastheorientationmeetingheld?
A.Yesterday.
B.LastFriday.
9.Whatistheruleaboutattendanceatlectures?
C.Aweekago.
A.Itisoptional.
B.Itisnecessary.
C.Itisdifficulttoenforce.
10.Howoftendoesthestudenthavetoattendtutorials?
A.Onceeveryotherweek.
C.Onceaweek.
Section C (10points)
B.Threetimesaweek.
Directions: Inthissection,youwillhear10shortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,there
willbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthequestionandthenthethreechoices
markedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorresponding
letteronthe AnswerSheet withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
11.WhendidthebombgooffinapopularmarketincentralBaghdad?
A.Lateintheevening.
B.Atmid-morning.
C.Lateintheafternoon.
12.What 蒺sthepurposeoftheAmberAlertprogram?
A.ToreportthenumberofchildrenmissingintheU.S.everyyear.
B.Tohelpfindthechildrenwhoarebelievedtohavebeenabducted.
C.TofindoutthereasonswhychildrenarekidnappedintheU.S.
13.Howmanyvillageshavebeeninvolvedintheinter-communalfightinginChad?
A.Fewerthan8.
B.About10.
C.Over20.
14.Whatisthebesttacticwhenyou
A.Tocreatespacearoundyou.
C.Toleavetheskiresortinstantly.
蒺recaughtupbyarollingwaveofsnow?
B.Tooutruntheavalanche.
15.What 蒺sthenewsitemmainlytalkingabout?
A.Developmentofmedicaltechnology.
C.HealthinsuranceintheU.S.
B.HealthcareinCalifornia.
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16.HowmanypeopledidbirdflukillinIndonesiaintwoweeks?
A.5.
B.2.
C.35.
17.What 蒺sthefunctionofthenewdrugproducedbyPfizer?
A.Reducingdogs
B.Increasingdogs
C.Controllingdogs
蒺 weight.
蒺 appetite.
蒺 population.
18.WhatwillsoonbegininthesouthernSenegalesetowns?
A.Plantingnewagriculturalcrops.
C.Fuelrecycling.
19.WhendidPontibeginmakingfilms?
B.Biofuelproduction.
A.In1913.
B.In1931.
C.In1938.
20.What 蒺sthemainreasonDemocratscouldregaincontrolofCongressafter12years?
A.NancyPelosihasbecometheirleader.
B.AmericansaredissatisfiedwiththeIraqwar.
C.TheysupportsendingmoretroopstoIraq.
Section D (10points)
Directions: Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Therearetenmissingwordsor
phrasesinit.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhearonthetape.Rememberto
writetheanswersonthe
AnswerSheet .
Everytravellerhasataletotellaboutbaddriving.Theseareusuallyexaggerated
(21)
lightsaretreatedascolourful(22)
oflifeonthemainstreetsofcitieswherethemotoristsarecrazyandtraffic
.
ItallhappenedonaSundayAprilmorning. I
(23)
myintentiontoturn
leftintoasideroadandpausedastheoncomingtrafficcleared.ButasIdroveacrossthe
road,anelderlymandrivingabatteredRenault12chosetoovertakeme
passontheinside.Therewasafearfulbangandmycarwaspushedsideways.Ifeltgroggy
andbruisedandwastakentohospitalinthebackseatofapolicecar.Theremyspleen
wasremoved.Fortunately,though,myrecoverywassteadyand(25)
(24)
.
Butthat 蒺snottheendofthetale.Yes,Ihadtakenoutinsuranceanditcoveredmy
medicalexpenses,(26)
ways,therewasacatchtoit.Ihad
calledKavisthathadbeenrecommendedbythehotelfrontdesk.IwasassuredthatIhad
whileIrecoveredandmyflightshome.However,asal
hiredmycarfromabackstreetfirm
(27)
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fullinsurancecover,butKavis
accident.Mysolicitortookadviceontheform Ihadsigned.Beinginahurryatthe
time,Ihadn 蒺t
document,”itread.I(30)
谊800onthedayofthe
togetittranslated. “Mr.Balmerwasstupidtosignthis
withasmile.Afterall,Iamstillalive!
(29)
(28)
mycreditcard
PartIIVocabularyandStructure
(10minutes,15points)
Directions: Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblankthereare
fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.
Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe
centre.
AnswerSheet withasinglelinethroughthe
31.IfIlosemynewwatchmyparentswillbeveryannoyed
B.with
C.for
me.
D.about
possibletomasteraforeignlanguagewithoutmuchmemory
B.that
C.its
D.it
A.against
32.Idon 蒺tthink
work.
A.this
33.Doesbrainpower
aswegetolder?Scientistsnowhavesomesurprisingan
原
D.collapse
.
D.credulous
swers.
A.descend
B.decline
C.reduce
34.Idon 蒺tbelieveinBrown 蒺sadventureatall.Itsoundsso
A.incredible
B.credible
35.We 蒺llnevergettothestationontime
C.incredulous
werunasfastaswecan.
A.incase
C.providedthat
36.Oilsalesvolumeinlocalurbanandruralareasroseby24%and50%
B.evenif
D.ifonly
,over
July2006.
A.separately
B.individuallyC.independently
D.respectively
37.Theshippingauthoritiesfollowedthe
oftheunidentifiedsubmarineon
theirradarscreens.
A.channel
B.way
C.course
D.direction
38.IsetoffassoonasIgotthenewsaboutmygrandpa
蒺sillness.Unfortunately,he
atthehospitalbefore I
A.hasdied;wentthere
C.died;hadbeenthere
39.Thecommitteehasmaderules
.
B.haddied;arrived
D.wasdying;hadgone
allitsmembersaresupposedtowork.
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A.bywhich
B.sothat
C.nowthat
40.Theyweremarriedforfifteenyearsbuthavenow
A.split
B.divided
C.divorced
D.forwhich
upandliveapart.
D.separated
41.Wewouldn 蒺thavemissedthetrainifwe
B.wouldn 蒺trun
A.didn 蒺twalk
42.Nomatterwhatmeasuretheytook,innoway
A.couldtheoutflowingtidebecontrolled
B.theoutflowingtidecouldbecontrolled
C.couldtheoutflowingtidecontrol
D.theoutflowingtidecouldcontrol
tothestation.
C.hadn 蒺twalked
D.weren 蒺trunning
.
43. — DidyougetanyinformationfromPeter?
anexpert,buthedoesn
— He
A.believestobe
蒺tseemtoknowmuch.
B.issupposedtobeC.thoughttobe
44. — Theradio 蒺sterriblyloud.Couldyouturnitdownalittle?
D.isclaimedbeing
— Sorry!
— Yes,andsomethingelse-wouldn
A.Isitdisturbingyou?
B.IforgotwhereIputmysoapthismorning.
C.Afootballmatchwasbroadcastliveonit.
D.Couldyourepeatwhatyousaid?
蒺titbeanideatobuyyourownsoap?
45. — CanIbookaroomfromnowuntilFriday?
—
— What蒺stheprice?
— $128.75notcountingtheservice.
A.Definitely.Goseeityourself.
B.Yes,ourhotelisquiteneartothestation.
C.Ofcourse.Wouldyouliketofollowme?
D.YoucanhaveRoom33,overlookingthesea.
PartIIIIQTest
(5minutes,5points)
Directions: Thereare5IQTestquestionsinthispart.Foreachquestionthereare 4
choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Markyouransweronthe
throughthecentre.
AnswerSheet withasingleline
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46.Whichfigurecompletesthesequence?
A.
C.
B.
D.
47.Amanhas29socksinhisdrawer,9identicalblue,8identicalgreyand12identical
black.Thelightshavefusedandheiscompletelyinthedark.Howmanysocksmusthe
takeouttomakecertainthathehasapairofeachcolour?
C.23
A.21
D.24
B.14
48.Whichcomesnext?
A,1A,111A,311A, ?
A.1312A
B.13211A
49.Findtheweighttobalancethescales.
16kg
4kg
C.1231A
D.11231A
10kg
?
A.2kg
B.4kg
50.Whatisthemissingnumber?
C.3kg
D.5kg
5
728
5
A.748
6
6
B.754
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731
8
C.745
7
9
?
8
D.784
PartIVReadingComprehension
(25minutes,40points)
Section A (6points)
Directions: Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith 6questions.Foreachquestion,
therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B, CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Then
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markthecorrespondingletteronthe
AnswerSheet withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions51-56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
“AUniqueExperiencein
IndianCuisine ”
Opened by County Councillor, Mr.
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OpeningnightattheGandhiRestaurant
broughtcriesofpraiseanddelightfrom
customerswhentheysampledtheunique
cuisineonMondaynight.
TonyPeaston,theGandhioffersthedis
cerningdinerauthenticIndiandishes,many
availableforthefirsttimeinHampshire.
Thesecretliesinthepreparation -
onlyauthenticIndianherbsandspicesare
usedtoindividuallyprepareeachspecial
dish,followingancientrecipes,manyhand
ed down through generations of
chefs.
原
Indian
”extolled
HighStandard
“I蒺vetravelledextensivelyanddined
atmanyIndianrestaurantsthroughoutthe
country,butrarelyhaveItastedIndian
foodofsuchahighstandard,
CouncillorPeaston.
“WhilstGandhihimselfwasaleader
ofmen,theGandhiRestaurantcouldbe
consideredtheleaderofanewbreedof
IndiancuisineinHampshire, ”headded.
“Byfarthebestcurrywehavehadin
thePortsmoutharea, ”wasthecommentof
Havantdiners,Mr.andMrs.JimCairnsof
Denvilles.
“Weenjoyedthedifferentmenuand
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foundtheadviceofthestaff,explaininghow
eachdishwasprepared,veryhelpfulforde
cidingourchoiceofmenu, ”theysaid.
Suchglowingcommentsreflecttheex
clusivenatureofthedishesavailableatthe
GandhiRestaurant.
OriginalRecipes
Youcanchoosefromamenuwhichof
ferscurriesandtandoories,knowingeach
oneisspeciallycookedforyou,withindi
vidualcareandattention,accordingtostrict
originalrecipes,byatopLondonchef,for
merlyofCoventGarden.
Andafteryouhavesampledthespicy
delightsofyourmaincourse,youcanselect
fromachoiceoforiginalIndiansweetsto
temperyourpalate.
Relaxinginthecomfortablesurround
ingsoftherestaurant,youcanhave ahot
toweltofreshenyourselforcleanyourfin
gersbetweencourses -anothertouchofIn
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dianliving.
TheGandhiRestaurant,situatedat
139KingstonRoad,Portsmouth,isfullyli
censedandopensevendaysaweek.
YoucanpopinforatraditionalIndi
anlunchbetween12and2:30pmorenjoy
alanguideveningmeal,whentherestau
rantisopenfrom6pmtomidnight.
Buttakecaretobookinadvance,as
demandforthiscuisineisexpectedtobe
high,soavoiddisappointmentbytele
phoningPortsmouth811966.
Asproofofconfidenceinyourenjoy
ment,theGandhiisofferinga10percent
discountonthecostofyourmeal,when
you produce this advertisement within
threemonthsoftheopening.
ThestaffattheGandhilookforward
toservingyouwithyourfirsttasteoftruly
authenticIndiancuisineinthisarea-and
theyknowyouwillcomebackagainand
again.
51.“AUniqueExperienceinIndianCuisine
”heremeansthattheGandhirestaurant
.
A.istheonlygenuineIndianrestaurantinHampshire
B.offerscustomersitsownspecialstyleofcooking
C.makesspecialfoodfornativeIndiancustomers
D.istryingoutIndianrecipesforthefirsttime
52.Howdoesthefoodpreparationcontributetotheuniqueexperience?
A.Itvariesfromcustomertocustomer,dependingontheprice.
B.Themethodsusedaresecretandknownonlytothechef.
C.ItusesgenuineIndianingredientsandfollowsancientrecipes.
D.ItfollowsmethodsdescribedbytraditionalIndianauthors.
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