2021年全國大學生英語競賽（NECCS）C類初賽真題

2021年全國大學生英語競賽（NECCS）C類初賽真題

（總分：119.55,做題時間：120分鐘）

一、聽力對話單題（總題數：5,分數：6.00）

1.

（分數：1.20）

A.Theyenjoytakingphotographsofnature.

B.Theyliketovisitmuseumsworldwide.J

C.Theywishtoseethesculpture“David'oneday.

D.TheyhavebeentotheLouvreMuseum.

解析：原文：W:Ioftengotophotographyexhibitionsatthelocalmuseum.Sometimesthe

picturesareofnature一youknow一wiIdanimalsorsunsets...thatkindofthing.M:Yes,I

liketohangoutatthemuseumaswell.I'malsoabigfanofsculpture.LasttimeIwas

inItalyImadeaspecialtriptogoseeMichelangelo's"David'.It'sreallyavery

impressiveworkofart.W:Wow!I'dlovetoseethat!IwasinParistwoyearsagoandI

spenthalfmytimetherewalkingaroundtheLouvreMuseum.Itwasamazing.Q:Whatdothe

speakershaveinconunon?題口問的是說話者有什么共同點。對話開頭女士說她經常去當地博物館看攝

影展覽。男士說他也喜歡去博物館閑逛，上次在意大利的時候，他專程去看了米開朗基羅的“大衛(wèi)”。然

后女士說她也喜歡去看米開朗基羅的“大衛(wèi)”。兩年前她在巴黎，花了一半的時間在盧浮宮周圍散步。由

此可知，兩位說話者的共同點是都喜歡參觀世界各地的博物館。故答案為B。

2.

（分數：1.20）

A.Theydonatepartofthemoney.

B.Theysetupacharityinmemoryoftheirgranduncle.

C.Theypaythetaxassoonastheygetthemoney.

D.Theyfindthebestwaytoinvestthemoney.J

解析：原文：W:Ioftengotophotographyexhibitionsatthelocalmuseum.Sometimesthe

picturesareofnature一youknow一wiIdanimalsorsunsets...thatkindofthing.M:Yes,I

liketohangoutatthemuseumaswell.I'malsoabigfanofsculpture.LasttimeIwas

inItalyImadeaspecialtriptogoseeMichelangelo's"David”.It'sreallyavery

impressiveworkofart.W:Wow!I'dlovetoseethat!IwasinParistwoyearsagoandI

spenthalfmytimetherewalkingaroundtheLouvreMuseum.Itwasamazing.Q:Whatdothe

speakershaveincommon?題目問的是女士給這對夫婦的建議是什么。對話中女士提到自己認為男士和

他的妻子現在應該考慮投資了。但問題是有太多的選擇……有些投資穩(wěn)定，但資金增長非常緩慢。其他的

選擇風險更大，但收入潛力更大。由此可知，女士建議他們找到最好的投資方式。故答案為D。

3.

（分數：1.20）

A.Lookforanewjob.

B.Lessenhisanxietyaboutflying.V

C.Takeanairplanewheneverpossible.

D.Drivemoretoensuresafety.

解析：原文：W:Ioftengotophotographyexhibitionsatthelocalmuseum.Sometimesthe

picturesareofnature一youknow一wildanimalsorsunsets...thatkindofthing.M:Yes,I

1iketohangoutatthemuseumaswel1.Irmalsoabigfanofsculpture.LasttimeIwas

inItalyImadeaspecialtriptogoseeMichelangelo,s"David”.It'sreallyavery

impressiveworkofart.W:Wow!I'dlovetoseethat!IwasinParistwoyearsagoandI

spenthalfmytimetherewalkingaroundtheLouvreMuseum.Itwasamazing.Q:Whatdothe

speakershaveincommon?題目問的是女士建議男士做什么。對話中男士提到過了十年了他還是很害怕

坐飛機，女士就以坐汽車為例，坐車需要對路況和路上的其他司機有更強的掌控力，以此來說明坐飛機其

實比坐汽車更安全，即建議他減輕對坐飛行的焦慮感。故答案為B。

4.

（分數：1.20）

A.Itcanmakeanideamoreeasilyacceptable.J

B.Itcanhelppeoplereachanagreement.

C.Itcanfillinformalmeetingswithlaughter.

D.Itcanaddcolortospeechesorpresentations.

角軍析：原文：W:Ioftengotophotographyexhibitionsatthelocalmuseum.Sometimesthe

picturesareofnature—youknow-wildanimalsorsunsets...thatkindofthing.M:Yes,I

liketohangoutatthemuseumaswell.I'malsoabigfanofsculpture.LasttimeIwas

inItalyImadeaspecialtriptogoseeMichelangelo's'David”.It'sreallyavery

impressiveworkofart.W:Wow!I'dlovetoseethat!IwasinParistwoyearsagoandI

spenthalfmytimetherewalkingaroundtheLouvreMuseum.Itwasamazing.Q:Whatdothe

speakershaveincommon?題目問的是為什么研究認為幽默很重要。對話中女士提到研究表明人們更容

易接受帶著幽默的想法。男士回答說他也注意到了，很多時候人們在會議上都在為一些并不那么有趣的事

情而笑。即幽默可以讓一個想法更容易被接受。故答案為A。

5.

（分數：1.20）

A.Ahackerwhowantedtoshowoffhiscomputertalent.

B.Afiredemployeewhowantedtostealsensitivedata.

C.AnunidentifiedTrojanhorse.

D.Oneofthecompanyrscompetitors.J

解析：原文：W:1oftengotophotographyexhibitionsatthelocalmuseum.Sometimesthe

picturesareofnature-youknow—wildanimalsorsunsets...thatkindofthing.M:Yes,I

liketohangoutatthemuseumaswell.I'malsoabigfanofsculpture.LasttimeIwas

inltalyImadeaspecialtriptogoseeMichelangelo*s'David”.It*sreallyavery

impressiveworkofart.W:Wow!I'dlovetoseethat!IwasinParistwoyearsagoandI

spenthalfmytimetherewalkingaroundtheLouvreMuseum.Itwasamazing.Q:Whatdothe

speakershaveincommon?題目問的是男士認為是誰挑起了這次網絡攻擊。對話開頭女士問男士是否認

為這次網絡攻擊是由我們的競爭對手挑起的，男士回答說他不想指責別人，但確實有可能。即挑起這次網

絡攻擊的是公司的競爭對手之一。故答案為D。

二、聽力對話組題（總題數：10,分數：3.00）

6.AmandaandStevebothgotnewjobslastweekandtheyarebacktomeetoldcolleagues

today.

AmandaandStevebothgotnewjobslastweekandtheyarebacktomeetoldcolleaguestoday.

（分數:0.30）

A.True

B.FalseJ

C.無

D.無

解析：原文：M:Hi,Amanda,howareyou?I'vemissedworkingwithyouandthewho1egroup

sincemytransferlastweek.W:Hi,Steve!We'vemissedyoutoo.Theofficejustisn'tthe

samewithoutyou.Howisyournewjob?M:It'sgreat.IreallygettofocusonwhatIlike

todoandeveryonehasbeenveryniceandwelcoming.However,I'mhavingasmallproblem

withmynewcolleagues.W:Whathappened?M:Well,threepeoplearecelebratingtheir

birthdaysthismonthandthepolicyhereisforeveryonetocontributetendollarstoacard

andcakeforeachofthem.W:Wow,soyou'11beoutthirtydollarsonyourfirstweekat

work!M:Iknow.ItisalotofmoneyandIhaven'tyetgottentoknowwellenoughanyof

thepeoplecelebratingtheirbirthdays.Inourolddepartment,itwasonlythreedollarsfor

eachbirthdayandtherewereonlytenofus.W:Well,everydepartmentisdifferent.You

wouldn,twantyournewco-workerstothinkyou'reaGrinch,right?M:Whatisthat?It

doesn,tsoundlikeagoodthingtobe.W:AGrinchisapersonwhospoilsthemoodona

happyoccasionbybeingselfishorunenthusiastic.Youknow-apartypooper.M:Idefinitely

don'twanttobethat\ButIstillthinkit'sunreasonableforthemtoaskmeforsucha

bigsumofmoneywhenwedon'tknoweachotherverywell.WhatshouldIdo?W:IfIwere

you,Iwouldjustbitethebulletandhandoverthemoney.Firstimpressionsareimportant

andit'snotworthgettingareputationforbeingascrooge.Thinkaboutitthisway:when

yourbirthdaycomesaround,you'11haveatleastonecardandcaketolookforwardto.題目

說的是阿曼達和史蒂夫上周都找到了新工作，他們今天回來見老同事。對話中只提到了史蒂夫調職換了新

工作，阿曼達并沒有找新的工作。故該題表述錯誤。

7.AmandaandStevebothgotnewjobslastweekandtheyarebacktomeetoldcolleagues

today.

AmandaandStevebothgotnewjobslastweekandtheyarebacktomeetoldcolleaguestoday.

（分數：0.30）

A.TrueJ

B.False

C.無

D.無

解析：原文：M:Hi,Amanda,howareyou?I'vemissedworkingwithyouandthewholegroup

sincemytransferlastweek.W:Hi,Steve!We'vemissedyoutoo.Theofficejustisn'tthe

samewithoutyou.Howisyournewjob?M:It'sgreat.IreallygettofocusonwhatIlike

todoandeveryonehasbeenveryniceandwelcoming.However,I'mhavingasmallproblem

withmynewcolleagues.W:Whathappened?M:Well,threepeoplearecelebratingtheir

birthdaysthismonthandthepolicyhereisforeveryonetocontributetendollarstoacard

andcakeforeachofthem.W:Wow,soyou'11beoutthirtydollarsonyourfirstweekat

work!M:Iknow.ItisalotofmoneyandIhavenftyetgottentoknowwel1enoughanyof

thepeoplecelebratingtheirbirthdays.Inourolddepartment,itwasonlythreedollarsfor

eachbirthdayandtherewereonlytenofus.W:Well,everydepartmentisdifferent.You

wouldn,twantyournewco-workerstothinkyou'reaGrinch,right?M:Whatisthat?It

doesn,tsoundlikeagoodthingtobe.W:AGrinchisapersonwhospoilsthemoodona

happyoccasionbybeingselfishorunenthusiastic.Youknow—apartypooper.M:Idefinitely

don'twanttobethat\ButIstillthinkit'sunreasonableforthemtoaskmeforsucha

bigsumofmoneywhenwedon,tknoweachotherverywell.WhatshouldIdo?W:IfIwere

you,Iwouldjustbitethebulletandhandoverthemoney.Firstimpressionsareimportant

andit'snotworthgettingareputationforbeingascrooge.Thinkaboutitthisway:when

yourbirthdaycomesaround,you'11haveatleastonecardandcaketolookforwardlo.題口

說的是史蒂夫對他的新工作很滿意，他受到新同事的歡迎。對話中阿曼達問史蒂芬的新工作怎么樣，史蒂

芬回答說他的新工作很棒，他開始專注于自己喜歡做的事情，每個人都很友好也很歡迎他。故該題表述正

確。

8.AmandaandStevebothgotnewjobslastweekandtheyarebacktomeetoldcolleagues

today.

AmandaandStevebothgotnewjobslastweekandtheyarebacktomeetoldcolleaguestoday.

（分數：0.30）

A.TrueJ

B.False

C.無

D.無

解析：原文：M:Hi,Amanda,howareyou?I'vemissedworkingwithyouandthewholegroup

sincemytransferlastweek.W:Hi,Steve!We'vemissedyoutoo.Theofficejustisn'tthe

samewithoutyou.Howisyournewjob?M:It'sgreat.IreallygettofocusonwhatIlike

todoandeveryonehasbeenveryniceandwelcoming.However,I'mhavingasmal1problem

withmynewcolleagues.W:Whathappened?M:Well,threepeoplearecelebratingtheir

birthdaysthismonthandthepolicyhereisforeveryonetocontributetendollarstoacard

andcakeforeachofthem.W:Wow,soyou'11beoutthirtydollarsonyourfirstweekat

work!M:Iknow.ItisalotofmoneyandIhaven'tyetgottentoknowwellenoughanyof

thepeoplecelebratingtheirbirthdays.Inourolddepartment,itwasonlythreedollarsfor

eachbirthdayandtherewereonlytenofus.W:Well,everydepartmentisdifferent.You

wouldn"twantyournewco-workerstothinkyou'reaGrinch,right?M:Whatisthat?It

doesn'tsoundlikeagoodthingtobe.W:AGrinchisapersonwhospoilsthemoodona

happyoccasionbybeingselfishorunenthusiastic.Youknow-apartypooper.M:Idefinitely

don'twanttobethat\ButIstillthinkit,sunreasonableforthemtoaskmeforsucha

bigsumofmoneywhenwedon'tknoweachotherverywell.WhatshouldIdo?W:IfIwere

you,Iwouldjustbitethebulletandhandoverthemoney.Firstimpressionsareimportant

andit'snotworthgettingareputationforbeingascrooge.Thinkaboutitthisway:when

yourbirthdaycomesaround,you'11haveatleastonecardandcaketolookforwardto.題目

說的是阿曼達同情史蒂夫捐款的問題，但她認為這是合理的。對話中阿曼達對史蒂夫入職第一周就要損失

30美元表示同情，但是她認為史蒂夫剛入職，不能做聚會掃興者，即她認為這是合理的。故該題表述正

確。

9.AmandaandStevebothgotnewjobslastweekandtheyarebacktomeetoldcolleagues

today.

AmandaandStevebothgotnewjobslastweekandtheyarebacktomeetoldcolleaguestoday.

（分數：0.30）

A.TrueJ

B.False

C.無

D.無

解析：原文：M:Hi,Amanda,howareyou?I'vemissedworkingwithyouandthewholegroup

sincemytransferlastweek.W:Hi,Steve!We,vemissedyoutoo.Theofficejustisn'tthe

samewithoutyou.Howisyournewjob?M:It'sgreat.IreallygettofocusonwhatIlike

todoandeveryonehasbeenveryniceandwelcoming.However,I'mhavingasmallproblem

withmynewcolleagues.W:Whathappened?M:Well,threepeoplearecelebratingtheir

birthdaysthismonthandthepolicyhereisforeveryonetocontributetendollarstoacard

andcakeforeachofthem.W:Wow,soyou'11beoutthirtydollarsonyourfirstweekat

work!M:Iknow.ItisalotofmoneyandIhaven,tyetgottentoknowwellenoughanyof

thepeoplecelebratingtheirbirthdays.Inourolddepartment,itwasonlythreedollarsfor

eachbirthdayandtherewereonlytenofus.W:Well,everydepartmentisdifferent.You

wouldn,twantyournewco-workerstothinkyou'reaGrinch,right?M:Whatisthat?It

doesn'tsoundlikeagoodthingtobe.W:AGrinchisapersonwhospoilsthemoodona

happyoccasionbybeingselfishorunenthusiastic.Youknow-apartypooper.M:Idefinitely

don'twanttobethat\ButIsti11thinkit,sunreasonableforthemtoaskmeforsucha

bigsumofmoneywhenwedon'tknoweachotherverywell.WhatshouldIdo?W:IfIwere

you,Iwouldjustbitethebulletandhandoverthemoney.Firstimpressionsareimportant

andit'snotworthgettingareputationforbeingascrooge.Thinkaboutitthisway:when

yourbirthdaycomesaround,you'11haveatleastonecardandcaketolookforwardto.題目

說的是史蒂夫認為他的新同事從他那里收這么多錢是不合理的，但他也不想破壞生日慶祝會的氣氛。對話

中阿曼達向史蒂夫解釋Grinch的意思是apartypooper（聚會中掃興的人），史蒂夫說他不想成為那樣的

人，即他不想破壞生日慶祝會的氛圍，但是他仍然認為新同事過生日從他那里收這么多錢是不合理的。故

該題表述正確。

10.AmandaandStevebothgotnewjobslastweekandtheyarebacktomeetoldcolleagues

today.

AmandaandStevebothgotnewjobslastweekandtheyarebacktomeetoldcolleaguestoday.

（分數：0.30）

A.True

B.FalseV

C.無

D.無

解析：原文：M:Hi,Amanda,howareyou?I'vemissedworkingwithyouandthewholegroup

sincemytransferlastweek.W:Hi,Steve!We*vemissedyoutoo.Theofficejustisn'tthe

samewithoutyou.Howisyournewjob?M:It'sgreat.IreallygettofocusonwhatIlike

todoandeveryonehasbeenveryniceandwelcoming.However,I'mhavingasmallproblem

withmynewcolleagues.W:Whathappened?M:Well,threepeoplearecelebratingtheir

birthdaysthismonthandthepolicyhereisforeveryonetocontributetendollarstoacard

andcakeforeachofthem.W:Wow,soyou'11beoutthirtydollarsonyourfirstweekat

work!M:Iknow.ItisalotofmoneyandIhaven*tyetgottentoknowwellenoughanyof

thepeoplecelebratingtheirbirthdays.Inourolddepartment,itwasonlythreedollarsfor

eachbirthdayandtherewereonlytenofus.W:Well,everydepartmentisdifferent.You

wouldn'twantyournewco-workerstothinkyou'reaGrinch,right?M:Whatisthat?It

doesn,tsoundlikeagoodthingtobe.W:AGrinchisapersonwhospoilsthemoodona

happyoccasionbybeingselfishorunenthusiastic.Youknow-apartypooper.M:Idefinitely

don'twanttobethat\ButIstillthinkit'sunreasonableforthemtoaskmeforsucha

bigsumofmoneywhenwedon'tknoweachotherverywell.WhatshouldIdo?W:IfIwere

you,Iwou1djustbitethebulletandhandoverthemoney.Firstimpressionsareimportant

andit'snotworthgettingareputationforbeingascrooge.Thinkaboutitthisway:when

yourbirthdaycomesaround,you,11haveatleastonecardandcaketolookforwardto.題目

說的是阿曼達建議史蒂夫盡快慶祝他的生日，這樣他就可以拿回他的錢。對話中阿曼達只提到了當史蒂芬

的生日來臨的時候，他至少可以期待會收到卡片和蛋糕。并沒有說盡快慶祝生日就可以拿回他的錢。故該

題表述錯誤。

11.Whydoesthemanadoptthenameofagreatdetective?

Whydoesthemanadoptthenameofagreatdetective?

（分數：0.30）

A.Hewantstobeagreatdetectivehimself.

B.Hisgrandfatherisafamousdetective.

C.HisparentslovedtheConanDoylestories.J

D.HeisagreatfanoftheConanDoy1estories.

解析：原文：W:SherlockHolmes,Imustaskyoufirst...Howisitthatyouhavethesame

nameasSherlockHolmes,thegreatdetective?M:Pleasecallme“Holmes”-that'swhatmy

friendsandfamilycallme-well,yousee,myparentsweregreatfansoftheoriginalConan

Doylestories.Bothparents,myfatherespecially,wouldspendhoursreadingtheadventures

tome-evenasachild.W:Really?M:Yes...andwhenIwasborn,theydiscussedanumberof

firstnames.Theywantedtogivetheirsonanamethatwasuncommon-butalsothat

representedsomethingspecial.Theydidn'ttakelongtodecideon"SherlockHolmes"ashe

wastheirfavouriteliteraryfigure—andtheyknownoonewouldforgetmeoncethey,dheard

myname.Andboy,theywereright.W:So,howdopeopleingeneralreactwhenyouintroduce

yourselftothem?M:Well,Igetal1kindsofreactionsreally-everythingfromtheusual

“Where'sDr.Watson?77typecommentstopeoplejustthinkingI'mbeingfunny.W:Ican

imagine.Anddoyoumind?M:No,notatall.Ineverdo.Ithink,thebestreactionwasone

timewhenIwasinSanFrancisco,andIwentintoanelectronicsstoretobuyaTV.The

clerkbehindthecounterwasayoungladyaround18orso.Whenshesawthenameonmy

creditcard,shemusthavestaredatitforabout10ful1seconds.Thenshelookedupatme

andsaid,inallsincerity,“Ididnotknowyouwerereal!Wait〃tillItellmyfriendsI

sawtherealSherlockHolmes!Theexpressiononherfacelookedlikeshe'dseenaghost.

Itwasveryamusing.W:Givenyourname,doyoufeelthatyouhaveanyspecialtalentor

abilitytosolvemysteriesineveryday1ife?M:Well,I'11saythathavingthenamedoes

meanthatpeopleoftenturntomeifanythingunusualhappens.Forexample,ifIfm

watchingTVwithafriendorfami1ymemberandamagiciancomesonanddoessomekindof

trick—alleyesturntometoexplainhowit,sdone.題目問的是為什么男士要用偉大偵探的名字

作為自己的名字。對話中女士問男士怎么會和偉大的偵探夏洛克.福爾摩斯同名呢，男士回答說他的父母

都是柯南?道爾原著的忠實粉絲。即他的父母喜歡柯南.道爾寫的故事。故答案為C。

12.Whydoesthemanadoptthenameofagreatdetective?

Whydoesthemanadoptthenameofagreatdetective?

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A.Thereactionsarevaried.V

B.Theyaskforhisautographs.

C.Theyareabitscared.

D.Theyaskhimtotellhisstories.

解析：原文：W:SherlockHolmes,Imustaskyoufirst...Howisitthatyouhavethesame

nameasSherlockHolmes,thegreatdetective?M:Pleasecallme“Holmes”-that'swhatmy

friendsandfamilycallme-well,yousee,myparentsweregreatfansoftheoriginalConan

Doylestories.Bothparents,myfatherespecially,wouldspendhoursreadingtheadventures

tome—evenasachild.W:Really?M:Yes...andwhenIwasborn,theydiscussedanumberof

firstnames.Theywantedtogivetheirsonanamethatwasuncommon一butalsothat

representedsomethingspecial.Theydidn'ttakelongtodecideon"SherlockHolmes*ashe

wastheirfavouriteliteraryfigure-andtheyknownoonewouldforgetmeoncethey*dheard

myname.Andboy,theywereright.W:So,howdopeopleingeneralreactwhenyouintroduce

yourselftothem?M:Well,Igetallkindsofreactionsreally-everythingfromtheusual

“Where'sDr.Watson?”typecommentstopeoplejustthinkingI'mbeingfunny.W:Ican

imagine.Anddoyoumind?M:No,notatal1.Ineverdo.Ithink,thebestreactionwasone

timewhenIwasinSanFrancisco,andIwentintoanelectronicsstoretobuyaTV.The

clerkbehindthecounterwasayoungladyaround18orso.Whenshesawthenameonmy

creditcard,shemusthavestaredatitforabout10fullseconds.Thenshelookedupatme

andsaid,inallsincerity,“Ididnotknowyouwerereal!Wait"tillItellmyfriendsI

sawtherealSherlockHolmes!”Theexpressiononherfacelookedlikeshe'dseenaghost.

Itwasveryamusing.W:Givenyourname,doyoufeelthatyouhaveanyspecialtalentor

abilitytosolvemysteriesineverydaylife?M:Well,I'11saythathavingthenamedoes

meanthatpeopleoftenturntomeifanythingunusualhappens.Forexample,ifI'm

watchingTVwithafriendorfamilymemberandamagiciancomesonanddoessomekindof

trick—alleyesturntometoexplainhowit,sdone.題目問的是當男士介紹自己時人們會有什么

反應。對話中女士問男士向別人介紹自己時人們通常會有什么反應，男士回答說他得到了各種各樣的反

應。故答案為A。

13.Whydoesthemanadoptthenameofagreatdetective?

Whydoesthemanadoptthenameofagreatdetective?

（分數：0.30）

A.An80-year-oldcustomerfs

B.Anelectronicsstoreowner,

C.AyoungTVviewer,s.

D.Ayoungladyclerk,s.J

解析：原文：W:SherlockHolmes,Imustaskyoufirst...Howisitthatyouhavethesame

nameasSherlockHolmes,thegreatdetective?M:Pleasecallme“Holmes”-that'swhatmy

friendsandfamilycallme-well,yousee,myparentsweregreatfansoftheoriginalConan

Doylestories.Bothparents,myfatherespecially,wouldspendhoursreadingtheadventures

tome—evenasachild.W:Really?M:Yes...andwhenIwasborn,theydiscussedanumberof

firstnames.Theywantedtogivetheirsonanamethatwasuncommon—butalsothat

representedsomethingspecial.Theydidn,ttakelongtodecideon"SherlockHolmes*ashe

wastheirfavouriteliteraryfigure-andtheyknownoonewouldforgetmeoncethey*dheard

myname.Andboy,theywereright.W:So,howdopeopleingeneralreactwhenyouintroduce

yourselftothem?M:Well,Igetallkindsofreactionsreally-everythingfromtheusual

“Where'sDr.Watson?”typecommentstopeoplejustthinkingI'mbeingfunny.W:Ican

imagine.Anddoyoumind?M:No,notatal1.Ineverdo.Ithink,thebestreactionwasone

timewhenIwasinSanFrancisco,andIwentintoanelectronicsstoretobuyaTV.The

clerkbehindthecounterwasayoungladyaround18orso.Whenshesawthenameonmy

creditcard,shemusthavestaredatitforabout10fullseconds.Thenshelookedupatme

andsaid,inallsincerity,didnotknowyouwerereal!Wait"tillItellmyfriendsI

sawtherealSherlockHolmes!”Theexpressiononherfacelookedlikeshe'dseenaghost.

Itwasveryamusing.W:Givenyourname,doyoufeelthatyouhaveanyspecialtalentor

abilitytosolvemysteriesineverydaylife?M:Well,I'11saythathavingthenamedoes

meanthatpeopleoftenturntomeifanythingunusualhappens.Forexample,ifI'm

watchingTVwithafriendorfamilymemberandamagiciancomesonanddoessomekindof

trick—alleyesturntometoexplainhowit'sdone.題目問的是男士覺得誰的反應很有趣°對話

中男士提到他認為最有趣的反應是有一次在舊金山，他去一家電子商店買電視，柜臺后面的店員是一個

18歲左右的年輕女士。當她看到他信用卡上的名字時，她盯著它看了整整10秒鐘。然后她抬頭看著男

士，非常真誠地說：“我不知道你是真實的!請等一下，我告訴我的朋友我看到了真正的夏洛克.福爾摩

斯！”她臉上的表情就像見到了鬼一樣，非常有趣。故答案為D。

14.Whydoesthemanadoptthenameofagreatdetective?

Whydoesthemanadoptthenameofagreatdetective?

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A.Shefoundhiscreditcardinvalid,

B.Sheneededtorestartthecomputer,

C.Shewantedtocallherfriends.J

D.Shehadtocheckhisidentitycard.

解析：原文：W:SherlockHolmes,Imustaskyoufirst...Howisitthatyouhavethesame

nameasSherlockHolmes,thegreatdetective?M:Pleasecal1me“Holmes”-that,swhatmy

friendsandfamilycallme-well,yousee,myparentsweregreatfansoftheoriginalConan

Doylestories.Bothparents,myfatherespecially,wouldspendhoursreadingtheadventures

tome-evenasachild.W:Really?M:Yes...andwhenIwasborn,theydiscussedanumberof

firstnames.Theywantedtogivetheirsonanamethatwasuncommon—butalsothat

representedsomethingspecial.Theydidn1ttakelongtodecideon“SherlockHolmes*ashe

wastheirfavouriteliteraryfigure-andtheyknownoonewouldforgetmeoncethey'dheard

myname.Andboy,theywereright.W:So,howdopeopleingeneralreactwhenyouintroduce

yourselftothem?M:Well,Igetal1kindsofreactionsreally—everythingfromtheusual

“Where'sDr.Watson?”typecommentstopeoplejustthinkingI'mbeingfunny.W:Ican

imagine.Anddoyoumind?M:No,notatall.Ineverdo.Ithink,thebestreactionwasone

timewhenIwasinSanFrancisco,andIwentintoanelectronicsstoretobuyaTV.The

clerkbehindthecounterwasayoungladyaround18orso.Whenshesawthenameonmy

creditcard,shemusthavestaredatitforabout10fullseconds.Thenshelookedupatme

andsaid,inallsincerity,〃Ididnotknowyouwerereal!Wait"tillItellmyfriendsI

sawtherealSherlockHolmes!”Theexpressiononherfacelookedlikeshe'dseenaghost.

Itwasveryamusing.W:Givenyourname,doyoufeelthatyouhaveanyspecialtalentor

abilitytosolvemysteriesineverydayWell,I'11saythathavingthenamedoes

meanthatpeopleoftenturntomeifanythingunusualhappens.Forexample,ifIfm

watchingTVwithafriendorfamilymemberandamagiciancomesonanddoessomekindof

trick-alleyesturntometoexplainhowit'sdone.題目問的是為什么店員要這個男士等一下。

對話中提到店員讓男士等一下是想告訴她的朋友們她看到真正的夏洛克?福爾摩斯了。故答案為C。

15.Whydoesthemanadoptthenameofagreatdetective?

Whydoesthemanadoptthenameofagreatdetective?

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A.Theyaskhimforlegalassistance.

B.Theyturntohimforsolutions.J

C.Theylookforwardtohiscompany.

D.Theyarecuriousabouthisreaction.

解析：原文：W:SherlockHolmes,Imustaskyoufirst...Howisitthatyouhavethesame

nameasSherlockHolmes,thegreatdetective?M:Pleasecallme“Holmes”—thatJswhatmy

friendsandfamilycallme—well,yousee,myparentsweregreatfansoftheoriginalConan

Doy1estories.Bothparents,myfatherespecially,wou1dspendhoursreadingtheadventures

tome-evenasachild.W:Really?M:Yes...andwhenIwasborn,theydiscussedanumberof

firstnames.Theywantedtogivetheirsonanamethatwasuncommon-butalsothat

representedsomethingspecial.Theydidn,ttakelongtodecideon"SherlockHolmes”ashe

wastheirfavouriteliteraryfigure—andtheyknownoonewouldforgetmeoncetheyJdheard

myname.Andboy,theywereright.W:So,howdopeopleingeneralreactwhenyouintroduce

yourselftothem?M:We11,Igeta]1kindsofreactionsreally一everythingfromtheusual

“Where'sDr.Watson?”typecommentstopeoplejustthinkingI'mbeingfunny.W:Ican

imagine.Anddoyoumind?M:No,notatall.Ineverdo.Ithink,thebestreactionwasone

timewhenIwasinSanFrancisco,andIwentintoanelectronicsstoretobuyaTV.The

clerkbehindthecounterwasayoungladyaround18orso.Whenshesawt