neccs2016年大學生英語競賽C類(本科生)neccs初賽真題及試題答案詳解

2023年全國大學生英語競賽C類〔本科生〕初賽試題及詳解一、PartIListeningComprehension〔30marks〕1.SectionA(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Whospentalotfortheweddingaccordingtotheconversation?A．Theyoungcouple.B．Thebridegroom’sfamily.C．Thebridegroom’srelatives.D．Thebride’sfamily.【答案】D【解析】由錄音第一句“IhearthatDorthy’sfolkspaidalotforthewedding〞可知，Dorthy的家里人為婚禮付出了很多，聯(lián)系下文可知，Dorthy是新娘。因此選D項?！句浺粼摹縈:IhearthatDorthy’sfolkspaidalotforthewedding.W:Yeah!Herdadisreallyloaded.Youshouldhaveseenalltheguests!M:Mostlyfromthebride’sside.2.WhydoesthemanwanttovisittheStatueofLibertyfirst?A．Theyhavemadeitthetoppriorityontheiragenda.B．HethinksitisasymboloftheUnitedStates.C．Therearesomefancystoresnearthestatue.D．ItisthebestplacetohaveagoodviewofNewYorkCity.【答案】B【解析】由錄音中男士的話可知，他認為自由女神像代表了美國〔itrepresentswhatAmericaisallabout〕。因此選B項?！句浺粼摹縈:We’refinallyinNewYork.What’sthefirstthingontheagendafortoday?W:I’dliketohaveaviewofthecityfromtheEmpireStateBuilding.M:Well,IthinkweshouldgoseetheStatueofLibertyfirst.Afterall,itrepresentswhatAmericaisallabout.W:I’llgoforthat,butI’dstillliketoseedowntownManhattanandvisitsomeofthosefancystoresalong5thAvenue.3.Wheredidthewomangetthecoupons?A．Fromsalespersons.B．Fromgrocerystores.C．Fromherneighbours.D．Fromnewspapersandmagazines.【答案】D【解析】根據(jù)錄音中女士的話“youwouldn’tbelievehowmuchwesavedbyusingallthosecouponsIcollectedfromtheSundaypaperandmagzines〞可知，優(yōu)惠券都是從報紙和雜志上收集的。因此選D項?！句浺粼摹縈:Mygoodness,Ellen!You’vegotenoughgroceriestheretofeedanarmy!W:Actually,youwouldn’tbelievehowmuchwesavedbyusingallthosecouponsIcollectedfromtheSundaypaperandmagzines.M:Imustadmityou’vemadeabelieveroutofme.IsincerelyapologizeforhavingaskedyoutostopcollectingwhatIthoughtwasabunchofjunkmail.4.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A．Attendawedding.B．Visitacountryfair.C．Visitanartexhibition.D．Attendafashionshow.【答案】C【解析】錄音中的兩人是在討論應該穿什么去參加藝術展〔artexhibition〕，男士認為既然能穿牛仔褲出席時裝秀〔fashionshows〕和上電視，那也應該能穿牛仔褲參加藝術展。因此選C項。【錄音原文】W:Whatareyouwearingtotheartexhibition?Iunderstandit’sgoingtobearatherhigh-classaffair.M:Mybluejeanswithawhiteshirt,tie,andasportcoat.W:Doyouthinkjeanswouldbeappropriatefortheoccasion?M:Whynot?Ifthosedesignersofmen’sclothescanwearatfashionshowsandTV,I’msureI’llfitrightin.It’snotlikeI’mgoingtoattendsomebody’swedding.5.Whatcanweinferaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation?A．Theyarediscussingthelocalweather.B．Theyaregoingtohelpeachotherintheirstudy.C．Neitherofthemisgoingtocheatinexams.D．Neitherofthemisatopstudentsintheirclass.【答案】B【解析】錄音中男士提議幫助女士修改英文論文，女士幫他解決數(shù)學題。因此選B項?！句浺粼摹縒:Look,I’llhelpyouwithyourEnglishpaperifyouhelpmewithmymaths.Thisproblemreallyhadmeconfused.M:Great!First,checkoutmypaperforthegrammarandspelling.Themathsproblemshouldbeabreeze.W:Ohyeah?Itmightbeabreezeforyou,butit’smorelikeahurricanetome.6.SectionB(10marks)Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthequestionsandthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOneWhatistheaccidenthappeninginRegentStreet?A．Twocarsranintoeachother.B．Adouble-deckerbusisonfire.C．Aroadsidebuildingisburning.D．Amanwasrunoverbyadouble-deckerbus.【答案】B【解析】根據(jù)錄音中男士的話“There’sadouble-deckerbusonfire.EverybodyisOK…〞可知，一輛雙層巴士著火了。因此選B項。7.Whereisthecrowdstandingandsinging?A．InRegentStreet.B．InOxfordStreet.C．InEustonRoad.D．InLondonRoad.【答案】B【解析】根據(jù)錄音中對這起事故的描述“AlargegroupofpeoplearestandinginthemiddleofOxfordStreet〞可知，人們站在牛津街正中間。因此選B項。8.Whatistheliondoingontheroad?A．Lookingatthecamera.B．Walkingaroundthecars.C．Sittingandlookingaround.D．Runningandroaring.【答案】C【解析】根據(jù)錄音中的描述“It’ssittinginthemiddleoftheroadandlookingatthecars〞可知，獅子坐在馬路中間，看著來往的車輛。因此選C項。9.WhatisthetrafficprobleminEastLondon?A．Somebodyisdrivingonthewrongsideofaroadthere.B．Driversstoptowatchanescapedlionrunningonaroad.C．Toomanycarsgetstuckbecauseofabigparadegoingon.D．Ahugelorryisoverturnedrightinthemiddleofaroad.【答案】A【解析】根據(jù)錄音中的“WehaveareportcominginnowfromEastLondon.There’sbigtrafficproblem.Someoneisdrivingonthewrongsideoftheroad〞可知，在倫敦東區(qū)，有人開車行駛在錯誤的車道上。因此選A項。10.Whenwillthetrafficnewsbeupdated?A．Inhalfanhour.B．Atnoon.C．Intwohours.D．Athalfpastten.【答案】D【解析】錄音中最后一句“Nexttrafficupdateathalfpastten〞指出，交通新聞在十點半會繼續(xù)更新。因此選D項?！句浺粼摹縒:Here’sthetrafficnews.Andit’sabusydayoutontheroads,isn’tit,John?M:Yes,itis,Kate.Goodmorning.WehaveanaccidentinRegentStreet.There’sadouble-deckerbusonfire.EverybodyisOK,buttrafficismovingveryslowly.AlargegroupofpeoplearestandinginthemiddleofOxfordStreet.Ican’thearthem,butIthinktheyarestandinginfrontofthecarsandsinging!So,trafficisn’tmoving.Thepolicearetalkingtothematthemoment.W:CanyoutellusanythingabouttheincidentonEustonRoad?M:Yes,Kate.There’salion—yes,Isaidalion—onEustonRoad.I’mlookingatthecameranow.Alotofcarsaremovingslowlyaroundit.It’ssittinginthemiddleoftheroadandlookingatthecars…W:Wherediditcomefrom?Doyouhaveanymorenews?M:Well,thepolicesaythattheythinkitescapedfromthezoo.I’mwaitingformoreinformationonthat.WehaveareportcominginnowfromEastLondon.There’sbigtrafficproblem.Someoneisdrivingonthewrongsideoftheroad.W:It’sanothercrazydayfordrivers,then.Nexttrafficupdateathalfpastten.Thanks,John.11.ConversationTwoWhatdoesLizMcCartneythinkofherwinningtheprize?A．Allherhardworkingeffortsarepaidback.B．Otherheronomineesarebetterthanher.C．Sheisonlyarepresentativeoftheheroes.D．PeopleinSt.BernardParishwilllovehermore.【答案】C【解析】錄音中Liz在答復是否覺得自己是英雄時，說到自己身邊每天都會有很多優(yōu)秀的人，他們都很努力，由“So…ImeanIthinkthisawardisagain,reallyatributetoeverybody’sefforts〞可知，她認為這個獎是對每個人努力的回報。她只是個代表。因此選C項。12.WhathappenedtopeopleinSt.BernardParishaccordingtoLiz?A．Manyofthemlosttheirhomesinafiercestorm.B．Afirebrokeoutandburntmanyoftheirhouses.C．Aseriousearthquakeoccurredtothemsuddenly.D．Theycouldn’tgooutbecauseofahugeflood.【答案】A【解析】根據(jù)錄音中的“thisawardisreallyaboutthemandtheirfamiliesandtheircommunitiesandgetthembacktowherebeforethestorm〞可知，那里的人們遭受到了風暴的襲擊。因此選A項。13.WhatdoesLizMcCartneysayabouttheprize?A．ItisanhonorthepeopleofSt.BernardParishdeserve.B．ItshowsthecourageofthepeopleofSt.BernardParish.C．Itmakespeoplerealizetheimportanceofguardingagainstdisasters.D．Itisareminderthereisstillmuchtobedoneafterthedisaster.【答案】D【解析】根據(jù)錄音中Liz的話可知，她認為這個獎是關于災區(qū)人們、關于他們的家庭、他們的社區(qū)。這讓人們意識到家的重要性。也提醒人們?yōu)暮筮€有很多事情要做。因此選D項。14.HowmuchdidLizgetasthisyear’sCNNHerooftheYearprize?A．25,000dollars.B．50,000dollars.C．100,000dollars.D．125,000dollars.【答案】D【解析】根據(jù)錄音可知，每位英雄都獲得25000美元的獎金，而“CNNHerooftheYearAwardthat’sanadditional100,000dollars〔年度英雄獎會有額外的十萬美元〕〞，因此Liz一共獲得125000美元。因此選D項。15.HowwillLizspendtheprizemoney?A．Settingupafundforthelocalcommunity.B．Buildinghousesformoresufferingfamilies.C．Buyingclothesforvictimsoftheaccident.D．Donatingittoacharityorganisation.【答案】B【解析】根據(jù)錄音中的“wearerebuildinganothertenfamilies’homes,withthatmoney〞可知，這筆錢將用來重建十個家庭。因此選B項?！句浺粼摹緼nderson(A):TheCNNHerooftheYearisLizMcCartney.Doyoufeellikeahero?McCartney(M):No,ImeanI’msurroundedbyamazingpeopleeverysingleday,Anderson,peoplewhoarereally,reallystrongandamazinglyhardworking.SoIdon’t,ImeanIthinkthisawardisagain,reallyatributetoeverybody’sefforts.A:WhatdoyouthinkthepeopleinSt.BernardParishthinkwhentheyseethisandhearthatyouwon?M:Well,I,Ihopetheyarehonored,youknow,thisawardisreallyaboutthemandtheirfamiliesandtheircommunitiesandgetthembacktowheretheywerebeforethestorm.Whenyouareinanareawherepeoplehavesufferedsomuchloss,yourealizewhat’sreallyimportantisfamily,andhomesandcommunites.A:Doyouthinkthisisaremindertoalotoffolksthereof,thereisstillalotofworkthatneedstobedonethere?M:Isurelyhopeso.Ihopethemessageisloudandclear,thatwhilewearemakingalotofprogressthankstoallthehelpthatwe’vereceived,there’sstillalongwaytogo.WhatI’dliketodotonightistodedicatethisawardtoeverybodyintheNewOrleansareathatwasaffectedbythisstorm.A:What’sitbeenlikebeinghereonthisnight,Imean,youhavecelebrities,youknow,talkingaboutyouandthisawardandyourpicturebeingtaken,isitsurreal?M:It’stotallyweird.YouknowIam,Iamusedto,like,walkingaroundinjeansandT-shirts.A:Allofourheroesgot25,000dollars,yougotthisyear’sCNNHerooftheYearAwardthat’sanadditional100,000dollars.Doyouthinkwhatyouplantodowiththemoney?M:Oh,absolutely,wearerebuildinganothertenfamilies’homes,withthatmoney,yeah,soit’sgoingrightbackintothecommunity.16.SectionC(5marks)Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,whichwillbereadonlyonce,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.WhydidNASAsendNewHorizonsspacecrafttoPluto?A．Tofindoutitsrelationswithotherplanets.B．Totestitsnewper-secondspeedinspace.C．Tocollectmoredetaileddataabouttheplanet.D．Toseewhetherthereareanylifeformsonit.【答案】C【解析】根據(jù)錄音中的“Theprobewassenttograbmorepicturesandscienceandothersciencedataontheplanet〞可知，發(fā)射宇宙飛船的目的是進一步獲取冥王星的信息。因此選C項?！句浺粼摹縉ASA’sNewHorizonsspacecrafthasmadethefirstvisittoPluto,speedingpast14kmpersecond.Earlier,thespaceagencyreleasedthemostdetailedpictureyetasithurtledtowardsthedwarfplanetonTuesday.Theprobewassenttograbmorepicturesandothersciencedataontheplanet,asitpassed12,500kmfromthesurface.17.WhatisthetitleGenevaplanstoregain?A．CityofNegotiation.B．PeaceCapitaloftheWorld.C．UNEuropeanHeadquarters.D．CentreofControllingNuclearWeapons.【答案】B【解析】根據(jù)錄音第一句“TheSwisscityoftheGenevaisplanningactivitiestoregainthetitleof‘PeaceCapitaloftheWorld’〞可知，日內(nèi)瓦方案重獲“世界和平之都〞的稱號。因此選B項。【錄音原文】TheSwisscityoftheGenevaisplanningactivitiestoregainthetitleof“PeaceCapitaloftheWorld〞.GenevaishometotheUnitedNationsEuropeanheadquarters.Manypeacenegotiationshavetakenplaceinthecity.TheUnitedStatesandSovietUnionmettheretotalkaboutcontrollingnuclearweapons.OthertalksincludedwaystoendwarsinAfghanistanandLebanon.TalkstoendthosewarstookplaceinGenevathroughoutthe1990s.TheywereledbytheUnitedNations.18.WhatwasMerriam-Webster’scriterionforchoosingthe2023WordoftheYear?A．Whetheritisrelatedtopolitics,beliefsordiscrimination.B．Howoftenitislookedupinitsonlinedictionary.C．Whetheritendsinthesuffix-ism.D．Howoftenitisusedinpeople’slife.【答案】B【解析】根據(jù)錄音中的“Merriam-WebsterchoseitsWordoftheYearbasedonhowmanypeoplelookupeachwordinitsonlinedictionary〞可知，韋氏詞典挑選年度詞的標準是人們在線查找的頻率。因此選B項。【錄音原文】TheAmericandictionaryMerriam-Webstar’s2023WordoftheYearisnotevenaword.Itisathree-lettersuffix—-ism.-ismisanounsuffix.Merriam-Websterdefinesitastheact,practice,orprocessofdoingsomething.Major-ismwordsin2023centeredonpolitics,beliefsanddiscrimination.Merriam-WebsterchoseitsWordoftheYearbasedonhowmanypeoplelookupeachwordinitsonlinedictionary.Itfoundthatsevenofthehighest-rankingwordsthisyearsendedin-ism.19.Whatmeasuresdidthenationsagreetotaketofightclimatechange?A．Reducingtheirgreenhousegasemissions.B．Burningnofossilfuelsfromnowon.C．Plantingmoretrees.D．Usingmoresolarpower.【答案】A【解析】錄音中指出，幾乎所有國家都贊同阻止全球氣溫上升的提議，而其中一個方法就是“…toreducetheirgreenhousegases〔減少溫室氣體的排放〕〞。而化石燃料的燃燒只是產(chǎn)生溫室氣體的原因之一。因此選A項。加學霸兄微信號〔wxxueba〕獲取最新真題【錄音原文】Mostrecently,representativesfromnearly200nationsgatheredinParistofightclimatechange.Almosteverycountryagreedtolimittheriseinglobaltemperatures.Theyagreedthattheworldshouldnotgetanywarmerthan2degreesCelsiusabovewhatitwasinthemid-1700s.Thiswillrequirenationstoreducetheirgreenhousegases,likecarbondioxide.Thosegasesarereleasedfromtheburningoffossilfuels,likeoilandgasoline,andtheyareblamedforraisingthetemperatureoftheplanet.20.WheredidmanyoftherichestinBritaingettheirincreasedwealth?A．Fromtheirinvestmentsinthestockmarket.B．Fromtheiraccumulatedbanksavings.C．Fromtheirbusinessearningsoverseas.D．Fromtheirrisingprivateretirementpayments.【答案】D【解析】根據(jù)錄音中的“Itsaysmuchoftheincreasecamefromariseinprivateretirementpayments,calledpensions〞可知，富人通過私人退休金的上漲獲得財富的增加。因此選D項?！句浺粼摹縏heBritishgovernmentreportsthatthecountry’srichestpeopleareincreasingtheirwealththreetimesasfastasthepoorest.ThereportisaddingtoworriesaboutinequalityinBritain.TheOfficeofNationalStatisticssaysthewealthoftherichest10percentofBritishhouseholdsincreasedby21percentbetween2023and2023.Itsaysmuchoftheincreasecamefromariseinprivateretirementpayments,calledpensions.Thewealthofthelowesthalfofallhouseholdsincreasedbyjustsevenpercentduringthesametime.21.SectionD(10marks)Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.ThemostcommonlegendaboutthediscoveryofcoffeeisthatithappenedintheninthcenturyA.D.AgoatherderinEthiopianamedKalilnoticedthathisgoatsbecameveryactiveaftertheyateredberriesfromaleafy1.______.Hetriedafewberrieshimself,andhewassoonas2.______ashisherd.Kaliltoldotherpeopleinhistribeabouthisexperience,andforthenextfourhundredyears,peoplechewedtheberriesbecausethey3.______.RecentbotanicalevidenceindicatesthatCoffeaarabicawasfirstgrownontheplateausofcentralEthiopia.There,theGallatribeusedtomixthebeanswithanimalfatandeatthismixtureasasourceof4.______.In1000A.D.,theArabsbegantoboilthebeansand5.______adrinktheycalled“qahwa,〞whichmeanswine,coffee,oranydrinkmadefromplants.Coffeewasalsousedbythepeopleofthatregiontogetmoreenergy.However,theTurkswerethefirsttoadoptcoffeeasaneverydaydrink,oftenadding6.______tothebrew.Theworld’sfirstcoffeehousewasopenedinConstantinoplein1475.TheintroductionofcoffeeinEurope7.______.Thedelicacywasguardedlikeamilitarysecret,andtransportationoftheplantoutoftheMuslimregions8.______.Inthe1600s,coffeewasintroducedinEuropebyItaliantradersthroughtheportofVenice.SooncoffeebecameapopularEuropeanbeverage,too.Coffeehouses9.______inonecountryafteranother,andbecamepopularmeetingplaces.ThefirstcoffeehouseswereopenedinEnglandaround1650,andalmosttwentyyearslatercoffee10.______beerasNewYorkCity’sbreakfastdrink.Todaycoffeeisdrunkinmillionsofhomesandworkplacesallovertheworld,andcoffeeshopsarefoundatalmosteveryintersectioninmajorcities.1.【答案】bush【解析】(根據(jù)錄音中的“AgoatherderinEthiopianamedKalilnoticedthathisgoatsbecameveryactiveaftertheyateredberriesfromaleafybush〞可知，牧羊人發(fā)現(xiàn)他的山羊在吃了灌木叢里的紅色漿果后，就變得很興奮。因此填bush，表示“灌木叢〞。)2.【答案】overactive【解析】(根據(jù)錄音中的“Hetriesafewberrieshimself,andhewassoonasoveractiveashisherd〞可知，他自己嘗過之后，變得跟他的羊群一樣異常興奮。因此填overactive，表示“過于活潑的〞。)3.【答案】gavequickenergy【解析】(根據(jù)錄音中的“forthenextfourhundredyears,peoplechewedtheberriesbecausetheygavequickenergy〞可知，人們在之后的四百年里都通過咀嚼這種漿果來快速獲得能量。因此填gavequickenergy。)4.【答案】nutrition【解析】(根據(jù)錄音中的“theGallatribeusedtomixthebeanswithanimalfatandeatthismixtureasasourceofnutrition〞可知，蓋拉語部落將咖啡豆與動物脂肪混在一起吃，作為一種營養(yǎng)來源。因此填nutrition，表示“營養(yǎng)〞。)5.【答案】createdadrink【解析】(根據(jù)錄音中的“theArabsbegantoboilthebeansandcreatedadrinktheycalled‘qahwa’〞可知，阿拉伯人開始將豆子煮沸，制作出叫“qahwa〞的飲品。因此填createdadrink。)6.【答案】spices【解析】(根據(jù)錄音中的“theTurkswerethefirsttoadoptcoffeeasaneverydaydrink,oftenaddingspicestothebrew〞可知，土耳其人是第一個將咖啡作為每日飲品的人，通常會在沖泡時參加香料。因此填spices，表示“香料〞。)7.【答案】camemuchlater【解析】(根據(jù)錄音中的“TheintroductionofcoffeeinEuropecamemuchlater〞可知，咖啡在較晚的時候才被引進歐洲。因此填camemuchlater。)8.【答案】wasforbidden【解析】(根據(jù)錄音中的“transportationoftheplantoutoftheMuslimregionswasforbidden〞可知，穆斯林地區(qū)之外的咖啡運輸是遭到禁止的。因此填wasforbidden。)9.【答案】spread【解析】(錄音中提到，咖啡被引進歐洲之后，“Coffeehousesspreadinonecountryafteranother(咖啡店從一個國家傳播到另一個國家)〞。因此填spread。)10.【答案】replaced【解析】(根據(jù)錄音中的“almosttwentyyearslatercoffeereplacedbeerasNewYorkCity’sbreakfastdrink〞可知，在近二十年后，咖啡替代了啤酒成為紐約市的早餐飲品。因此填replaced。)【錄音原文】ThemostcommonlegendaboutthediscoveryofcoffeeisthatithappenedintheninthcenturyA.D.AgoatherderinEthiopianamedKalilnoticedthathisgoatsbecameveryactiveaftertheyateredberriesfromaleafybush.Hetriedafewberrieshimself,andhewassoonasoveractiveashisherd.Kaliltoldotherpeopleinhistribeabouthisexperience,andforthenextfourhundredyears,peoplechewedtheberriesbecausetheygavequickenergy.RecentbotanicalevidenceindicatesthatCoffeaarabicawasthefirstgrownontheplateausofcentralEthiopia.There,theGallatribeusedtomixthebeanswithanimalfatandeatthismixtureasasourceofnutrition.In1000A.D.,theArabsbegantoboilthebeansandcreatedadrinktheycalled“qahwa〞,whichmeanswine,coffee,oranydrinkmadefromplants.Coffeewasalsousedbythepeopleofthatregiontogetmoreenergy.However,theTurkswerethefirsttoadoptcoffeeasaneverydaydrink,oftenaddingspicestothebrew.Theworld’sfirstcoffeehousewasopenedinConstantinoplein1475.TheintroductionofcoffeeinEuropecamemuchlater.Thedelicacywasguardedlikeamilitarysecret,andtransportationoftheplantoutoftheMuslimregionswasforbidden.Inthe1600s,coffeewasintroducedinEuropebyItaliantradersthroughtheportofVenice.SooncoffeebecameapopularEuropeanbeverage,too.Coffeehousesspreadinonecountryafteranother,andbecamepopularmeetingplaces.ThefirstcoffeehouseswereopenedinEnglandaround1650,andalmosttwentyyearslatercoffeereplacedbeerasNewYorkCity’sbreakfastdrink.Todaycoffeeisdrunkinmillionsofhomesandworkplacesallovertheworld,andcoffeeshopsarefoundatalmosteveryintersectioninmajorcities.二、PartIIVocabulary,Grammar&Culture〔15marks〕1.Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SectionAVocabularyandGrammar(10marks)Jessicatoldmethatshehadabsolutelyno______ofevermeetingthembefore.A．reviewB．recollectionC．memorizationD．mind【答案】B【解析】句意：Jessica告訴我她完全不記得之前曾見過他們。havenorecollectionof不記得。符合句意，因此選B項。review復習，回憶。memorization記憶。2.Icannotbearthenoiseofmybrother’sradio;it______mefrommywork.A．distractsB．interferesC．dismissesD．interrupts【答案】A【解析】句意：我不能忍受我哥收音機的噪音，這讓我工作分心。distractsb.from使某人分心。符合句意，因此選A項。interferewithsb.干擾或阻礙某人。dismiss解散；開除。interruptsb.withsth.打斷某人。加學霸兄微信號〔wxxueba〕獲取最新真題3.Youdon’tobject______youbyyourfirstname,don’tyou?A．mycallingB．tomycallingC．formetocallD．mecalling【答案】B【解析】句意：你不反對我叫你的名字，對吧？objecttosb./sth.為固定搭配，表示“反對〞。因此選B項。4.Aftercarefuldeliberationtheshareholdersvotedto______theofferofamerger.A．refuteB．refrainC．retreatD．reject【答案】D【解析】句意：在仔細審查之后，股東們投票拒絕了并購請求。reject拒絕。符合句意，因此選D項。refute反駁。refrain抑制。retreat撤退。5.Toridtheworld______,manypeoplebelievethatwemust______somefundamentalchangesinthewaymanyofuslive.A．topollution;haveB．withpollution;takeC．ofpollution;makeD．inpollution;bring【答案】C【解析】句意：為了讓世界消除污染，許多人認為我們應該在我們的生活方式上做些根本性的改變。ridsb./sth.ofsb./sth.使某人/某事擺脫某人/某事；makesomechanges做些改變。兩者均為固定搭配。因此選C項。6.ThewifeofSteveCarvey,thebaseballstar,______aboutbeingleftalonetoooften.A．bitterlyhascomplainedB．hasbitterlycomplainingC．hasbeencomplainedbitterlyD．hasbeencomplainingbitterly【答案】D【解析】句意：棒球明星SteveCarvey的妻子一直在苦苦抱怨經(jīng)常被單獨留下。副詞修飾動詞，因此bitterly應放在complain前后，hasbeendoing表示一直以來的狀態(tài)。因此選D項。7.Thedoctor’seffortswere______.Thepatientrefusedtoacceptthetreatment.A．ofnoavailB．innoavailC．bynoavailD．onnoavail【答案】A【解析】句意：醫(yī)生的努力沒有一點用?；颊呔芙^接受治療。avail效用，利益。ofnoavail為固定搭配，表示“沒有一點兒效果〞。因此選A項。8.Itisthoughtthatmoderncornmaybea______ofteosintandotherwildspeciesthatnolongerexist.A．hybridB．combinationC．compoundD．mixture【答案】A【解析】句意：人們認為現(xiàn)代玉米可能是墨西哥類蜀黍和其他已不存在的野生品種的雜交。hybrid〔指動植物〕雜交。符合句意，因此選A項。combination結(jié)合。compound〔通常指化學上的〕混合物。mixture混合物。9.—Didn’tyouthinkthatjokewasfunny?—No,Ididn’treallygetit.—Youarelikemygrandmother.Shecan’tunderstandjokes.—______I’mnotthatoldyet.A．Youshouldteachheralesson!B．Ithinkittakestimetodothat.C．Well,it’snotherfault.D．Comeon,youaresomean!【答案】D【解析】橫線前面的內(nèi)容是說，此人的外婆也不能聽懂笑話，嘲笑另一個人像自己的外婆。從橫線后面的內(nèi)容“I’mnotthatoldyet(我還沒那么老呢！)〞可知，這是對第一個人的反駁。因此選D項。10.—MydoctorhassuggestedthatItrymusictherapytoreducemypain.—Really?______—Atthehospitalorataprivateoffice.A．Doyouthinkitwillwork?B．Wherecanyougetmusictherapy?C．Howcomeyouwouldbelieveinit?D．Whodoesmusictherapyforyou?【答案】B【解析】根據(jù)橫線后面的內(nèi)容可知，此處應是對地點的詢問。因此填B項。11.SectionBCulture(5marks)Renaissancewastherevivalofclassical______inEuropeanhistory.A．educationandreligionB．scienceandtechnologyC．musicandsportD．literatureandartisticstyles【答案】D【解析】文藝復興〔Renaissance〕運動在知識、社會和政治各個方面都引發(fā)了革命，但令其聞名于世的或許還在于這一時期的文學藝術成就；該運動還囊括了對古典文獻的重新學習，在繪畫方面直線透視法的開展，以及逐步而廣泛開展的教育變革。12.WrittenbyMargaretMitchell,______waspopularwithAmericanreaders.Asof2023,aHarrispollfoundittobethesecondfavouritebookofAmericanreaders,justbehindtheBible.A．B．C．D．【答案】B【解析】《飄》〔GonewiththeWind〕是美國著名女作家瑪格麗特·米歇爾〔MargaretMitchell〕創(chuàng)作的一部具有浪漫主義色彩、反映美國南北戰(zhàn)爭的小說。這部經(jīng)久不息的小說感動了無數(shù)的美國讀者?！睹绹瘎　贰睞nAmericanTragedy〕是美國作家西奧多·德萊塞的作品。《老人與?！贰睺heOldManandtheSea〕是現(xiàn)代美國小說作家海明威創(chuàng)作于1952年的一部中篇小說，1953年5月4日獲得普利策獎?！稓⑺酪恢恢B》〔ToKillaMockingbird〕是哈珀·李〔HarperLee〕的小說，發(fā)表于1960年。13.QueenMarywasknownasthe“______〞andalsorememberedasthemonarchwholostthelastBritishpossessiononthecontinent—FrenchportofCalais.A．ButcherMaryB．BloodyMaryC．LionHeartD．GreatConqueror【答案】B【解析】瑪麗一世〔MaryI〕，是英格蘭和愛爾蘭女王、都鐸王朝第四位和倒數(shù)第二位君主。在取締新教盎格魯派的過程中，她下令燒死約300名宗教異端人士。此舉動使其得到“血腥瑪麗〞的綽號。14.PeopleoftensaythatthehistoryofCanadaisahistoryof______.A．EuropeancolonisationB．foreigninterventionC．immigrationD．internationalisation【答案】C【解析】現(xiàn)在的加拿大由十個省及兩個地區(qū)所組成，大多數(shù)省及地區(qū)都住有其祖籍可溯及到世界上幾乎任何地方的加拿大人。因此說加拿大的歷史是移民的歷史。最早一批的歐洲移民是法國人，他們于1608年移民到魁北克省〔Quebec〕。在1891年至1914年間，已經(jīng)有超過三百萬的人來到加拿大，大多來自歐洲大陸。15.ThelargeststateoftheUnitedStatesis______.Itisalsoknownas“thegreatland〞.A．AlaskaB．CaliforniaC．MontanaD．Texas【答案】A【解析】阿拉斯加州〔Alaska〕位于北美大陸西北端，面積約170萬平方公里，占全國面積的五分之一，是美國面積最大的州。加利福尼亞州〔California〕面積41萬平方公里，僅次于阿拉斯加州和得克薩斯州。蒙大拿州〔Montana〕是美國西北部的一個州，占地38萬多平方公里，是美國第四大州。得克薩斯州〔Texas〕，是美國外鄉(xiāng)面積最大的一個州，也是全美在土地面積及人口方面的第二大州。三、PartⅢCloze〔10marks〕1.Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethecorrectwordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenletter(s)oftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.What’stheweatherlikewhereyouare?Chancesarethere’sacloudsomewhereonyourhorizon—acollectionofmillionsofmicroscopicwaterdropletsformedasmoistairrises,coolsandexpands.Ifthecloudisdenseenough,it1.______.Ifit’scoldenough,itsnows.Andifit’slowenough,wecallitfog.Butuntil200yearsago,peopledidn’tknowwhattocallthemandthefluffythingsthatpassedoverheadwereknownbytheir2.resem______tothingssuchasmare’stailsormackerel’sscales.In1783,hugevolcaniceruptionsinIcelandandJapanproducedspectacularsunsetsacrossthenorthern3.hemi______.Eleven-year-oldLuckHowardwasentrancedbythesedisplaysandbecameakeenstudentoftheyoungscienceofmeteorology.Twentyyearslater,hemadethefirstinternationallyrecognised4.______(classify)ofclouds.Oneday,theskywasfullofcirrus(high,threadlikecloud)andstratus(low,layeredcloud),nimbus(rainclouds)andcumulus(low,puffycloud).BycombiningtheseLatinnamesandgroupingthembythe5.______(high)atwhichtheyoccurred,Howardcameupwitha10-pointsystemforidentifyingclouds.Somecountriesmaybesickofthesightofthem,butdrought-strickenareasarecryingoutforabitofcloudcover.ScientistsintheUSandRussiahaveattemptedtocreatecloudsbycloudseeding—droppingcondensationagentssuchasdryicefromaeroplanesto6.______(courage)nascentcloudstoform.Poetsandartists,too,havefound7.insp______intheclouds—Wordsworthwanderedlonelyasone,Shellynamedapoem8.______“thedaughterofearthandwaterandthenurslingofthesky〞,whileTurnerandConstablecapturedtheirfleetinglikenessesoncanvas.9.Whe______youareunderone,ontopofone