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大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)A类研究生英语-1
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Directions: There are 15 blanks in the passage. For each blank, some letters of the word have been given (not exceeding 3 letters). Read the passage below and think of the word which best fits each blank. Use only one word in each blank. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.
Smoking has become socially unacceptable in the US, in part due to the health risks. Smoking is prohibited in government and public buildings, and many businesses, especially res {{U}} (76) {{/U}}, will not permit smoking on the premises. Those restaurants that p {{U}} (77) {{/U}} smoking will usually have a separate section for customers who sin {{U}} (78) {{/U}}. Your school probably has a ban on smoking within c {{U}} (79) {{/U}} buildings or near building entrances.
Tobacco products may not be sold to anyone under 18 years old, and federal law re {{U}} (80) {{/U}} stores to ask to see a photo 1D for anyone un {{U}} (81) {{/U}
- [单项选择]Both sides in the conflict agreed to ______.
A. converse to problems
B. exchange their topics
C. discuss their issues
D. talk their points
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Questions 26 to 30 are based on the passage you have just heard.
A. Putting a roof on a barn.
B. Harvesting water reeds.
C. Using stone as a building material.
D. Daily farm operations.
- [单项选择]A man is 48 years old. He asks the other man how old he is. The other man answers: "I am twice as old as you were when I was as old as you are today." How old is the other man
A. 32
B. 48
C. 64.
D. 80
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Passage Two
Questions 66- 70 are based on the following passage.
The sixteenth international AIDS conference opened on Sunday in Toronto, Canada. More than twenty-four thousand delegates from one hundred thirty-two countries are attending the six-day conference. They include scientists, health care providers, activists, political and business leaders and people living with the disease. Many people attending the AIDS conference represent private non-governmental organizations, or NGOs.
Political scientists often describe NGOs as "pressure groups" because of their effect on world issues. They have little official power over international decision-making. However, NGOs often influence international policy.
A broad definition of NGO is any non-profit group that is independent of government. Most of these private organizations have one or more goals. For example, some support community devel
- [单项选择]Rex: Hey, Mike. How's everything Mike: Great. Just great. And you Rex: Wonderful! ______ Mike: Well, you see the sports meet is coming. So I've got to start focus training from today on.
A. What brings you here
B. When do we have the sports meet
C. Are you a regular here
D. Fancy meeting you here.
- [单项选择]______, explorers could never have found the cave.
A. But for the fissure had been spotted
B. If not the fissure had been spotted
C. Had the fissure not been spotted
D. Had not the fissure been spotted
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Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short pieces of news from BBC or VOA. After each news item and question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
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Directions: In this section, you will hear one long conversation. At the end of the conversation, 4 questions will be asked about what was said. You will hear both the conversation and the questions only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four 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.
A. There aren’t enough cabinets.
B. There is too much noise.
C. Office supplies are taking up space.
D. Some teaching assistants don’t have desks.
- [单项选择]Nuclear power plants, ______ to some serious breakdowns, have become a center of controversy.
A. having recently been subjected
B. recently having been subjected
C. have recently subjected
D. recently have subjected
- [单项选择]If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be motivated to work hard, with the result that incomes from taxation might actually ______.
A. shrink
B. delay
C. disperse
D. sink
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Directions: In this section, there are 2 passages followed by 10 questions or unfinished statements. Read the passages carefully, then answer the questions in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
Questions 61- 65 are based on the following passage.
People throughout the world enjoy hiking to wilderness campsites, usually on established trails. This activity is called backpacking because it involves carrying such essential camping gear as a tent, food, clothing, and sleeping bag on the back in a bag called a backpack. Backpacking is best suited for those who are in good physical condition as it may require walking several miles. Moreover it is sometimes necessary to climb steep paths on mountainsides, cross small streams, and spend long days on the trail to reach a secluded, quiet, and solitary campsite. The rewar
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Directions: In this part, you will have 5 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet. For questions 56 - 60, mark
Y (for Yes) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;
N (for No) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;
NG (for Not Given) if the information is not given in the passage.
Questions 56- 60 are based on the following passage.
It is very difficult to say just when colonization began. The first hundred years after Christopher Columbus’s journey of discovery in 1492 did not produce any settlement on the North America continent but rather some Spanish trading posts further south, a great interest in gold and adventure, and some colorful crimes in which the English had their part. John Cabot, originally from Genoa but a citizen of Venice, was established as a trader in Bristol, England, w
- [单项选择]We are still ______ things here, but I can't guarantee the situation will stay that way.
A. in memory of
B. in search of
C. in control of
D. in need of
- [单项选择]Children, we have to ______ what we have now and it is for you to get better things in the future.
A. make up for
B. run away with
C. do away with
D. put up with
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- [单项选择]For 14 years after her spouse's death, she saw the ______ meaning of her life as nourishing her son and safeguarding her husband's works.
A. due
B. lone
C. sole
D. keen
- [单项选择]Passenger: What flights are there from London to Moscow for tomorrow Clerk: I’ll find out for you. Oh, BA Flight takes off from Heathrow and flies direct. Passenger: ______ Clerk: You’ll have to be at the West London Air Terminal by 8 : 00 at the latest.
A. What is the boarding time
B. What is take-off time
C. Do I need to get up early
D. When do I have to check in
- [单项选择]Jack: How time flies! Another Friday again Susan: Oh, yes. I haven’t realized that. Jack: Do you have any plans for this Saturday afternoon Susan: ______ Why Jack: I’m wondering if you’d like to go to a movie with me. Susan: I’m afraid we’ll have to change the date.
A. I am free for the whole day.
B. I don’t have any plans.
C. I have a prior engagement at three.
D. I’m not quite sure for the moment.
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{{B}}Directions: In this part, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary with the appropriate words from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.{{/B}}
Questions 71 - 75 are based on the following passage.
What Causes Earthquakes
People have tried to explain the cause of earthquakes since earliest times. Some people thought that quakes were sent from heaven to punish the wicked. Others believed that the earth rested on the backs of animals. We now have more scientific explanations of the cause of these destructive earth tremors. Earthquakes are evidence that some process is at work below the surface of the earth. Large bodies of magma may be in motion. These and other internal movements can result in a sudden release of energy by breaking the overlying, brittle rocks. During
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{{B}}Section A{{/B}}
Directions: There is one passage in this section with 5 questions. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
- [单项选择]Both sides in the conflict agreed to ______.