2013 National English Contest for

College Students

(Level B  Preliminary)

(总分：150分   答题时间：120分钟)

Part I: Listening Comprehension (30 points)

Section A (5 points)      

 In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once .After each conversation, there will be a twenty-second pause. During the pause, read the question and 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.

 

1.    What does the man imply?

A. He’s heard about Sue’s great ideas                        

B. He finds some of Sue’s ideas acceptable.

C. He thinks Sue’s ideas are impractical.

2. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Hanging a picture.                             

B. Framing a painting.

C. Buying new glasses.

3.What does the man mean?

A. The secretary will make the final revisions for Mary. 

B. The secretary will bring the paper to him next Friday.

C. The secretary will pass him the paper when he gets back.

4. Which sport does the man want to participate in?

5.Why doesn’t the man apply for a job at the factory?

A.He doesn’t think there is a chance for him to get a job there.                   

B.The factory is closing down during the summer vocation.

C. .He doesn’t think that is a good place to work in.

 

Section B (10 points)

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 the questions and the three choices marked A, Band C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre

 

Conversation 1

6. What is the man going to do during the summer?

A. Attend classes.

B. Go traveling.

C. Take a part-time job.

7. What is the man going to do at Copper Mountain?

A. Collecting fossil.

B. Camping.

C.Sightseeing.

8. According to the man,why can’t the geology course be offered during the academic year?

A. Because too many students are interested in taking it.

B. Because students’ schedule is already full.

C. Because the professor is too busy.

9. What was found at the buffalo-kill site?

A. Broken buffalo skins and used rifles.                            .

B.Broken stone tools for killing buffaloes.

C.Lots of broken buffalo bones

10.What does the woman imply about summer classes?

A. They’re more expensive than regular classes.

B. They’re more boring than regular classes.

C. They’re more interesting than regular classes.

 

Conversation   II

11. What was the students’ initial reaction to the food they were served?

A. They would rather have eaten traditional food.

B. They were not sure whether it was good or bad.

C. They felt that it was an adventure for them.

12. According to David, why do some students have difficulty accepting the “restaurant system”?

A. They are not used to having meals with others.

B. It takes them too long to get their food.

C. They are uncomfortable having meals with adults.

13. What main role do the staff play in the school restaurant?

A. They make sure that students eat their meals in time.

B. They deal with students’ complaints about the food.

C. They help students learn about a balanced diet.

14. According to David,where does most of the food served in the restaurant come from?

A. Local suppliers.        B. The school’s garden.           C.All over the world.

15. Why does David think his approach could be difficult to introduce in other schools?

A. Not all students see healthy eating as importing.

B. Many students are resistant to radical changes.

C.Parents would be unwilling to accept it.

 

Section C (5 points)

In this section, you will hear five short news items. After each item, which will be read only once, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and 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.

16. How many people were killed in the suicide bomb attack?

A.At most two.             B. At least eleven.                      C. Up to thirty.

17. What problem is US government now faced  with?

A. How to avoid the fiscal cliff.

B. How to raise tax on high incomes.

C. How to cope with campus violence.

18. What did Ban Ki-moon propose to stop the current tension in the Middle East?

A. International intervention.

B. A negotiated two-state.

C. Unconditional ceasefire.

19. Which is not mentioned about Sir Patrick Moore?

A. He is the author of The Sky at Night.

B. He devoted himself to the study of the universe.

C.He was a former presenter of the BBC.

20. What do we learn from the news?

A. New York is the first city using smartphones for taxi services in the US.

B.Similiar cases have been reported in some other European countries.

C.Passengers can use mobile apps to call taxi and make payment in NY.

 

Section D (10 points)

In this section, you will hear an instructor giving a talk to students. The passage will be read twice. For question 21-30,complete the note using three words or fewer for each blank. Remove to write the answers on the answer sheet.

?    A lecture is not(21)_______.

?    Use abbreviations, symbols, numbers and so on to take notes in order to(22)_______.

?    (23)______should;

Before the lecture; ask yourself what you already know about(24)______;

During the lecture ;think about where the talk might be(25)______.

?    Lecturers often repeat them themselves by(26)______(27)______.

?    To review notes effectively you need to(28)______them, reorganize them, highlight the main points and add your own(29)______.

?    The advantages of reviewing; help everything sink in and make a(30)______.