2013 National English Contest for College Students

(Level A ­– Preliminary)

 

(总分：150分   答题时间：120分钟)

 

Part I listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (5 marks)

In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of 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.      Where does the dialogue probably take place? 

A. On a train.                             B. In a restaurant.                    C. In a gym.

2. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Where to have their meal.

B. How to make people intelligent.

C. The disadvantage of watching TV.

3. What was the woman probably doing when she hurt herself?

A. She was cooking.                         B. She was bathing.             C. She was reading.

4. What did the man mention about the briefcase?

A. The price.                        B. The shape.                         C. The color.

5. Why did the man get divorced according to the woman?

A. He was bad-tempered all the time.

B. He didn’t help take care of the baby.

C. He spent too much time in the pub.

 

Section B (10 marks)

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 One

6. Why is it very difficult for the woman to get the time off?

A. She is supposed to attend an important meeting.

B. She has been arranged for an interview.

C. There are not enough teachers in her school.

7. Why does the woman ask the man to get off at the golf course?

A. They are going to play golf together.

B. The pathway is too rough for the taxis to go.

C. It is nearest to her home.

8. Who will the man come with?

A. His dad.                               B. His friend.                          C. His child.

 

Conversation   Two

9. What is this conversation about?

A. Travel agencies.                        B. Space tours.                        C. Holiday plans.

10. What is being planned for tourism in the beginning phase of the next ten years?

A. Trips to the moon.

B. Trips in the moon’s orbit.

C. Trips within the earth’s orbit.

11. What is said about the training?

A. It takes a couple of days.

B. Only children need some training.

C. It’s unnecessary.

12. Who will be the potential tourists?

A. The general public.

B. Those wanting rest and recreation.

C. Risk-takers.

13. Which statement below is correct?

A. A few minutes is enough for tourists because of weightlessness.

B. The cost for the trip is acceptable to the general public.

C. The duration of the trip is expected to be increased.

14. What is said about moon tours?

A. They will be the first tours that get out of the earth’s orbit.

B. The number of tourists will be reduced.

C. They are less dangerous than traveling to Mars.

15. What does the man say people could do on the moon?

A. Build hotels.

B. Do space-walking.

C. Prepare for trips to Mars.

 

Section C (5 marks)

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. What measure is mentioned in the news?

A. Consolidating buildings.

B. Implementing a curfew in cities.

C. Storing food and water.

17. How did the police find the files?

A. The police found them after raiding the man’s home.

B. The man lost some of the files during the duplication.

C. The man handed them in.

18. How much did Google approximately earn in the same period last year?

A. $2bn                                   B. $2.2bn                                             C. $2.5bn

19. What is the purpose of the report?

A. To prepare for the construction of nuclear plants in Europe.

B. To deal with the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan.

C. To test European nuclear power plants’ reaction to emergencies.

20. What’s the cause of demonstrations in cities and towns across Syria?

A. They are calling for more freedom.

B. Workers demand higher pay.

C. Some thirty people were killed by the police.

 

Section D (10 marks)

In this section, you will hear a radio talk. The talk will be read only once. For questions 21-30, complete the notes which summarize what the speaker says. You will need to write a word or a short phrase. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.

Speaker: chairman of the Carocan Group-a (21)______

Topic: How to achieve success

Obstacles for success:

● Fear of (22) ______ (the (23) ______ one to deal with)

Analysis: It can be both a (24) _____. In fact daring not to take opportunities discloses your (25) ______ about your ability to succeed.

Suggestion: Admit your fear and meet it (26) _____

● Fear of (27)  ______

Analysis: It is in fact the fear of (28) ______

Suggestion: (29) ______

Conclusion: In order to succeed, you need to (30) ______ opportunities.