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2010 National English Contest for College Students

(Level D—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 pause．During the pause．read the question and three choices marked A，B and C，and decide which is the best choice．Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center． 1．What’s the weather like during Jack’s holiday?

A．It is snowing． B．It is sunny． C．It is raining 2．When will Rob have his next driving lesson?

A．On Monday． B．On Saturday． C．On Friday． 3．How much do the woman’S sports socks cost?

A．￡2．50． B．￡3．99． C．￡5．00 4．Why will Colin be home late?

A．He played football with his friends after school． B．He had to wait a long time for the bus． C．He did his homework at John’s house． 5．Where is the fish market?

A. B. C.

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 fivequestions，each with the three choices marked A，B and C, and decide which is the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center．

Conversation 1

6．When was Pam’s accident?

A．Yesterday． B．Two clays ago． C．A week ago 7．What happened to Pam?

A．She got kicked when riding a horse．

B．She fell off her bicycle on her way to the boat club． C．She fell into the water while sailing a boat． 8．Which part of Pam’s body got injured in the accident?

A．One of her arms． B．One of her knees． C．One of her feet． 9．Who will Pam stay with when she leaves hospital?

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A．Her aunt． B．Her brother． C．Her parents． 10．When is the hospital open to visitors?

A．After dinner． B．During lunch time． C．In the afternoon．

Conversation 2

11．When did Jane and her family go to Scotland?

A．In June． B．In July． C．In August．

12．What was the weather like during their holiday for most of the time? A．Windy． B．Wet． C．Sunny． 13．How much did Jane’s ticket for the boat trip cost? A．￡12． B．￡15． C．￡20

14．Where did Jane’s family stay in the Scottish village?

A．In a guest-house． B．On a camp-site． C．At a hotel． 15．What did Jane say about the village pub?

A．Rather expensive． B．Nice and Friendly． C．Very small．

Section C(5 marks)

In this section，you will hear a monologue．The monologue will be read only once．At the end of the monologue，there will be a pause．During the pause，read the five questions，each with three choices marked A，B and C and decide which is the best choice．Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center． 16．Where was George Weekes born?

A．In Jamaica． B．In London． C．In Manchester． 17．What does George say about his part of London? A．It is a place well worth visiting．

B．It has problems as well as advantages． C．It is the city’s center．

18．What does George’s wife’s favorite shop sell? A．Clothes． B．Food． C．Books． 19．Why does George like the bookshop? A．The books there are inexpensive．

B．He can talk about his books to the customers there． C．It has many books he likes to read． 20．Where does George sometimes go for a run?

A．along the river bank． B．In the country． C．On a farm．

Section D(10 marks)

In this section，there is a short passage which will be read twice．Listen to the passage carefully, and then fill in the blanks with the words or phrases you hear on the tape．Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet．

Exercise is essential for mind，body and(21)_________. It’s one of the best ways to(22)________ when all around youeverything seems more and more unbalanced and the worldbecomes ever more fast and(23)__________.

Don’t groan because this is yet another article about(24)__________. The reason why there are so many is that it is (25)__________ good for you．There are plenty of reasons why youshouldexercise and very few—for most of us —why you shouldn’t．Exercise improves muscle (26)_________ and provides quick changes in (27)__________. It improves muscle power and

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promotes good posture—the way in which you hold your body when sitting or standing．It helps (28)_________ muscle imbalances which can lead to injuries．It provides quick improvement in (29)_________ such as thighs，stomach and upper arms．It improves the condition of the heart and lungs and(30)__________.

Part II Vocabulary and Structure(15 marks)

There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part．For each blank，there ale four choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the one that best completes the sentence．Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center．

31．A webmaster is responsible ________ developing and maintaining the Web site belonging to

anorganization or company.

A．on B．about C．for D．to

32．Each of the fifty US states has its own flag；in addition to this，each one has a state bird,

__________ the mockingbird for Florida．

A．of which B．such as C．as for D．as well

33．The comedian told the audience __________ both hands every time they heard the word cat.

A．for raising B．who raise C．that raise D．to raise

34．Lorie waited over an hour for Ken．He really ________ have called her，don’t you think? A．must B．would C．may D．should

35．Please ________ other people in the audience and don’t talk during the show．

A．cherish B．respect C．attend D．consider

36．Icebergs are a favorite subject for photographers because of _________ produced by the ice．

A．the remarkably vivid blue B．the vivid blue remarkable C．remarkably the blue vivid D．blue the vivid remarkable

37．You might not care about visiting your parents，but it ________ a lot to them．

A．attaches B．associates C．matters D．concerns 38．Please put the sauce on the side ________ on top of the chicken．

A．owing to B．but for C．instead of D．apart from 39．There are many problems _________ the new program．

A．adapted to B．concentrated on depended on D．related to 40．There’s no reason to ________ me to do it now．I’ll do it on my own later．

A．punish B．control C．force D．insist 41．If you buy twenty or more，you will get a _________.

A．favor B．merit C．discount D．budget 42．Some people believe that if you _______ a mirror，you_______ have seven years of bad luck．

A．break；will B．will break；would C．break；would D．broke；will 43．Fred：Thank you for a lovely evening．

Amanda：I’m glad you enjoyed it． Fred：___________

Amanda：Yes，that’d be nice．Bye then．Drive carefully．

A．The food is very delicious． B．Do you want to go with me?

C．It’s really nice walking with you． D．You must come over to our place next time． 44．Tom：So，_________?

Boris：Oh，nothing much．The usual things，you know． Tom：Mm…still working at the same place，I suppose?

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