2008年大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）B类初赛真题试卷

A: Will you need a car when you arrive? We have a special rate at the moment. B: Yeah, a car would be convenient. A: What type of car will you need? Q: What is the man going to do? Rent a car. Buy a car. Sell his car.

A: I have a pain in my lower back. It really hurts when I stand up for a long period of time. B: I’ ll give a prescription for the pain. But I want you to make another appointment this week, so I can take X-rays. A: Do you have any openings on Thursday? Q: Where is the woman? At the dentist’s. At a doctor’s surgery. In a teacher’s office.

What made one firm of publishers refuse to accept Dominic’ s first book?W: With us in the studio today is Dominic Austin—a science fiction writer who has delighted readers of all ages. Dominic. I read somewhere that you found it very easy to get published. M: It’s true. I was very lucky. But with Return to Nothing—my first book, I had a problem. I sent it to a firm of publishers and they kept them for about 6 months. They finally sent it back to me. Saying the way with written was very original and the story was amazing. But they were unwilling to publish it because it was rather a large book and they were a tiny company. They advised me to contact another publisher who they knew was looking for science fiction writers. I had no trouble after that. W: In Return to Nothing, the three central characters are completely imaginary, aren’ t they? M: That’ s right. My characters are different from real people. The main thing is that in a good adventure story, the characters must have some sort of evolution, for example, they come to have knowledge that they lack to begin with. And it doesn’ t mean they always go from being bad to being good at the end of the story. I don’ t believe in that. My heroes are not particularly lovable. W: After Return to Nothing, you went on to write a series of three other books with the same central characters. Why? M: I started Return to Nothing with one book in mind. It’ s sort of progress from there. And it went to another book then it went to a third book. The publishers knew they would be an instance success but writing a good series of books has one unwelcome consequence. I got a lot of requests from readers for more books in that series. I love the fact that they bother to write to me about it. But I also need to do something different and recharge my batteries. W: Your success has not yet led to any literary prizes. Do you regret that? M: Not in the least. I’ m a story-teller and story-tellers want an audience. The more people who read me, the happier I am. So, all the other stuff to me has no meaning. I’ve always believed that when writers win prizes, their careers are over. But everyone seems to think I’ m dying to win awards. I read a lot of fictions too and sometimes I wish I had written some of that. But I know I’ m just as good, only different. W: I understand your regret having allowed your book series to be made into a film. M: Most definitely. It was a moment of foolishness when I thought there was no one in the science fiction field who has ever been offered this chance. I somehow knew I was making a mistake, but my pride got in the way and then it was too late. It was a difficult experience because the director was asking me to change parts of the book all the time. I knew from the beginning there’ll be little money anyway. Maybe the only advantage is that was an experience I could use in my writing. W: That’ s very interesting. Its subject. Its style. Its length.

What is the new discovery about?O type blood can be transfused safely into humans of any blood type without medical risk. The problem is that it’s not always readily available for those who desperately need blood. Now an international team of scientists believe they have found a way to convert A, B and AB blood types into O type, making it safe to transfusions. Professor Orson of Long University Hospital in Sweden is one of report’ s authors. Converting A, B and AB blood types into type O blood. A safe way of transfusing blood. An important use of type O blood.

LINDA: Linda wants the college to offer better advice on【D1】______. Students need more information about jobs【D2】______. She thinks the college should develop closer ties with【D3】______. She’ d like students to raise money for people who are【D4】______. She wants to improve the facilities in the【D5】______. DARREN: Darren intends to prevent a rise in the price of【D6】______. He wants to set up【D7】______. He thinks students need a centre where they can go for【D8】______. He criticizes the way the college handles【D9】______. He’ d like to invite a greater variety of【D10】______.Linda: Right, well, my name is Linda Goodyear. And I’d like briefly to tell you why I think you should choose me as your rep. Hmm, these are the things I will try something about, try to improve, or...I mean, do. So I think we all know the careers of advice service needs a bit of improvement, so I’ d work to improve that, especially we need more practical advice a-bout getting work experience, not in this country, I mean, overseas. And another thing I think we should press for is a close link with businesses and companies where I can actually go on visits. I think we should try to get around. I mean not ever just locally but all over the midlands. So we actually see a greater variety of ways of doing things, rather than hearing about them. Then, the next thing I think important is something...quite involved with myself. That’ s the voluntary work with the homeless. I’ d like to get more people here in the college involved either directly or I hope with raising money. And last of all, I’d like to push the college authorities really hard for some new furniture for students’ common room. Thank you very much. Please vote for me. Darrell: Hi, everybody. I expect you may know my name is Darren Whiting. I really like to he your student rep this year and well, here is what I try to do for you, for us. First, I’ll take on the canteen and try to stop them putting up price of hot meals as they said they will. Then the next thing is, well, I’ d organize a book exchange throughout the whole college, like already exists in the maths department, to save money on expensive textbooks that we all have to have, but don’ t need for the whole course. Another thing we badly need in this college is a Student Advice Center. We need a place run by students for students where people can drop in and get advice about any sorts of problems, academic or welfare or whatever. We also need to take on the college authorities on the subject of accommodation for students who need it. I mean the situation at the moment is crazy, with no proper system for deciding who gets the accommodation or why. I want to change that. And lastly, I want to get in more speakers from all political backgrounds, and from industry, and so on, to help people more aware of, you know, what’ s going on in the world today. Because we’ll all be out there soon, like it or not. Please vote for me. Thanks for your listening.

Shaka ______ power and became the king of the Zulus upon the death of his father. assumed resumed consumed presumed

To say that a soldier fought in battle like a lion may be a good descriptive ______, but it does not mean that he was on all fours, roaring and wagging his tail! anecdote analogue analogy analysis

Many people living around the stadium ______ about the violent behaviour of the Soccer fans. complain disapprove criticize object

Astronomy has to deal with the largest bodies and the greatest distances in the universe; ______, chemistry has to deal with the smallest particles and the shortest distances in the universe. likewise consequently on the other hand so

Tony’s salary as a plumber is much higher than ______. a teacher a teacher has that of a teacher does that of a teacher

If you took more than your share of the money, you should at once ______ by returning the extra. give up make amends feel ashamed get punished

In this experiment, they are wakened several times during the night, and asked to report what they ______. had just been dreaming had just dreamt are just dreaming have just been dreaming

Detectives ______ from the clues who had committed the crime. deducted deduced deemed doomed

After a whole day’s heavy work, the old worker returned home, ______. being hungry and exhausting hungry and exhausted being hungry and exhausted hungry and exhausting

Salesperson: Can I help you, sir? Customer: Yes, I bought this watch from you last week and I’ve been having a few problems with it. Salesperson: ______ Customer: When I bought this you said it was waterproof, but when I wore it in the swimming pool it filled with water. That’s impossible. I’m sure it’s all right. Did you buy it here? What’s the trouble?

______ is the core leadership committee of the British government. Parliament Privy council Central government The Cabinet

In the 1960s, pop music underwent a revolution when ______ became world famous and turned their home town of Liverpool into a place of pilgrimage. the Beach Boys the Rolling Stone the Animals the Beatles

Who was the leader of the Federalists in the early history of the United States? Jefferson Hamilton Washington Lincoln

Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies are ______. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and King John Hamlet, Cymbeline, King Lear and The Merchant of Venice Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Othello and Macbeth

The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as ______ in American literature. the Age of Colonialism the Age of Romanticism the Age of Realism the Age of Modernism