大学生英语竞赛（NECCS）C类模拟试卷55

W Mike, we’ll need to rent a car for our trip next week. Could you do that for us? M Certainly. I need to know whether you want an ordinary car, a sport’s model, or a station wagon. W Just the ordinary one. Question What does the woman want the man to do? Help plan a trip. Rent a car for her. Help repair her car. Take a trip with her.

The conversation is taking place at a friend’ s house.M1 Hi. My name is Jack. M2 Hey Jack. I’m Seth. M1 It’s nice to meet you. M2 Looks like we’ re going to be roommates. M1 Yeah. M2 So where are you from? M1 I’m from Tacoma. How about you? M2 I’m from Ontario. M1 In Canada? M2 No. It’s in California. It’s a smaller city in southern California. M1 So what made you come here? M2 I wanted to go to a different state. M1 I see. Hey, if you don’ t mind, I took this side of the room. M2 No problem. They look the same to me. M1 Are you a morning person or a night person? M2 I’m a night person. M1 That’s great. So am I. I like to sleep in the morning. M2 That should work out well then. TRUE FALSE

Which of the followings is NOT a reason why women bosses are unpopular?M Caitlin Friedman offers advice on being a smart woman-in-charge in her new book: The Girls Guide to Being a Boss Without Being Unpopular. Good morning, nice to have you here. W Right. Those women need my book, terribly. M Absolutely. Why is it that when women become the boss or become leaders, they tend to be unpopular? W Well, we think there are two reasons. The first is, it’ s really unfair that in the workplace people expect women to be emotionally there for them. You would never take your personal problems to a male boss, but you do take them to a woman boss because women are nurturing, just because that’ s what women do. M You expect them to understand the issues with your kids or whatever. W Right, and the other thing is there haven’t been any positive women role models. I mean, there are very few positive women role models out there. M And we’ll get to some of that in a minute, but why are the roles so different for men and women when they do become the boss? W Well, I think it really has to do with the lack of role models. I mean, when we were growing up and coming into the professional environment, we had really tough women bosses, but they had learnt from men. So we think that women need to be able to manage me way they are comfortable in managing. M What’ s the No. 1 mistake women are making? W I think the No. 1 mistake women are making is that they’ re trying to do something the way that’ s not comfortable for them. You know, you really need to be firm and fair. You need to know what your employees need from you before you just want to set out these blanket things. The other thing is that if you are emotional once in a workplace, you are the crier from then on, though you cried only this time in ten years. M Is there no place for emotion than in a workplace? W Well, we don’t think there is. I mean we think that you can be yourself, which is kind and supportive, warm and giving, but not crying, screaming, or beating people. M That sounds crazy. So let’ s talk about practical advice: how women can avoid some of these bad behaviors that will keep them from being unpopular. First, the bad boss behavior—insecurities rule. W I think a lot of women are uncomfortable with leadership positions. I mean, men too, but I think that women in particular and that can bring insecurity. M Gender discrimination. Do women tend to favor men in a workplace? W Yeah. Unfortunately, we think that there is definitely internalized sexism that goes on. M Why is that? I mean why can’t women relate with their co-workers? Or if they’ re the boss, why can’ t they just give them the power they need? W Well. We are not sure why, but I think it’ll change. With books like this, and the fact that more women are in a workplace every day, it will change, just by sheer numbers. M So, some keys to being a better manager, as you say, are to provide clear visions, support your staff, be advisor. W Absolutely. We think it’ s me women’ s responsibility when they are in leadership positions to be more advisor than manager. M Caitlin Friedman, thanks so much for the great advice. People think women should be nurturing. People think few positive women roles are available. People think women don’ t know the right way for management. People think only men can manage employees well.

Which country ranks fourth in the women’ s 3,000m short track relay according to the news?16. Twice Olympic champion Wang Meng led the Chinese short track speed skating team to the top podium of women’s 3,000m relay with a world record at the Vancouver Winter Games here on Wednesday, as South Korea was later disqualified. Canada took the silver, with the United States picking up the bronze. South Korea’ s skaters had already started waving flags in joy after crossing the line but later the judges decided Kim Min-jung had impeded during an exchange push. 17. Russian school students will have to do basic military training in their final year of school, the government has decided. The lesson will include learning to fire guns, marching drills and how to deal with a chemical, nuclear or biological attack. The activity is seen as part of a drive toward the education of their love for their country. 18. Is it hard for you to get up early and get ready for classes? Some students at Winter Park High School just roll out of bed in their pajamas and go to class in their own bedrooms. Of course, their teachers and classmates do not see them because all their class work is on the computer. The Florida High School, the state’ s only online program take classes in algebra, American government, chemistry, computer, economics, and web-page design. They also have to go to regular school to attend other classes. 19. The report “Better Health for London“ says more than 8,000 people in the capital die prematurely for smoking each year. And that the habit is taken up by around 67 London schoolchildren every day. It recommends that smoking is banned in all 20,000 acres of parkland in London as well as open spaces such as Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square. 20. Some 13 million European children under 18 use the Internet for schoolwork, games and music according to a research done by Nielsen’ s “Net-rating“. The study covered Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Experts advised parents to limit the time their kids spend on line and keep them away from chat rooms. S. Korea. Canada. The USA Not known.

Dictation Listen to the passage. For questions 21 ~ 25, fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear. There is a big difference between town life and 【D1】______ in England. In the country, everybody knows everybody else. They know what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what you have for dinner. If you want to help, you will always get it and you will 【D2】______help others. In a large town like London, however, it can sometimes happen that you have never seen your next door neighbor and you do not know his name or anything about him. People in London are 【D3】______. This is because people go to different places in the evenings and at weekends. If you 【D4】______the streets in the centre of London on Sunday, it is like a town without people. One is sorry for old people living on their own. They could die in their homes and would not 【D5】______for weeks or even months.Dictation There is a big difference between town life and (21)country life in England. In the country, everybody knows everybody else. They know what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what you have for dinner. If you want to help, you will always get it and you will (22)be glad to help others. In a large town like London, however, it can sometimes happen that you have never seen your next door neighbor and you do not know his name or anything about him. People in London are (23)often very lonely. This is because people go to different places in the evenings and at weekends. If you (24)walk through the streets in the centre of London on Sunday, it is like a town without people. One is sorry for old people living on their own. They could die in their homes and would not (25)be discovered for weeks or even months.

Summary Listen to the passage. For questions 26 ~30, complete the notes using no more than three words for each blank. Like our polluted environment, our bodies are no longer pollution-flee. Scientists now know that there is pollution in our bodies. On 【D6】______, we have 53 cancer-causing chemicals in our bodies. Even 【D7】______has been connected with bone cancer and other diseases. Some common cosmetics contain small amounts of chemicals, which seep into our 【D8】______ when we use these products. They prevent us from absorbing the 【D9】______our bodies need. So, it is 【D10】______that we find ways to reduce the amount of chemicals in our bodies. We should remind our friends and families to take care of their bodies.Summary Everyone knows about pollution in the environment. Water, air, and land are all polluted. This means that pollution is everywhere. Now, scientists are looking inside our bodies to find out about internal pollution. In 2003, the Environmental Working Group studied nine people to measure the chemicals in their bodies. These nine people had an average of 53 cancer-causing chemicals in their bodies. They also had an average of 62 chemicals that can damage the brain, and 55 that can harm babies in pregnant women. Even though a lot of chemicals were found in human bodies, the chemicals were found in small amounts. The amounts were small enough that they were probably not hurting the people. However, scientists are worried because most of these chemicals were created by humans. Most of these chemicals did not exist 75 years ago. This proves that we have not only polluted the world—we have polluted our own bodies! How does this pollution get into our bodies? We come into contact with many chemicals every day. For example, everyone uses soap, skin lotion, and shampoo. However, few people know that these products contain harmful chemicals, some of which may cause memory loss. Chemicals known as DEA (diethanolamine)and TEA (triethanolamine)may seep into the skin and stop us from absorbing a helpful nutrient called “choline“. Choline is a nutrient that plays a crucial role in the memory cell making process in the developing brain. Some people worry that every time we wash our hair, we are decreasing our memories. Everyone knows they should brush their teeth regularly, but recent research has shown that some toothpastes can cause cancer. Fluoride is a key ingredient in many toothpastes. However, studies show that fluoride does not really protect our teeth. In fact, fluoride has been connected with bone cancer and other diseases. While we are trying to save our smiles, we could be damaging our health. Women are probably exposed to more chemicals than men because they use more beauty products. Recently, harmful chemicals have been found in nail polish, hair spray, deodorant, and perfume. The chemicals are called “phthalates“. Studies on animals have shown that phthalates can damage the liver, the kidneys, and the lungs. Cosmetic companies say the amounts of phthalates in their products are safe, but consumer protection groups disagree. They say some women use so many products that the levels are actually high. So, the more women try to look beautiful, the more they could be harming their health. In a futuristic story by Ray Bradbury, a man found a pristine stream on a new planet. When he drank from the stream, he died! Why? His body was so polluted that pure water was a poison to him! Perhaps that is only science fiction, but it reminds us to take care of our bodies. We must find ways to reduce the pollution we absorb.

The football match was______because of the heavy rain. called off called up called out called over

Several guests were waiting in the______for the front door to open. porch vent inlet entry

If you’ ve ever driven on a highway during a heavy rain, you know about the danger of______. skating skidding sliding slipping

Phil______forecast a big increase in sales, and he turned out to be right. confidentially proudly assuredly confidently

It is essential that misunderstanding______during business negotiations. be avoided is avoided will be avoided has to be avoided

______from the top of the hill, the city takes the round shape with a flowing river through it. Viewing To be viewed Viewed To be viewing

I don’ t think it is advisable that she______her little boy of his freedom to spend the spare time as he wish. deprive deprives deprived has deprived

His manner was______offend everyone who he met. so as to such as to so that such that

Chances of getting the job were slim, so the young man felt______about the future. gloomy shady shadowy obscure

I guess she has exaggerated the weather condition. It isn’ t______all cold. that those it one

When a person has an infectious disease, he is usually______from other people. divided segregated isolated insulated

According to official statistics, retail sales in China rose 10% and 12. 2% in the first and the second quarter______this year. accordingly correspondingly respectively individually

We______any attempts to infiltrate company networks to obtain user information. sentence condemn reproach scold

______, Tom remains modest and is willing to accept suggestions from others. However his notable contributions His making notable contributions For all his notable contributions Instead of his contributions