超链接：1) 2003年NECC初赛试题2) 2004年NECC初赛试题3) 2005年NECC初赛试题4) 2006年NECC初赛试题5) 2007年NECC初赛试题6) 2008年NECC初赛样题7) 2008年NECC初赛试题8) 2009年NECC初赛试题9) 2010年NECC初赛试题2003年NECC初赛试题2003 National English Contest for College Students（Preliminary）Part I Listening Comprehension（30 minutes，30 points） Section A Dialogues（10 points） Directions：In this section ，you will hear 10 short dialoguesAt the end of each dialogue，a question will be asked about what was saidBoth the dialogue and the question will be read only onceAfter each question there will be a pauseduring the pause，you must read the four choices marked A，B，C and D，and decide which is the best answerThen m ark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center1AA sales clerk BA police officer CA tailor DA nurse 2ABy train BShe walks CBy car DBy bus 3AFish is the only dish left BChicken is the only dish left CVegetarian meals are not offered DThere arent any vegetarian meals left 4AHe starts work next weekend BHell be away CHell be in the mountains DHes moving to Florida 5AIn an elevator BAt a dress store COn the seventh floor DAt a department store 6AThey felt it was disorganized BThey were pleased with its Asian content CThey felt it lacked Asian content DThey felt it ignored recent events 7AHe doesnt have enough time BHe doesnt have a watch CThe library doesnt have the articles he wants DHe cant find the library 8AHe wants the woman to dine out with them BHe wants to work tomorrow CHe wants the woman to finish dinner first DHe wants to pay for the dinner 9ATwice a day BTwice a week COnce a week DDaily 10AAt two oclock BAt four oclock CAt three thirty DAt eight oclock Section B News Items（10 points） Directions：In this section，you will hear 10 pieces of short news from BBC or VOAThere will be a question following each piece of newsWrite down the answer to each question in no more than 15 words 11_ 12_ 13_ 14_ 15_ 16_ 17_ 18_ 19_ 20_ Section C Compound Dictation（10 points）Directions：In this section，you will hear a passage three timesWhen the passage is read for the first time，you should listen carefully for its general ideaThen listen to the passage againWhen the passage is read for the second time，you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 21 to 28 with the exact words you have just heardFor blanks numbered from 29 to 30，you are required to fill in the missing informationYou can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own wordsFinally，when the passage is read for the third time，you should check what you have written and rewrite the correct answers on the Answer SheetAlthough general Motors and General Electric are large multinational companies with operations around the globe，there are numerous smaller companies that engage in international tradeBecause 95percent of the worlds population and two-thirds of its (21)_ power are located outside the United States，it is important for American (22)_to be present in foreign marketsHowever，before we explain the different methods by which a company may (23)_in international trade，we might first consider some important (24)_that U.Scompanies often fail to study before they sell products in a foreign countryThese factors are (25)_with differences in language，in values and attitudes，and in political (26)_ When (27)_Coca-Cola into the Chinese market in 1920，the company used a group of Chinese symbols that，when spoken，sounded like Coca-ColaHowever，when read， these symbols meant，“a female horse fattened with wax”Upon reentering the Chinese market in the 1970s，Coca-Cola used a series of Chinese (28)_that translates into“happiness in the mouth”(29)_ Culture is the total pattern of human behavior that is practiced by a particular group of pe