20XX年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题2003NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(Preliminary)PartIListeningComprehension(30minutes,30points)SectionADialogues(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortdialogues.Attheendofeachdialogue,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththedialogue and the question will be read only once . After each question there will be a pause . during the pause , you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer . Then m ark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through theB. A police officer .center .1. A. A sales clerk .C. A tailor .2 . A . By train .C. By car .3 . A. Fish is the only dish left .C. Vegetarian meals are not offered meals left .4 . A. He starts work next weekendC. Hell be in the mountains .5. A. In an elevator .D. A nurse .B. She walks .D. By bus .B. Chicken is the only dish leftD. There arent any vegetarianB. Hell be away .D. Hes moving to Florida .B. At a dress store .C. On the seventh floorD. At a department store6 .A.TheyfeltitwasdisorganizedB. TheywerepleasedwithitsAsiancontent.C. TheyfeltitlackedAsiancontent.D. Theyfeltitignoredrecentevents.7 .A.Hedoesnthaveenoughtime.8 .Hedoesnthaveawatch9 .Thelibrarydoesnthavethearticleshewants.10 Hecantfindthelibrary.8.A.Hewantsthewomantodineoutwiththem.B. Hewantstoworktomorrow.C. Hewantsthewomantofinishdinnerfirst.D. Hewantstopayforthedinner.9. A.Twiceaday.B.Twiceaweek.C.Onceaweek.D.Daily.10. A.Attwooclock.B.Atfouroclock.C.Atthreethirty.D.Ateightoclock.SectionBNewsItems(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10piecesofshortnewsfromBBCorVOA.Therewillbeaquestionfollowingeachpieceofnews.Writedowntheanswertoeachquestioninnomorethan15words.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20. .SectionCCompoundDictation(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom21to28withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom29to30,youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewrittenandrewritethecorrectanswersontheAnswerSheet.there are numerous smallerAlthoughgeneralMotorsandGeneralElectricarelargemultinationalcompanieswithoperationsaroundtheglobecompaniesthatengageininternationaltrade.Because95percentoftheworldspopulationandtwo-thirdsofits(21)powerarelocatedoutsidetheUnitedStates,itisimportantforAmerican(22)tobepresentinforeignmarkets.However,beforeweexplainthedifferentmethodsbywhichacompanymay(23)ininternationaltrade,wemightfirstconsidersomeimportant(24)thatU.S.companiesoftenfailtostudybeforetheysellproductsinaforeigncountry.Thesefactorsare(25)withdifferencesinlanguage,invaluesandattitudes,andinpolitical(26)When(27)Coca-ColaintotheChinesemarketin1920,thecompanyusedagroupofChinesesymbolsthat,whenspoken,soundedlikeCoca-Cola.However,whenread,thesesymbolsmeant,“afemalehorsefattenedwithwax.UponreenteringtheChinesemarketinthe1970s,Coca-ColausedaseriesofChinese(28)thattranslatesinto“happinessinthemouth(29)Cultureisthetotalpatternofhumanbehaviorthatispracticedbyaparticulargroupofpeople.(30)PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15minutes,30points)SectionAMultipleChoice(20points).Then markDirections:Questions31-50constituteacompletepassage.Thereare20blanksinthepassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentencethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31. SeniorMetropolitanpoliceofficerstriedtodismisstheNotingHillraceriotswhichragedforfivenightsovertheAugustbankholidayin1958astheworkof“ruffians,bothcoloredandwhitel-bentonhooliganism,accordingtoofficialfiles.A.recentrevealedB.newlyreleasedC.previousdisclosingD.earlierexposing32.Butpoliceeyewitnessreportsinthesecretpapersthattheywereoverwhelminglytheworkofawhiteworkingclassmobouttogetthe“niggers”A.containB.convinceC.consistD.confirm33.TheferocityoftheNotingHill,asthecaesiotsalledthem”atthetime,shockedBritainintoforthefirsttimethatitwasnotabovethekindofracialconflictthenbeingplayedoutintheAmericandeepsouth.A.realizingB.witnessingC.watchingD.identifying34.Thecarnival,whichwillthestreetsofwestLondonmorethan1.5millionpeoplethisweekend,wasstartedin1959asadirectresponsetotheriots.A. crowd ; ofB. pour; forC. fill；withD.emerge；in35. Whileseniorofficerstriedtoplaydowntheracialaspectsoftheriots,theinternalMetropolitanpolicefilesreleasedthismonthatthepublicrecordofficeconfirmthatthedisturbanceswereoverwhelminglyby300to400strong“KeepBritainWhite,manyofthemmobsA. eruptedC. triggeredTeddyboysarmedwithironbars,butchersknivesandweightedleatherbelts,whowent“