2008年全国大学生英语竞赛C类初赛赛卷及答案2008NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelC---PreliminaryPartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30marksSectionA(5marksInthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A.Tobuyanewspaper.B.Tofindachemist.BC.Topostaletter.2.A.Theirbillingsystemhasbeenefficient.B.Theiroldbillingsystemisoutdated.BC.He’sunimpressedwiththenewbillingsystem.3.A.She’sbeenonvacation.B.She’sbeenatthegrocerystore.C.She’sbeenonabusinesstrip.A4.A.Togotothemarket.CB.Tohavecoffee.C.Tohaveadiscussion.5.A.Changingaflightreservation.B.Cancelingahotelreservation.C.Reservinganextrahotelroom.CSectionB(10marksInthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Conversationone6.What’sTania’sphonenumber?CA.506-6178B.501-6678C.501-66877.WhoisgoingshoppingatHarrods?BA.Tania.B.Karl.C.Karl’smother.8.HowisTaniagoingtogettoHarrods?CA.Onfoot.B.Bytaxi.C.Bytube.9.Whichstreetplanshowsthewayfromthestation?A.B.C.10.WhatkindofwinedoesKarlwant?AA.RedMerlot.B.WhiteBordeaux.C.RoseChianti.ConversationTwo11.Whichdrawingshowsthepositionofthehandle?A.B.C.12.Whatotherproductfeaturesareincluded?CA.Arangeofhandlesizes.B.Avarietyofcolorcombinations.C.Asetofringsfordifferent-sizedtins.13.What’sthepurposeoftheV-clip?AA.Toholdthepaintbrushsoitdripsinthecan.B.Topreventpaintfromgettingontothepaintedsurfaces.C.Topreventthebrushdryingoutifthepainterisinterrupted.14.Whowillprobablyusethecan-holder?AA.Artists.B.Decorators.C.Soldiers.15.Howmuchdoestheproductcost?AA.£4.B.£5.C.$4.SectionC(5marksInthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitem.Eachitemwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachitem,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.16.WhathaspromptedthenewadministrationtoreviewtheAustralia’scitizenshiptest?A.It’soutofdate.B.Higherimmigrationrates.C.Manyapplicantsfailingit.17.WhichtrainprovidestheeasiestwaytoseeMountFuji?A.FromTokyotoYokohama.B.FromOsakatoYokohama.C.FromTokyotoOsaka.18.HowmanyU.N.employeeswerekilledin2007?A.17.B.42.C.59.19.Whathavestudiesfoundoutaboutseverepneumoniatreatment?A.Nomedicationworksindevelopingcountries.B.Itcanbeeffectivelytreatedathomewithoralantibiotics.C.Itcanonlybetreatedinthehospitalwithinjectableantibiotics.20.Whatwasthebar’sbusinesslikebeforethesmokingban?A.Almostemptyeveryday.B.Usuallycrowdedatmidday.C.EmptyonWednesdays.SectionD(10marksInthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Therearetenmissingwordsorphrases.Fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhearonthetape.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Crimeisn’trisingbecausethelawsarenotstrictenough,orbecausethe(21________arenottoughenough,orsimplybecausetherearen’tenoughpolicemenonthebeat.Itisrisingbecausetheagencie...