2018年全国大学生英语竞赛A、B、C、D类初赛答案及听力录音原文

蒺 蒺 2018 National English Competition

for College Students

(Level A - Preliminary) 参考答案及作文评分标准

Part I Listening Comprehension Section A 1—5 BCACD Second B

6—10 FTTFF 11—15 CDBDA Second C

16—20 ADBDC Second D

21. in detail 22. tents and huts 23. functional 24. occupants 25. artistic

26. these/the (following) questions 27. familiarity 28. information 29. a manageable size 30. the topic itself

Part II Vocabulary & Grammar

31—35 CACBD 36—40 AABCD 41—45 ACCBD

Part III Cloze

46. wealthy 47. running 48. which 49. flight

50. holiday 51. reminder 52. in 53. contact

54. through 55. officers

Part IV Reading Comprehension Section A

56. a cure for baldness 57. lose weight 58. C, K and A 59. crisp undamaged 60. 28 days Section B

61—65 BFDGC Section C

66. Because they re now guaranteed a fair price for their honey.

67. His small house and a couple of bicycles.

68. It s made of cylindrical sections of tree bark.

69. The wild flowers, including orchids, the bees feast on. 70. Within a month. Section D

71. broader 72. environmental 73. climate/weather 74. less/little time 75. car use level

Part V Translation Section A

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76. 从来就没有完美的幸福。人类不存在尽善尽美的状况。无论幸福可能是别的什么东西，它既不在于财富

也不在于成就，而是在于追求的过程。我们要时刻牢记，我们生来并不是享受幸福而是追求幸福。幸福在于追求的本身，在于追求我们终生为之努力并从中获得启迪的有意义的事情，也就是说在于追求的过

程。对于一个民族的评价不是在于看它拥有什么或是想要拥有什么，而是看它想要并正在追求什么。 Section B

77. Taken as a whole, human culture is the product of cultural merging and exchange between all peoples and

nations.

78. We ll make use of beneficial things from other countries to build our spiritual and material civilizations. 79. This exchange will help increase understanding and friendship and promote joint development in science

and culture.

80. When flying from China to the United States, the other side of the earth, you can arrive on the same day

of the calendar.

81. The historical experiences of both China and other countries have proved again and again that culture

needs exchanges.

Part VI Error Correction

I feel it 蒺 s very important for families to have regular meals together. One of my most useful childhood memories were dinner with my parents and 82. was two sisters. As a result, last year I decided that 夷 entire family would have 83. the dinner together three days a week, because we found that we seldom had a chance to get gather as a family. We thought it would be possible for 84. together everyone to set aside three evenings a week for a sit-down dinner. First we tried setting three fixed days for our experiment —Mondays, Wednesdays, 85. 姨 and Fridays. After a couple of weeks of trying this plan, almost everyone was happy. Then my son had the idea of having everyone put their 86. unhappy plan for the week on the top of the TV set every Sunday. I would

choose the three best days. For a while, the kids continue to resist the 87. continued idea. They said they would rather spend the time playing with their friends or take part in some activities. Gradually, though, they began to see these 88. taking evenings together in a different way. We had laughed a lot and we 89. had discussed each other 蒺s problems. Now before a couple of months, we all 90. after feel that we have been able to build much strong relationships within 91. stronger the family than we had before.

Part VII IQ Test

92. Because they have just had a long March (of 31 days). (March here has two meanings.) 93. I made a killing on the stock exchange. I shot my broker. 94. Go to nine.

95. 2 or 4.（All the numbers are multiples of 2 or 4.） 96. 1B.

Part VIII Writing (30 marks)

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Section A Sample:

97. The chart provides a summary of the average number of hours married men and women work every day both inside and outside of the home. In both age groups shown, the total number of hours worked by married women is greater than the total number of hours worked by married men. Men aged 25 to 44 spend only slightly more time working outside of the home than men aged 45 to 64, but this figure is significantly higher than the number of hours of paid work that women of the same age do. Women in the 25 to 44 age group work almost as many hours inside the home as outside, and there s only a slight difference in the 45 to 64 age group. However, men work on average three times longer outside of the home than inside. Section B Sample:

98. Personality is the distinctive character or quality of a person, and it s also believed by many people to be

the decisive factor in one s destiny. Personality such as sociability, honesty, aggressiveness and stubbornness distinguishes one person from another, deciding his way of dealing with everything. A conservative person would never take the lead in any pioneering path, so we hardly find him in the list of great revolutionists.

On the other hand, some people don t think the above statement valid because they believe that the key to a person s fate is held by no one but himself. Personality isn t innate or unchangeable. A careless person could also become a great mathematician if he knows his own weak point and often reminds himself to be more careful. Where there is a will, there is a way. We 蒺 re the only master of our own destiny.

Finally, I can 蒺 t entirely agree with the idea that personality decides destiny; I believe personality might have some influence on destiny, but it can 蒺t decide it. All in all, we hold our destiny in our own hands.

作文评分标准： 一、评分原则：

1. 本题满分为 A 10 分；B 20 分，按四个档次给分。

2. 评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整 本档次，最后给分。

3. A 词数少于 100 词或多于 140 的，B 词数少于 140 或多于 180 的，从总分中减去 2 分。

4. 如书写较差，以致影响阅卷，将分数降低一档。 二、各档次给分范围和要求 第四档（很好）：A 9-10 分；B 16-20 分

完全符合写作格式的要求，覆盖多个内容要点，表达思想清楚，文字通顺，连贯性很好，基本上无词汇 和语法错误。

第三档（好）：A 6-8 分；B 11-15 分

基本符合写作格式的要求，有个别地方表达思想不够清楚，文字基本通顺、连贯，有少量词汇和语法 错误。 第二档（一般）：A 3-5 分；B 6-10 分

未恰当完成写作格式的要求，漏掉内容要点，表达思想不清楚，文字多处出现词汇和语法错误，影响 了对写作内容的理解。

第一档（差）：A 1-2 分；B 1-5 分

未完成写作格式的要求，明显遗漏主要内容，表达思想紊乱，有较多词汇和语法的重大错误，未能将 信息传达给读者。

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2018 National English Competition

for College Students

(Level A - Preliminary)

听力录音原文

Part I Listening Comprehension

Section A

In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, one question will be asked, and you have fifteen seconds to read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

1.W: Do you want to go home now?

M: Yes, I think I 蒺ll take the things we bought home.

W: OK. I蒺ll go to the office. I蒺ve got lots to do for my boss. I蒺ll come home later, straight from the office.

M: OK. I 蒺d better hurry. My brother 蒺s waiting at the house.

W: Good. I hope he 蒺ll still be there when I get home—I haven 蒺t seen him for ages.

Question: Who 蒺s waiting for the man?

2.W: Good evening, sir. May I help you?

M: Yes, I think I left my camera on the train from London earlier today.

W: Did you, sir? Oh, well, in that case we 蒺d better fill in a Lost Property form. Now, you said it was the London train. What time did it arrive in Edinburgh?

M: At 4:55 this afternoon, exactly on time.

W: Right you are sir. We 蒺ll do our best

Question: Where did the train come from?

3.M: How do you like my tie?

W: Your tie? Well, uh ... I think it 蒺s nice.

M: You don 蒺t really like it, do you?

W: Well, uh ...

M: Come on! Be honest with me!

W: Well ... To be honest, I think it 蒺s a little bright.

M: Hmm. You may be right.

Question: What does the woman think of the tie?

4.M: Hi, Kathy. We 蒺re going to have a party this evening. Will you come?

W: Yes, I 蒺d love to. What time?

M: 6:30.

W: I 蒺m afraid I 蒺ll be a little late. My piano lesson finishes at 7:00.

M: That蒺s OK.

Question: When will Kathy go to the party?

5.M: Ah, Tina. Is the design for the conference centre ready?

W: Er, no. I was ...

M: But you know I need it for tomorrow and I asked you to stop working on everything else until you finished it.

W: I know, I 蒺ve been working on it all day, but I haven 蒺t finished it yet. I 蒺m sorry.

Question: Why is the man angry?

Section B

In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the questions and make your answers on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

Conversation One

Listen to the conversation, mark each statement as either True (T) or False (F) according to your listening.

W: Hi, Simon, how are you? How is your new car going?

M: Oh, don 蒺t ask me, Anna. It 蒺s a nightmare! I never should have bought it!

W: Why? What 蒺s wrong? I thought you 蒺d got one of those fancy new models?

M: I did, but that 蒺s part of the problem. If I 蒺d bought a second-hand car, I wouldn 蒺t have taken out this big bank loan I 蒺ve got now.

W: Oh, so I suppose you 蒺ve got big repayments to make?

M: Yes, and I can 蒺t sell the car until I 蒺ve paid for it. But it 蒺s not only that. I had no idea running a car was going to be so expensive! I wish I蒺d thought about the other costs before I bought it.

W: It probably wouldn 蒺t be so bad if the price of petrol hadn 蒺t almost doubled last month.

M: Don 蒺t remind me—the petrol alone is costing me a fortune!

W: Lucky you 蒺ve got that part-time job then!

M: That蒺s just the thing. Nearly all of my wages are going on the car. If I蒺d waited a bit before buying the car,

I 蒺d have managed to save quite a bit by now. I might even have gone on that college trip last week; it

sounded great.

W: Oh, dear. Can 蒺t you ask your dad to help you out?

M: No way! When my granddad left me some money, my dad didn 蒺t want me to spend it on a car. If only I 蒺d listened to him, none of this would have happened! I wish he wasn蒺t always right!

W: Well, maybe you should value his opinions more. You do seem to argue with him a lot. If you got on better with him, you might have listened to his suggestions.

M: The worst thing is, Dad wanted me to buy some shares with the money and now they 蒺ve gone up by thirty per cent. I should have listened to him. If I 蒺d taken his advice, I 蒺d own a small fortune now instead of a big debt!

W: Oh, Simon, you poor thing. I wish I could help you but I have even less money than you. At least you

have a car!

M: Oh, don 蒺t say that! I wish I 蒺d never bought the car! If it weren 蒺t for the car, I 蒺d have no money worries now.

Conversation Two

Listen to the conversation, mark each question as A, B, C or D according to what you hear.

W: It 蒺s an absolute scandal. My friend Mrs Stanley says that at least twenty people have already written to the council to complain.

M: To complain about what?

W: Haven 蒺t you heard? The gas company is thinking of pulling down all those old houses in Salt Lane and selling the land to a property company to build office blocks. And the council is doing absolutely nothing about it.

M: Well, those old houses are in pretty bad condition.

W: That 蒺s not the point. The point is it 蒺s not fair. There 蒺s a housing shortage. There 蒺re people who have been living and working in this district for over twenty years, and still haven 蒺t got a decent place to live. It 蒺s a shame.

M: Well, I suppose the gas company is in business like everyone else. The land those houses are built on is worth a good price.

W: Worth a good price? What we want are new homes in Salt Lane, not office blocks. One of the cashiers who works in the supermarket lives in Salt Lane. And she says she and her husband have been on the housing list since ten years ago. And every time they write, the only reply they get is a printed postcard s ay in g“the m atter is recei v in g attenti on”.

M: I don 蒺t see what it has to do with the gas company demolishing those old houses in Salt Lane. Particularly if they 蒺re in the condition you say they are.

W: Why don 蒺t you listen? I 蒺ve just told you. The gas company has no right to sell that land for office blocks.

It 蒺s all wrong. The proper thing is for them to put up some high-rise flats and move those families in Salt Lane into them as quickly as possible.

M: Aren 蒺t you getting a bit too worked up about it? I mean I 蒺m sure the gas company knows what they 蒺re doing.

W: Know what they 蒺re doing! They don 蒺t know their right hand from their left. I must say something will have to be done about it. I 蒺m setting up a petition for a start and everyone I 蒺ve spoken to so far has promised to sign. And there 蒺s another thing ...

M: Oh, what 蒺s that, dear?

W: I want to write to the local paper and make a formal complaint on behalf of the residents of Salt Lane.

M: But we don 蒺t live in Salt Lane.

W: I know but that cashier in the supermarket does. She says it 蒺s terrible. She never knows whether she has lit her cooker properly or not, because of the smell from the gas works.

M: Uh, before you write, I 蒺ve got something to tell you.

W: Oh, um, nothing bad, I hope.

M: No, I don 蒺t think so. It 蒺s just that my firm is moving offices next year.

W: Moving? Where to?

M: To one of the new office blocks in Salt Lane.

Section C

In this section, you will hear five short news items. Each item will be read only once. After each item, there will be a fifteen- second pause. During the pause, read the question and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

16.The European Union has drafted a list of US products to be hit with import taxes in retaliation for tariffs

the United States has imposed on European steel. EU member governments will review the list before the EU submits it to the World Trade Organization, which arbitrates international trade disputes. EU officials

won 蒺t say which American products will be hit by the EU sanctions. But diplomats monitoring the most

recent transatlantic trade dispute say they include textiles and steel products.

17.Scientists in Brazil claim they 蒺ve come up with a new way of treating burns. That is, with frog skin.

Researchers say it 蒺s cheap and effective. The frog skin has components that diminish the growth of bacteria, making the wound heal faster and reducing the amount of time that the patient has to stay in hospital.

Researchers say the method has already been successfully used in some hospitals in Brazil.

18.A United Nations 蒺report said humans are very likely the cause of most of the temperature increases in the

last fifty years. The scientists say there 蒺s a greater than a 90% chance that greenhouse gases are the main cause of rising temperatures and sea levels. The report also links global warming to other changes including increased dryness in some areas and violent storm patterns. The report makes no policy proposals, but the aim is to press governments and industries to cut the release of carbon dioxide and other gases for trapping heat.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/ab10001481.html,st week, we discussed a new study of injuries in physical education classes in American schools. The

number of students taken to hospital increased 1.5 times from 2005 to 2017. As few injuries were serious, why do people treat them at emergency rooms? One possible reason: a shortage of school nurses. Amy Garcia agrees with this. She 蒺s the executive director of the National Association of School Nurses. She says federal guidelines call for one nurse for every 750 healthy students. In reality, she says, the number is more like one for every 1,100. Each state is different. The association says Vermont has one nurse for every 275 students. In Utah, which has a bigger population, each nurse is responsible for almost 5,000 students.

20.In less than one year, the global community has made tremendous progress in addressing the numerous

issues that negatively affect our climate. Last December, nearly 200 countries concluded negotiations of the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The agreement entered into force in November 2016. Around the same time, the International Civil Aviation Organization adopted an unprecedented global market-based measure that puts the international aviation industry on a path toward sustainable, carbon-neutral growth.

Section D

In this section, you will hear two short passages. The passages will be read twice. A f ter each passage, there

will be a one- minute pause. During the pause, write the answers on the answer sheet.

Dictation

Listen to the passage. For questions 21-25, fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear.

Good morning, everyone. Today, I蒺m going to talk to you about the history of building and architecture.

No story is more interesting or impressive than the story of man 蒺s progress through the ages, and in particular the activities of human beings in the art of building. Let 蒺s have a look at this in detail.

In very early times, around 50,000 years ago, primitive humans lived in trees and caves, where they found protection from wild beasts and shelter from bad weather. However, these natural shelters were pretty uncomfortable and so humans began to think of ways to construct more permanent dwellings, such as tents and huts.

From these humble beginnings a great variety of architectural style gradually developed, and we see how humans began to master constructional techniques and at the same time to achieve aesthetic desires. In other words, we see how they began to create buildings that were not only functional but beautiful as well.

Generally, architecture is concerned with the enclosing of space. Another way of saying this is that architecture is about creating a safe, healthy and pleasant space for occupants—that is, a healthy place in which to live and to work.

There 蒺re three basic principles of architecture and I 蒺d like to run through these now. The first is the principle of function: that is, the purpose of the building in question. The second is the principle of construction: how the building is built or constructed. And the third, after construction, is artistic expression.

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Listen to the passage. For questions 26 -30, complete the notes using no more than three words for each blank.

In this part of the lecture, I 蒺d like to talk about how to choose a topic. Choosing a topic for a research paper is in some way like choosing a topic for an ordinary essay, but there 蒺re some differences. As you think about your topic, ask yourself these questions:

Question number one: Do you really want to know more about the topic? This is the initial question you have to ask yourself, because research on any subject will keep you busy for weeks. You certainly don 蒺t wish

to waste your time on something you have little interest in or are unfamiliar with. You do it well only if you expect to learn something interesting or important in the process.

Question number two: Are you likely to find many sources of information on the topic? You can 蒺t write a research paper without consulting a variety of sources. If only one source or none at all is readily available,

you should rethink your topic or choose another.

Question number three: Can you cut the topic down to a manageable size? Be reasonable and realistic ab ou t

w hat yo u can d o in a sh o rt peri od,sa y,t w o t o f ou r w eeks.I f yo ur t op ic is“T he A m erican R evo l uti on”,

you 蒺ll scarcely have time to make a list of books on your subject, let alone read and analyze them. So try to find something specific, such as“The role of Thomas Jefferson in the American Revolution”or“The Franco-

A m erican A l liance”.

Question number four: What questions can you ask about the topic itself? Questions help you get the topic down to a manageable size, discover its possibilities, and find the goal of your research, that is, the specific problem you want to investigate. Suppose you want to write about the issue of financing a college education—A topic not only current, but also directly linked to the lives of most college students and their families. You could ask at least two or three pointed questions: How much does educational opportunity depend on financial status? Is financial aid going to the students who need it most? How much should universities and colleges charge their students? You can ask yourself these questions or more as you start work on your research paper.

This is the end of the listening part. Please transfer your answers to the answer sheet.

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2018 National English Competition for

College Students

(Level B - Preliminary) 参考答案及作文评分标准

Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks) Section A 1—5 DCBAA Section B

6—10 TFFTF 11—15 BACCD Section C 16—20 CDBAB Section D Dictation

21. define 22. are exposed 23. undreamed of 24. exactly 25. relationship Summary

26. by means of 27. encourage 28. a staged task 29. project work 30. are incorporated Part II Vocabulary & Grammar (15 marks) 31—35 DBCCA 36—40 BACDB 41—45 BACDB

Part III Cloze (10 marks) 46. responded 47. later 48. made 49. who 50. requires 51. occasionally 52. function 53. left

54. time 55. as

Part IV Reading Comprehension (35 marks) Section A

56. Boston 57. surgery 58. professional goal 59. tissue 60. Nebraska Section B 61—65 CGADF Section C

66. Reading or the enjoyment of books.

67. Ssuma Ch ien.

68. It is the kind of reading which leads the readers into a contemplative mood. 69. It gives the reader a certain charm and flavor. 70. Anyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation. Section D

71. products 72. ten days 73. the constellation Pleiades 74. unlucky days 75. a magical number Part V Translation (15 marks) Section A (5marks)

76. 根据最近一项对美国企业高管的调查，83%以上的美国中小企业把向海外拓展列为首要任务。各国企

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业优先重视海外拓展，突显了对各个层面跨文化理解的需求。理解其他文化能让人们彰显尊重的态度，而这正是建立各种持久、良好关系的基石。此外，它可以有助避免误解，而误解有损个人和公司的 经济效益和事业发展。

Section B (10 marks)

77. When you keep/raise a pet, you will, without a doubt, have to take care of a creature whose life will

depend entirely on you.

78. Effectively keeping/raising a pet makes a person more responsible, and the owner s level of commitment and care will inevitably be shown on their pet.

79. One of the biggest benefits of keeping a pet is that you will understand that all living beings have needs

and that these needs have to be taken care of.

80. It is by no means a coincidence that many great parents are also good at keeping pets because they know

how to show care and love for the living creatures around them.

81. People who have owned several pets during their life time can better deal with emotional trials and better

endure emotional losses in their lives. Part VI Error Correction (10 marks)

Laughter is not the same as humor. Laughter is the physiological response to humor. Laughter consists with two parts — a set of gestures and the production of a sound.

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When we laugh, the brain pressures us to conduct both of these activities simultaneously. When we laugh hearty, changes occur in many parts of the body, even

83. heartily the arm, leg, and trunk muscles. If you want to get specific about it, it works 84. 姨like this: Under certain condition, our bodies perform what the Encyclopedia 85. conditions Britannica describes as “rhythmic, vocalized, expiratory, and an involuntary

86. an actions ”— better know as laughter. Fifteen facial muscles contract and stimulation 87. known of the zygomatic major muscle occurs. Meanwhile, a respiratory system is upset 88. the by the epiglottis half-closing the larynx, so that air intake occurs regularly,

89. irregularly making you gasping. In extreme circumstances, the tear ducts are activated, so that 90. gasp while the mouth is opening and closing and the struggle for oxygen intake

continues, the face becomes moist and often red. The noises that usually company 91. accompany

this bizarre behavior range from sedate giggles to boisterous guffaws. Part VII IQ Test 92. STING 93. ACEILPS

94. +Q= 95. CALM 96.

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Part VIII Writing (30 marks)

Section A

How to Prepare for a Race

Maybe you say to yourself that you do not have to prepare for a race, that you can just go to the starting line and begin to run. But if you ask some athletes, they will tell you that you have to be prepared for the race. It means that you have to warm up and stretch all your muscles. If you do not warm up, you can injure yourself; you may pull a muscle or tendon. It is good to start warming up at least forty minutes before the race. All athletes usually warm up at the stadium where they are going to compete or in a nearby stadium which is set for warming up.

Section B

It is good news that the crazily rising housing prices have been tamed. However, the question arises: Are falling housing prices a sign of realty prices becoming rational again, or merely a temporary result of the macro-control measures of local governments? I think that this time it might be different. First, the financial system cannot afford to let realty prices continue rising irrationally. In many cities, realty prices are already so high and people spend such a large percentage of their income to pay their mortgages that should anything unexpected happen, local economy might face risks. Second, as the central leadership has made it clear that if those who rent houses can enjoy the same residential rights as those who buy houses, the market demand for purchasing houses might not be as high as before. Too high house prices have attracted a large flow of funds from real economy to virtual economy. It is really urgent that housing prices get back onto the rational track.

作文评分标准：

一、评分原则：

1.本题满分为I10分；II20分，按四个档次给分。

2.评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整本档次，最后给分。

3.I词数少于100词或多于140的，II词数少于140或多于180的，从总分中减去2分。

4. 如书写较差，以致影响阅卷，将分数降低一档。

二、各档次给分范围和要求

第四档（很好）：I9-10分；II16-20分

完全符合写作格式的要求，覆盖多个内容要点，表达思想清楚，文字通顺，连贯性很好，基本上无词汇

和语法错误。

第三档（好）：I6-8分；II11-15分

基本符合写作格式的要求，有个别地方表达思想不够清楚，文字基本通顺、连贯，有少量词汇和语法错误。

第二档（一般）：I3-5分；II6-10分

未恰当完成写作格式的要求，漏掉内容要点，表达思想不清楚，文字多处出现词汇和语法错误，影响

了对写作内容的理解。

第一档（差）：I1-2分；II1-5分

未完成写作格式的要求，明显遗漏主要内容，表达思想紊乱，有较多词汇和语法的重大错误，未能将

信息传达给读者。

0 分

白卷；作文与题目毫不相关；内容太少，无法评判；所写内容无法看清。