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2009
年全国大学生英语竞赛决赛试题
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全国大学生英语竞赛
C
类考试
2009
年决赛试题

Part
Ⅱ
Vocabulary and Structure (10 minutes, 15 marks)

Directions
:
There
are
15
incomplete
sentences
in
this
part.
For
each
blank
there
are
four
choices
marked
A,
B,
C
and
D.
Choose
the
one
that
best
completes
the
sentence.
Then
mark
the
corresponding
letter
on the
Answer Sheet
with a single line through the centre.

31. Although be has no education, he is one of the ______ businessmen in
the company,
which
was
established
by
Mr.
Smith
three
years
ago.


A. sternest
D. laziest
B. shrewdest C. nastiest
32.
The
people
who
had
been
injured
in
the
explosion
lay
______
in
agony.

A. screeched

D. to shriek
B. groaned

C. screaming
33. I think
being alone is never really a bad thing, ______ you’ve got
something positive to do.


A. but for B. provided that
C. in that
D. in case
34. In 1979 it became clear that the amendment would not go into effect,
and
that
the
new
government
would
______
not
continue
to
support
it.


A. nevertheless
D. therefore
B. hitherto C. otherwise
35. The outbreak is
spreading ______
usual for want of transport
to take
victims
to
hospital, and
basic
medicines
for
those
who
do
manage
to get there.

A. as four times faster as B. four times faster
than



C. as fast as four times
faster than

D. four times more
36. In some speech
communities, two
languages are used side by
side with
each having a different
role
to
play.
Being
able
to
speak
two
languages
is known as ______.


A. bilingualism B. mixture
D. blend

C. parole
37.
The
concept
of
television,
______
images
over
distances,
had
intrigued
scientists even before the invention of moving pictures or radio.

A. the transmission of

B. transmitted by
D. the transmitting

C. transmission into
for
38. An employer has to pay for your glasses if they are prescribed
specifically ______ you view
the screen, but not if you use these
glasses in other situations too.

A. for the distance at which
B. at the distance
for which

C. for which at the distance
D. at which the
distance for
39.
Although
th
e
Earth’s
chemical
composition
had
been
studied
for
years,
only toward the end of
the nineteenth century ______ as a discipline
in its own right.

A. when geochemistry was recognised

reeognised

C. then recognised geochemistry
was recognized

B. was geochemistry
D. as geochemistry
40.
I
______
to
be
present
at
your
birthday
party,
but
business
interfered.
I hope you will forgive me.




A. am to have intended
C. was to have intended

B. was to intend
D. ought to intend

Part III Reading Comprehension (20 minutes, 35 marks)

Section A (5 marks)

Directions:

In this section, there is one passage followed by five
questions.
For
each
question,
there
are
four
choices
marked
A,
B,
C
and
D.
You
should
decide
on
the
best
choice,
and
then
mark
the
corresponding
letter
on
the
answer
sheet

with
a
single
line
through the centre.

Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.




Long distance travel is now a routine part of many workers’ lives,
yet what was once considered a perk of the job is now seen as a headache
by
frequent
fliers.
Business
travel
isn’t
as
exciting
as
it
sounds.
The
reality for most travelers is that they rarely see anything beyond the
airport, the office and
the hotel. Even
after a long
overnight flight in
a cramped seat without
sleep, staff are
frequently expected to be
in the
office the following morning, ready to do a good day’s work.


Despite alternatives such as fax, e-mail and teleconferencing,
business travel continues to grow. Many companies have teleconferencing
equipment, but they do not know how to use it. In the global economy,
increasing numbers of people deal with more and more countries, and are
required to travel across the globe for business which has also become
much more cost- effective for companies. In the early eighties, an
around-the-
world ticket was at least $$1,250. Now it’s $$ 700.


Stephen Joy, a marketing director at US toy maker Mattel, has been
a frequent traveler during most of his sixteen-year career. He believes
business travel has become more stressful. “As your life gets fuller,
with
children
and
so
on,
it
becomes
a
lot
more
difficult,”
he
says.
“But,
it’s not just to do with age. Modem communications mean that the only
time you’re truly out of reach is on a
plane. When you get to the hotel
you log on and get your e-mail. In the past when you were away, you were
away.
Now
you’re
expected
to
take
the
in
-tray
with
you,
and
managing
your
work
from
afar
can
be
very
difficult,
especially
if
you’re
in
a
different
ti
me zone.”


As the volume of business travel has grown, companies have begun to
pay increasing attention to its impact on costs. “Now I don’t travel
in
as
much
comfort
as
I
did
as
a
junior
years
ago,”
says
Joy.
Today,
costs


are
scrutinized
and
many
companies
are
concerned
with
anything
more
than
cheap travel.

There
may
also
be
as
many
health
risks,
associated
with
long
distance
flights as there are passengers in economy class. Because most airlines
re-circulate the air inside planes, mixing half-fresh air with
half-recycled, air, flu and colds are among the most frequent problems
for travelers. New research suggests that jet lag, once seen as a minor
inconvenience, may be far more upsetting to travelers’ health and
routines
than
earlier
thought.
More
worryingly,
a
recent
study
identified
a possible link between long-distance travel and an increased risk of
heart attacks, especially amongst older passengers. Is it time for
companies
to
reassess
attitudes
to
travel
and
show
a
little
more
concern
for their traveling staff?
46. Why are many business travelers unhappy about long distance travel
these days?




A. It can cause headaches.
B. They usually have to fly at night.
C. Aircraft have become very uncomfortable.

D. They often don’t get time to recover fr
om their journeys.
47. According to the writer, why has business travel kept growing?

A. Employees are unwilling to use alternative methods of
communicating.



B. It enables people to do business face to face.

C. It broadens business people’s horizons.

D. Business has become more globalized.
48. Why does Stephen Joy think that business travelers are under more
stress these days?



A. They have to travel farther than they did.
B. They are more concerned about their safety.
C. They still have lots of work to do while they are abroad.