2010NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelD—Preliminary)(總分：150分，答題時間：120分鐘PartIListeningComprehension(30SectionA(5Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Atofeachconversation,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.What’stheweatherlikeduringJack’sItissnowing.B.Itissunny.C.ItisWhenwkllRobhavehisnestdrivingOnMonday.B.OnSaturday.C.OnHowmuchdothewoman’ssportssocks$2.50.B.$3.99.whywillColinbehomelateHeplayedfootballwithhisfriendsafterHehadtowaitalongtimefortheHedidhisatJohn’sWhereisthefishmarket?(圖無法編制SectionB(10Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.Atofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththethreechoicesmarkdeA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespngdingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.ConversationWhenwasPan’sYesterday.B.Twodaysago.C.AweekWhathappenedtoShegotkicdedwhenridingaShefelloffherbicycleonherwqytotheboatShefellintothewaterwhilesailingaWhichpartofPam’sbofygotinjuredintheOneofherarms.B.Herbrother.C.HerWhowillPamstaywithwhensheleavesAfterdinner.B.Duringlunchtime.C.IntheWhenisthehospitalopentoAferdinner.B.Duringlunchtime.C.IntheConversationWhendidJaneandherfamilygotoInJune.B.InJuly.CInWhatwastheweatherlikeduringtheirholidayformostoftheWindy.B.Wet.C.HowmuchdidJane’sticketfortheboattrip$12.B.$15.C.WheredidJane’sfamilystayintheScottishInaguest-house.B.Onacamp-site.C.AtahoWhatdidJanesayaboutthevillageRatherexpensive.B.NiceandFriendly.CVerySectionC(5Inthissection,youwillhearamonologue.Themonologuewillbereadonlyonce.Attheendofthemonologue,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthefivequestions,eachwiththreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.WherewasGeeWeekesIn B.Inlondon.C.InWhatdoesGeesayabouthispartsofLondon?A.Itisaplacewellworthvisiting.B..IthasproblemaswellasC..Itisthecity’sWhatdoesGee’swife’sfavoriteshop Whydoes eliketheThebooksthereareHecantalkabouthisbookstothecustomersIthasmanybookshelikestoWheredoes esometimesgoforaAlongtheriver B.Itthe C.OnaSectionD(10Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewhichwillbereadtwice.Listentothepassagecarefully,andtheblankswiththewordsorphrasesyouhearonthet.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Exerciseisessentialformind,bodyand(21).It’soneofthebestways(22)whenallaroundyoueverythingseemsmoreandmoreunbalancedandthe esevermorefastand(23).Don’tgroanbecausethisisyetanotherarticleabout(24).Thereasonwhytherearesomanyisthatitis(25)goodforyou.Thereareplentyofreasonswhyyoushouldexerciseandveryfew–formostofus-whyyoushould’t.Exerciseimprovesmuscle(26)andprovidesquickchangesin(27).Itimprovesmusclepowerandpromotesgoodposture-thewayinwhichyouholdyourbodywhensittingorstanding.Ithelps(28)muscleimbalanceswhichcanleadtoinjuries.Itprovidesquickimprovementin(29)suchasthings,stomachandupperarms.Itimprvestheconditionoftheheartandlungsand(30).PartIIvocabularyandThereare15 pletesentencesinthispart.Foreachblank,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletsthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasheetwithasinglelinethroughtheAwebmasterisresponsibledeveloandmaintainingtheWebsitebelongingtoananizationorcompany. EachofthefiftyUSstateshasitsownflag;inadditiontothis;eachonehasastate themockingbirdforFlorida.A.of B.such C.as D.asThecomediantoldtheaudience bothhandseverytimetheyheardthewordA.for B.who Cthat D.toLoriewaitedoveranhourforKen.Hereally havecalledher,don’tyouthink? Pleaseareafavoritesubjectforphotographersbecauseof producedbytheice. Icebergsareafavoritesubjectforphotographersbecauseof producedbytheA.theremarkablyvivid B.thevividblueremarkableC.remarkablythebluevivid. D.bluethevividremarkable.Youmightnotcareaboutvisitingyourparents,butit alottothem. Pleaseputthesauceonthesideontopofthechicken.A.owingto B.butfor C.insteadof Therearemany thenewA.adaptedto B.concentratedon C.dependedon Drelatedto40.There’snoreasonto metotnow.I’lltonmyownlater. Ifyoubuytwentyormore,youwillget Somepeoplebelievethatifyou amirror,you havesevenyearsofbadluck. B.willbreak;would Fred:Thankyouforalovelyevening.Amanda:I’mgladyouenjoyedit.Amanda:Yes,that’dbenice.BYETHEN.DriveAThefoodisvery B.DoyouwanttogowithC.It’sreallynicewalkingwith D.Youmustovertoourplacenext Boris:Oh,nothingmuch.Theusualthings,youTom:Mm...stillworkingatthesameplace,IBoris:Yes,that’swhathaveyoubeenup B.WhatdidyousayjustC.whatcanIdofor D.Whathappenedto Scott:Yes,itcertainlyEmily:About —afterallthatrainweScott:Yes,Iknow.That’swhywewentawaythisIsthereanythingIcandoforIsitsuitableforyoutoIsitasunnydayIsn’tthisweatherPartIIICloze(10marksReadthepassageandfillineachbankwithoneword.Choosethewordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingsomegivenletteroftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Manyofthethingswedodepend(46)receivinginformationfromotherpeople.(47)Caatrain,makingaphonecallandgoingtothecinemaallinvolveinformationwhichisstored,(48)proandcommunicated.Inthepastthisinformationusedtobekeptonprinthe(49)fof,forexample,books,newsprsandtimetables.Nowmoreandmoreinformationisputoncomputers.Computerplayanimportant(50)inoureverydaylives,sometimeswithoutuseven(51)(realize)it.Considertheuseofcomputersinbothshopsandoffices.Bigshops,(52)eschainstoreswithbranchesalloverthecountry,havetodealwithverylargeamountsofinformation.Theyhavetomakesurethereareenoughgoodsontheshelvesforcustomerstobuy.Theyneedtobeabletore-orderbeforestocksrun(53)andtodecidewhichthingsaresellingwellandsoon.Alltheseprocessesgetperformedquicklyand(54)effibycomputer.Alotofofficeworkinthepastinvolvedinformationonpr.Onceithadbeendealtwithbypeople,theprwasputawayforfuturereference.Thiswayofngthingswasnot(55)(particular)easyorfast.Acomputerizedsystemismuchmoreefficient.ParrtIVReadingComprehension(40marksReadthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsaccrdingtothepassage.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.SectionA(10marksWhenwethinkofgoodhealth,wealmostalwaysthinkabouteatinggoodfoodandngexercise.However,getingenoughsleepanddreamingarealsopartofgoodhealh.Afterahecticdayofworkandplay,thebodyneedstorest,andsleepisthebody’sresponsetothisneed.Sleepisnecessaryfoodhealth.Duringthistime,thebodyrecoversfromtheactivitiesofthepreviousday.TherestthatyougetwhilesleeenablesyourbodytoprepareitselfforthenextTherearefourlevelsofsleep,eachbeingalittledeeeperthantheonebefore.Whenyousleep,yourmusclesrelaxlittlebylittle.Yourheartbeatsmoreslowly,andyourbrainslowsdown.Afteryoureachthefourthlevel,yourbodyshiftsbackandforthfromonelevelofsleeptoanother.Althoughyourmindslowsdown,fromtimetotimeyouwilldream.Scientistswhostudysleepsaythatwhendreamingoccurs,youreyeballsmovemorequickly(althoughyoureyelidsareclosed).ThisstageofsleepiscalledREM,whichstandsforrapideyemovement.Notonlyallhumans,butallmammalshavebeenshowntoexperiencethisREMstage.Dreamingisanormalandnecessarypartofagoodsleepattern,butnooneknowswhywedream.Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleep,thereareafewpossiblewaysofsolvingthisproblem.Somepeople mendbreathingverydeeply.Otherpeoplebelievethatdrinkingwarmmilkwillhelpmakeyoudrowsy.Thereisalsoanoldsuggestionthatcountingsheepwillputyoutosleep!Questions56—57:ReadthequestionsandfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD,anddecidewhichisthebestchoiceaccordingtothepassage.WhichofthefollwingisnotmentionedashavingtodowithgoodEatinggoodngexerciseeveryGettingenoughsleepandHavingmedicalexaminationsAfteryoureachthefourthlevelof fromonelevelto musclesrelaxyourbodyshiftsbackandyourheartbeatsmoreyourbrainslowsQuestions58—60:CompleteeachofthefollowingstatementswithnomorethanwordsaccordingtotheScientistsfindthateyelidsareclosed.

one’seyeballsmovemorequicklyalthoughNoonehasanyidea ,thoughdreamingisanormalandnecessarypartofagoodsleepattern.Breathingslowlyanddeeply,drinkingwarmmilkor rsontofeeldrowsyandgotosleep.SectionB(10TheSunningdaleThesunningdaleHowasbuiltin1910andopenedbyPrincessLouise.Ithasprovidedexcellentserviceforfromallovertheworldandpeopleofallagesandnationalitieshavestayedhere.Duringthepast100yearsover50,000guestsfrom174differentcountrieshavevisitedSunningdale.Thehoisnooneofthemainroadsleadingtothetowncenter.Itisaboutminutesbybusfromthecenteroftown,andbusestomanyotherpartsofthetownstopoutsidetheho.GuestsshouldbecarefulnottotravelonbuseswiththebluesignExpressonthefrontbecausetheydonotstopnearourho.Anundergroundislessthan100metersaway.Themainbuildinghas200well-furnished,centrally-heatedsinglerooms,eachfittedwithhotandcoldwaterbasins.Showers,bathsandtoiletsareatofallThehohasashop,sittingrooms,fourevisionrooms,tabletennisroom,libraryandlaundry.Therearealsoeightpianosavailablefuests’use.Therearespacestoparkcarsinthehodrive.Dailynewsprsareprovidedfreeandstampscanbeboughtattheoffice.Guestswhostayforlongperiodmustpayfortheir modationweeklyinadvanceandoneweek’snoticeisrequiredfordepartures.Shortorlongtermguestsare butlongtermguestsareofferedrooms.Noanimalofanydescriptionorfiresofanytype(eitherforheatingfoodorheatingtheroom)areallowed,andguestsarerequestedtorespectthecomfortofothers.IfyouhavetsorCDs,pleasetrytokeepthenoiseleveldowntoaminimum,especiallybetweenthehoursof11pmand8am.Guestsareadvisedtousetaxistogettohoiftheyarrivebytrainbecausewearesomedistancefromtherailwaystation.Question61-63:Readtheaboveadvertisementcarefully,andthen lwhetherstatements61to63aretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.Anexpressbuswilltakeyoufromthehotothecenterofthe61.ThehoprovidesfacilitiesforwashingThehooffersbetterservicetoguestswhostayforalongQuestions64-65:completeeachofthefollowingstatementswithnomorethanwordsaccordingtotheYoushouldnotplayloudmusicintheho,especiallyduringthe.Ifyouarriveinthetownbytrain,you’d tothe SectionC(10Novels,magazines,andnewsprs-manypeoplereadtheseintheirsparetime.Thesedaysitiseasyformostofustogetholdofthelatestbooksormagazines.Wecangotobookstores,orderthemthroughtheInternet,orborrowthemfromthelocallibrary.Nowimaginehavingtowalkandthroughalotsandydesertjusttoborrowabook.ThisistherealityforpeoplelivinginvillagesoftheGarissaregionofKenyainEastAfrica.In2006,librarianWycliffeOluochusedtospendeachdaywaitingforpeopletocometoborrowsomeofthe24,000booksinhislibraryinGarissa.Thelibraryhadnoshortageofbooks,butpeopleweren’tcomingtoreadthem.Itwastoomuchefforttowalkthroughthedesertjusttoborrowbooks.Oluochrackedhisbrainforwaystoattractpeopleintothelibrary.Afteralotofthought,hehituponagreatidea.Ifpeoplewouldn’tcometothelibrary,thenhewouldhavetotakethelibrarytothem.OluochstrappedboxesofbooksontothebacksofcamelsandinventedtheMobileCamelStartingwiththreecamelsin2006,butmorerecentlyexpandingtheservicetosixcamels,theMobileLibraryservesoveronemillionpeople.Twiceamonth,thecamellibrarycanbeseencarryingbooksallaroundtheGarissaregion.Thesehard-workinganimalsneedlittlewaterandcanaltogethercarryupto1,200kilogramsofbooksacrossthesands.Alibrarian,alibraryassistant,aherdsmanandalookoutalltravelwiththecamels.Thelookouthelpsprotectthebooksfromthieves.ThechildrenofGarissalovethecamellibraryappreciateOluoch’sefforts.Eleven-year-oldmudmedreadhisbookscarefullyandalwaysreturnsthemontime.HeknowstheGarissalibrarypunishespeopleforlosingbooks,justlikeanyotherlibrary.However,thepunishmentisverystiffcomparedtothatofotherlibraries.However,thepunishmentisverystiffcomparedtothatofotherlibraries.Ifsomeoneinvillagelosesabook,thecamellibrarystopsvisitingthevillage.Readtheabovepassagecarefullyandanswerquestions66to70.Completeeachanswerwithnomorethan10words.Whydidn’tpeoplevisitthelibraryinHowmanykilogramsofbooksdoeseachcamelwhatmakescamelsgoodanimalstocarrybooksthroughtheWhat’stheresponsibilityofthelookoutintheMobileCamelWhat’sthepunishmentif rsonlosesabook? Afewyearsago,peopleinEnglandvotedforthegreateast ofalltimefromtheircountry.Theywerenotjustvotingforthemostfamouspersinever.Theywerevotingforthepeoplewhohadanimpactonhistory.Duringthisvote,anyonecouldaddrson’snametothelist,sothefinallistofnameswasquiong.Itincludedpeoplewhowerefamousandunknown,richandpoor,lovedandhated.Beforethefinaldeadline,aboutonemillionpeoplefilledoutthissurey.TheBritsonthefinaloutthissurey.ThebritsonthefinallistincluedmangpeoplefamousnotonlyfromEngland,butaroundtheworldaswell.Forexample,PrincessDiana,TonyBlair,JohnLennon,andShakespearewerefourfamouspeoplerankedhignonthelist.Althoughthereofthesepeoplerankedhighonthelist,nonewaschosenasthegreatestBrit.In,thewinnerwasWinstonChurchill,whoreceivedmorethan400,000votes.WhydidsomanypeoplethinkChurchillwasgreat?HeledEnglandasPrimeMinisterduringWorldWarII.Duringthewar,GermanysentplanestobombEngland,andthetime,manypeoplewereafraidGermanywouldwinthewar.ButChurchillgavethepeopleinEnglandhopethroughhisspeeches.HealsowokedwithRooseveltintheUnitedStatesandStalininRussiatowinthewaragainstHitler,sohebecameanimportantmaninworldhistoryaswell.Churchillisquitefamousforthingsthathesaidandwrote,Infact,hewontheNobelPrizeinliteratureforhiswriting.SomethingsthatChurchillsaidwerehumorouswhileotherthingswereserious.Alsosomethingshesaidhave commonsayingsinEnglish.Forexample,hewasthefiriet tousethewords“theIronCurtain”totalkaboutRussia’scontrolofEasternEurope.SomeofChurchill’smostfamousquotesare“Itisnousesaying,‘We’rengourbest.’Youhavegottosucceedinngwhatisnecessary,”and“Never,never,nevergiveup.”ManyquotesfromWinstonChurchillcanbefoundinbooksliketheOxfordDictionaryofQuotations.Readthepassagecarefullyandthencompleteeachspaceinthesummary,using umoftherewordsfromthepassage.TherewasasurveyinEnglandtofindthegreastBrit.SomeofthefamousnamesonthelistincludePrincessDianaandShakespeare,butmorethan400,000peopleforWinstonChurchillasthegreatestBrit.ChurchillEnglandduringWorldWarII.Heisalsofamousnotonlyforwhathedidbutalsoforwhathe.Infact,manybyChurchillcanbefoundintheOxfordDictionary.SectionATranslatetheunderlinedsentencesinthefollowingpassageintoRemembertowritetheanswersontheanswer(76)Teaisakindofdrinkmadebypouringboilingwaterontoprocessedteatreeleaves.Chinawasthecountrytiproducetea.IntheeverydaylifeofChinesepeople,teaisaverycommondrink.Chineseteaculturehasalonghistory.Originallyteawasusedasakindofmedicineinsteadofadrink.(77)ItwassaidthatShennong,alegendary ancientChina,tastedalotofplantsandwaspoisonedmanytimes.Itwasteathatcuredhimofthepoisons.(78)Later,theancientChinesegottoknowmoreabouttea,whichbecameadrinkinsteadofbeingregardedasakindofmedicine.TheChineseteaculturewasformedgradually.ItisrecordedthatteawasusedasadrinkintheWesternHanDynasty.(79)DuringtheThreeKingdomsPeriod,drinkingteawasverypopular,atleastintheKingdomofWuinsouthernChina.(80)DuringtheWeiDynasty,theJinDynastyandtheNorthernandSouthernDynasties,drinkingteawasthefashionforpeoplewithhighsocialstatus.Someliterarywritingsaboutteacameintobeing,forexample,intheJinDynasty.DuYu’sXiangmingfu(《香茗賦》)wasaworkrepresentativeofthetealiteratureofthet