1、2012 National English Contestfor College Students(Level C - Preliminary)参考答案及作文评分标准Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (5 marks)15 CBBAC Section B (10 marks)610 BAACB 1115 CABCBSection C (5 marks)1620 ACABA Section D (10 marks)21. disruption 22. air pressure 23. slow down 24.immune sy
2、stem 25.stimulates26. bear in mind 27. circulation 28. decreases 29. Consult 30. side effectsPart II Vocabulary and Structure (15 marks)3135 BDABC 3640 BDDAB 4145 CADBCPart III Cloze (10 marks)46. likelihood 47. fortune 48. take 49. with 50. knowing51. dozens 52. least 53. burning 54.easy/simple 55.
3、 realizePart IV Reading Comprehension (40 marks) Section A (10 marks)56. describe 57. opportunity 58. honeymoon 59. transition 60. characterized Section B (10 marks)61. F 62. T 63. T64. The special depth that true friendship is about.65. They need to get over fear of confrontation and rejection. Sec
4、tion C (10 marks)66. High fatality 67. thrill seeking; risk taking 68. pushing out personal boundaries 69. C 70. A Section D (10 marks)71.“Linguistic”intelligence and“Logical mathematical”intelligence.72. The ability to gauge ones own mood, feelings and mental states, and the ability to gauge it in
5、others anduse the information.73.“Logical mathematical”intelligence and the“bodily-kinesthetic”intelligence.74. 他的观点引发了激烈的讨论，应如何定义智力。75. 这八个类别的智力无疑反映了这样的事实，即这些类别中都有从无能到聪慧的各种不同能力的人。Part V Translation (10 marks)76. Since there is no turning back, we might as well try his method.77. How do you account
6、for the decline in profits for three consecutive months?78. Talking about how to achieve success, Blair puts more emphasis on creating rather than waiting foropportunities.79. I wish I had had such good opportunities as yours when I was young.80. High tuition doesnt necessarily guarantee better educ
7、ation.Part VI Error correction (10 marks)Cash reward is a common form of motivation used by parents with highexpectation to encourage their children work hard at exam time. Someyoungsters receive payments of as much as 100 for each A grade theyobtain at GSCE. But would such“bribes”be based on exam p
8、erformance orshould they, as many parents and teachers feel, be offered in recognition of achilds effort, regardless of results? The later approach would solve theproblems of how parents reward children with different levels of ability;imagine, for example, a family with one child who is academicall
9、y gift andanother who has learning difficulties. The dangers of result-relating incentivesfor the second child are clear; with little hope of obtaining the higher grades,the withholding of promised financial rewards would only compound of thechilds feeling of false. However, some leading educational
10、 psychologistsbelieve that parents should rely in their own judgments in such matters. Theymaintain that if parents know that money will motivate their child, then theyshould not be condemned for operating a system of cash payouts.81. to82. should83. 姨84. latter85. problem86. gifted87. related88. of
11、89. failure90. onPart VII IQ Test (5 marks)91. Post Office.92. The letter“e”.93. Falling in love.94. A95. Three socks.Part VIII Writing (30 marks)Omitted.作文评分标准一、评分原则：1. 本题满分为I 10分；II 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. I 词数少于100 或多于140的，II 词数少于140或多于180 的，从总分中减去2
12、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）：I 9-10分；II 16-20 分完全符合写作格式的要求，覆盖所有内容要点，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）：I 6-8 分；II 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）：I 3-5 分；II 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）：I 1-2 分；II 1-5 分未完成写作格式的要求
13、，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。2012 National English Contestfor College Students(Level C - Preliminary)听力录音原文Part I Listening ComprehensionSection AIn this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the e
14、nd ofeach conversation, there will be a twenty-second pause. During the pause, read the question and the threechoices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on theanswer sheet with a single line through the centre.1. W: How do you feel about oil cr
15、isis?M: Its frightening. Maybe there will be wars about oil. We need to find alternative energy sources verysoon. Any alternatives do you know? W: I think wind energy and wave energy would play important parts in our lives in the future.2. W: Excuse me, I want to buy a new car and Id like some infor
16、mation about the loans. What are the currentinterest rates on short-term loans? M: Well, that depends on the amount youre thinking of borrowing and over how long a period you want topay it back.W: If I have a loan for 5,000 payable over three years, what will the rate be and how much will themonthly
17、 repayments be? M: OK, Ill figure it out.3. M: Janice wont be coming back after shes had her baby, so do we keep Meryl, or do we need to findsomeone else? W: As far as Im concerned, Meryl can stay. I think shes done a great job over the last month.M: Im sorry, but I really cant agree with you. She h
18、asnt got the right manner. Take for example thatincident with the customer a couple of days ago. The customer wasnt very friendly, but thats no excusefor being rude.4. W: Hi, come in. So, do you think youll have that report ready in time for the meeting? M: Well, the meetings on Thursday, so that gi
19、ves me two days. Im pretty sure itll be ready in time.W: Pretty sure isnt good enough. The regional director is going to be here tomorrow afternoon, and weremeeting the big boss for dinner afterwards, so it needs to be ready earlier. M: OK, Ill get it finished by tomorrow noon.5.W: So, Professor Tay
20、lor, Id like you to tell us what is likely to be the biggest problem well have to face inthe future?M: Well, the most alarming problem is still world population. In 1948, there were 2 billion inhabitants onthe earth and in 1992 that figure had more than doubled to over 5 billion and by the year 2020
21、, itsestimated that it will increase to over 8.5 billion. W: Therell be more famines and more wars.Section BIn this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end ofeach conversation, there will be a one -minute pause. During the pause, read the q
22、uestions and the threechoices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on theanswer sheet with a single line through the centre.Conversation OneW: We have with us in the studio today, Simon, an astronomer with an organization searching for intelligen
23、ceand life in space. Simon, could you tell us something about it? M: Yes, of course. Were a scientific organization that started in 1959 to search for radio signals fromintelligent life in space. W: So presumably you believe that there is intelligent life in space. M: No, I wouldnt say I believe tha
24、t. But there may be intelligent life out there. Its certainly possible. Theuniverse is so vast. Our sun is just one star among billions and its a fact that many stars have their ownplanets orbiting around them. W: Really, I didnt know that. M: No, weve only recently discovered that.W: So why are you
25、 searching for radio signals? M: Because the distances in space are so great. Its unlikely that other life forms will ever visit us. If theyexist, were more likely to know from their radio signals. W: So, you dont believe all those stories about aliens visiting our planet? M: Im afraid I dont. There
26、s just no real evidence. But that doesnt mean there isnt other life in theuniverse.W: If there IS life, what might it be like? M: Oh, its hard to say. It might not have a form that we recognize. For example, on a planet where gravity isvery strong, all life forms could be the size of microbes.W: Oh,
27、 really, fascinating. M: Even if we cant find life on distant stars, we might find simple forms of life in our own solar system. Forexample, we think theres ice on Mars. And where theres water, theres a possibility of life.W: That would be exciting. But what about these radio signals? Have you found
28、 anything interesting? M: I cant say we have. But were going to keep looking. W: One final question that Ive always wanted to ask an astronomer. Scientists now believe that the universemust have started with whats called“the big bang”.M: Well, were not 100% certain. But yes, we think that the univer
29、se could have begun with a huge explosionabout 12 billion years ago. W: What Ive always wanted to know is this: what began“the big bang”? How did it start?M: Are you asking me if I believe in God? We dont know how“the big bang”started. We just dont know.power plant. Early Sunday, tests showed that o
30、ne building at the plant was giving off radiation levels 10million times higher than normal. Tokyo Electric, which owns the plant, later said the number was close to100,000 times the normal level.19. A number of BBC radio services are coming to an end. They include the BBC Caribbean Service, whichbe
31、gan in 1939, one of the oldest services the BBC has provided in English. Its the last of five languageservices being shut down by the BBC because of cuts in government funding. Mandarin Chinese and Azerilanguage broadcasts on radio also stopped today. A number of World Service programmes in English
32、areending, including Europe Today, which has made its final broadcast.20. Thousands of people have demonstrated in cities and towns across Syria, calling for more freedom. In thesouthern city of Deraa, protesters said at least 20 people were reported to have been killed when shotsrang out after a st
33、atue of the former President Hafez al-Assad was set alight. The Syrian authoritiesprevented journalists from entering Deraa. Lina Sinjab sent this report from Damascus.Section DIn this section, you will hear a short passage. There are 10 missing words or phrases. Fill in the blanks withthe exact wor
34、ds or phrases you hear. The passage will be read twice. Remember to write the answers on theanswer sheet.Recovery from jetlag can take as long as a day for every time zone crossed. So if youre flying east-west foryour holiday or on business, it is likely to mean a few days of feeling tired or even u
35、nwell.Jetlag is the disruption of the bodys natural cycle and some factors make it worse. The artificialatmosphere inside a plane can affect the body in a number of ways and add to the effects of jetlag.Exercising before flights helps to offset the effects on the body of reduced air pressure, and ae
36、robicexercise afterwards helps to reoxygenate it. Drink plenty of water. Children may need more. Drinking carrotjuice before flying overcomes oxygen deficiency.Eat light, frequent meals. Heavy meals slow down the blood circulation, which can lead to dizziness andfainting. For two weeks before you fl
37、y, eat plenty of food containing vitamins A and E; they will build up yourimmune system and help to keep you fit. Sleep as much as you can before the flight and on it. On board, wearearplugs and eye pads because darkness stimulates secretion of the hormones that enhance sleep.Avoid alcohol, which re
38、stricts the brains oxygen intake. Like tea and coffee, alcohol increases thedehydration effect of flying. If you need to drink to relax, bear in mind that the cabin environment intensifiesthe effect of alcohol.Wear loose, comfortable, warm clothes and limber up during flight. Sitting down for severa
39、l hours slowsdown the circulation, leading to local stiffness, cramps and dizziness. Re-adjust to local time as soon as youcan. Bright light helps the body stay alert, so if you are going somewhere sunny, stay outside.Do not smoke before or during the flight since smoking decreases the blood oxygen level. If you need tocalm your nerves, try aromatherapy oils which have a sedative effect. Consult your doctor before flying if youare on medication. The effects of some drugs are strengthened at high altitudes and some may produce sideeffects.
