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全国大学生英语竞赛
2003年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15minutes,30points)
SectionAMultipleChoice(20points)
Directions:
Questions31-50constituteacompletepassage.Thereare20blanksinthepassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
31.SeniorMetropolitanpoliceofficerstriedtodismisstheNotingHillraceriotswhichragedforfivenightsovertheAugustbankholidayin1958astheworkof“ruffians,bothcoloredandwhite”hell-bentonhooliganism,accordingto_____officialfiles.
A.recentrevealedB.newlyreleased
C.previousdisclosingD.earlierexposing
32.Butpoliceeyewitnessreportsinthesecretpapers_____thattheywereoverwhelminglytheworkofawhiteworkingclassmobouttogetthe“niggers”.
A.containB.convince
C.consistD.confirm
33.TheferocityoftheNotingHill“racialriots”,asthepresscalledthematthetime,shockedBritaininto_____forthefirsttimethatitwasnotabovethekindofracialconflictthenbeingplayedoutintheAmericandeepsouth.
A.realizingB.witnessing
C.watchingD.identifying
34.Thecarnival,whichwill_____thestreetsofwestLondon_____morethan1.5millionpeoplethisweekend,wasstartedin1959asadirectresponsetotheriots.
A.crowd;ofB.pour;for
C.fill;withD.emerge;in
35.Whileseniorofficerstriedtoplaydowntheracialaspectsoftheriots,theinternalMetropolitanpolicefilesreleasedthismonthatthepublicrecordofficeconfirmthatthedisturbanceswereoverwhelmingly_____by300to400strong“KeepBritainWhite”mobs,manyofthemTeddyboysarmedwithironbars,butcher'sknivesandweightedleatherbelts,whowent“nigger-hunting”amongtheWestIndianresidentsofNotingHillandNotingDale.
A.eruptedB.commenced
C.triggeredD.inaugurated
36.Thefirstnightleftfiveblackmen_____onthepavementsofNotingHill.
A.lyingunconsciousB.theredied
C.feelfaintD.serioushurt
37.Thebattlesragedoverthebankholidayweekendastheblack_____respondedinkindwithcounterattacksbylargegroupsof“menofcolor”similarlyarmed.
A.columnB.army
C.brigadeD.community
38.ThomasWilliamswasstoppedbythepoliceashecameoutofBluey'sClubonTalbotRoad,NotingHill.He_____apieceofirondownhislefttrouserleg,apetrolbombinhisrightpocketandarazorbladeinhisinsidebreastpocket:
“Ihavetoprotectmyself,”hetoldthearrestingofficer.
A.foundtohaveB.wasfoundtohave
C.foundhavingD.wasfoundhaving
39.The_____files,whichweresealedunderthe75-yearrulebuthavebeenreleasedearly,showthatseniorofficerstriedtoconvincethethenhomesecretary,“Rab”Butler,thattherewasnotaracialelementtotherioting.
A.forbiddenB.confidential
C.incredibleD.strict
40.Inhisofficialreport,DetectiveSergeantM.WaltersoftheNottingHillpolicesaidthenationalpresshadbeenwrongtoportraythe“widespreadseriesofstreetdisturbances”as“racial”riots:
“Whereastherecertainlywassome_____feelingbetweenwhiteandcoloredresidentsinthisarea,itisabundantlyclearmuchofthetroublewascausedbyruffians,bothcoloredandwhite,whoseizedonthisopportunitytoindulgeinhooliganism.”
A.illB.sick
C.painfulD.hurt
41.Butthepolicewitnessstatementsandprivatestatistics_____.
A.tolddifferentlyB.interpretedinadifferentway
C.existedmanydifferencesD.toldadifferentstory
42.TheMetcommissionerwastoldthat_____the108peoplewhowerechargedwithoffencesrangingfromgrievousbodilyharmtoaffrayandriotandpossessingoffensiveweapons,72werewhiteand36were“colored”.
A.forB.from
C.ofD.in
43.ItispopularlybelievedthattheriotbeganonthenightofSaturday,August20,whena400-strongcrowdofwhitemen,_____“Teds”,attackedhousesoccupiedbyWestIndians.
A.theyareallB.manyofthem
C.somewereD.mostofthembelongto
44.Amongthe_____wasMajbrittMorrison,ayoungwhiteSwedishbrideofaJamaican.
A.offendersB.rioters
C.victimsD.residents
45.Shewaspeltedwithstones,glassandwood,and_____inthebackwithanironbarasshetriedtogethome.
A.bruisedB.struck
C.pattedD.scratched
46.Theinternalpolicewitnessstatementsprovidegraphicevidenceofthemotivesofthemobs—atonepointcrowdsseveralthousandstrongroamedthestreetsofNottingHill,_____homesandattackinganyWestIndiantheycouldfind.
A.plungingintoB.breakinginto
C.seekingforD.searchingfor
47.PCRichardBedfordsaidhehadseenamobof300to400whitepeopleinBramleyRoad_____:
“Wewillkillallblackbastards.Whydon'tyousendthemhome?
”
A.shoutingB.tocry
C.utterD.announced
48.PCIanMcQueenonthesamenightsaidhewastold:
“Mindyourown_____,cops.Keepoutofit.Wewillsettletheseniggersourway.We'llmurderthebastards.”
A.mattersB.affair
C.thingsD.business
49.ThedisturbancescontinuednightafternightuntiltheyfinallypeteredoutonSeptember5.AttheOldBaileyJudgeSalmonlaterhandeddownexemplary_____offouryearseachonninewhiteyouthswhohadgone“niggerhunting”.
A.decisionsB.statements
C.trialsD.sentences
50.Whilethosedealtwithbythecourtswereoverwhelminglywhite,thelargenumberofblackpeoplealsoarrestedandtheofficial_____therehadnotbeenaracialmotiveensuredalegacyofblackmistrustoftheMetropolitanpolicethathasneverreallybeeneradicated.
A.persistenceB.perseverance
C.insistenceD.instance
PartIVReadingComprehension(25minutes,40points)
SectionAMultipleChoice(10points)
Directions:
Thereisonereadingpassageinthispart.Thepassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions71to75arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Takingapeepatwhat'sgoingoninyourhead
CARLFiler,18,astarsalesmanataB&QhardwarestoreintheUK,wascalledupforpromotionwithinoneweekofstartingwork.But,insteadofbeingmadesupervisor,hewassacked—afterhisemployerssawtheresultsofhispsychometrictest.
Youmightthinkthatanyonewhoanswersthathe“stronglydisagreesheisanover-achieverisaskingfortrouble,butMrFileralreadythoughthehadprovedhimselfmorethancapable.
Thisyear,nearlyhalfofUKfirms—46percent—willusepsychometricteststoselecttrainees,comparedwithjust17percentin2000,accordingtoareportforGTI,apublisherofgraduatecareerguides.
Thesetests,whichratecandidates’abilityandgaugetheirpersonality,havebeenusedintheUKsincethe1980s.Butassortedstudieshaveshownmostpeople—graduatesinparticular—arewhollycynicalabouttheideaoftheirpersonalitybeing“measured.
“Peopletendtoseethemaseithertoosillyortooclever,saysCliveFletcher,professorofoccupationalpsychologyatUniversityofLondon.“Butalltheevidenceindicatesthetestsdohavesomevalue.
Thefirstpersonalitytestasweknowit,wasdevelopedbytheAmericanarmyin1917tofilteroutweakrecruits.
Butitwasnotuntilthe1980sthatthetestsbecamepopularinBritain.Witharisingnumberofgraduatesgoingforadecreasingnumberofjobs,organizationsbegantoseepsychometrictestingasacheap,reliablealternativetotheexpensive,time-consuminginterview.
Buttodaythetestsarebecomingalarminglysophisticatedandareedgingtowardsprobingthe“darkside:
pathologyandpersonalitydisorders.Increasingly,testsarebeingusedtotrytodetectpromisingyounggraduateswhomay,laterinlife,flyofftherails(gocrazy);ortostoppsychopaths(havingmentaldisorder)gettingrecruited.
Inthefuture,intervieweescouldevenbegivenamouthswabtorevealthegeneticandbiologicalmarkersofpersonality.“Weareheadingfortheeraofgeneticscreening,”warnsCarolynJones,oftheInstituteforEmploymentRights.“Ithinkthesetestsareveryflawed.
Andthereareotherproblemswiththetests.Forstarters,itispossibletofakeit—eventhetestproducersagreeonthis.Buttheyhavemadeitashardaspossible.Forexample,lookatwhetheryouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingtwostatements:
“Newideascomeeasilytomeand“Ifindgeneratingnewconceptsdifficult.Howlongdidittakeyoutorealizetheybothcouldmeanthesamething?
Themainargument,however,isthatthetestsareinvalidandcannotquantify(putanumericalvalueon)somethingaschangeableaspersonality.
Thegoldenruleisthen,thatapsychometrictestshouldneverbeusedasthesolebasisofselection,butshouldalwaysbefollowedbyinterviews.
71.Mostpeople'sattitudetowardsthepsychometrictestis______.
A.contemptuousB.favorableC.tolerantD.confounded
72.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthereasonswhypsychometrictestingwinsanadvantageoverinterviews?
A.Itdoesn'tcostanymoney.B.Itrequiresnoequipment.
C.Itistime-saving.D.Itcanbedonewithinseconds.
73.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistheauthor'sidea?
A.Psychometrictestsaredefective.
B.Psychometrictestsshouldnotbetheonlywaytorecruitpromisingyounggraduates.
C.Psychometrictestsareinvalidandcannotquantifysomethingchangeableaspersonality.
D.Psychometrictestsaregoldenrules.
74.Thetestproducersmakethetestsverycomplicatedto______.
A.avoidcheatingB.improvegeneticscreening
C.findoutthebestideasD.generatenewconcepts
75.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.TheAmericanarmydevelopedthefirstpersonalitytesttoscreenoutweakrecruits.
B.Inthefuture,interviewerscouldgive
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