2008 Nationnal English Contest for College Students
(Level D---Preliminary)
Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes,30 marks)
Section A:In this part,you will hear seven recordings.The seven recordings will be played only once.At the end of each recording,a question will be asked about what was said.After each question,there will be a pause.During the pause,look carefully at three pictures marked A,B and C,and decide which picture answers the question.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.(7 marks)
1. What time does the film stat?
A.6:00 B.6:30 C.8:00
2. What season is the speaker describing in the poem? （个别题目的图画从略，下同） 3. Which graph is the speaker talking about?
4. How does Jack come into the office?
5. Why does the speaker want some coins?
6. Which subject does Mike think is the most difficut?
7. What does Henry drink after breakfast now?
Section B:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations.At the end of each conversation,aquestion will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and question will be read only once.After each conversation,there will be a pause.During the pause,read three choices marked A,B and C,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.(8 marks)
8. A.The coffee table B. The couch C.The desk 9.A.This Friday B.This weekday C.Monday
through Friday
10.A.In Hong Kong B.In the mail C.With Susan
11.By train B.By bus C.By plane
12.A.He has poor eyesight B.The newspaper has been sold out
C.There are no English magamines
13.A.Get to the train station B.Get out of the heat C.Take a walk
14.A.Baked goods B.A building C.A restaurant
15.A.Lend Paul her computers B.Sell him an adapter C.Ask a friwnd for help
SectionC: In this section, you will hear one long conversation.The conversation will be played only once. At the end of the conversation, there will be a one—minute pause.During the pause,read the five questions,each with three choices marked A,B and C, and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the correspoonding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line throughthe centre.(5marks)
Questions 16 to 20 are bsed on the conversation you hace just heard.
16.Where does this conversation probably take place?
A.At jane’s B.At an office. C.At a
bar
17.How much does the most expensive wine cost?
A.Almost $1,600 B.Nearly $6,000 C.Around $60,000
18.What does Jane say about the most expensivewine? A.It is the oldest wine B.It is over 2oo years old. C.It was produced in Washington,D.C 19.What does the man think about the wine?
A.It’s very special. B.It’s too expensive. C.It;s better than buying a house.
20.What is said that Thomas Jefferson did with the wine? A.He introduced it to George Washington. B.He keat several bottles of it in Washington. C.He passed the wine down to his descendants.
SectionD: In this section,there is a short passage. Listen to the passage carefully, and then fill in the blanks with the words or phrases you hear on the tape. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.
Good morning and welcome. I’m here today to talk about time management.My aim i8s to (21)____ some techniques which will help
you to use your time more efficiently.
Time is (22)____ money, people and equipment. It’s a limited(23)____. best(24)_____use
Time of
it.
management So,what
is are
about the
making
the time
(25)____of
management?Today we’re going to look at three fundamental steps.
The first step is to (26)____ how you use your time now.This requires a methodical approach. Break your day into half hour periods. Record what you do in each period.
The mext step id to prioritise.Take the tasks which genuinely(270____and put them in order of priority –whih are the most important,which are (28)____.
(29)____, organize your time and your tasls. Ask yourself ―How much time will I need?‖Be realistic because work tends to expand to fill the time (30)____.
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structures (10 minutes,15 marks)
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 AnswerSheet with a single line through the centre.
