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全国大学生英语竞赛B类（英语专业）历年真题及模拟试题详解（2015～2018）试读：
第1章 全国大学生英语竞赛B类考试指导
1.1 考试简介
全国大学生英语竞赛（National English Contest for College Students，简称NECCS）是经教育部有关部门批准，由高等学校大学外语教学指导委员会和高等学校大学外语教学研究会联合主办，英语辅导报社承办的全国唯一的大学生英语综合能力竞赛。本竞赛是全国性大学英语学科竞赛。旨在贯彻落实教育部关于大学英语教学改革精神，促进大学生英语水平的全面提高，激发学生学习英语的兴趣，鼓励英语学习成绩优秀的大学生。这项竞赛活动，既可以展示各高校大学英语教学改革的成果，又可以有助于学生打好英语基础，提高综合运用英语的能力，推动全国大学英语教学上一个新台阶。
本竞赛内容主要包括大学英语学习阶段应掌握的英语基础知识和读、听、说、写、译五方面的技能，特别是英语综合运用能力。从2007年开始竞赛分A、B、C、D四个类别，2015年新增第五个级别E类，全国各高校的研究生及本、专科所有年级学生均可自愿报名参赛。A类考试适用于研究生参加；B类考试适用于英语专业本、专科的学生参加；C类考试适用于非英语专业的本科生参加；D类考试适用于体育类和艺术类的本科生和高职高专类的学生参加；E类考试适用于广播电视大学学生和其他各类成人高等教育学生参加。本竞赛面向大多数学生，提倡“重在参与”的奥林匹克精神，坚持自愿报名参加的原则，避免仅仅选拔“尖子”参加竞赛，而把大多数学生排除在竞赛之外的做法。
本竞赛分初赛、决赛和总决赛三个阶段进行。初赛和决赛均为全国统一命题，由全国大学生英语竞赛组织委员会办公室统一制作赛卷（包括答题纸）和听力磁带（包括听力赛卷）。初赛包括笔答和听力两种方式。决赛分两种方式，各地可任选一种：第一种是只参加笔试，第二种是参加笔试和口试。只参加笔试的学生，笔试时间为120分钟，决赛成绩满分（含听力）为150分。既参加笔试又参加口试的学生，除笔试外，口试时间为20分钟左右，口试卷分数为50分，满分是200分。总决赛中主要赛事为英语演讲比赛、英语风采大赛和英语辩论赛。
每年竞赛时间初赛安排在四月的第二个星期日举行，决赛定于五月的第二个星期日举行，总决赛定于每年暑假期间举行。
1.2 大纲要求
全国大学生英语竞赛B类考试没有正式公布的考试大纲来说明其考核要求，但其试题的命题依据为《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》，因此，这个大纲对于参加全国大学生英语竞赛B类考试的考生来说，具有一定的指导作用。其大纲具体要求如下：
语法方面，较好地掌握句子之间和段落之间的衔接手段如照应、省略、替代等。熟练地使用各种衔接手段，连贯地表达思想。
词汇方面，通过基础英语课、阅读课和其他途径认知词汇达10000-12000个；且能正确而熟练地使用其中的5000-6000个及其最常用的搭配。
听力方面，听懂真实交际场合中各种英语会话；听懂英语国家广播电台以及电视台（如CNN）有关政治、经济、文化、教育、科技等方面的专题报道以及与此类题材相关的演讲和演讲后的问答；听懂电视时事报道和电视短剧中的对话。语速为每分钟150-180个单词，听两遍可以听懂，理解准确率以60%为合格。
口语方面，能就国内外重大问题与外宾进行流利而得体的交流；能系统、深入、连贯地发表自己的见解。
阅读方面，能读懂一般英美报刊杂志上的社论和书评、英语国家出版的有一定难度的历史传记和文学作品；能分析上述题材文章的思想观点、语篇结构、语言特点和修辞手法。能在5分钟内速读1600词左右的文章，掌握文章的主旨和大意，理解事实和细节。
写作方面，能写各类体裁的文章，做到内容充实，语言通顺，用词恰当，表达得体。写作速度为30分钟300-400个单词。能撰写长度为3000-5000个单词的毕业论文，要求思路清晰、内容充实、语言通顺。
翻译方面，能运用翻译的理论和技巧，将英美报刊上的文章以及文学原著译成汉语，或将我国报刊、杂志上的文章和一般文学作品译成英语，速度为每小时250-300个英文单词。译文要求忠实原意，语言流畅。能担任一般外事活动的口译。
文化素养方面，熟悉中国文化传统，具有一定的艺术修养；熟悉英语国家的地理、历史、发展现状、文化传统、风俗习惯；具有较多的人文知识和科技知识；具有较强的汉语口头和书面表达能力；具有较强的创新意识和一定的创新能力。
1.3 试题分析
一、试卷结构
全国大学生英语竞赛从2007年开始分A、B、C、D四个类别，根据全国大学生英语竞赛B类历年试题来看，虽然个别题型的出题形式会发生细微变化，但试卷结构大的题型框架不变，试卷命题日趋正规化和标准化，整个试卷共分八部分——听力、词汇和语法、完形填空、阅读理解、翻译、改错、智力测试以及写作，总分150分，答卷时间共120分钟。具体情况请参见下表：
需要说明的是，从2014年开始全国大学生英语竞赛在保持整体赛题难度不变的基础上，统一了各类别赛题的命题结构和标准，对部分竞赛题型和分值进行了适当调整，使得本竞赛能够更加科学地考查参赛者在英语运用方面的能力，凸显本竞赛的特色。2017年再次作出调整，具体调整如下：①听力理解试题Section B部分第一篇长对话由原来的选择题改为判断题；Section D部分由原来一篇的摘要填空，变为两个短篇，一篇复合式听写，一篇摘要填空；②第二部分试题原来统称为：词汇、语法和文化，现在改为词汇和语法，不再专门考查文化试题，但部分试题内容会涉及一些国家和地区的文化知识；③阅读理解第一篇判断题改为表格填空题；④汉译英翻译试题原来是单独的5个句子翻译，现在改为整段篇章中划线句子的翻译。
二、题型分析
根据全国大学生英语竞赛B类考试最新真题以及其试题的命题依据《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》，下面分别对每种题型的出题方式、考核要求等内容具体加以说明。
Ⅰ. 听力理解（Listening Comprehension）
1. 考核要求
全国大学生英语竞赛B类听力部分主要考查考生获取口头信息的能力（理解主旨大意、听懂重要的事实和细节、推断隐含的意义、判断言语的交际功能、分辨说话人的观点态度等）, 要求考生在听完听力材料以后了解内容大意，抓住有关细节，并能进行综合归纳、推理，领会说话人的观点、态度、意图等。语速为每分钟150词左右（专八水平或略低于专八水平）。
2. 出题形式
全国大学生英语竞赛B类听力部分出题方式较为稳定，2017年开始题型调整为四个方面：短对话、长对话、新闻、复合式听写以及摘要填空。另外需要说明的是，2018年听力部分进行了微调，短对话部分原来问题会显示在试卷上，现在改为在录音中读出，难度略有增加。
短对话、长对话（第二篇）、新闻听力部分出题形式为多选题（Multiple choice），选项为四个（2014年以前为三个）；第一篇长对话为判断正误题；复合式听写和摘要填空出题形式为主观题，单词或短语填空。
3. 题量分值
该部分共30小题，每题1分，共计30分，答题时间建议30分钟左右。
需要注意的是全国大学生英语竞赛B类听力部分录音只放一遍，原来是对话、新闻部分听力录音放一遍，而摘要填空部分放两遍，相对来说，听力题型，尤其是第四部分摘要填空部分，依旧是考生失分较多的地方，考生需给予足够的重视。
Ⅱ. 词汇和语法（Vocabulary & Grammar）
1. 考核要求
该部分共包含三种题型：词汇题，语法题和情景对话题。
词汇方面，理解性掌握认知词汇达10000-12000个；且能正确而熟练地使用其中的5000-6000个及其最常用的搭配。
语法方面，能较熟练地运用语法知识，能理解语法结构复杂的长难句。
情景对话方面，以书面形式考查学生是否具有用英语进行口语交际的能力。
2. 出题形式
词汇测试主要集中表现为同义近义词辨析、近形词辨析、词组搭配辨析（包括短语动词、介词搭配及习惯用语）。
语法知识点主要为时态、复合句（名词性从句、定语从句、状语从句等）、倒装句、非谓语结构（包括独立主格）和虚拟语气等。
情景对话题的基本形式是，通过提供一定的语境，将语言放在交际的实际情景中去考查。试题一般以补全对话选择题的形式出现，要求从选项中选择一个最佳答语或问句。
出题形式均为多选题（Multiple Choice）。
3. 题量分值
该部分共10小题，每题1分，共计10分。
Ⅲ. 完形填空（Cloze）
1. 考核要求
从语篇的角度，全面考查考生综合的阅读能力、对词汇的掌握程度、语法规则的应用、对英语习惯用法的熟悉程度、逻辑推理能力以及对英语的语感等英语实际应用能力。
2. 出题形式
根据历年真题，出题形式共有三种类型：
①一篇含有若干处空缺的文章，空缺处所需的单词已给出，要求考生用所给单词的正确形式填空；
②一篇含有若干处空缺的文章，空缺处所需的单词的前几个字母（不超过3个）已给出，要求考生把单词补充完整；
③一篇含有若干处空缺的文章，没有任何提示，要求考生根据上下文语境填出单词。
需要注意的是，这三种出题形式不是被单一考察的。从2009年开始同一篇文章会同时用到多种考查方式，而通过大学生英语竞赛B类完形填空出题形式的变化，可以看出这部分的难度正在呈增加的趋势，考生应引起足够的重视。
3. 题量分值
该部分共15小题，每题1分，共计15分，答题时间建议10分钟左右。
Ⅳ. 阅读理解（Reading Comprehension）
1. 考核要求
该部分题目主要考查参赛者快速阅读篇章，获取篇章中的重要信息并作出判断的能力；通读篇章，对篇章内每段文字信息及大意的概括能力；精读篇章，准确理解篇章信息及问题并正确作答的能力；准确把握文章大意及细节信息，补全文章大意的能力。
2. 出题形式
根据历年真题可知，该部分共出现过七种类型：
①要求考生根据所读材料的内容，从每道题的选择项中选出一个最佳答案，出题形式为多选题（Multiple choice）；
②要求考生根据所读材料的内容，对题目中含有空缺的句子补充完整，即complete statements题型；
③要求考生根据所读材料的内容，对题目给出的句子判断正误，即Ture/False题型；
④要求考生根据所读材料的内容，然后补全含有空缺的对所给材料的摘要，即summary题型（摘要题）；
⑤要求考生根据所读材料的内容，简要回答题目所提出的问题，即short answer questions题型；
⑥给出一篇文章的若干个句子或段落标题，要求根据每段所讲述的内容从选项中选出最适合的填入文中空缺处，即Choosing from the sentences/ headings题型（匹配题）；
⑦要求考生根据所读材料的内容，补全含有空缺的表格，即Chart-Filling题型（表格填空题）。
相对其他题型而言，阅读部分是变动较大、出题形式最灵活的题型，需要注意的是，从2014年开始，试卷结构相对标准化，2017年调整前，阅读部分出题形式均为③、④、⑤、⑥题型，①、②题型已不再考查。2017年题型改革后，判断正误题被表格填空题取代，最后四种题型很可能作为以后命题的常规出题形式。但是建议考生复习时不要仅仅以最近一年的真题为模版，对曾考到的题型也不要完全忽视。官方一般会在全国大学生英语竞赛考试前一个月公布考试样题，考生可以此作为考试题型的最终参考依据。
3. 题量分值
该部分共20小题，共计35分，答题时间建议20分钟左右。
Ⅴ. 翻译（Translation）
1. 考核要求
该部分分为英译汉和汉译英两个部分。英译汉考查参赛者照顾上下文及语言表达等的综合翻译能力。考生应该能从语篇的角度正确理解概念或结构稍显复杂的英语材料，并能用准确、达意的汉语书面表达出来。汉译英其本质是考查英语中的常见句法、核心语法理解及一些固定搭配的使用的考查。
2. 出题形式
英译汉采取整段翻译的形式进行考查；汉译英要求考生翻译整段篇章中指定的句子，每个句子均给出一个英语关键词或词组作为提示。
3. 题量分值
英译汉部分共1道题，形式为整段篇章翻译，计5分；汉译英部分共5道小题，为5个句子翻译，每题2分，共计10分，答题时间建议15分钟左右。
Ⅵ. 改错（Error Correction）
1. 考核要求
要求学生能运用语法、修辞、结构等语言知识识别短文内的语病并提出改正的方法。
2. 出题形式
本题由一篇短文组成，短文中有10行标有题号。该10行每行最多含有一个语误，也可能没有语误。要求学生根据“增添”“删去”或“改变其中的某一单词或短语”三种方法中的一种，以改正语误。
3. 题量分值
该部分共10小题，每题1分，答题时间建议5分钟左右。
Ⅶ. 智力测试（IQ Test）
1. 考核要求
该部分试题主要考查考生的逻辑推理、数字运算、常识判断及灵活应变的思维能力。由于试题以英文出现，所以同时也考查考生的英文水平。
2. 出题形式
以问答或填空形式出题，其中部分试题配有图片。
需要注意的是，以前IQ Test试题均为客观选择题，从2008年开始，改为主观题型，难度也随之加大。另外，智力测试题是语言类竞赛特有的一种题型，考虑到其在提高本竞赛整体的知识性及趣味性的作用，本届竞赛在题目设计方面，2014年开始将更加偏重于英语语言方面进行命题。
3. 题量分值
该部分共5小题，每题1分，共计5分，答题时间建议5分钟左右。
该部分试题对有些考生来说，难度很大，在考试过程中，考生要合理分配好考试时间，切忌在该部分花费太多的时间。
Ⅷ. 写作（Writing）
1. 考核要求
该部分分两种题型：一篇应用文（包括图表作文）和一篇话题作文。
应用文部分主要考查考生是否掌握应用文的结构、格式，比如称呼、落款、结束语等，是否抓住试题给出的要点。图表作文考查考生对于图表信息的把握能力以及深入的分析。
话题作文部分主要考查考生获取所给材料信息的能力，考生的思辨能力及表达能力等。
2. 出题形式
应用文部分主要是对投诉信、询问信、建议信、求职信等信件的考查。图表作文主要涉及柱状图、饼状图、曲线图等。
话题作文部分通常为对一首英文诗歌或名人名言发表评论，这也是大学生英语竞赛B类考试区别于其他几类考试的特色题型，更注重考查英语专业学生的文化素养。
3. 题量分值
应用文和话题作文部分各要求写一篇文章，应用文要求不少于100词，分值为10分；话题作文要求不少于160词，分值为20分。答题时间建议30分钟左右。
第2章 历年真题及详解
2015年全国大学生英语竞赛B类初赛试题及详解
Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (30 marks)
Section A ( 5 marks )
In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a fifteen-second pause. During the pause, read the question and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
1. What kind of program is Doctor Levy describing?
A. Yoga.
B. Art.
C. Comedy.
D. Drama.【答案】C【解析】该对话谈论了医院新安排的活动项目，最后医生说“laughter speeds up the healing process”，而可以给大家带来欢笑的活动应该是喜剧，所以选择C项。【录音原文】
W: Doctor Levy, tell us about some of the more unusual services here at the hospital.
M: Well, We have yoga classes, art and music programs. And starting next month, there’s going to be a comedy night every Friday.
W: Really? Why?
M: Well, there’s been quite a lot of researches to suggest that laughter speeds up the healing process.
2. What is the woman trying to stop the man doing?
A. Smoking in a public area.
B. Taking photographs.
C. Entering the building.
D. Harassing other visitors.【答案】B【解析】该对话是关于画展里游客的不文明举止。女士阻止男士时提到闪光灯(the flash)带来的困扰，由此推论男士正用照相机照相，因此选择B项。【录音原文】
W: I’m terribly sorry, sir, but we can’t allow you to do that here.
M: But why ever not? I’ve paid my money. Now just leave me alone.
W: I’m awfully sorry, but we simply can’t allow it. You see, the flash disturbs other visitors and damages the coloring in our priceless antique paintings.
3. Why is the woman going to attend the class?
A. She can’t think of any excuse for being absent.
B. She is not interested in swimming.
C. She wants to keep up with her classmates.
D. She has been absent for two weeks.【答案】C【解析】对话中女士拒绝男士去游泳的提议而去上课，因为她不想落在其他同学的后面(I want to keep up with the rest of the class)，因此选择C项。【录音原文】
M: Let’s go swimming!
W: I can’t. I have a class at three o’clock, and I can’t get out of it.
M: Can’t you say that you’re sick, or something?
W: I’d never get away with that. Everybody uses that excuse. Anyway, I have a lot of homework to do if I want to keep up with the rest of the class. I still have to make up for the time I was absent last week.
4. What do we learn about the woman?
A. She has never met the man before.
B. She knows the man’s father well.
C. She is a distant relative of the man.
D. She is one of the man’s students.【答案】A【解析】对话中女士质疑男士怎么知道她和她父亲的关系，证明她是不认识这位男士的，因此选择A项。【录音原文】
M: That really is the most incredible coincidence. I mean it must have been... oh... fifty years now. Let’s see. Ah yes, it was the winter of 1965. I distinctly remember your good father playing in the school yard.
W: So, how did you know that I was his daughter?
M: It’s the shape of your ears. Your father had them too... very distinctive ears.
5. What does the woman ask her husband to do?
A. Make less noise at night.
B. Fit new windows in the room.
C. Stop bothering the students.
D. Complain to their neighbors.【答案】D【解析】对话中女士对学生表示非常不满，因为他们制造噪音导致女士无法入眠，那么可推断这些学生住在附近，即为他们的邻居。而丈夫并不从根本解决问题，女士也提出他应该“go straight to the source of the trouble”。由此可知，女士希望丈夫去跟这些邻居理论，所以选择D项。【录音原文】
M: Morning, dear. Did you sleep well?
W: No, I didn’t, and you know very well why not.
M: Well, there’s nothing more I can do about it. I’ve already fitted new windows in our room.
W: Well, you’ll just have to go straight to the source of the trouble.
M: Look, dear, they’re students. They wouldn’t understand.
W: Well, if you don’t go round there and talk to them, I will. They’re sending me to an early grave. That’s what they’re doing.
Section B (10 marks )
In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the questions and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One
6. When was the International Friendship Club established?
A. Five years ago.
B. Three years ago.
C. A month ago.
D. Three weeks ago.
7. What does a club member have to pay for?
A. Watching films.
B. Newsletter subscriptions.
C. Joining the social programme.
D. Special arranged trips.
8. What reward can an active participant get?
A. A special certificate.
B. A free newsletter.
C. A recommendation letter.
D. A golden medal.
9. How much is the membership fee?
A. £4 for a term.
B. £15 for an academic year.
C. £3 for a term.
D. £12 for an academic year.
10. What does one need to provide to become a club member?
A. Name and address.
B. Name and nationality.
C. Name and age.
D. Name and gender.【答案与解析】
6. B 女士打电话询问有关the International Friendship Club的相关事宜，第一件事即问到其建立时间，对方回答“We set up the club three years ago as a way of promoting international understanding”，由此可知选择B项。
7. D 男士为女士介绍了该社团所举办的相关活动，然后女士询问了费用问题。男士先提及了基本的会员费，但是他说special trips不算在内，由此可知该题选择D项。
8. A 男士在介绍社团活动时，谈到了社团为了鼓励大家参与活动而设立了奖励(we give special certificates as a reward for active participation)，由此可知选择A项。
9. D 关于会员费，对话中涉及了两种费用，一个是每学期£5，一个是每学年£12。而男士提到£15是为了鼓励女士直接支付一个学年的费用而做的比较，并没有这一类别。因此选择D项。
10. B 对话最后，女士问加入社团需要什么信息，男士只问了其两个问题，一个是叫什么名字，一个是来自哪里。由此可知该题应选择B项。【录音原文】
M: 2466. Simon speaking.
W: Hello. Is that the right number for the International Friendship Club?
M: Yes, that’s right. How can I help?
W: I picked up a copy of your newsletter in the Students’ Union, and I was wondering if you could tell me a bit more about the club?
M: Yes, of course. We set up the club three years ago as a way of promoting international understanding. So we’ve been established for a while now. And there’re meetings every Thursday evening, during term time, that is...
W: Thursday, right?
M: Yes, we usually show a film or maybe run a competition of some kind. But mostly it’s an opportunity for people to get together, relax and make friends. And we also produce a regular newsletter—I think you said you’d seen a copy of that...
W: The newsletter? Yes, it looked interesting.
M: So, you know, it got loads of information about what’s on in the area and about living in Britain in general. We also have quite a busy social programme with outings to places of interest like London or Oxford.
W: Sounds great.
M: And one other thing to mention. We like to encourage people to attend regularly and play a real part in the club. So we give special certificates as a reward for active participation. It’s something you can put on your CV, for example.
W: I see. And I meant to ask, does it cost anything to join? Is there a fee?
M: Yes, membership costs £5 for a term but you can save a bit of money if you pay for the whole academic year. Then it’s only £12, instead of £15. That doesn’t include special trips. But they’re subsidized by the university, so they’re not too expensive.
W: Fine. How do I go about joining?
M: OK. So could I have your name, please?
W: Maria Lanzerac.
M: Right. Where are you from, Maria? I should be able to tell from your accent, but...
W: Don’t worry. Most people think I’m from Australia but I’m actually South African.
M: Fantastic. Well, I think that’s all I need for now. You should get the pack in the post tomorrow. Just give me a call if you’ve got any questions.
W: Thanks. Bye.
Conversation Two
11. Who is Jennifer Jenkins?
A. A lecturer of English Literature.
B. A lecturer of English History.
C. A lecturer of International English.
D. A lecturer of Applied Linguistics.
12. What is said to be International English?
A. English spoken by the majority of non-native speakers.
B. English widely used in academic circles.
C. English spoken by both native and non-native speakers.
D. English used in the teaching of the language.
13. Why is the sound [θ] or [ð] missed out in International English?
A. People can communicate without being able to pronounce it.
B. It is too difficult to teach such unique sounds in English.
C. Most non-native speakers aren’t used to pronouncing it.
D. Many non-native speakers don’t try to imitate native speakers.
14. What is the most important factor in International English according to Jennifer Jenkins?
A. Pronunciation.
B. Usage.
C. Grammar.
D. Spelling.
15. Why are more and more people learning International English?
A. It is gaining popularity.
B. It is much easier to learn.
C. It is more helpful in job hunting.
D. Native speakers of English accept it readily.【答案与解析】
11. D 对话第一句男士就直接指出他来的目的，并且交待出Jennifer Jenkins的身份，即“a Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics”，因此选择D项。
12. A 男士向女士提出的第一个问题就是希望她能广泛意义地解释一下International English的含义，女士回答到所谓的International English主要是指non-native speakers用的英语，因此答案选择A项。
13. C 男士询问International English与标准英语的区别，女士提出发音问题，并特别指出[θ]和[ð]的发音。她说到这两个音之所以常常不发，正是因为“most of the non-native speakers don’t pronounce the [θ]”，因此选择C项。
14. A 随后男士又询问了女士关于International English的背后理念问题，女士指出其中最重要的一点就是人们的发音问题，因此选择A项。
15. B 对话最后男士问到International English的优势问题，女士认为其优势主要在于人们只欲实现沟通学习国际英语比学习真正标准的英语要简单得多，因此该题选择B项。【录音原文】
M: I’ve come to Kings College, London, to talk to Dr. Jennifer Jenkins, who’s a Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics. Now Jennifer, you’re quite interested in the teaching and learning of International English. Can you explain in general terms what this is?
W: It’s based on the fact that nowadays the majority of people who speak English around the world are nonnative speakers of English—they’ve learnt it as a second or subsequent language. They use it to speak with each other and therefore, they’re not really learning what’s always been called English as a foreign language—English to speak to native speakers of English. They’re learning it for more international communication, and that has all sorts of implications for the sorts of things that they need to be able to do.
M: So, what would be the main differences between the kind of English that’s widely taught around the world today, and perhaps what you describe as a more international form?
W: Well, there’d be various differences. There’d be differences in what they need to be able to do when they’re pronouncing English.
M: Is there anything that’s widely taught when teaching English that would be missed out in International English?
W: Yes, I think, for example, that... there doesn’t seem to be much point in teaching learners to say the T-H, the [θ] and [ð] sounds, erm, because most of the world’s learners of English, speakers of English who are non-native speakers don’t pronounce the [θ].
M: And, what is the thinking behind the idea of International English?
W: Well, the more different groups of people round the world speak English, the more important it becomes to make sure that they have enough in common so that they can understand each other, that they’re intelligible to each other and here, pronunciation is very important because their pronunciation is the thing that will vary most, among different speakers of English.
M: So, what would you say are the advantages for students and teachers of this form of English?
W: Well, one advantage would be that they actually have rather less to do, rather less to learn because instead of trying to learn the entire way of speaking of a native speaker, which is incredibly complicated and most learners never do achieve this in any case, so they’ve got less to do, but they’re also allowed to keep something of themselves in their English.
M: Well, Dr. Jenkins, thank you for talking to me about that.
Section C (5 marks)
In this section, you will hear five short news items. After each item, which will be read only once, there will be a fifteen-second pause. During the pause, read the question and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
16. What caused the boat wreck?
A. The boat leaked during the voyage.
B. There was a big storm in the Mediterranean.
C. People on the boat were frightened by a whale in the sea.
D. People crowded to one side of the boat.【答案】D【解析】本新闻是关于地中海沉船事件。报道称当时人们试图引起头顶飞机的注意而聚集在船的一边才导致悲剧的发生，因此答案选择D项。【录音原文】
Just before sunset, way out in the Mediterranean another migrant boat sank. Some reports say the people on board were trying to attract the attention of an aircraft flying overhead. They had crowded to one side of the boat and it capsized. The Italian navy had several vessels in the area. They managed to get their helicopters to the scene quickly as did Maltese forces. They began hauling people out of the water. Many were saved, many were not.
17. What is said about the 7:15 train to London?
A. It has been cancelled.
B. It will leave from a different platform.
C. It has been delayed.
D. It will arrive as scheduled.【答案】C【解析】该新闻是车站的播报。广播中要求乘坐7:15火车的乘客注意，该车晚点7分钟。因此选择C项。【录音原文】
Ladies and gentlemen, this is an announcement for all passengers awaiting the arrival of the 7:15 train for London, Victoria. This service is now running about 7 minutes late and will now depart at 7:22 from platform 3 as advertised. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The late departure from Three Bridges Central was due to the cancellation of a connecting service.
18. What is the speaker reporting?
A. A plane crash.
B. An explosion.
C. An earthquake.
D. A car accident.【答案】B【解析】本新闻主要叙述了伤员的情况以及事故现场的状况。从播报员提供的一些关键词，包括blast(爆炸)、leaking column(泄漏管)等可以推断该事故为explosion(爆炸)，因此答案为B项。【录音原文】
It’s been three hours since the first casualties were brought out and we have been informed that there are many more victims still inside the compound. Looking through the chain-link fence, I can see the head of one body lying on the ground only a hundred yards or so from where I’m standing. Even the glass at my feet was badly scorched by the blast. All the bodies so far have been taken to the nearby town of Svejbo for identification. So far, no effort has been made to cap the leaking column but we have been informed that a team of German scientists are on their way...
19. How many people were killed in the storm?
A. 200.
B. 16.
C. 25.
D. 75.【答案】B【解析】该新闻介绍了关于湖南因暴风雨的受灾情况，伤亡人数上新闻提到killed 16 people and injured about 200，因此答案选择B项。【录音原文】
A violent storm with big wind, thunder, and hail hit central China’s Hunan province last Friday evening. It killed 16 people and injured about 200 as buildings collapsed under the force of the storm. The storm lasted for about 25 minutes as the wind speed reached up to 75 kilometers per hour. The streets were filled with broken tree trunks, and electricity, telecommunications and water were cut off.
20. Why does the President Obama call for the use of more body
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