全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷(C类)及答案

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Crime isn’t rising because the laws are not strict enough, or because the (21) ________ are not tough enough, or simply because there aren’t enough policemen on the beat. It is rising because the agencies and individuals who can have a (22) _______ effect on crime are not pulling together or in the same (23) ______. The police are one of those agencies, of course. But crime prevention is also a matter for (24) ______ who are content to see mass (25) _______ turn into a way of life, for councils who prefer to shout yah-boo at the police, (26) _____ getting on with making life safer for local people, for architects who design exposed and indefensible buildings, for parents who don’t take enough interest in what their teenage children are getting up to and for

(27) ______ who sit inside and moan (28) ______ do anything about the state of the neighborhood or the street. Crime prevention has been neglected for too many by too many. Over the last ten years it has been willfully neglected in defiance of mounting (29) _______ that it is the central hope of (30) ________ action against crime.

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 Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

31. They are looking for _______ man with _______ long dark hair. He is armed and dangerous.

A. a; a B. the; a C. a; / D. /; the

32. It was unfortunate, but she had no _____ but to act as she did.

A. chance. B. opportunity C. option D. solution

33. The _____ driver thinks that accidents only happen to other people.

A. general B. usual C. common D. average

34. How did they manage to steal the Van Gogh? It was right ____ the security guard’s nose.

A. below B. before C. under D. beside

35. The student ______ continuing his studies when he had to return to his home country unexpectedly.

A. is considering B. was considering C. should consider D. has considered

36. My friends and I enjoy doing many of the same things. In that respect, we have a lot _______.

A. in similar B. in particular C. in common D. in accordance

37. Our planned visit to the United States _______ because we were unable to get the visas.

A. fell over B. fell down C. fell through D. fell on

38. Lest anyone _____ it strange, let me assure you that it is quite true.

A. thought B. should think C. had thought D. thinking

39. When Sally ______ the criminal ______ her house, she screamed at the top of her voice because she didn’t want ______.

A. saw; enter; killed B. saw; enter; to be killed

C. sees; entering; be killed D. sees; enter; killing

40. Tina’s children, _____ all live nearby, organized a big party for her eightieth birthday.

A. who B. that C. which D. as

41. Sometimes it is necessary to be careful _______ the right date to sit for a test.

A. when choosing B. when you will choose

C. when you have chosen D. when you chose