2008年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷(C类)及答案(5)

全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷(C类)及答案

If the patient complains of earache.

If the patient or parent is very worried.

46. According to the passage, it would appear that most sore throats _________.

A. require an immediate visit to a doctor

B. respond quickly to treatment with an antibiotic

C. rarely turn out to be symptoms of serious illness

D. result in tonsillitis even when treated

47. In order to treat a sore throat one should ________.

A. prevent the patient from eating too much

B. give the patient up to 4 aspirin tablets every day

C. advise the patient to drink large amounts of liquids

D. make the patient gargle with hot liquids

48. You should call the doctor in if _________.

A. swelling occurs in the region of the ears

B. the patient’s condition worsens after 2 days

C. the patient’s throat is still sore after a week

D. the disease spreads to another member of the family

49. What difference is there in the way adults and young children should be treated with aspirin?

A. Young children should not be allowed to gargle with it.

B. Adults should be given tablets to swallow whole.

C. Young children should be given aspirin more often than adults.

D. Adults should be given larger doses of aspirin than children.

Section B (14 marks)

There is one passage in this section with 10 questions. Go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet.

For questions 50-55, mark

Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;

N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;

NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.

For questions 56-59, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.

In 1945 leaders from 51 countries met in San Francisco, California, and organized the United Nations (often called the UN). World War II had just ended. Millions of people had died, and there was destruction everywhere. People hoped they could build a future of world peace through this new organization.

The United Nations has four main goals and purposes:

1. To work together for international peace and to solve international problems;

2. To develop friendly relations among nations;

3. To work together for human rights for everyone of all races, religions, and of both

sexes;

4. To build a center where nations can work together for these goals.

Today almost every country in the world is a member of the UN. Each country has signed an