2012 Mock Test for National English Contest for College Students
“You should also ask your dentist what kind of fillings you have. Amalgam fillings in your teeth are not stable and will contribute to toxic metal levels in your body,” says Dr. Wikenheiser.
Questions 71 and 72: Judge the following statements true (T) or false (F) according to the passage. 71. From the passage we can infer that the right lifestyle can change ageing process. 72. The passage mainly discusses several ways to lower biological age. Summary:
To 73. ________ the process of biological ageing effectively, it is necessary to change lifestyle. The food we eat tends to 74. ________ essential minerals, so we should take multivitamin and antioxidant to supply the body besides the right amount of 75. ________. Don?t forget to eat three meals a day. Additionally, we are suggested to make sure the teeth fillings will not increase the risk of high metal levels in our body. Part V Translation (20 marks) Section A
Translate the underlined sentences in the following passage into Chinese.
(76) In the United States a Census Bureau report said that poverty rose in the West and Midwest last year, as slowdowns in housing and manufacturing sent more families below the poverty line.
The report was the latest to measure the recession?s toll on low-income families, after a boom in which low-skilled workers relied on plentiful jobs and overtime─often in construction and retail─to raise their incomes and prospects.
(77) The bureau said poverty rates overall increased in 31 states and the District of Columbia in 2008, compared with poverty-rate increases in ten states in 2007. Still, of the 31 states that reported increases in the poverty rate last year, the increases were statistically significant in only eight, though they included two of the nation?s four largest states, California and Florida.
The other six states were Oregon, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Hawaii and Connecticut. Only one state—Michigan—saw statistically significant increases in poverty two years in a row.
Tuesday?s Census report is the latest to show an increase in poverty across the U.S.—especially among children, and in regions where job and income losses have been acute. (78) Last year, only three states showed statistically significant decreases in the poverty rate, compared with 12 states in the year-earlier period. Twenty-one states had poverty rates that were higher than the national poverty rate of 13.2 percent, up one from last year.
(79) The U.S. poverty rate for 2008 is defined as annual earnings of less than $22,000 for a family of four with two children. (80) With unemployment rising, and hours shrinking, many working poor and their children are falling into poverty and seeking out more government help. Families with two or more workers made up 28.4 percent of food-stamp recipients, up 1.5 percentage points from a year ago, one of the largest increases among groups getting food stamps.
“There are lots of people who are using food stamps for the first time, because they don?t have any other options,”said Mark Mather, a demographer (人口统计学家) at the Population Reference Bureau, a nonprofit research group in Washington.
The percentage of children living in poverty increased in 26 states and the District of Columbia last year, compared with the 17 states that saw increases in 2007. Section B
Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or structures required in the brackets. 81. 这座城市的所有高大建筑物都在地震中遭到破坏，必须重建。（分词短语） 82. 既然我们已经准备好了所有的材料，就应该立即开始新的任务。（now that） 83. 直到今天，诺贝尔奖仍然象征着科学领域最伟大的成就。（symbolize） 84. 说到守时，她完全靠不住。（when it comes to） 85. 高烧和头痛是流感常见的症状。（symptom） Part VI IQ Test (5 marks)
There are five IQ Test questions in this part.
86. I went into a furniture shop in order to buy a picture. The salesman told me─“The picture is five times the cost of that ashtray, the chair is 30 times the cost of the ashtray, the table is four times the cost of the chair, you can buy the lot for ￡312.”What was the price of the picture?
87. How can you name five days of the week without speaking of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday? 88. What is the missing number in the sequence: 65 37 17 ( )?
89. Write down a word which can be read both forward and backward like: eve. The word is supposed to have at least five letters. 90. How many four-sided figures appear in the diagram below?
A． 10
B. 16
C. 22
D. 25
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2012 Mock Test for National English Contest for College Students
Part VII Writing (30 marks) Task I
You are going to leave for China after a few days visit to a Canadian university. You should write a letter of farewell to express your thanks to Mr. Peter for the hospitality and kindness you’ve received from him. Task II
Write an article of no fewer than 120 words with the topic “The Prevalence of Western Fast Food”. 参考答案
Part II Vocabulary and Structure
31—35 BADBC 36—40 ADDBD41—45 CABAC Part III Cloze
46. Instead 47. as 48 teaching 49. increasingly 50. numbers 51. provides 52. attend 53. preparation 54. that 55. competitions Part IV Reading Comprehension
56. They are based on study of brain volumes of different people. 57. It means persons chosen to be studied in an experiment. 58. A 59. D 60. A 61. Y 62. N 63. N 64. disadvantages
65. protect the world?s beauty spots 66. the World Bank 67. To create a culture 68. Wednesday, October fifteenth, 2008 69. cover them with soap
70. breathing infections 71. F 72. T 73. lower 74. lack 75. fruit and vegetables Part V Translation
76. 美国人口普查局的报告显示，去年美国西部和中西部贫困人口有所增加，因为住房和制造业下滑导致更多家庭跌到了贫困线以下。 77. 美国人口普查局表示，2008年美国有31个州和哥伦比亚特区的整体贫困率出现上升，而 2007年只有10个州的贫困率出现上升。 78. 去年美国只有3个州的贫困率降幅具有统计学意义，此前一年则有12个州。 79. 2008年美国贫困人口的定义是拥有两个孩子年收入低于22000美元的四口之家。
80. 随着失业率不断上升，工作小时数日益减少，很多贫困工人和他们的子女正滑落至贫困线以下，正在寻求政府的更多救助。 81. Having been destroyed in the earthquake, all the tall buildings in the city had to be rebuilt. 82. Now that we have all the materials ready, we should begin the new task at once. 83. Even today, the Nobel Prize symbolizes the greatest achievement in science. 84. When it comes to being on time, she is totally undependable. 85. A high temperature and headache are the usual symptoms of flu. Part VI IQ Test
86. ￡ 10.
87. the day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow
88. 5。这列数字排列的规律是：前三个数分别是82 + 1、62 + 1、42 + 1，那么应该填22 + 1，即5。 89. level
90. D。这是一道数图形个数的计算题，可以用最笨的办法数出来。 Part VII Writing Task I
One possible version: Dear Mr. Peter,
I would like to say good-buy to you. After five days in Canada, it?s time for me to return to China. On the eve of my departure, it gives me a great deal of pleasure to write you to express my appreciation for the hospitality you showed to me and the time you spent with me during my stay at your university. I enjoyed very much my stay here. I will miss you. I hope we shall keep in touch and I wish the best for you.
Task II
One possible version:
Nowadays, western fast food is becoming more and more popular in China, especially among children and teenagers. To some extent, we can say western fast food is a symbol of modern society.
There are quite a few reasons for its prevalence. First, it is fast and convenient. It is available readily the moment you go into a fast food restaurant, so you can save time and a lot of trouble. Second, the clean food, excellent service, and comfortable service of the fast food restaurants also attract lots of customers.
However, fast food isn?t healthy enough, and some people even think it is junk food. It doesn?t provide a balanced diet and is low in nutrition. Fast food is only a good choice when you are in a hurry but we shouldn?t have it frequently.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
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