小学英语口语考试真题

2024-11-14

小学英语口语考试真题（5篇）

1.小学英语口语考试真题篇一

Part I Listening Comprehension

Directions: This part is to test your listening ability .It consists of 3 sections.

Section A

Now the test will begin.

1. A) Never mind.

B) Thanks a lot.

C) Yes，of course.

D) With pleasure.

2. A) Hold on，please.

B) It’s interesting.

C) That’s nothing.

D) He’s all fight.

3. A) Next month.

B) So long.

C) Very funny

D) Two weeks.

4. A) It’s too late.

B) Yes，it is.

C) Take it easy.

D) It doesn’t matter

5. A) Of course.

B) You are welcome.

C) It was excellent.

D) Yes, l do.

Section B

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

6. A) 11：00.

B) 11：50

C) 12：00

D) 12：10

7. A) To see the woman.

B) To send the e-mail.

C) To go to the bank.

D) To write a letter.

8. A) The woman will drive tonight.

B) The woman doesn’t like fruit.

C) The woman has given up smoking.

D) The woman is leaving now.

9. A) In a bank.

B) In a restaurant.

C) In a hospital.

D) In a bookstore.

10. A) Tell her the price.

B) Wait for a while.

C) Examine her computer.

D) Go shopping with her.

Section C

Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin.

Hello, everyone. This is the captain(机长)speaking -11- to Flight JK900 leaving for Chicago. Our flight time today is 2 hours and 35 minutes，and we will be flying at an average altitude(高度)of 31，000 feet. The -12- in Chicago is a quarter past twelve，and the current weather is cloudy，but there is a chance of -13- later in the day. We will -14- at Gate 7 at the Chicago airport. On behalf of our Airlines, I wish you an enjoyable-15- in Chicago. Sit back and enjoy the flight.

答案：1-5:CADBC 6-10:CBADC

11.Welcome 12.local time 13.rain 14.arrive 15.stay

Part II Vocabulary & Structure

Directions: This part is to test your ability to use words and phrases correctly to construct meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.

Section A

Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

16. What are the essential differences ___________ selling and marketing?

A) between

B) from

C) among

D) for

17. Jack called the airline to ___________his flight to beijing this morning.

A) improve

B) believe

C) confirm

D) insure

18. It was in the year of ___________they set up a branch company in China.

A) as

B) that

C) what

D) which

19. You’d better ___________advice before making a project plan.

A) put down

B) take in

C) turn out

D) ask for

20. Young people now live a life-style ___________their parents could hardly dream of.

A) which

B) why

C) when

D) where

21. While traveling in France, he __________some everyday French.

A) gave up

B) picked up

C) drew up

D) got up

22. Hardly __________ at the office when the telephone rang.

A) I arrived

B) I had arrived

C) did I arrive

D) had I arrived

23. To work __________with the machine，you must read the instructions carefully.

A) firstly

B) naturally

C) efficiently

D) generally

24. We’ll have to continue the discussion tomorrow __________we can make a final decision today.

A) unless

B) because

C) when

D) since

25. If you have three years’ work experience，you will be the right ______ for this job.

A) person

B) passenger

C) tourist

D) customer

Section B

Directions: There are also 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.

26. It is reported that the sports meet was (successful)__________organized.

27. Some people think (much)__________about their rights than about their duties.

28. It is reported that foreign car sales in the country (rise)__________by 8% last year.

29. The adviser recommended that Mary(start)_______ the training program as soon as possible.

30. The job pays well and you get a 20 - day holiday a year, it’s certainly an(attract)_______offer.

31. It (announce)______yesterday that the game wsa to start in a week.

32. Because man people will come to the meeting, we need some (addition) _____ chairs.

33. No reader is allowed(take)__________any reference book out of the reading-room.

34. The course is designed to provide a general introduction to computers and(practice)___skills training.

35. We’ve only got one day in Paris，so we’d better(make)____the best use of the time.

答案：16-20:ACBDA 21-25:BDCAA

26.successfully 27.more 28.rose 29.(should)start 30.attractive

31.was announced 32.additional 33.to take 34.practical 35.make

Part III Reading Comprehension

Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.

Task 1

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Subways are underground trains，which usually operate 24 hours a day. They are found in larger cities and usually run between the suburbs and the downtown area. Maps and schedules are available from the ticket of rice. If you take the subway often，you can save money by purchasing a monthly pass(月票).

City-operated buses run on various routes(线路)and are designed to be at certain places at certain times. Maps and schedules may be posted at certain stops，or they may be available at local banks，libraries，the student union，or from the bus drivers. Buses run mainly during the day. Fare is paid by exact change in coins, or by monthly passes.

Taxis are generally more expensive in the United States than in other countries. If you use a taxi，be sure you ask the amount of the fare before you agree to ride. The driver usually expects a tip(小费)of 15 percent of the fare.

36. According to the passage, subways as underground trains, which usually run____.

A) within downtown areas

B) away from city centers

C) in or outside big modern cities

D) between suburbs and city centers

37. You can get the maps and schedules of the subways________.

A) at bus stations

B) at local banks

C) in any bookstores

D) from the ticket offices

38. From the passage we learn that________.

A) buses are always available in 24 hours

B) bus riders have to buy monthly passes

C) bus fare is paid by exact change in coins

D) buses are the best means of transportation

39. When you take a taxi, you’d better________.

A) buy a monthly pass

B) ask about the fare first

C) agree on the amount of the tip

D) pay by the exact change in coins

40. The passage mainly tells us about________.

A) the bus and train fares in the US

B) the ways of paying taxi in the US

C) the public transportation in the US

D) the advantage of subways in the US

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.

Letter 1

Dear Ann,

I am going to give a dinner party next month. I want my guests to enjoy themselves and to feel comfortable. What is the secret of giving a successful party?

Letter 2

Dear Mary，

Cook something that would let you spend time with your guests，If a guest offers to help you in the kitchen，accept the offer. It often makes people feel more comfortable when they can help.

Before serving dinner，while your guests make small talks in the living room，offer them drinks. Some guests may like wine，but make sure to provide soft drinks for people who don’t.

At the dinner table，let your guests serve themselves. Offer them a second serving after they finish, but don’t ask more than once. Most guests will take more if they want.

Perhaps the most important rule of all is to be natural. Treat your guests as you want them to treat you when you’re in their home―that is，act naturally toward them，and don’t try too hard to be polite. Have a good time in a pleasant atmosphere.

41. From the first letter we learn that Mary ________ .

A) is asking for advice on giving a dinner party

B) knows the secret of giving a pleasant party

C) is going to attend a dinner party

D) has successfully held a party

42. Ann’s first piece of advice is that Mary should________.

A) get the food ready before the guests arrive

B) keep the guests away from the kitchen

C) spend some time with the guests

D) accept the guests’ offer to help

43. Ann suggests that Mary offer drinks________.

A) while the guests are having small talks

B) when all the guests have arrived

C) after the guests finish small talks

D) after the dinner comes to an end

44. When having dinner，the guests are expected to________.

A) eat their food slowly

B) help the host serve food

C) serve each other at the table

D) help themselves to more food

45. The most important rule for Mary to follow in treating her guests is to________.

A) be as polite as she can

B) let them feel at home

C) prepare delicious food

D) create a formal atmosphere

答案：36-40:DDCBC 41-45:ADADB

Task 3

Directions: The following is a letter. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 through 50 in no more than 3 words in the table below.

E-mail or call Tip Line(举报热线)

Have you seen a crime being committed(犯罪)on a bus，train，or near a bus stop，or train station? If you do，email US or call Tip Line.

Tip Line

If you would rather give your information by telephone，call the Police Tip Line at 612-349-7222.You can leave information anonymously(匿名地)or leave your name and phone number and an officer will call you back.

Call and officer

You can speak directly to any Police Department staff member who receives the call weekdays.8：00 to 16：00. Call 612-349―7200.

Contact the Chief

If you haven’t received any reply to your Tip Line information for half a day，directly call 612-349-7I00 or email：chief@metrotransit.org

Report on a Crime

Use Tip Line

1. Tip Line number：612-349-7222

2. Ways of reporting：

1) Give -46- anonymously;

2) Leave your name and telephone number，and wait for an officer to -47-

Call the Police Directly

1. Service time：weekdays, -48-

2. Telephone number: -49-

Contact the Chief

1. Reason：receiving no reply to your Tip Line information for -50-

2. Telephone number：612-349-7100

3. Email：chief@metrotransit.org

答案：46.information 47.call you back 48. 8:00 to 16:00 49.612-349-7200 50.half a day

Task 4

Directions: The following is part of an index (索引). After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to (与…等同) those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55.

A―breeze

B―calm sea

C―clear up

D―dry

E―fog

F―heavy snow

G―high seas

H―light rain

I―partly cloudy

J―shower

K―southeast wind

L―storm

M―the highs

N―the lows

O一typhoon

P―wet

Q―windy

Examples：(A) 微风 (O)台风

51.( )天气放晴( )大雪

52.( )最高温度( )局部多云

53.( )东南风( )小雨

54.( )有雾( )海面大浪

55.( )天气干燥( )暴风雨

答案：51.C,F 52.M,I 53.K,H 54.E,G 55.D,L

Task 5

Directions: The following are two advertisements. After reading them, you are required to complete the statements that follow the questions (No.56 to No.60). You should write your answers in no more than 3 words on the corresponding Answer Sheet.

Ad 1

Personal Assistant To Sales Manager

We are a small but growing computer software company. We are looking for someone to assist the manager of the sales department in dealing with foreign customers and orders from abroad. If you know English well and have previous experience in this job，and between 2 1 and 30，please writer US a short letter giving details of your previous jobs，current employment，etc. Some knowledge of Spanish and Italian would be an advantage.

Write to：

Soft Logic

23 Alfred Street

Winchester

Hants

Ad 2

Part time Drivers

King County Metro is Hiring Part-Time Bus Drivers

Great Pay! Great Bendfits!

Start at$14.50 an hour.

Plus paid vacation and sick leave，paid training

Must be 2 1 years or older，have a Washington State driver’s license

and acceptable driving record.

Call(202)684-1024

Or log on(登录)to www.metrokc.gov/ohrm

56. In the first ad. which department in the company is seeking an assistant to its manage?

_______________________________________.

57. What is the major responsibility of the assistant manager?

Dealing foreign customers and orders___________.

58. What is mentioned as an advantage for the application in Ad l?

Some knowledge of______________________________.

59. What is the age limit for the position of the part-time bus drivers in Ad 2?

______________________________years or older.

60. What kind of driver’s license should the candidates have in order to get the position?

They should have a__________ driver’s license.

答案：56.the sales department 57.from abroad 58.Spanish and Italian 59. 21 60.Washington State

Part IV Translation ―― English into Chinese

Directions: This part, numbered 61 to 65, is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. Each of the four sentences (N0.61 to No.64) is followed by four choices of suggested translation marked A), B), C) and D). Make the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Write your translation of the paragraph (No.65) in the corresponding space on the Translation/Composition Sheet.

61. This matter is so important that it should not be left in the hands of and inexperienced lawyer.

A) 如此重要的事情，没有经验的律师不敢接手。

B) 这件事事关重大，不能交结缺乏经验的律师来处理。

C) 这件事也很重要，不应让有经验的律师处理。

D) 这样重要的事情，没有经验的律师是不敢接手处理的。

62. No matter how hard I tried to explain how to operate the machine, they were still at a loss.

A) 尽管我努力把机器开动了，他们还是觉得非常失望。

B) 无论我怎么努力地说明机器的用法，他们都不理解我。

C) 即使我努力地对机器做了解释，他们还是不相信我的话。

D) 不管我怎么努力地解释如何操作这台机器，他们依然听不懂。

63. We accept returns or exchanges within 30 days from the date of the purchase of these cell phones.

A) 手机从购买之日起30天内我们接受退换。

B) 手机在试用30天之后我们可允许退货。

C) 我们同意30天内可以购买手机，退货或更换。

D) 我们保证30天之内购买的`手机，包退包换。

64. Good managers can create an environment in which different opinions are valued and everyone works together for a common goal.

A) 大家一定要齐心协力地工作，创造一个良好的环境，发表各种不同看法。要做好经理。

B) 为了共同的目标，好经理应该尊重各种不同意思，与大家一起工作，创造良好的氛围。

C) 好经理能够创造一种氛围，让不同意见受到重视并且每个人都有为共同目标合作奋斗。

D) 为了共同的目标，好经理应该能够提出各种宝贵的意见，为大家创造良好的丁作氛围。

65: If you want to get a driver’s license, you will have to apply at a driver’s license office. There you will be required to take a written test for driving in that area. You will also need to pass an eye test. If you need glasses, make sure you wear them. In addition，you must pass an actual driving test. If you fail the written or driving tests， you can take them again on another date.

答案:61-64:BDAC 65:如果你想获得机动车驾驶证，你必须到驾照管理办公室申请。你需要再那里参加该地区的驾驶笔试，还需要通过视力测试。如果你需要眼镜，请务必带着眼镜。此外，你必须通过实际驾驶测试。如果你没有通过笔试或者实际驾驶测试，你可以择日再考。

Part V Writing

Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a letter of thanks based on the following information given in Chinese. Remember to do your writing on the Translation/ Composition Sheet

说明：假定你是Hongxia Trading Company的雇员王东，给客户Mr. Baker发一封电子邮件。

内容如下：

1.欢迎他来福州;

2.告诉他已在东方宾语为他预定了房间;

3.告诉他从国际机场到达东方宾馆大约20公里左右，可以乘坐出租车或机场大巴;

4.建议他第二天来你的办公室洽谈业务;

5.如需帮助，请电话联系。

Words for Reference

机场大巴 shuttle bus

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英语三级指的是什么

1.英语A级全称为“高等学校英语应用能力考试，英文缩写PRETCO”。简称“大学英语三级考试”。B级是一般是英语基础不太好的学生选择，难度相当于初三至高中的英语水平，低于A级。

2.高等学校英语应用能力考试分A、B两级，A级考试为高职高专学生应该达到的标准要求，B级考试略低于A级考试，是过渡性的要求。原“大学英语三级考试”相当于“高等学校英语应用能力A级考试”，原“大学英语二级考试”相当于“高等学校英语应用能力B级考试”。学生自主决定参加A级或B级考试。

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英语三级代表什么水平

专科跟本科之间的水平。

三级是中间级，通过该级考试的考生，其英语已达到高等教育自学考试非英语专业本科毕业水平或符合普通高校非英语专业本科毕业的要求，基本符合企事业单位行政秘书、经理助理、初级科技人员、外企职员的工作，以及同层次其他工作在对外交往中的基本需要。

该级考生应能在生活和工作的多数情景中进行对话，不仅能够询问事实，还能询问抽象的信息，应能提供或是要求得到更清楚的阐述，同时口才也能表达简单的观点和态度，能适当运用基本的语法知识，掌握4000左右的词汇以及相关词组。

相当于我国学生高中毕业后在大专院校又学了两年公共英语或自学了同等程度英语课程的水平。(此级别笔试合格成绩可替代自学考试本科阶段英语(二)考试成绩。) 公共英语三级需要经过笔试和口试。

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2.小学英语口语考试真题篇二

【解题】

考生审题时,必须养成抓住题目中的(敏感)关键词的好习惯,该题的敏感关键词是“贫困”“立碑”。通过对这两个关键词的分析,可以定性为否定观点题型,依据主要有以下两点:一是为成绩优秀的学生立碑这种行为不妥;二是该校本来就贫困,不应该把钱花在为学生立碑上。

【参考答案】

贫困学校的学生通过自身努力考出了全市第一名的好成绩,学校将其作为榜样鼓励其他学生本无可厚非,但是通过立碑的方式我认为是不妥当的。对此,我的看法如下。

段落分析:本段为引出重点答案前的铺垫,内容为对该事件进行简要定性,并表明自己的态度,应简明扼要,否则会与后面的答案重复。

首先,让我们分析这一现象背后的原因所在。一是由于教育资源分配不均,使得贫困学校学生受师资力量、硬件设施等影响,难以考出好成绩,学校便抓住全市第一名这一时机造势宣传,以鼓励更多的学生考出好成绩;二是学校没有树立正确的教育观、人才观,单纯以成绩来衡量学生优劣;三是学校为了提高知名度,通过立碑这样的形式,可以引发社会关注,得到相关教育部门及地方政府的认可,提高学校的教育政绩;四是有些地方的教育主管部门或地方政府对这些行为不但不加以制止,反而给予支持和鼓励,甚至奖励,进一步助长了这种不良风气。

段落分析:本段的主题为分析这一现象的原因。通过“关键词联想法”和“大小法”的解题技巧,由人物(单位)关键词:学校、学生,可以联想到教育资源、学校的教育观、教育主管部门等,再由此展开论述,便可得到3~4个小要点。

其次,这样的做法很可能会产生一些不良的影响:一是唯成绩论会使得学校更注重学生的成绩,不利于学生综合素质的发展;二是作为贫困学校不仅没有将钱用来完善教学设施,反而浪费人力物力修建铜碑,本末倒置,且立碑搞个人崇拜违反了教育的初衷,有可能引起学生的反感;三是教育资源的分配不均如不及时解决,长此以往,不仅不利于人才培养,不公平现象还可能造成家长对政府的不满。

段落分析:本段的主题为分析这一现象所带来的不良影响。通过“关键词联想法”和“大小法”的解题技巧,再次由人物(单位)关键词:学校、学生,联想到学生综合素质、贫困学校、教育资源分配等。

因此,我建议采取以下措施加以解决:一是政府教育部门要大力发展教育,加大财政投入,合理配置教育资源,制定相关优惠政策和相应机制,加大对贫困地区学校教育师资力量的扶持;二是学校自身要树立正确的教育观和人才观,不宣扬个人崇拜,重点抓好学生的综合素质教育,切实采取措施促进学生全面发展;三是社会、媒体也要加强正面的宣传报道,引导公众树立正确的教育观念,共同为孩子营造一个健康的学习环境。

段落分析:本段的主题为采取措施解决问题,并作为总结来完成答题。同样还可以通过“关键词联想法”和“大小法”的解题技巧,由人物(单位)关键词:学校、学生,联想到政府教育部门、学校等。措施主要分为两部分,一部分为比较抽象的措施,如“政府教育部门要大力发展教育”、“学校自身要树立正确的教育观和人才观”;另一部分为较为具体的措施,如“加大财政投入”、“加大对贫困地区学校师资力量的扶持”等。如此一来,就可以形成既有高度,又有深度的答案,也可以得到考官的赞赏。

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3.往年英语四级考试真题篇三

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a news report to your campus newspaper on a visit to a local farm organized by your Student Union. You should write at least 120 words but no more than180 words.

PartⅡ Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and then questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.

1.A)Heavy floods.

B)Safety concerns.

C)Bad economy.

D)Workers’ strikes.

2.A)It is competitive with its numerous tourist destinations.

B)It provides many job opportunities for French people.

C)It is the biggest concern of the French government.

D)It plays an important role in the nation’s economy.

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

3.A)To carry out a scientific survey.

B)To establish a new research station.

C)To rescue two sick American workers.

D)To deliver urgent medical supplies.

4.A)The darkness and cold.

B)The heavy snow and fog.

C)The biting winds.

D)The ice all around.

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.

5.A)By tying it to a door handle.

B)By shaking it back and forth.

C)With a remote control craft.

D)With a full-sized helicopter.

6.A)He has lots of fans on Facebook.

B)He has rich experience in flying.

C)He often suffers from toothaches.

D)He has learned to pull teeth from a video.

7.A)Spend more time together.

B)Tell them adventure stories.

C)Do something fun and creative.

D)Play with them in a safe place.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C)and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the news report you have just heard.

8.A)To confirm an urgent appointment.

B)To collect a package from the woman.

C)To ask the woman to sign a document.

D)To arrange the delivery of a package.

9.A)She is doing shopping.

B)She is visiting a friend.

C)She is not at home.

D)She is not feeling well.

10.A)He will be off duty the whole day.

B)He will be working somewhere else.

C)He will have to have his car repaired.

D)He will be too busy to spare and time.

11.A)Sign her name.

B)Confirm online.

C)Pay a small fee.

D)Show up in person.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the news report you have just heard.

12.A)Vacation in Italy.

B)Study abroad.

C)Throw a farewell party.

D)Go to a fashion show in Milan.

13.A)Quite sleepy.

B)Very excited.

C)Rather depressed.

D)Nearly exhausted.

14.A)He has to attend a party.

B)He has to meet a friend.

C)He has to make a presentation.

D)He has to finish an assignment.

15.A)Say goodbye to the woman at the airport.

B)Meet the woman at the Black Cat Cafe.

C)Drive the Woman to the airport.

D)Have lunch with the woman.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16.A) It has kept growing over the centuries.

B) Its top is hidden in clouds of volcanic smoke.

C) Its height changes with each volcanic eruption.

D) It has a recorded history of 1500 years.

17.A) They are now a tourist destination.

B) They attract a lot of migrating birds.

C) They provide shelter for the farmers.

D) They make good fields for farming.

18.A) They nest on the volcano’s slopes.

B) They feed on certain small mammals.

C) They compete with each other for food.

D) They match large mammals in strength.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19.A) He is self-employed.

B) He is a career advisor.

C) He studies talent.

D) He owns a magazine.

20.A) Doing what they like best.

B) Loving the work they do.

C) Making no excuses for failures.

D) Following their natural instinct.

21.A) It does not come to anything without hard work.

B) It may prove to be quite different from hard work.

C) It is a natural gift only some special people can possess.

D) It does not come to you until something special happens.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

22.A) It is a bit difficult to learn.

B) It was popular in New Zealand.

C) It is a traditional type of ballet.

D) It evolved in the mid-1970s.

23.A) She wanted her to be a ballet dancer.

B) She used to be a ballet dancer herself.

C) She hated to see her idling about.

D) She was too busy to look after her.

24.A) After she started teaching English.

B) Before she left for New Zealand.

C) When she moved to New York city.

D) Once she began to live on her own.

25.A) It has renewed her passion for life.

B) It has made her happy and energetic.

C) It has helped her make new friends.

D) It has enabled her to start a new career.

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Ships are often sunk in order to create underwater reefs (暗礁)perfect for scuba diving (水肺式潜泳)and preserving marine 26 Turkish authorities have just sunk something a little different than a ship, and it wouldn’t normally ever touch water, an Airbus A300. The hollowed-out A300 was 27 of everything potentially harmful to the environment and sunk off the Aegean coast today. Not only will the sunken plane 28 the perfect skeleton for artificial reef growth, tut authorities hope this new underwater attraction will bring tourists to the area.

The plane 29 a total length of 54 meters, where experienced scuba divers will 30 be able to venture through the cabin and around the plane’s 31 . Aydin Municipality bought the plane from a private company for just under US$100,000, but they hope to see a return on that 32 through the tourism industry. Tourism throughout Turkey is expected to fall this year as the country has been the 33 of several deadly terrorist attacks. As far as sunken planes go, this Airbus A300 is the largest 34 sunk aircraft ever.

Taking a trip underwater and 35 the inside of a sunken A300 would be quite an adventure, and that is exactly what Turkish authorities are hoping this attraction will make people think. Drawing in adventure seekers and experienced divers, this new artificial Airbus reef will be a scuba diver’s paradise (天堂).

A)create

B)depressed

C)eventually

D)experiences

E)exploring

F)exterior

G)habitats

H)innovate

I)intentionally

J)investment

K)revealing

L)stretches

M)stripped

N)territory

O)victim

Section B

Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.

Make Stuff, Fail, And Learn While You’re At It

A)We’ve always been a hands-on, do-it-yourself kind of nation. Ben Franklin, one of America’s founding fathers, didn’t just invent the lightning rod. His creations include glasses, innovative stoves and more.

B)Franklin, who was largely self-taught, may have been a genius, but he wasn’t really an exception when it comes to American making and creativity.

C)The personal computing revolution and philosophy of disruptive innovation of Silicon Valley grew, in part, out of the creations of the Homebrew Computer Club, Which was founded in a garage in Menlo Park, California, in the mid-1970s. Members — including guys named Jobs and Wozniak — started making and inventing things they couldn’t buy.

D)So it’s no surprise that the Maker Movement today is thriving in communities and some schools across America. Making is available to ordinary people who aren’t tied to big companies, big defense labs or research universities. The maker philosophy echoes old ideas advocated by John Dewey, Montessori, and even ancient Greek philosophers, as we pointed out recently.

E)These maker spaces are often outside of classrooms, and are serving an important educational function. The Maker Movement is rediscovering learning by doing, which is Dewey’s phrase from 100 years ago. We are rediscovering Dewey and Montessori and a lot of the practices that they pioneered that have been forgotten or at least put aside. A maker space is a place which can be in a school, but it doesn’t look like a classroom. It can be in a library. It can be out in the community. It has tools and materials. It’s a place where you get to make things based on your interest and on what you’re learning to do.

F)Ideas about learning by doing have struggled to become mainstream educationally, despite being old concepts from Dewey and Montessori, Plato and Aristotle, and in the American Contcxt, Ralph Emerson, on the value of experience and self-reliance. It’s not necessarily an efficient way to learn. We learn, in a sense, by trial and error. Learning from experience is something that takes time and patience. It’s very individualized. If your goal is to have standardized approaches to learning, where everybody learns the same thing at the same time in the same way, then learning by doing doesn’t really fit that mold anymore. It’s not the world of textbooks. It’s not the world of testing.

G)Learning by doing may not be efficient, but it is effective. Project-based learning has grown in popularity with teachers and administrators. However, project-based learning is not making. Although there is a connection, there is also a distinction. The difference lies in whether the project is in a sense defined and developed by the student or whether it’s assigned by a teacher. We’ll all get the kids to build a small boat. We are all going to learn about X, Y, and Z. That tends to be one form of project-based learning.

H)I really believe the core idea of making is to have an idea within your head — or you just borrow it from someone — and begin to develop it , repeat it and improve it. Then, realize that idea somehow. That thing that you make is valuable to you and you can share it with others. I’m interested in how these things are expressions of that person, their ideas, and their interactions with the world.

I)In some ways, a lot of forms of making in school trivialize(使变得无足轻重)making. The thing that you make has no value to you. Once you are done demonstrating whatever concept was in the textbook, you throw away the pipe cleaners, the cardboard tubes.

J)Making should be student-directed and student-led, otherwise it’s boring. It doesn’t have the motivation of the student. I’m not saying that students should not learn concepts or not learn skills. They do. But to really harness their motivation is to build upon their interest. It’s to let them be in control and to drive the car.

K)Teachers should aim to build a supportive, creative environment for students to do this work. A very social environment, where they are learning from each other. When they have a problem, it isn’t the teacher necessarily coming in to solve it. They are responsible for working through that problem. It might be they have to talk to other students in the class to help get an answer.

L)The teacher’s role is more of a coach or observer. Sometimes, to people, it sounds like this is a diminished rote for teachers. I think it’s a heightened role. You’re ereating this environment, like a maker space. You have 20 kids doing different things. You are watching them and really it’s the human behaviors you’re looking at . Are they engaged? A they developing and repeating their project? Are they stumbling (受挫)? Do they need something that they don’t have? Can you help them be aware of where they are?

M)My belief is that the goal of making is not to get every kid to be hands-on, but it enable us to be good learners. It’s not the knowledge that is valuable, It’s the practice of learning new things and understanding how things work. These are processes that you are developing so that you are able, over time, to tackle more interesting problems, more challenging problems—problems that require many people instead of one person, and many skills instead of one.

N) If teachers keep it form-free and student-led, it can still be tied to a curriculum and an educational plan. I think a maker space is more like a like a library in that there are multiple subjects and multiple things that you can learn. What seems to be missing in school is how these subjects integrate, how they fit together in any meaningful way. Rather than saying, ‘This is science, over here is history,’ I see schools taking this idea of projects and looking at: How do they support children in higher level learning?

O) I feel like this is a shift away form a subject matter-based curriculum to a more experiential curriculum or learning. It’s still in its early stages, but I think it’s shifting around not what kids learn but how they learn.

36.A maker space is where people make things according to their personal interests.

37.The teachers’ role is enhanced in a maker space as they have to monitor and facilitate during the process.

38.Coming up with an idea of one’s own or improving one from others is key to the concept of making.

39.Contrary to structured learning, learning by doing is highly individualized.

40.America is a nation known for the idea of making things by oneself.

41.Making will be boring unless students are able to take charge.

42.Making can be related to a project, but it is created and carried out by students themselves.

43.The author suggests incorporating the idea of a maker space into a school curriculum.

44.The maker concept is a modern version of some ancient philosophical ideas.

45.Making is not taken seriously in school when students are asked to make something meaningless to them based on textbooks.

Section C

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.

Most kids grow up learning they cannot draw on the walls. But it might be time to unlearn that training—this summer, group of culture addicts, artists and community organizers are inviting New Yorkers to write all over the walls of an old house on Governor’s Island.

The project is called Writing On It All, and it’s a participatory writing project and artistic experiment that has happened on Governor’s Island every summer since 2013.

“Most of the participants are people who are just walking by or are on the island for other reasons, or they just kind of happen to be there,” Alexandra Chasin, artistic director of Writing On It All,tells Smithsonian.com.

The 2016 season runs through June 26 and features sessions facilitated by everyone from dancers to domestic workers. Each session has a theme, and participants are given a variety of materials and prompts and asked to cover surfaces with their thoughts and art. This year, the programs range from one that turns the house into a collaborative essay to one that explores the meaning of exile.

Governor’s Island is a national historic landmark district long used for military purposes. Now known as “New York’s shared space for art and play,” the island, which lies between Manhattan and Brooklyn in Upper New York Bay, is closed to cars but open to summer tourists who flck for festivals, picnics, adventures, as well as these “legal graffiti(涂鸦)” Sessions.

The notes and art scribbled(涂画) on the walls are an experiment in self-expression. So far, participants have ranged in age from 2 to 85. Though Chasin says the focus of the work is on the activity of writing, rather than the text that ends up getting written, some of the work that comes out of the sessions has stuck with her.

“One of the sessions that moved me the most was state violence on black women and black girls,” says Chasin, explaining that in one room, people wrote down the names of those killed because of it.“People do beautiful work and leave beautiful messages.”

46.What does the project Writing On It All invite people to do?

A) Unlearn their training in drawing.

B) Participate in a state graffiti show.

C) Cover the walls of an old house with graffiti.

D) Exhibit their artistic creations in an old house.

47.What do we learn about the participants in the project?

A) They are just culture addicts.

B) They are graffiti enthusiasts.

C) They are writers and artists.

D) They are mostly passers-by.

48.What did the project participants do during the 2016 season?

A) They were free to scribble on the walls whatever came to their mind.

B) They expressed their thoughts in graffiti on the theme of each session.

C) They learned the techniques of collaborative writing.

D) They were required to cooperate with other creators.

49.What kind of place is Governor’s Island?

A) It is a historic site that attracts tourists and artists.

B) It is an area now accessible only to tourist vehicles.

C) It is a place in Upper New York Bay formerly used for exiles.

D) It is an open area for tourists to enjoy themselves year round.

50.What does Chasin say about the project?

A) It just focused on the sufferings of black females.

B) It helped expand the influence of graffiti art.

C) It has started the career of many creative artists.

D) It has created some meaningful artistic works.

Passage Two

Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.

Online programs to fight depression are already commercially available. While they sound efficient and cost-saving, a recent study reports that they are not effective, primarily because depressed patients are not likely to engage with them or stick with them.

The study looked at computer-assisted cognitive(认知的) behavioral therapy(CBT) and found that it was no more effective in treating depression than the usual care patients receive from a primary care doctor.

Traditional CBT is considered an effective form of talk therapy for depression, helping people challenge negative thoughts and change the way they think in order to change their mood and behaviors. However, online CBT programs have been gaining popularity, with the attraction of providing low-cost help wherever someone has access to a computer.

A team of researchers from the University of Y ork conducted a randomized(随机的) control trial with 691 depressed patients from 83 physician practices across England. The patients were split into three groups: one group received only usual care from a physician while the other two groups received usual care from a physician plus one of two computerized CBT programs. Participants were balanced across the three groups for age, sex, educational background, severity and duration of depression, and use of antidepressants(抗抑郁药).

After four months, the patients using the computerized CBT programs had no improvement in depression levels over the patients who were only getting usual care from their doctors.

“It’s an important, cautionary note that we shouldn’t get too carried away with the idea that a computer system can replace doctors and therapists, ” says Christopher Dowrick, a professor of primary medical care at the University of Liverpool. “We do still need the human touch or the human interaction, particularly when people are depressed.”

Being depressed can mean feeling “lost in your own small, negative, dark world,” Dowrick says. Having a person, instead of a computer, reach out to you is particularly important in combating that sense of isolation. “When you’re emotionally vulnerable, you’re even more in need of a caring human being ,” he says.

51.What does the recent study say about online CBT programs?

A)Patients may not be able to carry them through for effective cure.

B)Patients cannot engage with them without the use of a computer.

C)They can save patients trouble visiting physicians.

D)They have been well received by a lot of patients.

52.What has made online CBT programs increasingly popular?

A)Their effectiveness in combating depression.

B)The low efficiency of traditional talk therapy.

C)Their easy and inexpensive access by patients.

D)The recommendation by primary care doctors.

What is the major finding by researchers at the University of York?

Online CBT programs are no more effective than regular care from physicians.

The process of treating depression is often more complicated than anticipated.

The combination of traditional CBT and computerized CBT is most effective.

Depression is a mental condition which is to be treated with extreme caution.

What is Professor Dowrick’s advice concerning online CBT programs?

They should not be neglected in primary care.

Their effectiveness should not be overestimated.

They should be used by strictly following instructions.

Their use should be encouraged by doctors and therapists.

What is more important to an emotionally vulnerable person?

A positive state of mind.

Appropriate medication.

Timely encouragement.

Human interaction.

Part Ⅳ Translation (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

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4.同等学力英语考试真题篇四

Before the 1970s, college students were treated as children. So many colleges ran in loco parentis system. “In loco parentis”is a Latin term meaning “in the place of a parent.” It describes when someone else accepts responsibility to act in the interests of a child.

This idea developed long ago in British common law to define the responsibility of teachers toward their students. For years, American courts upheld in loco parentis in cases such as Gott versus Berea College in 1913.

Gott owned a restaurant off campus. Berea threatened to expel students who ate at places not owned by the school. The Kentucky high court decided that in loco parentis justified that rule.

In loco parentis meant that male and female college students usually had to live in separate buildings. Women had to be back at their dorms by ten or eleven on school nights.

But in the 1960s, students began to protest rules and restrictions like these. At the same time, courts began to support students who were being punished for political and social dissent.

In 1960, Alabama State College expelled six students who took part in a civil rights demonstration. They sued the school and won. After that it became harder and harder to defend in loco parentis.

At that time, students were not considered adults until 21. Then, in 1971, the 24th amendment to the Constitution set the voting age at eighteen. So in loco parentis no longer really applied.

Slowly, colleges began to treat students not as children, but as adults. Students came to be seen as consumers of educational services.

Gary Dickstein, an assistant vice president at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, says in loco parentis is not really gone. It just looks different. Today’s parents, he says, are often heavily involved in students’lives. They are known as “helicopter parents.”They always seem to hover over their children. Gary Dickstein says these parents are likely to question decisions, especially about safety issues and grades. They want to make sure their financial investment is not being wasted.

26. Before the 1970s, many colleges ran in loco parentis system because .

A. they could take the place of the students’parents

B. parents asked them to do it for the interests of their children

C. this was a tradition established by British colleges

D. college students were regarded as too young to be treated as adults

27. Who won the case of Gott versus Berea College in 1913?

A. Berea College. B. Gott.

C. It was a win-win case. D. The students.

28. The word “dissent”(Para.5) probably means “ ”.

A. extreme behaviors B. violation of laws

C. strong disagreement D. Wrong doings

29. In 1960，the court ruled that Alabama State College

A. had no right to expel the students

B. was justified to have expelled the students

C. shouldn’t interfere with students’ daily life

D. should support civil rights demonstrations

30. According to Gary Dickstein, today’s “helicopter parents_____

A. don’t set their hearts at rest with college administrators

B. keep a watchful eye on their children’s life and study

C. care less about their children’s education than before

D. have different opinions on their children’s education

Passage Three

We tend to think of plants as the furniture of the natural word. They don’t move they don’t make sounds, they don’t seem to respond to anything Cat least not very quickly. But as is often the case, our human view of the world misses quite a lot. Plants talk to each other all the time. And the language is chemical.

Over the years scientists have reported that different types of plants, from trees to tomatoes, release compounds into the air to help neighboring plants. These chemical warnings all have the same purpose―to spread information about one plant’s disease so other plants can defend themselves. But exactly how plants receive and act on many of these signals is still mysterious.

In this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers in Japan offer some explanations. They have identified one chemical message and traced it all the way from release to action.

The scientists looked at tomato plants infested(侵害) by common pest, the cutworm caterpillar(毛虫). To start out, they grew plants in two plastic compartments connected by a tube. One plant was infested and placed upwind and the others were uninfested and placed downwind. The downwind plants were later exposed to the cutworm caterpillar. The results showed that plants that had previously been near sick neighbors were able to defend themselves better against the caterpillar.

The researchers also studied leaves from exposed and unexposed plants. They found one compound showed up more often in the exposed plants. The substance is called Hex Vic. When the scientists fed Hex Vic to cutworms, it knocked down their survival rate by 17%. The scientists identified the source of Hex Vic, and sprayed it lightly over healthy plants. Those plants were then able to start producing the caterpillar-killing Hex Vic. Researchers confirmed that uninfested plants have to build their own weapon to fight off bugs and diseases. How do they know when to play defense? They are warned first by their friendly plant neighbors.

It is a complex tale, and it may be happening in more plant species than tomatoes. It may also be happening with more chemical signals that are still unknown to us. For now though, we know that plants not only communicate, they look out for one another.

31. What does the author try to emphasize Paragraph 1?

A. How plants communicate is still a mystery.

B. Enough attention has been paid to plant talk.

C. Plants are the furniture of the natural world.

D. Plants can communicate with each other.

32. According to Paragraph2, what remains unknown is ______

A. how plats receive and handle the signals from their neighbors

B. why plants spread chemical information to their neighbor

C. how many types of plants release compounds into the air

D. whether plants send chemical warnings to their neighbors

33. The tomato plants in the experiment were ______

A. placed separately but connected through air

B. expose to different kinds of pests

C. exposed to the pest at the same time

D. placed together in a closed compartment

34. The experiment shows that the infested plant helps its neighbors by ______

A. making more Hex Vic to attract the pest

B. releasing Hex Vic into the air to warn them

C. letting them know how to produce Hex Vic

D. producing enough Hex Vic to kill the pest

35.What may be the best title for the passage?

A. Survival of Plants B. Plant World

C. Talking Plants D. Plant Bug Killer

Passage Four

Vancouver is the best place to live in the Americas, according to a quality-of-life ranking published earlier this month .The city regularly tops such indexes as its clean air, spacious homes and weekend possibilities of sailing and skiing. But its status as a liveable city is threatened by worsening congestion(拥挤).Over the next three decades, another I million residents are expected to live in the Greater Vancouver region, adding more cars, bicycles and lorries to roads that arc already struggling to serve the existing 2.3 million residents.

A proposal by Vancouver’s mayorseeks to prevent the worsening conditions. Upgrades would be madeto 2,300 kilometres of road lanes, as well as bus routes and cycle paths. Four hundred new buses would join the fleet of 1,830. There would be more trains and more “sea bus” ferry crossings between Vancouver and its wealthy northern suburbs. To get all that, residents must vote to accept an increase in sales tax, from 7% to 7.5%. Polls suggest they will vote no.

Everyone agrees that a more efficient transport system is needed. Confined by mountains to the north, the United States to the south and the Pacific Ocean to the west, Vancouver has spread in the only direction where there is still land, into the Fraser Valley, which just a few decades ago was mostly farmland. The road is often overcrowded.

Yet commuters’suspicion of local bureaucrats may exceed their dislike of congestion. TransLink, which runs public transport in the region, is unloved by taxpayers. Passengers blame it when Skytrain,the light-rail system, comes to a standstill because of mechanical or electrical faults, as happened twice in one week last summer, leaving commuters stuck in carriages with nothing to do but expressing their anger on Twitter. That sort of thing has made voters less willing to pay the C$7.5 billion in capital spending that the ten-year trafficupgrade would involve.

Despite the complaints, Vancouver’s transport system is a decent, well-integrated one on which to build, reckons Todd Litman, a transport consultant who has worked for TransLink. “These upgrades are all-important if Vancouver wants to maintain its reputation for being a destination others want to go to.”He says.

36. The biggest problem threatening Vancouver as a liveable city is .

A. increasing congestion

B. climate change

C. shortage of land

D. lack of money

37. The upgrade proposal by Vancouver’s mayor may be turned down by residents because .

A. they do not want more people to move in

B. they are reluctant to move to new places

C. upgrades would take away their living space

D. upgrades would add to their financial burdens

38. The only direction for Vancouver to further expand is towards .

A. the east

B. the west

C. the south

D. the north

39. TransLink is mentioned (Para.4) as an example of .

A. world famous transport companies

B. local residents’complaints about the bureaucrats

C. local effort to improve public transport

D. worsening traffic congestion

40. According to Todd Litman, the upgrade proposal .

A. will solve the traffic problem

B. will benefit local economy

C. satisfies the transport company

5.同等学力英语考试（真题）篇五

Directions：In this section there is one incomplete interview which has four blanks and four choices A，B，C and D，taken from the interview. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

A. Nationalities stay in their own areas,

B. People don’t queue like they do here in England.

C. What I liked best was that I could work and still lead a normal life.

D. Some supermarkets are open twenty-four hours a day.

Interviewer: How long did you stay in the States?

Interviewee: I was there for two years, in New York, and I enjoyed it tremendously.

7 I mean, the shops are open till 10:00 p.m.

Interviewer: All shops?

Interviewee: yes, everything. Food shops, chemists, and department stores.

8 . And on public holidays, only the banks are shut.

Interviewer: I see, erm … Do you think New York is as multinational as London?

Interviewee: Oh, that’s for sure. But it’s not as mixed. 9 like there’s Russian section, the German section and China town. But I think the major difference between these two cities was the height of the place. Everything was up in the Big Apple. We lived on the thirty-fifth floor. And of course everything is faster and the New Yorkers are much ruder.

Interviewer: Oh! In what way?

Interviewee: well, pushing in the street, fights about getting on the bus. 10 And of course the taxi drivers! New York taxi drivers must be the rudest in the world!

Part II Vocabulary(10 minutes，10 points)

Directions：In this part there are ten sentences，each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A，B，C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

11. I read the news paper everyday so that I can stay informed about current events.

A. important B. international

C. latest D. cultural

12. After seven days in the desert, the explorer was relieved when he eventually found water.

A. predictably B. finally

C .luckily D. accidentally

13. When we gave the children ice cream, they immediately ceased crying.

A. started B. continued

C. resumed D. stopped

14. The science teacher demonstrated the process of turning solid gold into liquid.

A. showed B. elaborated

C. devised D. simplified