英语试题

第I卷

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?

A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.18. C. ￡9.15.

答案是 C。

1. Which language does Smith speak best?

A. Spanish. B. English. C. Russian.

2. What like the weather be like tomorrow?

A. Cold. B. Windy. C. Mild.

3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In the garden. B. In the living room. C. In the kitchen.

4. What does the man mean?

A. He refuses the woman’s invitation.

B. He will go to the woman’s home.

C. He’ll stay with his parents during the holiday.

5. Where does the woman probably work?

A. In a restaurant. B. At a hotel. C. In a hospital.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、 B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6－7题。

6. What will the two speakers do tonight?

A. Go dancing. B. Have a get-together. C. Attend a meeting.

7. Why is Bob left out?

A. He’ll have to learn history.

B. He is a bit boring.

C. He has to go to the bookstore.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why does the man look so tired?

A. He didn’t sleep at all last night.

B. He had a headache last night.

C. He stayed too late with friends last night.

9. How will the man go home?

A. He will be sent home. B. He will take a bus. C. He will drive home.

听第8段材料，回答10至13题。

10. What’s the woman doing at the shop?

A. Organizing a bike tour. B. Doing shopping. C. Doing a part-time job.

11. How does the man usually go to work?

A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By bike.

12. What do we know about the man?

A. He has enough money to buy a dear bike.

B. He always enjoys riding a bicycle.

C. He will buy a cheap and good bike.

13. What does the man care most about the bike.

A. Appearance. B. Price. C. Comfort.

听第9段材料，回答14至16题。

14. Why does the man want to drive?

A. Because the woman fears to drive.

B. Because the woman has drunk beer.

C. Because the woman doesn’t know the way.

15. What does the man remind the woman to do?

A. To put on the belt. B. To get in the car. C. To know the laws.

16. What will the man do next?

A. Drive to the restaurant.

B. Take the woman for a drive.

C. Take the woman to her house.

听第10段材料，回答17至20题。

17. How many students have MP3 player?

A. About 3/4 of all. B. About 2/3 of all. C. About 3/5 of all.

18. What are MP3 players mainly used for by students?

A. Listening to audio books. B. Listening to songs. C. Recording the lessons.

19. What’s the result of using the MP3 players too often?

A. Ears get damaged.

B. English gets improved.

C. Friendship gets closer.

20. What does the speaker advise the students to do?

A. Not to listen to MP3 players.

B. To turn down the volume.

C. To listen more to MP3 players.

第二部分： 阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

No matter how popular you are, sooner or later you will have to face peer (同龄人) pressure. Whether it is pressure to go with a group or pressure to act a certain way, peer pressure is something every teen has to deal with at some time in their life. You can’t escape it; it is everywhere. How successfully you handle peer pressure depends a great deal on how you feel about yourself and your place in the world.

Peer pressure often causes low self-esteem and confidence, making you feel that friends could attack you. What’s worse, you may even feel isolated from your family. You’ll have uncertainty about your place within a given peer group. Peer pressure also causes poor academic performance. All of these make you more likely to give in to pressure.

How do you prepare to face peer pressure and win? There are many things you can do:

Prepare a mental script (想象剧本) of how you would like to deal with uncomfortable situations. Script out the reaction you want to have in a given situation and play that script out in your head over and over again.

Never take part in any bullying (恃强凌弱). Making other people feel bad or sad is a terrible way to try to fit in. Refuse to take part in anything designed to cause harm or distress to another person and speak up if such a situation arises. You do not have to be angry but one person standing up for what is right is usually enough to inspire others to follow.

Know where you stand on key issues like drugs. Think of yourself as a leader and act accordingly. The more you see yourself in a leadership role, the more comfortable you will feel asserting (主张) your own opinions and feelings. You may get a bit of teasing at first but most people won’t show any disagreement with the boundaries of others when they know what they are.

Some people may not like it when you go against the group but doing the right thing is rewarding. If you refuse to let it frighten you, peer pressure will lose its power. The secret is to stand your ground but avoid being preachy (说教的).

21. What can we learn about peer pressure?

A. It happens within a school group.

B. It can be easily handled by teens.

C. It is a common thing among teens.

D. It is avoidable under certain conditions.

22. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 2?

A. The causes of low self-esteem.

B. The negative effects of peer pressure.

C. People’s attitudes towards peer pressure.

D. The influence of peer pressure on your studies.

23. How do most people react if you stick to your boundaries all the time?

A. They will make fun of you.

B. They will feel greatly inspired.

C. They will force you to change.

D. They will respect your decision.

24. What is the key to fighting against peer pressure?

A. Bravely and firmly doing the right thing.

B. Choosing a proper time to speak out.

C. Trying to become the leader of the group.

D. Managing to persuade others to follow you.

B

A plan to reform gaokao, or China’s college entrance examination, in Beijing has divided experts, who disagree on whether placing less emphasis on English-language skills is a good idea.

The Beijing Municipal Commission of Education said Monday that the scores for subjects like English and Chinese in Beijing’s gaokao will change as of 2016. The overall score of English will drop from 150 to 100, while the total points for Chinese will rise from 150 to 180.

Other regions, including Jiangsu and Shandong provinces and Shanghai municipality, are also preparing their own gaokao reforms.

According to China National Radio, Shandong will cancel the listening part of the English examination in its gaokao.

Some local reports in Jiangsu also said that English may not be included in gaokao in the future, but education authorities later denied those reports, saying the idea was only a proposal.

Education experts have sharp differences of opinion on such proposals.

Hu Ruiwen, a member of the National Education Advisory Committee, said such a change would be a signal to students that they should pay more attention to their native language than a foreign one. “Students now are spending too much time studying English,” Hu said. “In fact, not all of them will or would like to go abroad.” “On the other hand, their native language is being used in every aspect of their life and work, so it’s important for all Chinese students to learn their native language well,” Hu said. The changes will also help students learn the Chinese language better, he added.

But Xiong Bingqi, vice-president of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, said changing the total points will not affect students’ knowledge of those subjects. “I don’t think a rise in the total points of Chinese will encourage students to improve their application ability in Chinese,” Xiong said. “Instead, it will only make the students endeavor (努力) to score higher in the Chinese examinations.”

There are differences of opinion among students and parents as well.

Some applauded the Beijing change, saying it’s one way to help relieve the heavy burden of gaokao, while some are concerned it will lead to decreased English proficiency (水平) for those who choose to study abroad or work in the future.

Many English teachers in high schools voiced their support. “The change in the exam doesn’t mean that English is not important anymore. On the contrary, it means that we English teachers now can pay more attention to encouraging students to love English, and lifting their practical ability in using English,” she said.

25. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Shanghai has conducted their Gaokao reform.

B. Jiangsu has decided to wipe English out of Gaokao.

C. Students and parents have quite different opinions on the plan.

D. Many English teachers are in favour of the Beijing reform plan.

26. The two experts Hu and Xiong have different opinions over whether _______.

A. English should be included in Gaokao

B. Chinese is more important than English

C. the change for Chinese in Gaokao will work

D. students should improve their ability in Chinese

27. What could be the best title for the passage?

A. People are divided over Gaokao reform plan

B. English is of less importance in our daily life

C. Gaokao reform plan raises concern among the public

D. Gaokao reform plan relieves heavy burden from students

C

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