一、选择题（考1篇，15分）
1. 课本 Unit 1 ，模拟试题2
When I was a little girl, my brothers and I collected stamps for many years. My mother didn’t use to work during the week, but she worked in the post office near our house on Saturdays, and she used to bring home all the new stamps as soon as they were issued.
On the day of the world Cup football final in London in 1966, we were very excited because England were playing West Germany in the final. When we were having lunch, my mother told us to go to post office straightaway after the match in England won, but she didn’t tell us why. At 2 o’clock my mother went back to work as usual, while the rest of the family were watching the football on TV at home. Although she wasn’t watching the match, she was listening to it on the radio.
England won 4 : 2 and so my brothers and I ran to the post office. As we burst in, my mother was standing behind the counter. She was waiting to sell us a very special limited edition with ENGLAND WINNERS on each stamp. We were over the moon.
We still have it today, and perhaps it is worth a lot of money. 26. This passage mainly tells us _____.
A. the author and her brother used to like stamps very much B. the author had a very kind mother C. the author and her brother had got an unforgettable experience in collecting stamps
27. According to the passage, her mother worked in the post office_______. A. during the week B. on Saturdays C. on Sundays
28. Their mother told them to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didn’t tell us why. Do you think why she did that?
A. She wanted to give them a surprise. B. She doubted if she would get the stamps
C. She forgot to do that
29. What does the sentence “We were over the moon” mean ? A. We jumped high B. We were extremely happy about it C. We watched the moon for a long time
30. What is the best title for this passage ?
A. My Childhood B. A Precious StampC. A Memorable Experience in Collecting Stamps
2. 课本Unit 2，样题
Anna is our only daughter. My wife and I have two sons, and Anna is the youngest in the family, but she’s twenty – five now. Anna was not well when she was little. It was a very worrying time and she stayed at home a lot. She was seen first by the local doctors, and then she was sent to a specialist in Cardiff where she was diagnosed as diabetic. It was my wife who mainly took care of her then. I am not very good at looking after little children. I suppose I am a bit traditional in that way. But when she grew up a bit, we spent a lot of time together. We loved walking and talking and discussing life. We still love it today. We get on very
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well.
Although she looks like me ( tall, dark hair, dark eyes and dark skin), she takes after her mother: she is artistic and musical, and like her mother she’s attractive.
She loves looking after animals-she has two dogs, three cats and a goat. She lives in a little house in the country. I like animals too. I like riding and hunting, but Anna hates hunting. She thinks it’s cruel. We discuss it a lot.
She is quiet and a bit shy with strangers. I am more outgoing and I love meeting new people. But she’s not boring-actually, she’s very funny. She always has lots of stories of her life in the country. She’s an art and music teacher in a little village school.
She is very good-natured. Anna says we brought her up well, and she’s going to bring her children up to be honest and loyal. But I think she was easy to bring up. I don’t remember ever telling her off.
26. According to the passage, when Anna was a child, she_____.
A. got an illness B. was very queer C. didn’t look like the author 27. It can be inferred from the passage the author thinks looking after little children is _____.
A. his advantage B. mainly a woman’s responsibility C. really enjoyable
28. What does “take after” mean in the first sentence of Para. 2? A. look after B. be different from C. look like D. love 29. My daughter and I have little in common in terms of __________. A. loving walking and talking B. character C. loving animals
30. From the passage, we can see the author’s description of his daughter is _______.
A. affectionate B. humorous C. critical
3. 课本 Unit 2 ，模拟试题1
Mrs Sharp, a large, red-faced woman in her sixties, has lived in Greenleas, a’ new twon’ in the countryside outside London, since 1958. Before that she lived in Bethnal Green, an area of inner London. She was moved to Greenleas by the local authorities when her old house was demolished.
She came from a large family with six girls and two boys, and she grew up among brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandparents and cousins. When she married her boyfriend from school at eighteen, they went on living with her parents, and her first child was brought up more by her mother than by herself, because she always worked.
As the family grew, they moved out of their parents’ house to a flat. It was in the next street, and their life was still that of the extended family. “All my family used to live around Denby Street,” said Mrs Sharp, “and we were always in and out of each other’s houses.” When she went to the shops, she used to call in on her mother to see if she wanted anything. Every day she would visit one sister or another and see a nephew or niece at the corner shop or in the market.
“You always knew 90% of the people you saw in the street everyday, either they were related to you or you were at school with them,” she said.
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When her babies were born (she had two sons and a daughter), she said, “All my sisters and neighbours would help- they used to come and make a cup of tea, or help in some other way.” And every Saturday night there was a family party. It was at Mrs Sharp’s mother’s house. “Of course we all know each other very well. You have to learn to get on with each other. I had one neighbour who was always poking her nose into our business. She was forever asking questions and gossiping. But you had to put up with everyone, whatever they were like.”
26. Why did Mrs. Sharp have to move to Greenleas ?
A. Because she had to work there. B. Because she didn’t like the old place at all.
C. Because her house in the downtown area was knocked down. 27. When she got married, she lived__________.
A. together with her parents all the time B. together with her parents for some time
C. far away from her parents’ house 28. Why did she know so many people ? A. Because she was easy going. B. Because they were either her relatives or schoolmates.
C. Because she was good at making friends with people.
29. The sentence “I had one neighbour who was always poking her nose into our business.” in the last Para. means ____________.
A. I had one neighbour who was always warm-hearted B. I had one neighbour who was always ready to help us C. I had one neighbour who always showed her interests in our private affairs. 30. What does this passage mainly deal with ? A. What the extended family is like.
B. The relationship between Mrs Sharp and her neighbour C. What Mrs Sharp’s life is like in the “new town”
4.课本Unit 3， 听力第二篇
There have been changes in all sorts of different areas of British society. In recent years in the UK we have had a very large increase in the number of couples who get divorced.
After 1969 and the Divorce Law Reform Act we had a very rapid increase in the number of divorces. The rate increased steadily and in recent years has increased much more rapidly. But there are also quite a lot of people who do actually get married. At present the marriage rate in the UK is about 70 per cent, which has gone down since the number of people who marry has gone down quite a lot in the last 20 years, but more significantly in the last 10 years. Quite high proportions of people now live together without marrying, and, for example, 40 per cent of children born in the UK are born to couples who aren't married or are born to lone parents. There are quite a large number of lone parent families, 90 per cent of these are headed by a woman rather than a man.
The average family size now in the UK is 1.8 children per couple, which means that there's been quite a decline in the birth rate in the UK along with other European
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countries.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The declining divorce rate in the UK. B. The declining marriage rate in the UK.
C. The increasing divorce rate in the UK. D. Trends in marriage and divorce in the UK.
2. During the last ten years, __________.
A. the marriage rate has gone down more rapidly in the UK B. the marriage rate has gone up a lot in the UK
C. 40% of children were born to unwed couples in the UK D. 40% of children were born to single parents in the UK 3. According to the passage, the cohabitation rate in the UK tends to __________. A. decline B. soar (急剧上升) C. stay stable D. not mentioned in the passage 4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The highest divorce rate was around 1969. B. The marriage rate has gone down in recent years.
C. The marriage rate is currently 70 percent. D. 90 percent of lone parent families are headed by women.
5. The last paragraph tells us __________.
A. the birth rate in the UK is increasing at the moment B. at present any family in the UK is 2 children at most
C. the birth rate in other European countries keeps increasing D. the birth rate in the UK is decreasing rapidly now
5. 课本Unit 5（形考作业1）An Extraordinary Change of Direction
Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity.
As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team.
She got married, and after she had children she retired from show business to bring them up. They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.
She says, “When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried because I had never sailed before. I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race.
They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.”
Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn’t prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced. She tells one story. “One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold. I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured two men on the deck. One of the men couldn’t move because he had broken his leg. They were taken to hospital by helicopter. That was the worst time.”
By the end of October last year, she had raised more than £50,000 for charity.
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She says, “Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do? How did I do it? But then I think, it’s the same as being a dancer. Before I left on the trip, I had trained hard. I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely. Then on the trip I was simply a good team member.”
1. What does the word “extraordinary” mean in the title?
A. very ordinary B. very unusual and surprising C. not special D. extreme
2. The sentence “„my husband thought I was bored „” in Para. 4 meant that my husband thought I felt_________.
A. dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home
B. annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back home C. happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care of children
D. sad because all the children left me when they grew up
3. The word “section” in Para. 4 most probably means here _________. A. group of people B. part of the training C. part of the route of sail D. part of the job
4. Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to “rough” in the sentence “One night the sea was very rough „” in Para. 5?
A. not exact B. difficult C. not smooth because of huge waves D. pleasant 5. The last paragraph suggests that _________.
A. the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer B. many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail completely, so she needn’t do anything before the journey
C. she should be kind to other team members during the trip D. she should not forget dancing during the trip
6. 课本Unit 6 Activity 6
A survey has shown that people have stopped believing both the media and politicians. A similar survey carried out 5 years ago showed that 50﹪ of people thought that what politicians said was usually not true, and that 35﹪of people thought that what they saw on the television or read in newspapers was not true. Now both those figures have increased sharply, to 80﹪of people not believing politicians and 70﹪not believing the television or newspapers .Experts think that these figures are not going to come down in the near future.
Stories about politicians and journalists taking money from businessmen have caused the public to stop trusting them. Also politicians keep making promises that they do not keep. Mr Smith of York said, ‘ When the politicians make new laws , they only help their friends , not people like me ’ . Mrs Marley of Leeds said , ‘ The newspapers and television are not interested in what is true; they are only interested in money for advertising ’.
It has got worse recently as more people can get news from the Internet and learn if the journalists and politicians are telling the truth or not. What can our politicians and journalists do ? The only answer is to be more honest.
1. The number of people believing politicians and journalists has _____.
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A. increased B. not changed C. decreased 2. Experts think this problem _________.
A. will get better soon B. will not get better soon C. will get worse soon 3. Stories say businessmen give money to _________.
A. politicians B. politicians and journalists C. journalists 4. Mr Smith thinks politicians make laws ________.
A. to help their friends B. to help him C. to help everybody 5. People can now check stories using _________.
A. the newspapers B. the television C. the Internet
7. 课本Unit 8(形考第二次作业）
Did you know there are some very special dogs doing good work in our hospital wards? These are PAT 2 (Pets As Therapy) dogs. Doctors and nurses are recognising the benefits of pets more and more — particularly for children, people with mental illnesses and elderly people who are separated from their own pets or have had to give up their pets.
Stroking and playing with a pet is a calming experience and something to look forward to. One hospital reported that a man with a mental illness, who hadn't spoken for years, first stroked and played with a visiting dog and then started talking to it.
Today, around 4,500 dogs and 50 cats and their volunteer owners are at work in the UK bringing comfort and pleasure to over 100,000 people in hospital.
There are many other ‘working dogs’5. There are guard dogs, police dogs, hunting dogs and dogs for the blind. Disabled people benefit greatly. Take the case of Alan Smythe6, who has to visit hospital every month. Some things7 are difficult for him because he is in a wheelchair. But his life has altered dramatically since he got a dog, Tess, from the charity 'Dogs for the Disabled'. ‘She helps me to get dressed, and she brings me my socks and shoes. She fetches the newspaper from the shop, and she passes me the phone when it rings. I feel so much better too. It's like having a really good friend. She comes with me to hospital. Once, she saved my life. I am a diabetic and one day my blood sugar level dropped, and when I was going into a coma she went next door and she alerted my neighbour. He gave me an insulin injection.’
1. Doctors and nurses think pets are particularly helpful for ______________. A) children B) people with mental illnesses
C) old people who can’t live with their pets or have to give up their pets D) all of the above people
2. Today __________ people in hospital get the help of dogs and cats and their owners.
A) 4,500 B) 50 C) 100,000 D) 10,000 3. Alan got the dog from ___________.
A) the hospital B) the charity C) a shop D) his friend 4. Which of the following that Tess CAN NOT help Alan do? A) Get dressed B) bring socks and shoes C) pass the phone when it rings D) buy newspaper from the shop
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5. When Alan was going to a coma, Tess went to his _______’s home for help. A) neighbour B) doctor C) friend D) daughter 形考作业2：
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. All the dogs are allowed into the hospitals to visit the patients. B. Only some special dogs can help the patients feel better.
C. Doctors and nurses doubt if pets can bring comfort to the patients.
D. Doctors and nurses are aware pets will bring benefits to all the patients. 2. Pets are particularly beneficial to the following EXCEPT ______________. A. children B. people with mental illnesses C. the elderly people who live alone D. the elderly people who have to live apart from their pets
3. The first sentence of Para. 2 suggests ____________. A. touching and playing with a pet makes people nervous and anxious
B. pets can make people become quiet and attentive
C. people feel uncomfortable when they touch and play with a pet
D. people feel relaxed and hopeful when they touch and play with a pet 4. The dog helps Alan do the following EXCEPT_________.
A. She helps her get dressed B. She accompanies her to the hospital C. She gets the newspaper for her D. She picks up the phone for her 5. The sentence “when I was going to a coma„”means that _________. A. when I got hungry„ B. when I felt asleep„
C. when I became unconscious„ D. when I fell down on the floor„
8. 课本Unit 9
Who will stage the games?
Preparing for the Olympics Games is a huge undertaking. Just like the athletes, the host city spends years getting ready for the event. Before deciding which city will host the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has to examine bids from all over the world. Bidding for the games begins about ten years in advance.
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Without preparing a very strong bid, a city will not win the competition to host the games. Beijing was chosen for the 2008 games from five bidders — Osaka, Paris,
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Toronto and Istanbul.
Why does it take so long to prepare?
Building the infrastructure costs huge amounts of money. Holding the World Cup in 2002 in Japan and South Korea, for example, meant that ten new stadiums had to be built, as well as many hotels and an improved transport system. In Beijing, after winning the bid the government began major construction projects — the extension
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of the underground, the improvement of the airport and the building of new motorways. Each host city must also build an Olympic village for the athletes. By planting trees and creating parks, the city becomes more attractive for tourists.
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Why do countries want to host the Olympic Games?
Hosting the games has a major effect on the economy and brings international prestige to the country. Thousands and thousands of visitors come to the games and the host cities are permanently improved.
1. Bidding for the Olympic Games usually starts ____________ before the games are really held.
A. two years B. eight years C. one year D. ten years
2. Beijing was one of the _______ bidders for the 2008games. A. four B. five C. ten D. three
3. The World Cup 2002 was held in _____________. A. Japan B. South Korea C. China D. A and B
4. What construction projects did Beijing start after winning the bid?
A. The extension of the underground. B. The improvement of the airport.
C. The building of new motorways D. All of the above 5. Why do countries want to host the Olympic Games?
A. Because it has a major effect on the economy. B. Because it brings international prestige to the country.
C. Because the host cities are permanently improved. D. All of the above. 9. 课本Unit 12 (Activity 6)
We have two cats at home. One is named Milo and the other Mamma. Milo is a boy cat. Boy cats are called “Toms”. We think that Mamma is Milo’s mother. That’s why we gave her the name Mamma. We didn’t buy Milo or Mamma. They were stray cats and didn’t have anywhere to live. They started coming into our garden. They did not look very healthy, so we started giving them milk. Then they started coming into our house, so we adopted them. Because he didn’t have a home when he was a kitten, Milo is not very fit. We have to take him to the vet once every three months for a special injection. They have lived with us now for 5 years.
1. Sarah got the cats ___.
A. before she moved into her house. B. after she moved into her house. C. when she moved into her house. 2. Sarah thinks ___.
A. Milo is a boy B. both cats are boys C. both cats are girls 3. Mamma was named “Mamma” because ___. A. Sarah likes the name B. she is a girl C. they think she is Milo’s mother 4. Milo and Mamma were ___.
A. free B. cheap to get C. expensive to get 5. Milo is not very fit because ____.
A. he visits the vet for an injection B. he was a stray C. he is old now
10. 课本Unit 16
Crime Prevention Initiatives
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The chances that you will be a victim of violent crime are low. But you can avoid risk in the following ways.
AT HOME
· You should make sure your house or flat is secure. Always lock the door from the inside at night, but you must keep the key nearby, so that you can use it to get out quickly if there is a fire.
· You must never give keys to workmen as they can easily make copies. · If you wake up and hear a burglar, stay quietly in bed. Pretend you are asleep. If you feel more confident, switch on the light and make a lot of noise; even if you are on your own you should call out loudly to an imaginary companion, so that the burglar thinks you are not alone and runs away. You should have a phone or a mobile in your bedroom to alert the police immediately.
· If you come home and think you see signs of a break-in, you shouldn’t go in, the burglar may be inside. You should go to a neighbour and call the police.
ON THE STREET
At night:
· Always walk facing the traffic, so that a car cannot pull up behind you.
· You mustn’t go through parks or woods. · If you think someone is following you, cross the road one or two times. If he or she continues to follow you, go to a pub or other public place.
· Always carry your bag close to you, but carry your house keys in your pocket so that you can open the door quickly. If someone attacks you - remember your safety is more important than your property.
1. This passage mainly focuses on ________.
A. how to avoid the crimes both at home and in the street B. where to stay if you want to be safe
C. what you should do at home if there is a burglary D. how to avoid the crime at night in the street
2. If you want to guarantee you are secure at home, you should _________. A. always lock the door and put the key in a secret place far away from the door B. never leave the keys to workmen since they can easily make copies
C. keep silent all the time even if you are on your own when a burglar steals into your house
D. go in immediately when you suspect (怀疑) someone is breaking into your house 3. Based on the passage, if you notice someone following you, it’s better for you to _________.
A. shout loudly B. go to public places C. stop, turn around and look at him D. run quickly
4. Why should you have a telephone in the bedroom? A. Because we might use it to alert the burglary.
B. Because it’s convenient for us to talk to our friends while lying on bed. C. Because it’s convenient for us to report to the police in case there is a burglary.
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D. Because it we might use it to make a phone call at midnight.
5. From the passage, we can infer that we might be victims if _________. A. we cannot part with the money when being attacked B. we always walk facing the traffic
C. we don’t walk in the empty street D. we carry too much cash
11.课本Unit 17(形考第三次作业）
Benjamin Disraeli, the famous nineteenth century prime minister, said, “London is not a city, it is a nation.” Today this is an understatement; London, with its vast range of different ethnic groups, is a world.
Certainly, London is the most culturally diverse city in the world. The city was founded by the Romans and since then new arrivals have constantly added to its character and prosperity.
Within 10 years 40% of Londoners will be from ethnic minority groups, including the growing number of Londoners of mixed ethnic origin, but most of them will have been born in Britain. Children of Caribbean-Chinese marriages will go to school with children of Russian-Irish couples. None of them will be English, but all of them will be Londoners.
Most of Britain's ethnic minority residents live in the capital, speaking over 300 languages. Nearly all of the African population and many of the Caribbean population of Britain live in London (83% and 58% respectively); 39% of the Chinese population of Britain and 36% of the Asian population of Britain live in London. The largest migrant community is from the Irish Republic with 256,000 people, 3.8% of the total population of London.
There are an estimated 330,000 refugees and asylum seekers living in London, with most recent arrivals coming from Eastern Europe, North Africa and Kurdistan.
Young people, in particular, are skilled at dealing with a large number of different and hybrid cultures. They themselves often have several different ethnic identities since their parents and grandparents may come from several different backgrounds, and their friends and partners do also. They are “skilled cross-cultural travellers” without leaving their home-town.
1. London is a nation.
2. The city of London was founded by the Romans. 3. All African population live in London.
4. 39% of the total population of London are Chinese.
5. Old people are also “skilled cross-cultural travelers”.
1. Why does the writer thinks that Benjamin Disraeli’s statement is an understatement?
Because he thinks London is __________.
A. part of the world B. even larger than some countries in the world C. not a nation at all D. a miniature world thanks to its great cultural diversity
2. London is regarded as the most culturally diverse city in the world due to the following facts EXCEPT that ________.
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A. within 10 years 40% Londoners will be from ethnic minority groups
B. most of Britain’s ethnic minority groups live in London, speaking over 300 languages
C. London accommodates about 330,000 refugees and asylum seekers from many other countries
D. many young people are immigrants from different backgrounds
3. Ethnic minority groups will make up _________ of the London population in the future.
A. 36% B. 40% C. 39% D. 36% 4. The last paragraph mainly tells us in London _________. A. young people are from different backgrounds
B. young people are raised in a multicultural environment
C. young people find it hard to adapt themselves to hybrid cultures
D. young people feel at ease with a large number of diversified cultures 5. The passage mainly deals with _________.
A. the advantage of hybrid cultures in London B. the composition of the population in London
C. the cultural diversity in London D. the contribution made by the new arrivals to London
12. 课本Unit 18 Activity 6
East London has traditionally been an area which has attracted immigrants. The chance to find jobs in London has led to immigrants from many different parts of the world living there. Also, because it was the home of London’s docks, it was easy for people to get there by ship. One famous building in Brick Lane has been a church, a synagogue and is now a mosque. Nowadays this part of London, which is known as the East End, is home to people from many different parts of the world, including Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. This means that there are many shops and restaurants selling ethnic food. In the past the East End was one of the poorest parts of London, but now it is becoming more fashionable and house prices are rising rapidly. This is because many people want to live near to where they work in the center of the city. Also improved transport links to both other parts of London and to other countries via the Channel Tunnel train station and Docklands Airport have attracted more people to the area. 1. East London has _______.
A. never been a home for immigrants B. recently become a home for immigrants
C. always been a home for immigrants 2. Immigrants are attracted by ________.
A. low house prices B. jobs C. ethnic food 3. London’s docks were _____.
A. easy to reach by plane B. in East London C. a good place to find work 4. East London ________.
A. is a cheap place to live B. was never a cheap place to live C.used to be a cheap place to live
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5. People are attracted to East London because ________.
A. it has good transport links B. there are lots of jobs in East London C. there are lots of good shops and restaurants
13. （形考第一次作业）
In the last 500 years, nothing about people – not their clothes, ideas, or languages – has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.
The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine” of 1845-6, and thousands more were forced to emigrate to America.
There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the World’s largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400’s.
According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a goatherd name Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake” feeling that one-third of the world’s population now starts the day with.
1. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?
A. Food C. Potato B. Chocolate D. Coffee
2. “Some” in “Some still exist today” means _________. A. some cocoa trees B. some chocolate drinks C. some shops D. some South American Indians
3. Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because _________.
A. they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything else B. they were forced to emigrate to America
C. the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potato D. the potato harvest was bad
4. Coffee originally came from_________.
A. Brazil B. Colombia C. Ethiopia D. Arabia 5. The Arabic legend is used to prove that _________.
A. coffee was first discovered by Kaldi B. coffee was first discovered by Kaldi’s goats
C. coffee was first discovered in south American countries D. coffee drinks were first made by Arabs
14.（形考第二次作业）
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A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to each other.
I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his mobile phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and – poof! – I was cut off as if I had become absent from the conversation.
The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pat their dogs. It seems that the limitless electronic voice is preferred to human contact.
The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends driving down the highway, unable to talk to each other because of the small thing designed to make communication easier.
Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback (退步) to the closeness of human interaction. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.
As almost every contact between human beings gets automatic, the emotional distance index goes up. Pumping gas at the station? Why say good-morning to the assistant when you can swipe you credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Making a deposit at the bank? Why talk to the clerk who lives in the neighborhood when you can put your card into the ATM?
More and more, I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn’t really have time to talk. The technology devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.
I own a mobile phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail telephone, and an e-mail account. Giving them up isn’t a choice. They are great for what they are intended to do. It’s their unintended results that make me upset. What good is all this gee-whiz technology if there is no one in the room to hear you crying out “Gee whiz”?
1. The author’s experience of walking in a park with a friend recently made him feel _____________.
A. unhappy B. funny C. sunny D. wonderful
2. According to the author, human contact in a park means ____________. A. looking at each other and saying hello when passing B. noticing their babies and stopping to pat their dogs
C. talking on the mobile phone and getting connected with the other people D. both A and B
3. According to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, the _______we are.
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A. more automatic B. easier C. more disconnected D. closer 4. What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction?
A. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.
B. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.
C. If his mom has a question, he just leaves the answer on her machine. D. All of the above.
5. What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author?
A. It makes communication easier and conversation possible everywhere. B. It actually creates a distance between people instead of bringing them together.
C. It makes every contact between human beings automatic and makes people feel connected.
D. It makes human contacts limitless with electronic voices everywhere.
15. （形考第三次作业）
People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man’s release of completely new and often artificial (人造的) substances into the environment, or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance (物质)，such as oil from oil tankers into the sea.
Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three of four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which can’t be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metal and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying, excess use and careless disposal (处理) of the products we use in our daily lives.
1. The main cause of pollution is __________.
A. the release of artificial or natural substances into the environment B. the production of new industrial goods C. increased amounts of a natural substance D. our ever-increasing population 2. Much of the pollution could be controlled if only __________.
A. people would pay more attention to the problem B. governments would take effective measures
C. all sides concerned would make more efforts D. farmers would use less artificial fertilizers
3. Food packages, bottles and tins for drinks can cause __________.
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A. air and water pollution B. both a litter problem and a waster of resources C. to pay for the service D. to produce the receipt
4. Which of the following can not help solving the problem of pollution? A. Cutting out unnecessary buying. B. Eating.
C. Reduce excess use. D. Carefully dispose our daily products. 5. What does the underlined word “litter” mean in paragraph 2?
A. not many B. serious problem C. bits of waste things D. industrial pollution
二、正误判断（考1篇15分）
1.课本Unit 3， 听力第二篇 (模拟试题1 判断对错题）(短文见1-4)
31. The highest divorce rate was around 1969.
32. The marriage rate has gone down in recent years.
33. Forty percent of babies born today have parents who are not married. 34. Nineteen per cent of lone parents families are headed by women. 35. The birth rate is increasing at the moment.
2.课本 Unit 3 (形考第一次作业）
Lily is 70 years old and she takes care of her 91-year-old mother. She told us about caring for her mother.
I wake up early every day, it’s usually about 6.30 am, and wait until I hear Tilly, my mum, moving about. Then I make her a cup of tea. At about half past seven she gets up and we have breakfast together. We normally just have toast, but on Sundays we always have bacon and eggs. After breakfast she reads the newspaper, then she sits by the window and waves to the neighbours as they walk by.
She hardly ever goes out but she is very proud of her personal appearance, so she goes to the hairdresser once a month.
She doesn’t like being left on her own for very long, so I always arrange for a neighbour to come and sit with her when I go out. Now and again, my friend and neighbour, Joan, comes to spend the day with her, and I can go and have lunch with another friend, May, who lives in town.
I have a brother, Syd. He comes to stay two or three times a year. He is very good and keeps in touch, but he lives 300 miles away. Once a year, he collects mum and takes her to stay with him in London for a week. She doesn’t really like going because it’s a long journey, but I need the rest.
Sally, the nurse, comes to see mum regularly. My next-door neighbour, Jack, often calls in. In the evening we usually watch TV and we sometimes play cards. Mum is fantastic for her age. But I can never decide to go anywhere spontaneously. I always have to plan it, so I feel a bit trapped. But what is the alternative? An old people’s home? I couldn’t do that to my mother.
1. Lily wakes before her mother.
2. Joan sometimes spends the day with Lily’s mother. 3. Tilly is satisfied with her appearance.
4. Lily’s brother comes to visit every three weeks.
5. Lily and her mother play cards more than they watch TV.
3 . 课本Unit 6
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My grandfather was a very interesting man. He died when I was 11, but I remember he used to tell me stories about his early life. He told me one about how he used to race dogs. They raced greyhound, a very fast type of dog. My grandfather had a dog that was very fast and usually won the races. The men used to bet on the dogs and try to win money. One day before a race, a friend of my grandfather’s suggested that they bet on a different dog and make my grandfather’s dog lose the race. My grandfather had no job, so this seemed an easy way to make money. On the day of the race, my grandfather and his friend fed the dog lots of cakes so it wouldn’t want to run. Then they took it for a long walk so it was tired. They bet on another dog, but when the race was run, my grandfather’s dog won anyway, so they lost all their money and didn’t win anything!
1. The author’s grandfather doesn’t tell stories now. 2. His dog always won when it raced.
3. The author’s grandfather usually won lots of money.
4. The author’s grandfather and his friend fed the dog cakes to make it strong. 5. The author’s grandfather and his friend bet on a dog which didn’t win. 4. 课本 Unit 7 Activity 2 (样题)
John Preston lives in a flat in north London. He moved there after his wife died four years ago to be closer to his daughter’s family, and because his big detached house and garden were too much work for him as he got older. It’s easier in the flat because the letting agent does everything that needs doing. The agent has had the roof repaired and got the gutter replaced, but at the moment John is not satisfied because the window frames need painting and the garden looks neglected. The agent had the windows painted two years ago, but the painters didn’t do it very well, so they need doing again. John pays over ? 1,500 a year for service and maintenance, and he thinks that it’s not good enough because the flats look shabby and a lot of things need repairing.
His daughter, June, and her husband, Pete, on the other hand, have to do everything themselves or find builders to do it. They live in a large semi-detached house further out from the center of London than John, but they are still near enough to see him often. They live in the suburbs with a nice garden where their children play. They moved there four years ago to have more space. The only drawback is that June’s husband has to commute into the center of London every day, but, overall, they are happy with their decision. When they bought the house, a lot needed doing to it and it still does. June says, “We have a list of things to do as long as your arm-the roof needs repairing and the chimney needs mending. The bedrooms need decorating and we haven’t had the broken windowpanes replaced yet in the conservatory. We need to fix the gate and repair the path-it looks dreadful when you ariive.”
31. John lives in the center of London.
32. The agent hasn’t done anything to John’s flat 33. June and Pete live near to John
34. There are broken windowpanes in the conservatory 35. The front of the house is in a good state
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5. 课本 Unit 8 Activity 15，16 (模拟试题2)
The police in England are not normally armed, and if they think or know that someone has a firearm and may be going to commit an offence, then they have a team of specially trained officers, who carry firearms.
The police use the dogs when a person has run away and may be hidden in a building or in the countryside. The dog can attack the criminal and bite him so that the police don’t have to shoot him and he is not killed. In that way the police can avoid using guns and avoid shooting the criminal.
All of the dogs in the police force actually stay at home with their handler, so when the policeman finishes work he takes the dog home with himself. He is provided with a kennel that stays in the garden and all food. The dogs are not aggressive and they can live with a family quite happily. They do learn how to relax as human beings do when off duty, and become quite excited about working when they’re on duty. It’s quite interesting to see that. My dog knows when it’s working or when it’s not working generally by whether I’m wearing my uniform or not. My dog barks as awful lot when I’m wearing my uniform because he’s very excited.
31. The police in England are not armed
32. The police officers have to pay for the dogs
33. The dogs are kept in the garden because they are aggressive 34. The writer’s dog becomes excited when it’s time to go to work 35. The writer’s dog barks when it sees a criminal is coming
6. 课本Unit 9（形考作业2）
The ancient Olympic Games were part of a religious festival in honour of the Greek god Zeus, the father of all Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and games were held in Olympia, a religious sanctuary. The athletes came to Olympia from all parts of the Greek world, from as far as Spain in the west and Turkey in the east.
The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC when Koroibos, a cook from the city of Elis, won a 200-metre-long race. They took place for a period of 617 years until the last games were held in AD 393.
In the ancient games, athletes received prizes worth large amounts of money. In fact the word “athlete” is an ancient Greek word, meaning “ one who competes for a prize ”. Although women did not compete in the games, there was a separate festival held at the same time in honour of Hera, wife of Zeus. At this festival unmarried girls competed in foot races.
The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic Games. The marathon is a modern event that was first introduced in the Olympic Games in 1896. It was named after a village called Marathon where the Persians were defeated by a small Greek army. The news of the victory was brought to Athens by soldier, who ran the 26 miles from the village of Marathon to the capital. 26 miles was therefore adopted as the distance of the modern marathon race.
The Olympic flag was introduced in 1908 and carries the symbol of five linked rings. Which represent the five continents – Africa, America, Asia, Australasia and Europe. The Olympic flame was first carried in the 1932 Olympic Games in Los
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Angeles. There was no torch relay in the ancient Olympic Games. The first torch relay in the modern Olympic Games was staged in Berlin in 1936.
1. The ancient Greeks held the first Olympic Games in 617 BC. 2. The ancient Greeks held the Olympic Games for 393 years.
3. They did not allow women to compete in the ancient Olympic Games. 4. They first used the Olympic flag in 1908.
5. The torch relay was first used in the ancient Olympics.
7. 课本 Unit 12 Activity 5
Speedway racing is a type of motorcycle racing that is done on a track with a special motorcycle. It was introduced to Britain in 1928. The first races were held at High Beech in Epping Forest. Now races are held in special stadiums, but then a track was made in the forest behind a pub called the Royal Oak. The track was not concrete or tarmac，but was made from cinders. The first races were organized by Jack Hill-Bailey. He had visited Australia and seen speedway racing there. When he returned to Britain, he decided to introduce the sport to Britain and started organizing the first races with his friends in the Ilford Motorcycle Club. They expected 3,000 people to come and watch the races, but over 30,000 people arrived to see the first races!
31. You need a special motorcycle for a speedway race. 32. Speedway races are held on the road.
33. Speedway races were held in Australia before they were held in Britain. 34. Jack Hill-Bailey organised the first races by himself. 35. There were not many people come to see the first race.
8. 课本 Unit 18 Activity 5
The police are investigating the theft of a statue from the City Museum yesterday. The statue, which is made of bronze, is over 200 years old. The famous painter Helen Payne gave it to the museum in 1969. The statue is of a horse and is about 70 cm tall and weighs about 20 kegs. Who originally made the statue is not known. Police believe the statue was stolen during the night by burglars who entered the museum through a window at the back of the building. Nobody saw the burglars enter or leave the building, but neighbours said they had heard a window being broken and a car driving quickly away from the museum at one in the morning. An expert at the museum said that the statue would not be easy to sell because it was very easy to recognise. 31.The statue was given to the museum over a hundred years after it was made. 32. There were no witnesses to the crime. 33. The statue was made by Helen Payne. 34. The burglars entered the museum from the door at the back of the building. 35. Because the statue was easy to recognise, it would be easy to sell. 9. (形考作业 3)
Joan Evans was born in Liverpool, England in 1928, but she didn’t live there for very long. Her father was a soldier and was sent by the government to India. He took all his family with him, and they lived in Calcutta, in a house which the army gave them. Joan liked living in India. She liked the food and the warm weather. As a child, she would go to school in the morning, but in the afternoon, she used
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to go out riding on her horse.
When she was 20, the British left India and her family returned to Liverpool. Joan didn’t want to return with them, so she decided to get a job and stay in India. In the 1940’s in India there were not many jobs that an English woman could do, so she decided to study to become a nurse and work in a hospital there. Joan finished her studies in 1950 and started working in a large hospital caring for sick children. She was a very good nurse because she was very kind and worked very hard.
When she was working at the hospital, she met a doctor named Gupda. Joan and Gupda started going to restaurants and the cinema together, and soon decided to get married. Joan’s family returned to India for the wedding. After two more years working in the hospital with Gupda, Joan decided that she wanted to do more to help the sick children in the city. She knew that the hospital only helped the children whose parents could pay for the medicine the children needed. Joan decided to start a charity to help children whose parents didn’t have enough money.
The charity Joan started has now become the largest children’s charity in India. It has helped over 40,000 children since it was set up in 1955. It has grown and now helps children in other cities as well as Calcutta. In 1992 the charity built its own hospital in Calcutta. Many people who are alive today owe their life to Joan’s dream
1. Joan’s father bought a house in Calcutta.
2. It wasn’t easy for Joan to find a job in India.
3. Joan had wanted to work with children since she was a little girl. 4. Joan started the charity because she wanted a better job. 5. The charity helps children in several cities.
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