Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary
（第二部分 语音、语法和词汇）
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer
26. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?
A. Catherine is really sick. Poor girl! B. The ball hit the ground.
C. Nancy writes in her dairy every night. D. This is the deepest part of the river.
27. Garden School is very famous and it’s Mary’s first choice. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word?
A. /fɜːst/ B. /fi:st/ C. /fri:st/ D. /frist/
28. The teenagers had _________ good time in the summer camp in their sister school.
A. / B. a C. the D. an
29. David talked with a friend of _________ on the Internet for a long time yesterday.
A. he B. his C. him D. himself
30. _________ the night of May 9, 2011, a musician ran his car into three other cars in Beijing.
A. At B. In C. On D. During
31. Mr. Smith is quite busy today. He has _________ meetings to attend.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
32. _________ else can run as fast as you in the school sports meeting. I’m sure you’re the best.
A. Anybody B. Nobody C. Someone D. Everybody
33. Students are usually interested in sports. Some like running ; some like swimming; _________ like ball games.
A. the others B. others C. the other D. other
34. Nowadays even the flats in small towns are much _________ than they used to be.
A. expensive B. more expensive C. most expensive D. the most expensive
35. _________ playing football with Class 4 now?
A. Why don’t you B. Why not C. What about D. Shall we
36. -- _________ will the new wildlife park be open to the public? -- In two months.
A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How many
37. I can’t tell you what she said. I’ve promised _________ it a secret.
A. keep B. to keep C. keeping D. kept
38. We’ve planted _________ trees in the center of our city this year.
A. hundred B. hundreds C. hundredth D. hundreds of
39. Peter was late for the meeting _________ he missed the ferry.
A. though B. because C. while D. if
40. A good friend always gives you a helping hand _________ you are in trouble.
A. before B. when C. until D. though
41. The scientist hasn’t decided _________ method he will use for the experiment.
A. that B. whether C. how D. what
42. Tom is a foreigner who is fond of China. He _________ the Great Wall twice since he came to China last summer.
A. visited B. visits C. will visit D. has visited
43. I won’t go to the concert with you tonight _________ I finish all my work.
A. because B. or C. unless D. when
44. -- Would you like to join me in making cakes tomorrow? -- _________.
A. It doesn’t matter. B. Don’t worry. C. You’re welcome. D. I’d love to.
45. -- May I turn on the electric fan? It’s a bit hot. -- _________.
A. Not at all. B. I’m glad to hear that. C. Go ahead, please. D. You’re welcome.
Ⅲ. complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once.
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A. enough B. freely C. enjoy D. joy E. hide |
Facial expressions（面部表情）carry meaning that depend on situations and relationships. For example, in American culture the smile is usually an expression of __46__. Yet it has other uses. A smile may show love, politeness or __47__ true feeling. It often causes confusion（困惑）across cultures. for example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to unusual, or even improper. Yet many Americans smile __48__ at strangers in public places. Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don’t smile __49__. In Southeast Asian culture, a smile is often used to cover emotional pain. Vietnarnese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.
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A. own B. habits C. prevent D. other E. openly |
Our faces show emotions（情感）,but we should not try to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our __50__ culture. The degree of facial expressiveness（表情丰富性）changes among person and cultures. If members of one culture do not express their emotions as __51__ as members of another, it doesn’t mean they do not experience emotions. Rather their cultures __52__ them from expressing their emotions and attitudes freely.
If we judge according to our own cultural __53__, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.
Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.
54. the bride and groom have sent all the _________ (invite) to the guests.
55. We all live on the _________ floor. (twelve)
56. Excuse me, where is the _________ to the exhibition hall? (enter)
57. _________, the museum was not damaged by the earthquake. (luck)
58. The old man looked angry and _________. (friendly)
59. Only the timely _________ of the police prevented the situation from becoming worse. (arrive)
Ⅴ. Complete the following sentences as required.
60. Alan often does housework after school. （改为一般疑问句）
_________ Alan often _________ housework after school?
61. Mr. smith has taught in our school for three years.（对划线部分提问）
_________ _________ has Mr. Smith taught in our school?
62. The coat cost Joan a month’s pay. （改为反义疑问句）
The coat cost Joan a month’s pay, _________ _________?
63. The new cinema is only 5 mintues’ walk from my flat. （对划线部分提问）
_________ _________is the new cinema from your flat?
64. It is very convenient to travel by underground! （改为感叹句）
_________ _________ it is to travel by underground!
65. last weekend, was, a friend, happy, to hear from, in America, my father（连词成句）
_______________________________________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing
Ⅵ. Reading comprehension
A. Choose the best answer
Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa, one of the most famous paintings of all time, in 1503. He was working on a special painting for a church at the time, but it was not going well. The woman who can be seen in the Mona Lisa is said to be Madonna Lisa del Giocondo. She was the wife of an Italian businessman who asked da Vinci to paint a portrait（肖像）of her.
After da Vinci finished the painting in 1506 he was invited by the French King, Francois I, to visit France, and he took the painting with him. Today the Mona Lisa is kept in the Louvre, an art museum in Paris, and it is seen by about six million visitors a year.
The painting measures only 77 centimeters by 53 centimeters and is painted with oil 10 on wood. In 1911, Vincenzo Peruggia, a worker at the Louvre, stole the painting. He took it out of the museum by hiding it under his coat. Two years later, police officers found the painting under Mr. Peruggia’s bed after he tried to sell it.
In 1962, the Mona Lisa was taken to Washington and New York for an-exhibition. For the journey, the museum wanted to insure the painting. The insurance company（保险公司）set the value of it at 100 million dollars, making it the most valuable painting ever! Today, the value of the painting would be over 700 million dollars.
66. Who is Madonna Lisa del Giaconda said to be?
A. The painter of the Mona Lisa.
B. The woman in the painting.
C. The wife of the French king.
D. The woman who asked da Vinci to paint the Mona Lisa.
67. When did Leonardo da Vinci finish painting the Mona Lisa?
A. 1503 B. 1506 C. 1911 D. 1962
68. Why did da Vinci go to France?
A. To visit the Louvre. B. To paint the Mona Lisa
C. He was invited by Francois Ⅰ.
D. He was invited by Madonna Lisa del Giocondo.
69. What sentence about Vincenzo Peruggia is NOT true?
A. He worked in an art museum. B. He sold the painting.
C. He stole the Mona Lisa. D. He hid the painting under his bed.
70. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Leonardo da Vinci -- an Interesting Painter.
B. The Louvre -- a Famous French Art Museum.
C. Vincenzo Peruggia -- the Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa.
D. The Mona Lisa -- the Most Valuablt Painting of All Time.
B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage
Do you Like Going Dutch?
You had a great time with some friends at a nice restaurant, eating steak, fish, chicken and lot of __71__ delicious food. The waiters and waitresses were good. __72__ dinner, one of your friends said, Let’s go Dutch,” You then see __73__ the cost was and paid for your self. But wait a second, why do we use go Dutch.” to mean __74__ for our own expense（费用）?
Nobody knows when we started to use it, but there is one explanation. In the 17th century, the Dutch（荷兰人）and the British hated each other. They were economic（经济的）enemies. __75__ the British couldn’t beat the Dutch economically, they tried to beat them __76__ words. They used the Dutch in many bad expressions. __77__, the British thought the Dutch were misers（吝啬鬼），so they used go Dutch”, meaning you don’t even want to pay for your friends! Of course the Dutch didn’t love this expressions. But more and more people around the world got to know and used it. New people also use the noun phrase Dutch treat” to mean the same thing.
Do you like to hear “It’s my treat（我请客）today” or “Let’s go Dutch”? Which one do you like to use?
71. A. the other B. another C. other D. others
72. A. At B. After C. For D. In
73. A. how many B. how often C. how long D. how much
74. A. to pay B. paying C. pays D. paid
75. A. Since B. When C. While D. For
76. A. by B. in C. at D. with
77. A. Such as B. For example C. Like D. So
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you do get lost, this is what you should do.
Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends. L__78__ them find you. You can help them to find you by staying in one place.
There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. Give them a signal（信号）out or whistle（吹口哨）three times. S__79__. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help.
Keep on shouting or whistling, always three times together. When people hear you, they will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an a__80__ to a call for help.
If you don’t think that you will get help b__81__ night comes, try to make a small room with branches.
What should you do if you get h__82__ or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little branch room to look for something to eat and drink. Don’t just walk away. Pick up small branches and d__83__ them as you walk so that you can find your way back. When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place.
The most i__84__ to do when you are lost -- any in one place.
D. Answer the questions
Is discipline（处罚）a problem in your school? What do teachers do when pupils behave badly in your country? A Scottish teenager talked about discipline at her school.
Read on to find out more.
What is bad behavior?
UK school are allowed to discipline pupils who behave badly in various ways. But what exactly is bad behavior? The following is a list of serious and not-so-serious types of bad behavior seen by a teacher in a London secondary school.
Playing truant (not coming to school without permission from parents)
Smoking, hitting, running, stealing
Not doing homework
Cheating in exams (copying from secret notes or another pupil)
Calling a teacher or another pupil bad names (bullying恐吓)
Not listening or not paying attention in lessons
Wearing unsuitable clothes for school
Punishments in UK
Here are some of the ways that the UK school children can be punished.
Exclusion: a pupil is excluded from the school and cannot come back. The pupil has to find a new school or a different method of education (home tutor, special center for difficult pupils).
Suspension: when a pupil is suspended they cannot enter the building or attend lessons until the school has a meeting about their case. Suspension can last from 1 to 45 days in a school term. The school usually gives work to do at home with a tutor (special teacher).
Detention: a pupil is detained. This means he or she is asked to stay at school at the end of the school day. The pupil must work for 30 minutes or an hour more before they are allowed to leave the school.
Lines: a pupil has to write a sentence many times (100 times) on a sheet of paper. An example sentence: I must not shout in class. This punishment is sometimes given during detention too.
Contracts
Many schools in the UK now give parents a home/school contract. This is contract explaining the school discipline and rules. Parents must sign this document and agree that they accepted the school’s rules. They are responsible for their child’s behaviour and must respect the discipline methods used in the school.
85. What are the UK schools allowed to do?
86. How many bad behavior does the writer list?
87. Sam shouts and runs downstairs. What kind of punishment will be receive?
88. Why do parents have to sign a contract with the school?
89. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
Ⅶ. Writing
90. Write a passage of at least 60 words about the topic “My good friend”.
Keys
26-30 CABBC 31-35 DBBBC 36-40 BBDBB 41-45 DDCDC
46. D 47. E 48. B 49. A 50. A 51. E 52. C 53. B
54. invitations 55. twelfth 56. entrance 57. Luckily 58. unfriendly
59. arrival 60. Does, do 61. How long 62. didn’t it 63. How far
64. How convenient
65. My father was happy to hear from a friend in America last weekend.
66. B 67. B 68. C 69. B 70. D 71. C 72. B 73. D 74. B
75. A 76. B 77. B
78. let 79. Stop 80. answer 81. before 82. hungry 83. drop
84. important
85. UK schools are allowed to discipline pupils who behave badly in various ways.
86. Seven
87. He has to write a sentence many times (100 times) on a shet of paper.
88. Because Parents must agree that they accept the school’s rules.
89. 家长需要对孩子的行为负责，并且必须尊重学校使用的惩罚方法。
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