A
Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had promised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him.
He rode along until a strange around drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens. What he saw shocked him. A huge swarm of bees filled the sky like clack cloud and the buzzing mass towards him.
With no time to waste. Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding furiously without knowing how to escape the swarm. With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously, he sped down the rough road. As the bees came closer, his panic increased. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings(蜇). The last sting had landed him in hospital—and that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bead for two whole days. Suddenly, his father’s words came to him. “When you are in a tight situation, don’t panic. Use your brain and think your ways out of it. ”
On a nearby hill, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards form the chimney of the Nelson family home. “Bees don’t like smoke,” he thought. “They couldn’t get into the house.”Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but the bees were gaining ground. Andy knew be could not reach the house in time. He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to irrigate his vegetable garden. Off his bike and into the cool water he ped, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees have gone. Dragging himself out of the date, he struggled up the hilly slope and rang the doorbell. Mr Nelson took his inside and rang his mother.
“You’ll really need that fishing break to help you recover,”laughed his mother with relief. “Thank goodness you didn’t panic! But Andy did not hear her. He was dreaming once again of the fish he would catch tomorrow. ”
56. Why did Andy fail to notice the swarm of bees earlier?
A. He was riding to school.
B. He was listening to a strange sound.
C. He was going fishing with his father.
D. He was lost in the thought of the fishing trip.
57. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the swarm of bees in the passage?
A. They crowded like a black cloud.
B. They shocked and terrified Andy.
C. They tried to attack Andy in a mass.
D. They made Andy stay in hospital for two days.
58. How did Andy avoid the bees in the end?
A. He asked Mr. Nelson in help.
B. He hid himself under the water.
C. He rushed into the Nelson house.
D. He rode off in the opposite direction.
59. Which of he following can best describe Andy’s escape from the bees?
A. No pain, no gains.
B. Once bitten, twice shy
C. Where there is a will, there is a way.
D. In time of danger, one’s mind works fast.
B
Head of Research
Salary: £55. 271
We are looking for a Head of Research to manage the CWU research Depart and information Centre. You would be required to exercise control of all research work of the department and manage a team of three researchers and our supper staff.
The person appointed would be expected to carry out research work of a strategic nature across the range of businesses in which the CWU has or seeks membership and to contribute to the strategic thinking and direction of the union as a whole.
You will need: proven line management skills, especially in managing and motivating a team; good research skills, holding a good degree in a related subject or other similar experience; a high level of mathematical and calculating skills; the ability to produce high quality work under pressure; a commitment to and knowledge of the trade union movement and social domestic politics; and knowledge and/or experience of the postal and/or telecommunication actions industry.
To apply, please request an application pack by emailing hr@cwu.org or by telephoning HR (Hwian Resources ) on 020 8970 7482. When applying please stay your source.
Closing Date for Applications: 4th August 2010
Anticipated interview date: 17th August 2010
No agencies please
60. In which column of a newspaper could we find this advertisement?
A. Arts. B. Sales. C. Jobs. D. News.
61. One of the duties of the person to be appointed is .
A. taking charge of research
B. seeking membership for the union
C. managing a team of or four members
D. running a telecommunication company
62. If you wish to apply for this position, you can do all EXCEPT
A. ask an agency for an application form
B. dial 020 8971 7482 for more information
C. email hr@cwu.org for an application pack
D. send in your application before 4th August 2010
63. Which of the following applicants is most likely to be employed?
A. A school teacher with a master’s degree.
B. A university graduate in computer science.
C. A director from a research with a master’s degree.
D. A clerk from a telecommunications company
C
Kong Zi. called Confucius(551-479 B. C. ). and Socrates (469-399 B. C. )lived only a hundred years apart, and during their lifetimes there was no contact between China and Greece, but it is interesting on look at how the world that each of there great philosophers came from shaped their ideas, and how these in turn, shaped their societies.
Neither philosopher lived in times of peace, though there were more wars in Greece than in China. The Chinese states were very large and feudal, while the Greek city-states were small and urban. The urban environment in which Socrates lived allowed him to be more radical(激进的)than Confucius. Unlike Confucius, Socrates was not asked by rulers how to govern effectively. Thus Socrates was able to be more idealistic, focusing on issues like freedom and knowledge for its own sake, on the other hand, advised those in government service, and many of his students went on to government service.
Confucius suggested Rule as a principle for the conduct of “Do not do to others what you would not want others to you. ”He assumed that all men were equal at birth, though some potential than others, are that it was knowledge that set men apart. Socrates focused on inpidual, and thought that the greatest purpose of man was to seek wisdom. He believed that some had more potential to develop their reason than others did. Like Confucius, he believed that the superior class should rule the inferior(下层的)classes.
For Socrates, the family was of no importance, and the community of little concern. For Confucius, however, the family was the centre of society, with family relations considered much more important than political relations.
Both men are respected much more today than they were in their lifetimes.
64. Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?
A. Socrates and Confucius had much in common.
B. Confucius had much influence on Socrates ideas.
C. The societies were by the philosophers ideas.
D. exchanges between China a Greece.
65. Socrates snared with Confucius the idea the .
A. all men were equal when they were born
B. the lower classes should be ruled by the upper class
C. the purpose of man was to seek freedom and wisdom
D. people should not ask others to do what they did not want to
66. What made some people different from others according to Confucius?
A. Family B. Potential C. Knowledge D. Community
67. This passage is organized in the pattern of .
A. time and events
B. comparison and contrast
C. cause and effect
D. definition and classification
D
Modern inventions have speeded up people’s lives amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircraft cross the world a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster each new computer boasts(吹嘘)of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.
All this saves time, but at a prick. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind in another time zone Again spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have then danger according to some scientists; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about.
However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing, or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imaginations take us into another world.
There was a time when some people’s lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faced; they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone. Modem machinery has freed people from that primitive existence.
68. The new products become more and more time-saving beaus .
A. our love on speed scents never-ending
B. time is limited
C. the prices are increasingly high
D. the manufacturers boast a lot
69. What does “the days” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Imaginary life
B. Simple life in the past
C. Times of inventions
D. Time for constant activity
70. What is the author’s attitude towards the modem technology?
A. Critical
B. Objective
C. Optimistic
D. Negative
71. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The present and past times
B. Machinery and human beings
C. Imaginations and inventions
D. Modem technology and its influence
E
Every day we experience one of the wonders of the world around us without even realizing it It is not the amazing complexity of television. Nor the impressive technology of transport. The universal wonder we share and experience is our ability to make noises with our mouths, and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each other ‘s minds. This ability comes so naturally that tend to forget what a miracle(奇迹)it is.
Obviously, the ability to talk is something that marks humans off from animals. Of course, some animals have powers just as amazing. Birds can fly thousands of miles by observing positions of the stars in the sky in relation to the time of day and year. In Nature’s went show, humans are a species of animal that have developed their own special act. If we reduce it to basic terms, it’s an ability for communicating information to them by varying sounds we make as we breathe out.
Not that we don’t have other powers of communication. Our facial expressions convey our emotions, such as anger, or joy, or disappointment. The way we hold our heads can indicate to others whether we are happy or sad. This is so-called “body language”. Bristling(直立的)fur is an unmistakable warning of attack among many animals. Similarly, the bowed head or drooping tail shows a readiness to take second place in any animal gathering.
Such a means of communication is a basic mechanism that animals, including human beings, instinctively acquire and display. Is the ability to speak just another sort of instinct? If so, how did human beings acquire this amazing skill? Biologists can readily indicate that particular area of our brain where speech mechanisms function, but this doesn’t tell us how that part of our bodies originated in our biological history.
72. According to the passage, the wonder we take for granted is .
A. our ability to use language
B. the miracle of technology
C. the amazing power of nature
D. our ability to make noises with mouth
73. What feature of “body language” mentioned in the passage is common to both humans and animals?
A. Lifting heads when sad.
B. Keeping long faces when angry.
C. Bristling hair when ready to attack.
D. Bowing heads when willing to obey.
74. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
A. Body language is unique to humans.
B. Animals express emotions just as humans do.
C. Humans have other powers of communication.
D. Humans are no different from animals to some degree.
75. This passage is mainly about .
A. the development of body language
B. the special role humans play in nature
C. the power to convey information to others
D. the difference between humans and animals in language use
第二卷(非选择题 满分35分)
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节 对话填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下面对话,并根据各题所给首字母的提示,在答题卡上标有题号的横线上,写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式、使对话通顺。
M=Mum
S=Sara
P=Peter
(When Sara came home from work, she found her mother in an anxious state)
S: What’s wrong, Mum? You seem upset.
M: It’s your (76) y sister Jill. She should have been here an hour ago.
S: Don’t (77) w , Mum! It’s not all that late and she has probably not (78) r how late it is. I think she’ll be here soon.
(Just then Sara’s brother Peter came into the kitchen.)
P: What’s up? Mum’s on the phone and she seems as though she’s going to cry.
S: It’s Jill. She should have (79) r home by now and Mum’s getting anxious.
P: You needn’t feel so anxious Mum! You know what teenage girls are like. I’m (80) s she’s all right.
M: I can’t help but he concerned. I’ve just rung Lucy and she said Jill left her outside the cinema ages ago to get the bus home.
P: Well, the bus service isn’t very frequent in the evenings. Perhaps she (81) m one and is waiting for another. Have you tried (82)p her on her mobile?
M: Yes, but there’s no reply. That made me even more worried. I think (83)s must have happened to Jill.
Do you think we should call the (84)P ?
S: Calm down, Mum! You’ll make yourself ill. Perhaps she switched her mobile (85)o in the cinema and forgot to switch it back on again. Or it may need to be charged.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
英语中“please. ” “thank you” “sorry”等礼貌用语具有增进友谊,改善关系、化解矛盾神奇的力量,因而被称为“magic words”。请 “Magic Power of Polite Words”为题写一篇100词左右的英语作文。代表裁不限(叙述文评论文说论文……)
参考答案
第一卷(选择题 共115分)
第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. A 9. A 10. B 11. C 12. A 13. C 14. C 15. B 16. B 17C 18. B 19. C 20. A
第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节:单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
21. B 27. A 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. A
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30分)
36. B 37. A 38. D 39. C 40. B 41. D 42. A 43. D 44. B 45. A 46. B 47. D 48. C 49. B 50. C 51. A 52. D 53. B 54. D 55. C
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
56. D 57. D 58. B 59. D 60. C 61. A 62. A 63. C 64. C 65. B 66. C 67. 68. A 69. B 70. B 71. D 72. A 73. D 74. D 75. C
第二卷(非选择题 共35分)
第四部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节:对话填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
76. younger/youngest 77. worry 78. realized 79. returned/reached 80. sure
81.missed 82. phoning 83. something 84. police/policeman 85.off
第二节:书面表达(满分25分)
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