全国英语等级四级考试阅读材料3篇（完整）

全国英语等级四级考试阅读材料1　　OursonOwenwasbornjustasHurricaneKatrinaapproachedtheGulfCoast.　　Twodayslater,asKat下面是小编为大家整理的全国英语等级四级考试阅读材料3篇（完整）,供大家参考。

全国英语等级四级考试阅读材料1

　　Our son Owen was born just as Hurricane Katrina approached the Gulf Coast.

　　Two days later, as Katrina neared landfall, Owen began suffering seizures; he"d had a stroke.

　　I didn"t follow the catastrophe on the Gulf Coast as closely as I might have,

　　but those weeks taught me some things about catastrophe and about the kindness of strangers.

　　All catastrophes are personal.

　　Some in the Gulf Coast sought survival; some sought to help others.

　　Some prayed; some prayed upon others.

　　At the hospital, we watched our son Owen sleep.

　　Despite the tubes dripping and the monitors beeping, he still slept his baby sleep.

　　My wife asked for the pastor; I asked for the doctor.

　　She prayed for him. I held the CAT scan up to the light and searched for answers.

　　No one can know what you will feel or fear in a time of need,

　　but I learned that in this, the most difficult time of my life,

　　the people our family depended upon most were people we had never met,

　　people who we would likely never see again—strangers.

　　We depended upon strangers, strangers who knew their duty was to help others.

　　We depended upon the nurses who cared so well for our son,

　　who cooed to him and caressed him, who watched me hold him through the night

　　and never seemed to notice how ugly a man is when he cries.

　　We depended upon the hostel that gave us a place to stay near the hospital,

　　upon the members of my union who believe caring for our child"s health should not ruin us,

　　upon the doctors and clerks and ambulance drivers.

　　We depended upon a commitment made to helping others.

　　This commitment is a web that holds us together in times of need.

　　By the time we took Owen home, the worst effects of Katrina were evident.

　　I watched the images from the Gulf Coast, images of communities,

　　lives and families whose fabric had been torn apart.

　　I thought of that web of strangers that had embraced my family in our time of need,

　　and that it is the most fortunate among us who are served best by it.

　　I can only hope this web will be strong enough, that it will be spun wide,

　　that it will hold and care for many,

　　that we can all depend upon the kindness of strangers.

全国英语等级四级考试阅读材料3篇扩展阅读

——全国英语等级考试pets四级阅读段落3篇

全国英语等级考试pets四级阅读段落1

　　The command of one or more foreign languages is now a valuable asset for young people. While some find it easy to learn a foreign language, others feel that it really gives them headaches. Write a 300-word expository essay illustrating different kinds of language learners.

　　The issue whether a good command of one foreign language is rather complex, since it involves a conflict between the divergent motives in language learning and the suitable approaches dealing with the target language. However, the final judgment should depend on a case-by-case *ysis of several key factors.

　　To begin with, since the 1980s, China has witnessed some dramatic changes in its relationship with other countries. As a result, more foreign companies have already invested in China. Under such situation, it is not surprising at all that a growing number of people, young ones in particular, are particularly interested in foreign language learning, for their linguistic competence will probably be a passport to an esteemed joint venture or bring to them a vacancy with the handsome salary. Additionally, some observers believe that sufficient financial support from the renowned educational institutions abroad also contribute to the rise of language learners. For example, In China, if a student performs well in such tests as TOEFL or GRE, he is more likely to be admitted by a foreign university. This consideration can also partly account for the increase of language learners. However, in some other instances, the above-mentioned situation is not always adequate. For instance, it is quite possible that a man learns a language out of his interest, or he is planning to work as an interpreter Surely enough, these are exceptional cases, yet they do exist.

　　Given the *ysis above, it is justified to conclude that it is a social phenomenon nowadays that more people begin to learn a foreign language. But what measures should be taken so that language learners can benefit from their study? For one thing, they are expected to enhance their awareness that proper approaches are central in the language study. For another thing, they must attach importance to such basics as grammar, pronunciation or spelling. Still, they must bear in mind that it requires painstaking efforts to take a good command of a foreign language. As Samuel Johnson put it, “Words can’t move mountains. It is diligence that accounts.”

——全国英语等级考试四级口语考前材料3篇

全国英语等级考试四级口语考前材料1

　　Use Your Head.

　　A hot story is waiting in the city! 在市内有热门的消息等着我们。

　　World Chess Champion 国际象棋冠军(卡斯帕罗夫、谢军)

　　This professor has put all of his students to sleep except two.这位教授使得除了两人以外的所有学生都入睡了。

　　These two students drank a lot of coffee. 这两个学生喝了许多咖啡。(原来如此)

　　This composer is writing beautiful song. 这位作曲家写出了美妙的歌曲。

　　He is explaining the details of his idea. 他在详细说明这个构想。

　　An artist is making com*rs look beautiful. 画家在给电脑化妆。

　　Maybe he"ll fall for it this time! Ha, ha. 这一次它可望落入陷阱。哈!哈!

　　I"m an intelligent cat. 我是一只精明的猫。

　　The com*r technician reads the paper tape. 电脑的技术人员在解读纸带。

　　If I"m careful... 当心啊……

　　The man is drawing blueprints for a new house. 这个人在设计新房屋的蓝图。

　　The simultaneous interpreter needs lots of intelligence and knowledge.同时通译者需要许多的智慧和知识。

　　The baby will be a great architect. 那个婴儿将会成为大建筑家。

　　This man is directing the movie. 那个人从事电影导演工作。

　　The cameraman is filming a famous star. 摄影师正在拍摄著名影星的电影。

　　The script man is flirting with the star. 编剧正在和影星打情骂俏。

　　The man thinks he has it made. 这个人想要自己制作它。

　　The student is busy studying math. 这个学生忙于研究数学。

　　The man is surveying land for a national park. 这个人正在测量国家公园的土地(面积)。

　　The doctor is busy examining a patient. 医生为给病人做身体检查而忙碌着。

　　The chemist is testing enzymes. 化学家在试验着酶。

　　The reporter has a good story. 这个记者采访到了精彩的记事。

　　The editor is getting a story ready for print. 编辑在准备把记事付印。

　　There are some feelings that time cannot benumb. ----Lorb Byron人类的感情是历久不衰的.东西。

——英语等级考试四级阅读题

英语等级考试四级阅读题1

　　The Definition of a Gentleman

　　Hence it is, that it is almost a definition of a gentleman,

　　to say he is one who never inflicts pain.

　　This description is both refined and, as far as it goes, accurate.

　　He is mainly occupied in merely removing the obstacles

　　which hinder the free and unembarrassed action of those about him;

　　and he concurs with their movements rather than takes the initiative himself.

　　His benefits may be considered as parallel to what are called comforts or conveniences

　　in arrangements of a personal nature:

　　like an easy chair or a good fire, which do their part in dispelling cold and fatigue,

　　though nature provides both means of rest and animal heat without them.

　　He is never mean or little in his disputes, never takes unfair advantage,

　　never mistakes personalities or sharp sayings for arguments or insinuates evil

　　which he dare not say out.

　　From a long-sighted prudence, he observes the maxim of the ancient sage,

　　that we should ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend.

　　He has too much good sense to be affronted at insults,

　　he is too well employed to remember injuries, and too engaged to bear malice.

　　He is patient,tolerant, and resigned, on philosophical principles;

　　he submits to pain,because it is inevitable,to the death of family members,

　　because it is irreparable,and to death, because it is his destiny.

　　If he engages in controversy of any kind,

　　his disciplined intellect preserves him from the blundering discourtesy of better,

　　though less educated minds;

　　who, like blunt weapons,tear and hack instead of cutting clean,

　　who mistake the point in argument,waste their strength on trifles,

　　misconceive their adversary,

　　and leave the question more involved than they find it.

　　He may be right or wrong in his opinion, but he is too clear-headed to be unjust;

　　he is as simple as he is forcible, and as brief as he is decisive.

　　Nowhere shall we find greater candor, consideration, indulgence:

　　he throws himself into the minds of his opponents,

　　he accounts for their mistakes.

　　He knows the weakness of human reason as well as its strength,

　　its province and its limits.

——PETS全国英语等级考试答题技巧3篇

PETS全国英语等级考试答题技巧1

　　阅读理解考察考生获取信息的能力，这部分的内容在PETS的各级考试中都占相当的部分。要提高阅读理解部分的得分，考生必须提高英语的阅读能力。许多考生对于如何有效提高阅读水*和应试能力感到茫然和困惑，主要的原因在于大部分的考生将阅读理解简单的理解为词汇加语法，认为只要掌握了这两者，也就解决了阅读问题，正因为如此，不少考生把英语阅读训练等同于词汇和语法的学习，而没能体会到其中的奥妙和乐趣。那么，该如何提高自己的阅读水*呢?

　　首先，考生在*时要注意运用正确的阅读方法，要培养浏览、查找、预测、研读和宏观把握文章内容结构的能力。

　　其次，要注意解题技巧的培养。

　　再次，考生应根据考试的级别采取有针对性的练习，例如，在PETS三级考试中，阅读理解部分由A.B两节组成，考查考生理解书面英语的能力。A节3篇文章15题，选项为4选1，考查考生理解总体和特定信息的能力。B节1篇文章5题，考生须从7个选项中排除两个干扰项，将正确的概括 与5段文字逐一搭配成对。这是考查考生理解文章的主旨要义的能力。在复习阅读理解部分时要有针对性，首先要复习理解文中的具体信息，并能根据上下文推测文中的生词。同时也要复习根据所读材料进行判断、推理和引申，并理解文中的概念性含义以及句际和篇章的关系。此外 还要掌握文章的主旨要义，复习理解作者的意图、观点或态度以及区 分观点、论点和论据的关系。

　　*时训练时，要选择几本适合自己的阅读教材，在学习过程中要培养好的阅读习惯，不仅用眼，更要用脑去读，做到积极主动地阅读。用头脑去分析、整理所读到的内容，这是有效阅读的"根本所在，也是阅读的最高境界。

PETS全国英语等级考试答题技巧2

　　听力部分在100分的原始分中就占20分，而其加权占了30%，可见PETS对听力的重视。

　　要想提高听力水*，必须多听;合适的听力材料和适合自己的方法显得尤为重要。一般说来，在学习第二语言时，一个人的听力和他的阅读能力相比往往差了一些，因此选择听力材料相对容易。听力材料可以分三部分： 一是各种考试真题和模拟题的录音带;二是英美新闻或广播专题;三是趣味英语。不管选什么，选材不易过难，因为那样会挫伤练习听力的兴趣和积极性;但也不能太容易，因为什么都听懂了，就起不到练习的效果。因此，要选那些大部分都能听懂，但又不能完全听懂得内容，反复多听几篇，最后争取全听懂。各级的PETS考试对听力的要求不同，对不同的级别采取不同的复习策略;例如，PETS三级对听力的要求是考生理解事实性信息的能力(A部分)和理解总体和特定信息的能力(B部分)，这就要求考生掌握在交际场合各类听力测试题的解题方式，如人物关系的判断、谈话发生地点时间的推理、对话所谈论事件的判断、对未来的推测、说话者寓意的判断、原因的推断、计算等。考生应采取针对性的练习，复习听力首先从功能意念开始，包括友好往来、交流补救、态度、情感、影响生活的话语、时间表达、空间意念和比较关系等。从听力信息上讲，应当学会理解主旨要义、获取事实性具体信息、理解明确表达的概念性含义、进行有关的判断、推理和引申、理解说话者的意图、 观点或态度等。

　　提高英语听力的水*单靠“听”是不能解决问题的，个人的听力水*的高低与其掌握的词汇量、对语法结构的熟悉程度、知识面、理解能力甚至阅读速度等都密切相关。考生*时应注意全面提高自身英语各方面的水*。

　　应试时，考生要做好充分的思想准备，以正常心态应试。首先，要充满自信，相信自己能正常发挥水*，考出理想成绩;其次，要实事求是，估计到考试中可能出现的困难。考试时争取会的题不丢分，没有把握的题尽可能争取得分。即使有的词或句子没有听清，甚至没有听见，也不要过分思考，不要滞留，要舍得放弃。以保证听好下面的内容。实际上，个别单词和句子没有抓住一般不一定会影响做题。

PETS全国英语等级考试答题技巧3

　　阅读理解考察考生获取信息的能力，这部分的内容在PETS的各级考试中都占相当的部分。要提高阅读理解部分的得分，考生必须提高英语的阅读能力。许多考生对于如何有效提高阅读水*和应试能力感到茫然和困惑，主要的原因在于大部分的考生将阅读理解简单的理解为词汇加语法，认为只要掌握了这两者，也就解决了阅读问题，正因为如此，不少考生把英语阅读训练等同于词汇和语法的学习，而没能体会到其中的奥妙和乐趣。那么，该如何提高自己的阅读水*呢?

　　首先，考生在*时要注意运用正确的阅读方法，要培养浏览、查找、预测、研读和宏观把握文章内容结构的能力。

　　其次，要注意解题技巧的培养。

　　再次，考生应根据考试的级别采取有针对性的练习，例如，在PETS三级考试中，阅读理解部分由A.B两节组成，考查考生理解书面英语的能力。A节3篇文章15题，选项为4选1，考查考生理解总体和特定信息的能力。B节1篇文章5题，考生须从7个选项中排除两个干扰项，将正确的概括 与5段文字逐一搭配成对。这是考查考生理解文章的主旨要义的能力。在复习阅读理解部分时要有针对性，首先要复习理解文中的具体信息，并能根据上下文推测文中的生词。同时也要复习根据所读材料进行判断、推理和引申，并理解文中的概念性含义以及句际和篇章的关系。此外 还要掌握文章的主旨要义，复习理解作者的意图、观点或态度以及区 分观点、论点和论据的关系。

　　*时训练时，要选择几本适合自己的阅读教材，在学习过程中要培养好的阅读习惯，不仅用眼，更要用脑去读，做到积极主动地阅读。用头脑去分析、整理所读到的内容，这是有效阅读的根本所在，也是阅读的"最高境界。

——全国英语等级考试三级阅读真题及译文答案3篇

全国英语等级考试三级阅读真题及译文答案1

　　Today there are three different kinds of New Yorkers: the people who act as if they were born here; the people who are here and wish to be elsewhere; and the collection of virtual New Yorkers all over the world, who wish they were hying in New York. These are the three States of mind and what they have in common are longing and illusion. In fact, it" s a city of dreamers.

　　What makes New York special? New Yorkers are convinced of its speciainess--but Toronto is more diverse, London is larger, Washington is more powerful. So why does New York think it" s the capital of the world?

　　People often explain the problems in European cities by citing inequality. But New York today is one of the most unequal cities in America. In 2010, 1 percent of New Yorkers earned 45 percent of its income. That works out to an average of $ 3.7 million a year for the city" s top 34,500 households. The average daily income of this group is greater than the average annual income of the city"s bottom 10 percent.

　　So why would people still come to try their luck in this tough place? Is it opportunity or illu- sion that draws them?

　　They come because any newcomer can find a place in the hierarchy of New York. If you look at a New York City restaurant, for example, the cook might be French, the people washing dishes might be Mexican, the hostess might be Russian, the owner might be British. They arc not all equal. They earn different rates. But they work together to get food to hungry people.

　　What New York demonstrates is this: immigration works. The city can use its immigrants, even the illegal ones. Though they broke the law by illegally crossing the borders, the city" s econ- omy would be a shell of itself had they not, and it would collapse if they were deported. Attracted here by the founding myth of the city, each immigrant is seeking to escape from history, personal and political. For him, New York is the city of the second chance.

　　46. The writer mentions the three kinds of New Yorkers to stress that_______

　　A. they share the same longingB. they are in pursuit of dreams

　　C. they are proud of their birthplace D. they wish to live in another place

　　47. In the eyes of New Yorkers, their city is_______

　　A. powerful

　　B. diverse

　　C. special

　　D. large

　　48. The figures in paragraph 3 are given to show that New York_______

　　A. favors the lucky

　　B. favors tue locals

　　C. is a city of inequality

　　D. is a city of opportunities

　　49. People keep coming to New York because they can find jobs that_______

　　A. challenge them

　　B. suit them well

　　C. pay them well

　　D. raise their status

　　50. It is hnplied in the text that New York is_______

　　A. a tolerant city

　　B. a wealthy city

　　C. a mythical city

　　D. a historical city

　　译文

　　当今有三种不同类型的纽约人：第一种表现得好像他们生来就在纽约;第二种虽然在纽约却希望生活在别处;第三种是来自世界各地的一群希望生活在纽约的虚拟纽约人。这是三种不同的心态，其共同点是憧憬和幻想。事实上，这是一座梦想家的城市。

　　是什么使得纽约与众不同?纽约人确信纽约是独一无二的—但是多伦多更加多元化，伦敦更大，华盛顿更有权势。那么，为什么纽约认为自己是世界之都呢?人们常常说欧洲的城市问题是不*等。但是当今的纽约是美国最不*等的城市之一。2010年，l%的纽约人的收入占到全纽约的45%。这意味着这个城市最有钱的34，500个家庭的*均年收入是370万美元。这个群体*均日收入要多于这个城市最贫穷的l0%的人的*均年收入。那么，为什么仍然有人愿意到这样一个不*等的地方来碰运气呢?吸引他们来到这里的是机会还是幻觉?他们来到这里是因为任何新来者都可以在纽约的不同层级中找到自己的位置。例如，你随便看一家纽约的饭店，他们的厨师可能是法国人，洗盘子的可能是墨西哥人，女服务员可能是俄罗斯人，店主人可能是英国人。他们并不完全*等。他们赚得不同的收入。但是他们一起工作把食物提供给饥饿的人们。纽约向我们展示的是：移民很有用。这座城市利用它的移民，甚至非法移民。虽然他们非法跨越边境破坏了法律，但是如果他们不那样做，这座城市的经济将只是一个空壳，如果把他们驱逐出境，这座城市的经济也会崩溃。被这座城市的传说所吸引，每个移民都想到这里来寻求一种对过去、个人以及政治生活的解脱。对于这样的移民来说，纽约是给了他第二次生命的城市。

　　答案

　　46.B【精析】主旨题。根据第一段内容可知，当今有三种不同类型的纽约人：第一种表现得好像他们生来就在纽约;第二种虽然在纽约却希望生活在别处;第三种是来自全世界的一群希望生活在纽约的.虚拟的纽约人。这是三种不同的心态，其共同点是憧憬和幻想。事实上，这是一座梦想家的城市。故选B。

　　47.C 【精析】细节题。根据第二段第一、二句话：什么使得纽约与众不同?纽约人确信纽约是独一无二的。故选C。

　　48.C【精析】细节题。根据第三段第二句话：但是当今的纽约是美国最不*等的城市之一。故选C。

　　49.B【精析】细节题。根据第五段第一句话：他们来到这里是因为任何新来者都可以在纽约的不同层级中找到自己的位置。故选B。

　　50.A【精析】推断题。根据最后一段可知，纽约吸纳了各种移民者(不论是否合法)来促进自己城市的经济发展。由此可以推知，纽约是一个宽容的城市，故选A。

全国英语等级考试三级阅读真题及译文答案2

　　Today there are three different kinds of New Yorkers: the people who act as if they were born here; the people who are here and wish to be elsewhere; and the collection of virtual New Yorkers all over the world, who wish they were hying in New York. These are the three States of mind and what they have in common are longing and illusion. In fact, it" s a city of dreamers.

　　What makes New York special? New Yorkers are convinced of its speciainess--but Toronto is more diverse, London is larger, Washington is more powerful. So why does New York think it" s the capital of the world?

　　People often explain the problems in European cities by citing inequality. But New York today is one of the most unequal cities in America. In 2010, 1 percent of New Yorkers earned 45 percent of its income. That works out to an average of $ 3.7 million a year for the city" s top 34,500 households. The average daily income of this group is greater than the average annual income of the city"s bottom 10 percent.

　　So why would people still come to try their luck in this tough place? Is it opportunity or illu- sion that draws them?

　　They come because any newcomer can find a place in the hierarchy of New York. If you look at a New York City restaurant, for example, the cook might be French, the people washing dishes might be Mexican, the hostess might be Russian, the owner might be British. They arc not all equal. They earn different rates. But they work together to get food to hungry people.

　　What New York demonstrates is this: immigration works. The city can use its immigrants, even the illegal ones. Though they broke the law by illegally crossing the borders, the city" s econ- omy would be a shell of itself had they not, and it would collapse if they were deported. Attracted here by the founding myth of the city, each immigrant is seeking to escape from history, personal and political. For him, New York is the city of the second chance.

　　46. The writer mentions the three kinds of New Yorkers to stress that_______

　　A. they share the same longingB. they are in pursuit of dreams

　　C. they are proud of their birthplace D. they wish to live in another place

　　47. In the eyes of New Yorkers, their city is_______

　　A. powerful

　　B. diverse

　　C. special

　　D. large

　　48. The figures in paragraph 3 are given to show that New York_______

　　A. favors the lucky

　　B. favors tue locals

　　C. is a city of inequality

　　D. is a city of opportunities

　　49. People keep coming to New York because they can find jobs that_______

　　A. challenge them

　　B. suit them well

　　C. pay them well

　　D. raise their status

　　50. It is hnplied in the text that New York is_______

　　A. a tolerant city

　　B. a wealthy city

　　C. a mythical city

　　D. a historical city

　　译文

　　当今有三种不同类型的纽约人：第一种表现得好像他们生来就在纽约;第二种虽然在纽约却希望生活在别处;第三种是来自世界各地的一群希望生活在纽约的虚拟纽约人。这是三种不同的心态，其共同点是憧憬和幻想。事实上，这是一座梦想家的城市。

　　是什么使得纽约与众不同?纽约人确信纽约是独一无二的—但是多伦多更加多元化，伦敦更大，华盛顿更有权势。那么，为什么纽约认为自己是世界之都呢?人们常常说欧洲的城市问题是不*等。但是当今的纽约是美国最不*等的城市之一。2010年，l%的纽约人的收入占到全纽约的45%。这意味着这个城市最有钱的34，500个家庭的*均年收入是370万美元。这个群体*均日收入要多于这个城市最贫穷的l0%的人的*均年收入。那么，为什么仍然有人愿意到这样一个不*等的地方来碰运气呢?吸引他们来到这里的是机会还是幻觉?他们来到这里是因为任何新来者都可以在纽约的不同层级中找到自己的位置。例如，你随便看一家纽约的饭店，他们的厨师可能是法国人，洗盘子的可能是墨西哥人，女服务员可能是俄罗斯人，店主人可能是英国人。他们并不完全*等。他们赚得不同的收入。但是他们一起工作把食物提供给饥饿的人们。纽约向我们展示的是：移民很有用。这座城市利用它的移民，甚至非法移民。虽然他们非法跨越边境破坏了法律，但是如果他们不那样做，这座城市的经济将只是一个空壳，如果把他们驱逐出境，这座城市的经济也会崩溃。被这座城市的传说所吸引，每个移民都想到这里来寻求一种对过去、个人以及政治生活的解脱。对于这样的移民来说，纽约是给了他第二次生命的城市。

　　答案

　　46.B【精析】主旨题。根据第一段内容可知，当今有三种不同类型的纽约人：第一种表现得好像他们生来就在纽约;第二种虽然在纽约却希望生活在别处;第三种是来自全世界的一群希望生活在纽约的虚拟的纽约人。这是三种不同的心态，其共同点是憧憬和幻想。事实上，这是一座梦想家的城市。故选B。

　　47.C 【精析】细节题。根据第二段第一、二句话：什么使得纽约与众不同?纽约人确信纽约是独一无二的`。故选C。

　　48.C【精析】细节题。根据第三段第二句话：但是当今的纽约是美国最不*等的城市之一。故选C。

　　49.B【精析】细节题。根据第五段第一句话：他们来到这里是因为任何新来者都可以在纽约的不同层级中找到自己的位置。故选B。

　　50.A【精析】推断题。根据最后一段可知，纽约吸纳了各种移民者(不论是否合法)来促进自己城市的经济发展。由此可以推知，纽约是一个宽容的城市，故选A。

——全国英语等级考试二级真题及答案3篇

全国英语等级考试二级真题及答案1

　　第一部分听力

　　第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A.、[B1、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。

　　1. What are the speakers talking about?

　　A. Holiday plans.

　　B. Moving to New York.

　　C. A party with old friends.

　　2. What is the woman going to do on Sunday?

　　A. Go to the beach with the man.

　　B. Have a dinner with her family.

　　C. Receive" some guests at home.

　　3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

　　A. Colleagues.

　　B. Neighbors.

　　C. Strangers.

　　4. What do we know about John"s new job?

　　A. It is well paid.

　　B. It is near his home.

　　C. It has long working hours.

　　5. What does Kate promise to do?

　　A. Answer phone calls for Jim.

　　B. Go to a meeting with Jim.

　　C. Send a message to Jim.

　　第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题;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。

　　听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

　　6. When does the museum close?

　　A. At3:30.

　　B. At3:40.

　　C. At4:00,

　　7. What is the man probably going to do?

　　A. Tour the museum quickly.

　　B. Pay full price for the ticket.

　　C. Visit the museum tomorrow.

　　听下面一段对话，回答第8至第l0题。

　　8. What problem does tom have?

　　A. He has no license to drive a car.

　　B. He is too busy to go swimming.

　　C. He can"t find the sports center.

　　9. What does tom offer to do for Jane?

　　A. Pay for her sports center ticket.

　　B. Take her out for a nice dinner.

　　C. Help her with the homework.

　　10. What is Jane worried about?

　　A. Her book report.

　　B. The mid-term exam.

　　C. Tom"s weekend plan.

　　听下面一段对话.回答第ll和第l2题，

　　11. Where does the conversation probably take place?

　　A. In a ticket office.

　　B. In a department store.

　　C. In an information centre.

　　12. What will the man probably do?

　　A. Tour the city.

　　B. Visit an island.

　　C. Buy a booklet.

　　听下面一段对话，回答第l3至第l6题。

　　13. How many languages has Dr. Green"s new book been translated into?

　　A. 5.

　　B. 13.

　　C. 30.

　　14. Where did the Slow Food Movement begin?

　　A. In Italy.

　　B. In France.

　　C. In Germany.

　　15. What did the study in Britain find out?

　　A. More children make friends on the Internet.

　　B. More children think friendship is important,

　　C. More children say they have no best friend,

　　16. What is the main idea Dr. Green tries to express in the talk?

　　A. to be slow means to focus on quality.

　　B. Friendship should be developed slowly.

　　C. The British support the Slow Movement.

　　听下面一段独白，回答第l7至第20题。

　　17. Where does the speaker come from?

　　A. Canada.

　　B. England.

　　C. Thailand.

　　18. How does the speaker view the English lessons here in schools?

　　A. They are not special.

　　B. They are not enough.

　　C. They are not interesting.

　　19. In what way are the speaker"s English programs different?

　　A. They are designed in various styles.

　　B. They are broadcast live every day.

　　C. They are based on the com*r.

　　20. What does the speaker expect people to do?

　　A. Attend their English classes.

　　B. Practice their English every day.

　　C. Watch English movies and TV shows.

　　第二部分阅读

　　第一节短文理解

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

　　Text l

　　It" s a time when school, homework, active social lives and part-time jobs keep teenagers (少年 ) busy from early in the morning until late at night. They are likely to try to make up for a lack of sleep by "sleeping in" on the weekends. Unfortunately, this causes irregular sleep and actually makes the problem worse.

　　Most teenagers are not able to fall asleep until late at night. Since many teens aren"t sleepy until around 11 p.m., but need to be at school by 7: 30 or 8: 00 a. m., they cannot get enough sleep. During puberty(青春期), the biological clock in the brain naturally re-sets to a later time, and this causes teens to fall asleep later. Then, when it" s time to get up, a teen" s body clock is likely to still be producing the night-time hormones(荷尔蒙). This makes it hard for them to feel active and energetic in the morning.

　　A growing body of research suggests that starting high school later improves attendance, achievements and grades. A few years ago in an important study, test scores on the SAT college entrance exams in Edina, Minnesota jumped more than 100 points on average, when the morning school bell rang an hour later. Unfortunately, most schools are not set up to start later and fail to satisfy teen"s sleep needs.

　　21. What effect does "sleeping in" on the weekends have on teenagers?

　　A. Improving their health.

　　B. Weakening their energy.

　　C. Disturbing their biological clock.

　　D. Making up for their hormone loss.

　　22. The study in Minnesota shows that starting morning school one hour later helps to________.

　　A. make teenagers grow faster

　　B. change teenagers" sleep needs

　　C. do more research on teenagers

　　D. improve students" achievements

　　23. The text helps us to know more about teenagers"

　　A. daytime activities

　　B. sleeping habits

　　C. mental problems

　　D. studying methods

　　Text 2

　　Chicago"s Children"s Hospital is the lucky receiver of a surprise $18 million gift from Gladys Holm. She once was a secretary who never earned more than $15,000 a year and never married. She lived alone in a small flat in Chicago, and was a volunteer at the Children"s Hospital. She was called the "Teddy Bear Lady" because she brought toy animals to sick children on her regular visits. But Miss Holm, who died in 1996 at the age of 86, was also a long-time buyer of stocks ( 股票). Over the years, she saved money that rose up to $18 million, which she left to the Children"s Hospital. It was the largest single donation in the hospital"s ll5-year history. The hospital president, Jan Jennings, was shocked when she heard the news. "When Miss Holm"s lawyer called to tell me how much that money was, I asked him to repeat it, since I was certain I had miss heard"

　　Why did Gladys Holm feel so strongly about the Children"s Hospital? Jennings said the hospital first touched Miss Holm"s heart nearly 50 years ago, when doctors there saved the life of her friend"s daughter. She never forgot" the happiness she felt all those years ago.

　　Holm"s gift will he devoted to heart disease research. People at the hospital said they regretted that-they couldn"t thank Miss Holm for the surprising gift.

　　24. According to the text, Miss Holm built up her fortune by.

　　A. playing Teddy Bear Lady

　　B. working as a secretary

　　C. helping in the hospital

　　D. buying stocks

　　25. Why did Jan Jennings ask the lawyer to repeat what he said?

　　A. She never expected Miss Holm would donate anything.

　　B. She wanted to make sure who Gladys Holm was.

　　C. She had seldom received donations before.

　　D. She thought there was a mistake.

　　26. Miss Holm"s love for the Children"s Hospital grew from

　　A. a happy life living with children

　　B. a satisfying job given by the hospital

　　C. an unforgettable experience many years ago

　　D. a valuable gift she received from the hospital

　　27. How will the donated money be used?

　　A. To build up a new children"s hospital.

　　B. To help sick children and their parents.

　　C. To improve research on heart disease.

　　D. To buy more toys for sick children.

　　Text 3

　　We feel it is important to start reading to your child right from the start--the younger the better! With little ones (children from birth to 4 ) it is very important to read and reread books. Starting early makes the job of the listener (for you will be teaching your child how to listen) easier, as it helps to develop an early love of the written and spoken word.

　　We believe that you should read aloud to your child at least once every day. Set a special reading time during the day or evening when you can settle down and enjoy a book, without interruption. For most families, reading aloud at bedtime is a common practice.

　　We understand that it can be quite discouraging to read to a child who takes no interest. Take heart! Learning to listen takes experience. The more you read, the more your child will learn to sit for a story. Children have a natural development of responses(反应) to your reading. By the time your child reaches 6-7 months, s/he is attracted by the book in your hand, and would like to test it out by using it as a chew(咀嚼) toy. This is natural! By one year, your child is learning to listen and talk about the pages, often shouting out things s/he recognizes. Encourage this! And at the onset(起始) of walking, you have your biggest challenge yet. Your child is always on the go. You need to set your reading time for a time in the day when your child is preparing to settle down. This means bedtime. Remember, it is your right and. duty to teach your child about the power of, books. Of course, it doesn"t happen overnight, but the returns are great!

　　28. Who does "the listener" in the first paragraph refer to?

　　A. The writer.

　　B. The child.

　　C. The parent.

　　D. The teacher.

　　29. The best time of the day to read stories to a child is

　　A. when the child is still active in the early evening

　　B. when the parents finish the day"s housework

　　C. when the child has chew toy to play with

　　D. when the child is quiet and peaceful

　　30. Parents may find it most difficult to read to their child when s/he

　　A. is 6- 7 months old

　　B. is one year old

　　C. starts to walk

　　D. starts to talk

　　第二节补全文章

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　There are few people who draw up life goals. Most people want to take one step at a time, and are frightened when they .have to set life goals. 31.

　　They can"t be more wrong. Life goals are only a road map. They record what you want to be at the end of your life. 32 Others may want to be known as great builders or great sportspeople. In fact, there is no end to what you may want to be.

　　However, the only way you can achieve your dream is by writing down your goal. Once you have done that, you need to break this goal into several small goals. While writing the small goals, you must provide for change. 33 If you want to achieve your goals, you should be prepared to change them from time to time. This makes your goals really up-to-date.

　　Also, there cannot be just one life goal. There are at least five subjects that you need to address. These are: education, career(职业), family, health and money.34 For example, there can .be no career goals unless they are backed by education goals. Similarly, there can be no family goals unless they are based on practical financial(金融的) goals.

　　None of these goals is taught in college. Yes, there are some families that try to train their kids to think wisely, and plan for their life. 35 They know what they want to get in life, They are also mentally prepared for most of the difficulties they expect to meet on the way.

　　A. These are happy families.

　　B. Good health helps you to realize your goals,

　　C. Nothing remains unchanged in this world.

　　D. Many people do not know how to set life goals.

　　E. to them, life is too big to be reduced to a few goals.

　　F. You will find that all these goals are related.

　　G. Some may want to be known as great scientists.

　　第三部分英语知识运用

　　第一节完形填空

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　I became interested in writing at an early age. So when my fourth-grade teacher told me about a 36 writer"s conference where students my age could 37 published writers, I decided to go. I began thinking about the writers whose stories I 38 --Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, Shell Silverstein and 39 if they would be at this conference.

　　Well, I went to the conference, but I was a little 40. None of them were there. But the conference was well 41, and every half hour we would move on to hear a new writer speak. Soon the42period of the day came. A man introduced himself and gave the same little speech we had heard since that morning. 43, he threw in a twist(转折).

　　"44 are more than just words thrown together," he said. "Words are more than just

　　45 thrown together. You must also 46 the mood or the tone (语气) of your ideas. "

　　He let that idea sink in and then 47 us about the difference between a house and a home. We all thought that was a 48 question, and made some wild guesses at it."

　　“Class,”he49, "the difference between a. house and a home is in the mood or the tone. A house is the 50 --the wood, the bricks, the lighting, the refrigerator. A home is the love and warmth, and comfort you 51 as you walk through the 52"

　　I"ve kept that 53 in my memory ever since that day. Writing is more than just filling up a blank page with54; it" s about expressing your ideas with clarity(清晰) and the mood. And that"s why I 55 it.

　　36. A. Famous

　　B. new

　　C. report

　　D. School

　　37. A. become

　　B. Recognize

　　C. meet

　　D. Follow

　　38. A. Wrote

　　B. loved

　　C. believed

　　D. changed

　　39. A. cared

　　B. doubted

　　C. imagined

　　D. wondered

　　40. A. Disappointed

　　B. confused

　　C. Surprised

　　D. worried

　　41. A. Attended

　　B. Organized

　　C. informed

　　D. equipped

　　42. A. happy

　　B. late

　　C. busy

　　D. last

　　43. A. Anyhow

　　B. Again

　　C. Then

　　D. Therefore

　　44. A. Stories

　　B. Lessons

　　C. Lectures

　　D. Languages

　　45. A. sounds

　　B. letters

　　C. spellings

　　D. meanings

　　46. A. enjoy

　　B. separate

　　C. consider

　　D. notice

　　47. A. Warned

　　B. taught

　　C. told

　　D. asked

　　48. A. Silly

　　B. difficult

　　C. familiar

　　D. serious

　　49. A. Agreed

　　B. Suggested

　　C. Explained

　　D. Attempted

　　50. A. Design

　　B. fortune

　　C. Mood

　　D. building

　　51. A. lack

　　B. feel

　　C. give

　　D. need

　　52. A. house

　　B. yard

　　C. hall

　　D. door

　　53. A. expression

　　B. statement

　　C. standard

　　D. rule

　　54. A. words

　　B. facts

　　C. numbers

　　D. ideas

　　55. A. like

　　B. understand

　　C. suggest

　　D. stress

　　第二节语法填空

　　阅读下面对话，在空格处填人适当的单词或空格后括号内单词的正确形式，每空填写一个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。

　　John: Mary, I"m looking for something 56(interest) to read. Any suggestions?

　　Mary: I can recommend (推荐) All Joy and No Fun, which 57 (be) out last week. It" s the sort of book that you find hard to stop reading once you start. I finished it within two days.

　　John: Sounds good: What"s it about, then?

　　Mary : It" s about being a parent. It focuses on58 it is like to be a parent rather59how to raise kids. It"s 60 (total) different from other books on parenting.

　　John: I guess so. At least the rifle(书名) suggests something new.

　　Mary: You"re right. The author said she 61 (borrow) it from a friend who recently had a kid. It has just five words, 62 she finds it the best way of 63 (describe) the true nature of being a parent. The point is being a parent is full 64joy, but is no fun. After a long day at work, for example, you come home to a long "to do" list: dinner, homework, bedtime and so on. How do you feel?

　　John: The 65 (write) sees things from her own point of view.

　　Mary: So she does.

　　John: Oh, I can"t wait to get a copy and read it at once.

　　第四部分写作

　　第一节改写对话

　　66.阅读下面对话，根据其内容写一篇有关Linda帮助祖父搬家的短文。要求：

　　1.所写短文应与对话相关内容意义相符，涵盖其要点;

　　2.用你自己的语言表达，可改写对话中的句子，但不可照抄原句。注意：

　　1.词数80词左右，开头已为你写好;

　　2.请将短文直接写在答题卡上的相应位置。

　　John: Hi, Linda. I" m thinking of going camping this weekend with Mary and tom. Will you join us?

　　Linda: I"d like to, but I" m going to help my grandfather. He"s moving out this weekend. John: Oh, is he? That"s an important thing. Where"s your grandfather living now?

　　Linda: In a two-story house here at Morris Plains. He doesn"t like it. It"s too big for him.

　　John: What"s the new house like, then?

　　Linda: It"s a small apartment. In fact, it" s the smallest one here in the neighborhood(居民区).

　　John: Is it near your house?

　　Linda: Yes, not even a mile away. He wants to be closer to me, you know.

　　John: Sounds like a perfect home for him. It must have taken your grandfather a long time to find the apartment.

　　Linda: Actually, I found this apartment for him. A year ago, he started to think about moving. He wanted a smaller apartment. He also wanted there to be a supermarket and a hospital in the neighborhood.

　　John: A smaller apartment and closer to his granddaughter. So, your grandfather must be glad now.

　　Linda: You"re right, John.

　　第二节应用文写作

　　67.假定你是李明，要为朋友王*举办l8岁生日聚会，准备邀请英国朋友Bob参加。请你根据以下要点给Bob写一封电子邮件。

　　要点：1.聚会时间和地点;

　　2.聚会的活动安排;

　　3.请他回复。

　　注意：

　　1.词数80词左右;

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全国英语等级考试二级真题及答案2

　　第一部分听力

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　　听力录音材料：

　　Text 1

　　M: Are you going anywhere for Christmas?

　　W: I thought about going to my sister"s in New York. How about you?

　　M: I" 11 probably just stay at home.

　　Text 2

　　M: I" m going to the beach this Sunday. Would you like to come?

　　W: Oh, Sunday"s a bit of a problem. Some of my friends are coming for a dinner at my place. What about Saturday?

　　Text 3

　　W: Mr. Baker, could I possibly use your phone? Ours doesn"t work. Judy is ill, and I want to call a doctor.

　　M: Sure. Come in. Hope everything"s well with Judy.

　　Text 4

　　W: Congratulations, John! I heard about your new job.

　　M: Thanks. It"s nearly perfect for me. The working hours are convenient, and it"s an easy walk from home. If only the pay were half as good as everything else!

　　Text 5

　　M: Kate, I" m going to a meeting tomorrow. Would you please help take my phone calls?

　　W: No problem, Jim. I" 11 take a message if anyone calls.

　　Text 6

　　M: Excuse me. One ticket, please. Do you give students a discount?

　　W: We do, but the museum will dose in twenty minutes. We stop selling tickets at 3: 30. It"s 3:40 now.

　　M: Could you possibly let me go in for a quick look? I can pay the full

　　price.

　　W: I" m sorry, I can"t. And it"s not really worth it because you won"t be able to see everything within twenty minutes. You can come back tomorrow morning. The museum opens at nine o" clock.

　　M: Well, in that case, I"ll do what you say.

　　Text 7

　　W: Hi, tom. How are you?

　　M: Hi, Jane. I" m fine. Listen, I plan to go swimming in the sports center this weekend. But it"s a long way, and I haven"t got my driver"s license yet. How about us going together in your car? I"ll buy the tickets.

　　W: Well, it"s great, but I"ve got homework to do.

　　M: Come on! It doesn"t matter that you go out for one afternoon.

　　W: Oh, I really can"t. Although I finished my book report, the upcoming mid-term exam really makes me nervous. I don"t think I"d enjoy an outing now. Sorry, I can"t drive you.

　　M: Oh, don"t worry. I can find someone else. Good luck with your exam !

　　W: Thanks. See you!

　　M: Bye!

　　Text 8

　　M: Hello. I"d like this guidebook, please. How much is it?

　　W: All things are free here.

　　M: Oh, thanks. I"ll stay in the city for one week. Could you tell me what

　　places I should visit?

　　W: Well, there are a lot. Are you interested in islands, such as Lantau?

　　M: Islands?

　　W: Yes. There are a lot of interesting things you can see--old villages and churches. And the scenery is beautiful. Take this booklet. It tells you more.

　　M: Thank you very much. That"s a great suggestion.

　　W: You are welcome.

　　Text 9

　　W: Dr. Green, congratulations on the success of your new book! We learned that it has been translated into 30 languages--English, of course, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, and so on.

　　M: Thanks, Helen.

　　W: Well, could you tell us what this popular book is about?

　　M: It"s called In Praise of Slow : It" s about how the world got stuck in fast-forward, and how more and more people everywhere are slowing down. In other words, it"s about the rise of the Slow Movement.

　　W: What is the Slow Movement?

　　M: It is a revolution against the idea that faster is always better. When I say "slow", I don"t mean doing everything slowly. It"s about doing everything as well as possible, instead of as fast as possible. It"s about quality in everything we do.

　　W: When and where was this "slow" idea born?

　　M: It was born in the early 1990s in Italy. It began as the Slow Food Movement, which centered on food. More recently, "slow" has become popular worldwide.

　　W: Have we reached the point of trying to speed up something that cannot really be sped up?

　　M: Of course. The Internet connects us in wonderful ways, but it also leads us into trying to hurry up relationships. So you find people online saying they have more than 4,000 friends. The very idea of friendship is not considered important. And we may be losing the ability to make friends. In Britain, a study found that in the past ten years, the number of children who say they have no best friend rose from under one in eight to nearly one in five!

　　Text 10

　　Good morning, everyone. I" m pleased to be here to give a talk. We"re two brothers from Canada, and we"ve been living in Thailand for eight years. We noticed that most English lessons here in schools focus only on reading and writing, so a lot of people can"t understand and speak well in English. And we"d like to do something about it. Our idea is simple: we want to teach people how to understand and speak English like a native speaker. Different from broadcast English programs, we design special fun English programs based on the com*r and use them to teach words and expressions we use in real life. We talk in a casual style on a number of interesting topics, and we share personal stories from our real lives. Now, we have over 200 units on our website. We make a new unit every week that you can listen to on your com*r anytime you want. Our materials are from English movies, TV shows, and real-life conversations. We hope people will use the materials to practice every day. We are sure that your English will improve a lot.

　　第二部分阅读

　　第一节 短文理解

　　参考译文

　　Text 1

　　这是一个学校、家庭作业、丰富的社交生活和兼职工作都会让青少年们从早上忙到深夜的时代。他们可能会试图通过周末“睡懒觉”来弥补*日睡眠的不足。不幸的是，这样做会导致睡眠不规律进而使问题更严重。大多数青少年要到很晚才能入睡，因为他们在夜里ll点之前都不会有困意，但又必须确保次日早上7：30或8：O0到校，所以得不到足够的睡眠。在青春期，大脑中的生物钟会自然地把睡眠时间自动调整到晚些时候，而这会导致青少年入睡更晚。于是，到该起床的时候，青少年的身体可能还在分泌夜间荷尔蒙，这使他们很难在早上精神抖擞。

　　越来越多的研究表明，中学上课时间的推迟可以提高出勤率、学习效果和分数。几年前一个重要的研究课题显示，当早间上课时间推迟一个小时.明尼苏达州伊代纳市的SAT大学入学考试*均成绩提高了100多分。遗憾的是，大多数学校都没有重新设置到校时间，从而也没有满足青少年的睡眠需求。

　　21.C【精析】细节题。题干意为“周末‘睡懒觉’对青少年有何影响?”由第一段末旬“makes the problem worse”可知影响是负面的;由第二段第三句“the biological clock…re—sets…，causes teens to fall asleep later.”可知，这个负面影响主要是生物钟被重置，即为遭到破坏或扰乱。A选项完全有悖原文，B选项“削弱精力”和睡懒觉无关，D选项“弥补荷尔蒙缺失”在原文中未曾提及。故C正确。

　　22.D【精析】细节题。题干意为“明尼苏达州的研究表明，早问上课时间推迟一个小时有助于。”原文最后一段提到，该地区SAT大学入学考试*均成绩提高(jump)了100多分，由此可见，D选项“提高学生成绩”是正确答案。另外三个选项“促进青少年成长”、“改变青少年睡眠需求”、“针对青少年做更多的研究”在原文中都未曾提及。故D正确二

　　23。B【精析】主旨题。题于意为“本文有助于我们了解更多青少年的。”阅读原文可知，本文在重点讲述青少年的睡眠问题，包括导致青少年睡眠晚的原因，睡眠推迟带来的负面影响(如扰乱生物钟、导致睡眠不足、影响出勤率和学习效果等)，继而提出可以通过上课时间推迟来满足睡眠需求。全文始终在围绕青少年的睡眠问题展开。故B正确。

　　参考译文

　　Text 2

　　芝加哥儿童医院幸运地收到由Gladys Holm女士捐赠的高达1800万美元的善款。Holm女士曾是一位秘书，每年收入不超过l.5万美元，终身未婚。她独自居住在芝加哥的一间小公寓，曾是儿童医院的一位志愿者。她被称为“泰迪熊女士”，因为她总是定期去医院做志愿者并且每次都给生病的孩子带去动物玩偶。但Holm女士在1996年以86岁高龄去世之前.还长期购买股票。这些年她存下的钱已经达到l800万美元，她把这笔钱全部留给了芝加哥儿童医院。这是该院建院ll5年以来收到的单笔金额最高的捐赠款。该院院长Jan Jennings听到这个消息时非常惊讶，她说：“当Holm女士的律师打电话告诉我这笔钱金额有多大时，我让他又重复了一次，因为我觉得我肯定听错了。”

　　为何Gladys Holm女士对芝加哥儿童医院感情如此深厚?Jennings说该院第一次感动到Holm女士是在大约50年前，当时那里的医生挽救了她朋友的女儿的生命。她后来一直都未曾忘记当年她所感受到的那种幸福和快乐。

　　Holm女士的捐赠款项将被投入到心脏疾病的研究。医院的工作人员说他们很遗憾不能当面向Holm女士表达他们对她此次慷慨捐赠的谢意。

　　24.D【精析】细节题。题干意为“根据本文内容，Holm女士通过——积累了她的资产。”从第一段第二句话可知，她的职业是秘书，年收入不超过1.5万美元，故B选项靠秘书工作积累是错误的。C选项是她的善举，与资产的累积无关。文章第一段第四句话提到“Teddy Bear Lady”是人们对她的昵称，不是表演，故A选项也错误。第一段第五句话“a long.time buyer of stocks”以及第六句话“she saved money that lose up to…”可知，她的这笔巨款是靠多年购买股票的增值，故D正确。

　　25.D【精析】 细节题。题干意为“Jan Jennings为何让律师重复一次他说的话?”从第一段末句中的“since I Was certain I had misheard”可知，是因为数额巨大她不敢相信，以为自己听错了，故D为正确答案、A选项意为“她从未想到Holm女士会捐赠任何东西”，文中未提及。B选项意为“她想要确定Holm女士是谁”，院长对Holm女士很熟悉，甚至知道50年前的渊源，无需确定：C选项“她以前很少接受到捐赠”错误，只是很少接收到单笔数额这么高的捐赠。故D正确。

　　26.C【精析】归纳题。题干意为“Holm女士对儿童医院的爱起源于”，从第二段第二句话“…first touched…heart nearly 50years ago…saved the life of her friend’S daughter”可知.是源于50年前该医院挽救了Holm女士朋友的女儿，故C选项“很多年前一次难忘的经历”符合题意。故C正确。

　　27.C【精析】细节题：题干意为“这笔捐赠款项将怎样使用?”。由末段首句“Holm’s gift will be donated to heart disease research.”可知，C选项符合题意。故c正确。

　　参考译文

　　Text3

　　我们认为从一开始就读书给孩子听很重要——孩子越小，效果越好。对于小宝宝(从出生到四个月)，读书和反复读书很重要。早日开始读书可以使孩子听得更容易(你在读书时也是在教孩子怎么去听)，因为这有助于培养孩子对书面文字和口头语言的早期热爱。

　　我们认为每日至少一次对孩子大声读书很有必要。每日或每晚安顿好之后安排一段特定的阅读时间，不受干扰地阅读一本书。对于大多数家庭，晚上睡觉前大声阅读是一种常见的做法。

　　我们理解，对着一个不感兴趣的孩子读书是一件让人沮丧的事情。但是用心点!学习听需要体验，你读的越多，你的孩子就越能学会坐下

　　来认真听一个故事。孩子对你的阅读会自然地产生反应。当孩子六、七个月大时，他/她会被你手中的书吸引，并且会把书当作是咀嚼玩具采品尝它的味道。这是天性。到一岁时，你的孩子就在学着听甚至讲书中的内容了，他们常常喊出他/她认识的某些东西。请鼓励这种做法!当孩子开始走路时，你才开始最大的挑战。孩子会一直跑来跑去。你需要把阅读时间安排在孩子准备安静下来的时候，即睡觉时间。切记，让孩子体会到书籍的力量是你的权利和职责。当然，这非一日之功，但回馈将是巨大的。

　　28.B【精析】细节题。题干意为“第一段中的‘the listener’指谁?”这篇文章主要在讲给小孩读书的重要性以及方法。由第一段中“the listener”后面括号中的补充内容“因为你在教给你的孩子怎样去听”可知，这里的listener是指你的孩子。故B正确。

　　29.D【精析】推断题。题干意为“一天中最适合给孩子读故事的时间是。”第二段第四句话和第三段倒数第四句话均提到阅读时间，并且都用“settle down”，该词组意为“安定下来，*静下来”，对应D选项中的“quiet and peaceful”。故D正确。

　　30.C【精析】细节题。题干意为“当孩子——时，父母可能会发现给他们读书最难。”由第三段第十句话“you have your biggest challenge”可以确定答案在此处，由该句的前半句“at the onset of walking”可知答案。故C正确.

　　第二节补全文章

　　参考译文

　　有着明确人生目标的.人很少。大多数人只想走一步看一步，当必须要设立人生目标时，他们会感到害怕。(31)对于他们，人生范围太大，不能缩减成几个小小的目标。

　　他们错得很离谱。人生目标只是一个道路指示图，这些目标记录下你在生命终点想要成为的样子。(32)一些人想要成刀伟大的科学家被大家熟知。另外一些人可能想要成为伟大的建筑家或运动员而被人们铭记。事实上，在你实现目标的道路上并没有终点。

　　然而，要想实现梦想，唯一的方法就是写下你的目标。当写下目标时，你需要把这个目标分割成几个小目标去实现。写小目标时，你必须准备好应对变化。(33)这个世界上没有什么是保持不变的。若想实现目标，你需要准备好不停地改变它们。这样做会让你的目标与时俱进。同时。人生不可能只有一个目标。人生中要实现的至少有五个方面，分别是：教育、职业、家庭、健康和金钱。(34)你会发现所有这些目标都是相互联系的。比如，没有教育目标的支撑，就谈不上职业目标;同样，没有金钱目标做基础。也就谈不上家庭目标的实现。

　　大学并不教授这些目标。的确，有些家庭在努力培养孩子理性思考、为生活做计划的能力。(35)这些家庭是幸福的。他们知道他们想从生活中得到什么。他们也已经从心理上做好准备，来迎接在追求这些目标的过程中即将遇到的困难。

　　31.E【精析】从第二段第一句“They Call’t be more wrong.”可推断出，本题所对应的句子应该是接着前一句“他们面临设置人生目标时会感到恐慌”继续讲，而且这种观点会错得很离谱。E选项“对于他们，人生范围太大了，不能缩减成几个小小的目标”符合上下文。故E正确。

　　32.G【精析】空格前在讲生活目标的作用，空格之后却忽然提到另外一些人，显得很突兀，可见此空格处必然应该先讲“一些人”，才能有后面的“另外一些人”。G选项“一些人想要成为伟大的科学家被大家熟知”符合文意。故G正确。

　　33.C【精析】空格前面讲到“你必须做好改变的准备”，空格后讲“若想实现目标，你应该准备好不停地改变”，由此可知，此空格对应的句子应该和“改变”有关。C选项“这个世界上没有什么是保持不变的”符合文意。故C正确。

　　34.F【精析】空格前提到五个方面的目标，空格后即开始举例说教育目标和职业目标，家庭目标和金钱目标的联系，可见空格处应该.是在概括地讲五个方面目标的联系。F选项“你会发现所有这些目标都是相互联系的”符合文意。故F正确。

　　35.A【精析】空格前讲一些家庭开始培养孩子的能力，空格后讲这些孩子目标明确，做好了迎接挑战的心理准备。A选项“这些家庭是幸福的”符合文章。故A正确。

　　第三部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空

　　我很早就对写作产生了兴趣，所以在上四年级时当我的老师提到一个著名的作家会议，像我这么大的学生能有机会在会上看到出版作家时，我决定去看看。我开始想象那些我最喜爱的小说作家们——朱迪·布鲁姆，贝弗利·克利里和希尔·弗斯坦，并且猜想他们是否会出席会议。

　　我去了会议，却有点失望。因为我喜爱的作家一个都没来。但此次会议组织得很好，每半个小时我们就会听一位新作家的演讲。很快就到了当天会议的尾声。一位男士介绍了他自己，做了我们从早上就开始听的类似演讲，然后忽然来了一个转折。

　　“小说不仅仅是词汇的堆积，”他说，“词汇也不仅仅是字母的累积。你还须注意你想要表达的思想所附带的情绪和语气。”

　　他让大家都领会了他的观点，而后对大家提出一个问题：房子和家有何区别?我们都认为这是一个很难回答的问题，从而对它作出一些大胆的猜测。

　　“同学们，”他解释到，“房子和家的区别在于情绪和语气，房子是建筑物，是木头、砖块和冰箱;而家是爱和温暖，是你走进房子时所感受到的舒适。”

　　那天之后，我就记住了这种说法。写作不仅仅是用文字把空白的纸填满;更是用清晰条理的语言和情绪来表达你的思想。这就是我喜欢写作的原因。

　　36.A【精析】本题考查的是形容词词义辨析。此空格是对writer’s conference进行修饰或限定，通读理解第一段，段末作者提到一些有名的作家，并且在想他们是否会出席会议，可知这应是一个有名气的作家会议。故A正确。

　　37.C【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析。本句含义是“在会上我这么大的学生有机会出版作家”。A选项“成为”;B选项“认出，识别”;C选项“见到”;D“跟随”。综合比较，应选择C，表示“有机会看到出版作家”符合题意。故C正确。

　　38.B【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析。本句意为“我开始想象我的小说作家”。A选项“写”显然不合适;C选项“相信”的小说作者，也讲不通;D选项“改变”的小说作者，也不合理。故B正确。

　　39.D【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析以及对上下文的理解。本句承接前句，意为“我在想象那些喜爱的小说作家们，并且在

　　他们是否会出席会议”。根据上下文，可以推断出是“在想，在暗自揣摩他们是否会出席会议”。A选项“关心，在乎”;B选项“怀疑，疑惑”;C选项“想象，设想”;D选项“怀疑，惊讶，想知道”。只有D选项wonder有“暗自琢磨、考虑”的含义。故D正确。

　　40.A【精析】本题考查形容词词义辨析。A选项“失望的”;B选项“迷惑的”;C选项“惊讶的”;D选项“担忧的”。根据空格下一句“他们(我喜爱的作家们)一个都没来”，可见作者应该是“失望的”。故A正确。

　　41.B【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析。A选项“出席、到场”;B选项“组织”;C选项“告知，通知”;D选项“装备、配备”。本句意为“但此次会议被得很好，每半个小时就有一位新的作家演讲”，由句意推断，应是“组织严密、安排紧凑”的意思。故B正确。

　　42.D【精析】本题考查形容词词义辨析。A选项“快乐的”;B选项“迟的，晚的”;C选项“忙碌的”;D选项“最后的”。本句意为“很快，当天的阶段到来了”，综合理解，应为“当天最后一个阶段”。故D正确。

　　43.C【精析】本题考查连词辨析及对上下文的理解。A选项“无论如何”;B选项“再次”;C选项“然后”;D选项“因此”。本句承接上

　　一句，含义为“一位男士先介绍了自己，做了跟前面作家类似的小演讲，然后，他忽然来了一个转折”，从上下文语气来看，应表示“然后”。故C正确。

　　44.A【精析】本题考查对全文的综合理解能力。作者在文章开头、结尾都提到了喜欢writing。文中讲到参加会议，也是作家会议，所以话题应该都是紧紧围绕写作而展开，故此处应该理解为“小说不仅仅是词汇的堆积”。故A正确。

　　45.B【精析】本题考查对上下文的理解。此处与前一句话相承接，意为“词汇也不仅仅是字母的累积”。故B正确。

　　46.D【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析。A选项“喜欢，享受”;B选项“使分离，隔开”;C选项“仔细考虑，认为”;D选项“注意到，留心”。本句意为“你还必须注意你思想的情绪和语气”，表示要格外注重情绪和语气。故D正确。

　　47.D【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析以及对上下文的理解。本句意为“他让我们领会了他的观点，然后问了我们一个问题”。A选项“警告”;B选项“教给，教会”;C选项“告诉”;D选项“问”。由句意可知，故D正确。

　　48.B【精析】本题考查形容词词义辨析。本句意为“我们都认为这个问题很，于是对它作了一些大胆的猜测”。A选项“可笑的”;B选项“难的”;C“熟悉的”;D选项“严肃的”。由“大胆的猜测”可知，孩子们对答案不敢确定，可见问题很难。故B正确。

　　49.C【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析以及对上下文的理解。A选项“同意”;B选项“建议，提议”;C选项“解释”;D选项“试图做”。根据下文“房子和家的区别在于情绪和语气。房子是…，家是…”可知，这里是男士要对问题作出解释了，故C正确。

　　50.D【精析】本题考查名词词义辨析以及对上下文的理解。本句意为“房子是——木头、砖块、灯光和冰箱”，从这几个并列的词语可知，正确答案应是D“建筑”。A选项“设计”;B选项“财产”;C选项“情绪”均不符合句意。故D正确。

　　51.B【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析以及对上下文的理解。本句意为“家是爱和温暖，是你走进房子时的舒适”。再看选项，A选项“缺乏”;B选项“感觉”;C选项“给予”;D选项“需要”。综合比较，显然应该是“感觉到的舒适”。选B正确。

　　52.A【精析】本题考查对上下文的理解。本句在解释home，与上一句对house的解释相呼应。根据本句句意“走进房子(house)时感觉到的温暖就是home”可知，这里应该是走过房子。因为此处着重强调house与home的区别，排除B、C、D三个选项。故A正确。

　　53.B【精析】本题考查名词词义辨析。A选项“表达，神情”;B选项“陈述，叙述”;C选项“标准”;D选项“规则”。本句意为“从那时起，我就在心里牢牢地记住了这种说法。”，指上文中男士对写作以及house和home的解释，故用“陈述，叙述”。故B正确。

　　54.A【精析】本题考查名词词义辨析。本句意为“写作不仅仅是用把空白的页面填满”，页面上写的应该是文字。故A正确。

　　55.A【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析。本句与文章开头呼应，开始说很早就喜欢上了写作，结尾处说这就是我喜爱写作的原因。故A正确。

　　第二节语法填空

　　约翰：玛丽，我在寻找一些有趣的读物，你有好的建议吗?

　　玛丽：我推荐《欢乐却无趣》，上周刚出来的，这可是一本你一旦开始读就很难再停下来的书，我只花了两天就看完了。

　　约翰：听起来不错，那它讲的是什么呢?

　　玛丽：是有关做父母的，主要讲做父母的感受而非如何养育孩子。它和其他育儿书籍完全不同。

　　约翰：我猜也是。至少书名就很不同。

　　玛丽：你说对了。作者说“欢乐却无趣”这种表达是她从一位最近刚有宝宝的朋友那听到的。虽然只有五个字，却能恰如其分地描述做父母的本质。关键就在于，做父母很快乐，却也很无趣。比如工作劳累了一天回家，却还有一大堆事情要做：晚饭、家务、哄孩子睡觉等等。你说是不是?

　　约翰：这位作者看事情有她自己的视角。玛丽：确实如此。

　　约翰：啊，我已经迫不及待地想要看这本书了。

　　56.interesting【精析】本题考查了两个要点：(1)形容词修饰不定代词的用法。当形容词修饰不定代词如something，anything，nothing等时，形容词后置。(2)v.-ing形式的形容词意为“令人…的”，用来修饰物;v.-ed形式的形容词意为“感到…的”，用来修饰人。

　　57.was【精析】本题考查时态的用法。句意是“这本书上周刚推出”，推出时间为上周，故应用一般过去时was。

　　58.what【精析】本题考查宾语从句的引导词。focus on后接宾语从句，从句的主干是“it is like”，缺少like的对象，用what充当like的宾语，同时也引导从句。“what it is like”含义是“会是什么样子”。

　　59.than【精析】本题考查固定搭配rather than的用法。该词组连接两个*等结构“what it is like”和“how to raise kids”，本句意为“这本书关注的是做父母会是什么样，而不是怎样育儿”。

　　60.totally【精析】本题考查副词修饰形容词的知识点。空格上的词要修饰形容词different，只能用副词totally。

　　61.borrowed【精析】本题考查从句中谓语动词的用法。谓语动词的形式取决于三个要素：时态、语态及人称与数量。而从句中的谓语动词还需要考虑主句的时态，该题所在主句为said，一般过去时，决定了空格上只能用过去的时态，句意“她说这种表达是从一个最近刚有小孩的朋友处借用而来”，不强调“说”和“借”的前后顺序，只用来陈述事实，故用borrowed合适。

　　62.but【精析】本题考查上下文理解及连词的使用。空格前意为“只有五个字”，空格后意为“她发现它是描述…的最好方式”，前后形成转折关系。故应用转折连词but。

　　63.describing【精析】本题考查词形的变化及用法。空格前of为介词，后面应接名词或动名词，故动词describe应变换为动名词形式，即describing。

　　64.of【精析】本题考查固定搭配。be full of表示“充满”。本句意为“做父母充满欢乐，但却没有乐趣可言”。

　　65.writer【精析】本句考查定冠词。the后接名词表示特指某人或某物的用法。句意为“这位作者看问题有她自己的视角”。

　　第四部分写作

　　第一节改写对话

　　66.【高分范文】

　　Linda is going to help her grandfather move out this weekend. Her grandfather is living in a two-story house at Morris Plains, but he doesn"t like it because it is too big for him to live alone. He wants to live in a smaller apartment closer to Linda, with a supermarket and a hospital in the neighborhood. So Linda helps him to find this smallest apartment in the neighborhood, which is less than a mile away from her own house. This apartment meets his all needs and he is very glad now.

　　【写作点金】

　　本题要求把对话改写成一篇小短文介绍Linda帮祖父搬家的事情。改写时首先要注意语气的变化，应由对话的第一、二人称转换为第三人称的客观陈述语气;其次，抓住和祖父搬家有关的事项要点，进行重新排序，先概述Linda周末要帮祖父搬家，再阐明祖父为何不想在原住处居住，以及他对新居的要求;最后再表明Linda帮忙寻找的新居符合祖父的要求，他很满意。这样才能做到短文思路清晰，叙述条理。

　　【高频词句】

　　alone独自地

　　too…to…太…而不能…

　　close to离…近

　　less than少于

　　第二节应用文写作

　　67.【高分范文】

　　Dear Bob,

　　We are going to hold a party in honor of my friend Wang Ping"s 18th birthday next Friday ( September 18 ), in Shuang hai Holiday Inn and we will be very pleased to invite you to join us. The party will start at 6:30 p. m. with a special coming-of-age ceremony, followed by a series of activities like dinner, singing, dancing and drinking.

　　Please give me an early re*. We all hope to see you there.

　　Yours" truly,

　　Li Ming

　　【写作点金】

　　这是应用文文体写作中的电子邮件。首先应该注意电子邮件的格式;其次要说明自己写邮件的目的，向对方详细说明聚会的具体安排情况，包括时间、地点及具体活动内容，写作时要避免使用过多的简单句，注意句式变化多样性。

　　【高频词句】

　　聚会：party，get—together

　　表达邀请的句型有：

　　I am writing to invite you to…

　　Would you come to join us?

　　We all hope your arrival to our party.

　　请求对方回复可用：

　　Please give me an re* as soon as possible.

　　Hope to get your early re*.

　　或用缩略语R.S.V.P.(敬盼回复)

全国英语等级考试二级真题及答案3

　　第一部分听力

　　第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A.、[B1、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。

　　1. What are the speakers talking about?

　　A. Holiday plans.

　　B. Moving to New York.

　　C. A party with old friends.

　　2. What is the woman going to do on Sunday?

　　A. Go to the beach with the man.

　　B. Have a dinner with her family.

　　C. Receive" some guests at home.

　　3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

　　A. Colleagues.

　　B. Neighbors.

　　C. Strangers.

　　4. What do we know about John"s new job?

　　A. It is well paid.

　　B. It is near his home.

　　C. It has long working hours.

　　5. What does Kate promise to do?

　　A. Answer phone calls for Jim.

　　B. Go to a meeting with Jim.

　　C. Send a message to Jim.

　　第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题;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。

　　听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

　　6. When does the museum close?

　　A. At3:30.

　　B. At3:40.

　　C. At4:00,

　　7. What is the man probably going to do?

　　A. Tour the museum quickly.

　　B. Pay full price for the ticket.

　　C. Visit the museum tomorrow.

　　听下面一段对话，回答第8至第l0题。

　　8. What problem does tom have?

　　A. He has no license to drive a car.

　　B. He is too busy to go swimming.

　　C. He can"t find the sports center.

　　9. What does tom offer to do for Jane?

　　A. Pay for her sports center ticket.

　　B. Take her out for a nice dinner.

　　C. Help her with the homework.

　　10. What is Jane worried about?

　　A. Her book report.

　　B. The mid-term exam.

　　C. Tom"s weekend plan.

　　听下面一段对话.回答第ll和第l2题，

　　11. Where does the conversation probably take place?

　　A. In a ticket office.

　　B. In a department store.

　　C. In an information centre.

　　12. What will the man probably do?

　　A. Tour the city.

　　B. Visit an island.

　　C. Buy a booklet.

　　听下面一段对话，回答第l3至第l6题。

　　13. How many languages has Dr. Green"s new book been translated into?

　　A. 5.

　　B. 13.

　　C. 30.

　　14. Where did the Slow Food Movement begin?

　　A. In Italy.

　　B. In France.

　　C. In Germany.

　　15. What did the study in Britain find out?

　　A. More children make friends on the Internet.

　　B. More children think friendship is important,

　　C. More children say they have no best friend,

　　16. What is the main idea Dr. Green tries to express in the talk?

　　A. to be slow means to focus on quality.

　　B. Friendship should be developed slowly.

　　C. The British support the Slow Movement.

　　听下面一段独白，回答第l7至第20题。

　　17. Where does the speaker come from?

　　A. Canada.

　　B. England.

　　C. Thailand.

　　18. How does the speaker view the English lessons here in schools?

　　A. They are not special.

　　B. They are not enough.

　　C. They are not interesting.

　　19. In what way are the speaker"s English programs different?

　　A. They are designed in various styles.

　　B. They are broadcast live every day.

　　C. They are based on the com*r.

　　20. What does the speaker expect people to do?

　　A. Attend their English classes.

　　B. Practice their English every day.

　　C. Watch English movies and TV shows.

　　第二部分阅读

　　第一节短文理解

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

　　Text l

　　It" s a time when school, homework, active social lives and part-time jobs keep teenagers (少年 ) busy from early in the morning until late at night. They are likely to try to make up for a lack of sleep by "sleeping in" on the weekends. Unfortunately, this causes irregular sleep and actually makes the problem worse.

　　Most teenagers are not able to fall asleep until late at night. Since many teens aren"t sleepy until around 11 p.m., but need to be at school by 7: 30 or 8: 00 a. m., they cannot get enough sleep. During puberty(青春期), the biological clock in the brain naturally re-sets to a later time, and this causes teens to fall asleep later. Then, when it" s time to get up, a teen" s body clock is likely to still be producing the night-time hormones(荷尔蒙). This makes it hard for them to feel active and energetic in the morning.

　　A growing body of research suggests that starting high school later improves attendance, achievements and grades. A few years ago in an important study, test scores on the SAT college entrance exams in Edina, Minnesota jumped more than 100 points on average, when the morning school bell rang an hour later. Unfortunately, most schools are not set up to start later and fail to satisfy teen"s sleep needs.

　　21. What effect does "sleeping in" on the weekends have on teenagers?

　　A. Improving their health.

　　B. Weakening their energy.

　　C. Disturbing their biological clock.

　　D. Making up for their hormone loss.

　　22. The study in Minnesota shows that starting morning school one hour later helps to________.

　　A. make teenagers grow faster

　　B. change teenagers" sleep needs

　　C. do more research on teenagers

　　D. improve students" achievements

　　23. The text helps us to know more about teenagers"

　　A. daytime activities

　　B. sleeping habits

　　C. mental problems

　　D. studying methods

　　Text 2

　　Chicago"s Children"s Hospital is the lucky receiver of a surprise $18 million gift from Gladys Holm. She once was a secretary who never earned more than $15,000 a year and never married. She lived alone in a small flat in Chicago, and was a volunteer at the Children"s Hospital. She was called the "Teddy Bear Lady" because she brought toy animals to sick children on her regular visits. But Miss Holm, who died in 1996 at the age of 86, was also a long-time buyer of stocks ( 股票). Over the years, she saved money that rose up to $18 million, which she left to the Children"s Hospital. It was the largest single donation in the hospital"s ll5-year history. The hospital president, Jan Jennings, was shocked when she heard the news. "When Miss Holm"s lawyer called to tell me how much that money was, I asked him to repeat it, since I was certain I had miss heard"

　　Why did Gladys Holm feel so strongly about the Children"s Hospital? Jennings said the hospital first touched Miss Holm"s heart nearly 50 years ago, when doctors there saved the life of her friend"s daughter. She never forgot" the happiness she felt all those years ago.

　　Holm"s gift will he devoted to heart disease research. People at the hospital said they regretted that-they couldn"t thank Miss Holm for the surprising gift.

　　24. According to the text, Miss Holm built up her fortune by.

　　A. playing Teddy Bear Lady

　　B. working as a secretary

　　C. helping in the hospital

　　D. buying stocks

　　25. Why did Jan Jennings ask the lawyer to repeat what he said?

　　A. She never expected Miss Holm would donate anything.

　　B. She wanted to make sure who Gladys Holm was.

　　C. She had seldom received donations before.

　　D. She thought there was a mistake.

　　26. Miss Holm"s love for the Children"s Hospital grew from

　　A. a happy life living with children

　　B. a satisfying job given by the hospital

　　C. an unforgettable experience many years ago

　　D. a valuable gift she received from the hospital

　　27. How will the donated money be used?

　　A. To build up a new children"s hospital.

　　B. To help sick children and their parents.

　　C. To improve research on heart disease.

　　D. To buy more toys for sick children.

　　Text 3

　　We feel it is important to start reading to your child right from the start--the younger the better! With little ones (children from birth to 4 ) it is very important to read and reread books. Starting early makes the job of the listener (for you will be teaching your child how to listen) easier, as it helps to develop an early love of the written and spoken word.

　　We believe that you should read aloud to your child at least once every day. Set a special reading time during the day or evening when you can settle down and enjoy a book, without interruption. For most families, reading aloud at bedtime is a common practice.

　　We understand that it can be quite discouraging to read to a child who takes no interest. Take heart! Learning to listen takes experience. The more you read, the more your child will learn to sit for a story. Children have a natural development of responses(反应) to your reading. By the time your child reaches 6-7 months, s/he is attracted by the book in your hand, and would like to test it out by using it as a chew(咀嚼) toy. This is natural! By one year, your child is learning to listen and talk about the pages, often shouting out things s/he recognizes. Encourage this! And at the onset(起始) of walking, you have your biggest challenge yet. Your child is always on the go. You need to set your reading time for a time in the day when your child is preparing to settle down. This means bedtime. Remember, it is your right and. duty to teach your child about the power of, books. Of course, it doesn"t happen overnight, but the returns are great!

　　28. Who does "the listener" in the first paragraph refer to?

　　A. The writer.

　　B. The child.

　　C. The parent.

　　D. The teacher.

　　29. The best time of the day to read stories to a child is

　　A. when the child is still active in the early evening

　　B. when the parents finish the day"s housework

　　C. when the child has chew toy to play with

　　D. when the child is quiet and peaceful

　　30. Parents may find it most difficult to read to their child when s/he

　　A. is 6- 7 months old

　　B. is one year old

　　C. starts to walk

　　D. starts to talk

　　第二节补全文章

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　There are few people who draw up life goals. Most people want to take one step at a time, and are frightened when they .have to set life goals. 31.

　　They can"t be more wrong. Life goals are only a road map. They record what you want to be at the end of your life. 32 Others may want to be known as great builders or great sportspeople. In fact, there is no end to what you may want to be.

　　However, the only way you can achieve your dream is by writing down your goal. Once you have done that, you need to break this goal into several small goals. While writing the small goals, you must provide for change. 33 If you want to achieve your goals, you should be prepared to change them from time to time. This makes your goals really up-to-date.

　　Also, there cannot be just one life goal. There are at least five subjects that you need to address. These are: education, career(职业), family, health and money.34 For example, there can .be no career goals unless they are backed by education goals. Similarly, there can be no family goals unless they are based on practical financial(金融的) goals.

　　None of these goals is taught in college. Yes, there are some families that try to train their kids to think wisely, and plan for their life. 35 They know what they want to get in life, They are also mentally prepared for most of the difficulties they expect to meet on the way.

　　A. These are happy families.

　　B. Good health helps you to realize your goals,

　　C. Nothing remains unchanged in this world.

　　D. Many people do not know how to set life goals.

　　E. to them, life is too big to be reduced to a few goals.

　　F. You will find that all these goals are related.

　　G. Some may want to be known as great scientists.

　　第三部分英语知识运用

　　第一节完形填空

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　I became interested in writing at an early age. So when my fourth-grade teacher told me about a 36 writer"s conference where students my age could 37 published writers, I decided to go. I began thinking about the writers whose stories I 38 --Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, Shell Silverstein and 39 if they would be at this conference.

　　Well, I went to the conference, but I was a little 40. None of them were there. But the conference was well 41, and every half hour we would move on to hear a new writer speak. Soon the42period of the day came. A man introduced himself and gave the same little speech we had heard since that morning. 43, he threw in a twist(转折).

　　"44 are more than just words thrown together," he said. "Words are more than just

　　45 thrown together. You must also 46 the mood or the tone (语气) of your ideas. "

　　He let that idea sink in and then 47 us about the difference between a house and a home. We all thought that was a 48 question, and made some wild guesses at it."

　　“Class,”he49, "the difference between a. house and a home is in the mood or the tone. A house is the 50 --the wood, the bricks, the lighting, the refrigerator. A home is the love and warmth, and comfort you 51 as you walk through the 52"

　　I"ve kept that 53 in my memory ever since that day. Writing is more than just filling up a blank page with54; it" s about expressing your ideas with clarity(清晰) and the mood. And that"s why I 55 it.

　　36. A. Famous

　　B. new

　　C. report

　　D. School

　　37. A. become

　　B. Recognize

　　C. meet

　　D. Follow

　　38. A. Wrote

　　B. loved

　　C. believed

　　D. changed

　　39. A. cared

　　B. doubted

　　C. imagined

　　D. wondered

　　40. A. Disappointed

　　B. confused

　　C. Surprised

　　D. worried

　　41. A. Attended

　　B. Organized

　　C. informed

　　D. equipped

　　42. A. happy

　　B. late

　　C. busy

　　D. last

　　43. A. Anyhow

　　B. Again

　　C. Then

　　D. Therefore

　　44. A. Stories

　　B. Lessons

　　C. Lectures

　　D. Languages

　　45. A. sounds

　　B. letters

　　C. spellings

　　D. meanings

　　46. A. enjoy

　　B. separate

　　C. consider

　　D. notice

　　47. A. Warned

　　B. taught

　　C. told

　　D. asked

　　48. A. Silly

　　B. difficult

　　C. familiar

　　D. serious

　　49. A. Agreed

　　B. Suggested

　　C. Explained

　　D. Attempted

　　50. A. Design

　　B. fortune

　　C. Mood

　　D. building

　　51. A. lack

　　B. feel

　　C. give

　　D. need

　　52. A. house

　　B. yard

　　C. hall

　　D. door

　　53. A. expression

　　B. statement

　　C. standard

　　D. rule

　　54. A. words

　　B. facts

　　C. numbers

　　D. ideas

　　55. A. like

　　B. understand

　　C. suggest

　　D. stress

　　第二节语法填空

　　阅读下面对话，在空格处填人适当的单词或空格后括号内单词的正确形式，每空填写一个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。

　　John: Mary, I"m looking for something 56(interest) to read. Any suggestions?

　　Mary: I can recommend (推荐) All Joy and No Fun, which 57 (be) out last week. It" s the sort of book that you find hard to stop reading once you start. I finished it within two days.

　　John: Sounds good: What"s it about, then?

　　Mary : It" s about being a parent. It focuses on58 it is like to be a parent rather59how to raise kids. It"s 60 (total) different from other books on parenting.

　　John: I guess so. At least the rifle(书名) suggests something new.

　　Mary: You"re right. The author said she 61 (borrow) it from a friend who recently had a kid. It has just five words, 62 she finds it the best way of 63 (describe) the true nature of being a parent. The point is being a parent is full 64joy, but is no fun. After a long day at work, for example, you come home to a long "to do" list: dinner, homework, bedtime and so on. How do you feel?

　　John: The 65 (write) sees things from her own point of view.

　　Mary: So she does.

　　John: Oh, I can"t wait to get a copy and read it at once.

　　第四部分写作

　　第一节改写对话

　　66.阅读下面对话，根据其内容写一篇有关Linda帮助祖父搬家的短文。要求：

　　1.所写短文应与对话相关内容意义相符，涵盖其要点;

　　2.用你自己的语言表达，可改写对话中的句子，但不可照抄原句。注意：

　　1.词数80词左右，开头已为你写好;

　　2.请将短文直接写在答题卡上的相应位置。

　　John: Hi, Linda. I" m thinking of going camping this weekend with Mary and tom. Will you join us?

　　Linda: I"d like to, but I" m going to help my grandfather. He"s moving out this weekend. John: Oh, is he? That"s an important thing. Where"s your grandfather living now?

　　Linda: In a two-story house here at Morris Plains. He doesn"t like it. It"s too big for him.

　　John: What"s the new house like, then?

　　Linda: It"s a small apartment. In fact, it" s the smallest one here in the neighborhood(居民区).

　　John: Is it near your house?

　　Linda: Yes, not even a mile away. He wants to be closer to me, you know.

　　John: Sounds like a perfect home for him. It must have taken your grandfather a long time to find the apartment.

　　Linda: Actually, I found this apartment for him. A year ago, he started to think about moving. He wanted a smaller apartment. He also wanted there to be a supermarket and a hospital in the neighborhood.

　　John: A smaller apartment and closer to his granddaughter. So, your grandfather must be glad now.

　　Linda: You"re right, John.

　　第二节应用文写作

　　67.假定你是李明，要为朋友王*举办l8岁生日聚会，准备邀请英国朋友Bob参加。请你根据以下要点给Bob写一封电子邮件。

　　要点：1.聚会时间和地点;

　　2.聚会的活动安排;

　　3.请他回复。

　　注意：

　　1.词数80词左右;

　　2.请将电子邮件直接写在答题卡上的相应位置。

——安徽停考全国英语等级考试3篇

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　　其实不止安徽，在接下来，还会有更多的省份加入停止全国英语等级考试，甚至四六级考试的阵营。

　　这是因为，*在2014年9月颁布的《关于深化考试招生制度改革的实施意见》中，就提出：到2020年，基本建成标准统一、功能多元的现代化外语测评体系。

　　为此，教育部定下目标：到2020年，基本建成标准统一、功能多元的现代化外语测评体系，同时推动考试内容和形式的改革。

　　也就是说，*将在2020年前，逐步推出一个新的国家英语能力等级考试计划，用于取代现行的全国英语等级考试和四六级考试。

　　广东外语外贸大学副校长刘建达教授说，*约有3亿英语学习者，但各教学大纲缺乏连贯性，各类考试缺乏统一标准，存在种类繁多的英语考试，所以急需研发统一的英语能力量表，以及相对应的等级考试。

　　新的国家英语能力等级考试计划目前进展顺利。

　　在11月12日的第二届语言测试与评价国际研讨会上，教育部林蕙青副部长就透露，过去的两年里，在国内外一百多位专家学者的共同努力下，*外语能力测评体系建设进展顺利。*英语能力等级量表已完成主体研制，预计2017年正式对外公布，国家英语能力等级考试计划在2020年前逐步推出。

　　据刘建达介绍，新制定的*英语能力等级量表将划分为九个等级。其中，一二级大致对应小学水*，三级对应初中，四级对应高中，五六级对应大学，七级对应英语专业，八九级对应高端外语人才。每个等级在听说读写、翻译、知识策略等方面，都有不同的要求。目前，国外已经有不少成熟的英语评价体系，*的英语能力等级量表也将与之相对接。

　　同时，专家还在着手设计一个国家英语能力等级考试。目前，研制团队已经完成两个重点突破级别(五级和六级)的考试大纲研制工作，将在2017年适时推出并使用。

　　有相关业内人士据此猜想，2017年将推出并使用新的英语能力等级考试大纲，而安徽此时宣布停止全国英语等级能力考试，那么它和另外几个省有可能是试点省，统一在明年采用新考试。再等几天，可能会有其他省的消息。

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