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5. Some of the most thinkers, writers, artists, business people,teachers and other leaders drawn from different fields around the world will gather at this summer program-to teach, speak, lead, question, and answer.
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2 Complete the questions. (You will answer these questions in Exercise 3.)► I need some information.1 What’s your ____ name? ~ Kovacs.
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Choose some warm-up questions from the following items.
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When your speech call on the audience to do something, a direct question may be effective. It not only creates a common bond between speaker and audience, but also transfers to the audience some of the responsibility for achieving the speaker’s goals.
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Some people question whether the growth is really _____.
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39. The new president (ask) ________ some tough questions by the reporter in the interview yesterday.
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3 Complete the questions and answers. ► Offer someone food. Do you want something to eat? 1 Offer someone a drink. A Would ________ a
drink? Accept, and ask for some water. B Yes,
________. ________ water?
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— Were you nervous while being questioned by the police — Yes, my hert ws ____ wildly the
— Were you nervous while being questioned by the police — Yes, my hert ws ____ wildly then.hi. — Were you nervous while being questioned by the police — Yes, my hert ws ____ wildly then.hitting B．striking C．beting D．Knocking
A．hitting
B．striking
C．beating
D．Knocking
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Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
According to a report, around 30,000 pupils started secondary school last year with the math skills of a seven-year-old. MPs (国会议员) warned that many young people would need “expensive” remedial lessons in later life to get a job — posing major problems for the economy. The findings came just months after Ofsted（教育标准办公室）claimed almost half of math lessons in English schools were not good enough. It said many teachers relied on textbooks and mundane exercises to make sure pupils passed exams at the expense of a proper understanding of the subject. MPs backed the conclusions, saying too many pupils found lessons “boring”. They insisted improvements had been made under Labor but achievement had “leveled off” in recent years.
In 2008, 79 percent of pupils met the Government’s expected standard at the end of primary school, well short of the 85 percent target set for 2006. Around five percent moved to secondary school with the math skills of a seven- year-old, said the committee. In 2006, ￡2.3 billion was spent teaching the subject. It equates to around a quarter of the ￡10 billion total budget for primary teaching and support staff.
The report said the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) needed to “radically rethink its strategy for improving pupil attainment; otherwise we seriously doubt that the department will meet its 2011 target”. The target demands that 84.5 percent of pupils will make the necessary progress between 7 and 11.
Last year, the DCSF published a major review of math education in England to boost standards. It called for a math specialist in every primary school within 10 years and more emphasis on mathematical “play” in nursery schools. Mr. Leigh said, “The department’s 10-year program to train 13,000 specialist math teachers will not benefit some primary schools for another decade. That’s far too long; the department needs to look for ways to accelerate the program.” Sarah McCarthy Fry, the Schools Minister, said, “We have already accepted the main recommendation from a recent independent review of primary math that every school should have a specialist math teacher and have pledged ￡24 million over the next three years for a training program for teachers.”
Nick Gibb, the Tory shadow schools secretary, said, “The Government is not getting value for the money they have piled into education and the country is falling behind in international league tables as a result. The Government has failed to replace methods of teaching which have failed with tried and tested methods used in countries that have much higher levels of math achievement.”
第58题：What do we learn from the first paragraph？
A) 30,000 pupils started secondary school with poor math skills.
B) MPs insist more improvements should be made under Labor.
C) Young people need medical lessons to get a job.
D) Half of English schools were not good enough.
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One answer to the question of land shortage was suggested by an organization some years ago. A city was to be built at sea, housing 30,000 people.
The suggestion was to shape the city like a harbor. The outer wall of the harbor would stand on steel columns resting on the sea-bed. Naturally this could only be where the water was fairly shallow. The people would like to live in flats in fifty-metre high outer wall. The flats would all face inwards, and would be made of concrete and glass. The glass would be specially made and colored to control the heat and strong light from the sun. The planners called this water the lake. The water inside this man-made harbor would be calm. On it would be floating islands carrying more buildings; a hospital, two theaters, a museum, an art exhibition hall and a church. On one of the islands would be a special factory to take the salt out of sea water and turn it into fresh water.
People living in the city could move around on small boats driven by electricity, so there would be no air pollution from the burning of gas. There would be platforms outside the main wall for ships bringing supplies. People could also travel to the mainland by motorboat or water plane.
What was suggested about the construction of a new city at sea？
A．The city was to be designed together with a harbor.
B．The walls around the city would be made of steel and glass.
C．The buildings of the city would rest on a floating island.
D．The people would live in tall buildings surrounded by a wall.
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Man: Hows your new job？ Woman: Its quite all right, but itll take me some time to learn the ropes. Question: What does the woman say about her new job？
A．She has some problems with her job.
B．She"s not familiar with the work yet.
C．She"s not satisfied with her new job.
D．She doesn"t have time to learn to do her job well.
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Welcome to Language upon Thames. This brochure has been designed to give you an overview of our Language School and the courses we offer. If you have some additional questions please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.
At Language upon Thames, we feel it is important to be flexible, in order that students can decide what period of study suits them best.
Small Group General English Courses
These courses are aimed at students who wish to improve their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills and are offered at the following levels:
BEGINNERS
ELEMENTARY(初级)
PRE-1NTERMEDLATE
UPPER-INTERMEDLATE
Studying one of the above courses will enable you to use English more confidently and competently on a daily basis.
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Exam Courses
These courses are aimed at students who wish to gain academic qualifications in English and are offered at the following levels:
University of Cambridge exams:
ADVANCED 1 — FCE (First certificate)
ADVANCED 2 — CAE (Advanced)
ADVANCED 3 — CPE (Proficiency)
Studying one of the above courses will enable you to continue your education or enter university in this country. (Students wishing to gain admission to a British university are normally required to have the Cambridge Proficiency Certificate.)
Speaking, Listening & Pronunciation
This course builds on communicative confidence and competence and is aimed at students who wish to develop the important skills of speaking and listening.
Emphasis is also placed on pronunciation, with activities designed to meet the needs of students of different nationalities, who need to focus on different areas.
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Other Languages
At Language upon Thames we offer a wide range of cafeterias, restaurants, shops and bars.
Most importantly, we have foreign language classes of French, Japanese, German, Spanish and Italian during the day, evening or on a one-to-one basis.
What does this passage mainly talk about？
A．English courses.
B．Ways to improve students' English.
C．The best way to improve your skills.
D．The importance of English.
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While being questioned by the police, the man denied______ the young ladys purse.
A．having taken
B．taking
C．to have taken
D．to take
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Woman: Would you like to have some coffee for a break？ Man: Could you wait for a while？ Im trying to finish the notes before the discussion. Question: What does the man mean？
A．He will drink coffee after the discussion.
B．He will have coffee later.
C．He will have a coffee break at once.
D．He will wait for a while before the discussion.
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听力原文：George had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time.
Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury at his trial. Of course, he did not tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, "Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it—that would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty."
"Well, George," answered Jim, "I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other 11 people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me."
George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help.
The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy.
Of course, George was very pleased, but he did not have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy.
"Well, George," Jim answered, "as I thought, those 11 men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!"
Question : What did George manage to do when his trial was about to begin？
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A．Decided that he would plead guilty.
B．Told another prisoner about his old friend.
C．Succeeded in seeing his friend secretly one day.
D．Told his family about his old friends.
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Woman: I intend to buy some fruit for the children. These apples and pears seem to be in season. Ill get two dozen of each. Man: I hope they are as good as they look. Question: What does the man mean？
A．The apples and pears might not be so good.
B．The apples are not as good as the pears.
C．The apples and pears are very good.
D．The apples and pears are as good as they look.
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Part I Listening Comprehension Section B Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. 9.
A．He’s giving a lecture
B．He’s attending a meeting．
C．He’s speaking on another phone
D．He’s away on a business trip．
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What is the disadvantage of drafting an introduction in the way of combining the answers to some self-invented questions？
A.The gist may sound subjective.
B.The draft is hard to memorize.
C.The answers are isolated points.
D.The questions lack correlations.
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____some questions about the bookkeeper's honesty, the company asked him to leave.
A．There being
B．There be
C．Being
D．Having
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For Questions 6～10 ，you will hear a monologue about a girl’s pursuit．While you listen. Fill out the table with the information you have heard．Some of the information has been given to you in the table．Write only l word in each numbered box．You will hear the recording twice．You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.
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第 6 题 第1题的答案是_____
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The new president （） some tough questions by the reporter in the interview yesterday.
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Part II Passages Directions : You’re going to hear three short passages. Each will be read twice. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Choose the best answer to each question. （）
A．North Americans value punctuality more than Latin Americans．
B．To be late for an appointment is not an appropriate behavior in a Latin American cultur
e
C．A North American tends to come for his / her appointments a little bit lat
e
D．There is a common standard to determine what is early and what is lat
E．
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Historians are still mystified by the question____ some ancient civilizations disappeared suddenly in history.
A．that
B．how
C．is how
D．that is
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John puts up his hnd______the techersks question.every timeB．in timeC．some timeD．John puts up his hnd______the techersks question.every time B．in time C．some time D．t times
A．every time
B．in time
C．some time
D．at times
