英语进阶练习题

英语进阶练习题

英语进阶综合练习题

Part I Writing

Topic one

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Stress and Relaxation in Life by commenting the saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

Topic two

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your view on the popularity of wifi. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

Topic three

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following question. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

Suppose a foreign friend of yours wants to experience a traditional Chinese festival. Which festival is the most interesting one you would like to introduce to him/her and why?

Part II Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet . You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

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It’s is easy to look at today’s women and think we’ve come a long way. On the one hand, we’ve reaped the 1 our feminist mothers fought for, and we’re encouraged, time and again, to “be whatever we want to be”. We 2 boys in graduation rates, college enrollment, and school leadership positions, and have 3 ourselves professionally. Things look promising; to the point that even a beauty queen can 4 on stage and declare “there

are no longer any 5 against us ,” as did the winner of Miss Universe this month.

But all those ribbons and medals don’t translate to the real world if women are too afraid to ask for what they 6 . As Simmons puts it, “Girls collect achievements by the handful, but often don’t have the 7 to own them.”Sure, we may outpace the guys around us in school, but by the time we 8 college, we’ll have given up our leadership roles. We’ll make up just a third of business-school students and 9 a quater of law-firm partners. We invalidate ourselves through speech, body language, and weak handshakes. And we still earn less-77 cents to every dollar-and ask for 10 less frequently. “If you look at girls on paper, they’re terrific,” says Simmons, who runs a leadership institute for girls and has also written on female aggression. “But get them into a job interview or negotiating a raise, and it’s another story.”

A）almost B）barely C）barriers D）benefits E）climb

F）confidence G）deserve H）enter I）graduate J）hidden

K）influence L）outnumber M）proven N）raises O）salary

It's easy to look at today's women and think we've come a long way. On one hand, we've reaped the benefits our feminist mothers fought for, and we're encouraged, time and again, to "be whatever we want to be." We outnumber boys in graduation rates, college

enrollment, and school leadership positions, and have proven ourselves professionally. Things look promising; to the point that even a beauty queen can climb on stage and declare "there are no longer any barriers against us," as did the winner of Miss Universe this month. (Though apparently she doesn't see the irony of announcing this while being judged and rated on her appearance and poise.)

But all those ribbons and medals don't translate to the real world if women are too afraid to ask for what they deserve. As Simmons puts it, "Girls collect achievements by the handful, but often don't have the confidence to own them." Sure, we may outpace the guys around us in school, but by the time we enter college, we'll have given up our leadership roles. We'll make up just a third of business-school students and barely a quarter of law-firm partners. We invalidate ourselves through speech, body language, and weak handshakes. And we still earn less—77 cents to every dollar—and ask for raises less frequently. "If you look at girls on paper, they're terrific," says Simmons,